Performing on the German TV show Rockpalast, the great Joe Bonamassa tears the roof off the sucker with a classic B.B. King blues tune, “You Upset Me Baby.” This is also on the album Blues Deluxe.
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Stan the Demanded Plan Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:44:54pm |
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Four More Tears Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:45:41pm |
re: #2 Stanley Sea
May I?
Donald Trump’s new presidential political slogan: “We Shall Overcomb.”
I bow my head to Chris Boese.
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:46:31pm |
This should send a few wingnut heads exploding:
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Charles Johnson Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:49:24pm |
LGF registration is open tonight - if you know someone who’s been wanting to get in, give them a heads-up.
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Political Atheist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:50:36pm |
Happy Friday everyone! I got everybody by the pool head bangin with this cranked up…
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:51:41pm |
The door is open? Cool, let’s see if we can get any live trolls tonight. I mean, we have some of the meat vacu-saved in the freezer, but it’s just not the same.
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:52:14pm |
re: #8 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
The door is open? Cool, let’s see if we can get any live trolls tonight. I mean, we have some of the meat vacu-saved in the freezer, but it’s just not the same.
You don’t even appreciate what’s in your own house.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:55:36pm |
re: #9 Walter L. Newton
You don’t even appreciate what’s in your own house.
You mean the Bouncing Betties, the trolls who have been lurking for years, only to flounce on the latest dead threads? They’re not all that fun.
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Charles Johnson Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:56:24pm |
If there’s a heaven for guitar players, Stevie Ray is smiling down on Joe.
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HoosierHoops Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:58:43pm |
re: #11 Charles
If there’s a heaven for guitar players, Stevie Ray is smiling down on Joe.
I regret I have only one ding to give you….
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Walter L. Newton Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:00:13pm |
re: #10 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You mean the Bouncing Betties, the trolls who have been lurking for years, only to flounce on the latest dead threads? They’re not all that fun.
No… I meant me.
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:01:09pm |
re: #6 Charles
LGF registration is open tonight - if you know someone who’s been wanting to get in, give them a heads-up.
I’ve got a friend from college who should come here. He is bloodying his forehead on Facebook.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:02:09pm |
re: #13 Walter L. Newton
No… I meant me.
Oh…well, I don’t really consider you a troll, Walter. I mean, if you’re a troll, you’re the best behaved one I’ve ever encountered.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:05:18pm |
re: #14 prairiefire
I’ve got a friend from college who should come here. He is bloodying his forehead on Facebook.
Quick! Pick up the phone!
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:10:24pm |
I’d love to get my daughter interested; but she’s still a bit naive and I’m afraid she’d be eaten alive …
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:11:05pm |
re: #17 Floral Giraffe
Quick! Pick up the phone!
I just sent him a Facebook message. I hope he does. He’s just spinning his wheels on FB.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:11:22pm |
re: #18 reine.de.tout
Nah, she’s got you as an example. She’d be fine.
Might take time away from schooling, though…
*waves*
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Four More Tears Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:11:37pm |
re: #18 reine.de.tout
I’d love to get my daughter interested; but she’s still a bit naive and I’m afraid she’d be eaten alive …
By naive you mean liberal, I’m assuming?
/
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:14:29pm |
re: #21 JasonA
By naive you mean liberal, I’m assuming?
/
Um, not necessarily, though she’s more liberal than I am.
I mean - polite, and expecting that others will also be.
That sort of naive.
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HoosierHoops Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:15:59pm |
Programming note Charles..I’m playing with my new laptop and posting from a California Router right now and not from Oklahoma…Messing around..
I’m Not a Sock!
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:16:00pm |
re: #20 Floral Giraffe
Nah, she’s got you as an example. She’d be fine.
Might take time away from schooling, though…
*waves*
Heya, {Flo}!
Yes, it might, and until the semester is done, and she’s quite ready for it to be finished, she needs to pay attention. That calculus class requires at least 4-6 hours of homework for each hour of class - whew. And she’s determined to do well.
