February 01, 2014
— CDR M
Ah yes, tomorrow is Groundhog Day. You know, Punxsutawney Phil is more accurate with his predictions than so-called climate scientists and their global warming models.
Speaking of Groundhog Day, here's an interesting question. How long was Bill Murray stuck in Groundhog Day?
Obvious Study
People slow to react are more likely to die prematurely. You don't say. Someone actually paid for this? But hey, you can test your reaction time here with this test.
The Cook's Thesaurus
Ever start to cook something and realize you are missing an ingredient or two? Well fear no more as The Cook's Thesaurus will help you come up with similar ingredients to complete your meal.
Practical Chemistry
Cool stuff.
Sabertron
Got kids? Like Gladiator movies? Maybe fancy a colored lightsaber from Star Wars? Well this Kickstarter project just might be for you. Sabertron: Foam sword play with wireless electronic scoring.
Useless College Courses
Why would one go into six figure debt and take courses like this? Rutgers University offers class on Beyonce.
Or this one. Backward college professor teaches students to sympathize with bin Laden.
Car WiFi
Nice idea in theory but if every car does not have one, it will be a problem. Potholes abound on the road to car-to-car communication. Once you get used to relying on the alert system to proceed through an intersection, you may stop looking both ways before proceeding and that'll be the one time a car without it runs the red light. I have blind spot detection on my current car and it works great except when it rains. I still look over my shoulder before making a lane change but I'm sure there are some people who rely on the gadget without verifying it is in fact clear.
In addition to the above, there are still concerns over hacking and who can get your information and use it against you.
Chinese Demands
Heh. US to China: "Happy New Year." China to US: "Give us our money back." I guess they haven't heard about what happened to the GM bondholders.
Airsoft Battles
OK, I think I can get into this airsoft gun stuff, if I could have one of these.
Pin-Ups
The visual references used by artist Gil Elvgren for his pin-up girl artwork.
Cat Video
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 01, 2014 05:59 PM (QFxY5)
Which should be renamed as Weasel Day, for accuracy anyhow.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 06:01 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 06:01 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: Anonymous at February 01, 2014 06:02 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 01, 2014 06:03 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:03 PM (vBhbc)
Posted by: DangerGirl at February 01, 2014 06:03 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: --- at February 01, 2014 06:04 PM (MMC8r)
Evenin' rons
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 01, 2014 06:06 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: The Neon Madman at February 01, 2014 06:06 PM (GSUff)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 01, 2014 06:07 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 01, 2014 06:08 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: DangerGirl at February 01, 2014 06:09 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: Molly k. at February 01, 2014 06:09 PM (M/X+h)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 01, 2014 06:10 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 06:10 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 06:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:13 PM (vBhbc)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/perry-garfinkel/ the-groundhog-day-buddhis_b_162950.html
... at least, rich white pseudobuddhists love it.
I do remember Kathryn Lopez had a serious thing for "Deuce Bigelow".
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 01, 2014 06:13 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:13 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 06:14 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:14 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Carol at February 01, 2014 06:14 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:15 PM (vBhbc)
Posted by: seamrog at February 01, 2014 06:15 PM (D4ETn)
Posted by: Carol at February 01, 2014 06:16 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:16 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 06:16 PM (DmNpO)
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When I was a stark raving bachelor, I noticed on mornings after my car was always perfectly parked whenever I came home so hammered I couldn't remember.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:17 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Republic of Texas 2: Electric Boogaloo at February 01, 2014 06:17 PM (Gk2GE)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 06:17 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:18 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 06:18 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:19 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Male Honeybees at February 01, 2014 06:19 PM (vBhbc)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Hibernian Hooligan at February 01, 2014 06:19 PM (qTirZ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 06:20 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 06:20 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: garrett at February 01, 2014 06:20 PM (FUZaB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:21 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 06:21 PM (cHZB7)
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I remember after Super Bowl 16 or something, having to call my boss on Monday because I got so loaded watching the SB I had to catch a ride home after the game.
Fortunately the boss was an old navy guy and had the utmost respect for me because I could out-drink him...
and he drove past my place on the way to work.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:21 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Mr. Buzz @ 13 yrs. at February 01, 2014 06:22 PM (DxzxN)
Posted by: soothsayer at February 01, 2014 06:22 PM (zEJxF)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: soothsayer at February 01, 2014 10:22 PM (zEJxF)
So you didn't like Temple of Doom?
Posted by: Short Round at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: Roman Polanksi at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (FUZaB)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 10:18 PM (ojnk6)
Some of us old dogs peruse the old threads, but it's slim pickings.
Posted by: tangonine at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (x3YFz)
Us Suthnah's dig chicks from Gaffney.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:23 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:24 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 06:24 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:25 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: CDR M at February 01, 2014 06:25 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: soothsayer at February 01, 2014 06:25 PM (zEJxF)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 06:25 PM (UAMVq)
Wow, as always, excellent.
Those pin up '30's shoes were ther bomb. Way cute! I wish I could find some like that.
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 06:26 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 01, 2014 06:26 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 01, 2014 06:26 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 06:27 PM (WY8fM)
Glenn Close was dubbed in.
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:27 PM (vBhbc)
The Imam told me to do it in a fatwa. Oh and sharia. Freedom of religion bitchez.
Posted by: Musab Masmari at February 01, 2014 06:27 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 06:28 PM (RZ8pf)
You're not a true Scotsman, are you?
Posted by: fluffy at February 01, 2014 06:29 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:29 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Molly k. at February 01, 2014 06:29 PM (M/X+h)
*groan*.
There is a price to be paid for decadence, even in the animal kingdom. Posted by: Thrawn at February 01, 2014 06:29 PM (WlWt+)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 01, 2014 06:30 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 06:31 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:31 PM (aDwsi)
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Admittedly, it looks better from the highway. How many peaches do you suppose they had to sell and tax to finance that? Or was that a grant from the USDA?
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:31 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 06:31 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 01, 2014 06:32 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 06:32 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Gmac-Pondering the coming implosion, and hoping its 404care at February 01, 2014 06:32 PM (baiNQ)
When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 10:17 PM (DmNpO)
So a bee can actually be saved if it gets blue balled.
Posted by: CDR M at February 01, 2014 06:33 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:33 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 01, 2014 06:33 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPad at February 01, 2014 06:33 PM (R+XDI)
Posted by: thunderb at February 01, 2014 06:34 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:35 PM (vBhbc)
Posted by: thermadin at February 01, 2014 06:35 PM (W+08+)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 06:36 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: no good deed at February 01, 2014 06:36 PM (vBhbc)
Posted by: Barry O at February 01, 2014 06:38 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at February 01, 2014 06:40 PM (/IQip)
Posted by: Obama circa 08 at February 01, 2014 06:40 PM (dWJaR)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 06:41 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 06:41 PM (WY8fM)
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As my MIL calls it, "Retail therapy"
Have fun!
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 06:41 PM (4Mv1T)
Bee porn has a limited audience.Posted by: eman at February 01, 2014 06:43 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at February 01, 2014 06:44 PM (/IQip)
Posted by: Dandolo at February 01, 2014 06:44 PM (0XBx+)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 06:44 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: eman at February 01, 2014 06:45 PM (AO9UG)
They needed her to sound British, despite the fact that the Jane Potter of the books was American.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 01, 2014 06:46 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:47 PM (aDwsi)
She's bad at spelling and has medicore eyebrows.
Posted by: Andy Rooney at February 01, 2014 06:47 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 06:47 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Kalneva at February 01, 2014 06:48 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 06:48 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPad at February 01, 2014 06:49 PM (R+XDI)
Jewell, that is so cool. Have fun. I sure miss my mom.
Fry sliced green tomatoes in panko or bread crumbs and leave the nanners on the counter to eat or make bannana bread when over ripe. Easy peasy.
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 06:49 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:49 PM (aDwsi)
"When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies."
