1 darthstar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:14:29pm

This is sweet...I think there should be more sites like this.

[Link: wefoundyourcamera.wordpress.com...]

Take a look...maybe you can be the person who can help these people get their camera back.

2 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:17:02pm
3 Interesting Times  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:33:37pm
4 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:34:27pm

re: #2 Gus

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Lawsuits like that are normally overblown and are sometimes outright BS. I'm not going to get flustered by some law firm press release.

5 kirkspencer  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:42:02pm

re: #4 Dark_Falcon

Lawsuits like that are normally overblown and are sometimes outright BS. I'm not going to get flustered by some law firm press release.

What's your basis for claiming they're normally overblown?

6 MittDoesNotCompute  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:43:21pm

re: #4 Dark_Falcon

Lawsuits like that are normally overblown and are sometimes outright BS. I'm not going to get flustered by some law firm press release.

It might not be BS, but it's worth the 48-Hour Rule because PRNewswire's not exactly the best source for unbiased anything.

However, if Elway was indeed aware of any of this going on and did little to nothing about it and it's proven in court, it'll be a stain on his legacy and reputation that he'll never (and shouldn't) live down.

7 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:43:27pm

Christian TV networks prepare for live coverage of Jesus Christ’s return

Should the body of the Christian deity figure’s son somehow drop down from outer space and suddenly appear hovering in the sky over Jerusalem, America’s two leading Christian television networks are prepared to cover the holy event live. You’ll even be able to watch it on your iPad.

According to The Los Angeles Times, both Daystar TV and the Trinity Broadcasting Network have set up cameras in studios overlooking the Mount of Olives, where scripture says the Christian Messiah will touch down one day. Both networks recently acquired studio space in Jerusalem as part of a miniature dust-up in their niche industry over who is doing more to preach the gospel to Jews.

Daystar in particular has been very aggressive in deploying their messaging on Israeli airwaves, having launched the first 24-hour Christian network in the country back in 2006. The network’s website also features a live video stream from the Mount of Olives that’s compatible with a host of mobile devices like iPhones, iPads, Androids and Blackberries — just in case viewers need to catch the Messiah’s return on the go.

8 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:44:41pm

re: #4 Dark_Falcon

Lawsuits like that are normally overblown and are sometimes outright BS. I'm not going to get flustered by some law firm press release.

You can react however you please. I'll probably forget about it by tomorrow.

He also gave 1,000 buck to Tom Tancredo in 2005.

9 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:45:53pm
10 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:46:25pm

I was unaware the Messiah would be making an orbital drop into Armageddon.

11 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:48:35pm

re: #10 Kragar

I was unaware the Messiah would be making an orbital drop into Armageddon.

That's a 40K reference, I assume.

12 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:49:28pm

re: #10 Kragar

I was unaware the Messiah would be making an orbital drop into Armageddon.

At least he's not calling down an orbital strike.

13 Digital Display  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:49:51pm

re: #4 Dark_Falcon

MNF notes...
D_F Thank you for posting. I respect you dude.. You have always been yourself..True to yourself and never reacted with nastiness in your responses.
I just can't wait for the debate..I'm placing the over/under of debate threads at 6. Place your bets lizards..( No fair Charles! *wink)
I missed the brown-warren debate except for their wrap up. Crap!
I have a feeling this will be the most watched debate in history..

14 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:49:56pm

Ah, the joys of being the geek family.

We were playing Animal 20 questions tonight, and somehow someone got us started on fictional animals, which led to kids picking really rare mythical animals and arguing about how mythical is too mythical?

The dragon that the Norse think swallows the sun. Too obscure?

15 recusancy  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:50:25pm

4 hits and a homer for Miggy tonight. Triple Crown here we come!

16 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:51:11pm

re: #13 Digital Display

MNF notes...
D_F Thank you for posting. I respect you dude.. You have always been yourself..True to yourself and never reacted with nastiness in your responses.
I just can't wait for the debate..I'm placing the over/under of debate threads at 6. Place your bets lizards..( No fair Charles! *wink)
I missed the brown-warren debate except for their wrap up. Crap!
I have a feeling this will be the most watched debate in history..

Thanks, Hoops!

17 JamesWI  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:51:19pm
18 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:52:07pm

re: #7 Kragar

Christian TV networks prepare for live coverage of Jesus Christ’s return

Gee, and at first I thought that was going to be an Onion link.

19 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:52:45pm

re: #11 Dark_Falcon

That's a 40K reference, i assume.

Nah, the 3 wars on Armageddon occurred long after the Emperor was placed in the Golden Throne.

20 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:55:01pm

re: #19 Kragar

Nah, the 3 wars on Armageddon occurred long after the Emperor was placed in the Golden Throne.

That I knew, but I was figuring you had some sort of obscure reference you pulling out of your ass hat.

21 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:55:09pm

re: #7 Kragar

Christian TV networks prepare for live coverage of Jesus Christ’s return

"We now take you live to the Second Coming, already in progress."

22 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:55:31pm

re: #14 Mostly sane, most of the time.

Ah, the joys of being the geek family.

We were playing Animal 20 questions tonight, and somehow someone got us started on fictional animals, which led to kids picking really rare mythical animals and arguing about how mythical is too mythical?

The dragon that the Norse think swallows the sun. Too obscure?

I don't recall that particular myth. I know Nidhogg chewed the roots of Yggdrasil, but don't recall a sun dragon.

23 engineer cat  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:55:33pm

i think right about now mitt could be celebrating an entire week without his campaign damaging itself

Asked what missteps, Ryan immediately mentioned Romney’s “47 percent,”

well, maybe just a little ding here and there

24 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:56:28pm

re: #20 Dark_Falcon

That I knew, but I was figuring you had some sort of obscure reference you pulling out of your ass hat.

Nope, just a standard reference to Jesus's second coming being a sign of the end times and the battle of Armageddon.

25 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:58:30pm

re: #22 Kragar

I don't recall that particular myth. I know Nidhogg chewed the roots of Yggdrasil, but don't recall a sun dragon.

How would I know? I last studied Norse myths in grade school.

So...is a griffin a mammal or a bird?

26 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:58:33pm

re: #22 Kragar

I don't recall that particular myth. I know Nidhogg chewed the roots of Yggdrasil, but don't recall a sun dragon.

Was pretty sure it was a wolf, but my Norse is only so broad.

27 engineer cat  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 7:59:23pm

re: #25 Mostly sane, most of the time.

is a griffin a mammal or a bird?

correct

28 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:00:13pm

re: #26 Targetpractice

Was pretty sure it was a wolf, but my Norse is only so broad.

Yeah. The wolf Skoll chases the chariot which drags the sun across the sky.

29 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:00:46pm

re: #25 Mostly sane, most of the time.

How would I know? I last studied Norse myths in grade school.

So...is a griffin a mammal or a bird?

Its technically a Chimera, being a hybrid of 2 or more species.

30 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:01:07pm

I've lived in Denver since 1990. Never heard any bad news about Elway.

31 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:01:16pm

re: #29 Kragar

Its technically a Chimera, being a hybrid of 2 or more species.

And various cultures have various types of chimera.

32 Digital Display  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:05:12pm

re: #30 Gus

I've lived in Denver since 1990. Never heard any bad news about Elway.

Followed him since Stanford. Good dude.
Although forcing the trade from Indy to Denver pissed me off.

33 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:05:26pm

re: #29 Kragar

Its technically a Chimera, being a hybrid of 2 or more species.

Oh god, you actually spelled it correctly!
Have a gold star!

34 jamesfirecat  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:06:47pm

re: #14 Mostly sane, most of the time.

Ah, the joys of being the geek family.

We were playing Animal 20 questions tonight, and somehow someone got us started on fictional animals, which led to kids picking really rare mythical animals and arguing about how mythical is too mythical?

The dragon that the Norse think swallows the sun. Too obscure?

Jormundgunder.

35 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:07:41pm

re: #31 Targetpractice

And various cultures have various types of chimera.

Here on LGF, we've got the Stalker Chimera: it's got the upper body of a troll, the Gamey Buttocks and legs of a Morlock, the head of a wingnut, and a sockpuppet for a tail. Mostly we just club 'em when they show up.

36 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:08:24pm

re: #34 jamesfirecat

Jormundgunder.

WRONG! The Midgard serpent circles the earth and bites his own tail. Go and hang your head in shame.

37 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:09:02pm

re: #35 Dark_Falcon

Here on LGF, we've got the Stalker Chimera: it's got the upper body of a troll, the Gamey Buttocks and legs of a Morlock, the head of a wingnut, and a sockpuppet for a tail. Mostly we just club 'em when they show up.

We should capture one for testing and possibly public display.

38 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:09:30pm

re: #37 Targetpractice

We should capture one for testing and possibly public display.

We'll need a taxidermist.

39 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:09:50pm

re: #37 Targetpractice

We should capture one for testing and possibly public display.

Wait! Waterboard him or her first.

40 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:10:37pm

re: #39 Gus

Wait! Waterboard him or her first.

Only so long as we agree this time that we will not train them to become another Jason Bourne.

41 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:11:22pm

re: #40 Targetpractice

Only so long as we agree this time that we will not train them to become another Jason Bourne.

I saw we plant an antenna down his spine and a microphone in his chest.

42 jamesfirecat  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:11:41pm

re: #36 Kragar

WRONG! The Midgard serpent circles the earth and bites his own tail. Go and hang your head in shame.

Hey my knowledge of Norse mythology is very hit and miss, for example How many of the ingredients of Fenris's chains can you name?

43 MittDoesNotCompute  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:11:52pm

re: #30 Gus

I've lived in Denver since 1990. Never heard any bad news about Elway.

That's what make me think that something stinks about that PRNewswire release from that law firm; it may not be all BS (the dealership GM may be a racist shithead), but I get the feeling that Elway wasn't as hipdeep as that press release makes him out to be.

They're saying what they are about Elway precisely because he does have such a good reputation...and deep pockets.

44 kirkspencer  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:12:23pm

re: #36 Kragar

WRONG! The Midgard serpent circles the earth and bites his own tail. Go and hang your head in shame.

Yep. It is treachery that chases the sun, and the enemy chases the moon.

45 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:13:23pm

re: #43 Gert Fröbe

That's what make me think that something stinks about that PRNewswire release from that law firm; it may not be all BS (the dealership GM may be a racist shithead), but I get the feeling that Elway wasn't as hipdeep as that press release makes him to be.

It's just a dealership he owned so the only thing we're looking at is his name.

46 Digital Display  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:13:59pm

Road trip next week! Winston and I are heading to California to pick up stuff from my folks lakehouse that is on the Market. And getting the boat and driving to the farmhouse we are moving to. I hate road trips.. When I was in college and younger I loved going everywhere..
Now it's just endless miles and motel 6 stays and Winston Whining all day.
Are we there yet?
Shut up Winston!
Fuck..Got to drive everything for thousands of miles..

47 MittDoesNotCompute  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:14:11pm

re: #45 Gus

It's just a dealership he owned so the only thing we're looking at is his name.

See my edit: They (the law firm) is saying what they are about Elway precisely because he does have such a good reputation...and deep pockets.

48 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:15:01pm

D.J. Moore picks up the Bears' 4th interception of Tony Romo tonight! The Cowboys' offense is getting curbstomped.

49 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:15:39pm

re: #46 Digital Display

Are we there yet?
*giggles*

50 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:16:36pm

re: #40 Targetpractice

Only so long as we agree this time that we will not train them to become another Jason Bourne.

Chemical enhancement of troll descended animals does not work. They convert the chemicals into a toxic froth that they spew at those they hate.

51 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:17:27pm

re: #50 Dark_Falcon

Chemical enhancement of troll descended animals does not work. They convert the chemicals into a toxic froth that they spew at those they hate.

You know, I'm sure we could weaponize that. Call Umbrella, I'm sure they'd be willing to look into it.

52 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:18:20pm

re: #47 Gert Fröbe

See my edit: They (the law firm) is saying what they are about Elway precisely because he does have such a good reputation...and deep pockets.

Yep.

53 bratwurst  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:18:40pm
54 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:19:39pm

re: #21 Targetpractice

"We now take you live to the Second Coming, already in progress."

Gonna DVR it to cut out the commercials.

55 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:21:13pm

re: #54 Decatur Deb

LOL!

56 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:22:54pm

re: #54 Decatur Deb

Gonna DVR it to cut out the commercials.

"This live coverage of the Second Coming brought to you by Coke."

57 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:23:04pm

re: #54 Decatur Deb

Gonna DVR it to cut out the commercials.

But what about the sponsors?

58 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:25:32pm

re: #57 Kragar

But what about the sponsors?

Tastefully embroidered Nascar stickers on the robe.

59 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:25:51pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

You know, I'm sure we could weaponize that. Call Umbrella, I'm sure they'd be willing to look into it.

No, they aren't starting new Evil Weapons Projects right now. They don't think its wise to do so till the sequester is resolved.

/Must I?

60 jaunte  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:26:09pm

NASA is 54 today.
Infographic: 50 years of space exploration:
[Link: www.infographicsonly.com...]

61 Only The Lurker Knows  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:27:54pm

Night Lizards. Been, shall we say, interesting. Knowledge accrued.

Rest well. And as Usual.

May The Deity Of Your Choice Smile Down Upon You.

Sleep Well Lizards.

62 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:29:10pm

Major Wright picks off Tony Romo for the 2nd time for him and 5th time for the Bears tonight. The Cowboys' offense just collapsed tonight. i thought this would be a close game, but the Bears are up 34-10.

