January 19, 2011
— Maetenloch When words are banned, only outlaws will have the proper words.
Cr0ssha1rs: The New Forbidden Word
At least on CNN:
CNN's John King: "Before we go to break, I want to make a quick point. We were having a discussion about the Chicago mayoral race. My friend Andy Shaw used the term 'in the crosshairs' in talking about the candidates. We're trying, we're trying to get away from that language. Andy is a good friend, he's covered politics for a long time, but we're trying to get away from that kind of language."
Allahpundit retorts:
Am I hallucinating or didn’t this same network [CNN] once have an entire show devoted to heated political debate called … “Crossfire”? With a crosshairs logo? How did the republic survive while it was on the air?My God - how many lives has CNN's primetime programming cost us?
At least according to modern liberal standards:
Most people think King would be the last person to own a gun. Yet in the mid-1950s, as the civil rights movement heated up, King kept firearms for self-protection. In fact, he even applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon.And who knew King was such a racist?A recipient of constant death threats, King had armed supporters take turns guarding his home and family. He had good reason to fear that the Klan in Alabama was targeting him for assassination.
William Worthy, a journalist who covered the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, reported that once, during a visit to King’s parsonage, he went to sit down on an armchair in the living room and, to his surprise, almost sat on a loaded gun. Glenn Smiley, an adviser to King, described King’s home as “an arsenal.”
As I found researching my new book, Gunfight, in 1956, after KingÂ’s house was bombed, King applied for a concealed carry permit in Alabama. The local police had discretion to determine who was a suitable person to carry firearms. King, a clergyman whose life was threatened daily, surely met the requirements of the law, but he was rejected nevertheless. At the time, the police used any wiggle room in the law to discriminate against African Americans.
Stuxnet: Apparently a US-Israeli production.
American schools are more segregated by race and class today than they were on the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, 43 years ago. The average white child in America attends a school that is 77 percent white, and where just 32 percent of the student body lives in poverty. The average black child attends a school that is 59 percent poor but only 29 percent white. The typical Latino kid is similarly segregated; his school is 57 percent poor and 27 percent white.(If true) I suspect this is more about economic migration than racism - those who could fled poor, urban areas to the suburbs. Those who couldn't, didn't.Overall, a third of all black and Latino children sit every day in classrooms that are 90 to 100 percent black and Latino.
The Cost To Make A Penny: 1.63¢
The Cost to Slip A Bomb Past the TSA: $100.00
Loss of Faith in the Government: Priceless
Quiz: $26,000 is:
a. The average annual income in Romania.
b. The price of a new 2011 Ford Explorer.
c. The cost of a Stinger anti-aircraft missile.
d. Charlie Sheen's weekend hooker budget.
Danger Danger Will Moron!
Copyright troll RightHaven LLC is now suing commenters on blogs who excerpt anything from one of their newspaper clients. Of course this would be covered under Fair Use but RightHaven also knows that most people don't have the resources to fight them and will be forced to settle for $3000+. They're bastards so be sure and shun any newspaper listed here.
Best Cure For a Hangover?
Well scientists - top scientists - say it's coffee and aspirin:
They found the caffeine in coffee and the anti-inflammatory ingredients of aspirin and other painkillers reacted against the chemical compounds of ethanol, or pure alcohol.And I would add drinking lots and lots and lots of water before you go to bed.Ethanol brings on headaches thanks to a chemical acetate it can produce and even low doses can affect some people more than others, said the study.
Some Reasons Why Being A Man Is Awesome
Here are a few:
10. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.But #5 is my favorite: the world is my urinal - you're just living in it.
11. You know stuff about tanks and engines.
12. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
13. You can open all your own jars.
14. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
15. Your underwear is $3.95 for a three-pack.
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Was that the alternate title for Steven Seagal's "Out for Justice", where Cockpuncher roamed the streets of Brooklin armed with an unmarked police cruiser and a shotgun, looking for why Richie did Bobby Lupo?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 05:07 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 05:08 PM (oceiy)
At least she was wearing an appropriate color scheme for the occasion.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 05:10 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Trimegistus at January 19, 2011 05:11 PM (yP2uD)
Posted by: Al fuckin' Gore's fuckin' spokesman at January 19, 2011 05:13 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 05:13 PM (oceiy)
Posted by: iowahawk at January 19, 2011 05:17 PM (veL4N)
Who knew? MLK was a bitter clinger! (Or is that a brother clinger?)
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:17 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: joncelli at January 19, 2011 05:18 PM (MLQL2)
1. Doing externship doing xrays, its been very cool but the look on some people's eyes when I refer to taking an xray picture as a shot is priceless
2. @5 meh, i'd pick O'Reilly over King any day, O'Reilly doesn't deny the bias and he's my brother basically- a moderate righty who hates what he is every now and then and talks out of his ass
3. why is Hannity having Hasselback on the show? the woman is absolutely pathethic in making a case for conservatism in a pathethic shout-fest like the View
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:19 PM (K2kVm)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 19, 2011 05:19 PM (Um5wC)
Posted by: John King, sensitive guy at January 19, 2011 05:20 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: Delta Smelt at January 19, 2011 05:20 PM (dWPyO)
Posted by: Annabelle at January 19, 2011 05:21 PM (4kxCX)
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 09:17 PM (ihSHD)
he was also a moderate Republican, LBJ found him annoying while using him and civil rights as a political tool and refered to him as the niger preacher; his decision to back Kennedy in 1960 obver a phone call though may have lead to the digusting black victim mentality equals dem votes while black society gets worse that has been going on for over 50 years now
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:22 PM (K2kVm)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 19, 2011 05:23 PM (WZBuM)
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 09:22 PM (K2kVm)
darn it I mentioned the n word w/o censorship; I apologize if that hets me in trouble
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:23 PM (K2kVm)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 19, 2011 05:23 PM (WZBuM)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 09:13 PM (oceiy)
For all the travelling he does, it could be a water born pathogen. It could also be cancer with his chain smoking. Who knows?
Posted by: ErikW at January 19, 2011 05:23 PM (+gs8+)
Posted by: Barney Frank at January 19, 2011 05:23 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 05:24 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Delta Smelt at January 19, 2011 05:25 PM (dWPyO)
Or he's picked up his old cocaine habit again.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 05:25 PM (uO7cj)
he was also a moderate Republican, LBJ found him annoying while using him and civil rights as a political tool and refered to him as the niger preacher; his decision to back Kennedy in 1960 obver a phone call though may have lead to the digusting black victim mentality equals dem votes while black society gets worse that has been going on for over 50 years now
Yeah, I thought that the Black Republican group who sponsored the bill boards last year were pretty smart (MLK was A Republican).
It's good to see you here. So are you done x-ray tech school now?
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:25 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 05:26 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 19, 2011 05:26 PM (LeWGs)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:26 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 05:27 PM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: Annabelle at January 19, 2011 09:21 PM (4kxCX)
If you live in Colorado, it could just be that the State had found more worthy hosts for the woman's organs.
Posted by: Nash Rambler at January 19, 2011 05:27 PM (9IOHF)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 19, 2011 05:27 PM (LeWGs)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:28 PM (tJjm/)
It's good to see you here. So are you done x-ray tech school now?
yep, just gotta finish my externship; been really busy and while i've gotten to read ace and follow talk radio I never have time to comment like I used to, i'm not even the youngest Ace follower anymore
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:28 PM (K2kVm)
And barky looks thin--he probably does have a stomach parasite or he is a parasite. Can't decide which.
Well, if the rumors of him being on the Down Low are to be believed it could be HIV or Hepatitis C (which causes muscle wasting).
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:28 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: JayBee at January 19, 2011 05:30 PM (6W8+8)
yep, just gotta finish my externship; been really busy and while i've gotten to read ace and follow talk radio I never have time to comment like I used to, i'm not even the youngest Ace follower anymore
That's awesome! Good luck finding a job when you get out. I hope you are happy with your new career.
And yeah, you're growing up! (There are some young whippersnappers here some nights).
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:30 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: t-bird at January 19, 2011 05:30 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 05:31 PM (9Lm5R)
"Fired"?
OK, AoSHQ would like to say that while we appreciate JayBee's posts, it is unfortunate he used gun lingo in his last post.
We try, man, we really try! Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:32 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 05:32 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:32 PM (K2kVm)
Damndest thing I've seen in a while.
Saw some cops taze a crazed Hobo (I was eyeing) down by the railroad tracks in downtown Missoula. They pulled up, he ran right into the path of squad car #2, Officer hopped out and ZAP!
He went down like a sack of potatoes. Pretty awesome sight.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 05:33 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 05:33 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:33 PM (tJjm/)
But enough about Barky and Worf's sex life.....
I thought she would wear her sash to the state dinner.
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 05:33 PM (oceiy)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:34 PM (tJjm/)
That's awesome! Good luck finding a job when you get out. I hope you are happy with your new career.
thanks; the DR at my site says i'm really good and a quick learner, he said I should try and go the nucleur medicine route
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:34 PM (K2kVm)
You try to keep dinner down after looking at my wife!
Posted by: Barry Obama at January 19, 2011 05:34 PM (WZBuM)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 05:34 PM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 05:34 PM (oceiy)
Am I the only person pissed that Barry is throwing a party for a guy that runs a gulag?
He invited Vera Wang and Jackie Chan!
If that's what it takes to fianlly get the vote for most classless administration ever, I'll take it.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 05:35 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: Mindy at January 19, 2011 05:35 PM (EOnzs)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:35 PM (tJjm/)
@ 51
at this point anything Obama does is gonna piss us off so we just get used to the fact he is as bad as we feared on every level
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:35 PM (K2kVm)
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 09:33 PM (S5YRY)
Are you surprised?
Posted by: ErikW at January 19, 2011 05:36 PM (+gs8+)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 05:37 PM (oceiy)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:37 PM (tJjm/)
Jewells45, that's scary. I never created my super duper ONT commenter map so I can't remember where you live, where you at?
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 05:37 PM (RZ8pf)
Ruh Roh, sorry Bears fans. Reverse Jesus is making plans:
After the pool spray with President Hu Jintao in the Oval Office, a cameraman asked President Obama “If the Bears win, are you going to the Super Bowl?”
“Oh we’re going,” responded the President, “no doubt.”
That is going to be a security nightmare. Maybe Obumbles can do the coin toss.
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:38 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 09:13 PM (oceiy)
Barry's got teh AIDS
Posted by: Larry Sinclair's crank at January 19, 2011 05:39 PM (MadRw)
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 05:39 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 09:37 PM (oceiy)
I've always heard that Asians are largely lactose intolerant. What's with the cream cheese?
Posted by: ErikW at January 19, 2011 05:39 PM (+gs8+)
Shit, Hu's bust is probably soon going to occupy the spot in the WH where Churchill's bust used to be, if it isn't there already.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 05:40 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: dagny at January 19, 2011 09:37 PM (oceiy)
damn, now I do too.
Posted by: robtr at January 19, 2011 05:40 PM (hVDig)
Posted by: t-bird at January 19, 2011 05:40 PM (FcR7P)
That is going to be a security nightmare.
It's also yet another reason I am a Packers fan this week.
No Ostumble and AR > Gay Cutlet.
