Merry Christmas to all LGF readers, each and every one! Here’s a Yuletide open thread to kick off the day.
(I have to admit it doesn’t feel much like Christmas in Los Angeles — the temperature’s going up to 80º today!)
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Bubblehead II Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:45:03am |
Merry Christmas Charles and the late arriving Lizards.
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Ryan King Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:46:30am |
It doesn’t feel really Christmassy in Honolulu: everything is mostly open and seems like a normal day. They also cater to about 60% Japanese too, might have something to do with it.
But my wife is happy and singing Christmas music, so that means I’m happy.
Did Xmas local kine style last night with Filipino food, and of course like always, I DOMINATED White Elephant. Just about took $20 in cash from a 9 yr old girl but knew the ride home would be.. uncomfortable. So I stole a cutting board/pad set.
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makeitstop Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:46:42am |
Merry Christmas, one and all!
It got cold here in New York, and it snowed for about an hour last night - not enough to bollox traffic or anything, but just enough to make it feel and look like Christmas Eve.
And I drank too much Bailey’s and have a woozy head today. But it was good at the time.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:47:32am |
And I just set off my smoke alarm.
haha. Dirty oven blues.
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Ryan King Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:56:38am |
At the Longs Drugs in the mall yesterday, total madhouse.
Inside a very big old dude with the 10 Commandments on his shirt and other Scripture stuff was handing out literature.
He struck up conversation with a tranny dude, no doubt to try and give him literature. They conversed for a few moments, and we all moved on.
I go to the line, Old 10 Commandments Guy was in front of me. Still trying to hand stuff out to anybody. Wishing Merry Christmas to everybody.
Tranny Guy walked out past us and Old 10 Commandments Guy bellowed out ‘Merry Christmas Sir.’ I thought it was a little weird.
The little old lady accompanying Old 10 Commandments Guy said “I’m not sure He or She would appreciate being called Sir.” Followed by a long scowl.
Gave me a good chuckle.
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nicdanger Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:57:39am |
Merry Christmas to Charles and Bubblehead and all the rest of lizards here who help maintain my sanity.You guys all rock !
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Wed, Dec 25, 2013 10:58:08am |
#Snowden is taking the planet along on his “OMG! Guess what I just read?” tour. Typical of the uneducated. Rest of us did this as teenagers.— John Schindler (@20committee) December 25, 2013
Snowden aside, I have always been disappointed by people who read classic stories “in high school” but then never revisited the stuff as adults. I read “1984” and “Slaughter House 5” when I was 17, and liked them both, but it wasn’t until I re-read them at twice the age of first exposure that I was able to appreciate them properly. Hell, maybe if I read them again when I’m 80 (if I make it that far) I’ll have yet another perspective.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:08:58am |
Just watched the Snowden “Merry Christmas from Mother Russia” video. Man, his eyes look dead.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:09:43am |
@20committee We're in a new era - the Age of the Whiny Traitor.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 25, 2013
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Targetpractice Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:18:51am |
re: #9 Charles Johnson
Just watched the Snowden “Merry Christmas from Mother Russia” video. Man, his eyes look dead.
Guy reading from a script?
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makeitstop Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:20:01am |
re: #11 Targetpractice
Guy reading from a script?
Just as likely it’s the realization that he just really fucked up.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:26:26am |
The Snowden video reminded me it's time to re-watch 'Brazil', Terry Gilliam's genius reworking of '1984.'— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 25, 2013
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:29:59am |
Harry Tuttle, Heating Engineer
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:30:16am |
Happy holidays to the old school Lizards who remember me …. I wish you good times and a happy new year.
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makeitstop Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:33:28am |
re: #15 _RememberTonyC
Happy holidays to the old school Lizards who remember me …. I wish you good times and a happy new year.
RTC! It’s been a while.
I’m not an old school Lizard, but I do remember you. Happy New Year to you.
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:34:20am |
re: #15 _RememberTonyC
LGF is like Hotel California.
You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:39:04am |
Father Christmas can’t come if we haven’t got a chimney…
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Stanley Sea Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:40:01am |
re: #15 _RememberTonyC
Happy holidays to the old school Lizards who remember me …. I wish you good times and a happy new year.
Boston Strong!
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William Barnett-Lewis Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:40:55am |
re: #15 _RememberTonyC
Happy holidays to the old school Lizards who remember me …. I wish you good times and a happy new year.
