Farewell - Calum Graham - Solo Acoustic Guitar

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Last week I posted the video of Calum Graham playing this beautiful piece on a harp guitar; here’s a new video of the same piece on a standard acoustic guitar, played on a beach in Maui.

Shot live in Maui, Hawaii on July 13th, 2017

Guitar TAB : calumgraham.com

CDs and Downloads available at : calumgraham.com

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Video shot on a Nikon D5300 by Danny Choi
Audio from an iPhone 6

Recorded on a Lowden Guitar, using the Tonewood Amp :
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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 11:46:11am

I actually like this version better for some reason. Kudos to the guys that edited this. They made it look easy, I’m certain it was not.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 11:50:07am
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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 11:51:01am
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piratedan  Jul 16, 2017 • 11:57:13am

We talk about Trump….

They talk about Hillary….

We talk about Trump being a racist…

but her e-mails…

We talk about Trump being a sexual predator…

but her e-mails

We talk about Trump not disclosing his taxes…

but her e-mails

We talk about Trump and his phony Foundations

Hillary had a Foundation too

We talk about the Russians…

Hillary knew Russians too

We talk about the DNC hack

Supposedly Hillary did it in some pervasive Jedi doublethink mind trick… ummm yeah

We talk about the money, who does he owe, who’s paying the bills..

Hillary got paid for speeches

so… obviously both sides…

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Skip Intro  Jul 16, 2017 • 11:57:20am

re: #3 Charles Johnson

So what’s the problem? They were all white, weren’t they? Perfectly fine for the media.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:02:05pm
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Skip Intro  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:07:43pm

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:09:34pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Poll: 73% of Democrats would give up booze for Trump impeachment. …
…

They’ll be right back on the sauce when they realize the new president is Mike Pence

I am certain that is the GOP’s long game, at least the fundamentalist branch of it…

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:11:10pm

re: #4 piratedan
Yeah…

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:15:01pm
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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:16:55pm
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nines09  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:18:44pm

How do you spell brilliance?

Video shot on a Nikon D5300 by Danny Choi
Audio from an iPhone 6

Recorded on a Lowden Guitar, using the Tonewood Amp

Like that. Of course the tone dripping from his fingers and that touch….

Brilliant.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:22:00pm

re: #9 Unshaken Defiance

Yeah…

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I like how collusion isn’t a crime but then they bring up unproven crap about the Clinton campaign and Ukrainians.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:22:19pm

re: #11 The Vicious Babushka

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You had me at potato!

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sagehen  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:22:33pm

I’m not usually one for superhero/comic book movies, but OMG look at the cast for Black Panther!!

Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan
Lupita Nyong’o
Danai Gurira
Martin Freeman
Angela Bassett
Forest Whitaker
Andy Serkis
Sterling K. Brown
Phylicia Rashad

I’ma wanna see this one…

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:23:08pm

re: #13 HappyWarrior

I like how collusion isn’t a crime but then they bring up unproven crap about the Clinton campaign and Ukrainians.

neglecting the major nuance of foreign nationals vs representatives of a foreign government.

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:23:49pm

I see where Megyn Kelly is interviewing Betsy DeVos tonight.

I’m not watching, but I do have interest in what she says being her first interview. I hope Kelly asks some decent questions, it will be good for America to hear more about the new Church Lady in charge of our schools.

One thing about the ‘net is you don’t have to watch the TV show, you can get a feel for it from how it is covered and the comments at place like here at LGF. Plus video clips everywhere.

Hey, a chance to display this…

She acts all Holy…but She may just be SATAN in Our Schools
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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:24:55pm

re: #17 ObserverArt

I see where Megyn Kelly is interviewing Betsy DeVos tonight.

I’m not watching, but I do have interest in what she says being her first interview. I hope Kelly asks some decent questions, it will be good for America to hear more about the new Church Lady in charge of our schools.

One thing about the ‘net is you don’t have to watch the TV show, you can get a feel for it from how it is covered and the comments at place like here at LGF. Plus video clips everywhere.

Hey, a chance to display this…

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I expect it to be pretty soft ballish given how she went on Alex Jones.

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:26:17pm

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Mmmm. Those look tasty.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:29:57pm

huffingtonpost.com

Somehow I think this is worse than a Goldman Sachs speech.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:32:19pm

re: #18 HappyWarrior

I expect it to be pretty soft ballish given how she went on Alex Jones.

I was thinking more like Tee Ball.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:33:17pm

re: #21 Eclectic Cyborg

I was thinking more like Tee Ball.

That works too.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:34:07pm

HURR HURR TEH DEMOCRATZ IS TEH REAL COLLUDERS!!!11!!1!!

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retired cynic  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:34:25pm

Beautiful, just beautiful.

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nines09  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:35:33pm

re: #24 retired cynic

There is no editing in that. That’s all him.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:35:49pm

re: #23 The Vicious Babushka

HURR HURR TEH DEMOCRATZ IS TEH REAL COLLUDERS!!!11!!1!!

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I thought collusion wasn’t a crime Detective Lumpy.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:36:45pm

re: #26 HappyWarrior

I thought collusion wasn’t a crime Detective Lumpy.

not as such, but he wants to prove that Liberals do it too!!!

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nines09  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:39:55pm

re: #1 Unshaken Defiance

I could loop this for about 4 hours. I think I’ve just heard almost perfect.
Beautiful artist Charles. Thanks.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:40:02pm

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:43:57pm

re: #29 Unshaken Defiance

Like Fox didn’t do everything they could to ruin Obama…

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:44:08pm
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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:51:50pm

re: #31 jaunte

Fine we should clear out nearly all the Russian diplos pending resolution of their election attacks, not just here but at any and all allies or democracies. Kick em all out for 90 days, pull ours. Just keep the functional crews at the embassy for American needs.

I don’t advocate moving troops or military shows of force on this. None of that but a generous portion on the diplomatic side. How else to respond to such a brazen act?

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makeitstop  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:51:57pm

re: #12 nines09

How do you spell brilliance?

Video shot on a Nikon D5300 by Danny Choi
Audio from an iPhone 6

Recorded on a Lowden Guitar, using the Tonewood Amp

Like that. Of course the tone dripping from his fingers and that touch….

Brilliant.

That Tonewood Amp is quite an invention. It’s on my ‘to-buy’ list, maybe by the end of the year.

