Seth takes a closer look at Republicans falsely claiming that Democrats want to return to lockdowns and suggesting that you can use mouthwash to treat COVID as cases are once again surging and a new variant spreads.
If there’s anything in this crazy mixed-up world I know for sure, it’s that Fox News’s fake-ass Christmas tree that burned down was not “America’s Christmas tree.” Fuck that shit.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2021
CL’ed. I baked ALL DAY LONG.
Challah #Shabbat #ShabbatShalom @KosherSoul @foodgeekdk pic.twitter.com/RnuLhGldWX
— Liddle Blueberry Pie 🌈🍓🥧 (@Pie_Overlord) December 10, 2021
re: #2 The Pie Overlord!
They look absolutely delicious.
I’ve been enjoying the appeals court smack down of Trump since 1pm today. It’s been like Xmas every hour as host after host has opened with it. Going to take a break during Lawrence but want to see Brian Williams’ snark on it at 8pm
I just want to be clear that a random mentally ill man with no apparent political motivations set a Christmas tree on fire in Manhattan, and Fox News will spend the next 30 years being this dramatic about it. https://t.co/A1ZSm1Nms7
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) December 9, 2021
re: #2 The Pie Overlord!
CL’ed. I baked ALL DAY LONG.
Why do you hurt me this way? They look awesome.
re: #2 The Pie Overlord!
CL’ed. I baked ALL DAY LONG.
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The bakery I work at makes Challah.Besides the braided loaves, they make sandwich slice loaves. Seems…nontraditional.
Got CL’d.
tfw your 12-year old microwave decides to start throwing sparks and making bad sounds when all you wanted was to heat up a cup of coffee
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2021
and yes, that’s more coverage than Fox News gave to the deadly Michigan shooting last week
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) December 9, 2021
re: #1 Charles Johnson
If you want to know where New York City’s Christmas Tree (let alone the nation’s) is, just walk about 2 blocks over from Fox News… to Rockefeller Center. That’s a fucking Christmas Tree. It’s huge. It’s beautiful. It’s a wonder to see in person.
Fox couldn’t bother to spring for a real tree, or even an artificial one that resembles a real one. They put together a metal contraption that got wrapped in garlands and lights and call it a tree.
It barely gets a notice by anyone, so when it went up in flames, Fox got the Hannukah miracle of miracles - they can milk this bulkshit for 8 days.
I’m spoiled here in northern NJ. I have a great kosher bakery that does the most amazing challahs. Zayde’s. Moist and delicious, and they do various kinds of challah rolls too.
I’ve tried to do my own challah, but it just doesn’t stack up to that.
re: #13 lawhawk
If you want to know where New York City’s Christmas Tree (let alone the nation’s) is, just walk about 2 blocks over from Fox News… to Rockefeller Center. That’s a fucking Christmas Tree. It’s huge. It’s beautiful. It’s a wonder to see in person.
Fox couldn’t bother to spring for a real tree, or even an artificial one that resembles a real one. They put together a metal contraption that got wrapped in garlands and lights and call it a tree.
It barely gets a notice by anyone, so when it went up in flames, Fox got the Hannukah miracle of miracles - they can milk this bulkshit for 8 days.
It’s a War on Christmas ratings miracle!
Now you know how the Reichstag fire would have been covered if Germany had TV in 1933 https://t.co/jqvHtsEPtc
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 9, 2021
re: #11 Charles Johnson
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Does your coffee mug have metallic paint on it? Z once put a plastic party plate in the microwave AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE from the metallic trim.
re: #17 The Pie Overlord!
Does your coffee mug have metallic paint on it? Z once put a plastic party plate in the microwave AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE from the metallic trim.
a 12 year-old microwave is a health hazard. They can leak over time. Get a new one for christmas.
for no particular reason today i was remembering how awesome this video is https://t.co/onimHRzH48
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2021
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Charles:
If you look inside the microwave, there will be a mica panel which is where the microwaves from the magnetron enter the oven.
It will be on the top or side with the controls. Probably about 3 inches square.
