Ted Cruz Never Gets Tired of This "Joke:" "Al Gore Told Us This Wouldn't Happen"

Ted Cruz Never Gets Tired of This “Joke:” “Al Gore Told Us This Wouldn’t Happen”

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PoliticsJanuary 2016 • Views: 43,024

Ah yes, conservative “humor” time again. Today in Iowa, Ted Cruz recycled one of those right wing “jokes” that isn’t really a joke (because these people actually believe this nonsense): that cold weather proves climate change is a hoax perpetrated by scheming evil scientists and Al Gore. Always Al Gore.

BREAKING Ted Cruz in IA: “I have to admit, I was really confused, Al Gore told us this wasn’t going to happen, but it was cold there”

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) January 25, 2016

Cruz has been using this dumb line for years, and he never fails to get a laugh from the wingnut audience because this is what passes for cleverness in those circles. For example, Cruz pulled out this hoary old chestnut back in January 2014, and again in February 2014, just to name two instances of idiocy.

They may laugh, but this isn’t funny; you’re seeing a Harvard-educated Republican running for president on a platform of hard core anti-science denialism — and ultra-stupid denialism at that.

To demonstrate that Cruz isn’t joking at all when he yanks out this “joke,” here’s his opening statement at his recent Senate hearing titled, “Data or Dogma: Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate Over the Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth’s Climate.”

Yes, he brings up Al Gore.

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250 comments

iossarian Jan 25, 2016 • 11:16:31am

Educated and yet thick as pigshit.

Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 11:17:52am

Putin - Benghazi - Free Space - Tax-and-spend - Al Gore

BINGO!

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jan 25, 2016 • 11:17:54am

re: #1 iossarian

Educated and yet thick as pigshit.

cynically and manipulatively ignorant for show only. that is what makes him scary.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:18:27am

So clever. /// Ted and his rapist wit.

Charles Johnson Jan 25, 2016 • 11:18:37am

Fuck off, you racist piece of shit. @Nordic4Trump

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 25, 2016

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jan 25, 2016 • 11:19:33am

Who is Nordic4Trump?

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:19:52am

100 years from now when Miami is 20 miles out to sea, the climate denial wing will still be in business.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:19:54am

re: #5 Charles Johnson

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There are so much worse things hurting this country than political correctness. Like bigoted wingnut wimps who cry over being wished a Happy Holidays but think racial profiling is just great.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:20:44am

re: #7 Aunty Entity Dragon

100 years from now when Miami is 20 miles out to sea, the climate denial wing will still be in business.

Marco Rubio IV, sure my great great grandfather denied it and sure I lost all my suits to a flood last week but faith is more important than science. //

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:21:20am

re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Who is Nordic4Trump?

The name tells you everything you need to know. Another VDARE #altright asshole.

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 11:21:23am

re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Who is Nordic4Trump?

A racist piece of shit.

RandomMonster Jan 25, 2016 • 11:21:36am

Anybody notice this crazy lunatic at the Oregon standoff?

Timothy Watson Jan 25, 2016 • 11:21:40am

re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Who is Nordic4Trump?

A white supremacist.

Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:21:44am

re: #7 Aunty Entity Dragon

100 years from now when Miami is 20 miles out to sea, the climate denial wing will still be in business.

“When will Miami Island be granted statehood?!”

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:22:16am

Yeah Nordic is a dead give away that you’re dealing with a racist. Add the Trump factor and presto that’s a racist shit soup.

Timothy Watson Jan 25, 2016 • 11:22:25am

The old joke used to be, “Not a racist, just #1 with racists.”

I guess Trump said screw that and went all in.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jan 25, 2016 • 11:23:35am

re: #10 Aunty Entity Dragon

The name tells you everything you need to know. Another VDARE #altright asshole.

I was just wondering which particular assholes he/she/it was associated with

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:23:59am

Dreher is busy blaming “SJW” hatred of white culture for the rise of Trump.

yes, he went there.

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 11:25:26am

Know your Fascists. #Trump pic.twitter.com/c6fFTsvgUX

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 25, 2016

Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:25:52am

re: #18 Aunty Entity Dragon

Dreher is busy blaming “SJW” hatred of white culture for the rise of Trump.

yes, he went there.

So, he’s admitting that racism is part of white culture.

Dave In Austin Jan 25, 2016 • 11:26:01am

re: #6 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Who is Nordic4Trump?

Vikings for Victory…..

Or some such shit….

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:26:30am

re: #18 Aunty Entity Dragon

Dreher is busy blaming “SJW” hatred of white culture for the rise of Trump.

yes, he went there.

We’re such delicate little flowers that we had no choice but to embrace the white supremacist asshole. I don’t hate “white culture.” I love Celtic music, Slavic cuisine, German beer, what I don’t love is this bullshit idea that being white makes me better than people who aren’t white.

freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 11:27:01am

Republicans fight hard for the know-nothing voters.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:27:05am

re: #20 Belafon

So, he’s admitting that racism is part of white culture.

He’s also admitting that wingnuts are wimpy little assholes who are threatened by any criticism.

freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 11:27:29am

Speaking of which, Trump does have his supporters:

National Review and the Gang of 22, Meet the Gang of the Red, White and Blue

klys (maker of Silmarils) Jan 25, 2016 • 11:28:14am

It’s weather related and cool, I can post this here.

Blizzard of 2016 Radar Loop

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:28:35am

re: #21 Dave In Austin

Vikings for Victory…..

Or some such shit….

Viking girls riding mini-gun wielding dinosaurs in Kung Fury is freaking awesome. “Vikings for Victory”…eh, not so much.

freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 11:31:52am

That his guy decided to show up at the Trump rally in Pella is still sort of disturbing:

Chuck Grassley 2016: Platform and What You Need to Know About Republican Senator

OTOH, Grassley is just another colleague that Cruz has pissed off, so it all makes sense.

jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 11:32:49am

re: #25 freetoken

Op-Ed] The Problem With the ‘Stump for Trump’ Girls
Two black-women-gone-viral are far from funny—-they’re dangerous

“…Public opinion has already jumped on the “Stump for Trump Girls,” and they are being touted as proof that Trump enjoys some semblance of support among black women. And considering that in 2014 black women voted at a higher rate than any other group across race, gender, ethnicity and religion, Trump would do well to broadcast any instance of support he receives from this rapidly growing voter group.

However, using two black women who gleefully endorse a xenophobic man who supports gross violations of human rights as a fair representation of this group is dangerous and misguided.

There should be more of a focus on the black women supporting the candidates who do not advocate for young black teenagers to be put to death for crimes they did not commit, who don’t label our brown brothers and sisters as criminals because of where they were born, and who don’t insist that American citizens should be forced into tracking systems that are eerily reminiscent of the Holocaust.”
blackenterprise.com

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:33:19am

Honestly given the choice between being a “SJW” and whatever it is wingnuts do, I’ll take being a SJW. Why? Because I give a damn about the welfare of people different than me. I give a damn about racism and economic oppression. Things like gays marrying, transgendered people being treated like the gender they’re comfortable as, different cultures, and people wanting better lives don’t threaten me. Conservatism as it is now is an ideology for men and women threatened by people who want a better life for themselves. They’re threatened by change because they fear change will mean they’ll no longer get to get by just being white Christian conservatives.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 11:34:04am

re: #28 freetoken

That his guy decided to show up at the Trump rally in Pella is still sort of disturbing:

Chuck Grassley 2016: Platform and What You Need to Know About Republican Senator

OTOH, Grassley is just another colleague that Cruz has pissed off, so it all makes sense.

It is quite telling that Cruz has no Senate endorsements. Neither does Trump for that matter but it’s really telling with Cruz given eh works with tehse people.

Charles Johnson Jan 25, 2016 • 11:35:19am

ICYMI: Search Google Images for Donald Trump’s Book, Find Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” https://t.co/zqVvLXRvcU pic.twitter.com/JqrvfdOgwa

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 25, 2016

Decatur Deb Jan 25, 2016 • 11:35:24am

re: #12 RandomMonster

Anybody notice this crazy lunatic at the Oregon standoff?

Glad to see the vid isn’t faked (though the guy isn’t the brother as claimed). I bought into the reality of the setting yesterday.

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 11:36:00am

re: #28 freetoken

That his guy decided to show up at the Trump rally in Pella is still sort of disturbing:

Chuck Grassley 2016: Platform and What You Need to Know About Republican Senator

OTOH, Grassley is just another colleague that Cruz has pissed off, so it all makes sense.

I follow @ChuckGrassley on Twitter just for the comedy. It’s like if Old White Man New to Internet and Authentic Frontier Gibberish Lady had a baby.

jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 11:40:04am

More about invasive pests at Malheur

Malheur occupation could set conservation efforts back years - https://t.co/QjLQXEnBH5 @highcountrynews

— Alex Wild (@Myrmecos) January 25, 2016

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:44:01am

re: #24 HappyWarrior

He’s also admitting that wingnuts are wimpy little assholes who are threatened by any criticism.

Rod Dreher this morning complaining about universities that feature “oppression studies” (his term) curricula:

This has a lot to do with why people support Trump. They know that the academic elites despise them and their culture, and are going to try to educate their children into hating themselves and their culture. Can Trump stop AU or any other university from doing this? Of course not, and we would not want to live in a country where POTUS has that kind of power. But a vote for Trump is a vote against the class that’s doing this p.c. indoctrination. They know that Trump doesn’t give a rat’s rear end about p.c. — and they love that about him. Shoot, when I read the Robby Soave piece, my knee-jerk response was, “Give ‘em hell, Trump!”….

