Ahhh… the ocean, the surf, the beach, the female… reminds me of Brazil…

re: #1 freetoken

Ahhh… the ocean, the surf, the beach, the female… reminds me of Brazil…

In Brazil she would have less clothes on.

Serenity now…

some drunk asshole is kicking stalker ass at the little green footballs facebook page. i wonder who that could be?

re: #4 SpaceJesus

Hey, I still need that favor from you regarding that mission from Dog, please email me while you are still drunk.

re: #5 Reginald Perrin

Hey, I still need that favor from you regarding that mission from Dog, please email me while you are still drunk.

how do I make emails to you

re: #6 SpaceJesus

If you click my name it should show you my email addy. At least that is what I have been led to believe.

re: #7 Reginald Perrin

All your Addys belong to us!

*sigh*

All your Addys are belong to us!

re: #7 Reginald Perrin

If you click my name it should show you my email addy. At least that is what I have been led to believe.

when i click on your name it takes me to a website with a lot of words

I used to like the idea of the ocean. Then I went to Crete and in short time cut my foot open while going out in the Mediterranean. Turns out ocean water is salty and that salt in open wounds sting very badly.
At least they had some mighty fine historical artifacts over there.

re: #10 SpaceJesus

Maybe it is the icon you have to click to see my email addy…can someone help me out on this?

Space Jesus, you could leave a funny comment at that blog with all the words and I would then be able to email you right back.

re: #12 Reginald Perrin

Maybe it is the icon you have to click to see my email addy…can someone help me out on this?

Space Jesus, you could leave a funny comment at that blog with all the words and I would then be able to email you right back.

For your next comment, clear out the Website URL and click show email and it should work as expected for that comment.

re: #10 SpaceJesus

when i click on your name it takes me to a website with a lot of words

I too have noticed that on many links! This is sinister.

re: #13 ArchangelMichael

Did it work?

re: #15 Reginald Perrin

Did it work?

Yeah your blue nick is a safe-mail link in that comment. SJ, use that one.

re: #16 ArchangelMichael

Yeah your blue nick is a safe-mail link in that comment. SJ, use that one.

What makes it “safe”?

re: #17 Bagua

What makes it “safe”?

You cant see their real address (until they reply to you I guess). It gets redirected through LGF to the right place. I think. I’ve never used it.

re: #18 SpaceJesus

i tried to email you and the internet wants me to set something up but i don’t understand what it wants.

We understand, you were born before computers electrons and protons…

How about some music?

Just found this live footage from an Esbjörn Svensson Trio performance. I’ve always been amazed at the amount of sound they managed to get out of three instruments.

Behind The Yashmak

re: #18 SpaceJesus

You have mail
May the farce be with you.

re: #22 Reginald Perrin

You have mail
May the farce be with you.

and replied to. found it.

re: #18 SpaceJesus

Thanks Space Jesus, I appreciate the link to that insidious video Rodan posted and removed at the stalker blog last Thursday.

Dog is very grateful you could could help with the mission.

Nice capture of the Rodan post. That guy just lost it.

So enough about me. What about…naw, let’s talk about me and my Sunday working on an arbitration case…

Noob question (again)

How do you post a link that gets posted in the Link viewer on the front page?

There’s a ‘Submit a Link’ button on the front page.

re: #28 BigPapa

There’s a ‘Submit a Link’ button on the front page.

Where? Left? Right? Up? Down? Under the table? Is this a “confuse a Euro” thing?

Good night.

Jimi Hendrix - Killing Floor

re: #29 shimoda

Where? Left? Right? Up? Down? Under the table? Is this a “confuse a Euro” thing?

You shouldn’t have told me Eura Euro!

What are you when you have to pee real bad? Russian.

What are you when you’re peeing? European.

What are you when you’re done? Finnish.

Oh, and the Submit a Link button is at the top right of the Link Viewer box. Press the “Show top rated links” button then it opens up; the Submit a link button is to the right of that.

re: #31 BigPapa

Upding. Because I cringed.

re: #31 BigPapa

You shouldn’t have told me Eura Euro!

What are you when you have to pee real bad? Russian.

What are you when you’re peeing? European.

What are you when you’re done? Finnish.

Oh, and the Submit a Link button is at the top right of the Link Viewer box. Press the “Show top rated links” button then it opens up; the Submit a link button is to the right of that.

Thanks!

When I’m done I’ll be Viking…

re: #32 cenotaphium

Updinged because…well…

/herd metality.

re: #33 shimoda

When I’m done I’ll be Viking…

Uh oh. Are you a Scandinavian by any chance?

re: #35 cenotaphium

Uh oh. Are you a Scandinavian by any chance?

Depends on your definition of Scandinavian.
If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian Airline System, then No.

If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian/Nordic then Yes.

re: #36 shimoda

Depends on your definition of Scandinavian.
If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian Airline System, then No.

If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian/Nordic then Yes.

You’d better not be Swedish. I don’t want to have to change my nickname from “The Swede” to “a Swede”.

I hear Scandinavians like to photocopy birds.

re: #37 cenotaphium

You’d better not be Swedish. I don’t want to have to change my nickname from “The Swede” to “a Swede”.

Close, but no cigar. My allusion to SAS should give you a clue.

re: #38 BigPapa

I hear Scandinavians like to photocopy birds.

Yes but that is only every other Tuesday.

re: #39 shimoda

Close, but no cigar. My allusion to SAS should give you a clue.

I suck at puzzles. You’re an SAS operative from Britain? You work with Statistical Analysis Software? You’re with Surfers Against Sewage?

You know, I actually learned something. Googling “sas” will yield weirder results than you’d expect.

re: #41 cenotaphium

I suck at puzzles. You’re an SAS operative from Britain? You work with Statistical Analysis Software? You’re with Surfers Against Sewage?

You know, I actually learned something. Googling “sas” will yield weirder results than you’d expect.

Scandinavian Airline System

Scanned An Avian.

Tough crowd tonight! I worked on that for like 3 seconds, thought it was just awesome.

re: #43 BigPapa

Scanned An Avian.

Tough crowd tonight! I worked on that for like 3 seconds, thought it was just awesome.

Don’t feel bad. At least you came up with something.

re: #43 BigPapa

Scanned An Avian.

Tough crowd tonight! I worked on that for like 3 seconds, thought it was just awesome.