Bet they don't settle for a quicky...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 01, 2014 06:50 PM (zEeUf)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 06:50 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at February 01, 2014 06:52 PM (/IQip)
Posted by: The Lost Dutchman at February 01, 2014 06:52 PM (9F2c1)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 10:31 PM (UAMVq)
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I don't care what anyone says, but that right there is freaking hilarious! Almost choked on my beer!
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 06:55 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Samoan Gourmet at February 01, 2014 06:55 PM (dWJaR)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 10:48 PM (+1T7c)
Tell me about it.
Posted by: Hawaii at February 01, 2014 06:55 PM (0XBx+)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 06:55 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at February 01, 2014 06:55 PM (kxSZr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:56 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 01, 2014 06:57 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: John McCain at February 01, 2014 06:57 PM (9F2c1)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 06:58 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 01, 2014 06:58 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 06:59 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at February 01, 2014 07:00 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 01, 2014 07:00 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:00 PM (aDwsi)
http://y2u.be/pl4WRpP4T70
I think you have to be pretty easily offended to complain about that.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 01, 2014 07:01 PM (IN7k+)
Posted by: Doc Holiday at February 01, 2014 07:03 PM (IV4od)
**sigh**
On the bright side: The garden doesn't require teevee or innernetz.
Posted by: JeanQ at February 01, 2014 07:03 PM (82lr7)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:04 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 07:05 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 07:05 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 07:05 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at February 01, 2014 07:06 PM (GmTxn)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 07:06 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 07:07 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 01, 2014 07:07 PM (Qr7/Z)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Groundhog Day
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 01, 2014 07:07 PM (IN7k+)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 01, 2014 07:07 PM (abZxN)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:07 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 07:08 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:08 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: thunderb at February 01, 2014 07:08 PM (uV7aA)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 11:04 PM (SudzO)
Egg shells are good too!
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 07:08 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at February 01, 2014 07:09 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 07:09 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 01, 2014 07:09 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 01, 2014 07:10 PM (Dwehj)
and so
i go pee and go back to sleep.
Posted by: Disbeliving in Podunck at February 01, 2014 07:10 PM (tAukp)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 01, 2014 07:11 PM (ojnk6)
Guess where they're from?
Here's a hint: not Moscow.
Basically all those crazy muslim areas where people fight all the time.
Turns out those dude are ... really good at fighting. Posted by: Flatbush Joe
The causcuses and Iran have been wrestling powerhouses for years.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:11 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at February 01, 2014 07:11 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:12 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 07:12 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: redclay at February 01, 2014 07:12 PM (kPSSs)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:13 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 01, 2014 07:13 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 11:08 PM (6bvBO)
I had to google it, but it's because the calcium carbonate in the shells absorb the acid in the coffee and create......you guessed it........Carbon Dioxide! You Denialist and Earth Hat3r you!
Is this the part where I denounce myself?
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:13 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Brian Ross at February 01, 2014 07:13 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 01, 2014 07:13 PM (abZxN)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 07:14 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at February 01, 2014 07:15 PM (N/cFh)
The movie probably sold most of its tickets in Laconia province, Greece
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 01, 2014 07:16 PM (30eLQ)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 07:16 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:16 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:16 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 01, 2014 07:17 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 07:17 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:19 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:19 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 07:19 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Molly k. at February 01, 2014 07:19 PM (M/X+h)
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 07:19 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:20 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:20 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 07:20 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 01, 2014 07:21 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Carol at February 01, 2014 07:21 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Molly k. at February 01, 2014 07:22 PM (M/X+h)
I'm kind of itchy, but unsure if it's a longing or an infection?
Someone call me for a great time.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at February 01, 2014 07:22 PM (nQjHM)
When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 10:17 PM (DmNpO)
Gives busting a nut a whole new meaning.
aaaand we get the thread winner
Posted by: jimmytheclaw at February 01, 2014 07:23 PM (VCoi8)
Posted by: Weirddave at February 01, 2014 07:23 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: --- at February 01, 2014 07:23 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:24 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:24 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:24 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 07:25 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: --- at February 01, 2014 07:26 PM (MMC8r)
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There's a bar in Glenwood Springs, CO called Doc Holidays. They have an old wooden bar back that was brought in on three wagons in the late 1800's. Doc Holiday went there for the springs, they were supposed to alleviate his tuberculosis. Pretty cool place. I've wanted to do a coffee table book on stuff like that for a while. I was in a VFW in Boise City, OK that had an 1800's bar back in there that was pretty impressive. I would love to see some of the old bars on the left coast.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:26 PM (SudzO)
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Fusion or fission?
I think it tastes better with cold fusion.
Man, the swill is working
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 01, 2014 07:27 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 07:27 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 07:29 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:29 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 07:30 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: Fleischmann and Pons at February 01, 2014 07:31 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 07:31 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:31 PM (DmNpO)
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Do you remember the name of the place? Mrs. Pointy Eared Vulcan and I are going to be down that way for a bowling tournament in early fall next year. I'd like to check it out.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:32 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 07:32 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Fleischmann and Pons at February 01, 2014 07:33 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:33 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 07:33 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Carol at February 01, 2014 07:34 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:34 PM (DmNpO)
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Sure! We did our honeymoon at the Denver Hotel in January 2004. Got to tour the Molly Brown suite. Discovered Doc Holliday's wandering around. Took the train up from Denver. Great ride.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:35 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:35 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 07:36 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: garrett at February 01, 2014 07:36 PM (WNsST)
Posted by: Fleischmann and Pons at February 01, 2014 07:36 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 07:38 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 07:38 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 07:39 PM (JMmQ9)
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There was a small chain of restaurants in Denver called the Broker. They had one down on 16th street in downtown that was a converted bank. Still had the old safe and everything. Very classy place.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:39 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 07:39 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:40 PM (DmNpO)
I will scout some for yoy pointy. I'm off to bed, been a long gruling week, buzzed and tired, r j j j u l i e
@ the yahoo
Posted by: Infidel at February 01, 2014 07:40 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:40 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Fleischmann and Pons at February 01, 2014 07:41 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 07:42 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Epobirs at February 01, 2014 07:42 PM (bPxS6)
Brew it in the sun all day, refrigerate it overnight, pour through a filter sometime in the next day or two, store in the fridge.
Either pour over ice and drink cold, or nuke it for hot coffee. Tasty with coconut milk instead of cream. Posted by: Mindy
Do you just dump the grounds in or use something to keep them off of the bottom?
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:42 PM (4JkHl)
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Sleep well! l f w e s t 0 4 @ the microsoft network
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:43 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (DmNpO)
That would make a good subject for a pictorial. For us Americans, especially ones not from the Northeast, things that are 150+ years old are *old*. In the Old World, 150 year old stuff is *newfangled*.
Hell, in MS you can buy an antique car tag for a car that is 25+ years old. They cost a little more than a regular beater car tag, but NEVER have to be renewed. Which is kinda nice.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 07:44 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: navybrat at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (AW7Gr)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (UAMVq)
But thirty yeas ago that globe cup of Nescafe, was coffee
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 07:45 PM (sdi6R)
You can also make vitamin water, iced tea and even soup with th new ones.
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 11:45 PM (Q6HBD)"
Postum?
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:46 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:46 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 07:47 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 07:47 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 07:48 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:48 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:48 PM (RZ8pf)
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Ran into a guy with a 1942 Ford last fall. He had a WWII "A" gas rationing sticker in the upper right windshield. I had to chase him down just to talk to him about that. But I do think the coffee table book would be a lot of fun to put together. Plus I would get to hang out in bars and take pictures.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:48 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:49 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Fenelon Spoke at February 01, 2014 07:49 PM (7kkQJ)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:49 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:50 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 07:50 PM (UAMVq)
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I'm not sure. It's been years since the last time I was there.
