October 24, 2012
— Maetenloch
America Only Ranks 3rd in Liking America
Japan and Kenya actually like us better than we do. And the US just barely beats out France - France!?
Whatever happened to good ole fashioned American self-love?
But not to worry - the world still loves Obama. In fact he leads Romney by 65% to 8% in most of Europe. The only country where Romney is ahead is Pockistan - go figure.
And on a completely unrelated note how come Obama donors have so much trouble getting their zip codes right?
NYT: Mitt Romney Talks Too Old Fashioned
Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in Virginia this month. His unique style of speaking has distinguished him throughout his career.Not merely in love.
"Yeah, smitten," he said. "Mitt was smitten."
It was a classic Mittism, as friends and advisers call the verbal quirks of the Republican presidential candidate. In Romneyspeak, passengers do not get off airplanes, they "disembark." People do not laugh, they "guffaw." Criminals do not go to jail, they land in the "big house." Insults are not hurled, "brickbats" are.
As he seeks the office of commander in chief, Mr. Romney can sometimes seem like an editor in chief, employing a language all his own.
...Asked about his boss's word preferences, Eric Fehrnstrom, a veteran Romney adviser, responded knowingly: "You mean like 'gosh, golly, darn'?"
But what they don't know is that in addition to French and Spanish Romney also speaks Jive.
10 Words From the Guttertongue
Every time you say 'I kilt my ugly husband with a knife from Ikea' it turns out you're basically speaking teh Scandi.
Watch an Eyewitness to the Lincoln Assassination
As seen on 'I've Got a Secret' in 1956. Thanks to Lady Galt.
Around 10,000 years ago a single mutation suddenly let humans drink milk even after infancy and things were never the same.
Milk - it makes a civilization strong.
It was in these horrendous conditions that the lactose tolerance mutation took hold. Reconstructed migration patterns make it clear that the wave of lactose tolerance that washed over Eurasia was carried by later generations of farmers who were healthier than their milk-abstaining neighbors. Everywhere that agriculture and civilization went, lactose tolerance came along. Agriculture-plus-dairying became the backbone of Western civilization.
...The plot is still fuzzy, but we know a few things: The rise of civilization coincided with a strange twist in our evolutionary history. We became, in the coinage of one paleoanthropologist, "mampires" who feed on the fluids of other animals. Western civilization, which is twinned with agriculture, seems to have required milk to begin functioning.
Zombie Movie You Should Watch: Dawn Of The Dead (1978 )
Not quite as famous as the 1968 original this sequel pretty much laid out the fast-zombie horror movie genre. And it's completely available on YouTube.
Hippies in Action: Powder Ridge Rock Festival
It may have been 1970 but the hippie lifestyle and fashions were already clearly established. And 40 years later the Occutards are still mostly just copying their hippie grandparents.
Yes this link contains nudity - but it's hippie nudity. You have been warned/enticed.
Teh Tweet!
Yahoo group. That is all.
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Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 05:32 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (SkyIE)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (he2LC)
Posted by: Dave S. at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (UvR6d)
Europe is like California. No matter how broke they are, they always expect those handouts to come in time and they believe that their leftist elite leadership must have a plan somewhere
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Picric at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (JJHb8)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 05:33 PM (jKE+Z)
13 days to go morons--get your game faces on.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 24, 2012 05:34 PM (1zwZo)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 05:35 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Methos at October 24, 2012 05:35 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 05:36 PM (jKE+Z)
We tried someone you liked. He sucks. So fuck you
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:36 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 05:36 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: Methos at October 24, 2012 05:37 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Picric at October 24, 2012 05:37 PM (JJHb8)
Posted by: LukeinNE at October 24, 2012 05:37 PM (7C3yQ)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 24, 2012 05:37 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Mullaney at October 24, 2012 05:37 PM (s8XaI)
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 05:38 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: iamahaiangttiam at October 24, 2012 05:39 PM (VeMmE)
Posted by: Adriane at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin ( drinking adult beverages ) at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (Vno7f)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Major _________ de Coverly at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (Dll6b)
2.) And I don't give a fuck that they want Obama as President because they hate and fear Romney. It all boils down to reason #1.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at October 24, 2012 05:40 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: CitizenEgg at October 24, 2012 05:41 PM (G0Q4Y)
Today, that Ed Worthless dude on MSDNC had on an ultralib feminist and a lib feminist, who both agreed that a certain Indiana senator's comments doomed Romney among women, and that social issues mattered much, much more than the economy to women voters. The tweets along the bottom of the screen indicated that the GOP would only be happy when women were disenfranchised.
I'm trying to watch MSNBC to see how they think, but the stupid is so extreme that it burns...
Posted by: Conservative Crank at October 24, 2012 05:41 PM (1zwZo)
Posted by: moki at October 24, 2012 05:41 PM (dZmFh)
You love a guy who had the lapdog media print false stories about Toyota in order to benefit Government Motors
No wonder your economy has been sucking hind tit for over 20 years. Want to know how to get it going again?
STOP.. ELECTING ... SOCIALISTS
No wonder your population is shrinking. Who wants to hop in the sack with a beta drone?
Oh, and fuck you too
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:42 PM (wwsoB)
And much of what they "know" probably isn't true.
Posted by: Mullaney at October 24, 2012 05:42 PM (s8XaI)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 05:42 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 05:43 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: Thunderb at October 24, 2012 05:43 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 05:44 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 09:36 PM (jKE+Z)
It has been very critical since 1/20/09.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 05:44 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 05:44 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: USA at October 24, 2012 05:45 PM (RIg+t)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 05:45 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 05:46 PM (jKE+Z)
And much of what they "know" probably isn't true.
Posted by: Mullaney at October 24, 2012 09:42 PM (s8XaI)
Yep. Most of what Europeans (or the world for that matter) 'know' about the US just isn't true.
And given that they can only know Romney from their own biased media's interpretation of the MSM's portrayal of him, it's a wonder that he manages to outpoll ebola.
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 24, 2012 05:46 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 05:48 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 05:48 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 24, 2012 05:49 PM (Vdd8W)
Um, dude, the first chart?
Yeah, that's not Obama fav. It's America's favorability.
The 2nd chart is the Obama fav's. Japan's at the bottom.
The 'Moron' thing is just a gag, ok? No need to act it out.
Posted by: Dr. weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 24, 2012 05:49 PM (DKxu1)
They also took TFG at his word when he told them he'd hand over Afghanistan to them on a silver platter. They might be the type that kind of resents it when you welch on a deal
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:50 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Drewbicle at October 24, 2012 05:50 PM (YqP7s)
That, and beer. I admit I'm a wuss though, I've never tried beer on my corn flakes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 24, 2012 05:51 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Babu Bhatt at October 24, 2012 05:51 PM (wwsoB)
Very low response rate...like 1:31
But there were over 1,000 responses, so it was a largish sample.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 05:51 PM (mclhR)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 09:36 PM
Yes. Vodka + Kahlua + milk. Without it, there is no point to civilization.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 05:52 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: moki at October 24, 2012 05:52 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 05:52 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jeff B at October 24, 2012 05:52 PM (TegRf)
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 05:53 PM (mclhR)
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 09:48 PM (v8Hu6)
Cut. Jib. Newsletter?
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 05:53 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 05:53 PM (mjR67)
The 'Moron' thing is just a gag, ok? No need to act it out.
Posted by: Dr. weft cut-loop at October 24, 2012 09:49 PM
Japan still prefers TFG 36 to 9. Those are numbers that make Greg fap
My fuck you still stands for Land of the Setting Sun
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:54 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 05:54 PM (jKE+Z)
And $80, don't forget the $80!
Posted by: Mayday at October 24, 2012 05:55 PM (F3s39)
Posted by: jewells45 says Romney wins in a landslide at October 24, 2012 05:55 PM (1hNQS)
Don't say "Fuck Kenya" until you look at that second chart again. Kenya is the country that likes Romney the most! Seriously, compare the bars. Poland is the only other county where he gets about 15%. So what's going on? I wonder if it's tribal. Since the two big tribes are the Kikuyu and the Luo, and Obama's father was a Luo, maybe all the Kikuyus are cheering for Romney just to spite the Luos?
Posted by: Dr. Weevil at October 24, 2012 05:56 PM (E3MFP)
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 05:56 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 05:56 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 05:57 PM (mjR67)
Want to know why we threw you out over 200 years ago? It's your fetish for having a king or queen, even one that insults Queen Elizabeth. You seem to love being slapped in the face as long as the dickhead is "cool and hip".
Obama might be Princess Di to you, but he's just about as effective in doing anything but getting elitists to wet themselves talking about him and getting his picture on magazine covers
Go bugger yourselves, mate
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 05:58 PM (wwsoB)
It's amazing to me how the Japanese really bought into our culture after defeat in WWII. To this day, there is a following of one of the hottest USA 50's groups, the Kingston Trio, who played an amalgamation of show/folk/calypso/parody/ethnic tunes. They have their own version of this group that still performs today.
That's funny. Mom and Dad used to listen the Kingston Trio. Day still has the albums,.
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 05:58 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 05:58 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 24, 2012 05:58 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 05:59 PM (uSmT7)
Posted by: Holla Fo Yo Dolla at October 24, 2012 05:59 PM (AzwZn)
Posted by: Picric at October 24, 2012 05:59 PM (JJHb8)
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 24, 2012 06:00 PM (uVuwp)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 06:00 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:00 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 06:00 PM (mjR67)
Cut. Jib. Newsletter?
Fucker. Just wait til he leaves. He said excuse me ma'am for cussing while I was carrying in a 40 lb bag and pellets and didn't offer to help. If I didn't have such a buzz I might have said something.
I hate these little punks.
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 06:01 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 06:01 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 06:02 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 09:44 PM (j1gX1)
Not that I've heard. I feel your pain on the mess dress though. Had to get them 10 years ago and have only worn them 3 times.
Hear the blueberries are gonna go away. Hope so. I don't want to buy another set.
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 09:56 PM
What the hell? Why do you have to buy a uniform? Is it some special officer's clobber, or something?
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 06:02 PM (yBF/9)
Are you fuckin' NUTS?
Obama has assured Putin that if he wins a second term you're going to go back to making shitty tractors for Ukranians and kissing Moscow's ass.
Obama has fucked you over and over again, yet you're like the geek who takes abuse from the prom queen in the futile hope that she'll give you a wiff
Jeez, now I know how Polish jokes originated
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:02 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:03 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: iNC Ref at October 24, 2012 06:03 PM (603DT)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:03 PM (j1gX1)
Fuck those America hating assholes. They have no idea how good they have it.
Posted by: huerfano at October 24, 2012 06:05 PM (bAGA/)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:05 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:05 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 06:06 PM (uSmT7)
Posted by: nothernlurker at October 24, 2012 06:06 PM (gpvAx)
You know that Obama's donors own those sweatshops that turn out the iPhones, and that he intends to pay back what we borrowed from you in massively depreciated currency (toilet paper)
If you should be buying a company here and are looking for employees, I can be of service to you
Hail Ants!
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:06 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: moki at October 24, 2012 06:07 PM (dZmFh)
BRAND NEW POLL IN MI: Foster McCollum White for Fox Detroit:
President Barack Obama 46.92%
Republican Nominee Mitt Romney 46.56%
another candidate 2.30%
Undecided 4.23%
Obama and Mitt are TIED at 47 percent in MI!!!!
GO MITT...come on Mitt PA and MI are ripe for the taking:
4 polls in PA.....2 Public and 2 Private...that have MITT UP IN PA!!!
the 2 Public...Seq Poll and new McKensie(I think that is how it is spelled) Poll...the 2 Private Polls Morris and Part Caddell have seen also show Mitt up PA!!
Smith in PA is also tied with Casey for US Senate....this is going to be UNEXPECTED GOP PICK-UP....way under the radar!
Posted by: bluerose75 at October 24, 2012 06:07 PM (HDcKc)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 06:07 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: The New York Times at October 24, 2012 06:08 PM (PxGlR)
Does he buy THAT much coke?
BTW, that pick of Obama and Hugo laughing? They were telling Peruvian jokes
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:08 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 10:02 PM (yBF/9)
Our Unit is having a formal dining in and I also need them for the Change of Command of my Gaining Command in December.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 10:05 PM
Ah, ok. Some mysterious officer's thing, then. What are blueberries? CDR mentioned them, I think.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 06:09 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:09 PM (jKE+Z)
Keep sending us underwear models and porn stars with huge boobehs and keep your leftist politics at home.
