Prepare to Be Blown Away as Jacob Collier Reimagines the Flintstones Theme

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No matter how firmly your jaw is attached to the rest of your face, it’s going to hit the floor when you hear this unbelievable one-man cover of the Flintstones theme song. I don’t even know what to say about a talent this profound; Jacob Collier is an alien. He scares me. In a good way.

A traditional bunch of seven Jacob Colliers join forces to arrange, record, produce and perform a truly classic theme song; the second of four singles from my debut album, ‘In My Room’, out July 1st.

SEE IT LIVE in London, May 28th ➾ http://bit.ly/JC_VU
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© Jacob Collier 2016

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291 comments
1
The Vicious Babushka  May 1, 2016 • 6:33:01pm

HOL. EE. FUCK.

2
ipsos  May 1, 2016 • 6:36:06pm

I should know better than to be poking the Bernie-bears on my FB feed, especially on a Sunday night when I have better things to be doing. But I got into it with one longtime friend who’s gone way over the edge for Bernie, and of course it was exactly what I expected.

My basic question was (and still is), “what has Bernie done for anyone downticket?,” with particular note of John Futterman in PA and Bernie’s distinct lack of support for a fellow populist progressive. Futterman, says my pal, is just butthurt about losing and blaming it on Bernie. OK, sez I, then who else is Bernie helping this fall?

Let me tell you how awful Hillary is, he replies.

And so it keeps going around in circles…

3
Belafon  May 1, 2016 • 6:37:15pm

The most interesting challenge for us listeners is continuing to enjoy the music while not getting completely blown away by his really amazing talent.

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makeitstop  May 1, 2016 • 6:38:07pm

That. Was. Insane.

That kid’s pretty good.

5
Jenner7  May 1, 2016 • 6:39:43pm

Very talented kid.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 1, 2016 • 6:39:54pm

OMG OUTRAGE!!11!!!HORROR!!!!LIBRUL INTOLERANCE!!!1!!!OUTRAAAAGGGEEEEEE!!!1!!!

Oh wait you mean they needed a permit? And they were blocking traffic? And creating a public nuisance?

INTOLERENTS!!!1!!!

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Belafon  May 1, 2016 • 6:42:00pm

re: #6 The Vicious Babushka

OMG OUTRAGE!!11!!!HORROR!!!!LIBRUL INTOLERANCE!!!1!!!OUTRAAAAGGGEEEEEE!!!1!!!

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Oh wait you mean they needed a permit? And they were blocking traffic? And creating a public nuisance?

INTOLERENTS!!!1!!!

Maybe they should show up to Federalist Writer’s house and sing the national anthem.

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Targetpractice  May 1, 2016 • 6:42:15pm

re: #2 ipsos

“Hillary’s gonna lose big and drag Democrats down!”

“And how will Bernie help the DNC?”

“He’s bringing in all these new voters and winning over the independent voters!”

“So what has Bernie done to help other candidates in the past?”

“….so, let me tell you just how awful Hillary is!”

9
Jenner7  May 1, 2016 • 6:42:32pm

Damn, does this kid ever sleep? He does everything.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 6:44:29pm

Dude, this song!

Giphy

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sizzzzlerz  May 1, 2016 • 6:54:27pm

Kid has got some real talent. I hope he will apply it to some serious music, jazz or otherwise. This example is like using nuclear weapons on a stuck door.

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Thanos  May 1, 2016 • 6:58:47pm

Amazing talent. I see he’s also performed with Snarky Puppy.

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Belafon  May 1, 2016 • 6:59:02pm

re: #11 sizzzzlerz

Kid has got some real talent. I hope he will apply it to some serious music, jazz or otherwise. This example is like using nuclear weapons on a stuck door.

Have you seen his other videos? Try Hideaway if you haven’t.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 7:04:16pm

A one-man Pentatonix.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 1, 2016 • 7:10:54pm

I assume Jacob Collier has received classical training. Does he have any classical tracks?

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 7:24:00pm

Damn.

There are two Sports Authority stores in my county, probably employs over a hundred people. They’ll have to rename the pro football stadium in Denver too.

But hey, their new skis are going to be super cheap this spring. I’m always in the market for good cheap skis.

But teleskiguy, you already have five pairs of perfectly good skis for any conditions…

Whatever. Gimme more skis!

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 1, 2016 • 7:25:07pm

re: #11 sizzzzlerz

Kid has got some real talent. I hope he will apply it to some serious music, jazz or otherwise. This example is like using nuclear weapons on a stuck door.

Quoted for truth :D

I wonder if that’s what Prince’s capability level looked like at a young age. You know everybody else in his music school is like “Man, there he goes again, fucking up the curve for the rest of us…”

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Belafon  May 1, 2016 • 7:25:27pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

You can even buy the furniture in the stores if you find something you want.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 7:26:39pm

Facebook Video

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Billy Batts  May 1, 2016 • 7:26:42pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

Yep. I saw the one in my hood closing down the other day. I probably could’ve saved some scratch on the new New Balance 990s I just shelled out some serious cheese for.

22
ObserverArt  May 1, 2016 • 7:28:54pm

Damn…just had a fast moving, nasty storm with plenty of strobe light lightening pass through Columbus.

A little hard rain with warnings for some flash flooding in the entire city. Bumpy night. Should be out just after midnight.

I need some Hendix playing with the light show.

23
jaunte  May 1, 2016 • 7:30:18pm

re: #2 ipsos

The cult of personality is getting more blatant:

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 7:30:57pm

Fortafy - WHEN KILLING A SPIDER DOESN’T GO AS PLANNED

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 7:32:26pm

More Ethics Complaints Filed Against Ammon Bundy’s Attorney

Several new ethics complaints have been filed with the Oregon State Bar against the law firm representing Ammon Bundy, the leader of the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

The complaints were filed by people in New York and North Carolina.

They allege Eugene-based attorney Mike Arnold has asked people on Facebook to file public records requests with the Oregon State Police, the Bureau of Land Management and the FBI to “frivolously burden our Government [SIC] agencies.”

I didn’t know that Bundy’s attorney was already in hot water over ethics issues….

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Charles Johnson  May 1, 2016 • 7:32:30pm

re: #18 Pawn of the Oppressor

Quoted for truth :D

I wonder if that’s what Prince’s capability level looked like at a young age. You know everybody else in his music school is like “Man, there he goes again, fucking up the curve for the rest of us…”

I loved Prince and he was amazingly talented. But Jacob is so far beyond that level it’s frightening.

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stpaulbear  May 1, 2016 • 7:33:50pm

re: #23 jaunte

The cult of personality is getting more blatant:

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So can I donate a bag of nails? What a stupid thing to tweet.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 7:34:05pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

My parents bought me my first pair of my very own skis at the Gart Bros. in Vail which is now (and soon will be not) a Sports Authority. I wonder who’s going to take up these big spaces when SA disappears.

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Targetpractice  May 1, 2016 • 7:35:12pm

re: #23 jaunte

The cult of personality is getting more blatant:

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The deeper their depression gets, the more blatant it becomes that what Bernie is leading is not a revolution, it’s a cult of personality.

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stpaulbear  May 1, 2016 • 7:36:06pm

re: #26 Charles Johnson

I loved Prince and he was amazingly talented. But Jacob is so far beyond that level it’s frightening.

Ummm, you might want to wait 10-15 years before making that claim.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 7:40:29pm

re: #17 teleskiguy

A billion dollars in debt?!? How does that happen?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2016 • 7:41:07pm

Bloodthirsty Cossacks attacking May Day demonstrators in Seattle AGAIN.

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Great White Snark  May 1, 2016 • 7:41:18pm

re: #26 Charles Johnson

Some look like they owned it from birth or nearly so. We see this in arts and sports, sometimes math. Wired better than most of us to do that thing. Then you get to the guy that is better than 90% of those seemingly born masters. One clarion signal of a guy like that is the ability to elevate the state of the art just by doing it. Another might be the ability to draw in many people who would otherwise never have paid attention. Rare humans.

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ObserverArt  May 1, 2016 • 7:41:24pm

re: #30 stpaulbear

Ummm, you might want to wait 10-15 years before making that claim.

Are you judging talent or popularity and sales?

I think Charles is talking about overall music acumen and he can work all kinds of styles, etc.

He may never make the level of Prince popularity with the same awards. But he does have the ability do just as much creatively.

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Donnie With The Good Hair (AKA Sophist)  May 1, 2016 • 7:43:51pm

re: #31 teleskiguy

A billion dollars in debt?!? How does that happen?

Trading with China? [/Trump]

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makeitstop  May 1, 2016 • 7:45:24pm

re: #34 ObserverArt

Are you judging talent or popularity and sales?

I think Charles is talking about overall music acumen and he can work all kinds of styles, etc.

He may never make the level of Prince popularity with the same awards. But he does have the ability do just as much creatively.

Just the ability to put together that vocal arrangement tells me that he’s working on a much higher level than not only most pop musicians, but most musicians, period.

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 1, 2016 • 7:45:46pm

re: #31 teleskiguy

Really big credit card. Is size of house. You not believe?

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Charles Johnson  May 1, 2016 • 7:47:11pm

re: #34 ObserverArt

I’m not talking about popularity at all. I’m talking about the sheer genius this kid exhibits. His understanding of harmony and rhythm and voicing is absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve never heard anything like it.

And by the way, he reportedly doesn’t write out these insanely intricate parts. It’s all performed from memory.

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Targetpractice  May 1, 2016 • 7:47:38pm

“We don’t want to punish any women for getting an abortion, they’re victims of abortion clinics!”

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BeenHereAwhile  May 1, 2016 • 7:50:58pm

re: #4 makeitstop

That. Was. Insane.

That kid’s pretty good.

Hadn’t heard harmonies like that since Lambert Hendricks & Ross.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 7:52:57pm

re: #31 teleskiguy

They were taken private - no doubt the ‘special dividends’ kicked in and probably doomed the company.

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makeitstop  May 1, 2016 • 7:53:26pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

I’m not talking about popularity at all. I’m talking about the sheer genius this kid exhibits. His understanding of harmony and rhythm and voicing is absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve never heard anything like it.

