Nice spot for a picnic.

I love the smell of seawater thread in the morning.

Ah, the ocean... the beach... the rocks and seaweed... and the surf...

The surf... reminds me of Christmas:

re: #3 freetoken

I'm already hearing Christmas music in some places... I assume this is your fault?
/:)

Time for me to go to bed. I'll be back before I leave for work.

re: #3 freetoken

You meant Christmas Island, didn't you?

re: #5 Dark_Falcon

Night.

re: #5 Dark_Falcon

G'nite, Avian raptor of the earthy-toned plumage persuasion!

re: #4 Varek Raith

I'm already hearing Christmas music in some places... I assume this is your fault?
/:)

After hearing the HP Lovecraft Historical Society Christmas Albums I enjoy holiday music a lot more.

re: #4 Varek Raith

❄❅☃

re: #9 ~Fianna

After hearing the HP Lovecraft Historical Society Christmas Albums I enjoy holiday music a lot more.

Lol. That is awesome.

re: #11 Varek Raith

Lol. That is awesome.

They're also incredibly well done and really catchy.

I've found myself wandering through the mall, singing along to the muzak except not...quite...

"It's beginning to look a lot like fish men
everywhere I go..."

And LaZardo- you're killing me. How come in the last thread you didn't link to anything featuring the less androgenous version of The Major to illustrate how the future is all about teH sexeh robot bodies?

re: #13 Fenway_Nation

And LaZardo- you're killing me. How come in the last thread you didn't link to anything featuring the less androgenous version of The Major to illustrate how the future is all about teH sexeh robot bodies?

Seriously, LaZardo! Better make sure Motoko doesn't hack your cyberbrain!
/

re: #14 Varek Raith

I wouldn't stand a chance, being teH n00b

re: #15 Fenway_Nation

I wouldn't stand a chance, being teH n00b

As long as she doesn't make me punch myself, she can hack me anytime! :)

re: #16 F15Mech

Huh, a flounce. Yawn.

re: #16 F15Mech

Registered since: Aug 29, 2007 at 6:46 pm
No. of comments posted: 2
No. of links posted: 0

Bye now.

Boy, they are really coming out downstairs now, in the climate threads...

re: #16 F15Mech

Yeah, Killgore sure ruined your guys fun over at HA! Look at the pathetic extent you guys go through to get around the filters.
Ugh.

re: #16 F15Mech

Go piss off, you f**king wanker...you don't have the balls to flounce and do it proper.

Two comments in two years...and this was the best you could do?

/phhhfffttt

re: #23 They Call Him Boss

Hey guize, lookit what I found:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

So, if you determine that you were wrong on something, you're supposed to hold on to your mistake for dear life and never acknowledge it?

re: #23 They Call Him Boss

You apparently can't read...see the end of Charles' post on that topic:

PLEASE NOTE: Since this show was aired, serious questions have been raised about many of its assertions. For more, see: The Great Global Warming Swindle Debate.

Nice try, but not really...

re: #23 They Call Him Boss

Since you intentionally ignore Charles' own write-up on how he came to change his mind... I'll paraphrase it for you:

He studied.

Recommend you do the same.

re: #23 They Call Him Boss

One comment every two months? Hmm... Even my one, lonely neuron manages a bit more.

re: #27 F15Mech

Your little drama queen moment got nuked...you could do what most sane people do when they no longer visit a site, which is to just leave without saying a word.

But, you just have to drop a turd in the punch bowl and tell Daddy Charles how much you hate his guts...it's a pretty juvenile response and one that gets you absolutely nowhere in the end.

/that said, you can cordially bite me...

re: #34 F15Mech

Wow, sounds like a temper tantrum thrown when Daddy won't let you pway.
Idiot.

re: #34 F15Mech

Charles, maybe leave this as its lasting intellectual legacy?

Or not. :)

re: #38 F15Mech

Oh, you want that martyr cookie real bad, don't you? Want to be able to tell all your buddies on the stalker and wingnut sites that you were just minding your own business, doing nothing at all, then Charles just up and bans you for no reason?

Homey don't play that...

/jackass

Had to open this up in LGFspy to see the comments before they got deleted.

/Haven't had to use this in awhile.

re: #44 F15Mech

What are you and your wingnut buddies gonna do? Don't be a puss, lay it all out...we'll be all ears.

/I'm sure Charles is shaking in his boots...

G to the
A to the
Z to the
E...

re: #49 F15Mech

Keep pounding your pud keyboard there...you'll get what you want soon enough if keep acting like a jackass.

re: #53 F15Mech

How original...NOT!

re: #55 F15Mech

There's but one head Lizard and I don't speak for him...besides, I wonder if Charles is letting you play out till you flame out.

/give it your best shot...you know you wanna

re: #57 F15Mech

Besides, -19 posts may be a new record, I think...

re: #57 F15Mech

Your mother was a hampster and your father smelled of elderberries.

Me thinks someone needs to go off alone somewhere and masturbate while crying, using their tears as lubricant.

re: #60 ArchangelMichael

Me thinks someone needs to go off alone somewhere and masturbate while crying, using their tears as lubricant.

LOL!

re: #60 ArchangelMichael

Do I hear The Crying Game playing over in F15Mech's direction?

re: #62 talon_262

I'm 42 today. We have a communist in the White House. At least he won't crack down on my Prop. 215. On-On!

F15Mech is probably furiously typing away at his magnum opus to "get" Charles and KT...only it's gonna be nuked before anyone has a chance to see it.

re: #67 F15Mech

The difference between us and fetid swamps such as HA is that y'all embrace your racists and crazies...ours are hounded and shown the door.

You can play this game if you want, but you're still just a loser...

This thread reminds me; I've got to pick up some swiss cheese.

