If you’re a dyed in the wool Firesign Theatre mudhead like me, you’ll want to see this — a live mini-film festival, featuring Firesigners Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor, straight from the Everything Is Festival in Los Angeles.
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researchok Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:18:47pm |
This is nothing less than crazy- like free association on steroids.
Great, great stuff.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:31:48pm |
well...we're all bozos on this bus!
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
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Eclectic Infidel Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:37:27pm |
There was a Firesign Theater in Petaluma, CA as I recall. How old am I again?
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Charles Johnson Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:39:44pm |
George Papoon for President. He's not insane.
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jaunte Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:40:11pm |
re: #4 Gus 802
Beware the chelada!
[Link: beeradvocate.com...]
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Wozza Matter? Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:46:53pm |
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:47:44pm |
re: #10 Charles
Not insane. Is that too much to ask?
Well that's one mighty high bar you're setting...
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jaunte Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:48:07pm |
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 5:49:41pm |
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:01:58pm |
w00t! Christopher Titus on Comedy Central!
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:26:49pm |
in the past, ABQ sounds like a war zone this time of year...fireworks for sale on every corner...it's a very big deal and it goes on for days, every hood has it's own gig and put together it seems like the whole city is shooting off stuff...but the fire hazard is so extreme, there will be no such thing this year...it's eerily quiet...last night, some heathen tossed a cherry bomb over the wall here at Ft Willow, followed by a string of blackcats...I returned fire but the engagement was inconclusive
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darthstar Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:51:24pm |
re: #8 jaunte
Beware the chelada!
[Link: beeradvocate.com...]
I used to drink beer and bloody mary mix or beer and tomato juice...called it "red beer"...it's quite good. Pre-mixed in a can, however? Nuh-uh.
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darthstar Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:52:32pm |
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three advil. I hate doing shit like that.
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Pythagoras Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:59:25pm |
re: #19 darthstar
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three Advil. I hate doing shit like that.
Ouch, but ice is a miracle drug. Stay with it all night; you'll be glad you did.
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Killgore Trout Sun, Jul 3, 2011 6:59:35pm |
re: #19 darthstar
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three advil. I hate doing shit like that.
Ouch. Sorry to hear that.
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Surabaya Stew Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:01:55pm |
re: #19 darthstar
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three advil. I hate doing shit like that.
Oh man, I really feel for you; that's just the kind of thing that I would mess up! Hope you are feeling better in time for the real celebrations tomorrow.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:06:58pm |
re: #19 darthstar
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three advil. I hate doing shit like that.
TKO'd locking a door?...
you should wear a helmet
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researchok Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:12:10pm |
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:27:58pm |
Mmmm. Not bad I'll have to tell the boys at the factory about this.
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:31:09pm |
Egypt gas pipeline to Israel hit by explosion
(Reuters) - Saboteurs blew up a pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan Monday, forcing a shutdown in the flow of gas, Egyptian security sources said.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:31:37pm |
re: #29 Gus 802
Sarah Palin!
//
Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! Munchmunchmunchmunchmunch....
//What the heck did I just do?
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:32:24pm |
re: #31 SanFranciscoZionist
Aaaahhh!!! Munchmunchmunchmunchmunch...
//What the heck did I just do?
Hmm. That sounds like me a couple of minutes ago. Bought some Cracker Jack.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:33:04pm |
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Achilles Tang Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:34:51pm |
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BenghaziHoops Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:34:58pm |
re: #33 albusteve
you're talking to yourself bro
I did the test to show someone here the avatar of Winston..
She is in the other room..Gotta go
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:36:30pm |
It's been joked that all tea tasted like boiled sticks. I was given a sample of some Lapgang Souchong black tea. Apparently the tea is dried or otherwise treated over wood fires - and the leaves smell *very* smoky. The brew itself doesn't taste that smoky though, just some light overtones. Not bad with just a bit of sugar in it.
:)
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:36:39pm |
re: #34 Gus 802
That so. So. What's up tonight, self?
//
choppers, dozens of choppers....
where do they come from?...are you near a base?...there is a fair amount of hardware flying around me, but I dig it...jus wondering
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:38:45pm |
re: #39 albusteve
choppers, dozens of choppers...
where do they come from?...are you near a base?...there is a fair amount of hardware flying around me, but I dig it...jus wondering
The copters, motorcycles, or hordes of chattering teeth?
;)
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:40:00pm |
re: #39 albusteve
choppers, dozens of choppers...
where do they come from?...are you near a base?...there is a fair amount of hardware flying around me, but I dig it...jus wondering
Well. There was an amber alert here a couple of weeks ago. Ended up having about 4 police choppers searching in the wrong place for almost 4 hours. They found the baby abandoned in Salinas. That was pretty annoying but not the end of the world. Used to have the ghetto bird fly around a lot in Denver during the summer months mostly. Also saw 3 Blackhawks flying south on the valley a couple of days ago. Right now? No choppers except for the black helicopter hovering behind the treeline keeping an eye on me. /
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:41:26pm |
re: #41 Gus 802
Well. There was an amber alert here a couple of weeks ago. Ended up having about 4 police choppers searching in the wrong place for almost 4 hours. They found the baby abandoned in Salinas. That was pretty annoying but not the end of the world. Used to have the ghetto bird fly around a lot in Denver during the summer months mostly. Also saw 3 Blackhawks flying south on the valley a couple of days ago. Right now? No choppers except for the black helicopter hovering behind the treeline keeping an eye on me. /
yes, I see you....get a decent shirt
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:42:14pm |
re: #39 albusteve
choppers, dozens of choppers...
where do they come from?...are you near a base?...there is a fair amount of hardware flying around me, but I dig it...jus wondering
Either mutilating cattle or carrying Bambi Buckets. Buckets is better.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:42:22pm |
re: #42 albusteve
yes, I see you...get a decent shirt
Don't need one. Unless this is a "Glee" viewing party.
//
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Achilles Tang Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:43:18pm |
re: #41 Gus 802
Well. There was an amber alert here a couple of weeks ago. Ended up having about 4 police choppers searching in the wrong place for almost 4 hours. They found the baby abandoned in Salinas. That was pretty annoying but not the end of the world. Used to have the ghetto bird fly around a lot in Denver during the summer months mostly. Also saw 3 Blackhawks flying south on the valley a couple of days ago. Right now? No choppers except for the black helicopter hovering behind the treeline keeping an eye on me. /
A few times a week the Rangers (or someone) flies their c130's about 500 feet above our place in the mountains around 10 pm. Love it.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:45:45pm |
re: #45 Naso Tang
A few times a week the Rangers (or someone) flies their c130's about 500 feet above our place in the mountains around 10 pm. Love it.
the sound of freedom....
like napalm in the morning
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:51:35pm |
re: #45 Naso Tang
A few times a week the Rangers (or someone) flies their c130's about 500 feet above our place in the mountains around 10 pm. Love it.
That must be nice. Nothing beats flat hatting. OK it's not technically flat hatting. But that reminds me. They used to fly lower at air shows before the douche bags took over the world. ;)
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:53:23pm |
re: #46 albusteve
the sound of freedom...
like napalm in the morning
The AF flew me to Athens from Aviano, IT on a 130. It was carrying nothing but me and a pallet of toilet paper to a base near Kilkis. They really wanted the toilet paper.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:55:17pm |
re: #49 Decatur Deb
The AF flew me to Athens from Aviano, IT on a 130. It was carrying nothing but me and a pallet of toilet paper to a base near Kilkis. They really wanted the toilet paper.
maybe you were used as a courier
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McSpiff Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:59:54pm |
re: #50 albusteve
maybe you were used as a courier
I have an interview for a (civilian) courier job tomorrow. Not what I was planning for my engineering degree but hey, gotta start somewhere.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:01:57pm |
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:03:20pm |
re: #52 Decatur Deb
They had another term for it: RAMF.
I don't know what that means, but if you were used as a courier, you would not know it...that's the point
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:04:13pm |
re: #51 McSpiff
I have an interview for a (civilian) courier job tomorrow. Not what I was planning for my engineering degree but hey, gotta start somewhere.
Lot of retired guys go for those jobs--not big pay, but great travel. Travel was a great joy in itself before the Ice Ages.
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:06:01pm |
re: #53 albusteve
Rear Area Mo Fo. The plane was a weekly milk run to tie our command's bases in Italy, Greece and Turkey together. And assure toilet paper.
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:09:32pm |
re: #55 Decatur Deb
Rear Area Mo Fo. The plane was a weekly milk run to tie our command's bases in Italy, Greece and Turkey together. And assure toilet paper.
Two-ply, one would hope?
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:11:55pm |
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:13:14pm |
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Decatur Deb Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:14:35pm |
re: #57 oaktree
heh. Same school of acronyms as JAFO.
Yeah--was called that too. Personally I preferred "Headquarters Rat".
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:20:50pm |
re: #10 Charles
Not insane. Is that too much to ask?
No it's not, just vote for Romney.
/Just ribbing you. But Romney is indeed sane.
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windsagio Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:24:22pm |
apropos of nothing, hilarious evening present (of homophobia):
[Link: downloads.newsok.com...]
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:24:47pm |
re: #55 Decatur Deb
Rear Area Mo Fo. The plane was a weekly milk run to tie our command's bases in Italy, Greece and Turkey together. And assure toilet paper.
the perfect set up!
defenses of the KGB, world wide may have been breeched
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windsagio Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:25:42pm |
re: #61 windsagio
oh forgot to add, the guy who made that was being investigated for multiple felonies at the time, which he eventually admitted to.
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:32:22pm |
re: #63 windsagio
oh forgot to add, the guy who made that was being investigated for multiple felonies at the time, which he eventually admitted to.
not exactly a jolly holiday subject...such a downer
so I'll pick it up for you
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windsagio Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:43:40pm |
re: #64 albusteve
70s live performance shows are truly brilliant, thank you for that :D
And in return:
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:54:59pm |
re: #65 windsagio
70s live performance shows are truly brilliant, thank you for that :D
And in return:
[Video]
Good stuff.
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freetoken Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:55:11pm |
Checking to see where the Salem Network machine is heading this week... and at Townhall I see they are pushing several articles today that at best could be called "creative fiction", though more accurately should be labeled as pig-headed propaganda.
One article is a rant at Obama predicting that a new administration in 2013 will have to clean up the WH, not unlike the Bush administration had to do - evidence cited is the notorious case of the missing "W" from a keyboard.
Another article is just a dog-whistle about the Dutch and their need for social protection from the Africans and Asians - yes, those continents are explicitly called out - the author did not say "African muslims" - just Africa:
Indeed, the sweet immigrants from Asia and Africa who, supposedly, simply wanted to expand the market for shawarma wraps in a fairer clime all of the sudden grew fangs when they got to Utrecht, became culturally defiant to Dutch distinctiveness and started killing the Netherlands’ national celebrities. Arnhem, we have a problem.
