I've resigned myself to "embracing the suck". Stimulus v2.0, Health Care, Cap and Tax. Bring the pain baby, bring it all. We're through the looking glass now, so we might as well take the ride.

Stimulus 2.0 has absolutely no chance of passing which is why the asshole ‘n Chief is starting to bypass congress for this kind of stuff. That will not work after this fall.

I have no evidence. I'm just going on gut feeling and what I see happening as Euro-zone countries start fighting over monetary policy and breaking restrictions placed on them (as they have done from the very beginning, but on much more serious levels in the future).

I, too, predicted the demise of the Euro from when they first proposed it (it wouldn't be the first pan-European currency to bite it), but it was buoyed by weakness in the US dollar. In any event, the same issues plaguing the dollar, now, are at work with the Euro, though the Euro is much more vulnerable (especially as monetary creation lies not with any single nation that uses the currency).

That's what's so great about Precedent Obama.  You got a scoop of delicious chocolate with a yummy scoop of vanilla.

We're through the looking glass now, so we might as well take the ride.

Might as well go over the cliff in fifth gear, with our hair on fire. Yeee Hawww!

Posted by: Mallamutt at January 04, 2010 01:40 PM (V9SYy)

Could I interest you in a nice cold glass of delicious chocolate milk?

Greece says its shortfall come to 120 per cent of output in 2010.

Can someone please diagram this sentence for me?  Who wrote it?  A non-English-speaker from Asia, or the ghetto?

That's what's so great about Precedent Obama.  You got a scoop of delicious chocolate with a yummy scoop of vanilla.

Don't forget the Strawberry Red.

Obama - The Neopolitan Ice Cream of Presidents

Posted by: Biblical Scollar at January 04, 2010 01:46 PM (IhHdM)

So we still have about 3 1/2 years to go?

The Shia already do that to mark the day of Ashura. Well except for the screwing women part.

I'm much more original than the effing Shia. Do they have women? I detect a niche...

41 Europe's problem isn't the Euro, it is the lack of little Europeans.

Obviously they need my help...

1. two wars wiped out the men of two generations...

so ther men weren't there to

a. vote conservative politicians in, as women are more liberal than men, and

b. do the jobs that made an imported, uneducated Muslim underclass necessary

result: there is no Europe anymore

Well hell.  The answer is obvious. 

They just need to borrow some money and payback the debt.

Sheesh!  Rookies!

According to the Bible the anti-Christ only reins for 42 months. So we got that to look forward to.

I thought it was 7 years?????

result: there is no Europe anymore

Posted by: Truman North at January 04, 2010 02:00 PM (e8YaH)

Greece had more abortions than live births last year. It wasn't all wars.

Posted by: Mr. Pink at January 04, 2010 02:03 PM (SqAkN)

The sword broke.

His heart, and will, never did.

You all act as if debt is something that has to be paid back.

Have you learned nothing from Hope and Change?

Sorry, had to get un-depressed (gawd, this shit has me making up words). Went to that you tube place and watched a video of Heart doing Crazy On You in 1976 on the Midnight Special. Remember that show? If so you're old.

For you Morons who like good rock n roll and chicks that can just flat wail (and are oh my god to die for) check it out. You'll come back ready to pounce on any poor troll who dares to show his handle.

According to the Bible the anti-Christ only reins for 42 months. So we got that to look forward to.

I thought it was 7 years?????

No no no. You're thinking of the seven seals and the seven bowls of God's wrath poured out on the nations.  After which we get the New Heaven and the New Earth, so I say get pourin'.

63 RLF, The riddle of steel is that though steel is strong, it is no stronger than the hand that wields it.

Thulsa Doom said that right after he said he rejected the Riddle.

@50 Posted by: Vic at January 04, 2010 02:01 PM (QrA9E) -

The 70th week of Daniel Vic. A 7 year period.  It's the midway point when the anti-christ stands in the temple and, basically, claims godhood.  Can't remember the exact quote and no bible handy. And to all you brothers and sisters who have accepted the "pre-tribulation rapture theory", don't count on it.

