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1 Eclectic Cyborg  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 9:03:19pm

OT: If you don’t follow George Takei on Facebook, you need to change that. He’s really one of the best things on there day to day.

2 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 9:11:07pm

Andy Griffith: normal human Marxist Communist liberal scum!

Youtube Video

3 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 9:15:35pm

re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

dailymotion.com

The saddest fact of recent human reality is that George Takei and Eduard Khil never performed a duet.

4 122 Year Old Obama  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 9:39:29pm

re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

OT: If you don’t follow George Takei on Facebook, you need to change that. He’s really one of the best things on there day to day.

He is a fantastic human being.

5 RealityBasedSteve  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 10:20:15pm

yawn. I’m tired, been writing copy for the posting for the new pens I’m putting online soon as I get the pictures done. I swear it takes me longer to do the stuff to get them listed than it does to make them. I think I’m off to the land of Nod.

RBS

6 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Nov 30, 2013 10:35:07pm

Ok, so Fast & Furious 6 was fuckin’ awesome!
Youtube Video

“I don’t fear death and dyin’,
I only fear never tryin’”

7 Decatur Deb  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 1:21:05am

re: #6 FemNaziBitch

Ok, so Fast & Furious 6 was fuckin’ awesome!
[Embedded content]

“I don’t fear death and dyin’,
I only fear never tryin’”

Unless you’re trying to keep teenagers alive.

8 freetoken  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 2:22:05am

MP3 Audio

9 freetoken  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 3:13:06am

MP3 Audio

10 ObserverArt  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 3:39:09am

Just waking. I saw the comments in the other most recent thread about the young actor, Paul Walker dying in a Porsche car crash.

First, I am a huge car nut, auto racing fan, motorhead what have you. I never saw any version of a Fast and Furious movie. Not my cup of tea as I like real racing, the safety needed for it, and I thought that making a movie about fast cars can be a bit irresponsible. But that is just me.

I also understand a generation that grew up on a popular movie and how they can latch onto the actors in it. So, for all of you that were fans of his I am very sorry for your loss. It is never good when young people die so tragically. May he and the occupant rest in peace.

My point will be about going for a car ride in a Porsche with an actor of a movie called Fast and Furious. I do not know exactly what happened, but I have a feeling that if Paul was not driving whoever was may have been out to impress and it all turned bad.

Porsches are extremely dangerous in the hands of a novice driver. Heck, they can be a handful for a race driver. They are a rear engined car and as such have extreme over steer tendencies due to the weight of the engine being all at the very back of the car. That is if it was of the 911 variety. The image show makes me think it may have been a Carrera GT which is a bad ass car for sure, but again a Porsche. And the Carrera model is basically a race car for the street. It should be driven by someone who has had practice with it somewhere other than on a public road going fast for maybe the first time.

Unlike the 911, the Carrera is a mid-engine car, that is the engine is in between the wheels, toward the back. It has what can be considered neutral handling, meaning the car can be driven either “over steer” or “under steer” depending on how early or late you turn the wheel into a turn and how the accelerator is applied when in the the turn. Most daily drivers are engineered to be “over steer” which is the safest dynamic for the every day driver. It means you have to continue to steer the car through the turn with less possibility the car’s rear end will want to snap around.

In the hands of a novice driver, it is very easy to turn a bit too late with a lot of accelerator applied and the next thing you know, the Porsche is in a full spin, 90% of the time with the rear of the car leading the spin out of control. I’m gonna guess this is what happened as the image I saw shows the back of the car gone and into some sort of power poles or trees. Sadly a classic Porsche accident. Maybe they came up on something that caused a panic move of the wheel which caused what is called a snap spin.

It only takes a second for such an accident to happen and I can only imagine that once that car “broke” grip Paul Walker being a car guy knew what was coming. How very devastating that must have been.

People need to learn that just because you can drive does not mean you can drive a super car like a Porsche Carrera GT. There have been grim accidents with them in driving schools on real race tracks. Many car nuts think there should be a special license classification to drive a certain level of performance car that would require extra training and knowledge. Some refer to it as a super license.

I hope all his fans learn from this so other lives can be saved. I love cars, but they can be deadly, even good seasoned race drivers have had some bad crashes in car like the Porsche. Just a few weeks a go a young race car driver by the name of Sean Edwards died in a real bad crash of a Porsche Super Cup race car riding along as a driving instructor on a race track in Australia. He will be crowned the Porsche Super Cup Champion for 2013…posthumously. These were experienced drivers, and being a race fan, that crash shook me, like this crash shakes Walker’s fans.

