Here’s good ol’ Ted Nugent (a frequent guest on the vile white supremacist radio show Political Cesspool, which also regularly features David Duke), spewing deranged hatred at President Obama and pledging, “If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.”
(h/t: Right Wing Watch.)
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:07:04am |
Oh if only.//
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Sheila Broflovski Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:07:20am |
I will either be dead or in jail
DUI or dope bust?
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:07:52am |
‘If Obama Becomes President, I’ll Either Be Dead or in Jail’
Challenge accepted!
as a side note: Why doesn't the Nuge have a gig as the celebrity spokeman for Depends?
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:10:23am |
Yeah, I'll believe it just as soon as all those celebs who said they'd leave the country if Bush was reelected pack their bags and GTFO.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:10:27am |
So Obama becomes President and the Nuge ends up behind bars or shuffles off to join the choir invisible...
the downside being?
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:12:54am |
He should be behind bars for crimes against the guitar anyway.
/
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jaunte Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:13:28am |
"I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
Do you promise?
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:13:41am |
You too can help defy the tyrannical "emperor" by voting for America's first CEO this November...
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:14:24am |
We're such callous and hard-hearted bastards. /
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:14:40am |
re: #7 Kragar
So Obama becomes President and the Nuge ends up behind bars or shuffles off to join the choir invisible...
the downside being?
I don't know why everyone's gasping over this statement. These two possibilities don't bother me one bit.
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Romantic Heretic Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:14:47am |
I'm thinking he's insane enough to arrange a suicide by cop so that he can 'prove' Obama is a Kenyan-Islamist-Socialist dictator.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:17:47am |
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Sheila Broflovski Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:18:43am |
re: #13 Romantic Heretic
I'm thinking he's insane enough to arrange a suicide by cop so that he can 'prove' Obama is a Kenyan-Islamist-Socialist dictator.
He's insane enough to want somebody else to die but he don't wanna die.
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:19:08am |
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lawhawk Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:19:43am |
If Nuge hasn't already been carted off to prison, why does he think that he'll be carted off if Obama is reelected? Obama will have carte blanche to eliminate his political enemies (though who knows if Obama even considers Nuge to be anything more than a musical nuisance, if even that).?
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:20:25am |
re: #16 Oblivious Troll
Nah, I think that's a bad idea.
I agree, though its funny from a "stop giving him ideas!" point of view.
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Michael McBacon Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:22:16am |
The Indonesia remark fits right in with the White Supremacist schtick.
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Bulworth Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:26:36am |
He'll be in jail because the american family association will finally discover the lyrics to Wango Tango?
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:27:22am |
re: #18 Kragar
I agree, though its funny from a "stop giving him ideas!" point of view.
Am I wrong to think that some pro-gun Americans see past the bubble and realize he hasn't actually done a thing to restrict gun rights?
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:28:23am |
Why do celebrities make personal threats about what they will do to themselves--and think we'll care?
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:31:17am |
re: #21 Oblivious Troll
Am I wrong to think that some pro-gun Americans see past the bubble and realize he hasn't actually done a thing to restrict gun rights?
You forget that the NRA President revealed that not doing anything to restrict gun rights is all part of Obama's evil plan to restrict gun rights.
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:32:44am |
Can you imagine the explosion of racist outrage that would occur in the wingnutosphere if a rap artist said the same thing about Romney?
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bluecheese Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:36:46am |
re: #14 Kragar
they would shoot him over that shit. they'll prolly try anyway.
gun nuts are some crazy fucking people. they do not need any encouragement.
nope. Obama aint gonna touch gun legislation with any kinda pole. no way. no how.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:38:19am |
re: #22 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Why do celebrities make personal threats about what they will do to themselves--and think we'll care?
Their inflated self image tells them they are so important the masses will have no choice but to do as they say.
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Batman Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:42:31am |
It's like it says in Revelation: upon winning a second term, the Obama Beast gains the ability to pass any kind of laws and no one can do anything about it. It is written that he not only takes away guns, but puts every christian in FEMA camps and replaces Congress with a council of muslim extremists. The book does clearly indicate that there will be a glorious uprising in God's name, led by a mysterious figure known only as "The Nuge." Unfortunately, there's no indication as to whether this man ends up dead or in prison.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:44:08am |
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Michael McBacon Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:45:28am |
re: #29 wrenchwench
Oxymorons seem to be lost on morons.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:45:34am |
I wish I could upding myself, 'cause I'm just too witty by half.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:46:07am |
Speakers At Boston’s Tea Party Event Scream At Protesters: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced By Faggots’
They were being silenced by bundles of wood?
/
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:46:22am |
re: #10 Oblivious Troll
You too can help defy the tyrannical "emperor" by voting for America's
firstsecond CEO this November...
Remember -- Dubya had an MBA and was the how-to guy who was going to whip government into shape and run it like a business. Or something.
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:47:38am |
re: #33 Lidane
Remember -- Dubya had an MBA and was the how-to guy who was going to whip government into shape and run it like a business. Or something.
Yep, he ran it like it was Enron.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:47:46am |
re: #32 Kragar
No, by the junior students at a British boarding school. Must have been hell in there.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:47:54am |
re: #32 Kragar
Speakers At Boston’s Tea Party Event Scream At Protesters: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced By Faggots’
They were being silenced by bundles of wood?
/
Lit cigarillos.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:48:39am |
re: #34 aagcobb
Yep, he ran it like it was Enron.
He never promised it would run like a successful business. Heh.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:50:02am |
Charles, if I may, I want to propose an idea of how to stop bumping off of the pages from the "Recent" list without limiting the no. of posts.
After all, we're not concerned with how many pages people actually post, but only with prolific posters not bumping off more rare posters off the list too quickly. But then the only thing that needs to be limited is the number of slots in the "Recent" list per user. 1, maybe 2 max.
I.e. if user A posts 15 pages and the limit is 2, his last two posted articles will be on the top of the list, until another poster comes along and posts his or her n pages, which then will be on top, but taking no more than 2 slots.
This will not discourage participation both by prolific and rare posters. What do you think?
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HappyWarrior Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:12am |
re: #32 Kragar
Speakers At Boston’s Tea Party Event Scream At Protesters: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced By Faggots’
They were being silenced by bundles of wood?
/
But the left are the real bigots.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:15am |
re: #38 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
The optimal variant could be to limit each user to 1 slot in the sidebar *but* also provide a link next to each name which would dynamically show n latest articles by the user.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:22am |
re: #38 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
I second this.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:27am |
re: #14 Kragar
Dear hack,
Stop offering up shitty ideas. There are enough of them out there already.
No love,
Me
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:34am |
re: #38 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
Charles, if I may, I want to propose an idea of how to stop bumping off of the pages from the "Recent" list without limiting the no. of posts.
After all, we're not concerned with how many pages people actually post, but only with prolific posters not bumping off more rare posters off the list too quickly. But then the only thing that needs to be limited is the number of slots in the "Recent" list per use. 1, maybe 2 max.
I.e. of user A posts 15 pages and the limit is 2, his last two posted articles will be on the top of the list, until another poster comes along and posts his or her n pages, which then will be on top, but taking no more than 2 slots.
This will not discourage participation both by prolific and rare posters. What do you think?
Won't help, rare posters will still get booted off quickly.
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Aye Pod Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:52:46am |
Wingnut promises to lose his last remaining morsel of shit if Obama is re-elected, hints at violence.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:53:09am |
re: #40 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
The optimal variant could be to limit each user to 1 slot in the sidebar *but* also provide a link next to each name which would dynamically show n latest articles by the user.
This makes more sense.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:53:25am |
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:54:07am |
re: #43 b_sharp
Won't help, rare posters will still get booted off quickly.
We don't have too many prolific posters and they usually post at specific times.
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erik_t Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:56:59am |
re: #44 Aye Pod
Wingnut promises to lose his last remaining morsel of shit if Obama is re-elected, hints at violence.
I understand Nugent lost his last remaining morsel of shit sometime in the late 1960s.
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Sheila Broflovski Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:58:05am |
re: #40 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
The optimal variant could be to limit each user to 1 slot in the sidebar *but* also provide a link next to each name which would dynamically show n latest articles by the user.
As it is now if you click on one link from a user, you will see the most recent 5 pages.
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Aye Pod Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:58:05am |
re: #48 erik_t
I understand Nugent lost his last remaining morsel of shit sometime in the late 1960s.
His bank of shit is overdrawn. It's a problem affecting a great many wingnuts.
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Interesting Times Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:58:46am |
re: #48 erik_t
I understand Nugent lost his last remaining morsel of shit
I believe it went into his pants:
"I got 30 days' notice of the physical, I ceased cleansing my body. Two weeks before the test I stopped eating food with nutritional value. [presumably to foul his lab tests] A week before, I stopped going to the bathroom. I did it in my pants. My pants got crusted up."
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Sheila Broflovski Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:59:07am |
re: #48 erik_t
I understand Nugent lost his last remaining morsel of shit sometime in the late 1960s.
Was that one of the options in the book "1001 Ways to Dodge the Draft" written by, a member of the Fugs (I forget his name)
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:59:10am |
re: #49 Learned Mother of Zion
Yeah, but to make it so you don't have to go to another page - just a dynamic div with the latest headlines.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:59:29am |
My post just got eated.
It was a brilliant reposte to Sergey's point, and I can't remember what it said.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 11:59:34am |
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:01:17pm |
Damn I wish there was such a thing as a gold magnet. I just lost an earring back on the carpet and can't find the little bugger.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:02:13pm |
re: #52 Learned Mother of Zion
Was that one of the options in the book "1001 Ways to Dodge the Draft" written by, a member of the Fugs (I forget his name)
Was he the Fug ugly one?
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:06:15pm |
"I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
Either one works fine for me, you disgusting POS.
It makes me want to puke that I ever liked this pig's music and put a money in his pocket buying his records when I was a kid.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:06:25pm |
re: #48 erik_t
I understand Nugent lost his last remaining morsel of shit sometime in the late 1960s.
I'll bet his parents always told him to save some shit to eat later.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:06:31pm |
re: #58 b_sharp
So you didn't get the memo about the brown acid?
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Talking Point Detective Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:07:17pm |
I didn't think it possible, but he actually gives the soul patch a bad name.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:07:47pm |
re: #62 Obdicut
So you didn't get the memo about the brown acid?
No.
Was the memo telling me to avoid the brown, or take extra?
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kirkspencer Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:08:09pm |
My wife heard the Nuge and asked: "Did he just make an assassination declaration?"
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:09:22pm |
re: #65 kirkspencer
My wife heard the Nuge and asked: "Did he just make an assassination declaration?"
He didn't actually say anything, but he did blow something out of his ass.
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darthstar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:09:59pm |
Someone needs to tell the Nuge that Barack Obama is already the president and he needs to make his decision now.
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allegro Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:10:49pm |
re: #65 kirkspencer
My wife heard the Nuge and asked: "Did he just make an assassination declaration?"
Oh please, he was just JOKING! Can't you lefties take a fucking joke?!
////
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:11:02pm |
re: #63 Talking Point Detective
I didn't think it possible, but he actually gives the soul patch a bad name.
I was thinking the same thing about the ponytail. But I thought the thing on his chin was from lunch.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:11:09pm |
I seem to recall quite a few celebrities threatening to leave the United States if Dubya got re-elected and they're still here.
Nuge doesn't have the balls to back up his words.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:11:39pm |
re: #67 darthstar
Someone needs to tell the Nuge that Barack Obama is already the president and he needs to make his decision now.
Someone needs to tell the Nuge that he will eventually have to back all his bravado up with action or lose his sycophants.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:11:42pm |
re: #38 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
Or how about changing the "recent pages" list to a list of the 10 or so people that recently posted pages. Each poser listed could have a few of their page titles shown by default with a arrow to expand the list of their posts.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:12:01pm |
David Barton's Relentless Dishonesty
It is honestly getting to the point where we now have to check nearly every factual assertion that Barton makes because so many of them turn out to be fundamentally false.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:13:01pm |
Testing another Comedy Central video, Ugly Americans:
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allegro Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:13:24pm |
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erik_t Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:13:39pm |
The possibility of a Kucinich run here [Washington state] "horrified" state Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz, who has repeatedly discouraged the idea.
"Dennis Kucinich has to decide what his legacy is going to be. Will he be remembered as a principled member of Congress or the narcissist who lost two Congressional races in two states the same year?" Pelz said.