_{..it's the holes that make it tasty.}

re: #72 cenotaphium

But doesn't the flavor leak out that way?

So, it's late, i am like +7 beers, my blood sugar is probably through the roof along with my alcohol level, and I am wasting my first post stating that even I can tell that the banhammer has slammed down on a troll. I love my nights off.

re: #75 boredtechindenver

So, it's late, i am like +7 beers, my blood sugar is probably through the roof along with my alcohol level, and I am wasting my first post stating that even I can tell that the banhammer has slammed down on a troll. I love my nights off.

I only wish this was a "night off". Festivities from a birthday party I went to this weekend have totally thrown off my sleep schedule.

re: #61 talon_262

I was hoping for a better opportunity to use that one but I couldn't resist it.

re: #75 boredtechindenver

Right now, I thought what I'd do was pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

/Or should I?

Morning, AM. working third shift makes my body clock only a little unhappy. Having to get up for early mornings makes it very unhappy. My preferred sleep schedule is to get up around noon and go to sleep around 3 am.

re: #73 Fenway_Nation

But doesn't the flavor leak out that way?

Wait.. are we still using the cheese as a metaphor? I'm confused.

re: #79 Fenway_Nation

Right now, I thought what I'd do was pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

/Or should I?

Alright, which one of you two is the Laughing Man?

re: #82 F15Mech

Do you dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

/I ask that question of all my prey...

re: #79 Fenway_Nation

Right now, I thought what I'd do was pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

/Or should I?

don't be a deafmutist.

/

re: #84 talon_262

Do you dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

/I ask that question of all my prey...

I resent the insinuation that I dance with trolls!
/:)

re: #89 F15Mech

No just a douchebag.

re: #89 F15Mech

If you have to ask, then the answer is probably 'no'.

re: #86 F15Mech

Pisses you off that you have to resort to code when you make racist and bigoted comments about the Obamas over on HA, doesn't it? Here's an idea...keep your trap shut and just don't do it at all.

/hate only makes you cold and hollow inside...

re: #79 Fenway_Nation

Right now, I thought what I'd do was pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

/Or should I?

If I had enough posts to ding you up for recognizing Ghost in the Shell: SAC, I would. That includes you, Varek.

which brings up the question, which GITS character would you be? i would want to be the laughing man, but he is an archetypal Coyote charater, and I could not resist that.

I can see Charles as Aramaki.

re: #97 boredtechindenver

Does Motoko's lingerie count? Or failing that- the grenades she kept under her lingerie drawer?

//

re: #97 boredtechindenver

If I had enough posts to ding you up for recognizing Ghost in the Shell: SAC, I would. That includes you, Varek.

which brings up the question, which GITS character would you be? i would want to be the laughing man, but he is an archetypal Coyote charater, and I could not resist that.

I can see Charles as Aramaki.

I'd probably be Togasa. Even without enhancements, he's awesome.

re: #99 Fenway_Nation

Does Motoko's lingerie count? Or failing that- the grenades she kept under her lingerie drawer?

//

Hmmm, I'd say that would count!
/

re: #101 Varek Raith

Is it just me, or does it sometimes seem as though the the pendulum swings between the Major flirting with Togusa and nagging doting over him like a big sister?

re: #100 F15Mech

Man, you're just 20 pounds of stupid in a 10-pound bag...

re: #97 boredtechindenver

Well...between the GITS: Stand Alone Complex, SAC: 2ND GIG and GITS: Solid State Society, I'm sure you could have about 50 posts on that subject alone.

re: #102 Fenway_Nation

Is it just me, or does it sometimes seem as though the the pendulum swings between the Major flirting with Togusa and nagging doting over him like a big sister?

Yeah, I noticed that.

re: #104 Fenway_Nation

Well...between the GITS: Stand Alone Complex, SAC: 2ND GIG and GITS: Solid State Society, I'm sure you could have about 50 posts on that subject alone.

Indeed. Curious, did you all watch it subbed or dubbed?

***That troll is spamming the threads downstairs***

re: #105 Varek Raith

I thought maybe I was reading too much into something that may not have been there.

Dubbed, actually. I thought they found a very appropriate voice actress for the Major in the dub.

re: #106 Varek Raith

He said he was going outside to smoke! He lied to us!

///

re: #108 Fenway_Nation

He said he was going outside to smoke! He lied to us!

///

Oh NOES!!!

re: #107 Fenway_Nation

I thought maybe I was reading too much into something that may not have been there.

Dubbed, actually. I thought they found a very appropriate voice actress for the Major in the dub.

Yes, they got her voice spot on. Generally, I tend to watch subs, mainly because it can take years for it to get to the states.

re: #108 Fenway_Nation

He said he was going outside to smoke! He lied to us!

///

Shocka!

re: #106 Varek Raith

***That troll is was spamming the threads downstairs***

FTFY

"Here is Sub Zero... Now... Plain Zero!"

re: #105 Varek Raith

Indeed. Curious, did you all watch it subbed or dubbed?

I have them dubbed on dvd since my Japenese is even worse than my Spanish (/bad chicano nationalist (/snark sarcasm))

re: #111 ArchangelMichael

FTFY

"Here is Sub Zero... Now... Plain Zero!"

I have to say, this is one dull troll. Not even worth a casting of Melf's Acid Arrow.
/DnD geek.

What the troll doesn't understand:

1. With the Spy feature the troll can be followed easily.

2. All it is doing is demonstrating that there is a reality here that escapes hot air and it's apparently O-C one moderator - that "banning" is not the issue, it is whether a post ought to be left up or not.

OK...since I got all you GITS nerds here on one page, what would you say your favorite Major moment is/was?

I'll actually bypass some of the low-haning girl-girl homoeroticism fruit and say in the first season when she shot up that armoured suit with Saito's heavy-duty rifle. With one arm...

