December 25, 2010
— Ace
I'm making stuffing. I hope everyone is with the people they love.
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Posted by: Jose at December 25, 2010 10:09 AM (vxZXK)
One of these years I really should go to a moron meet up and let you hump my leg in person.
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 10:10 AM (tJjm/)
Merry Christmas to you, Ace.
And to Drew, Gabe, Monty, and all the other Ringmasters that keep this circus going.
Posted by: bigred at December 25, 2010 10:13 AM (cX9pO)
Posted by: ray at December 25, 2010 10:13 AM (xeICs)
Posted by: Darth Rove at December 25, 2010 10:21 AM (GfYt/)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at December 25, 2010 10:26 AM (YxBuk)
I always thought the Waitresses sounded a lot like the Tom-Tom Club. Fun group.
Merry Christmas to ace and the co-bloggers... and especially to the moron nation who make this place so great.
Bugs and knishes.
Y-not
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 10:26 AM (IDL9N)
Posted by: Chris R at December 25, 2010 10:27 AM (QiNmA)
Posted by: Dell at December 25, 2010 10:28 AM (r8DXb)
Sounds dangerous... or messy!
We're going to have dungeness crab legs and mussels roasted in a garlicky wine sauce.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 10:29 AM (IDL9N)
Posted by: Chris R at December 25, 2010 10:30 AM (QiNmA)
Posted by: The ACLU at December 25, 2010 10:30 AM (aDckF)
Merry Christmas Morons and Moronettes: Hope everyone is healthy and happy. We have stomach flu but not a bad one so I'm grateful! Love to everyone! (except libs)
Dagny
Posted by: dagny at December 25, 2010 10:31 AM (DS1Ec)
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 25, 2010 10:31 AM (O/onO)
Posted by: dagny at December 25, 2010 10:32 AM (DS1Ec)
. I love these synchronized Christmas light schemes to music. Alas, its only a matter of time before the EPA or some other WTF government agency tries to shut them down for excess CO2 or something like that.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 10:32 AM (sYIYA)
8lb prime rib roast on the smoker.
New cowboy-style union suit
Wife in sassy new pajamas
Wine about to start
It's not raining
Bad News:
All of my sons new Thomas trains talk and make noise.
Posted by: sifty at December 25, 2010 10:32 AM (OzMTK)
18 2 Besides this and "I Know What Boys Want", name another song by the Waitresses....no Google, Bing, or any other internet searches. They are known for one more song, and if you remember TV in 1982, you'll guess it.
That would be "Square Pegs".
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 25, 2010 10:33 AM (O/onO)
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 25, 2010 10:34 AM (AzcBR)
You make sure my wife and I always have something topical to talk about while the cement dries over the new hobos in the crawlspace.
Cheers.
Posted by: sifty at December 25, 2010 10:34 AM (OzMTK)
Posted by: Chris R at December 25, 2010 10:35 AM (QiNmA)
Posted by: Weird Al Yankovic at December 25, 2010 10:36 AM (q+rR1)
Was the brunette chick from Less Than Zero and Lost Boys ( I can't believe I forgot her name) on Square Pegs?
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 25, 2010 10:37 AM (AzcBR)
Posted by: Chris R at December 25, 2010 10:40 AM (QiNmA)
Posted by: jewells45 at December 25, 2010 10:41 AM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 25, 2010 10:41 AM (AzcBR)
Posted by: Dell at December 25, 2010 10:43 AM (r8DXb)
Posted by: Chris R at December 25, 2010 02:27 PM (QiNmA)
--Well, Run DMC did LOTS more, and as for "Christmas in Hollis" I do not recall hearing it on the radio even when it was 1987, never mind now. Very weird. Being featured in Die Hard helped it though, I'm sure.
Posted by: logprof at December 25, 2010 10:44 AM (dy80A)
. I feel for all the M&Ms who are forced to endure liberal idiocy on what should be a joyous occasion. Its one thing if said libs refrain from trying to poison to well, and you have my kudos if you do, but given the general penchant for libs to make everything political...Are you going to engage in some guerrilla warfare or bite your tongue for the occasion?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 10:47 AM (sYIYA)
Jammies? What are those? I'm in the cooking phase now.
Posted by: CDR M at December 25, 2010 02:46 PM (5I8G0)
Do adult males still wear pajamas? I think I had my last pair when I was about 12.
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 10:49 AM (c1oyg)
Posted by: eman at December 25, 2010 10:50 AM (XXyJt)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at December 25, 2010 10:50 AM (DYGlf)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at December 25, 2010 02:50 PM (DYGlf)
It says "frag-i-le"... It must be Italian.
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 10:51 AM (c1oyg)
Without searching or looking downthread first ... it's the theme from Square Pegs, which featured Sarah Jessica Parker and that other girl.
What do I win?
Posted by: Andy at December 25, 2010 10:54 AM (veZ9n)
Posted by: Andy at December 25, 2010 10:58 AM (veZ9n)
New Year's Eve dinner for sure.
