Acoustic Guitar Wizardry: Tommy Emmanuel, “Traveling Clothes”

A jaunty little tune, played with great aplomb
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Tommy Emmanuel makes this look so easy, but man — that technique is ridiculously great. He’s probably one of the best acoustic guitar finger-pickers in the world.

Traveling Clothes is a song from Tommy’s latest album It’s Never Too Late.
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241 comments
1
freetoken  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:05:30pm

I see that Michelle Malkin is attacking both Joe Biden and Colbert.

Malkin really is addicted to her hate-industry persona.

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:10:47pm

re: #1 freetoken

I don’t know where they find the energy to be so angry & wound up all the time. It takes too much effort. I feel exhausted just watching them.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:11:11pm

Great news Zappa-philes! We’ve been waiting for this for a looong time.

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freetoken  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:14:17pm

Speaking of the Paleo-right, none other than Paleo-Pat has weighed in on the BLM and cop killing. The Townhall link:

Do Cops’ Lives Matter to Obama?

Barack Obama, as chief law enforcement officer of the United States, is going to have to stop acting like a conscientious objector in this war on cops.

[…]

This year, 24 cops have been gunned down. And the day after deputy Goforth’s execution, “Black Lives Matter!” showed up at the Minnesota state fair chanting, “Pigs in a blanket! Fry ‘em like bacon!”

Last fall, when mobs blocked highways after the death of Eric Garner in an encounter with police on Staten Island, the hoodlum chant was: “What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want ‘em? Now!”

Soon after, two cops in Brooklyn were executed in their patrol car.

Time for Obama to ascend the bully pulpit and call out the racial demagogues in the fever swamps of his own radical left constituency.

[…]

Nixon and George Wallace got 57 percent of the vote in 1968. And a strong stand for law and order helped to give the GOP a near quarter-century lock on the presidency.

[…]

The whistle was heard.

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:14:20pm
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freetoken  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:15:51pm

Yes, Paleo-Pat is trying to rehabilitate the legacy of George Wallace.

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jaunte  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:16:04pm

re: #5 CuriousLurker

The Flying Chameleonis

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:18:33pm

re: #3 teleskiguy

I played with a lot of the people on that stage in various bands and projects and recording sessions. George Duke, the Fowler brothers, Nappy Brock, Chester Thompson.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:22:06pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:23:16pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:26:03pm

re: #3 teleskiguy

Great news Zappa-philes! We’ve been waiting for this for a looong time.

Fanfrickintastic!

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Teukka  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:27:10pm

So I took the liberty and paged the webcoming posted in the previous thread. Shamelessly plugging said page:
Trying to Follow What Is Going on in Syria and Why? This Comic Will Get You There in 5 Minutes.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:37:39pm

i have only myself to blame for reading comments sections of articles

but i must say, now that trump has conjured it out into the daylight, are we just going to drown under a tsunami of racism?

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:37:53pm
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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:41:37pm
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jaunte  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:42:18pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:42:39pm

…

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:43:31pm
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The War TARDIS  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:44:35pm

re: #18 De Kolta Chair

Hey, Ian’s awesome!

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:45:44pm

re: #19 The War TARDIS

Hey, Ian’s awesome!

Ever since I was a wee bairn, I’ve been jealous of his perfect hair.

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No Depression  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:47:39pm

Fuck this rent-a-cop and fuck the Whole Foods employees who condoned this:

Black Man Brutalized by Security Guard at Whole Foods for Trying to Buy Food

An eye witness to the attack, Zoe Marks, on visit from Edinburgh, Scotland where she lectures at the University of Edinburgh, gave an eyewitness account of the assault on her Facebook, posting graphic images of the victim. She told the Oakland Tribune that she saw the argument between the cashier and the victim as he was trying to use an EBT card (a food stamp card that works like a debit card), but said that the victim wasn’t “shouting,” nor was her “violent or disruptive.” In fact, Marks said the man wasn’t a threat to anyone and that she felt “safe” until the armed security guard came and “attacked him.”

In a Facebook status Marks described the “violent assault,” saying the guard “slammed” the victim against “concrete pillars.” He also allegedly put the man in a chokehold and “suffocated” him before throwing him on the ground unconscious. Then the guard reportedly locked the man out of the store despite the fact that he was unconscious.

She said none of the employees called the paramedics, instead they called for backup.

Warning: graphic images.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:49:38pm

re: #20 De Kolta Chair

Ok, that’s more reasonable.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:52:29pm

im just depressed after participating in a comments thread where people say things like - “you didn’t answer my question - what’s wrong with racism?”

not to mention people posing as jews merely to portray anti semitic caricatures of jews

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:53:32pm

“That is different. They were White.”

this is what it’s come to

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TedStriker  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:53:40pm

re: #21 No Depression

Fuck this rent-a-cop and fuck the Whole Foods employees who condoned this:

Black Man Brutalized by Security Guard at Whole Foods for Trying to Buy Food

Warning: graphic images.

What the ever-living fuck?

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:54:25pm

re: #22 The War TARDIS

Ok, that’s more reasonable.

I have a vague recollection of Ian once being a galley slave, or did I dream that?

Btw, I admire your grit for standing up for Ian.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:54:41pm

re: #21 No Depression

Fuck this rent-a-cop and fuck the Whole Foods employees who condoned this:

Black Man Brutalized by Security Guard at Whole Foods for Trying to Buy Food

Warning: graphic images.

2016 will be 1968 stood on its head

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Teukka  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:54:44pm

re: #25 TedStriker

What the ever-living fuck?

Second that what the ever-living fuck?

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:57:47pm

re: #23 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im just depressed after participating in a comments thread where people say things like - “you didn’t answer my question - what’s wrong with racism?”

not to mention people posing as jews merely to portray anti semitic caricatures of jews

You should probably avoid visiting that site.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:57:57pm

This ought to lock the hippy vote up.

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aagcobb  Sep 4, 2015 • 5:58:10pm

re: #27 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

2016 will be 1968 stood on its head

Krauss also added that the security guard has been “permanently removed from Whole Foods Market.”

If the allegations are true, he should be arrested and incarcerated.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:01:04pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

You should probably avoid visiting that site.

it’s the rolling stone site where this article was posted:

“The Republicans Are Now Officially the Party of White Paranoia”

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:01:09pm

re: #5 CuriousLurker

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Watched one too many Road Runner cartoons. That moment just before gravity has its way.

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:02:19pm

re: #23 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

not to mention people posing as jews merely to portray anti semitic caricatures of jews

But enough about Bibi Netanyahu (see demonstration of rim shot #3 below)

How to Do a Rim Shot (All Three Kinds)

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TedStriker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:02:22pm

re: #32 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

it’s the rolling stone site where this article was posted:

“The Republicans Are Now Officially the Party of White Paranoia”

IOW, the RWNJs have taken their comments section over too?

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:02:43pm
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:04:03pm

re: #35 TedStriker

IOW, the RWNJs have taken their comments section over too?

it was actually worse than reading the comments at freeperville

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:04:39pm

re: #32 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

Yikes. Well, Rolling Stone needs to step in and start moderating.

