November 24, 2012
— CDR M
Damn. I'm out of turkey already. Lingerie Football
Lingerie League Goes Legit. Looks to be more popular overseas than the NFL in terms of teams and leagues.
BusinessWeek recently called them the “fastest growing sports league in the United States.” The U.S. league is taking the fall off, scheduled to come back in the spring, as Mortaza and company focus on starting the Canadian version. (The video of Nikki Johnson's shoulder-plow, uploaded in September, is the first viral sensation for the new league.) An Australian-based export is going through the final planning stages after the LFL's first-ever All Star Game, held in Sydney last May, drew 18,000 fans. 2014 will see the start of an LFL Europe league, with teams in the U.K., Germany and Ireland. When that happens, the LFL will be playing year-round... somewhere.“The ultimate goal is to be playing across the world,” says Mortaza, “and to make a serious case to turn this into, believe it not, an Olympic sport.”
An Olympic sport? Oh my. Does that mean Pole Dancing has a chance too?
War & Relationships
Heh. This was sent in from Genghis. The 7 Types Of Failed Relationship Understood Via U.S. Wars. I wonder what the War On Terror would fit?
You're Doing It Wrong
Psychopath Challenge
Take The Psychopath Challenge. I scored 19 out of 33. No idea what that means. Partially psycho?
Food Coma
Evidently even Aristotle Had Thoughts On The Thanksgiving Food Coma. OK, not really Thanksgiving but on having a really big meal.
Food coma may seem a recent phenomenon -- one brought on by the age of never-ending buffets and fast food -- but it didn't escape the observant gaze of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who theorized, "...while food is being digested, vapors rise from the stomach because of their higher temperature and collect in the head. As the brain cools, the vapors condense, flow downward and then cool the heart, which causes sleep." The more food is consumed, the greater the effect.
OK, he's a bit wrong there. Here's what really happens.
When mounds of food are consumed, activity of the parasympathetic nervous system -- the system responsible for the body's "resting" activities -- increases, resulting in a state of low energy and a desire to relax. Additionally, the consumption of carbohydrates -- like potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, bread, etc. -- causes insulin levels to rise in order to mitigate blood glucose levels. Concurrently, muscles take in various amino acids, except for one called tryptophan. With the ratio of tryptophan elevated in the blood stream, the amino acid has an easier time getting into the brain. Once there, tryptophan is converted to serotonin, which is then converted to melatonin. Elevated levels of these two hormones make us very, very sleepy.
Sci-Fi Montage
Dessert Idea
Oh man I need to try this. Bacon Bourbon Ice Cream Recipe.
1 cup of whole milk
3 cups of heavy cream
¾ cup of sugar
4 egg yolks
1lb. of bacon
Brown sugar
Maple syrup or a bourbon whiskey. (Manbque prefers Makers Mark)
Kitteh Video
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Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:31 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:33 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: The Political Hat at November 24, 2012 06:34 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:35 PM (wwsoB)
“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.”
Posted by: The Political Hat at November 24, 2012 10:34 PM
22nd Amendment? Never Heard of It
Posted by: Barry Obullshit at November 24, 2012 06:37 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Our only hope. Literally. at November 24, 2012 06:37 PM (yTtpr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 06:37 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at November 24, 2012 06:37 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: FDR at November 24, 2012 06:38 PM (sZTYJ)
John Roberts will no doubt OK any workaround of the 22nd amendment
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:39 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: The Political Hat at November 24, 2012 06:39 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at November 24, 2012 06:40 PM (wwsoB)
Think of flying squirrels with a major attitude problem.
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2012 06:40 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 24, 2012 06:41 PM (jucos)
Thanks Akin, Murdoch and other assorted asswipes.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 06:42 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:42 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2012 06:42 PM (nkiQM)
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 06:44 PM (mkb9H)
They were off by 3 weeks
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 10:31 PM (wwsoB)
I think Obama can destroy what's left of the country in just under 4 weeks.
Posted by: Darth Randall at November 24, 2012 06:44 PM (lxc0s)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 06:47 PM (piMMO)
The LFL ladies would kick you ass...and you'd like it.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 10:43 PM
Damn right.
What's the penalty for Unnecessary Friendliness ?
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:47 PM (wwsoB)
just back from my free birthday burger at Red Robin
5 What's the penalty for holding in the Lingerie League?
umm, a "timeout" in the "penalty box"? (with cameras, of course)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 06:47 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Liberace at November 24, 2012 06:48 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: kbdabear
.......
The possibility of seeing Meggie Mac pounded into the turf would be enough to get me to buy a ticket!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 24, 2012 06:49 PM (UTq/I)
Posted by: gushie can has kittehs at November 24, 2012 06:49 PM (3xoKC)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at November 24, 2012 10:41 PM (jucos)
Because they aint sellin` tacos yet.
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (RCzDO)
BCochrane- I am not a usual dissemenator of teh pron. But it being the "holidays" and this being advertised as "artistic", and whatnot, what the hey.
http://tinyurl.com/buslr44
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (mkb9H)
Posted by: Yassir Arafat at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (jucos)
Posted by: USS Diversity at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (9ghZ6)
Posted by: kbdabear
Put your dick back in your pants.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (Mkhiu)
Hell, you look at a lot of customer reviews on Amazon for campy or weird items and you'll split a kidney laughing
America has a gold mine of comedy writing. Unfortunately none of them are employed in Hollywood
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 24, 2012 06:50 PM (UTq/I)
Posted by: Head of Spectre and his pet human Blofield at November 24, 2012 06:51 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: kbdabear
Put your dick back in your pants.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 10:50 PM (Mkhiu)
oh no, that is very *necessary* friendliness 
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 06:51 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at November 24, 2012 06:52 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 06:52 PM (jts1f)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 06:53 PM (bS6uW)
Not as catastrophic for us as Romney winning would have been for them.. but, we'll see..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 24, 2012 06:54 PM (UTq/I)
The "Best" bumper sticker of my T'giving road trip:
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"My sex life is like my Ferrari... I don't have a Ferrari".
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 06:55 PM (mkb9H)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 06:55 PM (bS6uW)
Maybe. One may hope he is distracted by golf and parties with rappers for a while.
Posted by: Methos at November 24, 2012 06:56 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 06:56 PM (piMMO)
Well yeah, the first replacement will be Ginsburg because she's about 2/3rds dead as it is. Next will probably be Kennedy or Souter.
I just hope and pray that nothing happens to Scalia. He is getting up there in years.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 06:57 PM (d/5qf)
What's the penalty for Unnecessary Friendliness ?
Posted by: kbdabear
Put your dick back in your pants.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 10:50 PM (Mkhiu)
oh no, that is very *necessary* friendliness
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 10:51 PM (d/5qf)
The Maine Surprise!
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 24, 2012 06:58 PM (BAS5M)
http://tinyurl.com/blms74h
Okay, now I'm creeped out. What next, zombie spider clowns?
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2012 06:58 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at November 24, 2012 06:58 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 10:50 PM
You just don't get my subtle sophisticated satire, so I have to tell the same joke you didn't get the first time twenty more times in the show. If you didn't laugh the twentieth time, you're just one of those stupid rubes who don't know I'm making fun of you.
Posted by: Seth McFarlane at November 24, 2012 06:58 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: USS Diversity at November 24, 2012 06:59 PM (9ghZ6)
I know, it's silly. It was the persian's expression that did it.
Posted by: Dianna at November 24, 2012 06:59 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: chemjeff
.........
Which makes it all the more important we concentrate on 2014 Senate races. We need to weed out idiots like Mourdock and Akin.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 24, 2012 06:59 PM (UTq/I)
Posted by: Pennywise at November 24, 2012 06:59 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 06:59 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: Lingerie Football League referee at November 24, 2012 07:00 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:00 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Trey Parker and Matt Stone at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 10:56 PM
Way to beat it into submission, CJ! Don't let that bitch get nosey about your late night, van driving "lifestyle"..