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nowherenorth2  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:54:25pm

re: #23 The Vicious Babushka

Looks like lumpy is gonna cry in that pic

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:54:27pm

re: #12 nines09

How they dealt with the changing light and exposure values with a single camera and not lights reminded me of the early days of DSLR video. Minimalist but better than one could do with any film camera short of a lot of hardware. Well done on color timing.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 12:57:05pm

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I Would Prefer Not To  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:03:55pm

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nines09  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:07:51pm

re: #33 makeitstop

That was my first view into that. The sustain is sweet Waves, water, wind, and an iPhone 6…..Jimminy….

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nines09  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:08:24pm

re: #35 Unshaken Defiance

Brilliant all around. waves…..wind…..talent…..

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Timothy Watson  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:09:44pm

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During the Cold War, did the Soviet Union ever outright threaten diplomatic staff?

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:11:24pm

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sagehen  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:14:37pm

re: #32 Unshaken Defiance

Fine we should clear out nearly all the Russian diplos pending resolution of their election attacks, not just here but at any and all allies or democracies. Kick em all out for 90 days, pull ours. Just keep the functional crews at the embassy for American needs.

I don’t advocate moving troops or military shows of force on this. None of that but a generous portion on the diplomatic side. How else to respond to such a brazen act?

Not just the Russian diplos… howzabout *all* Russian nationals. Businessmen, students, tourists, etc etc etc

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:18:29pm

re: #42 sagehen

Not just the Russian diplos… howzabout *all* Russian nationals. Businessmen, students, tourists, etc etc etc

I thought about that. Chose not as an arrow still in the quiver. But arguable certainly. Hard on some US citizens that are legit.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:19:13pm

re: #42 sagehen

Not just the Russian diplos… howzabout *all* Russian nationals. Businessmen, students, tourists, etc etc etc

The issue here is diplomats and officials…again, working with foreign nationals to influence an election is one thing, but when government officials collude with Americans, that is no longer legal or acceptable

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:21:31pm

It’s frustrating the news will can say “35 diplos expelled” but no mention of how many remain.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:21:49pm

How did this idiot Ducklips become a judge?

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:22:58pm

re: #46 The Vicious Babushka

She bought it.

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Anymouse 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:24:56pm

re: #42 sagehen

Not just the Russian diplos… howzabout *all* Russian nationals. Businessmen, students, tourists, etc etc etc

My sister-in-law is a dual national (Russia-USA) - she became a citizen in 2012. I’d really rather see her stay here, thank you.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:26:50pm

re: #47 PhillyPretzel

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Watch nothing happen by way of reply lol.

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:34:46pm

Fox is really dumpster diving these days aren’t they? The Judge is admitting she’d be on her way to hell to find out oppo info on her opponents. Clue for the Judge. Look around the Fox studios Jeanine, you are in hell. You already made your deal with the devil. We all know it.

Say hi to Rupert for us down there!

I know they will always have their viewers at Fox News, but I hope the crazier they get the more they start to lose people.

Who knows, maybe somewhere in America someone heard the judge and said “oh my gawd, did you here that, she would work with the devil? We are not watching her no more.”

And then someone else says: “Hannity says it’s okay to deal with the Russians. In my day we didn’t deal with Russians. Don’t think I’m ‘bout to start now truth be told.”

Yeah, I can dream. Sigh.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 1:52:34pm

Now the folks who DON’T collude with Russians are accused of “Unamerican activities.”

Strange Times

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Anymouse 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:01:18pm

Media click bait - Story alleging that “strange signals” from a nearby star might be something of a mystery (therefore aliens).

msn.com

They cite SETI, but of note they take SETI out of context.

The radio signals appear to be coming from Ross 128, a red dwarf star that’s not yet known to have any planets and is about 2,800 times dimmer than the sun. Abel Méndez, an astrobiologist at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, said the star was observed for 10 minutes, during which time the signal was picked up and “almost periodic”.

Deep in the article they note the Arecibo Radio Telescope is going to take another look at this star, and the area surrounding it.

Of note, I run SETI’s distributed computing program on my home computer. SETI has put nothing out on its own messages (which come directly to people running SETI@home for BOINC) indicating anything at all about this signal or potential for alien life.

We need better science communicators in the news media.

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A Mom Anon  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:02:04pm

re: #51 ObserverArt

I think we’re looking at about a third of the country’s adults who simply have so much invested in being a conservative republican that there’s no way in hell they can be reached. They’re also heavily invested in being angry and mean over shit that doesn’t exist.

The Husband has a friend in his late 30’s. He’s a cute guy, has an adorable family, is a really great and involved Dad (his kids are 3 and 5), and if you leave politics out of it, he’s funny and cool to hang out with. But…

He’s a freaking crazy ass gun nut. I mean to the point of posting shit on the 4th of July showing all his guns laid out on an American flag while he’s “cleaning his Freedom”. Seriously. He grew up in a law enforcement family (though he never became a cop or joined the military, interesting….) that is super conservative and that shit is embedded in his brain. The Muslims are coming to get us all, the Democrats want to take his guns (which is interesting since he’s got about 20, from handguns to AKs and no one has knocked on his door to take them or we’d have ALL heard about it by now). What sucks is that I like the guy, he’s got super firm morals, an amazing work ethic and like I said, he’s a real family guy, super involved.

So the old folks who love them some Rush and Hannity and watch FOX all day have given birth to kids like our friend, and that shit will get passed down. I don’t know how we minimize this shit. They’re pissed off at a caricature of Liberals that simply doesn’t exist. They’re scared of things that have no basis in reality, how do you combat that? I don’t think you can. Which means we have to go around them to the best of our ability and leave them behind so we can clean up the mess they helped make.

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calochortus  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:07:40pm

OT rant. Feel free to ignore.
Someone should tell the state of Washington that visiting the state’s beautiful natural areas is confusing as hell. Do we need a Discovery Pass? Oops, no, this area requires a Northwest Forest Pass, but it seems to be closed to traffic anyway if I understand correctly. Well, how about that area over there? Who knows? OK, tell me about the trails in your state park over here. No, not the camping and the beach-the trails. And I really don’t trust the state because 5 years ago, when we were out in the middle of nowhere in eastern WA we were confronted with a sign informing us we needed a pass, but with no information about what is was and where to get one. It was sufficiently remote that we just left a note on the dashboard pointing out we’d love to buy a pass but had no idea how to do that out there and came to no harm.