It drives me crazy that these kinds of sites allow the most horrific hate speech in their comment sections. They might as well just say they don’t give a fuck about their readers.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:05:05pm

re: #23 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im just depressed after participating in a comments thread where people say things like - “you didn’t answer my question - what’s wrong with racism?”

not to mention people posing as jews merely to portray anti semitic caricatures of jews

We have been treading water in a septic tank all our lives. For a while we could tell ourselves the water was clearing, and it was. Now we’re just getting the lab report on the remaining pathogens. This is progress.

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Jenner7  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:07:52pm
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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:09:28pm

The Disqus commenting system is not only incredibly annoying to use, it has enabled the worst kinds of racists and trolls to take over in a very big way. Sites that use Disqus are actively dragging the Internet into the gutter. Disqus is a nightmarishly awful pile of shit filled with the worst people in the country.

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Teukka  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:10:05pm

re: #41 Charles Johnson

The Disqus commenting system is not only incredibly annoying to use, it has enabled the worst kinds of racists and trolls to take over in a very big way. Sites that use Disqus are actively dragging the Internet into the gutter. Disqus is a nightmarishly awful pile of shit filled with the worst people in the country.

And the world.

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aagcobb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:10:22pm

re: #40 Jenner7

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Someone is going to get killed and the “pro-life” extremists responsible for this blood libel against PP will cheer on the terrorists.

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:13:21pm

BREAKING — Lady Chippedteacuppington Marmadukethegiantcartoondog is trailing badly behind Queen Elizabeth II in all polls just hours before the Queen For A Day election. As always, the ultimate winner will receive a wringer washer.

Lady Chippedteacuppington Marmadukethegiantcartoondog
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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:13:59pm

re: #23 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

im just depressed after participating in a comments thread where people say things like - “you didn’t answer my question - what’s wrong with racism?”

not to mention people posing as jews merely to portray anti semitic caricatures of jews

I know what you need…

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:14:24pm

re: #41 Charles Johnson

Little Green Footballs
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:14:46pm

re: #45 CuriousLurker

I know what you need…

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:-) awwww

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:17:31pm
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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:17:39pm

re: #47 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

:-) awwww

Kittehs make almost anything better. ;-)

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:18:13pm
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#CampaignZero  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:18:34pm

re: #2 CuriousLurker

I don’t know where they find the energy to be so angry & wound up all the time. It takes too much effort. I feel exhausted just watching them.

It makes any sweetness, so much more sweet.

I guess. Somehow I’m balancing.

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Teukka  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:19:09pm

Off-topic, but this came to my attention:

no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark
you only run for the border
when you see the whole city running as well

your neighbors running faster than you
breath bloody in their throats
[…]
no one leaves home unless home chases you
fire under feet
hot blood in your belly
it’s not something you ever thought of doing
until the blade burnt threats into
your neck
and even then you carried the anthem under
your breath
only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets
sobbing as each mouthful of paper
made it clear that you wouldn’t be going back.
[…]
you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land
no one burns their palms
under trains
beneath carriages
no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck
feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled
means something more than journey.
no one crawls under fences
no one wants to be beaten
pitied
[…]

“Home” by Warsan Shire
h/t - SeekersHub Blog

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aagcobb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:20:08pm

re: #45 CuriousLurker

I know what you need…

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I was giving hugs to a co-worker today; she is going to have to put her dog down this weekend, and she’s pretty upset about it.

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:22:18pm
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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:23:36pm

Kittehs and music soothe the soul.

This song done this way always calms me. Jeff Beck Hammerhead played live.
Video

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:24:01pm

re: #53 aagcobb

I was giving hugs to a co-worker today; she is going to have to put her dog down this weekend, and she’s pretty upset about it.

Ouch, that’s tough.

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:25:48pm

BREAKING — Wait, what’s this? Mr. Praline of the dead parrot sketch is leading Lady Chippedteacuppington Marmadukethegiantcartoondog among dead parrot sketch voters.

Mr. Praline of the dead parrot sketch
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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:27:25pm

re: #49 CuriousLurker

Kittehs make almost anything better. ;-)

BTW Jen Wells wrote back. I can tell ya we have a small scoop for the reading list blog.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:27:59pm
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jaunte  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:29:29pm

re: #54 Kragar

Godstitutional Scholer.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:29:42pm

Now that I’m back in China and timezone challenged, I missed the chance to comment on this link slate.com
because I was asleep at the time.

I have a few comments about it.
* Yes, it is a possibility that some dumbfuck driver, if they hit you, will try to finish you off to avoid heavy financial loss.
* That said, it is not a common occurrence. Some Chinese drivers have some morals.
* Nevertheless, NEVER assume you as the pedestrian have the right of way. That’s an American and European law, not a Chinese one. Cross the street as if you were the little guy in Frogger, without the cute music.

Drivers in Macau and Hong Kong, on the other hand, do yield to pedestrians. They also have the endearing habit of obeying traffic signals, something drivers in my neck of the woods take as mere suggestions.

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:33:24pm

re: #54 Kragar

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From Tater head’s profile:

standin tall and standin proud even if I stand alone, 2A1A southern by the grace of God, volunteer, oath keeper, antiZionist/antiMuslim JESUS TO THE CORE.#DIXIE
Tennessee, CSA ▄︻̷̿┻̿═━一

I see he was careful enough to say anti-Zionist—wouldn’t want anyone to mistake him for an antisemite, huh? No chance of that happening, no siree.

I’m sure Jesus would be SO proud. //

These people are like from some other PLANET.

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:34:02pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:35:13pm

BREAKY BREAKY THIS JUST IN EXTRY EXTRY — Queen Elizabeth II, Empress of All She Surveys and Regina of Vaginas, has overwhelmingly regained her crown as Queen For A Day and looks forward to revisiting Australia for, in her imperial words, “the millionth fucking time.”

Who do I have to screw to get out of this boring palace? And for Christ’s sake don’t say Philip.
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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:36:11pm

re: #62 CuriousLurker

From Tater head’s profile:

I see he was careful enough to say anti-Zionist—wouldn’t want anyone to mistake him for an antisemite, huh? No chance of that happening, no siree.

I’m sure Jesus would be SO proud. //

These people are like from some other PLANET.

It’s called Fuckedupheadistan.

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:36:21pm

re: #58 Great White Snark

BTW Jen Wells wrote back. I can tell ya we have a small scoop for the reading list blog.

Excellent. I know I’ve been remiss in answering my personal emails this week, but work got a little crazy. I’ll catch up with you tomorrow and hopefully get this show on the road over the long weekend.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:36:56pm
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Decatur Deb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:43:58pm

Early night in preparation for the morning camping ordeal. After tomorrow my tribal name will be “Snoozes With Alligators”. ‘Nite, All.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:45:46pm

re: #54 Kragar

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One might ask him how “Patriotic” he can call himself, since one of the three guns he depicts at the top of his Twitter feed is in fact an AKM, a Soviet design.

I won’t ask “PROUD SOUTHERN BOY”, though. Instead, I decided to just block him after seeing he had retweeted a meme depicting Jews as greedy for gold. People who traffic in Nazi-type propaganda are people I block.