And by the way, he reportedly doesn’t write out these insanely intricate parts. It’s all performed from memory.

That’s astounding.

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retired cynic  May 1, 2016 • 7:54:25pm

re: #42 makeitstop

That’s astounding.

His brain is just wired in a unique way. Sounds like Mozart.

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stpaulbear  May 1, 2016 • 7:54:38pm

re: #34 ObserverArt

Are you judging talent or popularity and sales?

I think Charles is talking about overall music acumen and he can work all kinds of styles, etc.

He may never make the level of Prince popularity with the same awards. But he does have the ability do just as much creatively.

I’m saying let’s see if he keeps it together or if he flames out. I’m not talking about popularity.

I’m going to admit that the featured song is the kind of stuff I go out of my way to avoid.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 7:55:03pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

I’m not talking about popularity at all. I’m talking about the sheer genius this kid exhibits. His understanding of harmony and rhythm and voicing is absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve never heard anything like it.

And by the way, he reportedly doesn’t write out these insanely intricate parts. It’s all performed from memory.

He’s a one-man Swingle Singers, or Manhattan Transfer, or New York Voices. Some of the voicing is done electronically, I suspect, but to do it in real time several times in perfect time with the other voices is quite a feat.

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ObserverArt  May 1, 2016 • 7:55:39pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

I’m not talking about popularity at all. I’m talking about the sheer genius this kid exhibits. His understanding of harmony and rhythm and voicing is absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve never heard anything like it.

And by the way, he reportedly doesn’t write out these insanely intricate parts. It’s all performed from memory.

I hope I didn’t imply you were talking about popularity. I was just asking stpaulbear if the measuring stick was popularity or talents. I agree with you.

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makeitstop  May 1, 2016 • 8:03:45pm

re: #45 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

He’s a one-man Swingle Singers, or Manhattan Transfer, or New York Voices. Some of the voicing is done electronically, I suspect, but to do it in real time several times in perfect time with the other voices is quite a feat.

Whenever I see a multi-part video like that, I always end up wondering where the starting point was. I’ve done a fair amount of multi-tracking over the years, an I always started at the most fundamental part and built out.

But the rhythm of the backing vocals is so off-kilter (he’s dancing around the ‘one’ for most of the verses), it’s hard for me to get a handle on exactly which part he started with.

But where I’m working with a theory engine of a VW Bug, he’s got a rocket ship. I can’t even comprehend some of the stuff he’s doing, and he’s got a handle on six parts and keyboards. I’ll say it again, it’s insane.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:05:03pm

re: #41 Eric The Fruit Bat

CEO and executive bonuses. That’s kind of what I was thinking. These people have boat payments, man!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:05:35pm

The new millennium seems to have brought forth several young wunderkinds.

Senri Kawaguchi on drums, from Japan.
Joey Alexander on piano, from Indonesia.
Jacob Collier on everything, from the UK.

They’re all teenagers.

Did I miss anyone?

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ObserverArt  May 1, 2016 • 8:06:20pm

re: #47 makeitstop

Whenever I see a multi-part video like that, I always end up wondering where the starting point was. I’ve done a fair amount of multi-tracking over the years, an I always started at the most fundamental part and built out.

But the rhythm of the backing vocals is so off-kilter (he’s dancing around the ‘one’ for most of the verses), it’s hard for me to get a handle on exactly which part he started with.

But where I’m working with a theory engine of a VW Bug, he’s got a rocket ship. I can’t even comprehend some of the stuff he’s doing, and he’s got a handle on six parts and keyboards. I’ll say it again, it’s insane.

He can layer and he stays clean in sound. It is real easy to layer and get muddy sound. Somehow he keeps it simple and gets the complication from the sum of the simple parts.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:06:54pm

re: #47 makeitstop

Whenever I see a multi-part video like that, I always end up wondering where the starting point was. I’ve done a fair amount of multi-tracking over the years, an I always started at the most fundamental part and built out.

But the rhythm of the backing vocals is so off-kilter (he’s dancing around the ‘one’ for most of the verses), it’s hard for me to get a handle on exactly which part he started with.

But where I’m working with a theory engine of a VW Bug, he’s got a rocket ship. I can’t even comprehend some of the stuff he’s doing, and he’s got a handle on six parts and keyboards. I’ll say it again, it’s insane.

Try this one.

Fascinating Rhythm - Jacob Collier

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:09:35pm

Rage Furby is now predicting the end of Uber and HuffPo. As I remember, he was sucking up to Uber last year. I guess the romance ended.

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Belafon  May 1, 2016 • 8:10:16pm

re: #50 ObserverArt

He can layer and he stays clean in sound. It is real easy to layer and get muddy sound. Somehow he keeps it simple and gets the complication from the sum of the simple parts.

I think some of it has to do with the machine he worked with MIT to create. He can sing the different parts, get them really close, and if I understand the machine correctly, it allows him to synchronize all the parts.

But, even if it allows him to get the last 2%, he’s still got to have everything in his head for each part. It’s still really complicated.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:10:45pm

re: #49 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Did I miss anyone?

Jaden Carlson from Boulder. I’ve seen her sit in with Umphrey’s McGee twice.

Here’s her on her first sit-in with The #umphreys. She was 12! (audio quality not the best)

Umphrey’s McGee feat Jaden Carlson - Der Bluten Kat - 12/29/13 - Denver Fillmore HD

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 1, 2016 • 8:12:22pm

Imam recommended, given my Autism, that when I am ready, that instead of searching through online, or through the regular mixers in the community, that I get personal help from Imams, and perhaps through families I am close to representing me, as it is risky, given my very fragile and sensitive emotional state to do things publicly.

So, I am beginning to withdraw from online services.

I intend to be ready to start the search again by the Middle of May next year. Biggest Obstacle, paranoia and mistrust of others brought on by abandonment by others from the last year or so. I will be getting direct help from 1 or 2 mosques to repair the damage. 2nd, career issues, which I will be talking to Mosque members, and also the Disability office in this state about.

I will, by 370-380 days from now, have fixed the 1st problem, and either resolved, or be most of the way towards resolving, the second problem.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 1, 2016 • 8:14:13pm

The BBs on FB are growing increasingly strident when you point out that the odds of their boy winning are practically nil. They do the equivalent of fingers in the ears. “I CANT HEAR YOU! LALALALALALA!”

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:14:30pm

re: #52 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Rage Furby is now predicting the end of Uber and HuffPo. As I remember, he was sucking up to Uber last year. I guess the romance ended.

I find it endlessly fascinating that a guy who doesn’t have a Twitter account, and who says Twitter is doomed to fail, sources all his posts with tweets. He never refers to the source material behind the tweets. It’s like using footnotes as evidence in a thesis.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:18:33pm

re: #54 teleskiguy

Here’s Jaden Carlson, 15 years old, playing Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”, this last February.

Jaden Carlson Band-Curtis Mayfield Cover-“Move On Up”

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 8:23:27pm

re: #48 teleskiguy

From what I can see, they were the third largest sporting retail store in the country. Sports Chalet also shut down two weeks ago, with 47 stores.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2016 • 8:25:26pm

Bulldozer Battle on the Streets of China | This is China

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 8:25:59pm

re: #52 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

The only reason why he’s doing that is because Arianna Huffington joined Uber’s board. He hates powerful women.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:26:46pm

re: #58 teleskiguy

Damn, girl.

hashtag Colorado Pride

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:28:50pm

re: #58 teleskiguy

Here’s Jaden Carlson, 15 years old, playing Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”, this last February.

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Video

Yeah, she’s good, too.

We need to get all four into Jacob’s music room and see what happens.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:29:57pm

re: #61 Eric The Fruit Bat

The only reason why he’s doing that is because Arianna Huffington joined Uber’s board. He hates powerful women.

Oh, sure. And Huff Po is much more successful than his pitiful excuse for a blog.

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Great White Snark  May 1, 2016 • 8:29:57pm

re: #62 teleskiguy

Just went to Spotify and I love this

open.spotify.com

Thanks x 10 for bringing her to my ears.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:30:22pm

re: #60 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

That is one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen. It appears this was done in broad daylight on a public street (note the cars that drive by at the beginning), not inside an arena where stuff like this usually takes place. Y’know, demolition derby, monster trucks, etc. This was perpetrated out in the open!

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guachi  May 1, 2016 • 8:31:26pm

I want to like the song by Collier. But I find his voice really annoying and the use of a terrible , cheap sounding keyboard for a solo didn’t help.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 8:32:34pm

re: #56 Schroedinger’s Dog

The BBs on FB are growing increasingly strident when you point out that the odds of their boy winning are practically nil. They do the equivalent of fingers in the ears. “I CANT HEAR YOU! LALALALALALA!”

Yeah, that’s why I’ve largely stopped bothering.

Today, Robert Reich was saying that because Hillary was 4% ahead of Bernie in a poll with a 4% MOE, they were neck and neck! I pointed out the confidence interval also includes Hillary being ahead by 8, but I’m just some schmo who comments on his FB posts, so I don’t imagine he’ll respond.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 8:33:33pm

re: #64 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

True-but HuffPo is also a clickhole and very rarely has anything worthwhile.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:34:59pm

re: #67 guachi

I want to like the song by Collier. But I find his voice really annoying and the use of a terrible , cheap sounding keyboard for a solo didn’t help.

It’s a Melodica — like a harmonica with a keyboard. And while I like his music, the falsetto singing wears on me, too. His natural range voice sounds better.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 8:35:40pm

re: #67 guachi

I want to like the song by Collier. But I find his voice really annoying and the use of a terrible , cheap sounding keyboard for a solo didn’t help.

Mrs. FBW found it too ‘choppy’, but was amazed at his talent. You don’t necessarily have to enjoy something to boggle at the ability it shows.

I watched the “Fascinatin’ Rhythm” one, and concluded that if you showed that to George Gershwin, he’d crap his pants in amazement.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:35:48pm

re: #67 guachi

I want to like the song by Collier. But I find his voice really annoying and the use of a terrible , cheap sounding keyboard for a solo didn’t help.

It’s called a melodica. You blow air into it to make the sound.