Totally missed that. You are tooo clever for this poor old Finn…

re: #45 shimoda

Totally missed that. You are tooo clever for this poor old Finn…

You’re a Finn? How was I supposed to get that from “Scandinavian Airline System”? That’s like 1/4 of SAS. Besides, you have FinnAir.

re: #46 cenotaphium

You’re a Finn? How was I supposed to get that from “Scandinavian Airline System”? That’s like 1/4 of SAS. Besides, you have FinnAir.

You were supposed to get that from the fact that Finland is NOT part of SAS.

If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian Airline System, then No.
If Scandinavian as in Scandinavian/Nordic then Yes.

I suck at being clever…

Goood morning!

Well, it’s morning here in Paris. And though it is raining hard “a la English”, I am so going to go shopping in a bit anyway at this awesome new huge shop with lots of Japanese fashion stuff.

I have two weeks left or something like that, and I don’t wanna miss out on any sales.

re: #48 Summer

Morning. It is 11:43 here and I’m preparing for the highlight of my pathetic day. Going to lunch.

re: #49 shimoda

Morning. It is 11:43 here and I’m preparing for the highlight of my pathetic day. Going to lunch.

I’m like so looking at the cashmere sweaters and stuff. =)

Sometimes, the French really piss me off (and I speak French fluently!)…but god do I love Paris…

re: #50 Summer

I’m like so looking at the cashmere sweaters and stuff. =)

If you are planning on buying yourself a cashmere, I DO hope you are female. They look just creepy on us male types.

re: #47 shimoda

Ooooh. Damn. We’re not going to make for a very good detective team. More Dupond and Dupont than Holmes and Watson.

Anyway, nice to see a fellow northerner. Even if you’re a Finn.

re: #52 cenotaphium

Ooooh. Damn. We’re not going to make for a very good detective team. More Dupond and Dupont than Holmes and Watson.

Anyway, nice to see a fellow northerner. Even if you’re a Finn.

I always liked Dupond and Dupont. Nice to see you too. Även om du är svensk. Vilket mitt modersmål också är.

Cashmeres on men.

Proof of point///

How about some more local music to sweep this incident under the rug? I thought this video concept was really cool.

Mustasch - Double Nature

Good evening/morning Lizardia.

I was going to post some pictures of my grandson Shalom on the lounge thread, but after reading some of the very ugly news items there, anyone who wants to view the pics, send me an email using the contact form at my blog.

(What happened last night sucked.)

Now I’m going out to do some tourist stuff, stroll through the Old City and maybe buy some tchotchkas.

w00t! Just updated my blog with all sorts of railway and NCAA Football goodness!

/And we have lizards posting from Paree, the Holy Land and Suomi Finland simultaneously?

re: #58 Fenway_Nation

w00t! Just updated my blog with all sorts of railway and NCAA Football goodness!

/And we have lizards posting from Paree, the Holy Land and Suomi Finland simultaneously?

Yep! And my undisclosed and vaguely suspicious locale.

I’m kinda loving the new global vibe here, just sayin’.

re: #59 iceweasel

It’s all fine and dandy ‘til I want to talk about football…

re: #60 Fenway_Nation

It’s all fine and dandy ‘til I want to talk about football…

Football? or American football?

And what sort of swallow?

(don’t be dirty now…)

re: #61 iceweasel

*sigh* thank you for illustrating my case.

re: #60 Fenway_Nation

It’s all fine and dandy ‘til I want to talk about football…

Shouldn’t what you play in USA really be called Handball…? Since so little feets are involved.

Ducking in the corner now.

re: #63 shimoda

Well, depending on what team you’re talking about, there’s very little hands involved too…

How different are football and rugby? They look the same to me.

re: #65 ex cathedra

Not very familiar with rugby, but in football forward passing is allowed (primarily by the quarterback- occasionally by the kicker or running backs on gadget/trick plays).

re: #65 ex cathedra

How different are football and rugby? They look the same to me.

American football, or football?

Hiya Uncle Rancher! How ya doin’?

Fenway, I see the blog is choo-chooing along nicely. All new train pron, plus sports news.

Been working most all weekend. Did I miss anything of note, other than probably a meltdown or two over Palin’s ghost writer and Condell?

re: #51 shimoda

If you are planning on buying yourself a cashmere, I DO hope you are female. They look just creepy on us male types.

My name is Summer.

What gender do you think I am…? =)

re: #70 Summer

My name is Summer.

What gender do you think I am…? =)

Well in my limited (non-native-english) experience Summer is a season and a family name. Judging from your icon I supposed you were female.

Judging from your blog… now I am confused… But the pictures are hot.

re: #71 shimoda

Well in my limited (non-native-english) experience Summer is a season and a family name. Judging from your icon I supposed you were female.

Judging from your blog… now I am confused… But the pictures are hot.

Oh lol…the blog is like just random snapshots about Second Life. I know a lot of cute tinies there so I take lots of pictures of them because they’re my friends and adorable.

Yes, I’m a girl. =P

Summer sez…

re: #69 theheat

Fenway, I see the blog is choo-chooing along nicely. All new train pron, plus sports news.

Been working most all weekend. Did I miss anything of note, other than probably a meltdown or two over Palin’s ghost writer and Condell?

See the lounge thread, below, for the latest unpleasantness.

re: #73 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Summer sez…

One of my all time favorite songs.

re: #72 Summer

Yes, I’m a girl. =P

Glad to hear that. Hope you found a great cashmere.

Speaking of cashmere, I’ve gone from wearing shorts to wearing my silk long-johns in less than a week. The only thing that makes Fall bearable is the changing of the leaves. That won’t begin here for a whie, though.

Good Morning LGF.

re: #48 Summer

Goood morning!

Well, it’s morning here in Paris. And though it is raining hard “a la English”, I am so going to go shopping in a bit anyway at this awesome new huge shop with lots of Japanese fashion stuff.

I have two weeks left or something like that, and I don’t wanna miss out on any sales.

Whereabouts are you in Paris?

Not being nosy, just wondering if we’re temporary neighbors - I’m in Montparnasse…

re: #78 Spare O’Lake

Good Morning LGF.

Oh, yeah? Sez who? I’m freezing. My coffee is turning cold already. For fuck’s sake—it got down to SIXTY last ngiht.

Good morning campers!

re: #80 MandyManners

Tossed on a big ass fleece blanket on the bed last night. Holy crap! Snug as a bug in a rug, I wuz…

re: #80 MandyManners

Oh, yeah? Sez who? I’m freezing. My coffee is turning cold already. For fuck’s sake—it got down to SIXTY last ngiht.

