1 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 9:51:46pm

Good Night, all.

2 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 9:54:20pm

How the heck does she lean over so far without falling?

Damn the female human form is frikkin' amazing.


And the right wing up here is trying to kill funding to the arts.

3 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 9:58:36pm

re: #2 b_sharp

How the heck does she lean over so far without falling?

Damn the female human form is frikkin' amazing.

And the right wing up here is trying to kill funding to the arts.

Sometimes the female human form is amazing. You didn't see what I saw at the beach today.

Lady: If you have an identifiable pannus, you should not be in a bikini. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

4 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:01:27pm

re: #3 Mostly sane, most of the time.

Sometimes the female human form is amazing. You didn't see what I saw at the beach today.

Lady: If you have an identifiable pannus, you should not be in a bikini. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

Watch this video again, that should clean out your brain.

5 garrick  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:03:11pm

So I'm watching the first season of "West Wing" on Amazon Prime and I'm not really sure if I like it,and I'm at episode 21. I was a staunch conservative at the time it aired and for a long time afterwards.

I was so conservative in fact that in my last tour of duty as a navy man I let my CPO talk me into reading "The Bell Curve". And I'm african-american. I'm kinda ashamed to admit it now but he was pretty influential in my life and like many at the time,he suffered from Clinton-Derangement Syndrome. He could go on a 20 minute rant about Clinton without stopping to catch his breath once. I loved the guy.

6 William Barnett-Lewis  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:04:17pm

Good night as well.

7 freetoken  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:08:48pm

Here we have a fresh, new, clean and shiny thread... and I'm going to soil it with a discussion of racists...

Everybody remember the article by Ron Unz a few days ago, for which he got much recognition and credit in some circles, in which he argued that a nation's "wealth" (a commonly used term but not thoroughly investigated) was not dependent upon IQ but rather that results on IQ tests are more driven by the environment of that nation?

Anyway, the racists/racialists/race-realists are striking back. I won't link to the sites, but I will note that the author (Lynn) of the book which Unz referenced posted his reply on both VDARE and American Renaissance.

Lynn commits several errors (not the least of which are his choice in friends), first by referencing antiquated understandings of "Europeans", then by referencing a new paper (to be published in one of the many Elsevier for-profit journals) that itself is quite questionable, purportedly showing the ability to differentiate "intelligence" among different European Y haplogroups, and so forth.

This is all ... well, it's the equivalent of WTFUWT to real climatology.

It would take quite a write-up to discuss why these supposedly genetic differences aren't really there (hint: they are based only on the Y chromosome, and also have correlations much too low compared to hard science requirements for showing causality).

Anyway, the exploitation of genetics and genomics to further racism is well under way. And Ron Unz probably isn't going to be able to do much to stop it, and given his own inclinations is probably unlikely to take the steps required to fight it in "conservatism", whatever that term comes to mean in the next few years.

8 freetoken  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:20:33pm

re: #5 garrick

I never watched "West Wing" except for out-takes. It just struck me as too much a cross product of fantasies and lusts for power crossed with political messaging.

9 freetoken  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:30:31pm

To cleanse the mind after reading the race realists:

10 Kragar  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:32:17pm

re: #8 freetoken

I never watched "West Wing" except for out-takes. It just struck me as too much a cross product of fantasies and lusts for power crossed with political messaging.

I could never muster enough interest to watch it.

11 Lidane  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:36:43pm

re: #8 freetoken

I never watched "West Wing" except for out-takes. It just struck me as too much a cross product of fantasies and lusts for power crossed with political messaging.

I never watched it either. And I've only seen the first season of 24.

I've never been big on overtly political American shows, unless we're talking about satire/social commentary like The Daily Show and Colbert. I tend to keep my political maneuvering to TV series like The Borgias and Game of Thrones.

12 austin_blue  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:39:10pm

re: #7 freetoken

Here we have a fresh, new, clean and shiny thread... and I'm going to soil it with a discussion of racists...

Everybody remember the article by Ron Unz a few days ago, for which he got much recognition and credit in some circles, in which he argued that a nation's "wealth" (a commonly used term but not thoroughly investigated) was not dependent upon IQ but rather that results on IQ tests are more driven by the environment of that nation?

Anyway, the racists/racialists/race-realists are striking back. I won't link to the sites, but I will note that the author (Lynn) of the book which Unz referenced posted his reply on both VDARE and American Renaissance.

Lynn commits several errors (not the least of which are his choice in friends), first by referencing antiquated understandings of "Europeans", then by referencing a new paper (to be published in one of the many Elsevier for-profit journals) that itself is quite questionable, purportedly showing the ability to differentiate "intelligence" among different European Y haplogroups, and so forth.

This is all ... well, it's the equivalent of WTFUWT to real climatology.

It would take quite a write-up to discuss why these supposedly genetic differences aren't really there (hint: they are based only on the Y chromosome, and also have correlations much too low compared to hard science requirements for showing causality).

