Here’s the Keith Jarrett trio playing live in Tokyo in 1996, at their most telepathic. Starts with a beautifully musical drum solo by Jack DeJohnette.
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 3:55:09pm |
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 3:55:50pm |
I'm sure that would sound golden when played here - although no crowd to enjoy it...
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Gretchen G.Tiger Sat, Aug 27, 2011 3:59:38pm |
Off for the evening!
Have a wonderful night all and
stay safe!
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:05:56pm |
WTF IS THIS SHIT?
Boy who died of dehydration was punished for wetting bed
A 10-year-old boy who died of dehydration after his parents deprived him of water last month was being disciplined for wetting the bed, authorities said Friday.
Documents obtained a day after Jonathan James’ father and stepmother were arrested in his death show how the boy suffered while he was denied drinking water for five days in July. And in an interview Friday, Jonathan’s grandmother said that he had called her in late June to say he was afraid to live with his father and stepmother for a month-long, court-ordered custody visit.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:13:01pm |
re: #6 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
WTF IS THIS SHIT?
Jail time.
Daily flogging should be added.
This type of abuse convinces me parenthood requires a test and a license.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:13:02pm |
Pub Advisory 30A (7pm):
SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...36.5N 75.8W
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM SE OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA
ABOUT 315 MI...510 KM SSW OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES
Up to 14 inches of rain have fallen in parts of NC, the center of the storm is now back over open water, and the speed of the storm has increased slightly, but it's still creeping along at 16mph (from 14mph). The speed of the storm may help temper the rainfall amounts since the storm wont drop as much rain on any one part.
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William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:13:12pm |
Wonderful. Is this off of a dvd release?
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:14:55pm |
re: #6 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Evil, selfish ignorant #@&%xx**
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:16:21pm |
re: #7 b_sharp
Jail time.
Daily flogging should be added.
This type of abuse convinces me parenthood requires a test and a license.
Hell, this should merit a life sentence. Anyone who inflicts this sort of death on a child has forfeited their right to liberty forever.
Out again, maybe back later.
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:19:00pm |
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:21:26pm |
Update: Hurricane Irene: ‘Photo’ of shark swimming in street is fake
Shocker
/
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:32:29pm |
re: #12 Dark_Falcon
Hell, this should merit a life sentence. Anyone who inflicts this sort of death on a child has forfeited their right to liberty forever.
Out again, maybe back later.
A life sentence at least.
Without water during the course of the sentence.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:36:09pm |
Evolution
Image: lCwoU.jpg
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:39:10pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:40:58pm |
Movietone Newsreel: Great Hurricane of '38
[Link: online.wsj.com...]
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:41:06pm |
Do our east coasters have internet?
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:41:49pm |
re: #19 Stanley Sea
Do our east coasters have internet?
No, you're getting this post by semiphore.
//
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:42:10pm |
re: #7 b_sharp
Jail time.
Daily flogging should be added.
This type of abuse convinces me parenthood requires a test and a license.
Home studies and agency, usually private, approval are required for adoptive parents (even thought there are reams of cases of them who abuse and murder their childern, too). We already have a nasty, filthy history thanks to conservative eugenics and other con/states rights and totalitarian state repression of familes -- e.g. anti-miscegenation laws, one-drop rules, and criminalization of married couples using contraception. Because of the daily stories of abused children (and soon it will be vulnerable elders), I wish tests and licenses for breeding couples were somehow feasable, like they are for adoptive ones.
But I don't trust the states as far as I can throw them to do right by people on it. They never have and never will.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:43:08pm |
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:44:29pm |
re: #15 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
A life sentence at least.
Without water during the course of the sentence.
one wonders why he was wetting the bed at 10yrs old....he was probably tormented his whole short life...makes my sick, and angry
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:45:10pm |
Keith and Jack play with all four limbs. Gary only has to use his arms, but he has no frets! It's all like magic to me.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:45:28pm |
re: #20 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
So is it passed you now?
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:45:58pm |
re: #23 albusteve
one wonders why he was wetting the bed at 10yrs old...he was probably tormented his whole short life...makes my sick, and angry
Being scared shitless of your parents might have some reason to do with it.
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:47:59pm |
re: #25 Stanley Sea
So is it passed you now?
It is in the process of doing so. Still receiving some gusts, and the rain's picking back up. But, so far, it looks like it's on the way out.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:50:34pm |
re: #26 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Being scared shitless of your parents might have some reason to do with it.
they tortured him, murdered the boy...there is no punishment dire enough for those people
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:50:38pm |
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:50:59pm |
re: #21 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Home studies and agency, usually private, approval are required for adoptive parents (even thought there are reams of cases of them who abuse and murder their childern, too). We already have a nasty, filthy history thanks to conservative eugenics and other con/states rights and totalitarian state repression of familes -- e.g. anti-miscegenation laws, one-drop rules, and criminalization of married couples using contraception. Because of the daily stories of abused children (and soon it will be vulnerable elders), I wish tests and licenses for breeding couples were somehow feasable, like they are for adoptive ones.
But I don't trust the states as far as I can throw them to do right by people on it. They never have and never will.
Those are the problems, it restricts rights and can be corrupted by inconsistent management. My wife was in foster homes from the time she was 6 til she broke away at the age of 15. The stories she tells are not good. Stories from other people through the system more recently tell better stories, but the conditions seem to vary along with the government in power.
I fear adoptive services would be the same.
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Velvet Elvis Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:54:58pm |
Ron Paul's Statement on the Hurricane
After a lunch speech today, Ron Paul slammed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and said that no national response to Hurricane Irene is necessary.
"We should be like 1900; we should be like 1940, 1950, 1960," Paul said. "I live on the Gulf Coast; we deal with hurricanes all the time. Galveston is in my district.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:55:11pm |
re: #23 albusteve
one wonders why he was wetting the bed at 10yrs old...he was probably tormented his whole short life...makes my sick, and angry
Some kids just take a while to stop, with the environment not really having an affect. Of the four boys in my family, two of my siblings wet the bed until they were 8. I am the oldest and I never wet the bed and the youngest stopped at two. Genetically, (in appearance) the two middle boys were similar and the two extremes were similar.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:55:49pm |
re: #27 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Does your sis still have to work tonight?
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:56:27pm |
re: #28 albusteve
they tortured him, murdered the boy...there is no punishment dire enough for those people
Morally I agree with you, but the law and convention say otherwise.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:58:02pm |
re: #34 b_sharp
The law does a rotten job of protecting the weakest.
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:58:31pm |
re: #29 JasonA
Rep Joe Barton explains to his constituents why sending American jobs overseas is a good thing
Bachmann has a plan to bring those jobs back:
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 4:59:40pm |
re: #36 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Bachmann has a plan to bring those jobs back:
Yes, a winning strategy for a general election. Run with it, Michelle...
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:01:00pm |
re: #37 JasonA
Yes, a winning strategy for a general election. Run with it, Michelle...
"China is running slave labor camps and we can do the same thing here! It's the free market at work!"
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:03:47pm |
re: #38 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
"China is running slave labor camps and we can do the same thing here! It's the free market at work!"
We need to be competitive!!
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:03:51pm |
re: #35 jaunte
The law does a rotten job of protecting the weakest.
When you have a sector of society demanding the right to do what they want with their kids, just because they are their kids, the law is going to be restricted.
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:04:33pm |
re: #33 JasonA
Does your sis still have to work tonight?
Nah, apparently her manager was able to convince corporate that, with the nearby mall closed, there would be no business tonight. No word about tomorrow...yet.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:05:10pm |
re: #40 b_sharp
When you have a sector of society demanding the right to do what they want with their kids, just because they are their kids, the law is going to be restricted.
what's restricted in this case?...parental right mean nothing
1st degree murder
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:05:20pm |
re: #30 b_sharp
Those are the problems, it restricts rights and can be corrupted by inconsistent management. My wife was in foster homes from the time she was 6 til she broke away at the age of 15. The stories she tells are not good. Stories from other people through the system more recently tell better stories, but the conditions seem to vary along with the government in power.
I fear adoptive services would be the same.
Mgt problems, and how to enforce it. It's just a heinous idea. But I read these stories daily, incl. about abuse of adopted children and just wish more can be done for the children, if the stupid communities their dumb bigot parents aren't going to step up to help and protect them.
Problem with abuse in adoption and fostering situations is, the parents have already gone through a very extensive filter-out process, yet we still end up with dead/abused kids. And with the added hysteria from the pollyanna/fingerwagger set that the kids have nothing complain about since they were chosen, wanted, lucky, should be grateful, etc.
The whole topic whether natural/bio or adopted/fostered/orphanage makes me want to throw things.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:06:24pm |
re: #41 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Nah, apparently her manager was able to convince corporate that, with the nearby mall closed, there would be no business tonight. No word about tomorrow...yet.
I guess you are lucky.
BreakingNews Breaking News
325,000 without power in Hampton Roads VA, and northeastern NC - DailyPress bit.ly/orqR5S
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:08:15pm |
re: #42 jaunte
Yes, it's a win for property rights.
Have you ever argued that kids are not property and parents do not have the right to do what they want with people like that? They bitch and moan about the nanny state and it being too PC. To them, 'PC' has become an expletive.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:08:48pm |
re: #43 albusteve
what's restricted in this case?...parental right mean nothing
1st degree murder
We were talking in more general terms Steve.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:09:07pm |
re: #45 Stanley Sea
Tornado Watch in S Jersey. [Link: forecast.weather.gov...]
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:10:41pm |
re: #44 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
My wife and I went through the adoption screening process; Texas was mostly interested in our finances, and the psychological check was pretty much confined to someone asking repeatedly "are you prepared for this responsibility?" The process was extremely loose.
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:10:54pm |
re: #45 Stanley Sea
I guess you are lucky.
BreakingNews Breaking News
325,000 without power in Hampton Roads VA, and northeastern NC - DailyPress bit.ly/orqR5S
Oh, you looking to jinx me? This ain't over yet!
/
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:11:02pm |
re: #43 albusteve
what's restricted in this case?...parental right mean nothing
1st degree murder
The restriction in that case is totally hypothetical, since the issue would be, how could this have been stoppped in the first place. I don't think there's a sufficiennt answer, unfortunately, tbh.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:12:58pm |
re: #51 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Oh, you looking to jinx me? This ain't over yet!
/
oops! Hey, I'm originally from Florida, gone through many that didn't amount to much. Had already moved here when the big ones started hitting.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:13:06pm |
re: #51 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Oh, you looking to jinx me? This ain't over yet!
/
Underground lines FTW!
:P
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:13:47pm |
Wonkette Wonkette
Irene Devastation: Netflix Streaming Apparently Out For Whole East Coast bit.ly/p1iP0g
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:14:37pm |
The Tyrant!! Dictator!! Worse than Gaddafi!!!
@ CoryBooker : We have ordered bars and taverns closed at 10 pm
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:14:44pm |
re: #44 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Mgt problems, and how to enforce it. It's just a heinous idea. But I read these stories daily, incl. about abuse of adopted children and just wish more can be done for the children, if the stupid communities their dumb bigot parents aren't going to step up to help and protect them.
Problem with abuse in adoption and fostering situations is, the parents have already gone through a very extensive filter-out process, yet we still end up with dead/abused kids. And with the added hysteria from the pollyanna/fingerwagger set that the kids have nothing complain about since they were chosen, wanted, lucky, should be grateful, etc.
The whole topic whether natural/bio or adopted/fostered/orphanage makes me want to throw things.
I agree with you completely. As long as we have a segment of the voting public believing kids are exclusively in the parent's domain, this shit will continue to happen. I wish the saying 'It takes a village to raise a child' was taken to heart by more people.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:14:53pm |
re: #55 Stanley Sea
Wonkette Wonkette
Irene Devastation: Netflix Streaming Apparently Out For Whole East Coast bit.ly/p1iP0g
OH NOES!
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:15:14pm |
re: #56 Varek Raith
So far this is pretty mundane.
MSNBC just reported that 2 million Virginians are without power. Is this true?
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:15:35pm |
re: #61 JasonA
MSNBC just reported that 2 million Virginians are without power. Is this true?
Whoa.
Hold on a sec.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:16:13pm |
re: #50 jaunte
My wife and I went through the adoption screening process; Texas was mostly interested in our finances, and the psychological check was pretty much confined to someone asking repeatedly "are you prepared for this responsibility?" The process was extremely loose.
Some agencies require refs, home studies and the like. Adoption laws also differ from state to state, including whether or not the adoption records are required to be sealed (which is most states, though that is beginning to loosen though not by much) the sexuality of the prospective adoptive parents, etc.
But yeah it's basically a financial transaction anyway, so it doesn't surprise me that the primary concern was financial.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:17:32pm |
re: #57 jaunte
Houston is still at 104 degrees at 7pm...
86 here in San Diego. Everyone is at the beach.
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:17:40pm |
re: #61 JasonA
MSNBC just reported that 2 million Virginians are without power. Is this true?
Negative. Last count had somewhere around 800k. 2mil is total number of Dominion Power customers.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:17:46pm |
re: #62 Varek Raith
Whoa.
Hold on a sec.
Yeah, I can see that being true.
Mostly in Hampton, Norfolk and east of Richmond.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:18:29pm |
re: #66 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Negative. Last count had somewhere around 800k. 2mil is total number of Dominion Power customers.
That'll teach me to guestimate.
