December 02, 2012
— Maetenloch Reminder: When you do your holiday shopping, remember the Ewok and buy through the AoSHQ Amazon store.
Not only do we spend money we don't have on government but we're not even getting our borrowed money's worth.
The American species of homo economicus has been paying hundreds of billions to get rid of poverty for decades, what do we have to show for it? Poverty rate in 1975: 26 percent. Poverty rate in 2010: 26 percent. What a great return on the investment. Federal spending on education? Ahem:
Steyn: If You Want European-Sized Government, the Middle Class Must Pay European Style Taxes
Obama now wishes "the rich" to pay their "fair share" - presumably 80 or 90 percent. After all, as Warren Buffett pointed out in the New York Times this week, the Forbes 400 richest Americans have a combined wealth of $1.7 trillion. That sounds a lot, and once upon a time it was. But today, if you confiscated every penny the Forbes 400 have, it would be enough to cover just over one year's federal deficit. And after that you're back to square one. It's not that "the rich" aren't paying their "fair share," it's that America isn't. A majority of the electorate has voted itself a size of government it's not willing to pay for.
A couple of years back, Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute calculated that, if Washington were to increase every single tax by 30 percent, it would be enough to balance the books - in 25 years. If you were to raise taxes by 50 percent, it would be enough to fund our entitlement liabilities - just our current ones, not our future liabilities, which would require further increases. This is the scale of course correction needed.
This is how the Israeli Air Force does it and from talking with retired pilots I'm pretty sure the USAF and USN accident investigations are similar. Even in industry full-on engineering post-mortems generally follow the same procedures and guidelines.
If you truly want to solve a problem and prevent it from recurring, you have to get all the data you possibly can, abandon any preconceived ideas, and approach the problem impartially rather than trying to assign guilt. The GOP (and the conservative base ) would be well advised to follow this path when figuring out how to avoid another 2012 election. H/T Bookworm
China Asserts Right to Board and Search Ships in Most of South China Sea
Apparently China is feeling frisky and ready to throw its weight around. Note that half of all the world's oil passes through these waters and that traditionally one of roles of the US Navy has been to defend freedom-of-navigation in international waters. Interesting times to follow.
Already, China's expansive claims to the island territories and waters of the South China Sea have put it at odds with its neighbors and the United States over the past several years. Yet freedom of navigation has always been seen as the one red line with China's growing military strength. Beijing can threaten Taiwan, oppress Tibet, tussle with Asian neighbors over contested island territory, and build stealth fighters and carrier-killer missiles, but interfering with the world's trade and free navigation was assumed to be the one (plausible) thing that would result in intervention by the U.S. Navy to uphold international law.
Various gun control legislation since 1968 was intended to reduce the amount of guns in the US and make gun ownership rare. Well that didn't work out so well.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reported in a national survey that in 1994, 44 million people, approximately 35% of households, owned 192 million firearms, 65 million of which were handguns....By the same year, 2009, the estimated total number of firearms available to civilians in the United States had increased to approximately 310 million: 114 million handguns, 110 million rifles, and 86 million shotguns.
Per capita, the civilian gun stock has roughly doubled since 1968, from one gun per every two persons to one gun per person.
What Happens When You Find Your Pic on a Big Nose Fetish Site
Last year, I posed for Heeb Magazine's Shtetl Bunny Series. A couple of month's ago, a casting director friend texted me and asked, "Do you ever google yourself?" I told him it had been a long time. "Oh," he responded, "Did you know you're on a big nose appreciation site ?"
Um, no. I didn't.
When A Horse Race Turns into a Deer Race
I've seen all the movies so I'm going with Rudolph up to 25-1.
A "Real" Vampire Talks About Drinking Blood, The "Twilight" Films
No sparkles and all the daily mortal hassles.
Movies.com has found the "Twilight" interview to end all "Twilight" interviews: a man named John Reason who lives in East Texas and claims he realized at age 14 that he is a vampire. John rides a motorcycle, wears cowboy boots, and was married for seven years . which all sounds pretty normal until you get to the part where he runs a site called RealVampireNews.com.
"[W]hen I was 14 years old, I started feeling really funny and having these headaches and body aches and different sleep cycles and cravings for blood. I thought I was crazy. That period is called the Awakening, and it usually happens around the time of puberty, but sometimes people are 40 or 50 years old."
..."[I]n the vampire community a lot of the struggles revolve around family life, whether it's just normal, day-to-day getting a job, or coming out of the coffin-as they call it-and explaining to your loved ones that you drink blood."
Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [368 comments] 'BCochran1981' [51.62 posts/day]
2 [362 comments] 'toby928? for TB'
3 [326 comments] 'kbdabear'
4 [321 comments] 'Vic'
5 [316 comments] 'MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit, rooting for SMOD or the Mayans, whichever comes first </i></b>'
6 [306 comments] 'Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks'
7 [305 comments] 'soothsayer'
8 [294 comments] 'Butters'
9 [266 comments] 'Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual'
10 [257 comments] 'J.J. Sefton'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [81 names] 'Fatman Alex' [11.36 unique names/day]
2 [70 names] 'kbdabear'
3 [60 names] 'Nebelwerfer'
4 [49 names] 'The Political Hat'
5 [34 names] 'Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual'
6 [31 names] 'Cicero (@cicero)'
7 [30 names] 'fluffy'
8 [26 names] 'Jamie Foxx'
9 [25 names] 'andycanuck'
10 [24 names] 'fluffy'
The group. Yeah.
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Posted by: Ostral B Heretic at December 02, 2012 05:53 PM (eacF6)
I'll pay 1/2 the wholesale price for every gun that is brought in. I will then turn around and sell it for 3/4 of the wholesale price.
But only morons get to buy.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 02, 2012 05:54 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 02, 2012 05:54 PM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 02, 2012 05:56 PM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 05:57 PM (57VGh)
***
I didn't believe in vampires...until I saw what DC was doing to the rest of the country....
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 05:57 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 09:57 PM
They've sunk their teeth in your wallet.
Posted by: huerfano at December 02, 2012 06:00 PM (bAGA/)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:00 PM (57VGh)
A) They are idiots
B) They don't give a shit about making any serious cuts either.
C) A+B
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:01 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:02 PM (8sCoq)
There will be no holiday shopping. We got nothing to celebrate. (with the exception of the Nativity of Our Lord, but we don't have to go all Saturnalia about that)
Posted by: Al at December 02, 2012 06:02 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: MixtNuts at December 02, 2012 06:03 PM (/3KtX)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 02, 2012 06:03 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 02, 2012 06:03 PM (Ai+tZ)
***
If you want to improve something in the real world you have to wrap metrics around it and then analyze what works and what doesn't.
Isn't it interesting that the federal government doesn't bother to tailor its programs to any metric of success?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:03 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: lions at December 02, 2012 06:03 PM (MTPLw)
"If Javon Belcher didn't own a gun, he and his girlfriend would both be alive today."- Bob Costas quoting some sports columnist named Jason Whitlock.
Not much I can say about that. (that's fit to print)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:04 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:04 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:04 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 06:04 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:04 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 02, 2012 06:05 PM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: lions at December 02, 2012 06:05 PM (MTPLw)
***
I blame Obama's eliminationist rhetoric.