Even some not so old school lizards remember. Have a very merry christmas and a happy new year as well.
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Stanley Sea Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:41:34am |
If it wasn't for Willie Mays, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” might never have happened. Here's why [via @nancybroden] http://t.co/aaeuDiwMik
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) December 25, 2013
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:45:04am |
thanks folks ….. although I don’t really post anymore, you have some wonderful people here and I frequently drop in quietly to see what is on your minds. God Bless …..
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:47:43am |
re: #22 _RememberTonyC
Merry Christmas to you as well, and happy new year.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:49:44am |
re: #23 Charles Johnson
Thanks Charles …… What you have created is very special ….. and always will be.
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BroncD Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:50:42am |
Merry Christmas, Charles. Take some consolation from this: here in L.A. the natives think 80 degrees is freezing cold. So in their eyes, this is Christmas weather.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:52:43am |
re: #17 The War TARDIS
LGF is like Hotel California.
You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:53:28am |
re: #24 _RememberTonyC
Thanks Charles …… What you have created is very special ….. and always will be.
Glad to see you today.
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Ming Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:58:07am |
re: #9 Charles Johnson
Just watched the Snowden “Merry Christmas from Mother Russia” video. Man, his eyes look dead.
Well, he’s finally made a commitment to something. Something with long, cold winters.
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GeneJockey Wed, Dec 25, 2013 11:59:40am |
Our little old Eskie’s bed was too close to the window - too cold! So, Mrs. Jockey cleaned up the bedroom, and set up a nice new dogbed, just her size, on her side of the bed.
The Greyhound girl decided it was hers.
So Mrs. Jockey went out and got ANOTHER, even smaller dog bed, just for the Eskie. Guess who claimed it…
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:01:33pm |
Weather forecast from Philly. wunderground.com
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Ming Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:06:40pm |
re: #29 GeneJockey
Most excellent! I always love to see a pet who rules the roost, and knows it. Merry Christmas!
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Dr Lizardo Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:08:05pm |
Merry Christmas, Lizards, from the eastern hinterlands of the Czech Republic. It was quite warm for late December - about 52 F today, though rather windy.
Much to my delight, they will be showing “The Two Jakes” tonight on one of the TV stations here - in English with Czech subtitles.
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Snarknado! Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:11:14pm |
Cat! You’ve had your bite, now STOP STARING AT ME!
(Merry Christmans, everyone!)
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:14:16pm |
Something weird is happening with the Christmas Special.
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:16:28pm |
I’ve been binging on “Sons of Anarchy” which I had skipped over until a couple of days ago. Some of the plot lines go a bit wobbly from time to time, but I am impressed by the individual and collective performances of the cast. Why hasn’t Katie Sagal been in about 9000 movies?
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BroncD Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:23:48pm |
re: #36 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
SOA is equal parts really awesome and completely ludicrous. Seeing talented actors sink their teeth into these dim-bulb biker stereotype roles is so bizarre. And seeing the Shakespearean levels of angst and drama intertwined with the turf wars over an armpit of a town that probably has 10,000 people in it, is kind of hilarious.
Yet I’ve watched every episode.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:24:38pm |
re: #37 The War TARDIS
Really weird.
To borrow from Burn Notice, When you have as many people after you as the Doctor does in this one, all you may be able to do is stand in the middle and hope they kill each other in the crossfire.
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:26:41pm |
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Stanley Sea Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:30:16pm |
Been watching some regular cable channels these past two days. Saddest thing is the bullshit they hawk on the cheap cable ads. Gullible people are being ripped off.
SSDD
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:32:48pm |
First line of the 12th (13th) Doctor:
“Kidneys! I’ve got new kidneys! I don’t like the color.”
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:37:01pm |
The awesomely disturbing plastic surgery scene from ‘Brazil’…
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Targetpractice Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:38:47pm |
re: #43 The War TARDIS
First line of the 12th (13th) Doctor:
“Oh, you’ve redecorated. I don’t like it.”
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:40:34pm |
re: #45 Targetpractice
Apparently, there is a strong chance that this will be Moffat’s weakest episode.
However, everything is wrapped up for the 11th’s era.
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Targetpractice Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:45:03pm |
re: #46 The War TARDIS
Apparently, there is a strong chance that this will be Moffat’s weakest episode.
However, everything is wrapped up for the 11th’s era.