/Followed closely by the hostage-taker in the Chinese embassy yelling 'We're not afraid to die for our cause!' to which the unsees Major replies something along the lines of 'Suit yourself' before his brains are splattered all over the wall.

Geez, never seen so many deletions. I stopped counting at 10. Ran out of fingers. Should have taken off my socks.

re: #118 Cannadian Club Akbar

Then we would've found the WMDs...

//

Charles coffee maker must be on OT.

re: #116 Fenway_Nation

OK...since I got all you GITS nerds here on one page, what would you say your favorite Major moment is/was?

I'll actually bypass some of the low-haning girl-girl homoeroticism fruit and say in the first season when she shot up that armoured suit with Saito's heavy-duty rifle. With one arm...

/Followed closely by the hostage-taker in the Chinese embassy yelling 'We're not afraid to die for our cause!' to which the unsees Major replies something along the lines of 'Suit yourself' before his brains are splattered all over the wall.

Yeah, that was badass when she took out that suit. Scary.

On the amusing moments front, I'd have to say when she hacked Batou. That, and the Tachikomas in general.

re: #116 Fenway_Nation

OK...since I got all you GITS nerds here on one page, what would you say your favorite Major moment is/was?

Batou: Motokooo

I was trying to figure out how this thread had so many posts already. Now I know!

Morning Lizards.

H1N1 will infect about 60 percent of the U.S. population this flu season and the vaccine will arrive too late to help most Americans, a published university study concludes.

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Fuck this.

re: #123 boredtechindenver

Batou: Motokooo

When I saw that scene, all I could think of was, "HEAD SHOT!"
Then he found out it was staged.
/poor Batou.

re: #124 rwdflynavy

I was trying to figure out how this thread had so many posts already. Now I know!

Morning Lizards.

Morning. Yes, it sure was kooky!

re: #125 TheMatrix31

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Fuck this.

Are they offering you shots at school?

re: #125 TheMatrix31

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Fuck this.

The Navy doesn't have the shots yet. A good portion of my squadron has already come down with the disease.

re: #127 Cannadian Club Akbar

Haven't received an email about it, so I don't think so. It sucks too, because every fucking person seems sick in class.

Around here I've seen flu shots offered at drug stores but nothing about the swine flu.

Well, time to turn in. Later, lizards.

re: #130 Cannadian Club Akbar

That term has been deemed offensive and will now be referred to as 'Procine-American Ailment with Porcine-American ailment with symptoms similar to the flu.

re: #132 Fenway_Nation

That term has been deemed offensive and will now be referred to as 'Procine-American Ailment with Porcine-American ailment with symptoms similar to the flu.

I like pork chops and eggs.
/

The upside to the downslide of the dollar
(jobs)

re: #132 Fenway_Nation

Yeah, the Porcine Union of America has gotten their grubby hands on this and put pressure on this disgusting term. I, for one, am happy they did. How would YOU feel?!

/

If my dog gets the dog flu, will he be offended with himself?

re: #125 TheMatrix31

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Fuck this.

I've related my frustration with this situation before. Briefly, I went looking for vaccination for both ordinary and H1N1 flu this year, for the first time, since I'm in a high risk group and got tired of hearing my doctor bitch about my usual shirking of this exercise every year.

I was told that our county has run out of ordinary vaccine - because all resources had been diverted to producing H1N1 vaccine, leaving supplies of the regular stuff short. They're completely out, and no more will be available. Period.

Meanwhile, there's no H1N1 vaccine to be had, either, because it hasn't become available yet.

Plus, I've been told (unconfirmed, as of yet) that I have to have the ordinary flu shot before I can get the H1N1 shot - an impossibility, since neither is available.

Welcome to the gigantic clusterfuck that is Federally-run health care. Meanwhile, the government keeps drumming up increasing hysteria over this year's flu season, just to add to the confusion and near-panic they've already managed to create.

My county health department is recommending that I wash my hands a lot and not sneeze on anybody. Sort of like what they tried with the Black Death during the Middle Ages, when people wore masks containing sweet-scented herbs to ward off the disease.

I'll put down a hundred bucks right now on the bet that my Congressional representatives have all received both flu shots, free of charge, without spending so much as a minute in a waiting room.

re: #139 SixDegrees

I've related my frustration with this situation before. Briefly, I went looking for vaccination for both ordinary and H1N1 flu this year, for the first time, since I'm in a high risk group and got tired of hearing my doctor bitch about my usual shirking of this exercise every year.

I was told that our county has run out of ordinary vaccine - because all resources had been diverted to producing H1N1 vaccine, leaving supplies of the regular stuff short. They're completely out, and no more will be available. Period.

Meanwhile, there's no H1N1 vaccine to be had, either, because it hasn't become available yet.

Plus, I've been told (unconfirmed, as of yet) that I have to have the ordinary flu shot before I can get the H1N1 shot - an impossibility, since neither is available.

Welcome to the gigantic clusterfuck that is Federally-run health care. Meanwhile, the government keeps drumming up increasing hysteria over this year's flu season, just to add to the confusion and near-panic they've already managed to create.

My county health department is recommending that I wash my hands a lot and not sneeze on anybody. Sort of like what they tried with the Black Death during the Middle Ages, when people wore masks containing sweet-scented herbs to ward off the disease.

I'll put down a hundred bucks right now on the bet that my Congressional representatives have all received both flu shots, free of charge, without spending so much as a minute in a waiting room.

Argh...for germophobes like me...its bad news.

Dunno what to do. I don't usually get regular flu shots. I know the Swine Flu is just a ramped-up regular flu with a different target demographic, but still...

re: #139 SixDegrees

My radio just said that swine flu shots here are available at schools.

Is a deleted comment counted as a negative in the profile?

re: #141 Cannadian Club Akbar

My radio just said that swine flu shots here are available at schools.