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:45:46pm

re: #68 Decatur Deb

Early night in preparation for the morning camping ordeal. After tomorrow my tribal name will be “Snoozes With Alligators”. ‘Nite, All.

Alligators can not bend their necks backwards. Therefore, if you sit on their backs, they can’t get turned around to bite you. /possibly_true_fact

RBS

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:46:44pm

re: #66 CuriousLurker

I’m out escaping the internet and concrete most of tomorrow, sanity break and visit with Dad. Gonna visit the Tower Cam. Paging Ojoe…

Collabo Sunday maybe.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:47:22pm

re: #70 Reality Based Steve

Alligators can not bend their necks backwards. Therefore, if you sit on their backs, they can’t get turned around to bite you. /possibly_true_fact

RBS

I’ll let you know about that if it comes up. And if it’s true.

(Thought of taking a .357, but realized it probably wouldn’t do the job on one of those mothers.)

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:51:34pm

re: #72 Decatur Deb

I’ll let you know about that if it comes up. And if it’s true.

(Thought of taking a .357, but realized it probably wouldn’t do the job on one of those mothers.)

Get a Glock 40 instead. 10mm Auto is more powerful than .357 Magnum and unlike a revolver with a 6-7 rounds, the Glock gives you a full 15 rounds.

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A Cranky One  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:51:49pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

re: #59 Charles Johnson

Charles, you’re making me paranoid. They’re watching me!

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:52:52pm

re: #71 Great White Snark

I’m out escaping the internet and concrete most of tomorrow, sanity break and visit with Dad. Gonna visit the Tower Cam. Paging Ojoe…

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Collabo Sunday maybe.

K, Sunday works for me.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:53:33pm

re: #73 Dark_Falcon

Get a Glock 40 instead. 10mm Auto is more powerful than .357 Magnum and unlike a revolver with a 6-7 rounds, the Glock gives you a full 15 rounds.

So Eastwood needs to reboot his franchise with “Glock 40 Force?”

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:53:55pm
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Decatur Deb  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:54:02pm

re: #73 Dark_Falcon

Get a Glock 40 instead. 10mm Auto is more powerful than .357 Magnum and unlike a revolver with a 6-7 rounds, the Glock gives you a full 15 rounds.

I’m told they’re shy. With my luck, I’ll meet one that attended a seminar. ‘Nite fur reel.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:54:42pm

re: #72 Decatur Deb

I’ll let you know about that if it comes up. And if it’s true.

(Thought of taking a .357, but realized it probably wouldn’t do the job on one of those mothers.)

Put a powerhead on top of a walking stick.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 6:56:58pm

re: #76 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

So Eastwood needs to reboot his franchise with “Glock 40 Force?”

No, the .44 Magnum is even stronger still than the 10mm Auto. So Callahan’s still good on that front. ;)

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Bear  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:00:07pm

re: #73 Dark_Falcon

But not in California!

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:00:27pm

BREAKING — NASA tonight admitted that M. Night Shyamalan, who was born in 1970, actually filmed the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, and not Stanley Kubrick as was previously rumored.

In a further twist, The Village still sucks and Barry Lyndon remains vastly underrated by moronic film critics.

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Varek Raith  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:00:31pm

Washington state Supreme Court rules that charter schools are unconstitutional

Chief Justice Barbara Madsen wrote that charter schools aren’t “common schools” because they’re governed by appointed rather than elected boards.

Therefore “money that is dedicated to common schools is unconstitutionally diverted to charter schools,” Madsen wrote.

The ruling is a victory for the coalition that filed the suit in July 2013, asking a judge to declare the law unconstitutional for “improperly diverting public-school funds to private organizations that are not subject to local voter control.”

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CuriousLurker  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:01:27pm

re: #69 Dark_Falcon

I block pretty much every wingnut, racist, bigot, etc. that gets mentioned here. I have zero desire to spend even one second interacting with any of those idiots. Life’s too short and there are too many other productive and/or enjoyable things I could be doing. Once they’re blocked—*POOF*—they cease to exist in my world. Easy peasy.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:02:34pm

re: #83 Varek Raith

Washington state Supreme Court rules that charter schools are unconstitutional

Sounds about right.

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:03:15pm

Welp for music here at RWC HQ it’s starting off with a lot of Beck. No not THAT guy Jeff Beck. Fallback Friday evening, circa 1977 Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group. Freeway Jam, Scatterbrain, Blue Wind.

There was a place where Progressive rock and a certain very edgy jazz would meet at the time. I was terribly young at the time but seems to me this music holds up. Not popular genre these days though.

Video

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#CampaignZero  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:05:38pm

re: #78 Decatur Deb

I’m told they’re shy. With my luck, I’ll meet one that attended a seminar. ‘Nite fur reel.

Hey, be safe. Feed your chicken to the gators.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:05:53pm

re: #81 Bear

But not in California!

You said that, I didn’t. DD isn’t in California, so bringing up that state’s laws would have been gratuitous.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:06:41pm
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:09:19pm

re: #83 Varek Raith

Washington state Supreme Court rules that charter schools are unconstitutional

It’s going to be interesting to see how this decision affects charter schools in other states. Too many of them operate as separate fiefdoms within a public school district, with very little public oversight. Some charter schools are quite good, but studies have shown time and again that most charters do no better than normal public schools on a variety of measures, and a few are merely run as money-making organs for their “owners.”

Diane Ravitch has written a lot on charter schools.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:09:21pm

re: #79 goddamnedfrank

My advanced course SCUBA instructor back in the day used to keep a hawaiian sling tipped with a blank charged powerhead / bangstick around. He’d had a few run-ins with some idiot powerboaters who’d mistaken his dive flag for designating a crab pot and he’d give them an angry thump if they hovered over his exit point.

He also used to chew tobacco while diving and spit it out through his regulator. Dude was kind of messed up.

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bratwurst  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:10:41pm

re: #86 Great White Snark

There was a place where Progressive rock and a certain very edgy jazz would meet at the time. I was terribly young at the time but seems to me this music holds up. Not popular genre these days though.

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Not only not popular, but seems to result in a visceral negative reaction from purists. The Chicago Tribune jazz critic, Howard Reich, makes an obnoxiously dismissive remark about Weather Report (some of the greatest music ever, IMO) any time he mentions Wayne Shorter. A year or two ago he wrote a SCATHING review of a Pat Metheny gig…as if he didn’t know what he was going to be getting there!

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:15:15pm
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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:16:14pm

re: #90 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s going to be interesting to see how this decision affects charter schools in other states. Too many of them operate as separate fiefdoms within a public school district, with very little public oversight. Some charter schools are quite good, but studies have shown time and again that most charters do no better than normal public schools on a variety of measures, and a few are merely run as money-making organs for their “owners.”

Diane Ravitch has written a lot on charter schools.

It likely won’t have an effect, unless that state has similar provisions in its state Constitution to that of Washington. Because it appeared that the court ruled the state constitution had been violated, since the federal constitution is silent on the funding question before the court.

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jaunte  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:18:02pm

re: #93 Kragar

The Pullman Fire Department and Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force made the call after inspecting the fire, which reportedly started at 3:30 am PST.