Why, yes, I am a woosy now that you mention it.

re: #82 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Tossed on a big ass fleece blanket on the bed last night. Holy crap! Snug as a bug in a rug, I wuz…

I was snug, too but, I had to get out of bed.

re: #80 MandyManners

Oh, yeah? Sez who? I’m freezing. My coffee is turning cold already. For fuck’s sake—it got down to SIXTY last ngiht.

Hurry, drink it before it freezes!
Up here it got down to 7 (that’s 44 F).
The fall foliage is fabulous.

re: #85 Spare O’Lake

The fall foliage in the Shenandoah Valley is mind numbing. Very pretty.

Never been to New England in the fall… what part of the world are you in?

re: #74 SixDegrees

Oh, yes. Quite a shitstorm.

re: #85 Spare O’Lake

Hurry, drink it before it freezes!
Up here it got down to 7 (that’s 44 F).
The fall foliage is fabulous.

One thing I miss from the Denver and the Front Range is the aspen tree. There are few things as stunnng as seeing a hundred stretched along a slope, set against a sky of indescribable blue.

re: #86 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The fall foliage in the Shenandoah Valley is mind numbing. Very pretty.

Never been to New England in the fall… what part of the world are you in?

Ontario, Canada.
The best place for fall foliage in these parts is Algonquin Park and the Haliburton Highlands. Hilly, with a wonderful mix of hardwoods, softwoods and evergreens.

Fox is getting Imus and Stossel?

re: #77 MandyManners

After much tinkering, and sampling, I’ve now made the perfect pumpkin latte - just perfect for fall and winter. We’re in the low 50s at night already. Any day now, it’s going to freeze. I dread it.

Two pumpkin lattes already tonight. I think my head is vibrating.

re: #91 theheat

After much tinkering, and sampling, I’ve now made the perfect pumpkin latte - just perfect for fall and winter. We’re in the low 50s at night already. Any day now, it’s going to freeze. I dread it.

Two pumpkin lattes already tonight. I think my head is vibrating.

Pumpkin latte? Is that what Linus will be drinking on Halloween?

re: #88 MandyManners

One thing I miss from the Denver and the Front Range is the aspen tree. There are few things as stunnng as seeing a hundred stretched along a slope, set against a sky of indescribable blue.

Maybe this will help.

Gotta wok da dawg.
Laters gators.

re: #92 MandyManners

Linus’ mom won’t let him drink lattes because he won’t go to bed at a decent hour, not to mention the empty calories and the sugar rush.

All that’s dandy fine for me.

re: #93 Spare O’Lake

Maybe this will help.

[Video]

Oh, yes. Thank you.

*sniff*

50 here, on the way to about 65. Perfect day for the last mowing of the year, maybe get some stuff planted for next Spring.

re: #95 theheat

Linus’ mom won’t let him drink lattes because he won’t go to bed at a decent hour, not to mention the empty calories and the sugar rush.

All that’s dandy fine for me.

That’s okay. He’ll just use his blanket as a rope to climb out the window once she’s in bed.

re: #97 right_wing2

50 here, on the way to about 65. Perfect day for the last mowing of the year, maybe get some stuff planted for next Spring.

God’s promise that Spring will follow Winter helps get me through the cold, dark nights.

re: #93 Spare O’Lake

Very nice

Alright, on Facebook on my main page is an “Old Spice” deodorant ad.

The caption (seriously) is, “Make your armpits feel like it’s Christmas morning”.

What the hell does that mean?

(even funnier [to me] is that over seven thousand people have decided to become “fans” of Old Spice.

What kind of roads?

re: #93 Spare O’Lake

Oh yeah? Well, I see that and raise you…

Skip past the first couple of minutes though…

re: #101 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I use Old Spice deodorant stick on wood to keep the horse’s from chewing their stalls. It’s cheap, and as far as I know, that’s the only legitimate use for it.

If a guy entered the dating game, Old Spice would be a deal-breaker, I’m afraid. It only beats natural B.O. by this >< much.

re: #99 MandyManners

Spring/Fall. Tossup of which one’s my favorite. You’re right though- Spring’s so refreshing after the long dark days.

re: #104 theheat

Don’t you love it when you try to compliment someone on a scent and they say “it’s my deodorant”.

DAMMIT! I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO SMELL YOUR DEODORANT!

re: #106 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Who knows, there might be a whole lot of other stuff you’d rather not smell of theirs. Still, deodorant should not be your signature scent.

re: #105 right_wing2

Spring/Fall. Tossup of which one’s my favorite. You’re right though- Spring’s so refreshing after the long dark days.

Every year around now, I start to thinking that I might do what a few of my friends do as soon as hurricane season stops: move to the Caribbean. It’d be one helluva’ upheaval for The Kid so I don’t.

I killed it?

No, there are at least 17 others here.

/sounds of silence

re: #110 little blessing

Pretty quite here.

re: #109 MandyManners

Yes, all your fault. Are you happy now?
//

I have a bunch of reading I have to do, and then real work. I figure when I start this early I get a jump on Monday, and maybe it will suck less. But it still manages to suck. Somehow, that doesn’t seem fair: work early = sucks as much.

re: #111 theheat

“Work early = suck more” in my book.

re: #108 MandyManners

Not sure where I’d move if I could afford to. In the US, it’d probably be either Washington or Oregon, just because they’re such beautiful states. Their politics are nuts, but the country’s beautiful!

re: #110 little blessing

No, there are at least 17 others here.

/sounds of silence

Where are the other 78 logged on?!

re: #112 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I think you’re right. Because, for other people, by noon Monday has sucked for about four hours, give or take. When you start working the night before, you’ve been logging Monday suckage since midnight.

re: #113 right_wing2

You’re comment made me think. Where would I go if I had a choice? I reckon that each and every state has beauty.

/and most politics are nuts

re: #114 MandyManners

Most likely on other threads.

re: #111 theheat

Pretty quite here.

re: #109 MandyManners

Yes, all your fault. Are you happy now?
//

I have a bunch of reading I have to do, and then real work. I figure when I start this early I get a jump on Monday, and maybe it will suck less. But it still manages to suck. Somehow, that doesn’t seem fair: work early = sucks as much.

Yes, it sucketh no matter what. I got up 45 minutes late so I lost out on a bit.

re: #102 MandyManners

What kind of roads?

Upding!