…It is breathtaking how the elites are tearing this country apart. If you find it impossible to understand how anybody would support Trump, think of AU, and think of that fatmouthing kid screaming and cursing at the professor on the square at Yale this fall. That professor, Christakis, stood there and took it. They all do. Trump would not. You think that’s a crude analysis. Maybe. But if you don’t understand why it makes emotional sense to many people, you are deluding yourself…

…I’m not asking anybody to support Trump; that’s not my business. I am asking you to try to see things through the eyes of Trump supporters. That’s what I’m trying to do, so I can better understand my own country, and where it’s headed, for better and for worse. It wouldn’t really have occurred to me prior to now that the p.c.-driven chaos on campuses these days, which I’ve been denouncing for some time, would have translated into a vote for Trump. I think I get it now.

All culture war resentment all the time. He has no fucking clue that he is exhibiting exactly the same sort of class and culture hatred that he accuses the “elites” (IE most of us snobbish lizards I guess) of foisting on America. I also like the “culture” dog whistle for WHITEWHITEWHITEWHITE

Oh…and we are the ones to blame for Trump. College students too, according to Rod. American workers have nothing better to do then pay attention to some college kids at Baylor and change their votes because they are outraged at a sophomore on youtube.

Smith25's Liberal Thighs Jan 25, 2016 • 11:44:46am

OT: Showing my Government class a video on the History of the Republican Party (made in 1992) and Jack Kemp says(paraphrasing): “Conservatives have yet to understand how to govern..”

Jack Burton Jan 25, 2016 • 11:45:26am

re: #35 jaunte

More about invasive pests at Malheur

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 11:45:54am

The anti-science pitch Cruz (and the entire GOP) makes appeals to everyone dumb enough to believe our species will be saved from the consequences of our own actions.

Mike Lamb Jan 25, 2016 • 11:47:14am

re: #36 Aunty Entity Dragon

Rod Dreher this morning complaining about universities that feature “oppression studies” (his term) curricula:

All culture war resentment all the time. He has no fucking clue that he is exhibiting exactly the same sort of class and culture hatred that he accuses the “elites” (IE most of us snobbish lizards I guess) of foisting on America.

Oh…and we are the ones to blame for Trump. College students too, according to Rod. American workers have nothing better to do then pay attention to some college kids at Baylor and change their votes because they are outraged at a sophomore on youtube.

In what universe is Trump not part of the exact “elite” that Dreher is bemoaning?

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 11:47:27am

More GOP “jokes”:

Rubio celebrating the hilarity of a deadly blizzard probably wasn’t his smartest decision https://t.co/jNhitchrLL pic.twitter.com/LnQVogRlPa

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) January 25, 2016

Marco Rubio, for example, thinks he’s funny, but may need to work on his material. Last week’s “Tonight Show” appearance didn’t go particularly well, and over the weekend, the Florida senator took his comedic chops to Iowa, where he tried a little topical humor.

“Now I want to stop here for a moment and say that in Washington right now they are being buried in a snow blizzard. Which means that, like, federal agencies, were not able to work all day yesterday and issuing new regulations. Apparently Barack Obama’s executive order pen has frozen.

“So come to think of it, it’s probably one of the best things to happen to the republic in quite a while.”

Jack Burton Jan 25, 2016 • 11:50:20am

re: #39 jaunte

The anti-science pitch Cruz (and the entire GOP) makes appeals to everyone dumb enough to believe our species will be saved from the consequences of our own actions.

I think they split between the beliefs that, either there are no consequences, or that Jesus is coming in their lifetime.

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 11:51:07am

re: #38 Jack Burton

Are you ready to take back The Castle?

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 11:52:27am

re: #43 Kragar

Are you ready to take back The Castle?

brb, designing a #YallQaeda FO4 mod

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:53:09am

re: #40 Mike Lamb

In what universe is Trump not part of the exact “elite” that Dreher is bemoaning?

Dreher has had a hard-on for years regarding the Washington/New York “intellectual elites” that he had to work with in the news business. Rod is from small town Louisiana and he wears that on his sleeve (and writes books about it) on how his small town religious values are better than any thing in those high-falutin’ cities.

So he regards Trump as a vulgar part of those big city values while also a catalyst for rural religious conservative populism.

Dreher likes just about everything Trump stands for. He just wants a small town aw-shucks Huckabee character to deliver the product.

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 11:54:18am

re: #44 withak

brb, designing a #YallQaeda FO4 mod

Mysterious Radio Broadcast detected…

“Send snacks.”

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 11:55:26am

Martin O’Malley says Hillary Clinton will let the planet “literally burn up.” https://t.co/pGaU3DKBeM pic.twitter.com/zDKxzCm0xh

— New Republic (@NewRepublic) January 25, 2016

She will LITERALLY burn up the planet.

O_o

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 11:56:05am

re: #46 Kragar

Mysterious Radio Broadcast detected…

“Send snacks.”

Oh man, they’d love them some Fancy Lads Snack Cakes, wouldn’t they?

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:56:25am

re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth

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She will LITERALLY burn up the planet.

O_o

Bolide impacts really ruin your entire epoch.

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 11:57:17am

re: #48 withak

Oh man, they’d love them some Fancy Lads Snack Cakes, wouldn’t they?

Fancy Lad

KGxvi Jan 25, 2016 • 11:57:34am

re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth

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She will LITERALLY burn up the planet.

O_o

Literally literally doesn’t mean literally any more.

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 11:59:05am

re: #48 withak

Oh man, they’d love them some Fancy Lads Snack Cakes, wouldn’t they?

Make them a bunch of Super-Mutants who are addicted to sugar.

Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 11:59:19am

re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth

Who?

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 12:00:43pm

re: #52 Kragar

Make them a bunch of Super-Mutants who are addicted to sugar.

Dumb, ugly, and with a penchant for violence.

It works, doesn’t it?

I wish the GECK would come out so I could start a few more projects I’ll likely never finish.

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:00:57pm

re: #52 Kragar

Make them a bunch of Super-Mutants who are addicted to sugar.

Send them some Earl Grey with raisin scones and some good clotted cream. That ought to make them feel special!

WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:02:17pm

re: #51 KGxvi

Literally literally doesn’t mean literally any more.

Nope.

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:03:01pm

re: #52 Kragar

Also, my kid is painting some IG Catachan Chimeras.

*wipes away tear* So proud :D

withak Jan 25, 2016 • 12:03:50pm

re: #50 Aunty Entity Dragon

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Video

My dad watched Letterman pretty religiously around that time, and I remember him constantly using that “Would you like to buy a monkey?” phrase, in typical Dave style, during the show for a period of weeks. I found it highly amusing, and for some reason my dad didn’t…

It really was the role he was born to play.

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:04:49pm

re: #22 HappyWarrior

We’re such delicate little flowers that we had no choice but to embrace the white supremacist asshole. I don’t hate “white culture.” I love Celtic music, Slavic cuisine, German beer, what I don’t love is this bullshit idea that being white makes me better than people who aren’t white.

There is no such thing as “white culture.” There is Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian, any other European linguistic-literary-culinary-religious but no homogenous “white” culture that exist for any person who is not a freaking racist.

Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:05:18pm

re: #58 withak

My dad watched Letterman pretty religiously around that time, and I remember him constantly using that “Would you like to buy a monkey?” phrase, in typical Dave style, during the show for a period of weeks. I found it highly amusing, and for some reason my dad didn’t…

It really was the role he was born to play.

My sister and my dad just loved that movie to death. I saw it once and had a couple laughs, but they couldn’t get enough of it.

KGxvi Jan 25, 2016 • 12:05:38pm

re: #56 WhatEVs

apparently, literally has (also) meant figuratively since the early 19th century. still really annoys me though.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:06:24pm

re: #59 The Vicious Babushka

There is no such thing as “white culture.” There is Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian, any other European linguistic-literary-culinary-religious but no homogenous “white” culture that exist for any person who is not a freaking racist.

That’s why I put it in quotes. But you’re right. There is no actual white culture. Just different ethnic cultures and even within those different ethnic groups, you have differences in regions.

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:06:57pm

re: #45 Aunty Entity Dragon

Dreher has had a hard-on for years regarding the Washington/New York “intellectual elites” that he had to work with in the news business. Rod is from small town Louisiana and he wears that on his sleeve (and writes books about it) on how his small town religious values are better than any thing in those high-falutin’ cities.

So he regards Trump as a vulgar part of those big city values while also a catalyst for rural religious conservative populism.

Dreher likes just about everything Trump stands for. He just wants a small town aw-shucks Huckabee character to deliver the product.

Because those “high falutin’ city values” include certain other religions that are not Christian.

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:06:59pm

re: #57 Aunty Entity Dragon

Also, my kid is painting some IG Catachan Chimeras.

*wipes away tear* So proud :D

Waiting to see what happens with the new CSM. My youngest wants to break out the Night Lords again.

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:08:36pm

re: #55 Aunty Entity Dragon

Send them some Earl Grey with raisin scones and some good clotted cream. That ought to make them feel special!

All right what exactly is “clotted cream” Is it like “whipped cream” or more like “cream cheese”

FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 12:08:52pm

re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth

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She will LITERALLY burn up the planet.

