Chris Matthews: The GOP Has Become the ‘Birther Party’
Scurrilous racist meme takes over the party of Lincoln
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 5:58:04pm |
Yes, the GOP has become the Birther Party, surprising…absolutely no one.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 5:59:31pm |
Ugh. Robert Stacy McCain’s neo-Nazi pal Bill White has been released from prison.
Great.
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122 Year Old Obama Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:01:02pm |
re: #5 Charles
O Justice, where art thou?
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:01:29pm |
re: #5 Charles
Ugh. Robert Stacy McCain’s neo-Nazi pal Bill White has been released from prison.
Great.
I extend a heartfelt invitation for Bill to come out to NM for a pow wow with me
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:01:54pm |
re: #5 Charles
Ugh. Robert Stacy McCain’s neo-Nazi pal Bill White has been released from prison.
Great.
Irony of ironies, the people who got him out? The ACLU.
Gee, I wonder if he’ll thank them. /
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jamesfirecat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:04:42pm |
re: #10 Gus 802
Quiet simply the Republican Party has become the Birther Party…
It all started when Nixon got them hanging around with the wrong kind of people….
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:05:28pm |
re: #10 Gus 802
Quiet simply the Republican Party has become the Birther Party…
we’ll just have to get by without them…it’s a passing thing, corrupt, but it has a reasonable half life…n’est pas?
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:05:43pm |
re: #11 jamesfirecat
It all started when Nixon got them hanging around with the wrong kind of people…
Maybe. Myself I see it as Reagan and the religious right and the televangelists.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:06:30pm |
Bill White is the reason I own a Mossberg.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:07:09pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:07:19pm |
re: #12 albusteve
we’ll just have to get by without them…it’s a passing thing, corrupt, but it has a reasonable half life…n’est pas?
Was wondering where you went before.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:07:35pm |
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jamesfirecat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:07:54pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:08:01pm |
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Decatur Deb Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:08:19pm |
re: #15 Charles
Bill White is the reason I own a Mossberg.
Have you ever talked to SPLC about security issues? They might have something to share.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:08:30pm |
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William Barnett-Lewis Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:08:50pm |
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Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:08:53pm |
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Ojoe Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:09:01pm |
re: #21 jamesfirecat
“They are so nuts. There are other things to talk about. Too many people are nuts.”
Is what I mean.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:09:21pm |
re: #13 Gus 802
Maybe. Myself I see it as Reagan and the religious right and the televangelists.
I think that was the point of no return. re: #13 Gus 802
Maybe. Myself I see it as Reagan and the religious right and the televangelists.
I think you’re both right. Nixon is the one who courted the segregationists but policy wise he was fairly reasonable.Reagan meanwhile pandered to both them and the Christian right. I will never respect Reagan for his blatant racial insensitivity.
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Charles Johnson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:09:22pm |
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:09:40pm |
re: #20 Charles
Dude. He threatened me.
that’s certainly what I do not find funny…it was the tone in context…it’s getting crazy and fast and everyone needs a comfort zone, including you
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PhillyPretzel Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:10:14pm |
re: #26 Varek Raith
Yes it is. My brother in law has one too.
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Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:10:37pm |
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jamesfirecat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:10:46pm |
re: #27 Ojoe
“They are so nuts. There are other things to talk about. Too many people are nuts.”
Is what I mean.
Thank you for the clarification.
I still think the fact that one of America’s two main Political Parties has gone completely insane is still worth talking about though….
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:10:54pm |
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:11:08pm |
Bill White’s a fucking Brietbart (I find the word ‘pussy’ sexist, so I used the first synonym that popped into my head).
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jamesfirecat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:11:31pm |
re: #29 HappyWarrior
I think that was the point of no return. re: #13 Gus 802
I think you’re both right. Nixon is the one who courted the segregationists but policy wise he was fairly reasonable.Reagan meanwhile pandered to both them and the Christian right. I will never respect Reagan for his blatant racial insensitivity.
///Young bucks!
///T-Bone steak!
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:11:50pm |
re: #36 darthstar
Yes, but a threat is a threat, and must be taken seriously.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:12:02pm |
It’s interesting to learn just how many of us far-left libtards (or whatever) are armed. I guess the difference is the emotional need to advertise that fact.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:12:31pm |
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:13:05pm |
re: #32 PhillyPretzel
Yes it is. My brother in law has one too.
The JIC or JICII? (disassembled shotgun in a bag…just in case).
In case what, I haven’t figured out…maybe just in case you’re traveling through a small town and see a bank that needs knocking over?
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:13:20pm |
re: #5 Charles
Ugh. Robert Stacy McCain’s neo-Nazi pal Bill White has been released from prison.
Great.
Disturbing news.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:13:25pm |
re: #40 prononymous
It’s interesting to learn just how many of us far-left libtards (or whatever) are armed. I guess the difference is the emotional need to advertise that fact.
spit wads don’t count
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:15:17pm |
re: #44 Killgore Trout
Disturbing news.
it’s a shame White does not have to wonder where to go next…or does he?
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:15:55pm |
re: #39 Floral Giraffe
Yes, but a threat is a threat, and must be taken seriously.
For Charles’ sake, I hope Bill White had a miserable enough time in prison he doesn’t want to risk going back…why was Bill White in prison, anyway?
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:16:36pm |
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:16:37pm |
re: #46 PhillyPretzel
I think it is just in case.
Got it…I hate when people bring Trivial Pursuit to a dinner party too.
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the yankee Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:16:39pm |
re: #15 Charles
Bill White is the reason I own a Mossberg.
I always found dogs more useful then guns when it comes to protecting your self on your on property at least. A gun isn’t going to run to you in a fight or give you a warning when something is on your yard. Not saying guns are useless. But if i thought someone was coming after me where I live, I would be run to the dog pound before I went to the gun store is all i am saying.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:16:39pm |
re: #4 Gus 802
Stand by for Chris Matthews derangement.
The sad truth is he’s a complete dope but looks like a genius next to the GOP.
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Decatur Deb Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:18:00pm |
re: #51 the yankee
I always found dogs more useful then guns when it comes to protecting your self on your on property at least. A gun isn’t going to run to you in a fight or give you a warning when something is on your yard. Not saying guns are useless. But if i thought someone was coming after me where I live, I would be run to the dog pound before I went to the gun store is all i am saying.
Dogs good, guns good, dogs plus guns especially good.
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the yankee Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:19:21pm |
re: #52 Killgore Trout
The sad truth is he’s a complete dope but looks like a genius next to the GOP.
i never thought of him as being stupid I just think he wears his emotions on his sleeve.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:19:51pm |
re: #53 Decatur Deb
Dogs good, guns good, dogs plus guns especially good.
And Jesus. If you’ve got the dogs and the guns, and you put a big picture of Jesus in your yard (like one of those Harelquin romance style ones with the pained face and all the extra blood gushing from his wounds and the thorns on his forehead) then nobody will fuck with you…and you’ll get less mail.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:19:54pm |
re: #53 Decatur Deb
Dogs good, guns good, dogs plus guns especially good.
lasers, pressure sensors, coded optics, Claymores
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:20:15pm |
Hoffman’s photo was posted on White’s Overthrow.com site next to his address, telephone number and other personal information, including his sexual orientation. White’s posting called him a “gay, Jewish anti-racist.” Hoffman, a former associate dean at Northwestern University, was never directly threatened with physical violence, but he told The Sun-Times in Chicago he had received ominous telephone calls afterward asking about his association with the Hale trial. He also got text messages that read, “sodomize Obama” and “cremate jews [sic].”
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:20:35pm |
I’ll just stick to heads on spikes in the front yard.
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Decatur Deb Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:21:45pm |
re: #57 albusteve
lasers, pressure sensors, coded optics, Claymores
It’s not that bad here yet. Probably won’t get that bad.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:21:55pm |
What is Stacy McCain’s connection to White by chance? Not surprised but I hadn’t heard about that.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:22:04pm |
And the ACLU went to bat for this puke under the 1st Amendment. So we all can now post the name, address and phone number of people we hate, online, and juxtapose it with a heavy dose of hate, make that violently laced speech and call it “freedom of speech.” Something doesn’t sound right.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:22:13pm |
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:22:30pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:23:18pm |
re: #55 the yankee
i never thought of him as being stupid I just think he wears his emotions on his sleeve.
He’s not as dumb as Palin but I still find him sort of dim witted. Being overly emotional doesn’t help.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:23:29pm |
re: #62 Gus 802
And the ACLU went to bat for this puke under the 1st Amendment. So we all can now post the name, address and phone number of people we hate, online, and juxtapose it with a heavy dose of hate, make that violently laced speech and call it “freedom of speech.” Something doesn’t sound right.
too busy for that shit…go for it
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The Yankee Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:23:45pm |
re: #62 Gus 802
And the ACLU went to bat for this puke under the 1st Amendment. So we all can now post the name, address and phone number of people we hate, online, and juxtapose it with a heavy dose of hate, make that violently laced speech and call it “freedom of speech.” Something doesn’t sound right.
Well the pro-lifers have been doing this for a while right? So this has precedent.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:24:24pm |
re: #67 The Yankee
Well the pro-lifers have been doing this for a while right? So this has precedent.
I suppose so. Oh well. Fits in with America’s violent nature doesn’t it?
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:25:43pm |
Legal Standard for “True Threats.” (4th Circuit Court of Appeals, amicus) Counsel: Gabriel Walters and Rebecca Glenberg for the affiliate.
William White, a white supremacist, was convicted by a jury in federal court of making threats against various people. The judge set aside some, but not all, of the convictions on First Amendment grounds. White argued, among other things, that he could not be convicted of making threats unless there was proof that he had intended his statements to be threatening. The judge disagreed, holding that the government need only show that the statements would be understood as threatening by a reasonable listener. White appealed. On October 4, 2010, we filed an amicus brief arguing that the First Amendment prohibits punishment of threats unless the defendant intended his statements to be threatening.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:26:14pm |
re: #68 Gus 802
I suppose so. Oh well. Fits in with America’s violent nature doesn’t it?
WE’RE NOT VIOLENT!! TAKE THAT BACK OR ELSE!!o11ty!
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:26:20pm |
That may have sounded like a threat but I really didn’t intend for it to be threatening!
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:26:23pm |
re: #68 Gus 802
I suppose so. Oh well. Fits in with America’s violent nature doesn’t it?
it’s not American, it’s Christian
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:27:00pm |
re: #71 Gus 802
That may have sounded like a threat but I really didn’t intend for it to be threatening!
It doesn’t count unless it’s in all caps…and then it doesn’t count because it’s in all caps.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:28:57pm |
re: #74 theheat
That is one demented looking POS. Bent.
Whoa…never saw his pic before. Dude doesn’t even have a good side.
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jaunte Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:29:11pm |
re: #69 Gus 802
How does the judge determine that a threat was not intended to be threatening?
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Charles Johnson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:29:15pm |
re: #61 HappyWarrior
What is Stacy McCain’s connection to White by chance? Not surprised but I hadn’t heard about that.
McCain met Bill White at a conference of American Renaissance, a white supremacist group. He then helped White get several articles published in the Washington Times, and posted many links to White’s racist hate site Overthrow.com at Free Republic.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:30:07pm |
re: #77 Charles
McCain met Bill White at a conference of American Renaissance, a white supremacist group. He then helped White get several articles published in the Washington Times, and posted many links to White’s racist hate site Overthrow.com at Free Republic.
See: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
White’s a Nazi
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:30:25pm |
re: #76 jaunte
How does the judge determine that a threat was not intended to be threatening?
Would have to read their brief I suppose. Or I suppose it would have to be a directly worded threat like “I am going to…”.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:32:00pm |
re: #78 albusteve
White’s a Nazi
You know what sucks about having an argument with a Nazi? Godwin’s rule doesn’t apply. Fucking cocksuckers…Nazis ruin all the fun.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:33:11pm |
re: #77 Charles
McCain met Bill White at a conference of American Renaissance, a white supremacist group. He then helped White get several articles published in the Washington Times, and posted many links to White’s racist hate site Overthrow.com at Free Republic.