How sad for all involved. I love cool cars, but not at a time like this.

11 wheat-dogghazi  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 4:24:52am

re: #10 ObserverArt

Are you sure about this part?

Most daily drivers are engineered to be “over steer” which is the safest dynamic for the every day driver.

I understood most cars are engineered to understeer, that is, the car tends to follow a larger radius circle without additional driver input. Since most drivers automatically turn the steering wheel more in the direction of a turn, understeer is safer than oversteer. In an oversteering car, as in a rear-engine configuration, the driver has to turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the turn, which is not intuitively obvious unless you are a trained driver of rear-engine cars. Compensating the wrong way in oversteer situation will lead to the rear end snapping around and a bad spin — or worse.

That was one of the safety problems with the Chevy Corvair. On the other hand, classic VW Beetles rarely went fast enough to oversteer in turns, despite their rear-engine configuration.

12 Kragar  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 4:43:37am

As one of the film writers for his website, my brother had to write an obit for Paul Walker

R.I.P. Paul Walker (1973-2013)

13 ObserverArt  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 4:49:51am

re: #11 wheat-dogghazi

Are you sure about this part?

I understood most cars are engineered to understeer, that is, the car tends to follow a larger radius circle without additional driver input. Since most drivers automatically turn the steering wheel more in the direction of a turn, understeer is safer than oversteer. In an oversteering car, as in a rear-engine configuration, the driver has to turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the turn, which is not intuitively obvious unless you are a trained driver of rear-engine cars. Compensating the wrong way in oversteer situation will lead to the rear end snapping around and a bad spin — or worse.

That was one of the safety problems with the Chevy Corvair. On the other hand, classic VW Beetles rarely went fast enough to oversteer in turns, despite their rear-engine configuration.

Ugh. You are correct. I got my over/under messed up. As I said, just waking and still foggy. Thanks for the correction. It sort of blows my whole car nut thing making that mistake. I’ll go flog myself now. Where I screwed up was thinking “over” meaning that you need to keep steering, just as you stated and under meaning little input. I should know better, but I was in a hurry to make my points. Double ugh.

14 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 5:23:31am
15 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 5:26:25am

re: #14 Backwoods_Sleuth

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usatoday.com

cnn.com

16 Flounder  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 5:32:37am

Drive it like you stole it. Too early?
/
So sorry, good morning, just one of my more favorite t-shirt sayings.

17 wheat-dogghazi  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 5:37:14am

re: #13 ObserverArt

All is forgiven. Moar kawfee next time!

18 Flounder  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 5:38:04am

re: #13 ObserverArt

Not to mention cars come with “skid control” and traction control, no more donuts in mom’s pathfinder! Damn government regs makings cars safe and un-fun to drive!!!!

19 sattv4u2  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:07:38am

Hmmm,,,,, couple of days of showers heading this way

Wednesday ,,, mid 60’s ,,,,,no rain ,, some clouds,, not working till 10 p.m.,,,,,

((factor in the coefficient ,,,, carry the one))

Yup,,,, GOLF DAY!!

20 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:12:10am

WTFITS

21 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:22:48am

WTFITS

22 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:31:12am
23 Flounder  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:33:40am

re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth

more info:

nypost.com

24 sattv4u2  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:36:50am

re: #23 Flounder

more info:

nypost.com

Hmmm

A freight train hauling garbage derailed in about the same place back on July 18

25 sattv4u2  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:37:13am

re: #22 Backwoods_Sleuth

-4 DEAD

Damn!

26 Flounder  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:38:53am

some more of the train

nyctransitforums.com

27 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 6:47:25am

re: #20 Pumpkin Pie Of Zion

WTFITS

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He’s a crazy conspiracy theorist. Here’s a couple of his previous Tweets:

Don’t waste your time with that kind of crazy.

28 A Mom Anon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:03:04am

re: #21 Pumpkin Pie Of Zion

Um no they aren’t. Really, the Klan is going to support the party that put the (shhh don’t tell anyone he’s…) Black Guy in the White House? I can assure you that every single confederate battle flag sportin’, racist douchehammer that lives down here is not voting for a Democrat. For a whole host of reasons beyond the aforementioned one. Dems are associated with “urban” voters down here, you hear it A LOT. But they know this already, they just enjoy lying for sport.