If it gets dirty, the microwave will behave like you describe. Clean it carefully. It should also be removable to clean it if needed.
Should fix your problem.
I just went from a $5 toaster to a $100 toaster, to get slots long enough for the only bread Mr. w will eat.
The $5 toaster is down in the lobby on the free office chair with the free fake tree. It has become free.
re: #18 I Would Prefer Not To
a 12 year-old microwave is a health hazard. They can leak over time. Get a new one for christmas.
I have 2 microwaves that are more than 30 years old.
Nice to see all the suggestion to fix Charles’ micro-wave. The real problem I suspect is that Charles forgot to remove the spoon from the cup before turning the micro-wave on.
(Yes, I know I’ll be sent to internet hell for that comment. If needed, I will beg for forgiveness.)
Tots & pears
Local Michigan Republican official who refused to certify Biden’s win in his county and who vehemently opposed vaccines dies of COVID-19 https://t.co/txmJooDnMp
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 10, 2021
re: #24 The Pie Overlord!
He got what he deserved.
Birds are not real.https://t.co/1fnvVucSxp pic.twitter.com/Bgmm0ZS5pc
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2021
re: #25 PhillyPretzel
He got what he deserved.
His Facebook page pic.twitter.com/VyEV3Yqmjg
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) December 10, 2021
re: #23 Cheechako
Nice to see all the suggestion to fix Charles’ micro-wave. The real problem I suspect is that Charles forgot to remove the spoon from the cup before turning the micro-wave on.
(Yes, I know I’ll be sent to internet hell for that comment. If needed, I will beg for forgiveness.)
I’ve actually used that fix on quite a few microwaves. It’s a common problem.
When the problem occurs it’s scary. But the fix is easy.
re: #20 A Cranky One
Charles:
If you look inside the microwave, there will be a mica panel which is where the microwaves from the magnetron enter the oven.
It will be on the top or side with the controls. Probably about 3 inches square.
If it gets dirty, the microwave will behave like you describe. Clean it carefully. It should also be removable to clean it if needed.
Should fix your problem.
Unfortunately it was pretty clean - this seems to be a simple issue of something wearing out. There’s a big burn mark on that panel, which is definitely not good.
Kid Rock is trending becaue he did a shift swap with Scott Baio at Subway.
— Thick Rick Havoc (@RikHavic) December 9, 2021
Oh well, I got more than 12 years of daily service out of this microwave for about $100. Better than a lot of devices.
re: #30 Charles Johnson
Unfortunately it was pretty clean - this seems to be a simple issue of something wearing out. There’s a big burn mark on that panel, which is definitely not good.
Agreed. Might be worth your while to remove the mica panel and clean both sides. Might give it a little more life.
The good news is newer microwaves are more powerful and relatively inexpensive.
The bad news is that you’ll have to spend money. 😕
‘Fragment’
#FossilFind! This saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis) canine tooth fragment (saber tip) was recently excavated from Box 9 grid B-2/level 8 of #Project23. pic.twitter.com/nZh5mZBGI0
— La Brea Tar Pits (@labreatarpits) December 9, 2021
Doctors and Listerine are laughing their asses off at this ludicrous nonsense, but hey, let’s pretend it isn’t ludicrous because we don’t want the GOP mad at us. https://t.co/o0KIKfiCnS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2021
re: #34 wrenchwench
That museum is pretty cool. You can watch though a glass wall as people use solvents to separate bone fragments from the tar. Every foot of the stuff has hundreds of pieces of bone in it.
“…What is Project 23?
In 2006, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) began work on a new underground parking garage. During the course of construction, 16 new fossil deposits were discovered, including an almost-complete skeleton of an adult mammoth. How could we get out of the way of the bulldozers but save the fossils? We built large wooden boxes around each deposit, 23 in all. The boxes were moved to their present location at La Brea Tar Pits, and excavation began on “Project 23.” In addition to the boxes, there were 327 buckets of fossil material recovered from the LACMA salvage site for paleontologists to clean and sort through. It’s going to keep us busy for years!”
tarpits.org
re: #36 jaunte
That museum is pretty cool. You can watch though a glass wall as people use solvents to separate bone fragments from the tar. Every foot of the stuff has hundreds of pieces of bone in it.