I don’t know, there were parts to “Day” that seemed a bit weak to me. Like the whole Zygon subplot, which seemed to there just to explain the whole stasis cube business and then be closed without much comment.
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Backwoods_Sleuth Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:46:38pm |
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:48:16pm |
re: #48 Targetpractice
No, that’s not what the Zygon subplot was their for, not entirely at least.
Essentially, that served to show what the Doctor’s pushing of the Moment did to him. It served to help the War Doctor make his choice.
While elaborate, the Zygon subplot was essentially there to set up the War Doctor for making a choice.
He would have gone through with it. Except Clara ended up being there.
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Targetpractice Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:49:25pm |
re: #51 The War TARDIS
No, that’s not what the Zygon subplot was their for, not entirely at least.
Essentially, that served to show what the Doctor’s pushing of the Moment did to him. It served to help the War Doctor make his choice.
While elaborate, the Zygon subplot was essentially there to set up the War Doctor for making a choice.
He would have gone through with it. Except Clara ended up being there.
True and that hit me just after I’d hit the post button. But the resolution still struck me as a bit rushed, as in “Love to discuss this, but we’ve got the main plotline to take care of.”
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:51:22pm |
OT: Just posted a page on Target. littlegreenfootballs.com
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:52:44pm |
re: #52 Targetpractice
It was a decoy plot.
However, I do want to see the 12th and Kate have a little chat about this. Where he shames her with what she about did.
Unfortunately for me, When I saw Kate do that, I thought it was actually somewhat logical.
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GeneJockey Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:53:03pm |
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Snarknado! Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:56:37pm |
re: #53 PhillyPretzel
OT: Just posted a page on Target. littlegreenfootballs.com
I’ve developed a sudden allergy to swiping cards. Can I live without it — we didn’t have those fancy plastic cards when I was a young thing, but they’re so convenient…
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 25, 2013 12:59:09pm |
re: #56 Snarknado!
I’ve developed a sudden allergy to swiping cards. Can I live without it — we didn’t have those fancy plastic cards when I was a young thing, but they’re so convenient…
Just tell the hackers to get off of your lawn.
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Pie-onist Overlord Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:22:33pm |
Derp don’t stop derping that because it’s Christmas
What part of the Bible talks about vaginas & buttholes? Not in my Bible.
If you get offended when a redneck quotes from the Bible, you might be intolerant… #tcot #lnyhbt #tgdn #teaparty pic.twitter.com/ZZLWEuaZL0— Michael A Nöthem (@mikandynothem) December 24, 2013
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Pie-onist Overlord Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:23:12pm |
It’s not “intolerant” it might just be “Biblicaly literate”
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:24:47pm |
re: #59 Pie-onist Overlord
It’s not “intolerant” it might just be “Biblicaly literate”
I dunno. I’m noted for my intolerance of dogmatic refusal to admit error.
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Kragar Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:33:13pm |
re: #58 Pie-onist Overlord
Derp don’t stop derping that because it’s Christmas
What part of the Bible talks about vaginas & buttholes? Not in my Bible.[Embedded content]
Where is the part in the Bible about Blacks in the South not singing the Blues? @mikandynothem #tcot #uniteblue— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) December 25, 2013
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:34:08pm |
Christmas Unicorn
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Kragar Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:42:46pm |
@Kragar_LGF @mikandynothem #tcot that's from the Book of Doucherotomy— Ryan King (@BigPapa1849) December 25, 2013
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:50:50pm |
If humans last another 2000 years, the concept of ‘what Jesus said’ about this or that is going to rightly be taken about as seriously as we now take Poseidon’s opinions about anything.
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Pie-onist Overlord Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:55:39pm |
GD BLESS US EVERYONE #Christmas #Christians #Muslims #Jews #Hindus #Atheists #Gays #Festivus #UniteBlue #lnyhbt #tcot #tgdn #LGBT #peace— Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) December 25, 2013
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GlutenFreeJesus Wed, Dec 25, 2013 1:59:29pm |
Merry Christmas everyone! It’s a somber day in this household. First Christmas ever without Grandma, and the first one in 12 years without Chewie my Malamute buddy. He’s got a special spot on my tree though.
Peace and happiness to everyone!
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Ryan King Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:02:00pm |
@KatMcKinley @benshapiro @Toure pls go on about black man being sarcastic talking about race and how it's 'racially insensitive.'
