Amazing Time-Lapse Video From Remote Locations: Journeys of an AstroPhotographer

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The generic electronic music gets a bit overbearing and needlessly grandiose in this one (I just turned it down), but the time-lapse photography is some of the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen.

‘COSMOS ODYSSEY’ is a time-lapse project for 5 years.
My journeys for AstroPhotography from Equator to Polar Regions.

See my other time-lapse movie.

Locations
- Dokdo island. 2013 : the eastern end of Korea
- Baengnyeongdo island. 2011 : the western end of Korea. border between North and South Korea
- Mount Halla. 2011 : the southen end of Korea
- Mount Baekdu. 2010 : the north of Korea. border between China and North Korea
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. 2010 : near equator
- Uluru, Australia. 2010 : the southern hemisphere
- Pilbara, Australia. 2012 : the southern hemisphere
- Yellowknife, Canada. 2009-2013 : near polar regions

Music by Zero-Project (www.zeroproject.gr)

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506 comments
1 klys  Apr 27, 2014 5:34:26pm

I would really love to figure out how to do astrophotography, but there are probably more investments I need to do in equipment before it’s realistic.

2 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 5:47:05pm

Mayflower, Arkansas. Half-mile wide tornado.

3 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 27, 2014 5:49:54pm

That “music” (& I use the word with extreme generosity) is fucking awful.

4 klys  Apr 27, 2014 5:51:17pm

re: #3 Pie-onist Overlord

That “music” (& I use the word with extreme generosity) is fucking awful.

Based on Charles’ comment, I muted it.

Based on yours, I’m glad I did.

5 Charles Johnson  Apr 27, 2014 5:53:04pm

Don’t I always warn you?

6 Flounder  Apr 27, 2014 5:56:31pm

re: #3 Pie-onist Overlord

re: #4 klys

You know the milk has gone bad but you gotta take a whiff…

7 klys  Apr 27, 2014 5:56:55pm

re: #6 Flounder

You know the milk has gone bad but you gotta take a whiff…

NOPE. I HAVE REMAINED STRONG.

8 Flounder  Apr 27, 2014 6:03:07pm

Shoot move shoot, a tutorial.

9 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:05:10pm

Close to one week ago, the Meow Machine walked into our backyard.

Thus far we have not decided to go back once she is eligible and adopt her. But it continues to be an object of discussion.

I’d post a video of her meowing, but that requires dealing with more YouTube than I want to.

So you all get a repeat photo.

MEOW.

10 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 27, 2014 6:10:44pm

re: #2 Backwoods_Sleuth

Mayflower, Arkansas. Half-mile wide tornado.

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Looks like you’ve got some nasty purple storms going on in your neck of the woods right about now…

RBS

11 Political Atheist  Apr 27, 2014 6:14:22pm

re: #1 klys

I would really love to figure out how to do astrophotography, but there are probably more investments I need to do in equipment before it’s realistic.

A bunch of money and post production is a ridiculous ton of work. That and the travel. Hat’s off to the maker, even if the music was a bad call.

12 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 6:17:18pm

Only a couple of baby funnel touch downs here in the KC area. We do have a watch until 2AM. I really hate nighttime tornados. The on the ground storm trackers can’t see them!

13 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 6:18:05pm

re: #10 RealityBasedSteve

Looks like you’ve got some nasty purple storms going on in your neck of the woods right about now…

RBS

Still pretty much just in the western part of the state right now, but it will be here overnight. And next two days are going to be “interesting”.

14 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 6:36:30pm

So I’ve got Once Upon a Time on in the background. Does anyone actually like this show? There are a few decent characters here and there, but the storylines are so awful.

15 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:37:28pm

re: #14 Lidane

So I’ve got Once Upon a Time on in the background. Does anyone actually like this show? There are a few decent characters here and there, but the storylines are so awful.

…thanks for reminding me to turn my stream of tornado chasing talks back on?

16 Targetpractice  Apr 27, 2014 6:41:11pm

re: #14 Lidane

So I’ve got Once Upon a Time on in the background. Does anyone actually like this show? There are a few decent characters here and there, but the storylines are so awful.

Concept was interesting in the beginning, but I lost interested after a few episodes. I tuned in the other night just to see where it was going and see that they decided, after most of a season building up the last “Big Bad,” to make her one of the heroes and that’s when I turned it off. Ugh.

17 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:45:06pm

So one of the pieces I have to stitch is the Great Wave of Kanagawa, and I bought linen for it yesterday.

Appropriately enough, the linen is called “vintage maritime”.

It wasn’t deliberate, that was just the best match for the fabric that came in the kit (it is not 100% stitched, so matching color was important).

18 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 6:45:32pm

re: #14 Lidane

So I’ve got Once Upon a Time on in the background. Does anyone actually like this show? There are a few decent characters here and there, but the storylines are so awful.

It’s sooo soapy, but the costumes are out of this world.

19 Kragar  Apr 27, 2014 6:45:33pm

re: #14 Lidane

So I’ve got Once Upon a Time on in the background. Does anyone actually like this show? There are a few decent characters here and there, but the storylines are so awful.

I liked it for Robert Carlyle not much else really

20 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 6:46:35pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

Concept was interesting in the beginning, but I lost interested after a few episodes. I tuned in the other night just to see where it was going and see that they decided, after most of a season building up the last “Big Bad,” to make her one of the heroes and that’s when I turned it off. Ugh.

So far, this episode has the Evil Queen dating Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch (yes, that one) cursing Captain Hook’s lips so if he kisses Emma she loses her magic, flying monkeys, and Snow White splitting her heart in half so that she and Prince Charming can survive a curse.

WTF.

21 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 6:47:06pm

re: #1 klys

I would really love to figure out how to do astrophotography, but there are probably more investments I need to do in equipment before it’s realistic.

You can do some homegrown wide angle astrophotography with an SLR, and a wide angle lens. (the Canon 18-55 standard kit lens will work, but there certainly are better ones out there.
you need a decent timer / shutter release (There’s an official name for the device but I can’t recall it right now.. amazon.com )
and you might want to use a Barn door star tracker that you can build:
google.com

22 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:48:51pm

re: #21 Randall Gross

You can do some homegrown wide angle astrophotography with an SLR, and a wide angle lens. (the Canon 18-55 standard kit lens will work, but there certainly are better ones out there.
you need a decent timer / shutter release (There’s an official name for the device but I can’t recall it right now.. amazon.com )
and you might want to use a Barn door star tracker that you can build:
google.com

My lens (not a kit, not a Canon, but…) will go down to 18mm; I have a shutter release but I don’t know if it’ll do timing. Need to check on that.

Building a star tracker could be an option, but my workshop here is limited. I have some very basic tools, but nothing like when I lived with my parents.

Sigh.

23 Targetpractice  Apr 27, 2014 6:49:05pm

re: #20 Lidane

So far, this episode has the Evil Queen dating Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch (yes, that one) cursing Captain Hook’s lips so if he kisses Emma she loses her magic, flying monkeys, and Snow White splitting her heart in half so that she and Prince Charming can survive a curse.

WTF.

Yeah, it’s like they’re playing “Pick and Choose Fairy Tale.” Like I said, it was interesting at the beginning, but when I tuned in a couple weeks ago and watched as the Wizard of Oz was turned into a flying monkey, I knew it had gone off the rails. It’s getting to Lost levels of confusing now.

24 Political Atheist  Apr 27, 2014 6:49:56pm

re: #21 Randall Gross

You can do some homegrown wide angle astrophotography with an SLR, and a wide angle lens. (the Canon 18-55 standard kit lens will work, but there certainly are better ones out there.
you need a decent timer / shutter release (There’s an official name for the device but I can’t recall it right now.. amazon.com )
and you might want to use a Barn door star tracker that you can build:
google.com

Intervalometer is the word I think.

25 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 6:50:23pm

This is in Arkansas, I think it’s the same tornado that hit Mayflower.

26 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 6:50:36pm

OTOH, Wikipedia shows me that the same actor who was the Winter Soldier was on this show as the Mad Hatter. I might have to check YouTube for that.

I just cannot get invested in this show at all. I can follow an episode, but being motivated to care about the story? Not so much.

27 sagehen  Apr 27, 2014 6:50:55pm

re: #20 Lidane

So far, this episode has the Evil Queen dating Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch (yes, that one) cursing Captain Hook’s lips so if he kisses Emma she loses her magic, flying monkeys, and Snow White splitting her heart in half so that she and Prince Charming can survive a curse.

WTF.

You mean you weren’t utterly captivated when Peter Pan turned out to be Rumpelstiltskin’s father?

28 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:51:23pm

re: #26 Lidane

…that describes me and pretty much every show on TV these days.

29 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 6:51:41pm

re: #22 klys

My lens (not a kit, not a Canon, but…) will go down to 18mm; I have a shutter release but I don’t know if it’ll do timing. Need to check on that.

Building a star tracker could be an option, but my workshop here is limited. I have some very basic tools, but nothing like when I lived with my parents.

Sigh.

What you need if you can’t do the tracker is a wide aperture lens (1.4 -2.8,) and a camera that allows a high ISO setting (32000 or higher)

30 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 6:52:02pm

I give up.

31 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 6:52:17pm
32 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 6:52:48pm

re: #24 Political Atheist

Intervalometer is the word I think.

Bingo! Thanks

33 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:52:55pm

re: #29 Randall Gross

What you need if you can’t do the tracker is a wide aperture lens (1.4 -2.8,) and a camera that allows a high ISO setting (32000 or higher)

My camera can hit 64000, so… that’s not the issue. :)

I’m not sure the current lens can hit those focals, though. I really want a dedicated wide-angle zoom, but… it hasn’t been in the cards yet.

34 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:53:24pm

re: #30 Gus

Ummm….cat?

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

35 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 6:54:27pm

re: #34 klys

Ummm….cat?

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

They better enjoy it before it gets HOT!

36 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:54:56pm

re: #35 Gus

They better enjoy it before it gets HOT!

We got AC for them this year!

Ok, for me. But they will appreciate it too.

37 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:55:28pm

re: #35 Gus

They better enjoy it before it gets HOT!

ALSO his fur is the fluffiest, softest thing ever.

If he lets you pet him.

Which … ok, not so much happening.

But.

GOD IT IS SO SOFT.

38 klys  Apr 27, 2014 6:57:52pm

Initial impressions from stitching with Kreinik:

Oh god this shit sucks.

And it doesn’t look good to boot.

Fuck.

More to come.

39 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 6:58:23pm

I got a Polarie for Christmas (everyone chipped in) but haven’t yet had a good night to get out with it, between clouds, moons, and just things going on during the clear nights. It’s warmer now though, so I will probably get out with it soon.

Polarie Vixen

40 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 7:00:30pm

re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth

That thing is a beast. Very long track tornado.

41 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:01:20pm

re: #39 Randall Gross

I got a Polarie for Christmas (everyone chipped in) but haven’t yet had a good night to get out with it, between clouds, moons, and just things going on during the clear nights. It’s warmer now though, so I will probably get out with it soon.

Polarie Vixen

Samples from the 12-24mm I want.

(want is probably too mild a word.)

42 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 27, 2014 7:01:20pm

re: #20 Lidane

So far, this episode has the Evil Queen dating Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch (yes, that one) cursing Captain Hook’s lips so if he kisses Emma she loses her magic, flying monkeys, and Snow White splitting her heart in half so that she and Prince Charming can survive a curse.

WTF.

Does Mike Myers play the ugly but lovable ogre?

43 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 7:02:46pm

re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord

Does Mike Myers play the ugly but lovable ogre?

I wish. That would make it more fun. This show felt more like Mad Libs, Fairy Tale Edition.

Now I’m off to go watch Cosmos to clear mah brain. BBL.

44 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 7:03:26pm

re: #42 Pie-onist Overlord

I am going to assert once again.

If Once Upon a Time can survive on Network TV in the US, Doctor Who can now too.

45 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:04:05pm

Not mad though. I think we actually managed to have a relatively calm debate. Maybe it’s all mah aches and pains.

46 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:05:33pm

re: #9 klys

Oh, wormy. I’m sure they took care of her. Also she looks part Burmese. Very vocal cats, like the Siamese. She will do that allllll the time so that is something to consider.

47 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:05:48pm

re: #45 Gus

Not mad though. I think we actually managed to have a relatively calm debate. Maybe it’s all mah aches and pains.

Cats.

48 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 27, 2014 7:06:04pm
49 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:06:47pm

re: #47 klys

Cats.

Cats. Puppies. Baby otters… Trains, planes and automobiles.

50 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:06:58pm

re: #46 prairiefire

Oh, wormy. I’m sure they took care of her. Also she looks part Burmese. Very vocal cats, like the Siamese. She will do that allllll the time so that is something to consider.

Coco (the kitty he had when I met him) was Burmese.

A Burmese who sounded like she had smoked a pack a day for 20 years.

I cried so hard the day we had to put her to sleep (blockage of her intestinal track, at 17).

We could cope with that.

51 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:10:29pm

re: #41 klys

Samples from the 12-24mm I want.

(want is probably too mild a word.)

Heh, I had to compromise in my choice, I got a 30 mm fixed because of my crop APS-C sensor

52 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:10:39pm

re: #49 Gus

Cats. Puppies. Baby otters… Trains, planes and automobiles.

I don’t have the 787 from our most recent trip because I was incredibly pissy during loading (if it is a 10 hour flight I would in fact like to sit next to my husband when we booked the tickets together) but here’s a previous flight to Japan out of SFO:

Waiting for boarding.

Unfortunately the good camera comes FAR after my trips to Oshkosh for the EAA festival. Or else I’d have a metric shitton of photos for you.

53 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:11:30pm

re: #51 Randall Gross

Heh, I had to compromise in my choice, I got a 30 mm fixed because of my crop APS-C sensor

My current lens does 18-135mm (travel oriented, I wanted a range) with reasonable focals.

I adore both landscapes and wildlife. I need both. I can’t afford either right now.

Sigh.

54 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:11:47pm

re: #50 klys

That’s a nice old age for a Burmese. They’ve been bred too thin. Sounds like Meow is calling out to you…

55 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:12:39pm

re: #54 prairiefire

That’s a nice old age for a Burmese. They’ve been bred too thin. Sounds like Meow is calling out to you…

Yes, but the next kitten was supposed to be a Maine Coon/Norwegian Forest Cat kitten from a breeder. In the next house.

It has been a shitty week with lots of tears.

56 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:14:21pm

re: #49 Gus

And I have posted this one before, but have a trailer ala the teardrop style:

Our teardrop.

57 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:14:31pm

re: #53 klys

My current lens does 18-135mm (travel oriented, I wanted a range) with reasonable focals.

I adore both landscapes and wildlife. I need both. I can’t afford either right now.

Sigh.

The 30 mm is my dual purpose portrait / wide angle astrophotography / street lens. I use a 70-300mm for my landscape and telephoto lens.

58 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:14:37pm

re: #52 klys

I don’t have the 787 from our most recent trip because I was incredibly pissy during loading (if it is a 10 hour flight I would in fact like to sit next to my husband when we booked the tickets together) but here’s a previous flight to Japan out of SFO:

Waiting for boarding.

Unfortunately the good camera comes FAR after my trips to Oshkosh for the EAA festival. Or else I’d have a metric shitton of photos for you.

Looks like a 777. :D EAA must be fun. Haven’t been to an airshow in years.

59 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 7:14:52pm

Not just Arkansas.

60 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 7:14:54pm

re: #55 klys

:(

Hugs to you and JAH.

61 Stanley Sea  Apr 27, 2014 7:15:34pm

re: #55 klys

Yes, but the next kitten was supposed to be a Maine Coon/Norwegian Forest Cat kitten from a breeder. In the next house.

It has been a shitty week with lots of tears.

FUCK IT. GO GET THAT CAT.

62 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:15:46pm

re: #45 Gus

Not mad though. I think we actually managed to have a relatively calm debate.

If you’re not blinded by rage then you’re doing the internets wrong

63 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 27, 2014 7:15:54pm

Spider Cats… They climb and defy gravity…

Youtube Video

RBS

64 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:16:03pm

re: #58 Gus

Looks like a 777. :D EAA must be fun. Haven’t been to an airshow in years.

EAA is a BLAST. If you ever travel for one, make it that one. I have a hat signed by Chuck Yeagar, because my dad and I happened to walk in on a talk by him at EAA and then had nothing for him to autograph in the line afterwards (we’d just arrived!) and so pulled off our hats.

…and then the C-130s you can actually go inside and all the older birds and just …yeah.

65 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 7:16:21pm

re: #59 Backwoods_Sleuth

While not a lot of tornadoes today, there were still several:

spc.noaa.gov

66 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:16:54pm

re: #61 Stanley Sea

FUCK IT. GO GET THAT CAT.

