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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:24:16pm |
I've heard the capitol set aside parking for 400 busses for the nobama celebration. They have requests for 35
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:24:22pm |
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Hard Right Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:24:51pm |
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astronmr20 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:24:56pm |
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:24:57pm |
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:25:22pm |
re: #9 apachegunner
I've heard the capitol set aside parking for 400 busses for the nobama celebration. They have requests for 35
Just how does one throw a bus, under the bus?
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:25:23pm |
Because it's so true--Taqqiya then, taqqiya now--Dan Rather, CNN, the whole lotta liars theme:
repeating a haiku someone sent to WaPo many years ago on the theme of Teddy's older brother John Kennedy:
Camelot mystique
Masking a philanderer
We didn't know Jack.
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Hard Right Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:25:47pm |
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:25:54pm |
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:26:02pm |
I can't get my Honco outta 2nd gear, damn import cars...
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:26:12pm |
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:26:13pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
After what he went thru, he deserves a vacation.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:26:25pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
* * * *
Joe the Plumber was also Joe the US Military Veteran, so he knows a thing or two about service to country, for liberty & freedom--which CNN does not.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:26:49pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
I'd guess you're not the only one.
I'd also guess I'm not the only one who views it as a good move.
Time will tell who is more-righterer.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:27:11pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
Well, Gazans are full of shit.
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:27:22pm |
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:27:31pm |
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Hard Right Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:27:45pm |
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Pyroskank Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:28:10pm |
Root Beer is vastly overrated. In other news, RC Cola gets a bad rap. Stuff's pretty good.
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sattv4u2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:28:14pm |
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astronmr20 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:28:21pm |
re: #25 alegrias
* * * *
Joe the Plumber was also Joe the US Military Veteran, so he knows a thing or two about service to country, for liberty & freedom--which CNN does not.
On indeed he does, I'm not disputing that. Most likely any "citizen journalist" would be more objective than CNN.
Still, it seems.... cheesy.
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Hard Right Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:29:01pm |
re: #35 astronmr20
On indeed he does, I'm not disputing that. Most likely any "citizen journalist" would be more objective than CNN.
Still, it seems.... cheesy.
It's not easy being cheesy.
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:29:09pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
Let's have another six months of scare tv announcement warnings.
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:29:30pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.
So let me get this straight - if a year's worth of preparation and giving away converter boxes didn't work, what will? And if their TV's go out, they can always stimulate the economy by buying a new one.
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Hard Right Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:29:32pm |
re: #37 debutaunt
Let's have another six months of scare tv announcement warnings.
I got my discount card. Woohoo.
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:29:59pm |
re: #38 bosforus
So let me get this straight - if a year's worth of preparation and giving away converter boxes didn't work, what will? And if their TV's go out, they can always stimulate the economy by buying a new one.
or we can buy them one
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:30:04pm |
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turn Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:30:08pm |
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:30:09pm |
re: #25 alegrias
* * * *
Joe the Plumber was also Joe the US Military Veteran, so he knows a thing or two about service to country, for liberty & freedom--which CNN does not.
Somebody found out he was/was not in the service?
Linky? (curiosity only)
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:30:14pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
He's probably better for the job than any of the usual suspects. I just hope he's packing heat or has an AH-1Z Cobra backing him up or something, or we may end up paying "technical expenses" to Hamas.
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:30:21pm |
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:31:05pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
This is a good example of how ignorant so many people in the US are today. Sad. (and irratating)
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:31:09pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:31:11pm |
re: #45 scottishbuzzsaw
*shudder* Trust me, she ain't Scottish!
thanks cuz, I was almost ready to say the same thing. Again, great minds huh?
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Pigtown Water Dog Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:31:32pm |
Hi, Sharmuta-
Just wanted to thank you for the lol "5 Presidents" from this morning. When I see you post, I'll up-ding!
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:31:42pm |
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:32:10pm |
re: #38 bosforus
So let me get this straight - if a year's worth of preparation and giving away converter boxes didn't work, what will? And if their TV's go out, they can always stimulate the economy by buying a new one.
If the TV industry were US-based, we'd hear calls for a bailout by subsidizing new TVs. But they're made elsewhere.
(Strange - just got a Samsung, made in Mexico. It replaced a Zenith, also made in Mexico, somewhat over 10 years ago, that still worked, but the colors were getting faded.)
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astronmr20 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:32:27pm |
re: #30 buzzsawmonkey
It's no sillier than sending anyone else. And if he can provide some nice plain-language reportage, he might be a useful antidote to some of the mealymouthmedia.
Why do you think it was silly?
I think it smacks of desperation and limelight-mania. Joe may indeed turn out to be a fine correspondent, but because of the cloud surrounding him, it just seems like a desperate ploy for attention... by PJ media.
Looking in from the outside, here's the guy who went on tour with McCain, then became a musician, then an actor, now a war correspondent.
Again, he may do well, but..... I dunno.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:32:39pm |
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:33:02pm |
re: #35 astronmr20
On indeed he does, I'm not disputing that. Most likely any "citizen journalist" would be more objective than CNN.
Still, it seems.... cheesy.
* * *
Joe the Plumber was the only person to ask the Democrat candidate for President a tough question.
I hope Joe the Plumber gets rich quick, because he had GUTS. Like David against Goliath.
Meanwhile loserman John McCain has just put together another funding PAC for himself called "Country First". Please don't spend another nickle on McCain, with the 9 houses his wife owns and private jets.
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:33:26pm |
We are extremely pleased the incoming administration is supportive of consumer efforts to ensure that the poor, elderly and rural consumers do not face economic hardship as we move broadcasting to digital transmission
WTF, these people can't afford to mail in a rebate?
[I really don't care that much, other than the principle of the thing]
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:33:34pm |
re: #48 apachegunner
thanks cuz, I was almost ready to say the same thing. Again, great minds huh?
Indeed...(and even if she was, we'd never claim her!)
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:33:40pm |
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Wishing Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:34:03pm |
re: #55 alegrias
* * *
Joe the Plumber was the only person to ask the Democrat candidate for President a tough question.I hope Joe the Plumber gets rich quick, because he had GUTS. Like David against Goliath.
Meanwhile loserman John McCain has just put together another funding PAC for himself called "Country First". Please don't spend another nickle on McCain, with the 9 houses his wife owns and private jets.
Isn't Joe the Plumber working for Pajama Media now?
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:34:23pm |
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Tumulus11 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:34:31pm |
. The secret honco sign is: 'Ed'.
The countersign is 'Hochuli'.
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astronmr20 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:34:55pm |
re: #59 Wishing
Isn't Joe the Plumber working for Pajama Media now?
Read up thread a bit. Thats what the conversation is about.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:35:11pm |
re: #52 Kosh's Shadow
If the TV industry were US-based, we'd hear calls for a bailout by subsidizing new TVs. But they're made elsewhere.
(Strange - just got a Samsung, made in Mexico. It replaced a Zenith, also made in Mexico, somewhat over 10 years ago, that still worked, but the colors were getting faded.)
Zenith was made in the good old USA as of 1972.
Met my wife at Zenith, May, that year.
Then the Japs bought them out ('75, I think), and eventually started producing in Mexico.
Does anybody know if Curtis Mathes is still in business?
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Wishing Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:35:38pm |
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:35:45pm |
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:36:13pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
This requested delay is a prelude to the master plan for taxpayer funded replacement digital big screens for the needy.
/
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faraway Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:36:22pm |
Nobody can dispute that Joe the Plumber can ask good questions.
And when he does, people debate them for months.
What CNN journalist can compete with that?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:36:41pm |
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:00pm |
re: #55 alegrias
* * *
Joe the Plumber was the only person to ask the Democrat candidate for President a tough question.I hope Joe the Plumber gets rich quick, because he had GUTS. Like David against Goliath.
Meanwhile loserman John McCain has just put together another funding PAC for himself called "Country First". Please don't spend another nickle on McCain, with the 9 houses his wife owns and private jets.
McCain needs to go away. His campaign was infuriating. He seemed more concerned with maintaining his relationship with his Democrat "Dear Friends" He gets a boost with Sarah Palin & he & his people hold her back & when she gets mauled by cretins, he doesn't lift a finger to defend her.
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eschew_obfuscation Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:04pm |
re: #15 astronmr20
So am I the only one who thinks it was a silly stunt for Pajamas Media to send Joe Werzelbacker to Israel?
I guess we'll see. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to as good questions and to search out truth, especially when it's truth that's exploding all around you. It's not like he'll have to know how to file FOIA requests or become a mole in some operation.
I'm going to wait and see. It'll be very interesting to see the differences between his reporting and that of the professionals.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:14pm |
re: #53 astronmr20
I think it smacks of desperation and limelight-mania. Joe may indeed turn out to be a fine correspondent, but because of the cloud surrounding him, it just seems like a desperate ploy for attention... by PJ media.
Looking in from the outside, here's the guy who went on tour with McCain, then became a musician, then an actor, now a war correspondent.
Again, he may do well, but..... I dunno.