You either laughed, or you're lying because we all know you laughed.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:13:44pm |
re: #72 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter
Or how about changing the "recent pages" list to a list of the 10 or so people that recently posted pages. Each poser listed could have a few of their page titles shown by default with a arrow to expand the list of their posts.
That's basically my proposal.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:13:55pm |
re: #72 Prononymous, rogue demon hunter
Or how about changing the "recent pages" list to a list of the 10 or so people that recently posted pages. Each poser listed could have a few of their page titles shown by default with a arrow to expand the list of their posts.
Or just the most recent one from each of the 10 most recent Page posters. They can chase their own off the list.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:14:35pm |
re: #70 Lidane
I seem to recall quite a few celebrities threatening to leave the United States if Dubya got re-elected and they're still here.
Nuge doesn't have the balls to back up his words.
Back in the old days I swore that if Reagan was elected there would be a nuke war and I'd head to the mountains. I even bought a 4X4 and had my brother and his gf convinced to join us.
I sucked out.
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:15:49pm |
Herman Cain's 'Army of Davids'
Not even a company of Davids.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:17:30pm |
re: #81 Oblivious Troll
Herman Cain's 'Army of Davids'
Not even a company of Davids.
One of the speakers at his Davidian gathering was supposed to be Dinesh D'Souza - `nuff said.
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abolitionist Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:17:56pm |
re: #74 Kragar
I got that impression a decade ago, when Barton was sharing a stage with Ken Ham at an Answers In Genesis assembly nearby --that a friend invited me to.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:18:48pm |
re: #83 abolitionist
I got that impression a decade ago, when Barton was sharing a stage with Ken Ham at an Answers In Genesis assembly nearby --that a friend invited me to.
And you went?
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:19:01pm |
re: #79 wrenchwench
These are good ideas. I especially like the idea of having only one recent Page per author, with their name popping up a list of their last 5 previous posts. That sounds like a doable thing.
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abolitionist Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:20:44pm |
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:21:10pm |
re: #68 allegro
Oh please, he was just JOKING! Can't you lefties take a fucking joke?!
///
No, we take our fucking extra seriously.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:21:12pm |
re: #85 Charles Johnson
I think Sergey's original two is a good idea-- maybe expand the total number of pages shown to accommodate it. But sometimes people post highly-related pages, which are interesting to look at together.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:22:19pm |
re: #86 abolitionist
She invited me. We were engaged briefy.
So it was sexually motivated. I'd go too.
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nines09 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:23:56pm |
Ted said he never did drugs or alcohol. I think he's a prime example of someone who gorges on their own ego. Or a good enough reason to have a drink now and then. He was a dick 30 years ago and he's a dick today. Never bought a single record by Smelly so I never helped his ego trip.
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nines09 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:25:10pm |
re: #24 aagcobb
Can you imagine the explosion of racist outrage that would occur in the wingnutosphere if a rap artist said the same thing about Romney?
They'd have a fucking canary.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:26:46pm |
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:28:12pm |
Hrm. One of my QA guys doesn't quite get it. He just greenlighted a build for Gold Master, and now he's submitting bugs on it.
It's one of those days.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:28:40pm |
re: #91 Krathing Daeng
They'd have a fucking canary.
"A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush."
I'm not really sure about that.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:30:42pm |
re: #94 Obdicut
Hrm. One of my QA guys doesn't quite get it. He just greenlighted a build for Gold Master, and now he's submitting bugs on it.
It's one of those days.
Buggy release (supposedly stable) version? Not good.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:30:46pm |
re: #94 Obdicut
Hrm. One of my QA guys doesn't quite get it. He just greenlighted a build for Gold Master, and now he's submitting bugs on it.
It's one of those days.
His time arrow is just opposite to yours.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:10pm |
re: #97 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
His time arrow is just opposite to yours.
He sucks entropy?
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dragonfire1981 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:19pm |
Ok, trying this again since I failed this morning.
How many of you consider this image offensive?
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:30pm |
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abolitionist Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:47pm |
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:51pm |
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:31:55pm |
re: #96 b_sharp
Well it hasn't gone anywhere yet. this is like fifteen minutes after he said "Gold master!"
I'm just wondering if he knows what Gold Master actually means, or if he thinks it's just a cool word.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:32:50pm |
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:33:38pm |
re: #99 dragonfire1981
Ok, trying this again since I failed this morning.
How many of you consider this image offensive?
Nothing wrong with the image, however, the implication the left doesn't value children is annoying.
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Bulworth Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:34:10pm |
re: #32 Kragar
Speakers At Boston’s Tea Party Event Scream At Protesters: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced By Faggots’
They were being silenced by bundles of wood?
/
Well the teabag party is all about Freedomz so I'm sure they totally meant it in government-spending is out of control way. /
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:34:14pm |
re: #99 dragonfire1981
Ok, trying this again since I failed this morning.
How many of you consider this image offensive?
To my intelligence.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:34:53pm |
re: #103 Obdicut
Well it hasn't gone anywhere yet. this is like fifteen minutes after he said "Gold master!"
I'm just wondering if he knows what Gold Master actually means, or if he thinks it's just a cool word.
Time for a new memo, methinks.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:35:46pm |
Hugging and Kissing Banned From Egyptian Public TV
A group of Islamic supervisors of the Egyptian Public Broadcaster will be in charge of removing 'immoral ' footage from films the network has in its archives. The ban will apply to scenes featuring hugging, kissing and belly dancing. As reported by the daily Kuwait al-Anba, which quotes sources from inside the Network, such a decision could bring about either the removal of important scenes from movies that are an integral part of Egypt's cinema or their complete ban from any TV programming. Such movies have been aired several times in the past already. The daily believes that the setting up of a supervising authority on cinema and TV content is a clear indication of the ground which the Islamic parties have been gaining in post- Mubarak Egypt. According to the daily's sources, censorship will be applied to the last 50 years of filmmaking.
Dancing? Somebody notify Kevin Bacon!
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:35:58pm |
re: #107 The Nightmare of the five Orders of Beggars
To my intelligence.
I was going to reply to your entropy comment, but my ideas just fell apart.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:37:43pm |
re: #109 Killgore Trout
Hugging and Kissing Banned From Egyptian Public TV
Dancing? Somebody notify Kevin Bacon!
Come on people, it's the 21st century!
We can put put frikkin lasers on sharks but we can't dance. That's a tad stupid isn't it?
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:37:46pm |
re: #109 Killgore Trout
Ah yes, their own "nipple" scandal.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:38:31pm |
re: #99 dragonfire1981
Ok, trying this again since I failed this morning.
How many of you consider this image offensive?
Should I post an add saying call me about my old couch as well?
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Eventual Carrion Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:39:35pm |
re: #109 Killgore Trout
Hugging and Kissing Banned From Egyptian Public TV
Dancing? Somebody notify Kevin Bacon!
It is 'gateway sexuality', ask any god fearing christians (but we are nothing like those mooslims).
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:39:38pm |
re: #111 b_sharp
Come on people, it's the 21st century!
We can put put frikkin lasers on sharks but we can't dance. That's a tad stupid isn't it?
It's not a good sign. For now it's just the state owned tv channel but I wouldn't be surprised to see the morality panel start to expand its power.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:39:44pm |
re: #101 abolitionist
The wife is a big Pearls Before Swine fan so I'm going to show her this for sure.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:42:31pm |
re: #114 RayFerd
It is 'gateway sexuality', ask any god fearing christians (but we are nothing like those mooslims).
Dancing leads to fucking and we can't have that. Only Daddy is allowed to enjoy himself in bed.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:43:24pm |
re: #115 Killgore Trout
It's not a good sign. For now it's just the state owned tv channel but I wouldn't be surprised to see the morality panel start to expand its power.
I really do not understand the authoritarian mindset.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:51:19pm |
re: #118 b_sharp
I really do not understand the authoritarian mindset.
I think it's part of human nature. Everybody has a touch of it and you see it all over the place. Richard Dawkins thinks raising children as Christians should be considered child abuse. Christian groups want to control the airwaves to protect the morality of children. Catholic league doesn't want crappy artists to pee on a crucifix. CAIR doesn't want you to draw Mohammed. etc. Everybody wants to be the censor.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:53:51pm |
re: #114 RayFerd
It is 'gateway sexuality', ask any god fearing christians (but we are nothing like those mooslims).
Heh, as a kid I remember watching "I love Lucy" and how Lucy & Ricky always slept in separate beds.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:54:04pm |
re: #109 Killgore Trout
Egypt aint the "Love Shack" :
"Huggin' and a kissin', dancin' and a lovin', wearin' next to nothing
Cause it's hot as an oven"
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:55:13pm |
re: #121 EdDantes
Egypt aint the "Love Shack" :
"Huggin' and a kissin', dancin' and a lovin', wearin' next to nothing
Cause it's hot as an oven"
Upding for B-52 ref.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:57:26pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
I think it's part of human nature. Everybody has a touch of it and you see it all over the place. Richard Dawkins thinks raising children as Christians should be considered child abuse. Christian groups want to control the airwaves to protect the morality of children. Catholic league doesn't want crappy artists to pee on a crucifix. CAIR doesn't want you to draw Mohammed. etc. Everybody wants to be the censor.
Yah, you're right. I should have narrowed it down a bit. I don't understand the absolute authority foundation for morals.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:58:08pm |
re: #122 b_sharp
Upding for B-52 ref.
Even though I'm a life-long Rock and Roller, the B-52's were one of my guilty pleasures.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:59:27pm |
re: #124 EdDantes
Even though I'm a life-long Rock and Roller, the B-52's were one of my guilty pleasures.
Same here. Well, two of them were.
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:00:31pm |
re: #119 Killgore Trout
I think it's part of human nature. Everybody has a touch of it and you see it all over the place. Richard Dawkins thinks raising children as Christians should be considered child abuse. Christian groups want to control the airwaves to protect the morality of children. Catholic league doesn't want crappy artists to pee on a crucifix. CAIR doesn't want you to draw Mohammed. etc. Everybody wants to be the censor.
Really?
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:01:32pm |
re: #123 b_sharp
Yah, you're right. I should have narrowed it down a bit. I don't understand the absolute authority foundation for morals.
Actually his pants are slighty on fire here.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:08:15pm |
re: #127 Gus
Actually his pants are slighty on fire here.
Richard doesn't, but I've heard that idea from atheists many times.
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:09:59pm |
Hey, Ted constantly proves how much of a "real man" he is by shooting anything that walks, crawls, or flies with a high powered rifle. If you can't trust someone that is excited by killing totally defenseless, unsuspecting, and non-threatening animals from long range for direction on your political beliefs then whom else could you possibly trust?
///
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:10:09pm |
OT.
GSA scandal reduced to a single headline:
"Government Wastes Money!"
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:10:21pm |
The Assyrian International News Agency is a privately funded, independent news agency which provides news and analysis on Assyrian and Assyrian-related issues. It was founded by Peter BetBasoo and Firas Jatou in 1995.
Yes. That's Peter BetBasoo at Frontpage magazine.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:11:44pm |
re: #130 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You
Hey, Ted constantly proves how much of a "real man" he is by shooting anything that walks, crawls, or flies with a high powered rifle. If you can't trust someone that is excited by killing totally defenseless, unsuspecting, and non-threatening animals from long range for direction on your political beliefs then whom else could you possibly trust?
///
Daveeeyyyy...Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
Davy used his bare hands.
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:11:46pm |
Arab Spring democracy on the march: Hugging and kissing banned from Egyptian public TV
Posted by Robert Spencer on April 16, 2012 2:07 AM | 39 Comments
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:12:10pm |
re: #126 Gus
Really?
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I hadn't realized he backtacked on that. I got it from an old interview with him, I think from Channel 4. It was on a park bench.
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Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:16:54pm |
re: #133 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Daveeeyyy...Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
Davy used his bare hands.
"Killed him a bear when he was only three!11!!!eleventy1!"
Not sure I would trust Davy either, he must have been quite the psychopath to kill a bear at only three years old... :p
///
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:17:42pm |
re: #133 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Daveeeyyy...Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier.
Davy used his bare hands.
Killed him a bear when he was only three.
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leftynyc Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:18:11pm |
re: #56 b_sharp
Damn I wish there was such a thing as a gold magnet. I just lost an earring back on the carpet and can't find the little bugger.
