Today we commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and fire up the barbecue grills for picnics across the nation, as right wing bloggers try to outdo each other for the most jingoistic exhibition of holier-than-thou patriotism they can muster up.
Happy Independence Day to all LGF readers!
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CuriousLurker Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:29:49am |
re: #1 PhillyPretzel
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AK-47% Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:37:16am |
And a shout-out to all those other US expats and America fans and friends who have to wait for the weekend to celebrate!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:41:27am |
Some patriotic music by Woodie Guthrie.
This Land is Your Land - Band of the United States Air Force Reserve - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
And a Happy Google 4th of July to all.
[Dobro slide.]
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:41:33am |
Time to go out and take a stroll along the Ben Franklin Parkway before it becomes too crowded.
And I'll have to ask the Brazilian coworkers and contractors tomorrow if they had fun watching the fireworks.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:47:36am |
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:48:23am |
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:49:13am |
re: #10 Decatur Deb
Yeah. It's almost over. Middle of August...
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Decatur Deb Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:50:18am |
re: #11 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Yeah. It's almost over. Middle of August...
So you'll be back for the worst best of the campaign threads.
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:57:36am |
@JIDF and his stalker minions are attacking a little old babushka, stay classy guys
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:57:45am |
re: #7 Gus
Some patriotic music by Woodie Guthrie.
This Land is Your Land - Band of the United States Air Force Reserve - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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And a Happy Google 4th of July to all.
[Dobro slide.]
YOU ARGENTINE MARXIST!!1 JUST LIKE YOU, POSTING STUFF FROM THAT COMMUNIST!!!11
/Dorkus (AKA Rodan)
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wrenchwench Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:59:27am |
The parade was great. We had Smokey Bear and a US Senator! The Senator, a Democrat, was handing out candy. SOSHALIZZM! But so were all the Republicans. There was a seven year old wearing a Romney mask in the Republican entry, he was hysterical.
There was a six or seven year old girl singing Michael Jackson songs, she was good! The entry was her folks' DJ business. She wasn't lip synching either, you could tell when Papa distracted her and she started mumbling.
Off to the Ice Cream Social. It's overcast, and it rained most of the night, so there won't be so much sitting on the grass, but plenty of milling around 'til it starts raining again.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 10:59:32am |
re: #14 Dark_Falcon
/Dorkus (AKA Rodan)
Yep. Apparently the Mormon Tabernacle choir and the USAF Reserve Band and the Singing Sergeants (USAF) are also a bunch of Marxists.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:00:58am |
re: #16 Gus
Yep. Apparently the Mormon Tabernacle choir and the USAF Reserve Band and the Singing Sergeants (USAF) are also a bunch of Marxists.
It's what you get to when you let hate rule you.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:03:34am |
re: #9 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
Nice to see your nic again. Hope all is well.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:11:34am |
i still think this needs to be the national anthem
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Mocking Jay Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:14:01am |
re: #21 SpaceJesus
i still think this needs to be the national anthem
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I'm torn between that and this.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:17:42am |
re: #22 It's a cookbook!
I'm torn between that and this.
[Embedded content]
No, too satirical. Even though Parker and Stone love their country sincerely, its just not a good fit. But its a great bit of parody, and a warning line: If you're getting so amped up at America's police or military kicking the bad guys' asses that this song starts going through your head, you need to calm down.
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Mocking Jay Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:18:36am |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
No, too satirical. Even though Parker and Stone love their country sincerely, its just not a good fit. But its a great bit of parody, and a warning line: If you're getting so amped up at America's police or military kicking the bad guys' asses that this song starts going through your head, you need to calm down.
...
You thought I was being serious?
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abolitionist Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:19:00am |
Sesame Street - Surprising the British.
Thot this was cute. (No, I'm not high.)
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:20:23am |
re: #26 abolitionist
Sesame Street - Surprising the British.
Thot this was cute. (No, I'm not high.)
Does this mean you're sometimes high?
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:22:01am |
re: #9 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
That's an incredibly awesome portrait.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:24:12am |
PJ Media goes all the way into the right wing gutter today. I thought they were already at the bottom, but now they have Pamela Geller writing for them. Pathetic.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:27:32am |
Bouncing between Tweetdeck and LGF on one screen is too hard.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:28:19am |
re: #25 It's a cookbook!
...
You thought I was being serious?
nope, but I felt like like expanding on your words and did so.
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abolitionist Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:29:57am |
re: #28 Charles Johnson
That's an incredibly awesome portrait.
