Another Mind-Blowing Solo Performance by Jacob Collier: “Dont You Worry About a Thing”

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The audio isn’t the best, but damn! This is absolutely astounding. Go ahead Jacob.

Jacob Collier live in Boston performing “Dont You Worry About a Thing” by Stevie Wonder at the East Meets West Bookstore in Cambridge.

Video Recorded on iPhone 6S Plus.

Enjoy!

P.S. Jacob is performing his show live in London on May 28th! Click this link for more details:
http://www.serious.org.uk/events/info/jacob-collier

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479 comments
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b_sharp  May 14, 2016 • 6:25:46pm

Gotta love music, and the amazing talents behind it.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 6:27:39pm
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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 6:31:34pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

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Nontroversies.

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gocart mozart  May 14, 2016 • 6:35:06pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 6:36:35pm

Say my name, Bitch…

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 6:40:42pm
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FormerDirtDart  May 14, 2016 • 6:44:41pm

I know it’s horrible, but I can’t help but wish I had a way to lay some serious cash on this being a result of lax regulatory enforcement…

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 6:45:48pm

re: #7 FormerDirtDart

I know it’s horrible, but I can’t help but wish I had a way to lay some serious cash on this being a result of lax regulatory enforcement…

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DEREGULATE THE ROADS!!!! AUTOBAHN FOR EVERYONE!!!!

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 6:51:18pm

re: #5 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Say my name, Bitch…

He linked his father to the Kennedy assassination. I really can’t imagine Ted getting over that. I really hope he doesn’t.

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FormerDirtDart  May 14, 2016 • 6:51:58pm
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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 6:55:31pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 6:58:27pm

re: #7 FormerDirtDart

I know it’s horrible, but I can’t help but wish I had a way to lay some serious cash on this being a result of lax regulatory enforcement…

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These damn busses are just getting too damn topheavy. They have to be perched up on top of a ladder frame, which has to be completely above these gigantic live axles (which suspension arrangement doesn’t help with stability at all.) They never heard of independent suspensions or unibody construction. Then they reinforce the roof, which just makes it more topheavy.

And screw you, spellcheck—“busses” does have two “s”s.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 6:58:28pm
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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 6:59:07pm

re: #13 Charles Johnson

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Wat.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:01:05pm

re: #14 thedopefishlives

This person doesn’t even follow me on Twitter. Trying to stir up some shit, obviously.

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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 7:01:12pm

re: #5 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Cruz criticized Barack Obama for new public school guidelines that allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.

“There is nothing in the constitution that gives the president the power to be the bathroom police in this country,” he said.

“Principled” Ted Cruz can pander just as hard as Dan Patrick for that ginned-up bathroom panic vote.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:02:06pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

This person doesn’t even follow me on Twitter. Trying to stir up some shit, obviously.

I’m just trying to figure out what that means. “A link means nothing when most of the work is on the page?” It makes no sense; linking is practically everything in the Web world. Most authors would be complimented by getting a link to their content published on someone else’s site.

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Eclectic Cyborg  May 14, 2016 • 7:03:13pm

re: #4 gocart mozart

Blinded by the right,
Revved up by the douchebags in the middle of the night…

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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 7:04:08pm

re: #17 thedopefishlives

Some journalists haven’t yet gotten used to this new distribution system.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:06:47pm

re: #17 thedopefishlives

I’m just trying to figure out what that means. “A link means nothing when most of the work is on the page?” It makes no sense; linking is practically everything in the Web world. Most authors would be complimented by getting a link to their content published on someone else’s site.

Links from other sites are very valuable in terms of Google search rankings.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 14, 2016 • 7:06:51pm

re: #9 Stanley Sea

He linked his father to the Kennedy assassination. I really can’t imagine Ted getting over that. I really hope he doesn’t.

Dollars to donuts, I bet Cruz will eventually say “I support the nominee.”

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:07:41pm
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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:07:48pm

re: #21 Big Beautiful Door

Dollars to donuts, I bet Cruz will eventually say “I support the nominee.”

No, it’ll probably be more like, “I support John Miller.”

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:08:37pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

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Stole a column? What the actual fuck? This is becoming a pretty obvious troll.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:09:18pm

Nobody ever backs down when they’re being stupid these days.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:10:42pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 7:12:44pm

People talk about lead driving the populace crazy for most of the 20th century—this crap was approved in 1955, now 25% (or maybe 27%?) of the population take it weekly:

From Painkiller to Empathy Killer: Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Reduces Empathy for Pain

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:14:36pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

Stole a column? What the actual fuck? This is becoming a pretty obvious troll.

Having no idea what the column under discussion is, it is true that the page should quote a portion small enough to encourage people to go read the full article, and potentially add some of their own commentary. Presumably Charles has looked at this and found that it is the case for the page in question, so it’s someone just trying to be an ass.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:17:47pm

re: #28 klys (maker of Silmarils)

And also, having watched Charles be pro-active about trying to make sure Pages do avoid quoting the entire article, he has earned the benefit of the doubt from me.

I feel like that’s important to note.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:18:14pm

re: #28 klys (maker of Silmarils)

This is the page: littlegreenfootballs.com

Clearly credited and linked.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 7:19:03pm

re: #24 thedopefishlives

Stole a column? What the actual fuck? This is becoming a pretty obvious troll.

I follow Caroline Weatherwax. No troll.

Just feeling mama bearish right now probably.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:20:32pm

re: #30 Charles Johnson

This is the page: littlegreenfootballs.com

Clearly credited and linked.

I found the conversation on Twitter and looked.

It’s not even half the column quoted in the excerpt. Four paragraphs.

Her definition of most doesn’t match up with the commonly used one, I guess. Maybe she feels that a paragraph at most is appropriate? Too bad the courts don’t agree with her opinion.

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scottslemmons  May 14, 2016 • 7:20:42pm

re: #30 Charles Johnson

This is the page: littlegreenfootballs.com

Clearly credited and linked.

And it’s just four paragraphs’ worth of a much, much longer column. All in all, that seems like pretty standard blockquoting.

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CuriousLurker  May 14, 2016 • 7:22:14pm

re: #31 Stanley Sea

I follow Caroline Weatherwax. No troll.

Just feeling mama bearish right now probably.

I was following her too—had been for quite a while, but that ended about 5 mins. ago:

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 7:22:22pm

re: #30 Charles Johnson

This is the page: littlegreenfootballs.com

Clearly credited and linked.

I thought Weatherwax was mad because it was her article being used, but no. It’s another writer being excerpted — only 4 grafs, attributed and linked. What’s her beef with that?

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:22:33pm

re: #31 Stanley Sea

I follow Caroline Weatherwax. No troll.

Just feeling mama bearish right now probably.

I don’t think she’s a troll, I just think she’s way off base on this one. Accusing me of stealing someone’s work when it’s clearly attributed with a link to the original piece — and it isn’t even my post — is not cool.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:23:54pm

I confess, I’m having a hard time taking her seriously because her name reminds me of the Terry Pratchett character.

Might be deliberate, for all I know. I hadn’t heard of her until just now.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:24:31pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

I don’t think she’s a troll, I just think she’s way off base on this one. Accusing me of stealing someone’s work when it’s clearly attributed with a link to the original piece — and it isn’t even my post — is not cool.

Troll was my word. I’ll take it back if she’s sincerely concerned about the work in question, but it just seemed like picking a fight for a fight’s sake.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 7:24:37pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

I don’t think she’s a troll, I just think she’s way off base on this one. Accusing me of stealing someone’s work when it’s clearly attributed with a link to the original piece — and it isn’t even my post — is not cool.

You can set her straight no prob.

LGF, try not to pile on.

/peacemaker is in my blood.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:25:09pm

re: #35 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I thought Weatherwax was mad because it was her article being used, but no. It’s another writer being excerpted — only 4 grafs, attributed and linked. What’s her beef with that?

If this had been a complete cut and paste of the original article, with no attribution, I would have apologized and corrected it as I’ve done many times before.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:26:12pm

re: #39 Stanley Sea

You can set her straight no prob.

LGF, try not to pile on.

/peacemaker is in my blood.

People did try to set her straight and she doubled down. For the record.

Sometimes peacemaking just results in you being a doormat. Sorry, but no.

And for what it’s worth, I’ve never interacted with her before on Twitter and I have no intention of doing so over this because Charles is completely capable of making his own decisions. I’m just not going to make excuses for other people repeatedly.

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William Lewis  May 14, 2016 • 7:26:47pm

re: #27 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I already hate that liver destroying garbage; one more reason to never use it.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:27:57pm

Put off lunch. Ate too much pizza. Stomach now very round. Sparkling wine tasty.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:28:34pm
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 7:28:58pm

re: #40 Charles Johnson

If this had been a complete cut and paste of the original article, with no attribution, I would have apologized and corrected it as I’ve done many times before.

You’ve been very respectful of others’ work in that way. Far better than some blog owners who seem quite willing to rip off copyrighted materials w/o attribution or linkage.

Maybe she’s a Bernie fan looking to pick a fight with you.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 7:30:19pm

Back to my latest doc.

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Yuji Nagatani, a seventh generation Japanese pottery producer; Luke Snyder and David Van Wyk, two knife-makers who have Bloodroot Blades in Arnoldsville, Georgia; and San Francisco’s very own Cortney Burns and Nick Balla, the chefs behind Bar Tartine.

The whole film is beautifully shot, and explores the intersection of tradition and innovation. In particular, the Bar Tartine scenes — full of food porn of the highest order — wonderfully capture the brilliance, experimentation, ambition and passion of what Burns and Balla have been doing at their Valencia Street restaurant.

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CuriousLurker  May 14, 2016 • 7:31:30pm

re: #39 Stanley Sea

You can set her straight no prob.

LGF, try not to pile on.

/peacemaker is in my blood.

I rarely jump into the middle of a Twitter spat (I reserve my energy in that regard for LGF spats, heh), but the accusation was so sudden and over the top that I had to say something, especially since the article isn’t even hers. If the author has an issue with fair use of her work, then she should speak up herself.

It was… weird. The only way Twitter remains tolerable for me is to cut the crap off as soon as things start going south. Life’s too short.

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scottslemmons  May 14, 2016 • 7:31:59pm

re: #37 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I confess, I’m having a hard time taking her seriously because her name reminds me of the Terry Pratchett character.

Might be deliberate, for all I know. I hadn’t heard of her until just now.

I remember an anecdote from years ago where an interviewer called out Pratchett for his outlandish names in the Discworld books. He said he could probably find plenty of more outrageous names in the LA phone book. He opened it up and the first name there was a Weatherwax. :)

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:33:02pm

re: #47 CuriousLurker

I rarely jump into the middle of a Twitter spat (I reserve my energyin that regard for LGF spats, heh), but the accusation was so sudden and over the top that I had to say something, especially since the article isn’t even hers. If the author has an issue with fair use of her work, then she should speak up herself.

It was… weird. The only way Twitter remains tolerable for me is to cut the crap off as soon as things start going south. Life’s too short.

I follow LGF members for my politics fix and then fill the rest of my feed with hockey and video games and cats. It’s a nice balance.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:33:32pm

re: #49 klys (maker of Silmarils)

hockey and video games and cats

Oh my.

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gocart mozart  May 14, 2016 • 7:33:52pm
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:34:11pm

re: #50 thedopefishlives

Oh my.

DUDE SOMETIMES THEY COMBINE.

I apologize to anyone who follows me on Twitter and doesn’t give a shit about the NHL17 cover. It’s almost done, I promise.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:35:16pm

re: #52 klys (maker of Silmarils)

DUDE SOMETIMES THEY COMBINE.

I apologize to anyone who follows me on Twitter and doesn’t give a shit about the NHL17 cover. It’s almost done, I promise.

Speaking of video games, I ordered up Legion for myself and Mrs. Fish earlier. Once again, I’ll probably take launch day off and play.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:36:37pm

re: #53 thedopefishlives

Speaking of video games, I ordered up Legion for myself and Mrs. Fish earlier. Once again, I’ll probably take launch day off and play.

I should look at that. I’m not sure mr. klys is going to go for it, which kind of makes me sad.

He pre-ordered Overwatch, though. I’ll lose him in about a week and two days.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:37:20pm

re: #54 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I should look at that. I’m not sure mr. klys is going to go for it, which kind of makes me sad.

He pre-ordered Overwatch, though. I’ll lose him in about a week and two days.

I had to pre-order it for the pet, of course. Gotta earn my brownie points today.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:37:49pm

re: #55 thedopefishlives

I had to pre-order it for the pet, of course. Gotta earn my brownie points today.

Main reason I will probably pre-order the Origins edition, right there. >.>

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:39:30pm

Also, I am about to blow up the Amazon Instant Video app. I have been having no end of trouble with it on my PS3. I can’t play consecutive episodes of _anything_ without loading troubles; and once it starts having loading troubles, it crashes frequently, and exiting the app once it’s hung reboots the PS3 completely. I am literally steps away from punching the damn thing.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 14, 2016 • 7:40:48pm

re: #57 thedopefishlives

Which vintage of the PS3 do you have?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:40:55pm

re: #57 thedopefishlives

Also, I am about to blow up the Amazon Instant Video app. I have been having no end of trouble with it on my PS3. I can’t play consecutive episodes of _anything_ without loading troubles; and once it starts having loading troubles, it crashes frequently, and exiting the app once it’s hung reboots the PS3 completely. I am literally steps away from punching the damn thing.

I like Roku.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:41:54pm
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CuriousLurker  May 14, 2016 • 7:42:00pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

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Good thing Sirota is totally objective. *SNORT*

Yeah, it’s Saturday. It’s like Twitter gets bored so people go out and pick fights because there’s nothing else to do, except there is. Sheesh. Going back to my videos now.

Later, lizards.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:42:07pm

re: #58 Eric The Fruit Bat

Which vintage of the PS3 do you have?

I don’t even know. It’s been years since I’ve even had the thing out. I’m an Xbox man, myself, until it bit the dust this week. No, literally; it got plugged up with dust, something fried, and it’s kaput.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:42:56pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

Good thing Sirota is totally objective. *SNORT*

Yeah, it’s Saturday. It’s like Twitter gets bored so people go out and pick fights because there’s nothing else to do, except there is. Sheesh. Going back to my videos now.

Later, lizards.

Mrs. Fish mentioned that yesterday was Friday the 13th AND a full moon. In other words, a smorgasboard of stupid.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:43:14pm
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:44:11pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

Good thing Sirota is totally objective. *SNORT*

Yeah, it’s Saturday. It’s like Twitter gets bored so people go out and pick fights because there’s nothing else to do, except there is. Sheesh. Going back to my videos now.

Later, lizards.