Posted by: otho at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (mkb9H)
Posted by: Arbalest at November 24, 2012 07:01 PM (bUant)
If we get two more justices like Sotomayer and Kagin we are done. Roberts is no fucking help. Ginsberg will retire or go tits up. Breyer was born in '38 so he may retire. Pray Scalia, Thomas and Alito stay healthy. Kennedy? Who knows.
You don't know how badly I want to kick those asswipe GOP idiots in the nuts.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:02 PM (Mkhiu)
My dog says I did fine, real fine. Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 10:59 PM
So did the fat girl in the well
Posted by: Buffalo Bill at November 24, 2012 07:02 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:03 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 07:03 PM (GEICT)
I don't think any republicans opposed the Wise Latina. A few might have voted against Kagan, but I don't remember who
No kidding. They are as complicit in the end of this nation as the RATS.
Posted by: USS Diversity at November 24, 2012 07:03 PM (9ghZ6)
The dog would play fetch until your arm fell off from throwing; then he would fetch your arm.
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2012 07:03 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Hopeless at November 24, 2012 07:03 PM (3ryAQ)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 10:51 PM (d/5qf)
Diplo. Set It Off. http://youtu.be/jLfmrNw8ygo
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Our only hope. Literally. at November 24, 2012 07:04 PM (yTtpr)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:04 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: Lingerie Football League referee at November 24, 2012 07:04 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:04 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 07:05 PM (8SsiG)
"My sex life is like my Ferrari... I don't have a Ferrari".
I'm BiSexual. I get some twice a year...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at November 24, 2012 07:05 PM (lOmbq)
Posted by: Count Orlock at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (aPAIU)
The conversation, which finally tipped the scales for a ceasefire, took place on a secure line Wednesday morning, just hours before it was announced in Cairo. The US and Israeli leaders spoke at around the time that a terrorist was blowing up a Tel Aviv bus, injuring 27 people.
Obama's pledge addressed Israel's most pressing demand in every negotiating forum on Gaza: Operation Pillar of Cloud's main goal was a total stoppage of the flow of Iranian arms and missiles to the Gaza Strip. They were smuggled in from Sudan and Libya through southern Egypt and Sinai. Hostilities would continue, said the prime minister, until this object was achieved.
Earlier, US officials tried unsuccessfully to persuade Israel to accept Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's personal guarantee to start launching effective operations against the smugglers before the end of the month. The trio running Israel's Gaza campaign, Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, were willing to take Morsi at his word, except that Israeli security and intelligence chiefs assured them that Egypt has nothing near the security and intelligence capabilities necessary for conducting such operations.
Posted by: Kosher Inspector at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (e8kgV)
Should have known things weren't right when he was trying to make it with Uhura instead of Ensign Bailey
Posted by: Capt. James T Kirk at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:06 PM (bS6uW)
on Sotomayor, all D's voted yes.
all R's voted no, EXCEPT:
Voinovich
Snowe
Lugar
Martinez
Gregg
Graham (yes, Miss Lindsey)
Collins
Bond
in other words, the well-known aisle-crossing RINOs in the first place
of that list, all are gone except 2
so while I don't think the R's have been particularly spine-worthy lately, it's also not true that they ALL just voted yes on the Wise Latina
hell, even McCain voted no
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:08 PM (d/5qf)
And does that a) mildly bother you; or b) make you want to rape and torture the programmer to death?
Posted by: dr sigmund fraud at November 24, 2012 07:08 PM (nkiQM)
Since she got all the "knuckleheads" out to vote for the SCOAMF Part Deux she has been kinda quiet.
And no, I will not apologize for calling her The First Sow. It fits. She eats from the public trough of the taxpayer.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:09 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 07:09 PM (mkb9H)
Um.
I know I'm not normal. But I didn't think I was a psycho?
Posted by: Dianna at November 24, 2012 07:09 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2012 07:10 PM (Nh6ap)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:10 PM (aPAIU)
definitely (b)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:10 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:11 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:03 PM (aPAIU)
Obamaphiles
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:11 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 07:11 PM (jts1f)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 07:11 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:12 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:12 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:09 PM (aPAIU)
If the victim ate bacon, it wouldn't be kosher, so they just don't take the chance.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 07:13 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: USS Diversity at November 24, 2012 07:13 PM (9ghZ6)
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:13 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:14 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 07:14 PM (bWwMZ)
Zere are no correct or incorrect answers in psychiatry. That's why I get paid $175/hour. But zis answer was ze correct one. Congratulations; you are fit.
Posted by: dr sigmund fraud at November 24, 2012 07:14 PM (nkiQM)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at November 24, 2012 07:14 PM (lOmbq)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:15 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:15 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Moana at November 24, 2012 07:15 PM (r+yB8)
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:16 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2012 07:16 PM (Nh6ap)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:16 PM (aPAIU)
That I want to know where you live, so I can be a long, long way away!
No, it doesn't mean a damned thing.
Posted by: Dianna at November 24, 2012 07:16 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: AltonJackson at November 24, 2012 07:16 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Jones in CO
Yes, Is there a problem here?
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:17 PM (Mkhiu)
Hey, you geniuses refresh me about General Wesley Clark, please.
He attacked at Fredericksburg and lost 50% of his troops.
Posted by: USS Diversity at November 24, 2012 07:17 PM (9ghZ6)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:17 PM (piMMO)
It will not pass the super majorities necessary. We have not fallen that far yet. The higher risk is declaration of a state of emergency preventing elections and requiring drastic measures. If the majority of the military did not despise his ass, I would be more worried than I already am.
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 11:11 PM (jts1f)
Even what Hugo did violated the Venezuelan constitution, IIRC, but with dictators and their followers, they don't give a shit. 50%+1 is all they know about. When they are in power, it is a dictatorship of the majority, and when they are out of power, they scream for minority rule.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 07:17 PM (Zd/NW)
That's the same score I got. I think that means we have to track down everyone who scored higher and kill them.
Posted by: WTF Do I Know at November 24, 2012 07:17 PM (HtUdo)
Posted by: Kosher Inspector at November 24, 2012 11:06 PM
Don't worry, I got everything under control
Posted by: Eric Holder at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: DaveinNC at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (/NgNT)
Aloha!
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2012 10:45 PM (kaalw)
Coothie, are you in Hawaii?
Posted by: gushie can has kittehs at November 24, 2012 10:49 PM (3xoKC)
No, I have occasional flashbacks to the Tiki Room.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (kaalw)
Goal line stand! Go Irish! Will Ferrell's tears are tasty. I hate that smug fuck.
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:16 PM (aPAIU)
No. If bodies under buses could talk...
Posted by: President Obama at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (AC0lD)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 07:18 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (aPAIU)
FAIL....
136All I answered was that its okay to step on people to get what I want. Is that so wrong?
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:16 PM (aPAIU)
No. If bodies under buses could talk...
Posted by: President Obama at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (AC0lD)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (d/5qf)
Clinton's favorite general, he nearly got us into a shooting incident with the Russians in Kosovo.
He's Air Force. Lately, I'm not best pleased with Air Force generals.
Posted by: Dianna at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (mKMj1)
My least favorite personality type is people who ask too many questions
Posted by: DAve at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (XDC0v)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:19 PM (bS6uW)
161 My least favorite personality type is people who ask too many questions
what?
really?
how come?
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 07:20 PM (epzt0)
Annnnnnd is there a problem with that too?
