November 11, 2010

Financial Briefing: Shave and a haircut, two bits
— Monty

[UPDATE] GAH! My bad. I was trying to delete comment-spam and killed the post by mistake! The comments are gone! Feel free to call me an idiot.

The President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its report early. Surprisingly (to me), the panel addressed the absolute necessity of cutting Social Security and Medicare, which of course means that no Democrat who values his job (including Bammer) will support the plan. And Republicans are likely to shit on the tax hikes and ObamaCare extensions from a great height. So the whole thing was -- again, as expected -- a futile exercise in ass-covering. The report will be sent into committee, where it will be humanely shot in the head. (You can get a PDF of the draft report by following this link.) I think Rep. Paul Ryan's "roadmap" is a much more realistic path to solvency, but it has even less of a chance of being passed into law than this thing. Here's Ace's post from yesterday.

In fact, the report was still warm from the copier when the shrieking from the usual leftist suspects commenced. A sample of the well-reasoned discourse we can expect from the left in the coming months:

The sharpest reaction came from Pelosi. [Editor's note: I had to sit down, my knees were that weak from the surprise.]

“This proposal is simply unacceptable,” she said. “Any final proposal from the Commission should do what is right for our children and grandchildren's economic security as well as for our nation's fiscal security, and it must do what is right for our seniors, who are counting on the bedrock promises of Social Security and Medicare. And it must strengthen America's middle class families — under siege for the last decade, and unable to withstand further encroachment on their economic security.”

I've said it over and over again: if you're not going to address Social Security and Medicare, you might as well not bother, because nothing else really matters. It's going to be an ugly fight. The end of a Ponzi scheme is never pretty.

Via Slublog, some chart-fu from Heritage showing just how profound the SS/Medicare burden is compared to all other government programs. (And I think this chart understates the Social Security burden for a variety of reasons, probably by as much as 20-30%.)

Rates on long bonds are going up. We won't be able to keep rolling our short-term debt at zero interest for much longer, and the price to roll our debt could skyrocket quite suddenly. Trust is a funny thing -- there's no halfway. You either trust someone, or you don't. And that status can change overnight. (You'd have to be a real optimist to be investing in 30-years right now. I wonder how many buyers will actually end up holding those bonds until maturity?)

I believe that this is what is known as poetic justice. The Schadenfreude will be hard to contain if this situation does indeed come to pass.

I'm sure you'll all be as shocked as I was to find that government spending had gone up just a bit under the reign of King Obama the Profligate and his Merry Band of Idjits.

I wonder what the Portuguese is for "Oh, shit!"?

Sir Oswald Fitz-Picklar, Third Earl of Pewt: I say, Charles, come to the window! Who are all these grimy urchins demonstrating in front of the club? There is an unwholesome look to them!
Sir Charles Gilligan Whyte-Arke-Layton, Baronet: Why, the vulgarity! The cheek! I should go out there and give them a damned good thrashing!
Sir Oswald: Well, now, let us not be hasty, my good man. Perhaps there has been some upset at the lunatic asylum down the road, and these poor souls have escaped into the city.
Sir Charles: Bosh! Guttersnipes, trollops, and layabouts, the lot of them. Fetch me the sword I used in Sudan against the fuzzy-wuzzies, Fitz! Lord Kitchener himself presented it to me! I'll have these louts cleared out in a trice!
Sir Oswald: The world has moved on, alas, Charles. We can no longer use hot lead and cold steel against these cheeky monkeys. More's the pity.
Sir Charles: Hrmph. I suppose not. Bloody nuisance they are, though. Might we get Hackett to spray them down with the hose, or set the hounds upon them?
Sir Oswald: Hackett is not as spry as he once was, Charles. Nor the hounds, come to that. Look! Look there! Is that not my nephew, the one with the pitiful little chin-beard? I'll be dashed! Civilization collapses before our very eyes, old boy.
Sir Charles: No saving the situation, then?
Sir Oswald: No, no, I shouldn't think so. It's all quite hopeless.
Sir Charles: Hrmph.
Sir Oswald: Hrmph.
Sir Charles: Billiards, then?
Sir Oswald: Righty-o.

For Ireland, Judgement Day is about a week off. As Sartre might say: les jeux sont faits. I don't know the Gaelic for the same sentiment.

NRO's Uncommon Knowledge is interviewing Gary Becker (a founder of the so-called "Chicago School" of economics) this week. Good stuff. A great point that Becker makes is this: banks were exposed to a lot more risk than they thought they were; they thought they were well-hedged, but they weren't. The risk was so huge and pervasive that it simply became invisible to people immersed in it.

There's no criminal in the world I hate so much as a thief, but this is a new low.

Supply is fine; it's demand that's lacking. The Christmas season will tell the tale, at least in terms of retail. I think the story is going to be what most of us expect: very slow growth, but nothing to break out the bubbly for.

I've been told this by any number of ex-girlfriends: desperation is not an attractive quality.

I rant and rave about the economic situation, but it's all just good fun until something truly serious comes along and reminds me of the danger we all face. This shall not stand! (Via Insty.)

Here's some fuel for you folks who dislike my goldbug ways: Dr. Doom thinks a gold standard is a bad idea. Pull quote:

Roubini raises the following question: If you are on a gold standard, or modified gold standard, what do you do in the event of a bank run—if you don't have enough gold to fully back the currency? Roubini explains that most central banks in today's economy have far greater financial liabilities than gold in reserve. In fact, according to Roubini, in the case of most central banks today that ratio is about 40 or 50 to 1.

Of course, many who support a gold standard would say that limiting the ability of central banks to increase their leverage would be a benefit of adopting the gold standard.

(Emphasis mine.)

Remember back when the concept of "moral hazard" was something other than a bad joke?

Is economics a science? A branch of sociology or psychology, maybe. It most assuredly is not a hard science like math, in spite of its mathematical trappings.

I think I've found a likely site for the future Ace of Spades Retirement Community. Where the Val-U-Rite Vodka flows like water and the hobo preserve is restocked monthly.

Global debt as percentage of GDP.

California, how boned art thou? Let me count the ways: boned, boned, boned, boned, and again boned. Thou art fair, but thou art boned beyond redemption, my love. Verily, akin to the lowest clapped-out strumpet upon yonder boulevard. A barber's cittern, for every man to play upon.

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A dreamer of pictures
I run in the night
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.

Posted by: Monty at 04:36 AM | Comments (348)
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1 No, not an idiot. Just one of us. A moron...

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 04:37 AM (6oDXl)

2 O/T:  What was this over NYC?

Posted by: curious at November 11, 2010 04:38 AM (p302b)

3 What happened to the comments?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:38 AM (tJjm/)

4 In my defense...I'm really not all that bright.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 04:39 AM (4Pleu)

5 4 In my defense...I'm really not all that bright. Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 08:39 AM (4Pleu) Well, that's why we're all here, ain't it?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:39 AM (tJjm/)

6 Okay, let me repost then.

The luck o'the Irish is about to run out.

Irish turmoil reignites eurozone debt crisis

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Fresh turmoil in the Irish and Portuguese debt markets has reignited the eurozone's fiscal crisis, with record borrowing costs in the two states sparking bail-out expectations and concerns over possible contagion.

Irish borrowing costs on benchmark 10-year bonds jumped half a percentage point to a euro-era record of 8.64 percent on Wednesday (10 November), a weighty 6.19 percent higher than their German equivalent.


Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 11, 2010 04:40 AM (9hSKh)

7 Bullshit they addressed the necessity of cutting Social Security.  They want to merely make it an explicit labor union and underclass welfare plan.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 04:40 AM (51MkX)

8 We exceeded the comment budget and had to cut back.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 04:40 AM (/jbAw)

9 @6: In the End, There Will Be Only Irish Blarney!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:41 AM (tJjm/)

10 In my defense...I'm really not all that bright.


But you do that linky thing reel gud.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 04:42 AM (6oDXl)

11 I had a chance to either become a rocket engineer with NASA... or spend the remainder of my useful posting as a moron here at AoSHQ. I think I earned my moron card.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:43 AM (tJjm/)

12 I'm kinda glad this happened. The old comments were making me picture old people naked.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 04:43 AM (HaYO4)

13 13 I'm kinda glad this happened. The old comments were making me picture old people naked. Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 08:43 AM (HaYO4) Hey, another 15 years or so and I'll be able to picture that by just looking in the mirror.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:44 AM (tJjm/)

14 Any final proposal from the Commission should do what is right for our children and grandchildren's economic security

God, I am sick of this woman's total evil.  I suppose screwing them out of all their money is "do[ing] what is right."  And I bet no reporters call her on this, too.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 11, 2010 04:45 AM (bvfVF)

15 Lotta good that did the (D)'s in the last election, right?


That's just your dumb fault for not appreciating them enough.

Posted by: ef at November 11, 2010 04:45 AM (c7Pp2)

16 SS is actually not in that bad of a shape. Medicare and Medicaid are what is going broke the fastest. They could fix a lot of that by  elimination of fraud and restoring it to a true system for illness instead of drug and alcohol dependency.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 04:45 AM (/jbAw)

17

"Hey, another 15 years or so and I'll be able to picture that by just looking in the mirror."

Well, I was specifically thinking about William Hickey and that fat lady from Cocoon..

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 04:47 AM (HaYO4)

18 @15: like I posted before the Powers-that-be passed out from too much Val-U-Rite and hit their head on the Delete All Comments switch as they fell to the ground... I believe that the Liberal's calculation is that extreme deficit spending ultimately is OK because - as they see it - in results in the redistribution of wealth they always covet. How? Because the only way to pay back all that money will be either to induce a huge inflationary wave, that will in essence tax away the wealth of The Rich by reducing the value of their money, OR thru huge tax increases. That's the only reasonable explanation I can come up with to explain their mindset. Thing is: inflation hurts us ALL, especially those on fixed incomes. AND huge taxes causes unemployment. I guess ultimately they think the government will step in and put everyone on Welfare, which would be a huge win from their point of view.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:49 AM (tJjm/)

19

Congress ought to task a "blue ribbon" commission with investigating why all these "blue ribbon" commissions are so useless.