I expect this all to get worse, simply because of human nature. I've discussed it before - the never ending treadmill of needing increased amounts of stimulus a la drug addiction.
The Hate-Right in this country is determined to prove Mencken a prophet.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:01:58pm |
Allow me to wish all my USA Lizard friends a very Happy Independence Day (officially 00:01 Eastern) and all our non-USA brethren ,thank you
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:04:39pm |
dammit ,, ,why do I always seem to have a white polo shirt on when I eat BBQ ribs!!??!
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reine.de.tout Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:05:08pm |
re: #69 sattv4u2
dammit ,, ,why do I always seem to have a white polo shirt on when I eat BBQ ribs!!??!
Is that a riddle?
I don't know.
Why?
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albusteve Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:06:32pm |
re: #69 sattv4u2
dammit ,, ,why do I always seem to have a white polo shirt on when I eat BBQ ribs!!??!
it's summer...white's in season
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:08:09pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:12:27pm |
According to certain politicians and media figures, all the evil in the world can be attributed to a nefarious gang of Zionist bankers, New World Order plotters, and Secular-Humanist conspirators. I want to know just two things about this secret cabal: Are they hiring and, if so, how do I apply?
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:14:17pm |
re: #74 Shiplord Kirel
According to certain politicians and media figures, all the evil in the world can be attributed to a nefarious gang of Zionist bankers, New World Order plotters, and Secular-Humanist conspirators. I want to know just two things about this secret cabal: Are they hiring and, if so, how do I apply?
If I tell you, I'll have to kill you
BUT ... will pass on your concerns at the next cabal social
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:24:57pm |
Evening, Lizards!
Went and saw Green Lantern tonight because it's the boyfriend's birthday and we have a tradition of me agreeing to see whatever fanboy film he wants to see.
Meh. I was not impressed. I liked Thor much better. I never found myself caring about any of the characters or what happened to them.
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windsagio Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:28:17pm |
re: #73 sattv4u2
I also love the idea btw, of getting right to the 4th celebrations :D
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:30:00pm |
re: #77 windsagio
I also love the idea btw, of getting right to the 4th celebrations :D
Yeah, but the higher ups here sorta frown on us having a keg in the middle of the control room, not to mention shooting off fireworks at the satellite dishes
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BenghaziHoops Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:33:38pm |
Tonight..I have put up Titanic as having the worst ending of all big block buster movies...I mean think about it..The ending sucks big time and somebody needed to cut 30 minutes from the movie
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:34:40pm |
re: #76 Lidane
Evening, Lizards!
Went and saw Green Lantern tonight because it's the boyfriend's birthday and we have a tradition of me agreeing to see whatever fanboy film he wants to see.
Meh. I was not impressed. I liked Thor much better. I never found myself caring about any of the characters or what happened to them.
If you haven't seen Transformers yet then your life is worth nothing...
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Kronocide Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:34:50pm |
re: #79 HoosierHoops
Don't spoil it! I don't know what happens and want to see it.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:34:57pm |
re: #79 HoosierHoops
Tonight..I have put up Titanic as having the worst ending of all big block buster movies...I mean think about it..The ending sucks big time and somebody needed to cut 30 minutes from the movie
I could have told the entire story in LESS than 30 minutes
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:36:26pm |
re: #79 HoosierHoops
Tonight..I have put up Titanic as having the worst ending of all big block buster movies...I mean think about it..The ending sucks big time and somebody needed to cut 30 minutes from the movie
I could have told the entire story in LESS than 30 minutes
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:37:15pm |
Maybe I should just say screw the higher ups and go get that keg!!
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:38:54pm |
re: #80 JasonA
If you haven't seen Transformers yet then your life is worth nothing...
That's next on the list. We only saw Green Lantern tonight because I'd been too busy or too tired to get to the movies before tonight.
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:38:56pm |
re: #87 sattv4u2
Does Charles pay you by the post?
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:39:37pm |
re: #89 JasonA
Does Charles pay you by the post?
I'd make more if he paid me by the screw ups, typos and spelling/ grammar mistakes!
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:40:20pm |
re: #86 sattv4u2
DAMMIT ,,, I bite
Just don't bite me. I don't taste good. Bite windsagio instead: Liberals taste like sugar and sunshine.
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:41:04pm |
re: #88 Lidane
That's next on the list. We only saw Green Lantern tonight because I'd been too busy or too tired to get to the movies before tonight.
Green Lantern was... well I didn't hate it. I also didn't need to pony up that kind of dough to see it, though. Thor and X-Men both beat it by a mile.
Oh, and TF3 is worth seeing in 3D.
Also worth it: hearing Leonard Nimoy's Sentinel Prime use the line "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:41:13pm |
re: #79 HoosierHoops
Tonight..I have put up Titanic as having the worst ending of all big block buster movies...I mean think about it..The ending sucks big time and somebody needed to cut 30 minutes from the movie
I had to endure Titanic in the theater with a friend of mine who begged me to go see it with her.
I could have told you how it ended before Kate Winslet was on screen the first time. And I still had to sit through another three hours before I could leave the theater. Worst. Movie. Ever. I hated it then and still don't like it now. And Avatar didn't do anything to change my mind about James Cameron as a director and storyteller.
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sattv4u2 Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:42:09pm |
Ah well
Theres a small pile of equipment in the shop that needs repairs and looks like the parts came in yesterday
BBL
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BenghaziHoops Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:43:22pm |
re: #93 Lidane
I had to endure Titanic in the theater with a friend of mine who begged me to go see it with her.
I could have told you how it ended before Kate Winslet was on screen the first time. And I still had to sit through another three hours before I could leave the theater. Worst. Movie. Ever. I hated it then and still don't like it now. And Avatar didn't do anything to change my mind about James Cameron as a director and storyteller.
Yea..Avatar pretty much sucked...It went from awesome to goofy in 15 minutes....
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:44:10pm |
Hey all,
I just watched as much of the video from the last thread as I could stomach. I finally calmed down after posting about this asshole this morning and now, I'm all pissed-off again.
How are you?
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Kronocide Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:44:19pm |
At least Avatar had hot aliens in it.
And Thor had Natalie Portman.
The presentation of the hottie in TF3 was so crass, and plastic, it made me guffaw. My wife was 'WTF?' at the first scene with the 'love interest.'
Super 8 was my fave of the last few movies.
| 98 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:48:05pm |
re: #93 Lidane
I had to endure Titanic in the theater with a friend of mine who begged me to go see it with her.
I could have told you how it ended before Kate Winslet was on screen the first time. And I still had to sit through another three hours before I could leave the theater. Worst. Movie. Ever. I hated it then and still don't like it now. And Avatar didn't do anything to change my mind about James Cameron as a director and storyteller.
I didn't hate Titanic, but it really did not deserve Best Picture. LA Confidential got robbed.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:48:22pm |
I rewatched DOGMA with my kid the other night.
It was just as funny the second time. Kid loved it.
Being a good Catholic Mom, I had to be sure he watched it with a parent.
:)
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:48:54pm |
Just came across this. Rather pathetic if you ask me. Might even deserve the Darwin award of the year:
NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law
ONONDAGA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike's handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.
The accident happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Onondaga, in central New York near Syracuse.
State troopers tell The Post-Standard of Syracuse that 55-year-old Philip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y., was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson with a group of bikers who were protesting helmet laws by not wearing helmets.
Troopers say Contos hit his brakes and the motorcycle fishtailed. The bike spun out of control, and Contos toppled over the handlebars. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Troopers say Contos would have likely survived if he had been wearing a helmet.
Genius.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:51:41pm |
re: #67 freetoken
Checking to see where the Salem Network machine is heading this week... and at Townhall I see they are pushing several articles today that at best could be called "creative fiction", though more accurately should be labeled as pig-headed propaganda.
One article is a rant at Obama predicting that a new administration in 2013 will have to clean up the WH, not unlike the Bush administration had to do - evidence cited is the notorious case of the missing "W" from a keyboard.
Another article is just a dog-whistle about the Dutch and their need for social protection from the Africans and Asians - yes, those continents are explicitly called out - the author did not say "African muslims" - just Africa:
I expect this all to get worse, simply because of human nature. I've discussed it before - the never ending treadmill of needing increased amounts of stimulus a la drug addiction.
The Hate-Right in this country is determined to prove Mencken a prophet.
Yick, that was a hateful thing to read. Wall to wall vitriol, even coating the facts he should have conveyed. As it is, the article illuminated nothing other than the fact that Doug Giles is an asshole bigot.
| 102 |
Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:52:41pm |
re: #100 Gus 802
Just came across this. Rather pathetic if you ask me. Might even deserve the Darwin award of the year:
NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law
Genius.
That is definitely good for a Darwin Award nomination.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:52:59pm |
re: #100 Gus 802
You know, I've worn helmets. They do suck.
Since I don't like helmets, I choose not to ride.
Pretty simple in my mind.
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Four More Tears Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:56:12pm |
re: #97 BigPapa
At least Avatar had hot aliens in it.
And Thor had Natalie Portman.
The presentation of the hottie in TF3 was so crass, and plastic, it made me guffaw. My wife was 'WTF?' at the first scene with the 'love interest.'
Super 8 was my fave of the last few movies.
Yeah, the Victoria's Secret supermodel was really empty and vacant throughout the movie. I looked at one of my friends at the end and asked "Was she really wearing high heels throughout that whole thing?"
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 9:57:53pm |
re: #103 ggt
You know, I've worn helmets. They do suck.
Since I don't like helmets, I choose not to ride.
Pretty simple in my mind.
I used to wear one back in my bicycling days. All the time. Did you know that asphalt can literally scrape the side of your head off if you're doing about 50 plus mph? Not uncommon to go above 50 downhill. I've done close to 60. Important part is to protect the gray matter.
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goddamnedfrank Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:00:22pm |
re: #100 Gus 802
Just came across this. Rather pathetic if you ask me. Might even deserve the Darwin award of the year:
NY motorcyclist dies on ride protesting helmet law
Genius.
“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.”
-Catherine Aird
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reine.de.tout Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:03:09pm |
re: #99 ggt
I rewatched DOGMA with my kid the other night.
It was just as funny the second time. Kid loved it.
Being a good Catholic Mom, I had to be sure he watched it with a parent.
:)
My friend as I grew up had a mom who wouldn't watch the movies with her - but she'd let my friend see anything she wanted, and then make her go to confession right after.