We are trying to tease one of his coworkers into adopting it.

67 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:17:17pm

re: #62 Killgore Trout

If you’re not blinded by rage then you’re doing the internets wrong

Hey did you ever do any cooking or growing of Callaloo?

68 Stanley Sea  Apr 27, 2014 7:17:54pm

re: #61 Stanley Sea

FUCK IT. GO GET THAT CAT.

Seriously Klys, the negatives do not outweigh the positives.

Get in the car now.

69 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:18:17pm

re: #68 Stanley Sea

Seriously Klys, the negatives do not outweigh the positives.

Get in the car now.

Now?

70 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:18:24pm

re: #60 The War TARDIS

:(

Hugs to you and JAH.

Not for a moment do I think my week approaches JAH’s. While I haven’t been in the same position, it took a few days to establish that my grandmother wasn’t in a diabetic coma but had instead suffered irreversible brain damage from a stroke.

The kitten was easier to express emotionally, but I know which one was harder.

{{JAH}}

71 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 7:18:34pm

re: #65 freetoken

While not a lot of tornadoes today, there were still several:

spc.noaa.gov

Night is still young, unfortunately.

72 Stanley Sea  Apr 27, 2014 7:18:55pm

re: #69 Gus

Now?

if they close at 8

73 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 27, 2014 7:19:06pm

re: #41 klys

(want is probably too mild a word.)

Heh. I know that feeling though it’s for this lens: amazon.com

There is nothing I’ve wanted more in digital than a fast normal prime (2x crop on m4/3), like the old 50/1.8 ~ 50/1.4 lenses I learned photography with.

74 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:19:15pm

re: #68 Stanley Sea

Seriously Klys, the negatives do not outweigh the positives.

Get in the car now.

They won’t release her for adoption until Wednesday at the earliest.

Since it is a shelter, they can’t take ownership until 5 business days.

Also, I am a sucker.

75 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 7:19:50pm

re: #74 klys

You has message.

76 Stanley Sea  Apr 27, 2014 7:19:59pm

re: #74 klys

They won’t release her for adoption until Wednesday at the earliest.

Since it is a shelter, they can’t take ownership until 5 business days.

Also, I am a sucker.

Welp, talk to you Thursday!

77 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:20:51pm

re: #67 Randall Gross

Hey did you ever do any cooking or growing of Callaloo?

I’m guessing no because have to google it. Hold on…..
en.wikipedia.org
Nope, looks interesting though.

78 Stanley Sea  Apr 27, 2014 7:21:05pm

My glorious weekend - total lazy Sunday. Signing off to read a boooook.

:) cheers!

79 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 7:21:22pm

Today’s very stormy and rainy day over the central part of the nation:

icons-ak.wxug.com

80 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 27, 2014 7:22:08pm

re: #48 Pie-onist Overlord

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Gah, he’s not going to hit diddly at any real range with that AK derivative. Meanwhile real snipers looking at him would be sitting at up to 1.5 miles away with a bolt action .338 Lapua Magnum and a scope that probably costs more than that idiot’s car. Stupid little incompetent twits.

81 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:24:00pm

re: #77 Killgore Trout

I’m guessing no because have to google it. Hold on…..
en.wikipedia.org
Nope, looks interesting though.

We had some dishes Here that used it while we were in the Keys, it was interesting.

82 calochortus  Apr 27, 2014 7:24:25pm

re: #80 William Barnett-Lewis

Gah, he’s not going to hit diddly at any real range with that AK derivative. Meanwhile real snipers looking at him would be sitting at up to 1.5 miles away with a bolt action .338 Lapua Magnum and a scope that probably costs more than that idiot’s car. Stupid little incompetent twits.

But it’s a great photo op for all those idiots in the background taking pictures of him.

83 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:25:16pm

re: #81 Randall Gross

We had some dishes Here that used it while we were in the Keys, it was interesting.

We did our first honeymoon in the Keys.

First because the second will be Antarctica and times haven’t lined up to make that happen yet. Also, had to save for it.

My main memories are jellyfish and rum.

84 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:26:38pm

re: #81 Randall Gross

We had some dishes Here that used it while we were in the Keys, it was interesting.

Those leaves look thick! Also it sounds like something from Alice In Wonderland.

85 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:27:33pm

re: #84 prairiefire

Those leaves look thick! Also it sounds like something from Alice In Wonderland.

Yeah, mainly it’s two types of Amaranth - green or tricolor. It’s also used in India and Greece.

86 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 7:28:56pm

yowser

87 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 27, 2014 7:29:04pm

re: #82 calochortus

But it’s a great photo op for all those idiots in the background taking pictures of him.

Spit.

I wish I could introduce him to the gentleman I know in SF. Ranger qualified & Sniper qualified. I don’t ask him where he’s been but I know he was the real thing.

And he’s living in penury after a medical discharge because our this nation refuses to properly take care of it’s veterans. “Tommy this & Tommy that…” washingtonpost.com

88 klys  Apr 27, 2014 7:29:59pm

re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth

But upgrading our national infrastructure is too much to ask for.

/////////

89 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 7:31:23pm

Nighttime tornadoes are the worse:

kamala.cod.edu

90 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:31:53pm

re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth

yowser

[Embedded content]

We have a healthy respect for the sky in our parts. I’ve learned how to read the clouds in my 50 some years on the prairie. Purple bad, Green badder, Black take cover.

91 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:32:06pm

re: #81 Randall Gross

We had some dishes Here that used it while we were in the Keys, it was interesting.

You could always just buy a taro root from the store (buy a whole one) stick it in the ground and see what happens. You’d be surprised how often that works.

92 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:32:19pm

re: #89 freetoken

Nighttime tornadoes are the worse:

kamala.cod.edu

The Worst.

93 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 7:32:22pm

re: #86 Backwoods_Sleuth

That thing will run of Arkansas if it keeps going.

94 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 7:32:43pm

re: #92 prairiefire

worser

95 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:33:12pm
96 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:33:41pm

re: #94 freetoken

worser

How are the Loquats? Sad?

97 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:34:00pm

re: #91 Killgore Trout

You could always just buy a taro root from the store (buy a whole one) stick it in the ground and see what happens. You’d be surprised how often that works.

I might give that a try.

Meanwhile, here’s some video of the Linn tornado from earlier:

kmbc.com

98 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 27, 2014 7:34:06pm

re: #91 Killgore Trout

You could always just buy a taro root from the store (buy a whole one) stick it in the ground and see what happens. You’d be surprised how often that works.

Potatoes and Yams often will. Cut them to an eye each & have fun.

99 TedStriker  Apr 27, 2014 7:35:10pm

re: #44 The War TARDIS

I am going to assert once again.

If Once Upon a Time can survive on Network TV in the US, Doctor Who can now too.

Will never happen.

The Beeb, I’m sure, is more than happy to let the Doctor play on BBC America as one of their flagship original programs; I wager that they make much more on ad revenue that they pay US cable and satellite providers in carriage fees.

100 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:35:43pm
101 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:35:50pm

We are under watch until 2:00 am or so, the weather pattern looks like a large dispersed hurricane breaking up with Kansas sitting in the eye.

102 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 7:36:04pm

re: #98 William Barnett-Lewis

Potatoes and Yams often will. Cut them to an eye each & have fun.

I’ve got a ginger root with eyes sprouting that I need to get potted.

103 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:37:28pm

re: #98 William Barnett-Lewis

Potatoes and Yams often will. Cut them to an eye each & have fun.

onions and garlic too. beans will sprout. I even grow my own quinoa sprouted from grocery store.

104 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:39:46pm

re: #100 Gus

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43 Shot, 5 Killed, in Spate of Weekend Violence in Chicago

Should be over 50 by morning

105 Political Atheist  Apr 27, 2014 7:40:14pm

re: #55 klys

Yes, but the next kitten was supposed to be a Maine Coon/Norwegian Forest Cat kitten from a breeder. In the next house.

It has been a shitty week with lots of tears.

re: #61 Stanley Sea

FUCK IT. GO GET THAT CAT.

Indeed.

106 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 27, 2014 7:40:26pm

re: #90 prairiefire

We have a healthy respect for the sky in our parts. I’ve learned how to read the clouds in my 50 some years on the prairie. Purple bad, Green badder, Black take cover.

As I said in the last thread, the Worst for me remains green. Went from that to full storm black in moments. Watching a funnel cloud coming up the valley floor (different time) was flat freaking scary too. Our house was on the top of the hill & it jumped us. Took a few tree tops with & scattered things from my mom’s thrift sale across three (!) counties.

107 RinaX  Apr 27, 2014 7:41:34pm

re: #23 Targetpractice

Yeah, it’s like they’re playing “Pick and Choose Fairy Tale.” Like I said, it was interesting at the beginning, but when I tuned in a couple weeks ago and watched as the Wizard of Oz was turned into a flying monkey, I knew it had gone off the rails. It’s getting to Lost levels of confusing now.

Well, I believe some of the producers from Lost are actually involved in this show, so…yeah. I bailed sometime in season 2.

108 prairiefire  Apr 27, 2014 7:42:49pm

re: #106 William Barnett-Lewis

Agreed, take cover at level GREEN. It freaks people out who’ve not grown up around it. A fellow sales gal from south Texas said to me one time “What the hell is happening??”

109 Randall Gross  Apr 27, 2014 7:46:05pm

National Weather Service just rescinded the watch for our area, I will sleep better tonight.

110 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:47:20pm
111 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 7:52:35pm

re: #110 Gus

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They look stoned

112 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 7:53:56pm

re: #111 Killgore Trout

Well, it is a Willie Nelson contest.

113 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 27, 2014 7:54:12pm

Some cuteness.

114 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 7:54:32pm
The Democratic candidate for governor will be hosting the country music legend in Houston on April 27 for a “Backyard BBQ,” according to an email sent to supporters Friday.
politico.com
115 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:55:57pm

This is stupid.

116 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:56:08pm
117 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 7:56:51pm

I’m about to roll out the OS installation… all day I’ve been playing data manager, backing up, deleting, backing up…

I hate switching to newer operating systems - something always breaks.

118 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 7:58:33pm

If Ukrainians think we’re going to jump as a nation for their own revolution I’ve got news for them. We’re not going to put any of our men in harms way for them. I seriously doubt Ukrainians really even give a shit about the USA.

119 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:00:14pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

Quokkas are one of my favorites. They’re ridiculously adorable.

120 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:05:33pm

So tonight’s episode of Cosmos will probably still piss off the nutters. They had the gall to talk about some of the women who had an impact on science, like Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne.

Oh, and the continued insistence on a universe that’s billions of years old will keep their demands for “equal time” going apace.

121 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:06:31pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

Some cuteness.

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Spoonkins.

122 Whack-A-Mole  Apr 27, 2014 8:07:34pm

re: #58 Gus

Only if you don’t live in the area. Otherwise EAA is a gigantic PITA.

123 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 8:07:46pm

re: #113 Backwoods_Sleuth

One way to stop their extinction?

See if we can domesticate them into pets. ^_^

124 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:16:52pm

re: #123 The War TARDIS

One way to stop their extinction?

See if we can domesticate them into pets. ^_^

The Aussie government is doing the opposite. Even though the quokka isn’t afraid of humans and will approach them, they encourage people not to handle or feed them and to try and protect their natural habitats.

125 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:19:03pm

Listen up!

126 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:19:51pm

re: #122 Whack-A-Mole

Only if you don’t live in the area. Otherwise EAA is a gigantic PITA.

Thus says every native for a big annual event ever.

127 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 8:20:01pm

It looks like Next Season may have a subplot for Doctor Who:

“After expressing his delight at being aboard a sinking Soviet submarine, the Doctor looked at his watch and added, “August the tenth, 1983…Wednesday!” “Different. As second dates go!” observed Clara as crewmen grabbed her and the Doctor. “Would you rather we’d gone to the pictures?” asked the Time Lord before considering her words and adding “Date?”“

— Unseen dialogue from Cold War, printed in Doctor Who Magazine’s Official Guide to the 2013 Series.

128 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:20:04pm
129 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 27, 2014 8:20:33pm
130 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:21:08pm

re: #129 NJDhockeyfan

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Actually. No.

131 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:21:18pm
132 Whack-A-Mole  Apr 27, 2014 8:22:10pm

re: #126 klys

lol, no doubt.

133 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Apr 27, 2014 8:23:08pm

re: #129 NJDhockeyfan

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That’s actually an incorrect headline.

The actual statement:

A two-state solution will be clearly underscored as the only real alternative. Because a unitary state winds up either being an apartheid state with second class citizens—or it ends up being a state that destroys the capacity of Israel to be a Jewish state…once you put that frame in your mind, that reality, which is the bottom line, you understand how imperative it is to get to the two state solution, which both leaders, even yesterday, said they remain deeply committed to.

This is the same thing that has been said by prominent Israeli government officials.

134 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:23:53pm

re: #133 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

That’s actually an incorrect headline.

The actual statement:

This is the same thing that has been said by prominent Israeli government officials.

Darn it. Was going to post the same quote. :D

135 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Apr 27, 2014 8:24:18pm

re: #134 Gus

Darn it. Was going to post the same quote. :D

I’m going to bed, so tag, you’re it.

136 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:24:46pm

This is the clincher.

…how imperative it is to get to the two state solution, which both leaders, even yesterday, said they remain deeply committed to…

137 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:25:01pm

Dinner came out an acceptable first start but requires a better home marinara sauce than the most recent batch.

Dammit.

138 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:33:45pm

re: #129 NJDhockeyfan

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He seems to be answering a question about what might happen if the peace talks fail and it become a single state. IOW, no more PA or Gaza. That it could become an apartheid state. Two other Israeli officials made similar points if peace talks fail including former Israeli Defense Minister, Euhud Barak, and former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. None of the three said Israel is an apartheid state. This will actually displease many people. It was a closed door private meeting with only the USA present as representative of the three entities. Non related countries in a meeting last Friday with the Trilateral Commission.

139 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:38:03pm

Oh this should be fun:

140 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:40:26pm

re: #139 Lidane

Oh this should be fun:

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Ah, he’s learning. //

141 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:41:52pm

re: #139 Lidane

/sigh

When Hamas was elected, a lot of the US media was shocked.

I never understood that.

In a two-party system, if you are dissatisfied with one party in power, what do you do?

Strip off the other stuff, that’s where you are.

142 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:44:03pm

Rand Paul used to be totally against anything Israel.re: #141 klys

/sigh

When Hamas was elected, a lot of the US media was shocked.

I never understood that.

In a two-party system, if you are dissatisfied with one party in power, what do you do?

Strip off the other stuff, that’s where you are.

Hamas is listed as a terrorist organization by State.

143 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:45:58pm

re: #142 Gus

Rand Paul used to be totally against anything Israel.

Hamas is listed as a terrorist organization by State.

I know and I get that.

We are operating outside the bubble.

If the Republican party were designated a terrorist group by some other country, do you think that would make a difference in an election where people were dissatisfied with the Democrats in power?

I’m not saying that it’s what I do, I’m just saying that on the simplest terms, in some ways, if you are in a two party system and the majority are dissatisfied with the party in power, which way do you think things will go?

144 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:46:51pm

re: #143 klys

I know and I get that.

We are operating outside the bubble.

If the Republican party were designated a terrorist group by some other country, do you think that would make a difference in an election where people were dissatisfied with the Democrats in power?

I’m not saying that it’s what I do, I’m just saying that on the simplest terms, in some ways, if you are in a two party system and the majority are dissatisfied with the party in power, which way do you think things will go?

I think we wait. Work. Let things evolve. They’re evolving, slowly.

145 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 8:47:19pm

re: #139 Lidane

Oh this should be fun:

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He can get in line with the Dems and other Republicans introducing the same legislation. Even if it does pass Obama will veto.

147 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:51:31pm

Oh. My. God.

148 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:53:55pm

re: #147 Gus

I like my solution better.

I don’t bother with any of those shoes.

It’s cheaper too.

…of course, I say this as I need to go change the bandages resulting from tearing off a large section of skin on my toe following stubbing it while wearing flip flops in the city yesterday.

149 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:54:52pm

re: #147 Gus

That’s not nearly as bad as some of the other horrible plastic surgery ideas I’ve heard about.

150 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:55:15pm

re: #149 Lidane

That’s not nearly as bad as some of the other horrible plastic surgery ideas I’ve heard about.

No? Really? Wow.

151 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:55:47pm
152 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 8:56:34pm

re: #147 Gus

Spending the same money for a couple of months barefoot on the beach sounds more comfortable.

153 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 8:57:42pm

re: #150 Gus

No? Really? Wow.

Three words: vaginal cosmetic surgery.

Foot surgery to wear overpriced shoes pales in comparison.

154 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 8:58:31pm

re: #153 Lidane

Three words: vaginal cosmetic surgery.

