This morning half-governor Sarah Palin took to the Internets to spread her signature dumbassitude, getting the IRS scandal confused with the James Rosen scandal and chirping:
The IRS is closed for the day, feel free to use your phones.
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) May 24, 2013
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Sol Berdinowitz Fri, May 24, 2013 10:06:50am |
They are all part of one much bigger big scandal, namely Obama in the White House.
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:07:34am |
It’s possible she’s trying to be funny by combining the two “scandals”.
It’s also possible I’ll see Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil doing the nasty on top of my shed tonight.
On second thought, the latter is more probable.
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Tigger2 Fri, May 24, 2013 10:08:27am |
I bet Palin gets confused just trying to get dressed.
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:08:38am |
re: #3 Mattand
It’s possible she’s trying to be funny by combining the two “scandals”.
It’s also possible I’ll see Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil doing the nasty on top my shed tonight.
On second thought, the latter is more probable.
In all likelihood, she honestly doesn’t know the difference between the 2 of them.
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Lidane Fri, May 24, 2013 10:09:33am |
More failure from Princess Dumbass of the Northwoods.
Also, it needs more Benghazi.
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lawhawk Fri, May 24, 2013 10:09:51am |
re: #3 Mattand
“…Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil…”
Hey, that’s no way to talk about me and the Mrs. ///
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:13:22am |
re: #7 lawhawk
“…Bigfoot and the Jersey Devil…”
Hey, that’s no way to talk about me and the Mrs. ///
I can’t respond to that in any way, shape, or form without insulting your wife.
Goddamn lawyers…
Also, I thought JD was a South Jersey thing.
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lawhawk Fri, May 24, 2013 10:14:49am |
re: #8 Mattand
Yeah… It’s a Southern Jersey thing, but doesn’t mean that we northerners haven’t heard about it..
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:19:58am |
re: #9 lawhawk
Yeah… It’s a Southern Jersey thing, but doesn’t mean that we northerners haven’t heard about it..
True. I forgot there’s a whole hockey team built around the name.
Also, I think Palin once tried to hunt it from a helicopter.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Fri, May 24, 2013 10:23:17am |
re: #4 Tigger2
I bet Palin gets confused just trying to get dressed.
Seeing how she dresses herself, it’s obvious that confusion is only one of her problems…
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:23:42am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, May 24, 2013 10:24:42am |
re: #9 lawhawk
Yeah… It’s a Southern Jersey thing, but doesn’t mean that we northerners haven’t heard about it..
It’s one reason the Martians opted to land farther north though.
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Dr Lizardo Fri, May 24, 2013 10:31:45am |
re: #9 lawhawk
Yeah… It’s a Southern Jersey thing, but doesn’t mean that we northerners haven’t heard about it..
The Jersey Devil is a part of American folklore. I heard about when I was kid growing up in Los Angeles. It’s pretty well-known.
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 10:34:19am |
re: #12 FemNaziBitch
The only scandal that matters to me.
you?
This must be part of the GOP’s outreach to those who aren’t >50, white, and male.
I think the scandal most relevant to this thread, though, is that Palin came within measurable distance of being next in line to be President behind an aging cancer survivor. In fact at one point they led the polls. Talk about dodging a bullet!
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:35:11am |
re: #14 Dr Lizardo
The Jersey Devil is a part of American folklore. I heard about when I was kid growing up in Los Angeles. It’s pretty well-known.
My kids are growing up hearing about the Slender Man.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:36:35am |
re: #15 GeneJockey
This must be part of the GOP’s outreach to those who aren’t >50, white, and male.
I think the scandal most relevant to this thread, though, is that Palin came within measurable distance of being next in line to be President behind an aging cancer survivor. In fact at one point they led the polls. Talk about dodging a bullet!
I know. I just get a bit peeved about it all.
I mean, Palin, Benghazi, IRS, whatever vs. I am a human being.
This is, of course, directed at the Whackos, not Charles or anyone here.
I’ll calm down.
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Dr Lizardo Fri, May 24, 2013 10:38:04am |
re: #16 Kragar
My kids are growing up hearing about the Slender Man.
Ah, a more modern monster. I’ve always appreciated such things; the weird, obscure, arcane and creepy.
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Big Steve Fri, May 24, 2013 10:39:37am |
If she had thrown in a fried chicken reference she would have had a scandal trifecta.
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 10:42:46am |
re: #17 FemNaziBitch
I know. I just get a bit peeved about it all.
I mean, Palin, Benghazi, IRS, whatever vs. I am a human being.