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:11 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Dave S. at October 24, 2012 06:11 PM (UvR6d)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:11 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:12 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 24, 2012 09:58 PM (ccXZP)
Or false damascus, in this case. True Damascus or watered steel is made from wootz steel, false damascus is made by layering two different types of ferrous metals together. A real viking would have used neither, since along with the rest of Europe they used pattern welding, in which the smith took several layered rods, twisted them at intervals, and them welded the rods together side-by-side to form a blade. Even cooler than damscus, I think. 
Posted by: Gurgi at October 24, 2012 06:12 PM (lIP5h)
Posted by: Evilpens at October 24, 2012 06:12 PM (ck76k)
It looks like someone doesn't know what "discovery" means. Ha-ha.
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 06:12 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:13 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: whiskey tango at October 24, 2012 06:13 PM (JvP2I)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:13 PM (+XD7n)
A grip: Get one.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 24, 2012 10:10 PM
It's parody. Get a grip yourself
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:14 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:15 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: D. Hopper at October 24, 2012 06:15 PM (AVfT8)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:15 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: huerfano at October 24, 2012 06:15 PM (bAGA/)
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 10:10 PM (v8Hu6)
Which aircraft carrier do you now command, Nevergiveup? Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 10:13 PM
Planes land on them you know.
Posted by: Admiral Obama at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Red Shirt at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (9SwFX)
Posted by: D. Hopper at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (AVfT8)
Posted by: palin steele's retread at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: rickl at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 06:16 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: TD, one of the proud 53% at October 24, 2012 06:17 PM (+uFux)
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 06:17 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: Dr. Doofenschmirtz at October 24, 2012 06:17 PM (nD2pm)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 06:18 PM (6jLT3)
Posted by: CitizenEgg at October 24, 2012 06:18 PM (G0Q4Y)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:18 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at October 24, 2012 06:18 PM (+AV7H)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 06:18 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: Honey Badger at October 24, 2012 06:19 PM (Vdd8W)
Posted by: Truman North at October 24, 2012 06:19 PM (L8QYJ)
Posted by: HtP at October 24, 2012 06:20 PM (jx2j9)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:20 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 06:20 PM (kzCIn)
Yea, good luck with that... He must have some moonbat lawyer taking the case for free. No way a rent-seeker like him spends his own money.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 06:21 PM (mclhR)
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Wow, if you didn't know better you might think Gerg was full of shit.
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:21 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:21 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:21 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: D. Hopper at October 24, 2012 06:22 PM (AVfT8)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 06:22 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: speedster1 at October 24, 2012 06:23 PM (yeM7r)
I guess the World Poll can be compared to the Scholastic kid's poll.
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 06:23 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: rickl at October 24, 2012 06:23 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:23 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:24 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:24 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 06:24 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Tuna at October 24, 2012 06:24 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 24, 2012 06:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (Rhie+)
Once all the fraud and graft that's inevitably involved is exposed, they'll probably get rid it.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (mclhR)
And it's just not the lefties drinking that kool aid. I've seen plenty of conservatives saying fuck Intrade a few weeks ago and now there like "Intrade!"
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: CarolLK at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (2mYTU)
Posted by: steevy at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (6o4Fb)
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So he's the Anti-Gerg, basically.
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:25 PM (aHR5E)
The same Bill Clinton they were hailing for that convention speech that sealed the deal for King Barry's re-coronation?
Nothing is ever their boyfriend's fault or their own fault, is it?
Shit, if Clinton wants to join our side or start a third party, nobody carries his political acumen
After the 1994 midterm elections that weren't as bad as the ass kicking the Dems got in 2010, the MSM was wondering if Clinton was even "relevant" anymore
Bubba privately recognized his mistakes, took corrective action, went to the middle, and the rest is history
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:26 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: rickl at October 24, 2012 06:26 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 06:26 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:26 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 06:26 PM (ZPrif)
I'm gonna be heartbroken when I have to retire "In before the troll" in a couple of weeks.Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:27 PM (Rhie+)
1 they probably get all their info from the media etc, .
2 i think many countries are thrilled with a weak america., you know lordin it over them. holding them down.
of course those that might SEE their success wrapped into America's previous success and be also feeling the pain might feel differently
3 Many countries are also experiencing pain and might blame Booooosh, well media again.
4 many countries have moved left.
if we don't recover and do not send sweet cash and military aid in their time of need, i'm sure they might change their minds.
but who knows as i've lost faith in many of my own countrymen.
who knows.
media has to go down, is my only certainty.
Posted by: willow at October 24, 2012 06:27 PM (hX8cq)
Posted by: Hollywood at October 24, 2012 06:27 PM (vge4w)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 06:27 PM (ovpNn)
The French are jealous, helped us initially and then tried to have the same thing as us but of course since they are French they fucked it up.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:27 PM (ZOf1l)
Doesn't the German officer actor from Rat Patrol star in that?
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (vDl/w)
As long as Jerry Lewis lives, we've got an in with the Frogs. Once he kicks off there's bound to be all sorts of trouble.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (ovpNn)
Notice to gerg;
Winning campaigns don't do postmortems and look for scapegoats when they know they're winning
I think it was about this time that McCain's people were telling their MSM BFF's that it was Sarah Palin's fault that McCain would lose
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Natasha at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (pyYXJ)
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Yes but just imagine the sweet sweet Schadenfreude.
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:28 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:29 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: willow at October 24, 2012 06:29 PM (hX8cq)
Weather models are beginning to coalesce around an unlikely meteorological scenario: a hurricane blending with an inland snowstorm just in time for Halloween.
Before we get into that weather wonderland, Greater New York will enjoy pleasant afternoon temperatures in the low 70s for the rest of the week. For next week, however, it’s starting to seem like not a question of if but where this giant “snor’eastercane” might strike.
http://tinyurl.com/93drj59
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 06:29 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 06:29 PM (uSmT7)
Thank God they will always have Mickey. If they didn't have Mickey, then the guillotines would be brought back to life.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:29 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:30 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 06:30 PM (ZPrif)
I never viewed it as so much helping us but rather sticking the British in the eye.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:30 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 06:31 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 24, 2012 06:31 PM (VkBeZ)
Posted by: willow at October 24, 2012 10:27 PM
Which is why the world is on the brink of financial collapse worse than 2008. They still think that those unicorns and skittles are free and they're entitled just because they can stand upright and breathe air
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:31 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:31 PM (Rhie+)
I thought everybody was pulling out of Florida? I'm still getting calls and JEPOS just ran a 60 second commercial.
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 06:31 PM (0CiTm)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 24, 2012 06:32 PM (yJYwC)
Posted by: D. Hopper at October 24, 2012 06:32 PM (AVfT8)
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:32 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: Truman North at October 24, 2012 10:19 PM (L8QYJ)
As long as we don't knock up Spain, we should be okay.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 06:32 PM (Zd/NW)
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It's not that intrade is relevant. It's that intrade is weighted towards a Euro audience to begin with. The people that favor Obama by a wide margin in their everyday interactions. So for Nate Silver to chime in on that and suggest it's a renegade American right winger that is manipulating the numbers, to me, is weak sauce.Posted by: Dave S. at October 24, 2012 06:32 PM (UvR6d)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (ZOf1l)
97Just a quick question. Did you ever put a crown on a wisdom tooth and why?
Posted by: Ma Bell at October 24, 2012 10:00 PM (uVuwp)
If you ever break/split/demolish a molar next to a wisdom tooth and need something to attach a bridge to you'll be glad you saved the wisdom tooth.
I am, anyway. cheers.
Posted by: busted teeth at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (4Mv1T)
http://tinyurl.com/93drj59
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 10:29 PM
It might be a repeat or worse of the 1991 Halloween storm, AKA "The Perfect Storm"
I hope it gets George Clooney for real this time
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: HtP at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (jx2j9)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (VkBeZ)
As long as Jerry Lewis lives, we've got an in with the Frogs. Once he kicks off there's bound to be all sorts of trouble.
Pretty sure we can win that slap fight.
Posted by: fluffy at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (4pSIn)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:33 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 06:34 PM (JMmQ9)
http://tinyurl.com/9s3k8qn
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 10:32 PM
That's a 10 on the kitteh cuteness scale
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:34 PM (wwsoB)
No No, I did not get the Command. I am just going to the ceremony when they formally change the Commanding Officers. They told me I am getting such a big job that they can't tell me yet, which means they are basically just blowing smoke up my ass.
Typical. We still love you.
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 06:35 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 06:35 PM (3ziXJ)
Polling call rate for me went to zero about a week ago. Prior to that it was about twice a week.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 06:35 PM (mclhR)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 06:35 PM (X3lox)
Yeah, probably false Damascus, since the process of making wootz steel ingots was lost around 1750. Damascus blades do still exist though.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 24, 2012 06:36 PM (ccXZP)
Terrifying, isn't it? You know it's bad when me, and American, has more pride in British history than they do.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:36 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 06:36 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 06:36 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 24, 2012 06:36 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mullaney at October 24, 2012 09:37 PM (s8XaI)
You forget, Barky sucks like a Hoover vacuum cleaner on steroids!
Posted by: Killerdog at October 24, 2012 06:37 PM (Oi60j)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:37 PM (jKE+Z)
Except me..."Dynomite!"
Posted by: J.J. Walker at October 24, 2012 06:37 PM (ZOf1l)
I think it was about this time that McCain's people were telling their MSM BFF's that it was Sarah Palin's fault that McCain would lose
That's pretty funny since I didn't voter for McAmnesty. I voted for Palin.
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 06:37 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:37 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 06:38 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 06:38 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Jean at October 24, 2012 06:38 PM (u5ozF)
Posted by: Rupert Pupkin, Esq. at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (PxGlR)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 24, 2012 10:32 PM (yJYwC)
Its not American football where the fans are throwing bananas and making ape noises at black players...
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: The US Navy at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 24, 2012 10:32 PM (yJYwC)
They think they want a weak America, but then when things go to crap they want us to be strong, because they are weak. Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 10:36 PM
More they're like the lefties in those tony neighborhoods here that call the cops if a car full of black teenagers drives through, but just can't be racist because they voted for Obama
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Peaches is hormone-neutral at October 24, 2012 06:39 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 06:40 PM (T4Pj8)
When I went into the voting booth, I closed one eye so I could see was Palin's name.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:40 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 06:40 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: toby928© at October 24, 2012 06:40 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:40 PM (j1gX1)
For anyone who hasn't tried lactose free milk...not that Lactaid crap.... it is DELICIOUS and quite sweet.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 06:41 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 06:41 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:41 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 06:41 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: Rupert Pupkin, Esq. at October 24, 2012 06:42 PM (PxGlR)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 06:42 PM (X3lox)
That is all.
However, whatever you think of Ben Affleck, Argo was one hell of a movie.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:42 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:42 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 10:41 PM (BuSM
Only in Mexico
Posted by: Peaches is refreshingly hormone-neutral at October 24, 2012 06:42 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 24, 2012 06:43 PM (j1gX1)
Could be different in the Navy, though. No majors in the Navy...
Posted by: Major _________ de Coverly at October 24, 2012 06:43 PM (Dll6b)
Fuck you, hippies. Fuck you and all that you believe.
Posted by: weew at October 24, 2012 06:43 PM (ElfHn)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 10:40 PM
Unless the sex or cooking is that good, probably
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (wwsoB)
Yes, that begs a question from us, Mr. President. Some say you had a super majority in your first two years and had this incredible opportunity, but because of what you were talking about, as you were running, you had to go to get Obamacare done. Do you have any regrets taking on some of the economic issues, some of the issues that we’re talking about for your second term, that when you had the chance, so to speak, during your first — do you have any regrets that you didn’t do that at that time?
THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely not, Laura. Remember the context. First of all, Mitch McConnell has imposed an ironclad filibuster from the first day I was in office. And that’s not speculation. I mean, this is — it’s amply recorded. He gave a speech saying, my task is to defeat the President.
so i read the article a de moines paper and read Their comments and not one grasped this ;
Yes, that begs a question from us, Mr. President. Some say you had a SUPER MAJORITY in your first two years and had this incredible opportunity.
somehow blaming McConnell (scary) flew by them. They heard only him and what he said. totally .
there IS koolaide, and if he wins i want some so that Seeding what He is doing to the country won't matter.
