LA CHICA “Oasis” - Official Music Video
Production : Noamir Productions www.noamir.com
Direction : Marion Castéra
Visuals effects and animations : Ma-Ke www.ma-ke-anim.com
Makeup : Alexia Dalmas http://www.kitty-make-up.book.fr/
Lights : Thomas O’Brien www.thomasobrien.fr2015
Pennsylvania man goes on N-word tirade against anti-fracking activists — and quickly loses his job
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
God put contradictions in the Bible to ‘weed out’ the atheists
Young Earth creationism evangelist Kent Hovind asserted this week that God had purposefully put contradictions in the Bible to “weed out” non-believers.
In a YouTube video posted on Monday, the Christian fundamentalist responds to a follower who is troubled by a contradiction in the book of Acts.
“If I was God,” Hovind explains, “I would write the book in such a way that those who don’t want to believe in me anyway would think they found something. ‘Aha, here’s why I don’t believe.’”
Hovind then goes on to say
that he made a choice to “believe the Bible until it’s proven wrong.”
, which of course can never happen because he knows that would be a trick.
Here’s a fairly decent example of what a lot of folks would probably perceive as an uncanny valley effect:
Almost perfectly human.
re: #2 Skip Intro
The creationist god is a prankster.
re: #2 Skip Intro
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
God put contradictions in the Bible to ‘weed out’ the atheists
Hovind then goes on to say
, which of course can never happen because he knows that would be a trick.
An all knowing god wouldn’t need to weed them out using trickery. Hovind’s just grasping at straws.
re: #1 Eric The Fruit Bat
Pennsylvania man goes on N-word tirade against anti-fracking activists — and quickly loses his job
Ha. That video of him was posted here earlier this week. Good to see he may get to find out what government benefits are for. Although, I’m sure he’d turn down anything like unemployment and the like.
It might seem a surprise that Carson apparently out fundraised Cruz in the 4th quarter $23 million to $20 million…but we learned last month that Carson spent nearly 75% of his 3rd haul on professional fundraising, so it would have been a bigger surprise if Carson hadn’t hit it big.
CNN harping on the ‘terror threat in New York.’
Buried lede: Rochester, New York.
I haven’t watched cable news in over 11 years. I’d forgotten how much I fucking hate these hacks.
photo of flooding at I-44 at Rte 141 in Valley Park from today pic.twitter.com/TrDZroq1Tq
— MoDOT (@MoDOT) December 31, 2015
re: #2 Skip Intro
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
God put contradictions in the Bible to ‘weed out’ the atheists
Hovind then goes on to say
, which of course can never happen because he knows that would be a trick.
When I was a very little kid, and not yet over religion, it occurred to me that Christianity is meant to select for credulity. “Why would a god want to save people who don’t ask questions, and send critical thinkers who don’t believe in him to hell?” was the question that destroyed my belief in religion, and eventually in the supernatural entirely.
re: #11 makeitstop
CNN harping on the ‘terror threat in New York.’
Buried lede: Rochester, New York.
I haven’t watched cable news in over 11 years. I’d forgotten how much I fucking hate these hacks.
I see CNN at my dad’s place. It’s not as bad as Fox, but it’s really bad. At first I thought it was Fox.
First dusting of snowflakes spotted and collecting on cool surfaces in Columbus Ohio. Noted on December 31st. Not too bad.
I just spent 18 hours changing radio stations while driving (yes, I could have listened to my iPod, but I’m an idiot like that). If there is a war on Christians, you wouldn’t know it from a scan of our airwaves. Jesus F’ing Christ. My favorite was a brief blip from a sermon as I punched the button: “I couldn’t find my pry bar. So I said a little prayer and I asked God to help me find my pry bar. And when I opened my eyes and turned around, there it was! My pry bar was on top of the garbage can….” [punches button; gets Christian rock; punches button again, searches in vain for Imam on the radio]
re: #14 No Country For Old Haters
My dad has thankfully switched to CNN from Fox. I don’t know if that’s just for my sake, and my brother’s, but it’s a welcome change. They may not be as partisan, but they are just as hackish, and are probably dumber on the whole.
They were just discussing the building fire in Dubai a bit ago and the genius anchorperson asked some expert how likely it would be that they would discover that the fire had originated inside the building, as opposed to what, I don’t know.
I was afraid the video would be all Frieda Khalo’d out, (she’s overdone around here) but there was so much going on with the face, it was appropriately Frieda’d at the end.
Thanks for posting it, Charles.
re: #1 Eric The Fruit Bat
Pennsylvania man goes on N-word tirade against anti-fracking activists — and quickly loses his job
This is why I left Pennsylvania 33 years ago and I’ll never go back…
re: #16 Barefoot Grin
When I drive to visit relatives in N. Mississippi, there’s a section of 55 where it’s difficult to get anything but American Family Radio on 5 or 6 stations.
And people say 2015 was a bad year. pic.twitter.com/UEvdfq2OCn
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) December 31, 2015
re: #20 jaunte
When I drive to visit relatives in N. Mississippi, there’s a section of 55 where it’s difficult to get anything but American Family Radio on 5 or 6 stations.
All of them living on what amount to government handouts, exempted by regulation from paying taxes or maintaining local studios. Not, I’m sure, that Don Wildmon or Bryan “Da Bear” Fisher would see it that way.
re: #20 jaunte
When I drive to visit relatives in N. Mississippi, there’s a section of 55 where it’s difficult to get anything but American Family Radio on 5 or 6 stations.
Yeah, this was down through Ohio, which has its own kind of Bible belt.
Ken Copeland: God Gave Us Private Jets Because You Can’t Talk to God in Coach
re: #17 She got schlonged!
My dad has thankfully switched to CNN from Fox. I don’t know if that’s just for my sake, and my brother’s, but it’s a welcome change. They may not be as partisan, but they are just as hackish, and are probably dumber on the whole.
They were just discussing the building fire in Dubai a bit ago and the genius anchorperson asked some expert how likely it would be that they would discover that the fire had originated inside the building, as opposed to what, I don’t know.
How soon until Trump proclaims that his buildings burning down will be truly YUUUUGE fires?
re: #25 Feline Fearless Leader
Trump buildings don’t burn down; they just go into foreclosure. It may not have been that way in his dad’s time though.
No doubt will find its way into hate-fest of a political race we have:
re: #24 Barefoot Grin
Ken Copeland: God Gave Us Private Jets Because You Can’t Talk to God in Coach
“Long tube with a bunch of demons”. LOL
re: #24 Barefoot Grin
Ken Copeland: God Gave Us Private Jets Because You Can’t Talk to God in Coach
These pulpit pimps need to be taken off of welfare and forced not only to pay their fair share of taxes—they ought be forced to sit in the middle seat every time they are forced to fly on a Southwest jet!