Indeed. I suspect that it might be displayed in Ken Ham's Creationist Museum, but I'm not gonna bother to check.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:31:37am |
re: #32 abolitionist
Indeed. I suspect that it might be displayed in Ken Ham's Creationist Museum, but I'm not gonna bother to check.
It's commie agitprop. The guy is carrying an RPG on his back instead of something American-made like a LAW.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:31:58am |
Happy 4th everyone! Our fathers birthed a nation with blood, sweat and courage. We owe them our lives and fortunes.
Hope it cools down for the fireworks tonight.
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AK-47% Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:35:01am |
re: #35 Digital Display
Happy 4th everyone! Our fathers birthed a nation with blood, sweat and courage. We owe them our lives and fortunes.
Hope it cools down for the fireworks tonight.
And they did it without government-mandated health insurance!!!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:35:59am |
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:36:15am |
re: #35 Digital Display
Happy 4th everyone! Our fathers birthed a nation with blood, sweat and courage. We owe them our lives and fortunes.
Hope it cools down for the fireworks tonight.
No tears?
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:37:54am |
re: #39 b_sharp
Shrink the head about 1%
I know. I did that but threw it in reverse. It's OK. Not entering it into a contest here and I closed PS.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:40:31am |
re: #37 Gus
Could use more work of course. ;)
Now it fits the wingnut caption:
KENYAN MARXIST MUSLIM BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA RIDES A VELOCIRAPTOR AS HE LEADS THE SOCIALIST BAND OF THE DAMNED IN IT'S WAR ON REAL AMERICANS!!!1
It took a bit of work to fit in all the cliches. Did I get the vibe right?
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AK-47% Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:42:39am |
re: #42 Dark_Falcon
Now it fits the wingnut caption:
It took a bit of work to fit in all the cliches. Did I get the vibe right?
in it's war on real americans
get the misspellings right
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:44:41am |
re: #43 Expand Your Ground
in it's war on real americans
get the misspellings right
Changed. Upding it, please.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:46:01am |
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:47:20am |
re: #46 Gus
Thanks. Spent time on that one. :)
What program did you use?
EDIT:
No need. I just saw you mentioned PS.
How the hell do people afford that program?
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:51:15am |
re: #51 b_sharp
I've tried using GIMP, but the interface is too damn unintuitive.
Like some 3D programs? Yikes. Heard of GIMP but never tried it. I think a good alternative to Photoshop is Paintshop Pro. They still around?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:52:13am |
Salman Rushdie, now the target of an Iranian video game
Now there is a video game, “The Stressful Life of Salman Rushdie and Implementation of his Verdict,” announced in Tehran at Iran’s second annual International Computer Games Expo, which will allow gamers to carry out the Ayatollah’s death sentence against Mr. Rushdie
...
"We used to have only two weak [Iranian-made] games, but after the issue of computer games came on the agenda of the Council at the order of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei] we developed around 140 games with Islamic and Iranian contents which can compete with foreign products," Mokhber Dezfouli, secretary of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, told the Fars News Agency.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:53:45am |
re: #52 Gus
Like some 3D programs? Yikes. Heard of GIMP but never tried it. I think a good alternative to Photoshop is Paintshop Pro. They still around?
I think Broderbund has it now, but going there just reaps a dust bowl of spam.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:54:19am |
re: #54 b_sharp
I think Broderbund has it now, but going there just reaps a dust bowl of spam.
Just saw it on Corel.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:54:26am |
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Eventual Carrion Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:57:39am |
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:59:25am |
re: #57 b_sharp
Thanks. I'll go there then.
[Link: www.corel.com...]
Not sure how it exactly compares with PS CS today. They have a comparison chart with PS Element 9 here (PDF). Sure is cheaper.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 11:59:52am |
re: #59 Gus
[Link: www.corel.com...]
Not sure how it exactly compares with PS CS today. They have a comparison chart with PS Element 9 here (PDF). Sure is cheaper.
And it's Canadian!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:02:46pm |
Happy Independence 4th of July Get Drunk and Watch Fireworks Day!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:04:33pm |
Kinda funny, kinda creepy...
Bishop's July 4 call: God grants freedom, not government
The U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a national push to assert that government (i.e. the Obama administration) should not decide who is religious enough to be exempt from government mandates.
They called the campaign a Fortnight For Freedom, with special Masses and rallies in most of the nation's 195 dioceses. Started on the feast day of martyrs who died for defying their king on religious principles, the Fortnight concluded today with Chaput's a call to spiritual arms.
...
His core message was that people don't belong to their government, they belong to God, and only when they live by God's plan are they truly free. Hence they are obligated, like the martyrs of the Church, to defy government acts that the Church calls unGodly.