Lies, we can all sit here and be round and tipsy on sparkling wine together.

…or at least I would share if you were here.

Okay, the pizza probably wasn’t halal though.

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 7:45:29pm
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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:47:58pm

re: #65 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Lies, we can all sit here and be round and tipsy on sparkling wine together.

…or at least I would share if you were here.

Okay, the pizza probably wasn’t halal though.

Me, I ate way too much beef jerky and candy orange slices tonight. Mrs. Fish helped me indulge a craving (which was probably a bad idea; I’ve already been gaining weight post-surgery). I’m sure I’ll lose it all back after recovery, but until then, it’s going to be sweet, tasty, delicious guilt.

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gocart mozart  May 14, 2016 • 7:48:13pm
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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:49:24pm
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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 7:49:33pm
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Romantic Heretic  May 14, 2016 • 7:52:34pm

re: #53 thedopefishlives

I’m going to wait a bit myself.

So many things (Flying, proving grounds, garrisons) on Warlords got up my nose that I’m going to wait and see.

Speaking of which I should cancel my WoW subscription haven’t played in at least a month.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 7:53:47pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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I haven’t read that article edit Interview till now. Very good. Not sure how I missed it.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 7:54:47pm
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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 14, 2016 • 7:54:50pm

re: #62 thedopefishlives

If its a fat one and has 4 USB ports and has the SACD logo on it, its worth money.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 7:55:54pm

re: #74 Eric The Fruit Bat

If its a fat one and has 4 USB ports and has the SACD logo on it, its worth money.

And if it’s a slot-loader instead of a top-loader you should take it out with a hammer.

/disassembled those twice to remove a DVD, no more.

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Reality Based Steve  May 14, 2016 • 7:57:01pm

Got a few things that I need to take care of before I think about going to bed. Going to help with a class tomorrow, maybe even get in a fun dive at the end of the day. It’s going to be a bit cool tomorrow, high of 65 (normal high is around 80 this time of year), it’s been weird weather around here.

Have a good evening, and don’t drink any fly - laced merlot.

RBS

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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 7:58:58pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

reverse course on a dime, expecting nobody to notice

Your break from the right has been public and well documented.
Sirota is either completely ignorant or tremendously dishonest.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 7:59:41pm

re: #77 jaunte

Your break from the right has been public and well documented.
Sirota is either completely ignorant or tremendously dishonest.

Or both. Everyone disregards the “both” option. Sheesh, don’t they teach logic in schools anymore?///

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:00:15pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Chankobun. I remember that guy. He had a pretty epic meltdown here at LGF a while back.

littlegreenfootballs.com

littlegreenfootballs.com

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 8:00:48pm

re: #77 jaunte

Your break from the right has been public and well documented.
Sirota is either completely ignorant or tremendously dishonest.

He isn’t ignorant.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 14, 2016 • 8:01:25pm

re: #75 klys (maker of Silmarils)

My first CD player was a Magnavox FD-2040. It was a top-loader, and it took forever to move from one track to another. It also weighed a ton, too.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:01:25pm

re: #78 thedopefishlives

Or both. Everyone disregards the “both” option. Sheesh, don’t they teach logic in schools anymore?///

Not in Texas.

(Sorry jaunte. I had to. Low hanging fruit and all.)

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 8:01:44pm

re: #82 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Not in Texas.

(Sorry jaunte. I had to. Low hanging fruit and all.)

Well played, ma’am. Well played, indeed.

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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 8:02:31pm

re: #82 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Logic… ain’t that a kind of lumberin’?

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Jay C  May 14, 2016 • 8:03:33pm

re: #77 jaunte

Your break from the right has been public and well documented.
Sirota is either completely ignorant or tremendously dishonest.

Yes, amazing, isn’t it, how changing one’s mind about political issues - and worse, explaining it - is considered such a heinous sin….

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:03:45pm

re: #81 Eric The Fruit Bat

My first CD player was a Magnavox FD-2040. It was a top-loader, and it took forever to move from one track to another. It also weighed a ton, too.

When the slot loaders eat your DVD, you need the special security Torx bit to start the dis-assembly process. Doing so, of course, voids your warranty and takes approximately half an hour.

Of course, you have no other choice on how to get it back out.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 8:08:38pm

re: #81 Eric The Fruit Bat

My first CD player was a Magnavox FD-2040. It was a top-loader, and it took forever to move from one track to another. It also weighed a ton, too.

Mine was a BSR with the Pioneer-type 10-CD cartridge and no single-CD slot. You had to take the cartridge out and take the old CD out, which involved sliding out the divider, put the new CD in the cartridge and reinsert it. If you didn’t push hard enough it wouldn’t seat properly.

Tremendous PITA, but it sounded better than any CD player I’ve heard before or since….

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 14, 2016 • 8:09:55pm

re: #86 klys (maker of Silmarils)

When the slot loaders eat your DVD, you need the special security Torx bit to start the dis-assembly process.

I blame ObamaApple for that. They introduced that on the Macintosh just to be pricks. The only device I have that is a slot loader is my PS3, debating whether or not I want to shitcan it or keep it for NFL League Pass. I’d like to find a 1st or 2nd gen PS3, but they’re pretty rare beasts these days due to their support of SACD.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 8:11:19pm

re: #86 klys (maker of Silmarils)

When the slot loaders eat your DVD, you need the special security Torx bit to start the dis-assembly process. Doing so, of course, voids your warranty and takes approximately half an hour.

Of course, you have no other choice on how to get it back out.

I had a school iMac do that once. That was *sure* a lot of fun to extract, since Apple makes it a point to make disassembly only possible with special tools and secret magic incantations.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 8:11:25pm
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:11:34pm

re: #88 Eric The Fruit Bat

I blame ObamaApple for that. They introduced that on the Macintosh just to be pricks. The only device I have that is a slot loader is my PS3, debating whether or not I want to shitcan it or keep it for NFL League Pass. I’d like to find a 1st or 2nd gen PS3, but they’re pretty rare beasts these days due to their support of SACD.

That would be the model that ate my DVDs. I have no regrets about losing it and replacing it with a version that does top-loading.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 8:11:44pm

re: #79 teleskiguy

Chankobun. I remember that guy. He had a pretty epic meltdown here at LGF a while back.

littlegreenfootballs.com

littlegreenfootballs.com

Bummer. He stood up for Charles randomly via twitter tonight.

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Mattand  May 14, 2016 • 8:11:59pm

re: #79 teleskiguy

Chankobun. I remember that guy. He had a pretty epic meltdown here at LGF a while back.

littlegreenfootballs.com

littlegreenfootballs.com

He seems nice.

I’m genuinely shocked someone would pull a “Don’t you know who I am????” maneuver around here while dropping Charles’s name.

I’m guessing this cunning strategy didn’t go as planned.

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thedopefishlives  May 14, 2016 • 8:12:07pm

re: #90 Charles Johnson

You exist. That’s beef enough for these folks.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 8:15:04pm

re: #92 Stanley Sea

And he retweets Charles.

chillax

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:15:12pm

When do I get my e-mail that will support 10+ meg files?

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:16:43pm

re: #92 Stanley Sea

Bummer. He stood up for Charles randomly via twitter tonight.

INORITE?!? I remember him because he was all like I’MMA GET YOU BANNED MOTHERFUCKER, I’M CALLING CHARLES’ DIRECT RED PHONE LINE AND YOU’RE FINISHED AROUND HERE! Very amusing. All I did was call out his call for Trump supporters to be rounded up and shot.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:17:37pm

re: #97 teleskiguy

INORITE?!? I remember him because he was all like I’MMA GET YOU BANNED MOTHERFUCKER, I’M CALLING CHARLES’ DIRECT RED PHONE LINE AND YOU’RE FINISHED AROUND HERE! Very amusing. All I did was call out his call for Trump supporters to be rounded up and shot.

I’ll tell you what I’m on board with rounding up: the fucking jays in the front yard, man.

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Mattand  May 14, 2016 • 8:19:36pm

re: #57 thedopefishlives

Also, I am about to blow up the Amazon Instant Video app. I have been having no end of trouble with it on my PS3. I can’t play consecutive episodes of _anything_ without loading troubles; and once it starts having loading troubles, it crashes frequently, and exiting the app once it’s hung reboots the PS3 completely. I am literally steps away from punching the damn thing.

I had a launch “fat” PS3 that died after a few years. IIRC the solder on the heat sinks gave out. The story I read was the EU was demanding manufacturers use a more an environmental-friendly formula, which wasn’t as durable as older solders.

I actually fixed the stupid thing twice by baking the motherboard in the oven. It melted the solder and allowed to reflow. I eventually wound up selling the thing for parts. We replaced it with the next gen Slim model which has been pretty durable, knock on formica.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:19:42pm

re: #98 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’ll tell you what I’m on board with rounding up: the fucking jays in the front yard, man.

Birds are hungry as fuck around here. I’ve gone through a 20 pound bag of feed already this month. I fill my bird feeder twice a day these days.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:21:24pm

re: #100 teleskiguy

Birds are hungry as fuck around here. I’ve gone through a 20 pound bag of feed already this month. I fill my bird feeder twice a day these days.

SQUAWK.

SQUAWK.

SQUAWK.

SQUAWK.

Repeat ad nauseam.

I can hear them through the closed doors/windows and we have dual pane windows. It’s every 3-4 seconds.

If starving them out would work I would totally go that route but we haven’t been feeding them in the first place.

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Mattand  May 14, 2016 • 8:22:12pm

re: #100 teleskiguy

Birds are hungry as fuck around here. I’ve gone through a 20 pound bag of feed already this month. I fill my bird feeder twice a day these days.

Great. Even the birds get handouts for free.

THANKS OBAMA.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:22:43pm

I wish I had a nice camera to take pictures of all these birds that hang out on my deck. You should see it right when the sun comes up, dozens of avian creatures congregated around my bird feeder, bobbing their heads and making all kinds of noises while they feed.

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 8:23:54pm
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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 8:24:43pm

re: #97 teleskiguy

I think he’s actually not a bad guy. He just got caught up in one of those comment section spirals.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:25:39pm

re: #104 Charles Johnson

I want some of that sweet Hillary internet money! Charles, I’mma DM my BitCoin address, we need to share these profits damn it!

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:27:49pm

re: #105 Charles Johnson

I think he’s actually not a bad guy. He just got caught up in one of those comment section spirals.

I’ve been there, a few times. Got downdings to prove it.

Before that meltdown he was actually a decent commenter around here. Maybe he’ll come back. I certainly don’t hold a grudge.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 8:29:29pm
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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:30:44pm

Still wondering where the bathroom trans legislation insanity started. Did one yahoo figure it out, gets in news cycle, then other idiots say ‘Heyas, that’s a great idea! I’m writing up some bathroom legislation when I get home from Starbucks.’

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 8:31:50pm

re: #109 SoundGuy 2016

Still wondering where the bathroom trans legislation insanity started. Did one yahoo figure it out, gets in news cycle, then other idiots say ‘Heyas, that’s a great idea! I’m writing up some bathroom legislation when I get home from Starbucks.’

Probably an ALEC thing

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:33:30pm

re: #110 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Probably an ALEC thing

Maybe. Wondering where it started.

Because we all know how much trans Potty Crimes were happening and we needed to put a stop to it to save this great country.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:33:55pm

Tonight’s nice news is that women swept the Nebula Awards.

I read Naomi Novak’s novel Uprooted two weeks ago and was absolutely blown away. It was beautiful and touching and I am still digesting it and will be rereading soon. Bought the audiobook that night.

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Big Beautiful Door  May 14, 2016 • 8:35:40pm

re: #111 SoundGuy 2016

Maybe. Wondering where it started.

Because we all know how much trans Potty Crimes were happening and we needed to put a stop to it to save this great country.

First I heard about the bathroom threat was the campaign to reverse Houston’s civil rights ordinance.

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Mattand  May 14, 2016 • 8:37:51pm

re: #111 SoundGuy 2016

Maybe. Wondering where it started.

Because we all know how much trans Potty Crimes were happening and we needed to put a stop to save this great country.

I think what’s scary is how Republicans are rapidly targeting one one minority after another in a desperate bid to find a scapegoat that will stick.

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Patricia Kayden  May 14, 2016 • 8:38:25pm

re: #104 Charles Johnson

I’m in. How do I get some of that sweet Hillary $$$? Need. Want.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:38:58pm

re: #115 Patricia Kayden

I’m in. How do I get some of that sweet Hillary $$$? Need. Want.

Yeah, I have a cross stitch habit to support and that shit ain’t cheap.

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Great White Snark  May 14, 2016 • 8:39:04pm

re: #96 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Dunnno but the free level of dropbox has been very useful and plenty secure for ordinary stuff.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:39:18pm

Bulldog Beatz

Facebook Video

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:39:23pm

re: #113 Big Beautiful Door

First I heard about the bathroom threat was the campaign to reverse Houston’s civil rights ordinance.

That’s how it started in North Carolina. Charlotte passed a LGBT civil rights law that had language that said trans folk had the right to use public restrooms that coincided with their gender identity. In comes taint lick Republicans who are hateful and ignorant saying that this gives license for men to dress up a girls and prey on little girls in the girls bathroom.

It’s fucking sickening, the thought process. But, here we are. I mean, in the 80s conservatives wanted to quarantine AIDS patients and there was talk about outlawing homosexuality on the fringes (still is today).

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:40:32pm

re: #117 Great White Snark

Dunnno but the free level of dropbox has been very useful and plenty secure for ordinary stuff.

Oh, I have been a Dropbox convert for years. YEARS. One’s dissertation should not live on one computer alone, because that is one hard drive failure away from heartbreak. (I came very, very close to learning this the hard way.) I pay for and use it constantly.

Which is what I ended up doing this time, but it’s still a pain and I wish e-mail providers would catch up already.

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Patricia Kayden  May 14, 2016 • 8:41:06pm

re: #116 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Yeah, I have a cross stitch habit to support and that shit ain’t cheap.

Two dogs going to college ain’t cheap.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:42:29pm

re: #121 Patricia Kayden

Two dogs going to college ain’t cheap.

My cats can earn their own tuition, the slackers.

//

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Charles Johnson  May 14, 2016 • 8:42:39pm

I call this one, “Orange Juice.” Because it’s orange juice.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:43:26pm

Trans people in bathrooms is such a maniacally insane scapegoat. Totally LULZ, except for how it screws with people’s lives.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:43:57pm

re: #123 Charles Johnson

Stanley thinks of something orange

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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 8:45:21pm

re: #113 Big Beautiful Door

First I heard about the bathroom threat was the campaign to reverse Houston’s civil rights ordinance.