I hope they find someone on camera.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:18:46pm

SNAKES

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:19:13pm

re: #89 teleskiguy

I see their point, but that’s kind of like asking Homer Simpson to write the Napoleonic Code.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:19:43pm

re: #94 Dark_Falcon

It likely won’t have an effect, unless that state has similar provisions in its state Constitution to that of Washington. Because it appeared that the court ruled the state constitution had been violated, since the federal constitution is silent on the funding question before the court.

We’ll see. Charter schools are one of the many education fads that come and go, though they have lasted longer than most previous “reforms” of education. Charter schools are a bit like the Uber of education. The so-called solution to a problem creates many more as time goes on.

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:19:50pm

re: #92 bratwurst

Dissed Weather Report? Hmm grumpy old man like a certain guitarist dissing hip hop of late? (dick!)

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:21:40pm

At risk of an overshare, I have a heritage in an industry that at 4 generations is worth posting this shot of my great granddad on left sorting diamonds waaay back in the day.
How cool is that to get from a cousin?

Lookin good pop! 1900 or so.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:22:19pm

re: #80 Dark_Falcon

No, the .44 Magnum is even stronger still than the 10mm Auto. So Callahan’s still good on that front. ;)

Ah, yeah. Now I recall that Callahan used the .44. Taking away his Magnum would be like Bond losing his Walther PPK.

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:24:43pm

re: #96 teleskiguy

SNAKES

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Apparently it’s legit. Here is a video of a snake climbing a brick wall, just exactly the same technique. (Hidden for those suffering from Ophidiophobia)

Click to Reveal

snake climbing brick wall

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:27:31pm

re: #101 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Ah, yeah. Now I recall that Callahan used the .44. Taking away his Magnum would be like Bond losing his Walther PPK.

Though as I understand it, he only had the PPK because M made him give up his .25 Beretta.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:29:16pm
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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:30:16pm

re: #102 Reality Based Steve

Apparently it’s legit. Here is a video of a snake climbing a brick wall, just exactly the same technique. (Hidden for those suffering from Ophidiophobia)

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OMG, that’s AMAZING!!! Snakes are so frakkin’ COOL!!!!!

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:30:59pm

‘Night all

Dublin, circa 1913

The Pogues - Dirty Old Town

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:31:20pm

re: #103 Blind Frog Belly White

Though as I understand it, he only had the PPK because M made him give up his .25 Beretta.

Yeah, the Beretta jammed IIRC.

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Great White Snark  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:35:57pm

re: #92 bratwurst

Cozy Powell put me onto Weather Report. We happened to meet here in the states when he was here with Rainbow. Spent an afternoon. At some point I asked him what he was listening to at the time and he gave me a cassette.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:36:16pm

re: #107 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah, the Beretta jammed IIRC.

Not only that, but .25 cal? I imagine it has only slightly more stopping power than .22LR!

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:39:46pm

re: #107 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah, the Beretta jammed IIRC.

It did. Hence Q gave him a more reliable gun in a larger caliber.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:40:48pm
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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:41:09pm

I read Taibbi’s article. Whatever else might be true about him - like signing on with Greenwald on that alleged magazine - I like the way he writes.

But the comments! Oy! “You’ll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” I feel like I need my skin scrubbed raw to cleanse myself after that. Yeesh.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:41:12pm

re: #109 Blind Frog Belly White

Not only that, but .25 cal? I imagine it has only slightly more stopping power than .22LR!

It’s been ages since I read the 007 novels, but Bond liked the Beretta for its size and concealability. M preferred the Walther PPK because it got the job done. I imagine for the Beretta to be effective you’d have to be practically on top of the target.

Now, a .44 magnum, on the other hand …

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:43:03pm

re: #113 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s been ages since I read the 007 novels, but Bond liked the Beretta for its size and concealability. M preferred the Walther PPK because it got the job done. I imagine for the Beretta to be effective you’d have to be practically on top of the target.

Now, a .44 magnum, on the other hand …

Hard to conceal in a well-tailored tuxedo.

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William Lewis  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:45:36pm

re: #109 Blind Frog Belly White

Not only that, but .25 cal? I imagine it has only slightly more stopping power than .22LR!

Spoiler for graphic content.

Click to Reveal

All depends on how it’s used. The Russian executioners at Katyn used Walther PPK’s in .25 to kill all the Polish officers so that it would look more like the Germans did it. Vasili Blokhin, the prolific NKVD executioner, preferred it as the recoil was less and his wrist didn’t hurt as much after a night of executions. He would kill ~7000 in 28 days at Katyn.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:46:19pm

PHILADELPHIA — Three people were charged Thursday with running a $54 million Ponzi scheme built on promises of a green energy technology that would turn trash into fuel and “carbon-negative” housing developments, neither of which were ever fully developed, federal prosecutors said.

Thanks OBAMA //

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:48:13pm

re: #113 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s been ages since I read the 007 novels, but Bond liked the Beretta for its size and concealability. M preferred the Walther PPK because it got the job done. I imagine for the Beretta to be effective you’d have to be practically on top of the target.

Now, a .44 magnum, on the other hand …

Real heroes don’t need a gun.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:49:12pm

re: #117 Kragar

Real heroes don’t need a gun.

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Ninja skills.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:49:20pm

re: #115 William Lewis

Spoiler for graphic content.

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They used Walthers in .32 caliber, as the PPK was never made in .25 caliber. It was intended as a plainclothes (undercover and detectives) police weapon, and .25 ACP was seen as not possessing the needed stopping power.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:50:26pm

re: #115 William Lewis

Well. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever change careers. //

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Kragar  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:51:37pm

re: #118 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Ninja skills.

Ninjitsu? PARLOR TRICKS!

A mere shadow of the true martial art: Sinanju!

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:52:35pm

re: #115 William Lewis

Spoiler for graphic content.

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Blokhin was perhaps the highest ranked executioner of all time. Already field grade at the time of his mass murder at Katyn, he retired from the NKVD at the rank of Lieutenant General.

Talk about shit rising to the top…

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:54:05pm

re: #122 Dark_Falcon

Blokhin was perhaps the highest ranked executioner of all time. Already field grade at the time of his mass murder at Katyn, he retired from the NKVD at the rank of Lieutenant General.

Talk about shit rising to the top…

“Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

///

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:54:54pm

It turns out that the alcohol safety of Addyi - the so-called female Viagra - was tested mostly on men.

According to the drug’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, the effects of mixing alcohol and Addyi were tested on 25 people, but 23 of them were men.

The drug testers were given Addyi and the equivalent of two to four glasses of wine in 10 minutes, according to the results. The outcome was dangerously low blood pressure, sometimes requiring “therapeutic intervention.”

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William Lewis  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:55:53pm

re: #119 Dark_Falcon

They used Walthers in .32 caliber, as the PPK was never made in .25 caliber. It was intended as a plainclothes (undercover and detectives) police weapon, and .25 ACP was seen as not possessing the needed stopping power.

You’re right about which was used, I misread the metric caliber. However, there are PPK’s in both .25 & .22LR from both pre & post WWII. I almost bought one recently.