Foot surgery to wear overpriced shoes pales in comparison.

I’m just trying to figure out what kind of surgery that would entail.

155 klys  Apr 27, 2014 8:59:24pm

re: #154 Gus

I’m just trying to figure out what kind of surgery that would entail.

You think about that and I’ll think about penile surgery.

///

156 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 9:01:16pm

re: #155 klys

You think about that and I’ll think about penile surgery.

///

I was catheterized once for a riz test. Live like. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.

157 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 9:02:24pm

re: #152 jaunte

Spending the same money for a couple of months barefoot on the beach sounds more comfortable.

And way more fun.

I like a nice pair of heels, but I’m not going to get surgery to fit into a pair of six-inch Louboutins.

158 klys  Apr 27, 2014 9:02:30pm

re: #156 Gus

I was catheterized once for a riz test. Live like. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.

I’ll try to sympathize, but an IUD replacement is done with no anesthesia whatsoever.

159 blueraven  Apr 27, 2014 9:02:53pm
160 Kragar  Apr 27, 2014 9:06:09pm

re: #156 Gus

I was catheterized once for a riz test. Live like. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.

In the USMC, had a buddy who ended up needing to get his “bore punched” twice in 4 months.

161 Kid A  Apr 27, 2014 9:06:11pm

This what you get to do when you beat the boys in the pro stock. Nice little frame from today.

162 klys  Apr 27, 2014 9:07:53pm

re: #158 klys

I’ll try to sympathize, but an IUD replacement is done with no anesthesia whatsoever.

For the guys, the best possible analogy I can come up with is a slow kick in the balls.

After they’ve been clamped into position so they can’t move.

This is of course based on supposition, but…

163 Political Atheist  Apr 27, 2014 9:10:04pm

Cosmos is good again tonight.

164 Gus  Apr 27, 2014 9:11:47pm

re: #161 Kid A

This what you get to do when you beat the boys in the pro stock. Nice little frame from today.

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Oh yeah well. Fug.. you did that? Anyway… Happy Easter Mass.

165 Targetpractice  Apr 27, 2014 9:17:01pm

re: #139 Lidane

Oh this should be fun:

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Oh, how I live for the day when fellating Israel is not seen as a requirement for the presidency.

166 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 9:18:23pm
167 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 9:22:46pm
168 The War TARDIS  Apr 27, 2014 9:23:38pm

I do feel a need to share this for some reason.

When it was Finals time in college, I would occasionally get panic attacks. Sometimes so bad that I would become physically ill and throw up.

Which is why I really don’t want to do Grad School.

169 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 9:36:36pm

Youtube Video
Storm chasers: Vilonia tornado

170 sagehen  Apr 27, 2014 9:38:09pm

re: #147 Gus

Oh. My. God.

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Are they talking about fucking around with healthy feet, or removing bunions and fixing camel-toes and bonespurs?

171 jaunte  Apr 27, 2014 9:50:37pm
172 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 9:51:30pm

John Oliver Trashes Oregon’s ‘F*cking Idiots’ for Obamacare Website FailureThe song parody at the end is pretty damn funny

173 Killgore Trout  Apr 27, 2014 9:56:34pm

hey, that’s Lisa Lobe

174 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 10:04:30pm

My FB timeline is now filled with high school friends from Houston upset about the Rockets losing in overtime. I can’t bring myself to be all that upset about it.

I’ve never liked basketball much. I went to an NBA game once and it moved so fast that I couldn’t keep up with it. I’d rather watch soccer or football.

175 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 27, 2014 10:19:35pm

re: #170 sagehen

Are they talking about fucking around with healthy feet, or removing bunions and fixing camel-toes and bonespurs?

the modern equivalent of binding feet: crippling themselves to fit some false perceived standard of beauty. Those shoes are not made for walking, they’re made for getting fucked in.

176 Kragar  Apr 27, 2014 10:25:31pm

re: #174 Lidane

My FB timeline is now filled with high school friends from Houston upset about the Rockets losing in overtime. I can’t bring myself to be all that upset about it.

I’ve never liked basketball much. I went to an NBA game once and it moved so fast that I couldn’t keep up with it. I’d rather watch soccer or football.

So basketball is over now?

177 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 27, 2014 10:26:47pm

re: #176 Kragar

So basketball is over now?

I was the only white kid on the block, short and fat to boot. Nobody wanted me on their basketball team, so I never played, never liked the game and still do not watch or follow it.

178 Kragar  Apr 27, 2014 10:29:05pm

re: #177 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I was the only white kid on the block, short and fat to boot. Nobody wanted me on their basketball team, so I never played, never liked the game and still do not watch or follow it.

I don’t mind playing sports, but watching them is about as interesting as watching grass grow.

179 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 27, 2014 10:30:56pm

re: #178 Kragar

I don’t mind playing sports, but watching them is about as interesting as watching grass grow.

I sometimes watch the Olympic hockey, less violent than NHL, but it is nothing I go out of my way to follow. Have not cared about a World Series or a Super Bowl since I was nine

180 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 10:33:38pm

re: #175 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Those shoes are not made for walking, they’re made for getting fucked in.

Pretty much. They’re the kind of shoes you leave on at the end of the evening when you go on a date or to an event. They’re not practical for day to day wear.

181 SteveMcGazi  Apr 27, 2014 10:42:27pm

I loved basketball. I was a total geek. The best part was that I was a white kid who could jump. I loved going to strange neighborhoods and getting into games. The reactions were hilarious because I could REALLY jump. I don’t know what was special about my legs, but it was fun.

182 SteveMcGazi  Apr 27, 2014 10:43:34pm

re: #179 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I sometimes watch the Olympic hockey, less violent than NHL, but it is nothing I go out of my way to follow. Have not cared about a World Series or a Super Bowl since I was nine

This is the best time to watch hockey. The intensity of an NHL playoff game is unmatched, especially if it goes into overtime.

183 sagehen  Apr 27, 2014 11:09:46pm

re: #177 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I was the only white kid on the block, short and fat to boot. Nobody wanted me on their basketball team, so I never played, never liked the game and still do not watch or follow it.

I was a tall girl, at an early age, I like the sport that features guys I can look up at while wearing heels… plus, basketball shows a lot more skin than football or baseball.

(also, it’s competitive improv ballet. what’s not to love?)

184 Lidane  Apr 27, 2014 11:12:28pm
185 freetoken  Apr 27, 2014 11:17:46pm

12 hours later… and I’m almost done. I bet I have lots of old software that needs updating, but at least the Apple Dictionary now works again.

And, as a bonus, the LGF website now moves along more quickly with Chrome 34. Much more responsive.

I do love OSX, best operating system I’ve ever used.

186 klys  Apr 27, 2014 11:31:35pm

re: #184 Lidane

There are points of that graphic that make me grumpy. Particularly #5. Mostly because some science is conducted in the fuzzy gray area where you cannot yet draw hard conclusions.

GOOD science clearly differentiates from the conclusions the data definitively support versus the speculations based on said data (that the data are suggestive of but cannot conclusively demonstrate).

Bad science (and bad science reporting) fails to make that differentiation.

In that case, the language that differentiates the two (like wording of “might” or “could” or really any of that speculative language that they’re complaining about there) is a good thing - because it’s making clear what the scientists are suggesting is a possibility versus what they are trying to say the data clearly support.

187 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 27, 2014 11:38:22pm

re: #184 Lidane

We stopped teaching the basics of science long ago.

People do not understand how science work, how a hypothesis becomes a theory, how peer review or blind testing works, and most of all, they do not understand that science is limited to what can be objectively proven and objectified, not matters of belief or conjecture.

Problem is, good science is pretty boring and discoveries often take place at a relative snail’s pace. Bad science (like bad history or bad economics) is much more sensational and makes better headlines.

188 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 27, 2014 11:39:23pm

re: #183 sagehen

I was a tall girl, at an early age

If I had been a tall girl instead of a fat, short boy, I am sure my view of basketball would’ve been entirely different…

189 freetoken  Apr 28, 2014 1:01:06am

MP3 Audio

190 goddamnedfrank  Apr 28, 2014 1:17:39am

re: #186 klys

There are points of that graphic that make me grumpy. Particularly #5. Mostly because some science is conducted in the fuzzy gray area where you cannot yet draw hard conclusions.

I’ve run into quite a few people, who were surprised that equivocal could be a perfectly valid conclusion in a scientific paper. I was all like, why lie? If you can find support for or against an operating hypothesis, then surely the primary take away from a rigorous methodology can be nebulous, often providing insight into how to do it better next time.

“If everything you try works, you are not trying hard enough.”
-Gordon Moore

191 klys  Apr 28, 2014 1:21:56am

re: #190 goddamnedfrank

Often, too, because papers are primarily written to communicate results to other scientists, you may include your hypothesis about what is going on that the data support but doesn’t prove, in the hopes that someone else may go huh, and provide some insight/results/experiments/ideas that provides support/disproof for this.

Good science makes it clear which is which - which includes those ‘speculation’ words.

I have other quibbles with the graphic, but that has more to do with the fact that it is very human-study-centric, probably because it is I suspect aimed at biology/medical type studies (those being what gets the majority of the press).

192 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 2:45:30am

re: #147 Gus

Oh. My. God.

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I want to see the (mainly) men who design those torture chambers for the feet start wearing them. Most women’s shoes suck and never fit right, even flats and athletic shoes, because they cram the toes together, are too narrow in the heel, etc. Those awful crocs are probably the only ones designed not to do that. If these people think their feet are “ugly” or “wrong”, they should wait until they get older and see how surgery affects their feet. I had a neuroma and the surgery turned bad when the dr decided to “correct” a “bunion” that had little size, and now that foot’s large toe and second one have a tendency toward ingrown toenails, so I wear nothing but socks or bare feet inside the house, mainly sandals in summer. And I pretty much restricted myself to 2-1/2” heels when I was working, changing to runners for the street. That was almost 30 yrs ago, and I still have a lot of problems with that one foot.

If the shoe doesn’t fit, have surgery? No wonder so many people are neurotic. Look at the lengths they will go to pursue “beauty”—which is always in the eye of the beholder, they say. : ) My 4 yr old g-grandson is beautiful, right now, but those people who really just hate themselves? Pathetic.

193 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 2:59:01am

re: #192 Justanotherhuman

you cannot sell beauty and fashion-related products to people who are satisfied with themselves and their appearance.

Even better for sales is when women who work full-time and try to manage a family and household are taught to compare themselves with models and starlets who have 40 hours a week to spend on their appearance.

194 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 3:08:51am

re: #193 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

you cannot sell beauty and fashion-related products to people who are satisfied with themselves and their appearance.

Even better for sales is women who work full-time and try to manage a family and household are taught to compare themselves with models and starlets who have 40 hours a week to spend on their appearance.

Yes, my very wise aunt (RIP) told me that many years ago. I always prefer natural beauty that comes from within and she had it in spades. People like her actually shine and don’t even realize it. It’s my barometer for a healthy outlook and besides, I’m a practical person in my own right, even as I try to follow her example and sometimes fail miserably. : )

195 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 3:23:21am

Beauty is skin deep, but Ugly goes clear to the bone…

Nothing wrong with taking care of your appearance, but I have no use for people who feel the need to suffer to live up to some artificial and arbitrary standard.

196 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 3:29:43am

This is really awful, awful.

At Least 18 Dead as Tornadoes Hit Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa

nbcnews.com

Look at the size of this monster; it appears we may have some bad weather ourselves in NC.

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197 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 3:43:09am

re: #196 Justanotherhuman

talk about ugly clear to the bone…

198 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 3:47:58am

re: #197 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

talk about ugly clear to the bone…

Yes, and we only have through Wed (when it’s supposed to be “severe” weather) to clear out my son’s apt in Charlotte. It’s a 40 mi one way trip, and while we have most of it, there are still a few things we need to get plus taking out trash and doing a light cleaning. And I despise Charlotte traffic after having lived up here for 15 yrs.

I guess I shouldn’t have rested yesterday…

199 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 4:24:00am

So, Lavrov is discussing this with Germany because it’s all Russian agents doing the detention who are not actually Ukrainian citizens? I suppose it makes sense only if you’ve been directing Ukraine’s main politicians for so many years, as Russian seems to have been doing.

Russia’s Lavrov discusses OSCE mission members’ detention in Ukraine with German counterpart, foreign ministry says - @Reuters
end of alert

200 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 4:30:29am

re: #157 Lidane

And way more fun.

I like a nice pair of heels, but I’m not going to get surgery to fit into a pair of six-inch Louboutins.

I can’t wear anything but lace-up boots and brogues. Fortunately Nordstrom has a great selection so I do not feel deprived in any way.

201 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 4:43:47am

Spies, lies and video taken

economist.com

“THE Ukrainian drama becomes ever darker. Armed rebels who hold the eastern Ukrainian town of Sloviansk today paraded seven captured European military officers whom they have held since Friday. They were introduced by the self-proclaimed mayor, Vyacheslav Ponomarev. In an extraordinarily dignified performance Colonel Axel Schneider from Germany said: “We are not prisoners of war, we are guests of Mayor Ponomarev.”

(snip)

“Although Colonel Schneider spoke without interruption from Mr Ponomarev, it was clear that he did so under duress. He said he wanted to talk to let the families of the officers know they were okay and had not been harmed. Armed men were present in the room. Later in the day, one officer was released on medical grounds.”

(snip)

“While the OSCE officers were giving their press conference, a crowd—some members of which were armed with baseball bats and clubs—surrounded the local television station in the regional capital of Donetsk. The building was soon captured and the rebel flag raised above it. Every day, incident by incident, the situation is deteriorating and moving towards major armed conflict of one form or another.” More

202 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 4:51:36am

Updates from Ukraine.

Violence spreads to Kyiv; in Kharkiv, mayor shot, in critical condition (LIVE UPDATES)

kyivpost.com

203 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 4:57:39am

GUN-FUCKING MEME OF THE DAY.
There is no way you will hit a target by firing two handguns at once.

204 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 5:03:00am

re: #203 Pie-onist Overlord

GUN-FUCKING MEME OF THE DAY.
There is no way you will hit a target by firing two handguns at once.

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And you must do it with cleavage and bed hair.

205 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 5:10:57am

re: #204 Justanotherhuman

And you must do it with cleavage and bed hair.

That’s from a movie poster, not sure which one. Terminator (whatever number)?

206 A Mom Anon  Apr 28, 2014 5:12:01am

re: #203 Pie-onist Overlord

Unless you’re in a movie. You know, for people who adore their firearms so much, they don’t seem to know how they work very well. This seems to be a pattern with these people, be it female anatomy, the economy, government, etc, etc. They claim to know what’s best for everyone, but they couldn’t pass a simple quiz about any of those topics.

207 Targetpractice  Apr 28, 2014 5:24:32am

re: #205 Pie-onist Overlord

That’s from a movie poster, not sure which one. Terminator (whatever number)?

It’s from the Terminator TV series that Fox made all of two seasons of. And any idiot who thinks holding two guns “akimbo” is “gun control” is too dumb to be trusted with a gun license.

208 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 5:33:19am

What, no bike lanes around there? Even in NC we have bike lanes in the cities.

Witnesses horrified by Mill Valley road rage incident

abclocal.go.com

“Mill Valley police have charged a Marin County tech executive with felony assault after they say he beat a man in a fit of road rage. Jeff Smock, 40, was booked in the Marin County Jail and has since bailed out.

(snip)

“Mill Valley police say they arrested Smock on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, but they would not tell us what weapon was used.

“Police say Smock got off of his bike and beat the 55-year-old driver of a pick-up truck so severely, witnesses could only watch in stunned disbelief. Cops arrived to find a man covered in blood.” More

209 Dr Lizardo  Apr 28, 2014 5:39:18am

Totally OT, but a friend just sent me this. I love it.

adweek.com

210 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 5:45:55am

Good morning Lizards!
Another mainly clear and relatively cool (50F) morning in Philadelphia.

A sort of vegetative weekend. Didn’t do much as allergies are starting to kick in. Drank tea, read, and dealt with cats.

And a big yellow crane appeared in the parking lot across the street. Not sure if it is associated with the building construction, or is doing something else like lifting heat exchangers to/from the neighboring apartment building.

Younger cat’s asthma has been kicking in and the vet and I are seeing if an inhaler and a mild steroid will help with the attacks, or at least lessen their severity. He doesn’t like have the device’s mask held over his face, but I also *have* been able to use it on him 3-4 times as attacks have occurred.

Older cat’s weight is down a bit, but the vet considers that good since we’re trying to get her down to a 9.5-10 lb range (currently 10.2, and was 11 when she was adopted.) She is also being quite sociable recently, but I think that is partially to get extra pets to help remove itchy hairs as she sheds. ;)

Recent reading kick is going back through Prachett’s Discworld books in publication order. About five in now since they are not very long and I’ve had time recently. I figure after this re-read I’ll lend out the box of them to someone, or offer them to my niece again.