* * * *
Perhaps you missed the FACT certain Ohio government persons who snooped on Joe's private records LOST THEIR plum bureaucrat JOBS because of the "cloud" surrounding democrats snooping on JOe the Plumber.
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:27pm |
re: #60 scottishbuzzsaw
At least.
Helen Thomas has a face that would scare buzzards of a gut wagon! ;)
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:34pm |
re: #70 Occasional Reader
NOW I remember that skit. "Word-association test", right?
Mandy posted it. Classic.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:51pm |
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:52pm |
re: #64 jwb7605
Zenith was made in the good old USA as of 1972.
Met my wife at Zenith, May, that year.Then the Japs bought them out ('75, I think), and eventually started producing in Mexico.
Does anybody know if Curtis Mathes is still in business?
"They filed for bankruptcy"
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:37:57pm |
re: #64 jwb7605
Zenith was made in the good old USA as of 1972.
Met my wife at Zenith, May, that year.Then the Japs bought them out ('75, I think), and eventually started producing in Mexico.
Does anybody know if Curtis Mathes is still in business?
I saw Curtis Mathes listed in a manual for a universal remote. I think they're made by one of the other companies.
I had one of the old Zenith sets with an ultrasonic remote control. Got it from a relative because it was broken. Fixed it, and used it for years. 18" B&W "portable", with tubes.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:38:03pm |
re: #67 Occasional Reader
"Japanese", thanks.
Back then it was the Japs.
I know that because all the displaced employees told me so.
My dad (WWII, Silver Star, Patton's army) also knew that.
But, if you really need to be offended, continue!
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notutopia Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:38:05pm |
re: #25 alegrias
* * * *
Joe the Plumber was also Joe the US Military Veteran, so he knows a thing or two about service to country, for liberty & freedom--which CNN does not.
Which branch of the armed services did he serve and when?
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:38:26pm |
re: #71 opnion
McCain needs to go away. His campaign was infuriating. He seemed more concerned with maintaining his relationship with his Democrat "Dear Friends" He gets a boost with Sarah Palin & he & his people hold her back & when she gets mauled by cretins, he doesn't lift a finger to defend her.
McCain '12
*duck & run*
///////
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Dainn Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:38:28pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
read: Democratic demographic hardest hit.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:38:29pm |
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:39:13pm |
re: #83 jwb7605
I don't "need" to be anything, and you don't "need" to clutter up Charles' blog with ethnic slurs.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:39:33pm |
re: #69 faraway
Nobody can dispute that Joe the Plumber can ask good questions.
And when he does, people debate them for months.
What CNN journalist can compete with that?
* * *
Yes! Debunking CNN/ leftist propaganda, that's what a lizard does. Joe the Plumber got Obama to admit it's about "Spreading the Wealth".
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:39:41pm |
re: #77 DEZes
Helen Thomas has a face that would scare buzzards off a gut wagon! ;)
Ouchie...that's gonna leave a mark. ;>)
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rawmuse Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:39:46pm |
re: #71 opnion
Just did my taxes for '08. Whenever I got to a campaign donation to McCain I tagged it as "money down the rat hole".
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:40:12pm |
re: #55 alegrias
* * *
Joe the Plumber was the only person to ask the Democrat candidate for President a tough question.I hope Joe the Plumber gets rich quick, because he had GUTS. Like David against Goliath.
Meanwhile loserman John McCain has just put together another funding PAC for himself called "Country First". Please don't spend another nickle on McCain, with the 9 houses his wife owns and private jets.
A while back, we were discussing the lottery. Given how McCain ran his campaign, I think the few dollars I spend on lottery tickets (one every few weeks) were better spent than my donations to his campaign.
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akak Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:40:16pm |
Livni: No Deals With Terrorists
liar, Fatah, Hezbashitzah are terrorists - she is as bad as Obama
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:40:20pm |
All right. I've got a problem. Perhaps someone can help me with it. I'm a Classics student and I've been wondering where the word Palestine came from. Yes, I know that the British mandate used this term but most British officials at the time had a classical education. They got the name from the Roman province of Palaestina which is derived from the Greek Παλαιστίνη. Now, some people claim that the Greeks got this word from the Philistines or the Hebrew word for the Philistines. I'm not convinced. Παλαιστίνη is mentioned by Herodotus and I'd like to know whether Herodotus:
1) Coined the word himself
2) Derived it from a purely Hellenic combination
3) Used a foreign derivative.
My Liddell and Scott doesn;t even cite Παλαιστίνη so I have no dependable source to which to turn. Any ideas?
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:40:21pm |
re: #89 Occasional Reader
I don't "need" to be anything, and you don't "need" to clutter up Charles' blog with ethnic slurs.
I'll remember that when I see you write "Pali" sometime.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:40:36pm |
re: #56 bosforus
WTF, these people can't afford to mail in a rebate?
[I really don't care that much, other than the principle of the thing]
What the politicians don't realize (or maybe they do) is that there's always going to be total dumb shits being left behind. Besides, the zero will buy them new Tv's if they squeak enough.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:41:26pm |
re: #38 bosforus
So let me get this straight - if a year's worth of preparation and giving away converter boxes didn't work, what will? And if their TV's go out, they can always stimulate the economy by buying a new one.
Without the converter boxes, the sheeple won't be able to get their daily diet of Dem propaganda from the broadcast news (Katie, Brian, and Charlie). They might have to think for themselves.
The horror, the horror...
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lobo91 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:41:28pm |
re: #64 jwb7605
Zenith was made in the good old USA as of 1972.
Met my wife at Zenith, May, that year.Then the Japs bought them out ('75, I think), and eventually started producing in Mexico.
Does anybody know if Curtis Mathes is still in business?
Zenith is now owned by LG Electronics of Korea.
And Curtis Mathes went away years ago.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:41:34pm |
re: #76 faraway
Obama: Ushering in an Era of Despair
* * * *
The Great Oppression.
(DC is going to be in totalitarian state lockdown for the Dear Leader's Elevation).
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:41:37pm |
re: #64 jwb7605
Check out Olevia TVs. At least some are made in CA.
And Vizio is an American company, though I don't know where the sets are manufactured.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:41:44pm |
re: #100 Soona'
What the politicians don't realize (or maybe they do) is that there's always going to be total dumb shits being left behind. Besides, the zero will buy them new Tv's if they squeak enough.
Part of his "bread and circuses" plan, along with the new Colliseum, featuring fights between lions and Republicans.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:42:22pm |
re: #99 jwb7605
I'll remember that when I see you write "Pali" sometime.
You run with that comparison, if it works for you. Whatever.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:42:29pm |
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
I'm sure everyone has artillery shells underneath their kitchen sink.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:42:59pm |
re: #84 notutopia
Which branch of the armed services did he serve and when?
* * *
I'm not Joe the Plumber's agent, sorry. Someone please fact check Joe the Plumber's military service. Surely that's in the public record, like all his personal information mysteriously was outed.
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:03pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
Damnit! The script screwed up my Greek Unicode. That dodgy looking script is Greek for Palaestina Παλαιστiνη. I removed the accent and inserted a dotted i. Let's see if it works here.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:07pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
All right. I've got a problem. Perhaps someone can help me with it. I'm a Classics student and I've been wondering where the word Palestine came from. Yes, I know that the British mandate used this term but most British officials at the time had a classical education. They got the name from the Roman province of Palaestina which is derived from the Greek Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη. Now, some people claim that the Greeks got this word from the Philistines or the Hebrew word for the Philistines. I'm not convinced. Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη is mentioned by Herodotus and I'd like to know whether Herodotus:
1) Coined the word himself
2) Derived it from a purely Hellenic combination
3) Used a foreign derivative.My Liddell and Scott doesn;t even cite Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη so I have no dependable source to which to turn. Any ideas?
I absolutely promise you that if you choose any of the 3 above, there will be at least one "historian" around who will rip you a new one, sounding very authoritative in the process.
Meaning, you can't win.
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:20pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
[Video]I'm sure everyone has artillery shells underneath their kitchen sink.
Well where should they put them? You can't put them up high because the kids won't be able to get at them.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:24pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
I had only heard the "Philistine" story, so I got nothin', sorry.
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goddessoftheclassroom Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:46pm |
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:43:51pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
[Video]I'm sure everyone has artillery shells underneath their kitchen sink.
Nah, but I'm hiding an F-18 in the hall closet...:)
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:05pm |
This might be old news, but a Dem state lawmaker from Woodstock Il, was on the radio today.
If the House impeaches Blago , it then of course goes to the Senate for the question of removal.
By law, the governor must open the session. Only incapacitation would allow the lt. Governor. If Blago just chooses not to show up, they would probably have to send State Police to drag him in.
I really think that we should have better weather for a banana republic.
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SpartanWoman Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:13pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
Enough of this "poor innocent civilians" crap. Many of them are just un-uniformed conbattants
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Digital Display Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:25pm |
re: #113 goddessoftheclassroom
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
No..you are good to go
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:34pm |
re: #113 goddessoftheclassroom
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
nope
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:38pm |
re: #93 rawmuse
Just did my taxes for '08. Whenever I got to a campaign donation to McCain I tagged it as "money down the rat hole".