Of course they have to remind us that god's will is not democratic and only voiced through the Vatican.
Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, bishop of Lincoln, Neb., countered, telling NPR that core doctrines
... are not open to votes. These are what God has revealed, and the custody of that revelation is, of course, in the possession of the church.
So Americans Bishops are telling American "patriots" that they must obey and old Polish man, who was not democratically elected and lives in a European castle.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:05:48pm |
re: #60 Gus
And it's Canadian!
I'm surprised Corel is still alive. WordPerfect just about tanked it at one point.
I downloaded the demo. I'll see how it works.
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AK-47% Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:07:37pm |
re: #62 Killgore Trout
Kinda funny, kinda creepy...
Bishop's July 4 call: God grants freedom, not governmentOf course they have to remind us that god's will is not democratic snf only voiced through the Vatican.
So Americans Bishops are telling American "patriots" that they must obey and old Polish man, who was not democratically elected and lives in a European castle.
...
He is GERMAN. And yes, you MUST obey!
But their message is not far from that of the Dominionists: that (their interpretation of) God's Divine Law takes precedence over human laws.
Which was the very thing that the enlightened thinkers among our Founding Fathers were painfully aware of: we will all have our own version of God's Divine Laws, even if we agree on the scriptures to base it on.
That is why they set up our Constitution to allow people to come up with a viable compromise.
But moral and idological absolutions have no room for compromise.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:08:52pm |
re: #64 Expand Your Ground
He is GERMAN. And yes, you MUST obey!
Damn, you're right. I was thinking John Paul for some reason.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:09:13pm |
re: #62 Killgore Trout
Kinda funny, kinda creepy...
Bishop's July 4 call: God grants freedom, not governmentOf course they have to remind us that god's will is not democratic and only voiced through the Vatican.
American Catholic bishops have become just another far right organization. They seem to be competing with the Southern Baptists for who can be the most bigoted, whiny reactionaries.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:09:16pm |
re: #63 b_sharp
I'm surprised Corel is still alive. WordPerfect just about tanked it at one point.
I downloaded the demo. I'll see how it works.
They've been around for ages. I also remember using CorelDraw.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:09:30pm |
God made me ruler of the earth.
Prove me wrong.
:P
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:09:31pm |
re: #21 SpaceJesus
i still think this needs to be the national anthem
I'll settle for anything that doesn't require a virtuoso vocalist in order to be sung without embarrassing us in front of ourselves and the entire planet every time it's attempted.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:10:06pm |
Hometown 4th of July parade! Woot Woot!
Veterans, Firemen, cub scouts, more veterans, more cub scouts, candidates, advocacy groups (childhood diseases, mostly), high school marching band, Elmo, really loud mega churches, local companies, gymnasts, more cub scouts, guy in a cyclops bowling pin costume (why would a bowling pin only have one eye?), the Rose Festival Queen, the princesses from the local assisted living center, DAR in costume, classic cars, Down's Syndrome boy throwing candy from the back of a convertible, girl scouts, Mexicans on horses (in costume), 4-H girls on horses, way too many tractors (throwing frisbees), dance studios.
No Dairy Princesses this year. Lots and lots, and lots of candy. Kids bring backpacks to our parade.
However, since this is Portland, it was cold. Sunny, but I had to move out of the shade because I was shivering.
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austin_blue Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:11:09pm |
re: #28 Charles Johnson
That's an incredibly awesome portrait.
"Daddy? Can I have a velociraptor for Christmas?"
"No, son, but I can get you a tricked out H&K MP-7."
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:12:36pm |
re: #66 Charles Johnson
American Catholic bishops have become just another far right organization. They seem to be competing with the Southern Baptists for who can be the most bigoted, whiny reactionaries.
It does seem that they're becoming more politically active. If they keep this up they're going to ruin the chances of future Catholic presidential candidates.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:12:41pm |
Happy Fourth everyone! This is the holiday that makes me homesick-- I'm living vicariously through you good people here. :) Hope everyone has a great one!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:14:00pm |
re: #70 Mostly sane, most of the time.
However, since this is Portland, it was cold. Sunny, but I had to move out of the shade because I was shivering.
It is kinda nice to see the sun again. I haven't bitched much about the weather because everybody else in the country is suffering from heatwaves and wildfires.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:14:47pm |
re: #67 Gus
They've been around for ages. I also remember using CorelDraw.