Posted by: Ernie McCracken at November 11, 2010 04:50 AM (jmf9+)

20 I lose more of my best work posting here. And that's disheartening to know that I consider it among my best. So it's recreate the last comment or get breakfast ... breakfast it is!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 04:50 AM (yRrAd)

21

I had a chance to either become a rocket engineer with NASA...

Probably would have put you on the Apollo program.  So you saved yourself some grief, anyhow.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 04:51 AM (6oDXl)

22 Well, I was specifically thinking about William Hickey and that fat lady from Cocoon.. Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 08:47 AM (HaYO4) So my ultimate reward one day at the Nursing Home will be to screw some overweight 75 year old woman that has Old Lady smell and a hearing problem? Oh man, there's just GOTTA be more to life than this...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:51 AM (tJjm/)

23 Feel free to call me an idiot.

We can ring you up an idiot, if that's your choice, but might we interest you in a moron instead? We're overrun with morons and have to drastically reduce our inventory immediately? Two for the price of one ... limited time offer!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 04:52 AM (yRrAd)

24 that was close.  I thought my O/T post killed the thread, glad it was you and not me Monty.

Posted by: curious at November 11, 2010 04:53 AM (p302b)

25

I'd hit that!

(well, somebody has to restore Monty's self esteem after that very public FUBAR)

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 04:53 AM (OlN4e)

26 21 I lose more of my best work posting here. And that's disheartening to know that I consider it among my best. So it's recreate the last comment or get breakfast ... breakfast it is! Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 08:50 AM (yRrAd) Seems to be happening more and more lately. I suspect there is some decadence going on at HQ, eh, Kratos?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:53 AM (tJjm/)

27 the world needs dim people too

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 04:54 AM (eOXTH)

28

"So my ultimate reward one day at the Nursing Home will be to screw some overweight 75 year old woman that has Old Lady smell and a hearing problem?"

Yes. Just close your eyes and bring your bedpan with you.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 04:54 AM (HaYO4)

29

28 the world needs dim people too

Uh, no, not really.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 04:55 AM (OlN4e)

30 Speaking of my wife coming back from Korea after three weeks, I guess I better clean up the house a bit... you know it's bad when your college-age kid is telling you you should do the laundry, wash the pile of dirty wishes, and pick up off the floor before I go to pick her up at JFK...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:57 AM (tJjm/)

31 I think Monty trashed any chance that AoSHQ would rack up impressive stats in the all-important "comments saved" category for this week. On the other hand, "comments created" during this same period continues to exceed all bounds of reason and good taste, as usual.

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 04:57 AM (yRrAd)

32 26 I'd hit that!

Figures that comment would be repeated, :

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 11, 2010 04:57 AM (9hSKh)

33 I still get credit for my brilliant deleted comments, don't I?

And they were brilliant, too.  Absolutely stellar.  People wept.

Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 04:58 AM (MMC8r)

34 Yes. Just close your eyes and bring your bedpan with you. Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 08:54 AM (HaYO4) At least I won't have to worry about knocking her up...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:58 AM (tJjm/)

35 35 I still get credit for my brilliant deleted comments, don't I? And they were brilliant, too. Absolutely stellar. People wept. Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 08:58 AM (MMC8r) Grown men hurled.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 04:59 AM (tJjm/)

36 well, somebody has to restore Monty's self esteem after that very public FUBAR STOP LOOKING AT ME! This isn't the career I was planning on, you know. Capering on a blog to make you ungrateful swine laugh. I had plans! Big plans! Unfortunately, "gentleman of leisure" wasn't an option on the "What job are you best suited for?" portion of the unemployment form. Neither was "dandy", "boulevardier", or "bon vivant". I tried to make it on my own, but you'd be surprised at how little difference there is between "homeless bum" and "gentleman of leisure". Only the Mogen David 20/20 made it bearable.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 04:59 AM (4Pleu)

37 34 SS is actually not in that bad of a shape. Medicare and Medicaid are what is going broke the fastest. Faulty thinking. There is only ONE pile of money to pay for it all. It's ALL pretty bad.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:00 AM (tJjm/)

38

"... wash the pile of dirty wishes"

Paging Doctor Frood...

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 05:00 AM (HaYO4)

39 why would you put capers on a blog?

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:00 AM (eOXTH)

40 Last night I was doing a little Christmas present looking.  I have someone who "collects nativities" and it's easy to get them one of those every couple of years.  I was shocked to see how much they've gone up in price.  So much so that I went back and looked at past credit card bills.   A couple of years ago I bought them a nativity from Lenox.  That nativity cost me around a hundred bucks.  On the Lenox website last night that same nativity was $450 bucks.  I'm on the verge of suggesting that they be very careful where they display this now way more valuable nativity making sure that no one can accidentally knock off one of those now way more expensive to replace pieces.   Essentially, to replace a piece is not what it cost me a couple of years ago for the whole set.

Posted by: curious at November 11, 2010 05:01 AM (p302b)

41 CoolCzech, might as well clear out a closet for all of the new stuff she bought.

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 05:01 AM (HKVGZ)

42 40 "... wash the pile of dirty wishes" Paging Doctor Frood... Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 09:00 AM (HaYO4) Feel free to give a hand!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:01 AM (tJjm/)

43 and "dandy"?"boulevardier", or "bon vivant" ? those are gay words....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:01 AM (eOXTH)

44

Only the Mogen David 20/20 made it bearable.

Yeah, we can see you always thought you were high and mighty. Drinking the good stuff...

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:02 AM (6oDXl)

45 I was shocked to see how much they've gone up in price.

But there is no "inflation".

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 05:02 AM (/jbAw)

46 43 CoolCzech, might as well clear out a closet for all of the new stuff she bought. Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 09:01 AM (HKVGZ) Yeah, MY closet, darn it... *shakes fist in anger before slumping into helpless funk*

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:02 AM (tJjm/)

47 We can't believe the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform failed to recommend the universal and time-proven method for solving financial insolvency issues: start a national lottery! All the cool kids are doing it!

Posted by: The 50 or 57 States at November 11, 2010 05:03 AM (yRrAd)

48 That's because we are going to continue to grow in population. But not enough to offset the number of people going into Social Security. That's why it's a Ponzi Scheme. Benefits are paid out based on contributions from new members. That's the definition of a Ponzi scheme. Even the plan advanced in the link above doesn't fix social security; it simply makes it solvent for a while longer. It's still structurally broken and is still guaranteed to blow up at some point; this just delays the day of reckoning.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:03 AM (4Pleu)

49 Amazon.com sees nothing wrong in selling things like this, until the media outrage starts.

Amazon.com can fry in hell.  I'll never use it again.

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 05:03 AM (GBXon)

50 In 2009, Amazon stopped selling "RapeLay," a first-person video game in which the protagonist stalks and then rapes a mother and her daughters, after it was widely condemned in the media and by various interest groups. You GOTTA be shitting me...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:05 AM (tJjm/)

51 11, SS is welfare, it always has been so. When you are working your SS taxes pay SS payments to retirees, etc. When you retire some other worker pays taxes to support you. Welfare. The difference between SS and what is otherwise recognized as welfare is that it is delayed and you worked for it all your life. But, in the end you lost all the money you paid in SS taxes and were forbidden to use that money in a way you saw fit. SS along with some other things has made us serfs and we have been serfs for a long time.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:05 AM (kwGgc)

52 Oh and all the stuff is "made in China".  It's starting to get annoying.  Because the Blessed Mother's face in all the nativities looked the same and not in a nice way.

Posted by: curious at November 11, 2010 05:05 AM (p302b)

53 Deleted: an impassioned and thoughtful exposition on the decline of Great Britian from a world-bestriding financial and military behemoth, bequeather of our notions of individual rights and freedoms, to a shattered husk of a once-great civilization, where its citizens cower in fear from gangs of lawless youths, and the authorities cast a cold, judgmental gaze upon citizens who dare protect their loved ones from the predations of their society's home-grown villains. I'm just gonna go back to making dick jokes and saying "fuck" alot.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:05 AM (ieV/9)

54 those are gay words Very gay indeed! I would laugh and joke and walk about with a song in my heart and a twinkle in my eye! I was a happy man! Or was that not what you meant?

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:06 AM (4Pleu)

55 38
This isn't the career I was planning on, you know. Capering on a blog to make you ungrateful swine laugh. I had plans! Big plans!

Unfortunately, "gentleman of leisure" wasn't an option on the "What job are you best suited for?" portion of the unemployment form. Neither was "dandy", "boulevardier", or "bon vivant". I tried to make it on my own, but you'd be surprised at how little difference there is between "homeless bum" and "gentleman of leisure". Only the Mogen David 20/20 made it bearable.
Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 08:59 AM (4Pleu)

Never considered "gigolo", huh? Or was there a "bigness" issue?

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 05:06 AM (yRrAd)

56

Only the Mogen David 20/20 made it bearable.

Yes, Mad Dog 20-20. They are all very good years. The wine best suited to comfort a man whilst laying in a puddle of his own bodily discharges in sub freezing weather. They do a great service to men of leasure of the world.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 05:06 AM (OlN4e)

57 llardro made in china?

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:07 AM (eOXTH)

58 monty.....lol

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:08 AM (eOXTH)

59

 But, in the end you lost all the money you paid in SS taxes and were forbidden to use that money in a way you saw fit.