My mom always thought that scheme sort of defeated the real purpose of confession. So I never got to see anything.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:03:46pm |
re: #105 Gus 802
I used to wear one back in my bicycling days. All the time. Did you know that asphalt can literally scrape the side of your head off if you're doing about 50 plus mph? Not uncommon to go above 50 downhill. I've done close to 60. Important part is to protect the gray matter.
Bicycle helmets, like horseback riding helmets are far more wearable, IMHO.
Like I said, I don't like motorcycle helmets, so I don't ride motorcycles. I really don't get the conflict. Is feeling the wind thru your hair really as important as the gray matter?
But, then again, I've met some guys who have been thru horrible accidents and survived, still go out without their helmets. You see, they are "never going to die." I've actually heard that coming from the mouth of a survivor of a nasty accident.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:04:41pm |
re: #106 goddamnedfrank
“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.”
-Catherine Aird
I had a friend who got into a head-on of sorts (at an angle) with a van while riding his motorcycle with his girlfriend. He was wearing a standard helmet with no chin/jaw protection and she was using his new full face helmet. He wound up having his jaw nearly destroyed losing most of his teeth in addition to going into a coma. She was released within a couple of days. Once I saw a biker get into a slow speed collision with a car in a parking lot. He pulled into the lot and ran into a car. I watched as the car proceeded to run over his head and he was wearing a full face helmet. He got up for a few seconds and then collapsed. Without that helmet he would have suffered worse injuries if not death.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:06:37pm |
re: #107 reine.de.tout
My friend as I grew up had a mom who wouldn't watch the movies with her - but she'd let my friend see anything she wanted, and then make her go to confession right after.
My mom always thought that scheme sort of defeated the real purpose of confession. So I never got to see anything.
Yeah, I really don't why the movie was a problem in the first place. I thought Alanis Morrisette was an excellent G-d.
Perhaps graphically showing the angel Gabriel's (Michael? whoever) lack of genitalia was the issue?
:)
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:09:27pm |
re: #108 ggt
Bicycle helmets, like horseback riding helmets are far more wearable, IMHO.
Like I said, I don't like motorcycle helmets, so I don't ride motorcycles. I really don't get the conflict. Is feeling the wind thru your hair really as important as the gray matter?
But, then again, I've met some guys who have been thru horrible accidents and survived, still go out without their helmets. You see, they are "never going to die." I've actually heard that coming from the mouth of a survivor of a nasty accident.
Yeah. The whole anti-helmet thing is rather strange. Almost like talking to the wall with those guys. But if they don't wear a full face even if they get into a "stupid" accident they can wind up with rather serious injuries. Then you have the bird brains that ride with sandals or sneakers. Sheesh. Whatever I suppose.
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:11:43pm |
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:12:33pm |
re: #113 Dark_Falcon
No, just a "Goofy Gus".
Thwack!
Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:13:32pm |
re: #114 Gus 802
Thwack!
Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!Thwack!
Ouch.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:14:21pm |
re: #111 Gus 802
Yeah. The whole anti-helmet thing is rather strange. Almost like talking to the wall with those guys. But if they don't wear a full face even if they get into a "stupid" accident they can wind up with rather serious injuries. Then you have the bird brains that ride with sandals or sneakers. Sheesh. Whatever I suppose.
And motorcycles are REALLY hard to see when you are driving. I can't figure out why, but sometimes I don't notice I'm on the rode with one until I almost on them. I wish they had neon tail-lights.
With the holiday there have been some really dumb riders on the road. Yesterday there were two couples (boy/girl on one bike), no helmet, no leathers, no boots. They were trying to ride side-by-side in the lane. The one closest to me was nearly on the yellow line--On the Interstate!
I take that back, there may have been a helmet or two. Lots of hair and clothing streaming in the wind. Those little cotton sun-dresses really don't protect arms and legs from concrete . . .
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:21:40pm |
re: #116 ggt
And motorcycles are REALLY hard to see when you are driving. I can't figure out why, but sometimes I don't notice I'm on the rode with one until I almost on them. I wish they had neon tail-lights.
With the holiday there have been some really dumb riders on the road. Yesterday there were two couples (boy/girl on one bike), no helmet, no leathers, no boots. They were trying to ride side-by-side in the lane. The one closest to me was nearly on the yellow line--On the Interstate!
I take that back, there may have been a helmet or two. Lots of hair and clothing streaming in the wind. Those little cotton sun-dresses really don't protect arms and legs from concrete . . .
Oh yeah. Typically it's those "ninja" bikers too. They even ride Japanese bikes. The reason you can't see them is because they're driving at a high rate of speed and frequently changing lanes. We all drive looking for vehicles that are driving at around the same speed as we are driving and staying reasonably in our lanes. Colorado doesn't allow bikers to ride the line like they do in California. It's rather stupid to allow them to do that IMO. Anyway, most of us aren't driving with our heads on a swivel as if though we're in an F1 race.
Oh. And those bumper stickers that read "hit a biker go to jail" are stupid as hell. More like "hit a biker" and blame whichever dolt caused the accident. But that's the weird part. Bikers act as if though they're either a protected species and above the law. Oddly enough bicyclists have a similar attitude.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:21:45pm |
re: #110 ggt
Yeah, I really don't why the movie was a problem in the first place. I thought Alanis Morrisette was an excellent G-d.
Perhaps graphically showing the angel Gabriel's (Michael? whoever) lack of genitalia was the issue?
:)
Metatron. And would it have been better to graphically show that he had genitalia?
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:25:37pm |
re: #118 SanFranciscoZionist
Metatron. And would it have been better to graphically show that he had genitalia?
Who knows?
As with the Evangelical problem with Harry Potter, I don't get it.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:26:08pm |
re: #118 SanFranciscoZionist
Metatron. And would it have been better to graphically show that he had genitalia?
Metatron? I didn't learn about him in RC School --wait, aren't you Jewish?
:)
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Dark_Falcon Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:27:22pm |
re: #117 Gus 802
Oh yeah. Typically it's those "ninja" bikers too. They even ride Japanese bikes. The reason you can't see them is because they're driving at a high rate of speed and frequently changing lanes. We all drive looking for vehicles that are driving at around the same speed as we are driving and staying reasonably in our lanes. Colorado doesn't allow bikers to ride the line like they do in California. It's rather stupid to allow them to do that IMO. Anyway, most of us aren't driving with our heads on a swivel as if though we're in an F1 race.
Oh. And those bumper stickers that read "hit a biker go to jail" are stupid as hell. More like "hit a biker" and blame whichever dolt caused the accident. But that's the weird part. Bikers act as if though they're either a protected species and above the law. Oddly enough bicyclists have a similar attitude.
That's a pet peeve of mine. I'm trying to cross the street and the light is red in the other direction but here comes the jerk on a bike to run through regardless. I often wish a cop car would catch one of them doing that and give the asshole a ticket. Maybe a nice fine and a moving violation on his/her record would cause the jerks to knock it off.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:27:34pm |
re: #117 Gus 802
A friend has a bumper sticker that says "see motorcycles". I never realized how much I "didn't" see them until I read the bumper sticker. . .
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:29:09pm |
re: #121 Dark_Falcon
That's a pet peeve of mine. I'm trying to cross the street and the light is red in the other direction but here comes the jerk on a bike to run through regardless. I often wish a cop car would catch one of them doing that and give the asshole a ticket. Maybe a nice fine and a moving violation on his/her record would cause the jerks to knock it off.
AHHH! The weird bike lanes they have in Colorado. I forget where, they have these British style round-a-bouts and the bikers and the cars get all fucked-up. Especially if they bikers are in a group--with their cool outfits and all.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:30:32pm |
re: #110 ggt
Yeah, I really don't why the movie was a problem in the first place. I thought Alanis Morrisette was an excellent G-d.
Perhaps graphically showing the angel Gabriel's (Michael? whoever) lack of genitalia was the issue?
:)
I'm not totally sure. It was a bit nutty and over the top, but people reacted with such anger. I thought it was, overall, a theologically respectful take.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:31:44pm |
re: #119 ggt
Who knows?
As with the Evangelical problem with Harry Potter, I don't get it.
Some of the more right-wing Catholics toyed with not liking Harry Potter, but the general response from Church leadership to that is that this is clearly meant to be fantasy
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:33:03pm |
re: #119 ggt
Who knows?
As with the Evangelical problem with Harry Potter, I don't get it.
The Evangelical problem with Harry Potter is that some people are humorless twats that have no imagination. The HP books are a great story, IMO. I'm eagerly awaiting the last film in a couple of weeks.
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laZardo Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:33:20pm |
Just popping on to wish my country of heritage a Happy Independence Day.
What, did you think we were independent when we issued our declaration too? ;)
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:33:30pm |
re: #124 SanFranciscoZionist
I'm not totally sure. It was a bit nutty and over the top, but people reacted with such anger. I thought it was, overall, a theologically respectful take.
I think some Catholics just don't appreciate creativity.
Like the uproar over the DaVinci Code. It's a freakin' book.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:34:31pm |
re: #129 ggt
I think some Catholics just don't appreciate creativity.
Like the uproar over the DaVinci Code. It's a freakin' book.
Rumor has it that when Dogma came out, Kevin Smith picked up a sign and joined a protest against it for a bit. Then someone came to get him for his photo op.
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:37:11pm |
re: #99 ggt
I rewatched DOGMA with my kid the other night.
It was just as funny the second time. Kid loved it.
Being a good Catholic Mom, I had to be sure he watched it with a parent.
:)
I loved Dogma. It absolutely cemented my love for both Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Also, seeing George Carlin in vestments was hilarious. And the Buddy Christ was awesome. Plus, I was never all that reverent of a Catholic, so the film made me laugh.
I think the funniest thing is that there's even a guy who cosplays the Buddy Christ at things like Comic-Con. It's great.
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goddamnedfrank Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:37:16pm |
re: #130 SanFranciscoZionist
Rumor has it that when Dogma came out, Kevin Smith picked up a sign and joined a protest against it for a bit. Then someone came to get him for his photo op.
He talks about this in An Evening with Kevin Smith. Found it:
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Eclectic Infidel Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:40:22pm |
re: #130 SanFranciscoZionist
Rumor has it that when Dogma came out, Kevin Smith picked up a sign and joined a protest against it for a bit. Then someone came to get him for his photo op.
He did. I saw the interview in which he admits it. Hilarious.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:40:41pm |
re: #127 Lidane
The Evangelical problem with Harry Potter is that some people are humorless twats that have no imagination. The HP books are a great story, IMO. I'm eagerly awaiting the last film in a couple of weeks.
I wish I could remember the pages post so I could give credit to the commenter . . .and get the quote right. Something like "I think the Whacko Christian's are jealous and fearful that Muslims might beat them to theocracy in this country" so they are pushing harder and screaming louder about gay marriage, abortion etc . . . .