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Four More Tears Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:17:19pm |
re: #23 HoosierHoops
Programming note Charles..I’m playing with my new laptop and posting from a California Router right now and not from Oklahoma…Messing around..
I’m Not a Sock!
What would you say if you were a sock?
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:17:56pm |
re: #24 reine.de.tout
“That calculus class requires at least 4-6 hours of homework for each hour of class - whew. And she’s determined to do well.”
You just gave me a shudder.
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nines09 Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:19:21pm |
Joe has it. He’s had it for quite a while. Danny Gatton never really got the acclaim he deserved and he helped a young Joe out quite a bit.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:21:17pm |
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:21:45pm |
re: #26 prairiefire
“That calculus class requires at least 4-6 hours of homework for each hour of class - whew. And she’s determined to do well.”
You just gave me a shudder.
The thought of it gives me a shudder, as well.
It’s been a grueling semester.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:22:44pm |
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HoosierHoops Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:23:15pm |
re: #25 JasonA
What would you say if you were a sock?
Dunno…I’m playing around and planning on sending this laptop to my Daughter in Napa, California…I’ve been around long enough to see what bastards do on open registrations nights…Dang this laptop rocks
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Four More Tears Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:23:34pm |
re: #30 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
“Where’s the birth certificate?!”
Sorry, but Ace wins. Stay tuned for our next drawing.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:24:02pm |
re: #32 JasonA
Sorry, but Ace wins. Stay tuned for our next drawing.
Damn, always a day late and a dollar short. Story of my life.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:24:49pm |
re: #24 reine.de.tout
Heya, {Flo}!
Yes, it might, and until the semester is done, and she’s quite ready for it to be finished, she needs to pay attention. That calculus class requires at least 4-6 hours of homework for each hour of class - whew. And she’s determined to do well.
Calculus is fun! And it ties in with so many other things…the derivative of a function representing an object’s position in time, in the physical world, can be thought of as velocity…and the second derivative is the object’s acceleration! How cool is that?!
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:26:19pm |
re: #33 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Damn, always a day late and a dollar short. Story of my life.
Eh, i’m bound to say something particularly right-wing here before too long and have my ‘one free kid’s Frosty’ gift certificate revoked…
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:28:22pm |
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:28:31pm |
re: #34 Aceofwhat?
Calculus is fun! And it ties in with so many other things…the derivative of a function representing an object’s position in time, in the physical world, can be thought of as velocity…and the second derivative is the object’s acceleration! How cool is that?!
Waahh, waahh wah wah waahhhh. : )
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:30:25pm |
re: #35 Aceofwhat?
Eh, i’m bound to say something particularly right-wing here before too long and have my ‘one free kid’s Frosty’ gift certificate revoked…
You think you got it bad? I’m an absolute fossil ‘round here, one of the few of the class of ‘04 that hasn’t flounced yet. Even now, I’m sure that I have at least a dozen cameras trained on me, watching me, waiting for me to slip up. Then it’s off to Room 101 for me.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:30:42pm |
re: #34 Aceofwhat?
Calculus is fun! And it ties in with so many other things…the derivative of a function representing an object’s position in time, in the physical world, can be thought of as velocity…and the second derivative is the object’s acceleration! How cool is that?!
hahaha no. NO! No it is not fun, mister Aceofwhat :D
true story, I aced every single math class I took up to AP high school calculus, which turned out to be just an abbatoir, a total trainwreck, I was so lost. I was lucky to escape with my life, much less a C in that class, never took a (non-applied) math class again
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:31:09pm |
re: #24 reine.de.tout
Heya, {Flo}!
Yes, it might, and until the semester is done, and she’s quite ready for it to be finished, she needs to pay attention. That calculus class requires at least 4-6 hours of homework for each hour of class - whew. And she’s determined to do well.
Ah, calculus. Interesting, but I hated memorizing all those damn integration formulas. Beyond that, it was rather peachy.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:31:16pm |
re: #34 Aceofwhat?