Posted by: Delta Smelt at January 19, 2011 05:40 PM (dWPyO)
@ 59
oh God, the house would take 20+ seats to flip w/ a more favorable district otlook for the future thanks to re-districting; also all the seats would have to be flipped going the blue dog route which would be next to impossible with the image of the Dem party tarnished currently w/ Pelosi and Reid in charge; chances are the GOP keeps the house for the next decade barring a revolution because they wanna go back to their old ways
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:41 PM (K2kVm)
13. You can open all your own jars.
Oddly enough, without a guy around closing the jars I find myself perfectly able to open them. Once my son gets a little older that may become a problem again though.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 05:41 PM (6tGlk)
thanks; the DR at my site says i'm really good and a quick learner, he said I should try and go the nucleur medicine route
That's great. And yeah, with all the minimally invasive procedures that are being done, nuclear would be the way to go.
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:41 PM (ihSHD)
Do parasites have parasites ?
What else would you call 26 year olds hanging on to Demotard Dad's health care plan?
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:43 PM (ihSHD)
Here is the menu:
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 05:43 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: t-bird at January 19, 2011 05:44 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 09:38 PM (ihSHD)
Oh God, I have lots of sympathy for the Bears but crap like that will make me root against them come Super Bowl time even against the Steelers; My pick is Packers-Jets any way that way I'd be happy w/ whoever won
plus if it's Steelers-Bears, how awkward would that be since the Steelers positioned themselves as the symbol for Obama in the NFL during that 08 season w/ their Rep Owner selling out for racial politics?
Posted by: YRM (Rarest Ace Commenter & Most Common Ace Reader) at January 19, 2011 05:44 PM (K2kVm)
Jewells45, that's scary. I never created my super duper ONT commenter map so I can't remember where you live, where you at?
Kansas City. It's absolutely horrible out there right now.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 05:44 PM (Z71Vg)
D’Anjou Pear salad with Farmstead Goat Cheese, fennel, black walnuts and white balsamic vinegar Poached Maine lobster with orange glaze carrots and black trumpet mushrooms, served with a Dumol Chardonnay “Russian River” 2008 Lemon Sorbet Dry-aged rib eye with buttermilk crisp onions, double-stuffed potatoes and creamed spinach, accompanied by Quilceda Creek Cabernet “Columbia Valley” 2005 Old-fashioned apple pie with vanilla ice cream, served with Poet’s Leap Riesling “Botrytis” 2008
Moochelle Antoinette doesn't look like she's taking off any of those Holiday lbs. any time soon.
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:45 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 05:46 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:47 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: t-bird at January 19, 2011 05:47 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:47 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 05:48 PM (Z71Vg)
Ok, over and out.
Have a great night, everyone!
Jewells, keep up the good work! Stay strong!
YRM, it was nice seeing you!
Posted by: runningrn at January 19, 2011 05:48 PM (ihSHD)
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 19, 2011 05:50 PM (LeWGs)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:50 PM (tJjm/)
Our church is going to get involved and I checked to see if it's subsidized or something. Short answer: No, you're not taking food from the poor if you sign up.
I turned my college boy on to it where he is up in B'ham.
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 05:52 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 05:52 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 19, 2011 05:54 PM (XBM1t)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:55 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 09:50 PM (tJjm/)
Theres a gun thread on top of it.
Guns may not kill people, but ONTs are another story.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 19, 2011 05:55 PM (z1N6a)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 19, 2011 05:55 PM (XBM1t)
Posted by: Secundus at January 19, 2011 05:59 PM (dkybq)
Easy to have that stare when you don't have a soul or a conscience.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 05:59 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: sTevo at January 19, 2011 05:59 PM (vXr7p)
Boobs.
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 09:55 PM (S5YRY)
Oh, YEAH...
( * Y * )
How could I forget about those suckers?
Oh, and just to be multicultural about it, let's not forget Oriental boobs:
( * )( * )
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 05:59 PM (tJjm/)
Alice Cooper concert on the HDN, premiering Sunday.
Posted by: USS Diversity at January 19, 2011 06:01 PM (DLxD/)
Posted by: Secundus at January 19, 2011 06:01 PM (dkybq)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:52 PM (6tGlk)
Not sure who WTR is but the answer to your question is evil.
Pure evil.
Posted by: ErikW at January 19, 2011 06:02 PM (+gs8+)
It's not charity, its a food club: Angel Foods
The first time I heard of them was when a friend told me she picked up a few bags of food from them. Her husband was making around $90K at the time. She must have noticed the look of horror on my face because she kept saying, "They said it's for everyone."
Posted by: RushBabe at January 19, 2011 06:02 PM (urYpw)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:03 PM (tJjm/)
Jewells, where are you?
Kansas City. Geez. My neighbor just got home. A thirty minute drive on a normal day took her 4 hours.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:04 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:04 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:06 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:06 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:07 PM (tJjm/)
That's what they told me. They actually make a small profit, that gets turned into ministry work so, the more the merrier.
Posted by: toby928™ at January 19, 2011 06:07 PM (S5YRY)
Posted by: booger at January 19, 2011 06:07 PM (9RFH1)
Austerity measures meant that they had to ditch the gold-leaf and the Kopi Luwak.
Personally, I think they should have just ordered the pu-pu platter and some crab rangoons.
Posted by: Taqiyyotomist at January 19, 2011 06:09 PM (ltfED)
Au contraire, my pretties! I'm here to help . . . what can I do?
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:09 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:10 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 10:09 PM (zxpIo)
I could always use a hand...
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:11 PM (tJjm/)
dear bears fans,
it is over, the train to the superbowl has arrived at the last station and we have to get off
odumbass has offically said he is rooting for da bears
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:11 PM (uIQK6)
Join my Crusade against Decadence!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:11 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 10:11 PM (zxpIo)
But I was going to followup with an Asian vajajay!
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:12 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:13 PM (6tGlk)
odumbass has offically said he is rooting for da bears
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 10:11 PM (uIQK6)
Just like everything that dumbass does, too frigging late.
Posted by: robtr at January 19, 2011 06:13 PM (hVDig)
I changed from my initials (yeah, boring, I know) to my current, and forever, nom-de-blog for that very reason. What with my dainty ways and tasteful eloquence, everybody always thought I was a dude.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:13 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 06:13 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:13 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:14 PM (tJjm/)
Yeah, but why did those urban areas become poor? Part of the reason, as I remember it, was the introduction of forced busing. People who could afford to live in a nice neighborhood moved to the suburbs instead of allowing their kids to be bused forty minutes each way to a terrible school.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 19, 2011 06:14 PM (XIXhw)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:15 PM (zxpIo)
Well, I guess that proves no one follows the link to my blog.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:15 PM (6tGlk)
Sure. Fire away!
(Oops was that heated rhetoric?)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 06:15 PM (YxBuk)
Night Peaches et al. Oh, and sorry about the Asian boob thing, rum...
Posted by: CoolCzech at January 19, 2011 06:16 PM (tJjm/)
anywho, friday i have a vip run with someone i can't mention yet
very famous for a terrible reason, nothing he did
i'll say who friday after his tv interview
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:16 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:19 PM (zxpIo)
Obama says he's going to Super Bowl – if the Chicago Bears are there
WASHINGTON -- If the Chicago Bears win the NFC title and head to the Super Bowl, President Obama is going with them.
Obama, an ardent football fan, made the declaration Wednesday morning as he sat down with Hu Jintao in the Oval Office for talks with the Chinese president. "If the Bears win, I'm going, no doubt," Obama said.
To get to Super Bowl XLV in Texas, the Bears must beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Soldier Field. Obama is likely to watch the NFC title game in the White House theater.
The Super Bowl has been a big event each year for the Obama White House. For the first two years of his term, he has hosted bipartisan viewing parties, usually inviting lawmakers from the home states of competing teams.
He's also sat for live interviews on the network broadcasting the game -- this year he's set to be grilled by Fox's Bill O'Reilly during the pre-game show.
Should Obama follow through on his pledge, it would mark the first time a sitting president has attended the big game, according to a spokesman for the National Football League.
LATimes
Remember that last semester of your senior year in high school when, after the SAT was taken, your college applications mailed out and acceptance letters received, you just sort of coasted the rest of the way to graduation, since the pressure was off?
That's Obama's life, every damn day.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2011 06:20 PM (Yd0Pw)
164 man I hate snow
snow?
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 10:18 PM (uIQK6)
Yeah, I think I read about that once. Lemme fire up Google... yep, that's the stuff. Water that comes frozen out of the sky! Like in your freezer!
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 19, 2011 06:20 PM (XIXhw)
man I hate snow
Hey. Well, snow is alright...in small doses.
btw, you wouldn't happen to have blood relatives in PA, do you? There's a student doing a tech rotation in my lab and she's obsessed with Hello Kitty,
. She displayed some small figurines to me and I immediately thought of you.Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:20 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: robtr at January 19, 2011 06:20 PM (hVDig)
And, why don't the people at 4chan start stickin' it to those guys? Seems like something they'd be good at.
And WikiLeaks? Why aren't they breaking one off in RightHaven?
I don't get it. Seems like there'd be all kinds of people lining up to dish out a little punishment to those asshats and the publications they represent.
Posted by: Walt Gilbert at January 19, 2011 06:21 PM (OLomk)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:21 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 10:20 PM (uO7cj)
jeebus, where do you start with that
Posted by: robtr at January 19, 2011 06:21 PM (hVDig)
This “affordable housing” scheme was and always will be a liberal fraud. They talk about “affordable” mortgages but what they really want is minorities not able to “afford” a home to have one paid for by us, so they will gratefully vote Democrat forever.
Well, that's exactly right. The "minorities" are too stupid to see this. We live in a pretty nice neighborhood, but there are 3 or 4 houses that have been sitting for well over a year now, not even a for sale sign in the front yard. Geez, this was the reason we moved. We saw our old neighborhood going to shit and now we may relive the whole thing over again. Makes me sick. But we can't move now. Wouldn't be able to sell this house in this horrible market. And dammit, I don't want to move!! I love it here.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:22 PM (Z71Vg)
Well, he is helping to pay for it.
Posted by: andycanuck at January 19, 2011 06:23 PM (2rOwc)
Almost sixty here today. Rest of the week in the forties. Damn I'm ready for spring.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:24 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: USS Diversity at January 19, 2011 06:25 PM (DLxD/)
172 this!!
even worse, my wife thinks its funny
i need to get her back to chicago to file for the divorce i think
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:25 PM (uIQK6)
Almost sixty here today. Rest of the week in the forties. Damn I'm ready for spring.
Oh shut up.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:26 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:15 PM
preach it, sister. I feel your pain.
(btw, you have a stalker "follower" now)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:26 PM (jzOkH)
Heh heh. I took Mandarin for a couple years, and there were a few Japanese girls in that class who were just Hello Kitty junkies. One of them had a little charm attached to her purse, and I asked her what it was. The look she gave me... you woulda thought I was asking to barbecue her dog.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 19, 2011 06:27 PM (XIXhw)
Do they even have divorce in Chicago? I thought the spouse-in-question just went to sleep with the fishes . . .
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:27 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:27 PM (6tGlk)
And for the record I don't own any Hello Kitty gear. Nothing. Not a single thing.