I was there in the 60s. It was a different world.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — After being randomly selected by the Department of State, the Traverse City City Commission conducted an extensive audit of the November 2020 election.
The audit, done on December 8, included analysis and examination of documents and procedures used by the City Clerk’s team leading up to the election and the procedures and documentation from a randomly selected voting precinct.
The independent audit also included a hand count of the vote totals in a randomly selected race.
City officials said the hand count resulted in a 100% match with the reported results.
The randomly selected precinct was Precinct 3.
re: #39 wrenchwench
I was there in the 60s. It was a different world.
I can beat that. My father lived in Hollywood in the late 30s. He said that they would watch the guys digging in the tar pits. He said sometimes they would give them a small bone samples. Wish I had one.
re: #41 I Would Prefer Not To
I can beat that. My father lived in Hollywood in the late 30s. He said that they would watch the guys digging in the tar pits. He said sometimes they would give them a small bone samples. Wish I had one.
Here, kid…have a Tyrannosaurus jaw…
re: #41 I Would Prefer Not To
I can beat that. My father lived in Hollywood in the late 30s. He said that they would watch the guys digging in the tar pits. He said sometimes they would give them a small bone samples. Wish I had one.
I was thinking that we touched tar. We were told not to take anything.
Looking south from Mt Wilson right now. Some lower storm clouds and city lights for post mild rain beauty.
After @GregAbbott_TX posted this some MOW volunteers were upset because Greg refused to wear a mask while visiting elderly people. He refused to keep them safe. MOW has strict mask wearing policies for volunteers to keep the elderly Texans safe. Greg refused! #GregKillsTexans https://t.co/GaJz9zMHey
— MothersAgainstGregAbbott (@MomsAGAbbott) December 10, 2021
Took me a minute 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/OFc2kXg3A5
— Hear Me Roar (@Stop_Trump20) December 10, 2021
A little speculation about Fox’s homeless guy:
1. He was drunk/stoned/mental.
2. He was a former Fox spokesface.
3. Cold.
4. Free-range asshole.
5. Sleeper Grinch.
re: #52 Decatur Deb
A little speculation about Fox’s homeless guy:
1. He was drunk/stoned/mental.
2. He was a former Fox spokesface.
3. Cold.
4. Free-range asshole.
5. Sleeper Grinch.
I wonder if he set the fire deliberately. If it was just a frame covered with lights and garland, climbing the tree could easily cause electrical shorts that would cause a fire.
re: #55 A Cranky One
I wonder if he set the fire deliberately. If it was just a frame covered with lights and garland, climbing the tree could easily cause electrical shorts that would cause a fire.
Knowing Fox, they went with non-union electricians.
re: #32 Charles Johnson
Oh well, I got more than 12 years of daily service out of this microwave for about $100. Better than a lot of devices.
My current microwave, aka the only one I’ve ever owned, celebrates its 30th birthday on Dec 25th. Panasonic FTW.
re: #57 Mattand
My current microwave, aka the only one I’ve ever owned, celebrates it’s 30th birthday on Dec 25th. Panasonic FTW.
We hate people who spoil the grading curve and the Mean Time Between Failures.
re: #58 Decatur Deb
We hate people who spoil the grading curve and the Mean Time Between Failures.
I’ve balanced that out with all of the shitty inkjet printers I’ve had the misfortune of owning over the years.
re: #57 Mattand
Panasonic FTW.
Too bad Panasonic stopped making their countertop Induction Oven.. I bought it when it first came out, and the CR review is dead on accurate. I love it. I’m trying to cook bacon in it right now to see how long it actually takes - wish me luck.
How We Tested
We bought our Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven NU-HX100S through abt.com for $600. At 19x9x15 inches, the appliance is about as deep and wide as a typical toaster oven, but it’s a bit shorter in height. That limits the size of the dishes you can cook—no whole roast chicken, for example—only parts.Though the Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven looks a bit like a toaster oven, it can do a lot more. So although we followed some aspects of our toaster oven testing protocol (toast and frozen pizza, for example), we tested the Panasonic primarily on its own claims, following several recipes from the cookbook that comes with the appliance, along with a handful of standard dishes.
