Lovely.

That scene makes me restless, in a good way.

And with that, goodnight.

I just tried the spy thing, then we get a new thread.

Sunshine Superman

And with the new thread, its time for me to get to bed. (Hey, that rhymes.)

Good night, all!

Alright, so someone can just hang out in LGF Spyland and watch?

re: #6 Cannadian Club Akbar

Alright, so someone can just hang out in LGF Spyland and watch?

What Spyland? The LGF Master Spy?

re: #7 Silvergirl

yes

Weather. Not climate.

re: #5 Dark_Falcon

And with the new thread, its time for me to get to bed. (Hey, that rhymes.)

Good night, all!

Night, DF! good luck at work tomorrow and your meeting.

re: #9 Cato the Elder

Where be ya?

re: #9 Cato the Elder

Weather. Not climate.

LOL, good to have you back on the force Cato!

Repost. TOYOTA RECALL: Reports of Runaway Cars

Four Dead in Dallas Crash Where Problem Floor Mats Found in Trunk

Seems the problem has nothing to do with floor mats.

Scroll down, and click on the video - a "breakthrough case" in which a driver brought his vehicle to a dealership while it was mis-behaving. Also, check out the comments, for example by sjmbandit 12:45 AM and by sickandtired1951 12:20 AM and 12:02 AM.

re: #11 Cannadian Club Akbar

Where be ya?

Watching "Kill Bill Vol. 2" and reviewing my first day in Seattle.

re: #14 Cato the Elder

Watching "Kill Bill Vol. 2" and reviewing my first day in Seattle.

What's happening in your life? I've missed a lot, but I've gathered you were on a cross country drive and stopped off to visit some Lizards. You loved New Mexico, and now what? You live in Seattle, or you're hanging out there?

re: #13 abolitionist

Total recall?

re: #15 Silvergirl

I've got a job here for a while at least. Been on Bainbridge Island for more than a week. Today I finally visited Coffee Ground Zero.

re: #16 Cato the Elder

Close. Seems to affect model years 2005 and later.

For the first time in my adult life,
I feel proud of my state Massachusetts.

re: #19 Bagua

For the first time in my adult life,
I feel proud of my state Massachusetts.

Still celebrating?

re: #20 Silvergirl

Heh.

I love Uma Thurman. Used to hang out at her dad's place when she was around five years old.

Seeing her nekkid in "Dangerous Liaisons" years later was a strange experience.

re: #20 Silvergirl

You know it Silvergirl!

From TIME MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR to the unemployment line

Amidst the voter anger at Wall Street and Washington, D.C., ABC News has learned that the Senate Democratic leadership isn't sure there are enough votes to re-confirm Ben Bernanke for another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

re: #24 SteveC

From TIME MAGAZINE MAN OF THE YEAR to the unemployment line

Tell him to stand behind me.

re: #17 Cato the Elder

I've got a job here for a while at least. Been on Bainbridge Island for more than a week. Today I finally visited Coffee Ground Zero.

I've never explored Seattle. I spent a couple days in Tacoma. I have friends in Bellingham and Whidbey Island and I've never visited. Bad! My brother came back from Seattle with a bag of Space Needle pasta so I made up a dish with salmon that wasn't half bad.

Was Coffee Ground Zero all you hoped for?

re: #25 Cannadian Club Akbar

Tell him to stand behind me.

Get in line.

Meanwhile, he can pull my finger.

re: #26 Silvergirl

I've never explored Seattle. I spent a couple days in Tacoma. I have friends in Bellingham and Whidbey Island and I've never visited. Bad! My brother came back from Seattle with a bag of Space Needle pasta so I made up a dish with salmon that wasn't half bad.

Was Coffee Ground Zero all you hoped for?

Hell, it was a beautiful day. Actual sunshine.

And you can get a coffee buzz just walking around the streets. That's how many java shops there are.

re: #28 Cato the Elder

Hell, it was a beautiful day. Actual sunshine.

And you can get a coffee buzz just walking around the streets. That's how many java shops there are.

The time I was in Tacoma was in February and a warm jacket was necessary but the sunshine was glorious!

That wet desert ground ought to be rather lovely in a couple of months.

I always liked driving through the southwest... usually with some (Ce)celia cruz playing in the background:

Desert song...

BTW, it just hailed on me on the walk home. The joys of El Nino...

You can see how much rain we've had in the last week by going here:
[Link: water.weather.gov...]
and select "last 7 days" on the list in the lower left. That is just an estimate based out of SGX, but at that scale it is reasonable. Locally, intense downpours cause large values. The automated rain gauges here:
[Link: www.wrh.noaa.gov...]
present an interesting picture too (select "3 days", the longest over which they sum.) Some gauges are over 10" of precip over the last three days; note that the gauges are not always trustworthy, but in this case I can believe the high figures. Since they don't accumulate over 3 days, the week total is higher than that amount on the map!

I love the rain, just wish it wouldn't happen all at once.

Where the hell is everyone?

re: #33 Cato the Elder

Where the hell is everyone?

Up to no good, in my case (and Jimmah's). Readin' writin' and youtube. The usual.

re: #33 Cato the Elder

Where the hell is everyone?

Reading up on Alice in Wonderland. It opens in March. The Cheshire Cat is voiced by Stephen Fry. SlashFilm Blogging the Reel World is where I get my movie news.

re: #35 Silvergirl

Reading up on Alice in Wonderland. It opens in March. The Cheshire Cat is voiced by Stephen Fry. SlashFilm Blogging the Reel World is where I get my movie news.

Saw the preview when I went to watch "Avatar". Looks like fun.

re: #32 freetoken

BTW, it just hailed on me on the walk home. The joys of El Nino...

". . .he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

Sorry you had to take a pelting along with the unjust.

re: #33 Cato the Elder

Where the hell is everyone?

Trying out the new Youtube HTML5 beta.

Not worth the switch, yet.

re: #37 Silvergirl

". . .he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."

Sorry you had to take a pelting along with the unjust.

The rain it raineth every day--
twelfth night.

re: #40 iceweasel

Tir'd with all these, for restful death I cry,
As, to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,
And purest faith unhappily forsworn,
And gilded honour shamefully misplac'd,
And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted,
And right perfection wrongfully disgrac'd,
And strength by limping sway disabled,
And art made tongue-tied by authority,
And folly, doctor-like, controlling skill,
And simple truth miscall'd simplicity,
And captive good attending captain ill.
Tir'd with all these, from these would I be gone,
Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.