Well, that's something. I'll see what my county HD has to say this week. As I understand it, kids are at higher risk than adults, so I'm happy to forego my shots for them. Like TheMatrix31, I've consistently blown off my flu shots for years, and only got inspired this year because of the increased attention and to poke the anti-vaxers in the eye with a sharp stick. I'm astonished at what a mess things are in this year - in the past, you couldn't go anywhere without someone waving a needle in your face at the drugstore, grocery store, bank and everywhere else, plus all the usual county health department clinics and temporary clinics. This year - the first year that I can remember when the shots may actually matter - zip.

Government planning at it's finest.

re: #143 suchislife

Is a deleted comment counted as a negative in the profile?

No; sometimes, though, us ordinary mortals can sneak in a downding during a troll post's fleeting lifespan.

re: #144 SixDegrees

Well, that's something. I'll see what my county HD has to say this week. As I understand it, kids are at higher risk than adults, so I'm happy to forego my shots for them. Like TheMatrix31, I've consistently blown off my flu shots for years, and only got inspired this year because of the increased attention and to poke the anti-vaxers in the eye with a sharp stick. I'm astonished at what a mess things are in this year - in the past, you couldn't go anywhere without someone waving a needle in your face at the drugstore, grocery store, bank and everywhere else, plus all the usual county health department clinics and temporary clinics. This year - the first year that I can remember when the shots may actually matter - zip.

Government planning at it's finest.

I've never had one, ever. We have as many old people as kids here.

re: #144 SixDegrees

I'm pretty sure the swine flu targets normal adults, rather than the regular flu which leaves kids/elderly more vulnerable.

Could be wrong though.

re: #146 SixDegrees

I was just wondering how one gets a negative number of comments on the profile. In other words, why there is a - in front of the troll's number of comments.

re: #149 suchislife

I was just wondering how one gets a negative number of comments on the profile. In other words, why there is a - in front of the troll's number of comments.

Once his post is deleted it shows up as a negative post.

Good Morning LGF

Dedicated to our troll:

re: #151 Spare O'Lake

Pardon me, brother, can you spare o' lake?

If I may ask, how did your nic happen?

guten morgen ladies, gents and children of all ages

Dear Doctor Lizard...

I'm debating whether or not to get the flu shot.

My job takes into people's homes. Generally three a day. Elderly, people with kids, etc...

Would the shot keep me from being a carrier of the virus. Wouldn't want to get someone else sick even if I didn't come down with it myself.

I also don't want to grow a little pig tail either.

Thoughts?

re: #118 Cannadian Club Akbar

What a bunch of pussies. "Quick, Charles is asleep..."

re: #155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

The elderly and the kids probably already have gotten the shot or are getting it. I wouldn't worry so much about you getting or giving it. But it is up to you.

re: #157 Cannadian Club Akbar

86 billion American's don't have healthcare. How can you be sure everyone's had the shot?

re: #158 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

86 billion American's don't have healthcare. How can you be sure everyone's had the shot?

They put it in the drinking water. That's what Alex Jones told me.
///

The latest news from Sweden is more controversy over the newspaper (well, tabloid really) Aftonbladet, previously criticized over publishing at best unverified idiocy, at worst an anti-semitic screed (Here's a summary of that episode), publishing an article by Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson.

The original article can be found here (in Swedish). There's an article on The Local about it. I couldn't find a translation of the whole thing, so I made my own translation (apologies for any mistakes, I'm not a professional).

In a follow-up article (in Swedish), his statements are examined and skewered, to which he responded "it was a bit sloppy" (referring to his own article). He responds further to criticism by repeating "There is almost no information available, but in the name of reason one can assume it's correct", cementing the level of intellectual honesty he represents.
He writes that no one would have guessed that Islam would be Sweden's second largest religion 20 years ago, even though it was at the time. When this is pointed out, he replies "It's entirely possible you're right about that, I haven't even bothered to check it".

"How can you say that fundamentalism is increasing, or that Malmö will have a muslim majority when even the experts can't?"
"Of course you can't say we're going to have an increase, it's obvious that it's hard to make population estimates, but if the development continues I'm fully convinced that it may happen. There could also be a majority of polar bears too, purely hypothetically".

SD is currently polling at around 4.7 percent of the vote (4 percent is the limit on entering parliament). There is a current debate suggesting that our 7 seated parties are willing to work across bloc politics rather than put SD in a position as the tie-breaker.

On a personal note, translating the run-on sentence at line 13 made me want to hurt something.

re: #153 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Pardon me, brother, can you spare o' lake?

If I may ask, how did your nic happen?

It was an immaculate conception, a homopho nic hatched in spiration of teh Barry O'Bama.

re: #161 Spare O'Lake

Ohhhkay...

Anyone here using Google Wave? I have it now, and I want to invite someone to use it, but I can't figure it out to save my life! I gather there is an Invite Wave, but I don't seem to have it.

re: #163 bofhell

Dunno. Here's an LGF Wave...

"Hi!"

re: #162 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Ohhhkay...

So sorry for use of cryptic clue.

re: #165 Spare O'Lake

Well, I wouldn't want you to give away any secrets...

*whew!*

The Not Another New England Sports Blog! has been dutifully updated...

If there's another blog that covers sports, geopolitics, railroads, klepto Asian beauty queens and cobalt blue lobsters as well as I have, I haven't found it.

re: #167 Fenway_Nation

*whew!*

The Not Another New England Sports Blog! has been dutifully updated...

If there's another blog that covers sports, geopolitics, railroads, klepto Asian beauty queens and cobalt blue lobsters as well as I have, I haven't found it.

There were no hot Asians on that link.

re: #168 Cannadian Club Akbar

There were no hot Asians on that link.