All together, we prepared eight recipes in the oven, including a family chicken and vegetable dinner, grilled steak, stuffing, and a plain old batch of toast. For most of the recipes, we also cooked another version in a standard or convection oven to see how the timing and tastes compared.
CR’s Final Take
Panasonic has been an innovator in the small-appliance category—its FlashXpress NB-G110P toaster oven, with unique quartz and ceramic heating elements, is a CR favorite, with a hardcore consumer following. The Panasonic Countertop Induction Oven continues that tradition. It’s like what a microwave would be if it cooked food the way we wanted it to instead of giving us rubbery chicken, soggy pizza, and a tendency to cook large dishes unevenly.That’s not to say the Panasonic is for everyone. Cost-conscious consumers will balk at the price. Skilled chefs might take a pass because they can achieve similar results using their cooktop, oven broiler, and other standard cooking equipment. But the oven will appeal to some consumers, including time-pressed parents who need to get weeknight dinners on the table fast, as well as enthusiasts of high-tech kitchen gadgetry.
Regardless of whether the Panasonic oven takes off, its biggest contribution might be proving that the benefits of induction can extend from the cooktop to the oven. We’d like to see it initiate a wave of other helpful uses for the technology.
Pardon me while I take a moment of silence for the Tomb of the Unknown Elf on the Shelf.
— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) December 10, 2021
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀 No Capt’n 😷 Trips (@FormerDirtDart) December 10, 2021
Why are all of these morons repeating Russian talking points?https://t.co/kOiydqofug pic.twitter.com/L3WLo7xdCb
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 9, 2021
When Republicans tell you who they are, listen. pic.twitter.com/5PssxsZ55i
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) December 9, 2021
Looks nasty up in the Fruit Bat lair for the next few days:
FRIDAY NIGHT: Snow arrives Friday evening (locally heavy) into the overnight hours. Along/south of US-10 it may remain all rain. Eventually, the rain/snow line lifts north to around a Charlevoix-Rogers City line overnight with rain south of there and snow north as the night progresses. The heaviest snow Friday night will fall over the Eastern U.P./far Northern Lower Michigan where there won’t be any changeover to rain. Messy travel conditions can be expected Friday night.
SATURDAY (DEC 11): Low pressure will swirl across Northern Michigan with some rain in the morning hours in parts of Lower Michigan with snow over the U.P. As the low passes, colder air will drop back in behind it quickly turning any rain over to snow by midday with a marked increase in a gusty north/northwest wind by the afternoon hours. Either way, messy travel is expected.
SNOW TOTALS FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY: An early look at snow accumulation overnight Friday through Saturday evening shows a broad 6-10” north of a Traverse City-Gaylord-Rogers City line dropping off to around an inch along US-10 including Ludington and Big Rapids.
SUNDAY (DEC 12): Here’s the good news. Saturday’s storm is quick moving and won’t linger so we quickly clear out Saturday night with nearly full sunshine/dry weather back in the forecast for Sunday with highs in the mid-30’s/low-40’s.
re: #31 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
Tell me about it. Southern Idaho, masked and vaxed to the max. I’ve had it with these covidiots. If they want to off themselves and their families, so be it. The only people I feel sorry for anymore is those who can’t take the vax and catch this thing.
I have returned to the habit of doing my shopping at certain times of the day as those stores I go to are most likely to be least occupied during that time frame. Even then I go in masked.
I’m there with you (well, not really since I’m in western Nebraska). My wife and I do the same with shopping, and try to make it as infrequent as possible. We don’t have the benefit of delivery services here, so oddball times for us.
Werewolf attacks on the rise in United States. https://t.co/q1lyMpIXwO
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) December 8, 2021
So we have 10 pounds of stuff in a 5 pound bag in our garage.
That means that the snowblower is kept on a shelf in the garage during the summer.
We still have some leaves in the yard and planned to use the mower to mulch them.
