November 23, 2010
— Open Blogger BREAKING: Cha-Ching! Maffei concedes; NY-25 another pickup for the Republicans! (Edit: The newspaper has since rewritten the article with a more "nuanced" narrative. Maffei is behind, but he can still request a recount.) (h/t Bomber© in the comments.)
So there I was, all set to compose and post my first awesomeish weekday MOOT, but then Comcast was all like
and I was stuck all day peering through the window instead of attending the party. Story of my life, let me tell you. I mean, I love you guys, but not enough to hand-code 175 lines of HTML on an iPhone.
Anyway, speaking of great timing: The elections are over, the thrill is gone. Thanksgiving is still two days away, and you're stuck reading this. In short, you must be bored. So hey, why not pay a visit the beautiful Korean DMZ? South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has introduced new mascots who would love for you to stop by and and engage in some "ecological tourism", which I believe is PR-speak for "there's not much there; hope you like plants."
They introduced these cute little critters to the world ... yesterday.
Left to right: Didi, Jiji and Mimi the happy DMZ butterfly family. Not pictured: Uhoh the Stuxnet-infected centrifuge.
Says the Yonhap News Agency:
The butterflies, named Didi (dad), Mimi (mom) and Jiji (their child) and with blue, pink and green wings, respectively, symbolize a family from an alien planet making their visit to Earth to find its natural charms.
Above: Natural charms.
More fun after the jump than if Don Rickles was your TSA agent. I was gonna call this the MONT, but eman correctly recognized that MOOT makes more sense. So welcome to the MOOT.
Why? The question is moot!
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Click the link above, hit "enter your code" and punch in GET3MP3S. You have to use them by the end of the day November 29 or they go bye-bye. Don't say I never did anything for you.
Warren the Ape was the most hilarious show on television. Unfortunately, it was also greenlighted by MTV of all channels, which was about as intelligent a move as casting Betty White to play Phil Spector. Fourteen-year-old girls didn't get it and didn't want to get it. Thus it almost certainly will not be renewed, and I'm pissed off. You can still watch the episodes on MTV.com, for now. I suggest you give them a try.
Okay, allegedly it's an animation by Nathan Lane Love. But admit it, doesn't that look just like Keith Olbermann by the time he gets to the end of a Speshul Koment?
I'm pretty sure the little hats are a metaphor for Ed Schultz's unstructured I'm-gonna-torch-this-place id.
Or Else It's a Metaphor for Charles Nelson Reilly.
...and that's why all the hippies eventually switched to cocaine by the late '70s, Billy.
It's never too early to teach your children the joys of fried pork products. Get yours soon before it's banned in Britain!
Somewhere, somebody is offended.
Today's MOOT brought to you by the instrument what am for you.
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Yeah, I was offline for something like ten hours. I had to get one of those "book" things and try it.
Posted by: Rajiv Vindaloo at November 23, 2010 10:48 AM (BZ2Bm)
Posted by: Editor at November 23, 2010 10:48 AM (YX6i/)
We'll be there between 10 and 3 sometime between thursday and wednesday during normal business hours between 11 and 2.
Comcast Customer Service.
Posted by: Journolist at November 23, 2010 10:49 AM (O/NP5)
I love his rendition of The Old Country Church and I'll Fly Away. Superb music.
Posted by: sifty, about to buy canned food and bags of grain. at November 23, 2010 10:49 AM (DNbkJ)
FIFY. Or is adding "to surf for pron" redundant?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 23, 2010 10:50 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: joncelli© at November 23, 2010 10:51 AM (RD7QR)
anyone else getting the olbermann book ads on your screen?? blech.
and of course he looks like an insufferable asshole on the cover.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at November 23, 2010 10:52 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Zimriel at November 23, 2010 10:52 AM (x0Iwv)
Man, is it ever cold here! Going to a family member's house for Thanksgiving dinner, and their furnace went out last night. Hope it's fixed by Thursday.
Posted by: Theresa D at November 23, 2010 10:52 AM (k9cj/)
Posted by: joncelli© at November 23, 2010 10:53 AM (RD7QR)
Those sound super cute! Are they flannel?
