February 23, 2012
— Maetenloch
Congratulations - Your Family Now Owns a House
Okay not a house so much as a house mortgage.
Oh and there is no house - just household national debt worthy of a house.
If it makes you feel any better, I guess you can always pretend that your imaginary Federal Debt house is a very nice vacation home that you just happen to never use. Here's mine:
My happy place is out back by the custom BBQ pit and the hot tub. Mmm hot tub.
Romney Was Conservative in 2008 But Not Now - What Happened?
Instapundit wonders what happened to make Romney such a pariah among the base:
But here's my question: Back in 2008, the social-cons were all-in for Romney, to the point where Hugh Hewitt's take became a running tagline ("You know who this is good for? Mitt Romney!") that's still used by by bloggers from time to time. Now, not so much. So what changed about Romney since 2008 to make him un-conservative?UPDATE: Reader Allen Covert writes: "When he stopped running against McCain. Standing next to McCain will make almost anybody look conservative."
Of course back then the worst possible transgression against conservatism was Shamnesty, now it's RomneyCare I guess.
Because sometimes your assault rifle wants to accessorize with a 12 gauge:
After over a decade of development, and testing and tweaking, the U.S. Army is finally issuing the M26 12 Gauge Modular Accessory Shotgun Systems (MASS) to the troops. There are two versions of MASS. The one that attaches underneath the barrel of an assault rifle weighs 1.2 kg (2.7 pounds) and is 420mm (16.5 inches) long. The standalone version weighs 1.9 kg (4.25 pounds) and is 610mm (24 inches) long (with the stock collapsed). Both versions of the M26 have a five round magazine and are basically a 12 gauge shotgun that can be operated right or left handed. It fires solid shot for blasting open closed doors or lower velocity, non-lethal (most of the time) rubber slugs for dealing with hostile crowds.
Whit Stillman Has a New Movie: 'Damsels in Distress'
So Whit Stillman finally has a new movie out, Damsels in Distress, which looks pretty good from the trailer. If you enjoyed his previous movies - Metropolitan, The Last Days of Disco, and Barcelona - then you'll probably like this one too. And even though I haven't watched it in years, I'd say a line or scene from Barcelona still pops into my head about every 8 weeks or so.
You can test your film knowledge by seeing if you can name every single movie just by the iconic image in this video.
This is your brain on age. The sad part is how few people got the answer right at age 50.
Epic Robbery FAIL in Rotterdam
First ignored, then laughed at and then chased and tackled by marathon runner - this robber picked a bad week to rob the Halve Maatje pub.
Geekery: Bret Victor and Inventing on Principle
Okay this talk is focused on software development but it applies to other areas as well. I wasn't quite sure where he was going at the beginning (or sure if I would like it) but give it some time to see why it's worth watching.
And yes this is pretty geeky. But you don't have to be a geek to get something out of it.
Yahoo group. That is all.
And my Twitter spew.
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Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:10 PM (7W3wI)
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You might remember this little thing called Obamacare?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2012 06:10 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: 18-1 at February 23, 2012 06:11 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: t-bird at February 23, 2012 06:13 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 06:13 PM (Y+DPZ)
(1) I thought everybody knew that Darth Vader was dutch for "Dark Father."
(2) I loved Barcelona, especially the part where the main character's asshole cousin calls him a bible-dancing weirdo (or words to that effect).
Early bed for me morons, so have a good night.
Posted by: joncelli at February 23, 2012 06:13 PM (+MbqG)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 23, 2012 06:14 PM (cEVyk)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:15 PM (QaYwz)
Thank Obama there's no inflation, so it's no big deal. Still... Posted by: t-bird at February 23, 2012 10:13 PM
Hey, I got lots of algae for sale.
You're welcome!
Posted by: Barry O, the Man From Texaco at February 23, 2012 06:15 PM (Y+DPZ)
It said NATO had agreed to a trial, but that could not be immediately confirmed.
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 10:10 PM (7W3wI)
We just need to get the fuck out of there. Let them kill each other and if they look at us funny....fly over and drop some nice big presents.
Waste of our military, our money and our time.
Posted by: Tami at February 23, 2012 06:15 PM (X6akg)
I could live with that.
Posted by: mama winger at February 23, 2012 06:16 PM (P6QsQ)
Is there an over-under on whether some poor bastard will take a fall on the Koran burning trial bit?
Even better, do you suppose there actually WILL be a trial?
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 06:16 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:17 PM (7W3wI)
[Yes, I said "alcoran". I'm a fucking reactionary, since you ask. It's time to put those damned Saracens back in their place, which would be the desert]
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:17 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:17 PM (QaYwz)
Best line in Barcelona...
"Its not that Americans are more violent than other cultures, we're just better shots."
-Navy guy cousin
Or something like that... 
Posted by: Some guy you don't know in Wisconsin at February 23, 2012 06:18 PM (0aByc)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:18 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:18 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: somebody else, not me at February 23, 2012 06:18 PM (nZvGM)
Husband just gave me a pretty blue sleeping pill.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at February 23, 2012 06:19 PM (cxHkd)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:19 PM (7W3wI)
This isn't true?
It does depend on the girl, I suppose.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:19 PM (QTHTd)
Rough day today, I'm in the mood for laughing. Let's get this party started.
Posted by: Theresa at February 23, 2012 06:19 PM (dbpY7)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 10:17 PM (QaYwz)
He'd probably say, 'Of course...what the hell else would you do with them?'
Posted by: Tami at February 23, 2012 06:20 PM (X6akg)
For 41K, it had BETTER have something better than the Delphi system you get in the Cruze
It tends to play "Burning Down the House" a lot
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 06:20 PM (Y+DPZ)
At least there's beer . . .
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 06:20 PM (D4GQF)
Holy cow, I remember seeing that that LP. Fuck, I'm old. Heard a young girl say tonight "if you're over 40 you're not young anymore" Well maybe...but I have learned more than you my dear...and I remember good music, movies and concerts.
I am old enough to have driven around in a upper classman's van or car with Cragars talking to people on the old CB...it was our iPod at the time..
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Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz at February 23, 2012 06:21 PM (Q797S)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 10:15 PM (QaYwz)
Funny I got $2 million also but I did it the hard way; kill the other winners and take their money. Oh well.
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 06:21 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:22 PM (7W3wI)
Strange weather here in hobo town. Yesterday it was like 60 degrees but gale force winds all day. This morning it snowed.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:22 PM (QTHTd)
A) writing in the darn things would certainly be wrong if an infidel did it, since they had defaced them already they have a nerve saying anything.
B) burning books to prevent the public from reading them ala Hitler is bad, but otherwise a book is just paper --- get over it.
Posted by: Palerider at February 23, 2012 06:22 PM (dkExz)
Is it true when they say it's the best?
What's it all about, is it really soylent green, algae?
Or is it just a scam like all the rest?
Posted by: huerfano at February 23, 2012 06:22 PM (fIuC0)
What do you folks think about this list, in general? Anything you'd change?
http://bit.ly/2HlXd
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:23 PM (piMMO)
If the Muslims were so sensitive about their book, maybe the terrorists shouldn't have been passing notes back and forth in it.
Fuck 'em and their book. If we're no longer interested in winning, let's bring our boys home.
Posted by: Palandine at February 23, 2012 06:23 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:23 PM (QTHTd)
"Its not that Americans are more violent than other cultures, we're just better shots."
-Navy guy cousin
Or something like that... Posted by: Some guy you don't know in Wisconsin at February 23, 2012 10:18 PM (0aByc)
My favorite line is:
I think it's well-known that anti-Americanism has its roots in sexual impotence, at least in Europe.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 23, 2012 06:24 PM (ap92n)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 23, 2012 06:24 PM (FIE/L)
Absolutely right.
Posted by: mama winger at February 23, 2012 06:24 PM (P6QsQ)
Yeah, about that. Some infidel already did write some nasty crap in there, about killing atheists and turning Christians and Jews into slaves
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:24 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 10:17 PM
Patton was in the North Africa theater and took over the US II Corps after the Kasserine Pass defeat
Most US soldiers held a very low opinion of the Arabs they encountered in North Africa, I doubt Patton thought any differently
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 06:25 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:25 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: tcn at February 23, 2012 06:25 PM (hQX3k)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:26 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta, only redeemed by Divine mercy) at February 23, 2012 06:26 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: The State at February 23, 2012 06:26 PM (FcR7P)
But I am really liking Newt's drawn-sword response to the SCOAMF's abjectly groveling Afghan apology earlier today. To wit:
"There seems to be nothing that radical Islamists can do to get Barack Obama's attention in a negative way and he is consistently apologizing to people who do not deserve the apology of the President of the United States, period. And, candidly, if Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, doesn't feel like apologizing then we should say good bye and good luck, we don't need to be here risking our lives and wasting our money on somebody who doesn't care."
