March 15, 2012
— Open Blogger Government Motors.
Obamacare.
The Tax code.
Energy Policy.
Anthropogenic Global Warming.
Listening to the various salesmen peddling servitude for Big Brother reminds me of this bit on Turbo-Encabulators.
A whole lot of high-falutin' gibberish.
The difference is that while Bud Haggart's presentation was only intended to poke a little fun at himself and the work he did, the gub'ment aims to sooth those too stupid to understand that [Dollars In] MUST be equal to or greater than [Dollars Out] for an economic plan to be viable, by providing them with a sense of intellectual superiority by association.
The gibberish reassures them, because while they aren't sure what the words mean, they are presuming that everyone else is dumber than they, and most certainly are dumber than the person spouting all the fancy words in support of an agreeable conclusion.
Without further ado, and courtesy of the IntertubesTM which never forgets, I present to you:
The Turbo-Ecabulator
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Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 06:47 AM (i6RpT)
Where's Steevy? I need to know what Barack Obama is today.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 06:48 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 15, 2012 06:49 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 15, 2012 06:50 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: Truman North at March 15, 2012 06:51 AM (I2LwF)
Ah, that will have to suffice until Steevy arrives in Steevy's official capacity regarding all things Obama.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 06:51 AM (Usk3+)
That shit would make SKYNET scratch its head.
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 06:52 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 06:53 AM (OlN4e)
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 06:53 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at March 15, 2012 06:53 AM (pVvkk)
Ah,.....actually, I'm a little clearer on the second point.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 06:54 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: Dieter at March 15, 2012 06:54 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:53 AM (OlN4e)
Yes, the great truth that liberals don't get: It is much more important to live free than to live 'perfected' by the nostrums and controls of busybodies.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 06:55 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Truman North at March 15, 2012 10:51 AM (I2LwF)
congrats Truman. I am currently sweating out a round of downsizing. My options appear to be (In increasing degree of likelihood)
I keep my job
I keep my job but have to relocate 1000 miles away
I lose my job
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 06:55 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Dieter at March 15, 2012 06:56 AM (GTbGH)
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 15, 2012 07:00 AM (71LDo)
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (BoE3Z)
.....
Well, not 'Pole dancing Girls Outfit Coordinator' good certainly, but hey, it's an Obama world, what do you expect?
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:02 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Rick Santorum at March 15, 2012 07:02 AM (GZitp)
http://tinyurl.com/7jbmpp5
The Vagina Diatribes
Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 07:03 AM (Y+DPZ)
That was hilarious.
Posted by: NC Ref at March 15, 2012 07:04 AM (/izg2)
Language programs the interface between our brain, and how we communicate with the outside world. You CAN control societys longterm, by Programming children early in school, and by reprogramming adults through the media.
So, when Government has a Monopoly on School... and the Media 'spins' moral words in specific ways, you CAN have an effect on Society...
Note, the Left Controls BOTH.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 15, 2012 07:04 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (8sCoq)
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A thousand miles from Colorado? That can't be good. Good luck, I'd hate to leave paradise, especially now that Spring is here. River behind the house will unfreeze any day now and the trout will be hungry.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:05 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 15, 2012 07:05 AM (/bVc5)
Truman, If in one of your searches you happen to come across a Lord High Executioner, or Deputy Solicitor General or some thing of that ilk that I could fasten to my mailbox or put on a shingle, I'd appreciate you forwarding it.
We could discuss pricing at a later date, of course.....
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 07:05 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (BoE3Z) .....Well, not 'Pole dancing Girls Outfit Coordinator' good certainly, but hey, it's an Obama world, what do you expect?
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:02 AM (Usk3+)
Yeah, since Obama became King, my own ventures into the workforce have been... unfulfilling. 2 stand out. The first was the morning shift cleanup crew at the topless shop/adult bookstore down the street. (Sores on the backs of my hands. Go figure.) The second was badger inseminator at the local zoo. I think I preferred the sores, on balance.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 07:06 AM (BoE3Z)
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 15, 2012 07:06 AM (qblrZ)
Ah,.....actually, I'm a little clearer on the second point.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 10:54 AM (ZJCDy)
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Drop pencil, lean down, look toward back of room out of corner of eye, oh yes! That was 6th grade. With some girls, it would sound like the patter of rain with all the pencils dropping....