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:50 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 07:50 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Barack Hussein Soetoro Obama Smith at February 01, 2014 07:51 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Barry Soetero at February 01, 2014 07:51 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 07:51 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:51 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:52 PM (aDwsi)
The french press when we had instant hot water in our old kitchen. Without that convenience, it has sat in the cabinet for months. I'm back to the old plug in percolator.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:53 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:53 PM (RZ8pf)
Modern coffee makers are pretty efficient at extracting 90%+ of the caffeine present in the grind, which is the main reason I drink the stuff. But I'll concede that the first fresh brewed cup tastes the best.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 07:53 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 07:53 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 07:54 PM (RZ8pf)
Well, that one might have been me.
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He's been chasing your little ass around the house since we got snow last week. I haven't seen any evidence of you, and haven't heard a thing, but the little guy wakes from a dead sleep and tears off sniffing every hour or so.
Maybe you're under the house?
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Oops, not me. What you have there is a poltergeist.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 01, 2014 07:54 PM (IN7k+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:54 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 07:54 PM (l3vZN)
Just reset your internet connection if it does.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:55 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 07:56 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 07:56 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 07:56 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 07:56 PM (SudzO)
http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/75311394364/the-newest-class-celebrates-feb-1-2014-old Posted by: Jinx the Cat
That means tonight will be a special kind of hell for the knobs at El Cid. Feb. was the worst month (after August) - we didn't "break out" until the end of the school year.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 07:57 PM (4JkHl)
Alton,
In the Keurig machine, there is a sharp, pointy, large-bore needle that punctures the top seal of the "K-Cup", and another one that punctures the bottom of the cup, offset towards the edge.
The heated water is injected through the top needle, into the grounds (yes, actual coffee grounds, extra-fine, to ensure a timely brew), and the water is pumped into, and through the "K-cup" under pressure, to more quickly saturate said grounds. Towards the end of the cycle, it seems that a final purge is delivered via a small bit of air pressure, thus clearing remaining water from the pressure cycle, and getting that last bit of brew from the empressured "K-Cup" chamber.
When you remove the spent "K-Cup" from the brewer, it is not empty, as it would be if it had been any sort of instant coffee. Rather, it has the weight of any other like measure of post-brewed grounds. If you're that skeptical, I suppose someone here can peel the lid off of a spent "K-Cup", and photograph the evidence for you?
The pressure brewing method is what makes it work, and as long as you're buying "cups" from a reputable packager, i.e; Keurig, Folger's, Dunkin' Donuts, etc, then you're truly getting the real thing.
Pro-Tip. Avoid at all costs any "K-Cup" offerings of tea of any kind, and likewise for any hot chocolate brew. Just. Don't.
It kicks ass though, for coffee. Highly endorsed.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 01, 2014 07:57 PM (vvk2F)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 07:58 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 07:59 PM (JMmQ9)
http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/75311394364/the-newest-class-celebrates-feb-1-2014-old
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 11:54 PM (l3vZN)
Congrats to the Cadet! And congrats to the family that raised him right.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 07:59 PM (T1005)
Coffee grounds make good compost. Which will come in handy if it ever rains here again.
Posted by: navybrat at February 01, 2014 07:59 PM (AW7Gr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:00 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 08:00 PM (l3vZN)
One more reason it sucks to get old.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 08:00 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:01 PM (aDwsi)
I clicked on the link for the Cook's Thesaurus and got lost for an hour. I'm trying to become a better cook and cook healthier stuff and that's a great site. I've added it to favorites.
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:01 PM (R3gO3)
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Awesome! Well done, and Congrats! VMI has turned out some very good military Men (with a capital M)
Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 01, 2014 08:01 PM (SudzO)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 08:01 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 08:02 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:02 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Insomniac at February 01, 2014 08:02 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 08:02 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Carol at February 01, 2014 08:02 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:03 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: thunderb at February 01, 2014 08:03 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 08:04 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 08:05 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:05 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Barack Hussein Soetoro Obama Smith at February 01, 2014 08:05 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:07 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 08:08 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 08:08 PM (WY8fM)
I got a Keurig machine for Christmas and find I'm drinking a lot more tea than I used to, since heating water in the Keurig is even easier that nuking it. I love the spicy, gingery teas.
Green Mountain coffee with blueberry (sounds weird - it's very good) and Green Mountain apple cider are excellent.
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:08 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 08:09 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:09 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:11 PM (DmNpO)
He pulled a 3.72 as a rat first semester, hope he can keep it up.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat
That's amazing, I pulled a 2.5 my first semester knob year and I was the second highest in the battalion.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 08:12 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 08:12 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:13 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 08:13 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: Weirddave at February 01, 2014 08:14 PM (N/cFh)
Thats why I like bands that are all dead, they don't change.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 08:15 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 01, 2014 08:15 PM (cxs6V)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 08:15 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 08:16 PM (WY8fM)
I never touch it because I don't drink coffee and I think it is some kind of Satanic device. There's one in the kitchen at work and I think people worship it.
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 02, 2014 12:12 AM (+1T7c)
In goes wa-ter! Out comes Joe! In-go-weh! In-go-weh! In goes wa-ter! Out comes Joe! Out-kof-eh! Out-kof-eh!
Posted by: RC's coworkers, while dragging a sacrifice at February 01, 2014 08:17 PM (T1005)
I don't always get a chance to do it on the evening I change the sheets on the bed, but I just had a nice bath. Being clean and smelling nice, wearing a fluffy, just washed bathrobe and knowing that the sheets on the bed are clean and fresh - it's such a nice feeling.
I'm having a glass of wine and thinking that Saturday nights are just wonderful - even if I'm not out partying like I did when I was younger. My, how dull I've become - looking forward a toasty bed, a bed and the knowledge that I don't have to get up at 5 a.m.
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:17 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:18 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:18 PM (Q6HBD)
good nightPosted by: Jinx the Cat at February 01, 2014 08:18 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 01, 2014 08:19 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 08:19 PM (JMmQ9)
Does this mean that the refillable filter-cups do not provide a satisfactory brew?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at February 01, 2014 08:19 PM (ICBi0)
"I'm your huckleberry"
"You're so drunk you probably see two of me!" *draws knife*
"I have two guns, one for each of you." *cocks Colts*
"That's Latin darling, now I know I hate him"
And many more.
Also, bad news for the horde. Devastating. A new study shows that Libs drink more than we do. That's unpossible! http://theweek.com/article/index/255855/study-liberals-drink-more-alcohol-than-conservatives
On second thought, most libs I know are miserable little control freaks, so I dunno, maybe.
Posted by: Weirddave at February 02, 2014 12:14 AM (N/cFh)
Actually, if you look at that study carefully, it says that people who live in areas whose government gets taken over by Libs start drinking heavily.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 08:20 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Republic of Texas 2: Electric Boogaloo at February 01, 2014 08:20 PM (Gk2GE)
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:20 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:21 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:21 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 08:22 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:22 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:22 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at February 01, 2014 08:22 PM (+1T7c)
http://tinyurl.com/ogrfa6a (gunssavelives.net)
"12. Do you, your parents, or any of your friends have a gun?”
FYNQ
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 01, 2014 08:22 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 08:23 PM (WY8fM)
Second whiff of the barrel tonight.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 02, 2014 12:22 AM (aDwsi)
But amazing saves both times -- those sheep got nothin' on you for speed.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 08:24 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:25 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:25 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at February 02, 2014 12:24 AM (Q6HBD)
Livin' in their minds, rent free.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 08:25 PM (T1005)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 01, 2014 08:26 PM (cxs6V)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:26 PM (Q6HBD)
Exists! Saw it on Amazon.
Posted by: Steck at February 01, 2014 08:27 PM (5i94q)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 01, 2014 08:27 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:28 PM (DmNpO)
I prefer falling asleep in sweaty rumpled up sheets myself
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 08:28 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:28 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:29 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 08:30 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:30 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:30 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 08:30 PM (sdi6R)
is that followed by
"13. Are you, anyone in your family, or any of your friends gay?"