* * *
Your contribution to McCain was a Beau Geste, my friend!
It was a David versus ObamaGoliath situation, money wise & media wise.
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Lee Coller Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:42pm |
Charles,
How about adding a "Bottom Links Overall" to the "show top links" filter?
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:56pm |
re: #102 lobo91
Zenith is now owned by LG Electronics of Korea.
And Curtis Mathes went away years ago.
And the man Curtis Mathes died in that DC-9 that landed, on fire, in Cincinnati.
/gotta find a link
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:44:57pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
[Video]I'm sure everyone has artillery shells underneath their kitchen sink.
That's where I keep mine.....
/
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:16pm |
re: #110 jwb7605
Surely someone must have an inkling! Palaestina sounds very Greek, far more Greek than Tyrannos, for example, which is definitely an import from some Anatolian/Phrygian language. That's my hunch anyway.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:20pm |
re: #53 astronmr20
What cloud? Honestly, what's the matter with people any more?
He has proved able to think on his feet, and he speaks well. We're always complaining about journalism, and now, here's a guy who isn't indoctrinated, and we're complaining that he's not a journalist?
I really don't care, except that I'm glad Joe has a job.
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rawmuse Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:28pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
Abandoning the uniform. That is a good sign.
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:54pm |
re: #113 goddessoftheclassroom
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
Nope!
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:56pm |
re: #114 Dustyvet
Nah, but I'm hiding an F-18 in the hall closet...:)
I keep hanging mine up by the nose, but the fluid leaks are ruining the carpet.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:45:56pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
I'm sure everyone has artillery shells underneath their kitchen sink.
Nice tiles.
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:05pm |
burris is on tv. isn't he a likeable little guy?
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:05pm |
re: #109 Wild Knight
Damnit! The script screwed up my Greek Unicode. That dodgy looking script is Greek for Palaestina Παλαισ&# x03C4;iνη. I removed the accent and inserted a dotted i. Let's see if it works here.
You have a Greek unicorn?
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:07pm |
re: #102 lobo91
Zenith is now owned by LG Electronics of Korea.
And Curtis Mathes went away years ago.
Wow! I didn't know that. Interesting conversation will occur at the supper table this evening, since my daughter is checking into LG Electronics for some totally unrelated stuff, and will be over tonight.
Upding for your post!
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faraway Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:14pm |
If you like Elvis, you will be blown away with this
If you are short on time, don't miss starting at 3:30 mark.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:23pm |
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:41pm |
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:48pm |
re: #99 jwb7605
I'll remember that when I see you write "Pali" sometime.
OR meant slurs against people.
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:50pm |
re: #114 Dustyvet
Nah, but I'm hiding an F-18 in the hall closet...:)
I hear that the up keep on that is real high?
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:54pm |
re: #113 goddessoftheclassroom
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
As I understand it, not only do you not need a box, as the satellite takes care of that, but you don't even need a TV. A monitor is good enough, since the satellite box actually takes care of the tuner functions.
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:46:57pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
Do you have any idea what they are finding on the printed sheets?
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:15pm |
re: #133 apachegunner
burris is on tv. isn't he a likeable little guy?
Wasn't he with the Harlem Globetrotters?
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:23pm |
re: #131 jcm
I keep hanging mine up by the nose, but the fluid leaks are ruining the carpet.
It was a real bitch getting it here on the elevator...
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:37pm |
I got your Curtis right here.
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apachegunner Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:41pm |
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:42pm |
re: #128 Dianna
What cloud? Honestly, what's the matter with people any more?
He has proved able to think on his feet, and he speaks well. We're always complaining about journalism, and now, here's a guy who isn't indoctrinated, and we're complaining that he's not a journalist?
I really don't care, except that I'm glad Joe has a job.
* * *
Me too! Go Joe! Give the IDF Surge a boost.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:52pm |
re: #125 Ward Cleaver
And the man Curtis Mathes died in that DC-9 that landed, on fire, in Cincinnati.
/gotta find a link
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:54pm |
re: #107 Killgore Trout
IDF Soldiers Fight Their Way Through Gaza's Streets.
I'm amazed at how much stuff most of the IDF troopers have to hump in ubran combat. Imagine fighting house to house, with 50-60 pounds of stuff on your back.
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:55pm |
re: #134 Ward Cleaver
You have a Greek unicorn?
Greek for horn is Keros (hence rhinoceros: nose-horn). Unicorn would probably be monokeros in Greek (no, I'm not going to look it up now. Unicorn is Latin.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:47:58pm |
re: #128 Dianna
What cloud? Honestly, what's the matter with people any more?
He has proved able to think on his feet, and he speaks well. We're always complaining about journalism, and now, here's a guy who isn't indoctrinated, and we're complaining that he's not a journalist?
I really don't care, except that I'm glad Joe has a job.
Why did Joe the plumber take a job with PJTV, again? I can't remember.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:48:27pm |
These guys are having too much fun.....
Getty Images
Venezuelan actors dressed up as Adolf Hitler (R), US President George W Bush (C) and a prostitute --as the UN-- perform during a demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Caracas to mark their support to the Palestinian people of Gaza on January 8, 2009.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:48:39pm |
re: #146 Dustyvet
It was a real bitch getting it here on the elevator...
Take the thrust nozzles off. That's what I did with mine, fits great up the stairs now.
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alegrias Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:48:41pm |
re: #133 apachegunner
burris is on tv. isn't he a likeable little guy?
* * *
Yes. Compared to Thuggo and other Chicago dregs.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:48:58pm |
re: #152 jcm
That's the one. I remember reading that the NTSB thought some passengers died because they were too drunk to escape. Ouch.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:49:23pm |
re: #153 Occasional Reader
I'm amazed at how much stuff most of the IDF troopers have to hump in ubran combat. Imagine fighting house to house, with 50-60 pounds of stuff on your back.
I noticed that, too. I couldn't hump that much--knock me flat on my face.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:49:50pm |
re: #134 Ward Cleaver
You have a Greek unicorn?
He received one of the pre-Inauguration "beta" testing unicorns. Of course, soon we'll each have one.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:06pm |
Roland Burris is now having a press conference.
Maybe he is not involved in the corruption, maybe he did buy government contracts. Either way, for him to so agressively chase after this appointment under these circumstances does makle him a whore.
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:08pm |
re: #162 MandyManners
I noticed that, too. I couldn't hump that much--knock me flat on my face.
Oh Mandy, you gotta read your posts before you post. There is so much material here . . .
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:14pm |
re: #143 jaunte
I couldn't really tell. I think it might have been pictures of Israeli vehicles. Sort of like a cheat sheet so spotters could call in troop movements and numbers but that's just a guess.
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goddessoftheclassroom Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:27pm |
Thanks for the reassurance. Lizards! That's good to know,
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:28pm |
re: #162 MandyManners
I noticed that, too. I couldn't hump that much
That's not what I hear.
[oh you SO left the door open for that one, Mandy]
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:39pm |
re: #158 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
Take the thrust nozzles off. That's what I did with mine, fits great up the stairs now.
Yeah, but where did you put the M-1 A-1 Abrams?
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:40pm |
re: #165 Creeping Eruption
Oh Mandy, you gotta read your posts before you post. There is so much material here . . .
Ah, nutz.
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lobo91 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:46pm |
re: #113 goddessoftheclassroom
Good evening, Lizards.
Because I don't watch TV, I haven't been paying attention to the digital TV thing.
I have a 2-year-old plasma TV that is HDTV & digital "ready" (I think). We have satellite, not cable. Do I still need a box?
The key is actually where you get your signal from, more than the TV itself.
If you get cable or satellite, you don't need a converter. Only people who receive over-the-air broadcasts do, and then, only if they have an older TV.
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:47pm |
re: #162 MandyManners
I noticed that, too. I couldn't hump that much--knock me flat on my face.
Not touching that one, sweetie...
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:48pm |
re: #155 davinvalkri
Why did Joe the plumber take a job with PJTV, again? I can't remember.
He needs a job? He's sensibly taking advantage of his 15 minutes? I have no bloody clue.
Maybe he thinks it sounds like fun.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:52pm |
re: #142 razorbacker
As I understand it, not only do you not need a box, as the satellite takes care of that, but you don't even need a TV. A monitor is good enough, since the satellite box actually takes care of the tuner functions.
Is that really true? What about cable?
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:50:59pm |
re: #162 MandyManners
Juice Troopers have magical cannibal powers!
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:02pm |
re: #21 Ward Cleaver
Obama team urges delay in digital TV transition
Women, minorities hardest hit.
Suggested by any Republican and they'd be called a sexist racist.
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Digital Display Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:03pm |
re: #138 MandyManners
I keep mine in the laundry room.
I like to keep the heavy shells in the kids room..but the C4 under the kitchen sink.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:10pm |
re: #168 Occasional Reader
That's not what I hear.
