No We Didn’t
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What can you say? Obama Thinks America Invented The Automobile.
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Leonidas Hoplite Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:21:38am |
Does he think we invented pizza as well?
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:21:54am |
And how many people will discount the truth and believe O?
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:22:29am |
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:22:32am |
Was this before or after FDR gave his fireside chat on TV?
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kafir lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:23:15am |
re: #6 loppyd
The press could discover dead people in both Obama and Biden's closets and they would blow it off.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:23:37am |
re: #9 loppyd
Was this before or after FDR gave his fireside chat on TV?
Right after the stock market crashed.
These guys can get away with saying anything.
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carefulnow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:24:03am |
But who or what invented sex? Now, that's somethin'!
[Link: www.zimbio.com...]
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:24:20am |
I had to look it up. This site has this to say about it.
Being one of the most significant inventions of the 1920s, the automobile drastically changed the lives of Americans for the better. It helped America and other countries' transportation.
The first automobile developed with a combustion engine was invented by Henry Ford. Henry Ford later founded the Ford Motor Company, which was known for its achievements in bringing America its first affordable car, the Model-T. The first automobile was created much earlier, in 1866 by Richard Dudgeon of New York City. This first car was made with a steam engine.
Over the first few years of the 1920s, the automobile became a hit with everyone, especially young people who wanted freedom and excitement. Soon, almost every household in America owned one. Parents drove to work in their automobiles. Families visited friends and family who lived far away. And young people found a whole new way to have fun.
The automobile also helped American companies and industries.
Many people found it hard to drive on the poor dirt roads and that cars required a lot of fuel (gas) to run. So nation wide road construction took place, which created even more jobs, and strengthened the economy even further.
From memory, as I said above, I thought it was the French, but if my somewhat leaky memory serves me well enough, didn't Mercedes put the first cars into production?
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:24:36am |
You mean now we have to change all those history books? Bummer.
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Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:24:37am |
I think it was Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot from France that invented a steam powered one. Karl Benz from Germany invented the first gasoline powered one, I believe
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:07am |
Nice one.
Any German reactions yet?
Madame Merkel will not be amused ...
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:10am |
It would be funny watching Barry's History = FAIL if he wasn't president.
BBL
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pink freud Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:18am |
re: #16 HelloDare
You mean now we have to change all those history books? Bummer.
We already have ....
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Summer Seale Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:23am |
You'd think they would have checked the fact file on that one... =)
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Harry Tuttle Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:47am |
Germany/United States, don't be so picky.
Its what he meant that was important.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:47am |
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Noam Chumpski Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:25:53am |
re: #23 Summer
You'd think they would have checked the fact file on that one... =)
Why bother - they didn't fact check anything else in the speech. :)
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:09am |
Upon hearing that Benz was the actual inventor, Michelle Obama said, "It's the first time in my live I've been proud of Germany."
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godfrey Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:32am |
His speechwriter will put his hand on the breast of a Sarah Palin mannequin, and all will be forgiven.
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itellu3times Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:34am |
In tonight's mini-State of the Union, President Obama said the "nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." One problem. We didn't. That would be Karl Benz, in Mannheim, Germany. Just sayin'... [NYT]
So, can we sue Germany for damages?
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2by2 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:34am |
re: #17 Mirage
I think it was Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot from France that invented a steam powered one. Karl Benz from Germany invented the first gasoline powered one, I believe
.......and he went on to team up with one Gottlieb Daimler to found what we call now Mercedes-Benz.
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MikeAlv77 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:37am |
He is the ONE... He invented all things for all people... If you don't believe him then to the camps with you...
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dhg4 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:26:52am |
re: #6 loppyd
Imagine if W had said this?
That's the only reason why this is worth mentioning. Everyone makes stupid mistakes. But given the way the media built up W's into mountains, the pass that President Obama gets is notable.
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Øyvind Strømmen Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:01am |
Maybe the Jesuites did: [Link: en.wikipedia.org...]
Or maybe the French. Gustave Trouve demonstrated an electric car (with three wheels) in 1881. To be fair, though, the first design for an American automobile was drawn in 1877, but never built.
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daledog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:02am |
The Americans reached the Auschwitz concentration camp before the Soviets did according to 0.
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:14am |
re: #15 CyanSnowHawk
Or Karl Benz, as I would have seen had I followed Charles link.
I blame my fever. Home sick with little Hawk today.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:15am |
re: #32 itellu3times
So, can we sue Germany for damages?
We can sue them for insulting Obama by forcing him to be wrong.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:16am |
re: #12 capitalist piglet
Right after the stock market crashed.
These guys can get away with saying anything.
Rush played a clip of Biden on the CBS Early Show where he couldn't name remember the name of the ready.gov website and wondered out loud what the site's "number" was.
I'll have to look for it.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:17am |
Barack may have been confused by an old episode of Bonanza. Hoss invested in a horseless carriage.
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lostlakehiker Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:27:34am |
The depressing thing is that either Team O figured that a good rhetorical point was worth making up some alternative history to support it, or they honestly didn't know and it never occurred to them to fact-check the speech.
Whichever is worse, they're both bad and one of them is spot on.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:06am |
And this is the brain that is going to decide whether or not we should bail out the auto industry.
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itellu3times Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:13am |
re: #39 capitalist piglet
We can sue them for insulting Obama by forcing him to be wrong.
They have a lot of nerve!
Release the hounds!
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:14am |
The One made at least Two "misstatements"
Thomas Lifson
If I were president I'd make damn sure every claim I made in an address before a joint session of Congress was verifiable. Last night, President Obama made two very dubious claims.
In addition to where the auto was invented, he said:
Health care costs now causes a bankruptcy in America every thirty seconds
And History has shown a president willing to lie about facts could prove to be the biggest crisis of any one administration.
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MikeAlv77 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:15am |
and when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.. Did America quit.. No.. His speech sounded like Bluto in Animla House.. Its not over till we say its over...
With him its more like... Fat, drunk and stupid is o way to go through life...
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:17am |
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SasquatchOnSteroids Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:34am |
In his defense, Joe might have done a copy/paste into his speech without prior approval.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:46am |
re: #30 Summer
Obama Lied, Auto Industry Died? =)
Heh, 'Lied' is the German for song.
'Obama his song sings and ______ (fill in blank at your pleasure) sinks.'
(Keeping to the German language structure here ...)
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gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:28:49am |
Come to think of it, the Ancient Wall Street exhibit at Past-o-Rama has proved pretty accurate, too.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:29:17am |
re: #35 dhg4
That's the only reason why this is worth mentioning. Everyone makes stupid mistakes. But given the way the media built up W's into mountains, the pass that President Obama gets is notable.
It's pathetic. They are pathetic.
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lostlakehiker Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:29:24am |
re: #40 loppyd
Rush played a clip of Biden on the CBS Early Show where he couldn't name remember the name of the ready.gov website and wondered out loud what the site's "number" was.
I'll have to look for it.
Biden has had brain trouble, (medical, clinical trouble) and this may be a reflection of it. He's far less ready to step in and be president than Palin would have been. And he won't ever be ready, because the problem isn't going to get any better.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:29:35am |
re: #32 itellu3times
So, can we sue Germany for damages?
Go for it!
But don't forget the Fwench!
:-)))
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:29:36am |
His oldest daughter probably knows better. Parents are such an embarrassment, aren't they.
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daledog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:29:52am |
re: #14 carefulnow
Good post. I always thought the gators pioneered sex as we know it.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:30:00am |
re: #35 dhg4
That's the only reason why this is worth mentioning. Everyone makes stupid mistakes. But given the way the media built up W's into mountains, the pass that President Obama gets is notable.
You'd think speech writers at that level would be sure of everything they include, particularly something that isn't subject to spin.
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ConservatismNow! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:30:11am |
re: #8 FurryOldGuyJeans
Or spaghetti?
Well, we did invent the po' boy, and MAN are those good. If I wasn't having porkchop sandwiches for lunch, I'd go get one.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:30:14am |
re: #2 CyanSnowHawk
That would be the French, wouldn't it?
Mais, oui. C'est M. Cugnot.
Aye, but that was steam powered. Herr Benz made the first IC gasoline powered one in the 1870's.
But--there are still 57 states.
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Last Mohican Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:30:35am |
re: #40 loppyd
Rush played a clip of Biden on the CBS Early Show where he couldn't name remember the name of the ready.gov website and wondered out loud what the site's "number" was.
I'll have to look for it.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:30:42am |
re: #38 CyanSnowHawk
Or Karl Benz, as I would have seen had I followed Charles link.
I blame my fever. Home sick with little Hawk today.
Hope you get better soon!
{CyanSnowHawk}
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Windhorse Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:31:12am |
Oh come on everbody..... you know what he really meant....
come on, and you're telling me "W" wasn't a complete idiot.....
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:32:34am |
re: #50 yma o hyd
Heh, 'Lied' is the German for song.
'Obama his song sings and ______ (fill in blank at your pleasure) sinks.'
(Keeping to the German language structure here ...)
economic bathtub level?
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:32:42am |
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livefreeor die Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:32:59am |
It's Bush's fault. He hacked into the teleprompter! He's a moron but he can hack into teleprompters! Yeeearrrggghhhh!
/channeling moonbat
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n2stox Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:33:00am |
"When we kicked -- along with France, we kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon..." - Joe Biden Oct 2008.
If this wasn't my country, it would actually be funny.
4 Obama speeches, 4 days of big market sell-offs.
I never thought I'd long for the day of a George Bush speech, but here I am.
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Wendya Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:33:07am |
Hmmmm... I thought the Flintstones invented the automobile.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:33:27am |
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Last Mohican Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:33:56am |
re: #6 loppyd
Imagine if W had said this?
"That goddamned empty-headed fascist moron chauvinist bastard Bush, doesn't have two working brain cells in his head, thinks America is like the be all and end all of everything, like there's no other country in the world, THIS is why they hate us, THIS is why we deserve to be hated, OMG I'm so ashamed and angry...
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:33:58am |
re: #71 Wendya
Hmmmm... I thought the Flintstones invented the automobile.
That would be the pedmobile. :)
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Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:04am |
re: #67 subsailor68
economic bathtub level?
Listened to Michael Graham (Boston station) on the way to work this morning - he made the comment that our situation at the moment is akin to being in a leaky rowboat - we're bailing and rowing, and the guy in charge says, "you know, what we really could use here is a lido deck!"
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:10am |
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:18am |
re: #71 Wendya
Hmmmm... I thought the Flintstones invented the automobile.
Yes, ironically it was a guy named Barock.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:39am |
re: #69 livefreeor die
It's Bush's fault. He hacked into the teleprompter! He's a moron but he can hack into teleprompters! Yeeearrrggghhhh!
/channeling moonbat
Gawd, if Bush hacked into the teleprompter and that was all he could come up with, then he's lost all my respect!
:-)
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livefreeor die Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:42am |
What's the One going to do when people start expecting him to actually deliver something? He can't just make speeches for four years. Even the MSM can't spin that positively for that long.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:50am |
re: #76 Killer Tomato
Listened to Michael Graham (Boston station) on the way to work this morning - he made the comment that our situation at the moment is akin to being in a leaky rowboat - we're bailing and rowing, and the guy in charge says, "you know, what we really could use here is a lido deck!"
Okay....now I've got to clean the old monitor again. LOL!
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pink freud Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:34:54am |
re: #70 n2stox
I never thought I'd long for the day of a George Bush speech, but here I am.
Contrast effect is a wonderful thing. Let's hope it gathers steam.
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Raven1 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:03am |
Hey, he figures he can lie about anything and the sheeple will believe it. Does Michelle believe everything he says?
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WindHorse Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:12am |
I was reading about "Portugese Water Dogs" and they were described as "being able to outsmart their owner"....
I am thinking the new first pet won't have too much trouble with that....
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:16am |
re: #74 Last Mohican
"That goddamned empty-headed fascist moron chauvinist bastard Bush, doesn't have two working brain cells in his head, thinks America is like the be all and end all of everything, like there's no other country in the world, THIS is why they hate us, THIS is why we deserve to be hated, OMG I'm so ashamed and angry...
Olberdink, is that you?
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Ben Hur Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:16am |
Remember when Bush tried to open a locked door?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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SasquatchOnSteroids Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:32am |
Obama reinvents the stimulus.
$13 a week.
hehe.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:47am |
re: #77 loppyd
I'll see if I can find it. Of course the host covered for him.
Thanks - Last Mohican linked us up upthread - it's all good.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:35:57am |
re: #76 Killer Tomato
Listened to Michael Graham (Boston station) on the way to work this morning - he made the comment that our situation at the moment is akin to being in a leaky rowboat - we're bailing and rowing, and the guy in charge says, "you know, what we really could use here is a lido deck!"
And all the people in the boat stand up and applaud.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:04am |
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:06am |
re: #76 Killer Tomato
Listened to Michael Graham (Boston station) on the way to work this morning - he made the comment that our situation at the moment is akin to being in a leaky rowboat - we're bailing and rowing, and the guy in charge says, "you know, what we really could use here is a lido deck!"
We know who gets eaten first..........
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:20am |
Just found this. Apparently Richard Dudgeon did not invent the car, he invented the steam powered SUV, in 1866.
Ran on Coal, topped out at about 25-30MPH, and had seats for a driver and 8 passengers. It was an 1866 Excursion.
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pink freud Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:35am |
re: #84 Raven1
Hey, he figures he can lie about anything and the sheeple will believe it. Does Michelle believe everything he says?
Michelle knows EXACTLY who and what the zero is. She's no dummy.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:44am |
re: #87 Ben Hur
Remember when Bush tried to open a locked door?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Remember when Obama walked into a window he thought was a door?
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Mad Al-Jaffee Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:47am |
We invented the automobile, and it runs on arugula!
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Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:48am |
re: #85 WindHorse
I was reading about "Portugese Water Dogs" and they were described as "being able to outsmart their owner"....
I am thinking the new first pet won't have too much trouble with that....
Ted Kennedy had one named Splash.
(not kidding)
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:36:58am |
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:37:04am |
re: #87 Ben Hur
Remember when Bush tried to open a locked door?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
It was funnier when Obama tried to walk through a window.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:37:29am |
re: #95 loppyd
Remember when Obama walked into a window he thought was a door?
Yeah...and was that before or after he smacked his head on Marine 1?
;-)
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Ben Hur Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:37:44am |
re: #95 loppyd
Remember when Obama walked into a window he thought was a door?
REmember when Obama woke up and was President?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:37:47am |
re: #100 debutaunt
It was funnier when Obama tried to walk through a window.
He actually thought he could do it.
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:37:52am |
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:06am |
re: #80 livefreeor die
What's the One going to do when people start expecting him to actually deliver something? He can't just make speeches for four years. Even the MSM can't spin that positively for that long.
Oh yes he can ... try.
Oh yes they can ... try.
Pity that facts ahve the unfortunate habit of catching one out.
PB0 will learn this the hard way - watch him squirm.
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:09am |
re: #102 subsailor68
Yeah...and was that before or after he smacked his head on Marine 1?
;-)
After...:)
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:12am |
re: #100 debutaunt
It was funnier when Obama tried to walk through a window.
Because that's usually reserved for for birds.
For a locked* door, you must have an opposable thumb.
*proud cat owners please note.
/
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Øyvind Strømmen Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:15am |
59#:
Aye, but that was steam powered. Herr Benz made the first IC gasoline powered one in the 1870's.
He developed a two-stroke piston engine in the 1870s. The Motorwagen was not built before in the the 1880s.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:19am |
re: #87 Ben Hur
Remember when Bush tried to open a locked door?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
What a moron. Why didn't he know that door was locked? CHIMPEROR!
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calvin coolidge Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:25am |
It doesn't matter about the automobile. We'll all be lucky to have a horse and buggy in a few more years.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:33am |
re: #103 Ben Hur
REmember when Obama woke up and was President?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I remember this one time at band camp ...
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Diamond Bullet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:36am |
America did invent the automobile. FDR talked all about it on tv following the 1929 market crash. cough.
In all seriousness, Obama's main speech writer is 27 YEARS OLD. He's that idiot that got caught molesting a cardboard standup of Hillary Clinton. Someone - I believe it was the Times - reported he was watching during the speech and mouthing the words along with Obama. Do we really expect someone whose voice didn't change until the 1990s to really know anything about American history? If you entrust a guy in his 20s to write your national policy speeches based on what is apparently Google searches and Wikipedia, you are going to get things like confusion over the origin of the car, or miscounting the number of people who have been President. That Obama is foolish enough to rely on what appears to be a goofy frat boy is the truly alarming part. Is Obama that lazy, as his lackadaisical work habits appear to suggest, or does he think his soaring oratory is enough to overcome the fact that he comes across as Belushi giving the "Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor" speech? It remains an open question.
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livefreeor die Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:37am |
re: #106 yma o hyd
Oh yes he can ... try.
Oh yes they can ... try.
Pity that facts ahve the unfortunate habit of catching one out.
PB0 will learn this the hard way - watch him squirm.
Time to start hoarding popcorn.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:38:40am |
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WindHorse Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:09am |
re: #97 Killer Tomato
and, I guess we know who was in charge of the deep end of the pool....
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Boxy_brown Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:15am |
See what happens when you let William Ayers become a teacher?
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:17am |
re: #104 HelloDare
He actually thought he could do it.
It was embarrassing to watch him try to walk across the Tidal Basin. Gucci's wet...how could that happen?
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:24am |
re: #90 HelloDare
And all the people in the boat stand up and applaud.
... and then the boat turns upside down ...
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:25am |
re: #112 OldLineTexan
I remember this one time at band camp ...
You can't flout the President's pronouncements like that!
