Donald Trump Pretended to Be Someone Else to Brag About Himself to Reporters

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Good grief. The Washington Post has been doing some digging into the Donald, and this guy is seriously, deeply weird: Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself.

Some reporters found the calls from Miller or Barron disturbing or even creepy; others thought they were just examples of Trump being playful. Today, as the presumptive Republican nominee for president faces questions about his attitudes toward women, what stands out to some who received those calls is Trump’s characterization of women who he portrayed as drawn to him sexually.

“Actresses,” Miller said in the call to Carswell, “just call to see if they can go out with him and things.” Madonna “wanted to go out with him.” And Trump’s alter ego boasted that in addition to living with Maples, Trump had “three other girlfriends.”

Miller was consistent about referring to Trump as “he,” but at one point, when asked how important Bruni was in Trump’s busy love life, the spokesman said, “I think it’s somebody that — you know, she’s beautiful. I saw her once, quickly, and beautiful . . . ” and then he quickly pivoted back into talking about Trump — then a 44-year-old father of three — in the third person.

In 1990, Trump testified in a court case that “I believe on occasion I used that name.” He did not respond to a request for comment for this article.

Read the whole disturbing thing.

Meanwhile, Trump is of course denying the Post’s story, but we already know he’s a continual, pathological liar.

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263 comments
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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 11:30:37am

I was the best PR for Trump. John Miller was a chump.

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 11:31:17am

You may all really enjoy this until November.

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Based On Current Polling Trump Will Get Trounced In The General Election

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More than 30 Republican lawmakers, strategists and commentators — who have had some strongly worded statements against Trump — already had joined the resistance before Indiana’s decisive primary. Faced with Trump’s presumptive nomination, will they reverse course and support him, or stay true to #NeverTrump? Will Never Trumpers vote for a Democratic nominee, write in a candidate, or not vote at all? Some have already decided. An asterisk denotes a new addition, and MSNBC will continue to update the list. — Kasie Hunt contributed reporting.

msnbc.com

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 11:35:24am

Trump names John Miller as his choice for VP!

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Kragar  May 13, 2016 • 11:39:32am
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HappyWarrior  May 13, 2016 • 11:41:59am

re: #4 Kragar

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The other Republicans are probably wondering how the hell they lost to this guy. Oh, that’s right, their party is a racist cestpool.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 11:43:58am

re: #4 Kragar

Tonald Drump just called. He stated he’s the GOP nominee’s executive spokesperson and that Mr. Trump has stated repeatedly that he’d provide yuge tax cuts for everyone and that he’ll deliver on those promises.

But when asked about releasing his tax returns, Mr. Drump stated that the phone line was breaking up with static, though I am thoroughly convinced he was simply rubbing together a couple sheets of aluminum foil next to the receiver.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 11:44:50am

GOP: It’s government overreach all the way down.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 11:47:02am

re: #6 lawhawk

Tonald Drump just called. He stated he’s the GOP nominee’s executive spokesperson and that Mr. Trump has stated repeatedly that he’d provide yuge tax cuts for everyone and that he’ll deliver on those promises.

But when asked about releasing his tax returns, Mr. Drump stated that the phone line was breaking up with static, though I am thoroughly convinced he was simply rubbing together a couple sheets of aluminum foil next to the receiver.

You know what works really well for that? Sunchip bags. Open one of those fuckers during a teleconference, and nobody can hear anything else.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 11:51:00am

Says the Governor who wants Donald Trump to be his King==>

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 11:51:34am

re: #9 The Vicious Babushka

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 11:52:46am

re: #9 The Vicious Babushka

I announced today that Texas is fighting this. Obama can’t rewrite the Civil Rights Act. He’s not a King. #tcot t.co
— Greg Abbott

I see, so Governor Abbott and the State of Texas are experts in and deep admirers of the Civil Rights Act.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 11:58:31am

SMOTI:

Garbled.

Right.

It’s as clear as fact that Hoft used a completely unrelated x-ray to claim that Darren Wilson had a blowout fracture.

Considering that Trump stated previously he did something like that as a “joke”, I’d say it was Trump and that it’s something Trump would do.

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 11:59:57am

re: #12 lawhawk

TRUMP DESTROYS Today Show Host For Playing Garbled Audio from 25 Years Ago in Attempted Hit Piece t.co @gatewaypundit
— Jim Hoft

CHECKMATE, LIBTARDS!!!!!1

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 12:00:15pm

trump admitted that it was him in a depo or something years ago.

sad

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 12:00:52pm

re: #14 Stanley Sea

trump admitted that it was him in a depo or something years ago.

sad

Dim Jim will have a correction up, pronto

//

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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:02:01pm

This will make a good campaign ad.

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Jack Burton  May 13, 2016 • 12:03:33pm

re: #7 lawhawk

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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 12:03:40pm

Every single day, there’s new weird shit about Trump. Truly, there has never been a more bizarre presidential campaign than this.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:03:48pm

Not actually a transgendered person.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:05:26pm

re: #19 jaunte

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Not actually a transgendered person.

Here’s Mrs. Fish’s concern: That it’ll be “easier” for perverts to do perverted things, because they can simply claim that they’re transgendered and seek shelter under the new equality provisions. She claims that the new law would simply ensure that there’s a law on the books to throw at these types if they get caught.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 12:06:53pm

re: #19 jaunte

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Not actually a transgendered person.

I’LL SHOW THOSE LIBTARDS! I’LL SAY I’M A WIMMINS AND GO WATCH THEM SHOWER IN DUH LOCKER ROOM!!!!

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:07:59pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

There’s actually a way to write a law that would punish that behavior. This drummed up panic is about distraction.

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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:07:59pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

Here’s Mrs. Fish’s concern: That it’ll be “easier” for perverts to do perverted things, because they can simply claim that they’re transgendered and seek shelter under the new equality provisions. She claims that the new law would simply ensure that there’s a law on the books to throw at these types if they get caught.

Those laws already exist. Doing perverted things is already illegal. Transgender people have existed for a long time and have been using restrooms for a while. You can’t do something “perverted” just because you’re transgender whatever “perverted” means.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:09:00pm

Look at this shiny object while we destroy the funding of public education!

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:09:10pm

re: #23 Belafon

Those laws already exist. Doing perverted things is already illegal. Transgender people have existed for a long time and have been using restrooms for a while. You can’t do something “perverted” just because you’re transgender whatever “perverted” means.

This is what I tried to explain to her, but it kinda fell on deaf ears. Loves me my wife, but I’m a terrible teacher to begin with and when confirmation bias is in play, as well.

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Nyet  May 13, 2016 • 12:10:18pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

There are plenty of “same-sex pedophiles” but I hear no hysterics about how adults and kids should not be allowed in the same bathrooms.

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Charles Johnson  May 13, 2016 • 12:10:22pm
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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:11:01pm

The problem is that any attempt to enforce a “you must go to the bathroom of your birth gender” is doomed to fail unless everyone is going to carry their birth certificate around and have to wave it in front of a scanner, which would then be easy to get around.

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Charles Johnson  May 13, 2016 • 12:11:49pm
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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 12:12:10pm

re: #28 Belafon

The problem is that any attempt to enforce a “you must go to the bathroom of your birth gender” is doomed to fail unless everyone is going to carry their birth certificate around and have to wave it in front of a scanner, which would then be easy to get around.

Unless you post genital police at the door of every bathroom.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:12:16pm

We have yet to see a campaign to keep predatory male coaches away from the girls high school softball and basketball teams.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:12:30pm

re: #30 Big Beautiful Door

Unless you post genital police at the door of every bathroom.

NC men seem perfectly willing to do this on a volunteer basis.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:12:47pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

I have it on solid authority that this is Trump’s supporters’ brain scans using the latest technology. Unimpeachable.

X-Ray For Homer Simpson

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Timothy Watson  May 13, 2016 • 12:12:53pm

re: #28 Belafon

The problem is that any attempt to enforce a “you must go to the bathroom of your birth gender” is doomed to fail unless everyone is going to carry their birth certificate around and have to wave it in front of a scanner, which would then be easy to get around.

And some states allow transgender persons to change their registered gender.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:14:09pm
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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:14:33pm

re: #34 Timothy Watson

And some states allow transgender persons to change their registered gender.

*sputter*
*fume*
*boil*
BUT THAT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!!

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Kragar  May 13, 2016 • 12:15:28pm
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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 12:15:34pm

re: #34 Timothy Watson

And some states allow transgender persons to change their registered gender.

I’m starting to think gender should not be included on a birth certificate, but I don’t expect that idea to get far.

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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:16:34pm

re: #30 Big Beautiful Door

Unless you post genital police at the door of every bathroom.