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 08:30 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 08:31 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 01, 2014 08:31 PM (cxs6V)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:32 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:32 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at February 01, 2014 08:33 PM (kbsKK)
I have a refillable K-cup, but I haven't been as happy with it as I have with the "real" K-cups. Besides, although filling the thing certainly isn't difficult, it cuts down on the biggest draw of the Keurig - one cup of coffee in 5 seconds, with no mess or fiddling. Since I am not a morning person, the less I have to do to get that first cup, the better.
I've hung onto my old coffee maker for when I have company.
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:33 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:33 PM (DmNpO)
Absolutely, I can think of hundred ways they could have kinked the design to only use their patented cups, an encoded mag strip for "safety" comes to mind.
Posted by: Jean at February 01, 2014 08:35 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at February 01, 2014 08:35 PM (mQwL2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:36 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 08:36 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 01, 2014 08:37 PM (cxs6V)
Gevalia's mail-order/online service, not the Johan on TV but the real varietals, which have always been first rate, have just dropped about half their selection, according to the NLA stickers on my latest order. I expect those to be replaced by even more alcohol-SD-40 infused soybean concoctions, what snotnose NewMericans drink instead of coffee. I have stopped making fun of Nescafe, in a country that can suck that whale shit.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 01, 2014 08:38 PM (xq1UY)
I prefer falling asleep in sweaty rumpled up sheets myself Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 12:28 AM (4JkHl)
Well, so do I, when I'm with ....oh, nevermind.
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:39 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 01, 2014 08:40 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: The Caffeinated Hat at February 01, 2014 08:41 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:42 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:42 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 01, 2014 08:42 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: lindafell at February 01, 2014 08:44 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 01, 2014 08:44 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: garrett at February 01, 2014 08:47 PM (b2rFF)
"again, I still think the idea of a $100 machine to cough out a single serving of coffee that costs multiples of ground bulk coffee is ridic."
I wouldn't have purchased it for myself. I was quite happy to get one as a gift, though :-)
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:47 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Weirddave at February 01, 2014 08:47 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Donna V. at February 01, 2014 08:49 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at February 01, 2014 08:49 PM (xq1UY)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 08:51 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:51 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: RWC at February 02, 2014 12:51 AM (Q6HBD)
The BH and I are having dinner at a nice restaurant and going to see the Stanford Savoyards' production of The Mikado.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 08:57 PM (T1005)
Posted by: tubal at February 01, 2014 08:57 PM (6B3eI)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 08:59 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 09:00 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: tubal at February 02, 2014 12:57 AM (6B3eI)
I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but Joffen is no longer with us. Shredded Chi and I were the last morons to have communicated with him -- and until his last message, thought things were ok. I got the Niagara Falls Police Department to find him, but it was too late.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 09:01 PM (T1005)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 09:05 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: tubal at February 01, 2014 09:08 PM (6B3eI)
Posted by: RWC at February 02, 2014 01:06 AM (Q6HBD)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 09:10 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Weirddave at February 01, 2014 09:11 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 09:11 PM (WY8fM)
He was very troubled. I only got to know him in the last month or so, but we bonded. His depression had been ongoing for years.
I was hoping ace would put up his main page "depession" post eventually and all could be discussed there,
Cooth - i woke up thinking about a few things. Was going to email you. Maybe just say it here now?
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 01:11 AM (WY8fM)
email is probably better. Or do you want me to call?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 09:12 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 09:15 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 09:16 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: garrett at February 01, 2014 09:17 PM (ZC5sx)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 09:17 PM (WY8fM)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 09:19 PM (Q6HBD)
Did some painting but nothing noteworthy.
"Raiders of Atlantis" is pretty G-D terrible, so if someone suggests it, kill them.
Hopefully Rachel Maddow will suggest it.
(Removes fingers from keyboard)
Posted by: Null at February 01, 2014 09:19 PM (xjpRj)
Posted by: The Sharknado Hat at February 01, 2014 09:24 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 01, 2014 09:25 PM (LIQGY)
Posted by: Adam at February 01, 2014 09:28 PM (Aif/5)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPad at February 01, 2014 09:33 PM (R+XDI)
Posted by: Weirddave at February 01, 2014 09:34 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: RWC at February 01, 2014 09:36 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: The Dude at February 01, 2014 09:41 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at February 01, 2014 09:46 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 09:56 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 01, 2014 10:02 PM (AymDN)
Anybody else see the story on Yahoo news about the Giant Purple Crab?
Linky in my nic...if'n you wanna see it.
Yeah, a giant King Crab...that's purple.
It was caught in the waters off of Russia.
If the writers for SyFy movies see that, who knows what they will do with the idea.
Hope everyone is doing well on this fine Saturday eve/Sunday morn.
Posted by: wheatie at February 01, 2014 10:09 PM (IAa7O)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 10:18 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: rickl at February 01, 2014 10:20 PM (sdi6R)
452 Crabs are gigantic ocean-dwelling spiders.
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Hey...you're right.
Well the giant Purple Crab is still alive.
It's on display at a Japanese seafood company.
[No one wanted to eat it, in case it was purple because of radiation or something.]
Posted by: wheatie at February 01, 2014 10:21 PM (IAa7O)
Armadillo = Armored Possum
Posted by: bill-o at February 01, 2014 10:21 PM (AWwDY)
We've got raccoons in the attic...again.
And they're being loud.
Mr. wheatie is sleeping soundly.
But the little fuckers woke me up, galloping around the rafters up there.
My dog is beside himself about it.
At least I think it's raccoons.
Posted by: wheatie at February 01, 2014 10:24 PM (IAa7O)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 01, 2014 10:26 PM (AymDN)
Just some undocumented immigrants, invading the attics Americans won't invade.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at February 01, 2014 10:33 PM (wSrLR)
Just some undocumented immigrants, invading the attics Americans won't invade.
Very sneaky of them...
They probably know that I won't shoot at them through the ceiling, because, you know...holes in the ceiling.
Posted by: wheatie at February 01, 2014 10:40 PM (IAa7O)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 01, 2014 10:54 PM (UHVnU)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:02 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 11:04 PM (VyQBa)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 01, 2014 11:05 PM (LIQGY)
Did some painting but nothing noteworthy.
"Raiders of Atlantis" is pretty G-D terrible, so if someone suggests it, kill them.
Hopefully Rachel Maddow will suggest it.
(Removes fingers from keyboard)
Posted by: Null at February 02, 2014 01:19 AM (xjpRj)
Hey, Null -- I like the way you're going on the reflected trees painting.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:06 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 11:09 PM (VyQBa)
As a former model Andie is definitely a looker, but I find her acting to be atrocious.
Posted by: bill-o at February 01, 2014 11:11 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 01, 2014 11:15 PM (LIQGY)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 01, 2014 11:24 PM (cxs6V)
Posted by: Captain Ned at February 01, 2014 11:28 PM (i+Fm3)
All seemed good, except that I was doing some work in the dining room and heard a little scurry by the kitchen ceiling every once in a while. Or I'd be in the living room, and I'd hear a little scurry by the ceiling by the dining room. So I called 'em back out, and they inspected, and said, "nope -- but call us back as often as you want, you're guaranteed for a year."
And I keep hearing it, until one day, I'm standing right by the division between the kitchen and dining areas and heard it again -- but could triangulate exactly where it was coming from. It was the damned icemaker dumping cubes into the bucket and having 'em slide down the pile.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:29 PM (T1005)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 02:54 AM (UHVnU)
I remember seeing them about 15 years ago in some bar in Golden, CO. I couldn't believe how much the drummer chain smoked...he probably went through three packs during the show. Posted by: model_1066
That would have been Bobby Rondinelli, who drums with a lot of metal acts. Big, BIG (as in obese) guy, but actually very personable, but yeah, he's a chimney. It'll kill him just like it killed BOC original member Allen Lanier last year.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 01, 2014 11:30 PM (UHVnU)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 11:36 PM (VyQBa)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 01, 2014 11:41 PM (UHVnU)
"What styles of circumcision do you guys have?"