63 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:33:34pm

Ugh. I play three games of Civ 5 and win all three. Then I go for a domination victory and make one of the biggest rookie mistakes right out of the gate.

64 JamesWI  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:35:14pm

Haha, just saw Ryan's "It would take too long for me to explain it" video on Colbert. Good lord, if you're a Republican and you're getting "grilled" on Fox News, you know you're doing something wrong.

65 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:35:38pm

Figure this out.

Image: 628x471.jpg

66 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:37:53pm

re: #36 Kragar

WRONG! The Midgard serpent circles the earth and bites his own tail. Go and hang your head in shame.

Until Sephiroth pwnd it.

67 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:38:30pm

re: #63 Targetpractice

Ugh. I play three games of Civ 5 and win all three. Then I go for a domination victory and make one of the biggest rookie mistakes right out of the gate.

You got into a land war in Asia?

68 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:40:04pm

re: #67 Dark_Falcon

You got into a land war in Asia?

No, I went in against a Sicilian when death was on the line.

//

Nah, overran my supply lines. Tried a human wave attack by pumping out cheap units and instead just kept giving the AI free XP.

69 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:40:54pm

re: #68 Targetpractice

No, I went in against a Sicilian when death was on the line.

//

Nah, overran my supply lines. Tried a human wave attack by pumping out cheap units and instead just kept giving the AI free XP.

Zerg rush fail.
:P

70 engineer cat  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:41:57pm

been having those escape fantasies again... ss checks less than 10 years away... savings + profit if i sold my house, ss, adds up to a nice cabin near the beach within driving distance of guadalajara... if course i'd have to work on my drinking skills if i wanted to socialize with other ex-pats...

on the other hand it's really just a symptom of stress

71 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:44:11pm

Bears win 34-18 (Dallas got a last minute TD with a 2pt conversion) and hang in there along side the Minnesota Vikings atop the NFC North.

72 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:44:23pm

re: #69 Varek Raith

Zerg rush fail.
:P

It's what happens when you see that the next civilization over doesn't have many units and think "I can take him!" Oh sure, I took his capital, but I expended most of my manpower on that. When I turned to his remaining city, he'd already whittled me down.

Then I made my second rookie mistake: I got cocky and thought that I could just pump out enough units fast enough to make up the difference, instead of calling the war off long enough to capitalize on my gains.

73 Charles Johnson  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:44:37pm
74 Lidane  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:45:27pm

re: #22 Kragar

I don't recall that particular myth. I know Nidhogg chewed the roots of Yggdrasil, but don't recall a sun dragon.

Nidhogg is the only dragon I can think of offhand in the Norse myths.

I'm pretty sure that the myths of a dragon devouring the sun were from China and they were used to explain eclipses. I think. Don't hold me to that, though.

75 Decatur Deb  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:47:01pm

re: #74 Lidane

Nidhogg is the only dragon I can think of offhand in the Norse myths.

I'm pretty sure that the myths of a dragon devouring the sun were from China and they were used to explain eclipses. I think. Don't hold me to that, though.

The sun is stolen in a Finnish myth, Leminkainen (sp?)

76 Lidane  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:47:36pm

re: #71 Dark_Falcon

Bears win 34-18 (Dallas got a last minute TD with a 2pt conversion) and hang in there along side the Minnesota Vikings atop the NFC North.

My FB page is currently filled with loyal Cowboys fans berating people for booing the team after losing, ecstatic Bears fans, and dejected Cowboys fans who have just decided to go to bed or otherwise try to forget the game entirely.

77 darthstar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:51:46pm

re: #13 Digital Display

MNF notes...
D_F Thank you for posting. I respect you dude.. You have always been yourself..True to yourself and never reacted with nastiness in your responses.
I just can't wait for the debate..I'm placing the over/under of debate threads at 6. Place your bets lizards..( No fair Charles! *wink)
I missed the brown-warren debate except for their wrap up. Crap!
I have a feeling this will be the most watched debate in history..

I'll take 4 for 20 bucks. I think Romney will be such a fail that we'll lose interest in it before 8pm and Charles will post some amusing animated short of someone's interpretation of menopause.

78 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:52:38pm

Whew. Mah brainz. Just finished watching "Big compilation of car crashes involving large trucks" on Liveleak. Can't post here.

79 darthstar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:53:27pm

re: #71 Dark_Falcon

Bears win 34-18 (Dallas got a last minute TD with a 2pt conversion) and hang in there along side the Minnesota Vikings atop the NFC North.

Yes, but they played fucking DALLAS. That's like going up against the girl scouts.

80 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:55:57pm

Ugh, this is one of the reasons I hate the transition to fall, the temp jumping around. Day is warm enough to require AC, but night's cold enough to need the heat turned on.

81 HappyWarrior  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 8:58:33pm

re: #79 darthstar

Yes, but they played fucking DALLAS. That's like going up against the girl scouts.

When are they finally going to realize that Romo isn't the answer? Not like I care.

82 HappyWarrior  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:00:04pm

The only real bad thing about the Cowboy fans losing are all my Redskin fan friends who somehow think Dallas losing mitigates the fact that Redskins still aren't winning a Super Bowl any time soon. No disrespect to RGIII, I like the kid but Redskin fans are obnoxious when it comes to the Cowboys and this coming from a Steelers fan who has every reason to hate the Cowboys.

83 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:01:53pm

re: #79 darthstar

Yes, but they played fucking DALLAS. That's like going up against the girl scouts.

Dallas isn't considered a 'suck' team this season. They upset the Giants to start the season but tonight Romo simply got owned.

84 JamesWI  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:03:20pm

re: #83 Dark_Falcon

Dallas isn't considered a 'suck' team this season. They upset the Giants to start the season but tonight Romo simply got owned.

Dallas is always considered a "suck" team, as they have been ever since the end of the Aikman era.

85 Varek Raith  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:04:25pm

re: #78 Gus

Whew. Mah brainz. Just finished watching "Big compilation of car crashes involving large trucks" on Liveleak. Can't post here.

Idiots going too fast.
Idiots going too fast in inclement weather.

86 Targetpractice  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:06:08pm

re: #85 Varek Raith

Idiots going too fast.
Idiots going too fast in inclement weather.

Idiots thinking driving an SUV means they're virtually invulnerable.

87 HappyWarrior  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:06:13pm

re: #84 JamesWI

Dallas is always considered a "suck" team, as they have been ever since the end of the Aikman era.

I think they have one playoff win since 1996. With all the hype they get year in and year out, one'd think that they were perennially going deep into the playoffs. Still an impressive victory by the Bears though.

88 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:08:49pm

re: #85 Varek Raith

Idiots going too fast.
Idiots going too fast in inclement weather.

Brakes break.

89 gwangung  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:11:06pm

re: #83 Dark_Falcon

Dallas isn't considered a 'suck' team this season. They upset the Giants to start the season but tonight Romo simply got owned.

Sure they are...they got pounded by the SEAHAWKS....(No shame in getting ground up by the Bears, but when you give up in the 4th quarter by SEATTLE.....well...)

90 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:12:09pm

Via Sports Illustrated/CNN:

Once again, the Cowboys (2-2) are a .500 team. They are also one of the lowest-scoring team in the NFL with only 65 points.

Since the start of the 1997 season, Dallas is 122-122 in regular-season games. They have won only one playoff game in that span after three Super Bowl titles in a four-year span in the first half of the 1990s.

91 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:14:57pm

And that final Dallas TD pass, that gave them some vestige of dignity? It did so for the Cowboys but not for Tony Romo; Romo was on the bench at the time and the pass was thrown by former Bear Kyle Orton.

92 Digital Display  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:26:32pm

re: #91 Dark_Falcon

And that final Dallas TD pass, that gave them some vestige of dignity? It did so for the Cowboys but not for Tony Romo; Romo was on the bench at the time and the pass was thrown by former Bear Kyle Orton.

There has always been one team I have always hated since I can remember as a kid. The Cowboys. Every time they lose I have joy in my heart and weet dreams.
I also hate the Lakers. Every year when they would win the world championship I'd post congrads to Charles team.
It was like vinegar going on my lips...And look at the Lakers this year! They have Nash and Superman and Kobe. Fuck! Whoops..I mean crap..

93 HappyWarrior  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:29:10pm

re: #92 Digital Display

There has always been one team I have always hated since I can remember as a kid. The Cowboys. Every time they lose I have joy in my heart and weet dreams.
I also hate the Lakers. Every year when they would win the world championship I'd post congrads to Charles team.
It was like vinegar going on my lips...And look at the Lakers this year! They have Nash and Superman and Kobe. Fuck! Whoops..I mean crap..

For me it was the Yankees and the Cowboys. I think it was because my Dad hated both teams so much and you know fathers and sons, it all rubs off. The Cowboys slide into mediocrity the past fifteen years makes me more indifferent though. The Yankees though? I think I got as much joy from the 2004 ALCS as the Red Sox fans did.

94 Mich-again  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:35:46pm

Congrats to my Detroit Tigers for winning their Division for the 2nd year in a row. The last time we did that was 1934-35. cool beans.

And Cabrera had 4 hits and another homer, he is just about a lock for the triple crown. This should seal the deal for the MVP award for him.

And to the people who think the rookie from Anaheim deserves it more.. please. gimme a break.

95 Gus  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:36:59pm

Mmm. Sports.

96 Mich-again  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:41:08pm

re: #92 Digital Display

There has always been one team I have always hated since I can remember as a kid. The Cowboys. Every time they lose I have joy in my heart and weet dreams.
I also hate the Lakers. Every year when they would win the world championship I'd post congrads to Charles team.
It was like vinegar going on my lips...And look at the Lakers this year! They have Nash and Superman and Kobe. Fuck! Whoops..I mean crap..

I don't recall hating any teams as a kid, but I do remember who my favorites were. I hand painted my electric football players to be U of Mich versus the Oakland Raiders. That was before they explained the whole college and pro thingie..

97 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:55:01pm

Playing sports I get.

Watching sports is about as interesting as watching paint dry.

98 HappyWarrior  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 9:56:03pm

re: #94 Mich-again

Congrats to my Detroit Tigers for winning their Division for the 2nd year in a row. The last time we did that was 1934-35. cool beans.

And Cabrera had 4 hits and another homer, he is just about a lock for the triple crown. This should seal the deal for the MVP award for him.

And to the people who think the rookie from Anaheim deserves it more.. please. gimme a break.

Heh give Trout some credit. He's had an amazing year. Cabrera though is something else. I hope he gets the Triple Crown.

99 gwangung  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 10:19:47pm

re: #98 HappyWarrior

Heh give Trout some credit. He's had an amazing year. Cabrera though is something else. I hope he gets the Triple Crown.

Heh. To me, it's not even close. Trout. Better wOBA, comparable OPS and way better defender in a harder position.

100 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 10:54:01pm

So, got an entire Great Company of Space Wolves table ready. 132 Marines, plus another dozen or so additional officers and support, a Dreadnought, 6 transports, 2 drop pods, 2 squads of wolf cavalry, and 2 Land Raiders. A big enough force I could enter an Armageddon scale battle without pulling in additional support options. Now I get to go thru on the detailing and basing, but that is just for fun.

Just in time so I can get started on revamping my Night Lords for the new Codex.

101 Dancing along the light of day  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 11:01:39pm

re: #100 Kragar

Magnets will defeat you!

102 Kragar  Mon, Oct 1, 2012 11:03:40pm

re: #101 Dancing along the light of day

Magnets will defeat you!

PLASTICS! BWAHAHAHA!

103 researchok  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 12:17:31am

Morning, all

104 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:23:40am

re: #7 Kragar

Christian TV networks prepare for live coverage of Jesus Christ’s return

The Apocalypse will not be televised...

105 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:29:38am

Long rolling earthquake... hmm, wonder where it was.

106 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:29:54am

re: #104 AK-47%

The Apocalypse will not be televised...

It will be tweeted, though.

107 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 1:31:24am

M4.5 - Southern California

AFAIK, this isn't the Apocalypse.

108 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:05:36am

Battle of the Fang

The Battle of the Fang is the name given to the invasion of Fenris by the Thousand Sons Chaos Space Marines and the resultant victorious defence of their homeworld by the Space Wolves Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. It is most well-known for the direct participation of (and eventual combat between) the Thousand Sons daemon-primarch Magnus the Red and the Space Wolves dreadnought Bjorn the Fell-Handed.[1]

Image: Battle%20of%20fang%20(6)%20copy.jpg

109 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:36:02am

Morning Honcos.

110 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:47:38am

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm
An Oregon man trying to feed his 700-pound hogs was eaten by the animals Thursday, and sheriff's deputies are trying to determine what led up to his death.
[Link: www.kptv.com...]

This is why KT raises frogs, I guess.:)

111 iossarian  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:51:41am

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm
An Oregon man trying to feed his 700-pound hogs was eaten by the animals Thursday, and sheriff's deputies are trying to determine what led up to his death.
[Link: www.kptv.com...]

This is why KT raises frogs, I guess.:)

A grim reversal of the little-known second part of the "here's the church, here's the steeple" nursery rhyme.

112 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:55:46am

This has got to be the most fucked up political ad ever. EVAH!!!
Night of the Living Pelosi

113 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 2:58:13am

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm
An Oregon man trying to feed his 700-pound hogs was eaten by the animals Thursday, and sheriff's deputies are trying to determine what led up to his death.
[Link: www.kptv.com...]