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:07 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: BK at March 15, 2012 07:08 AM (P73hq)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:09 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 15, 2012 07:09 AM (qblrZ)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:11 AM (8y9MW)
This was probably and instructional video for their Engineers in "what not to do" with bullshit terms and slogans that creep into reports. .
Posted by: Vic at March 15, 2012 07:11 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: eureka! at March 15, 2012 07:11 AM (LQIyD)
Posted by: Mr Pink at March 15, 2012 11:09 AM (qblrZ)
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There is no 'cost' for free healthcare you silly.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:11 AM (Usk3+)
And I thought- "Well obviously this exists. Have they seen the GOP?"
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:11 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: The Real Steve at March 15, 2012 07:12 AM (WqMvr)
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 11:06 AM (BoE3Z)
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Yikes!
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:09 AM (Usk3+)
Yeah, really. Nobody at the zoo told me that badgers, (unlike Sandra Fluke) require foreplay before utilizing the appliance. Left that part out, the assholes. But they did enjoy putting the result on YouTube.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 07:14 AM (BoE3Z)
Sounds like Defense doesn't mean what Panetta thinks it means.
He's got the secret in secretary part down though, like the rest of SCOAMF's crypto commies.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 07:15 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:16 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 15, 2012 07:17 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: eleven at March 15, 2012 07:18 AM (KXm42)
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 11:15 AM (ZJCDy)
Sadly.... it was not the Sec Def's order... it came from the Commanding General...
But it shows just how far the PC rot has infected... when you have a generation of now Senior Officers weened at the teet of Political Correctness, this is the result...
Posted by: Gen. George Patton, rolling in his grave at March 15, 2012 07:18 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2012 07:19 AM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at March 15, 2012 07:20 AM (+zL0z)
Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 15, 2012 07:21 AM (u50z0)
Weird. Though it seems to be happening for CoolCzech, too.
Every time I post a comment or refresh the thread, the video starts playing again.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:22 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:22 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: gm at March 15, 2012 07:22 AM (K0tm3)
But I don't want to be chopped liver. That stuff is gross.
Can I be chopped bbq brisket, instead?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:23 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Jimbo at March 15, 2012 07:23 AM (O3R/2)
Yeah, I missed it to, but apparently Monty retired last week.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:24 AM (8y9MW)
Some bullshit about "we can't just drill on the National Mall, Chesapeake Bay"--no shit! That's not where the oil is!
Also repeating some lie about the US only has 2% of the world's oil.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:24 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 07:25 AM (RD7QR)
How much trouble would you get in for throwing tomatoes at the TV?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:25 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at March 15, 2012 07:26 AM (tf9Ne)
Posted by: gm at March 15, 2012 07:26 AM (K0tm3)
I've felt for quite sometime, that with the PC infesting the Pentagon and the ridiculously self defeating ROEs and changes to DADT that the Left is trying to make an all volunteer force go away.
And although it would seem counter intuitive for them to advocate a draft, it might ultimately get them where they want to go - disarmament.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 07:26 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 15, 2012 07:27 AM (RC3M9)
66 -
It's not a lie, apparently, but if we took that 2% out of the ground, it would keep us fueled for centuries.
It's the same thing as this gibberish video, they say it, and it sounds like it means something, but it doesn't.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 15, 2012 07:28 AM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Ammo Dump at March 15, 2012 07:28 AM (WUWb9)
Posted by: robtron at March 15, 2012 07:31 AM (gue+Q)
6 It's been only 79 days and approximately 400 resumes since I started searching and I finally get a nibble ? !
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FIFY. You're welcome.
Posted by: Turbo Obamulator at March 15, 2012 07:32 AM (NmR1a)
71 @52
And although it would seem counter intuitive for them to advocate a draft, it might ultimately get them where they want to go - disarmament.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 11:26 AM (ZJCDy)
Gee, how about compulsory national service? The authoritarian's dream. Either the military, or some government led program. Make 'em beholding at the age of 18 or so.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 07:32 AM (BoE3Z)
Speaking at a “Lets Move” event yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama excitedly revealed to the crowd of children that she would be traveling to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic games.
The First Lady reminded the children participating in the event, held at American University with British Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife, Samantha, that the Olympic games were not just about “which country wins the most medals.”
“(T)he true spirit of the Games isn’t confined to just the two weeks of competition in the summer. It’s not just about who wins the Gold, right? You’ve heard that before. It’s not just about who wins the medals, right?” said Obama, according to a transcript of her remarks.