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Romantic Heretic  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:57:49pm

re: #50 Charles Johnson

No, cat. I’m not food nor do I have any.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 4, 2015 • 7:59:03pm

re: #109 Blind Frog Belly White

I imagine it has only slightly more stopping power than .22LR!

Probably in most loadings. I’d still probably bet on the 60 grain Aquila .22lr SSS cartridge. More mass means more dwell time to receive impulse. Especially since the .25 is only ever chambered in ultra short barrels, but being a centerfire ignition would be more reliable.

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BishopX  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:01:27pm

re: #124 FormerDirtDart

Turns out that recruiting women into a study with the protocol of “I gave you an aphrodisiac and then ask you to take shots” is kinda hard.

Quite surprising really.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:02:08pm

re: #125 William Lewis

You’re right about which was used, I misread the metric caliber. However, there are PPK’s in both .25 & .22LR from both pre & post WWII. I almost bought one recently.

I had a Smith and Wesson made stainless PPK/S in 9mm Kurz/Short. Wasn’t impressed, sold it about five years ago. My Dad has one of the older Interarms licensed versions in blue.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:02:23pm

Guns guns GUNS!

Your Brain-Gun: Turn The Safety Off - Onion Talks - Ep. 12

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:05:21pm

re: #124 FormerDirtDart

Fascinating: it was originally developed as an antidepressant before it was repurposed as a HSDD. The Wikipedia article is worth a read.

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William Lewis  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:05:38pm

re: #129 goddamnedfrank

I had a Smith and Wesson made stainless PPK/S in 9mm short. Wasn’t impressed, sold it about five years ago. My dad has one of the older Interarms licensed versions in blue.

Of all of the pre-war small pistols, the Mauser HSc was the best, if you get it in .32 as it was designed for. The post war ones in .380 were not very reliable as the cartridge was too strong for the design.

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William Lewis  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:16:06pm

Time to go earn my living and my 17% child support. Later Lizards.

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CleverToad  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:20:45pm

re: #100 Great White Snark

Great pic and interesting heritage! Wonderful gift to get from your cousin

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 4, 2015 • 8:45:24pm

Well gang, I think I’m going to pack it up for the evening. Have a great Labor Day weekend, and I’ll see you all later on.

RBS

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Chankobun  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:18:14pm

derp derp hey you guise imma try to buy somethign and put my credit card info in while i’m still streaming to twitch derp derp i’m a goddamn genius y’all

I’m fucking stupid. I should just stop doing things.

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:19:35pm

re: #136 Chan Kobun

derp derp hey you guise imma try to buy somethign and put my credit card info in while i’m still streaming to twitch derp derp i’m a goddamn genius y’all

I’m fucking stupid. I should just stop doing things.

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Shiplord Kirel  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:24:50pm

The right-wing’s hysterical reaction to this Kim Davis con-job demonstrates better than anything ever has that they are LIARS when they claim to support the Constitution or the rule of law. The Supreme Court cannot “make law” so we can just ignore its rulings? “God’s law” takes precedence? An elected official can scrap the law and ignore court orders in order to discriminate against citizens as long as he or she can win an election? I don’t know what these people are; fascists, feudalists, or simply quacks and charlatans; but they sure as hell are not patriots.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:26:32pm

re: #138 Shiplord Kirel

They are Conservatives.

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Jenner7  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:37:23pm

Love her.

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Jenner7  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:39:30pm

KELLY: You know, the experts say you need three things to stay out of poverty: You need to finish high school, you need to not have a child out of wedlock, and you need to get a job. Any job — job at McDonald’s, job, working in the sewers — whatever it is, get a job. Is that understood? Is that valued in the black communities, in the inner cities, do you think?

[…]

KELLY: And there’s also culture, there’s also culture that develops, where it’s anti — it’s them versus us, it’s anti-cop. It’s sort of — people have called it the “thug mentality,” and that’s a controversial term. But that it’s cool to sort of hate the cops, and hang out - and be somebody who doesn’t necessarily prize being there for your family, and so on. And how do you reverse that?

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CleverToad  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:55:41pm

re: #141 Jenner7

somebody will, before this election’s over
*sigh*

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CleverToad  Sep 4, 2015 • 9:58:32pm

Heading for the horizontal — g’night all

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:00:26pm
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BeachDem  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:18:42pm

OK—I think this is kinda brilliant. (Found thanks to TBogg)

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freetoken  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:28:22pm

Sort of a slow news day, but there is this:

Thousands reach Austria after Hungary migrant chaos

In my opinion, the world, by which I mean those nations which are functioning at a capability to provide their people with the basics of life, will have to come to terms with all the failed states.

What has happened in Syria probably has many root causes and activists will tag their pet cause onto the crisis to support whatever their own goals are, but regardless of ultimate causes, the immediate problem in Syria is large enough to cause political crises thousands of miles away.

But trying to deal with problems like in Syria will open up cans of worms in addition to the immediate problem. Fear of change in the balance of power along any cluster of national borders will bring further heat between vested parties, such as those nations who sell arms to belligerents.

And so it goes.

It’s easy in the US to withdraw our attention from “over there”, which is what feeds a great deal of the political heat in the GOP race when the candidates try to out do each other on being the mega-machismo American super-general, wanting to bomb here and there.

But if we ever did bomb here-and-there that would in reality just cause more problems. Would Syria be what it is today if we had not done a half-assed job at nation building in Iraq?

Syria will not function as an economy with half its people displaced and in crisis. Thus the wanna-be militant theocrats who are churning the situation there will not be able to have a stable nation. They will continually be striving against pop-up groups that attempt to address this or that locality in crisis due to hunger, water, etc.

Anarchy doesn’t work. Anarchy fueled by religious delusions is even worse.

So in this case the EU will allow in a tiny fraction of the displaced Syrians. That will not solve the big picture problem, though for those few thousand who make it to the promised land their new life will be better than living in refugee camps.

And this is what the seething anti-Iran deal theocrats in this country seem to not understand. The point of the deal is not that Iran is a peaceful and positive influence on the world. Rather, the deal is about finding a way for all the parties involved to work together, with the goal of moving the powers-that-be in Iran little-by-little into a more responsible form of governance in their region.

The Bomb-Bomb-Bomb-Iran crowd, if allowed to fulfill their desires, will bring about more Syria-like situations, where anarchy reigns and pop-up religious/political factions will fight ad-nauseum.

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BeachDem  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:32:58pm

re: #145 BeachDem

Check out James F. Trumm’s twitter feed @JFTrumm —it is great (and has some gorgeous photos).

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:48:29pm
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Higgs Boson's Mate  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:51:17pm

re: #146 freetoken

The Bomb-Bomb-Bomb-Iran crowd, if allowed to fulfill their desires, will bring about more Syria-like situations, where anarchy reigns and pop-up religious/political factions will fight ad-nauseum.

“We will continue to destabilize regional governments until stability returns to the region.”

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teleskiguy  Sep 4, 2015 • 10:52:27pm

Ah Twitter! I tweet some about the Syrian refugee crisis and that little boy found face down on the beach, and I’m now seeing in my mentions dead-Syrian-boy truther fucks and links to theknightsoftemplar dot com

Fun times.