And, if Caitlynn (?sp) Jenner weren’t well known, how would they verify the birth certificate?

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:17:08pm

re: #39 Belafon

And, if Caitlynn (?sp) Jenner weren’t well known, how would they verify the birth certificate?

It has to be the long form original, of course.

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Dr. Matt  May 13, 2016 • 12:17:11pm

Trump is simply the most flawed presidential candidate in the history of this country, and the RWNJs will lower the bar over and over and over to defend him. Conservatives have no business running for office or voting for people for office.

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Kragar  May 13, 2016 • 12:17:41pm
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Timothy Watson  May 13, 2016 • 12:19:10pm

I had forgotten this, Virginia actually allows people to update their registered gender:

What is the procedure to update a birth certificate after having Gender Reassignment Surgery?

A certified copy of a court order indicating the correct gender to be listed on the birth certificate. In addition to the certified court order, the petition/application (showing the identifying facts of birth - name at birth, date of birth, place of birth and name of parents) must also be submitted. If the name has legally been changed, a certified copy of the court order along with the petition/application (showing the identifying facts of birth - name at birth, date of birth, place of birth and name of parents) must be submitted to this office. The fee is $12 for one copy of the birth record and a fee of $10 is charged for making the amendment to the record.

vdh.virginia.gov

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Dr. Matt  May 13, 2016 • 12:19:28pm

re: #5 HappyWarrior

The other Republicans are probably wondering how the hell they lost to this guy. .

It’s the only thing I have in common with the other GOP candidates.

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Patricia Kayden  May 13, 2016 • 12:19:45pm

re: #19 jaunte

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Not actually a transgendered person.

He’s cisgender so doesn’t fit into the anti- transgender hysteria.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:19:47pm

re: #42 Kragar

“Trump is obviously a lunatic,” Bruni said of the story in an interview with the Daily Mail later that year.

We should have listened to her.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:20:17pm

WaPo has come up with a Trump spokesman name generator.

Glad people and the media are spending their time on these frivolous things. Makes the Friday go faster.

Once again, Trump says or does something that would otherwise destroy a campaigning candidate for President chances for winning and the country merely shrugs its shoulders?

Aw, that’s just Donny being Donny.

Seriously. The guy lies about everything. He acts like a sociopath. He hires sociopaths and refuses to fire people who engage in assault (Lewandowski). His character and judgment are beyond the pale - to the point where it’s not clear that his advisers can get security clearances. His policies are all but written on paper napkins and his tax policy would essentially add 50% to the national debt and no one on the right is clamoring that the guy is fiscally irresponsible (because they love them some tax cuts too and all the other GOPers offered up similarly awful tax plans).

He offers up building a wall w/Mexico without any idea of how to do it other than platitudes that he’ll get Mexico to pay for it through some hand waving.

He wants to ban Muslims from entering the US.

The area where he’s most coherent w/ formed policies are the ones engaging racist and white supremacist support to the highest degree.

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EPR-radar  May 13, 2016 • 12:20:58pm

re: #28 Belafon

The problem is that any attempt to enforce a “you must go to the bathroom of your birth gender” is doomed to fail unless everyone is going to carry their birth certificate around and have to wave it in front of a scanner, which would then be easy to get around.

This birth certificate business is total nonsense, and I’d be surprised if even the wingnuts take it seriously.

The net effect of the NC bathroom bill is to encourage every knuckle-dragging bigoted oxygen thief in the state to set up shop as a “promotion of virtues and prevention of vices” vigilante.

The few wingnuts capable of foreseeing this consequence approve of this dangerous and violent idiocy. The rest are content with hooting and hollering about how they are defending God and Country from the hated liberals.

Just another day in the US culture wars.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:10pm
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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:16pm

re: #45 Patricia Kayden

Fox never lets the perfect confirmation bias be the enemy of the good.

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Nyet  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:35pm

re: #38 wrenchwench

Initially pretty much a way for the govt to keep a record of (male) cannon fodder.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:37pm
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Dr. Matt  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:46pm

I have been shopping at Target stores for probably two decades and can’t think of a single time were I used their bathrooms. This RWNJ obsession with bathrooms is pretty fucking weird.

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Patricia Kayden  May 13, 2016 • 12:21:56pm

re: #31 jaunte

We have yet to see a campaign to keep predatory male coaches away from the girls high school softball and basketball teams.

Or boy wrestling teams. Hastert!

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:22:34pm

re: #53 Dr. Matt

I have been shopping at Target stores for probably two decades and can’t think of a single time were I used their bathrooms. This RWNJ obsession with bathrooms is pretty fucking weird.

Right-wingers are completely off the rails about all things sexual or having to do with genitalia. It’s kinda creepy at this point.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 12:22:55pm

re: #51 Nyet

Initially pretty much a way for the govt to keep a record of (male) cannon fodder.

Time to make draft registration for BOTH sexes, or NEITHER. It’s about the most sexist government policy we have.

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jaunte  May 13, 2016 • 12:23:07pm

re: #55 thedopefishlives

Right-wingers are completely off the rails about all things sexual or having to do with genitalia. It’s kinda creepy at this point.

Big tent party with a wide stance.

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Patricia Kayden  May 13, 2016 • 12:23:19pm

re: #47 lawhawk

He appears unsinkable so far. But there has got to be something that will bring him down. He’s too farcical.

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Patricia Kayden  May 13, 2016 • 12:24:14pm

re: #52 lawhawk

So he irregularly used a fake name? Got it.

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 12:24:59pm

re: #52 lawhawk

WELL ITS NOT LIKE I USED IT ALL THE DAMN TIME!!!!

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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:26:45pm

re: #58 Patricia Kayden

He appears unsinkable so far. But there has got to be something that will bring him down. He’s too farcical.

He will fail. The thing is, he’s not the problem, he’s only a symptom. There are too many people who are so invested in the Republican party as a thing that they cannot admit that they have screwed up. And they will vote for him for the same reason the junky will keep injecting long after the drugs have been rendered ineffective.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:26:52pm

re: #60 Sir John Barron

Asked and answered…

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calochortus  May 13, 2016 • 12:27:06pm

re: #56 wrenchwench

Time to make draft registration for BOTH sexes, or NEITHER. It’s about the most sexist government policy we have.

Yeah, the right wing brought that up (take that you hypocritcal libtards!) and were surprised to find the libtards thought having women register along with men was a good idea.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 12:27:14pm

re: #58 Patricia Kayden

He appears unsinkable so far. But there has got to be something that will bring him down. He’s too farcical.

Maybe if he gay married a transgender unauthorized immigrant. Maybe.

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Not a Sparkly Vampire  May 13, 2016 • 12:27:20pm

Most amusing.

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Timothy Watson  May 13, 2016 • 12:27:50pm

re: #43 Timothy Watson

And the funny thing is how old Virginia’s law is.

The state regulations go back to at least 1995 and the related state code section hasn’t been changed since 1985.

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 12:27:51pm

re: #42 Kragar

See, told ya John Miller was a punk. Should only listen to me.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 12:28:41pm

re: #63 calochortus

Yeah, the right wing brought that up (take that you hypocritcal libtards!) and were surprised to find the libtards though having women register along with men was a good idea.

We ought to just end draft registration; its not like we’ll ever have conscription again.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:29:11pm

re: #66 Timothy Watson

And the funny thing is how old Virginia’s law is.

The state regulations go back to at least 1995 and the related state code section hasn’t been changed since 1985.

The VA GOP will see that as a challenge to amend/repeal the law so as to make life even tougher for those people.

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Charles Johnson  May 13, 2016 • 12:29:32pm
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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:29:59pm

re: #70 Charles Johnson

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[Sounds of snickering in the background.]

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calochortus  May 13, 2016 • 12:30:10pm

re: #68 Big Beautiful Door

We ought to just end draft registration; its not like we’ll ever have conscription again.

And that would be fine with me. However, if you are registering anyone, you ought to register everyone.

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Nyet  May 13, 2016 • 12:32:19pm

So I’m studying the files on the members of Sonderkommando 1005 (which went around the Nazi-occupied territories since ‘43, digging up the mass graves and burning the corpses) and one of its leaders, Hans Sohns, justified his taking part in this action by quoting the slogan “my country, right or wrong” in German court - in English.

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Sir John Barron  May 13, 2016 • 12:33:55pm

re: #73 Nyet

So I’m studying the files on the members of Sonderkommando 1005 (which went around the Nazi-occupied territories since ‘43, digging up the mass graves and burning the corpses) and one of its leaders, Hans Sohns, justified his taking part in this action by quoting the slogan “my country, right or wrong” in German court - in English.