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:33am |
re: #111 calvin coolidge
It doesn't matter about the automobile. We'll all be lucky to have a horse and buggy in a few more years.
No horses, due to methane and global climate change. And PETA.
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:54am |
We didn't invent them, but for a time, we undeniably made the best ones in the world (Pierce-Arrow, Studebaker, Duesenberg, Stutz, etc.)
I'll grant that most were engineered by German-Americans, but as far as I'm concerned, "American" is the operative part.
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:39:57am |
re: #102 subsailor68
Yeah...and was that before or after he smacked his head on Marine 1?
;-)
You should be more forgiving of him whacking his head on Marine 1. Like you never, ever smacked your head on a hatch combing.....
*ducks* ;-)
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:03am |
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livefreeor die Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:08am |
re: #121 OldLineTexan
No horses, due to methane and global climate change. And PETA.
Well, there's always roller skates.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:14am |
re: #119 yma o hyd
... and then the boat turns upside down ...
And then Shelly Winters saves Gene Hackman's life, and then...oops. Wrong disaster movie.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:24am |
re: #103 Ben Hur
REmember when Obama woke up and was President?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I remember when I woke up and Obama was president.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:42am |
re: #100 debutaunt
It was funnier when Obama tried to walk through a window.
I'm still convinced he'd sneaked out for a crafty cigarette that time ...
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Gretchen Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:42am |
What is really scary is that Joe Biden said on the Today Show that he wouldn't "hesitate to go on television" to embarrass those in the federal, state and local governments who were misspending the money or not using it quickly enough.
He's going to use more of our federal taxes to embarrass REPUBLICAN officials who don't tow the line and flush huge wads of cash down the low-flush toilet of social programs.
Nobody messes with Joe. Can anyone imagine if Cheney had made a similar comment about any of Bush's programs? No, I didn't think so.
On the Obama Show last night I though Joe looked like the mentally challenged uncle when Obama commented on his role in the pork roast.
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gonecamping Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:40:58am |
Those big ears are from Michele whacking his ears each time he lies to her.
re: #84 Raven1
Hey, he figures he can lie about anything and the sheeple will believe it. Does Michelle believe everything he says?
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:03am |
re: #123 jcm
You should be more forgiving of him whacking his head on Marine 1. Like you never, ever smacked your head on a hatch combing.....
*ducks* ;-)
LOL! Well I never did.
Cause I'm only three feet tall.
Smartypants.
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:11am |
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bolivar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:20am |
re: #53 lostlakehiker
Biden has had brain trouble, (medical, clinical trouble) and this may be a reflection of it. He's far less ready to step in and be president than Palin would have been. And he won't ever be ready, because the problem isn't going to get any better.
geez and I just thought he was plain stoopud? We are deeply screwed.
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:28am |
re: #123 jcm
You should be more forgiving of him whacking his head on Marine 1. Like you never, ever smacked your head on a hatch combing.....
*ducks* ;-)
My husband is ex-Navy submariner...and 6'4"...came home with a bruise across his forehead more than once. ;>)
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pink freud Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:32am |
re: #113 Diamond Bullet
Exactly! I listen to his speeches and see the face of that product-of-the-nineties child who writes his speeches. I wonder how many hard working, average-Joe Americans realize this. Good post!
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:32am |
re: #117 Boxy_brown
See what happens when you let William Ayers become a teacher?
I'd be surprised if Ayers taught anybody that anything good ever came out of America...unless we're talking South America, of course.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:34am |
re: #102 subsailor68
Yeah...and was that before or after he smacked his head on Marine 1?
;-)
Yeah that got lots of airtime too.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:39am |
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daledog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:41:53am |
0 finally gives America credit for something and he is dead wrong.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:42:07am |
re: #111 calvin coolidge
It doesn't matter about the automobile. We'll all be lucky to have a horse and buggy in a few more years.
Yeah, but think: all that horse manure will help you grow your own vegetables!
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:42:22am |
re: #58 ConservatismNow!
Well, we did invent the po' boy, and MAN are those good. If I wasn't having porkchop sandwiches for lunch, I'd go get one.
The meat between two slices of bread was the brainchild of an Englishman.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:42:44am |
re: #134 Dustyvet
Nope, submarine...:)
/s
[Video]
I do so want to get a klaxon that makes that sound. I'd use it as a doorbell.
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Dave the..... Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:42:46am |
This quote isn't that big of a deal, but ever since Dan Quayle, and Bush 43, how MSM and Democrats jumped all over every minor quote goof....it's payback time.
NRO said yesterday that Obama is obviously intelligent, but lacks knowledge in two areas: History and economics.
Those are two areas you really need a good grasp of to be President.
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:42:51am |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:01am |
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:14am |
re: #141 OldLineTexan
I had sea kitten for breakfast and I'll probably have sea kitten for lunch too.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:21am |
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:30am |
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Boxy_brown Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:40am |
re: #139 capitalist piglet
I'd be surprised if Ayers taught anybody that anything good ever came out of America...unless we're talking South America, of course.
Generalissimo Chavez: Father of the Automobile and the extra toilet paper ration.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:47am |
re: #145 FurryOldGuyJeans
The meat between two slices of bread was the brainchild of an Englishman.
Yes, the Earl Of Sandwich.
Known in the South as ol'Earl Sammich.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:51am |
re: #137 scottishbuzzsaw
My husband is ex-Navy submariner...and 6'4"...came home with a bruise across his forehead more than once. ;>)
Ouch. I'll bet he did!
(Tell him we had a guy on our boat who was so fat that every time he went through the weapons shipping hatch we'd get a green board. He'll know what I mean.)
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:53am |
re: #122 Lizard by the Bay
We didn't invent them, but for a time, we undeniably made the best ones in the world (Pierce-Arrow, Studebaker, Duesenberg, Stutz, etc.)
I'll grant that most were engineered by German-Americans, but as far as I'm concerned, "American" is the operative part.
Lets hear it for the Rolls-Royce!
No Germans involved in engineering that one!
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:53am |
re: #122 Lizard by the Bay
We didn't invent them, but for a time, we undeniably made the best ones in the world (Pierce-Arrow, Studebaker, Duesenberg, Stutz, etc.)
I'll grant that most were engineered by German-Americans, but as far as I'm concerned, "American" is the operative part.
The assembly line refinement for automobile manufacturing was American. It was a refinement of an already existing idea.
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:55am |
re: #128 pegcity
i thought Daimler invented the automobile?
He partnered with Benz, who is credited with making the first internal combustion engine equipped auto.
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:43:57am |
re: #46 midwestgak
The One made at least Two "misstatements"
Thomas Lifson
If I were president I'd make damn sure every claim I made in an address before a joint session of Congress was verifiable. Last night, President Obama made two very dubious claims.In addition to where the auto was invented, he said:
Health care costs now causes a bankruptcy in America every thirty seconds
And History has shown a president willing to lie about facts could prove to be the biggest crisis of any one administration.
FACTS. DON'T. MATTER. because democrats have entrained the populace like a cult.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:44:16am |
re: #151 Killgore Trout
I had sea kitten for breakfast and I'll probably have sea kitten for lunch too.
Eat more ... aw, nevermind.
/
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SasquatchOnSteroids Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:44:43am |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:44:45am |
re: #153 jcm
Tara Tuna loves tight places......
What's wrong with the can then?
It's full of dolphin!
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:03am |
In tonight's mini-State of the Union, President Obama said the "nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it." One problem. We didn't. That would be Karl Benz, in Mannheim, Germany.
The steamroller was of course also invented in Mannheim.
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:14am |
re: #148 Dave the.....
NRO said yesterday that Obama is obviously intelligent, but lacks knowledge in two areas: History and economics.
Those are two areas you really need a good grasp of to be President.
"I was gonna be a doctor. It was just the science stuff I had a problem with." -Woody Harrelson, "Doc Hollywood"
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:14am |
re: #156 subsailor68
Ouch. I'll bet he did!
(Tell him we had a guy on our boat who was so fat that every time he went through the weapons shipping hatch we'd get a green board. He'll know what I mean.)
Will do.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:15am |
re: #149 debutaunt
Sally Sea Kitten is my favorite. She's driven insane and plots terrorism against the Land kittens.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:20am |
re: #161 jcm
Snipe, I think.
Well, hell. I have a towsack and a flashlight. Let's go get the lil' critter.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:34am |
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:41am |
re: #151 Killgore Trout
I had sea kitten for breakfast and I'll probably have sea kitten for lunch too.
STARKIST...IT'S THE KITTEN OF THE SEA...:)
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gonecamping Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:45am |
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:45:47am |
re: #159 CyanSnowHawk
He partnered with Benz, who is credited with making the first internal combustion engine equipped auto.
And was named Mercedes after one of the men's daughter, I forget which one.
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Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:21am |
re: #160 DistantThunder
FACTS. DON'T. MATTER. because democrats have entrained the populace like a cult.
Would people think twice about ordering fish sticks if they were called sea kitten sticks? Would sea kitten soufflé be a hot seller at the local seafood restaurant? Does fillet o' sea kitten sound even remotely appetizing? Learn more about the new campaign to save fish by changing their name.
Language doesn't matter either.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:29am |
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redheadredstate Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:31am |
re: #174 jcm
Mmmmmm, dolphin flavored tuna!
Umm just in time for Ash Wednesday and the Friday's in Lent.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:31am |
re: #145 FurryOldGuyJeans
The meat between two slices of bread was the brainchild of an Englishman.
Too true - it was a gambling Lord, who didn't want to take time off from the gaming table for something so boring as eating dinner.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:32am |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:36am |
re: #173 FurryOldGuyJeans
And was named Mercedes after one of the men's daughter, I forget which one.
His daughter was a stripper?
//////////////////////////
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:36am |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:39am |
re: #155 OldLineTexan
Yes, the Earl Of Sandwich.
Known in the South as ol'Earl Sammich.
And in Brooklyn as the Duke of Earl of Hero.
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carefulnow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:42am |
re: #124 Killgore Trout
Good gravy - I thought that was a spoof!
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avanti Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:46:51am |
re: #6 loppyd
Imagine if W had said this?
I read it from the MSN and posted this on the previous thread a hour a ago.
"As a car collector,I wondered if the MSN would pick up on this Obama goof the got a lot of applause. We did not invent the automobile"
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Mad Mullah Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:06am |
Obama has never struck me as being particularly intelligent, even though he knows how to speak, especially in front of a teleprompter. Bush was always depicted as a chimp by many liberal fascists and morons, but I bet there are plenty of Obama jokes going around in circles where people aren't liberal fascists and racists who swoon and drool over their messiah.
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gegenkritik Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:19am |
I believe in the horse. The automobile is a temporary phenomenon.
Famous quote of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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ThinkRight Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:33am |
Obama invented HopenChange didn't he ?
nuff said
/
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:36am |
re: #179 FurryOldGuyJeans
Tuna flavored dolphin is better. ;)
Pass me the blowhole. And stop bogarting the speech center of the brain ... that's the best eating!
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:44am |
re: #153 jcm
Tara Tuna loves tight places......
What's wrong with the can then?
LOL... and I don't say that often.
(By the way, doesn't that first line sound kinda dirty?)
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:47:54am |
re: #87 Ben Hur
Remember when Bush tried to open a locked door?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
And I remember when Obama tried to get in through the window.
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:18am |
re: #178 yma o hyd
Too true - it was a gambling Lord, who didn't want to take time off from the gaming table for something so boring as eating dinner.
Someone said, give a challenging task to the laziest person in the room and they will devise the simplest way to complete it.
I'd like to see men simplify childbirth.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:22am |
re: #184 carefulnow
Nope, it's real. They've been working on an anti-fishing campaign for years. I've always been fond of Daddy's hooked on killing
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:23am |
re: #185 avanti
The man is so facile about lying when it is on the teleprompter. He sees no reality outside the danged things.
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MarineMomSue Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:29am |
re: #173 FurryOldGuyJeans
And was named Mercedes after one of the men's daughter, I forget which one.
I bet it was the one named "Mercedes"
**running away, now***
do I need this? //////
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:33am |
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:39am |
re: #157 yma o hyd
Lets hear it for the Rolls-Royce!
No Germans involved in engineering that one!
No Americans, either. That's a limey car.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:48:58am |
re: #193 DistantThunder
Someone said, give a challenging task to the laziest person in the room and they will devise the simplest way to complete it.
I'd like to see men simplify childbirth.
We did. We let the women do it.
;-)
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:10am |
What we "invented" was the cheap automobile (Henry Ford).
That's actually what America does--give the common guy with a good idea a chance to make lots of money while making other people's lives better.
I would feel more comfortable if I thought Obama understood this.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:12am |
re: #185 avanti
I read it from the MSN and posted this on the previous thread a hour a ago.
"As a car collector,I wondered if the MSN would pick up on this Obama goof the got a lot of applause. We did not invent the automobile"
But they won't be merciless. Just a blip and it's on to the more important news like what Michelle was wearing last night.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:12am |
re: #197 debutaunt
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
He should have said that instead.
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:13am |
re: #186 Mad Mullah
Obama has never struck me as being particularly intelligent, even though he knows how to speak, especially in front of a teleprompter. Bush was always depicted as a chimp by many liberal fascists and morons, but I bet there are plenty of Obama jokes going around in circles where people aren't liberal fascists and racists who swoon and drool over their messiah.
He won't release his grades. We did get to see pres. Bush's grades - and they were higher than Gore's and Kerry's.
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:22am |
re: #191 Silvergirl
And I remember when Obama tried to get in through the window.
Did Rove steal the hinges?
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:25am |
re: #175 Killer Tomato
Would people think twice about ordering fish sticks if they were called sea kitten sticks? Would sea kitten soufflé be a hot seller at the local seafood restaurant? Does fillet o' sea kitten sound even remotely appetizing? Learn more about the new campaign to save fish by changing their name.
Language doesn't matter either.
Nope. I does not. "Liberal" for example no longer means what it used to--most "conservatives are, in fact more, liberal in their viewpoint than others. Liberal today more closely approximates certain political movements of the early 20th century-ones that had funny uniforms and symbols, like a bunch of sticks tied together with an axe in the middle.
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ThinkRight Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:29am |
re: #197 debutaunt
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
I thought that was Kennedy ? ! /
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:45am |
re: #197 debutaunt
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
Massachusetts is working on perfecting it.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:49:58am |
re: #187 gegenkritik
Famous quote of German Emperor Wilhelm II.
Yeah - we know how that one finished ...
(Brits invented the tank, btw ...)
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:05am |
re: #196 MarineMomSue
I bet it was the one named "Mercedes"
**running away, now***
do I need this? //////
I was waiting for someone to read the alternative meaning into what I wrote. ;)
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:05am |
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:21am |
re: #207 buzzsawmonkey
The companion car, the Edmond Dantes, didn't do so well.
But it came back with a vengeance.
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FrogMarch Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:25am |
Rush (on delpay here) just played a clip of Joe Biden responding to a CBS morning show question and Biden's answer not only made ZERO sense - it was laughable.
If you're business is having problems - call Joe - directly - he'll help you build a bridge.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:36am |
re: #50 yma o hyd
Heh, 'Lied' is the German for song.
'Obama his song sings and ______ (fill in blank at your pleasure) sinks.'
(Keeping to the German language structure here ...)
Going upthread, but back in college they had a course titled, "The German lied in art and music."
Being an ignorant Freshman, I thought that it was a bit rough on the Germans to generalize like that.
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ConservatismNow! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:49am |
re: #145 FurryOldGuyJeans
The po'boy is an american invention though, and one of the earliest known American recipes. History of Hoagies, Po'Boys, Submarines, Dagwoods, and Italian Sandwiches
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:49am |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:50:51am |
re: #192 buzzsawmonkey
--Boys' Life, mid-Sixties
Seems like a contradiction. Wouldn't that be Late Middle Agers' Life?
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:01am |
well if we can't take credit for the car, can we take credit for inventing the personal liability lawsuit.......?
/
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Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:01am |
re: #104 HelloDare
He actually thought he could do it.
Don't some people also believe he can walk on water?
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:07am |
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:18am |
re: #193 DistantThunder
Someone said, give a challenging task to the laziest person in the room and they will devise the simplest way to complete it.
I'd like to see men simplify childbirth.
Teeheehee!
They'd turned us all into marsupials by now ...
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:25am |
They've preempted Rush here in Philly for a replay of a Philly baseball game.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:26am |
re: #206 ThinkRight
I thought that was Kennedy ? ! /
Good point. So even if he claimed Chicago had invented the successful crooked politician, he'd have been wrong.
Facts are such a minefield!
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opnion Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:43am |
I am sure that this has already been commented on, but can you imagine if W said that?
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:51:52am |
re: #217 ConservatismNow!
The po'boy is an american invention though, and one of the earliest known American recipes. History of Hoagies, Po'Boys, Submarines, Dagwoods, and Italian Sandwiches
A refinement of a sandwich, yes, not an outright invention. ;)
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HippieforLife Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:01am |
re: #130 Gretchen
No, Joe looked just like Walter, a Jeff Dunham puppet. The turned down mouth is the same!
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:01am |
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BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:03am |
re: #191 Silvergirl
At least Bush recognized a true door. Wasn't his fault it was locked.
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:08am |
re: #220 LGoPs
well if we can't take credit for the car, can we take credit for inventing the personal liability lawsuit.......?
/
Pan the camera to Edwards...
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:12am |
re: #210 yma o hyd
Yeah - we know how that one finished ...
(Brits invented the tank, btw ...)
Typical British engineering, though. Poor acceleration and handling, prone to frequent breakdowns, not enough spare parts--but it looked great.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:17am |
re: #173 FurryOldGuyJeans
And was named Mercedes after one of the men's daughter, I forget which one.