Posted by: laceyunderalls at November 23, 2010 10:53 AM (pLTLS)
I originally posted that Moot vid on my yootoob account and I shit you not it was pulled within 2 minutes.
Posted by: Soothsayer the Sea Monster at November 23, 2010 10:54 AM (uFokq)
Posted by: Journolist at November 23, 2010 10:55 AM (O/NP5)
Probably because he is an insufferable asshole. Looks like we can judge this book by it's cover.
Hey lacey, do you check your yahoo group email?
Posted by: Bomber© at November 23, 2010 10:55 AM (qzoN5)
Posted by: Theresa D at November 23, 2010 10:55 AM (k9cj/)
yes, bomber, I got your questions and I'm working on a reply!
Posted by: laceyunderalls at November 23, 2010 10:56 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 23, 2010 10:56 AM (NITzp)
Posted by: Theresa D at November 23, 2010 10:57 AM (k9cj/)
Posted by: BarryO Bomber, Winged-Warrior-in-Chief at November 23, 2010 10:58 AM (Lz//J)
What, are you looking for consistency around here? Do you know where you are?
Posted by: Bomber© at November 23, 2010 10:58 AM (qzoN5)
China doesn't want Obama to inflate our currency. Inflation here means food inflation there. But China knows that we have many thousands of troops in Korea vulnerable to a Nork assault.
I disagree. If China wanted to voice their displeasure at QE2, they would dump a lot of bonds to get their message across. They would get the same result without risking a shooting war at the hands of a psychopath.
Not to say that what the Norks did today doesn't work in the Chi-Com's favor, but I don't think it was masterminded by China.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at November 23, 2010 10:58 AM (9hSKh)
My beef with Comcast comes from when I had my own apartment. I don't really watch too much TV, and I was happy being on the extended basic plan (80 channels) of the local cable company before Comcast acquired it. The monthly bill was around $40. After Comcast bought the company, in almost two years the bill shot up to about $60.
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at November 23, 2010 10:59 AM (fxACH)
Posted by: Theresa D at November 23, 2010 02:57 PM (k9cj/)
< Are ya'll talking about Mukluks?
Posted by: Journolist at November 23, 2010 10:59 AM (O/NP5)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 23, 2010 11:00 AM (NITzp)
Posted by: Rajiv Vindaloo at November 23, 2010 11:02 AM (BZ2Bm)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at November 23, 2010 11:03 AM (NITzp)
Posted by: Ncj on the iphone4 saying you're fired biatch!!!!! at November 23, 2010 11:03 AM (ite0s)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at November 23, 2010 02:59 PM (fxACH)
Same thing happened here when Roadrunner bought out Adelphia, except they didn't wait 60 days. In order to approve the buyout and transfer the franchise the local town wanted a hike in franchise fees. That affected everyone even those not living in town.
Roadrunner announced huge fare increases and they were already higher here than in a different town 35 miles over. I called them up and told them to pack it in. I went on Dish.
Of course they soon raised their rates to match Roadrunner. Funny how that works huh? I have the same package as my younger brother in GA and my rates are $30/mo higher.
Posted by: Vic at November 23, 2010 11:05 AM (e4sSD)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo ( NJConservative) at November 23, 2010 11:07 AM (LH6ir)
Comcast sucks my balls. I pay 120 bucks a month for internet and tv, and i get no hd channels.
I am debating whether to switch to fios, which will let me lock in a rate of 99 buck for 2 years.
anyone here have Fios and like it?
Posted by: Ben at November 23, 2010 11:07 AM (wuv1c)
Obama had harsher words for Arizona's SB 1070 than he did today for North Korea.
Posted by: Soothsayer the Sea Monster at November 23, 2010 03:00 PM (uFokq)
No! Really? Who da' thought? To quote: "This country is so fucking boned". (and so is S Korea, I might add)
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 11:08 AM (G9ZYW)
"I love your hugs too little girl, but first you will... nibble on me"
Posted by: The Bacon at November 23, 2010 11:11 AM (UAUr6)
Posted by: ford the IINO. Independent in name only at November 23, 2010 11:14 AM (Ki7fm)
Posted by: Dr Spank at November 23, 2010 11:16 AM (LLZiU)
Stolen from that other site.
