1 Hah Hah!

2 Happy Caturday!

3 finally... g'evening, 'rons

4 Sheesh.  Slow night.

5 Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the laundry detergent need some phosphorous to be effective in this regard?

I don't think so.

I use dish liquid for clogged toilets.  You have to be patient, but it generally works. 


Howdy all! 

6

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What if we have a DOOM article for Monty? Is there an address for Monty?

7 Hi CDR M, Draft day on the 28th?

8 too much kitteh not enough boobeh

9 You guys left me at the other thread, so I'm re-posting my question:

In the mine field scene of Kelly's Heroes (which is on the Military Channel right now), why in hell don't the Americans toss grenades at the Germans while they (the Germs) are still in their vehicles?  They would've gotten a helluva lot more of them at one shot that way. 

Always frustrates me. 

10

The Lion King and Disney Princesses.  CDR M is trying to draw Rum out. 

I wonder if she found anyone to go with her this weekend.

11

So . . . when are we going to have a Moron Meetup on the island of Niue?

12

Always frustrates me. 

 

Throwing is a lot harder than it looks.

13 Stellar ONT, CDR M!  I salute you and bow to your awesomeness . . .

14 Evening morons. I need to get in a rant about the quality of HA. I appreciate them adding new bloggers to the main page, but some of them are pretty damn weird. Tina's post on the slutwalk is a compelling example. Suggests dressing scantily makes you more prone to being raped, not imbibing spirits or walking alone at 1AM. And a lot of the posting population isn't much better. Also Tina writes like Ed - kind of treacly and predictable, full of Captain Obvious statements as well. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

15 I see that the kid from the School for Gifted Children Far Side cartoon went to work for the DHS

16 The DHS JBT was hillarious.

17 Uh, yeah, that Mr Donut posting on the sidebar and his bowing to the alter of GAIA...can we dispense with the Cannon for President talk? 

Mittsy is a believer, but won't do anything about it at the federal level...riiiiiight.

Man, our side has plenty of the stupid in otherwise smart people.

18 So . . . when are we going to have a Moron Meetup on the island of Niue?

How about Vegas in October (18th) for the debate at the Venetian? 

19 8 too much kitteh not enough boobeh     Would you prefer kitty boobs?

20 I'm married and there is no way I'm going to make it to 60.

21 14, Maybe Tina is Ed in drag.

22 Dr. Lew's memorandum is about Obama's FY 2013 budget requests and the latest spending cuts (Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Guidance). He says that, for FY 2013, each department will request 5% less than they did last year and additional reductions 10% below the enacted FY 2011 levels. He then tells them not to cheat (yeah, right) and to focus on certain cuts while doubling-down with certain other items in each department. So it's mostly about pretending that their FY 2013 budget will be a responsible one.

23

How about Vegas in October (18th) for the debate at the Venetian? 

 

Mmm . . . Vegas!

24 I see that the kid from the School for Gifted Children Far Side cartoon went to work for the DHS

Posted by: kbdabear at August 20, 2011 09:55 PM (Y+DPZ)

I will watch that at least 4,000 times tonight.  Super tasty!!

25 Also Tina writes like Ed - kind of treacly and predictable, full of Captain Obvious statements as well. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at August 20, 2011 09:55 PM

Tina, I'd definitely hit it

Hopefully she wouldn't let Ed watch

26 7 Hi CDR M, Draft day on the 28th?

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 20, 2011 09:50 PM (ZDUD4)

Yeah but we can move it.

27 21 14, Maybe Tina is Ed in drag. Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 20, 2011 09:56 PM (ZDUD4) I guess Ed cloned himself so he could double cover the last debate D:

28 I sure hope that when Rick Perry or Michelle Bachmann or whoever gets in there that they put an end to all this stupid crap that the military has been caught up in.

29 17 Uh, yeah, that Mr Donut posting on the sidebar and his bowing to the alter of GAIA...can we dispense with the Cannon for President talk?

Did you read the article?  He threw the AGW people a rhetorical bone, but vetoed the bill that would've kept NJ in the cap & trade thingy.  He's pulling them out this year. 

Who's pushing him for POTUS right now aside from a handful of pundits? 

30 I don't think so.

I use dish liquid for clogged toilets.  You have to be patient, but it generally works.

The proteases in laundry detergent and dish liquid will work well enough in breaking down clogs, given enough time.

31 Wait I like that first poster, but I am pretty sure the cat walking away should be tagged as showing hos obamma button.... And the x should obviously be the O.

32 No Need, Watching pre season preparing. This should be fun.

33 CDR M,
I didn't reply because I didn't know how.
28th works fine for me. 

34 Good grief, nice work DHS

35 17 Uh, yeah, that Mr Donut posting on the sidebar and his bowing to the alter of GAIA...can we dispense with the Cannon for President talk?

Mittsy is a believer, but won't do anything about it at the federal level...riiiiiight.

Man, our side has plenty of the stupid in otherwise smart people.

Posted by: The Hammer at August 20, 2011 09:55 PM (0d8Fy)

You know honestly they may not, which would be absolutely wonderful.  But the thing is, if I have the option of a guy that doesn't believe in it and isn't going to enact any of the garbage and a guy that does believe it and I have to hope that he doesn't decide to enact any of the garbage, then I think the non-believer is 1000X's better.

36 Good grief, nice work DHS

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at August 20, 2011 09:59 PM (uAbEv)

NO SHIT!

37 22 ETA: The likely exemptions for Obama's proposed 2013 budget is most of mandatory spending and things like education, or what they prefer to call "investments" to "win the future" and other such nonsense.

38 CDR M

Do you have an e-mail address? I have some gun video that is great.

39 The proteases in laundry detergent and dish liquid will work well enough in breaking down clogs, given enough time.

Gee, I assumed it was more of a surfactant effect. 

40 8 too much kitteh not enough boobeh

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2011 09:51 PM (k47wS)

Sorry, on a work computer.

41 Gee, I assumed it was more of a surfactant effect.

It could be, at least more for the dish liquid.  Apologies, you're probably right- with all this writing I'm doing, I have proteases on the brain. 

42 Do you have an e-mail address? I have some gun video that is great.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at August 20, 2011 10:01 PM (LH6ir)

yeah, cdr_m007 at yahoo dot com

43

Gee, I assumed it was more of a surfactant effect.

 

Work must be making me ditzy, because everyone here is using words I never heard of.

44 Evening all.  I'm on the work computer tonight for a weekend project, so I can't see the disney princess vogue cover thingy.  On the bright side, my fortune 500 company in the middle of breaking itself up decided I was worth continued employment for the time being so I got that going for me.  My immediate boss wasn't so lucky.

45 43, Don't worry, it's a phlagencia of glounash.

46 It could be, at least more for the dish liquid.  Apologies, you're probably right- with all this writing I'm doing, I have proteases on the brain. 

Maybe we should write a grant proposal!


Speaking of science... kind of... we went to the Huntsman Cancer Ctr gala last night.  Jon Jr. wasn't there (nor was Sr.) but his mom was.  She's what I expected.  Self-involved piece of work. 

Nut. Tree. Assembly required. 

47 I have given this a lot of thought lately and well....I'll just say it.

Ed Morrissey looks like a giant penis. The dorky headset microphone ain't helping. Plus, no one ever comments on his Ed Morrissey Show threads.

-clears throat-

Thanks for listening.

48 Surfactant means "surf actant wrong, hope I don't drown."

49 I am a Lion King blooper reel.

50 40 8 too much kitteh not enough boobeh

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2011 09:51 PM (k47wS)

This showed up on the FB group.  Enjoy!

warning - there isn't flesh-flesh, but enough is seen.  It's not porny, so I think, heh.  But you'll find it interesting none the less.

Denise Milani Rule 5. 

51 Work must be making me ditzy, because everyone here is using words I never heard of.

Now you know how someone special feels on every thread. 

52 I see that the kid from the School for Gifted Children Far Side cartoon went to work for the DHS

Posted by: kbdabear at August 20, 2011 09:55 PM (Y+DPZ)

My very favorite Far side cartoon!

53 45 43, Don't worry, it's a phlagencia of glounash.       Oh, that clears it up.  Thanks!

54 44 Evening all.  I'm on the work computer tonight for a weekend project, so I can't see the disney princess vogue cover thingy.  On the bright side, my fortune 500 company in the middle of breaking itself up decided I was worth continued employment for the time being so I got that going for me.  My immediate boss wasn't so lucky.

Posted by: Big Zesty at August 20, 2011 10:05 PM (r5bw0)

Congrats, BZ!  I hope your good fortune continues.

55 warning - there isn't flesh-flesh, but enough is seen.  It's not porny, so I think, heh.  But you'll find it interesting none the less.

Have we ever seen so many disclaimers in 3 itty bitty sentences?  Because, I think Kratos has set another milestone with this one!  You da man, Kratos!

56
Cell Phones VS Sex

The wife and I went out for the anniversary and endured a guy at the next table having a FASCINATING conversation about the magnificence of his cell phone.  They mercifully finished first and left us in peace.

Cell phone obsession is a sure mark of a loser.

57 Did you read the article?  He threw the AGW people a rhetorical bone, but vetoed the bill that would've kept NJ in the cap & trade thingy.  He's pulling them out this year. 

Who's pushing him for POTUS right now aside from a handful of pundits? 
Posted by: Y-not at August 20, 2011 09:58 PM

Ace sure knows how to pick 'em

58 Denise Milani Rule 5. This woman will never have to do an honest days work.

59 Speaking of science... kind of... we went to the Huntsman Cancer Ctr gala last night.  Jon Jr. wasn't there (nor was Sr.) but his mom was.  She's what I expected.  Self-involved piece of work. 

Nut. Tree. Assembly required.

Ugh.  Learn anything else interesting there?

Speaking of science, I went to a Gordon Conference a few weeks ago.  I only had enough time to go to the trainee session (the one over the weekend), but I loved it!  I wished I had enough time to attend the entire thing -  I even made a few new contacts to follow up on. 

60

My very favorite Far side cartoon!

Mine is "Beware Of Doug"

61 Happy birthday eve, Peaches...and I'm glad your kitteh is ok.

Night all.

62

Posted by: CDR M at August 20, 2011 10:02 PM (BuYeH)

 

Then it is up to the moronettes.

63 I use dish liquid for clogged toilets.  You have to be patient, but it generally works.

Cherry Bombs work wonders unclogging toilets.

64 Yo Morons!  hey... that cello kid is pretty good....  needs to cut out all that shit with his mouth though...      I wonder if he thinks Barry is the man?

65 Good evening.

Someone say something funny.

66 'Night, Tami!   Thank you for the good wishes.  So very relieved that the little stinkapotamus is doing better . . . gave me quite a turn.  She is such a love that, within 2 minutes of being released from the carrier back at home, she was licking me.  Not a grudge-bearing kitteh, praise be.

67 65, I did, wish you could have heard it.

68 hi all

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the laundry detergent need some phosphorous to be effective in this regard?

nope - all you need is something that will make lots of bubbles.

69 1/3 Of Americans Like Their Cell Phones More Than Sex.

Clearly no men were polled in this survey.

70 I just ordered a blow-up cellphone from Amazon.  Gonna call her Uma.

71 On the bright side, my fortune 500 company in the middle of breaking itself up decided I was worth continued employment for the time being so I got that going for me.  My immediate boss wasn't so lucky. Posted by: Big Zesty at August 20, 2011 10:05 PM

Tell your boss not to worry, I'm working on a PLAN!

72

Posted by: Peaches at August 20, 2011 10:08 PM (7S1x+)

lol, thanks, but I didn't watch the whole thing.  In fact, I felt sorry for that woman - she's going to have a bad back within a few years.

73 I did, wish you could have heard it.

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 20, 2011 10:13 PM (ZDUD4)

Damn, it sounds like it was good.

74 I love my cats. All of them. I love them dearly.

But if the little fuckers climb on my kitchen counters or stick their noses in my toaster, there's gonna be an ass-whupping and I do mean quick.

75 Speaking of science, I went to a Gordon Conference a few weeks ago.

Those are great.  I made a lot of good contacts at those that turned into collaborations later on. 

Huntsman Cancer Ctr is pushing a lot of individualized medicine wherein they sequence your tumor and from that develop a therapy targeted to your tumor's mutation.  There was a short talk by the director, but not a lot of science in it given the nature of the event.

We also scored a Phil Esposito autographed jersey and puck from his HOF ceremony at the silent auction.  Mr Y-not is chuffed.

76 something furry ...

77 Did you know that PETA has killed thousands of cats

78 nope - all you need is something that will make lots of bubbles.

Posted by: chemjeff at August 20, 2011 10:13 PM (s7mIC)

Like Ace after an all night chalupa eating binge?

79

Denise Milani Rule 5. 

That's a whole lot of breast meat. 

80 something fully ...

81 warning - there isn't flesh-flesh, but enough is seen. It's not porny, so I think, heh. But you'll find it interesting none the less. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 20, 2011 10:06 PM (c0A3e) That woman is putting herself at increased risk for getting raped ///HA socons

82 74, I call it flying lessons.

83 something fuddy ...

84 Smart Power In Action With The DHS

Should be captioned: Joe Biden participates in a no-knock raid

85 It was a movie. Tossing grenades is not as entertaing as getting shot.

86 Hi Peaches!!!
To answer your question from the last thread - yes I went with the Gilligan's Island theme for my profile

87 On the bright side, my fortune 500 company in the middle of breaking itself up decided I was worth continued employment for the time being so I got that going for me.  My immediate boss wasn't so lucky. Posted by: Big Zesty at August 20, 2011 10:05 PM

Tell your boss not to worry, I'm working on a PLAN!

Posted by: King Barry the SCFOAMF at August 20, 2011 10:13 PM (Y+DPZ)

That's what I'm worried about

88 something fuzzy ...

89 something fuddy ...

Posted by: Adriane at August 20, 2011 10:17 PM (L9W0l)

Something fuzzy?