Seriously, because JK Rowling didn't make the books even longer by writing about how Harry and his friends attended Church services every Sunday and how they had to sit around memorizing Bible Verses and go about the little town asking people if they've been "saved." Whatever.
They had a Christmas Tree and celebrated Christmas, I think it is pretty clear that most of Hogwarts students were Christian, like any other boarding school in England.
I think some people need to hear VERY LOUDLY (Praise the Lord) that other people agree with them. Some weird need for repetition.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:41:41pm |
re: #134 ggt
I wish I could remember the pages post so I could give credit to the commenter . . .and get the quote right. Something like "I think the Whacko Christian's are jealous and fearful that Muslims might beat them to theocracy in this country" so they are pushing harder and screaming louder about gay marriage, abortion etc . . .
Seriously, because JK Rowling didn't make the books even longer by writing about how Harry and his friends attended Church services every Sunday and how they had to sit around memorizing Bible Verses and go about the little town asking people if they've been "saved." Whatever.
They had a Christmas Tree and celebrated Christmas, I think it is pretty clear that most of Hogwarts students were Christian, like any other boarding school in England.
I think some people need to hear VERY LOUDLY (Praise the Lord) that other people agree with them. Some weird need for repetition.
The magic aspect seemed to upset them greatly.
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Lidane Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:43:20pm |
re: #135 SanFranciscoZionist
The magic aspect seemed to upset them greatly.
Like I said-- humorless twats with no imagination. They got so caught up in condemning the magic in the books and the fact that Harry's a wizard that they missed out on a fantastic series.
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goddamnedfrank Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:48:41pm |
Here's a video of Kevin Smith interviewed protesting against his own movie:
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goddamnedfrank Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:50:00pm |
Sorry, last post is wrong, this is the right video:
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:51:39pm |
re: #132 goddamnedfrank
He talks about this in An Evening with Kevin Smith. Found it:
[Video]
Thank you for that, I needed to LOL!
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 10:53:02pm |
re: #136 Lidane
Like I said-- humorless twats with no imagination. They got so caught up in condemning the magic in the books and the fact that Harry's a wizard that they missed out on a fantastic series.
And the fact that they "divination" was clearly distinct from "magic". There were a lot of good ideas in the series that I thought the author was able to communicate for the intended age-group.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:04:26pm |
Got sidetracked. Some bottle rocket went off at my door. So it seemed. Make Mongo angry. Mongo call law enforcement.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:05:52pm |
Fire hazard zone too. Dumb shits were up there setting off some crap. That grass can catch fire rather easily.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:06:27pm |
re: #141 Gus 802
Got sidetracked. Some bottle rocket went off at my door. So it seemed. Make Mongo angry. Mongo call law enforcement.
When the fireworks were going off, my three "huntin" dogs all jumped -up and looked up and around. Seems they expected to see a pheasant falling from the ceiling . .
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:07:50pm |
re: #143 ggt
When the fireworks were going off, my three "huntin" dogs all jumped -up and looked up and around. Seems they expected to see a pheasant falling from the ceiling . .
I had the flashlight up in there. I did see one of the deers big ol' eyes shining back at me.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:08:28pm |
re: #144 Gus 802
I had the flashlight up in there. I did see one of the deers big ol' eyes shining back at me.
It's not deer season.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:10:31pm |
re: #145 ggt
It's not deer season.
Yeah. I'm not a hunter and it's definitely not a hunting area either. Anyone ever shot at these deer -- while I'm here -- I'd go ballistic on their ass.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:11:58pm |
re: #118 SanFranciscoZionist
Metatron. And would it have been better to graphically show that he had genitalia?
Really, Metatron?
No, that has to be a Marvel Comic character.
You are messing with me aren't you?
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:12:32pm |
re: #146 Gus 802
Yeah. I'm not a hunter and it's definitely not a hunting area either. Anyone ever shot at these deer -- while I'm here -- I'd go ballistic on their ass.
What if he was attacking you?
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:14:22pm |
re: #149 ggt
What if he was attacking you?
And I also use my brain and don't startle them when I do see them around here nor do I approach the does with their fawns. Unfortunately, a lot of people have fudge for brains.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:19:39pm |
re: #147 ggt
Really, Metatron?
No, that has to be a Marvel Comic character.
You are messing with me aren't you?
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Eclectic Infidel Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:22:36pm |
re: #133 eclectic infidel
He did. I saw the interview in which he admits it. Hilarious.
Kevin Smith Protests against Dogma
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goddamnedfrank Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:24:15pm |
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:25:23pm |
re: #154 goddamnedfrank
Also the main bad guy in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
I loved that series! I couldn't believe it was a children's series. . .
BTW, the audio version was very, very good!
Night again.
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Eclectic Infidel Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:25:46pm |
My bad, it wasn't an interview. Close enough. :)
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freetoken Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:28:59pm |
re: #134 ggt
They had a Christmas Tree and celebrated Christmas, I think it is pretty clear that most of Hogwarts students were Christian, like any other boarding school in England.
Which makes them Pagan, technically, not Christian. And, as the detractors would also point out, it's presented more along the lines of a Solstice celebration.
Without trying to sound too much like a fundamentalists, I do agree with them that Rowling's HP works are rather dogmatically non-Christian.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:31:13pm |
re: #154 goddamnedfrank
Also the main bad guy in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
Not to be confused with Megatron, who led the Decepticons.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:31:54pm |
re: #158 freetoken
Which makes them Pagan, technically, not Christian. And, as the detractors would also point out, it's presented more along the lines of a Solstice celebration.
Without trying to sound too much like a fundamentalists, I do agree with them that Rowling's HP works are rather dogmatically non-Christian.
I don't know about 'dogmatically'.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:45:04pm |
re: #164 laZardo
Here's the CO.
Christopher J. Ferguson (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.)
NASA ASTRONAUT
Flight Experience:
EXPERIENCE: Ferguson was commissioned from the Navy ROTC program at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Navy Wings in 1986 and was ordered to the F-14 Tomcat training squadron in Virginia Beach, VA. After a brief period of instruction, he joined the “Red Rippers” of VF-11, deploying to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian oceans onboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59). While with VF-11, he also attended the Navy Fighter Weapon School (TOPGUN). He was selected for the Naval Postgraduate/Test Pilot School program in 1989. Through June 1994, he served as the F-14D weapon separation project officer, becoming the first pilot to release several types of air-to-ground weapons from the Tomcat. He joined the “Checkmates” of VF-211 in 1995, completing a deployment to the Western Pacific/Persian Gulf in defense of the Iraqi no-fly zone onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). He briefly served as the logistics officer for the Atlantic Fleet prior to his selection to the space program.
Mongo like old school.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:49:30pm |
Pilot
Douglas G. Hurley (COLONEL, USMC)
NASA Astronaut
EXPERIENCE: Hurley received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1988. After graduation, he attended The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, Virginia, and later the Infantry Officers Course. Following Aviation Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida, he entered flight training in Texas in 1989 and was designated a Naval Aviator in August 1991. He then reported to Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 101 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, for initial F/A-18 training. Upon completion of training, he was assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron 225 where he made three overseas deployments to the Western Pacific. While assigned to VMFA (AW)-225, he attended the United States Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI), the Marine Division Tactics Course (MDTC), and the Aviation Safety Officers Course at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California. Over his four and a half years with the “Vikings,” he served as the Aviation Safety Officer and the Pilot Training Officer. Hurley was then selected to attend the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and began the course in January of 1997. After graduation in December 1997, he was assigned to the Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron (VX-23) as an F/A-18 Project Officer and Test Pilot. At “Strike,” he participated in a variety of flight testing including flying qualities, ordnance separation, and systems testing and became the first ever Marine pilot to fly the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. He was serving as the Operations Officer when selected for the astronaut program.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:54:44pm |
Then everyone fell asleep. Except for Freetoken who's web surfing for Japanese Race Queens.
//
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:55:30pm |
re: #169 Gus 802
Then everyone fell asleep. Except for Freetoken who's web surfing for Japanese Race Queens.
//
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freetoken Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:56:18pm |
re: #169 Gus 802
No, actually I've been watching some videos of Paul Krugman speaking at Cambridge U., which I might post at a future date.
Japanese race queens would be more exciting, but at my age mental stimulus is probably needed more than other types.
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Gus Sun, Jul 3, 2011 11:57:54pm |
re: #171 freetoken
No, actually I've been watching some videos of Paul Krugman speaking at Cambridge U., which I might post at a future date.
Japanese race queens would be more exciting, but at my age mental stimulus is probably needed more than other types.
Okie dokie Mr. Wilson.
//
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freetoken Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:04:42am |
re: #170 Gus 802
Marilyn Monroe moment (NSFW)
Oh yes, the joys of Japanese Race Queens. Definitely not approved of by feminists, but many Japanese don't care about that.
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Kronocide Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:04:49am |
I feel like such a small man now.
Japanese retirees volunteer to work in stricken nuclear plant
They ask, why risk the health of the younger generation to perform such work in a perilous radioactive environment? Cells reproduce more slowly in the bodies of older people, they reason, so any cancer caused by absorbed radioactivity would take much longer to form.
Yamada says he'll be dead from something else long before any radiation-caused cancer can kill him.
"Young workers who may reproduce a younger generation and are themselves more susceptible to the effects of radiation should not be engaged in such work," said the retired environmental engineer and consultant. "This job is a call for senior citizens like me."
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Gus Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:07:03am |
re: #173 freetoken
Marilyn Monroe moment (NSFW)
Oh yes, the joys of Japanese Race Queens. Definitely not approved of by feminists, but many Japanese don't care about that.
By some feminists. OK, most. But not all. I guess they don't get the key to the city.
//
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Gus Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:07:54am |
Anywho. Can't really get into anything serious right now and the temperature is perfect for sleeping. Good night.
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The Questionable Timing of a Flea Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:24:15am |
re: #74 Shiplord Kirel
According to certain politicians and media figures, all the evil in the world can be attributed to a nefarious gang of Zionist bankers, New World Order plotters, and Secular-Humanist conspirators. I want to know just two things about this secret cabal: Are they hiring and, if so, how do I apply?
The Illuminati will accept your application only after you take Percy Shelley's heart to a cenote near Chichen Itza, thrown into the lightless depths while intoning prayers from a pre-Columbian prophetic codex depicting The Big Bopper sacrificing Buddy Holly to the corn god Xipe Totec. They were a bit vague about what happens next, but apparently if you answer all the riddles Howard Hughes asks correctly they have a position in HR they want filled. You are, however, required to sign a standard non-disclosure agreement and a standard pact with Dantalion, 71st of Solomon's spirits, Great and Mighty Marquis of Hell, commander of 36 legions, who knoweth the Thoughts of all Men and Women and can change them at his Will.