[Link: www.dom.com...]
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:18:33pm |
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:19:12pm |
re: #66 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Negative. Last count had somewhere around 800k. 2mil is total number of Dominion Power customers.
Fact check fail
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:20:11pm |
re: #66 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Negative. Last count had somewhere around 800k. 2mil is total number of Dominion Power customers.
Ah. Still a significant number. Yikes.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:21:13pm |
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:22:04pm |
re: #71 JasonA
Ah. Still a significant number. Yikes.
1.8mil lost power with Isabel back in '03, including yours truly.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:22:27pm |
re: #74 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
1.8mil lost power with Isabel back in '03, including yours truly.
I didn't.
:P
Teasing you is fun.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:23:24pm |
face it...Irene is a bust
3rd rate little blow
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:23:40pm |
Tornado Watch in NYC until 5 AM. When it rains...
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Obdicut Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:26:15pm |
re: #69 Stanley Sea
Obdi, I'm counting on your Upper East Side live blog. Or did you move?
Yeah, I'm here. My wife will probably want me to curl up on the couch with her at some point, though.
Totally nothing going on right now.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:27:14pm |
re: #78 Obdicut
Yeah, I'm here. My wife will probably want me to curl up on the couch with her at some point, though.
Totally nothing going on right now.
Just rainy up here in Westchester.
And there doe seem to be an unusual number of bad drivers out on the streets.
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Targetpractice Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:27:22pm |
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:28:15pm |
re: #78 Obdicut
Yeah, I'm here. My wife will probably want me to curl up on the couch with her at some point, though.
Totally nothing going on right now.
We were famous for having hurricane parties. Kinda dumb, but we were always lucky. Bring your pillows and blankets! And booze!
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:29:49pm |
re: #76 albusteve
face it...Irene is a bust
3rd rate little blow
The people Irene killed aren't 3rd rate.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:31:13pm |
re: #76 albusteve
face it...Irene is a bust
3rd rate little blow
We have no idea how much this storm will end up costing us. Shutting down mass transit alone comes with a price tag in lost economy.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:31:18pm |
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:31:38pm |
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:32:35pm |
re: #82 Stanley Sea
We were famous for having hurricane parties. Kinda dumb, but we were always lucky. Bring your pillows and blankets! And booze!
I lived off base in NC. For some reason, I was always able to make sure my buddies were at my place when the base went on hurricane lockdown.
"Yeah, SSgt, I got those 2 at my place. They can't make it back to the barracks. I'll watch them. /click... OK, BEER RUN!"
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:33:07pm |
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:33:33pm |
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:36:32pm |
re: #85 albusteve
really?
By minimizing the storm you are in effect minimizing the deaths caused by it.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:36:34pm |
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:37:56pm |
Tornado watches have now been posted for the following counties in NJ through 5am tomorrow: ATLANTIC; BERGEN; BURLINGTON; CAPE MAY; CUMBERLAND; ESSEX; HUDSON; MIDDLESEX; MONMOUTH; OCEAN; PASSAIC; and UNION
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:38:02pm |
re: #90 b_sharp
I don't read his comment that way. I think he's just saying that Irene isn't as big a storm as the hype would have it.
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bratwurst Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:39:38pm |
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:41:00pm |
re: #93 jaunte
I don't read his comment that way. I think he's just saying that Irene isn't as big a storm as the hype would have it.
That may be true. Perhaps it should have been stated that way.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:41:12pm |
re: #94 bratwurst
He's just indulging his online "persona":
He should come over here. Plenty of clouds for him to yell at.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:41:28pm |
re: #90 b_sharp
By minimizing the storm you are in effect minimizing the deaths caused by it.
bullshit...have I insulted you?...you want me to?
you over think it
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:42:02pm |
re: #93 jaunte
Is this the storm that was being hyped as the next LI Express or similar storm? No. At least not yet (in NYC metro). The relatively low number of casualties is a good thing, and it's good to know that most people have taken sensible precautions.
It's plenty bad, and the reaction/overreaction/counterreaction may need a few days to be sorted out. After all, the NYC metro area has yet to feel the full effects, and if there's significant blackouts for extended periods of time, that'll be plenty bad - we'd be talking about millions without power, on top of the 400-500k in the Carolinas. If the storm surge goes as expected, it may be plenty bad for the NYC metro area, including possible flooding of subways, causing significant damage.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:42:16pm |
re: #6 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
WTF IS THIS SHIT?
Sigh. There should be a mandatory class at the hospital in which parents are informed that physical punishment for problems with peeing and pooping are not ever appropriate. (Or, ever going to work).
Also: problems with learning, problems with speaking, problems with eating*, problems with sucking your thumb, etc.
*Except for the time my uncle shoved the meat he didn't want into the hollow table leg and it rotted, forcing my grandparents to buy a new dining room table. A little time working off some of the price of the new table might be appropriate.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:43:33pm |
re: #93 jaunte
I don't read his comment that way. I think he's just saying that Irene isn't as big a storm as the hype would have it.
people are drooling over this storm...think about the political currency or fallout...there are a lot of people that really want to see us get pasted again and in that regard Irene has not delivered...that I minimize death is ludicrous
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:43:49pm |
re: #90 b_sharp
By minimizing the storm you are in effect minimizing the deaths caused by it.
Eh, it's just somebody else's kids.
Who cares. /
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:44:22pm |
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:44:25pm |
Irene is a big disappointment? Indeed, it's really sad that we don't have bodies to pile like cordwood, maybe the next one can be more entertaining.
*rolls eyes*
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:45:07pm |
re: #104 prononymous
Irene is a big disappointment? Indeed, it's really sad that we don't have bodies to pile like cordwood, maybe the next one can be more entertaining.
*rolls eyes*
If only it was more like 1900!!!
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:45:29pm |
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:45:30pm |
re: #100 albusteve
people are drooling over this storm...think about the political currency or fallout...there are a lot of people that really want to see us get pasted again and in that regard Irene has not delivered...that I minimize death is ludicrous
It's because all the media peeps are in the storm's path. Hype it up. Like they did with the quake.
WE'RE DOOMED!
:)
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:46:07pm |
Hardcore:
[Link: twitter.com...]
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:46:34pm |
re: #107 Varek Raith
It's because all the media peeps are in the storm's path. Hype it up. Like they did with the quake.
WE'RE DOOMED!
:)
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:46:43pm |
re: #107 Varek Raith
It's because all the media peeps are in the storm's path. Hype it up. Like they did with the quake.
WE'RE DOOMED!
:)
Did you see Angry Black Lady's tweets last night critiquing the storm reporters? hil ar i o u s
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:47:18pm |
I'm very proud of LGF for going so long without someone posting a certain Scorpions song that shall go unnamed.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:47:34pm |
re: #111 JasonA
I'm very proud of LGF for going so long without someone posting a certain Scorpions song that shall go unnamed.
Too easy.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:47:48pm |
From ABL ( I worked all day, apologize if this was posted!)
[Link: flpbd.it...]
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:48:10pm |
Who wants to buy Ron Paul's house?
"Generations of Liberty loving kids have grown up here"
[Link: buyronpaulshouse.com...]
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:48:21pm |
re: #113 Stanley Sea
From ABL ( I worked all day, apologize if this was posted!)
[Link: flpbd.it...]
BEER RUN!
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:48:38pm |
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:48:46pm |
re: #107 Varek Raith
It's because all the media peeps are in the storm's path. Hype it up. Like they did with the quake.
WE'RE DOOMED!
:)
pols are using the weather as a political 2x4 now
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:48:48pm |
re: #92 lawhawk
Tornado watches have now been posted for the following counties in NJ through 5am tomorrow: ATLANTIC; BERGEN; BURLINGTON; CAPE MAY; CUMBERLAND; ESSEX; HUDSON; MIDDLESEX; MONMOUTH; OCEAN; PASSAIC; and UNION
I hope Snookie is Ok
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:49:24pm |
Anyone post this?
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:49:32pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
I read a tweet yesterday claiming that Governor Christie had ordered her tied down.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:49:40pm |
re: #115 jaunte
Who wants to buy Ron Paul's house?
I bet there's a pot of gold under that swimming pool.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:50:19pm |
re: #97 albusteve
bullshit...have I insulted you?...you want me to?
you over think it
I didn't say you did insult me. What you did say about the storm side stepped the very real costs of the storm. I can't consider any event that has real human costs as being 3rd rate, which in most contexts means inconsequential and not worth being concerned about.
If your 3rd rate was just a comparitor, then I'll retract my comment.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:50:27pm |
re: #122 jaunte
I read a tweet yesterday claiming that Governor Christie had ordered her tied down.
Too little too late. That order should have come years ago.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:51:13pm |
Va Governor announces 3 deaths in Virginia -- all from falling trees [Link: wapo.st...] #Irene
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:51:30pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
I hope Snookie is Ok
She flew to LA for the MTV Video awards or something. Yes, I read TMZ.
whatta life.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:52:25pm |
Tornado warning for the Atlantic City area. Several other warnings posted for DE and Cape May county.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:53:30pm |
For a more obscure hurricane reference, Audioslave's Wide Awake:
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:53:31pm |
Challenges in Predicting the Intensity of Storms
Irene may be the first hurricane to hit the East Coast in several years, but in one respect it is like all the others that have come and gone before it: forecasters have had difficulty predicting its strength.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:53:39pm |
re: #128 lawhawk
I am not surprised. There is lots of nasty weather outside my window.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:54:02pm |
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bratwurst Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:54:11pm |
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:54:53pm |
re: #133 bratwurst
I'll see you that and raise you this:
[Video]
Denzel was ROBBED!
(saw that on the twitter in response)
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:55:27pm |
re: #132 Killgore Trout
Is that Dio? I guess I could google but to lazy
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:56:13pm |
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:57:02pm |
Feels weird thinking about power outages and looking at MSNBC showing a pic of Times Square all lit up.
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:57:31pm |
NPR used a bit of this as bumper music yesterday:
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 5:59:34pm |
Just released.
Hurricane IRENE Public Advisory
000
WTNT34 KNHC 280053
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 30B
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
900 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...IRENE LASHING THE VIRGINIA TIDEWATER REGION AND SOUTHERN DELMARVA
PENINSULA WITH HEAVY RAINS AND HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS...
SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...36.9N 75.6W
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM SSW OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND
ABOUT 285 MI...460 KM SSW OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT
NORTH CAROLINA.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SAGAMORE BEACH
MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK
SOUNDS...DELAWARE BAY...CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF DRUM POINT...NEW
YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND SOUND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT
AND RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
* NORTH OF SAGAMORE BEACH TO EASTPORT MAINE
* UNITED STATES/CANADA BORDER NORTHEASTWARD TO FORT LAWRENCE
INCLUDING GRAND MANAN
* SOUTH COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM FORT LAWRENCE TO PORTERS LAKE
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN EASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
IRENE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:00:46pm |
re: #138 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
WHAT?!
They all sound the same to me. 80's is not my favorite decade for music.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:00:57pm |
re: #139 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
It's Gears of War with Space Marines and Orcs.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:01:26pm |
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:01:45pm |
What I love about this trio is that they are so aware of each other. Jarrett is the best jazz pianist in the world and DeJohnette and Peacock are the best sidemen he could possibly have.
This is just brilliant music. It's nice we live in a time where we can hear it. Lucky us!
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:01:50pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:01:50pm |
Two very obvious ones:
Gnarls Barkley
Ethel Waters/definitive version to end all versions
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:02:15pm |
re: #145 Killgore Trout
They all sound the same to me. 80's is not my favorite decade for music.
heh...
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:02:48pm |
Off to make a full pot of coffee in case the power goes.
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:03:21pm |
re: #150 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Ethel Waters/definitive version to end all versions
I stopped the Ry Cooder for that one!
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:04:01pm |
re: #143 Gus 802
Crawling, and not weakening significantly despite going over NC. That's bad news... a big crawling pile of bad news.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:04:15pm |
OT: Can anyone tell me what kind of tree this is?
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:06:09pm |
re: #143 Gus 802
Damn that thing is crawling.
Over open water again. Storm surge/flash flooding is a huge threat. Big storm. Even as it grows extra-tropical, it will maintain its wind/rain field. Bad Motherfucker. Lots of storm surge in New England.
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:06:54pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:06:56pm |
re: #155 CuriousLurker
[Link: www.vendio.com...]
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:07:41pm |
re: #154 lawhawk
Crawling, and not weakening significantly despite going over NC. That's bad news... a big crawling pile of bad news.
It's moving next to Pocomoke City MD and right now they're reporting winds at 44 MPH. Expecting gusts up to 75 MPH or near hurricane force winds.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:08:15pm |
re: #156 PhillyPretzel
Dogwood
Thank you! I took those photos like 3.5 years ago and never knew what the tree was. It's sooo gorgeous (right down the block form my place).
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:08:23pm |
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:08:39pm |
re: #157 austin_blue
Over open water again. Storm surge/flash flooding is a huge threat. Big storm. Even as it grows extra-tropical, it will maintain its wind/rain field. Bad Motherfucker. Lots of storm surge in New England.
It's bad for a Cat. 1. No reports of any widespread devastation thus far though.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:09:01pm |
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:09:24pm |
Boston shuts down public transit for #Irene [Link: bit.ly...] #HurricaneIrene
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:09:42pm |
re: #161 CuriousLurker
That used to be what one of the trees at my dad's old place. It also come in white.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:10:51pm |
re: #165 lawhawk
Do you guys have a rule for emergency vehicles up there? (wind speed max before being grounded?)