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 25, 2010 11:00 AM (AzcBR)
Posted by: physics geek at December 25, 2010 11:02 AM (llWHs)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at December 25, 2010 11:02 AM (DYGlf)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at December 25, 2010 11:05 AM (yQWNf)
As a mostly lurker, I also thank the M&M's here for the laughs, the wicked humor and the many awesome hobo recipes. A very Blessed and Merry Christmas to all!
Posted by: sock puppeh at December 25, 2010 11:10 AM (VcPAo)
Why not stuff the people you love? Too much family in the house probably.
Not to be all Scroogy, but is a wave of Islamic bombings the new normal around Christmas? Stockholm, Pakistan, Nigeria, Phillipines... Just off the top of my head.
Posted by: Beagle at December 25, 2010 11:11 AM (sOtz/)
Offered, gratis, to those of you hoping to get some Christmas snow from a region where they know snow (that would be Michigan's U.P., of course):
You need to work with professionals and an "eggnog dance" ain't going to cut it. Use The Heikki Lunta Snow Dance Song (click on the icon next to the title to hear it performed; it's really ... something.)
Posted by: ya2daup at December 25, 2010 11:12 AM (yRrAd)
I can never get enough of that movie.
Posted by: Berserker at December 25, 2010 11:13 AM (gWHrG)
May all your Christmas presents be one's you don't want to return or re-gift.
We have a white Christmas here with a LOT of snow falling in N AL. First time its ever happened here in my lifetime (watch the remarks junior) and it was wonderful.
Posted by: Gmac at December 25, 2010 11:18 AM (dQGLM)
Posted by: logprof at December 25, 2010 11:18 AM (dy80A)
"Harriet Jones, Prime Minister."
"Yes, I know who you are."
That just never gets old...
Posted by: sock puppeh at December 25, 2010 11:20 AM (VcPAo)
I am throwing out a(n awful) re-gift to my Sister's Mother-In-Law this year.
My family always ambushes me by never telling me she's going to be at a Holiday function...I always end up snubbing her.
But not this year.
This year she gets a brand new Thomas Kincaid book that I got custody of in my divorce...hideous - but it's out of my basement...
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: not so anonymous moron at December 25, 2010 11:22 AM (0GpsS)
First time its ever happened here in my lifetime (watch the remarks junior) and it was wonderful.
another Festivus Miracle!
Posted by: Cosmo Kramer at December 25, 2010 11:23 AM (0GpsS)
Posted by: Fortunata at December 25, 2010 11:35 AM (90H1N)
I don't know you from Adam but I adore you!
(Oddly enough, there is no way that this could possibly result in even a free grope session in a public park, under normal conditions.. Sorry!)
I still adore you!
I just want you to know this.
It's not you, it's totally me....
Posted by: Deety with her Candy Cane shiv at December 25, 2010 11:35 AM (Jb3+B)
Posted by: alexthechick at December 25, 2010 11:54 AM (bQ5xy)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:00 PM (kpx+/)
Mmmmmm... that sounds great.
Thank god for the noble pig.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 12:08 PM (IDL9N)
Merry Christmas!
Thanks to Ace and the cobloggers.
Posted by: jcjimi at December 25, 2010 12:13 PM (YIR9X)
May God bless and keep you.
Duke
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 12:16 PM (0LViU)
Posted by: Moi at December 25, 2010 12:18 PM (Ez4Ql)
Posted by: sock puppeh at December 25, 2010 12:18 PM (VcPAo)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:20 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at December 25, 2010 12:22 PM (DYGlf)
Posted by: ericinva at December 25, 2010 12:22 PM (tQAbr)
Posted by: ericinva at December 25, 2010 12:24 PM (tQAbr)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:25 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 12:25 PM (0LViU)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 12:26 PM (0LViU)
Ace is a pretty straight up dude, so far as I've seen.
Agree or disagree, he's pretty up front about his positions.
So, if he says that he is making stuffing, we should take this seriously.
Has he ever made stuffing before?
Why is he starting now?
I can't imagine a dogpile of stuffing recipes would be useful, though they would be tasty, so go ahead!
That would be a great use of the "tip-line", if you ask me!
Sure, 9 out of 10 calls are going to be useless for the investigation but everyone knows that one in three crazy ladies know how to cook awesome pancakes!
I think that the BAU needs to narrow their profile.
Posted by: Deety with her Candy Cane shiv at December 25, 2010 12:27 PM (Jb3+B)
Was gonna get you a gift, dude, but it made me drink it before I could send it off.
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 12:28 PM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 04:26 PM
You sure you haven't been reading some other blog?
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 12:29 PM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:30 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 12:31 PM (sYIYA)
Blizzard warnings (up to 16" of snow) for New York City, Long Island and parts of N.J., Conn.- NWS http://bit.ly/eKvPUG
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 12:32 PM (sYIYA)
Posted by: sTevo at December 25, 2010 12:32 PM (vXr7p)
Hey Nam Grunt......long time, no see.