THAT is the kind of rhetoric I want to hear a lot more of.
Still... could Newt win in the fall with adult-voter negatives as high as he has? And could he refrain from talking crazy shit about moon bases and instead stick to scorching rejoinders like the one he just uncorked?
Grumble. Where's that bottle of Val-U-Rite?
Posted by: torquewrench at February 23, 2012 06:26 PM (aWrFJ)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:26 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:27 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 23, 2012 06:27 PM (cEVyk)
If it ever comes to that here I will take some of them down with me.
Posted by: Palerider at February 23, 2012 06:27 PM (dkExz)
Had a CB for a while, until the potty mouth got intolerable. Some nasty crap aired at times.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 10:23 PM
And here you are on the ONT
Posted by: Irony Meter at February 23, 2012 06:28 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: CDR M at February 23, 2012 06:28 PM (QaYwz)
Hold a trial. Bring out the prisoners that defaced the Koran. Punish them for defacing the Koran.
You're welcome.
Posted by: AD at February 23, 2012 06:28 PM (q0hEs)
Had a CB for a while, until the potty mouth got intolerable. Some nasty crap aired at times.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 10:23 PM (SAMxH)
so now you are here? what the hell were they saying?
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 06:28 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at February 23, 2012 06:30 PM (ahYZH)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at February 23, 2012 06:30 PM (UTq/I)
I've got liberal friends on Facebook who 1) applauded the President and damned the Catholic Church for the abortafacient thing and yet 2) were appalled at the "desecration" of the Koran. They don't respect all faiths, just the ones that seek to destroy the West.
The crocodile will NOT eat them last.
Posted by: Palandine at February 23, 2012 06:31 PM (g7D8V)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 06:32 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Bomber at February 23, 2012 06:33 PM (d88g9)
Posted by: steevy at February 23, 2012 06:33 PM (7W3wI)
@73
Things that aren't repeated here, of all places. I spent 6 years in the Army, so my ears aint tender. Hard to talk to people without some asshole barging into the conversation unasked.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 06:34 PM (SAMxH)
You've been to one of Allahpundit's house parties?
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 06:34 PM (WOB8h)
What do you folks think about this list, in general? Anything you'd change?
http://bit.ly/2HlXd
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 10:23 PM (piMMO)
Too much Vonnegut (2) and Robbins (1), and way too much Steinbeck (4!). Also, there were something like four or five books by/about Teddy Roosevelt. There were other manly men who managed not to be fascists that I would rather read about. Something from the Stoics would be better.
Posted by: somebody else, not me at February 23, 2012 06:35 PM (nZvGM)
You've been to one of Allahpundit's house parties?
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 10:34 PM (WOB8h)
I am of the opinion that anyone, any religion, any country, that tries to kill you for leaving probably is not so great. Islam is for the weak.
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 06:37 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at February 23, 2012 06:38 PM (ahYZH)
http://tinyurl.com/7ah8mp3
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 06:38 PM (WOB8h)
****
Thanks!
What are your top 10 must reads for someone looking for a well-rounded selection?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:39 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 06:39 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: CMU VET at February 23, 2012 06:39 PM (cEVyk)
http://tinyurl.com/7kb9fak
Deep down, the reason you don't do that, isn't because you're afraid of losing your life. It's because you are afraid of losing your JOB.
Macchiavelli had a thing or two to say about that. I forget what it was, but it was along the lines that a man will be quicker to avenge a loss to his patrimony than a loss to his family. (And it was probably pithier in renaissance Italian.)
Anyway, my recommendation for anyone who's looking to write on the Islam topic is simply to move out of a city where there's lots of Muslims, and find a job where there aren't lots of Muslims. Then you don't have to live in fear.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:40 PM (QTHTd)
Things that aren't repeated here, of all places. I spent 6 years in the Army, so my ears aint tender. Hard to talk to people without some asshole barging into the conversation unasked.
Did not mean to imply you had virgin ears, only surprised that this was less vulgar than, well, anywhere.
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 06:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Some guy you don't know in Wisconsin at February 23, 2012 06:42 PM (0aByc)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 23, 2012 06:43 PM (CHgKB)
Posted by: Some guy you don't know in Wisconsin at February 23, 2012 06:44 PM (0aByc)
The funny thing about Vader being Luke's father is that it only came up in a later draft of The Empire Strikes Back.
The idea that Lucas had the whole saga mapped out back then is nonsense. They were doing character concepts and things even for Episodes 2 and 3-- one early version of the character that became Count Dooku was female. (I'd go on, but I assume the few here who care already know.)
Also, obligatory: http://tinyurl.com/3smrkot
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 06:44 PM (/D8ux)
Posted by: Filipino Monkey in the Persian and/or Arabian Gulf at February 23, 2012 06:44 PM (d88g9)
Posted by: booger at February 23, 2012 06:44 PM (29wvc)
Yankee, I was surprised at the conduct, but it's just like anything else, there's nothing that man, in his eternal perversity will not abuse.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 06:45 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 23, 2012 10:43 PM (CHgKB)
My guess is that a bunch of those "hey, fella" responses would be from the IRS, if we weren't discussing a fictional event.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 06:46 PM (ND9u8)
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Light My Fire - The Doors
Heaven's on Fire - Kiss
We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
Play With Fire - Rolling Stones
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Metallica - Jump in the Fire
Rooms On Fire - Stevie Nicks
St Elmo's Fire - John Parr
Crash Burn - Blues Traveler
Burn for You - INXS
Burn You Up, Burn You Down - Peter Gabriel
Posted by: Obama Motors at February 23, 2012 06:47 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 06:47 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 23, 2012 06:48 PM (JMmQ9)
That makes sense. He had based the saga on old sci-fi movie serials, like from the 40s and 50s. "Flash Gordon", mostly, from what I hear. The point was to keep people involved in the characters, not the plot so much.
I do suspect that Lucas always knew Luke and Leia to be brother and sister. But, in heroic sagas, that didn't always stop... stuff happening.
/"Narn I Hin Hurin", JRR Tolkien
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:49 PM (QTHTd)
Madonna...Burning Up
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:49 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: navybrat at February 23, 2012 06:50 PM (x2vHF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:50 PM (piMMO)
http://tinyurl.com/7rqtkjs
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 06:51 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: political correctness czar at February 23, 2012 06:52 PM (Q2Ne0)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 06:53 PM (ND9u8)
Also, obligatory: http://tinyurl.com/3smrkot
Heh, the title of that vid is Convoy Theme song and here's the first comment - ok so i was in probably the sixth grade when this was out so someone remind me what movie it was from could ya
Posted by: booger at February 23, 2012 06:53 PM (29wvc)
Did the spam just achieve sentience?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 06:54 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: toby928© Perrykrishna at February 23, 2012 06:54 PM (GTbGH)
Posted by: GregInSeattle at February 23, 2012 06:54 PM (B5cM9)
No, the reason I didn't make a big thing about the Islam research I was doing wasn't fear of my life. It was because I had a job, with a coworker who was a (secularish) Muslim, but a Muslim quick to rat people out to Human Resources - if he had a holy book, it was Michael Moore's "Stupid White Men" more than the Qur'an.
I ain't proud of it. But that's the facts. I would rather have been beheaded on video than to face a meeting with HR.
Things changed when I quit. (Well, he quit first. But there were other Muslims around at that job.)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:54 PM (QTHTd)
This isn't fucked up at all.
Oh, wait.
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 06:54 PM (D4GQF)
http://tinyurl.com/7rqtkjs
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 10:51 PM
Judge Martin then offered a lesson in Islam, stating, “Islam is not just a religion, it’s their culture, their culture. It’s their very essence their very being.