Sonnet LXVI, the which proveth that the poet knows no law of "good style" that cannot be broken with impunity by him who knoweth what he doth, viz. run-on sentences and beginning ten lines with the self-same word.

EGO POETA AMERICANVS SVPRA GRAMMATICOS STO

re: #41 Cato the Elder

Sonnet LXVI, the which proveth that the poet knows no law of "good style" that cannot be broken with impunity by him who knoweth what he doth, viz. run-on sentences and beginning ten lines with the self-same word.

EGO POETA AMERICANVS SVPRA GRAMMATICOS STO

I don't know what that means! teach me!

This site is great. Shakespeare's Sonnets, a mailing list where you get one a day.

Here is today's:

In the old age black was not counted fair,
Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name;
But now is black beauty's successive heir,
And beauty slander'd with a bastard shame:
For since each hand hath put on nature's power,
Fairing the foul with art's false borrow'd face,
Sweet beauty hath no name, no holy bower,
But is profaned, if not lives in disgrace.
Therefore my mistress' brows are raven black,
Her eyes so suited, and they mourners seem
At such who, not born fair, no beauty lack,
Slandering creation with a false esteem:
Yet so they mourn, becoming of their woe,
That every tongue says beauty should look so

re: #40 iceweasel

The rain it raineth every day--
twelfth night.

There are so many great lines from Twelfth Night to be used here and there as the occasions arise. We need to do it more often. Once I get past Malvolio's yellow stockings and actually concentrate on the words, the story's full o gems.

re: #33 Cato the Elder

Where the hell is everyone?

Been following Toyota issues. Check out both videos here. (First is same as in my #13).

Toyota Driver: ABC News Videos Helped Save My Life

Kevin Haggerty Says He Brought His Runaway Toyota Under Control By Using What He'd Learned On-Line and On-Air

Toyota Recalls 2.3M Vehicles to Correct Sticking Accelerator Pedals

The thing is, these affected vehicles don't use classic mechanical or cable linkages for the "accellerator" function. They use electronic sensors and signaling, and ...software.

I have to wonder what percentage of C programmers understand the subtleties of unsigned, signed, and circular number lines; two's complement versus sign-magnitude, etc.

re: #43 Silvergirl

There are so many great lines from Twelfth Night to be used here and there as the occasions arise. We need to do it more often. Once I get past Malvolio's yellow stockings and actually concentrate on the words, the story's full o gems.

Twelfth Night is so great-- I still have never read it, but saw a production some friends were in. I loved it. I didn't realise just how many quotations come from it (which is almost always my experience when seeing or reading a shakespeare play for the first time-- "hey, so that's where that's from!").

re: #42 iceweasel

Its a line I stole from Bert Brecht: "I, a [German] poet, stand above the grammarians."

It means I break my own rules when it suits me.

re: #44 abolitionist

I have to wonder how drivers will like it when cars reach the point where you're obliged to do a software update and a hard reboot in the middle of your daily commute.

re: #45 iceweasel

Twelfth Night is so great-- I still have never read it, but saw a production some friends were in. I loved it. I didn't realise just how many quotations come from it (which is almost always my experience when seeing or reading a shakespeare play for the first time-- "hey, so that's where that's from!").

Long ago and far away I got to play Maria in a scene at a workshop, so not a full production, but fun and intense.

re: #46 Cato the Elder

Its a line I stole from Bert Brecht: "I, a [German] poet, stand above the grammarians."

It means I break my own rules when it suits me.

My wholly invented guess was that it meant "I am an American poet who stands above all others, including grammarians." Yay for inference to the best explanation!

I have a sailboat to catch.

Good-night!

re: #50 Silvergirl

I have a sailboat to catch.

Good-night!

Sail on silvergirl! Goodnight!

re: #47 Cato the Elder

I have to wonder how drivers will like it when cars reach the point where you're obliged to do a software update and a hard reboot in the middle of your daily commute.

Ha! Another serious concern with the proliferation of electronic controls is the growing number of connections. I'd bet most bean counters have not a clue why some dissimilar metals in contact quickly corrode and others don't. And I'd bet most engineers do know --but who gets to decide in such matters?

Had a headlight fail in a 1970s era car. When I went to replace it, turned out to be minor corrosion problem at the connector. Imagine several dozens (hundreds?) of critical connections.

"Cymbeline." Now there's a neglected Shakespeare play.

The line about the mole on Imogen's left breast is worth mounting the production.

re: #53 Cato the Elder

"Cymbeline." Now there's a neglected Shakespeare play.

The line about the mole on Imogen's left breast is worth mounting the production.

Now I'll have to google that. I love Titus Andronicus. The Julie traynor (?) movie version with Anthony Hopkins is pretty amazing.

re: #33 Cato the Elder

Where the hell is everyone?

Um...me, myself and I...no....My friend invited my other friend and me...um...me and my friend.... to watch Yul Brenner in The King and Me....no, wait a minute, it was The King and I (the other one was Roger and Me - or was that Roger and I?)...shit. What was that rule again?... I haven't slept for two days; I'll figure it out.....

re: #41 Cato the Elder

Sonnet LXVI, the which proveth that the poet knows no law of "good style" that cannot be broken with impunity by him who knoweth what he doth, viz. run-on sentences and beginning ten lines with the self-same word.

EGO POETA AMERICANVS SVPRA GRAMMATICOS STO

Scanning those lines, I'm reminded of certain songs by Dylan - early period. The same semi-hypnotic rhythmic repetitions and accumulation of ideas and images.... It's too early in the morning for me to cite the examples, but I expect to recall a few as the neurons warm up.

Where the hell is everyone?

re: #57 ryannon

Where the hell is everyone?

Posting spin-offs....

re: #57 ryannon

Where the hell is everyone?

Reading spin-offs...

Damn, just said goodnight in the wrong thread. Nite all!

"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin."

re: #60 iceweasel

Damn, just said goodnight in the wrong thread. Nite all!

Heh - same here! Nite :)

Goodnight everyone...goodnight.... lights off soon....sleep night.....

PIMF:

Sleep tight....

Day shift should be arriving soon....

re: #65 ryannon

Day shift should be arriving soon...

Morning! Just waiting for my very slow coffee maker to be done.....

ABC Video - Caught on Tape: Surfer Cheats Death

re: #44 abolitionist

Toyota Recalls 2.3M Vehicles to Correct Sticking Accelerator Pedals

The thing is, these affected vehicles don't use classic mechanical or cable linkages for the "accellerator" function. They use electronic sensors and signaling, and ...software.