And "mercedes" of course means "gifts". Yet, oddly, they don't exactly give them away, do they?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:19am |
Bjork explains TV...
"The scientifical truth is much better. You shouldn't let poets lie to you."
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:31am |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:47am |
re: #221 Mirage
Don't some people also believe he can walk on water?
Big deal. So can a well-trained ninja.
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DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:52:50am |
re: #233 calcajun
Typical British engineering, though. Poor acceleration and handling, prone to frequent breakdowns, not enough spare parts--but it looked great.
central planning strikes again.
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Teacake! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:19am |
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:23am |
re: #227 opnion
I am sure that this has already been commented on, but can you imagine if W said that?
It already had been said, and it would been an ecumenical lambasting of the man if he had said something even remotely similar.
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dhg4 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:24am |
re: #57 capitalist piglet
You'd think speech writers at that level would be sure of everything they include, particularly something that isn't subject to spin.
You'd think. But you also realize (as they do) that there's a nice protective cocoon that will prevent this from getting too out of hand.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:32am |
re: #210 yma o hyd
Yeah - we know how that one finished ...
(Brits invented the tank, btw ...)
Yep. They called it "Winston's Folly." And he was first lord of the admiralty at the time IIRC. Funded it from the Navy budget.
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bolivar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:36am |
re: #229 HippieforLife
No, Joe looked just like Walter, a Jeff Dunham puppet. The turned down mouth is the same!
I just love Walter - have a Walter for President t-shirt my wife gave me. Love it. Love her....awwwwwww
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:49am |
re: #226 buzzsawmonkey
Well, now, sure...
I just think that if you're in your Mid-Sixties, you're not a boy.
/
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:53:56am |
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:54:04am |
re: #216 EmmmieG
Going upthread, but back in college they had a course titled, "The German lied in art and music."
Being an ignorant Freshman, I thought that it was a bit rough on the Germans to generalize like that.
Gawd - I fell for it as well, just now!
Nice one!
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:54:21am |
re: #231 BatGuano
At least Bush recognized a true door. Wasn't his fault it was locked.
And his reaction was to make fun of himself!
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:54:41am |
re: #239 Teacake!
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
Ransom E. Oldsmobile was in the car business in 1897. I knew Daimler-Benz was first (gasoline), but I could not have named the year.
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Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:03am |
re: #205 calcajun
Please. The man doesn't know about the history of the automobile - you're not going back to ancient Rome?
/
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unrealizedviewpoint Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:04am |
re: #11 kafir lover
re: #6 loppyd
The press could discover dead people in both Obama and Biden's closets and they would blow it off.
Edwin Edwards once bragged that the only way he could lose an election was to get caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. I truly wonder if this would this be true for today's crop of democrat politicians?
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carefulnow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:13am |
re: #194 Killgore Trout
I thought it was parody - I bet others think so too.
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:17am |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:21am |
re: #242 subsailor68
Yep. They called it "Winston's Folly." And he was first lord of the admiralty at the time IIRC. Funded it from the Navy budget.
And hid it from the spies by insisting it was a water tank!
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:53am |
re: #239 Teacake!
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
All Ford did was adapt and refine the assembly line to automobile manufacturing. And Ford paid double the daily wage to his workers to allow them to purchase one of the products they made, and he knew the work was drudgery writ large and overcompensation was one of the only ways to keep his workers.
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BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:55:55am |
Dr. Manny on Foxnews just said, " Don't drink everyday. Glad he's not my doctor.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:15am |
re: #233 calcajun
Typical British engineering, though. Poor acceleration and handling, prone to frequent breakdowns, not enough spare parts--but it looked great.
Heh. For being the first tanks ever, they didn't do too badly - and scared the holy bejesas out of the Germans, iirc.
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:28am |
re: #252 debutaunt
Classy. Don't embarrass your host.
Self-deprecating humor, a sign of self confidence too.
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pink freud Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:42am |
re: #250 unrealizedviewpoint
Edwin Edwards once bragged that the only way he could lose an election was to get caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy. I truly wonder if this would this be true for today's crop of democrat politicians?
Edwards sits in prison to this day ....where most politicians belong.
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:42am |
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SunshineGirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:45am |
Who cares about the details-- and the facts-- Obama is just taking credit for the hard work of someone else-- hey, isn't that what liberals do?
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:56:59am |
Jeff Jacoby is one of the only reasons I can think of to read the Boston Globe.
This is not a nation of cowards, Mr. Holder
Holder's racial melancholy struck many people as peculiar, inasmuch as he is the first black American to head the Justice Department, and inasmuch as the American president who appointed him is the most celebrated black man in the world. Was such gloom really called for in a speech marking the first Black History Month of the Obama presidency?
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MarineMomSue Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:06am |
re: #233 calcajun
"... Poor acceleration and handling, prone to frequent breakdowns, not enough spare parts--but it looked great."
That sounds like a description of the current administration
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ConservatismNow! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:09am |
re: #228 FurryOldGuyJeans
Oh but I disagree. Though the good earl is the most famous person to eat meat between sliced bread, it was the Jews who have the first recorded sandwich. From the same website
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:33am |
re: #230 yma o hyd
As much as I adore the Phantom II, I still think I'd rather have a Pierce-Arrow. And in my post above, I completely forgot to mention both Packard and Peerless automobiles, which were also some of the finest in the world at the time.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:35am |
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:43am |
re: #242 subsailor68
Yep. They called it "Winston's Folly." And he was first lord of the admiralty at the time IIRC. Funded it from the Navy budget.
Wha'evah - we won.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:57:45am |
When I saw the thing about "we invented the automobile", I said, "Nope, Karl Benz did, in 1886, stupid!". Of course you can back to Cugnot's steamer in 1770, but I don't count that as a a car.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:11am |
re: #254 FurryOldGuyJeans
All Ford did was adapt and refine the assembly line to automobile manufacturing. And Ford paid double the daily wage to his workers to allow them to purchase one of the products they made, and he knew the work was drudgery writ large and overcompensation was one of the only ways to keep his workers.
He also had fun spying on them, and busting up union attempts. IIRC, he was also so anti-war that he refused to sell Model Ts to the FedGov for ambulances in WW1 except at full market cost. Oh, and I'm pretty sure he had a thing about da Jooos ...
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callahan23 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:12am |
re: #264 ConservatismNow!
Oh but I disagree. Though the good earl is the most famous person to eat meat between sliced bread, it was the Jews who have the first recorded sandwich. From the same website
Great find there!
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:14am |
re: #233 calcajun
Typical British engineering, though. Poor acceleration and handling, prone to frequent breakdowns, not enough spare parts--but it looked great.
No, no, you're thinking of my old MG Midget.
;-)
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:30am |
re: #248 OldLineTexan
Ransom E. Oldsmobile was in the car business in 1897. I knew Daimler-Benz was first (gasoline), but I could not have named the year.
I wouldn't have been sure who was credited with it (given the slippery definitions here), but I knew it wasn't Ford and it wasn't in the U.S.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:34am |
re: #238 DistantThunder
central planning strikes again.
"Central Services--we do the work, you do the pleasure!"
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avanti Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:41am |
re: #239 Teacake!
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
I knew it was not the US and Benz usually gets the credit, but there is some dispute. For example, had he have mentioned the Germans, the French might object..
"The first vehicle to move under its own power for which there is a record was designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot and constructed by M. Brezin in 1769. A replica of this vehicle is on display at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, in Paris. I believe that the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D. C. also has a large (half size ?) scale model. A second unit was built in 1770 which weighed 8000 pounds and had a top speed on 2 miles per hour and on the cobble stone streets of Paris this was probably as fast as anyone wanted to go it. The picture shows the first model on its first drive around Paris were it hit and knocked down a stone wall. It also had a tendency to tip over frontward unless it was counterweighted with a canon in the rear. the purpose of the vehicle was to haul canons around town."
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:58:52am |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:11am |
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carefulnow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:13am |
re: #219 Occasional Reader
Boys' Life is a scouting magazine.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:13am |
re: #269 OldLineTexan
He also had fun spying on them, and busting up union attempts. IIRC, he was also so anti-war that he refused to sell Model Ts to the FedGov for ambulances in WW1 except at full market cost. Oh, and I'm pretty sure he had a thing about da Jooos ...
And there was the stupid Peace Ship, in WWI.
IIRC, a lot of WWI ambulances were Packards.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:15am |
re: #239 Teacake!
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
But if you were planning on giving a speech to hundreds of millions of people that included that "fact", you'd probably have checked on it first, right?
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:25am |
re: #271 subsailor68
The first car I learned to drive. Good times.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:28am |
re: #239 Teacake!
Well, I for one at 55 years old have always thought Ford invented the car. I'm surprised to see how many people knew and know this all the sudden.
Sure - but people are getting paid a lot of money not to make a mistake like this, and The Smartest, Most Educated President In American History™ apparently didn't know better - and finally, if President Bush (or any Republican) had said something like this, we'd never hear the end of it. Never.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:30am |
re: #267 yma o hyd
Wha'evah - we won.
LOL! So said B. Obama, first lord of the banality at the time.
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:58am |
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HippieforLife Wed, Feb 25, 2009 11:59:58am |
I have to admit that I may have missed the "optimism" in his speech.
Towards the end he seemed to get pretty excited and said that he would cure cancer in our time. HUH?
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:00:04pm |
Americans may not have invented the automobile, but they did perfect it.
/I can't believe there is actually a club.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:00:39pm |
re: #281 calcajun
The first car I learned to drive. Good times.
Actually, they were good times weren't they? Loved that little car, even though it should have been shipped with a couple of cases of extra water pumps.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:00:50pm |
re: #265 Lizard by the Bay
As much as I adore the Phantom II, I still think I'd rather have a Pierce-Arrow. And in my post above, I completely forgot to mention both Packard and Peerless automobiles, which were also some of the finest in the world at the time.
I'm not gonna nay-say you - but you'll understand that I'm not going to bash the few things us Brits have engineered and manufactured.
;-)
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:00:56pm |
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:03pm |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:13pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:21pm |
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:40pm |
re: #286 Ford_Prefect
The Pinto: It had "crumple zones" before crumple zones were cool! Of course, the entire passenger compartment counted as one.
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Pupdawg Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:47pm |
Democrats!...and they are always heralded as 'intelligent.' Fact is they have a problem with facts, accuracy, reality and the truth...and that is a fact.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:01:58pm |
Time to update the quiz.
QUIZ FOR OBAMA
1. How many states are there?
60.
57.
50.
2. Are you the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee? Are you even on the committee?
Yes. Yes.
No, I made the whole thing up.
3. How many bombs hit Pear Harbor?
A. One
B. Two
C. More than two.
4. If you are elected President, how many years will you serve?
A 8 to 10
B. 4 to 8
C. 2 to 6
5. True or False.
China's ports, train system and airports are vastly superior to those in the United States'?
A. True
B. False.
C. Only in my mind.
6. Which country’s army liberated Auschwitz?
A. Russia.
B. The United States
C. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick
7. Which countries have UNSC veto power?
A. England, France, Russia, United States, China.
B. United States, China, France, England.
9. Bill Ayers is
A. An unrepentent terrorist
B. my friend.
C. a. & b.
10. Who has publicly admitted that you cause their leg to tingle?
A. Chris Matthews
B. Bernadine Dorn
C. Larry Craig
D. Barbara Walters
F. Scarlett Johansson
11. Who have you not thrown under the bus?
A. Rev. Wright
B. Your grandmother
C. Federico Fellini
12. Eau Claire is a
A. State
B. City
13. Who lied about his vote on infantacide
A. Me
B. Sideshow Mel.
14. For the first time in her life, your wife was proud to be an American when
A. She had a chance to become First Lady.
B. She was never really proud till I was elected. Now she's insufferable.
15. In May 2007 tornadoes that hit Kansas killed _________ people died?
A. 10,000.
B. 12.
16. What member of the media admitted that is is his job to insure your success.
A. Chris Matthews
B. Andrew Sullivan
C. Helen Thomas
17. The man I describe in my book as Frank is
A. Frank Marshall Davis, communist party member
B. Just some guy named Frank.
C. Barney Frank
17. Who invented the automobile?
A. Some American guy.
B. Some German guy.
C. Guy Faulk.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:00pm |
re: #256 yma o hyd
Heh. For being the first tanks ever, they didn't do too badly - and scared the holy bejesas out of the Germans, iirc.
That they did. Pity there were not enough and there was poor coordination with the infantry to follow up and consolidate the gains at Cambrai
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Honorary Yooper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:15pm |
re: #197 debutaunt
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
I'd say Chicago merely refined it, and made it into an art form.
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:19pm |
re: #271 subsailor68
No, no, you're thinking of my old MG Midget.
;-)
Me too. It also drank oil by the gallon and ate its own transmission for breakfast. But what fun to drive and to look at. I loved being able to take off the tire in one whack of the mallet, and was the only car that you could work on the engine while on your knees.
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:20pm |
re: #264 ConservatismNow!
Oh but I disagree. Though the good earl is the most famous person to eat meat between sliced bread, it was the Jews who have the first recorded sandwich. From the same website
You do realize you just blew your earlier assertion that America invented the thing out of the water, don't ya? ;)
The modern name for the concoction came from the Earl of Sandwich, and that is why history records him as being the inventor.
/ ok, time to stop the leg pulling and ego-tweaking.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:20pm |
re: #274 avanti
I knew it was not the US and Benz usually gets the credit, but there is some dispute. For example, had he have mentioned the Germans, the French might object..
"The first vehicle to move under its own power for which there is a record was designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot and constructed by M. Brezin in 1769. A replica of this vehicle is on display at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, in Paris. I believe that the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D. C. also has a large (half size ?) scale model. A second unit was built in 1770 which weighed 8000 pounds and had a top speed on 2 miles per hour and on the cobble stone streets of Paris this was probably as fast as anyone wanted to go it. The picture shows the first model on its first drive around Paris were it hit and knocked down a stone wall. It also had a tendency to tip over frontward unless it was counterweighted with a canon in the rear. the purpose of the vehicle was to haul canons around town."
I've never considered Cugnot's steamer as a car. I think of Benz's Motorwagen as being the first car.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:28pm |
re: #276 OldLineTexan
Barack? Izzat you?
/
Heh.
Just trying out how it feels saying that.
(Feels good!)
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:37pm |
re: #293 Lizard by the Bay
The Pinto: It had "crumple zones" before crumple zones were cool! Of course, the entire passenger compartment counted as one.
Not to mention heated seats.
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:02:38pm |
re: #263 BatGuano
That is one reason people liked him.
A few weeks back I watch a PBS show on the Queen of England. It show her state visit to the US. One part had short stand up interview with GWB as he waited for her to arrive. He was delighted that he got to meet the Queen, that the office allowed him to do it. This was the visit were he had a slipped and said the Queen had first visited in 1776. She got him back at the State dinner. Both of them have that sense of humor.
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Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:02pm |
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:03pm |
Matthews is dancing.
Matthews: I said “Oh God” in exasperation at the “odd anti-bellum look” of Jindal’s set
I was taken aback by that peculiar stagecraft, the walking from somewhere in the back of this narrow hall, this winding staircase looming there, the odd anti-bellum look [sic] of the scene. Was this some mimicking of a president walking along the state floor to the East Room?
I don't buy this for a second, but say he were telling the truth. How would this be any different than Obama creating his own presidential seal before he was elected?
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:20pm |
re: #301 yma o hyd
Heh.
Just trying out how it feels saying that.
(Feels good!)
Yes, yes. Feel the power of the Dark Side!
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Amer-I-Can Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:32pm |
He shoulda known... here is what I found with a quick search of the library of congress:
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) 1769 STEAM / Built the first self propelled road vehicle (military tractor) for the French army: three wheeled, 2.5 mph. France
Robert Anderson 1832-1839 ELECTRIC / Electric carriage. Scotland
Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) 1885/86 GASOLINE / First true automobile. Gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine: three wheeled, Four cycle, engine and chassis form a single unit. Germany Patent DRP No. 37435
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) and Wilhelm Maybach (1846-1929) 1886 GASOLINE / First four wheeled, four-stroke engine- known as the "Cannstatt-Daimler." Germany
George Baldwin Selden (1846-1922) 1876/95 GASOLINE / Combined internal combustion engine with a carriage: patent no: 549,160 (1895). Never manufactured -- Selden collected royalties. United States
Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967) 1893 GASOLINE / First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. The Duryea brothers set up first American car manufacturing company. United States
Apparently, we were a bit behind the power curve in the beginning...
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:48pm |
re: #287 subsailor68
Actually, they were good times weren't they? Loved that little car, even though it should have been shipped with a couple of cases of extra water pumps.
...and a spare electrical system. They were great to drive if you were the only car on the road. Put them next to a typical American car in the early 70's--or worse, an 18-wheeler, and you would pucker so hard, you'd pinch the leather off the seat.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:03:58pm |
re: #283 subsailor68
LOL! So said B. Obama, first lord of the banality at the time.
Yep - but we've been saying it for much longer, especially to visiting German soccer teams!
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:29pm |
re: #306 loppyd
Matthews is dancing.
Matthews: I said “Oh God” in exasperation at the “odd anti-bellum look” of Jindal’s set
I don't buy this for a second, but say he were telling the truth. How would this be any different than Obama creating his own presidential seal before he was elected?
For Pete's sake, it's ANTE-bellum.
Someone get me a nun, a Latin grammar, and a hickory ruler NOW!
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:39pm |
re: #305 Kenneth
Cugnot's machine was powered with a steam engine.
But there were even earlier cars that were powered by horses.
/what?
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:46pm |
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:48pm |
re: #197 debutaunt
Chicago invented the successful crooked politician.