So that brain-dead slogan has an even more hideous heritage.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:35:28pm

re: #68 Big Beautiful Door

The GOP keeps looking for ways to save money. Eliminating the SSS (Selective Service) would do that - eliminating a minor agency with no tangible benefit to the nation given that the DoD doesn’t think much of conscription - they want professional soldiers, not people forced into service.

The only reason it still exists is really inertia and that young men 18-25 must register as precondition for getting financial aid and other services.

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Belafon  May 13, 2016 • 12:39:03pm

re: #75 lawhawk

The GOP keeps looking for ways to save money. Eliminating the SSS (Selective Service) would do that - eliminating a minor agency with no tangible benefit to the nation given that the DoD doesn’t think much of conscription - they want professional soldiers, not people forced into service.

The only reason it still exists is really inertia and that young men 18-25 must register as precondition for getting financial aid and other services.

And, if they need it, they can add required service to a declaration of war.

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 12:39:48pm

re: #35 jaunte

¡Azúcar! Celia Cruz used that phrase as a refrain in her song Rie Y Llora.

Ríe, llora,
Que a cada cual le llega su hora
Ríe, llora,
Vive tu vida y gózala toda

Roughly translated:

Laugh, cry,
Eveyone’s hour [of death] comes
Laugh, cry,
Live your life and enjoy everything

She certainly seemed to follow her own advice. ;-)

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Eventual Carrion  May 13, 2016 • 12:41:51pm

re: #71 thedopefishlives

[Sounds of snickering in the background.]

*Do the refrigerator running one. Go ahead, do that one*

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 12:43:17pm

re: #73 Nyet

So I’m studying the files on the members of Sonderkommando 1005 (which went around the Nazi-occupied territories since ‘43, digging up the mass graves and burning the corpses) and one of its leaders, Hans Sohns, justified his taking part in this action by quoting the slogan “my country, right or wrong” in German court - in English.

Sounds familiar. Even more so if you replace country with party.

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calochortus  May 13, 2016 • 12:44:56pm

re: #78 Eventual Carrion

*Do the refrigerator running one. Go ahead, do that one*

I actually had a couple kids call me asking for “John” a few years ago. I informed them that there was no one with that name here, and did they perhaps have a wrong number? (I know. I’m a killjoy.)
Dead. Silence. Then they hung up.

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blueraven  May 13, 2016 • 12:44:57pm

Make that Russia Today’s Ed Schultz

I don’t care what “news” organization one works for. I have always found it a real turn off for a reporter or anchor for any news group to stump for a candidate. Looking at you too, Sean Hannity.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 12:44:58pm

re: #78 Eventual Carrion

*Do the refrigerator running one. Go ahead, do that one*

Holy Christ, I just realized. Donald Trump, official candidate for a major political party and potential electee to the highest office in the Executive Branch of this country, is nothing but a dirty, low-down, third-rate troll.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 12:51:02pm

Any Outback drivers here? If so, and you’re driving an Outback made this year, you might want to pay attention:

Drivers with cars made after February 29 of this year should not drive the car at all due to a steering column defect. The company will send tech staff out to inspect your vehicle - they don’t even want you driving the car into them to have them checked. About 20k vehicles are affected that have already been sold to customers.

I’ve got a couple of recall notices on the car, plus a TSB for a windshield issue. The recall items are fairly minor - computer software fixes for the emergency brake (which if you do certain acts within a certain time, it could cause the brake to lockup and freeze the brake in place requiring replacement of major components), or an issue with their EyeSight system that could crop up if one of the brake lights goes out.

This one is a substantial problem, which I read was the result of an improperly calibrated torque wrench.

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allegro  May 13, 2016 • 12:52:49pm

re:

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allegro  May 13, 2016 • 12:53:19pm

re: #83 lawhawk

They only have one wrench?

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calochortus  May 13, 2016 • 12:55:00pm

re: #85 allegro

They only have one wrench?

Keeps costs down.

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 12:55:37pm

re: #77 CuriousLurker

Here’s a pretty good translation of the entire song. She was an exuberant, confident, unapologetic, immigrant woman of color. Arpaio would’ve hated her. Oh, and to our benefit Fidel Castro rejected a national treasure. What an idiot:

What’s good today
May not be good tomorrow
That’s the value of the moment
That’s the perfect present.

Lady Luck will show up
You’ll see if you can ride her
Hold on tight
And don’t let go.

Laugh, cry
Everyone has to die
Laugh, cry
Live your life, enjoy it all.

Everything is so relative
It’s not that I remember, but that I don’t forget
That’s what grace is, remembering without regret
Hold on tight, and don’t let go.

Laugh, cry
Everyone has to die
Laugh, cry
Live your life, enjoy it all.

Laugh, cry
Live your life, enjoy it all
Laugh, cry
This black girl is still in style.

This black girl is still in style
And with my rhythm, my rhythm, enjoy it now.

Ay it’s so delicious
Ay so delicious
It’s so very tasty
This rhythm of right now.

This black girl will never go out of style!

answers.yahoo.com

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 12:57:13pm

re: #47 lawhawk

WaPo has come up with a Trump spokesman name generator.

Glad people and the media are spending their time on these frivolous things. Makes the Friday go faster.

This is probably the best way to deal with him: unabashed ridicule. Call it the South Park Treatment (speaking of, I really hope they’re back before the election). I think Trump would be more prone to blow a gasket if more people treated him like the clown he is. After all, treating him like a “real” politician hasn’t worked thus far

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Kragar  May 13, 2016 • 12:57:39pm

“This does underscore the risk of electing a right-wing radio host to state wide public office”

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 12:57:58pm

re: #85 allegro

They only have one wrench?

My newest t-shirt:

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 12:59:15pm

re: #82 thedopefishlives

Holy Christ, I just realized. Donald Trump, official candidate for a major political party and potential electee to the highest office in the Executive Branch of this country, is nothing but a dirty, low-down, third-rate troll.

And the kicker is, his trolling was misogynist in nature. He just can’t help himself.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 1:05:41pm
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No Depression  May 13, 2016 • 1:07:48pm

re: #89 Kragar

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Giphy

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 1:12:01pm

re: #85 allegro

They only have one wrench?

They’re expensive when attached to robot arms.

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InfidelOfFreedom  May 13, 2016 • 1:13:59pm

re: #88 KGxvi

This is probably the best way to deal with him: unabashed ridicule. Call it the South Park Treatment (speaking of, I really hope they’re back before the election). I think Trump would be more prone to blow a gasket if more people treated him like the clown he is. After all, treating him like a “real” politician hasn’t worked thus far

Totally agree… This is why comedy is either terrible or outright banned under dictatorships. Won’t it be a shock when right-wingers discover that mockery (not guns) is the best weapon against tyranny?

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Charles Johnson  May 13, 2016 • 1:14:06pm

OMG BEES

Flickr

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Big Beautiful Door  May 13, 2016 • 1:18:18pm

More good news; the Administration has banned healthcare discrimination against the transgendered.

vox.com

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:22:34pm

re: #30 Big Beautiful Door

Unless you post genital police at the door of every bathroom.

Job creation!

(excuse me if joke has been made…just getting back to readin’)

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:25:44pm

re: #41 Dr. Matt

Trump is simply the most flawed presidential candidate in the history of this country, and the RWNJs will lower the bar over and over and over to defend him. Conservatives have no business running for office or voting for people for office.

Makes me almost think George W. Bush was a great choice by comparison.

Almost.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 1:28:21pm

re: #99 ObserverArt

Makes me almost think George W. Bush was a great choice by comparison.

Almost.

Remember when Jeb Bush was the most reasonable-sounding candidate of the entire Republican crowd?

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 1:33:29pm

re: #99 ObserverArt

GWB, for all his flaws, seemed genuinely empathetic towards people he met. He appears to have been likable at the personal level. He stood up against Islamophobia and at least gave lip service to compassionate conservatism.

Even those meager steps are a bridge too far for the current GOP.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 1:34:05pm
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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:34:36pm

re: #65 Not a Sparkly Vampire

Most amusing.

You couldn’t write the Donald Trump character into a fictional book. The character would not be believed, people would say they’d have to suspend disbelief far too much to make it fictionally plausible.

And yet some Americans are perfectly fine with proceeding with this bozo as a legitimate candidate.

Conclusion: You also couldn’t write this presidential campaign season as a work of fiction for the same reasoning.

It is one reason I gave up reading fiction. Studying real people and reading biographies is more fun.

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Testy Toad T  May 13, 2016 • 1:34:42pm

re: #101 lawhawk

GWB, for all his flaws, seemed genuinely empathetic towards people he met. He appears to have been likable at the personal level. He stood up against Islamophobia and at least gave lip service to compassionate conservatism.

