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1 allegro  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:48:54am

Merries and Happies to you, Charles and to all of LGF. Here's to another rowdy year of fun, frolic, and fiendish tricksiness!

2 zora  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:52:22am

Merry Christmas, lizards!

3 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:57:32am

Merry Christmas to all Lizards of Christian faiths. Any a very happy and healthy New Year to all Lizards. Oh and since it is still Hanukkah Happy Hanukkah to my fellow Jewish Lizards. :)

4 Bear  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:00:09am

Hope Santa left all of you a BIG bag of health and happiness.

5 andres  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:07:44am

My best wishes to all!

6 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:08:27am

Happy 5th Day of Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday (yesterday) to me!

7 Four More Tears  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:09:30am

Help me, lizards. MI4 or Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

8 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:11:09am

re: #7 JasonA

Help me, lizards. MI4 or Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

Girl with... I caught it Friday night, and I loved it. Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig knocked it out of the park.

9 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:12:03am

who wants to air some grievances?

10 Four More Tears  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:12:50am

re: #8 Kid A

Girl with... I caught it Friday night, and I loved it. Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig knocked it out of the park.

That's what I'm leaning towards. The 2 hour 40 minute running time makes me feel a little antsy, though.

11 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:14:35am

re: #10 JasonA

That's what I'm leaning towards. The 2 hour 40 minute running time makes me feel a little antsy, though.

It runs right through it. After the first twenty minutes, the film is on steroids.

12 Four More Tears  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:16:39am

re: #11 Kid A

It runs right through it. After the first twenty minutes, the film is on steroids.

Alright. I think you've helped me make my choice.

13 Mattand  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:22:09am

Merry Christmas to all. Every year I do a self-promo Xmas card; here's this year's overtly religious, unbearably mawkish model. Have a great holiday, everyone.

14 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:22:19am
As a foot soldier in the war on Christmas, I’d like to wish every LGF reader a merry Christmas and a very happy new year.

That’s just how tricksy I am.

You may think the War on Christmas is a Fox News fabrication, but I know better. The atheistic filth that is the librul, started all this evil propaganda by shortening it to "Xmas." THAT'S when you American history re-writers took the "Christ" out of Christmas. This country is doomed because of the cultural rot; the alcohol; the pornography. Only a blessing from He, the Saint Tebow and Roger Ailes can save this once great, Christian (read:white) nation. I will pray for your pagan souls.

15 Eclectic Infidel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:27:51am

From the East Bay Cabal of unaffiliated Discordians and Other Weirdos, Merry Xmas!

16 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:28:29am

Meanwhile, Ron Paulians have retaliated against CNN's Gloria Borger for asking questions about Paul's racist newsletters, by leaking her home address, phone number, and other personal details.

17 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:32:38am

re: #16 Charles

Meanwhile, Ron Paulians have retaliated against CNN's Gloria Borger for asking questions about Paul's racist newsletters, by leaking her home address, phone number, and other personal details.

I am shocked by this news.
//

18 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:36:29am

re: #16 Charles

Meanwhile, Ron Paulians have retaliated against CNN's Gloria Borger for asking questions about Paul's racist newsletters, by leaking her home address, phone number, and other personal details.

Venal confederates.

19 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:37:03am

re: #17 Kid A

I am shocked by this news.
//

Your winnings, Captain.

20 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:37:54am

As a foot soldier in the war on Christmas, I’d like to wish every LGF reader a merry Christmas and a very happy new year.

I can't wait till this stupid, shitty day is finally over, personally.

/bahhumbug

21 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:38:07am

re: #18 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Venal confederates.

Confederates I understand and agree with, but why 'venal'? I don't see the money motive, and Ron Paul's people tend to be pretty loyal.

22 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:38:44am

re: #20 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

As a foot soldier in the war on Christmas, I’d like to wish every LGF reader a merry Christmas and a very happy new year.

I can't wait till this stupid, shitty day is finally over, personally.

/bahhumbug

Don't be a meanyhead. I enjoy Christmas, even if I do not personally celebrate it.

23 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:39:13am

re: #21 Dark_Falcon

Confederates I understand and agree with, but why 'venal'? I don't see the money motive, and Ron Paul's people tend to be pretty loyal.

"Venial" as opposed to "mortal"

24 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:40:27am

re: #22 Alouette

Don't be a meanyhead. I enjoy Christmas, even if I do not personally celebrate it.

I would enjoy it more if it did not start some time in September. /

25 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:40:56am

re: #23 Alouette

Yep, typo.

26 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:41:20am

re: #24 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I would enjoy it more if it did not start some time in September. /

Around here, the decorations and lights started going up the first week in October. That is just so ridiculous.

27 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:42:28am

re: #16 Charles

Meanwhile, Ron Paulians have retaliated against CNN's Gloria Borger for asking questions about Paul's racist newsletters, by leaking her home address, phone number, and other personal details.

Meanwhile Firebaggers, Wikileaks fanboys, "anonymous" trash and other assorted moonbats are growing ever infatuated with Ron Paul.

28 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:45:46am

re: #25 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Yep, typo.

OK, thanks for the clarification.

29 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:46:52am

re: #26 Kid A

Around here, the decorations and lights started going up the first week in October. That is just so ridiculous.

Here in Chicagoland Christmas stuff was by and large held back till after Halloween, and I was OK with that.

30 Locker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:47:04am

Cherry Mistmas ya'll.

I love this holiday as everyone is gone from my house. Home with the dogs and cat. Watching Santana - Live at Montreux 2011 on PBS, playing some SWTOR and getting ready to grill up a couple of Nathan's with american cheese, mustard, beanless chili and grilled onions. Plus it's been a very "green" vacation which makes just about everything better.

Have a great day Lizards and enjoy what you do... no matter the choice.

31 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:47:33am

re: #27 Gus 802

Meanwhile Firebaggers, Wikileaks fanboys, "anonymous" trash and other assorted moonbats are growing ever infatuated with Ron Paul.

Ron Paul's 2 or 3 reasonable ideas are the candy he uses to lure kids into his windowless cargo van.

32 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:49:37am

My Christmas gift to my fellow Lizards. These images are just jaw-droppingly wonderful. Enjoy.

[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

33 Shiplord Kirel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:57:30am

We have a white Christmas going here in Lubbock, with about 3 inches on the ground and more falling.
Local wits predictably use this to ridicule the concept of global warming, having forgotten about the insanely unprecedented heat of last summer. They also fail to realize that recent winters have actually been a fair amount warmer than those in the past. Back in the 50s and 60s, it routinely got below zero here, with the record low of -16 being recorded in 1963.
It has not been below zero in Lubbock in 23 years now.

34 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:59:19am

re: #31 negativ

Ron Paul's 2 or 3 reasonable ideas are the candy he uses to lure kids into his windowless cargo van.

The Ron Paul campaign van parked in front of my house.

//

35 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:01:18pm

re: #33 Shiplord Kirel

We have a white Christmas going here in Lubbock, with about 3 inches on the ground and more falling.
Local wits predictably use this to ridicule the concept of global warming, having forgotten about the insanely unprecedented heat of last summer. They also fail to realize that recent winters have actually been a fair amount warmer than those in the past. Back in the 50s and 60s, it routinely got below zero here, with the record low of -16 being recorded in 1963.
It has not been below zero in Lubbock in 23 years now.

Here we've only had one measurable snowfall so far, and not one bit of snow is to found on the ground in Cook County this Christmas.

36 Idle Drifter  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:01:57pm

re: #7 JasonA

Help me, lizards. MI4 or Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You'll piss off more wingnuts.

37 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:02:57pm

My best to each and everyone of you peeps!

I just finished my 5 marathon christmas calls. Really had to psyche up, but they are done, all's good and merry. Main topic of conversation? Food. Onto it!

38 Decatur Deb  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:03:28pm

We two and a perennial guest from working days had salmon cedar-planked on the grill, colcannon, peas and a salad from the winter garden. Leftover salmon is heading to a late Christmas party dip.

39 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:05:30pm

re: #36 Idle Drifter

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You'll piss off more wingnuts.

We ain'ts got no uses for some tattooed, bisexual atheist who engages in such a ruthless fashion when it comes to revenge. She should know her place.

40 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:05:33pm

We are having leftovers today, from our Sabbath Hanukkah feast:

Roast dark-meat turkey
Potatoes roasted in the turkey juices
Baby carrots
Matzo ball soup

41 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:06:18pm

re: #6 Alouette

Happy 5th Day of Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday (yesterday) to me!

Congrats!

42 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:06:39pm

re: #36 Idle Drifter

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You'll piss off more wingnuts.

I saw the Swedish version. Noomi Rapace was awesome as Lisbeth, Rooney Mara will have to be super awesome to compete with that performance.

43 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:07:25pm

re: #42 Alouette

I saw the Swedish version. Noomi Rapace was awesome as Lisbeth, Rooney Mara will have to be super awesome to compete with that performance.

I think Rooney will exceed your expectations.

44 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:07:27pm

re: #40 Alouette
Sounds good. enjoy.

45 Idle Drifter  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:07:33pm

Merry Christmas, Chanukah, New Years, Kwanza, Nondenominational Winter Holiday Festivity, X-mas.

Did I miss any?

46 Decatur Deb  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:08:00pm

re: #45 Idle Drifter

Merry Christmas, Chanukah, New Years, Kwanza, Nondenominational Winter Holiday Festivity, X-mas.

Did I miss any?

Festivus

47 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:08:06pm

re: #45 Idle Drifter
Festivus. /

48 Idle Drifter  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:08:32pm

re: #46 Decatur Deb

Festivus

re: #47 PhillyPretzel

Festivus. /

Damn it!

49 Decatur Deb  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:08:38pm

re: #47 PhillyPretzel

Festivus. /

Beat you by a period and a backslash.

50 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:09:32pm

In the War on Christmas, the presents did not survive.

The toys have again been conquered.

51 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:10:06pm

re: #36 Idle Drifter

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. You'll piss off more wingnuts.

They are going to make such a killing at the box office, they'll have to "redo" the Swedish versions of the other books in the trilogy. I won't complain.

52 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:10:07pm

re: #45 Idle Drifter

Pretty sure you missed some solstice or another.

53 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:10:40pm

re: #49 Decatur Deb
Okay. Keep in mind I am writing my shopping lists, checking Amazon and watching PBS.

54 Shiplord Kirel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:11:01pm

I usually try to be at least a little diplomatic, but I'm in a blunt truth telling mood today.
I really believe that in their basic form, all wingnut politics are about keeping blacks in their wingnut designated place, with possibly a little animosity left over for Mexicans and Muslims. In the wingnut subconscious, the latter are simply variations of black. Wingnut antisemitism, where it exists, is also related to this, since manipulative Jewish puppet-masters are required to explain how supposedly inferior races can be a threat or even become dominant.

55 Decatur Deb  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:11:29pm

re: #53 PhillyPretzel

Okay. Keep in mind I am writing my shopping lists, checking Amazon and watching PBS.

You must focus, Grasshopper.

56 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:11:59pm

re: #50 BigPapa

In the War on Christmas, the presents did not survive.

The toys have again been conquered.

Ever notice how we never win our metaphorical wars? War on Christmas, War on Drugs, etc...

57 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:12:14pm

re: #55 Decatur Deb
I am multi-tasking.

58 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:12:59pm

re: #42 Alouette

I saw the Swedish version. Noomi Rapace was awesome as Lisbeth, Rooney Mara will have to be super awesome to compete with that performance.

These days I find myself realizing that if a movie is a "hero against a conspiracy" movie, I'd probably be rooting for the conspiracy, hoping to sell to their businesses.

/Hey, I have bills to pay.

59 Turkey Jihad  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:13:50pm

re: #54 Shiplord Kirel

I usually try to be at least a little diplomatic, but I'm in a blunt truth telling mood today.
I really believe that in their basic form, all wingnut politics are about keeping blacks in their wingnut designated place, with possibly a little animosity left over for Mexicans and Muslims. In the wingnut subconscious, the latter are simply variations of black. Wingnut antisemitism, where it exists, is also related to this, since manipulative Jewish puppet-masters are required to explain how supposedly inferior races can be a threat or even become dominant.