90 Damn it, I forgot i was posting on AOSHQ

91 something fuzzy ...

Posted by: Adriane at August 20, 2011 10:18 PM (L9W0l)

There ya go.

92 I call it flying lessons.

or this

93 DHS: You'll Never Expect Us, and We'll Never Be Fired

94 70 I just ordered a blow-up cellphone from Amazon.  Gonna call her Uma.
Posted by: I'm in a New York state of mind at August 20, 2011 10:13 PM

Cool! When will the Greenwich Village Apple Store get one?

95 Actually a great way to unclog a drain is to pour baking soda on it, then in one move, pour vinegar on the baking soda and immediately stopper the drain with a rag - the vinegar produces lots of CO2 bubbles and the rag forces them to go down the drain instead of up in a volcano.

But you do have to be sure to thoroughly clean up afterwards.

96 We need Ace to come here and decide what is and isn't funny and then tell us he knows because he's funny.

97 something sunny ...

98 @96
I don't think ace works here any more.

99

That DHS vid reminds me of the time I watched 3 DEA agents get stuck in a freight elevator. 

They couldn't get out because they weren't smart enough to hold the button until the gates passed the locks.

I laughed and laughed.  Then I smoked a cigarette and laughed some more.

Good Times.

100 29...I did...and rhetorical bones usually end up boning our side...
AGW either is or isn't...and if you allow that it's man-made, then you have rhetorically lost, because eventually you will have to defend doing nothing about something.

And, it appears Cannon is moving left, not right in his rhetoric and actions. 

I'll admit, I've been skeptical of him from the beginning, as a national candidate.  But, Ace and some others here really seem to like him, so I'm trying to be rational.

But, I'm still underwhelmed, at best and this type of stuff gives me greater pause. 

And, lots of people are pushing for him to run. 

101 Ace? Never heard of him.

102

_{Denise Milani Rule 5.} 

_{Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 20, 2011 10:06 PM (c0A3e)}

Why does that woman hate farmers? Putting two dairies out of business is not good for America!

103

We need Ace to come here and decide what is and isn't funny and then tell us he knows because he's funny.

 

Don't make him tell us he's funny and then offer his lifelong viewership of SNL as proof.

That never ends well.

104 Like Ace after an all night chalupa eating binge?

sure, or like vagina bubble lady

105 nope - all you need is something that will make lots of bubbles.
Like me in a hot tub?

106 Cool! When will the Greenwich Village Apple Store get one?

As soon as they are done with the 8th gay bathhouse in Greenwich Village.

107 ...But you do have to be sure to thoroughly clean up afterwards.

Posted by: chemjeff at August 20, 2011 10:20 PM (s7mIC)

Sage advice.  Motto for us all

108

_{Denise Milani Rule 5.} 

_{Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 20, 2011 10:06 PM (c0A3e)}

Blech.

An otherwise gorgeous woman had to go and make a caricature out of herself.

109 Ahhh, the nutty goodness of the ONT! 

110 Should be captioned: Joe Biden participates in a no-knock raid

Posted by: kbdabear at August 20, 2011 10:17 PM (Y+DPZ)

Hah!  I'm tempted to add that.

111 Cell Phones VS Sex

Scotty would agree with that, the guy is for humping any piece of junk with microchips in it. I think it's because machines don't call security when he comes within 2 feet

What I saw Nurse Chapel doing with her communicator was uglier than whatever Spock saw when he stared into that box without putting on his shop class goggles

112 But you do have to be sure to thoroughly clean up afterward.
That's what I said!

113 110 Should be captioned: Joe Biden participates in a no-knock raid

Posted by: kbdabear at August 20, 2011 10:17 PM (Y+DPZ)

Hah!  I'm tempted to add that.

Posted by: CDR M at August 20, 2011 10:25 PM

Go for it!

114 I added your caption kbdabear.

115

Good evening.

Someone say something funny.

Nope, it doesn't work that way. You can't try to be funny, it just happens naturally. Ace is the funniest person on the planet and can tell you all about what is and isn't funny. Anything to do with race isn't funny, for example, unless you're making fun of white people. You can refer to hobos, which are funny, as long as they are assumed to be white hobos and not black.

Pickles are funny. Cucumbers are funny, too. Carrots aren't funny.

Another "funny" thing to do is just post "I like pie" and see how people respond to it. These responses often fall into the category of funny comments.

116 Denise Milani's udders can stave off tsunamis, meteors, and the DHS.

117 Posted by: Capt. James T Kirk at August 20, 2011 10:25 PM (Y+DPZ)

Shut yo mouth Jim! You invented jungle fever baby! Can't dat mean sometin'?

118

Protease effect.

 

I've been out with that bitch!

119 But resist we much

120 Warts are funny.  Genital warts are not.

121 Has anyone come up with an alternate use for kurious?

122 I think I left my cigarettes on the bus.

123 hemorrhoids are funny. Bleeding hemorrhoids aren't funny.

124 Warts are funny.  Genital warts are not.

Shit, crabs are bad enough. _{Fuck! Did I just say that?}

125 122 Has anyone come up with an alternate use for kurious?

well, we could always stuff it down the drain to see if it will release the clog
actually, I don't mind "it" so much

126

what do you mean an alternate use? Besides being an annoying pain in the ass concern troll?

Hi boys at the agency, how are you tonight?

127 Statutory rape is funny.  An orgy with a Girl Scout troop is not.

128 Wookies on the big screen are funny. Wookies snoring next to you aren't funny.

129 118 Posted by: Capt. James T Kirk at August 20, 2011 10:25 PM (Y+DPZ)

Shut yo mouth Jim! You invented jungle fever baby! Can't dat mean sometin'?
Posted by: Uhuru at August 20, 2011 10:27 PM

50 years ago when you looked good in the First Gen uniform for commissioned officers.

But after that fan dance on Nimbus, there's no way that I could let Sybok make me relive THAT pain

130 Mazel tov, PGIS.

131 Uh, can we replace Caturday with Fidoday... just for a change?

132 OK, my favorite joke. Teacher gives little Johnny a Homework assignment to tell a story with a moral. Little suzy goes first and ends her story with "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". "Very good" the Teacher says. Teacher reluctantly calls on little Johnny. He begins. My old man was in the war. He was stuck in a fox hole with a bottle of whiskey, six bullets for his rifle and a bayonet. He took a big drink of whiskey then poked his head out of the fox hole. He saw three germans and POW POW POW, he killed them He dropped back into the fox hole and drank more whiskey, he heard something, poked his head up and saw three more Germans, POW POW POW, he killed him. Back into the fox hole he went. He finished the bottle of whiskey. He heard someone coming. It was another German. He jumped up out of the fox hole and cut his throat. That's all said Johnny. The Teacher looked nervously at Johnny and asked, "What's the moral of your story?" Johnny thought for a minute and said............. "Don't fuck with my old man when he's been drinkin".

133 Hhmmmm...now that I think of it, maybe mazel tov wasn't the word I was looking for.

134 129 Wookies on the big screen are funny. Wookies snoring next to you aren't funny. Posted by: Barky O'Bumbles at August 20, 2011 10:33 PM

Rosie O'Donnell farting in a tub is funny. Rosie O'Donnell farting while she's sitting on your head is NOT funny

135

Fidoday...

 

genus!

136 Can we replace Caturday with Gingerday?

137 132 Uh, can we replace Caturday with Fidoday... just for a change?

Posted by: CoolCzech at August 20, 2011 10:34 PM (kUaEF)

I'm making Friday DogDay or Fidoday if you prefer.

138 Bimboday?

139

Hhmmmm...now that I think of it, maybe mazel tov wasn't the word I was looking for.

Are you about to insult me in some way? Because I'll tell the agency about you if you do.

140 Everyday is Gingerday.

141 so I hit a milestone today
I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal
so I celebrated by having a Sonic Blast
so I'm probably just under 25% as of right now
but as of this morning it was good

142 ooooo gingerday sound melikey.

Ginger babes with guns and bacon sammiches and beer Mondays!

143 @138: Fidoday will do just fine, CDR M.

144 Green Powered Navy?

I'd say "unfuckingbelievable", except that I've already read about the envirofucknuts who've infiltrated the DoD putting the kibosh on buying oil-sands gas from Canada, for some twisted-pretzel-of-logic sort of "reasoning".

145 I'm making Friday DogDay or Fidoday if you prefer.

Like maybe just part of a day.

Like a Dog Day Afternoon or something.

146 Diarrhea is funny. Projectile Diarrhea is funnier.

147 "In the mine field scene of Kelly's Heroes (which is on the Military Channel right now), why in hell don't the Americans toss grenades at the Germans while they (the Germs) are still in their vehicles?  They would've gotten a helluva lot more of them at one shot that way. "

I always had a more basic question.  They all walk into a muddy minefield, then one blows up.  Why not turn around and walk out in their foot prints, since those obviously didn't step on a mine.

Also, everyone except 2 of them are out of the mine field, why not turn and high tail it out the way you came in, rather than lie there and get shot at.

I hate illogical plot devices.

148

I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal

CONGRATULATIONS! I know how difficult it is. I'm trying to shed some weight before next spring when we have a Hawaii vacation planned. So far it is one pound forward two pounds back, but I still have hope.

149 The Sabbath should be IDF babe-appreciation day.

150 Congratulations, chemjeff!  How goes the running?

151

Hi boys at the agency, how are you tonight?

I'm going to need to ask you a few questions, ma'am. 

152

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 10:36 PM (RZ8pf)

No, I think I've come down with a case of teh dum.

153 We need Ace to come here and decide what is and isn't funny and then tell us he knows because he's funny.

I'm quite sure he relies on Breitbart for that . . .  _{waves panties in Andrew's general direction!!}

154 I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal

Congratulations, chemjeff!  That's really terrific.  Keep up the great work!

155 sock fail

156 _{so I hit a milestone today
I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal
so I celebrated by having a Sonic Blast
so I'm probably just under 25% as of right now
but as of this morning it was good}
Good job!

157 "I need to get in a rant about the quality of HA."

Anything is better than Allah's pessimism.

158 I am concerned that the SCOAMF is reading "Brave New World" on his vacation. I can't even imagine what sort of executive orders he'll dish out after he finishes that book.

159 The Sabbath should be IDF babe-appreciation day.

Posted by: USA at August 20, 2011 10:39 PM (6Cjut)

This is something I can get behind.

160 I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal Congrats, Losing weight is the second hardest thing I have ever done.

161 This story is going to keep me up tonight:

Why Egypt Plays the Terror Card

162 151 Congratulations, chemjeff!  How goes the running?

Posted by: Mark Sanford at August 20, 2011 10:39 PM (mjR67)

no, I'm not going to run the Appalachian Trail with you

163 Shooting Alexander Hamilton isn't funny. Shooting Hamilton in the crotch is funny

164 >> What if we have a DOOM article for Monty? Is there an address for Monty? Send it to andy dot moron at yahoo dot com and I'll forward it to him.

165 _{waves panties in Andrew's general direction!!}

Posted by: Peaches at August 20, 2011 10:39 PM (7S1x+)

How you doin'?

166 I'm going to get a tank truck, go around to the fast food restaraunts and collect cooking grease and sell it to the Navy for biofuel.
Evening roonz and roonettez!

167 159 I am concerned that the SCOAMF is reading "Brave New World" on his vacation. I can't even imagine what sort of executive orders he'll dish out after he finishes that book.

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 10:40 PM (RZ8pf)

Wow, you're giving him a lot of credit there.  You actually think he'll finish it.

168 Chemjeff:

Started taking creatine yesterday on the advice of a buddy of mine.

Read up on it a lot.

Side effects include:

Water weight gain
Bloating
Cramps
Irritability

So basically it will give me PMS.

169 It was a movie. If they did anyway other than how did, it would have been less entertaining. What would you rather see, expolding people or a mini retreat?

170

No, I think I've come down with a case of teh dum.

teh dum, that's the Pink Panther theme, right? teh dum, teh dum, teh dum de dum de dum te dummm de dum.

171 well I haven't been doing all that much running, it is a lot more elliptical, and some weight lifting
but mainly it's been diet

172 I always had a more basic question.  They all walk into a muddy minefield, then one blows up.  Why not turn around and walk out in their foot prints, since those obviously didn't step on a mine.

Also, everyone except 2 of them are out of the mine field, why not turn and high tail it out the way you came in, rather than lie there and get shot at.

Yes, we're always yelling at the screen during that entire scene.  I certainly would've taken my chances and gone back the other way to the high grass if I were those two guys. 

Still, a great movie.  My Comcast guide only gives it two stars which is unfriggin' believable. 


We saw Incredible Journey today - the 1963 version, a favorite from my childhood.  Man, they must have had very different rules for working with animals back then.  They toss that Siamese cat into the rapids AND have it get chased by (and fight with) a Lynx.  'Must've gone through about a dozen cats to make that movie!

173

Posted by: sifty at August 20, 2011 10:42 PM (mCSGM)

Dude, you're bad enough without the PMS! 

174 Speaking of funny, what the hell ever happened to Jack M.?

175 The NAVY has an F-18 that runs on Bio-fuel,. They call it the Green Hornet.

176 I have reached 25% of my weight loss goal
Posted by: chemjeff at August 20, 2011 10:37 PM (s7mIC)

Dude, that is fuckin' awesome!!!  Congratulations!

177 CDR M, on that budget thing, isn't that just a form letter Jack Lew sent out to all the executive branch? Is there really any reason to think that would be in addition to the triggered cuts under the stupid budget deal under baseline budgeting?

178

Wow, you're giving him a lot of credit there.  You actually think he'll finish it.

It's not really that long a book, and if he gets stuck he can always Net Flix the movie...

but maybe it was one of the books on his daughter's reading list. In which case I'm a bit scared about what goes on at Sidwell Friends.

179 "...his analysis vice Galrahn's"

Fer fuck's sake, it's "VERSUS" or "VS." or just "V.", not "VICE".