We can’t have WOMEN on a panel discussing Women’s Health! They get too emotional!
I often wonder if these clowns ever actually ask a woman who isn’t beholden to them in some way what she thinks about these issues.
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dragonath Fri, May 24, 2013 10:43:03am |
re: #18 Dr Lizardo
Ah, a more modern monster. I’ve always appreciated such things; the weird, obscure, arcane and creepy.
That’s a terrible thing to say about Sammy Davis Jr!
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:43:49am |
Fischer Flashback: Chances of BSA Voting to End the Ban on Gay Scouts is ‘Nonexistent’
Last night, that vote was taken and the decision to end the ban passed with over 60% of the vote.
It must be awkward for Bryan Fischer who, back in February when the decision to put it to a vote was made, rejoiced over the fact that now the resolution would never pass.
“The chances that this 1,400 National Council is going to remove the ban on homosexuality,” Fischer guaranteed, “is nonexistent. It does not exist. It’s infinitesimal. It is off the charts in remoteness. So in other words, ladies and gentlemen, this decision today means that the ban on homosexual scout masters and homosexual participants, that ban is going to be upheld. It’s going to be defended. It’s going to be in place. It’s not going anywhere. It’s not going to be changed. Sodomy is not going to be normalized in the Boy Scouts of America. It’s the end of the game. This is game over. This is the Super Bowl and the good guys have won. Make no mistake about this, this is a huge win for the pro-family movement; it is a big, big, big setback for Big Gay”:
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:43:50am |
re: #14 Dr Lizardo
The Jersey Devil is a part of American folklore. I heard about when I was kid growing up in Los Angeles. It’s pretty well-known.
That actually surprise me. I figured it was fairly local to NJ.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:43:52am |
re: #20 GeneJockey
I often wonder if these clowns ever actually ask a woman who isn’t beholden to them in some way what she thinks about these issues.
Sarah Palin had a choice …
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:44:29am |
re: #16 Kragar
My kids are growing up hearing about the Slender Man.
I’m off to Google for that one! Never heard of it.
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Big Steve Fri, May 24, 2013 10:44:37am |
re: #15 GeneJockey
Thought all House panels were made up of both parties with the majority party having majority on each sub-committee. Therefore a nine person sub-committee should have had four democrats on it. So why all the ire directed only at republicans?
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:45:00am |
re: #22 Kragar
Fischer Flashback: Chances of BSA Voting to End the Ban on Gay Scouts is ‘Nonexistent’
[Embedded content]
From what I read of the new policy . . only gay men under the age of 18 are allowed to particpate in Scouting.
So, they can try to change them?
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 10:45:05am |
I was never told about any Urban Legend monsters growing up, so I only had the monsters in Japanese horror movies to frighten me in the dark. Stupid H-man. I was scared of that one for years.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:46:26am |
re: #26 Big Steve
Thought all House panels were made up of both parties with the majority party having majority on each sub-committee. Therefore a nine person sub-committee should have had four democrats on it. So why all the ire directed only at republicans?
Republican lead panel. IIRC, I chose the term “whacko”.
YMMV
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:47:03am |
re: #25 Mattand
I’m off to Google for that one! Never heard of it.
And Mattand was never seen again…
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Eventual Carrion Fri, May 24, 2013 10:47:32am |
I think Sarah gets confused about which is her right foot and which is her left.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:48:09am |
re: #31 Eventual Carrion
I think Sarah gets confused about which is her right foot and which is her left.
I think there is a code for that in the DSM …
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:48:24am |
re: #26 Big Steve
Thought all House panels were made up of both parties with the majority party having majority on each sub-committee. Therefore a nine person sub-committee should have had four democrats on it. So why all the ire directed only at republicans?
Well, they’ve had a major hand in fucking up the country for the last 12 or so years. And in the last 4, their “OMG SCARY BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!” Syndrome has literally brought the government to a grinding halt.
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:50:43am |
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:50:50am |
In case I haven’t said it lately, I really appreciate you “guys”.
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:51:11am |
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:51:56am |
re: #37 Kragar
It just looks like him, but its not him.
Get an axe.
I’m gonna need more than just your word on that.
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darthstar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:52:25am |
And there’s talk (albeit very hush-hush and ‘no we’re not really serious’) about recruiting her for a Senate run.
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Dr Lizardo Fri, May 24, 2013 10:52:36am |
re: #23 Mattand
That actually surprise me. I figured it was fairly local to NJ.