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:21 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: Sam in Samamkand at November 24, 2012 07:21 PM (Dll6b)
Obama With Tits directives to keep the ship from sinking before she gets on a lifeboat are probably a preview of what TFG would pull
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:21 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:21 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: DaveinNC at November 24, 2012 07:22 PM (/NgNT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:23 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at November 24, 2012 07:23 PM (vIRPd)
Posted by: Helen Thomas' Vagina Dentata at November 24, 2012 07:24 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 07:24 PM (RCzDO)
Posted by: Regis Philbin at November 24, 2012 07:24 PM (wIgpo)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:24 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:25 PM (aPAIU)
Those below bird colonel do. A lot of the stars and stripes ranks are like Dumpsey, they'll line up to suck TFG's dick if it gets them a promotion or a favor
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:25 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at November 24, 2012 07:25 PM (lOmbq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Avenging Disco Godfather at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (bUant)
Posted by: Palandine at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (g7D8V)
An observation on my 8 hour (each way) road trip "home":
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It seems an overwhelming percentage of the asshole drivers - that think they "own" the f#&#$!g "passing lane", that c*#k=block traffic, and have no idea - have liberal stickers. I. Hate. Them!
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If you are in the left-hand, and you are traveling at the same speed as the right-hand, and I am on your bumper - yield. You STUPID M'fer's.
- Rant/off. But, I had to get it off my chest.
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (mkb9H)
Obama With Tits directives to keep the ship from sinking before she gets on a lifeboat are probably a preview of what TFG would pull
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 11:21 PM (wwsoB)
I could see Moochelle being put up as the candidate, there not be any debates, and the media try to shove that down our throats with a promise of a "3rd and 4th Obama term!!!!".
Basically, do what the left has done on a state and international level for, well, ever.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: DAve at November 24, 2012 11:19 PM (XDC0v)
Why?
Posted by: Methos at November 24, 2012 07:26 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:27 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:27 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 07:27 PM (jts1f)
Would someone please get Brent Musburger a room so he can masterbate in private. This is grossing me out.
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 07:28 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:28 PM (d/5qf)
The Irish have been derided and written off for a lot of years and, guess what?
They're back baby!
Posted by: Mark at November 24, 2012 07:28 PM (SCbp8)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 07:28 PM (GEICT)
I really get along well with crazy people.
I really get along well with crazy people.
I really get along well with crazy people.
I really get along well with crazy people.
I really get along well with crazy people.
I really get along well with crazy people.
Posted by: DaveA at November 24, 2012 07:28 PM (Xefrb)
Once again for the myth-proffering assholes:
"Turkey does have tryptophan. But all meat has tryptophan at comparable levels. Cheddar cheese, gram for gram, has more. While cheddar isn't the most exciting cheese in the cheese cellar, no one connects it with sleep. Turkey gets singled out for no other reason than being eaten during the biggest meal of the year."
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 24, 2012 07:29 PM (ON54M)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:29 PM (aPAIU)
Posted by: Robert at November 24, 2012 07:29 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at November 24, 2012 07:29 PM (53riN)
The first Irish game I went to was USC v Irish in LA. 17-17 tie, if I recall.
Posted by: Mark at November 24, 2012 07:30 PM (SCbp8)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:29 PM (aPAIU)
Whatever.
Posted by: Nietzsche at November 24, 2012 07:30 PM (HtUdo)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:31 PM (d/5qf)
On the other hand, people want to be ruled over by wise (latina) judges. They really do. In Iowa, one of the gay marriage judges was up for retention and was, in fact, retained. (Three of the seven were kicked out in 2010.) The arguments on the pro-side were pretty sick for a free-born people in a republic: Our judicial system, which includes retention votes, is great, so don't vote out the judge because...whatever.
They think there are brilliant people. Geniuses. Superbrains who can solve all of our problems if we'd just give them the power they seek.
I've been thinking a lot about this, especially with the Asian-American vote going Dem. What is happening are the wages of the victim society. Everybody feels (or wants to feel) that they are victims of some shadowy force or are disaffected by society.
We know how it is on the Left, of course. OWS thinks Wall Street runs the world. Dems think fundamentalist Christians have their Christiany mitts all over society (when the GOP nominates a Mormon and a Catholic). In fact, fundies are scary mostly because they have no power at all and it's all about what they might do.
But fundamentalists think "the GOP" or "the RINOs" are out to get them. Ditto libertarians.
In the Age of Obama, he marshals the disaffected, either as soldiers for the Democrat party or to break the coalition of the Republicans. Everybody has a resentment that can be exploited.
Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2012 07:32 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 24, 2012 11:31 PM (BAS5M)
ha, he DOES look like a young Mitt Romney
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:33 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 07:33 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:34 PM (8sCoq)
- Rant/off. But, I had to get it off my chest.
Posted by: Just Another Moron (Formerly New and Semi-New) at November 24, 2012 11:26 PM (mkb9H)
Darlin', that's what the horn and Mom's driving finger are for.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 07:35 PM (VLG62)
Darlin', that's what the horn and Mom's driving finger are for.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 11:35 PM (VLG62)
oh man, I want you driving the next road trip I go on
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 07:36 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:36 PM (aPAIU)
So its Terry Bradshaw's alma mater vs. the school that resides on the San Andreas fault (I think, never been to California). GO.....SOMEBODY!!!
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 07:36 PM (8SsiG)
Well everyone who longs for victimhood is going to get their wish, so there's that.
Posted by: Methos at November 24, 2012 07:37 PM (hO9ad)
State 17, Tech 6 early 2nd quarter
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:37 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:37 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 07:37 PM (RCzDO)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at November 24, 2012 07:37 PM (GE1+K)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 11:36 PM (aPAIU)
or will I blow chunks
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:38 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 07:38 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 11:36 PM (d/5qf)
Well, I'm not getting any younger, and I don't have time for loser drivers. Get out of my fast lane, and we will all get along just fine.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (VLG62)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (bS6uW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gmiSPMHrWQ
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 11:37 PM (wwsoB)
GAAAAAAAAAAAAA
BURN HIM
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (8sCoq)
Darlin', that's what the horn and Mom's driving finger are for.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 11:35 PM (VLG62)
oh man, I want you driving the next road trip I go on
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 11:36 PM (d/5qf)
I always thought it would be kind of fun to install a louder horn in my truck...louder than those on trains...as in so loud the too-much-subwoofer car stereo blasting douchebags would slink away in shame.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 24, 2012 11:38 PM (GEICT)
Yeah, but it's hard to moon those folks and still shift gears.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 07:39 PM (VLG62)
No thanks. Someone on here talked me into checking a tubgirl link years ago.
And brain bleach doesn't work.
Posted by: Methos at November 24, 2012 07:40 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Moana at November 24, 2012 07:40 PM (r+yB8)
Posted by: twoslaps at November 24, 2012 07:40 PM (N36ZX)
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 11:39 PM (E23Tl)
My brother put a semi air horn in his VW Beetle in the 1970's. Folks did get the hell outta the way.
Posted by: tcn at November 24, 2012 07:40 PM (VLG62)
MY last road trip was in August on a large American-made motorcycle
set the cruise control at 90 and let it roll
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:41 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:41 PM (Mkhiu)
look at every image and you get a cookie
Was it really necessary to show the male anus after the female anus? Pretty sure they're the same thing except one isn't quite so nasty to look at.
Posted by: booger at November 24, 2012 07:42 PM (HI6wa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ky9qTT4Ls
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 07:43 PM (wwsoB)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Bad_image_list
look at every image and you get a cookie
Was it really necessary to show the male anus after the female anus? Pretty sure they're the same thing except one isn't quite so nasty to look at.
Posted by: booger at November 24, 2012 11:42 PM (HI6wa)
they taste different too!
ok, that was bad....sorry.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 07:43 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 07:46 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: DaveinNC at November 24, 2012 07:46 PM (/NgNT)
Posted by: Alex at November 24, 2012 07:46 PM (aPAIU)
I Blame Oprah. She convinced America that victims were heroes- people to be looked up to. Victims get on talk shows and are soothed and comforted and fussed over and told they're brave. Soon, everybody wanted to be a victim so they too could be adored and loved and be the center of attention.