I have to wonder what percentage of C programmers understand the subtleties of unsigned, signed, and circular number lines; two's complement versus sign-magnitude, etc.

Given that all of the software peculiarities you mention are covered by sophomore year in any computer science curriculum, it's safe to say that the vast majority of C programmers know what they are and how to use them in programs. Most also learn to call them by their proper names, and use 'modular arithmetic' rather than 'circular number lines' when discussing a feature that is built into nearly every programming language, and is easily added if not.

Sounds like it's clearly a mechanical problem from the description in the article you linked. Replacing the obvious suspect parts cured it. I very much doubt Toyota would undertake a recall of 2.5 million vehicles to replace mechanical parts if there was a software problem that could be fixed much more cheaply.

I'd also hesitate to take the word of someone who, by his own description, was clearly panicking when the incident in question occurred. His contribution seems to have been to deliver a real-time example of the problem, but his observations were heavily influenced by adrenalin and probably aren't very reliable.

I'm putting this one in the drawer next to the 'Exploding Pyrex Bakeware' folder.

re: #68 SixDegrees

Appreciate the reply. The thing about a 'circular number line' versus the others I mentioned is that 'overflow' is generally not a concern. I've no problem with the name, modular arithmetic.

BTW,

Toyota says the recall of the "sticking gas pedals" covers Haggerty's problem, but he says his gas pedal was never stuck.

Piercing the desert of silence with an oasis.

Finally, a good nights sleep!! Mornin' Honcos!! Coffee is thick like Pea Soup!!

Thank you President Obama. Because you opened your yap yesterday, my portfolio is now worth $2000 less. YOU ASSHOLE!

re: #72 Boogberg

Thank you President Obama. Because you opened your yap yesterday, my portfolio is now worth $2000 less. YOU ASSHOLE!

I feel ya. My aluminum can collection dropped like a stone.
/

Pretty pic. I love the desert, and dessert. Morning People.

re: #71 Cannadian Club Akbar

Finally, a good nights sleep!! Mornin' Honcos!! Coffee is thick like Pea Soup!!

Not so much with the good nights sleep here, but the coffee is strong and now I'm off to work!

Later!

re: #74 RogueOne

Pretty pic. I love the desert, and dessert. Morning People.

It's a dry heat.

Good Morning Lizards. Took my 6 year old to the circus last night. We left at the intermission as he was ready to go home. He had fun though. I really appreciated the PETA protesters outside...Not.

re: #44 abolitionist

Toyota Recalls 2.3M Vehicles to Correct Sticking Accelerator Pedals

The thing is, these affected vehicles don't use classic mechanical or cable linkages for the "accellerator" function. They use electronic sensors and signaling, and ...software.

I have to wonder what percentage of C programmers understand the subtleties of unsigned, signed, and circular number lines; two's complement versus sign-magnitude, etc.

Sometimes the old-fashioned way is still the better way to go.

re: #76 rwdflynavy

I was in NYC a couple years ago and the circus was at MSG. Protesters everywhere. They soon learned they were just in the way. I love New Yorkers. Mornin'.

re: #73 Cannadian Club Akbar

Not only that, but the government (you know, taxpayers) owns a huge chunk of Citigroup. the taxpayers' stake is now worth over $1 Billion less now. What a dumbass!

re: #76 rwdflynavy

It's a dry heat.

Right after OCS they sent me to Ft. Huachuca. Absolutely fell in love. Nothing but desert and mountains and not one tree over 6' tall.

re: #79 Boogberg

Not only that, but the government (you know, taxpayers) owns a huge chunk of Citigroup. the taxpayers' stake is now worth over $1 Billion less now. What a dumbass!

But, but...To big to fail, hope and change. Bernake.
/sorry for your loss (serious 'bout that part)

re: #81 Cannadian Club Akbar

I forgot to add Turbo Tax Geithner.

re: #81 Cannadian Club Akbar

Thanks. Man, I'm pissed off.

re: #79 Boogberg

Not only that, but the government (you know, taxpayers) owns a huge chunk of Citigroup. the taxpayers' stake is now worth over $1 Billion less now. What a dumbass!

I've never had a problem getting money out of my bank....until this year. I'm busy enough that I need to bring in more people and I just picked up a really big job that I'm going to need to buy some machinery to finish. Normally I walk in and tell them how much I need and they cut a check a couple hours later, this time it's like pulling teeth.

re: #80 RogueOne

Right after OCS they sent me to Ft. Huachuca. Absolutely fell in love. Nothing but desert and mountains and not one tree over 6' tall.

The dry heat thing really is true. I'm in Jax FL. No dry heat here....

re: #76 rwdflynavy

It's a dry heat.

Good Morning Lizards. Took my 6 year old to the circus last night. We left at the intermission as he was ready to go home. He had fun though. I really appreciated the PETA protesters outside...Not.

PETA abuses women.

re: #72 Boogberg

Thank you President Obama. Because you opened your yap yesterday, my portfolio is now worth $2000 less. YOU ASSHOLE!

How much was the portfolio worth before the crash and before Obama even took office?

re: #84 RogueOne

Business is picking up where I work too. We've been on reduced hours didn't for damn near a year. Finally going back to 40 hours next week (yay!).

Nothing is ever new. The first tea party against Kennedy:

re: #87 ralphieboy

Well fortunately I was all in cash before the crash. Started buying stocks on the way up but still, I'm not happy about giving any back on account of reckless remarks by the President.

The end is near. First this. I expect locust soon after.
[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

re: #91 Cannadian Club Akbar

Good thing I'm not the firstborn. Oh...wait.

/ D:

Headed to work. BBL

re: #14 Cato the Elder

Just so you know, People in Seattle don't tan. They rust.

And as I also head out to w*rk (early day and Mondays suck)

US firm to remove Biblical references on guns

Talk about a misleading headline. The fricking engravings were on the fricking aftermarket sights, not the fricking weapon. But hey, why let a little fricking FACT get in the way of a sensational headline.

BTW, did I happen to mention that Mondays suck?

L8R

re: #95 Bubblehead II

And as I also head out to w*rk (early day and Mondays suck)

BTW, did I happen to mention that Mondays suck?

L8R

Rainy days and Mondays...

TGIF

re: #96 Spare O'Lake

Love Carpenters music. :)

It's a sad day for me.
Paul Quarrington died yesterday.
He was a prolific author, musician, screen-writer and poet.
Paul loved sports and was crazy about fishing.
He was only 56.