Calculus is fun! And it ties in with so many other things…the derivative of a function representing an object’s position in time, in the physical world, can be thought of as velocity…and the second derivative is the object’s acceleration! How cool is that?!
I’m … lost.
Earlier in the semester, she was complaining about a particular problem, that it took so long to work it out, and she said she could have gotten the same information quicker by just graphing an equation (or something like that).
So my question was: You can graph an equation?
She slapped her forehead; and said geez, it’s no wonder we can’t have a conversation. LOL.
No, that stuff is greek to me.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:31:48pm |
re: #38 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You’re a DEAR fossil.
So there!
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:31:48pm |
re: #39 WindUpBird
hahaha no. NO! No it is not fun, mister Aceofwhat :D
true story, I aced every single math class I took up to AP high school calculus, which turned out to be just an abbatoir, a total trainwreck, I was so lost. I was lucky to escape with my life, much less a C in that class, never took a (non-applied) math class again
+1 for ‘abbatoir’. gorgeous word, that.
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What, me worry? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:31:57pm |
re: #38 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You think you got it bad? I’m an absolute fossil ‘round here, one of the few of the class of ‘04 that hasn’t flounced yet. Even now, I’m sure that I have at least a dozen cameras trained on me, watching me, waiting for me to slip up. Then it’s off to Room 101 for me.
Your in good company, old man.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:32:19pm |
re: #38 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You think you got it bad? I’m an absolute fossil ‘round here, one of the few of the class of ‘04 that hasn’t flounced yet. Even now, I’m sure that I have at least a dozen cameras trained on me, watching me, waiting for me to slip up. Then it’s off to Room 101 for me.
A dozen or so on me too, I suppose.
Class of ‘07. The second batch to flounce en masse.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:32:22pm |
re: #38 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You think you got it bad? I’m an absolute fossil ‘round here, one of the few of the class of ‘04 that hasn’t flounced yet. Even now, I’m sure that I have at least a dozen cameras trained on me, watching me, waiting for me to slip up. Then it’s off to Room 101 for me.
LETS GET THINGS NICE
AND SPARKLING CLEAR
IT’S PART OF A NEW WAY @_@
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Charles Johnson Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:32:24pm |
There’s been another very large earthquake in Japan…
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jaunte Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:33:06pm |
martyn_williams Martyn Williams
by GreatDismal
11:19am strong quake centered under Tochigi prefecture. M5.9. Japanese intensity 5+ in Ibaraki, 4 in Tokyo
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:33:29pm |
re: #22 reine.de.tout
Um, not necessarily, though she’s more liberal than I am.
I mean - polite, and expecting that others will also be.
That sort of naive.
Oh, we’re not *all* ready to devour any fresh meat. I mean, I’m still in one piece, best as I can tell.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:33:34pm |
re: #39 WindUpBird
hahaha no. NO! No it is not fun, mister Aceofwhat :D
true story, I aced every single math class I took up to AP high school calculus, which turned out to be just an abbatoir, a total trainwreck, I was so lost. I was lucky to escape with my life, much less a C in that class, never took a (non-applied) math class again
WUB, she’s got an A - but seriously, she works at it at least 15-20 hours a week, outside of class. I would have gone crazy.
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:33:50pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:34:18pm |
re: #22 reine.de.tout
Um, not necessarily, though she’s more liberal than I am.
I mean - polite, and expecting that others will also be.
That sort of naive.
Good Lord bless her so that she remains that way. We’d be a better world if more did.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:34:31pm |
re: #40 Simply Sarah
Ah, calculus. Interesting, but I hated memorizing all those damn integration formulas. Beyond that, it was rather peachy.
Coders seem to just eat calculus like food, the four people who kicked ass in my calc class (like kicked the TEACHER’S ass, they argued with the teacher, and they were always correct) they’re all high priced awesome coders now, one works for Boeing and has top secret clearances inside of top secret clearances
One was a Young Republican Rush Limbaugh fan, and one of the funniest guys I’ve ever met
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:34:31pm |
re: #47 Charles
There’s been another very large earthquake in Japan…
Country just can’t catch a break.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:35:09pm |
re: #52 wlewisiii
Good Lord bless her so that she remains that way. We’d be a better world if more did.
heh.
