Evolution Explained in Claymation: “Ape”

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It’s not scientifically accurate, but it’s a cute and funny way to communicate a basic understanding of evolution. I felt a little sorry for the poor bird.

Human evolution explained in a cute two-minute-long claymation.
Directed by Anita Yen and Eustace NG. Selected for the Sploid Short Film Festival, a celebration of the coolest short films and the filmmakers that make them. Learn more details and submit your short here: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/submit-your-short-film-to-the-sploid-short-film-festiva-1723314068

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1
aagcobb  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:03:43pm

In case no-one has mentioned it yet, the President now has 42 votes in the Senate for the Iran deal, guaranteeing a resolution of disapproval won’t even get to his desk to veto. Great victory for diplomacy; this will make it much more difficult for any future GOP President to justify a war with Iran.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:08:36pm

It’s pretty misleading in its quasi-Lamarckism. Those who don’t understand how evolution works won’t learn it here, rather they will be left with severe misconceptions.

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:08:48pm

re: #1 aagcobb

Repeating myself here… but for all the hawks who want to bomb, bomb, bomb Iran, where are they ever queried on those talking head shows about why the rest of the world should care about our Iran fetish?

Most of the world doesn’t care about Iran.

The Saudis care about Iranian weaponry. The Israelis care about Iran weaponry. Now there is a case of strange bedfellows.

But most of the rest of the world would rather just trade with Iran for hydrocarbons. And that is what the world is going to do.

4
Belafon  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:09:03pm

I mentioned earlier that it would be awesome to hear from her.

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:09:29pm

re: #4 Belafon

Well, if it works for Mitt and his mission to France….

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:09:52pm

re: #2 Nyet

What? Do you deny that the first man was made out of clay?

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Belafon  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:11:30pm

There needs to be a version with two trees, each with an ape. One gets zapped, the other doesn’t. Explain why there are still monkeys if we evolved from them.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:12:12pm

re: #4 Belafon

burn

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:12:39pm

re: #7 Belafon

The whole natural selection concept is missing here…

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:13:07pm

Fox News sez:

Study suggests life began with clay, echoing Bible creation story

So there.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:13:52pm
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aagcobb  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:15:29pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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I would vote for Obama again as well, but I’m not sure he would want a third term dealing with this bad craziness even if he could run.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:16:51pm

Lost today completely to shepherding a kid through a torn rotator repair at a Jiffy Sew clinic. Crashing now.

This is the small (~4ft) alligator on this weekend campout. He is sort of a pet that is never, ever, fed by tourists at the nearby gas/snack stop. The freeswimmer was about 10-12 ft, depending on the perception of the kayaker.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:17:23pm

re: #12 aagcobb

I would vote for Obama again as well, but I’m not sure he would want a third term dealing with this bad craziness even if he could run.

I’m pretty sure he’d go for it if he could. This is a guy who plans ahead.

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Belafon  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:18:30pm

re: #9 Nyet

The whole natural selection concept is missing here…

I know. They are trying to be simple, and definitely a too simple. But it might be a good starting idea if someone was really into claymation (definitely not me).

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:19:13pm

Speaking of evolution and creationism, PZed bats down a Carson-bot:

Too much Carson rots your nervous system

I propose a big reason Dr. Ben is #2 among GOP voters right now is exactly because he is a religious fundamentalist who believes in creationism.

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CriticalDragon1177  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:20:43pm

Charles Johnson,

Well, at least its far more scientifically accurate than anything put forth by “Doctor” and convicted tax fraud, Kent Hovind.

Helping Hovind to Understand the Speed of Light

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:21:08pm

re: #2 Nyet

It’s pretty misleading in its quasi-Lamarckism. Those who don’t understand how evolution works won’t learn it here, rather they will be left with severe misconceptions.

Welp, YOU try to put millions of years into a 90-second animation.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:22:32pm

re: #15 Belafon

I know. They are trying to be simple, and definitely a too simple. But it might be a good starting idea if someone was really into claymation (definitely not me).

Well, when your budget only allows for one minute and 43 seconds of animation, you have to leave some things out.

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aagcobb  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:23:15pm

re: #14 Charles Johnson

I’m pretty sure he’d go for it if he could. This is a guy who plans ahead.

Can you imagine the paroxysms of rage on the Right if Obama did win a third consecutive election? I’m afraid it would give thousands of aging wingnuts simultaneous aneurysms!

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:25:04pm

re: #18 The Vicious Babushka

Welp, YOU try to put millions of years into a 90-second animation.