No problem. I'm just going to move in with all my wealthy relatives in Ireland when I retire.

Yessir, that'll be the life.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:08 AM (6oDXl)

60

Speaking of my wife coming back from Korea after three weeks, I guess I better clean up the house a bit

Wait. Isn't that why you get married to begin with?

 

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:08 AM (RWtqz)

61 56 those are gay words Very gay indeed! I would laugh and joke and walk about with a song in my heart and a twinkle in my eye! I was a happy man! Or was that not what you meant? Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 09:06 AM (4Pleu) What a queer post...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:08 AM (tJjm/)

62 Denninger has a pie chart of the budget up at market-ticker.  75% of the
budget is military, social security, medicare, medicaid and welfare.  This will not end well.  That's where the cuts will have to be.  The socialists will be rioting in the street, prompted by their handlers.

Posted by: kf at November 11, 2010 05:09 AM (ytCsK)

63 62 Speaking of my wife coming back from Korea after three weeks, I guess I better clean up the house a bit Wait. Isn't that why you get married to begin with? Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 09:08 AM (RWtqz) I though it was for all the hot sex you don't have after the honeymoon?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:09 AM (tJjm/)

64 The Irish situation is pretty interesting too -- the hammer is going to fall soon, and when it does, the Greeks won't be far behind (because they're actually in worse shape than Ireland). Portugal may find itself in a very high and windy place as well. I think that rally in the Euro over the summer and early autumn is about turn south in a big way.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:10 AM (4Pleu)

65 monty.....can you spare a fag?

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:10 AM (eOXTH)

66 "They could fix a lot of that by  elimination of fraud and restoring it to a true system for illness instead of drug and alcohol dependency."

When did we start defining stuff that can be cured by will power a disease, anyway?

Posted by: jwpaine at November 11, 2010 05:10 AM (FUozQ)

67 What a queer post... It was odd, wasn't it? Strange, even. Bizarre! Or was that not what you meant?

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:11 AM (4Pleu)

68 42
Last night I was doing a little Christmas present looking.  I have someone who "collects nativities" and it's easy to get them one of those every couple of years.  I was shocked to see how much they've gone up in price.
Posted by: curious at November 11, 2010 09:01 AM (p302b)

Give that person a hand-made nativity created with different types of pasta - because you always give presents from the heart. No need to thank me.

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 05:11 AM (yRrAd)

69

"Amazon.com sees nothing wrong in selling things like this, until the media outrage starts."

Here's a good rule: If it's usually sold in a black wrapper from an underground mailorder company in a Dutchman's basement, don't sell it on amazon.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 05:12 AM (HaYO4)

70 SS and medicare should be scrapped. It's them or us. Make up your mind. ill people get royally screwed? You bet they will. This play started 100 years ago and the first acts were fairly cheerful and agreeable. The last act is here. Guess what, it was a horror story all along.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:13 AM (kwGgc)

71

I don't always swill cheap wine, but when I do, I drink Mad Dog 20/20.

Stay regular, my friends.....

Posted by: The Most Interesting Wino In The World at November 11, 2010 05:13 AM (OlN4e)

72 66 The Irish situation is pretty interesting too -- the hammer is going to fall soon, and when it does, the Greeks won't be far behind (because they're actually in worse shape than Ireland). Portugal may find itself in a very high and windy place as well.

And in the end, there will be only chaos.

/The EU project was doomed from its start.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 11, 2010 05:13 AM (9hSKh)

73 69 What a queer post... It was odd, wasn't it? Strange, even. Bizarre! Or was that not what you meant? Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 09:11 AM (4Pleu) You're just flaming this morning, Monty!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:13 AM (tJjm/)

74 Never considered "gigolo", huh? Or was there a "bigness" issue? I tried, honest, I really did try. But the first customer.... Well, do you remember that scene in Return of the Jedi when Boba Fett gets eaten by the Sarlacc pit monster? I got the hell out of there and drank myself insensible. The gigolo's life is not for me.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:13 AM (4Pleu)

75 >>SS is actually not in that bad of a shape. Define not bad shape.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 11, 2010 05:14 AM (TMB3S)

76

I though it was for all the hot sex you don't have after the honeymoon?

Nahh that's just a bonus. Along with the comments on every mistake you might make.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:14 AM (RWtqz)

77 58
Yes, Mad Dog 20-20. They are all very good years. The wine best suited to comfort a man whilst laying in a puddle of his own bodily discharges in sub freezing weather. They do a great service to men of leasure of the world.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 09:06 AM (OlN4e)

Cause of my worst bender ever ... and some bastard thought it was funny to take pictures afterward. Thanks, brother (by the way, you were adopted)!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 05:16 AM (yRrAd)

78 How many Ponzi schemes do you know of that last a year? Bernie Madoff's scheme went on for nearly twenty years. All you need is a fresh supply of chumps to keep the grift rolling. But when the supply of chumps dries up, the caper is blown.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:16 AM (4Pleu)

79 80 I though it was for all the hot sex you don't have after the honeymoon? Nahh that's just a bonus. Along with the comments on every mistake you might make. Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 09:14 AM (RWtqz) Hell, sometimes women are good for those even without marriage or even sex!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:16 AM (tJjm/)

80 70, The payoff on the Ponzi scheme was not in the form of big bucks for the starters of the scheme (actually, in a way it was). Instead the payoff was decades of political dominance for the Democrats and the perverting of the American social contract.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:16 AM (kwGgc)

81 >>SS is actually not in that bad of a shape. --- Zombie Duranty can type, I would have guessed his fingers would have fallen off by now.

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 05:16 AM (G5WHn)

82 You're just flaming this morning, Monty! Where's the guy who shouts "En fuego!" so he can shout "En fuego!"?

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:17 AM (4Pleu)

83 Just wanted to say "thanks" for remembering Veterans Day today.

Posted by: realwest at November 11, 2010 05:17 AM (2qFUO)

84 hey realwest!

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:18 AM (eOXTH)

85 I don't see the shitty return I'll get on four decades of contribution to SS as any sort of abnormally high return. Do you?

You don't call a sixty-five year lock on power a good return?

Posted by: Democrats everywhere at November 11, 2010 05:18 AM (GBXon)

86 monty.....can you spare a fag? Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 09:10 I don't know if anyone remembers Rustler's Rhapsody, but that reminded me of the scene where evil cattle baron Andy Griffith is ordering one of his cowboys to build up the fire in the parlor... Andy: "Throw another faggot on the fire." Cowboy: *glances around uncomfortably* "uh.. umm.. a what?" Andy: "A LOG! Throw another log on the fire! Damn!"

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:19 AM (ieV/9)

87

Do I break out the "Vic and Big Brother, you ignorant sluts" line?  Oops, I already did.

I suppose nobody told either of you that no matter which half of SocSecurity one looks at (the more-common and larger Old-Age and Survivors or the soon-to-be-out-of-IOUs Disability), non-IOU income doesn't meet expenses today.  By my reckoning, to monetize the IOUs so that SocSecurity lasts until its combined theoretical "drop-dead" date of 2037, we'll have to come up with not the $2.5 trillion they're worth on paper now, not even the $4 trillion that the paper value will be later this decade, but $8 trillion in current dollars (or $5 trillion in constant 2010 dollars).

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:20 AM (51MkX)

88 So Monty, old chap, do you have any good Judy Garland films to recommend?

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:20 AM (6oDXl)

89 Hmmm... when you pull all the clothes out of the dryer and they are about 80 percent as big as you remember them being... They stretch back, right? Guys???

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:21 AM (tJjm/)

90 How many Ponzi schemes do you know of that last a year?

With the awesome power of government propping it up...?


Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 05:21 AM (MMC8r)

91

69 What a queer post...
It was odd, wasn't it? Strange, even. Bizarre!
Or was that not what you meant?
Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 09:11 AM (4Pleu)
You're just flaming this morning, Monty!

And * POOF* he made all the comments go away too.

Posted by: Mr. Dave just piling on at November 11, 2010 05:22 AM (OBDWE)

92 So Monty, old chap, do you have any good Judy Garland films to recommend? No. But I do have some naked pictures of her I'd be willing to sell at the right price. (At least, it might be her. I'm pretty sure. More or less.)

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:22 AM (4Pleu)

93

But I do have some naked pictures of her I'd be willing to sell at the right price.

How about a trade? I have this 30yr Bond...

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:24 AM (6oDXl)

94

No. But I do have some naked pictures of her I'd be willing to sell at the right price. (At least, it might be her. I'm pretty sure. More or less.)

Did you bribe the mortician?

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 05:24 AM (OlN4e)

95

Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm?

Real men don't care.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:24 AM (RWtqz)

96 94. Wet fibers are more compressible and the act of drying them with heat expands the networks of fibers.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:24 AM (kwGgc)

97 @100: How can you tell if the women you are banging doggy style is your wife?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:25 AM (tJjm/)

98 93
So Monty, old chap, do you have any good Judy Garland films to recommend?
Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 09:20 AM (6oDXl)

Failing that, Liza Minelli films would be a lesser, but still acceptable choice.

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 05:25 AM (yRrAd)

99 Aww, shit.. I'm gonna get nagged again, aren't I?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:25 AM (tJjm/)

100 Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm?

When she gets 40% off on shoes.

Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 05:25 AM (MMC8r)

101 do tell

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:26 AM (RWtqz)

102

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 09:05 AM (kwGgc)

Point noted, eman.  However, the current fiction is that it is is that it's a retirement account that is somewhat related to how much one made over the course of one's lifetime.  What these Gorons (and yes, I believe all of them voted for Algore in 2000, even the "Republicans") want to do is wipe out that fiction in favor of explicitly paying off labor unions and the underclass by allowing the former to retire earlier than everybody else and the latter to collect even more money relative to what they earned than everybody else.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:26 AM (51MkX)

103 One good thing about having the wife away for a bit... When else can a middle aged guy enjoy Corned Beef Hash straight out of the can? MMMMmmmm!!!! I feel like a college kid again!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:27 AM (tJjm/)

104 CoolCzech - the way to laundry when you wife is on TDY -- pile it into the car, and let the old Chinese lady down at the laundromat do it (she will fold it nicely too). It will be cheaper the replacing the stuff you ruin.

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 05:27 AM (lnUW/)

105 Monty clearly needs remedial training on how you double post around here.

Posted by: Andy at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (veZ9n)

106 105 Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm? When she gets 40% off on shoes. Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 09:25 AM (MMC8r) Nope. The true moron answer: Real Morons Don't Care.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (tJjm/)

107 100

Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm?

Real men don't care.

However, the guy she sleeps with while you're not home does.   Thank god for vibrators and 50/50 divorce laws

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (fa9yq)

108 What's with the vintage cheesecake?

Posted by: Waterhouse at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (WDYCv)

109 @94 That's normal wear and tear. Ever notice how old people get shorter? Just save em til she shrinks. Plus, you may be excused from doing laundry. How is that a bad thing?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (ieV/9)

110 I curse all of you! You will know no peace! Beware!

Posted by: Monty's Murdered Post at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (kwGgc)

111

Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm?

When she gets 40% off on shoes.

Damn, you're good nickless.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:28 AM (51MkX)

112

CoolCzech - the way to laundry when you wife is on TDY -- pile it into the car, and let the old Chinese lady down at the laundromat do it (she will fold it nicely too). It will be cheaper the replacing the stuff you ruin.

Just remember the ticket or you'll hear, "No tickee, no washee."

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:29 AM (51MkX)

113 i once read an article about having company over when you hadn't had time to clean the house......one of the suggestions was to dim the lights...... of course that may cause a tripping hazard.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:31 AM (eOXTH)

114 110 CoolCzech - the way to laundry when you wife is on TDY -- pile it into the car, and let the old Chinese lady down at the laundromat do it (she will fold it nicely too). It will be cheaper the replacing the stuff you ruin.

Yep,
Hubby ruined about 6 gorgeous wool sweaters one weekend while I was away.  Washed them in HOT. 

The cat couldn't wear them.  From then on, I let him do his laundry only.

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 05:31 AM (fa9yq)

115

When else can a middle aged guy enjoy Corned Beef Hash straight out of the can?

YOU FOOL!

Corned Beef Hash needs to be burned. Not cooked, but burned.

And oh man is that sooo good!

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:31 AM (6oDXl)

116 Can anyone else get that heritige link to work?  Seems busted.

Posted by: Dunkirk at November 11, 2010 05:31 AM (kbHJ6)

117

However, the guy she sleeps with while you're not home does.

Not a problem. I never leave the house.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:31 AM (RWtqz)

118 We should be ashamed. Here Monty spent all that time scouring all and sundry sources of financial information to create for us a posting chock full of depressing info, seasoned lightly with snark, and what do we do after our pitiful attempts at witty repartee are accidentally deleted by him?
We impugn his manhood, that's what! Damn right we do!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 05:32 AM (yRrAd)

119 What's all the hub-bub? I'm convinced we can spend our way to prosperity.

Posted by: Fritz at November 11, 2010 05:32 AM (GwPRU)

120 107, That's what they did in 1983. Up went the taxes. Can, kick, road. Wake up or admit to trolling.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:32 AM (kwGgc)

121 Damn it, I've got only 90 minutes to make the house look semi-presentable before I gotta head out for the airport. And how do I explain the giant pee stain in the carpet?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:33 AM (tJjm/)

122 I learned in college that the fastest and most economical way to do a load of wash was to pile everything in together and put in enough bleach to keep the colors from transferring. It worked every time.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 05:33 AM (OlN4e)

123

Hubby ruined about 6 gorgeous wool sweaters one weekend while I was away.  Washed them in HOT. 

You never have to lift a finger if you can prove you're all thumbs.

Posted by: Andy Capp at November 11, 2010 05:33 AM (RWtqz)

124 And if memory serves, that 1983 tax hike was supposed to fix SocSecurity forever.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:34 AM (51MkX)

125 We impugn his manhood, that's what! Damn right we do! I see you have learned your skills from my ex-wife! Well played, morons. Well played.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 05:34 AM (4Pleu)

126

And how do I explain the giant pee stain in the carpet?

Blame it on the dog.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:35 AM (51MkX)

127

Hey there's Jugears praising veterans on ESPN. Of course it's not a quick spot, but a minute long speech.

GFY

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:35 AM (RWtqz)

128 123

However, the guy she sleeps with while you're not home does.

Not a problem. I never leave the house.

Trust me, she'll find a way to have them on a regular basis, and if another man is the source, you're history.

Emotionally and physically.

Just lookin' out for your best interests darlin'.

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 05:36 AM (fa9yq)

129 132 And how do I explain the giant pee stain in the carpet? Blame it on the dog. Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 09:35 AM (51MkX) Good idea! The neighbor's dog must have snuck in when I wasn't looking!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:37 AM (tJjm/)

130 Thank you Veterans.

Posted by: sig at November 11, 2010 05:37 AM (T5Fwu)

131 @133, Whose veterans is he praising? Ours or the Taliban's?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:37 AM (ieV/9)

132 Well, ONE lesson I learned while the wife was away was that after two weeks your pajamas can start to smell funky. Hmm. Who'd a thunk??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:37 AM (tJjm/)

133

Good idea! The neighbor's dog must have snuck in when I wasn't looking!

Always works for me.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:38 AM (51MkX)

134

And how do I explain the giant pee stain in the carpet?

Some shit about how you scared the racoon that had gotten in the house?

That should work. And of course the larger the stain, the larger the animal.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:38 AM (6oDXl)

135 / Not much in the way of IQ here this morning (except Vic) so it's off to work for me.

Posted by: Big Brother at November 11, 2010 09:36 AM (IhHdM)

The collective IQ just went up 5 points. Thanks.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 05:39 AM (OlN4e)

136 135, The point is it did nothing but delay the inevitable. Have a good day at work and don't forget to ask if they want fries with that.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:39 AM (kwGgc)

137 129

Hubby ruined about 6 gorgeous wool sweaters one weekend while I was away.  Washed them in HOT. 

You never have to lift a finger if you can prove you're all thumbs.

I think he did it on purpose, to get out of doing laundry. 

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 05:39 AM (fa9yq)

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at November 11, 2010 05:40 AM (r1h5M)

139 And here is Obama:

“President Barack Obama’s top adviser suggested to The Huffington Post late Wednesday that the administration is ready to accept an across-the-board continuation of steep Bush-era tax cuts, including those for the wealthiest taxpayers.”

But I thought it would cost $900 billion in borrowed money and stuff!?

Posted by: Jay at November 11, 2010 05:40 AM (EKpAZ)

140 Hey Czech how does a real man tell when a woman has an orgasm? She screams out the UPS man's name.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:40 AM (ieV/9)

141 139 Well, ONE lesson I learned while the wife was away was that after two weeks your pajamas can start to smell funky.

Hmm. Who'd a thunk??

You sleep in pajamas???

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 05:41 AM (fa9yq)

142 SS is actually not in that bad of a shape.

If you mean other than it has a net negative return and it is being financed by borrowed money, then you're correct.

It's going swell.

Posted by: Jay at November 11, 2010 05:42 AM (EKpAZ)

143 A Ponzi Scheme that can conscript new suckers by force of law can keep itself afloat pretty good.

Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 05:42 AM (MMC8r)

144 DAMN IT! I always thought dishwashers could handle underwear!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:42 AM (tJjm/)

145 107:  Until, of course, it doesn't.  Cue the screaming and burning, looting and slaughter.

Of course, some of us have possible refuges already picked out, and at the very least people they can go to ground with who are willing to offset our flaws.  I don't see any miracle in communications getting through to the fiddy-tooers that yes, you have to give up the gubmint cheeze, and no, it isn't coming back.

Though shipping them to China to settle our debts occasionally sounds satisfying.

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 05:43 AM (GBXon)

146 And here is Obama:

“President Barack Obama’s top adviser suggested to The Huffington Postlate Wednesday that the administration is ready to accept anacross-the-board continuation of steep Bush-era tax cuts, includingthose for the wealthiest taxpayers.”

But I thought it would cost $900 billion in borrowed money and stuff!?

Posted by: Jay at November 11, 2010 09:40 AM (EKpAZ)

Suck when they need capitalism to pay for their socialism.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at November 11, 2010 05:44 AM (r1h5M)

147 67 monty.....can you spare a fag?

He may have 2 midget you can have.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 05:44 AM (mB2ub)

148 Crap, now we are going to have SS trolls. Oh well. BTW, thanks for everything, Veterans!

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 05:45 AM (kwGgc)

149 I have an idea for the blue ribbon panel--riverboat gambling!  Its worked wonders for us in Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Ed Rendell at November 11, 2010 05:45 AM (BZEkR)

150 154 hussein te plumber best comment ever........

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 05:45 AM (eOXTH)

151

Whose veterans is he praising? Ours or the Taliban's?

I mute POSOTUS whenever he comes on.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 05:48 AM (RWtqz)

152

How about a National Lottery? We can pay for SS by selling lottery tickets to people spending their kid's food money for them.

We have a lottery here. I have never bought a ticket. But I spent a week in Vegas and never dropped a nickel in a slot machine.

Posted by: maddogg at November 11, 2010 05:49 AM (OlN4e)

153

BTW, thanks for everything, Veterans!