Did people know this song has long been hugely popular in Japan and is a karaoke staple? So I’ve heard, anyway.

re: #113 right_wing2

Not sure where I’d move if I could afford to. In the US, it’d probably be either Washington or Oregon, just because they’re such beautiful states. Their politics are nuts, but the country’s beautiful!

I really love Seattle but, the moonbats and the threat of earthquakes keeps me from moving back. Oh, that near-constant drizzle, too. But, there is the flagship Nordstroms!

Gotta’ go poke the bear.

re: #115 theheat
S’what I’m sayin…

re: #113 right_wing2

…Washington or Oregon, just because they’re such beautiful states. Their politics are nuts, but the country’s beautiful!

Hey, now! I think we used to be more nuts, relative to other states. Now? Not so much. But it rains from November to June, so you really have to dig on darkness and wetness to cut it here any time but summer.

Have a good day, Everyone!

re: #124 little blessing

Have a good one.

re: #119 iceweasel

We play “So Ronery” here all the time…

“to the prace, I berong…!”

Good morning all …

Hi Ice …

Are we still friends?

I’ve actually got a dentist appointment this morning, so I will see y’all later. Just saying hello …

re: #120 MandyManners

My parents retired to central Oregon about 20 years ago, then moved to Idaho, amd about a year later moved to the southern Oregon coast.

re: #127 _RememberTonyC

Good morning all …

Hi Ice …

Are we still friends?

You bet we are, silly! I still disagree with you (of course) but I’ve always been a fan of yours and still am. :)

Crap. I have to put my glasses on to read. I hate that.

Nice visiting. Be back later.

Good morning everyone…

What’s hot in the news today?

Good morning, lizards!
Another cold, wet, gloomy morning here along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

I’m setting up my heat pads, watering trays and grow lamps this morning, prepping for a indoor crop of herbs and flowers. Anyone else here garden indoors over the winter?

Des Moines man proves pineapple will grow in Iowa

re: #126 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

We play “So Ronery” here all the time…

“to the prace, I berong…!”

This? I love Team America

Well, Pajamas Media has another article up defending Glenn Beck, this time written by one Bernard Chapin.

Don’t know Mr. Chapin? Well, you could probably guess where he stands on issues (given his defense of Beck), but here is a quick review:

In a discussion of teen pregnancy among black Americans, Chapin just had to add:

In the American black community, nearly 70% of births are out of wedlock and I’ve witnessed many of them since I began work. I jokingly asked one student if she wanted me to sign her baby up for an Individualized Education Program starting in 2017. She told me, as many parents do, that her baby would never be in such an environ. If behavior has a genetic basis, which it does, then I will confidently state that probability frowns on her disclaimer as both parents are active students at my school which means…

Yeah, nothing like telling the unwed black teens that their children are doomed because of the behavior is programmed by their genes. Harmless, you might think? Well, let’s go on…

Chapin writes a rather positive article about an interview of Peter Brimelow, helping Brimelow pimp his xenophobia.

Still not convinced? Well, Chapin apparently has a fondness for interviewing racists … here is an interview Chapin did with Steve Sailer, in which Chapin is the one with the leading questions:

[Chapin]: It seems to me that being proud of who you are is always acceptable in America provided one does not happen to be white and male.  Has it been your experience that stating you are proud of your history and civilization results in others automatically accusing you of being a racist?  Could it be that the word “racist” is so irresponsibly thrown around today that it has lost much of its meaning?

Chapin actually has left quite a few droppings across the internet over the years, if you wish to investigate.

So this is the kind of person Roger L. Simon hires to write his articles, in this case to defend Beck. That PJM pushes RSM is no accident - RLS is attracted to hiring racists.

re: #133 irish rose

Good morning, {Rose}. Today dawned with yet another promise of rain here in the cold north country. And I’m stuck in a conference room from 8:00 this AM until quittin’ time. Sigh.

Here’s a nice one:

Goldman to be paid $1bn if CIT fails

Goldman Sachs stands to receive a payment of $1bn – while US taxpayers would lose $2.3bn – if embattled commercial lender CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the matter said.

The payment stems from the structure of a $3bn rescue finance package that Goldman extended to CIT on June 6 2008, about five months before the Treasury bought $2.3bn in CIT preferred shares to prop it up at the height of the crisis. The potential loss for taxpayers would be the biggest to crystalise so far from the government’s capital injection plan for banks.

Credit default swaps are a part of it as well.

CIT declined to comment. In an effort to prevent bankruptcy, it is working on a debt exchange offer that would virtually wipe out equity holders. In the event of bankruptcy, Goldman would reap more than $1bn because it also holds credit insurance that would be paid off.

Goldman said: “The credit default swaps Goldman Sachs purchased to prudently manage the risk associated with the CIT financing are not a directional ‘bet’ on CIT, but were bought to protect against the possibility of a precipitous decline in the value of the collateral.”

So when an investment bank make more money when one of their investments fails instead of it growing, is this free market capitalism?

re: #135 freetoken

Updinged and favourited and I’ll be sending that info to many people.

Roger L Simon is a douche.
(as is Chapin)

The gal in the beach photo up at the top is wearing bell bottoms.

Time warp photo form the 1970s?

Good morning all.

re: #137 bluecheese

There you see thievery writ large, and institutionalized. Fuck them all, & I have little or no work at the moment. Something is very wrong, and it is weakening the nation.

re: #136 thedopefishlives

Good morning, {Rose}. Today dawned with yet another promise of rain here in the cold north country. And I’m stuck in a conference room from 8:00 this AM until quittin’ time. Sigh.

Ew, sorry.

The nutjobs at conservapedia are re-translating the bible to remove liberal bias in it. This includes updating updating words which have a change in meaning, such as “word”, “peace”, and “miracle”. Seriously.

re: #141 irish rose

Ew, sorry.

Hey, at least the building is well heated against the Minnesota cold. It’s been below 40 degrees regularly at night here for the last week or so, and I’m anticipating an early and heavy winter.

re: #140 Ojoe

There you see thievery writ large, and institutionalized. Fuck them all, & I have little or no work at the moment. Something is very wrong, and it is weakening the nation.

Agreed.

The whole purpose of having investment banks is because they can allocate capital better than central planers. But the events of the last year prove that the system as it is, is an epic fail.

Republicans don’t want to regulate anything, and the investment banks were Obama’s biggest contributors last year, and their lobbyists are the ones writing the regulations.