The very crude basics of selection can be explained in a couple of minutes. Several apes, etc.
And if it’s not possible, well, don’t do it at all rather than doing a misleading version.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:25:41pm

re: #19 Charles Johnson

Well, when your budget only allows for one minute and 43 seconds of animation, you have to leave some things out.

Like, the whole mechanism of evolution thing it was supposed to explain ;)

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CriticalDragon1177  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:26:05pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:26:29pm

Trump has crested, I suspect, and his rivals are starting to attack him more:

Surging Ben Carson Knocks Trump Immigration Plan

Rubio blasts tax plan: Trump should ‘run as a Democrat’

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:27:52pm
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Jenner7  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:28:44pm

Venus and Serena are at one set a piece. Venus is playing great, the best I’ve seen her play in a while.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:32:49pm

Intro to Idiocracy is just 2 minutes, but it explains the concept of dysgenic selection effectively (let’s ignore that this concept as shown in the film is unscientific):

Case Study

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CriticalDragon1177  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:34:46pm

Here’s another funny short film

CUPIDO - LOVE IS BLIND 3D ANIMATION SHORT FILM HD

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Shiplord Kirel  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:38:08pm

Creationists DEvolved from monkeys.
Have you ever seen a monkey “roll coal” from a giant 4X4 pickup?
Send money to a televangelist?
Vote Republican?
I rest my case.

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bratwurst  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:39:52pm

America needs a STRONG leader like this!

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Jenner7  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:41:30pm
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Belafon  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:42:22pm

re: #31 Jenner7

He should talk to Donald Trumps barber.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:43:43pm

re: #32 Belafon

He should talk to Donald Trumps barber.

hare today; gone tomorrow

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:48:44pm

re: #24 freetoken

Surging Ben Carson Knocks Trump Immigration Plan

maybe he’s running for surging general

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#CampaignZero  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:48:56pm

em>re: #13 Decatur Deb

Lost today completely to shepherding a kid through a torn rotator repair at a Jiffy Sew clinic. Crashing now.

This is the small (~4ft) alligator on this weekend campout. He is sort of a pet that is never, ever, fed by tourists at the nearby gas/snack stop. The freeswimmer was about 10-12 ft, depending on the perception of the kayaker.

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Adorable!

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:50:11pm

re: #24 freetoken

Trump has crested, I suspect, and his rivals are starting to attack him more:

Surging Ben Carson Knocks Trump Immigration Plan

Rubio blasts tax plan: Trump should ‘run as a Democrat’

i think trump should viciously attack every single one of his gop rivals

that would make me happy

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Charles Johnson  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:51:54pm

re: #24 freetoken

Trump has crested, I suspect, and his rivals are starting to attack him more:

Surging Ben Carson Knocks Trump Immigration Plan

Rubio blasts tax plan: Trump should ‘run as a Democrat’

Just wait until they realize he’s a young Earth creationist! Imagine how they’ll attack him then!

Oh. Wait.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:52:43pm

imma call him ‘surging ben’ from now on

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:54:41pm

re: #17 CriticalDragon1177

Great video.

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:55:01pm

Apparently the big product announcement from Apple are niftier phones, and a reboot (again) of Apple TV.

Apple TV - so you can watch Paula Deen wiggling on DWTS at any hour of the day suitable for you, just by shouting “hey, Siri….”

This is where millennia of human invention has brought us.

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:55:58pm

re: #40 freetoken

Apparently the big product announcement from Apple are niftier phones, and a reboot (again) of Apple TV.

Apple TV - so you can watch Paula Deen wiggling on DWTS at any hour of the day suitable for you, just by shouting “hey, Siri….”

This is where millennia of human invention has brought us.

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CriticalDragon1177  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:56:12pm

Let’s take the logic of those who insist on defending Kim Davis to its logical conclusion.

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:58:21pm
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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 8, 2015 • 6:59:02pm

what the fox news propaganda victims are saying these days

I am voting for Trump, he is the only one to go after the richest of the rich/corporations taking advantage of little to no taxes at the expense of the rest of Americans.

let’s hear it for the death of the ronald reagan republic party!!

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Jenner7  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:04:42pm

And Serena wins. Great match though. Kudos to Venus for giving Serena a tough match.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:06:38pm
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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:14:03pm

And about rejecting reality, the problem for the upcoming COP in Paris is that it is still a show for aspirational diplomats to preen their feathers in public.

The Pacific Islanders and their allies are still pushing for an accord that will mitigate towards a 1.5C max surface temp rise over the pre-industrial era.

But we’ve blown past half way of that and the residual heating from previous emissions will carry the temp rise rise over 1.5C.