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boxhead Mon, Jul 4, 2011 1:28:36am |
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EdDantes Mon, Jul 4, 2011 1:51:57am |
And the rockets red glare,
Came on bursting mid air,
And proof through the night,
that our flag was till there!
Oooh, say can you see
that star spangled flag,
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave!
Celebrate!
-Floral Giraffe July, 3 2009
Love that!
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 3:34:45am |
re: #168 Gus 802
Both went by way of ROTC.
It's surprising they're able to tie their own shoes....
//OCS
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 3:53:31am |
re: #19 darthstar
I'm supposed to be at a July 4th party, but as my wife and I were leaving the house, I turned to lock the door, tripped, and hit my head against a brick wall. Got a nice big bump now, after an hour of ice pack and three advil. I hate doing shit like that.
[Link: tinyurl.com...]
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 3:56:39am |
re: #49 Decatur Deb
The AF flew me to Athens from Aviano, IT on a 130. It was carrying nothing but me and a pallet of toilet paper to a base near Kilkis. They really wanted the toilet paper.
In the old days you could hop on a cargo flight to wherever they were going for cheap. There was always room.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:07:14am |
Okay All
More Fingers Are Lost 7/4 than any other day of the year (I just made that up, but it very well may be true)
Rule of the day
LIGHT
THROW
WATCH
If you
LIGHT
WATCH
it'll be too late to
THROW
More Fingers Are Lost 7/4 than any other day of the year
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:07:31am |
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Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:33:37am |
How can you be two places at once when you're relly nowhere at all?
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:34:33am |
re: #189 ralphieboy
How can you be two places at once when you're relly nowhere at all?
I know this one....Acid!
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:36:47am |
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 4:57:14am |
Since people are starting to wake up:
Last Letter Home
Dropkick Murphys
"Last Letter Home," salutes American serviceman and Dropkick Murphys fan Sgt. Andrew Farrar, who died on his 31st birthday January 28th, 2005. Shortly before his death in a letter he sent home, Farrar requested the Dropkick Murphys' version of "Fields of Athenry" be played at his funeral should anything happen to him while he was in Iraq. In addition to blending excerpts from that very letter into "Last Letter Home," the band was present at Farrar's funeral and played "The Fields Of Athenry" on the pipes as the casket entered the church.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:00:26am |
re: #192 RogueOne
AND ,, on a lighter note
the last draftee into the Army is about to retire!
[Link: www.boston.com...]
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:04:33am |
re: #193 sattv4u2
I read that yesterday. An amazing career. Here's something that really stood out:
(Longer AP version)
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Mellinger, 58, says his stories of being in the Army during the tumultuous 1970s as the Army struggled with issues of drugs, race and the role of women are so foreign to young troops that they look at him like he's a dinosaur when he shares them.
...
A recruiting poster hanging today on Mellinger's office door at Fort Belvoir, where he's the command sergeant major for the Army Material Command, that encourages female troops to try out for female engagement teams that work in war zones with Special Forces troops shows just how much things have changed since Mellinger was drafted.Until 1978, female troops were in the Women's Army Corps separate from the regular Army. Mellinger said he recalls when most female troops weren't allowed to carry weapons and were taken out of the field at night to sleep in a separate barracks away from the men.
"There were some stymied leaders. What do we do with all these females?" he said. "A lot of those things together caused a lot of turmoil, caused a lot of difficulty and problems and a huge leadership challenge because the military was being torn apart like the country was."
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:06:39am |
Drowning Pool (another of my personal favs): Soldiers
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:12:54am |
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Bicyclists report getting smacked by angry bird
Riders in Pendleton, Ore., told the East Oregonian that a male hawk is dive-bombing them because they're too close to a nest he's guarding in an old cottonwood tree.
Dear Bike Riders
Don't get too close to the Old Cottonwood Tree
Problem solved
You're welcome!
signed
ME
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Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:13:56am |
re: #196 sattv4u2
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Bicyclists report getting smacked by angry bird
Riders in Pendleton, Ore., told the East Oregonian that a male hawk is dive-bombing them because they're too close to a nest he's guarding in an old cottonwood tree.Dear Bike Riders
Don't get too close to the Old Cottonwood Tree
Problem solved
You're welcome!
signed
ME
I was attacked once by a blue jay, I assume for much the same reason
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:14:32am |
re: #196 sattv4u2
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
Bicyclists report getting smacked by angry bird
Riders in Pendleton, Ore., told the East Oregonian that a male hawk is dive-bombing them because they're too close to a nest he's guarding in an old cottonwood tree.Dear Bike Riders
Don't get too close to the Old Cottonwood Tree
Problem solved
You're welcome!
signed
ME
Fuck that!
Target some SAMs on that bird!
/
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:16:56am |
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Obdicut Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:17:14am |
re: #197 ralphieboy
I was attacked once by a blue jay, I assume for much the same reason
When I was walking past the Panhandle on the way to UCSF one day, I saw a sheet of paper in the window of a hairdressers that said "The birds! The birds!"
I was just thinking to myself 'what the fuck?' when a grackle swooped down, landed on my head, pecked me, scratched me, and flew off. Then another one swooped in.
It was hard to run while laughing that hard.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:31:51am |
re: #197 ralphieboy
I was attacked once by a blue jay, I assume for much the same reason
Interestingly. Blue Jays will raid other bird's nests to steal eggs.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:33:48am |
re: #198 Varek Raith
Fuck that!
Target some SAMs on that bird!
/
Sorry Varek, but Paul Ryan made it clear we couldn't keep doing that. We can't good missiles every time a bird gives you trouble. You'll have to Force Choke it, instead.
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:33:50am |
It's hard to come up with patriotic punk/rock songs. The only song left I can think of, that isn't country, is:
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:36:07am |
re: #202 Dark_Falcon
I saw a blue jay lay down near an azalea and wait for someone to come near it so it could attack.
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:37:17am |
re: #205 PhillyPretzel
I saw a blue jay lay down near an azalea and wait for someone to come near it so it could attack.
I've seen them set out candy to attract kids so they could eat them.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:37:58am |
re: #202 Dark_Falcon
Interestingly. Blue Jays will raid other bird's nests to steal eggs.
The Toronto Blue Jays?
Whose nests do they raid, the Baltimore Orioles!?!?!?
The St. Louis Cardinals
The Atlanta Falcons???
The Seattle SeaHawks!?!?
The Baltimore Ravens??
The Philadelphia Eagles?
The Arizona Cardinals??
(please ,, someone stop me!!)
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:41:37am |
re: #208 PhillyPretzel
The Jays can have the Eagles. :(
I saw Vick just signed an endorsement with Nike.
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:43:50am |
re: #210 PhillyPretzel
That is his business not mine.
It's ours too. Voting with dollars means no more Nike products in this house.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:43:53am |
re: #208 PhillyPretzel
The Jays can have the Eagles. :(
I'll take DeSean Jackson for the Patriots if you don't want him
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:45:17am |
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:45:49am |
re: #209 RogueOne
I saw Vick just signed an endorsement with Nike.
Vicks fast enough to get me to see the appeal, but its still sickening. Some who sells dog products should make one of the dogs rescued from Vick a leading role in its ads. That would be more fitting.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:46:06am |
re: #212 sattv4u2
You can have whom ever you choose. I am not into sports. If any of the Philly teams win, I will be happy. If any Philly team loses, I am not happy.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:50:23am |
re: #213 RogueOne
re: #212 sattv4u2
Odds on how many games the NFL gets in this year? I'd bet they get the whole season in but probably no pre-season. Indy has the SB this year, the NFL needs to get its act together.
Either full season preceded by one exhibition game or two pre-season games eliminating the 1st "regular"season game
I hope they don't go to an 18 game regular schedule, but I think thats whats coming (but not this year,,, they'll table it for this season and agree on that during the season)
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 5:51:26am |
re: #216 sattv4u2
Either full season preceded by one exhibition game or two pre-season games eliminating the 1st "regular"season game
I hope they don't go to an 18 game regular schedule, but I think thats whats coming (but not this year,,, they'll table it for this season and agree on that during the season)
I don't think it a good idea either. Teams get pounded enough already.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:00:09am |
and on that note, back to the shop
three more pieces of equipment to repair before the long quiet drive home beckons
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:02:15am |
re: #218 sattv4u2
and on that note, back to the shop
three more pieces of equipment to repair before the long quiet drive home beckons
You'll need just one tool to fix em.
A hammer.;)
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sattv4u2 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:05:34am |
re: #219 Varek Raith
You'll need just one tool to fix em.
A hammer.;)
I'll have you write to my boss and explain why a hammer was anywhere near an $8,000 piece of equipment!
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:07:27am |
re: #220 sattv4u2
I'll have you write to my boss and explain why a hammer was anywhere near an $8,000 piece of equipment!
That's classified.
Problem solved!
If not, a CIA cleanup team is on its way. New memories for everyone!
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Obdicut Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:09:40am |
re: #222 Varek Raith
You do kind of remind me of a character from Psychonauts.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:13:14am |
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RogueOne Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:23:52am |
I gotta run also. Getting ready for family day to start in a couple hours. After spending the last 2 days sitting in the hot sun eating BBQ, I'm about bbq'd out. Enjoy the 4th people!
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:24:38am |
re: #225 RogueOne
I gotta run also. Getting ready for family day to start in a couple hours. After spending the last 2 days sitting in the hot sun eating BBQ, I'm about bbq'd out. Enjoy the 4th people!
UNPOSSIBLE!
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:35:29am |
Morning and happy fourth to you all, from the homesick expat side of things....
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:36:35am |
re: #229 iceweasel
Morning and happy fourth to you all, from the homesick expat side of things...
Hello, Ice!
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:37:09am |
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:44:37am |
re: #231 iceweasel
Hey DF! Haven't seen you in ages-- how are you? Good to see you!
I'm hanging on, though its seldom easy. If July is a good month, things ought to improve, though.
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:45:41am |
re: #232 Dark_Falcon
I'm hanging on, though its seldom easy. If July is a good month, things ought to improve, though.
Good luck-- i wish you many sales. ;-)
What's new around here? Saw Mikey got the boot, or rather begged for it.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:48:22am |
Fourth of July...I like this holiday. So glad I drove home yesterday rather than stay at my sister's...yes, it's mom's birthday today but six hours in traffic is six hours in traffic. The three hour drive home was much more preferable.
Easy day today, then off to the Giants/Padres game...leave by the sixth or seventh inning to beat traffic, and the 30 minute drive home will take over an hour if yesterday's traffic along Highway 1 was any indication.