"Look at me! I hurt!"
It's gotten to the point where people are faking hate crimes with themselves as 'the victim' so they can get in on some of that dirty sweaty Victim Love.
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:47 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 07:47 PM (9fDw0)
It's gotten to the point where people are faking hate crimes with themselves as 'the victim' so they can get in on some of that dirty sweaty Victim Love.
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 11:47 PM (8sCoq)
Don't forget the cash and prizes...
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 07:48 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at November 24, 2012 07:48 PM (IH2b5)
How can a sanctioned team (Ohio State) go undefeated?
The sanctions obviously didn't go far enough.
Posted by: Mark at November 24, 2012 07:48 PM (SCbp8)
Oh, and there's no way I'm taking that psycho test -- are you nuts?
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2012 07:49 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 07:49 PM (8sCoq)
But, Jones in Co is dead on. Oprah Winfrey has helped along the destruction of American culture. I'm a victim! I want to be on TV and weep have Oprah hold my hand! She has her billions and her Messiah and doesn't feel a bit of guilt. Fuck her.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 07:50 PM (Mkhiu)
Oh, and there's no way I'm taking that psycho test -- are you nuts?
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2012 11:49 PM (ccXZP)
Sounds more like some shitty English dish served with steamed carrots to me.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 07:50 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:52 PM (bS6uW)
tcn, just do what I do when I get pissed at traffic
wait for really heavy traffic, stop your car, get out and pop the hood
when the police get there go 'hey, I think I got it, battery ware was loose"
drive away and laugh
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 07:52 PM (epzt0)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 07:54 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 07:54 PM (Bew3l)
How can a sanctioned team (Ohio State) go undefeated?
The sanctions obviously didn't go far enough.
Posted by: Mark at November 24, 2012 11:48 PM (SCbp
Most of the sanctions involved forfeiting of wins, and you know being unable to play in a bowl game and in the Big Ten Championship game. One of the games they forfeited was the bowl game against Arkansas so they still have not techincally beaten an SEC game in a bowl game.
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 07:54 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 11:49 PM (8sCoq)
Yeah, and driving drunk with a diaperhead. Aren't they supposed to be abstainers? What a loser.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at November 24, 2012 07:55 PM (FIvn0)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at November 24, 2012 07:55 PM (GE1+K)
I just look around at the other drivers to see how they are doing...doesn't take long before you see someone who is really losing their shit. Makes me feel better.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 07:55 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at November 24, 2012 07:57 PM (wIOcu)
no one likes Moore
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 07:58 PM (tw6Ar)
Evening roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 07:59 PM (yh0zB)
268 it doesn't at all
I just love being an asshole
274 I do that sometimes
also my favorite is if i'm doing 65 to 70 in a 50 and a fool gets on my bumper, I give a shit, we're doing 40
I get sooooooo many fingers, horns, and death threats per week
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 07:59 PM (epzt0)
Potassium Iodide?
I was just thinking the same thing, but then again potassium iodide is also pretty shelf stable. It will eventually decompose into iodine and iodate, so there ought to be *some* expiration date, but based on the trace amounts in there, probably something on the order of 10 years.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Jones in CO at November 24, 2012 11:49 PM
I remember reading message boards, it wasn't just the Brits who were behaving as if they wanted to jump into the casket with her. There were emotionally stunted idiots who said it was worse than their own mother dying.
As great a movie as "The Queen" is, it's painful to actually have that stomach turning "public grief" brought out of my repressed memories
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (wIOcu)
Well, I'm not so pessimistic. Cultural stuff can be fixed, especially when it's so shallow. This isn't Israeli/Palestinian stuff here. Obama is shockingly good at this. I thought he'd explode in rage at some point, but he's kept himself largely in check and his handlers have kept him on the leash.
And he focuses peoples' resentments pretty well. Besides, revenge doesn't need results, revenge doesn't need to make your life better. Revenge means that you wish that the genie would kill your neighbor's cow rather than give you a healthy one.
So a failed presidency and a failed economy doesn't matter.
But it will. They don't have to prop up the lame duck anymore and the middle-to-upper-middle class who discover that their health care is far more expensive and far lower quality. Their taxes will go up. They'll still be working twice as hard because the company can't grow or the agency has to downsize or the university has to keep cutting. Their smug satisfaction at sticking it to the fundies will be left with the sinking feeling that the Democrat party is no longer a party that will pull its nutjobs back from the brink.
The modern Democrat party has no interest in governing anymore. They are a permanent opposition against a ruling class that does not exist.
Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (xSegX)
"Most of the sanctions involved forfeiting of wins, and you know being unable to play in a bowl game and in the Big Ten Championship game. One of the games they forfeited was the bowl game against Arkansas so they still have not techincally beaten an SEC game in a bowl game."
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 11:54 PM (GULKT)
It used to be that scholarships were gutted and it took years to recover from that.
Posted by: Mark at November 24, 2012 08:00 PM (SCbp8)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:01 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 08:02 PM (epzt0)
Ah, but then we get to shoot the assholes when they cross that line. I took an oath in 1980 and have not renounced it since:
I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the LAWFUL orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
inserted for clarity
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 11:27 PM (jts1f)
Roughly 1/3 of the military voted for Obama, and 2/3 against him. If you figure that 1/3 will back him with no questions asked, what will the other 2/3s do. Will all of them stand up? Will 17% decide to follow their superiors orders because of perceived threats from their higher ups? If they do, then half of the military supports, the other half doesn't. At that point the military is taken out of the equation, and then it comes down to the federal government and the state governments. What do they do. The Feds back Obama, the majority of states don't.
I understand that you take your oath seriously, but how many others really take it seriously? How many would crumble under pressure from superiors? Would Obama get a bunch of his followers to join his "private" army? Would be dictators always find a way to gain more power.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 08:02 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at November 24, 2012 08:02 PM (wIOcu)
Jones in CO-
I remember how people acted here in the States when Michael Jackson died; the snot that was slung for him was unreal.
Posted by: DaveinNC at November 24, 2012 08:02 PM (/NgNT)
Mr Garrison's Christmas Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8ItjBMrgc
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:03 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:01 AM (d/5qf)
yes it does
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:04 PM (tw6Ar)
How's the Horde doing tonight?
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:04 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:04 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at November 25, 2012 12:02 AM (wIOcu)
Lazenby is the only one more disdained that Moore
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:05 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:05 AM (d/5qf)
think there is a regulation for everything food wise on a commercial scale to have a expiration date
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:06 PM (tw6Ar)
Uh oh.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at November 25, 2012 12:00 AM (wIOcu)
Well, it was already sour, wasn't it? har har
Not too long ago, I accidentally took a big old swig of sour milk, and had already swallowed some before my nose told me what was going on. Not very pleasant.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 08:06 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: AmishDude at November 25, 2012 12:00 AM (xSegX)
I view the Dem party as more like the useful idiots that support the perpetuation of a ruling class that we have been lead to believe doesn't exist.
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 24, 2012 08:07 PM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 11:47 PM (9fDw0)
Cut. Jib. Newsletter.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 08:07 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:08 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: antisocialist at November 24, 2012 08:09 PM (j/nZn)
Posted by: bill-o at November 24, 2012 08:09 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:08 AM (zyaZ1)
should have bought it when Amazon had it for $25 and it came with a $5 coupon to use in January
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:09 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Cato at November 24, 2012 08:09 PM (gbppU)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 08:10 PM (I2LwF)
I thought Shep and Geraldo were going to collapse into tears
However, the Moron Horde dealt with our grief in our way;
http://minx.cc/?post=289015
http://minx.cc/?post=289020
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:10 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: The Dude at November 25, 2012 12:09 AM (tw6Ar)
I'm gonna smack a Dude on Jabber next time I see you...You got the Gaming post up so I can add some shit?