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:10:52pm |
re: #166 PhillyPretzel
It really took my breath away the first time I saw it. I don't remember ever seeing one of them in Texas.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:11:30pm |
re: #165 lawhawk
Philly is suspending service too.
[Link: www.septa.org...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:11:33pm |
Your Low-Drama but Quite Intense 90s Keyboards Clip of the Day:
This was the first CD I ever bought.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:11:33pm |
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:11:57pm |
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:12:27pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:12:34pm |
re: #153 wrenchwench
I stopped the Ry Cooder for that one!
Isn't she the best? Talk about a standard-setter.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:12:40pm |
re: #168 CuriousLurker
There are lots of them in Valley Forge. They are beautiful in spring. I believe the leaves turn dark red in the fall.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:12:55pm |
re: #171 Killgore Trout
I'll say Magnolia.
That's what I thought at first too, but it looks like it's a dogwood.
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:13:11pm |
re: #163 Gus 802
It's bad for a Cat. 1. No reports of any widespread devastation thus far though.
It's a Cat 1, but it is carrying a storm surge of a Cat 2 or 3. Refer to Ike or Katrina, which hit land as a Cat 2 and 3, respectively.
It's never the wind, unless it hits land as a Cat 4/5, it's always the water, either surge or rain, that kills.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:13:45pm |
re: #176 CuriousLurker
That's what I thought at first too, but it looks like it's a dogwood.
Fuck, I stink at trees.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:15:34pm |
re: #175 PhillyPretzel
There are lots of them in Valley Forge. They are beautiful in spring. I believe the leaves turn dark red in the fall.
I think you're right. I'll have to pay more attention to it this year. There are so many beautiful flowering trees up here. Many of them are different from the ones I grew up around, so they seem very exotic. Plus the color—there's really not much fall color in Texas, not like up here anyway.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:15:42pm |
[Link: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com...]
[Link: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com...]
These are some nice pictures of the flowers/trees.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:16:17pm |
re: #178 Killgore Trout
Fuck, I stink at trees.
LOL, well you're good at frogs & ponds. That should count for something.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:16:23pm |
My favorite tree.
Image: WashingtonDC-Cherry-Blossoms-2.jpg
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:17:20pm |
re: #180 PhillyPretzel
[Link: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com...]
[Link: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com...]
These are some nice pictures of the flowers/trees.
*blinks* Well, I'll be damned. I never knew that site had photos like that. Thanks.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:17:44pm |
re: #182 Varek Raith
Very pretty. Kelly Drive (East River) has some very nice cherry blossom trees.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:18:47pm |
Reading Wrenchwench's page.
wtf...
no, really, wtf...?
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:18:58pm |
re: #182 Varek Raith
My favorite tree.
Image: WashingtonDC-Cherry-Blossoms-2.jpg
Ooo, so gorgeous. There's a cherry tree across the street from me. At least I think that's what it is. Gonna have to check now that I have some resource links.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:19:21pm |
re: #183 CuriousLurker
I use it as a dictionary and encyclopedia. A student whom I was tutoring gave me the website and I have been using it since.
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:19:37pm |
Mexican analyst suspended after inciting violence against cyclists
^^That thing is unPageable^^
I could not select any text except in an ad.
You don't have to read it. Same thing happened on a Clear Channel station in the US a couple of years ago.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:19:49pm |
re: #185 JasonA
Reading Wrenchwench's page.
wtf...
no, really, wtf...?
LINK? or I'll just go look.
I believe the Dogwood is the state tree of Virginia.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:20:17pm |
Hiya Lizards...I'm watching a show about College football in the South..
I got my tickets to the Ball State vs. Oklahoma game this year...Crap about 200 bucks for a good ticket..Highway robbery!
Yes.. I am wearing my Ball U tee shirt that day..I should be safe.. Ball State is a little Indiana College..Hopefully no fights in the Stands..
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:20:24pm |
re: #189 Stanley Sea
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:21:15pm |
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:22:32pm |
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:22:45pm |
re: #190 HoosierHoops
Hiya Lizards...I'm watching a show about College football in the South..
I got my tickets to the Ball State vs. Oklahoma game this year...Crap about 200 bucks for a good ticket..Highway robbery!
Yes.. I am wearing my Ball U tee shirt that day..I should be safe.. Ball State is a little Indiana College..Hopefully no fights in the Stands..
Mention the Gators?
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:23:19pm |
re: #187 PhillyPretzel
I'm so used to automatically going to Wikipedia that I often forget there are other resources. I'm gonna add that one to my keyword search thingamajig in Firefox.
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:24:29pm |
We hit 110 today. We have had .06 inches of rain in the last 60 days. I am watering, at this point, just to keep my trees alive to help give me shade. The rest of my yard is as dead as Romney's chances of being nominated for President.
A brutal, brutal summer.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:24:57pm |
re: #167 Cannadian Club Akbar
I've got to believe there is one, but not sure what it would be. Might be around 60 mph. That's one of the reasons the city shut things down. They didn't want to deal with rescue situations in extreme weather situations.
It's also why high rises around the city are shutting down their elevators - to prevent anyone from being caught in 'em should the power go out.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:25:36pm |
re: #198 austin_blue
We hit 110 today. We have had .06 inches of rain in the last 60 days. I am watering, at this point, just to keep my trees alive to help give me shade. The rest of my yard is as dead as Romney's chances of being nominated for President.
A brutal, brutal summer.
Under normal circumstances I'd be a dick and brag about the rain we're getting, but well, you know...
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:26:18pm |
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:27:12pm |
I gotta go... tend to some business...
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:27:21pm |
So we're at 2 million Virginians now.
[Link: www2.timesdispatch.com...]
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:27:25pm |
re: #179 CuriousLurker
I think you're right. I'll have to pay more attention to it this year. There are so many beautiful flowering trees up here. Many of them are different from the ones I grew up around, so they seem very exotic. Plus the color—there's really not much fall color in Texas, not like up here anyway.
Fall color in many places back east is a real treat for us westerners. The west is dominated by coniferous forests that stay green year round. But eastern US has large deciduous forests from lower appalachia,etc through vermont, etc.
If you live near or regularly visit a deciduous forest you may want to consider planting and harvesting wild ginseng. It takes little more effort than pleasant walks in the forest, ~5 years of patience, and some light digging. And real wild ginseng is in huge demand in china so it goes for something like $1000/lb dry, iirc. PS, please obey the laws of your locality regarding wild ginseng - they differ from state to state.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:27:32pm |
re: #184 PhillyPretzel
Newark's Branch Brook Park has one of the largest cherry groves behind DC.
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:28:20pm |
re: #200 JasonA
Under normal circumstances I'd be a dick and brag about the rain we're getting, but well, you know...
Thanks. Really.
There is no humor in this drought, at this point. It's just a motherfuckingcocksuckingsonofabitch.
So to speak.
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sagehen Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:29:10pm |
re: #167 Cannadian Club Akbar
Do you guys have a rule for emergency vehicles up there? (wind speed max before being grounded?)
There's a rule for shutting bridges at a certain wind speed, just so cars don't go falling off the edges.
The TV people are also going on and on about how wind speed (sustained and gusts) is an extra 10mph for every 10 floors up (antennas and water tanks may be on the 70th/80th/90th floor, it'll be ugly if any of those go flying)
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:29:58pm |
The cats are waiting, but I can't close the thread while that Leon Russell is playing...
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:31:32pm |
re: #207 sagehen
There's a rule for shutting bridges at a certain wind speed, just so cars don't go falling off the edges.
The TV people are also going on and on about how wind speed (sustained and gusts) is an extra 10mph for every 10 floors up (antennas and water tanks may be on the 70th/80th/90th floor, it'll be ugly if any of those go flying)
Here it's 45 MPH for emergency vehicles to be grounded but they'll shut down the Skyway Bridge in a heartbeat. It's 175 or so feet tall.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:32:04pm |
re: #207 sagehen
There's a rule for shutting bridges at a certain wind speed, just so cars don't go falling off the edges.
The TV people are also going on and on about how wind speed (sustained and gusts) is an extra 10mph for every 10 floors up (antennas and water tanks may be on the 70th/80th/90th floor, it'll be ugly if any of those go flying)
That's my main worry with my apartment. A window getting hit by flying debris.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:32:29pm |
Okay, totally OT:
The people who want to be cryogenically frozen: Why?
This planet has enough people on it already, and unless you are Stephen Hawking and we have a way to cure you, why would we bother to thaw you out? They imagine that they are going to be brought back to life and made young again, or cured, or something, but why would anyone want to bring you back?
Everyone who knew you will be dead, and unless you had some incredible and unique talent, this planet has a lot of people already, and making more is cheap and not that hard.
I suppose I'm being mean, but I don't get it. Yeah, a comment in the news triggered this rant.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:33:05pm |
re: #211 oaktree
That's my main worry with my apartment. A window getting hit by flying debris.
Do you have masking tape?
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:33:19pm |
re: #212 EmmmieG
Okay, totally OT:
The people who want to be cryogenically frozen: Why?
This planet has enough people on it already, and unless you are Stephen Hawking and we have a way to cure you, why would we bother to thaw you out? They imagine that they are going to be brought back to life and made young again, or cured, or something, but why would anyone want to bring you back?
Everyone who knew you will be dead, and unless you had some incredible and unique talent, this planet has a lot of people already, and making more is cheap and not that hard.
I suppose I'm being mean, but I don't get it. Yeah, a comment in the news triggered this rant.
You ever heard of Teddy Popsicle?
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:33:23pm |
re: #204 prononymous
Fall color in many places back east is a real treat for us westerners. The west is dominated by coniferous forests that stay green year round. But eastern US has large deciduous forests from lower appalachia,etc through vermont, etc.
If you live near or regularly visit a deciduous forest you may want to consider planting and harvesting wild ginseng. It takes little more effort than pleasant walks in the forest, ~5 years of patience, and some light digging. And real wild ginseng is in huge demand in china so it goes for something like $1000/lb dry, iirc. PS, please obey the laws of your locality regarding wild ginseng - they differ from state to state.
Thanks for the info, very interesting. Unfortunately I'm pretty far form anything resembling a forest. Very urban area here, so the only trees & plants I see are either part of private homes or apartment building landscapes.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:33:44pm |
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:35:05pm |
re: #205 lawhawk
Newark's Branch Brook Park has one of the largest cherry groves behind DC.
Earlier this year when I was out photographing neighborhood stuff with my camera, a lady passed by and mentioned that to me. I'm really close to Newark, so I have to make a point of going next spring.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:35:57pm |
re: #215 CuriousLurker
Thanks for the info, very interesting. Unfortunately I'm pretty far form anything resembling a forest. Very urban area here, so the only trees & plants I see are either part of private homes or apartment building landscapes.
It's something to keep in mind when you get that second home out in the country. Plus it's something to think about for all of our eastern lizards that might need some side income. :)
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:36:59pm |
re: #213 Cannadian Club Akbar
Do you have masking tape?
I already taped the windows as best I could.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:37:14pm |
The east river has crested the banks
[Link: yfrog.com...]
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:37:40pm |
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:37:54pm |
Watching the Detroit/New England game. Is NE gonna be able to go home tonight?
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:38:55pm |
re: #222 Cannadian Club Akbar
Watching the Detroit/New England game. Is NE gonna be able to go home tonight?
Detroit is looking very good.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:40:17pm |
re: #218 prononymous
It's something to keep in mind when you get that second home out in the country. Plus it's something to think about for all of our eastern lizards that might need some side income. :)
You know what there are a TON of around here? Ginkgo trees. Love their fan shaped leaves and I know they're supposed to be god for the brain/memory.
There's also a way cool chestnut tree a couple of blocks down.
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MittDoesNotCompute Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:40:18pm |
re: #214 Stanley Sea
You ever heard of Teddy Popsicle?
What happened to Ted Williams (more specifically, his frozen head) was a travesty.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:40:33pm |
re: #207 sagehen
Yes... but those structures are generally prepared for wind loading.
I'd be more concerned about tower cranes, like those at Ground Zero on 1WTC or 4WTC. The crews there had been going and tying everything down, but who knows. Wind and rain can be a real tricky thing with tall towers with ungainly stuff
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:40:41pm |
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:41:31pm |
re: #223 Mr Pancakes
Detroit is looking very good.
You know Detroit is going to surprise people.. They have been drafting athletes the last couple of years...
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:43:02pm |
Teddy Popsicle is Ted Williams, baseball great. When he died at age 83 of heart failure some snake oil company convinced him to have his damn HEAD cut off and frozen for eternity, or until they figure out what to do.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:43:22pm |
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:43:38pm |
re: #228 HoosierHoops
You know Detroit is going to surprise people.. They have been drafting athletes the last couple of years...
Detroit are the Cubs of the NFL...anybody that wants them to lose is a commie
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:43:44pm |
re: #228 HoosierHoops
You know Detroit is going to surprise people.. They have been drafting athletes the last couple of years...
Matthew Stafford could school Jay Cutler.
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PhillyPretzel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:44:05pm |
re: #230 Cannadian Club Akbar
Most likely not. It is best if they stay put.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:44:09pm |
re: #220 Stanley Sea
Looks like photos from around 14th street near NYU university hospital and the old Con Ed plant. That's LIC in the background.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:44:52pm |
re: #234 lawhawk
Looks like photos from around 14th street near NYU university hospital and the old Con Ed plant. That's LIC in the background.