End of thread jack but Vic asked.

Debt that is too big to be repaid, won't be.

The question then becomes; What will be the result?  What if China and the Eastern European countries who carry Europe's debt want to be paid back?

Well, the world is going bankrupt and is being run by lunatics, and there's nothing we can really do about it, so how about a funny movie trailer?:

Tucker and Dale v. Evil

Hilarious concept.  Teens go camping and run into a couple of rednecks, who aren't actually serial killers, but the kids wind up dead anyway.

77

Eh now I have to watch the movie again. I just got my thoughts on that based on the fact Crom supposedly gave them the riddle of steel and that was how they could make it so good. Hence why Thulsa Doom came and killed them all, he wanted the best weapons. But it is a win win now I get to piss my girlfriend off by forcing her to watch it again and watch it again.

Having a weak America out there that is not able to prop up Europe, even if the propping up is only words, is not going to help matters at all. 

61 maddogg 55, Truman is doing a combination of trolling and making a comment about Normal Distribution. Need tweezers for that hook in your lip?

Needle nosed pliers are used for hook removal, not tweezers. You an expert on fishing?

Posted by: s'moron at January 04, 2010 02:20 PM (p1s9n) -

Hmm, I own 2. A 10-22 I've had since the mid 70'^s And an M77 Mk II in 7mm Rem Mag.  Had only a couple of feed jams with the 10-22 and both using conical shaped hollow points. Never with a stinger.  And the M77?  Never a problem. Only had it about 9 or 10 yrs though.

I was on a high school football defensive line that kinda had a Riddle of Steel "thing". Screaming in each other's faces when a guy was trying to get up 365 on the bench, punching people, the soundtrack going on the weight room boom box, that sort of juvenile shit.

Checking my memory, the exact quotes are: "The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts. [Points to sword] This you can trust."

and

C- The riddle... of steel.

TD- Yes! You know what it is, don't you boy? Shall I tell you? It's the least I can do. Steel isn't strong, boy, flesh is stronger! Look around you. There, on the rocks; a beautiful girl. Come to me, my child... [coaxes the girl to jump to her death] That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?

Of course for us is "What is the barbell without the arm that lifts it?"

As for Europe's problems, when they have their implosion, I think I could make a bit of money running guns to an open coastline, and back-hauling paying refugees. Attractive Euro-sluts who don't want to end up a fixture in some Islamic's harem, those sort of people.

Thulsa Doom: Ah. It must have been when I was younger. There was a time, boy, when I searched for steel, when steel meant more to me than gold or jewels.
Conan: The riddle... of steel.
Thulsa Doom: Yes! You know what it is, don't you boy? Shall I tell you? It's the least I can do. Steel isn't strong, boy, flesh is stronger! Look around you. There, on the rocks; a beautiful girl. Come to me, my child...
Thulsa Doom: [coaxes the girl to jump to her death]
Thulsa Doom: That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart, I gave you this! Such a waste. Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Crucify him!

Eh maybe you are right.

Truman is doing a combination of trolling

I've been here for years.  Been waiting for someone to reveal my trollish nature!

Ah ha ha!  The shroud is off!  I'm really a lefty!

Guess I'll go back to the MTV message boards, and discuss the upcoming episodes of Jersey Shore...

"You an expert on fishing? "

Call me.

Holy horse shit!  They're just trying to embarass us now.

http://tinyurl.com/pvlp2

They are unaccountable and they give a f--k if we know or not.

Via HA

 I'm scared to go the ZeroHedge - are they playing Russian Roulette by webcam?

Yes - since 2007. China keeps sending really pretty bullets.

112 So Redskins hire Shanahan by Thursday this week?

I hear Mike Leach is looking for a job...

118

You obviously haven't seen one of her movies. I think she pwned you by her 19th birthday.

He should hold out for Dallas.  Lord love him, the only way Romo is going to the Superbowl is if he buys a ticket."