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:11 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:11 AM (zyaZ1)
haven't started it yet, bout to in a few minutes
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:12 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:12 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:13 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: AmishDude at November 25, 2012 12:00 AM (xSegX)
That's exactly right and, heh, fairly obvious. I can understand how fReEsHitARmY!!!1111 doesn't understand it. They don't understand shoelaces. But the conscious voter who still votes for them.
I.Don't. Get. It.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 25, 2012 12:08 AM (wIOcu)
The Democrats are: part suicidally countercultural pseudo hippies, part entitled lazy idiots, part totalitarian control freaks who desire nothing more than power. Am I missing anything?
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 08:13 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:13 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 08:13 PM (I2LwF)
311 either of you guys play the new cod yet?
i'm torn on getting it
also want me to do a review of gaming laptops? I have the newest Samsung, the newest clevo, and the newest alienware in the house to compare
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 08:14 PM (epzt0)
Go see The Who doing Quadrophenia.
Now.
Do not wait.
/saw it tonight. F'ing amazing show.
Posted by: shibumi at November 24, 2012 08:15 PM (z63Tr)
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:15 PM (zyaZ1)
Microsoft Store had it down to $15 for about 40 seconds before it sold out.
I have six items saved to my wish list there in case they come back in stock. Skyrim goes to a special page that doesn't have a save button, frustratingly enough. But I can't complain, I already scored 13 items from there.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 08:15 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:15 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 08:17 PM (8SsiG)
As I said, I detest them. I now only interact with them when I am forced to.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:17 PM (Mkhiu)
Gonna chew on BL2 at 30 bucks overnight
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:17 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (jts1f)
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 25, 2012 12:14 AM (epzt0)
best COD in quite awhile
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 12:15 AM (kcfmt)
yeah, thinking they might do a restock since they trimmed down the list already. I ended up with Lollipop Chainsaw, Dragons Dogma, Dance Central 3, Tiger Woods 13 CE, Forza and Gears 3 for myself and bought a ton of games for stocking stuffers
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (tw6Ar)
As I said, I detest them. I now only interact with them when I am forced to.
That kind of anti-social behavior is rare.
Have you thought about being a mathematician?
Posted by: AmishDude at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (xSegX)
It used to be that scholarships were gutted and it took years to recover from that.
Per NCAA rules you have a maximum of 26/ year, if they are cut 4 5 or 6/ year for 3 years it shows up later. Check out the number of seniors on a team from the 26. With the failures, transfers, kicked out of school, the ones there who peaked in high school, those scholarship losses hurt. They start showing up in the following years, so yes that is a pretty hefty penalty.
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (Bew3l)
Posted by: The Dude at November 25, 2012 12:15 AM (tw6Ar)
I haven't played a video game since the days when you had to put a quarter in to play. Which reminds me...guess what video game they just put in at the laundromat I go to? Space Invaders. That came out in 1978.
Posted by: model_1066 at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (E23Tl)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:18 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:19 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 08:19 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: model_1066 at November 25, 2012 12:18 AM (E23Tl)
classic that doesn't bother anyone and it still eats quarters on a regular basis
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:20 PM (tw6Ar)
That was my major in college until I had to give it up. I love math, always have and I was good at it. It always made sense to me. The what ifs, days gone by.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:20 PM (Mkhiu)
326 and others
may have to get it then and load it on steam, let the girl beat it up first
now that it appears i'll lose my bid on a online rolex i'll have some cash freed up
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 08:20 PM (epzt0)
Then again, back then the American people had just elected Ronald Reagan a month before
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:20 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:20 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:19 AM (d/5qf)
SNES9x and Mario Kart rom
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:21 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 08:21 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 25, 2012 12:20 AM (epzt0)
yeah, it's really good. Best since the first MW and it actually has a decent story
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:22 PM (tw6Ar)
Dragon's Dogma and Lollipop Chainsaw are two on the wish list I'm hoping will come back. Though I have no doubt Best Buy will run a daily deal or Reward Zone coupon to offer the same price within three months.
If I could just win the lottery and set up a gaming exercise rig like the lead character in REAMDE used, I might get caught up with my backlog in four or five years.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 08:23 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:25 PM (tw6Ar)
I remember some young manic depressives cashing in their own chips when Kobain died.
I thought it was sad until it occurred to me that someone who killed themselves over that wasn't going to add a lot of value to society had they lived
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:25 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: mpfs at November 25, 2012 12:24 AM (Mkhiu)
yeah, trig does suck sometimes, but it is quite useful
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:25 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:25 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: andi sullivan at November 24, 2012 08:25 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:26 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:25 AM (d/5qf)
actually take that back, use the zSNES emulator
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:27 PM (tw6Ar)
ugggh
"hey jr, if you change out all the fuses in the Lincoln i'll buy you the new black ops"
she looked over at me and started playing again (her latest venture into being a george lynchette is 'its not love')
guess I need to hit the garage
Posted by: navycopjoe at November 24, 2012 08:28 PM (epzt0)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:28 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:28 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 08:29 PM (GULKT)
There is a bSNES emulator package for Ubuntu Linux, I will have to install that tomorrow
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:29 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:30 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:30 PM (wIOcu)
But, I had no clue why I thought the answer was 1, so I binged it.
1.
that is because of p-chem
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:30 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 12:23 AM (kcfmt)
oh and if it comes back in stock, grab Asura's Wraith. Not worth more than $10 since you have to buy the DLC to finish it but it's pretty good if you don't mind an anime with sporadic QTE
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:31 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:29 AM (d/5qf)
bSNES isn't that good of an emulator
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:31 PM (tw6Ar)
Back to the mines, Mister.
yeah, I know.
there's 20 welfare recipients depending on me.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:32 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Grumpy the Younger at November 25, 2012 12:18 AM (jts1f)
I hope you are right, I just don't have much faith in the public at large.
Posted by: MrCaniac at November 24, 2012 08:32 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: t-bird at November 24, 2012 08:32 PM (FcR7P)
Okay I see now, there is also the zSNES package available, I will get that
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:33 PM (d/5qf)
Dude, pimp the fuck out of Walking Dead on sale or i'll get the ewok to change the password lol
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:33 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 08:33 PM (Bew3l)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 08:33 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Third Oarsman on the right. at November 24, 2012 08:33 PM (wIOcu)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:34 PM (bWwMZ)
I do have great respect for chemists. I worked for Malcolm Nichol for a few years. He never spoke down to me, was kind, funny and always a gentleman. I miss him.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:34 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:33 AM (zyaZ1)
I'll mention it but the normal crappy sale price is almost $19.
Also, was hoping I wasn't going to have to do it but it's going to end up being another shit on Nintendo post with a bit of Sony being set to junk status
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:35 PM (tw6Ar)
No, that is when you learned it.
When you USED it was in P-Chem.
I have students tell me all the time that they feel like they "learned" calculus while taking my class. It is not true of course, I'm not a math teacher, but it is the first time when they actually USED calculus, so it must feel like to them that they have just "learned" it.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:35 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at November 24, 2012 08:35 PM (l3vZN)
I don't want to make a tragic mistake
Posted by: kbdabear at November 24, 2012 08:37 PM (wwsoB)
Dude, pimp the fuck out of Walking Dead on sale or i'll get the ewok to change the password lol
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:33 AM (zyaZ1)
I've done the first two episodes. Its based more on the comics I think. And its not bad, I'm not quite sure how much decisions you make really affect the game like they say. I'd need to play through and make different choices to determine that.
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 08:37 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: mpfs at November 25, 2012 12:34 AM (Mkhiu)
Who was Malcolm Nichol? sounds like a neat guy
and of course, we male chemists are always gentlemen, isn't that right eman
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:39 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: katya the white Christian at November 24, 2012 08:39 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: katya the white Christian at November 25, 2012 12:39 AM (DoZD+)
Your real name is Barbie isn't it 
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 08:40 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jake in ID at November 24, 2012 08:41 PM (2CiZb)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:42 PM (bWwMZ)
Dude- I was really close to buying a Vita for 200 bucks in their big push this weekend. Curious to see the numbers on that. Don't shit on Nintentdo too much, see where it goes. I've been out of pocket, so I haven't seen numbers. I saw alot of Moron comments that were excited about WiiU....I don't know why....but yea...