The Babylonians and Egyptians separately and simultaneously invented that, Chicago just refined and defined the modern variant.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:53pm |
re: #306 loppyd
Matthews is dancing.
Matthews: I said “Oh God” in exasperation at the “odd anti-bellum look” of Jindal’s setI don't buy this for a second, but say he were telling the truth. How would this be any different than Obama creating his own presidential seal before he was elected?
It was the Governor's mansion in baton Rouge, for chrissakes.
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Spartacus50 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:57pm |
Its a known fact: The automobile was invented by Obama's grandfather...the same one who helped liberate Auschwitz
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:57pm |
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:58pm |
re: #311 OldLineTexan
For Pete's sake, it's ANTE-bellum.
Someone get me a nun, a Latin grammar, and a hickory ruler NOW!
Don't hurt me! I cut and pasted that!
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:04:59pm |
Said before, I'm sure, but could you imagine the newspapers if Sarah Palin had said this? It would be on SNL as a repeat joke for years.
Who invented paper?
Americans!
Who invented writing?
Americans!
Who invented indoor plumbing?
Americans!
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:05:23pm |
re: #316 calcajun
It was the Governor's mansion in baton Rouge, for chrissakes.
'zactly!
He's full of shit.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:05:43pm |
re: #298 Silvergirl
Me too. It also drank oil by the gallon and ate its own transmission for breakfast. But what fun to drive and to look at. I loved being able to take off the tire in one whack of the mallet, and was the only car that you could work on the engine while on your knees.
I think I'd better leave that last sentence alone.
:-)
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:04pm |
re: #308 Amer-I-Can
He shoulda known... here is what I found with a quick search of the library of congress:
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) 1769 STEAM / Built the first self propelled road vehicle (military tractor) for the French army: three wheeled, 2.5 mph. France
Robert Anderson 1832-1839 ELECTRIC / Electric carriage. Scotland
Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) 1885/86 GASOLINE / First true automobile. Gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine: three wheeled, Four cycle, engine and chassis form a single unit. Germany Patent DRP No. 37435
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) and Wilhelm Maybach (1846-1929) 1886 GASOLINE / First four wheeled, four-stroke engine- known as the "Cannstatt-Daimler." Germany
George Baldwin Selden (1846-1922) 1876/95 GASOLINE / Combined internal combustion engine with a carriage: patent no: 549,160 (1895). Never manufactured -- Selden collected royalties. United States
Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967) 1893 GASOLINE / First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. The Duryea brothers set up first American car manufacturing company. United States
Apparently, we were a bit behind the power curve in the beginning...
Ford finally took Selden's patent (everybody else was paying Selden royalties) and won.
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gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:11pm |
Slightly OT: Enjoy my new YouTube playlist - 0bama will solve EVERYTHING!
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Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:12pm |
re: #295 HelloDare
7. Which countries have UNSC veto power?
A. England, France, Russia, United States, China.
B. United States, China, France, England.
That's a trick question: England doesn't have a seat on the UNSC. The United Kingdom does.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:34pm |
re: #325 Ward Cleaver
Ford finally took Selden's patent (everybody else was paying Selden royalties) and won.
Er, took on. PIMF.
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Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:36pm |
re: #288 yma o hyd
I'm not gonna nay-say you - but you'll understand that I'm not going to bash the few things us Brits have engineered and manufactured.
;-)
Don't feel bad. The most fun car I may have ever owned was my '77 MGB. Mind you, I didn't say "most reliable" or use any adjectives like smooth, responsive, or quiet. But fun? Oh yeah. Like bolting a seat to a skateboard and going way faster than what could possibly be safe kinda fun.
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Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:47pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:06:54pm |
re: #324 subsailor68
I think I'd better leave that last sentence alone.
:-)
That did come out wrong, didn't it.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:07:25pm |
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:07:48pm |
re: #332 calcajun
That did come out wrong, didn't it.
LOL! If not, I have a visual image that would make a great cover for Popular Mechanics.
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zelnaga Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:08:02pm |
*shrugs*
I thought we invented the automobile, as well. Oh well - can't complain about learning something new :)
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:08:17pm |
re: #308 Amer-I-Can
Apparently, we were a bit behind the power curve in the beginning...
The auto unions were furiously inventing a way to speed up the manufacturing process.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:08:35pm |
I don't know how I missed this....
blogs.abcnews.com...]>
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:08:59pm |
re: #329 Lizard by the Bay
Don't feel bad. The most fun car I may have ever owned was my '77 MGB. Mind you, I didn't say "most reliable" or use any adjectives like smooth, responsive, or quiet. But fun? Oh yeah. Like bolting a seat to a skateboard and going way faster than what could possibly be safe kinda fun.
my best friend and I did our post high school summer soire to CA from MI, and back, in a Midget...could only do that at 18 yrs old me thinks....5000mi at 60 mile an hour
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:08pm |
re: #338 loppyd
I don't know how I missed this....
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
I thought he was Mr. Stimulus? Did he forget?
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:20pm |
re: #338 loppyd
I don't know how I missed this....
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
Well, it is true, after a fashion. The Vice President of the United States is one one the more do-nothing jobs in the federal government.
/I mean, we had AL FREAKIN' GORE, fer cryin' out loud
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Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:37pm |
The country that invented the Czar can't afford to walk away from it.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:37pm |
re: #327 Kenneth
That's a trick question: England doesn't have a seat on the UNSC. The United Kingdom does.
What I found funniest about this phenomenon during my year studying at Edinburgh was that it was the English students, not the Americans, who had the hardest time de-conflating "England" and "UK".
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Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:37pm |
re: #312 Occasional Reader
Quite true... here's a picture of me commuting to work in my horse drawn car.
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:42pm |
re: #342 thedopefishlives
BAH... one OF
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:47pm |
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:09:57pm |
re: #320 EmmmieG
Said before, I'm sure, but could you imagine the newspapers if Sarah Palin had said this? It would be on SNL as a repeat joke for years.
Who invented paper?
Americans!Who invented writing?
Americans!Who invented indoor plumbing?
Americans!
Who invented...oh never mind he was a Scot...:)
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:09pm |
re: #329 Lizard by the Bay
Don't feel bad. The most fun car I may have ever owned was my '77 MGB. Mind you, I didn't say "most reliable" or use any adjectives like smooth, responsive, or quiet. But fun? Oh yeah. Like bolting a seat to a skateboard and going way faster than what could possibly be safe kinda fun.
Ah, the B-series motor. Great engineering, like putting the heater valve directly about the distributor.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:11pm |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:20pm |
re: #329 Lizard by the Bay
The most fun car I may have ever owned was my '77 MGB.
The most fun car I've ever owned is, happily, my current one.
Than again, I've only owned two cars.
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:28pm |
re: #306 loppyd
Matthews is dancing.
Matthews: I said “Oh God” in exasperation at the “odd anti-bellum look” of Jindal’s setI don't buy this for a second, but say he were telling the truth. How would this be any different than Obama creating his own presidential seal before he was elected?
When we're talking theatrical sets, Matthews is more of a Greek Columns man.
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:33pm |
re: #338 loppyd
I don't know how I missed this....
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
Tapper has to be getting to the White House.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:35pm |
re: #338 loppyd
I don't know how I missed this....
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
Why now? His brain has been out to lunch for years now.
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:53pm |
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:10:58pm |
re: #349 Ward Cleaver
Ah, the B-series motor. Great engineering, like putting the heater valve directly about the distributor.
Above the distributor. Grrrr, PIMF.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:15pm |
re: #338 loppyd
I don't know how I missed this....
At Capitol, Biden Feeling Great Because He 'Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
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seekeroftruth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:22pm |
re: #321 taxfreekiller
Saw this today and thought you might be interested if you haven't seen it already.
Latino lawmakers and advocates are taking a new approach to the push for changes in U.S. immigration policy, making a humanitarian appeal to Americans to support fellow citizens who have relatives living in fear of detention and deportation.First up: community meetings at churches in 17 cities, with the first set for Friday in Providence, R.I.
"We are going to focus on families and put this in a biblical, moral perspective," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., who created the model for the campaign with meetings in Chicago and New York.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:35pm |
re: #336 zelnaga
*shrugs*
I thought we invented the automobile, as well. Oh well - can't complain about learning something new :)
Yes, but you aren't asking us to give you billions of our dollars so you can "fix" the economy.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:37pm |
re: #329 Lizard by the Bay
Don't feel bad. The most fun car I may have ever owned was my '77 MGB. Mind you, I didn't say "most reliable" or use any adjectives like smooth, responsive, or quiet. But fun? Oh yeah. Like bolting a seat to a skateboard and going way faster than what could possibly be safe kinda fun.
Yeah - them, and the Triumph.
If I'd win the lottery, I'd go for this one:
Morgan
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:39pm |
re: #353 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Tapper has to be getting to the White House.
Definitely. You should read some of the comments O loving moonbats post on his blog. They hate him. Which makes me like him.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:46pm |
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:11:55pm |
re: #351 Occasional Reader
The most fun car I've ever owned is, happily, my current one.
Than again, I've only owned two cars.
I took drivers ed on a buckboard...:)
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:12:04pm |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:12:11pm |
re: #345 Kenneth
Quite true... here's a picture of me commuting to work in my horse drawn car.
Ben's gonna sue you for identity theft.
Say, why don't you Canucks put your heads together and get a full-scale indigenous car industry going?
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:12:23pm |
re: #343 Peacekeeper
The country that invented the Czar can't afford to walk away from it.
Who's our Rasputin?
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Sheila Broflovski Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:12:50pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:12:55pm |
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:02pm |
re: #351 Occasional Reader
The most fun car I've ever owned is, happily, my current one.
Than again, I've only owned two cars.
two cars!...have you spent your whole life in a skycraper somewhere?....
actually you are WAY ahead of the money curve there
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:03pm |
re: #364 Dustyvet
I took drivers ed on a buckboard...:)
That parallel parking thing musta' been a real bitch.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:30pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:30pm |
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Honorary Yooper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:33pm |
re: #300 Ward Cleaver
I've never considered Cugnot's steamer as a car. I think of Benz's Motorwagen as being the first car.
I would agree. Benz's was the first practical car meant for transporting people faster than they could walk. The older steamers were not anywhere remotely as practical.
Now, for the first car in the US, there's always the Duryea Brothers out of Massachussets. And even Ford was not the first with a low-cost, mass-produced car. That honor goes to Ransom E. Olds and his Curved Dash Oldsmobile.
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:36pm |
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callahan23 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:48pm |
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rawmuse Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:52pm |
After some consideration, this statement is no more contradictory, or less of a complete fiction, than 75% of the remainder of his speech. The BS was deep and thick, right out of the gate.
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gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:13:53pm |
re: #341 Ward Cleaver
I thought he was Mr. Stimulus? Did he forget?
He probably did. He can't even remember "the website number":
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Amer-I-Can Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:14:50pm |
re: #337 debutaunt
Apparently, we were a bit behind the power curve in the beginning...
The auto unions were furiously inventing a way to speed up the manufacturing process.
And they are getting REAL close to getting it figured out. From what I hear they should have it within the next 150 years or so...
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:14:52pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:14:55pm |
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IslandLibertarian Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:25pm |
Wow! Sea Kittens!
Now, not only a new source of protein, but also a replacement for synthetic fur!
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:26pm |
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:35pm |
re: #372 Ward Cleaver
Ah, ash framing and sliding-pillar front suspensions. Nothing like a Moggie.
Long waiting list - they're still building them by hand.
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:43pm |
re: #351 Occasional Reader
The most fun car I've ever owned is, happily, my current one.
Than again, I've only owned two cars.
But you've driven eight, which explains your criminal record.
/
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Andopolis Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:45pm |
Did the MSM just catch on to this? Last night in the Lounge I said "Germany?" as soon as he made that comment.
I mentioned it at work today an our resident Dem said "Wasn't it Henry Ford?"
How much of the spendulus is going to education?
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:15:47pm |
re: #368 Alouette
Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Oooooooooh. I hadn't thought about him. They're both equally *ahem* holy.
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:05pm |
re: #380 MandyManners
I don't know it I wanna' see Joe do that. The man ain't got no rhythm.
That was painful to watch.
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Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:08pm |
re: #366 Occasional Reader
We used to have one, but it was bought out. Economy of scale and all that.
McLaughlin automobile company
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FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:09pm |
re: #377 rawmuse
After some consideration, this statement is no more contradictory, or less of a complete fiction, than 75% of the remainder of his speech. The BS was deep and thick, right out of the gate.
But it was full of Hope© and Change©, so all is well.
/s
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:34pm |
re: #370 albusteve
two cars!...have you spent your whole life in a skycraper somewhere?....
More like:
Couldn't afford one in high school, by a long shot (and my parents would have had a good, hearty laugh over the "why don't you guys buy one FOR me?" idea.
Couldn't afford one in college or law school, and didn't really need one (urban campus)
First "real" job after law school was in NYC: Could afford one, but living in Manhattan, unnecessary, and a downright burdern.
Lived in Lima, Peru, just plain scared to try to drive one there (they're insane).
So only here in DC did all the necessary conditions come together.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:35pm |
re: #380 MandyManners
That, ladies and gents, is your Vice President.
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Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:16:39pm |
The country that invented the automobile can't afford to buy one.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:02pm |
re: #376 callahan23
Handmade the beauty, I'm melting away.
As I said - win he lottery, or tkae a third mortgage on the home, sell the family silver and dispense with wife and kids ...
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:07pm |
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jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:17pm |
re: #345 Kenneth
Quite true... here's a picture of me commuting to work in my horse drawn car.
// ;-P
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:17pm |
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:41pm |
It is no good to have a president ignorant of basic things.
We should have elected Sasquatch.
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:17:51pm |
re: #377 rawmuse
After some consideration, this statement is no more contradictory, or less of a complete fiction, than 75% of the remainder of his speech. The BS was deep and thick, right out of the gate.
Strong in him the bullshit is. - Yoda
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:03pm |
re: #392 loppyd
That, ladies and gents, is your Vice President.
I'll give him a plus for knowing how to cut loose. It's just that he's so...so...so...awful.
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:04pm |
re: #378 gmsc
He probably did. He can't even remember "the website number":
But remember, John McCain didn't know how to use a computer!
/
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:11pm |
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MJ Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:22pm |
The State department released it's 2008 Human Rights Report
[Link: www.state.gov...]
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Douchecanoe and Ryan Too Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:25pm |
re: #399 Ojoe
It is no good to have a president ignorant of basic things.
We should have elected Sasquatch.
We did, in a manner of speaking. The electorate voted for a creature that doesn't exist.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:39pm |
This is terrific! Just after Biden realized "he didn't have to do anything", the market jumped. It's at +40 right now!
Please Joe, tell us more about yourself.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:45pm |
re: #403 scottishbuzzsaw
Um, no thanks, Mandy!
I probably shoulda' given myself a *whack* for that one.
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caliredst8r Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:49pm |
re: #361 yma o hyd
Ah, the Morgan! My dad has one, a late 50's Morgan +4, sweet car.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:18:52pm |
re: #399 Ojoe
It is no good to have a president ignorant of basic things.
We should have elected Sasquatch.
We did. He shaved.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:19:03pm |
Oh goody.
Democrats Vow Swift Action on Obama’s Ambitious Agenda
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders pledged Wednesday to move quickly to enact the ambitious policy agenda outlined by President Obama in his speech before Congress on Tuesday night, with Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, saying he hoped to achieve a health care overhaul this year.
“By the end of this year, I want to do something significant dealing with health care,” Mr. Reid, a Nevada Democrat, told reporters as he and fellow Democrats hailed what they saw as a successful address by the new president.
In the aftermath of Mr. Obama’s first speech to a joint session, Mr. Reid and fellow members of the Democratic leadership also called on Republicans in Congress to join them in pursuing the president’s initiatives not only on health care but on energy, education and stabilizing the economy and housing markets.
That means you, Collins, Snowe and Specter.
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:19:16pm |
re: #393 buzzsawmonkey
He's Biden his time.
I believe my dream was a sign of things to come. He is using this time to build up his secret army to launch a coup and seize power.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:19:34pm |
re: #410 calcajun
All that hair must have increased his apparent size.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:19:39pm |
re: #398 Ford_Prefect
You ain't joe-kin'.
He seems to palin comparison to the other VP choice we had, doesn't he?
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scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:00pm |
re: #407 MandyManners
I probably shoulda' given myself a *whack* for that one.
No need...you just reminded me how very fortunate I am in being married to my Beloved Ubergeek!
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Pupdawg Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:05pm |
re: #6 loppyd
Imagine if W had said this?
Yes, then the MSM would actually report the ignorance at every conceivable opportunity.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:07pm |
re: #391 Occasional Reader
More like:
Couldn't afford one in high school, by a long shot (and my parents would have had a good, hearty laugh over the "why don't you guys buy one FOR me?" idea.
Couldn't afford one in college or law school, and didn't really need one (urban campus)
First "real" job after law school was in NYC: Could afford one, but living in Manhattan, unnecessary, and a downright burdern.
Lived in Lima, Peru, just plain scared to try to drive one there (they're insane).
So only here in DC did all the necessary conditions come together.
interesting life....I can see why cars may be an after thought...what color is your Bentley?
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:19pm |
re: #413 buzzsawmonkey
He's unelectable. His carbon footprint is too big.
You should be...ashamed. That was abominable.
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:22pm |
re: #413 buzzsawmonkey
He's unelectable. His carbon footprint is too big.
Racist! You just hate people of Feet.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:44pm |
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gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:20:52pm |
re: #342 thedopefishlives
Well, it is true, after a fashion. The Vice President of the United States is one one the more do-nothing jobs in the federal government.