Sally Kohn re-tweeted the photo.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:44:59pm |
re: #230 Cannadian Club Akbar
I meant are they gonna be able to fly home.
they should side track to Vegas for a few days
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:45:32pm |
CNN CNN
Hurricane Irene: Death toll climbs to nine, more than 1 million without power on.cnn.com/q4Qw6N
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:46:03pm |
re: #230 Cannadian Club Akbar
I meant are they gonna be able to fly home.
I was just making a random comment on the game.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:47:44pm |
re: #238 Mr Pancakes
I was just making a random comment on the game.
I know. And Detroit is looking good. But hey, the Bucs used to go 4-0 in preseason and 3-13 for the real one.:(
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sagehen Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:48:59pm |
[Link: blogs.wsj.com...]
It became less funny when people started mistaking Ms. Tien for the hurricane on Twitter. On the social-messaging service where people post 140-character messages that anyone can read, Ms. Tien has since 2006 had the handle “Irene.”
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CuriousLurker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:49:50pm |
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:50:01pm |
re: #239 Cannadian Club Akbar
I know. And Detroit is looking good. But hey, the Bucs used to go 4-0 in preseason and 3-13 for the real one.:(
That's true. and that happens all the time. But methinks we'll see a Detroit team that breaks out this year and becomes very competitive. I would even venture to say that they'll finish 2nd in the division.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:50:30pm |
re: #229 Stanley Sea
Teddy Popsicle is Ted Williams, baseball great. When he died at age 83 of heart failure some snake oil company convinced him to have his damn HEAD cut off and frozen for eternity, or until they figure out what to do.
Teddy..Perhaps the greatest hitter of all time ( Sans Steroids era)
Before he retired he won another batting title hitting .388
Three effen Eighty Eight as an old guy..
I remember watching a special on him years ago..And he was a split personality..Was a terrible dad and husband.. Great player..
His last at bat in the Majors The pitcher threw a fastball past him..Damn he said I just missed that.. I'll bet he throws the same pitch again..
He hit the next pitch out of the park for his final at-bat.. After he retired he became close to his son and daughter and really grew as a man..
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:51:01pm |
re: #243 Mr Pancakes
For them to take 2nd, the Bears would need to be off shitting in the woods.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:51:04pm |
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:51:23pm |
re: #245 Cannadian Club Akbar
For them to take 2nd, the Bears would need to be off shitting in the woods.
They will be......
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 6:55:02pm |
Alrighty, out for the night. North Eastern Lizards, heads up, tails down. See ya in the AM if you still have power.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:01:02pm |
Are you ready for some football??
This is weird..I'll put up our first football page up 911.. The first game of the year...The 10 yr anniversary of 911. I'll never forget that day..We all have stories.. I hope we can share them that day for eternity..
Then.. It's football in America...
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austin_blue Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:03:10pm |
re: #244 HoosierHoops
Teddy..Perhaps the greatest hitter of all time ( Sans Steroids era)
Before he retired he won another batting title hitting .388
Three effen Eighty Eight as an old guy..
I remember watching a special on him years ago..And he was a split personality..Was a terrible dad and husband.. Great player..
His last at bat in the Majors The pitcher threw a fastball past him..Damn he said I just missed that.. I'll bet he throws the same pitch again..
He hit the next pitch out of the park for his final at-bat.. After he retired he became close to his son and daughter and really grew as a man..
Teddy baseball. My dad was a St.Louis/Yankees fan, so of course I rooted for the Red Sox. Hated the Damn Yankees. And St. Louis so we wouldn't beat on each other. I loved Bob Gibson, Carl Yastrzremski, and Stan Musial. Maybe the greatest pure hitter of his generation.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:03:35pm |
re: #249 HoosierHoops
Are you ready for some football??
This is weird..I'll put up our first football page up 911.. The first game of the year...The 10 yr anniversary of 911. I'll never forget that day..We all have stories.. I hope we can share them that day for eternity..
Then.. It's football in America...
Damn, guy, it's been football in Canada since May.
Yah, 911 is an important day.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:04:23pm |
re: #220 Stanley Sea
The east river has crested the banks
[Link: yfrog.com...]
They're calling it a fake.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:07:33pm |
re: #252 JasonA
They're calling it a fake.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]
omg, fuck the "news" or twitter, or whatever our "information" portal.
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:10:24pm |
So I took our X5 in to the dealer, as it's almost at the end of its lease and we paid an extra 300 a month for the last three years to pay off the last car we traded in for it. They'll forgive the extra 25,000 miles we put on it, the four run-flat tires($1500) and the assorted dings one gets when one owns a car (oh, and the cracked windshield)...but it'll still run us 900+ a month for the new X5 (though it is a diesel and it drives like a dream).
So, on my way home I stopped at a GM dealership (I usually don't look at US cars because after three years they fall apart like a Santorum campaign...they didn't used to be like that, but they are now). Anyway, I really liked the GM Sierra crew cab pickup - 33000 after 5k rebate, throw a shell over the bed and it'll look just like an SUV with a divider. And it has a 5.3 liter V-8 which was quite responsive on the highway (though the X5 diesel gets an extra 10mpg)...I could buy an American 4WD vehicle and only pay 600 a month - even after paying the 6k penalty for giving up the X5...decisions, decisions.
Incidentally, while I was writing this the dealer just called and offered to knock another 3,000 off to make it 841 a month but we have to put 6300 down instead of 5000.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:12:29pm |
re: #251 b_sharp
Damn, guy. It's been football in Canada since May.
Yah, 911 is an important day.
That Tuesday morning I got into work late.. I had a little cube in Silly Cone Valley and everybody was in Conference rooms watching NBC news..
I got coffee and really had no idea until people started coming by my cube..I spent most of the day in a Conference room watching the big screen.. I was in Complete Shock that day..
Remember..That is when we got our first crawls on the News.. CNN and Fox have had crawls on the bottom of the screen ever since that day..
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:12:36pm |
Daily News says that the East River isn't cresting:
nydailynews New York Daily News
Hey, everyone asking us if the East River is cresting - no, at this time, it is not. It's a rumor. #Hurricane #Irene bit.ly/ptepAT
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:16:20pm |
[Link: www.earthcam.com...] - live cam of ground zero. 7wtc is in the center background, with 1wtc to the left (post office to the right).
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:16:20pm |
re: #254 darthstar
So I took our X5 in to the dealer, as it's almost at the end of its lease and we paid an extra 300 a month for the last three years to pay off the last car we traded in for it. They'll forgive the extra 25,000 miles we put on it, the four run-flat tires($1500) and the assorted dings one gets when one owns a car (oh, and the cracked windshield)...but it'll still run us 900+ a month for the new X5 (though it is a diesel and it drives like a dream).
So, on my way home I stopped at a GM dealership (I usually don't look at US cars because after three years they fall apart like a Santorum campaign...they didn't used to be like that, but they are now). Anyway, I really liked the GM Sierra crew cab pickup - 33000 after 5k rebate, throw a shell over the bed and it'll look just like an SUV with a divider. And it has a 5.3 liter V-8 which was quite responsive on the highway (though the X5 diesel gets an extra 10mpg)...I could buy an American 4WD vehicle and only pay 600 a month - even after paying the 6k penalty for giving up the X5...decisions, decisions.
Incidentally, while I was writing this the dealer just called and offered to knock another 3,000 off to make it 841 a month but we have to put 6300 down instead of 5000.
How about an XC90? [Link: www.volvocars.com...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:17:57pm |
re: #255 HoosierHoops
That Tuesday morning I got into work late.. I had a little cube in Silly Cone Valley and everybody was in Conference rooms watching NBC news..
I got coffee and really had no idea until people started coming by my cube..I spent most of the day in a Conference room watching the big screen.. I was in Complete Shock that day..
Remember..That is when we got our first crawls on the News.. CNN and Fox have had crawls on the bottom of the screen ever since that day..
Re the news, I paged this yesterday: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:18:18pm |
re: #255 HoosierHoops
You reminded me...
Stephen King has a wonderful short story called "The Things They Left Behind". About a half hour read; I plan on re-reading it on the Anniversary.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:19:12pm |
re: #254 darthstar
Nothing, nothing compares to a BMW. Price though....
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:19:16pm |
re: #258 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
How about an XC90? [Link: www.volvocars.com...]
We liked the Volvo when we first started looking for an SUV about 5 years ago...but the six cylinder was so unresponsive and the XC70 wagon we nicknamed the "Screw the passengers" because of lack of legroom. Maybe it's time to look again...it's been five years...people change, so can cars. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:19:17pm |
re: #257 lawhawk
BTW? Lawhawk? Don't be a hero; don't be a fool with your life.
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:20:19pm |
re: #261 Stanley Sea
Nothing, nothing compares to a BMW. Price though...
They are nice to drive. Go test drive the X5 diesel - just because it fucking kicks ass - I went 0 to 80 in no time....flat.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:21:24pm |
Holy Effin Shit
If your power is out, expect to remain without power for 1-2 weeks. #vairene #poweroutage
VDEM 6 mins
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:22:30pm |
re: #263 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I'm about as safe I can be under the circumstances. At home - northern NJ and so far just lots of rain. That'll be changing as the winds pick up, but it's the best I can do.
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:22:38pm |
re: #265 JasonA
Holy Effin Shit
If your power is out, expect to remain without power for 1-2 weeks. #vairene #poweroutage
VDEM 6 mins
I'd trust Con-Ed before twitter.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:23:28pm |
re: #262 darthstar
NP. I'm just a Volvo nut. My next one will (someday) be an S60.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:25:02pm |
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast, news stations bombard our televisions with constant updates from the National Hurricane Center.
While Americans ought to prepare for the coming storm, federal dollars need not subsidize their preparations. Although it might sound outrageous, the truth is that the National Hurricane Center and its parent agency, the National Weather Service, are relics from America’s past that have actually outlived their usefulness.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:25:55pm |
re: #255 HoosierHoops
That Tuesday morning I got into work late.. I had a little cube in Silly Cone Valley and everybody was in Conference rooms watching NBC news..
I got coffee and really had no idea until people started coming by my cube..I spent most of the day in a Conference room watching the big screen.. I was in Complete Shock that day..
Remember..That is when we got our first crawls on the News.. CNN and Fox have had crawls on the bottom of the screen ever since that day..
My wife and I woke up to the radio telling us a plane had hit one of the towers, but they were unsure of what kind of plane. It sounded like it was a small single engine plane. Then we heard a second plane hit the towers, so we realized it wasn't an accident. As I drove her to work, more accurate information came out about the size of the planes. I got home and turned on the news and realized one tower was missing which caused me to suffer an anxiety attack and 'not the second one, not the second one' became a mantra I repeated over and over. As the second tower collapsed all I could think about were the people inside.
The only thing that somewhat relieved the anxiety was the reports of Canada receiving all of the airliners, and our F18s escorting many of them to the airports.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:26:06pm |
Today the NWS justifies itself on public interest grounds. It issues severe weather advisories and hijacks local radio and television stations to get the message out. It presumes that citizens do not pay attention to the weather and so it must force important, perhaps lifesaving, information upon them. A few seconds’ thought reveals how silly this is. The weather might be the subject people care most about on a daily basis. There is a very successful private TV channel dedicated to it, 24 hours a day, as well as any number of phone and PC apps. Americans need not be forced to turn over part of their earnings to support weather reporting.
lol
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:29:03pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:29:06pm |
Weirdest thing - while the East coast deals with a hurricane, there has been no wind here at all for the last couple of hours. We don't have many times where there is no wind.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:29:46pm |
fivethirtyeight Nate Silver
Water levels in Atlantic City rising very rapidly. Now 3 feet above normal. 1.usa.gov/nlrR3N
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:29:56pm |
re: #267 darthstar
I'd trust Con-Ed before twitter.
That's the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:30:58pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:31:01pm |
re: #272 Killgore Trout
Americans need not be forced to turn over part of their earnings to support weather reporting.
Nate Silver: "NWS costs average American $3 per year."
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:31:34pm |
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:32:05pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
Hey, we can just get our weather info from Fox News (who, apparently, get their weather info from the FUCKING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE!) Fucking morons (Fox, not the NWS)
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:34:37pm |
re: #276 jaunte
Expected flooding in NJ:
[Link: water.weather.gov...]
In Northern NJ, the Passaic River is looking to get gnarly.
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Kronocide Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:34:55pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
OMG, the Derpularity is Near. Have they thought that the National Weather Service provides the information to the news outlets?
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:35:17pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
This is the nest of idiots that pays the editorialists (not a cache):
[Link: cei.org...]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:36:16pm |
re: #273 lawhawk
My son lives in Richmond. Says most of the city is dark. His house has power.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:37:40pm |
We just had our first rumble of thunder.. I hate that this thing is happening overnight... going to be a sleepless night at that..
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:37:54pm |
re: #285 Decatur Deb
I see they're in favor of styrofoam cups.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:39:54pm |
re: #285 Decatur Deb
This is the nest of idiots that pays the editorialists (not a cache):
[Link: cei.org...]