211 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 5:48:20am

re: #208 Justanotherhuman

Remember, that biker you are cutting off is probably in better shape than your average lard-assed automotive commuter…mess with them at your own peril.

212 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 6:10:29am

re: #211 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Remember, that biker you are cutting off is probably in better shape than your average lard-assed automotive commuter…mess with them at your own peril.

I don’t assume anything. I always take extra caution when coming up on bikers of any sort (including motorcycles) since I’ve seen them do unpredictable things. My goal isn’t to injure or kill anyone, and that should have been Smock the biker’s goal as well, and even if he had been insulted or cut off, he had no right to beat the guy to a pulp. We don’t know which party committed the offense, but in any event, Smock had no justification for what he did. Obviously, if he had been in the right, there were a number of witnesses to corroborate his story to the police, had they been called.

213 Ian G.  Apr 28, 2014 6:17:34am

cnn.com

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

214 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 6:19:27am
215 GunstarGreen  Apr 28, 2014 6:20:14am

re: #203 Pie-onist Overlord

GUN-FUCKING MEME OF THE DAY.
There is no way you will hit a target by firing two handguns at once.

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Good series, though it got cancelled just as it was getting really interesting. The pictured character is a terminator, so not even human. Gunfucker fail.

Firing a handgun in one hand completely unsupported is a great way to never hit your target, let alone “repeatedly”. As usual, those who fetishize GUNZ!1!1 the most are those who are the absolute LEAST qualified to actually own one, and should never use them.

In other news, from the Irony Files…

Took my Motorcycle Safety Foundation basic course over the weekend. Passed it, fairly handily as I understand, so that’s buoying the spirits. Everyone else looked at me like I was crazy when I showed up in full armor, one of the instructors even made a (good-natured!) joke asking if I was looking to lose some weight, given how hot it was this weekend. Over the course of that day, both he and I dropped the bike (thankfully not on the evaluation… and the same bike, actually, which just adds to the irony). The difference? I got up and walked away with nothing but some wounded pride. He got up with a pretty nasty gash on his arm.

All The Gear, All The Time.

216 Ian G.  Apr 28, 2014 6:21:26am

re: #196 Justanotherhuman

This is really awful, awful.

At Least 18 Dead as Tornadoes Hit Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa

nbcnews.com

Look at the size of this monster; it appears we may have some bad weather ourselves in NC.

Image: nn_weather_forecast_140427.nbcnews-video-reststate-640.jpg

Yeah, last night NWS Storm Prediction Center upgraded central AR to “high risk” convective outlook, which is rare (maybe 3-5 times a year) and it means they’re expecting a violent tornado outbreak. They also took the unusual step of upgrading a tornado watch box over Arkansas to another tornado watch, but with a “particularly dangerous situation” tag.

It looks like there wasn’t much of an outbreak, but that one monster tornado was more than enough to spread death and destruction all over the state. It could have been worse, too. The beast wasn’t all that far from Little Rock. Had it struck the city, we’d be talking about a death toll in the hundreds.

217 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 6:23:56am
218 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 6:24:46am

Jewish Mayor of City in Ukraine Shot in the Back

The mayor of Ukraine’s second largest city was shot in the back Monday and was rushed to a hospital where he is “fighting for his life,” a Kharkov City Council stated on its website. Different sources reported that the mayor was swimming, cycling or jogging when he was shot from a nearby forest.

Kharkov has been relatively unaffected by the turmoil in the country since the Russian takeover of Crimea. The mayor, Gennady Kernes, was a former supported of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.

219 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 6:24:52am

re: #210 Feline Fearless Leader

Ever read Anathem by Neal Stephensen? I’m on my 3rd read, it is a bit thick.

220 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 6:28:52am
221 ericblair  Apr 28, 2014 6:31:23am

re: #220 NJDhockeyfan

@KARK4News how is my wireless router going to@work without power?

Er, it’s called a UPS, and she should probably have one for her network equipment if her job depends on Internet connectivity.

222 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Apr 28, 2014 6:33:46am

re: #219 Political Atheist

Ever read Anathem by Neal Stephensen? I’m on my 3rd read, it is a bit thick.

It’s one of my favorite books even if the science/philosophy is total hokum. But the relationships between the characters are awesome, and the social conception of the praxis-theoric split is really interesting.

223 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 6:33:57am

re: #219 Political Atheist

Ever read Anathem by Neal Stephensen? I’m on my 3rd read, it is a bit thick.

That was my airline reading during a trip overseas a few years back.

Stephenson is not quite on my “buy on sight” list. Have to be careful since The Baroque Cycle books are published a bit oddly in paperback and I came across and bought a sub-section of one of the volumes published as a separate book.

224 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Apr 28, 2014 6:34:46am

re: #220 NJDhockeyfan

You can also get a 3g or 4g plugin for your laptop, a lot of them come with them native, like some Chromebooks.

I cheaped out and went with WiFi.

225 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 6:34:57am

re: #221 ericblair

Er, it’s called a UPS, and she should probably have one for her network equipment if her job depends on Internet connectivity.

One of the best investments I made after buying this house and spending our 1st spring/ early summer here outside of Atlanta. The (almost) daily late after noon/ early evening thunderstorms would knock out power here a couple of times a week for an hour +/-. ALSO,,,, in the winter, ice stoirms taking down lines. Our 2nd winter here our sub-division was without power for 5 days

226 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 6:38:12am

re: #212 Justanotherhuman

sorry, forgot my sarc tag. no excuse for road rage regardless of grievance

227 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 6:38:21am

re: #222 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

It’s one of my favorite books even if the science/philosophy is total hokum. But the relationships between the characters are awesome, and the social conception of the praxis-theoric split is really interesting.

“…the social conception of the praxis-theoric split…” is really interesting in real life, too. : )

It’s all around us.

228 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 6:40:30am

re: #222 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

I loved the idea of monastic isolation for learning & higher education. Also the idea of an advanced civilization so old with such an intact historical record. Sure the science is pretty out there, but if you go ahead and read the lessons at the end, there are some interesting things to learn. My fave was the orbital mechanics. Oh and the “tiling problem”.

229 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 6:41:45am

Every time I think half gov Plain has already reached the ceiling of derp, she just keeps raising the bar.

230 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 6:48:58am

re: #229 Bulworth

Every time I think half gov Plain has already reached the ceiling of derp, she just keeps raising the bar.

Contrary to popular science the most common element in the universe is not hydrogen but ignorance. Look how much a single planet can generate.

231 Romantic Heretic  Apr 28, 2014 6:51:42am

re: #230 Feline Fearless Leader

There are only two infinite things: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein.

232 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 6:53:31am
233 Mattand  Apr 28, 2014 6:54:17am

re: #192 Justanotherhuman

I want to see the (mainly) men who design those torture chambers for the feet start wearing them. Most women’s shoes suck and never fit right, even flats and athletic shoes, because they cram the toes together, are too narrow in the heel, etc. Those awful crocs are probably the only ones designed not to do that. If these people think their feet are “ugly” or “wrong”, they should wait until they get older and see how surgery affects their feet. I had a neuroma and the surgery turned bad when the dr decided to “correct” a “bunion” that had little size, and now that foot’s large toe and second one have a tendency toward ingrown toenails, so I wear nothing but socks or bare feet inside the house, mainly sandals in summer. And I pretty much restricted myself to 2-1/2” heels when I was working, changing to runners for the street. That was almost 30 yrs ago, and I still have a lot of problems with that one foot.

If the shoe doesn’t fit, have surgery? No wonder so many people are neurotic. Look at the lengths they will go to pursue “beauty”—which is always in the eye of the beholder, they say. : ) My 4 yr old g-grandson is beautiful, right now, but those people who really just hate themselves? Pathetic.

I literally found out yesterday about the difference between the Misses and Womens section in a department store; i.e., “Women’s section” is basically code for “You’re too fat, dear”, according to the GF.

Swear to God, I had no idea. That’s horrible.

As a guy, you unfortunately never really get an idea how much women have body image thrown at them until it’s pointed out to you.

234 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 6:55:04am

There seems to be an epidemic of road rage incidents, i.e., the story mentioned above, several more highly publicized in Flori-duh over the last week or so, etc. Must have been that blood moon triggering all this madness…and Teh Gays.

235 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 6:57:27am

re: #211 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Remember, that biker you are cutting off is probably in better shape than your average lard-assed automotive commuter…mess with them at your own peril.

Albeit your comment is sarc, sadly many of the comments in the linked story suggest that the beating was justified. We live in a mad world…..

236 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 6:59:26am

re: #228 Political Atheist

I loved the idea of monastic isolation for learning & higher education. Also the idea of an advanced civilization so old with such an intact historical record. Sure the science is pretty out there, but if you go ahead and read the lessons at the end, there are some interesting things to learn. My fave was the orbital mechanics. Oh and the “tiling problem”.

The monastery as the place to save the historical record has precedents in real history and also is a recurring motif in fictional works.

Thomas Cahill’s _How the Irish Saved Civilization_ as one non-fictional book about the subject.
en.wikipedia.org

In SF alone you see it in _Anathem_, and also in novels such as Miller’s _A Canticle for Leibowitz_. To a lesser extent in Bank’s _Against a Dark Background_ though this novel is about a planet with an old civilization with apparent cycles of decay and recovery.

237 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 7:00:13am

Looks like the Russians have made it into Kiev…

238 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 7:04:35am

re: #237 NJDhockeyfan

Looks like the Russians have made it into Kiev…

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Even after new sanctions Putin still not honoring hashtag.

239 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:04:45am

re: #237 NJDhockeyfan

Looks like the Russians have made it into Kiev…

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and

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Monday,

nytimes.com

240 Ian G.  Apr 28, 2014 7:04:53am

Thinking more about that deadly AR tornado last night, I would like to remind any lurking wingnuts that once again, an agency of the federal government (the Storm Prediction Center) did a bang-up job of predicting it and warning people of it. They put Arkansas on the highest level of alert before the storms even started (“high risk” convective outlook, “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch) and then, once the twister had actually formed, sent out the highest level warnings possible (a “tornado emergency”) to tell people to not mess around and take cover.

So if there are any employees of SPC (or any part of the National Weather Service) reading this, thank you for your hard work and dedication. You save countless lives every year.

241 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 7:04:54am

re: #235 Dr. Matt

Albeit your comment is sarc, sadly many of the comments in the linked story suggest that the beating was justified. We live in a mad world…..

Automobile/bicycle/pedestrian interactions in the city are always pretty much a mix. Asshole behavior and/or ignorance and obliviousness by all three parties. And I have rarely seen any sort of systematic approach to providing all three modes their own access routes and lanes with proper protection. Usually something that puts two of the three types in close proximity, if there is anything set up at all.

242 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 7:05:58am

re: #235 Dr. Matt

Albeit your comment is sarc, sadly many of the comments in the linked story suggest that the beating was justified. We live in a mad world…..

My wife was in a road rage incident in Madison by a bicycle rider. Frankly, that was why I started carrying - there were so me real nuts on those streets every day. Yes, I know they’re a small minority of riders but all it takes is one of them. Had that guy been able to get though the car window that day?

243 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:06:44am

re: #238 Killgore Trout

Even after new sanctions Putin still not honoring hashtag.

Just heard a tad about that yesterday while out doing errands

From what was said, the sanctions are again on “individuals” with “close ties to Putin”

With all thats gone on, and with those individuals knowing sanctions were most likely coming I’m sure they’ve divested themselves from most assets that the US gov’t could hit

244 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 7:07:00am

re: #240 Ian G.

Thinking more about that deadly AR tornado last night, I would like to remind any lurking wingnuts that once again, an agency of the federal government (the Storm Prediction Center) did a bang-up job of predicting it and warning people of it. They put Arkansas on the highest level of alert before the storms even started (“high risk” convective outlook, “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch) and then, once the twister had actually formed, sent out the highest level warnings possible (a “tornado emergency”) to tell people to not mess around and take cover.

So if there are any employees of SPC (or any part of the National Weather Service) reading this, thank you for your hard work and dedication. You save countless lives every year.

But, we don’t need no science and govt programs! We’ll use our divining sticks and look at the sky, and invoke the almighty with prayer…

The ignorance really burns with certain segments of society.

245 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 7:09:21am

re: #243 sattv4u2

Just heard a tad about that yesterday while out doing errands

From what was said, the sanctions are again on “individuals” with “close ties to Putin”

With all thats gone on, and with those individuals knowing sanctions were most likely coming I’m sure they’ve divested themselves from most assets that the US gov’t could hit

Yeah, Putin and friends have already factored this into their plans so they are unbothered. Our response is more of a symbolic ritual so far.

246 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 7:09:23am

New baby at the Cincinnati Zoo this morning!

247 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 7:09:46am

re: #244 Justanotherhuman

But, we don’t need no science and govt programs! We’ll use our divining sticks and look at the sky, and invoke the almighty with prayer…

The ignorance really burns with certain segments of society.

“Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington.”
-Jindal

248 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 7:10:38am
249 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 7:11:17am

re: #247 Varek Raith

“Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington.”
-Jindal

Is that for real? What was his quote about not being the “party of stupid”?

250 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 7:12:21am

re: #249 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Is that for real? What was his quote about not being the “party of stupid”?

cnn.com

251 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 7:13:13am

re: #233 Mattand

I literally found out yesterday about the difference between the Misses and Womens section in a department store; i.e., “Women’s section” is basically code for “You’re too fat, dear”, according to the GF.

Swear to God, I had no idea. That’s horrible.

As a guy, you unfortunately never really get an idea how much women have body image thrown at them until it’s pointed out to you.

Women get photoshopped, men don’t. The ugly guy consistently gets the gorgeous girl in the movie, the ugly girls have to become pretty first. Escher girls and glaring guys in comics. Romney is 67, Hillary is 66. One has the pundits talking about age and appearance, the other doesn’t.

252 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 7:13:42am

re: #249 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Is that for real? What was his quote about not being the “party of stupid”?

And within a month of him saying that that, Mount Redoubt in Alaska erupted six times.

253 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 7:13:57am

re: #246 Backwoods_Sleuth

New baby at the Cincinnati Zoo this morning!

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The other 3 are wondering, Am I the daddy? : )

254 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 7:14:49am

re: #239 sattv4u2

and

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Monday,

nytimes.com

He has a number of people who don’t mind shooting him…

255 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 7:16:25am

re: #242 William Barnett-Lewis

My wife was in a road rage incident in Madison by a bicycle rider. Frankly, that was why I started carrying - there were so me real nuts on those streets every day. Yes, I know they’re a small minority of riders but all it takes is one of them. Had that guy been able to get though the car window that day?

In Florida (and most states), bike riders have to follow the same traffic laws as cars and motorcycles. In my experience, many believe they have their own set of rules. I had a rider punch my car because I was making a right turn, he came up from behind, ignored my turn signal and tried to rush through the intersection. It was morning rush hour, tons of cars, he wasn’t in a bike lane, and I never saw him from behind (why would I look in my rearview mirror while turning right?!!). Dick.

257 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 7:19:20am

re: #255 Dr. Matt

In Florida (and most states), bike riders have to follow the same traffic laws as cars and motorcycles. In my experience, many believe they have their own set of rules. I had a rider punch my car because I was making a right turn, he came up from behind, ignored my turn signal and tried to rush through the intersection. It was morning rush hour, tons of cars, he wasn’t in a bike lane, and I never saw him from behind (why would I look in my rearview mirror while turning right?!!). Dick.

On the other hand, ever see what happens when a bike tries to ride in a car lane because there is no bike lane? On the gripping hand I haven’t enough fingers and toes among my extended family to count the number of times I’ve seen cyclists on the wrong side of the road or riding on sidewalks. Adults, mind, not just preteens.

258 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 7:25:14am

Jindal is on the vanguard of anti-science, anti-knowledge GOPers. Has been pretty much since he vaulted onto the national stage.

For all his claims that the GOP needs to stop being the party of stupid, Jindal has been leading the stupidity with any number of statements, policy prescriptions, and legislative choices.

Whether it’s claiming that volcano research was excessive spending, even though any number of volcanoes across the West Coast could erupt (or have erupted in recent history causing significant damage, most recently Mt. St. Helens), to inserting religion into science classrooms, Jindal is pushing a very specific type of stupidity - one that leaves his state and its citizens in a precarious state given that Louisiana has been one of the poorest and poor performing states by education standards, and the kids who are in those school systems are least able to counter this on their own.

Let’s teach creationism in science classrooms Jindal says. Let’s insert nonsense into the discussion about climate change.