This is why KT raises frogs, I guess.:)

"What? This slop again? Oink"

114 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:02:24am

re: #112 Cannadian Club Akbar

This has got to be the most fucked up political ad ever. EVAH!!!
Night of the Living Pelosi

[Embedded content]

This sure beats the demon sheep by a long shot.

115 iossarian  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:03:34am

re: #112 Cannadian Club Akbar

Hilarious. A) he has little chance of winning and B) he's just poured a bunch of high production values money into a line of business that tends to employ Democratic voters.

116 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:04:46am

re: #115 iossarian

Hilarious. A) he has little NO chance of winning and B) he's just poured a bunch of high production values money into a line of business that tends to employ Democratic voters.

117 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:07:32am

re: #115 iossarian

Hilarious. A) he has little chance of winning and B) he's just poured a bunch of high production values money into a line of business that tends to employ Democratic voters.

I assume he is aware of that and is just looking for something over the top that will get people talking about him. Nancy will ghave to retire someday when the Botox treatments stop working...

118 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:07:39am

Holy Crap!!!
When reindeers attack! BBDH Reindeer Tackle 2012

119 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:36:20am

Grandma got run over by a reindeer?

120 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:37:41am

Why demonizing white bread falls flat
“People who knew me looked at me like I was buying meth,” laughs Whitman College professor Aaron Bobrow-Strain and author of White Bread: A Social History of The Store-Bought Loaf (Beacon) about buying Wonder Bread at his local market. “I was just doing some research. Walla Walla’s a small town and people noticed,” says the food historian.
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

121 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:42:05am

More deer!!!
Ky. restaurant closed after bringing in road kill
The Red Flower Chinese Restaurant was shut down after the owner's son admitted that he had picked up a dead deer on Interstate 75 and brought it back to the business, CBS affiliate WYMT-TV in Hazard, Ky. reported.
[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

122 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:45:04am

re: #119 AK-47%

Grandma got run over by a reindeer?

You tempt me.

123 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:45:56am

re: #122 freetoken

You tempt me.

No Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, please.
/

124 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:47:06am

Local supermarket here in Germany is already carrying Christmas candies and gingerbread. Outright obscene.

125 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:47:16am

re: #123 Cannadian Club Akbar

Well, I've been resorting my numerous Christmas music bookmarks... so I'm ready.

126 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:49:19am

I still have Christmas decorations hanging up from last year...no point taking them down now.

127 freetoken  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:50:33am

re: #124 AK-47%

Well, given that this is election season and now that stores are overlapping Christmas buying season with it, this seems appropriate (especially given one of the candidate's vampire capitalism, ... cough ...):

128 Shropshire_Slasher  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:52:35am

Alanis Morissette performs a cover of Basket Case by Green Day on Jimmy Kimmel Live


Best of all no auto-tune. Good morning Lizards!
129 Shropshire_Slasher  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:55:32am

re: #121 Cannadian Club Akbar

If he skinned it on the side of the road it would have been fine, and I'm not kidding.

130 iossarian  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:56:16am

re: #120 Cannadian Club Akbar

More "headlines that never were":

Fox News Finds Food Conservatives Like Is Kinda Sorta OK As Long As You Don't Eat Too Much Of It

That whole article is basically "up yours, hippies!"

131 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:56:54am

re: #128 Shropshire_Slasher

I flipped onto a music channel early one morning. Couldn't tell who was singing because of the hair and the singer was rocking out. Band was awesome. The singer was Alanis. I need to see her live.

132 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:57:44am

re: #129 Shropshire_Slasher

If he skinned it on the side of the road it would have been fine, and I'm not kidding.

I've know people who have done this.

133 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 3:59:28am

re: #130 iossarian

I won't eat wheat bread because it's dry. I don't eat multi grain either. I'll eat rye with some things but I normally only eat white bread.

134 Shropshire_Slasher  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 4:02:12am

re: #120 Cannadian Club Akbar

I have never heard of the term "industrial white bread"
That would make a good heavy metal band name.

135 AK-47%  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 4:03:35am

I will eat white if there is no other alternative.

Said the cannibal...

later

tomorrow is a holiday in Germany, Reunification Day

136 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 4:03:44am

re: #134 Shropshire_Slasher

I have never heard of the term "industrial white bread"
That would make a good heavy metal band name.

I loved the part where they brought up the breadmaker fad and you could find one in your parents garage. So true.

137 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 4:09:06am

Huh. This should be me, maybe.
[Link: news.consumerreports.org...]

138 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:14:36am

Woman Hit by Police Officer
[Link: www.nbcphiladelphia.com...]

139 Eventual Carrion  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:17:37am

Oh no, it's a conspiracy.

Truth about tin-foil hats

140 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:21:29am

re: #139 Eventual Carrion

Oh no, it's a conspiracy.

Truth about tin-foil hats

My understanding is that tin-foil hats only work if you bond them electrically to a satisfactory ground (earth, for the Sassenachs). It should be adequate to drag a few feet of logging chain, like the old hazmat haulers, but the path must be continuous.

141 Eventual Carrion  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:25:05am

re: #140 Decatur Deb

My understanding is that tin-foil hats only work if you bond them electrically to a satisfactory ground (earth, for the Sassenachs). It should be adequate to drag a few feet of logging chain, like the old hazmat haulers, but the path must be continuous.

Now where did I put that length of logging chain I always kept handy? Damn kids are always taking my stuff and not putting it back.

142 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:27:37am

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

143 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:28:39am

re: #141 Eventual Carrion

Now where did I put that length of logging chain I always kept handy? Damn kids are always taking my stuff and not putting it back.

I have a photo from Seoul of a guy hauling a couple propane cylinders on the back of a dirt bike. Someone had convinced him he needed the drag chain. Wonder how long he managed to keep it out of his drive sprockets.

144 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:29:54am

This has to be wrong:

A 12-year-old boy faces a charge of selling crack cocaine near his elementary school, according to the Mantee County Sheriff's Office.
[Link: bradenton.patch.com...]

145 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:30:39am

re: #142 Cannadian Club Akbar

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

"Now class, who can tell me why we call them "Killer Whales?"

146 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:34:34am

re: #144 Cannadian Club Akbar

This has to be wrong:

A 12-year-old boy faces a charge of selling crack cocaine near his elementary school, according to the Mantee County Sheriff's Office.
[Link: bradenton.patch.com...]

Gotta get a felony rap on 'em, or they'll grow up to be voters.

147 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:36:24am

re: #146 Decatur Deb

Gotta get a felony rap on 'em, or they'll grow up to be voters.

But 12 and in elementary skool? I was in 8th grade then.

148 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:37:27am

re: #147 Cannadian Club Akbar

But 12 and in elementary skool? I was in 8th grade then.

Same here--our system was the old 8-4.

149 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:38:43am

re: #148 Decatur Deb

Same here--our system was the old 8-4.

In Florida elementary is K-5, middle is 6-8, high is 9-12.

150 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:39:37am

re: #149 Cannadian Club Akbar

fixed

151 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:42:48am

re: #149 Cannadian Club Akbar

In Florida elementary is K-5, middle is 6-8, high is 9-12.

Ah. Doubt he was held back that long--reporter probably muffed the age or type of school.

152 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:45:13am

re: #151 Decatur Deb

Ah. Doubt he was held back that long--reporter probably muffed the age or type of school.

Me thinks the reporter meant to say "near an elementary skool" instead of "his elementary skool". Where he was busted, there is an elementary skool.

153 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:48:04am

re: #152 Cannadian Club Akbar

Me thinks the reporter meant to say "near an elementary skool" instead of "his elementary skool". Where he was busted, there is an elementary skool.

About 4 of the 30 FL houses we canvassed this weekend had felons who couldn't vote. Sent 2 of them down the unlikely path of restoring their rights.

154 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:49:16am

re: #153 Decatur Deb

About 4 of the 30 FL houses we canvassed this weekend had felons who couldn't vote. Sent 2 of them down the unlikely path of restoring their rights.

In FLA you can get your voting right restored, depending on the felony, I guess.

155 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:52:08am

re: #154 Cannadian Club Akbar

In FLA you can get your voting right restored, depending on the felony, I guess.

Yeah--there are lots of hurdles, including the final review board. They have consistently restored more of those with white-collar records. I only tried to direct those who seemed 'retired' to the people who will help. Process is too long to effect this election.

156 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:55:13am

re: #155 Decatur Deb

Yeah--there are lots of hurdles, including the final review board. They have consistently restored more of those with white-collar records. I only tried to direct those who seemed 'retired' to the people who will help.

I did nothing. Just got a letter in the mail. But mine was a simple possession charge. And you can be sure I have that letter handy if there is any problems. Not sure if that will have any effect on my new state.

157 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:56:56am

Mystery illness solved when family discovers new home was a meth lab
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
This sucks. I feel bad for them.

158 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:57:07am

re: #156 Cannadian Club Akbar

I did nothing. Just got a letter in the mail. But mine was a simple possession charge. And you can be sure I have that letter handy if there is any problems. Not sure if that will have any effect on my new state.

Possession barely makes the cut as a felony, I guess. I'd love to know why Valdemort can still vote, let alone govern.

159 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 5:58:47am

Good Morning Lizards.

Overcast and cloudy with an expectation of rain here in Philadelphia.

Quiet day at work so far - mainly sending emails to people elsewhere asking why work is not getting done. (I'm acting as the proxy for the managers and users asking for security access changes.) Might have to bring in a couple of my managers for backup firepower shortly if no results are forthcoming. Let the VPs fight it out while I go work on things in another area.

160 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:00:39am

re: #159 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Been raining for 4 1/2 solid hours here in MD.

161 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:00:59am

re: #157 Cannadian Club Akbar

Mystery illness solved when family discovers new home was a meth lab
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
This sucks. I feel bad for them.

They will probably be made good, but the numbers are really scary. (Esp. the houses out there that are totally unrecognized.)

162 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:07:22am

re: #161 Decatur Deb

They will probably be made good, but the numbers are really scary. (Esp. the houses out there that are totally unrecognized.)

One of the comments said "If the residue made this family sick, imagine putting meth directly into your body." True.

163 Decatur Deb  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:09:49am

re: #162 Cannadian Club Akbar

One of the comments said "If the residue made this family sick, imagine putting meth directly into your body." True.

Never imagined this problem, but it's another good reason for Habitat to avoid restoring existing houses. We got seriously burned in other states by things like hidden mold issues.

164 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:29:54am

Time to go get another cup of coffee. Just tossed a grenade email into my bosses in-box (and a few other managers as well) indicating that there are a dozen or so security requests hung up in processing because someone is not making the final approval to allow work to be done on them.

(I am essentially sick right now of being badgered about requests that I have already done my analysis and approval of; e.g. my part of the processing loop is complete. But I'm the visible part of the process and thus get nudged constantly about it. The most frustrating part of this really is that I have the security authority and access to do 80% of this work, but am restricted from doing so by the process rules. So I am watching efficiency and service being killed by bureaucracy.)

165 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:33:07am

My friend asked me to make egg salad with sweet relish instead of dill pickles, onion and celery. First and last time.

166 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:34:53am

re: #155 Decatur Deb

Yeah--there are lots of hurdles, including the final review board. They have consistently restored more of those with white-collar records. I only tried to direct those who seemed 'retired' to the people who will help. Process is too long to effect this election.

The reason for the bias in favor of white collar criminals over those guilty of 'street crimes' is twofold:

1: White collar crimes are almost always non-violent and as such don't generate as much of a desire to cast the individual out from society. Street crimes, especially if violent, trigger feelings that the person in question is low and mean and ought not to have a say.

1.5: A part of #1 is that white collar criminals tend to be from higher social circles and have a better education. Thus they come across as still having value to society, whereas those guilty of a gang assault or drug dealing are from low social status and tend to be poorly educated. As a result, they do not have the additional abilities that might provide a white-collar ex-criminal with value he can bring to a job.

2. People of higher social standing and education tend to be more articulate in speech and writing, giving them an edge before any review board. They are also more likely to understand how to handle a bureaucratic process, and to still have friends whose opinion on the felon's behalf the reviewers will put value in.

167 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:36:25am

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm
An Oregon man trying to feed his 700-pound hogs was eaten by the animals Thursday, and sheriff's deputies are trying to determine what led up to his death.
[Link: www.kptv.com...]

This is why KT raises frogs, I guess.:)

The hogs just wanted to see if people really taste like bacon...

168 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:37:00am

re: #166 Dark_Falcon

White collar people can afford better lawyers.

169 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:37:36am

re: #164 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Time to go get another cup of coffee. Just tossed a grenade email into my bosses in-box (and a few other managers as well) indicating that there are a dozen or so security requests hung up in processing because someone is not making the final approval to allow work to be done on them.

(I am essentially sick right now of being badgered about requests that I have already done my analysis and approval of; e.g. my part of the processing loop is complete. But I'm the visible part of the process and thus get nudged constantly about it. The most frustrating part of this really is that I have the security authority and access to do 80% of this work, but am restricted from doing so by the process rules. So I am watching efficiency and service being killed by bureaucracy.)

What's happening to these requests? Is someone slacking off, or is the approval committee composed of cats (cats tend to spend most of their time sleeping on requests, sometimes literally)?

170 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:44:05am

Oooh, It's the Tuesday before the debates...
Kind of like the day before Thanksgiving, in that I have to go to the grocery store and by food and tasty treats.
Also alcohol...