The real question before the world is if there will ever be fossil fuel that will absolutely be left in the ground voluntarily, or if we will allow extraction to continue (based on market demand.)

The nations which hold over 90% of all fossil fuel reserves have repeatedly shown they (we) will not voluntarily outlaw extraction of burnable carbon deposits.

The game being played internationally gets mirrored domestically. The performance of political theatre takes the stage; the physical reality of molecules and photons be damned.

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makeitstop  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:18:10pm

re: #38 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

imma call him ‘surging ben’ from now on

Wasn’t he surging a couple of weeks ago, for about three minutes?

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:21:14pm

California Climate Change Bills Face Tough Passage

The various proposals have prompted opposition from oil companies and others.

“This law will limit how often we can drive our own cars,” says a Western States Petroleum Association ad in opposition to De Leon’s bill to cut gas and diesel use. It warns of a future in which the state will monitor how far people drive, and fine them for using too much gas. Other ads warn of gasoline rationing.

De Leon, who like other lawmakers would not talk about the proposals on Tuesday while sensitive negotiations were taking place, has said his proposal would not ration gasoline or monitor people in their cars.

Americans love their automobiles.

Californians love their automobiles.

These kind of ads work.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:30:33pm

re: #47 freetoken

Maybe the Pacific Islanders need to start their own nuclear program.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:33:26pm

In the last two issues of RNCSE there is a back and forth about religion, science and scientism:

reports.ncse.com
reports.ncse.com
reports.ncse.com

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Higgs Boson's Mate  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:36:04pm

re: #49 freetoken

Big Oil still wields a lot of influence in CA politics. Despite having a Dem Governor and state lege we still don’t charge oil companies any separation fee for the oil that they’re still pumping out of the ground here.

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bratwurst  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:40:48pm

Sure…

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Reality Based Steve  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:42:00pm

re: #53 bratwurst

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Sure…

Ah, the “Legacy Religion” argument. But I thought Affirmative Action was a bad thing if you were in the GOP.

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jaunte  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:42:37pm
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Smith25's Liberal Thighs  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:43:45pm

re: #53 bratwurst

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Sure…

Hey Ben Carson, the “founding” occurred before we were the US, and that country that was responsible for the “founding”(-cough cough bullshit- for my Native American Sisters and Brothers) we revolted from.

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Belafon  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:47:39pm

re: #55 jaunte

She’s the one the Norman Rockwell painting.

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EPR-radar  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:49:05pm

re: #53 bratwurst

That is remarkably stupid, even for a Republican. Any ‘first amendment analysis’ that ends with a conclusion that Christianity gets more protection than other faiths is invalid on its face.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:49:30pm

re: #55 jaunte

Ruby Bridges visits with the President and her portrait

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Great White Snark  Sep 8, 2015 • 7:56:38pm
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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:02:32pm

re: #60 Great White Snark

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:05:01pm

A white guy named Michael couldn’t get his poem published. Then he became Yi-Fen Chou.

White poet used Chinese pen name to gain entry into Best American Poetry

Either the poem is good, or not. (It’s not.) It’s not this guy’s fault that some people think better of poems just because they assume they were written by a minority:

Alexie, who is Native American, admitted that he had been “more amenable to the poem because I thought the author was Chinese American”, saying that there are “many examples of white nepotism inside the literary community”, and that he was “also practising a form of nepotism. I am a brown-skinned poet who gave a better chance to another supposed brown-skinned poet because of our brownness.”

This also reminded me of the Sokal hoax.

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b_sharp  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:06:38pm

re: #51 Nyet

In the last two issues of RNCSE there is a back and forth about religion, science and scientism:

reports.ncse.com
reports.ncse.com
reports.ncse.com

Thanks for posting this.

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aagcobb  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:18:39pm

re: #59 Nyet

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Video

Not enough updings for that.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:18:58pm

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sagehen  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:22:23pm

So I just watched the 1862 episode of “Civil War” and… McClellan needed a serious slapping. What a total waste of a West Point education.

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:23:43pm

It’s still 85F here, after sundown, and 43%RH - ack. Where did by beautiful San Diego go?

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:23:59pm

HAHAHA fuckin’ crazy lady.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:24:41pm

re: #68 goddamnedfrank

She again.

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freetoken  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:29:43pm

So, having both east and west windows, I get by without air-conditioning as I can open the windows and get a breeze.

Problem is all my neighbors who seem infatuated with liquid hydrocarbon started mini-fires, started it appears to partially combust the amino acids in the proteins of deceased animals, carcass parts, thus sending up huge plumes of obnoxious partially-combusted organic compounds that then float into my rooms and stink everything up.