And I’m sorry you don’t see this song as the beauty it is.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 8:35:58pm

re: #69 Eric The Fruit Bat

True-but HuffPo is also a clickhole and very rarely has anything worthwhile.

LOL. True, as well.

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guachi  May 1, 2016 • 8:36:28pm

re: #26 Charles Johnson

I loved Prince and he was amazingly talented. But Jacob is so far beyond that level it’s frightening.

Prince actually made much I wanted to listen to. None of the three tracks I’ve heard by Collier are things I have any desire to hear again.

He may be technically brilliant. But I wouldn’t call the songs “good”

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 8:37:22pm

re: #64 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Oh, sure. And Huff Po is much more successful than his pitiful excuse for a blog.

He’s really just becoming a young man who yells at clouds.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:38:03pm

re: #74 guachi

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 8:38:04pm

re: #74 guachi

Prince actually made much I wanted to listen to. None of the three tracks I’ve heard by Collier are things I have any desire to hear again.

He may be technically brilliant. But I wouldn’t call the songs “good”

De gustibus…

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:39:19pm

re: #77 Blind Frog Belly White

You made me look that up. Good show, ol’ scientist!

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kirkspencer  May 1, 2016 • 8:41:29pm

re: #72 teleskiguy

It’s called a melodica. You blow air into it to make the sound.

And I’m sorry you don’t see this song as the beauty it is.

Like FBW and guachi, I didn’t like it - and didn’t like the two that preceded it. Outstanding talent and tech skills. And I can hear the heart.

But that heart’s not talking to me - nothing I’ve listened to crossed my “need to hear again” line.

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retired cynic  May 1, 2016 • 8:41:54pm

re: #78 teleskiguy

Me, too.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2016 • 8:42:22pm

re: #76 teleskiguy

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diverticulitis

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:45:29pm

re: #79 kirkspencer

Like FBW and guachi, I didn’t like it - and didn’t like the two that preceded it. Outstanding talent and tech skills. And I can hear the heart.

But that heart’s not talking to me - nothing I’ve listened to crossed my “need to hear again” line.

I can respect that, I guess.

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 1, 2016 • 8:45:36pm

re: #60 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

[Embedded content]

Video

“A viral teaser from Flowers Blossom Through Concrete (Romance, 2016), the story of a female Chinese construction executive and two rural workers who vie for her love.”

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 1, 2016 • 8:49:42pm

re: #79 kirkspencer

I feel the same way. I’m waiting for him to sing something I like. It’s all impressive, but just not my thing. I am amazed by the skill, even if I don’t like the product.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 1, 2016 • 8:50:25pm

‘Working cats’ program gives felines a job and a home

Jim Trenter was fed up with the mice chomping into grass seed bags at his business’ warehouse — until he heard about the new “working cat” program of the Animal Humane Society.

Despite the fact that “cats” and “working” rarely appear in the same sentence, he adopted two felines. They now live and labor in the warehouse, which is suddenly mouse-free.

“Best employees I have had!” joked Trenter, manager at Ramy Turf Products in St. Paul. “And you feel really good about it. You’re able to give a cat that might be euthanized a good place to live.”

That’s precisely the goal of this program, designed to find less conventional living arrangements — and a full-time job — for cats that aren’t a success on the adoption floor.

While cats have been marketed to barns for some time, targeting businesses and beyond is a new strategy taking root nationally, said Katie Lisnik, director of cat protection and policy for the Humane Society of the United States.

“I haven’t seen the broader use of working cats until about a year or two ago,” said Lisnik. “You guys [in Minnesota] are definitely at the leading edge.”
Jim Trenter was fed up with the mice that kept chomping into seed bags at his business’ lawn and turf warehouse. That’s when he heard about a new “working cat” program from the Animal Humane Society. In spite of the fact that “cats” and “working” rarely appear in the same sentence, he recently adopted two felines. They now live and labor in the warehouse, which is suddenly mouse-free. “Best employees I have had!” joked Trenton, a manager at Ramy Turf Products in St. Paul.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2016 • 8:51:55pm

re: #83 Pawn of the Oppressor

“A viral teaser from Flowers Blossom Through Concrete (Romance, 2016), the story of a female Chinese construction executive and two rural workers who vie for her love.”

Watch: Bulldozers Fight on the Streets of Hebei

Although the details behind the scrap are still a little hazy, with several sources reporting only that “authorities are investigating,” one unnamed source has told the Chongqing Morning Post that the brawl was a result of two competing construction firms vying for clients.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:55:16pm

I don’t know about y’all, but I think Jacob Collier has a future in music. I’ll bet he can play a *mean* Johnny B. Goode.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 8:55:42pm

re: #79 kirkspencer

Like FBW and guachi, I didn’t like it - and didn’t like the two that preceded it. Outstanding talent and tech skills. And I can hear the heart.

But that heart’s not talking to me - nothing I’ve listened to crossed my “need to hear again” line.

The great thing about music is that you don’t have to like all of it. I played Billie Holiday singing “My Man” for Mrs. FBW, and she said she much preferred the Barbra Streisand version. Is she wrong?* No. Just a matter of preference.

*YES!!!!!

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 1, 2016 • 8:56:10pm

re: #86 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Imagine a gang fight between the Dozers and the Hoes, a la West Side Story.

Or a scene from a dubbed Kung Fu movie.

“You! You think you can steal our client? Our dozer style is superior. You will never lay rebar in this town again!”

“Ha! You cannot resist the impact of flying backhoe. Prepare to have your spirit broken!”

“YAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!” *crash*

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 8:59:13pm

I have a theory about rock ‘n’ roll music and people who play rock ‘n’ roll music.

If you can play a *mean* Johnny B. Goode, I mean like just kickin’ and rippin’, there’s a good chance you can make money playing rock ‘n’ roll music.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 9:01:31pm

The frogs in our creekbed are all cheeping away like mad, trying to get laid. Every so often, something spooks them and they all go silent at once. A second or two later, and one starts up, immediately followed by everyone else. Nobody wants to be the last one to get a date.

Mrs. FBW and I have the bedroom at the far back of the house, nearest the creek, and on nights like tonight, we’ll leave the window open enough to hear them.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 9:03:07pm

re: #91 Blind Frog Belly White

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Charles Johnson  May 1, 2016 • 9:07:26pm

Flickr

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retired cynic  May 1, 2016 • 9:08:54pm

re: #93 Charles Johnson

beautiful!

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 9:13:09pm

Right down the road from me:

Facebook Video

A small black bear ran out in front of me while I was driving home from work about two weeks ago. They’re running around.

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Charles Johnson  May 1, 2016 • 9:22:27pm

Flickr

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Charles Johnson  May 1, 2016 • 9:28:08pm

Trump Trumps Cruz & Kasich

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 1, 2016 • 9:32:03pm

Check out the full video below:

Fiorina drops like Cruz polls

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MsJ  May 1, 2016 • 9:51:30pm

re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

O. M. G. That was…something.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 9:55:26pm

re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Woopsie! Nice of Ted to focus on his handgrabbing instead of his running mate.

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 10:02:57pm

About the Tech Note downstairs:

LGF gets better and better. I didn’t even know about giphy until this afternoon and I’ve already posted two awesome .gif files from giphy.

Y’all really need to appreciate Charles and his immense coding skills. It is so So SO easy to post all kinds of shit from the internet in a LGF comment. Charles is what makes the Internet the Internet.

I also keep coming back to my Image Library. I got some fuckin’ images in there! And they’re organized! I type in ‘Simpsons’ and I have four pages of Simpsons cartoons, saved by me over the years.

Thank you, Charles, you are expert.

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KingKenrod  May 1, 2016 • 10:16:48pm
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retired cynic  May 1, 2016 • 10:18:19pm

re: #102 KingKenrod

Beats me!!!

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 10:20:58pm

re: #102 KingKenrod

Great tweet.

@carlreiner is awesome. @DonRickles tweets photos of his dogs. The 90-year-old set on Twitter is ethereal and fleeting.

Fuck, man. @GarryShandling is dead.

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Mattand  May 1, 2016 • 10:44:58pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

I’m not talking about popularity at all. I’m talking about the sheer genius this kid exhibits. His understanding of harmony and rhythm and voicing is absolutely mind-blowing. I’ve never heard anything like it.

And by the way, he reportedly doesn’t write out these insanely intricate parts. It’s all performed from memory.

Jesus Christ, I get it. I’ll burn my guitars and delete GarageBand from my HD already.

Sheesh…

Never ceases to amaze me how talented some people are. Best of luck to him.

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Mattand  May 1, 2016 • 10:51:20pm

Oh, and fuck you, Senator Sanders:

Sanders Predicts That There Will Be A Contested Convention

Now I know where the Bernie Bros are getting their “Let the world burn if we don’t get what want” attitude from.

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goddamnedfrank  May 1, 2016 • 11:10:08pm

Mike Cernovich is even loonier than I thought. He thinks the government is trying to kill him but the good news is he’s going to stay one step ahead by evolving into a Super Sayan.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 11:12:52pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Mike Cernovich is even loonier than I thought. He thinks the government is trying to kill him but the good news is he’s going to stay one step ahead by evolving into a Super Sayan.

He’s in Alex Jones territory now. You know that Rage Furby quotes this guy a lot, right?

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 1, 2016 • 11:17:52pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Mike Cernovich is even loonier than I thought. He thinks the government is trying to kill him but the good news is he’s going to stay one step ahead by evolving into a Super Sayan.

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So far around the bend, you can’t see the bend anymore.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 11:19:59pm

I had to google this “Wim Hof breath” thing. It’s named for a guy who claims he can control his immune system by yoga-like breathing, exposure to cold and meditation. I haven’t found anything yet about his claiming to hear EM waves (impossible) or contacting the multiverse (if it exists outside fiction).

Koo-koo land

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teleskiguy  May 1, 2016 • 11:25:10pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

No. Go away.

Fuckin’ fuck off, dude.

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Single-handed sailor  May 1, 2016 • 11:27:07pm

re: #107 goddamnedfrank

Mike Cernovich is even loonier than I thought. He thinks the government is trying to kill him but the good news is he’s going to stay one step ahead by evolving into a Super Sayan.