Yeah what new and exciting way will he find to dissapoint you this year. Muff another hold for an easy field goal? Throw a crucial pick late in the game? Sorry but no way they are going to beat Philly 3 times in a row this year, even at home, and Tony Homo is due for another choke game.

@96 Posted by: SGT Dan at January 04, 2010 02:29 PM (GgXZc) -

Thanks sarge, and feel free to put me to hardware knowledge any time. BTW - my semi-auto pistol is a Colt M1991A1 and I love it.

re: Sucking

Hey, don't forget about me!

Oooohh.  Nevermind.

_{Shhhh. Think the moronettes bought my act?}

126 Sorry, girls, but when it comes to embracing the suck, I am the undisputed champion of the world.

LOL.

Oooohh.  Nevermind.

_{Shhhh. Think the moronettes bought my act?}

Posted by: teej at January 04, 2010 02:59 PM (QdUKm)"

You mean all 5 of them?

I kid I kid.

Posted by: toby928: weeping dallas fan at January 04, 2010 02:59 PM (PD1tk) -

Hush, I've got runningrn convinced I hurt my shoulder playing baseball.

I've resigned myself to "embracing the suck". Stimulus v2.0, Health Care, Cap and Tax. Bring the pain baby, bring it all. We're through the looking glass now, so we might as well take the ride.

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 01:20 PM

"We'll just have to watch it happen, and work for the future."

and blame Bush.

Posted by: moronettes at January 04, 2010 03:02 PM (3Lcea) -

Dog gone it Methos, don't scare me like that.

Eek. I got sucked in over there earlier and got the shit scared outta me.  The commenters are actively planning for survival.  As in small farm animals, gardening, burying gold in the back yard, cabins in the woods.  Water/food hoarding.  Guns, ammo, and Gold.

Yeah, so? Me too.

Yeah, so? Me too.

Posted by: maddogg at January 04, 2010 03:07 PM (OlN4e) -

Guess he was never a boy scout maddogg.

139 Don't kid yourself, teej.  And now you've insulted our intelligence, too.

And would it kill you to come watch some of this with us, and try it out later, and dammit, make us a sandwich?

I got sucked in over there earlier and got the shit scared outta me.  The commenters are actively planning for survival.  As in small farm animals, gardening, burying gold in the back yard, cabins in the woods.  Water/food hoarding.  Guns, ammo, and Gold.

All of that does no good at all if you live near a large urban area unless you can spot the crash coming several days in advance and get out quick.

Read the book "Dies The Fire" by S.M. Stirling.

BTW, I like the new saying; lead is the new gold. You can't eat gold.

Even if we go into a decade long depression I really can't see the value in moving out into the woods and trying to live off the land like some 1800s settler.

Methos 111, thanks, that's what I meant. I'm a stickler for definitions.

BTW, I didn't call Truman a troll; I said he was acting like one in that one post. Besides I don't even think there's anything wrong with tossing in the hook now and then. (Although one shouldn't make a habit of it.)

As for tweezers versus pliers, I don't know anything about fishing, so I just guessed that a fisherman would need some kind of tool to pull out a hook. So, now I know pliers are used, so thanks.

BTW, I like the new saying; lead is the new gold. You can't eat gold. -

It's pretty close to lead on the table of elements though. Guess if ya had to you could melt it down and cast bullets out of it.

Zimriel

No problem. Sorry for seeming testy.

Even if we go into a decade long depression I really can't see the value in moving out into the woods and trying to live off the land like some 1800s settler.

1800's settlers ate. Thats an advantage in my book.

I think a gold bullet would melt in the barrel.

Eek. I got sucked in over there earlier and got the shit scared outta me.  The commenters are actively planning for survival.  As in small farm animals, gardening, burying gold in the back yard, cabins in the woods.  Water/food hoarding.  Guns, ammo, and Gold.

161 1800's settlers ate. Thats an advantage in my book.

Yum, yum!

Read the book "Dies The Fire" by S.M. Stirling.

Yeah, Vic, definitely worth the read. I just wish Stirling would hurry and finish the series. In the latest I kept thinking they were getting close but he left it hanging, again. Of course, I'll buy the next one, too. And just about anything else he writes (he's a bit of a loon, though).