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:05 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Arms Merchant at December 02, 2012 06:05 PM (8ysYr)
B) They don't give a shit about making any serious cuts either.
C) A+B
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 10:01 PM (AUeaU)
You forgot this one:
D) Voters talk a good good game but aren't really prepared to accept the real cuts necessary to their favored programs.
Posted by: Mætenloch at December 02, 2012 06:06 PM (XkotV)
Posted by: crotchetyoldjarhead at December 02, 2012 06:06 PM (nv2Ve)
Posted by: Barack Obama, Cummunity Agitator at December 02, 2012 06:06 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:06 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (piMMO)
2. This is easy pickings, but:
"n the vampire community a lot of the struggles revolve around family life, whether it's just normal, day-to-day getting a job, or coming out of the coffin-as they call it-and explaining to your loved ones that you drink blood."
Can you turn yourself into a bat and live for hundreds of years?
No?
Then you're not a vampire.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: rickl at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (piMMO)
Costas has never heard of a little thing called a knife, eh?
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 06:07 PM (hO9ad)
Because Javon Belcher makes over a million dollars a year playing "professional football" , and has a child out of wedlock with some woman, and maybe he had a manic depressive episode, or was using some kind of illegal pharmaceutical (because sometimes that happens with professional football players), and now two people are dead.
And it's the gun culture (and the NRA). I see the logic that Costas and "Jason Whitlock" were using here.
Right.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:08 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:08 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:09 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: OJ at December 02, 2012 06:09 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 06:09 PM (67DpE)
Evening, Mo-rons
Posted by: fluffy at December 02, 2012 06:09 PM (z9HTb)
"[W]hen I was 14 years old, I started feeling really funny and having these headaches and body aches and different sleep cycles and cravings for blood. I thought I was crazy.
*****
Sometimes your first instinct is right, kid!!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:09 PM (1OZSU)
***
Not really - the Reps had the option to cut any number of not particularly popular programs in 2004-6 and didn't even try.
One could imagine Republicans putting together a budget was serious cuts in some things, making the argument it is the only way we can afford other things.
Then when the Democrats/Media whine about it -
"Don't you CARE about Social Security?"
"Why would you rather fund cowboy poetry slams then the VA?"
etc...etc...etc...
The Republican leadership hasn't seriously tried to cut spending since Newt left the House...
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:10 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:10 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Ed Anger at December 02, 2012 06:10 PM (tOkJB)
See, this might be interesting if anybody in our leadership ever felt like getting around to making this argument or mentioning that reversing the current tax cuts don't get us anywhere near to taking care of the deficit, but that's apparently never going to happen.
I mean, they only have a limited amount of time available to speak over the months they've been discussing this, so it's not like they can just take 10 seconds to bring up this fact.
Let it burn.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 06:12 PM (GPoE7)
fluffy, you are a self centered and selfish person for grabbing more spots in the "AoSHQ" top ten.
It's all about "me!me! me!"
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:12 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: Dr Philip Schlotkins at December 02, 2012 06:12 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Sho Nuff at December 02, 2012 06:12 PM (jo0fs)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at December 02, 2012 06:13 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: steevy at December 02, 2012 06:13 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: rickl at December 02, 2012 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
Everyone knows Britt is an ass man
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:13 PM (8sCoq)
Hume's mentioned this at least once. Hard as it might be to believe, he was on Nixon's enemies list.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 06:13 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 06:14 PM (xfRvq)
Bob Costas quotes KC sportswriter to make gun control case re: Jovan Belcher murder/suicide. Cites all known gun control cliches.
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:14 PM (8sCoq)
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Nixon was a liberal, why wouldn't he go after conservatives?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:14 PM (AUeaU)
Just remember, Roseanne Barr did a "hip"and "edgy" "comedy" photo shoot for Heeb back in '09, where she dressed as Hitler and burned cookies in a kitchen oven.
Those disgusting turds at Heeb can go fuck themselves. Roseanne Barr is a sick, sick woman.
Posted by: Comrade Pickles, loyal Party Cat at December 02, 2012 06:15 PM (vlC9n)
Nixon had a moderately paranoid personality. That figured into some of the "questionable" judgements he made in his life.
Maybe.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:15 PM (Md8Uo)
Thank you so much! You left out 'fiendishly clever'. Try to work it in, if you can.
Posted by: fluffy at December 02, 2012 06:15 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: steevy at December 02, 2012 06:15 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: Ed Anger at December 02, 2012 06:16 PM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:16 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 10:07 PM (piMMO)
Yeah, but the pain somebody can inflict on their girlfriend without a gun is much more limited.
Posted by: Lawrence Taylor at December 02, 2012 06:16 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Jake in ID at December 02, 2012 06:16 PM (2CiZb)
The CIA stopped paying them on instructions from Jimmah.
Also you had to listen to that pompous asshole at the end say how great he was for not taking credit for the escape.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at December 02, 2012 06:16 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:17 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 02, 2012 06:17 PM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:17 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:18 PM (GEICT)
Bob Costas, whoÂ’s gotten rich thanks in part to a sport that destroys menÂ’s bodies and brains, gives us a little civics lecture.
lou dobbs @loudobbsnews
The Media Left at Halftime: Bob Costas pushing gun control, quoting...who else?..a sports writer on ridding the country of the 2nd Amendment
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:18 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Lawrence Taylor at December 02, 2012 10:16 PM (GPoE7)
I am just glad I bought those knives from the Cutco guy. You know they will sharpen them for free?
Posted by: OJ at December 02, 2012 06:18 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 06:19 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:20 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:20 PM (GEICT)
Nixon had a moderately paranoid personality. That figured into some of the "questionable" judgements he made in his life.
Maybe.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 10:15 PM (Md8Uo)
You'd a little paranoid too if you had watched Mayor Daley and LBJ steal a fucking election right before your eyes in 1960.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at December 02, 2012 06:20 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:21 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 06:21 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Fritz at December 02, 2012 06:22 PM (d8K+M)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: steevy at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:23 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:24 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:25 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:25 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 06:25 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 10:23 PM (NIZHJ)
Fucker was obviously fucked up and a bad shot. She told him to get the fuck out and she was filing for custody of the kid and wanted a paycheck from his sorry ass.
In other words, she was going to put him back "in chains"
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at December 02, 2012 06:25 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:26 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: H. S. at December 02, 2012 06:27 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 06:27 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 06:28 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:28 PM (NIZHJ)
___
Bitches man...Bitches.
Remember Bros before Hos.
Posted by: Barack Obama at December 02, 2012 06:28 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 10:23 PM (NIZHJ)
Same thing the Nicole and Ron Brown did to OJ to make him cut their heads off.
Posted by: MrCaniac at December 02, 2012 06:28 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:28 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:29 PM (piMMO)
I noticed total comments are down. I guess the election is over and Christmas is here, so morons have something better to do that fuck off at HQ?
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at December 02, 2012 06:29 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 02, 2012 06:30 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Jmel at December 02, 2012 06:30 PM (9tSXa)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:30 PM (1OZSU)
Ah, Jason Whitlock is an overweight African American.
There can't be real guilt for this young brother, Javon Belcher. The gun culture made him buy that gun, and shoot his girlfriend nine times.