I have a couple of their older products from when they were doing well. Their problems started when they bought WP from Novel, and the stresses of trying to bring WP up to Word capabilities gave them financial problems. It looks like they've recovered some.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:15:01pm |
re: #73 Millicent Islam
Happy Fourth everyone! This is the holiday that makes me homesick-- I'm living vicariously through you good people here. :) Hope everyone has a great one!
Happy 4th Ice!
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:15:23pm |
re: #48 b_sharp
What program did you use?
EDIT:
No need. I just saw you mentioned PS.How the hell do people afford that program?
My non-profit pays for it.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:15:43pm |
re: #76 Gus
Happy 4th Ice!
Hey gus! I hope I can count on you to get drunk and watch fireworks for me. :) How's it going?
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abolitionist Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:17:05pm |
Saw this years ago, and found it on youtube --a well-done historical drama, appropriate for Independence Day.
The Crossing Part 1 (Long Retreat From New York)
Or for the whole thing:
The Crossing (Movie 2000) - playlist
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:17:15pm |
re: #79 Millicent Islam
Hey gus! I hope I can count on you to get drunk and watch fireworks for me. :) How's it going?
Surviving. ;) Let's see. Oh yeah. Hot weather. Gah it was well over 100 for almost 4 days. 5 maybe. Then right at about 100 for another week. Finally cooling down some. Only hitting a high of 94 today with a high of 82 come Saturday.
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:17:49pm |
98 degrees and Zedushka is sitting on the deck outside because I won't let him smoke in the house.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:17:52pm |
re: #73 Millicent Islam
Happy Fourth everyone! This is the holiday that makes me homesick-- I'm living vicariously through you good people here. :) Hope everyone has a great one!
Hi You! happy 4th! Why don't the British have a national day of mourning on the 4th?
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:20:05pm |
re: #84 Digital Display
Hi You! happy 4th! Why don't the British have a national day of mourning on the 4th?
Hey Hoops! Happy fourth to you and Winston!
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:21:07pm |
re: #82 Gus
Surviving. ;) Let's see. Oh yeah. Hot weather. Gah it was well over 100 for almost 4 days. 5 maybe. Then right at about 100 for another week. Finally cooling down some. Only hitting a high of 94 today with a high of 82 come Saturday.
Crazy. It's barely broken 70 here. And this June was I think the wettest ever in UK history. I feel bad for you all suffering with the heat!
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:21:23pm |
re: #84 Digital Display
Hi You! happy 4th! Why don't the British have a national day of mourning on the 4th?
They made and lost so many colonies they just forgot about you guys. They were more interested in what the French were doing.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:22:02pm |
re: #86 Millicent Islam
Crazy. It's barely broken 70 here. And this June was I think the wettest ever in UK history. I feel bad for you all suffering with the heat!
Northern Canada is warmer than you.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:22:18pm |
re: #79 Millicent Islam
Hey gus! I hope I can count on you to get drunk and watch fireworks for me. :) How's it going?
Yo!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:22:20pm |
re: #86 Millicent Islam
Crazy. It's barely broken 70 here. And this June was I think the wettest ever in UK history. I feel bad for you all suffering with the heat!
Yeah. We always want what we don't have. When it's too cold in Winter we dream of Summer. When it's too hot in Summer we dream of Winter. Myself I prefer a nice Spring day.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:22:58pm |
re: #88 b_sharp
Northern Canada is warmer than you.
That's because it's a hat and it holds in all the heat from America's hot air.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:23:16pm |
A friend of mine has recommended an NPR show, On Being. This is this week's episode if anyone else wants to check it out too:
Krista Tippett speaks with philosopher Jacob Needleman. As new democracies are struggling around the world, it’s easy to forget that U.S. democracy was shaped by trial and error. A conversation about the “inward work” of democracy — the conscience that shaped the American experiment.
THE INWARD WORK OF DEMOCRACY WITH JACOB NEEDLEMAN
[Link: www.onbeing.org...]
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:23:23pm |
re: #73 Millicent Islam
Happy Fourth, from across the pond!
With love!
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:23:47pm |
re: #88 b_sharp
Northern Canada is warmer than you.
what else would you expect? After all, I'm an iceweasel.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:25:08pm |
The whole gang is here! Happy Indy Day everyone!
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:25:16pm |
re: #94 Millicent Islam
And an evil one!
Misting here,58, may not see the fireworks through the fog tonight!
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:26:53pm |
re: #96 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012
The whole gang is here! Happy Indy Day everyone!
Happy Fourth, Stanley Sea! And congrats to you on your post divorce wanderings ending-- saw your post yesterday!
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austin_blue Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:27:21pm |
re: #74 Killgore Trout
It is kinda nice to see the sun again. I haven't bitched much about the weather because everybody else in the country is suffering from heatwaves and wildfires.