I think a gold bullet would melt in the barrel.

No, gold would make a usable bullet. The melting point of pure lead is only around 650 deg. F. You probably couldn't push it much faster than 1600 fps without stripping in the rifling, though.

Even if we go into a decade long depression I really can't see the value in moving out into the woods and trying to live off the land like some 1800s settler.

A decade long depression would not be the driver to head for the woods and hills. Under that scenario gold would be good to have. Heading for the hills is when the entire veneer of society collapses.

The residents of the U.S. were much better prepared for the depression and hard times than the people of today. What I would expect to see is total collapse of all the big cities. When their city governments began to fail and the dolists didn't get their monthly stipend they would burn the city to the ground and commence rioting that would make the troubles of the 60s look tame.  

Melting pt. of lead approx.  328^o C.  Melting point of gold approx. 1065^o C.

Could make the gold kind of hard to melt to make bulletts in the first place I guess.

Thanks teej.

i'm getting a real edumacashun today

Move to the burbs bro. Cheaper, less crime, and people are not as big of pricks. If there were LA style riots in DC I am pretty sure they wouldn't drive 15 miles down 66 to get me.

BTW can this post apocolypse talk involve zombies?

I'll buy the next one, too. And just about anything else he writes (he's a bit of a loon, though).

LOL, totally agree!

Best book I've read on the war in the Pacific was "With The Old Breed" with forward by Victor Davis Hanson. By E.B. Sledge.

Posted by: Truman North at January 04, 2010 03:25 PM (e8YaH) -

I was hoping for a turn towards eschatology.

Poorly defended, soft, unarmed people.  That is the burbs (mostly).

Not the burbs here in SC.

177 Mr. Pink, just don't drive around the older parts of Manassas."

Hhahahahah F no. I wouldn't go there if you paid me and I had a freakin translator which is generally needed nowdays. I drove thru there once in 2001 and witnessed a guy getting jumped in the middle of the street in Georgetown South in full view of two cops who just sat and watched. Count me out. That and the women their have 3 teeth and there is 75% chance they have a baby at home after the age of 16.

Not the burbs here in SC.

Posted by: Vic at January 04, 2010 03:30 PM (QrA9E) -

Yeah, imagine the reception here in small town Ks. too.

ps for pixy - these server errors every time I post are getting kind of old.

Also I thought about buying a house there last year, in Manassas. Well I pull up out front of the house, nice brick townhouse, 3 levels, hard wood floors and with about 350 more sq. footage as the one I ended up buying. Well what should I see right by the realtors sign spray painted on the front of the brick townhouse in huge red letters?

Why your friendly neighborhood MS-13. Didn't help that it was around 1 pm on a Tuesday and there were several groups of up to 10 grown men just loitering around everywhere.

This is not hard to figure out.  We're in deep shit, because liberals hate children.

All of the social welfare plans were written 60 years ago and assumed that the growth rate at that time would continue.

Liberals stopped having kids and da huh. The formula didn't work.

So who the fuck is going to buy my big old house?  WhoTF is going to pay my SS?

Look at Japan, no children, no growth.

The moral here?

You young fuckers need to start fucking and having kids. 

My retirement is counting on you all!

194 We have more guns. Let'em rot.

GOOD POINT. Unless Barry takes them.

GOOD POINT. Unless Barry takes them.

When that begins to happen you know the collapse is imminent.

GOOD POINT. Unless Barry takes them.

From my cold dead hands. Give up your guns, give up your life.

Hey, son just pissed away my "year 2000", rounds in my ar-15, now a have to find some more, any ideas?

Need Russian rounds, 39's

While Amanda Simpson is clearly one of the first transgender presidential appointees [Transportation], Democratic officials say theyÂ’re unsure if she is the very first one [DNC churning the rumor machine: who before]. Simpson hopes that HUNDREDS more transgenders will gain government appointments.