Group's suggested response: "We have animal-style, no onions ... (read off In N Out secret menu)"
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 01, 2014 11:44 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 03:41 AM (UHVnU)
The way I saw the study, libs drive more people to drink.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:45 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Dude at February 01, 2014 11:46 PM (bStrg)
"What styles of circumcision do you guys have?"
Group's suggested response: "We have animal-style, no onions ... (read off In N Out secret menu)"
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 02, 2014 03:44 AM (ioT3q)
They're probably looking for: "male, female....."
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:46 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Dude at February 02, 2014 03:46 AM (bStrg)
Did you remember to cover Parcheesi and Stratego?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:47 PM (T1005)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 01, 2014 11:48 PM (LIQGY)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:47 AM (T1005)
boardgame wise, I mention that I picked up Mice and Mystics and Tsuro of the Seas
Posted by: The Dude at February 01, 2014 11:49 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: CAC at February 01, 2014 11:49 PM (Ic7S5)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 01, 2014 11:49 PM (VyQBa)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:46 AM (T1005) </i>
Hey now, we're trying to move past binary gender norms, ye cismale McHater. It's like, absurd to treat gender as simple as two options.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 01, 2014 11:53 PM (ioT3q)
/facepalm
Past my bedtime ...
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 01, 2014 11:54 PM (ioT3q)
We getting one tomorrow, or you jumping it early to make room for Superbowl?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 01, 2014 11:55 PM (ioT3q)
That's a pretty good story. Nice mental picture of youhaving that "AHA" moment.
I've had to replace too much wire in the attic that those buggers chewed up.
Used to be able to get that poison at the big box stores, but no longer. IIRC, it makes them search for a water source, and when they find it, they swell and die. You have to know somebody with a license now.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 03:49 AM (VyQBa)
Amazingly enough, you can still get it in California -- 'cause I did a couple of months back....but you can't buy paint thinner. The way that it was explained to me is that it was an anti-coagulant, and if the rat got a scratch it would bleed out.....but if it didn't, it would start losing plasma into the gut -- not much, but enough to get it dehydrated. Whereupon it would "go walkies" to find water, and probably eventually get scratched.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 01, 2014 11:56 PM (T1005)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 02, 2014 03:55 AM (ioT3q)
usual time, 2:10 central or so
Posted by: The Dude at February 01, 2014 11:58 PM (bStrg)
I wonder how many bottles of this swill they foisted off on me?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:00 AM (T1005)
http://amzn.to/1eqf41C
Posted by: The Dude at February 02, 2014 12:04 AM (bStrg)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 12:07 AM (LIQGY)
*tosses a few Bounce dryer sheets to SFGoth* Posted by
It's 1 a.m. on a Sunday morning, hardly late. Anyway, if I'm not exhausted before going to bed, I toss and turn.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:09 AM (UHVnU)
I wonder how many bottles of this swill they foisted off on me?
Posted by: cthulhu
I had a really good cherry wheat last year, subtle. For me, the only fruit I really like in a beer is apricot, but only if it's hot. Since it's rarely hot in S.F., I normally drink lagers (for crispness) or malty beers. IPA is just, well, it was designed to survive 19th c. sea voyages from England to India.... It's not designed to taste good; it's designed to be potable.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:12 AM (UHVnU)
I've also rinsed out my glass and my mouth, and have moved on.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:12 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 12:13 AM (VyQBa)
My sister gave me a twelver of some Budweiser seasonal crap for Christmas. It was awful. But yes, i filtered it before I flushed it.
And I can't believe you can buy stuff in Cali that I can't get here. I didn't think you guys could get anything (legally) stronger than chewable aspirin.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:13 AM (VyQBa)
Where the heck do you live? We can buy 18 y.o. Macallan at Trader Joes. We're also the home of medical marijuana.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:17 AM (UHVnU)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 12:20 AM (VyQBa)
467 465 456 -wheatie
I just mentioned mice upthread. We got almost a foot of snow last week, and ever since the dog wakes up and goes all spastic every couple hours.
I don't know if something is in the house or undernearh, but it's driving him crazy.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 03:09 AM (VyQBa)
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Yep...know exactly what that's like.
We got invaded by mice back in December, when it got cold.
They were coming in through the dryer vent.
Got some of those new mousetraps...the ones that look like 'jaws', made out of white plastic.
They weren't doing any good, until I put some pieces of Snickers bars in them for bait.
That worked great!
I stopped counting at around 20 of the little suckers...they seem to be gone now.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 12:20 AM (IAa7O)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 04:12 AM (UHVnU)
A subtle cherry wheat has some plausible appeal. And I could see dark-roasted malts with a hint of cherry having an interesting flavor. But this crap didn't even taste like beer.
But I don't get your disdain for IPAs.....sure, the originals crammed in the Kent Goldings hops until they wouldn't spoil on a trip through the tropics, but modern California IPAs use blends of (oft-times related) hops to capture exotic blends of pineyness, citrus, floral, or just "zing!" Try one of the Stone ones, for instance -- I was down there in November and had a blast.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:20 AM (T1005)
My sister gave me a twelver of some Budweiser seasonal crap for Christmas. It was awful. But yes, i filtered it before I flushed it.
And I can't believe you can buy stuff in Cali that I can't get here. I didn't think you guys could get anything (legally) stronger than chewable aspirin.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:13 AM (VyQBa)
Last May, I did a trip through NC and TN, scouting possible homesites.....and it was positively depressing when I went through a Home Depot and saw "Not for sale in California" stenciled on boxes (hint, most things that burned gasoline).
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:23 AM (T1005)
I meant the rat poison. You guys regulate EVERYTHING.
Well, except good weed. Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs
You know what I really need to make an effort to find? Phosphate-full dishwasher detergent. I think the commercial stuff has phosphates. Dishes just don't get clean without it.
The government that governs best governs least.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:24 AM (UHVnU)
Gimme one of these: http://www.samuelsmithsbrewery.co.uk/oatmealstout.html
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:27 AM (UHVnU)
467...I had one try to get into a chimney on my house...it grabbed a loose brick and both came tumbling down. It scared the crap out of me, as it was 4am and I didn't know what the hell was making all that noise. Found the brick on the lawn the next day.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 03:15 AM (LIQGY)
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We had this problem with raccoons getting in the attic a couple of years ago...and thought we'd solved the problem by sealing the place they were getting in...
But now some new ones are back.
Don't know how they're getting in.
The chimney might be a likely place to look first...I heard some banging around near the chimney.
We have a tender trap that we use, to trap them and then release them about 20 miles away in a heavily wooded area near the river.
It's a pain in the butt.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 12:27 AM (IAa7O)
I meant the rat poison. You guys regulate EVERYTHING.
Well, except good weed.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:20 AM (VyQBa)
This is very true -- but, y'know, we don't regulate 16-ounce sodas (yet), so there can be occasional things regulated more strictly than here.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:27 AM (T1005)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 12:27 AM (UHVnU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 01, 2014 10:30 PM (GEICT)
Wow, good thing their mom still likes you.
She does, right? Still like you?
And, I give you the water towers from Stanton, Iowa, home of Mrs Olsen:
http://tinyurl.com/kl8vru3
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 12:29 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 12:37 AM (VyQBa)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 03:15 AM (LIQGY)
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We had this problem with raccoons getting in the attic a couple of years ago...and thought we'd solved the problem by sealing the place they were getting in...
But now some new ones are back.
Don't know how they're getting in.
The chimney might be a likely place to look first...I heard some banging around near the chimney.
We have a tender trap that we use, to trap them and then release them about 20 miles away in a heavily wooded area near the river.
It's a pain in the butt.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 04:27 AM (IAa7O)
I don't know how rational you want to be about this, but it's actually better not to relocate raccoons. The most humane way (hint, hint for Death Row) is to suffocate them in pure nitrogen -- it's 70% of air in the first place, so it's not recognized as a dangerous substance; there's no buildup of CO2, so there's no panicked panting or distress; and when the bloodstream O2 levels fall off, it's a painless lights-out. You can buy or rent tanks cheaply, they don't have to be made out of anything special, it's not explosive....it is prone to industrial accidents in enclosed spaces because it seems so innocuous -- you don't get a smell or a headache or blurriness in advance.