The Democrats are the real racists!!! They objected to the Civil Rights Act, and when it was passed they became Repub-...Oh, wait...

60 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:13:54pm

re: #56 Kid A

Ever notice how we never win our metaphorical wars? War on Christmas, War on Drugs, etc...

Endless War!

61 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:14:56pm

re: #54 Shiplord Kirel

I usually try to be at least a little diplomatic, but I'm in a blunt truth telling mood today.
I really believe that in their basic form, all wingnut politics are about keeping blacks in their wingnut designated place, with possibly a little animosity left over for Mexicans and Muslims. In the wingnut subconscious, the latter are simply variations of black. Wingnut antisemitism, where it exists, is also related to this, since manipulative Jewish puppet-masters are required to explain how supposedly inferior races can be a threat or even become dominant.

I'd suggest replacing "wingnut" in that paragraph with "Neo-Confederate". There are other types of wingnut (such as Pam Geller) for whom the main threat is seen to be Islam and 'blackness' isn't really a fear-inducer.

62 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:14:59pm

re: #60 BigPapa

Endless War!

And from Lew Rockewell:

This is the real reason the collectivist Left hates religion: Churches as institutions compete with the state for the people's allegiance, and many devout people put their faith in God before their faith in the state. Knowing this, the secularists wage an ongoing war against religion, chipping away bit by bit at our nation's Christian heritage. Christmas itself may soon be a casualty of that war. -- Ron Paul

63 Interesting Times  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:16:56pm

re: #58 Dark_Falcon

These days I find myself realizing that if a movie is a "hero against a conspiracy" movie, I'd probably be rooting for the conspiracy, hoping to sell to their businesses.

What if it's a conspiracy to sell nuclear and spy technology to Iran? :)

64 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:17:23pm

Ron Paul on evolution:

"You know it is a theory, nobody has concrete proof of any of this. But quite frankly I think it's sort of irrelevant, that because we don't know the exact details and we don't have geologic support for evolutionary forms, it is a theory, even though it's a pretty logical theory. But my concept of understanding of a creator is not related one bit to whether or not I or anybody has to believe in evolution or not believe in evolution." -- Ron Paul

65 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:19:33pm

Ron Paul on gender discrimination:

The idea that the social do-gooder can legislate a system which forces industry to pay men and women by comparable worth standards boggles the mind...The concept of equal pay for equal work is...an impossible task.... By what right does the government assume the power to tell an airline it must hire unattractive women if it does not want to? -- Ron Paul

66 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:20:17pm

re: #62 Gus 802

Ah yes, another example of a nutter explaining his rationale for war by elucidating the war mongering schemology of those enemies engaged in war against our hero of this story, the nutter.

It all fits together so nicely.

And yes I just made schemology up, without assistance from adult beverages.

67 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:21:46pm

re: #31 negativ

Ron Paul's 2 or 3 reasonable ideas are the candy he uses to lure kids into his windowless cargo van.

Image: free_candy_van.jpg

68 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:22:04pm

re: #63 publicityStunted

What if it's a conspiracy to sell nuclear and spy technology to Iran? :)

Then I'm against the conspiracy, but Hollywood is unlikely to make that movie. It's hard to imagine a "corporate" conspiracy to do that ("war profiteers" don't want wars with a potential to go nuclear, since that sort of war would end up costing them business) and movie where the Iranians were the villain would be seen by too many on the left as "jingoism".

69 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:24:21pm

re: #66 BigPapa

Ah yes, another example of a nutter explaining his rationale for war by elucidating the war mongering schemology of those enemies engaged in war against our hero of this story, the nutter.

It all fits together so nicely.

And yes I just made schemology up, without assistance from adult beverages.

If you ain't drunk when you start reading a Paulian Screed, you will be shortly. That or high, because it takes strong intoxicants to get the Bad Craziness out of your head.

70 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:24:53pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

I'd suggest replacing "wingnut" in that paragraph with "Neo-Confederate". There are other types of wingnut (such as Pam Geller) for whom the main threat is seen to be Islam and 'blackness' isn't really a fear-inducer.

Pam loves everyone equally, as long as they hate Muslims as much as she does.

71 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:26:57pm

re: #70 SanFranciscoZionist
Just as I thought; it is a love-hate relationship. /

72 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:29:09pm

Ok, I'm off to chop chop. Check you when it's in the oven.

73 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:30:43pm

re: #69 Dark_Falcon

If you ain't drunk when you start reading a Paulian Screed, you will be shortly. That or high, because it takes strong intoxicants to get the Bad Craziness out of your head.

Youtube Video
74 Olsonist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:31:28pm

Christmas comes early this year.

Now I know the difference between venal and venial.

75 Shiplord Kirel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:32:12pm

A Christmas message (recorded earlier):

Youtube Video
76 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:33:12pm

re: #70 SanFranciscoZionist

Pam loves everyone equally, as long as they hate Muslims as much as she does.

Exactly. She's a wingnut, but she's a religious rather than a racial bigot. The Stalker Blog is the same way: Anti-Muslim hate flows freely there, but racial hate is as a rule not tolerated (with one Stalker with the nic of Banshee actually having been banned for anti-Latino racism).

77 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:33:42pm

Speaking of drunk and Paulian...

I could never be a cop.

78 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:34:27pm

re: #74 Olsonist

Christmas comes early this year.

Now I know the difference between venal and venial.

I'd never heard of venial until today either...now I know.

Venial = trifling, inconsequential
Venal = corrupt, apt to take a bribe

79 Olsonist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:36:58pm

re: #78 talon_262

Yeah, I grew up Catholic so I only learned what venal meant today. Das nuns weren't very venal about my veniality. BTW, a venial sin is as opposed to a mortal sin, denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. It just meant more time in Purgatory.

My favorite Christmas song:

Youtube Video

My favorite Christmas movie:
Die Hard

80 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:37:14pm

re: #76 Dark_Falcon

Exactly. She's a wingnut, but she's a religious rather than a racial bigot. The Stalker Blog is the same way: Anti-Muslim hate flows freely there, but racial hate is as a rule not tolerated (with one Stalker with the nic of Banshee actually having been banned for anti-Latino racism).

Well, I somehow doubt that would be a global position over there, because hate is all-pervasive; I have a feeling the main reason why someone would get the boot over there for anti-Latino crap is because ol' Rodan is Latino (of Cuban or Puerto Rican descent, IIRC). I'd love to be wrong...

81 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:37:58pm

re: #77 BigPapa

Speaking of drunk and Paulian...

I could never be a cop.

Even the folks at "Flex Your Rights" would be more sympathetic to the cop than this asshole.

82 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:38:35pm

re: #79 Olsonist

Yeah, I grew up Catholic so I only learned what venal meant today. Das nuns weren't very venal about my veniality.

My favorite Christmas song:

[Video]My favorite Christmas movie:
Die Hard

So, you could never buy the nuns off when you were slacking? What's the world coming to?

///

83 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:39:48pm

re: #81 Dark_Falcon

Even the folks at "Flex Your Rights" would be more sympathetic to the cop than this asshole.

Oh God. Poor cops.

84 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:40:50pm

"Constituuuuution!"

85 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:41:23pm

re: #84 SanFranciscoZionist

"Constituuution!"

Alright! Give me your car keys.

86 Olsonist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:41:48pm

re: #84 SanFranciscoZionist

"Constituuution Articles of Confederation!"

FTFY.

87 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:43:36pm

re: #84 SanFranciscoZionist

"Constituuution Articles of Confederation!"

re: #86 Olsonist

FTFY.

"Constituuution Articles of Confederation! Mayflower Compact!"

FTFY both...

88 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:46:17pm

re: #81 Dark_Falcon

And notice how by just talking to the dude, rather than pepperspraying, they were able to effect a simple arrest.

89 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:49:32pm

And Merry Christmas, everyone. It's just a workaday Christmas for me. I have already seen one Santa with no pants out on the streets, though.

90 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:50:01pm

re: #88 Obdicut

And notice how by just talking to the dude, rather than peperspraying, they were able to effect a simple arrest.

That's because he didn't resist arrest. If he had he would get the same treatment as anyone else.

91 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:50:51pm

re: #90 Killgore Trout

That's because he didn't resist arrest. If he had he would get the same treatment as anyone else.

Everyone doesn't get the same treatment by the cops.

Kind of obviously.

92 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:51:50pm

This should be entertaining....
Fars News Agency plans to hold an international cartoon festival on the Occupy Wall Street movement in a bid to help people in the United States take their message out to the world.

Despite the attempts made by the US media and statesmen to portray it as an unimportant development, the Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement has gradually grown so wide that it cannot be harnessed by the US administration any more. Now the US administration can suppress people by the help of its security forces, but it no doubt will be unable to root out this movement, and one day, the roots of this movement will grow so deep and so wide that it will topple the West's and the United States' capitalist system.

93 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:55:48pm

re: #89 Obdicut

And Merry Christmas, everyone. It's just a workaday Christmas for me. I have already seen one Santa with no pants out on the streets, though.

Me too. I have to do estimating and design. Now that the kids are gone I can screw off get some work done.

94 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:55:56pm

re: #88 Obdicut

And notice how by just talking to the dude, rather than pepperspraying, they were able to effect a simple arrest.

True, but Paulians are like the Earth itself, Mostly Harmless.

95 engineer cat  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:56:50pm

The Saami, indigenous people of Finland, Sweden and Norway, worship Beiwe, the sun-goddess of fertility and sanity. She travels through the sky in a structure made of reindeer bones with her daughter, Beiwe-Neia, to herald back the greenery on which the reindeer feed. On the winter solstice, her worshipers sacrifice white female animals, and thread the meat onto sticks which they bend into rings and tie with bright ribbons. They also cover their doorposts with butter so Beiwe can eat it and begin her journey once again

96 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:58:29pm

re: #92 Killgore Trout

This should be entertaining...
Fars News Agency plans to hold an international cartoon festival on the Occupy Wall Street movement in a bid to help people in the United States take their message out to the world.

Gee. What can go wrong? Here's the first paragraph:

Despite the attempts made by the US media and statesmen to portray it as an unimportant development, the Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement has gradually grown so wide that it cannot be harnessed by the US administration any more. Now the US administration can suppress people by the help of its security forces, but it no doubt will be unable to root out this movement, and one day, the roots of this movement will grow so deep and so wide that it will topple the West's and the United States' capitalist system.

Sounds like something straight out of Pravda during the height of the cold war. Toppling the West's capitalist system? Seriously?

97 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:59:29pm

re: #92 Killgore Trout

This should be entertaining...
Fars News Agency plans to hold an international cartoon festival on the Occupy Wall Street movement in a bid to help people in the United States take their message out to the world.

Simple answer to that: Set up a large screen in Zugatti Park and show videos of Iranian police and militia brutalizing protesters. Once the show ends, there'll be a simple motion in OWS's General Assembly to not attend the "Fars Farce", and it will pass without opposition. No need for pepper-spray or anything. Just show them what Iran really thinks of protesters.

98 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:01:56pm

re: #96 Gus 802

Gee. What can go wrong? Here's the first paragraph:

Despite the attempts made by the US media and statesmen to portray it as an unimportant development, the Anti-Capitalism Occupy Wall Street Movement has gradually grown so wide that it cannot be harnessed by the US administration any more. Now the US administration can suppress people by the help of its security forces, but it no doubt will be unable to root out this movement, and one day, the roots of this movement will grow so deep and so wide that it will topple the West's and the United States' capitalist system.

Sounds like something straight out of Pravda during the height of the cold war. Toppling the West's capitalist system? Seriously?

It's Fars. Serious in the sense that they think it will happen? No. Serious in the sense that this is their opportunity to do a little propaganda work among people they hope will respond well? Sure.