Posted by: Guy Fawkies at November 23, 2010 11:16 AM (JcRgg)
I have WONDERFUL NEWS MORONS...
I snuck over to Firedoglake, and they hate OBAMA MORE THAN WE DO!!!!!
The posts sound like Aceville, not DNC country....
Blistering hatred, so
if you need a fill up check it out.
If it's a libtard site, then they hate him for completely different reasons.
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 11:17 AM (G9ZYW)
Posted by: cali grump at November 23, 2010 11:18 AM (hL0k8)
You know something's up when the liberal meme includes throwing MSNBC under the bus in pure synchronicity with Sharpton, et al now clamoring for "Limbaugh" to be sensored and Fox News to be neutered.
These folks are very crafty and John Podesta is running the board in the script and signals.
Their 2012 campaign will be about GOP harboring "dangersou" speech. And of course the Dems will conveniently forget Team Obama's hair on fire rhetoric.
These folks are bastards, there I said it.
Posted by: Journolist at November 23, 2010 11:19 AM (O/NP5)
These folks are bastards, there I said it.
Posted by: Journolist at November 23, 2010 03:19 PM (O/NP5)
It's going to be a long, long two years.
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 11:22 AM (G9ZYW)
More proof McConnell is an idiot.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at November 23, 2010 11:27 AM (TpXEI)
I have WONDERFUL NEWS MORONS...
I snuck over to Firedoglake, and they hate OBAMA MORE THAN WE DO!!!!!
The posts sound like Aceville, not DNC country....
Blistering hatred, so
if you need a fill up check it out.
If it's a libtard site, then they hate him for completely different reasons.
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 03:17 PM (G9ZYW)
Exactly. Hating Obama because he's not a big enough liberal pussy really isn't helpful to our cause.
Posted by: tangonine at November 23, 2010 11:27 AM (x3YFz)
It works for me. When the libtards at work wanted to impeach shrub I told them it was a great idea, president Cheney would have been so much better.
Posted by: John Galt at November 23, 2010 11:28 AM (F/4zf)
Posted by: joncelli© at November 23, 2010 11:29 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Crush Liberalism at November 23, 2010 11:29 AM (8X9tr)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at November 23, 2010 11:31 AM (HNAAi)
Yeah, I saw that. When I first posted it, the article said he'd already called and conceded. Now they've changed it.
Posted by: Bomber© at November 23, 2010 11:31 AM (qzoN5)
Posted by: Editor at November 23, 2010 11:33 AM (YX6i/)
Ann Marie Buerkle will be Syracuse's next representative in Congress, its first woman in the U.S. House.
U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, the Democrat, called Buerkle today to concede, ending three weeks of ballot inspections and court wrangling.
Buerkle's staff said she will have a 4 p.m. news conference. Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Ed Ryan confirmed that Maffei conceded.Posted by: Bomber© at November 23, 2010 11:33 AM (qzoN5)
Posted by: jewells at November 23, 2010 11:33 AM (l/N7H)
These folks are bastards, there I said it.
These folks are Nazis and ought to dealt with as such. There, I said that.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at November 23, 2010 11:34 AM (HNAAi)
So this is what you all look like in the day....
Posted by: TexasJew at November 23, 2010 11:40 AM (gRluJ)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at November 23, 2010 11:40 AM (XBx/N)
Posted by: Editor at November 23, 2010 11:40 AM (YX6i/)
TSA: Some Gov't official to Skip Airport Security
"Cabinet secretaries, top congressional leaders and an exclusive group of senior U.S. officials are exempt from toughened new airport screening procedures when they fly commercially with government sanctioned security details."Members of the unwashed proletariat will continue to have their anus', love sticks and taco's manipulated by TSA staffers, and you are warned you will not like it, and if you profess to liking the fondling you will be arrested for crimes against the government. That is all!
Posted by: Fish the Impaler at November 23, 2010 11:41 AM (v1gw3)
Posted by: joncelli© at November 23, 2010 11:42 AM (RD7QR)
So this is what you all look like in the day....