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Snarknado!  Sep 4, 2015 • 11:37:16pm

So I say goodbye to London, where there are signs in the Underground saying, “You can’t stop your little girl growing up. But you can protect her from cervical cancer.” A wonderful place, and a great vacation from the Presidential Follies.

(Cutlery enthusiasts among the lizards should note that the Wallace Collection here has an INCREDIBLE collection of early weapons and armor, also early firearms, if you ever have the occasion to visit.)

I’m going now to start the next part of my vacation, the cruise to New York, a place of sea, sun (maybe — it IS the north Atlantic) and no internet to speak of, so I probably won’t even be lurking much until I’m back in late September.

Stay safe and stay sane, everyone!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:07:19am

re: #151 Snarknado!

So I say goodbye to London, where there are signs in the Underground saying, “You can’t stop your little girl growing up. But you can protect her from cervical cancer.” A wonderful place, and a great vacation from the Presidential Follies.

(Cutlery enthusiasts among the lizards should note that the Wallace Collection here has an INCREDIBLE collection of early weapons and armor, also early firearms, if you ever have the occasion to visit.)

I’m going now to start the next part of my vacation, the cruise to New York, a place of sea, sun (maybe — it IS the north Atlantic) and no internet to speak of, so I probably won’t even be lurking much until I’m back in late September.

Stay safe and stay sane, everyone!

Tell us about the cruise when you have a chance. I’m not big on cruises, but a transAtlantic crossing might be worth a shot.

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William Lewis  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:34:19am

Back in the day, Cunard had a deal where you could take the Concord one way and then the QEII, 1st class, the other way across the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the few things I ever wanted to be Rich for…

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:38:05am

re: #153 William Lewis

Back in the day, Cunard had a deal where you could take the Concord one way and then the QEII, 1st class, the other way across the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the few things I ever wanted to be Rich for…

My big splurge would be to fly business class at least once between China and the USA. Economy Plus on United turned out to be well worth the money ($200 each way). Funny how a little extra legroom can make a big difference in comfort.

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William Lewis  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:43:04am

The first time to Vietnam for the adoption, we flew biz class because it was all we could get. Asiana airlines. Very nice.

2nd trip we were running out of money and flew sardine class. With a 3 month old baby. In the middle 3 seats of a 5 seat wide section. O_o

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:45:29am

re: #155 William Lewis

The first time to Vietnam for the adoption, we flew biz class because it was all we could get. Asiana airlines. Very nice.

2nd trip we were running out of money and flew sardine class. With a 3 month old baby. In the middle 3 seats of a 5 seat wide section. O_o

My condolences. I rode in the middle seat of 5 alone, and that was simply horrible. Now I make sure I choose my seats early.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:49:12am

Matt Staver is trying some FUD by saying marriage licenses without scofflaw Kim Davis’ signature on them are null and void.
news.yahoo.com

Meanwhile, in Oregon, another county official is being investigated for malfeasance of office for refusing to perform any marriages at all.
news.yahoo.com

Whatever happened to resigning your office?

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Nyet  Sep 5, 2015 • 1:33:40am

re: #115 William Lewis

The Russian executioners at Katyn used Walther PPK’s in .25 to kill all the Polish officers so that it would look more like the Germans did it.

Not true. They were killing in the spring of 1940 so they certainly did not know that the Germans would invade, much less that the graves would be found and then used for propaganda by the Germans. Much like in Kharkov and Kalinin, they thought that the graves would never be found. Which is why they also left all the documents pointing to the spring of 1940 on the bodies. They used the guns either because that’s what they had (many NKVD men had foreign guns awarded to them and used them as personal weapons), or because that was what they preferred.

Plus the caliber used in Katyn was mostly 7.65, and we don’t know that specifically Walthers were used in Katyn.

Vasili Blokhin, the prolific NKVD executioner, preferred it as the recoil was less and his wrist didn’t hurt as much after a night of executions. He would kill ~7000 in 28 days at Katyn.

Blokhin was shooting in Kalinin, not in Katyn. He wasn’t shooting alone. And the number of the Polish citizens shot in Kalinin was around 6300 (in Katyn around 4200).

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Dr Lizardo  Sep 5, 2015 • 2:29:43am

So I saw this floating around and thought I’d share it ‘cause it’s funny.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 2:35:48am

re: #159 Dr Lizardo

So I saw this floating around and thought I’d share it ‘cause it’s funny.

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It could be worse. It could be a drum circle.

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Dr Lizardo  Sep 5, 2015 • 2:56:58am

In which I, Dr. Lizardo, shamelessly promote my new page.

littlegreenfootballs.com

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William Lewis  Sep 5, 2015 • 3:25:52am

re: #158 Nyet

Yeah, I failed my history skill roll pretty bad yesterday with more wrong than right.

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Nyet  Sep 5, 2015 • 3:38:27am

re: #162 William Lewis

I might not have commented otherwise, but I happen to have studied the Katyn issue in depth. Like, very, very in depth. E.g. I have the full videos of interrogations of Soprunenko and Tokarev (the guy who told about Blokhin and the case with Walthers in Kalinin). So I had to ;)

That Walthers were used in Katyn is often asserted, but there is no evidence that they were. We only know that a bunch of Geco casings were found in the graves (not that many, too). The Walthers might have been used, but as a gun aficionado you know that the cartridges are compatible with many other guns available to the NKVD at the time, starting with the Brownings.

What probably happened is that people transferred Tokarev’s testimony about Blokhin’s case of Walthers to Katyn. It should be noted though that while some German 7,65 casings were found at Mednoye (at Kalinin), most others were of Soviet manufacture, so that testimony is not that precise. Indeed, it is doubtful that we should even accept Tokarev’s identification of the guns as Walthers, since he was testifying 50 years later, so the issues of memory reliability crop up. There were some non-Soviet guns used in Kalinin, but that’s that.

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Nyet  Sep 5, 2015 • 3:55:10am

Gee, MSM being duped by fakers and being bitten by their internet ignorance? Tell me it ain’t so!

Last Friday we reported on a local man who claimed he regularly talked online with the gunman who murdered a reporter and photographer on live TV in Roanoke, Virginia. He said they got to know each other while playing games online for three years, and the killer, Vester Flanagan, talked about losing his job as a reporter and his anger at former co-workers. The man also said Flanagan, who used the name Bryce Williams on TV, supported the gamergate community. He showed us a gaming profile for Bryce Williams. We had an onslaught of emails and calls from online gamers saying we’d been duped. Among other things, they questioned that profile. This week, we asked a Georgia Tech scientist, who is also a gamer, to analyze the profile and other screenshots the man showed us. Our expert determined the profile had not been active long enough to support the man’s claim he’d known Flanagan three years. He found problems with other screenshots, enough to conclude the man’s story was not true. As a result we are retracting the story. We apologize for any confusion it caused.

wsbtv.com

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Bird in the Paw  Sep 5, 2015 • 5:30:53am
Lizard carpool
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:18:28am

re: #165 Nyet

At West Point, Annual Pillow Fight Becomes Weaponized

Did they add comfy chairs to their arsenals?