And I just want to second that, although I think I might be third.

Whatever, we wouldn't be here except from all those men stretching back to the French and Indian Wars up until today.

That's why we sleep well at night, as they say.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:50 AM (6oDXl)

154

I mute POSOTUS whenever he comes on.

I leap across the room for the remote, the radio, or the computer mute like I'm killing roaches. I'll even scream, "turn that f-er off" to anyone within ear reach. My reaction is worse, though, to Chuck U. Schumer.

Posted by: dagny at November 11, 2010 05:51 AM (twd4c)

155 CDR M, Thanks for the links. Can we start calling this Obama's Illegal War For Oil, now?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 05:52 AM (bpP/w)

156 Math is not science.  It's a tool that scientists use. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 05:52 AM (UcOiF)

157 Oh, and economics is as much a science as "computer science" is. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 05:53 AM (UcOiF)

158

The NYSE had a moment of silence for Veteren's Day. When I saw it on TV, I first thought the market had gone through the floor and they were watching it, while the POSOTUS was dancing the hubba-hula in parts far east.

Posted by: dagny at November 11, 2010 05:53 AM (twd4c)

159 166 Math is not science. It's a tool that scientists use. Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 09:52 AM (UcOiF) Wanna try out my tool, sweetie?

Posted by: Horny Scientist at November 11, 2010 05:55 AM (tJjm/)

160 Obama should not be allowed to speak on Veteran's Day!  Damn hypocrite.  Garrrr!  I despise that red diaper freak!

Posted by: Katy Beth at November 11, 2010 05:56 AM (rSShu)

161 Morning morons.  Does Jugears know it's Veteran's Day?  I know my dad is spinning in his grave.

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 05:57 AM (UOM48)

162 OK, let's see: 1. The Washing machine is going 2. Emptied out the drier and put clothes away 3. Dishwasher is going Time to make the bed... should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 05:57 AM (tJjm/)

163

"Math is not science."

What about Meth?

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 05:58 AM (HaYO4)

164

Crap, now we are going to have SS trolls.

Oh well.

And my troll bib is in the dishwasher.  Guess my shirt's going to get dirty from snacking on trolls.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 05:59 AM (51MkX)

165

should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks...

You sure you're married?

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 05:59 AM (6oDXl)

166 Time to make the bed... should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 09:57 AM (tJjm/)

If she has been gone more than 3 weeks, no.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 05:59 AM (mB2ub)

167

Time to make the bed... should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks...

look for hairs, stains, and crumbs. If you only have two of three, you got another week or so

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 06:00 AM (RWtqz)

168 @178: It's OK, I swept the sheets for pubes. Good think I spotted the blond ones...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:01 AM (tJjm/)

169 So HuffPo says we're gonna get to keep our tax cuts. There is absolutely no way that happens without the thumping we just put on the Dems. Permit yourselves a back pat.

Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2010 06:01 AM (V/C0X)

170 113Thank god for vibrators and 50/50 divorce laws

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 09:28 AM (fa9yq)

I nominate smart girl for elevation to Cob-logger.  The blog needs more of this.

Posted by: Guy who reads all the comments at November 11, 2010 06:02 AM (BZEkR)

171 Most math done by scientists is just good old arithmetic. Mostly only the theory folks and spectroscopy guys do the fancy stuff.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:02 AM (kwGgc)

172 Better Czech again. If you missed any, better believe she won't.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 06:02 AM (RWtqz)

173 Fuck me running.  Listening to news on Beck's show and Fox radio just played a clip of Preznit Fuckwit speaking to the troops in S. Korea.  I'm so glad the idiot isn't going to Okinawa.

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 06:02 AM (UOM48)

174 #85
That was full of teh stoopid.
Posted by: Soap MacTavish

No. Unfeeling and cruel, certainly. But a legitimate question (although I should have put the word cure in quotes, since alcohol/drug dependency is "cured" the same way homosexuality is "cured").

Posted by: jwpaine at November 11, 2010 06:03 AM (FUozQ)

175

 Morning morons. 

Good morning. So how is your son doing? Well, we all hope.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 06:03 AM (6oDXl)

176 Time to make the bed... should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks... Posted by: CoolCzech Better than most hotels.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:03 AM (kwGgc)

177 I'd hit that. But then I'd go to jail.

But first, she will blow me.

Posted by: Mel Gibson at November 11, 2010 06:03 AM (DYJjQ)

178 who is the vintage chick?

Posted by: ed at November 11, 2010 06:04 AM (QcFbt)

179 Cool Czech, Just flip the sheets over. You can get another three weeks out of the other side. Works for underwear, too.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 11, 2010 06:05 AM (bpP/w)

180 coolczech, when D'oh and I were dating, I opened the dishwasher in his apartment to discover an iron skillet rusting away.  And he had one set of bed sheets, and they were orange.  Gah.

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 06:05 AM (UOM48)

181 @173
Time to make the bed... should I change the sheets? It's only been 3 weeks...

I know (?) you're joking, but I guarantee that if you not only change the sheets, but also have the bed look and smell great (fluffy the sheets and comforter in the dryer with a dryer sheet), you stand a much better chance of getting some.

Oh, and vacuum and clean the bathrooms (toilet, counters, put out new towels). 

Also, arrange all of the mail that she usually looks at (magazines, catalogues) into nice, neat piles. 

Flowers would be nice, too. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 06:05 AM (UcOiF)

182 Yep, didn't work out for the original Ponzi either.

"Ponzi spent the last years of his life in poverty, working occasionally as a translator. His health suffered. A heart attack in 1941 left him considerably weakened. His eyesight began failing, and by 1948, he was almost completely blind. A brain hemorrhage paralyzed his right leg and arm. He died in a charity hospita"

Posted by: Radioactive Satellite Of LOVE at November 11, 2010 06:06 AM (LdYLm)

183 who is the vintage chick? Posted by: ed She's single.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:06 AM (kwGgc)

184 Those with any assets won't be allowed to collect one thin dime. Have I mentioned how much I resent that struggling families and low-income teenagers are having 12.5% of their wages siphoned off to send cash to old women on European vacations?

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 06:06 AM (Vz9lf)

185 When the sheets crackle, change 'em.

But I'm a clean freak.

Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 06:06 AM (MMC8r)

186 190 empire of jeff i have to let you in on a little secret......flipping sheets and underwear doesn't really work......it's a myth and it's really gross....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:08 AM (eOXTH)

187 If rats refuse to go on your sheets because they say they are "too icky", change them, or at least think about it.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:09 AM (kwGgc)

188 182

That assertion (whether true or not, I don't feel like arguing that point) doesn't change that math is not a science. 

And the type of "math" experimentalists use the most is statistics, not arithmetic. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 06:09 AM (UcOiF)

189 Things not looking too good for Joe Miller. 

Posted by: Lady in Black at November 11, 2010 06:09 AM (M6enm)

190 The roaches in my kitchen are throwing up.  Is that a sign?

Posted by: nickless at November 11, 2010 06:10 AM (MMC8r)

191 "Oh, que merda" is Portugese of "Oh, shit"

Posted by: Radioactive Satellite Of LOVE at November 11, 2010 06:10 AM (LdYLm)

192 Flowers would be nice, too. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 10:05 AM (UcOiF)

Over kill.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:11 AM (mB2ub)

193 DAMN! Just remembered! Delete internet history... I keed, I keed... sort of...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:11 AM (tJjm/)

194 @200

Yeah, although that leak at HotAir was from a Dem source, I think. 

I found Gabe's argument about disenfranchisement to be really weak, btw. 

Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 06:11 AM (UcOiF)

195

From Drudge

GE buying 12,000 Chevy Volts.

Freaking Hilarious. Cars made by government money, with workers paid with government money, sold to a company that has all it's debt backstopped by government money.

 

 

Posted by: Ben at November 11, 2010 06:11 AM (wuv1c)

196 Sheets, meet Febreze. Done deal. Works for underwear, too.

Posted by: jwpaine at November 11, 2010 06:12 AM (FUozQ)

197 Y-Not that was hysterical. Funny stuff right there.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 06:13 AM (RWtqz)

198 "Breithiúnas Lá Is faoi na seachtaine as" is Irish for "Judgement Day is about a week off."

Posted by: Radioactive Satellite Of LOVE at November 11, 2010 06:13 AM (LdYLm)

199 OK, finished smothering myself in deodorant showering... I think I'm almost set for the trip to JFK...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:13 AM (tJjm/)

200 And the type of "math" experimentalists use the most is statistics, not arithmetic. Posted by: Y-not Arithmetic is used in experimental design, stats are used in data review. I forgot about stats. Good point.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:13 AM (kwGgc)

201 194 who is the vintage chick? Posted by: ed She's in a single plot. Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 10:06 AM (kwGgc) FTFY

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:14 AM (tJjm/)

202 195

Heather, absolutely. I got my SS statement yesterday and nearly spit when I saw how much I've put in so far. And knowing I'll never see a penny of that money again.

Posted by: Gaff at November 11, 2010 06:15 AM (jDWYv)

203 I think I'm almost set for the trip to JFK...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 10:13 AM (tJjm/)

Don't forget to take the trash to a dumpster somewhere far from home.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:16 AM (mB2ub)

204 Ace's post from yesterday just got a mention on the local AM talk show this morning. I would like to add my thanks to our veterans. Freedom is a precious thing.

Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at November 11, 2010 06:16 AM (4wiby)

205

That assertion (whether true or not, I don't feel like arguing that point) doesn't change that math is not a science. 

Tell that to the guys who programmed the Voyager Probes. I think you would have a pretty big arguement. And I doubt you would win.