99 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:02:26pm

re: #97 Dark_Falcon

Simple answer to that: Set up a large screen in Zugatti Park and show videos of Iranian police and militia brutalizing protesters. Once the show ends, there'll be a simple motion in OWS's General Assembly to not attend the "Fars Farce", and it will pass without opposition. No need for pepper-spray or anything. Just show them what Iran really thinks of protesters.

It's shockingly stupid that OWS folks keep doing interviews with Iranian state TV. I'm sure the cartoons will be anti-American and well as antisemitic. Silly moonbats.

100 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:03:07pm

re: #98 SanFranciscoZionist

It's Fars. Serious in the sense that they think it will happen? No. Serious in the sense that this is their opportunity to do a little propaganda work among people they hope will respond well? Sure.

The naive and clueless birdbrains will likely respond.

101 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:03:11pm

re: #97 Dark_Falcon

Simple answer to that: Set up a large screen in Zugatti Park and show videos of Iranian police and militia brutalizing protesters. Once the show ends, there'll be a simple motion in OWS's General Assembly to not attend the "Fars Farce", and it will pass without opposition. No need for pepper-spray or anything. Just show them what Iran really thinks of protesters.

You're assuming these folks can consistently tell the difference between supporting the government of Iran and being 'in solidarity with' the people of Iran. It's not a unviersal skill.

102 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:03:37pm

re: #101 SanFranciscoZionist

You're assuming these folks can consistently tell the difference between supporting the government of Iran and being 'in solidarity with' the people of Iran. It's not a unviersal skill.

See #100. ;)

103 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:04:19pm

re: #98 SanFranciscoZionist

It's Fars. Serious in the sense that they think it will happen? No. Serious in the sense that this is their opportunity to do a little propaganda work among people they hope will respond well? Sure.

I think a lot of it is just wishful thinking. Russia Today loved the Tea Party. Our enemies will support anything they think may destabilize the US no matter how improbable.

105 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:04:51pm

"Hey man. Like we'll be at one in solidarity with the Iranian people man. It'll be like our way of occupying Iran man. Through this cartoon contest man we can bring peace and economic justice to the world man."

//

106 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:06:52pm

Huffpo: Bradley Manning, Hero, or Traitor?
Short answer: Hero

Besides helping to end the Iraq war, the leaked cables helped spark the Arab Spring. When people in Tunisia read cables revealing corruption by the ruling family there, they took to the streets.

If Manning did what he is accused of doing, he should not be tried as a criminal. He should be hailed as a national hero, much like Daniel Ellsberg, whose release of the Pentagon Papers helped to expose the government's lies and end the Vietnam War.

107 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:10:06pm

re: #103 Killgore Trout

I think a lot of it is just wishful thinking. Russia Today loved the Tea Party. Our enemies will support anything they think may destabilize the US no matter how improbable.

How soon will they forget?

Fars news Agency Site was hacked today by green movement 30 Jan 2010

If they bite on this stupid contest... I don't know. I've seen the Tea Party get worse and worse over the years.

108 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:11:29pm

re: #61 Dark_Falcon

I'd suggest replacing "wingnut" in that paragraph with "Neo-Confederate". There are other types of wingnut (such as Pam Geller) for whom the main threat is seen to be Islam and 'blackness' isn't really a fear-inducer.

Conservative barfbags Ann Coulter and Debbie Schlusel are different stories.

109 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:12:31pm

Hello!

Fars News defected photographer Majid Saidi won UNESCO prize

110 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:13:54pm

re: #106 Killgore Trout

I see Manning defenders are stuck with the "helped start the Arab Spring" ridiculousness. And what does he have to do with Iraq war?

111 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:14:22pm

re: #106 Killgore Trout

Huffpo: Bradley Manning, Hero, or Traitor?
Short answer: Hero

Lol like a friend of mine recently said, yeah, that guy set himself on fire because some emotionally AWOL pvt in America slipped a self-righteous blowhole with some surreptitious servers some papers.

No one in Tunisia had ever noticed any corruption in Tunisia, before that!

112 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:15:45pm

re: #110 Sergey Romanov

I see Manning defenders are stuck with the "helped start the Arab Spring" ridiculousness. And what does he have to do with Iraq war?

Beats the hell out of me. It seems to be a common falsehood and it looks like they're sticking with it.

114 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:18:17pm

Season's greetings everyone! Happy

December 11, Agonalia for Sol Indiges ; Septimontium
December 15, Consualia in honour of Consus
December 17, Saturnalia in honour of Saturn
December 18, Eponalia in honour of Epona
December 19, Opalia in honour of Ops
December 21, Divalia in honour of Angerona
December 23, Larentalia in honour of Larenta
December 25, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, festival of Sol, the invincible sun god.
December 25, Brumalia
Bruma (winter solstice)
and of course Christmas & Hanukkah.

116 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:18:42pm

re: #106 Killgore Trout

Huffpo: Bradley Manning, Hero, or Traitor?
Short answer: Hero

The HuffPo shows its ass again. They are nowhere near as bad as Fox Nation, but they still have some serious problems.

117 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:21:18pm

re: #116 Dark_Falcon

The HuffPo shows its ass again. They are nowhere near as bad as Fox Nation, but they still have some serious problems.

HP have been f'ed for at least the past 3 years, in my view. I used to make fun of their stupid headlines that didn't even match their stories, then there were too many per day so I stopped lol

Then, yeah, there is the matter of the stupid bigots that populate their comments. Nasty.

118 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:23:14pm

Why the hell are the Mavricks even playing?

119 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:23:24pm

re: #110 Sergey Romanov

I see Manning defenders are stuck with the "helped start the Arab Spring" ridiculousness. And what does he have to do with Iraq war?

It came out in the trial that he was the one who leaked the much discussed helicopter assault footage, I believe Charles did a couple of posts on it here at the time.

120 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:24:44pm

re: #117 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

HP have been f'ed for at least the past 3 years, in my view. I used to make fun of their stupid headlines that didn't even match their stories, then there were too many per day so I stopped lol

Then, yeah, there is the matter of the stupid bigots that populate their comments. Nasty.

While Huffpo isn't outright anti-science, they certainly are "pro-pseudoscience" in a lot of areas.

121 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:26:19pm

re: #120 Thanos

While Huffpo isn't outright anti-science, they certainly are "pro-pseudoscience" in a lot of areas.

Deepak Chopra'; anti-vax stupidity; homeopathy; etc.

122 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:26:24pm

re: #120 Thanos

While Huffpo isn't outright anti-science, they certainly are "pro-pseudoscience" in a lot of areas.

Jenny McCarthy and her stupid b.s. comes to mind.

123 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:28:01pm

re: #121 Gus 802

Deepak Chopra'; anti-vax stupidity; homeopathy; etc.

Remember this time last year, or was it in 09, when the AOL buyout was announced, and everybody was so "disappointed!!!" ?

e_e /Schadenfreude

Bah, I am in a very foul mood, today, sorry.

124 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:30:16pm

re: #123 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Remember this time last year, or was it in 09, when the AOL buyout was announced, and everybody was so "disappointed!!!" ?

e_e

Bah, I am in a very foul mood, today, sorry.

Bleh. Huffington Post fanboys. Seriously, anyone that knew about Ariana Huffington back in the 80s when she was on her family values crusade.

125 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:30:47pm

re: #119 Thanos

It came out in the trial that he was the one who leaked the much discussed helicopter assault footage, I believe Charles did a couple of posts on it here at the time.

Sure, but, correct if I'm wrong, it had no effect on decisions.

126 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:31:10pm

Huffpo seems to know their demographic, they are very much for retaining the Oprah audience and people still wearing "Pink" sweats...

127 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:32:13pm

re: #119 Thanos

It came out in the trial that he was the one who leaked the much discussed helicopter assault footage, I believe Charles did a couple of posts on it here at the time.

Yes, he did. It turned out that Julian Assange had given the footage the "Breitbart-Grayson Treatment", proving Wikileaks to be full of shit long before before the main document dump.

The deceptive editing of "Collateral Murder" is also a reason Bradley Manning cannot be considered as the same as Daniel Ellsburg: Ellsburg did not countenance lies in the release of the Pentagon Papers, whereas Manning continued to support Asange even after Assange's dishonest video hit piece went up. Bradley Manning can be more accurately compared to Andrew Breitbart's "little buddy" James O'Keefe.

128 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:32:49pm

re: #125 Sergey Romanov

Sure, but, correct if I'm wrong, it had no effect on decisions.

None at all, it was a very ambiguous situation - after a lot of back and forth and argumentation here we couldn't get to a conclusion on right or wrong from the video. A lot of people changed their minds on it a few times.

129 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:32:52pm

re: #124 Gus 802

Bleh. Huffington Post fanboys. Seriously, anyone that knew about Ariana Huffington back in the 80s when she was on her family values and crusade.

Heck, late 90s. I remember seeing her snooty butt on Bill Maher circa 98 or so, spouting that garbage.

She is interesting as far as media figures go. I wish the gullibles on my side of the aisle would pay attention and quit putting their faith in people just out to make money off of them.

130 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:33:56pm

re: #123 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Remember this time last year, or was it in 09, when the AOL buyout was announced, and everybody was so "disappointed!!!" ?

e_e /Schadenfreude

Bah, I am in a very foul mood, today, sorry.

No need to apologize, you haven't gone after me once today. :)

131 SpaceJesus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:34:22pm

I was this close to winning the war against Christmas this year, but was distracted at the last moment by the Indiana Jones marathon. Sorry guys

132 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:36:03pm

re: #62 Gus 802

And from Lew Rockewell:

This is the real reason the collectivist Left hates religion: Churches as institutions compete with the state for the people's allegiance, and many devout people put their faith in God before their faith in the state. Knowing this, the secularists wage an ongoing war against religion, chipping away bit by bit at our nation's Christian heritage. Christmas itself may soon be a casualty of that war. -- Ron Paul

Well, that's revealing.

The reason the dumb confederates resent non-conformists and non-believers is because they feel they are in some kind of competition with us.

The neocons among them hate the Islamists because they are even better at ruthless, state-forced conformity than even they are.

133 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:36:14pm

re: #131 SpaceJesus

Yeah, and didn't the last one kinda blow chunks?

134 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:36:47pm

Some of the idiots are pretty excited about "anonymous" hacking Stratfor today.

135 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:37:55pm

@TheScottFinley Scott Finley
I'm a prag prog, which is different from an emoprog in that I have common sense, use fact to make decisions, and I have a sense of humor.

136 SpaceJesus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:37:59pm

re: #133 Thanos

it did

137 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:40:50pm

And in Nigeria, 32 Catholics were murdered by Islamist bombs as they celebrated Mass:

An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital today killing at least 32 people.

A radical Muslim sect claimed responsibility five attacks which struck the nation's north-east today.

The Christmas Day attacks show the growing national ambition of the sect known as Boko Haram, which is responsible for at least 495 killings this year alone.

The sect, which aims to impose sharia law across the country, claimed responsibility for the three church bombs, the second Christmas in a row the group has caused mass carnage with deadly bombings of churches.

The first explosion on Sunday struck St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, a town in Niger state close to the capital, Abuja.

The church was packed when the bomb exploded just outside.

‘We were in the church with my family when we heard the explosion. I just ran out,’ Timothy Onyekwere said.

‘Now I don't even know where my children or my wife are. I don't know how many were killed but there were many dead.’

Hours after the first bomb, blasts were reported at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church in the central, ethnically and religiously mixed town of Jos, and at a church in northern Yobe state at the town of Gadaka.

Residents said many were wounded in Gadaka, but there were no immediate further details.

Boko Haram Delenda Est.

138 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:42:28pm

‘Anonymous’ hacking network attacks US security think tank Stratfor, promises more targets

LONDON — The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of U.S.-based security think tank Stratfor. One hacker said the goal was to pilfer funds from individuals’ accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed unauthorized transactions linked to their credit cards.