A black man in a limo?!?!?! We must put an end to this!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:39:54pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
Cripes, these conned Fox dupes are so dumb and stupid, you can't even parody them with wingnut tags, anymore.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:06pm |
re: #287 lawhawk
We just had our first rumble of thunder.. I hate that this thing is happening overnight... going to be a sleepless night at that..
I can agree with that.
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Obdicut Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:26pm |
Alright, I'm going to be heading towards bed, with high winds and the shouts of the last idiots on the street to lull me to sleep.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:30pm |
re: #289 WindUpBird
A black man in a limo?!?!?! We must put an end to this!
And he's not driving!!1!!!
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:40pm |
re: #289 WindUpBird
A black man in a limo?!?!?! We must put an end to this!
He's the driver dude, the driver.
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:52pm |
re: #23 albusteve
one wonders why he was wetting the bed at 10yrs old...he was probably tormented his whole short life...makes my sick, and angry
Don't be so sure. Read "the bedwetter", by Sarah Silverman. She wasn't abused. She simply had a small bladder.
This kid, yeah. But bedwetters in general, maybe not.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:40:52pm |
re: #290 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Cripes, these conned Fox dupes are so dumb and stupid, you can't even parody them with wingnut tags, anymore.
The idiocy is logarithmic!
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:41:27pm |
Shorter Bloomberg conference: Don't be a dumb-ass.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:41:32pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:42:16pm |
re: #285 Decatur Deb
This is the nest of idiots that pays the editorialists (not a cache):
[Link: cei.org...]
Buncha confederates.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:43:29pm |
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Interesting Times Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:44:00pm |
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:44:19pm |
re: #301 BigPapa
Derp now reads in Decibels!
Five minutes of Fox blows my daily time-weighted average.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:44:35pm |
re: #297 JasonA
Loved Chris Christie's "Get the hell off the beach!"
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:45:02pm |
re: #305 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Loved Chris Christie's "Get the hell off the beach!"
I wish he was a Democrat. Oh well.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:46:01pm |
Today the NWS justifies itself on public interest grounds. It issues severe weather advisories and hijacks local radio and television stations to get the message out. It presumes that citizens do not pay attention to the weather and so it must force important, perhaps lifesaving, information upon them. A few seconds’ thought reveals how silly this is. The weather might be the subject people care most about on a daily basis. There is a very successful private TV channel dedicated to it, 24 hours a day, as well as any number of phone and PC apps. Americans need not be forced to turn over part of their earnings to support weather reporting.
Translation: if you don't have cable, a PC, or a smartphone you don't really matter anyway so you don't need to know.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:46:51pm |
My day went bad faster than weather in New Jersey in the past hour.
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:47:31pm |
Tornado confirmed in Lewes, DE.
Localized flooding (urban flooding) in parts of Queens.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:48:12pm |
re: #295 lostlakehiker
Don't be so sure.
Why not?
These kinds of stories about f'ed up, killer parents should surprise no one. They make the news every day.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:48:21pm |
re: #309 lawhawk
Tornado confirmed in Lewes, DE.
Localized flooding (urban flooding) in parts of Queens.
And I just saw lightning here in Westchester. It's on like Donkey Kong.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:49:05pm |
Not that anyone should care, but:
I am trying to research a serviceable bike to buy on the cheap. Without going into too many details, let me just say that I have over 20 years of experience on line, ranging from all manner of BBS systems & FidoNet in ye olden days, to UFO forums, to Everything Is A Vast Sinister Conspiracy forums, to Your Preferred Computer Operating System Software Sucks And That Makes You A Terrible Person forums, to Rapture-Ready fundamentalist Christian wack-a-loon forums, to arguably Asperger Syndrome-dominated skeptics' forums, to embarrassing modern-day Post-Obama sites devoted to firearms.
Never in all my digital travels have I encountered a group as hostile, rancorous, and malevolent as the people who infest bicycle-oriented forums. I don't take it personally because it's the frigging Internet after all, but sheesh.
In case any of you are insane bicycle afficionados: I plan to buy a cheap bike which will cost far less than $1500, and I fully intend never to buy special aerodynamic pants that you are so fond of.
There. I hope that gave you a stroke.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:50:54pm |
re: #312 negativ
That's hilarious. People, oy.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:51:22pm |
Residents in Rockaway, Queens, battened down the hatches and stocked up on provisions as Hurricane Irene approached, ignoring a mandatory evacuation order.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:51:53pm |
In case any NY lizards haven't seen it yet, here's ConEd's page for outages.
[Link: apps.coned.com...]
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:52:07pm |
re: #294 Stanley Sea
He's the driver dude, the driver.
I'd give a lot to see the President order up an unmarried USSS driver named 'Daisy'.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:54:05pm |
re: #315 jaunte
"notafinga!"
Take a sharpie and write your fucking social security number on your arm and torso, dumbass.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:55:22pm |
re: #132 Killgore Trout
Or this...
[Video]
I think it's a better song but maybe that's just me
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:56:25pm |
re: #310 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Why not?
These kinds of stories about f'ed up, killer parents should surprise no one. They make the news every day.
Please read the pencil-corrected post.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:57:58pm |
re: #319 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
"notafinga!"
Take a sharpie and write your fucking social security number on your arm and torso, dumbass.
Too lazy/stupid/dependent on gubbmint to hop in your Land Rover and go sit out the hurricane in the Poconos!
Immoral! Deserves to floaaaaaaat!
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:58:42pm |
re: #270 Killgore Trout
Hurricane? Fox news leaps into action to abolish the National Weather Service (Not the onion)
Do We Really Need a National Weather Service?
This is nothing more than another attack against NOAA and climate science this time by FOX and the CEI.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7:59:47pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:02:01pm |
re: #322 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
These were dumbasses who could leave. Think a twelve pack's gonna save them.
Notafinga.
Screw 'em.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:03:06pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:04:34pm |
re: #326 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Did you watch the video?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:05:20pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:06:22pm |
re: #328 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
They appeared to you not have the ability to leave?
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lawhawk Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:06:43pm |
re: #316 JasonA
PSEG has an outage page, and apps for smartphones. (NJ mostly)
LIPA:
[Link: www.lipower.org...]
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Atlas Fails Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:07:32pm |
OT-Paul McCartney on SNL rerun tonight! Worth watching just for that.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:08:41pm |
That video tells me that we may need to revisit our system for ranking these things. Calling it a Cat 1 seems to be lulling some into a false sense of security.
I would like to reiterate my idea for naming these storms after violent figures from our past. Hurricane Torquemada. Hurricane Bathory. Hurricane Xerxes. People would get the hell out of the way of those...
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:09:32pm |
re: #329 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
They appeared to you not have the ability to leave?
A 5 second clip of a person tells you zero about their ability to leave.
But I guess you're right with the morality trip: that $9.99 for a 12 pack of Bud could easily have gone to 3 gallons of gas to put in a Hertz rental for that indefinite stay in the Poconos. ///
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freetoken Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:09:46pm |
re: #323 b_sharp
This is nothing more than another attack against NOAA and climate science this time by FOX and the CEI.
Yes, the authors are just CEI shills.
Which is exactly why Fox runs the piece.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:10:05pm |
re: #332 JasonA
I remember that front wheel drive Oldsmobile Torquemada.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:10:25pm |
re: #333 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
A 5 second clip of a person tells you zero about their ability to leave.
But I guess you're right with the morality trip: that $9.99 for a 12 pack of Bud could easily have gone to 3 gallons of gas to put in a Hertz rental for that indefinite stay in the Poconos. ///
Where the hell can you get three gallons for ten bucks?!?
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:11:43pm |
re: #336 JasonA
Where the hell can you get three gallons for ten bucks?!?
Baja Alabama, but you wouldn't like the deli.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:12:27pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:12:40pm |
Looks like most people are staying put.
Evidence that the mayor’s warnings may go unheeded could be seen in the lights on in Coney Island high-rise apartments across the street from where Bloomberg held his news conference.
“I got the sense that people felt safe to stay,” said Councilman Mike Nelson, who represents neighboring Brighton Beach. Most of these residents have remained in their homes, he said.
[Link: www.businessweek.com...]
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:13:35pm |
So Rick Perry holds a huge prayer rally and we get the rain... how the hell does that work?
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:13:48pm |
re: #335 jaunte
I remember that front wheel drive Oldsmobile Torquemada.
You are just too witty by half.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:15:11pm |
re: #339 jaunte
24 hours will fix that problem for the next one.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:15:59pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:16:20pm |
re: #340 JasonA
You've seen his aim.
Image: 2011-08-22-http--iamthearbiter.com-wp-content-uploads-gov-rick-perr-govrickperrygun240jdf0428101.jpg
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:16:32pm |
re: #332 JasonA
That video tells me that we may need to revisit our system for ranking these things. Calling it a Cat 1 seems to be lulling some into a false sense of security.
I would like to reiterate my idea for naming these storms after violent figures from our past. Hurricane Torquemada. Hurricane Bathory. Hurricane Xerxes. People would get the hell out of the way of those...
Hey now there's an idea.
But then, we've seen the exact opposite, too...the presumption that any concern about the hurricane "buys into hype" or something like that. To me, it really just comes down to where someone is economically.
Rent and bills are due on Thursday, school just started so that's a bunch of $ gone to new clothes/shoes/school supplies; if you're in college/grad school and financial aid hasn't come in yet, you are poor as the dickens right now and then some (unless you're living on daddy's money under the table in which case daddy's money will help you evacuate); if you're taking care of elderly parents, that's their meds and care and gd help you if you have to transport them; the list goes on.
Any of the above situations could apply to the people shown in the video. Or, FBV could be right and they're all just lazy, stupid, drunken slackers. Impossible to say.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:16:40pm |
re: #343 Decatur Deb
We get Boar's Head, and learn to like it.
Do you call them hoagies, heroes, wedges, or grinders?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:17:02pm |
re: #333 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Nice. Morality trip. That's me.
The old folks at the home in Atlantic City who are refusing to go to safety are being offered shelter and transportation. I think that help getting out is being offered to those folks also.
But, they won't hesitate to scream to have the National Guard risk their lives come and bail them out. Their families will go ballistic if help is required and none comes.
Perhaps I am out of line to think that staying in a hurricane during a mandatory evacuation and expecting to be saved if you made a stupid decision is just not okay.
Sorry if I'm not sensitive.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:17:38pm |
Irene will have disproportionately large surge for being a Cat 1.
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Atlas Fails Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:17:56pm |
re: #343 Decatur Deb
We get Boar's Head, and learn to like it.
Boar's Head radio ads in Pittsburgh are awesome for lulz.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:18:00pm |
re: #335 jaunte
I remember that front wheel drive Oldsmobile Torquemada.
I hear the one with the 455 had category 5 torque.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:18:03pm |
re: #336 JasonA
Where the hell can you get three gallons for ten bucks?!?
Not in my city - it's $4.29 in my neighborhood. But everywhere else in the country is usually at least a dollar cheaper than SF/LA or HI.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:18:50pm |
re: #346 JasonA
Do you call them hoagies, heroes, wedges, or grinders?
Subs, as in 'Subway'. We're firmly in the United States of Generica.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:19:31pm |
re: #347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Nice. Morality trip. That's me.
The old folks at the home in Atlantic City who are refusing to go to safety are being offered shelter and transportation. I think that help getting out is being offered to those folks also.
But, they won't hesitate to scream to have the National Guard risk their lives come and bail them out. Their families will go ballistic if help is required and none comes.
Perhaps I am out of line to think that staying in a hurricane during a mandatory evacuation and expecting to be saved if you made a stupid decision is just not okay.
Sorry if I'm not sensitive.
Sensitivity isn't required. Just thinking through reasons, some not so stupid, why people might not evacuate. There are a lot of them. We just don't know their situations from the information given.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:20:35pm |
re: #349 Atlas Fails
Boar's Head radio ads in Pittsburgh are awesome for lulz.
Ghost of Rege Cordick, maybe.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:21:46pm |
re: #347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Nice. Morality trip. That's me.
The old folks at the home in Atlantic City who are refusing to go to safety are being offered shelter and transportation. I think that help getting out is being offered to those folks also.
But, they won't hesitate to scream to have the National Guard risk their lives come and bail them out. Their families will go ballistic if help is required and none comes.
Perhaps I am out of line to think that staying in a hurricane during a mandatory evacuation and expecting to be saved if you made a stupid decision is just not okay.
Sorry if I'm not sensitive.
There is definitely 2 sides to these scenarios. Or maybe 15 sides. Really as with any "event" you can't really visualize how you will react until you are actually faced with it.
People can be stupid: the ones on the beach, behind the weather reporter etc. I'm gonna reserve judgement.
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Mocking Jay Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:21:56pm |
re: #353 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Sensitivity isn't required. Just thinking through reasons, some not so stupid, why people might not evacuate. There are a lot of them. We just don't know their situations from the information given.
I can definitely understand the reasoning for a storeowner.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:25:24pm |
re: #345 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Sorry if I left that impression; that is not what I meant at all. I got the sense (from the video) that it was apathy. They thought it was no big deal and were ready to "ride it out".
One of the guys being interviewed (I'm paraphrasing), "If it was going to be more than a Cat 1, I'd probably take my mom and leave. But I've got food, water. cigarettes, and liquor."
I just don't want a rescue worker to risk life and limb to save someone too "cool" to evacuate.
Wasn't free transportation to shelters offered? How much rent to shelters charge?
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:26:50pm |
re: #345 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Hey now there's an idea.