[oh you SO left the door open for that one, Mandy]
*cringe*
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:19pm |
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:21pm |
re: #166 Killgore Trout
Maybe some of the Hebrew-speaking lizards can attempt a translation.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:22pm |
re: #160 Ward Cleaver
That's the one. I remember reading that the NTSB thought some passengers died because they were too drunk to escape. Ouch.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:34pm |
re: #163 Occasional Reader
He received one of the pre-Inauguration "beta" testing unicorns. Of course, soon we'll each have one.
What do they taste like?
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:51:45pm |
re: #173 Dianna
He needs a job? He's sensibly taking advantage of his 15 minutes? I have no bloody clue.
Maybe he thinks it sounds like fun.
I guess it would be fun to shoot liberal canards out of the sky and get paid for it.
/OMG a pun!
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:52:16pm |
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Wishing Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:52:19pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
All right. I've got a problem. Perhaps someone can help me with it. I'm a Classics student and I've been wondering where the word Palestine came from. Yes, I know that the British mandate used this term but most British officials at the time had a classical education. They got the name from the Roman province of Palaestina which is derived from the Greek Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη. Now, some people claim that the Greeks got this word from the Philistines or the Hebrew word for the Philistines. I'm not convinced. Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη is mentioned by Herodotus and I'd like to know whether Herodotus:
1) Coined the word himself
2) Derived it from a purely Hellenic combination
3) Used a foreign derivative.My Liddell and Scott doesn;t even cite Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη so I have no dependable source to which to turn. Any ideas?
Heb.Pilishti = philistines, I think
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CIA Reject Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:52:19pm |
re: #121 alegrias
* * *
Your contribution to McCain was a Beau Geste, my friend!It was a David versus ObamaGoliath situation, money wise & media wise.
More like Bambi meets Godzilla if you ask me...
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:52:44pm |
Whatta buncha honcos I got mixed up with here.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:52:48pm |
re: #178 MandyManners
You've been doing this a lot, lately. Positively Freudian!
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:53:43pm |
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:53:48pm |
re: #176 bosforus
Suggested by any Republican and they'd be called a sexist racist.
Free tv sets for all.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:53:52pm |
re: #153 Occasional Reader
I'm amazed at how much stuff most of the IDF troopers have to hump in ubran combat. Imagine fighting house to house, with 50-60 pounds of stuff on your back.
It's why "young" men fight wars. ;)
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:04pm |
re: #182 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
What do they taste like?
Chicken, Uinicorns taste like chicken.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:25pm |
re: #187 buzzsawmonkey
What does that woman know about honesty?
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:26pm |
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:39pm |
re: #190 Happy Fun Ball
Tastes like chicken.
Wouldn't a theoretical unicorn taste like nothing except horse flesh? I call dibs on french fries done in unicorn oil!
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:42pm |
re: #187 buzzsawmonkey
A slap in the chops is called for at that site.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:50pm |
re: #179 Nevergiveup
re: #169 Dustyvet
Yeah, but where did you put the M-1 A-1 Abrams?
Anywhere I want to
I've told this (true) story before, but it's still one of my favorite real-life sight gags. I once happened by a hotel here in DC that was hosting an "Army Association of the US" event. They had an Abrams in the parking lot as one of the displays. And it was parked across three handcapped spaces.
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Rancher Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:54:55pm |
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:55:15pm |
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lobo91 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:55:23pm |
re: #153 Occasional Reader
I'm amazed at how much stuff most of the IDF troopers have to hump in ubran combat. Imagine fighting house to house, with 50-60 pounds of stuff on your back.
They aren't carrying any more than our troops do.
Whether or not that's a good thing is a different question, though.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:55:47pm |
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UberInfidel67 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:13pm |
Hold on to your asses:
'The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon President Bush's doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say.
The move to open contacts with Hamas - which could be initiated through the US intelligence services- would represent a definitive break with the Bush presidency's ostracising of the group.
The Guardian has spoken to three people with knowledge of the discussions in the Obama camp.
There is no talk of Obama approving direct diplomatic negotiations with Hamas early on in his administration, but he is being urged by advisers to initiate low-level or clandestine approaches, and there is growing recognition in Washington that the policy of ostracising Hamas is counter-productive.
A tested course would be to start contacts through Hamas and the US intelligence services - similar to the secret process through which the US engaged with the PLO in the 1970s. Israel did not become aware of the contacts until much later.
There are a number of options that would avoid a politically toxic scenario for Obama of seeming to give legitimacy to Hamas.
"Secret envoys, multilateral six-party talk-like approaches. The total isolation of Hamas that we promulgated under Bush is going to end,"said Steve Clemons, the director of the American Strategy Programme at the New America Foundation'
UGH
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:14pm |
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:25pm |
re: #174 unrealizedviewpoint
Is that really true? What about cable?
I don't know for sure, but I'd assume that any configuration where you have a 'box' that you actually change channels with (and your TV stays on channel 3, 4, or whatever it is) would be the same. The basic difference between a monitor and a TV is that a TV has its own tuner built in, while a monitor simply 'monitors' the signal fed into it.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:28pm |
re: #199 Rancher
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
Well, I know it was a derogatory term in WWII, same with "Fritz" and "Jerry" for Germans. But really, there's a derogatory nickname for anyone of any nationality on the face of the planet. I figure why let it get ya down?
/speaking only as a fan of some anime
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:38pm |
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:51pm |
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:57pm |
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:56:59pm |
re: #206 buzzsawmonkey
Oh yes, long overdue; but comments are monitored before they go up, so most contrary comments will never see light.
Illustrators do not like contradiction.
Those are MONITORED? Yikes. Hate to see what didn't pass muster.
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:57:05pm |
re: #194 Dianna
If she was honest, she would credit the photographer whose shot she painted over in Photoshop.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:57:06pm |
re: #199 Rancher
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
No. They (believe it or not) are like anybody else. Some do, some don't, and it mostly depends on intent.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:57:40pm |
re: #199 Rancher
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
From what I understand, they do... probably because of the way we chose to use it more than anything else.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:58:23pm |
re: #203 Sifty
Just horny.
And when served Japanese-style, they're properly described as "Miso Horny".
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DeafDog Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:58:23pm |
re: #173 Dianna
He needs a job? He's sensibly taking advantage of his 15 minutes? I have no bloody clue.
Maybe he thinks it sounds like fun.
I reakon he's keeping an eye on the political scene and he's going to make a run at congress in 2010. The political consultants are telling him that the PJTV keeps up his public exposure and gives him foreign experience that he can parlay into good talking points during a campaign.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:58:40pm |
re: #169 Dustyvet
Yeah, but where did you put the M-1 A-1 Abrams?
Mine is up on blocks in the front yard. Needs a new starter, maybe.
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:58:42pm |
re: #40 apachegunner
or we can buy them one
as a female, I would like a 32 inch flat screen with a wall mount okay?
Nothing too fancy.
| 222 |
davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:58:44pm |
re: #209 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
and
re: #193 DEZesThen what's all the excitement about? When I get my unicorn after all this build up, I expect it to at least taste good, special, like something exotic...
Uh, what is a unicorn except a horse or zebra with an ice cream cone on its forehead?! It would taste like horse!
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:59:02pm |
re: #191 debutaunt
Free tv sets for all.
I need an FM receiver for my ipod. How can I get the gumint to buy it for me?
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:59:12pm |
re: #206 buzzsawmonkey
Then I guess a handjob is out of the question then.
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DeafDog Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:59:33pm |
re: #199 Rancher
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
No, but I believe they prefer "The Yellow Menace"
/
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:59:50pm |
re: #209 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
and
re: #193 DEZesThen what's all the excitement about? When I get my unicorn after all this build up, I expect it to at least taste good, special, like something exotic...
Two hunters were in a lodge, making small talk. One of them asked the other, "So, what do you hunt?" He answered, "I hunt unicorns."
The first hunter was startled, but said, "Really? How do you do that?"
The other answered "I find a virgin and hire her to help me. The virgin sits around in the woods until a unicorn comes to her. When it does, it sets off a snare."
The first hunter said "Boy, they must be hard to find. I've heard of them, but I've never seen one."
The second hunter said "Yeah, and there aren't many unicorns around, either!"
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Creeping Eruption Thu, Jan 8, 2009 2:59:57pm |
re: #218 Occasional Reader
And when served Japanese-style, they're properly described as "Miso Horny".
Ask and you shall receive: NSFW
| 228 |
scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:00:00pm |
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:00:06pm |
re: #222 davinvalkri
Uh, what is a unicorn except a horse or zebra with an ice cream cone on its forehead?! It would taste like horse!
OK... show of hands.
Who know's what horse tastes like?
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:00:35pm |
re: #219 DeafDog
I reakon he's keeping an eye on the political scene and he's going to make a run at congress in 2010. The political consultants are telling him that the PJTV keeps up his public exposure and gives him foreign experience that he can parlay into good talking points during a campaign.
I agree, having watched the dance so far. On the upside, he's actually reasonably good in public. On the downside, so was Jesse Ventura.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:00:49pm |
re: #209 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
and
re: #193 DEZesThen what's all the excitement about? When I get my unicorn after all this build up, I expect it to at least taste good, special, like something exotic...