[Embedded content]

He needs a good Rolfing.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 1, 2016 • 11:29:44pm

re: #112 Single-handed sailor

He needs a good Rolfing.

Inside a pyramid. And then drink some tachyonic water.

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goddamnedfrank  May 1, 2016 • 11:51:58pm

In which a white Bernie Bro refers to the minorities and women who will suffer under a Trump Presidency as “collateral damage.”

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 12:45:54am

re: #114 goddamnedfrank

In which a white Bernie Bro refers to the minorities and women who will suffer under a Trump Presidency as “collateral damage.”

[Embedded content]

White privilege isn’t exclusive to conservatives.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 2:00:20am

Secretive creator of Bitcoin technology emerges from obscurity after 7 years
bbc.com

He’s an Aussie, and not at all Japanese, despite his pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Alyosha  May 2, 2016 • 2:37:17am
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Alyosha  May 2, 2016 • 3:33:16am

Does this meet the requirement for spoiler tags?

Not meant as an endorsement.
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Alephnaught  May 2, 2016 • 3:38:09am

re: #85 Eric The Fruit Bat

‘Working cats’ program gives felines a job and a home

Reminds me: there’s a working cats thing of a different type at the other side of the Central Belt to me:

maisondemoggy.com in Edinburgh

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Thanos  May 2, 2016 • 3:46:25am

So far this is my favorite piece from Jacob Collier:

Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing - Jacob Collier

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Decatur Deb  May 2, 2016 • 3:47:31am

Now y’all have got your damn hoverboard. Satisfied?

theverge.com

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Dave In Austin  May 2, 2016 • 3:52:58am

Morning Trump:
WHCD never happened!!! NaNaNa!!

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Dark_Falcon  May 2, 2016 • 4:45:47am

re: #115 Timothy Watson

White privilege isn’t exclusive to conservatives.

Yeah, but that guy goes well beyond “privileged blindness”. He’s gone all the way to Depraved Indifference in his “Bern the country down if needed to get My Leader into power.” ranting.

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Alyosha  May 2, 2016 • 4:55:06am

An Iranian man died in hospital today from injuries sustained in an act of self-immolation because we detain refugees in offshore ‘processing centres’ as the government is ‘concerned’ about them drowning at sea.
This approach has bipartisan support.
PNG’s Supreme Court ruled last week that a facility holding over 800 men was unconstitutional and must be shut down. Those inmates (well, it is what they are, effectively) are being considered for relocation to Nauru - the place where these desperate acts of self-destruction have taken place.
Our immigration policy is cruel, but our PM has cautioned us not to get ‘misty-eyed’ over it.
And we won’t. Because at our heart, my country is still deeply rascist.
It makes me sad and it’s why my Senate vote will be for the Greens.

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Teukka  May 2, 2016 • 4:55:42am

Off-topic but funny:

Image: CZBM-W4WcAA9b-K.jpg

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sizzzzlerz  May 2, 2016 • 4:56:23am

Regarding last night’s episode of Game of Thrones:

God Damn! That was a good ‘un.

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Alyosha  May 2, 2016 • 4:59:20am
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 5:02:43am

re: #127 sizzzzlerz

Regarding last night’s episode of Game of Thrones:

God Damn! That was a good ‘un.

Yeah. Nice ending. I shan’t gie it away.

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Dark_Falcon  May 2, 2016 • 5:28:01am

And it seems the most recent Game of Thrones killing is this thread.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 5:33:59am

re: #130 Dark_Falcon

And it seems the most recent Game of Thrones killing is this thread.

Summon the Red Priestess!

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sagehen  May 2, 2016 • 5:36:21am

re: #129 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah. Nice ending. I shan’t gie it away.

thank you thank you thank you!! I haven’t watched it yet. (same for Fear the Walking Dead, please nobody spoil me)

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Le Lapin Tueur  May 2, 2016 • 5:37:28am

re: #130 Dark_Falcon

And it seems the most recent Game of Thrones killing is this thread.

George Martin can kill anything.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 5:51:03am

re: #132 sagehen

thank you thank you thank you!! I haven’t watched it yet. (same for Fear the Walking Dead, please nobody spoil me)

Well, the plot is moving again, for one thing. Being freed from the narratives of the books means a less glacial pace.

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Dark_Falcon  May 2, 2016 • 5:52:11am

re: #134 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Well, the plot is moving again, for one thing. Being freed from the narratives of the books means a less glacial pace.

It also means not getting halted by Martin’s apparent case of writer’s block.

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Le Lapin Tueur  May 2, 2016 • 5:52:45am

I thought maybe I had administered a coup de grâce, but the thread struggles for another breath….

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Le Lapin Tueur  May 2, 2016 • 5:54:44am

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

It also means not getting halted by Martin’s apparent case of writer’s block.

It’s not writers block in the book’s case, he just hosed every plot line into an inexorable Gordian knot.

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Dark_Falcon  May 2, 2016 • 5:57:34am

re: #137 Le Lapin Tueur

It’s not writers block in the book’s case, he just hosed every plot line into an inexorable Gordian knot.

Maybe HBO can supply him with the equivalent of Alexander’s sword.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 5:58:48am

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

It also means not getting halted by Martin’s apparent case of writer’s block.

He’s created a monster work of fiction, with hundreds of characters and dozens of subplots. Hard to keep all that stuff straight. Add in his obsession with minutely detailed descriptions of clothing, food, battles, heraldry, etc., and you have the ingredients for a plodding pace of writing. He’s missed nearly every publisher’s deadline for the previous volumes.

I’m not if it’s writer’s block. It’s more like one man trying to operate a cruise liner singlehandedly.

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Romantic Heretic  May 2, 2016 • 5:59:43am

re: #135 Dark_Falcon

It also means not getting halted by Martin’s apparent case of writer’s block.

I suspect Martin has been caught in a common author’s bind.

The fans want “MOAR! MOAR!” and Martin is, “I am so sick of these books. I’m tempted to just blow up the whole effen world and bring an end to it.”

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 6:00:12am

re: #134 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Well, the plot is moving again, for one thing. Being freed from the narratives of the books means a less glacial pace.

Meh, I stopped watching after some of the creative choices last year.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 6:00:15am

re: #137 Le Lapin Tueur

It’s not writers block in the book’s case, he just hosed every plot line into an inexorable Gordian knot.

See, I gave up on the books midway through the second novel. I don’t have the patience.

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 6:02:44am

re: #26 Charles Johnson

I wonder how Mozart or Beethoven would have looked with modern tech and ability to self promote. Would they have seemed just as alien? I think so.

Impressive. Most impressive.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 6:02:45am

re: #140 Romantic Heretic

I suspect Martin has been caught in a common author’s bind.

The fans want “MOAR! MOAR!” and Martin is, “I am so sick of these books. I’m tempted to just blow up the whole effen world and bring an end to it.”

And the White Walkers came down from the North and bit everyone, turning all of Westeros into White Walker Land, but the dragons came over from Meereen and torched the whole lot of them. Problem solved.

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 6:05:29am

re: #140 Romantic Heretic

I suspect Martin has been caught in a common author’s bind.

The fans want “MOAR! MOAR!” and Martin is, “I am so sick of these books. I’m tempted to just blow up the whole effen world and bring an end to it.”

Wait, you mean that’s not his plan? He already kills people in every chapter of every book. Don’t get attached, because they’ll be dead a few chapters later.

Hey look.. it’s a baby. You have a baby brother?
Had. Yeah, we killed him too.

I get that things were pretty savage in the middle ages and that’s some of the inspiration for the Westeros, but you’ve got bleak, and then you’ve got seriously frickin’ bleak.

GRRM is killing music icons bleak.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 6:05:35am

re: #130 Dark_Falcon

And it seems the most recent Game of Thrones killing is this thread.

I watched the first two episodes of the series and had no interest in pursuing it any farther.

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 6:08:49am

re: #146 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

You can poke at a bunch of Trumpkins on Twitter. The response is Pavlovian. They talk about how great he’ll be for American jobs (just ignore the bit where he offshored his clothing, hires illegals, etc.). They skip along to the tax plan, which everyone but Trump knows would end up blowing the deficit through the roof and shift all the burdens from the rich on to everyone else.

So, what was the latest retort? $15 min wage? Why does Sanders only pay $12 to his interns.

As though Trump wants a minimum wage at all? He thought that was bad and thought employers should pay whatever they want since it’d be good for the economy and businesses.

Oh, and the $15 min wage in those few places that have enacted it aren’t going to $15 immediately. It’s being phased in.

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Belafon  May 2, 2016 • 6:11:44am

Texas is starting to decide it’s time it entered the transgender bathroom debate. Specifically, Rockwall, my home town, it going to debate an ordinance tonight in response to Target, thescoopblog.dallasnews.com:

Rockwall’s ordinance would require operators of any multiple occupancy public restroom or changing facility, such as a locker room, to designate them as male or female.

“Citizens have a right to quiet solicitude [sic] and to be secure from embarrassment and unwanted intrusion into their privacy,” the proposed ordinance reads.

Violating the ordinance, either by using the opposite sex’s bathroom or allowing a patron to, would be a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to $500.

The city council meeting is tonight, at 6pm.

Do these people think that transgender people first appeared last year, that they’ve never gone to the bathroom before?

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 6:14:37am

re: #140 Romantic Heretic

I suspect Martin has been caught in a common author’s bind.

The fans want “MOAR! MOAR!” and Martin is, “I am so sick of these books. I’m tempted to just blow up the whole effen world and bring an end to it.”

I’m not so sure. Judging from his own remarks, Martin has a grand plan, which would mean at least six books, but probably more. Clearly the fans want more, and he will give it, but at a glacial pace. It’s been suggested that Martin’s sees A Song of Ice and Fire as his magnum opus, so he’d probably wants to finish it on his terms.

I am not a novelist, but if i were he, I would have avoided adding even more sub-sub-plots and even more characters, to limit the focus of the books to the Stark kids, the Lannisters, Daenyraes (however you spell her name) and the Night’s Watch/Walkers. And maybe the Boltons. Now we’ve got the Dothraki, the Dornish, the Iron Men, the Wildlings, the slavers, the slaves, the dragons (remember them?), the Red Priestess, the skin disease, …. did I leave anything out?