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:42 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:43 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:44 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: katya the white Christian at November 25, 2012 12:39 AM (DoZD+)
i'm sorry, katya
I honestly cannot see how it is hard because it has always come fairly easily for me.
I guess it starts with not having fear. They are just numbers and letters. They aren't going to leap off the paper and strangle me.
Then it comes with knowing the basic rules - of algebra, trig, calculus, whatever.
Then it comes with practicing them, a lot, with applications that you actually care about. Practice for the sake of practice is dull. Practice for the sake of solving a chemistry problem, if you like chemistry (like me), is fun.
Then you start to see some patterns and can see where a solution to a problem "ought to go". You can tell just by looking at an equation if it "looks wrong" or not. Dimensional analysis really helps here. You can see if the solution is nonsense or not by looking at limits.
Then you can start to get an idea of what an equation is really trying to tell you, beyond the symbols and numbers. It's trying to tell a story of what real physical processes are taking place. That is the real elegance and power of it all, IMO.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:44 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:42 AM (zyaZ1)
Vita's dead baby. Vita's dead.
yeah but the guts of the machine is so disappointing. And this is the first Nintendo system that you can actually find all over the place
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:44 PM (tw6Ar)
Asura's Wrath was among the 13 I got before the pickings started getting thin.
The number of items I'd already found for comparable prices in recent months accounted for more of the misses than the items that sold out, so I'm happy. I was tempted by Batman: AC but I was already holding out for the GOTY version, and now I'm holding out for the Wii U version that has a few more bits. Similarly for L.A. Noire. I'm waiting for the Complete with Move support version on the PS3 to turn up cheap.
I know it will be a good wait for Wii U launch titles to get really cheap, so I'm focusing on all the Wii stuff that had never been quite enough to get me to buy the hardware. The number of must-have Wii titles by my measure is less than two dozen and I already have about half.
It's a wasteful indulgence, especially now that all my nieces and nephews are grown and live far away. But fairly cheap compared to what many people I know spend on their hobbies.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 08:45 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 25, 2012 12:07 AM (Cnqmv)
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I see the opposite. dems are the people who want to be ruled. obutthead's mussolini posters work on them.
or, maybe more like brown-nosers -- to me brown-nosers are like the chain of elephants at the circus -- trunk to tail, trunk to tail, etc. their only goal is to someday be the front elephant. they see the whole world as people beneath them who are supposed to plant nose, and people above them that give them a warm place to plant their nose.
ever been in a situation where you refused to brown-nose a brown-noser? remember how shocked and mad they were when you wouldn't do it?
Q. What's the diff between a kiss ass and a brown-noser?
A. Depth perception.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 08:47 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:48 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:49 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 12:45 AM (kcfmt)
Last Story is currently $30 at Best Buy
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:49 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:50 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 08:51 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Zakn at November 25, 2012 12:50 AM (zyaZ1)
won't happen. Nintendo always goes cheap so they are always profitable
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:52 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Zakn
Didn't Andi Sullivan say that?
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:52 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 08:53 PM (tw6Ar)
Don't make me break out the Ginger jokes...
Posted by: Zakn at November 24, 2012 08:54 PM (zyaZ1)
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:55 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:55 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 08:55 PM (Bew3l)
Posted by: Jake in ID at November 24, 2012 08:56 PM (2CiZb)
Posted by: ß at November 25, 2012 12:50 AM (nkiQM)
just look out for xi, he'll strangle ya
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:56 PM (d/5qf)
It was amazing watching them shatter diamonds with lasers. It was like a James Bond villain weapon.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:56 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: lou's a mean girl at November 24, 2012 08:57 PM (adaoe)
well katya all i can say is that if you want to really learn math, then you are capable of it, just learn it in the context of something that you enjoy.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:57 PM (d/5qf)
It's cool to look at a log and see where you need to hit it. Posted by: eman
Now you are wondering into Barney Frank territory....
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 08:58 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: lou's a mean girl at November 25, 2012 12:57 AM (adaoe)
thanks
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 08:58 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 08:58 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 12:51 AM (DoZD+)
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math is just all the ways different people have invented to count faster and in fancier ways.
you probably understand all the concepts just fine, but might get lost in the various symbologies and jargon. That happens a lot when no one tells you anything aside for the steps-- such as -- who invented it, and why they needed it -- or even just one useful purpose for the particular bit you are studying.
Also, it certainly helps if people will remember to tell you when you already know something and they are just showing you an alternate way to do the same basic thing.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 08:58 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: Truman North at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (I2LwF)
I wouldn't have considered getting the Wii U for at least a year and at least one price drop but two things pushed me over. First, having a bunch of rewards certificates at TRU that were going to start expiring soon but nothing of interest in their BF ad. So my cost of entry was about a third less than normal. (My soon to end contract job had me racking up a LOT of well compensated mileage and the gas was being bought with a TRU credit card with a 1% kickback.)
Second, I never had the Wii, so there was a fair backlog of games from that I wanted that are now very cheap or soon will be.
But unless you are very attached tot he Nintendo franchises or just a hobbyist like me, there isn't much yet to say "you must get this platform."
I expect I'll get a Vita someday but it may be posthumously. Dead platforms can be plenty of fun if the price is right. Everything is a known quantity. For instance, I had no regrets in buying the Nintendo virtual Boy after it was dead. The unit in a nice carrying case with the full software library was about $40, as clearance rental units from Blockbuster. I bought several more sets for gifts.
Either Sony will turn things around and make the Vita worth $150, or it will die before the next holiday season and you'll be able to get the hardware and games for trivial amounts.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (kcfmt)
well katya all i can say is that if you want to really learn math, then you are capable of it, just learn it in the context of something that you enjoy.
I can do the basic stuff. Interest and sale discounts and balancing the checkbook, etc.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: eman at November 25, 2012 12:58 AM (bWwMZ)
huh, that is neat
I wonder if that can be modeled
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Fox2! at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (1Qpmy)
I can do the basic stuff. Interest and sale discounts and balancing the checkbook, etc.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:00 AM (DoZD+)
well sure, I don't doubt that
I'm talking about the math-math, like the trig and calculus and the like
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:00 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:01 PM (d/5qf)
also, I got a giggle today as I checked out with three broheim movies: Expendables 2, The Raid (replacement copy) and Lockout
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:01 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:02 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:03 PM (DoZD+)
How did you escape the sharp eyes of the Death Panels?
Me, I wear a squirrel costume to work everyday.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 09:03 PM (Mkhiu)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 01:00 AM (kcfmt)
shit, which games do you have? Some of those are hard as fuck to find and pricey as shit
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:03 PM (tw6Ar)
if that is a euphemism for "hot bikini models" then I totally agree
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:03 PM (d/5qf)
I'm talking about the math-math, like the trig and calculus and the like
Not to be a cop out but at age 50, what would I do with trig and calculus?
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:04 PM (DoZD+)
I'll hold out for the $10 give or take price. In 30 years of game shopping there hasn't been a single item that didn't eventually turn up for the right price. In all that time I've paid MSRP on a game fewer than two dozen times and much of that was during a period of suicidal depression where I didn't care if I didn't have enough money left for food. I recall the first Breath of Fire was one of those.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 09:05 PM (kcfmt)
if that is a euphemism for "hot bikini models" then I totally agree
It's your birthday. It can mean whatever you want it to.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:06 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:06 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:04 AM (DoZD+)
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any kind of engineering you wanted to do.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 09:06 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 09:07 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Zakn
Get a room you two!