Want some of ours? I'll trade it to you for rainfall!
Oh, and Happy Fourth, all!
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:28:10pm |
re: #95 Millicent Islam
Varek! How are you? What are you doing for the fourth?
All is well.
Except the heat.
Cooking steak on the sidewalk grill.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:28:46pm |
re: #93 Dancing along the light of day
Happy Fourth, from across the pond!
With love!
You big softie.
I would have said "With Scotch!".
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:28:49pm |
re: #97 Dancing along the light of day
And an evil one!
Misting here,58, may not see the fireworks through the fog tonight!
I remember seeing the fireworks on the San Francisco Bay one 4th. I was wearing a sweater and a light jacket. The temperature was below 60, with high humidity and the wind was blowing. I was shivering throughout the time. Should have worn a coat.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:29:19pm |
re: #100 Varek Raith
All is well.
Except the heat.
Cooking steak on thesidewalkgrill.
Steak on the grill is classic american fourth stuff right there-- yum. Hope you enjoy it!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:29:56pm |
re: #101 b_sharp
You big softie.
I would have said "With Scotch!".
Claymore in one hand and an octopus in the other.
If it's not Scottish it's crrrrrap.
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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:30:27pm |
re: #98 Millicent Islam
Happy Fourth, Stanley Sea! And congrats to you on your post divorce wanderings ending-- saw your post yesterday!
Thanks baby! I guess today is a real freedom one for me! (owe u email). Just taking it easy today. Finally got to the sex, drugs, rock n roll section of Keith richard's autobiography. I'm being very entertained!
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:30:49pm |
It's WET here, friends visiting went to the beach, I have on a sweater!
Grilling & tonight!
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austin_blue Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:30:55pm |
re: #79 Millicent Islam
Hey gus! I hope I can count on you to get drunk and watch fireworks for me. :) How's it going?
Hot. Dry. July in Tejas. Go figure.
(Good golly, I'm turning into a Grumpy Old Man™!)
Hope you and Jimmah are well.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:31:24pm |
re: #104 Gus
Claymore in one hand and an octopus in the other.
If it's not Scottish it's crrrap.
//
I think that octopus you're carrying is just bag pipes.
Give it a squeeze.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:31:57pm |
re: #98 Millicent Islam
Happy Fourth, Stanley Sea! And congrats to you on your post divorce wanderings ending-- saw your post yesterday!
You got me thinking Ice of my top July 4ths.
I guess my favorite was camping on a Mountain in Calistoga..We hiked to the cliffs and sat there looking way down on the fireworks.. First and only time I watched from above..
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:32:12pm |
re: #105 Residence: Hopeandchangeistan 2012
Thanks baby! I guess today is a real freedom one for me! (owe u email). Just taking it easy today. Finally got to the sex, drugs, rock n roll section of Keith richard's autobiography. I'm being very entertained!
I stopped reading at the word "sex".
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:32:28pm |
re: #108 b_sharp
I think that octopus you're carrying is just bag pipes.
Give it a squeeze.
[Link: www.cafepress.com...]
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:32:44pm |
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:34:16pm |
Jimmah's only just back with the booze but you guys are already totally cracking me up.
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:35:09pm |
re: #114 Millicent Islam
He will hear you and wonder what is going on.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:35:39pm |
re: #114 Millicent Islam
Jimmah's only just back with the booze but you guys are already totally cracking me up.
Join us with our Scottish brothers across the sea in celebration over the defeat of the Red Coats British!
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:35:39pm |
re: #114 Millicent Islam
Jimmah's only just back with the booze but you guys are already totally cracking me up.
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:36:24pm |
Speaking of Octopi, you read Skippy's List?
You MUST!
Ice & Stanley especially!
[Link: skippyslist.com...]
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:36:52pm |
re: #115 PhillyPretzel
He will hear you and wonder what is going on.
That's exactly what just happened. Hey I saw that page you posted about Obama attending that naturalisation ceremony today-- what a nice thing to read. It was nice to read something uplifting for a change.
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Bear Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:37:11pm |
Happy Fourth to all. It is 56 outside, overcast and NO Rain yet. Managed to get a bit of paint on part of an outside wall this AM.
Hope that all of you Canadians had a wonderful Canada Day on the First.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:37:53pm |
re: #116 Gus
Join us with our Scottish brothers across the sea in celebration over the defeat of the
Red CoatsBritish!//
or as we call them, Limey Bastards.
I invented a drink after my ex called the Limey Bastard-- I can no longer remember what went into it.