Anyway, the exploitation of genetics and genomics to further racism is well under way. And Ron Unz probably isn't going to be able to do much to stop it, and given his own inclinations is probably unlikely to take the steps required to fight it in "conservatism", whatever that term comes to mean in the next few years.

I see a lot of equivalence between the folks using genomics to promote racism and the folks back in the early 1900's using skull metrics. It's total bullshit. And "Conservatives" (whatever that means in this context) are of course going to embrace it.

It appears to be an "us and them" world, and the Cons are embracing it. Those of us who believe it's an "us" world are , of course, loonies.

Sigh.

13 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:40:46pm

re: #7 freetoken

Here we have a fresh, new, clean and shiny thread... and I'm going to soil it with a discussion of racists...

Everybody remember the article by Ron Unz a few days ago, for which he got much recognition and credit in some circles, in which he argued that a nation's "wealth" (a commonly used term but not thoroughly investigated) was not dependent upon IQ but rather that results on IQ tests are more driven by the environment of that nation?

Anyway, the racists/racialists/race-realists are striking back. I won't link to the sites, but I will note that the author (Lynn) of the book which Unz referenced posted his reply on both VDARE and American Renaissance.

Lynn commits several errors (not the least of which are his choice in friends), first by referencing antiquated understandings of "Europeans", then by referencing a new paper (to be published in one of the many Elsevier for-profit journals) that itself is quite questionable, purportedly showing the ability to differentiate "intelligence" among different European Y haplogroups, and so forth.

This is all ... well, it's the equivalent of WTFUWT to real climatology.

It would take quite a write-up to discuss why these supposedly genetic differences aren't really there (hint: they are based only on the Y chromosome, and also have correlations much too low compared to hard science requirements for showing causality).

Anyway, the exploitation of genetics and genomics to further racism is well under way. And Ron Unz probably isn't going to be able to do much to stop it, and given his own inclinations is probably unlikely to take the steps required to fight it in "conservatism", whatever that term comes to mean in the next few years.

They will rely on the average person's respect for the language of genetics and that same person's ignorance of the science behind genetics. Most people have a very limited real understanding of biology, stats, DNA, and science but a large store of misguided, poorly thought out information. They tend to view words like gene, chromosome, genome as almost magical incantations that bring with them marvels of science and basic truths.

The combination of ignorance and ignorance of their ignorance is an easily manipulable target for racists.

14 austin_blue  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:42:05pm

re: #11 Lidane

I never watched it either. And I've only seen the first season of 24.

I've never been big on overtly political American shows, unless we're talking about satire/social commentary like The Daily Show and Colbert. I tend to keep my political maneuvering to TV series like The Borgias and Game of Thrones.

Hmmm... Actually, The West Wing was very well written. It was partisan, to a degree, but it covered both sides and called stupid stupid. Fancy that. The show had some guts.

15 freetoken  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:44:48pm

re: #13 b_sharp

It's all very much like the IDiots, or the WTFUWT crowd.

But, the true believers are digging in their heels. Despite all the demonstrated vagaries of "intelligence", the errors of "tests", and the very complex interactions of DNA with large scale phenomena... the race realists are going to persist in pigeonholing certain groups of people as fundamentally inferior.

16 Lidane  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:46:13pm

re: #14 austin_blue

Hmmm... Actually, The West Wing was very well written. It was partisan, to a degree, but it covered both sides and called stupid stupid. Fancy that. The show had some guts.

Given its pedigree, I don't doubt the writing of The West Wing. It's just that with rare exceptions like The Borgias and Game of Thrones, when I watch TV it's to unplug my brain for a while. I want to laugh or just lose myself in something cool/ridiculous for a while, you know?

17 austin_blue  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:49:58pm

re: #5 garrick

So I'm watching the first season of "West Wing" on Amazon Prime and I'm not really sure if I like it,and I'm at episode 21. I was a staunch conservative at the time it aired and for a long time afterwards.

I was so conservative in fact that in my last tour of duty as a navy man I let my CPO talk me into reading "The Bell Curve". And I'm african-american. I'm kinda ashamed to admit it now but he was pretty influential in my life and like many at the time,he suffered from Clinton-Derangement Syndrome. He could go on a 20 minute rant about Clinton without stopping to catch his breath once. I loved the guy.

The problem with bell curves is that they are based on the prejudice of the questions. For instance, if you were running a bell curve on Swahili comprehension, East Africans would kick white folks' asses.

18 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:51:58pm

re: #15 freetoken

It's all very much like the IDiots, or the WTFUWT crowd.

But, the true believers are digging in their heels. Despite all the demonstrated vagaries of "intelligence", the errors of "tests", and the very complex interactions of DNA with large scale phenomena... the race realists are going to persist in pigeonholing certain groups of people as fundamentally inferior.

Ask them which gene is responsible for raw intelligence and how many alleles we have a that locus. If they give any answer that contains a single gene then call them on it.

19 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:52:35pm

re: #16 Lidane

Given its pedigree, I don't doubt the writing of The West Wing. It's just that with rare exceptions like The Borgias and Game of Thrones, when I watch TV it's to unplug my brain for a while. I want to laugh or just lose myself in something cool/ridiculous for a while, you know?