180 I am concerned that the SCOAMF is reading "Brave New World" on his vacation.

I assumed that was just a press release from the WH to try and assure the proles that El JEFe is a Serious Man capable of reading at a junior-high level.

181

HotAir? Are we bashing HotAir now?

I think Allahpundit might be on his way out over there. They brought in a young cutie to do some of the heavy lifting and he doesn't seem to put up as many posts. Hope and Change?

Ed Morrissey still retains the title of Dullest Blogger in Human History. TEMS is something doctors give to insomniacs to make them sleep. Three minutes of a Morrissey discourse could put someone tweaking on a weeklong methamphetamine bing into REM sleep in a matter of minutes.

182 Like a Dog Day Afternoon or something.
Posted by: sifty at August 20, 2011 10:38 PM

Attica! Attica! Attica!!

183 164 Shooting Alexander Hamilton isn't funny. Shooting Hamilton in the crotch is funny

Posted by: Aaron Burr at August 20, 2011 10:42 PM (Y+DPZ)

Dying isn't funny.  Being on the ten dollar bill, while the guy who shot you is mostly remembered as a treasonous pedophile is f'king hilarious.

184 CONGRATULATIONS! I know how difficult it is. I'm trying to shed some weight before next spring when we have a Hawaii vacation planned. So far it is one pound forward two pounds back, but I still have hope.

You can do it - just visualize yourself on the beach in Hawaii in the bathing suit that fits perfectly

Or, a Hawaiian nude beach, whatever works

185 Started taking creatine yesterday on the advice of a buddy of mine.

I knew somebody who thought if they just ate the powder, they would magically gain muscle without having to exercise at all. 

186 Dude, you're bad enough without the PMS!

If it gives me tits I can at least stay home and play with myself, so there is that.

My buddy reminded me not to take steroids, no matter how tempting. He says they will make me sterile.

I asked him if he had met my son. The mere thought of having another child makes my nuts run away to some hidden corner and cry.

187

It's not really that long a book, and if he gets stuck he can always Net Flix the movie...

Still.  A lot of credit thinking he'll finish it.  Hell I'd be impressed if the jackass even starts it.

188

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 10:42 PM (RZ8pf)

Oui oui, madame.

*Ouvre bouteille de champagne*

189 Will Farrell is not funny. There is no known scenario where Will Farrell could possibly be funny

190 HotAir? Are we bashing HotAir now?

I don't know why we'd bother . . .  it pretty much speaks for itself these last couple years.  (yes, that's that sucking sound you hear)

191

You can do it - just visualize yourself on the beach in Hawaii in the bathing suit that fits perfectly

I'm visualizing myself on a surf board. Mostly so far I've been laughing the weight off.

192 Saw Conan the Barbarian this morning, and it was good.  :-)

Not brilliant, but fun and the actor guy is soooo easy on the eyes.

Also, for you morons... be advised that the credits include half a dozen Bulgarians listed under "Topless Wenches".

193

HotAir? Are we bashing HotAir now?

I think Allahpundit might be on his way out over there. They brought in a young cutie to do some of the heavy lifting and he doesn't seem to put up as many posts. Hope and Change?

Yeah, i've noticed that too, whether you like Allahpundit or not Hot Air was a lot better when he was the main blogger and Michelle Malkin was the owner, since Salem took over it's become bland and lags behind other sites. I used to check it everyday, now i can go weeks without checking it.

194 Posted by: Waterhouse at August 20, 2011 10:44 PM (FndT2)

He'll probably sign an executive order outlawing Ford motor company after he reads it.   

195

Wow, you're giving him a lot of credit there. 

 

Obama is the kind of asshole who will tell you that he read 'Point Counter Point' and thought it was better than 'Brave New World'.

196 I am concerned that the SCOAMF is reading "Brave New World" on his vacation.

Could be worse. Could be something by Machevelli.

197 Wow, you're giving him a lot of credit there.  You actually think he'll finish it.

There was that one book that the SCOAMF was reading one vacation or something, and then a year later it turns out he was still reading it. I forget the title, but I think it was some enviro-Marxist POS.

198 190 Will Farrell is not funny. There is no known scenario where Will Farrell could possibly be funny

He was funny in Anchorman, but yeah, his schtick gets pretty tiresome in most other stuff he's done, see the last half of The Other Guys.

199 I'm visualizing myself on a surf board. Mostly so far I've been laughing the weight off.

That's one of the funniest things anyone's ever posted here, PGiS.  If you can expand it to book length, you'll make a fortune.

200 And really, if he is such an educated man, why hasn't he read it before now? Too busy reading Marx, Alinsky, and Mao?

201 193 Saw Conan the Barbarian this morning, and it was good.  :-)
-----

Gee, a guy at NRO quoted a review panning it. 

Here are a couple of excerpts:

Saw Conan the Barbarian last night. Revoltingly stupid, incomprehensibly plotted and edited, and overflowing with the kind of quasi-erotic torture porn (seemingly pulled wholesale out of a serial killerÂ’s wet dreams) thatÂ’s become a staple of both fantasy literature and Hollywood films this century. Easily one of the worst films IÂ’ve seen during decades of painfully slumming through mediocre genre fare

And, even better: 

the audience I saw the movie with seemed to have cheerfully low expectations, yet even they didnÂ’t so much leave the theater as recoil from it. YouÂ’ve been warned.

202 50 40 8 too much kitteh not enough boobeh

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2011 09:51 PM (k47wS)

This showed up on the FB group.  Enjoy!

warning - there isn't flesh-flesh, but enough is seen.  It's not porny, so I think, heh.  But you'll find it interesting none the less.

Denise Milani Rule 5. 

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at August 20, 2011 10:06 PM (c0A3e)

Damnit, that reminds me.  I forgot to pick up silicon sealant at the hardware store.

203 _{I knew somebody who thought if they just ate the powder, they would magically gain muscle without having to exercise at all.}

Heh. If only. Anything that good would be too expensive for all but the Hollywood crowd.

Mostly taking it to mitigate some of the soreness. It hurts more now than when I was 18.

204 Posted by: Synova at August 20, 2011 10:48 PM (P0X9Q)

Bitch please!

205 I knew somebody who thought if they just ate the powder, they would magically gain muscle without having to exercise at all.

Hey, I told you not to share that story!

206 I wonder if they will turn the new dirty dancing into a Torture porn flick?

207

 It hurts more now than when I was 18.

Isn't that the goddamn truth. It pisses me off royally.

208 Hanging head in shame, I admit I have found Will Ferrell funny.  That ice skating movie was hilarious.  Go ahead, taze me, at this point I probably won't even flinch.

209 Hi - don't try this at home.

210 I'll plunk down $9.00 to stare at Khal Drogo in 3D.

211 The title of that post over at NRO was "Crom Wept" btw. 

I love the "recoil" line.

212

Also, for you morons... be advised that the credits include half a dozen Bulgarians listed under "Topless Wenches".

Hell, forget the movie. Think how much better Congress would be if we amended the constitution with a requirement that each Congresscritter had to bring two topless wenches to work everyday.

Oh, and Jeffrey Dahmer isn't funny. Jeffrey Dahmer getting beaten to death by a dude with a pipe is funny as all get out.

213 Will Farrell was pretty good in Step Brothers and Taladega Nights. Because John C. Reilly carries him.

214

That's one of the funniest things anyone's ever posted here, PGiS.  If you can expand it to book length, you'll make a fortune.

I'm not sure how to take that Peaches. Don't I strike you as the Gidget type?

215 I laughed when Will Farrell got shot in Austin Powers.

Other than that ...

216 I wonder if they will turn the new dirty dancing into a Torture porn flick?

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at August 20, 2011 10:51 PM (ZDUD4)

No, but I guaran-damn-tee you that movie will be one "diverse" motherfucker.

217 Shorpy>

Universal Auto: 1920
Ford dealership

Scripps-Booth: 1921
Washington, D.C, 1921. "Scripps-Booth Sales Co., 14th Street N.W." And one very shiny sedan. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

218 Think how much better Congress would be if we amended the constitution with a requirement that each Congresscritter had to bring two topless wenches to work everyday

IIRC, they're cancelling the intern program.

219 Posted by: Journalist mixing wine and beer bout to throw up like Linda Blair at concert at August 20, 2011 10:52 PM (T3v+j)

FIFY

220 212 The title of that post over at NRO was "Crom Wept" btw. 

I love the "recoil" line.

Posted by: Y-not at August 20, 2011 10:52 PM (5H6zj)

That kind of stuff makes me wonder if the movie really was bad or the reviewer is trying to prove how witty he is.

221 199 190 Will Farrell is not funny. There is no known scenario where Will Farrell could possibly be funny

He was funny in Anchorman, but yeah, his schtick gets pretty tiresome in most other stuff he's done, see the last half of The Other Guys.

Posted by: booger at August 20, 2011 10:49 PM (9RFH1)

He's funny in a bit part or when he's in an ensemble comedic cast.  Like I find him funny in Jay and Silent Bob where he's a minor role and Old School where he's a main guy but the movie doesn't rely solely on him.  Anchorman again he's the main guy but there's still 4 other guys lending their comedic chops as well as Christina Applegate to break up his screen time.  Talledega Nights its really just him and his unfunny partner and it just blows.

222 "Still, a great movie.  My Comcast guide only gives it two stars which is unfriggin' believable."

2 stars?  Freaking unbelievable.  Kelly's Heroes and Groundhog Day are the best movies of all time.  But I'm with you, that mine field scene just annoys the shit out of me.

"There you go with those negative vibes, Moriarty"

223 Oh, and Jeffrey Dahmer isn't funny. Jeffrey Dahmer getting beaten to death by a dude with a pipe is funny as all get out. It was a hammer.

224

Pretty good rendition of the Black and White Rag.

http://tinyurl.com/kojjbu

The guy is English.

 

225 Ugh, I saw a preview for the "Footloose" remake.  It looks terrible.  Torture pron would probably be an improvement.

226 That kind of stuff makes me wonder if the movie really was bad or the reviewer is trying to prove how witty he is.

That's true.  I guess we'll find out when ace reviews it. 

227

 It hurts more now than when I was 18.

Isn't that the goddamn truth. It pisses me off royally.

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 10:51 PM (RZ8pf)

I think Hank Williams Jr. made a song about that...

228 If it gives me tits I can at least stay home and play with myself, so there is that.

sifty in the future

229 219 Think how much better Congress would be if we amended the constitution with a requirement that each Congresscritter had to bring two topless wenches to work everyday

IIRC, they're cancelling the intern program.

Posted by: Y-not at August 20, 2011 10:53 PM (5H6zj)

Wasn't the real purpose of that program to provide young ladies to the congressmen?  How many of those interns went on to do something useful with whatever it was they learned?

230

I'm not sure how to take that Peaches. Don't I strike you as the Gidget type?

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 10:53 PM (RZ8pf)

Oh, now I've gone and done it.  I just meant that I see people expanding these tiny little ideas into hugely popular and lucrative "self-help" books and I think, how hard could that really be?  After all, what if Buddy wants to pursue an advanced degree?  That's gonna cost you.

231

Congrats on the lost poundage, Chemjeff. 

"Well begun is half done!"   - Ancient Philosophette Mary Poppins

232 Gotta go! Have fun folks!

233

It was a hammer.

 

I think we went through this the other day...broom handle seemed to be the implement.

234 I think Hank Williams Jr. made a song about that...

Yup. One of my favorites.

All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down
"Corn bread and Iced tea 's took the place of pills and 90 proof..."


Aint it the fuckin truth.

235 'Night, Y-not!  Have a pleasant evening.

236 234

It was a hammer.

 

I think we went through this the other day...broom handle seemed to be the implement.

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2011 10:56 PM (k47wS)

Yep.  Did they ever bust somebody for that, or did everyone just kind of shrug and say "well, he had it coming"?

237 If it gives me tits I can at least stay home and play with myself, so there is that.

sifty in the future


It's funny cuz it's true.

238 Dahmer was beaten to death by another inmate with a piece of weight-lifting equipment while on cleaning detail. He was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:11 a.m. on Nov. 28 ... Milwaukee Journal sentinal. OK, we are all wrong.

239 >> Posted by: Miss80sBaby at August 20, 2011 10:53 PM (o2lIv) Those Shorpy photos are great, M80B.

240 207 I wonder if they will turn the new dirty dancing into a Torture porn flick?

God I hope so...

Speaking of dirty dancing, that is probably how they are going to treat the Footloose remake - it will have all those "modern" dance moves that are more akin to dry humping than dancing-dancing.

241 _{Dahmer was beaten to death by another inmate with a piece of weight-lifting equipment while on cleaning detail.}

Cool.

I think the pedo-priest got the broom handle.

242

After all, what if Buddy wants to pursue an advanced degree?  That's gonna cost you.

Well that's true. Now that he's mastered "shake hands" and "high five" he's probably ready for nuclear physics or something. And government student loans sure aren't what they used to be.

He's a celebrity by the way. He's on the front page of the website of the place where he was trained and where he boards. Of course there are several other dog photos there too, but still, a proud puppy mama can brag...

243 241, Will Spike Lee be the Director?

244 I just wanted to wish you all a crapfastic summer

245

A young man proposed to his girlfriend in my balloon tonight.

 

246 Will Spike Lee be the Director?

Dirty Dancing II N Shit: Whitey Sucks

247

He's a celebrity by the way. He's on the front page of the website of the place where he was trained and where he boards. Of course there are several other dog photos there too, but still, a proud puppy mama can brag...

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 11:01 PM (RZ8pf)

Beagles are very photogenic dogs.  But maybe I'm just biased.

248 He's on the front page of the website of the place where he was trained and where he boards.

NO WAY!!!!  He's such a studmuffin . . .

249 241  That's an affirmative.  It looked like hip-hump from the preview I saw the other day.

250

 young man proposed to his girlfriend in my balloon tonight.

 

Sucker.