O_o

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:09:05pm

Or is it what we call “sour cream”?

Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:09:49pm

re: #60 Aunty Entity Dragon

“I’m off. And when I return, I shall be a cabin man!”

iossarian Jan 25, 2016 • 12:10:24pm

re: #65 The Vicious Babushka

All right what exactly is “clotted cream” Is it like “whipped cream” or more like “cream cheese”

It’s cream that’s thick/heavy enough that it doesn’t flow at room temperature.

ausador Jan 25, 2016 • 12:10:42pm

Being a cabby is getting rough…

B/c of Uber, price of NYC taxi medallions has plummeted from more than $1.3M in 2013 to $700k-800k last year https://t.co/lKw1tiTHwp

— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) January 25, 2016

WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:11:19pm

re: #61 KGxvi

apparently, literally has (also) meant figuratively since the early 19th century. still really annoys me though.

That “in effect” thing is bullshit. It is either literal or it is figurative. Since there is no other word to mean literal, literal is literal. ARGH!

I am so with you.

KGxvi Jan 25, 2016 • 12:11:49pm

re: #59 The Vicious Babushka

There is no such thing as “white culture.” There is Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian, any other European linguistic-literary-culinary-religious but no homogenous “white” culture that exist for any person who is not a freaking racist.

Actually, the same can be said for most “race” based cultures. There’s no “Asian culture” there’s Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. There’s no “Latino/Hispanic” culture, there’s Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, etc. You can even say the same for those with African heritage, as there’s a difference between the American experience, the black European experience, and the African experience.

Simple categories of “culture” are the tools of racists, though many people who are not racist (at least not intentionally racist) foolishly talk about them because they don’t know better.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 12:12:06pm

Stephen Miller, trusted aide to Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, to become a senior policy adviser to Donald Trump: https://t.co/LDli8HENWc

— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) January 25, 2016

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:12:14pm

re: #70 ausador

Being a cabby is getting rough…

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I have to say. I like the service of Uber a lot but as for the guys who actually started the app, they’re a bunch of fucking assholes.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jan 25, 2016 • 12:13:29pm

re: #59 The Vicious Babushka

There is no such thing as “white culture.” There is Irish, Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian, any other European linguistic-literary-culinary-religious but no homogenous “white” culture that exist for any person who is not a freaking racist.

There is only Anglo-Saxon White Culture. The rest are substandard and are only tolerated in those cases when the practitioners are white.

WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:13:31pm

re: #70 ausador

Being a cabby is getting rough…

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Hubby was telling me that in Toronto, they often have groups of people (like doctors) who invest in taxi licenses that then become part of their portfolio of assets.

Amazing, isn’t it?

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:14:00pm

re: #72 KGxvi

Actually, the same can be said for most “race” based cultures. There’s no “Asian culture” there’s Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc. There’s no “Latino/Hispanic” culture, there’s Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, etc. You can even say the same for those with African heritage, as there’s a difference between the American experience, the black European experience, and the African experience.

Simple categories of “culture” are the tools of racists, though many people who are not racist (at least not intentionally racist) foolishly talk about them because they don’t know better.

Exactly, I have no more in common with say Estonian culture than I do Vietnamese. Again, celebrating culture is great, I do it all the time in how I eat, drink, listen to music, read, etc but when it gets to the point where you’re saying that being A Culture means you’re better than B and C Cultures then you’re just being a bigoted jackass.

mmmirele Jan 25, 2016 • 12:14:04pm

re: #74 HappyWarrior

I have to say. I like the service of Uber a lot but as for the guys who actually started the app, they’re a bunch of fucking assholes.

And I don’t think the drivers for Uber are exactly getting rich themselves, either. In fact, in some ways, they get screwed over. (I believe there is no tipping on Uber.)

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:14:51pm

re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

There is Anglo-Saxon White Culture. The rest are substandard and are only tolerated because the practicioners are white.

My daughter married an Anglo-Saxon White guy, so will they let my granddaughter go into their culture up to her knees?

Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 12:15:21pm

re: #70 ausador

Being a cabby is getting rough…

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You mean life for a medallion owner is getting rough. I don’t think there have been owner-operators in NYC for many decades.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:15:30pm

re: #78 dholmes32

And I don’t think the drivers for Uber are exactly getting rich themselves, either. In fact, in some ways, they get screwed over. (I believe there is no tipping on Uber.)

No, they’re not. My Dad drove for about eight months. He recently quit. And no, there’s no tipping though of course they can still get a cash tip. Really the concept is great, I just think the guys who run it like most guys like that are a bunch of assholes.

Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light) Jan 25, 2016 • 12:15:35pm

re: #79 The Vicious Babushka

My daughter married an Anglo-Saxon White guy, so will they let my granddaughter go into their culture up to her knees?

on her knees, maybe…

Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:15:49pm

re: #75 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

There is only Anglo-Saxon White Culture. The rest are substandard and are only tolerated ~~in those cases when the practitioners are white~~ when Anglo-Saxons are no longer a majority.

/

FTFY

klys (maker of Silmarils) Jan 25, 2016 • 12:15:57pm

re: #74 HappyWarrior

I have to say. I like the service of Uber a lot but as for the guys who actually started the app, they’re a bunch of fucking assholes.

I won’t use Uber because I’m not convinced that most of these drivers are carrying the appropriate insurance to cover me if there is an accident.

Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 12:16:15pm

re: #78 dholmes32

And I don’t think the drivers for Uber are exactly getting rich themselves, either. In fact, in some ways, they get screwed over. (I believe there is no tipping on Uber.)

It’s a seriously gross racket. I won’t do business with them.

This is a good read.

Lidane Jan 25, 2016 • 12:17:21pm

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:17:40pm

re: #84 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I won’t use Uber because I’m not convinced that most of these drivers are carrying the appropriate insurance to cover me if there is an accident.

I got some personal experience with it as I said, my dad drove for a bit. I had to scan his insurance information when helping him sign up. Honestly, I guess what it comes down to is I like being able to track my ride versus having to scramble for a cab. I think the concept is good but it’s ruining the drivers by greed.

KGxvi Jan 25, 2016 • 12:18:23pm

The LA Times has an article, just read the headline because I think I’ve used up my free reads on this computer, about Julian Castro taking a VP test run with Clinton in Iowa this week. Honest question, is that something that makes any kind of sense for Castro’s political career going forward?

Cruz and Abbott are going to be up for reelection in 2018, wouldn’t either of those be a better play than being VP? The same party hasn’t won five presidential elections in a row since FDR and Truman, and that’s what Castro would be looking at if he were looking at eventually running for president.

WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:18:31pm

re: #78 dholmes32

And I don’t think the drivers for Uber are exactly getting rich themselves, either. In fact, in some ways, they get screwed over. (I believe there is no tipping on Uber.)

Same with licenses. It’s really no different than working in an office making 1/500th of what the CEO makes. Just a different way of fucking over working people.

I think with taxi drivers it’s even worse as they are ripe to take advantage of. It’s a dangerous job (any time you allow a stranger into close proximity like that, it’s a risk). They are seen as very low class and taken advantage of. Look at that medical student and how she treated an Uber driver. And I would bet you that Uber has a somewhat “better” clientele than the average cabbie.

freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 12:18:42pm

re: #86 Lidane

I do the Japanese thing (sleep on the floor) and have for over a decade. Some people can’t do this, but I find it has worked for me.

Dr. Matt Jan 25, 2016 • 12:18:42pm

Rush Limbaugh Blames Obama For The Rise Of Trump

The weak and feckless Blah man is so powerful and omnipotent over low-information voters.

The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:18:56pm

re: #74 HappyWarrior

I have to say. I like the service of Uber a lot but as for the guys who actually started the app, they’re a bunch of fucking assholes.

Uber is basically an app for urban hitchhiking. But instead of just selling the app (with subscription rates for drivers, riders) the developers want to control the rides like a taxi company but without the regulations that apply to taxi companies.

freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 12:19:15pm

re: #91 Dr. Matt

Because BET.

b.d. Jan 25, 2016 • 12:21:00pm

re: #88 KGxvi

The LA Times has an article, just read the headline because I think I’ve used up my free reads on this computer, about Julian Castro taking a VP test run with Clinton in Iowa this week. Honest question, is that something that makes any kind of sense for Castro’s political career going forward?

Cruz and Abbott are going to be up for reelection in 2018, wouldn’t either of those be a better play than being VP? The same party hasn’t won five presidential elections in a row since FDR and Truman, and that’s what Castro would be looking at if he were looking at eventually running for president.

I’m not seeing a Dem cracking statewide office in 2 years even against those palookas.
The only shot we got is at AG since he should be in jail by then but that still isn’t a guarantee.

HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:21:09pm

re: #92 The Vicious Babushka

Uber is basically an app for urban hitchhiking. But instead of just selling the app (with subscription rates for drivers, riders) the developers want to control the rides like a taxi company but without the regulations that apply to taxi companies.

Right.

wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 12:21:37pm

re: #88 KGxvi

The LA Times has an article, just read the headline because I think I’ve used up my free reads on this computer, about Julian Castro taking a VP test run with Clinton in Iowa this week. Honest question, is that something that makes any kind of sense for Castro’s political career going forward?

Cruz and Abbott are going to be up for reelection in 2018, wouldn’t either of those be a better play than being VP? The same party hasn’t won five presidential elections in a row since FDR and Truman, and that’s what Castro would be looking at if he were looking at eventually running for president.