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 06:27 PM (PaSAU)
A music ignoramus thanks you fluffy... good stuff and the first commenter was correct it does make you feel all "hey man fuck you and stuff"
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 06:28 PM (eui4m)
Almost sixty eighty here today. Rest of the week the waves on the north shore are in the forties. Damn I'm ready for everyday in hawaii feels like spring
fify
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:29 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:27 PM (6tGlk)
Sounds like it's already going to be, Polliwog! What an amazing thing for you to do. I was thinking about you over the holidays and wondering how you were holding up. Kudos, girlfriend!!
I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than go to anything Disney, but if you don't have her email, I could e Rum for you and ask her to contact you through your blog. Let me know.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:30 PM (zxpIo)
He is one sick dude.
Get off the coke and be a father.
Posted by: Timbo at January 19, 2011 06:32 PM (ph9vn)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:33 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:15 PM
preach it, sister. I feel your pain.
(btw, you have a stalker "follower" now)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 10:26 PM (jzOkH)
Oh hush up both of yez. I left comments.
Almost sixty eighty here today. Rest of the week the waves on the north shore are in the forties. Damn I'm ready for everyday in hawaii feels like spring
fify
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 10:29 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:33 PM (7Y12r)
Almost sixty eighty here today. Rest of the week the waves on the north shore are in the forties. Damn I'm ready for everyday in hawaii feels like spring
fify
Brag now, but don't complain when the Norks aim their crude nukes at CA but end up hitting you guys.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:33 PM (uO7cj)
At the beginning, of course!
OK, first are you sure the ventilation system in the lab is working properly and there's not a build up of fumes? Have you experienced dizziness, light-headed-ness, or a sudden interest in anime?
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:33 PM (jzOkH)
He is one sick dude.
Try me.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at January 19, 2011 06:34 PM (MadRw)
you can have her
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 10:30 PM (uIQK6)
I've seen her picture. Just goes to show, for every hot chick there's a guy that's sick of putting up with her.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:35 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: andycanuck at January 19, 2011 06:35 PM (2rOwc)
Posted by: Mindy at January 19, 2011 06:35 PM (EOnzs)
I know you're not new here, AJ, but . . . asked and answered!
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 06:35 PM (zxpIo)
Lemme check..no, no, and hell no!
In fact, maintenance just fixed the ventilation system. It was running at about 60%, but now its at full capacity.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:36 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:36 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 19, 2011 06:36 PM (XBM1t)
Hallo!
Ich habe einen Barenhunger!
/The only German I vividly recall from HS.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:38 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:15 PM
thankyouverymuch
noted and bookmarked yours ("subscribed to your newsletter" so to speak)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:40 PM (jzOkH)
But then again, I went to public school
So did I. I remember them teaching there was a second rider but there was no mention of him being black. Wilson was the driving force behind the big change in school history books. Let's not give the blacks anything to actually be proud of because then, you know, they get all full of themselves and actually maybe start being proud of their heritage. Nope, can't have that. Gotta keep em poor and hungry and ignorant.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:40 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 10:38 PM (uO7cj)
The only German I remember from high screwel was JFK saying he was a hamburger.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:41 PM (7Y12r)
Peaches at January 19, 2011 10:30 PM (zxpIo)
Well, my husband wanted really wanted to take us and was never able to so I'm using some of the life insurance to take everyone. If the doctors had been able to get the cancer under control we would have done everything short of go into debt to go last year so I really want to make the most of the trip to honor him.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 06:42 PM (6tGlk)
Wasn't a "Berliner" a jelly doughnut?
/Reagan's English, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" was far more effective than it would have been in German.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:42 PM (uO7cj)
That's a tall order! Do you have a link to email at your blog? I don't want to bore the rest of the 'rons with it and I can be way more expansive about what to see/do/eat.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 06:42 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:43 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 06:44 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:44 PM (uIQK6)
Posted by: Mindy at January 19, 2011 06:44 PM (EOnzs)
Posted by: USS Diversity at January 19, 2011 06:45 PM (DLxD/)
I looked really hard for some Reagan postcards at the souvenir shop by the Brandenburger Tor, but there weren't any, only postcards of JFK (and assorted Germans, of course) . Pinkos.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 19, 2011 06:45 PM (4ucxv)
Posted by: booger at January 19, 2011 06:46 PM (9RFH1)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 19, 2011 06:47 PM (XBM1t)
Posted by: Mindy at January 19, 2011 06:47 PM (EOnzs)
and patients of Dr. Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia.
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 06:48 PM (3TjSM)
I looked really hard for some Reagan postcards at the souvenir shop by the Brandenburger Tor, but there weren't any, only postcards of JFK (and assorted Germans, of course) . Pinkos.
They'll be Muslim soon enough and you'll see postcards of the 12th Imam instead of JFK. I know somebody doing a post-doc over in Germany (she's Indian-Indian) and she told me that some of the Turks there scare her and her husband (along with the Neo-Nazis).
/She should denounce herself!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:48 PM (uO7cj)
219 A black man was killed in the Boston Massacre.
i thought that was tom brady last sunday......
......HAha, he went there
Posted by: navycopjoe looking at packer fans with hatred at January 19, 2011 06:48 PM (uIQK6)
jewells45: I might be in KC for work soon (end of FEB / first of MAR), so I may ask you to put me some local knowledge on where to eat
What's your budget? If you want to splurge, The Bristol in the P&L district is nice. There's a new place in the River Market called Hickcocks, I'm checking it out this Friday ( I have a friend who works there). If you don't mind a bit of a drive (maybe 25 minutes from downtown) go out to Martin City and eat at RC's or Jess and Jim's. Best steak ever. The Golden Ox down in the bottoms is also good. Also, Jackstack in Martin City for some damn good BBQ.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:50 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: joncelli at January 19, 2011 06:51 PM (MLQL2)
Yeah, the Berlin U-Bahn was scary.
Much prefer Bavaria.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 19, 2011 06:52 PM (4ucxv)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:52 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Mindy at January 19, 2011 06:53 PM (EOnzs)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 06:53 PM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 10:40 PM (jzOkH)
Reciprocated!
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:53 PM (7Y12r)
*schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick schlick*
Posted by: Margaret Sanger with a broom handle at January 19, 2011 06:53 PM (MadRw)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 06:54 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2011 10:20 PM (Yd0Pw)
What a tone-deaf sack of shit that slacker fuck is. I have no difficulty believing the story of Barky high-fiving the First Boob-Belt Model after the Pep Rally Memorial because he thought he read a fucking speech well.
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 19, 2011 06:55 PM (XL71r)
The Field Guide To Being A Man:
* Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally
killed and eaten by his fellow partygoers, unless no identifying
features of any man are captured. Who cares about the strippers? They
shed their dignity long ago.
* Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
* It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances:
1. When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
2. The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
3. After wrecking your bossÂ’ car.
4. One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into The Crying Game.
5. When your date is using excessive teeth.
6. When Shane orders milk at the bar.
7. When you see the flag raising on Iwo Jima.
8. When George Patton says, “We will grease the treads of our tanks with their guts.”
* Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.
* Acceptable excuse for not helping a friend move: Your legs have been severed in a freak threshing accident.
* Acceptable excuse for not helping a friend of a friend move: YouÂ’d rather stay home and watch Three Stooges.
* Once youÂ’ve known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.
* The minimum amount of time you have to wait for a guy whoÂ’s
running late is 5 minutes. Maximum waiting time: 6 minutes. For a girl,
you have to wait 10 minutes for every point of hotness she scores on the
classic 1-10 scale.
* Bitching about the brand of free beer in a buddyÂ’s fridge is forbidden. Gripe at will if the temperature is unsuitable.
* No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for
another man. (In fact, even remembering your buddyÂ’s birthday is
strictly optional.)
* On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not
the weakest. {and the weakest cleans up the mess, and can be left
behind}
* While your girlfriend must bond with your buddiesÂ’ girlfriends
within 30 minutes of meeting them, you are not required to make nice
with her gal pals’ significant idiots – low level sports bonding is all
the law requires (sorry ladies, itÂ’s called a double standard because
itÂ’s twice as true).
* Unless you have signed a lucrative endorsement contract, do not appear in public wearing more than one swoosh.
* When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may
always ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask
whoÂ’s playing.
* It is permissible to quaff a fruity chick drink only when youÂ’re
sunning on a tropical beachÂ….and itÂ’s delivered by a hot topless
waitressÂ…and itÂ’s free.
* Unless youÂ’re in prison, never fight naked. Even then, donÂ’t get
knocked to the ground; you donÂ’t want to find out what happens thenÂ…
* Friends donÂ’t let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Period.
* If a man’s zipper is down, that’s his problem—you didn’t see nothin’.
* Women who claim the “love to watch sports” must be treated as
spies until they demonstrate significant knowledge of the game and the
ability to pick a buffalo wing clean.
* You must offer heartfelt and public condolences over the death of a
girlfriendÂ’s cat, even if it was you who secretly set it on fire and
threw it down the bowling alley into the pins.
* A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman should
remain sober enough to fight. If you donÂ’t, itÂ’s your loss.
* Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both. ThatÂ’s just plain chick-like.
* If you complement a guy on his six-pack, youÂ’d better be talking about his choice of beer.
* Phrases that may not be uttered to another man while lifting weights:
1. Yeah, baby, push it!
2. CÂ’mon, one more time, harder!
3. Another set and we can hit the showers. Yaaaaaaay!
4. Nice ass, are you a Sagittarius?
* Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing:
both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost
imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
* You cannot rat out a coworker who shows up at work with a massive
hangover. You may however, hide the aspirin, smear his chair with
limburger cheese, turn the brightness dial all the way down so he thinks
his monitor is broken, and have him paged over the loudspeaker every
seven minutes
* Unless your buddy is in jail behind one of those plastic
partitions that has the really small holes in it, you may never light
another manÂ’s smoke. Give him the lighter.
* You may ask what kind of ammo is being used, but you may not ask
if it is a shotgun or rifle. If you donÂ’t know, youÂ’re too close.
* Finally, men are happy. Why? Your last name stays put. The garage
is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just
another snack. You can be President. {To hell with Hillary} You can
never be pregnant. You donÂ’t bleed between the legs. You can wear a
white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never
have to drive to another gas station restroom because “this one is just
too icky.” You don’t have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut
on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles and grey hair add character.
Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest
when you are talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is
practically expected. New shoes rarely cut, blister, or mangle your
feet. One mood all the time. Phone conservations are over in 30 seconds
flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one
suitcase. You can open all of your own jars. You get extra credit for
the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you,
he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a
three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never
have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your
clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same
hairstyle lasts for years, maybe even decades. You only have to shave
your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. Your belly
usually hides your big hips. One wallet, one pair of shoes and one color
for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You
can “do” your nails with a pocket knife. You can go Christmas shopping
for 25 relatives on 24 December, in 25 minutes. Finally, you have a
penis, not a vagina.
So, be happy, youÂ’re a MAN!
Posted by: Lt York at January 19, 2011 06:55 PM (Bnr3R)
Yeah, the Berlin U-Bahn was scary.
Shoot, I don't remember exactly where her lab is located, but I know its in the North, not in the South around Bavaria.
/Is it true that they have signs in Bavaria declaring it as the "Free State" of Bavaria?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 06:56 PM (uO7cj)
Also, according to some accounts he was the main troublemaker that was pelting the Redcoats with slushballs and firewood. vitriolic rhetoric.