Posted by: willow at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (hX8cq)
Posted by: Peaches is hormone-neutral at October 24, 2012 10:39 PM (kpCLl)
Glad mine was over a few years back. How's it going Peaches!
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (v8Hu6)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 10:42 PM (ZOf1l)
He's got a lot going for him. Not Everything, but a lot.
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 10:40 PM (T4Pj
Welcome!
Does she listen to you when you try to explain?
Lot of regulars here married to lefties....strong people. I couldn't do it.
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 06:44 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: logprof
I slapped a USA flag on my truck and became political!.....Republican.
Posted by: concrete girl at October 24, 2012 06:45 PM (y2Ojs)
Posted by: Bubba, Cell Block C at October 24, 2012 06:45 PM (BVkEs)
We polled in my country and found 34% for Obama and 66% for Romney. We may be a black nation, but we're capitalist first and don't buy into the Marxist nonsense. It's Romney for the win baby.
Posted by: Jaffe Joffer, King of Zamunda at October 24, 2012 06:45 PM (lDWQr)
Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2012 10:44 PM (v8Hu6)
One of the happiest days of my life was when I realized that icky annoying business was gone and would never be back.
Posted by: Peaches is refreshingly hormone-neutral at October 24, 2012 06:46 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Tuna at October 24, 2012 06:46 PM (M/TDA)
Could be different in the Navy, though.
The Army is very different from the Navy. In the Navy, you blow the hookers.
Posted by: Hey Sailor Boy at October 24, 2012 06:46 PM (vjyZP)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 24, 2012 06:46 PM (ZPrif)
Actually, if you are fall down drunk it could cause problems. Best to go in with a buzz and drink more later.
Posted by: Ben at October 24, 2012 06:46 PM (xTHBC)
Posted by: Rupert Pupkin, Esq. at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (PxGlR)
Posted by: The UAW: Outsourcing jobs since 1935 at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (JMmQ9)
--I'm sure you can find someone smarter. It may also be a challenge to which you may rise. It's your call.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (jKE+Z)
Dude. How can we judge this situation without pics?
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 06:47 PM (6jLT3)
My wife has been "done" for awhile as well, but man you could not tell tonight. Wow, had to hide from that one tonight.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:48 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: george costanza at October 24, 2012 06:48 PM (vDl/w)
If you are asking, I'd say you know the answer.
People are different. I personally could not be married to an Obama voter.Posted by: TD, one of the proud 53% at October 24, 2012 06:48 PM (+uFux)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:49 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Tuna at October 24, 2012 06:49 PM (M/TDA)
The same Bill Clinton they were hailing for that convention speech that sealed the deal for King Barry's re-coronation?
Nothing is ever their boyfriend's fault or their own fault, is it?
Shit, if Clinton wants to join our side or start a third party, nobody carries his political acumen
After the 1994 midterm elections that weren't as bad as the ass kicking the Dems got in 2010, the MSM was wondering if Clinton was even "relevant" anymore
Bubba privately recognized his mistakes, took corrective action, went to the middle, and the rest is history
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 10:26 PM (wwsoB)
Billy Jeff knows his role. He is on the lowest rung of Democrat groups, the Southern White Male.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 06:49 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 06:49 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:49 PM (BuSM8)
---
Not yet, but it seems to be in the Andrew Sullivan dementia stage, so it can't be long now.
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:50 PM (aHR5E)
USS Diversity
Bammi's rally might truly have been a little larger. But then nobody had to climb an effin' mountain to get to it.
Posted by: CharlieSays at October 24, 2012 06:50 PM (2aJHq)
Men tend to become conservative at a younger age. Women on the other hand tend to take their time making the conversion. Often marriage helps them expedite the transition.
Posted by: Ben at October 24, 2012 06:51 PM (xTHBC)
Posted by: Raykon at October 24, 2012 06:51 PM (PxGlR)
right now about her ignorance of politics how the impact on our
future family... Do I call it off? Thanks ONT 2 month gawker 1st time
poster (ever as in any website ever)
Does ignorant mean she doesn't care or does she get argumentative? If it's the former, is she open to discussion/persuasion? If it's the latter, if she doesn't change will it drive you crazy to the point you'll be resentful?
I know people in left-right marriages and the general prescription is to keep politics out of the relationship. Whether you think that's doable is your call.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 06:51 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 24, 2012 06:52 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 06:52 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 10:48 PM (ZOf1l)
Are you insane??? You turned down secks? Mancard, please, right now, you poor deluded bastid.
Posted by: Peaches is refreshingly hormone-neutral at October 24, 2012 06:52 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 06:52 PM (+XD7n)
However, the thing that's always interested me is how disinterested the left is in their Lightbringer's education. In his autobiography, he talks about being an indifferent high school student (which is objectively proven by him not being a National Merit semi-finalist).
So, he goes to college, and law school, and gets such a fine education that he is prepared for the highest office in the land. I'd be interested in the curriculum that could achieve that if I were a leftist who fetishizes higher education. I'd want to make it an example to all those who aspire to be like the Lightbringer.
Unless I was pretty sure it was all about "Deconstructing the Patriarchal Themes in Post-Colonial American Graphic Novels" or some rot, which I suspect deep down they know to be the truth. And the classes are separate from the grades, which I would wager are sub-par, given the evidence.
Posted by: Palandine at October 24, 2012 06:53 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 06:53 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 24, 2012 06:54 PM (yJYwC)
Posted by: palin stale's retread at October 24, 2012 06:54 PM (jKE+Z)
I thought everybody was pulling out of Florida? I'm still getting calls and JEPOS just ran a 60 second commercial.
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 24, 2012 10:31 PM (0CiTm)
Still are. The ads are paid in advance, even when they pull out, they don't get a refund, the ads run. Those ads should stop by Monday since that is the start of the new ad week.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 06:55 PM (Zd/NW)
She sounds like trouble. Seriously dude. Sounds like she wants a kid so she can soak you for child support and alimony.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 06:55 PM (BuSM8)
I meant that "sweetie needs hormone injections", but that's alright, my mancard was suspended when the Reds were punked and that night I listened to Richard Marx.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:55 PM (ZOf1l)
--Sounds like progress.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 06:56 PM (jKE+Z)
Well, Peaches, I guess your vote is solid. Mine is suspect due to the raging hormones I still possess. I wonder if that study was grant funded? I've got to write up a grant proposal and get me some of that gubmint cash. :/
Posted by: no good deed at October 24, 2012 06:56 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: toby928© at October 24, 2012 06:56 PM (QupBk)
Give it at least another week.
Posted by: Naj at October 24, 2012 10:55 PM (tAHf5)
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Yeah, maybe then they'll start liking the coal industry..
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 06:57 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 10:52 PM (T4Pj
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 06:57 PM (X6akg)
She wants babies, but in this situation you're the other half of the equation. Do you want babies right away? And I'm going to be a horrible person here, but if all she wants to do is watch reality TV, why does she want kids? Do you think she'll be up for parenting?
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 06:57 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 06:58 PM (6jLT3)
Shooting to injure is a death wish.
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 06:58 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Tuna at October 24, 2012 06:58 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: palin steel's retread at October 24, 2012 06:58 PM (jKE+Z)
Dude, don't walk...run away as far as you can immediately.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 06:58 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at October 24, 2012 06:59 PM (x8wJs)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 24, 2012 06:59 PM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 06:59 PM (p6fyx)
Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 24, 2012 06:59 PM (aHR5E)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 06:59 PM (u1lkY)
Posted by: Trav at October 24, 2012 07:00 PM (20bLp)
than Romney's at Red Rocks. No pictures or footage, though. Odd.
USS Diversity
Bammi's rally might truly have been a little larger. But then nobody had to climb an effin' mountain to get to it.
Posted by: CharlieSays at October 24, 2012 10:50 PM
It takes time to photoshop a crowd into the picture you know
I'm sure that all the government workers were bused in with the promise of a free sandwich and Coke on the ride over
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 07:00 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Robert at October 24, 2012 07:01 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 10:58 PM (X6akg)
Sounds like she's in an argument with a touchy feely type who says if you're going to have an icky gun then you should just shoot to wound the person. You know, like on TV where you shoot the gun our of the perp's hands.
Posted by: someone at October 24, 2012 07:01 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:01 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: The US Navy at October 24, 2012 07:01 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: the pollack at October 24, 2012 07:02 PM (ZBz9f)
"Around 10,000 years ago a single mutation suddenly let humans drink milk even after infancy and things were never the same."
Hubby and I were just watching a PBS show tonight about the Ice Man - his DNA indicates that he was one of the lactose-tolerant, one of the "new breed."
Posted by: disa at October 24, 2012 07:02 PM (Zfbfs)
Leave my balls out of this! Well... one-and-a-half, anyway.
Posted by: raykon at October 24, 2012 07:02 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:03 PM (rzSn3)
Sounds like she's in an argument with a touchy feely type who says if you're going to have an icky gun then you should just shoot to wound the person. You know, like on TV where you shoot the gun our of the perp's hands.
Posted by: someone at October 24, 2012 11:01 PM (bqjJT)
Well, my husband is visiting her.....last I heard they were out to dinner.
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 07:03 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:03 PM (jKE+Z)
Is the old Mall still the same inside. The entrance is different. Way back when a good Mall trip ended with a Miracle Mile stop at the hobby store.
Posted by: DaveA at October 24, 2012 07:03 PM (wcjj2)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:04 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 11:03 PM (jKE+Z)
He is nutso, I arrested him back in '91.
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 07:04 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Joe Biden's decayed brain at October 24, 2012 07:04 PM (yJYwC)
Posted by: Robert at October 24, 2012 07:04 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Rupert Pupkin, Esq! at October 24, 2012 07:05 PM (PxGlR)
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 11:03 PM (X6akg)
Well, tweets without context can be interesting!
Posted by: someone at October 24, 2012 07:05 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: Robert at October 24, 2012 07:05 PM (LUnTP)
that why we kill him. perv like sucking on girl goat things. yech.
Posted by: swiss caveman gronk at October 24, 2012 07:05 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 07:06 PM (6jLT3)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 07:06 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: someone at October 24, 2012 11:05 PM (bqjJT)
No kidding!
Posted by: Tami at October 24, 2012 07:07 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:07 PM (LUnTP)
Actually, if you are fall down drunk it could cause problems. Best to go in with a buzz and drink more later.
------Good advice Ben!
Posted by: concrete girl at October 24, 2012 07:07 PM (y2Ojs)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 24, 2012 07:08 PM (kzFo5)
Posted by: swiss caveman gronk at October 24, 2012 07:08 PM (vDl/w)
So the site manager had to turn most of it off to make them go away.
Posted by: Kristophr at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (wYVte)
Posted by: The Annunaki at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Dwight Schrute at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: @SOEarpiece at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at October 24, 2012 07:09 PM (yJYwC)
"You mean like 'gosh, golly, darn'?"
And Mitt says "H-E-double hockey sticks"
I just realized who Mitt sounds like.. the Middleman (ABC Family channel). Loved that show.
Posted by: Huusker at October 24, 2012 07:10 PM (PaKLC)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 07:10 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 07:10 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:11 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:11 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:11 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 11:01 PM (T4Pj
Josh,
I know what you're going through. When you're in a relationship to which you've committed your heart and soul the thought of breaking it off is agonizing. But the sense I get is that you're young. If you decide to call it quits you'll be OK and you'll learn from the experience. If you decide to keep going, you know some of the issues that you need to work out before you're in a tux and she's in a white dress.
If you decide to keep going, you should consider pre-marital counseling.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 07:11 PM (sHqsk)
Yeah it is still there. It's different obviously, but it's pretty much the same building and all.
Posted by: Ben at October 24, 2012 07:12 PM (xTHBC)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:12 PM (LUnTP)
I'm liable to get stuck to my Barca-Lounger. Maybe even worse than usual.
Posted by: DaveA at October 24, 2012 07:12 PM (wcjj2)
that make gronk sad. should kill like kill goat suckers. or get new software platform.
Posted by: swiss caveman gronk at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (bxiXv)
--Uh, not to be a judgmental religious authority or anything, but if you are merely engaged and getting seks then neither of you are 100% following the Christian thing.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Thufir Hawat at October 24, 2012 07:13 PM (x8wJs)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:14 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:14 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:14 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:16 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 07:16 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 24, 2012 07:18 PM (VkBeZ)
Having fun with the fake Romney October surprise on twitter. Come help out.