Anyone have one of these new Mag-lite flashlights with the LED bulb? They're kinda expensive but holy crap! They're like friggin' laser beams.

re: #99 Boogberg

Anyone have one of these new Mag-lite flashlights with the LED bulb? They're kinda expensive but holy crap! They're like friggin' laser beams.

I have one. But, it's attached to a shark's frickin' head!

re: #97 Boogberg

Love Carpenters music. :)

The only version I could find on youtube...

The nice thing about MagLites is that you can also give a nice beating to someone.

re: #101 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Lmao! :D

Fact: No team that has ever been beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the regular season have gone on to win the Super Bowl. Sorry, New Orleans.

Happy Friday!

re: #98 Spare O'Lake

It's a sad day for me.
Paul Quarrington died yesterday.
He was a prolific author, musician, screen-writer and poet.
Paul loved sports and was crazy about fishing.
He was only 56.

Sorry to hear that. I notice on his Wiki page he did some work with Dan Hill. I have a Dan Hill album around here somewhere...

re: #105 MandyManners

Happy Friday!

I almost got a Snoopy/Joe Cool tattoo once. I still might.

Come sit beside me, my only son.

And, don't forget, son, there is someone up above.

Forget your lust for rich man's gold.

re: #105 MandyManners

Love it!

Enjoying the peace but I am going to have to get the kids up in a minute. We are going into the city to the Missouri History Museum today.

Follow your heart!

re: #111 generalsparky

Love it!

Enjoying the peace but I am going to have to get the kids up in a minute. We are going into the city to the Missouri History Museum today.

Oh, the hour before I get him up is precious.

I love him to pieces but, he is an energy-intensive project.

I cannot imagine my life without him.

re: #113 MandyManners

Oh, the hour before I get him up is precious.

I love him to pieces but, he is an energy-intensive project.

I cannot imagine my life without him.

Ditto only times 3 lol

I love being able to play on the computer and enjoy my coffee before the craziness begins. I love the craziness but I do need some down time to recharge the batteries. My kid hauler was in the shop all week so we have a bit of cabin fever going on around here. This field trip will do all some good!

re: #114 generalsparky

Ditto only times 3 lol

I love being able to play on the computer and enjoy my coffee before the craziness begins. I love the craziness but I do need some down time to recharge the batteries. My kid hauler was in the shop all week so we have a bit of cabin fever going on around here. This field trip will do all some good!

I cannot imagine multiplying by three.

Bless yiou!

re: #111 generalsparky

That brings back memories. :)

I lived in Hillsboro, MO back in the late 80's. I was a plumber's helper with Dependable Plumbing and Sewer in the City.

re: #115 MandyManners

I cannot imagine multiplying by three.

Bless yiou!

Thank you!

I am very blessed :-)

I am very much a girly girl. I like to sew, cook, pink is my favorite color, wear skirts, etc, so there are many days I wonder what God was thinking giving me 3 boys lol

bbl

Morning everyone. This story only surprises me because I thought they were already gone:

Air America Shuts Down, Citing 'Difficult Economic Environment'

This has been a good week for schadenfreude.

re: #116 Boogberg

Cool! I grew up in Missouri. My husband is active duty Air Force and we live on the other side of the river but St. Louis is close and has a lot to offer.

re: #119 Mad Al-Jaffee

Capitalism at its best.

re: #119 Mad Al-Jaffee

I thought they were gone too!!

On the other hand, Abe Vigoda?

some things never change ... pat buchanan figures out why Scott Brown won in Massachusetts and (you won't believe this) it's all about politicians not listening to white folks!

[Link: www.wnd.com...]

I suppose it doesn't matter that martha coakley was an awful candidate. In the world of "buchanan the nazi," it's ALWAYS about race.

re: #119 Mad Al-Jaffee

Not the first failure of BDS... but a funny one.

Although I don't like to see anybody lose a job. Engineers and stuff go down with it too. But, for the talent?

Well, cue Marcos.

By the way, cake donuts are neither cake nor donuts.

Ugh. What a creep:

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

Do you believe that homosexuals are 12 times more likely to molest children?" attorney David Boies asked.

"Yeah, based on the different literature that I have read," Tam replied.

Earlier in the trial, a Cambridge University professor testified that there is no evidence to suggest that gays are more likely to molest children than heterosexuals. Boies pressed Tam to cite books, articles or authors he had read to substantiate the views, but Tam said he could not remember specifics.

Definitely not my favorite fellow San Franciscan.

re: #119 Mad Al-Jaffee

Morning everyone. This story only surprises me because I thought they were already gone:

Air America Shuts Down, Citing 'Difficult Economic Environment'

This has been a good week for schadenfreude.

I take no pleasure in this development. As someone who works in the media, it always makes me sad when another potential employer of my breathren goes bust. Granted, AA was a piece of shit with a bad message and poor ratings, but I liked that they were around.

Good morning, scaly people. Are we a calm cool collective this morning?

re: #127 _RememberTonyC

Kind of what I said, but, you said it with more heart.

re: #119 Mad Al-Jaffee

Morning everyone. This story only surprises me because I thought they were already gone:

Air America Shuts Down, Citing 'Difficult Economic Environment'

This has been a good week for schadenfreude.

No, they never actually shut down, they just lost what little talent they'd managed to recruit. Good riddance.

re: #123 _RememberTonyC

some things never change ... pat buchanan figures out why Scott Brown won in Massachusetts and (you won't believe this) it's all about politicians not listening to white folks!

[Link: www.wnd.com...]

I suppose it doesn't matter that martha coakley was an awful candidate. In the world of "buchanan the nazi," it's ALWAYS about race.

yep. BTW, I don't know what the official policy is on linking WND but I think it's preferred we not link them directly, so here's the google cache link for you in case yours gets edited:
[Link: 74.125.93.132...]

re: #128 thedopefishlives

Good morning, scaly people. Are we a calm cool collective this morning?

COMMIE!

re: #131 iceweasel

Whoops, quoted the WND link, sorry: [Link: 74.125.93.132...]

re: #132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

COMMIE!

ACK! I've been made! Get me outta here!

re: #129 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Kind of what I said, but, you said it with more heart.

i didn't know anyone who worked there, but it's always hard to find good gigs in the media. I suppose AA will soon be forgotten, but at least they can claim they helped put al franken in the senate.

re: #131 iceweasel

yep. BTW, I don't know what the official policy is on linking WND but I think it's preferred we not link them directly, so here's the google cache link for you in case yours gets edited:
[Link: 74.125.93.132...]

didn't even realize i was linking wnd .... i grabbed it off drudge and did not look at the source. hopefully i didn't introduce any malware or viruses to LGF

re: #120 generalsparky

Yeah St. Louis is awesome. I used to love doing plumbing work in some of those huge old mansions in the City with giant 10 feet wide staircases.

re: #135 _RememberTonyC

UGH!