But... IT'S A HIT!

re: #168 Cannadian Club Akbar

Did you scroll down?

re: #170 Fenway_Nation

Did you scroll down?

The link didn't go to your blog:(

re: #170 Fenway_Nation

Because it wouldn't have mattered anyway, since I was apparently pimping a Portsmouth, NH newspaper.

Ok...take two

The Worst Damn New England Sports [and geopolitics and railroads and klepto Asian beauty queen and cobalt lobster] Blog...Period.

re: #164 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Dunno. Here's an LGF Wave...

"Hi!"

The only thing surprising about your response FBV is that you are the ONLY one to make that comeback! ;-)

re: #174 bofhell

heh

re: #173 Fenway_Nation

Ok...take two

The Worst Damn New England Sports [and geopolitics and railroads and klepto Asian beauty queen and cobalt lobster] Blog...Period.

That worked. The red train with the NE autum pic was cool. Along with the pic of a hockey fight.

re: #176 Cannadian Club Akbar

Yay! It worked then...glad that only took 2 tries.

re: #173 Fenway_Nation

Ok...take two

The Worst Damn New England Sports [and geopolitics and railroads and klepto Asian beauty queen and cobalt lobster] Blog...Period.

Nice site, Fenway.
"The Blue Lobster" would be a cool name for a pub.

re: #178 Spare O'Lake

Nice site, Fenway.
"The Blue Lobster" would be a cool name for a pub.

On the sign for the bar have a blue lobster in a cool hat playing the sax.

re: #166 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Well, I wouldn't want you to give away any secrets...

If I told ya my sekrit I'd have to kill ya.

re: #178 Spare O'Lake

Heh...I still daydream opening up a place in post-Castro Cuba called El Monsturo Verde where gringos and cubans alike will congregate and discuss baseball in-depth with games being broadcast on several different TVs...

/Having said that, reality's kicked my ass on far less ambitous and idealistic plans.

re: #181 Fenway_Nation

Heh...I still daydream opening up a place in post-Castro Cuba called El Monsturo Verde where gringos and cubans alike will congregate and discuss baseball in-depth with games being broadcast on several different TVs...

/Having said that, reality's kicked my ass on far less ambitous and idealistic plans.

If Castro could actually pitch, Cuba might be free right now.

re: #182 Cannadian Club Akbar

And Che Guevara would be just another asthmatic Argentine poseur.

re: #183 Fenway_Nation

And Che Guevara would be just another asthmatic Argentine poseur.

Wonder what his shirts would look like if that were the case.
/

Well...with that thought in my noggin, it's time for me to get some Z's...

Good morning, lizardia.

Again, I apologize for taking the Lord's name in vain last night.

re: #187 MandyManners

Again, I apologize for taking the Lord's name in vain last night.

Too late. I already told.
/

re: #186 Irish Rose

Good morning, lizardia.

Exactly what I was just going to say. Morning, all. Any more bad crazy come out last night?

re: #189 thedopefishlives

Exactly what I was just going to say. Morning, all. Any more bad crazy come out last night?

There is a deletion or 2 on this thread.

Good morning, everyone!

Some people are too stupid for words.
Cops: NY woman arrives drunk to pick up DWI friend

Mon Oct 19, 6:22 pm ET
LAFAYETTE, N.Y. – Troopers have charged a 22-year-old upstate New York woman with aggravated driving while intoxicated after she showed up drunk at the state police barracks to give a ride to a friend who had been arrested earlier for DWI. Troopers said Stacy Kolinski had a blood alcohol level of .20 percent — more than double the legal limit — when she arrived at the Lafayette barracks 10 miles south of Syracuse around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Kolinski came to the barracks to give a ride to 34-year-old George Reddick who was stopped for speeding earlier Sunday morning and charged with DWI and misdemeanor criminal possession of cocaine.
Reddick and Kolinski were both issued tickets to appear in town court at a later date. Troopers said they don't know if they have lawyers.

re: #191 reine.de.tout

Good morning, everyone!

Some people are too stupid for words.
Cops: NY woman arrives drunk to pick up DWI friend

I'll see you and raise ya...
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]

re: #190 Cannadian Club Akbar

There is a deletion or 2 50 on this thread.

re: #190 Cannadian Club Akbar

There is a deletion or 2 on this thread.

Sigh. Let's just hope that this morning is a little more peaceful and less heated.

Reine, I have the cookbook to proofread but it may be a day or two before I can get to it.

I'm just sick with grief this morning, I had to put my little dog to sleep yesterday afternoon. She was my faithful, loving companion for 15 years and I don't know what I'm going to do without her.

re: #195 Irish Rose

Reine, I have the cookbook to proofread but it may be a day or two before I can get to it.

I'm just sick with grief this morning, I had to put my little dog to sleep yesterday afternoon. She was my faithful, loving companion for 15 years and I don't know what I'm going to do without her.

{rose}
What a difficult thing to have to do, and I know how you'll miss your pup! Our pets are part of our family, and bring so much to us, and it's painful to have to let them go.

Take your time with the proofing.

re: #195 Irish Rose

Reine, I have the cookbook to proofread but it may be a day or two before I can get to it.

I'm just sick with grief this morning, I had to put my little dog to sleep yesterday afternoon. She was my faithful, loving companion for 15 years and I don't know what I'm going to do without her.

{Rose}
Losing an animal, especially one that's been with you for a long time, is really hard. The Mrs. Fish's mom had to have her big sheepdog put down about a year and a half ago, and she honestly hasn't been the same person since.

re: #187 MandyManners

Again, I apologize for taking the Lord's name in vain last night.

Give it back and everything will be fine.

Sadly she had a very slow growing form of cancer, I maintained her health for quite a long time but she started to decline more rapidly a couple of months ago.