Even those meager steps are a bridge too far for the current GOP.

We are witnessing the difference between terrible president and terrible person.

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 1:36:38pm

LOL, Geller is furious (I know, it’s her standard operating mode). I’m not a big HuffPo fan, but the title “The Huffington Post Whores for the Hijab” is just a wee bit over the top. (I’m not gonna link to Breitbart—Google it if you want to read her ravings.)

The first two paragraphs of the HuffPo piece talks about the New York Times’ recent guide to Muslim headscarves and the current political climate:

In light of this, The Huffington Post asked women from all over the Internet to show just how beautifully diverse the hijab can be using the hashtag #HijabToMe. By showing the many different ways women choose to tie their hijab and the various meanings it takes for them, we hope to offer readers a glimpse into the diversity of Muslim women who don the headscarf. Muslim women were asked to post a picture of themselves along with a brief description of what wearing the hijab means to them.

huffingtonpost.com

Is HuffPo trying to sucker people into believing Muslim hijabis have varying reasons for wearing hijab and that each woman is a unique individual, not part of some mindless, faceless, subjugated monolith? The horror!! //

The article is followed by a dozen or more photos of Muslim women of various ethnicities, no two of whom are wearing their headscarves in exactly the same manner or for exactly the same reason. It would be really nice if people stopped making ignorant assumptions based on what the media (usually) feeds them, especially when looking at American Muslim women. Don’t try to cram us into a contexts that belong to completely different cultures than the one we live in.

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 1:37:16pm

re: #104 Testy Toad T

We are witnessing the difference between terrible president and terrible person.

And the GOP has decided, why not be both a terrible person and a terrible president.

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:39:28pm

re: #70 Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson ‎@Green_Footballs

“Hello, Washington Post editor? My name is Tronald Dump. I am one of many publicists for the GOP nominee, and you’re making a yuge mistake.”

3:28 PM - 13 May 2016

Store Clerk: Hello!

13 year old practical joker punk: Uh, um, yeah. Do you have Prince Albert in a Can?

Clerk: Look punk, I know this is little Donny Trump. You’re not funny and I am going to tell your father and mother.

Little 13 year old Donny Trump: My daddy can by your family and your stupid store!

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:43:30pm

re: #89 Kragar

“This does underscore the risk of electing a right-wing radio host to state wide public office”

Ouch!

That was a punch to a lot of guts.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 1:44:22pm

Good observation.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 1:46:25pm

This is utterly vomitous==>

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:46:33pm

re: #100 The Vicious Babushka

Remember when Jeb Bush was the most reasonable-sounding candidate of the entire Republican crowd?

So, so long ago. I was younger then.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 1:47:59pm

This paragraph by Sheldon Adelson is guaranteed to make you throw up

Click to Reveal

It turns out that is exactly what we are getting in Trump. He is a candidate with actual CEO experience, shaped and molded by the commitment and risk of his own money rather than the public’s. He is a CEO success story that exemplifies the American spirit of determination, commitment to cause and business stewardship.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 1:49:51pm

re: #112 The Vicious Babushka

This paragraph by Sheldon Adelson is guaranteed to make you throw up

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Ah, well. It was a day-old sandwich and two bruised apples. No big loss.

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 1:51:02pm

re: #112 The Vicious Babushka

This paragraph by Sheldon Adelson is guaranteed to make you throw up

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Hmmm. Sheldon doesn’t know how Trump operates does he? The Donald used a lot of ‘government’ money in his projects.

Wait…maybe that is what Adelson is actually saying.

Never mind!

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Nyet  May 13, 2016 • 1:53:20pm
I am not Israeli. The uniform that I wore in the military, unfortunately, was not an Israeli uniform. It was an American uniform

~ Shelly.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 1:54:14pm

re: #107 ObserverArt

Store Clerk: Hello!

13 year old practical joker punk: Uh, um, yeah. Do you have Prince Albert in a Can?

Clerk: Look punk, I know this is little Donny Trump. You’re not funny and I am going to tell your father and mother.

Little 13 year old Donny Trump: My daddy can by your family and your stupid store!

I’m picturing something like the Bart Simpson-Moe dynamic.

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 1:57:00pm

re: #102 lawhawk

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Next one

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 1:57:07pm

I just learned something disturbing from my sister. My Dad’s property is in danger from White-On-White Violets!

Oh, the humanity!
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lockjawcanbefun  May 13, 2016 • 1:57:52pm

re: #116 thedopefishlives

I would just as rather go with the original:

Young Donnie: Hello. Is Hughie there?
Red: What Hugh?
Young Donnie: Jewall. Hugh Jewall.
Red: Huge Wall? Why you lousy bum…

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:00:05pm

And now that we’re on the topic of prank calls, I feel compelled to post the following: “Weird Al” Yankovic: Bad Hair Day - Phony Calls

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 2:00:57pm

re: #116 thedopefishlives

I’m picturing something like the Bart Simpson-Moe dynamic.

Your comment gets me to thinking. The ol’ Prince Albert in a can routine may not be understandable to younger folks. It was a standard back when I was younger.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:01:19pm

re: #121 ObserverArt

Your comment gets me to thinking. The ol’ Prince Albert in a can routine may not be understandable to younger folks. It was a standard back when I was younger.

I had to have it explained to me once, but I get it.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 13, 2016 • 2:02:24pm

re: #31 jaunte

We have yet to see a campaign to keep predatory male coaches away from the girls high school softball and basketball teams.

or from the boys wrestling teams…

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 2:02:39pm

re: #114 ObserverArt

Hmmm. Sheldon doesn’t know how Trump operates does he? The Donald used a lot of ‘government’ money in his projects.

Wait…maybe that is what Adelson is actually saying.

Never mind!

And wasn’t afraid to screw over creditors through the bankruptcy process. I mean, who needs to honor contracts when you can get the court to tell people they’re going to get pennies on the dollar for the work they did for you?

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stpaulbear  May 13, 2016 • 2:03:56pm

re: #53 Dr. Matt

I have been shopping at Target stores for probably two decades and can’t think of a single time were I used their bathrooms. This RWNJ obsession with bathrooms is pretty fucking weird.

I’ve used the Target bathrooms. I’m gay but look like a truck driver. I managed to get in and out of the bathroom without attacking anyone.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:05:08pm

re: #122 thedopefishlives

I had to have it explained to me once, but I get it.

Cripes, now I feel like an old fart - “Why, when I was a boy…”

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 2:06:12pm

re: #121 ObserverArt

Your comment gets me to thinking. The ol’ Prince Albert in a can routine may not be understandable to younger folks. It was a standard back when I was younger.

I think the same thing whenever I hear the song Return to Sender.

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allegro  May 13, 2016 • 2:07:00pm

re: #125 stpaulbear

I’ve used the Target bathrooms. I’m gay but look like a truck driver. I managed to get in and out of the bathroom without attacking anyone.

I got backed up into a ladies room stall once, felt up and kissed. It was a gay bar. I’m not gay but she was really cute and a darn good kisser. I survived the attack.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:08:43pm

re: #127 KGxvi

I think the same thing whenever I hear the song Return to Sender.

Then “Pennsylvania 6-5000” must leave you completely nonplussed.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:10:24pm

re: #128 allegro

I got backed up into a ladies room stall once, felt up and kissed. It was a gay bar. I’m not gay but she was really cute and a darn good kisser. I survived the attack.

I got backed up in a men’s room stall more than once.

Luckily, increasing fiber and avoiding opioid painkillers has largely fixed that.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:10:43pm

re: #130 Blind Frog Belly White

I got backed up in a men’s room stall more than once.

Luckily, increasing fiber and avoiding opioid painkillers has largely fixed that.

*WHACK!*

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stpaulbear  May 13, 2016 • 2:12:18pm

re: #101 lawhawk

He didn’t have much empathy for people on death row in Texas. He was a downright asshole. He was a privileged brat.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:12:50pm

re: #131 thedopefishlives

*WHACK!*

OUCH!!! That hurt! Where’s me Norco?

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 2:13:05pm

re: #129 Blind Frog Belly White

Then “Pennsylvania 6-5000” must leave you completely nonplussed.

I’ve been in something of a big band/swing/blues/rockabilly mood the last few months. But I did have to look that particular song up. Still, the old dialing system is completely foreign to this Gen Xer

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:13:33pm

re: #132 stpaulbear

He didn’t have much empathy for people on death row in Texas. He was a downright asshole. He was a privileged brat.

Which makes it all the more amazing that Trump makes us remember him fondly.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:14:23pm

re: #133 Blind Frog Belly White

OUCH!!! That hurt! Where’s me Norco?