#RomneyCrimes
Posted by: mesablue at October 24, 2012 07:18 PM (3ZdkQ)
Posted by: Truman North at October 24, 2012 07:19 PM (I2LwF)
--My wife cannot vote (she's Mexican) but she has a strange split: She is Social Con to the power of four but very blase' on illegal immigration (she is not pro, merely, well, "People gonna do what they gonna do") but I am gradually wearing her down on that score. I have already convinced her that 0bama getting re-elected will be disastrous, making the USA the 32nd Mexican state or just another banana republic. I just hope Canada can parlay her rich mineral resources into surviving 0bamanation.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:19 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:19 PM (u1lkY)
I had heard when I was cruising the Seven Seas from guys about pulling into Mombasa in the late 80's (when the tri-color Africa medallions were so popular) and the black Sailors being warned not to wear them while out on liberty. Evidently a few of them, as sailors are wont to do, ignored the advice and wound up getting their asses beaten by Kenyans that didn't take to kindly to their assertions of being long lost cousins.
Posted by: Country Singer at October 24, 2012 07:20 PM (meVGV)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:20 PM (rzSn3)
WASHINGTON – Seven new charges have been filed against Floyd Lee Corkins II, the Virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., in August, including one count of committing an act of terrorism while armed.
So that's terrorism, while the Ft. Hood shooter is merely charged with 'workplace violence'. Nope, no terrorism there. Move along, prole.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 24, 2012 07:20 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 07:20 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:20 PM (LUnTP)
****
Not only that, it's a ticket to the hoosgow (sounds like Romney, eh?).
My firearms instructor said that in as much as you are only supposed to fire when in imminent danger, and providing you wing the aggressor well enough to stop them, your next problem will come from explaining to the police/judge why you took a chance on winging them instead of aiming for center mass.
If you are in fear enough to fire, then shoot to
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:21 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:21 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: grognard at October 24, 2012 07:22 PM (99w1t)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:22 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:22 PM (9+ccr)
"A language all his own"... um, it's called ENGLISH, you dipshit! Why is "disembark" wrong? Only cuz the MSM says so.
I'm so sick of the media. It's only going to get worse once he's President Romney; they will attack him mercilessly.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:23 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:24 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 11:23 PM (KL49F)
Yeah plugs biden said today in Ohio that he was in Iowa.... Did the media mention it? No...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:24 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:24 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 07:24 PM (pnB7p)
Anyway, she remarried and the guy she wound up with was a Republican, until one day I'm reading on her FB wall where she excitedly chirped how she got to change her husband's mind and he was now voting for Obama. I remember me spreading rumors to all her FB friends about her having the clap in response, then promptly unfriending her and harboring a secret desire to staple her husband's dick to the wall.
Oh, guess what? Divorced again.
Morale of the story? DO NOT MARRY A FUCKING LIBERAL, YOU SHITFACED DRUNKEN HORNDOG.
Posted by: Christina Hendricks's Mighty Jugs Teams Up With Mitt Romney's Hair to Defeat SCOAMF at October 24, 2012 07:25 PM (+AV7H)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:25 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 07:26 PM (X3lox)
Hear, hear!!!
The cost of going through all the laws on the books that say, "you need to do this" and "this is done like that" and appending "or it's ten years in the slam" should be deducted from BHO's retirement stipend.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 07:26 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:26 PM (u1lkY)
--Any time, and if you can convince her to lurk here at least, it would be worth the trouble.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:27 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 10:59 PM (u1lkY)
General James Longstreet's last wife died in 1962. He married her about 1900 when he was pretty old.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 11:03 PM (rzSn3)
My great grandmother was married to a civil war vet, he fought for General Lee. He was way older than she was, she died at 99 in 1976, he died in the 20's.
When she went into the hospital for the last time, she told the doctor that she had a drink every evening, and would be having one while there, he told her no. She said she would leave, he told her that she could have an ounce of whiskey. Her reply, "I wouldn't dirty my lips on an ounce of whiskey". My dad snuck her a bottle in. You did not say "no" to her.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 07:27 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 07:27 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Robert, functioning on caffeine and the promise of a day off at October 24, 2012 07:27 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (u1lkY)
I'm sorry... It's so hard to lose a beloved pet...You should be glad she didn't suffer for long..
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:27 PM (9+ccr)
I still miss our calico cat who was older than my younger brother and died when I was a HS senior.Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:28 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 24, 2012 07:29 PM (VkBeZ)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:29 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 07:29 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2012 07:30 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:30 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2012 07:31 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:31 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:31 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:31 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (u1lkY)
I'm so sorry. Kitties are the bestest.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:31 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: RWC at October 24, 2012 07:32 PM (t+Sdx)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 07:32 PM (JMmQ9)
About Obama and Romney in Colorado:
Red Rocks is a gorgeous venue that seats about 9,500. I heard that people were turned away, but no idea how many. Red Rocks is on the far western edge of the metro area. The burbs.
Obama was in City Park, in the middle of the metro area, near downtown, and even closer to uptown. There are thousands of apartments within walking distance, some blocks have 1,500 inhabitants. Some probably turned out to see if they might get a goodie, because, Obama! Photos should have been easy to get at City Park, someone must have gotten some shots.
Posted by: Meremortal at October 24, 2012 07:32 PM (jTKU5)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:32 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:33 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at October 24, 2012 07:33 PM (DB0Y0)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (X3lox)
Does he really? Sheesh. All I know is he bunny-hops down the plane stairs like a darn sissy fool.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:33 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 24, 2012 07:34 PM (VkBeZ)
You called? I was away from the computer. I've actually spent the past 4-1/2 hours in my bed under the covers smelling my own farts. It's really the only thing I'm good at.
Posted by: Greg at October 24, 2012 07:34 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (u1lkY)
I'm very sorry. The house is very empty when a pet is gone. I hope you can find some comfort knowing she had a good life, loved by a family, for 17 of her years.
Posted by: someone at October 24, 2012 07:34 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:35 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:35 PM (u1lkY)
Posted by: josh at October 24, 2012 07:36 PM (T4Pj8)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 11:35 PM (Ho2rs)
YES! I live 60 miles North of SF!
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:36 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 11:24 PM (9+ccr)
Yep, Joe was in OH and said he was in IA; meanwhile SCoaMF was in CO and said he was in China.
I WISH O were in China! Maybe he thinks China is one of those 57 states?
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:36 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 07:37 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 07:37 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at October 24, 2012 07:37 PM (sHqsk)
Posted by: Cornfed at October 24, 2012 07:37 PM (CyqAO)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 11:37 PM (BVkEs)
Well he does do the hard hitting interviews...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Jeff B at October 24, 2012 09:52 PM (TegRf)
I've seen the Kingston Trio, live.....and fairly recently.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (kaalw)
And Mitt says "H-E-double hockey sticks"
I just realized who Mitt sounds like.. the Middleman (ABC Family channel). Loved that show. Posted by: Huusker at October 24, 2012 11:10 PM
Or really severe Mormon cursing like fudge or flippin' or the favorite, Oh My Heck!
Posted by: huerfano at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (bAGA/)
sf native, grew up in the bay areaPosted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:38 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 07:39 PM (6jLT3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:39 PM (u1lkY)
So I need some moron help to win...
Jokes can be a little dirty, but not a ton -have to be "American" so jokes about Kilts or such are out.
What is your best joke?
Posted by: 18-1 at October 24, 2012 07:39 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2012 07:39 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:20 PM (kzCIn)
I used to agree until I saw the 2004 remake. That's the best zombie movie ever made IMO.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 07:39 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:40 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 07:40 PM (p6fyx)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 11:38 PM (Ho2rs)
Smart to have moved out of there. I live in the "wine" country. This is the most liberal bastion you can imagine. Beautiful but loony liberal. I wouldn't stay but all my Family is here including my 95 year old Mother-in-law...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:40 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 11:37 PM (BVkEs)
Oh, God. We just can't get away from him! He's like chewing gum stuck to the bottom of our shoes!!
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:40 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:41 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (u1lkY)
That's so sad. Sorry to hear that. My sympathies to you and your family.
My wife and I have four cats of our own. All of them are strays. They are all 5-6 years old or younger and are indoor cats so we hope that they will all live until they are 15-20. But I lost multiple dogs and cats as a child, whether to old age, illness, hit by cars, etc. It's never easy and I dread it happening with any of my four cats.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: Trimegistus at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (p6fyx)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: CDR M at October 24, 2012 10:02 PM (dKV5k)
Stupidest fucking uniforms ever. I saw them on a guy on the gate at NAS Jax and had to ask "Who ya hiding from Shipmate?" The Navy just think they have to have cammies, and they gotta have them in blue and gray cause they're fucking retarded. The only place they'd be any good is in the water, and if I'm in the water I WANT someone to see me.
Evening roonz and roonettez!!!
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (yh0zB)
But how many electoral votes does the rest of the world have?
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (he2LC)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 07:42 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 07:43 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 11:39 PM (LTbLf)
You have obviously never seen Cemetery Man nor Zombi
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 07:43 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:43 PM (u1lkY)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 11:42 PM (Ho2rs)
I live in the "real" wine Country Sonoma County... It's a thing with us...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:43 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 07:43 PM (6jLT3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:39 PM (u1lkY)
After one of my beloved kitties went, I too thought I couldn't get another. But then I was given a six week-old kitten and laughed for the first time in months. Then I wished I'd gotten one even sooner.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:45 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Tuna at October 24, 2012 07:45 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 24, 2012 07:45 PM (i0App)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:46 PM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 07:47 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:47 PM (u1lkY)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 07:47 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 11:46 PM (Ho2rs)
Very beautiful area also...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:47 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 24, 2012 07:47 PM (Ho2rs)
You have obviously never seen Cemetery Man nor Zombi
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 11:43 PM (tw6Ar)
I saw Zombi, but not Cemetery Man. I'll take a look at it.
I just liked the faster zombies in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead," as well as the ending of the movie. Plus, it felt more real (at least as real as that type of scenario can feel) compared to the older zombie movies. "28 Days Later" was good for those same reasons, too.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 07:48 PM (LTbLf)
Its the one they decided to lie about this time around, like Florida used to be. They can't say it is lost to Obama, or its all over.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 11:25 PM (rzSn3)
The media is always running the election from 4 years ago. Back in 04, they were talking about Florida being the key state, and IIRC, Bush won that by 4 or 5 points. Ohio was the tipping state. This time around, they were focusing on the reliably GOP states that flipped last time around, but those are slipping into line for the GOP. This year, it will be a state no one was expecting like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey.
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 07:48 PM (Zd/NW)
I confess I've never read anything by Tolstoy (English lit is my bag) and barely got though the film version of War and Peace (even with the gorgeous Gregory Peck I could barely stay engaged); don't care to read him now, even if he was a good writer.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:48 PM (KL49F)
He was being a bit hard on the loud pedal and just south of Richmond they got pulled over. The VSP officer asked for his license and registration, to which his wife shouted "WHAT???"
"HE WANTS MY LICENSE AND REGISTRATION! SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET ME HANDLE THIS!"
The officer ran his license and came back up and told him he was going to give him a warning and to slow down a bit. "WHAT???" she shouted.
"HE WANTS ME TO SLOW DOWN! SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET ME HANDLE THIS!"
As he turned to walk away the officer remarked "I see you're from New York. Worst piece of ass I ever had came from New York."
"WHAT????"
"HE SAYS HE THINKS HE KNOWS YOU!!!!"
best joke i have...
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 07:48 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 07:48 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:49 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:49 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 11:40 PM (KL49F)
---
I guarantee we won't see Romney every freaking day of the week. He'll be at work, doing his job, Thank God.
Posted by: Craig Poe at October 24, 2012 07:49 PM (BVkEs)
Jokes can be a little dirty, but not a ton -have to be "American" so jokes about Kilts or such are out.
What is your best joke?
Posted by: 18-1 at October 24, 2012 11:39 PM (AUeaU)
--President Barack Obama.
[laugh track]
Obvious disqualification for violating the American stipulation.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 24, 2012 07:50 PM (uD2fR)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 07:50 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 07:50 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:51 PM (rzSn3)
Some wonderful animal is just waiting for a wonder, devoted master such as yourself.
God Bless.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:51 PM (piMMO)
He misspoke (verbs are hard!); he meant to say "I want wind turbines made here [sold] in China" but just said "I want wind turbines made here in China." Still, it's hardly something the 135-IQ genius the media would have you believe he is writing/saying so, IMHO, it's still a loss for the doofus.