Posted by: TexasJew at November 23, 2010 03:40 PM (gRluJ)
Posted by: Editor at November 23, 2010 11:44 AM (YX6i/)
Comcast also used to drop my Vonage calls (they claimed they didn't but WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW) so I dropped them.
Think 1" water pipe trying to force 1,000 gals a min through it when it's rated capacity is about 100 gals a min max. Get the picture of what's happening to your data?
Posted by: jakee308 at November 23, 2010 11:47 AM (fhTf7)
Posted by: Jessie Jackson at November 23, 2010 11:47 AM (GwPRU)
If I don't see y'all around before then (or even if I do), have a great Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Bomber at November 23, 2010 11:47 AM (qzoN5)
Fucking awesome. The tears of the local media must be extra sweet. Like Niagara ice wine.
I almost miss living there. Almost.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at November 23, 2010 11:49 AM (4ucxv)
Posted by: Bomber at November 23, 2010 11:49 AM (qzoN5)
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 11:51 AM (G9ZYW)
Posted by: jewells at November 23, 2010 11:51 AM (l/N7H)
Posted by: jewells45 at November 23, 2010 11:53 AM (l/N7H)
Posted by: Bomber at November 23, 2010 03:49 PM (qzoN5)
Thought you were leaving. That sick lady and the 5 yo are probably getting pretty pissed sitting in the car waiting for you.
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 11:54 AM (G9ZYW)
I've been on FiOS for a couple years. We dropped the phone and have 20/20 internet with TV extended plan. We're paying about $10 a month, but have had ZERO issues with it.
We add the occasional movie channel package depending on what we want, but the only gripe I have is that you have to lease the receivers, so that takes up a chunk of the bill. HD receivers or multi room playback HD receivers are pricey per month, IMO.
Posted by: Sponge © at November 23, 2010 12:03 PM (UK9cE)
The dork will probably bring his own dildo and drop his pants for them
Posted by: kbdabear at November 23, 2010 12:06 PM (vdfwz)
Holy Crap!
...that was a lot of snow.
Posted by: garrett at November 23, 2010 04:07 PM (6xikG)
They found Merscruntski's stash?
Posted by: Soona at November 23, 2010 12:11 PM (G9ZYW)
Two words: Tic tacs
Posted by: Mr. Subtle at November 23, 2010 12:14 PM (1O93r)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 23, 2010 12:14 PM (vdfwz)
Posted by: Montgomery Scott
It's half-assed stunts like this that get us killed all the time
Posted by: Zombie red shirt #463 at November 23, 2010 12:20 PM (1O93r)
Posted by: tee hee at November 23, 2010 12:24 PM (Cl4PC)
Posted by: Rajiv Vindaloo at November 23, 2010 12:28 PM (BZ2Bm)
Posted by: booger at November 23, 2010 12:37 PM (9RFH1)
Pffft Pikers..we take suck to whole new level.
Posted by: Verizon DSL at November 23, 2010 03:30 PM (pr+up)
I had DSL service from Verizon (in a former GTE service area) for a couple of years and it worked fairly well. No outages, at the very least. I did, on occasion, have to turn the gateway off and then back on to reestablish contact, but it always came back up quick. I don't know if that was a DSL problem or a gateway problem (Actiontec), however.
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at November 23, 2010 12:53 PM (fxACH)
Posted by: Rajiv Vindaloo at November 23, 2010 01:02 PM (BZ2Bm)
Posted by: Matthew at November 23, 2010 01:20 PM (+Vpzb)
Poor Danny Boy. Local boy went to DC, learned from Rangel, ran for Congress and won, turned into Nancy Pelosi's pet monkey, ignored his constituents' wishes and didn't live happily ever after at the public trough.
How can this possibly be a good lesson for the children? The next thing you know, evil people will tell them they have to work for a living.
Posted by: MarkD at November 23, 2010 01:24 PM (0Jy1K)
Posted by: James Tiberius Kirk at November 23, 2010 01:24 PM (o83lk)
Posted by: booger at November 23, 2010 01:24 PM (9RFH1)
Posted by: Robert at November 23, 2010 05:01 PM (fG88N)
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