Posted by: garrett alters history at January 19, 2011 06:57 PM (0Qwul)
Well, my husband wanted really wanted to take us and was never able to so I'm using some of the life insurance to take everyone. If the doctors had been able to get the cancer under control we would have done everything short of go into debt to go last year so I really want to make the most of the trip to honor him.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:42 PM (6tGlk)
I bought a Mustang. She would have loved it.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 06:57 PM (7Y12r)
I've never been to KC, but I'm assuming that I'll be on the north side of town. Our plant is called "North Kansas City", so I'll probably be where all the automotive Stoopid Business operations are.
you read my mind: my next question was going to be "where's the bestest BBQ"
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 06:58 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:00 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 07:03 PM (YxBuk)
I've never been to KC, but I'm assuming that I'll be on the north side of town. Our plant is called "North Kansas City", so I'll probably be where all the automotive Stoopid Business operations are.
you read my mind: my next question was going to be "where's the bestest BBQ"
There may be another Jackstack closer, but if not, seriously, even from North Kansas City, it wouldn't be more than a 30 minute drive, it's mostly freeway. Take 35 South into the city, catch 71 South to 435 West. Take the Holmes Rd exit, turn left and take Holmes all the way into Martin City. Jackstack is on the left after you cross the intersection of Holmes and Blue Ridge.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 07:03 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 11:00 PM (6tGlk)
Whatever you do, do NOT let them pull you onto Its A Small World. You will never get that song out of your head!
Posted by: NC Ref at January 19, 2011 07:04 PM (/izg2)
I think I read your post about your wife's passing while John was in ICU. The similarities were pretty scary, although he held on a couple of weeks.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:04 PM (6tGlk)
You know, that song isn't as much of an ear worm to me as "A Friend Like Me" which I *always* get stuck in my head after I watch the Aladdin musical.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 07:04 PM (YxBuk)
I didn't see any, but that's the formal name--Freistaat Bayern.
It was explained to me that Bavaria is analogous to Texas...used to be their own country, never got over it.
And don't call the Franconians "Bavarians."
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 19, 2011 07:05 PM (4ucxv)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 07:05 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 07:05 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: andycanuck at January 19, 2011 07:05 PM (2rOwc)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:08 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 07:08 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 11:05 PM (YxBuk)
Hey, girl! Long time . . . I've been crazed 24/7 . . . but I just want to say that if you are not already getting some of those crazy Mouse-bucks, there's something not right. DL and DW should totally have you on a fat retainer.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:09 PM (zxpIo)
I think I read your post about your wife's passing while John was in ICU. The similarities were pretty scary, although he held on a couple of weeks.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 11:04 PM (6tGlk)
We had a good run, and I have no regrets (other than not having her around longer).
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 07:10 PM (7Y12r)
Ha! If only. Besides there are Disney fans that are waaaaaay more into it than me. Like, insanely crazy...
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 07:11 PM (YxBuk)
KCMO? That's not horribly far from chemjeff and Bomber.
Then I say it's time for a moron meetup!!
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 07:11 PM (Z71Vg)
Now that's funny!
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:11 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: melvin at January 19, 2011 07:12 PM (3OCZw)
Then I say it's time for a moron meetup!!
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 11:11 PM (Z71Vg)
You have to wait until I'm there visiting the parents. That will be sometime NEXT year because I'm on double secret probation at least until December from the state of Iowa for exuberantly exceeding the posted speed limit the last time I was there. It was fun, though.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada at January 19, 2011 07:13 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 11:11 PM
I second the motion
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 07:13 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 19, 2011 07:14 PM (4ucxv)
Rice-based beer?
/Well, duh, or its one they "copied" from somewhere else.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 07:14 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada and Iowa at January 19, 2011 07:15 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:15 PM (6tGlk)
I haven't yet sampled the BBQ in KC - actually, truth be told, I'm not a huge BBQ fan in general, it's really messy & you have to work for your dinner
but, I'd like to try a KC BBQ restaurant at least because they are so well known
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 07:16 PM (PaSAU)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 11:15 PM (6tGlk)
I put mine on my profile page.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada and Iowa at January 19, 2011 07:17 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 11:13 PM (jzOkH)
Will definately try to get a group together.
Night all.... my son finally made it home, so I can go to sleep knowing my kids are okay.
Posted by: jewells45 at January 19, 2011 07:17 PM (Z71Vg)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 19, 2011 07:18 PM (4ucxv)
Posted by: GGE Has Been Escorted Out Of Missouri More Times Than Most People Have Been There at January 19, 2011 07:19 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 11:16 PM (PaSAU)
Smokehouse BBQ. That is all.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 07:19 PM (YX6i/)
We had a good run, and I have no regrets (other than not having her around longer).
That's pretty much how I feel too.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:19 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:21 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 07:22 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:22 PM (6tGlk)
I put mine on my profile page.
Posted by: GGE Is Banned In Canada and Iowa at January 19, 2011 11:17 PM (7Y12r)
Earth boys are easy. Plus, kudos to whoever posted the Favre video. Very amusing!
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:23 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: GGE Doesn't Really Miss The Midwest All That Much After All at January 19, 2011 07:23 PM (7Y12r)
Tsingtao Lager has a crisp, slightly malty flavor and nutty sweet taste which complements spicy or flavorful Asian cuisine.
Tsingtao Lager is brewed with the finest all-natural ingredients including domestically-grown hops, high quality barley and spring water from China's Laoshan mountain region.
It's darn good beer, try one at your favorite Chinese restaurant
Posted by: melvin at January 19, 2011 07:25 PM (3OCZw)
Jeez, melvin, just go make me a sammich, willya?
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:26 PM (zxpIo)
Ok, Polliwog, I emailed you.
Just got the ding. Thanks.
294 ...other than my 11 year old singing
You have an 11 year old GGE?
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:26 PM (6tGlk)
At long last I've been rewarded for running to ground as many German Catholic forebears from Baden-Wurttemberg as I could: there's Bacon in my family tree!
Not a blood relative, mind you: he's the "husband of aunt of husband of 3rd cousin 1x removed", but he is a Bacon and he is there!
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 07:26 PM (yRrAd)
Posted by: GGE Doesn't Really Miss The Midwest All That Much After All at January 19, 2011 07:26 PM (7Y12r)
Tsingtao Lager is brewed with the finest all-natural ingredients including domestically-grown hops, high quality barley and spring water from China's Laoshan mountain region.
Hopefully the beer isn't made from the tainted water supply. Tom Friedman's paradise isn't very eco-friendly.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 07:28 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 07:28 PM (3TjSM)
You have an 11 year old GGE?
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 11:26 PM (6tGlk)
Yep, we got him right out of the hospital. Long story, he's actually my great grandson (no I'm not really that old, his mother is my grandchild because my oldest daughter is married to her step-dad).
Posted by: GGE Doesn't Really Miss The Midwest All That Much After All at January 19, 2011 07:28 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 11:08 PM (YxBuk)
When I get back to the old hood. Bebe said something about y'all having some Disney torture lined up for me. Probably goes great with Valu-Rite...which I hear you don't have to sneak in anymore.
Posted by: NC Ref at January 19, 2011 07:29 PM (/izg2)
The program is also a lot more stable to boot with the update
Posted by: The Dude at January 19, 2011 07:30 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:30 PM (zxpIo)
167
Remember that last semester of your senior year in high school when, after the SAT was taken, your college applications mailed out and acceptance letters received, you just sort of coasted the rest of the way to graduation, since the pressure was off?
That's Obama's life, every damn day.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2011 10:20 PM (Yd0Pw)
Excellent summation! (Now take the rest of the semester off.)
Oh, and the Bears ain't getting beyond Soldier Field this weekend ... (snow) bank on it!
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 07:31 PM (yRrAd)
Dammit . . . that would raise eyebrows even here in Califuckya.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:31 PM (zxpIo)
They have Karl Strauss Lager on tap at DCA. Still can't drink at DL, but there's wine and beer at DCA, plus the table service restaurants have hard liquor.
At WDW, you can drink at every park except the Magic Kingdom.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 07:32 PM (YxBuk)
um, yeah. Look, you're going to have to chart this out for us, nothing fancy, just a PowerPoint with an embedded Visio chart and go easy on the slide transitions, MK?
and I almost forgot: I'm going to need you to come in on Saturday
Posted by: Bill Lumberg at January 19, 2011 07:32 PM (jzOkH)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:33 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: melvin at January 19, 2011 11:30 PM (3OCZw)
You're a keeper, melvin.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:33 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: ChuckOH at January 19, 2011 07:34 PM (V6fj8)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 11:27 PM (PaSAU)
Not bad except for having night watch which thankfully just ended. Headin' home now. How are you doing? Recovered from the Cornhusker loss by now?
Thanks Peaches!
Posted by: CDR M on Battlewatch at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (y67bA)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (3TjSM)
You humble me on a regular basis, sim. I am truly wowed by your passion and your command of the facts, not to mention your willingness to invest time and energy on your posts. I hope I get to meet you one day.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (zxpIo)
I have a suggestion for CNN.
Since you want to treat your dozens of remaining viewers like infants, why not go all in?
Change your name to the Children's News Network. You won't even have to order new stationery. And have puppets read the news.
Think about it. MSNBC has the leftist half-wit crowd, and Fox News has everyone else. What demographic is left for CNN? Children! It's an untapped gold mine.
Posted by: Jingo at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (JlBmQ)
Posted by: NC Ref at January 19, 2011 11:35 PM (/izg2)
It doesn't matter. What matters is that you can drink there.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 07:36 PM (YX6i/)
It's fucking sad we've gotten to the point where people apologize for using "crosshair".
Oh well, chaos (or the 12th Imam) is coming soon, so what do I care? Embrace the suck.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 07:37 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: melvin at January 19, 2011 07:37 PM (3OCZw)
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 11:30 PM (3TjSM)
Shh! You'll blow my cover!
Whaaaa...?
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 11:30 PM (YxBuk)
Don't get any funny ideas.
OK, here's how it works. My eldest daughter (by marriage, she is five years older than my natural daughter) married a man ten years older than she is. He was married to a woman ten years older than he was. She died, leaving him the kids (the oldest was a year older than my daughter), only one of which was theirs together (that being the youngest of the four). That grandchild is actually my youngest son's mother. She has CP and can't take care of him, that's how we ended up with him. Everybody got that? Good! Of course, that means I am my own grandpa.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:37 PM (7Y12r)
Pretty sure nobody on the Revere Ride was black. A black man was killed in the Boston Massacre.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 10:53 PM (9Lm5R)
Besides Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode that night to warn locals of the British march. Neither one was black.
Vonnegut created a "Crispus Attucks High School" in Breakfast of Champions; the locals named it "Innocent Bystander High"
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 07:38 PM (yRrAd)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 11:36 PM (6tGlk)
What can I say, I have a fairly interesting life, in the Chinese sense of the word.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:38 PM (7Y12r)
This is what happens when you screw around with the DeLorean, Marty.