If I do that in the office I use the pencil eraser on the top of any old fashioned pencil. Works great in a pinch.
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A Mom Anon Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:19:01pm |
Just. Oh. Sigh. There's nothing sadder than an overcompensating gun fondler.
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:19:12pm |
Half assed new report from some wingnut news site started by some guy that wrote for Frontpage. And it's being promoted by Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch. Uh huh. Give me a freaking break.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:19:18pm |
re: #134 Gus
And? Tennessee is doing the same. They are both fucking stupid.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:19:52pm |
re: #131 EdDantes
OT.
GSA scandal reduced to a single headline:
"Government Wastes Money!"
Hate to break it to folks, but that's a feature, not a bug.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:20:08pm |
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:20:13pm |
re: #143 ProGunLiberal
And? Tennessee is doing the same. They are both fucking stupid.
I doubt Egypt is doing this. It's either being hyped up or they're not doing it at all. Just the usual wingnut BS.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:20:16pm |
re: #136 Tiny Alien Kitties are Watching You
"Killed him a bear when he was only three!11!!!eleventy1!"
Not sure I would trust Davy either, he must have been quite the psychopath to kill a bear at only three years old... :p
///
What the history books fail to tell us is it was a Teddy bear sent by his great great great great (X 6) grand daughter through time for his birthday. He panicked and stabbed it with a wooden stick 42 times.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:21:09pm |
re: #139 leftynyc
If I do that in the office I use the pencil eraser on the top of any old fashioned pencil. Works great in a pinch.
We have no shortage of backs, but they're not gold.
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Poiks Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:22:03pm |
re: #22 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Why do celebrities make personal threats about what they will do to themselves--and think we'll care?
I thought he was trying to make the nation more upbeat. Certainly it worked for ME, especially given the 9-point Obama lead in CNN's most recent poll.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:23:05pm |
re: #148 b_sharp
We have no shortage of backs, but they're not gold.
Try walking around barefoot on the carpet. I always find something to step on when I do that.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:25:47pm |
re: #144 Targetpractice
Hate to break it to folks, but that's a feature, not a bug.
You obviously write software. :)
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:28:11pm |
re: #151 EdDantes
You obviously write software. :)
Nah, just have two parents in the military. Government spending is always one of two things: "underfunded" and "wasted." Most often it ends up the latter because if you only spend what you needed that year, the government bean-counters assume you don't really need the rest of the money and cut it, meaning you don't have it when you really do need it.
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Mattand Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:29:10pm |
re: #135 Killgore Trout
I hadn't realized he backtacked on that. I got it from an old interview with him, I think from Channel 4. It was on a park bench.
And another "atheists are just like the religious" meme dies a deserved death.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:29:24pm |
re: #150 Kragar
Try walking around barefoot on the carpet. I always find something to step on when I do that.
I'm sure one of the cats will find it eventually. I always go barefoot, but the only things I find are the needles my wife drops when she's pinning up clothes to sew.
Well I did find a darning needle when I was 11.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:35:31pm |
re: #153 mattand
And another "atheists are just like the religious" meme dies a deserved death.
I'm an atheist and my appreciation for Dawkins is somewhat limited. He routinely refers to raising religious children as child abuse. I understand his basic concept but his wording is unnecessarily inflammatory. If he really doesn't intend it to be treated as literal child abuse he probably shouldn't use the term.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:38:05pm |
re: #156 Killgore Trout
You should read his brilliant books, The Selfish Gene and The Extended Phenotype. They're excellently-written and very lucid.
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:38:43pm |
Deception most foul!
You Think That's Kobe Beef? That's a Lie!
It is now illegal to import (or even hand carry for personal consumption) any Japanese beef. Before 2010 you could import only boneless fresh Japanese beef, but none was real Kobe. Under Japanese law, Kobe beef can only came from Hyogo prefecture (of which Kobe is the capital city), where no slaughterhouses were approved for export by the USDA.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:42:35pm |
re: #157 Obdicut
I really like The Greatest Show on Earth. It's a great read.
I'm really interested in his latest book, but between finishing school and trying to pay the bills, I just can't spare the time or money. Maybe once school is done and I'm back to working full time again I'll give it a go.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:43:25pm |
re: #155 Gus
Try something more recent. Egypt Porn Ban: Court Orders Censorship Of Pornographic Websites
An Egyptian court has ordered the government to ban pornographic Internet websites in order to protect society and its values.
The decision and a similar initiative in parliament has fed into fears by liberal and secular Egyptians that their country is moving down the path to fundamentalist Islam, following a sweeping victory by Islamists in parliamentary elections.
Things have changed since the Islamists won big in the elections. It's something to keep an eye on and Egypt's liberals and secularists are the most concerned. It's not a wingnut conspiracy.
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Gus Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:44:28pm |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
Try something more recent. Egypt Porn Ban: Court Orders Censorship Of Pornographic Websites
Things have changed since the Islamists won big in the elections. It's something to keep an eye on and Egypt's liberals and secularists are the most concerned. It's not a wingnut conspiracy.
I saw that. It's their business. Sorry but the Egyptians don't need your help.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:46:05pm |
re: #157 Obdicut
You should read his brilliant books, The Selfish Gene and The Extended Phenotype. They're excellently-written and very lucid.
No thanks. I'm already an atheist and not particularly interested in Dawkins. I still haven't read much Hitchens either. He's a brilliant thinker but reading about atheism is exceedingly boring to me.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:47:05pm |
re: #162 Killgore Trout
No thanks. I'm already an atheist and not particularly interested in Dawkins.
Um. They're his books about biology. Since, you know, he is one of the world's most pre-eminent biologists, and achieved awesomeness in it.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:48:46pm |
A deadbeat dad says what?
Joe Walsh Challenged Duckworth To A Debate At The Same Time That She Was Serving Army Duty
Last Friday, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) challenged his Democratic opponent — Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth — to a debate. Walsh posted an announcement on his campaign website which stated that the congressman would be hosting a town hall on Sunday, and that he “has invited his opponent Tammy Duckworth to join him because he believes the voters deserve to have the ability to directly compare their competing views on the issues.”
Unfortunately, she was unable to attend. Why? Because Duckworth, who serves in the Army National Guard, was on duty this past weekend. As VoteVets told ThinkProgress, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Duckworth was legally prohibited from appearing at any campaign events while on duty.
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Shvaughn Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:49:22pm |
re: #161 Gus
I saw that. It's their business. Sorry but the Egyptians don't need your help.
Maybe he could go to their conservative web sites and plant some porn in the comments. That would help!
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:49:24pm |
re: #164 Obdicut
Um. They're his books about biology. Since, you know, he is one of the world's most pre-eminent biologists, and achieved awesomeness in it.
Oh, but didn't you know? All his books are about atheism. Or something.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:50:55pm |
Brilliant book, amazingly readable. He's really got the talent for expressing highly complex concept in an accessible way.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:51:29pm |
re: #165 Lidane
The biggest scumbag in the US House right now.
And that is saying alot, considering there is some very stiff competition.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:51:58pm |
re: #152 Targetpractice
Same in the civilian world: If you don't exceed your budget you can expect a cut.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:52:04pm |
re: #163 Gus
Well. This is boring. BBL
That's too bad because here's a Lebanese paper reporting the same story: 60’s too sexy for modern Egypt
Not content to stamp out current examples of the “moral deviancy” that they claim is ruining their country, Egyptian authorities have begun doing retroactive censorship. Religious and political figures have started going through the archives of the Masapero Library – which houses Egyptian movies from the 50’s and 60’s – in order to get rid of the scenes where people are seen “kissing and dancing,” according to this article.
Some of the country’s greatest cultural gifts to the Arab world are on the cutting block, including films featuring famous belly dancers Najwa Fouad, Tahia Carioca, and Samia Gamal as well as movies starring Farid al-Atrash, Sabah and the iconic Abdul Halim Hafez.
The effort to de-fun Egypt’s heritage is being led by the ironically-named Freedom and Justice and Al-Nour Parties.
Now, it came as no surprise when they decided to ban internet porn last week, but this is a new and unsettling low. If mild stuff from the 60’s is being deemed offensive, imagine what’s next.
Here's the arabic source article
[Link: www.almadapaper.net...]
It might be true, it might not. Let's see what happens.
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erik_t Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:53:17pm |
Keep digging, Romneybot and the Romneybotettes.
WALLACE: [Romney] also says that he would get rid of Planned Parenthood -- federal funding for Planned Parenthood. [...]
GILLESPIE: My point -- look, people can disagree with that, but it's not fair to say not having federal funding for Planned Parenthood is defunding Planned Parenthood.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:53:31pm |
Nagwa Fouad
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:54:03pm |
And:
A really, really interesting building on his biological theories, showing how taxonomy is complicated by interdependence. It also re-establishes in a extremely robust way the theory of the gene being the unit of replication.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:54:40pm |
re: #172 Killgore Trout
So, they think us westerners are deviated preverts?
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:56:36pm |
re: #154 b_sharp
Wait till this evening...turnout the lights...get on your hands and knees with a flashlight...ah...what were we talking about??
...Oh yeah...close the blinds...and you should see the reflection off the
gold...or not!
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:56:44pm |
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:57:17pm |
re: #173 erik_t
GILLESPIE: My point -- look, people can disagree with that, but it's not fair to say not having federal funding for Planned Parenthood is defunding Planned Parenthood.
How is taking away funding not "defunding"? And who really gives a shit if it's "fair" to say so?
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:58:55pm |
re: #158 Oblivious Troll
Deception most foul!
Oh there is gonna be a foodie fight now! Just give me good angus anyway. Angus Prime Beef rocks.
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 1:59:15pm |
re: #180 Targetpractice
They're saying that because PP is funded in other ways, that it's not defunding it. It's narrowly true for one way of looking at it, but misses the main point: Without those funds, PP would have to close a lot of clinics. It'd certainly hurt PP and make them smaller. Whether it'd be enough to critically doom them-- maybe, maybe not.
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Shvaughn Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:00:47pm |
re: #182 Obdicut
They're saying that because PP is funded in other ways, that it's not defunding it. It's narrowly true for one way of looking at it, but misses the main point: Without those funds, PP would have to close a lot of clinics. It'd certainly hurt PP and make them smaller. Whether it'd be enough to critically doom them-- maybe, maybe not.
Add to that the fact that the ultimate goal IS to critically doom them -- that's certainly what the anti-choice forces want. Their goal is for PP to go the same way as ACORN.
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:01:25pm |
re: #158 Oblivious Troll
Deception most foul!
The extra years of inactivity and forced feeding are what makes it so tasty. It's veal-plus.//
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:01:49pm |
re: #182 Obdicut
They're saying that because PP is funded in other ways, that it's not defunding it. It's narrowly true for one way of looking at it, but misses the main point: Without those funds, PP would have to close a lot of clinics. It'd certainly hurt PP and make them smaller. Whether it'd be enough to critically doom them-- maybe, maybe not.
It may be enough to critically doom some patients who depend on them.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:01:55pm |
re: #182 Obdicut
They're saying that because PP is funded in other ways, that it's not defunding it. It's narrowly true for one way of looking at it, but misses the main point: Without those funds, PP would have to close a lot of clinics. It'd certainly hurt PP and make them smaller. Whether it'd be enough to critically doom them-- maybe, maybe not.
As we're seeing in Texas, the plan is to yank the funding sources one by one. Once the federal funds go, it's easier to go after the state and then local funds.
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erik_t Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:03:20pm |
re: #182 Obdicut
They're saying that because PP is funded in other ways, that it's not defunding it. It's narrowly true for one way of looking at it, but misses the main point: Without those funds, PP would have to close a lot of clinics. It'd certainly hurt PP and make them smaller. Whether it'd be enough to critically doom them-- maybe, maybe not.
In the context of a campaign for a federal official, any non-federal funding seems entirely irrelevant. If Romney wishes to have no federal dollars go to Planned Parenthood, in every meaningful sense he wishes to defund Planned Parenthood.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:03:43pm |
Old Mittens is getting awful cocky.
Romney tells Obama to 'start packing' in interview with Diane Sawyer
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
What an arrogant douchebag. Has any candidate ever talked like this?
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:04:18pm |
re: #160 Killgore Trout
Try something more recent. Egypt Porn Ban: Court Orders Censorship Of Pornographic Websites
Things have changed since the Islamists won big in the elections. It's something to keep an eye on and Egypt's liberals and secularists are the most concerned. It's not a wingnut conspiracy.