— Ryan King (@BigPapa1849) December 25, 2013
@KatMcKinley @benshapiro @Toure because in today's current tortured right wing victimhood logic, blacks talking about racism is racism.
— Ryan King (@BigPapa1849) December 25, 2013
I can’t tell if Ms Mckinley doesn’t understand that Toure was not making the implication, it’s cretins like her fan base that do… or if she’s lying and just trying to start a little echo chamber scrum against an outspoken black man.
While not wearing a white hood and using the N-word, this crap perpetuates racism through less obvious means. Which means they don’t have the balls to come out and say what they really mean, they’d prefer to be subversive and intellectually delicate about it.
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SidewaysQuark Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:06:18pm |
re: #65 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
If humans last another 2000 years, the concept of ‘what Jesus said’ about this or that is going to rightly be taken about as seriously as we now take Poseidon’s opinions about anything.
Don’t underestimate the unfortunate tenacity of humans to believe in myths. I’m sure another set of deities will be in vogue by then.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:07:05pm |
Just checked Twitter and I see the Greenwaldian brigades are attacking Alan Dershowitz for not properly worshiping their guru.
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PhillyPretzel Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:09:56pm |
re: #70 Charles Johnson
Mr Dershowitz is old enough to worship whomever he chooses.
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Ryan King Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:10:21pm |
And the right wing has not forgotten about Sandra Fluke:
ProTip. Don't go sleeveless again “@/SandraFluke: Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday and healthy New Year! pic.twitter.com/LjzhewVYNm”
— GOP Fashionista (@GOPfashionista) December 25, 2013
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Pie-onist Overlord Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:11:57pm |
re: #72 Tim TeaBro
SHE SAID HAPPY HOLIDAY!!!! WHY DOES THAT SLUT HATE TEH CHRISTMAS!!!!111!!!!!
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Ryan King Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:15:44pm |
re: #70 Charles Johnson
Because hackers = Robin Hood or/else you’re a Nazi.
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:27:52pm |
re: #69 SidewaysQuark
Don’t underestimate the unfortunate tenacity of humans to believe in myths. I’m sure another set of deities will be in vogue by then.
In lonely gas stations and mini-marts
You’ll find rows of them for sale
Liquor-filled statues of Elvis Presley
Screw his head off and
Drink like a vampire
His disciples flock to such a fitting shrine
Sprawled across from his ghastly mansion
A shopping mall
Filled with prayer rugs and Elvis dollsAnd I wonder
Yeah I wonder
Will Elvis take the place of Jesus in a thousand yearsReligious wars
Barbaric laws
Bloodshed worldwide
Over what’s left of his mythA growing boy needs his lunch
When pesticides get banned we’re safe up north
We just sell them to those other countries
Soon there’s lots of exotic deformed babies
Somehow that’s not our faultJust dip ‘em in glaze paint ‘em orange and green
For the Arizona roadside stands
To sell alongside plaster burros and birthbathsAnd I wonder
Yeah I wonder
Why so many insects around us feed off the deadDeath squads
Starvation
Foreign aid?
Just leave it to the magic of the marketplace.A growing boy needs his lunch
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:31:35pm |
Dangerous douchebags are dangerous
Jailed Anarchist Makes Freedom Bid
Lawyers for Gerald Koch asked U.S. District Judge John F. Keenan in a motion filed Friday to release the 24-year-old college philosophy student from New York. Koch’s silence shows he has no intention of testifying in the future, the motion said. Koch’s lawyers said they believe the grand jury is investigating a 2008 bombing in Times Square, which targeted an armed forces recruiting center and caused no injuries. Koch is not a target of the investigation.
….
Koch has denied having “meaningful knowledge” of the crime. But he has refused to testify, claiming that grand juries such as the one in Manhattan are used to silence and surveil activist communities.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:34:31pm |
Somebody’s had a change of heart….
Author of ‘The Anarchist Cookbook’ calls for ban on sabotage guide after link to Colorado shooting
He has claimed that the book was a misguided product of his anger towards the war and his frustration that he could be sent to Vietnam to fight for a cause he did not believe in.
Powell, now a devout Christian, has been in the middle of a longstanding battle with the book’s publisher to discontinue printing the collection of terroristic recipes.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:48:06pm |
looks like the Turkish government is melting down over bribery/banking/financial scandals.