There in a nutshell is why Islam gets the lefty love even with their denigration of religion. To the lefties, Islam is not a religion, it's a culture and even a race
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 06:55 PM (Y+DPZ)
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Did I ever tell you how BJ and the Bear screwed me up for years during my childhood? I couldn't tell a friggin monkey from a bear.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:55 PM (piMMO)
"If what you said was true there should have been no shortage of people taking up her cause. There are tens of millions of Americans who live hard-core red states with almost no muslims. Yet none of them put their name out there. Cause they don't want the hassle, they don't want the threats. They want to enjoy their life in peace. A perfectly reasonable response."
The Muslim threat is real, but the government, in the form of one or more DAs, is the much bigger threat. It is the threat of prosecution, and the inevitable financial destruction, even if not guilty, that causes most Americans to do nothing.
Posted by: Arbalest at February 23, 2012 06:56 PM (xx4OH)
But you can't write what you like and not get FIRED.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 06:56 PM (QTHTd)
Bullshit on the "socons were all in on Romney in 2008" lie. Socons overwhelmingly voted for Huckabee.
How the hell Hugh Hewitt's tagline fits into this I don't know.
Posted by: Pres. Chet Rooosevelt at February 23, 2012 06:56 PM (caupe)
****
I only like Beckel when his brother is shutting him down.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:57 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 06:57 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Bomber at February 23, 2012 10:33 PM (d88g9)
Absolutely, then you can mount an M 14 to the glock mounted to the shotgun mounted to the M 4 and have a rifle too.
Posted by: robtr at February 23, 2012 06:57 PM (MtwBb)
Don't remember who asked, but: I've been in radio broadcasting for 27 years. Outside of a few years in retail, it's all I've ever done. The job pool for on-air personalities continues to shrink, however, and I've grown tired of "town to town, up and down the dial". I'd rather stay put.
There is good news...I got a callback today for a follow-up interview. It's retail, just part-time, but I'll take what I can get. I'm also working on finding ways to monetize what was until now my hobby -- my online radio station (link in the sig if you'd like to check it out).
I've decided I'll go ahead and apply for EBT so my teenager can continue to eat me out of house and home without actually eating the house. When things get better, I'll dump it. I didn't want to do it because the country's screwed up enough as it is, and I didn't want to make things worse fiscally (even if what I draw out is statistically zero). But I'll also sacrifice anything for my kids, including my pride.
The way I see it, the fact that I dislike being on any kind of government dole will make me work harder to get off of it.
Thanks again, y'all.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at February 23, 2012 06:57 PM (I6t1z)
Posted by: SantaRosaStan, sedated yet paranoid at February 23, 2012 06:57 PM (UqKQV)
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 06:58 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: GregInSeattle at February 23, 2012 10:54 PM
Your kneecaps don't mean nothin' to me either, Bob
Posted by: Vinnie Falcone, Beckel's Bookie at February 23, 2012 06:58 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at February 23, 2012 06:58 PM (I6t1z)
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What am I? Chopped liver?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 06:59 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at February 23, 2012 07:00 PM (I6t1z)
I dunno about the Luke/Leia thing-- it's clear that the Original Trilogy was being at least mostly made up as it went (which is fine, because there was no guarantee that SW or Empire would each get a sequel)- but it's possible. (One rejected Marvel comics story had a second Death Star, waaaay before Jedi's plot was known. The superweapon was renamed and redesigned, and the story was approved, so clearly there was some plan or rules in place.)
Another example. In the Marvel comics before Return of the Jedi, Jabba the Hut(sic) was a humanoid guy, and of course many know about the fur-wearing Scotsman cut from Star Wars and fishman Han Solo and that Lando was originally going to be a clone. Lots of wacky stuff in the script drafts back then. Once he got to Phantom Menace, I assume he had some broad strokes worked out, but it's not like he had scripts for the remaining two until each one was actually filmed.
Another thing is that back then (late '70's), Lucas wasn't consistent. Sometimes it'd be 9 films total, sometimes more, later he settled on 6. But that still doesn't track with the Ewok films, script development, or anything. Any number greater than 3 was probably a combination of ego, hype, and wishful thinking.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 07:00 PM (/D8ux)
Can I get one with an M2 on top instead of the Barret?
Posted by: JB1000 at February 23, 2012 10:56 PM (Y+YLL)
Look at the big brain on [JB1000]! M2! You a smart muthafucka, [JB1000]!
Posted by: Sam Jackson loves Ma Deuce at February 23, 2012 07:01 PM (ND9u8)
Finished up the flattie for Project Ford today, it's all painted and dressed, ready to be reinstalled. This weekend I'll run it over to the shop and if the chassis is ready, install it.
Thus far, this has been a great, smooth running project.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 07:02 PM (SAMxH)
Parenthood
Beaches
Sleepless in Seattle
Absences on the ONT will be duly noted
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 07:02 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 11:00 PM (/D8ux)
do not forget the Christmas special.
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 07:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 10:59 PM (piMMO)
Good lord, I had no idea, Niedermeyer . . .
Hey, girlfriend! 
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:02 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:03 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:05 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 10:39 PM (piMMO)
That's hard. The original list was tailored as books for men, and I guess I'll try to keep that in mind. Off the top of my head:
1) The Bible - even non-believers need this to understand the West
2) The Iliad
3) The Odyssey
4) The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
5) La Morte d'Arthur - something medieval
6) The Prince - perhaps the beginning of the modern mind
7) King Lear - some Shakepeare
Democracy in America - some say the best book about America
9) The Great Gatsby - the American novel
10) something from the East like The Art of War? Or Russian - Crime and Punishment?
Posted by: somebody else, not me at February 23, 2012 07:05 PM (nZvGM)
If you search around for the phrase "real unemployment", you'll probably find some good stats to back that up when discussing/debating/arguing with friends and relatives to get them out to vote for ABO.
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:06 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:06 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:06 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: political correctness czar at February 23, 2012 07:07 PM (Q2Ne0)
Hey, girlfriend!
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 11:02 PM (D4GQF)
From my experience on the tubes and in real life, it certainly is unique for a woman to name herself after something from "Animal House". Also, it's awesome.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 07:07 PM (ND9u8)
I should also mention that before Star Wars, Lucas apparently tried to buy the rights to Flash Gordon, and couldn't get them. As the saying goes, "Genius borrows, talent steals." It's widely believed that Lucas kinda-sorta actively plagarized from Flash Gordon, just changing things enough and putting his own spin on things to make Star Wars look new and fresh. (Which it really was-- most 70's sci-fi was depression dystopias and boring B-movies, not swashbuckling action and adventure.)
In any case, I bet most writers' and creators' early work especially bear incredible resemblences to whatever the hell they were reading/watching/whatever anyway, so I don't know how fair the plagarism charge I repeated is.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 07:07 PM (/D8ux)
Posted by: political correctness czar at February 23, 2012 07:08 PM (Q2Ne0)
Although a Christian, I profess to never reading the Bible all the way through. I have always been astounded how, like no other book, one can spend hours (days!)meditating on just one little verse.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:10 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 07:10 PM (2tu4t)
One of the best books I have read on Communists, and their infiltration of the US government during the 30's-60's was Witness by Whittaker Chambers. It deals with the Alger Hiss/Rosenberg trials in depth, and as CHambers was a defector from Communism, it gives an insider's view of the machinations of the fellow travelers.
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 11:03 PM (dZmFh)
I'm through the first 1/3 of "Witness" myself, and it's pretty incredible. I don't think I've ever seen a better written, more passionate, and utterly full-throated defense of western culture vs. the east (as it existed at the time)...and I haven't even gotten to the trial yet. Chambers was a magnificent writer.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 07:10 PM (ND9u8)
Thank God my dumbass BIL is alive and on the mend, though in critical condition. The doctors said he should've died. My sister is a total wreck.
The PA unemployment idiots are sending me contradicting letters every five days or so. I've been on unemployment for well over 96 weeks and all I want is a fucking job.
They sent me a letter last Friday saying I was cut off. Today I got a letter saying I was eligible for another 14 weeks as long as I provided weekly claims that I was seeking employment twice every week - but only by two different sources - mail, internet, direct, phone or "other", such as a jobfest.
So I hit craigslist today and will apply at Burger King tomorrow.
I (think I) did well on an interview today so hopefully this bullshit will soon be over.
Obama is a fucking stick in the spokes of the economy.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at February 23, 2012 07:11 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 10:39 PM (piMMO)
All the Travis McGees by John D. MacDonald and all the Spensers by Robert B. Parker. (okay, it's more than 10, but more addicting than heroin and ciggies)
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:11 PM (D4GQF)
Wrong, 200k will get you a three bedroom house in the barrio in east l.a. Enjoy your vayca!