She can be quite spunky when she has to be - but she’d rather not.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:36:20pm |
re: #50 reine.de.tout
WUB, she’s got an A - but seriously, she works at it at least 15-20 hours a week, outside of class. I would have gone crazy.
YES YES YES
I did too! Had a tutor that came over to my house evenings three times a week. Only time I’ve ever needed a tutor to supplement any education I’ve ever had. Still got destroyed, I just couldn’t crack it :(
So yes, your daughter is mighty *_*
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:36:39pm |
re: #53 WindUpBird
Coders seem to just eat calculus like food, the four people who kicked ass in my calc class (like kicked the TEACHER’S ass, they argued with the teacher, and they were always correct) they’re all high priced awesome coders now, one works for Boeing and has top secret clearances inside of top secret clearances
One was a Young Republican Rush Limbaugh fan, and one of the funniest guys I’ve ever met
I sorta put myself in a bad place, honestly. I was done with AP Calc after my sophomore year of high school, so I didn’t really have much in the way of math for two full years before college. That led to some adjustment issues of getting back into things.
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jaunte Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:36:54pm |
Earthquake Information (Information on seismic intensity at each site)
Issued at 11:23 JST 16 Apr 2011
Occurred at 11:19 JST 16 Apr 2011
Latitude 36.4N
Longitude 140.0E
Depth 70 km
Magnitude 5.9
Region Name Tochigi-ken Nambu
[Link: www.jma.go.jp…]
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:36:58pm |
Ah, geez. Don’t go giving ‘em ideas!
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:37:28pm |
re: #54 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Country just can’t catch a break.
I can’t find any info.
still looking …
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:38:15pm |
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:38:26pm |
re: #57 Simply Sarah
I sorta put myself in a bad place, honestly. I was done with AP Calc after my sophomore year of high school, so I didn’t really have much in the way of math for two full years before college. That led to some adjustment issues of getting back into things.
sophmore, damn! yeha, I can’t imagine taking a massive break from something so difficult in school, yikes
No coincidence the one thing I am mystified by about computers is actually programming them *_*
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:38:32pm |
re: #34 Aceofwhat?
Calculus is fun! And it ties in with so many other things…the derivative of a function representing an object’s position in time, in the physical world, can be thought of as velocity…and the second derivative is the object’s acceleration! How cool is that?!
The other critically important idea is limits. Once you wrap your head around a small number of ideas, there is nothing in the physical world that can’t be described.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:39:16pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
heh.
She can be quite spunky when she has to be - but she’d rather not.
Calculus, more than many other math classes IMHO, is highly dependent on the ability of the teacher to break through. For many students (including me), it’s a very different conceptual framework from the math that they’re used to. There are a few teachers, though they’re rare, who are able to express the concepts first and THEN teach the math, and everyone gets it.
(i met such a person later in life, so i muddled through calc the old-fashioned way…although when she gets to Physics or probability theory, she’ll love her Calculus foundation)
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Killgore Trout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:39:37pm |
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Varek Raith Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:40:37pm |
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Dark_Falcon Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:40:53pm |
re: #8 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
The door is open? Cool, let’s see if we can get any live trolls tonight. I mean, we have some of the meat vacu-saved in the freezer, but it’s just not the same.
Pay this month was good enough for charcoal, so I can grill ‘em. Here, trollie, trollie, trollie….
/
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:41:30pm |
re: #64 Aceofwhat?
Very true. I caught up with the memorization, in structural engineering.
Sir, isn’t that a sine curve? Why, yes it is!