Posted by: Doc Brown at January 19, 2011 07:39 PM (XL71r)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 07:39 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 07:39 PM (3TjSM)
Having our friends in Taiwan do their animated version of the daily news would be a vast improvement over the current MFM.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 07:41 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 11:39 PM (3TjSM)
I am beginning to be concerned about the direction this thread is taking...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:41 PM (7Y12r)
I was told there'd be no math genealogy on this blog
I have a copy of the syllabus here, somewhere
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 07:41 PM (jzOkH)
"I'm a jelly donut." For some reason, that is cracking me up right now.
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 19, 2011 10:47 PM (XBM1t)
You folks are confusing your metaphors. Bismarck was another name for a jelly doughnut. Thus, "Dunk the Jelly Doughnut" <=> "Sink the Bismarck"
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 07:42 PM (yRrAd)
See, it works!
Posted by: mpfs at January 19, 2011 07:42 PM (3TjSM)
Having our friends in Taiwan do their animated version of the daily news would be a vast improvement over the current MFM.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 11:41 PM (uO7cj)
I want the dude who said earlier that teenagers don't have sex because he never got laid in highschool to do the news
Posted by: The Dude at January 19, 2011 07:43 PM (Ig1Wo)
Think about it. MSNBC has the leftist half-wit crowd, and Fox News has everyone else. What demographic is left for CNN? Children! It's an untapped gold mine.
Posted by: Jingo at January 19, 2011 11:36 PM (JlBmQ)
I remember The Onion did a spoof along those lines with Newsweak.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 19, 2011 07:45 PM (bgcml)
g'night, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 19, 2011 07:45 PM (jzOkH)
No way. They can't start letting IT guys do the news.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:47 PM (zxpIo)
now I'm just trying to cope with all the ^*&^%(&%&^ snow
thanx for all you do
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 07:49 PM (PaSAU)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 11:47 PM (zxpIo)
yeah, I couldn't help but laugh at people in the Skins post
Posted by: The Dude at January 19, 2011 07:52 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:53 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 11:36 PM (zxpIo)
Should have come to the last meetup. It was awesome to meet a number of people I've only ever talked with online - including SiM. 
Posted by: 18-1 at January 19, 2011 07:53 PM (bgcml)
"Hu Jintao's in DC for the big State Dinner. My favorite moment? When Biden talks to the guy and will not get off the 'Hu's on First' bit."
Posted by: Theresa D at January 19, 2011 07:55 PM (2hQbY)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 11:53 PM (7Y12r)
Yo, me too, GGE. WTF? If we wanted to do all that shit on our own, we would. But we're paying some $90/hour freak of nature so we can continue to do our own jobs. If my IT dude ever, ever complained about me, he'd be gone like goose-shit. It's not like there aren't a bazillion of 'em out there. OT, but wtf do they spend all that money on, anyway? We know it's not clothes or chicks . . .
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 07:56 PM (zxpIo)
LOL!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 07:56 PM (uO7cj)
If the fuck head fuckup had checked the fucking error fucking logs, which is why the fuck there there he could have answered his stupid fucking questions his own pussy self....he's a ID10T
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 07:57 PM (rG3LU)
The next day my boss told me I couldn't say "fuck" to him any more, so I called him up and told him he was a pussy.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 11:53 PM (7Y12r)
Your boss ought to have suggested a wide variety of earthier phrases you should have used instead.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 07:57 PM (yRrAd)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 11:56 PM (zxpIo)
Cosplay and online gaming is my guess.
LOL!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 11:56 PM (uO7cj)
I am convinced the only reason I haven't been fired yet is because it amuses my boss that I say the things that he can't due to political considerations. I've been trying to tone it down a bit because there's a promotion I want, but it's only good for so much.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 07:59 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 08:02 PM (mmGDL)
Posted by: Rodent at January 19, 2011 08:03 PM (8Tq4X)
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:57 PM (rG3LU)
heh...I used to send my tadpoles (newly reported Sailors fresh from boot camp and tech school) out to find those forms. The smart ones got it pretty quickly, the rest...well, they didn't stay around long. They always need warm bodies in the mess hall.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:03 PM (7Y12r)
I so totally confuzzled.
NC Ref, DCA = Disney's CA Adventure. It's just too much to type.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 08:04 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 08:05 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: NC Ref at January 19, 2011 08:07 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 20, 2011 12:05 AM (YxBuk)
I never even asked for the advice, so can only imagine when someone does. Oh my. *wide eyes*
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:07 PM (YX6i/)
Would some of you please wander over to the "art" thread and least take turns?
We've now made it to the point that if we can't understand the physical representation of Pollack's twisted soul we are incapable of fighting the democrats.
Seriously. I'm going to have a fucking heart attack.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:07 PM (piMMO)
I used to send my tadpoles (newly reported Sailors fresh from boot camp and tech school) out to find those forms. The smart ones got it pretty quickly, the rest...well, they didn't stay around long. They always need warm bodies in the mess hall.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 20, 2011 12:03 AM (7Y12r)
Refer to it as "ID stroke 10T" to make the smarter ones work a little longer before they get it.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 08:08 PM (yRrAd)
From the conclusion paragraph of Mark Steyn's piece linked to in the sidebar:
In our time, to be born a citizen of the United States is to win first prize in the lottery of life, and, as Britons did, too many Americans assume it will always be so. Do you think the laws of God will be suspended in favor of America because you were born in it? Great convulsions lie ahead, and at the end of it we may be in a post-Anglosphere world.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 08:08 PM (uO7cj)
Is that the secret to the good Navy chow????? hummm
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 08:08 PM (rG3LU)
Posted by: The Dude at January 19, 2011 08:09 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 20, 2011 12:03 AM (PaSAU)
Like I said, I love being a professional knuckledragger. Basically I was just giving him a hard time, he couldn't fault WHAT I said so he took offense at HOW I said it, so I told him he was a pussy for it. They will make me apologize on Monday, but it was worth it. I'll just give him one of those Democrat boilerplate "I'm sorry you were offended" non-apologies and it will be all good. If not I'll get fired and go to work for the company next door and they know it. The company next door has already made a couple of offers.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:09 PM (7Y12r)
Posted by: Editor at January 20, 2011 12:03 AM (YX6i/)
Clear & cold. Most of the snow melted last weekend, when it was warm & rainy.
You probably heard about the bomb found downtown on MiLK Jr. day, that didn't detonate. Right now neo-Nazis are considered the likeliest culprit, even though there aren't more than two or three of the stupidest ones left around here. I expect that the LSM will get around to blaming Sarah Palin & the Tea Party in a day or two.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 08:09 PM (mmGDL)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 20, 2011 12:09 AM
They're really slipping. Slackers.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:11 PM (YX6i/)
People!
Would some of you please wander over to the "art" thread and least take turns?
Posted by: jmflynny at January 20, 2011 12:07 AM (piMMO)
Looks like a food fight that stepped up to the throwing utensils and dinnerware stage ... no, thanks.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 08:12 PM (yRrAd)
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:13 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:14 PM (YX6i/)
Yes, and it was one hell of a flop. It's currently being renovated and will look and be soooooo much better when it's all done in 2012.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 08:14 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 08:15 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: jmflynny at January 20, 2011 12:07 AM (piMMO)
A wise moron sticks with the ONT until daylight. I have long considered it churlish and rude for inconsequential and non-essential posts to be allowed after the ONT.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 08:16 PM (zxpIo)
Until today agnostic on the Superbowl, count me as another now rooting against the Bears. I live in Dallas and the Superbowl alone will be bad enough without the Bambi circus.
Since GWB and Laura regularly attend sports events here, I wonder if President Awesome will cause them to get bumped from the owners box. However, Jerry Jones and Obummer deserve each other.
Posted by: Mayday at January 19, 2011 08:17 PM (TRgli)
From the conclusion paragraph of Mark Steyn's piece linked to in the sidebar:
In our time, to be born a citizen of the United States is to win first prize in the lottery of life, and, as Britons did, too many Americans assume it will always be so. Do you think the laws of God will be suspended in favor of America because you were born in it? Great convulsions lie ahead, and at the end of it we may be in a post-Anglosphere world.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 20, 2011 12:08 AM (uO7cj)
I read that. Pretty good article. Unfortunately it's a lot easier to describe what's wrong than to discuss fixes. IMO we need to crush the muzzies & the leftists, and get our financial house in order. We should be concerned about the Chinese & how much of our debt they hold and how much interest we pay them. They have their own asset bubbles, however, and they're going to pop. Sooner is more likely than later. Maybe we could get the Chinese & the muzzies to beat up on each other for a while, while we deal with our internal issues. Make the two problems solve themselves.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 08:18 PM (mmGDL)
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:19 PM (YX6i/)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:19 PM (7Y12r)
A wise moron sticks with the ONT
until daylight. I have long considered it churlish and rude for
inconsequential and non-essential posts to be allowed after the ONT.
Posted by: Peaches at January 20, 2011 12:16 AM (zxpIo)
Indeed. Well said. *golf clap*
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:21 PM (7Y12r)
Is that like hiding from the vampires and werewolves until the sun comes up?
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:21 PM (piMMO)
I'm writing email novels to Polliwog
And I'm totally thrilled to get them too. I know the in-laws were concerned about slowing us down and some of the kids love rollercoasters while others hate them. This way we can come up with a plan that gives everyone what they want/need.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 08:22 PM (6tGlk)
Probably not going to happen. The Chi-Coms are continuing to increase their business dealings with the ME - for example helping Iran modernize their cell and optic-cable networks (better command and control during wartime, better ways to censor "student" unrest) for oil and gas in return. They're even helping Pakistan build more nuclear reactors.
Remember the Sun Tzu adage that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". Make no mistake about it - the Chinese consider us enemy #1.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 08:23 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 20, 2011 12:23 AM (uO7cj)
and they hold a lot of US paper...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:23 PM (7Y12r)
It’s interesting to learn that “anti-fascism” now means attacking the British Empire, which stood alone against fascism in that critical year between the fall of France and Germany’s invasion of Russia. And it’s even sadder to have to point out the most obvious fatuity in those “anti-fascist groups” litany of evil—“the British Empire’s association with slavery.” The British Empire’s principal association with slavery is that it abolished it. Before William Wilberforce, the British Parliament, and the brave men of the Royal Navy took up the issue, slavery was an institution regarded by all cultures around the planet as as permanent a feature of life as the earth and sky. Britain expunged it from most of the globe.
It is pathetic but unsurprising how ignorant all these brave “anti-fascists” are. But there is a lesson here not just for Britain but for the rest of us, too: When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia.Posted by: Adrian at January 19, 2011 08:24 PM (PY4xx)
Well thanks for the complement Peaches (I do quite often welcome Vic in the mornings on ONT).... I've only been called wise ass previously..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 08:24 PM (rG3LU)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 08:24 PM (PaSAU)
And they're using it to modernize their military. So when they take Taiwian back, Johnny and Jane US taxpayer will have financed the invasion.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 08:25 PM (uO7cj)
Mayday, I forgot to say to cc: Peaches
I actually kind of feel sorry for Bears fans now. I recoil at the thought of having anything in common with The One.
Posted by: Mayday at January 19, 2011 08:25 PM (TRgli)
I was at the stage where my head was beginning to spin with the stupidity coming from over there.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:26 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:28 PM (DKV43)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde at January 19, 2011 08:28 PM (7Y12r)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwKeO-YQ46o
Posted by: logprof at January 19, 2011 08:30 PM (BP6Z1)
Would some of you please wander over to the "art" thread and least take turns?