I heard a lot of those tales. The bogeyman, of course, but also Tommy Rawhead, Bloody Mary, the Wendigo, Bigfoot - naturally - and the usual ghost stories and creepy things. Los Angeles has quite a few people of Japanese ancestry, so I heard about the Kappa and the Oni at an early age.
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:52:57am |
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:53:41am |
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Eventual Carrion Fri, May 24, 2013 10:53:55am |
re: #32 FemNaziBitch
I think there is a code for that in the DSM …
As in, “I think there is something wrong with you and I bet it’s hard to pronounce.” Much easier using a number.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:54:10am |
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 10:54:48am |
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Eventual Carrion Fri, May 24, 2013 10:55:39am |
re: #39 darthstar
And there’s talk (albeit very hush-hush and ‘no we’re not really serious’) about recruiting her for a Senate run.
Just so they go into it knowing that more than likely they will have to have a special election half way through her term to pick a senator to finish her term.
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AntonSirius Fri, May 24, 2013 10:55:41am |
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nines09 Fri, May 24, 2013 10:55:54am |
Sarah should get on her knees every night and give thanks that breathing is an involuntary action. If she had to think about it, she would suffocate.
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jaunte Fri, May 24, 2013 10:57:31am |
AFA: Boy Scouts In ‘Open Rebellion Against God’
There they go again, up against the Creator of the Universe. What plucky lads.
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Gus Fri, May 24, 2013 10:58:48am |
OT Mah car started right up. Maybe I forgot to put the clutch in during my “oh my aching ankle stupor” when I got home last night yesterday afternoon. Might not need a new battery. Developing.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 10:59:32am |
re: #52 Gus
OT Mah car started right up. Maybe I forgot to put the clutch in during my “oh my aching ankle stupor” when I got home
last nightyesterday afternoon. Might not need a new battery. Developing.
ominous
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 10:59:36am |
re: #26 Big Steve
This is a standing subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, not an ad hoc panel. The Committee a whole has 5 women, all Democrats, but none on this particular subcommittee. There are NO women at all on the Republican side.
Now, why do you suppose that is?
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 10:59:52am |
re: #52 Gus
OT Mah car started right up. Maybe I forgot to put the clutch in during my “oh my aching ankle stupor” when I got home
last nightyesterday afternoon. Might not need a new battery. Developing.
Does the horn work? If it does, your battery’s probably okay.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 11:00:40am |
re: #55 Mattand
Does the horn work? If it does, your battery’s probably okay.
I think it’s the SlenderMan.
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 11:01:41am |
re: #55 Mattand
Does the horn work? If it does, your battery’s probably okay.
OTOH, if your car starts, that’s also a good indicator.
//
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Gus Fri, May 24, 2013 11:01:57am |
re: #55 Mattand
Does the horn work? If it does, your battery’s probably okay.
I should get a lawn chair and parasol and sit in on the lawn with a cocktail with an umbrella stirrer and sit their and remote lock it on and off for several hours. //
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:02:09am |
re: #36 FemNaziBitch
In case I haven’t said it lately, I really appreciate you “guys”.
You are so weird.
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Mattand Fri, May 24, 2013 11:02:19am |
re: #57 GeneJockey
OTOH, if your car starts, that’s also a good indicator.
//
That’s why I’m in graphic arts, and not auto repair.
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FemNaziBitch Fri, May 24, 2013 11:02:36am |
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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, May 24, 2013 11:02:59am |
re: #58 Gus
I should get a lawn chair and parasol and sit in the lawn with a cocktail with an umbrella stirrer and sit their and remote lock it on and off for several hours. //
Tape that entire procedure and it would probably go viral on YouTube.
:p
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:04:41am |
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 11:05:06am |
re: #60 Mattand
That’s why I’m in graphic arts, and not auto repair.
Three engineers are crossing Death Valley in a rented car. Suddenly, it splutters and stops.
The Chemical Engineer says, “You know, I bet there’s something wrong with the fuel.”
The Electrical Engineer says, “Nah, it has to be the ignition system.”
The Software Engineer says, “Lets all get out and get back in again.”
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:08:21am |
re: #65 GeneJockey
Three engineers are crossing Death Valley in a rented car. Suddenly, it splutters and stops.
The Chemical Engineer says, “You know, I bet there’s something wrong with the fuel.”
The Electrical Engineer says, “Nah, it has to be the ignition system.”
The Software Engineer says, “Lets all get out and get back in again.”
Hey!
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 11:10:19am |
re: #66 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
Hey!
The Industrial Engineer stands back and observes, taking notes on the process.
The Genetic Engineer (that would be me) is back at the hotel drinking Mojitos by the pool, having known not to ride across the desert with these yahoos.