But then, we've seen the exact opposite, too...the presumption that any concern about the hurricane "buys into hype" or something like that. To me, it really just comes down to where someone is economically.
Rent and bills are due on Thursday, school just started so that's a bunch of $ gone to new clothes/shoes/school supplies; if you're in college/grad school and financial aid hasn't come in yet, you are poor as the dickens right now and then some (unless you're living on daddy's money under the table in which case daddy's money will help you evacuate); if you're taking care of elderly parents, that's their meds and care and gd help you if you have to transport them; the list goes on.
Any of the above situations could apply to the people shown in the video. Or, FBV could be right and they're all just lazy, stupid, drunken slackers. Impossible to say.
When they say evacuate Galveston, folk listen. The island has been inundated more than once, and the big one killed about a thousand people.
This one is objectively not all that dangerous, and riding it out may well be a logical choice.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:26:52pm |
re: #353 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
All the same. If they're trapped on their roofs? They want to be saved. A Governor (or President) who won't send someone into harms way to save them is heartless.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:27:24pm |
re: #347 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
The old folks at the home in Atlantic City who are refusing to go to safety are being offered shelter and transportation. I think that help getting out is being offered to those folks also.
Hmm, I bet there is more than one old folk's home in Atlantic City.
But, they won't hesitate to scream to have the National Guard risk their lives come and bail them out. Their families will go ballistic if help is required and none comes.
I guess you've never been in that situation. I was just in it up until around this time last year.
I went through sweating bullets every hurricane season for 5 years dealing with my father, who lived in hurricane country. Due to various reasons, I could not move to be there, nor move him out to where I was -- because of various ailments, he would not have made the trip. A LOT of people are in this boat.
Thanks to his and my mother's public schoolteacher's pension that are breaking the backs of every duped conservative in 2011 (next year it will be some other scapegoat), he was able to afford a decent assisted living center with a strong evacuation plan.
(This is WHY public employees take a salary cut and have money put away into pension plans in the first place.)
So it's not just the "National Guard" and the implied "government dependence" card that's at issue.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:32:17pm |
re: #360 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Are you familiar about this story? CNN played it off as funny; just saw a bit a few minutes ago.
Folks live in a 13 story assisted living facility in Atlantic City.
They won't leave. Want to ride it out there.
Those poor "Life Alert" operators. Their phones are going to ring off the hooks tonight!
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:33:10pm |
Ambrose Light Buoy (NY Harbor Approach)
Wind Direction (WDIR): ENE ( 70 deg true )
Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 29.1 kts
Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 36.9 kts
Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 9.5 ft
[Link: www.ndbc.noaa.gov...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:33:57pm |
re: #357 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Sorry if I left that impression; that is not what I meant at all. I got the sense (from the video) that it was apathy. They thought it was no big deal and were ready to "ride it out".
One of the guys being interviewed (I'm paraphrasing), "If it was going to be more than a Cat 1, I'd probably take my mom and leave. But I've got food, water. cigarettes, and liquor."
I just don't want a rescue worker to risk life and limb to save someone too "cool" to evacuate.
That's understandable. But I kind of took it at face value - some 5 second edited clips...who knows what or was not left out.
Wasn't free transportation to shelters offered?
Dunno - I suppose it depends on the municipality, and their priorities. Hard to tell.
How much rent to shelters charge?
What if you're on a fixed income and cannot afford one penny more in incidentals? Stay at home for a Cat 1 or go to a shelter and risk not being able to pay expenses for September. Get out the Sharpie and stfu, right?
This is what some people who don't evacuate deal with. But that's just one hypothetical.
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:34:02pm |
re: #359 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
All the same. If they're trapped on their roofs? They want to be saved. A Governor (or President) who won't send someone into harms way to save them is heartless.
A gov who WILL send rescue workers to their likely death on a fool's mission is brainless. And heartless. Brainless because the mission will fail, and heartless because rescue workers' lives also ought to count for something.
The peak of a hurricane is no time to go out in a rubber raft or a helicopter.
People have got to understand and believe. There WILL BE NO RESCUE. It will not be, for it cannot be. After the storm passes and it's feasible to put rescue workers back to work, maybe there will be a rescue. But by then, you don't likely need one.
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b_sharp Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:37:58pm |
"You are mad, quite mad." (The Thief of Baghdad)
Words to live by.
G'night.
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:38:45pm |
Somebody on Wunderground found this:
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:39:39pm |
re: #336 JasonA
Where the hell can you get three gallons for ten bucks?!?
OK, 2.7 gallons. Nitpicker.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:42:56pm |
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:43:33pm |
re: #344 jaunte
You've seen his aim.
Image: 2011-08-22-http--iamthearbiter.com-wp-content-uplo ads-gov-rick-perr-govrickperrygun240jdf0428101.jpg
Note that the smoke is coming from his hair.
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Mr Pancakes Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:43:43pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:43:48pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:43:54pm |
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makeitstop Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:43:59pm |
Raining steadily here on LI. Winds picking up.
I actually fell asleep for a few hours earlier, so no doubt I'll be up for a while tonight. I can't wait for this to just be over with.
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:44:30pm |
re: #374 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Yep. 87 octane.
Wow. We're still paying close to 4 bucks here. Something like 3.89 or so. I gotta get out of this state.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:44:38pm |
re: #361 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I hadn't seen that one, no. In a way I don't blame them; perhaps for some, they already know they are going to die there. Sorry to be morose, but I'm familiar with the decision-making of seniors in that situation...and that's the ones who are still with it, mentally.
If I was like my cousin who is the primary caretaker for her mother with dementia, I would probably wait it out, too (she's in the same area as my father was, so she deals with this every year, too.)
For people like me, we have to rely on administration and staff to make the right decision. I can tell you from experience, it's no fun having to make that decision in a mandatory-but-not-life-threatening, impending hurricane situation from a distance.
After all, it's not like we can book an $800 no-advance-notice flight and fly in to the hurricane-closed-anyway airport, then get in our Hertz cars and drive our relatives to the Hampton Inn with in a 24/7 skilled home health nurse in tow. :)
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:45:01pm |
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:45:02pm |
re: #212 EmmmieG
Okay, totally OT:
The people who want to be cryogenically frozen: Why?
This planet has enough people on it already, and unless you are Stephen Hawking and we have a way to cure you, why would we bother to thaw you out? They imagine that they are going to be brought back to life and made young again, or cured, or something, but why would anyone want to bring you back?
Everyone who knew you will be dead, and unless you had some incredible and unique talent, this planet has a lot of people already, and making more is cheap and not that hard.
I suppose I'm being mean, but I don't get it. Yeah, a comment in the news triggered this rant.
Great SciFi book, "Heads", by Greg Bear. A thinly fictionalized L Ron Hubbard is a corpsicle and by a twist of quantum physics they're able to read his mind. The thinly fictionalized scientologists try to murder the lab workers to prevent his dying secrets from being divulged.
And all this takes place on the moon. Absolute zero, time travel, mind reading, quantum Bose-Einstein condensates that think!
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:45:55pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:46:28pm |
re: #363 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Perhaps I can use a better example.
Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed. Can I say "notafinga" to theirdumb asses? Please let me say "notafinga" to their dumb asses.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:46:52pm |
re: #382 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Perhaps I can use a better example.
Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed. Can I say "notafinga" to theirdumb asses? Please let me say "notafinga" to their dumb asses.
I got a finger for them!
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:47:18pm |
re: #381 sattv4u2
HOLD THE WEDDIN
$2.24
Don't you mean $3.24!?!?!
Right. Now I'm wondering. Denver is right around 3.24.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:48:46pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:48:55pm |
re: #382 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Perhaps I can use a better example.
Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed. Can I say "notafinga" to theirdumb asses? Please let me say "notafinga" to their dumb asses.
No one is stopping you from saying whatever you want. I'm just saying we can't make many moral conclusions about people's situations from a few video clips a few seconds long.
Well maybe you can, but I don't think the video is a measure of much.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:48:56pm |
re: #384 Gus 802
Right. Now I'm wondering. Denver is right around 3.24.
Atlanta
Mid to high $3.30's in the burbs/ country
High $3.70s to high $3.80's in the city
[Link: www.atlantagasprices.com...]
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:52:12pm |
re: #387 sattv4u2
Atlanta
Mid to high $3.30's in the burbs/ country
High $370.s to high $3.80's in the city[Link: www.atlantagasprices.com...]
You seem to have a 4-5 cent advantage over AL in your state taxes. We always tank up on your side of the border when driving home.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:52:39pm |
re: #382 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Perhaps I can use a better example.
Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed. Can I say "notafinga" to theirdumb asses? Please let me say "notafinga" to their dumb asses.
I am also fairly comfortable with you saying "Skwoojitzuflawn". As with "notafinga" I haven't the slightest idea what it might mean, if anything.
I strongly prefer "skwoojitzuflawn", however.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:52:45pm |
re: #384 Gus 802
Right. Now I'm wondering. Denver is right around 3.24.
re: #387 sattv4u2
Atlanta
Mid to high $3.30's in the burbs/ country
High $3.70s to high $3.80's in the city[Link: www.atlantagasprices.com...]
Could be worse
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Could be better
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:53:09pm |
re: #389 Decatur Deb
You seem to have a 4-5 cent advantage over AL in your state taxes. We always tank up on your side of the border when driving home.
Beer and whiskey?
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Decatur Deb Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:53:55pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:54:16pm |
re: #390 negativ
I am also fairly comfortable with you saying "Skwoojitzuflawn". As with "notafinga" I haven't the slightest idea what it might mean, if anything.
I strongly prefer "skwoojitzuflawn", however.
As in Not A Finger lifted to help them
Now ,, about "skwoojitzuflawn"???
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:54:28pm |
re: #387 sattv4u2
It's raised from $2.49 to $3.59 in two weeks. Whuut.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:54:44pm |
re: #355 Stanley Sea
There is definitely 2 sides to these scenarios. Or maybe 15 sides. Really as with any "event" you can't really visualize how you will react until you are actually faced with it.
People can be stupid: the ones on the beach, behind the weather reporter etc. I'm gonna reserve judgement.
This happens every year, with people making all kinds of judgments on people in hurricane and tornado warnings, calling them stupid, lazy, etc. Especially ones in cities and rural areas, who already get that put on them anyway.
If in the situation, the same people would have a much different attitude about it. Sheltered living, feh.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:57:28pm |
re: #386 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
First, I'm not getting all this "jump on an 800 dollar flight and get in your hummer" stuff. Most of these folks have had free (even the poor can afford free) transportation and lodging (not a Hampton Inn, of course, but a high school gym is safer than in the low oxygen environment of underwater).
Second, I'm not getting "moral". I am saying if you make a personal choice to remain in harms way; please do not expect sympathy or rescue that puts another's life in danger.
But, if you are going to stay in harms way; please have the common decency to make your body identifiable.
Of course there are exceptions; but it is not a general rule.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:59:24pm |
re: #395 sattv4u2
As in Not A Finger lifted to help them
Pity, isn't it, that you're barred from picking and choosing whom rescue workers should and should not help, isn't it.
This is real life, not an Ayn Rand theoretical scenario.
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Only The Lurker Knows Sat, Aug 27, 2011 8:59:31pm |
BTW, Be-frore anyone asks. Yes, I am shaked, rattled and rolled
drunk..
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ProGunLiberal Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:00:32pm |
re: #402 Bubblehead II
I guessed that off the spelling. :P
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:00:42pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:01:06pm |
re: #401 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Pity, isn't it, that you're barred from picking and choosing whom rescue workers should and should not help, isn't it.
This is real life, not an Ayn Rand theoretical scenario.
You do know that I was responding to #390 who didn't know what "notafinga" meant
You do know that, right?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:01:33pm |
re: #399 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
First, I'm not getting all this "jump on an 800 dollar flight and get in your hummer" stuff. Most of these folks have had free (even the poor can afford free) transportation and lodging (not a Hampton Inn, of course, but a high school gym is safer than in the low oxygen environment of underwater).
The Superdome worked out very well for them, too, I heard. ///
Second, I'm not getting "moral". I am saying if you make a personal choice to remain in harms way; please do not expect sympathy or rescue that puts another's life in danger.
But, if you are going to stay in harms way; please have the common decency to make your body identifiable.
Of course there are exceptions; but it is not a general rule.
All I'm saying is, there is typically a lot more to those personal choices made than what come across in 5 second video clips.
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laZardo Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:02:36pm |
re: #404 jaunte
Every day the Shore crowd are not on the streets of Jersey is a good day.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:02:59pm |
re: #405 sattv4u2
You do know that I was responding to #390 who didn't know what "notafinga" meant
You do know that, right?
I was responding to that and your #383 which referenced your own finger for them.
Did you forget you said it? I didn't.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:03:57pm |
re: #397 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Especially ones in cities and rural areas, who already get that put on them anyway.
What areas are there other than cities and rural areas?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:04:08pm |
re: #407 laZardo
Every day the Shore crowd are not on the streets of Jersey is a good day.
Huh. Well there is that.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:04:25pm |
NYT Hurricane Irene Tracking Map
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:04:32pm |
re: #407 laZardo
Every day the Shore crowd are not on the streets of Jersey is a good day.
Okay. That's fuckin' funny.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:04:34pm |
re: #409 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Especially ones in cities and rural areas, who already get that put on them anyway.
What areas are there other than cities and rural areas?