He was misunderstood.
At some point, you would think adults in the African American community would speak up about the prevalence of black-on-black violence. Unlike "Law and Order" episodes, most poor black people are killed by other poor black people, unless it is a doctor performing an abortion.
Wait, didn't Bill Cosby say something about that and get criticized?
Never mind.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:30 PM (Md8Uo)
Damn, I'm hungry...
Posted by: antisocialist at December 02, 2012 06:31 PM (j/nZn)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:31 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 06:32 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 10:19 PM (kaalw)
*****
aloha, cthulhu!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 10:23 PM (1OZSU)
See, that right there is one reason to love this blog. Friendly camaraderie, and utterly incomprehensible to 99.999% of the people on the globe.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 06:32 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 06:32 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:33 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:33 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 10:04 PM
I doubt it
Posted by: zombie Nicole Simpson at December 02, 2012 06:34 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:34 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: CDR M at December 02, 2012 06:35 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:35 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Fritz at December 02, 2012 06:35 PM (d8K+M)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 10:32 PM (kaalw)
*****
BTW- I've been meaning to ask- is it true that the entity known as cthulhu can change forms, and sometimes has as many as a hundred octopus-like testicles?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:35 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:36 PM (GEICT)
Thanks for the spoiler.
Anything else you want to add?
Hey, I dig it. But can we finally have Walking Dead thread with spoilers? I keep asking for it and all I get are crickets.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:36 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 02, 2012 06:36 PM (wwsoB)
Hate to see what the labs were like
Posted by: boulder hobo at December 02, 2012 06:37 PM (QTHTd)
Hey, I dig it. But can we finally have Walking Dead thread with spoilers? I keep asking for it and all I get are crickets.
Posted by: katya the designated driver
You're doing it wrong if you're getting crickets.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:37 PM (Md8Uo)
Somebody ask Bob Costas: if Javon Belcher had used a knife, would his girlfriend be 'less dead'?
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 10:04 PM
I doubt it
Posted by: zombie Nicole Simpson at December 02, 2012 10:34 PM (wwsoB)
They are only "mostly dead".
Posted by: Miracle Max at December 02, 2012 06:37 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 02, 2012 06:37 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: CDR M at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: EC at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (NIZHJ)
http://tinyurl.com/c4jsly8
Posted by: antisocialist at December 02, 2012 06:38 PM (j/nZn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:39 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Kalneva at December 02, 2012 06:40 PM (S+/pH)
Katya, the show is on hiatus now for a few months. Maybe throw a thread up as the second half gets closer?
I'll take it.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:40 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:40 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:41 PM (57VGh)
Stossel now has on a couple of doctors who are putting to death the myth that the USDA pyramid is worth a shit.
Stossel is awesome. Kinda hot too.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:41 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:41 PM (NIZHJ)
Anything else you want to add?
Michonne decapitated Rick. I was kinda surprised they went there.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 06:41 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: IBT at December 02, 2012 06:42 PM (2t6Gz)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:43 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: speedster1 at December 02, 2012 06:43 PM (yeM7r)
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Ötzi - he'd been shot with an arrow and bludgeoned in the head.
Of course we've found traces of war and more general violence for as long as we can establish a reasonable archeological record.
And the interesting thing is that only modern socialists can approach the level of bloodshed our ancestors engaged in.
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:43 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: CDR M at December 02, 2012 06:44 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:44 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 02, 2012 06:44 PM (Dnbau)
***
So when you leave the Murtha behind you've gotten rid of a cancer?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 02, 2012 06:44 PM (AUeaU)
Michonne decapitated Rick. I was kinda surprised they went there
He was totally asking for it. Channelling Shane.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:45 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 06:45 PM (BZocQ)
Bruce Willis's character was dead pretty much the whole movie.
Posted by: Palandine at December 02, 2012 06:45 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: Kalneva at December 02, 2012 06:45 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 10:28 PM (DoZD+)
Just not a guy named Tallahasee..... very dangerous... as there are no Twinkies anymore...
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 02, 2012 06:45 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 06:46 PM (57VGh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:46 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jmel at December 02, 2012 06:47 PM (9tSXa)
the chick's really a dude
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:47 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 10:43 PM (57VGh)
That's what happens when you roll a '1'.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 06:47 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (BZocQ)
167 What a weekend! So I'm hauling ass to a fire (voluntary fireman) with my emergency light on, go through an intersection and have a minor fender bender. I pull over real quick to exchange info, when I get frickin maced and attacked . When I can finally see whats going on I look over and there's this ASS HOLE laughing about the whole thing.
*****
Dude- was it a car full of old ladies? Did one have an umbrella and one a big bible? This sounds familiar!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (piMMO)
The one chick wakes up at the end and her hubby steps out of the shower, the whole thing was a dream.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: art garfunkels ugly kid at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (ZRoGl)
Kevin Spacey's character _was_ Keyser Soze...
Posted by: Palandine at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:48 PM (DoZD+)
the boat sinks
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:49 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 06:49 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:50 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:50 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 10:46 PM (GEICT)
*****
15 minutes in the barrel! Can I take my half empty glass of Crown with me?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:50 PM (1OZSU)
you have a blog?
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:50 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:51 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: IBT at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (2t6Gz)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (NIZHJ)
Edward Norton's character was real, and Brad Pitt's was a figment of his imagination.
Posted by: Palandine at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:52 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Palandine at December 02, 2012 10:45 PM (g7D8V)
Well, that explains why he never got sick.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 06:53 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 06:53 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:53 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 06:54 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 10:52 PM (GEICT)
*****
Well, in that case, I think I'll donate the half that I already drank 
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 06:55 PM (1OZSU)
It was the blaster culture that made Han Solo kill Greedo.
So many blasters, and the Empire making the use of blasters seem so hip and with it.
The blaster culture, Yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 06:55 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at December 02, 2012 06:56 PM (NzBQO)
The Amish Mafia whacked Fredo.
Posted by: Fritz at December 02, 2012 06:56 PM (d8K+M)
Congrats Robert. A long hard road I'm sure. Good on you!
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 06:56 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: comatus at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (qaVK+)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (GEICT)
Anything else you want to add?
Posted by: eman at December 02, 2012 10:31 PM (57VGh)
Brian Dennehy dies.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Moana at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (r+yB8)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 06:57 PM (BZocQ)
Hulk smashes.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 06:58 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Snotnose Nuclear Sonic Punk at December 02, 2012 06:58 PM (Y+woW)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 06:58 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 06:59 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 10:56 PM (JMmQ9)
I keeeeeeeeeeeed - I'd pimp my blog but it hasn't been updated in 2 months
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 06:59 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 10:35 PM (1OZSU)
In the Lovecraftian sense, Cthulhu generally looks the same, except when he's pureed by the propeller of a boat....after which he reconstitutes, looking much the same. He may extend an odd pseudopod at times, but the "resting state" is fairly consistent. You may be thinking of Azathoth, or Yog-Sothoth, or many of the other Great Old Ones. On the other hand, Cthulhu's testicles are not given much attention in the canon, in that humans beholding his awesome presence seldom express an immediate interest in sex play. [Those with some facility in Japanese may understand why the word "seldom" is used, instead of "never".]