The Faceless Men.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 6:15:54am

re: #147 lawhawk

You can poke at a bunch of Trumpkins on Twitter. The response is Pavlovian.

Trump is to politics what films like “The Naked Gun” or “Scary Movie” are to cinema: if you point out that they are infantile and idiotic, the response is “That’s the way they are supposed to be!”

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 6:17:26am

re: #148 Belafon

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 2, 2016 • 6:20:04am

re: #151 lawhawk

Transgender restroom use is the latest boogeyman for the RW. Everything else they’ve tried has gained no traction.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 6:20:33am

re: #151 lawhawk

GOP easily spending 10x the effort to police transgender bathroom use than abating lead in water supply and buildings.

Time to circulate some study linking increased lead levels with increased incidences of homosexuality…

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jeffreyw  May 2, 2016 • 6:28:09am

Flickr

Good morning!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 6:28:25am

re: #122 Decatur Deb

Now y’all have got your damn hoverboard. Satisfied?

theverge.com

The return of the Williams Wasp?

The WASP (Williams Aerial Systems Platform)

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Great White Snark  May 2, 2016 • 6:38:13am

re: #154 jeffreyw

[Embedded content]

Good morning!

Nice. That shot made me sit up straight. Wow I mean assuming no extraordinary ‘shop work that’s quite a moment to catch. How the light got caught in the feeder… Click back one for a better shot IMO. Sure beats anything I ever got in Hummingbirds. The light in the wings is amazing.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 6:40:46am

re: #149 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I’m not so sure. Judging from his own remarks, Martin has a grand plan, which would mean at least six books, but probably more. Clearly the fans want more, and he will give it, but at a glacial pace. It’s been suggested that Martin’s sees A Song of Ice and Fire as his magnum opus, so he’d probably wants to finish it on his terms.

I am not a novelist, but if i were he, I would have avoided adding even more sub-sub-plots and even more characters, to limit the focus of the books to the Stark kids, the Lannisters, Daenyraes (however you spell her name) and the Night’s Watch/Walkers. And maybe the Boltons. Now we’ve got the Dothraki, the Dornish, the Iron Men, the Wildlings, the slavers, the slaves, the dragons (remember them?), the Red Priestess, the skin disease, …. did I leave anything out?

The Faceless Men.

If he’s planning on six more books, what was a tv series based on his novels is going to become novels based on a tv series.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 6:44:11am

re: #145 lawhawk

Wait, you mean that’s not his plan? He already kills people in every chapter of every book. Don’t get attached, because they’ll be dead a few chapters later.

Hey look.. it’s a baby. You have a baby brother?
Had. Yeah, we killed him too.

I get that things were pretty savage in the middle ages and that’s some of the inspiration for the Westeros, but you’ve got bleak, and then you’ve got seriously frickin’ bleak.

GRRM is killing music icons bleak.

As soon as Melisandre proposed burning Stannis’ sweet, innocent daughter alive last season, I knew the series would go there, because it always goes to the worst place you can imagine.

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jeffreyw  May 2, 2016 • 6:47:07am

re: #156 Great White Snark Thanks! There was a golden minute in the mornings at a certain time of the year when a ray of sun shining through a small gap in foliage illuminated the feeder. I grabbed my camera and ran off several shots on auto.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 2, 2016 • 6:47:20am

re: #149 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah it’s crazy. I can’t keep track. Saw characters last night I hadn’t seen at least two seasons.

And someone has to seriously kill Ramsey Bolton. My dog.

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 6:52:02am

re: #158 Big Beautiful Door

As soon as Melisandre proposed burning Stannis’ sweet, innocent daughter alive last season, I knew the series would go there, because it always goes to the worst place you can imagine.

Turning Stannis into a complete monster is one reason I stopped watching the TV series.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 6:52:07am

re: #114 goddamnedfrank

In which a white Bernie Bro refers to the minorities and women who will suffer under a Trump Presidency as “collateral damage.”

[Embedded content]

Delusional asshole. But I expect the vast majority of Bernie voters will vote for Clinton in November.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  May 2, 2016 • 6:52:51am

re: #160 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Yeah it’s crazy. I can’t keep track. Saw characters last night I hadn’t seen at least two seasons.

And someone has to seriously kill Ramsey Bolton. My dog.

I wish we could get the Winter War with the King of the North or whoever he is. Can’t handle six more seasons.

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Nojay UK  May 2, 2016 • 6:55:45am

re: #157 Big Beautiful Door

If he’s planning on six more books, what was a tv series based on his novels is going to become novels based on a tv series.

George had originally planned on a five-book series (what SF writers call a “trilogy”) but at the moment he intends the series to end with book 7. Whether that comes to fruition is another matter. George is at the “I don’t talk about it” stage of the writing process, even at the con bar. He’ll talk about other projects, like the Wild Cards shared-world anthology series he co-edits (recommended by the way although earlier stories are a bit dated) but not Game of Thrones.

It’s not likely the next GoT books will track the TV series exactly in the same way the series didn’t match the books word-for-word and scene-for-scene.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 6:56:27am

re: #161 Timothy Watson

Turning Stannis into a complete monster is one reason I stopped watching the TV series.

Of course, even in this day and age we have faith healers who quite literally sacrifice their children to their God, often making them needlessly suffer excruciating pain for days on end.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 6:57:00am

re: #159 jeffreyw

Thanks! There was a golden minute in the mornings at a certain time of the year when a ray of sun shining through a small gap in foliage illuminated the feeder. I grabbed my camera and ran off several shots on auto.

We have something like that that in our village: (something I only discovered by sitting up all night partying with buddies) but the rising sun illuminates a golden ship weather vane on top of the church spire before it reaches the rest of the houses.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 6:58:05am

re: #164 Nojay UK

George had originally planned on a five-book series (what SF writers call a “trilogy”) but at the moment he intends the series to end with book 7. Whether that comes to fruition is another matter. George is at the “I don’t talk about it” stage of the writing process, even at the con bar. He’ll talk about other projects, like the Wild Cards shared-world anthology series he co-edits (recommended by the way although earlier stories are a bit dated) but not Game of Thrones.

It’s not likely the next GoT books will track the TV series exactly in the same way the series didn’t match the books word-for-word and scene-for-scene.

Obviously as there have already been significant deviations in the tv series from the novels.

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Great White Snark  May 2, 2016 • 7:00:21am

re: #158 Big Beautiful Door

As soon as Melisandre proposed burning Stannis’ sweet, innocent daughter alive last season, I knew the series would go there, because it always goes to the worst place you can imagine.

That’s way too far out there for “entertainment”. Just IMHO by way of why I have less than no interest in watching that myself. We all draw the line for ourselves of course.

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TK-421  May 2, 2016 • 7:07:39am

Yabba Dabba Doo!

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Pawn of the Oppressor  May 2, 2016 • 7:10:32am

Skipping the Game of Thrones posts HAVENT WATCHED IT YET LALALA DONT WANT TO KNOW

Folks between San Francisco and Phoenix, Solar Impulse is flying to AZ today, expected to arrive in Phoenix about 4 AM tomorrow local time.

(I hope the next leg lands somewhere I can drive to. Would be cool if they passed through DFW).

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 7:12:09am

And on the political front, Congress continues, as usual, to dither while Puerto Rico burns.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 2, 2016 • 7:16:18am

re: #162 Big Beautiful Door

Delusional asshole. But I expect the vast majority of Bernie voters will vote for Clinton in November.

They will have to, or else it’ll be Commandant Trump.

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 7:17:10am

re: #147 lawhawk

You can poke at a bunch of Trumpkins on Twitter. The response is Pavlovian. They talk about how great he’ll be for American jobs (just ignore the bit where he offshored his clothing, hires illegals, etc.). They skip along to the tax plan, which everyone but Trump knows would end up blowing the deficit through the roof and shift all the burdens from the rich on to everyone else.

So, what was the latest retort? $15 min wage? Why does Sanders only pay $12 to his interns.

As though Trump wants a minimum wage at all? He thought that was bad and thought employers should pay whatever they want since it’d be good for the economy and businesses.

Oh, and the $15 min wage in those few places that have enacted it aren’t going to $15 immediately. It’s being phased in.

Really? Only $12 is paid to his interns and that is coming from free money that the Revolution believers donate to his campaign.

You know that is the kind of info that should be pointed out to the believers because it smacks of being disingenuous.

Sheesh…the more you know. I’ll add that to the Bern Baggage.

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Decatur Deb  May 2, 2016 • 7:20:56am

re: #145 lawhawk

Wait, you mean that’s not his plan? He already kills people in every chapter of every book. Don’t get attached, because they’ll be dead a few chapters later.

Hey look.. it’s a baby. You have a baby brother?
Had. Yeah, we killed him too.

I get that things were pretty savage in the middle ages and that’s some of the inspiration for the Westeros, but you’ve got bleak, and then you’ve got seriously frickin’ bleak.

GRRM is killing music icons bleak.

When Will Durant wanted to praise the unusual civic morality of the Renaissance Gonzagas, he said they could display their dead in public without disgrace.

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 7:23:09am

re: #148 Belafon

Texas is starting to decide it’s time it entered the transgender bathroom debate. Specifically, Rockwall, my home town, it going to debate an ordinance tonight in response to Target, thescoopblog.dallasnews.com:

The city council meeting is tonight, at 6pm.

Do these people think that transgender people first appeared last year, that they’ve never gone to the bathroom before?

And these laws have nothing to do with embarrassment and unwanted intrusion into the privacy of the transgender individual???

I’m not familiar with a lot of transgender individuals directly in my life, but I feel comfortable in thinking they don’t want to run around announcing they are and wanting to make a huge public display about it so that it directly upsets others. They might just want to spend two or three minutes in private and be on with their lives.

This country…grrrr.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 2, 2016 • 7:25:36am

The $12 an hour thing for Sanders is a mixed bag. But still something to prod him about.

snopes.com

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The Vicious Babushka  May 2, 2016 • 7:27:32am

“Bobby Night”

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 7:28:19am

re: #152 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Transgender restroom use is the latest boogeyman for the RW. Everything else they’ve tried has gained no traction.