Either way, a test run in Iowa can’t hurt.

jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:21:44pm

re: #92 The Vicious Babushka

Uber is basically an app for urban hitchhiking. But instead of just selling the app (with subscription rates for drivers, riders) the developers want to control the rides like a taxi company but without the regulations that apply to taxi companies.

The owners are getting rich being “disruptive” (staying ahead of lagging regulation).

Lidane Jan 25, 2016 • 12:22:33pm

re: #90 freetoken

I do the Japanese thing (sleep on the floor) and have for over a decade. Some people can’t do this, but I find it has worked for me.

I can’t. I have back pain and sleeping on the floor is excruciating. I slept on an air mattress at my aunt’s house for New Year’s and I was miserable.

451_Montag Jan 25, 2016 • 12:22:35pm

re: #67 The Vicious Babushka

Cream that is cooked down, until thickened, literally (hehe) clotted until thickened.

Common in Cornwall, and it is amazing. Sweet, not sour

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:22:36pm

The Internet of Exploiting the Gaps.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:22:56pm

re: #91 Dr. Matt

Rush Limbaugh Blames Obama For The Rise Of Trump

The weak and feckless Blah man is so powerful and omnipotent over low-information voters.

So it’s Obama’s fault that Republican voters embrace a racist asshole. Way to tell your listeners that they’re a bunch of unintelligent assholes Rusbo. Face it Rush, you’re dreading the idea of Trump or honestly any Republican being President because it means actually having to defend conservatism rather than the easy thing which is just to spread lies and fear to uneducated morons while you take in the millions and smoke fat cigars and take tons of condoms to trips to the DR.

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Stanley Sea Jan 25, 2016 • 12:24:21pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

All I know is my sister in law dropped 4500 yesterday at Macy’s for a new mattress. No idea what she got. It was 3000 cheaper than a sleep # is all she said……….!!

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Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 12:24:58pm

re: #97 jaunte

The owners are getting rich being “disruptive” (staying ahead of lagging regulation).

At this point, it appears they’re getting rich on that sweet, sweet VC dough. Uber actually operates at a tremendous loss.

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Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:25:09pm

re: #88 KGxvi

The LA Times has an article, just read the headline because I think I’ve used up my free reads on this computer, about Julian Castro taking a VP test run with Clinton in Iowa this week. Honest question, is that something that makes any kind of sense for Castro’s political career going forward?

Cruz and Abbott are going to be up for reelection in 2018, wouldn’t either of those be a better play than being VP? The same party hasn’t won five presidential elections in a row since FDR and Truman, and that’s what Castro would be looking at if he were looking at eventually running for president.

Castro isn’t going to win a senate seat in Texas. No Democrat is for a while. That would change if Latinos voted like everyone else, but the state Democrats have tried every trick on that front, to no avail.

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calochortus Jan 25, 2016 • 12:26:39pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

We have a Tempurpedic that is probably 15 years old and going strong. The “foundation” is basically a wooden box, so no, you don’t need/want a box spring under it.
A couple caveats: There are different qualities of memory foam out there and you tend to get what you pay for. A less dense foam will not hold up as well as a denser one.
Also, some people apparently find them a bit hot. I never have, nor has my husband.

Depending on your current mattress and general finances, you might be able to get away with your current mattress on a platform base and a good quality memory foam mattress topper.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:26:53pm

‘Gutted?’ ‘Disaster?’ AP Fact Checks 2016 GOPers’ False Claims About Military @TPM https://t.co/E1P5yrot3y

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 25, 2016

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Jenner7 Jan 25, 2016 • 12:27:15pm

Good afternoon, Lizards.

I just watched a bald eagle lay an egg. Wow. That was freaking amazing to watch. Wow.

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iossarian Jan 25, 2016 • 12:27:47pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

I had tough but manageable back pain and got a Tempurpedic about 10 years ago. It made a huge difference.

You don’t need a boxspring, just a supportive surface underneath (ours is on slats spaced at about 4” that don’t flex - not sure if you can just put it on hardboard or if it needs ventilation).

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 12:27:47pm

re: #104 Belafon

Castro isn’t going to win a senate seat in Texas. No Democrat is for a while. That would change if Latinos voted like everyone else, but the state Democrats have tried every trick on that front, to no avail.

Get Decatur Deb to go west instead of east.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:28:37pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

My SIL does and swears by it. This is her 2nd one (she’s had them for 20 years) and said she would never, ever go back to another type.

If you’re going to go that route, go brand name. I got one on the internet and hated it. Go to a store and lie on it. Get the 90 day return thing so if you don’t like it you can take that $2500+ and get something you like.

I’ll say this about any mattress, no matter what type you get, it is an investment in your health. Crappy mattresses make you sleep crappily. Cheap mattresses don’t last long and they aren’t comfortable.

You spend 1/3 of your life on a mattress. Invest in yourself.

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Charles Johnson Jan 25, 2016 • 12:28:44pm

re: #84 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I won’t use Uber because I’m not convinced that most of these drivers are carrying the appropriate insurance to cover me if there is an accident.

Actually, Uber insures their drivers for up to $1 million liability, injury, and comprehensive coverage. You’re pretty well-covered while being driven.

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KGxvi Jan 25, 2016 • 12:28:54pm

re: #104 Belafon

Castro isn’t going to win a senate seat in Texas. No Democrat is for a while. That would change if Latinos voted like everyone else, but the state Democrats have tried every trick on that front, to no avail.

Well, not every trick… I was just looking at recent election results and the Dem nominees tended to be white. Perhaps a Latino nominee from the “blue” part of the state might help?

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:29:09pm

Castro would be at a disadvantage going against Cruz in a midterm year but I really think the Dems can get a good challenge to Ted in 2018. I can imagine the RSCC ermembering how big of a dick Ted is and putting the funds into other races.

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ComradeDread Jan 25, 2016 • 12:29:57pm

Just curious, do you think maybe around the time that Florida sinks under the ocean that the GOP will acknowledge that Climate Change is real or will they blame it on the gays.

They’ll blame it on the gays.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:30:14pm

re: #98 Lidane

I can’t. I have back pain and sleeping on the floor is excruciating. I slept on an air mattress at my aunt’s house for New Year’s and I was miserable.

I slept on a Sleep Number bed in a hotel once. I was less than impressed.

I like softer mattresses and when I got it where it was comfy to sleep on, when I sat on it, I bottomed out on the platform. Ouch. Sleep-wise, it was mediocre, at best. FWIW.

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lawhawk Jan 25, 2016 • 12:30:24pm

re: #86 Lidane

I’ve been sleeping on a Serta iComfort for just over a year and a half. It replaced a pillow top mattress we bought after I married the Mrs. We both find it to be the best sleep ever, though I’d suggest testing them out for firmness if possible. There’s quite the range too - and over time they all tend to get less firm.

If you buy a new mattress (foam or otherwise), you’re often locked into having to buy a boxspring or show that it’s supported appropriately or else it can void the warranty. We got our mattress with a promo for free boxsprings. Didn’t matter to us since we’ve got a platform bed - and that’s sufficient proof for maintaining the warranty - each maker has requirements for how much support needed - boards, thickness, etc.

Apparently Costco sells a very well regarded and cheap for its type foam mattress but good luck being able to try it out before you buy - though they do have a generous return policy. Some people complain that the foam keeps them too warm at night, but I haven’t noticed that issue.

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calochortus Jan 25, 2016 • 12:30:28pm

re: #102 Trump: Free hair gel from me. Come to the beach!

All I know is my sister in law dropped 4500 yesterday at Macy’s for a new mattress. No idea what she got. It was 3000 cheaper than a sleep # is all she said……….!!

We looked at the Sleep Number when we bought our current mattress. Maybe I just didn’t know how to set it properly, but it had that ‘air mattress’ feeling to me-I just didn’t feel like I was settled in to it. Also the motor to make it harder/softer was really loud.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:31:02pm

re: #101 HappyWarrior

So it’s Obama’s fault that Republican voters embrace a racist asshole. Way to tell your listeners that they’re a bunch of unintelligent assholes Rusbo.

I don’t think they would be able to discern that from what Rush said. Or anything else other than Hate Democrats.

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Joe Bacon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:31:18pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

RA spasms left me in constant pain until I switched to a memory foam bed I bought from Costco. It has an adjustable frame that I set at “Zero G” that raises my legs and chest to relieve pressure on my back. I’m now able to sleep for at least six hours instead of the 2 I slept before due to the pain spasms.

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Slap Jan 25, 2016 • 12:31:37pm

re: #78 dholmes32

My biggest problem is that there appears to be no national Uber standard for background checks. A former BIL in a southern state (that happens to have its own Fark tag….) has a lifetime of documented psych problems and drug issues — things that would raise red flags in one of the states that does background checks for gun purchases. Plus, he’s a half-wit who is also a talkative bornagain.

The thought that he may not be alone amongst Uber drivers is what gives me pause. BIG time.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Jan 25, 2016 • 12:32:12pm

re: #117 calochortus

We looked at the Sleep Number when we bought our current mattress. Maybe I just didn’t know how to set it properly, but it had that ‘air mattress’ feeling to me-I just didn’t feel like I was settled in to it. Also the motor to make it harder/softer was really loud.