Perhaps Egypt's liberals & secularists would be better off making strong, organized moves towards addressing things such as corruption & bribery, poverty, women's rights, etc. instead of worrying about censorship of internet pornography. Part of what made the MB popular to begin with was their provision of social services.
But, hey, what's democracy without p0rn? //
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moderatelyradicalliberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:05:06pm |
re: #187 erik_t
In the context of a campaign for a federal official, any non-federal funding seems entirely irrelevant. If Romney wishes to have no federal dollars go to Planned Parenthood, in every meaningful sense he wishes to defund Planned Parenthood.
Apparently Mitt thinks that everyone is as dumb as the GOP base and don't know this.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:05:22pm |
re: #188 moderatelyradicalliberal
Old Mittens is getting awful cocky.
Romney tells Obama to 'start packing' in interview with Diane Sawyer
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
What an arrogant douchebag. Has any candidate ever talked like this?
Trying to put on the "tough guy" act for the base. What Willard hasn't figured out is that they're not buying it.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:06:12pm |
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:06:24pm |
re: #181 Daniel Ballard
Oh there is gonna be a foodie fight now! Just give me good angus anyway. Angus Prime Beef rocks.
The real food hipsters are into water buffalo meat.
(I made that up, but don't be surprised if it comes true)
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blueraven Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:06:27pm |
re: #172 Killgore Trout
That's too bad because here's a Lebanese paper reporting the same story: 60’s too sexy for modern Egypt
Here's the arabic source article
[Link: www.almadapaper.net...]It might be true, it might not. Let's see what happens.
Even if it is true, they are not the first. I am a classic move buff and I love the pre code movies from the late 20s and early thirtys. But some didnt like those movies very much.
...between the introduction of sound in the late 1920s[1] and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (usually labeled, albeit inaccurately after 1934, as the "Hays Code") censorship guidelines. Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor and it did not become rigorously enforced until July 1, 1934. Before that date, movie content was restricted more by local laws, negotiations between the Studio Relations Committee (SRC) and the major studios, and popular opinion than strict adherence to the Hays Code, which was often ignored by Hollywood filmmakers.
As a result, films in the late 1920s and early 1930s included sexual innuendo, miscegenation, illegal drug use, infidelity, abortion, intense violence and homosexuality. Strong women dominated films such as Female, Baby Face, and Red-Headed Woman. Gangsters in films like The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, and Scarface were more heroic than evil. Along with featuring stronger female characters, films examined female subject matters that were not revisited until much later in Hollywood history...
...Beginning in late 1933, and escalating throughout the first half of 1934, American Roman Catholics launched a campaign against what they deemed the immorality of American cinema. This, plus a potential government takeover of film censorship and social research seeming to indicate that so-called "bad" movies could promote bad behavior, was enough pressure to force the studios to capitulate to greater oversight.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
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Obdicut Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:06:31pm |
re: #191 Targetpractice
Trying to put on the "tough guy" act for the base. What Willard hasn't figured out is that they're not buying it.
What the hell? That's pretty egregious.
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:08:06pm |
re: #181 Daniel Ballard
Oh there is gonna be a foodie fight now! Just give me good angus anyway. Angus Prime Beef rocks.
Grass fed Highlander. There is nothing special about an Angus, just another overly fat (aka "Prime" rating) corn fed cow. Take it and let it only eat grass? Now that's good eating.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:08:25pm |
re: #189 CuriousLurker
Perhaps Egypt's liberals & secularists would be better off making strong, organized moves towards addressing things such as corruption & bribery, poverty, women's rights, etc. instead of worrying about censorship of internet pornography. Part of what made the MB popular to begin with was their provision of social services.
But, hey, what's democracy without p0rn? //
The liberals and secularists were steamrolled in the elections. I don't think the problem was messaging or their policies. The MB was much better organized and already had political infrastructure in place. I really don't think the liberals stood a chance.
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blueraven Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:08:56pm |
re: #195 Obdicut
What the hell? That's pretty egregious.
He loves to fire people and kick them out of their homes.
/half
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moderatelyradicalliberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:09:27pm |
re: #191 Targetpractice
Trying to put on the "tough guy" act for the base. What Willard hasn't figured out is that they're not buying it.
I'm sure the president is shacking in his boots.
//
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:09:34pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:10:17pm |
re: #191 Targetpractice
Trying to put on the "tough guy" act for the base. What Willard hasn't figured out is that they're not buying it.
I'm noting an uptick in .sigs at even moderate gun sites to the effect of this one: "I'd rather eat glass than vote for Romney". The really far right ones hate Obama while also thinking Mittens is even worse. Kind of funny to me ;)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:11:07pm |
I'VE GOT YOU IN A STRANGLEHOLD BABEH
Scott Weinrich could eat your weak rock for lunch, nuge, go back to your republican clown show
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moderatelyradicalliberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:11:30pm |
re: #201 William Barnett-Lewis
I'm noting an uptick in .sigs at even moderate gun sites to the effect of this one: "I'd rather eat glass than vote for Romney". The really far right ones hate Obama while also thinking Mittens is even worse. Kind of funny to me ;)
Maybe that's because unlike Obama, Romney has actually signed laws restricting gun rights and they know it.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:11:46pm |
re: #195 Obdicut
What the hell? That's pretty egregious.
Apparently, one of the Romneybot's programmers uploaded "ConfidentAsshole.exe" without making sure it was out of the beta stage.
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moderatelyradicalliberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:12:39pm |
re: #204 Targetpractice
Apparently, one of the Romneybot's programmers uploaded "ConfidentAsshole.exe" without making sure it was out of the beta stage.
More like "OverConfidentAsshole.exe".
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:13:56pm |
re: #204 Targetpractice
Apparently, one of the Romneybot's programmers uploaded "ConfidentAsshole.exe" without making sure it was out of the beta stage.
Romney said
We don't divide America based upon success and wealth and other dimensions of that nature. We're one nation under God ....
So we divide America based upon religion. We'll see how that works out for him.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:14:55pm |
re: #206 wrenchwench
Romney said
So we divide America based upon religion. We'll see how that works out for him.
One would think Willard would avoid too much of the God talk when his own party's not exactly sure he worships the same one they do.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:20:38pm |
re: #200 EdDantes
Ok. I am anyway.
You're either not the only one, or if you are, you sure do buy a LOT of Porn!!
//
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:23:36pm |
re: #196 William Barnett-Lewis
Grass fed Highlander. There is nothing special about an Angus, just another overly fat (aka "Prime" rating) corn fed cow. Take it and let it only eat grass? Now that's good eating.
And when you're done eating, you can smoke the rest.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:23:59pm |
re: #206 wrenchwench
Oh, I so want to point out Mormon Theology on this.
I admit I get tweaked about Mormonism for one reason. Their view on women. Essentially, a woman can only get to the highest levels of heaven if they are married. To me, that says that they think women are somehow worth less than men. With all of my friends actually being women, this pisses me off to no end.
Are there issues right now is Islam regarding women? Yes. However, at the core, the religion realizes women are humans too. Mormonism has a distinct issue with this. Along other things.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:24:27pm |
re: #197 Killgore Trout
The liberals and secularists were steamrolled in the elections. I don't think the problem was messaging or their policies. The MB was much better organized and already had political infrastructure in place. I really don't think the liberals stood a chance.
Well, then I suggest that the liberals and secularists get their shit together posthaste and demonstrate that they can do something useful beyond organizing protests. Egypt is a poor country and basic necessities are often in short supply. If I have children who are hungry and need an education, I'm going to turn to the people who can provide that. If I am sick or my husband is hurt, we're going to turn to people who can provide us with free medical care so we can continue working and trying to scrape by. Ditto for clean water, electricity, etc.
Here is not there, they are not us...they have their own set of very serious problems and I'm sure internet censorship is pretty low on their list of Important Things to Worry About. They're going to try to survive and take care of their families as best they can given their current circumstances. I know would do the same, and I'll bet you and everyone else here would also.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:25:58pm |
re: #212 CuriousLurker
Here is not there, they are not us
but I thought We Are The World!!!
((I'm so cornfusseled))
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:26:04pm |
re: #211 ProGunLiberal
Oh, I so want to point out Mormon Theology on this.
I admit I get tweaked about Mormonism for one reason. Their view on women. Essentially, a woman can only get to the highest levels of heaven if they are married. To me, that says that they think women are somehow worth less than men. With all of my friends actually being women, this pisses me off to no end.
Are there issues right now is Islam regarding women? Yes. However, at the core, the religion realizes women are humans too. Mormonism has a distinct issue with this. Along other things.
Did anyone point out that men can't get to the highest levels of heaven without being married, either?
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:29:13pm |
re: #214 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Did anyone point out that men can't get to the highest levels of heaven without being married, either?
If you're in heaven what does it matter if you aren't on the top floor? Is that where the mattresses are kept?
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:29:20pm |
re: #212 CuriousLurker
What I find fascinating is that MB and Al-Nour want to pursue the same free-market hokum that has caused so much misery elsewhere. They have nearly no worry of actually helping impoverished Egyptians. They are basically saying that forcing religion will somehow making Egypt richer. This magical thinking, at best.
At worst, we have a bunch of snake oil salesmen.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:29:23pm |
re: #214 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Did anyone point out that men can't get to the highest levels of heaven without being married, either?
...Not just married but TEMPLE married...and the wife is still pumping out baabies..spirit babies and sex and all that sort of thing ...
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:30:37pm |
re: #214 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Did anyone point out that men can't get to the highest levels of heaven without being married, either?
levels of heaven! HOW HIGH CAN YOU GET?!?!?!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:31:03pm |
re: #215 b_sharp
If you're in heaven what does it matter if you aren't on the top floor? Is that where the mattresses are kept?
they all want the high score
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:31:12pm |
re: #218 windupbird is in the gravity well
only three floors....sorry!
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:33:11pm |
re: #211 ProGunLiberal
Oh, I so want to point out Mormon Theology on this.
I admit I get tweaked about Mormonism for one reason. Their view on women. Essentially, a woman can only get to the highest levels of heaven if they are married. To me, that says that they think women are somehow worth less than men. With all of my friends actually being women, this pisses me off to no end.
Are there issues right now is Islam regarding women? Yes. However, at the core, the religion realizes women are humans too. Mormonism has a distinct issue with this. Along other things.
I was raised Catholic. They have some women issues too. I am now an atheist. You look to me like someone in a glass house throwing stones.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:33:46pm |
re: #213 sattv4u2
Here is not there, they are not us
but I thought We Are The World!!!
((I'm so cornfusseled))
It has it's limits. For example, I'd prefer that Ted Nugent confine himself to wingnutistan and stay the hell out of my world.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:33:48pm |
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:34:28pm |
re: #209 sattv4u2
You're either not the only one, or if you are, you sure do buy a LOT of Porn!!
//
Someone must keep the industry flourishing. It's my patriotic duty.
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:35:35pm |
re: #209 sattv4u2
You're either not the only one, or if you are, you sure do buy a LOT of Porn!!
//
Porn is shovel ready.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:35:50pm |
re: #225 EdDantes
Someone must keep the industry flourishing. It's my patriotic duty.
Not buying porn means you're letting the terrorists win.
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:39:08pm |
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palomino Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:39:48pm |
Is it wrong of me to hope that, regardless of the election results, Ted Nugent ends up both dead and in jail?
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:40:39pm |
re: #228 Dancing along the light of day
re: #177 EdDantes
So, they think us westerners are deviated preverts?
Of course, some of us are!
Not me, I'm a preverted deviant.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:40:49pm |
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:41:09pm |
re: #229 palomino
Is it wrong of me to hope that, regardless of the election results, Ted Nugent ends up both dead and in jail?
Yes.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:41:40pm |
re: #229 palomino
Is it wrong of me to hope that, regardless of the election results, Ted Nugent ends up both dead and in jail?
Someone else has to be harmed for that to happen.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:42:33pm |
re: #233 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Someone else has to be harmed for that to happen.
Not if he shits himself to death as a form of protest.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:42:36pm |
re: #225 EdDantes
Someone must keep the industry flourishing. It's my patriotic duty.
I rise up and salute you!!
ummm,, wait ,, that doesn't sound right!