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Great White Snark  May 14, 2016 • 8:45:26pm

re: #120 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Agreed. Now that we send HD and UHD video freely email should be 100 meg not 10

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:47:09pm

We converted our business off of Dropbox and servers a few months ago. Feels totally weird to not have a server because that’s what you did when you were a real business.

Now all pertinent company data is on every employees laptop or cell phone, all within reach, all the time.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 8:48:06pm

re: #114 Mattand

I think what’s scary is how Republicans are rapidly targeting one one minority after another in a desperate bid to find a scapegoat that will stick.

They’re hoping for lightning to strike twice. All the gay marriage initiatives in various states that drew enough drooling lackwits out of their swamps to tilt the election to Bush in 2004. The point they miss is that all of those mental and moral defectives are out already. They vote every time. There’s no huge reservoir of new slime eels to energize with these new panics.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:49:38pm

GOP congress critter lets it slip about photo ID.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 8:52:22pm

re: #128 SoundGuy 2016

We converted our business off of Dropbox and servers a few months ago. Feels totally weird to not have a server because that’s what you did when you were a real business.

Now all pertinent company data is on every employees laptop or cell phone, all within reach, all the time.

As an individual user who runs 2 computers routinely (and was running 3 during grad school), the ability to have all my work data synchronized between the three machines was invaluable. My entire research (not subject to human-related research regulations) lived there, so I had everything at my fingertips whether I was at home or work or on my laptop.

Nothing that requires serious security goes up there, but for the boring day to day stuff, it’s incredibly useful.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 8:54:09pm

re: #129 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

It’s interesting you mention “scapegoats” that conservatives are always in search of. They need to aim higher. There’s a lot of non-believers out there in re: religion. Some polls put just under 20% of the population as “non-religious.” Why, all those wicked atheist baby-eaters are causing civilization and Christendom itself to collapse! We need to pass laws making the Bible the Official State Book (Tennessee tried to do this, governor vetoed it)!!!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 8:56:26pm

re: #132 teleskiguy

It’s interesting you mention “scapegoats” that conservatives are always in search of. They need to aim higher. There’s a lot of non-believers out there in re: religion. Some polls put just under 20% of the population as “non-religious.” Why, all those wicked atheist baby-eaters are causing civilization and Christendom itself collapse! We need to pass laws making the Bible the Official State Book (Tennessee tried to do this, governor vetoed it)!!!

President Cruz would push that right through, President Trump, not so much. That’s the real basis of the “Never Trump” movement.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 8:58:26pm

Dropbox is great for personal use or a small business. Once we got larger and got everybody on Windows machines/Android phones/Gmail and Google server space Dropbox just didn’t make sense.

Still getting used to the full immersion in the Google space but me likey. Also feels weird to not have Word and Excel on my laptop, so used to it for years.

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Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2016 • 9:02:22pm

Speaking of birds feeding - I was walking in the Tinicum NWR today and one thing I came across was a large carpenter ant colony in a dead tree was putting out a large number of flying queens and drones today. This, in turn, brought a lot of the local warblers out to grab some easy grub.

Warbler eating ants
Bald Eagle soaring overhead

The bald eagles have a nest in a tree overlooking the impoundment pond. One of the adults was soaring about over the pond and marsh.

And some birds just hanging around the ol’ homestead
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:03:22pm

re: #134 SoundGuy 2016

Dropbox is great for personal use or a small business. Once we got larger and got everybody on Windows machines/Android phones/Gmail and Google server space Dropbox just didn’t make sense.

Still getting used to the full immersion in the Google space but me likey. Also feels weird to not have Word and Excel on my laptop, so used to it for years.

Yeah, I am definitely not a large business. :D

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 9:03:28pm

re: #133 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

President Cruz would push that right through, President Trump, not so much. That’s the real basis of the “Never Trump” movement.

That’s definitely true. The Donald™ is a lot of things, including a serial liar and squish when it comes to core beliefs. Ted Cruz believes all the batshit crazy sewage that seeps from his smug fuckin’ mug. I’ve said before that I’d rather have The Donald™ than Ted Cruz as the GOP nominee, Cruz is far more dangerous at the levers of power. We’re talkin’ full-on theocracy, where a person like me (an atheist) could get persecuted and/or jailed for what I think.

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retired cynic  May 14, 2016 • 9:03:40pm

re: #135 Feline Fearless Leader

Love these! Thanks! I have an active bunch of small flycatchers busy about the yard.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 14, 2016 • 9:04:56pm
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jaunte  May 14, 2016 • 9:07:03pm
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Romantic Heretic  May 14, 2016 • 9:09:27pm

re: #112 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Tonight’s nice news is that women swept the Nebula Awards.

[Embedded content]

I read Naomi Novak’s novel Uprooted two weeks ago and was absolutely blown away. It was beautiful and touching and I am still digesting it and will be rereading soon. Bought the audiobook that night.

So that screaming I heard earlier was all the Rabid and Sad Puppies crying out in despair.

Can’t say I feel sorry for them.

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BeachDem  May 14, 2016 • 9:09:53pm

Evening all. Fifteen days into the seemingly never-ending project from hell. Started with 25+ at training—down to about 10 now—and had scheduled 12-15 shifts per day, so already way behind. Spring came to NY for about two days—today, rain and winds that swept the flags to half mast this this afternoon.

Oh, and the client (and my boss) keep throwing more roadblocks into the works, making me want to pull my hair out by the roots. An example—they are requiring background checks that are supposed to take 2-3 days to complete. Two people who joined the project 6 days ago still aren’t cleared, so I had to train them at an outside picnic table and an offsite coffee shop, and I have to meet them out in the street when they start and finish their shifts because they can’t come into the building without clearance (the actual work they’re doing is off-site.) So obnoxious.

And my boss keeps coming up with brilliant ideas, like I should have one of my assistants drive from Yonkers to south Jersey to deliver some data, because the data entry place he’s using doesn’t want to wait for Fedex. (I said no.) Then, he thought maybe one of my other assistants could do some of the data entry in her “spare time.” (I said no.) He also thought that, because the background checks were taking so long, I should look into getting a porta-potty set up for the people who can’t have access to the buliding. (I said no, and wondered if he’d totally lost his mind.)

Other than that—I almost puked at the George Zimmerman bullshit; I am really fucking tired of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump; I have at least another week of pain and suffering before this job is done and I can go home. But “Hamilton ” was fabulous—seems like years since I saw it, though it’s only been 2-1/2 weeks.

Been reading here most nights, but haven’t had the energy to post. Miss my sedentary home existance!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:10:36pm

Interesting POV from a former woman who transitioned to male, and how the new identity changed his role and status at work.

qz.com

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 9:11:07pm

re: #139 SoundGuy 2016

Good tweet.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:11:50pm

re: #142 BeachDem

Evening all. Fifteen days into the seemingly never-ending project from hell. Started with 25+ at training—down to about 10 now—and had scheduled 12-15 shifts per day, so already way behind. Spring came to NY for about two days—today, rain and winds that swept the flags to half mast this this afternoon.

Oh, and the client (and my boss) keep throwing more roadblocks into the works, making me want to pull my hair out by the roots. An example—they are requiring background checks that are supposed to take 2-3 days to complete. Two people who joined the project 6 days ago still aren’t cleared, so I had to train them at an outside picnic table and an offsite coffee shop, and I have to meet them out in the street when they start and finish their shifts because they can’t come into the building without clearance (the actual work they’re doing is off-site.) So obnoxious.

And my boss keeps coming up with brilliant ideas, like I should have one of my assistants drive from Yonkers to south Jersey to deliver some data, because the data entry place he’s using doesn’t want to wait for Fedex. (I said no.) Then, he thought maybe one of my other assistants could do some of the data entry in her “spare time.” (I said no.) He also thought that, because the background checks were taking so long, I should look into getting a porta-potty set up for the people who can’t have access to the buliding. (I said no, and wondered if he’d totally lost his mind.)

Other than that—I almost puked at the George Zimmerman bullshit; I am really fucking tired of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump; I have at least another week of pain and suffering before this job is done and I can go home. But “Hamilton ” was fabulous—seems like years since I saw it, though it’s only been 2-1/2 weeks.

Been reading here most nights, but haven’t had the energy to post. Miss my sedentary home existance!

Is your boss reading Dilbert as a how-to guide?

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:13:19pm

re: #142 BeachDem

HANG TOUGH. We’ve missed your sedentary posts.

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 9:13:53pm

I’m not sure it would’ve mattered because Hillary had more delegates going in anyway, but it speaks to an absolute shit ground game on Sander’s part that they didn’t make sure all of their delegates were eligible.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 9:14:10pm

Hemant Mehta did a good job unpacking all this trans-panic.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:14:55pm

re: #142 BeachDem

/makes plans to use up the rest of the garlic this week

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Joe Bacon  May 14, 2016 • 9:15:29pm

re: #88 Eric The Fruit Bat

I blame ObamaApple for that. They introduced that on the Macintosh just to be pricks. The only device I have that is a slot loader is my PS3, debating whether or not I want to shitcan it or keep it for NFL League Pass. I’d like to find a 1st or 2nd gen PS3, but they’re pretty rare beasts these days due to their support of SACD.

I had one of the 2nd Generation iMacs with the slot loading drive. I used to play Chessmaster 6000 on it all the time until the drive died, wouldn’t eject the disc or read it. Of course this happened right after Apple Care expired. Ever since, I’ve used external slot loading drives.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:16:38pm

re: #143 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Interesting POV from a former woman who transitioned to male, and how the new identity changed his role and status at work.

qz.com

wow. and bullshit how women are still perceived. ugh.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:17:28pm

re: #141 Romantic Heretic

So that screaming I heard earlier was all the Rabid and Sad Puppies crying out in despair.

Can’t say I feel sorry for them.

Gotta check We Hunted the Mammoth on Monday for the reaction.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:18:45pm

re: #151 Stanley Sea

wow. and bullshit how women are still perceived. ugh.

Therein is the problem Hillary faces. She’s capable, confident and well spoken, but she’s a woman. If she were male, a lot of the shit she gets from the GOP and the Berniebots would disappear.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:19:18pm

re: #152 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Gotta check We Hunted the Mammoth on Monday for the reaction.

They’re so predictable, are you sure you need to check?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:19:50pm

re: #154 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

They’re so predictable, are you sure you need to check?

I’d recommend reading Uprooted instead, if you haven’t already.

If you have, then reread it.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:20:28pm

re: #155 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’d recommend reading Uprooted instead, if you haven’t already.

If you have, then reread it.

Thanks for the rec. Added to my Amazon wishlist.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:21:01pm

re: #154 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

They’re so predictable, are you sure you need to check?

But their tears are so sweet!

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:21:11pm

re: #153 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Therein is the problem Hillary faces. She’s capable, confident and well spoken, but she’s a woman. If she were male, a lot of the shit she gets from the GOP and the Berniebots would disappear.

Yep. But the hope is that women are a huge voting block & as an example Mary Pat Christie, will vote their conscience.

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Feline Fearless Leader  May 14, 2016 • 9:21:21pm
More warbler action
Here fishee fishee Here fishee fishee
Our turtles come in three sizes - wee, not so wee, and friggin’ huge!
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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:21:23pm

re: #156 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Thanks for the rec. Added to my Amazon wishlist.

Absolutely blew me away. Just gorgeous prose - not too involved, but beautiful - and the story was wonderful. I am looking forward to a reread, and also listening to it.

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BeachDem  May 14, 2016 • 9:21:57pm

re: #149 klys (maker of Silmarils)

/makes plans to use up the rest of the garlic this week

Heh. I was training somebody in a coffee shop at 8:30 in the morning, and they were cooking up something with so much garlic, it made my eyes water and my head ache. I thought of you!

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:22:50pm

re: #161 BeachDem

Heh. I was training somebody in a coffee shop at 8:30 in the morning, and they were cooking up something with so much garlic, it made my eyes water and my head ache. I thought of you!

I had houseguests this week, and we cooked dinner together. He did the main, I did the sides.

I used three times as much garlic as he did. >.>

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:24:35pm

re: #162 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I had houseguests this week, and we cooked dinner together. He did the main, I did the sides.

I used three times as much garlic as he did. >.>

The imam fainted.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:26:06pm

Forgot link cypnet.co.uk

2 cloves of garlic in that one. Weak.

6 in this one:
cliffordawright.com

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:27:06pm

re: #163 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

The imam fainted.

It was with Brussels sprouts, they taste better that way.

Also the bacon.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:28:18pm

May or may not be real, apply the appropriate levels of skepticism for items on the Internet.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:32:19pm

re: #165 klys (maker of Silmarils)

It was with Brussels sprouts, they taste better that way.

Also the bacon.

Brussels sprouts have a bitter taste if they are not absolutely fresh, so any seasoning is bound to improve them. The equivalent here is “bitter melon,” which looks more like a knobbly cucumber than a melon. It is more bitter than brussels sprouts, and usually cooked with pork, salt and garlic to mellow the bitterness. It’s supposed to be good for you, according to TCM.

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retired cynic  May 14, 2016 • 9:34:30pm

re: #167 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Brussels sprouts have a bitter taste if they are not absolutely fresh, so any seasoning is bound to improve them. The equivalent here is “bitter melon,” which looks more like a knobbly cucumber than a melon. It is more bitter than brussels sprouts, and usually cooked with pork, salt and garlic to mellow the bitterness. It’s supposed to be good for you, according to TCM.

I found that cooking Brussels Sprouts in a bit of chicken broth or bouillon takes the bitterness out, and I just love them.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:34:58pm

I am amazed. There is a National Bitter Melon Council in the USA.
bittermelon.org

Better living through bitter melon.

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Sherlock Hound  May 14, 2016 • 9:34:58pm

re: #166 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The Hillary subreddit has been going on in detail about today in Nevada. The Bernie delegates are not only assholes, but they’re also stupid assholes at that. It comes from the top, whether it’s Bernie, Tad, Jeff or Jane, the sole responsibility is with the rumpled man who looks at his mirror in Burlington every morning.

If Trump wins, it’ll be all on that rumpled man and his asshole followers.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 9:36:09pm

re: #168 retired cynic

I found that cooking Brussels Sprouts in a bit of chicken broth or bouillon takes the bitterness out, and I just love them.

I have to be careful with them from a texture point of view, so I’m branching out carefully. Sauteeing them (shredded) in bacon grease with garlic and kalamata olives, and then coating with a little bit of butter and lemon juice and a few spices has gone really well. Can add pasta and make it a main or do it without pasta as a side.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:38:08pm

re: #170 Sherlock Hound

The Hillary subreddit has been going on in detail about today in Nevada. The Bernie delegates are not only assholes bit also very stupid at that. It comes from the top, whether it’s Bernie, Tad, Jeff or Jane, the sole responsibility is with the rumpled man who looks at his mirror in Burlington every morning.