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 06:59 PM (kaalw)
218 >>>Thanks for the spoiler. Anything else you want to add?
*****
And the beautiful princess turns into a full-time ogress, and the smart-ass talking donkey mates with a dragon and they have cute little flying drag-ass babies.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:00 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:00 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:00 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 07:00 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Looking Glass at December 02, 2012 07:00 PM (g3wOT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (Z+OJg)
The PRC carrier is just a low performance training ship, really.
The Gerald Ford should be commissioned pretty soon (isn't that thing done yet?).
Those pokey diesel electrics are good for torpedoing oil tankers and container ships. Not going to catch too much else, though. They are only quiet when they are running at less than 10 knots.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch is not Santa Claus at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 07:01 PM (NIZHJ)
The dorky guy gets the girl. The nerdy girl takes off her glasses and becomes smoking hot and popular. And the bully gets his comeuppance.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 07:02 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:02 PM (GEICT)
I posted this on Facebook but I want to share this with you all, my beloved Moron Hordes.
I have finally hit my major weightloss goal. I've lost 140 pounds and have FINALLY fallen under 200 pounds. From 337 to 197 in 13.5 months. I'm not *done* exactly, I guess I need to lose another 12 pounds or so, but never in my wildest dreams did I foresee such a result. At this time last year I imagined I could lose, if I tried hard enough, 50 pounds. Never NEVER thought I could do nearly triple that but by GAWD I did it!
And there are a couple of you here that did inspire me to just say fuck it and go all in hardcore.
Thank you, Horde, and bless you all!
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 10:52 PM (LUnTP)
Massive congrats, Robert!!! I'm down 26, myself -- and I'll add you to the inspiration my BH's success provided. It. Can. Happen.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 07:02 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:02 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:03 PM (LUnTP)
Thanks for the spoiler. Anything else you want to add?
Dallas drags this game to midnight and loses.
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 02, 2012 07:03 PM (85EaA)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:04 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: The Lightworker at December 02, 2012 07:04 PM (ISMCi)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 02, 2012 07:04 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:04 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: navybrat at December 02, 2012 07:05 PM (4RH/3)
They get all the cars built by midnight but the Japanese still close the plant.
Posted by: Lobo in Austin at December 02, 2012 07:05 PM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:05 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 07:05 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:05 PM (67DpE)
Sean Bean dies in every movie
he didn't die in National Treasure, just got arrested
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 11:04 PM (8sCoq)
He was given the electric chair. They just didn't show it in the movie.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 07:06 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Ed Anger at December 02, 2012 07:06 PM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Honey Boo Boo, The Form Chosen as the Distructor! at December 02, 2012 07:06 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Robert is gonna get killed at December 02, 2012 07:06 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 10:57 PM (GEICT)
*****
Oh, no, you misunderstood-- it was Gubmint Booze- I got it in the big Gubmint booze give-away of 2009. Remember the viral video of the (ahem) lady from Cleveland? Yaaaaaaahhhhh I gotz me some 'bama booz!!!! All the folks gotz them some 'bama booze!!! If youse on the welfare, or the food stamps, or the medicare, yaaaaaahhhh we gotz 'bama booz.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 11:03 PM (LUnTP)
The Valu-Rite diet is nothing but success stories.
Posted by: Lobo in Austin at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Eric von Daniken at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (Z+OJg)
Posted by: lowandslow at December 02, 2012 07:07 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:08 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:08 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 11:02 PM (kaalw)
And the one man to thank for all this?
Barack. Hussein. Obama!
Hopenchange 4 evah!
*Runs like hell*
Posted by: Robert is gonna get killed at December 02, 2012 11:06 PM (LUnTP)
Don't be so humble -- you could have done it on willpower alone.....even without TFG spoiling your pleasure from eating.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 07:08 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: rickl at December 02, 2012 07:08 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Ed Anger at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:09 PM (LUnTP)
The founders are sociopaths
Posted by: Lobo in Austin at December 02, 2012 07:10 PM (BAnPT)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:10 PM (GEICT)
UPDATED: Iraqi refugee arrested for bombing Arizona Social Security office with IED, media silence ensues
http://tinyurl.com/bm9sqaj
Posted by: kbdabear at December 02, 2012 07:10 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Seam Bean is the reincaration of Pete Hutter at December 02, 2012 07:10 PM (sZTYJ)
The Soviet Union and then Russia couldn't accomplish anything with its navy when that navy was rotting away in port and obviously destined to vanish whether American negotiators bargained for its disappearance or not. There is nothing diplomats can say that will do any good in these situations.
"Let it burn" is moot. The house is on fire and there ain't no water round.
Posted by: The Lightworker at December 02, 2012 07:11 PM (ISMCi)
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:11 PM (S+/pH)
Now, that's not true. It's in an unmarked wooden crate in a huge warehouse full of tens of thousands of other unmarked wooden crates.
Posted by: Palandine at December 02, 2012 07:11 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 07:12 PM (JMmQ9)
The South Africans actually killed Mel Gibson's wife
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 07:12 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Darth Vader at December 02, 2012 07:12 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Robert at December 02, 2012 07:12 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:13 PM (67DpE)
The Jackhammer?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 11:09 PM
I had a client who owned a Sybian. She claimed it kept her celibate.
Posted by: Lobo in Austin at December 02, 2012 07:13 PM (BAnPT)
I totally didn't even mean to put a sarc tag on my prev comment. Hopefully that was divine.
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:13 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:13 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: George Lucas, rolling around naked in piles of money at December 02, 2012 07:14 PM (sZTYJ)
The teenagers who had sex wind up dying in the horror movie.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 07:14 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:14 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 07:14 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 02, 2012 07:14 PM (85EaA)
Come on! Who told you that crap?
Posted by: Dr Indiana Jones at December 02, 2012 07:16 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 07:16 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:16 PM (GEICT)
warehouse full of tens of thousands of other unmarked wooden crates.
Come on! Who told you that crap?
Posted by: Dr Indiana Jones at December 02, 2012 11:16 PM (z9HTb)
Whoever did clearly lied...
Posted by: Top Men at December 02, 2012 07:17 PM (GPoE7)
Others may disagree, but I find cornstarch alone as a thickener gives a sauce an unpleasantly slick glaze. Start with one tablespoon of flour completely dissolved in half a cup of water, stirred a little at a time into barely-boiling juices and stock. Then use a teaspoon of cornstarch, dissolved the same way, if more body is needed. I've never needed more than that.
This seems a particularly unseemly place to congratulate Robert on losing all that weight. Robert, take good care of yourself. That's a lot of stress you've gone through. You'll certainly avoid some ill effects in your new skin, but find a doctor you trust and have him monitor your organ functions and blood chemistry regularly.
Posted by: comatus at December 02, 2012 07:18 PM (qaVK+)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 07:18 PM (NIZHJ)
You tell 'em.
Posted by: O.J. Simpson at December 02, 2012 07:18 PM (2IW5Q)
I like how liberals define it as a "gun culture", as if some avid hunter in Northern Wisconsin is the same as some gang banger in LA.