And the targets are groups that have smaller and smaller numbers.

They may actually get it down to one single person that IS THE PROBLEM in America.

Oh wait…sorry…they tried that and told us it was Obama.

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 7:28:41am

re: #176 GlutenFreeJesus

The $12 an hour thing for Sanders is a mixed bag. But still something to prod him about.

snopes.com

No fan of Sanders, but I would have killed for a $12 per hour internship when I was a college student. Mine, at a local government office, was unpaid.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 7:29:20am

re: #177 The Vicious Babushka

I will be campaigning in Indiana all day. Things are looking great, and the support of Bobby Night has been so amazing. Today will be fun!

— Donald J. Trump

He really feels no need to have anybody check these Tweets that he, according to his own account, simply dictates out loud to his unpaid interns or underpaid staff.

But then again, speling and grammer is for elietists.

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 2, 2016 • 7:30:06am

re: #179 Timothy Watson

Ditto.

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Eventual Carrion  May 2, 2016 • 7:30:10am

re: #98 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

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Check out the full video below:

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Trap door exit

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Decatur Deb  May 2, 2016 • 7:31:41am

re: #155 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The return of the Williams Wasp?

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Still have that or a couple close cousins at the Ft. Rucker Aviation Museum.

armyaviationmuseum.org

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The Vicious Babushka  May 2, 2016 • 7:31:56am

re: #177 The Vicious Babushka

“Bobby Night”

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 7:33:49am

re: #180 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

He really feels no need to have anybody check these Tweets that he, according to his own account, simply dictates out loud to his unpaid interns or underpaid staff.

But then again, speling and grammer is for elietists.

And we aren’t one of those! ;)

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Franklin  May 2, 2016 • 7:34:57am
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The Vicious Babushka  May 2, 2016 • 7:38:21am
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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 7:38:24am

re: #177 The Vicious Babushka

Tweet does not exist. I’m guessing that spell check did him in.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 7:38:52am

I thought “Bobby Night” was the evening of the British Policemen’s Benefit Ball…

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Franklin  May 2, 2016 • 7:40:08am

LOL, love ABL’s edit to the column URL

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Franklin  May 2, 2016 • 7:42:55am

I really need to get some work done. But first this…

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 7:44:29am

re: #177 The Vicious Babushka

“Bobby Night”

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Trump on Knight...

“Yep…been a huuuuge follower of the man and his incredible life ever since he let it be known he would endorse me in Indiana.”

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Eventual Carrion  May 2, 2016 • 7:45:30am

re: #184 The Vicious Babushka

Screenshot saved==>

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Maybe he plays with Otis Day.

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 7:48:14am

re: #176 GlutenFreeJesus

The $12 an hour thing for Sanders is a mixed bag. But still something to prod him about.

snopes.com

My point of questioning it is that he could have used it to make a point…a demonstration.

Aren’t these campaigns all about the optics?

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 2, 2016 • 7:50:15am

re: #194 ObserverArt

Of course. This is still something to go after Bernie for!

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Decatur Deb  May 2, 2016 • 7:54:10am

re: #195 GlutenFreeJesus

Of course. This is still something to go after Bernie for!

Going after Bernie is non-productive. He’s built a campaign model out of trolling.

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FormerDirtDart  May 2, 2016 • 7:58:37am
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withak  May 2, 2016 • 8:01:52am

re: #197 FormerDirtDart

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I would love to visit Cuba on our next cruise.

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 8:04:46am

re: #196 Decatur Deb

Going after Bernie is non-productive. He’s built a campaign model out of trolling.

Now, yes. It would have been a good question for him during one of the first debates though.

By the way, I’m wondering if Guinness World Records needs to verify if Bernie Sanders qualifies as the world’s oldest 2-year old tantrum thrower?

After some of the stuff he said over the weekend I think it needs to be looked into.

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Decatur Deb  May 2, 2016 • 8:08:47am

re: #198 withak

I would love to visit Cuba on our next cruise.

A good friend is an administrator for Habitat for Humanity’s international division. A couple years ago I called dibs on the first building team to go.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 8:10:49am

pot - kettle:

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 2, 2016 • 8:17:18am

re: #196 Decatur Deb

You haven’t seen me troll Twitter. ;)

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Jenner7  May 2, 2016 • 8:30:58am

Ha!

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Barefoot Grin  May 2, 2016 • 8:34:03am

re: #203 Jenner7

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Ha!

Two seconds to find out how much Native Americans love DT:

indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com

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Franklin  May 2, 2016 • 8:35:08am

re: #203 Jenner7

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Ha!

Looks like he refined his response from ‘demeaning to men’

gawker.com

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Jenner7  May 2, 2016 • 8:43:07am
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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 8:45:30am
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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 8:46:27am

Yeah, he’s a real successful attorney:

Virginia Republican leaders have hired a prominent conservative lawyer to lead an expected court challenge to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s recent order restoring voting rights for 206,000 felons.

General Assembly Republicans announced Monday that they have retained Charles J. Cooper, a former assistant attorney general under President Ronald Reagan who was once named “Republican lawyer of the year.” A founding member and chairman of Cooper & Kirk PLLC in Washington, Cooper defended California’s ban on same-sex marriage before the United States Supreme Court in 2013.

richmond.com

Also, shorter Republicans:

Baby crying

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 8:48:35am

So when I see this:

on a tweet, what kind of media is that supposed to be that I can’t access? Anybody know? I’m used to Twitter video saying it “can’t be played”, but at least it shows.

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Targetpractice  May 2, 2016 • 8:49:29am

re: #207 Tigger2

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But wait, I thought the only person they’d follow was Bernie. You mean to say they’ll vote for her if the alternative is Trump?!

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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 8:52:00am

re: #210 Targetpractice

But wait, I thought the only person they’d follow was Bernie. You mean to say they’ll vote for her if the alternative is Trump?!

////

They must not be elite enough to be in the Bernie or Bust group. /

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 2, 2016 • 8:54:02am

re: #203 Jenner7

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Ha!

But Political Correctness is killing us!
//

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 8:56:39am

Newt Gingrich desperately begs Donald Trump to let him be the VP nominee

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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 8:59:13am

re: #213 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Newt Gingrich desperately begs Donald Trump to let him be the VP nominee

lol Another loser.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 9:01:22am

re: #213 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Newt Gingrich desperately begs Donald Trump to let him be the VP nominee

hahahaaa

Instead, Trump is looking into governors who can help him win. The New York Times names New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who has become an expert at looking uncomfortable standing behind Trump. Word has it, he’s also considering Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin whose chief accomplishment she could bring to the ticket is being a woman, who isn’t quite as dumb as Sarah Palin.

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withak  May 2, 2016 • 9:10:06am

re: #206 Jenner7

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So, he’s technically correct. The best kind of correct.

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retired cynic  May 2, 2016 • 9:12:29am

re: #215 Backwoods_Sleuth

Fallin brings her own baggage. Funny commentator Barry Friedman would make hay on that!

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Stanley Sea  May 2, 2016 • 9:15:05am

Bobby Night is trending. lol

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 9:18:12am

saving everybody a click:

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump argued Monday that he had more foreign policy experience than “virtually anybody” seeking the presidency in response to a couple jokes President Obama made at Trump’s expense.

Obama took a few jabs at the GOP frontrunner at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend, joking that Trump would be good at foreign policy because he had met with “Miss Sweden” and “Miss Argentina.” Trump himself opted to not attend the dinner, but his children did go.

“Right now, we have hundreds of deals being negotiated all over the world by my company, and I deal with presidents, and I deal with prime ministers. I deal with everybody,” Trump said on CNN. “I probably have more experience than virtually anybody looking at this office. And I make money. I’ve made a lot of money doing it.”

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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 9:19:32am

re: #218 Stanley Sea

Bobby Night is trending. lol

I wonder if Bobby Knight is going to talk to the chair before he throws it across the floor at the Convention./ That would beat the hell out of what Clint Eastwood did.

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Barefoot Grin  May 2, 2016 • 9:24:40am

re: #218 Stanley Sea

Bobby Night is trending. lol

B. Nighted

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makeitstop  May 2, 2016 • 9:26:11am

re: #219 Backwoods_Sleuth

“I probably have more experience than virtually anybody looking at this office. And I make money. I’ve made a lot of money doing it.”

Maybe someone should pull him aside and let him know that making money is not the fucking point.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 9:26:27am

re: #218 Stanley Sea

Bobby Night is trending. lol

Night of the Living Bobbys!!!

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sagehen  May 2, 2016 • 9:26:42am

re: #212 Blind Frog Belly White

But Political Correctness is killing us!
//

Apparently Political Correctness is a good thing if it gets Will Farrell to back out of a movie about Ronald Reagan’s 2nd (Alzheimerish) term.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 9:29:09am

re: #224 sagehen

Apparently Political Correctness is a good thing if it gets Will Farrell to back out of a movie about Ronald Reagan’s 2nd (Alzheimerish) term.

I read reviews, and it sounds tacky and not particularly funny, even though I am not one to idolize Reagan.

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Testy Toad T  May 2, 2016 • 9:34:16am

re: #225 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I read reviews, and it sounds tacky and not particularly funny, even though I am not one to idolize Reagan.

It’s certainly a high degree of difficulty. A joke can be crass in direct proportion to how funny it is.

You’ve got to nail the landing.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 9:34:47am

re: #224 sagehen

Apparently Political Correctness is a good thing if it gets Will Farrell to back out of a movie about Ronald Reagan’s 2nd (Alzheimerish) term.

Yeah, was it Fox that said: “They’re rewriting history!”? Well, since they’re implying he was only senile during his second term, I guess they are….

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allegro  May 2, 2016 • 9:35:43am

re: #225 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

I read reviews, and it sounds tacky and not particularly funny, even though I am not one to idolize Reagan.

It does appear to be punching down regardless of one’s feeling about the man and his presidency.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 2, 2016 • 9:35:59am

re: #227 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Yeah, was it Fox that said: “They’re rewriting history!” Well, since they’re implying he was only senile during his second term, I guess they are….