Hope all is well.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 25, 2010 12:36 PM (Wwhcf)
Merry Christmas to all, prayers for Duke, and thanks to Grunt and all the troops. This is my best friend's 1st Christmas with both of her very special boys deployed, one SEAL and the other a newly carrier qual'd Super Hornet pilot so she has much to be proud off.
Oh, and thanks Ace and all the cob/open loggers!
Posted by: freida at December 25, 2010 12:38 PM (deXWE)
You do lift my spirits. That's why I come here so often. I'll try to comment more. Not sure if I'm ready for the ONT though.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 12:38 PM (0LViU)
Posted by: JackStraw at December 25, 2010 12:42 PM (TMB3S)
Deepest condolences, Duke. I hope the New Year brings peace and joy to you.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 12:44 PM (IDL9N)
I felt a lot better after I lost my virginity....
And got my first driver's license...all in the same year!
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 12:45 PM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:45 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 12:49 PM (kpx+/)
I'll drink to that!
/Good to see you posting again. Hope everything's going well for you.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 12:52 PM (sYIYA)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 12:54 PM (0LViU)
Crystal Light. I'm SDO tonight, so no alcohol for me.
Posted by: Alex at December 25, 2010 12:56 PM (yY28H)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at December 25, 2010 12:57 PM (zVOB7)
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 04:45 PM (Ulu3i)
What a ghastly thing to wish upon me! What have I ever done to you?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 12:58 PM (sYIYA)
To all the troops still deployed: I know what itÂ’s like being overseas and deployed to a combat zone during the holidays away from family. During my Army career, I spent more time outside the country, (in peace and war) than stateside.
In the last 9 years the United States Army has done an incredible job with less Soldiers and fewer casualties than any military in a major war.
YouÂ’re doing a great job, and it cannot be said enough.
To all: Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.
Take care,
SFC MAC
Duty, Honor, Country
Posted by: SFC MAC at December 25, 2010 12:58 PM (ZGdhe)
Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.
He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself...
While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. While He was dying His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth – His coat. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.
Nineteen long centuries have come and gone, and today He is a centerpiece of the human race and leader of the column of progress.
I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that were ever built; all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 25, 2010 12:59 PM (Fo83G)
Posted by: sTevo at December 25, 2010 01:00 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 01:03 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: Andy at December 25, 2010 01:05 PM (veZ9n)
Dude, if I didn't like you, I would have wished that you had been abducted and forced to go to Bumfuck, Ohio to sit in the audience of Glenn "the Weeper" Becks' Christmas show....
And then have to sit through all of the reruns....
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 01:05 PM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 01:06 PM (0LViU)
I am drinking a glass of merlot, which is about as strong a drink as I will attempt, after an unfortunate incident with gin martinis earlier in the week with my neighbor.
Please accept my condolences and prayers for you and your family. God sometimes seems to give us burdens that are almost too great. If we persevere, at some point we see an end to our grief and suffering. God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 25, 2010 01:07 PM (Fo83G)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 01:08 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 01:09 PM (0LViU)
Thanks. I volunteered for it so the other guys wouldn't, since I don't have any family here. It's not too bad, since I just have to be on call in case of emergencies.
Posted by: Alex at December 25, 2010 01:10 PM (yY28H)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 01:11 PM (0LViU)
Martinis sure do sneak up on you. They have a delayed reaction, so when you have your second double you think all is well, only to have them go off in your system like a depth charge!
Shudder. Do NOT want to wake up feeling like THAT again!
A nice glass of merlot is just fine.
The snow pretty much bypassed us here in central Indiana and headed for DC, which serves them right. We still had a white Christmas from all of the stuff that is already on the ground. I am now going to watch Ralphie and family in "A Christmas Story," since it reminds me so much of my childhood. Instead of the Bumpass's, we had the Cordings, with goats and mules who always wandered onto our property. And Nehi soda was our favorite childhood drink.
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 25, 2010 01:16 PM (Fo83G)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 01:20 PM (zyaZ1)
Had all of our online shopping drop shipped to the kids so we never set foot in a mall this season. I ordered my Cuisinart Griddler and I'm buying a new bowling ball tomorrow. Uncle Cranky is going to upgrade his golf clubs and get a BSU bag.
Merry Christmas to all of you Morons and 'Ettes. You all are continually truly the bright spot in my day. Sometimes I laugh so hard I cry. And that's saying something 'cause I am one cranky beeyotch.
Posted by: Aunt Cranky at December 25, 2010 01:21 PM (S/q5/)
Posted by: Fortunata at December 25, 2010 01:23 PM (90H1N)
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 25, 2010 01:23 PM (d1FhN)
Posted by: Tightie Rightie at December 25, 2010 01:24 PM (STILJ)
Duke, please accept my condolences. I hope you find solace in your children, who are the expression of the love you had for your wife, and in the arms of God.
Nam Grunt, good to see you back.