All the way in the back of the medicine cabinet, on the left. You know the spot.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:14:37pm

re: #134 KGxvi

I’ve been in something of a big band/swing/blues/rockabilly mood the last few months. But I did have to look that particular song up. Still, the old dialing system is completely foreign to this Gen Xer

Watch a bunch of old movies and see how many times the number is “KLondike 5-something”.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 2:16:00pm

That this is all real life is mind-boggling. I don’t understand it at all.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:16:30pm

re: #136 thedopefishlives

All the way in the back of the medicine cabinet, on the left. You know the spot.

Last time i had a kidney stone, I tried Norco. The first day, I felt GREAT! Second day, a lot less so - just kinda blah. By the end of the second day, I decided it wasn’t for me.

Four days later, I pooped.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 2:16:36pm

re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White

Watch a bunch of old movies and see how many times the number is “KLondike 5-something”.

Mr. w’s phone number when he was a kid was one long and two short.

/he’s OLD

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Kragar  May 13, 2016 • 2:16:42pm
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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:16:59pm

re: #138 klys (maker of Silmarils)

That this is all real life is mind-boggling. I don’t understand it at all.

You’re not meant to. You’re supposed to just nod, smile, and punch the box that says “R” when November comes around. That’s a good little party loyalist. *pat*

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:18:56pm

re: #139 Blind Frog Belly White

Last time i had a kidney stone, I tried Norco. The first day, I felt GREAT! Second day, a lot less so - just kinda blah. By the end of the second day, I decided it wasn’t for me.

Four days later, I pooped.

I’ve been off my Percocets for about 3 days now. My plumbing still doesn’t feel 100% up to snuff, though I can’t decide if it’s those things or the, ahem, “assistants” they gave me that were supposed to help deal with the side effect under discussion.

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 2:20:39pm

re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White

Watch a bunch of old movies and see how many times the number is “KLondike 5-something”.

I’m guessing it’s similar to how many times phone numbers now start with 555-something today.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:22:04pm

re: #144 KGxvi

I’m guessing it’s similar to how many times phone numbers now start with 555-something today.

Bingo.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 2:24:08pm

re: #143 thedopefishlives

I’ve been off my Percocets for about 3 days now. My plumbing still doesn’t feel 100% up to snuff, though I can’t decide if it’s those things or the, ahem, “assistants” they gave me that were supposed to help deal with the side effect under discussion.

Yeah. Be careful trying to sit at the bar, if you’ve taken a stool softener.
///

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 2:24:52pm

re: #138 klys (maker of Silmarils)

That this is all real life is mind-boggling. I don’t understand it at all.

You say that as I watch Larry Kudlow and Steve Kornacki, Luke Russert and Kacy Hunt discuss the fact the current polls show Trump neck and neck with Hillary. And Kornacki so up to his eyeballs in numbers he doesn’t think that MSNBC and others are legitimizing a pathological lying bully overblown business man.

If they were to be actual journalist they would stop treating him as legit and tell the real story.

But here we are.

By the way…I see the Sharks made it to the finals to go against St. Louie. Congrats fan!

(Bluejackets - Sigh!)

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 2:27:18pm

re: #147 ObserverArt

You say that as I watch Larry Kudlow and Steve Kornacki, Luke Russert and Kacy Hunt discuss the fact the current polls show Trump neck and neck with Hillary. And Kornacki so up to his eye balls in numbers he doesn’t think that MSNBC and others are legitimizing a pathological lying bully overblown business man.

if they were to be actual journalist they would stop treating him as legit and tell the real story.

But here we are.

By the way…I see the Sharks made it to the finals to go against St. Louie. Congrats fan!

(Bluejackets - Sigh!)

We had houseguests up until this morning so I was trying really hard to not be glued to my computer for updates during the game. I made it until the last ten minutes or so but was checking the score on my phone.

SO HAPPY! They’re having a watch party at SAP for the first game (which is away for us) and giving away rally towels for Jo Paw-velski (the black cat who ran onto the ice before the first game of this last series). I. MUST. HAVE. ONE.

So I got a pair of the free tickets for that this morning and we’re going EARLY to be sure I get one.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:28:16pm

re: #146 Blind Frog Belly White

Yeah. Be careful trying to sit at the bar, if you’ve taken a stool softener.
///

Yeah, the last 4 days have been a process of:

*gets up to walk*
*starts a circuit around the living room*
*reverses direction, books it immediately for the toilet*

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 2:29:31pm

re: #148 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I do at least save my blind devotion and emotional investment in a team for the sports arena, where it belongs.

So there is that.

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TK-421  May 13, 2016 • 2:31:24pm

re: #89 Kragar

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Grunthos the Flatulent  May 13, 2016 • 2:31:41pm

re: #140 wrenchwench

Mr. w’s phone number when he was a kid was one long and two short.

/he’s OLD

We were on a party line when I was a kid. Our ring was ‘M’ (two long) and the other party was ‘D’ like Mr w’s.

This was up to the late ’60s. I grew up in an odd little suburb.

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KGxvi  May 13, 2016 • 2:32:36pm

re: #147 ObserverArt

You say that as I watch Larry Kudlow and Steve Kornacki, Luke Russert and Kacy Hunt discuss the fact the current polls show Trump neck and neck with Hillary. And Kornacki so up to his eye balls in numbers he doesn’t think that MSNBC and others are legitimizing a pathological lying bully overblown business man.

if they were to be actual journalist they would stop treating him as legit and tell the real story.

But here we are.

By the way…I see the Sharks made it to the finals to go against St. Louie. Congrats fan!

(Bluejackets - Sigh!)

I still think, on some level, that Trump is going to do something - probably on the debate stage with Clinton (or maybe during his acceptance speech in Cleveland) that just completely shocks everyone. I could see him say something like “if Hillary’s the president, they’re going to walk all over us, because everybody knows that if its a woman in charge, you can take advantage” or something like that

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 2:33:06pm

re: #152 Grunthos the Flatulent

We were on a party line when I was a kid. Our ring was ‘M’ (two long) and the other party was ‘D’ like Mr w’s.

This was up to the late ’60s. I grew up in an odd little suburb.

My grandmother leased a rotary phone from the phone company up until she died in 2006. After her death, we called them up to notify them that she was deceased, and to make arrangements for termination of the lease. THEY ASKED FOR IT BACK. My mother and sister - antiques collectors - were mortified, but there was no budging Big Ma Bell.

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TK-421  May 13, 2016 • 2:34:20pm

Sometimes, you had to apply english to a rotary phone to get it to work.

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Dave In Austin  May 13, 2016 • 2:35:07pm

Lolwut??

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Grunthos the Flatulent  May 13, 2016 • 2:35:18pm

re: #154 thedopefishlives

My grandmother leased a rotary phone from the phone company up until she died in 2006. After her death, we called them up to notify them that she was deceased, and to make arrangements for termination of the lease. THEY ASKED FOR IT BACK. My mother and sister - antiques collectors - were mortified, but there was no budging Big Ma Bell.

Probably wanted to put it in their museum.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 2:36:53pm

You know that sourdough rye bread I made a couple of days ago?

Well there were some slices left so I made a grilled cheese sandwich.
BEST. GRILLED. CHEESE. SANDWICH. EVER.

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allegro  May 13, 2016 • 2:37:14pm

re: #156 Dave In Austin

Lolwut??

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Member of the Birch John Society.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 2:39:30pm

ASSHOLE==>

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Dave In Austin  May 13, 2016 • 2:39:57pm

re: #159 allegro

Member of the Birch John Society.

And a member of the Genital Obsession Party (GOP).

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 2:42:06pm

re: #154 thedopefishlives

My grandmother leased a rotary phone from the phone company up until she died in 2006. After her death, we called them up to notify them that she was deceased, and to make arrangements for termination of the lease. THEY ASKED FOR IT BACK. My mother and sister - antiques collectors - were mortified, but there was no budging Big Ma Bell.

You need some Ernestine:

Lily Tomlin as telephone operator Ernestine

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 13, 2016 • 2:45:53pm

re: #160 The Vicious Babushka

I really wish I could hurt that man.

On Libya, we have good news, and news.

Good: The Government of National Accord and the House of Representatives, the rival governments are not fighting each other, and are cooperating against DAESH.

Bad: Umm, DAESH went on the Offensive. And they have made huge gains.

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Shiplord Kirel  May 13, 2016 • 2:46:40pm

Maybe freepers are ready to throw in the towel. This is the gold standard of fundamentalist RWNJ lunacy (and unless I miss my guess, these people are also gold bugs) :

Top 20 Signs Of The Rapture And Second Coming Of Christ

I like #11, “Signs in the sun, moon, and stars in fulfillment of Luke 21:25.” This cites astronomical events that are literally as predictable as the sun rising in the east.