171 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:44:46am

re: #169 Dark_Falcon

What's happening to these requests? Is someone slacking off, or is the approval committee composed of cats (cats tend to spend most of their time sleeping on requests, sometimes literally)?

I'm not sure. What happens at that stage is not uniform. Some are approved (I think) by one of two people. Others require approval by managers (finance, accounting, etc.) there as well depending on what is being asked for. I suspect one issue is people being on vacation and thus items back up and are not processed.

There is an odd ebb and flow where things back up for a few days and then get approved all at once. Or a ticket goes through in a few hours while a very similar one sits for a week and a half.

Whenever I bitch loudly enough about it and toss something up the chain things tend to improve for few weeks.

I don't like doing this since I do not know what the available resources and current workloads are on that side of the wall. I have enough empathy about being annoyed by this sort of constant demands being made when I am buried in work to not want to inflict it on others. And I have a fairly good relationship with my opposite numbers in Brazil who are probably going to catch the brunt of this, so I feel a little bad about triggereing it. (Though not too bad since they have not been responding to emails in the last two weeks.)

Oh joy. One of the project managers has appeared. That will get me directly questioned shortly about a few of these tickets. And then she will go directly to her boss (a VP) and complain. I should get an email from him asking what is going on by lunch time. Plus an email from my boss since the VP will talk to him as well. :(

172 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:46:18am

re: #170 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Oooh, It's the Tuesday before the debates...
Kind of like the day before Thanksgiving, in that I have to go to the grocery store and by food and tasty treats.
Also alcohol...

Either Huffpo or DKos post good drinking games before these things.

173 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:47:05am

Essentially today looks like one of the days where I sit and wonder why I put up with this BS.

174 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:48:40am

re: #172 Cannadian Club Akbar

Either Huffpo or DKos post good drinking games before these things.

I'll have to check them out.
I never go to HuffPo anymor, DKos very rarely.
The comment sections give me agita.

175 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:49:16am

Breaking. George Will said something.

176 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:49:36am

re: #174 Reverend Mother Ramallo

I'll have to check them out.
I never go to HuffPo anymor, DKos very rarely.
The comment sections give me agita.

I only hit Kos if someone post a link. Huffpo has a good comedy section.

177 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:51:14am

re: #170 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Oooh, It's the Tuesday before the debates...
Kind of like the day before Thanksgiving, in that I have to go to the grocery store and by food and tasty treats.
Also alcohol...

Time to change the bong water.

178 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:52:22am

re: #177 Gus

Time to change the bong water.

Ice bongs kinda rule.

179 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:58:24am

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

180 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:58:59am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

having a hard time

181 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 6:59:11am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

Chantix or wellbutrin.

182 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:01:16am

re: #172 Cannadian Club Akbar

Oh, you can make 'em up, depending on how quickly you want to get to the ER with alcohol poisoning.

Drink if you hear the following:
47%
Osama bin Laden
Anything related to birtherism (birth certificates, true American, etc.)
recession
economy
Bain
immigration
Libya
debacle
"strong support for [supporter of] Israel"
Ronald Reagan
unemployment


Or, you can go here.

183 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:03:06am

re: #182 lawhawk

Oh, you can make 'em up, depending on how quickly you want to get to the ER with alcohol poisoning.

Drink if you hear the following:
47%
Osama bin Laden
Anything related to birtherism (birth certificates, true American, etc.)
recession
economy
Bain
immigration
Libya
debacle
"strong support for [supporter of] Israel"
Ronald Reagan
unemployment

Or, you can go here.

Heck, just drink every time either of them fires off a "pants on fire" class lie or misrepresentation.

184 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:03:53am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

Chantix was a freaking miracle drug for me. I know it's gotten some bad press but it Just Worked for me. Talk to your doctor.

185 Kronocide  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:05:45am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

Consider going to smoking cessation classes or groups. I went to one hosted by my health insurer.

But the most important thing I can say is believe that you can do it.

186 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:08:02am

re: #184 William Barnett-Lewis

re: #181 Cannadian Club Akbar

re: #185 Kronocide


Tried Wellbutrin, it doesn't mix well with my ADHD meds. It made my blood pressure spike to stroke levels. Not cool to hear when you're 37.
I'll have to ask about Chantix.
Thanks!

187 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:09:34am

re: #186 Reverend Mother Ramallo

re: #181 Cannadian Club Akbar

re: #185 Kronocide

Tried Wellbutrin, it doesn't mix well with my ADHD meds. It made my blood pressure spike to stroke levels. Not cool to hear when you're 37.
I'll have to ask about Chantix.
Thanks!

I'm on blood pressure meds and Chantix played nice with it.

188 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:09:41am

I can go without smoking 2 maybe 3 days. By day 5 I need to be restrained.

189 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:10:40am

re: #188 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can go without smoking 2 maybe 3 days. By day 5 I need to be restrained.

Exactly!

190 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:12:30am

Hey Kansas, the joke's on your children if you let this punk ass weasel from the Westboro Baptist Church on to your Education Board.

Jack Wu isn't shy about his beliefs.

Topeka is evil. Harry Potter promotes witchcraft. Christmas trees are pagan idols. Cancer is a judgment from God. And the teaching of evolution should be rooted out of Kansas schools because it's a satanic lie.

He also believes that America's public schools are cultivating a culture of "liars, thieves, murderers and perverts."

Outside the mainstream? It doesn't matter to Wu, running for a seat on the Kansas Board of Education.

A northern California transplant, Wu is seeking to defeat first-term Democrat Carolyn Campbell of Topeka in an admittedly uphill battle for the 4th District seat on the state school board. Uphill because he only received $5 in contributions through July, the most recent reporting period.

But Campbell is taking her Republican opponent seriously.

"I want to make sure the folks that don't know Carolyn Campbell and her record will try to get to know me and understand who my opponent is and what he stands for," Campbell said.

The 4th District covers six northeast Kansas counties and takes in parts of Topeka and Lawrence. Campbell's district became a little more Republican this year when she picked up parts of Jefferson and Pottawatomie counties when election boundaries were redrawn to adjust for the census.

191 darthstar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:14:02am

Mornin' everyone. Smoke 'em if you got 'em...unless you're quitting, then have a lollipop.

Image: kojak_story3.jpg

192 darthstar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:14:51am

re: #190 lawhawk

It's Kansas. They'll never learn.

193 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:17:18am

Ah Kansas. When I ETS'd from active duty at Ft Riley, I paused at the state line with Missouri so I could piss back on Kansas one last time. Not a place for any sane living being.

194 Kronocide  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:17:25am

re: #188 Cannadian Club Akbar

I can go without smoking 2 maybe 3 days. By day 5 I need to be restrained.

But day 6? Then day 7? It gets better, not worse.

195 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:17:58am

re: #192 darthstar

It's Kansas. They'll never learn.

Jack Wu is right, though. Evolution is a satanic lie.
///

196 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:17:58am

re: #192 darthstar

It's Kansas. They'll never learn.

We have to be tolerant of their religion.

//

197 blueraven  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:18:51am

Breaking: Pa. Court rules voters can cast ballots without ID

[Link: www.philly.com...]

198 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:19:54am

re: #194 Kronocide

But day 6? Then day 7? It gets better, not worse.

My friend is at about day 190. He went to the place where he buys beer and the girl there pulled out a calculator and figured he's saved about $1100.

199 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:22:40am

re: #198 Cannadian Club Akbar

My friend is at about day 190. He went to the place where he buys beer and the girl there pulled out a calculator and figured he's saved about $1100.

Heck, that's encouragement in itself !

200 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:24:06am

re: #197 blueraven

Breaking: Pa. Court rules voters can cast ballots without ID

The judge issued a very narrow ruling, only effecting this election:

As written, the law said voters who do not bring proper photo ID on Election Day can cast a provisional ballot. They would then have six days to bring in the required photo ID for their votes to count.

But as he had indicated last week during hearings in the case, Simpson decided that the law does not disenfranchise voters simply because it requires poll workers to ask for photo ID. Rather, the risk comes when a voter casts a provisional ballot but then cannot obtain the necessary identification in time.

As a result, Simpson decided that for the November 6 election only, voters without appropriate photo ID could vote, but would no longer have to produce identification within six days, as their votes would be counted.

201 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:26:07am

re: #199 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Heck, that's encouragement in itself !

If anything, take $2 a day and throw it in a piggie jar and buy yourself something when you get enough money. Maybe a piece of exercise equipment. You will be eating more.

202 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:26:09am

re: #200 Dark_Falcon

Sort of a silly middle ground to end up in. For this election you can ask for picture ID (ID that fits the requirements of the new law) and then if they don't have it you can make them enter a provisional ballot that will be counted anyways.

203 kirkspencer  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:30:54am

re: #171 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

I'm not sure. What happens at that stage is not uniform. Some are approved (I think) by one of two people. Others require approval by managers (finance, accounting, etc.) there as well depending on what is being asked for. I suspect one issue is people being on vacation and thus items back up and are not processed.

There is an odd ebb and flow where things back up for a few days and then get approved all at once. Or a ticket goes through in a few hours while a very similar one sits for a week and a half.

Whenever I bitch loudly enough about it and toss something up the chain things tend to improve for few weeks.

I don't like doing this since I do not know what the available resources and current workloads are on that side of the wall. I have enough empathy about being annoyed by this sort of constant demands being made when I am buried in work to not want to inflict it on others. And I have a fairly good relationship with my opposite numbers in Brazil who are probably going to catch the brunt of this, so I feel a little bad about triggereing it. (Though not too bad since they have not been responding to emails in the last two weeks.)

Oh joy. One of the project managers has appeared. That will get me directly questioned shortly about a few of these tickets. And then she will go directly to her boss (a VP) and complain. I should get an email from him asking what is going on by lunch time. Plus an email from my boss since the VP will talk to him as well. :(

This tells me there needs to be a (good) process analysis. It may be that the various constraints mean it can't be improved, but the irregularity tells me that there probably opportunities.

204 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:31:10am

re: #201 Cannadian Club Akbar

If anything, take $2 a day and throw it in a piggie jar and buy yourself something when you get enough money. Maybe a piece of exercise equipment. You will be eating more.

It's so stupid.
I worry about overeating more than lung cancer, or emphysema.

205 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:32:08am

re: #202 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Sort of a silly middle ground to end up in. For this election you can ask for picture ID (ID that fits the requirements of the new law) and then if they don't have it you can make them enter a provisional ballot that will be counted anyways.

It's what the precedents in the law seem to require at this late date. There's not enough time to address the issues behind provisional ballots and challenges to them, but neither should the law be thrown out wholesale. Hence the injunction.

If you like, you may compare Judge Simpson's ruling to the actions of Chief Justice Roberts regarding President Obama's health care legislation: Both judges seeking to deal with problems relating to the law while still respecting the role and wishes of the legislature that passed said law.

If however, you do not like Judge Simpson's ruling, then you may simply reply to it with: "D'oh!" (The opportunity to do a Simpsons gag proved an impossible to resist temptation.)

206 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:32:44am

re: #204 Reverend Mother Ramallo

It's so stupid.
I worry about overeating more than lung cancer, or emphysema.

Just eat right. Lotsa things with fiber. Fiber makes you feel full.

207 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:33:00am

re: #205 Dark_Falcon

It's fair enough.
For now...

208 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:36:15am

re: #206 Cannadian Club Akbar

Just eat right. Lotsa things with fiber. Fiber makes you feel full.

Fruits and nuts are high in fiber. Use dried fruit with nuts, add granola and some MnM's. Home made trail mix.

209 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:37:09am

re: #208 Cannadian Club Akbar

Fruits and nuts are high in fiber. Use dried fruit with nuts, add granola and some MnM's. Home made trail mix.

Good idea !

210 kirkspencer  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:37:30am

re: #205 Dark_Falcon

It's what the precedents in the law seem to require at this late date. There's not enough time to address the issues behind provisional ballots and challenges to them, but neither should the law be thrown out wholesale. Hence the injunction.

If you like, you may compare Judge Simpson's ruling to the actions of Chief Justice Roberts regarding President Obama's health care legislation: Both judges seeking to deal with problems relating to the law while still respecting the role and wishes of the legislature that passed said law.

If however, you do not like Judge Simpson's ruling, then you may simply reply to it with: "D'oh!" (The opportunity to do a Simpsons gag proved an impossible to resist temptation.)

Notice that provisional ballots are not counted the same day. Instead they are (per process) vetted against checklists such as "has this person voted elsewhere?" Only the "have they shown an ID since turning in this provisional ballot" checklist has been removed.

This also means that there are six days in which the various ballots can be challenged before being counted even if they do pass the checklists.

That said, the ID requirement did indeed make it likely otherwise legitimate votes would not be counted. As an example: employers are required to give employees time to vote but are not required to provide time to validate their provisional ballots.

211 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:38:16am

re: #207 Reverend Mother Ramallo

It's fair enough.
For now...

It's strictly a temporary measure. I get the feeling this judge would rather describe the problem and then have the fix implemented by the legislature. Though he'll take action if he needs to, Judge Simpson sounded like he he'd rather have the law amended.

212 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:38:36am

Yesterday's bogus rumor about Wall Mart's private paramilitary police force with their own LRAD is bogus.
Riot Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters at Rally for Striking Walmart Workers

In response to Monday's peaceful protester, riot police from Will County and Elwood were unleashed on the crowd, and witnesses tweeted a series of disturbing photos, including officers in full riot regalia (face shields, clubs, body armor,) and what appears to be a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) vehicle.