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 23, 2012 07:12 PM (tKFT6)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 11:06 PM (dZmFh)
Just fuckin' ducky, moki! And thanks for being here . . . I feel the estrogen. 
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:12 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:12 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 07:12 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 11:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
Oh, man oh man alive, I was trying so hard not to, and then you had to put the idea in my head.
Parts of that are actually not too bad. It's the musical numbers, Wookiee porn, no-talent hacks, massive drug abuse, and overall shittiness that make everyone hate the remaining ten or so seconds by association.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 07:12 PM (/D8ux)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 23, 2012 07:13 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 11:07 PM (ND9u
Epic fuckin' awesome.
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:13 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 07:13 PM (ND9u8)
"Although a Christian, I profess to never reading the Bible all the way through."
No one reads Leviticus.
Posted by: somebody else, not me at February 23, 2012 07:16 PM (nZvGM)
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Apparently the Chevron I frequent pulled back a bloody stump. Gas jumped 10 cents yesterday (after jumping 10 cents the day before that). This evening, I see they've retracted that last 10 cent jump.
Odd, though, I didn't see any #occupiers protesting...
Posted by: Anachronda at February 23, 2012 07:16 PM (6fER6)
You can still do bold, italic and strike-through using the brackets [ ] and b, i and s although you have to remember to close with the /b /i or /s or it carries on through the rest of the comments.
The sock signature URL still works for hot linking your name but it doesn't take YouTube or tinyurl links.
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:16 PM (WOB8h)
Jeez, dude. Prayers up.
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:16 PM (D4GQF)
1. Go to the Google homepage and sign into your account. Use the dropdown menu under your name in the upper right-hand corner to access your settings
2. Next, find the section called 'Services' and you'll see a link to 'View, enable, or disable web history', shown in the red box below. Click on it.
3. Finally, you can remove all of your search details by clicking on 'Remove Web History', shown in the red box below. Once you have done this your history will remain disabled until you turn it back on.
Posted by: kbdabear at February 23, 2012 07:16 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 11:13 PM (D4GQF)
For a stupid farce of a movie, it sure provided some good stuff. My favorite quote is, and always has been "You fucked up. You trusted us."
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 07:18 PM (ND9u8)
***
I haven't bren able to really read in years due to migraines. They are often pain free but screw with my sight like crazy. However, this afternoon, my cardiologist got together with my family doc and my neurologist and decided to do a TEE test. If he finds what he's looking for (a loose flap in my heart) they can fix it and a side effect of the repair is, it seems, fewer or no migraines!
I'm looking forward to reading again.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:18 PM (WOB8h)
177Niedermayer's Dead Horse, get a leg up on our resident trolls and read you some Dumas.
I could geek out about Star Wars some more, or instead post another YouTube video, so-- http://tinyurl.com/6t64ok3
Posted by: Lance McCormick at February 23, 2012 07:18 PM (/D8ux)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at February 23, 2012 11:07 PM (ND9u
Epic fuckin' awesome.
****
{{blush}}
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:19 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:20 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:20 PM (WOB8h)
2) Antigone
3) Poetics - by Aristotle. but WHY is Sophocles good? He'll lay it down for you.
4) The Gallic Wars
5) Decameron - mediaeval, kicks the arse of Chaucer
6) De Monarchia - Dante [divine right of kings, bitchez]
7) Julius Caesar - for teh Shakepeare [also gets you Plutarch, for free]
Dixie After The War - by Myrta Lockett Avary. Woman's eye view of Reconstruction and post. 9) Alf Layla wa-Layla, aka Arabian Nights
10) further East: that would be the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:21 PM (QTHTd)
****
Double-secret probation for you!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:22 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:23 PM (dZmFh)
Time for the old folk. Weatherman is claiming snow for tomorrow. We'll see.
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 23, 2012 07:23 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:23 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:25 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:25 PM (WOB8h)
favorite quote is, and always has been "You fucked up. You trusted us."
****
Double-secret probation for you!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 11:22 PM (piMMO)
I for one am not going to stand here and let you insult the United States of America!
Posted by: buzzion at February 23, 2012 07:25 PM (GULKT)
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I got a copy of this in a box of books a few years ago. I'll have to find it and make a real stab at reading it.
Posted by: Retread at February 23, 2012 07:25 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 07:26 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 23, 2012 07:26 PM (piMMO)
Anybody else hoping the Mayans were right and wondering if it's time to quit the job and go on an epic spending spree? Such a fuckin' conundrum.
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:28 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: moki at February 23, 2012 07:29 PM (dZmFh)
1-11 shooting. 3x as many turnovers as assists.
Played pretty shitty overall while the Heat beat the Knicks by 14.
Of course, the Heat beat everybody by 14 so that's no great shame.
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 11:12 PM (ZPrif)
probably a little distracted from filing to copyright or trademark "linsanity."
Posted by: yankeefifth at February 23, 2012 07:31 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 07:31 PM (2tu4t)
I'm fine! Except that, you're leaving, d'oh.
I had eye surgery last week, last I heard [yesterday] the thing is mostly healed up and the scarring from the previous [botched] surgery is cleared out now. Fingers crossed, the eye will actually work now
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:32 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:32 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 07:33 PM (gJsVJ)
Posted by: Sad Dad at February 23, 2012 07:34 PM (aPkU9)
He's embarrassed, moki. Years ago, my mom would buzz their poodle. Poor critter didn't even want to run out in the yard to pee. Hair grows, we've all learned that the hard way, eh?
Posted by: Peaches at February 23, 2012 07:35 PM (D4GQF)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 07:36 PM (ZPrif)
I have seen The Secret World Of Arrietty, and it was good. All praise belong to Hayao Miyazaki (even though he didn't direct).
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 07:36 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 11:33 PM (gJsVJ)
That's the spirit!
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 07:37 PM (F79HU)
Celtic Frost's 2006 black metal classic, Monotheist.
Progeny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYAcWw6CSUs
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 07:38 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: chemjeff on the phone at February 23, 2012 07:38 PM (Bd25w)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 07:38 PM (I/cLr)
I had problems with an ex-gf calling me (for free money, here) for a long time. Before I realised - hey, I know that area code, I know what it means and I don't need to answer it.
I'm fortunate that I had other female friends out and about who don't do that shit.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:38 PM (QTHTd)
"Ed and Niedermeyer-prayers for both of you."
I trust the Good Lord will get a chuckle as morons and 'ettes across the land beseech Him on behalf of "Ed Anger" and "Niedermeyer's Dead Horse" tonight.
Posted by: somebody else, not me at February 23, 2012 07:38 PM (nZvGM)
I try to keep that to DiaryOfDaedalus.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:40 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:40 PM (WOB8h)
Funny, I was thinking the same thing. OK, almost the same thing. OK, I was thinking about boobies, but now that you bring it up, it makes sense.
Posted by: navybrat at February 23, 2012 07:41 PM (x2vHF)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 07:41 PM (gJsVJ)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 07:42 PM (I/cLr)
Conflict of interest; google it.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:42 PM (QTHTd)
Bitch.
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 11:33 PM (gJsVJ)
Been there and learned quickly it isn't worth fighting over unless it involves your kid and something bad or unfair she is doing regarding your kid and then it's best to let the court sort it out. Move on and let her know you've moved on. Tell her you only want to deal with her to see your kid and to do what right for the kid, outside of that you are like the honeybadger and don't really give a shit.
Posted by: robtr at February 23, 2012 07:43 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 07:44 PM (2tu4t)
First he has to learn not to give a shit, methinks.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:44 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 07:45 PM (gJsVJ)
3 exes, all still alive, yikes.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 11:44 PM (2tu4t)
dang, she should run for president.
Posted by: robtr at February 23, 2012 07:45 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 07:46 PM (gJsVJ)
Posted by: Ammo Dump at February 23, 2012 07:47 PM (WUWb9)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 23, 2012 07:47 PM (FIE/L)
I'm in that other Panhandle -- Texas, that is.