If Trump wins, it’ll be all on that rumpled man and his assailed followers.

The Rumpled Man sounds like a character from the X-Files, maybe an enemy of Cigarette Smoking Man.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:39:12pm

re: #168 retired cynic

I found that cooking Brussels Sprouts in a bit of chicken broth or bouillon takes the bitterness out, and I just love them.

It seems like the later in the season they’re picked, and therefore the darker green they are, the more astringent mouth feel I detect, which is probably caused by that component that people who can taste it describe as bitter, and drives them away from all the varieties of Brassica oloracea.

When I was a kid, they were always kind of yellowish and tasted like buttered cabbage—even without butter. Delicious! Now, not so much.

And get offa ma lawn!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 9:40:26pm

The Rumpled Man Who Knew Too Much about Wall Street

The Third Rumpled Man

The Rumpled Man with the Golden Arm

Rumpled Man of Vermonta

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Der Flohgeisteffekt  May 14, 2016 • 9:41:30pm

re: #169 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Strewth.

I tried. I really tried. But I’ve never found a way to make it palatable.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:41:51pm

re: #170 Sherlock Hound

The Hillary subreddit has been going on in detail about today in Nevada. The Bernie delegates are not only assholes, but they’re also stupid assholes at that. It comes from the top, whether it’s Bernie, Tad, Jeff or Jane, the sole responsibility is with the rumpled man who looks at his mirror in Burlington every morning.

If Trump wins, it’ll be all on that rumpled man and his asshole followers.

Sanders/Nader 2020!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:44:00pm

re: #176 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Sanders/Nader 2020!

WTF is this shit?

Ralph Nader: Trump’s Done Some Good, Clinton’s Winning By ‘Dictatorship’

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:48:33pm

re: #172 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

The Rumpled Man sounds like a character from the X-Files, maybe an enemy of Cigarette Smoking Man.

Or his silent partner.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 9:50:45pm
BITE ME, NADER!
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retired cynic  May 14, 2016 • 9:51:37pm

re: #179 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Boy, my old one never looked that good!

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freetoken  May 14, 2016 • 9:52:33pm

re: #174 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Rumpled Gump.

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Sherlock Hound  May 14, 2016 • 9:53:56pm

re: #176 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Al Giordano lost his shit over NV today and is half-joking about coming back to VT to challenge Sanders in ‘18.

He’s only half joking, I think. I hope Bernie gets The Phone Call in the coming days.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:53:57pm

50 minutes. I started watching. Saved for tomorrow.

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 9:55:57pm
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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 9:59:55pm

fyi

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 10:01:34pm

re: #184 goddamnedfrank

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“Preparation” is how the Establishment keeps the people down!!

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 10:03:36pm

re: #185 Stanley Sea

There’s a lot of dead people. The dead far outnumber the living.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 10:04:06pm

Back to quiet pursuits for the evening.

Instagram

Had guests this week, so not too much progress, but at least there’s some! #crossstitch #crossstitching #crossstitchersofinstagram #mirabilia #thegardenparty

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 10:04:12pm

re: #187 teleskiguy

There’s a lot of dead people. The dead far outnumber the living.

Welcome to your future!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 10:06:49pm

re: #179 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

It’s pity Nader’s book led to the demise of the Corvair. The first generation models did have handling problems, but the second gen were apparently much better. IMO, his targeting the Corvair killed any desire Detroit may have had toward experimentation in production models.

On the other hand, Unsafe at Any Speed compelled Detroit foot draggers to make cars generally more safe to drive, or at least less lethal to their occupants.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 10:07:13pm

re: #187 teleskiguy

There’s a lot of dead people. The dead far outnumber the living.

Oh, like Game of Thrones?

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 10:07:46pm
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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 10:10:57pm

If my mentions are any indication I’m tapping into a throbbing vein of butthurt.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 10:11:04pm

re: #189 Stanley Sea

Welcome to your future!

It’s been too long since I’ve read Cat’s Cradle by Vonnegut. But one thing that stuck with me (and found out Native American roots later in college) was how Vonnegut categorized the living and the dead. It was like DEAD-dead to KINDA-dead to living. The KINDA-dead people are folks that are still in the minds of living people. Being KINDA-dead is highly subjective, obviously. There’s all kinds of arbitrary KINDA-dead shit we see everyday, our currency, our highways (I-70 near me is called Gerald Ford Memorial Highway).

There are a fuckton of DEAD-dead people. And that’s sad. That’s life.

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Targetpractice  May 14, 2016 • 10:16:30pm

re: #193 goddamnedfrank

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If my mentions are any indication I’m tapping into a throbbing vein of butthurt.

Have you seen the petition over at MoveOn, where all the #BernieorBust crowd are swearing if they don’t get Bernie as the party nominee, they’re leaving the DNC? I’m willing to bet 80%+ are “independents.”

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 14, 2016 • 10:18:03pm

re: #193 goddamnedfrank

Bless you, for you are doing the work of logic and reason and the world is unforgiving of it.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 10:18:04pm

Tomorrow’s early bird doc

imdb.com

Garri Urban was a survivor - not a victim - of both the Holocaust and Gulag. Born in the shtetl (the Jewish rural community) in 1916, he overcame adversity through a mixture of charm, aggression, and chutzpah. His 1980 autobiographical account of his adventures took its title from when he was shot during his attempt to swim across an icy river from Soviet territory to Romania. He told the snipers who stooped to lift his apparently lifeless body; “no, tovarisch (comrade), I’m not dead” before striking their officer.

In 1992 his son, film-maker Stuart Urban, follows Garri into the former Soviet Union as soon as Communism disintegrates.

The video diaries that were made over a 14 year quest into Garri’s KGB records and the fate of his family in the Holocaust, plus extensive 16mm Kodachrome home movies from the 1950s onwards, form the core of the film, by two-time British Academy award winning director Stuart.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 10:19:36pm

re: #190 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

It’s pity Nader’s book led to the demise of the Corvair. The first generation models did have handling problems, but the second gen were apparently much better. IMO, his targeting the Corvair killed any desire Detroit may have had toward experimentation in production models.

On the other hand, Unsafe at Any Speed compelled Detroit foot draggers to make cars generally more safe to drive, or at least less lethal to their occupants.

The diagrams in his book, though, portrayed behavior attributed to the Corvair rear suspension that was only possible for a pure swing axle connected by a transverse leaf spring (free to move side-to-side), like the Triumph Herald—which really was a menace. Completely dishonest.

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Stanley Sea  May 14, 2016 • 10:20:08pm

I’m out. Remain kind LGF.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 10:24:08pm

re: #198 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

The diagrams in his book, though, portrayed behavior attributed to the Corvair rear suspension that was only possible for a pure swing axle connected by a transverse leaf spring (free to move side-to-side), like the Triumph Herald—which really was a menace. Completely dishonest.

I would wager that Nader, despite his “liberal” inclinations, probably rejected the rear-engine, rear- drive design as too revolutionary, and that GM should have stuck to the tried-and-true front-engine, rear-drive design. At the time, the only front-wheel-drive cars were European and perhaps Japanese, IIRC. And rear-engine designs were also limited to European marques, aside from the Corvair.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 10:25:21pm

SNL‘s Chris Christie and Donald Trump Pick a Vice President - WATCH VIDEO

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 10:27:24pm
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Targetpractice  May 14, 2016 • 10:30:01pm

Really, the goings-on in Nevada right now are a perfect example of why Bernie was doomed from the start. There was never any organization, no preparation, it was always a campaign built purely on the idea that building up “enthusiasm” would lead to electoral victory. Problem is that the people he appeals to are the ones least likely to be registered as Democrats, let alone registered to vote. For all the money he burned up renting venues for his rallies, he could have trained and registered an army of supporters. But then again, that would’ve required his supporters getting over themselves and supporting the DNC.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 10:33:47pm

re: #200 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I would wager that Nader, despite his “liberal” inclinations, probably rejected the rear-engine, rear- drive design as too revolutionary, and that GM should have stuck to the tried-and-true front-engine, rear-drive design. At the time, the only front-wheel-drive cars were European and perhaps Japanese, IIRC. And rear-engine designs were also limited to European marques, aside from the Corvair.

When the Falcon and Corvair etc. came out, Detroit really had two models to emulate in building a small car: The VW and the Morris Minor. IMO, most chose wrongly.

20 years later, of course, they would start emulating the BMC Mini, which debuted in the same time frame—just in time for the patents on the constant-velocity U-joints that made it possible to expire.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 10:34:40pm

Don’t know why but I was looking shit up about I-70 in Colorado and I found this picture.

An interstate highway ran underneath a busy airport runway in Denver until the mid-90s! Humans are funny.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 10:37:13pm

re: #205 teleskiguy

Don’t know why but I was looking shit up about I-70 in Colorado and I found this picture.

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An interstate highway ran underneath a busy airport runway in Denver until the mid-90s! Humans are funny.

S. 188th St. runs under the end of the Sea-Tac runway. I don’t think any planes cross that overpass except in an emergency, but there it is.

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retired cynic  May 14, 2016 • 10:37:51pm

re: #205 teleskiguy

Don’t know why but I was looking shit up about I-70 in Colorado and I found this picture.

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An interstate highway ran underneath a busy airport runway in Denver until the mid-90s! Humans are funny.

Yep, flew in there several times before the new airport came on line.

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 10:39:23pm
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 10:40:14pm

re: #205 teleskiguy

Don’t know why but I was looking shit up about I-70 in Colorado and I found this picture.

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An interstate highway ran underneath a busy airport runway in Denver until the mid-90s! Humans are funny.

Yeah, I remember flying into that airport, and seeing the cars underneath the plane. Weird feeling.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 10:42:54pm

re: #204 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

When the Falcon and Corvair etc. came out, Detroit really had two models to emulate in building a small car: The VW and the Morris Minor. IMO, most chose wrongly.

20 years later, of course, they would start emulating the BMC Mini, which debuted in the same time frame—just in time for the patents on the constant-velocity U-joints that made it possible to expire.

Considering the experiments that failed in the USA, for one reason or another — Cord, Tucker, Chrysler Airflow — I could understand why conservative automakers would be wary of deviating from the norm. And that’s why the Japanese and Europeans gained market share. Most of those automakers were smaller and more nimble, like their cars.

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whitebeach  May 14, 2016 • 10:45:20pm

re: #209 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Yeah, I remember flying into that airport, and seeing the cars underneath the plane. Weird feeling.

When you see cars above the plane is the time to feel weird.

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teleskiguy  May 14, 2016 • 10:51:12pm

The first time I remember flying on an airplane was when I was 16 (my mother was pregnant with my sister when she took me on a plane from Denver to Sioux Falls to visit my grandma for Christmas, I don’t remember that), when I went to France to ski race. Denver International Airport had just opened. I was blown away by how *big* the airport was compared to the other airports I walked through on that same trip (O’Hare, Charles De Gaulle, Heathrow).

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goddamnedfrank  May 14, 2016 • 11:19:06pm

I give him an A+ for keeping it simple.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 11:24:45pm

re: #213 goddamnedfrank

U mad, bro?

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VegasGolfer  May 14, 2016 • 11:29:50pm

Bernie brats are refusing to leave the Paris hotel demanding a recount.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  May 14, 2016 • 11:32:52pm

re: #215 VegasGolfer

Bernie brats are refusing to leave the Paris hotel demanding a recount.

Recount? Of a caucus? Fucking God!

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 14, 2016 • 11:33:07pm

Stevie Wonder and his band play Chick Corea’s “Spain.”

Stevie Wonder Spain

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 12:34:06am

These people are fucking insane.

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 12:42:25am

Roberta’s twitter handle is @rlange9, check out her mentions for the most inhinged lunatic Berner bullshit imaginable. It looks like almost every unstable shitwitted Bern or Bust asshole on Twitter is ranting at her right now.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 12:44:10am

Bernie’s fans are going absolutely apeshit, threatening the lives of innocent people, and Bernie is nowhere to be found. Color me surprised.

////

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  May 15, 2016 • 12:45:33am

re: #218 goddamnedfrank

It’s incredibly disappointing to see some liberals have looked at how Trump supporters are behaving and said “challenge accepted.”

(I do buy some level of ratfucking, but there’s enough of it going on that I can’t buy that it’s all ratfucking.)

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 12:58:53am

Really, to buy the idea that Bernie is losing the nomination because of party shenanigans, I’d have to buy that Hillary would be doing just as well if the situation were reversed and she was the one running this disorganized mess of a campaign. Because despite the insistence of Bernie Bros that she’s “weak” or that her supporters are not enthusiastic enough, she has been running a very effective campaign. She avoided a lot of big public speeches and focused on small venues where she could spend time with voters. She spent money on training supporters, setting up call centers, organizing door knockers, and getting as many people registered as possible. But the big thing that has helped her has been capitalizing on the good relationships she’s built up, getting oodles of endorsements from politicians and community leaders alike.

If Bernie had done even half of that, this would be a closer race.

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teleskiguy  May 15, 2016 • 1:17:00am
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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 1:20:27am

re: #221 klys (maker of Silmarils)

It’s incredibly disappointing to see some liberals have looked at how Trump supporters are behaving and said “challenge accepted.”

(I do buy some level of ratfucking, but there’s enough of it going on that I can’t buy that it’s all ratfucking.)

I doubt any significant part of it is ratfucking. Which also means probably virtually none of it is at this point, because they’re doing it so well on their own that ratfuckers don’t have much to add.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 2:01:17am

Think what we’re seeing now is the lead-up to the moment when Bernie finally throws in the towel, throws his endorsement to Hillary, and is immediately savaged by the Bernie Bros for being a “sell-out” while they begin their inevitable exodus to the Green Party.

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 2:02:46am

re: #224 Nyet

I doubt any significant part of it is ratfucking. Which also means probably virtually none of it is at this point, because they’re doing it so well on their own that ratfuckers don’t have much to add.

True, but a bit ago I engaged a particularly odious Berner camping in @rlange9’s mentions that is into Asatru and has an Odin’s hammer glyph avi. Strongly suspect he was ratfucking.

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 2:07:31am

re: #225 Targetpractice

Think what we’re seeing now is the lead-up to the moment when Bernie finally throws in the towel, throws his endorsement to Hillary, and is immediately savaged by the Bernie Bros for being a “sell-out” while they begin their inevitable exodus to the Green Party.

He stayed in too long, but more importantly his behavior and the behavior he’s tolerated from his campaign staff and surrogates has incubated the absolute worst in his supporters like a fucking yeast infection.