I inherited my grandparents’ Sleep Number mattress after they passed away and I love it, but that’s just me. Of course, I prefer softer mattresses and mr. klys prefers firmer, so it helps in that sense too.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:32:30pm

re: #103 Testy Toad T

At this point, it appears they’re getting rich on that sweet, sweet VC dough. Uber actually operates at a tremendous loss.

“…but the report said it was not clear whether the numbers were the results of one quarter, a full year, or some other time period. Nor does it say when the financial numbers are from.”

Well, that settles it. :-)

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Jack Burton Jan 25, 2016 • 12:32:53pm

re: #114 ComradeDread

Just curious, do you think maybe around the time that Florida sinks under the ocean that the GOP will acknowledge that Climate Change is real or will they blame it on the gays.

They’ll blame it on the gays.

Seriously, they will find some angle to make it look like they were always concerned about it but the Democrats were blocking them somehow.

I’d put money on this. Just like they keep trying to say they were the ones that really supported the civil right movement in the 60s, and the democrats were all racist KKK members.

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Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 12:33:08pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

Actually, Uber insures their drivers for up to $1 million liability, injury, and comprehensive coverage. You’re pretty well-covered while being driven.

Now, the driver who’s heading to pick up a passenger and gets in a wreck? He is completely fucked.

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Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:34:20pm

re: #112 KGxvi

Well, not every trick… I was just looking at recent election results and the Dem nominees tended to be white. Perhaps a Latino nominee from the “blue” part of the state might help?

In 2002, Democrats ran Tony Sanchez for governor and Ron Kirk for Senate. Last year, they ran Wendy Davis.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:34:41pm

re: #108 iossarian

I had tough but manageable back pain and got a Tempurpedic about 10 years ago. It made a huge difference.

You don’t need a boxspring, just a supportive surface underneath (ours is on slats spaced at about 4” that don’t flex - not sure if you can just put it on hardboard or if it needs ventilation).

I have my bed on “bunky boards” which are like 2” pieces of covered wood. They act as a box spring and give a solid base to any mattress without the height of a box spring. I hate having to climb into bed. And really, those little step-stools at the side of the beds? Why? Just…why?

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Jan 25, 2016 • 12:34:48pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

Actually, Uber insures their drivers for up to $1 million liability, injury, and comprehensive coverage. You’re pretty well-covered while being driven.

It sounds like that is secondary to the driver’s personal policy, however, and so I might be in insurance limbo in the meantime. Not what I need if I’m dealing with recovery as well.

Also, they treat their employees like shit (and I do consider the drivers to be their employees, even if they don’t want to see it that way) and in general I’m not a fan of supporting the Silicon Valley bros financially.

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freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 12:35:25pm

The because BET! thing is still rolling around Facebook.

Not only is it stupid, but remarkably revealing, only those who think it has some great point don’t seem to understand that.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:36:05pm

re: #118 WhatEVs

I don’t think they would be able to discern that from what Rush said. Or anything else other than Hate Democrats.

Of course not, Romney insulted them and they were okay with it. Rush could call them a bunch of inbred morons and convince them that it was Obama that said it. Their whole ideology is anti-liberalism.

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calochortus Jan 25, 2016 • 12:36:20pm

re: #126 WhatEVs

I have my bed on “bunky boards” which are like 2” pieces of covered wood. They act as a box spring and give a solid base to any mattress without the height of a box spring. I hate having to climb into bed. And really, those little step-stools at the side of the beds? Why? Just…why?

Why? So you can severely injure yourself getting out of bed in the middle of the night by not quite getting your foot on the steps correctly. That’s why.

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Belafon Jan 25, 2016 • 12:36:47pm

re: #128 freetoken

The because BET! thing is still rolling around Facebook.

Not only is it stupid, but remarkably revealing, only those who think it has some great point don’t seem to understand that.

“BET award nominee” no one ever said.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:37:10pm

re: #123 Jack Burton

Seriously, they will find some angle to make it look like they were always concerned about it but the Democrats were blocking them somehow.

I’d put money on this. Just like they keep trying to say they were the ones that really supported the civil right movement in the 60s, and the democrats were all racist KKK members.

They’re going to do it with LGBT rights. KIM DAVIS WAS A DEMOCRAT, they’ll say and totally ignore that she switched to the GOP and that pretty much every GOP candidate and no Democrat jumped on her attention wagon.

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The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:37:38pm

re: #126 WhatEVs

I have my bed on “bunky boards” which are like 2” pieces of covered wood. They act as a box spring and give a solid base to any mattress without the height of a box spring. I hate having to climb into bed. And really, those little step-stools at the side of the beds? Why? Just…why?

I had to get one of those step stools when I bought my new mattress. It was either that or a running start.

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:37:39pm

#Flint Sends Out 1,800 New Notices for Past-Due Water Bills https://t.co/pXSWXNshdx

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) January 25, 2016

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calochortus Jan 25, 2016 • 12:39:14pm

I have a couple pears that are crying out to be poached in white wine for tonight’s dessert, and then on to the marmalade-making. Couldn’t find any Seville oranges, so I’m trying Cara Caras. I’ve used Valencia and blood oranges before and both worked fine. On the other hand, I may just end up eating all the Cara Caras out of hand. They’re that good.

BBL

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CuriousLurker Jan 25, 2016 • 12:39:36pm

Drive-by: SQUEEEEE!!!

✨Wishing you a perfect day✨ 💫💗Happy Birthday💗💫 pic.twitter.com/LnsxSf5NAp

— Marie (@pintsize73) January 25, 2016

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Sophist: Make America Grate Again Jan 25, 2016 • 12:40:43pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

In 1920 there were ~90 million white people in this country.

Now there are ~ 180 million.

If that’s what white genocide looks like, it’s a very peculiar kind of genocide.

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freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 12:43:31pm

The next “debate” is this Thursday, on Fox, and we have all heard that they are keeping Megyn Kelly. At least for now.

But I don’t know the participant list. Are the RNC still trying to find a way to get Fiorina back on stage?

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Lidane Jan 25, 2016 • 12:43:57pm

re: #134 jaunte

If I was in Flint and I got a water bill, I’d send it back unpaid and tell the city to shove it up their ass.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:44:04pm

re: #137 Sophist: Make America Grate Again

In 1920 there were ~90 million white people in this country.

Now there are ~ 180 million.

If that’s what white genocide looks like, it’s a very peculiar kind of genocide.

My favorite is when they try to scare older white people by going “What will your grandchildren’s playmates look like?” Well, my niece is one of the first people on her mother’s side to be born in this country. I think that’s quite neat. We haven’t had anything like that on my side in a little over a 100 years.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:44:44pm

re: #133 The Vicious Babushka

I had to get one of those step stools when I bought my new mattress. It was either that or a running start.

Check out the bunky boards. I have had them on all my beds over the last 10 years. My last bed (10 years ago) had slats which I didn’t like.

I have a king bed so I got two bunky boards. They cost like 79 for both of them. No more running starts!

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The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 12:45:03pm

Automatic Block Function triggered==>

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ausador Jan 25, 2016 • 12:45:12pm

CaptainSparklez who plays Minecraft on YouTube and runs a network of heavily customized Minecraft multiplayer servers.

A YouTube Star Just Bought A $4.6 Million Mansion In The Hollywood Hills https://t.co/AqPmz6rhCA

— Shoq (@Shoq) January 25, 2016

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:45:14pm

re: #139 Lidane

If I was in Flint and I got a water bill, I’d send it back unpaid and tell the city to shove it up their ass.

“If you don’t pay the bill we’ll turn off the poisoned stream.”

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:45:53pm

re: #137 Sophist: Make America Grate Again

Whites in US from 1910 Census: 81.7 million Whites in US from 2010 Census: 223.6 million WORST GENOCIDE EVER!

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 25, 2016

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:46:42pm

re: #145 Kragar

[Embedded content]

Yeah but how many of the white people from 1910 census are still here? //

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No Country For Old Haters Jan 25, 2016 • 12:48:32pm

re: #44 withak

brb, designing a #YallQaeda FO4 mod

That would be cool. As it is, FO4 seems to have no replay value due to all the pain-in-the-ass settlement building, and constant mindless go there, kill this quests with no story attached. It looks great, other than the people, but it’s no FO3 or New Vegas.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:48:41pm

re: #143 ausador

CaptainSparklez who plays Minecraft on YouTube and runs a network of heavily customized Minecraft multiplayer servers.

[Embedded content]

Hopefully he paid cash. I am thinking a YouTube celeb is as reliable in terms of work as Hollywood celebrity who isn’t A listed.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:49:08pm

re: #146 HappyWarrior

Yeah but how many of the white people from 1910 census are still here? //

All of them. They just don’t move around as much as they used to.

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Lidane Jan 25, 2016 • 12:49:42pm

This should get the Cruz Birthers going:

Just saying pic.twitter.com/XqfvUb3KKd

— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) January 25, 2016

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:50:29pm

re: #147 No Country For Old Haters

That would be cool. As it is, FO4 seems to have no reply value due to all the pain-in-the-ass settlement building, and constant mindless go there, kill this quests with no story attached. It looks great, other than the people, but it’s no FO3 or New Vegas.

I think New Vegas was the better game. Especially in the details it went over at the end of the game, talking about the player’s influence.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 12:50:51pm

Facebook Post

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Ian G. Jan 25, 2016 • 12:52:03pm

Don’t know if this was mentioned earlier, but while Cruz was making these idiotic statements, Lake Poopo in Bolivia dried up. Yes, a large lake is gone.