Suburbs, exurbs, those kinds of places.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:05:50pm |
Do urban people pick up the broken limbs and sticks in their yards?
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:06:58pm |
re: #414 prairiefire
Do urban people pick up the broken limbs and sticks in their yards?
I imagine so, yes.
Those of us who have yards, anyway.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:07:06pm |
re: #413 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
You really seem to have a serious disdain for the folks who don't live paycheck to paycheck. Only rural and city folks need apply for sainthood?
Well, if it makes you feel any better? I live paycheck to paycheck.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:07:34pm |
re: #408 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I was responding to your #383 which referenced your own finger for them.
Did you forget you said it? I didn't.
The THEM I "fingered' was Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed.
Or perhaps you think they should be applauded
On second thought, I give then Two Fingers Up!
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laZardo Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:07:38pm |
re: #416 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You really seem to have a serious disdain for the folks who don't live paycheck to paycheck. Only rural and city folks need apply for sainthood?
Well, if it makes you feel any better? I live paycheck to paycheck.
I currently concur.
As it were.
/lol i rhymd
//but yeah i am technically doing that
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:08:18pm |
re: #409 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Especially ones in cities and rural areas, who already get that put on them anyway.
What areas are there other than cities and rural areas?
Australia's outback
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:08:55pm |
re: #407 laZardo
Every day the Shore crowd are not on the streets of Jersey is a good day.
I'm wondering if this will kill Labor Day weekend business now. All told this is going to end up costing us billions.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:09:09pm |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:10:25pm |
This is goint nowhere at the speed of smell. G'night knuckleheads.
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:10:35pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:10:42pm |
re: #422 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Cave dwellers?
Yup
I wouldn't mind being stuck in these caves
[Link: www.google.com...]
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Only The Lurker Knows Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:10:56pm |
Whilel I still some have some sembalenence of cogniveve fuction. I will bid you all good night. Why I even logged in and posted is a mystry to me. Probably to say goodnifgt to my fellow lizards.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:11:36pm |
re: #418 laZardo
Do not get into credit card debt at this point. You're too young, you actually do not deserve shiny new things at 23% interest. I made that mistake for awhile in my 20's.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:11:41pm |
After the storm:
SWANSBORO, N.C. — The air inside the rooms at the Hampton Inn here is getting so thick, people are propping doors open with trash cans.
The power is out. The front doors are blocked with potted plants and floor mats to keep the storm out.
People have run out of magazines to read and cigarettes to smoke. The noise from the kids ripping down the hallways is starting to get on a few people’s nerves.
...
Irene, big and wet, was not leaving as fast as people had thought.
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:14:04pm |
re: #416 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
You really seem to have a serious disdain for the folks who don't live paycheck to paycheck.
How do you know I'm not one myself? Are you presuming?
Only rural and city folks need apply for sainthood?
Well, if it makes you feel any better? I live paycheck to paycheck.
Well, this has nothing to do with anyone's feelings, certainly not mine. I'm only saying there are often cost/benefit reasons why people can't just up and leave in a Cat 1 hurricane threat. You've suggested that the people in the video appear able to leave. No one knows that from the information given. Appearances tell us nothing.
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:14:22pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:15:10pm |
re: #431 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
People have run out of magazines to read and cigarettes to smoke.
DOOMED... to make conversation.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:15:46pm |
re: #425 sattv4u2
Yup
I wouldn't mind being stuck in these caves
[Link: www.google.com...]
Testosterone fueled! I saw an old friend from grade school tonight. She is a liberal and we pissed off the Republican family at the next table pretty quickly. I said "Moveon.Org" and "John Kerry" rather loudly and from there on out there seemed to be sullen glares and stares in our direction.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:15:53pm |
re: #431 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
People have run out of magazines to read and cigarettes to smoke.
NEVAH FURGHET!
Now I know where I went wrong all those years ago
I was reading the cigarettes and smoking the magazines
DOH !!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:17:01pm |
re: #417 sattv4u2
The THEM I "fingered' was Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed.
Or perhaps you think they should be applauded
On second thought, I give then Two Fingers Up!
I think your outrage over some clips in a NYT video and what I'm saying about it is hilarious.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:17:47pm |
re: #425 sattv4u2
Yup
I wouldn't mind being stuck in these caves
[Link: [Link: www.google.com...]...]
Can't stop collecting!
[Link: www.zombieapocalypseblog.com...]
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Kragar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:18:29pm |
re: #432 jaunte
DOOMED... to make conversation.
A deathly uncomfortable fidgeting overtook them all.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:21:19pm |
re: #436 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
I think your outrage over some clips in a NYT video and what I'm saying about it is hilarious.
ummm,,, errrr,,, where is my "outrage"
You seem to be getting your posters confusseld!
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:22:15pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:23:35pm |
re: #441 sattv4u2
ummm,,, errr,,, where is my "outrage"
You seem to be getting your posters confusseld!
Nope, talking directly to you. There's no confusion on my end about all that ceaseless rage. I think it's funny.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:24:59pm |
Hi all! This is a rare Sat. Night.. I did not go out..Watching Football..
How are you guys/girls?
Why is Houston kicking the shit out of SF tonight? Houston has been building their team for the last 5 years to beat Peyton Manning.. And they are close.. The 49ers are just victims along the way..
Yes it's true..When you are a GM in the AFC South you draft anybody on Defense to beat Peyton.. Houston just rolled the 49ers.. Defense...
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:25:21pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:26:11pm |
re: #445 HoosierHoops
Hi all! This is a rare Sat. Night.. I did not go out..Watching Football..
How are you guys/girls?
Hey HH - was checking email for some music clips...did you send?
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:28:34pm |
Hurricane on location at Wordpress:
Vacation with Irene: It’s still worth it
Image: tsfam_web.jpg
Saturday Night On the ground: Times Square
Image: web-version-times-square.jpg
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:28:47pm |
Night folks. Time to get some shut-eye before things really pick up.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:29:32pm |
re: #446 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Uh-huh. So you're giving multiple fingers to people you don't even know about.
Figures.
Do you know what video FBV linked, that we're talking about? If not, why not?
Try to pay attention. I know that chip on your shoulder often obscures your view
FBV stated Those idiots who go surfing in a hurricane after the beaches are closed.
I don't have to "know them" to have disdain for them, seeing it will be some poor rescue worker that has to risk HIS/HER life to save the putz. (hence, giving them the finger)
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:32:10pm |
California Avenue, Atlantic City, Flooded:
[Link: yfrog.com...]
Jose Germosen photo
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:33:13pm |
re: #451 sattv4u2
I don't have to "know them" to have disdain for them,
Kneejerk reaction, based in manufactured outrgage.
Typical. rotfl this is why I enjoy your posts.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:33:37pm |
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:35:25pm |
re: #448 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Hey HH - was checking email for some music clips...did you send?
I don't think we have linked up yet...Like Steve has said..I'm just an amateur player.. But I would be happy to send you tracks of me playing..
I'm not that good really..I'm old school strat player
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:37:29pm |
re: #451 sattv4u2
Try to pay attention. I know that chip on your shoulder often obscures your view
Yeah, I already know about your ridiculous, pent-up social resentments about some things I say that you don't agree with.
That's standard fare, while on the internet.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:38:02pm |
re: #455 HoosierHoops
Whenever you get a chance, I'd love to take a listen.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:39:30pm |
re: #453 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Kneejerk reaction, based in manufactured outrgage.
Typical. rotfl this is why I enjoy your posts.
Remind me again who was making fun of photos of people at Wal Mart?
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:40:18pm |
re: #456 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Yeah, I already know about your ridiculous, pent-up social resentments about some things I say that you don't agree with.
That's standard fare, while on the internet.
shhhh,,, I have a hot flash for you
I'm this way 24/7 ,,, have been even before there was an 'internet"
shhhhhhh
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:40:50pm |
re: #459 sattv4u2
Remind me again who was making fun of photos of people at Wal Mart?
If that's an accusation, why not just make it straight out?
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:43:00pm |
re: #462 prairiefire
The caption says:
"The foam is often a toxic mix of pollution and cyanobacteria."
Unconfirmed.
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:43:20pm |
Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids)[1] derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the presence of these surfactants under these turbulent conditions traps air, forming persistent bubbles which stick to each other through surface tension. Due to its low density and persistence, foam can be blown by strong on-shore winds from the beachface inland onto sidewalks and streets.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:43:29pm |
re: #461 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
If that's an accusation, why not just make it straight out?
I can't
It's all those ridiculous, pent-up social resentments of mine!
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:43:32pm |
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:43:57pm |
re: #466 Gus 802
Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids)[1] derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the presence of these surfactants under these turbulent conditions traps air, forming persistent bubbles which stick to each other through surface tension. Due to its low density and persistence, foam can be blown by strong on-shore winds from the beachface inland onto sidewalks and streets.
TOXIC!!!
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:46:45pm |
re: #467 sattv4u2
I can't
You can't, because you know the accusation holds no water.
I haven't said anything about Walmart, let alone pictures of people who shop there. So you can go shove that shyt right back where it came out of, fella.
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Gus Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:48:25pm |
Current conditions in Atlantic City:
Humidity: 85 %
Wind Speed: E 23 G 33 MPH
Barometer: 29.18" (987.9 mb)
Dewpoint: 73 °F (23 °C)
Heat Index: 80 °F (27 °C)
Visibility: 3.00 mi.
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laZardo Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:49:07pm |
re: #427 prairiefire
Do not get into credit card debt at this point. You're too young, you actually do not deserve shiny new things at 23% interest. I made that mistake for awhile in my 20's.
My primary is a debit card, and I'm scrimping like Scrooge here.
The unfortunate fact is though that no credit history is as good as bad credit history. So I'm probably going to get a secured one with a $200-ish credit limit to start with sometime soon.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:49:30pm |
Perry’s travel, security costs will stay secret until after 2012
How much is this ever-present phalanx of state policemen costing the taxpayers of Texas? They won’t know at least until after next year’s presidential election, thanks to a provision, tucked into a school finance bill in July, that will keep the governor’s travel records sealed for 18 months.Although security around public officials has been tightened considerably since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the secrecy that surrounds Perry’s travels is unique, according to Ken Bunting, executive director of the Missouri-based National Freedom of Information Coalition.
"The Gubmint spends so much, I can't afford to tell you."
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:50:57pm |
re: #457 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Whenever you get a chance, I'd love to take a listen.
You can't google these words
Em vamp
When I think of all those nights
All those games we played
All those times I tried to leave
But all those times I stayed
I still hear your laughter
and it cuts me like a blade
I'm living on a thin line
It's a thin line
Between what is a what is not
It's a thin Line
Between what you need
And what you got...
It's a Thin line
When it comes to lovers
You were the finest in the world
Moon light through your Window
Left you shinning like a pearl
You illuminate the difference
Between a woman and a girl
It's a Thin Line
It's a Thin line
Between what is and what is not
It's a Thin Line
Between what you need
And what you got
It's a thin line
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:51:31pm |
re: #467 sattv4u2
It's all those ridiculous, pent-up social resentments of mine!
You forgot to mention, ceaseless, endless, neverending, self-perpetuating, and coming close to caving in on themselves.
You're hilarious.
BTW, since you tried to divert the the topic we were on with some b.s. about Walmart photos, I'll just remind you, re: today's outrageous outrage of the hour. You cannot pick and choose who rescue workers should and should not rescue.
All your rage against dumb surfers in the Atlantic ocean, all the flipped fingers in the world; no amount of tantrums about old cliches about chips on shoulders, will ever change that. /Schadenfreude
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:51:38pm |
re: #320 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Priceless...I mean, you couldn't actually charge someone for that.
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:52:13pm |
re: #466 Gus 802
Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids)[1] derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents. As the seawater is churned by breaking waves in the surf zone adjacent to the shore, the presence of these surfactants under these turbulent conditions traps air, forming persistent bubbles which stick to each other through surface tension. Due to its low density and persistence, foam can be blown by strong on-shore winds from the beachface inland onto sidewalks and streets.
Santorum foam.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:53:26pm |
re: #479 darthstar
Santorum foam.
He could be called "spume" for short. Though Frothy Mixture is working for a lot of people these days.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:54:40pm |
re: #475 HoosierHoops
Ooo nice!
I like this line
It's a Thin line
Between what is and what is not
It's a Thin Line
Between what you need
And what you got
Do you have a recording of that?
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:54:49pm |
PZ Myers dissects Ann Coulter's creationist arguments:
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:56:47pm |
re: #481 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
He could be called "spume" for short. Though Frothy Mixture is working for a lot of people these days.
Like that newscaster, Brit Spume, from Fox?
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 9:58:44pm |
It's late enough in the thread that going off topic is kosher---
The man who shot Giffords and killed a federal judge and others was the subject of considerable speculation here at the time. Was he a RW zealot, or was he plain and simple insane?
We now have more information. Yahoo news report
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The man accused in the Arizona shooting rampage kept himself awake for 50 hours straight after an appeals court stopped forced medication. He walked in circles until he developed sores and then declined antibiotics to treat an infected foot. Already thin, he stopped eating and shed nine pounds.
U.S. District Judge Larry Burns described Jared Lee Loughner's behavior to explain his refusal to overrule prison doctors who decided to resume forced medication July 18. The drugging, he said, "seems entirely appropriate and reasonable to me."
Loughner's attorneys argued unsuccessfully that a court should review whether the forcible medications could resume.