251 On Dahmer's death:

Accordin' to here:

At 7:50AM, Jeff and two other inmates were brought in to clean the prison gymnasium. Twenty minutes later, guards found Dahmer and one of the other inmates beaten severely, and one hour and one minute later, Dahmer was pronounced dead. He was beaten to death by another inmate, 25 year old Christopher Scarver. Dahmer's head was destroyed with a broom handle, then smashed against the floor and wall. There was blood everywhere. He died en route to the local Divine Savior Hospital. The other inmate was in critical condition.

252 A young man proposed to his girlfriend in my balloon tonight.

Awesome place for it. No escape.

253 248, I have a Puggle, Beagle/pug mix. She is a total charmer.

254 That's really sweet, Ohio Dan!

255 How YOU doin'?

256 He died en route to the local Divine Savior Hospital


bWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABWAHA. He never had a chance.

257
Speaking of dirty dancing, that is probably how they are going to treat the Footloose remake - it will have all those "modern" dance moves that are more akin to dry humping than dancing-dancing.

And I will star in this re-make even though I am currently dead. But face it, I'm still hotter than Bacon or any other star.

258 Is there really any reason to think that would be in addition to the triggered cuts under the stupid budget deal under baseline budgeting?

Posted by: Andy at August 20, 2011 10:44 PM (veZ9n)

It is my understanding that the DoD POM-13 budget has been reopened (it's our next budget) and that these additional cuts are NOT what was discussed in budget deals/negotiations.  I hear the number is $15B.  That's just for the Navy.  That was before this memo was sent out so who knows.

259 To help with PGiS's laughter therapy diet

260 buzzion, you are biased, but that's OK. Buddy has grown into his face and he is so cute now, but he has the longest darn legs. I call him daddy long legs, I swear, he could be a super model his legs are so long.

261

I have never had a proposal refusal but I know a couple guys who have.  It makes for a long flight and ride home.

 

262

254A young man proposed to his girlfriend in my balloon tonight.

If she would have said no, it would have been an ackward ride back.

263 240 Those Shorpy photos are great, M80B.

Here's one for Rum: "The inspiration was the diorama scenes inside Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle."

264

thanks chemjeff, that's motivation for sure.

265

Posted by: Ohio Dan at August 20, 2011 11:01 PM (JKNDp)

that's kewl

266 Awesome place for it. No escape.

Now I'm thinking of the Ray Liotta movie of the same name.

267 Jeffrey Dahmer knew he was going to die. His last words just before being beaten to death in the prison gym by fellow Columbia Correctional Institution, Wisconsin, inmate Christopher Scarver were, "I don't care if I live or die. Go ahead and kill me." On November 28, 1994, while Dahmer and another inmate cleaned the gym, Scarver approached them with a heavy metal curl bar used for weight lifting and assaulted them both. Dahmer likely died on the scene, although he wasn't pronounced dead until about an hour or so later at the hospital. The Coroner ruled the immediate cause of death to be a "massive crushing head injury" due to or as a consequence of "extensive skull and facial fractures." Per the official autopsy report, the injury was inflicted via blunt force assault. Inmate Scarver had done what others may have only thought about - he imposed the death penalty on the incomprehensible Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer. associated content, Yahoo. We will get to the bottom of this.

268 I have a Doxie/poodle mix. He's a doodle.  He's also a fuzzy pain in the ass, but that's a different story.

269

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 11:07 PM (RZ8pf)

Well did it make you laugh?  See, you just lost another pound.

270

 young man proposed to his girlfriend in my balloon tonight.

 

Sucker.

Posted by: garrett at August 20, 2011 11:03 PM (k47wS)

Nods head knowingly

271 262 buzzion, you are biased, but that's OK. Buddy has grown into his face and he is so cute now, but he has the longest darn legs. I call him daddy long legs, I swear, he could be a super model his legs are so long.

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 11:06 PM (RZ8pf)

Has his fur changed at all?  Like Watson as a puppy had a face that was a white snout and almost all black and black ears.  Now his ears are brown and all the black on his face has turned brown.  He's got a few other spots where his black fur has gone brown as well.

272

Spike TV...

something somethin Hooters Girls somwhere Bikinis something

273

I'll try again:

Very, very good rendition of the Black and White Rag:

http://tinyurl.com/kojjbu

 

274 ""Will Farrell is not funny. There is no known scenario where Will Farrell could possibly be funny.""


I think because he brings the same extreme level of fucking dufus to every character he plays.

275 Will the rebels screw this up?

4 large explosions hit Tripoli - AFP via NBC News

276 Maybe Christopher Scarver can run as VP with Barry in 2012?

277

Has his fur changed at all?

He's less white, more black with the brown as the undercoat, though he still has spots of brown too and his ears and the top of his head are brown. He still has a white patch on his back in the shape of a t-bone steak. I didn't think it was possible but his ears have gotten even softer.

278 278, He's not real nice to gay criminals, maybe not a good mix.

279 >> Here's one for Rum: "The inspiration was the diorama scenes inside Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle." The detail in some of them is just amazing. There was one you linked recently from a beachfront amusement park in MA that was really incredible.

280 Now I'm thinking of the Ray Liotta movie of the same name.

An under-appreciated film with a fantastic opening scene.

281

4 large explosions hit Tripoli - AFP via NBC News

I don't know but I'm not looking forward to listening to SCOAMF go on about how he won with his illegal war in Libya.

282 brb: Tucking in the Honey Badger Jr.

283 Going to bore you all with some philosophy that I've been working through the last few days, I suggest you skip ahead.

I was at a talk by Paul Maritz this week (Former Microsoft exec, now CEO of VMWare).  He was talking about the changes in information cognition, and why social media has changed it.  The basic point was that we, as consumers of information are now processing information streams rather than documents.

This got me thinking about blogs, and why some are popular with people showing decided preference for one over another.  The basic information stream is the same.  All of the blogs (and other information sources, like newspapers) operate from the same initial information source.  But then that stream of information is reprocessed through multiple filters with micro content added along the way.

Event X occurs.  This spawns a single headline on Drudge. It spawns a headline with a snarky comment here.  It spawns a front page post with some light analysis by a co-blogger.  It spawns one of Ace's novels. Someone at HotAir will post a short commentary.  Weasel Zippers will post a picture with one line of commentary.  Someone on the Corner will write a book relating the X back to some 1930s historical event.  Someone at RedState will use it to prove that once again the House leadership is stupid/sellouts.  Huffpo will use it as proof that the Tea Party are terrorists.

The fascinating thing is that we will consume the same information stream multiple times, reprocessing it with the additional content to provide context and deeper meaning.

So why do we do this, and why do we go to some sites and not others?  I think that cultural (using the word very loosely) affinity is the organizing factor.  We naturally want to receive additional context for an event, and we seek it out from others to which we feel culturally attuned.  Some of us (not me) will also seek out alternative views from sites which are antithetical to our cultural preferences as a way of reinforcing our interpretation of the information stream.  Such as going to HuffPo to laugh at the liberal gnashing of teeth when something bad happens (in their opinion).

Anyway, just a theory I'm kicking around.

284

This month's Wired magazine is all about the amazing new LED lightbulbs. Apparently they will change the way I see the world.

Thankfully a local store had a sale on incandescent light bulbs so I stocked up. Wired magazine can sit on their LED lightbulbs and rotate.

285 So Dave..where in FL are ya?

286 Anyway, just a theory I'm kicking around.

RINO

287 Snow white looks to be preggers.

288 Why the hell is the Navy doing this crap?

The PC sickness has effectively permeated every facet of American life. As the the next generation begins to fill the ranks with AGW "true believers" (and most of them assuredly are) common sense and sound strategy will go right down the shitter.

Posted by: Soap MacTavish at August 20, 2011 11:16 PM (vbh31)

More to the point, it's for the same reason the USAF has all those C-130s it doesn't need...because some congress-critter put it in the budget, so whether they need it or not they have it...so they'd might as well use it.

289 Hey, has anybody seen SiM lately?  I have not.

290 290 Snow white looks to be preggers.

She was around 7 Dwarfs for quite a long time.  Form your own conclusions, . 

291 Dave in FLA have you read True Enough by Farhad Manjoo? He covers some of that ground. Even though he was a writer for Salon I found his book to be pretty fair in its treatment of how information is communicated and evaluated and judged for its "truthiness"

292 Apparently the US is now so broke we can't even afford to run the printing presses anymore:

Many of us in adolescence and teenage years received paper savings bonds as gifts from relatives. They were an easy way to help kids plan for college, getting married, or buying a first house, and most relatives could afford the $25-100 denominations of E/EE bonds.

Recently, the treasury has announced that they will cease selling paper savings bonds in January 2012; after that all bonds will be electronic.

293 Anyway, just a theory I'm kicking around.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 20, 2011 11:17 PM (cSkZ5)

 

Trust me, I have a degree in Philosophy. 

SpikeTV - Hooters Girls

Best to employ the 'mute' option.

294

This month's Wired magazine is all about the amazing new LED lightbulbs. Apparently they will change the way I see the world.

Thankfully a local store had a sale on incandescent light bulbs so I stocked up. Wired magazine can sit on their LED lightbulbs and rotate.

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 11:17 PM (RZ8pf)

They're still to f'n expensive, but we are switching up from 4" to 6" wafers in an effort to increase yield and decrease cost. When we can get an LED bulb to market for around $5 per they will sell, and they are actually pretty good bulbs but you can't use them in dimmer circuits. IMO they are selling these all wrong, though, they should be pushing the fact that you can save $$$ on your light bill, fck all that green PC bullshit.

295

Will Farrell is not funny. There is no known scenario where Will Farrell could possibly be funny

Thank you. All my friends get mad at me when I say this. He just doesn't make me laugh.

296

Well we have Tropical Storm Irene and the models have pretty much picked out FL.

http://tinyurl.com/26urryb

297 Melbourne about 30 miles south on the space center.

298

Christopher Scarver beating Jeffrey Dahmer to death is funny. Christopher Scarver beating Will Farrell to death would be a lot funnier.

299 "have you read True Enough by Farhad Manjoo?"

No, but I'll check it out, thanks for the tip.

300

. IMO they are selling these all wrong, though, they should be pushing the fact that you can save $$$ on your light bill, fck all that green PC bullshit.

Yeah, you know if they hadn't pushed it by banning incandescents then people probably would've migrated there eventually anyway.

301 My son picked up Talladega Nights and Stepbrothers off the $4.75 shelf at Target today.  He thinks Farrell is hi-larious.  I think throwing $9.50 down the aisle at Target and watching the ensuing scramble is a better use of my entertainment dollars.

302 I see that CDR, time to stock up on beer. It worked for Charley.

303 260 It is my understanding that the DoD POM-13 budget has been reopened (it's our next budget) and that these additional cuts are NOT what was discussed in budget deals/negotiations.  I hear the number is $15B.  That's just for the Navy.  That was before this memo was sent out so who knows.


It sounds like the 5% cut is from the debt deal and he states that the "additional funding reductions" that would be 10% below FY 2011 levels were discussed at recent Cabinet meetings (not sure where they get 10%). But they can only enact what was agreed-to by the Congress. Presidential budgets matter when the president holds both houses of Congress and in CBO scoring, but outside of the former, they are only suggestions. So in this memo, Dr. Lew is directing the department heads on the budget resolution that they must submit in February per the 1974 Budget Act.


"The PresidentÂ’s Budget Submission. The President submits a comprehensive budget request to Congress in early February which outlines the AdministrationÂ’s policy and funding priorities and the economic outlook for the coming fiscal year. This budget, which estimates spending, revenue and borrowing levels, is compiled by OMB from input by the various federal agencies, with funding broken down into 20 budget function categories."

304

Posted by: CDR M at August 20, 2011 11:23 PM (JSetw)

My friend will be happy.

305 So why do we do this, and why do we go to some sites and not others? I think that cultural (using the word very loosely) affinity is the organizing factor. We naturally want to receive additional context for an event, and we seek it out from others to which we feel culturally attuned. The fact that we can pick & choose our preferred commentary via blogs SCARES THE LIVING SHIT out of the modern left. They've been in control of the media narrative via the MFM for a long long time, and now we have an infinite variety of choices. Hence the recent popularity of media suppression amongst leftists, re: Net Neutrality. But enough seriousness. Bring on the boobies! 'sup jackwagons.

306
Anyway, just a theory I'm kicking around.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 20, 2011 11:17 PM (cSkZ5)

It feels pretty truthy.  AoSHQ is as much one of the filters I use as a place for entertainment.

307 "Well we have Tropical Storm Irene and the models have pretty much picked out FL."

That doesn't look like much opportunity to pick up speed, lot of rain though.

308 1/3 Of Americans Like Their Cell Phones More Than Sex.

They are called women...

Of course, I'd like to meet the other 1/6 of them.

309

Yeah, you know if they hadn't pushed it by banning incandescents then people probably would've migrated there eventually anyway.

Posted by: ParanoidStillAGirlInSeattle at August 20, 2011 11:26 PM (RZ8pf)

Yep.

_{^{(Disclaimer: I work for a company that makes bright white LED's, unfortunately our corporate structure includes flaming leftards who suckle at the government teat. At least we make stuff here in the US though.)}}

310 Honey Badger Jr needs a copy of Go the F*ck to Sleep.

311 You kids have a pleasant night.

312 Hence the recent popularity of media suppression amongst leftists, re: Net Neutrality.

The left circa 2005:

Don't trust the government man! They want to control what you think man! How gullible do you have to be to trust them man...Watergate! Irancontra! The Nixon assassination....THE MOON LANDING

The left circa 2011:

Are you some American hating NAZI? Of course the government is looking out for you, and only a racist teabagger would think otherwise. I mean really, would you rather have some enlightened bureaucrat determining what you can read, or an evil company you could drop if they annoyed you?

313 That picture of the Lyin kING on hotair has been bugging me, more than usual. His face is puffy and his eyes squinty.