Now, Poopo was a shallow, saline, endoheric lake kinda like the Great Salt Lake, so a number of factors contributed to its demise, like diversion of feeder rivers to mining and agriculture, and dry El Nino conditions, but a large factor is the shrinking glaciers in the Andes.

I mean, the recession of glaciers around the world is really all one needs to know about the long-term, global increase in temperatures. The fact that it got cold in Iowa in January doesn’t change that. Has any of the global warming deniers ever addressed this? What do they say when you show them photos of Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park slowly shrinking over the decades?

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Dr. Matt Jan 25, 2016 • 12:52:46pm

Rushbo is blaming Obama for the rise of Trump. Libertarian dudebro Nick Gillespie is blaming the National Review that “Helped To Create The Opportunity” For Trump’s Rise

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No Country For Old Haters Jan 25, 2016 • 12:53:02pm

re: #151 Kragar

I think New Vegas was the better game. Especially in the details it went over at the end of the game, talking about the player’s influence.

There’s a mod out, Tale of Two Wastelands, that that combines FO3 and New Vegas into one huge game. I have not tried it yet.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:53:37pm

re: #153 Ian G.

Don’t know if this was mentioned earlier, but while Cruz was making these idiotic statements, Lake Poopo in Bolivia dried up. Yes, a large lake is gone.

Now, Poopo was a shallow, saline, endoheric lake kinda like the Great Salt Lake, so a number of factors contributed to its demise, like diversion of feeder rivers to mining and agriculture, and dry El Nino conditions, but a large factor is the shrinking glaciers in the Andes.

I mean, the recession of glaciers around the world is really all one needs to know about the long-term, global increase in temperatures. The fact that it got cold in Iowa in January doesn’t change that. Has any of the global warming deniers ever addressed this? What do they say when you show them photos of Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park slowly shrinking over the decades?

It’s like that time our now “esteemed” Speaker of the House chimed in that it was a cold Wisconsin in February so ergo climate change is a hoax. I wanted someone to smack Ryan for that. These guys both know better than that shit.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 12:54:46pm

Adorable, but frightened sloth rescued from side of highway. https://t.co/H1ERxyN6Uk pic.twitter.com/UM5vP6LR8a

— Breaking News Feed (@pzf) January 25, 2016

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jan 25, 2016 • 12:54:58pm

re: #86 Lidane

I bought an Ikea latex mattress and box springs for just a little under a grand and it’s great.

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:55:16pm

Parents in Flint are forced to pay for toxic water because Child Protective Services will remove children from homes w/o running water.
— BrownBlaze (@brownblaze) January 25, 2016

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EPR-radar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:55:29pm

re: #156 HappyWarrior

It’s like that time our now “esteemed” Speaker of the House chimed in that it was a cold Wisconsin in February so ergo climate change is a hoax. I wanted someone to smack Ryan for that. These guys both know better than that shit.

Knowing that climate change is real and denying it anyway to pander to the stupid idiots in the GOP base really is contemptible.

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withak Jan 25, 2016 • 12:55:30pm

re: #151 Kragar

I think New Vegas was the better game. Especially in the details it went over at the end of the game, talking about the player’s influence.

NV tells a better, more immersive story, and has more replay value. The FO4 ending(s) just falls flat for me, and while I was wowed at first with the big twist in the main story, where the writers chose to go with that was… disappointing.

However, as a game, it’s still amazingly fun to play. I just started a second character on Survival, and it’s tough. Like, getting destroyed by bloatflies tough.

Hopefully, DLC and mods will improve things and fill in the gaps, just like they did for Skyrim. I know I’ll have fun modding; hopefully, I’ll have time to actually create some myself, unlike Skyrim.

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 12:55:51pm

Parents in Flint are forced to pay for toxic water because Child Protective Services will remove children from homes w/o running water.

Toxic water is ok, but it has to be running out of a tap.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:55:58pm

re: #154 Dr. Matt

Rushbo is blaming Obama for the rise of Trump. Libertarian dudebro Nick Gillespie is blaming the National Review that “Helped To Create The Opportunity” For Trump’s Rise

I’m no Gillespie fan, but I can’t really argue with him here. He’s basically saying what I’ve said for some time that Trump’s views fit NRO’s and NRO has been a cesspool itself on many of the same issues. He may be Dudebro but the Dudebro Squirrel found his acorns here. He’s calling out all the conservative hypocrites who bash Trump and act like he’s ruining their party but who will gladly support him against Hillary because conservatism uber alles.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 12:56:12pm

re: #160 EPR-radar

Knowing that climate change is real and denying it anyway to pander to the stupid idiots in the GOP base really is contemptible.

YEp.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 12:56:32pm

I’d like some thoughts, please.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 12:58:02pm

re: #161 withak

NV tells a better, more immersive story, and has more replay value. The FO4 ending(s) just falls flat for me, and while I was wowed at first with the big twist in the main story at first, where the writers chose to go with that was… disappointing.

However, as a game, it’s still amazingly fun to play. I just started a second character on Survival, and it’s tough. Like, getting destroyed by bloatflies tough.

Hopefully, DLC and mods will improve things and fill in the gaps, just like they did for Skyrim. I know I’ll have fun modding; hopefully, I’ll have time to actually create some myself, unlike Skyrim.

I finished it once already, going with the Railroad faction and trying to be a good guy. Thinking about starting again and choosing either the Brotherhood or Institute faction and being a dick.

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HappyWarrior Jan 25, 2016 • 1:00:40pm

Now of course Gillespie probably also supports Gary Johnson, who gave an endorsement to Chuck Baldwin who is super reactionary so it’s clear, I’m not giving the Libertarian bashers of Trump a total pass either but there’s no doubt in my eyes that if it comes down to Clinton or especially Sanders who the fucked up assholes likened to Stalin against Trump, NRO will happily jump on that wagon.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:00:46pm

Oil Spill on the Schuykill. https://t.co/Zp9dsj6zBw pic.twitter.com/8cPEEYDao7

— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) January 25, 2016

very short article says it’s home heating oil.

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withak Jan 25, 2016 • 1:01:59pm

re: #166 Kragar

On my first character, I got far enough with Railroad/Institute chains that I was able to get one ending, reload not too far back, and then quickly do the other. The Brotherhood might as well be led by Elder Trump, so that’s going to be hard to finish.

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 1:02:44pm

Fox News will offer a free livestream of the presidential debate in Iowa at https://t.co/NSJIJF3vdt on Thursday night, network officials say
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 25, 2016

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withak Jan 25, 2016 • 1:03:10pm

re: #170 FormerDirtDart

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Shit, MORE debates?!

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 1:05:09pm

re: #169 withak

On my first character, I got far enough with Railroad/Institute chains that I was able to get one ending, reload not too far back, and then quickly do the other. The Brotherhood might as well be led by Elder Trump, so that’s going to be hard to finish.

Yeah, one talk with the BoS leader and I said to myself “Yeah, I’m gonna kill him.”

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 1:05:43pm

‘Pharma bro’ @MartinShkreli now allowed to testify on price-gouging of AIDS drug https://t.co/VrV6n6ZNDd pic.twitter.com/tn5agD7yib

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 25, 2016

“…A Brooklyn judge ruled Monday that Martin Shkreli can travel to Washington, D.C., next month to appear before a Congressional committee investigating the indicted fraudster’s price-gouging of a life-saving AIDS drug…”

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withak Jan 25, 2016 • 1:06:26pm

re: #172 Kragar

He’s got a sweet coat.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 1:07:15pm

re: #174 withak

He’s got a sweet coat.

It fit nicely.

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Jack Burton Jan 25, 2016 • 1:08:46pm

re: #172 Kragar

Yeah, one talk with the BoS leader and I said to myself “Yeah, I’m gonna kill him.”

Everyone else to him when they first speak to him: “That’s a nice coat you got there.”

Me, after never speaking with the BoS at all in the game, looting his corpse on the Zeppelin: “That’s a nice coat you got there.”

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Blind Frog Belly White Jan 25, 2016 • 1:09:20pm

re: #144 jaunte

“If you don’t pay the bill we’ll turn off the poisoned stream.”

“If you people don’t pay your water bills, were will we get the hundreds of millions we’ll have to pay when you all sue us for poisoning you?”

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 1:10:42pm

If you haven’t been following the #Oregonstandoff completely, @Bradley_W_Parks made this handy reference guide https://t.co/d4Kng8dI3l

— Ryan Haas (@ryanjhaas) January 25, 2016

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 1:11:21pm

No, not The Onion, really

Alabama bloodhound wanders into half-marathon, completes it in 7th place https://t.co/GIItdSnzl7 By @AnneClaireCNN pic.twitter.com/9lckqJUB8S

— CNN (@CNN) January 25, 2016

“Apparently she went to the race start and took off win the runners at the starting shot. She stayed with a few of the front runners, ran off to sniff some animal carcasses, romp in the water, and then back to the race. I understand she stayed on the course for 13.1 miles, finished seventh, and was the highest placed female,”

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Blind Frog Belly White Jan 25, 2016 • 1:14:47pm

re: #174 withak

He’s got a sweet coat.

“Now that is a damn fine coat…”

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goddamnedfrank Jan 25, 2016 • 1:15:53pm

Grab your mitts, hot take incoming.