I’m sure this has been posted already, but really, firing 27 rounds is an “accidental” shooting?
Las Vegas cop couple wakes up and ‘accidentally’ fires 27 rounds at mother who lives with them
North Las Vegas police said that no charges are expected to be filed against an off-duty officer and her husband, who is in the police academy, after they shot a female family member.
These two will make a fine pair of cops.
Only 4 episodes have aired so far, but the response must have been good enough:
This will be fodder for the Trump-ites:
China confirms building second aircraft carrier amid maritime disputes
re: #16 Barefoot Grin
I just spent 18 hours changing radio stations while driving (yes, I could have listened to my iPod, but I’m an idiot like that). If there is a war on Christians, you wouldn’t know it from a scan of our airwaves. Jesus F’ing Christ. My favorite was a brief blip from a sermon as I punched the button: “I couldn’t find my pry bar. So I said a little prayer and I asked God to help me find my pry bar. And when I opened my eyes and turned around, there it was! My pry bar was on top of the garbage can….” [punches button; gets Christian rock; punches button again, searches in vain for Imam on the radio]
This is why SiriusTM was invented. It’s great for road trips.
re: #27 freetoken
No doubt will find its way into hate-fest of a political race we have:
From that link:
In an interview on “Bill Bennett’s Morning in America” before Christmas, House Speaker Paul Ryan said officials want to be prepared for another influx and place children in the “least restrictive environment possible.”
One of the three is Holloman Air Force Base in NM. About 2,000 people live on the base, but then it’s a drive to the nearest town. Desolate. Near White Sands National Monument. VERY desolate.
re: #29 Joe Bacon
These pulpit pimps need to be taken off of welfare and forced not only to pay their fair share of taxes—they ought be forced to sit in the middle seat every time they are forced to fly on a Southwest jet!
Southwest is way too good for them.
Spirit Airlines or nothing.
A started watching a series on Netflix last night - Ascension. It looked really interesting until one of the main characters said sound travels better in a vacuum.
I turned it off.
re: #2 Skip Intro
*sigh* And just to think, if a guy hadn’t hung a jury earlier this year, Hovind could have been locked up for another decade or so. (Seriously, I worked with a documentary crew and we talked to the juror and to another juror who served on the Hovind jury. So annoying.)
re: #36 b_sharp
A started watching a series on Netflix last night - Ascension. It looked really interesting until one of the main characters said sound travels better in a vacuum.
I turned it off.
That’s why it had to have been a Big Flash and not a Big Bang. Because sound does not travel in a vacuum, but light does.
re: #36 b_sharp
Turn it back on. The show isn’t what you think it is.
re: #35 ipsos
Southwest is way too good for them.
Spirit Airlines or nothing.
I do like Southwest.
Of course, that’s who we had our 4 hour delay with on Christmas Eve, but hey. I got to spend some time with friends outside security at the airport then.
And from the holiday, for a few Lizards who might enjoy:
Found a store a few friends would enjoy… pic.twitter.com/qtqpARZIRc
— sylk (@sylk) December 27, 2015
re: #39 No Country For Old Haters
Turn it back on. The show isn’t what you think it is.
Oh I know, they aren’t in space, they’re on Earth in a big can.
That doesn’t help with such a crappy grasp of physics.
re: #1 Eric The Fruit Bat
Pennsylvania man goes on N-word tirade against anti-fracking activists — and quickly loses his job
I saw this video yesterday and hoped he lost his job. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person.
re: #36 b_sharp
A started watching a series on Netflix last night - Ascension. It looked really interesting until one of the main characters said sound travels better in a vacuum.
If it’s the show I’m thinking of, it turned out to be a better pilot than at first it may appear.
re: #28 KingKenrod
Be aware that Pirate Christian subscribes to the Patriarchy Christian model-they took a shot at Willow Creek’s head pastor for his sermon on allowing women to fully participate in services.
re: #42 b_sharp
Oh I know, they aren’t in space, they’re on Earth in a big can.
That doesn’t help with such a crappy grasp of physics.
Might want to hide that in a spoiler tag.
Everything has flaws. If I stopped watching shows every time a dumb line was said, I’d never reach the end of any 1st season. I have heard dialog that had me instantly out, on Netflix series Hemlock Grove, but I wouldn’t dismiss Ascension over one bad line. It has a lot going for it.
re: #24 Barefoot Grin
On the bright side, that is fewer people sitting next to me on flights that will ask me if I’ve heard the good news about Jesus.
re: #46 No Country For Old Haters
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Might want to hide that in a spoiler tag.
Everything has flaws. If I stopped watching shows every time a dumb line was said, I’d never reach the end of any 1st season. I have heard dialog that had me instantly out, on Netflix series Hemlock Grove, but I wouldn’t dismiss Ascension over one bad line. It has a lot going for it.
OK, I’ll give it a shot.
re: #48 b_sharp
OK, I’ll give it a shot.
Feel free to yell at me for wasting your time if you still don’t like it when you finish it.
re: #30 Skip Intro
I’m sure this has been posted already, but really, firing 27 rounds is an “accidental” shooting?
Las Vegas cop couple wakes up and ‘accidentally’ fires 27 rounds at mother who lives with them
These two will make a fine pair of cops.
They aren’t even going to be charged with anything because it was an “accident.” Twenty-seven shots and the the mother sustained a leg wound. Good that they were bad shots, bad that one is a current cop and the other is in the academy.
Ted Cruz tells volunteers: “strap on the full armor of God” https://t.co/nxyV3nW5En
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 31, 2015
You know it’s going to be a hell of a rally when the religious nut tells everybody to wear a Strap-on https://t.co/tGIo7HcE2F
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 31, 2015
re: #41 klys (maker of Silmarils)
And from the holiday, for a few Lizards who might enjoy:
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I see a shiny new loom. I don’t know if I’d like that style, though. It’s different than mine for sure.
re: #33 The Vicious Babushka
This is why SiriusTM was invented. It’s great for road trips.
I was a charter subscriber to XM when it launched back in 2002. Their original satellites were called Rock and Roll. XM’s radio technology is much better than Sirius’s in that XM can change the channel numbers but you don’t lose your presets-Sirius’s radios don’t do that (recently XM moved BBC World Service from 118 to 120-the channel number changed, but the preset stuck.)
re: #48 b_sharp
OK, I’ll give it a shot.
I’m trying to remember - the line you heard may have been intentional misinformation. I recall the series was pretty good and I was mildly disappointed when it didn’t get renewed. There are so many good shows on now, though, I don’t have enough time to watch the things already on.
re: #52 Sionainn
I see a shiny new loom. I don’t know if I’d like that style, though. It’s different than mine for sure.
This place had a TON of stuff for weaving and other fiber arts. And kits with handpainted fibers for weaving and paper crafts and just I wanted to learn how to do all the things.