As the old saying goes a fish rots from the head on down and his lack of leadership is reflected in what his campaign has become. I only hope Sanders has it in him to really do the conciliatory work necessary to undo the palpable damage he’s inflicted on the Democratic Party.

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Ming5000  May 15, 2016 • 2:13:38am

As usual, the NVDEM convention was off my radar until I read LGF.

All of the drama over choosing 12 delegates! Wow. (KOLOTV)

So many attended.

Party officials say 1,693 Clinton-supporting delegates and 1,662 Sanders-supporting delegates registered Saturday at the Paris casino in Las Vegas. Four people were uncommitted.

Only four claimed to be uncommitted. At this point, how can you have not selected which candidate you want to support?

State-level delegates will vote later on Saturday for 12 delegates that will attend the Democratic National Convention. The turnout advantage for the Clinton camp suggests she’ll take the majority.

Nevada is sending 43 delegates to the national convention. Hillary Clinton picked up 13 when she won the Feb. 20 caucuses, while Bernie Sanders got 10.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 2:50:15am

re: #226 goddamnedfrank

Thing is, if there is rf, why not on Hillary’s side? Would make more sense, as it is the winning one. If one wants to rf, presenting Hillary people as corrupt warmonger assholes seems like to be the most natural way. And yet…

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 2:58:10am

re: #229 Nyet

Thing is, if there is rf, why not on Hillary’s side? Would make more sense, as it is the winning one. If one wants to rf, presenting Hillary people as corrupt warmonger assholes seems like to be the most natural way. And yet…

Probably because it’s easier to pretend they’re for the person they want to face, combined with having spent years hating Hillary so much that faking support for her comes with real barriers. Trump and Bernie are both populist, anti-trade candidates whose campaign strategies have focused on the white working class, so it’s just natural for Trump supporters to feel a greater affinity for him than Hillary.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:01:07am

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA*deepbreath*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA

Today, in a very chaotic convention, interrupted repeatedly by angry, screaming bernie supporters, the delegate count was finalized at 20-15.

But….Bernie supporters claimed that 64 of their delegates weren’t counted.

As it now turns out some of them were counted, but others weren’t…because in an act of anger, they changed their registration from Democrat to independent and therefore their votes didn’t count today.

dailykos.com

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:03:07am

Fake “Democrats” so fake.

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 3:03:55am

re: #231 Nyet

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA*deepbreath*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA

dailykos.com

Yeah that killed me. What an own goal.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 3:04:27am

re: #232 Nyet

Fake “Democrats” so fake.

Why does one take up politics if one is aware of the rules? Because of some erroneous belief that politicians are the ones who make the rules?

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Single-handed sailor  May 15, 2016 • 3:04:33am

WTF WND …

Why ‘a wise Negro can never be an anti-Semite’
Bill Federer recounts brief history of the state of Israel

… and the comments.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:09:09am

re: #235 Single-handed sailor

He quotes Tom DeLay seriously.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:19:47am

One of the most ridiculous things is some BernieBros demanding, in a very Trumpesque way, to be treated with kid gloves, or else. As if a vote of a lifetime should depend on mood swings. Get over yourself, you’re not on a fucking date with us.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:32:10am

From the original, uncensored version of Lenin in 1918 (1939):

Lenin in 1918 (Russian: Ленин в 1918 году) Mikhail Romm, USSR 1939 9/9

Lenin (to Stalin): Yes. A clear, very clear and most obvious truth: without brutal repression of the resisting classes, without an iron - no, steel - dictatorship our revolution - well, any social revolution at all - will inevitably die.

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William Lewis  May 15, 2016 • 3:44:10am

re: #238 Nyet

Interesting. I didn’t think those scenes survived

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 3:47:00am

re: #238 Nyet

Still died.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:49:26am

...

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 3:49:50am

re: #239 William Lewis

Interesting. I didn’t think those scenes survived

Compare this and this.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 3:50:50am

re: #237 Nyet

One of the most ridiculous things is some BernieBros demanding, in a very Trumpesque way, to be treated with kid gloves, or else. As if a vote of a lifetime should depend on mood swings. Get over yourself, you’re not on a fucking date with us.

I’m willing to bury the hatchet with them, but we gotta both meet halfway on this. I stop ripping them a new one each time they open their gobs to dribble out stupidity about how Bernie is the way and the light, and in return they stop screaming that I’m a sell-out shill who’s destroying the party by giving the nomination to a shrill lying harpy.

Personally, I think this is a pretty easy middle ground to reach.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 3:52:01am

re: #243 Targetpractice

…snip

Personally, I think this is a pretty easy middle ground to reach.

Were you never young and stupid?

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 3:53:25am

re: #244 Decatur Deb

Were you never young and stupid?

See, that’s the thing, most of Bernie’s most ardent supporters are really the aging boomers who have been nursing a grudge against the Clintons and the DNC since they made the party competitive again by putting the McGovernite/Mondale wing in the broom closet.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 3:55:57am

re: #245 Targetpractice

See, that’s the thing, most of Bernie’s most ardent supporters are really the aging boomers who have been nursing a grudge against the Clintons and the DNC since they made the party competitive again by putting the McGovernite/Mondale wing in the broom closet.

No, that would be me, minus the grasp on reality.

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 4:09:32am
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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 4:11:50am

re: #247 goddamnedfrank

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:13:27am
On May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

-NY Times email digest

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:14:42am

re: #247 goddamnedfrank

Why does any article ever about Gwyneth Paltrow mention anything at all except Shakespeare in Love, where she was luminous?

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:15:53am

re: #250 Decatur Deb

Why does any article ever about Gwyneth Paltrow mention anything?

FTFY

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goddamnedfrank  May 15, 2016 • 4:16:50am
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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:19:29am

WTF!

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:21:53am
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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:22:20am

re: #253 Birth Control Works

They say it’s to spray away the gay, but I suspect the kids are demanding it for the cafeteria mac n’ cheese.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:25:23am

re: #255 Decatur Deb

They say it’s to spray away the gay, but I suspect the kids are demanding it for the cafeteria mac n’ cheese.

Yeah, the kids are all thinking”free pepper spray! what can I do with this … .?”

The kids are all laughing at the adults.

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Tigger2  May 15, 2016 • 4:28:33am

re: #256 Birth Control Works

Yeah, the kids are all thinking”free pepper spray! what can I do with this … .?”

The kids are all laughing at the adults.

I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple teachers are hit with it.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 4:30:10am

re: #253 Birth Control Works

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WTF!

Something tells me the official only said pepper spray because the state hasn’t gotten around to making it legal for kids to carry guns…yet.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:30:12am

re: #256 Birth Control Works

Yeah, the kids are all thinking”free pepper spray! what can I do with this … .?”

The kids are all laughing at the adults.

My daughter was required to carry industrial-strength PS and a panic alarm necklace when she taught, but that was an ‘unusual’ school. (The only time she was injured there was by a guard during annual Disarmed Combat training. Her first year teaching a regular HS sent her to the hospital twice.)

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:35:48am

I’m thinking Bear Spray —the cans are bigger.

Studies suggest that bear spray is effective at reducing the risk of injury or death in these situations. While bear spray can be effective, authorities stress that proper bear-awareness and avoidance techniques are the best ways to minimize injuries due to human-bear conflict.[1]

A 1990s U.S. Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team analysis determined that people who defended themselves with: guns suffered a 50% injury rate; with bear spray avoided injury most of the time.[3][4]

A 2008 “Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska” study stated:

“Red pepper spray stopped bears’ undesirable behavior 92% of the time when used on brown bears, 90% for black bears, and 100% for polar bears.
Of all persons carrying sprays, 98% were uninjured by bears in close-range encounters.
All bear-inflicted injuries (n = 3) associated with defensive spraying involved brown bears and were relatively minor (i.e., no hospitalization required).
In 7% (5 of 71) of bear spray incidents, wind was reported to have interfered with spray accuracy, although it reached the bear in all cases.
In 14% (10 of 71) of bear spray incidents, users reported the spray having had negative side effects upon themselves, ranging from minor irritation (11%, 8 of 71) to near incapacitation (3%, 2 of 71).
Bear spray represents an effective alternative to lethal force and should be considered as an option for personal safety for those recreating and working in bear country.”[5]

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 4:37:17am

“Sexual topics should be something that parents deal with teaching their kids about! The school has no part in it!”

“Well, my parents told me that there’s nothing wrong with a boy who feels comfortable as a girl.”

“YOUR PARENTS ARE WRONG AND PERVERTS ARE GONNA MOLEST YOU IN THE BATHROOM UNLESS YOU ARM YOURSELF! GIVE IN TO THE FEAR!”

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:40:58am
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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:41:08am

re: #257 Tigger2

I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple teachers are hit with it.

And most states’ workers comp laws would keep the teachers from suing the system.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 4:41:43am

re: #252 goddamnedfrank

You, mansplainer, you.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 4:46:13am

re: #257 Tigger2

I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple teachers are hit with it.

The whole point is to provoke a serious incident that can be held up by the RWNJs as proof that LGBTs using public facilities is scandalous and a threat to our children…

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:48:26am
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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 4:49:03am

re: #266 Birth Control Works

Snap!

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:49:32am

re: #266 Birth Control Works

Facts are a mofo.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:50:47am
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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:51:35am
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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 4:51:59am

Certain Berniacs have gone full-on Putin screamers, reposting things like:

BREAKING: President Putin Warns America: “If It’s Hillary Clinton, It’s War”

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 4:52:08am

re: #268 Decatur Deb

Facts are a mofo.

In addition, Bristol has not attended university or college.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 4:53:09am

re: #271 Nyet

Certain Berniacs have gone full-on Putin screamers, reposting things like:

Frankly, I’m more worried about China than Russia.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:54:19am

re: #272 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

In addition, Bristol has not attended university or college.

I am smugly proud of my restraint in erasing my response.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:55:04am

re: #274 Decatur Deb

I am smugly proud of my restraint in erasing my response.

Yeah, I’ve done that also, More as I’ve gotten old(er).

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:56:16am
too cute!
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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 4:56:21am

re: #275 Birth Control Works

Yeah, I’ve done that also, More as I’ve gotten old(er).

Still, the temptation lingers, like an old monk at a stripshow.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:56:59am

re: #277 Decatur Deb

Still, the temptation lingers, like a monk at a stripshow.

I’ve been rather pissy lately. Easier to just not sign-on.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 4:57:09am

re: #276 Birth Control Works

Sassy goats!

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 4:58:54am
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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 5:01:36am

re: #279 Nyet

Sassy goats!

Isn’t a goat wearing a wool sweater a bit like the abductor in Silence of the Lambs?

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Patricia Kayden  May 15, 2016 • 5:01:46am

re: #262 Birth Control Works

Which government and what illegal ish? That sentence makes no sense.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 5:02:27am

From Brad Takei’s fb:

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 5:02:55am

re: #257 Tigger2

I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple all the teachers are hit with it.

Fixed.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 5:03:08am

re: #282 Patricia Kayden

Which government and what illegal ish? That sentence makes no sense.

It’s a response to North Carolina and the fake bruhahahahah

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 5:03:35am

re: #281 Decatur Deb

Isn’t a goat wearing a wool sweater a bit like the abductor in Silence of the Lambs?

Not if the wool came from sheep.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 5:05:22am

re: #281 Decatur Deb

Goodbye, goats!

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 5:06:17am

re: #286 Birth Control Works

Not if the wool came from sheep.

Just a question of ethnicity.

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Patricia Kayden  May 15, 2016 • 5:06:28am

re: #218 goddamnedfrank

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These people are fucking insane.

So it has come to this on our side? Why isn’t Sanders being held accountable for the way his supporters are behaving? Has he condemned their behavior?

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 5:06:35am

I peeked at Rage Furby blog to see if anything new was there. No. But one of his mentally challenged fans posted something to marvel at. Chuck was trying to argue that Ben Rhodes could not possibly have seen people on the Williamsburg waterfront taking photos of the Twin Towers on 9/11 because cell phones didn’t have cameras back then.

Absorb that idea, then read this from a commenter named Libby Stack:

As someone who has been involved in the camera world for many years, I can tell you that consumer grade digital cameras were garbage back then and came with a premium price tag. Only semi serious computer and camera nerds bought them back then. A 3MP crap cam at that time would have set you back a minimum of about $250. The only DSLRs available at the time would have set you back around $5k if I remember correctly. The first really affordable DSLR was not available until about 2003, and even that came with a $1600 price tag.

Cell phones circa 2001 - not ubiquitous at all, much less phones with cameras. The only camera phones available at that time has a .35 MP resolution and cost about $400.

I can’t imagine guys, who really hadn’t taken to “man bags” yet carrying around a disposable film camera or even a modest film point & shoot just for fun. For ladies, many more important things occupied valuable handbag real estate. At that time, the only time you worried about taking a camera when you left the house was when you were on your way to your mom’s birthday party. In 2001, there were very few people like me who carried a film DSLR equipped with a modest lens with them everywhere.

Excellent observation Charles. Your other points are also well taken.

However did we take photos before DSLRs and cellphones? You can’t explain that.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 5:08:17am

re: #288 Decatur Deb

It’s hair, not skin. So those goats are more like the Nazis.

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Birth Control Works  May 15, 2016 • 5:08:27am

back to bed

have a great one all!

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Patricia Kayden  May 15, 2016 • 5:09:01am

re: #285 Birth Control Works

It’s a response to North Carolina and the fake bruhahahahah

Okay. I read it as a wingnut claim that President Obama’s administration was somehow trying to hide something illegal by taking action on the bathroom bills issue. My paranoia has officially kicked in.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 5:10:19am

re: #286 Birth Control Works

Not if the wool came from sheep.

Wife has very few ‘nice’ clothes, but her prize is an Icelandic cape with broad black/grey/white bands. It was never dyed, the colors were selected from different angora-like goats.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 5:12:13am

re: #294 Decatur Deb

Wife has very few ‘nice’ clothes, but her prize is an Icelandic cape with broad black/grey/white bands. It was never dyed, the colors were selected from different angora-like goats.

Icelandic wool sweaters are made that way, too.

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Patricia Kayden  May 15, 2016 • 5:13:20am

re: #185 Stanley Sea

fyi

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Wow! That is a hell of an accomplishment.

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Decatur Deb  May 15, 2016 • 5:14:02am

re: #295 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Icelandic wool sweaters are made that way, too.

Thing is amazing—we bought it to fend off Frozen New Jersey, 45 years ago.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 5:21:56am

re: #297 Decatur Deb

Thing is amazing—we bought it to fend off Frozen New Jersey, 45 years ago.