Those are symptoms of teleprompter withdrawal.

314 Not this dude I'm not buyin those mercury filled, disaster waiting to happen, curly cues. The wife put those things in and six moths later after stumbling around in the dark I ripped em all out and bought boat loads of incandescent.
Still buyin the good old American made icandescents as long as I can find em.

Posted by: Concealed Kerry or submit at August 20, 2011 11:34 PM (tHnoW)

LED bulbs don't have mercury.  They're just too damn expensive.

315 I'd take a tropical storm right now.

316 317 Yeah, you know if they hadn't pushed it by banning incandescents then people probably would've migrated there eventually anyway.

Not this dude I'm not buyin those mercury filled, disaster waiting to happen, curly cues. The wife put those things in and six moths later after stumbling around in the dark I ripped em all out and bought boat loads of incandescent.
Still buyin the good old American made icandescents as long as I can find em.

Posted by: Concealed Kerry or submit at August 20, 2011 11:34 PM (tHnoW)

The original comment was referring to LEDs, which don't contain mercury.  You're quite right that the compact fluorescents suck out loud.  They're terrible.  The only upside is that they last a long time, so they're good for spots where lights are a bitch to change, but for reading, working, and most other activities in life, they're awful.  Save the Earf! though.

317 Still buyin the good old American made icandescents as long as I can find em.

Posted by: Concealed Kerry or submit at August 20, 2011 11:34 PM (tHnoW)

We regret to inform you ....

318

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at August 20, 2011 11:27 PM (o2lIv)

Thanks.  I gotta do some more digging.  I'll talk to our N8 (budget folks) when I get done with this exercise and see what I can dig up.

319 sometimes when i surf the net, while reading Ace of Spades, I'll scroll up to the top and click the link to ace of spades again, forgetting that I'm already there.

320 >> Hey, has anybody seen SiM lately? I have not. I saw a comment from him not long ago. Within the last few days. I'll shoot him an email, though.

321

LED bulbs don't have mercury.  They're just too damn expensive.

Posted by: GGE Of The Banned at August 20, 2011 11:36 PM (E+3js)

For now.

How amusing will it be if there is a privately funded LED break through and in 5 years everyone is using them for everything?

322

The Nixon assassination

Wait...what?

323 Isn't most of the cost in those LED bulbs in the AC to DC power supply? Basically, a wall-wart power supply built into the module.

324 Honestly, I kind of want the LED bulbs. I would have migrated myself, since you can get the same brightness of a 100 watt with a 12 watt LED.  But I've always hated those CFL bulbs and resent being forced to use them.

325

The Nixon assassination

Wait...what?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at August 20, 2011 11:40 PM (AF1jB)

Huh? I hate that bastard.

Do you have any fritoes man?

326 But I've always hated those CFL bulbs and resent being forced to use them.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 20, 2011 11:41 PM (cSkZ5)

Eat your peas!

327 LED bulbs

I wonder if that's what my new neighbors (across from my bedroom, oy vey) have.  These are the brightest freakin' lights I have ever seen -- like mini-klieg lights.  Like the ghetto-bird's "night sun."  Like 7-11 at 3:00 in the morning on day 3 of an epic drugfest.  And, like, a blue white.  I honestly don't know how they can stand it.  (They're Asian)

328 Also, with the LED bulbs, depending on which ones you get, the LED's themselves are made here in the USA although the bulbs are manufactured in Taiwan.

329

The Nixon assassination

Wait...what?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at August 20, 2011 11:40 PM (AF1jB)

Forget it. he's rolling.

330

How amusing will it be if there is a privately funded LED break through and in 5 years everyone is using them for everything?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 20, 2011 11:40 PM (FBr/C)

We're working on it!

331 I would love to see the curly-fluorescent bulb people take it up the bum.  And, I will NEVER have one in my home.  I will go back to kerosene lamps first.

332 @286, True enough, but how does that stream differ from the way people chose their newspapers, radio commentary, books/bookstores and TV news, back when we had all those things? It's a fair basis for analysis of how individuals navigate a mass-media intellectual landscape, but I don't see anything new.

333 GGE, I've been watching the development of the LED bulbs. How are they for reading, crafts, and art? They seem to do a better job of being visible themselves than illuminating what you want to see.

334

Hi morons, I've got good news. You know because sick people are sufferin.

No medical records? No problem. Got my pot card at Hempfest

http://tinyurl.com/42z527n

 

335 They seem to do a better job of being visible themselves than illuminating what you want to see.

Posted by: Mindy at August 20, 2011 11:49 PM (RhyEq)

I have a pretty nice little LED flashlight. Runs forever on a charge and does what it needs to do.

336 Since we're using this occasion to rag on HA, let me just say that whomever is responsible for giving Jazz Shaw so much burn over there is a fool. Why they felt the need to publish a guy who is to the left of AP (who I like, btw) is beyond me.

337 Overheard Yesterday at the Vineyard Golf Club: NYT: Why do you think these uncivil tea party terrorists and evil Republicans are so angry at you for playing golf like every other modern President did? Obama: Let me be clear, anger is one of the many crosses that I must bear for this great...uh...Nation. Like Honest Abe, I inherited a Nation divided. It is not something that we can fix in a single term. This will take hard work and a plan. Now say Hello to Daddy-O!. Obama: Motherfu... WP: Nice! You almost hit it off the tee! Good Job Mr. President! Obama: Uh...Thanks...'2012 Rules' ? NYT: Sure sir, take a mulligan. Obama: Well, the Congress is holding me back guys. As I was saying, the previous administration left us this black hole economy... MSNBC: Sweet Jesus Mary! Can he say that? NYT, WP: Oh shut up! Obama: Huh? NYT: Nothing sir, MSNBC forgot the dog-whistle style guide. Obama: Oh...go talk to Axlerod. Geithner: Sir, I'd use the 5 iron. The hole is to the right. For pity's sake try not to hook it. Obama: Thanks, Tim. Get the 5 from my bag. How many balls are left? Geithner: None sir. This is the last one. Obama: Well, it's a good thing you have me. Now watch this. Obama: Oh Cra...! NYT: Nice one sir! Just behind the other one! You are really good at this! You should do it again. Perry: Hey, mind if we play through? Obama: Sure Rookie, just watch yourself. I've been on this Course a lot longer than you have. Perry: Mr. President, you want some of my balls? I notice you don't have any.

338 Anyone know why the original INXS video of Don't Change is gone from YouTube?

339 Yeah the Cree LEDs rock, especially in flashlights. I retrofitted all of my Xenon bulb Surefires, which were blinding before.....now they're so bright they practically cause cerebral hemorrhages. And small enough to fit in your pocket. Makes a 6-cell Maglight look like a penlight.

340 340 GGE, I've been watching the development of the LED bulbs. How are they for reading, crafts, and art? They seem to do a better job of being visible themselves than illuminating what you want to see.

Posted by: Mindy at August 20, 2011 11:49 PM (RhyEq)

Aren't those essentially low power cheap ones though?

341 okay it's time for bed
good night all

342 GGE, I've been watching the development of the LED bulbs. How are they for reading, crafts, and art? They seem to do a better job of being visible themselves than illuminating what you want to see.

Posted by: Mindy at August 20, 2011 11:49 PM (RhyEq)

Like I said, it depends on the ones you get. The GE bulbs suck balls, their LEDs are more blue than white. The TESSco bulbs are brighter white but expensive. I have a pair of the TESSco bulbs in my kitchen and they do as well as a pair of 40 watt bulbs for 7 watts apiece. They were 45 dollar bulbs though.

Standard disclaimer, I work for the company that makes the LED's that go into the TESSco bulbs.

343 On Thursday, the New England Patriots crushed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 31-14 win that wasn't anywhere near as close as the score indicated.

So, I'm thinking the burning question in most of you morons' minds these days is, "How bad will my pathetic team lose to TFB and the Pats this year?"  Ahahahahahahahahahaha!

344 They were 45 dollar bulbs though.

Standard disclaimer, I work for the company that makes the LED's that go into the TESSco bulbs.

Posted by: GGE Of The Banned at August 20, 2011 11:54 PM (E+3js)

I didn't know they were that spendy? $45 for a 40 watt bulb, how many lifetimes does it take to pay for that?

345 324 Thanks.  I gotta do some more digging.  I'll talk to our N8 (budget folks) when I get done with this exercise and see what I can dig up.


I wish I knew the basis of the 10%. Since the joint select committee has not yet held a meeting, the Administration cannot be sure of the amount of the sequester-- if there is to actually be a sequester, that is. As for the budgeting process, I was incredibly happy to hear that the House Budget Committee will be looking at it more fully. It is about time they finally overhauled it.

> An example of the mess: this is just a glossary of federal budgetary terms. It's 182pp.

 

346 Dahmer was killed with a lead pipe.

347 Why rag on HA? It's a dead horse. Couple of more years and that domain will be for sale.

348 340 GGE, I've been watching the development of the LED bulbs. How are they for reading, crafts, and art? They seem to do a better job of being visible themselves than illuminating what you want to see.

Posted by: Mindy at August 20, 2011 11:49 PM (RhyEq)

So have you figured out whether they will be worth that $40, based on energy usage and average lifespan of regular bulbs?  At what point are the actually saving money?

349 buzzion, maybe. Seems that higher power LEDs would produce even more glare for the amount of illumination they would provide.

350 Most of the available LED bulbs are crap. The good ones are expensive, like $40-60 expensive. And they don't use that much less power, either (than CFL). They tend to be direction, so as spotlights they excel (the expensive ones, that is). That's why there's a ton of LED flashlights around and no so many house lights.

351 345 Anyone know why the original INXS video of Don't Change is gone from YouTube?

That one gets pulled a lot, it's weird, there are certain songs that get pulled from YouTube all the time even though other songs by the same band never get pulled. I put up a few videos from Van Halen a while back and got a copyright infringement warning on one but not the others. Anyway, try Dailymotion, if it's not on YouTube it's usually there.

352 buzzion, I expect the price will keep dropping until they are practical.

353 Wasn't Purple Avenger working on a novel lighting product?

Anyone seen Purple Avenger lately?

354 Anyone seen Purple Avenger lately?

Posted by: Steck at August 20, 2011 11:59 PM (RL7U1)

Nope it's been months, I don't know what happened to him

355 Not Dailymotion, but here it be, get you one of them there video downloaders on firefox and save it.

356 This kicking off from the 40 yard line rule that the NFL "competiion" committee put in this year is just plain stupid.

They should eliminate kickoffs and put the ball at the 20 yard line every time.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

357 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEACHES!!

358 There are some $5-20 LED bulbs on the market but it's like candlelight. The "real" LEDs are expensive.

359 I've got a couple of LED bulbs. They're expensive as hell, but they are teh awesome. If they last as long as advertised, the cost is just time value of money. Not so with the stupid CFLs.

360 359 buzzion, I expect the price will keep dropping until they are practical.

Posted by: Mindy at August 20, 2011 11:59 PM (RhyEq)

Well yeah, I'm sure that will be the case.  I'm just wondering if they are techinically "practical" now?  Like their energy savings and lifespan are greater than what buying incandescents regularly will be.

361 Odd news:  "Are these the weirdest engagement photos ever? Couple's zombie-themed shoot becomes overnight internet sensation"

362 Someone gave me a cheap LED "household" bulb. I put it in the fridge. It wasn't bright enough. I do need to get a newer generation handheld, though, mine is a little long in the tooth. I still have an old Xenon superbright Scorpion light, the batteries only last 40 minutes on that.

363 RE: Weight loss

When I was diagnosed w/ Type II Diabeetus in May @ the end of the 2010 school year, I cut out 90+% of the carbs in my diet.  Taters, breads, pastas and the like.  Went on a meat, cheese and veggies diet.

I ate all of those I wanted to, was never hungry, and sat in front of my 'puter the whole summer.  No exercise regimen at all and I dropped over 50# and went from a 42" pants to just under a 38" before my bus route started again that August.

I prolly ate a pallet full of canned Popeye spinach and all the steaks and cheezy veggies I wanted, and the most exercise I got was going to and from Wally World to re-stock.

If you don't LOVE veggies, YMMV...

364 Now smoking lite cigarettes at concert. Getting munchies.

365

I didn't know they were that spendy? $45 for a 40 watt bulb, how many lifetimes does it take to pay for that?

Posted by: robtr at August 20, 2011 11:57 PM (MtwBb)

I haven't really sat down to figure it yet, but we're working on reducing the cost.  When we can increase the yield and reduce the cost to around 5 bucks a bulb we won't be able to keep them on the shelves.

And yes, they are directional, which is why the bulbs you see have this big heat sink at the "top" and are designed to be used in downlight fixtures. They do a pretty good job of that though, like I said I have them in the kitchen and they throw as much unidirectional light as a pair of 40 watt bulbs would in the same application. They wouldn't be so good in a table lamp. Their light pattern is more hemispherical.

366 Not so with the stupid CFLs.

Posted by: Andy at August 21, 2011 12:02 AM (veZ9n)

I have 2 cfls in my garage and 1 in the laundry room that are probably 8 years old. Of course they don't get turned on that much. maybe twice a week in the laundry for about 5 minutes and the garage not that much unless I am working on something there.

367 I bought a flashlight with an LED C.R.E.E. bulb
225 Lumens (BRIGHT!)
I put four AA batteries in it six months ago
I use it at work for 10-15 minutes twice a day
It will still put out blinding light.

368 371 Now smoking lite cigarettes at concert. Getting munchies.

Wait, what kind of "lite" cigarettes were they? 

369 I keep forgetting what market forces make the incandescent bulb obsolete...Oh wait, right.

370 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEACHES!!

Posted by: Dell - Son Of Libertea at August 21, 2011 12:01 AM (3S10h)

You are so sweet, Dell!  Although, I've still got another 3 hours here in the time zone of the terminally stoopid.  Buh-bye, 50s.  You sucked and I'm actually glad to see the end of ya, starting with 9-11 and ending with asthmatic kitteh baby. 