*lighbulb went off*
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:42:17pm |
re: #63 wlewisiii
The other critically important idea is limits. Once you wrap your head around a small number of ideas, there is nothing in the physical world that can’t be described.
quite.
i just found that when i could put more context to calculus (e.g. velocity and acceleration), it became much easier to understand…which, unfortunately, was after i’d taken calculus…
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:42:18pm |
re: #67 Dark_Falcon
Pay this month was good enough for charcoal, so I can grill ‘em. Here, trollie, trollie, trollie…
/
No, no, you’ve gotta lay out the proper bait. Like so…
*clears throat* Obama is the greatest president ever!
/
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:42:48pm |
re: #62 WindUpBird
sophmore, damn! yeha, I can’t imagine taking a massive break from something so difficult in school, yikes
No coincidence the one thing I am mystified by about computers is actually programming them *_*
Heehee. Years of calc and I haven’t touched it in programming since (And, at least if I stay in my current field, probably never will). Let me say I was disappointed with the rest of my AP class. There was me, a junior, and the rest were seniors. There was a 5, I got a 4, and the rest were lower. I don’t know if the teacher just did a bad job or if it was simply a case of the students lacking the math skills, but that really shouldn’t happen. Then again, I also need to remind myself that I’m just a bit weird. rambleramblestupidkidsramble
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Dark_Falcon Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:43:02pm |
re: #65 Killgore Trout
Frum took his funny pills this morning.
He’s like me, he’s weary unto death of this lame birther meme. Can’t they just be honest with themselves and burn a cross? Because most of them clearly want to.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:44:14pm |
re: #71 Simply Sarah
Heehee. Years of calc and I haven’t touched it in programming since (And, at least if I stay in my current field, probably never will). Let me say I was disappointed with the rest of my AP class. There was me, a junior, and the rest were seniors. There was a 5, I got a 4, and the rest were lower. I don’t know if the teacher just did a bad job or if it was simply a case of the students lacking the math skills, but that really shouldn’t happen. Then again, I also need to remind myself that I’m just a bit weird. rambleramblestupidkidsramble
i took it as a junior…show-off/
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Dark_Falcon Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:45:12pm |
re: #70 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
No, no, you’ve gotta lay out the proper bait. Like so…
*clears throat* Obama is the greatest president ever!
/
[smiles]
I actually got to see President Obama’s motorcade in Chicago today on his way to Navy Pier. Very impressive sight.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:46:34pm |
re: #73 Aceofwhat?
i took it as a junior…show-off/
I never even heard of it in HS.
Or college.
And I don’t particularly want to hear about it now.
My mind just goes blank.
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:46:40pm |
re: #69 Aceofwhat?
quite.
i just found that when i could put more context to calculus (e.g. velocity and acceleration), it became much easier to understand…which, unfortunately, was after i’d taken calculus…
Alas, I dropped out a long time ago to get my then partner through to her degree. I’ve made worse deals in my life, but still it leaves me trying to learn the calculus on my own at 40+. Thank all that’s good for decent public libraries :D
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abolitionist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:47:10pm |
re: #63 wlewisiii
The other critically important idea is limits. Once you wrap your head around a small number of ideas, there is nothing in the physical world that can’t be described.
For a classical Newtonian physics worldview, yes. For quantum mechanics, one has to set aside some of those ideas, and embrace other ways of thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:47:16pm |
re: #73 Aceofwhat?
i took it as a junior…show-off/
It’s funny. The year before, the AP teacher had signed off on me taking the course without Pre-calc. Then, when I showed up in class, he was basically “What the heck are you doing here?”
Math is something I used to have something of a passion for. I lost a bit of it, though, since crappy public elementary schools basically taught me nothing after 2nd grade. Oh boy, another ditto sheet of long division, just like the last 50 times. x_x
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Killgore Trout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:47:32pm |
re: #72 Dark_Falcon
He’s like me, he’s weary unto death of this lame birther meme. Can’t they just be honest with themselves and burn a cross? Because most of them clearly want to.