That’s about the same time I was there. But it was spring and it never occurred to me to buy a sweater. I haven’t been back since. :-(

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Romantic Heretic  May 15, 2016 • 5:23:24am

re: #194 teleskiguy

Yeah. I’ll be DEAD-dead in two generations. My siblings and some friends will remember me. My niece and nephews will recall me on occasion.

After that I’ll be gone.

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jeffreyw  May 15, 2016 • 6:04:42am

Imgur
Good morning!

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 6:12:49am

re: #238 Nyet

To complicate things (and we always have to, don’t we?), the movie was made by Mikhail Romm, whose Mere Fascism (1965) was widely seen as an anti-totalitarian manifesto.

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William Lewis  May 15, 2016 • 6:45:58am

re: #277 Decatur Deb

Still, the temptation lingers, like an old monk at a stripshow.

What a delicious turn of phrase.

OH, I’ve blown through all the Leon books at the local library (about half of them). Really great stuff, easily the most fun mystery books I’ve read since either the Brother Cadfel or Lovejoy books.

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Timothy Watson  May 15, 2016 • 6:53:32am

re: #260 Birth Control Works

I’m thinking Bear Spray —the cans are bigger.

Get a fogger unit of pepper spray:

Pepper Spray Demo: FOGGER (SABRE)

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Eventual Carrion  May 15, 2016 • 6:59:20am

re: #290 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I peeked at Rage Furby blog to see if anything new was there. No. But one of his mentally challenged fans posted something to marvel at. Chuck was trying to argue that Ben Rhodes could not possibly have seen people on the Williamsburg waterfront taking photos of the Twin Towers on 9/11 because cell phones didn’t have cameras back then.

Absorb that idea, then read this from a commenter named Libby Stack:

However did we take photos before DSLRs and cellphones? You can’t explain that.

Shake it like a Polaroid.

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Timothy Watson  May 15, 2016 • 7:00:56am

re: #290 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I peeked at Rage Furby blog to see if anything new was there. No. But one of his mentally challenged fans posted something to marvel at. Chuck was trying to argue that Ben Rhodes could not possibly have seen people on the Williamsburg waterfront taking photos of the Twin Towers on 9/11 because cell phones didn’t have cameras back then.

Absorb that idea, then read this from a commenter named Libby Stack:

However did we take photos before DSLRs and cellphones? You can’t explain that.

And no local stores in New Jersey sold disposable cameras, right?

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Romantic Heretic  May 15, 2016 • 7:08:52am

re: #260 Birth Control Works

Now thinking of this joke.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 15, 2016 • 7:09:46am

re: #290 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Hmmm…

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 7:13:07am

SNOW!!! WTF??

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William Lewis  May 15, 2016 • 7:14:59am

re: #309 The Vicious Babushka

Yeah, we had that yesterday and through the night over here in northern Wisconsin. Do not like turning on the furnace in May.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 7:15:39am

I see that Ukraine won the Eurovision competition last night. :D

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:17:34am

re: #305 Timothy Watson

And no local stores in New Jersey sold disposable cameras, right?

Well, probably, but Williamsburg is in Brooklyn, and apparently photography had not yet been introduced there by 2001.

Really, I am just beyond dumbfounded that two people (Rage Furby and Libby whatshername) can honestly assume no one had cameras in 2001. Tourists carry cameras. NYC has a population of millions, and a fair percentage would have had cameras.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:19:09am

re: #308 Eric The Fruit Bat

Hmmm…

I am missing the connection somehow.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 7:20:52am

Today I swap modems between our office and home.

Business 50/10 with a static IP = $375
Home 300/10 = $100

Same.Exact.Modem. Greedy bastards.

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Timothy Watson  May 15, 2016 • 7:21:56am

re: #312 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Bah, shows what this Virginian knows about New York geography.

But yeah, tourists don’t have cameras, and a tourist haven like New York City, no local shops bother stocking disposable cameras or anything.

/

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 7:22:23am

re: #309 The Vicious Babushka

SNOW!!! WTF??

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It’s almost 100F here today, STOP DEPRESSING ME….

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:23:18am

re: #315 Timothy Watson

Bah, shows what this Virginian knows about New York geography.

But yeah, tourists don’t have cameras, and a tourist haven like New York City, no local shops bother stocking disposable cameras or anything.

/

I had an Instamatic when I was 8. I took photos.
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Maybe it was all a dream.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 7:23:28am

re: #311 Ziggy_TARDIS

With the song “1944” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

You can imagine how furious were the Putinpropagandakommandos on TV.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:25:10am

re: #318 Nyet

With the song “1944” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

You can imagine how furious were the Putinpropagandakommandos on TV.

Let them fume.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 7:26:19am

re: #319 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Interestingly enough, Russian viewers gave Ukraine 10 points, Ukrainian viewers gave Russia 12 points.

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William Lewis  May 15, 2016 • 7:27:02am

re: #318 Nyet

With the song “1944” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

You can imagine how furious were the Putinpropagandakommandos on TV.

That as a pop song on Eurovision? Gotta find a link to that one…

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:27:15am

re: #318 Nyet

With the song “1944” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

You can imagine how furious were the Putinpropagandakommandos on TV.

I first read that as Creamy Taters…takes a minute for my eyes to adjust after this site loads.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 15, 2016 • 7:27:44am

re: #313 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

The idea that people wern’t always carrying around a camera is what I was trying to point out.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:29:30am

re: #316 Archangelus

It’s almost 100F here today, STOP DEPRESSING ME….

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Low 60s here today…maybe 70s by Tuesday, but we’ll stay between 55 and 65 for the next six months for the most part…unless the marine layer burns off, then 65-75.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 7:32:09am

re: #321 William Lewis

Джамала “1944”. Евровидение-2016. Финал

Can’t say I like the song, but I love that it has won.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:32:34am

re: #323 Eric The Fruit Bat

The idea that people wern’t always carrying around a camera is what I was trying to point out.

Ah, OK.

That’s my point, too. The Twin Towers were a big tourist attraction, as is the Manhattan skyline. Williamsburg is on the eastern side of the East River, so the morning light would be ideal for scenic shots of the Manhattan skyline. *Of course* people would be on the waterfront with cameras taking photos with film cameras. That’s what we did back then. To imagine otherwise is sheer stupidity or self-delusion or both.

smdh

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:34:36am

re: #324 darthstar

Low 60s here today…maybe 70s by Tuesday, but we’ll stay between 55 and 65 for the next six months for the most part…unless the marine layer burns off, then 65-75.

Yeah…we’re pretty much flatliners

Image: lhaq1903.png

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:38:09am

I can see how crazy ideas originate on the Internet. Some idiot proposes an absolutely daft idea. Another idiot thinks it’s plausible, and backs him up. Then other idiots read these two idiots’ posts, and before long it becomes accepted wisdom.

If you hear a few years down the road that no one could have taken photos of the Twin Towers being hit by jetliners because digital cameras didn’t exist back then, you’ll know where that notion took root.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 7:38:13am

re: #325 Nyet

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Can’t say I like the song, but I love that it has won.

To be followed by her hit “Crimea River”

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:39:02am

re: #329 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

To be followed by her hit “Crimea River”

Updinged for the pain, uh, pun.

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thedopefishlives  May 15, 2016 • 7:39:29am

re: #329 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

To be followed by her hit “Crimea River”

*WHACK!*

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William Lewis  May 15, 2016 • 7:39:50am

re: #325 Nyet

I think I can agree with that sentiment. Not exactly Waterloo… ;)

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 7:40:34am

Morning lizardim. Rinsed Prepuse is on Face the Nation looking like a five year old who got caught stealing a cookie and trying desperately trying to come up with a convincing lie. The topic? Donald Trump.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:40:53am

re: #327 darthstar

Yeah…we’re pretty much flatliners

Image: lhaq1903.png

Though the same can’t be said for the rest of the planet.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 7:41:07am

re: #332 William Lewis

I think I can agree with that sentiment. Not exactly Waterloo… ;)

More like Sebastopol

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:42:06am

re: #333 Schroedinger’s Dog

Morning lizardim. Rinsed Prepuse is on Face the Nation looking like a five year old who got caught stealing a cookie and trying desperately trying to come up with a convincing lie. The topic? Donald Trump.

I always thought it was spelled Rancid Pubis.

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BlueSpotinAL  May 15, 2016 • 7:42:32am

re: #326 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Ah, OK.

That’s my point, too. The Twin Towers were a big tourist attraction, as is the Manhattan skyline. Williamsburg is on the eastern side of the East River, so the morning light would be ideal for scenic shots of the Manhattan skyline. *Of course* people would be on the waterfront with cameras taking photos with film cameras. That’s what we did back then. To imagine otherwise is sheer stupidity or self-delusion or both.

smdh

Once upon a time, cameras did not point backwards.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 7:42:42am

Cue the world’s tiniest violin.

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CuriousLurker  May 15, 2016 • 7:44:48am

Drive-by: If you’re on Twitter and preemptively block, you might want to add the guy below to your block list. As I do whenever someone follows me, I went to check his timeline. I’d never heard of the so-called “documentary” he linked to, but the “truth about Hitler” angle threw up a huge red flag. I googled the film and my suspicions were confirmed in short order. Putting his tweet in private tags. Ugh.

BBL…

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:47:04am

re: #337 BlueSpotinAL

Once upon a time, cameras did not point backwards.

Truly. Taking photos of oneself was considered vain, and a little weird. You’d ask someone else to take a photo. And giving someone a snapshot of yourself was a major compliment — I like you enough that I want you to have my photo. Now, selfies are for all the world to see — sometimes unwisely.

Case in point, Geraldo Rivera in his bathroom.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 7:48:36am

re: #340 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Truly. Taking photos of oneself was considered vain, and a little weird. You’d ask someone else to take a photo. And giving someone a snapshot of yourself was a major compliment — I like you enough that I want you to have my photo. Now, selfies are for all the world to see — sometimes unwisely.

Case in point, Geraldo Rivera in his bathroom.

You do not press your 500 dollar (?) iPhone that contains all your personal data into the hands of a stranger…

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:51:46am

re: #341 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

You do not press your 500 dollar (?) iPhone that contains all your personal data into the hands of a stranger…

Right. I’m surprised when strangers here in China, seeing I have a Nikon around my neck, hand me their expensive iPhone or DSLR and ask me to take their photo.

Of course, I’m 60 and white haired. Probably they figure I can’t get far if I decide to skedaddle with their stuff.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:53:38am

re: #337 BlueSpotinAL

Once upon a time, cameras did not point backwards.

I love that feature. Whenever I see people trying to take a selfie I offer to take their picture for them. Then, while I’m “getting used to their phone” I snap about seven selfies before taking about a dozen quick shots of them so they don’t scroll back to my selfies before I’m safely out of distance.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:54:32am

re: #341 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

You do not press your 500 dollar (?) iPhone that contains all your personal data into the hands of a stranger…

Of course you do. Here’s your phone back. Enjoy the pics. Thanks for ordering an Uber for me.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:54:48am

re: #343 darthstar

I love that feature. Whenever I see people trying to take a selfie I offer to take their picture for them. Then, while I’m “getting used to their phone” I snap about seven selfies before taking about a dozen quick shots of them so they don’t scroll back to my selfies before I’m safely out of distance.

I hope you make goofy faces.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:55:44am

re: #344 darthstar

Of course you do. Here’s your phone back. Enjoy the pics. Thanks for ordering an Uber for me.

And the front row concert tickets

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:55:49am

re: #345 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I hope you make goofy faces.

I’m perpetually goofy faced.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 7:56:30am

re: #347 darthstar

I’m perpetually goofy faced.

Well, makes it easier then. :-P

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thedopefishlives  May 15, 2016 • 7:57:01am

re: #347 darthstar

I’m perpetually goofy faced.

A face destined for radio, as they say.///

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:57:03am

re: #346 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

And the front row concert tickets

It only takes about four taps to change the language from English to any other language. If you don’t know the sequence, changing back to English isn’t so easy. But that would be mean - especially if you chose a double-byte language.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 7:57:40am

re: #349 thedopefishlives

A face destined for radio, as they say.///

Telegraph. I don’t like my recorded voice all that much either.

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thedopefishlives  May 15, 2016 • 7:58:21am

re: #351 darthstar

Telegraph. I don’t like my recorded voice all that much either.

Nobody does. It doesn’t sound right without the acoustics of the sound echoing around in our skull.

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Dave In Austin  May 15, 2016 • 7:58:54am
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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 7:59:36am

re: #352 thedopefishlives

Nobody does. It doesn’t sound right without the acoustics of the sound echoing around in our skull.

I actually have a very photogenic singing voice, in the sense that it sounds better to me than I recall it in my head.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 8:00:00am

One nice thing about the current obsession with Trump and to a lesser extent the obsession with not Bernie, but his supposed ‘Bros’ is that I find I spend a lot less time scrolling through Twitter. This campaign may in fact help me wean myself off of it altogether.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 8:01:39am

Just catching up on the BernieBot Nevada Meltdown. OMFG they’re more whackadoodle than Paulians.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  May 15, 2016 • 8:01:53am

Morning classes tomorrow, so I’m going to bed now. See you later, all!

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Feline Fearless Leader  May 15, 2016 • 8:04:39am

re: #341 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

You do not press your 500 dollar (?) iPhone that contains all your personal data into the hands of a stranger…

I have been walking in Philadelphia near Independence Hall and been asked to do exactly that; e.g. handed an iPhone and asked to take a picture of a couple or family. More than once in fact.
(Well, asked to take the picture, and *then* handed the iPhone when I assented.)

I have also brazenly offered to do it once when a couple and their baby in a stroller where trying to take a picture in front of the Art Museum. Their alternative was ending up with two pictures since one of the adults had to handle the camera.*

* - And they did not have a tripod and remote with them. :p

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FormerDirtDart  May 15, 2016 • 8:07:40am

re: #351 darthstar

Telegraph. I don’t like my recorded voice all that much either.

Born for the internet, just ahead of your time…

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 8:07:58am

re: #356 SoundGuy 2016

Just catching up on the BernieBot Nevada Meltdown. OMFG they’re more whackadoodle than Paulians.

Oh, the fallout is still to come…

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 8:11:55am

re: #360 Targetpractice

Oh, the fallout is still to come…

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I always base my vote on the behavior of a few assholes in some other state.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 8:12:44am

But wait, it gets better:

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Teukka  May 15, 2016 • 8:14:12am

re: #334 darthstar

Though the same can’t be said for the rest of the planet.