See: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
Thanks, not surprised at all.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:33:27pm |
re: #80 darthstar
You know what sucks about having an argument with a Nazi? Godwin’s rule doesn’t apply. Fucking cocksuckers…Nazis ruin all the fun.
neo’s are the scourge of the earth, as I see it…
I volunteer
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jaunte Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:35:17pm |
re: #79 Gus 802
Here’s one applicable part of the brief:
Virginia v. Black discussed the concept of true threats in the context of a Virginia statute criminalizing cross-burning with intent to intimidate. The Supreme Court struck down a provision of the statute stating that the act of crossburning would constitute prima facie evidence of an intent to threaten. Id. at 367.
The Court defined “true threats” as “those statements where the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful
violence to a particular individual or group of individuals.” Id. at 359. The plain
meaning of this passage is that a speaker must specifically intend to threaten for his words to constitute true threats and thus fall outside First Amendment protection.
Thus, for example, in Magleby, 420 at 1139, the court stated that true
threats, “[u]nprotected by the Constitution[,] … must be made ‘with the intent of placing the victim in fear of bodily harm or death.’ An intent to threaten is
enough; the further intent to carry out the threat is unnecessary.” (quoting Black, 538 U.S. at 359-60).
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:35:57pm |
re: #77 Charles
See: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
If you can explain why you are important enough that you would make a good target, I would be happy to consider sending someone by. Just forward your address.
Bill White, Commander
It takes one helluva freak to solicit targets for violence and call himself “Commander.”
JFC, I can’t imagine the kill and torture fantasies people like this have rattling around in their skinheads all day long. And the heads of their friends. And their friends.
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zora Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:38:07pm |
re: #56 darthstar
And Jesus. If you’ve got the dogs and the guns, and you put a big picture of Jesus in your yard (like one of those Harelquin romance style ones with the pained face and all the extra blood gushing from his wounds and the thorns on his forehead) then nobody will fuck with you…and you’ll get less mail.
having a gun and a dog is not about making sure no one will fuck with you. life happens. it’s for what you do when someone fucks with you. if you live in a rural area ( wild animals,police far away) or dangerous area (police close but may not be coming anytime soon), possibly not physically strong, a defender of you and yours… what would you suggest for protection from intruders, predators, wild animals and the like? if you are not a convicted felon or mentally ill, a gun and a dog might help you out in a pinch.
also, jesus really doesn’t need to come up in any argument about firearms. he has no stated position in the bible.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:38:35pm |
re: #82 albusteve
neo’s are the scourge of the earth, as I see it…
I volunteer
They aren’t worth my attention.
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:38:44pm |
re: #80 darthstar
Nobody feels sorry for nazis. Not nazi zombies. Not real nazis.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:39:03pm |
re: #84 theheat
It takes one helluva freak to solicit targets for violence and call himself “Commander.”
JFC, I can’t imagine the kill and torture fantasies people like this have rattling around in their skinheads all day long. And the heads of their friends. And their friends.
people like that make their own legends…I want to be left alone with my sawed off 20g auto loader…the big shots can run the rest of the show
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Stanley Sea Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:40:35pm |
Hey, I just played this for some political acolytes. Very interesting success of retrospect.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:44:16pm |
re: #85 zora
Life long gun owner here. Have been shooting since I was able to walk. Fired my dad’s muzzle loader when I was five. Learned to use a reloader when I was about seven. Always been a bit of a pacifist, too…but I could hold a 2 inch pattern at 200 yards with my 1942 Springfield .30-06 with Lyman peep sights when I was in my 20s.
And, like Hank’s song, I’ve actually skinned my own buck and run a trot line.
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Stanley Sea Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:44:33pm |
re: #89 Stanley Sea
Hey, I just played this for some political acolytes. Very interesting success of retrospect.
Gah, bad post. These uninvolved people’s eyes opened with Chris M.’s rant. Passing it along, that’s my goal.
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:45:06pm |
Well, since the GOP has gone full on birther/TP, I guess I should go ahead and distribute the new logo I created for them a few months ago.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:45:59pm |
Ugh. I should probably stop searching. I’m getting pissed off. If I was a contributor to the ACLU I’d sure have a word with them.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:46:48pm |
re: #92 CuriousLurker
Well, since the GOP has gone full on birther/TP, I guess I should go ahead and distribute the new logo I created for them a few months ago.
Cool. I like it.
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:46:50pm |
re: #93 Gus 802
Ugh. I should probably stop searching. I’m getting pissed off. If I was a contributor to the ACLU I’d sure have a word with them.
Just watch the Bocephus video I linked…
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:47:05pm |
re: #93 Gus 802
Ugh. I should probably stop searching. I’m getting pissed off. If I was a contributor to the ACLU I’d sure have a word with them.
Yeah, I googled myself into a bad mood earlier today looking for something.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:47:19pm |
re: #93 Gus 802
Ugh. I should probably stop searching. I’m getting pissed off. If I was a contributor to the ACLU I’d sure have a word with them.
my answer to all of it…
uhaweb.hartford.edu
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:47:29pm |
re: #92 CuriousLurker
Excellent. But I have to admit, when I see GOTP? I wonder if maybe we’re low on toilet paper. My mind adds that extra T. Then I get all practical and think about the next COSTCO run.
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:47:52pm |
re: #85 zora
if you live in a rural area ( wild animals,police far away) or dangerous area (police close but may not be coming anytime soon), possibly not physically strong, a defender of you and yours… what would you suggest for protection from intruders, predators, wild animals and the like?
Pretty much anybody can handle a .30 carbine M1. It was designed to replace the Colt 1911 pistol and I can fire mine one-handed. Load up with round nose softpoints and add on a M4 bayonet and you’re ready to deal with most threats except for very large aggressive animals like brown bears, moose, or elk.
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jaunte Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:48:10pm |
re: #79 Gus 802
In these cases, this Court applied an objective test and upheld the
defendants’ convictions under that standard. However, even under the subjective
standard, these defendants could have been convicted. In these cases, “any attempt
by the defendant to explain the intent of his communication as non-threatening
would most likely be laughable and unbelievable. Only in cases at the proverbial
margin, where the line between protected idea and punishable threat is more thinly sliced, will the application of the specific intent to threaten standard potentially
lead to a different outcome than if an objective test were applied.” Crane, 92 Va.
L. Rev. at 1274. “In those close-call situations, however, it is much better to let the ‘crafty criminal’ go free than to imprison the innocent speaker whose words
unintentionally seemed threatening to a ‘reasonable person.’ Otherwise, speech, especially at the fringe, will be unnecessarily chilled.” Id. at 1276.
One of the interesting features of that brief: They have a lot of examples of threats clearly meant to be threats, but a representative example of a ‘close-call’ situation, where protected free speech might be wrongfully punished, is missing.
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Decatur Deb Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:48:29pm |
re: #97 albusteve
my answer to all of it…
[Link: uhaweb.hartford.edu…]
Nice bridge, but there’s a car in the way.
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Stanley Sea Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:48:30pm |
re: #97 albusteve
my answer to all of it…
[Link: uhaweb.hartford.edu…]
You are probably right. We just feel the need to monitor & educate.
Ni i i c e pix
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:48:59pm |
re: #99 goddamnedfrank
Pretty much anybody can handle a .30 carbine M1. It was designed to replace the Colt 1911 pistol and I can fire mine one-handed. Load up with round nose softpoints and add on a M4 bayonet and you’re ready to deal with most threats except for very large aggressive animals like brown bears, moose, or elk.
And according to the Zombie Survival Guide, the best firearm for dealing with the living dead.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:49:19pm |
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:49:41pm |
re: #98 theheat
Excellent. But I have to admit, when I see GOTP? I wonder if maybe we’re low on toilet paper. My mind adds that extra T. Then I get all practical and think about the next COSTCO run.
LOL, that’s the thing with designing logos, you never know what people will see! It can get seriously embarrassing sometimes!
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darthstar Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:50:40pm |
I just like this old fucker and his music, so enjoy.
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:50:51pm |
re: #103 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
And according to the Zombie Survival Guide, the best firearm for dealing with the living dead.
But the most common weapon used, moviewise, has been the Ithaca model 37. That’s what I have. Because I’m a wimp. And I like zombie movies.
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:53:22pm |
re: #105 CuriousLurker
LOL, that’s the thing with designing logos, you never know what people will see! It can get seriously embarrassing sometimes!
Just promise me you’ll never integrate the Bleeding Cowboys font to look “edgy.” Ugh. Next to Comic Sans, it sends me into fits.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:55:42pm |
re: #107 darthstar
I just like this old fucker and his music, so enjoy.
[Video]
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goddamnedfrank Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:57:00pm |
re: #103 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
And according to the Zombie Survival Guide, the best firearm for dealing with the living dead.
Really? I didn’t know that. Kind of makes sense though since the carbine sacrifices range and power to maximize capacity and ease of use.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:57:08pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:57:29pm |
re: #92 CuriousLurker
Well, since the GOP has gone full on birther/TP, I guess I should go ahead and distribute the new logo I created for them a few months ago.
I like it!
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Political Atheist Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:57:30pm |
re: #15 Charles
Bill White is the reason I own a Mossberg.
A wise choice in an unfortunate circumstance. Blogging should just not be a dangerous enterprise.
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:58:24pm |
re: #109 theheat
Just promise me you’ll never integrate the Bleeding Cowboys font to look “edgy.” Ugh. Next to Comic Sans, it sends me into fits.
Cross my heart.
Papyrus makes me twitch now too. It’s not that it’s an awful font, it’s just way overused (and misused). I used to adore Zapfino, but its misuse has sucked all the joy out of that one too.
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jaunte Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:58:36pm |
re: #109 theheat
Just promise me you’ll never integrate the Bleeding Cowboys font to look “edgy.” Ugh. Next to Comic Sans, it sends me into fits.
You should see Mike Lacher’s I’m Comic Sans rant:
When people need to kick back, have fun, and party, I will be there, unlike your pathetic fonts. While Gotham is at the science fair, I’m banging the prom queen behind the woodshop. While Avenir is practicing the clarinet, I’m shredding “Reign In Blood” on my double-necked Stratocaster. While Univers is refilling his allergy prescriptions, I’m racing my tricked-out, nitrous-laden Honda Civic against Tokyo gangsters who’ll kill me if I don’t cross the finish line first.
mcsweeneys.net
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Robert O. Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:59:58pm |
I just saw this video on my Facebook:
Oh…how I wish this was “only a stereotype”, as opposed to the scary reality that it is.
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 6:59:59pm |
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jaunte Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:00:31pm |
re: #118 CuriousLurker
Right, I didn’t think Papyrus hung out with him.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:00:36pm |
re: #40 prononymous
It’s interesting to learn just how many of us far-left libtards (or whatever) are armed. I guess the difference is the emotional need to advertise that fact.
It is mostly because we get laid regularly and don’t see guns as penis extensions. Teabags generally… well… c’mon, how much more of their overcompensations do you need to see?
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:00:37pm |
re: #111 goddamnedfrank
Really? I didn’t know that. Kind of makes sense though since the carbine sacrifices range and power to maximize capacity and ease of use.
Yeah, it’s effective range is small enough that hitting a human-sized target in the head is easy, while you don’t really need all that much power with a headshot. Semi-auto fire means being able to dispatch multiple targets quickly, while firing from a box magazine reduces reload time.
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:01:09pm |
re: #116 jaunte
I am a sans serif Superman and my only kryptonite is pretentious buzzkills like you.
It should be framed.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:01:21pm |
re: #38 jamesfirecat
///Young bucks!
///T-Bone steak!
Has anyone eaten a t-bone since 1988? It’s such an 80s cut.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:01:27pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:01:30pm |
re: #121 LudwigVanQuixote
Left you some thoughts on the dead thread.
*smooch*
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:02:24pm |
re: #120 jaunte
Right, I didn’t think Papyrus hung out with him.