Not going there. I hate modern art, mostly because I'm insanely jealous that my marketing skills suck so bad that my soft, beautiful, handspun items stay on my shelves while people pay big bucks for things I find to be hideous.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 08:31 PM (6tGlk)
The price of popularity CDR M...
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 08:31 PM (rG3LU)
Well, thanks Jeff. I see you wandered over there and took a shot at it.
I was at the stage where my head was beginning to spin with the stupidity coming from over there.
Yeah, two condescending insults when it comes to art is all i can handle in one night.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:32 PM (DKV43)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 08:33 PM (PaSAU)
Not going there. I hate modern art, mostly because I'm insanely jealous that my marketing skills suck so bad that my soft, beautiful, handspun items stay on my shelves while people pay big bucks for things I find to be hideous.
what do you make polliwog? link? pictures?
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:33 PM (DKV43)
Evening, or early morning all.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 08:33 PM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:33 PM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 20, 2011 12:23 AM (uO7cj)
Well, hell. I guess we won't be able to get them to beat up the lefties, either, being as they're all socialists.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 08:34 PM (mmGDL)
What are those of us who totally skipped out on the art thread missing?
Nothing really. It descending into talking about pollack.
We have two art geniuses who "understand" pollack and the rest of us are dimwits.
I simply put forward the argument that it's not a math formula. You don't understand it or not understand it. You simply like it or you don't. Understand implies there is something to understand. That is has a set meaning or value. When it doesn't. It's art.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:37 PM (DKV43)
Remember the Sun Tzu adage that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". Make no mistake about it - the Chinese consider us enemy #1
good thing they are surrounded by people who consider them their number one enemy.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:37 PM (DKV43)
For me, 'art' is what I say when my tongue refuses to form the 'f' sound. This happens only after large ValuRite consumption events.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 08:38 PM (h0RtZ)
why would they? they already see themselves as superior to us anyway.
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 08:38 PM (PaSAU)
Ben, bravo. I was so angered I couldn't even get the words out. You did what I wish I could have done.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:39 PM (piMMO)
I want to know why I can't throw/dribble paint on canvas and have someone pay me millions of dollars for it. Is it because I'm yellow? Buncha racists!
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 08:40 PM (YxBuk)
Oh, I see. Punchbowl. Turds. Some assembly required.
Well, I'll take the Kramer.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:40 PM (YX6i/)
oh I don't know if the Chinese see us as enemies
why would they? they already see themselves as superior to us anyway.
fair enough. adversaries or an obstacle would be a good description.
There is no doubt the Chinese see themselves as superior. It doubtless irks them that the rest of the world doesn't recognize that.
The Chinese, as with many asian cultures, have very high opinions of themselves.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:42 PM (DKV43)
What are those of us who totally skipped out on the art thread missing?
Posted by: Editor at January 20, 2011 12:33 AM (YX6i/)
Dyspepsia and condescension.
Posted by: ya2daup at January 19, 2011 08:42 PM (yRrAd)
"Well, some people believe art can be anything."
I wanted to end the interview right away, but then she said, "I don't subscribe to that idea." Interview saved.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:43 PM (YX6i/)
It started out that some could not handle the idea that others did not agree with them that Pollock is great art.
Before it was all over some asshole had equated our inability to appreciate Pollock's abstract art to our inability to fight the democrats two years from now.
Ben nailed their b.s. perfectly.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:44 PM (piMMO)
Before I head upstairs for the night, I just wanna say I'm liking Boehner's style so far. Got Obamascare repeal passed* within a couple of weeks of the start of 112th (and that's with a delay due to the Tuscon pep rally).
Great start, sends the right message, and I bet it took a lot of effort to get everything lined up to make it happen so soon.
Also, it's hard to call the Repub's heartless when the GOP Speaker cries when he gets all emotional. I'll take him over the wicked witch of CA anyday.
*Yes, I know it's mainly symbolic. But that's why I like that it was done anyway.
Posted by: Mayday at January 19, 2011 08:45 PM (TRgli)
Also, it's hard to call the Repub's heartless when the GOP Speaker cries when he gets all emotional. I'll take him over the wicked witch of CA anyday
I would take Cthulu over Pelosi.
All hail the dark lord Cthulu. At least he understands basic economics.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:46 PM (DKV43)
To make things worse, my doc still refuses to prescribe me valium for these occasions. So I'm going to use a double space before this sentence.
That'll show them all hah!
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 08:47 PM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 08:47 PM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 08:49 PM (zxpIo)
I've learned to avoid speaking of the 3 "T"s if I wish to speak cordially with my Chinese peers: Tibet, Taiwan, and Tienanmen.
And China has a very violent past, including Mao's 33 to 60 million bloody tally not even half a century ago. If the CCCP is willing to do that to its own people, how much mercy do you think us Western "barbarians" the Chi-Coms will show us if they think the time is nigh?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 08:50 PM (uO7cj)
"fatuous poofter" might have helped!
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:51 PM (piMMO)
what do you make polliwog? link? pictures?
See? There's that whole marketing thing! I usually describe myself as a fiber artist because it's a lot shorter than "I spin luxury fibers into yarn that I then knit, crochet, weave, needlepoint, bobbin lace, or otherwise arrange into hats, scarves, shawls, bags, sweaters, and other beautiful items. Oh, I also teach classes in all of the above.
Unfortunately, I'm short on pictures of said items. There are a few on Flikr, but Cameras and I have a bit of a hate-hate relationship.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 08:51 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:52 PM (YX6i/)
what do you make polliwog? link? pictures?
See? There's that whole marketing thing! I usually describe myself as a fiber artist because it's a lot shorter than "I spin luxury fibers into yarn that I then knit, crochet, weave, needlepoint, bobbin lace, or otherwise arrange into hats, scarves, shawls, bags, sweaters, and other beautiful items. Oh, I also teach classes in all of the above.
Unfortunately, I'm short on pictures of said items. There are a few on Flikr, but Cameras and I have a bit of a hate-hate relationship.
hmm. where do you sell your wares? Online? At stores? Do you go to women's botique stores and sell them their?
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 08:52 PM (DKV43)
Yeah, I didn't know that either the first of 50 times I was told that.
Btw, I art in your general direction.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 08:53 PM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 08:53 PM (6tGlk)
Oh you know as well as I do that the claim of "heartlessness" isn't based on the volume of tears spilled, it's based on the ideology. More government = less heartlessness.
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 08:53 PM (PaSAU)
Dangit! I was shopping for beautiful knit accessories a couple of weeks ago and settled for OTC crap because once it got cold, that's all that was left.
I'd love to see your wares. Post something to the Yahoo group.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 08:55 PM (piMMO)
Wow, I dipped my toes in to see if anything interesting was up tonight and GGE made my head explode. I honestly still do not get it, but I appreciate the “I’m my own grandpa” reference because that song was one of my favorites on a kid’s CD we used to listen to.
I discovered on a blog I used to read often back when I was still somehow an insane liberal that it is best not to get into art discussions with people on the Internet because some people always think they are waaaaaay smarter about art than they actually are and will beat you down verbally until you agree with them that dog poop smeared across a canvas is the most brilliant concept evah.
Besides, I have to teach art to 3rd graders tomorrow and I am procrastinating big time doing the lesson plan.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 08:56 PM (RZ8pf)
Not saying we are destined to be engaged in a shooting conflict (although if we do, it will be over Taiwan, unless Barracky doesn't have the stones to allow our carriers to defend the island), but the Dragon should be kept under close watch.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 08:57 PM (uO7cj)
and more jobs (gov) which is the only thing heartless pelosi is going for...
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 08:57 PM (rG3LU)
Mrs. Strangepork got me a couple of short art appreciation courses on DVD. I like "The World's Greatest Paintings" course, so far anyway (I'm up to lecture 4 of 24). Kloss, the lecturer, has selected most of the canonical pieces, and a few that are unfamiliar to me. "Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre" isn't as good IMO.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 08:58 PM (mmGDL)
Wow, I dipped my toes in to see if anything interesting was up tonight and GGE made my head explode.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 20, 2011 12:56 AM (RZ8pf)
Yeah, I didn't even try.
*waves hi*
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 08:59 PM (YX6i/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2011 08:59 PM (9Lm5R)
Posted by: Adrian at January 19, 2011 08:59 PM (PY4xx)
Polli, I'm assuming you know about Etsy.
Posted by: Editor at January 20, 2011 12:54 AM (YX6i/)
Ed, you are a fag. Hand in your card.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 08:59 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: Joss Wheadon at January 19, 2011 09:00 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 20, 2011 12:53 AM (6tGlk)
OK I'm standing at attention now. NTTIAWWT
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 09:01 PM (h0RtZ)
Evening Roons, I tried to catch up with the thread but there is just too much to take in at once. Its kinda like calculas. you can't cram 10 weeks into three because you skim read the first 7 weeks of the course.
Of course it could be my favorite watering hole stopped carrying my brand of scotch and I drank Jamisons tonight. That would explain my headache also. I forcefully yet delicately told the guy he made a dumb decision and my Chivas will be coming in next week. It was fun to watch the guy squirm a bit for the 15 minutes I berated his decision making skills.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 19, 2011 09:01 PM (EH4cc)
Ed, you are a fag. Hand in your card.
Posted by: garrett at January 20, 2011 12:59 AM (0Qwul)
Dude, my wife uses it.
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 09:01 PM (YX6i/)
Oh you know as well as I do that the claim of "heartlessness" isn't based on the volume of tears spilled, it's based on the ideology. More government = less heartlessness.
Agree...I just meant that if Boehner can humanize the GOP a little bit, it makes it harder for the lying Dems to characteristis them as evil corporate-loving, greedy, selfish, raaacists. Didn't really mean it as a comment about ideology, wasn't thinking specifically in those terms, but your point and iknowtheleft's are taken.
Posted by: Mayday at January 19, 2011 09:01 PM (TRgli)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 19, 2011 09:01 PM (XL71r)
Great drinks, lousy food. Well, except the tots. Eating tater tots makes me think of elementary school.
They will add almost any flavor imaginable to a soda. My favorites; chocolate-vanilla and chocolate-cherry coke.
Posted by: jmflynny at January 19, 2011 09:02 PM (piMMO)
I've learned to avoid speaking of the 3 "T"s if I wish to speak cordially with my Chinese peers: Tibet, Taiwan, and Tienanmen.
And China has a very violent past, including Mao's 33 to 60 million bloody tally not even half a century ago. If the CCCP is willing to do that to its own people, how much mercy do you think us Western "barbarians" the Chi-Coms will show us if they think the time is nigh?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 20, 2011 12:50 AM (uO7cj)
I take it they don't start running their mouths about how barbaric the US is. I'd definitely use those as any retort if they start up with crap, also charging families for the bullet used to kill their family member.
Posted by: buzzion at January 19, 2011 09:02 PM (oVQFe)
Ben So far I've sold at a few holiday craft fairs and from my home. I've just, as in starting last week, started trying to increase my on-line presence by creating a Facebook page for Knit'n Kitten studio as well as registering with an on-line listing of teachers. I may look into starting on Etsy, but I'm not there yet (the whole camera incompetence thing puts a big crimp in any of that).