“That’s not what the Olympics are about,” she continued. “Instead, the Olympic Games are about commitment, right? It’s about determination, and, most importantly, it’s about teamwork — teamwork, right?”
Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 15, 2012 07:32 AM (UOM48)
Posted by: navybrat at March 15, 2012 07:32 AM (GT6tU)
I can't even get it switched off of MSNBC, a proven source of hate speech.
I got a lot of dirty looks and the cute guy started tweeting when I started talking back. "You want windmills in Chesapeake Bay?! Hows that any better than oil rigs!?!" and "Canada's not half a world away, but you won't let them sell us more of their oil!" So I didn't start the chant of "AL-GEE! AL-GEE! AL-GEE!"
(And then I had to explain to some dumb Hoosier that Iowa State is not the Hawkeyes. Sigh.)
>>if we took that 2% out of the ground, it would keep us fueled for centuries.
OK. So it was a lie of omission?
Actually, the part that pissed me off the most was he kept reading America was bad for using 20% of the world's oil production with no glimmer of acknowledgment that we produce more goods and services and innovations than 80% of the world.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:34 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 15, 2012 07:34 AM (u50z0)
Gee, how about compulsory national service? The authoritarian's dream. Either the military, or some government led program. Make 'em beholding at the age of 18 or so.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 11:32 AM (BoE3Z)
No just a Progresive dream....
Posted by: Robert Heinlein, author of Starship Troopers at March 15, 2012 07:34 AM (lZBBB)
Yep.
The 40 yard dash? Teamwork.
High Dive? Teamwork.
Weight lifting? All about teamwork.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:35 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at March 15, 2012 07:35 AM (Ho2rs)
"As you remember from your high school days" whaaa? I was never taught any of that in high school. Matter of fact I did't understand 90% of what he just said.....oh wait, that's the point huh.
Posted by: SRG at March 15, 2012 07:35 AM (RN01M)
But how's this for sheer gibberish. (Its better when read out loud with appropriate dramatic flourish.)
"(4) Applicants not found potentially eligible for Medicaid and CHIP. (i) If the Exchange conducts an assessment in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section and finds that an applicant is not potentially eligible for Medicaid or CHIP based on the applicable Medicaid and CHIP MAGI-based income standards, the Exchange must consider the applicant as ineligible for Medicaid and CHIP for purposes of determining eligibility for advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost-sharing reductions and must notify such applicant, and provide him or her
with the opportunity to –"
Posted by: Kathleen of Sebelius at March 15, 2012 07:35 AM (Xv7f/)
Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 07:36 AM (GTbGH)
It's been only 79 days and approximately 400 resumes since I started searching and I finally get a nibble ? !
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I was talking to a small businessman the other day who has an interesting method of finding new hires. He ignores all resumes. During his travels around town he eats out and shops at various places. If he is served by someone who makes a good impression on him, he asks them if they'd like to come for an interview and a better job.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:36 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Y-not at March 15, 2012 07:36 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: blue star at March 15, 2012 07:36 AM (41vzM)
So why isn't Obama at 65 percent approval? Why are people believing their lying eyes instead of their betters in the MBM?
Racism from the stupid voting public!
It's been written that the collapse of the Soviet Union was sealed when Pravda kept reporting such blatant fictions that the public just ignored them and regarded them as bullshitters
Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 07:37 AM (Y+DPZ)
I "do" remember Dina Merrill and Denise Richardson. And bugs. But mostly the wimmins.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 07:37 AM (BoE3Z)
Heinlein's society in Starship Troopers didn't have compulsory service- you just didn't get to vote (or have certain specific jobs) if you hadn't served. And, frankly, there are times I wish we had a much more limited Franchise than we do today.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 07:37 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: auscolpyr at March 15, 2012 07:38 AM (BwDfs)
At last, a job I'm qualified for. I better hurry and get my resume in before Truman.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 15, 2012 07:38 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Dr. Charles Forbin at March 15, 2012 07:38 AM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 11:37 AM (8y9MW)
Joke didn't work... not enough coffee yet...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 15, 2012 07:39 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Calres Yohannesnn, Scientist, Blogger, Artisise' at March 15, 2012 07:39 AM (I8Xca)
Keep in mind, her concept of "teamwork" is "the rest of y'all do what I tell you to do while I go get some ice cream."
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:39 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Anachronda at March 15, 2012 07:39 AM (xGZ+b)
Yeah, I prolly wasn't clear enough, (that's never happened before....really).