/I mean, we had AL FREAKIN' GORE, fer cryin' out loud
From Futurama (scroll down to quote #15 for link to audio clip):
Fry: "Who are you people?"
Al Gore: "I'm Al Gore. And these are my vice presidential action rangers. A groupd of top-nerds whose sole duty is to prevent disruptions in the space-time continuum."
Fry: "I thought your sole duty was to cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate."
Al Gore: "That, and protect the space-time continuum. Read the Constitution."
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:00pm |
re: #395 yma o hyd
As I said - win he lottery, or tkae a third mortgage on the home, sell the family silver and dispense with wife and kids ...
This Morgan needs a haircut...:)
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:10pm |
re: #415 Occasional Reader
He seems to palin comparison to the other VP choice we had, doesn't he?
We should stop McCain jokes about our VP.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:22pm |
At least Sasquatch would scare our enemies.
Of which the Lefties think we should not have any.
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Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:27pm |
My first car, a '67 SS Chevelle. I drove it for exactly 3 months and got 4 speeding tickets. AFTER I got my license back 6 months later, My father persuaded me to sell it and buy something more practical....so, I bought a used 1977 Datsun B210 from the little old lady down the street. I drove that car all the way through high school, college and a few years afterwards. When I met the future Mrs. Desert Dog, she told me it was time to get a new car. It had over 350,000 miles on it when I finally got rid of it.
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
| 428 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:28pm |
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:34pm |
re: #411 loppyd
Oh goody.
Democrats Vow Swift Action on Obama’s Ambitious AgendaThat means you, Collins, Snowe and Specter.
The Three Stooges.
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Amer-I-Can Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:21:40pm |
re: #361 yma o hyd
OK, that DOES look like it would be fun to drive. And at 325hp, I'll bet it gets out of its own way quite nicely.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:22:08pm |
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:22:23pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:22:40pm |
re: #426 Ojoe
At least Sasquatch would scare our enemies.
Of which the Lefties think we should not have any.
Well fair is fair. Many of us don't believe in Sasquatch anf many on the left don't believe in us--or that this country has enemies.
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Pupdawg Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:22:44pm |
re: #7 HelloDare
Isn't Germany the 57th state?
Right you are! That is precisely why the One spoke there during his campaign. So, of course we invented the automobile because we are One with the World.
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BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:09pm |
I love cars. I came within 10 minutes of being born in a Hudson Hornet. That would have been cool.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:22pm |
re: #418 albusteve
interesting life....I can see why cars may be an after thought...what color is your Bentley?
Hard to say. I got it with that nanotechnology invisibility cloak option.
Costs a little more, sure, but you can park wherever you want.
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:24pm |
re: #423 Dustyvet
This Morgan needs a haircut...:)
[Link: www.shmoop.com...]
Better not try:
'Admiral Sir Henry Morgan (Hari Morgan in Welsh), (ca. 1635 – August 25, 1688) was a Welsh privateer, who made a name in the Caribbean as a leader of privateers. He was one of the most notorious and successful privateers from Wales, and one of the most dangerous pirates that lurked in the Spanish Main.'
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:25pm |
re: #427 Desert Dog
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:40pm |
re: #429 Ward Cleaver
The Three Stooges.
Michael Steele said he would support primary opponents for them. Actions have
consequences.
Collins was just reelected, though.
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:23:55pm |
re: #436 BatGuano
I love cars. I came within 10 minutes of being born in a Hudson Hornet. That would have been cool.
But were you conceived in one?
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loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:24:46pm |
Did Obama bring that scalpel to the White House? You know, the one he plans to use on the budget?
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Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:24:56pm |
re: #440 subsailor68
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
Nice ride.....I saw a Judge the other day. My wife could not understand why I was so excited. "it's just a car.....blah blah blah"
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:24:59pm |
re: #438 Occasional Reader
Hard to say. I got it with that nanotechnology invisibility cloak option.
Costs a little more, sure, but you can park wherever you want.
tre cool!...as long as you remember where
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:16pm |
re: #440 subsailor68
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:21pm |
re: #445 loppyd
Did Obama bring that scalpel to the White House? You know, the one he plans to use on the budget?
There's gonna be surgery, alright - but it's gonna be a budget augmentation.
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:28pm |
re: #427 Desert Dog
My first car, a '67 SS Chevelle. I drove it for exactly 3 months and got 4 speeding tickets. AFTER I got my license back 6 months later, My father persuaded me to sell it and buy something more practical....so, I bought a used 1977 Datsun B210 from the little old lady down the street. I drove that car all the way through high school, college and a few years afterwards. When I met the future Mrs. Desert Dog, she told me it was time to get a new car. It had over 350,000 miles on it when I finally got rid of it.
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
I had a GF that a '77 B210 hatchback. Five-speed, with that annoying reverse beeper (inside the car). The only work I ever had to do on it was the front brakes, and flushing the cooling system.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:39pm |
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Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:45pm |
re: #436 BatGuano
I love cars. I came within 10 minutes of being born in a Hudson Hornet. That would have been cool.
That's ironic, because more than a few kids were conceived in a Hudson Hornet...
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:25:49pm |
re: #418 albusteve
interesting life....I can see why cars may be an after thought...what color is your Bentley?
Colors.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:01pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:03pm |
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:08pm |
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:18pm |
re: #448 midwestgak
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
100K....give or take
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:44pm |
re: #452 Occasional Reader
Oh. Shit.
[runs out door]
[comes back in rubbing his shins where he ran into car]
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:26:52pm |
re: #411 loppyd
Oh goody.
Democrats Vow Swift Action on Obama’s Ambitious Agenda
That means you, Collins, Snowe and Specter.
Is it rude to burn people in effigy if they're in your own political party?
| 464 |
loppyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:03pm |
Another arrest in ACORN break-in
A Southeast Baltimore woman who broke into her former home last week as part of a demonstration against foreclosures surrendered to police and was criminally charged in connection with the incident, police said yesterday. Donna Hanks was being held at Central Booking, a day after the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now activist who helped her by breaking a padlock on the door was charged with fourth-degree burglary. ACORN organizer Joe Cox said the charges against Hanks, who owed more than $260,000 when a bank foreclosed on the home, were “not unexpected” and that the group will assist her with the criminal case and post bond, if necessary.
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:13pm |
re: #440 subsailor68
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
I love my Dad dearly, but two of his biggest mistakes ever concerned cars. He sold his black 57 Chevy Bel Aire for pennies in 1967--despite my brothers' wailing. Later, in 75, he sold his 1969 Ford Falcon for virtually nothing (instead of giving it to me!) To his credit, he knew a hell of a lot more about stocks and real estate than cars.
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hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:14pm |
re: #455 buzzsawmonkey
I mean, the next thing Obama says is that the US invented cheese and Bordeaux wine. Sacre bleu!
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SteveC Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:14pm |
re: #435 Pupdawg
because we are One with the World.
*Chanting to self* Be one with the ball.... be one with the ball..... be one with the -
"STRIKE THREE!"
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:24pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:25pm |
re: #451 Ward Cleaver
I had a GF that a '77 B210 hatchback. Five-speed, with that annoying reverse beeper (inside the car). The only work I ever had to do on it was the front brakes, and flushing the cooling system.
I loved my '79 B210 hatchback. Why, I would get to going 65, 70 mph down the Ship Channel bridge. UP was another story ...
But I used to get 37 fookin' mpg in that thing, AND you could sleep in it.
Truly a car for the Obama economy.
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:42pm |
re: #466 hans ze beeman
I mean, the next thing Obama says is that the US invented cheese and Bordeaux wine. Sacre bleu!
Obama is re-inventing surrendering, if that counts.
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:27:59pm |
re: #448 midwestgak
My first was a 1966 GTO - gold with black leather interior, wood trim....probably a little bit too much for me as well, but I'm with ya - wish I'd have kept mine too.
Sigh! Close enough. Sob, sob.
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Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:00pm |
re: #451 Ward Cleaver
Mine was a hatchback too. It was a great snow car. I took it skiing all the time. It got great gas mileage. I had to replace the clutch a few times, the brakes a bunch of times. But, when I sold it to a guy for $300 it still had the original engine and tranny. Not bad for 350,000. I got my monies worth with that car.
| 473 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:05pm |
Accused 570 lbs. drug dealer brought to court in U-Haul
[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:09pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:09pm |
re: #416 scottishbuzzsaw
No need...you just reminded me how very fortunate I am in being married to my Beloved Ubergeek!
Counting those blessings!
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:19pm |
re: #455 buzzsawmonkey
I'll have to rennet by the research department.
It's gouda've you to take the initative.
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Code Red 21 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:28:28pm |
And he graduated from what college? And went to what law school?
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hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:17pm |
re: #476 Occasional Reader
Yean, roquefort, I mean rock forth!
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Smorgasbord Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:17pm |
Politicians never did let HISTORY get in they way of politics, so why should they learn something they ignore?
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:19pm |
re: #450 hans ze beeman
Did the French invent cheese?
Hans! You're supposed to be seething (at Obama's slap at Deutschland).
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HelloDare Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:22pm |
re: #473 Dustyvet
Accused 570 lbs. drug dealer brought to court in U-Haul
[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]
Couldn't have been dealing diet pills.
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:26pm |
re: #449 Wyatt Earp
There's gonna be surgery, alright - but it's gonna be a budget augmentation.
With plenty of inflatable silicone.
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turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:29pm |
re: #427 Desert Dog
My first car, a '67 SS Chevelle. I drove it for exactly 3 months and got 4 speeding tickets. AFTER I got my license back 6 months later, My father persuaded me to sell it and buy something more practical....so, I bought a used 1977 Datsun B210 from the little old lady down the street. I drove that car all the way through high school, college and a few years afterwards. When I met the future Mrs. Desert Dog, she told me it was time to get a new car. It had over 350,000 miles on it when I finally got rid of it.
A 1967 SS was too much for a 16 year old, but it would be perfect for a 46 year old, I still wish I would have kept that car......
I went through a similar situation with my 65 MGB. After the fourth ticket the old man put me in a 56 VW, end of problems. Paid a neighbor $100 for the car and drove it all the way through high school. Sold it for $500. I wish I still had that car, it would be worth some really big bucks right now.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:30pm |
re: #391 Occasional Reader
More like:
Couldn't afford one in high school, by a long shot (and my parents would have had a good, hearty laugh over the "why don't you guys buy one FOR me?" idea.
Couldn't afford one in college or law school, and didn't really need one (urban campus)
First "real" job after law school was in NYC: Could afford one, but living in Manhattan, unnecessary, and a downright burdern.
Lived in Lima, Peru, just plain scared to try to drive one there (they're insane).
So only here in DC did all the necessary conditions come together.
I bet you have plenty of purty ties!
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:41pm |
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subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:44pm |
re: #465 calcajun
I love my Dad dearly, but two of his biggest mistakes ever concerned cars. He sold his black 57 Chevy Bel Aire for pennies in 1967--despite my brothers' wailing. Later, in 75, he sold his 1969 Ford Falcon for virtually nothing (instead of giving it to me!) To his credit, he knew a hell of a lot more about stocks and real estate than cars.
OMG! Those two - completely restored - just for the emotional value, would be priceless!
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:48pm |
re: #479 hans ze beeman
Yean, roquefort, I mean rock forth!
We've created a muenster with these puns!
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midwestgak Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:55pm |
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:29:55pm |
re: #473 Dustyvet
Accused 570 lbs. drug dealer brought to court in U-Haul
[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]
It says in paragraph eight that he is charged with selling fake diet pills.
/
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hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:16pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:26pm |
re: #450 hans ze beeman
Did the French invent cheese?
The invented the signal for a touch-down: two arms raised above the head.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:32pm |
re: #479 hans ze beeman
Yean, roquefort, I mean rock forth!
What do you think I am, some kind of munster?
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:32pm |
Some one in my office finally asked me why I was ending every conversation with "as foretold by the prophecy." Only took 4 hours for someone to notice.
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Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:43pm |
re: #42 lostlakehiker
The depressing thing is that either Team O figured that a good rhetorical point was worth making up some alternative history to support it, or they honestly didn't know and it never occurred to them to fact-check the speech.
Whichever is worse, they're both bad and one of them is spot on.
I like the whole, 'Reaganesque' candidate meme' he is trying to float...
/We have always been at war with East Asia....
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:44pm |
re: #476 Occasional Reader
It's gouda've you to take the initative.
These pun wars continue, cheddar I like it or not. I Swiss you would all stop ... it's Muenster-ous.
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Ojoe Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:47pm |
re: #478 buzzsawmonkey
I Cheddar to think of the damages that a really open Bordeaux would cause. The Swiss would never permit such a thing.
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jcw46 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:30:51pm |
Just a side note; anyone out there that was concerned about Pope Benedict's lifting of ex-communication of Williamson now realizing that the Pope is a little more Machiavellian than they thought?
I don't think it's any coincidence that Williamson was ousted as head of a seminary in Buenos Aires which the Argentinians took advantage of as the opportunity to make some P.R. points and throw him out of the country.
So the score so far:
Pope Benedict = 2
Society of St. Pius X = 1
Argentina = 3
Williamson = -2
I'd say that it's a win, win, win, lose situation.
Bonus points awarded to all for showing him up and making him scurry back to jolly ol' with his knickers in a twist. NOW he'll have LOT'S of time to "examine" the "evidence" of the Holocaust. (tee hee)
For some reason I think some Rabbi's in Israel and around the world are also giggling behind closed doors.
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:01pm |
re: #489 Wyatt Earp
We've created a muenster with these puns!
Somebody just Pepper Jacked a cheese truck...
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yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:07pm |
re: #464 loppyd
Nice - ACORN to help her with her bonds and court costs - thats your tax dollars at work!
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CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:08pm |
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hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:21pm |
re: #489 Wyatt Earp
Pretty good! Just wyatt till I come up with another...
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:31pm |
re: #494 MandyManners
The invented the signal for a touch-down: two arms raised above the head.
hahaha....
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zombie Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:35pm |
Karl Benz may have invented the automobile...
but Erasmus Darwin -- yes, Charles Darwin's gradfather -- invented steering.
Yes, you read that right -- Erasmus Darwin invented the steering concept used in cars to this day. Except this was over a century before Karl Benz, and the Darwin steering designs were originally used in horse-drawn carriages.
Before Erasmus Darwin's insight, carriages would fairly frequently tip over, because each front wheel was always designed to turn in same-sized circles as each other. It was E. Darwin who realized they needed to pivot around the same point of rotation -- i.e. have two different-sized arcs -- not go in two circles of identical size but different foci.
Even with cars, everything comes back to Darwinism.
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Wyatt Earp Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:31:43pm |
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:01pm |
re: #488 subsailor68
OMG! Those two - completely restored - just for the emotional value, would be priceless!
I know. It's still hurts.
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HippieforLife Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:04pm |
re: #411 loppyd
I always wonder how he can talk about health care prices and not mention trial lawyers as part of the problem. Who does he thinks pays the price after doctors and drug makers pay the costs of lawsuits?
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:08pm |
re: #464 loppyd
ACORN organizer Joe Cox said the charges against Hanks, who owed more than $260,000 when a bank foreclosed on the home, were “not unexpected” and that the group will assist her with the criminal case and post bond, if necessary.
I should hope to shout!
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Ward Cleaver Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:10pm |
re: #463 MandyManners
Is it rude to burn people in effigy if they're in your own political party?
Not as far as I'm concerned. They're quislings.
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Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:16pm |
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Code Red 21 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:21pm |
re: #502 yma o hyd
Nice - ACORN to help her with her bonds and court costs - thats your tax dollars at work!
Please don't remind me I'll start seething and then I want to break things.
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Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:21pm |
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turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:25pm |
re: #464 loppyd
Alright! These people deserve to be arrested thinking they are entitled to something for nothing.
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:31pm |
re: #463 MandyManners
Is it rude to burn people in effigy if they're in your own political party?
It would be more fun, and effective, to burn them, figuratively speaking, at the voting booth.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:40pm |
re: #493 buzzsawmonkey
Enough of this idle Cheddar.
Your statement is so Robust! O, but you're quite a man!
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debutaunt Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:41pm |
re: #473 Dustyvet
Accused 570 lbs. drug dealer brought to court in U-Haul
[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]
Wow - the 'munchy' thing is really true.
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:32:55pm |
re: #502 yma o hyd
Nice - ACORN to help her with her bonds and court costs - thats your tax dollars at work!
I have a serious problem with that...somebody needs to move on that
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avanti Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:03pm |
re: #305 Kenneth
Cugnot's machine was powered with a steam engine. The Scotsman Robert Anderson built an electric car in 1832. Benz's automobile was the first to use a gasoline powered internal combustion engine.
No disagreement from me, that's why I posted Obama error in the first place, but like lots of first's you need to be very specific. We may not have invented the car, but we made it a consumer item. Like I said earlier, his proof reader should have corrected that common error.`
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calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:12pm |
re: #508 Wyatt Earp
And I'll brie assigned the case.
Nothing Gouda can come of these puns and I'll be edam'ed if I'm going to participate.
| 525 |
Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:20pm |
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Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:32pm |
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:33pm |
There's quite an Abondance of cheese puns already on this thread.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:33:58pm |
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hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:06pm |
re: #507 zombie
And Alfred Russell Wallace preceded Darwin, who cheated on him concerning evolution theory
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Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:13pm |
re: #499 Ojoe
I Cheddar to think of the damages that a really open Bordeaux would cause. The Swiss would never permit such a thing.
I will follow the geneva conventions when I am fighting the Swiss...