I know they aren’t responsible for the Forest Service and all, but for visitors coming to just have a look around, you’d think the Chamber of Commerce or someone would have a site to explain the different state and federally managed areas and where you could pay on the spot, and where you’d need to buy what kind of pass ahead of time.

On the other hand, I’m looking forward to our trip to Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, and the Olympic Peninsula. 2 glorious weeks. Leaving mañana.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:12:38pm

re: #54 A Mom Anon

I think we’re looking at about a third of the country’s adults who simply have so much invested in being a conservative republican that there’s no way in hell they can be reached. They’re also heavily invested in being angry and mean over shit that doesn’t exist.

I understand why my older brother is so anti-government: we grew up (and he still lives) in one of the worst-governed areas of the country, Northwest Indiana.

Corruption and incompetence as far as the eye can see.

But that is corruption and incompetence that goes hand in hand with corruption and incompetence in industry and business, he fails to see that side of it.

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:15:22pm

re: #56 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I understand why my older brother is so anti-government: we grew up (and he still lives) in one of the worst-governed areas of the country, Northwest Indiana.

Corruption and incompetence as far as the eye can see.

But that is corruption and incompetence that goes hand in hand with corruption and incompetence in industry and business, he fails to see that side of it.

Northwest Indiana, hey! I spent a lot of my formative years outside of Valparaiso.

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Anymouse 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:17:39pm

re: #56 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

I understand why my older brother is so anti-government: we grew up (and he still lives) in one of the worst-governed areas of the country, Northwest Indiana.

Corruption and incompetence as far as the eye can see.

But that is corruption and incompetence that goes hand in hand with corruption and incompetence in industry and business, he fails to see that side of it.

It’s something like religion, you can’t reason someone out of a position they reasoned themselves into (or were indoctrinated into). They will have to do it themselves.

Such thinking has always been thus: move forward three steps, backward two.

As far as the gun nut with all his guns laid out on a flag, I guess he hasn’t heard of the US Flag Code (which prohibits such things). Another fair weather meme patriot. I have little use for that sort of thing. (Perhaps that’s why my town has me in charge of the Flag Committee.)

Owning so many guns (unless he is some sort of collector) makes one wonder what he’s afraid of (but I’ll bet I can guess: liberals, people who don’t look like him, big scary government that through taxation provided most of the modern conveniences he has today, &c)

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A Mom Anon  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:18:37pm

re: #56 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

They also fail to see that electing people into office that 1) say they hate the government and 2) are tied to the business corruption are a key to the problem.

I will never figure out why in the hell you would elect people to do jobs for a government they proclaim loudly that they hate. Would you hire a babysitter that openly states they hate kids? A veterinarian that loathes animals? Would they want a teacher for their kids who was a child abuser? So why the fuck is electing people to office the exception to that? It totally freaks me out.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:18:45pm
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Anymouse 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:20:07pm

re: #55 calochortus

Have fun on your vacation!

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:20:54pm

re: #57 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Northwest Indiana, hey! I spent a lot of my formative years outside of Valparaiso.

That is where he now lives

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:22:05pm

re: #62 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

That is where he now lives

I’m sorry.

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calochortus  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:26:10pm

re: #61 Anymouse 🌹

Have fun on your vacation!

Thank you. Wildflower reports for the Olympic Peninsula and Mt. Rainier are looking good. :) Mr. C. is a little disappointed that the forest service road to the Spirit Lake trail at Mt. St. Helens is closed because of damage, but we’ll find plenty to do there anyway.

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BeachDem  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:27:14pm

re: #46 The Vicious Babushka

How did this idiot Ducklips become a judge?

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It was Westchester, Jake.

She never did well running for office once she left that little nest. Even with the yam donating to her various campaigns (and who knows how many of her tax-evading-conspirator ex-husband’s buddies.)

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Anymouse 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:28:03pm

I’m off for a nap. Catch y’all later.

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A Mom Anon  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:28:29pm

re: #58 Anymouse 🌹

He’s afraid of what he’s been told to be afraid of, told and taught. He lives in a nice area, good schools, low crime rates, and yet he acts like he’s living in some third world hellhole. But he has never once had to use those weapons for defense and most likely never will. He is very careful, has all those weapons under lock and key, built a couple of them himself, so he knows what he’s doing as opposed to some of the idiots around here. But still, all that money could pay for some time in college or the private school his little girl goes to. He owns his own business and employed The Husband once when he was between jobs and we were struggling. It’s hard to reconcile those two parts of his personality. I am not sure he’s completely unreachable but he’d need to give up some very ingrained habits (talk radio, crap on Facebook, etc)

He knows I am Liberal and I think he’s a bit intimidated by me, lol. I can get him to sit down and drink with me sometimes and when I do, I can sort of penetrate the shell, but he truly doesn’t get it. I think he thinks I’m not the typical Liberal and that I’m some sort of rare creature.

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dangerman  Jul 16, 2017 • 2:29:23pm

re: #54 A Mom Anon

… They’re pissed off at a caricature of Liberals that simply doesn’t exist. They’re scared of things that have no basis in reality, how do you combat that? I don’t think you can. Which means we have to go around them to the best of our ability and leave them behind so we can clean up the mess they helped make.

something, somehow has to eventually hit them personally.

can’t prove the negative “no one has ever come for your guns” - (but they could..)

won’t have to say anything when they lose their heath insurance. it’s incontrovertibly true - no “alternative facts’ necessary. and it’ll be clear who did it.

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darthstar  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:03:30pm
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dangerman  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:09:13pm

re: #69 darthstar

no posts for 30 minutes

phew - thanks for posting that / anything.

i thought i shut down the internets.

and now i gotta run..

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Unabogie  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:09:22pm

Shoot, I had to leave, but wanted to reply to Anymouse:

re: #149 Anymouse 🌹

Well, that goes back to the old joke, “How do you know someone is a vegan? They’ll tell you.”

What’s undeniably bad for the environment is trucking or shipping vegetables all over the planet. You know what we can grow around here? Cattle, chickens, sheep, corn, and wheat.

