Ace of Spades HQ

August 05, 2010

New Cobloggers
— Ace

I don't think I ever welcomed aboard Monty -- I think I was planning a welcome post and he beat me to posting. I'd asked him years ago but he only recently said yes. (He joined up in the reserves; I think that was part of the reason he couldn't.)

Actually I don't think I've officially welcomed any of the cobloggers, really. I'm not good with formal stuff.

Well, welcome. Sorry, Maetenloch.

And finally I'll welcome someone before he posts -- Michael at Innocent Bystanders suggested that Geoff come on board here, with his economic bodyblow postings against Disaster Obama, and that maybe it would be good to give his analyses greater exposure. I wouldn't have poached him had Michael not suggested it.

Geoff agreed, and so he's on the team now.

As LauraW. says, you always need a chart-guy. If you have a chart-guy, it looks like you know what the hell you're doing.

Posted by: Ace at 10:35 AM | Comments (84)
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1 do they have "Welcome Aboard" tatooed on their penises?

Posted by: Lt. Cmdr Thomas Dodge at August 05, 2010 10:37 AM (Ismnj)

2 If you want a chart guy, hire Ross Perot.

Posted by: TexasJew at August 05, 2010 10:37 AM (o7kZZ)

3 glad to have even more people posting. even those that have been posting.

Posted by: dudeinsantacruz at August 05, 2010 10:37 AM (Ismnj)

4 Chart guy! Can I haz pie?

Posted by: Rocks at August 05, 2010 10:42 AM (Q1lie)

5 what's the pay scale for the new co-bloggers?

Posted by: Ben at August 05, 2010 10:44 AM (wuv1c)

6
Cool, that chart from Geoff has been posted many times in the forums I visit.

Posted by: RarestRX at August 05, 2010 10:44 AM (rmNST)

"If you want a chart guy, hire Ross Perot."

How do you know Geoff isn't?

*dun-dun-dunnn*

Posted by: reason at August 05, 2010 10:45 AM (sPO/s)

8 I want you other new guys guys to look at Monty's left hand and notice that he's missing his ring finger after the first knuckle. That 'accidentally' happened after he 'accidentally' touched my sandwich in the AOSHQ mini fridge. OK? Good. We're done here.

Posted by: lauraw at August 05, 2010 10:45 AM (QM1rL)

also, we need more pie charts. delicious pie charts.

AoS needs to look more like the front page of USA Today.

Posted by: Ben at August 05, 2010 10:45 AM (wuv1c)

Welcome cobloggers [belated].

We've got coked-up stimulus monkeys and horny female dolphins to ease your transition into the AoS lifestyle.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at August 05, 2010 10:46 AM (PXaZS)

In my mind, Monty has a curly-q beard and wears a deerstalker cap.

Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at August 05, 2010 10:46 AM (HaYO4)

12 So Geoff will take care of the Monty morning doom threads?

Posted by: Vic at August 05, 2010 10:46 AM (/jbAw)

13 You can never have too many purveyors of doom and gloom, so welcome to the nether reaches, aka AoS. So, just how boned are we, Geoff?

Posted by: joncelli at August 05, 2010 10:47 AM (RD7QR)

14 Is that Geoff as AHFF Geoff?

Posted by: Roadking at August 05, 2010 10:47 AM (pQaoz)

15 Posted by: lauraw at August 05, 2010 02:45 PM (QM1rL) I'd heard it was some kind of strange masturbation " accident " . Thanks for clearing that up .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at August 05, 2010 10:48 AM (NuAIL)

16 Welcome to all!

Me loves this place. The 'roons and 'rettes here keep me laughing, and informed.

Posted by: TheresaD at August 05, 2010 10:48 AM (K9XK2)

Heh. Monty stole laura's M-80 on rye.

Posted by: reason at August 05, 2010 10:48 AM (sPO/s)

18 >>>6 what's the pay scale for the new co-bloggers? I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago.

Posted by: ace at August 05, 2010 10:50 AM (KUUXH)

19 15 Is that Geoff as AHFF Geoff?

Posted by: Roadking at August 05, 2010 02:47 PM (pQaoz)

You beat me to it...lol

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 10:50 AM (p302b)

20 Hey! I've got charts too....lots and lots of charts. But first let me show you THIS! * releases turgid member*

Posted by: Algore at August 05, 2010 10:51 AM (+/qB2)

21 19 >>>6 what's the pay scale for the new co-bloggers? I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago. Posted by: ace at August 05, 2010 02:50 PM (KUUXH) Wow Ace, you're as generous as our dear leader!