//
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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, May 24, 2013 11:11:06am |
re: #65 GeneJockey
Three engineers are crossing Death Valley in a rented car. Suddenly, it splutters and stops.
The Chemical Engineer says, “You know, I bet there’s something wrong with the fuel.”
The Electrical Engineer says, “Nah, it has to be the ignition system.”
The Software Engineer says, “Lets all get out and get back in again.”
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 11:15:34am |
re: #68 Feline Fearless Leader
A friend was the IT guy for the Biotech startup we worked at. Whenever anyone came to him with a problem, he ALWAYS asked, “Is it plugged in?”
People were invariably insulted, but a surprisingly large percentage of the time, that was the problem.
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 11:21:38am |
re: #69 GeneJockey
A friend was the IT guy for the Biotech startup we worked at. Whenever anyone came to him with a problem, he ALWAYS asked, “Is it plugged in?”
People were invariably insulted, but a surprisingly large percentage of the time, that was the problem.
Sounds like the IT Crowd:
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:21:48am |
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:22:47am |
re: #70 Kragar
Sounds like the IT Crowd:
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?”
There really is a reason for that.
My company name is Reboot.
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Kragar Fri, May 24, 2013 11:23:16am |
My favorite Help Desk call of all time:
“We don’t have any internet connectivity in our building.”
“Ok, can you see if the switch is working?”
“No, I can’t right now.”
“Why not?”
“The power is out.”
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Eventual Carrion Fri, May 24, 2013 11:25:38am |
re: #73 Kragar
My favorite Help Desk call of all time:
“We don’t have any internet connectivity in our building.”
“Ok, can you see if the switch is working?”
“No, I can’t right now.”
“Why not?”
“The power is out.”
Or the popular “I broke the cup holder” which turned out to be the CD tray.
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GeneJockey Fri, May 24, 2013 11:31:33am |
re: #73 Kragar
My favorite Help Desk call of all time:
“We don’t have any internet connectivity in our building.”
“Ok, can you see if the switch is working?”
“No, I can’t right now.”
“Why not?”
“The power is out.”
I gotta say, though, that some ISPs make it hard to troubleshoot your internet connection without an internet connection.
Mind you, last week we were having problems, so I borrowed my son’s droid, turned off the wifi, and followed the “Troubleshooting” instructions, except the one about unplugging/replugging the ethernet cable from the modem to the router. That seemed stupid, since I’d reset both of them.
Finally, just to be sure, I did it. That fixed it. Boy, did I feel silly.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Fri, May 24, 2013 11:35:07am |
re: #74 Eventual Carrion
Or the popular “I broke the cup holder” which turned out to be the CD tray.
I found several coins in a CDROM once. The owner’s grandkids were using it as a piggy bank.
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Jolo5309 Fri, May 24, 2013 11:54:27am |
re: #14 Dr Lizardo
The Jersey Devil is a part of American folklore. I heard about when I was kid growing up in Los Angeles. It’s pretty well-known.
I had heard of it, living in Viscount, Saskatchewan in the 70s. If people knew about something there, it had to be famous
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kerFuFFler Fri, May 24, 2013 12:59:15pm |
re: #77 Walking Spanish Down the Hall
“I found several coins in a CDROM once. The owner’s grandkids were using it as a piggy bank.”
Reminds me of when my toddler shoved a grilled cheese sandwich in the VCR slot——-yeah, it was a long time ago….
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Patricia Kayden Fri, May 24, 2013 1:29:13pm |
Too bad Palin has never felt free to use her brain. Every time I see McCain, I shake my head in wonderment that he thought Palin was qualified to be Vice Prez. Wow. Just wow.
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Jolo5309 Fri, May 24, 2013 2:32:59pm |
re: #75 GeneJockey
I gotta say, though, that some ISPs make it hard to troubleshoot your internet connection without an internet connection.
Mind you, last week we were having problems, so I borrowed my son’s droid, turned off the wifi, and followed the “Troubleshooting” instructions, except the one about unplugging/replugging the ethernet cable from the modem to the router. That seemed stupid, since I’d reset both of them.
Finally, just to be sure, I did it. That fixed it. Boy, did I feel silly.
I was in the IT department at my previous job, our nightly exchange of data occurred every night between 2 and 3 am and every Sunday it would fail. The ISP said there was no problem at their end, it must be a local issue. The CIO of our company (~2.4 billion CDN) finally called someone at the ISP (where he was a senior manager before he became our CIO) and they “discovered” that a router was rebooting every Sunday.
It got fixed
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