I'll bet the shooter in that drive-by from last night had an undocumented firearm.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:19 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Mjölnir, the banhammer from the gates of Hellm at December 02, 2012 07:19 PM (Jls4P)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 07:19 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:19 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Jake in ID at December 02, 2012 07:21 PM (2CiZb)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:21 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:21 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 07:22 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: mpfs, went through a whole box of Kleenex at December 02, 2012 07:22 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:22 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: phillip fry at December 02, 2012 07:23 PM (ctjsq)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:23 PM (GEICT)
I had a good laugh listening to the Bengals Chargers game on the radio today. The Bengals announcers got to bring up a great stat for Phillip Rivers. On 4th quarter comeback drives he is 0-14.
Posted by: buzzion at December 02, 2012 07:24 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Ed Anger at December 02, 2012 07:24 PM (tOkJB)
You gave him both barrels. Reloaded, too.
Posted by: fluffy at December 02, 2012 07:25 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: The Boston Strangler at December 02, 2012 07:26 PM (2075p)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:26 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:27 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 07:27 PM (I2LwF)
I had a girl tell me 'just not in my hair' one time
Posted by: Jones in CO at December 02, 2012 11:26 PM (8sCoq)
-------
I saw that in Leaving Las Vegas, too.
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 02, 2012 07:27 PM (85EaA)
Comatus, thanks for the advice. Yeah, red wine and 'shrooms and onions seem like a good way to add some body. I will try that next time! I dislike canned broth or boullion, though, because it seems to be tinny-tasting, regardless of the packaging. Or overly vegetal. Why is it that chicken broth is good, but beef broth has a tinny taste? Is there a brand that is good? Also agree that cornstarch is useful in Chinese cooking and such, but not gravy. Flour, either in buerre manie or sluury, is the best for gravy. Or roux.
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:27 PM (S+/pH)
Seamus - If we don't get any moisture, we are in for big time drought next year. Looking pretty grim. Still have my job and not sure about a garden next year it the water is rationed.
Too warm for Dec. They say we could have the dryest year since 1900. I need to get away. Seems like nothing but doom and gloom.
/rant
How about you Seamus? Haven't seen Cheri lately either.
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 07:28 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:29 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:29 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:29 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 07:30 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Ezra's Equal at December 02, 2012 07:30 PM (2075p)
Posted by: Truman North at December 02, 2012 07:30 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 07:32 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:32 PM (GEICT)
Everything that happened at the hospital...six whole years? It was all in some autistic kid's head.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at December 02, 2012 07:33 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at December 02, 2012 07:33 PM (Aev4p)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:35 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:36 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: mpfs, went through a whole box of Kleenex at December 02, 2012 07:36 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: navybrat at December 02, 2012 07:37 PM (4RH/3)
Cal for my second job back in the day.
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 07:37 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 11:32 PM (BVkEs)
*****
Lawdy, I do declare! I don't know nothin' about birthin' no baby!!!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:38 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:39 PM (GEICT)
In case something goes terribly wrong katya, you have the means to shoot back right? if nessessary?
.
Hubby gots guns. Son-in-law gots guns and would love any opportunity to bring his entire arsenal over, clean, load and lovingly display.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:40 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: rickl at December 02, 2012 07:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:44 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 07:44 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 02, 2012 07:44 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:44 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BlackOrchid-StillMissingDagny at December 02, 2012 07:45 PM (J6kXj)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 07:46 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:47 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: BlackOrchid-StillMissingDagny at December 02, 2012 07:48 PM (J6kXj)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 07:49 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 07:50 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:50 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:50 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 07:50 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:51 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Decker at December 02, 2012 07:51 PM (gh+mp)
Cat 4 gonna hit the PI tomarrow...prayers for Pinoys.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at December 02, 2012 07:52 PM (US2jM)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 07:52 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Dr. Ruth Buzzie at December 02, 2012 07:53 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 11:50 PM (xfRvq)
----
Good times, man. Gonna look it up.
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 07:53 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:54 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 07:54 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: toby928© at December 02, 2012 07:54 PM (XnyLr)
Posted by: Stupid Space Hippie at December 02, 2012 07:54 PM (Xefrb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 07:55 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 07:55 PM (Z9EHQ)
Anybody know if he held the gun sideways when he offed himself?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 02, 2012 07:56 PM (pFqpP)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:56 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Sarek of Vulcan at December 02, 2012 07:57 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 02, 2012 07:57 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 07:57 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Mikeyboss at December 02, 2012 07:57 PM (5V9yW)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:57 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 07:58 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 07:58 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 07:59 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 02, 2012 07:59 PM (r0Q30)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 02, 2012 07:59 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Robert Redchevy at December 02, 2012 07:59 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Kalneva at December 02, 2012 07:59 PM (S+/pH)
Tiny URL
1. Find the site you want
2. Copy the URL from the address bar
3. go to http://tinyurl.com
4. Paste your url into the box that says "Enter a long URL to make tiny"
5. Hit "Make Tiny URL"
6. When the page refreshes, copy the new tiny URL and paste it here.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:00 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 02, 2012 08:00 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at December 02, 2012 08:00 PM (US2jM)
Meanwhile, Iowa hunters doing their best to prove the Hollywood belief of redneck behavior.
http://tinyurl.com/d7mpm6u
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 08:01 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: SMOD at December 02, 2012 08:02 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:02 PM (67DpE)
Use Firefox, install the tinyurl plugin, and right-click tinyruls to your heart's content.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 02, 2012 08:02 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
http://tinyurl.com/
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 08:02 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Gatekeepers Anonymous at December 02, 2012 08:03 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Mikeyboss at December 02, 2012 08:03 PM (5V9yW)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 08:03 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Berserker at December 02, 2012 08:03 PM (FMbng)
Fookin' iPad. Oldness needs a cure. Not oddness. Although.. I guess.
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 08:04 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:04 PM (Rhie+)
The Seventh Seal is sounded.
The beast and the false prophet are cast into the lake of fire.
The resurrected martyrs live and reign with Christ for a thousand years.
Satan is released and makes war against the people of God, but is defeated.
Satan is cast into the lake of burning sulfur.
The Last Judgment commences. The wicked, along with death and Hades, are cast into the lake of fire.
A new heaven and new earth replace the old. There is no more suffering or death.
God comes to dwell with humanity in the New Jerusalem.
The river and tree of life appear for the healing of the nations. The curse is ended.
Posted by: AD at December 02, 2012 08:04 PM (GPoE7)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:04 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:05 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Spoilers at December 02, 2012 08:05 PM (SOGo4)
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 08:06 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:06 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:06 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Mikeyboss at December 03, 2012 12:03 AM (5V9yW)
Saw a show in Nashville in '06 that was the same way. Willie Nelson opened for Dylan at our little PCL baseball field. After Willie was done, it was still fun to hang and hear Bob Dylan play his songs, but it was no big event. His band was excellent, though.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 02, 2012 08:07 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 02, 2012 08:07 PM (r0Q30)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:07 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:07 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:08 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:08 PM (Z9EHQ)
Fuckin' kidneys, how do they work?
Posted by: Insane StPatrick_TN Posse at December 02, 2012 08:09 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Spoilers at December 02, 2012 08:09 PM (SOGo4)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:09 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:09 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 02, 2012 08:09 PM (r0Q30)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:10 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: M. at December 02, 2012 08:10 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 08:10 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:11 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 08:11 PM (DoZD+)
There was a secret behind it but I wouldn't find out for almost twenty years.