How's everyone else's plans?
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:49:48am |
re: #234 darthstar
Fourth of July...I like this holiday. So glad I drove home yesterday rather than stay at my sister's...yes, it's mom's birthday today but six hours in traffic is six hours in traffic. The three hour drive home was much more preferable.
Easy day today, then off to the Giants/Padres game...leave by the sixth or seventh inning to beat traffic, and the 30 minute drive home will take over an hour if yesterday's traffic along Highway 1 was any indication.
How's everyone else's plans?
Just another day here, Jimmah's working til late.
But we have great weather today for a change and I'm making burgers and apple pie later. Yay!
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:50:05am |
re: #234 darthstar
I am trying to be a vegetable. Or at least I am trying to rest.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:50:29am |
re: #233 iceweasel
Good luck-- i wish you many sales. ;-)
What's new around here? Saw Mikey got the boot, or rather begged for it.
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:52:34am |
re: #237 Varek Raith
Heh. I'm saving that.
Mikey had some sort of victim complex. I asked him once to tell us more on his pages-- to post his own analysis, or why he felt an article of VDH's was worth reading, and he was quite snotty in reply (unwarrantedly, as I was very polite). Just determined to feel put upon.
| 241 |
Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:55:28am |
re: #233 iceweasel
Good luck-- i wish you many sales. ;-)
What's new around here? Saw Mikey got the boot, or rather begged for it.
Mikey's still here, he posted what I thought was a good George Will Column yesterday. Check it out. But don't downding, please. Mikey was making a serious argument posting that and I don't want to make him feel he's being run off.
| 242 |
BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:57:38am |
re: #241 Dark_Falcon
Mikey's still here, he posted what I thought was a good George Will Column yesterday. Check it out. But don't downding, please. Mikey was making a serious argument posting that and I don't want to make him feel he's being run off.
He's blocked.
| 243 |
Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 6:58:47am |
re: #242 iceweasel
He's blocked.
Ok, I see the comment. Dissing Charles is not a smart thing to do.
Oy.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:00:46am |
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:01:02am |
re: #243 Varek Raith
Ok, I see the comment. Dissing Charles is not a smart thing to do.
Oy.
It was a completely self-inflicted injury. Which is too bad, we need good conservatives around here.
| 246 |
Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:01:13am |
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:01:38am |
re: #243 Varek Raith
True. If it is done a in a respectful manner with factual backup there should be very few problems. Besides I do not want to poke anyone with a sharp stick.
| 248 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:05:56am |
I don't know about you all, but I'm just a touch upset over the 10,000 barrels of oil Exxon spilled into the lower Yellowstone River. I know that river well, and this is a big fucking deal. Drill, baby, drill...not even the fact that this will force a few Republican representatives to pretend to care about the environment in front of their constituents makes this any better...
[Link: www.timesunion.com...]
| 249 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:07:12am |
re: #248 darthstar
I don't know about you all, but I'm just a touch upset over the 10,000 barrels of oil Exxon spilled into the lower Yellowstone River. I know that river well, and this is a big fucking deal. Drill, baby, drill...not even the fact that this will force a few Republican representatives to pretend to care about the environment in front of their constituents makes this any better...
[Link: www.timesunion.com...]
1,000, not 10,000...still gnaws at my gizzard.
| 251 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:08:24am |
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:09:05am |
re: #249 darthstar
1,000, not 10,000...still gnaws at my gizzard.
Well, considering the BS with BP and Fed "estimates" of the Gulf spill, I'd be skeptical of anything the Feds or Exxon put out.
What a world!
:/
| 253 |
PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:10:10am |
re: #251 Cannadian Club Akbar
I agree. That is very sad news.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:11:14am |
re: #242 iceweasel
He's blocked.
He shouldn't have been. This time I have to disagree with Charles. Mikey got pissed because he was constantly getting downdinged and disrespected. Anyone would have done the same. I know you weren't part of the hostility, ICE, but once a person feels pushed like Mikey did they tend to lash out. Perhaps a timeout is appropriate, but in my opinion a banning is not warranted. That said, it is Charles' blog, and his decision. But I don't agree with it.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:12:06am |
re: #253 PhillyPretzel
I agree. That is very sad news.
At the bottom of the article they mention a woman who killed her son before killing herself. I saw the security video of that. Horrible.
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BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:14:12am |
re: #254 Dark_Falcon
But a number of people, Charles included, tried to talk him down to no avail. A person sometimes hits a wall and then it's all downhill. He was at that point, it seemed. I thought CL's comments to him were appropriate and spoton.
| 257 |
BARACK THE VOTE Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:17:23am |
Out to do some work-- hope everyone has a great day. Enjoy the Fourth!
| 258 |
Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:17:47am |
re: #256 iceweasel
But a number of people, Charles included, tried to talk him down to no avail. A person sometimes hits a wall and then it's all downhill. He was at that point, it seemed. I thought CL's comments to him were appropriate and spoton.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:18:32am |
re: #256 iceweasel
But a number of people, Charles included, tried to talk him down to no avail. A person sometimes hits a wall and then it's all downhill. He was at that point, it seemed. I thought CL's comments to him were appropriate and spoton.
That's why I suggest a timeout, instead. And then back off the negative reviews. Honest engagement with the other party is always difficult in ideological situations and its never really encouraged in modern politics. Hence the feels that the other side is out to get you are always going to very strong.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:19:48am |
re: #254 Dark_Falcon
I won't pile on (too much) since he's not here to defend himself. He's been posting a lot of outrageous and bogus wingnut crap in the pages for a very long time. Mostly ignored, occasionally downdinged, but he was free to it. He chose to make a long drawn out flounce. It was his choice. I don't have any personal animosity towards him but he was posting a lot of dishonest articles.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:21:40am |
Sometimes silence is golden. I still like Catherine the Great's statement: "Think before you speak but do not speak about everything you think."
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:26:23am |
OK, having read that thread I'm going to revise my position. Charles was being fair to Mikey there, but Mikey was just pissed and wanted to attack. I stand by what I said about him lashing out, but even so an email flounce like that was Stalker Blog worthy. Sorry, Mikey and I hope you can apologize and come back, but I have to call that one as I see it.
| 263 |
Dark_Falcon Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:28:09am |
re: #260 Killgore Trout
I won't pile on (too much) since he's not here to defend himself. He's been posting a lot of outrageous and bogus wingnut crap in the pages for a very long time. Mostly ignored, occasionally downdinged, but he was free to it. He chose to make a long drawn out flounce. It was his choice. I don't have any personal animosity towards him but he was posting a lot of dishonest articles.
I actually liked much of the VDH stuff, and was glad he posted it.
| 264 |
mp11 Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:33:32am |
Im sorry to hijack this thread but i
s there a way to contact Charles Johnson by email?
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:35:15am |
re: #264 mp11
Im sorry to hijack this thread but i
s there a way to contact Charles Johnson by email?
On the left you'll see a "Contact" link.
Pretty sure that's what you want.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:36:01am |
re: #264 mp11
Im sorry to hijack this thread but i
s there a way to contact Charles Johnson by email?
Charles@littlegreenfootballs dot com, I think.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:36:23am |
Tea Party rallies are noticeably absent from this year's July 4th celebrations.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:38:03am |
re: #262 Dark_Falcon
Mikey started off with an good point (I thought), to which Charles quickly agreed. Immediately changed the verbiage in the story. Then Mikey just went off; I just don't get it.
Sometimes when you wanna be/stay pissed, nothings gonna stop ya.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:38:14am |
re: #267 Killgore Trout
Tea Party rallies are noticeably absent from this year's July 4th celebrations.
We celebrate every day like it's the 4th of July!! Unlike the lefty heathens!!
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:38:28am |
Not to change the subject from post-flounce analysis, but seriously...schools are no longer teaching cursive? Two or three generations from now, the President will have a green crayon for making a mark to sign a bill, and a red crayon for making a mark to veto one.
[Link: www.ktla.com...]
INDIANAPOLIS—
Starting this fall, schools in Indiana won't have to teach kids how to write in cursive.Until now, kids started learning cursive handwriting in 2nd grade; but state education officials say computers and web books have made cursive a relic of the past; so it won't be required any more.
Local school districts can still teach it if they want; but the state says it's more important to teach kids good keyboard skills.
Keyboard skills? Really? What the fuck is there to teach? "Oh, look...Tommy typed a capital M...let's print it out and tape it to the refrigerator"
My handwriting sucks, but only because I picked up bad habits later in my education. Cursive is where persona takes form on paper. It is as much a person as the sound of their voice.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:40:11am |
re: #262 Dark_Falcon
OK, having read that thread I'm going to revise my position. Charles was being fair to Mikey there, but Mikey was just pissed and wanted to attack. I stand by what I said about him lashing out, but even so an email flounce like that was Stalker Blog worthy. Sorry, Mikey and I hope you can apologize and come back, but I have to call that one as I see it.
Whoa, now!
This post is way to reasonable and stuff.
///
:)
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:40:34am |
re: #271 darthstar
I still practice writing. And I know some restaurants make sure the waitstaff can still write out a ticket in case the computers flame.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:40:35am |
My mom taught me cursive at home before I went to school. I had to learn how to print for school.
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Four More Tears Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:41:16am |
re: #271 darthstar
Not to change the subject from post-flounce analysis, but seriously...schools are no longer teaching cursive? Two or three generations from now, the President will have a green crayon for making a mark to sign a bill, and a red crayon for making a mark to veto one.
[Link: www.ktla.com...]
Keyboard skills? Really? What the fuck is there to teach? "Oh, look...Tommy typed a capital M...let's print it out and tape it to the refrigerator"My handwriting sucks, but only because I picked up bad habits later in my education. Cursive is where persona takes form on paper. It is as much a person as the sound of their voice.
We all want our kids to be doctors, and we all know how much handwriting means in that profession.
/
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Four More Tears Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:42:26am |
Decided, after a great deal of thought, to grant continued independence to America. They will remain on probation until the end of time.
Queen_UK 2 hours
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:43:15am |
re: #273 Cannadian Club Akbar
I still practice writing. And I know some restaurants make sure the waitstaff can still write out a ticket in case the computers flame.
What a world!
A pencil? The hell is that?!
And what the hell is all this scribbly crap on this piece of thin wood-like material?!?!?!
/
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:44:36am |
re: #278 Varek Raith
What a world!
A pencil? The hell is that?!
And what the hell is all this scribbly crap on this piece of thin wood-like material?!?!?!
/
Take away spell check and see how stoopid people really are.:)
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:46:09am |
re: #280 Cannadian Club Akbar
Take away spell check and see how stoopid people really are.:)
Pffftttt, I ignor spel chek enyway.