I managed to get out only having spent $30, which I considered very responsible.
re: #51 The Vicious Babushka
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@washingtonpost In other words, Rafael is telling the gang to stick a sock in their jockstraps, just like Dumbya did!
— josephebacon (@josephebacon) December 31, 2015
re: #57 klys (maker of Silmarils)
This place had a TON of stuff for weaving and other fiber arts. And kits with handpainted fibers for weaving and paper crafts and just I wanted to learn how to do all the things.
I managed to get out only having spent $30, which I considered very responsible.
I’m terrible when I see roving. I want it all so I can spin it. Met a visitor when I was volunteering at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas in Santa Fe. He was from Prescott, Arizona and said that he had sheep that he shears every year and he can never find anyone to take the fleeces. He ends up throwing them away! He said he has a friend who raises alpacas who has the same problem. I gave him my name, number, and email address and told him I’d take any fleeces next time he shears and to please call me. He said he could send them to me. I told him I’d hop into the car and drive there. It’s only about 4 hours from Las Vegas. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I do get a call this spring.
re: #45 Eric The Fruit Bat
Be aware that Pirate Christian subscribes to the Patriarcy Christian model-they took a shot at Willow Creek’s head pastor for his sermon on allowing women to fully participate in services.
Thanks, I didn’t really do due diligence. As usual, just picked it off of FB of a friend and thought it was funny.
re: #59 Sionainn
I’m terrible when I see roving. I want it all so I can spin it. Met a visitor when I was volunteering at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas in Santa Fe. He was from Prescott, Arizona and said that he had sheep that he shears every year and he can never find anyone to take the fleeces. He ends up throwing them away! He said he has a friend who raises alpacas who has the same problem. I gave him my name, number, and email address and told him I’d take any fleeces next time he shears and to please call me. He said he could send them to me. I told him I’d hop into the car and drive there. It’s only about 4 hours from Las Vegas. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I do get a call this spring.
I have some roving and a drop spindle and need to coordinate some time with one of the local Lizards so that I can learn how to do this. I am hopeful that I can dig out some time in the new year that isn’t chewed up by everything else.
re: #51 The Vicious Babushka
@Stonekettle FYI: The Armor of God has no backside protection. Uh, whoops.
— Eric The Fruit Bat (@ericdafruitbat) December 31, 2015
re: #61 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I have some roving and a drop spindle and need to coordinate some time with one of the local Lizards so that I can learn how to do this. I am hopeful that I can dig out some time in the new year that isn’t chewed up by everything else.
I’ve got a drop spindle, but don’t know how to use it. I use a spinning wheel and a malacate (also known as a Navajo spindle).
Woohoo. I just finished rewriting the LGF Pages bookmarklet to use native Javascript throughout, completely eliminating the need for jQuery. Makes the code shorter and faster-loading, and compatible with more websites. It also executes faster, although there’s nothing in there that really demonstrates this.
re: #63 Sionainn
I’ve got a drop spindle, but don’t know how to use it. I use a spinning wheel and a malacate (also known as a Navajo spindle).
I’m trying to keep this as a dabble hobby, because I don’t really do a lot with yarn and I already have a ton anyway.
But there was this gorgeous roving and I couldn’t resist and now I need to figure out how to do this.
Update - Munich Police: The Pasinger station and main #Munich station have been cleared and trains are no longer running
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) December 31, 2015
BERLIN (@AP) - Police in Munich warn of ‘imminent threat’ of terror attack, order 2 train stations cleared
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) December 31, 2015
BREAKING: Munich Police say they are aware of a terrorist attack that has been planned. Asking public to avoid crowds and train stations.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) December 31, 2015
re: #64 Charles Johnson
Woohoo. I just finished rewriting the LGF Pages bookmarklet to use native Javascript throughout, completely eliminating the need for jQuery. Makes the code shorter and faster-loading, and compatible with more websites. It also executes faster, although there’s nothing in there that really demonstrates this.
So jQuery is dying?
Munich police say Bahnhof and Hauptbahnhof stations have already been evacuated. More on @SkyNews as this develops
— Alan Strange (@AlanStrangeSky) December 31, 2015
re: #67 b_sharp
So jQuery is dying?
Nope, definitely not dying. There are some things that are still much simpler with jQuery, e.g. Ajax. But some of the newer Javascript (really ECMAScript) functions like querySelectorAll() bring a lot of the same jQuery functionality to native Javascript.
re: #65 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I’m trying to keep this as a dabble hobby, because I don’t really do a lot with yarn and I already have a ton anyway.
But there was this gorgeous roving and I couldn’t resist and now I need to figure out how to do this.
I haven’t tried learning the drop spindle yet because I was working on my malacate skills since that’s what I do when I’m volunteering and I use the spinning wheel for speed. The stuff I’ve seen done on the drop spindle is really fine and I’m making thicker yarn for weaving rugs.
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
Seems to involve the giant main station in the city center and the Pasing station to the west.
Two Munich, Germany, Train Stations Evacuated Over Terrorism Threat
I wish i still lived in LA where midnight on New Year’s Eve has the good taste to happen at 9pm.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 31, 2015
New Year’s resolution:
Crush the GOP, see their SUVs driven to the junkyard, and hear the lamentations of their media……
Using 3D Print Technology to Restore a Child’s Nose
For the first time in the United States, a patient has undergone a complex and intricate series of surgical procedures to implant a fully functional, three-dimensional (3D) printed “model” of a human nose. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai surgeons Tal Dagan, MD, Associate Adjunct Surgeon, and Grigoriy Mashkevich, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, performed the operations on Dallan Jennet, a 14-year-old boy from the Marshall Islands. Dallan’s face was disfigured at the age of 9 after he fell onto a live power line, severely burning his entire face and losing his nose.
“The procedure is akin to a ‘nose transplant’ in that we were able to replace the nose with a functional implant,” says lead physician Dr. Dagan. “This procedure may be a breakthrough in facial reconstruction because the patient will never have to deal with the standard issues of transplantation, such as tissue rejection or a lifetime of immunosuppressive therapies.”
Dallan flew halfway around the world to New York City for the opportunity to live a normal life with the help of Canvasback Missions, Inc., a nonprofit organization that brings health care and health education to the Pacific Islands. Treatment began in early 2015 in the Marshall Islands, where the patient underwent the first of five surgeries. Expanders were inserted under the remaining skin of his nose, creating space under his skin for the actual reconstruction, which would be performed at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
re: #75 Amory Blaine
This is wonderful news. I am very happy for the patient and the surgeons.
re: #52 Sionainn
I see a shiny new loom. I don’t know if I’d like that style, though. It’s different than mine for sure.