The reason against relocating them is that they'll start mini-plagues when you do. Each local population has their own disease load that they've fought to a draw.....but when you move them a couple of raccoon-generations-of-travel away, none of the raccoons there will have any immunity. When you get to >100 miles, the effects can be almost genocidal -- but might be almost nonexistent.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:37 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 12:43 AM (VyQBa)
507...The reason against relocating them is that they'll start mini-plagues when you do. Each local population has their own disease load that they've fought to a draw.....but when you move them a couple of raccoon-generations-of-travel away, none of the raccoons there will have any immunity. When you get to >100 miles, the effects can be almost genocidal -- but might be almost nonexistent.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 04:37 AM (T1005)
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We're already in a semi-rural area...that's why we've got the problem.
So I think that whatever diseases they've got, the other raccoons over by the river will probably have them too...or be immune.
But that's something to consider, though.
I wouldn't mind putting them to sleep...but mr. wheatie is a real softie.
There's no shortage of raccoons here in OK.
Especially out here away from the cities.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 12:44 AM (IAa7O)
I'm right coast. Va Beach.
I meant the rat poison. You guys regulate EVERYTHING.
Well, except good weed.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs
You know what I really need to make an effort to find? Phosphate-full dishwasher detergent. I think the commercial stuff has phosphates. Dishes just don't get clean without it.
The government that governs best governs least.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 04:24 AM (UHVnU)
You can make your own, and I had done some work in that area, but adding TSP (suggested elsewhere) can actually damage your glassware and I ended up using -- Consumer Reports fave: Finish PowerBall packets. Now, here's the important bit -- if you go online, you'll find there are boxes of weird sizes, like 24, 36, 54, 96, or 104 tabs or something.....check the price per tab. You'll find something really peculiar -- like the 96-tab box is half the price per tab as the 104-tab box, or vice-versa. Get the cheap one.
It's not perfect, and I have washing soda and TSP around in case I want to jack around with it later.....but they're pretty good.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:46 AM (T1005)
It sounded like they were fucking up there a while ago.
I hope we don't get some baby ones...before we get this problem solved.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 12:48 AM (IAa7O)
Wheatie - i need to find some kind of mouse control that won't kill or break the toes of the min-pin. If anyone has advice, do tell.
Cooth - i think almost every label of every product i buy has that "not for Commiefornia" label. I could make a nice ecksplosiive in 15 minutes in the HD parking lot for a few dollars. You can't buy paint thinner?
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:37 AM (VyQBa)
You can still get TSP out here. And you can still mix explosives. It's the Air-Quality Management Districts that are out of control -- you can't get volatiles (things that smell) or creative ways to burn things (and not run them through a catalytic converter).
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:50 AM (T1005)
We're already in a semi-rural area...that's why we've got the problem.
So I think that whatever diseases they've got, the other raccoons over by the river will probably have them too...or be immune.
But that's something to consider, though.
I wouldn't mind putting them to sleep...but mr. wheatie is a real softie.
There's no shortage of raccoons here in OK.
Especially out here away from the cities.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 04:44 AM (IAa7O)
I live in Silicon Valley, within walking distance of a mall with a Gucci store....and I was driving to the grocery store one night when I pull up to the little demand-signal to get out of the neighborhood and wait for it to turn green. When it does, and I start rolling, I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and spot a raccoon crossing the street, in the crosswalk, who had been waiting for the light to change. They're EVERYWHERE, and they're smart little buggers about fitting in.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:54 AM (T1005)
Lucky dog SFGoth. I've seen em probably 7 times, but I'm good for 8 or more.
You can buy TSP from Home Depot or from Amazon. Add about one teaspoon per dishwasher load. At HD, it's located in the paint area as a cleaner/degreaser.
507 And I've always wanted to try raccoon stew.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 12:55 AM (cHZB7)
I wouldn't mind putting them to sleep...but mr. wheatie is a real softie.
Hefty bag and a tank of nitrogen. It'd be easier than whatever way God chooses for 'em if you let 'em go.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 12:58 AM (T1005)
506...Wheatie - i need to find some kind of mouse control that won't kill
or break the toes of the min-pin. If anyone has advice, do tell.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:37 AM (VyQBa)
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I have a dog in the house, too.
The trick is, to positions your traps in places where your puppeh can't get to...
Like next to the fridge, between the fridge and the wall...or behind furniture.
The bait you use in your traps needs to be irresistible for them.
I tried peanut butter...no sale.
I had a bunch of baby Snickers bars leftover from Halloween...and was eating one...
A mouse ran past me and stopped for a second, sniffing the air.
That's what gave me the idea to use Snickers to bait the traps.
I was having traps go off almost as fast as I could re-bait them again...got eight mice within about thirty minutes.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 12:59 AM (IAa7O)
They're illegal to kill here. Fucking liberals.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 01:01 AM (UHVnU)
Francisco. Actually, it's plenty safe to walk around before Midnight.
For guys approaching 70, they rocked.
Lucky dog SFGoth. I've seen em probably 7 times, but I'm good for 8 or more.
You can buy TSP from Home Depot or from Amazon. Add about one teaspoon per dishwasher load. At HD, it's located in the paint area as a cleaner/degreaser.
507 And I've always wanted to try raccoon stew.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 04:55 AM (cHZB7)
I actually got close to seeing them once. They were going to play in Santa Barbara under a different name -- "Soft White Underbelly" or something -- so I went with this girl.....and after things got a little late before the show, she said that she'd rather mess around a bit. So I never saw them.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 01:02 AM (T1005)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 01:03 AM (UHVnU)
Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 01:09 AM (4JkHl)
Yeah, I knew you are a big fan. But they made it easy for you this time, coming to SF to play.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 01:10 AM (cHZB7)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 01:11 AM (LIQGY)
Shredded Chi...if you're still around, Ortho has got some mousetraps that are like roach motels, that are safe around pets.
Linky in my sig to what I'm talking about.
Mouse goes in...doesn't come out.
They have em at places like Home Depot and Lowes.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 01:12 AM (IAa7O)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 01:16 AM (VyQBa)
They're illegal to kill here. Fucking liberals.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 02, 2014 05:01 AM (UHVnU)
That is dangerous as all hell. There have been numerous cases of infection with a roundworm carried by raccoons -- some fatal. http://tinyurl.com/l2dhzw5
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 01:17 AM (T1005)
520 wheatie - put the traps in paper lunch bags
Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 05:09 AM (4JkHl)
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You mean the mousetraps? ...To keep the dog from getting at them?
My dog is a big guy, with a head bigger than mine.
So I can slip my hand and arm into places that he can't get to...to position the traps.
But Chi's doggeh sounds smaller.
So the 'Jaws' of death traps that I use might be a problem for him..if he doesn't have some little tight places to put them that his pup can't get to.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 01:18 AM (IAa7O)
As to the mice, I'm not even sure they're in the house, but I'll have to get a few more traps & try the snickers. Peanut butter with a nugget of Gravy Train always worked in the past. I hate to crawl under the house this time of year, but might have to...
I'm starting to fade, so if i do goodnight all.
Cooth, thanks for everything. You are a man among men.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 05:16 AM (VyQBa)
One trick I learned (from the local vermin control staffers) is to cut a washcloth (the kind that's like a small bath towel) into 1" squares and put the peanut butter on the cloth, then hook the cloth to the trap. Rats and mice want to take their food away to eat it, or just lick, gnaw it away. If they can do the first, the trap won't get 'em.....if they do the second, the trap might not spring -- but if they think they can haul off the towel, they're likely to give that trigger a good tug.
And you just haven't known me long enough -- on our second conversation, you'll have me more properly sorted out as "repetitious blowhard".