And what's cooler than zombies?

20 austin_blue  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:54:22pm

re: #16 Lidane

Given its pedigree, I don't doubt the writing of The West Wing. It's just that with rare exceptions like The Borgias and Game of Thrones, when I watch TV it's to unplug my brain for a while. I want to laugh or just lose myself in something cool/ridiculous for a while, you know?

Yes!

We don't tolerate the cost of cable, and we don't watch a lot of network TV because it is generally so sucky. But we have Vulcan Video in our 'hood, so we can see The Good Stuff as soon as it is released.

21 Lidane  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:54:30pm

re: #19 Targetpractice

And what's cooler than zombies?

Exactly! Give me shows like The Walking Dead any day. Oh, and Leverage, White Collar, Psych, and Burn Notice because of reasons. Haha.

22 b_sharp  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:55:36pm

Time for some shut eye.

23 sagehen  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:58:18pm

re: #8 freetoken

I never watched "West Wing" except for out-takes. It just struck me as too much a cross product of fantasies and lusts for power crossed with political messaging.

If you want to skip to just the funny episodes, try the Big Block of Cheese Day eps ("The Crackpots and These Women", "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail") or "Indians in the Lobby" (the thankgiving episode)...

Or "A Good Day," the late-season ep (post-Sorkin) where we accidentally invaded Canada.

24 freetoken  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 10:59:47pm

re: #18 b_sharp

Ask them which gene is responsible for raw intelligence and how many alleles we have a that locus. If they give any answer that contains a single gene then call them on it.

They are much more sophisticated than that. They will argue that the state of genomics is such that we don't know yet, but that they know enough to start to correlate groups of people with intelligence.

25 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:07:10pm

re: #21 Lidane

Exactly! Give me shows like The Walking Dead any day. Oh, and Leverage, White Collar, Psych, and Burn Notice because of reasons. Haha.

Speaking of Walking, did you see AMC's latest dig at Direct?

26 Kragar  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:09:08pm

re: #21 Lidane

Exactly! Give me shows like The Walking Dead any day. Oh, and Leverage, White Collar, Psych, and Burn Notice because of reasons. Haha.

Been watching Psych for the last couple days, its a great show.

27 austin_blue  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:15:09pm

re: #24 freetoken

They are much more sophisticated than that. They will argue that the state of genomics is such that we don't know yet, but that they know enough to start to correlate groups of people with intelligence.

And yet, the science behind climate change is unpossible.

28 Lidane  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:16:04pm

re: #25 Targetpractice

Speaking of Walking, did you see AMC's latest dig at Direct?

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Haha, wow. I hadn't even heard about AMC being dropped by Dish. That's incredibly stupid given how popular shows like The Walking Dead and Mad Men are.

I hope that campaign works. It's definitely noticeable. Heh.

29 simoom  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:30:19pm

Wow, usually I find Politico44's reporting a lot worse than regular Politico's, but they actually covered the Ohio voting story much better than most so far, touching on many of the important points:

[Link: www.politico.com...]

Mitt Romney sparked a Saturday tit-for-tat by claiming, without pointing to any evidence, that President Obama's campaign is trying to restrict military voting in Ohio.

...

At issue: A lawsuit the Obama campaign filed July 17 that seeks to restore three days of early voting for all of the state's voters. At no point does the lawsuit attempt to curb the rights of active military.

Instead, the federal suit tries to restore three days of early voting for all citizens that Ohio GOP-led state legislature eliminated in 2011. The state law ended early voting on the Friday before Election Day, though federal law allows members of the military to vote until the Monday before Election Day.

Romney's spokesman, Ryan Williams, in an interview Saturday could point to no place in Obama’s lawsuit that seeks to restrict the rights of military voters.

...

Romney, in his statement released under the headline "We Must Defend the Rights of Military Voters," pledged to defend such rights.

“President Obama's lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period is an outrage,” Romney said. “The brave men and women of our military make tremendous sacrifices to protect and defend our freedoms, and we should do everything we can to protect their fundamental right to vote.

...

According to the lawsuit, 1.71 million Ohio votes were cast during early voting in 2008, nearly 30 percent of all votes in the state’s election. Of those, 93,000 were cast during the three days prior to the election, the lawsuit states.

30 Kragar  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:31:27pm

What is best in life?

A 24 hour Mexican place within 5 minutes rates right up there towards the top of the list.

31 Targetpractice  Sat, Aug 4, 2012 11:45:37pm

Long Live Laffer?

There’s a flipside to the point Josh makes below.

After flirting briefly with the outrageous notion that he could bring unemployment down to four percent, Romney’s taken to claiming that under his leadership unemployment will fall to about six percent in his first term, give or take a few tenths of a percent.

That’s fairly consistent with the “Romney boom” his advisers are promising. But here’s the thing: it’s also basically what most economic models say predict will happen no matter what, given safe assumptions.

The business cycle will eventually work its magic.