Comic Sans: The Tea Party of fonts.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:04:29pm |
re: #125 albusteve
whoa…
Delbert[Video]
Not as big but you can see Eric Clapton listening and swaying at 3:19…
Crossroads Guitar Festival: Country Boy - Albert Lee and Vince Gill
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:04:29pm |
re: #128 jaunte
I could take Times New Roman or even Helvetica. MS Sans Serif - anything but a cutesy font. Or a font failing miserably at being badass.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:04:40pm |
re: #126 Floral Giraffe
Left you some thoughts on the dead thread.
*smooch*
*smooch* right back baby…
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theheat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:06:32pm |
I need to check my bids on super important crap I don’t need in the first place @eBay. Later.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:07:22pm |
re: #129 Gus 802
Not as big but you can see Eric Clapton listening and swaying at 3:19…
Crossroads Guitar Festival: Country Boy - Albert Lee and Vince Gill
[Video]
yep…I’ve seen Albert 6-8 times all over hall’s half acre
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:08:00pm |
re: #129 Gus 802
Not as big but you can see Eric Clapton listening and swaying at 3:19…
Crossroads Guitar Festival: Country Boy - Albert Lee and Vince Gill
[Video]
Instrumental version by David Hartley & John Stannard. With pedal steel. These guys are from the UK like Alvin Lee.
These guys are good. I just love the pedal steel…
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:08:02pm |
re: #114 Rightwingconspirator
A wise choice in an unfortunate circumstance. Blogging should just not be a dangerous enterprise.
Unfortunately, the intertoobes seem to bring out the worst of the Cheeto eating, Mom’s basement living, can’t hold a job, want to be’s.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:10:16pm |
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Ojoe Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:10:17pm |
re: #40 prononymous
If you get the rifle merit badge, one of the things you learn is NOT to advertise the fact.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:11:24pm |
re: #138 albusteve
after a while I become sort of numb
I limit the amount of music I listen to. Didn’t used to be that way. Limiting it though keeps a lot of things fresh. Well, it does for me.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:12:25pm |
re: #140 Gus 802
I limit the amount of music I listen to. Didn’t used to be that way. Limiting it though keeps a lot of things fresh. Well, it does for me.
yup
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engineer cat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:14:35pm |
lolcat has spawned a new dialect - lolnutz
No, if it was a Muslim situation they would be calling for killing the people. They said the people who did the cartoon need to die. And the left still calls Christians and tea partiers who are the most patient and dont do crime they call them evil?
o hai. doan be eebill.
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Vicious Babushka Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:18:07pm |
re: #92 CuriousLurker
Well, since the GOP has gone full on birther/TP, I guess I should go ahead and distribute the new logo I created for them a few months ago.
Those are sweet! Now you have to be vigilant that you don’t get ripped off.
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:20:17pm |
re: #140 Gus 802
I limit the amount of music I listen to. Didn’t used to be that way. Limiting it though keeps a lot of things fresh. Well, it does for me.
Guess that works, at least it’d keep me from getting songs stuck in my head. I’ve had “Still Alive” running through my head for over an hour now.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:20:39pm |
re: #72 albusteve
it’s not American, it’s Christian
Religious Crusader-style extremism mixed with paranoid independence, a history of southern strategy, gun culture
Yay! Perfect storm
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:21:58pm |
re: #136 Floral Giraffe
Unfortunately, the intertoobes seem to bring out the worst of the Cheeto eating, Mom’s basement living, can’t hold a job, want to be’s.
Now now… last I checked…Chen Zen hold down important jobs by being 30 something sales creeps in big box electronic stores. Yes, he does live with his mom and all, but he has that spiffy izod like shirt for his uniform and he does an amazing job at alphabetizing the x-box games.
I am rather out of date… I haven’t checked over there in months. I’m sure my fans miss my attentions. I dunno, maybe they got bored of talking about me. That would be grand.
Folks like the Rodent are important computer guys at orange groves and they handle all sorts of fruit related programming.
Savage though is still an unemployed trucker but he doesn’t live with his mom (who he threatened to kill). He doesn’t post as much more since the inevitable breakup with his GF, and was kicked out by his meal ticket. It is hard to get internet connection from the back of his car. He always was real time abusive.
Douchebagua is “retired.”
Carolina Girl is trying to improve herself. She is going to night school to be a hick attorney and she really has some fascinating theories about the discovery process.
Princess Natasha is a very disturbed man.
Former Corpsman lives on disability. Apparently his massive moobs were sufficient to get him some of that government money he hats other people to have.
In fact, lots of them get lots of government money they hate other people having…
So yeah you are mostly right. But Chen is likely to eventually move out of his mom’s house. There was this embarrassing incident when she walked in on him giving himself some “attention” that is just a degrading thing for a thirty year old man boy to deal with. I think he will move out soon to crash on a buddy’s couch since his mom keeps joking about it.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:21:59pm |
re: #97 albusteve
zoom zoom
I want one o these someday: Image: hppp_0709_1970_trans_am_ram_air_1280x768.jpg
exactly that color, too, blue and white, and I’d name it Alice
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:23:00pm |
Oh look! Youtube is suggesting that I listen to Lady Gaga… ummmm… ermmmm… nope. No can do. I’d rather listen to ABBA.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:23:40pm |
re: #149 Gus 802
Oh look! Youtube is suggesting that I listen to Lady Gaga… ummm… ermmm… nope. No can do. I’d rather listen to ABBA.
ABBA is worse. Just saying.
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CuriousLurker Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:24:52pm |
re: #144 Alouette
Those are sweet! Now you have to be vigilant that you don’t get ripped off.
Heh, thanks. Okay, here are my licensing terms: Anyone except actual Tea Party members, bigots, racists, religious fanatics, Islamophobes, anti-Semites, and other assorted haters & wingnuts may use it freely. ;o)
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:25:06pm |
re: #150 LudwigVanQuixote
ABBA is worse. Just saying.
Worse! Yeah. Anywho, Lady Gaga. I don’t know if she sucks but damn. Talk about overcommercialized “music”.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:26:00pm |
re: #152 Gus 802
Worse! Yeah. Anywho, Lady Gaga. I don’t know if she sucks but damn. Talk about overcommercialized “music”.
Actually, have you checked with my fans recently? Do they still remember me fondly?
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:26:57pm |
re: #153 LudwigVanQuixote
Actually, have you checked with my fans recently? Do they still remember me fondly?
puke me
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:27:05pm |
re: #153 LudwigVanQuixote
Actually, have you checked with my fans recently? Do they still remember me fondly?
Nope. Haven’t looked in over a month. No interest. I’m done with that bullshit.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:27:07pm |
OOOPS edit error….
Now now… last I checked…Folks like Chen Zen hold down important jobs by being 30 something sales creeps in big box electronic stores. Yes, he does live with his mom and all, but he has that spiffy izod like shirt for his uniform and he does an amazing job at alphabetizing the x-box games.
I am rather out of date… I haven’t checked over there in months. I’m sure my fans miss my attentions. I dunno, maybe they got bored of talking about me. That would be grand.
Folks like the Rodent are important computer guys at orange groves and they handle all sorts of fruit related programming.
Savage though is still an unemployed trucker but he doesn’t live with his mom (who he threatened to kill). He doesn’t post as much more since the inevitable breakup with his GF, and was kicked out by his meal ticket. It is hard to get internet connection from the back of his car. He always was real time abusive.
Douchebagua is “retired.”
Carolina Girl is trying to improve herself. She is going to night school to be a hick attorney and she really has some fascinating theories about the discovery process.
Princess Natasha is a very disturbed man.
Former Corpsman lives on disability. Apparently his massive moobs were sufficient to get him some of that government money he hats other people to have.
In fact, lots of them get lots of government money they hate other people having…
So yeah you are mostly right. But Chen is likely to eventually move out of his mom’s house. There was this embarrassing incident when she walked in on him giving himself some “attention” that is just a degrading thing for a thirty year old man boy to deal with. I think he will move out soon to crash on a buddy’s couch since his mom keeps joking about it.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:27:21pm |
re: #153 LudwigVanQuixote
Actually, have you checked with my fans recently? Do they still remember me fondly?
Who did you say you are?
//
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zora Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:27:29pm |
re: #107 darthstar
for anybody who hasn’t discovered it yet groveshark.com is like pandora with a library and playlist capability. i use the free version and i love it.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:27:48pm |
re: #155 Gus 802
Nope. Haven’t looked in over a month. No interest. I’m done with that bullshit.
Whatever will they do? If a douche whines in the woods and no one listens, is he still a used hygiene product?
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:28:20pm |
re: #147 LudwigVanQuixote
LOL!
My “fan” seems to have gotten the message, finally.
You are the best, Sir.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:28:24pm |
re: #157 researchok
Who did you say you are?
//
Now now that is funny…
I know they used to love me… but somehow, I can’t be bothered to look.
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Vicious Babushka Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:28:58pm |
re: #156 LudwigVanQuixote
You didn’t have to repeat that. I still don’t care about the Diarrhea of Dead Louse.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:29:05pm |
re: #161 LudwigVanQuixote
Now now that is funny…
I know they used to love me… but somehow, I can’t be bothered to look.
You’ll survive.
I have great confidence in you.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:29:31pm |
re: #153 LudwigVanQuixote
No, they are just so very boring in their predictability.
They will always love you & Charles.
In their own deficient ways!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:30:27pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:30:28pm |
re: #159 LudwigVanQuixote
Whatever will they do? If a douche whines in the woods and no one listens, is he still a used hygiene product?
He Tweets me every so often. Says some weird bullshit as usual. I responded yesterday but then deleted all of those Tweets. I don’t want to pollute my Tweet feed with that crap. He Tweeted me over 6 times one day. Seriously don’t want to go there anymore. The whole thing has been one strange childish trip.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:30:31pm |
re: #161 LudwigVanQuixote
Now now that is funny…
I know they used to love me… but somehow, I can’t be bothered to look.
yes you can…you don’t fool everyone
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:30:42pm |
Chris Matthews reminds me of every dumbshit character that the great Fred Willard has ever played.
Maybe you also see a resemblance:
And now here’s Fred Willard — incidentally the only thing I can think of when I see Chris Matthews:
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:31:03pm |
re: #162 Alouette
You didn’t have to repeat that. I still don’t care about the Diarrhea of Dead Louse.
Ohhh darn mom… looks down… you managed to guilt me through the intertubes… Damn you are good.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:31:52pm |
re: #167 albusteve
yes you can…you don’t fool everyone
No I really don’t. But thanks for playing. Bored tonight? Are you that in need of a spat?
Well look elsewhere.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:32:35pm |
And I don’t want to instigate them either. If I do I’m partly responsible. I admit I’ve had a few too many drinks some nights and have said things just to piss them off and it worked. But then it become a viscous cycle.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:34:14pm |
re: #171 Gus 802
And I don’t want to instigate them either. If I do I’m partly responsible. I admit I’ve had a few too many drinks some nights and have said things just to piss them off and it worked. But then it become a viscous cycle.
I heard when you have a few too many you admit to being related to Palin.
//
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:34:23pm |
re: #170 LudwigVanQuixote
No I really don’t. But thanks for playing. Bored tonight? Are you that in need of a spat?
Well look elsewhere.
are you trying to convince these nerds that you don’t crave attention?…hahahaha!
please
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:35:01pm |
re: #172 researchok
When I have a few too many I’m related to Jerry Brown.
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Vicious Babushka Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:35:04pm |
re: #169 LudwigVanQuixote
Ohhh darn mom… looks down… you managed to guilt me through the intertubes… Damn you are good.
Ludishka, did you remember to bench sefirah?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:35:25pm |
re: #171 Gus 802
And I don’t want to instigate them either. If I do I’m partly responsible. I admit I’ve had a few too many drinks some nights and have said things just to piss them off and it worked. But then it become a viscous cycle.
The thought of them existing out there spinning their wheels endlessly imagining we care about them other than objects of scorn and disgust - if we can be bothered- sometimes amuses me. They live in such meaningless pathetic emptiness.
I got bored with them.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:35:30pm |
re: #172 researchok
I heard when you have a few too many you admit to being related to Palin.