These people do not grasp the difference a fictional script and a historical work. Although their version of history is also scripted…

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FormerDirtDart  May 2, 2016 • 9:42:06am

re: #229 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

These people do not grasp the difference a fictional script and a historical work. Although their version of history is also scripted…

I don’t recall FOX being aghast about rewriting this history…

Oh yeah, that was distributed by 20th Century Fox…

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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 9:42:20am
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Eventual Carrion  May 2, 2016 • 9:44:15am

re: #209 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

So when I see this:

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on a tweet, what kind of media is that supposed to be that I can’t access? Anybody know? I’m used to Twitter video saying it “can’t be played”, but at least it shows.

Needs played on a pager.

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allegro  May 2, 2016 • 9:46:13am

re: #232 Eventual Carrion

Needs played…

Are you from Pittsburgh?

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withak  May 2, 2016 • 9:47:59am

re: #233 allegro

Are you from Pittsburgh?

I have a friend from Nebraska that exhibits this particular grammatical oddity on a regular basis.

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Eventual Carrion  May 2, 2016 • 9:48:43am

re: #233 allegro

Are you from Pittsburgh?

North of N’at

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 2, 2016 • 9:48:46am

This is simply hilarious. Satanists criticize Cruz comparison to Satan..

So, theological question then. If someone is worse than Satan, where do they go? Do they go to a super-hell? Do they stay on earth, as they are rejected by both Heaven and Hell?

I have so many questions.

////

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Belafon  May 2, 2016 • 9:50:26am

re: #236 Ziggy_TARDIS

This is simply hilarious. Satanists criticize Cruz comparison to Satan..

So, theological question then. If someone is worse than Satan, where do they go? Do they go to a super-hell? Do they stay on earth, as they are rejected by both Heaven and Hell?

I have so many questions.

////

Well, Satan was sent to hell with a particular purpose. Cruz, on the other hand, does this by choice.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 2, 2016 • 9:51:37am

re: #236 Ziggy_TARDIS

This is simply hilarious. Satanists criticize Cruz comparison to Satan..

So, theological question then. If someone is worse than Satan, where do they go? Do they go to a super-hell? Do they stay on earth, as they are rejected by both Heaven and Hell?

I have so many questions.

////

Fresno.

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 9:52:17am

Our cops’ bikes were cool when they were new, in 1995.

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allegro  May 2, 2016 • 9:52:30am

re: #237 Belafon

Well, Satan was sent to hell with a particular purpose. Cruz, on the other hand, does this by choice.

I watched the first season of Lucifer and enjoyed their take on him. Since he was tasked with punishing the bad guys it makes him a defacto SJW in his way.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 9:56:22am

re: #236 Ziggy_TARDIS

This is simply hilarious. Satanists criticize Cruz comparison to Satan..

So, theological question then. If someone is worse than Satan, where do they go? Do they go to a super-hell? Do they stay on earth, as they are rejected by both Heaven and Hell?

I have so many questions.

////

I thought Satan became an essentially coequal evil god in Judaism and Christianity because of Zoroastrian influence on the Hebrews after the Babylonian “captivity”, but in Islam Shaitan had returned to his more minor role as a Trickster god like Loki or Coyote, that you see in early books like Job. Since we have you here as a Muslim, was I mistaken?

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Belafon  May 2, 2016 • 9:56:32am

re: #240 allegro

I watched the first season of Lucifer and enjoyed their take on him. Since he was tasked with punishing the bad guys it makes him a defacto SJW in his way.

My favorite part of that show is that he won’t let humans blame him for their choices.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 2, 2016 • 9:57:04am

re: #241 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I was being sarcastic. Had the //// and everything. :)

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Skip Intro  May 2, 2016 • 9:57:36am

Charles Pierce interprets the latest fever dreams of Peggy Noonan.

Holy mackerel, something’s happening! There’s this thing, and it’s happening. It’s a happening thing that’s happening, holy mackerel! It’s a happening mackerel thing, holy happening! I have been repeating this, more or less, for almost 24 hours now. When I close my eyes, I see commas dancing in formation. Also key, I am conditionally tense about the conditional tense. Holy mackerel! The Republican party’s internal monologue has degenerated to babbling nonsense. It is a wonder to behold.

esquire.com

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allegro  May 2, 2016 • 9:57:49am

re: #242 Belafon

My favorite part of that show is that he won’t let humans blame him for their choices.

He rather disdains pleas to his dad as well.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 9:58:04am

re: #243 Ziggy_TARDIS

I was being sarcastic. Had the //// and everything. :)

No, I know—just an honest question.

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makeitstop  May 2, 2016 • 9:58:12am

In other news, I’m trying to figure out what this means…

Radiohead erase internet presence

Radiohead’s internet presence is disappearing. As Reddit users noted, their website slowly decreased in opacity until it went entirely blank. It appears that tweets and Facebook posts from their accounts have been steadily disappearing. Update (5/1, 2:00 p.m. ET): There are no longer any tweets or Facebook posts on the band’s accounts. Their profile pictures and cover photos have gone completely blank, as well. This comes one day after fans of the band received mysterious flyers with the words “Sing a song of sixpence that goes/Burn the Witch/We know where you live.” It’s unclear what it is, but something seems to be happening. Update (5/1, 2:28 p.m. ET): Now, it appears Thom Yorke has deleted his tweets. Update (5/1, 3:18 p.m. ET): Their Google+ page has now gone blank.

That band is just so weird.

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Barefoot Grin  May 2, 2016 • 9:59:13am

re: #239 wrenchwench

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Our cops’ bikes were cool when they were new, in 1995.

Sherman Alexie’s timeline almost makes me want to join twitter.

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Belafon  May 2, 2016 • 10:00:05am

re: #247 makeitstop

In other news, I’m trying to figure out what this means…

Radiohead erase internet presence

That band is just so weird.

That’s interesting since they were one of the first major bands to put their album on the internet.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 10:02:37am

BBL—shopping.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 2, 2016 • 10:03:17am

re: #246 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I am Muslim. Through and Through.

What I was doing was going a long, long way for a joke. Just taking some mythology I heard before I converted about the Jack o Lantern, and twisted it into something I thought might be funny.

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Dr Lizardo  May 2, 2016 • 10:11:55am

re: #238 I Would Prefer Not To

Fresno.

Temecula.

Or maybe Bakersfield.

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 10:13:27am

re: #214 Tigger2

Newt hasn’t finished paying off his 2012 run. He’s continuing to screw American workers/vendors from that run.

Newt Gingrich’s 2012 presidential campaign is still more than $4.6 million in debt, according to a campaign filing made public this week. The former speaker of the House’s Newt 2012 owes himself $649,117 and is in the hole for $407,620 to Patriot Group, a private security company.Jan 29, 2015

But yeah, let’s talk about fiscal responsibility.

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 10:16:29am

re: #252 Dr Lizardo

Temecula.

Or maybe Bakersfield.

Beaumont. Fontana.

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I Would Prefer Not To  May 2, 2016 • 10:20:42am

re: #252 Dr Lizardo

Temecula.

Or maybe Bakersfield.

CCJ is in Fresno

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 10:23:08am
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withak  May 2, 2016 • 10:26:58am

This is a pretty fascinating read:

nytimes.com

As someone who’s lost a moderate amount of weight, regained most of it, and is now struggling to lose it again, it makes a lot of sense.

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 10:27:03am

re: #256 Backwoods_Sleuth

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One of my kittehs took a turn for efficiency this morning. He barfed in the bowl he had just eaten from! Sounds disgusting, but it’s so funny I can hardly type it.

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Tigger2  May 2, 2016 • 10:32:10am

Reading Hitler quotes to Trump supporters.

Facebook Video

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Stanley Sea  May 2, 2016 • 10:34:12am

re: #254 wrenchwench

Beaumont. Fontana.

Chico!

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 10:34:59am

re: #260 Stanley Sea

… and the Man.

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 10:36:01am

re: #260 Stanley Sea

Chico!

National City.

Just don’t head east, New Mexico can’t keep up. I think.

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Stanley Sea  May 2, 2016 • 10:40:40am

re: #257 withak

This is a pretty fascinating read:

nytimes.com

As someone who’s lost a moderate amount of weight, regained most of it, and is now struggling to lose it again, it makes a lot of sense.

We be fucked.

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Alephnaught  May 2, 2016 • 10:50:42am

Testing the new Flickr functionality…

Flickr

Warsaw based artist Karolina Bregula is the director of “Office for Monument Construction”, which was filmed in Glasgow at the end of last year, and featured many local people as actors, including yours truly. (You can see me in the first of image gallery.) and David A. Allan, who I worked with on “Swung”. This picture was taken after the premiere at the Glasgow Film Theatre as part of the Glasgow International. It’ll be on show at the Market Gallery in Duke Street, Glasgow until the 8th May, after which it’ll be touring various arts festivals over the world. Next stop, Berlin!

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Big Beautiful Door  May 2, 2016 • 10:54:33am

re: #222 makeitstop

Maybe someone should pull him aside and let him know that making money is not the fucking point.

It will be when Trump is President!

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 2, 2016 • 10:54:49am

re: #257 withak

This is a pretty fascinating read:

nytimes.com

As someone who’s lost a moderate amount of weight, regained most of it, and is now struggling to lose it again, it makes a lot of sense.

I guess it’s not surprising that their metabolism slows, if it was running in the normal range when they were so much heavier. Now their bodies think they’re starving.

I’m curious about the variables. For example, the people in The Biggest Loser are all >100# over an ‘ideal’ weight, and many have been obese since childhood. Then you have folks like me, who are 30-50# overweight, but were skinny kids who got larger in adulthood.

I lost 30# two years ago, calorie counting and riding more. I’ve gained 20 of it back, but I know where it’s coming from - lack of riding and too many treats. So back to the calorie counting and riding.

I made the mistake of looking at a thread on a bike forum, asking why so many cyclists have potbellies, which led to a long thread full of naturally skinny people blaming heavier riders for not working hard, and heavier riders telling them where to get off. So much of this is genetic or biology in one way or another, and often I find the skinny folks who eat whatever they want and don’t exercise all that much are self-righteous about it. It’s like feeling a sense of accomplishment for being tall.