Shiny loom is a Swedish-style one. I was going to say Glimåkra, but the beater doesn’t look quite right. Anyway, very different from a Jack loom, but very versatile and better for some things. Jack looms are better for others.
re: #61 klys (maker of Silmarils)
I have some roving and a drop spindle and need to coordinate some time with one of the local Lizards so that I can learn how to do this. I am hopeful that I can dig out some time in the new year that isn’t chewed up by everything else.
You have my phone number. ;)
Very noble of you to keep your spending under control.
And a Happy New Year to Lizards all around the world from here in Central Europe. All the best for 2016.
re: #79 Dr Lizardo
And a Happy New Year to Lizards all around the world from here in Central Europe. All the best for 2016.
And the same to you and yours.
#2015Faves https://t.co/RHzrJH0meM
— Aron Yohannes (@AronYohannes) December 31, 2015
re: #79 Dr Lizardo
Thank you. It is a little early for that here in Philly. I hope you have a very happy and healthy New Year.
Happy New Year to all! May 2016 bring many blessings to all my fellow lizards and your families.
I hope I’ll be more active in 2016. Meanwhile, I’ll be going to get drunk with cherry coquito (an eggnog like drink). :)
re: #77 calochortus
Shiny loom is a Swedish-style one. I was going to say Glimåkra, but the beater doesn’t look quite right. Anyway, very different from a Jack loom, but very versatile and better for some things. Jack looms are better for others.
I believe mine is a jack loom.
re: #82 PhillyPretzel
Thank you. It is a little early for that here in Philly. I hope you have a very happy and healthy New Year.
Thank you - and all Lizards - for your New Year’s wishes.
Looks like Carson’s campaign has just imploded.
A day that began with potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson stunned to see his campaign manager and communications director quit over internal campaign squabbling, grew worse when an additional 20 staffers walked out on New Year’s Eve, reports Reuters.
re: #84 Sionainn
I believe mine is a jack loom.
If the harnesses are pushed up from the bottom it is a jack loom, if they hang from a superstructure it is probably a counterbalance or countermarch loom, but it is possible for it to be a jack loom (like a Harrisville.) Some people will fight to the death over which is better. I solved the problem by having one of each.
Clemson’s “Hold that Tiger” is infinitely more annoying that Oklahoma’s “Boomer Sooner”.
re: #84 Sionainn
re: #77 calochortus
re: #65 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Please visit my cousin’s website at yarnwench.com for her hand dyed and spun fibers! She is a wonderful artist.
I pity all those fools who are still stuck in smelly old 2015. Greetings from the future!
— Jens Foell PhD (@fMRI_guy) December 31, 2015
Happy New Year! And it wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without pot stickers. You want some? You know you do. C’mon over, got more than enough pot stickers for all lizards, carnivores and vegans alike.
Not my photo, but hey, they’re pot stickers!re: #92 prairiefire
Please visit my cousin’s website at yarnwench.com for her hand dyed and spun fibers! She is a wonderful artist.
Nice name!
Just dropped by to wish all of the wonderful folks here a Happy New Years Eve. I’m going to be unplugging tonight to spend the evening with my kids. Be safe and have a great holiday everyone!
re: #95 wrenchwench
I’m a bawdy wench. Happy New Year!
This is in regard to the situation in Munich, Germany - it’s from the Munich police FB page:
Warning announcement of the Munich Police
Due to hints taken seriously by the Munich Police there is the danger of a terrorist attack in the area of Munich during this night.
The Munich Police recommends the citizens to keep away from crowds, as well as to avoid the Munich central station and the railway station Pasing.We work with great force on the settlement of the situation as well as the inquiry of possible suspects.
The police of Munich will inform you regularly about the progress of the developments.
Follow us on Twitter @PolizeiMuenchen.
re: #92 prairiefire
Please visit my cousin’s website at yarnwench.com for her hand dyed and spun fibers! She is a wonderful artist.
Nice! I’ll bookmark it. Just because I can dye my own fiber doesn’t mean I always want to!
Do not let Neko down, folks. I mean it.
Can you guys be nicer to yourselves in 2016? For me? 😘
— Neko Case (@NekoCase) December 31, 2015
One of my fave comediennes. You probably know her as Pearl Forrester on MST3K.
2016: gotta quit sugar this year Many think sugar addiction is worse than heroin. So I’m gonna transition to heroin & then quit heroin.
— Mary Jo Pehl (@MaryJoPehl) December 31, 2015
re: #89 calochortus
If the harnesses are pushed up from the bottom it is a jack loom, if they hang from a superstructure it is probably a counterbalance or countermarch loom, but it is possible for it to be a jack loom (like a Harrisville.) Some people will fight to the death over which is better. I solved the problem by having one of each.
LOL. That’s true. A master weaver from Sweden was trying to talk my dad into getting a Swedish loom. He had tried that and various other looms and decided on a jack loom.
re: #92 prairiefire
Please visit my cousin’s website at yarnwench.com for her hand dyed and spun fibers! She is a wonderful artist.
She’s got some beautiful stuff! Do you know if she does anything with natural dyes instead of acid dye?
re: #78 calochortus
You have my phone number. ;)
Very noble of you to keep your spending under control.
I will be hitting you up!
I can bring the paper stars stuff too. You might find that interesting.
re: #104 Sionainn
Yeah, I love the colors. You could email her, I’m sure she would be happy to help!
re: #98 Dr Lizardo
This is in regard to the situation in Munich, Germany - it’s from the Munich police FB page:
It’s just like the season finale of “Homeland”…
re: #88 Bubblehead II
Looks like Carson’s campaign has just imploded.
A day that began with potential 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson stunned to see his campaign manager and communications director quit over internal campaign squabbling, grew worse when an additional 20 staffers walked out on New Year’s Eve, reports Reuters.
I’m going to miss Ben.
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
I’m thinking XL.
re: #100 freetoken
Chemtrails?
Mysterious Syndrome Can Cause People to Become ‘Drunk’ Without Drinking
Not to make light of it, if true, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that shows up on Cracked’s next BS News Stories You Probably Believed Were Real. ABC News regularly shows up on those lists.
Besides, I don’t trust any ABC News story that isn’t a tie-in with a new Disney movie. Now those are always true. ;-)
re: #103 Sionainn
LOL. That’s true. A master weaver from Sweden was trying to talk my dad into getting a Swedish loom. He had tried that and various other looms and decided on a jack loom.
Of course, you can’t turn a jack loom into a drawloom for weaving damask like I did with my Glimåkra Ideal.
Before
After-with drawloom bridge and extensionre: #112 De Kolta Chair
Not to make light of it, if true, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that shows up on Cracked’s next BS News Stories You Probably Believed. ABC News regularly shows up on those lists.
Besides, I don’t trust any ABC News story that isn’t a tie-in with a new Disney movie. Now those are always true. ;-)
Auto brewery syndrome. Rare, but it happens.
re: #113 calochortus
That’s identical to my grandma’s old loom. I never knew what it was called, I only knew it was Swedish.