(TMI?)
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:38:35pm |
re: #122 Millicent Islam
or as we call them, Limey Bastards.
I invented a drink after my ex called the Limey Bastard-- I can no longer remember what went into it.
(TMI?)
We can never truly celebrate our independence from the British as long as Piers Morgan is on TV.— Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) July 4, 2012
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AK-47% Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:41:41pm |
re: #122 Millicent Islam
or as we call them, Limey Bastards.
(TMI?)
I thought you called them "Sassenach"
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:43:23pm |
re: #124 Expand Your Ground
I thought you called them "Sassenach"
Jimmah says that he used to be called Sassenach by his own family for putting sugar on his porridge.
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:47:33pm |
Joey Chestnut wins Nathan's Hot Dog Gobbling Contest scarfing 62 franks in under 5 minutes.
These displays of gluttony may be a "time honored tradition" but they just creep me right out.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:48:08pm |
Had a great time at the Hoffman Estates and Villa Park parades this morning! Happy 4th of July! ow.ly/c1eys
— Tammy Duckworth (@Tammy4Congress) July 4, 2012
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:48:35pm |
re: #125 Millicent Islam
Jimmah says that he used to be called Sassenach by his own family for putting sugar on his porridge.
Zedushka puts salt and pepper on his oatmeal and he calls himself the Jewish Erinnach because his grandmother was born in Ireland.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:50:12pm |
re: #128 Learned Mother of Zion
Zedushka puts salt and pepper on his oatmeal and he calls himself the Jewish Erinnach because his grandmother was born in Ireland.
Ah, see, Jimmah's family would also consider salt on porridge a good thing, and they're also originally from Ireland.
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Dancing along the light of day Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:52:29pm |
Laters, taters!
Good to "see" you Ice baby!
Hugs to Jimmah!
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:54:34pm |
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wrenchwench Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:54:47pm |
I saw the seven year old singing sensation at the park. She's bilingual. She sang a Cumbia and had the 14 year olds in front of me dancing. Lot of people were videoing her with their phones. Her little voice was fading, but she was clearly having a good time.
And I bought a little welded javalina sculpture. It's so cute!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:58:45pm |
re: #135 Millicent Islam
Bye cutie! Good to see you!
re: #132 b_sharp
Couldn't agree more. Mmmm, brown sugar.
Image: 101587533-260x260-0-0_Melissa+s+Melissa+s+Piloncillo+Brown+Sugar+Cone+6+.jpg
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 12:59:51pm |
re: #136 Gus
Image: 101587533-260x260-0-0_Melissa+s+Melissa+s+Piloncillo+Brown+Sugar+Cone+6+.jpg
What in the hell is that.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:01:15pm |
re: #137 Millicent Islam
What in the hell is that.
Unrefined whole cane sugar. They come in a cone shape. You ever get one? They're amazing. The best sugar around IMO. Popular south of the border.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:01:52pm |
Jimmah says the way the scottish eat porridge is Calvinism in food form.
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Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:02:12pm |
re: #84 Digital Display
Hi You! happy 4th! Why don't the British have a national day of mourning on the 4th?
The only thing they mourn is having to ship their malcontents further after it happened.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:04:00pm |
re: #137 Millicent Islam
What in the hell is that.
Might want to try here: [Link: www.mexgrocer.co.uk...]
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austin_blue Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:04:04pm |
re: #139 Gus
Unrefined whole cane sugar. They come in a cone shape. You ever get one? They're amazing. The best sugar around IMO. Popular south of the border.
Melt it, add a little heavy cream, and you have cajeta, the best caramel in el mundo.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:04:33pm |
re: #145 austin_blue
Melt it, add a little heavy cream, and you have cajeta, the best caramel in el mundo.
Nom, nom, nom. Now I'm thinking about dulce de leche.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:04:38pm |
President Obama has a moving ceremony at the White House welcoming new citizens on July 4th, Dan Riehl calls him a dirtbag.
dirtbag. 24/7 politics RT @PoliticalTicker: White House ceremony welcomes new citizens and mixes in politics- wp.me/p4HKM-11Ka— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) July 4, 2012
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:04:52pm |
re: #143 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste
The only thing they mourn is having to ship their malcontents further after it happened.
New Jersey?
/
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wrenchwench Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:06:02pm |
re: #147 Charles Johnson
President Obama has a moving ceremony at the White House welcoming new citizens on July 4th, Dan Riehl calls him a dirtbag.