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 07:51 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:52 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 07:52 PM (DoZD+)
****
I believe he was saying, very poorly so, that he wants those built here shipped to China.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:52 PM (piMMO)
****
This will make you smile.
http://pinterest.com/pin/559853797397117345/
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (rzSn3)
China, Colorado and that's what he meant? Otherwise it would be too
stupid even for him.
And no, there is no China, Colorado
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 11:48 PM (DoZD+)
I've always wanted to go to Cornerstone, but never have. Who'd you get to see?
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Johnny Cash at October 24, 2012 07:54 PM (ZOf1l)
A man walks into the bar and orders a shot. Immediately downs it and orders another one. Does the same thing and orders another. On his fourth shot the bartender asks him "what's the occasion?"
The man responds, "I just had my first blow job."
"Well congratulations, the next shot is on the house."
"I don't know, the first four haven't washed the taste out of my mouth."
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 07:55 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 07:55 PM (JMmQ9)
--Did you read what Simon Pegg had to say about fast zombies? heresy!
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 11:50 PM (jKE+Z)
Yes, I did. I actually agreed with that view for many years until I saw the DOTD remake in '04. I still like the slow zombies, like in "The Walking Dead" TV show and the original black-and-white "Night of the Living Dead" (and obviously in a real zombie apocalypse I would definitely prefer those zombies so I had an actual chance to kill them). But I've grown to like the fast zombies over the years.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 07:55 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 07:55 PM (u1lkY)
Posted by: Gregg at October 24, 2012 07:56 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 07:56 PM (rzSn3)
"I don't know, the first four haven't washed the taste out of my mouth."
___
You really have to pick the right wine - shots aren't going to do it.
Posted by: Barack Obama at October 24, 2012 07:56 PM (AUeaU)
****
Some things are better left to the driver. For instance, the distance/guidance which stops the car if it gets to close to the car in front of it.
Well, if someone is bearing down on me from behind, I damned sure want it to be an option to get the hell out of the way.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:56 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 24, 2012 07:56 PM (he2LC)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 11:50 PM (jKE+Z)
no such thing as fast zombies, it's mutation/disease. Even if you go back to the voodoo zombies archtype in films, they moved slowly. The only real version of a "fast zombie" has been seen in HK horror films in the 70's and 80's and that more of them blurring the line of traditional hopping vampires with your traditional western zombie.
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 07:57 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 24, 2012 07:57 PM (d4o2E)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 07:57 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 07:58 PM (bxiXv)
I'm thinking not. Not a sitting President or an active candidate.
It was a different time...
****
I believe he was likely to have had too much respect for the office and too much humility himself to engage in such a dog and pony show,
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 07:58 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 07:58 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 07:59 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 07:59 PM (Z9EHQ)
***
Short enough for me to remember. If it is a 1,000 word opus, I'm not going to pull it off.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 24, 2012 07:59 PM (AUeaU)
Romney giving Major Speecho on the Economy Friday.
3rd Quarter GDP due out friday too. If it ain't pretty, stick a fork in the Bamster.
Posted by: Grig at October 24, 2012 08:00 PM (BsG1N)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 11:57 PM (X3lox)
Ha, very true. I believed you b/c nothing would surprise me about O.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 08:00 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 11:52 PM (DoZD+)
Yep, I agree, like in this scene:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=031_1333228528
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 08:00 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 24, 2012 08:00 PM (JMmQ9)
Three brothers. One is rational. One is emotional. One is spiritual.
Father is a horny old fart.
Ugh.
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at October 24, 2012 08:01 PM (he2LC)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:02 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 08:03 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 11:55 PM (LTbLf)
Kids today, no patience. Have to have them run to you.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 11:56 PM (rzSn3)
Where is it that I once heard a reasonable explanation for fast zombies? It was something about how at the beginning of the outbreak the bodies would not be as decayed, so those recently turned would be more mobile, but as the zombie apocalypse wore on and their bodies started to decay they would slow down.
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 08:03 PM (GULKT)
***
How the hell did we arrive at the notion that you can have an orgasm and it is not sex?!? Yes Bill Clinton, but come on.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 24, 2012 08:03 PM (AUeaU)
I've always wanted to go to Cornerstone, but never have. Who'd you get to see?
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at October 24, 2012 11:54 PM (KL49F)a
We went a few years ago. Saw Family Force Five, Shiny Toy Guns, Devil Wears Prada, Everfound, Underoath, and a bazillion other bands. It was epic. Alas, no more. This summer was their last festival. But there are many other Christian music festivals around the country.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 08:04 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 08:05 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:05 PM (bxiXv)
As long as "mud" didn't partake in the venture, it can be very enjoyable.Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 08:05 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 11:31 PM (jKE+Z)
Sometimes I think doctors have a manual that they follow that almost makes them say things like that. Once people hit their 90's, they doctors should ask them what they have been doing their whole life, then tell them to just keep doing it.
Yeah, I think in a way it was like a hospice care situation. The lady cares for him, and gets to inherit his stuff after that, plus has the status.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 11:31 PM (rzSn3)
She was a very Southern woman too. She had the "Forget Hell" picture framed in her apartment when she died.
http://tinyurl.com/95wm5pj
Posted by: MrCaniac at October 24, 2012 08:05 PM (Zd/NW)
Did somebody mention anal sex? Oh, you're talking about heterosexual anal sex. Never mind.
Posted by: Greg at October 24, 2012 08:05 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 08:07 PM (3ziXJ)
I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise, as I have never driven a bus before, and I have no idea where I got it or who it belongs to. I was smart enough though to park it in front of my neighbor's house, so maybe I was in better shape than I thought !
Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 24, 2012 08:07 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 24, 2012 08:08 PM (kzFo5)
Mud being the sludge that comes out when you "pull out from Florida" for lack of a better term, I suppose.
Nope, not a fan. Give me a wet vagina any day and it's off to the races.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:08 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: Barrrack Obbbbama at October 24, 2012 08:08 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 25, 2012 12:04 AM (JKNDp)
Nah.
Trump punked Gloria's news coverage, and planted the seeds again of what is he hiding.
If he wants to help people so much 5 million is a lot of money for a charity, why not release your college transcripts? What is he hiding?
Its actually very clever.
Every seed of doubt that is replanted about obowmao over the next two weeks helps.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:09 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 08:09 PM (GULKT)
"Return of the Living Dead"(1985) and "Dawn of the Dead"(2004) are the 2 I keep going back to, for zombie movies. Romero's stuff is, dunno, something's not right with his movies. Like they're trying too hard to be something they're not.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 08:09 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:09 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:10 PM (ovpNn)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080057/
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 25, 2012 12:07 AM (3ziXJ)
That's the one I thought The Dude was referring to in #490.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 08:10 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at October 24, 2012 08:11 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 25, 2012 12:07 AM (3ziXJ)
yes ("Zombi 1" was Dario Argento's cut of Dawn of The Dead)
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 08:11 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 08:11 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Gregg at October 24, 2012 08:11 PM (jKE+Z)
Our cat was a calico too. She was a tough old thing but beautiful. I sometimes thought we should make her a member of the church. We lived right next door to it and if the door were open she'd walk right in-to church services, church meetings. Even my husband has gotten choked up about her dying. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:35 PM
I had a calico whom I got as a kitten who was part of a litter dropped on the doorstep of a friend. I had her for 18 years and even at that age, it was wrenching when I had to have her put to sleep. I cried that whole morning when she was struggling with her pain, and the rest of the day after she was euthanized.
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 08:11 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: highlander 707 at October 24, 2012 08:12 PM (ryDYN)
of course, that is where the real fun starts - obama relases his transcripts, but they are fake, and donald releases the real transcripts.
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 25, 2012 12:11 AM (Z9EHQ)
There you go!
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:12 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 08:12 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 08:13 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (3ziXJ)
Mein Fuhrer ...... Steiner ...
Posted by: Hitler Youtube Video at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Al at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (MzQOZ)
****
You're buying a bit too much into the argument that Ohio holds all the keys.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (piMMO)
Why the hell am I watching this?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 25, 2012 12:12 AM (piMMO)
Because while you know the titanic is sinking, you cant help rubber necking as the iceberg approaches
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:14 PM (ovpNn)
“I don’t know how [they] come up with these ideas,” Obama said during a taping of “The Tonight Show” in Burbank, Calif. “Rape is rape. It is a crime.”
“These various distinctions about rape don’t make too much sense to me, don’t make any sense to me,” he said, adding that Mourdock’s comments show why men should not be left to make decisions on women’s issues.
From article at Politico.
Obama is such a despicable politician-- a despicable human being.
Posted by: lael at October 24, 2012 08:15 PM (BtjWn)
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 08:15 PM (GULKT)
You can find it at ZombiePodcast dot Com.
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 25, 2012 12:12 AM (3ziXJ)
Thanks. I just bookmarked the site. I'll be sure to check it out.
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 08:17 PM (LTbLf)
“I don’t know how [they] come up with these ideas,” Obama said during a taping of “The Tonight Show” in Burbank, Calif. “Rape is rape. It is a crime.”
“These various distinctions about rape don’t make too much sense to me, don’t make any sense to me,” he said, adding that Mourdock’s comments show why men should not be left to make decisions on women’s issues.
****
Yeah. Just watched it on Leno about three minutes ago,
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:17 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Doc at October 24, 2012 08:17 PM (3HsdR)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 08:17 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Al at October 25, 2012 12:14 AM (MzQOZ)
PUFF is higher on them, too.
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 08:18 PM (yh0zB)
Not sure if anyone's noted this already, but:
“I don’t know
how [they] come up with these ideas,” Obama said during a taping of “The
Tonight Show” in Burbank, Calif. “Rape is rape. It is a crime.”
“These
various distinctions about rape donÂ’t make too much sense to me, donÂ’t
make any sense to me,” he said, adding that Mourdock’s comments show why
men should not be left to make decisions on womenÂ’s issues.
****
Yeah. Just watched it on Leno about three minutes ago,
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 25, 2012 12:17 AM (piMMO)
Well then, i guess we can repeal all those statuatory rape laws.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:18 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Gregg at October 24, 2012 08:18 PM (jKE+Z)
Two older guys are sitting under umbrellas on Miami Beach, having a waiter bring 'em drinks every so often. After their drink orders start getting "synchronized" by the waiter so he needed to do fewer trips, one turns to the other while they're waiting and says, "so, how did you come to be here in beautiful Miami?"
Second guy goes, "well, I had my own business making custom furniture -- but, you know how it is, none of the kids wanted to carry on the tradition....they all wanted to be stockbrokers or lawyers or something. I was trying to think of how to wind things up when a fire broke out and burned the place to the ground. When the insurance check came in, me and the wife moved down here. How 'bout with you?"
First guy replies, "amazing coincidence -- I had my own business for thirty years, making custom papers for fancy books and custom artwork and such. Niche market, but a reasonable profit -- but you had to really know and take care of your customers. When my kids grew up, they decided that they'd rather deal with total strangers than guys their dad had spent three decades dealing with, so I was wondering what to do. Then, one night, a terrible flood came along and wiped out the shop with all our stock and equipment. There was obviously no point to rebuild, so we took the insurance money and.....here we are!"
Their drinks come, and they're sipping them, but the second guy is frowning a bit and getting increasingly agitated. After a few minutes, he finally turns to the first guy and blurts out, "the only thing I can't figure out is.....how the hell do you start a flood?"
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 08:19 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Interested Party at October 24, 2012 08:19 PM (RE+1w)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:19 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 08:19 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: NAMBLA at October 24, 2012 08:19 PM (kc2b9)
***
Heh.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:20 PM (piMMO)
Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!
Posted by: Roman Polanski at October 24, 2012 08:20 PM (lyStv)
We really need some big surge in the next to weeks to win. I don't see that happening.
Of course, being a complete and utter asshole, I always cherrypick the polls and only highlight those that are bad news for Republicans. That's how I roll. It's really a perfect illustration of how big of an asshole I truly am.
Posted by: greg at October 24, 2012 08:20 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: ChicagoXile at October 24, 2012 08:20 PM (2Cn1h)
"And the recent poll there is not good for Romney, regardless of an unbelievable D+9 sample."
Never fails to make me laugh.