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
Chupacabra
re: #115 Dr Lizardo
The Swedes have been making looms like that for a long time. They take up a lot of room, but you can break them down, leaving only the side pieces and essentially a bunch of sticks pretty easily. Tried and true.
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
The devil is in the details
re: #114 calochortus
Auto brewery syndrome. Rare, but it happens.
Thanks for the info, and a happy new year to ya.
re: #116 calochortus
Well, that would be better than a 1,000 lb pig.
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
Wasn’t anything like this, was it?
re: #122 jaunte
Well, that would be better than a 1,000 lb pig.
Almost anything would be better than a 1,000 lb pig.
World Nut Daily names its Man of the Year. Surprise!
re: #128 Skip Intro
World Nut Daily names its Man of the Year. Surprise!
And the Woman of the Year: Pamela Geller.
re: #113 calochortus
Of course, you can’t turn a jack loom into a drawloom for weaving damask like I did with my Glimåkra Ideal.
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I’ve only just learned how to warp my loom. I have no idea what I’m looking at!
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
You’re gonna need a bigger boat…
re: #130 Sionainn
I’ve only just learned how to warp my loom. I have no idea what I’m looking at!
Looms gone wild.
re: #128 Skip Intro
A caller to CSPAN this morning called in to criticize mainstream news sources, recommend his own favorites (WND and PrisonPlanet)
and leave the audience with two words of advice for 2016:
FALSE FLAG!!!!
re: #135 Bubblehead II
Could be cows, but Satan is tricky that way.
I’m just going to have some wine and let the porcine/bovine menace lurk in the woods.
Never forget pic.twitter.com/n20BairRKM
— joe (@JoeTacopino) December 31, 2015
re: #109 jaunte
Happy New Year to LGF from out in the central Texas countryside, away from the usual New Year’s plunging gunfire in Houston.
I just took a walk into the back of the property and saw a lot of tracks in the mud. I thought at first from the size that the neighbor’s cows had gotten through the fence again, but the tracks were made by cloven hooves. Now I’m trying to find out how big wild hogs are based on their prints. Does anyone here know what size hog leaves a print six inches long?
My brother shot a 285# hog at his deer lease between Burnet and Llano. He’s shot 12 hogs at the lease this year and is in 5th place in their pool on who can shoot the most. Those things are horrid.
re: #134 jaunte
A caller to CSPAN this morning called in to criticize mainstream news sources, recommend his own favorites (WND and PrisonPlanet)
and leave the audience with two words of advice for 2016:FALSE FLAG!!!!
Was it Matt Drudge by any chance?
Satyrs are a proud, pan-flute playing people.
You shouldn’t make fun of their feet.
Or make shwarma out of them.
re: #141 The Vicious Babushka
Hah. I think his name was Dwayne.
This is a weirdly specific grift==>
I need 243 donors from Twitter tonight to raise the last $60,000 before the midnight deadline. Can you help? https://t.co/78WPMcbQwP
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 1, 2016
re: #130 Sionainn
I’ve only just learned how to warp my loom. I have no idea what I’m looking at!
Drawlooms give you a lot of patterning possibilities. There are 2 sets of shafts.
The ones in the front give the weave structure (usually satin, but it can be twill) and the key is that it has to be 1 warp thread up and minimally 3 threads, but more commonly 4, 5, 6 or 7 threads down, progressing through however many warp threads you have so that it is a balanced weave, but you see mostly warp on one side and mostly weft on the other.
The second set of shafts, in conjunction with special long-eye heddles on the front shafts, let you change which groups of warp threads weave warp faced as opposed to weft faced. It is how you get the patterning woven into damask linen tablecloths and the like.
This is a test piece I’m doing-it is 10/2 cotton, so not particularly fine and I’m paying no attention to minor errors, or the selvedges. It is the lower half of a bird in flight, as in not yet complete, but will let you see what it produces.
damask weaving in progressAnd I thank everyone else for their patience during this episode of “Weaving Talk”
re: #146 calochortus
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And I thank everyone else for their patience during this episode of “Weaving Talk”
My nerves were getting frayed but I enjoy a good yarn.
According to conservatives every rape victim is a liar unless she’s accusing Bill Clinton @Green_Footballs @EricBoehlert @instapundit
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) January 1, 2016
re: #145 The Vicious Babushka
This is a weirdly specific grift==>
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Did Rand take fundraising grifting advice from Oral Roberts?
re: #139 jaunte
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12/31/1999, the last time Americans prepared for anything.
We learned our lesson.
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The numbers dont lie pic.twitter.com/nfl16qcxR4
— Jason McNeil (@trump_is_a_liar) December 31, 2015
re: #126 jaunte
more like this:
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Looks more feral hog than cow.
Narrower and that separate back part.
re: #150 b.d.
12/31/1999, the last time Americans prepared for anything.
We learned our lesson.
//
I’m going to prepare for tonight’s predicted freeze by turning on the Xmas lights I put on the Brugmansia (angel’s trumpet) and throwing a sheet over the whole thing.
Then I’m going to prepare dinner.
I’m a slow learner.
re: #2 Skip Intro
I wish god told his followers to paint themselves blue, stand out on their front lawn naked, and hook their nuts up to a car battery with big alligator clips while singing “I’m a Little Teapot” over and over again.
All you ever needed to know about Heidi Cruz. We’re going to need to rename New Year’s Eve to All Grifter’s Eve.
Heidi: worried sick
Ted needs your help.
Ted is under an all-out assault on his campaign, his values, and even him personally. Attacks are coming from all sides — Republican and Democrat — and of course the liberal media.
Ted won’t tell you this but I will — please stop what you are doing and read below.
Here is the situation, and it worries me:
1) We just received inside information that Iowa Super PACs — funded by Republicans — are planning to spend millions attacking Ted’s policy and character.
2) Hillary is personally attacking Ted’s strong stand for American families. She openly speaks of her distain for Ted’s values and is attacking him in front of millions online.
3) The media is getting personal. The Washington Post published a despicable attack on my children. Both Ted and I are determined to protect our children from their shameless attacks.
4) We now have only 18 hours left before the media starts their full scale “exploration” into our campaign finances. Thumbing through thousands of financial papers to find any weakness and mislead Americans.
Pete, I don’t know any other man who is prepared to fight these political assaults, stand up to the personal attacks, and still provide a positive vision for America.
I admit I’m biased, but Ted is the man we need to restore America.
One more thing: every dollar, every prayer and word of encouragement means the world to Ted and me.
Today is the final day of 2015, and Ted could sure use your support right now more than ever.
Click Here: 2015 STOP-GAP DONATION >>>secure.campaignsolutions.com
You see, he’s confided in me that he must raise another $349,394 dollars before midnight tonight — less than 18 hours from now.
That is a big shortfall.