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withak  May 2, 2016 • 10:57:32am

re: #266 Blind Frog Belly White

I guess it’s not surprising that their metabolism slows, if it was running in the normal range when they were so much heavier. Now their bodies think they’re starving.

I’m curious about the variables. For example, the people in The Biggest Loser are all >100# over an ‘ideal’ weight, and many have been obese since childhood. Then you have folks like me, who are 30-50# overweight, but were skinny kids who got larger in adulthood.

I lost 30# two years ago, calorie counting and riding more. I’ve gained 20 of it back, but I know where it’s coming from - lack of riding and too many treats. So back to the calorie counting and riding.

I made the mistake of looking at a thread on a bike forum, asking why so many cyclists have potbellies, which led to a long thread full of naturally skinny people blaming heavier riders for not working hard, and heavier riders telling them where to get off. So much of this is genetic or biology in one way or another, and often I find the skinny folks who eat whatever they want and don’t exercise all that much are self-righteous about it. It’s like feeling a sense of accomplishment for being tall.

I have a potbelly even when I’m at a “normal” BMI (~25 pounds less than where I am now). I am a former beanpole who has packed on weight due to a sedentary job and discovering beer.

I’d love six-pack abs, but that would be a lot more effort than I’d care to put in, so I’ll stick to my plan of moderate exercise followed by the occasional six pack…

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 10:59:30am

re: #266 Blind Frog Belly White

I tried for years to lose 15 lbs. Then I got hit by a car. Lost 15 lbs. I eat anything, and don’t gain weight.

I don’t recommend it.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 2, 2016 • 10:59:42am

re: #257 withak

This is a pretty fascinating read:

nytimes.com

As someone who’s lost a moderate amount of weight, regained most of it, and is now struggling to lose it again, it makes a lot of sense.

It’s an interesting read. If I put on my scientist hat, there’s definitely some questions I want answered still. The biggest one that jumps out (pun only slightly intended) is what impact does the time period of the weight loss have on the metabolism changes? Do we see the same decrease in metabolic rate for someone who loses the weight at the rate of one or two pounds a week as for someone who drops 200 pounds in eight months?

Just looking at the chart, it seems that the contestants who lost the least weight on the show are the most likely to have minimized their weight gain afterwards. The metabolism chart is harder to read in terms of tracking individuals, but at least one person had their metabolism change back to what it was before the show.

Food for thought, instead of actual calories.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 2, 2016 • 11:00:28am

re: #268 wrenchwench

I tried for years to lose 15 lbs. Then I got hit by a car. Lost 15 lbs. I eat anything, and don’t gain weight.

I don’t recommend it.

It does seem rather extreme….

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wrenchwench  May 2, 2016 • 11:02:30am

re: #270 Blind Frog Belly White

It does seem rather extreme….

The side effects cannot be believed. Sometimes fatal. I’m lucky I had the 15 pounds to spare, maybe.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 11:03:24am

re: #266 Blind Frog Belly White

So much of this is genetic or biology in one way or another

Absolutely, a lot of it is really beyond our control for many of us. We can only try to minimize “the eventual expansion”.

For me, it was the onset of menopause more than 15 years ago.
One day at my ob/gyn office, I pointed out my middle thickening (after spending my entire life as a stick figure) and asked “BTW, just WTH is THIS all about???!!??”
She replied “Welcome to menopause.”

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 2, 2016 • 11:03:44am

re: #267 withak

I have a potbelly even when I’m at a “normal” BMI (~25 pounds less than where I am now). I am a former beanpole who has packed on weight due to a sedentary job and discovering beer.

I’d love six-pack abs, but that would be a lot more effort than I’d care to put in, so I’ll stick to my plan of moderate exercise followed by the occasional six pack…

According to WebMD, my HIGHEST ideal weight for my height is 184#. That, on my frame, would be gaunt. I’ve settled on getting down to the 200-210 range. I know I feel better there. Already I feel better getting below 230. Over that, it’s just too much.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 2, 2016 • 11:05:24am

re: #273 Blind Frog Belly White

My goal weight, which I haven’t seen since high school, just brings me to a “normal” BMI. My plan is to evaluate once I get there and decide what more I want to lose, if any.

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withak  May 2, 2016 • 11:08:39am

re: #273 Blind Frog Belly White

According to WebMD, my HIGHEST ideal weight for my height is 184#. That, on my frame, would be gaunt. I’ve settled on getting down to the 200-210 range. I know I feel better there. Already I feel better getting below 230. Over that, it’s just too much.

I’m in the same boat; my “ideal” non-“Overweight” number would be 183; I’ve settled on 189 as attainable, with 195 being realistic and maintainable.

I wouldn’t worry so much about it if I hadn’t bought a whole bunch of new pants at my lower weight that I now can’t fit into, and if I could still run at a reasonable pace, but the extra 20 or so pounds makes both of those things difficult…

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 2, 2016 • 11:09:36am

Off to contribute to upping today’s step count, and maybe I’ll order the damn running sandals when I get back so I can start jogging.

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retired cynic  May 2, 2016 • 11:10:33am

re: #256 Backwoods_Sleuth

We had a pygmy goat that lived with us for many years. Looked just like that. Named Peppy. Acted just like that, too. He ran the whole farm!

One day we had an antifreeze leak from a tractor, and he went right for it before we could stop him. We called poison control, and they said charcoal and alcohol. Well, we had powdered charcoal for horse colic, and a bottle of whiskey. You have never lived until you have tubed a pygmy goat with charcoal and whiskey. We should have been on America’s Funniest Home Videos. Powdered charcoal is like a mist; it covers everything. It took three people to hold the goat, two holding the four legs and one holding the horns, and the fourth manning the tube, and me, putting things down the tube. A drunken goat is a sorry looking spectacle. He staggered up to the barn, leaned against the wall and moaned.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 2, 2016 • 11:10:48am

I had a gold-standard RNY+VBG (gastric bypass) in 2000-weight was 397.

Today I’m at 250, trending slowly down. My metabolism has been messed up by some of the meds I’ve been on for other problems, but those are under control.

Once I start getting back on a regular exercise routine, I should be back into 200-225 range on a 6’ 1” frame-keeping in mind I never had any plastic surgery to remove the excess skin.

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 11:12:23am

re: #273 Blind Frog Belly White

According to WebMD, my HIGHEST ideal weight for my height is 184#. That, on my frame, would be gaunt. I’ve settled on getting down to the 200-210 range. I know I feel better there. Already I feel better getting below 230. Over that, it’s just too much.

Yeah, I am 210 lbs right now. The high end of “healthy weight” is 179 for me. I haven’t been 179 since I was 16.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 11:12:37am

re: #277 retired cynic

wow…Peppy was very lucky to have humans handy to deal with that situation right away.
I hate antifreeze.

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Timothy Watson  May 2, 2016 • 11:15:14am

re: #280 Backwoods_Sleuth

wow…Peppy was very lucky to have humans handy to deal with that situation right away.
I hate antifreeze.

Try to grab the “pet friendly” kind that has a bitterant added in it.

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lawhawk  May 2, 2016 • 11:15:29am

Shot:

Chaser:

There’s no scenario in which Bernie wins, unless you start rubbing elbows with RWNJs, Alex Jones, and the Benghazi/email troofers who think Hillary broke laws except they can’t actually find any evidence that anything illegal occurred, but wont stop them from digging for “proof” endlessly.

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Jebediah, RBG  May 2, 2016 • 11:16:55am

re: #223 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Night of the Living Bobbys!!!

Night of the Living Bobby Hills I would go see.

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Joe Bacon  May 2, 2016 • 11:19:33am

Ok, playing chess with Trump. I play Pawn to King’s 4 and he replies Night to King Bishop 3…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 2, 2016 • 11:19:38am

(That’s a teacher and three union leaders sitting at the table with Hillary)

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retired cynic  May 2, 2016 • 11:21:10am

re: #280 Backwoods_Sleuth

wow…Peppy was very lucky to have humans handy to deal with that situation right away.
I hate antifreeze.

I should have said that Peppy survived and lived a long life. The rest of us were scarred (partly with hysterical laughter).

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Alephnaught  May 2, 2016 • 11:24:33am

After all that pearl-clutching I was seeing about the “N-word” at the White House Press do, I wonder what what some Republicans (eg Pete King) will think about this?

theguardian.com

Sinn Féin’s president, Gerry Adams, has apologised for using the N-word in a tweet while watching Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino’s film about racism and slavery in America.

Adams later deleted the tweet but one of the few black Irish republicans from the Sinn Féin leader’s west Belfast base also criticised his comparison with nationalists in Northern Ireland to the plight of black American slaves.

A frequent user of Twitter, Adams tweeted on Sunday night: “Watching Django Unchained-A Ballymurphy [N-word]!”

The use of the word has provoked a storm of controversy in Ireland and beyond but Adams initially insisted he was using the word ironically.

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ObserverArt  May 2, 2016 • 11:26:09am

re: #247 makeitstop

In other news, I’m trying to figure out what this means…

Radiohead erase internet presence

That band is just so weird.

I don’t understand…Thom Yorke is like the boy next door?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 2, 2016 • 11:32:22am

re: #287 Alephnaught

After all that pearl-clutching I was seeing about the “N-word” at the White House Press do, I wonder what what some Republicans (eg Pete King) will think about this?

theguardian.com

Fuck Gerry Adams with a rusty chainsaw.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 2, 2016 • 11:35:12am

re: #275 withak

I’m in the same boat; my “ideal” non-“Overweight” number would be 183; I’ve settled on 189 as attainable, with 195 being realistic and maintainable.

I wouldn’t worry so much about it if I hadn’t bought a whole bunch of new pants at my lower weight that I now can’t fit into, and if I could still run at a reasonable pace, but the extra 20 or so pounds makes both of those things difficult…

At my nadir two years ago, at 208, I was at the point of all my pants being too loose. Luckily, I didn’t invest in new ones, so they continued to fit as I regained the weight.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 2, 2016 • 11:44:09am

re: #289 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

That’s too good for that terrorist bastard.


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