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:43:20pm |
re: #230 b_sharp
...P0rn is for those with no imagination...according to my wife
... ah... ah..Morgan..Morgan Fairchild..yea that's it!!
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EdDantes Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:44:12pm |
re: #229 palomino
Is it wrong of me to hope that, regardless of the election results, Ted Nugent ends up both dead and in jail?
Yes. Ted Nugent is a harmless celebrity just like Alec Baldwin, ie., who have more opinions than smarts. I wish no harm on those creative persons who have no appreciable influence on the general public.
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:44:46pm |
re: #231 wrenchwench
She sounds and looks like a new Chrissie Hynde.
Here's the new Chrissie Hynde! (Although I'm still fine with the one we've got...)
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:46:06pm |
re: #237 EdDantes
... and Alec can make money reminding everyone of the fact
he IS an asshole...What's in your wallet!
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:47:39pm |
re: #239 reloadingisnotahobby
... and Alec can make money reminding everyone of the fact
he IS an asshole...What's in your wallet!
Well, it's not an Alec Baldwin size condom.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:47:41pm |
re: #216 ProGunLiberal
I think it's pretty clear that you didn't bother to read the article I referenced, so I'll just say that what the MB does or doesn't do isn't up to us.
Your knee-jerk hatred of everything fundie isn't helpful. I don't care for fundies of any stripe either, but I don't think they're all evil and I know how to deal with them without flying into a vein throbbing, spittle-flecked rage (though I can do that quite well too, if the situation requires it.)
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:47:46pm |
re: #238 makeitstop
Here's the new Chrissie Hynde! (Although I'm still fine with the one we've got...)
[Embedded content]
That's after she's had her coffee. :)
Or she's a new Joan Jett.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:48:13pm |
re: #233 Mostly sane, most of the time.
Someone else has to be harmed for that to happen.
Not at all. He could be arrested for poaching, and then contract stage IV assholism while in prison.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:48:55pm |
re: #188 moderatelyradicalliberal
Old Mittens is getting awful cocky.
Romney tells Obama to 'start packing' in interview with Diane Sawyer
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
What an arrogant douchebag. Has any candidate ever talked like this?
Dear Mitt,
Let's do lunch. I'll tell you all about inevitable candidacies.
Sincerely,
Hillary Clinton
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:49:43pm |
re: #241 CuriousLurker
(though I can do that quite well too, if the situation requires it.)
That's one of the things I love about you.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:51:46pm |
Exclusive: Romney Sells Inauguration Access, Nine Months Early
The offer, in a fundraising email circulated by a top Georgia supporter to fellow Republicans and obtained by BuzzFeed, is one of several goodies offered to those who contribute more than $50,000 to the joint fundraising committee known as "Romney Victory," a program whose outlines were first reported by POLITICO.
Those donors will be named "Founding Members" of Romney Victory and invited to a California retreat with Romney and offered "yet to be determined access at the Republican National Convention in Tampa in August."
They will also "have preferred status at the first Presidential Inaugural retreat," the email says.
The copy of the email obtained by BuzzFeed was forwarded by Richard Stormont, a former executive at the Marriott hotel chain, on whose board Romney sat.
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Lidane Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:52:35pm |
Kansas State Senators Flooded With Out-Of-State Anti-Sharia Emails
“I had a large number of emails — like in the thousands — during the last couple weeks of session (before the current break),” said Sen. Jeff King, R-Independence.
King said he had to instruct his assistant to funnel them into a separate folder and further separate the emails that actually came from his constituents, which he said narrowed the number to “dozens.”
Sen. Tim Owens, R-Overland Park, recently said his inbox also was full of anti-Sharia emails, most of them from out-of-state.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:53:18pm |
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:56:13pm |
re: #241 CuriousLurker
I did read what you had said. And you are right about the Social Services. However, there economic politics will do nothing to help Egypt. Free-Market Politics have never worked. I see this as a racket to keep them in power.
Keep the economy in poor condition/or make sure wealth mostly goes to the top. Then have Social Services groups by the party keep the poor at just the bare minimum for survival, gaining their votes. While at the same time riling these people up against "enemies," like the Copts.
My dealings with Fundamentalist Christians in the past have made me bitterly cynical about any action any fundamentalist of any religion does. I assume they have bad intent.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:56:38pm |
re: #246 Kragar
Thank you for the campaign ad, Romney!
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:58:31pm |
Yo Ted Nugent, better get your affairs in order!
CNN Poll & Page
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 2:59:07pm |
re: #245 wrenchwench
That's one of the things I love about you.
Heh, I save those up for special occasions. You should see me wig out in person—I have a really strong, loud voice and have been told I can make the walls shake. One of my exes said when I get really angry I'm like a tiger with a bee up its ass. Not a pretty picture, but fairly accurate. LOL
In all seriousness though, I don't like to get that angry. It's exhausting and always leaves me feeling like I failed somehow.
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:06:09pm |
Good Afternoon Lizards
Dear Algebra. Stop asking us to find your X
She's not coming back..
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:06:49pm |
re: #252 CuriousLurker
Still amazed at how un-cynical you are compared to me. Or maybe I am misreading it.
When I get angry, it tends to be hard to force me out of it. Usually, a person just needs to let me run myself down by just letting me attack the thing I am pissy at until I get tired of doing so,
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:07:12pm |
re: #253 HoosierHoops
Hey, Hoops. Good to see you. Hope you've been well.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:07:46pm |
re: #253 HoosierHoops
Good Afternoon Lizards
Dear Algebra. Stop asking us to find your X
She's not coming back..
But Y?
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:08:05pm |
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:08:09pm |
Hey all,
I'm really disappointed in Ted. I used like the guy, craziness can be cool, but I can't support this shit.
How is your life today?
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:08:37pm |
re: #253 HoosierHoops
Good Afternoon Lizards
Dear Algebra. Stop asking us to find your X
She's not coming back..
If you're lucky, she's not stalking you!
Hey Hoops!
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:08:46pm |
re: #256 Kragar
ANNND, here's the pun thread.
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Mattand Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:09:48pm |
re: #252 CuriousLurker
Heh, I save those up for special occasions. You should see me wig out in person—I have a really strong, loud voice and have been told I can make the walls shake. One of my exes said when I get really angry I'm like a tiger with a bee up its ass. Not a pretty picture, but fairly accurate. LOL
In all seriousness though, I don't like to get that angry. It's exhausting and always leaves me feeling like I failed somehow.
In my personal experience, people rarely listen to me unless I'm yelling. I have a real lack of charisma issue, apparently.
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:10:09pm |
re: #242 wrenchwench
That's after she's had her coffee. :)
Or she's a new Joan Jett.
When Brody winds up, she sounds more like Courtney Love than any of them.
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:10:42pm |
re: #255 CuriousLurker
Hey, Hoops. Good to see you. Hope you've been well.
Hi You! My life is going to change this year.. I'm moving back home.
/Snoopy dance
Be Well CL!
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:11:37pm |
re: #257 ProGunLiberal
Well played.
And, of course, x is 5 in real life.
You should all know that without a calculator.
3-4-5 is one of the perfect right triangles.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:12:00pm |
I listened to the NPR author interview today about this book regarding Sharia Law. Written by a British Human Rights attorney. Very interesting. I really liked the author, who is a Muslim.
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makeitstop Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:12:06pm |
re: #246 Kragar
Exclusive: Romney Sells Inauguration Access, Nine Months Early
What's a 'Presidential Inaugural retreat?'
Is that where Mittens and his supporters get together and divide up the country?
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:12:35pm |
I just saw this story on Think Progress:
Oklahoma State Senator Justifies Need For ‘Open Carry’ Gun Law Due To Threat From Wild Turkeys
I got nothin.
re: #263 HoosierHoops
Not before graduation though!! Do you know what events you might be at, aside from cleaning up dead trees?
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:13:06pm |
re: #259 Dancing along the light of day
If you're lucky, she's not stalking you!
Hey Hoops!
Hi You..Thanks for the email.. I'll reply Tuesday...
You are a sweetheart..
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Tigger2005 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:13:20pm |
The Nuge has that "Cat Scratch Fever" which causes insanity I believe.
I miss the good old days when you could count on rock'n'rollers to be peace-loving stoners. Except for Elvis of course.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:13:41pm |
re: #264 Mostly sane, most of the time.
True, but sometimes purposely obtuse answers are good. I would have given partial credit for that.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:14:20pm |
re: #268 HoosierHoops
Hi You..Thanks for the email.. I'll reply Tuesday...
You are a sweetheart..
And I thought I was a slow typer!!!!
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:14:28pm |
re: #265 ggt
No surprise here:
In his new book, Heaven on Earth, Kadri turns his sights east, to centuries of Shariah law. The first parts of his book describe how early Islamic scholars codified — and then modified — the code that would govern how people lead their daily lives. Kadri then turns to the modern day, reflecting on the lawmakers who are trying to prohibit Shariah law in a dozen states, as well as his encounters with scholars and imams in India, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, Turkey and Iran — the very people who strictly interpret the religious and moral code of Islam today. And some of those modern interpretations, he says, are much more rigid — and much more draconian — than the code set forth during the early years of Islamic law.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:15:13pm |
I never understood the finding x problems. I never really cared where or what x was. Why would I?
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:15:39pm |
re: #254 ProGunLiberal
Still amazed at how un-cynical you are compared to me. Or maybe I am misreading it.
When I get angry, it tends to be hard to force me out of it. Usually, a person just needs to let me run myself down by just letting me attack the thing I am pissy at until I get tired of doing so,
If 17 years driving a taxi didn't make me cynical, nothing will. For me cynicism is death, darkness, the absence of hope. That's not a place I choose to live, though I do visit occasionally.
Anger is only useful if you can control & direct it effectively.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:16:01pm |
re: #273 ggt
I never understood the finding x problems. I never really cared where or what x was. Why would I?
Find X Duh, Its right there.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:16:13pm |
re: #270 ProGunLiberal
True, but sometimes purposely obtuse answers are good. I would have given partial credit for that.
I thought it was a perfectly right answer, myself.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:16:38pm |
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:18:34pm |
re: #267 ProGunLiberal
I just saw this story on Think Progress:
Oklahoma State Senator Justifies Need For ‘Open Carry’ Gun Law Due To Threat From Wild Turkeys
I got nothin.
Turkeys, like geese, are pretty damn mean when so inclined.
But trying to shoot a turkey with a pistol sounds like a recipe for disaster, particularly if it's close enough to be attacking. That a job for bird shot, not a damn pistol
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:19:26pm |
re: #274 CuriousLurker
If 17 years driving a taxi didn't make me cynical, nothing will. For me cynicism is death, darkness, the absence of hope. That's not a place I choose to live, though I do visit occasionally.
Anger is only useful if you can control & direct it effectively.
Anger is often a default, socially acceptable (for some reason) response. Or a cover for a non-socially acceptable emotion--fear or frustration. Someone told me once that when men are frustrated, they get angry. So instead of responding to their anger, it is better to try to ask them why they are frustrated and engage a different part of the brain to communicate effectively.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:19:30pm |
re: #254 ProGunLiberal
Usually, a person just needs to let me run myself down by just letting me attack the thing I am pissy at until I get tired of doing so,
So,, said "person" has to put up with your "pissy"ness till you wear yourself out!
hmmm,,, glad I didn't take that approach while raising my son!!
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:20:00pm |
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:20:39pm |
re: #281 The Ghost of a Flea
X, in reality, is Lamont Cranston, wealthy man about town.
I thought it was James Bond's Boss.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:20:44pm |
re: #278 The Ghost of a Flea
That is certainly one part of it (though a gun person might need to explain the birdshot thing).
There is humor here that I cannot quite find words for.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:22:47pm |
re: #283 ProGunLiberal
That is certainly one part of it (though a gun person might need to explain the birdshot thing).
There is humor here that I cannot quite find words for.
I'll take a shot :)
Shotgun cartridges shoot a bunch of pellets or beebees which come out in a spray formation and are more likely to hit a moving, smaller target like a bird.
A single bullet is really likely to miss and if it doesn't, tear the hell out of the bird and leave nothing to eat.
did I get that right?
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:23:02pm |
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:23:15pm |
re: #280 sattv4u2
Usually, my anger is directed at a thing. But I get your point.