Ace, you cook? I always envisioned you eating in diners at odd hours of the day.
Supposedly my FiL and his wife are coming over for lunch tomorrow but the weather service is calling for 6 to 8 inches of snow, which is actually great because we've all lost the will to clean house. Plus I love snow, right up to the point where I have to shovel it.
Posted by: joncelli at December 25, 2010 01:26 PM (MLQL2)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 01:27 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 01:34 PM (kpx+/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 01:40 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: political correctness czar at December 25, 2010 01:45 PM (UPNlB)
Posted by: Moi at December 25, 2010 01:46 PM (Ez4Ql)
once again, merry christmas morons
jesus, my ears are bleeding
and i need food, i'm hungry and have a while till i drop the turkey in the oil
Posted by: navycopjoe at December 25, 2010 01:47 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 01:51 PM (tJjm/)
Merry, merry, merry all you good folks. I'm on one of my projects on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico this time. I kinda volunteered for this one so the guys with young kids could be home for Christmas. But the catering staff outdid themselves: Prime rib, lobster, ham, bacon wrapped shrimp, turkey and dressing, sweet taters, green bean cassarole, etc. No grog for the oil industry but I'm a contented man. However, The Almighty Hawk is outside and he's open for business. Tours around the rig are short duration today. 'Tis a bit chilly.
Thanks to all the vets and those who serve currently. God bless our great nation.
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 25, 2010 01:52 PM (dYKl3)
jesus, my ears are bleeding
Posted by: navycopjoe at December 25, 2010 05:47 PM (uIQK6)
So about those lessons? ;oP
Posted by: Aunt Cranky at December 25, 2010 01:52 PM (S/q5/)
Posted by: Moi at December 25, 2010 01:52 PM (Ez4Ql)
Posted by: eman at December 25, 2010 01:53 PM (XXyJt)
Posted by: bigred at December 25, 2010 01:53 PM (cX9pO)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 25, 2010 01:55 PM (DLxD/)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 25, 2010 01:55 PM (Wb1g8)
I hope that isn't muslim or I'm in big trouble with navycopjoe, I heard it once when I was on Maui.
Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at December 25, 2010 01:56 PM (kpx+/)
many thanks nam, and i think its right, although i still can't say the damn thing
hope your birds came out tasty
Posted by: navycopjoe at December 25, 2010 01:59 PM (uIQK6)
Okay, I'm sold: Hell hath no fury like a nude nun with a big gun.
Nunsploitation!
Yes, I know...I'm going to hell.
Posted by: moi at December 25, 2010 02:01 PM (Ez4Ql)
I should add that last summer, our backyard pear tree gave us a bumper crop, and we put up a few quarts of pear sauce. It's like applesauce, only much, much better; and on roast pork, it is pure ambrosia. We'll uncap one of those precious jars for our feast.
Best wishes to one and all for the merriest of Christmases!
Posted by: Brown Line at December 25, 2010 02:02 PM (PG/gd)
'Nam Grunt at December 25
I know. Since I'm already a racistbigothomophomeinteloerantethocentic, I didn't want to ask.
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 25, 2010 02:02 PM (DLxD/)
162 for 15 years and yep, i guess it makes me a late bloomer....i can say the mele part
165 its i think mele kalihimaka, and of course means merry christmas
Posted by: navycopjoe at December 25, 2010 02:05 PM (uIQK6)
Merry Christmas, folks.
Posted by: brak at December 25, 2010 02:11 PM (nIoiW)
That's only because you're a good, red-blooded American with a brain in your head.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 02:12 PM (IDL9N)
Posted by: ipw533 at December 25, 2010 02:12 PM (xhQ0z)
It is quiet here. Hanging out until the game.
Love you guys.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 02:21 PM (IDL9N)
I'm not sure if it's the secularism as much as it's the socialism.
Mormons are the most charitable by most measures in this country, however they give to the church, not so much to schools etc. So if you break out philanthropy away from people's churches (which I think in a sense you should since giving to your own church is a different type of giving than giving to other types of charities... in a sense, one benefits from giving to one's church in terms of eternal salvation), I think that there's not a sharp divide between religious people and less or areligious people.
The US is the most generous country, but I think it's because we do so freely, rather than have it taken from us by the government to distribute.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 02:27 PM (IDL9N)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 02:29 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: DC at December 25, 2010 02:36 PM (CXWY/)
Daughters combined their efforts and cooked up a fabulous "turkey and ham with all the fixin's" dinner...son-in-law brought out a bottle of Sicilian wine he got on the way home from Afghanistan...grandkids opened presents AND cleaned up the mess afterward...all in all, a phenomenal Christmas day!!!
Posted by: antisocialist at December 25, 2010 02:38 PM (Rwudm)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at December 25, 2010 02:44 PM (EiH7n)
Posted by: rdbrewer at December 25, 2010 02:55 PM (1agdb)
Posted by: rdbrewer at December 25, 2010 06:55 PM (1agdb)
You can waste time with your friends, after your chores are done.