//
You mean those morning’s when I get up on the wrong side of the bed futon?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:35:52pm |
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dell*nix Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:36:14pm |
re: #177 LudwigVanQuixote
Then why do you talk about them so much?
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:36:18pm |
re: #178 Gus 802
You mean those morning’s when I get up on the wrong side of the
bedfuton?
No, on the right side of the futon.
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Interesting Times Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:36:37pm |
re: #171 Gus 802
And I don’t want to instigate them either. If I do I’m partly responsible. I admit I’ve had a few too many drinks some nights and have said things just to piss them off and it worked. But then it become a viscous cycle.
Exactly - “engage and enrage”. Not a worthwhile pursuit. The one time I read the place in depth (during the whole RP brouhaha, because I was trying to figure out what the heck was going on), it felt like being presented with a rotting, bloated corpse, its split-open gut teeming with maggots as lively as the corpse was not.
I’d prefer not to repeat said experience.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:36:49pm |
OT. Never thought a sprig of mint would do so much for a chicken salad!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:36:56pm |
re: #180 dell*nix
Then why do you talk about them so much?
You kidding me? First time I’ve talked about them in months and someone else brought them up. But you raise a good point.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:37:09pm |
re: #180 dell*nix
Then why do you talk about them so much?
because they talk about him….it’s symbiotic, like plankton
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:37:35pm |
re: #177 LudwigVanQuixote
The thought of them existing out there spinning their wheels endlessly imagining we care about them other than objects of scorn and disgust - if we can be bothered- sometimes amuses me. They live in such meaningless pathetic emptiness.
I got bored with them.
The rats on treadmill is a quite accurate description.
Really.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:37:52pm |
re: #182 publicityStunted
Exactly - “engage and enrage”. Not a worthwhile pursuit. The one time I read the place in depth (during the whole RP brouhaha, because I was trying to figure out what the heck was going on), it felt like being presented with a rotting, bloated corpse, its split-open gut teeming with maggots as lively as the corpse was not.
I’d prefer not to repeat said experience.
Whew. That sure was strange. I don’t even want to think about it.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:38:04pm |
re: #184 LudwigVanQuixote
You kidding me? First time I’ve talked about them in months and someone else brought them up. But you raise a good point.
then consider it….we don’t need your glorification with the stalkers
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:38:07pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:38:21pm |
re: #186 researchok
Bunch of boring haters.
Not smart enough to be rats.
No lives of their own.
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freetoken Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:39:19pm |
Nice selection of Featured Pages today, both in variety and content.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:39:21pm |
re: #189 WindUpBird
the production of ABBA songs, the songwriting craft, is beyond good, it’s transcendently good
I mean, it ain’t like I’m cranking ABBA all the time, but they have some really really cool, intricate tunes
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:39:24pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:39:27pm |
re: #188 albusteve
Four tries stevo and no bites… notice how I ignore you like them? Ohhh but it does amuse me that burns you up so much.
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dell*nix Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:39:51pm |
re: #184 LudwigVanQuixote
Then ignoring them completely should annoy them no end.
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freetoken Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:40:16pm |
Dinner: freshly picked loquats and a couple of squares of extra dark chocolate.
I doubt I’ll ever tire of it.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:40:17pm |
re: #190 Floral Giraffe
Bunch of boring haters.
Not smart enough to be rats.
No lives of their own.
Much truth in that.
They need the ‘other’ to find purpose (such as it is). Without the ‘other’ they have nothing.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:40:48pm |
re: #192 WindUpBird
the production of ABBA songs, the songwriting craft, is beyond good, it’s transcendently good
I mean, it ain’t like I’m cranking ABBA all the time, but they have some really really cool, intricate tunes
pretty much wrong….do they write? play musical instruments? produce?
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:40:49pm |
re: #189 WindUpBird
I like ABBA :(
I used to hate them! I was one of those New Riders/Marshall Tucker/Allman Bros. types in the late 70s. It was required of me! Now, I think they’re rather entertaining.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:40:58pm |
re: #195 dell*nix
They obsessively read every single post here.
It’s beyond sick.
Daddy (Charles) has rejected them, and they can’t stand it.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:41:25pm |
re: #196 freetoken
Dinner: freshly picked loquats and a couple of squares of extra dark chocolate.
I doubt I’ll ever tire of it.
Nom nom nom!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:05pm |
re: #199 Gus 802
I used to hate them! I was one of those New Riders/Marshall Tucker/Allman Bros. types in the late 70s. It was required of me! Now, I think they’re rather entertaining.
I’ve really only been a fan for a few years, just sorta clicked
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:10pm |
re: #194 LudwigVanQuixote
Four tries stevo and no bites… notice how I ignore you like them? Ohhh but it does amuse me that burns you up so much.
then why post this then claim you ignore me?
as usual
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:27pm |
There are certainly worse bands than ABBA out there but I have to admit I winced when McCain said Dancing Queen was his favorite song of all time. I mean come on John. At least you guys who came of age in the 70’s didn’t have to deal with stuff like NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. That was torture.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:44pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:46pm |
re: #200 Floral Giraffe
They obsessively read every single post here.
It’s beyond sick.
Daddy (Charles) has rejected them, and they can’t stand it.
Like the terrible twos, one long attention seeking tantrum.
No real substance.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:42:59pm |
re: #194 LudwigVanQuixote
Four tries stevo and no bites… notice how I ignore you like them? Ohhh but it does amuse me that burns you up so much.
I was going to comment about how he doesn’t understand symbiosis, or plankton. But then I remembered that discussing anything with him would be less fun than drilling holes in my head.
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:43:45pm |
Seems that Hollywood’s ideas, like everything else in America, have been outsourced. I give you the trailer for Iron Sky, which features Nazis in Space!
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:43:58pm |
re: #207 prononymous
I was going to comment about how he doesn’t understand symbiosis, or plankton. But then I remembered that discussing anything with him would be less fun than drilling holes in my head.
Your dentist must love you.
//
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:44:00pm |
re: #195 dell*nix
Then ignoring them completely should annoy them no end.
Yeah prolly… but… when my friends are talking about them I do enjoy chiming in knowing they will read it, and have a melty I will likely never read.
On the other hand, you can look at it as a service to the mentally disabled. I give them meaning. Think about how hard it is to be Chen, knowing I know about how his mom jokes about his obsessive “self love.” That is really sad for a man his age.
I’m encouraging him to grow!
It’s even a mitzvah.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:44:13pm |
re: #207 prononymous
I was going to comment about how he doesn’t understand symbiosis, or plankton. But then I remembered that discussing anything with him would be less fun than drilling holes in my head.
not excellent, but pretty good…
I’m wounded
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dell*nix Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:44:50pm |
re: #200 Floral Giraffe
And no doubt pick over every mention. So total silence concerning them should be the worst kind of rejection.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:44:52pm |
re: #203 albusteve
then why post this then claim you ignore me?
as usual
I’m not exactly ignoring you stevo… I’m mocking you and refusing to get annoyed with you. There is a difference.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:45:19pm |
I think the one thing I’ve realized by going to parties over the past couple years is how conservative my music taste is relative to my peers. Not that I don’t enjoy modern music but my tastes are very folky and indy.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:45:39pm |
re: #210 LudwigVanQuixote
Yeah prolly… but… when my friends are talking about them I do enjoy chiming in knowing they will read it, and have a melty I will likely never read.
On the other hand, you can look at it as a service to the mentally disabled. I give them meaning. Think about how hard it is to be Chen, knowing I know about how his mom jokes about his obsessive “self love.” That is really sad for a man his age.
I’m encouraging him to grow!
It’s even a mitzvah.
You mist have a shooting range target in another life.
/
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:46:05pm |
re: #207 prononymous
I was going to comment about how he doesn’t understand symbiosis, or plankton. But then I remembered that discussing anything with him would be less fun than drilling holes in my head.
Pretty good… That shows a good bit of disdain. :)
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:46:10pm |
I think I’ll just wait outside the door for now.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:46:49pm |
re: #210 LudwigVanQuixote
Yeah prolly… but… when my friends are talking about them I do enjoy chiming in knowing they will read it, and have a melty I will likely never read.
On the other hand, you can look at it as a service to the mentally disabled. I give them meaning. Think about how hard it is to be Chen, knowing I know about how his mom jokes about his obsessive “self love.” That is really sad for a man his age.
I’m encouraging him to grow!
It’s even a mitzvah.
no you don’t…you feed a corrosive faction, that has a hard on for Charles, for your own benefit….then come here and bring it with you
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:46:50pm |
re: #215 researchok
You mist have a shooting range target in another life.
/
Ohhh please research… that would imply they could do anything at all to hit me.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:47:31pm |
re: #217 b_sharp
I think I’ll just wait outside the door for now.
Nah its fine. I promise I will not be giving stevo the fight he is begging for.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:47:33pm |
re: #219 LudwigVanQuixote
Ohhh please research… that would imply they could do anything at all to hit me.
LOLOL
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:47:50pm |
re: #210 LudwigVanQuixote
OK, think about playing on a blog, for a while.
Then getting banned.
Would YOU continue to read where you knew you weren’t wanted?
Obsess over it?
Really….
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:49:09pm |
Heck. I probably already pissed off one of them with what I already said. Even when I take a passive stance. Whatever I guess.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:49:36pm |
re: #222 Floral Giraffe
OK, think about playing on a blog, for a while.
Then getting banned.
Would YOU continue to read where you knew you weren’t wanted?
Obsess over it?
Really…
No I wouldn’t.
But that might be because I have a family that loves me, a great fiancée, and a meaningful job I enjoy.
I do hope that Chen gets some alone time he knows is really private though for his sake.
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albusteve Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:07pm |
re: #220 LudwigVanQuixote
Nah its fine. I promise I will not be giving stevo the fight he is begging for.
then contribute to the whole instead of using LGF to proclaim your prowess with the stalkers
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:11pm |
re: #222 Floral Giraffe
OK, think about playing on a blog, for a while.
Then getting banned.
Would YOU continue to read where you knew you weren’t wanted?
Obsess over it?
Really…
Immutable Rule: Any pathology left untreated, escalates.
They are way past the point of rational reasoning.
It’s called obsession. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets.
Seriously.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:17pm |
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:38pm |
I feel all left out.
I don’t have any stalkers. Not even apprentice ones.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:41pm |
re: #224 LudwigVanQuixote
Or maybe some psychological help.
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freetoken Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:50:42pm |
re: #222 Floral Giraffe
Really…
… really needy people, they are.
I don’t need nuttin’ but muh loquats.
and a little bit of chocolate.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:51:26pm |
re: #228 b_sharp
I feel all left out.
I don’t have any stalkers. Not even apprentice ones.
Be grateful.
Ask Charles & LVQ how “lovely” they are.
*spits*
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:51:31pm |
re: #226 researchok
Immutable Rule: Any pathology left untreated, escalates.
They are way past the point of rational reasoning.
It’s called obsession. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets.
Seriously.
Positive feedback loops can be a bitch.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:08pm |
re: #230 freetoken
LOL!
Got Kiwi’s too?
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:19pm |
re: #216 LudwigVanQuixote
Pretty good… That shows a good bit of disdain. :)
It’s not really disdain as much as a realization how futile of an exercise it is. Be so sarcastic all the time and fail to explain your position or use it as a way to get into arguments and I’ll simply start taking all your statements at face value without the questionable “benefit” of further elucidation.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:21pm |
re: #226 researchok
Immutable Rule: Any pathology left untreated, escalates.
They are way past the point of rational reasoning.
It’s called obsession. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets.
Seriously.
Well it’s been going on now for five years in some cases. I wonder how bad that must be. Seriously. You know your stuff. Could you opine?
Am I correct about the whole overcompensation for impotence thing. I don’t necessarily mean impotent as in sexually incapable of erection, but rather, impotent as in meaningless and completely irrelevant to all events, while furiously imagining they mean something to someone.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:34pm |
Minor Spoiler warning:
Portal 2: Smooth Jazz Deployed
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:36pm |
re: #227 LudwigVanQuixote
Remember, it is their impotence that drives them.