Yes, but when you eat it, you'll have the strength of ten unicorns. Just think of it. Having the strength of ten imaginary creatures. Why, you might even be able to wrestle a manbearpig.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:01:05pm |
re: #218 Occasional Reader
And when served Japanese-style, they're properly described as "Miso Horny".
At one point in my life, I was very expert in the Oriental languages.
I understood perfectly, "Me love you long time"
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Wishing Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:01:13pm |
re: #204 UberInfidel67
Hold on to your asses:
'The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon President Bush's doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say.
The move to open contacts with Hamas - which could be initiated through the US intelligence services- would represent a definitive break with the Bush presidency's ostracising of the group.
The Guardian has spoken to three people with knowledge of the discussions in the Obama camp.
There is no talk of Obama approving direct diplomatic negotiations with Hamas early on in his administration, but he is being urged by advisers to initiate low-level or clandestine approaches, and there is growing recognition in Washington that the policy of ostracising Hamas is counter-productive.
A tested course would be to start contacts through Hamas and the US intelligence services - similar to the secret process through which the US engaged with the PLO in the 1970s. Israel did not become aware of the contacts until much later.
There are a number of options that would avoid a politically toxic scenario for Obama of seeming to give legitimacy to Hamas.
"Secret envoys, multilateral six-party talk-like approaches. The total isolation of Hamas that we promulgated under Bush is going to end,"said Steve Clemons, the director of the American Strategy Programme at the New America Foundation'
UGH
Oh shit.
We still have til the 20th..
GO IDF!
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:01:14pm |
re: #229 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
OK... show of hands.
Who know's what horse tastes like?
The Finlanders. I am dead f****** serious, they fry french fries in horse fat and serve it with mayonaisse.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:01:26pm |
re: #194 Dianna
What does that woman know about honesty?
What does any woman know about honesty?
//hiding
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abolitionist Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:01:55pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
All right. I've got a problem. Perhaps someone can help me with it. I'm a Classics student and I've been wondering where the word Palestine came from.
[snip]
This may help - History of Israel, from 1850-present
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:02:06pm |
re: #238 Soona'
What does any woman know about honesty?
//hiding
What does any one nowadays know about honesty?
Nice guys finish last!
/I'm sorry!
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:02:18pm |
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:02:26pm |
re: #229 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
OK... show of hands.
Who know's what horse tastes like?
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
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dhg4 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:02:51pm |
In a post, Bloggers vs. hacks, Yaacov Lozowich wrote:
While prominent journalists flown in to Israel to report on the war continue to kvetch about not being able to do their job properly because the IDF isn't allowing them into Gaza, Meryl Yourish sat at her desk in Richmond VA and used the internet. I don't know how much Meryl's time is worth, but she'll forgive me if I assume the time she spent on her bit of investigative journalism cost less than, say, putting up Jeremy Bowen for one night at the American Colony hotel in Jerusalem. Which is kind of sad, if you're a tax paying British person paying the upkeep of the BBC, since Meryl manages to do a far better job than Jeremy.
This is what Meryl blogged, Hamas targets schools, world is blind, deaf, and dumb on topic:
First, I researched the grad rocket. It is accurate. It can be targeted.Then, I checked on Google maps to see how easy it is to map out a school in Israel. Satellite view. No problem.
Then I checked reports of how many kindergartens and schools have been hit by grad rockets.
Go there and read the whole thing. Meryl systematically shows an aspect of the Hamas terror that the MSM fails to consider.
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:02:59pm |
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:08pm |
re: #229 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
OK... show of hands.
Who know's what horse tastes like?
Ask Mrs. Ed.
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:14pm |
Has anyone else noticed the contradiction involved with the current economic decline?
All my life I've been told that Americans are too materialistic, that we buy too much stuff that we don't need.
So this Christmas America cuts back a bit. And damnme but the sky seems to be falling.
We can't win for losing.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:14pm |
re: #231 Happy Fun Ball
Yes, but when you eat it, you'll have the strength of ten unicorns. Just think of it. Having the strength of ten imaginary creatures. Why, you might even be able to wrestle a manbearpig.
No. Manbearpig is too much for any one man (or 10 unicorns)... unless that man is GORT.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:20pm |
re: #229 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
OK... show of hands.
Who know's what horse tastes like?
I would think horse taste like beef ..probably tougher ..all muscle.
More then one hamburger joint got popped selling horse meat as beef.
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DeafDog Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:23pm |
re: #230 jwb7605
I agree, having watched the dance so far. On the upside, he's actually reasonably good in public. On the downside, so was Jesse Ventura.
His district is represented by a Dem, and he would run as a Republican. I know nothing about the individual (maybe it's Kucinich), but I doubt he would be any worse.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:34pm |
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:03:42pm |
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:04:21pm |
re: #237 davinvalkri
The Finlanders. I am dead f****** serious, they fry french fries in horse fat and serve it with mayonaisse.
Horse meat is popular in Britain if I remember right.
I have never had horse meat, and I've never ridden a unicorn.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:04:49pm |
re: #247 razorbacker
Has anyone else noticed the contradiction involved with the current economic decline?
All my life I've been told that Americans are too materialistic, that we buy too much stuff that we don't need.
So this Christmas America cuts back a bit. And damnme but the sky seems to be falling.
We can't win for losing.
You learn quickly, kid!
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:13pm |
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:24pm |
re: #247 razorbacker
So this Christmas America cuts back a bit. And damnme but the sky seems to be falling.
We can't win for losing.
And we also keep getting told that our salvation lies in the housing market being re-inflated to its previous, ludicrously-priced levels. Huh?
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:31pm |
re: #244 Sifty
I think the Frogs eat horses.
There was controversy about a MO, IIRC, slaughterhouse processing horses for the French market. They had to quit, so I don't know what is done with the unwanted horses now.
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:53pm |
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debutaunt Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:55pm |
re: #223 bosforus
I need an FM receiver for my ipod. How can I get the gumint to buy it for me?
iPodbailout.org
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:05:56pm |
BBL... I want my Unicorn, slow roasted in BBQ sauce when I get back.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:10pm |
re: #225 DeafDog
No, but I believe they prefer "The Yellow Menace"
/
I worked with a half-Japanese guy (and babysat his kids, etc. etc. etc.) for years.
I'd known him for about a week, and some idiot in the company wanted to know (behind his back) what his "ethnicity" was.
Since I knew he was within earshot (next cube), I said "Mexican".
I've never seen a short guy get his head over a cube wall that fast ripping me a new one.
With a smile on his face ... he thought it was funny, too.
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Ojoe Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:10pm |
re: #256 Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret)
My own frugal habits, if general, would result in a huge economic depression,
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DeafDog Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:20pm |
re: #233 taxfreekiller
Obama and his loons have not one idea what to do.
Many here have seen people promoted way past what they know about.
Obama knows almost nothing, near zero he is.
The mistakes will be many, large and he just could end up so disoriented he will just give up and walk away head down, real chance for depression from him about 2 years in when its all coming undone.
As a case in point, all through the campaign, Obama derailed the Bush deficits as crippling to the economy. Now, all of a sudden, we need trillion dollar deficits for years to lift us out of the great depression (nevermind that unemployment is under 7%).
Does that make sense to anyone?
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:21pm |
re: #246 MandyManners
That's enough outta you, Ivana Humpalot.
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:37pm |
Tetris saves the day again!
[Link: latimesblogs.latimes.com...]
Playing Tetris: prescription for traumatic memories?
A study published in the latest issue of the online journal PLoS One found that research subjects who played Tetris in the immediate wake of witnessing a traumatic event were less likely than those who do not play Tetris to experience disturbing, intrusive memories of the horror.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:06:52pm |
re: #258 Dustyvet
Does every unicorn have a unique horn?
Yes, just like snow flakes. After the 20th, it will be all apple trees & honey bees & snow white turtle doves. Have a Coke.
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:06pm |
Eat a whole unicorn and you get your picture on the wall and a T-shirt.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:13pm |
re: #234 opnion
At one point in my life, I was very expert in the Oriental languages.
I understood perfectly, "Me love you long time"
As well as the classical: "You no give ten dolla' boom booom, you numba' ten"! I just love languages.
/
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Rancher Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:20pm |
re: #208 davinvalkri
"Fritz" and "Jerry" sound pretty tame too. Yankee was supposed to be derogatory when the British began using it but that didn't evoke much emotion from Americans, they adopted it (Yankee doodle). However in the South it may still be pretty derogatory. And in Boston.
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scottishbuzzsaw Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:38pm |
re: #269 Occasional Reader
That's enough outta you, Ivana Humpalot.
Oh, geez...there goes my last keyboard.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:40pm |
re: #253 Ojoe
The Constitution guarantees you "a" TV ?
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:07:42pm |
re: #214 jaunte
If she was honest, she would credit the photographer whose shot she painted over in Photoshop.
And she's carping about Joe "not being known for his honesty"? I'm not even sure what she's talking about, but I think I'd believe Joe the Plumber's word before I'd take hers.
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:03pm |
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:04pm |
re: #271 bosforus
Tetris saves the day again!
[Link: latimesblogs.latimes.com...]
Playing Tetris: prescription for traumatic memories?