I know there is no way you — or any one person — can cover that entire balance, but if you could just make one last 2015 Stop-Gap donation, both Ted and I would be in your debt.
If we close the books and Ted is still short, it could mean the difference between winning and losing this campaign.
Click Here: 2015 STOP-GAP DONATION >>>secure.campaignsolutions.com
I know it’s a lot to ask, but can Ted and I count on you one last time in 2015?
Warmly,
Heidi Cruz
And no, I don’t know who Pete is.
Evening Lizards. My New Years Eve will consist of sitting with my dog in my lap, reading a good book, and trying not to worry about my oldest who is in the downswing of his bipolar cycle and really needs to go to the hospital and get regulated, because he’s off his meds.
re: #156 Skip Intro
I saw a thread on FR earlier where the Freepers were complaining about the constant email solicitations from Cruz and wondering if they were actually an evil plot by liberals or scammers (but I repeat myself) to annoy conservatives and steal money.
re: #158 calochortus
I saw a thread on FR earlier where the Freepers were complaining about the constant email solicitations from Cruz and wondering if they were actually an evil plot by liberals or scammers (but I repeat myself) to annoy conservatives and steal money.
I heard it was a Cuban plot.
re: #156 Skip Intro
All you ever needed to know about Heidi Cruz. We’re going to need to rename New Year’s Eve to All Grifter’s Eve.
And no, I don’t know who Pete is.
Shorter: we dipped into the campaign funds to buy the girls both “Quiverful Barbies” and we don’t want it to come out later.
re: #157 PT Barnum
Evening Lizards. My New Years Eve will consist of sitting with my dog in my lap, reading a good book, and trying not to worry about my oldest who is in the downswing of his bipolar cycle and really needs to go to the hospital and get regulated, because he’s off his meds.
Sounds good and sending best wishes towards your oldest.
I really really want to slap Marco Rubio upside the head for being a WATB. Almost as much as I want to punch Ted Cruz and Eric Cantor in the Face.
re: #160 PT Barnum
Shorter: we dipped into the campaign funds to buy the girls both “Quiverful Barbies” and we don’t want it to come out later.
Or “My Goldman $achs bonus didn’t come through this year, although they’ve promised to make it up to me when Ted is President.”
re: #151 Amory Blaine
While on the subject of chiselers:
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I’m kinda partial to this guy.
What’s a good movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime for watching tonight?
Favorites: comedies & mysteries
re: #164 jaunte
What is “faith-instilled” leadership?
Think of it as speaking in tongues in written form.
re: #162 jaunte
I think that error was in the original English that was handed down to Moses.
re: #168 The Vicious Babushka
What’s a good movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime for watching tonight?
Favorites: comedies & mysteries
Veep on Amazon if you haven’t already watched it.
Many of the GOP candidates are tweeting about how you have until midnight tonight to send them money. Why midnight tonight? Is the Rapture happening at 12:01?
re: #175 De Kolta Chair
Many of the GOP candidates are tweeting about how you have until midnight tonight to send them money. Why midnight tonight? Is the Rapture happening at 12:01?
Most likely it’s some way to play the nearly non-existent financial disclosure rules.
re: #175 De Kolta Chair
Many of the GOP candidates are tweeting about how you have until midnight tonight to send them money. Why midnight tonight? Is the Rapture happening at 12:01?
It’s not just the repugs. I’ve been getting them from the Dems as well. The reason is probably end of the year = end of tax season and they (and you) have to report any income/donations on tax reports.
re: #180 Skip Intro
Most likely it’s some way to play the nearly non-existent financial disclosure rules.
Gotcha. Or something to do with tax-deductible donations?
As a matter of fact, here is one from Chelsea
XXXX —
My mom has always been able to count on you, especially during the big moments.
That’s why we’re asking for your help now.
Tonight we’re facing our biggest quarterly FEC fundraising deadline yet — and the last one before voters start heading to the polls!
Can you chip in $1 to help hit our fundraising goal and make sure we’re ready to win in Iowa and New Hampshire?
XXXX, donate $1
Thank you!
Chelsea
Top story for my local news is the spying story and Republican Chris Stewart is outraged. And of course they didn’t report what the NSA found.
Sigh..
Happy New Year, Lizards. Just sitting at home waiting for 2016. Got my beer, so I’m all set.
re: #114 calochortus
Auto brewery syndrome. Rare, but it happens.
Now I’m trying to remember what TV detective show that syndrome was the solution in an episode…
I think I may just sit here and watch the Google Doodle until Midnight.
But, I am wondering if it changes based on ones time zone, of Google HQs
re: #160 PT Barnum
Shorter: we dipped into the campaign funds to buy the girls both “Quiverful Barbies” and we don’t want it to come out later.
Is that the one that comes with Sister-Touching Ken?
re: #147 b.d.
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My nerves were getting frayed but I enjoy a good yarn.
I followed the thread of the conversation.
And does warping a loom require dilithium crystals?
re: #168 The Vicious Babushka
What’s a good movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime for watching tonight?
Favorites: comedies & mysteries
This is the question I’ve been sent to the computer to answer. Which is why I’m here. I want to see “Beasts of No Nation” but my wife feels that might not be the romantic NYE fare she’s in for. I took her to Burger King for our first date; I’m not sure why she’s surprised at my notions of romantic.
re: #168 The Vicious Babushka
Rosalind Russell as Auntie Mame. It is a hoot.
Hang on, I think Krampus is at the door again. Let me shoo him away.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 1, 2016
Putting together a post on the Most Popular LGF Articles and LGF Pages of 2015.
Called my dad to wish him a happy new years and found out that he went to see the new Star Wars and liked it.
Meanwhile I’ve promised John that we will see it together so that may well be quite a few months from now. Argh. :D
The only reason to watch the awful 2003 adaptation of Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher:
Did I remember to say those are the only reason?Transparent metal may replace current touchscreen materials, and be much cheaper.
Article makes no reference to the “transparent aluminum” of Star Trek fame, nor China’s dominance of the indium market. Indium is what makes current glass touchscreens work. A cheaper alternative would put a dent in the indium markets.
Ain’t nothing says New Year’s like watching a 1934 film, The Thin Man, where they drink non-stop throughout the film.
Happy New Year Charles & LGF. Thanks for keeping me company all year.
Making a frame for Fireworks, Lucknow, India, 1815-20 pic.twitter.com/HLOeZ8HvuZ
— Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) December 31, 2015
re: #198 b.d.
Ain’t nothing says New Year’s like watching a 1934 film, The Thin Man, where they drink non-stop throughout the film.
I love those movies.
LOL. So what’s the penalty for having only 10% real followers? @rsmccain @Chigurhs @instapundit @EricBoehlert pic.twitter.com/BcSPHhk6aP
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 1, 2016
Hey grandpa put your hearing aids in and STOP YELLING!