Anonymous boasted of stealing Stratfor’s confidential client list, which includes entities ranging from Apple to the U.S. Air Force to the Miami Police Department, and mining it for more than 4,000 credit card numbers, passwords and home addresses.

“Not so private and secret anymore?” the group taunted in a message on Twitter, promising that the attack on Stratfor was just the beginning of a Christmas-inspired assault on a long list of targets.

Anonymous said the client list it posted was a small slice of the 200 gigabytes worth of plunder it stole from Stratfor and promised more leaks. It said it was able to get the credit details in part because Stratfor didn’t bother encrypting them — an easy-to-avoid blunder which, if true, would be a major embarrassment for any security-related company.

Continutes.

Enough of this shit already. And why the feck are a bunch of pimple faced emo hackers able to hack into this organization? Get with the program.

139 Shiplord Kirel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:46:27pm

We interrupt our program for an important message:

Hi everyone. This is Shiplord Kirel's grandson Isaac. He wanted me to say hello to all of his friends at LGF. I am 10 years old so I can't come here as a regular. Grandpa says it is not dirty but it is an adult place and the language can get bad at times. He says he has been posting here since about the time I was born and it is his favorite website.
My mom and dad and sister and I are visiting from Massachusetts. Grandpa's house is cool. He has model planes and all kinds of tools and great pictures of himself and his friends when they were young. Some are more recent too. He has some pics of my mom when she was a baby that I hadn't seen before.
My great grandmother and my aunt are here too. My aunt is the one who is a professor. My mom is not a professor but she is an architect and my dad is a Baptist minister.
Have a merry Christmas everyone! I'll give you back to grandpa now.

140 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:48:46pm

re: #139 Shiplord Kirel

We interrupt our program for an important message:

Hi everyone. This is Shiplord Kirel's grandson Isaac. He wanted me to say hello to all of his friends at LGF. I am 10 years old so I can't come here as a regular. Grandpa says it is not dirty but it is an adult place and the language can get bad at times. He says he has been posting here since about the time I was born and it is his favorite website.
My mom and dad and sister and I are visiting from Massachusetts. Grandpa's house is cool. He has model planes and all kinds of tools and great pictures of himself and his friends when they were young. Some are more recent too. He has some pics of my mom when she was a baby that I hadn't seen before.
My great grandmother and my aunt are here too. My aunt is the one who is a professor. My mom is not a professor but she is an architect and my dad is a Baptist minister.
Have a merry Christmas everyone! I'll give you back to grandpa now.

Say hi to gramps for us!

141 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:49:45pm

Merry Christmas everyone.

For the first time, we volunteered at a Christmas Breakfast the Girl Scouts were putting on.

It was cool, but there was definitely an overabundance of volunteers. Oh well, better than the reverse, no?

142 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:51:40pm

BBL

143 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:54:14pm

@CuriousLurker CuriousLurker
If anyone from LGF is watching, please tell everyone Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc. for me. ;o)

;)

144 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:54:44pm

re: #137 Dark_Falcon

And in Nigeria, 32 Catholics were murdered by Islamist bombs as they celebrated Mass:

Boko Haram Delenda Est.

Sadness.

145 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:57:37pm

re: #139 Shiplord Kirel

We interrupt our program for an important message:

Hi everyone. This is Shiplord Kirel's grandson Isaac. He wanted me to say hello to all of his friends at LGF. I am 10 years old so I can't come here as a regular. Grandpa says it is not dirty but it is an adult place and the language can get bad at times. He says he has been posting here since about the time I was born and it is his favorite website.
My mom and dad and sister and I are visiting from Massachusetts. Grandpa's house is cool. He has model planes and all kinds of tools and great pictures of himself and his friends when they were young. Some are more recent too. He has some pics of my mom when she was a baby that I hadn't seen before.
My great grandmother and my aunt are here too. My aunt is the one who is a professor. My mom is not a professor but she is an architect and my dad is a Baptist minister.
Have a merry Christmas everyone! I'll give you back to grandpa now.

Merry Christmas!!

146 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:57:44pm

re: #143 Gus 802

@CuriousLurker CuriousLurker
If anyone from LGF is watching, please tell everyone Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc. for me. ;o)

;)

Is C_L on hiatus or something? I hadn't see her around in a while; did somebody say or do something stupid?

147 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:58:34pm

re: #146 talon_262

I think she's away until New Year's.

148 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:58:56pm

re: #146 talon_262

Is C_L on hiatus or something? I hadn't see her around in a while; did somebody say or do something stupid?

Yeah. She's on hiatus. She'll be becoming back after a while -- which she recently mentioned. I don't want to rehash the cause of it all.

149 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:00:04pm

re: #139 Shiplord Kirel

We interrupt our program for an important message:

Hi everyone. This is Shiplord Kirel's grandson Isaac. He wanted me to say hello to all of his friends at LGF. I am 10 years old so I can't come here as a regular. Grandpa says it is not dirty but it is an adult place and the language can get bad at times. He says he has been posting here since about the time I was born and it is his favorite website.
My mom and dad and sister and I are visiting from Massachusetts. Grandpa's house is cool. He has model planes and all kinds of tools and great pictures of himself and his friends when they were young. Some are more recent too. He has some pics of my mom when she was a baby that I hadn't seen before.
My great grandmother and my aunt are here too. My aunt is the one who is a professor. My mom is not a professor but she is an architect and my dad is a Baptist minister.
Have a merry Christmas everyone! I'll give you back to grandpa now.

Really, your post made my day.

150 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:00:24pm

re: #137 Dark_Falcon

Is the bombing in Nigeria actual religious strife, or more tribal strife where the tribes tend to follow certain religions? Thus, a church bombing is less bombing Christians as much as it is bombing an opposing tribe?

151 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:01:14pm

re: #150 oaktree

Is the bombing in Nigeria actual religious strife, or more tribal strife where the tribes tend to follow certain religions? Thus, a church bombing is less bombing Christians as much as it is bombing an opposing tribe?

Stereotypes, pls. It's religious, not "tribal".

152 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:02:07pm

About to sit down to Christmas dinner. Ham, mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli, and way too many dessert options to follow. BBIAB since I need to take sour cream apple pie out of the oven.

153 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:04:08pm

re: #148 Gus 802

Yeah. She's on hiatus. She'll be becoming back after a while -- which she recently mentioned. I don't want to rehash the cause of it all.

In other words, some people did do or say something stupid, I assume.

People really need to check themselves before they wreck themselves...

/much love to C_L, Charles, and most Lizards

155 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:08:50pm

re: #153 talon_262

In other words, some people did do or say something stupid, I assume.

People really need to check themselves before they wreck themselves...

Bygones. :)

156 Randall Gross  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:09:47pm

re: #150 oaktree

Is the bombing in Nigeria actual religious strife, or more tribal strife where the tribes tend to follow certain religions? Thus, a church bombing is less bombing Christians as much as it is bombing an opposing tribe?

Jos plateau sectarian warfare has been going on a couple of decades or more, massacres on both sides -- usually pre and post elections. The Terror bombings from Boko Haram are new however.

157 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:14:11pm

re: #150 oaktree

Is the bombing in Nigeria actual religious strife, or more tribal strife where the tribes tend to follow certain religions? Thus, a church bombing is less bombing Christians as much as it is bombing an opposing tribe?

I don't fully 'get' Boko Haram, but they seem primarily religious and political. Also, quite nuts.

158 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:14:18pm

My crabmeat stuffed cornish hens are cooking. Om starved, so thank dog I made deviled eggs.

159 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:17:12pm

re: #158 Stanley Sea

My crabmeat stuffed cornish hens are cooking. Om starved, so thank dog I made deviled eggs.

That's a helluva surf-and-turf...not my style, but to each, their own.

160 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:18:13pm

re: #151 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Stereotypes, pls. It's religious, not "tribal".

I'm sorry, I should have used "ethnic group" rather than "tribe". I was curious whether the religious split in Nigeria corresponded to the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba in some way. And therefore the bombings might be part of the on-going sectarian strife there rather than primarily being done on religious grounds.

161 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:19:40pm

re: #150 oaktree

Is the bombing in Nigeria actual religious strife, or more tribal strife where the tribes tend to follow certain religions? Thus, a church bombing is less bombing Christians as much as it is bombing an opposing tribe?

It's almost impossible to tell. A lot of this stuff is regional/ethnic/tribal strife that, on the surface, appears religious. It doesn't help when some imam somewhere issues a fatwa saying this stuff is ok. In a sense there is a religious angle but it's not necessarily the source of the conflict.

162 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:20:02pm

A little BB King for a sunny Christmas day:

MP3 Audio
163 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:20:46pm

re: #159 talon_262

That's a helluva surf-and-turf...not my style, but to each, their own.

It's actually quite yummy. With mushroom gravy. Decadence, my palate is yours.

164 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:25:31pm

Zedushka sent out a mass text message to all the kids: DID YOU REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR MOTHER ON HER BIRTHDAY

I also received this text.

165 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:30:06pm

re: #164 Alouette

Zedushka sent out a mass text message to all the kids: DID YOU REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR MOTHER ON HER BIRTHDAY

I also received this text.

RED ALERT! RED ALERT! ACTIVATING DAMAGE CONTROL MODE!

///

166 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:38:12pm

re: #164 Alouette

Zedushka sent out a mass text message to all the kids: DID YOU REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR MOTHER ON HER BIRTHDAY

I also received this text.

Someone forgot?

167 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:38:48pm

re: #166 Stanley Sea

Someone forgot?

Oh and good on Zed. (can I call him that?)

168 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:39:06pm

re: #166 Stanley Sea
He making sure no one forgets.

169 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:41:46pm

re: #165 talon_262

RED ALERT! RED ALERT! ACTIVATING DAMAGE CONTROL MODE!

///

DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!

170 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:44:45pm

The stupidity widens:

Occupy's Next Target: The Iowa Caucus

On October 22, more than 100 Occupy Iowa activists gathered outside President Obama's campaign headquarters in Des Moines to protest his failure to stand up for the 99 percent. That same day, John Stauber, the founder of the corporate watchdog Center for Media and Democracy, suggested in a Truthout op-ed that the protest could be the start of something bigger. "In Iowa an Occupy Obama movement has real potential because it could choose to become a player in the Iowa caucuses in a way that is much more than symbolic," he wrote. "Occupy Obama activists could show up at the caucus meetings in January, for instance, and organize support for an Uncommitted slate of Occupy Obama convention activists." In other words, determined occupiers could inject some unexpected turbulence into Obama's glide path toward being named the Democratic nominee.

Continues.

171 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:46:41pm

re: #160 oaktree

I would say, it's "ethnic" about in the same way as a lot of northern German ethnics ended up Protestant, and southern ones ended up Catholic.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

172 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:46:51pm

re: #170 Gus 802

The stupidity widens:

Occupy's Next Target: The Iowa Caucus

More:

Both the Des Moines activists and Occupy Iowa Caucus organizers have stated that they will not protest at caucuses or otherwise interrupt the voting. Still, when a video attributed to the hacktivist group Anonymous called for protesters to "peacefully shut down" the caucuses, Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, said he would "work with Homeland Security and work with law enforcement" to prevent any disruptions. More recently, the Iowa GOP has said it fears computer hackers sympathetic to the Occupy movement may try to target its vote count.

173 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:47:38pm

re: #171 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I would say, it's "ethnic" about in the same way as a lot of northern German ethnics ended up Protestant, and southern ones ended up Catholic.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

Which led to...oh yeah...horrific fighting over religion, and lots of civilians getting killed.

The 30 Years War: Fun for everyone.

174 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:48:44pm

re: #166 Stanley Sea

Someone forgot?

I'm keeping track.

175 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:49:13pm

re: #174 Alouette

I'm keeping track.

Ruh-roh.

176 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:51:47pm

re: #173 SanFranciscoZionist

Which led to...oh yeah...horrific fighting over religion, and lots of civilians getting killed.

The 30 Years War: Fun for everyone.

Yeah, the French Wars of Religion sound like no crystal stair, either.