Videogames for the win? I dunno.
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rawmuse Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:09pm |
re: #247 razorbacker
We have had 6-8 months of pretty people in the MSM, and the politicians telling us how bad things are. Never worse. Some people believed them. Throw in the very real and very avoidable fallout from the home market, and here we are. Paralysis.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:44pm |
re: #237 davinvalkri
The Finlanders. I am dead f****** serious, they fry french fries in horse fat and serve it with mayonaisse.
Mmmm! Covered horse-frys. :D
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:45pm |
re: #262 buzzsawmonkey
France. They have special horsemeat butchers there. They used to serve something called "filet Americain," which was raw, chopped horsemeat. I don't know if they still do.
Britain, not so much.
Thanks for pointing out my mistake.
They have to sometimes wonder are those grill marks or where the jockey was slapping it.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:45pm |
Speaking of bailouts.
Look who's looking for a little stimulus!
The economy has hurt their businesses, too, Flynt and Francis said -- sales of XXX DVDs are down 22 percent -- and they want $5 billion from the government.Congress must "rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America," Flynt said.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:08:49pm |
re: #273 Sifty
Eat a whole unicorn and you get your picture on the wall and a T-shirt.
If you eat it horn first, you get a $25 gift certificate.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:09:01pm |
Mr. Spencer shills for Pamela, call Charles a traitor....
In the past I haven't paid much attention to such awards, but since there is one reliable and consistent anti-jihadist blog up for this one, it richly deserves to win. Despite being defamed and smeared by those who have betrayed the anti-jihad resistance in search of imaginary fascists and white supremacists, Pamela has soldiered on --
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MandyManners Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:09:16pm |
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:09:23pm |
re: #276 scottishbuzzsaw
Oh, geez...there goes my last keyboard.
Thank you for noticing this notice. Now that you've noticed this notice, you may have noticed that this notice is noticably unnoticable.
You may wish to make a note of this.
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:08pm |
re: #279 Dianna
There is a lot of that random accusatory-without-actually-providing-factual-backup speech that happens as a matter of course in the generally left-leaning design field. Because 'everybody knows' the troof.
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lobo91 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:17pm |
re: #243 dhg4
First, I researched the grad rocket. It is accurate. It can be targeted.
There are a couple of caveats to that statement, however.
One, it depends on what it's launched from. It's intended to be launched from a vehicle, and aimed using a targeting computer. Hamas is using neither. They launch individual rockets off of improvised launchers made out of pipes, and aim them by pointing toward Israel.
Two, even when launched using the intended equipment, it's an area weapon. You don't fire one rocket and try to hit a house; you fire 40 rockets and take out a neighborhood.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:36pm |
re: #274 Soona'
As well as the classical: "You no give ten dolla' boom booom, you numba' ten"! I just love languages.
/
Oh I agree, :"Mamasan boom boom. You give chop chop. you numba one"
See Obama said that we should know other lanuages
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:49pm |
re: #236 Wishing
cause we know the 'secret talks' with the PLO went so well.
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:51pm |
re: #270 buzzsawmonkey
Yeah, how much glue do you need?
I don't think that they even use horsemeat in dog food anymore.
But my wife's grand parents told a story about buying beef during WWII that swelled when cooked. Horseflesh.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:57pm |
re: #225 DeafDog
No, but I believe they prefer "The Yellow Menace"
/
Yellow Peril was a phrase that referred to Chinese immigration.
When I lived in Palo Alto, one of the kids was on a soccer team with yellow jerseys, and they could not decide on a name. I suggested the Perils, and wait for the screams.
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Occasional Reader Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:10:57pm |
Off to the gym. (And I'm also now hungry for Japanese food. Maybe unicorn sashimi.)
Later.
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:11:30pm |
re: #297 opnion
Oh I agree, :"Mamasan boom boom. You give chop chop. you numba one"
See Obama said that we should know other lanuages
Good point!
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bosforus Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:11:33pm |
re: #282 davinvalkri
Videogames for the win? I dunno.
They have the power to destroy and heal! Guess they're not so bad after all.
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:11:38pm |
re: #287 jcm
Speaking of bailouts.
Look who's looking for a little stimulus!
free viagra for everyone.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:12:16pm |
re: #290 Sifty
Is that the show where the guy eats the worlds biggest steak in under an hour? I can't stand it. I think a tribute to gluttony should not be something the Food Network would produce. Give me Alton Brown any day.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:12:38pm |
re: #305 Eowyn2
free viagra for everyone.
If this stimulus package lasts longer than $4 billion dollars.....
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DEZes Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:21pm |
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:22pm |
back to the salt mines.
I should never have come back from vacation.........
well, yeah , I guess I still have to pay my house payment and car payment and buy my own fuel BUT ONLY UNTIL THE 20TH then I am retiring forever and ever.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:23pm |
re: #300 Dianna
Yellow Peril was a phrase that referred to Chinese immigration.
When I lived in Palo Alto, one of the kids was on a soccer team with yellow jerseys, and they could not decide on a name. I suggested the Perils, and wait for the screams.
You're a little bit racist!
Well, you're a little bit too!
We're both a little bit raaacist...
Admitting it is not an easy thing to do
but I guess it's true
between me and you...
Why can't we all laugh about the racial cracks instead of getting all huffy and defensive about em?
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jorline Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:32pm |
re: #287 jcm
Speaking of bailouts.
Look who's looking for a little stimulus!
Screw Flynt!
I can't say what I really feel...give him a tin cup!
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:36pm |
Pallywood? Doubts Raised About Possibe Staging at Hospital Death Scene; CNN Yanks Video Without Explanation
—Ace
[Link: ace.mu.nu...]
A doctor at LGF says they are completely fake -
Way to go
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Vicious Babushka Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:42pm |
re: #199 Rancher
Do the Japanese really consider "Japs" derogatory? Seems more like an abbreviation than anything else.
Only the female, Jewish ones.
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:13:47pm |
re: #305 Eowyn2
free viagra for everyone.
I suspect America is in for a hard enough screwing, without bringing in the chemical enhancement.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:14:04pm |
re: #287 jcm
Speaking of bailouts.
Look who's looking for a little stimulus!
What are they going to do, turn the Capitol into a go-go bar?
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Eowyn2 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:14:13pm |
re: #307 jcm
If this stimulus package lasts longer than $4 billion dollars.....
spit sputter, I cant swallow
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:14:17pm |
re: #297 opnion
Oh I agree, :"Mamasan boom boom. You give chop chop. you numba one"
See Obama said that we should know other lanuages
Me want Saigon tea GI...:)
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:14:51pm |
re: #222 davinvalkri
Uh, what is a unicorn except a horse or zebra with an ice cream cone on its forehead?! It would taste like horse!
A while ago, Ringling Bros had a unicorn in the circus. It was a goat with both of its horn buds surgically transplanted to the center of its forehead, so it had one horn. I think they kept it around one year.
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doppelganglander Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:14:52pm |
re: #260 Occasional Reader
And we also keep getting told that our salvation lies in the housing market being re-inflated to its previous, ludicrously-priced levels. Huh?
Seriously. The housing market is doing just what it ought to. Prices are deflating to a more realistic level, and gradually the excess inventory will be bought up by first-time homeowners. I don't feel too sorry for the people who treated their house like an ATM machine.
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CIA Reject Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:15:29pm |
re: #315 Happy Fun Ball
What are they going to do, turn the Capitol into a go-go bar?
Well it is already full of whores...
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:15:48pm |
re: #310 davinvalkri
You're a little bit racist!
Well, you're a little bit too!
We're both a little bit raaacist...
Admitting it is not an easy thing to do
but I guess it's true
between me and you...Why can't we all laugh about the racial cracks instead of getting all huffy and defensive about em?
There is only one race that I consistently am afraid of "noticing".
That is after 60 years of having friends of all colors.
You guess what color.
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:15:50pm |
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:16:20pm |
re: #297 opnion
Oh I agree, :"Mamasan boom boom. You give chop chop. you numba one"
See Obama said that we should know other lanuages
It's always a thrill to share our different cultures.
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:17:03pm |
re: #320 CIA Reject
Well it is already full of whores...
Whores and prostitutes usually give a service in return.
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:17:42pm |
re: #323 buzzsawmonkey
If you experience an election that lasts for more than four years, consult your doctor.
I just think of willie mays....ah old joke I guess.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:17:44pm |
Blago is a genius. A bleepin nutty genius, but still a genius.
He nomiates an African American for the Senate, gets Bobby Rush to play the race card & sets himself up as a hero to Blacks.
Gonna make it tough to get a jury.
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CIA Reject Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:17:46pm |
re: #325 Nevergiveup
Whores and prostitutes usually give a service in return.
Oh they do, they do- just not to the taxpayers...
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:17:47pm |
re: #319 doppelganglander
Seriously. The housing market is doing just what it ought to. Prices are deflating to a more realistic level, and gradually the excess inventory will be bought up by first-time homeowners. I don't feel too sorry for the people who treated their house like an ATM machine.