She continued to enjoy her car rides and morning walks on the lighthouse pier up until a few days ago. But when I woke up yesterday morning she was laying in her basket, crying in pain and unable to walk. Called the vet right away, and did what I had to do for her sake.

The world seems very cold this morning.

re: #195 Irish Rose

Reine, I have the cookbook to proofread but it may be a day or two before I can get to it.

I'm just sick with grief this morning, I had to put my little dog to sleep yesterday afternoon. She was my faithful, loving companion for 15 years and I don't know what I'm going to do without her.

So sorry for your loss.
I've been there and it hurt like hell.

re: #199 Irish Rose

Sadly she had a very slow growing form of cancer, I maintained her health for quite a long time but she started to decline more rapidly a couple of months ago.

She continued to enjoy her car rides and morning walks on the lighthouse pier up until a few days ago. But when I woke up yesterday morning she was laying in her basket, crying in pain and unable to walk. Called the vet right away, and did what I had to do for her sake.

... And she enjoyed every moment she got to spend with her Human and appreciates everything you did for her. If she could speak English she would tell you "Thank you for not giving up on me."

I have her photo in memorium on my blog this morning, but I feel like it's just not enough.

Irish Rose, are you maintaining the LGF Prayer List now?

re: #203 SteveC

Irish Rose, are you maintaining the LGF Prayer List now?

No, I'm attending school right now and putting in a lot of hours so I asked Hoosier Hoops to take it over. He's doing a splendid job with it.

Do you have an addition? I'll pass it along.

re: #202 Irish Rose

I have her photo in memorium on my blog this morning, but I feel like it's just not enough.

{rose}
She looks like my dog!
Great photo.

I just walked outside to get my newspaper, and there is an injured dog by the road - looks like his hip or back is broken - I've called animal control.

I hate to see an injured animal, they are so helpless without us.

re: #199 Irish Rose

(((Irish Rose)))
Sorry to here of your loss...

re: #204 Irish Rose

Do you have an addition? I'll pass it along.

Two friends, one needs heart surgery, and one MIGHT.

Morning Lizards!

What's up?

re: #199 Irish Rose

Sadly she had a very slow growing form of cancer, I maintained her health for quite a long time but she started to decline more rapidly a couple of months ago.

She continued to enjoy her car rides and morning walks on the lighthouse pier up until a few days ago. But when I woke up yesterday morning she was laying in her basket, crying in pain and unable to walk. Called the vet right away, and did what I had to do for her sake.

The world seems very cold this morning.

{{{Irish Rose}}}

re: #205 reine.de.tout

I hate to see an injured animal, they are so helpless without us.

I always get all misty-eyed when I see the commercials for the ASPCA on TV. I find it hard to imagine a mindset where someone would willingly abuse, injure, or even kill an animal (well, aside from putting them down, that's a bit different). Yes, my cats get on my nerves a lot, but I'd never hurt them over it - even the one cat I'm planning on getting rid of, we're giving her away to a good home.

re: #207 SteveC

I just emailed Hoops and asked him to add your request.

re: #208 ggt

Morning Lizards!

What's up?

Irish Rose had to put her dog to sleep; I'm trying to watch out for an injured dog on my street until animal control can get here; and some people are too stupid for words.

re: #212 reine.de.tout

Reine, bring a blanket out there and cover the poor thing up. Must be very cold.

Our pet is a constant source of frustration and entertainment!
Yesterday he was having a ball chasing leaves and WASPS!
Yup !He got one...His lower jowl was hanging and the size of a golf ball!
Called the vet and he said to keep an eye on it ...if it
seem to bother him.It went back to nomal by dinner!
Boy did he look silly!

re: #211 Irish Rose

I just emailed Hoops and asked him to add your request.

Thank you very much. As everyone else here, I am sorry to hear about your loss. Dawg (my dog) sends her best wishes also.

re: #214 reloadingisnotahobby

My cats are enjoying the yellow jackets that have been sneaking into the house seeking warmth. My dad watched two of them chasing one around the house for about 10 minutes, then he commented, "That's all fun and everything, but... Exactly what do they think is gonna happen when they catch it?"

re: #216 thedopefishlives

That is, two cats chasing one wasp.

re: #216 thedopefishlives

My cats are enjoying the yellow jackets that have been sneaking into the house seeking warmth. My dad watched two of them chasing one around the house for about 10 minutes, then he commented, "That's all fun and everything, but... Exactly what do they think is gonna happen when they catch it?"

My brother had a cat that was very well behaved and always came when you called him (strange cat!) except this one time. He wouldn't come out of the corner, so I had to go over there and see what the problem was.

He had swatted this bee and killed it. When I looked down at the bee, the cat looked up at m as if to say "That damn thing BROKE! Fix it!"

re: #217 thedopefishlives
" Finding Nemo"
..mine,mine,mine,mine...

re: #213 Irish Rose

Reine, bring a blanket out there and cover the poor thing up. Must be very cold.

Sheriff's deputy is out there now, keeping cars away until Animal Control can get here. He was trembling earlier but seems OK now and he's in the sun.

re: #218 SteveC

My brother had a cat that was very well behaved and always came when you called him (strange cat!) except this one time. He wouldn't come out of the corner, so I had to go over there and see what the problem was.

He had swatted this bee and killed it. When I looked down at the bee, the cat looked up at m as if to say "That damn thing BROKE! Fix it!"

Our cats will come when called, too. They also insist on helping me walk the dog - we walk down the street, the dog and I, with two black cats following close behind. People actually stop, point and laugh at us.

Ha!
Our dog insists on on giving (helping) our neighborhood cats with thier cardiovascular excercises when they come into his yard!
;-)

re: #218 SteveC

My brother had a cat that was very well behaved and always came when you called him (strange cat!) except this one time. He wouldn't come out of the corner, so I had to go over there and see what the problem was.