If you’re “thinking globally but acting locally” you know what you buy to eat here? Beef, chicken, mutton or lamb, corn, and wheat.

I’ve been in a running argument with a moonbat vegan on another site now for four days who is trying to convince me (a city water operator) that the reason there is no Vitamin B-12 in water is because chlorination by cities kills it.

(For the record, B-12 grows in the gut bacteria of ruminants, and certain algae that is not found on this continent. You can get it from grass that has cow pies in it. It is not recommended to eat cow pies, though I’ll bet there’s a moonbat out there who thinks that’s fine. It is not found in water except water with dead animals in it, chlorine does not destroy B-12, cities are not required to chlorinate water unless they have contamination in their water supplies, and homeowners with wells are not required to chlorinate water ever.)

Ok, so the vast majority of vegetation grown is to feed livestock. I know there are small communities in which Betsy the Cow is still grazing on grass, but vast majority of animal products are produced from factory farms, and those farms are feeding their cows large amounts of soybeans. There are no credible studies that dispute the idea that vegan diets are better for the environment.

Moreover, it’s also undeniable that humans can get all nutrients from plants. As you noted, B12 is one thing that is difficult to get from plants, but we don’t need that much B12. We store it a long time and can easily take a supplement once in awhile and be fine.

The only argument in favor of eating meat is “I like it”. But considering that the animals in question are treated in a way that would get you arrested if you did it to a dog, I don’t see how that’s compelling.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:10:51pm

A joke I heard a long time ago, and it’s in no way intended to offend any vegans here:

If you love animals so much, why do you want to eat all their food? :))))

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:11:21pm

Well crap.

Rest In Peace George

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:12:22pm

re: #73 Unshaken Defiance

I agree. RIP Mr Romero.

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A Cranky One  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:15:03pm

re: #67 A Mom Anon

It’s an interesting phenomenon. I work in an extremely Republican area and with several hard right-wingers. When some discussions revealed I’m a liberal, they were shocked to discover that I wasn’t a “low information” voter; rather, they learned that I’m far more knowledgeable than they are about facts, government, the Constitution, etc.. I think it created some cognitive dissonance to learn that liberals aren’t like the caricature they’ve been fed for years. I can only hope that experience will give a least a few of them pause and get them to question what they’ve been told. Unlikely, I know, but they’ve at least learned that their talking points don’t reflect reality. It’s a start.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:17:22pm

New one for today:

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Unabogie  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:17:55pm

re: #72 GlutenFreeJesus

A joke I heard a long time ago, and it’s in no way intended to offend any vegans here:

If you love animals so much, why do you want to eat all their food? :))))

But seriously, we grow a shit ton of vegetables to feed livestock. If we just ate the veggies ourselves we’d save billions of gallons of water.

science.time.com

Just to note the scale of factory farming, humans kill around 56 billion animals each year for food/clothing/byproducts. We’re basically breeding them on massive scale for no good reason.

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Targetpractice  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:18:33pm

re: #73 Unshaken Defiance

Well crap.

Rest In Peace George

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:31:47pm

re: #54 A Mom Anon

Your friend seems like a good candidate fro photoshoping a dildo on a “cleaning” picture.

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mmmirele  Jul 16, 2017 • 3:38:29pm

re: #53 Anymouse 🌹

I’m going with the “it’s terrestrial in origin” theory for the time being. It’s probably someone’s car alarm bipping every 10 minutes.

phl.upr.edu is the website for Ross 128 at the observatory.

For the record, Ross 128 is just under 11 light years away, but is so dim that it’s an 11th magnitude star (as in Not Naked-Eye Visible By Anyone, No Way, No How).

en.wikipedia.org

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:01:29pm

Facebook Video

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sagehen  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:08:05pm

re: #69 darthstar

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:08:18pm

re: #81 teleskiguy

Ringtoning this!

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:09:36pm

re: #82 sagehen

another reason ted lieu is cool:

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A Cranky One  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:10:58pm

re: #81 teleskiguy

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The Ghost of a Flea  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:13:16pm

re: #82 sagehen

In the Game of Tiny Thrones you either win or you die or you’re not a hamster.

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BigPapa  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:19:15pm

re: #81 teleskiguy

That gets funnier after the 4th or 5th time watching it all the way through.

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:22:01pm

Went to see “The Big Sick” this afternoon with my wife. We both really enjoyed it.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:22:56pm

re: #17 ObserverArt

Megyn Kelly questions to Betty Devos:

“Why do liberals hate you so much when you’re such a nice lady?”

“Which do you prefer cats or dogs?”

“On a scale of one to ten, how close are you to God?”

I was hoping that Kelly would be off TV by now given how poorly in the ratings her show is. She can always weasel herself back to Fox News.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:25:43pm
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$30. 30 big ones. 30 bones. She’s a multi-millionaire, folks.

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The Dude Abides  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:25:45pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

Has anyone mentioned that Sekulow may have incompetently outed DJT as being present at Junior’s infamous meeting with the Russians? This meeting occurred before Trump’s children were being protected by the USSS. I mean, this seems pretty obvious, right?

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:27:31pm

re: #90 teleskiguy

$30 for hundreds of thousands in publicity.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:32:04pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:32:32pm

re: #91 The Dude Abides

Has anyone mentioned that Sekulow may have incompetently outed DJT as being present at Junior’s infamous meeting with the Russians? This meeting occurred before Trump’s children were being protected by the USSS. I mean, this seems pretty obvious, right?

Trump was in the building, so the SS would probably be screening everyong entering the building.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:36:07pm

August 2016:

He’s not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He’s not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want,” Trump said in an interview on Sunday with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.”

July 2017:

Russia quietly moves border hundreds of yards into occupied Georgia

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BigPapa  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:36:14pm

re: #88 Barefoot Grin

I want to see it too. Love Kumail. He’s a great follow on Twitter. The trailer of ‘the morning after’ is hilarious.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:36:39pm

re: #90 teleskiguy

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If that is a real tweet, Delta is throwing deep shade Coulter’s way. Not that she doesn’t deserve it and worse, of course, for whining about a minor inconvenience.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:38:30pm

re: #97 Patricia Kayden

If that is a real tweet, Delta is throwing deep shade Coulter’s way. Not that she doesn’t deserve it and worse, of course, for whining about a minor inconvenience.