But I do have compassion for those poor schmucks (like me) who lived within their means, bought affordable homes, and now get to see their taxes used to bail out McMansion owners who relied on ever-increasing home prices to finance their lifestyles.
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UberInfidel67 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:18:17pm |
re: #298 Eowyn2 But wait! There's more (at the linky)
[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:18:32pm |
The Spell Checker
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
-Sauce unknown
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:18:35pm |
re: #324 Soona'
It's always a thrill to share our different cultures.
Okay, here's a language sample from mine.
"SPY SAPPING MY SENTRY!"
From the Team Fortress 2 players! Thank you!
/seriously, every time I build something, someone comes around to blow it up, and then he blows ME up! It isn't fair!
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:18:39pm |
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:19:03pm |
re: #330 razorbacker
But I do have compassion for those poor schmucks (like me) who lived within their means, bought affordable homes, and now get to see their taxes used to bail out McMansion owners who relied on ever-increasing home prices to finance their lifestyles.
Or to bail out idiots who live on every last bit of credit they have, then when it comes time to pay up the government hands them a check to "keep them in their home" that they should never have been able to afford in the first place.
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:19:15pm |
Please email your Senators:
KEY VOTE ALERT
"NO" on Coburn Omnibus Bill (S. 22)
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote "NO" on the latest version of the "Coburn Omnibus" bill, officially dubbed as the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 (S. 22).
This bill is a hodgepodge of 150 different bills and dozens of pork projects totaling more than $10 billion in new spending. This is hardly an auspicious start for a Congress and a new President who are promising "change."
This bill contains such questionable programs as $5 million for the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii and Florida, $1 billion for a water project in California intended to settle a lawsuit with environmental groups, and $12 million for a greenhouse in Maryland.
[Link: www.clubforgrowth.org...]
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:19:49pm |
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:19:56pm |
re: #306 Killgore Trout
I like big American-style food. Not going to live on wheat germ and rice in this house.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:19:59pm |
re: #325 Nevergiveup
Whores and prostitutes usually give a service in return.
Well, they keep telling us to bend over so they can ram down more socialism while wearing a Hope 'n Change brand condom.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:20:09pm |
re: #289 Killgore Trout
He didn't notice the nirth certificate nonsense? Or the dreadful spelling and grammar? Or...
Oh, never mind. She's pretty and she hangs on his arm. I'm sure that has nothing to do with his judgment at all.
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Nevergiveup Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:21:37pm |
re: #339 Happy Fun Ball
Well, they keep telling us to bend over so they can ram down more socialism while wearing a Hope 'n Change brand condom.
ooooh weeeeee!
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doppelganglander Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:21:37pm |
re: #330 razorbacker
But I do have compassion for those poor schmucks (like me) who lived within their means, bought affordable homes, and now get to see their taxes used to bail out McMansion owners who relied on ever-increasing home prices to finance their lifestyles.
Hey, I resemble that remark! We had a subprime mortgage due to past bad behavior but we refinanced it at the earliest opportunity. We've never been late or missed a payment, and our reward is getting reamed on taxes.
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:21:40pm |
re: #333 davinvalkri
Okay, here's a language sample from mine.
"SPY SAPPING MY SENTRY!"
From the Team Fortress 2 players! Thank you!
/seriously, every time I build something, someone comes around to blow it up, and then he blows ME up! It isn't fair!
Reminds me of the time I played Starsiege: Tribes
I would set up my base with turrets to protect the base or flag only to have a big heavy come in and destroy it all. So I'd have to set it up again.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:21:49pm |
re: #306 Killgore Trout
Is that the show where the guy eats the worlds biggest steak in under an hour? I can't stand it. I think a tribute to gluttony should not be something the Food Network would produce. Give me Alton Brown any day.
Same here. One of the few good shows on television (the others being Mythbusters, How Its Made and--depending on mood--Spongebob Squarepants)
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:21:57pm |
re: #322 Spare O'Lake
I think Spencer is digging himself a big hole. LGF continues to resist Jihad quite effectively without the support of NeoNazis and ethnic nationalists. If that's what "traitor" means then count me in.
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:22:01pm |
re: #338 Sifty
I like big American-style food. Not going to live on wheat germ and rice in this house.
Hey, I like rice.
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Dianna Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:22:35pm |
re: #310 davinvalkri
The problem with being even marginally historically educated is that you make jokes like that, and people freak.
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:22:56pm |
re: #331 UberInfidel67
But wait! There's more (at the linky)
[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]
0bama might be worse than I thought.
Israel should tell him that talking to Ham-ass makes as much sense as talking to Osama. Of course, then the 0 will decide to talk to Osama, assuming he isn't mixed with the dirt somewhere in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:23:19pm |
re: #345 davinvalkri
It was awesome to see Mythbusters mess with the "fake moon landing" people.
My sister's idiot husband's head almost popped.
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:23:27pm |
re: #343 Hengineer
Reminds me of the time I played Starsiege: Tribes
I would set up my base with turrets to protect the base or flag only to have a big heavy come in and destroy it all. So I'd have to set it up again.
Do heavies just keep coming in to blow your stuff up no matter where you set it up? Happens to me all the time.
That's why I play as the Pyro. Burn baby burn!
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:23:43pm |
re: #306 Killgore Trout
Is that the show where the guy eats the worlds biggest steak in under an hour? I can't stand it. I think a tribute to gluttony should not be something the Food Network would produce. Give me Alton Brown any day.
To quote Robin Williams:
People in Texas are going "We have those shows...we just don't film them!"
The restaurant called "The Big Texan". If you eat a 72 oz. steak in under an hour your meal is free. I witnessed a man eating it with 27 mins to spare. He ordered dessert too.
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opnion Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:24:28pm |
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:24:35pm |
re: #344 Sharmuta
"The problem is, the publishers have made Defeating Eurabia expensive."
Good grief. A 340 page paperback for $47. Maybe he should have written shorter sentences.
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Happy Fun Ball Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:24:53pm |
re: #343 Hengineer
Reminds me of the time I played Starsiege: Tribes
I would set up my base with turrets to protect the base or flag only to have a big heavy come in and destroy it all. So I'd have to set it up again.
Heh, I haven't played TF2 before. However, I have played Quake TF quite a lot back in the day. Oh, the fun I used to have with those concussion grenades as a medic...
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Tamron Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:24:57pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
All right. I've got a problem. Perhaps someone can help me with it. I'm a Classics student and I've been wondering where the word Palestine came from. Yes, I know that the British mandate used this term but most British officials at the time had a classical education. They got the name from the Roman province of Palaestina which is derived from the Greek Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη. Now, some people claim that the Greeks got this word from the Philistines or the Hebrew word for the Philistines. I'm not convinced. Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη is mentioned by Herodotus and I'd like to know whether Herodotus:
1) Coined the word himself
2) Derived it from a purely Hellenic combination
3) Used a foreign derivative.My Liddell and Scott doesn;t even cite Παλαισ&# x03C4;ίνη so I have no dependable source to which to turn. Any ideas?
You might try the 100-year-old Online Century Encyclopedic Dictionary.
It has a few leads on possible derivations -- also written in Greek -- which might give you some answers, one being a unit of measurement and the other referring broadly to wrestling and an area where wrestlers were trained. Interesting reading, nonetheless.
The first time you log on to Century, you'll be required to download a small harmless plug-in (from Lizard Tech, coincidentally!) to enable you to view the dictionary pages most efficiently, but that's a one-time install and it only takes a minute or so. On the Century opening page make sure that you instruct Century to use ALL VOLUMES of their references and not just the dictionary, in order to find 'Palestine'.
Luck.
.
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Spare O'Lake Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:25:09pm |
re: #346 Killgore Trout
I think Spencer is digging himself a big hole. LGF continues to resist Jihad quite effectively without the support of NeoNazis and ethnic nationalists. If that's what "traitor" means then count me in.
Methinks he doth protest too much.
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jorline Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:25:28pm |
Sorry if this is a re-post...but this really pissed me off.
Group That Funded Rep. Ellison's Pilgrimage to Mecca Called a Front for Extremism
Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison's groundbreaking pilgrimage to Mecca last month was paid for by an American Muslim organization that has ties to Islamic radicals and is "the Muslim equivalent of the neo-Nazi party," his critics say.
"A U.S. congressman going on hajj sends a very positive message to the Muslim world about America and the religious diversity in America," said Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim advocacy group.
This make me sick!
*SPIT*
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davinvalkri Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:25:30pm |
re: #348 Dianna
The problem with being even marginally historically educated is that you make jokes like that, and people freak.
Hence the end of the song I quoted:
Everyone's a little bit racist...it's true!
But everyone is just about as racist...as yooooooou!
If we all could just admit
that we are racist, a little bit
and everyone stop being so PC...!
May-be-we-could-live-in......harmony!
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Sifty Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:26:11pm |
re: #347 Hengineer
I work hard for my food dollar. A big-assed steak cooked on some hickory and a cold Guinness is my simple idea of heaven.
I like to celebrate the fact I don't have to eat out of a UN Food Sack thrown off a flat bed truck by smelly Frenchmen.
By 2012 that may be different though...