That's my point, co-opting national defense for"national service" and really taking patriotism out of the equation after discouraging it because of where they take that service.
IOW defending the State from the people and not defending the country and our rights and freedom from foreign threats.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 07:40 AM (ZJCDy)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at March 15, 2012 11:26 AM (tf9Ne)
Make sure you check your radiator oil too
Posted by: The Jackhole at March 15, 2012 07:40 AM (nTgAI)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 11:39 AM (ZKzrr)
In France.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 07:40 AM (BoE3Z)
US Catholic Bishops: No Compromise
George Weigel at National Review explains the positions laid out in the March 14 statement issued by the USCCB.
This issue isn't going away.
LINK: tinyurl.com/88wqxy7
Posted by: mrp at March 15, 2012 07:41 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2012 07:41 AM (m8NEN)
61 Where the hell are the DOOM posts? Did I miss something?
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There was some incident with Monty and a Che shirt. Or maybe I'm mixed up, things are so chaotic around here....
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:41 AM (Usk3+)
The Turbo-Ecabulator
Ahh a classic. I remember as an up and comming engineer my introduction to the Turbo (Retro) Encabulator.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 07:42 AM (0q2P7)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 07:42 AM (RD7QR)
>>I coulda made one of those Turbo-Escalators but I lost my left-handed monkey wrench.
You didn't lose me, I ran away!
Posted by: Wrench, the left handed monkey at March 15, 2012 07:42 AM (XdlcF)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 07:42 AM (EgUGc)
According to Bloomturd, Al-Reuters and CNBS, the job market is roaring back and employers are kidnapping people off the streets to cover their labor shortages!
Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 07:43 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 07:43 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Mountain Man from Blazing Saddles at March 15, 2012 10:54 AM (v+QvA)
That would be Gabby Johnson
Posted by: TheRealTurdFerguson at March 15, 2012 07:43 AM (IGBp1)
Not when speaking of the Olympics I haven't. Tell me how smart she is again?
Posted by: lowandslow at March 15, 2012 07:44 AM (GZitp)
US Catholic Bishops: No Compromise
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Yeah, I'm loving this. Go Bishops! I think they should demonstrate at the White House fence. With incense.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:44 AM (Usk3+)
80 I got a lot of dirty looks and the cute guy started tweeting when I started talking back. "You want windmills in Chesapeake Bay?! Hows that any better than oil rigs!?!"
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Could be worse. I'm reading a book now where the big idea for sustainable energy is (and I wish I were making this up) grinding a mountain down to liberate the trace hydrogen trapped in the rocks. Why? Because no carbon!
Man, I *really* miss the Sunday book thread. This thing is rant-worthy.
Posted by: Anachronda at March 15, 2012 07:45 AM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:44 AM (Usk3+)
Performing an exorcism on the White House would be awesome too. (The power of Christ compels you! The power of Christ compels you!)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 07:46 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: dipshit at March 15, 2012 07:46 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 11:46 AM (RD7QR)
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Excommunicating Pelosi would be a nice touch.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:47 AM (Usk3+)
A stake through the heart would be more sure. She's vulnerable when she lies in her native earth.
Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 07:49 AM (GTbGH)
80 -
Exactly, and Bumbles gets to go out there and spout all the lies of all sorts, because there really isn't anybody on "our" side who will call him a liar.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 15, 2012 07:49 AM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Filly at March 15, 2012 07:50 AM (/adWx)
Won't the slaves with the pickaxes generate a lot of carbon dioxide?
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:50 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Anachronda at March 15, 2012 07:51 AM (NmR1a)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 07:51 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: auscolpyr at March 15, 2012 07:51 AM (BwDfs)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 07:52 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at March 15, 2012 07:52 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 07:53 AM (i6RpT)
right? YouÂ’ve heard that before. ItÂ’s not just about who wins the
medals, right?” said Obama"
Not when speaking of the Olympics I haven't. Tell me how smart she is again?
Posted by: lowandslow at March 15, 2012 11:44 AM (GZitp)
You can reach fame in other ways...
Posted by: Eddie the Eagle, SkiJumper at March 15, 2012 07:53 AM (lZBBB)
So if I start now with all my research, analyzing and making my picks, I should have 25 minutes to spare.
BRB.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (GZitp)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: dipshit at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (OXg8r)
Along those lines...