They’re real alright.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:41:20pm

re: #23 The Vicious Babushka

Democrats owe Trump absolutely nothing. After what the Republicans did to President Obama for 8 years, they have a nerve to expect any cooperation and respect from Democrats in or outside of Congress.

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b.d. (bill d.)  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:41:26pm

re: #92 jaunte

$30 for hundreds of thousands in publicity.

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The Dude Abides  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:44:36pm

re: #94 Belafon

Trump was in the building, so the SS would probably be screening everyong entering the building.

Except plenty of well-connected Russians already live in that building. How would the Secret Service know who was in the actual meeting if DJT wasn’t present? Can’t you see Trump’s mob lawyers talking about this with the Trump family and saying, “hey, the Secret Service was there, let’s pin this on them!”? Not realizing of course that for the USSS to be there, then DJT had to be there.

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Timothy Watson  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:50:31pm

re: #102 wrenchwench

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:54:00pm

re: #98 teleskiguy

They should also remind her that taking photographs of passengers is illegal. Actually, I wish they would ban her from ever flying Delta again. That would show Princess Ann that everyone isn’t fascinated by her foolishness.

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wrenchwench  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:54:56pm

re: #103 Timothy Watson

So the next wingnut boycott will be against Delta right?

They’ll only boycott the left wing(s).

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:55:48pm

re: #103 Timothy Watson

So the next wingnut boycott will be against Delta right?

While I am no fan of Delta, if wingnuts boycotted it en masse I may have to reconsider.

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b.d. (bill d.)  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:56:40pm

re: #103 Timothy Watson

So the next wingnut boycott will be against Delta right?

aren’t they busy boycotting the NFL?

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:56:43pm

re: #98 teleskiguy

They’re real alright.

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Skip Intro  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:57:02pm

re: #100 b.d.

She’s a RWNJ star who doesn’t have her own jet and flies steerage. Ann must be eating out of dumpsters these days to make ends meet.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:57:23pm

re: #107 b.d.

aren’t they busy boycotting the NFL?

Probably stopped since Kaepernick is unsigned.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:57:52pm

re: #95 GlutenFreeJesus

Why not? They now have a huge ally in the White House so they feel they can pretty much do anything they like. Let’s see if any Republicans in Congress speak out against this encroachment. I recall McCain claiming that “We are all Georgians” a few years back. Let’s see what he has to say about his President and Russia now.

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Dave In Austin  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:58:29pm

re: #109 Skip Intro

She’s a RWNJ star who doesn’t have her own jet and flies steerage. Ann must be eating out of dumpsters these days to make ends meet.

And smoking Mahar’s weed to boot….

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sagehen  Jul 16, 2017 • 4:59:40pm

GAME OF THRONES REMINDER:

If you have something to say about tonight’s ep, PUT IT BEHIND SPOILER TAG.

kthxbai

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retired cynic  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:03:09pm

Footnote from Rude Pundit:

(Note: Sure, Democrats went along some of the time with GOP lies because they can get swept up in a lie as much as anyone, but they rarely have been the originators of a big lie in the last 50 years. And, yeah, the country ain’t perfect. No shit. Patriots work to make it better.)

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makeitstop  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:03:10pm

re: #101 The Dude Abides

Except plenty of well-connected Russians already live in that building. How would the Secret Service know who was in the actual meeting if DJT wasn’t present? Can’t you see Trump’s mob lawyers talking about this with the Trump family and saying, “hey, the Secret Service was there, let’s pin this on them!”? Not realizing of course that for the USSS to be there, then DJT had to be there.

Trump got Secret Service protection at the end of November, 2015. For the record.

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:03:11pm
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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:06:15pm

Trying to find a date like…

Hilarious orangutan does everything to get his friends attention

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:06:41pm

re: #116 jaunte

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KingKenrod  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:09:10pm

“seeking emails” is illegal.

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JordanRules  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:09:41pm
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Targetpractice  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:12:08pm

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plansbandc  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:12:55pm

The MRAs are exceptionally stupid. No wonder they worship the orange shitbag.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:16:32pm
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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:17:53pm

re: #123 plansbandc

The MRAs are exceptionally stupid. No wonder they worship the orange shitbag.

MRA’s worship only themselves. They ally with Trump because they see the same thing in him that they see in themselves - extreme narcissism.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:20:16pm

re: #125 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

MRA’s worship only themselves. They ally with Trump because they see the same thing in him that they see in themselves - extreme narcissism.

…plus extreme insecurity.

Hence the constant demand that others defer, and all the baying about how criticism is an attack.

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:21:04pm

re: #117 jaunte

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:22:47pm

RIP George Romero. Or not, your choice.

vox.com

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HappyWarrior  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:23:47pm

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:25:10pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:26:29pm

re: #8 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Poll: 73% of Democrats would give up booze for Trump impeachment. …
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They’ll be right back on the sauce when they realize the new president is Mike Pence

I am certain that is the GOP’s long game, at least the fundamentalist branch of it…

They can legislate all they want, they can’t make me believe or conform to their lifestyles.

I’m an old woman…a crone, if you will…

They can not make me believe their nonsense, no matter how many laws they manage to pass, nor can they make me behave to their wishes.

Ain’t gonna happen.

So says the crone.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:28:39pm
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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:28:59pm

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The Ghost of a Flea  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:29:25pm

re: #130 teleskiguy

Aw. Two guys I liked.

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piratedan  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:31:03pm

re: #132 Charles Johnson

if IIRC Byron was one of the main anti-HRC water carriers over at the NYT, guy must take his marching orders from someone very pro-GOP.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:31:50pm

re: #130 teleskiguy

Met him once - seemed like a really nice guy. Sad to see him go, but he had a full life.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:33:46pm

One of the dumber things you’ll see today.

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Dave In Austin  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:34:38pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:34:40pm

re: #130 teleskiguy

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:34:41pm

re: #137 goddamnedfrank

One of the dumber things you’ll see today.

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JordanRules  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:35:32pm

I’m not into horror at all, but I saw a doc once on NOTLD and it was fascinating.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:35:51pm

re: #124 teleskiguy

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:40:07pm
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retired cynic  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:41:06pm

re: #131 Backwoods_Sleuth

They can legislate all they want, they can’t make me believe or conform to their lifestyles.