Lik som dam software nos better then me?!?!
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:46:29am |
re: #267 Killgore Trout
Tea Party rallies are noticeably absent from this year's July 4th celebrations.
I think some of their desired results of the "Two Years Hate" (winning big in 2010) are starting to sink in.
"Honey, where's my tri-cornered hat?"
"It's at Goodwill next to your yellow flag with the snake on it."
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:46:47am |
re: #271 darthstar
When was the last time you wrote something out long-hand? I haven't written (other than filling in a "fill in the blank" form) for years.
Why is it necessary other than a signature?
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:47:47am |
re: #275 JasonA
We all want our kids to be doctors, and we all know how much handwriting means in that profession.
/
I write like my dad...he was a doctor...couldn't read a fuckin' thing he wrote.
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:47:51am |
re: #278 Varek Raith
I guess my fountain pen is a real antique.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:49:13am |
re: #286 PhillyPretzel
Thank you notes.
Ransom notes. No, wait, for that you just cut letters out of magazines.:)
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:49:16am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:49:57am |
re: #286 PhillyPretzel
Well, see? That just means you're polite. Don't foist your "Miss Manners" elitism on the rest of us!
/
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:50:47am |
re: #287 Cannadian Club Akbar
Ransom notes. No, wait, for that you just cut letters out of magazines.:)
No.
[Link: www.joshuarey.com...]
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:53:56am |
re: #290 Varek Raith
No.
[Link: www.joshuarey.com...]
That's just lazy. You need to cut out the letters so you have time to go full bonkers.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:54:31am |
re: #289 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Well, see? That just means you're polite. Don't foist your "Miss Manners" elitism on the rest of us!
/
I send a happy thought.
Well, sometimes.
Ok, not at all.
It's not the thought that counts.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:54:56am |
re: #280 Cannadian Club Akbar
Take away spell check and see how stoopid people really are.:)
Spell check - no! Spell check will replace spelling, because it's really important that kids have good spell check skills. And google skills are important too because they reduce the time teachers need to waste teaching math.
Type "what is the square root of 452" into google and you should get something like "square root(452) = 21.2602916" beneath the search box without even hitting the "I'm feeling lucky" button.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:55:41am |
re: #284 darthstar
My signature is very "John Hancock"ish. Huge. Big swirling letters, lines four inches long, very egocentric. And it takes about 25 seconds to write.
Because I became a notary (the first day I had to notarize 180 documents) I quickly adopted a MDish signature. Can scrawl it in a second or so.
It was the only place in my life I used cursive handwriting.
Like teaching home candle-making, IMO.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:55:46am |
re: #283 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
When was the last time you wrote something out long-hand? I haven't written (other than filling in a "fill in the blank" form) for years.
Why is it necessary other than a signature?
Birthday card for my mom, yesterday.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:57:38am |
re: #295 darthstar
The "Hallmark" people fill in most of it! All you have to do is write your damn name!
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Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:57:40am |
German kids still learn to write cursive with a fountain pen.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:58:17am |
re: #296 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The "Hallmark" people fill in most of it! All you have to do is write your damn name!
They make robots to sign your name for you!
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:59:03am |
re: #296 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The "Hallmark" people fill in most of it! All you have to do is write your damn name!
Actually, I had to write "Happy birthday, mom" and then my damn name...and also had to forge my wife's name since she wasn't around to sign.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:59:44am |
re: #300 darthstar
Actually, I had to write "Happy birthday, mom" and then my damn name...and also had to forge my wife's name since she wasn't around to sign.
That's a felony!
Zombie Guards, seize him!
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:59:54am |
re: #300 darthstar
Actually, I had to write "Happy birthday, mom" and then my damn name...and also had to forge my wife's name since she wasn't around to sign.
I used to forge notes for my friends in high skool. I was good at it.
| 303 |
McSpiff Mon, Jul 4, 2011 7:59:56am |
Walked out of my interview today to find two emails looking to both book interviews with me. When it rains it pours.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:00:24am |
re: #297 ralphieboy
German kids still learn to write cursive with a fountain pen.
They take pride in their writing implements. I've bought some very nice pens in Europe...usually in Switzerland, but also in France and Germany.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:02:16am |
re: #302 Cannadian Club Akbar
I used to forge notes for my friends in high skool. I was good at it.
First time I forged my mother's signature was in the third grade - nun caught it right away...not just because it probably looked like it was slowly, painfully written by a child, but also because I left two letters off her name "Ezabeth" apparently didn't cut it.
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:03:52am |
re: #305 darthstar
First time I forged my mother's signature was in the third grade - nun caught it right away...not just because it probably looked like it was slowly, painfully written by a child, but also because I left two letters off her name "Ezabeth" apparently didn't cut it.
Heh, what was to forge for?
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:04:29am |
re: #303 McSpiff
Walked out of my interview today to find two emails looking to both book interviews with me. When it rains it pours.
Be honest. Tell them you're happy to talk but you just interviewed, and if one of the other offers is your first choice, be honest about that. Best thing to do is say that you don't want to play the employers off of each other, but you do want to see what your options are.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:05:09am |
re: #305 darthstar
First time I forged my mother's signature was in the third grade - nun caught it right away...not just because it probably looked like it was slowly, painfully written by a child, but also because I left two letters off her name "Ezabeth" apparently didn't cut it.
My step brother tried calling my skool to get me out early. It didn't work. I asked him if he disguised his voice. He said he put a napkin over the phone. Idiot.
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McSpiff Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:05:57am |
re: #307 darthstar
Be honest. Tell them you're happy to talk but you just interviewed, and if one of the other offers is your first choice, be honest about that. Best thing to do is say that you don't want to play the employers off of each other, but you do want to see what your options are.
Well, the position I interviewed for today wasn't really in my field. The employeer knew it from my resume and we discussed it in the interview. So I don't mind going for these other interviews. Just nice to be getting some responses after a couple months of nothing.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:06:04am |
re: #306 Varek Raith
Heh, what was to forge for?
I got disciplined for talking in class, not doing my homework, or something like that and was afraid to tell mom so I signed the form instead...big mistake.
| 311 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:06:57am |
re: #308 Cannadian Club Akbar
My step brother tried calling my skool to get me out early. It didn't work. I asked him if he disguised his voice. He said he put a napkin over the phone. Idiot.
Wait...that doesn't work?
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:07:46am |
re: #312 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
That is a very nice one. Here is what my Parker looks like. [Link: www.flickr.com...]
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:08:10am |
re: #302 Cannadian Club Akbar
I used to forge notes for my friends in high skool. I was good at it.
The teachers at your school were stoned. (and no, I'm not biting the 'skool' bait).
| 315 |
Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:08:24am |
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Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:08:28am |
re: #313 PhillyPretzel
That is a very nice one. Here is what my Parker looks like. [Link: www.flickr.com...]
Pen pr0n!
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:09:25am |
re: #312 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Montblanc fountain pen.
I had a Montblanc...I'll probably get another one soon. I enjoy having a nice pen in my pocket...more than a fancy smart phone or designer shoes.
| 319 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:10:06am |
| 320 |
Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:10:15am |
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:11:24am |
I got that one when I graduated from college.
| 323 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:11:42am |
pron=porn
honco=honcho
Stan=satan
sea kittehns=fish
| 324 |
Varek Raith Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:12:06am |
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:13:04am |
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:13:06am |
Another reason not to visit Arizona (and commit crime while there)...
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the temperature inside one of the tents at Tent City Saturday afternoon.The tents can sometimes mimic ovens or hot cars. The gauge in Arpaio's hand indicated 145 degrees, nearly 30 degrees hotter than the day's high.
The sheriff said it was exceptionally hot at the outdoor jail but said there was nothing he could do about it.
"What am I going to do, take them out of jail because it's too hot?" he said. "Our men and women are working out here in this heat, too. Does anyone feel sorry for them?"
Read more: [Link: www.azcentral.com...]
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Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:15:03am |
re: #326 darthstar
Arizona wants law and order, it also wants low taxes. Sherrif Joe and his tent cities are the natural extension of that combination of priorities.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:15:48am |
re: #327 ralphieboy
Arizona wants law and order, it also wants low taxes. Sherrif Joe and his tent cities are the natural extension of that combination of priorities.
He also makes inmates wear pink underwear.
| 329 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:16:40am |
re: #328 Cannadian Club Akbar
He also makes inmates wear pink underwear.
Only because he keeps putting colors in with his whites when he does the laundry.
| 330 |
Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:16:56am |
re: #328 Cannadian Club Akbar
he says its to keep them from stealing or re-selling it. I personally think he just likes the look of it.
| 331 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:17:51am |
re: #330 ralphieboy
he says its to keep them from stealing or re-selling it. I personally think he just likes the look of it.
I'd pay for a pair of (unused) pink undies from Sheriff Joe's gulag.
| 332 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:18:17am |
re: #329 darthstar
Only because he keeps putting colors in with his whites when he does the laundry.
I wash all my clothes together. Can you tell I'm single?
| 333 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:19:27am |
re: #331 darthstar
I'd pay for a pair of (unused) pink undies from Sheriff Joe's gulag.
With MCC printed on the ass.
| 334 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:20:14am |
Fox News tweeting that President Obama is dead?
[Link: twitter.com...]
foxnewspolitics foxnewspolitics
We wish @joebiden the best of luck as our new President of the United States. In such a time of madness, there's light at the end of tunnel
8 hours ago
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:20:53am |
I also think Sheriff Joe feeds the inmates twice a day at a cost of 45 cents.
| 336 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:21:22am |
re: #334 darthstar
They were hacked.
| 337 |
Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:21:22am |
Google has an odd logo for July 4th. Looks like unicorns and rainbows. Well, I guess it's better than nothing.
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William of Orange Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:22:01am |
Holy shit!!
It seems script kiddies are at work again cause on the news tweet they posted a message that Obama was shot with two bullets in Iowa. This cannot be true since he was at Camp David and later in the White House. These bastards should be prosecuted! This is a direct threat to the president.
| 339 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:22:16am |
re: #336 Cannadian Club Akbar
They were hacked.
And yet they haven't deleted the offending tweets after eight hours?
| 340 |
Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:22:39am |
re: #337 Killgore Trout
Is that a guitar and a pumpkin?
| 341 |
William of Orange Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:23:30am |
Damn! The comments are still up! Is anybody awake at Fox??!
| 342 |
PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:23:48am |
re: #337 Killgore Trout
I did see the Statue of Liberty and some fireworks in there.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:24:27am |
re: #339 darthstar
And yet they haven't deleted the offending tweets after eight hours?
I dunno. But here's this..