Actually, that is true in more ways than one.
To be a victim requires the admission that he or she is inferior.
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Interesting Times Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:52:56pm |
re: #220 LudwigVanQuixote
Nah its fine.
Good, then I’ll change the subject ;)
Are you familiar with what goes into the Palmer Drought Index? I’ve been doing a bit of reading on it, but I can’t figure out how to translate the numbers on its scale to an actual event - i.e. a reading below -4 is considered “extreme drought”, and some AGW models are predicting readings as low as -20(!) in many regions by 2070-onwards.
What does this mean in actual terms, like rainfall? -4 means no rain for months, while -20 means no rain for years? I want to turn the numbers into something the average person could relate to…
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:53:01pm |
re: #231 Floral Giraffe
Be grateful.
Ask Charles & LVQ how “lovely” they are.
*spits*
But you guys have virtual pets you’ve taught to sit, stay and roll over. All I have is my pet rock.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:53:18pm |
re: #238 researchok
Actually, that is true in more ways than one.
To be a victim requires the admission that he or she is inferior.
Quoted for truth.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:53:33pm |
re: #228 b_sharp
I feel all left out.
I don’t have any stalkers. Not even apprentice ones.
Well you just need to make more pages man. They will read them obsessively and sine you are rational, they will hate you for it.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:55:47pm |
re: #240 b_sharp
I’ve got a Chia Pet of BA from the A team!
LOL!
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freetoken Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:57:55pm |
re: #234 Floral Giraffe
LOL!
Got Kiwi’s too?
I don’t know of anyone around here who grows them. I suppose since the coastal areas are frost free that they could be grown, but I’ve never known anyone since I’ve lived here in San Diego (nearly all my adult life) who grows them.
Loquats OTOH are used commonly throughout SD as a landscape plant.
I just wished that local citrus growers would try growing some of the better Japanese varieties of mandarin orange hybrids. My favorite in Japan (and still my favorite fruit, though I’ve tasted any in 4 years), is the variety called “Shirame” - gustatory heaven it is.
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:58:25pm |
re: #237 Killgore Trout
Minor Spoiler warning:
Portal 2: Smooth Jazz Deployed[Video]
“Okay look, we both said a lot of things that you are going to regret. But I think we should put our differences behind us. For science. You monster. “
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:58:54pm |
re: #242 LudwigVanQuixote
Well you just need to make more pages man. They will read them obsessively and sine you are rational, they will hate you for it.
Pfft, and I thought you were the math whiz around here. ///
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:59:31pm |
re: #239 publicityStunted
Good, then I’ll change the subject ;)
Are you familiar with what goes into the Palmer Drought Index? I’ve been doing a bit of reading on it, but I can’t figure out how to translate the numbers on its scale to an actual event - i.e. a reading below -4 is considered “extreme drought”, and some AGW models are predicting readings as low as -20(!) in many regions by 2070-onwards.
What does this mean in actual terms, like rainfall? -4 means no rain for months, while -20 means no rain for years? I want to turn the numbers into something the average person could relate to…
A whole bunch of things go into it. There is a rather complicated formula that is designed to give a dimensionless number. The issue with dimensionless numbers is that you really need to have the formula in front of you and play with it in your head to see what the number means.
So an image like this is really a bunch of meaningless colors without the math.
Therefore… you need to look at this:
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:59:51pm |
re: #236 LudwigVanQuixote
Well it’s been going on now for five years in some cases. I wonder how bad that must be. Seriously. You know your stuff. Could you opine?
Am I correct about the whole overcompensation for impotence thing. I don’t necessarily mean impotent as in sexually incapable of erection, but rather, impotent as in meaningless and completely irrelevant to all events, while furiously imagining they mean something to someone.
Well, you can’t diagnose from a distance. That said, observations can be pretty enlightening.
Overcompensation is a bit more complicated, but let me put some perceptive on the plate, using the Palestinians (a failed society/culture) as an example.
On the one hand, they claim to be poor, noble and righteous abused victims- and in the same breath, they admit to wanting to unleash all kinds evil and viciousness on everyone but those responsible for their plight (as in looking in the mirror).
The same applies to the stalkers. They must admit to being perpetual victims seeking justice and at the same time, they wish to abuse and mete out punishment. All they have to do is walk away and ignore the source of their discomfort, but they can’t. They escalate their pathologies all by themselves.
Just like the Palestinians.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 7:59:53pm |
re: #246 prononymous
Pfft, and I thought you were the math whiz around here. ///
well since was what I was going for… my typing is not so grand.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:00:01pm |
re: #246 prononymous
Pfft, and I thought you were the math whiz around here. ///
It’s obvious LVQ is obsessed with Trig.
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:00:45pm |
re: #249 LudwigVanQuixote
well since was what I was going for… my typing is not so grand.
I understood. Just a chance to rib you a bit. ;)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:01:58pm |
re: #200 Floral Giraffe
The fan club!
I don’t talk about the fan club much, but that’s what they are.
it’s sorta like pro-wrestling, but in reverse, they’ve created a narrative of anger in their heads, and that’s important to them, so they watch every post, obsess over every poster. Some of those guys are pretty bright, really bright! Isn’t there a guy writing software just to track comments here? Pretty dedicated and impressive in a bizarro sense. but smart people get addicted to opiates and distracted by things of little consequence. Smart people…well, we all ain’t as smart as we thinks we is.
Much like how people live vicariously through rock stars or sports figures, and get worked up to the point of screaming over a baseball game.
We’re their pro wrestling, we’re their sports contest. because they have all this emotional investment over the place that kicked them out. They’re still all 9/11 Never Forget Get The Muslims War Of Civilizations, they came to LGf because they were those people. And then LGF moved on. They stayed the same, because they’re tribalist conservatives and 9/11 fetishists and LGF became an unambiguously hostile environment to them, their comraderie was disintegrating. They claim ownership over a thing which never belonged to them. it’s a Blog. it’s not your home. Not mine. it’s a guy’s blog, andf we’re all guests.
Every seen guys who are fans of a band, then the band changes direction and the fans get furious, because they believe they’re owed a specific kind of music from the band? because they were LOYAL dammit, and you gotta play the music we got into you for!
Anyway, that’s those guys. And they’re not unusual. This schism thing, it’s always happening, every day. I’ve been on dozens of different online communities, since the 80’s. GEnie, Prodigy, Compuserve, pro8Star in seattle, Atari ST boards, C64 warez boards. I ran a blog from about 2002 on, for years. Had many many flamewars. And I’ve seen this happen a dozen times. A hundred times.
Schisms are easy on the internet. It’s impersonal! Nobody sees you.They happen constantly, people choose sides, they make weak-ass threats, they spy on each other, they get fired up, they goad each other on, they do little weak-sauce hacking attempts, they pull their dicks in anticipation of the next big event or the next bon mot that stokes their anger.
They actually act a lot like I used to, when I was part of one of these schisms. I was just as mad at the other Group, I had my friends, we had our enclave, we sniped, we bitched, we acted like kids.
And then i moved on, because getting into dumbass pissing matches and setting up ramparts and making some anonymous internet community your HATED ENEMY? Well, guys! That is not going to make you money, or get you a career, or make you happy, or increase your skills, or your knowledge, or anything. it’s like having a penpal you hate, but spend your life writing to.
If you spent your emotional energy bitching about a blogger who kicked you off his site, and spying on his commenters, and claiming they’re not really Jews or you want to kick the ass of someone you’ve never met, and wouldn’t know if they were standing next to you? you’re wasting your energy. That’s all it is. Waste.
And that’s probably the last thing I’ll say about those dudes for a while. I know their type. I used to be that type. I won’t lie, I peek over there. And one of the reasons I peek over there every so often is because I’m fascinated by how much some of them sounded like me and my friends , many years ago, from BBSes to twitter to facebook. I got out, and I’m a lot happier. No more usenet wars. No more wordpress skirmishes. No more BBS screaming matches. Instead of angrily spying on my enemies, I play guitar or draw pictures instead. Much more satisfying.
And that’s all I got to say. :)
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:02:09pm |
re: #250 b_sharp
It’s obvious LVQ is obsessed with Trig.
OUCH! Wait… man it’s algebra man, algebra I’m obsessed with :)
Well that and differential geometry, modular forms and topology… also Ratner’s theorems on unipotent flows….
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:02:33pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:02:58pm |
re: #248 researchok
Well, you can’t diagnose from a distance. That said, observations can be pretty enlightening.
Overcompensation is a bit more complicated, but let me put some perceptive on the plate, using the Palestinians (a failed society/culture) as an example.
On the one hand, they claim to be poor, noble and righteous abused victims- and in the same breath, they admit to wanting to unleash all kinds evil and viciousness on everyone but those responsible for their plight (as in looking in the mirror).
The same applies to the stalkers. They must admit to being perpetual victims seeking justice and at the same time, they wish to abuse and mete out punishment. All they have to do is walk away and ignore the source of their discomfort, but they can’t. They escalate their pathologies all by themselves.
Just like the Palestinians.
We should probably all meet on the Jerry Springer Show.
//
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:03:43pm |
re: #255 Gus 802
We should probably all meet on the Jerry Springer Show.
//
Maybe Geraldo will show up.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:04:05pm |
re: #248 researchok
Well, you can’t diagnose from a distance. That said, observations can be pretty enlightening.
Overcompensation is a bit more complicated, but let me put some perceptive on the plate, using the Palestinians (a failed society/culture) as an example.
On the one hand, they claim to be poor, noble and righteous abused victims- and in the same breath, they admit to wanting to unleash all kinds evil and viciousness on everyone but those responsible for their plight (as in looking in the mirror).
The same applies to the stalkers. They must admit to being perpetual victims seeking justice and at the same time, they wish to abuse and mete out punishment. All they have to do is walk away and ignore the source of their discomfort, but they can’t. They escalate their pathologies all by themselves.
Just like the Palestinians.
Damn! That is good!
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:04:49pm |
re: #245 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
“Okay look, we both said a lot of things that you are going to regret. But I think we should put our differences behind us. For science. You monster. “
I’m very impressed with the game so far. They kept the original spirit and humor as well as adding new features. The early puzzles are easy but today I finally hit one I can’t figure out. Very good game.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:04:55pm |
re: #248 researchok
And by the way, like the Palestinians, the stalkers believe in the sanctity and righteousness of their ‘cause’.
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Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:04:56pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:05:46pm |
re: #261 Varek Raith
Then watch a wave knock him on his ass.
And then get pinned down by an old Chicago safe.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:05:52pm |
re: #248 researchok
see my 252, I think comparing palestinians to an internet community schism is a little nuts. it’s more like a church that split up.
Otherwise I’d be a Palestinian a hundred times over, lol
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:06:17pm |
BREAKING: Sources close to Rick Perry claim that next week will be state-wide Magic Lamp Rubbing Week.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:07:13pm |
and if you’re comparing then to Palestinians?
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FELL INTO THE SAME DRAMA-LLAMA-DING-DONG TRAP WITH THEM. ENJOY YOUR NEW COMPANY!
can’t make that point stronger if I spiked my mouse like a football
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Killgore Trout Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:08:22pm |
re: #264 negativ
BREAKING: Sources close to Rick Perry claim that next week will be state-wide Magic Lamp Rubbing Week.
Due to typos Phallic Lump Rubbing week has been canceled.
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zora Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:08:32pm |
glen beck called huckabee a progressive and thems fighting words. so…
“This week Glenn Beck has taken to his radio show to attack me as a progressive, which he has said is the same as a ‘cancer’ and a ‘Nazi,’” Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor whose own battles with his weight are well known, wrote on his HuckPAC website. “What did I do that apparently caused him to link me to a fatal disease and a form of government that murdered millions of innocent Jews?
“I had the audacity — not of hope — but the audacity to give respect to the efforts of first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign to address childhood obesity,” Huckabee fumed. “I’m no fan of her husband’s policies for sure, but I have appreciated her efforts that Beck misrepresented — either out of ignorance or out of a deliberate attempt to distort them to create yet another ‘boogey man’ hiding in the closet that he and only he can see.
huckabee could get the nomination for common sense alone. just saying things like. “america is too fat. it’s not a conspiracy.” puts him a the top of the short list.