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/03/15/the-real-march-madness/
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Y-not at March 15, 2012 07:54 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: The Jackhole at March 15, 2012 07:55 AM (nTgAI)
Which reminds me....Shouldn't the name be Planned Non-Parenthood?
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:55 AM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 07:55 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 15, 2012 07:56 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 07:57 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 07:57 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at March 15, 2012 07:57 AM (nMiwq)
Won't the slaves with the pickaxes generate a lot of carbon dioxide? -------- It'll be done by machines running on solar power generated by building a very tall glass tower over a large saltwater pond. Idea being that sunlight heats up the pond, which heats up the air above it, which rises through the tower, which is filled with windmills. And, since the pond stays warm for a while after sunset, it even works at night!!! Again, *I'm* not making this up; the idiot that wrote the book is.
Posted by: Anachronda at March 15, 2012 07:58 AM (IrbU4)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 07:58 AM (i6RpT)
If they're honest with young women about the odds of later infertility due to abortion complications, they might not sell so many abortions.
(The one in my town is next door to a huge day-care center. I wonder which business was there first.)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 07:58 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at March 15, 2012 07:58 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 07:59 AM (Usk3+)
[they reveal an intricate goggbledegook of formulae and cryptic figures]
Gullible Zealots of the Church of AGW: [impressed] They're good!
Posted by: Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D. at March 15, 2012 07:59 AM (7GfKM)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 08:00 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 08:00 AM (OXg8r)
we shouldnÂ’t be tapping the reserve to provide a small, short-term decrease in gas prices.
Barry Soetoro - August 2005
Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 08:00 AM (GTbGH)
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So much DOOM. So little time.
Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2012 08:02 AM (Hx5uv)
Spot on krakatoa.
Posted by: rockhead at March 15, 2012 08:02 AM (ZMHGo)
He kept repeating that we're drilling all over, never once mentioning all the drilling is on private land he can't restrict.
And that stupid strawman argument where he talks about drilling in places where there's no oil so he can sneer at the concept of drilling...
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 08:02 AM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: auscolpyr at March 15, 2012 11:51 AM (BwDfs)
Unless your name is Ambrosius of Milan or Pope Gregory VII...
Posted by: Grey Fox at March 15, 2012 08:02 AM (shsBx)
How much you want to make a bet that they think this oil is stored in some gigantic tank. Not the two brightest people in the world.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 15, 2012 08:03 AM (GZitp)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 12:00 PM (OXg8r)
...
Yes, there is that problem.
... Later, 'rons.
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 08:03 AM (Usk3+)
@52
And although it would seem counter intuitive for
them to advocate a draft, it might ultimately get them where they want
to go - disarmament.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 11:26 AM (ZJCDy)
Gee, how about compulsory national service? The authoritarian's dream. Either the military, or some government led program. Make 'em beholding at the age of 18 or so.
Posted by: tubal at March 15, 2012 11:32 AM (BoE3Z)
Have I got a proposal for you.....
Posted by: Charlie Rangel at March 15, 2012 08:03 AM (XCHGh)
If the sackful of mail we have received from you is any indication, the story of "The Turbo-Encabulator in Industry" struck many a responsive chord. Aside from those of you who wanted to be reassured that TIME hadn't been taken in, we received the customary complaints about using too much technical jargon for the layman, observations such as "My husband says it sounds like a new motor; I say it sounds like a dictionary that has been struck by lightning"; suggestions that it "might have come out of the mouth of Danny Kaye," and plaintive queries like: "Is this good?" Wrote one bemused U.S. Navyman: "It'sh poshible." To some the turbo-encabulator sounded as though it would be a "wonderful machine for changing baby's diapers." A reader from Hoboken assumed that it would be on sale soon in Manhattan department stores. Many of you wrote in to thank us for illuminating what you have long wanted to tell your scientist friends."
In 1962 a turboencabulator data sheet was created by engineers at General Electric's Instrument Department, in West Lynn, Massachusetts. It quoted from the previous sources and was inserted into the General Electric Handbook. The turboencabulator data sheet had the same format as the other pages in the G.E. Handbook. The engineers added "Shure Stat" in "Technical Features", which was peculiar only to the Instrument Department, and included the first known graphic representation of a "manufactured" turboencabulator using parts made at the Instrument Department.