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Kragar  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:30:06pm

re: #68 goddamnedfrank

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:30:52pm

re: #68 goddamnedfrank

HAHAHA fuckin’ crazy lady.

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You guys have gotten under her skin good. Almost 10% of all of her tweets are banter between her and Kragar and goddamnedfrank.

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William Lewis  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:32:28pm

re: #66 sagehen

So I just watched the 1862 episode of “Civil War” and… McClellan needed a serious slapping. What a total waste of a West Point education.

No, not really. He was an excellent trainer and exquisite staff officer. He built the army that Meade would use to stop Lee in his tracks at Gettysburg but he could never have _used_ that Army the way Meade and, later, Grant did to bleed the Confederate Army dry.

He cared for his soldiers too much to be a combat leader and that’s why his time in command always turned out ill.

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aagcobb  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:32:28pm

Almost time for Colbert!

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WhatEVs  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:32:31pm
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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:32:40pm
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darthstar  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:37:36pm
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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:39:30pm

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:39:31pm

Oh yes, just what the upcoming holiday season needs,

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Kragar  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:40:21pm
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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:40:24pm

re: #79 FormerDirtDart

Oh yes, just what the upcoming holiday season needs,

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:42:35pm

re: #73 William Lewis

No, not really. He was an excellent trainer and exquisite staff officer. He built the army that Meade would use to stop Lee in his tracks at Gettysburg but he could never have _used_ that Army the way Meade and, later, Grant did to bleed the Confederate Army dry.

He cared for his soldiers too much to be a combat leader and that’s why his time in command always turned out ill.

Indeed. I’d also add that McClellan was simply too cautious to beat the commander he ended up facing, and some of that can also be traced back to his concern for his troops. Against a army commander as skillful and audacious as Robert Edward Lee, he needed to take risks with the lives of his men and that he was not really to do.

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CleverToad  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:43:07pm

re: #13 Decatur Deb

Torn rotator? Ouch! Sympathies for the patient and the shepherd, and best wishes for the recovery.

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Single-handed sailor  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:43:54pm

re: #67 freetoken

It’s still 85F here, after sundown, and 43%RH - ack. Where did by beautiful San Diego go?

86F here and RH has climbed all the way up to 24%. It was 102F and 8% humidity here in Diablo Valley today. Bad weather for fires.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:44:35pm
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WhatEVs  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:44:55pm
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FormerDirtDart  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:45:32pm
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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:45:50pm
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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:45:54pm

re: #79 FormerDirtDart

Oh yes, just what the upcoming holiday season needs,

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The War TARDIS  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:47:23pm

re: #89 Dark_Falcon

Chicago is certainly a rougher, and tougher, city than NYC. Always has been.

Amusingly, in everything but population, Chicago is still America’s second city.

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CleverToad  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:48:04pm

re: #59 Nyet

re: #64 aagcobb

Ditto. Lots of updings. Potent remind of the things I’ve lived to see, and the reasons to keep working for what I hope my son will see.

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retired cynic  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:48:37pm

re: #85 Nyet

What a deliberate farce. She knows she can’t answer; she’s just in straight denial.

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:49:38pm

re: #85 Nyet

Artists’ rendering of @Coralrocks50

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WhatEVs  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:49:46pm

Heh.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:50:45pm

She recommended this video:

iqmediacorp.com

Do take a look. What a dim interviewee.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:51:49pm

re: #90 The War TARDIS

Chicago is certainly a rougher, and tougher, city than NYC. Always has been.

Amusingly, in everything but population, Chicago is still America’s second city.

True that. That’s why whenever its a question of alcohol in Chicago (or anywhere in Cook County outside of Evanston for that matter) I post either the Kenna quote or something from a Prohibition Era bootlegger. It’s my way of paying homage to the Wicked City of my birth. [smiles]

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:52:57pm

re: #95 Nyet

BTW, she calls it an article, even though it’s a video. Maybe she is on drugs.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:53:55pm

re: #97 Nyet

BTW, she calls it an article, even though it’s a video. Maybe she is on drugs.

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She’s high on Jesus Juice.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:55:10pm

re: #96 Dark_Falcon

True that. That’s why whenever its a question of alcohol in Chicago (or anywhere in Cook County outside of Evanston for that matter) I post either the Kenna quote or something from a Prohibition Era bootlegger. It’s my way of paying homage to the Wicked City of my birth. [smiles]

Army sent me to Chicago for a lot of TDY—always felt safe and comfortable there. Also had great luck with the bars and museums. I walked in to the Tut exhibit at the Field with almost no waiting line.