I’m not very hopeful that there will be any change.

re: #142 affenkopf

THe King James version is hard to improve, IMHO

re: #138 iceweasel

Chapin is of the RSM school of obfuscation… Chapin will defend himself as not being a racist, yet over the years his accumulated statements and promotion of individuals (not just Brimelow and Sailer, but also Pat Buchanan) tells a different story.

The insidiousness of Chapin is not uncommon. I liken it to a concept in computer science: referencing (or indirection.) That is, one works with pointers to the real value, the pointer itself not being the variable.

re: #144 bluecheese

If I write anything more on the topic right now it would be 50% or more foul words.

re: #142 affenkopf

That’s worthy of a keypost all its own.

The revanchists and atavists are also redactors!

re: #145 Ojoe

For me the poetic’s (Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, etc…) are beautiful in KJV.

Otherwise, I prefer regular English. NIV, Message, etc…

re: #149 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Myself, I’m a sucker for what amounts to the language of Shakespeare.

BBL !

So… have you all see this photo?

[Link: www.examiner.com…]

Whaddya think, lizards… are women sexier when they’re skinny, or curvaceous?

re: #151 irish rose

Ain’t nothing like curvy…

re: #151 irish rose

curvaceous

BBL

re: #142 affenkopf

The nutjobs at conservapedia are re-translating the bible to remove liberal bias in it. This includes updating updating words which have a change in meaning, such as “word”, “peace”, and “miracle”. Seriously.

Heh..

First Example - Liberal Falsehood

The earliest, most authentic manuscripts lack this verse set forth at Luke 23:34:[7]

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

Is this a liberal corruption of the original? This does not appear in any other Gospel, and the simple fact is that some of the persecutors of Jesus did know what they were doing. This quotation is a favorite of liberals but should not appear in a conservative Bible.

The irony, it burns.

re: #151 irish rose

For me, a woman tends to be sexier when she is healthier. Some women are skinny but are unhealthy.

re: #130 iceweasel

You bet we are, silly! I still disagree with you (of course) but I’ve always been a fan of yours and still am. :)

[Video]

My “bum” is still red from that spanking you gave me :)

Alright. Time to toddle off to that unbearable all-day meeting. Enjoy the day, lizards.

Oh, and for the record - I like my women like I like my barbecued ribs; there’s gotta be some meat on them bones.

later folks … the dentist chair awaits …

BTW, Chapin is the one who had the Sept 20 interview of John Derbyshire published at PJM, which Derbyshire made some, uh, interesting statements that sounded a bit too close to Buchanan for my tastes.

Oh well, there goes the whole right wing, down the toilet.

/Fortunately lizards don’t have wings, just scales and tails…

re: #145 Ojoe

THe King James version is hard to improve, IMHO

Hard to read, kindof like Beowulf.

re: #139 Ojoe

The gal in the beach photo up at the top is wearing bell bottoms.

Time warp photo form the 1970s?

Good morning all.

We call those “boot cut” or “flared” now. :)

Everything old is new again!

Say it with me, folks - Bears are not pets.

re: #155 freetoken

For me, a woman tends to be sexier when she is healthier. Some women are skinny but are unhealthy.

Times are changing, and the pendulum seems to be swinging back towards a redefinition of physical beauty.

Fashion designers are refusing to hire anorexic models, and more and more beauty magazines are including curvaceous models in their photoshots. The fashion industry in general is beginning to acknowldege that sizes 10-14 are the healthy norm for most women.

I was a size 14 in high school… the other girls poked fun at me of course, but I was very comfortable in my own skin. I had a lot of dates with smart, decent guys who appreciated those curves and weren’t afraid to admit it in front of their buddies who didn’t feel like men unless they could snag a skinny cheerleader type. Between the ages of 16 and 24 I did some plus-sized modeling locally, and made some very good money.

I’m glad to see that the fashion industry in general is finally getting it’s act together.

I’d love to see my wife at about size 14-16

re: #142 affenkopf

The nutjobs at conservapedia are re-translating the bible to remove liberal bias in it. This includes updating updating words which have a change in meaning, such as “word”, “peace”, and “miracle”. Seriously.

First Example - Liberal Falsehood

The earliest, most authentic manuscripts lack this verse set forth at Luke 23:34:[7]

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

Is this a liberal corruption of the original? This does not appear in any other Gospel, and the simple fact is that some of the persecutors of Jesus did know what they were doing. This quotation is a favorite of liberals but should not appear in a conservative Bible.

Liberals corrupted the bible? I’m trying to laugh at this, but I think I’m numb.

Chapin btw is also a Ron Paul fan, and wrote a glowing review of Ron Paul over on Lew Rockwells site (to which I won’t link, but you can find it easily with Google), in which Chapin writes:

Regardless of his [Paul’s] performance out west, to this commentator, he was always the only option.3 In fact, were it not for him I would skip going to the polls on Super Tuesday altogether. I first became aware of him (I am ashamed to admit) only after I began reading articles at LewRockwell.com back in 2000. He struck me then, as he does now, as a most rare form of Republican. He not only had the courage to express his views but also the courage to defend them. His honesty is what appealed most to my mother. She asked me if I thought he would run as a third-party candidate in the general election but then answered her own question by concluding, “Nah, if he says he won’t run then he won’t. He’d only say it if he meant it.”

So now we know where from where Chapin has been getting some (many?) of his ideologies. This is the guy PJM has to interview big names (e.g., Coulter) and who writes in support of Beck.

re: #156 _RememberTonyC

My “bum” is still red from that spanking you gave me :)

in bed…

re: #130 iceweasel

[Video]

Ah, a nice shot of St. John’s Wood.

Texas Governor Rick Perry is a world class douche.

re: #163 irish rose

I was a size 14 in high school… the other girls poked fun at me of course, but I was very comfortable in my own skin. I had a lot of dates with smart, decent guys who appreciated those curves and weren’t afraid to admit it in front of their buddies who didn’t feel like men unless they could snag a skinny cheerleader type. Between the ages of 16 and 24 I did some plus-sized modeling locally, and made some very good money.

In HS the “perfect” girls always tended to want guys who were perfect… as boyfriends and as friends in general. That usually left me outside looking in. The young ladies with a little extra were much more accepting of a guy with a chest full of scars.

re: #137 bluecheese

So when an investment bank make more money when one of their investments fails instead of it growing, is this free market capitalism?

I don’t have the details of the financing, but I assume that the pay-out from the credit default swap covers the loss they would make on the underlying loan. In other words, they come out flat, not with a profit of $1bn or so.

here is the video I tried to embed.

re: #142 affenkopf

The nutjobs at conservapedia are re-translating the bible to remove liberal bias in it. This includes updating updating words which have a change in meaning, such as “word”, “peace”, and “miracle”. Seriously.