Same for iconoclasm and the Beeldenstorm.

Vicious bigots, even against each other.

177 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 2:54:44pm

A Ron Paul fan who thinks her idol is being unfairly smeared just tweeted me a link to ... Alex Jones' Prison Planet site.

Now I'm totally convinced.

178 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:07:42pm

re: #177 Charles

They all live in a hall of funny mirrors.

179 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:08:10pm

re: #177 Charles

A Ron Paul fan who thinks her idol is being unfairly smeared just tweeted me a link to ... Alex Jones' Prison Planet site.

Now I'm totally convinced.

I went back to the Youtube pages and within 30 seconds this new comment popped up:

The interviewer is a Jewish bitch.
st1ckycheese 1 minute ago

The place is crawling with anti-Semites as I pointed out yesterday.

180 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:08:41pm

re: #179 Gus 802

I went back to the Youtube pages and within 30 seconds this new comment popped up:

The place is crawling with anti-Semites as I pointed out yesterday.

Has been since 2001.

181 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:08:46pm

re: #177 Charles

A Ron Paul fan who thinks her idol is being unfairly smeared just tweeted me a link to ... Alex Jones' Prison Planet site.

Now I'm totally convinced.

Image: double-facepalm.jpg

182 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:09:09pm

re: #179 Gus 802

I went back to the Youtube pages and within 30 seconds this new comment popped up:

The place is crawling with anti-Semites as I pointed out yesterday.

And another one...

It's 2011 and you Germans need to stop drinking each other's urine. It's odd how laying a wreath on the graves of your ancestors who died for you is considered more taboo than your wacky sadomasochistic society. Maybe when you Germans allow free speech for political prisoners like Ernst Zundel the rest of the world won't view you as slaves of Israel.
JonestownHangover 33 seconds ago

It's happening in real time.

183 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:11:18pm

re: #170 Gus 802

It's cold in Iowa.

Though the end of December has been unseasonably warm for Iowa, come Jan 3 it will still be too cold to "occupy" anything but a space close to a heater.

And, the caucuses meet in all 99 counties.

The only thing that will occupy all those counties are the geese and ducks, who don't know whether to fly north or south because of the mixed up weather.

184 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:15:39pm

re: #183 freetoken

It's cold in Iowa.

Though the end of December has been unseasonably warm for Iowa, come Jan 3 it will still be too cold to "occupy" anything but a space close to a heater.

And, the caucuses meet in all 99 counties.

The only thing that will occupy all those counties are the geese and ducks, who don't know whether to fly north or south because of the mixed up weather.

Would you please there's like 2 intense Paulbots that commented on that Mother Jones post?

185 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:18:57pm

That's nice.

/cripes

186 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:19:28pm

re: #176 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Yeah, the French Wars of Religion sound like no crystal stair, either.

Same for iconoclasm and the Beeldenstorm.

Vicious bigots, even against each other.

There's a scene in The Three Musketeers, where one of the servants explains that his father was never too sure about religion, but when he found a Protestant alone on the road, always considered himself a Catholic, and when it was a Catholic traveller, a Protestant--and then robbed them.

He was eventually murdered by two fellow travellers, one Catholic and one Protestant, who had been robbed by him before. Luckily, since he had two sons, one of whom was baptized and Catholic, and the other a Protestant, they were able to each track down the man of the opposite faith and avenge their father.

I thought about this scene again when I read that people were walking around Iraq with two sets of papers--one with a Sunni name, and one with a Shiite name.

187 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:20:40pm

re: #177 Charles

A Ron Paul fan who thinks her idol is being unfairly smeared just tweeted me a link to ... Alex Jones' Prison Planet site.

Now I'm totally convinced.

I once had a to-do with a woman on Facebook who proved her point about the inherent evil of the Talmud by pointing me to David Icke's site. I pointed out that Icke thinks the Queen of England is a big lizard...literally...but she didn't see a problem there.

188 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:24:46pm

re: #185 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

That's nice.

/cripes

Oferevvinsakes.

Every Ashkenazi in the world is our own cousin once removed. We're all descended from the same hundred lunatics who decided to go north and see what happened.

If he's schizophrenic, that may be a real defense, depending on how insanity pleas work in New York. But 'inbred' is not a defense.

189 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:24:52pm

re: #187 SanFranciscoZionist

I once had a to-do with a woman on Facebook who proved her point about the inherent evil of the Talmud by pointing me to David Icke's site. I pointed out that Icke thinks the Queen of England is a big lizard...literally...but she didn't see a problem there.

Well!

David Icke is telling the trooooth about this one fantasy I wish to be real!

So do not bust my balloon!!

190 SanFranciscoZionist  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:36:55pm

So, I'm reading the news, and see two items one on top of each other:

Student saves teacher who was stabbed by colleague.

History teacher arrested after having nearly two-year-long affair with 8th grader.

I, of course, read "History teacher stabbed after having nearly two-year-long-affair...", and I'm thinking, 'tough but fair'.

191 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:41:48pm

re: #190 SanFranciscoZionist
Creativity between the lines? /

192 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:43:49pm

Just won a sucker bet with my SIL.

She was reading the paper and made some comment about QEII still getting around now at 90. So I told her that was because QEII was a giant space lizard. My SIL expressed disbelief and I told her I could find an internet claim stating that in under 2 minutes.

:)

I'm some carrot cake to the richer now.

193 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:44:50pm

re: #192 oaktree

Just won a sucker bet with my SIL.

She was reading the paper and made some comment about QEII still getting around now at 90. So I told her that was because QEII was a giant space lizard. My SIL expressed disbelief and I told her I could find an internet claim stating that in under 2 minutes.

:)

I'm some carrot cake to the richer now.

Should have went for some money.

Who's the sucker now?

///

194 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:44:50pm

re: #190 SanFranciscoZionist

So, I'm reading the news, and see two items one on top of each other:

Student saves teacher who was stabbed by colleague.

History teacher arrested after having nearly two-year-long affair with 8th grader.

I, of course, read "History teacher stabbed after having nearly two-year-long-affair...", and I'm thinking, 'tough but fair'.

Did they get suspicious after the second time the 8th grader was held back?

195 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:44:58pm

re: #192 oaktree
LOL

196 Feline Fearless Leader  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:45:47pm

re: #193 talon_262

Should have went for some money.

Who's the sucker now?

///

She makes very good carrot cake. And she owes me money anyways. (Well, reimbursement for some shopping expenses.)

197 chunkymonkey  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 3:54:07pm

re: #16 Charles

Meanwhile, Ron Paulians have retaliated against CNN's Gloria Borger for asking questions about Paul's racist newsletters, by leaking her home address, phone number, and other personal details.

Leaked? You know, she is the first entry in the White Pages for Gloria Anne Borger in the DC area. And if you google "Gloria Borger" the first hit is the Wikipedia page about her, which indicates that she lives in DC. Some serious sleuthing obviously took place in order for them to acquire the info.

198 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:02:00pm

re: #197 chunkymonkey

Oh, come off it...she may be listed in the phone book (dead-tree and online for all to find), but when some people make a concerted effort to obtain and spread as much personal contact info as they can find, so that their compatriots can use it to make the target (and any family) as uncomfortable as they can, that's dirty pool and borders on harassment.

199 Stanghazi  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:06:47pm

re: #192 oaktree

Just won a sucker bet with my SIL.

She was reading the paper and made some comment about QEII still getting around now at 90. So I told her that was because QEII was a giant space lizard. My SIL expressed disbelief and I told her I could find an internet claim stating that in under 2 minutes.

:)

I'm some carrot cake to the richer now.

Lol

200 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:07:53pm

re: #198 talon_262

Not "borders on". It is harassment and intimidation for daring to show Laup Nor for what he is.

201 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:11:17pm
MP3 Audio
202 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:16:46pm

re: #200 wlewisiii

Not "borders on". It is harassment and intimidation for daring to show Laup Nor for what he is.

As far as I can see, simply gathering and disseminating Borger's contact info isn't harassment in its own right, but it is definitely a dick move that opens the door to more unsavory characters trying something stupid (and possibly illegal). In my estimation, harassment begins when someone makes use of that info to attempt unwanted contact.

IANAL, but that's how it'd seem to me.

203 sattv4u2  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:24:16pm

Just a few more hours to go on my 1st Christmas without Mom
I didn't think it would have been this easy!
I didn't know it was going to be this hard!!

204 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:26:05pm

re: #202 talon_262

As far as I can see, simply gathering and disseminating Borger's contact info isn't harassment in its own right, but it is definitely a dick move. In my estimation, harassment begins when someone makes use of that info to attempt unwanted contact.

IANAL, but that's how it'd seem to me.

Contact information would be a work phones and/or work address. In this case these lowlife scumbags advertised their home address and phone numbers obviously intended to harass bother her and her husband.

205 Four More Tears  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:26:33pm

re: #192 oaktree

Just won a sucker bet with my SIL.

She was reading the paper and made some comment about QEII still getting around now at 90. So I told her that was because QEII was a giant space lizard. My SIL expressed disbelief and I told her I could find an internet claim stating that in under 2 minutes.

:)

I'm some carrot cake to the richer now.

David Icke has his uses!

206 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:28:52pm

re: #204 Gus 802

Contact information would be a work phones and/or work address. In this case these lowlife scumbags advertised their home address and phone numbers obviously intended to harass bother her and her husband.

Definitely not defending these assholes for doing what they're doing, but it doesn't seem like anything legally actionable until someone does something with that info. Once that happens, all bets are off.

207 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:29:19pm

re: #206 talon_262

Definitely not defending these assholes for doing what they're doing, but it doesn't seem like anything legally actionable until someone does something with that info. Once that happens, all bets are off.

I know you're not defending them.

208 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:29:39pm

Blarrgh, quoted my post instead of hitting the pencil.

209 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:30:36pm

A note from an admirer in Tennessee:

Charles: Just passing by and checking out LGF. Glad to see you're smoking the same ol' shit, and that you're as wacky as ever. Just remember, don't ever let the Truth get in your way. And Science be damned, full speed ahead with Global Warming. Nah, you're no rascist, you just hate N_____s named Cain. Once a Douchebag, always a Douchebag. If you weren't such a left coaster, you could run for Grand Imperial Wizard of the KKK.

210 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:31:18pm

This is the scumbag that advertised that information on Gloria Borger.

Sure enough he's some NDAA and SOPA paranoid. Anarchist lowlife.

211 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:32:48pm

Another one:

You're completely insane but absolutely normal for a
sociopathic/psychopathic homosexual/bisexual.........ROFLMAO

212 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:32:53pm

re: #209 Charles

A note from an admirer in Tennessee:

A whole bunch of projection going on there.

213 SpaceJesus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:33:56pm

angry sexually awkward conservative time

214 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:34:15pm

re: #209 Charles

A note from an admirer in Tennessee:

To quote the GEICO caveman, "Uhh, what?"

That jackhole might be a Tennessean, as I am, but they sure lack reading comprehension or want to project what they believe on Charles. Otherwise, they'd know every word they just said was untrue.

What an asshole...

215 Four More Tears  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:34:25pm

re: #209 Charles

You get all the best Christmas cards.

216 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:36:30pm

re: #211 Charles

Another one:

What a fuckwit.

217 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:36:59pm

re: #215 JasonA

You get all the best Christmas cards.

If one were the Marquis de Sade...

218 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:53:46pm

re: #210 Gus 802

This is the scumbag that advertised that information on Gloria Borger.

Sure enough he's some NDAA and SOPA paranoid. Anarchist lowlife.

Sure enough. Found this comment he left at The Atlantic:

Scheiffer is a Jew and wants to protect his beloved Israel by means of using AMERICAN soldiers and AMERICAN money. That's why he hates Ron Paul.

Look for the handle "Unelected.org" which is also his website. He also goes by "an4rchy".

219 Steve  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:56:24pm

re: #209 Charles

A note from an admirer in Tennessee:

Wow, that is sad that some people have nothing better to do on Christmas.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all!