Ed and Neidermeyer - My prayers for you both.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at February 23, 2012 07:48 PM (I6t1z)
Posted by: Gern Blandsden at February 23, 2012 07:49 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 07:49 PM (I/cLr)
Srsly though, I'm glad you've not withdrawn from human contact. There are still good people out there. I'm probably not one of them :^) but the people I keep in contact with, including many here, are good people.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:49 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 07:49 PM (2tu4t)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 11:45 PM (gJsVJ)
Yeah that sucks, some of them can use the kid as a weapon. If that happens you need to get to court asap. There is no winner in fighting with her.
Posted by: robtr at February 23, 2012 07:51 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 07:53 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 07:54 PM (ZPrif)
Hey, nerdygirl!
Yeah, I'll stick with the retail job if it comes through. I've heard everything but "when can you start"? I have a good feeling about it.
I'm already looking into ideas of how to use my broadcast experience in the online world. The web station is up, but I'm also thinking podcasts and a few other things. It would be cool to be my own boss. There's also voice-over work I could do from home if I can figure out how to break in to that field.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at February 23, 2012 07:55 PM (I6t1z)
- Black Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JUyGOP4TV8
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 07:56 PM (QTHTd)
And gas was $3/gallon under Bush that was evil... at least according to Washerwoman-Schitz.
http://tinyurl.com/7ah8mp3
Weasel Zippers: all the real news that's really fit to link.
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 07:58 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:01 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:01 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 23, 2012 08:01 PM (2tu4t)
Those two are probably related. DOOM etc
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:03 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 24, 2012 12:01 AM (QTHTd)
Oh yeah, my favorite track on this album.
And I'm dedicating this album to muzzie judges everywhere.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:04 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:04 PM (I/cLr)
Odd, that.
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 24, 2012 12:01 AM (I/cLr)
always happens when this isn't at the top
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 08:06 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 08:06 PM (mbxea)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:06 PM (I/cLr)
Read about how Rustico showed Alibech how to put the Devil into Hell.
Rustico was a moron.
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Ha! Found the book, and found Rustico in the index. From the TOC it sounds like the whole thing is full of morons.
Posted by: Retread at February 23, 2012 08:08 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:09 PM (I/cLr)
1-11 shooting. 3x as many turnovers as assists.
Played pretty shitty overall while the Heat beat the Knicks by 14.
Of course, the Heat beat everybody by 14 so that's no great shame.Posted by: Clubber Lang at February 23, 2012 11:12 PM
Lin's scoring average is on a downward slope
Posted by: Anthony Federico, ESPN at February 23, 2012 08:10 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:10 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:11 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:12 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:13 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:15 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: DavidR at February 23, 2012 08:16 PM (myanI)
I mean the day shift and the ONT. what did you think I meant? Posted by: DC in Towson
I thought you mean goth and metal. Well, ok, there's alcohol and weed. Drinking a 2005 blend of cab franc, cab sauv, and merlot.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 08:18 PM (mbxea)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 23, 2012 11:46 PM (gJsVJ)
I grew up in a family with divorces left and right. Be there for your kids, Joffen, that's the most important thing. Wish my family knew that back in the day.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 23, 2012 08:21 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Zakn at February 24, 2012 12:16 AM (q/891)
who ya guys fighting?
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 08:21 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:22 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 08:25 PM (q/891)
http://www.myspace.com/murderousvision
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:27 PM (F79HU)
Hi, Joffen! Hi everybody else!
Posted by: Theresa at February 23, 2012 08:28 PM (dbpY7)
I'm sick of thinking/talking about the election.
The mind blowing thing was pretty...mind blowing.
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at February 23, 2012 08:28 PM (bMLFV)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 08:29 PM (8VN86)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at February 23, 2012 08:29 PM (bMLFV)
Sounds tasty. Vintner? Cab franc is highly underrated, and blends tend to be my favorite wines. Posted by: DC in Towson
Thumbprint Cellars in Healdsburg, CA. The wine club I belong to is Christopher Creek, and they make a delicious petite sirah. Yeah, cab franc is underrated.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 08:30 PM (mbxea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS6HXQa9uME
Here's a cheery little number for ya!
And for all the muzzie judges.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:30 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:31 PM (I/cLr)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jojnQxEtJHA
Watch the whole thing. The solo is god-like.
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 08:31 PM (mbxea)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at February 24, 2012 12:29 AM (bMLFV)
You will believe a 12 year old can fuck shit up.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:32 PM (F79HU)
It came out a couple years back, right? When I went to see it, the cinema had at least two men about my age taking their 10 year old daughters to see it.
It was pretty messed up. I liked the movie though. Nic Cage is great in it.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:33 PM (QTHTd)
New Michigan Rosetta Stone poll after debate has Romney at 36 and Santorum at 33.
Among registered Republicans in Michigan:
Romney 42
Santorum 33
Paul 8
Gingrich 8
Santorum is only still close to Romney because Democrats in Michigan are going for Santorum 36 versus Romney 3 (three percent).
Posted by: Wombat at February 23, 2012 08:34 PM (BS/M/)
Posted by: andycanuck at February 23, 2012 08:35 PM (WOB8h)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at February 23, 2012 08:37 PM (bMLFV)
Plus, there's an "h" in my name, due to old-fashioned parents who didn't realize that their daughter would go through life being called there's a. Sheesh, if I only had a nickel, etc.
Posted by: Theresa at February 23, 2012 08:37 PM (dbpY7)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at February 23, 2012 08:39 PM (bMLFV)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 08:40 PM (mbxea)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:42 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Theresa at February 24, 2012 12:37 AM (dbpY7)
Could have been worse. Could have been named Stanley and been a teen mother to a stuttering clusterfuck of miserable failure like...what's his name...you know who I mean.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:42 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at February 23, 2012 08:43 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:45 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 08:45 PM (F79HU)
yeah wouldn't that suck, knowing you gave birth to the fucking anti-christ
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 08:47 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:48 PM (I/cLr)
That seems reasonable. We all are more familiar with the arguments for why Romneycare won't work (romneycare is an actual example of it not working).
And the right is expecting a lot more than it did in 2008. We have changed and see spending as more urgent. We say the 'electable' guy get his ass kicked and we're less gullible about that argument.
Posted by: Dustin at February 23, 2012 08:52 PM (wcT+8)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 23, 2012 08:52 PM (GE1+K)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 08:53 PM (I/cLr)
The gun...I call her Vera.
Anyhoo, at lunch today I was chatting with a twenty-something, college-educated co-worker. She has a 29-year-old friend with a master's degree in some kind of the arts who is working part-time in retail, and was offered another position at the same store for more money. Great, you'd think, right? But he decided to turn it down because he was afraid it would screw up his food stamps eligibility.
I reacted to that, saying, "He's on food stamps!?"
And she shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Half my friends are."
This just really brought the awfulness of what's happened to the economy home to me. And I'm not sure what I find more horrifying: the fact that college grads in the prime of their lives are scraping by at the fringes of the economy because there are no jobs, or that they are seemingly okay with that.I mean, isn't "humger" just another word for "initiative"? How come this guy isn't working his ass off to feed himself? Also, I can't imagine a situation where I would admit to being on food stamps to anyone, but I guess the stigma is completely gone.
Posted by: Gem at February 23, 2012 08:54 PM (zw+pb)
Posted by: rickl supports SMOD/Supervolcano 2012 at February 23, 2012 08:56 PM (sdi6R)
I try. But then someone always tells me to sit up straight.
Posted by: Theresa at February 23, 2012 08:57 PM (dbpY7)
Santorum is only still close to Romney because Democrats in Michigan are going for Santorum 36 versus Romney 3 (three percent).
Posted by: Wombat at February 24, 2012 12:34 AM (BS/M/)
I'm really not trying to bring Daywalker subjects to the ONT, I'm not advocating for or against any particular candidate but... do you know if MI is an open or closed primary?
Posted by: someone at February 23, 2012 08:58 PM (bqjJT)
Second rantish post:
I don't like the Season 2 DVD cover for "Justified." The glow-y gold eyes make Raylan look like the YED from "Supernatural" or something.
And Tim is the shit: "At least you got to shoot your father. Mine had the nerve to die before I got back from basic with some skills and a loaded weapon."
Where is Tim this season?
Posted by: Gem at February 23, 2012 08:59 PM (zw+pb)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 24, 2012 12:53 AM (I/cLr)
Excellent! I popped the wine and shall have a drink for ya'll.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 09:00 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 23, 2012 09:02 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 12:47 AM (FMbng)
Plus the fact that he would chew his way out. Kinda like how Moochelle did it.
Let's blame the ipad, shall we?