/
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albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:22pm |
re: #527 Occasional Reader
There's quite an Abondance of cheese puns already on this thread.
cheeze whiz...I'm always left out
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:23pm |
Late comment and it may have been stated above already.....but I want to remind everyone that, even though Obama has mistakenly and glaringly laid claim to Americans inventing the automobile,......Bush is stupid.
/////
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Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:26pm |
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Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:32pm |
re: #411 loppyd
Oh goody.
Democrats Vow Swift Action on Obama’s Ambitious Agenda
That means you, Collins, Snowe and Specter.
They probably will do something significant ... significantly bad.
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Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:34:53pm |
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:03pm |
re: #502 yma o hyd
Nice - ACORN to help her with her bonds and court costs - thats your tax dollars at work!
Oh, shit. You're right.
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LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:11pm |
re: #442 buzzsawmonkey
I still think someone should come out with the Sask Watch™.
Of course, it would have big hands rather than big feet.
That's an abominable idea........
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OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:16pm |
re: #503 CyanSnowHawk
Is Mandy flirting?
Possibly planning a hanging.
Or making stuffed snakes with googly eyes.
I'm not sure.
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MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:29pm |
| 543 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:30pm |
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capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:34pm |
re: #493 buzzsawmonkey
Enough of this idle Cheddar.
Indeed. We should be discussing serious matters, like the Curds.
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Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:35pm |
re: #524 calcajun
Nothing Gouda can come of these puns and I'll be edam'ed if I'm going to participate.
We could always Havarti come by and put a stop to this, put alas, Arti already bid us fondue.
| 546 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:38pm |
re: #537 Occasional Reader
Buzz has gone nuts! E'mmental, is what e' is.
you can Kraft a better pun than that
| 547 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:35:56pm |
| 548 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:00pm |
Seems the cheese puns have comté a complete halt.
| 549 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:00pm |
re: #442 buzzsawmonkey
I still think someone should come out with the Sask Watch™.
Of course, it would have big hands rather than big feet.
Yeti think it may catch on.........
| 550 |
ArchangelMichael Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:01pm |
re: #507 zombie
My car ain't no Monkey!1!ONE!
| 551 |
sattv4u2 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:06pm |
re: #533 LGoPs
Late comment and it may have been stated above already.....but I want to remind everyone that, even though Obama has mistakenly and glaringly laid claim to Americans inventing the automobile,......Bush is stupid.
/////
I wonder in which of the 57 states he beleives it was invented?
| 552 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:06pm |
Q: What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
A: Nacho Cheese
| 553 |
Ojoe Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:07pm |
re: #539 LGoPs
It is such an abominable idea, snow man would buy one.
| 555 |
MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:15pm |
re: #514 Ward Cleaver
Not as far as I'm concerned. They're quislings.
I wonder if the cops would arrest the burner.
| 556 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:15pm |
| 557 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:33pm |
re: #544 capitalist piglet
Indeed. We should be discussing serious matters, like the Curds.
Whey do you say that?
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redheadredstate Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:34pm |
re: #261 loppyd
Jeff Jacoby is one of the only reasons I can think of to read the Boston Globe.
I was looking at the comments section on this article and came across this gem:
Holder must be right that we are cowards on race. We just elected a completely unqualified man with a resume shorter than mine, at one of the most important times in our history. If we weren't cowards, we would have elected someone more qualified. Instead we assuage our collective guilt. Cowards we must be.
Man, I wish I'd said that!
| 559 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:36pm |
re: #532 buzzsawmonkey
To end in puns is the feta many a thread.
I will sirene'd us in song as the thread goes away.
| 560 |
capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:36pm |
re: #515 Ford_Prefect
Just curd your enthusiasm.
Rats. You beat me. I'm slow, and I even have the "from Wisconsin" advantage!
| 561 |
zombie Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:37pm |
According to this site, Erasmus foolishly did not patent his design, so someone stole credit decades later:
This particular technology was first introduced in 1758 by Erasmus Darwin, [grand]father of Charles Darwin, in a paper entitled "Erasmus Darwin's improved design for steering carriages--and cars". It was never patented though until 1817 when Rudolph Ackermann patented it in London, and that's the name that stuck.
| 562 |
jcm Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:40pm |
re: #503 CyanSnowHawk
Is Mandy flirting?
She does that. Get's you do drop your guard...... then......
*WHACK*
;-P
| 563 |
avanti Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:41pm |
re: #485 turn
I went through a similar situation with my 65 MGB. After the fourth ticket the old man put me in a 56 VW, end of problems. Paid a neighbor $100 for the car and drove it all the way through high school. Sold it for $500. I wish I still had that car, it would be worth some really big bucks right now.
I've restored several MG's over the years. The only real issue were the Bosch electricals. In the hobby, Bosch is known as the Prince of Darkness because of the failures.
| 564 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:44pm |
re: #544 capitalist piglet
Indeed. We should be discussing serious matters, like the Curds.
This is making me Bleu.
| 565 |
ConservatismNow! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:45pm |
re: #299 FurryOldGuyJeans
Ah well. no more point to arguing about it. Sammiches are delicious and that's that.
| 566 |
MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:49pm |
re: #518 turn
Alright! These people deserve to be arrested thinking they are entitled to something for nothing.
THOUGHT-CRIME!
| 567 |
yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:50pm |
re: #485 turn
I went through a similar situation with my 65 MGB. After the fourth ticket the old man put me in a 56 VW, end of problems. Paid a neighbor $100 for the car and drove it all the way through high school. Sold it for $500. I wish I still had that car, it would be worth some really big bucks right now.
Was that a Beetle?
We had one - second hand, had to give it up after it didn't make it throug the official roadworthy test.
Well, there was a huge hole in back passenger floorboar, there was grass growing in one footwell, and the runningboards were tied to the body with string ...
How we got two kids and all the camping gear for three weeks into it, I shall never know! Good times - got through a huge stretch of Ireland. Twice.
| 568 |
gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:36:52pm |
re: #507 zombie
Karl Benz may have invented the automobile...
but Erasmus Darwin -- yes, Charles Darwin's gradfather -- invented steering.
Yes, you read that right -- Erasmus Darwin invented the steering concept used in cars to this day. Except this was over a century before Karl Benz, and the Darwin steering designs were originally used in horse-drawn carriages.
Before Erasmus Darwin's insight, carriages would fairly frequently tip over, because each front wheel was always designed to turn in same-sized circles as each other. It was E. Darwin who realized they needed to pivot around the same point of rotation -- i.e. have two different-sized arcs -- not go in two circles of identical size but different foci.
Even with cars, everything comes back to Darwinism.
re: #509 zombie
Charles Darwin's gradfather = Charles Darwin's grandfather
Don't forget Charles Darwin's other famous grandfather - Josiah Wedgwood of Wedgwood Pottery!
| 569 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:37:19pm |
re: #544 capitalist piglet
Indeed. We should be discussing serious matters, like the Curds.
Whey would we do that?
| 570 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:37:31pm |
| 572 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:37:45pm |
| 573 |
turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:37:59pm |
re: #507 zombie
I didn't know that, I always thought it was named after the "inventor" Ackermann. I wonder how it got that name anyway.
| 574 |
Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:03pm |
There has got to be some way to work Venezuelan Beaver Cheese into a pun.
| 575 |
subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:05pm |
re: #513 MandyManners
I should hope to shout!
Oh yeah! Hmmm....here's what Michelle Malkin found out about dear Ms. Hanks:
What ACORN didn't tell you: Hanks' house was sold in June 2008 for $192,000. She bought the two-story home in the summer of 2001 for $87,000. At some point during the next five years, she refinanced the original home loan for $270,000. Where did all that money go? (Hint: Think house-sized ATM.)
The property initially went into foreclosure proceedings in the spring of 2006. Hanks soon filed for bankruptcy and agreed to a Chapter 13 plan to pay back her bank and other creditors. In September 2006, the bankruptcy court ordered Hanks' employer to deduct $340/month from her salary to pay down the debt. Hanks did not comply with the legally binding plan. In December 2007, the loan servicer issued a notice of default on nearly $7,000 past due.
While she was reneging on her mortgage IOUs, she somehow managed to collect rent on her basement (for which she was taken to court) and rack up a criminal record on charges of theft and second-degree assault. The house was sold seven months ago after two years of court-negotiated attempts to allow Hanks to dig herself out of her debt hole.
| 577 |
Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:12pm |
re: #571 buzzsawmonkey
The source of the infamous Wedgwood Document.
And, if I am not mistaken, the even more infamous "Wedgie"
| 578 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:17pm |
| 579 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:37pm |
| 580 |
hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:38:56pm |
The thread is over-Bladen with puns, apparently
| 581 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:06pm |
re: #563 avanti
I've restored several MG's over the years. The only real issue were the Bosch electricals. In the hobby, Bosch is known as the Prince of Darkness because of the failures.
I used to work with someone who had a restored MG. Tall guy, I wonder how he fit in it.
The auto body shop I use just finished restoring a 57 T-Bird, and is working on a 64 or 65 Vette.
| 582 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:15pm |
re: #571 buzzsawmonkey
The source of the infamous Wedgwood Document.
I thought it was the star "Wedgwood", mentioned in Apocalypse?
| 583 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:17pm |
I had a friend who wanted to open a factory making cheese. I asked him what type of cheese he was thinking of as all the popular ones were already being made. He thought about it for a while then decided to import cheese instead.
A week later I saw him again.
"How's the cheese importing coming along?" I asked
"Great." He says, "I'm importing them from Israel."
"What do you call them?" I asked.
Came the reply "Cheeses of Nazareth!"
| 584 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:25pm |
re: #579 Oh no...Sand People!
Buck up and don't be a weisslacker.
These puns are almost a cottage industry.
| 585 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:27pm |
| 586 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:44pm |
re: #570 Occasional Reader
I Maytag you with an upding just for that one.
Well, I'll usually Camembert for punishment, but increased karma is nice.
| 587 |
dentate Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:53pm |
re: #568 gmsc
Don't forget Charles Darwin's other famous grandfather - Josiah Wedgwood of Wedgwood Pottery!
I sherd'a remembered him.
| 588 |
Bloodnok Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:59pm |
| 589 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:39:59pm |
| 591 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:06pm |
| 592 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:14pm |
afternoon, Lizards!
so this is what y'all do in the afternoon?! :-)
| 593 |
gmsc Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:14pm |
re: #571 buzzsawmonkey
The source of the infamous Wedgwood Document.
You mean the document that established the New York Stock Exchange? Oh, no, wait . . . that was the Buttonwood Agreement.
What's the Wedgwood Document?
| 594 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:24pm |
re: #583 Dustyvet
I had a friend who wanted to open a factory making cheese. I asked him what type of cheese he was thinking of as all the popular ones were already being made. He thought about it for a while then decided to import cheese instead.
A week later I saw him again.
"How's the cheese importing coming along?" I asked
"Great." He says, "I'm importing them from Israel."
"What do you call them?" I asked.
Came the reply "Cheeses of Nazareth!"
Blessed are the cheese makers?
| 595 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:28pm |
re: #584 Ford_Prefect
These puns are almost a cottage industry.
It myzithra'fies me how we can continue...
| 596 |
turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:49pm |
| 598 |
subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:40:59pm |
re: #593 gmsc
You mean the document that established the New York Stock Exchange? Oh, no, wait . . . that was the Buttonwood Agreement.
What's the Wedgwood Document?
It was a book of rules used by the bigger kids in gym class.
| 599 |
Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:02pm |
I think we need to approach any more punnage Caerphilly
| 600 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:26pm |
| 601 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:26pm |
re: #595 Oh no...Sand People!
It myzithra'fies me how we can continue...
These wheel get us into trouble.
| 603 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:30pm |
| 604 |
zombie Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:38pm |
re: #529 hans ze beeman
And Alfred Russell Wallace preceded Darwin, who cheated on him concerning evolution theory
Did not.
Darwin wrote thousands of pages in his notebooks on the theory of evolution, dating back to the 1830s. But he did not publish a paper on it, wanting to "perfect" it with more data. When he heard of Wallace's competing theory in 1858, he agreed to co-publish a paper with Wallace in 1858, giving Wallace 50% of the credit for the theory. Darwin was extremely gracious.
Later, Darwin published a book on the theory as well, which became famous. Wallce did not write a similar book. So it's not Darwin's fault that he became more famous than did Wallace.
In fact, Wallace did get credit and is to this day regarded as the co-discoverer of the "natural selection theory." So Darwin is in no way a villain regarding this issue.
| 605 |
Pygmalienation Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:40pm |
The "O"... looks like we'll be in for plenty of 'sensor drift' and 'wardrobe malfunctions' for the next 4 years. Who'd a thought?
| 606 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:52pm |
re: #507 zombie
Darwin was also pretty good as the husband on Bewitched.
| 607 |
turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:41:58pm |
re: #563 avanti
I've restored several MG's over the years. The only real issue were the Bosch electricals. In the hobby, Bosch is known as the Prince of Darkness because of the failures.
The Lucas wiring in Jags is 10X worse.
| 608 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:04pm |
re: #574 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
There has got to be some way to work Venezuelan Beaver Cheese into a pun.
When I was in college, there were some Venezuelans. Nice people. Sylvia was, well, let's just say re: #595 Oh no...Sand People!
It myzithra'fies me how we can continue...
We keep milking it for all its worth.
| 609 |
hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:06pm |
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide, whereas France is leading producer of white flags
| 610 |
CyanSnowHawk Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:08pm |
re: #599 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I think we need to approach any more punnage Caerphilly
Make sure not to throw out the Baby Swiss with the bath water.
| 611 |
capitalist piglet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:11pm |
re: #557 Kosh's Shadow
Whey do you say that?
This is a political board. No need to reinvent the wheel, or wax on about silly things like cheese.
| 612 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:16pm |
re: #601 Ford_Prefect
These wheel get us into trouble.
Exactly. I am planning my trip to Jarlsberg to stay out of it.
| 613 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:26pm |
re: #606 Peacekeeper
Darwin was also pretty good as the husband on Bewitched.
Which Darwin? The gay or the straight one?
| 614 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:26pm |
What did the blind man say when he was handed a cheese grater? - "Thats the most violent book I've ever read."
| 615 |
Bloodnok Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:42pm |
re: #592 Beach Lover
afternoon, Lizards!
so this is what y'all do in the afternoon?! :-)
Why I ricotta ignore you for that remark! /
| 617 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:51pm |
re: #599 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
I think we need to approach any more punnage Caerphilly
see the game last night?...Philly got Creamed
| 618 |
DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:56pm |
1,000-plus-page spending bill includes hundreds of pages of earmarks - pet spending projects inserted by lawmakers, ranging from:$185,000 for coral reef research and preservation in Maui County, Hawaii
$55,000 in meteorological equipment for Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.
$9.9 million for science enhancement at historically black colleges in South Carolina.
In addition to the basic operations of government, the new budget includes 775 pages of earmarks, funding programs that include local museums, colleges and infrastructure projects.
Among the earmarked projects in the bill are $764,000 for the Lake George Watershed Protection Initiative in New York, requested by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
Democrat;$9.9 million for South Carolina's historically black colleges and universities, requested by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat;
$1.1 million requested by Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander and Sen. Bob Corker, both of Tennessee, for water treatment plant improvements in Tennessee's Unicoi County, as well as $300,000 for a sewer extension project in another county.
Examples of Earmarks in the Omnibus
$713,625 Woody Biomass at SUNY-ESF. Walsh and Schumer sponsors
$951,500 Sustainable Las Vegas. Berkeley and Reid sponsors.
$24,000 A+ for Abstinence. Specter is sponsor.
$300,000 Montana World Trade Center. Rehberg sponsor.
$950,000 Myrtle Beach International Trade and Convention Center. Graham sponsor.
$200,000 Oil Region Alliance. Peterson sponsor.
$190,000 Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY for digitizing and editing the Cody collection. Barbara Cubin is the sponsor
$143,000 Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, NV, to expand natural history education programs. Sponsored by Harry Reid
$238,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Honolulu, HI, for educational programs. Sen. Daniel Inouye is the sponsor.
$381,000 for Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY for music education programs. Jerrold Nadler is the sponsor.
Rep. Jerry Lewis of California, the top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, would spend $3.8 million on a Needles, Calif., highway.
Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, the top Republican on Senate Appropriations, backs earmarks including a $950,000 nature education center in Moss Point, Miss. He defends earmarks.
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zombie Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:42:59pm |
re: #573 turn
I didn't know that, I always thought it was named after the "inventor" Ackermann. I wonder how it got that name anyway.
See my comment #561. Ackermann ripped off Erasmus Darwin.
| 620 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:01pm |
re: #610 CyanSnowHawk
Make sure not to throw out the Baby Swiss with the bath water.
She is just trying to dubliner karma.
| 621 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:11pm |
| 623 |
Desert Dog Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:42pm |
re: #606 Peacekeeper
Darwin was also pretty good as the husband on Bewitched.
That was Durwood, wasn't it?
| 624 |
turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:51pm |
re: #566 MandyManners
THOUGHT-CRIME!
I'm not worried, I'll just get the ACLU to back me up on that comment ... oh wait
| 625 |
OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:52pm |
| 626 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:43:53pm |
re: #609 hans ze beeman
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide
We also make better beer than Germany does.
EAT IT, HANS! EAT IT RAW!
| 627 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:44:12pm |
re: #604 zombie
Later, Darwin published a book on the theory as well, which became famous. Wallce did not write a similar book. So it's not Darwin's fault that he became more famous than did Wallace.
Gromit also became resentful and this was never fully resolved.
| 628 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:44:26pm |
re: #620 Ford_Prefect
She is just trying to dubliner karma.