However, CL did point out that, for anger to be useful, it must be controlled. To be honest, I have some trouble with that. It will be hard and take some time, but I will continue to try and gain complete control over my emotions.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:23:18pm |
re: #252 CuriousLurker
Heh, I save those up for special occasions. You should see me wig out in person—I have a really strong, loud voice and have been told I can make the walls shake. One of my exes said when I get really angry I'm like a tiger with a bee up its ass. Not a pretty picture, but fairly accurate. LOL
In all seriousness though, I don't like to get that angry. It's exhausting and always leaves me feeling like I failed somehow.
Yeah. Winning is avoiding the situations and people who bring that out. But when they come to you, it's healthy to unleash the tiger, if calm reasoning is already not an option.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:23:52pm |
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:24:28pm |
re: #286 ProGunLiberal
Usually, my anger is directed at a thing. But I get your point.
However, CL did point out that, for anger to be useful, it must be controlled. To be honest, I have some trouble with that. It will be hard and take some time, but I will continue to try and gain complete control over my emotions.
Martial Arts!
Yoga!
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:24:56pm |
re: #286 ProGunLiberal
Usually, my anger is directed at a thing. But I get your point.
However, CL did point out that, for anger to be useful, it must be controlled. To be honest, I have some trouble with that. It will be hard and take some time, but I will continue to try and gain complete control over my emotions.
You'll never have "complete control" over emotions (or they wouldn't be emotions)
What you can/ must control is your reaction to that emotion
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:26:18pm |
re: #284 ggt
Also. how big a fuckup does one have to be to be afraid of cock?
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:27:03pm |
re: #283 ProGunLiberal
That is certainly one part of it (though a gun person might need to explain the birdshot thing).
There is humor here that I cannot quite find words for.
There's a kind of bleak humor to the "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" logic being applied. The solution to every issue is a pistol.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:28:18pm |
re: #272 ProGunLiberal
No surprise here:
He also travelled to countries as diverse and India, Pakistan and Syria and described the various interpretations of Sharia, which are as various as interpretations of Christian ideas about law.
One thing I didn't think of regarding the anti-sharia laws many states (10?) have passed. I always against them because I thought they were unnecessary because of the Establishment Clause. He said they coud prevent someone's Last Will and Testament wishes about how their remains are treated. A judge would be prevented from carrying out a persons wishes regarding their funeral etc. That would wrong in anyone's eyes, I would hope.
So they are not only unnecessary, but possibly unconstitutional
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:29:26pm |
re: #292 ProGunLiberal
Also. how big a fuckup does one have to be to be afraid of cock?
I dunno, I wouldn't want one commin' after me. Birds can be damn mean and can really hurt you.
People around here have been bit by geese and have to get stitches and tetnus shots.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:29:58pm |
re: #290 sattv4u2
You'll never have "complete control" over emotions (or they wouldn't be emotions)
What you can/ must control is your reaction to that emotion
All we have control over is WHAT WE SAY and WHAT WE DO.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:30:14pm |
re: #286 ProGunLiberal
Usually, my anger is directed at a thing. But I get your point.
However, CL did point out that, for anger to be useful, it must be controlled. To be honest, I have some trouble with that. It will be hard and take some time, but I will continue to try and gain complete control over my emotions.
Since you were talking about guns, uncontrolled anger is a sawed-off shotgun that has shells filled with birdshot; controlled anger is an assault rifle with a scope.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:35:57pm |
I'm outta here for a while.
Have a great afternoon/evening everyone.
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:36:21pm |
re: #284 ggt
I'll take a shot :)
Shotgun cartridges shoot a bunch of pellets or beebees which come out in a spray formation and are more likely to hit a moving, smaller target like a bird.
A single bullet is really likely to miss and if it doesn't, tear the hell out of the bird and leave nothing to eat.
did I get that right?
Also, bird shot would lose a lot of it's power to harm over a short distance, so you don't have to worry as much about backstops or what happens if the bullet goes through the bird. Ergo less likely that anybody around (that can't be seen, even) gets a severe wound, and you're less likely to wound yourself in a life-threatening way.
When you draw a bead on something, you need to think about the ramifications of missing, where's the bullet's going if it passes through the target, and whether there's anything that could get between the muzzle and the target (because you're trying to hit a moving target, or there are other people/things moving that could cross into your aim).
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palomino Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:37:51pm |
re: #237 EdDantes
Yes. Ted Nugent is a harmless celebrity just like Alec Baldwin, ie., who have more opinions than smarts. I wish no harm on those creative persons who have no appreciable influence on the general public.
Come on, people, it was a joke...as is virtually every question that begins, "Is it wrong for me to..."
Furthermore, virtually all Nugent's comments on politics involve death to
politicians: Hillary "is a bitch who can take a ride on my machine gun." Obama "is a piece of shit who can suck on my machine gun." Etc, etc. He goes way beyond a dumb liberal or conservative who just criticizes the other side.
Nugent's insane, vile, dangerous--and his festishitic love of guns is pathological. His comments on being dead or in jail should be of concern to anyone who recognize these facts.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:38:07pm |
OK - I finally figured out the MySQL query for that Recent Pages stuff we were discussing this morning, folks, and the Recent Pages list now shows only the most recent Page by each of the last 10 authors. The author's name, as always, leads to the LGF Pages index for all their posts.
Still working on it...
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:38:43pm |
re: #299 The Ghost of a Flea
Also, bird shot would lose a lot of it's power to harm over a short distance, so you don't have to worry as much about backstops or what happens if the bullet goes through the bird. Ergo less likely that anybody around (that can't be seen, even) gets a severe wound, and you're likely to wound yourself in a life-threatening way.
When you draw a bead on something, you need to think about the ramifications of missing, where's the bullet's going if it passes through the target, and whether there's anything that could get between the muzzle and the target (because you're trying to hit a moving target, or there are other people/things moving that could cross into your aim).
Friendly Fire?
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jaunte Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:39:46pm |
Gallup: Six in 10 favor 'Buffett Rule'
Gallup reports that six in 10 Americans -- 60%-37% -- favor the proposal that would require millionaires to pay at least the same tax rate as middle-class Americans, around 30%.
Obama's Buffett Rule on taxes for rich blocked in Senate
Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama's "Buffett Rule" legislation, which would have put a 30 percent minimum income tax on millionaires.
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Gretchen G.Tiger Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:40:01pm |
re: #300 palomino
Come on, people, it was a joke...as is virtually every question that begins, "Is it wrong for me to..."
Furthermore, virtually all Nugent's comments on politics involve death to
politicians: Hillary "is a bitch who can take a ride on my machine gun." Obama "is a piece of shit who can suck on my machine gun." Etc, etc. He goes way beyond a dumb liberal or conservative who just criticizes the other side.Nugent's insane, vile, dangerous--and his festishitic love of guns is pathological. His comments on being dead or in jail should be of concern to anyone who recognize these facts.
I think there are alot on the Right who don't take rhetoric seriously. They seem to refuse to accept the power of words.
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Dancing along the light of day Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:43:54pm |
re: #301 Charles Johnson
You are very good to us, Charles!
THANK YOU!
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palomino Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:44:08pm |
re: #304 ggt
I think there are alot on the Right who don't take rhetoric seriously. They seem to refuse to accept the power of words.
Exactly...constant threats of violence towards our elected leaders couldn't possibly have a negative impact, right?
No way it could move rhetoric in a more violent, divisive way. And it would never affect the way the fringe thinks, or actually motivate people in the direction of murder./////
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:48:02pm |
re: #303 jaunte
We have all sorts of stuff to use against them! :D
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:49:32pm |
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:50:14pm |
re: #302 ggt
Friendly Fire?
Firing discipline in a chaotic situation is a very good skill to have. If you start getting field-dependent--that is focusing on the target and losing track of the environment--you increase the chance of someone else getting hurt or having an accident yourself because you didn't "see" something.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:50:29pm |
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jaunte Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:50:34pm |
On Thursday, the House plans to vote on a plan by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., to provide 20 percent tax deductions to all businesses with fewer than 500 workers — a threshold that includes 99.9 percent of all U.S. companies.Republicans say that plan would spur job creation, while Democrats call it a giveaway to business because firms would not have to hire employees to receive the reduction.
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]
I'm not sure how this reduced tax revenue plan addresses the deficit.
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compound_Idaho Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:51:32pm |
re: #295 ggt
I dunno, I wouldn't want one commin' after me. Birds can be damn mean and can really hurt you.
People around here have been bit by geese and have to get stitches and tetnus shots.
Father Of Two Drowns In Pond Near Des Plaines
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) – A man who neighbors say was devoted to caring for the swans of a Des Plaines area apartment complex might have paid for that devotion with his life.
[Link: chicago.cbslocal.com...]
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:52:21pm |
re: #311 jaunte
I'm not sure how this reduced tax revenue plan addresses the deficit.
Really would like a Democrat in the House stand up and demand that these deductions be "paid for." If only to see Cantor's eyes spin in their sockets.
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palomino Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:53:57pm |
re: #311 jaunte
I'm not sure how this reduced tax revenue plan addresses the deficit.
It doesn't, and neither does the Ryan Plan, which would magically cut taxes, increase military spending and balance the budget.
The GOP has gone farther to the right than at any point in its history. If you have any regard for the rest of the world, it should tell you something that the GOP is by far the most right-wing major party in any developed country.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:55:33pm |
re: #313 Targetpractice
It really sucks that Dems in the House (or Senate, for that matter) don't have the cajones to do it.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:57:05pm |
Oh, the little thing in Colombia may be a bit bigger than originally thought:
The U.S. military's top officer Martin Dempsey speaks of being "embarrassed" and tells a Pentagon news conference "we let the boss down" in relation to allegations that secret service agents habitually associated with prostitutes in Colombia. Pentagon spokesman George E. Little tells reporters that the number of military staff involved could be more than the five originally reported.
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The Ghost of a Flea Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:57:35pm |
re: #304 ggt
I think there are alot on the Right who don't take rhetoric seriously. They seem to refuse to accept the power of words.
Technically, they're still using rhetoric, but it's demagogy.
The spooky part is the ontology behind the rhetoric: it's like post-modernism plus tribalism. Reality is formed by their consensus as a group, and therefore the formal elements that give rhetoric weight--ethos, logos, pathos--are all skewed in fun-house mirror fashion.
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Targetpractice Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:57:46pm |
re: #315 ProGunLiberal
It really sucks that Dems in the House (or Senate, for that matter) don't have the cajones to do it.
The Dems don't seem to have the cajones to do much of anything. This is how broken our system is, where one party is paralyzed by fear of being seen as the "bad guy" while the other doesn't give a shit and is proud of it.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Mon, Apr 16, 2012 3:58:06pm |
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:03:37pm |
CL, you still here? I forgot that you drove a cab for 17 years. You have a book in you, I can just imagine.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:05:47pm |
re: #320 Hoodies for Justice. T
CL, you still here? I forgot that you drove a cab for 17 years. You have a book in you, I can just imagine.
"Tonight I took nothing but left turns"
"This afternoon a fare had me drive thru McDonalds,,, didn't even offer to buy me some fries"
"I think someone left a package of fish under the seat"
//
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:06:56pm |
re: #321 sattv4u2
"Tonight I took nothing but left turns"
"This afternoon a fare had me drive thru McDonalds,,, didn't even offer to buy me some fries"
"I think someone left a package of fish under the seat"//
Oh I imagine much much more exciting what happened in the back seat stories.
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God of Binders with Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:07:09pm |
re: #202 windupbird is in the gravity well
I'VE GOT YOU IN A STRANGLEHOLD BABEH
At almost eighteen minutes in length, that song has and always will be a "gentleman's entertainment provider's" hardest way to make $20 for a lap dance.
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God of Binders with Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:08:36pm |
re: #320 Hoodies for Justice. T
CL, you still here? I forgot that you drove a cab for 17 years. You have a book in you, I can just imagine.
Wonder if CL has any Travis Bickle-like stories.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:08:41pm |
re: #322 Hoodies for Justice. T
Oh I imagine much much more exciting what happened in the back seat stories.
[Link: www.hbo.com...]
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:10:29pm |
re: #325 sattv4u2
[Link: www.hbo.com...]
Ooh, that looks good. But added CL commentary would be best.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:17:24pm |
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Talking Point Detective Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:17:31pm |
re: #265 ggt
I listened to the NPR author interview today about this book regarding Sharia Law. Written by a British Human Rights attorney. Very interesting. I really liked the author, who is a Muslim.