Read more: politico.com
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:08:46pm |
re: #263 WindUpBird
see my 252, I think comparing palestinians to an internet community schism is a little nuts. it’s more like a church that split up.
Otherwise I’d be a Palestinian a hundred times over, lol
Not at all.
You can be passionate about your cause or idea for sure. At times, you can be a stubborn ass (like the rest of us).
That said, you don’t want to hurt anyone, really nor do you wish them ill or evil.
You aren’t in same orbit.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:03pm |
re: #265 WindUpBird
and if you’re comparing then to Palestinians?
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FELL INTO THE SAME DRAMA-LLAMA-DING-DONG TRAP WITH THEM. ENJOY YOUR NEW COMPANY!
can’t make that point stronger if I spiked my mouse like a football
Dude… please chill a minute. Research was right on target in many more ways then you are considering at the moment.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:22pm |
re: #252 WindUpBird
LOL!
Pro Wrestling!
Perfect!
(And all totally faked!)
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:23pm |
re: #265 WindUpBird
and if you’re comparing then to Palestinians?
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST FELL INTO THE SAME DRAMA-LLAMA-DING-DONG TRAP WITH THEM. ENJOY YOUR NEW COMPANY!
can’t make that point stronger if I spiked my mouse like a football
Oh WUB.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:24pm |
re: #269 researchok
Not at all.
You can be passionate about your cause or idea for sure. At times, you can be a stubborn ass (like the rest of us).
That said, you don’t want to hurt anyone, really nor do you wish them ill or evil.
You aren’t in same orbit.
Indeed.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:51pm |
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HoosierHoops Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:09:55pm |
man..My Internet has been crashing for hours…
Sorry you guys missed all my solutions to the world’s problems..I’d repost but I forgot
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:10:11pm |
re: #259 Killgore Trout
I’m very impressed with the game so far. They kept the original spirit and humor as well as adding new features. The early puzzles are easy but today I finally hit one I can’t figure out. Very good game.
Yeah, I’ve been checking out a Let’s Play on Youtube and it looks like a great deal of fun. Think I might grab a copy next Friday, just to try it out myself. You’re right about the spirit and humor, just the first few minutes alone had me laughing my ass off.
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engineer cat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:10:41pm |
Shocker! Liberal Propogandists To Release “Socialist Bible”
in a move to promote their socialist share-the-wealth agenda, liberals are secretly preparing a version of the new testament that portrays jesus as highly sympathetic to society’s underclass, praising the poor and powerless, and providing assistance to the disabled. in a nod to their allies the IRS, the socialist bible even has jesus making friends with a tax collector! Also, showing a bent toward topical issues, the subversive bible attempts to gin up sympathy for european style socialist medicine by portraying jesus as healing the sick for free
but the most shocking part of this travesty comes when the mask is ripped off the liberal agenda to reveal the communist revolutionary underneath - jesus is actually made to promote class warfare and violent revolution, saying “the last shall be first” and “the meek shall inherit the earth”
we must insure that our vulnerable school children are never, ever, exposed to a portrayal of jesus acting and speaking in this un-american way!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:10:52pm |
re: #252 WindUpBird
by the way, furries are meaner than those stalker guys. Crazier than those stalker guys. 18 year old kids with shit to prove, who are twitchy geeks with low self-esteem? yeah.
Furries WILL beat each other up over internet crap. I saw a beat down at a con, over an online skirmish. I wish I was kidding. I’ve seen cops called, and people thrown out of convention hotels with blood on their face. I got into one yelling match in person over internet shit, and I was ready to fight. later I was like “what the fuck is wrong with me! I’m 130 pounds!” but I was that mad. Over nothing!
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:11:05pm |
re: #274 Floral Giraffe
Hurls a chair at Gus.
Ladies and gentlemen… let’s bring out Gus 802…
Boooooo! Boooooo! Peronist! Prog! Why don’t you go piss in a soda bottle! God hater!
//
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Interesting Times Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:11:21pm |
re: #247 LudwigVanQuixote
So an image like this is really a bunch of meaningless colors without the math.
Therefore… you need to look at this:
[Link: www.npwrc.usgs.gov…]
But there’s no way I could distill that into a Twitter or Facebook comment :( Seriously, we’re talking about getting information to register with attention spans atrophied by the instant-gratification Internet. A simpler explanation is needed.
How about - severe drought in the -4 range is what’s happening in Texas now, where rain levels are XX % below normal, soil is XX % drier and reservoirs are XX % below capacity. -20 would mean (fill in blanks)
Does that make sense?
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:11:26pm |
re: #279 Gus 802
Ladies and gentlemen… let’s bring out Gus 802…
Booo! Booo! Peronist! Prog! Why don’t you go piss in a soda bottle! God hater!
//
LOLOL
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:11:39pm |
re: #270 LudwigVanQuixote
Can I just reiterate how much I adore you?
You’re the bestest!
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:12:07pm |
re: #275 HoosierHoops
man..My Internet has been crashing for hours…
Sorry you guys missed all my solutions to the world’s problems..I’d repost but I forgot
Bummer.
How’s your Holy Thursday been?
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:12:46pm |
re: #278 WindUpBird
by the way, furries are meaner than those stalker guys. Crazier than those stalker guys. 18 year old kids with shit to prove, who are twitchy geeks with low self-esteem? yeah.
Furries WILL beat each other up over internet crap. I saw a beat down at a con, over an online skirmish. I wish I was kidding. I’ve seen cops called, and people thrown out of convention hotels with blood on their face. I got into one yelling match in person over internet shit, and I was ready to fight. later I was like “what the fuck is wrong with me! I’m 130 pounds!” but I was that mad. Over nothing!
You’re 130 lbs? Crap, my head weighs more than that.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:12:56pm |
re: #279 Gus 802
Ladies and gentlemen… let’s bring out Gus 802…
Booo! Booo! Peronist! Prog! Why don’t you go piss in a soda bottle! God hater!
//
LOL!
Whacks Gus with a wet noodle.
Many times!
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:13:20pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:13:31pm |
re: #275 HoosierHoops
man..My Internet has been crashing for hours…
Sorry you guys missed all my solutions to the world’s problems..I’d repost but I forgot
Dude you still rock!
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:13:31pm |
re: #286 Floral Giraffe
LOL!
Whacks Gus with a wet noodle.
Many times!
See! I even engage in self-deprecating humor. ;)
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:13:32pm |
re: #270 LudwigVanQuixote
Dude… please chill a minute. Research was right on target in many more ways then you are considering at the moment.
I just don’t agree, sorry.
252 is my opinion on the phenomenon, and comparing blog stuff we start from our computer desks to Palestine does not compute
if you escalate drama, then drama will escalate. it takes two. if you compare an argument to World Events, well, don’t be surprised when that argument takes up a gigantic looming apocalyptic silhouette in your mind.
it happened to me. And I had to stop. Almost like an addiction.
if you compare it to anything, compare it to drinking. or smoking. it’s a vice.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:14:05pm |
re: #283 Gus 802
Heck. I’d make sure to wear my best bra.
//
Twenty minutes with you and a shrink might agree to voluntary commitment.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:14:22pm |
re: #284 Floral Giraffe
Bummer.
How’s your Holy Thursday been?
Life is good again..even though Oklahoma pollen is just killing me.. Ahchoo!
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:14:45pm |
re: #291 researchok
Twenty minutes with you and a shrink might agree to voluntary commitment.
And to think, we get to enjoy him for free. Truly, we are blessed.
///
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:14:51pm |
re: #292 Gus 802
Careful, you might catch him.
And, wouldn’t that be NASTY!
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:15:25pm |
re: #295 Floral Giraffe
Careful, you might catch him.
And, wouldn’t that be NASTY!
Yeah. I’d end up smelling like produce.
//
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:15:35pm |
re: #293 HoosierHoops
Life is good again..even though Oklahoma pollen is just killing me.. Ahchoo!
Passes HH the klenenex box.
Feel better soon!
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:15:56pm |
re: #280 publicityStunted
But there’s no way I could distill that into a Twitter or Facebook comment :( Seriously, we’re talking about getting information to register with attention spans atrophied by the instant-gratification Internet. A simpler explanation is needed.
How about - severe drought in the -4 range is what’s happening in Texas now, where rain levels are XX % below normal, soil is XX % drier and reservoirs are XX % below capacity. -20 would mean (fill in blanks)
Does that make sense?
It would, but it would require more source data to deconvolve the number to get the figures you want. I honestly don’t have the drought input data on hand. It is something you can get on the web however.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:16:17pm |
re: #296 Gus 802
Yeah. I’d end up smelling like produce.
//
Rotten week past it’s expiration date, produce.
ICK!
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:16:31pm |
re: #285 b_sharp
You’re 130 lbs? Crap, my head weighs more than that.
At the time! I was 22? 24? And playing double kick drums hours a day in a metal band in Tukwila, so I looked like a scarecrow.
I think I’m 145 now, 5’11”. Twiggey!
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:16:32pm |
re: #290 WindUpBird
I just don’t agree, sorry.
252 is my opinion on the phenomenon, and comparing blog stuff we start from our computer desks to Palestine does not compute
if you escalate drama, then drama will escalate. it takes two. if you compare an argument to World Events, well, don’t be surprised when that argument takes up a gigantic looming apocalyptic silhouette in your mind.
it happened to me. And I had to stop. Almost like an addiction.
if you compare it to anything, compare it to drinking. or smoking. it’s a vice.
Actually, most dysfunctional pathologies are escalated either in groups of people who isolate themselves or by an individual’s own obsessions.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:16:49pm |
re: #290 WindUpBird
You are so not reading the sub-context. I like you man… please, no offense, no attack, please just sit this one out.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:17:13pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:09pm |
re: #282 Floral Giraffe
Can I just reiterate how much I adore you?
You’re the bestest!
Right back at you sweetheart!
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:14pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:36pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:51pm |
re: #306 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
…not sure I like where this is going.
Nowhere. Just having some shots and trying to have fun.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:52pm |
re: #301 researchok
Actually, most dysfunctional pathologies are escalated either in groups of people who isolate themselves or by an individual’s own obsessions.
I see where you’re heading with this, and I sympathize, but I just don’t think it’s valuable to be comparing bitchy blog stuff to Real Things That Result In Real Horrors And Real Dead Children Being Blown Into Real Pieces of Real Flesh by Real People With Real Bombs Strapped to their Real Chests.
it’s sorta Godwin-ey, and it’s not useful
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:18:56pm |
re: #302 LudwigVanQuixote
You are so not reading the sub-context. I like you man… please, no offense, no attack, please just sit this one out.
WUB means no malice.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:19:07pm |
re: #306 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
…not sure I like where this is going.
Please, that was the most genius burn I have seen on here in a very long time.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:19:36pm |
re: #304 Gus 802
Your thighs.
//
I was going to say his ass whipped red with stripes, but I am too much of a lady to post that in public.
I think.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:19:38pm |
re: #308 Gus 802
Nowhere. Just having some shots and trying to have fun.
Well… actually you’re wasting my time… like usual.
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:19:39pm |
re: #300 WindUpBird
At the time! I was 22? 24? And playing double kick drums hours a day in a metal band in Tukwila, so I looked like a scarecrow.
I think I’m 145 now, 5’11”. Twiggey!
You’re downright chubby.
I’m a tad taller but a good 70lbs heavier. When I was in martial arts I was 178lbs, about 135lbs of that above the neck.
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:20:12pm |
re: #313 Walter L. Newton
Well… actually you’re wasting my time… like usual.
But that’s not what you say in our email exchanges!
//
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Single-handed sailor Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:20:25pm |
here’s some fun music.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:20:59pm |
re: #310 researchok
WUB means no malice.
I know. I am honestly not even close to annoyed at him I promise. I just don’t know how to communicate with him that there exists a subcontext, that I really don’t want to explain.