 

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 06:16 AM (6oDXl)

206 Yes, math is not a science.

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:16 AM (kwGgc)

207 Posted by: Y-not at November 11, 2010 10:05 AM (UcOiF) What language was that? Look, it's a 14 hour long flight including a stop-over in Toykyo, and a 14 hour time change (It's basically two later the day BEFORE, but morning there if evening here, if that makes any sense). Trust me. I'm not getting any tonight.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:16 AM (tJjm/)

208 two HOURS later, I mean

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:17 AM (tJjm/)

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 06:17 AM (3TjSM)

210 #192  I know (?) you're joking, but I guarantee that if you not only change the sheets, but also have the bed look and smell great (fluffy the sheets and comforter in the dryer with a dryer sheet), you stand a much better chance of getting some.

Don't do it!  "Getting some" = immediate decadence and eventual death. 

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 11, 2010 06:18 AM (9hSKh)

211 Don't forget to take the trash to a dumpster somewhere far from home. Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 10:16 AM (mB2ub) Not a problem! There's a stream in the woods out behind our house.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:18 AM (tJjm/)

212 220, Hey, no mimes! Beat it!

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:18 AM (kwGgc)

213 I thought math was the language of science.

That's a bullet point on my "social sciences aren't" slide, anyway...

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 06:18 AM (Vz9lf)

214 Monty,

Vous êtes un idiot.


Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 06:18 AM (3TjSM)

215 *Imaginary mime pointing imaginary middle finger at eman*

Posted by: Marcelle Marceau at November 11, 2010 06:19 AM (tJjm/)

216 math and science make my head hurt

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:20 AM (eOXTH)

217 Plus if you start doing shit like putting flowers out she's gonna know what you were up to.

Posted by: USS Diversity at November 11, 2010 06:21 AM (RWtqz)

218 17 SS is actually not in that bad of a shape. Medicare and Medicaid are what is going broke the fastest. They could fix a lot of that by  elimination of fraud and restoring it to a true system for illness instead of drug and alcohol dependency.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 08:45 AM (/jbAw)

That would be bad for morons.

Posted by: torabora at November 11, 2010 06:21 AM (RxKvG)

219 are scientologists good at math?

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:21 AM (eOXTH)

220 227 math and science make my head hurt

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 10:20 AM (eOXTH)

Cause your a gurl


Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:22 AM (mB2ub)

221

"Not a problem!

There's a stream in the woods out behind our house."

 

One that's not full of dead hookers? please.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 06:22 AM (HaYO4)

222

math and science make my head hurt

So does cheap wine.

Which is why I don't drink...wine.

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 06:22 AM (6oDXl)

223 230 are scientologists good at math? Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 10:21 AM (eOXTH) We suck at movie making, too.

Posted by: Some Scientologists at November 11, 2010 06:23 AM (tJjm/)

224 Plus if you start doing shit like putting flowers out she's gonna know what you were up to.

Or check for a card from your boyfriend.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 06:23 AM (Vz9lf)

225

Don't do it!  "Getting some" = immediate decadence and eventual death.

We're all gonna die!!!!

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 06:24 AM (51MkX)

226 One that's not full of dead hookers? please. Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 10:22 AM (HaYO4) Oh, SHIT, the Dead Hooker!! Think fast... the attic! Weather's cold... ought to keep the stench down for a few weeks...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:24 AM (tJjm/)

227 CoolCzech: I used to make that trip regularly -- the whole day the simply disappears is disconcerting. For complete forgiveness of all sins - have the kids meet her at the airport with flowers and a sign.

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 06:24 AM (c3oPV)

228 Moron mathematician: "Assume giant boobs...."

Posted by: eman at November 11, 2010 06:24 AM (kwGgc)

229 Scientologists are good at math in so far as they're good at separating you from your money, yes.

Posted by: Gaff at November 11, 2010 06:24 AM (jDWYv)

230 228 Plus if you start doing shit like putting flowers out she's gonna know what you were up to.

Flowers are decadent.  I hate the damn things.  They should all be purged by fire.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 11, 2010 06:25 AM (9hSKh)

231 234 230 are scientologists good at math?
Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 10:21 AM (eOXTH)


We suck at movie making, too.

Posted by: Some Scientologists at November 11, 2010 10:23 AM (tJjm/)

But we are good at bearding celebrities until they act like idiots jumping on sofas on national TV

Posted by: Some Other Scientologists at November 11, 2010 06:25 AM (LdYLm)

232 233 math and science make my head hurt... So does choosing what color panties to wear on Mondays... don't be hard on yourself.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:25 AM (tJjm/)

233 @243: How do you beard a celebrity?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:26 AM (tJjm/)

234

We're all gonna die!!!!

 

Not me!

Posted by: Old Virgin at November 11, 2010 06:26 AM (RWtqz)

235

You know who really sucks at Math? Poltergeists.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 06:26 AM (HaYO4)

236 Moron math: Assume boiling hobos down will render enough fat to create soap.

Step 1: Hobo hunt
Step 2: Render
Step 3: Obtain Valu-rite

Lather, rinse, repeat

Posted by: Radioactive Satellite Of LOVE at November 11, 2010 06:27 AM (LdYLm)

237 228 Plus if you start doing shit like putting flowers out she's gonna know what you were up to. That's an excellent point. I need to practice certain key phrases on the way to the airport... Christine Julie, I missed you so much! I mean, Jan Paula... Oh, Crap...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:27 AM (tJjm/)

238

Oh Lord, the ONT has spread to the day morons.

And of course, I blame Monty.

Have you no shame Sir?

 

Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 06:28 AM (6oDXl)

239 Posted by: Radioactive Satellite Of LOVE at November 11, 2010 10:27 AM (LdYLm)

nah, well aged hobos are too lean.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:29 AM (mB2ub)

240 How do you beard a celebrity?

Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, Michelle Robinson...

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 06:30 AM (Vz9lf)

241 242 228 Plus if you start doing shit like putting flowers out she's gonna know what you were up to.

Flowers are decadent.  I hate the damn things.  They should all be purged by fire.

Oklahoma prairie fires do that all the time (you won't be a cowboy, wouldya?)

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 06:30 AM (fa9yq)

242

I like it when you talk dirty!

Posted by: An idiot

Here's some more...

Nettoyer la salle de bains!

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 06:32 AM (3TjSM)

243

Oh Lord, the ONT has spread to the day morons.

And of course, I blame Monty.

Have you no shame Sir?

Well, the sun has just risen on the Left Coast, so up until now, it has been overnight there.

As for blaming Monty, hasn't he been blamed enough today?

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 06:33 AM (51MkX)

244 OK, why is the washing machine making pounding noises??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:34 AM (tJjm/)

245

Kratos, you better not touch our opium flowers or we are gonna have to declare jihad on your ass.

Since you Islamokazis have already declared jihad on my ass, allow me to open a can of Weed-B-Gone on your opium flowers.

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 06:34 AM (51MkX)

246 I know (?) you're joking, but I guarantee that if you not only change the sheets, but also have the bed look and smell great (fluffy the sheets and comforter in the dryer with a dryer sheet), you stand a much better chance of getting some.

Oh, and vacuum and clean the bathrooms (toilet, counters, put out new towels). 

Also, arrange all of the mail that she usually looks at (magazines, catalogues) into nice, neat piles. 

Flowers would be nice, too.

What she said.
Seriously-- Clean is sexy.

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 06:34 AM (fa9yq)

247 @261: I know... but come on... I'm a guy...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:35 AM (tJjm/)

248 out of balance

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:36 AM (eOXTH)

249

It is a good thing that ink is so plentiful.  Could you imagine how hard it would be to print all of the money that is going to be needed to rectify this situation?  Hell, instead of importing supertankers full of oil, they'd be importing supertankers full of ink.  Of course, their going to have to do something about those damned printers.  They're going to have to invent hybrid printers to keep from filling the atmosphere with pollutants due to all of the energy it will require to run them.  And trees?  Forgetaboutit!  Rain forests were for whimps anyway.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at November 11, 2010 06:36 AM (r1h5M)

250 259 OK, why is the washing machine making pounding noises??

Well, since you put your underwear in the dishwasher, I can only assume where you put the pots and pans.

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 06:36 AM (fa9yq)

251 Michelle Obama's new health initiative: Since you will be working until you die, you'd better stay healthy, because we're not paying your medical bills cracka!

Posted by: shibumi at November 11, 2010 06:36 AM (OKZrE)

252 the easy thing to do is rearrange the wet laundry...the real fix is level the feet.........

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:37 AM (eOXTH)

253

Kratos, you better not touch our opium flowers or we are gonna have to declare jihad on your ass.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't all Poppies have the potential to be opium?

I know the onces they sell in stores here are tiny and not the same type is what they are growing in Afghanistan, but i was under the impression that the ones you buy here can in fact produce opium.

Posted by: Ben at November 11, 2010 06:37 AM (wuv1c)

254 As for blaming Monty, hasn't he been blamed enough today? I give and I give and I give. What do I get in return? Mockery. Cruel japery at my expense. Aspersions cast at my masculinity and esthetic choices. Heartache. Some day soon when I am Humongous of the Wasteland, you'll all pay a price in blood for this treachery.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 06:37 AM (4Pleu)

255 Seriously-- Clean is sexy.

Posted by: EZB at November 11, 2010 10:34 AM (fa9yq)

He's married. Sexy died when he said "i do".

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:37 AM (mB2ub)

256 now you are throwing out racial slurs?