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 01:30 AM (T1005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4dbvMgJMno
And my favorite ELP ballad, with a much better subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g1P_J40JA
G'nite all.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 01:33 AM (cHZB7)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:43 AM (VyQBa)
Yep, lots of us and worse than cats when it comes to herding.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 01:34 AM (yh0zB)
525...That is dangerous as all hell. There have been numerous cases of infection with a roundworm carried by raccoons -- some fatal.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 05:17 AM (T1005)
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That's kind of scary. ...Good to know.
Thanks, that will give me some ammunition to use with mr. wheatie...on why we should just put them to sleep.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 01:34 AM (IAa7O)
Its more to make clean up easier and keep the now squashed mouse out of my wife's eyesite.
Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 01:35 AM (4JkHl)
Thanks, that will give me some ammunition to use with mr. wheatie...on why we should just put them to sleep.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:34 AM (IAa7O)
Another unintended consequence of the .22LR shortage...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 01:37 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 01:41 AM (4JkHl)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 05:17 AM (T1005)
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That's kind of scary. ...Good to know.
Thanks, that will give me some ammunition to use with mr. wheatie...on why we should just put them to sleep.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:34 AM (IAa7O)
I should point out that (a) that link references the Naglee area of San Jose, and daycare at UCSB. I went to UCSB and live one street parallel to Forest.....which turns into Naglee a couple of blocks to the East. (b) Those nasty lookin' critters next to the penny in the picture?.....once they're inside, they start noshin' their way through whatever they're in -- and when the report says "cerebrospinal involvement", they were eating someone's brain.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 01:43 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 01:46 AM (VyQBa)
Posted by: Jean at February 02, 2014 05:41 AM (4JkHl)
Almost wandered into one near midnight who was raiding the koi pond at an apartment I lived in. Things was about the size of a large Australian Shepherd dog. I started over a bridge and he popped his head up from one of the ponds to the side.....whereupon I decided to head back down the pathway the way I'd come.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 01:50 AM (T1005)
Yeah, the raccoons around here have been getting really brazen.
My dog has killed a couple of them in the yard...so they've backed off on coming inside the fence.
But we've got a tree that we've let the branches get grown over to the edge of the roof...and it sits on the fence line...so that is my theory on how they're getting into the attic.
That thing about the brain-worms...now, mr. wheatie hates bugs, spiders and any kind of creepy crawly thing like that.
I tell him about that, and he just may declare war on the fuckers.
Before, we would use cans of tuna in the tender trap...to lure them into it.
So I guess we could just use some sort of poison in the tuna cans this time.
Works for me.
I've been trying to envision how one would get a screaming raccoon into a trash bag to use the nitrogen gas on them.
That's a little more intimate than I want to get with one.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 01:56 AM (IAa7O)
That's a little more intimate than I want to get with one.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:56 AM (IAa7O)
Yeah, especially since they are also prolific suppliers of rabies. Had an idiot acquaintance pull one out of a tree once, we took him right away to the ER to start his vaccinations. That's not a fun thing to do, BTW, because they come in a series.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 02:07 AM (yh0zB)
My dog has killed a couple of them in the yard...so they've backed off on coming inside the fence.
But we've got a tree that we've letthe branches getgrown over to the edge ofthe roof...and it sits on the fence line...so that is my theory on how they're getting into the attic.
That thing about the brain-worms...now, mr. wheatie hates bugs, spiders and any kind of creepy crawly thing like that.
I tell him about that, and he just may declare war on the fuckers.
Before, we would use cans of tuna in the tender trap...to lure them into it.
So I guess we could just use some sort of poison in the tuna cans this time.
Works for me.
I've been trying to envision how one would get a screaming raccoon into a trash bag to use the nitrogen gas on them.
That's a little more intimate than I want to get with one.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:56 AM (IAa7O)
Based on them planting death worms near human occupation, being plentiful as dandelions, and having few redeeming qualities, I would personally consider them vermin and shooting/gassing with auto exhaust are in play -- but if someone is queasy with that, ok. Nitrogen suffocation is something especially merciful that I could see with condemned human prisoners -- and is cheaper and easier than a cyanide chamber, electric chair, or lethal injection. As far as Hefty usage goes -- how do you move the tender traps? Put entire trap into a 55-gallon Hefty bag, cut small slit on bottom, wrap bag opening around gas source, start pumping.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:10 AM (T1005)
That's a little more intimate than I want to get with one.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:56 AM (IAa7O)
Yeah, especially since they are also prolific suppliers of rabies. Had an idiot acquaintance pull one out of a tree once, we took him right away to the ER to start his vaccinations. That's not a fun thing to do, BTW, because they come in a series.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 06:07 AM (yh0zB)
I suppose I should be pleased that y'all didn't think I wanted someone to hold a little breathing mask over their muzzle.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:13 AM (T1005)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wrfmixln20
But in case this just made you mad at me abusing the genre, here's some Marty Robbins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBorFypGsBs
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 02:13 AM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Baldy at February 02, 2014 02:16 AM (2bql3)
539...Yeah, especially since they are also prolific suppliers of rabies.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 06:07 AM (yh0zB)
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Yep, for sure.
Now, my dog is already vaccinated, annually...and he gets a multi-wormer pill every month...so I don't worry about him when he kills one.
And it's usually a pretty bloodless kill -- he just grabs them by the neck and gives them a shake.
Game over.
But we're not vaccinated for rabies.
And I'd rather not have to go through that.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 02:16 AM (IAa7O)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 02:19 AM (LIQGY)
So now figure 10k and your left nut. Plus you have to wear this pink tutu and ride a unicycle.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 02, 2014 02:23 AM (cHZB7)
That's a little more intimate than I want to get with one.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 05:56 AM (IAa7O)
Yeah, especially since they are also prolific suppliers of rabies. Had an idiot acquaintance pull one out of a tree once, we took him right away to the ER to start his vaccinations. That's not a fun thing to do, BTW, because they come in a series.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 02, 2014 06:07 AM (yh0zB)
Could be worse -- with rabies, they mostly have to be alive to bite you. I used to live in Newbury Park, CA, which is quite near Agoura.....and, evidently, Agoura has one of the larger bacterial reservoirs of Yersinia pestis in the western hemisphere in its ground squirrels.
Yersinia pestis, also known as "Black Death" or "Bubonic Plague" reduced world population by about 1/3 in the 1300s. It's still around. In California squirrels, among other places.
Anyhoo -- the fun thing about that is you could gas the host (squirrel, raccoon, etc.)....and still get bit by an infected flea while you were disposing of the body -- insects take much longer to suffocate than mammals do. In fact, since their intended host no longer had any blood pressure, the fleas would be more inclined to try to grab a snack from anything nearby with a pulse.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:25 AM (T1005)
540...As far as Hefty usage goes -- how do you move the tender traps? Put entire trap into a 55-gallon Hefty bag, cut small slit on bottom, wrap bag opening around gas source, start pumping.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 06:10 AM (T1005)
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Well that's doable.
Our tender trap is basically a wire cage...about 2' by 4'.
But I think the poison-in-the-tuna-can idea would be a bit easier.
Thing is...what kind of poison would be the best?
Fast-acting would be optimum.
I wonder if Aspirin is poisonous to raccoons...
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 02:26 AM (IAa7O)
Game over.
But we're not vaccinated for rabies.
And I'd rather not have to go through that.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 06:16 AM (IAa7O)
We had a dog that killed a skunk that way. It was hilarious how a cute young golden retriever could instantly morph into a stone cold killer.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 06:19 AM (LIQGY)
My dog, Luempe, would do that with gophers. We'd find a burrow, I'd position a shovel about 1-1/2 gopherlengths back from the entrance, we'd wait for him to poke his nose out.....then I'd slide the shovel in, flip it over, Luempe would grab 'im, and I'd back up so as not to get sprayed.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:31 AM (T1005)
547...Anyhoo -- the fun thing about that is you could gas the host (squirrel, raccoon, etc.)....and still get bit by an infected flea while you were disposing of the body -- insects take much longer to suffocate than mammals do. In fact, since their intended host no longer had any blood pressure, the fleas would be more inclined to try to grab a snack from anything nearby with a pulse.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 06:25 AM (T1005)
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Note to self:
Spray dead raccoon body with flea spray before removing from tender trap...wearing thick leather gloves and thick clothing.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 02:34 AM (IAa7O)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 02:37 AM (LIQGY)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 06:10 AM (T1005)
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Well that's doable.