32 freetoken  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 12:10:47am
33 Irenicum  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 12:16:22am

Hey gang, I know it's late. But I decided to revisit these old haunts. It's SO good to see and read comments from old online friends. Sorry I haven't been around for quite some time, but my own online life gotten REALLY busy! What made me think of LGF today was watching an amazing documentary by a dear friend of mine Annabel Park and her boyfriend (lucky guy!) Eric Byler. Charles, I suspect you'd be VERY consonant with their perspective. I'd definitely appreciate your sharing this documentary about anti immigrant sentiments and the beautiful response.

[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

34 dragonath  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 12:16:48am

re: #12 austin_blue

I see a lot of equivalence between the folks using genomics to promote racism and the folks back in the early 1900's using skull metrics. It's total bullshit. And "Conservatives" (whatever that means in this context) are of course going to embrace it.

Sigh.

Phrenology!

I have an artist's anatomy book that is a real riot. There's a section regarding ethnicities. At the top of the page is some picture of some smiling Nordic guy... from the "Swedish Travel Information Bureau". That's nice.

Too bad the rest of the pictures are all taken from a book published by a social anthropologist named Carleton C. Coon. The farther down the list, the more off the wall the pictures get, until you hit some picture of some African guy from the "Belgian Congo"

Sure, I don't mind the pictures but the casual racism always makes me feel funny.

35 researchok  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 1:06:02am

Morning, all

36 freetoken  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 1:54:39am
37 researchok  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 2:06:12am

re: #36 freetoken

Won't play.

I'll reboot and try again

38 researchok  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 2:11:47am

re: #36 freetoken

Won't play

39 Kragar  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 3:03:35am

re: #38 researchok

Won't play

Same here, so instead...

40 Obdicut  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 3:22:53am
41 Kragar  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 3:35:11am

re: #40 Obdicut

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42 freetoken  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 4:57:50am

re: #38 researchok

Won't play

sorry about that... it does play for me.

43 A Mom Anon  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:04:43am

Here's an example of that horrible,awful,terrible stimulus money being just thrown away....

My son was diagnosed with autism at age 5. He's now 18 and has one last state mandated test to take before he gets his HS diploma(which is a whole other story about stupid. A kid has 30 credits,only needs 23 to graduate and they won't let him walk with his class at a grad ceremony or get his diploma until this test is passed OR he flunks it 4 times and he applies for an exemption and the state grants it).

Last year the state of Georgia spent 10 million dollars of the dreaded stimulus to rebuild,staff and begin funding it's vocational rehabilitation center in Cave Springs,GA. It serves 52 young adults(ages 18-24)in a program that is literally custom designed to each individual according to need. In my son's case,they will help him get his driver's license,pass the test for his diploma and teach him skills to be able to live on his own. He will also learn about social relationships,money management,personal safety,and anything else that comes up he may need. All this is done at no cost to our family because they use my son's income as the measure of cost. We could never afford it,not in a million years. If he does well there,he will be able to go on to college and Georgia will also pay for that,like a full scholarship.

There may be some who think that's not fair. Or that it costs too much. I believe that having a kid become a productive and tax paying citizen is worth the cost. Otherwise these young people are kind of doomed to a life of low paying jobs and social ostracizing. This has even toned down my tea party parents and sister's constant bitching about tax money being thrown away. I just wanted to share,this is the first good news we've had about our son's future for a long,long time. Sorry for the length of the post.

44 kirkspencer  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:14:19am

re: #43 A Mom Anon

Here's an example of that horrible,awful,terrible stimulus money being just thrown away....

My son was diagnosed with autism at age 5. He's now 18 and has one last state mandated test to take before he gets his HS diploma(which is a whole other story about stupid. A kid has 30 credits,only needs 23 to graduate and they won't let him walk with his class at a grad ceremony or get his diploma until this test is passed OR he flunks it 4 times and he applies for an exemption and the state grants it).

Last year the state of Georgia spent 10 million dollars of the dreaded stimulus to rebuild,staff and begin funding it's vocational rehabilitation center in Cave Springs,GA. It serves 52 young adults(ages 18-24)in a program that is literally custom designed to each individual according to need. In my son's case,they will help him get his driver's license,pass the test for his diploma and teach him skills to be able to live on his own. He will also learn about social relationships,money management,personal safety,and anything else that comes up he may need. All this is done at no cost to our family because they use my son's income as the measure of cost. We could never afford it,not in a million years. If he does well there,he will be able to go on to college and Georgia will also pay for that,like a full scholarship.

There may be some who think that's not fair. Or that it costs too much. I believe that having a kid become a productive and tax paying citizen is worth the cost. Otherwise these young people are kind of doomed to a life of low paying jobs and social ostracizing. This has even toned down my tea party parents and sister's constant bitching about tax money being thrown away. I just wanted to share,this is the first good news we've had about our son's future for a long,long time. Sorry for the length of the post.

cheers.

45 Flounder  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:24:05am

Tea party nominee from Texas is on Fox this morning. Another bright eyed sycophant, but he interviews better than Scalia.
Good Morning all!