According to the New York Post, the national average unemployed youth (who voted for Obama) is at 52.2% now. Graduating with the Obama sex ed program, going transgender is another way ObamaÂ’s crew expects "green" college grads to fit in for a "good job" while “created or saved” gets a twist applicable to body organs as well as the demand for an ObamaCare specialty. 

199 Kemp, working on 4&5 right now. How big is your house?

Well, actually I have a compoud on an acre with four buildings, a fence around it all, a pool and way to many damn A/C's and heaters. 

WTF am I to do with all this shit? 18 phones, 2 land lines, 7 cars, and two sons in grad school.

I was hoping some damn rich banker would buy this stuff, but Wachovia went broke and BA isn't doing shit either.

I'll be stuck here with all this shit for awhile.

Could be worse, one of my kids might have got to Chapel Hill. Thank God they can read.

Did I mention it's cold as shit in Charlotte?

207 Truman, here in Virginia we have this thing called a gunshow - tis great.

I know.  I live in Massachusetts.  To get a carry permit, you need a note from the Sherriff.  I kid you not!

Posted by: Danica McKellar, aka Winnie Cooper (of The Wonder Years fame) at January 04, 2010 03:49 PM (LeFbD)

Ah, the stuff dreams are made of, I loved that broad since I first set eyes on her 23 years ago.  Biting, sucking, BUNK

Well then you saw his speculation that the govt unemployment numbers, as reported by treasury, is perhaps lowballed by 32%. 

Most economists that I have seen say the true number is around 17%. The real way to find out is to take the decrease in "employment" since the government tinkers with the other numbers.

Posted by: Vic at January 04, 2010 04:00 PM (QrA9E) -

No way. good ol' Uncle Sam would never do anything like that.

My mom's been buying gold for the past 10 years -- whenever the price was decent and she could afford to.  Everybody (including investment/accountant types) laughed at her -- gold was a dumb thing to buy, what a stupid little old lady.  She's been trying to buy some more land back after being forced into the sale of her farm, but that opportunity hasn't come to pass for her (she was looking at around 500 acres -- price hasn't gone where it needs to be yet, and she's running out of time lifespan wise, bummer that).

Somehow, if Mom manages to survive the death panels (which odds are not good that she will), I can see her wearing a chain mail dress -- who's the chief of Bartertown?

#219

no shit!

embrace the suck is right...shove every nonsense program these wanna be facisti want... make the people suffer so much that we break this police state up into 5 sections and the northeast that should be carpet bombed the day after liberation... force the ass pain on everybody so the we all walk away from the national socialist's debt and bring it all down...the devil's triangle of DC-NY-CHE'CAGO must be turned to ash... its the same axis of evil that forced civil war in 1860 and will do it again-different results this time and take no prisoners they are contagion and must be neutralized...

long live the free republics of north america

ps-- the worlds greatest blogger must have something stuck in his muscle-glutes or maybe he just does't like the fact that his boytoy strikes the pose of L'DUCE all the time....

pss- anybody hear about that trig thing...could be trouble for palin,going around making babies and taking care of her family... the nerve

Poorly defended, soft, unarmed people. That is the burbs (mostly).

Not the burbs here in SC.

224 -- who says that hasn't been bought as well?  She's sitting on an arsenal. 

I mention this, because Mom's lived through the Depression, a world war, a cold war, and Carter -- she was calling this some time back, and everybody called her a fool and nutso, and laughed in her face.  Some folks seem to have forgot the valuable lesson of listening to your elders.

wisteria trees???

LOL< people pay for those damn vines? They are overruning the woods behind my house and I have a hard time keeping them out of the yard.

They are nothing more than flowering kudzu.

@57: The sword broke.

His heart, and will, never did.

-----------------------------------

I beg to differ, sir.

230 -- stock up on food/weapons/blankets/sewing supplies/silver n gold (because people will always be jonesing for some shiney to trade, yep; also stocked up on garden seeds and thank goodness for all that survival training -- courtesy of our military...and great grandma (who lived through the Indian Wars, a depression, two world wars, sadly Carter killed her). 

I'm not thinking it's going to get that bad...but just in case.