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 06:38 AM (eOXTH)

257 He's married. Sexy died when he said "i do". Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 10:37 AM (mB2ub) *Quietly sobbing and nodding head in agreement*

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:38 AM (tJjm/)

258 SF bay area bay bridge westbound - man in a ford explorer stopped mid span and has a:

Pick one or more of the following:
gun
bomb
five pipe bombs
suicidal

Posted by: 13times at November 11, 2010 06:39 AM (h6XiD)

259 I give and I give and I give. What do I get in return? Mockery. Cruel japery at my expense. Aspersions cast at my masculinity and esthetic choices. Heartache.

Some day soon when I am Humongous of the Wasteland, you'll all pay a price in blood for this treachery.

Posted by: Monty at November 11, 2010 10:37 AM (4Pleu)

You make it sound as if aspersions are easy to cast.  This takes some work, pal.  Just you remember that.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at November 11, 2010 06:40 AM (r1h5M)

260 I like the faq's on the topless maid service website, CDR M: 11. Can I book more than one maid at a time? Certainly! If you have a large home or office, or just want the added visual delight from watching two or more of our attractive domestic helpers at work, you are welcome to book two or three maids or butlers for the same appointment time. Of course, our two hour minimum appointment time will still be required.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:41 AM (tJjm/)

261 CRAP! Better erase Net history yet AGAIN....

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:41 AM (tJjm/)

262 Tons of good advice for CoolCzech.....but no-one mentioned brushing his teeth!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 11, 2010 06:41 AM (fiCSd)

263 277 I give and I give and I give. What do I get in return? Mockery. Cruel japery at my expense. Aspersions cast at my masculinity and esthetic choices. Heartache.

I feel your pain.

Posted by: President Barrack Pissypants at November 11, 2010 06:41 AM (9hSKh)

264 280 Tons of good advice for CoolCzech.....but no-one mentioned brushing his teeth! Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 11, 2010 10:41 AM (fiCSd) SNAP!

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:42 AM (tJjm/)

265 Nettoyer la salle de bains!

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 10:32 AM (3TjSM)

That's hawt!

Posted by: Another idiot

Sortir les poubelles!!  Idiot!

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 06:42 AM (3TjSM)

266 280 Tons of good advice for CoolCzech.....but no-one mentioned brushing his teeth!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 11, 2010 10:41 AM (fiCSd)

It's not Saturday.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 06:43 AM (mB2ub)

267 Those "bedrock promises" are comprised of San Francisco bedrock-the kind that liquifies with the slightest touch of a "shovel-ready" shovel. Granny Nanny Rictus doesn't even sneeze for less than a trillion out of her "grand children's" Social Security lock box and all they are going to have to show for it come Christmas is a giant IOU pinned to their Che Guevara socks and underwear.

Posted by: Diondrum at November 11, 2010 06:43 AM (Eqa5p)

268 I give and I give and I give. What do I get in return? Mockery. Cruel japery at my expense. Aspersions cast at my masculinity and esthetic choices. Heartache.

Some day soon when I am Humongous of the Wasteland, you'll all pay a price in blood for this treachery.

Here I go sticking my neck out trying to defend you and that's the thanks I get?  I don't care that Aunty Emnity has every disease known to man; I'm waiting for Bartertown.  I just hope they have bac...DAMMIT! What do you mean we're making fuel from our food?

Posted by: steveegg at November 11, 2010 06:43 AM (51MkX)

269 Oh crap.

And make sure you get the cable bill for the next month.
Don't know how detailed those PPV charges are .

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 11, 2010 06:45 AM (fiCSd)

270 181 113Thank god for vibrators and 50/50 divorce laws

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 09:28 AM (fa9yq)

I nominate smart girl for elevation to Cob-logger.  The blog needs more of this

SQUEEEE!!! Thank you!
SMooOOchers.

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 06:46 AM (fa9yq)

271 He's married. Sexy died when he said "i do".

But it didn't for her! 

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 06:47 AM (fa9yq)

272

You make it sound as if aspersions are easy to cast.  This takes some work, pal.  Just you remember that.

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at November 11, 2010 10:40 AM

All it takes to cast aspersions is a good mold and a nice, hot furnace. And maybe a buffing wheel, if you want the finished aspersion to shine....

Posted by: MrScribbler at November 11, 2010 06:48 AM (Ulu3i)

273 259 OK, why is the washing machine making pounding noises??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 10:34 AM (tJjm/)

 

I think it's to cover the moans when SHE does the laundry.

Posted by: todler at November 11, 2010 06:51 AM (fPOY0)

274 T-minus 10 minutes... Her flight lands at 1:50 and it only takes two hours at most to get to JFK from Western Connecticut... HOWEVER. She might not really expect much from me by way of housekeeping, but I shudder to think of the consequences if she lands at the airport and I haven't gotten there yet...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:52 AM (tJjm/)

275 I was told there'd be no metallurgy on this blog.

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 06:52 AM (GBXon)

276 I'm watching the floating Carnival Sewage and Spam  Fun Ship begin to dock in San Diego. 

I feel sorry for these people.  The smell alone must be projectile vomit inducing.

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 06:53 AM (3TjSM)

277 I think it's to cover the moans when SHE does the laundry. Posted by: todler at November 11, 2010 10:51 AM (fPOY0) Is that why the instructions said the spin cycle is "ribbed for her pleasure?"

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:53 AM (tJjm/)

278 @296: there have been SO many stories about things going horribly awry on board super-sized cruise ships. I keep waiting for the inevitable terrorist attack.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 06:54 AM (tJjm/)

279 OK, why is the washing machine making pounding noises??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 10:34 AM (tJjm/)


 Where exactly did you put the Hobos and hookers again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 11, 2010 06:55 AM (fiCSd)

280 CoolCzech don't say that, I was thinking about going on a cruise actually

Posted by: chemjeff at November 11, 2010 06:57 AM (PaSAU)

281 Oh just fabulous.  Heating and Air guy just informed me we need a new furnace.  Also suggested we make sure the carbon monoxide detectors are functioning until  he can  get a new one installed. 

On the upside, at least it's warmed up again. 

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:00 AM (UOM48)

282 300 posts on the Morning Financials.  Yep, it's going to be a slow day.

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 07:01 AM (GBXon)

283 300 CoolCzech don't say that, I was thinking about going on a cruise actually Posted by: chemjeff at November 11, 2010 10:57 AM (PaSAU) Well it's not like I wish it or anything... but those ships seem like such obvious targets...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:01 AM (tJjm/)

284 CoolCzech, she'll be stuck in Customs for a while, you've got time for quick burger on the road don't sweat it : )

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 07:01 AM (lnUW/)

285 251
Oh Lord, the ONT has spread to the day morons.
And of course, I blame Monty.
Have you no shame Sir?
Posted by: HH at November 11, 2010 10:28 AM (6oDXl)

Nah. I gotta go with Kratos. All his talk of "decadence" and "chaos" has ripped jinormous holes in the space-time continuum. This allowed the ONT to overcome its restraints and corrupt all of AoSHQ in a viscous and fetid goo of bad manners, cursing, snark and boobies. Thanks, pal!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 07:01 AM (yRrAd)

286 Oh just fabulous.  Heating and Air guy just informed me we need a new furnace.

You're not running a heat pump in GA?

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 07:02 AM (/jbAw)

287 jane i hope you can get some kind of utility co credit and gov't credit to help offset the pain....

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 07:03 AM (eOXTH)

288 @394: I think I'll hit the road at 11:30, and chill out at an airport restaurant if I get there way too early.

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:04 AM (tJjm/)

289 Oh, that was at 294, I guess...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:04 AM (tJjm/)

290 NO it was 304! Man, I need to relax...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:05 AM (tJjm/)

291 corrupt all of AoSHQ in a viscous and fetid goo of bad manners, cursing, snark and boobies. Thanks, pal!

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 11:01 AM (yRrAd)

You act like there is something wrong with that.

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 07:05 AM (mB2ub)

292 Going on a cruise??? LOL

My wife has been trying to get me out on a damn cruise for years. I keep telling her I did my time out on the big blue. No reason what-so-ever to do it again.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 07:05 AM (/jbAw)

293 This allowed the ONT to overcome its restraints and corrupt all of AoSHQ in a viscous and fetid goo of bad manners, cursing, snark and boobies. Thanks, pal! Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 11:01 AM (yRrAd) Boobies? Did I miss the boobies??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:05 AM (tJjm/)

294
I wasted two comments in this damn thread?

I am not amused.

Posted by: Senator Soothsayer (R-AoS) at November 11, 2010 07:07 AM (gN9aN)

295 CoolCzech, my wife just got back from a trip. She was just happy to find the same number of kids - dressed, bathed, and not too hungry were bonus points.

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 07:07 AM (HKVGZ)

296 Fox showing traffic backed up on the Bay Bridge due to a jumper. LOL, looks like normal morning traffic to me. Its worse though in the afternoon.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 07:07 AM (/jbAw)

297 Vic, nope to the heat pump.  House is 21 years old.  We have zoned heat and air, so at least one furnace is working. 


Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:08 AM (UOM48)

298 Hey, let's play matchup with these: (*)(*) ( .)(. ) ( * Y * ) * l * ( *)( * ) OK, moronettes! Fess up!! Which pair are YOU??

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:08 AM (tJjm/)

299
* l *

saggy A-cup standing on her head?

Posted by: Senator Soothsayer (R-AoS) at November 11, 2010 07:09 AM (gN9aN)

300

You're an idiot.

You're welcome.

Speaking of which, did you ever notice in liberal blogs how the comments are full of people talking about how intellegent they are or about how much logic they use and conversely how their ideological opponents aren't and don't? You think that they're talking about us? And by us I mean you. 

Posted by: Max Entropy at November 11, 2010 07:10 AM (lH6z9)

301 House is 21 years old.  We have zoned heat and air, so at least one furnace is working. 

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 11:08 AM (UOM4

My house is 29 years old and I have a heat pump. I am nor sure what you mean by "zoned heat and air" but it would seem that if you have a furnace you already have vent ducts to carry the heat. If you got to replace it I would go with the heat pump.