Posted by: WikiPedia at March 15, 2012 08:03 AM (e8kgV)
he is only hinting at it, to see if it moves gas prices a little, hoping it will, after which he will take credit for lowering prices WITH HIS MIND
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 08:03 AM (8sCoq)
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Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 08:05 AM (OXg8r)
I dont know if this is anything
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 08:05 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 15, 2012 08:06 AM (8sCoq)
That is already 'old' news. Reuters now has it that there is an actual agreement to do the releases from both British and US strategic reserves:
http://tinyurl.com/78ebsxe
Incidentally, I predicted a couple of weeks ago in the Headlines thread that OShitStick would do this. The blind squirrel (me) finds an occasional acorn.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 15, 2012 08:06 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 08:09 AM (i6RpT)
Besides keeping your tires properly inflated, you know what else would metamagically boost gasoline mileage?
Changing your muffler bearings every 5,000 miles and installing only the highest quality titanium-clad piston recoil springs.
Posted by: Barky-Chu Labs: tomorrow's future is yesterday's past! at March 15, 2012 08:10 AM (7GfKM)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 08:11 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 08:12 AM (OXg8r)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 11:58 AM (ZKzrr)
One or the other of the owners of those facilities has a morbid sense of humor...
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 08:12 AM (RD7QR)
Stop Tweeting MEEE !!!!!
Posted by: Soledad Assad at March 15, 2012 08:15 AM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: tsj017 at March 15, 2012 08:28 AM (4YUWF)
This on the heels of slamming GOP for drill, drill, drill, and taking credit for highest domestic oil production ever. Talk about confusing the message.
Aside from not vetting Oliar in '07 + 08 and the BS reporting on OCare, this may be the 3rd biggest MFM failure/complicity ever. He should be getting epically savaged and instead gets coverage of his brackets.
Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 08:45 AM (ZJCDy)
The Obama campaign is hemorrhaging cash, and getting very little benefit for their spend rate. In January the campaign spent 158% of the cash it raised. If you look at each quarter, their spend rate is at least double the spend rate of the Bush 2004 reelection campaign.
When you further examine their spending patterns, they aren't spending the money on TV buys or other basic campaign efforts. Instead the money is being spent on campaign staff and fund raising venues. This becomes a vicious circle, where more and more money is being spent chasing smaller and smaller donations.
In short, this is yet another example of the serious trouble Obama is in. Despite never ending fundraisers, he is bringing in much less cash than he needs and it isn't being spent in a way that will help him win. In my opinion, his campaign knows they are going to lose, so they are just taking home paychecks for as long as they can.
http://tinyurl.com/6svkvr3
Posted by: Dave in Fla at March 15, 2012 09:05 AM (nMiwq)
Since he and related company have posted it to the point of smashing the meme into gluons, have Steevy help you breathe while you're at it...
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at March 15, 2012 09:28 AM (PMGbu)
HERE is the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag
The punchline is MUCH better.
Posted by: comatus at March 15, 2012 09:29 AM (ZOlM3)
Johnson? *The* Doctor Samuel Johnson? My sincerest contrafibbularities on the publishing of his new dictionary...
Posted by: Edmund Blackadder at March 15, 2012 09:32 AM (PMGbu)
And that, children, is how that came to be.
Posted by: comatus at March 15, 2012 09:38 AM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: Buffalobob at March 15, 2012 10:07 AM (qiFDD)
Posted by: steevy at March 15, 2012 11:55 AM (7W3wI)
Ok, I don¡¯t like to gear my material to the audience but I¡¯d like to make an exception because I was told that there is a convention of plumbers in San Francisco this week ¨C I understand about 30 of them came down to the show tonight ¨C so before I came out I worked-up a joke especially for the plumbers. Those of you who aren¡¯t plumbers probably won¡¯t get this and won¡¯t think it¡¯s funny, but I think those of you who are plumbers will really enjoy this¡Â
¡°This lawn supervisor was out on a sprinkler maintenance job and he started working on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7¡å gangly wrench. Just then, this little apprentice leaned over and said, ¡°You can¡¯t work on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7¡å wrench.¡± Well this infuriated the supervisor, so he went and got Volume 14 of the Kinsley manual, and he reads to him and says, ¡°The Langstrom 7¡å wrench can be used with the Findlay sprocket.¡± Just then, the little apprentice leaned over and said, ¡°It says sprocket not socket!¡±
Posted by: scottst at March 15, 2012 03:20 PM (jPD+y)
Posted by: chuck in st paul at March 15, 2012 10:45 PM (kji0B)
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