46 freetoken  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:28:28am
47 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:32:13am

re: #46 freetoken

[Link: xkcd.com...]

48 Flounder  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:32:42am

Vanilla-chobani waffles with a squirt of hershey's lite chocolate syrup are up!

49 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:34:56am

re: #48 Tommy's cone of shame

You're gonna get the Dya Beetus.

50 Flounder  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:36:12am

re: #49 Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire


Actually my kids are so it's okay. Two poached eggs for me.

51 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 6:46:29am

re: #19 Targetpractice

And what's cooler than zombies?

I know I can't pass by Zombieland if I stumble across it while boob tube surfing without stopping for at least 5 - 10 minutes.

52 Decatur Deb  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:10:06am

re: #43 A Mom Anon

Georgia and Alabama are separated by a river and 50 years. Will send to my daughter with a suggestion that she move about 50 miles east.

53 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:13:25am

re: #51 RayFerd

I know I can't pass by Zombieland if I stumble across it while boob tube surfing without stopping for at least 5 - 10 minutes.

Whereas I stop watching channels, completely, that broadcast zombie shows or TEOTWAWKI shows. I get enough of that garbage surfing the net. I especially dislike zombie shows.

54 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:18:18am

re: #43 A Mom Anon

I can just imagine.

My son isn't autistic but his ADHD is severe and he has Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Fetal Alcohol Effect (not syndrome, just Effect which causes enough issues). If it wasn't for the state paying for the extra help he needs I really don't know what we'd do.

I hope that I can post something like your post in 8 years if the TP/GOP doesn't gut our programs up here.

55 A Mom Anon  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:30:37am

re: #52 Decatur Deb

I think part of the reason Georgia takes such pride in these programs is because of FDR and the facility created in Warm Springs GA which was one of the first of it's kind,at least in the South. Cave Springs is a smaller facility,but both come with lots of good recommendations. It's ironic,FDR is often demonized in GA,but when it comes to this stuff you don't hear much from the right wing against it. I wish they felt the same way about cutting special education programs in the public schools. Without my son's IEP caseworker in high school we never would have heard about this stuff. I may have found it on my own,but it would have been way more difficult to get him into the program without other educators pulling for him.

56 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:38:09am

re: #55 A Mom Anon

Yeah, I should light a candle at church for whoever wrote the IEP legislation. It's been a lifesaver for many families and children.

57 Decatur Deb  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:41:33am

re: #56 William Barnett-Lewis

Yeah, I should light a candle at church for whoever wrote the IEP legislation. It's been a lifesaver for many families and children.

Our grand-daughter has made it to fourth grade, only because she is in an unusually cool county school and has a classroom aide. Next schoolyear the aide will take on five more kids, and be overwhelmed.

58 Decatur Deb  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:55:43am

Getting Billy Graham ads up top, and Victoria's Secret in the sidebar. Adsense algorithms need work.

59 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:57:32am

re: #58 Decatur Deb

Yes they do. Yesterday and even today I am still getting Chuck Norris telling me to register to vote. As I stated before I have been registered to vote since 1980.

60 Lidane  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:58:27am

re: #26 Kragar

Been watching Psych for the last couple days, its a great show.

LOVE Psych. It's goofy fun. Definitely one of my favorites.

61 Decatur Deb  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:58:30am

re: #59 PhillyPretzel

Yes they do. Yesterday and even today I am still getting Chuck Norris telling me to register to vote. As I stated before I have been registered to vote since 1980.

Don't think he'd like the way you vote anyway.

62 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 7:58:37am

re: #58 Decatur Deb

Getting Billy Graham ads up top, and Victoria's Secret in the sidebar. Adsense algorithms need work.

Big time. They should put Billy Graham IN a Victoria's Secret ad.

63 Stanghazi  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:14:31am

ANDY GETS GOLD!!!

64 Lidane  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:30:08am

re: #63 Stanley Sea

ANDY GETS GOLD!!!

Decisively, too. He stomped Federer. Wow.

65 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:40:43am

re: #63 Stanley Sea

An American won another gold medal? Good. :) Just one little question: Andy Who?

66 Lidane  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:41:59am

re: #65 PhillyPretzel

An American won another gold medal? Good. :) Just one little question: Andy Who?

A Brit, actually. Andy Murray beat Roger Federer for Olympic gold in men's tennis.

67 Stanghazi  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:42:06am

re: #65 PhillyPretzel

An American won another gold medal? Good. :) Just one little question: Andy Who?

Nope a home grown Brit. Andy Murray. (He lost to Federer @ Wimbledon so this was great)

68 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:43:02am

re: #67 Stanley Sea

That is good too. They are the host country they should get some gold medals too.

69 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:52:21am

Morning.

ug

you?

70 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:53:06am
71 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:58:26am

re: #70 ggt

Please weigh-in

Just had my annual physical

I'm at 164 lbs!
/

72 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:59:22am

re: #71 sattv4u2

Just had my annual physical

I'm at 164 lbs!
/

light-weight!