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What worries me is that both that graph and the polar graph indicate that the temperature curve is beginning to enter the business end of an exponential curve.
TL;DR - temperature increase has begun accelerating, meaning that the time to put things right is decreasing inverse exponentionally.
We indeed live in interesting times…
*SMFH*

Polar curve: Image: spiral_optimized.gif

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 8:15:16am

Yesterday morning with my boy…today I need to go get my brother’s dogs who have been house bound the last three days and take them to the beach. I plan on being exhausted later.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 8:16:01am

re: #362 Targetpractice

‘Shillary is for overturning Citizens United. So, uh, we’re against it.’

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Feline Fearless Leader  May 15, 2016 • 8:21:48am

re: #365 SoundGuy 2016

‘Shillary is for overturning Citizens United. So, uh, we’re against it.’

Hillary already coming out for responsible behavior seems to be driving this behavior set.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 8:24:29am

re: #318 Nyet

Let them stew in their hatred.

re: #320 Nyet

Probably from the Ethnic Minorities in Russia, who have themselves had a horrific time. The Ukrainian votes for Russia were probably from the 5th Column within Ukraine.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 8:25:56am

re: #367 Ziggy_TARDIS

Probably from the Ethnic Minorities in Russia, who have themselves had a horrific time. The Ukrainian votes for Russia were probably from the 5th Column within Ukraine.

*blink blink*

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 8:27:39am

re: #325 Nyet

I like it. Definitely has a tragic quality, and is a great thumb in the eye to Russia.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 8:30:44am

re: #368 Nyet

Ethnic Minorities in Russia, such as the Chechens, Ingush, Dagestanis, and others have all had a very painful history with Russia.

If I remember correctly, points come in from call in votes, correct? Then that would possibly mean that the Ethnic Minorities in Russia would call in to support another group being hurt by Russia.

And their are enough 5th Column people within Ukraine who would vote for Russia.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 8:31:38am

re: #371 Ziggy_TARDIS

Ethnic Minorities in Russia, such as the Chechens, Ingush, Dagestanis, and others have all had a very painful history with Russia.

If I remember correctly, points come in from call in votes, correct? Then that would possibly mean that the Ethnic Minorities in Russia would call in to support another group being hurt by Russia.

And their are enough 5th Column people within Ukraine who would vote for Russia.

Your worldview is fascinating.

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stpaulbear  May 15, 2016 • 8:35:18am

re: #364 darthstar

Hover dog.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 8:42:18am

re: #372 Nyet

I admit that I am angry at the Russian Government for what they are doing in Ukraine and Syria, along with their near-constant threats against NATO nations, so I am not an unbiased person on this, and will often bend and spin things to put Russia in a negative light.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 8:47:01am

Too much crap on these pages anymore to find the link I need so I’m making my own…again.

amazon.com

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 8:48:06am

re: #374 Ziggy_TARDIS

Good first step. Next one could be to stop using terminology that gives off a fascist vibe and actually learn something about the ethnic minorities in Russia and Ukraine beyond the simple, one-dimensional caricatures.

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darthstar  May 15, 2016 • 8:49:42am

re: #375 darthstar

Too much crap on these pages anymore to find the link I need so I’m making my own…again.

amazon.com

Almost as fast as using one-click.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 15, 2016 • 8:50:30am
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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 8:53:58am

re: #378 Backwoods_Sleuth

Are their police any better than ours?

Because when this happens in the US, it is usually something incredibly stupid, like a left-behind bag, or a Lite Brite.

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Stanley Sea  May 15, 2016 • 8:55:39am

re: #360 Targetpractice

Oh, the fallout is still to come…

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Dissing Barbara Boxer wasn’t cool. Doesn’t look cool.

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Alephnaught  May 15, 2016 • 8:56:49am

re: #320 Nyet

Interestingly enough, Russian viewers gave Ukraine 10 points, Ukrainian viewers gave Russia 12 points.

Are you sure that wasn’t the countries jury votes rather than the televotes?

(To explain to others not aware of the new voting system this year on Eurovision: this year, we had each country having a jury which awarded each competitor the usual null to 12 points, as was the case in the olden days of Eurovision.

However, there was also a televote from each country, and the results null to 12 points were totalled for each country, and added in reverse order to the jury’s total of points. One of the favourites, Australia, had by far won the jury vote. The other favourite, Russia, comfortably won the televote, with Urkaine second, and Australia third.

However, Ukraine had done well enough in the jury vote- it was in the top five from the early stages and ahead of Russia- that when the televote was added, it leapfrogged ahead of Australia, and Russia’s final total was only enough to put it in third place.)

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 8:58:50am

re: #381 Alephnaught

The juries of both countries gave 0 votes to the respective contestants.

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Alephnaught  May 15, 2016 • 9:03:50am

re: #382 Nyet

The juries of both countries gave 0 votes to the respective contestants.

I missed that because of the speed of the jury votes announcements. I take it there’s a list of how each countries voted for each other in the televotes?

Edit: found it here: blimey, the UK voted douze points to Lithunia!

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 9:12:15am

re: #380 Stanley Sea

Dissing Barbara Boxer wasn’t cool. Doesn’t look cool.

Yeah, that’s not going to win him many friends at the convention. Nor is this:

So Bernie Bros get angry that they can’t rig the vote a second time, turn into an unruly mob, then cry out “voter suppression!” when their threats of violence become such that the hotel decides to throw the whole damned event out the door.

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retired cynic  May 15, 2016 • 9:12:25am

re: #310 William Lewis

Yeah, we had that yesterday and through the night over here in northern Wisconsin. Do not like turning on the furnace in May.

Mine is on, and I’m hours south of you! Of course, I’m old.

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Dr. Matt  May 15, 2016 • 9:13:03am

Time for Brunch!

Instagram

our kind of Sunday brunch🙌🏻clap with Two Hands😉for this shot by @girlwithalist #feedyoursoull

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:13:51am

re: #369 SoundGuy 2016

6 year old daughter breaks it down for recently divorced mom.

That brought back some tough memories from my divorce. My boys wanted nothing more than for my ex and I to stop fighting.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:19:13am

re: #386 Dr. Matt

Time for Brunch!

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Serious Food Porn that.

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Timothy Watson  May 15, 2016 • 9:22:55am

Do I need to watch Jessica Jones before I watch the second season of Daredevil?

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b_sharp  May 15, 2016 • 9:26:33am

re: #389 Timothy Watson

Do I need to watch Jessica Jones before I watch the second season of Daredevil?

Not really, but some of the references would make a bit more sense. Those references aren’t important to the show though, so you can watch DD without watching JJ.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 9:27:15am

SMOTI HAS ANOTHER BURNING HOT TAKE!!!!

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Dr. Matt  May 15, 2016 • 9:28:10am

A Trump America: Kentucky woman says man beat her for looking too masculine — as people stood by and watched

In a post on her Facebook timeline, Brittany Nicole Wallace wrote, “Today I was assaulted. A man assaulted me because I look like a ‘dike’! He told me that he would ‘beat me like the man I want to be.’ He said, ‘people like me make him hate the world.’”

“He started by hitting me over and over in the face until he got me down,” Wallace wrote. “After I was down he began to kick me in the stomach, side, and face.”

Wallace said she tried to fight back, but her attacker was bigger and stronger. Bystanders, she said, never even lifted a finger to help.

“The sad part is that no one would come help me either. Several people stood around and watched this happen to me. Again, I truly believe that if I had a more feminine appearance someone would have helped,” she wrote.

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stpaulbear  May 15, 2016 • 9:29:01am

re: #384 Targetpractice

Yeah, that’s not going to win him many friends at the convention. Nor is this:

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So Bernie Bros get angry that they can’t rig the vote a second time, turn into an unruly mob, then cry out “voter suppression!” when their threats of violence become such that the hotel decides to throw the whole damned event out the door.

Is Bernie on any of the Sunday news shows? I’m curious as to how he’ll deal with this - ignore it, blame it on ‘both sides’ or on the way the convention was run, maybe actually take some of the responsibility for it, or blame the big banks. I really want to hear what he says about it. I hope he gets questioned about it pretty hard.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 9:30:48am

re: #393 stpaulbear

Is Bernie on any of the Sunday news shows? I’m curious as to how he’ll deal with this - ignore it, blame it on ‘both sides’ or on the way the convention was run, maybe actually take some of the responsibility for it, or blame the big banks. I really want to hear what he says about it. I hope he gets questioned about it pretty hard.

I suspect he’ll do what he’s done in the past: Throw his hands up and declare that he has no control over these people, he can’t order them to do anything, and then find some way to blame the fact that his supporters are lobbing death threats at the NV Dem leadership on their not finding ways to bend the rules to his favor.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 9:36:25am

re: #387 Schroedinger’s Dog

That brought back some tough memories from my divorce. My boys wanted nothing more than for my ex and I to stop fighting.

Kids had a rough time with the animosities between me and ex, unfortunately they are ongoing. I was fortunate to be able to introduce my future new girlfriend before she was my GF, and got them used to the idea of her.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:37:17am

re: #393 stpaulbear

Is Bernie on any of the Sunday news shows? I’m curious as to how he’ll deal with this - ignore it, blame it on ‘both sides’ or on the way the convention was run, maybe actually take some of the responsibility for it, or blame the big banks. I really want to hear what he says about it. I hope he gets questioned about it pretty hard.

The BoBs (Bernie or Bust) folks on my FB feed are completely up in arms that Bernie supporters were unrepresented. Maybe if you acted like grownups it would be easier to get people to pay attention to you.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:43:05am

re: #395 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Kids had a rough time with the animosities between me and ex, unfortunately they are ongoing. I was fortunate to be able to introduce my future new girlfriend before she was my GF, and got them used to the idea of her.

My ex finally decided it wasn’t worth it to keep trolling me. (This is the woman who sent me the bill for her birth control for reimbursement after we split up and I was still allowing her to stay on my insurance until the divorce. )

My second (or as she prefers to be called, final) wife was a big part of my life well before we got married, and the boys spent a lot of time with her before that happened.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:44:11am

re: #392 Dr. Matt

A Trump America: Kentucky woman says man beat her for looking too masculine — as people stood by and watched

I wish i could down ding that for what happened. That shouldn’t happen to anyone. Bullies should be stopped no matter who their victims are.

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Great White Snark  May 15, 2016 • 9:45:21am

re: #394 Targetpractice

A lot of this sounds like the bad behavior we have seen from Trump and his people to their primary winning benefit. What a year.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 9:47:50am

re: #389 Timothy Watson

Do I need to watch Jessica Jones before I watch the second season of Daredevil?

Need? Not. You’ll miss maybe one big ref, but it’s not that important.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:48:50am

re: #390 b_sharp

Not really, but some of the references would make a bit more sense. Those references aren’t important to the show though, so you can watch DD without watching JJ.

I highly recommend watching JJ on its own. It’s a really great series. What I love about the Netflix superhero series is that the fighting isn’t the usual obviously choreographed fights where the hero mops up the opposition without getting a scratch on him. It’s more messy and is more like what a real fight might be like.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 9:50:19am

In case you missed it:

Oops: Carson Accidentally Reveals Palin on Trump VP Short List

Trump campaign surrogate Ben Carson let it slip over the weekend that Sarah Palin had made the candidate’s short list of running mates.

According to The Washington Post, Carson was on the way to a television interview when he explained to a reporter in the car how he would behave as the head of Trump’s vice presidential search committee.

…was told that John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie had also been named in the poll. “Those are all people on our list,” he revealed.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 9:50:56am

re: #401 Schroedinger’s Dog

Too many ninjas tho.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:51:26am

re: #402 Archangelus

In case you missed it:

Oops: Carson Accidentally Reveals Palin on Trump VP Short List

If it’s Palin, we’ll know Trump is on someone’s payroll to complete the destruction of the GOP.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 9:51:37am

re: #402 Archangelus

In case you missed it:

Oops: Carson Accidentally Reveals Palin on Trump VP Short List

Jesus and I are not nearly good enough buddies for him to gift me with such a clusterfuck of a ticket.

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b_sharp  May 15, 2016 • 9:52:24am

re: #403 Nyet

Too many ninjas tho.

Only in DD

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:52:50am

re: #403 Nyet

Too many ninjas tho.

How could you tell? You can’t see em, they’re NINJAS!

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 9:53:54am

re: #407 Schroedinger’s Dog

How could you tell? You can’t see em.

So they are fake ninjas? Even better. /s

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 9:55:37am

re: #407 Schroedinger’s Dog

How could you tell? You can’t see em, they’re NINJAS!

Actually, you the viewer CAN see them, since they’re Dramatic Effect Ninjas….
Also for the most part,

Click to Reveal

cannon fodder.

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Dr. Matt  May 15, 2016 • 9:55:45am

re: #398 Schroedinger’s Dog

I wish i could down ding that for what happened. That shouldn’t happen to anyone. Bullies should be stopped no matter who their victims are.

It’s infuriating and heart breaking on so many levels. This is one of the rare times I would have liked to see someone apply SYG and eliminate that that pile of crap from the gene pool.

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 9:56:23am

re: #406 b_sharp

Only in DD

Enough for both of them.

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:56:31am

re: #409 Archangelus

Actually, you the viewer CAN see them, since they’re Dramatic Effect Ninjas….
Also for the most part,

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Ah..Dramatic Effect Ninjas..the weakest kind.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 9:56:43am

re: #405 Targetpractice

Jesus and I are not nearly good enough buddies for him to gift me with such a clusterfuck of a ticket.

Well I’ve been a good boy these past few decades, so Robot Santa owes me by now! /

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 9:57:25am

The redshirts of ninjas.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 9:58:31am

re: #413 Archangelus

Well I’ve been a good boy these past few decades, so Robot Santa owes me by now! /

And a Trump/Palin ticket would definitely qualify as the gift that never stops giving, probably even decades after it would incinerate the GOP into ashes…

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 9:58:54am

re: #410 Dr. Matt

It’s infuriating and heart breaking on so many levels. This is one of the rare times I would have liked to see someone apply SYG and eliminate that that pile of crap from the gene pool.

I hear that sort of thing from people occasionally in political circles (somebody should just shoot all the libtarts)..my invariable response is “What the hell is wrong with you?”

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Schroedinger's Dog  May 15, 2016 • 10:00:20am

re: #414 Nyet

The redshirts of ninjas.

Well that explains it. The good ones wear black.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 10:02:34am

Another “In Case You Missed It” post:

Trump Rally National Anthem, with Piano Accompaniment

Warning: This is as hilarious as it is cringe-inducing… If you have perfect pitch like I do and can make it all the way to the end, then you are made of stronger stuff than I am!

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 15, 2016 • 10:05:48am

re: #389 Timothy Watson

Do I need to watch Jessica Jones before I watch the second season of Daredevil?

Nope.