He had swatted this bee and killed it. When I looked down at the bee, the cat looked up at m as if to say "That damn thing BROKE! Fix it!"

I had a mouse in the house once. I found out because, naturally, the cats went rocketing after it to play. Only thing is, that's all they wanted to do: Play. It slowly teased the cats across the floor, gaining valuable inches as they idly batted at it, until it disappeared through a return vent in the floor and dropped into the basement. My cat turned and looked up at me like, "Well? Are you going to go down there and bring it back?"

re: #223 thedopefishlives

I had a mouse in the house once.

That's not a problem, that's a Dr. Seuss book!

Oops - posted this downstairs but meant to put it here:

Here's an excellent program from BBC featuring a tour of a natural history museum with a creationist and a paleontologist.

The outright brainwashing of children on display is sickening, as is the overt stupidity and outright rejection of logic and evidence. Well worth listening to, both for the direct glimpse into the mind of a creationist and for answers to the obsfucation he attempts to raise.

re: #212 reine.de.tout

Irish Rose had to put her dog to sleep; I'm trying to watch out for an injured dog on my street until animal control can get here; and some people are too stupid for words.

geez!

I'm off.

Have a great day all!

re: #199 Irish Rose

(((Irish Rose)))

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...

[Link: www.petloss.com...]

Which all reminds me...I have to go to the Courthouse
and shell out 50 bucks...
No !I didn't let him ...he likes to jump!

Sigh, so much for sleeping. Morning, all.

Also lizards, please pray for my Marine.
I found out yesterday that he's going back to work on the flight deck, this time on the USS Stennis. He's going out to sea for a couple of months to train pilots for an upcoming deployment.

re: #229 MandyManners

God bless you, Mandy.. thank you.

re: #233 Irish Rose

God bless you, Mandy.. thank you.

You're welcome.

(((Irish Rose)))

Ok time for a boob thread: Miss California Officials to Carrie Prejean: Give us back our boobs!

Another Israeli spy.

Flipping through the channels earlier today, trying to find a news program that didn't make my blood pressure rise (Yeah, right!) and found A Night to Remember on Turner Classic Movies! :)

I forget what it was about.

And I finally saw Titanic a couple of weeks ago. I don't want to give the plot away, but the boat sank! Bummer!

re: #235 Thanos

Ok time for a boob thread: Miss California Officials to Carrie Prejean: Give us back our boobs!

That whole thing has just become a farce. Although the nice pictures help.

*ducks*

re: #237 SteveC

The best thing about Titanic is Kate Winslet's two huge talents (as Joe Bob Briggs would say.)

re: #238 thedopefishlives

That whole thing has just become a farce. Although the nice pictures help.

*ducks*

So that's what the kids call them these days!

re: #232 Irish Rose

Also lizards, please pray for my Marine.
I found out yesterday that he's going back to work on the flight deck, this time on the USS Stennis. He's going out to sea for a couple of months to train pilots for an upcoming deployment.

I worked 8 years on carrier flight decks on the crash and salvage crew..just remind him to keep his head on a swivel, watch the young newbies, and stay clear of that foul line during flight ops!

re: #236 SeaMonkey

Another Israeli spy.

Actually it was an FBI sting posing as Mossad. No evidence of direct Israeli involvement. This is one of the guys who found water on the moon.

re: #235 Thanos

Ok time for a boob thread: Miss California Officials to Carrie Prejean: Give us back our boobs!

She'll never drown.

re: #239 Mad Al-Jaffee

The best thing about Titanic is Kate Winslet's two huge talents (as Joe Bob Briggs would say.)

Guy picks up a pad of paper and a pencil, women take their clothes off. Only happens in the movies. If I pick up a pencil and a piece of paper, people start helping me make a To-Do list!

re: #235 Thanos

Ok time for a boob thread: Miss California Officials to Carrie Prejean: Give us back our boobs!

Boob thread? OK.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Talks Nip Slip, New Baby In Return To "The View"

re: #242 SeaMonkey

Actually it was an FBI sting posing as Mossad. No evidence of direct Israeli involvement. This is one of the guys who found water on the moon.

We can read.

re: #236 SeaMonkey

Got any more anti-Israel shit?

re: #247 MandyManners

Got any more anti-Israel shit?

Excuse me?

re: #245 NJDhockeyfan

I guess my post about Kate Winslet is part of the boob thread.

re: #229 MandyManners

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.

Not that I reckon' I'll be going to heaven if it turns out to exist, but I really hope this part isn't true, because well, I've had a few pets. Quite a lot, actually. While I mourn the loss of each and every one, I'm not sure I could cope with the avalanche of critters that'd be awaiting me.

_{..not to mention my cousin, who runs a kennel..}

re: #248 SeaMonkey

Got any more anti-Israel headlines from HuffPo?

It's quiet here. So quiet, in fact, that I'm gonna' get horizontal for a while.

Yesterday I heard Hewitt promote a spot with 'the angry atheist Richard Dawkins.' Sounds like Hewitt will have him on today.

I've never heard Dawkins angry.

re: #251 MandyManners

Got any more anti-Israel headlines from HuffPo?

Listen, the FBI arrested someone. You have a problem, go to them. Would you prefer the Wall Street Journal?

re: #237 SteveC

Flipping through the channels earlier today, trying to find a news program that didn't make my blood pressure rise (Yeah, right!) and found A Night to Remember on Turner Classic Movies! :)

I forget what it was about.

And I finally saw Titanic a couple of weeks ago. I don't want to give the plot away, but the boat sank! Bummer!