Fourth resignation from Turkey’s ruling AK Party
Although not mentioned in press reports I kinda suspect it might be related to this: Turkey ‘has Replaced Iran as Hamas’s Sponsor’
The sources said the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has overseen the transfer of up to $250 million a year to Hamas, and particularly to its governing apparatus in Gaza.
“The money is channeled mostly through private sources, but with full coordination with Erdogan and his aides,” a source said.
Turkey has coordinated the cash transfers with Qatar, which has been hosting the Hamas leadership since its expulsion from Syria in late 2011, according to the report.
Turkey is the only NATO member to recognize Hamas. According to the Tribune’s sources, Ankara has hosted a Hamas presence, led by Salah Al Arouri, that facilitates operations and cash transfers, mostly to Judea and Samaria.
In 2012, Qatar pledged $400 million to the Hamas regime in Gaza. But the sources said most of the money failed to arrive because of Doha’s crisis with the new military-backed regime in Cairo.
The sources said Israel has urged NATO members, particularly the United States, to stop Turkish funding of Hamas. They said the Turkish support was also undermining the Palestinian Authority, which is run by the Fatah terror organization, and which has control over parts of the Jewish biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria.
Turkey was also said to have provided training to Hamas security forces. They said the Turkish training, provided by non-government elements aligned with Erdogan, was presented as an effort to enhance order in Gaza.
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plansbandc Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:48:10pm |
Merry Christmas Lizards! Thanks for helping me stay relatively sane this year. XXXOOO!
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BongCrodny Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:56:07pm |
For any Lizards out there who this Christmas be separated from their loved ones:
Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Dec 25, 2013 2:58:08pm |
re: #79 Killgore Trout
looks like the Turkish government is melting down over bribery/banking/financial scandals.
Fourth resignation from Turkey’s ruling AK Party
Although not mentioned in press reports I kinda suspect it might be related to this: Turkey ‘has Replaced Iran as Hamas’s Sponsor’
Turkey is…layered. Case in point: Grup Yorum, a political rock band with 8-12 core members. (‘Core’ because they are moved in and out of jail a lot.) The members have about 400 trials to their credit, and 20 or so best-selling albums. They are ‘underground’ but draw 150,000-250,000 kids to their stadium concerts. Here is one of their golden oldies—Yankee Go Home.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:04:59pm |
re: #82 Decatur Deb
Turkey is…layered. Case in point: Grup Yorum, a political rock band with 8-12 core members. (‘Core’ because they are moved in and out of jail a lot.) The members have about 400 trials to their credit, and 20 or so best-selling albums. They are ‘underground’ but draw 150,000-250,000 kids to their stadium concerts. Here is one of their golden oldies—Yankee Go Home.
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Politics aside, that’s some shitty music. Sounds like a Soviet dirge, there’s much cooler Turkish pop music.
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The War TARDIS Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:07:11pm |
re: #79 Killgore Trout
I’m thinking this may be the beginning of the end for Erdogan.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:07:27pm |
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:19:02pm |
re: #85 Decatur Deb
Maybe something of theirs with a Latin beat:
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That’s a bit better.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:22:47pm |
re: #84 The War TARDIS
I’m thinking this may be the beginning of the end for Erdogan.
It might be. There seems to be plenty of domestic corruption but the international stuff is probably what’s really fucking them. Laundering money for Hamas pisses off the EU, US, Egypt and Israel. Not delivering all the money they’re supposed to pisses off UAE and Iran. I’d really like to see the military step in and restore Ataturk’s vision for the country but I doubt that’s possible anymore.
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Decatur Deb Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:26:14pm |
re: #87 Killgore Trout
It might be. There seems to be plenty of domestic corruption but the international stuff is probably what’s really fucking them. Laundering money for Hamas pisses off the EU, US, Egypt and Israel. Not delivering all the money they’re supposed to pisses off UAE and Iran. I’d really like to see the military step in and restore Ataturk’s vision for the country but I doubt that’s possible anymore.
‘Baksheesh’ is a Farsi word.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Dec 25, 2013 3:37:41pm |
re: #88 Decatur Deb
‘Baksheesh’ is a Farsi word.
A Farsi word but universal understanding. So much of the world boils down to “don’t fuck with the money.” Poor black people can kill each other in droves and nobody cares but a shooting in an upscale mall or white suburban school? That’s a big deal. Ethnic cleansing and civil war in Africa? Help ain’t coming unless there oil or mineral rights to be had.
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