“Quick” solution for Mr. Schlafly at Conservapedia. Learn biblical Hebrew (and some Syriac Aramaic) and koine Greek, and then you won’t have to worry about Liberal bias.///

re: #171 John Neverbend

I don’t have the details of the financing, but I assume that the pay-out from the credit default swap covers the loss they would make on the underlying loan. In other words, they come out flat, not with a profit of $1bn or so.

My question was a “what if”. Nothing prevents them from making a credit default swap that makes it a net payout on a company failing.

I probably could have been more clear about that.

re: #161 iceweasel

Morning, I.C.E.

I just raised a little question over on yesterday’s private thread. You might want to check it out.

You too, Irish Rose.

re: #173 John Neverbend

“Quick” solution for Mr. Schlafly at Conservapedia. Learn biblical Hebrew (and some Syriac Aramaic) and koine Greek, and then you won’t have to worry about Liberal bias.///

Except for the ancient liberals who wrote it!
//

re: #160 jdog29

Ha, Beowulf is harder even.

re: #177 Ojoe

I can’t even read “Ye Olde Booke of Limericks”.

LA Raiders coach could be arrested soon.

The charge will not be incompetence, I hate to say.

re: #174 bluecheese

My question was a “what if”. Nothing prevents them from making a credit default swap that makes it a net payout on a company failing.

I probably could have been more clear about that.

It’s not you, but the article. People are apt to read that sort of thing and think that Goldman has made a $1bn profit. I’m reading the article on the FT now. It reminds me of a similar story on Bloomberg a few years ago where a US bank had entered into some rather imprudent transactions with a municipal. The terms of the transaction provided for the payment of a large fee to the bank under certain interest rate scenarios which actually occurred. People who didn’t understand the whole transaction took it to mean that the bank’s profit went up by an amount equal to the fee, which was not the case. Any profit was recorded on the date the transaction originally closed, and what happened after that was not relevant, since the bank had fully hedged their position (i.e. given away any future upside or downside).

re: #163 irish rose

I think most men prefer girls with curves. Loot at the actress Kate Winslet. She has a womanly shape, and a lot of men think her sexy.

re: #179 SteveC

LA Raiders coach could be arrested soon.

The charge will not be incompetence, I hate to say.

Ah, football.

Steroids, stupidity and screaming. What’s not to love?

‘Allo, everyone…

re: #182 Cato the Elder

Ah, football.

Steroids, stupidity and screaming. What’s not to love?

Sounds like someone I know, Sarah Palin.

Nice rear end on that thar ocean.

I can’t red this but the computer can cut and paste it!

Beowulf

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum

re: #182 Cato the Elder

There are many people who are geniuses involved in the sport. Not most, but many.

Government official sees an alien!

Adrian Hicks says he first saw the bizarre looking alien five years ago, but didn’t come forward earlier because he was worried people wouldn’t believe him.

//YA THINK???

re: #159 freetoken

BTW, Chapin is the one who had the Sept 20 interview of John Derbyshire published at PJM, which Derbyshire made some, uh, interesting statements that sounded a bit too close to Buchanan for my tastes.

Thank you. I don’t normally read PJM, but I wanted to see what Derbyshire had to say. I like him, some of the time. He’s written one of the best math books that I’ve ever read (Prime Obsession), and his Radio Derb is, on occasions, very funny. Against that, I suspect him of being a Luap Nor supporter and of having other less than attractive political views.

re: #188 SteveC

Government official sees an alien!

//YA THINK???

The article had some credibility until the “tutu wearing” part.

re: #190 Walter L. Newton

The article had some credibility until the “tutu wearing” part.

I thought Glastonbury was the UFO capital of Europe. Now I hear it’s Winchester. Things have really changed in England since I emigrated to the US.

re: #191 John Neverbend

I thought Glastonbury was the UFO capital of Europe. Now I hear it’s Winchester. Things have really changed in England since I emigrated to the US.

This was an actual road sign, a public service message posted outside of Roswell, New Mexico.

“Buckle up, it’s the law. Besides, it makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car.”

re: #165 JasonA

Liberals corrupted the bible? I’m trying to laugh at this, but I think I’m numb.

Those Roman liberals, sure, like Constantine.
///

re: #190 Walter L. Newton

The article had some credibility until the “tutu wearing” part.

You don’t think aliens might like ballet?
///

re: #194 Kosh’s Shadow

You don’t think aliens might like ballet?
///

No, maybe “The Planets” by Holst?

re: #192 Walter L. Newton

This was an actual road sign, a public service message posted outside of Roswell, New Mexico.

“Buckle up, it’s the law. Besides, it makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car.”

Ha. Teleporters will work just fine even if you’re belted in.
///

re: #195 Walter L. Newton

No, maybe “The Planets” by Holst?

Or maybe some Pink Floyd

re: #197 Kosh’s Shadow

Or maybe some Pink Floyd

[Video]

Can’t go wrong with Thus Spake Zarathustra.

Vampires vow till death do us part at Ohio wedding
I thought vampires were already dead, or undead.
So do their vows mean anything?
///

…and the glaciers melt.

re: #198 vxbush

Can’t go wrong with Thus Spake Zarathustra.

Well. maybe you can go wrong with this version:

re: #199 Kosh’s Shadow

Wives and sucking jokes are bouncing around in my brain right now. But, I have some decency…

re: #199 Kosh’s Shadow

‘till undeath do us part?

Hi all.
Happy Monday.
Michael Moore Movie Review found here:

“Dump ¢apitali$m/Join the Socialists.” And, indeed, the movie was a big promotion of socialism. Capitalism is “evil” — Capitalism is a “sin” — we were told over and over. And if only all the downtrodden masses would see this truth and join together we could have socialism.

***

Amusingly, Barack Obama is presented — outright — as a socialist. We see a roomful of people exulting over the election night announcement that Obama has won and, in context, we’re made to think that it’s the downtrodden people celebrating that socialism has arrived. I don’t think Obama really wants Michael Moore’s help.