Which movie version did you see? I've seen all eight movie versions! By the way, in all the versions the ship sank! LOL :D

re: #255 Mike DeGuzman

Which movie version did you see? I've seen all eight movie versions! By the way, in all the versions the ship sank! LOL :D

This was mid 50's to early 60's? I turned it on in the middle of the movie (DURN!) so I missed the opening credits.

Kinston, N.C.: Let's hold a non-partisan election! Justice Department: Nope! That will "will likely reduce the ability of blacks to elect candidates of choice."

The thing I hated about Titanic was the end when Kate Winslet was floating on whatever she was on in the water and Dicaprio was holding on. I would have pushed his bitch ass under.

re: #253 BigPapa

Yesterday I heard Hewitt promote a spot with 'the angry atheist Richard Dawkins.' Sounds like Hewitt will have him on today.

I've never heard Dawkins angry.

Hewitt no doubt believes that atheists = angry, bitter and empty.
/At least, that's the impression I got when some found out about my lack of faith.

re: #258 Cannadian Club Akbar

The thing I hated about Titanic was the end when Kate Winslet was floating on whatever she was on in the water and Dicaprio was holding on. I would have pushed his bitch ass under.

Harsh!
/

Good morning. Wow what a night I missed here. I saw a dozen or so deletions, I guess there was some happy Troll hunting.

Irish Rose! We will certainly pray for your young Marine. Our thanks to him. We are pet people, cats as it happens.

We miss each and every one of the 5 cats we have had in our home over 25 years. We found some mixed blessing comfort in one fact-Our beloved pets are short lived. This always hurts to the bone. One particularly sad day I realized if cat #1, "patches" had been long lived like us people, we would have missed out of the wonderful full fun lives of the ones that we got or rescued later.We would have missed out on several fine feline lives. It hurts, but that's okay too.

Irish Rose I am kinda new around here, don't know you really. I'll just say that one wonderful short life lets us have room for the next. There is or will be a puppy out there to fill your heart. God Bless you Irish. Life is a circle.

re: #258 Cannadian Club Akbar

The thing I hated about Titanic was the end when Kate Winslet was floating on whatever she was on in the water and Dicaprio was holding on. I would have pushed his bitch ass under.

I've never been a big fan of Leo, but the Mrs. Fish adores him. Ugh.

re: #258 Cannadian Club Akbar

The thing I hated about Titanic was the end when Kate Winslet was floating on whatever she was on in the water and Dicaprio was holding on. I would have pushed his bitch ass under.

Water that cold?

"Don't go in there Jim! He's dead anyway."

re: #261 thedopefishlives

I've never been a big fan of Leo, but the Mrs. Fish adores him. Ugh.

He was good in The Departed.

re: #261 thedopefishlives

I've never been a big fan of Leo, but the Mrs. Fish adores him. Ugh.

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

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re: #263 NJDhockeyfan

Eh, granted. In general, though, I think he's a schmuck.

re: #264 SteveC

That's a bad word in my house.

re: #264 SteveC

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

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Tammy Wynette?
/

BBL, lizards.
Have a good morning.

re: #252 MandyManners

It's quiet here. So quiet, in fact, that I'm gonna' get horizontal for a while.

[Video]

in bed?

re: #266 Cannadian Club Akbar

Tammy Wynette?
/

Good call. She's better looking and I can't sing.

What do you make of this?

Sir Christopher Monckton: Copenhagen treaty eviscerates U.S. sovereignity

Sir Christopher Monckton is a global warming skeptic. Former Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore has for years refused to accept Monckton's repeated challenge to a public debate on global warming.

He's also a very close reader of the proposed UN Climate Change Treaty President Obama is expected to sign along with other world leaders in Copenhagen in a few weeks. Monckton says that 200-page treaty cedes U.S. sovereignity to the UN, mandates a massive transfer of wealth from the U.S. and Europe to pay our "Climate Debt" to the Third World, and creates a new enforcement mechanism to make it all happen.

Is Monckton right? I don't know because I haven't yet read the treaty (But I soon will be). Here's his warning about the Copenhagen Treaty, and here's the draft text of the treaty. Judge for yourself.

Massive Anglican defection to Rome.

Rowan Williams (Archbishop Shari'a Law) grows red in the face.

re: #254 SeaMonkey

Listen, the FBI arrested someone. You have a problem, go to them. Would you prefer the Wall Street Journal?

There has to be more to this story. The articles from yesterday made it sound like the FBI called this guy and said "Hello -- we're from Mossad, would you help us please". Oh PLEASE!

re: #270 NJDhockeyfan

There have been a number of articles in the National Post about the up-coming Copenhagen meeting...I suppose one can state that even if one is not a "climate skeptic", that does not "solve" the related policy matter of "What do you do about Global Warming?" The latter may be more problematic than the former.

re: #273 J.S.

There have been a number of articles in the National Post about the up-coming Copenhagen meeting...I suppose one can state that even if one is not a "climate skeptic", that does not "solve" the related policy matter of "What do you do about Global Warming?" The latter may be more problematic than the former.

I think the issue is this part:

Monckton says that 200-page treaty cedes U.S. sovereignity to the UN, mandates a massive transfer of wealth from the U.S. and Europe to pay our "Climate Debt" to the Third World, and creates a new enforcement mechanism to make it all happen.

Saving the planet is a good thing but this is not the way to do it.

re: #254 SeaMonkey

Listen, the FBI arrested someone. You have a problem, go to them. Would you prefer the Wall Street Journal?

What's the subhead on that Journal article?

"FBI Arrests U.S. Government Physicist in Sting Operation Involving Nuclear Secrets"
See, a "sting" is a term of art in law enforcement, and refers to instances in which the authorities pretend to be parties engaged in criminal activity in order to persuade or induce others similarly disposed to show themselves wiling to engage in criminality, at which point they are arrested.

Maybe the article didn't make it perfectly clear, but the FBI agents were not Israelis.