Oh. I have I mentioned I am hating Minnesota for the next five years?

GEAUX SAINTS!

re: #136 _RememberTonyC

didn't even realize i was linking wnd ... i grabbed it off drudge and did not look at the source. hopefully i didn't introduce any malware or viruses to LGF

I think it's a good post and I'm glad you made it; I'm also not sure if the official policy here is to not link to them-- I just provided the cache in case. No criticism of you implied at all!

re: #135 _RememberTonyC

I suppose AA will soon be forgotten, but at least they can claim they helped put al franken in the senate.

GAH, please don't remind me that my adopted state has to bear the responsibility for putting that tool into power.

re: #125 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

By the way, cake donuts are neither cake nor donuts.

But they are soooo good!

re: #138 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

See my #104.

re: #139 iceweasel

I think it's a good post and I'm glad you made it; I'm also not sure if the official policy here is to not link to them-- I just provided the cache in case. No criticism of you implied at all!

No worries, Ice. I was not offended. Older Lizards are known for their thick skin.

Hey, I told everyone last night. But, I made $1,300.00 in commission last night because a customer thought I looked and acted exactly like Glenn Beck.

Gonna take a picture of him to a barber, methinks...

re: #138 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

UGH!

Oh. I have I mentioned I am hating Minnesota for the next five years?

GEAUX SAINTS!

Mary Landriaux vs Al Franken .... there are no winners here :)

Go Saints

re: #145 _RememberTonyC

Mary Landriaux vs Al Franken ... there are no winners here :)

Go Saints

Landrieu

and

Geaux.

re: #140 thedopefishlives

GAH, please don't remind me that my adopted state has to bear the responsibility for putting that tool into power.

what do you folks put in the water up there?

Ventura?
Bachmann?
Franken?

re: #141 reine.de.tout

But they are sooo good!

No they're not! There dried up sacks of crap!

(Pay no attention to that powdered sugar on my shirt)

re: #146 reine.de.tout

Landrieu

and

Geaux.

Thanks ... I was too lazy to check the spelling ... but I figured I was close enough!

re: #144 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Hey, I told everyone last night. But, I made $1,300.00 in commission last night because a customer thought I looked and acted exactly like Glenn Beck.

Gonna take a picture of him to a barber, methinks...

Could be worse. I live in the DC area and look like Dan Snyder's twin brother.

re: #147 _RememberTonyC

what do you folks put in the water up there?

Ventura?
Bachmann?
Franken?

LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

re: #148 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

No they're not! There dried up sacks of crap!

(Pay no attention to that powdered sugar on my shirt)

FBV -
If you like beignet-style doughnuts - here's a mix - - just add powdered sugar. And don't talk, laugh or sneeze while sitting over a plate of beignets.

re: #149 _RememberTonyC

Thanks ... I was too lazy to check the spelling ... but I figured I was close enough!

We knew who you were talking about. So - you're right.

re: #152 reine.de.tout

FBV -
If you like beignet-style doughnuts - here's a mix - - just add powdered sugar. And don't talk, laugh or sneeze while sitting over a plate of beignets.

I had beignets for the first time two years ago at that famour outdoor coffee place in NOLA when I was at the NBA All Star game ... what is the name of the joint? Those things were like little gut bombs.

re: #154 _RememberTonyC

I had beignets for the first time two years ago at that famour outdoor coffee place in NOLA when I was at the NBA All Star game ... what is the name of the joint? Those things were like little gut bombs.

Cafe du Monde.

re: #155 reine.de.tout

Cafe du Monde.

YES ... that's it .... we got there around 10pm. Cool scene!

re: #154 _RememberTonyC

I had beignets for the first time two years ago at that famour outdoor coffee place in NOLA when I was at the NBA All Star game ... what is the name of the joint? Those things were like little gut bombs.

And you have to eat them when they're just cooked - otherwise, ew. I bet you got some from a batch that had been sitting a bit.

Anyone remember who the nice lizard was that posted the doberman video link last week?

[Link: blogs.chron.com...]

Is a poodle smarter than your roommate?

The good news: Dogs are as smart as 2-year-old kids, can comprehend more than 150 words (although "super dogs" can understand 250), and can count up to four or five. The bad news: They are "consciously deceptive" and trick people into giving them what they want. "And they are nearly as successful in deceiving humans as humans are in deceiving dogs," Coren said. But you knew that.

Here are the smarties:
No. 1: Border collies
No. 2: Poodles
No. 3: German shepherds
No. 4: Golden retrievers
No. 5: Dobermans
No. 6: Shetland sheepdogs
No. 7: Labrador retrievers

Dobies were robbed. They're much smarter than shepherds but you have to be more gentle in their training.

Hey Lizards!

Beignets and Cafe du Monde Cafe Au Lait is the Best!

How are you-all?

re: #157 reine.de.tout

And you have to eat them when they're just cooked - otherwise, ew. I bet you got some from a batch that had been sitting a bit.

could be ... they were sorta warm but I didn't care .... I was with a VERY fun crowd!

re: #158 RogueOne

Anyone remember who the nice lizard was that posted the doberman video link last week?

[Link: blogs.chron.com...]

Is a poodle smarter than your roommate?

Dobies were robbed. They're much smarter than shepherds but you have to be more gentle in their training.

My dog is a chihuahua/terrier mix.
Really weird looking little dog.
But smart and honestly - the best dog in the world. Really.
He's fearless.

re: #159 ggt

Hey Lizards!

Beignets and Cafe du Monde Cafe Au Lait is the Best!

How are you-all?

hungry ...

hey folks ..... gonna check out for awhile .... BBL!

re: #158 RogueOne

Have you heard of Rico the German border collie?

[Link: www.genomenewsnetwork.org...]

re: #162 _RememberTonyC

Yes. I need bacon and lots of it. :D

re: #164 Mad Al-Jaffee

Have you heard of Rico the German border collie?

[Link: www.genomenewsnetwork.org...]

I think I saw a video of him on a euro tv show. They had what looked like a hundred toys in a circle. His owner would call out a toy and he'd run and grab it. Smart, smart dog.