I have eaten so much cheese my doctor now recommends Liptauer.
| 629 |
dentate Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:44:40pm |
re: #622 buzzsawmonkey
Ah.
My acquaintance with wormwood is limited to absinthe-related explorations.
Absinthes makes the heart grow fonder?
| 630 |
Kragar Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:00pm |
re: #610 CyanSnowHawk
Make sure not to throw out the Baby Swiss with the bath water.
Was that the Limburger baby?
| 631 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:02pm |
re: #622 buzzsawmonkey
Ah.
My acquaintance with wormwood is limited to absinthe-related explorations.
What about Hamletesque exclamations?
| 632 |
OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:03pm |
| 633 |
scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:07pm |
re: #156 subsailor68
(Tell him we had a guy on our boat who was so fat that every time he went through the weapons shipping hatch we'd get a green board. He'll know what I mean.)
I passed it on and he just replied that he does indeed know what you mean ~ of course he had to explain it to me:
The weapons shipping hatch was large enough that the torpedomen would rig a ramp with rollers on it through the hatch and lower torpedoes into boat down that ramp.
And a green board, indicated at the ballast control panel, meant that every hull opening was securely closed and watertight and safe for submergence.
So if he was so fat that he plugged up this very large hatch securely enough for the boat to think it was ready to dive...
That's a BIG man!
| 634 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:09pm |
| 635 |
MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:19pm |
re: #609 hans ze beeman
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide, whereas France is leading producer of white flags
And, good used rifles: never fired, dropped once.
| 636 |
DistantThunder Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:20pm |
Dick Morris has said that with Obama's threat to banks, and his hope for their improvement in lending confidence, it reminded Morris of a sign that he saw in a cubicle:
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
| 637 |
Ford_Prefect Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:22pm |
re: #628 Oh no...Sand People!
I have eaten so much cheese my doctor now recommends Liptauer.
I'll alluette.
| 638 |
Bloodnok Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:23pm |
re: #622 buzzsawmonkey
Ah.
My acquaintance with wormwood is limited to absinthe-related explorations.
S'ok. The aroma of absinthe in a Wormwood society setting Scrubs right off.
| 639 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:45pm |
| 640 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:45:45pm |
| 641 |
subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:46:03pm |
re: #633 scottishbuzzsaw
LOL! See!? I knew he'd get it.
| 642 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:46:12pm |
what?! that crazy lady with the chimp took a bath with it?!
she has some serious problems, me thinks.
(other than legal ones, I mean)
| 644 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:46:48pm |
These horrible cheese puns did not exist in the garden of edom.
| 645 |
hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:12pm |
re: #604 zombie
I was referring to the works by Brackman and Brooks, who suggested Darwin took some key ideas from Wallace without giving due credit. As Darwin's stature in society and science was larger than Wallace's, it probably happened like in many scientific departments: Senior researcher grabs ideas of inferior coworker.
This is all secondary, however, because indeed their exchange was fruitful.
| 646 |
Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:18pm |
re: #523 avanti
The source of the error was probably one of his speech writers. It happens. I recall a speech Reagan gave in which he said, "As Benjamen Franklin once said, "Neither a lender nor borrower be"... ". Good advice. Only problem is, the quote was from Shakespeare, in Hamlet, Polonius' speech to his son Laertes. Oh well.
| 647 |
Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:18pm |
re: #613 calcajun
Which Darwin? The gay or the straight one?
I forgot which one was gay. York or Sargent? The first or second? I think the second.
| 648 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:21pm |
re: #642 Beach Lover
what?! that crazy lady with the chimp took a bath with it?!
she has some serious problems, me thinks.
(other than legal ones, I mean)
and slept with it too...but then again I always sleep with my monkey
| 649 |
christheprofessor Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:28pm |
re: #609 hans ze beeman
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide, whereas France is leading producer of white flags
| 651 |
MandyManners Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:46pm |
My dinger is broken so, I give all you punsters an up-ding.
| 652 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:51pm |
re: #643 buzzsawmonkey
I'm sure that Hamlet will go well with all the cheese in this thread.
That's a rye observation.
| 653 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:56pm |
| 654 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:47:57pm |
re: #601 Ford_Prefect
These wheel get us into trouble.
Exactly. We should be concentrating on foreign matters, like South America. I mean, how should Hilary approach Chavez? Take the soft approach, or should she tell the Venezuelan, Bea-ver; Cheese going to use all of her influence against any further attempts by him to undermine the Colombian government.
(do you have any idea how long it took me to come up with this one.)
| 656 |
subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:48:31pm |
re: #644 BatGuano
These horrible cheese puns did not exist in the garden of edom.
My favorite Bible story was the one about edom and getmor'a.
| 657 |
Oh no...Sand People! Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:48:49pm |
re: #651 MandyManners
My dinger is broken so, I give all you punsters an up-ding.
Just what exactly have you been doing with that cluex4...?
/
| 658 |
hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:49:06pm |
re: #626 Occasional Reader
We also make better beer than Germany does.
EAT IT, HANS! EAT IT RAW!
Heh! In other news, the Pittsburgh Steelers were humiliated by the Berlin Wallers
| 659 |
brookly red Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:49:13pm |
re: #609 hans ze beeman
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide, whereas France is leading producer of white flags
Merde! those are cheese cloths!/
| 660 |
turn Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:49:34pm |
re: #567 yma o hyd
Was that a Beetle?
We had one - second hand, had to give it up after it didn't make it throug the official roadworthy test.
Well, there was a huge hole in back passenger floorboard, there was grass growing in one footwell, and the runningboards were tied to the body with string ...How we got two kids and all the camping gear for three weeks into it, I shall never know! Good times - got through a huge stretch of Ireland. Twice.
Yeah, a bug. The neighbors were German and they imported the car. All it did for years is sit out on the street, I think she just drove it to the store on a rare occasion. When I bought it in 72 it had something like 10,000 miles on it. It was in perfect condition. Had that trick little lever down on the floorboard that you could turn if you ran out of gas, it gave you something like a gallon more to make it to the next petrol station.
| 663 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:50:00pm |
re: #645 hans ze beeman
This is all secondary, however, because indeed their exchange was fruitful.
Fruit, it's the only thing you bees care about isn't it?
| 665 |
aggieann Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:50:37pm |
re: #467 SteveC
*Chanting to self* Be one with the ball.... be one with the ball..... be one with the -
"STRIKE THREE!"
Or more likely, "SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE."
| 666 |
yma o hyd Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:51:25pm |
re: #660 turn
Yeah, a bug. The neighbors were German and they imported the car. All it did for years is sit out on the street, I think she just drove it to the store on a rare occasion. When I bought it in 72 it had something like 10,000 miles on it. It was in perfect condition. Had that trick little lever down on the floorboard that you could turn if you ran out of gas, it gave you something like a gallon more to make it to the next petrol station.
Ours did, too. Very handy for Ireland.
Pity about those holes in the floor - gave a whole new meaning to 'ventilation'!
I loved that car ...
| 667 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:51:39pm |
You know, these cheese puns will lead right into this becoming a boobie thread. Just a heads up.
| 668 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:52:14pm |
re: #647 Silvergirl
I forgot which one was gay. York or Sargent? The first or second? I think the second.
Sargent York was not gay.
| 669 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:52:55pm |
speaking of cheese...the big one and his curd will be speaking soon about the economy.
| 670 |
kansas Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:53:03pm |
Just think about his knowledge of the Constitution. You know, the one that says you have right to life, liberty, and that house you haven't paid for. Or was that the Declaration? Whatever.
| 672 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:53:49pm |
re: #609 hans ze beeman
The US, however, have the largest cheese production worldwide, whereas France is leading producer of white flags
And whine? (couldn't resist)
| 673 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:54:02pm |
re: #667 calcajun
You know, these cheese puns will lead right into this becoming a boobie thread. Just a heads up.
keep me abreast if it does.........
| 674 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:54:03pm |
re: #643 buzzsawmonkey
I'm sure that Hamlet will go well with all the cheese in this thread.
Ham with cheese is not to be treifled with.
| 675 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:54:37pm |
re: #671 ploome hineni
I thought they were both gay
The latter one. Dick York was not. Guy had a rough life.
| 676 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:55:04pm |
| 677 |
Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:55:11pm |
| 678 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:55:36pm |
re: #674 Occasional Reader
Ham with cheese is not to be treifled with.
That's a bunch of baloney.....
| 679 |
Pupdawg Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:56:06pm |
re: #295 HelloDare
Time to update the quiz.
QUIZ FOR OBAMA
1. How many states are there?
60.
57.
50.
2. Are you the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee? Are you even on the committee?
Yes. Yes.
No, I made the whole thing up.
3. How many bombs hit Pear Harbor?A. One
B. Two
C. More than two.
4. If you are elected President, how many years will you serve?
A 8 to 10
B. 4 to 8
C. 2 to 6
5. True or False.
China's ports, train system and airports are vastly superior to those in the United States'?A. True
B. False.
C. Only in my mind.
6. Which country’s army liberated Auschwitz?
A. Russia.
B. The United States
C. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick
7. Which countries have UNSC veto power?A. England, France, Russia, United States, China.
B. United States, China, France, England.
9. Bill Ayers isA. An unrepentent terrorist
B. my friend.
C. a. & b.
10. Who has publicly admitted that you cause their leg to tingle?
A. Chris Matthews
B. Bernadine Dorn
C. Larry Craig
D. Barbara Walters
F. Scarlett Johansson
11. Who have you not thrown under the bus?A. Rev. Wright
B. Your grandmother
C. Federico Fellini
12. Eau Claire is a
A. State
B. City
13. Who lied about his vote on infantacideA. Me
B. Sideshow Mel.
14. For the first time in her life, your wife was proud to be an American whenA. She had a chance to become First Lady.
B. She was never really proud till I was elected. Now she's insufferable.
15. In May 2007 tornadoes that hit Kansas killed _________ people died?A. 10,000.
B. 12.
16. What member of the media admitted that is is his job to insure your success.
A. Chris Matthews
B. Andrew Sullivan
C. Helen Thomas
17. The man I describe in my book as Frank is
A. Frank Marshall Davis, communist party member
B. Just some guy named Frank.
C. Barney Frank
17. Who invented the automobile?
A. Some American guy.
B. Some German guy.
C. Guy Faulk.
Final Scores:
Obama - No Correct Answers - 0%
Democrat dajour - 3 Correct Answers - 17.64%
Pelosi - 1 Correct Answer - 5.88%
An Anonymous 5th Grade Student - 17 Correct Answers - 100%
| 680 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:56:21pm |
re: #658 hans ze beeman
Heh! In other news, the Pittsburgh Steelers were humiliated by the Berlin Wallers
I'll put the best U.S. brews up against anything you Jerrys have to offer.
We'll call it the "Battle of the Beer Belly Bulge".
| 681 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:56:23pm |
| 682 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:56:24pm |
| 683 |
LGoPs Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:56:50pm |
| 684 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:58:34pm |
re: #680 Occasional Reader
I'll put the best U.S. brews up against anything you Jerrys have to offer.
We'll call it the "Battle of the Beer Belly Bulge".
They'll call it lawyer puking in the alley attack.
| 685 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:58:57pm |
re: #675 calcajun
Dick York also played the Scopes character in the move version of Inherit the wind. Parenthetically, the title always sounded like what happens when you eat beans.
| 686 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:59:06pm |
They are on TV right now...I feel all warm and safe just looking at them.....Fwank, Dud, the messiah, Tiny Turbo Tax Tim, et all
/
| 687 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:59:23pm |
| 688 |
subsailor68 Wed, Feb 25, 2009 12:59:24pm |
re: #683 LGoPs
Tit for tat......
Old limerick:
There was a young girl who begat
Three brats, named Nat, Pat and Tat.
It was fun in the breeding
But hell in the feeding,
When she found there was no tit for tat.
| 689 |
hans ze beeman Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:00:45pm |
re: #680 Occasional Reader
I'll put the best U.S. brews up against anything you Jerrys have to offer.
We'll call it the "Battle of the Beer Belly Bulge".
Right! We'll do a double-blind study to find out.
[To be honest, some of the best beer is Belgian IMHO]
| 690 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:00:56pm |
| 691 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:01:04pm |
Isn't anyone worried they're missing out on Safari 4 Public Beta ?
| 692 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:01:28pm |
re: #685 BatGuano
Dick York also played the Scopes character in the move version of Inherit the wind. Parenthetically, the title always sounded like what happens when you eat beans.
Or pull your dad's finger ...
| 693 |
albusteve Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:01:48pm |
re: #689 hans ze beeman
Right! We'll do a double-blind study to find out.
[To be honest, some of the best beer is Belgian IMHO]
well that's the whole thrust of the Bulge
| 694 |
Peacekeeper Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:02:17pm |
re: #689 hans ze beeman
Right! We'll do a double-blind study to find out.
[To be honest, some of the best beer is Belgian IMHO]
I had some Egyptian beer with formaldehyde in it once. Can't tell you if it was good or bad...
| 695 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:03:48pm |
re: #691 Peacekeeper
Isn't anyone worried they're missing out on Safari 4 Public Beta ?
I could never go on a Safari again, after I went with a friend. It's a very sad story, but something he disagreed with are him...:(
| 698 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:05:19pm |
On second thought, let's not go to Safari 4 Public Beta...It is a silly place.
| 699 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:06:14pm |
re: #686 Beach Lover
Aw fer cryin...
is the market closed yet?
| 700 |
Occasional Reader Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:08:02pm |
re: #694 Peacekeeper
I had some Egyptian beer with formaldehyde in it once. Can't tell you if it was good or bad...
Hopefully it'll make you live longer, I guess?
| 702 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:08:09pm |
re: #699 Killer Tomatonot till 4:00 is it? well , down -80.05
| 704 |
Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:09:19pm |
re: #681 albusteve
I'm not sure of who would made a comparable feat. It's hard, and somewhat pointless, to look for identical engagements. But here's a list of the Canadians who won the Victoria Cross
| 705 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:11:23pm |
| 706 |
SummerSong Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:12:55pm |
| 707 |
anotherindyfilmguy Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:13:31pm |
As an American I've walked away from many automobiles... usually because they were no longer mobile...
To bad as a country we can't seem to do the same for the automobile industry and let the market force it to change without socialist bailouts...
| 708 |
tradewind Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:15:14pm |
re: #698 BatGuano
(It's pretty cool, and it's way faster).
BHO must really have laid an egg.... or else he told our governor he's not getting a cabinet post after all....
[Link: www.tennessean.com...]
| 709 |
scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:15:36pm |
re: #705 Killer Tomato
Oh good, because I suddenly came over all peckish...
'Peckish'...I love that word.
| 710 |
Bob Dillon Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:16:04pm |
re: #679 Pupdawg
So this is what a Harvard education produces?
I think we learned about Benz and Ford in the 7th grade ... circa 1954.
| 711 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:17:07pm |
Komodo Dragon Attacks Ranger In Island Hut
[Link: news.sky.com...]
| 713 |
tradewind Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:19:17pm |
re: #711 Dustyvet
Wonder if that was the same lizard that bit Sharon Stone's husband....
| 714 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:19:42pm |
re: #709 scottishbuzzsaw
Just looked it up: Irritable or hungry. I just expanded my lexicon.
| 715 |
tradewind Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:19:57pm |
re: #712 BatGuano
Out of sorts. Irritable. In a bad mood.
you know... like a bird that wants to peck your eyes out....
| 716 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:20:10pm |
re: #709 scottishbuzzsaw
Oh..scottishbuzzsaw! I'm glad I got to see you. I never got to tell you how sorry I was when I read a few weeks ago (?) about the loss of your dog. We lost our beloved golden retriever earlier last month, and I got many many kind words from fellow lizards.
| 717 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:21:20pm |
re: #711 Dustyvet
Komodo Dragon Attacks Ranger In Island Hut
[Link: news.sky.com...]
When reached for comment, the lizard is reported to have said, "tasted like chicken. How was I to know?"
| 718 |
tradewind Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:21:51pm |
re: #707 anotherindyfilmguy
As an American I've walked away from many automobiles..
Me too... usually when the salesman wouldn't knock enough off the sticker.....
| 719 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:22:36pm |
re: #712 BatGuano
I don't know the word peckish.
The line I quoted is from the Monty Python 'Cheese Shop' skit.
| 720 |
tradewind Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:23:25pm |
re: #716 Beach Lover
I'm so sorry... my first golden was sixteen when I lost her, and that was the worst. Get another right away, or foster from a rescue org.....he or she wouldn't want you not to have one.
| 721 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:25:11pm |
re: #719 Killer Tomato
Ah, not familiar with that sketch. I will be though. So it is a British ism meaning hungry.
| 722 |
scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:25:53pm |
re: #716 Beach Lover
Oh..scottishbuzzsaw! I'm glad I got to see you. I never got to tell you how sorry I was when I read a few weeks ago (?) about the loss of your dog. We lost our beloved golden retriever earlier last month, and I got many many kind words from fellow lizards.
Hello, Beach Lover. Thank you for your kindness. It's been a little over 2 weeks since losing my Little Shadow...I miss him so. And I'm very sorry to hear that you lost a beloved pet, too. How they fill our hearts!
| 723 |
Nom de boom Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:26:13pm |
IMHO, the GOP is being too simplistic about all of this, focusing on gaffes while pretending to make some dramatic shift in strategy. The loss of credibility on the national level of government is symptomatic of a greater failure on the part of conservatives, the abandonment of our belief in de-centralized government. What do I mean? Take a look at who runs most local government. It's a collection of every fruit-nut hybrid with an ideological axe to grind. Sure, they're usually single-issue, special-interest types, but their stance on the given single issue usually has a lot in common with socialism. These are the people who believe government is the answer to whatever piddling issue their lives derive meaning from, and they hold a disproportionate amount of power on the local level, and to a lesser extent, the state level as well. A fair number of them even claim to be conservatives, but of course that rings false, e.g. Discovery Institute. The unquestioned assumption that government solves, rather than creates problems, is at the core of almost every national-level debate we are having right now.