But you should watch Jessica Jones, for its own sake.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 10:06:55am

re: #415 Archangelus

And a Trump/Palin ticket would definitely qualify as the gift that never stops giving, probably even decades after it would incinerate the GOP into ashes…

two ex wives on the Trump side, two illegitimate grandkids on the Palin side…yep, no end of gun

(went back to change the first letter of the last word as it was a type but have since decided to let it stand)

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Dr. Matt  May 15, 2016 • 10:07:14am

re: #418 Archangelus

Another “In Case You Missed It” post:

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Video

Warning: This is as hilarious as it is cringe-inducing… If you have Perfect Pitch like I do and can make it all the way to the end, then you are made of stronger stuff than I am!

And if this was at a Hillary event, this would be an actual issue of serious outrage among the RWNJs.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 10:08:28am

re: #421 Dr. Matt

And if this was at a Hillary event, this would be an actual issue of serious outrage among the RWNJs.

But they left the “one nation under God” part out of the anthem!!!

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Blind Frog Belly White  May 15, 2016 • 10:10:09am

re: #405 Targetpractice

Jesus and I are not nearly good enough buddies for him to gift me with such a clusterfuck of a ticket.

inorite?

Seriously, even the bulk of wingnuts are completely over her. I read a thread on a Conservative forum where EVERYONE was basically saying they wish she’d just go away. I figure if Trump goes for her, it’s a desperate plea to save him from being elected, because he can’t think of any other way to bow out without losing face.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 10:14:21am

re: #423 Blind Frog Belly White

inorite?

Seriously, even the bulk of wingnuts are completely over her. I read a thread on a Conservative forum where EVERYONE was basically saying they wish she’d just go away. I figure if Trump goes for her, it’s a desperate plea to save him from being elected, because he can’t think of any other way to bow out without losing face.

Trump/Satan would be about the only other ticket as effective, and I’m fairly sure the Lord of Darkness already turned the offer down…. /

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 10:17:06am

re: #424 Archangelus

Trump/Satan would be about the only other ticket as effective, and I’m fairly sure the Lord of Darkness already turned the offer down…. /

Even he has limits to how much he is willing to lie in order to get people to bend to his will…

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 10:18:29am

re: #424 Archangelus

Trump/Satan would be about the only other ticket as effective, and I’m fairly sure the Lord of Darkness already turned the offer down…. /

Wait, so Ted Cruz will be Trump’s VP?

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 10:21:53am

I had a pretty good client but told him he needed to update his network to something enterprise grade/cloud managed in his 9,000sf home. Then he complained about raising our labor rates at the same time we weren’t being responsive enough. He’s not called me in 18 months.

He just called me at 7AM on a Sunday. LOL.

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 10:25:49am

Now that I’ve had time to think about it, I’m pretty sure the whole “He’s considering Palin” bit is the Trump campaign floating a trial balloon. Because if it wasn’t, Trump would already be out there, tearing Carson a new one for even suggesting that he’d consider Princess Dumbass to be his running mate.

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Jenner7  May 15, 2016 • 10:25:54am

Where is Bernie Sanders?? This has to stop.

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Timothy Watson  May 15, 2016 • 10:27:34am

re: #419 Blind Frog Belly White

Nope.

But you should watch Jessica Jones, for its own sake.

Oh, I plan on it, but I was in the mood for something I could jump into and already be familiar with the characters. :)

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Targetpractice  May 15, 2016 • 10:27:50am

re: #429 Jenner7

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Where is Bernie Sanders?? This has to stop.

I’m beginning to wonder how much longer it’s going to be before one of these nutters really does carry through on their threats and some Dem official gets murdered in the name of St. Bernie.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 10:27:53am

I just blocked a BernieBro for insisting that Bernie is stronger on gun control than Hillary.

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SoundGuy 2016  May 15, 2016 • 10:32:01am

TrumPalin - FUUUUUCK YAAAAAS!

GOP is paying the price for drinking that Tea years ago.

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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 10:33:14am

re: #433 SoundGuy 2016

Yes. They sure are. It will only get worse before it gets better.

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Stanley Sea  May 15, 2016 • 10:34:27am
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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 10:35:32am

re: #434 PhillyPretzel

Yes. They sure are. It will only get worse before it gets better.

With regards to the GOP, does “deader than Stannis Baratheon” really qualify as ‘better’? Wait, never mind, answered my own question… //

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 10:37:17am

re: #433 SoundGuy 2016

TrumPalin - FUUUUUCK YAAAAAS!

GOP is paying the price for drinking that Tea years ago.

I think Sarah was originally intended to just get up there and look young & attractive and serve as a blank screen onto which GOP voters could project their image of the ideal conservative candidate.

But that ended the second she opened her mouth.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 10:39:05am

I’m seeing the friends that I have that are Berners getting cranky again, this time about the fact that Bernie is able to fill stadiums, and Hillary isn’t. O_o

I am growing more confident in regards to the fact that I am rather smart, if I do not let emotions and bias get in the way. So the first fault here is that seats in a Stadium are not votes. That’s a big one. You know what also fills stadiums? WWE and Beiber.

Which brings me to another point. Hillary has a 3 million vote lead, and that is with the fact that Sanders is only doing well in the Low-Turnout Caucuses, and to some extent Open Primaries. And the fact of the matter is that the Democrats are being generous on 2 levels. Technically, Sanders wasn’t even a Democrat, so they could have refused him the ability to run in the party. Then, you have the fact that in almost every party in every reasonably free country, they have a completely closed system in regards to nomination, only open to party members. The fact is, the Democrat don’t need to (and I would argue, should not), have open primaries.

And then when they talk about how much they want to change things, they don’t realize that this will have to be gradual. To even get the Affordable Care Act, the Democrats had to sacrifice hugely, and suffered a huge backlash. To do what they are saying would invite a Thermidorian backlash.

Any change will have to be gradual. If the Berners truely want to make a difference, aim instead to replace the head of the DNC, Debbie Wassermann Schultz. She is absolutely terrible at organization, and speaking on behalf of the party, and has undercut Obama on a number of issues, and has been overly friendly to Republicans on a number of issues. She needs to be ousted and replaced, perhaps with Barney Frank?

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Stanley Sea  May 15, 2016 • 10:39:26am
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nines09  May 15, 2016 • 10:48:19am

re: #418 Archangelus

Another “In Case You Missed It” post:

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Video

Warning: This is as hilarious as it is cringe-inducing… If you have perfect pitch like I do and can make it all the way to the end, then you are made of stronger stuff than I am!

That is the stuff that if you listen to it, will destroy brain tissue and forever ruin your sense of melody and harmony and all things beautiful and nurturing. I made it 29 seconds, waiting for someone to tackle the “pianist” or throttle the “singer”. Did any of that happen? I couldn’t go on. Blood trickled from my left ear. My dog looked me as if I was insane. I am now damaged. I must go sit in the sun and dry out.

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Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  May 15, 2016 • 10:51:25am

re: #439 Stanley Sea

President Obama on Senator presenting a snowball to disprove climate change: Imagine if your 5th grade teacher had seen that.

Preaching to the choir. These people can hold up a sweat-soaked shroud and see it as proof of Jesus’ resurrection.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 10:51:31am

re: #438 Ziggy_TARDIS

I hope that made sense.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 10:54:03am

re: #440 nines09

That is the stuff that if you listen to it, will destroy brain tissue and forever ruin your sense of melody and harmony and all things beautiful and nurturing. I made it 29 seconds, waiting for someone to tackle the “pianist” or throttle the “singer”. Did any of that happen? I couldn’t go on. Blood trickled from my left ear. My dog looked me as if I was insane. I am now damaged. I must go sit in the sun and dry out.

* Points repeatedly to the word “warning” * Just sayin’…. /

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 10:57:19am

re: #438 Ziggy_TARDIS

Actually, I didn’t realize Barney Frank is 76. O_o

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 11:00:18am

Meanwhile in Israel, where temps soared past 110F…

Today’s popular lunch option…
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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 11:02:08am

re: #445 Archangelus

Ice cubes in a roll. Hmm.

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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 11:03:33am

re: #446 PhillyPretzel

Ice cubes in a roll. Hmm.

Extra crunchy, and evidently in high demand when the weather in your vicinity is 100F and rising…

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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 11:05:18am

re: #447 Archangelus

Ahh. I see.

Cool Thoughts
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Archangelus  May 15, 2016 • 11:07:03am

re: #448 PhillyPretzel

Ahh. I see.

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In other news, my AC decided yesterday would be a good day to go on strike.

In semi-related news, today’s work output saw a 99% decline.

And in semi-semi-related news, an in-depth investigation reveals that trying to live inside your fridge isn’t as successful as some might lead you to believe…

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Skip Intro  May 15, 2016 • 11:11:15am

Of course they do.

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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 11:13:24am

re: #450 Skip Intro

And that is why there are quite a few Republicans are looking at the other side of the aisle. At least I am looking in that direction.

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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 11:34:14am

Dang. Another entry in Philly Pretzel’s book of thread killers. :(

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Charles Johnson  May 15, 2016 • 11:34:16am
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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 11:34:25am

ILLITERATES AGENNST HILLERY HOO LUVV TRUMPP!!!!!

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PhillyPretzel  May 15, 2016 • 11:38:41am

re: #454 The Vicious Babushka

I rather have a known quantity like HRC than a complete mesuga like that Trump person.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  May 15, 2016 • 11:38:48am

Oh, apparently the Ukrainian Winner of Eurovision is Muslim.

Since she is Crimean Tatar, I really should have known that.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 11:41:20am

re: #455 PhillyPretzel

I rather have a known quantity like HRC than a complete mesuga like that Trump person.

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stpaulbear  May 15, 2016 • 11:41:29am

re: #454 The Vicious Babushka

I’m glad my sister isn’t tech savvy enough to have a Twitter account. She’d be retweeting stuff like that like crazy. Her Facebook got so bad I unfriended her (it’s easier to be good family with her if I don’t know how loony she is online).

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 15, 2016 • 11:44:29am

re: #454 The Vicious Babushka

ILLITERATES AGENNST HILLERY HOO LUVV TRUMPP!!!!!

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such egregious apostrophe abuse…

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 11:45:31am

re: #458 stpaulbear

I’m glad my sister isn’t tech savvy enough to have a Twitter account. She’d be retweeting stuff like that like crazy. Her Facebook got so bad I unfriended her (it’s easier to be good family with her if I don’t know how loony she is online).

You know that you can be “friends” with all your wingnut relatives but not have to view their FB feed. Just click on the little down arrow in the upper right corner of their latest post and click “unfollow”

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jaunte  May 15, 2016 • 11:45:47am

re: #459 Backwoods_Sleuth

Your choice of plurals.

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jaunte  May 15, 2016 • 11:48:20am
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Stanley Sea  May 15, 2016 • 11:51:16am

Sergey,

I’m watching this now, have you seen it?

en.wikipedia.org

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Nyet  May 15, 2016 • 11:59:08am

re: #463 Stanley Sea

Nope. Tell me if it’s worth it.

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Grunthos the Flatulent  May 15, 2016 • 12:11:52pm

re: #440 nines09

That is the stuff that if you listen to it, will destroy brain tissue and forever ruin your sense of melody and harmony and all things beautiful and nurturing. I made it 29 seconds, waiting for someone to tackle the “pianist” or throttle the “singer”. Did any of that happen?

It was my understanding that the “performance” was acapella and the piano was added to follow the vocals, presumably by the same person who provided the captions.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 12:12:14pm

OH LOOK TEH BUTTHURTZ

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Skip Intro  May 15, 2016 • 12:15:57pm

re: #466 The Vicious Babushka

It has to be Trump/Palin. Look at that second tweet’s sentence structure. Pure Palin.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  May 15, 2016 • 12:22:09pm

re: #466 The Vicious Babushka

OH LOOK TEH BUTTHURTZ

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 12:29:38pm

Poor Widdle ManBaby. The fact is he has the media wrapped around his stumpy finger.

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Belafon  May 15, 2016 • 12:37:54pm

re: #401 Schroedinger’s Dog

I highly recommend watching JJ on its own. It’s a really great series. What I love about the Netflix superhero series is that the fighting isn’t the usual obviously choreographed fights where the hero mops up the opposition without getting a scratch on him. It’s more messy and is more like what a real fight might be like.

I guess you haven’t seen Civil War.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 12:48:09pm

In what Bizarro Alt Universe did “Super Tyrant Obama” actually live?

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jaunte  May 15, 2016 • 12:50:40pm

re: #471 The Vicious Babushka

“Super Tyrant Obama” asking all those good conservatives not to bully transgendered teens.

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The Vicious Babushka  May 15, 2016 • 1:09:47pm

Wait, isn’t Milo Yeahimadumbass the press? Or maybe it is not really the real Milo, who can tell without a blue check mark?

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jaunte  May 15, 2016 • 1:11:24pm

re: #473 The Vicious Babushka

“Mad?”

I think he misjudged the reaction. Or “laughing and pointing at the pathetic self-aggrandizement” maybe didn’t fit in the tweet.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  May 15, 2016 • 1:13:07pm

re: #473 The Vicious Babushka

Coming from someone who get his hair color out of a bottle, he should talk….

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blueraven  May 15, 2016 • 1:27:00pm

re: #473 The Vicious Babushka

Wait, isn’t Milo Yeahimadumbass the press? Or maybe it is not really the real Milo, who can tell without a blue check mark?

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Wait, who is mad at Trump for pretending to be his own PR person? I’m not. I think it is hilarious. It is disturbing that he is lying about it now though.

So is Milo admitting that his “Daddy” is a lying buffoon?

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Romantic Heretic  May 15, 2016 • 1:34:58pm

re: #460 The Vicious Babushka

You know that you can be “friends” with all your wingnut relatives but not have to view their FB feed. Just click on the little down arrow in the upper right corner of their latest post and click “unfollow”

Just did that with a BernieBot friend of mine.

She knows, knows, Hillary cheated yesterday in Nevada.

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stpaulbear  May 15, 2016 • 1:55:17pm

re: #460 The Vicious Babushka

You know that you can be “friends” with all your wingnut relatives but not have to view their FB feed. Just click on the little down arrow in the upper right corner of their latest post and click “unfollow”

She had initially unfriended everyone except for a couple of religious whackos when she became uber-wingnut. She eventually asked to refriend, but then continued posting the most xenophobic and homophobic stuff while saying that God would sort it out if she alienated everyone in her family. She knows I’m gay so it sucks that she’s bashing GLBT issues. I got sick of it and unfriended her to send her a message that she’s way over the line. I’d just as soon she know I’m not reading that crap when I see her at family get-togethers.

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Eventual Carrion  May 15, 2016 • 2:24:03pm

re: #450 Skip Intro

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Of course they do.

Almost seem like a no-brainer, until you run into people with no brain.


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