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 2:47:36pm

Anyone know how many non-Westerners were killed in terrorist attacks from Monday, May 9 through today, May 13? Yeah, I didn’t either till about 5 minutes ago, when I went to go check & tally up the numbers: It was 161 (1 was a Ukrainian soldier in the Donbass region, and 1 was a Russian policeman in Grozny—don’t know if you want to count them as Westerners). The other 159 were from Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

I’m gonna guess that most of the victims were Muslim, given the locations. But, hey, let’s sleep with the lights on and be afraid/suspicious of all Muslims because the RWNJs say we should. Sorry for being Debbie Downer, but I’m gonna start doing this every Friday until Election Day in November so that we all (including me) stay aware of facts.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 2:49:30pm
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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 2:51:01pm

re: #90 wrenchwench

Does your shop sell those?

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 2:52:26pm

re: #165 CuriousLurker

Sorry for being Debbie Downer, but I’m gonna start doing this every Friday until Election Day in November so that we all (including me) stay aware of facts.

It may not be good news, but I’d say you’re more of a Rhonda Reporter than a Debbie Downer.

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TK-421  May 13, 2016 • 2:54:39pm

re: #162 wrenchwench

Heh. Watching Grace and Frankie right now.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 2:57:42pm

re: #167 Great White Snark

Does your shop sell those?

I can get them, but I don’t stock them. My size was on sale at one of my distributors, so I grabbed one.

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Slap  May 13, 2016 • 2:58:11pm

Woo-hoo, I just bought my first 1-year subscription! Looking forward to a busy debunking season!

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goddamnedfrank  May 13, 2016 • 2:58:34pm

“Throughout the galaxy”

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 3:00:17pm

re: #169 TK-421

Heh. Watching Grace and Frankie right now.

You have created that rare thing, a moment in which I regret not having a TV!

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 3:00:54pm

re: #165 CuriousLurker

Anyone know how many non-Westerners were killed in terrorist attacks from Monday, May 9 through today, May 13? Yeah, I didn’t either till about 5 minutes ago, when I went to go check & tally up the numbers: It was 161 (1 was a Ukrainian soldier in the Donbass region, and 1 was a Russian policeman in Grozny—don’t know if you want to count them as Westerners). The other 159 were from Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

I’m gonna guess that most of the victims were Muslim, given the locations. But, hey, let’s sleep with the lights on and be afraid/suspicious of all Muslims because the RWNJs say we should. Sorry for being Debbie Downer, but I’m gonna start doing this every Friday until Election Day in November so that we all (including me) stay aware of facts.

Is there any way you are going to get those facts out to other media and outlets? In a way, you would be preaching to the choir just mentioning it here.

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goddamnedfrank  May 13, 2016 • 3:04:18pm
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Dave In Austin  May 13, 2016 • 3:07:09pm
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Shiplord Kirel  May 13, 2016 • 3:12:02pm

re: #176 Dave In Austin

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But can McKinney support an NFL franchise?

Wait.

You mean……

OH SHIT!

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goddamnedfrank  May 13, 2016 • 3:13:40pm
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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 3:15:35pm

heh

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 13, 2016 • 3:15:39pm

re: #177 Shiplord Kirel

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Jack Burton  May 13, 2016 • 3:16:37pm

re: #172 goddamnedfrank

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“Throughout the galaxy”

So he’s admitting Bernie Bros are space cadets?

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 3:17:29pm

re: #174 ObserverArt

I might tweet it, but if the media wanted to report on it, they would. They have access to the same info (and then some).

I don’t think I’m preaching to the choir. I wasn’t aware of the numbers—were you?

I get what you mean in the sense that most people here are aware that the primary victims are of terrorism are Muslims, but I think it’s good for everyone to be reminded of just how many lives are brutally, intentionally snuffed out each week as we sit here in comfort gabbing on our computers. Real lives, different from ours in some ways, yet not different at all in others, like 6-year-old Yaqeen who lived in Baghdad:

A grandfather’s grief on the bloodiest day Baghdad has seen in months

“We looked for her after the blast, but we couldn’t find her anywhere,” said Hussein Ali, Yaqeen’s grandfather, as he showed a creased picture of a little girl wearing dark blue leotards over white stockings. “She had gone to buy biscuits or something from the market.”

Around him, the men of the family sat on the sidewalk, their demeanor lethargic and eyes red from grief.

“We were going to go register her for school,” Ali said, his voice a steady monotone.

A moment passed before one man broke down and began to sob. Others soon joined in. […]

latimes.com

Six. Years. Old. She didn’t live to see her first day of school…
*smh*

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 3:19:20pm

re: #178 goddamnedfrank

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sagehen  May 13, 2016 • 3:20:09pm

re: #134 KGxvi

I’ve been in something of a big band/swing/blues/rockabilly mood the last few months. But I did have to look that particular song up. Still, the old dialing system is completely foreign to this Gen Xer

Did you have to consult google to find the meaning/origin of the phrase “drop a dime”?

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 3:20:34pm

Well that moment when an old friend disappoints on FB.
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I commented that is not Islam, but a subset of radical sick killers who hijacked the brand. No reply but my kindly comment got deleted fast. *sigh* Now to de friend, or what. How prejudice ruins good relationships.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 3:20:37pm

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Jebediah, RBG  May 13, 2016 • 3:21:38pm

re: #152 Grunthos the Flatulent

Oh - party line! I thought the “one long, two short” referred to smoke signals. (Cuz I’m old enough to remember party lines, and I amn’t THAT old, therefore…)

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 3:22:11pm

re: #182 CuriousLurker

Tweet it and see if some will r/t, lend some weight. We never know how or why or when something catches on social media. AFAIK keep it coming.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 13, 2016 • 3:22:37pm

re: #85 allegro

They only have one wrench?

if it’s a wenchwrench, they only need one.

Obviously, that was not the wrench they had…

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:24:23pm

THE MAN IN THE IRON HAIRNET

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 3:25:42pm

re: #170 wrenchwench

Ah, well was thinking of buying one for D_L, maybe one for me. But if it’s not a regular sales item for you no biggie. I can’t really bring my bike in for service. :-)

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Skip Intro  May 13, 2016 • 3:25:57pm

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

And no Trump voter would care.

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Shiplord Kirel  May 13, 2016 • 3:26:34pm

Lt. Gov. Tells Texas Schools to Refuse Federal Restroom Policy.

“We will not sell out our children for 30 pieces of silver,” Patrick said.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:27:04pm

I have to try this==>

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 3:27:26pm

re: #186 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 3:28:20pm

re: #188 Great White Snark

Tweet it and see if some will r/t, lend some weight. We never know how or why or when something catches on social media. AFAIK keep it coming.

Yeah, I was just thinking tweeting it every Friday might be a good idea. GMTA! ;-)

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 3:29:48pm

re: #195 CuriousLurker

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 3:29:52pm

re: #182 CuriousLurker

The Boston bombing was a big deal. Awful. When far bigger attacks happen in Muslim/Persian/Arab lands our media spends little time on it. It’s as if those lives are not worth our time or sympathy apart from 120 seconds at six pm. Or a short blurb and small headline on a major news site.

if we had the sense to value those lives as our own, images like the one cited above I pushed back on a bit would get no traction. And a car bomb in Iraq would be bigger news for more than just critics of our policy there.

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goddamnedfrank  May 13, 2016 • 3:29:54pm
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Skip Intro  May 13, 2016 • 3:30:26pm

re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth

if it’s a wenchwrench, they only need one.

Obviously, that was not the wrench they had…

You go to work with the wrench you have, not the wrench you wish you had.

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 3:36:49pm

Chica is getting braver, day by day.

Today she actually is letting her little head be seen while she sleeps. I woke her up tho.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  May 13, 2016 • 3:37:39pm

If Trump has admitted the obvious, that he was the one making the call, I would have had no beef. It’s actually kind of funny. But denying something so obvious is just S.O.P. with him.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  May 13, 2016 • 3:38:15pm

re: #200 Skip Intro

You go to work with the wrench you have, not the wrench you wish you had.

On second thought, I better not.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:38:25pm

What I have learned about security lines, if you are disabled, you get wheeled to the front of the security line and the wheelchair pusher assists you in getting through the xray, unpacking and packing up your stuff for you.

The downside is that being disabled (like, all the time) sucks.

I have heard that some abled people become “temporarily disabled” in order to get wheelchaired through TSA and through the long airport corridors. I think this is OK as long as they tip the wheelchair pusher $50.