I do have a local friend who's looking into a couple possibilities as well. Mainly it's a whole lot less work to just be insanely jealous.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:02 PM (6tGlk)
The only solace I have with the Chinese is that they have no history of ever trying to expand their empire. It is basically the same as it was at its creation (when the first thing they did was build a giant wall - though the Mongols eventually just walked around it). The only growth in the Chinese empire occurred when foreigners were in control,
Look up Zhang He, the mariner not the general. They have tried to expand their empire many times, however a leader would always take over and revert back to extreme isolationism.
Also, keep in mind, the land that is modern china is in and of itself an empire. China as one nation encompasing all Han chinese is a relatively new concept. It had previously been many warring clans.
We often view China through it's recent history, 1850s til now and neglect its history prior to that.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 09:04 PM (DKV43)
Dude, my wife uses it.
...and I'm sure she has a favorite tampon. But we don't offer that information up, now do we?
It wasn't that you knew of etsy...it was the way you exposed that knowledge. It was the equivalent of a limp wristed wave...don't take offense.
We've all done it and we knew it what it looked like when it happened.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:04 PM (0Qwul)
Hi Editor! WasnÂ’t the moon here tonight gorgeous? Tell your lovely wife that I am keeping her in my thoughts, I know how frustrating it is to wait. And wait. And wait.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:04 PM (RZ8pf)
Ben So far I've sold at a few holiday craft fairs and from my home. I've just, as in starting last week, started trying to increase my on-line presence by creating a Facebook page for Knit'n Kitten studio as well as registering with an on-line listing of teachers. I may look into starting on Etsy, but I'm not there yet (the whole camera incompetence thing puts a big crimp in any of that).
I do have a local friend who's looking into a couple possibilities as well. Mainly it's a whole lot less work to just be insanely jealous.
do you have kids? One of them can surely work a camera.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 09:06 PM (DKV43)
They will add almost any flavor imaginable to a soda. My favorites; chocolate-vanilla and chocolate-cherry coke.
Coconut Coke is inexplicably awesome.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:06 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:06 PM (6tGlk)
Polli, I'm assuming you know about Etsy.
Posted by: Editor at January 20, 2011 12:54 AM (YX6i/)
Ed, you are a fag. Hand in your card.
heh. i come here for the funny.
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 09:08 PM (DKV43)
this chinese-american girl i knew in high school, she was born there but grew up here, and me, my family fled communism in eastern europe, so i figured she would share pretty similar views, ie hate commies with a passion, but i was really surprised, even though she acknowledged mao's crimes to an extent, she seemed kinda brainwashed almost when she spoke about him and what a great leader he was. creepy.
Posted by: Adrian at January 19, 2011 09:08 PM (PY4xx)
Looks like some rude assholes spoiled the art thread. Mean people suck.
sorry, my fault. i have a low threshhold for condescension
Posted by: Ben at January 19, 2011 09:09 PM (DKV43)
Posted by: fluffy & fuckin beautiful at January 19, 2011 09:09 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: Editor at January 19, 2011 09:09 PM (YX6i/)
Looks like some rude assholes spoiled the art thread. Mean people suck.
There's no point in debating the merit (or lack therein) of a Pollack unless you are standing in front of it.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:10 PM (0Qwul)
Isn't an art lesson for 3rd graders just "don't eat the crayons"?
3rd graders are waaaaay beyond eating crayons. The lesson is taking a photo of a figure in action and creating a sculpture in 3d. I have to come up with why the hell they should care about 3d stuff—other than the next big action movie.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:10 PM (RZ8pf)
That theme has been covered by SciFi writers many times. Will the SpaceOne dude run to Ecuador to escape onerous US regulations, especially considering the the free boost you get there from altitude/stronger centripetal force in that country.
We can't even get astronauts to the ISS; instead, we buy rides from the Russians. Sigh.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 09:11 PM (h0RtZ)
Remember the Sun Tzu adage that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". Make no mistake about it - the Chinese consider us enemy #1
good thing they are surrounded by people who consider them their number one enemy.
Posted by: Ben at January 20, 2011 12:37 AM (DKV43)
Yes.
447 Chemjeff, just to elaborate, while the average Chinese civilian may be apathetic towards the US in general, there is a growing disconnect between the civilian and military leaderships of China. Doesn't bode well for either nation, for obvious reasons.
Not saying we are destined to be engaged in a shooting conflict (although if we do, it will be over Taiwan, unless Barracky doesn't have the stones to allow our carriers to defend the island), but the Dragon should be kept under close watch.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 20, 2011 12:57 AM (uO7cj)
Yes, disconnect between civilian & military leadership, a huge real estate bubble, And the fact that socialist systems don't last = trouble for them down the road. So yes, be wary & vigilant, but they may not be as much of a threat as the USSR was. I consider the muzzies to be as great a threat, because although they're technologically backward, they're crazy enough to use what they get their hands on in dangerous ways.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 09:13 PM (mmGDL)
Is the Knit'n Kitten page still up?
It should be, there's not much there yet but it is a contact point. I tried to give you my URL at betterfly dot com slash knitnkitten, but it got rejected by Pixy.
I feel like I'm turning the thread into a big commercial, but it's really great to have people show an interest as well.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:13 PM (6tGlk)
No, that's kindergarten. Third grade is "don't eat the paste or sniff the markers."
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 09:14 PM (YxBuk)
I have to come up with why the hell they should care about 3d stuff—other than the next big action movie.
Make them watch 'Batchelor Party'.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:14 PM (0Qwul)
I feel like I'm turning the thread into a big commercial, but it's really great to have people show an interest as well.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 20, 2011 01:13 AM (6tGlk)
It's called "product placement".
Posted by: Laptop Batteries at January 19, 2011 09:16 PM (YX6i/)
In California, that's taught at the college level.
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 09:17 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Clarence Oveur at January 19, 2011 09:17 PM (SwkdU)
do you have kids? One of them can surely work a camera.
That's what my dad says. He says he thinks my son has a good eye for composition. At this point it's mostly an issue of the camera's batteries always being dead. That and the whole "insanely jealous takes so much less effort" thing.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:18 PM (6tGlk)
Especially since some of them see destruction and mass death (particularly of Israel) as an eschatological sign that their Savior is near.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 09:18 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 09:19 PM (zxpIo)
Posted by: Boca Raton call center at January 19, 2011 09:19 PM (h0RtZ)
I don't think I'll be able to go to the gym tomorrow morning, stayed up too late & there's way too much snow
Posted by: chemjeff at January 19, 2011 09:20 PM (PaSAU)
The lesson is taking a photo of a figure in action and creating a sculpture in 3d.
That seems pretty advanced even for 3rd grade. Can I ask what medium the sculptures going to use?
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:20 PM (6tGlk)
Especially since some of them see destruction and mass death (particularly of Israel) as an eschatological sign that their Savior is near.
Well said, young Ghost of Sparta.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:20 PM (0Qwul)
All I know is that IÂ’m gonna have to sniff glue in order to teach the damn art lesson tomorrow. Sometimes the lessons just flow and it is great, and other times it is like the worst term paper youÂ’ve ever been assigned. It doesnÂ’t help knowing your audience has the attention span of a gnat.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:21 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: fluffy, real estate speculator at January 19, 2011 09:21 PM (SwkdU)
note the deterioration of the US, thanks mostly to having put an America-hating Indonesian retard in the White House.
conan actually had a joke about that tonight since Hu was meeting with the Obama. Something about asking "a man who grew up in Asia what he thinks of America, and they asked the Chinese president it too." Took the audience a moment to catch it.
Posted by: buzzion at January 19, 2011 09:22 PM (oVQFe)
I don't think I'll be able to go to the gym tomorrow morning, stayed up too late & there's way too much snow
That's the pussy in you talking. Get up and get out there!
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:22 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 09:22 PM (YxBuk)
I can't believe I would ever feel that I could fify, sim, but that had to be edited. Otherwise you are, as usual, 100% correct. I won't even discuss the football portion of things. smacks head against wall in stunned disbelief for the bazillionth time
Posted by: Peaches at January 19, 2011 09:23 PM (zxpIo)
It doesnÂ’t help knowing your audience has the attention span of a gnat.
All I know about 3-Dimensional rendering I learned from Q-Bert and MarbleMadness.
Posted by: garrett at January 19, 2011 09:24 PM (0Qwul)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 20, 2011 01:22 AM (YxBuk)
Doesn't it have various endings depending on how much paint or thinner you used?
Posted by: buzzion at January 19, 2011 09:26 PM (oVQFe)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 09:27 PM (mmGDL)
Polliwog, well we were going to use metal wire a la Alexander Calder but we had trouble with the wire, some was too weak, the stronger wire was harder to bend, so we are going with pipe cleaner because it has wire and it can be bent into shape. I thought it was going to be kind of dumb and not very “art” looking but the sample turned out really cool. We mounted the picture of the student in the action shot on a wood block, they’ll form the sculpture that mimics their image and then we’ll fasten it to the board.
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:27 PM (RZ8pf)
Better late than never, I guess. It remains to be seen if they'll remember this 2 years from now.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 09:27 PM (uO7cj)
Rum, thatÂ’s awesome, IÂ’m totally jealous!
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:29 PM (RZ8pf)
Yup. Now I can start all over again and collect what I missed and do the quests I failed before or didn't get before.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 09:30 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 09:31 PM (YxBuk)
Isn't an art lesson for 3rd graders just "don't eat the crayons"?
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 20, 2011 01:01 AM (XL71r)
Why settle for crayons when there's paste available?
Posted by: in after the spam bots at January 19, 2011 09:32 PM (yRrAd)
Can I just ask, after watching the five millionth commercial for a new and different flavor of yogurt, just how FUCKING MANY flavors of yogurt do we need in the world?
Posted by: ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 19, 2011 09:33 PM (RZ8pf)
ParanoidNewYearInSeattle at January 20, 2011 01:27 AM (RZ8pf)
That does sound cool. I was originally(sp?) assuming a more solid media like clay, which is why I was wondering anout the difficulty level. Pipe cleaners seem like they'd be durable to get the right shapes while being easy enough to manipulate to hold even gnat attention spans. I'll have to keep that idea in mind if My kids start getting interested in sculpture.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:34 PM (6tGlk)
Wow kills off Micky and still gets the chow on the table... way to go Rum...
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 09:36 PM (TbXhY)
That vapid Fountain of Decadence? Have your standards decreased that low?
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at January 19, 2011 09:39 PM (uO7cj)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 09:39 PM (YxBuk)
SiM your just a ol horn dog..hehee
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 09:41 PM (TbXhY)
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 09:43 PM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: fluffy at January 19, 2011 09:47 PM (SwkdU)
Posted by: sickinmass
Apparently so SiM.. She sounds like quite a catch. Hows things at Casa SiM??
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 09:47 PM (hKqgX)
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 09:58 PM (6tGlk)
Mexican lasagna with a side of spinach. Pretty darn tasty, if I do say so myself.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 10:02 PM (YxBuk)
True to a point, but isn't the youth suicide rate in Japan much higher than here? I can't speak to China, as they aren't exactly quick nor honest in reporting this kind of stuff. I still suspect similar methods yield similar results.