WUB I am not trying to make you feel out, while we are the “cool kids” either. It isn’t like that. Just please, trust me on this?
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:21:06pm |
re: #309 WindUpBird
I see where you’re heading with this, and I sympathize, but I just don’t think it’s valuable to be comparing bitchy blog stuff to Real Things That Result In Real Horrors And Real Dead Children Being Blown Into Real Pieces of Real Flesh by Real People With Real Bombs Strapped to their Real Chests.
it’s sorta Godwin-ey, and it’s not useful
No one has indicated there is a literal comparison.
The mechanisms involved however, are the same.
There are Ferrari’s and there are Trabants. The principals are the same.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:21:47pm |
re: #312 Floral Giraffe
I was going to say his ass whipped red with stripes, but I am too much of a lady to post that in public.
I think.
ouch baby… mmmm That would be leather on old leather. Be sure to use lots of turtle wax as a lubricant…
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:21:57pm |
re: #314 b_sharp
You’re downright chubby.
I’m a tad taller but a good 70lbs heavier. When I was in martial arts I was 178lbs, about 135lbs of that above the neck.
Hurls a chair at b_sharp!
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HoosierHoops Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:22:06pm |
Crashed again…Cox Cable is having issues tonight
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:22:50pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:23:40pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:24:08pm |
re: #323 LudwigVanQuixote
AND you will like it, Sir!
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:25:06pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:25:20pm |
Some people are phlegmatic, some highly strung. Some are anxious, others risk-seeking. Some are confident, others shy. Some are quiet, others loquacious. We call these differences personality… — Matt Ridley, Genome, 1999
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:26:10pm |
re: #302 LudwigVanQuixote
You are so not reading the sub-context. I like you man… please, no offense, no attack, please just sit this one out.
Nope I’m not :)
Sorry dude. I know more about the way people behave in online communities than you. I ran them. I have run a blog that used to get 100 comments a thread, just like Charles. Built my own graphics for it and everything. had memes, had everything. Had a bit of a culture! That blog got over a thousand comments in a thread in…2004? 2005? When i was depe into my I Wanna Be A Blogger phase. From a fight! A thousand comments in 8 hours!
I’ve been on online communities for over 20 years. Pushing 25, since I got a modem for my Atari as a christmas present from my parents, and figured out through many sleeplessnights of calling every BBS in the back of ComputerUser magazine in Seattle, found all the smart people were hiding on a board called Cave Creek BBS in Seattle. Since it was a novelty. This is my expertise. This is how I make my living. I am part of online communities, I’m an artist that knows these people, and that’s how I make a middle class living. of this ALONE, I make my living. No day job. Just this.
I wouldn’t question you on science. That’s your expertise. This is mine. OH how this is mine.
I won’t engage in any matches with you (and really, i got a LOT of freelance to do, so I’m gonna take off) but I am more firm in my opinion about this than you can possibly understand. You have no dea how wrapped up in internet horseshit I used to be. I’m embarrased to talk about how wrapped up in it I was. it was stupid. Like being an alcoholic. I’ve lived it for so long it’s in my DNA. The patterns are *identical* They’re so similar that it’s like I’m seeing time go in reverse.
And now I’m gone, because my spidey sense senses a storm coming, later folks
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:26:37pm |
re: #325 researchok
Now there’s a side I didn’t see…
//
You didn’t see? She is my coffee table. When not getting spanked…
The one thing the stalkerz really hate is D/s references.. All that power fantasy and the thought that other people might actually get to do it, is very difficult on them.
It’s an old discussion of Floral and mine.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:27:52pm |
re: #324 Floral Giraffe
AND you will like it, Sir!
Will I now? Honestly seeing the effects of a crop on a bottom as withered as Walter’s would likely make me very unaroused.
Yours on the other hand….
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:28:03pm |
I shall get angry and down ding you!
On guard ye coward! Face my keen intellect with moral certitude and conviction! For you are now minutes from death by my diction, elocution and grammar!
//
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:28:19pm |
re: #147 LudwigVanQuixote
Respectfully, but honestly, dear sir:
You seem to have misplaced your marbles.
Would that you could recall where last you left them.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:28:57pm |
re: #330 Gus 802
I shall get angry and down ding you!
On guard ye coward! Face my keen intellect with moral certitude and conviction! For you are now minutes from death by my diction, elocution and grammar!
//
And I shall be your Sanco Panza.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:29:15pm |
re: #331 negativ
Respectfully, but honestly, dear sir:
You seem to have misplaced your marbles.
Would that you could recall where last you left them.
156 corrects an editing error and reads better.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:29:40pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:30:25pm |
Aha! The Machiavellian down ding by up ding procedure! Worse then enfilading fire by dramatica I might add!
//
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Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:30:33pm |
You’re all nucking futz, so I’m going to go polish my nob.
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:30:52pm |
Did I somehow slip into a coma and just now come to in time for the FNDT?
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:31:07pm |
re: #327 WindUpBird
Your experiences are not unexpected.
They come about as a result of the underlying pathology.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:31:17pm |
re: #336 b_sharp
You’re all nucking futz, so I’m going to go polish my nob.
Chen Zen? Your mom might be watching… you never know!
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:31:34pm |
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Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:31:57pm |
re: #338 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Did I somehow slip into a coma and just now come to in time for the FNDT?
It is a dash quixotic.
//
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:32:02pm |
re: #334 LudwigVanQuixote
MMM? *I* am the only quixote here…
Take it up with Don Gus.
/
I wanna watch.
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:32:13pm |
re: #329 LudwigVanQuixote
Will I now? Honestly seeing the effects of a crop on a bottom as withered as Walter’s would likely make me very unaroused.
Yours on the other hand…
LOL!
Please, Sir?
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:32:24pm |
| 346 |
Walking Spanish Down the Hall Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:32:28pm |
re: #340 LudwigVanQuixote
Chen Zen? Your mom might be watching… you never know!
The ghost in the machine.
| 347 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:32:57pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:33:07pm |
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:33:12pm |
re: #332 researchok
And I shall be your Sanco Panza.
Um it’s Sancho Panza, if you’re into spelling.
Nerd lady, here.
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:33:40pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:33:45pm |
re: #350 Floral Giraffe
Um it’s Sancho Panza, if you’re into spelling.
Nerd lady, here.
Failed typist here
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:34:08pm |
re: #338 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Did I somehow slip into a coma and just now come to in time for the FNDT?
Pass a beer, over here?
Better yet, a glass of white wine!
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austin_blue Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:34:17pm |
Good evening! Back from the UK on Monday, had a great time. Fifteen minutes of rain over 11 days? Priceless.
Work has been brutal the last three days. You have no idea how stupid the average Texas legislator can be. It’s as if little villages all over the State send their idiots to Austin every two years.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:34:26pm |
re: #351 Varek Raith
The hell is going on here?!?!
/
Floral has to give you a beating before you can be allowed to know.
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McSpiff Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:34:46pm |
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:35:26pm |
re: #354 Floral Giraffe
Pass a beer, over here?
Better yet, a glass of white wine!
Never touched the stuff. I’ve never had anything stronger than sweet iced tea.
| 359 |
Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:35:28pm |
In some ways I agree with both WUB and Researchok. It does feel a little ridiculous to compare internet trolls and stalkers to people actively engaged in violence. But the other side to this is that I feel that most bad behavior by humans is the result of common forces such as hatred, greed, obsession, delusion, fantasy, ignorance, boredom etc. That most negative behaviors could be compared as simply relative amounts of these factors.
I don’t agree that untreated pathology always gets worse though, that’s not how it works. Most pathological organisms have evolved to not kill their host. Rather they try to feed off the host as much as possible while keeping them alive and healthy enough so they can continue to do so over an extended period of time.
| 360 |
Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:35:36pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:36:33pm |
re: #357 McSpiff
I put on my robe and wizard hat…
They told you it was a wizard hat?
Interesting….
Are you walking around in counter clockwise circles?
//
| 362 |
Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:38:03pm |
re: #361 researchok
They told you it was a wizard hat?
Interesting…
Are you walking around in counter clockwise circles?
//
Put on this belt.
| 363 |
Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:38:30pm |
re: #361 researchok
They told you it was a wizard hat?
Interesting…
Are you walking around in counter clockwise circles?
//
And, is it a DARK PURPLE hat?
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:39:39pm |
re: #359 prononymous
In some ways I agree with both WUB and Researchok. It does feel a little ridiculous to compare internet trolls and stalkers to people actively engaged in violence. But the other side to this is that I feel that most bad behavior by humans is the result of common forces such as hatred, greed, obsession, delusion, fantasy, ignorance, boredom etc. That most negative behaviors could be compared as simply relative amounts of these factors.
I don’t agree that untreated pathology always gets worse though, that’s not how it works. Most pathological organisms have evolved to not kill their host. Rather they try to feed off the host as much as possible while keeping them alive and healthy enough so they can continue to do so over an extended period of time.
I do have some experience in the mental health business.
While I cannot speak to pathological organisms, I can speak to human psycho-pathologies. As a rule,left untreated, psycho-pathologies do escalate until the individual is rendered ‘broken’.
| 366 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:39:42pm |
re: #358 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Never touched the stuff. I’ve never had anything stronger than sweet iced tea.
Seriously?
| 367 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:40:24pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:41:03pm |
re: #367 LudwigVanQuixote
Gus, the 1…2…3…4…5… was for Floral…not you!
//
Nope, I’m not touching that.
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engineer cat Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:41:25pm |
re: #319 LudwigVanQuixote
ouch baby… mmm That would be leather on old leather. Be sure to use lots of turtle wax as a lubricant…
no flirting!
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Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:41:36pm |
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:42:25pm |
re: #370 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Seriously. Just never felt a desire to, not even to try it.
Cool.
| 374 |
Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:42:25pm |
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ProBosniaLiberal Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:42:50pm |
Nothing has happened yet in Libya today. Considering the things that have occurred in the past 48 hours, no news is good news.
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SanFranciscoZionist Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:43:04pm |
re: #260 researchok
And by the way, like the Palestinians, the stalkers believe in the sanctity and righteousness of their ‘cause’.
Yes, but the Palestinians at least have an actual problem, regardless of how accurate their perception may be of what it is and whose responsibility it is.
The stalkers don’t have a problem. They don’t have a cause. They are dedicating alarming amounts of time to being annoyed by a blogger who cut off their posting privileges.
| 377 |
Targetpractice Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:43:23pm |
re: #375 ProLifeLiberal
Nothing has happened yet in Libya today. Considering the things that have occurred in the past 48 hours, no news is good news.
Thought I’d heard that we were deploying armed Predator drones to perform precision strikes, ala Afghanistan?
| 378 |
Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:43:27pm |
re: #373 LudwigVanQuixote
Cool.
Same here. Never had a beer or alcohol in my life.
Nor smoked anything.
| 379 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:43:30pm |
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:43:48pm |
re: #375 ProLifeLiberal
Nothing has happened yet in Libya today. Considering the things that have occurred in the past 48 hours, no news is good news.
| 381 |
What, me worry? Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:44:05pm |
re: #359 prononymous
In some ways I agree with both WUB and Researchok. It does feel a little ridiculous to compare internet trolls and stalkers to people actively engaged in violence. But the other side to this is that I feel that most bad behavior by humans is the result of common forces such as hatred, greed, obsession, delusion, fantasy, ignorance, boredom etc. That most negative behaviors could be compared as simply relative amounts of these factors.
I don’t agree that untreated pathology always gets worse though, that’s not how it works. Most pathological organisms have evolved to not kill their host. Rather they try to feed off the host as much as possible while keeping them alive and healthy enough so they can continue to do so over an extended period of time.
But isn’t that an argument for it getting worse? I know next to nothing about this from an academic standpoint, but it’s an obsession and sometimes untreated obsessions can spiral out of control.
The M.E. conflict analogy? I’d go for an obsession before that. I mean, Research made a statement “All they have to do is walk away and ignore the source of their discomfort, but they can’t. They escalate their pathologies all by themselves.” As to Israel, they supply food, water and fuel to the territories so neither side can simply “walk away.” The disgruntled fans, yea, if they get tired enough or distracted enough, or at least acknowledge the whole negative energy output.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:44:16pm |
re: #378 Varek Raith
Same here. Never had a beer or alcohol in my life.