:)

73 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:59:27am

bbiam

74 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 8:59:47am

re: #70 ggt

(((oh ,,and btw ,,, #1 comment on your thread just gained another downding!!))

75 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:00:11am

re: #72 ggt

light-weight!

:)

Not really

I'm only three feet seven inches !

76 erik_t  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:01:01am

Happy landing day, everyone!

I have prepared the celebration gin and the mourning gin (hint: it's the same gin).

77 allegro  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:01:40am

re: #74 sattv4u2

(((oh ,,and btw ,,, #1 comment on your thread just gained another downding!!))

Yeah, what is it about guys who feel they can be experts on women's physiology, child birth, and breastfeeding? It takes mansplaining to a whole new level.

78 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:02:08am

IDF: Air force strikes global jihad terrorist in Gaza

Army claims terrorists were planning attack against Israeli targets along border with Egypt; Shin Bet says target was part of group responsible for June bombing; Netanyahu: Our long arm will reach those who try to harm us.

79 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:02:28am

re: #71 sattv4u2

Just had my annual physical

I'm at 164 lbs!
/

My doc wants me to get down to 175 - 180. I am not there yet. Winter was a backslide and summer hasn't really shed much. Did I mention Nutty Buddy is an evil I can't resist.

80 allegro  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:03:42am

re: #79 RayFerd

My doc wants me to get down to 175 - 180. I am not there yet. Winter was a backslide and summer hasn't really shed much. Did I mention Nutty Buddy is an evil I can't resist.

Doritos. That's all I'm going to say.

81 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:05:09am

re: #79 RayFerd

My doc wants me to get down to 175 - 180. I am not there yet. Winter was a backslide and summer hasn't really shed much. Did I mention Nutty Buddy is an evil I can't resist.

Milky Way ice cream bars!

They come six to a box.
A box is one serving, right?

82 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:07:02am

re: #78 Killgore Trout

IDF: Air force strikes global jihad terrorist in Gaza


The Israeli Air Force bombed a motorbike in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, striking a global jihad terrorist who the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said had been plotting a terror attack along the Egyptian border for weeks

I hope the motorbike is okay!!

83 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:07:29am

re: #81 sattv4u2

Milky Way ice cream bars!

They come six to a box.
A box is one serving, right?

To be safe I don't even read those parts of the package.

84 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:08:12am

re: #83 RayFerd

To be safe I don't even read those parts of the package.

To be safe I buy two boxes at a time!

85 allegro  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:09:44am

I worked my whole life to stay between 110 and 120 pounds. I figure at 59 I am deserving of an additional 10. Gimme a couple more years and I'll go for 20.

86 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:09:52am

re: #82 sattv4u2


The Israeli Air Force bombed a motorbike in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, striking a global jihad terrorist who the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said had been plotting a terror attack along the Egyptian border for weeks

I hope the motorbike is okay!!

Sadly it seems badly damaged. [Link: news.daylife.com...]

It is interesting that these guys were affiliated with international salafists and planing to attack from Egypt. I can;t help but think it might be somewhat related to the guy Hamas released last week.

87 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:10:34am

re: #82 sattv4u2


The Israeli Air Force bombed a motorbike in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, striking a global jihad terrorist who the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said had been plotting a terror attack along the Egyptian border for weeks

I hope the motorbike is okay!!

Have to say that is a good shot. Hitting a small,fast motorbike. Unless they just blew a hole in front of him and he drove into it, but that is kinda Keystone Cop-ish.

88 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:11:15am

Update on the Iranian pilgrims...
Syrian rebels: Kidnapped Iranians are Revolutionary Guards

Syrian rebels claimed the 48 Iranians kidnapped on Saturday are members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and not pilgrims as Iran alleged, according to footage aired by Al-Arabiya on Sunday.

The rebels “captured 48 of the Shabiha (militiamen) of Iran who were on a reconnaissance mission in Damascus,” said a man dressed as an officer of the Free Syrian Army, in the video aired by Al-Arabiya.

89 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:12:57am

re: #87 RayFerd

Have to say that is a good shot. Hitting a small,fast motorbike. Unless they just blew a hole in front of him and he drove into it, but that is kinda Keystone Cop-ish.

It was probably a direct hit. They use kinetic weapons with very little explosive power in cases like this to minimize collateral damage. It's a direct hit or nothing. Close don't count.

90 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:15:50am

re: #88 Killgore Trout

The rebels “captured 48 of the Shabiha (militiamen) of Iran who were on a reconnaissance mission in Damascus,”


"obvious Zionist plants" says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

91 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:16:31am

re: #89 Killgore Trout

It was probably a direct hit. They use kinetic weapons with very little explosive power in cases like this to minimize collateral damage. It's a direct hit or nothing. Close don't count.

They need more frickin' LASERS

92 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:18:52am

re: #71 sattv4u2

Just had my annual physical

I'm at 164 lbs!
/

I'm you plus a 60lb bag of lard.

93 Lidane  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:18:56am

re: #91 RayFerd

They need more frickin' LASERS

Only if they're attached to sharks.