We gave up on seeing Star Wars that night. It would have required at least a six hour wait. Instead we caught a double feature of Silver Streak and Norman, Is That You? The former was great and the latter verged on incomprehensible to a twelve year old in 1977.
The following week my father went into the hospital and was dead a couple of weeks later. He had a genetically based auto-immune disorder that had been destroying his heart for years and my folks didn't see any point in telling us kids about the diagnosis given five years before.
It turns out the George Lucas had realized well ahead of time the 20th Century Fox had no idea what Star Wars was going to be and took it upon himself to hire his own marketing guy who had a lot of connections in SF fandom and wanted to get into the business. This was Craig Miller. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003653/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Craig had been an organizer of the 1972 Worldcon in Los Angeles (Anaheim really but it was considered an LA Con.) and still had a mailing list of all the attendees and participants. He also had the same data from the annual LOSCON, set during Thanksgiving Weekend. He organized a phone bank operation similar to a political campaign to get the word out to Southern California fans. They had to see this movie. Creating that crowd generating huge PR while Fox was still running 30 second ads on TV that went by so fast you had no idea what the movie was about other than things shooting at other things.
It worked wonderfully, as history records. Many years later I had joined the LASFS, the club that puts on the LOSCON, among other things. One day I was talking to Craig Miller and he told me the story of his flash crowd and I told my perspective on that weekend.
It was kind of a 'you won the battle but you killed my dog' moment.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 08:11 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 08:11 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:11 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Insane StPatrick_TN Posse at December 03, 2012 12:09 AM (lJJMb)
*****
If Ace would let me, we could do a thread on the loop of Henle, the most devious invention of a God with a sense of humor. For Gods sake, don't do a search for loop of Henle. Has something to do with crossing the streams! (in a urologic sort of way)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:12 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at December 02, 2012 08:12 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:12 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 08:12 PM (BZocQ)
http://tinyurl.com/d7mpm6u
You have to eat what you kill. It's a rule.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (ccXZP)
They kept getting together anyways. Their father was immaculately conceived, so who knows what lurks in that gene pool.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (Z9EHQ)
Well, payrolls to do tomorrow. Dammit. Got to go be "responsible" and shit. Wish I could just suck off the gubmint tit and wake up at around noon. (J/K!) Off to bed to wake a happy warrior tomorrow. Uggh. Fare-thee-well, happy morons. You have no idea how much you improve my mood, every day.
Posted by: kalneva at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (S+/pH)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Haters goin' postal at December 02, 2012 08:13 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:14 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 02, 2012 08:15 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:16 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:17 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:17 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:17 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:17 PM (Z9EHQ)
the class and I are going to have "a talk" tomorrow
Posted by: chemjeff at December 02, 2012 08:17 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 08:18 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:18 PM (67DpE)
President Obama will not spend one minute defending international freedom of navigation in the South China Sea if/when China goes whole hog.
It's just not on his list of things to do.
Posted by: MikeD at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (p8QOg)
Posted by: DaveA at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (Xefrb)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: rickl at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: BignJames at December 02, 2012 08:19 PM (j7iSn)
Posted by: Lightning McQueen at December 02, 2012 08:20 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 02, 2012 08:20 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:20 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:20 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:21 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: DaveA at December 03, 2012 12:19 AM (Xefrb)
----
And most of them dwell at MSNBC.
Posted by: CraigPoe at December 02, 2012 08:21 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:22 PM (67DpE)
Funny you should bring that up. The Craig Miller guy I mentioned earlier did marketing work for the US release of that. Seems like a gimme. What more was needed beyond newspaper ads with:
BRITT EKLAND
NAKED
IN THIS MOVIE
Go. Bring a raincoat and some tissues.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 08:22 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 08:23 PM (piMMO)
That's far less clear if you've completed the second game.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 08:24 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: A cynical but rarely angry Adriane at December 02, 2012 08:24 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 03, 2012 12:20 AM (d/5qf)
***
I used to hate writing, but it is such a big part of my real job that I actually have learned to have fun with it. I never would have written a book if I hadn't been writing patient stories every day of the work week. I love words and wish I could make them dance better for me.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:24 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: zeera at December 02, 2012 08:25 PM (3dXwx)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:25 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 03, 2012 12:23 AM (piMMO)
*****
Damn show-off!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:25 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: DAve at December 02, 2012 08:26 PM (XDC0v)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:26 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:27 PM (xfRvq)
KY makes some sort of massage oil now, that has a heating effect. And I think you can use it in interesting places, though I never have.
Not yet, anyway.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 03, 2012 12:04 AM (67DpE)
Try it, you will like it. Just sayin.
Posted by: MadameMayhem at December 02, 2012 08:27 PM (iRgZG)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 03, 2012 12:26 AM (ccXZP)
*****
Good thing, 'cause they can't play football!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:27 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:28 PM (67DpE)
Is Square ever going to do some HD remakes for the post-SNES games in that series?
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 08:28 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:28 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Infidel at December 03, 2012 12:27 AM (xfRvq)
*****
My thought on that is to just let 'em rip. If they are in you they will come out and say what you are trying to say.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:29 PM (1OZSU)
I have one comment -- Your lips, sometime in the past, have been planted firmly on the Blarney Stone.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:29 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:31 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 02, 2012 08:31 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:31 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 03, 2012 12:28 AM (67DpE)
***
Not that I know of, but now that you bring it up...
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:32 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:32 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Alex at December 02, 2012 08:33 PM (HwgHt)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:33 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 03, 2012 12:31 AM (67DpE)
Not hot at all. Just warm and tingly. Trust me darlin! Hubbymayhem loves that shit. I call it magic sauce.
Posted by: MadameMayhem at December 02, 2012 08:34 PM (iRgZG)
. Posted by: Spoilers at December 02, 2012 08:34 PM (SOGo4)
If only there were some kind of world-wide interconnected communications system, which one could use to look up all sorts of information, including instructions and examples on how to do most anything, practically instantly.
Or, to tie it in with the ONT education link, if only high schools did their fucking jobs with all that money.
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 02, 2012 08:34 PM (BStst)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 02, 2012 08:34 PM (DgUzc)
I have one comment -- Your lips, sometime in the past, have been planted firmly on the Blarney Stone.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 03, 2012 12:29 AM (ccXZP)
*****
Thanks GB. That whole story poured out of me, usually at 3:00 a.m. in a fit of insomnia, while trying to come to terms with Jack's disappearance. Kind of turned into a book in spite of myself. Every little detail in it is based in some real aspect of his life. If you got a hint of Blarney Stone then I served Jack well.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:35 PM (1OZSU)
There was a FFX HD scheduled for next year, but your guess is as good as mine whether it gets finished and released here.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 08:36 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Peace 99 at December 02, 2012 08:37 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: @PurpAv at December 02, 2012 08:37 PM (G4uRx)
Thank you!Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:37 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: epobirs at December 03, 2012 12:11 AM (kcfmt)
That, my friend, is an awesome story. Sad, funny, meaningful, trivial.....all wrapped up in one.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 08:39 PM (kaalw)
That is hardly a spoiler.