***

The most striking thing in the movie was the religion. I think Moore is seriously motivated by Christianity. He says he is (and has been since he was a boy). And he presented various priests, Biblical quotations, and movie footage from “Jesus of Nazareth” to make the argument that Christianity requires socialism. With this theme, I found it unsettling that in attacking the banking system, Moore presented quite a parade of Jewish names and faces. He never says the word “Jewish,” but I think the anti-Semitic theme is there. We receive long lectures about how capitalism is inconsistent with Christianity, followed a heavy-handed array of — it’s up to you to see that they are — Jewish villains.

re: #201 Kosh’s Shadow

Well. maybe you can go wrong with this version:

[Video]

Gah. Sounds like most high school bands, doesn’t it? I know when my high school tried to play it, they couldn’t get the tempo right, so the tympanies were all out of sync.

re: #205 vxbush

Gah. Sounds like most high school bands, doesn’t it? I know when my high school tried to play it, they couldn’t get the tempo right, so the tympanies were all out of sync.

The Portsmouth Sinfonia decided they wouldn’t let their lack of musical talent stop them from becoming an orchestra. And they picked their conductor, for example, because he looked the best in tux and tails.

re: #199 Kosh’s Shadow

Vampires vow till death do us part at Ohio wedding
I thought vampires were already dead, or undead.
So do their vows mean anything?
///

Maybe they mean until sunlight do us part? Until wooden stake do us part?

re: #206 Kosh’s Shadow

The Portsmouth Sinfonia decided they wouldn’t let their lack of musical talent stop them from becoming an orchestra. And they picked their conductor, for example, because he looked the best in tux and tails.

Wow. My daughter the now-music teacher is dealing with a french horn player who has *no* ability to hear and match pitch. She’s so completely shocked that he was allowed to play, and I had to explain to her that usually the band will take anyone and everyone if they’re interested in an instrument.

re: #204 FrogMarch

Hi all.
Happy Monday.
Michael Moore Movie Review found here:

So this reviewer implies that Jewish “named” bankers and capitalists, versus references to Christianity and trying to prove that Christ was a socialist equals anti-Semitic movie.

No, guilt by association doesn’t work, does it?

Morning all. Home sick. Catching up. Just read the 5,000 year leap rebuttal on Salon.

Anyone know if there is a book or website (other than this one) that debunks the 5,000 year leap? I am googling now but if someone here can recommend something, that would be great. (Got a crazy friend, trying to talk back from the ledge.)

re: #210 Crimsonfisted

Morning all. Home sick. Catching up. Just read the 5,000 year leap rebuttal on Salon.

Anyone know if there is a book or website (other than this one) that debunks the 5,000 year leap? I am googling now but if someone here can recommend something, that would be great. (Got a crazy friend, trying to talk back from the ledge.)

What is “the 5000 year leap.” You offered no link, no explanation, some people may have no clue as to what you are talking about. Some people such as me.

re: #211 Walter L. Newton

What is “the 5000 year leap.” You offered no link, no explanation, some people may have no clue as to what you are talking about. Some people such as me.

Skousen’s book. Beck’s go-to source for crazy.

re: #212 SixDegrees

Skousen’s book. Beck’s go-to source for crazy.

Book on what? I don’t know what the term “5000 year leap” is in reference to. I go look it up… never mind.

Good morning, everyone. I rise again from a weekend of debauchery, too much partying went on… the last hurrah before my pending nuptuals.

I am happy to say that I was not intoxicated enough to drink an L.A. Freeway, though. If you don’t know what that is, just remember to say no if it’s offered.

A few threads ago (I don’t maybe days) Charles provided a source that described the author of the book ‘5,000 Year Leap’ Cleon Skousen. This is the book Glenn Beck claims changed his life. I would like to be able to give my friend some solid debunking points, if a book or website exists.

Now I am off to the dr. I will check back and search myself as well.

Hey Morning Lizards!

It’s Monday? How are you-all?

re: #208 vxbush

Wow. My daughter the now-music teacher is dealing with a french horn player who has *no* ability to hear and match pitch. She’s so completely shocked that he was allowed to play, and I had to explain to her that usually the band will take anyone and everyone if they’re interested in an instrument.

Not only that, but it’s an appalling choice of instrument for somebody who has no musical ability. It’s generally regarded as the hardest brass instrument to learn (difficult to produce notes without “cracking”).

re: #213 Walter L. Newton

Book on what? I don’t know what the term “5000 year leap” is in reference to. I go look it up… never mind.

Ok, got it now. Anyone trying to use Mormon mythical history for ANY PURPOSE, short of their own personal belief and personal worship has ZERO credibility with me. It’s sort of like a scientist who believes in creation. (yea, I know, zingo).

re: #217 John Neverbend

Not only that, but it’s an appalling choice of instrument for somebody who has no musical ability. It’s generally regarded as the hardest brass instrument to learn (difficult to produce notes without “cracking”).

Exactly. According to my daughter, there are two instruments you never give to someone who cannot match pitch: french horn and oboe. She said she was singing into this kid’s ear and asking him to match pitch and he couldn’t do it, poor soul. I asked her if that was something you could teach, and she said some people can learn. She’s afraid this kid can’t.

re: #198 vxbush

Can’t go wrong with Thus Spake Zarathustra.

That’s an interesting choice. A very large % of the population would recognize the opening 1-2 minutes. A very tiny % of the population would be able to identify the remaining 30 or so minutes. It is one of my favourite Strauss pieces.

What a dog!

I waaant one!

re: #219 vxbush

Exactly. According to my daughter, there are two instruments you never give to someone who cannot match pitch: french horn and oboe. She said she was singing into this kid’s ear and asking him to match pitch and he couldn’t do it, poor soul. I asked her if that was something you could teach, and she said some people can learn. She’s afraid this kid can’t.

As a boy, I played in many youth orchestras. The convention is to tune to the oboe’s A, but it was often self-defeating, as the oboe was the most out of tune instrument.

re: #197 Kosh’s Shadow

Hmmm… I think I now know where Mike Myers got the idea for Sprockets’ Dieter; it’s the pretentious guy who slams Floyd.

re: #219 vxbush

Exactly. According to my daughter, there are two instruments you never give to someone who cannot match pitch: french horn and oboe. She said she was singing into this kid’s ear and asking him to match pitch and he couldn’t do it, poor soul. I asked her if that was something you could teach, and she said some people can learn. She’s afraid this kid can’t.

Slightly off topic: I’ve noticed with friends and in language classes that the people with the most pronounced accents often have a problem carrying a tune.

re: #222 John Neverbend

As a boy, I played in many youth orchestras. The convention is to tune to the oboe’s A, but it was often self-defeating, as the oboe was the most out of tune instrument.