94 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:20:47am

re: #89 Killgore Trout

heh

Dark Falcon got in my way of sweeping the Bottom Comments

Interestingly, all my Downdings came from posters starting with the letter "A"!!

(full disclosure, it was the same two posters!)

So today, we bring you the letter "B"

95 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:21:13am

re: #92 b_sharp

I'm you plus a 60lb bag of lard.

you could only hope!!!

96 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:22:02am

re: #94 sattv4u2

heh

Dark Falcon got in my way of sweeping the Bottom Comments

Interestingly, all my Downdings came from posters starting with the letter "A"!!

(full disclosure, it was the same two posters!)

So today, we bring you the letter "B"

[Embedded content]

I KNEW before clicking it was going to be that "B"!

97 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:22:52am

I don't understand how it works, hormones and all, but I weight more than I ever have and am in the same size I wore in college.

98 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:23:21am

Memories of Marilyn Monroe on the 50th anniversary of her death
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

99 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:23:33am

re: #96 ggt

I KNEW before clicking it was going to be that "B"!

:)

100 allegro  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:24:14am

re: #97 ggt

I don't understand how it works, hormones and all, but I weight more than I ever have and am in the same size I wore in college.

Muscle. Weighs a lot more than fat while taking up a lot less space.

101 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:25:02am
102 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:25:40am

re: #101 ggt

There is no Life without Water! COFFEE

hey,, at least there's water IN it!!

103 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:30:14am

re: #99 sattv4u2

:)

For second there I thought you posted a clip from that porn movie I did 30 years ago.

104 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:36:41am

Obama campaign office window smashed during Occupy protest

A window at President Barack Obama's Oakland campaign office was smashed Friday night as a group of protesters marched through downtown.

A group of 100-200 Occupy Oakland protesters began marching down Telegraph Avenue after being denied a permit to protest near the First Friday event at Art Murmur.

A few Obama campaign volunteers were working inside the office when the window was smashed in with a brick. No one was hurt.

105 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:38:46am

re: #103 b_sharp

For second there I thought you posted a clip from that porn movie I did 30 years ago.

light-weight?

106 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:44:19am

re: #104 Killgore Trout

Obama campaign office window smashed during Occupy protest

Video shot filmed and posted by Occupiers...
Oakland: Autonomous March, Dance Party- Fences Downed, Obama Campaign HQ smashed

The crowd cheers as they break the windows. (skip to about 1;50)

107 allegro  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:45:43am

re: #106 Killgore Trout

Video shot filmed and posted by Occupiers...
Oakland: Autonomous March, Dance Party- Fences Downed, Obama Campaign HQ smashed

[Embedded content]

The crowd cheers as they break the windows. (skip to about 1;50)

Boring. Where are all the rapey stabbers?

108 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:49:34am

bbl

109 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:51:05am

If Charles is on line please tell him that those register to vote ads are coming from the National Rifle Association and they are locking up my computer.

110 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:52:13am

re: #107 allegro

Boring. Where are all the rapey stabbers?

At least they didn't use firebombs on Obama's office like the Chicago occupiers tried to. So I guess that's an improvement.

111 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:53:07am

re: #105 ggt

light-weight?

Nicely done.

112 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 9:59:13am

re: #104 Killgore Trout

Obama campaign office window smashed during Occupy protest

How do you know it wasn't some rwnj taking advantage of the diversion the Occupy march provided?

Or some 15 yo kid looking for kicks?

Or the two events were not connected in any way but just coincidental?

113 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:03:29am

re: #112 b_sharp

How do you know it wasn't some rwnj taking advantage of the diversion the Occupy march provided?

Or some 15 yo kid looking for kicks?

Or the two events were not connected in any way but just coincidental?

How can you be sure it's not a Paulian Plant making it look like a RWNJ making it look like a Occupy Leftwad?

The Truth is Out There.

114 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:04:38am

omg. I had another one of those ads telling me I had a virus. I really hate when those ads lock up my computer and will not let you do anything but click on their software.

115 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:05:05am

re: #112 b_sharp

How do you know it wasn't some rwnj taking advantage of the diversion the Occupy march provided?

Or some 15 yo kid looking for kicks?

Or the two events were not connected in any way but just coincidental?

Because as you can see in the video in #106 the Occupy protesters cheer as they break the windows. Several individuals in the crowd make statements about Obama being corrupt and "fuck Obama" as they continue dancing. Face it, these idiots are not right wing plants and they're not on your side.

116 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:07:50am

re: #113 Kronocide

How can you be sure it's not a Paulian Plant making it look like a RWNJ making it look like a Occupy Leftwad?

The Truth is Out There.

Exactly.

117 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:10:09am

re: #113 Kronocide

re: #116 b_sharp

The Truth is Out There

Thats not the only thing that's 'out there"!!!

118 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:11:00am

re: #110 Killgore Trout

At least they didn't use firebombs on Obama's office like the Chicago occupiers tried to. So I guess that's an improvement.