Maybe cj ought to reward himself with some Argentinian television.
Posted by: mpfs at November 24, 2012 09:08 PM (Mkhiu)
Not to be a cop out but at age 50, what would I do with trig and calculus?
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:04 AM (DoZD+)
well, there's always learning for learning's sake
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:09 PM (d/5qf)
and no, not Miller Lite
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:10 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: eman
Now you are wondering into Barney Frank territory....
Posted by: mpfs at November 25, 2012 12:58 AM (Mkhiu)
Damn close to spewing beer everwhere.
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 09:10 PM (Bew3l)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:10 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:10 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:12 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: The Dude at November 25, 2012 01:10 AM (tw6Ar)
Gee, you too can count backwards 9 months? heh
yeah, my parents were frisky on that Valentine's Day
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:12 PM (d/5qf)
Not to be a cop out but at age 50, what would I do with trig and calculus?
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:04 AM (DoZD+)
well, there's always learning for learning's sake
Now you're sounding like my husband.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:12 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 01:12 AM (d/5qf)
hey, my parents were as well. 28th here
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:13 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: The Dude at November 25, 2012 01:10 AM (tw6Ar)
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damn. left out again.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 09:13 PM (kfC1R)
think I found a pic of mpfs in her gear
http://tinyurl.com/dxa6euk
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:14 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:15 PM (bWwMZ)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:16 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: eman at November 24, 2012 09:18 PM (bWwMZ)
probably furiously writing her final 5,000 words or so for NaNoWriMo
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:19 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:20 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 09:21 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Obama Cultists at November 24, 2012 09:21 PM (15w2J)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:20 AM (DoZD+)
so I was cool before it was cool.
typical
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:21 PM (tw6Ar)
FIL uses a 16 inch chain saw(which I did not know about until just now). has worn out 3. He cuts wood to heat home in midwest, approx 8 cords per year.
Me, so and so wants a bigger chainsaw, he is getting rid of his 16 inch and wants a 20inch.
FIL, why?
Me, well 16 inch chain saws are't very manly, as a kid my pops said run the biggest saw you could. so I got two 24 inch saws in the garage. which both are all wore out since my pops and I ran the shit out of them
me, should stop talking
FIL, gots nothing to say
any help here?
Posted by: Jake in ID at November 25, 2012 12:41 AM (2CiZb)
Well, I think you already touched on it, but serious chainsaws can be equipped with bars of various lengths. No point swinging a 24-inch bar if the biggest log you will be bucking is twelve inches. A 16" bar will have less friction to waste horsepower, and less weight to tire your arms.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 24, 2012 09:23 PM (pFqpP)
I wish I could say "yes". but I detect a lack of entrepreneurialist spirit among the yoots of today. I suspect instead that we will have people working a part-time job without benefits and then living on gov't bennies to provide for everything else like health insurance. which was the plan of ObamaCare all along.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:23 PM (d/5qf)
I'd have to dig it out to see but it was essentially everything that had shipped before NOA pulled the plug. 14 titles according to Wikipedia. I had a Japanese import that a friend who traveled there often gave me but it was largely unplayable without translation. Might have been the Gundam strategy game. The system bombed so badly they actually had more games well along in development than were released. The cost of ROM would have magnified the disaster if they'd manufactured the games that were ready to go.
When they had the first public demo at E3 I had a pretty funny encounter with some NOA execs. I asked them if they weren't afraid of having another incident like the Pokemon seizures of a very small number of children that turned into a mass hysteria incident with thousands showing up in ERs for no good reason.
They just stared and one asked what I meant. I elaborated by asking if any of them had seen 'The Andromeda Strain.' More blank stares and then one of them got a dire 'Oh shit!' expression on his face. "Does that really happen?" They all rushed off to have a little emergency meeting.
It was great fun. Probably the most fun anyone ever had with the VB once the novelty had passed. Still, it could have worked out better. Nintendo forgot a simple rule that had served them well. You have to either launch cheap or launch with a must-have game. Preferably both. The Virtual Boy had neither virtue at $199. At $120 to $150 the novelty would have sustained things much longer until a killer game appeared. Ideally, if it had launched at $150 with a really good new Mario entry, it would be remembered very differently. And there would have been a lot more seizures.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 09:24 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 09:24 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: pointsnfigures at November 24, 2012 09:26 PM (EBPRt)
Posted by: mpfs at November 25, 2012 01:23 AM (Mkhiu)
Night mpfs, hope things are good!
Posted by: lou's a mean girl at November 24, 2012 09:26 PM (adaoe)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:26 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:20 AM (DoZD+)
Lots of other regulations that strangle small businesses. Our government at work.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 09:28 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Sega Genesis in attic at November 24, 2012 09:30 PM (vFlgn)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:32 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 25, 2012 01:23 AM (pFqpP)
Yep, I use a 18" bar on one of my 460 stihls around the wood yard. Hit something with the chain it` a hell of a lot less teeth to file.
Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,theys ridin ponies) at November 24, 2012 09:33 PM (Bew3l)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:32 AM (DoZD+)
well I for one hope it doesn't stay mild. based on last winter, we could use some serious snow.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 24, 2012 09:33 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 01:26 AM (d/5qf)
3DS but the West is more occupied by the ipod and ipad
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 09:36 PM (tw6Ar)
Then you can start to get an idea of what an equation is really trying to tell you, beyond the symbols and numbers. It's trying to tell a story of what real physical processes are taking place. That is the real elegance and power of it all, IMO.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 12:44 AM (d/5qf)
I keep 'splainin' to people -- that's the diff between bookkeeping and accounting. When the numbers start whispering secrets to you, telling you things beyond immediate arithmetic -- that's accounting.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2012 09:36 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:37 PM (DoZD+)
one-man and family owned and operated business pop up? I'm thinking this
will be one way businesses can get around Obamacare.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:20 AM (DoZD+)
Lots of other regulations that strangle small businesses. Our government at work.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 25, 2012 01:28 AM (yh0zB)
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will result otherwise honest people going underground.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 09:37 PM (kfC1R)
Sleep aid kicking in. Got church tomorrow. Good night.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 24, 2012 09:39 PM (DoZD+)
GameBoy was replaced by the more compact with better screen Gameboy Pocket.
GameBoy Pocket gave way to the GameBoy Color, whose primary virtue should be obvious.
GameBoy Color was replaced by GameBoy Advance, which could have been called the GameBoy A Hell of a Lot More Color, but it also moved the CPU from 8-bit Z-80 to 32-bit ARM.
GameBoy Advance was replaced by the GameBoy Advance SP, which gave the screen a badly needed backlight, and offered a rechargeable battery as standard.
The GameBoy ended there, with the handheld duties at Nintendo taken up by the DS. This machine could run all of the GBA library (but not the earlier GB and GBC stuff due to voltage differences in the cartridges) but introduced a bunch of major new features for new native games. Two screens, one with touch input, a microphone, etc.
The DS line went through some revisions since 2004, getting more compact, and optionally much bigger, adding cameras and an SD card slot to support download purchases.
The current handheld is the 3DS, featuring, as one might guess from the name, a true 3D display on the upper screen. It may be the last big dedicated handheld game system, in light of the market being consumed by smartphones with strong gaming feature, albeit often less than satisfactory input options.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 09:39 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 01:39 AM (kcfmt)
Actually they've bumped up the 3DS. Bigger screen and better battery, though because of the bigger screen the battery life isn't hugely improved.
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2012 09:48 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jimmy "The Gent" Conway at November 24, 2012 09:53 PM (sZTYJ)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 10:05 PM (sdi6R)
I remember when the DS was announced. It was in the April issue of Electronic Gamers Monthly, and I was sure for the next six months it had been their April Fool's gag.