Yeah, awake again.

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Kragar  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:55:17pm

re: #97 Nyet

BTW, she calls it an article, even though it’s a video. Maybe she is on drugs.

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She posts regurgitated BS that is over a year old and whines I didn’t waste time going over the same shit again

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:55:47pm
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The War TARDIS  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:57:04pm

re: #99 Decatur Deb

Hey, I went to Chicago around that time with my family.

I liked Chicago, though not as much as NYC.

Did not like LA.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:57:23pm

re: #99 Decatur Deb

Army sent me to Chicago for a lot of TDY—always felt safe and comfortable there. Also had great luck with the bars and museums. I walked in to the Tut exhibit at the Field with almost no waiting line.

Yeah, awake again.

King Tut, that was back in 1977. My parents saw that while my mom was pregnant with yours truly (it was a summer exhibit, and I was born in November).

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The War TARDIS  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:58:04pm

re: #103 Dark_Falcon

And in 2006, I think.

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retired cynic  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:58:13pm

re: #99 Decatur Deb

Army sent me to Chicago for a lot of TDY—always felt safe and comfortable there. Also had great luck with the bars and museums. I walked in to the Tut exhibit at the Field with almost no waiting line. …

Maybe we passed you there!

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:59:20pm

She’s taking her ball and going home.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:59:29pm

re: #105 retired cynic

If I wasn’t there, you should have tried the Erin Isle.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 8:59:41pm

re: #102 The War TARDIS

Hey, I went to Chicago around that time with my family.

I liked Chicago, though not as much as NYC.

Did not like LA.

He means the first time some of Egypt’s King Tut artifacts were in Chicago, PLL. The exhibit you and I got to see a few years ago was a good deal smaller, just an echo of what DD and my parents got to see.

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retired cynic  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:00:31pm

re: #108 Dark_Falcon

He means the first time some of Egypt’s King Tut artifacts were in Chicago, PLL. The exhibit you and I got to see a few years ago was a good deal smaller, just an echo of what DD and my parents got to see.

Yes, it was Fabulous, and Huge!

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The War TARDIS  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:00:35pm

re: #108 Dark_Falcon

I know. It was still awesome to see.

Can’t go to Egypt anytime soon though.

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Decatur Deb  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:02:41pm

re: #110 The War TARDIS

I know. It was still awesome to see.

Can’t go to Egypt anytime soon though.

Wife and Daughter2 got to see it at the Cairo Museum. Ironically, I didn’t make it to Egypt because I was TDY from Tel Aviv to Savannah Illinois Army Depot.

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Dark_Falcon  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:03:12pm

re: #110 The War TARDIS

I know. It was still awesome to see.

Can’t go to Egypt anytime soon though.

Yes, even scaled down it was still awesome.

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:04:44pm

lolwut

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:05:42pm

Colbert skewered Trump. That was great. Oompaloompamerican.

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Kragar  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:06:23pm

re: #113 teleskiguy

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:06:25pm

re: #113 teleskiguy

Hallelujah! She finally answered!

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Kragar  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:06:41pm
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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:08:16pm

re: #116 Nyet

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whitebeach  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:09:38pm

re: #90 The War TARDIS

Chicago is certainly a rougher, and tougher, city than NYC.

I’ve lived in both. NY is tougher on every level except possibly weather. Al Capone couldn’t make it in New York.

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teleskiguy  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:14:10pm

Oooh, she’s feisty now!

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Feline Fearless Leader  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:15:42pm

re: #73 William Lewis

No, not really. He was an excellent trainer and exquisite staff officer. He built the army that Meade would use to stop Lee in his tracks at Gettysburg but he could never have _used_ that Army the way Meade and, later, Grant did to bleed the Confederate Army dry.

He cared for his soldiers too much to be a combat leader and that’s why his time in command always turned out ill.

And West Point in that time was less of a military leadership school than the premiere civil engineering school in the nation. Getting assigned to the Corps of Engineers upon graduation was the great honor.

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:17:08pm

re: #120 teleskiguy

drunken?

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Nyet  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:19:17pm

re: #122 Nyet

Charles, possible problem with Unicode: those strings of characters get longer with each edit.

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blueraven  Sep 8, 2015 • 9:27:34pm

re: #109 retired cynic

Yes, it was Fabulous, and Huge!

I saw it in New Orleans in a special showing before it actually opened to the general public. The guy I as dating was friends with the someone on the museum board. Of course there were many other people there too, but it was an invitation only thing. I was very young and it made a huge impression on me. Just a spectacular exhibit.


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