There was some confusion about the police's jurisdiction on Twitter with individuals speculating the officers were private police given their "paramilitary" appearance.

213 CarleeCork  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:39:44am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Speaking of smoking, do any former cig. smokers have any tips for quitting?
I'm considering throwing rocks through the windows of the truck parked in front of my house...

First, you really have to want to quit. I quit over 6 years ago, had tried to quit several times before. I spent Friday night drinking and smoking my ass off. At midnight I threw the rest of the pack in the driveway, in the pouring rain. I wore a nicotine patch on day one, half a patch on day two, and a quarter of a patch for two more days. Brushed my teeth frequently, drank a lot of water and avoided places where people smoked. Clean all the ashtrays, air out your home and car. I also chewed a lot of sugarless gum.

Good luck, if at first you don't succeed, try again.

214 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:40:46am

re: #204 Reverend Mother Ramallo

It's so stupid.
I worry about overeating more than lung cancer, or emphysema.

While I can sympathize, either is a far harsher death than many others. A few pounds is better than laying in a bed essentially slowly drowning.

215 kirkspencer  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:42:08am

re: #214 William Barnett-Lewis

While I can sympathize, either is a far harsher death than many others. A few pounds is better than laying in a bed essentially slowly drowning.

My wife's mother has emphysema. I concur.

216 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:42:15am

re: #213 CarleeCork

Third time is the charm!

217 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:46:04am

I only smoke outside, and I did a pretty good job of hiding it from my kids until the nosy little one caught me and told his big brother.
Now I'm being double teamed.
Tired of being a hypocrite.

218 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:48:49am

re: #205 Dark_Falcon

It's what the precedents in the law seem to require at this late date. There's not enough time to address the issues behind provisional ballots and challenges to them, but neither should the law be thrown out wholesale. Hence the injunction.

If you like, you may compare Judge Simpson's ruling to the actions of Chief Justice Roberts regarding President Obama's health care legislation: Both judges seeking to deal with problems relating to the law while still respecting the role and wishes of the legislature that passed said law.

If however, you do not like Judge Simpson's ruling, then you may simply reply to it with: "D'oh!" (The opportunity to do a Simpsons gag proved an impossible to resist temptation.)

My personal opinion on the matter (and I am a PA resident and thus am directly affected) is that it was an unnecessary hurdle on voting erected by the legislature. In principle it makes sense to enact, but there are other issues the legislature should be concentrating on since the instances of voter fraud that this law would prevent are rare.

And I expect the main way the law will effect me is longer and slower lines at the polls. I have the proper ID, but the ward I vote in has a lot of elderly and non-drivers who I expect may not be as prepared.

219 Someone Please Beam Me Up!  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:50:55am

Am I late getting into the smoking discussion? I firmly believe that the only way I was able to quit was the gum. I was not only insane, but stupid after a day without nicotine -- too stupid to stay off the stuff -- but the gum killed the worst of the craving.

That and the lesion they found in my mouth, of course. Turned out to be a callus, but it got my attention.

Hang in there!

220 Sionainn  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:51:04am

re: #212 Killgore Trout

Yesterday's bogus rumor about Wall Mart's private paramilitary police force with their own LRAD is bogus.
Riot Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters at Rally for Striking Walmart Workers

I missed this whole thing yesterday. All I can think is what kind of moron actually believes Wal-Mart has a private paramilitary police force.

221 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:51:58am

re: #218 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

But at least now their votes will count.
The court's decision is just a band aid over a bullet hole.

222 Someone Please Beam Me Up!  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:52:19am

re: #220 Sionainn

I missed this whole thing yesterday. All I can think is what kind of moron actually believes Wal-Mart has a private paramilitary police force.

I didn't exactly check this out, but I didn't find it implausible on the face of it.

223 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:53:36am

re: #221 Reverend Mother Ramallo

But at least now their votes will count.
The court's decision is just a band aid over a bullet hole.

I expect the provisionals will be treated like absentee ballots sometimes are. Held on to but not looked at unless it appears they might affect the outcome.

224 A Mom Anon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:55:17am

re: #222 Someone Please Beam Me Up!

It wasn't so much that they have a private Walmart Army,but that they could hire a private contractor to do that sort of thing. Companies have done that sort of thing in the past.

225 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:56:39am

re: #222 Someone Please Beam Me Up!

I didn't exactly check this out, but I didn't find it implausible on the face of it.

I looked at it briefly and just scrolled over. People get really upset when the outrage of the day gets stolen from them. Sometimes it's just not worth the effort.

226 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:58:09am

re: #225 Killgore Trout

I looked at it briefly and just scrolled over. People get really upset when the outrage of the day gets stolen from them. Sometimes it's just not worth the effort.

Stolen from them? Are you for real?

227 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 7:59:34am

re: #212 Killgore Trout

Yesterday's bogus rumor about Wall Mart's private paramilitary police force with their own LRAD is bogus.
Riot Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters at Rally for Striking Walmart Workers

Yes, that protest was peaceful. But Illinois has at times seen union protests that have been violent (the horrific events at Haymarket Square in Chicago in 1886 being the best known) and prudence demands the officers responding to such protests be prepared.

The Nation does itself a great disservice by saying that riot police were "unleashed" on the protestors. The photos being shown show the police behaving calmly and professionally. They had clubs, tasers, and pepper spray; but they did not use them. Instead they removed the demonstrators who were illegally blocking the entrance to the distribution facility with minimum force. The Nation makes its as foolish as a wingnut blog when it suggests that the police misbehaved.

228 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:01:38am

re: #227 Dark_Falcon

Yes, that protest was peaceful. But Illinois has at times seen union protests that have been violent (the horrific events at Haymarket Square in Chicago in 1886 being the best known) and prudence demands the officers responding to such protests be prepared.

The Nation does itself a great disservice by saying that riot police were "unleashed" on the protestors. The photos being shown show the police behaving calmly and professionally. They had clubs, tasers, and pepper spray; but they did not use them. Instead they removed the demonstrators who were illegally blocking the entrance to the distribution facility with minimum force. The Nation makes its as foolish as a wingnut blog when it suggests that the police misbehaved.

Yeah, it's not a great article but the press is generally friendly to protesters and harsh on police reactions. It's the narrative the public wants (most of the time).

229 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:02:14am

re: #226 Gus

Stolen from them? Are you for real?

Gus, you've had wingnuts rage at you when you've shown their "OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGE!!1" du jour to be a nothing. That's what Killgore is referring to. The anger that moonbats and wingnuts feel when saner people prove the extremists to be full of shit yet again.

230 A Mom Anon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:03:35am

re: #213 CarleeCork

Stay busy. Clean the closets,the garage,go for walks,walk the dog(or the neighbor's dog),paint the dining room,whatever requires lots of attention and energy. Put the smoking money in a piggy bank,figure out what you were spending and then put that amount away and don't touch it if possible. Take that money and use it for a big old reward after 3 months. I was smoking a carton a week,so every Friday that amount went into the piggy bank. I used it to buy myself an awesome pair of hiking boots from The North Face and some other things for the house. I quit over 5 yrs ago,cigarettes were way cheaper then. You could save for something better than I did,lol.

I had to quit drinking coffee for awhile because coffee and cigs went together for me,BIG TIME. I can drink it now,but I had to quit for about 2 months because it was a trigger. After dinner was another time,so I started going for a walk after the dishes and cleanup. Figure out when you smoke the most and find other things to do,it's hard at first,but after the first couple of weeks it get easier.

231 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:03:52am

re: #229 Dark_Falcon

Gus, you've had wingnuts rage at you when you've shown their "OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGE!!1" du jour to be a nothing. That's what Killgore is referring to. The anger that moonbats and wingnuts feel when saner people prove the extremists to be full of shit yet again.

I could care less. This is KT's gig not mine. I mentioned that it wasn't a private police force yesterday afternoon. This is Killgore's head trip.

232 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:05:09am

re: #223 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

I expect the provisionals will be treated like absentee ballots sometimes are. Held on to but not looked at unless it appears they might affect the outcome.

Yeah. It's still dicey, but it's better.
I understand the desire to win, but this whole thing, from start to finish, is just BS.

233 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:06:12am

re: #230 A Mom Anon

My smoking triggers, besides being awake, are beer/cocktails, eating, coffee, chocolate (yes, chocolate), tea, Pepsi.

234 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:06:23am

re: #225 Killgore Trout

I looked at it briefly and just scrolled over. People get really upset when the outrage of the day gets stolen from them. Sometimes it's just not worth the effort.

Yes, we've watched you absolutely freak out when we don't swallow your line utterly and completely so I guess you'd know about it.

235 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:07:49am

re: #231 Gus

I could care less. This is KT's gig not mine. I mentioned that it wasn't a private police force yesterday afternoon. This is Killgore's head trip.

As it has been for a year now.

Once again KT, why are you so terrified by people exercising their rights?

236 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:07:57am

re: #234 William Barnett-Lewis

Yes, we've watched you absolutely freak out when we don't swallow your line utterly and completely so I guess you'd know about it.

With a more combative fellow, that line would light the match to the gasoline. With Killgore, the reply is more likely to be passive-aggressive.

237 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:10:05am

re: #236 Dark_Falcon

With a more combative fellow, that line would light the match to the gasoline. With Killgore, the reply is more likely to be passive-aggressive.

That's what happens when you try and have a conversation with anonymous people.

238 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:10:07am

Uh oh.
Coffee, politics, and LGF are what I eat for breakfast.
Shit.

239 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:12:56am

DF, did you ever play Rolemaster? New version in public playtest if you're so inclined.

240 kirkspencer  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:14:44am

re: #239 William Barnett-Lewis

DF, did you ever play Rolemaster? New version in public playtest if you're so inclined.

Chartmaster lives again?

241 EmmaAnne  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:17:48am

re: #179 Reverend Mother Ramallo

The way I finally stayed quit was by realizing that I never wanted to go through the withdrawal again. I think it gets harder every time. I did the AA thing - decided I was never allowed to so much as touch a cigarette again.

I had dreams I started smoking again for years afterwards. I was so releived when I woke up.

242 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:18:40am

re: #239 William Barnett-Lewis

DF, did you ever play Rolemaster? New version in public playtest if you're so inclined.

Never played it. What is it?

243 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:21:56am

re: #241 EmmaAnne

Hello hatch-ling !
Good point...

244 darthstar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:22:34am

Okay, so now the GOP can worry about those PA poll numbers...Voter ID put on hold until after the election...for the most part. Though a lot of damage has been done with regard to registering new voters sans ID and it will take some reeducating to get the word out that everyone can go to the polls...count on the SoS to reduce the number of inner city polling places to 'save a little coin.'

246 EmmaAnne  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:25:30am

re: #243 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Hello hatch-ling !

Thank you! It is so weird that people notice when I post here. Makes me feel all shy.

247 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:27:12am

Updates on the civil war in Syria, including the latest casualties - the historic souk in Aleppo. More than 1,500 businesses torched as fighting raged through the historic city's economic heart. The UN General Assembly couldn't even summon the courage to write a half-assed resolution condemning the violence.

And there are questions about a video that surfaced claiming to show American journalist Austin Tice being held by rebel forces. The video's authenticity is being questioned as a propaganda piece produced by Assad's regime to discredit the rebels.

248 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:27:27am

re: #246 EmmaAnne

Thank you! It is so weird that people notice when I post here. Makes me feel all shy.

You've posted 4 comments. The new peeps are always noticed.

249 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:27:54am
250 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:28:06am

re: #235 William Barnett-Lewis

As it has been for a year now.

Once again KT, why are you so terrified by people exercising their rights?

Speaking only for myself, I'm not scared of strikers exercising their rights. Private sector unions have a right to exist, and have a lawful right to try to organize non-union places of employment. What they don't have right to do is to blockade a distribution center, and when some protestors did that they were arrested.

But what bothers me, and what may have bothered Killgore was firstly the "private police force!!1" meme, which is the kind of internet conspiracy theory that needs to be aggressively refuted to prevent its taking root. Secondly, i objected to what I felt was a media commentary organ's hyperbolic description of the police reaction to the protest, which i felt was appropriate and restrained. I tend to oppose such hyperbolic coverage by any media organ as I feel it inflames emotions and makes violence and conflict more likely.

251 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:28:25am

re: #240 kirkspencer

Chartmaster lives again?

Remains to be see - new version of Arms Law isn't out yet :O

DF, it's a game that grew out of some advanced options material designed for AD&D in the early '80's. This one is the 5th Edition, called Unified as it tries to smooth the bumpy bits while keeping the good bits. I find it more useful as an idea mine for my games but it's fun and all you have to do to read the draft is sign up for their forum: [Link: www.ironcrown.com...] and download the pdfs. 2 out of the 5 core are available (Character Law & Spell Law now, Arms Law, Monsters & Treasures to come).

252 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:29:55am

re: #247 lawhawk

Updates on the civil war in Syria, including the latest casualties - the historic souk in Aleppo. More than 1,500 businesses torched as fighting raged through the historic city's economic heart. The UN General Assembly couldn't even summon the courage to write a half-assed resolution condemning the violence.

And there are questions about a video that surfaced claiming to show American journalist Austin Tice being held by rebel forces. The video's authenticity is being questioned as a propaganda piece produced by Assad's regime to discredit the rebels.

It seems highly unlikely to say the least. CNN and Al Jazeera have both had no troubles when embedding their reporters with the FSA.

253 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:31:03am

re: #246 EmmaAnne

Thank you! It is so weird that people notice when I post here. Makes me feel all shy.