220 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:57:54pm

Looks like angryblacklady was already on this idiot:

Disturbing Fringe Website Fraudulently Uses Author’s Name; Posts Home Addresses of Members of Congress: unelected.org

221 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:58:21pm

re: #218 Gus 802

Here's an interesting post on the subject:

[Link: www.angryblacklady.com...]

222 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:58:35pm

Bam!

223 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:58:40pm

re: #218 Gus 802

Have you looked into NDAA or SOPA? I haven't bothered because someone's always been creaming about the end of the internet. Any thoughts on the laws?

224 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:58:46pm

re: #221 Charles

Here's an interesting post on the subject:

[Link: www.angryblacklady.com...]

Just saw that. ;)

225 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 4:59:56pm

re: #222 Charles

Bam!

Did you eat a Halal turkey and wake up Sharia'd?

226 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:00:09pm

re: #223 Killgore Trout

Have you looked into NDAA or SOPA? I haven't bothered because someone's always been creaming about the end of the internet. Any thoughts on the laws?

SOPA isn't a sure thing as far as I know. NDAA has been blown way out of proportion. But I haven't been following up much on this other than the mouth breathing hysteria around it all.

227 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:00:50pm

re: #225 BigPapa

Did you eat a Halal turkey and wake up Sharia'd?

Yeah, I've been gorging on suicide turkey all day. The real thing. The dreaded Butterball.

228 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:02:21pm

re: #227 Charles

Yeah, I've been gorging on suicide turkey all day. The real thing. The dreaded Butterball.

You make Pam has a sad!

229 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:06:14pm

re: #227 Charles

Yeah, I've been gorging on suicide turkey all day. The real thing. The dreaded Butterball.

You're getting sleepier due to the L-Tryptosharia enzyme.

DON"T FALL ASLEEP POINTING AT MECCA.

230 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:10:08pm

re: #148 Gus 802

Yeah. She's on hiatus. She'll be becoming back after a while -- which she recently mentioned. I don't want to rehash the cause of it all.

Please tell me nobody got on her case.

231 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:10:47pm

re: #197 chunkymonkey

Leaked? You know, she is the first entry in the White Pages for Gloria Anne Borger in the DC area. And if you google "Gloria Borger" the first hit is the Wikipedia page about her, which indicates that she lives in DC. Some serious sleuthing obviously took place in order for them to acquire the info.

You're being an apologist for miscreants.

232 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:11:46pm

re: #230 b_sharp

Please tell me nobody got on her case.

Oh I think we should just not talk about it all now.

233 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:18:20pm

re: #143 Gus 802

@CuriousLurker CuriousLurker
If anyone from LGF is watching, please tell everyone Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc. for me. ;o)

;)

Tell her Happy Holidays from us!

234 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:19:14pm

re: #203 sattv4u2

Just a few more hours to go on my 1st Christmas without Mom
I didn't think it would have been this easy!
I didn't know it was going to be this hard!!

I'd hug you but you're too stinky.

235 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:20:13pm

re: #227 Charles

Yeah, I've been gorging on suicide turkey all day. The real thing. The dreaded Butterball.

I had to settle on a Cargill-packed, private-label turkey that I snagged at Kroger for $.59/pound right after Thanksgiving, a huge 24-pound beast. Butterball's just too damn expensive for po' folks like me (and, frankly, the way we prep and cook our turkey, you can't really tell the difference).

It was and is very tasty.

236 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:20:48pm

re: #233 prairiefire

Tell her Happy Holidays from us!

OK. Will do.

237 Alexzander  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:21:34pm

I've got a tofurkey ready to go for tomorrow.

Now that I think of it, has Fat Bastard Vegetarian been around recently?

238 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:21:59pm

Cripes. Reading that crap from "unelected.org" and the other Ron Paul psychos. I need a couple of gallons of brain bleach.

239 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:22:23pm

re: #232 Gus 802

Oh I think we should just not talk about it all now.

Gotcha.

If CL wants to talk about it she has my email.

240 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:23:17pm

re: #238 Gus 802
That is one of the reasons why I do not go there.

241 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:24:42pm

Frickin' unreal.

Wonder if my uncles had any awards withheld because white bigots couldn't compete.

242 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:25:19pm

re: #230 b_sharp

Please tell me nobody got on her case.

She's OK, will be back in the new year, nobody got on her case. :)

243 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:25:44pm

re: #240 PhillyPretzel

That is one of the reasons why I do not go there.

Anti-war-survivalist-Constituionalist-pot-smoking-racist-environmentalist gun nut for peace.

Or something. It's like a hybrid of crazy.

244 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:28:41pm

re: #243 Gus 802
Hate and crazy mixed in one bowl. Nut salad./

245 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:30:21pm

re: #242 Sergey Romanov

She's OK, will be back in the new year, nobody got on her case. :)

Good. I guess I can stop being really pissed off then.

246 jaunte  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:31:05pm

A Dispute Over Who Owns a Twitter Account Goes to Court

“This will establish precedent in the online world, as it relates to ownership of social media accounts,” said Henry J. Cittone, a lawyer in New York who litigates intellectual property disputes. “We’ve actually been waiting to see such a case as many of our clients are concerned about the ownership of social media accounts vis-á-vis their branding.”

Mr. Cittone added that a particularly important wrinkle is what value the court might set on the worth of one Twitter follower to a media company, saying the price set could affect future cases involving ownership of social media.

247 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:31:17pm

re: #245 b_sharp

Good. I guess I can stop being really pissed off then.

It's Christmas. Have some egg nog, or cocoa, or sparkling cider, or beverage of your choice and watch the kids chase each other with the RC vehicles.

248 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:32:55pm

re: #247 EmmmieG

It's Christmas. Have some egg nog, or cocoa, or sparkling cider, or beverage of your choice and watch the kids chase each other with the RC vehicles.

I'll take a goddamn scotch.

Thank god this shit is almost over.

249 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:33:28pm

re: #247 EmmmieG

It's Christmas. Have some egg nog, or cocoa, or sparkling cider, or beverage of your choice and watch the kids chase each other with the RC vehicles.

Because my kid had to work today, tomorrow is Christmas. All the grandkid's stuff is still under the tree.

I will have a hit of Snotch though.

250 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:34:53pm

re: #241 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Frickin' unreal.

Wonder if my uncles had any awards withheld because white bigots couldn't compete.

At least someone, in this case, worked to right a grievous wrong and this sailor will finally be recognized for his bravery under fire.

But, it hurts to know that many more minority vets went to their graves, never getting their due, their families often never knowing that their loved ones were ordinary men who did extraordinary things under extraordinary circumstances.

And there are some people that would love to take this country back to the bad old days; racism and bigotry should and needs to be well and truly dead.

251 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:35:02pm

re: #248 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I'll take a goddamn scotch.

Thank god this shit is almost over.

You are in a foul mood. Care to share? If so, my nic links to my email.

252 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:35:21pm

I got both of my shopping lists written down, and I have a Hanukkah card for my dad and step mom. The best part is I am off tomorrow. yippee.

253 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:37:01pm

re: #250 talon_262

At least someone, in this case, worked to right a grievous wrong and this sailor will finally be recognized for his bravery under fire.

But, it hurts to know that many more minority vets went to their graves, never getting their due, their families often never knowing that their loved ones were ordinary men who did extraordinary things under extraordinary circumstances.

After WWII all of the returning vets were given a plot of land to call their own, except the aboriginal vets. They were given nothing, not even recognition.

254 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:39:18pm

re: #253 b_sharp

After WWII all of the returning vets were given a plot of land to call their own, except the aboriginal vets. They were given nothing, not even recognition.

You're Canadian, right? It's cold comfort to know that America wasn't the only country to fuck over her minority WWII vets...

255 William Barnett-Lewis  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:39:21pm

re: #244 PhillyPretzel

Hate and crazy mixed in one bowl. Nut salad./

It's a bowl of granola - all your fruits nuts & flakes in on simple serving!

256 jaunte  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:40:13pm

German biologist Ernst Haeckel's Christmas cards:
[Link: www.retronaut.co...]

257 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:40:59pm

re: #255 wlewisiii
That is another way of putting it.

258 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:42:02pm

Awesome. My brother made the Discovery Channel.

[Link: watch.discoverychannel.ca...]

Six minutes in is where they start covering his research.


Proud of him.

259 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:44:18pm

Guess what? If you have a bunch of angry birds stuffed animals, and some surplus styrofoam, and an RC car---

You still can't knock that stupid pig over.

Urgghhhh.

260 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:44:55pm

Peaceful protests continue on Christmas....
Occupy Protestors Fight on Christmas Day

Two protestors started arguing with each other; one of them was pregnant. Harsh words led to hair pulling and punching, and both of them landed on the ground.

While other protestors tried to break up the situation, our videographer called 911 for help. Medics rushed to the scene and took the pregnant protestor to the hospital to be checked out.

261 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:45:29pm

re: #259 EmmmieG

Guess what? If you have a bunch of angry birds stuffed animals, and some surplus styrofoam, and an RC car---

You still can't knock that stupid pig over.

Urgghhh.

Not even a bomb bird?

262 PhillyPretzel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:46:06pm

re: #260 Killgore Trout
Never piss off a pregnant woman.

263 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:46:58pm

re: #261 b_sharp

Not even a bomb bird?

We couldn't even make the catapult work, and yes, we have a catapult.

The 6 year old finally aimed his bird at the styrofoam.

264 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:46:58pm

After an extensive multi-year survey of the approximately 1.5 million christmas music recordings available I've concluded that the smarmy-kitschy to good-music ratio is approximately the same as the ratio of car salesmen in America to Formula 1 race car champions.

Thank God for Elvis (with Anne Murray):

MP3 Audio
265 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:47:24pm

re: #260 Killgore Trout

Aren't family fights a holiday tradition?

266 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:47:30pm

re: #260 Killgore Trout

Peaceful protests continue on Christmas...
Occupy Protestors Fight on Christmas Day

Tony: What are they protesting about?

Joe: Everything.

Tony: What you mean everything? Everything?

Joe: Everything.

267 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:47:57pm

re: #265 freetoken

Aren't family fights a holiday tradition?

*hits freetoken with chair*
No.

268 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:48:50pm

re: #263 EmmmieG

We couldn't even make the catapult work, and yes, we have a catapult.

The 6 year old finally aimed his bird at the styrofoam.

I'm addicted to Angry Birds on my iPad.

269 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:49:54pm

re: #267 Varek Raith

*hits freetoken with chair*
No.

Um, it was supposed to be a break-apart chair. Better call EMS.

270 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:51:47pm

re: #262 PhillyPretzel

Never piss off a pregnant woman.

You can piss them off, just don't beat them until the cops show up.

271 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:53:19pm

re: #266 Gus 802

Image: 2011-11-03-Freedom-Fatigue.png

272 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:54:12pm

I tell ya' though. The intensity of some of these people. Every scenario put in front of them they respond by prognosticating these wild and over the top stories. It's a litany of end-of-the-world stories. Calamities. The Fed isn't just fucked up in places; it's this apocalyptic enemy.

273 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:54:24pm

re: #248 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I'll take a goddamn scotch.

Thank god this shit is almost over.

My parents left town to be with my sister and her family (they just moved).

This was going to leave my brother home alone at Christmas for his first Christmas since his divorce.

I invited him to come along with us to volunteer at the Christmas breakfast. Saved Christmas for him, or so he said.

274 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:56:21pm

Stamps contain government drugs!

Beware!

Ron Paul in '12!

//

275 jaunte  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:56:27pm

re: #260 Killgore Trout

Harsh words led to hair pulling and punching, and both of them landed on the ground.
...
...they've spent so much time together over the past few months and friends have become like family.

276 Charles Johnson  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:56:38pm

re: #258 Obdicut

Awesome. My brother made the Discovery Channel.

[Link: watch.discoverychannel.ca...]

Six minutes in is where they start covering his research.

Proud of him.

Wow, very cool. You should post a Page.