On both subjects, Louisiana and Jindal are hardly alone. Other GOPers, especially in the South, are pushing anti-science agendas, including in the Carolinas, where you’ve got politicians who pushed legislation that would ban any discussion of rising sea levels in land use policies.

A new law in North Carolina will ban the state from basing coastal policies on the latest scientific predictions of how much the sea level will rise, prompting environmentalists to accuse the state of disrespecting climate science.

The law has put the state in the spotlight for what critics have called nearsightedness and climate change denial, but its proponents said the state needed to put a moratorium on predictions of sea level rise until scientific techniques improve.

The law was drafted in response to an estimate by the state’s Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) that the sea level will rise by 39 inches in the next century, prompting fears of costlier home insurance and accusations of anti-development alarmism among residents and developers in the state’s coastal Outer Banks region.

Or, you can look at how the GOP responds to disaster aid, and how it thinks that some parts of the country shouldn’t get disaster aid unless there are strings attached - namely cutting spending by an equal amount, but heaven forbid that if their own district gets hit, that it come with no strings because it would directly harm their constituents and it would take too long for the aid to come.

259 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:26:49am

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console! The weird part is he didn’t take anything that we can tell, the GPS (not that I care about that!) was still there, not even the change in the cup holder! LAPD says it’s happening more and more often, they took a desk report and will keep an eye out but you know that’s probably the end of it! ***SIGH***

260 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:27:18am

re: #245 Killgore Trout

Yeah, Putin and friends have already factored this into their plans so they are unbothered. Our response is more of a symbolic ritual so far.

Speaking of “symbolic rituals”, think I’ll go shower, shave then hit one of our fine local golf courses today!!

261 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 7:27:24am

re: #256 Varek Raith

Looks like tax and mail fraud relating to a business venture he entered into before becoming a US Congressman.

The two-term congressman, who is up for re-election this November, is expected to face multiple criminal charges in connection with his operation of an Upper East Side health food restaurant that he owned prior to entering political life.

The former marine and FBI special agent is expected to be arraigned in federal court Monday afternoon. The charges against Grimm, which are believed to involve tax issues and wire and mail fraud in connection with his Healthalicious restaurant, are the culmination of a 2.5-year investigation that began as a probe into his 2010 campaign fundraising.

The indictment will likely be revealed later today.

262 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 7:27:49am
263 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:28:07am

re: #254 NJDhockeyfan

heh

264 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 7:28:21am

re: #259 Donna Ballard

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console! The weird part is he didn’t take anything that we can tell, the GPS (not that I care about that!) was still there, not even the change in the cup holder! LAPD says it’s happening more and more often, they took a desk report and will keep an eye out but you know that’s probably the end of it! ***SIGH***

How much Political Atheist have to drink last night?

//just kidding!!!

265 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:30:11am

re: #262 NJDhockeyfan

re: #263 sattv4u2

Of course, this is what that mental midget wants! HE WANTS a confrontation! HE wants to make us look like the bad guys here, and the more we do the more he gets what he wants!

BTW, Good Morning Guys!

266 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:30:44am

re: #259 Donna Ballard

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console! The weird part is he didn’t take anything that we can tell, the GPS (not that I care about that!) was still there, not even the change in the cup holder! LAPD says it’s happening more and more often, they took a desk report and will keep an eye out but you know that’s probably the end of it! ***SIGH***

NO NO NO!!

You had 4 ,,, no,,, 7 LAPTOPS in there,,,,,, a 2 carat diamond ring,,,,, a 60” HD / 3D flat screen TV,,,,,, Now go call your insurance company with the list!!!

//////

267 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:31:01am

re: #264 Pie-onist Overlord

WEEELLL not quite as much as I did! ;-)

268 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:31:46am

re: #265 Donna Ballard

BTW, Good Morning Guys!
And a good morning to you too,, and good to see you posting. Finally got “him” to give you a turn, huh!?!?!
/

269 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:33:04am

re: #268 sattv4u2

Only with a crowbar! We call it the redline train, hes on his way to the office… He’ll be back on as soon as he gets in, I’m sure!

270 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 7:33:44am

re: #267 Donna Ballard

WEEELLL not quite as much as I did! ;-)

OK so which one of you was looking for something you thought you left in the car but found it somewhere in the house?

271 GunstarGreen  Apr 28, 2014 7:34:32am

re: #247 Varek Raith

“Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington.”
-Jindal

Updated for recent events:

Instead of monitoring tornadoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the tailspin of debt in Washington!

272 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 7:34:56am

re: #257 kirkspencer

On the other hand, ever see what happens when a bike tries to ride in a car lane because there is no bike lane? .

Hence, bicyclists should be following the same laws and rules as the motorists.

273 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 7:35:55am

re: #259 Donna Ballard

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console!

Probably an irate cyclist. j/k.

Sorry about the break-in. It’s frustrating.

274 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:36:46am

re: #270 Pie-onist Overlord

Nah, I wiped the truck down yesterday cause it was all covered in dust, locked it and went inside. Everything was neat and tidy when I went in. Sigh…

275 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 7:37:23am

re: #257 kirkspencer

+1 for the content and I wish I could give another + for the Moties reference.

276 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 7:38:06am

re: #259 Donna Ballard

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console! The weird part is he didn’t take anything that we can tell, the GPS (not that I care about that!) was still there, not even the change in the cup holder! LAPD says it’s happening more and more often, they took a desk report and will keep an eye out but you know that’s probably the end of it! ***SIGH***

Looking for firearms?

277 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 7:38:26am

re: #259 Donna Ballard

Dang I’m all discombobulated this morning! Some moron broke into our truck last night and went through the glove box and center console! The weird part is he didn’t take anything that we can tell, the GPS (not that I care about that!) was still there, not even the change in the cup holder! LAPD says it’s happening more and more often, they took a desk report and will keep an eye out but you know that’s probably the end of it! ***SIGH***

In my opinion odds are they were looking for a gun. Probably searched under the front seats as well.
(Ninja’d by 20 seconds.)

278 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:40:20am

re: #276 William Barnett-Lewis

re: #277 Feline Fearless Leader

Here in California having a gun in the vehicle and not in a lock box is a felony so I’m not likely to be having in the truck…

279 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 7:41:24am

re: #278 Donna Ballard

Here in California having a gun in the vehicle and not in a lock box is a felony so I’m not likely to be having in the truck…

I have no doubt you two would obey the laws. Others though?

280 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 7:42:02am
281 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:42:32am

re: #278 Donna Ballard

Here in California having a gun in the vehicle and not in a lock box is a felony so I’m not likely to be having in the truck…

Not likely they were looking for a gun
Most likely something they could flip for cash easily,,, I was kinda joking, but as stated,, laptops,,, cell phones ,,,,, The GPS isn’t inviting. They’re so commonly built in to many cars now that the thief would be lucky to get $5 at a pawn shop for it. Not worth the hassles

282 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 7:43:49am
283 Ian G.  Apr 28, 2014 7:44:19am

re: #271 GunstarGreen

Updated for recent events:

Instead of monitoring tornadoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the tailspin of debt in Washington!

Doesn’t even need updating. I saw in the news that we’ve agreed to 10 years of military presence in the Philippines. Does that mean re-opening Clark Air Base, sitting a precarious 15 miles from Mt. Pinatubo?

Yeah, another set of worthless government employees, the US Geological Survey, accurately predicted Pinatubo’s gargantuan 1991 eruption and had Clark evacuated right before it blew. Tens of thousands of Air Force personnel and their families, and billions of dollars of equipment were spared Pinatubo’s wrath.

284 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 7:44:26am

Clumsy oaf of a cat!
Spilled my coffee.

285 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 7:45:04am

re: #276 William Barnett-Lewis

Looking for firearms?

My guess is looking for electronics like a cell phone or tablet. We got so lucky, truck not stolen, not damaged and nothing of note is missing. I don’t even think they got in the bed of the truck.

286 Fineday  Apr 28, 2014 7:46:19am

Re: Cycling, I am fortunate enough to work in Copenhagen “the biking capital of the World”. 40 per cent of all copenhageners use their bycycle when they go to work. We have clearly marked biking paths everywhere, and cyclists often have priority over cars at traffic lights. The city is flat as a pancake, which makes commuting by bike a pleasure. Only problem is the weather. Too many days with rain and/or wind. For those days, we can always ride a train some of the way, since taking your bike with you on the train is free :)

287 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:46:27am

The video, the colors, man, I can get stoned on them.

Is there a new magic wand button I’m seeing on my posting box?

It’s raining in my part of the world.

you?

288 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 7:46:31am

re: #272 Dr. Matt

Hence, bicyclists should be following the same laws and rules as the motorists.

No, you missed the point. Let me rephrase. Ever seen what happens when a car driver uses his bumper to kiss the rear wheel of a bicycle? I’ve got a cousin with a lot of scars due to that. He was going 35 in a 35 mph zone. The car driver thought traffic should be going faster and wanted the bicycle to move over so he could get past.

The driver got caught, by the way. Got pulled over about a block and a half later by the officer who was close and saw it. That made my cousin lucky in some ways.

289 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 7:46:44am

re: #258 lawhawk

“…developers in the state’s coastal Outer Banks region.”

It’s always about the money, and developers rule in NC since the real estate lobbies have always been extremely active, and not just in the cities. There is a reason the Outer Banks region has always been sparsely populated.

290 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:47:13am

re: #284 Varek Raith

Clumsy oaf of a cat!
Spilled my coffee.

Becareful! Cat’s aren’t clumsy.

He did it for a reason.

WHAT DID YOU DO to cause him punish you?

291 sagehen  Apr 28, 2014 7:50:50am

re: #240 Ian G.

Thinking more about that deadly AR tornado last night, I would like to remind any lurking wingnuts that once again, an agency of the federal government (the Storm Prediction Center) did a bang-up job of predicting it and warning people of it. They put Arkansas on the highest level of alert before the storms even started (“high risk” convective outlook, “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch) and then, once the twister had actually formed, sent out the highest level warnings possible (a “tornado emergency”) to tell people to not mess around and take cover.

So if there are any employees of SPC (or any part of the National Weather Service) reading this, thank you for your hard work and dedication. You save countless lives every year.

And in the aftermath, FEMA (the F is for Federal) will send food, water, tents, doctors and other emergency supplies, for as long as it takes until FEMA can process the checks to hire the construction crews you’ll be needing.

292 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:51:01am

oh man, it’s going to be a shitty weather week all around.

I hope the tornados stay in the sky and don’t come to ground anywhere and all any of us get is rain.

293 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:52:23am

OK, “comment to LGF Page”

Did Charles explain this anywhere? I missed it entirely.

294 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 7:53:14am

re: #293 FemNaziBitch

OK, “comment to LGF Page”

Did Charles explain this anywhere? I missed it entirely.

You can take one of your comments and make it into a page!

296 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:54:30am

re: #294 Pie-onist Overlord

You can take one of your comments and make it into a page!

How cool is that?

Although I can’t imagine wanting to do so with one of my comments.

297 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:54:32am

re: #279 William Barnett-Lewis

Its possible he was looking for a charging cell phone… We kept a charger plugged in and it has a light you can see at night. And that’s the last time that’s going to happen, btw! This whole thing is just so weird… The last time this happened was in the ’80s when we had the last recession that left a lot of people out of work… and desperate for money… Our neighborhood was a real armpit back then, but it got so much better in the ’90s and ’00s and we hadn’t had anything happen like this for so long we’d forgotten how bad things were back then… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but its really a bit surreal!

298 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:56:39am

Aaaand the political atheist is in the house! Hi Babe, good train ride?

299 aagcobb  Apr 28, 2014 7:57:12am

re: #240 Ian G.

Thinking more about that deadly AR tornado last night, I would like to remind any lurking wingnuts that once again, an agency of the federal government (the Storm Prediction Center) did a bang-up job of predicting it and warning people of it. They put Arkansas on the highest level of alert before the storms even started (“high risk” convective outlook, “particularly dangerous situation” tornado watch) and then, once the twister had actually formed, sent out the highest level warnings possible (a “tornado emergency”) to tell people to not mess around and take cover.

So if there are any employees of SPC (or any part of the National Weather Service) reading this, thank you for your hard work and dedication. You save countless lives every year.

That is cuz du gubmit wuz CAUZIN du tornados! Alex Jones tolt me so!

300 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 7:57:52am

Way to go California, keep raising taxes and see how many more big companies leave your state.

301 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 7:58:09am
Maria Ridulph Murder
On the evening of December 3, 1957, 7-year-old Maria Ridulph was playing outdoors in the snow with her friend, Kathy Chapman (née Sigman), when an older youth, who introduced himself as “Johnny,” approached the two girls and offered to give Maria a piggyback ride. Shortly after, Kathy went back into her house to put on mittens. When Kathy returned, Maria and “Johnny” had disappeared. Maria’s body was found on April 26, 1958, near Woodbine, Illinois, in the northwest corner of the state 192 km (120 miles) from Sycamore. She had been stabbed to death. The murder remained unsolved until 2008, when a younger half-sister of John Tessier, who had legally changed his name to Jack Daniel McCullough, reported her suspicions about him to the Illinois State Police, based on a deathbed confession made by their mother 14 years earlier, in 1994. McCullough, whom Kathy Chapman identified through photographs, was tried and convicted of murder on September 14, 2012, thus ending the longest cold case in U.S. history. Circuit Court Judge James C. Hallock sentenced McCullough to 30 years to life.[14]

Violence and Insanity have been with us for a long time. People are freaking out like it’s a new phenom.

302 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 7:58:09am

re: #297 Donna Ballard

Cell phone - smart phone, actually - makes sense. At this time there’s a very strong black market for them. Add to it they’re as easily carried as jewelry, usually easier to get to, and more frequently treated as ‘just a thing’ so left around (in cars, on tables, hanging out of pockets, etc), and yes, that’s very likely.

303 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 7:58:12am

re: #286 Fineday

Re: Cycling, I am fortunate enough to work in Copenhagen “the biking capital of the World”. 40 per cent of all copenhageners use their bycycle when they go to work. We have clearly marked biking paths everywhere, and cyclists often have priority over cars at traffic lights. The city is flat as a pancake, which makes commuting by bike a pleasure. Only problem is the weather. Too many days with rain and/or wind. For those days, we can always ride a train some of the way, since taking your bike with you on the train is free :)

I saw that over in Germany in the small town near Colounge I stayed in for a week. Multiple roundabouts on the secondary roads that kept traffic to safer speeds - and bikes/pedestrians had the right of way crossing those. Separate paved bike trails apart from the roads. And space on the local trains for bikes to be carried.

Here in Philadelphia there are bike lanes designated on various streets. But —
1. They aren’t protected from vehicle traffic.
2. On street parking causes cars to transit across the bike lane constantly.
3. Lots of people treat the bike lane as a temporary parking, or loading/unloading lane. And get upset when you bitch at them about it.

Then, you have the ped/bike lanes along the river. You see a mix of issues here:
1. Oblivious pedestrians walking across the lane without looking. (Or, worse, letting their children or pets wander back and forth on it.)
2. Congestion - though I would say most of the people are courteous about waiting for a gap, moving aside, or providing warning that they are passing.
3. Bicyclists not walking bicycles in places clearly marked as places to walk the bicycle; ramps and RR crossing areas.

Like I said in #241 the three types of travel need separate lanes - but that requires space and planning.

304 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 7:58:17am

re: #277 Feline Fearless Leader

In my opinion odds are they were looking for a gun. Probably searched under the front seats as well.
(Ninja’d by 20 seconds.)

Guns left in vehicles are very uncommon in Los Angeles. Well time to see about an alarm that would text our phones, rather than just blare away. Hmm, maybe if one does that booming bwaaa sound from Prometheus/Inception/IntoDarkness….

305 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 7:58:17am

re: #285 Political Atheist

re: #297 Donna Ballard

Have you checked the trunk to see if anythings missing?

Tools are a quick sell

306 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 7:59:34am

Paul Simon is my age, and this is very sad.

Paul Simon, Edie Brickell charged with domestic violence

ncadvertiser.com

“Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell were both arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on Saturday night, April 26, after an apparent domestic dispute, according to New Canaan Police.

“A call to police about the incident at the couple’s New Canaan house was made about 8 p.m. Saturday night, police said. But details over what were not immediately released. New Canaan Police hold a weekly press briefing with local media late each Monday morning.

“Simon and Brickell, who have been married for more than 20 years, have lived in New Canaan with their three children for years. New Canaan Police did not want to release their address. Neither of their names are listed in the town tax records; but their house is in the northern section of town.” More

307 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 7:59:36am

re: #292 FemNaziBitch

oh man, it’s going to be a shitty weather week all around.

I hope the tornados stay in the sky and don’t come to ground anywhere and all any of us get is rain.

I’m sorry you have to endure that!