Posted by: Dick Nixon at October 24, 2012 08:20 PM (VrVBw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:21 PM (bxiXv)
and we all know thanks to Teddy Kennedy,
Dead girls Can't say No.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:21 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: logprof at October 25, 2012 12:19 AM
You and me both, buddy.
Posted by: barry "thulsa choom" soetoro at October 24, 2012 08:21 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:22 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 08:22 PM (Z9EHQ)
Our cat was a calico too. She was a tough old thing but beautiful. I sometimes thought we should make her a member of the church. We lived right next door to it and if the door were open she'd walk right in-to church services, church meetings. Even my husband has gotten choked up about her dying.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:35 PM (u1lkY)
Thats heartbreaking. Its horrible when they are such wonderful family members! (or even if they are not) But to have a church going cat is really neato.
i love Calicos too. They are all so special its like they got an extra dose of the same thing Ginger girls get. When you are ready, go check the shelter. mine has amazing cats. yours will too i am sure. There are many cool cats waiting to be adopted. But it will never be the same, just great in a different way.
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at October 24, 2012 08:22 PM (r7Ddb)
Oh God Love Ya, you moron!
Lucio Fulci kicks ass!
You haven't lived until you've seen the eye gouge in Zombi!
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:22 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 08:22 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: Mindy at October 24, 2012 08:24 PM (6jLT3)
Posted by: greg at October 24, 2012 08:25 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:25 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 24, 2012 08:26 PM (kzFo5)
The Pope just finished a tour of the East Coast and was taking a limousine to the airport. Since he'd never driven a limo, he asked the chauffeur if he could drive for a while. The reluctant chauffeur pulled over along the roadside, climbed into the back of the limo, and the Pope took the wheel. The Pope then merged onto the highway and accelerated to over 90 mph to see what the limo could do.
Suddenly, the Pope noticed the blue light of the State Patrol in his side mirror, so he pulled over. The trooper approached the limo, peered in through the windows, then said, "Just a moment please, I need to call in."
The trooper called in and explained to the chief that he had a very important person pulled over for speeding. "How do I handle this, chief?" asked the trooper. "Well who is it?" questioned the chief.
"I don't know, sir," replied the trooper, "but the Pope is his chauffeur."
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 25, 2012 12:21 AM (bxiXv)
I just read this joke to Grim, Mero. He nearly choked on canned peaches laughing his brains out at that one. Bravo. good clean joke.
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at October 24, 2012 08:26 PM (r7Ddb)
Dear Diary, JACKPOT!!!
Posted by: Roman Polanski at October 25, 2012 12:20 AM (lyStv)
LOL!
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 08:26 PM (kaalw)
I'll take the blame for the AquaFlage. Back in the 90's my ship was the designated Dog and Pony ship for DESRON ONE. 3 MCPON visits, 2 SECNAV visits in a 4 year span. Everytime uniforms came up, we told them we wanted something better than dungarees...something that would hide POL stains better and were easier to maintain. We asked for either coveralls for everyone or for some sort of urban camo type. I'd say be careful what you wish for, but I got out in '99.
Posted by: Country Singer at October 24, 2012 08:26 PM (meVGV)
Posted by: Fox2! at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (1Qpmy)
*****
Ah yes. This comment reminds me to go back and get a comment I posted earlier today.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (rzSn3)
Speaking of a "big surge," you should have seen the erection I got tonight when a shirtless Ned Beatty appeared on my TV screen. Wow!!! Talk about pitchin' a tent.
Posted by: greg at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (LTbLf)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 08:27 PM (+XD7n)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2012 11:26 PM (u1lkY)
My condolences, too. My Claws is 13-14 years now, and sitting right beside the monitor on the desk as I type this, which beats him walking all over the keyboard. And the dog is curled up on the floor, too.
Animals worm their way into your heart, they do.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 24, 2012 08:29 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: the clubfooted pegleg at October 24, 2012 08:29 PM (Q2wni)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 08:29 PM (ovpNn)
Oh, NSFW if anyone's pulling an overnight shift...
http://tinyurl.com/8syypxm
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:30 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: A Frayed Knot at October 24, 2012 08:30 PM (jKE+Z)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 25, 2012 12:11 AM (wwsoB)
I hear you my friend. I had to put my little buddy to sleep last year after having him for 16 years. He'd never been sick a day in his life and then suddenly it's a cancerous tumor in his chest. I couldn't bring myself to put him through a surgery that likely would've killed him anyway.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:32 PM (BuSM8)
A guy walk's into a Dentist's office, The receptionist as him what the problem is. "I think I'm a moth." "Well this is a dentist's office, why did you come in here?" "Because the light was on."
A guy walk's into a psychologist's office. The psychologist asks him what the problem is. "Well I think I'm a dog. "Oh, well why don't you lay down on the couch and we'll talk about it?" "Oh I'm not allowed on the couch."
A few week's later the man returns to the psychologist. "Doc I wanted to thank you, I'm feeling much better." "Oh you are?" "Yeah, just feel my nose."
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 08:33 PM (GULKT)
Actually the majority of French people like us, their leaders, who are more corrupt and incompetent than JEF and his gang, not so much. At least that was my experience living there...well the Parisians don't like us, but they don't like anyone, even the other Parisians...
Posted by: bill-o at October 24, 2012 08:34 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: homer simpson at October 24, 2012 08:34 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 25, 2012 12:30 AM (BuSM
Fulci always did the better shocks compared to Argento (though Argento outclassed Fulci when it comes to style)
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 08:34 PM (tw6Ar)
A man suffers from terrible migraines. He goes to doctor after doctor and everything they try fails. It's ruining his life, his family, and threatening his business. he is disheveled and haggard. Finally he finds one who regretfully informs him that the only possible problem left is hormonal, and the only solution is castration.
By this time he is so frustrated that he immediately agrees, and he says "Nothing can be worse than this!"
After the surgery he is shocked to find the pain is gone. As soon as he can walk he decides to start life anew. He promises himself to exercise, to repair his relations with those he left behind, and to generally make himself a new man.
After leaving the hospital, the first thing he does, having once been a man proud of his appearance, is go to buy a new suit. He chooses an old-fashioned tailor and the elderly owner gets down to measurements, called out to his assistant.
"Chest... 39. Waist... 32. Inseam... 31."
"I've always worn a 32 inseam," the man said.
"No sir," the old tailor said. "With the way you wear pants, you need more drop. If you wore a 32, your pants would squeeze your testicles and you'd get terrible headaches."
(Okay, not super clean...)Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:36 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: time traveler who beds napoleonic officers at October 24, 2012 08:36 PM (Q2wni)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:36 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 08:37 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Piercello at October 24, 2012 08:37 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 08:38 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Up with people! at October 24, 2012 08:38 PM (kzFo5)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 25, 2012 12:30 AM (BuSM
Fulci always did the better shocks compared to Argento (though Argento outclassed Fulci when it comes to style)
Posted by: The Dude at October 25, 2012 12:34 AM
God. I saw "Inferno" at the movies. I'll grant that Argento has some sort of style. Dunno what else, but style? Yeah.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 08:39 PM (yBF/9)
http://tinyurl.com/9kk9ejq
****
She is such a doll.
I love this scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OsscJOfT3ko
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:39 PM (piMMO)
A pastor was listening to the choir pratice one Saturday, he glanced in the foyer and saw 7 year old Alex standing in there gazing in the air. After pratice, Alex was still there, so the pastor went up to him. Alex was gazing at a plaque on the wall filled with names and American flags beside them. Pastor what is this? Alex it is a memorial to all the men and women in our church who have died in the service. They stood there a few minutes looking at the plaque. Alex turned to the pastor and asked in a trembling whisper, Which service pastor, the 9:45 or the 11:15?
Posted by: highlander 707 at October 24, 2012 08:40 PM (ryDYN)
Posted by: Barry Boo Boo at October 24, 2012 08:40 PM (WMeMr)
Posted by: otho at October 25, 2012 12:39 AM (yBF/9)
other than style, only thing he has going for him with his early work is knowing how to get the best out of Goblin and when to use it. Kinda sad that he hasn't made anything good in over 20 years
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 08:41 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: time traveler who beds napoleonic officers at October 25, 2012 12:36 AM (Q2wni)
No capes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M68ndaZSKa8
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 08:42 PM (yh0zB)
I think if the Fed was ordered to do this, Bernanke and TFG would shit a brick the size of a Buick
Posted by: kbdabear at October 24, 2012 08:42 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 08:42 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: time traveler who beds napoleonic officers at October 24, 2012 08:45 PM (Q2wni)
Posted by: yankeefifth at October 24, 2012 08:45 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:46 PM (bxiXv)
Two guys were out walking their dogs on a hot day, when they pass by a pub. The first guy says “Let’s go in there for a pint.” Second guy, says, “They won’t let us in with our dogs.” First guy: “Sure they will, just follow my lead.”
He goes up to the pub, and sure enough the doorman says, “I can’t let you in here with that dog.” He replies, “Oh, I’m blind and this is my seeing-eye dog.” The doorman says, “Ok then, come on in.”
The second guy sees this and does the same thing. He goes up to the pub, and the doorman says, “You can’t come in here with a dog.” He replies, “I’m blind and this is my seeing-eye dog.” The doorman responds, “You have a chihuahua for a seeing-eye dog?” The second guy stops for a second, and exclaims, “They gave me a chihuahua?”
Posted by: 18-1 at October 24, 2012 08:46 PM (AUeaU)
Subject: Pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich
Dear fellow American,
I am not writing to you as a black voter, or a woman voter, or as a voter who is over 70 years old and six feet tall. I am writing to you as a representative of this great country -- as an American.
It is your job to vote. It is your responsibility, your right, and your privilege. You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich.
But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer.
Don't fool around with this: Make a plan to vote in this election.
Once you've done that, make sure everyone you know does the same.
As a country, we can scarcely perceive the magnitude of our progress.
My grandmother and my uncle experienced circumstances that would break your heart. When they went to vote, they were asked impossible questions like, "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" When they couldn't answer, they couldn't vote.
I once debated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. about whether an African American would ever be elected president. He believed it would happen within the next 40 years at the time -- I believed it would never happen within my lifetime.
I have never been happier to have been proven wrong.
And since President Barack Obama's historic election, we've moved forward in courageous and beautiful ways. More students can afford college, and more families have access to affordable health insurance. Women have greater opportunities to get equal pay for equal work.
Yet as Rev. King wrote, "All progress is precarious."
So don't sit on the sidelines. Don't hesitate. Don't have any regrets. Vote.
Make a plan right now on when, where, and how you will cast your ballot -- and how many friends you'll bring with you to the polls:
And ask everyone in your life to do the same:
Your vote is not only important. It's imperative.
Thank you,
Dr. Maya Angelou
P.S. -- Not on Facebook? Send your friends to (no-linky-from-me) -- don't let technology get in the way of your incredible duty to our democracy.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:46 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: otho at October 25, 2012 12:39 AM (yBF/9)
other than style, only thing he has going for him with his early work is knowing how to get the best out of Goblin and when to use it. Kinda sad that he hasn't made anything good in over 20 years
Posted by: The Dude at October 25, 2012 12:41 AM
What's Goblin? Forgive me, coz I could never tell what the hell was ever going on in an Argento movie. "Inferno" was the last one I saw. He was certainly good with the lens, though.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 08:47 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: zeera at October 24, 2012 08:48 PM (Lv9bM)
Posted by: otho at October 25, 2012 12:47 AM (yBF/9)
Goblin is the band that did the soundtracks to Argento's movies (pre-2000)
Posted by: The Dude at October 24, 2012 08:49 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 08:50 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: NAMBLA at October 24, 2012 08:50 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:51 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 08:51 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:51 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: eman at October 24, 2012 08:52 PM (+XD7n)
I have never been happier to have been proven wrong.
And since President Barack Obama's historic election, we've moved forward in courageous and beautiful ways. More students can afford college, and more families have access to affordable health insurance. Women have greater opportunities to get equal pay for equal work.
Yet as Rev. King wrote, "All progress is precarious."
Dr. Maya Angelou
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 25, 2012 12:46 AM (piMMO)
Oh, yes -- that would be the Reverend King who was a registered Republican, would it not? A man who would utterly despise a system of government that looted those who had earned the most and divided the spoils on the basis of race?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 08:52 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: blb at October 24, 2012 08:53 PM (4gjb7)
Posted by: The Dude at October 25, 2012 12:49 AM
Ah, ok. Ta.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 08:53 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 08:54 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: alec at October 24, 2012 08:54 PM (usWYv)
Argento's camera work is first rate. Everything else? Meh.