"It is incredibly claustrophobic and some people don't care for it."

277 reine.de.tout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:58:36pm

re: #265 freetoken

Aren't family fights a holiday tradition?

Oh, always.

Here's a Christmas season reminiscence my brother wrote about our firmly and lovingly dysfunctional family. It was so on target, especially about my Dad, who didn't like change, and who was vehemently opposed to honky-tonks. It's lengthy, I know.

When we were very young kids we decorated our tree with multi-colored C-7 lights since as long as I can remember. Then one chilly evening - you and Mom, radical feminists that you were, came home with a few boxes of twinkling C-7s after a Christmas shopping trip (no boys allowed). Dad complained that twinkling lights would look like a honky-tonk. Mom slipped a few in and told Dad let's just see what it looks like. It was a hit. We never went with all twinkling lights, but we never went back to all solid lights. Our display tradition wound up with about every 3rd or 4th light as a twinkling light and it became part of our family Christmas tree tradition.

I remember being mesmerized at how the shifting shadows on the ceiling kept perfect sync with whatever music was playing on our ancient stereo. The sync was maintained whether it was a record that you or brother were playing (Dad hated all things rock N roll) or one of those Goodyear Christmas albums (that included a mix of great classic Christmas tunes and updated Christmas tunes).

You and Mom also came home one year with a set of mini-lights. Feminist Rebels! Dad protested as usual, but Mom managed to slip them in despite Dad's protestations.

From then on our tree was a unique mix of C-7 solid/twinkling lights and a few sets of mini-lights. The result was a beautiful and completely unique Christmas tree light display. NO ONE ELSE had a tree with the drama, beauty, complexity, and tranquility of this perfect storm of Christmas spirit, technology, and honky-tonk commercialism. It's the lighting scheme I have kept on my trees all these years (including this year).

But the clock is ticking. In a few years you won't be able to purchase C-7 incandescent lights whether solid or twinkling. The LED barbarians are knocking at the gate! You also won't be able to purchase incandescent mini-lights. You will have supposedly equivalent choices for LED lights. And LEDs are safer because they don't get hot. Less energy consumption, fewer fatal fires, etc. But it won't be the same. LED’s provide neither the warm ambient glow of incandescent lighting nor the cheap honky-tonk thrill of twinkling lights. Tick-tock, tick-tock. Even now you can hardly find C-7 twinkling lights.

I figure I can hold out for another seven to ten years - and then this arrangement of lighting - the most perfect arrangement achieved by mankind, and by my Mom and sister, and an annoyed skeptic Dad, will be lost forever!

278 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 5:59:08pm

re: #275 jaunte

People with serious answers to our economic problems are (probably) not beating pregnant women until the cops show up.

279 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:01:08pm

re: #278 Killgore Trout

People with serious answers to our economic problems are (probably) not beating pregnant women until the cops show up.

It is entirely possible that there's a brilliant economist somewhere that has the answers to her problem, but her husband is cheating on her, and she's gone over to beat the crap out of the skank.

Outside of Hollywood, even.

280 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:01:32pm

re: #276 Charles

Wow, very cool. You should post a Page.

"It is incredibly claustrophobic and some people don't care for it."

"My scientific detachment doesn't allow me to enjoy them on that level."

281 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:01:43pm

re: #277 reine.de.tout

Merry Christmas to you. Hope all is well with you.

282 Vicious Babushka  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:01:52pm

re: #258 Obdicut

Awesome. My brother made the Discovery Channel.

[Link: watch.discoverychannel.ca...]

Six minutes in is where they start covering his research.

Proud of him.

Wow, your brother "The Wolf Man" is super hot! Too bad my youngest daughter is already engaged.

283 reine.de.tout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:03:00pm

re: #281 Killgore Trout

Merry Christmas to you. Hope all is well with you.

Thanks, Killgore.
Same to you!

284 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:03:38pm

re: #248 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I'll take a goddamn scotch.

Thank god this shit is almost over.

Oh, here's an upding. Happy New Year!

285 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:05:04pm

re: #278 Killgore Trout

People with serious answers to our economic problems are (probably) not beating pregnant women until the cops show up.

It morphed into your typical anarchist collective. Some will say "we're not anarchists we're syndicalists!" Overall it's mostly a merging of Kucinich and Ron Paul in ideology.

286 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:05:38pm

re: #280 Obdicut

"My scientific detachment doesn't allow me to enjoy them on that level."

I caught that, must run in the family.

287 reine.de.tout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:06:37pm

re: #258 Obdicut

Awesome. My brother made the Discovery Channel.

[Link: watch.discoverychannel.ca...]

Six minutes in is where they start covering his research.

Proud of him.

I'm trying to get to that 6 minute mark. I tried forwarding it, and went back to the ad, gah.

288 Our Precious Bodily Fluids  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:06:48pm

re: #226 Gus 802

You might ought to read up on it before you decide that anyone who thinks it's a bad idea is just engaged in mouth-breathing hysteria.

[Link: trustnerds.org...]

The Stop Online Piracy Act aims to do a good thing – combat copyright infringement. Unfortunately, the bill is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how the Domain Name System and DNS filtering technology work. This proposed law would dramatically weaken Internet security, making Americans more vulnerable to crime, fraud, viruses, and malicious hacking. Importantly, the government's own Internet security experts share this view: in the letter below, Sandia National Labs reports that SOPA would (a) be ineffective and (b) harm U.S. cybersecurity.

[Link: www.reddit.com...]

Who opposes SOPA?
The Center for Democracy and Technology has a regularly updated and comprehensive list of individuals and groups that have expressed concern with SOPA and PIPA.

American Censorship is a coalition of groups and individuals opposing SOPA.

Opponents of the bill from OpenCongress.org:

reddit
NetCoalition
Consumer Electronics Association
Computer and Communications Industry Association
Public Knowledge
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EDUCAUSE
Center for Democracy & Technology
Open Internet Coalition
Bloomberg
Google
Yahoo
Business Software Alliance
Facebook
AOL
Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square
Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr and Hunch
David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo!
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post
Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube
Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and co-founder of Alexa Internet
Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
Biz Stone, co-founder of Obvious and Twitter
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation
Evan Williams, co-founder of Blogger and Twitter
Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Tumblr
Mozilla
Union Square Ventures
MoveOn
Wikimedia Foundation
eBay
Paul Graham, founder Viaweb and Y Combinator

Paranoid mouth-breathers, all.

289 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:08:20pm

I hate Christmas music but I do like this....
Annie Lennox ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY (live)

Youtube Video
290 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:08:44pm

re: #280 Obdicut

"My scientific detachment doesn't allow me to enjoy them on that level."

Aw, I don't believe him.

291 Obdicut  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:09:41pm

re: #282 Alouette

He also spends 9 months out of the year out in the field, which he's finding puts a bit of a strain on a relationship.

292 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:10:02pm

re: #289 Killgore Trout

Heh, I didn't notice the Obama's are in the audience.

293 Interesting Times  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:10:36pm

re: #287 reine.de.tout

I'm trying to get to that 6 minute mark. I tried forwarding it, and went back to the ad, gah.

Try allowing the ad, and then maybe the first minute to play. Then try forwarding to the 6-minute mark. It worked for me (though I'm blessed with a faster-than-usual connection at the moment).

It's too bad CTV (which owns Discovery Channel, Canadian version) won't permit video embedding, or a more friendly format overall.

294 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:14:02pm

re: #288 negativ

You might ought to read up on it before you decide that anyone who thinks it's a bad idea is just engaged in mouth-breathing hysteria.

[Link: trustnerds.org...]

[Link: www.reddit.com...]

Paranoid mouth-breathers, all.

So there aren't people getting all hysterical about how this is all a plan for martial law and coming internment camps? Interesting because I thought I read several references to that. Including from the Firebagger contingent that wants to "teach Obama a lesson for this". Others that want to "Occupy Obama" at the same time. They're even starting to use the tag "NOBAMA" just like the wingnuts on Twitter.

295 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:14:28pm

re: #292 Killgore Trout

My dad's neighbor is a fund raiser bundler for Democrats. She was invited to the White House Christmas party last week. She brought back an ornament from the White House for my Pops. It has an African American Santa on it. We all said, "Another first!"

296 reine.de.tout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:15:03pm

re: #258 Obdicut

Awesome. My brother made the Discovery Channel.

[Link: watch.discoverychannel.ca...]

Six minutes in is where they start covering his research.

Proud of him.

Full length film next year, they said!
Way cool. I didn't even know wolves and coyotes would cross-breed. Interesting.

297 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:15:34pm

Who do you think is really supporting it though? It's the movie and the music industry. It's actors and musicians and their agents. It's the record companies.

298 reine.de.tout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:15:41pm

re: #290 prairiefire

Aw, I don't believe him.

Me either.

299 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:19:24pm

@sherifffruitfly Billy Bob
Michelle Obama helps NORAD break Santa Tracker record for calls: [Link: t.co...]

300 Interesting Times  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:21:45pm

re: #297 Gus 802

Who do you think is really supporting it though? It's the movie and the music industry. It's actors and musicians and their agents. It's the record companies.

Don't forget that the whole point of a story like The Boy Who Cried Wolf* is that at the end, despite the boy's prior lies, there really was a wolf. So it probably is with SOPA - "internment camp" talk is hyperbole to be sure, but the other complaints - e.g. that it could result in a "great firewall of China" Internet situation here - are entirely legitimate. I certainly don't want the groups you listed - or any others - to have the power to shut down websites on a pique-filled personal whim.

*am I good at topic-thread-weaving, or what? ;)

301 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:22:48pm

re: #300 publicityStunted

*am I good at topic-thread-weaving, or what? ;)

Indeed you are.

303 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:33:38pm

re: #300 publicityStunted

Don't forget that the whole point of a story like The Boy Who Cried Wolf* is that at the end, despite the boy's prior lies, there really was a wolf. So it probably is with SOPA - "internment camp" talk is hyperbole to be sure, but the other complaints - e.g. that it could result in a "great firewall of China" Internet situation here - are entirely legitimate. I certainly don't want the groups you listed - or any others - to have the power to shut down websites on a pique-filled personal whim.

*am I good at topic-thread-weaving, or what? ;)

They need to start over.

304 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:33:44pm

re: #302 BigPapa

Best Ice Drinking Sculpture Ever... Oh Wait...

"They wrapped their mouths around what?"

305 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:33:44pm

re: #295 prairiefire

My dad's neighbor is a fund raiser bundler for Democrats. She was invited to the White House Christmas party last week. She brought back an ornament from the White House for my Pops. It has an African American Santa on it. We all said, "Another first!"

Nice!

306 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:34:37pm

Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown

Youtube Video
307 Alexzander  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:36:19pm

re: #294 Gus 802

So there aren't people getting all hysterical about how this is all a plan for martial law and coming internment camps? Interesting because I thought I read several references to that. Including from the Firebagger contingent that wants to "teach Obama a lesson for this". Others that want to "Occupy Obama" at the same time. They're even starting to use the tag "NOBAMA" just like the wingnuts on Twitter.

I think you're confusing SOPA with the discussion of detainment of US citizens in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

308 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:36:40pm

re: #306 Killgore Trout

Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown

[Video]

Updinging required! First time I ever heard James Brown I was a tiny kid in Brooklyn. My dad was crazy about him.

309 darthstar  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:37:18pm

Merry Christmas Charles, you sneaky fucking bastard.

310 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:37:18pm

re: #307 Alexzander

I think you're confusing SOPA with the discussion of detainment of US citizens in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

Oh I'm talking about all of these about Obama. Yeah, it's mostly with the NDAA/Veto thing.

311 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:38:41pm

re: #306 Killgore Trout

Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown

[Video]

re: #308 Gus 802

Updinging required! First time I ever heard James Brown I was a tiny kid in Brooklyn. My dad was crazy about him.

Whatever personal issues JB had, he was an entertainer the likes we'll likely never see again. He truly was Soul Brother #1, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business.