371 Some cfl's work as advertised while others burn out just like regular light bulbs. What the geniuses in congress obviously never though of was the fact that the standard curly cfl won't fit in a lot of light fixtures made before cfl's.

372 How much better would electric cars sell, right now, if they could charge in one or two minutes, rather than several hours? A game changer is in the works, maybe.   http://tinyurl.com/3rhobgr 

373 Kratos - after 420 kind.

374 Robtr, I ran a test in our basement with brand-new incandescent and CFL bulbs on the same circuit, and the CFLs burnt out first. Not statistically significant. but on top of the fact that I hate the light color, eff 'em.

375 A game changer is in the works, maybe.   http://tinyurl.com/3rhobgr 

Posted by: Errol at August 21, 2011 12:09 AM (d2AYO)

That would certainly make electric cars more practical. I'm still thinking that electric cars using hydrogen fuel cells is where it's at.

376

Posted by: Dave in Fla at August 20, 2011 11:17 PM (cSkZ5)

Dave - Good post, but the way I read it is its basically saying people are checking out multiple sources for information.  Nothing new or wrong with that. When there's a breaking news story I check out this and about 15 other sites that I trust to make sure I really know what's going on.  Then I go to facebook so I can argue with all my idiot "friends".

377 Nowadays it's just easier to find multiple news sources, not like in the past where the flow of information was more tightly controlled.

378 Happy birthday, Peaches!

379 Ah yes, the simple joys of getting up on a cold morning and waiting for the cfl's to warm up enough to light the place. The thrill of creating your own little chem hazard zone when you drop a bulb. And I get to pay more to boot. It bring's a tear to my eye.

380 Happy Birthday, Peaches!  How does it feel to finally reach the age of...24? 

381 And happy birthday peaches.

382  Robtr, I ran a test in our basement with brand-new incandescent and CFL bulbs on the same circuit, and the CFLs burnt out first.

Not statistically significant. but on top of the fact that I hate the light color, eff 'em.

Posted by: Andy at August 21, 2011 12:10 AM (veZ9n)

Yeah I tried a couple in my living room and they burnt out fast and all around sucked. I think they last a long time if you don't use them. I was just thinking about the laundry room and I don't hardly ever turn the light on there because it has a big window in it.

383 381 Robtr, I ran a test in our basement with brand-new incandescent and CFL bulbs on the same circuit, and the CFLs burnt out first.

Not statistically significant. but on top of the fact that I hate the light color, eff 'em.

Posted by: Andy at August 21, 2011 12:10 AM (veZ9n)

I finally stuck a CFL in my bedroom light just because for whatever reason the incandescents would always burn out way too fast in the fixture.  They were only lasting a month or 2.  The CFL has definitely lasted well beyond their typical life. 

384

You are so sweet, Dell!  Although, I've still got another 3 hours here in the time zone of the terminally stoopid.  Buh-bye, 50s.  You sucked and I'm actually glad to see the end of ya, starting with 9-11 and ending with asthmatic kitteh baby. 

Posted by: Peaches at August 21, 2011 12:08 AM (7S1x+)

Well dammit it's your birthday in the Carolinas! Happy Birthday fellow Leo!

385 RE: Weight loss

When I was diagnosed w/ Type II Diabeetus in May @ the end of the 2010 school year, I cut out 90+% of the carbs in my diet. Taters, breads, pastas and the like. Went on a meat, cheese and veggies diet.

I ate all of those I wanted to, was never hungry, and sat in front of my 'puter the whole summer. No exercise regimen at all and I dropped over 50# and went from a 42" pants to just under a 38" before my bus route started again that August.

I prolly ate a pallet full of canned Popeye spinach and all the steaks and cheezy veggies I wanted, and the most exercise I got was going to and from Wally World to re-stock.

If you don't LOVE veggies, YMMV...

Posted by: FORGER - Racist TEAhadi at August 21, 2011 12:05 AM (YGzTa)

Same for me, diabetes diagnosis and all.  Especially the spinach part.  No processed foods, no carbs at all except for fruit and vegetables.  Lost 20 lbs and 2 belt sizes in a month.  Eat clean people.

386 344  I enjoyed that a lot, Mr. Fever Head!  Very clever.

You guys are the best.  I'm off to the fapatorium now (where I will read a book).  Sweet dreams, everyone!

387 377 HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEACHES!!

Posted by: Dell - Son Of Libertea at August 21, 2011 12:01 AM (3S10h)

You are so sweet, Dell!  Although, I've still got another 3 hours here in the time zone of the terminally stoopid.  Buh-bye, 50s.  You sucked and I'm actually glad to see the end of ya, starting with 9-11 and ending with asthmatic kitteh baby. 

Posted by: Peaches at August 21, 2011 12:08 AM (7S1x+)

Well...I'll just start the celebration a few hours ahead of you.  But, you'll catch up, I'm sure!

388 I've got a crappy faux chandelier from Home Depot in my den and the cfl's that are meant to replace the regular bulbs in it cost $20 each, i shit you not, and i need 6, so right now i'm paying $3 for a 2 pack of regular bulbs for a total cost of $9 to light it up and when i have to switch to cfl's i'll pay $120 motherfuckin' dollars to light that piece of shit up.

389 Rant about fluorescent light bulbs: They give me migraines. I never get migraines except when I am teaching evening classes in a fluorescent-lit classroom. They are hard to read by. When I am reading music, the notes tend to dance around on the staff under fluorescent lighting. They do not last as long as incandescents if you have a habit of turning the lights off when you leave a room. They only last longer if you leave them on for at least 15 minutes at a time. How are they supposed to save energy if you have to leave them on for 15 minutes when you only need to light a room for 3 minutes? They are a hassle to dispose of. In fact, since you have to take them to a special disposal site, they require more energy to dispose of than incandescents. And some article I ran across compared the entire lifespan of fluorescents and incandescents and found that fluorescents actually end up using more energy due to manufacturing, transporting, and disposal. The silly environmentalists assume the more human suffering and hassle some policy causes, the better it is for the environment.

390 A game changer is in the works, maybe.   http://tinyurl.com/3rhobgr 

Posted by: Errol at August 21, 2011 12:09 AM (d2AYO)

I read about that over a year ago, that  graphene or whatever they call it is only 1 atom thick so they can layer it in the trunk and the headliner and stuff instead of having 500 lbs. of batteries. It would be someting else if they can make it work.

391 thanks booger, the second one worked. I just liked the part where the band rode back on the truck and the drummer threw away his sticks

392 Posted by: Peaches at August 21, 2011 12:19 AM (7S1x+) ------------------------------------------------------------ Aw...shucks (kick's ground with foot)

393

They are a hassle to dispose of. In fact, since you have to take them to a special disposal site, they require more energy to dispose of than incandescents.

Yeah I have 4' flouresents in my garage too and I have about a dozen burnt out ones in the corner because I keep forgetting to take them to the park in ride on the one day a year you can recylce them. If you throw them in the trash in Washington it's the only crime they will suggest the death penalty on.

394 398 thanks booger, the second one worked. I just liked the part where the band rode back on the truck and the drummer threw away his sticks

Yeah, i've always liked that video, thought about putting it on my YouTube account but figured it would just get pulled so i never bothered.

395 I went to the range today and damn did I suck. Shooting skills deteriorate over time, kids, so visit the range often!
I also got a chance to shoot the Mosin Nagant, damn but that thing is a tack driver. It also kicks like a SOB.  I know now why it had a bayonet, after shooting the Nazis the poor rooskie peasant holding the rifle was so pissed that he had to shoot it that he felt like stabbing something.

396 If you throw them in the trash in Washington it's the only crime they will suggest the death penalty on.

I just smash mine and sweep them up and put them in the trash bag, nobody's the wiser.

397 what the hell is up with youtube anyway..all copyright bullshit or what?

398 @382, 397 .. The article speaks of 1-3 years to commercialization. Good things sometimes happen just when needed. Just imagine the spinoffs associated with this kind of tech. Fingers crossed.

399 Florescent lights interfere with AM radio. Just sayin'.

400 Somebody needs to fire Karl Rove.

401 400 Posted by: robtr at August 21, 2011 12:25 AM (MtwBb) ------------------------------------------------------ If you got a quite a few 4' bulbs all you have to do is get drunk, dress up all Gaia, climb up on an overpass over I5 and throw them down on cars like lightning bolts while cursing man's destruction of the earth. You won't get arrested - A grant maybe, but no arrest.

402 407 Somebody needs to fire Karl Rove.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 21, 2011 12:32 AM (lUmIL)

what did he do now?

403 404 what the hell is up with youtube anyway..all copyright bullshit or what?

Yeah, they actually just signed an agreement with the music publishers association, or whatever they're called, that lets the artists receive royalties from ads on videos people upload, that was the notice i got on one of my Van Halen videos, that they were letting it stay but there would be an ad placed on it.

404 yeah for peaches.....another leo!!!!! yeeeeee hawwwww! happy birthday!

405 Hey, the  exciting new product at $40 each is not a CF, guys. It's this other thing, see. No mercury, no slow warmup, just $40, and...oops. You say it's a DC power supply with a built-in transformer? That's bad news.

Those cheap-shit on-board transformers, with itty bitty printed circuit boards, do not last ten or 20 years like the diodes they're wired to. They catch fire, sometimes explode, right there in the lamp socket. I've had two of them do that in my house, and was just lucky.

To cross the streams here, my local congresswoman forced the ANG base to install a $12 million solar array "to save us from the peril of imported oil." I did not get to see the electric F-16's. There was Energy money involved of course, but a big chunk came out of the military budget.

They make enough power to operate one-fourth of the base. Test engineers (from the manufacturer, of course) are surprised at how low the degradation rate has been -- they may last more than the standard promise of 20 years. They make a little electricity even when there is snow on them, which is nice because we get quite a bit of snow here.  We also get hailstorms and heavy ice coating several times a year, which makes me think those flat glass panels do not have a prayer of lasting 20 years. And the engineers admit that they will not pay for themselves in 20 years, or even 30. The electricity they replace is generated by a nuke plant and a coal plant -- not by "foreign oil."

And the manufacturer, who built their pilot plant and their R&D lab here, celebrated their success by beginning their main production plants in China and Mexico. They may pay a price though: the screeching halt in Italy queered a state-funded project there that they'd bet the solar farm on, and their financing is collapsing.  Great. So the Air Guard won't even be able to get replacement parts once they go under.

406 .another leo!!!!! yeeeeee hawwwww! happy birthday!

Posted by: phoenixgirl at August 21, 2011 12:36 AM (eOXTH)

You too?  Awesome! (Aug 2)

407 You won't get arrested - A grant maybe, but no arrest.

Posted by: Mr Fever Head at August 21, 2011 12:32 AM (ZgvjV)

haha now there is a plan. Nite all

408

Bachman says she will turn out the lights on the epa if she is elected. Don't stop there, we can get rid of the dept of education, let the states take over. Hell, there is a bunch of agencys that can be closed and save us a shit load of money! I am not saying Bachman should be president, but I told my hubby yesterday, the candidate who came up with closing these worthless wastes of money would win.

And just so you know, I am a leo. My birthday was August 14..

409 Posted by: GGE Of The Banned at August 21, 2011 12:27 AM (E+3js) Yep, practice makes perfect. I just did a range trip today as well. A couple of folks from work and my partner's teenaged nephew. Great blasty blasty fun, especially since I had a good day and outshot everyone. Next time I'll probably have a tough time hitting the broad side of a barn at 10 paces. Consistency is always a problem for me.

410 Posted by: comatus at August 21, 2011 12:37 AM (W5ilH)

Yeah, that's the funny thing about all this "green" technology, it is being pressed into service before it is ready to replace energy sources that aren't the evil that they are made out to be, and in most cases the new "green" energy sources are more labor intensive and economically and ecologically damaging than the "dirty" sources they are replacing.  We should build a shit-ton of nuke plants right now if we want to retire coal and oil and invest the cost savings into finding out what to do with the 5% or so of the nuclear fuel that cannot be re-processed and reused.

411 202:

Gee, a guy at NRO quoted a review panning it. 

Here are a couple of excerpts:

Saw Conan the Barbarian last night. Revoltingly stupid, incomprehensibly plotted and edited, and overflowing with the kind of quasi-erotic torture porn (seemingly pulled wholesale out of a serial killerÂ’s wet dreams) thatÂ’s become a staple of both fantasy literature and Hollywood films this century. Easily one of the worst films IÂ’ve seen during decades of painfully slumming through mediocre genre fare

And, even better: 

the audience I saw the movie with seemed to have cheerfully low expectations, yet even they didnÂ’t so much leave the theater as recoil from it. YouÂ’ve been warned.

Well, DUH!   The first bit trashes fantasy literature in general and Hollywood films as torture porn and having to go to films from this genre is "painfully slumming" for the poor dear.   Someone expects him/her/it to appreciate the essential justice involved (for example) in making a sadistic torturer swallow the key to his slave's bonds and then telling the slaves to retrieve it and free themselves?  

The rest of the unwashed masses had "cheerfully low expectations".

This quoted bit seems to be an exercise in moral self-congratulations but with the hope that being witty enough will disguise the scorn from those who aren't as enlightened.

It was CONAN for pities sake.   He/she/it expected Eat, Pray, Love?

Do you know what it actually was?   Other than lots of topless Bulgarians and gory blood spattered battles?   The theme was this...   In the past a great evil arose and the only ones who could stop it were the barbarian tribes who refused to give up their freedom and become subjects or slaves, and they saved the world.    Now the evil rises again and again it's going to be the barbarian that refuses to kneel and refuses to submit, who saves the world.    The barbarians are primitive and violent but they are free and equal (including women).   It's pretty explicit that it is CIVILIZATION that enslaves and oppresses.  The sub-villains are all former barbarian tribal leaders who chose to kneel, to submit to the evil and give up their liberty.   Conan's father would not do it and he and his whole village is destroyed. Conan loves to slaughter, that's what he does, but he outright states that people should not be slaves or live in chains and so he slaughters for the oppressed without asking any tribute in return.   He is not ashamed, in any way, of being a barbarian.   He prefers it.