Fulci's gore holds up even today. You can watch that chick puke her guts up in The Gates of Hell and still feel your stomach clinch. Yeah, some of it looks phony, but it's still extremely disturbing and gross.
I love those Italian gore flicks from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Insanely gross gore coupled with that unique atmosphere that's never been duplicated since.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:55 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 08:55 PM (bxiXv)
He just launched into men making women's healthcare decisions.
People making other people's healthcare decisions.
FIFY.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at October 24, 2012 08:56 PM (U+DUu)
Posted by: alec at October 25, 2012 12:54 AM (usWYv)
Eau de horror?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 08:56 PM (kaalw)
Oh, yes -- that would be the Reverend King who was a registered Republican, would it not? A man who would utterly despise a system of government that looted those who had earned the most and divided the spoils on the basis of race?
***
I like the part where she refers to herself as "Dr.".
Oh! and the part where she says she's not writing as a black voter and then launches into the black prez schtick.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 08:56 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 08:56 PM (jKE+Z)
I love the smell of cankles in the morning.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 24, 2012 08:57 PM (BuSM8)
Great! Now I'll never get that smell out of the fish!
Posted by: allah at October 24, 2012 08:58 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 08:59 PM (kc2b9)
More students can afford college
Really? With whacking great debt? And what are they studying? Engineering, or Grievance Studies?
If you lower standards enough, golden retrievers can go to college. There's nothing magical about attending college, per se. It's what you learn when you're there.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at October 24, 2012 09:00 PM (U+DUu)
hahhaahahahaha!!!!!
Posted by: fluffy at October 24, 2012 09:01 PM (z9HTb)
I like the part where she refers to herself as "Dr.".
Doctor of ... what?
I just googled Angelou, and she's written SIX autobiographies. Six! WTF? Has she been reincarnated five times? Even our Lord and Savior Prince Hussein has only written two.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at October 24, 2012 09:02 PM (U+DUu)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 24, 2012 09:02 PM (X3lox)
he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road and dies.
hahhaahahahaha!!!!!
Posted by: fluffy at October 25, 2012 01:01 AM (z9HTb)
I don't get it. Why was she in the middle of the road instead of in the kitchen making sammiches where she belonged?
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 09:03 PM (yh0zB)
Sexist jokes:
Why couldn't Hellen Keller drive?
Because she was a woman.
Why can't women drive?
Because they were taught by their fathers.
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 09:03 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Maya Angelou at October 24, 2012 09:03 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Kevin In ABQ at October 24, 2012 09:04 PM (q1qCt)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:05 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 09:06 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 09:06 PM (rzSn3)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:06 PM (IoNBC)
A legend in her own mind.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 09:07 PM (gEml7)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 09:07 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 24, 2012 09:07 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: Scobface at October 25, 2012 01:05 AM
Who? The roomate's named dick? Or, the other guy?
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 09:07 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: allah at October 24, 2012 09:08 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:08 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: GGE Is Just Askin' Questions at October 24, 2012 09:09 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:09 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: JDP at October 24, 2012 09:09 PM (8HhF2)
Posted by: Occupooper at October 24, 2012 09:10 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Scobface at October 25, 2012 01:09 AM
Nor so funny. I LOL'ed.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 09:10 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: logprof at October 24, 2012 09:13 PM (jKE+Z)
The most valuable lesson anyone should take away from college, at any level even through post-Doc is that they don't know squat. If you can come away with that, it was worthwhile.
The second most valuable thing is to teach you how to research something, so you can do something about not knowing squat about something once you're out in the real world.
The mechanics of "teaching" in college are really just supplying a very rudimentary toolkit that allows you to continue your real education on the outside.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 09:13 PM (gEml7)
Posted by: Slappy at October 24, 2012 11:39 PM (LTbLf)
Also very good, I agree. As I said, I'm a bit biased. I think it's the small details in the original that really reflect the location and the era that I like the best (the rednecks drinking the Iron City beer in pull-tab cans and the gun store located in the mall, for example). In the remake I really like the main hero character, and the relationship they build up with the gun shop guy and his dog across the parking lot.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:13 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 09:13 PM (pnB7p)
****
Yet Angelou's 30 doctoral degrees are all honorary
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 24, 2012 09:15 PM (piMMO)
government that looted those who had earned the most and divided the
spoils on the basis of race?"
sometimes I think about whether MLK would have differed with leftist orthodoxy were he alive today. I admit I'm kinda cynical on these matters. In the late '60s he essentially endorsed an employment quota system based on the percentage of racial representation in an area for example.
Posted by: JDP at October 25, 2012 01:09 AM (8HhF2)
I think he would have been cognizant of the slippery slope, and fretful of ending up on a "plantation" of special privileges.....and he had good reason to hate Democrats, so when they embraced the hard-left it would have probably poisoned him against the gaia-hugging, wealth-redistributing, luddite, economy-destroying, patronizing dits we have today.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 24, 2012 09:16 PM (kaalw)
Sounds like the fiance is the quintessential political nonthinker that leans left only because of osmosis - she went through college and absorbed the vibe.
So if she's the absorbent sort, after marriage she'll most likely drift ever and ever closer to your point of view -- your worldview will be the sea in which she drifts. And becoming a mother may well accelerate that shift.
At any rate, it's very unlikely she'll veer more leftward, and it doesn't seem that the politics matters so much to her that she'll let it be the thorn in your relationship -- unless an impatience to convert her inspires her to react with mulishness resistance.
Posted by: sistrum at October 24, 2012 09:17 PM (SUlmX)
Posted by: Maya Angelou at October 24, 2012 09:18 PM (IoNBC)
The salesman gets excited and says "oh does he do reconstructive surgery?"
The country doc says, "well not really, he's the local flute teacher, but he may be able to teach you how to hold it so when you pee you don't piss all over yourself".
Posted by: Berserker at October 24, 2012 09:20 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Occupooper at October 24, 2012 09:20 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:21 PM (2Nzn8)
Has this been posted:
Gravis uses a D+8 sample in Florida and Romney is STILL ahead.
Univ Virginia finds Romney up 1 in VA with Registered Voters.
Posted by: AussieMarcus at October 24, 2012 09:21 PM (RstsB)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:22 PM (IoNBC)
"You're not really a hunter, are you?"
Posted by: fluffy at October 24, 2012 09:24 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Oldcat at October 24, 2012 09:25 PM (rzSn3)
Also, does anybody know what the penalty for violating this type of gag order is? It seems to me the loony ex-wife has violated it multiple times with her insane rants on HuffPo and her personal blog. If the judge lifts the gag order, would that protect her against penalties for previously speaking out about the case? Is there any chance she could walk away from this thing worse off (i.e., not only failing to get the gag order lifted but also being found to be in contempt of court).
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:26 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: fluffy at October 24, 2012 09:26 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at October 24, 2012 09:27 PM (SzAZ7)
wow I am drunk
hello from Omaha
Posted by: chemjeff at October 25, 2012 01:26 AM (RTErA)
Hi chemjeff, Omaha?
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:27 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: buzzion at October 24, 2012 09:27 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: You can call me Rudy at October 24, 2012 09:27 PM (0U+2i)
Posted by: Rich at October 24, 2012 09:28 PM (pnHKr)
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 09:28 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 09:28 PM (kc2b9)
how are u tonite
Posted by: chemjeff at October 25, 2012 01:28 AM (RTErA)
Watching the news, yeah I know I should avoid it, but damn...
Sounds like you are having fun, be safe!!
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:29 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 24, 2012 09:30 PM (vDl/w)
saw some guys I haven't seen in years, had some beer
maybe a little too much beer
wow
Posted by: chemjeff at October 24, 2012 09:30 PM (RTErA)
Posted by: fluffy at October 24, 2012 09:32 PM (z9HTb)
Considering her ummm..."body of work", a reasonable judge would order a psych eval and possibly send her to a mental institution.
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 09:32 PM (gEml7)
Joe Biden is making coats out of Golden Retrievers? Is this the leftovers after Obama chows down?
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 09:32 PM (kcfmt)
Ya know, I hate this. SEIU is giving all their employees a free lunch, and two hour to vote in Nv, has jumped the shark,. Hubby and I leaving if obama wins. Not that anyone cares. But we have a job or two lined up, and I am over NV and its bullshit at this point.
Said before but needs repeated, this was a cool state, then ca shit the bed, they all moved here, and now it is a dump.
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:35 PM (2Nzn8)
be safe everyone
good night
Posted by: chemjeff at October 25, 2012 01:31 AM (RTErA)
Lucky 7, night.
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:36 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 01:28 AM (kcfmt)
Although not technically a "zombie" movie, 28 Days Later had fast "infected" first, and I think that's where the DotD remake got the idea. Loved 28 Days, too, especially the part where the chimps ate the enviro-terrorist's face. Even scarier now that we know chimps might eat your face without a zombifying rage virus...
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:38 PM (kzCIn)
Guy walks into a bar and there's a monkey there. The bartender says, "watch this" and hits the monkey repeatedly in the head with a bat.
The monkey then starts sucking the bartender's dick furiously.
The guy says "hey, can I try that?"
Bartender says "sure"
The guys says "Good, but please don't hit me with that bat"
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 09:39 PM (gEml7)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:41 PM (IoNBC)
Better yet, the mall the theater was in was VERY similar in layout to the one in the movie. Best of all, the theater was directly across from a JC Penney's almost identical to that in the movie. This really messed with a lot of head in that audience. At one point, when the JCP was shown from a certain perspective, I shouted out "They're coming for the theater!" I swear at least twenty people freaked and bolted out of the place.
Good times, good times.
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 09:43 PM (kcfmt)
Union contracts at Government Motors require federal election days to be paid holidays. Not sure when that started, but it predates the bailout.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:43 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: @PurpAv at October 24, 2012 09:45 PM (gEml7)
Posted by: not the mama at October 25, 2012 01:43 AM (kzCIn)
Well, these companies agreed to it, probably at the end of the proverbial gun
Just my opinion.
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:47 PM (2Nzn8)
Never ask a question you don't want to know the answer to.
Posted by: DaveA at October 24, 2012 09:48 PM (wcjj2)
The original Dawn of the Dead did not have fast zombies. It was the 2004 remake that made fast zombies a thing.
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 01:28 AM (kcfmt)
Although not technically a "zombie" movie, 28 Days Later had fast "infected" first, and I think that's where the DotD remake got the idea. Loved 28 Days, too, especially the part where the chimps ate the enviro-terrorist's face. Even scarier now that we know chimps might eat your face without a zombifying rage virus...
Posted by: not the mama at October 25, 2012 01:38 AM
"Return of the Living Dead" in 85, predates all that and as far as I know, introduced the "fast" zombie. As well as the whole brain eating thing.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 09:48 PM (yBF/9)
Seventy-three nurses and one bedpan.
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at October 24, 2012 09:48 PM (IlZPo)
As you said, it wasn't a zombie movie. It was a more obscure related genre: the insane people on a rampage movie. This was big in some foreign markets where you have some unfortunates lost at sea wash up on an island and discover it is an abandoned asylum for extremely violent lunatics.
A fantastically nasty take on this genre is the comics series Crossed, one storyline of which can be seen here: http://www.crossedcomic.com/
Extremely NSFW.
Kind of like 28 Days Later but rather than pure rage the contagion removes all inhibition of any sort and throws in a compulsion to act out the slightest nasty whim. The infected or crossed are recognized by the rash pattern that appears on their face.
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 09:49 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 09:50 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 09:50 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: greg at October 25, 2012 01:50 AM (BZiy5)
Well thats something
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:51 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at October 24, 2012 09:51 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 09:52 PM (kc2b9)
I like to take two gummy bears and see how many sexual positions I can place them in before I eat them.
I think a stop action, gumby type Gummy Bear porn would be very funny.Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 09:54 PM (kc2b9)
Why do liberals want everyone to quit smoking? Don't they think mother earth is sick from all the breeders?
Maybe if you let people smoke, they will die, ever thought of that?
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:54 PM (2Nzn8)
Just my opinion.