/he paid the cost to be the boss

312 Interesting Times  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:42:52pm

re: #310 Gus 802

Oh I'm talking about all of these about Obama. Yeah, it's mostly with the NDAA/Veto thing.

I think it all got started with earlier versions of that bill, which had confusing and ambiguous language - even Dianne Feinstein, the ultimate establishment/corporatist Democrat, expressed concerns - and was joined by...Rand Paul?! There's your "strange bedfellows" right there o_O

313 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:43:13pm

I'm kind of in Laissez le bon temps rouler mode too. So happy Christmas Night to all! A glass of Johnnie Walker Black for all; a cigarette or two.LDNT

314 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:45:19pm

re: #313 Gus 802

I'm kind of in Laissez le bon temps rouler mode too. So happy Christmas Night to all! A glass of Johnnie Walker Black for all; a cigarette or two.LDNT

Namaste.

315 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:47:32pm

re: #314 Killgore Trout

Namaste.

Not ready for bed yet. Although, I am getting there.

316 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:47:47pm

Logical Fallacy Bingo

317 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:49:29pm

re: #316 BigPapa

Logical Fallacy Bingo

Is that like Socratic kickball?

318 Interesting Times  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:53:09pm

re: #316 BigPapa

Logical Fallacy Bingo

We need a way to post that with the relevant squares marked, in response to a comment begging for same.

319 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 6:53:13pm

David Lindley - Mercury Blues

Youtube Video
320 A Sockpuppet's Sockpuppet  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:03:02pm

re: #296 reine.de.tout

Full length film next year, they said!
Way cool. I didn't even know wolves and coyotes would cross-breed. Interesting.

Lots of coy-dogs around here and dogs are just human manipulated wolves.

321 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:05:15pm

A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. "You all have obsessions," he observed.

To the first mother, Mary, he said, "You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy."

He turned to the second mom, Ann: "Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny."

He turned to the third mom, Joyce: "Your obsession is alcohol. This too shows itself in your child's name, Brandy."

At this point, the fourth mother, Kathy, quietly got up, took her little boy by the hand, and whispered, "Come on, Dick, this guy has no idea what he's talking about. Let's pick up Peter and Willy from school and go get dinner.”

322 Bubblehead II  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:07:06pm

Evening Lizards. A Very Merry Christmas to you all.

I will now return to the space under my rock.

Sleep well and may the Deity of your choice smile down upon you.

But I leave you with this.

Youtube Video

Sleep Well.

324 Killgore Trout  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:11:21pm

One more from the old chick with the nice pipes...
Annie Lennox GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (live)

Youtube Video
325 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:12:54pm

Bad Kitteh!

326 Eclectic Infidel  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:13:37pm

A blonde is sitting at a bar. A man sits down near her, a couple chairs away. On the television is a live news report about a person about to jump from a building.

The man at the bar turns to the blonde and says, "I bet you $20 the guy jumps."

The blonde responds with, "you're on."

Both watch the tele and the footage shows the guy jump to his death.

The blonde ponies up and slaps a $20 down on the bar.

The man picks up the $20 bill and hands it back to her saying, "I can't take your money, I saw an earlier newscast and knew the guy would jump."

The blonde responds thus: "I know, I saw the earlier newscast too, I just figured the guy wouldn't jump again."

327 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:17:58pm

I never got into the hating Christmas thing. It's so cliche to say the least. Plus, that's what the majority observes and I'm not here to challenge that. My main concern is the overt consumerism. But who died and made me the Pope?

328 Gus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:22:20pm

If we have to go back into Iraq? We should.

329 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:25:00pm

re: #327 Gus 802

I never got into the hating Christmas thing. It's so cliche to say the least. Plus, that's what the majority observes and I'm not here to challenge that. My main concern is the overt consumerism. But who died and made me the Pope?

It's cool. I just Poped you. But lay off the funny hats.

330 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:29:25pm

re: #329 BigPapa

It's cool. I just Poped you. But lay off the funny hats.

It's not cool to Pope on people...unless you're into those kinds of bedroom games. ///

/blame Bob & Tom for introducing me to the concept of the Cleveland Steamer (definitely NSFW) ;-P

331 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:32:08pm

SFW explanation of Cleveland Steamer

332 Dancing along the light of day  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:32:38pm

re: #139 Shiplord Kirel

We interrupt our program for an important message:

Hi everyone. This is Shiplord Kirel's grandson Isaac. He wanted me to say hello to all of his friends at LGF. I am 10 years old so I can't come here as a regular. Grandpa says it is not dirty but it is an adult place and the language can get bad at times. He says he has been posting here since about the time I was born and it is his favorite website.
My mom and dad and sister and I are visiting from Massachusetts. Grandpa's house is cool. He has model planes and all kinds of tools and great pictures of himself and his friends when they were young. Some are more recent too. He has some pics of my mom when she was a baby that I hadn't seen before.
My great grandmother and my aunt are here too. My aunt is the one who is a professor. My mom is not a professor but she is an architect and my dad is a Baptist minister.
Have a merry Christmas everyone! I'll give you back to grandpa now.

Tell Gramps, we're glad he got help, the night he cut his leg. He scared us.

333 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:33:25pm

re: #307 Alexzander

I think you're confusing SOPA with the discussion of detainment of US citizens in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

Not really. To the more deranged "firebaggers" both bills are part of the same plot to throw all "dissenters" into FEMA camps.

334 SpaceJesus  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:35:57pm

why do the goyim close all the bars on this day

335 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:37:36pm

re: #334 SpaceJesus

why do the goyim close all the bars on this day

Because they're too busy getting drunk at home.

336 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:38:51pm

re: #334 SpaceJesus

why do the goyim close all the bars on this day

Look, Mr. Omniscient--this happens every year. Stock up or stay sober.

337 Dancing along the light of day  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:38:57pm

re: #335 talon_262

Because they're too busy getting drunk at home.

BaDa Bing!

338 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:38:58pm

re: #331 BigPapa

SFW explanation of Cleveland Steamer

I actually looked it up and found that its a really shitty tactic. ;)

339 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 7:56:23pm

re: #336 EmmmieG

Look, Mr. Omniscient--this happens every year. Stock up or stay sober.

I'd send SJ a fifth of Jack, but the bottle won't fit through these damned wires...

340 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:00:12pm

re: #339 talon_262

I'd send SJ a fifth of Jack, but the bottle won't fit through these damned wires...

Try pouring it over your computer. See what happens.

341 TedStriker  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:01:38pm

re: #340 EmmmieG

Try pouring it over your computer. See what happens.

I don't want to release the magic smoke...besides, I'm still at work right now.

342 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:06:05pm

re: #341 talon_262

I don't want to release the magic smoke...besides, I'm still at work right now.

I fail to see the problem.
/

343 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:21:34pm

re: #342 Varek Raith

I fail to see the problem.
/

Pouring liquid on a computer owned by an employer tends to earn one the not-to-be-coveted Pink Slip.

344 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:33:37pm

Played this the other night via a Youtube video, but it is one of my favorites (and a good swing dance song), so here is a better mp3 version:

MP3 Audio
345 Gretchen G.Tiger  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:46:31pm

Logged-on to wish all Lizards a good evening and a better tomorrow!

346 Dark_Falcon  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 8:48:16pm

Goodnight, all.

347 freetoken  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 9:19:40pm

I say, let the fools drown if they're too stupid to do anything about it:

Climate-change skeptics in Va. oppose preparations for sea-level rise

Over his long career as a public planner, Lewis Lawrence grew accustomed to the bland formalities of planning commission meetings in Virginia's Middle Peninsula, [...]

But lately, the meetings have gotten far more exciting - in a bad way, said Lawrence, acting executive director of the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. A well-organized and vocal group of residents has taken a keen interest in municipal preparations for sea-level rise caused by climate change, often shouting their opposition, sometimes while planners and politicians are talking.

The residents' opposition has focused on a central point: They don't think climate change is accelerated by human activity, as most climate scientists conclude. When planners proposed to rezone land for use as a dike against rising water, these residents, or "new activists" as Lawrence calls them, saw a trick to take their property.

"Environmentalists have always had an agenda to put nature above man," said Donna Holt, leader of the Virginia Campaign for Liberty, a tea-party affiliate with 7,000 members. "If they can find an end to their means, they don't care how it happens. If they can do it under the guise of global warming and climate change, they will do it."

Outside of greater New Orleans, Hampton Roads is at the biggest risk from sea-level rise of any area its size in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The water has risen so much that Norfolk Naval Station is replacing 14 piers at $60 million each to keep ship-repair facilities high and dry.

[...]


When planners redesignated property as a future flood zone, activists said officials were acting on a hoax. They argued in meetings and online that local planners are unwitting agents of Agenda 21, a U.N. environmental action plan adopted in 1992 that the activists see as a global conspiracy to grab land and redistribute wealth in the United States.

[...]

The Alex-Jones-esque conspiracy mindset is suicidal idiocy by those with weak and lazy minds.

348 A Man for all Seasons  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 9:35:23pm

Merry Christmas Lizards.. Winston and I have been watching NBA Ball all day.. It was awesome...The Thunder won..Which is my new team cause I moved here.. But the greatest thing today was watching the Lakers lose by one point in a crushing defeat...Monday I'm going shopping for food and clothes ( New years eve dance )
I will be smiling all day with an extra spring in my step because of the Lakers losing.. It was freaking awesome!
Thank you Santa.. The check is in the mail..

349 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 9:42:33pm

re: #347 freetoken

Youtube Video
350 Henchman Ghazi-808  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 9:42:59pm

[Link: www.campaignforliberty.com...]

WHAT IS SUSTAINBLE DEVELOPMENT?

Sustainable Development is the 1992 action plan set forth by the United Nations in 40 chapters of a socialist political agenda called Agenda 21 to control every aspect of life. Some of the more important goals are: Change Consumption Patterns; Promote Sustainable Human Settlements; Plan & Manage All Land Resources, Ecosystems, Deserts, Forests, Mountains, Oceans, Fresh Water; Agriculture; Rural Development; Biotechnology; Ensuring Equity; an increased role for Non-Government Organizations (NGOs); and define the role of Business and Financial Resources. All this was to be accomplished on a global, national, and local scale.

OOGA BOOGA

351 Varek Raith  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 9:47:18pm

re: #350 BigPapa

Let those fools live in the flood zones.
They had just better not complain when the shit hits the fan climate wise.

352 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:00:51pm

All in good fun, "The Twelve Gays Of Christmas". It looks like they are preforming for fellow dancers:[Link: www.rawstory.com...]

353 Schadenfreude 'r' Us  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:04:18pm

Happy Humbug to all and to all a good night!

354 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 10:49:38pm

re: #273 EmmmieG

I spent Xmas/Obligatory-Fake-Happiness-via-collecting-more-objects-to-show-off-Day with a friend who is also going through a shitty divorce during the shittiest season of the year.

355 prairiefire  Sun, Dec 25, 2011 11:08:43pm

re: #354 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

*nudge* Here's a slice of red velvet cake. Here's to a Happier New Year.

356 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Dec 26, 2011 6:44:04am

re: #250 talon_262

At least someone, in this case, worked to right a grievous wrong and this sailor will finally be recognized for his bravery under fire.

Not good enough. Of course some unnamed "someone" did - this is what we have been doing in this place for 400 years.

Only difference is, this time it actually made the news.

But, it hurts to know that many more minority vets went to their graves, never getting their due, their families often never knowing that their loved ones were ordinary men who did extraordinary things under extraordinary circumstances.

And there are some people that would love to take this country back to the bad old days; racism and bigotry should and needs to be well and truly dead.

It more than just hurts. That is the sort of thing that determined the futures and limits of entire generations of people, before and after WW2.

357 chunkymonkey  Mon, Dec 26, 2011 8:38:06am

re: #227 Charles

Yeah, I've been gorging on suicide turkey all day. The real thing. The dreaded Butterball.

Oh what? I totally had you pegged for organic or Foster Farms at a minimum. We had a FF suicide turkey and I totally converted.


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