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OBAMA should be presiding over a SELF-DEPORTATION CEREMONY— Daniel D. Portado (@DanielDPortado) July 4, 2012
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:06:10pm |
re: #147 Charles Johnson
I have a nice little page on it too. [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:07:10pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:07:18pm |
re: #147 Charles Johnson
President Obama has a moving ceremony at the White House welcoming new citizens on July 4th, Dan Riehl calls him a dirtbag.
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Yeah, because human beings coming to America to seek out their dreams and opportunities is so very un-American.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:07:22pm |
re: #147 Charles Johnson
President Obama has a moving ceremony at the White House welcoming new citizens on July 4th, Dan Riehl calls him a dirtbag.
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What a loser.
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Varek Raith Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:07:27pm |
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austin_blue Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:07:56pm |
re: #141 Millicent Islam
Jimmah says the way the scottish eat porridge is Calvinism in food form.
It's true! Especially popular amongst the Grampians- the most dour of the Dour Scots. The funniest joke in the world will illicit a straight face and perhaps a grudging "Tha's quite amusin', tha."
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:09:31pm |
CNN's original title "The test results do not mean Yasser Arafat was poisoned, the scientist says" was changed to: Arafat's widow wants body exhumed after test for radioactivity
The results do not mean that Arafat suffered radiation poisoning, François Bochud told CNN.
Some details in Arafat's medical records are not consistent with polonium poisoning, he explained.
"We have evidence there is too much polonium, but we also have hints from the medical records that this may not be the case. The only way to resolve this anomaly would be by testing the body," said Bochud, director of the Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, Switzerland.
,,,
Bochud's research team tested Arafat's toothbrush, clothing and keffiyeh, the trademark black-and-white scarf he always wore, Bochud said.
...
A stain from body fluid included 180 megabecquerels of the substance per liter, while a typical sample would contain 5 megabecquerels, Bochud said. The fabric of his clothing itself, without body fluid, contained less than 10 megabecquerels, Bochud said. (A becquerel is a measurement of radioactive intensity by weight.)Several tests involving biological samples -- such as urine, sweat or blood -- contained higher levels than other samples in the same bag, he said.
...
When asked whether some polonium-210 could have been applied to the items since Arafat's death, Bochud responded that "anything is possible."Bochud also said the Institut de Radiophysique did not verify that the clothing was Arafat's. Another organization said the DNA on the items matched that of Arafat's daughter, Bochud said
...
Arafat's condition at the time he died was not entirely consistent with polonium poisoning, Bochud said."For example, the bone marrow stayed in good shape until (the) death of Arafat. In other cases of polonium poisoning there is a decaying of the bone marrow," the medical expert said. "Another point, he did not lose his hair as would be expected in the case of polonium (poisoning)."
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:10:15pm |
re: #156 austin_blue
It's true! Especially popular amongst the Grampians- the most dour of the Dour Scots. The funniest joke in the world will illicit a straight face and perhaps a grudging "Tha's quite amusin', tha."
Oh, yeah, and the Hometown Parade had a bagpipe marching band. There were only two women that I saw--on drums. One was getting quite flourish-y with her drumsticks.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:10:20pm |
re: #156 austin_blue
It's true! Especially popular amongst the Grampians- the most dour of the Dour Scots. The funniest joke in the world will illicit a straight face and perhaps a grudging "Tha's quite amusin', tha."
Jimmah says this is definitely true--- Tchoochters, he says. That's how he spells it, I can't even begin to pronounce it the way he does.
I'm forbidden from trying to say "Loch" as well.
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wrenchwench Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:12:41pm |
re: #151 PhillyPretzel
I have a nice little page on it too. [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
I think you have two links mashed into one on that Page.
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b_sharp Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:13:16pm |
re: #160 Millicent Islam
Jimmah says this is definitely true--- Tchoochters, he says. That's how he spells it, I can't even begin to pronounce it the way he does.
I'm forbidden from trying to say "Loch" as well.
Is 'Loch' how the Scottish hawk up a lugi?
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:13:22pm |
re: #158 Killgore Trout
I was just doing a post on that article. Looks like Al Jazeera did it again - left out some important details and made it sound a lot more conclusive than it was.
However, note that the director of the lab does say it would be possible to detect polonium, and they did detect elevated levels, so it's not settled. But it looks a lot less likely with the new info.
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:14:12pm |
re: #162 wrenchwench
Opps. I am sorry. I will try to find a better link. It worked for me earlier today.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:16:25pm |
re: #164 Charles Johnson
I was just doing a post on that article. Looks like Al Jazeera did it again - left out some important details and made it sound a lot more conclusive than it was.