So, then, what we need is a comprehensive strategy that doesn't give up on the national issues, but really jump-starts normal conservatives' involvement in local and state government. When there's a zoning hearing, we need to be there, because rest assured, the Purple-spotted Booby-lovers of America will be there. When there's a school board meeting, we need to be there, because rest assured, the teachers union will be there. At every opportunity, we need to be there to check our elected officials' desire to fix the "problem" so that the PBA will just SHUT UP about their stupid bird. If we do so, we'll begin to build a movement against bigger government from the ground up, and in the process, we'll regain control of the most important tool of the leftists, the schools. They have been successful in raising two generations of dullards who can't see past Barry's rhetoric to the consequences of his policies. The next couple of decades may be lost to us, but in the long run, I think this strategy would pay incredible dividends.
| 725 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:26:59pm |
re: #722 scottishbuzzsaw
Hello, Beach Lover. Thank you for your kindness. It's been a little over 2 weeks since losing my Little Shadow...I miss him so. And I'm very sorry to hear that you lost a beloved pet, too. How they fill our hearts!
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
| 726 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:27:38pm |
re: #720 tradewind
that's so sweet. Actually we still have his sister from the same litter. Ours was only 6 when he got sick. They are the best dogs ever....but oh, what a hole we have in our heart right now, even with another one still here. She isn't the same yet either.
| 727 |
Kenneth Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:27:43pm |
re: #721 BatGuano
"I'm feeling rather peckish" usually means you want a nice snack, rather than a full meal. Cheese & crackers or a packet of crisps would be the object of your peckishness.
| 728 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:27:51pm |
re: #721 BatGuano
Flipping through the thread I noticed all the cheese puns - the 'peckish' line is close to the first one in the sketch.
| 729 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:29:57pm |
re: #722 scottishbuzzsaw
Hello, Beach Lover. Thank you for your kindness. It's been a little over 2 weeks since losing my Little Shadow...I miss him so. And I'm very sorry to hear that you lost a beloved pet, too. How they fill our hearts!
Yes, get another dog soon.
We lost one; she was 3 and the vet had just checked her. Her half-brother got depressed; he became a couch poodle, and we had to get another for him to play with.
| 730 |
Beach Lover Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:30:30pm |
re: #725 Dustyvet
Dusty, you sent me that at the time...and I loved it so. Here is the video version I also received...so I hope this helps anyone out there that might be grieving a loss from a pet.
[Link: www.indigo.org...]
| 731 |
scottishbuzzsaw Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:31:19pm |
re: #725 Dustyvet
Thank you for that, Dustyvet...now must find tissues...
| 732 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:31:45pm |
re: #719 Killer Tomato
The line I quoted is from the Monty Python 'Cheese Shop' skit.
Oh good. I thought you were complaining about the Bazouki player.
| 733 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:34:05pm |
re: #732 Lizard by the Bay
SHUT THAT BLOODY BAZOUKI OFF!
| 734 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:34:07pm |
re: #731 scottishbuzzsaw
Thank you for that, Dustyvet...now must find tissues...
Your welcome, and I'm very sorry for your loss...:(
| 735 |
OldLineTexan Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:35:33pm |
re: #729 Kosh's Shadow
Yes, get another dog soon.
We lost one; she was 3 and the vet had just checked her. Her half-brother got depressed; he became a couch poodle, and we had to get another for him to play with.
Poodle fights. Our house is full of poodle fights. They are always jousting, unless they are trying to get a head scratch (which then turns into a poodle fight).
| 736 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:35:59pm |
re: #733 Killer Tomato
I don't care how excrementally runny it is, bring it out; the quelle belle fromage du France.
| 738 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:37:20pm |
re: #719 Killer Tomato
The line I quoted is from the Monty Python 'Cheese Shop' skit.
MP is awesome... I wish there was a contemporary group doing skits like this... but alas I have yet to find one. Anyone know of anything?
| 739 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:38:01pm |
re: #738 Mirage
MP is awesome... I wish there was a contemporary group doing skits like this... but alas I have yet to find one. Anyone know of anything?
No one comes close.
| 740 |
aggieann Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:38:44pm |
Lizards, I am pleased to report a glimmer of hope for our future.
I am part of a discussion forum on issues related to corporate communications. The topic for today was basically, Bush said we would go to Mars within 10 years and that was just "science fiction," but when Kennedy said we'd put a man on the moon within 10 years, it was an inspirational call to action.
The question was: "Cure for cancer--is that Obama's moonshot or Mars shot?"
The very first comment is "Moonbat is more like it," and so far, 9 out of 10 responses are anti-Obama.
| 741 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:39:24pm |
re: #736 calcajun
Well, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to shoot you.
Right-O!
(you can tell that's old... who has a gun nowadays?)
| 742 |
Killer Tomato Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:39:59pm |
re: #738 Mirage
MP is awesome... I wish there was a contemporary group doing skits like this... but alas I have yet to find one. Anyone know of anything?
Other than the LGF Players, no.
| 743 |
Silvergirl Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:40:34pm |
| 744 |
Dustyvet Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:41:16pm |
Who Knew?
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, Saturate the bandage with vodka. The stuff dissolves adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, Fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, Let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, Simply wipe the lenses with a soft, Clean cloth dampened with vodka.
The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka And letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on wine stains, Scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.
6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face. As an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, And stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka And spray bees or wasps to kill them.
9 Pour one-half cup vodka And one-half cup water into a Ziploc freezer bag And freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches, Pain or black eyes.
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar With freshly packed lavender flowers, Fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly And set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, Then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. To relieve a fever, use a wash cloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
12. To cure foot odor, Wash your feet with vodka.
13 Vodka will disinfect And alleviate a jellyfish sting.
14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy To remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.
......And silly me! I've only been drinking the stuff.
| 746 |
shiplord kirel Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:43:25pm |
Well, we did invent the airplane, the misguided claims of foreign jingoists notwithstanding. The airplane is therefore EVIL, EVIIIILLLLL, automatically so since it is American and especially since they are used mostly to bomb the innocent and transport fatcat corporate profiteers.
Things you didn't know about American airplanes:
-All terrorism and oppression is a reaction to the Dire Effects of American Bombing™
- Pilots are required to kill a fluffy bunny and eat its still-beating heart before they are allowed to graduate from flight school.
-US military pilots must have their guilt centers surgically excised, they are paid 20 million dollars a year, and they are forced to kill themselves when they reach retirement age.
-Jet fuel is made from the processed bodily fluids of anally electrocuted chinchillas.
-American "smart" bombs are programmed to seek out petting zoos, kindergartens, and mosques in that order.
-Both Halliburton and Blackwater have aviation divisions. 'Nuff said.
| 747 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:43:37pm |
I grabbed a clip of MP's "How Not to Be Seen" done with Halo. It was hilarious... and a little disturbing when considering how much time it must have taken to set up and do.
| 748 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:46:30pm |
Just Youtubed the Cheese Shop. Once agin I am astounded at how funny Monty Python was. This rivals the dead parrot sketch.
"The shop is Clean!"
" Yes, it uncontaminated by cheese".
| 749 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:49:56pm |
re: #735 OldLineTexan
Poodle fights. Our house is full of poodle fights. They are always jousting, unless they are trying to get a head scratch (which then turns into a poodle fight).
We have to keep our two male standard poodles apart or they will fight. And we have to keep our female standard away from the other female, a toy. She has tried to kill her once already; we are very careful now.
The others have settled down; they've determined the barking order and all we get is where one charges another, barking, to show who outranks who.
We were going to get one female standard to replace the one lost, but the person who bred them had the two left and didn't want to split the pair.
Now, we let the two new ones play outside, and bring the male in and send out our older one for a while. It works, and keeps them happy.
(To tie in to this thread even better, the female who died was called "Brie")
| 750 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:50:57pm |
re: #744 Dustyvet
Mythbusters tested these. Some were true, some weren't.
| 751 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:50:59pm |
You haven't asked me about the Limburger yet.
| 752 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:52:14pm |
re: #751 Lizard by the Bay
You haven't asked me about the Limburger yet.
Have you got any, he said, expecting the answer 'No'?
| 753 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:52:57pm |
re: #752 Kosh's Shadow
Have you got any, he said, expecting the answer 'No'?
Let me check.
Hmmmmmmm.......
No.
| 754 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:55:39pm |
re: #741 Killer Tomato
Well, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to shoot you.
Right-O!(you can tell that's old... who has a gun nowadays?)
Only the criminals, it seems.
(I love robbing the English. They're so polite.--Kevin Kline; A Fish Called Wanda)
| 755 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:58:39pm |
re: #750 Kosh's Shadow
Mythbusters suck. They couldn't duplicate Archimedes ship- burning mirror's ergo the myth is busted. Shortly afterward some University students and a professor demonstrated that it could be done. Mythbusters believe if that can't do it it can not be done. It's entertaining and sometimes educational though.
| 756 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:01:20pm |
re: #754 calcajun
"Apes don't read Philosophy"!
"Yes they do. they just don't understand it"! A Fish Called Wanda
| 757 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:06:02pm |
They couldn't duplicate Archimedes' ship-burning mirrors ergo the myth is busted. Shortly afterward some University students and a professor demonstrated that it could be done. Mythbusters believe if they can't do it, it cannot be done.
Agreed. They went to a lot of trouble to sink an automobile into the old diving pool of my HS Alma Matter to see if one could survive on air from the tires. Just because Jamie couldn't get his mouth around it right, it "couldn't be done".
Yet stuntmen who worked on the film A View to a Kill tried it themselves back in 1985 to prove it was feasable and had no troubles.
| 758 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:06:09pm |
re: #755 BatGuano
Mythbusters suck. They couldn't duplicate Archimedes ship- burning mirror's ergo the myth is busted. Shortly afterward some University students and a professor demonstrated that it could be done. Mythbusters believe if that can't do it it can not be done. It's entertaining and sometimes educational though.
It is entertaining, but I've found other flaws in their work. They missed an important case in the Hindenberg test (was it the doping or the hydrogen that caused the fire), and they couldn't figure out why their compressed air boat worked worse when it exhausted into water. (Back pressure - a rocket works due to the difference in pressure at the nozzle (low) and at the front of the motor (high). Put something in the back, like water, and the difference is lower.
However, it is fun to see things get blown up. And their comparisons of movie-style explosions (lots of flame) with real ones (short, big boom and a lot of destruction) are fun to watch.
| 759 |
quickredfox Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:07:36pm |
re: #173 FurryOldGuyJeans
And was named Mercedes after one of the men's daughter, I forget which one.
Mercedes was the daughter of a businessman involved in early sales of the cars -- [Link: en.wikipedia.org...] (and granddaughter of a rabbi).
| 760 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:09:44pm |
re: #756 BatGuano
Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?
Otto West: Apes don't read philosophy.
Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself." And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.
| 761 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:10:59pm |
re: #755 BatGuano
Mythbusters suck. They couldn't duplicate Archimedes ship- burning mirror's ergo the myth is busted. Shortly afterward some University students and a professor demonstrated that it could be done. Mythbusters believe if that can't do it it can not be done. It's entertaining and sometimes educational though.
They do call things, but you can always chime in on the website if you disagree with the result. I believe you can also submit things as evidence if you take the time to do some testing on your own. I have seen episodes where they re-visit things because they were challenged by the fans.
| 762 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:13:36pm |
re: #760 calcajun
You know, for a second there I was wondering, "What did I say"! Thanks for the full, hilarious exchange.
| 763 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:14:23pm |
re: #758 Kosh's Shadow
It is entertaining, but I've found other flaws in their work. They missed an important case in the Hindenberg test (was it the doping or the hydrogen that caused the fire), and they couldn't figure out why their compressed air boat worked worse when it exhausted into water. (Back pressure - a rocket works due to the difference in pressure at the nozzle (low) and at the front of the motor (high). Put something in the back, like water, and the difference is lower.
However, it is fun to see things get blown up. And their comparisons of movie-style explosions (lots of flame) with real ones (short, big boom and a lot of destruction) are fun to watch.
Every episode where they blow something up is very fun to watch. I especially liked the exploding water heater one and the one where they blew up the cement truck, but any of the ones where something goes boom is entertaining.
| 764 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:15:24pm |
re: #761 Mirage
Thanks. I have never been to the web site. Instead of cursing and fuming when they F'up I can contribute. Good tip.
| 765 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:18:03pm |
re: #763 Mirage
Every episode where they blow something up is very fun to watch. I especially liked the exploding water heater one and the one where they blew up the cement truck, but any of the ones where something goes boom is entertaining.
My favorite was when they detonated a giant can of baked beans simply by leaving it on a hot plate for hours. It took so long that Grant was convinced nothing was going to happen. Just as he's about to retrieve the beans, they go, and go big. It scares him so bad, I swear he shits his pants right on camera.
| 766 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:20:34pm |
Getting back to Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch, I am now intrigued by Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.
| 767 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:22:17pm |
re: #765 Lizard by the Bay
I'm sorry I missed that one. Reminds of the "dud" firecracker I almost picked up when I was 11.
| 768 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:22:41pm |
re: #766 BatGuano
Getting back to Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch, I am now intrigued by Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.
I knew a Venezuelan woman back in college, but not that well. (She was nice looking, too.)
| 769 |
Mirage Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:25:56pm |
re: #765 Lizard by the Bay
My favorite was when they detonated a giant can of baked beans simply by leaving it on a hot plate for hours. It took so long that Grant was convinced nothing was going to happen. Just as he's about to retrieve the beans, they go, and go big. It scares him so bad, I swear he shits his pants right on camera.
I remember that episode. They left a lot of stuff on the hot plate to see what would explode
| 770 |
Lizard by the Bay Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:25:58pm |
re: #767 BatGuano
I'm sorry I missed that one. Reminds of the "dud" firecracker I almost picked up when I was 11.
It's Episode 60; the original myth being tested was about lethal exploding lava lamps. The Tesla earthquake machine is also featured in this episode.
| 771 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:27:26pm |
Safari 4 Public Beta thread is up to 322 posts. Must've turned into a booby thread
| 774 |
calcajun Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:31:33pm |
re: #766 BatGuano
Getting back to Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch, I am now intrigued by Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.
Look no further. Buy it here:
[Link: www.venissimo.com...]
| 775 |
BatGuano Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:35:27pm |
re: #774 calcajun
Back ordered. They will notify me. I do love beaver.
| 776 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:50:43pm |
re: #775 BatGuano
Back ordered. They will notify me. I do love beaver.
I think Hugo Chavez has taken all the supply.
| 778 |
Kosh's Shadow Wed, Feb 25, 2009 2:57:35pm |
| 780 |
FurryOldGuyJeans Wed, Feb 25, 2009 3:41:18pm |
re: #759 quickredfox
Mercedes was the daughter of a businessman involved in early sales of the cars -- [Link: en.wikipedia.org...] (and granddaughter of a rabbi).
I knew a daughter was involved in there somewhere. ;)
Thanks for the needed correction. :)
| 781 |
So What Wed, Feb 25, 2009 4:33:04pm |
Then it is true. We are making cars in all 57 states...
| 782 |
markie Wed, Feb 25, 2009 5:08:45pm |
I still think it was 2 Frenchmen named Chevrolet.
| 783 |
Dr. Shalit Wed, Feb 25, 2009 5:16:30pm |
re: #158 FurryOldGuyJeans
The assembly line refinement for automobile manufacturing was American. It was a refinement of an already existing idea.
"FOG-J" -
Legend has it that the "Assembly Line" was conceived as a reverse engineering project of the "Dis-Assembly Line" of a slaughterhouse.
-S-
| 784 |
Izzy Dunne Wed, Feb 25, 2009 6:17:42pm |
You know, O'bama could gain a lot of sympathy and support if he came out next time and said "In that speech, I mistakenly said that the U.S. invented the car, but I completely forgot the Germans invented it sooner. I messed up."
He would seem more real and more human.
And the odds of that happening? ...
Zero.
| 785 |
Bradley F Wed, Feb 25, 2009 6:45:45pm |
What I want to know is: when are we gonna get the car we've all been waiting for?
| 786 |
marsl Thu, Feb 26, 2009 5:51:48am |
re: #85 WindHorse
I was reading about "Portuguese Water Dogs" and they were described as "being able to outsmart their owner"....
I am thinking the new first pet won't have too much trouble with that....
We, Portuguese, are very smart indeed (what to expect from those who gave worlds to the world?)... and of course, our dogs are very smart too.
Next time, it's the dog who is going to write the speech for Obama.
Free advice for Obama: don't get too along with the dog. When the dog realizes that he is smarter than his owner, then all is lost.
| 787 |
pupdawg Thu, Feb 26, 2009 6:53:43am |
re: #710 Bobibutu
So this is what a Harvard education produces?
I think we learned about Benz and Ford in the 7th grade ... circa 1954.
Unfortunately it is when quotas, set-asides and affirmative action are institutionalized.
If you didn't catch any of the recent footage of Alan Colmes interviewing William Ayers, Ayers responded to one of Colmes questions about the additional 17,000 US troops that Obama is sending to Afghanistan by referring to Obama with such lofty attributes of intelligence that it was sickening. From Ayers depiction of the omnipotent One, you might think the One was the founder of Mensa or something else as intellectually platitudinous. It was a PPM (Prime Puking Moment) during an interview filled with barf-evoking loony left, Democrat double-speak.
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