In the South a heat pump is the most economical heat/AC you can get (right now).

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 07:11 AM (/jbAw)

302 OK, moronettes! Fess up!! Which pair are YOU??

  ||
  ||
  ||
*  *

Gravity's a bitch.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 07:12 AM (Vz9lf)

303 319 * l * saggy A-cup standing on her head? Posted by: Senator Soothsayer (R-AoS) at November 11, 2010 11:09 AM (gN9aN) Flat chested. I guess that would work better as: * *

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:13 AM (tJjm/)

304 did the cruise ship catch fire when it launched the missile?/

Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 11, 2010 07:13 AM (eOXTH)

305 322 OK, moronettes! Fess up!! Which pair are YOU?? || || || * * Gravity's a bitch. Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 11:12 AM (Vz9lf) Well... we're always here to give you support, Heather...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:14 AM (tJjm/)

306 300
chemjeff,
I just came back from the Caribbean on NCL.  Had a great time.  Don't worry about cruising.  I don't care for the megaships though. This was my 8th or 9th cruise.  Don't sweat it.  I've always hated Carnival even when I was a travel agent back in the stone age.

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 07:15 AM (3TjSM)

307 @324: I thought the Air Force determined that the so-called missile launch was really just "Fat" Dick Cheney's erection?

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:15 AM (tJjm/)

308 Czech, when she sees that mess you're going to think you were with me at Chosin Reservoir.

Posted by: Dick "Hawkeye" Bluementhal at November 11, 2010 07:15 AM (cX9pO)

309 Vic, by zoned I mean there's two separate systems.  One for the bedrooms end of the house, and another for the living areas, kitchen, and upstairs bonus room (D'oh Boy's former lair).

And if anyone on here is a bow hunter, and would like to come and lie in wait at night, when the association Nazi's aren't around, we've got a slight deer problem.  The bastards just look at me when I try to run them off now.  Yesterday we had a horny buck chasing the ladies back and forth through the backyard. 

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:15 AM (UOM48)

310 I can't find the third nipple button on my keyboard

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at November 11, 2010 07:16 AM (HaYO4)

311 Gravity's a bitch.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 11:12 AM (Vz9lf)

Need a hand or 2?

Posted by: wrg at November 11, 2010 07:16 AM (mB2ub)

312 Jane D'oh - firecrackers

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 07:17 AM (Ja6pC)

313 "bedrock promises"

Ha, ha, ha, ha.  Yea, go with that Nancy.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at November 11, 2010 07:17 AM (qkcIz)

314 Firecrackers are illegal in GA.

Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2010 07:18 AM (/jbAw)

315 Well I'm heading out... don't post anything I wouldn't post. Which - let's face it - ain't all that much...

Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 07:19 AM (tJjm/)

316 One of my liberal friends was just trying to claim that Obama had created more private-sector jobs since the beginning of his presidency than Bush did in all eight years of his.  This claim came out a few weeks ago, I think, and I was sure I saw it refuted somewhere, but of course now I can't find a link.  Does anyone know?  Thanks.

Posted by: WesternActor at November 11, 2010 07:19 AM (g8k+c)

317 Looks like the S.S. Stinksalot is almost there. What a nightmare. I'm kinda looking forward to watching the mass disembarkation. Hopefully the passengers are more relieved than furious.
I wouldn't want to be a Carnival Cruise executive anywhere within 50 miles of that port, that's for sure.

Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2010 07:19 AM (Kh8Wm)

318 308 @394: I think I'll hit the road at 11:30, and chill out at an airport restaurant if I get there way too early.
Posted by: CoolCzech at November 11, 2010 11:04 AM (tJjm/)

You see what I mean: irreparable tears in the space-time continuum causing time looping (see 305) ...

Posted by: ya2daup at November 11, 2010 07:20 AM (yRrAd)

319 CoolCzech, when you get back, please fill us in on any pat-down experiences your wife may have experienced.  Those TSA bastards make my blood boil.

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:20 AM (UOM48)

320 334 Firecrackers are illegal in GA.

But South Carolina is just 20 minutes away.

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 07:21 AM (fa9yq)

321 CoolCzech - if your late you can just blame it on the time change

Posted by: Jean at November 11, 2010 07:21 AM (wgkZv)

322 Sarah Palin is concerned that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may cause inflation to shoot up and stay there. But could the greatest potential culprit of wealth-destroying, Germany-1930s-type hyper-inflation be, not the central bank, but Palin and the Tea Party?

AGW must be dead .. now that the culprit of all culprits is .. the “Tea Party”

Apparently, hyperinflation begins the moment the government declares that there isn't anymore of "other people's money"gives up on raising taxes anymore.


Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at November 11, 2010 07:22 AM (tE8FB)

323 Lincolntf

Thay have to go through Customs first.  I believe they are going in groups of 50.  WTF with customs?  They never docked anywhere.  Fucking bureaucrats.

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 07:22 AM (3TjSM)

324 Smart Girl.  True.  But the neighborhood association Nazis wouldn't be happy. 

Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:22 AM (UOM48)

325 Yes sir, I just got of the Fun Ship Sewage and Spam.  Anything to declare at customs?

Why yes, explosive diarrhea.

Next!

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 07:24 AM (3TjSM)

326 Remember that half-baked Russian spy ring?  Yeah, you knew it, there's more to the story than we got told.  Looks like it got given up by a high level defector.

Hot Russian spy chicks hardest hit.  (Or at least, I know I'd be hard at hittin' it.)

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 07:24 AM (GBXon)

327 Slingshot, steel shot, after dark?

Posted by: FlaviusJulius at November 11, 2010 07:24 AM (9cflz)

328 I wonder if Kathie Lee Gifford will be at the dock to welcome them home.

Posted by: mpfs at November 11, 2010 07:26 AM (3TjSM)

329 But could the greatest potential culprit of wealth-destroying, Germany-1930s-type hyper-inflation be, not the central bank, but Palin and the Tea Party?

Which federal office does she hold again? 

Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 11, 2010 07:27 AM (Vz9lf)

330 mpfs, I hadn't heard that. Absolutely ridiculous. Means that they'll likely be extra furious when they get in front of the cameras.
Among other things, I wonder how many of the 4,500 people went into withdrawals due to lack of internet/cell phone service.
"How can I not be Tweeting this!?!"

Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2010 07:28 AM (Kh8Wm)

331 Over at Gateway they're showing how the Religion of Peace (TM) is celebrating Veteran's Day in Londonistan. 


Posted by: Jane D'oh, I may look harmless, but I raised a Marine at November 11, 2010 07:28 AM (UOM48)

332 Jane: Start tossing food for the deer into the Neighborhood Association Nazis' backyards. Then they'll start agreeing to less then civilized ways to deal with them when they have to deal with the problem too

Posted by: Gaff at November 11, 2010 07:30 AM (jDWYv)

333 The current jobs-created lie is that Obama created (yes, him personally) 3.2 million jobs. Included in that figured are the mythical 'saved' jobs.

Posted by: Senator Soothsayer (R-AoS) at November 11, 2010 07:31 AM (gN9aN)

334 353: Thanks, that's what I thought. Isn't the number of jobs actually created way less than a million or something like that?

Posted by: WesternActor at November 11, 2010 07:32 AM (g8k+c)

335 I don't know the exact number but I've been meaning to look it up for the past few days. I'll try to add it up later.

Posted by: Senator Soothsayer (R-AoS) at November 11, 2010 07:35 AM (gN9aN)

336 Dang.  We should have gotten this to 394 at least, just to provide cover to Kratos...

Posted by: DarkLordOfTheIntarWebs at November 11, 2010 07:40 AM (GBXon)

338

Yeah, no talk of terrorists hitting cruise ships.  Shit, I'm going on one next November. 

Posted by: jewells at November 11, 2010 07:46 AM (l/N7H)

339 What's the panic on changing Social Security? Reagan managed to up the age two years. Why is that impossible now?

Posted by: PJ at November 11, 2010 07:54 AM (GK2JE)

340 359

Yeah, no talk of terrorists hitting cruise ships.  Shit, I'm going on one next November.


The thought of being stuck in the middle of the ocean with 3000 strangers, no ac, cold water only and canned food sounds like a Kurt Russell Movie

"Escape From Carnival!"  :::shudder:::

Posted by: Smart Girl at November 11, 2010 08:03 AM (fa9yq)

341 Well, as near as I can tell no one (except the surrender frog at #235) has called you an idiot.

I will rise to the occasion:

MONTY, YOU ARE AN IDIOT!

There, feel better now?

Sometimes when one is bad, one doesn't feel right until one has been punished.

Posted by: jakee308 at November 11, 2010 10:36 AM (fhTf7)

342 You know who's a real idiot?  Paulie Krugman.  The dumbass has spent the last 18 months taking bows because we've been borrowing money practically interest free without inflation.  Like it's going to go on forever.  When our average borrowing costs hit 4 or 5% in a sane world Paulie would be fired and mocked.  In the real world Paulie will claim he saw this coming and will wear out his arm patting himself on the back.

Posted by: East Bay Jay at November 11, 2010 10:44 AM (ocHBO)

343 Big Brother, I'm saying delay starting SS for 2 years or five years, don't do away with it. I agree, Wall Street is salivating at getting their hands on our money.

As much as I'd like to loaf around for my last 30 years, I don't expect the kids and grandkids to pay humongous taxes to support that.

Posted by: PJ at November 11, 2010 12:17 PM (GK2JE)

344 The brutal reality is that Medicare and SS will only be reformed after they have collapsed.  Anyone who thinks anything else is kidding themselves.

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