I've only been posting for a year and 4 days.
I was shy too, until I realized no one could see me!
:-)

254 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:31:13am
1 hour ago • Arizona Daily Star

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded early today in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The agents were on duty near Naco when the shooting occurred about 2 a.m., according to a statement released by the U.S. Border Patrol. The agency isn't releasing details about exactly where it happened or how it happened.

The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital. He was reportedly shot in the ankle and buttocks, the Associated Press reported. He suffered non-life threatening injuries, the Border Patrol said.

[...]

255 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:31:21am

re: #247 lawhawk

Updates on the civil war in Syria, including the latest casualties - the historic souk in Aleppo. More than 1,500 businesses torched as fighting raged through the historic city's economic heart. The UN General Assembly couldn't even summon the courage to write a half-assed resolution condemning the violence.

And there are questions about a video that surfaced claiming to show American journalist Austin Tice being held by rebel forces. The video's authenticity is being questioned as a propaganda piece produced by Assad's regime to discredit the rebels.

It's a really sad situation. I thought there might be hope a few days ago when the Egyptians were proposing some sort of military intervention possibly with the assistance of Turkey. But the headlines this morning is the Egyptian military is outgunned in Sinai and may need help from the Brits. Looks like little chance of them accomplishing anything with Syria. This could go on for years.

256 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:31:43am

re: #254 wrenchwench

Wingnuts blame Obama in 3, 2, 1...

257 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:32:09am

[Link: usnews.nbcnews.com...]

Couple busted for guns, drugs, and an alligator...

258 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:32:25am

re: #256 Gus

Wingnuts blame Obama in 3, 2, 1...

Zero.

259 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:32:29am

re: #254 wrenchwench

I was gonna post this earlier but the only report was coming from Fox.

260 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:33:47am

re: #245 William of Orange

Reminds me of some of Shirley Bassey's memorable 007 themes.

261 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:34:13am

re: #250 Dark_Falcon

But what bothers me, and what may have bothered Killgore was firstly the "private police force!!1" meme, which is the kind of internet conspiracy theory that needs to be aggressively refuted to prevent its taking root.

Agreed. Also looking back it seems the "private police force" crap going around twitter was mainly promoted by the anarchist loons from Anon. They are not a reliable news source.

262 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:34:30am

re: #258 wrenchwench

Zero.

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I'd have been impressed if he held off til the body was cold.

263 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:34:38am

re: #251 William Barnett-Lewis

Remains to be see - new version of Arms Law isn't out yet :O

DF, it's a game that grew out of some advanced options material designed for AD&D in the early '80's. This one is the 5th Edition, called Unified as it tries to smooth the bumpy bits while keeping the good bits. I find it more useful as an idea mine for my games but it's fun and all you have to do to read the draft is sign up for their forum: [Link: www.ironcrown.com...] and download the pdfs. 2 out of the 5 core are available (Character Law & Spell Law now, Arms Law, Monsters & Treasures to come).

Iron Crown distributes to Games-Plus (the game store where I mostly play), so I'll likely see this game. I'll check the link though, because GP may want to do a demo/playtest for it. Lots of gamers play at Games-Plus, and so it sometimes hosts such things.

264 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:34:45am

re: #260 lawhawk

Reminds me of some of Shirley Bassey's memorable 007 themes.

My radio said this morning that the next Bond will be drinking Heineken, not martinis.

265 CarleeCork  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:34:54am

re: #230 A Mom Anon

Good for us! Have you noticed how some people reek, and wondered if you smelled that bad?

266 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:35:17am
267 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:35:40am

re: #259 Cannadian Club Akbar

I was gonna post this earlier but the only report was coming from Fox.

I know a BP agent who works that area, and grew up there. He went to school here and bought a bike from me. I don't think he was a horse patrol guy.

No names have been released.

268 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:37:45am

re: #266 Gus

Image: skyfall-wp1-1024.jpg

Three movies in and I'm still warming up to Craig as 007. Every fan has "their" Bond and I grew up with that Brosnan as Bond.

269 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:39:31am

re: #254 wrenchwench

This kind of border violence seems to mostly happen when BP agents and cartel enforcers run across each other and are unaware of each other fairly close contact is made. When that happens, the result is often death, as is often the case in combat between well-armed and resolute men.

270 Someone Please Beam Me Up!  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:39:56am

re: #230 A Mom Anon

I had to quit drinking coffee for awhile because coffee and cigs went together for me, BIG TIME. I can drink it now,but I had to quit for about 2 months because it was a trigger.

Gaah, if I'd had to quit cigarettes AND coffee at the same time, I'd never have made it! Obviously you're made of tougher stuff than most of us.

271 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:40:07am

re: #268 Targetpractice

Three movies in and I'm still warming up to Craig as 007. Every fan has "their" Bond and I grew up with that Brosnan as Bond.

Ditto.

272 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:40:49am

re: #270 Someone Please Beam Me Up!

Gaah, if I'd had to quit cigarettes AND coffee at the same time, I'd never have made it! Obviously you're made of tougher stuff than most of us.

Hmm, that means the soft cushions will not be sufficient. Bring out... the Comfy Chair!
>:)

273 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:43:44am

WTF Google?!
Thinkprogress
[Link: www.google.com...]

274 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:43:51am

re: #268 Targetpractice

Three movies in and I'm still warming up to Craig as 007. Every fan has "their" Bond and I grew up with that Brosnan as Bond.

Brosnan was great. Damn though Daniel Craig has really done a fantastic job. He's my favorite Bond of all time.

275 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:44:46am

re: #269 Dark_Falcon

This kind of border violence seems to mostly happen when BP agents and cartel enforcers run across each other and are unaware of each other fairly close contact is made. When that happens, the result is often death, as is often the case in combat between well-armed and resolute men.

They were investigating a ground alarm.

Sometimes it's American thieves looking to rob a mule. "Combat" it too nice of a word for it.

276 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:45:09am

re: #273 Varek Raith

WTF Google?!
Thinkprogress
[Link: www.google.com...]

Guess the Google guys are now voting for Romney!!
//////

277 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:45:10am

Derp.
[Link: thinkprogress.org...]

278 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:47:01am

re: #275 wrenchwench

They were investigating a ground alarm.

Sometimes it's American thieves looking to rob a mule. "Combat" is too nice of a word for it.

'Combat' is used as an initial term. If this was an ambush or sniper killing the word choice will be revised appropriately. I was also keying off of Brian Terry's death, as he died in a firefight that could properly be described as combat.

279 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:47:27am

re: #277 Varek Raith

Derp.
[Link: thinkprogress.org...]

I got that yesterday for In These Times.

280 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:47:33am

re: #274 Gus

Brosnan was great. Damn though Daniel Craig has really done a fantastic job. He's my favorite Bond of all time.

No doubt about that, but it's like my folks always identifying Bond with Connery, it's hard to get used to a new actor. Sorta like Who fans getting used to a new Doctor.

281 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:48:06am

re: #277 Varek Raith

Derp.
[Link: thinkprogress.org...]

Why is a 'safe browsing' message a DERP?

282 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:48:47am

re: #280 Targetpractice

No doubt about that, but it's like my folks always identifying Bond with Connery, it's hard to get used to a new actor. Sorta like Who fans getting used to a new Doctor.

Jack Ryan->Harrison Ford->Ben Affleck.

283 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:48:57am

re: #281 Dark_Falcon

Why is a 'safe browsing' message a DERP?

Because there is nothing malicious on thinkprogress.org, yet it's flagged as such.
;)

284 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:49:33am
What is the current listing status for thinkprogress.org?

This site is not currently listed as suspicious.

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the 3222 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 0 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2012-10-02, and suspicious content was never found on this site within the past 90 days.

This site was hosted on 2 network(s) including AS40616 (CAP), AS15169 (Google Internet Backbone).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

Over the past 90 days, thinkprogress.org did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?

No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

285 wrenchwench  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:50:14am

re: #278 Dark_Falcon

'Combat' is used as an initial term. If this was an ambush or sniper killing the word choice will be revised appropriately. I was also keying off of Brian Terry's death, as he died in a firefight that could properly be described as combat.

What came out of Brian Terry's gun were beanbags. "Combat" still sounds wrong for that. So does "firefight".

286 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:50:39am

Has anyone heard about Idris Elba being cast as the next Bond?
It could happen...

287 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:51:23am

re: #283 Varek Raith

Because there is nothing malicious on thinkprogress.org, yet it's flagged as such.
;)

It may have been flagged maliciously, or by a right-winger who thinks that 'malicious site' means 'site that says unflattering things about conservatives'. That latter case would indeed be a DERP.

288 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:52:10am

Not like google accidently shut down the internet on their end before...
Oh, wait.
XD

289 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:52:37am

re: #285 wrenchwench

What came out of Brian Terry's gun were beanbags. "Combat" still sounds wrong for that. So does "firefight".

He fired those initially, but reloaded lethal rounds was my understanding. I may be wrong though, and I really need to head out for a bit. Back in an hour or two.

290 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:52:51am

re: #277 Varek Raith

Derp.
[Link: thinkprogress.org...]

Ah, here's the reason
Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for AS15169
Remember that Think Progress is run by a Think Tank/Political action committee.They are probably running some stuff to collect info for mailing lists, voter drives, demographic research, whatever. I seem to recall both the Mitt and Obama campaigns recently got some heat for selling mobile apps that collected personal info. Information is a valuable commodity.

291 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:52:51am

re: #268 Targetpractice

Three movies in and I'm still warming up to Craig as 007. Every fan has "their" Bond and I grew up with that Brosnan as Bond.

Took me till the end of the intro sequence in the lavatory and right after. _That_ was finally how I'd always imagined Bond. Connery was close but it was like a gymnast who put up a 9.8 then watched Nadia come out to compete. Craig nailed it.

292 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:53:54am

re: #288 Varek Raith

Not like google accidently shut down the internet on their end before...
Oh, wait.
XD

[Link: www.cracked.com...]

293 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:54:39am

re: #286 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Has anyone heard about Idris Elba being cast as the next Bond?
It could happen...

I don't know, I don't think folks could get comfortable with a black Bond. The character was written as white, has been played by white guys for decades, putting a black actor in for whatever reason would just make him stand out like a sore thumb.

294 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:56:30am

re: #274 Gus

Sean Connery owned the character and while I found Moore's Bond to be more cartoonish (and the movies became more gadget-centric), Brosnan's Bond was close to what I had imagined Bond to be.

Then along came Craig, whose Bond is brutish and direct. Much more physical than the prior incarnations, and much more believable when it comes to the nature of the character. He's definitely remade the character in his image.

295 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:57:22am

re: #293 Targetpractice

I don't know, I don't think folks could get comfortable with a black Bond. The character was written as white, has been played by white guys for decades, putting a black actor in for whatever reason would just make him stand out like a sore thumb.

True...unfortunate, but true.
I think he'd make a great Bond myself.

296 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:57:51am

re: #294 lawhawk

Sean Connery owned the character and while I found Moore's Bond to be more cartoonish (and the movies became more gadget-centric), Brosnan's Bond was close to what I had imagined Bond to be.

Then along came Craig, whose Bond is brutish and direct. Much more physical than the prior incarnations, and much more believable when it comes to the nature of the character. He's definitely remade the character in his image.

I prefer this new image. Far more serious and less campy.

297 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:58:03am

re: #282 Cannadian Club Akbar

I always thought that Alec Baldwin was the right guy for the Jack Ryan character, and that Ford was too old. Afleck was just wrong for the role.

298 jaunte  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:58:41am

re: #293 Targetpractice

Image: RR.jpg

299 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 8:59:16am

re: #297 lawhawk

I had forgotten about Red October.
I agree, Baldwin was perfect.

300 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:00:32am

re: #290 Killgore Trout

Gee, they should block all corporation sites that do the same.
Which is just about all of them.
;)

301 lawhawk  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:00:35am

re: #286 Reverend Mother Ramallo

Doubt it since Craig is apparently in talks for a 5-movie deal as James Bond. The issues with the studio's bankruptcy had delayed work on the long term deal and finishing Skyfall.

302 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:02:15am

Baby Baldwin

303 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:02:29am
304 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:05:18am

Clowns!

305 Sionainn  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:07:18am

re: #250 Dark_Falcon

Speaking only for myself, I'm not scared of strikers exercising their rights. Private sector unions have a right to exist, and have a lawful right to try to organize non-union places of employment. What they don't have right to do is to blockade a distribution center, and when some protestors did that they were arrested.

But what bothers me, and what may have bothered Killgore was firstly the "private police force!!1" meme, which is the kind of internet conspiracy theory that needs to be aggressively refuted to prevent its taking root. Secondly, i objected to what I felt was a media commentary organ's hyperbolic description of the police reaction to the protest, which i felt was appropriate and restrained. I tend to oppose such hyperbolic coverage by any media organ as I feel it inflames emotions and makes violence and conflict more likely.

Do you feel that strongly about the same nonsense about Obama's "private army"?

306 Sionainn  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:13:24am

re: #295 Reverend Mother Ramallo

True...unfortunate, but true.
I think he'd make a great Bond myself.

He's way more handsome than any of the other Bonds.

307 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:16:45am

Gah. Talk starts about theme songs from Bond films and now I've got the theme from Tomorrow Never Dies stuck in my head.

308 b_sharp  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:17:19am

re: #306 Sionainn

He's way more handsome than any of the other Bonds.