29 Backwoods_Sleuth  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:06:11am
30 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:10:17am

re: #28 A Mom Anon

I read the exchange leading up to that DERP bomb, and its a talking point fest with both ‘left’ and ‘right’ posters flinging poorly supported allegations and insults. If it had been on LGF Charles would have giving the principal offenders a timeout for their misbehavior.

31 ObserverArt  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:39:10am

re: #17 wheat-dogghazi

All is forgiven. Moar kawfee next time!

I do not drink coffee. But I drink Green Tea.

And again, thanks for the correction.

32 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:54:54am

re: #27 Dark_Falcon

He’s a crazy conspiracy theorist. Here’s a couple of his previous Tweets:

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Don’t waste your time with that kind of crazy.

Mona the Glennbot is enamoured of his Twisdom.

33 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 7:58:03am

re: #32 Pumpkin Pie Of Zion

Mona the Glennbot is enamoured of his Twisdom.

I’m at a loss for words. What is the female form of the term “dudebro”?

34 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:14:58am

re: #33 Dark_Falcon

Dudette? dudesis?

35 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:22:48am

re: #34 PhillyPretzel

Dudette? dudesis?

Dudesis works best, since it is an exact parallel.

That particular Mona is indeed a dudesis, her quotes to be rendered here in lime green Comic Sans.

36 Iwouldprefernotto  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:24:02am

re: #33 Dark_Falcon

I’m at a loss for words. What is the female form of the term “dudebro”?

Isn’t “dudebro” redundant?

37 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:27:12am

re: #36 Iwouldprefernotto

Isn’t “dudebro” redundant?

What do you mean?

38 Iwouldprefernotto  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:43:43am

re: #37 Dark_Falcon

What do you mean?

dude and bro mean the same thing. Almost.

39 darthstar  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:47:56am

Happy Sunday, everyone. 8 1/2 hour drive yesterday, but stopped at friends’ house on the way home for second TG dinner, a bottle of bourbon, and sharing in their tradition of decorating their tree on TG weekend. Now just another 45 minute drive home after breakfast.

40 darthstar  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:48:02am
41 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:49:39am

re: #38 Iwouldprefernotto

dude and bro mean the same thing. Almost.

I know, but ‘dudebro’ is a term used to describe those who support people like Julian Assange and Glenn Greenwald. So that redundancy was not only accepted at the time the word was formulated, it was welcomed.

42 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 8:54:55am

re: #40 darthstar

Old news. That’s from back in 2011.

43 darthstar  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:03:05am

re: #42 Dark_Falcon

Old news. That’s from back in 2011.

I guess that makes his views on cutting Medicare and Medicaid okay then.

44 Tim TeaBro  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:07:02am

Putting a hitler stache on anybody is pretty much the n-word of photoshop.

45 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:08:22am

Let’s review, class:
Hatred is not disagreement, and bigotry is not “The Truth”

46 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:35:04am

I love the smell of DERP in the morning!

47 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:35:38am

WTFITS

48 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:47:04am

Anybody have Gus’s JPG of the CRA vote breakdown? It’s on my other computer.

I can’t believe I have to go over this shit again.

49 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:53:38am

re: #47 Pumpkin Pie Of Zion

WTFITS

[Embedded content]

Since you’re in Alabama, I thought a country reply was in order.

BBL

50 Lord of the Pies  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 9:56:34am

TEH STUPID, walked right into that one.

51 Political Atheist  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 10:05:45am

If I had three hands it would be a triple facepalm…

Sheriff’s Department hired officers with histories of misconduct
Despite background investigations that revealed wrongdoing, incompetence, or poor performance, the department still hired dozens of problem applicants in 2010, internal records show.
By Robert Faturechi and Ben Poston

Paged

LA Times Direct Link

52 RealityBasedSteve  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 12:23:20pm

re: #29 Backwoods_Sleuth

[Embedded content]

Mi lagarto es muy feliz *


RBS
*any translation issues, take it up with google.

53 darthstar  Sun, Dec 1, 2013 2:35:47pm

iDiot 4 5 is here.

Vimeo

54 wheat-dogghazi  Mon, Dec 2, 2013 1:15:16am

re: #31 ObserverArt

I do not drink coffee. But I drink Green Tea.

And again, thanks for the correction.

Well, that’s OK. I live in a tea-growing region of China. Let me know if I can fix you up. ;-)

55 plansbandc  Mon, Dec 2, 2013 6:23:16am

Guess there’s a lull in new teabagger outrage. My fundie teabag friend just tweeted about how crooked that whole Obama Phone scam is. It’s a golden oldie wut.


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