I know I’ve predicted this before but I think the wingnuts are hitting bottom. I’m not sure where they’re going next but Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Palin, et al have been played out. I have no clue what’s next.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:47:40pm |
re: #76 wlewisiii
Alas, I dropped out a long time ago to get my then partner through to her degree. I’ve made worse deals in my life, but still it leaves me trying to learn the calculus on my own at 40+. Thank all that’s good for decent public libraries :D
Hey!
Couldn’t you find a college or university nearby and enroll for one class?
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:48:36pm |
re: #75 reine.de.tout
I never even heard of it in HS.
Or college.
And I don’t particularly want to hear about it now.
My mind just goes blank.
Calculus…is not for everyone, for sure. Nor is it something most people need to know (Although a basic understanding can be helpful). If you’re going to learn a branch of numbers for general use, statistics is way more useful in everyday life.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:48:45pm |
re: #79 Killgore Trout
I know I’ve predicted this before but I think the wingnuts are hitting bottom. I’m not sure where they’re going next but Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Palin, et al have been played out. I have no clue what’s next.
Have absolutely no clue. Birtherism is pretty low, but I’m sure they’ll think up something between now and next November. They been beating this particular drum for over two years now and it’s getting a might worn.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:49:57pm |
re: #81 Simply Sarah
Calculus…is not for everyone, for sure. Nor is it something most people need to know (Although a basic understanding can be helpful). If you’re going to learn a branch of numbers for general use, statistics is way more useful in everyday life.
this
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Killgore Trout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:50:15pm |
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:50:48pm |
re: #72 Dark_Falcon
He’s like me, he’s weary unto death of this lame birther meme. Can’t they just be honest with themselves and burn a cross? Because most of them clearly want to.
But it’s so much more interesting for them to focus on Barack Obama’s peen and on whether or not he’s baptized or circumcised. Burning crosses is so last year. They’re going for the respectable CCC suit and tie look, don’tcha know.
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:50:48pm |
re: #77 abolitionist
For a classical Newtonian physics worldview, yes. For quantum mechanics, one has to set aside some of those ideas, and embrace other ways of thinking, reasoning, and problem solving.
In a bar over beers, I’d argue that’s a “Yes & No” question. Tonight, I’ll just upding it and give you an internet rain check.
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:50:54pm |
re: #82 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Have absolutely no clue. Birtherism is pretty low, but I’m sure they’ll think up something between now and next November. They been beating this particular drum for over two years now and it’s getting a might worn.
I was sure the Tea Party and bitherism would never take off to start with, so I’m wary of predicting the fall of either at this point. Been surprised by them too many times already, much to my dismay.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:51:08pm |
re: #76 wlewisiii
Alas, I dropped out a long time ago to get my then partner through to her degree. I’ve made worse deals in my life, but still it leaves me trying to learn the calculus on my own at 40+. Thank all that’s good for decent public libraries :D
think of it as sudoku on horse testosterone…a big, fun puzzle!
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albusteve Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:51:43pm |
Joe, of the never ending chops….and kudos to Rockpalast, they have been rockin the joint for over 30 years, showcasing the very best talent out there….me dig
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Dark_Falcon Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:51:50pm |
re: #79 Killgore Trout
I know I’ve predicted this before but I think the wingnuts are hitting bottom. I’m not sure where they’re going next but Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Palin, et al have been played out. I have no clue what’s next.
Can’t happen soon enough for me. They hit the wall this year and in 2012 the GOP can run a decent candidate.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:52:01pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:52:33pm |
re: #81 Simply Sarah
Calculus…is not for everyone, for sure. Nor is it something most people need to know (Although a basic understanding can be helpful). If you’re going to learn a branch of numbers for general use, statistics is way more useful in everyday life.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
-Robert A. Heinlein
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Killgore Trout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:52:56pm |
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:53:05pm |
re: #79 Killgore Trout
I know I’ve predicted this before but I think the wingnuts are hitting bottom. I’m not sure where they’re going next but Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Palin, et al have been played out. I have no clue what’s next.