Posted by: DC in Towson at February 24, 2012 12:48 AM (I/cLr)
Uh...fuck you, Steve Jobs!
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 09:03 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Gern Blandsden at February 23, 2012 09:09 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 09:16 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 23, 2012 09:18 PM (mbxea)
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 09:22 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: GMB at February 23, 2012 09:23 PM (wY55N)
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 09:25 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: fluffy at February 23, 2012 09:33 PM (vRSeu)
Just tuning in. How's everybody?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 09:34 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 24, 2012 01:34 AM (4q5tP)
dead or jerking off
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 09:35 PM (M8yfa)
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Posted by: NC Ref at February 23, 2012 09:38 PM (/izg2)
I better get fappin' before I keel over.
Posted by: fluffy at February 24, 2012 01:36 AM (vRSeu)
yep, with out adrenaline from jerking, you will die.
Like an even better version of the film Crank
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 09:38 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: fluffy at February 24, 2012 01:36 AM (vRSeu)
some people actually do both
Posted by: David Carradine at February 23, 2012 09:39 PM (ufJKx)
Sub 400 posts? Was everyone else also filling out tax returns and filing FAFSA applications?
Found out H&R Block's Free Tax filing software screwed the pooch on my 2010 tax return (they blew the SE Tax calculation). About $75 in my favor and no word from the IRS about it since last April. Mum's the word.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 09:42 PM (4q5tP)
Goddamn, must leftists look at everything through their bullshit?
Apparently it's comparable to an al-Qaeda propaganda film. Also, something about Rick Santorum.
And shaky cam. Okay, fair cop on the shaky cam.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 09:46 PM (F79HU)
I know it somehow rhymes with fuckface as well.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 09:46 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 09:47 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: GMB at February 23, 2012 09:49 PM (wY55N)
I know it somehow rhymes with fuckface as well.""
damn thats funny.
where the hell have the ette's been? Where the hell has Miss Tammy been hiding?
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 09:51 PM (FMbng)
So does anybody know how to pronounce 'Gleick' ? Is it g-like, or maybe g-leek?
I know it somehow rhymes with fuckface as well.
I've been following that over at WattsUpWithThat. So many things wrong about him and his actions/demeanor it's mind boggling.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 09:52 PM (4q5tP)
yes, they are the most miserable fucking malcontents on the planet.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 09:53 PM (FMbng)
I know it somehow rhymes with fuckface as well.
I've been following that over at WattsUpWithThat. So many things wrong about him and his actions/demeanor it's mind boggling.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 24, 2012 01:52 AM (4q5tP)
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I was trying to tell somebody about it at work today, and discovered I no fuggin' clue how to pronounce the asshole's name. Figger'd one of you folks would know.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 09:55 PM (ufJKx)
Thanks a bunch for the link.
If you are still around and about, I have a few thoughts.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 10:01 PM (Onw8c)
I don't know how it's pronounced.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 10:01 PM (4q5tP)
yes, they are the most miserable fucking malcontents on the planet.
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 01:53 AM (FMbng)
No kidding.
I posted a couple of comments saying only that the lefty BS in the review was out of line, didn't have anything to do with the movie at all. Out come the lefties whining and crying that the big old mean guys with the guns who go around shooting people shouldn't be looked up to or featured in movies. I wonder how many had Che Guevara posters on their dorm room walls?
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:01 PM (F79HU)
or went through life wearing a silly green chairman mao hat
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:03 PM (FMbng)
yes, they are the most miserable fucking malcontents on the planet.
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 01:53 AM (FMbng)
No kidding.
I posted a couple of comments saying only that the lefty BS in the review was out of line, didn't have anything to do with the movie at all. Out come the lefties whining and crying that the big old mean guys with the guns who go around shooting people shouldn't be looked up to or featured in movies. I wonder how many had Che Guevara posters on their dorm room walls?
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:01 AM (F79HU)
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Slavers and idiots who want to be slaves. And completely pissed off at anybody with the courage to try to be free.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:05 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: NC Ref at February 23, 2012 10:07 PM (/izg2)
or went through life wearing a silly green chairman mao hat
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 02:03 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:09 PM (F79HU)
The Wonder Twins?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mhbxlz_wrI
Just me?
I'm dying alone.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:05 AM (F79HU)
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Wow. Just wow. That is totally fucked up. Words fail me.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:09 PM (ufJKx)
Thats because they're little cock holster control freaks. They want to control anything and everything around them, including the fucking sun. They are of the entitlement mentality because they actually do think the fucking world owes them a living. If you are free then you obviously aren't doing your part to supply them with a fucking pain free life.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:09 PM (FMbng)
Shall we do this in a collective fashion or shall I just say that the 'Rons are howling and pining for her presence?
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:11 PM (F79HU)
Just found a youtube of him being introduced for a lecture.
He was intro'd as GLIKE.
Figures he'd stay away from GLEEK/GEEK.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 10:11 PM (4q5tP)
Talking about the guy who did the fake Heartland stuff?
Posted by: GMB at February 23, 2012 10:13 PM (wY55N)
He was intro'd as GLIKE.
Figures he'd stay away from GLEEK/GEEK.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 24, 2012 02:11 AM (4q5tP)
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Thanks. After the way he behaved it should sound like G-Inmate.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:14 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 02:09 AM (ufJKx)
Heh, I thought I was posting a real clip. That's a parody. That was funny as hell.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:14 PM (F79HU)
The Wonder Twins?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mhbxlz_wrI
Just me?
I'm dying alone.""
No I don't remember them, and I almost made it through life not knowing who they were. That was some weird shit
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:15 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: GMB at February 24, 2012 02:13 AM (wY55N)
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Yup. Surprisingly a group of frauds and liars has frauds and liars in their midst. Whooda thunk it?
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:15 PM (ufJKx)
Not surprised at anything anymore. Its all part of life. Just off hand here, I can't think of anything in life that I would want that I would be willing to lie to get.
Maybe there is something wrong with me? lol
Good Morning Hammersmith
Posted by: GMB at February 23, 2012 10:19 PM (wY55N)
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 02:13 AM (FMbng)
She's fine. I don't know the details so much, but she's cool.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:19 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 02:09 AM (ufJKx)
Heh, I thought I was posting a real clip. That's a parody. That was funny as hell.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:14 AM (F79HU)
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Ah, parody. Good. I thought I was gonna have to form a search party.
One of my favorite parodies was an old thing about John Lennon lyrics where he singing some rant and gets to the end of the rant with "Fuck You," and then rhymes it with "the sky is blue." Still makes me smirk.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:21 PM (ufJKx)
can't really stay and play,, boss has me doing actual work, but would like to say the M-4 wid da shot gun would have been the tits for a zombie killer I saw on Syfy tonight.. It was a chick who had her leg amputated and after being bit by teh zombies..and first had a table leg stuck on that she broke off in some zombi dudes eye.. her co zombie killer then stuck a m 4 on and she could sit on her ass and spin around killing the zombies like crazy..
the shot gun would have added even greater splatter effect, if that's at all even possible.
Posted by: beanervt at February 23, 2012 10:23 PM (KZLoo)
Genius-The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick
and many other serious titles.
Must be ym lesticdisism.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 10:23 PM (Onw8c)
WTF did I miss? I was just thinking she was on vacation or something, but did something happen?
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:26 PM (FMbng)
the shot gun would have added even greater splatter effect, if that's at all even possible.
Posted by: beanervt at February 24, 2012 02:23 AM (KZLoo)
Planet Terror directed by Robert Rodriguez. Part of the Grindhouse double feature he did with Quentin Tarantino. Awesome movie.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:26 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: The Dude at February 23, 2012 10:27 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: BSR at February 23, 2012 10:29 PM (yVsfY)
WTF did I miss? I was just thinking she was on vacation or something, but did something happen?
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 02:26 AM (FMbng)
One of her cousins died last week so things I guess have been hectic.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:29 PM (F79HU)
Oh man, I didn't know that.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:32 PM (FMbng)
That's just effing disgusting.
As a tactical matter, I grant there (Bold) might (Bold) be some advantage to teaching proper disposal of the Pedo's sacred book. But to eff over that soldier's daughter like that is grounds for mutiny.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 10:34 PM (Onw8c)
Oh yeah, that's it,, it was a pretty good 'un Robert. I'll have to keep an eye out for the other one..