A little bit of heaven on Earth.

re: #144 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Hey, I told everyone last night. But, I made $1,300.00 in commission last night because a customer thought I looked and acted exactly like Glenn Beck.

Gonna take a picture of him to a barber, methinks...

Did it make you cry?

Fine photo Charles. Perhaps there would be a way to post some of your LGF photos as larger file screen savers?

Anyway fine photo.

Good morning, all you jokers. It's Friday! Yay!

re: #120 generalsparky

Cool! I grew up in Missouri. My husband is active duty Air Force and we live on the other side of the river but St. Louis is close and has a lot to offer.

St. Louis is a great city. A nice mix of what I consider my 2 hometowns, Detroit and Cincinnati. Big fan of river cities.

Cajun who died went to hell..

The devil assigned him the usual punishment...put him in the mass pit where the heat was melting others. The devil came back sometime later surprised to find the Cajun just sitting around, not even misting, much less sweating. "How come you're not so much as sweating here where everyone else is screaming for relief from the heat?"

The Cajun laughed and said, "Man, I was raised in the bayous of Sout Looziana. Dis ain't nothin' but May in Lafayette to me!"

The devil decided to really put the Cajun through it. He put him in a sealed off cave in the pit with open blazes and four extra furnaces blasting. When he came back, days later, the Cajun was sitting pretty, had barely begun to bead up with sweat. The devil was outraged. "How is this possible!? You should be melted to a shrieking puddle in these conditions!."

The Cajun laughed even harder than before. "Hey, man! I done tole you. I was raised in Sout Looziana. You tink dis is heat?! Dis ain't nothin' but August in Jennings !"

So the devil thought, 'Alright, a little reverse ought to do the trick.' He put the Cajun into a corner of hell where no heat ever reached. It was freezing and to add to the Cajun's misery, he added massive icebergs and blasting frozen air. When he returned, the Cajun was shivering, ice hung from every part of him but he was grinning like it was Christmas.
Exasperated, the devil asked "HOW!? How is it possible?! You're impervious to heat and here you sit in conditions you can't be used to...freezing cold and yet you're happier than if you were in heaven. WHY?!"

The Cajun kept grinning and asked, "Dis mean de Saints won da Super Bowl!"

Okay, this is odd.

Ended up in a hotel last night without provisions. Just got a teethbrush and teethpaste from the front desk.

A bristle came off of the teethbrush in my mouth.

Probably made in China, and now I'll probably find it has lead in it.

re: #172 reine.de.tout

That's awesome. But sorry, it'll be Vikings by 14 ;)

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Okay, this is odd.

Ended up in a hotel last night without provisions. Just got a teethbrush and teethpaste from the front desk.

A bristle came off of the teethbrush in my mouth.

Probably made in China, and now I'll probably find it has lead in it.

Or the bristles are made of melamine.

re: #173 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Okay, this is odd.

Ended up in a hotel last night without provisions. Just got a teethbrush and teethpaste from the front desk.

A bristle came off of the teethbrush in my mouth.

Probably made in China, and now I'll probably find it has lead in it.

Cadmium.

re: #150 Mad Al-Jaffee

The sadness deepens...

Gotta git! Y'all have some fun, and "Be excellent to each other".

re: #171 RogueOne

St. Louis is a great city. A nice mix of what I consider my 2 hometowns, Detroit and Cincinnati. Big fan of river cities.

I grew up in mid-MO and so I was pretty much in between Kansas City and St. Louis give or take a few miles. We always headed to St. Louis for shopping, zoo, science center, etc over Kansas City. St. Louis is a really great city :-)

re: #158 RogueOne

Do you mean this one?

That beautiful girl is Ramsey of Ramsey and Pablo (a chihuahua) fame.

re: #180 prairiefire

That's the one! I try to remember who the dog lovers are (because they're just better than cat-people) but sometimes I have short-term memory issues.

re: #181 RogueOne

That's the one! I try to remember who the dog lovers are (because they're just better than cat-people) but sometimes I have short-term memory issues.

What about people who like cats AND dogs?

For the record, I love cats. Sure, they may not be as cool as dogs, but I find them intelligent and self-maintaining (for the most part) animals. Plus, there's nothing like the feeling of passing out on the couch and waking up with a purring animal on your stomach.

re: #182 thedopefishlives

What about people who like cats AND dogs?

You mean the ones who want cats and dogs living together?!!

This blogspot is a lot of fun. A doberman and chihuahua living together in harmony. Ramsey and Pablo Blogspot:[Link: ramseyandpablo.blogspot.com...]

Have a wonderful day all!

BTW, for the records, I fall under the Cat & Dog category.

re: #183 Mad Al-Jaffee

You mean the ones who want cats and dogs living together?!!

Psh, no. I don't know if I'll ever own another dog. Although the Mrs. Fish does want to get a chihuahua, I think my cats would probably eat it.

re: #182 thedopefishlives

Your cat is trying to find out if you're still alive so it knows if it can eat you or not.

[Link: www.denisleary.com...]

When’s the last time you stood at a street corner waiting for the walk sign to blink to life while a blind guy wearing wraparound sunglasses and carrying a cane sidled up to you — miraculously unafraid and NOT bumping into anything or anyone — because of the efforts of his faithful, duty-bound, Seeing Eye CAT? Never? That would be the universal answer.

There is no Cat Whisperer.

A cat could give two catshits if you are in a good mood or a bad mood. The only time he/she/it decides to rub against your lower leg and purr its purry little purr is when it’s

1. Hungry
2. Really hungry
3. Hungry and in heat

Dogs have a snout that breaks into a doggie smile when they greet you. Cats just sit there and glare.

Dogs dream. They run and yelp and spout muted barks of warning — even as their eyes are closed — probably protecting you from some awful, unknown entity.

Cats nap. Hoping that you fall into a deep, deep sleep. So they can then begin their secret, evil rounds.

re: #186 thedopefishlives

You didn't get my Ghostbusters reference?

re: #188 Mad Al-Jaffee

You didn't get my Ghostbusters reference?

Nope. It's been YEARS since I've been in that genre, sorry.

re: #182 thedopefishlives

What about people who like cats AND dogs?

For the record, I love cats. Sure, they may not be as cool as dogs, but I find them intelligent and self-maintaining (for the most part) animals. Plus, there's nothing like the feeling of passing out on the couch and waking up with a purring animal on your stomach.

Two dogs, one cat. I'm with you on the waking up to purring cat thing (mine prefers to lay down 2 inches from my nose). But I'm allergic to cats, so the effect of this for me is that my wakeups come with 30 minutes of sneezing and I have a box-a-day kleenex habit.