Posted by: epobirs at December 03, 2012 12:38 AM (kcfmt)
*****
Okay, how about, Ted Koppel is a dude.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:39 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:40 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:40 PM (Z9EHQ)
Such an awesome mid season finale to the walking dead. Watching it right now.
Posted by: buzzion at December 02, 2012 08:40 PM (GULKT)
I actually tried to max out my blitzball team (which was totally unnecessary) and get Iron Dukes for each character. And stopped after fighting my first oversoulled boss and realizing that I was never going to fill out the beastiary unless I played enough to oversoul every boss.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 08:41 PM (hO9ad)
Sorry to hear that you're Thor-less again. When will that situation be fixed?
Posted by: Alex at December 02, 2012 08:42 PM (HwgHt)
I'm so glad to read that. It's true there a number of fans here. But in general, I don't like zombie flicks and esp. TV shows, so I was getting tempted to check it out.
You've given me the strength to to keep on resisting.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 02, 2012 08:42 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Another John Titor at December 02, 2012 08:42 PM (+paCV)
I am assuming you know the update for Paige Birgfeld? Very sad.
Posted by: Infidel at December 03, 2012 12:41 AM (xfRvq)
*****
I haven't heard anything since they found the body. Did they figure out who killed her?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:42 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Jones at December 02, 2012 08:44 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: John Grisham at December 02, 2012 08:44 PM (BStst)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:46 PM (67DpE)
Not yet. But Delta is not very big. I think it took almost ten years to convict the the asshole who took his wife from here and killed her in Las Vegas. Cops here aren't real quick on the uptake here, unfortunalty.
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:47 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:47 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: RWC at December 02, 2012 08:48 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: Joss Whedon at December 02, 2012 08:48 PM (BStst)
Posted by: Pvt. Hudson at December 02, 2012 08:49 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 08:49 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 02, 2012 08:50 PM (67DpE)
Posted by: Infidel at December 03, 2012 12:47 AM (xfRvq)
*****
Trust me, the cops here (GJ & Delta) look like effin Columbo compared to the Costilla County Sheriff's Dept. I could tell some stories. They "misplaced" the entire investigative file on our case. Poof! Gone! Nada! Nothing!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:50 PM (1OZSU)
so I have a crock pot chili ready to go, all I have to do is just pop the crock pot container into the cooking vessel and turn it on
if I cook it over night, then leave it on "warm" all day, would that be okay for my food? or would that dry it out too much?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 02, 2012 08:51 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Adriane loves the Classics but is Easily Confused at December 02, 2012 08:52 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Burgess Merideth, played by Brian Dennehy at December 02, 2012 08:52 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Adriane loves the Classics but is Easily Confused at December 02, 2012 08:53 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 03, 2012 12:51 AM (d/5qf)
I've made crockpot mistakes before...keep it under four hours.
Posted by: Insane StPatrick_TN Posse at December 02, 2012 08:53 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 02, 2012 08:54 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 02, 2012 08:54 PM (lJJMb)
CJ, It would dry it out. Plug it inin the am.
Seamus- Happens here too. Got an invite to a party and the people there will be Sheriffs and DA's. Think I will pass this year.
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:54 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread getting all super-meta-fictional and crap at December 02, 2012 08:54 PM (5J54Q)
http://bit.ly/Vhsg1i
An aside - as I was informed this week by TV's Andy Levy, "Mayan" refers to the language. When referring to anything else about their culture, the correct term is apparently "Maya".
I'd inform the Daily Mail, but I'm too busy perusing their photos of Duchess Catherine in field hockey gear.
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 02, 2012 08:54 PM (BStst)
Did you even go through training? Never reveal yourself to yourself. Now you've created a paradox that will likely wipe this worldline out in about 19 days.
Sorry folks, I can be such an asshole sometimes.
Posted by: John Titor at December 02, 2012 08:55 PM (xKC/c)
so I have a crock pot chili ready to go, all I have to do is just pop the crock pot container into the cooking vessel and turn it on
if I cook it over night, then leave it on "warm" all day, would that be okay for my food? or would that dry it out too much?
Posted by: chemjeff at December 03, 2012 12:51 AM (d/5qf)
With the lid on, and the proper amount of liquid inside, it won't dry out at all. Moist heat is what crock-pots are all about.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 08:55 PM (kaalw)
There was a time when Square said they were going to remake all of the PS1 entries for the PS2 but a regime change at the company killed that plan.
It's been an absurdly long time since those games were in general release. The 8 ad 16-bit entries have all been remade multiple times. If you eliminate the redundant data and use modern compression FFVII wouldn't even close to the upper limit for DS games and far below the 2 GB current max on 3DS carts. FFX was 4.2 GB on the DVD but could likely be reduced a fair bit since there is no need for redundant files to reduce load times, compression has improved a fair bit, and scaling to the 3DS screen would reduce the volume a bit.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 08:56 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 08:59 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 08:59 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: Infidel at December 02, 2012 08:59 PM (xfRvq)
Posted by: Hercule Poirot at December 02, 2012 09:00 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 03, 2012 12:59 AM (kaalw)
*****
No, I'm with you cthulhu- red beans and rice, with the dry kidney beans, let 'em sit in the crockpot for 6-8-10-12 hours, no difference.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 09:00 PM (1OZSU)
Dear Bob Costass,
When I want your or some idiot leftard sportsdweeb's opinion, I'll let you know. Until that highly unlikely day, kindly keep your cultural and political views to yourself.
May you follow in the hoofprints of Keefums "Mr. Bubble Bath" Olberdouche.
Fuck you very much,
Me
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at December 02, 2012 09:01 PM (yiIja)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 02, 2012 09:01 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Butters at December 02, 2012 09:02 PM (NIZHJ)
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at December 02, 2012 09:03 PM (gh+mp)
It annoyed me to no end that they put the first two games out for PS1, and then a version with extra stuff and all the shortcomings fixed for gameboy advance only (which I never got into because I can't see the screen). Heck, PSN has an improved version of Tactics (more classes, better translation) but it's handheld only.
I mean would it kill Sony to let me play handheld games on my PS3?
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 09:03 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 02, 2012 09:03 PM (1OZSU)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 02, 2012 09:03 PM (i0App)
A high-end Paris hotel room without funky sex gels? I'd get on the phone and shout shenanigans to the concierge. Because the chambermaid had obviously been slacking. Funky sex gels are as essential to the bathing phobic French reproduction as perfume is to their ability to be in the same room with each other without benefit of blocked nasal passages.
And with that bit of ethnic slurrage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM_lXwJpZCg
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 09:05 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at December 02, 2012 09:06 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: A fallen Catholic boy at December 02, 2012 09:07 PM (gAYhE)
Posted by: Number Fifty-three at December 02, 2012 09:10 PM (gh+mp)
That is what emulators are for.
I have just a few holes to fill in my PSP library and the FFIV remake is one of them, largely due to the additional material. I'll probably download a save game file to avoid the bulk of game I played twenty years ago. I tend to max out my characters in RPGs, so I'm less inclined to replay them.
Which may make it seem odd that I want remakes but it's more for the benefit of others I'd like to suggest the games to.