Our tender trap is basically a wire cage...about 2' by 4'.
But I think the poison-in-the-tuna-can idea would be a bit easier.
Thing is...what kind of poison would be the best?
Fast-acting would be optimum.
I wonder if Aspirin is poisonous to raccoons...
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 06:26 AM (IAa7O)
The things about poison: (1) what if it gets loose? You don't want to be slaughtering your neighbors cats.....word might get around. (2) what if it isn't dosed right? Rats are easy because they have no vomit reflex -- when you're poisoning rats, use boatloads. (3) what if the animal survives? Then you've got a sick and suffering one. There's a lot to be said for tender traps/gassing.
If you're looking for toxic, tylenol is much more lethal than aspirin. In the US and UK, acetaminophen (the active ingredient) has been either the #1 or #2 cause of acute liver failure for a while. It has one of the smallest gaps between "minimum effective dose" and "lethal dose for 50% [LD50]" of anything over-the-counter. Myself, I won't allow it in the house and think it should be outright banned.
I would suspect that it would also be effective on raccoons, but would have to do research to be sure. Of course, it's probably also effective on da kittehs and da doggehs.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:43 AM (T1005)
We can do that. We don't even need a reason.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 02, 2014 02:46 AM (30eLQ)
We can do that. We don't even need a reason.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at February 02, 2014 06:46 AM (30eLQ)
Our reason was usually something like "Sunday afternoon in the backyard."
BTW, the dog's name has an umlauted u -- normally spelled as ue for retarded typesetters -- means "rascal" in German, and is supposedly a common name for pet dogs. Named from a 7th-grade German lesson that had "Luempe hat Katze nicht gern" in it.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 02:53 AM (T1005)
As for the largest holder of US debt, I posted a link last month to an article (WSJ?) that said China was no longer the largest holder of US debt.
They have been passed (by a large amount) by the Fed due to the Treasury simply printing money (ie selling bonds to the Fed). China had been selling off US treasuries when they started this QE BS.
Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 02, 2014 02:55 AM (T2V/1)
553...I would suspect that it would also be effective on raccoons, but would have to do research to be sure. Of course, it's probably also effective on da kittehs and da doggehs.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 06:43 AM (T1005)
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Yeah, understood.
The tender trap would be in the attic, closed up to other animals...well, on second thought, if the coons are getting in there, then other critters could too, I guess.
But I haven't seen a cat around here in quite a while.
The coyotes have been wiping out any strays in the area...and my neighbors don't have cats anymore, for that reason.
It's been pretty cold here lately, down in the single digits.
So hopefully that will have knocked down the onboard flea population on these raccoons.
But I still intend to spray the bodies before getting them out of the trap.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 02:55 AM (IAa7O)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 06:43 AM (T1005)
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Yeah, understood.
The tender trap would be in the attic, closed up to other animals...well, on second thought, if the coons are getting in there, then other critters could too, I guess.
But I haven't seen a cat around here in quite a while.
The coyotes have been wiping out any strays in the area...and my neighbors don't have cats anymore, for that reason.
It's been pretty cold here lately, down in the single digits.
So hopefully that will have knocked down the onboard flea population on these raccoons.
But I still intend to spray the bodies before getting them out of the trap.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 06:55 AM (IAa7O)
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetaminophen -- Tylenol blows up the oxygen transport function in cats -- so they don't get liver damage, they suffocate. Dogs get liver damage, like humans.
I can understand the triumph of a successful hunt, but I've always been squeamish about fleas and ticks on the prey animal and would want to be very businesslike about handling it.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:07 AM (T1005)
Is it just you and me left?
It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so sleeping-in doesn't sound so bad.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:09 AM (T1005)
Cthulhu, thanks for all the help...I'll have to check into finding some nitrogen gas.
If I can't find any, then it will either be lead to the head or figure out a poison to use.
Gotta get them out of the attic.
For many reasons.
Now that the sun is coming up...they've gotten quiet. Of course.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 03:12 AM (IAa7O)
It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so sleeping-in doesn't sound so bad.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 07:09 AM (T1005)
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Yeah, sleeping in sounds reeeal good.
Rain? Aren't you in Cali? ....It's been really dry there, hasn't it?
We're supposed to get snow today, starting any time now from the looks of radar.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 03:18 AM (IAa7O)
If I can't find any, then it will either be lead to the head or figure out a poison to use.
Gotta get them out of the attic.
For many reasons.
Now that the sun is coming up...they've gotten quiet. Of course.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 07:12 AM (IAa7O)
Again: never have nitrogen in an enclosed space -- there is no lead-up or warning, because it's 70% of air to start with. CO2 will cause panting and suffocation panic; helium will cause squeaky voices and other "WTF is going on?" phenomena.....but nitrogen is "clunk." YOUR SAFETY IS #1.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:19 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 07:09 AM (T1005)
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Yeah, sleeping in sounds reeeal good.
Rain? Aren't you in Cali? ....It's been really dry there, hasn't it?
We're supposed to get snow today, starting any time now from the looks of radar.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 07:18 AM (IAa7O)
Yeah. Silicon Valley. We went hiking on a path around a reservoir....where we could have just gone across. It's ugly.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 02, 2014 03:22 AM (T1005)
was at the show that the Some Enchanted Evening version was recorded.
Posted by: bill-o at February 02, 2014 03:39 AM (AWwDY)
545 And it's usually a pretty bloodless kill -- he just grabs them by the neck and gives them a shake.
Game over.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 06:16 AM (IAa7O)
We had a dog that killed a skunk that way. It was hilarious how a cute young golden retriever could instantly morph into a stone cold killer.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 02, 2014 06:19 AM (LIQGY)
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Yeah, when that instinct kicks in, it's a thing to behold isn't it.
My big doggie is a mix of sheppard, chow and something big. Not sure what exactly.
He has no interest in birds, and I kinda love that about him.
But furry things...he goes on target alert.
Sorry to be late in replying, forgive me, I'm sleep deprived.
I keep getting bumped off too, with this twitchy dsl that we've got...and when I come back I miss things.
Posted by: wheatie at February 02, 2014 03:42 AM (IAa7O)
if you are still around, Amazon (via AoS of course) still has commercial Cascade dishwasher detergent in the six pack, but the price has roughly doubled since I first bought some based on recommendations here. The box lasts me about month and does the job. My glassware still seems to be OK. I have been waiting for them to outlaw TSP, but you can still get it here as a cleaner degreaser in the Paint section.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 02, 2014 03:59 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: caffeinated webworker at February 02, 2014 04:02 AM (crLRi)
I meant the rat poison. You guys regulate EVERYTHING.
Well, except good weed.
Posted by: shredded chi - tired of shoveling FACTs out of the driveway at February 02, 2014 04:20 AM (VyQBa)
We're practically Neighbors, I'm in Chesapeake. Almost literally neighbors with CDR M.
Posted by: Buck Farack, Gentleman Adventurer at February 02, 2014 04:03 AM (Nk6GS)
Regarding Tylenol, my physician was commenting on the fact that kids can't ride bikes without helmets, but you can buy enough Tylenol over the counter to kill a family several times over.
I note that our gummint FDA, in the spirit of looking out for you, makes sure that low level pain narcotics (Percocet and Vicodin) have a mandated hefty "Tylenol" component to help insure you won't suffer long.
Posted by: Hrothgar at February 02, 2014 04:04 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: caffeinated webworker at February 02, 2014 04:18 AM (crLRi)
Uhhh....not really. The narcotics combined with NSAIDs work better than when they are given alone.
Although your larger point is 100%.
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