I’m awful at predicting anything, given that before 9/11, I was sure Dubya would be a one-term president and I was convinced that McCain would never get the GOP nomination. That said, about the only thing they haven’t done yet is burn a cross or lynch Obama in effigy on the National Mall. They’ve said and done damn near everything else.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:53:14pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:53:18pm |
re: #59 reine.de.tout
Ah, geez. Don’t go giving ‘em ideas!
Well, if it can be interpreted that a person born by C-section isn’t ‘of woman born’…
“Hear ye, Jimmy, and know this: MacDuff was from his mither’s womb untimely ripped, wha d’you think aboot that?”
“Och! That’s bloody disgustin’!”
“Ah, lay on, ye great haggis!”
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HoosierHoops Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:53:28pm |
re: #89 albusteve
Joe, of the never ending chops…and kudos to Rockpalast, they have been rockin the joint for over 30 years, showcasing the very best talent out there…me dig
Hi Steve..Doesn’t it have such a SRV feel to it?
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abolitionist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:53:31pm |
re: #92 wlewisiii
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
-Robert A. Heinlein
Time Enough for Love
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:54:18pm |
re: #93 Killgore Trout
You and I will probably never experience that level of joy.
No, that’s just sad.
You could experience that level of joy!
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:54:41pm |
re: #72 Dark_Falcon
He’s like me, he’s weary unto death of this lame birther meme. Can’t they just be honest with themselves and burn a cross? Because most of them clearly want to.
It’s more than that. They want to be acknowledged to be right. They want to be pitied for all the crap they have gone though.
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:55:08pm |
re: #90 Dark_Falcon
Can’t happen soon enough for me. They hit the wall this year and in 2012 the GOP can run a decent candidate.
There aren’t any decent candidates for 2012. The only good one they’ve got would have to spend the entire primary explaining why he resigned to go serve as Obama’s ambassador to China. He’s better off waiting for the crazy to play itself out then run in 2016.
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:55:13pm |
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:55:26pm |
re: #93 Killgore Trout
You and I will probably never experience that level of joy.
true.
but now i kinda want a penguin…
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jaunte Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:55:54pm |
re: #98 abolitionist
I get what he means in general, but all the same I’m glad the ships I’ve been on have been crewed and conned by specialists.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:56:09pm |
re: #103 Aceofwhat?
Roll over & show me your tummy!
Scritches lightly.
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SanFranciscoZionist Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:56:09pm |
re: #92 wlewisiii
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
-Robert A. Heinlein
I’ve always wondered how many of those he was any good at.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:56:19pm |
re: #99 Floral Giraffe
No, that’s just sad.
You could experience that level of joy!
nope. i hate being tickled. it’s feels like being shocked.
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reine.de.tout Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:56:28pm |
re: #102 Simply Sarah
OMG. That is absolutely adorable! I want one!
I do too!
Who knew they could be so cute?
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albusteve Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:56:44pm |
re: #97 HoosierHoops
Hi Steve..Doesn’t it have such a SRV feel to it?
yes it did, sounded like the intro to Cold Shot, but then SRV did stuff with a Hendrix feel to it…the very best musicians cover and pay their tribute
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:57:12pm |
re: #107 Aceofwhat?
Scratches lightly, not tickling, at all.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:57:35pm |
re: #101 Lidane
There aren’t any decent candidates for 2012. The only good one they’ve got would have to spend the entire primary explaining why he resigned to go serve as Obama’s ambassador to China. He’s better off waiting for the crazy to play itself out then run in 2016.
Oh, Huntsman is DOA. Didn’t you hear earlier about the “love letters” he’s been writing about Obama?
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:57:46pm |
re: #105 Floral Giraffe
Roll over & show me your tummy!
Scritches lightly.
gaaaah!!! no tickling!
(also, #1 thing Ace’s wife hates about him is…this. ticklish+hates being tickled = occasionally ruined moment. sigh.)
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:58:09pm |
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:59:42pm |
re: #111 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Oh, Huntsman is DOA. Didn’t you hear earlier about the “love letters” he’s been writing about Obama?