I would like to wish everyone A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR. WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO, FINALLY, MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN AND GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2015
re: #146 calochortus
I thought it was an episode of Fun With Loons Looms!
Chickenhawk celebrities of a feather flock together
A lovely letter from the daughter of the late great John Wayne. Our country could use a John Wayne right now. https://t.co/RhN5gVNBqM
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2015
Zedushka showed me this thing that is growing in the bathroom sink.
Something is growing in the sink. I’m scared now #LittleShopOfHorrors pic.twitter.com/YIpb6wDJDJ
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) January 1, 2016
re: #206 The Vicious Babushka
Zedushka showed me this thing that is growing in the bathroom sink.
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Better keep an eye on that.
re: #172 Skip Intro
I think that error was in the original English that was handed down to Moses.
The correction was on the 3rd tablet that Moses dropped.
re: #128 Skip Intro
World Nut Daily names its Man of the Year. Surprise!
Here is the 2016 GOP nominee lecturing a Trump University student!
I’m gonna trigger Armageddon and it’s gonna be YUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEE!re: #206 The Vicious Babushka
Zedushka showed me this thing that is growing in the bathroom sink.
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Anybody there named Seymour?
And just like that Trump quits saying Merry Christmas, damn panderer.
STOP SHOUTING! https://t.co/JJeXdJayiz @realDonaldTrump
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 1, 2016
re: #206 The Vicious Babushka
Zedushka showed me this thing that is growing in the bathroom sink.
A cup of bleach should nip that in the bud.
re: #213 Charles Johnson
@realDonaldTrump Look on the left of the keyboard for a key labeled caps-lock gramps.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) January 1, 2016
@RandPaul Let me guess! You’re raising cash to hire some staffers who quit the Carson campaign…
— josephebacon (@josephebacon) January 1, 2016
re: #162 jaunte
Ted Cruz is strongly against committing adultry and needless proof-reading.
Sure is amazing to see L’il Rafael repeatedly breaking that 9th Commandment!
From Mars, with love. #HappyNewYear! May your next trip around the sun be a good one. Stay curious, my friends pic.twitter.com/KP6Z5slfYi
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) December 31, 2015
In 2015 I realized more than ever that I was so fucking right to bail out of the hate orgy the conservative movement turned into.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 1, 2016
re: #221 Charles Johnson
2016 will be no better.
It’s been 8 years since I started making the break, and every year since then the right has gotten exponentially worse.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 1, 2016
re: #215 De Kolta Chair
I was thinking ignore it until it bears fruit.
I’m waiting until it says “Feed me!”
In hindsight this is more than just a little creepy…eww!
Bill Cosby was really excited about putting drugs in women’s drinks. Didn’t sound exactly consensual… https://t.co/wl2eiDqI3v
— Elon James White (@elonjames) December 31, 2015
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, undercover. New Year’s eve, 1938. from @NYDailyNews pic.twitter.com/xNzEwjOtKs
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) January 1, 2016
9/11 Conspiracy Troofers are all over this Dubai hotel fire
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re: #227 ausador
In hindsight this is more than just a little creepy…eww!
And Larry King was all, “Good times, Bill, good times.”
re: #225 Charles Johnson
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Every year that circle of wingnuts gets smaller and crazier, InfoWars is now a valid source.
I visited this site when you were focused in the wrong direction but always admired the intelligence of you and the posters here and their reality based comments.
btw, if you didn’t have closed registration back then I’d probably have tried to troll the hell out of this place.
I also thank you for this place Charles and best of wishes to you and all Lizards for 2016, thanks for having me.
re: #206 The Vicious Babushka
Zedushka showed me this thing that is growing in the bathroom sink.
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It’s the start of your very own “body-snatching” pod!!!! Run!!!!!!!!
(and DON’T go to sleep!!!)
re: #205 De Kolta Chair
Actually, Donnie is more than enough of a racist, adulterous chickenhawk.
I said to Zedushka “Well you probably ate a tomato and a seed got stuck in your teeth and you spit it out when you brushed your teeth,” and he’s like “I wear dentures! I never brush my teeth in the sink, I put them in the denture pot!” and I’m like uh oh
Looks like the founder of Oath Keepers has been DISBARRED.
I just posted a page with the timeline of his misadventures with the Arizona and Montana Judicial systems. And since he was a Top 5 guest this year on Jesse Ventura’s “Off the Grid”, I tweeted him to let him know that he’d been disbarred.
Happy New Year.
re: #75 Amory Blaine
We will never die, as long as the printer isn’t down and the serviceman unavailable when we need a spare part.
For those of you reading listicles and picticles this fine evening, here’s Americans United top ten list:
au.org
re: #236 The Vicious Babushka
I said to Zedushka “Well you probably ate a tomato and a seed got stuck in your teeth and you spit it out when you brushed your teeth,” and he’s like “I wear dentures! I never brush my teeth in the sink, I put them in the denture pot!” and I’m like uh oh
He was probably rolling a joint and had a seed fall down there.
re: #235 prairiefire
I can tell by your witty banter.
That’s not witty banter, it’s my aging brain misfiring.
re: #229 The Vicious Babushka
9/11 Conspiracy Troofers are all over this Dubai hotel fire
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The Chief of the Dubai Fire Department is obviously a crisis actor//
re: #241 Amory Blaine
Somebody rolling doobies in the bathroom.
I’m so old I remember when pot had seeds.
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Sharing this, because it’s a great message for the new year. The remark is by one of my African-American students, now age 26.
re: #230 Joe Bacon
RIP Wayne Rogers…
Oh, well, shit. Wayne Rogers was a good man, by all accounts. RIP, Trapper John.
My sister lands tonight, so I’ll be heading to the airport to pick her up. mr. klys is at least out of the bedroom today, but no solid food for him until Saturday, so she and I will enjoy what I grabbed at Whole Foods for a New Year’s Eve supper.
I do enjoy taking advantage of this arbitrary moment in time to breathe, evaluate where I am and what I’m doing with my time, and commit to changes. Some of them are changes I’ve been making and I’ll just continue them, but maybe there will be some new ones.
I hope all my fellow Lizards are getting to spend their evening in a way as enjoyable to them.
re: #247 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Oh, well, shit. Wayne Rogers was a good man, by all accounts. RIP, Trapper John.
I remember a movie he did with Cleavon Little—“The Gig”, really good and he sure wasn’t Trapper John in it.
Don’t shoot your gun in the air on New Years Eve, please https://t.co/t3yRTd0uQU
— Anna (@TallyAnnaE) January 1, 2016
Night Lizards. The walk to the bus stop in the morning is going to be fun.
Got the clothes/layers to put on for the walk, but having to take them off when I get to work is going to be a pain. I really, realty hate sub zero temp’s.
But a Happy New Year to all of you. May the forth coming year see you dreams come true.