Image: 100x1.jpg

309 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:19:09am

re: #306 Sionainn

He's way more handsome than any of the other Bonds.

Yep, and that British accent...
Cake, meet cherry!

310 Sionainn  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:19:17am

re: #308 reflections of a raging redneck

Image: 100x1.jpg

Okay, I'll just admit it...I didn't get it.

311 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:19:40am

Report: 3D-printed handgun project faces setback with revoked printer leaseAn interesting develpment in the prospect of self manufactured guns. Does anyone know gun laws well enough to comment on the legality of this? Suppose you were to make a gun at home the old fashioned way; would you still need a permit for it?

312 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:21:42am

re: #310 Sionainn

Okay, I'll just admit it...I didn't get it.

James Bond/Quick Bond. I'll throw in Gold Bond.:)

313 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:22:04am

re: #311 Killgore Trout

Look in the featured pages.

314 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:23:07am

[Link: www.google.com...]

This is google's problem it seems.

315 Sionainn  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:23:30am

re: #312 Cannadian Club Akbar

James Bond/Quick Bond. I'll throw in Gold Bond.:)

Oh, okay. (same response my husband gets on some things he thinks are hilarious, LOL)

316 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:24:29am

re: #313 William Barnett-Lewis

Look in the featured pages.

Ah, thanks.

317 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:26:07am

re: #294 lawhawk

Sean Connery owned the character and while I found Moore's Bond to be more cartoonish (and the movies became more gadget-centric), Brosnan's Bond was close to what I had imagined Bond to be.

Then along came Craig, whose Bond is brutish and direct. Much more physical than the prior incarnations, and much more believable when it comes to the nature of the character. He's definitely remade the character in his image.

I absolutely love Daniel Craig's take on Bond. He made my inner Bond fangirl fall in love with the character all over again.

When I was a kid, we'd go to the Houston Public Library's annual book sale. They'd get rid of all the books that were old or taking up shelf space so they could bring in new ones. I don't know if they do those sales anymore but back then, for a reader like me, it was Candyland. I'd use money I'd saved to buy tons of stuff for next to nothing. One time, I got all the James Bond books that Ian Fleming had written to that point, and I fell in love with the character. Out of all the actors in the role, Daniel Craig is the only one who's gotten the closest to my mental image of who James Bond is supposed to be.

318 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:27:17am

Heh.
[Link: www.google.com...]

319 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:27:45am

Yep. Google is silly.

320 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:27:49am

Ya think!?!?
What is the point of David From posting this stuff without his own analysis?
I don't get him, he's still going to vote for the 'Job Creator'.

From the article:

Rauch notes also that the concentration of wealth in the hands of rich investors will tend to inflate demand for investment assets, causing asset bubbles.
[F]or decades, more than half of the increase in the country’s GDP poured into the bank accounts of the richest Americans, who needed liquid investments in which to put their additional wealth. Their appetite for new investment vehicles fueled a surge in what Arkansas State’s Brown calls “financial engineering”—the concoction of exotic financial instruments, which acted on the financial sector like steroids.

Those changes, the French economists Jean-Paul Fitoussi and Francesco Saraceno wrote in a 2010 paper, “help explain why the expansion of the financial sector was so out of touch with the economy. And why, for example, in the U.S., the financial sector represented about 40 percent of the total profit of the economy.” Alas, when the recession struck, the financial sector’s gigantism and complexity helped turn what might have been a brush fire into a meltdown.

321 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:28:33am

re: #317 Lidane

I like the idea that James Bond is a codename, not a person. It actually makes a lot of sense.

I'd rather see Idris Elba play Othello, though. That'd be fucking amazing.

Anyone who hasn't seen Luther really should. Terrifyingly good.

322 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:28:36am

I now expect google to block itself.
/

323 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:30:24am

Well, that was a fun distraction.

:)

324 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:32:30am

re: #321 Obdicut

I like the idea that James Bond is a codename, not a person. It actually makes a lot of sense.

Oh, absolutely. I thought it was a good way to explain different people in the same role, just like the Doctor dying and being reincarnated.

I'd rather see Idris Elba play Othello, though. That'd be fucking amazing.

OMG. YES. I would absolutely love to see that. He's such a good actor.

325 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:33:25am

Politifact will be doing live debate coverage: How to get the facts during the presidential debate

326 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:33:58am

re: #324 Lidane

Or how about this, to blow your mind: Idris Elba as Iago.

Eh? Eh?

327 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:35:03am

re: #325 Killgore Trout

Politifact will be doing live debate coverage: How to get the facts during the presidential debate

By not trusting one fact checking site that has a history of blowing things?

328 erik_t  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:37:42am

If you claim to be checking sources in real time, you're probably doing a pretty shitty job.

329 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:38:19am

re: #326 Obdicut

Or how about this, to blow your mind: Idris Elba as Iago.

Eh? Eh?

He's a good actor, but I don't think he'd look good in feathers. ;)

I kid, of course. Having him as Iago would definitely be interesting. I'd like to see that.

330 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:39:46am

I love politifact's definition of pants on fire.
Lol, what a joke.

331 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:39:47am

re: #328 erik_t

If you claim to be checking sources in real time, you're probably doing a pretty shitty job.

Yeah, this.

I would rather see someone go through the transcripts after the debate and do a more thorough job. "Fact-checking" on the fly sounds suspect at best.

332 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:40:40am

re: #329 Lidane

Really, there's a lot of Shakesperean roles he'd be good in. I finally figured out what actor he reminds me of. It's this guy:

Image: large_yojimbo_blu-ray4x.jpg

They both have that same haunted, hurt, angry, commanding, volatile look in their eyes.

333 Someone Please Beam Me Up!  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:41:04am

re: #326 Obdicut

Or how about this, to blow your mind: Idris Elba as Iago.

Eh? Eh?

In order to cast Patrick Stewart as Othello, they cast black actors for the other parts -- they could do that again.

334 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:41:45am

See we're talking Shakespeare. I want someone to make a film adaption of The Merry Wives of Windsor. To me, it's Shakespeare's best comedy. Wonder who you get to play the "fat knight" Falstaff.

335 BongCrodny  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:43:22am

re: #330 Varek Raith

I love politifact's definition of pants on fire.
Lol, what a joke.

The local rag up here has a "true or false" column where they discuss political ads.

One Republican candidate for Congress had an ad which said "He helped bring aviation jobs to Maine."

The column rated the ad as true -- and indeed, it is true.

The number of jobs in question: FOUR.

336 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:43:54am

re: #334 HappyWarrior

See we're talking Shakespeare. I want someone to make a film adaption of The Merry Wives of Windsor. To me, it's Shakespeare's best comedy. Wonder who you get to play the "fat knight" Falstaff.

Image: brian-blessed-03.jpg

337 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:44:02am

Meet the Ohio Voters Who Are Killing Romney's Campaign...

From the article:
A Republican until he switched sides in 2008, Workman plans to vote for Obama a second time. Whatever's happening to the coal industry, he doesn't think it's the president's fault. "I was born and raised here. I worked coal off and on all my life," he said. "It's a cycle. Every seven years or so, it goes up and down."

Experts say the coal industry's recent fortunes have more to do with a transition to cleaner fuels that partly preceded Obama and with the current low price of natural gas. And some of the miners seem to believe that, like Dan Gingerich, a 31-year-old who works underground and told me he blamed oil and gas more than Obama. "I'd like to be a Republican, but I don't know if Romney really knows what to do," he said. "I wish the Republicans would have somebody else."

338 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:44:05am

re: #335 BongCrodny

The local rag up here has a "true or false" column where they discuss political ads.

One Republican candidate for Congress had an ad which said "He helped bring aviation jobs to Maine."

The column rated the ad as true -- and indeed, it is true.

The number of jobs in question: FOUR.

Heh.

339 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:44:54am

re: #312 Cannadian Club Akbar

James Bond/Quick Bond. I'll throw in Gold Bond.:)

Treasury Bond

340 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:45:11am

The Taliban is the worst. Great heroin though.
-- Creed Bratton, The Office

341 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:46:23am

re: #336 Obdicut

Image: brian-blessed-03.jpg

Everything is better with Brian Blessed.

342 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:46:48am

re: #334 HappyWarrior

See we're talking Shakespeare. I want someone to make a film adaption of The Merry Wives of Windsor. To me, it's Shakespeare's best comedy. Wonder who you get to play the "fat knight" Falstaff.

John Goodman could be good at that role.

343 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:47:17am

re: #339 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne

My mom just dug up a couple of E-series bonds my great-uncle Gus had bought for me three days after I was born. $75 in bonds, now worth $500+. Kind of neat. I'm tempted just to hang onto them for sentimental value; Gus (or 'bruth', short for 'brother', as I knew him) was a very sentimental man, and it seems like a good way of remembering him.

I'm a little more sentimental than usual today because one of the three things my cat broke yesterday was my cherished mug that used to belong to my grandfather.

345 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:48:37am

re: #342 William Barnett-Lewis

John Goodman could be good at that role.

I always imagine John Rhys-Davies.

346 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:48:44am

re: #342 William Barnett-Lewis

John Goodman could be good at that role.

Yeah, I can see that.

347 Hercules Grytpype-Thynne  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:49:40am

re: #344 Varek Raith

Fox News' ACORN Fanatics Still Won't Address GOP's Widening "Voter Fraud" Scandal

They haven't yet learned the lesson that sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

348 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:49:44am

re: #342 William Barnett-Lewis

John Goodman could be good at that role.

Have you seen Damages? Goodman plays a really, really interesting role as a truly patriotic war profiteer.

349 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:49:45am

re: #344 Varek Raith

Fox News' ACORN Fanatics Still Won't Address GOP's Widening "Voter Fraud" Scandal

Of course, it's always easy to be paranoid and spread paranoia about ACORN than report the truth.

350 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:50:55am

re: #334 HappyWarrior

See we're talking Shakespeare. I want someone to make a film adaption of The Merry Wives of Windsor. To me, it's Shakespeare's best comedy. Wonder who you get to play the "fat knight" Falstaff.

I need to see the BBC special The Hollow Crown. I've always loved Shakespeare's history plays and this looked amazing when I saw promo clips and screen caps from it. Unfortunately, it only aired in the UK because BBC Worldwide are morons. I have to wait for Netflix or to find it on DVD whenever it goes on sale on Amazon.

351 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:53:17am

re: #350 Lidane

I need to see the BBC special The Hollow Crown. I've always loved Shakespeare's history plays and this looked amazing when I saw promo clips and screen caps from it. Unfortunately, it only aired in the UK because BBC Worldwide are morons. I have to wait for Netflix or to find it on DVD whenever it goes on sale on Amazon.

Man, that's too bad. Sam Mendes is awesome. He directed Revolutionary Road, which is one of my favorite dramas of the past 10 years, and I know he's directing the new Bond film too. So, I'd love to see how he would do with Shakespeare.

352 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:53:28am

About that GMO corn gives you cancer study....
Press digs into anti-GMO study

Reporters thwart scientists’ attempt to prevent scrutiny

In late September, French scientists published research in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology that described the supposedly deleterious effects of the herbicide Roundup, and corn that has been engineered to be Roundup-tolerant. Access to the embargoed paper prior to publication—a norm in science journalism—came with an unusual condition, however: Journalists had to sign a confidentiality agreement that prevented them from sharing the paper with experts for evaluation, which is the basic reason for having an embargo system in the first place.

Embargo Watch’s Ivan Oransky exposed the shenanigans based on a series of early reports from European news agencies like AFP, Reuters, and the BBC, which mentioned the agreement. But the first two of those outlets, which apparently accepted the French scientists’ terms (the BBC said thanks, but no thanks) caught hell from science journalist Carl Zimmer. On his blog at Discover, The Loom, he wrote:

This is a rancid, corrupt way to report about science. It speaks badly for the scientists involved, but we journalists have to grant that it speaks badly to our profession, too. If someone dangles a press conference in your face but won’t let you do your job properly by talking to other scientists, WALK AWAY. If someone hands you confidentiality agreements to sign, so that you will have no choice but to produce a one-sided article, WALK AWAY. Otherwise, you are being played.

353 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:53:50am

re: #348 Obdicut

Have you seen Damages? Goodman plays a really, really interesting role as a truly patriotic war profiteer.

No, I haven't. That sounds good, I'll look into it - Thanks!

354 Reverend Mother Ramallo  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:54:55am

You know what sucks.

A few years after my grandparents died, my cousin and her family lived in my grandparents house.
One year, the house flooded, they abandoned the house, and eventually, it had to be condemned.

Instead of taking out what could be saved, they just left everything and didn't tell anyone.
It was only later that I realized that the original Return of the Jedi glasses from BK that my grandfather meticulously collected for me, were left too.

Still kicking myself...

355 Obdicut  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:55:23am

re: #353 William Barnett-Lewis

No, I haven't. That sounds good, I'll look into it - Thanks!

Reallly interesting, great series. Goodman is only in on the fourth season. The first one has, as a bad guy, an amazing turn by Ted Danson. Yeah, Ted Danson, acting his goddamn ass off.

It's a really interesting show about success, sacrifice for success, ethics, and mentorship.

356 Interesting Times  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:57:15am

re: #315 Sionainn

Hey, how was the Obama rally you attended?

357 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 9:58:25am

Finally, they added the second season of Walking Dead to Netflix. Score!

358 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:00:54am

re: #357 Targetpractice

Finally, they added the second season of Walking Dead to Netflix. Score!