Posted by: joncelli at August 05, 2010 10:51 AM (RD7QR)

"horny female dolphins"

Man, MPFS is gonna be pissed when she hears you called her that...

Posted by: reason at August 05, 2010 10:51 AM (sPO/s)

23 So does the blog have more co-bloggers than commenters yet?

Posted by: lorien1973 at August 05, 2010 10:52 AM (IhQuA)

24 "Wow Ace, you're as generous as our dear leader!

Posted by: joncelli at August 05, 2010 02:51 PM (RD7QR)"

not really, with BO, it's written in such a way that you can't qualify for it anyway. At least ace give it straight out, no strings attached.

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 10:52 AM (p302b)

25 Geoff agreed, and so he's on the team now.

Oh fuck. Now the rest of us are going to look like 34% dumber by comparison.

Shit.

I mean, yay! Welcome Geoff!

Posted by: DrewM. at August 05, 2010 10:53 AM (X/Lqh)

26 Welcome Monty and Maetenloch, ... or something.
And word, Geoff.

Perhaps one of you (or Kratos) could take a look at the scary stuff over on zerohedge right now...something about Russia banning food exports due to drought.

Posted by: Methos at August 05, 2010 10:53 AM (C6Jt5)

27 19 >>>6 what's the pay scale for the new co-bloggers?

I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago.

Posted by: ace at August 05, 2010 02:50 PM (KUUXH)

Uhm...but first you have to pay me half of that..

Posted by: B+rry Ob+mao at August 05, 2010 10:53 AM (+/qB2)

28 Posted by: Methos at August 05, 2010 02:53 PM (C6Jt5)

With all the rain they've lost their wheat crop and somewhere else I read about someone cornering the wheat market.

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 10:54 AM (p302b)

"something about Russia banning food exports due to drought."

It's okay. You fuckers are still MANDATED to buy our chicken.

BUY IT! BUY IT NOW!

Posted by: China at August 05, 2010 10:54 AM (sPO/s)

30 For the record, Geoff is NOT AHFF Geoff. Plain Geoff does charts, not funneh.

Posted by: XBradTC at August 05, 2010 10:55 AM (X0Ona)

When is Commenter Appreciation Day?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at August 05, 2010 10:55 AM (QMtmy)

"Plain Geoff does charts, not funneh."

EVER.

Posted by: reason at August 05, 2010 10:56 AM (sPO/s)

33 oh gotcha...have to check out his charts then.

what happened to AHFF Geoff?

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 10:56 AM (p302b)

34 Howdy fellas.

Whatcha drinkin?

Posted by: mpfs at August 05, 2010 10:58 AM (iYbLN)

35 Congrats to the new cob-loggers.

I hear the initiation ritual is a bitch, though.

Posted by: Andy at August 05, 2010 10:58 AM (5Rurq)

36 /waves

Posted by: trailortrash at August 05, 2010 11:00 AM (zB1JW)

>> I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago.

Soon the precious shall be mine, that sweet, sweet dental plan.

sooooon

Posted by: Dave in Texas at August 05, 2010 11:01 AM (WvXvd)

38 35 Howdy fellas.

Whatcha drinkin?

Posted by: mpfs at August 05, 2010 02:58 PM (iYbLN)

Diet Coke and Fiber-all.

Shaken, not stirred..

Posted by: TexasJew at August 05, 2010 11:01 AM (o7kZZ)

39 To celebrate, I will be offline indiscriminately and without rhyme or reason from now on.

Posted by: Pixy at August 05, 2010 11:03 AM (NHuhU)

40 "I am now more convinced than I was two weeks ago that we are once again in the Â“end game trade.Â” Just like in the late 2007 to mid 2008 timeframe no one seems to notice or care. Back then the parabolic rise in commodities was attributed to phenomenal ROW growth that had decoupled from the U.S. and so no one really worried about the moves until it was too late."

GULP

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 11:03 AM (p302b)

41 On a related topic, the Mercator map projection sucks.
It really makes my ass look huge.

Posted by: Greenland at August 05, 2010 11:04 AM (o7kZZ)

42 @40 Like you need an excuse .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at August 05, 2010 11:04 AM (NuAIL)

43 I, for one, welcome our new Overlords Co-Bloggers.

There is, however, an implied promise of charts.