Sexually harassing Ammon Bundy and his collaborators is neither cute nor progressive: https://t.co/wAebnf32jb pic.twitter.com/2y1gKn2XLU

— Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) January 25, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:17:19pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

Grab your mitts, hot take incoming.

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trying to remember where I left my tiny violin…

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The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 1:18:19pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

Grab your mitts, hot take incoming.

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Boo freaking hoo.

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:18:37pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

I guess sending them tiny little toy guns would be fine with her.

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withak Jan 25, 2016 • 1:19:19pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

Grab your mitts, hot take incoming.

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I almost downdinged you on reflex. Hot take, indeed.

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 1:20:10pm

re: #184 jaunte

I guess sending them tiny little toy guns would be fine with her.

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William Lewis Jan 25, 2016 • 1:20:55pm

Any Springsteen fans here?

Springsteen is offering a free MP3 download of his Jan 19th Chicago concert because he had to cancel another show because of the weather.

live.brucespringsteen.net

This will only be available through tomorrow IIUC.

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:22:10pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

Grab your mitts, hot take incoming.

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I mean, can you imagine what the reaction would be on the left if conservatives were sending sex toys to feminists in order to mock them?

Parallels, what are those? This ain’t one.

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lawhawk Jan 25, 2016 • 1:24:14pm

It’s also not sexual harassment. And Bundy and his conspiring thugs are domestic terrorists, not just common criminals. @AlyssaRosenberg

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) January 25, 2016

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:25:35pm

What does she think of #BundyEroticFanFic?

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The Vicious Babushka Jan 25, 2016 • 1:25:42pm

I thought Jennifer Rubin was the stupidest person on the Washington Post staff. I was wrong.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:25:44pm

94 yr old Rosanell Eaton made 11 trips to state agencies to comply with new NC voter ID law https://t.co/Ux3pIY8svj pic.twitter.com/4pDAKKq8SS

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 25, 2016

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:25:45pm

MALDEF sues Texas over border security bill’s human smuggling provisions https://t.co/khicgvRZtt pic.twitter.com/1bORV5SYNn

— Tom Benning (@tombenning) January 25, 2016

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sagehen Jan 25, 2016 • 1:26:39pm

re: #85 Testy Toad T

It’s a seriously gross racket. I won’t do business with them.

This is a good read.

Data in hand, I finally arrived at the part of this project I’d most been looking forward to — finding out what it takes to drop your rating so low that you get deactivated. Several people volunteer to sit silent shotgun in a Sweetums Muppet costume. An opera singer is excited to serenade passengers at obnoxiously high volumes. Others suggest the Fifty Shades of Grey book on tape, offering complimentary soup from a thermos, pretending I’m filming a Cash Cab-like TV show, or insisting on communicating via sock puppet.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 1:27:30pm

re: #189 lawhawk

.@lawhawk @AlyssaRosenberg Not to mention what a colossal bunch of dicks they are. (Get it? They’re dicks? No Alyssa, I don’t imagine u do)

— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) January 25, 2016

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:28:05pm

re: #190 jaunte

What does she think of #BundyEroticFanFic?

It might be harassment to ask such a question.

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ausador Jan 25, 2016 • 1:29:26pm

#StateOfEmergencyIn5Words Donald Trump on 5th Avenue pic.twitter.com/hgw4Z5JH3Q

— imfabulous (@imfabulous13) January 25, 2016

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mmmirele Jan 25, 2016 • 1:29:46pm

re: #128 freetoken

The because BET! thing is still rolling around Facebook.

Not only is it stupid, but remarkably revealing, only those who think it has some great point don’t seem to understand that.

Oh, I was pretty upset about that the other day. I made the point that African Americans had spent 250 or so years under slavery, then another 100 years under Jim Crow, pointed out what that entailed, and got two types of responses: 1) “It wasn’t us, so we don’t have to do anything about it” and 2) “You’re not from here, so you don’t know.”

I pointed out that I had lived in Texas for 22 years of my life, that I’d gotten my two university degrees from there, and that my ancestors from the day a certain Francis Dollahide/Dolarhyde (not that dude from “Red Dragon”) stepped on the shores of Maryland back in 1680 lived in the South. My four grandparents were born in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. *rolls eyes* But there’s no telling that to people who cling to their white Southernness as some sort of divine ethnicity. It’s not. I love chicken fried steak and fried okra and catfish and hushpuppies and all that, but it’s not who I am. I’m American, not Southern or of Southern descent. (I was born in California.)

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:30:13pm

.@ShiningMountain @hotpinknachos @tinaissa “Fat Idaho guy” is a five time US Sumo champion and chairman of the Independent American Party.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 25, 2016

Man we’d go all night sometimes from dusk till dawn. Let’s slap bellies! #bundyeroticfanfic pic.twitter.com/yd0jNtUP6Z

— freerange (@freerange1) January 25, 2016

Actual quote.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Jan 25, 2016 • 1:30:57pm

I want to send a ‘care package’ that looks innocent enough-but it’s actually booby-trapped that when opened, it squirts out a stream of Liquid Ass.

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WhatEVs Jan 25, 2016 • 1:31:40pm

re: #193 wrenchwench

Perhaps this is well known in TX but I had no idea.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

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Testy Toad T Jan 25, 2016 • 1:32:00pm

Perhaps a color less like an, uh, absorbent adult undergarment would have been a more flattering choice.

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Le Lapin Tueur Jan 25, 2016 • 1:32:11pm

Became I’m stuck (street was just plowed, so the wall in front of my car is back) I’m on stupid meme watch.

Hurr, Hurr, see howz useless goobermint employees are, there not even essentiul

Hurr, Hurr, stoopid government

One of th comments under this was:
Now we all know that this is a fraud perpetrated by the Climate Change Deniers. There actually was no snow and all those workers were just taking the day off to attend sensitivity training.

As an FYI, my agency requires us to telework when the government is closed for snow or other emergencies. I couldn’t get in to my office in if my life depended on it. Morons.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 1:33:42pm

re: #203 Le Lapin Tueur

Betting this same asshole bitches whenever he has to wait in line at the post office and DMV.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:33:49pm

Ten states will have their 1st Presidential election under new #votersuppression laws. https://t.co/F3dJxamn3l pic.twitter.com/UL68fRv2Sy

— Lewis Black (@TheLewisBlack) January 25, 2016

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Sic semper evello dildos tyrannis Jan 25, 2016 • 1:34:19pm

The better reason not to send them dicks is…these guys are actually somewhat good at monetizing stuff through non-legal channels.

Mind you, there’s probably some sad person with strontium poisoning after buying an after-market militia dildo in highway porn shop in Idaho, but it’s still a trickle of income for the dickheads with guns.

_{Note: this hot take may exist solely to excuse using the phrase “after-market militia dildo” in a sentence.}

_{I’m also not sure where the strontium comes into it—phrasing, boom—but if any fuckwit could find a way to contaminate a plastic dick with an alkaline earth metal, it’s these fuckwits.}

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:35:01pm

re: #201 WhatEVs

Perhaps this is well known in TX but I had no idea.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

Founded in San Antonio, Texas, it is currently headquartered in Los Angeles, California and maintains regional offices in Sacramento, San Antonio, Chicago, and Washington, D.C

MALDEF was founded in San Antonio in 1968. With the help of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), MALDEF got a $2.2 million grant from the Ford Foundation.[2] The grant provided scholarships for more Mexican-American lawyers.

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 1:37:50pm

Militia says it will take up arms to defend Flint if necessary https://t.co/ySFwTaSWZb pic.twitter.com/cZBoX8c0uO

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) January 25, 2016

“We’re here to defend this community,” said Matthew Krol, who was joined by approximately 30 supporters. The Detroit Free Press reported that the group carried “Don’t Tread On Me” signs and some of its members had pistols. “We’re not going to allow (the government) to step on the people of Flint any longer.”

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:38:43pm

re: #208 FormerDirtDart

Maybe they can use a machine gun barrel to boil tap water.

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Charles Johnson Jan 25, 2016 • 1:39:53pm

re: #181 goddamnedfrank

Wait. Wut?

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Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 1:40:33pm

re: #78 dholmes32

And I don’t think the drivers for Uber are exactly getting rich themselves, either. In fact, in some ways, they get screwed over. (I believe there is no tipping on Uber.)

I drove for Uber for about three months. After gas and other car expenses…I was getting screwed money wise.

Also, Uber fucks with the system on high call nights like New Years and July 4th and steers calls to high end SUV’s and UberLimo. So, on July 4th at midnight when the rate was over 22 an hour as long as you did three rides…I sat in downtown Greensboro in cab traffic so damned thick you couldn’t even get to the clubs…and I didn’t get one fucking call in three hours. Uber was steering the calls to cars that had a higher return.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Jan 25, 2016 • 1:42:49pm

Cruz To Support Diaper Change Denialists

“i know it’s politically correct to walk around without poop in your pants, but the science is not settled on the issue”

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:42:50pm

Secret videographers David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of @CtrMedProgress were indicted for “tampering with a governmental record” #txlege

— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) January 25, 2016

Daleiden also indicted on charge of “Purchase and Sale of Human Organs,” presumably for trying to get Planned Parenthood to sell tissue
— Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal) January 25, 2016

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sagehen Jan 25, 2016 • 1:43:13pm

re: #160 EPR-radar

Knowing that climate change is real and denying it anyway to pander to the stupid idiots in the GOP base really is contemptible.