I’m an old woman…a crone, if you will…

They can not make me believe their nonsense, no matter how many laws they manage to pass, not can they make me behave to their wishes.

Ain’t gonna happen.

So says the crone.

Pfui. You’re just a mere child. Get off my lawn.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:41:57pm
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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:44:40pm

Martin Landau and George Romero? I can’t even guess what media will be used for entertainment a thousand years from now, but its creators will know those names and study their work.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:46:30pm
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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:46:33pm

re: #147 Charles Johnson

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:48:05pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

“Satan’s Trophy Administration.”

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:49:01pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

That’s … pretty telling, actually. They would literally ally with Satan himself to ensure a Republican victory. Which is interesting, since they claim that the GOP is the Party of God, and therefore wouldn’t need the assistance of the fallen archangel to win.

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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:52:35pm

Landau’s uncanny portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood earned him a well-deserved Oscar. It was a remarkable portrayal, all the more challenging because the subject himself was so well known to movie audiences.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:52:53pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

The Devil came down to Fox News, he was looking for a soul to steal…

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Quoth the raven, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:53:44pm

re: #154 Eclectic Cyborg

The Devil came down to Fox News, he was looking for a soul to steal…

And left empty-handed, because everyone who worked there was a soulless bastard.

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Romantic Heretic  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:54:07pm

re: #154 Eclectic Cyborg

And he found out that he didn’t need to steal them. They wanted to give them away.

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garzooma  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:58:33pm

re: #132 Charles Johnson

Byron York ✔ @ByronYork
New: What campaign wouldn’t seek motherlode of Clinton emails? ow.ly

What campaign wouldn’t send operatives to break into DNC headquarters in the Watergate hotel?

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The Dude Abides  Jul 16, 2017 • 5:58:59pm

re: #115 makeitstop

Precisely my point. His family didn’t get USSS protection until 120 days before the election, so if the Secret Service was there, then DJT was likely there.

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Targetpractice  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:00:48pm

re: #157 garzooma

What campaign wouldn’t send operatives to break into DNC headquarters in the Watergate hotel?

That was one of the favorite arguments of Nixon defenders, that they hadn’t done anything wrong because what campaign would pass up the opportunity to get inside info into its opposition?

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:01:41pm
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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:09:48pm
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piratedan  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:10:06pm

re: #161 Kragar

shit like that should come to the attention of the state where she is authorized to practice law and the state bar notified and a motion made to have her licence revoked.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:16:33pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:21:16pm

re: #15 sagehen

I’m not usually one for superhero/comic book movies, but OMG look at the cast for Black Panther!!

Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan
Lupita Nyong’o
Danai Gurira
Martin Freeman
Angela Bassett
Forest Whitaker
Andy Serkis
Sterling K. Brown
Phylicia Rashad

I’ma wanna see this one…

Imma gonna buy the DVD.
Won’t even ask how much.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:21:52pm
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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:32:26pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:44:35pm

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:45:13pm

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Young’s Literal Translation
Psalm 137

1 By rivers of Babylon — There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

2 On willows in its midst we hung our harps.

3 For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers — joy: ‘Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.’

4 How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!

6 My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, ‘Rase, rase to its foundation!’

8 O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.

9 O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!

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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:45:23pm

Cute break!

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:47:14pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

I gave up after the 2nd book, never watched the show

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:47:20pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

Not quite the only. Saw maybe 2 episodes season 1. That’s it.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:48:03pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:49:33pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.

Neither for me also.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:50:50pm

In the immortal words of Bob Dylan, now I don’t feel so all alone.

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petesh  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:50:54pm

re: #179 Eventual Carrion

Neither for me also.

Me too.

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petesh  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:51:39pm

re: #180 Charles Johnson

In the immortal words of Bob Dylan, now I don’t feel so all alone.

And the next line … [cough]

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:52:01pm

re: #181 petesh

Me too.

As well, also.

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:53:01pm

re: #183 Barefoot Grin

As well, also.

None of them Katie!

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makeitstop  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:55:34pm

re: #176 Unshaken Defiance

Not quite the only. Saw maybe 2 episodes season 1. That’s it.

I never even watched a clip. Left me at a disadvantage at understanding a lot of memes.

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:56:50pm

I did see Spiderman today.

I think Micheal Keaton’s Vulture is my favorite Marvel villain so far.

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calochortus  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:56:58pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

Nah, I haven’t either. Maybe we should find ourselves a safe space so we won’t feel left out?

edited so it would resemble English.

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William Lewis  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:58:05pm

re: #175 Kragar

I gave up after the 2nd book, never watched the show

Halfway through the first book I started laughing in derision & took it back to the library. I have never bothered with the show either. Deadly dull pretense.

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Semper Fi  Jul 16, 2017 • 6:59:30pm

Shhhhhh!!! I’m watching it now…..

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:00:32pm

re: #188 William Lewis

Halfway through the first book I started laughing in derision & took it back to the library. I have never bothered with the show either. Deadly dull pretense.

Coworker: “Its pretty hard to follow. You probably just found it too confusing.”

Bitch please. I made it thru the entire Wheel of Time series multiple times. Sit your ass down.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:02:41pm

What the hell…
I mostly ignore the internet this afternoon and evening, and ya’ll go and kill off both George Romero and Martin Landau?
Christ almighty, there’s no reason the celebrate the return of GoT to that extreme.

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calochortus  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:02:54pm

Hmmm, the neighbors are back after a rather long trip. Even if I hadn’t noticed their car being back on the street, I couldn’t miss the fact that they are getting 2 or 3 deliveries of random stuff a day. Some poor sap is hauling 3 cases of bottled water up their driveway now. They must buy everything online.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:05:37pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

You’re not alone. Tried to watch it and it made no sense at all.

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:06:31pm

re: #190 Kragar

Coworker: “Its pretty hard to follow. You probably just found it too confusing.

Bitch please. I made it thru the entire Wheel of Time series multiple times. Sit your ass down.

I only made it through 11 of the WoT series. I did/do enjoy them.

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majii  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:07:33pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

“Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.”

Same here.

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Broad With Sass  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:09:47pm

Add me to the leper colony But I might watch The Foundation Series when it comes to HBO

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:10:04pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

I don’t watch GOT. I could only get about 50 pages into the first book.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:11:39pm

I wonder if any sanctions in place restrict the purchase of stamps fro North Korea.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:12:59pm

re: #161 Kragar

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:14:13pm

re: #194 Eventual Carrion

I only made it through 11 of the WoT series. I did/do enjoy them.