In other words, the ignorant Red Stater doesn't know what's in his own best interest!   It's "What's Wrong With Cimmeria."

It's that political message, and the fact that the people Conan kills or tortures are horrible people who really do deserve to die as painfully and slowly as possible is what makes it "torture porn" because you watch and you think, "Yes, that was just, that was right."

No, it wasn't a brilliant movie.   Someone expected it to be a brilliant movie?

It was a good, fun movie.

But there is no way any progressive sort is going to swallow the political message and there is no way, EVAR, that "I'm so snooty I've got arugula up my ass" reviewers are going to feel anything but scorn.

412 Ahh, for the good ol' days she we broke fluorescent tubes open to look at that white shit in 'em.

413 Conan the Barbarian is a good flick, but the only reason to watch Conan the Destroyer is Olivia D' Abos's nipples.

414 Conan the Barbarian is a good flick, but the only reason to watch Conan the Destroyer is Olivia D' Abos's nipples.

Posted by: booger at August 21, 2011 12:48 AM (9RFH1)

Sounds like a pretty damn good reason to me. Sold!

415 417 Posted by: GGE Of The Banned at August 21, 2011 12:43 AM (E+3js) ---------------------------------------------------------- Building Nuke plants will never work in this regulatory environment. By the time you got approval to start, continental drift would make the location on the original permit application wrong.

416 Spanish Soccer Club Goes The Sperm Bank/Porn Route To Sell Season Tickets

417

what did he do now?

Hating on Perry.  Again.  Idiot.

418 Building Nuke plants will never work in this regulatory environment. By the time you got approval to start, continental drift would make the location on the original permit application wrong.

Posted by: Mr Fever Head at August 21, 201112:50 AM (ZgvjV)

Unfortunately you are right.

419 It's pretty explicit that it is CIVILIZATION that enslaves and oppresses.

Posted by: Synova at August 21, 2011 12:45 AM (P0X9Q)

Sounds like a Green jackoff fantasy.

420 but the only reason to watch Conan the Destroyer is Olivia D' Abos's nipples.

Posted by: booger at August 21, 2011 12:48 AM (9RFH1)

I don't remember seeing her nips but I remember DAT ASS!

421 Synova, thanks, and well-said. You're a regular new criterion, you are.
That kind of writing makes me miss the critical articles that Alisa Rosenbaum used to put in her newsletter. That's high praise, brother.

422 I don't remember seeing her nips but I remember DAT ASS!


Well, she never shows full nip, but that dress she wears is pretty sheer and if you pause and look real close you get some pretty good see through nippage.

423 I don't understand why people who don't dig scifi and fantasy critique those movies.  They don't get them and we who do don't care what they think.

424 Posted by: booger at August 21, 2011 01:02 AM (9RFH1)

LOL!  Man, even I'm not that hardcore.

425 The irony is that if the weed-elves are correct and the stink of the goblin Petrol-death is upon us then the only chance we would have had was developing nuclear power back when we still would. Err...before the weed-elves convinced the high council that such magic was unstable and should be banned. I think they may be driven by a pathological hatred of our kind after-all. Its like they don't want to see us win.

426 Haha, gonna have to go pop my Conan destroyer dvd in now.

427 Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 21, 2011 01:03 AM (lUmIL)

It's not that they don't dig 'em, it's that they've got cultural snob cred they have to keep up.

I like me some cultured shit.  But I also like me a Big Mac and fries. 

428 My nipples, my ass, but nothing about how I almost go down on that horn?

429 Taking up a petition drive to get the no beer on sunday law in Indiana changed to monday.

430 Speaking of nips, did anyone see the soccer club link I posted above?

There's a girl with exceptionally nice breasts in there.

Posted by: Olivia D' Abos at August 21, 2011 01:08 AM (8Pgd/)

I don't care that you were 15 when you made that movie, I'd have fucked ya.

431 If you like Arnold's Conan movie, Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw Pretty much captures it.

432 OH HELL NO I missed the Hot Air bashing for Kick-Ass. 

Synova Ace should get you to coblog reviews of all the movies he can't type up 40 page term papers for.  Seriously.

433 Boogie, d'Abo is the daughter of Manfred Mann's lead singer. So what you really mean is, you want to see her doo-wah-diddies?

Ever read Robert E Howard? I don't care what the critics say, the guy was brilliant, pulp paper stock or not. His imitations of epic tales are as good as any fake epic, and keep in mind that things like 'Orlando Furioso' and 'The Aneid' are fake epics.

Synova's synopsis, SWIDT, of the backstory of Conan is just about right for the world that Howard built and populated. It's as close to  high-culture shit as a moron needs to get.

434 Kick Ass II is in the works. I think just one was good enough. I won't lie though, it had some funny parts.

435 438

Oh, I forgot that!   Brilliant!

436 438 If you like Arnold's Conan movie, Try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBGOQ7SsJrw

Pretty much captures it.

Excellent.

437 424 Hating on Perry.  Again.  Idiot.

Karl Rove and some other "Bushies" will always hate Perry. He (Rove) helped recruit Perry back in '90, but they had a disagreement a few years later which then turned into a feud.

438 Thanks all of you for the birthday wishes. It just makes my heart smile.

439 love the cat cartoon- how come it didn't have cats jumping on you
as your watching tv all laid out and the cat's jump on your belly and 'knead'- or as i like to call it-'riding the bike" !
or when u used to read newspapers or books and they [cats] would see you reading
and come up and totally f up your concentration on the reading material
and bump their ass in your face- don't have a name for that yet-but i'm thinking- ' the sarah jessica parker' -I'M LATE FOR THIS PARADE SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME COMMENT

440 GWB , Rove and the Bushies hate Perry, you say? Badge. Of. Honor.

441 440 Boogie, d'Abo is the daughter of Manfred Mann's lead singer. So what you really mean is, you want to see her doo-wah-diddies?

Ha, i didn't know that.

442 My cat has a tendency to put her ass in my face while I'm eating cereal.

Then I get like, "GET YOUR FECKING ASS OUT OF FACE, YOU FUCKING CAT!!!!!!!!!"

Then she starts rubbing against the table lamp and bookshelf.

443 444 424 Hating on Perry.  Again.  Idiot.

Karl Rove and some other "Bushies" will always hate Perry. He (Rove) helped recruit Perry back in '90, but they had a disagreement a few years later which then turned into a feud.

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at August 21, 2011 01:20 AM (o2lIv)

Honestly Rove gets more credit than he deserves.  And even if you're giving him only a little credit?  I mean what are his victories for national elections?  Bush winning in 2000?   The victory he barely won that was a nailbiter down the line?  So how about 2004?  Kind of close again and likely benefitted from Bush still leading a semi-popular war and the Democrats running a liberal anti-war loser.

444

Karl Rove and some other "Bushies" will always hate Perry.

I'm sick of the establishment Republicans.  I think we should ignore everything they have to say except when we can publically and loudly criticize and refute them.

445 Posted by: CDR M at August 21, 2011 01:17 AM (Ybl9g)

It kind of irritated me that Big Daddy only had one action scene before he bit the dust.

One of the factors I really, really appreciated about Kick-Ass was the director's (whoever he is) ability to frame and follow through an action scene without the risible shaky-cam garbage that passes for "exciting" these days.  The fights were pretty sweet, brutal, and easily understandable. 

I'm not all that excited for a second one, but I really hope that kind of filmography/choreography catches on.  Hollywood needs it.  Shaky-cam took away about 50% of the potential of Quantum of Solace.

446 444 424 Hating on Perry.  Again.  Idiot.

Karl Rove and some other "Bushies" will always hate Perry. He (Rove) helped recruit Perry back in '90, but they had a disagreement a few years later which then turned into a feud.

Posted by: Miss80sBaby at August 21, 2011 01:20 AM (o2lIv)

I've never been thrilled with Rove.  He seems to see himself as some kind of Lee Atwater, but he's not even in Atwater's league.  If Gore had picked someone competent instead of Donna Brazile nobody outside Texas would know who Rove is.

447 Karl Rove is afraid he won't be able to make any money off his 'legacy' if Perry is successful.

448 447 GWB , Rove and the Bushies hate Perry, you say?

Badge. Of. Honor.


Rove and some of the Bushies hate Perry. It has been said that Perry has a strained relationship with President Bush, but Perry recently said he spoke to Bush 43 about a presidential bid. With Rove, though, it's personal, and it stems back to a disagreement they had when he was managing one of Perry's campaigns.

449 Karl Rove is afraid he won't be able to make any money off his 'legacy' if Perry is successful.

Oh yeah.  His "legacy".  That would be the avalanche of Hispanic Republican voters, right?

450 Back, after a pizza and beer interlude with friends, what's going on?  On cursory reading of the posts, I see we've got more birthday morons/ettes - happy birthday to all!   

451 this is a true story
i had a cat-snow white cat with piercing blue eyes and we named him 'blue'
then one day we got tipsy and said" wouldn't it be a gas,gas,gas if we
went to the supermarket and got blue food coloring and painted him blue?"
and we did
and we had a blue cat- and the neighbors stopped talking to us

452 My cat likes to plop down on my laptop keyboard, screwing up all my programs.

453 455 447 ETA: Some members of the Bush family did support Kay Bailey over Perry, but it was not clear whether Bush 43 did. It's been said that they personally dislike each other but sometimes that does not seem to be the case. The Rove/Perry feud, though, is definitely personal.

454 Rove's a shithead. Bush himself used to call him Turd-blossom. Although, if you want a good time go back and read how much of an evil Genius Karl Rove was and how he was responsible for leaking 00-Palme's identity. The left's stuff from that time period is especially funny. In general, if you have some free time on your hands reading up on all these old "-gates" from the beginning is kind of enjoyable. Like a mystery you already know the answer to.

455

Holy guacamole,

 

I'm going to the desert in the morning and plaster a hobo's knapsack with 308

then explode a watermelon with hydra's from my carry at combat range....

 

yep,  that ought to bout do it!

456 Rove needs to remember his place. Reagan's 11th says he shouldn't even have a job.

457 @452, Agree. A little retro action would be a nice change.  Lo-o-ve that girl  though; you don't let a character like that just fade away. Hope they don't eff it up too bad.

I know some girls who are a lot like her. Trouble is, they're my kid's age.

458 I can fix this economy for just A Few Dollars More

459 Kick Ass was about half disappointment for me. But it was better than the actual comics, IMHO. Would have liked more Big Daddy and a little less goofballiness. Movie reviews, usually, are useless, unless you've spent years watching the same movies with the reviewer. Even 10-20 reviews of movies you've already seen and you may still not know what makes the reviewer tick(ed off). It's always a guess. And I'm guessing that NRO Conan review was useless. I did post a message there, but they never approved it. Just pointed out that the "review" was overwrought.

460 I'm going to bed now.  If insomnia rears its ugly head (as it often does), I'll be back.  'Night.

461 Here's where the feud between Gov. Perry and Rove started, or so it's been said:

"Back in 1990, it was Rove, a leading Republican consultant in Texas who recruited Perry, then a state House member who had switched to the GOP a year earlier, to take on the popular Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower.

Perry won that race and won reelection to the post in 1994. Four years later, Perry ran for the open lieutenant governor’s office as George W. Bush — Rove’s prized client — was cruising to a second gubernatorial term with an eye on running for president in 2000.

As the lore goes, Perry and Carney, his new chief political strategist, wanted to go negative on John Sharp, the Democratic nominee. Rove resisted and Perry went on to win a very narrow victory."

I know this is from the WaPo but as the story indicates, it's the most-repeated story about how it started.

462 459 My cat likes to plop down on my laptop keyboard, screwing up all my programs.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 21, 2011 01:34 AM (lUmIL)

Wow, i wish i was so lucky, a neighbors free range cat pissed on my patio, and I don't have a clue. Can I let my dogs eat this cat? Probably not, my dogs will be put down. So, do I just let this cat piss on my patio? As you know, cat piss cannot be got rid of!

463 It's a little known fact, but I can Walk On The Water.

464 I love me some war pron.  Thanks CDR_M!

465 Posted by: Richard at August 21, 2011 01:37 AM (c9wTL)

I'd say.

464 @452, Agree. A little retro action would be a nice change.  Lo-o-ve that girl  though; you don't let a character like that just fade away. Hope they don't eff it up too bad.

I know some girls who are a lot like her. Trouble is, they're my kid's age.

Posted by: comatus at August 21, 2011 01:40 AM (W5ilH)

Yeah, I'm with you 100%.  I'm still not sure how on earth they got my suspense of disbelief going at all with a 11-year old who stabs people. 

Don't tell me your son's 11 too.

466 xkcd: Haiku Proof

467 The only thing that can save us is an invasion from Space Station #5.

468

Wow, i wish i was so lucky, a neighbors free range cat pissed on my patio, and I don't have a clue. Can I let my dogs eat this cat? Probably not, my dogs will be put down. So, do I just let this cat piss on my patio? As you know, cat piss cannot be got rid of!

Posted by: lou at August 21, 2011 01:46 AM (R21xD)

If you see that cat, just kick it.  Not hard, I mean just hard enough to send it flying a ways.  Once had a similar problem with a real shitty neighborhood cat that would come by and beat up on a neighbor's rather friendly cat.  They were fighting in my garage and the little bastard was right there and I kicked the little shithead across the garage.  It was perfectly fine and never came near my house again after that.

Not that I'm wanting to be mean or nothin', just sayin'.

469 64 Yo Morons!  hey... that cello kid is pretty good....  needs to cut out all that shit with his mouth though...      I wonder if he thinks Barry is the man?