GOP will get serious about climate change the day after the insurance industry announces they’re no longer willing to write homeowner’s policies in Florida.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Jan 25, 2016 • 1:44:22pm

cruz’s problem is that he still thinks the election is about issues

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wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:45:45pm

re: #212 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

Cruz To Support Diaper Change Denialists

“i know it’s politically correct to walk around without poop in your pants, but the science is not settled on the issue”

The science may not be settled, but the poop has settled.

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Sic semper evello dildos tyrannis Jan 25, 2016 • 1:46:41pm

re: #214 sagehen

GOP will get serious about climate change the day after the insurance industry announces they’re no longer willing to write homeowner’s policies in Florida.

This is most definitely a create problem, monetize solution scenario.

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makeitstop Jan 25, 2016 • 1:46:54pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

We have one. We bought it when my back went sideways about nine years ago.

To this day, it is the most comfortable mattress I’ve ever slept on. We’ve gone to a few pretty nice hotels, and we still can’t wait to get back home to our own bed.

It hasn’t sagged or gone out of shape yet. I’d highly recommend one.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸ Jan 25, 2016 • 1:47:30pm

trump says some guy named emmett du maine is supporting the keyster pipeline

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freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 1:48:27pm

8 days from now we will forget Iowa.

16 days from today we will forget New Hampshire.

By June we will only care about Rep. vs. Dem.

Whoever the nominees may be.

Then, then, we’ll see who really has kept track of all that has gone on.

I suspect most Americans will have no clue about all that has been said or tweeted.

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ausador Jan 25, 2016 • 1:48:47pm

Sigh…

This photo is from the Netherlands and is not about the U.S. Common Core curriculum: https://t.co/wfEvouBAZI pic.twitter.com/0XXCP25FWX

— snopes.com (@snopes) January 25, 2016

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No Country For Old Haters Jan 25, 2016 • 1:48:47pm

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

The mattress itself is plenty. Most comfortable bed ever.

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Billy Batts Jan 25, 2016 • 1:49:53pm

Trifecta of derp spotted at a stoplight, Conroe, TX. The only thing I agree with here is their preferred NFL team.

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Aunty Entity Dragon Jan 25, 2016 • 1:51:25pm

re: #111 Charles Johnson

Actually, Uber insures their drivers for up to $1 million liability, injury, and comprehensive coverage. You’re pretty well-covered while being driven.

But if you have an accident without private livery insurance, your regular basic insurance will NOT COVER WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOU OR YOUR CAR AND WILL CANCEL YOUR COVERAGE BECAUSE YOU ARE USING THE CAR FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES WITHOUT PURCHASING THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.

Livery insurance is fucking outlandishly expensive, and this is a regular topic in the uber drivers forum.

So as a passenger, you will be fine. Your driver is screwed 9 ways to Sunday.

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Charles Johnson Jan 25, 2016 • 1:52:15pm

re: #213 jaunte

I was just about to post this. That is awesome.

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mmmirele Jan 25, 2016 • 1:53:18pm

@AlyssaRosenberg If I could have sent them a bag of flaming poop by common carrier to express my contempt, I would have done exactly that.

— Deana M. Holmes (@mmmirele) January 25, 2016

@AlyssaRosenberg however, the flaming poop option was out, so I sent them a bag of glittery gummy penii and this is sexual harassment???????

— Deana M. Holmes (@mmmirele) January 25, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:53:23pm

Showing my age - literally. A celebratory #burnsnight dram and Strathdon Blue #cheese pic.twitter.com/iM2wpSZOF4

— Del Sneddon (@WeeRascal) January 25, 2016

I also have my block of Stilton and bottle of Scotch for this evening’s festivities.

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Decatur Deb Jan 25, 2016 • 1:53:28pm

re: #192 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Old times there are not forgotten…

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:54:06pm

Good thing those Republicans all demanded that big investigation, huh? https://t.co/1ADFyokNuT

— Harold Cook (@HCookAustin) January 25, 2016

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freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 1:54:32pm

Your viewing schedule for this afternoon:

LIVE Stream: Donald Trump Live Campaign Event in Farmington, New Hampshire | Jan. 25th 2016

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Patricia Kayden Jan 25, 2016 • 1:54:36pm

re: #25 freetoken

Speaking of which, Trump does have his supporters:

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Those are Trump supporters? They were so over the top with their shouting, neck gyrations and hand movements that I couldn’t watch more than a few seconds. Alrighty then.

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 1:54:44pm

re: #227 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’m a Double Gloucester man myself.

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Mattand Jan 25, 2016 • 1:55:01pm

re: #213 jaunte

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Oh.

My.

God.

That is too fucking funny. Maybe the US justice system does work.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 25, 2016 • 1:55:13pm

Congrats to @MarsRovers Opportunity! 12 years into a 90-day mission, still doing science. https://t.co/9xFYDbdqc5 pic.twitter.com/S378xi0Iv3

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) January 25, 2016

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:55:47pm

re: #233 Mattand

Oh.

My.

God.

That is too fucking funny. Maybe the US justice system does work.

Nice to have a little faith restorative occasionally.

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Decatur Deb Jan 25, 2016 • 1:56:31pm

re: #199 jaunte

“Fat Idaho guy” is a five time US Sumo champion and chairman of the Independent American Party.

We absolutely must not interfere in their fate.

237

wrenchwench Jan 25, 2016 • 1:57:23pm

re: #216 wrenchwench

The science may not be settled, but the poop has settled.

Ok, let’s talk about POOP! And why it is so useful for wildlife studies pic.twitter.com/TmN74acj72

— realscientists (@realscientists) January 25, 2016

We wanted to match the scat to the individual so we could get their DNA to do paternity studies. pic.twitter.com/wYuof7J0cQ

— realscientists (@realscientists) January 25, 2016

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freetoken Jan 25, 2016 • 1:58:44pm

Tomorrow Trump will be back in Iowa, first in Marshalltown, then in Iowa City:

LIVE Donald Trump Marshalltown Iowa Rally (1-26-2016)

LIVE Donald Trump at the University of Iowa Field House in Iowa City, Iowa on January 26, 2016

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jaunte Jan 25, 2016 • 1:59:01pm

If anyone wants to know what “Tampering with a Gov’t Record” means, here’s TX link. #txlege https://t.co/x7IHma0OLE https://t.co/3mMBQFoNTn

— Kristine ❀♡❀♡ (@KristineAz) January 25, 2016

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Brian J. Jan 25, 2016 • 2:00:18pm

#237 and #238 are such appropriate consecutive posts.

241

sagehen Jan 25, 2016 • 2:00:22pm

I assume it’s for the fake drivers licenses?

242

ausador Jan 25, 2016 • 2:01:10pm

Get Geraldo stat!

Hidden safe found during demolition of Pablo Escobar’s Miami mansion https://t.co/tiwe8PvY5o

— Mashable (@mashable) January 25, 2016

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Kragar Jan 25, 2016 • 2:01:32pm

re: #241 sagehen

I assume it’s for the fake drivers licenses?

I think CA is going after them for that as well.

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FormerDirtDart Jan 25, 2016 • 2:03:04pm

re: #242 ausador

Get Geraldo stat!

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someone already stole it

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Shimshon Jan 25, 2016 • 2:10:22pm

Typical libs having to change the subject instead of admitting it being cold means global warming is a myth. Czechmix.

246

retired cynic Jan 25, 2016 • 2:17:40pm

re: #86 Lidane

I am sleeping on an old mattress / hospital bed (because of back issues) from the 1960s, and bought a cheap foam topper from Sam’s Club, and it has been WONDERFUL! Even that $50 investment has made it more comfortable than mattresses in fancy hotels. You could try that to see if you want to go full foam.

247

TedStriker Jan 25, 2016 • 2:20:30pm

re: #165 WhatEVs

The specs look good, but looking at the negative Newegg reviews on that (and at the owner’s manual for it), it’d be a no go for me, because the battery, hard drive, and RAM isn’t user-replaceable without almost completely disassembling it and voiding the warranty, not to mention the other issues people listed.

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TedStriker Jan 25, 2016 • 2:31:53pm

re: #247 TedStriker

The specs look good, but looking at the negative Newegg reviews on that (and at the owner’s manual for it), it’d be a no go for me, because the battery, hard drive, and RAM isn’t user-replaceable without almost completely disassembling it and voiding the warranty, not to mention the other issues people listed.

Here’s an option from Dell:
dell.com

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Ziggy_TARDIS Jan 25, 2016 • 4:02:29pm

re: #248 TedStriker

She could also build a computer. I did.

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steve_davis Jan 28, 2016 • 5:29:22am

re: #86 Lidane

So I’m in the market for a new bed since my current one is ancient and has gotten to that stage where no amount of mattress flipping makes it comfortable. I’m supposedly sleeping for a full night but it sure as hell doesn’t feel that way. Ugh.

Does anyone here use a memory foam mattress? I’m considering one along with a platform bed. I’d like to get feedback from anyone who’s bought one. Would I need a boxspring at all or is the mattress by itself enough?

Yes. I can’t remember the manufacturer, maybe Amerisleep? Bought it online for a substantial discount. Best mattress I’ve ever slept on. Not only do I sleep much better, but I only get up once in the night to piddle because everything is much more comfortable so I don’t get woken up by aching joints.

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