I guess it’s time to put the mower on the shelf and get down the snow blower.
Sigh.
re: #60 Eric The Fruit Bat
Bacon results were spectacular - crispy as fuck for 3 strips at 15 minutes. Sure, a microwave beats it but the crispiness I get from the Panasonic just torches the microwave.
re: #65 Eric The Fruit Bat
Looks nasty up in the Fruit Bat lair for the next few days:
I lived in Marquette in the UP for three years in the early 80’s when I was in the Air Force. I loved it, but it was a very strange place. Pasties, Finlanders, Cornish miners, a ridiculous amount of alcohol abuse, Cribbage leagues, and more drinking.
That was probably because of the four seasons: Early winter, winter, late winter, and the Fourth of July weekend.
re: #70 austin_blue
I lived in Marquette in the UP for three years in the early 80’s when I was in the Air Force.
I almost went to Michigan Tech up in Houghton, but opted to go to University of Michigan-Dearborn instead - sadly, never finished my degree - and it’s absolutely amazing how Southern New Hampshire University acts like for for-profit college in wanting you to enroll…
re: #24 The Pie Overlord!
Tots & pears
They’re way behind Sorry Antivaxxer, which reported his death on November 30.
re: #22 The Pie Overlord!
I have 2 microwaves that are more than 30 years old.
The microwave I’m using now was purchased in 1983 +/- a year. Goodwill won’t take it.
Edit: also a Panasonic.
re: #74 stpaulbear
Goodwill won’t take it.
Goodwill has a blacklist of items they won’t take. If you donate a computer to them, you need to do a good wipe and sign a release with Goodwill.
OK, this is to much, it’s practically the middle of December and I have damned mosquitoes sneaking into my damn cave.
re: #76 Eric The Fruit Bat
Goodwill has a blacklist of items they won’t take. If you donate a computer to them, you need to do a good wipe and sign a release with Goodwill.
Goodwill told me they wouldn’t take any microwave oven without a turntable. I was using a wind-up turntable until it broke. Now I just nuke for shorter periods and stir it a little between nukes.
His birthday is Christmas Day.
Former Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas has died at the age of 33.
Roswell, Ga., police said Thursday night Thomas was found dead in his home and preliminary reports were Thomas’ death may have resulted from a medical issue. pic.twitter.com/679Gt4gbDV— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 10, 2021
OT: I changed my Twitter profile @ericfruitbat to use Dino the dinosaur done by the late ObserverArt (may he rest in power).
re: #80 Eric The Fruit Bat
OT: I changed my Twitter profile @ericfruitbat to use Dino the dinosaur done by the late ObserverArt (may he rest in power).
I sure miss him. And others!
re: #21 wrenchwench
My new band that features me me ME as the lead singer is $100 Toaster.
We mostly cover Philly Soul.
You’re Welcome.
re: #82 plansbandc
My new band that features me me ME as the lead singer is $100 Toaster.
We mostly cover Philly Soul.
You’re Welcome.
Cameo-Parkway FTW.
Shit, screwed that up: shoulda said “Gamble & Huff”.
Check out those bloodshot eyes - scotch bottles run for their lives when he shows up…
— Captain Magic (@ericfruitbat) December 10, 2021
Sad news, and so young: Former NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas dies at age 33
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re: #64 The GOP is a terrorist organization
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Between this and the statements that they are making about naming Donald Trump as Speaker of the House after midterms is not an accident. The purpose of elevating him is not to place him as the one setting agenda for the House of Representatives. The goal is to put him directly into succession for President. Given their track record, I do not doubt for a moment that if this is done, that the Republicans will have a January 6 ramped up times a hundred to use every means, including political violence, in an attempt to remove both President Biden and Vice President Harris from office simultaneously and seating him as ruler.
New — Cruz’s blockade prompting growing GOP concerns with 54 ambassador nominees awaiting floor action and key diplomatic posts vacant. Manchin told me: “It’s wrong.” One option: A rules change to confirm five nominees at a time. He’s talking to Rs. https://t.co/JHBFzA5IWy
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 10, 2021
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