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Doofus  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:22:10am

re: #64 De Kolta Chair

upding for

Empress of All She Surveys and Regina of Vaginas

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:27:01am

re: #41 Charles Johnson

The Disqus commenting system is not only incredibly annoying to use, it has enabled the worst kinds of racists and trolls to take over in a very big way. Sites that use Disqus are actively dragging the Internet into the gutter. Disqus is a nightmarishly awful pile of shit filled with the worst people in the country.

The disqus fan posted on a dead thread.
littlegreenfootballs.com

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:34:15am

re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth

A classic troll strategy. Make comments in a dead thread to stir up some chaos.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:35:06am

re: #170 PhillyPretzel

A classic troll strategy. Make comments in a dead thread to stir up some chaos.

Just downding it and move on.

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 5, 2015 • 6:36:27am

re: #171 Dark_Falcon

No ding and move on works too.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 5, 2015 • 7:02:34am

And in Sinai, this happened:

IEDs injure U.S. troops deployed on new ISIS front in Egypt

For months, the nearly 700 American soldiers deployed on the ground in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula have weathered a crisis all but indistinguishable from their fellow troops in Iraq.

Living amid blast walls topped with razor wire, riding only in up-armored vehicles, the troops face a constant threat of attacks from extremist groups loyal to the so-called Islamic State.

On Thursday, four of those troops were injured when their convoy rolled out of the “North Camp” just a few miles east of the Egypt-Israeli border and hit two improvised explosive devices.

None of the injuries were life-threatening, but it was the latest indication that the fight against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, is rapidly developing a new front in Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous and historically influential nation.

The U.S. troops stationed across the remote desert peninsula are caught in the middle of an insurgency that has intensified since the lead militant group there declared allegiance to ISIS.

This is actually the best US piece on the Daesh insurgency in the Sinai to date, but its still not equal to the best pieces the BBC has put out on the topic.

And even though the article doesn’t say it, I am again thankful our army has the MRAP, for it once again protected our soldiers from the murderous intentions of Radical Islamists.

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ChuckJager95  Sep 5, 2015 • 7:56:14am

re: #54 Kragar

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My favorite White Supremacists - especially of the Southern variety - are the ones that miiiiiiiight have more than a drop of negro blood somewhere in their ancestry… not exactly the Aryan ideal there.

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Great White Snark  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:07:54am

Just for grins.Big cats love cardboard boxes just like domestic cats do. I guess it’s in the instincts somewhere, but how did that even happen?

Video

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:26:23am

Is the guy on the far left really tan or is just confused?

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:26:24am

re: #175 Great White Snark

That was cute. It goes to show that domesticated house cat is not far removed from those large wild cats.

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:27:36am

re: #176 darthstar

I think he is confused.

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Romantic Heretic  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:30:47am

re: #139 GlutenFreeJesus

They are Conservatives.

I’d actually call them the same old class of people that loathe change, especially when they think change will take away their power or threaten their identities.

They just happen to call them selves conservatives this time around.

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stpaulbear  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:31:00am

re: #176 darthstar

Is the guy on the far left really tan or is just confused?

What does his flag say? Something-something No Hate. I think he’s confused too.

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:32:57am

re: #180 stpaulbear

What does his flag say? Something-something No Hate. I think he’s confused too.

Imagine a Nazi flag with ‘No Hate’ on it.

I know. Stupid.

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danarchy  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:33:20am

re: #180 stpaulbear

What does his flag say? Something-something No Hate. I think he’s confused too.

think it says “heritage not hate”

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:35:47am

re: #180 stpaulbear

What does his flag say? Something-something No Hate. I think he’s confused too.

Heritage Not Hate…you know…the heritage of being owned by another human being.

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stpaulbear  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:36:45am

re: #179 Romantic Heretic

I’d actually call them the same old class of people that loathe change, especially when they think change will take away their power or threaten their identities.

They just happen to call them selves conservatives this time around.

Merriam Webster agrees:

Conservative

: believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society : relating to or supporting political conservatism

: not liking or accepting changes or new ideas

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:37:13am
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stpaulbear  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:39:08am

re: #182 danarchy
re: #183 darthstar

Then he’s really confused.

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Romantic Heretic  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:41:20am

re: #176 darthstar

Is the guy on the far left really tan or is just confused?

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Nice of them to bunch up like that. Fire mission!

That was my first thought. I’m glad I rarely act on first thoughts.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:43:50am

re: #187 Romantic Heretic

Nice of them to bunch up like that. Fire mission!

That was my first thought. I’m glad I rarely act on first thoughts.

Just like a cowardly Yankee! He uses artillery because he’s too scared to fight it out with Real Southern Men!

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:44:21am
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Jenner7  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:45:35am

Doh.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:47:31am

re: #176 darthstar

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Jenner7  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:47:40am

In “WTF!” news:

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:49:09am

re: #190 Jenner7

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Doh.

Pastor shit for brains does know Obama would pick their successors and they’d have the same views on SSM- I don’t think these guys think their lunatic ravings through.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:49:37am

re: #192 Jenner7

In “WTF! news”:

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Wtf Damon.

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:49:44am

re: #189 darthstar

Hm…pic didn’t show.

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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:51:43am
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darthstar  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:53:10am
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Jenner7  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:53:52am

This is my favorite.

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Bird in the Paw  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:54:09am

re: #176 darthstar

My nephew’s comment (not his original post) on FB regarding the DC rally.

Dildo flag, FTW
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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:54:57am

re: #195 darthstar

$5 says he’s got a flask stuffed inside that “Bible”.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:55:34am

re: #198 Jenner7

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This is my favorite.

“Turn to Jesus and be born again.”

IOW: BOHICA!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 5, 2015 • 8:58:40am

re: #54 Kragar

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Way late on this, but:

We have Thanksgiving because we beat you fuckers at Vickburg and Gettysburg—look it up!

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Camacho DeezNuts 2016  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:01:17am

re: #186 stpaulbear

Then he’s really confused.

There’s also an attention factor. Black guy at a Conf Flag rally will get lots of special attention. The same for black conservatives. Female MRA’s or women protecting likely rapists. Jewish neo-Nazis.

Selling your soul for a false adulation.

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Nyet  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:01:20am

re: #202 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Read the damn constitution the money the us was founded on God.

IT’S ON THE HAT!

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:02:42am

re: #204 Nyet

Added in 1956! Yay for GOD!!!!

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jaunte  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:10:06am

re: #202 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Also why we have thanksgiving u idiot

Pilgrims were happy to have survived, didn’t want to thank the natives, therefore no gay marriage!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:11:45am

Now this is writing, my friends:

Satan Probably Won’t Let Kim Davis Raise Bigot Bucks On GoFundMe :(

A lot of people have been saying, OOH THAT KIM DAVIS, that asshole, that adulteress, that bleeding pus-filled skin tag on the lady-jumper-concealed inner thigh of humanity! That’s not what this post is about, people have just been saying those things a lot. Anyway, people have also been saying, “Yeah, just wait for the GoFundMe,” because that’s what whore-grifting put-upon fundamentalist Christians do when the rest of America does the Holocaust to them, by forcing them to play by the same rules as everyone else….