Posted by: Yip in Texas at August 20, 2011 10:12 PM (SyLEU)

Probably not.  He's an actual African.  And I wasn't aware that the kids were calling everything with a beat "hip-hop" these days.  Sound more like African "world music."

470 Why would I watch this? Cuz she has a great ass!
 
Hi Baldi

471 So I was watching Worlds Dumbest Partiers 7 and one of the guest commentators (Matt Passet?) said something about subscribing to the newsletter.
Which one of you morons is this?

472

If you see that cat, just kick it.  Not hard, I mean just hard enough to send it flying a ways.  Once had a similar problem with a real shitty neighborhood cat that would come by and beat up on a neighbor's rather friendly cat.  They were fighting in my garage and the little bastard was right there and I kicked the little shithead across the garage.  It was perfectly fine and never came near my house again after that.

Not that I'm wanting to be mean or nothin', just sayin'.

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 01:54 AM (4ixH5)

Thanks, I wish I could get close enough. he runs like liberals.

473 I posted this comment up thread but late night-owls who don't read through may enjoy it.   Comment 344 .

I hope the link works.

Night 'rons

474
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood.

Waters vowed to push Congress to focus on creating more jobs. "I'm not afraid of anybody," said Waters. "This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the 'tea party' can go straight to hell."




Wut, U no liek T?

475

Thanks, I wish I could get close enough. he runs like liberals.

Posted by: lou at August 21, 2011 02:07 AM (R21xD)

Paintball gun. Non-lethal, non-toxic and it washes off anything you don't want it on.  Hit him a couple of times with that and pretty soon he won't come back. Another option is airsoft, it doesn't make the paint mess and it stings a bit more, but it might dent metal objects so be aware of what's behind your target (rule 4).

In other news, this cell phone card connection blows goats. I keep having to disconnect and reconnect it.

476

#479 lou

Don't waste your time or energy trying to kick the cat.  Get a squirt bottle from Home Depot and fill it with plain water. Adjust the nozzle for maximum distance, and practice a bit.

The cat will understand water, and will never hear it coming.  No pain, no complaints from neighbors.

477 I've seen livelier groups coming out of a Chicago cemetery on Election Day.
 
Okay, call me a Mean Mistreater.

478 479

If you see that cat, just kick it.  Not hard, I mean just hard enough to send it flying a ways.  Once had a similar problem with a real shitty neighborhood cat that would come by and beat up on a neighbor's rather friendly cat.  They were fighting in my garage and the little bastard was right there and I kicked the little shithead across the garage.  It was perfectly fine and never came near my house again after that.

Not that I'm wanting to be mean or nothin', just sayin'.

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 01:54 AM (4ixH5)

Thanks, I wish I could get close enough. he runs like liberals.

Posted by: lou at August 21, 2011 02:07 AM (R21xD)

I AM A CATLADY.

WHAT YOU NEED IS A SUPERSOAKER.

SAFE. HUMANE. EFFECTIVE. EASY.

479

The cat will understand water, and will never hear it coming.  No pain, no complaints from neighbors.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 21, 2011 02:18 AM (3bynY)

Garden hose + water nozzle FTW!

480 483

#479 lou

Don't waste your time or energy trying to kick the cat.  Get a squirt bottle from Home Depot and fill it with plain water. Adjust the nozzle for maximum distance, and practice a bit.

The cat will understand water, and will never hear it coming.  No pain, no complaints from neighbors.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 21, 2011 02:18 AM (3bynY)

I AGREE.  cats hate water. and you dont make contact. nobody gets hurt.

481 482

Thanks, I wish I could get close enough. he runs like liberals.

Posted by: lou at August 21, 2011 02:07 AM (R21xD)

Paintball gun. Non-lethal, non-toxic and it washes off anything you don't want it on.  Hit him a couple of times with that and pretty soon he won't come back. Another option is airsoft, it doesn't make the paint mess and it stings a bit more, but it might dent metal objects so be aware of what's behind your target (rule 4).

In other news, this cell phone card connection blows goats. I keep having to disconnect and reconnect it.

Posted by: GGE Of The Banned at August 21, 2011 02:17 AM (E+3js)

a paintball will knock a cats eye right out of its head. Thats gross and overkill . water works fine and theres no evidence. and no lasting harm.

482

a paintball will knock a cats eye right out of its head. Thats gross and overkill . water works fine and theres no evidence. and no lasting harm.

Posted by: Gushka goes blue at August 21, 2011 02:23 AM (QNeKQ)

OK, no paintballs. The idea is deterrence, not permanent injury.

483 happy Birthday lou!!!!
im sorry i didnt say that first!

 im just grouchy cuz i saw my ex andhe looked like a douche and i cant believe i wasted 25 years of my life on that craptastic piece of putz....

484 Save the paintballs for the large doggies that try to claim your lawn.

485 I still say a foot works fine.

Granted, in my cited example, I was wearing Birkenstocks* and my sandal went flying with the cat.  So I guess if we're talking about avoiding injuries I guess don't wear shoes.

*Yeah, I wear Birkenstocks, ya wanna fight about it?

486 I'm link-whoring again. I'm fairly proud of my latest post on my blog, Beldar on Ryan's vulnerabilities, which is a response in part to questions raised about a possible Ryan candidacy by the esteemed Allahpundit, Captain Ed, and others.

487 Hey Seattle morons, any of you into roller derby? I have your team literally 6 doors down from my house!!! Just took one of them to Waikiki. Girl was stupid hawt!

488 *Yeah, I wear Birkenstocks, ya wanna fight about it?

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 02:31 AM (4ixH5)

Are the model with hemp straps or the ones with woven cat hair and recycled hairballs? Cuz I threw up on a pair with the hemp straps once.

I blame tequila.

489

Thanks all, going to try a garden hose, if that does not work, I will go with a paintball gun. My neighbors bitch about my good dogs.

And it would be fun to call them on their bullshit.

If that does not work, well my dogs deserve a good cat  ass kicking!

490 *Yeah, I wear Birkenstocks, ya wanna fight about it?
 
Ya know, I bet Moochelle has a couple of pairs of those.

491 I don't know what kind they are.  The particular pair I have I've had for about a decade now.  They work for me.  Never been vomited on once.

492 I would caution using a paintball gun against the cat. If there are any witnesses or evidence. This could, depending on local law, lead to a charge of cruelty to animals.

493 490 happy Birthday lou!!!!
im sorry i didnt say that first!

 im just grouchy cuz i saw my ex and he looked like a douche and i cant believe i wasted 25 years of my life on that craptastic piece of putz....

Posted by: Gushka goes blue at August 21, 2011 02:27 AM (QNeKQ)

So you had a good night?

TeeHee, just kidding.

I understand!

494

The act of using a garden hose, by the nature of how it works and the noise it makes, may be less effective than a squirt bottle.

Seriously wounding or crippling an animal, particularly a domestic one, is never good ... or right ... except in self-defense. Odds are the cat will make it home ...

 Either do a quick clean kill, or do not inflict pain, blunt trauma or wounds.

495 1/3 Of Americans Like Their Cell Phones More Than Sex.

And close to 100% of that 1/3 was married.

496

Night all, you are awesome. I look forward to aos, not for the ont starters, but you guys. Please dont take that the wrong way. God Bless!!

 

497 Hi Baldi

Posted by: Vincent Hanna at August 21, 2011 02:04 AM (ENKCw)

Hiya!

498 Who sez you can't play lead bass?
 
Lopsy Lu

499 I hate randoms in LoL

500 Why don't people know the difference between the words "loose" and "lose"?

Is English too hard for some people?

501 Is English too hard for some people?

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 03:09 AM (4ixH5)

They need to lose the loose shit.

502 Is English too hard for some people?

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 03:09 AM (4ixH5)

yes

503 Now, when foreign non-English speaking people can't tell the difference, that's one thing.  No one expects them to get it right.  They get it right 75% of the time and that's all we really need to understand them.

When native-born English speaking people fuck it up, that shit's just embarassing.

Lose - What happens when you bet the farm on your favorite sports team.\

Loose - Your wife's pussy after I'm through with her.

Learn the difference!  It could save your life.

504 It is if english is your second language. It is a very confusing language at times.

505 oh my

506 Is English too hard for some people?

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 03:09 AM (4ixH5)

If you think my English is bad, wait until I whip out some Russian.

In the meantime, Billy Cobham has some Stratus to do.

507 45 minutes till the start of the DOTA 2 finals. First is the loser bracket championship which the winner will take on  Na'vi for the big million dollar grand prize with the loser getting $250,000

508 Point to the section of the rule book that states "phony" starts with a "ph" while "fake" starts with an "f" yet both beginnings sounds the same.

509 fat starts with an f, but phat starts with Being Black.  Racists

meanwhile, we're all being borne back ceaselessly into the past...

510 Point to the section of the rule book that states "phony" starts with a "ph" while "fake" starts with an "f" yet both beginnings sounds the same.

Posted by: GMB at August 21, 2011 03:20 AM (wY55N)

It's just the phickle phinger of phate.

511 Oh, that's section 19.6 titled, "On How To Confuse The Fuck Out Of Foreigners And Laugh".

512 Okay, this Cobham song is great.

513 OK, NOW it's Peaches' birthday! Even though she's long since abed, Happy Birthday Peaches, you sexy thing!

514 The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function

who is this "peaches" of whom you speak?   A flim-flam floozie??

515 I'm gonna let ya'll in on a secret.  The color/colour divide is part of a secret conspiracy.  It's the Freemasons, blame them.

516 who is this "peaches" of whom you speak?   A flim-flam floozie??

Posted by: F Scott Fitzgerald at August 21, 2011 03:26 AM (UqKQV) 

Just never you mind you second-rate hack. I read your book. You suck.

517 I'm gonna let ya'll in on a secret.  The color/colour divide is part of a secret conspiracy.  It's the Freemasons, blame them.

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 03:26 AM (4ixH5)

I tend to use colour when writing till spell checker corrects it

518 You assume I am a foriegner? Incorrect. There are approximately 200,000 native born American citizens among several different ethnic groups that do not have english as a first language. This group excludes spanish speaking peoples.

519 OK this cell phone card has pissed me off for the last time tonight. I'm outta here. I'll see you roonz and roonettez on Thursday and maybe I'll be GGE of teh Unbanned by then.
Later!

520 Night, GGE!

521

I tend to use colour when writing till spell checker corrects it

Posted by: The Dude at August 21, 2011 03:28 AM (M8yfa)

All part of their plan.

522 I'm vastly over-rated, you jejune moron, but I do not suck.  Pussy-whipped by Zelda ( who was loony out the Wazoo ) but that's...complicated

I liked lesbians, but we didn't talk openly about that sort of thing in my day

523 Platinum blond, decent rack, genuine guitar chops playing Juicy Lucy, nice voice, and gets wet for the camera......I'm Hungry, Lita.
 
I understand she recently 'unretired'.
 
G'nite all.

524 You have to admit, there's nothing more beautiful than two georgeous women eating each other out.

525 time to start my kettle to make some coffee, gonna be a loooooong ass morning

526 You have to admit, there's nothing more beautiful than two georgeous women eating each other out.

Posted by: Robert at August 21, 2011 03:41 AM (4ixH5)

kinda dig girls tribbing instead of eating pussy

527 LITA!

I've heard clips of her new album and it's overproduced garbage.  Too bad.  She did some classic stuff back in the day.  That duet with Ozzy is timeless.

528 Tribbing?

Huh, had to look that up on Wikidingdong.

Scissoring.  I gotcha.  Yeah, that's okay too.

Lesbianism - So awesome even the muzzies won't stone people to death for it.

529 Hey Lou, try a spray bottle set to 'stream' filled with vinegar.  Cats don't like water much but vinegar will sting without any causing any damage.  Works on other critters too.  Aim for the face.

530 games start in a few minutes (hopefully unlike yesterday where a player got on the wrong train to the event)

http://tinyurl.com/43gxbwb

Loser bracket should be interesting with aggression versus grinders

531 Thanks to Yoshi and all who wrote about that Hot Air post.

Horrendous as well as stupid.

That's the kind of thing that gives our side a bad name.  Next week the MSM will be asking Perry, Bachmann, et al do they think "sluts are asking for it?"

Particularly bad timing on the author's part because just today (yesterday now) a drunken NYPD cop got arrested, basically in the act, of raping a woman at 6:30 in the morning.  He was clearly out all night, she otoh was on her way to work.  He had his badge and had used his service Glock to assault the woman.  I don't know if assault is the right word, but he held her at gunpoint, that's what I'm saying.

Gee, I wonder what she was wearing?

And the comments were pretty disgusting too.

I'm not registered over there, and I couldn't find an email address, so I sent an annoyed email to their "tips" addy.

I can't remember the last time I was so infuriated.

So, thanks for letting me vent!

532 Damn!  There are two of everything I look at.  Oh, boobies... Never mind.

533 Cats vs. dogs. Us humans let, on the whole, two classes of fluffy mammalian predators in our homes. I'm not a huge fan of lap-dogs (terriers are awesome, not what I mean). I mean the Chihuahuas and Pomeranians and Bichon Frises that are basically the size of cats. I'll tolerate them though: they're harmless and can be very affectionate. What I like is big dogs, like Border Collies and Alsatians and Golden Retrievers and especially Labradors. Can you imagine a pet cat the size of a Labrador? There's a name for one of those bastards: mountain lion. There's a reason we let cats in our houses. It's because we reckon, in a fair fight, we could probably kick their asses. But a cat the size of a Cocker Spaniel? No fucking way I am letting that thing near my kids.

534 But a cat the size of a Cocker Spaniel....

I had a barn living cat that was a little bigger than that.

535 Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure.

536 I think it's safe to say that the high fuel cost from algae project is also a cover for some black funding. Not to say the algae guys aren't making out like bandits, and they're doing their project in a sensible place using BLM land in the NM desert for a little bonus on land costs. I'm sure there's some Marine Corps spaceplane and some microdrone $$ in there.