308 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 7:59:40am

re: #298 Donna Ballard

Aaaand the political atheist is in the house! Hi Babe, good train ride?

Yeah. Saw a sleeper I thought somebody should check for a pulse. I had to wonder how many round trip he made in that booze snooze.

309 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 8:00:29am

I had no idea about this murder. It’s happened not that far from us.

Here is the documentary.

310 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 8:00:46am

re: #306 Justanotherhuman

Paul Simon is my age, and this is very sad.

Paul Simon, Edie Brickell charged with domestic violence

ncadvertiser.com

“Paul Simon and wife Edie Brickell were both arrested and charged with disorderly conduct on Saturday night, April 26, after an apparent domestic dispute, according to New Canaan Police.

“A call to police about the incident at the couple’s New Canaan house was made about 8 p.m. Saturday night, police said. But details over what were not immediately released. New Canaan Police hold a weekly press briefing with local media late each Monday morning.

“Simon and Brickell, who have been married for more than 20 years, have lived in New Canaan with their three children for years. New Canaan Police did not want to release their address. Neither of their names are listed in the town tax records; but their house is in the northern section of town.” More

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover that don’t make that much noise…

311 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:01:18am

re: #305 sattv4u2

Have you checked the trunk to see if anythings missing?

Tools are a quick sell

The back of the truck was unlocked with two tripods, but they didn’t take those… I’m really confused here! The tripods would bring quite a bit in a pawnshop!

312 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 8:01:59am

re: #311 Donna Ballard

The back of the truck was unlocked with two tripods, but they didn’t take those… I’m really confused here! The tripods would bring quite a bit in a pawnshop!

Criminals are dumb.
;)

313 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 8:03:22am

re: #300 NJDhockeyfan

Way to go California, keep raising taxes and see how many more big companies leave your state.

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The question will be if they find working there without the same level of functional infrastructure is worth it. Much as VW is now seriously considering leaving TN after the boondoggle of the union vote.

314 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 8:04:55am

re: #311 Donna Ballard

The back of the truck was unlocked with two tripods, but they didn’t take those… I’m really confused here! The tripods would bring quite a bit in a pawnshop!

Heh. Common as water in this neighborhood. Anywhere else maybe…. :-)

315 sattv4u2  Apr 28, 2014 8:06:24am

Ah well

Off to lose a few golf balls but to gain some peace and quiet!!!!

316 Decatur Deb  Apr 28, 2014 8:06:46am

re: #310 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover that don’t make that much noise…

He carries the reminders of every glove that layed him down.

317 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 8:07:59am

re: #316 Decatur Deb

He carries the reminders of every glove that layed him down.

Now he has to hitchhike to Saginaw.

318 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 8:08:00am
319 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Apr 28, 2014 8:08:17am

re: #313 William Barnett-Lewis

Wages are also much lower there due to the lower standard of living and lower cost of housing

320 Decatur Deb  Apr 28, 2014 8:08:36am

re: #317 Pie-onist Overlord

Now he has to hitchhike to Saginaw.

Did the radical priest come to get him released?

321 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 8:08:56am

ADL: Kerry’s “Apartheid” Reference to Israel “Undiplomatic, Unwise and Unfair”

It is startling and deeply disappointing that a diplomat so knowledgeable and experienced about democratic Israel chose to use such an inaccurate and incendiary term.

We appreciate Mr. Kerry’s deep concern for Israel and his desires to ensure that it have a future of peace and security. Even if he used the repugnant language of Israel’s adversaries and accusers to express concern for Israel’s future, it was undiplomatic, unwise and unfair. Such references are not seen as expressions of friendship and support.

322 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:09:51am

re: #314 Political Atheist

Heh. Common as water in this neighborhood. Anywhere else maybe…. :-)

Yeah, I guess your right, but still… Oh well, no point on dwelling… LADP now knows as well as our bldg mgrs, Debbie’s promised to look in into moving the cameras to cover the cars better. Kinda like gravestone policy but not so severe I guess. Sigh.

323 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 8:10:17am

re: #300 NJDhockeyfan

With any major corporate move away from an established location to a new location, you’re going to lose a lot of corporate talent in the process as many workers will not uproot themselves to follow the company, especially when the move is halfway across the country.

What does that mean then? Well, it might mean that the company in question will let those employees continue working with telecommuting, which means that the originating state will continue to benefit from the workers in the state, and the company doesn’t lose the talent it accrued. It adds to the tax challenge for the company too for reporting purposes, but they’re probably figuring on a cost savings on the move to be in excess of what additional reporting is necessary.

It also means needing to hire people for the new location to meet the job qualifications, and that takes time, and is also disruptive. It can result in lower productivity in the short term, and lower productivity over a longer term as people get acclimated to a telecommuting presence if they’ve held on to their jobs in CA and didn’t follow to TX.

Texas might make sense as home base because it’s a midway point for companies, and makes adjusting to time zone differences.

324 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:10:28am

re: #315 sattv4u2

Have fun!

325 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 8:11:45am

re: #311 Donna Ballard

working in a prison gave me a little education - but only a little so apply salt shaker as desired.

Smash and grab artists have a size limit. Unless they’ve pulled a car up next to yours to transfer things they’re limited to what they can carry in a single trip - and while it’s usually night it’s still walking while carrying stolen goods. This tends to create a selection criteria list.

Small and portable beats large and clumsy. And known selling value beats unknown value.

Smart phones are hot. Laptops aren’t quite as hot. Tablets are mixed. Most other electronics are a ‘only if there’s nothing better’. Cameras do reasonably well, especially if they’ve got any extras (because then the odds are they’re a more expensive camera. Who buys extra lenses for cheap cameras after all?)

Pistols do decently - on average as well as laptops.

About 3/4 of the time jewelry is junk, but it’s so portable that the 1 in 4 payoff makes it worth grabbing.

This isn’t to say tripods and tools aren’t going to get grabbed. It’s just they’re less likely to go away.

326 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:11:52am

re: #314 Political Atheist

Heh. Common as water in this neighborhood. Anywhere else maybe…. :-)

Kinda like the earthquakes we get here, huh?

327 sagehen  Apr 28, 2014 8:13:52am

re: #300 NJDhockeyfan

Way to go California, keep raising taxes and see how many more big companies leave your state.

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I’m sure the price of real estate that close to the beach had nothing to do with it.

328 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 8:16:23am

329 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 8:16:52am

Last week I got a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice saying that an investigation was in progress regarding the “hate crime” that had been committed against myself in 2010.

I’m like all WTF because I didn’t remember being the victim of any “hate crime” just a random break-in where my TV was stolen.

It turns out that the DOJ has classified this as a “hate crime” because Juice families on the block were targeted by the burglar because he thought we wouldn’t call the police on Friday night or Saturday. Now anyway my TV was stolen on a Monday night.

Whatevs, DOJ wants me to know they are totally ON IT.

330 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 8:17:31am

Being careful not to offend China, that would complicate diplomacy

Obama: Goal is not to ‘contain’ China

President Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III touted the benefits Monday of a new defense agreement, saying the goal is not to prevent China from expanding its influence but to ensure the region’s disputes are handled fairly

331 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 8:18:37am

re: #330 Killgore Trout

Being careful not to offend China, that would complicate diplomacy

Obama: Goal is not to ‘contain’ China

China is an emerging super power.
Israel is not.

332 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:19:18am

Sorry I gotta go, my furbinator overlord has decided to commandeer my lap which makes it hard to type. Later y’all!

333 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 8:23:46am

re: #323 lawhawk

The article also mentions the public reason for the move: to be closer to production. Toyota’s US plants are in Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. The local vs import ratio is heavily local now.

For the few times international communications matter, an 8 hour vs 10 hour time difference with Tokyo isn’t that much of a change for the level of executive for whom it matters. There’s a direct non-stop Dallas to Tokyo (and vice versa) flight that’s about an hour and a half longer.

Toyota’s income tax burden will be lower. Its property tax burden will be comparable and (depending on arrangements) might be higher. It’s going to have the cost of real estate and construction.

Yeah, “to escape LA’s high taxes” is inane.

334 Flounder  Apr 28, 2014 8:25:04am

re: #313 William Barnett-Lewis

Do yo have any more info? I googled and got this.
But would love to read more. I’m gonna take a walk though, it is beautiful outside.

335 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 8:25:47am

re: #333 kirkspencer

The article also mentions the public reason for the move: to be closer to production. Toyota’s US plants are in Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. The local vs import ratio is heavily local now.

For the few times international communications matter, an 8 hour vs 10 hour time difference with Tokyo isn’t that much of a change for the level of executive for whom it matters. There’s a direct non-stop Dallas to Tokyo (and vice versa) flight that’s about an hour and a half longer.

Toyota’s income tax burden will be lower. Its property tax burden will be comparable and (depending on arrangements) might be higher. It’s going to have the cost of real estate and construction.

Yeah, “to escape LA’s high taxes” is inane.

About as easy as blaming it on Sterling.
//

336 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 8:28:29am

re: #334 Flounder

Do yo have any more info? I googled and got this.
But would love to read more. I’m gonna take a walk though, it is beautiful outside.

I remember reading reports from Germany immediately after the vote when they decided against adding new production there. VW has a major investment in worker councils (and is 1/2 of upper management) which they implement through unions in the US, so not having the Union was a big hit to the company.

But, no, right now I’m having a dickens trying to find it again. Maybe I’ll try on dw.de …

337 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 8:32:43am

BBL. Gotta work on the job search and then take some time to study for my School Bus driving endorsement to my CDL.

338 Donna Ballard  Apr 28, 2014 8:33:53am

re: #337 William Barnett-Lewis

Good Luck!

339 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 8:34:28am

re: #337 William Barnett-Lewis

BBL. Gotta work on the job search and then take some time to study for my School Bus driving endorsement to my CDL.

Was the study guide written by Otto?

340 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 8:34:58am

The Mullahs are thrilled
John Kerry’s ‘apartheid’ claim bursts Israel bubble: Commentator

Press TV has conducted an interview with Franklin Lamb, political commentator, Beirut about the statement by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Israel risks becoming an apartheid state if fails to make peace with the Palestinian Authorities.

Franklin Lamb is a nut

341 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 8:36:26am
It is one of those times in history where sometimes a word or a phrase can make a big difference and what this is doing is bursting a bubble, including for the Zionists.

I think he knew what he was saying. I think that that word was chosen not only because John Kerry - believe it or not and I met him several times when I worked in Washington - is pro-civil rights. He is pro-human rights - we’ve seen that in his record.

But… he’s been shackled as so many have.

Now that he has decided not to seek the nomination for president in 2016 - partly because he knows that the Zionists will ‘blackball’ him - he is speaking out and he is speaking out, out of frustration and out of concern for the Palestinians and for America’s reputation.

342 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 8:39:20am
343 FemNaziBitch  Apr 28, 2014 8:40:34am

bbl

344 Romantic Heretic  Apr 28, 2014 8:43:52am

re: #261 lawhawk

Looks like tax and mail fraud relating to a business venture he entered into before becoming a US Congressman.

The indictment will likely be revealed later today.

I’m not surprised. Anybody who is stupid enough to threaten a reporter on camera probably has a very loose grip on the whole ethics thing.

345 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 8:45:53am

re: #340 Killgore Trout

The Mullahs are thrilled
John Kerry’s ‘apartheid’ claim bursts Israel bubble: Commentator

Franklin Lamb is a nut

What utter bullshit.

346 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 8:46:39am

re: #340 Killgore Trout

And what Kerry said was correct. Deal with it.

347 Romantic Heretic  Apr 28, 2014 8:50:27am

re: #312 Varek Raith

Criminals are dumb.
;)

Except the ones on Wall Street.

348 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 8:52:46am

Damn…. MSF/DWB goes into places that others dare not tread, in order to provide medical care. Three of their staffers were killed, along with 13 others in a robbery at a hospital in the Central African Republic.

The incident occurred when armed ex-Seleka members surrounded Boguila’s hospital grounds, where a meeting was taking place with forty community leaders invited by MSF to discuss medical access and care. MSF strongly condemns the unprovoked killing of unarmed civilians at a location clearly identified as a health facility, and calls on all parties to the conflict to respect the neutrality of health care staff, facilities, and activities.

“We are extremely shocked and saddened by the brutal violence used against our medical staff and the community,” said Stefano Argenziano, MSF head of mission in CAR. “Our first priority is to treat the wounded, notify family members, and to secure the safety of our staff, patients, and the hospital.”

While some of the gunmen robbed the MSF office at gunpoint and fired shots in the air, other armed men approached the meeting place where MSF staff and community members had gathered together on benches. Unprovoked, the men fired heavily into the crowd, killing and critically wounding meeting participants.

“This appalling incident has forced us to withdraw key staff and suspend activities in Boguila,” said Argenziano. “While we remain committed to providing humanitarian assistance to the community, we also have to take into account the safety of our staff. In reaction to this unconscionable act, we are also examining whether it is feasible to continue operations in other areas.”

MSF is the only international humanitarian organization working in the Boguila area to assist a population increasingly exposed to deadly and indiscriminate attacks by armed groups operating in the area. Saturday’s deadly events constitute an unacceptable attack not just on civilians but also on the ability to provide medical and humanitarian assistance.

Since a coup d’état in March 2013 in CAR, Boguila has experienced increasing tensions and violence, which provoked a massive population displacement in the area in August 2013. In December 2013, Muslims fleeing violence from the nearby village of Nana Bakassa sought refuge with host families in Boguila before moving further north. More recently, on April 11, nearly 7,000 people fled into the bush, and up to 40 people sought shelter on MSF grounds, after an armed group attacked a convoy—accompanied by African Union peacekeeping forces (MISCA)—transiting through Boguila.

349 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 8:53:14am

North Carolina A&T On Lockdown After Report Of Gunman

witn.com

“North Carolina A&T State University is evacuating several buildings and advising other students to take shelter after a report of a man with a rifle on campus.

“An alert posted on the university’s home page and Twitter account shortly after 10 a.m. Monday advised of the campus-wide lockdown after the man was spotted in a campus building. According to a university spokeswoman and a string of Twitter messages from the university’s account, campus police received a report of an armed gunman in the General Classroom Building. The advisory says police are sweeping and evacuating the building.

“N.C. A&T is a historically black university with about 9,000 undergraduate students and a more than 700-acre campus east of downtown Greensboro.”

350 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 8:56:09am

re: #346 Varek Raith

And what Kerry said was correct. Deal with it.

Correct or not is a separate issue. Was it good diplomacy? I don’t think so. I’m still at a loss to think of an explanation as to why the White House thought this was a good idea. What where they trying to accomplish?

351 blueraven  Apr 28, 2014 9:01:07am

re: #350 Killgore Trout

Correct or not is a separate issue. Was it good diplomacy? I don’t think so. I’m still at a loss to think of an explanation as to why the White House thought this was a good idea. What where they trying to accomplish?

outrage!

352 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 9:03:06am

State Dept now referencing Think Progress and Daily Kos to back up foreign policy

Given Dkos’ history of anti-Semitism and Think Progress affiliation with MJ Rosenberg (via Center for American Progress) I think this is also unhelpful.

353 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 9:04:38am
354 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 9:07:06am

re: #352 Killgore Trout

State Dept now referencing Think Progress and Daily Kos to back up foreign policy

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Given Dkos’ history of anti-Semitism and Think Progress affiliation with MJ Rosenberg (via Center for American Progress) I think this is also unhelpful.

” Secretary of State John Kerry Compares Israel to South African Apartheid State”
Town Hall

355 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 9:08:00am

Comments on the articles Sate Dept links to
Dkos - “In practice, Israel is already a single apartheid state.”
Think Progress - “Warning? They are already an apartheid state. The crimes against humanity that Israel perpetrates against the Palestinians is inexcusable.”
Lovely
/

356 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 9:09:53am

re: #354 Gus

” Secretary of State John Kerry Compares Israel to South African Apartheid State”
Town Hall

That’s why I think it was unhelpful and should have been handled better. I really don’t see what good will come of this, it just further mainstreams some very bad ideas.

357 darthstar  Apr 28, 2014 9:10:54am

#Warriors fans.

358 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 9:11:12am

re: #351 blueraven

outrage!

They certainly accomplished that.

359 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:11:18am

re: #350 Killgore Trout

Correct or not is a separate issue. Was it good diplomacy? I don’t think so. I’m still at a loss to think of an explanation as to why the White House thought this was a good idea. What where they trying to accomplish?

Netanyahu is a wingnut. You figure it out.

360 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:11:33am

re: #358 Killgore Trout

They certainly accomplished that.

Mostly from you and the RW.
Funny, that.

361 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:13:03am

Diplomacy is nice in public, hardball behind doors.
Seriously, who doesn’t know this?