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 02:58 PM (eCAn3)
I'm not sure that giving to a church really counts as "charity."
Posted by: Tiny Tim at December 25, 2010 03:01 PM (tJjm/)
That's only because you're a good, red-blooded American with a brain in your head.
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 06:12 PM (IDL9N)
BRAINS?
Posted by: American Zombi at December 25, 2010 03:02 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: rdbrewer at December 25, 2010 03:02 PM (1agdb)
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 03:04 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 07:04 PM (zxpIo)
cops haven't come yet (though it might be heading that way) so yeah for now
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 03:08 PM (Ig1Wo)
Are you ever not? Big Christmas hug to you, SiM! Thanks for lettin' us "put up with" you
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 03:08 PM (zxpIo)
http://tinyurl.com/2g73rt3
We need to impeach this SOB before he totally destroys the country.
Posted by: Vic at December 25, 2010 03:08 PM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Cincinnatus at December 25, 2010 03:12 PM (pGgEQ)
Posted by: Rodent at December 25, 2010 03:14 PM (WHCOZ)
OMG, it's a Christmas miracle!! Major love to you, my friend. It's been way too long and I hope this Christmas finds you well and happy. mwah!
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 03:17 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 03:18 PM (tJjm/)
http://tinyurl.com/2g73rt3
We need to impeach this SOB before he totally destroys the country.
Posted by: Vic at December 25, 2010 07:08 PM (M9Ie6)
My house is on what could be considered tribal lands. Come. Take. It. Bitches.
Also, Merry Christmas Moron Horde.
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 03:19 PM (eCAn3)
Merry Christmas to the moron herd!
I hope you all had a wonderful day full of fun, food, and festivities!
I'm stuffed and now in fat girl pants. As it should be.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at December 25, 2010 03:21 PM (+WR43)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 03:22 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 07:22 PM (tJjm/)
Same ones that set a bunch of tires on fire, and got Pataki to back down. Apparently he didn't offer them whiskey or something.
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 03:24 PM (eCAn3)
Thanks, you to, CC!
Love the green btw - I feel like one of the Knicks in uniform today (didya see that -- neat jerseys)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at December 25, 2010 03:26 PM (+WR43)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 03:26 PM (tJjm/)
If your church spends a good portion of its money on service to the poor, then giving indeed counts as a charity. Catholic churches spend quite a bit in help for the poor. Mormon churches have an outreach program, food banks, etc.
And giving to your church does not "buy' you salvation. The Scriptures tell us that.
The best advice I can offer is to check to see what is done with your money. Supporting a church is, indeed, charity, especially if you think of the lives that are changed by its work.
Charities like Samaritan's Purse and the Salvation Army are arms of the church, and the Salvation Army is a church in its own right.
Just check where your money goes, and give to agencies who help the poor and are NOT "community organizers."
God bless us, every one!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 25, 2010 03:26 PM (Fo83G)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 07:26 PM (tJjm/)
Yeah these are the ones that extend around Lake Ontario up to Watertown. They buy billboards that basically tell everyone how much they hate the white man.
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 03:31 PM (eCAn3)
Posted by: ya2daup at December 25, 2010 03:33 PM (Tcv/L)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 03:33 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 03:34 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 07:33 PM (tJjm/)
If we can't force them out, we'll breed them out.
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 03:35 PM (eCAn3)
Posted by: Vic at December 25, 2010 07:08 PM
Osama Obama just wants to assure Oppressed People Everywhere that he's down with their righteous grievances against The Man.
I agree with you, Vic. Have since February, '09. The Traitor-in-Chief is a clear and present danger to the nation. He has the power all the dope-smoking wacktivists wanted to have, and is stupid and vengeful enough to use it.
Posted by: MrScribbler© at December 25, 2010 03:38 PM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: Muckraker at December 25, 2010 03:47 PM (6K81O)
Special thoughts go out to those on patrol, on the flight line or standing the watch tonight.
Posted by: Yankee Mechanic at December 25, 2010 03:48 PM (SsNRK)
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 03:49 PM (eCAn3)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 25, 2010 03:53 PM (UW9Gh)
Posted by: elspeth at December 25, 2010 03:54 PM (iG06q)
If you are a member of a church, you do - in a sense - benefit from the gifts you give to your church in the sense that you are part of that organization and its existence depends on your contributions. It's not that it is buying salvation, but there is a linkage between the survival of your church, made possible in part by donations (in a temporal sense), and your salvation. Without the church to which you belong, presumably it is more difficult to follow God's teachings and attain salvation.
In a very coarse sense - and not meaning any disrespect - gifts to ones church are a type of membership. (In some churches this is closer to being literally true than in others.)
I think that's a different equation than giving to other sorts of charities. And, from what I've read at professional philanthropy sites, it appears that there is generally an attempt made to separate out someone's charitable contributions to churches from donations to non-denominational/secular charities.