But that’s why you tune to oboe (which I played). That way, at least everyone is out of tune together, and it doesn’t sound as bad.

re: #224 insert name here

Slightly off topic: I’ve noticed with friends and in language classes that the people with the most pronounced accents often have a problem carrying a tune.

Er, you mean like the Beatles?

Glenn Beck is nuts?

Who knew?

///

re: #214 MrSilverDragon

Good morning, everyone. I rise again from a weekend of debauchery, too much partying went on… the last hurrah before my pending nuptuals.

I am happy to say that I was not intoxicated enough to drink an L.A. Freeway, though. If you don’t know what that is, just remember to say no if it’s offered.

Mazel Tov on the impending nuptials.

re: #226 Walter L. Newton

Er, you mean like the Beatles?

LOL. I should have been more specific — those who speak a language, other than their native language, with a heavy accent.

re: #226 Walter L. Newton

Er, you mean like the Beatles?

Or Elvis?

Obamacare won’t solve the health care affordability problem

Some middle-class families purchasing their own coverage through new insurance exchanges could find it out of reach.

A new online tool from the Kaiser Family Foundation illustrates the predicament.

The legislation is still a work in progress and the calculator only a rough guide. Nonetheless, the results are revealing.

A family of four headed by a 45-year-old making $63,000 a year is in the middle of the middle class. But that family would pay $7,110 to buy its own health insurance under the plan from the committee chairman, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.).

The family would get a tax credit of $3,970 to help pay for a policy worth $11,080. But the balance due - $7,110 - is real money.

The National Front Disco

[Link: www.hurryupharry.org…]

BBL

re: #220 John Neverbend

That’s an interesting choice. A very large % of the population would recognize the opening 1-2 minutes. A very tiny % of the population would be able to identify the remaining 30 or so minutes. It is one of my favourite Strauss pieces.

Ninety seconds of majesty, half an hour of anti-climax.

re: #225 vxbush

But that’s why you tune to oboe (which I played). That way, at least everyone is out of tune together, and it doesn’t sound as bad.

To somebody who has perfect pitch (I do not), it sounds awful. As I progressed through the various orchestras, it got a lot better. Brass players had the luxury of tuning to B flat.

Speaking of oboists, did you read Blair Tindall’s “Mozart in the Jungle”?

re: #233 The Sanity Inspector

Ninety seconds of majesty, half an hour of anti-climax.

Let’s not bring my sex life into this.

re: #233 The Sanity Inspector

Ninety seconds of majesty, half an hour of anti-climax.

Personally, I find what comes after the opening 2 minutes to be equally good.

re: #234 John Neverbend

To somebody who has perfect pitch (I do not), it sounds awful. As I progressed through the various orchestras, it got a lot better. Brass players had the luxury of tuning to B flat.

Speaking of oboists, did you read Blair Tindall’s “Mozart in the Jungle”?

I don’t quite have perfect pitch, but I think I’m close. Some things seriously grate on me, like when a song starts and I know it was originally played in a different key, and I hear it at that pitch.

No, I never read Tindall. What was good about it? I could add it to my reading list…

re: #226 Walter L. Newton

Er, you mean like the Beatles?

They didn’t have accents.

re: #238 John Neverbend

They didn’t have accents.

Sure, and I do?

re: #209 Walter L. Newton

So this reviewer implies that Jewish “named” bankers and capitalists, versus references to Christianity and trying to prove that Christ was a socialist equals anti-Semitic movie.

No, guilt by association doesn’t work, does it?

I’m not sure it’s guilt by association as much as it’s a viewer reading between the lines.

re: #241 FrogMarch

I’m not sure it’s guilt by association as much as it’s a viewer reading between the lines.

Mine the nuggets in my statement.

I know it’s old news, but it’s funny:
(from the Corner via Dr. Sanity)

Top 10 Reasons Chicago Didn’t Get the Olympics

An e-mail:

10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings
9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal
8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.
7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.
6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.
5. We’ve been quite clear and said all along that we didn’t want the Olympics.
4. This isn’t about the number of Olympics “lost”, it’s about the number of Olympics “saved” or “created”.
3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee
2. Because the IOC is racist.
1. It’s George Bush’s fault.

re: #216 ggt

Hey Morning Lizards!

It’s Monday? How are you-all?

Cool, rainy in Atlanta.

re: #235 Spare O’Lake

Let’s not bring my sex life into this.

/thread!

re: #244 The Sanity Inspector

Another Atlanta lizard, I see

WAVIN from work near Emory!!!

re: #240 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Good luck, BD_VM. Best wishes to you.

re: #244 The Sanity Inspector

Cool, rainy in Atlanta.

So far, it’s sunny and pleasant in Chicagoland.

My Cat Overlord is spending a lot of time on the window ledge —next to the open window.

Bye Beer.

Good Luck to you!

re: #248 ggt

So far, it’s sunny and pleasant in Chicagoland.

My Cat Overlord is spending a lot of time on the window ledge —next to the open window.

Watching Cat TV, I take it.

re: #239 Walter L. Newton

Sure, and I do?

I don’t know if you do, as I’ve never heard you speaking. Repeat after me: The rain in Spain…

re: #240 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I urge you to reconsider and stay

Whats the sense of being somewhere where someone posts something, and then the next 20 responses are
“great point”
“updinged you”
“agree with you 100%”
“wow ,, I was thinking the same thing”
“you’re exactly right”

Think about it!

re: #250 vxbush

Watching Cat TV, I take it.

I think it’s the smells of Autumn that are attracting him, as well as the falling leaves. He seems a little miffed he can’t hunt them.

re: #251 John Neverbend

I don’t know if you do, as I’ve never heard you speaking. Repeat after me: The rain in Spain…

falls mainly on the plain!

What do I win?

The dogs want to be taken out every 5 minutes.

Must be really good smells out there.

re: #251 John Neverbend

I don’t know if you do, as I’ve never heard you speaking. Repeat after me: The rain in Spain…

I doana thin’ so Mr. ‘iggins.

re: #252 sattv4u2

I urge you to reconsider and stay

Whats the sense of being somewhere where someone posts something, and then the next 20 responses are
“great point”
“updinged you”
“agree with you 100%”
“wow ,, I was thinking the same thing”
“you’re exactly right”

Think about it!

I had the same thought the other day. It’s almost like a variant on “I wouldn’t join any club that would have me as a member.” I wouldn’t join any blog where people agreed with me all the time. As John Cleese said in one of the earlier Python sketches, “Where’s the pleasure in that?”