Good morning Lizards!

A little over freezing and light overcast here in Philly.

A couple of overnight report jobs went belly-up due to a database issue, so it's scrambling to re-run while getting the initial cup of tea drunk. (Company coffee here is bad, really bad, so I went back to drinking tea for my morning caffeine hit.)

re: #190 cliffster

Two dogs, one cat. I'm with you on the waking up to purring cat thing (mine prefers to lay down 2 inches from my nose). But I'm allergic to cats, so the effect of this for me is that my wakeups come with 30 minutes of sneezing and I have a box-a-day kleenex habit.

Well, mine don't usually sleep with me because I rarely sleep on the couch anymore. That'll probably change once I get moved into the new fishbowl and have an actually living room to, y'know, LIVE in.

re: #189 thedopefishlives

Nope. It's been YEARS since I've been in that genre, sorry.

First the cat thing and then the ghostbusters diss? I'm starting to grow concerned//

re: #191 oaktree

Good morning Lizards!

A little over freezing and light overcast here in Philly.

A couple of overnight report jobs went belly-up due to a database issue, so it's scrambling to re-run while getting the initial cup of tea drunk. (Company coffee here is bad, really bad, so I went back to drinking tea for my morning caffeine hit.)

So your report jobs and the country's jobs report are pretty much in the same place?

Happy Birthday, Steven Adler!

re: #191 oaktree

Morning to you.

I almost always have breakfast and coffee at home before I leave for work. I've gotten pretty good making pseudo lattes. I brew a strong, small cup of coffee in my stovetop moka express and add it to some frothed milk. If I don't have time, I go across the street at work and get a $1.75 espresso from the local sandwich/coffee shop.

re: #191 oaktree

Good morning Lizards!

A little over freezing and light overcast here in Philly.

A couple of overnight report jobs went belly-up due to a database issue, so it's scrambling to re-run while getting the initial cup of tea drunk. (Company coffee here is bad, really bad, so I went back to drinking tea for my morning caffeine hit.)

I have a cup of PG Tips every morning. Good tea. I also drink coffee when I get to work.

Mornin' all.

re: #194 cliffster

So your report jobs and the country's jobs report are pretty much in the same place?

No. Recovery on my side is much easier to understand and implement. Quite a difference between a country of 300 million people and a large-scale economy and a fairly simple set of financial reports generating under a batch job.

re: #174 cliffster

That's awesome. But sorry, it'll be Vikings by 14 ;)

Wouldn't that be nice, but then, pressure would really mount to avoid losing the SB yet again.

re: #191 oaktree

re: #197 darthstar

Automatic updings for all tea drinkers. That would be double for PG Tips if I could.

Morning,everyone!

Awhile back we were having a conversation and there were people skeptical that the gov't would deal in illegal substances and put them out on the street just to catch "bad guys". This story isn't about drugs, but they did put 250 million illegal cig's out there to catch smugglers:

[Link: www.thenewstribune.com...]

Undercover ATF agents in Virginia have funneled more than 250 million cigarettes onto the nation's streets in the past three years through black market sales targeting smugglers, an Associated Press review has found.

Authorities say the flood of government-provided smokes - a pack and a half for every man, woman and child in New York City, the smugglers' main destination - leads them to organized crime rings and can even cut off financing for terrorists. The stings by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have yielded about five dozen federal arrests, albeit none on terror charges.

Many of those cigarettes undoubtedly wind up in the mouths of minors, since black market vendors have no reason to turn away teenage purchasers.

If you smoke, you're a supporter of terrorism.

re: #199 Semper Fi

Wouldn't that be nice, but then, pressure would really mount to avoid losing the SB yet again.

I'm not sure who to root for in that game. I'd love to see Brees make it but I'm more confident the colts can beat the vike's. Plus, I'd love to see Freeney/Mathis make Favre look bad.

re: #202 RogueOne

Should I shout Allah Akbar as I light my Pall Mall?
/

Happy Birthday, Steve Perry!

(Beats a video of two cats fucking.)

re: #205 MandyManners

Happy Birthday, Steve Perry!

[Video](Beats a video of two cats fucking.)

How nice of you to throw that in.

re: #205 MandyManners

re: #206 iceweasel

And that looks like my cue to step out, again. Will you two ever be able to play nice?

re: #207 thedopefishlives

re: #206 iceweasel

And that looks like my cue to step out, again. Will you two ever be able to play nice?

I suggest you direct that to Mandy, and not to the one who merely called her out for her obvious and needless baiting.

re: #205 MandyManners

That reminds me - yesterday was Leadbelly's birthday.

So distracted by the thought of Vikings on sunday forgot to say good morning and mention the weather is in 'clearing' mode overall. Ventura, CA has seen much rain and wind with a funnel touching down, I'm told.

re: #208 iceweasel

Can you still be the one who's awesome and stops, rather than carrying it on?

Because that'd be like, double-awesome.

re: #202 RogueOne
[snip] If you smoke, you're a supporter of terrorism.

Where are you getting that? Some funding for terrorism has been raised by bootlegging cig's - the illegal (untaxed or less-taxed) stuff, typically moved to NYC, where state and local taxes are higher. The feds are going after bootleg distribution channels, partly for that reason.

Happy Birthday, Robin Zander! (Well, tomorrow.)

Budokan!

re: #211 Obdicut

Can you still be the one who's awesome and stops, rather than carrying it on?

Because that'd be like, double-awesome.

Thanks!
I don't intend to carry it on, but every once in a while it's necessary to call out someone who repeatedly makes that kind of comment.

This was such an instance.

re: #203 RogueOne

I'm not sure who to root for in that game. I'd love to see Brees make it but I'm more confident the colts can beat the vike's. Plus, I'd love to see Freeney/Mathis make Favre look bad.

I feel somewhat similarly except for the Favre part. I truly feel the Saints should win handily. The Vikings however, are capable of winning by putting together a good/great team effort. If the latter happens, I'm afraid it would set them up for Manning (who is great) with a predictable outcome.
Never-the-less, I'm a Viking fan because of Favre.

Interesting article about capitalism in the US:

[Link: www.cnbc.com...]

Here's a longer piece by him about the economic meltdown, from earlier in this year:

[Link: www.vanityfair.com...]

re: #212 abolitionist

[snip] If you smoke, you're a supporter of terrorism.