362 darthstar  Apr 28, 2014 9:13:53am
363 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 9:14:48am

Firedog Lake is happy about the prospect of ending relations with Israel. Let’s hope the State Dept doesn’t retweet
Secretary Kerry Warns Israel Could Become ‘An Apartheid State’

The two-state solution is all but dead anyway which means, if Secretary Kerry’s analysis is correct, Israel will become a unitary apartheid state. Then the question becomes will this change in designation alter the US relationship with Israel?

Can America be formally aligned with - let alone aggressively supportive of - a country practicing apartheid?

364 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 9:16:11am

re: #363 Killgore Trout

Firedog Lake is happy about the prospect of ending relations with Israel. Let’s hope the State Dept doesn’t retweet
Secretary Kerry Warns Israel Could Become ‘An Apartheid State’

Who here gives a shit about FDL?

365 blueraven  Apr 28, 2014 9:16:43am

re: #358 Killgore Trout

They certainly accomplished that.

We should lock Kerry up and throw away the key. He is evil! But not even half as evil as Obama!!!

or for that matter, Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert.

/

366 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:17:33am

re: #364 Pie-onist Overlord

Who here gives a shit about FDL?

Please let me know if I’m getting stuff wrong on this one.

367 Political Atheist  Apr 28, 2014 9:19:34am

re: #328 Varek Raith

Yup, Toyota is moving their California/North American HQ to Texas. Nissan did too. The guy from Nissan specifically cited taxes in California as one of the reasons. Sucks.

368 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:20:43am

Rep. Michael Grimm, R-NY, pleads not guilty to 20 count indictment charging him with concealing money and lying about his workers’ wages - @AaronKatersky
end of alert

369 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 9:21:13am

Hmm. Looks like I might be sold to Comcast.

Swell.

Comcast details plan to give up customers and create new cable company

arstechnica.com

370 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:23:33am

re: #369 Skip Intro

Hmm. Looks like I might be sold to Comcast.

Swell.

Comcast details plan to give up customers and create new cable company

arstechnica.com

Comcast also plans to sell customers to Charter as well; OK, a done deal.
theverge.com

371 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 9:25:29am

re: #370 Justanotherhuman

Not in my state. It’s Charter ===> Comcast here.

372 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 9:25:59am

This is pretty funny.

Bundy Ranch ‘Security Chief’ Kicks Oath Keepers OFF Bundy Ranch — LMFAO

373 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:26:41am

re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is pretty funny.

Bundy Ranch ‘Security Chief’ Kicks Oath Keepers OFF Bundy Ranch — LMFAO

Lol, drone strike.

374 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 9:30:33am

re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is pretty funny.

Bundy Ranch ‘Security Chief’ Kicks Oath Keepers OFF Bundy Ranch — LMFAO

and just so everybody knows, as Booda, head of security for the Bundy Family I can swear on the white skin that covers my ass there will not be an Oath Keeper — there WILL NOT BE AN OATH KEEPER allowed to set foot on the internal ranch property.

375 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:30:35am

re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is pretty funny.

Bundy Ranch ‘Security Chief’ Kicks Oath Keepers OFF Bundy Ranch — LMFAO

They have to get back to their armchairs…

376 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 9:31:24am

re: #363 Killgore Trout

The peace process is all but dead because Hamas is on the State Department’s terror list, which would prohibit the US from providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority - the situation that has largely been the case since 2006 when Hamas won elections, but the ensuing Palestinian civil war made the issue moot since the US could deem the aid to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank under Fatah and claim the aid wasn’t going to Hamas.

With a potential reconciliation deal in place between Fatah and Hamas, that issue reemerges, if Hamas and Fatah actually reconcile and allow elections - and adhere to the results of the elections this fall.

Warning that Israel could become an apartheid state isn’t the same thing as being an apartheid state. It recognizes that Israel’s demographic situation is perilous when you consider Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank - a situation that even Ariel Sharon recognized. So too do the Israelis like Netenyahu. Disengagement was one way to get around the situation, but that didn’t work out with Gaza, where Hamas now rules with an iron fist.

The notion that Israel could become an apartheid state is meant to cajole Israel into taking actions that would result in a disengagement or a peace deal of some sort. In effect, it’s recognizing the need for another Sharon-type move by Netenyahu and the Israelis, because they can’t expect the Palestinians to do anything.

A peace deal wont come between Israel and the Palestinians as long as Hamas refuses to recognize Israel’s rights, and wont accept deals done previously. That makes the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah even more of a death knell for the peace process.

And as for Abbas’ statements re: the Holocaust remembrance day, they were all well and good, except for the part of trying to engage in some serious historical revisionism and moral equivalency by claiming parallels between the Holocaust and what the Palestinians have endured since Israel’s condition.

The two are in no way comparable, and it was the false equivalency that is repugnant.

377 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:31:46am

More Sterling news…

State Farm says remarks attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling are ‘offensive’; ‘will be taking a pause in our relationship with the organization’ - statement via @NBCNews
end of alert

NBA says it will hold a press conference tomorrow to make an announcement about its investigation involving Clippers owner Donald Sterling - @NBA
see original on twitter.com

379 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 9:36:23am

re: #372 Backwoods_Sleuth

This is pretty funny.

Bundy Ranch ‘Security Chief’ Kicks Oath Keepers OFF Bundy Ranch — LMFAO

Oath Keepers, making Redge and the Judean People’s Front seem reasonable and competent.

381 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:39:20am

CarMax says it is ending sponsorship with Los Angeles Clippers; remarks attributed to owner Donald Sterling are ‘completely unacceptable’ - statement via @NBCNews
end of alert

382 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 9:40:06am

Conservative Treehouse version of Donald Sterling vs. Reality

The OpenSecrets records show a $1,000 donation to Bill Bradley on Nov. 30, 1989, another $1,000 donation to Bill Bradley on November 30, 1989 [Hmmm!], a $1,000 donation to Patrick Leahy on September 9, 1991, and a $1,000 donation to Gray Davis on September 27, 1991.

That adds up to $4,000 (assuming the two identical Bradley donations are actually separate donations and not the same donation turning up twice)

[…]

1. The claim that Sterling is a “Democratic fundraiser” appears entirely unsupported.

2. The claim that Sterling is a Democratic contributor appears also to be false; a correct claim would be that 22 years ago Sterling was a Democratic contributor. (Since then he has been even-handed in donating an identical amount of $0 to both parties).

3. As for the claim that Sterling is a Democrat, the Conservative Treehouse article you cited does not make that claim. (The Daily Caller article which the Conservative Treehouse cites also fails to make that claim.).

383 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 9:42:36am

re: #381 Justanotherhuman

CarMax says it is ending sponsorship with Los Angeles Clippers; remarks attributed to owner Donald Sterling are ‘completely unacceptable’ - statement via @NBCNews
end of alert

This morning, the first thing out of Rush Limbaugh’s mouth was Sterling was a Democrat and was only being attacked because he didn’t contribute enough to Obama.

384 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:44:19am

re: #383 Kragar

This morning, the first thing out of Rush Limbaugh’s mouth was Sterling was a Democrat and was only being attacked because he didn’t contribute enough to Obama.

Yet the only defenders I can find of Sterling are Donald Trump and Bill Kristol.

385 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 9:44:40am

Oh, the Conservative Treehouse is a real thing?

386 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 9:45:41am

And the “mogul from hell” has to get his 2 cents in by insulting another woman.

Donald Trump attacks ‘girlfriend from hell’ for ‘setting up’ racist NBA owner Don Sterling

rawstory.com

387 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 9:45:51am

re: #383 Kragar

This morning, the first thing out of Rush Limbaugh’s mouth was Sterling was a Democrat and was only being attacked because he didn’t contribute enough to Obama.

And, as mentioned this weekend, the Left has uniformly stood up for Sterling and even called him a “Founding Father Like-Patriot”. Emmirite??

388 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 9:46:36am
This morning, the first thing out of Rush Limbaugh’s mouth was Sterling was a Democrat and was only being attacked because he didn’t contribute enough to Obama.

Of course the libtard media will totally ignore this very plausable, very reasonable theory by a very serious person. ///

389 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 9:47:17am

And it’s OBAMA’S FAULT because these are all Government jobs!!!
Oh wait no.

390 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 9:47:28am
391 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 9:48:19am

re: #382 Dr. Matt

Conservative Treehouse version of Donald Sterling vs. Reality

I found one from 2002 which I’m keeping secret. Don’t think it really matters if he contributed to Democrats. Contributing money is not the same as being a fundraiser.

392 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 9:49:23am
Donald Trump attacks ‘girlfriend from hell’ for ‘setting up’ racist NBA owner Don Sterling

Totally. Just a nice old guy with a wife and mistress or two, who’s just “asking questions”.

393 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 9:49:36am

re: #389 Pie-onist Overlord

394 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 9:50:53am

Lunch time diversion - the many styles of the NYC burger.

395 blueraven  Apr 28, 2014 9:51:40am

re: #389 Pie-onist Overlord

And it’s OBAMA’S FAULT because these are all Government jobs!!!
Oh wait no.

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the report is from Zero Hedge…nuts!

396 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 9:54:05am
397 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 9:54:25am

Kragar posted:

Sarah Palin’s “waterboarding baptism” comment does clear up any question whether she’d govern as a bloody-minded, vengeance-crazed theocrat.
— Lex

Gosh, dude says “bloody-minded, vengeance-crazed theocrat” like it’s a bad thing.

/

398 darthstar  Apr 28, 2014 9:55:58am

Hey Charles…I like the new ‘comment to lgf page’ icon.

399 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 9:56:00am

re: #397 Bulworth

Kragar posted:

“bloody-minded, vengeance-crazed
/

In games, it’s my MO.
In real life, not so much.

400 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 9:56:17am

He’s registered as a Republican.

401 Ian G.  Apr 28, 2014 9:56:26am

re: #357 darthstar

Well done, gentlemen.

402 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 9:57:03am

CONFIRMED: Most of Jobs Added During Obama Years are Low-Paying, Part-Time Jobs

Doesn’t this just prove PROOOF!!! what lazy, no good losers these people with part time low paying jobs are???
CONFIRMED FACTS TROOOOF
/

403 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 9:57:51am

re: #398 darthstar

Hey Charles…I like the new ‘comment to lgf page’ icon.

You going to make that comment a page? //

404 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 9:59:17am

Another genius heard from.

405 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 9:59:27am

re: #381 Justanotherhuman

CarMax says it is ending sponsorship with Los Angeles Clippers; remarks attributed to owner Donald Sterling are ‘completely unacceptable’ - statement via @NBCNews
end of alert

406 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:00:21am

re: #404 Pie-onist Overlord

Fallacy? Never heard of him.

407 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 10:00:49am

re: #404 Pie-onist Overlord

Another genius heard from.

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Eleventy billion.

408 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:00:50am

HURR HURR!!!! ONLY CONSERVATIVES HAVE TEH JRRBZ!!!! NO LIBRULS EVER WORK. CONFIRMED. FACT!!!!

409 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:01:31am

I’d hire the first guy, he’s creative and funny. The second guy is a baby.

410 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 10:02:18am

#HowCanYouSpotAWingnut

Spends all day saying stupid shit on the internet.

411 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:03:01am

HURR HURR U LIBTARD!!!!

412 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 10:03:14am

Why stop at $10.10? Or even $15? Make the
#minwage
$1000/hr.

Indeed. Why should bidnesses have to pay workers at all? Whatever happened to apprenticeship programs and workhouses and indentured servitude? Then the job creators could keep all the monies cause it’s their monies and create more jobs. ///

413 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:04:11am

re: #410 Varek Raith

#HowCanYouSpotAWingnut

Spends all day saying stupid shit on the internet.

Speaking of which, that imaginary drone strike predicted in 80 bazillion tweets sure is taking a long time to hit the Bundy Ranch.
twitter.com

414 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 10:06:25am

“work for free”? Welfare-takers should work for what they get paid…just like everyone else.

This “argument” just never gets old…Has there been some modestly good news today from which the RWNJ are trying to distract us?

415 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 10:06:32am

re: #413 jaunte

Speaking of which, that imaginary drone strike predicted in 80 bazillion tweets sure is taking a long time to hit the Bundy Ranch.
twitter.com

Well, the Oath Keepers scattered, so of course they called it off.
///

416 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:07:12am

re: #415 Kragar

They must have run out of beef jerky.

417 lawhawk  Apr 28, 2014 10:07:34am

Didn’t spend much time this weekend following the Sterling news, but it’s got to be the toughest thing that the new NBA commissioner will likely have to deal with for the foreseeable future. Heck, it appears that the NBA turned a blind eye to what Sterling was up to for years. Now? It’s coming back to bite them in a bad way.

They had all attended his infamous white parties in Malibu, Calif., where he would be the only one in all black, parading around hired models and asking his players if they liked what they saw.

They had all seen him waltzing into the locker room after a big win with his cronies and pointing at different players getting dressed as if they were high-priced cars in his garage.
Perhaps most importantly, they all had a computer and access to the Internet.

“Have you ever typed his name into Google?” a longtime Clippers employee told me when asked about Sterling. “The first word that pops up next to his name is ‘racist.’ That didn’t happen this week. It’s been the first word that pops up after his name for years.”

Indeed, as early as November 2009, Sterling agreed to pay a record $2.725 million to settle allegations that he discriminated against African-Americans, Hispanics and families with children at several apartment buildings he owns in and around Los Angeles.

But there was this false sense of hope that maybe those days were behind Sterling and the Clippers. Blake Griffin burst onto the scene in 2010 and raised the profile of the franchise, and by 2011, Chris Paul had come to town and made them certifiable contenders.

Everyone turned a blind eye, until TMZ and Deadspin published those tapes. And now everyone is seeing what light does as a disinfectant.

418 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:08:30am

First time I ever voted I voted for Democrats on the national level and locally, Republicans. I was a registered Democrat. Most of the time after that it was always Democrats. Then, I became an independent and voted for Republicans in two major elections. This was followed by voting for Democrats in 2010 and 2012. What am I?

419 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:08:50am

re: #414 Bulworth

“work for free”? Welfare-takers should work for what they get paid…just like everyone else.

This “argument” just never gets old…Has there been some modestly good news today from which the RWNJ are trying to distract us?

You notice this wingnut said work for whatever the Jrrb Creators feel like they should be paid not PAID for their WORK.

420 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:09:22am
421 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:09:50am

And that didn’t take long.
HURR HURR UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID

422 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:10:56am

Never argue with someone whose avi is “dressed” in a Benghazi twibbon.

423 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:12:20am

re: #422 Pie-onist Overlord

#nicetry breaking into my sealed bubble!

424 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:13:26am
425 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:14:09am

And another one.

426 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 10:15:53am

re: #418 Gus

First time I ever voted I voted for Democrats on the national level and locally, Republicans. I was a registered Democrat. Most of the time after that it was always Democrats. Then, I became an independent and voted for Republicans in two major elections. This was followed by voting for Democrats in 2010 and 2012. What am I?

A meat popsicle?

427 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:16:09am
428 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:16:59am

Not a Fake Quote, but notice that it is the Rich White Guys saying it.

429 Decatur Deb  Apr 28, 2014 10:17:04am

re: #418 Gus

First time I ever voted I voted for Democrats on the national level and locally, Republicans. I was a registered Democrat. Most of the time after that it was always Democrats. Then, I became an independent and voted for Republicans in two major elections. This was followed by voting for Democrats in 2010 and 2012. What am I?

Over-optimistic.

430 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 10:17:08am

re: #409 Pie-onist Overlord

I’d hire the first guy, he’s creative and funny. The second guy is a baby.

Yeah, but when we get rid of the child labor lays you could work the baby all day for pennies.

431 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:17:17am

re: #376 lawhawk

The peace process is all but dead because Hamas is on the State Department’s terror list, which would prohibit the US from providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority - the situation that has largely been the case since 2006 when Hamas won elections, but the ensuing Palestinian civil war made the issue moot since the US could deem the aid to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank under Fatah and claim the aid wasn’t going to Hamas.

White House: Hamas-Fatah reconciliation ‘isn’t necessarily a bad thing’

In closed briefing, presidential adviser Philip Gordon tells Jewish leaders that while timing of deal was ‘unhelpful’ it was hard to see how peace could be reached with only ‘half a Palestinian entity.’

Unfortunately it looks like the model for Palestinian reconciliation will be a Lebanese style arrangement. with each block given a designated position in government. So it’s entirely possible that Hamas will continue it’s work as a terrorist organization while holding a chunk of permanent political power. Of course that depends on the deal holding. It’s entirely possible that Hamas and Fatah will go back to kidnapping and arresting each other in a few months.