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 3:39:31pm

re: #200 Skip Intro

You go to work with the wrench you have, not the wrench you wish you had.

Or you put the job off until the new wrench comes in.

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InfidelOfFreedom  May 13, 2016 • 3:40:15pm

Interesting story… Pfizer is saying they will no longer produce or permit their drugs to be used for lethal injection.

*Edited to add: Apparently they are the last pharmaceutical company to do so, effectively ending legal availability to states.

nytimes.com

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 3:40:43pm

re: #185 Great White Snark

*SIGH* Thanks for trying. Which reminds me of one other article I meant to bring up about a favorite topic of Islamophobes—FGM. Again, oddly enough, from HuffPo:

• 80% of Muslims around the world do not practice FGM.

• Islam advocates women’s rights to sexual pleasure.

• The prophet Mohamed did not have his daughters undergo FGM.

• FGM is practiced within all religions. To be more specific, it’s practiced by Christians, Muslims, Jews, animists and non-believers.

• FGM precedes all major religions as it was a practice that first started in Pharaonic Egypt.

• FGM depends on the traditions practiced by communities, rather than on the religion of a community group - for example, in the Niger 55% of Christians are affected by FGM, compared to 2% of Muslims.

huffingtonpost.co.uk

More on the author, Leyla Hussein, who was herself a victim of FGM. Googling her name will turn up lots of other info—she’s pretty outspoken.

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 3:41:27pm

re: #201 Stanley Sea

Chica is getting braver, day by day.

Today she actually is letting her little head be seen while she sleeps. I woke her up tho.

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A slowly patiently made bond will be a great bond between you in time. She is showing trust a little at a time.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 3:43:04pm

re: #186 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  May 13, 2016 • 3:43:06pm

re: #204 The Vicious Babushka

I think that whoever makes the regs for airfares and whatnot will have to add a nominal fee to each ticket to pay for more screeners. I don’t even think it would have to be substantial, given the number of people who fly these days.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 3:45:22pm

re: #204 The Vicious Babushka

mr. klys and I have the PreCheck perk. It is very nice and worth what we paid to enroll in the program that granted it.

In my experience, if it’s not busy enough for that line to be open, it’s not busy enough for the line to be worth worrying about missing your flight …provided you are actually arriving the recommended two hours before the flight. A lot of people don’t like to do that, though.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 3:47:00pm

re: #197 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 3:48:42pm

re: #208 Great White Snark

A slowly patiently made bond will be a great bond between you in time. She is showing trust a little at a time.

At night she loves me. Is right up next to me.

Light of day, meh.

The mornings are insane she wakes up at like 5 ugh & runs from room to room ricocheting off my bed.

Crazy cat!! (I’m totally whipped of course)

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ObserverArt  May 13, 2016 • 3:49:48pm

re: #182 CuriousLurker

I might tweet it, but if the media wanted to report on it, they would. They have access to the same info (and then some).

I don’t think I’m preaching to the choir. I wasn’t aware of the numbers—were you?

My comment was meant to encourage you not belittle or say you are wasting your effort.

Sometimes the public everywhere needs to be made to hear just like those here. Sending those numbers off to media connections just expands that effort.

Sorry. I am on your side.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:50:24pm

re: #211 klys (maker of Silmarils)

mr. klys and I have the PreCheck perk. It is very nice and worth what we paid to enroll in the program that granted it.

In my experience, if it’s not busy enough for that line to be open, it’s not busy enough for the line to be worth worrying about missing your flight …provided you are actually arriving the recommended two hours before the flight. A lot of people don’t like to do that, though.

Zedushka and I signed up for the precheck but we didn’t get approved until we got new passports in 2010. Our old passports had visas for that time we visited the Russian Federation, and that got us flagged every time.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 3:51:31pm

re: #215 The Vicious Babushka

Zedushka and I signed up for the precheck but we didn’t get approved until we got new passports in 2010. Our old passports had visas for that time we visited the Russian Federation, and that got us flagged every time.

We applied for and are in the GlobalEntry program, which gives us a fast track re-entry at certain airports when coming back from overseas. PreCheck is a nice side effect of it.

Mostly he really hates customs at SFO.

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Dave In Austin  May 13, 2016 • 3:53:45pm

re: #193 Shiplord Kirel

Lt. Gov. Tells Texas Schools to Refuse Federal Restroom Policy.

The reason I put CH on that tweet is that he is suppose to have Danny “Goeb” Patrick on his program tonite.

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Skip Intro  May 13, 2016 • 3:54:07pm

re: #205 wrenchwench

Or you put the job off until the new wrench comes in.

Someone should have told Donald Rumsfield that back in 2004.

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 3:55:19pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 13, 2016 • 3:55:59pm

re: #134 KGxvi

I’ve been in something of a big band/swing/blues/rockabilly mood the last few months. But I did have to look that particular song up. Still, the old dialing system is completely foreign to this Gen Xer

Turn in your old fart card…

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:57:00pm

re: #216 klys (maker of Silmarils)

We applied for and are in the GlobalEntry program, which gives us a fast track re-entry at certain airports when coming back from overseas. PreCheck is a nice side effect of it.

Mostly he really hates customs at SFO.

Security lines suck all over the world. The worst, the absolute WORST I ever encountered was at Frankfurt. Second worst, Tel Aviv (but you kind of expect it there). Third worst, LAX.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 3:57:56pm

re: #221 The Vicious Babushka

Security lines suck all over the world. The worst, the absolute WORST I ever encountered was at Frankfurt. Second worst, Tel Aviv (but you kind of expect it there). Third worst, LAX.

MSP used to be really good about security, but they recently eliminated a security checkpoint and all of a sudden, whaddya know, the lines got to be incredibly long.

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InfidelOfFreedom  May 13, 2016 • 3:58:34pm

re: #219 Stanley Sea

Is his book the beautiful story of how he was able to sue for millions in damages and then turn around and call for tort reform and significantly limit damages for others? I have nothing good to say about this man so I will stop there.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 13, 2016 • 3:59:59pm

REASON #14,382 WHY MEDIA SHOULD NEVER TAKE PHONE INTERVIEWS FROM DONALD TRUMP==>

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GlutenFreeJesus  May 13, 2016 • 4:00:45pm

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

But which brother is the bad brother?

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 4:01:50pm

re: #214 ObserverArt

My comment was meant to encourage you not belittle or say you are wasting your effort.

Sometimes the public everywhere needs to be made to hear just like those here. Sending those numbers off to media connections just expands that effort.

Sorry. I am on your side.

I didn’t claim you were trying to belittle me, that you said (or implied) I was wasting my time, or that you weren’t on my side. I thought my upding of your #174 and the first part of the next paragraph (it came immediately after what you posted in your reply) made that clear:

I get what you mean in the sense that most people here are aware that the primary victims are of terrorism are Muslims, but I think it’s good for everyone to be reminded of just how many lives are brutally, intentionally snuffed out each week as we sit here in comfort gabbing on our computers.

I’m not offended, okay? I was giving you an honest response, but I’ll admit that now I’m starting to get a little annoyed at being portrayed as hyper-sensitive. Don’t read any extra crap into whatever I say, alright? Believe me, if you’ve offended or angered me you will know about it immediately and in no uncertain terms. Sheesh.

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A Cranky One  May 13, 2016 • 4:02:43pm

re: #197 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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mmmirele  May 13, 2016 • 4:05:34pm

re: #20 thedopefishlives

Here’s Mrs. Fish’s concern: That it’ll be “easier” for perverts to do perverted things, because they can simply claim that they’re transgendered and seek shelter under the new equality provisions. She claims that the new law would simply ensure that there’s a law on the books to throw at these types if they get caught.

Mrs. Fish needs to look at the number of pervo preachers who get arrested every week. I pulled up two, just from the state of Arkansas, just from this week.