I still think the reason we in the U.S. give more generously than other countries has to do with our freedom to do so and the (relatively) lower involvement of the State in aspects of life that we leave to charitable organizations. As I recall, when I looked this up earlier this year there was a positive correlation between lower taxes and higher charitable giving (in the US).
Posted by: Y-not at December 25, 2010 03:56 PM (IDL9N)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 03:57 PM (0LViU)
Here you go, Cowboys are gettin' stomped due to turnovers.
Merry Christmas to everyone in Moron Nation!
Posted by: booger at December 25, 2010 03:58 PM (9RFH1)
Much love and warm wishes to you both.Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 03:59 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 04:00 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: Unclefacts, Confuse A Cat, Ltd. at December 25, 2010 07:49 PM (eCAn3)
Unclefacts, google "p2p" and just follow your nose. That's how I saw the awesome snow game where my boys ruled Soldier Field the other day.
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 04:01 PM (zxpIo)
My church also runs a food bank, help for unwed mothers, clothes for poor children, tuition assistance to kids who cannot afford catholic schools (and not just in our parish), help for the homeless, and a separate complete mission to Haiti, to which my parish, all by itself, has contributed over $100,000 this quarter alone.
Monsignor Mark and Father Don, our priests, also donate a portion of THEIR salary to programs for the poor.
So I think you are not informed on what churches do. If you are thinking those donations simply go for mortgage payments and pastor salaries, you are way off the mark.
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 25, 2010 04:03 PM (Fo83G)
Also to the police, firefighters, ER personnel, and all the other first responders on duty tonight.
Posted by: PA Cat at December 25, 2010 04:04 PM (rDYDs)
Posted by: booger at December 25, 2010 04:04 PM (9RFH1)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 04:11 PM (zyaZ1)
Stop serving turkey and red wine at the pre-game meal.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 08:08 PM (0LViU)
He's no lock to keep the job, I don't think. Granted, they have to go through that humiliating Rooney Rule Kabuki, but I think Garrett's saving grace is that no A-List coach will work for Jerry Jones
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 04:12 PM (c1oyg)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 04:13 PM (tJjm/)
RED starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Brian Cox, and Morgan Freeman, and the chick from Weeds.
Action flick, lotsa bullets flying, karate chops, courage, and jokes.
4/5 stars.
**Brian Cox is a great actor with a great screen presence. He has been in a lot of key roles in a lot of good movies, but has always gone under the radar, so to speak, in stardom.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:16 PM (fFMjt)
Also to the police, firefighters, ER personnel, and all the other first responders on duty tonight.
Posted by: PA Cat at December 25, 2010 08:04 PM (rDYDs)
Yup, that! Blessings to all the fine folks who keep us safe and cozy in our beds. There are no finer people.
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 04:16 PM (zxpIo)
Funny thing about Brian Cox: He starred in another movie titled RED in 2008.
I recommended RED here, last here.
It's a man and a dog...named Red.
Good movie.
Excellent Revenge Movie, for those of you who like that sorta shit. I know I do.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:17 PM (fFMjt)
So, to recap, see both movies titled RED.
They have nothing to do with each other, other than starring the same actor.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:19 PM (fFMjt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 04:20 PM (tJjm/)
Here's my prediction for this game. The Cowboys will come back and play just well enough to make one think that they have a chance. They will then screw it up and lose in the last minute or so.
And again, Jerry can bite me for what he's done to a once proud franchise.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 04:21 PM (0LViU)
The dialogue alone in the movie makes it a masterpiece. Not one wasted word or action. It's when actors were artists and brilliant at their craft.
Posted by: ¤§EZB§¤ at December 25, 2010 04:26 PM (fa9yq)
They have nothing to do with each other, other than starring the same actor.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 08:17 PM (fFMjt)
yeah, great adaptation to a great book by Ketchum
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 04:27 PM (Ig1Wo)
In addition, great legal minds pondering important cases never truly get a break from the mental stress. And the leaders of our ethnic nations do not get a holiday from their weighty responsibilities.
It is hard to have a romantic Christmas sandwich without the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker.
Posted by: a doctor, a lawyer, and an indian chief at December 25, 2010 04:28 PM (hrwMe)
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 04:29 PM (zxpIo)
I started the day in them.... no sense in avoiding the inevitable.
Posted by: ¤§EZB§¤ at December 25, 2010 04:29 PM (fa9yq)
Is it? I didn't know that.
I like simple movies rather than action flicks.
Long fire-fights and fight scenes bore me.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:29 PM (Sl76L)
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 08:29 PM (Sl76L)
Action sequences are often used as a crutch to support a bad script or sub-par acting talent. That's why Hitchcock is and always will be the master
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 04:34 PM (c1oyg)
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 04:34 PM (Ig1Wo)
Be The Wave of Christmas Cheer All Year
(apologies in advance for my corniness)
Posted by: Nora semi-official moronette and former lurker at December 25, 2010 04:37 PM (sc0lO)
yeah, I like clever dialogue and seeing the machinations of a plan as much as I like seeing the execution of a plan.