Posted by: beanervt at February 23, 2012 10:34 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:11 AM (F79HU)
i will help
i miss her too and i will shoot her an email.
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:34 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 23, 2012 10:39 PM (4q5tP)
Posted by: beanervt at February 24, 2012 02:34 AM (KZLoo)
Death Proof!
It's kind of a typical Tarantino movie int he beginning with lots of "yack yack yack yack gab gab gab yak yak yak yak blah blah blah blah blah" but when the action kicks in it's HOLY SHIT I'M ON THE EDGE OF MY FUCKING SEAT!
Can get it cheap on divvy-dee. Warm up your plasma.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:40 PM (F79HU)
Hiya.
Hi yo HP,, and Gushie, and count me in as missing MissT, and sorrowful about her 'cuzin..
Posted by: beanervt at February 23, 2012 10:42 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: Berserker at February 24, 2012 02:32 AM (FMbng)
Wasn't sure if I was allowed to say anything specific, which is why I didn't mention it sooner.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:42 PM (F79HU)
Hey Gushie.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:43 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 24, 2012 02:34 AM (r7Ddb)
Good idea. I only got her Bookface.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 02:34 AM (Onw8c)
It's important that soldiers know how to wear pregnancy bellies and treat with kids gloves savages that want to kill us. Blowing shit up and making our enemies piss their pants was cut from the budget.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 10:45 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:29 AM (F79HU)
it was her baby brother who dropped dead. she was kinda stunned.
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:45 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: Daryl Herbert at February 23, 2012 10:46 PM (n/g2M)
Hey Gushie.
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 02:43 AM (ufJKx)
i believe a count is "Your Excellency." Hi jc!
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:46 PM (r7Ddb)
Holy shit. Send her my condolences.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:47 PM (FMbng)
This joint is empty without Miss T.
Haven't read up thread to know of her situation. Are prayers needed?
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 10:48 PM (Onw8c)
Can get it cheap on divvy-dee. Warm up your plasma.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 02:40 AM (F79HU)
Hot chicks in peril, chase extreme car chase scenes... its kinda cool. Right now...Grim is playing Skyrim.
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:49 PM (r7Ddb)
Cooool. I pillaged that game for all it was worth. I walked the entire world map a few times, and left nothing unexplored.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 10:52 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:52 PM (r7Ddb)
the Plasma hasn't seen much "cool down" time. Seeing everything again "big" is like seeing again for the first time.. plus I'm giving it a work out before warranty expires. haven't gotten my blu ray yet..
Posted by: beanervt at February 23, 2012 10:52 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 10:52 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 23, 2012 10:53 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 10:58 PM (q/891)
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 11:00 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 11:01 PM (q/891)
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 24, 2012 02:45 AM (r7Ddb)
Oh, man. I'm stunned, myself. Please include me in the ONT "condolences" group -- though it feels so inadequate.
Posted by: Mr. T at February 23, 2012 11:02 PM (kaalw)
Kinda a Luap Nor thing.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 02:56 AM (Onw8c)
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Sorry I was slow on the uptake. Hell, I even wondered if Luap Nor was some Laotian for a day or so before the light bulb came on.
Didya hear about the dyslectic, agnostic, insomniac? He lies awake at night pondering the existence of Dog.
Posted by: jc at February 23, 2012 11:03 PM (ufJKx)
The Lego store. I want to get a block separator, but I feel that I need to set up a limit. Like ok, you can get the Tie Fighter and the separator, but that's it! Don't even look around too much. Get in and get the fuck out""
The lego store??? They have a store dedicated to legos?
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 11:04 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 11:05 PM (q/891)
it was her baby brother who dropped dead. she was kinda stunned.
Posted by: gushka is lonely in here at February 24, 2012 02:45 AM (r7Ddb)
Oh, man. I'm stunned, myself. Please include me in the ONT "condolences" group -- though it feels so inadequate.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 23, 2012 11:07 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 11:07 PM (q/891)
I'm shocked. Man, if my life didn't already exist of dealing with pieces and parts that store would be dangerous.
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 11:09 PM (FMbng)
jc, I thought for many weeks the postman lost my secret ring decoder.
In addition to being esned, I am frequently bmud. The learning curve here is peets. Especially for a lower case moron.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 11:11 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 11:11 PM (q/891)
Posted by: Berserker at February 23, 2012 11:12 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Zakn at February 23, 2012 11:16 PM (q/891)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 23, 2012 11:18 PM (kaalw)
Some toys are too cool for kids. Short attention sp..
look, a squirrel!
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 11:19 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 03:18 AM (kaalw)
Nothing's too good for the chirren. Especially if they are boys over the age of 40.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 11:22 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 11:31 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 23, 2012 11:39 PM (kaalw)
I know that the nannies are all uppity about the bulimia inspiring Legos. I should get some before they pass themselves a law.
Posted by: Robert at February 23, 2012 11:47 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 23, 2012 11:49 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 23, 2012 11:53 PM (kaalw)
Next week I get fitted for a one month desensitivity trial. We shall see.
This was one of four options he recommended. The fourth was to loose weight. An unlikely event.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 23, 2012 11:59 PM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:04 AM (kaalw)
Your memory is correct. I used the wrong word.
Whatever you said was in good faith and was taken seriously. Thus my willingness to try option one.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 12:06 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:06 AM (kaalw)
So you got to give up something for 40 days, right?
I've always thought that that's a giant recipe for shenanigans.
Can't one just give up monogamy for 40 days?
"Oh, dear wife, I do love you so, and because of that I must give you up for 40 days for Lent. Now I must go plow these hot young co-eds lusting for my fluids."
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:06 AM (F79HU)
Think it would be easier for us horribly ig'nant right-wingers who're all racist n shit.
Another year giving up lynchings and the Klan, yessiree!
Thankfully I'm not Catholic.
And thankfully, being a bit ethnic, means I don't have to go far to burn crosses. I just set it up in my own yard to teach myself a lesson. That'll learn me for gettin' out of place, yessir.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:10 AM (F79HU)
And another thing -- my pressure was so high that I'd wake up the first couple of weeks feeling like a donkey had kicked me in the chest, so it took almost a month before I really started noticing the alertness. Now, if I miss a day (like on a flight), I can instantly tell.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:12 AM (kaalw)
At my grandfather's funeral some years back.
It was peer pressure. My brother got up and, hell, not like I was gonna sit there alone!
I wonder what would have happened had I written to the Pope about it?
Would a secret Vatican hit squad have gone out and eliminated that priest?
Taken him into a dungeon and whipped and tortured him like in the Da Vinci Code?
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:13 AM (F79HU)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:14 AM (kaalw)
All in moderation, of course.
(cue music) A horse is a horse, of course, of course.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 12:16 AM (Onw8c)
Body of Christ?
Needs salt.
Also it's pretty stale.
I don't think they transubstantiated it long enough. I would have thought I would have exploded into a thousand tiny pieces after consuming it. I think it was still just a cracker.
Okay, cool, I guess that means I didn't technically take communion and that priest won't have to worry about Vatican torture/killers.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:16 AM (F79HU)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:16 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 04:14 AM (kaalw)
That. THAT! Is awesome.
We should petition the Pope to extend lent through November. See, liberal Catholics? You can give up hope and change!
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:18 AM (F79HU)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEh2NH6teY
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 12:19 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 04:16 AM (kaalw)
Does it rape your mouth as well?
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:20 AM (F79HU)
All in moderation, of course.
(cue music) A horse is a horse, of course, of course.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 04:16 AM (Onw8c)
That sounds pretty good. Unfortunately, though, I am prone to migraines....and always with the same trigger: I can eat yellow cheese, red wine, chocolate, and nuts; I can eat any two in an evening.....but if I eat three, I've got about a 90% chance of spending the next day in a dark room drinking fluids and snarfing ibuprofen, whimpering from the awful pain.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:20 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 04:20 AM (F79HU)
Mine is just the base model -- I think you have to pay extra for that.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:21 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 12:23 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 04:20 AM (kaalw)
Oh, and the terrible knowledge that you knew better and did it anyway.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:24 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 04:21 AM (kaalw)
Spot me $50, I'm good for it.
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:25 AM (F79HU)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 04:23 AM (Onw8c)
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My Doc has been after me about a sleep study. What surgery would they do?
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 12:27 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 04:19 AM (ufJKx)
Such lovely red capes!