They've been adding a lot of new stuff the last few weeks. Caught up on Sherlock and Nikita, been watching Supernatural the last couple days.

359 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:01:00am

re: #357 Targetpractice

Finally, they added the second season of Walking Dead to Netflix. Score!

I just watched the whole thing on DVD. Some people die. Sorry to ruin it for you.
/I actually did watch it

360 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:01:45am

re: #358 Kragar

They've been adding a lot of new stuff the last few weeks. Caught up on Sherlock and Nikita, been watching Supernatural the last couple days.

Yeah, I noticed they have a habit of updating series, one by one, every so many weeks.

361 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:02:37am

re: #359 Cannadian Club Akbar

I just watched the whole thing on DVD. Some people die. Sorry to ruin it for you.
/I actually did watch it

Hey, dumbass in the tank...

362 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:04:01am

re: #361 Varek Raith

Hey, dumbass in the tank...

Cozy in there?

363 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:04:39am

Charisma Says Satan is Behind Law Limiting Ex-Gay Therapy, May Lead to Bible Ban

California’s new law preventing pseudo-scientific sexual orientation conversion therapy from being used on minors has not gone over well with anti-gay activists. Charisma magazine news editor Jennifer LeClaire even believes that California may soon decide to “outlaw the Bible” as a next step. LeClaire claimed that homosexuality is caused by demonic “spirit of immorality” that “enters in through some sort of abuse and the lies of the enemy,” Satan. “Sexual orientation change efforts can help set the captives free,” LeClaire said. “That’s why the enemy saw to it that California, a state with a high gay population rate, bans such therapy.”

When he signed the bill on Saturday, the liberal governor said change therapy would “now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery.”

Really? Since when is helping a confused teenager under assault by powers of this dark world a dustbin of quackery?

Since we realized the whole "Dark Powers" thing was a load of utter and complete crap.

364 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:04:44am

re: #362 Targetpractice

Cozy in there?

Meet my new mobile home.

365 erik_t  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:04:53am

re: #352 Killgore Trout

About that GMO corn gives you cancer study....
Press digs into anti-GMO study
Reporters thwart scientists’ attempt to prevent scrutiny

Crazy out-of-the-blue result in a highly politicized field is combined with scientists who are doing their damnedest to prevent anyone from trying to repeat their results?

I can scarcely contain my shock.

366 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:05:59am

re: #363 Kragar

Charisma Says Satan is Behind Law Limiting Ex-Gay Therapy, May Lead to Bible Ban

California’s new law preventing pseudo-scientific sexual orientation conversion therapy from being used on minors has not gone over well with anti-gay activists. Charisma magazine news editor Jennifer LeClaire even believes that California may soon decide to “outlaw the Bible” as a next step. LeClaire claimed that homosexuality is caused by demonic “spirit of immorality” that “enters in through some sort of abuse and the lies of the enemy,” Satan. “Sexual orientation change efforts can help set the captives free,” LeClaire said. “That’s why the enemy saw to it that California, a state with a high gay population rate, bans such therapy.”

Since we realized the whole "Dark Powers" thing was a load of utter and complete crap.

I'll be honest. These people scare the crap out of me.

367 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:06:14am
368 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:07:11am

re: #367 Varek Raith

Farmer eaten by his own hogs

...

Define "irony."

369 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:07:43am

Stan sure has gotten a lot of press in the last 12 hours. Is he coming out with a new album or something?
/

370 b_sharp  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:08:11am

re: #357 Targetpractice

Finally, they added the second season of Walking Dead to Netflix. Score!

I'm already halfway through.

371 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:08:16am

re: #368 Targetpractice

Define "irony."

Dude had a BLT for lunch?

372 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:08:23am

re: #368 Targetpractice

Define "irony."

Is this a bad time to mention I had a porkchop for lunch?

373 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:10:21am

re: #370 reflections of a raging redneck

I'm already halfway through.

I'm catching up with where I left off during the 4th of July marathon.

374 Lidane  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:10:22am

re: #363 Kragar

Charisma Says Satan is Behind Law Limiting Ex-Gay Therapy, May Lead to Bible Ban

*sigh*

I would love for this world to finally get over the myth of a sky god that actually cares about what they say and do in their daily lives. Isn't it enough just to be a good person for its own sake? And why is love a dark thing at all?

This whole "ex-gay therapy" garbage is barbaric. It wasn't a choice for me to be straight, and gay kids don't have a choice in being gay. It's just part of who they are, like eye color or height or hair color.

375 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:10:31am

I'm not a pig farmer but I have gone hoggin'.:)

376 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:10:48am

re: #365 erik_t

Crazy out-of-the-blue result in a highly politicized field is combined with scientists who are doing their damnedest to prevent anyone from trying to repeat their results?

I can scarcely contain my shock.

I think it's really interesting about the disclosure agreement they tried to get the reporters to sign. I had no idea about the practice.

377 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:13:17am

re: #376 Killgore Trout

I think it's really interesting about the disclosure agreement they tried to get the reporters to sign. I had no idea about the practice.

GM cow?
[Link: www.independent.co.uk...]

378 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:13:25am

re: #376 Killgore Trout

I think it's really interesting about the disclosure agreement they tried to get the reporters to sign. I had no idea about the practice.

Trying to get them to sign NDAs is complete bullshit and very suspect of these scientists.

379 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:14:22am

Did ThinkProgress get hacked?

380 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:14:25am

re: #377 Cannadian Club Akbar

GM cow?
[Link: www.independent.co.uk...]

We'll all be GM soon enough.

381 erik_t  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:15:21am

re: #376 Killgore Trout

I think it's really interesting about the disclosure agreement they tried to get the reporters to sign. I had no idea about the practice.

I didn't either. It's... disturbing.

382 Killgore Trout  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:16:07am

re: #379 Kragar

Did ThinkProgress get hacked?

No, it seems one of their hosting servers got tagged for hosting sites running some suspicious scripts.

383 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:16:19am

re: #379 Kragar

Did ThinkProgress get hacked?

384 b_sharp  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:16:48am

re: #380 Killgore Trout

We'll all be GM soon enough.

Nature does it all the time.

Your genome has chunks of virus in it as well as more than a half dozen mutations your parent didn't have.

385 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:17:00am

re: #383 Gus

China?

386 Varek Raith  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:17:04am

re: #382 Killgore Trout

No, it seems one of their hosting servers got tagged for hosting sites running some suspicious scripts.

Google.com itself is on the same network that got flagged. It's one of their backbones.

387 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:17:19am

re: #385 Cannadian Club Akbar

China?

Don't know.

388 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:17:58am

re: #383 Gus

[Embedded content]

That always sucks. I just had the Smart HDD bug. Fortunately my spyware software program was able to remove it but the damned thing hid alot of my folders.

389 William of Orange  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:23:01am

Dammit!! Where's an editor when you need them! I just read that the Pennsylvania Republican voter suppression has been struck down by the supreme court.

I'm on the other side of the Atlantic and I still can feel the joy over here!!

HELLO! FRONTPAGE MATERIAL GOING ON!

390 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:27:38am
391 Mattand  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:28:46am

re: #389 William of Orange

Dammit!! Where's an editor when you need them! I just read that the Pennsylvania Republican voter suppression has been struck down by the supreme court.

I'm on the other side of the Atlantic and I still can feel the joy over here!!

I would't start jumping for joy yet. IIRC, they're essentially waiving it for this year.

[Link: tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com...]

392 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:29:03am

Romney Does Improv

393 Kragar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:30:05am

How Romney Is Blowing It, According To Every Conservative Pundit

Monday morning quarterbacking is the lifeblood of the political industry. And now that Mitt Romney is struggling to break through in the polls, conservative pundits’ second guessing is louder than ever.

The problem for Romney is figuring out which of his backseat drivers know where they’re going and which are just shouting “turn right!” at every intersection.

We’ve compiled the bulk of commentators’ endless stream of pro-tips into one easy to read dossier. Now all Team Romney has to do is read over the array of sometimes bland, sometimes counterintuitive, and even more often contradictory right wing-approved options and decide how to implement it in the time he has left.

The obvious solution is to implement every idea all at once, so that the finger of God will be even more visible on the day Romney wins.
/

394 blueraven  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:30:46am

re: #389 William of Orange

Dammit!! Where's an editor when you need them! I just read that the Pennsylvania Republican voter suppression has been struck down by the supreme court.

I'm on the other side of the Atlantic and I still can feel the joy over here!!

HELLO! FRONTPAGE MATERIAL GOING ON!

Not the supreme court

[Link: www.philly.com...]

395 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:31:34am

re: #393 Kragar

How Romney Is Blowing It, According To Every Conservative Pundit

The obvious solution is to implement every idea all at once, so that the finger of God will be even more visible on the day Romney wins.
/

Yeah, I see at the top of the list the big one that Dark's been saying should be Willard's debate strategy, namely laying out what he plans to do. And it says exactly what I've been countering with: The more people hear about Romney's plans, the less they like them. Going on stage tomorrow night and laying out how he intends to cut taxes for the 1% while raising them for the rest of us would be suicide.

396 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:31:50am

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

I cannot recall hearing any of these stories when Bush was President. There was enough money to buy the food for our pets. Nowadays we hear more about pets eating the owners and even humans attacking other humans and eating off their face. So much so that the US government website has issued warnings and prep steps of how to avoid what they call "zombie attacks".
We're not only becoming a third world nation under this pResident but another south pacific island of cannibals.

Welcome to Obama's America!

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

397 Gus  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:33:16am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

Wow. Now that's derangement.

398 HappyWarrior  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:33:21am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

Heh, they so crazy.

399 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:33:29am

re: #389 William of Orange

Dammit!! Where's an editor when you need them! I just read that the Pennsylvania Republican voter suppression has been struck down by the supreme court.

I'm on the other side of the Atlantic and I still can feel the joy over here!!

HELLO! FRONTPAGE MATERIAL GOING ON!

Very narrow ruling that put a short-term patch on it. Not any sort of precedent that will have a great effect on Voter ID efforts in other states.

400 Mattand  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:33:48am

re: #376 Killgore Trout

I think it's really interesting about the disclosure agreement they tried to get the reporters to sign. I had no idea about the practice.

This week's episode of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe podcast did a good job covering this. Basically, the whole study was a steaming pile of confirmation bias. The NDA was the biggest tell.

401 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:34:18am

re: #393 Kragar

How Romney Is Blowing It, According To Every Conservative Pundit

The obvious solution is to implement every idea all at once, so that the finger of God will be even more visible on the day Romney wins.
/

I think Mitt is listening to Mayhem.

TURN RIGHT NOW! ...
Recalculating!

402 Cannadian Club Akbar  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:34:42am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

The zombie attack warning by DHS is true, but not what it seems.
[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

403 Mattand  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:35:08am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

What's amazing about people like that is that they are essentially walking Colbert Report bits minus the irony and the studio audience.

404 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:35:14am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

In Obama's America there would be no pigs. Pork is unclean to Muslims.
FAIL.

405 Targetpractice  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:36:20am

re: #404 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

In Obama's America there would be no pigs. Pork is unclean to Muslims.
FAIL.

Of course there are pigs. We just call them "Republicans."

//

406 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:37:56am

re: #405 Targetpractice

Of course there are pigs. We just call them "Republicans."

//

Hmm, Gene-modded for larger size, thicker legs to support the weight, and lengthen the nose to allow easier sucking up of slops and patronage. You know, you might be right...
///

407 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:40:02am

Marge: Why are there footprints on the ceiling?

Homer: Spider pig. Spider pig. Does whatever a... spider pig does.

;)

408 gwangung  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:41:04am

re: #407 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Marge: Why are there footprints on the ceiling?

Homer: Spider pig. Spider pig. Does whatever a... spider pig does.

;)

Um, Peter Porker, the Amazing Spider-Ham.

409 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:42:02am

re: #406 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste

Hmm, Gene-modded for larger size, thicker legs to support the weight, and lengthen the nose to allow easier sucking up of slops and patronage. You know, you might be right...
///

Farmers are being devoured by greedy Republican corporations and their swinish Congressional shills every day, so perhaps there is a metaphor in this story.

410 kirkspencer  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:42:39am

re: #396 Shiplord Kirel

Freeper comments on hungry hogs:

Man eaten by hogs at Oregon farm

This is really a ghastly story, but this comment would be pretty funny as deadpan humor. It may in fact be that, but who can tell anymore?

What's funny to me is the claim by the writer he'd never heard of this before. Pigs eating people, both already alive and dead, has occurred in the past. See Robert Pickton as an example.

411 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 10:43:35am

And what's wrong with a corporation simply trying to make a mild profit?

[Link: openchannel.nbcnews.com...]

412 Eventual Carrion  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:00:10am

re: #410 kirkspencer

What's funny to me is the claim by the writer he'd never heard of this before. Pigs eating people, both already alive and dead, has occurred in the past. See Robert Pickton as an example.

There were many tales in my youth here in NW Pennsylvania about mob hits in Youngstown and other places coming here to dispose of the bodies at pig farms. They say a dozen pigs can pretty well clean up the meat from a body in a couple hours.

I know my uncles pigs liked leather when one yanked me off the stump I was resting on while weed-wacking the grass from underneath the electric pen fence. Just came up behind me snorting around, snorted up to my belt, grabbed a bite of it and yanked me off my perch. Damn pig. A good punch to the head backed him off.

413 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:14:53am

re: #305 Sionainn

Do you feel that strongly about the same nonsense about Obama's "private army"?

Yes I did, and I generally said so at the time.


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