You missed one of the greatest moments in the series.

To paraphrase:

One of the Forsaken: “You don’t actually think you can win?”
Lan: “I didn’t come here to win. I came here to kill you.”

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:15:56pm

re: #200 Kragar

You missed one of the greatest moments in the series.

To paraphrase:

One of the Forsaken: “You don’t actually think you can win?”
Lan: “I didn’t come here to win. I came here to kill you.”

I’m sure I will pick up where I left off some day and get the last few (2000 pages) read.

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:25:08pm

re: #197 The Vicious Babushka

They still haven’t explained why the White Walkers don’t just walk underwater around the end of the Wall. They don’t need to breathe, since they’re already dead. Ideal submersible invasion force.

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:25:48pm

I guess that would make the book too short.

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retired cynic  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:26:54pm

GOT

When everyone was talking about it, I got the first book from the library, and could not get into it at all. And I have read just about all of Tolkien, including all the extra bits. And LOTR (and even the Hobbit, and Harry Potter, for gosh sakes). So I finally got the discs of the first season, and talk about gratuitous…. stuff. Give me character development any time! So I have seen the first season, and tried the first book, but I’m bowing out. Sigh. And I wanted more dragons!

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:27:02pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.

It’s catching. I never watched GOT either.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:27:18pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

Couldn’t finish the book, quit the series about six episodes in.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:28:38pm
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wheat-dogg  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:30:36pm

Y’all done hating on Game of Thrones yet?

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:31:08pm
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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:31:12pm

re: #208 wheat-dogg

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:31:31pm

re: #208 wheat-dogg

Y’all done hating on Game of Thrones yet?

No hate, just not my bag, daddio.

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scottslemmons  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:31:39pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.

Don’t have HBO, never really got into the show because of that. And I hate reading doorstopper novels. I already have too many unread books anyway… :/

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:31:44pm

re: #210 jaunte

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

Neither have I.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:32:09pm

re: #208 wheat-dogg

Y’all done hating on Game of Thrones yet?

Hating? The fact that we can’t get into it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

(Snowflake. ///)

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:32:15pm

re: #208 wheat-dogg

No.

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe.  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:33:02pm

re: #210 jaunte

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

Now THAT’S unnatural.

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calochortus  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:34:25pm

Hmmm, the neighbors are back after a rather long trip. Even if I hadn’t noticed their car being back on the street, I couldn’t miss the fact that they are getting 2 or 3 deliveries of random stuff a day. Some poor sap is hauling 3 cases of bottled water up their driveway now. They must buy everything online.re: #210 jaunte

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

I watched a couple episodes decades ago. Wasn’t my thing.

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retired cynic  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:34:28pm

Two important features from the Washington Monthly, IMO:

Donald Trump Jr. was so far out of his League, by Martin Longman, referencing Julia Ioffe

This article talks about the Crown Prosecutor not being Natalia Veselnitskaya, but Yury Chaika, a BFD if true.

And my favorite Nancy LeTourneau says Kushner is at the heart of every issue related to the Russia story.

Neither is long, but they kept my attention!

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:34:42pm

There have been those closed mall videos posted here at LGF. Fitting that.

When I think of George Romero and zombies I remember laughing at some of the great lines regarding the zombie mall shoppers in Dawn of the Dead. I loved the first movie, but the whole mall idea of the second was just on point at the time. The late 70s. Great concept.

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ObserverArt  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:35:40pm

re: #208 wheat-dogg

Y’all done hating on Game of Thrones yet?

Not watching is not hating. That’s all I admit too!

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:36:18pm

re: #210 jaunte

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

WHAT?

Coolest scene ever!

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:36:43pm

I confess to hating the show hype, not the show.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:38:24pm

re: #222 Unshaken Defiance

I confess to hating the show hype, not the show.

The last two seasons of Breaking Bad I felt a similar hate, especially people just catching on. Hey fuckers, this show has been blowing it out for five years now and *now* you think it’s the greatest thing ever?!?

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:39:32pm

One of these days, if I’m ever going to catch up, I’m going to need to watch seasons 5 & 6 of GoT.

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Eventual Carrion  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:39:47pm

re: #210 jaunte

I’ve never watched Dr. Who episode.

Early 70’s I did, Benny Hill too.

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wheat-dogg  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:40:22pm

re: #224 FormerDirtDart

One of these days, if I’m ever going to catch up, I’m going to need to watch seasons 5 & 6 of GoT.

Spoiler alert: people die. In droves.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:41:31pm

Last show I loved that much was Justified. Timothy Oliphant

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:42:13pm

re: #225 Eventual Carrion

I should get the whole set and binge-watch.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:43:32pm

re: #149 Charles Johnson

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Who cares what Fox News would do? Trump Junior broke the law. Mueller isn’t going to clear him based on what Trump sycophants would or wouldn’t do.

Not sure why so many Trump supporters are defending him by highlighting their ethical failings.

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MsJ  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:43:49pm

re: #227 Unshaken Defiance

Last show I loved that much was Justified. Timothy Oliphant

Really bummed me out to discover Art is a flaming asshole in real life.

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Unshaken Defiance  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:44:59pm

re: #230 MsJ

Yeah true. But that happens. I don’t sweat it.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:46:39pm

I’m laughing too hard at this.

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:48:00pm

re: #175 Kragar

I gave up after the 2nd book, never watched the show

You made it that far? I got through three chapters in the first book.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:48:10pm
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FormerDirtDart  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:50:59pm

re: #221 Kragar

WHAT?

Video

Has there ever been a greater hero in all of human time than Rory Williams?
I seriously doubt it.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:52:13pm

Ian Bremmer, who is smarter than everybody (he says so himself), may think this photo is real. Who knows.

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:52:16pm

re: #235 FormerDirtDart

Has there ever been a greater hero in all of human time than Rory Williams?
I seriously doubt it.

“SHE IS TO ME!”

Rory punches the Doctor - Doctor Who - The Big Bang - BBC

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:55:31pm
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It’s a long game.

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darthstar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:55:37pm

re: #177 teleskiguy

Never seen an episode. Never read the books. I guess that makes me a leper.