I really went overboard in FFVII, using the undersea base to give most of my characters 256 for all stats. When the time came, Sephiroph was struck down by Cloud so much as evaporated when Cloud vaguely waved his sword in his general direction.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 09:12 PM (kcfmt)
I find it helps when you pull them out of your ass.
Posted by: boob costas at December 02, 2012 09:13 PM (jPVBi)
Posted by: wait, that's not a movie at December 02, 2012 09:13 PM (BStst)
A high-end Paris hotel room without funky sex gels? I'd get on the phone and shout shenanigans to the concierge. Because the chambermaid had obviously been slacking. Funky sex gels are as essential to the bathing phobic French reproduction as perfume is to their ability to be in the same room with each other without benefit of blocked nasal passages.
And with that bit of ethnic slurrage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM_lXwJpZCg
Posted by: epobirs at December 03, 2012 01:05 AM (kcfmt)
Ethnic slurrage? I was thinking more of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0puHKg_CjQ
"When they raided my place that night, they ruined my act with the leather umbrella......"
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 09:18 PM (kaalw)
OK, it appears as though I've lulled everyone to sleep. Time to do the same for myself.
Y'all have fun and try not to trash the place, 'k?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at December 02, 2012 09:18 PM (yiIja)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 02, 2012 09:20 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 09:21 PM (BZocQ)
Er, jog my memory here as to how that works, please? I remember in 8 one of the espers lets you eat enemies for stat boosts, but I don't remember that in 7.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 09:24 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Odo at December 02, 2012 09:28 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 02, 2012 09:36 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Aye Toldeweknottwo at December 02, 2012 09:37 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 09:38 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Adriane is concerned ... at December 02, 2012 09:39 PM (gh+mp)
The undersea base had a different monster for each stat and defeating it delivered a potion that gave you a +1 on that stat. They were fairly tough monsters, so you wouldn't want to hang out down there unless you were already at a high enough level to finish the game.
IIRC, there was Materia that increased your chances of getting the best items after a battle, and that was essential to making a decent pace on the upgrades.
It was something I tended to do while listening to the radio or an audio book, or watching TV if the game was on a portable device. I'm currently playing the post-game bonus level on an Android RPG called Aeon Avenger. Pretty much an 8-bit game with much better graphics but not a lot of animation. The two lead characters are already maxxed out at level 99 and the weakest is around level 86 IIRC. Yet the going is somewhat tough. The level has given me a number of armor and weapon upgrades and I suspect there is more of the same needed to reach the end successfully.
Google Play had a bunch of this company's games on sale recently. A lot of them were console games a long time ago in Japan but never had US releases. For a buck each they're good time killer to have on a phone.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 09:41 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 09:44 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 02, 2012 09:44 PM (70MWo)
TV pundits are commies. Every last fucking one of them.
That is all.
Posted by: SurferDoc at December 02, 2012 09:47 PM (6H6FZ)
Posted by: Prometheus at December 02, 2012 09:47 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Frank L. Madge at December 02, 2012 09:48 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Sponge Bob, Contraception Specialist ... at December 02, 2012 09:53 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Leapin' Lizards, Sandy at December 02, 2012 09:55 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: 2001: A Space Odyssey at December 02, 2012 09:58 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: Brock Landers at December 02, 2012 10:00 PM (yBF/9)
Huh. I wish I had known about that the last time I played through. I'd love to smite things while stat-maxed with Knights of the Round.
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 10:02 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Mrsp at December 02, 2012 10:02 PM (tgRSU)
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at December 02, 2012 10:04 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Lorne Green at December 02, 2012 10:05 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Warren Zevon at December 02, 2012 10:06 PM (gh+mp)
Another reason to stop reading was the Reagan slam. Stephen King has matured politically a single day since college.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 10:10 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Cowboy at December 02, 2012 10:10 PM (WcgMM)
Posted by: Adriane at December 02, 2012 10:18 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Not Ready To Unsock at December 02, 2012 10:19 PM (BgIBZ)
Posted by: House of Mouse at December 02, 2012 10:20 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Hope Floats but so does hydrogen at December 02, 2012 10:22 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Not Ready To Unsock at December 02, 2012 10:25 PM (BgIBZ)
I think the biggest problem was that King did the later books more out of obligation than inspiration. If he'd been more focused early on and gotten through the story before his near death experience and alcoholism compelled him to write himself into the story (a thing which nearly always goes badly) he might have reached a more satisfying version of the eternal cycle.
I suspect he drew from Moorcock there, who was at the height of his output around the time King was in school and the first versions of the Dark Tower concept were developed. Throw in an overfertile imagination that pulled him in a million directions at once and the prospects aren't good for a multi-volume epic to retain its consistency.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 10:29 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Mrsp at December 02, 2012 10:32 PM (tgRSU)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 02, 2012 10:36 PM (BZocQ)
Posted by: Mrsp at December 02, 2012 10:39 PM (tgRSU)
Posted by: Adriane at December 02, 2012 10:39 PM (gh+mp)
Posted by: Not Ready to Unsock at December 02, 2012 10:40 PM (BgIBZ)
The Crimson King is just as much a prisoner, eternally driven to pull down the Tower as Roland is compelled to stop him. Possibly the only one who knows his past is Flagg but he is always having a good time, even when he gets killed for a while. So he is never going to give the game away.
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Posted by: zeera at December 02, 2012 10:46 PM (3dXwx)
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/mitt-romney-now-drives-an-audi-q7-52390.html
If you're a European worker that is.
Posted by: Lachlan at December 02, 2012 10:46 PM (BvuR1)
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Posted by: Adriane at December 02, 2012 10:50 PM (gh+mp)
Michael Moorcock. Highly influential British 'New Wave' writer from the 60s and onward. Utter lunatic but he is one of those writers whose influence is so broad that a lot of younger writers don't know him as the source they're lifting from. (Kind of like when Todd McFarlane would steal from other comic writers without being aware they were paying homage to classical literature, because McFarlane by his own admission has never read anything but comics.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorcock
Moorcock wrote a number of sword and sorcery and SF series and decided at some point that all of his protagonists were really the same eternally reincarnated person. And that it was possible for more than one incarnation to encounter another. They could even briefly merge to form a being of godlike power.
He is also like Philip Jose Farmer in that he has done a lot of takes on classical adventure fiction. In addition to the Eternal Champion characters there are a number of others characters who keep turning up, such as a woman named Una Persson. Sort of Eternal Sidekicks, although Persson usually is better informed than the lead character.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 10:52 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Adriane at December 02, 2012 10:55 PM (gh+mp)
I don't know if I'm outraged. Were they union workers?
Oh wait they wouldn't be funding democrats anyway.
Outrage=0
Posted by: Methos at December 02, 2012 10:59 PM (hO9ad)
Dorian Hawkmoon. The closest to a conventional good guy in Moorcock's works.
Elric of Melnibone probably had a big influence on the Dungeons and Dragons rules, as it has a theme of good and evil being separate things from Law and Chaos. Elric's alignment varies throughout.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 11:03 PM (kcfmt)
I'm tapped out, not so much out of money but out of the ability to sustain interest in getting any more games. There has been so much for so cheap lately.
Posted by: epobirs at December 02, 2012 11:06 PM (kcfmt)
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