Just listening now.
Flame Fin Tomini Tang would benefit from a listen.
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chaosium Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:17:38pm |
re: #17 lawhawk
If Nuge hasn't already been carted off to prison, why does he think that he'll be carted off if Obama is reelected? Obama will have carte blanche to eliminate his political enemies (though who knows if Obama even considers Nuge to be anything more than a musical nuisance, if even that).?
Like every chickenhawk, Nugent is a coward.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:24:16pm |
And on that note, the long quiet drive home beckons (on my day off, no less!!!)
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:25:27pm |
nugent
is not just a major asshole
he's also a b flat full diminished added 11th asshole
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Talking Point Detective Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:29:28pm |
It will be interesting to see how this gets resolved:
Media Outlets Sue To Unseal Zimmerman Court File
The New York Times and the AP lead the push for the court record to be made public.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:30:44pm |
re: #320 Hoodies for Justice. T
CL, you still here? I forgot that you drove a cab for 17 years. You have a book in you, I can just imagine.
Sorry, I'm in & out. Doing laundry, coding, and trying to keep one eye on you guys in between.
Stories? Oh boy, do I have stories. I learned way, way more about about human nature than I ever wanted to know. But you know what? Most people are pretty decent & honest. The problem is that the assholes you run into always seem to be industrial grade ones, and it only takes one of them to cancel out the good vibes of like 10 nice people.
Then there are the crazies. Hoo, boy. The problem with them is you never realize it till they're already in the car. Usually at night. I'd usually just go along with whatever their trip was: circle the block checking for KGB agents before dropping them off at home; talking to the guy who said his neck was broken so he couldn't make any sudden moves, how he saw President Clinton get assassinated in Dallas, and how I'd better pull over to the Jack in the Box becuase HE NEEDS A SODA RIGHT NOW; it goes on and on.
Sad people, happy people, funny people, angry people, stupid people, kind people, rude people, drunk people, drugged out people (dangerous), scary people, people who want to do you harm, people cheating on their spouses, people checking up on spouses they suspect of cheating, ex-cons just coming out of prison, military people, foreign people.
It's a pretty fun job, actually.
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:32:00pm |
I have stories..Now that I know I'm moving into my folks lakehouse this year, Thoughts and memories have been rushing in..
It's a beautiful place but no TV, phones, music was ever allowed there.. That's the way it's always been..Growing up when we went there you could fish, swim, hike or boat..But never a TV or phone was allowed there...
I recall the quiet nights we sat around the front room with my folks reading books...Those are special moments.
I am moving in my 73" HD Samsung, Broadband Internet and a phone and over the top Stereo System.. Sorry Mom and Dad..It's a different world now.
I'll never forget
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:32:04pm |
re: #330 chaosium
This is a guy who did this:
In a July 15, 1990, Detroit Free Press interview, Nugent crowed about how he managed to dodge the draft. He claims that 30 days before his draft board physical, he disavowed personal hygiene. The last ten days he ingested nothing but junk food and Pepsi, and with a week to go until the physical, he stopped using the bathroom altogether. When the big day came, he had been living in excrement-caked and urine-stained pants. Always the hero, however, Nugent reassured the Free Press, “But if I would have gone over there, I’d have been killed, or I’d have killed all the Hippies in the foxholes. I would have killed everybody.
to avoid the draft. He is scum.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:32:04pm |
re: #324 Everything in Its Right Place
Wonder if CL has any Travis Bickle-like stories.
Every cab driver does. ;)
Okay, back to the laundry. BBIAB
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Eclectic Infidel Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:32:15pm |
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Mich-again Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:33:47pm |
Ted Nugent is an idiot. If he ever had an original thought it would die of loneliness.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:34:52pm |
re: #336 ProGunLiberal
Let's compare this scumbag to JFK (Yes, its from Cracked, but it get the point home):
Plagued with a bad back his entire life, Kennedy was disqualified from service in the army. Instead of using this as an excuse to pursue the decidedly more sane strategy of staying the fuck away from explody things, Kennedy had his dad pull a few strings so he could sneak his way into the navy, where he eventually became a lieutenant. Just to get some perspective, Bill Clinton dodged the draft, Grover Cleveland paid someone else to go in his place when he was drafted, but Kennedy beat the system by forcing his way into the navy. Once there he handled himself like a gravel eating shit-miner, instead of the rich Boston pretty boy he actually was.
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sagehen Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:36:09pm |
I wish I could have made this up:
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:37:07pm |
And now if you reload LGF, when you hover over the author names in the Recent Pages list a popup list appears, with the author's five previous Pages.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:37:57pm |
re: #334 CuriousLurker
Sorry, I'm in & out. Doing laundry, coding, and trying to keep one eye on you guys in between.
Stories? Oh boy, do I have stories. I learned way, way more about about human nature than I ever wanted to know. But you know what? Most people are pretty decent & honest. The problem is that the assholes you run into always seem to be industrial grade ones, and it only takes one of them to cancel out the good vibes of like 10 nice people.
Then there are the crazies. Hoo, boy. The problem with them is you never realize it till they're already in the car. Usually at night. I'd usually just go along with whatever their trip was: circle the block checking for KGB agents before dropping them off at home; talking to the guy who said his neck was broken so he couldn't make any sudden moves, how he saw President Clinton get assassinated in Dallas, and how I'd better pull over to the Jack in the Box becuase HE NEEDS A SODA RIGHT NOW; it goes on and on.
Sad people, happy people, funny people, angry people, stupid people, kind people, rude people, drunk people, drugged out people (dangerous), scary people, people who want to do you harm, people cheating on their spouses, people checking up on spouses they suspect of cheating, ex-cons just coming out of prison, military people, foreign people.
It's a pretty fun job, actually.
Hell yeah!!!
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:38:20pm |
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:38:40pm |
re: #342 Charles Johnson
And now if you reload LGF, when you hover over the author names in the Recent Pages list a popup list appears, with the author's five previous Pages.
Sahweet!
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:40:10pm |
To the Nugent at hand, I just read the quote to housemates, and like others above, they likened it to a threat to the President.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:40:22pm |
re: #342 Charles Johnson
And now if you reload LGF, when you hover over the author names in the Recent Pages list a popup list appears, with the author's five previous Pages.
That's really great--I don't do many pages, and it should make it easier to find and update one I redo occasionally.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:40:45pm |
In other news, Obama is less forgiving than Taylor Swift.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:41:13pm |
Okay, only in Recent Pages. Not in Featured Pages. That makes sense.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:42:23pm |
re: #273 ggt
I never understood the finding x problems. I never really cared where or what x was. Why would I?
'Cause X marks the spot.
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palomino Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:42:47pm |
re: #332 engineer cat
nugent
is not just a major asshole
he's also a b flat full diminished added 11th asshole
And a dangerous asshole at that. When people talk about chopping off heads, and then dying or going to jail based on the results of an election, yeah, I think danger is involved. Liberal celebs back in 2004 threatened to move to Canada if Bush won. A few did, including Johnny Depp (although he went to France instead). Anyway, do Nugent's threats sound anywhere near as benign?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:42:50pm |
re: #346 Hoodies for Justice. T
To the Nugent at hand, I just read the quote to housemates, and like others above, they likened it to a threat to the President.
Honestly just read it as a RW persecution fetish--"I'm innocent, but they're coming for all us truthtalkers."
He's still a shit and his music stinks.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:43:33pm |
re: #278 The Ghost of a Flea
Turkeys, like geese, are pretty damn mean when so inclined.
But trying to shoot a turkey with a pistol sounds like a recipe for disaster, particularly if it's close enough to be attacking. That a job for bird shot, not a damn pistol
Just grab it by the neck and choke it.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:44:25pm |
re: #348 ProGunLiberal
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:44:29pm |
re: #341 sagehen
I wish I could have made this up:
name of ionescu's stage version of the 2012 election
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:44:50pm |
re: #211 ProGunLiberal
Oh, I so want to point out Mormon Theology on this.
I admit I get tweaked about Mormonism for one reason. Their view on women. Essentially, a woman can only get to the highest levels of heaven if they are married. To me, that says that they think women are somehow worth less than men. With all of my friends actually being women, this pisses me off to no end.
Are there issues right now is Islam regarding women? Yes. However, at the core, the religion realizes women are humans too. Mormonism has a distinct issue with this. Along other things.
Yeah, except a man can only get to the highest levels of heaven only if he is married too. Duh.
With this disposed of, let's look at the traditional religions' treatment of women, starting with prohibition for them being clerics, and continuing with all sorts of rules that are designed to make them a lower class of human beings in earthly life.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:44:54pm |
re: #353 b_sharp
Just grab it by the neck and choke it.
Just carry a can of cranberry sauce. No permit required.
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darthstar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:45:26pm |
Headed to the ballgame...probably will order something like garlic fries...so I took an hour this afternoon to prep my self by burning off some calories...but it was pretty out so I took a picture.
Image: 528976_10150756599633024_669978023_226949727_462059448_n.jpg
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:48:18pm |
re: #297 CuriousLurker
Since you were talking about guns, uncontrolled anger is a sawed-off shotgun that has shells filled with birdshot; controlled anger is an assault rifle with a scope.
Controlled anger is a blowgun used with poisoned darts.
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:48:52pm |
re: #347 Decatur Deb
That's really great--I don't do many pages, and it should make it easier to find and update one I redo occasionally.
Your own Pages are easy to find in your Dashboard. Let's see, where do you find your Dashboard... oh yeah, upper left corner, underneath Account Settings.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:49:42pm |
re: #359 b_sharp
Controlled anger is a blowgun used with poisoned darts.
Yeah, I like that better. ;)
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:49:47pm |
re: #359 b_sharp
Controlled anger is a blowgun used with poisoned darts.
Uncontrolled anger is inhaling on it when you should exhale.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:49:56pm |
re: #360 wrenchwench
Your own Pages are easy to find in your Dashboard. Let's see, where do you find your Dashboard... oh yeah, upper left corner, underneath Account Settings.
Think I went there once. "Dashboard" makes me think of Studebakers.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:50:18pm |
re: #358 darthstar
Headed to the ballgame...probably will order something like garlic fries...so I took an hour this afternoon to prep my self by burning off some calories...but it was pretty out so I took a picture.
Image: 528976_10150756599633024_669978023_226949727_462059448_n.jpg
You look kind of skinny and metallic.
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sagehen Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:50:22pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:50:37pm |
Ok, this is just too much fun for words...
Image: ht_twitter_obama_vulcan_Nichelle_Nichols_thg_120404_wblog.jpg
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:51:10pm |
I will never go to an F1 Grand Prix race. They are supporting King Hamad of Bahrain, and are not protesting this:
There's an unannounced state of emergency in #Bahrain, 100+ arrests, 10s of injured, daily security sweeps of village ahead of #BahrainGP
— Dr Ala'a Shehabi (@alaashehabi) April 16, 2012
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:52:16pm |
Okay, more! You guys are smart.
Uncontrolled anger is...?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:52:19pm |
re: #359 b_sharp
Controlled anger is a blowgun used with poisoned darts.
Controlled anger is a NEO asteroid whose velocity is minutely readjusted.
Precision is the enemy of accuracy.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:52:23pm |
re: #335 HoosierHoops
I have stories..Now that I know I'm moving into my folks lakehouse this year, Thoughts and memories have been rushing in..
It's a beautiful place but no TV, phones, music was ever allowed there.. That's the way it's always been..Growing up when we went there you could fish, swim, hike or boat..But never a TV or phone was allowed there...
I recall the quiet nights we sat around the front room with my folks reading books...Those are special moments.
I am moving in my 73" HD Samsung, Broadband Internet and a phone and over the top Stereo System.. Sorry Mom and Dad..It's a different world now.
I'll never forget
How are you going to support yourself?
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:52:51pm |
re: #368 CuriousLurker
Okay, more! You guys are smart.
Uncontrolled anger is...?
Oops, I meant controlled.
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ProGunLiberal Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:52:56pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:54:04pm |
re: #370 b_sharp
How are you going to support yourself?
I believe that he is now capable of being a Gentleman of Leisure.
Which means taking Winston on a walk.
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sagehen Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:54:18pm |
re: #368 CuriousLurker
Okay, more! You guys are smart.
Uncontrolled anger is...?
Babylon 5, Episode 3.11, Ceremonies of Dark and Light:
Lennier: I see they trained you well back home.