Where are you getting that? Some funding for terrorism has been raised by bootlegging cig's - the illegal (untaxed or less-taxed) stuff, typically moved to NYC, where state and local taxes are higher. The feds are going after bootleg distribution channels, partly for that reason.

FTA:

The stings by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have yielded about five dozen federal arrests, albeit none on terror charges.
....
While there have been terrorists who have made money through cigarette smuggling, it's far more common to find smugglers linked to organized crime, said John W. Colledge III, a Nevada-based consultant who once ran large-scale cigarette smuggling investigations for the U.S. Customs Service.

"Unfortunately, terrorism has become a sort of a buzzword," he said. "That's what gets you funding."

99% of the people busted are just trying to get around tax increases.

Onion: God's Wrath According To Pat Robertson

Happy Birthday, Steven Adler! Again!

re: #215 Semper Fi

Brees is an adopted hoosier since he played at Purdue. Plus, the feeling around here is they'd love to see Manning vs. what's really his hometown team and the team his dad played with all those years they flat-out sucked.

re: #218 Mad Al-Jaffee

Onion: God's Wrath According To Pat Robertson

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion, 1986: Ten-year-old Walt Sudul, of Racine, WI, made friends with a Jewish boy at school

I laughed, probably shouldn't have, but I did.

re: #215 Semper Fi

I feel somewhat similarly except for the Favre part. I truly feel the Saints should win handily. The Vikings however, are capable of winning by putting together a good/great team effort. If the latter happens, I'm afraid it would set them up for Manning (who is great) with a predictable outcome.
Never-the-less, I'm a Viking fan because of Favre.

I've never seen anyone do some of the stuff Favre is doing this year. He's the best in the game, with the possible exception of Manning (Peyton-style). That's why it's going to be Colts/Vikings. And that's gonna be one hell of a show.

re: #218 Mad Al-Jaffee

Onion: God's Wrath According To Pat Robertson

That's brilliant!

* Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980: Divine wrath was incurred when people were too busy enjoying the natural beauty of Washington state and not spending enough time appreciating God

* Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion, 1986: Ten-year-old Walt Sudul, of Racine, WI, made friends with a Jewish boy at school

* Crash of American Airlines Flight 587, 2001: Though the flight was filled with pious individuals, God was distracted by a masturbating 14-year-old in Boise, ID and was therefore unable to keep the aircraft from falling apart in midair, like all planes would without His loving intervention

* Columbine High School Massacre, 1999: Tinky Winky

* Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004: Newlyweds Todd and Nancy Tate experimented with non-missionary sex during their honeymoon

re: #217 RogueOne

99% of the people busted are just trying to get around tax increases.

So how are those 99% (and others who don't buy from smugglers) supporting terrorism?

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

re: #224 abolitionist

So how are those 99% (and others who don't buy from smugglers) supporting terrorism?

They aren't. Should I have added the obvious sarc tag? My main reason for commenting on the story was to point out the feds have no moral qualms in dealing illegal substances. The smoking=terrorism line of reasoning struck me funny.

re: #225 darthstar

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

Oh, that's right. We're all just fucking sheep who do as our masters bid us.

Eeeevill Korporashuns.

re: #225 darthstar

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

Exactly. How is a grass-roots guy like Obama supposed to compete when he could only raise $650 million under the old rules.

re: #225 darthstar

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

I'm sorry... thanks to SCOTUS for upholding the US Constitution? Is that really what you mean?
Really?

Is there anyone here who knows London?

Baaa.

re: #228 RogueOne

Exactly. How is a grass-roots guy like Obama supposed to compete when he could only raise $650 million under the old rules.

My bad, $750 Million.

[Link: www.opensecrets.org...]

re: #230 _RememberTonyC

Is there anyone here who knows London?

It is in England.

re: #225 darthstar

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

Yeah, I posted this in spinoffs last night from the SCOTUSblog:
[Link: www.scotusblog.com...]

Even if he's determined to do something about it, options are very limited.

re: #233 CapeCoddah

It is in England.

HA!

re: #230 _RememberTonyC

Is there anyone here who knows London?

Some of us, I think, somewhat. What did you need to know?

re: #233 CapeCoddah

It is in England.

No, it's in KY.
[Link: maps.google.com...]

re: #233 CapeCoddah

It is in England.

also Ontario for you hockey fans ... I've never been to the UK but may go in 2011

re: #229 CapeCoddah

I'm sorry... thanks to SCOTUS for upholding the US Constitution? Is that really what you mean?
Really?

Korporashuns are eeevilll.

re: #230 _RememberTonyC

Is there anyone here who knows London?

I think he wrote Call of the Wild.

Well, I wonder if there's second thoughts about this one yet?

Leno to headline White House correspondents' dinner

A great PR move on their part would be to issue a statement something like "Sorry Jay, but it appears that our first choice, Conan O'Brien suddenly found an opening in his schedule and was able to appear after all".

this is a tough room ...

re: #236 iceweasel

Some of us, I think, somewhat. What did you need to know?

local knowledge to avoid rookie mistakes in London

re: #240 Mad Al-Jaffee

I think he wrote Call of the Wild.

And HS students across America still haven't forgiven him.

re: #242 _RememberTonyC

this is a tough room ...

*smooch*

re: #237 RogueOne

No, it's in KY.
[Link: maps.google.com...]

Like Paris, Maine? Could not find the Eiffel Tower....there was a toothpick factory, though.

re: #225 darthstar

Holy fuck. If Exxon decided to spend a mere two or three billion dollars of their excesss profits in 2012, we really could have a President Palin.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

"excess profits"?!?!?

re: #239 MandyManners

Korporashuns are eeevilll.

Runaway corporate funding does not bode well for democracy.

re: #243 _RememberTonyC

local knowledge to avoid rookie mistakes in London

Don't drive on the right side of the road.

re: #220 RogueOne

Brees is an adopted hoosier since he played at Purdue. Plus, the feeling around here is they'd love to see Manning vs. what's really his hometown team and the team his dad played with all those years they flat-out sucked.

I'm sure Archie is proud of his son's accomplishments. Colts vs Saints in the SB would, I think, be a game the fans could count on as deserving of the Super hype.

re: #245 MandyManners

*smooch*

go girl ...

re: #239 MandyManners

Korporashuns are eeevilll.

All those evil bastards employing PEOPLE! Feeding families, paying mortgages... those sons of bitches.

re: #248 shala

Runaway corporate funding does not bode well for democracy.

KILL TEH EEEVILLL KORPORASHUNS!

re: #249 Mad Al-Jaffee