However, note that the director of the lab does say it would be possible to detect polonium, and they did detect elevated levels, so it's not settled. But it looks a lot less likely with the new info.
The wording is a bit awkward but I think the article also says that the biological material (stains, fluids, etc) on the clothing did not match his DNA but matched his daughter's DNA according to the lab that verified the DNA samples.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:16:46pm |
re: #165 PhillyPretzel
Opps. I am sorry. I will try to find a better link. It worked for me earlier today.
It's on memeorandum--- here's the Hill link:
[Link: thehill.com...]
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:17:48pm |
re: #167 Gus
Danny Glover Reads Frederick Douglass (Speech in Rochester on July 4, 1852)
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Awesome.
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:18:55pm |
re: #168 Millicent Islam
Thanks to all who pointed out I had a bad link. Here is another link: [Link: news.yahoo.com...]
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:20:22pm |
re: #170 Gus
It was either Danny Glover or James Earl Jones. ;)
I recently downloaded his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass from project gutenburg. I've never read it before. Looking forward to it.
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:21:00pm |
re: #167 Gus
Danny Glover Reads Frederick Douglass (Speech in Rochester on July 4, 1852)
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Also see:
"The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro"
Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men, too great enough to give frame to a great age. It does not often happen to a nation to raise, at one time, such a number of truly great men. The point from which I am compelled to view them is not, certainly, the most favorable; and yet I cannot contemplate their great deeds with less than admiration. They were statesmen, patriots and heroes, and for the good they did, and the principles they contended for, I will unite with you to honor their memory....
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:21:10pm |
re: #166 Killgore Trout
No, I think they're saying that they didn't fully verify the clothing was really Arafat's, but the DNA had markers in common with his daughter, so it's likely.
Bochud also said the Institut de Radiophysique did not verify that the clothing was Arafat's. Another organization said the DNA on the items matched that of Arafat's daughter, Bochud said.
Zahwa Arafat provided DNA, Suha Arafat told CNN. The long wait for test results, which lasted months, "was emotionally difficult," she said.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:22:58pm |
re: #173 Gus
This is very cool, you should do a whole page collating all this!
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:24:11pm |
re: #175 Millicent Islam
This is very cool, you should do a whole page collating all this!
I agree, would make an excellent page!
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:24:38pm |
re: #175 Millicent Islam
This is very cool, you should do a whole page collating all this!
I could. It's been the talk on Twitter for most of the day. First saw it from a Tweet by African Burial Ground.
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:26:17pm |
re: #177 Gus
I could. It's been the talk on Twitter for most of the day. First saw it from a Tweet by African Burial Ground.
Then you absolutely should, and use the twitter hashtags that are relevant! A summary would be great!
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MittDoesNotCompute Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:27:30pm |
re: #9 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
That's nonsense...St. Ronnie of Ray Gun would never carry a Commie-made RPG-7!
///
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:27:51pm |
re: #178 Millicent Islam
Then you absolutely should, and use the twitter hashtags that are relevant! A summary would be great!
OK. BRB...
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The Left Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:28:34pm |
re: #177 Gus
I could. It's been the talk on Twitter for most of the day. First saw it from a Tweet by African Burial Ground.
From your link:
AfricanBurialGround @AFBurialGrndNPS
185 years of freedom! Today in 1827, slavery officially ended in New York state! [Link: fb.me...]
I never knew that!
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MittDoesNotCompute Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:31:13pm |
re: #147 Charles Johnson
President Obama has a moving ceremony at the White House welcoming new citizens on July 4th, Dan Riehl calls him a dirtbag.
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That's some mighty fine empty-headed projection you have going on there, Dan...
///gahhhhh
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Gus Wed, Jul 4, 2012 1:53:16pm |
re: #181 Millicent Islam
From your link:
AfricanBurialGround @AFBurialGrndNPS
185 years of freedom! Today in 1827, slavery officially ended in New York state! [Link: fb.me...]I never knew that!
Done.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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sagehen Wed, Jul 4, 2012 3:39:22pm |
oops, I put this on the wrong thread. here we go.
In all countries I know, more of their citizens have come to live in America than Americans have left to live in theirs.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) July 4, 2012
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Mentis Fugit Wed, Jul 4, 2012 3:57:12pm |
re: #160 Millicent Islam
Jimmah says this is definitely true--- Tchoochters, he says. That's how he spells it, I can't even begin to pronounce it the way he does.
I'm forbidden from trying to say "Loch" as well.
Add another spelling to [Link: en.wikipedia.org...] then, where it says:
"The word also shows up as cheuchter, chuchter, choochter but has no universally accepted etymology."
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