So, at some point in the near future, I expect them. And they'd better be informative. I mean, this is the smart military blog right?

Waiting for smart, military charts.

Also, that zombie chart from Downsized Upscale above will do as well.

Posted by: shibumi at August 05, 2010 11:06 AM (OKZrE)

44 41 "I am now more convinced than I was two weeks ago that we are once again in the Â“end game trade.Â” Just like in the late 2007 to mid 2008 timeframe no one seems to notice or care. Back then the parabolic rise in commodities was attributed to phenomenal ROW growth that had decoupled from the U.S. and so no one really worried about the moves until it was too late."

GULP

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 03:03 PM (p302b)

How did you get the urine on the computer like that? Every time I try it, it just shorts out my laptop screen.

Posted by: Havelock Ellis at August 05, 2010 11:08 AM (o7kZZ)

45 How about a welcome for this new co-blogger, 'Ace'? He's been on a tear the last few days and the content has been flowing. And this is the summer doldrums- looking forward to a fiery fall!

Posted by: t-bird at August 05, 2010 11:08 AM (FcR7P)

I was told there would be no math charts on this blog.

Posted by: jdub at August 05, 2010 11:09 AM (t9pKb)

>>>For the record, Geoff is NOT AHFF Geoff.

Plain Geoff does charts, not funneh.

Got it. I thought they where the same guy. AHFF always brought tons of info, I don't remember much funneh although he was prety good at smacking a lippy troll right in the mouth every now and then.

Posted by: Roadking at August 05, 2010 11:09 AM (pQaoz)

48 Heh. Monty stole laura's M-80 on rye humpernickel.

FIFY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 05, 2010 11:15 AM (P9+0W)

There is, however, an implied promise of charts.

So, at some point in the near future, I expect them. And they'd better be informative.

A chart of Ace's posts per day this year would be interesting. And by interesting I mean "would show clearly the need for an intervention".

Posted by: Mama AJ at August 05, 2010 11:16 AM (XdlcF)

50 lauraw: "...touched my sandwich in the AOSHQ mini fridge."

Sounds kinda kinky. Were you looking to induce fear or arousal?

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 05, 2010 11:17 AM (swuwV)

My short attention span and I heartily approve of the job that maetenloch is doing to the ONT and especially the way that his a and e in his name run into each other all Europeanay and stuff.

Posted by: Max Entropy at August 05, 2010 11:18 AM (la188)

52 ~ sigh ~

I've been posting here for years .. toiling away in the moron caves ...
never got a request from ace to be a co-blogger. Not one.

The fact that I don't have a valid email address is one reason.
The fact that I suck, another.

Oh well.

Congrats Monty, you magnificent bastard
You read books.

.and Maetenloch, your posts are excellent as well.

.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at August 05, 2010 11:18 AM (ruzrP)

53 ace: "I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago."

Can they keep their health plan too?

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 05, 2010 11:20 AM (swuwV)

54 "All lines pointed downward versus time" pretty much sums up all anyone needs to know about Obama charts.

Posted by: algore at August 05, 2010 11:24 AM (ndlFj)

55
alright enough grab ass, already

get to the *quality* blogging

Posted by: no mr. bond, i expect you to die at August 05, 2010 11:26 AM (uFokq)

56 I loves teh Geoff.

Posted by: kevlarchick at August 05, 2010 11:31 AM (TNuqz)

57 I take it Geoff is from Connecticut?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at August 05, 2010 11:32 AM (fLHQe)

58 get to the *quality* blogging

Preferably beginning with accidental busty lesbian pron links.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 05, 2010 11:32 AM (P9+0W)

Pay scale? You mean the screw tops from Valu-Rite bottles are legal tender now?

Sheesh, I always thought the empty bottles would have been worth more. Who knew?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 05, 2010 11:34 AM (i3AsK)

Oops, I forgot to welcome the new guys.

Howdy y'all. Who gets to shave LauraW's hump first?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at August 05, 2010 11:36 AM (i3AsK)

>>>6 what's the pay scale for the new co-bloggers?

I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago.

So, still nothing then.