And I like saying the word machinations.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:38 PM (Sl76L)
And again, Jerry can bite me for what he's done to a once proud franchise.
Roger that. (get it..Roger?)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 25, 2010 04:38 PM (DLxD/)
"The dialogue alone in the movie makes it a masterpiece. Not one wasted word or action. It's when actors were artists and brilliant at their craft."
I so miss Craftmanship.
Posted by: JustME at December 25, 2010 04:39 PM (CyPWX)
What's this?
dictionary.com reads AoS?
Remember how yesterday I was asking about what a yule is?
Seems that dic.com 'happened' to blog about the word yule.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:40 PM (fFMjt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 04:40 PM (tJjm/)
The dialogue alone in the movie makes it a masterpiece. Not one wasted word or action. It's when actors were artists and brilliant at their craft.
Well, we do get a quality soundtrack by a certain John Barry.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 25, 2010 04:40 PM (UW9Gh)
Well, that depends. Fire fights in ALIENS was pretty good.
Posted by: Darth Rove at December 25, 2010 04:42 PM (GfYt/)
Posted by: PA Cat at December 25, 2010 08:04 PM (rDYDs)
And may God bless the people who staff our Nursing Homes. My dad is in a nursing home recovering from a stroke, and the attitude of these wonderful caregivers, who frankly don't earn squat, is remarkable.
And if I ever feel down, depressed, and woe-is-me, I'll think of the poor, forgotten souls in Nursing Homes- for many, just a geriatric warehouse filled with people doing nothing but waiting on the Reaper - and thank God for the blessings He's given me
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 04:43 PM (c1oyg)
Posted by: CMU VET at December 25, 2010 04:44 PM (GROp7)
Posted by: sTevo at December 25, 2010 04:44 PM (FzVlt)
Posted by: ¤§EZB§¤ at December 25, 2010 04:45 PM (fa9yq)
I watched PREDATORS with Adrian Brody the other night.
Good flick.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 08:44 PM (Sl76L)
didn't like Fishburne's character and I still pine for a someone to adapt the awesome comics or novels
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 04:45 PM (Ig1Wo)
That sums up my parish - very well stated.
My parish also pays bills for people who are out of work or are going through a tough time - whether they are Catholic or not. That comes from our general funds that are part of our tithe. I like this system because the parish office not only knows who needs the assistance but they don't forget to get the bills paid for the people like I probably would.
Posted by: Nora semi-official moronette and former lurker at December 25, 2010 04:48 PM (sc0lO)
that's funny because I said to myself that it was the first time I saw Fishburne had some actual acting talent.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 04:49 PM (fFMjt)
that's funny because I said to myself that it was the first time I saw Fishburne had some actual acting talent.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 08:49 PM (fFMjt)
he was great in Akeelah and the Bee
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 04:52 PM (Ig1Wo)
I just ran an HDMI cable to the tv. Works awesome. Turn the TV into a second monitor when I want to use it Swap the default audio output to HDMI and Bam! I use it to stream stuff all the time.
Cables are cheap everywhere except BestBuy
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 04:53 PM (zyaZ1)
I just ran an HDMI cable to the tv. Works awesome. Turn the TV into a second monitor when I want to use it Swap the default audio output to HDMI and Bam! I use it to stream stuff all the time.
Cables are cheap everywhere except BestBuy
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 08:53 PM (zyaZ1)
yeah, I know (still have a bunch of hdmi cables from my last monoprice order). Just been too lazy to get around to it. Would love to check out Crysis and Metro 2033 on my 55"
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 04:55 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 04:55 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 04:57 PM (0LViU)
It would be the way to do 3D Gaming though as the 3D monitors are ridiculous.
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 04:57 PM (zyaZ1)
The fat man dropped off a few at my house, too. Took them to the family mob scene, the battles were epic and I was proud when the girls joined in. Turns out they were better shots than the boys ;-)
Merry Christmas, morons and 'ettes.
*Sips more egg nog* Hey, this glass has a hole in it.
Posted by: Retread at December 25, 2010 04:59 PM (gOvwr)
weird how Circuit City went tits up
I think they over-expanded and didn't do too well in markets where they were competing with Best Buy.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 04:59 PM (c0A3e)
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 08:56 PM (Sl76L)
I miss Circuit City, they made Best Buy honest. And for cables, Monoprice is great (though shipping sucks) and Newegg for anything else when it comes to computers
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:00 PM (Ig1Wo)
It would be the way to do 3D Gaming though as the 3D monitors are ridiculous.
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 08:57 PM (zyaZ1)
yeah, my tv has the same resolution as my monitor. I don't think the size degradation should affect me too much (especially since I play a lot of console games).
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:02 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 08:59 PM (c0A3e)
they also undercut themselves quite a bit trying to compete with Best Buy. And the constant high overturn on employees didn't help as they always ended up with people who flunked out of working for Gamestop
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:04 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: CMU VET at December 25, 2010 08:44 PM (GROp7)
It's entirely possible that you're just not doing it right. A fairly common moron problem, iirc.