That’s why he should wait until 2016. Let the wingnuts nominate one of their own and get crushed in 2012, and let the adults come back in and take over again before 2016.
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 7:59:55pm |
re: #100 SanFranciscoZionist
It’s more than that. They want to be acknowledged to be right. They want to be pitied for all the crap they have gone though.
But…i do want to be pitied…
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:00:26pm |
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Simply Sarah Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:01:34pm |
re: #114 Lidane
That’s why he should wait until 2016. Let the wingnuts nominate one of their own and get crushed in 2012, and let the adults come back in and take over again before 2016.
To be fair, it’s also gonna be hard to run against a guy upon which you were recently heaping praise. “I think Barack Obama is a great leader for our country, which is why I’m running to replace him in office.”
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:01:55pm |
re: #116 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
You want to be pitied, foo?
/
oh, and a penguin. penguin and pity. but no tickling.
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Targetpractice Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:03:09pm |
re: #117 Simply Sarah
To be fair, it’s also gonna be hard to run against a guy upon which you were recently heaping praise. “I think Barack Obama is a great leader for our country, which is why I’m running to replace him in office.”
Yeah, people have been mentioning this since his name was first thrown out there. “How can you expect to be taken seriously as a contender when you’re still working for the guy and singing his praises?”
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:03:23pm |
re: #117 Simply Sarah
To be fair, it’s also gonna be hard to run against a guy upon which you were recently heaping praise. “I think Barack Obama is a great leader for our country, which is why I’m running to replace him in office.”
Well, that too. I think he should sit this one out, let the crazies nominate their favorite candidate, and should Obama win a second term, Huntsman could spend that four years building up his media profile as a reasonable, sane statesman.
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William Barnett-Lewis Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:04:00pm |
re: #106 SanFranciscoZionist
I’ve always wondered how many of those he was any good at.
Probably all, probably better than I’ve done them - I’ve never conn’d a boat larger than a Sunfish and I have not, as yet, died gallantly and my sonnet’s are atrocious.
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:04:34pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:06:09pm |
re: #118 Aceofwhat?
Penguin pity, and scratching = happy penguin.
Kinda like “here kitty klitty” neck scritches.
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albusteve Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:06:13pm |
re: #120 Lidane
Well, that too. I think he should sit this one out, let the crazies nominate their favorite candidaHte, and should Obama win a second term, Huntsman could spend that four yeantrs building up his media profile as a reasonable, sane statesman.
he could, but as we’ve seen from the last election, that is no linger necessary….reasonable service isn’t even a requirement anymore, which is why some rag tag bozo like Trump has a chance
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:06:56pm |
re: #123 Floral Giraffe
Penguin pity, and scratching = happy penguin.
Kinda like “here kitty klitty” neck scritches.
which equals joy! eureka!
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:09:13pm |
Where’s WUB? Is he still lurking around here somewhere?
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:10:30pm |
re: #102 Simply Sarah
OMG. That is absolutely adorable! I want one!
My son just asked “where can we buy a penguin?”
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Dancing along the light of day Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:11:49pm |
re: #127 prairiefire
You can visit them at the Zoo!
Sometimes there are special days ( yes for $) to get “behind the scenes!
*ahem*
They’re Cool!
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Lidane Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:11:58pm |
re: #124 albusteve
he could, but as we’ve seen from the last election, that is no linger necessary…reasonable service isn’t even a requirement anymore, which is why some rag tag bozo like Trump has a chance
Yeah, in 2012.
I’m actually hoping that the GOP nominate a teabagger or a crazy birther like Trump. Let them go as far to the right as possible, then when they get their inevitable curbstomp at the polls, the adults in the GOP might be able to start baling water out of that sinking ship.
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Dark_Falcon Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:16:33pm |
re: #129 Lidane
Never hope for a crazy to be nominated. Because unlikely things happen and crazies sometimes win. And if that happened we’d be in a world of shit.
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prairiefire Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:16:51pm |
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Aceofwhat? Fri, Apr 15, 2011 8:19:44pm |
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