Chicago, professionals
Oakland, amateurs!

119 Lidane  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:11:17am

I can't wait to see the Freeper/Tea Party/Fox Nation response to this:

Ted Cruz: I Have Never Seen A ‘Hispanic Panhandler’

I wonder how quickly they'll turn on their supposed political genius nominee from Texas.

120 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:12:40am

re: #115 Killgore Trout

Because as you can see in the video in #106 the Occupy protesters cheer as they break the windows. Several individuals in the crowd make statements about Obama being corrupt and "fuck Obama" as they continue dancing. Face it, these idiots are not right wing plants and they're not on your side.

At the point of the attack on the campaign office it was a large drunken street party. The guy that yelled something about Obama being as bad as the rest was yelled at and that's when he yelled 'fuck Obama'.

These Occupy protests have been out of control for months. They are comprised of anybody and everybody looking to protest, party hardy or just act out.

Your preoccupation with the Occupation people is actually more predictable than what will happen on the streets.

121 b_sharp  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:13:17am

re: #117 sattv4u2

re: #116 b_sharp

The Truth is Out There

Thats not the only thing that's 'out there"!!!

Well then zip up your pants, damn-it.

122 Gus  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:14:27am
123 Gus  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:14:59am
124 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:15:14am

re: #122 Gus

[Embedded content]

Shit.

125 blueraven  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:15:56am

re: #115 Killgore Trout

Because as you can see in the video in #106 the Occupy protesters cheer as they break the windows. Several individuals in the crowd make statements about Obama being corrupt and "fuck Obama" as they continue dancing. Face it, these idiots are not right wing plants and they're not on your side.

Funny, the youtube comment says this was a group called the East Bay Uncontrollables.

I see no OWS signs.

126 Killgore Trout  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:17:24am

[Link: abcnews.go.com...]

According to information broadcast over police radio, a witness to the shooting told law enforcement the shooter was a white male, bald, with a heavy build. He was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt, according to Oak Creek Patch. He was last seen with two handguns.

127 Gus  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:19:01am

re: #124 Killgore Trout

Shit.

It's a crazy world. Just signed into Twitter and saw that. First thing I see when "checking in." Another mass shooting in America.

128 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:19:30am

re: #112 b_sharp

How do you know it wasn't some rwnj taking advantage of the diversion the Occupy march provided?

Or some 15 yo kid looking for kicks?

Or the two events were not connected in any way but just coincidental?

It was a Gassy Chuck Knoll that did it.

129 sattv4u2  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:21:33am

re: #121 b_sharp

Well then zip up your pants, damn-it.

Nuh uh

Last time I did that I was "caught" for hours!!

130 Eventual Carrion  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 10:24:29am

re: #129 sattv4u2

Nuh uh

Last time I did that I was "caught" for hours!!

We have a bleeder!

131 abolitionist  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 11:37:24am

re: #114 PhillyPretzel

omg. I had another one of those ads telling me I had a virus. I really hate when those ads lock up my computer and will not let you do anything but click on their software.

IMO if you're seeing such ads/popups, it's likely that one or more items of malware already have a foothold on your machine. I hope you are familiar with a short list of trustworthy anti-malware products, and websites, because they seem to be outnumbered by a large factor by rogue/fake/ransomware products and websites.

A few that I rely on are:
www.majorgeeks.com
www.pchell.com
www.bleepingcomputer.net
www.malwarebytes.org

The tutorials, forums and links available on these sites are awesome. Good luck.

132 Charles Johnson  Sun, Aug 5, 2012 1:13:53pm

Testing a little something.

tmpRename () {
	doMessage "${GRAY}\nChecking $1 ...${RESET}"
	cd $1
	if FILES=$(ls -x *.tmp.$2 2> /dev/null | sed -r "s/\.tmp\.$2//g"); then
		for NAME in $FILES; do
			if [[ ${NAME}.tmp.$2 -nt ${NAME}.$2 || ${ALLOPS} ]]; then
				if [[ ${FORCE} -eq 1 || ${QUIET} -eq 1 ]]; then
					YN="y"
				else
					read -p "lgf: Overwrite ${NAME}.${2}? " YN
				fi
				if [ $YN = "y" ]; then
					cp -fp ${NAME}.$2 ${NAME}.bak.$2
					cp -p ${NAME}.tmp.$2 ${NAME}.xxx.$2
					chmod 664 ${NAME}.xxx.$2
					mv -f ${NAME}.xxx.$2 ${NAME}.$2
				fi
				if [ $QUIET -ne 1 ]; then
					if [ $YN = "y" ]; then
						printf "%-${INFOWIDTH}s %s\n" "${NAME}.tmp.$2" "copied & renamed to ${NAME}.$2"
					else
						printf "%-${INFOWIDTH}s %s\n" "${NAME}.tmp.$2" "not modified"
					fi
				fi
			else
				if [ $QUIET -ne 1 ]; then
					printf "%-${INFOWIDTH}s %s\n" "${NAME}.tmp.$2" "not modified"
				fi
			fi
		done
	fi
}

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