Don't get me wrong, keeping expectations high is a valuable motivating tool that far too few American parents use. But you can go overboard too.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 10:06 PM (h0RtZ)
541 Well I never! You mean you weren't offering me fabulous amounts of money for a very unique accessory? I guess I'll just have to cry myself to sleep.
Posted by: Polliwog at January 19, 2011 10:07 PM (6tGlk)
Posted by: Polliwog
Or you could start spam posts like ug*s and SiM....
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 10:10 PM (KJynJ)
Wonder if their rate has any bearing on the early tradition of suicide as a answer to failure.. ie falling on the sword
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 10:20 PM (y5dUC)
There is of course a cultural component to their suicide rate related to 'loss of face' and familial shame. The Chinese hold similar cultural values.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 10:26 PM (h0RtZ)
Are other Asian societies similar in the respect of taking their life to "save face" or was that primary Japanese?
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 10:32 PM (y5dUC)
http://tinyurl.com/4gbhclf
Posted by: The Dude at January 19, 2011 10:36 PM (Ig1Wo)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 10:44 PM (mmGDL)
Cultures and countries strongly influenced by Confucianism include mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Vietnam, as well as various territories settled predominantly by Chinese people, such as Singapore.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 10:45 PM (h0RtZ)
Thanks for the insight SiM. I spent a little time in a few Asian countries and always admired the people and their ethics. While thinking the same would be a good thing here it wouldn't work as you say because we are to individual a people.
My favorite place was Okinawa and would hope some day to go back...
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 10:53 PM (xO/yE)
We all know that IQ tests are completely culturally biased because, well, just because.
Talk to me, and tell me just how stupid I am for even daring to mention this scholarly text.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 10:56 PM (h0RtZ)
There's a high school (not mine) in my neighborhood that had a couple of suicides when I was in high school. One suicide was a white girl. The other was a very public one done by an Asian kind. I think he was Korean, since the school was predominantly Korean. He shot himself in front of the school, right before school started one morning.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 10:56 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: sickinmass at January 20, 2011 02:40 AM (1rflU)
One thing I've read, and this was a number of years ago, is that although the Japanese do indeed create tremendous pressure in order to get into college, once there, things kind of go downhill. University becomes an Animal House, as all the pressure is now off.
So although the grade scores of the Japanese well may exceed the U.S. at the H.S. level, our University students far excell Japan at the higher grades.
For what it's worth...
Posted by: HH at January 19, 2011 10:56 PM (6oDXl)
I think that's kind of true for any person who had strict parents. It was true for one of my friends but not another and they both had strict parents. In fact, I'd say the one friend who didn't go crazy in college had stricter parents than the one who did let loose in college. And yes, they're both Chinese, but American born.
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 10:59 PM (YxBuk)
Posted by: fluffy, lazy fucker at January 19, 2011 11:03 PM (SwkdU)
We just had 2 within the last day, one a 15year old male in the school bathroom by gun and a 14 girl at home mid afternoon by gun..
I had a friend in HS who popped himself from belittlement from teachers..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:07 PM (xO/yE)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 20, 2011 02:59 AM (YxBuk)
The article I had read concerned Japan specifically. Immense pressure to get good grades to get into the Universities. But once there, hellooo slacker! And apparently this was nation-wide.
Not of course that that happens anywhere else. *coughs*
Posted by: HH at January 19, 2011 11:08 PM (6oDXl)
I'm sure through conversations that my kids think the same way about me (us). Rebellion is a natural consequence of forming your own identity. You pick out some things that you detest and say 'no way'.
Still, your kids carry a lot more of your values than the few they reject. At least if you have chosen well.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2011 11:11 PM (h0RtZ)
Posted by: Rum, Goddess of Doom at January 19, 2011 11:11 PM (YxBuk)
For what it's worth...
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 02:56 AM (6oDXl)
Yeah, that goes to the biggest threat to us: not the Chinese, or the muzzies, or our crushing burden of debt; it's our (& the whole West's) self-destructive trajectory. Our falling birthrates, our self-loathing, and generally the loss of all the values & qualities that made Western culture so vibrant and successful in the last 500 years or so.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 19, 2011 11:14 PM (mmGDL)
I can talk about gang shootings and bomb scares I had in high school instead.
Jeez, I had such a dull HS. Actually, the closest thing to a bomb was when a M-80 exploded in one of the bathrooms. Unfortunately, I happened to be in that bathroom when it went off. My ears literally rang for a week.
Of course, after I moved to L.A., things started getting real interesting...
Posted by: HH at January 19, 2011 11:23 PM (6oDXl)
Which the leftards are determind to change...it takes a village
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:23 PM (xO/yE)
If your sill awake SiM nice on the Common sense post, just got back to it and damn its spot on..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:34 PM (xO/yE)
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 03:34 AM (xO/yE)
OTOH, common sense says that if you have a BB gun, you'll shoot your eye out. So there's that...
Posted by: HH at January 19, 2011 11:41 PM (6oDXl)
come to think of it that must be why I had to go to BB gun class when I got one.. My parents had Common sense..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:46 PM (cwUY5)
hehee we did that.. I was the lookout in the hall way however and missed out on the ear ringing... Got a lot a few years later shooting off 81mm mortars..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:49 PM (cwUY5)
come to think of it that must be why I had to go to BB gun class when I got one..
I should have gone to an Audobon class. At least I would have identified the dead birds...
Hey, I was a kid.
Posted by: HH at January 19, 2011 11:52 PM (6oDXl)
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:58 PM (cwUY5)
Hey, I was a kid.
Hey that's how we got our boy scout badges,, kill them so you could see them then you could identify... We didn't have binocs..
Posted by: beanervt at January 19, 2011 11:59 PM (cwUY5)
Nope, I acknowledge that blacks, in general, are superior basketball players for many of its performance measures. It does not make me racist, but instead a realist.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 20, 2011 12:04 AM (h0RtZ)
We didn't have binocs..
Neither did we. And of course it isn't like we were driving them extinct or anything. (Although the birds did have a tendency to disappear for a while after we got our BB's.).
One thing I'm sure of. Me and my friends made absolutely no dent on the bird population of this country.
Not for lack of trying...
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 12:06 AM (6oDXl)
Do I try and hold to a 13% black team, whereas the rest of the league has a 75% level?
No, you sue the rest of the League to force them down to your level.
Haven't you learned anything from the liberals???
Sheesh!
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 12:11 AM (6oDXl)
Posted by: GnuBreed
and a potentially Rich NBA team owner...
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 12:11 AM (qlK1j)
Plenty of them little critters around. I did tire of the killing after watching my cousin pop off about a dozen squirrels. The zeal of his killing actually made me feel sorry for the animals and after that hunting lost it's appeal.
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 12:19 AM (qlK1j)
Well, shooting is fun, but I stopped killing things when I got older.
But at least I didn't shoot my eye out!
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 12:47 AM (6oDXl)
A man to that... Ya I still like skeet and target, wouldn't have much problem with leftards however...
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 12:52 AM (2hL2e)
wouldn't have much problem with leftards however...
Problem is, they probably wouldn't be armed.
Of course, if you view them as Zombies...
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 12:59 AM (6oDXl)
Of course, if you view them as Zombies...
Hummm good idea..
the progietards and greentards maybe armed and I take any object being used as a weapon. The fucktards have stole my state and I'd have no problem san zombies...
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 01:06 AM (2hL2e)
LOL, banned on CNN. We already know the leftists are paying zero attention to this new PC language crap. As soon as the MFM realizes that this meme is worn out and nobody takes it serious people like CNN will forget it as well.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 01:40 AM (M9Ie6)
Mornin Vic,
The union thugs are using a "cross hair" on their flier for anti WalMart demonstration against a developer at his residence... Will the al mighty divider have strong words for them???
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 01:49 AM (kqZXB)
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 05:51 AM (kqZXB)
Around 10 here. Snowing for most of yesterday into tonight. Pretty bad, so much so that I called into work saying I can't make it.
And this was the first time I've called in for the past five years or more.
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 01:55 AM (6oDXl)
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 05:49 AM (kqZXB)
I saw a write-up on that yesterday. I wonder what those union thugs would think if the local Tea Party or the developer arranged a huge demonstration in front of the Union President's house at 4 a.m.in the morning. Goose, Gander, etc.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 01:56 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 01:59 AM (M9Ie6)
She reads the highs in the 20s and lows in the negative numbers and laughs at me.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 02:02 AM (M9Ie6)
Highs in the 40's? So Vic, can you turn on a big fan and blow it towards Kansas City?
We could use the warmth.
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 02:04 AM (6oDXl)
LOL, do you realize how open that comment leaves you?
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 02:09 AM (M9Ie6)
Our high will be below zero during the day and - teens both nights, going to be sucking the fuel oil down...
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:09 AM (YO5rp)
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 02:10 AM (M9Ie6)
How much snow you got HH?? or is it icy?
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:12 AM (YO5rp)
Now you see why I don not live in Vermont. I like maple syrup but not that much.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 02:13 AM (M9Ie6)
Okaaa,, what about the demtard from tenn?? I think calling the Reps Nazi's
or do they mean Sarah isn't using full cross hairs anylonger..
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:16 AM (YO5rp)
Ya and you can always get it online.... Shits getting to expensive now anyway..
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:18 AM (YO5rp)
Anyway, I have to go for a couple of hours. I am making crock pot beef stew today and got to go get it started.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 02:42 AM (M9Ie6)
I can almost smell it from here... see ya
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:44 AM (tnoo2)
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 06:12 AM (YO5rp)
Total, I would say about 7 inches. But when I got up yesterday at 6:30, the snow was just coming down like crazy, and I could see the plows on my street and they weren't making much of a difference. Just piling snow up on the street that I would have to get out onto.
So I just figured 'hell with it'. I'm not going out to fight the snow. Plus I could see that the street wasn't even really cleared. Just packed, and I didn't want to be slip-sliding all the way to work. It's really not worth either getting stuck or wrecking my car.
So I have a nice 4 day week-end off. (Normally 3 days).
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 02:44 AM (6oDXl)
Well enjoy the long weekend.. you 10 hr shifts?
Your right sometimes it's just not worth risking life and limb to get to work. I have had to put on the chains a few times but kinda really have to be here (at work).
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 02:51 AM (tnoo2)
Posted by: beanervt at January 20, 2011 06:51 AM (tnoo2)
LOL, I remember those days well. In fact there have been a few times when I had to go out to get people after I got in. We had to go in even in the event of a hurricane which did happen one time.
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 03:47 AM (M9Ie6)
Posted by: Vic at January 20, 2011 07:47 AM (M9Ie6)
I've been through that. Thinking that what I do is "So Important". Well, I've gotten older and wiser, and stuff just goes on whether I'm there or not.
So in this case, I decided that it's not worth the risk. (this from a guy who walked to work at night in a city under martial law).
And as the morning develops, I see more and more accidents on the news, not to mention people trying to shovel their cars out before they can leave for work.
I'm pretty damn sure I made the right choice last night.
Posted by: HH at January 20, 2011 04:18 AM (6oDXl)
I can't believe folks are still popping up over at the art thread to inform us a to what a bunch of inbred hicks we all are.
What? Does Pollock have a fan base that scours the net simply to argue with those who disagree?
Posted by: jmflynny at January 20, 2011 06:43 AM (LyOUH)
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