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:20:55am

Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds 10 Hours

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:22:32am

re: #203 Camacho DeezNuts 2016

There’s also an attention factor. Black guy at a Conf Flag rally will get lots of special attention. The same for black conservatives. Female MRA’s or women protecting likely rapists. Jewish neo-Nazis.

Selling your soul for a false adulation.

Downding for the bolded part. Equating someone who is black and politically conservative with “Jewish neo-Nazis” is over the damn line!

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allegro  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:27:03am

re: #209 Dark_Falcon

Downding for the bolded part. Equating someone who is black and politically conservative with “Jewish neo-Nazis” is over the damn line!

Updinged to make up for it. By today’s conservatism as represented by the GOP the equivalence is entirely fair.

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EmmaAnne  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:30:18am

re: #207 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

From one of the comments:

GoFundMe not needed since Jesus wants Kim Davis to have her own reality show.

Working titles:

Marriage Dynasty
America’s Next Top Martyr
Here Comes Honey Kim-Kim
Four Husbands and Counting
Keeping up with the Kimhusbandians
RHOKD: The Real Husbands of Kim Davis
SURVIVOR: Kentucky

I like Four Husbands and Counting, myself.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:30:54am

re: #164 Nyet

Gee, MSM being duped by fakers and being bitten by their internet ignorance? Tell me it ain’t so!

wsbtv.com

There was a time when journalism was expected to have some professional, if not ethical, standards. But the media bosses learned that both tend to cut into overhead and reduce short-term profits.

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Dr Lizardo  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:31:16am

re: #211 EmmaAnne

From one of the comments:

I like Four Husbands and Counting, myself.

I’m partial to America’s Next Top Martyr.

LOLOL

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wrenchwench  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:31:40am

re: #208 GlutenFreeJesus

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Video

I didn’t make it to one minute. Nice, though, for that long.

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Dr. Matt  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:37:49am
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:41:26am

re: #211 EmmaAnne

From one of the comments:

I like Four Husbands and Counting, myself.

Three husbands and then start counting backwards?

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stpaulbear  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:50:24am

This should be entertaining. Quite the list of speakers. Huckablee can go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut.

KENTUCKY: Anti-Gay Groups Sign Up For Joint Hate Rally In Support Of Serial Adulterer Kim Davis

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jaunte  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:54:35am

re: #217 stpaulbear

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:56:25am

re: #195 darthstar

Hm…pic didn’t show.

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That guy needs to go back to North Carolina (that’s where he’s from).

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:57:17am

re: #218 jaunte

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Get the stones ready.//

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 9:57:43am

re: #215 Dr. Matt

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You know it’s coming.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:00:25am

re: #209 Dark_Falcon

Downding for the bolded part. Equating someone who is black and politically conservative with “Jewish neo-Nazis” is over the damn line!

When white conservatives stop calling civil rights activists “race pimps” and saying African American vote Democratic because of “free stuff” it will otherwise it’s warranted the way your party and ideology treats black Americans.

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jaunte  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:11:55am

That’s the biggest squirrel I’ve ever seen.

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stpaulbear  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:12:31am
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Dr. Matt  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:13:19am

Here comes the grift and faux outrage rally

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Dr Lizardo  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:16:11am

re: #226 Dr. Matt

Here comes the grift and faux outrage rally

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GRIFTATHON!!

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CuriousLurker  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:16:37am

Interesting story—I’d never heard of him until today:

Seva Novgorodsev: The DJ who ‘brought down the USSR’

Any list of the BBC’s biggest radio DJs must include Seva Novgorodsev, famous all over the former Soviet Union for broadcasting pop music across the Iron Curtain and poking fun at the regime. On Friday, after 38 years on air, he hung up his headphones for good.

A mellow late-night-radio voice floats over the horn introduction to Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke. “Good evening and welcome from London,” come the words in Russian. “Today we will focus on the most popular records of the week, both in Britain and the United States.”

With those words, broadcast late in the evening on Friday 10 June 1977, Seva Novgorodsev began his career as the BBC’s DJ for the Soviet Union. Over the next four decades, he would become an unofficial - and definitely unwelcome - ambassador for Western popular culture behind the Iron Curtain. […]

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Dr. Matt  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:18:42am

re: #221 HappyWarrior

You know it’s coming.

For some strange reason Drudge decided to announce such non-news as a featured headline and with siren. Wonder what message he’s trying to send out to his sheeple….

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allegro  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:26:06am

re: #226 Dr. Matt

Here comes the grift and faux outrage rally

[Embedded content]

My first thought to this: please proceed, governor.

The more obnoxious and screamy they get perhaps the sooner the rest of the country gets sick of these asshats finally.

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The War TARDIS  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:27:11am

Thoughts on this?

Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’

Considering Panetta is a Republican, I hope Democrats have learned a lesson.

Never reach across the aisle for appointments again.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:28:51am

re: #231 The War TARDIS

Thoughts on this?

Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’

Considering Panetta is a Republican, I hope Democrats have learned a lesson.

Never reach across the aisle for appointments again.

Pancetta isn’t a Republican. I’d link ya but I’m on a mobile device.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:31:43am

en.m.wikipedia.org

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The War TARDIS  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:32:32am

re: #232 HappyWarrior

Apparently, he changed parties.

I am still very grumpy towards Republicans. Granted, most of this is lashing out from a growing burnout that I am beginning to have, with Republicans being the target of my venting at a convenient target.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:34:45am

re: #234 The War TARDIS

Apparently, he changed parties.

I am still very grumpy towards Republicans. Granted, most of this is lashing out from a growing burnout that I am beginning to have, with Republicans being the target of my venting at a convenient target.

Well so did Biden and Clinton. You can feel he’s wrong and I’m inclined to agree but he’s been a Democrat for most of his public life. I’m getting fed up too but I had to correct you.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:36:27am

re: #234 The War TARDIS

Apparently, he changed parties.

I am still very grumpy towards Republicans. Granted, most of this is lashing out from a growing burnout that I am beginning to have, with Republicans being the target of my venting at a convenient target.

He hasn’t been a Republican since 1971.
good grief.

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blueraven  Sep 5, 2015 • 10:54:07am

re: #231 The War TARDIS

Thoughts on this?

Obama’s Ex-CIA Chief Slams White House for ‘Hesitation and Half Steps’

Considering Panetta is a Republican, I hope Democrats have learned a lesson.

Never reach across the aisle for appointments again.

That article is almost a year old; from 2014. Also, Panetta is a democrat. The article was written by Josh Rogin who overstates the case a bit as well.

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BeachDem  Sep 5, 2015 • 11:00:25am

re: #237 blueraven

That article is almost a year old; from 2014. Also, Panetta is a democrat. The article was written by Josh Rogin who overstates the case a bit as well.

But other than all that…
/

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Sep 5, 2015 • 11:10:55am

re: #226 Dr. Matt

Did you see where it’s being held?

A DETENTION Center? (ok, so it’s where the shithead is being held, but still….)

Great messaging there, clowns.

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danarchy  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:07:06pm

re: #234 The War TARDIS

Apparently, he changed parties.

he changed parties 44 years ago…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 5, 2015 • 12:08:54pm

re: #240 danarchy

he changed parties 44 years ago…

Doesn’t matter…he wants to hold a grudge because, reasons….


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