Pervo preacher exchanging child porn on Twitter:
arkansasonline.com

Pastor accused of sexually assaulting teen congregation members

arkansasonline.com

Remember, innocent until proven guilty, etc., etc., but this is just two examples, from one state, in one week. A child is FAR MORE LIKELY to be sexually assaulted in a house of religion than in a restroom where there’s a transgender person in the next stall.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 4:08:36pm

re: #227 A Cranky One

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 4:08:47pm

Over & out. Later, lizards.

~~~WHOOSH~~~
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 4:09:11pm

re: #230 CuriousLurker

Over & out. Later, lizards.

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But I wanna fly on the magic carpet too!

/pout

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 4:09:34pm

re: #231 klys (maker of Silmarils)

But I wanna fly on the magic carpet too!

/pout

Silky smooth ride!

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 4:11:34pm

One of my friends who was out visiting this week is a big birder. (Is that the proper term?)

Anyway, she saw a condor today. I got a nice text in all caps.

We saw a whale on Wednesday too. And seals. Pretty nice wildlife trip for her.

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 4:12:11pm

re: #233 klys (maker of Silmarils)

One of my friends who was out visiting this week is a big birder. (Is that the proper term?)

Anyway, she saw a condor today. I got a nice text in all caps.

We saw a whale on Wednesday too. And seals. Pretty nice wildlife trip for her.

Tell her to come up here to eagle country; we have two nesting pairs within a couple of miles of the house.

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 4:13:42pm

They have a voice recognition guy on CNN (yeah, they suck)

BUT he just used the word Jihadi John in the same sentence as analyzing the trump tape.

-same procedure in analyzing voice for both.

LOL

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 4:14:25pm

re: #234 thedopefishlives

A couple of weeks back, I saw the male of one of the pairs in a field just up the road from my house. He was descending in a stiff breeze, not moving anywhere, just slowly coming straight down with his big wings spread out. It would have made for a phenomenal action shot.

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dell*nix  May 13, 2016 • 4:14:53pm

re: #134 KGxvi

When I was at Udorn RTAFB the base phone system was based on the WW II Japanese built exchange. Dial 2 Ring 3 is the one number I remember.

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SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN  May 13, 2016 • 4:17:13pm

re: #233 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Couple of years ago I saw an eagle. From a distance you could tell it was no ordinary bird, and then it just sort of opened its wings and glided over to a pond and tried to take a swipe at a heron (who I swear said “Fuck off”). Hardly even flapped its wings. Magnificent.

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Timothy Watson  May 13, 2016 • 4:18:00pm

re: #199 goddamnedfrank

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Someone get Frank some more updings for using a GIF of Wee-Bey from The Wire.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 4:18:03pm

re: #229 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 4:19:15pm

re: #238 SteveMcGaziBolaGate RN

Couple of years ago I saw an eagle. From a distance you could tell it was no ordinary bird, and then it just sort of opened its wings and glided over to a pond and tried to take a swipe at a heron (who I swear said “Fuck off”). Hardly even flapped its wings. Magnificent.

When my mom and dad come north for their fishing vacation, we always play Spot the Eagles when we’re out in the boat. One time we actually saw one make a bombing run at a fish. He was just kinda hanging around up above the lake, then all of a sudden he was in a full dive, then he opened up the dive brakes and lifted off and swooped away to a nearby tree. I’m guessing his chosen prey must’ve gotten disturbed somehow.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 4:20:32pm

re: #231 klys (maker of Silmarils)

But I wanna fly on the magic carpet too!

/pout

Well, you don’t know what we can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride…

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 4:21:24pm

re: #240 Blind Frog Belly White

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Bubblehead II  May 13, 2016 • 4:22:00pm

re: #61 Belafon

He will fail. The thing is, he’s not the problem, he’s only a symptom. There are too many people who are so invested in the Republican party as a thing that they cannot admit that they have screwed up. And they will vote for him for the same reason the junky will keep injecting long after the drugs have been rendered ineffective.

Hmmmm. Sounds like a Lizard we all know and like. Wonder how this is playing out for him as he watches his party self-destruct in a blaze of bigotry, racism and misogynistic hatred? Then again, he HAS been very quit of late. Gee, I wonder why?

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Stanley Sea  May 13, 2016 • 4:23:03pm

Get away. FAST!

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thedopefishlives  May 13, 2016 • 4:23:34pm

re: #245 Stanley Sea

Get away. FAST!

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It’s turtles all the way down…

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stpaulbear  May 13, 2016 • 4:25:30pm

re: #234 thedopefishlives

Tell her to come up here to eagle country; we have two nesting pairs within a couple of miles of the house.

There are eagles nesting within the city of St. Paul too. One of the nests is just across Warner Road from a MN DNR regional office, so they’ve set up an EagleCam that’s been in operation for years. The ‘babies’ are getting pretty big and you can tell that it’s kind of a cold and miserable here today.

webcams.dnr.state.mn.us

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 4:26:47pm

re: #243 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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Great White Snark  May 13, 2016 • 4:31:28pm

re: #245 Stanley Sea

“The turtle was okay and we put it back in the water.”

What a story he has to tell his pals tonight!

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Brian J.  May 13, 2016 • 4:33:45pm

re: #225 GlutenFreeJesus

But which brother is the bad brother?

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Remember, just because Bart is an evil twin doesn’t mean that Hugo isn’t.

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A Cranky One  May 13, 2016 • 4:35:10pm

re: #229 klys (maker of Silmarils)

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wrenchwench  May 13, 2016 • 4:37:57pm

I haven’t seen any eagles or turtles lately, but on Monday, a half an hour before the sun came up, I saw six Mule Deer come up the driveway and go down the other end. Then about 5 deer-lengths behind them came the neighbor’s tabby. The mighty hunter!

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lawhawk  May 13, 2016 • 4:37:58pm

re: #233 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Got to see a golden eagle once - over at Canyonlands as it was picking on some carrion near the road and probably no more than 50 feet away. If I had been outside my car, I swear the thing could probably have tried carrying me off. It was huge.

Also have seen a multitude of bald eagles when visiting Yellowstone. Very no nonsense creatures. They don’t seem to waste energy in whatever they’re doing.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 13, 2016 • 4:38:55pm

re: #253 lawhawk

My sister’s workplace has a golden eagle as one of their birds. She is a rather large girl.

They don’t have the interns work with her.

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retired cynic  May 13, 2016 • 4:39:55pm

re: #228 mmmirele

Mrs. Fish needs to look at the number of pervo preachers who get arrested every week. I pulled up two, just from the state of Arkansas, just from this week. …

Remember, innocent until proven guilty, etc., etc., but this is just two examples, from one state, in one week. A child is FAR MORE LIKELY to be sexually assaulted in a house of religion than in a restroom where there’s a transgender person in the next stall.

Mrs. Fish’s argument is what I am hearing around here. My arguments on the other side didn’t get anywhere at all.

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retired cynic  May 13, 2016 • 4:49:30pm

re: #254 klys (maker of Silmarils)

My sister’s workplace has a golden eagle as one of their birds. She is a rather large girl.

They don’t have the interns work with her.

We have bald eagles that nest here, but I got to see a golden back in 1980. He looked a bit tattered, so must have gotten really blown off course! I was sitting underneath him, watching him drift in slow circles, and one of our rough legged hawks (our biggest) went up to check him out. A rough legged is a big bird, but he would have fit entirely in one wing of the golden.

We also had an old friend, sadly no longer with us, who routinely rode on horseback around the mountains outside Los Angeles, and he said one day he smelled something awful, and heard a sound like a jet engine trying to rev up. It turned out a cow had died in a patch of very thick brush, and his riding by spooked two condors and six golden eagles away from their meal. What that would have been to have seen!

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Barefoot Grin  May 13, 2016 • 5:03:56pm

re: #245 Stanley Sea

Get away. FAST!

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Turtle wacks!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2016 • 5:11:50pm

re: #144 KGxvi

I’m guessing it’s similar to how many times phone numbers now start with 555-something today.

I’m way late on this, but I’m only halfway down the page. KL5- or 555- (same thing) is a forbidden prefix. I don’t know why, originally.) Nobody’s phone number is 555-anything. That’s why they use it in TV and movies.

Can’t go back too far—I remember when our prefix went from “Gladstone” to
Emerson-3”. That would have been…1960, about (?)

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Barefoot Grin  May 13, 2016 • 5:16:23pm

Couldn’t wait another 15 minutes to post Bob and Chez when I finally come up with a nugget of brilliance that no one will get? And, by the way, I won’t see any responses because I too am on to the next thread.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2016 • 5:23:45pm

re: #187 Jebediah, RBG

Oh - party line! I thought the “one long, two short” referred to smoke signals. (Cuz I’m old enough to remember party lines, and I amn’t THAT old, therefore…)

We were the last single-party line on page after page of the phone book. (Single-party lines were in darker type.)

They’d keep trying to sneak other people onto our line, but my Mom would call them and raise hell, and they’d back off for a while.

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 13, 2016 • 5:25:24pm

re: #257 Barefoot Grin

Turtle wacks!

But how do you whack ON?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 13, 2016 • 5:26:34pm

re: #196 CuriousLurker

Yeah, I was just thinking tweeting it every Friday might be a good idea. GMTA! ;-)

Post the tweet here every Friday night and if everybody here who’s on Twitter retweets it, it could really snowball….

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CuriousLurker  May 13, 2016 • 8:45:00pm

re: #262 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Good idea—I’ll try that next Friday—thanks!


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