Marcus Cole: Well, they said I was carrying around a lot of repressed anger.
Lennier: And?
Marcus Cole: I'm not repressed anymore!
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:56:00pm |
re: #371 CuriousLurker
Oops, I meant controlled.
A potent evil eye that makes the recipient step back.
That's all I've got.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:57:10pm |
re: #364 Mostly sane, most of the time.
You look kind of skinny and metallic.
I dunno, those love handles kind of stand out.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 4:59:39pm |
re: #373 Mostly sane, most of the time.
I believe that he is now capable of being a Gentleman of Leisure.
Which means taking Winston on a walk.
Must be nice.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:01:04pm |
re: #368 CuriousLurker
Okay, more! You guys are smart.
Uncontrolled anger is...?
A sign of immaturity.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:01:13pm |
re: #373 Mostly sane, most of the time.
I believe that he is now capable of being a Gentleman of Leisure.
Which means taking Winston on a walk.
We now know where the first annual Lizard Gathering will be held.
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:01:54pm |
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wrenchwench Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:02:03pm |
Happy Emancipation Day.
My new favorite holiday. I just found out about it on Saturday. I'm off to mail my taxes a day early!
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:02:54pm |
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:03:23pm |
re: #359 b_sharp
Controlled anger is a blowgun used with poisoned darts.
revenge is a dish best eaten without the blowgun nearby
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Charles Johnson Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:04:42pm |
I think I like this new approach for the Recent Pages list. Thanks for suggesting it, Sergey!
Much better than putting a limit on the Pages you can post; this way more people's Pages get to show up, and if you post several in a row, they can still be seen by hovering over your name.
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:05:33pm |
re: #370 b_sharp
How are you going to support yourself?
My folks were pretty rich..We are expecting to get a lot of cash and I have a retirement coming to cash in..Maybe someday I'll be a pizza delivery boy just for some money. I never thought I'd be retired so early...
I'd work the rest of my life in a coal mine just to have Mom and Dad back.. But here we are..This summer I'll be down at the boat dock blogging with Little Winston running around playing...
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Killgore Trout Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:06:55pm |
re: #368 CuriousLurker
Okay, more! You guys are smart.
Uncontrolled anger is...?
Probably not exactly what you're looking for but my favorite:
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:07:02pm |
re: #387 HoosierHoops
My folks were pretty rich..We are expecting to get a lot of cash and I have a retirement coming to cash in..Maybe someday I've be a pizza delivery boy just for some money. I never thought I'd be retired so early...
I'd work the rest of my life in a coal mine just to have Mom and Dad back.. But here we are..This summer I'll be down at the boat dock blogging with Little Winston running around playing...
How's the relationship shaping up?
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Kragar Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:07:13pm |
re: #385 engineer cat
revenge is a dish best eaten without the blowgun nearby
"Revenge is a dish best served with mayonnaise and those little cheesy things on sticks." - Osric the Loopy, Governor of Corania (appointed 756.M41, removed from office by the Officio Assassinorum 764.M41)
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Mattand Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:07:29pm |
re: #336 ProGunLiberal
This is a guy who did this:
to avoid the draft. He is scum.
Funny how Huckabee or Romney or those wacky kids at Fox News never bring that up.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:07:58pm |
re: #387 HoosierHoops
My folks were pretty rich..We are expecting to get a lot of cash and I have a retirement coming to cash in..Maybe someday I've be a pizza delivery boy just for some money. I never thought I'd be retired so early...
I'd work the rest of my life in a coal mine just to have Mom and Dad back.. But here we are..This summer I'll be down at the boat dock blogging with Little Winston running around playing...
Find some useful un-remunerative work that you love--immediately.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:09:07pm |
re: #386 Charles Johnson
The hovering list adds a new element - I, for example, never bother to check up on users' older recent pages, so now I can see if I missed anything interesting *and* stay a lazy bastid at the same time.
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CuriousLurker Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:09:16pm |
re: #388 Killgore Trout
Probably not exactly what you're looking for but my favorite:
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
Good one. True.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:10:52pm |
Dinner here, gotta run. But Sullivan just posted Caine's acarcade on his blog. I heard the story on All Things Considered last week.
YOU MUST WATCH THIS!!!
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aagcobb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:14:34pm |
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:17:56pm |
re: #389 b_sharp
How's the relationship shaping up?
I posted about this extensively last night..It's really complex..But we are adults..I think we will always be friends. We are flying out there for a vacation this summer...I think she will be blown away but her whole life is in Oklahoma..Family, Job, House.
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freetoken Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:22:53pm |
One of Mr. Poppers'?
Newt nipped by zoo penguin, gets Band-Aid
Newt was nipped on the finger by a penguin during a private tour of the famous St. Louis zoo on Friday before he spoke to the National Rifle Association convention, zoo officials confirmed on Monday. [...]
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engineer cat Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:27:10pm |
re: #396 aagcobb
It would've done better if he had invited Stephen Colbert.
how soon until all republican media events are produced by his show?
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Decatur Deb Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:28:42pm |
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Mocking Jay Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:29:18pm |
re: #336 ProGunLiberal
This is a guy who did this:
to avoid the draft. He is scum.
A rank coward. Literally...
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:32:18pm |
re: #397 HoosierHoops
I posted about this extensively last night..It's really complex..But we are adults..I think we will always be friends. We are flying out there for a vacation this summer...I think she will be blown away but her whole life is in Oklahoma..Family, Job, House.
Sorry to hear that my friend. I was hoping for a more uplifting resolution.
I guess all you can do is make sure she knows how you feel about her and let her decide.
I am seriously jealous of your house on the lake, it's something I've always wanted. Unfortunately, houses that sold for a 1/4mil just 5 years ago are now 1mil.
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freetoken Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:36:28pm |
Will we do something like this someday?
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Argentina has nationalised YPF, the former and once again state oil company, as a matter of “public interest”, Argentine and Spanish media are reporting.
Reports say the Republic of Argentina will take a 26 per cent stake held by the Eskenazi family and a 24 per cent stake out of the 57 per cent of YPF held by Respol of Spain. The Spanish government warned Argentina last week that any action against Spanish companies would be taken as an action against Spain and would have “consequences”.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:38:53pm |
re: #364 Mostly sane, most of the time.
You look kind of skinny and metallic.
He was a coat hanger at one time, but he got older.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:39:59pm |
re: #404 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
He was a coat hanger at one time, but he got older.
All hangers start out as paperclips.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:40:05pm |
re: #370 b_sharp
How are you going to support yourself?
Winston's dog-show winnings and his Zionist check of course.
;)
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Digital Display Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:47:04pm |
re: #402 b_sharp
Sorry to hear that my friend. I was hoping for a more uplifting resolution.
I guess all you can do is make sure she knows how you feel about her and let her decide.I am seriously jealous of your house on the lake, it's something I've always wanted. Unfortunately, houses that sold for a 1/4mil just 5 years ago are now 1mil.
Thanks...I never saw this coming.
My Folks bought this place 40 years ago with 20 acres of property..
Every summer something was a project to fix it up..My Brother and I know this well...All we wanted to do was play...Those are great memories..
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:48:54pm |
re: #405 b_sharp
All hangers start out as paperclips.
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
Avram Davidson for the win.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:53:01pm |
re: #408 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
Avram Davidson for the win.
I've been reading Science Fiction since 1962, something was bound to get stuck in my head.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 5:57:31pm |
re: #409 b_sharp
I've been reading Science Fiction since 1962, something was bound to get stuck in my head.
Do you watch Mad Men? One of the characters moonlights as a Science Fiction author, pretty successful. Very interesting twist/addition to the story, being he's writing about robots in 1966.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:00:43pm |
re: #410 Hoodies for Justice. T
Do you watch Mad Men? One of the characters moonlights as a Science Fiction author, pretty successful. Very interesting twist/addition to the story, being he's writing about robots in 1966.
Nope, never heard of it. I don't watch much TV and since the tube is controlled by wifey, I watch what she watches.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:07:24pm |
re: #411 b_sharp
Nope, never heard of it. I don't watch much TV and since the tube is controlled by wifey, I watch what she watches.
I watch real housewives too.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:16:19pm |
re: #412 Hoodies for Justice. T
I watch real housewives too.
Actually my wife hates reality TV, prefers action movies over chick flicks and football over figure skating. Weird I know, but I never have to watch crap when I do watch.
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jaunte Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:16:40pm |
re: #410 Hoodies for Justice. T
I like the way he dealt with being told to stop writing.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:25:16pm |
re: #414 jaunte
I like the way he dealt with being told to stop writing.
Bigger and better. Is there a nom de plume he could actually be portraying? Anyone who was in advertising who made it as science fic writer?
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jaunte Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:27:26pm |
re: #415 Hoodies for Justice. T
Frederik Pohl worked as a copywriter at a NY ad agency in the mid-40's.
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b_sharp Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:29:27pm |
re: #416 jaunte
Frederik Pohl worked as a copywriter at a NY ad agency in the mid-40's.
He has one of the world's shortest unpronounceable last names.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:32:15pm |
re: #416 jaunte
Frederik Pohl worked as a copywriter at a NY ad agency in the mid-40's.
Hmmm, he was a commie too. Ken was first to smoke the joint at Don's party. Does it fit?
(love MM)
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Eventual Carrion Mon, Apr 16, 2012 6:50:25pm |
re: #316 ProGunLiberal
Oh, the little thing in Colombia may be a bit bigger than originally thought:
The U.S. military's top officer Martin Dempsey speaks of being "embarrassed" and tells a Pentagon news conference "we let the boss down" in relation to allegations that secret service agents habitually associated with prostitutes in Colombia. Pentagon spokesman George E. Little tells reporters that the number of military staff involved could be more than the five originally reported.
Military personnel utilizing prostitutes, why I never. When did this prostitution visiting by military personnel get started? I am no military historian but I think it has been going on FOREVER, as in since the world has had professions (as in prostitution being the oldest). Sure the guy(s) shouldn't have acted out and caused an uproar, but come on. If it was their down time then they spent it the way they saw fit. If they would have been doing it when they were suppose to be on duty that would be another story. From the info I have so far they just got caught because the working girls stayed past the hotels strict "save face with the catholics" rule (the reason I see for that rule, you can do it but don't be seen).
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sagehen Mon, Apr 16, 2012 7:19:05pm |
re: #419 RayFerd
Military personnel utilizing prostitutes, why I never. When did this prostitution visiting by military personnel get started? I am no military historian but I think it has been going on FOREVER, as in since the world has had professions (as in prostitution being the oldest). Sure the guy(s) shouldn't have acted out and caused an uproar, but come on. If it was their down time then they spent it the way they saw fit. If they would have been doing it when they were suppose to be on duty that would be another story. From the info I have so far they just got caught because the working girls stayed past the hotels strict "save face with the catholics" rule (the reason I see for that rule, you can do it but don't be seen).
When the Secret Service is in a foreign country, doing advance work for a Presidential visit to a multi-national summit -- there's no such thing as "down time".
And how do we know for sure who the whores were really working for? Maybe they took pictures, maybe they were hoping to get extortion material on someone who'd have sensitive information.
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Dark_Falcon Mon, Apr 16, 2012 7:19:21pm |
re: #419 RayFerd
Military personnel utilizing prostitutes, why I never. When did this prostitution visiting by military personnel get started? I am no military historian but I think it has been going on FOREVER, as in since the world has had professions (as in prostitution being the oldest). Sure the guy(s) shouldn't have acted out and caused an uproar, but come on. If it was their down time then they spent it the way they saw fit. If they would have been doing it when they were suppose to be on duty that would be another story. From the info I have so far they just got caught because the working girls stayed past the hotels strict "save face with the catholics" rule (the reason I see for that rule, you can do it but don't be seen).
It's not really about the soldiers, and if they had not been part of an advance team for the president the military would indeed have likely looked the other way. But they were part of the president's advance team, and letting a prostitute into the same rooms they use to process intel puts the president at risk, as intelligence services and criminal gangs have often used prostitutes as spies or bug planters.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Mon, Apr 16, 2012 7:22:40pm |
re: #421 Dark_Falcon
Exactly. It's not a moral fail. It's a professional fail.
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Decider Mon, Apr 16, 2012 8:46:44pm |
If I were the Obama camp I would be more concerned if Ted Nugent was on MY side.
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