Posted by: Robert at February 24, 2012 12:27 AM (F79HU)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 04:23 AM (Onw8c)
From what I understand, the surgery has a 50% chance of an improvement -- and of those who improve, 50% improve more than 50%. If you've had pstat, you can quantify how lousy that is.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:29 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 04:27 AM (ufJKx)
There is no surgery in the most likely course of treatment. What size shirt do you wear?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:31 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 12:33 AM (ufJKx)
cthulhu, pain is payment for disobeying Harry Callahan's 1st law. Mr. Gerd had been knocking on my door fairly often. One-half glass red wine every six or seven days is my limitation these days.
When Bride gets migraines, I am a helpless fool. At times, and against her wishes, I get her to the ER for relief. She is conked out the next day, but in no pain.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 12:33 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 04:31 AM (kaalw)
Sorry, should have been more specific. I meant dress shirt. If you're wearing a 16/32-34, meh....but once your neck size goes up from there, your chances of having sleep apnea go up exponentially.
Funny thing is, it doesn't matter why -- 60% of NFL linebackers have sleep apnea.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:36 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Rainbow Dash at February 24, 2012 12:36 AM (DJt5U)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 04:33 AM (ufJKx)
That would be a special case. Can't really help you, there. If your doc is looking to determine whether it has an effect on your sleep, however, it does seem like that would be nice to know.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 12:39 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 12:54 AM (ufJKx)
1. Go to the SS place, get in jammies, have sensors attached to various body parts, sleep. Get up in AM, shower, go home or work as appropriate.
2. Same, except wearing one of a small variety of gizmos on face to keep airway open.
The result of #1 tells how bad the problem may be.
The result of #2 tells whether gizmo helps.
I have no regrets doing the SS. Stage 2 caused me trouble with high anxiety. Thus, the reason for desensivity trial at home. The idea is, I wear the gizmo for increasingly longer periods over time, starting with just a few minutes until I become comfortable (or not) then retake stage 2 (or not).
There are no other options on the list that I am willing to do. It's Cpap, or try to live with the apnea. An iffy proposition for some.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 01:00 AM (Onw8c)
The bad news...next year's tax bill has just gone up. FML.
What's up roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 01:00 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:01 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 05:01 AM (kaalw)
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Jeez. Fuck that.
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 01:08 AM (ufJKx)
For my test #1, the results were: "bad, very bad" (said in voices of LGM from Toy Story). If I were examined by EMTs after a car crash, and had blood oxygen levels like I notched in my jammies, they'd be discussing potential Dain Bramage with my BH. As it was, somehow I was used to it.
And for test #2, things started getting better at a very high pressure. On my latest, they started getting better at about 16, got better still at 17, continued to improve at 18, were still showing available improvement at 19.....and the test ended because the machine topped out. I now have a self-adjusting machine that goes up to 25, and it says the sweet spot is 22.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:10 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Zakn at February 24, 2012 01:10 AM (q/891)
Vishnu on a velocipede. You living in your own Hilton?
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 01:11 AM (Onw8c)
http://www.ihatecpap.com/sleep_apnea_surgery.html
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 05:01 AM (kaalw)
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Jeez. Fuck that.
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 05:08 AM (ufJKx)
That's why you hear dismissive sounds about surgery. CPAP, however, isn't surgery -- and it works more reliably.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:11 AM (kaalw)
I think the morons are starting to be known to the outside world.
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 01:12 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:13 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 01:15 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 01:21 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 01:22 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:22 AM (kaalw)
Drain bamage must be setting in.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 01:26 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: Zakn at February 24, 2012 01:30 AM (q/891)
http://tinyurl.com/777poou
And, BTW, someone who got the seventh tinyurl before me got "777poon". What do you want to bet it was pr0n?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:32 AM (kaalw)
That's a good thing.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 05:35 AM (Onw8c)
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Actually I think they helped. Eventually I discovered that a well-placed funny was better than another face adjustment.
Posted by: jc at February 24, 2012 01:40 AM (ufJKx)
I see: "i before e, except after c, except if one's spelling skills are insufficient," as are mine. Oh, well, I'm among friends, right?
Right??
RIGHT???
*hangs head in shame*
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 01:49 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 01:52 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 02:01 AM (kaalw)
Oh, God. I am not even going to review that comment for fear I made a complete fool of myself. Again.
It does have a nice ring to it though. Almost onomonopoetic, even.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 02:12 AM (Onw8c)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 05:11 AM (Onw8c)
According to the taxman I am. bastards.
pr0n?
Never heard of it.
Posted by: Charlie Gibson at February 24, 2012 05:55 AM (Onw8c)
Skinemax stops showing pron at 4:30 AM. Or so I've heard...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 02:16 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: CoolCzech at February 24, 2012 02:19 AM (niZvt)
http://tinyurl.com/7pjyqzs
It's a blogpost from a California cop advocating the sort of behavior that would attract the attention of California cops. What do you make of it?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 02:19 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 06:16 AM (yh0zB)
What, they've never heard of "early to bed, early to rise...."?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 02:20 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 02:20 AM (Onw8c)
http://tinyurl.com/7pjyqzs
It's a blogpost from a California cop advocating the sort of behavior that would attract the attention of California cops. What do you make of it?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 06:19 AM (yh0zB)
Judged by 12, carried by 6.....you decide.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 02:23 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 02:25 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Call me Ishmael at February 24, 2012 02:28 AM (Uh+y6)
Posted by: CoolCzech at February 24, 2012 02:29 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 24, 2012 06:23 AM (kaalw)
Bullshit choice to have to make, innit? For the record, if someone has to bleed I'd rather it be the other guy. I'm too fat to run and too old to take an ass whoopin, so that only leaves one option.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 02:30 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: CoolCzech at February 24, 2012 06:29 AM (niZvt)
Jizzmoppers make good bank, or so Randall told me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLXytukNlFM
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 02:31 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Zakn at February 24, 2012 02:44 AM (8VN86)
Posted by: CoolCzech at February 24, 2012 02:45 AM (niZvt)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 24, 2012 02:47 AM (yh0zB)
Cali then was a may issue state. I do not know if they have changed that corruption filled nonsense. It's a pay to play monstrosity.
With regards to Officer Smith's thesis, I agree. With regards to his reasoning, I agree. With regard to his example, I am skeptical a weapon would help unless in the hands of a friendly bystander. If I understand the example correctly, the vic was immobilized immediately.
If I still lived in Cali, and did not have a state sanctioned carry permit, I would carry. YMMV. Keeping a very low profile can help prevent being victim of unlawful laws.
There is a very high price to being judged by...etc. Minimum retainer can be $50,000, or more, so I am told. And every round loosed downrange comes with a lawyer attached to it. Everything I have ever worked for could be lost. My family would be penniless and homeless.
Nevertheless one must weigh these things. To beg on one's knees for life, or hope one can survive the after effects of a possible felony conviction and subsequent civil suit.
There are some states that are much less problematic. Texas and Florida come to mind.
My state of residence is a shall issue state. I have a state carry permit in addition to my retired LEO "any state" permit. These are comforting when I travel to and from range days with a metric butt load of arms and ammo. When I go into the National Forest, I carry. Around town, rarely. Though that may change. Three murders in three days in this rural area where doors are never locked.
I have rambled far too long. Time to shut up and read the responses of others.
Posted by: Hammersmith Police at February 24, 2012 03:11 AM (Onw8c)
there are taxes, maybe taken out up front
and if you take it now instead of over 20 years (or whatever), you'll get much less
Posted by: Illini bill at February 24, 2012 05:30 AM (BFMU6)
I'm calling bullshit on that mind and aging chart. I'm not a big gambler, like most of the Moron Horde. ...but... The only lotterys I've ever seen or heard of...always, but always... split the payout when they had multiple winners. iow, in the real world, each of those winners would take home...$400,000 before taxes. The payout is always split. (I'm not talking about lottery 'clubs' that put money in the kitty every week to buy a ticket.)
If you live in a theoretical world, yeah, five separate Powerball winners with the same number would each take home $300 million dollars if they all won a big Powerball jackpot. A small state jackpot that pays the full amount to five different winners is a rare exception.
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 24, 2012 06:16 AM (MpJXw)
I know the answer to the l;ottery question:
$2.50 each
That's after they pay their 'Fair Share' to the feds.
Posted by: Legion at February 24, 2012 01:22 PM (nC3O5)
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