The ruling came in a three-hour pretrial hearing Friday that offered insights into Loughner's fragile condition at federal prison in Springfield, Mo., where he is on suicide watch.
Christina Pietz, a psychologist who is treating him at the prison, testified by phone that Loughner is "less psychotic" than in the past and that she is now more concerned about depression.
There's more; as always, best to read the original.
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darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:02:06pm |
re: #486 lostlakehiker
Let the fucker walk himself to death. He'll come to his senses soon enough. Seriously, the little bastard is gaming the system - working up his insanity defense. Let him run into walls for a few days, offer food every morning and night, put his water in a shatterproof bottle so he can decide if he wants to drink it or not, and otherwise leave him the fuck alone. He'll be sane by Tuesday.
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:03:32pm |
re: #406 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
The Superdome worked out very well for them, too, I heard. ///
All I'm saying is, there is typically a lot more to those personal choices made than what come across in 5 second video clips.
The superdome worked out MUCH, MUCH better than dead, for almost everybody who was there.
Going for days without food, without toilets, in oppressive heat and with a touch of anarchy thrown in, is an inconvenience. Dead is final. A sense of perspective is in order.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:04:41pm |
re: #482 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Ooo nice! Do you have a recording of that?
Yes.. I will send you some of my music..
But really...I'm just OK having fun with the Lizards...I have played music my whole life.. If I was good I wouldn't be working 60 hours a week as an Admin.. I love music..Man..If I was good.. I'd be really happy..But only a few of us can be special.. I'm not even close..But I love playing Guitar and singing songs...
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:05:19pm |
re: #486 lostlakehiker
Damn those 9th Circuit Court overreach librul statists that wouldn't allow him to be forcibly medicated!!
Dirty hippies!
Seriously though, I wrote in a post at the time that he was a poster child for better mental health care in Phoenix. I still think that. Thx for the link, lostlakehiker.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:05:24pm |
re: #486 lostlakehiker
It's late enough in the thread that going off topic is kosher---
The man who shot Giffords and killed a federal judge and others was the subject of considerable speculation here at the time. Was he a RW zealot, or was he plain and simple insane?
We now have more information. Yahoo news report
There's more; as always, best to read the original.
Loughner is just plain crazy. It was the fault of no political figure or movement that he fixated on Gabby Giffords; His fixation was entirely irrational and the product of a deeply disturbed mind.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:07:33pm |
re: #491 HoosierHoops
Yes.. I will send you some of my music..
But really...I'm just OK having fun with the Lizards...I have played music my whole life.. If I was good I wouldn't be working 60 hours a week as an Admin.. I love music..Man..If I was good.. I'd be really happy..But only a few of us can be special.. I'm not even close..But I love playing Guitar and singing songs...
Not so!!!
You should hear some of the people I've gone to church with, for instance...bus drivers, mechanics, telephone operators, teachers, doctors, meter maids....come Sunday morning, they are pros.
So, no pressure, just whenever you like.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:09:08pm |
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lostlakehiker Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:09:18pm |
re: #488 darthstar
Let the fucker walk himself to death. He'll come to his senses soon enough. Seriously, the little bastard is gaming the system - working up his insanity defense. Let him run into walls for a few days, offer food every morning and night, put his water in a shatterproof bottle so he can decide if he wants to drink it or not, and otherwise leave him the fuck alone. He'll be sane by Tuesday.
Our law specifies that prisoners shall receive appropriate medical treatment, including psychiatric medical treatment. What you're proposing amounts to summary execution, if indeed he's insane.
I favor the death penalty when appropriate. That's rare, but his crimes make the grade if he's sane. But first there must be a fair trial. At trial, the jury, not bloggers, will decide whether he's gaming the system or genuinely insane.
The court, not an angry public, will determine what sort of medical attention he needs to see that he doesn't "cheat the gallows."
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McSpiff Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:12:25pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:13:45pm |
re: #489 lostlakehiker
A sense of perspective is in order.
Isn't it, though.
Take a look at the short video we were talking about. You'll see what that last sentence in #406 was referring to.
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McSpiff Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:14:29pm |
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laZardo Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:14:32pm |
re: #484 prairiefire
Buy a good lamp.
Maybe I can design one.
/it's my major
//not that yours wasn't good advice. ;p
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:17:05pm |
CNN, which I seldom watch otherwise, actually has very good coverage of Hurricane Irene.
More important recent items: FEMA has issued a red alert for failure of the Saint Mary's Lake dam in Maryland. This means failure is imminent and people in the affected area should leave at once.
Tides will be 6 feet or more above normal in the bite south of Manhattan. This includes Staten Island and the Perth-Amboy area of Jersey. The tides are already at a peak there because of astronomical factors.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:17:43pm |
re: #488 darthstar
Let the fucker walk himself to death. He'll come to his senses soon enough. Seriously, the little bastard is gaming the system - working up his insanity defense. Let him run into walls for a few days, offer food every morning and night, put his water in a shatterproof bottle so he can decide if he wants to drink it or not, and otherwise leave him the fuck alone. He'll be sane by Tuesday.
I'm sorry, but I cannot concur. Everything we've seen out of this man says that he is insane. His actions, looked at as a whole, are not the actions of a sane person. He's not following a game plan like Anders Brevik, he's just be pulled around by his delusions.
I wish he were sane, because I don't like the idea of him being found not guilty by reason of insanity. But if he truly is legally insane, then that is the only acceptable verdict. Justice must be done, painful though it may be.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:18:18pm |
re: #460 sattv4u2
shhh,,, I have a hot flash for you
I'm this way 24/7 ,,, have been even before there was an 'internet"
shhh
Breaking: There are people on the internet you'll meet from time to time, who are bound to set you off, regardless of what you're like offline. This is the way the ball bounces.
This newsflash has been brought to you by Anxiety Management, 20,000 Mg Tablets.
| 505 |
darthstar Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:18:20pm |
Hey everyone...did you hear that? There it is again! No? It's the sound of my bed calling me...You really can't hear it? Well, I can, and that's all that matters right now...good night.
Remember: Tornadoes suck. Hurricanes blow.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:18:37pm |
re: #489 lostlakehiker
How about from the perspective of "Oh, thanks for the rally to try to save me, Big Government!" What with all the relief at the expense of the Coast Guard and National Guard. We have a very proficiently run government emergency relief system combined with the Red Cross. Geez. Try to be helpful.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:19:43pm |
St. Mary's Lake dam is likely to fail.
Sigh.
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3CPO Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:20:44pm |
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:21:22pm |
@adambonin:
I just don't want #irene to hit us so hard that Sean Penn shows up.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:21:40pm |
Otis Redding "Hard To Handle":
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McSpiff Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:22:28pm |
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:22:31pm |
re: #503 Dark_Falcon
But if he truly is legally insane, then that is the only acceptable verdict.
Or another way of putting it: if he is truly legally insane, this is why the ruling exists in the first place...for those cases that are.
I don't think we'll have to worry about the likes of a twinkie defense coming out of Judy Clarke.
Eric Rudolph is in my on-one-hand list of people I actively hate, including Daffy. But she got him life instead of the death penalty...I think we can expect the more of the same for Loughner, fbofw.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:25:01pm |
re: #212 EmmmieG
Okay, totally OT:
The people who want to be cryogenically frozen: Why?
This planet has enough people on it already, and unless you are Stephen Hawking and we have a way to cure you, why would we bother to thaw you out? They imagine that they are going to be brought back to life and made young again, or cured, or something, but why would anyone want to bring you back?
Everyone who knew you will be dead, and unless you had some incredible and unique talent, this planet has a lot of people already, and making more is cheap and not that hard.
I suppose I'm being mean, but I don't get it. Yeah, a comment in the news triggered this rant.
I really don't know. I don't want to die, but I am OK with the fact that I will someday have to.
There's a Star Trek Next Generation episode, where the Enterprise finds a bunch of cryogenically frozen people floating in space and is able to fix and revive them. They're from about our time. One of them only agreed to do this stupid thing because his wife liked the idea, and he's not happy to be trapped in the future, with no connections or prospects.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:25:03pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:25:08pm |
re: #513 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Or another way of putting it: if he is truly legally insane, this is why the ruling exists in the first place...for those cases that are.
I don't think we'll have to worry about the likes of a twinkie defense coming out of Judy Clarke.
Eric Rudolph is in my on-one-hand list of people I actively hate, including Daffy. But she got him life instead of the death penalty...I think we can expect the more of the same for Loughner, fbofw.
I don't think you and I actually disagree much where Loughner is concerned. We take different paths getting there, but we both honestly seek justice.
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:26:59pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:27:04pm |
re: #399 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Second, I'm not getting "moral". I am saying if you make a personal choice to remain in harms way; please do not expect sympathy or rescue that puts another's life in danger.
Sympathy, I'll offer.
But a rescue crew cannot go out in certain conditions, they just can't.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:27:50pm |
re: #414 prairiefire
Do urban people pick up the broken limbs and sticks in their yards?
Er, yes. At least the ones I know do.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:30:14pm |
re: #473 laZardo
My primary is a debit card, and I'm scrimping like Scrooge here.
The unfortunate fact is though that no credit history is as good as bad credit history. So I'm probably going to get a secured one with a $200-ish credit limit to start with sometime soon.
As long as you're paying it off each month, go for it.
Me, I screwed up with the credit cards early on. And I didn't even buy cool luxury stuff...
:(
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dell*nix Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:30:33pm |
Competitive Enterprise Institute shills. In response to a previous post about NWS.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:30:48pm |
re: #523 SanFranciscoZionist
The morning after hurricane Ike hit Houston, all my neighbors were out at dawn, tidying up their little urban lawns. Then we waited for ten days for the power to come back.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:31:00pm |
re: #517 Dark_Falcon
I don't think you and I actually disagree much where Loughner is concerned. We take different paths getting there, but we both honestly seek justice.
I don't know if you read the link I posted in #492. But it's not so different a path from what you said. It was definitely against the grain at the time, not that I gave a damn. But it turns out it's true: she [Palin] really is just a politician.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:31:28pm |
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:31:58pm |
So, is the East Coast going to be gradually swept away over a twenty year time span due to Global Warming?
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:32:08pm |
re: #519 prairiefire
Is this by a National Monument?
Not that I'm aware, though I'm not familiar with the area.
I do know that the dam was repaired in 2008. We have bad infrastructure and just apply bandaid upon bandaid until it fails spectacularly.
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Digital Display Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:33:47pm |
re: #521 Gus 802
I don't care. That songs makes me cry.
That song that she sings about poor little pictures of cats and Dogs is really sad...
Yes.. I have watched it with little Winston with tears in my eyes..It's sad when people mistreat their pets..
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:34:31pm |
re: #531 Varek Raith
Not that I'm aware, though I'm not familiar with the area.
I do know that the dam was repaired in 2008. We have bad infrastructure and just apply bandaid upon bandaid until it fails spectacularly.
I'm very concerned about our Capitol pieces. What a drag for the MLK Memorial dedication. The Jefferson Memorial? Dude! You all are on top of swamp land. Have you toured the Tidal Basin Pool yet?
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:36:18pm |
re: #527 jaunte
The morning after hurricane Ike hit Houston, all my neighbors were out at dawn, tidying up their little urban lawns. Then we waited for ten days for the power to come back.
Back in the winter of 1995, NoCal got hit by serious storms. Old trees in Golden Gate Park were pulled up by the roots. Major winds.
I remember that in my parents' neigborhood there was just piles and piles of tree bits all over the street, with all the neighbors clearing everything up as best they could.
Given that some friends were rescued from their house by rowboat, we figured we got off light.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:36:59pm |
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:40:17pm |
It's funny about urban yards though--no one in San Francisco has front yards. In some neighborhoods you might have some bushes or a strip of grass in front of the house.
Friend of mine from Montana, after she moved out here, was showing her parents the city, and the lack of front yards confused and upset her mother quite a bit. Finally she said, "Oh, I understand. They don't have front yards, but they must have three or four acres out back. That's how they do it here."
My friend gave up explaining.
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SanFranciscoZionist Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:45:42pm |
re: #541 jaunte
three or four acres out back!
If you, say, drive or walk around a block in San Francisco, it should become painfully clear that there is not three or four acres to a house hiding in some tardis-like configuration inside, but there was only so far this lady could go in visualizing the horrors of urban living.
//This woman is sharp as a whip, too, which is the truly funny part.
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Varek Raith Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:46:57pm |
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prairiefire Sat, Aug 27, 2011 10:46:59pm |
Ire: #542 Varek Raith
They can move pretty quickly if you are walking behind them They look they are thinking "what the hell" in slow motion.
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lostlakehiker Sun, Aug 28, 2011 7:46:30am |
re: #530 prairiefire
So, is the East Coast going to be gradually swept away over a twenty year time span due to Global Warming?
The East coast will be inland a foot or two from where it is now, perhaps. The Big Melt hasn't begun to hit its stride. The sequence is, first, the Arctic sea ice breaks up and we have a lot of open water in August and early Sept. most years, around the pole.
This means more sunlight hitting open water, and being captured rather than reflected. That makes the water around the Greenland ice cap warmer, so the glaciers flowing off it and forming ice shelves, those shelves melt faster. This unplugs the glaciers, which then flow faster.
At that point, the Big Melt begins in earnest. Sea levels rise much faster than they've been rising.
We need to be cautious, now, about putting infrastructure right on the coast.
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