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 25, 2012 01:47 AM (2Nzn
Don't get me wrong, I don't care what benefits unions at private companies fight for and win, unless my tax dollars are used to clean up the mess those negotiations helped create. Then I get a little P.O.'d. I don't think public employees should be allowed to form unions, period.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:55 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 25, 2012 01:54 AM (kc2b9)
Or just shove a bunch in your mouth and chew,tee he
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:56 PM (2Nzn8)
That series was more notable for the chattiness of the zombies. Also the sexiness, especially int he third movie. It is where the 'Brains!' bit started. In those movies the zombies very in age from freshly dead to centuries old, and their rate of movement derived from that.
These were also intended as farce and thus regarded separately by the purists.
One variation I saw recently is a book called 'Breathers,' told from the perspective of a zombie in a world where rising is something that randomly happens to a small subset of people when they die. They posses intact minds but are greatly oppressed by the living. They're mostly well behaved and not cannibalistic but the protagonist discovers he can actually heal himself by consuming the living, up to the point of passing for alive and healthy. His zombie girlfriend even becomes pregnant. But of course there are those who find this whole business objectionable...
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 09:56 PM (kcfmt)
Kind of like 28 Days Later but rather than pure rage the contagion removes all inhibition of any sort and throws in a compulsion to act out the slightest nasty whim. The infected or crossed are recognized by the rash pattern that appears on their face.
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 01:49 AM (kcfmt)
Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out!
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 09:57 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: not the mama at October 25, 2012 01:55 AM (kzCIn)
Me too, I agree.
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 09:57 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: Ouija Bored at October 24, 2012 09:58 PM (VHfD4)
Ditto.Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 09:58 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 09:59 PM (IoNBC)
I still think it's more likely Dem's retain control.
Posted by: greg at October 25, 2012 01:57 AM (BZiy5)
speaking of zombies...
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:00 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 24, 2012 10:01 PM (2Nzn8)
Posted by: grumpy momma bear at October 24, 2012 10:03 PM (pnB7p)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 24, 2012 10:04 PM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Scobface at October 24, 2012 10:05 PM (IoNBC)
I still think that should be his slogan for the next four marvelous years.
Posted by: little miss spellcheck at October 24, 2012 10:05 PM (a5ljo)
The Crimean War? Didn't know that he was there with me ... so just let me say ...
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
Posted by: and irresolute at October 24, 2012 10:06 PM (DBH1h)
France is roughly @ 10% and growing faster than the native pop
Posted by: bill-o at October 24, 2012 10:06 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 01:56 AM (kcfmt)
That one sounds interesting, too. thanks for the suggestions!
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:06 PM (kzCIn)
That series was more notable for the chattiness of the zombies. Also the sexiness, especially int he third movie. It is where the 'Brains!' bit started. In those movies the zombies very in age from freshly dead to centuries old, and their rate of movement derived from that.
These were also intended as farce and thus regarded separately by the purists.
One variation I saw recently is a book called 'Breathers,' told from the perspective of a zombie in a world where rising is something that randomly happens to a small subset of people when they die. They posses intact minds but are greatly oppressed by the living. They're mostly well behaved and not cannibalistic but the protagonist discovers he can actually heal himself by consuming the living, up to the point of passing for alive and healthy. His zombie girlfriend even becomes pregnant. But of course there are those who find this whole business objectionable...
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 01:56 AM
Never caught the sequels, but ROTLD was a farce, as you say, and pretty damn funny as well as being a great zombie movie. So humour disqualifies a zombie movie from being a zombie movie? I hear what you're saying and won't disagree, what with genres/sub-genres and whatnot. But, ROTLD, "Zombieland", "Shaun of the Dead" are THE zombie films for me. The thing about the "zombie perspective", motivations and cultural subtext and stuff is what makes Romero's films unlikable for me. Plus they're kind of clunky. "Dawn of the Dead" 2004 was freaking awesome though. That's a serious zombie flick that I can embrace.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 10:10 PM (yBF/9)
The book I mentioned above. The author has also done a humorous fantasy called Fated, in which the narrator and protagonist is the anthropomorphic manifestation of Fate and wants you get into a better job: Destiny.
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 10:13 PM (kcfmt)
I should probably go to bed.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:16 PM (kzCIn)
If you're not a Klingon, you can substitute dark semi-sweet chocolate.
Posted by: little miss spellcheck at October 24, 2012 10:16 PM (a5ljo)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 10:20 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: and irresolute at October 24, 2012 10:20 PM (DBH1h)
Posted by: not the mama at October 25, 2012 02:16 AM (kzCIn)
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Nothing wrong with the exclamation points. Asking about them...? Yes, could be time to get some rest. d;^)>
Posted by: Meremortal at October 24, 2012 10:21 PM (jTKU5)
Posted by: otho at October 25, 2012 02:10 AM (yBF/9)
I tend to categorize zombie movies, and then I have favorites of each type. Shaun of the Dead is my favorite zombie comedy, the original Dawn of the Dead is my favorite classic zombie movie and overall favorite, the remake is my favorite fast zombie movie. I think there's room in this world for all of God's zombies.
I agree, though, about Romero's heavy handed messaging. My biggest criticism of the original Dawn of the Dead is the whole "consumers are the real zombies" theme. It's not subtle, or all that original.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:26 PM (kzCIn)
For myself, the fast zombie always seemed like a violation of a natural expectation that a zombie isn't going to be very coordinated because it has lost a lot of brain tissue before rising and can;t moved very well due to decomposition plus whatever caused the person to die in the first place.
The horror value to me came from the implacable foe that had very few advantages except for one: it would never stop coming after you and never get tired. If enough of them gather together they'll eventually wear down any barrier like a tide over the eons.
The fast zombie makes for an entirely different sort of threat. Might as well be wolves or some other attacking animal. It's a more obvious threat, closer to real life for our ancestors and thus less horrific. This is why I feel 28 Days Later and the insanity plague genre in general is a better place for this than the true zombie story.
An aesthetic choice but it's the little things that make the story work.
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 10:29 PM (kcfmt)
I didn't bother me much but I was also pretty young. I really wanted that Phase Linear turntable in the movie.
It was the later movies where Romero went from a bit preachy to downright obnoxious. Especially making Dennis hopper's character out to be a villain in 'Land of the Dead' when the character was truly heroic. He created a bastion of civilization amid the apocalypse and gets eaten by John Leguizamo for his trouble.
Posted by: epobirs at October 24, 2012 10:33 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at October 24, 2012 10:41 PM (aNzGj)
Posted by: el polacko at October 24, 2012 10:41 PM (vV3Ka)
Posted by: Greg at October 24, 2012 10:46 PM (PxGlR)
Rather unfortunate a functioning fucking brain didn't come in the mail those PhD's, huh?
What a load of splooge.....
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC in Johnson County laughing at Cook County at October 25, 2012 02:41 AM (aNzGj)
Its like they want the country to believe that before barack we were living on plantations and learning in dirt floor schoolrooms and had to eat cats for dinner that we caught in the alley, but since he came in office we invented the wheel flight and spacetravel all due to his inspirational presence and everyone is eatin filet mig-non-ees
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 10:53 PM (ovpNn)
Posted by: not the mama at October 25, 2012 02:26 AM
Hahaha. Absolutely. Even a zombie movie that I'm not that crazy about, is better than most of the crap that's around.
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 10:56 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 02:29 AM (kcfmt)
Yes, I agree for zombie movies I prefer the traditional slow zombies over the fast ones. It just seems to make more sense that something that has reanimated after death wouldn't be as fast as the living version. I also agree with your reasons for why zombies are scary. My husband, however, insists that in reality a zombie apocalypse with slow undead would never happen because the military would be able to contain the outbreak fairly easily. He also thinks rage virus plague scenarios (e.g. 28 Days, The Crazies) are much scarier because they actually exist (think bath salts), whereas zombies are purely hypothetical at this time.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 10:57 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: otho at October 25, 2012 02:56 AM (yBF/9)
That's how I feel about The Walking Dead. Yes, it has its flaws, but I get to watch zombies kill and be killed each week, and that beats the hell out of 99% of anything else on TV.
Posted by: not the mama at October 24, 2012 11:00 PM (kzCIn)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at October 24, 2012 11:02 PM (ovpNn)
For myself, the fast zombie always seemed like a violation of a natural expectation that a zombie isn't going to be very coordinated because it has lost a lot of brain tissue before rising and can;t moved very well due to decomposition plus whatever caused the person to die in the first place.
The horror value to me came from the implacable foe that had very few advantages except for one: it would never stop coming after you and never get tired. If enough of them gather together they'll eventually wear down any barrier like a tide over the eons.
The fast zombie makes for an entirely different sort of threat. Might as well be wolves or some other attacking animal. It's a more obvious threat, closer to real life for our ancestors and thus less horrific. This is why I feel 28 Days Later and the insanity plague genre in general is a better place for this than the true zombie story.
An aesthetic choice but it's the little things that make the story work.
Posted by: epobirs at October 25, 2012 02:29 AM
I get where you're coming from and can't say that I can argue. For me, I've never looked to zombie flicks for much in the way of realism or even logic. I just want people getting eaten, zombies getting wasted, have some laughs and to have fun. But, different zombie strokes for different zombie folks, wot?
Posted by: otho at October 24, 2012 11:07 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 24, 2012 11:13 PM (sZTYJ)
On a cool blustery day obama draws a crowd of 16,000 at Denver City Park. The pic I saw has about 600 in it, so maybe 2000? I was in Denver at my wood yard all day in a short sleeved shirt.
Not too blustery, not 16,000. Fucking Propogandists. Colorado gives 9 ev to Romney, make book on it.
Posted by: Homeless in Philly at October 24, 2012 11:16 PM (YHGWm)
Posted by: rightlysouthern at October 24, 2012 11:22 PM (YHGWm)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 24, 2012 11:24 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Social Science Graduate Student, Vegan and PeTA member at October 24, 2012 11:34 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Willie Wonka at October 24, 2012 11:41 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Adriane at October 24, 2012 11:47 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 24, 2012 11:48 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Adriane at October 24, 2012 11:52 PM (/OhbZ)
Posted by: D. R. Ainboughs at October 24, 2012 11:54 PM (3ziXJ)
Posted by: Ben Stiller at October 24, 2012 11:55 PM (sZTYJ)
Finally went to that unskewedpolls site. Seems insane. Has us winning 359-179. Has us winning damn near everything and by big margins. Oregon by 5. Ohio by 8. Michigan by 3. Penn by 6.
Well my methodology has Romney at 52.96% national, so we`ll see. Ohio right there and PA at 49.8.
Posted by: rightlysouthern at October 24, 2012 11:55 PM (YHGWm)
Posted by: Marquis de Sade at October 25, 2012 12:05 AM (sZTYJ)
I will see that, and raise you Un Chien Andalou
https://www.youtube.com/v/5mC4HQat0lIPosted by: Luis Buñuel at October 25, 2012 12:08 AM (sZTYJ)
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Posted by: Adriane at October 25, 2012 01:03 AM (/OhbZ)
That reminds me, I need to make my picks.
Posted by: Methos at October 25, 2012 01:08 AM (hO9ad)
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Posted by: Snake Plissken at October 25, 2012 01:46 AM (W7wRP)
Now I have to ask since I can't find the answer at my usual places: What does JEF and TGF stand for?
Posted by: NR Pax at October 25, 2012 01:58 AM (BYIZu)
jug eared fuck
that fucking guy
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Posted by: AussieMarcus at October 25, 2012 02:38 AM (RstsB)
Personally, I would be happier if it was 37%, but that's just how I roll.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 25, 2012 02:41 AM (Hu+oM)
Posted by: AussieMarcus at October 25, 2012 02:43 AM (RstsB)
A +7 D and a LV screen that passes 93% of contacts. I guess answering the phone makes you a LV. Also interesting, their regional breakdown had Romney winning the South by 1% four days ago and now it is 6% but the poll barely moves? Finally, 44% for Romney, seriously?
"Americas Most Accurate Pollster..."
Posted by: Tocquevillian at October 25, 2012 02:54 AM (iuY0Y)
O don't know why they make such a big deal of non fatal bites, given that they established that everyone's infected anyway.
Posted by: Methos at October 25, 2012 03:08 AM (hO9ad)
Posted by: perturbed at October 25, 2012 03:19 AM (u6Ueb)
Because the bite carries a far more virulent form of the infection. It doesn't wait for you to die, it kills you outright.
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I like my fellow Americans like I like my fellow Venezuelans.
Posted by: boulder hobo at October 24, 2012 05:30 PM (QTHTd)