Posted by: Methos at November 24, 2012 10:09 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:12 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Methos at November 25, 2012 02:09 AM (hO9ad)
laugh but it was a nice addition that added some nice wrinkles to gameplay
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 10:12 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:14 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 25, 2012 01:37 AM (DoZD+)
Moved when I was 18. Needs of the Navy and such. Between the snow and the stock trucks I never thought seriously about moving back.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:14 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: L, elle at November 25, 2012 02:12 AM (0PiQ4)
Maybe...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:14 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:17 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: L, elle at November 25, 2012 02:17 AM (0PiQ4)
That was last night for me. Gotta stay up at least until 8 AM so that I can sleep tomorrow...well, today...and go to work tonight.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:19 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:23 PM (0PiQ4)
I'm aware of the XL, and have been strongly tempted to get one to make things a bit easier on my middle-aged eyes. But the post was already getting to epic length and I didn't think it that important after giving the DSi short shrift.
I can actually say I was present for the US unveiling of almost all of those machines. I've lost most of my enthusiasm for the trade show but E3 was always notable for being able to stay home instead of going to Las Vegas. During the height of the dot.bomb madness I was out there a dozen times a year to do coverage.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 10:23 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2012 10:23 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:25 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 10:25 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 10:25 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 02:23 AM (kcfmt)
not a fan of the XLs as the added real estate makes the games really fugly
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 10:25 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: L, elle at November 25, 2012 02:23 AM (0PiQ4)
I have the idea fantasy that you are much more attractive. 
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:26 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 24, 2012 10:27 PM (RXQ2T)
Posted by: L, elle at November 25, 2012 02:25 AM (0PiQ4)
Don't have trouble sleeping, just work nights so my circadian rhythm is set to that pattern.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:27 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 10:30 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:30 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 10:33 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 24, 2012 10:34 PM (RXQ2T)
Still, in three years, a 1080p phablet sized clamshell 3DS successor for $199 (assuming inflation hasn't gone berserk) should be doable. The question is what the market will be for such an item that isn't a phone. Perhaps Nintendo should revive to VOIP plan they had for the DS in its early days. If Microsoft hasn't produced a branded portable gaming device by then they'd probably be happy to give Nintendo a Skype license. It wouldn't cost them anything and it would make them look good if the DoJ comes sniffing around.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 10:36 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: The APA (American Psychiatric Association) at November 24, 2012 10:37 PM (HNn1q)
The movie H.O.T.S. supplies the perfect model for what the game should be.
http://tinyurl.com/buloosj
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 10:43 PM (kcfmt)
Lyle lovett late at night? Put yourself into the crazy and drunk column.
Posted by: L, elle at November 25, 2012 02:30 AM (0PiQ4)
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that's odd, I ain't drinking. I must be in bigger trouble than I thought.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 10:44 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 10:45 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: The Man from Athens at November 24, 2012 10:46 PM (RXQ2T)
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 02:36 AM (kcfmt)
other than the Surface and phones, no way MS goes into the handheld devices
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2012 10:47 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2012 10:48 PM (kfC1R)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 10:49 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: The Drunk and Crazy Hat at November 24, 2012 10:53 PM (sZTYJ)
Yes but what form might the phone take? They may decide they have a gap in the lineup for Xbox games and services, and believe they can succeed where both Nokia and Sony failed. That first Nokia was so amazingly bad it hardly bear mentioning but it was the first smartphone with a strong gaming orientation.
It still amazes me to this day that you had to pull the battery to expose the game card slot. How do they go to full production without every tester telling them it was an utter deal breaker.
Posted by: epobirs at November 24, 2012 10:56 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 11:06 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: L, elle at November 24, 2012 11:09 PM (0PiQ4)
I hate winter.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:09 PM (yh0zB)
Shut up Skynet. You're not big enough yet that pulling the plug won't shut your silicon ass down.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:13 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:15 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:21 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2012 11:26 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at November 24, 2012 11:41 PM (HNn1q)
I just got a set of speakers for the home computer with subwoofer, sounds much better than the plain speakers I had on it.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:47 PM (yh0zB)
waves I'm at work so I've been popping in & out of the ONT all night. Its in the wee hours of the morning here (Wash DC).
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 24, 2012 11:50 PM (15w2J)
Posted by: semi-pro tip at November 24, 2012 11:54 PM (HNn1q)
Of course, I got the last slice. That makes me
But it was the last slice. That makes me
Maybe I should take that psycho test again...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:58 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Puddleglum at November 25, 2012 03:50 AM (15w2J)
Same thing here a couple of hundred miles south of you.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 24, 2012 11:59 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: semi-pro tip at November 25, 2012 03:54 AM (HNn1q)
When the wind's out of the wrong direction and blowing straight down your chimney that doesn't help much.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 25, 2012 12:01 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Jack Chester (played by John Candy in Summer Rental) at November 25, 2012 12:07 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: Jack Chester (played by John Candy in Summer Rental) at November 25, 2012 12:16 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: The Dude at November 25, 2012 12:21 AM (tw6Ar)
Later roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at November 25, 2012 01:08 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at November 25, 2012 01:15 AM (83wHT)
Posted by: Wow at November 25, 2012 02:25 AM (HNn1q)
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I've been wargaming it for a while.
Don't hate me as a sellout. I was just ahead of the curve.
Posted by: Chief Justice John Roberts at November 25, 2012 02:32 AM (S46dT)
Posted by: Wow at November 25, 2012 06:25 AM (HNn1q)
I thought the dancing midgets was a nice touch
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 02:35 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Infidel at November 25, 2012 02:57 AM (6gXNv)
Posted by: Willy Wonka at November 25, 2012 03:05 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: EveryOtherGuyInBangorME at November 25, 2012 03:05 AM (HQ6oy)
Posted by: EveryOtherGuyInBangorME at November 25, 2012 03:10 AM (HQ6oy)
Posted by: Infidel at November 25, 2012 03:12 AM (6gXNv)
Well it depends on what it meant by the term "eternal".
If it is meant that potassium iodide will undergo transformations due to moisture in the air just like sodium chloride, then yes.
However, potassium iodide will actually decompose over time, sodium chloride won't. So that is a difference.
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 03:16 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at November 25, 2012 03:26 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: EveryOtherGuyInBangorME at November 25, 2012 03:30 AM (HQ6oy)
Posted by: EveryOtherGuyInBangorME at November 25, 2012 03:34 AM (HQ6oy)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 03:34 AM (d/5qf)
Oxygen in the air is the oxidant, the moisture facilitates the reaction
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 03:35 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Potassium at November 25, 2012 03:43 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: Potassium 'cough' iodide at November 25, 2012 03:45 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at November 25, 2012 03:46 AM (BAnPT)
oxygen reduces to form a number of species, most likely hydroxide, but also hydrogen peroxide or water are possible
water is one of the reactants needed for the oxygen reduction. but also, water serves as the facilitator for the reaction, as it brings the two reactants together. think of it like speed dating. in the absence of a speed dating coordinator, a man and a woman would have to just randomly bump into each other in order to meet, which can take a long time. but in the presence of a speed dating coordinator, the man and the woman are brought together and are able to "react".
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 03:50 AM (d/5qf)
Posted by: s☺mej☼e at November 25, 2012 03:53 AM (HNn1q)
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at November 25, 2012 03:53 AM (BAnPT)
2 KI + O2 + 2 H+ --> I2 + H2O2 + 2 K+
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 03:56 AM (d/5qf)
Maybe I'll finally get around to installing the Wii U in the entertainment center today. Already took down the original Xbox to make a space, since the Xbox 360 will run most of its games in emulation. Need to pick a port and install the HDMI switcher as I'm already using all four ports on the TV.
The last few days have been so low energy. I've gotten so little done.
Posted by: epobirs at November 25, 2012 04:02 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: chemjeff at November 25, 2012 04:10 AM (d/5qf)
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Posted by: s☺mej☼e at November 25, 2012 04:22 AM (HNn1q)
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