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:26:25pm |
re: #336 jaunte
Please email your Senators:
KEY VOTE ALERT
"NO" on Coburn Omnibus Bill (S. 22)
[Link: www.clubforgrowth.org...]
In case anyone has gotten the wrong idea about Tom Coburn, he's fighting the passage of this latest bill because of all the pork and earmarks. Just wanted to set that straight.
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:26:42pm |
re: #352 Hengineer
To quote Robin Williams:
People in Texas are going "We have those shows...we just don't film them!"
The restaurant called "The Big Texan". If you eat a 72 oz. steak in under an hour your meal is free. I witnessed a man eating it with 27 mins to spare. He ordered dessert too.
'Pizza By The Pound' in Paducah sold an eight pound pizza with the same gimmick. One night two riverboat guys came in and ordered one each and both finished theirs in under an hour. Plus beer.
Scary sight.
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albusteve Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:26:47pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:26:48pm |
re: #357 Spare O'Lake
Yes, he's whining an awful lot about this.
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unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:27:15pm |
re: #336 jaunte
Please email your Senators:
KEY VOTE ALERT
"NO" on Coburn Omnibus Bill (S. 22)[Link: www.clubforgrowth.org...]
Billions, Trillions, thrown at walls just to see if any sticks. Folks aren't gonna pay attention to some $20 Billion waste. Not enough to worry about. They got us where they want us, with our heads in the sand.
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UberInfidel67 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:28:57pm |
re: #356 TamronIt's been online for 100 years? Does Al Gore know this? BTW, I saved that link into my faves. Looks interesting.
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Soona' Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:29:27pm |
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albusteve Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:29:33pm |
re: #352 Hengineer
To quote Robin Williams:
People in Texas are going "We have those shows...we just don't film them!"
The restaurant called "The Big Texan". If you eat a 72 oz. steak in under an hour your meal is free. I witnessed a man eating it with 27 mins to spare. He ordered dessert too.
my son on law is a champion burger eater for the Fuddruckers place or whoever they are....I saw a contest last year...alot of fun...local TV etc...
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jwb7605 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:29:37pm |
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Charles Johnson Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:30:21pm |
re: #289 Killgore Trout
Mr. Spencer shills for Pamela, call Charles a traitor....
Cool, so now Spencer promotes a raving nut who thinks Barack Obama is the love child of Malcolm X. Yeah baby!
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Sharmuta Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:30:44pm |
re: #354 jaunte
"The problem is, the publishers have made Defeating Eurabia expensive."
Good grief. A 340 page paperback for $47. Maybe he should have written shorter sentences.
Or found a better publisher. Guess the market's just not looking for much neo-fascist literature.
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Ward Cleaver Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:30:52pm |
re: #181 jcm
Actually, here's the full report (PDF). Postmortem showed only three of the dead had blood alcohol levels over .10. Four of the surviving passengers tested below .10 (the other 18 tested negative), but this was two to three hours after landing, so they may have also been impaired. The main cause of deaths was the backdraft and fire spread after the exit doors were opened, which fed fresh oxygen to the fire.
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jaunte Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:31:37pm |
re: #373 Sharmuta
If he just went to a vanity publisher, he could sell it for $10.
Whoops, too late.
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:32:24pm |
re: #356 Tamron
You might try the 100-year-old Online Century Encyclopedic Dictionary.
It has a few leads on possible derivations -- also written in Greek -- which might give you some answers, one being a unit of measurement and the other referring broadly to wrestling and an area where wrestlers were trained. Interesting reading, nonetheless.
The first time you log on to Century, you'll be required to download a small harmless plug-in (from Lizard Tech, coincidentally!) to enable you to view the dictionary pages most efficiently, but that's a one-time install and it only takes a minute or so. On the Century opening page make sure that you instruct Century to use ALL VOLUMES of their references and not just the dictionary, in order to find 'Palestine'.
Luck.
.
An online dictionary 100 years old?
/s =-P
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Viking6 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:33:39pm |
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:37:22pm |
re: #377 UberInfidel67
See my #368 lol lol
Yea, woulda posted before you but damn satellite internet froze lgf, had to refresh the page which took about 5 solid minutes.
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Dustyvet Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:37:29pm |
re: #358 jorline
Sorry if this is a re-post...but this really pissed me off.
Group That Funded Rep. Ellison's Pilgrimage to Mecca Called a Front for Extremism
This make me sick!
*SPIT*
Who's got the clue by 4? Oh Mr. Ellison would you step over here for a moment...
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razorbacker Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:39:19pm |
I hear that Obama specifically mentioned wind turbines in his economic speech today.
Oddly enough, the blade plant in Little Rock is laying off folks because of the 'credit crunch' making those wind turbines unfeasible.
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:41:57pm |
re: #382 razorbacker
I hear that Obama specifically mentioned wind turbines in his economic speech today.
Oddly enough, the blade plant in Little Rock is laying off folks because of the 'credit crunch' making those wind turbines unfeasible.
Either way, I hope the first installment of wind turbines goes right in Ted Kennedy's backyard.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:45:30pm |
re: #383 Hengineer
Either way, I hope the first installment of wind turbines goes right in Ted Kennedy's backyard.
UFO's don't like wind turbines....
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Hengineer Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:47:24pm |
re: #384 jcm
UFO's don't like wind turbines....
[Video]
Oh so that's why he whined about not having it because it would disrupt his view of the shoreline...
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Clio Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:50:28pm |
re: #98 Wild Knight
The biblical Hebrew for Philistine is "Peleshet" or "Peleshti" that may come from the root p-l-sh that means "invader". This may be speculative, but it is a reasonable etymology, since the Philistines seem to have moved southward from the Aegean Islands around the 13th century BCE looking for a new place to settle.
They tried Egypt first, but were driven off by a Pharoah (maybe Ramses III -- not sure) and then moved a little to the north and settled in what is now the Gaza Strip.
Herodotus may have confused them with the Phoenicians, who were in what is now Lebanon.
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M. Bensson-Levi Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:52:41pm |
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Sharmuta Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:57:09pm |
re: #289 Killgore Trout
Despite being defamed and smeared by those who have betrayed the anti-jihad resistance in search of imaginary fascists and white supremacists
Fascinating he'd call them "imaginary fascists" when modern far-right parties in europe like VB get specifically discussed in books like The Anatomy of Fascism. There's just no excuse for this willful ignorance.
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 3:57:20pm |
re: #381 ploome hineni
: #98 Wild Knight
[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
anyone..........who calls Israel Palestine, is realy wanting to "erase the historical ties of the Jewish people to the region"and which community college do you attend?
Er... yes, I know all this. However, Hadrian got Syria Palestina from the Greeks who called it he syria he palaistina (can't get Greek to work well). apparently, the earliest I traced this appellation is to Herodotus. I'd like to know where Herodotus got it from. Did he get it from an indigenous source or is a purely Hellenic word. If it is a purely Hellenic, it would make the Palestinian claim to statehood extremely tenuous and ironic given that they do not have a native word for their alleged state.
I study at the university of Malta, that island in the mid-Mediterranean of which I am a native.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:06:19pm |
re: #389 Sharmuta
Fascinating he'd call them "imaginary fascists" when modern far-right parties in europe like VB get specifically discussed in books like The Anatomy of Fascism. There's just no excuse for this willful ignorance.
He's sounding more and more like Lionheart every time he launches one of those attacks.
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tradewind Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:08:47pm |
WTF?
[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]
It's not as if we weren't warned, all during the campaign.
Just dammit.
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Sharmuta Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:15:55pm |
re: #391 Charles
It's always sad to see people we once respected come down with the worst cases of Charles Derangement Syndrome. I don't know if they realize how ugly it makes them out to be.
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Wild Knight Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:22:11pm |
re: #394 ploome hineni
Thanks. I was hoping that someone knows, beyond all shadow of doubt, where Herodotus got it from. Nonetheless, it is clearly unwarranted for the "Palestinians" to base their unwarranted claims for statehood in the region on this appellation. There is clearly no connection whatsoever.
But I'd still like to know where Herodotus got it from...
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Sharmuta Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:32:37pm |
I think the real issue, Charles, is that you put up a road block for stage 2. There should be no reason why anyone would have a problem with stopping fascists from taking root- unless, that is, they were sympathetic. I think it's natural, from their perspective, that the fascists and their friends would be disappointed you ruined their plans. They're sore losers.
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UFO TOFU Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:34:54pm |
re: #384 jcm
Damn, I wish I had sound; that looks kind of interesting.
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jcm Thu, Jan 8, 2009 4:37:21pm |
re: #398 UFO TOFU
Damn, I wish I had sound; that looks kind of interesting.
Basically the neighbors saw lights in the area and in the morning the turbine was wreaked.
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leah Thu, Jan 8, 2009 7:15:40pm |
How 'bout a staged scene in DC...Surprise! Barack Obama administration ‘prepared to talk to Hamas’
the guy who didn't make a peep about Gaza while he was golfing in Hawaii because there is only one Prez at a time, made quite a few peeps about the US economy on tv today...I guess the current Prez doesn't matter when it comes to domestic issues...Office of the Prez Elect...lol
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