And as always, May the Deity of your choice smile down upon you and yours.
re: #240 b.d.
He was probably rolling a joint and had a seed fall down there.
He’s holding out on me!
Last meme of the year:
Who’s a manly man, the guy who wears a bike helmet or the guy who uses hairspray? #tcot #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/MYf2dzitLB
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) January 1, 2016
re: #252 The Vicious Babushka
He’s holding out on me!
It means more pie for him, I don’t blame him.
:)
OH MY! The latest problem with Scotland flooding!
Nessie’s Loose!re: #249 Joe Bacon
I remember a movie he did with Cleavon Little—“The Gig”, really good and he sure wasn’t Trapper John in it.
I love that movie. Trumpeter/cornetist Warren Vaché, who played the snooty professional musician, was really good as well. (Bit o’ trivia: His only other acting credit on imdb was playing himself in Crimes and Misdemeanors.)
re: #250 jaunte
At the clinic my wife worked at, when she and her coworkers went back to work after new years this year, they found a bullet had come through the roof into one of the rooms. So the bullet had gone high enough to come back down and penetrate the roof of the building.
re: #255 Joe Bacon
OH MY! The latest problem with Scotland flooding!
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I eagerly await the History Channel special on the latest Nessie sighting.
ICYMI new Stonekettle being just a “tad” sarcastic towards Ben Carson’s call for us to get “serious about terrorism” before ISIS invades us.
New Stonekettle: Sound and Fury. Plus a small dash of sarcasm. https://t.co/94Z4BdQHZv
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 1, 2016
re: #250 jaunte
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I’m dreading when 11 o clock is here and the clowns start firing their guns and rifles. Here in Koreatown, the gunfire is heavy, continues till 1 or 2 in the morning…
re: #259 ausador
ICYMI new Stonekettle being just a “tad” sarcastic towards Ben Carson’s call for us to get “serious about terrorism” before ISIS invades us.
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Speaking of which, I wonder if the affluenza kid and his mom had to drive through ISIS occupied parts of Mexico on their way to Puerto Vallarta?
re: #260 Joe Bacon
I’m dreading when 11 o clock is here and the clowns start firing their guns and rifles. Here in Koreatown, the gunfire is heavy, continues till 1 or 2 in the morning…
Yours only lasts 2 hours, come midnight here in Texas all the idiots will be strapping on their open carry dildos.
Be careful, gravity is a bitch on those bullets.
re: #262 b.d.
Yours only lasts 2 hours, come midnight here in Texas all the idiots will be strapping on their open carry dildos.
Be careful, gravity is a bitch on those bullets.
We’ll hear an ambulance siren once the gunfire starts thanks to the stupidity of these fools. Never fails that someone in this area gets struck…
re: #247 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
Oh, well, shit. Wayne Rogers was a good man, by all accounts. RIP, Trapper John.
I recall his being a conservative pundit on Fox News & Fox Business News for several years. Oh well, he made me laugh when he was on M.A.S.H.
Well, it’s already started in Baltimore…
re: #260 Joe Bacon
I’m dreading when 11 o clock is here and the clowns start firing their guns and rifles. Here in Koreatown, the gunfire is heavy, continues till 1 or 2 in the morning…
We get folks who are from south of the border firing into the air a lot during holidays. I think the white folks are shaking to much from all the meth to load their weapons.
re: #265 De Kolta Chair
I recall his being a conservative pundit on Fox News & Fox Business News for several years. Oh well, he made me laugh when he was on M.A.S.H.
His politics were not to my liking, but he apparently was a decent guy.
re: #249 Joe Bacon
I remember a movie he did with Cleavon Little—“The Gig”, really good and he sure wasn’t Trapper John in it.
I just remembered that several musician friends of mine who live in and around the Catskills were extras in The Gig, and they still talk about much fun it was.
Getting hazy outside from all the powder smoke, the street lights all have visible halos…
re: #268 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate
His politics were not to my liking, but he apparently was a decent guy.
That’s the most important thing one can say about a person, innit?
Mrs Cranky and I went to see the new Star Wars in 3D. Don’t go to the theater much, but it was worth seeing on a large screen in 3D. Nice dinner and then a quiet night at home with the dogs, some snacks and a bottle of wine.
May the new year bring good things to all the lizards and their loved ones. We’re thinking we may need to get Netflix again to maintain our sanity once the political ads start though. ;)
Happy New Year to all and stay safe!
You may have heard about the YUUUGE crowd of teenagers that descended on a suburban shopping mall near Louisville, KY. The mall has announced temporary restrictions on teens entering the mall on weekends.Two of my Facebook friends posted the same link, one a millennial and the other my former sister-in-law. The comments from each are polar opposites.
Youngsters pointed out no one was harmed, nothing got broken, nothing got stolen, no shots fired. They also noted the so-called adults supporting the policy acted like THEY never did anything remotely crazy as kids.
From the oldster thread, there were these two gems:
And well it SHOULD be… So-called parents are going to have to find another means of ‘day-care’ for the brats.
Children under 18 should never be allowed in the mall alone they are minors and should be accompanied by an adult. Sick and tired of the ridiculousness of our society today!
I’ll be 60 soon, but I agree with the youngsters. Clearly the woman making the last remark has never been a mother to a teenager, too.
re: #230 Joe Bacon
RIP Wayne Rogers…
So Wayne Rogers will be missing from the “stars who died this year list” the same way that the 2004 Tsunami missed the important stories of 2004 list because it happened in the last week of the year?
I enjoyed his acting and am sorry for his loved ones. 82 is a good run, I’ll sign up for that right here and now.
re: #274 b.d.
So Wayne Rogers will be missing from the “stars who died this year list” the same way that the 2004 Tsunami missed the important stories of 2004 list because it happened in the last week of the year?
I enjoyed his acting and am sorry for his loved ones. 82 is a good run, I’ll sign up for that right here and now.
I’m hoping to hit the century mark, but we’ll see. It’s hard to imagine what the world will be like in another 5 years, much less 40 (for me). So, I want to watch as it happens.
Raw Story: Trump fans post a 1922 quote by Hitler as a quote from Trump on their Facebook page
I srsly doubt they care either way.
Still trying to push this false equivalence bullshit.
One word - roofies. ‘Steyn: Why Is Bill Cosby Finished While Bill Clinton Is Not? — ‘Like Racism Thing’ https://t.co/dLCQ5j6DXN
— Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin) December 31, 2015
re: #2 Skip Intro
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
God put contradictions in the Bible to ‘weed out’ the atheists
Hovind then goes on to say
, which of course can never happen because he knows that would be a trick.
As usual, Raw Story’s headline distorts what “the bad guy” is saying. A casual reader will go away with the impression that Hovind accepts that there are contradictions in the Bible, which he of course doesn’t.
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