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
| 344 |
jaunte Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:24:36am |
re: #340 Killgore Trout
Maybe a giant orange... are they trying to do regions of the country?
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laZardo Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:26:26am |
re: #340 Killgore Trout
Is that a guitar and a pumpkin?
I got nothing.
/though July 4, 1946 was actually the date the Philippines formally gained its independence.
| 347 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:26:48am |
re: #343 Cannadian Club Akbar
I dunno. But here's this..
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
Maybe DrillBabyDrill69 wasn't the most secure password they could have created for their twitter account.
| 348 |
laZardo Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:28:55am |
re: #347 darthstar
Maybe DrillBabyDrill69 wasn't the most secure password they could have created for their twitter account.
And whatever the Skiddies changed it too is something they can't figure out.
its hopeandchange2012, don't tell anyone
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BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:29:28am |
re: #337 Killgore Trout
Google has an odd logo for July 4th. Looks like unicorns and rainbows. Well, I guess it's better than nothing.
A representation of the U.S. from Hawaii to the East Coast?
Hawaii, Golden Gate Bridge, "Texas," breadbasket, Nashville.
Is that the Sears Tower in the background?
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:30:51am |
re: #349 BongCrodny
A representation of the U.S. from Hawaii to the East Coast?
Hawaii, Golden Gate Bridge, "Texas," breadbasket, Nashville.
Is that the Sears Tower in the background?
Barn and corn silo, a baseball.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:31:05am |
re: #343 Cannadian Club Akbar
I dunno. But here's this..
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
Check out the comments...
It's just a shame it wasn't true.
| 352 |
Killgore Trout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:31:42am |
re: #349 BongCrodny
Ah, Nashville. I get it.
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BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:32:19am |
re: #350 Cannadian Club Akbar
Barn and corn silo, a baseball.
Yep. The eagle, guitar and orange could be Philly, Nashville and Florida.
| 355 |
darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:32:24am |
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jaunte Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:32:48am |
re: #339 darthstar
@foxnewspolitics is still showing the tweets.
foxnewspolitics
We wish @joebiden the best of luck as our new President of the United States. In such a time of madness, there's light at the end of tunnel
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:34:21am |
re: #356 jaunte
@foxnewspolitics is still showing the tweets.
They're enjoying being a 'victim' of hacking for now...they'll pull the tweets down as soon as they're sure everyone has seen them.
| 359 |
Sol Berdinowitz Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:35:15am |
re: #358 darthstar
They're enjoying being a 'victim' of hacking for now...they'll pull the tweets down as soon as they're sure everyone has seen them.
and after a sufficient number of "shame it wasn't true" comments have been posted...
| 360 |
BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:39:20am |
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on July 4th.
James Madison probably got someone else to handle the fireworks for him.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:39:38am |
re: #353 PhillyPretzel
Can't Fox delete them?
Some suggestion at other sites that Fox wasn't/isn't able to. That place is so amateurish it's hard to tell when they're being evil.
| 362 |
jaunte Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:41:18am |
re: #351 Killgore Trout
That comment thread at Fox Nation is a real garbage pile. What's the point of it, if you can't tell the difference between the trolls and the nuts.
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:43:50am |
re: #361 Decatur Deb
Some suggestion at other sites that Fox wasn't/isn't able to. That place is so amateurish it's hard to tell when they're being evil.
I work in IT...Twitter has a record of who created the account and they can (and have by now) reset the password. There's no excuse for not deleting this five hours ago.
| 365 |
reine.de.tout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:45:44am |
re: #305 darthstar
First time I forged my mother's signature was in the third grade - nun caught it right away...not just because it probably looked like it was slowly, painfully written by a child, but also because I left two letters off her name "Ezabeth" apparently didn't cut it.
heh.
I could forge my dad's signature perfectly.
| 366 |
King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:47:47am |
Holy crap!!!
[Link: www.ndtv.com...]
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:48:32am |
re: #365 reine.de.tout
Wow. I could never do anything like that.
| 369 |
BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:52:04am |
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laZardo Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:52:12am |
re: #366 Cannadian Club Akbar
Holy crap!!!
[Link: www.ndtv.com...]
I can imagine the DEAL WITH IT expression on his face afterward.
| 372 |
reine.de.tout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:54:19am |
re: #369 BongCrodny
We need backstory!
Backstory?
1) The occasional "D" or "F" test or paper. Well - math was never my strong suit, what can I say??
2) When I would forget to have my parents sign the papers.
That's about it. Pretty damned dull.
| 373 |
PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:54:43am |
Yahoo has the Twitter hacker story. [Link: news.yahoo.com...]
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:55:12am |
Heh.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:55:15am |
re: #370 laZardo
I can imagine the DEAL WITH IT expression on his face afterward.
"I'LL CALL THAT ONE DISARMED IF THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE!"
"Stop shouting."
"WHAT?"
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:59:18am |
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BenghaziHoops Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:59:22am |
re: #372 reine.de.tout
Backstory?
1) The occasional "D" or "F" test or paper. Well - math was never my strong suit, what can I say??
2) When I would forget to have my parents sign the papers.That's about it. Pretty damned dull.
When I was in 5th grade or so I started hiding my poor papers up in the gutter.. Which was working really well until it rained...
I had to answer for every soaked paper...And it hurt
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 8:59:50am |
oops...wife's in the shower...off to keep her company.
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BenghaziHoops Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:01:18am |
re: #378 darthstar
oops...wife's in the shower...off to keep her company.
You know it's a good shower when you get out feeling dirtier than when you went in
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:02:45am |
re: #378 darthstar
It is a good thing I am over 21 and I am doing this alone. I would hate to have to explain this to my teenage nephews.
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BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:05:11am |
re: #372 reine.de.tout
Backstory?
1) The occasional "D" or "F" test or paper. Well - math was never my strong suit, what can I say??
2) When I would forget to have my parents sign the papers.That's about it. Pretty damned dull.
I once tried to bribe my parents with goodies I bought at a fair shortly after getting a failing warning.
"Mom, this is for you. Dad, this is for you. Oh, yeah -- I'm also failing English."
I had completely separated the two events; I was so dumb back then I didn't have even the slightest awareness that giving my folks gifts before hitting them with bad news would be seen as trying to butter them up.
I was woefully unprepared for the shitstorm that followed.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:08:25am |
re: #381 BongCrodny
I handed my dad a progress report that said I missed 3 homework assignments. I doodled on the back of it poking a hole in the paper. My dad did the freak out thing over the 3 which originally read 13. Heh.
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BongCrodny Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:09:41am |
re: #374 Cannadian Club Akbar
Heh.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
How long a stretch do you think he'll get?
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PhillyPretzel Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:10:56am |
When I was failing geometry my mom and dad were upset but they were the ones who got me into night school so that I could graduate with the rest of my class. When I went to college I took the bare minimum of math classes.
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jaunte Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:15:20am |
re: #374 Cannadian Club Akbar
In a handwritten lawsuit, 21-year-old Kyle Richards claims his civil rights are being violated at the Macomb County Jail.
Pencil or ballpoint?
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:16:26am |
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:17:44am |
re: #387 Cannadian Club Akbar
Probably pencil. Pens kill and stuff.
/
Although, in the directors cut of Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson kills Ashley Judd in a courtroom with a pencil.
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Gus Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:23:50am |
re: #389 Cannadian Club Akbar
Although, in the directors cut of Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson kills Ashley Judd in a courtroom with a pencil.
Pencils don't kill people. People kill people!
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darthstar Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:24:16am |
re: #389 Cannadian Club Akbar
Although, in the directors cut of Natural Born Killers Woody Harrelson kills Ashley Judd in a courtroom with a pencil.
I'll never forgive him for that.
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King of the Douche, now you may bow Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:24:59am |
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watching you tiny alien kittens are Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:25:04am |
Damn, I just got banned from another forum...I think that makes four now. Excuse me but aren't the Left Wing sites restricting themselves to only the "true believers" just as guilty of confirmation bias as the right wing one are? In this case I got involved in a conversation about polygamous and polyandrous relationships. If you know my posting style you will probably understand how I got into trouble, still it seems a bit unfair to get hammered for a sarcastic/jesting post that was labeled as such.
Oh well, this web based intertubes thing that was supposed to bring us all closer together seems to me to be only dividing people more and more into entrenched camps where they only hear from the people that agree with them 100%.
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reine.de.tout Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:25:22am |
re: #385 PhillyPretzel
When I was failing geometry my mom and dad were upset but they were the ones who got me into night school so that I could graduate with the rest of my class. When I went to college I took the bare minimum of math classes.
I only took basic college math. And I did not do well at that.
My daughter on the other hand . . .
She's a self-starter, I never had to do anything to get her to do her homework, she always did it, and she always did well in school.
I remember when she went into the 7th grade, I was a bit pissed off that the school did not place her in the advanced class, esp. with math & science, when I knew her standardized test scores placed her in 98th or 99th percentile in math & science, every damned year. (But for some reason, she still cannot spell!).
I never called the school about it because I figured they had any number of parents calling all the time about their genius kids, so I wasn't going to add to the number.
As she finally admitted to me years later - the school DID want to place her in the advanced classes. They sent a sealed letter home with her about it. She was curious about that letter, and opened it and read it. Then she decided she didn't want to be in that class - so she tossed the letter and I never saw it. LOL. She should have come clean much earlier than she did, she had to listen to me bitch and moan about the school for years.
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Gus Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:29:26am |
re: #394 ausador
Damn, I just got banned from another forum...I think that makes four now. Excuse me but aren't the Left Wing sites restricting themselves to only the "true believers" just as guilty of confirmation bias as the right wing one are? In this case I got involved in a conversation about polygamous and polyandrous relationships. If you know my posting style you will probably understand how I got into trouble, still it seems a bit unfair to get hammered for a sarcastic/jesting post that was labeled as such.
Oh well, this web based intertubes thing that was supposed to bring us all closer together seems to me to be only dividing people more and more into entrenched camps where they only hear from the people that agree with them 100%.
What? Did you say something bad about Hugo Chavez or Che Guevara?
//
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:32:06am |
re: #394 ausador
That sucks, yet reinforces my opinion that the partisans are doing far more harm than good.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:26:25am |
re: #394 ausador
One can not seem to agree enough these days.
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Leggs Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:57:33am |
You wrote, "a dyed in the wool Firesign Theatre mudhead like myself"... no, no, no!! That's an improper use of the reflexive. and you should be chastised severely. You should have written, "a dyed in the wool Firesign Theatre mudhead like me."
| 402 |
Charles Johnson Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:55:50pm |
re: #401 Leggs
I humbly beg your forgiveness. Never again will I transgress in such a flagrant manner.
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The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ...
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Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ... Cheechako
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