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 05:06 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 25, 2010 08:59 PM (c0A3e)
Brick and mortar is passe
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 05:09 PM (c1oyg)
A plastic bottle cap, right?
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 09:09 PM (fFMjt)
yeah, laundry detergent
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:11 PM (Ig1Wo)
SiM, the Circuit City stores in Somerville and Saugus were always busy.
That's why it was a shock when they closed.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 05:13 PM (Sl76L)
Posted by: sickinmass at December 25, 2010 09:10 PM (1rflU)
If I can't buy it on line, I don't need it
Posted by: Ombudsman at December 25, 2010 05:15 PM (c1oyg)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 05:16 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 05:17 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 09:16 PM (zyaZ1)
don't forget their customer support
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:18 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 05:18 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 25, 2010 05:19 PM (DLxD/)
Fishburne looked like a fat slob in PREDATORS, like he was gasping for breath half the time. I hear Fishburne's daughter is doing hardcore porn too. Awesome. :/
Posted by: Darth Rove at December 25, 2010 05:20 PM (GfYt/)
Posted by: Santa Zakn at December 25, 2010 05:20 PM (zyaZ1)
yeah, it's not worth buying heavy shit online
and not a good idea to buy lcd tvs online because they get banged around during shipping.
Posted by: the Green Soothsayer at December 25, 2010 05:23 PM (/ebqR)
From all I've read it seems to be a Hollywood addition. And John wasn't the total incompetent he's made out to be in the movie. Still, stunning dialog (It's 1183 and we're barbarians), so I watch every time it's on.
Posted by: Retread at December 25, 2010 05:24 PM (gOvwr)
Posted by: sickinmass at December 25, 2010 09:21 PM (1rflU)
still like how they charge $130 to hook up someone's 360/PS3/Wii
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:24 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: The Dude at December 25, 2010 05:28 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 06:15 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 06:22 PM (zxpIo)
Nope.
Prolly not gonna happen.
He's already all pre-judgmental and shit.
It's kind of hard to get even a limited freak-on if you know, beforehand, that your partner disdains you as somehow "decadent".
Honestly, I'm more likely to try to validate my femininity by giving a random blow-job to some trucker at the TTT than engage with Kratos.
Either way, I'm sure that I would feel like shit, afterwards.
At least with the trucker, my tears and humiliation might net me $20!
Posted by: Deety with her Candy Cane shiv at December 25, 2010 06:40 PM (Jb3+B)
Evening all, I'm back. Not that anyone really missed me. We stopped at my son-in-laws parents home to drop off gifts. The usual snacks were on the counter, my daughter, hubby and grandson were there. I grabbed a handful of some trail mix and popped some of the handful in my mouth. Kind crunchy, didnt taste very good right out of the box. Yup, somebody had put the dogfood on the counter to keep the baby out of it. It did give me health teeth and gums.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at December 25, 2010 06:55 PM (DYGlf)
OD, that was the best laugh I've had all day. God bless you and your healthy teeth & gums!
Posted by: Peaches at December 25, 2010 06:58 PM (zxpIo)
And again, Jerry can bite me for what he's done to a once proud franchise.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 25, 2010 08:21 PM (0LViU)"
Well Duke, you were correctomundo!
Posted by: the football gods at December 25, 2010 06:58 PM (sc0lO)
(1) so what the hell, about Woolite? Did somebody buy them up and shut them down, like everything else that's any effin good and over 30?
(2) Gene Wilder and the sheep don't even count? You got a punchline, other than the one cap full?
(3) Nursing homes! Hey, what about the cabbies and railroad engineers huh. Can we just stipulate that it is sometimes somebody's job to work on Christmas for chissakes, and that's not the tragic end of the world?
There's a night shift tonight at the post office, and you'd just as soon see them choke. All the ships at sea! The RotoRooter Man! Satellite Spooks at the NSA, and astronauts in orbit. The syrup's getting thick.
I gay ron tee you, there are bennie-sucking assholes reading this site tonight who would not leave unemployment to work on Christmas, because that is just asking too much, and "I can't handle nights." Let's direct a special blessing to them, too, while the nose is still all fudgy.
Posted by: a doctor, a lawyer, and an indian chief at December 25, 2010 07:42 PM (hrwMe)
The liturgical churches - Roman Catholic, Episcopal/Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist - have standardized their services and readings to the point that there isn't much difference in their services.
CC, of course they would have almost identical services. Anglicans and Lutherans broke away from the Catholic Church and the Methodists broke away from the Anglicans.
Merry Christmas Ace, co-bloggers and morons and moronettes, and may the New Year bring you all success, health and happiness.
Posted by: Decaf at December 25, 2010 09:12 PM (C119q)
Posted by: CoolCzech at December 26, 2010 04:26 AM (tJjm/)
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Posted by: CoolCzech at December 25, 2010 10:09 AM (tJjm/)