432 Lidane  Apr 28, 2014 10:18:38am

re: #405 Backwoods_Sleuth

433 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:19:04am
Gordon also briefed the representatives on the ongoing talks with Iran, expressing optimism about their achievements and eventual outcome. His positive assessment, however, was not shared by most of his listeners.

lol

434 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:19:14am

re: #430 Skip Intro

Yeah, but when we get rid of the child labor lays you could work him all day for pennies nothing.

Unpaid internships for everyone until they’re 26!!

HURR HURR IF THEY CAN STAY ON THERE PARENTS OBAMACARE WHY SHUD THEY GET PAID!!!!!

435 HoosierHoops  Apr 28, 2014 10:19:32am

Greetings from the North Woods Lizards.
I’m doing fine hope you are also. Still waiting for my pension so I can get Internet. Still chilly up here

436 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 10:19:38am

re: #432 Lidane

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Rush Limbaugh feels his pain.

437 kirkspencer  Apr 28, 2014 10:19:59am

re: #428 Pie-onist Overlord

Not a Fake Quote, but notice that it is the Rich White Guys saying it.

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If I’m working full time plus a part-time job and have to worry about whether I should buy medicine or food for the kids, I am not tranquil.

438 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:20:38am

re: #429 Decatur Deb

Over-optimistic.

Not anymore. That basically ended in 1996.

439 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 10:20:57am

re: #418 Gus

First time I ever voted I voted for Democrats on the national level and locally, Republicans. I was a registered Democrat. Most of the time after that it was always Democrats. Then, I became an independent and voted for Republicans in two major elections. This was followed by voting for Democrats in 2010 and 2012. What am I?

A Soros-paid Obamabot

…..and Benghazi
////

440 Lidane  Apr 28, 2014 10:21:40am

re: #362 darthstar

441 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:21:43am

re: #437 kirkspencer

If I’m working full time plus a part-time job and have to worry about whether I should buy medicine or food for the kids, I am not tranquil.

Jefferson & the Kochs are TEH MOAST TRANQUIL because Jeff had slaves to do everything & Kochs have Teh Moast Moneys.

442 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:22:37am

Los Angeles NAACP President Leon Jenkins: Donation from Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be returned after alleged comments; lifetime achievement award rescinded - live video

443 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 10:22:48am

If only we’d know about this Sterling fellow sooner.

From 2009:

Just in time for the lottery, ESPN The Magazine has a look-see at the walking abomination known as Donald Sterling, Clippers owner and a man of discerning taste. Dislikes: blacks, Mexicans, children. Likes: Koreans, blowjobs.

deadspin.com

444 Decatur Deb  Apr 28, 2014 10:23:10am

re: #438 Gus

Not anymore. That basically ended in 1996.

Trimotor was a no-show on Sat, made several nice overhead passes at 1000’ yesterday. Very pretty once the sun angle took it out of silhouette.

445 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 10:23:39am

And the brontosaurus in the room is that what Kerry said is trivial and meaningless in the greater situation. The Middle East is going to remain a powder keg until the people actually living there and the governments they live under collectively decide to make a meaningful peace.

All the US really can do can cajole from the edges, and put some pressure on by way of economic means; e.g. sanctions, loans, etc.

I was hoping back in 2009 that the Obama Administration would break with the recurring pipe dream that a US administration would make the “breakthrough” leading to ME peace. But they seem to have stumbled into the same pitfall as all their predecessors.

446 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 28, 2014 10:24:12am

re: #260 sattv4u2

Speaking of “symbolic rituals”, think I’ll go shower, shave then hit one of our fine local golf courses today!!

I think I hate you… Nothing but Rain, Rain and More Rain here in the Nashville area. Probably won’t see my clubs for a couple of weeks, since I’m flying to Florida (Keys) for 5 days, see some family down there.

RBS

447 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:24:18am

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

448 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 10:24:20am

HURR HURR UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID

“You’re outta order! This case is outta order! This whole COURT Is outta order!”

449 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 10:24:47am

re: #435 HoosierHoops

Greetings from the North Woods Lizards.
I’m doing fine hope you are also. Still waiting for my pension so I can get Internet. Still chilly up here

I hope the dog hasn’t weighed you and gotten a calorie chart out yet.
O_o

450 Feline Fearless Leader  Apr 28, 2014 10:26:40am

re: #448 Bulworth

HURR HURR UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID

“You’re outta order! This case is outta order! This whole COURT Is outta order!”

“There are tooth marks on this scenary!”
“Yea, Pacino was here.”

451 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 28, 2014 10:27:20am

re: #432 Lidane

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And lets hear the RWNJ’s bitch about this, since it’s the Free Market at work. They don’t want to be associated, so they are removing themselves from it.

RBS

452 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 10:28:41am

re: #443 Skip Intro

If only we’d know about this Sterling fellow sooner.
From 2009:
deadspin.com

Good lord, look at the the giant turd that some Klan loving poster left at deadspin: deadspin.com

453 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:29:26am

another one…

454 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:29:28am

re: #445 Feline Fearless Leader

And the brontosaurus in the room is that what Kerry said is trivial and meaningless in the greater situation. The Middle East is going to remain a powder keg until the people actually living there and the governments they live under collectively decide to make a meaningful peace.

All the US really can do can cajole from the edges, and put some pressure on by way of economic means; e.g. sanctions, loans, etc.

I was hoping back in 2009 that the Obama Administration would break with the recurring pipe dream that a US administration would make the “breakthrough” leading to ME peace. But they seem to have stumbled into the same pitfall as all their predecessors.

Agreed. I’ve been increasingly unhappy with our foreign policy lately but I can’t put too much blame on the administration for the failing peace talks. There were’ doomed anyways. My objection is to the unhelpful insults after the talks collapsed, it was unnecessary. I also think Kerry’s threat/promise to make up his own peace plan and issue a ‘love it or leave it” ultimatum is kind of silly. I don’t get the point of it.

456 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:30:34am

re: #453 Backwoods_Sleuth

another one…

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457 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:31:35am

Now KIA!

458 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:31:39am
459 wrenchwench  Apr 28, 2014 10:31:43am

Grow I must, and as I grow, I will resist.

Twitty meets South Carolina Gold rice for the first time, 2010

On August 26, 2013, I hammered away at the gut-juiced log podium at MAD imploring the hundreds gathered to take note of the heritage of their food. I wanted them to consider their food’s stories and what those stories meant for the people who brought those foods into history. I also wanted them to consider what those stories meant for their descendants and those from other backgrounds who enjoyed the foods and benefited from their import.

One of the things I talked about was the connection between rice in the colonial and antebellum South and the people who were brought to grow it. Limited to a stretch of land on the Southeastern coast of the United States, rice cultivation in the dark malarial swamps was the most dangerous agricultural labor practiced in what would become the United States. It has been said that the human power needed to change those swamps into rice fields can be likened to the power needed to make the pyramids of Giza. Once those fields were created, however, they also gave rise to the wealthiest landed aristocracy in early North America; two successful rice crops made you the equivalent of a millionaire.

[…]

On August 26, 2013 I made my plea, and on September 7, I found out just how personal this plea really was.

[…]

Gina Paige, the head of a genetics testing company, arrived just before the meal to present me with a gift. Six weeks prior to Stagville, at a synagogue near my home, a rabbi bestowed a blessing on me before I swabbed my cheeks and placed them in plastic bags to be sent to a testing facility. Now I was about to meet a woman whose existence I hadn’t predicted, and without whom I would not exist. I would meet her in the shadow of slave cabins, around 150 years after the end of the American Civil War, about fifty years after the Civil Rights movement, in front of an audience of every color, ethnic group, religion, and lack thereof — gay, straight, and otherwise — in a scene neither slavery nor segregation dreamed imaginable. I wanted to learn the root of my food heritage, and here it was.

[…]

Read the whole, rich story. Watch the videos. Then you’ll probably need lunch.

Vimeo

460 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:31:52am

Police give ‘all clear’ after investigating reports of gunman on North Carolina A&T State University campus - @myfox8
read more on myfox8.com

461 Lidane  Apr 28, 2014 10:31:56am

re: #455 Pie-onist Overlord

Tell me again how the Whiskey Rebellion went down. I forgot.

462 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:32:07am
463 Dr Lizardo  Apr 28, 2014 10:32:29am

re: #453 Backwoods_Sleuth

another one…

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Yep. And so it goes. By the end of the day, I doubt the Clippers are gonna have anyone left.

464 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 10:32:56am

re: #448 Bulworth

HURR HURR UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID

“You’re outta order! This case is outta order! This whole COURT Is outta order!”

“THE CANDY MACHINE BY THE MEN’S ROOM IS OUT OF ORDER!”

465 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:33:50am

heh…

466 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:34:31am

re: #452 Dr. Matt

Good lord, look at the the giant turd that some Klan loving poster left at deadspin: deadspin.com

What a total pig. Sterling, that is, and his admirers.

467 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 10:34:55am

re: #460 Justanotherhuman

Police give ‘all clear’ after investigating reports of gunman on North Carolina A&T State University campus - @myfox8
read more on myfox8.com

See, if EVERYONE was armed then there would be no need to panic when you see someone with a firearm!!!!!! yeeeehAAAAWWWW Freeeedumb.

///

468 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:35:05am

re: #465 Backwoods_Sleuth

heh…

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and:

469 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:35:06am

Intentionally funny or typo in headline?
Slate: Why Is we Sanctioning Russia if We Don’t Think it Will Work?

470 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 10:35:34am

re: #466 Justanotherhuman

What a total pig.

And their commenting system sucks. You can’t flag spam and shit posts.

471 Skip Intro  Apr 28, 2014 10:35:44am

re: #463 Dr Lizardo

Yep. And so it goes. By the end of the day, I doubt the Clippers are gonna have anyone left.

Rush Limbaugh may become a sponsor. Now that we know Sterling is a Repub and a racist, Limbaugh can go all in.

472 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 10:35:52am

Why is we need editor?

473 Gus  Apr 28, 2014 10:36:26am
474 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:36:53am

re: #470 Dr. Matt

And their commenting system sucks. You can’t flag spam and shit posts.

The whole Gawker network commenting system is fucked up.

475 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:36:59am

re: #470 Dr. Matt

And their commenting system sucks. You can’t flag spam and shit posts.

Well, actually, I meant both Sterling and his “admirers”. : )

476 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:37:17am

re: #472 Varek Raith

Why is we need editor?

I are not sure editor be needed.

477 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:37:35am

re: #467 Dr. Matt

If every high-schooler had an AK in their backpack, the media wouldn’t make such a fuss.

478 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:37:58am

re: #469 Killgore Trout

A riff on GWB’s “No Child Left Behind” comment?

479 Varek Raith  Apr 28, 2014 10:38:43am

re: #477 jaunte

If every high-schooler had an AK in their backpack, the media wouldn’t make such a fuss.

Screw the AK.
Give me a M41a!

480 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:38:50am

re: #478 Backwoods_Sleuth

A riff on GWB’s “No Child Left Behind” comment?

That was my first thought too but it’s probably just a typo

481 Dr. Matt  Apr 28, 2014 10:40:40am

re: #468 Backwoods_Sleuth

and:

Sorry. He’s Registered GOP. RT @Rightwingpolok You would know about space cadets. Have you mentioned yet that Sterling was a proud Democrat?

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) April 28, 2014

huh? Where is this “Registered GOP” info coming from?

482 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 28, 2014 10:41:38am

re: #463 Dr Lizardo

Yep. And so it goes. By the end of the day, I doubt the Clippers are gonna have anyone left.

And just as I expected…. in freeperville

To: Rebelbase
I don’t understand this.

The man was in his own home speaking to his girlfriend who evidently was taping the conversation. What was her motive for creating this firestorm?

I didn’t hear what he said, and if it’s racist, it is what it is. But what about taping a conversation and leaking it to the media. No one is talking about that. He never publicly stated any of this.

8 posted on 4/28/2014 12:31:36 PM by Allison_Wonderland
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

So, apparently it’s perfectly ok to be a racist as long as you keep it inside the house.

RBS

483 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:41:52am

re: #481 Dr. Matt

huh? Where is this “Registered GOP” info coming from?

Found it at Mother Jones.

484 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:42:21am

Yes, yes, yes.

485 danarchy  Apr 28, 2014 10:42:28am

re: #460 Justanotherhuman

Police give ‘all clear’ after investigating reports of gunman on North Carolina A&T State University campus - @myfox8
read more on myfox8.com

Hmm, makes me wonder if it was something like what happened at the Burlington mall a couple years ago. Someone thought a guys umbrella looked like a gun and called the cops. SWAT teams came in and locked down the mall.
lowellsun.com

486 Lidane  Apr 28, 2014 10:42:54am

re: #468 Backwoods_Sleuth

This whole Sterling situation was a gift from heaven for Keith. His Twitter TL has been fantastic in all this. Yeah, he’s a pompus ass most of the time, but he’s been on point since the story broke.

487 Kragar  Apr 28, 2014 10:43:26am

re: #481 Dr. Matt

Registrar of Voters FOIA request apparently

488 wrenchwench  Apr 28, 2014 10:44:05am
489 CuriousLurker  Apr 28, 2014 10:44:38am

re: #452 Dr. Matt

Good lord, look at the the giant turd that some Klan loving poster left at deadspin: deadspin.com

As expected, a shining example of white supremacy:

Benghiza - Libya or Egypt? Oh wait, that would be Bengiza.
Patroit - Someone who loves Detroit?
Christain - Eww.
Drivebyes - Is that where people wave at you instead of shooting?

I was laughing too hard to read any further.

490 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:44:55am

re: #483 Pie-onist Overlord

huh? Where is this “Registered GOP” info coming from?

Found it at Mother Jones.

On Sunday, Michael Hiltzik, a Los Angeles Times columnist, tweeted that local voter records show Sterling to be a registered Republican “since 1998.” We followed up on that, and a search of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s website for Sterling’s name, date of birth, and address confirmed that he’s registered as a Republican:
Donald Sterling Republican Registration from LA County

Image: Sterling_0.png

491 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:45:06am
492 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:46:03am

heads up southern lizards:

493 NJDhockeyfan  Apr 28, 2014 10:46:32am
494 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 28, 2014 10:47:18am

fun stuff:

495 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:48:22am

re: #491 jaunte

Tea Party Amercan is a parody account.

496 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:49:00am

Wingnuts are really umgebroyzelt over Minimum Wage.

497 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:50:40am

re: #496 Pie-onist Overlord

They really don’t understand how it would boost the economy.

498 CuriousLurker  Apr 28, 2014 10:50:46am

re: #491 jaunte

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*blinks* Positive stories about mass shootings?

499 Bulworth  Apr 28, 2014 10:51:05am

To: Rebelbase

“Rebelbase”

HAAAHAHHAHAHHAHHA

500 jaunte  Apr 28, 2014 10:51:26am

re: #498 CuriousLurker

He’s making fun of the NRA.

501 Killgore Trout  Apr 28, 2014 10:51:31am

re: #493 NJDhockeyfan

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Hashtag still noit honored. State Dept preparing to unleash a barrage of selfies.

502 Justanotherhuman  Apr 28, 2014 10:52:33am

re: #496 Pie-onist Overlord

Wingnuts are really umgebroyzelt over Minimum Wage.

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Yeah, like CORRECTIONDay is going to make all its own fast food, wait on itself at retail stores, do self-checkouts, etc.

Funny how its day would grind to a halt if those real workers stopped doing what they’re doing.

503 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:52:49am

re: #497 jaunte

They really don’t understand how it would boost the economy.

Every time I point out to a wingnut that Walmart giving their workers a raise, would just end up being spent at Walmart, they’re all HURR HURR UR FROM DETROIT UR ARGUMENT IS INVALID!!!!

504 Pie-onist Overlord  Apr 28, 2014 10:54:26am

re: #502 Justanotherhuman

Yeah, like CORRECTIONDay is going to make all its own fast food, wait on itself at retail stores, do self-checkouts, etc.

Funny how its day would grind to a halt if those real workers stopped doing what they’re doing.

HURR HURR AUTOMATE ALL THAT!!!!!

Yes that is another RWNJ meme. They don’t realize that Teh Great Burger Making MachineTM is expensive and requires maintenance and also costs a whole bunch to fix if it breaks down (due to not having maintenance).

505 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 11:10:04am

re: #435 HoosierHoops

Greetings from the North Woods Lizards.
I’m doing fine hope you are also. Still waiting for my pension so I can get Internet. Still chilly up here

Hey, it’s almost 50 degrees! Whataya want 50 C? Hang in the Hoops, it’s worth it. At least the Badgers made a hell of a run in Basketball for your inaugural season up here :D

506 William Barnett-Lewis  Apr 28, 2014 11:11:34am

re: #455 Pie-onist Overlord

Hey #tcot you forgot SLAVE OWNERS

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Not to mention utterly dependent upon FRENCH supplies & Navy.


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