I stopped watching in Season 3…watched Season 7 opener to get caught up…I’m good for everything coming until the final episode.

BTW, I did this for Breaking Bad…watched the first two episodes…part of episode three, then took a break for a while until the final episode…felt like I watched the entire series.

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darthstar  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:56:31pm

re: #236 teleskiguy

Ian Bremmer, who is than everybody (he says so himself), may think this photo is real. Who knows.

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Looks legit to me.

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:56:47pm

re: #232 teleskiguy

I’m laughing too hard at this.

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Now he looks like he’s auditioning to play J.K. Simmons.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:56:55pm
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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 7:58:06pm

re: #240 darthstar

Looks legit to me.

It’s not. It’s totally shopped.

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William Lewis  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:03:00pm

re: #239 darthstar

I stopped watching in Season 3…watched Season 7 opener to get caught up…I’m good for everything coming until the final episode.

BTW, I did this for Breaking Bad…watched the first two episodes…part of episode three, then took a break for a while until the final episode…felt like I watched the entire series.

I watched the very end of the last episode of Breaking Bad because 1) I was glad it was done & 2) I love Badfinger and that was a great use of a glorious song.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:03:57pm

re: #244 William Lewis

I watched the very end of the last episode of Breaking Bad because 1) I was glad it was done & 2) I love Badfinger and that was a great use of a glorious song.

MY BABY BLUE! I cried tears of joy.

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petesh  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:04:58pm

re: #196 Broad With Sass

Add me to the leper colony But I might watch The Foundation Series when it comes to HBO

Wait, what?!

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:07:02pm

That’s another thing that gets overlooked when people discuss Breaking Bad, the music. There were several brilliant music moments, especially as the series winded down. Like this song, as Walter is pushing a barrel of money through the desert right after Hank and Gomie are killed by the Nazis.

“Take My True Love By The Hand - The Limeliters”, Breaking Bad OST (Lyrics in Description)

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:07:46pm

re: #236 teleskiguy

Ian Bremmer, who is smarter than everybody (he says so himself), may think this photo is real. Who knows.

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Someone may have touched it up a bit.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:09:52pm

re: #248 jaunte

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Someone may have touched it up a bit.

I know who did it!

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:10:40pm

re: #249 teleskiguy

They didn’t really have to lower his forehead much.

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Interesting Times  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:12:42pm

re: #250 jaunte

They didn’t really have to lower his forehead much.

It’s like a caricature of the “uncanny valley” sort, which makes it a special kind of disturbing and nausea-inducing to look at :X

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:16:15pm

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jaunte  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:16:22pm
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Interesting Times  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:17:23pm

Oh hey, speaking of polls and fox news…

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BlueSpotinAL  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:21:53pm

re: #190 Kragar

Coworker: “Its pretty hard to follow. You probably just found it too confusing.”

Bitch please. I made it thru the entire Wheel of Time series multiple times. Sit your ass down.

Same here. Couldn’t make it through the first Fire and Ice book because nothing ever happened!

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:24:24pm
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JordanRules  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:24:52pm

re: #241 Belafon

Now he looks like he’s auditioning to play J.K. Simmons.

It’s a L&O movie called Skoda’s Revenge.

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:34:02pm

How about some hippy music? I’m good like that.

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Belafon  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:36:49pm

re: #259 teleskiguy

How about some hippy music? I’m good like that.

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I paid for Spotify premium for the family ($15/month). My 12 year old is using it to look up swing and electroswing.

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Kragar  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:39:30pm

re: #259 teleskiguy

Thundermother - “Boogie Music” {1971}

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teleskiguy  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:44:09pm

re: #261 Kragar

This rocks too hard to be hippy music.

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darthstar  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:45:10pm

re: #244 William Lewis

I watched the very end of the last episode of Breaking Bad because 1) I was glad it was done & 2) I love Badfinger and that was a great use of a glorious song.

Marty Robbins “El Paso” was incorporated nicely into th episode throughout.

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plansbandc  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:54:31pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

Watched a couple of episodes and wasn’t fished in. Never went back.

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Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines  Jul 16, 2017 • 8:56:58pm

re: #32 Unshaken Defiance

Fine we should clear out nearly all the Russian diplos pending resolution of their election attacks, not just here but at any and all allies or democracies. Kick em all out for 90 days, pull ours. Just keep the functional crews at the embassy for American needs.

I don’t advocate moving troops or military shows of force on this. None of that but a generous portion on the diplomatic side. How else to respond to such a brazen act?

Unfortunately we can’t deport their top propaganda agents as well since most of the bastards are Americans if not administration officials.

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vgranucci  Jul 16, 2017 • 9:24:50pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

As others have noted, you’re not alone. Gave up on the books after Ned Stark’s execution. I found the characters either completely unlikable or too stupid to live.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 16, 2017 • 10:16:18pm

re: #172 Charles Johnson

I may be the only human being in America who hasn’t been watching Game of Thrones.

I don’t watch it either so there are at least two of us.

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piratedan  Jul 16, 2017 • 10:20:41pm

re: #270 Eclectic Cyborg

well as an admitted fan of the genre, I was always more of a Glen Cook The Black Company fan, although there are many many fans of Erikson’s Malazan
 series while others swear by Bujold’s Challion works. Epic fantasy does have some good storytelling (and storytellers) works and it does serve as escapism for those that have need of it.

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CleverToad  Jul 16, 2017 • 10:35:27pm

Old Doctor Who fan here (as in used to run a fan club for one of the 1970’s companions, Harry Sullivan), but I’ve fallen away in the last few seasons. Liked Matt Smith’s Doctor, but never cottoned onto Clara as a companion, and wound up not watching most of Capaldi’s episodes. I thought he was great casting for the part, but the scripts didn’t grab me.

Will have to see what they do with the lady Doctor. I’m a bit disappointed in the casting — if they were going to do the first female Doctor, I wanted her to be older, the time crone who could channel Hartnell’s original cranky old coot. A kickass granny would’ve been fun, saving the universe and not taking any guff from a bad guy or a companion who isn’t dry behind the ears.

Oh well. If they’re going to pull this off, they’d better give her top—notch scripts and a great story arc. No romance, full agency, a couple of good companions. And yeah, at least one chance to use the term ‘mansplaining.’


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