Nor smoked anything.
Also cool… But in your case, that might be why you have all those meanie Sith fantasies….
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BongCrodny Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:44:34pm |
| 385 |
Varek Raith Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:46:16pm |
re: #382 LudwigVanQuixote
Also cool… But in your case, that might be why you have all those meanie Sith fantasies…
*ZZZAAAPPPP*
| 386 |
Gus Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:46:28pm |
Uh oh. A serious new topic.
[Splashes cold water on face and grabs Sword of Grammar and Thought!]
//
| 387 |
HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:46:37pm |
Internet drama just seems so silly to me. The stalkers are nothing but whiners to me. I mean if you have nothing better to do than made snide comments about a blog you don’t like then you obviously have no life.
| 388 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:46:50pm |
re: #376 SanFranciscoZionist
Yes, but the Palestinians at least have an actual problem, regardless of how accurate their perception may be of what it is and whose responsibility it is.
The stalkers don’t have a problem. They don’t have a cause. They are dedicating alarming amounts of time to being annoyed by a blogger who cut off their posting privileges.
But it really is the same thing on a number of deep levels. Much of the problems are self inflicted.
I mean consider a guy like Chen, 30 something, caught spanking regularly by his mom who jokes about it, has a dead end job and no existence to talk about meaningfully. He has to imagine himself a superhero and stuff.
Well, that and the fact that the stalkers really hate Muslims and being compared to Palestinians is a brilliant burn.
| 389 |
Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:48:11pm |
re: #387 HappyWarrior
Internet drama just seems so silly to me. The stalkers are nothing but whiners to me. I mean if you have nothing better to do than made snide comments about a blog you don’t like then you obviously have no life.
Ohh but you see that is the point. They make the worst of Wow people stereotypes look social.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:48:15pm |
re: #381 marjoriemoon
But isn’t that an argument for it getting worse? I know next to nothing about this from an academic standpoint, but it’s an obsession and sometimes untreated obsessions can spiral out of control.
The M.E. conflict analogy? I’d go for an obsession before that. I mean, Research made a statement “All they have to do is walk away and ignore the source of their discomfort, but they can’t. They escalate their pathologies all by themselves.” As to Israel, they supply food, water and fuel to the territories so neither side can simply “walk away.” The disgruntled fans, yea, if they get tired enough or distracted enough, or at least acknowledge the whole negative energy output.
Good stuff.
That said, the Palestinians receive more aid per capita than just about anyone on the planet and have for decades. Corruption is the reason for Palestinian poverty and dependence.
They have chosen to be dependent and they have chosen to be victims.
Again, there are Ferrari’s and Trabants. Not the same, but they work on the same principles.
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Mad Prophet Ludwig Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:49:08pm |
re: #390 researchok
Good stuff.
That said, the Palestinians receive more aid per capita than just about anyone on the planet and have for decades. Corruption is the reason for Palestinian poverty and dependence.
They have chosen to be dependent and they have chosen to be victims.
Again, there are Ferrari’s and Trabants. Not the same, but they work on the same principles.
Great analogy. I am right with you.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:49:32pm |
re: #376 SanFranciscoZionist
Yes, but the Palestinians at least have an actual problem, regardless of how accurate their perception may be of what it is and whose responsibility it is.
The stalkers don’t have a problem. They don’t have a cause. They are dedicating alarming amounts of time to being annoyed by a blogger who cut off their posting privileges.
That is my point, in part. They have chosen to feed their own pathologies to the point of obsession.
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prairiefire Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:50:24pm |
The President has had to put up with the nonsense for a long time:
“After lunch, the group took a walk, with Barry running ahead. A flock of Indonesian children began lobbing rocks in his direction. They ducked behind a wall and shouted racial epithets. He seemed unfazed, dancing around as though playing dodge ball “with unseen players,” Bryant said. Ann did not react. Assuming she must not have understood the words, Bryant offered to intervene. “No, he’s O.K.,” Ann said. “He’s used to it.”
“We were floored that she’d bring a half-black child to Indonesia, knowing the disrespect they have for blacks,” Bryant said. At the same time, she admired Ann for teaching her boy to be fearless. A child in Indonesia needed to be raised that way — for self-preservation, Bryant decided. Ann also seemed to be teaching Barry respect. He had all the politeness that Indonesian children displayed toward their parents. He seemed to be learning Indonesian ways.”
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Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:51:12pm |
Adores, is a level of love, that I find amazing.
I like the positive aspects of giving and receiving adoration.
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:51:13pm |
re: #389 LudwigVanQuixote
Ohh but you see that is the point. They make the worst of Wow people stereotypes look social.
Heh at least the WoW people are playing something they enjoy. But your point is well taken. I just ignore the stalkers. You’re free to call them out if you want of course.
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ProBosniaLiberal Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:51:23pm |
re: #377 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds
Yup. Considering that we lost a citizen on Wednesday, I happy with that development.
re: #380 researchok
That will make things easier of the besieged Berbers. They are up in a strip of mountains. Supplies can now come through, while Qaddafi loyalists doing the siege continue to be attacked, whether from air or ground.
I’m rather impressed with their action. They basically bum rushed this town, which is about 32 miles by road, 19 by straight line. Tunisia is now holding the 113 troops forced to flee over the border, combine that with any killed in the fighting, and that is a serious loss, considering how the Armed Forces fractured.
Bravo to the Berbers!
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HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:53:03pm |
re: #394 prairiefire
The President has had to put up with the nonsense for a long time:
“After lunch, the group took a walk, with Barry running ahead. A flock of Indonesian children began lobbing rocks in his direction. They ducked behind a wall and shouted racial epithets. He seemed unfazed, dancing around as though playing dodge ball “with unseen players,” Bryant said. Ann did not react. Assuming she must not have understood the words, Bryant offered to intervene. “No, he’s O.K.,” Ann said. “He’s used to it.”“We were floored that she’d bring a half-black child to Indonesia, knowing the disrespect they have for blacks,” Bryant said. At the same time, she admired Ann for teaching her boy to be fearless. A child in Indonesia needed to be raised that way — for self-preservation, Bryant decided. Ann also seemed to be teaching Barry respect. He had all the politeness that Indonesian children displayed toward their parents. He seemed to be learning Indonesian ways.”
His mother seems like she was a wonderful woman. I always thought judging by the photos that she was an attractive young woman too. You definitely get the impression through the photos of her and her son that she was proud of him. Too bad she never saw him achieve what he achieved a couple years ago.
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Interesting Times Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:53:11pm |
re: #298 LudwigVanQuixote
It would, but it would require more source data to deconvolve the number to get the figures you want. I honestly don’t have the drought input data on hand. It is something you can get on the web however.
I found what I was looking for! Or at the very least something close:
Drought Severity Classification
Exceptional Drought: -5.0 or less
Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells creating water emergencies
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Prononymous, rogue demon hunter Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:54:21pm |
re: #365 researchok
I do have some experience in the mental health business.
While I cannot speak to pathological organisms, I can speak to human psycho-pathologies. As a rule,left untreated, psycho-pathologies do escalate until the individual is rendered ‘broken’.
I have a family member working as a psychiatrist at the VA, and I have mild social anxiety disorder myself. It seems we both have some experience in this regard.
Left untreated I stayed about the same, it never progressed to all out agoraphobia or anything. Of course that isn’t always the case, but I’m simply saying that pathologies can progress in many ways.
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McSpiff Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:55:09pm |
I was banned from LGF once. I was kind of pissed off about it too. So I took… maybe a week as a breather? Re-read what I had posted, and sent Charles an apology via email. I also had a particularly rough month once and attempted to flounce. Again, Charles showed a pretty darn good aptitude for people.
As you can see, I’m still here. What’s my point? Well, two points… You really gotta go out of your way to seriously get and stay on Charles’s bad side. Guy is pretty much as chill as the music he posts. The other point is to echo what other people here have said, the inclination to stalk a forum for YEARS after getting banned is seriously abnormal. At this point I think the best case is its a hobby that gives them some warped sense of community, but I suspect I’m being way too generous.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:58:17pm |
re: #15 Charles
Bill White is the reason I own a Mossberg.
Very nice. My father is getting a shotgun this spring. He was a gun owner when he and my mother first got married, but got rid of the revolver he owned when I was a small child (this was back in the early 80’s, before modern gun safes). But since the Supreme Court mandated the change to Chicago’s gun laws, he’s decided to purchase a shotgun and he took the required class today.
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Dark_Falcon Thu, Apr 21, 2011 8:59:34pm |
re: #404 Dark_Falcon
Very nice. My father is getting a shotgun this spring. He was a gun owner when he and my mother first got married, but got rid of the revolver he owned when I was a small child (this was back in the early 80’s, before modern gun safes). But since the Supreme Court mandated the change to Chicago’s gun laws, he’s decided to purchase a shotgun and he took the required class today.
By very nice I mean your choice of weapon, not the actions of that asshole White.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 9:05:36pm |
Just to be clear- Every scenario is different because people are different.
Further, one man’s obsession may be another’s mild curiosity..
That said, the principles of understanding and addressing psycho pathologies remains the same for every scenario. There are degrees of scale but in the end, the pathologies are the same.
They may manifest differently but in the end, they are the same.
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researchok Thu, Apr 21, 2011 9:25:41pm |
re: #406 researchok
Think of it this way: Long before a kid commits an act of terror or straps on a suicide belt, there is an underlying pathology that is developed and nurturd by a group or is left to fester and grow on it’s own (remember Travis Bickle in Taxi?)
These dysfunctional types start somewhere and left untreated, we see the possible results.
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economicsprofessor Thu, Apr 21, 2011 9:28:37pm |
Chris is absolutely correct. The Republicans are nuts. Unfortunately, the Democratic party has in great measure become the party of Michael Moore.
Fahrenheit 9/11 enthusiastically endorsed by:
Bill Clinton (“everyone should see it) , Mario Cuomo (actually tried to get the “R” rating reduced so kids could see it), Terry McAuliffe (said he believed in the conspiracies that Michael Moore presented as to Bush’s motives for war), Jimmy Carter “favorite movie (along with Casablanca)”. Oh, Moore and his films have been endorsed by one more notable: Rachel Maddow (check Maddow’s transcripts and teasers for interviews with Moore—she actually believes he is a source of wisdom. )
Imagine you are an Arab and you see Fahrenheit (it was a big hit in the Arab world). If Michael Moore is correct, what is the right thing to do when you see those American servicemen and women coming towards you? I have to admit I get emotional on this subject. I have many former students who have served in Iraq—-one female student part of the bomb detail. It bugs me (even though I can’t stand Bush) when people make films which encourage foreigners to shoot them.
America is in trouble. The Democrats listen to the Daily Kos and the Republicans listen to the birthers. What a minute, I mean the Republicans ARE the birthers.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Fri, Apr 22, 2011 2:54:42am |
re: #408 economicsprofessor
here we go again with the guy at the end of the thread trying to get the dumb last word
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Fri, Apr 22, 2011 5:36:27am |
re: #408 economicsprofessor
Your Magical Balance Fairy looks tired.
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Decider Fri, Apr 22, 2011 5:40:50am |
Republicans have created this “Fox News Bubble” where misinformation is king and any facts are “Lamestream Media”. The Birthers are the results of the strategy.
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leftynyc Fri, Apr 22, 2011 6:26:42am |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Fri, Apr 22, 2011 6:42:21am |
So is Chris Matthews going to recant his own statements about BO showing his birth certificate? Matthews is just as nutty as the rest of them, with hair as bad as Donald Trump.
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What, me worry? Fri, Apr 22, 2011 7:39:53am |
re: #408 economicsprofessor
You have an amazingly narrow worldview.
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What, me worry? Fri, Apr 22, 2011 7:42:35am |
Not to mention that’s a lot of accusations with nothing to back it up.
Anyhoo, morning and Good Friday to my lizard friends!
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