Posted by: Decaf at August 05, 2010 11:37 AM (NooBZ)

62 If Geoff doesn't make with the triangles, can his ass like tuna.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at August 05, 2010 11:37 AM (lN56Y)

63 Posted by: BumperStickerist at August 05, 2010 03:18 PM (ruzrP)

OMG, most morons could have written his post lol!!

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 11:45 AM (p302b)

64 Is this Geoff the long time commenter Geoff who used to be on Face of Aces Geoff?

Cause I liked that Geoff. He was funneh.

Posted by: you got it, you got it at August 05, 2010 11:46 AM (i0rVe)

65 Posted by: Havelock Ellis at August 05, 2010 03:08 PM (o7kZZ)

Oh it's easy. I highlight the item I want urinized and then I go to the boxes on top of the comment box, In the second set are two icons. The first is an A underlined in red and the second is underlined in yellow. If you want to highlight the foreground you click on the A underlined in red and pick a color, any color. If you want to highlight the background then you click on the second one highlighted in yellow and pick a color, any color. If you want to urineize something you use the fourth color in the seond column from the right....and viola, you've urine ized it....

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 11:50 AM (p302b)

66 Although, I have to tell you, I got this little book about poop and such at urban outfitters and if your urine is that dark you need to be drinking more water and cranberry juice and maybe even visiting the doc.

Posted by: curious at August 05, 2010 11:52 AM (p302b)

67 Yes, Monty doing a great job and Geoff will be a great addition. That ONT guy is a little odd, I guess that's why he gets the red eye shift.

Posted by: Guy Fawkes at August 05, 2010 11:53 AM (yT8z7)

68 Geoff is now a co-blogger?

Slippery slope, my friend, slippery slope.

I take it Geoff is from Connecticut?

Nope, not all us are from there, some of us just like to visit.

Posted by: pajama momma at August 05, 2010 11:56 AM (t777E)

69 Whose dick do I have to suck to co-blog here?

Posted by: Andy Sullivan at August 05, 2010 11:57 AM (aB5St)

70 Is this Geoff the long time commenter Geoff who used to be on Face of Aces Geoff?

Cause I liked that Geoff. He was funneh.

yes

Posted by: pajama momma at August 05, 2010 12:01 PM (t777E)

71 On a related topic, the Mercator map projection sucks.
It really makes my ass look huge.

Posted by: Greenland

I thought that you were just retaining a glacier.

Posted by: Blue Hen at August 05, 2010 12:09 PM (R2fpr)

72 Thank you, Pajama Mama.

I remember in the pic he had two cute kids.

Posted by: you got it, you got it at August 05, 2010 12:38 PM (i0rVe)

73 Danged nic

Posted by: flashbazzbo, s.e. at August 05, 2010 01:05 PM (i0rVe)

74 Geoff,

Welcome to AoS HQ, nothing but good times and loose women ahead !

Posted by: Sam at August 05, 2010 01:10 PM (Cxsey)

75 Does Geoff have any pie charts? Does he have them in apple or blueberry?

Posted by: Moi at August 05, 2010 01:24 PM (Ez4Ql)

76 Great. More Connecticut String Pullers. How unexpected.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 05, 2010 01:52 PM (SMTZf)

77 Wait. Wasn't Monty and Maetenloch Andrew Sullivan's prior underbloggers?

Posted by: Xoxotl at August 05, 2010 02:22 PM (CbVPH)

78 WTF is a Cob Logger?

Posted by: semitough at August 05, 2010 03:14 PM (a8p0Q)

I'm happy to say it's 300% of what it was just a year ago.

Unfortunately, it's also something like 95% less.

Posted by: Phinn at August 05, 2010 06:18 PM (GiUTT)

80 Geoff?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

It's gonna be all charts all the time.

Posted by: mesablue at August 05, 2010 06:40 PM (AUndp)

81
It's gonna be all charts all the time.

Nirvana!!

Posted by: geoff at August 05, 2010 09:21 PM (k8Osq)

Yeah geoff! This may bring me out of my self-imposed AoSHQ exile. I'm thinking the fact that Jackstraw didn't punch me in the nose when he met me and now adding geoff to the team is a sign from God. Now, if we could get Michael banned all of the pieces will have fallen into place.

Posted by: BrewFan at August 06, 2010 03:01 AM (mZu8a)

83 so good!

Posted by: Louis Vuitton Bags at June 20, 2011 07:20 PM (ZJHqx)

84 the passage read so nice!

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