March 11, 2012
— Maetenloch
Welcome to the end of the weekend ONT party.
Are You Smarter Than An 'Administrator'?
Well almost certainly smarter than this one:
He is is Rick Roach, who is in his fourth four-year term representing District 3 on the Board of Education in Orange County, Fl., a public school system with 180,000 students. Concerned over how effective the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) for 10th graders is, he recently took it himself and well, let's just say there is a reason he was never called Rick 'the Brainiac' Roach:
"I won't beat around the bush. The math section had 60 questions. I knew the answers to none of them, but managed to guess ten out of the 60 correctly. On the reading test, I got 62% . In our system, that's a 'D,' and would get me a mandatory assignment to a double block of reading instruction."It seems to me something is seriously wrong. I have a bachelor of science degree, two masters degrees, and 15 credit hours toward a doctorate. I help oversee an organization with 22,000 employees and a $3 billion operations and capital budget, and am able to make sense of complex data related to those responsibilities....
You can actually take the math section of the FCAT here. Note that they give you all the formulas needed and allow calculators. This is NOT a hard test. So if he was forced to guess at the answers, it's because he's forgotten (or simply never learned) basic math. Here's an example problem from the test:
Assuming he wasn't deliberately sandbagging on the test I'm thinking it's time to have an independent audit of the Orange County Board of Education. And do an accreditation check on all the institutions that ever awarded him degrees.
The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War
Was actually an escape from Laos by Navy Lt. Dieter Dengler.
A lot of talk is made about POWs from Vietnam, but one thinly known fact is that of all the POWs taken by the Laotian Communists, none - zip, zero, nada - were returned to the USA. All were in one way or another killed - except one; and he earned it in the finest traditions of the Naval service.
On June 29, 1966, after hearing the prisoners were to be killed, Martin and Dengler and unnamed others ...decided to make their escape in a hail of gunfire in which six communist guards were killed. Dengler was seriously ill with jaundice, and Martin was sick with malaria. Dengler and Martin and the others made their way through the dense jungle surviving on fruits, berries, and some rice they had managed to save during their captivity.
Read the rest to find out what happened to Dengler. Note that Dengler was an American by choice - he was born in Germany but emigrated to the US when he was 18 in order to fly for the US Air Force and later the Navy.
And Councilwoman Loretta Walsh of Wilmington, DE would like to make it illegal to waste it under her proposed resolution:
[E]ach 'egg person' and each 'sperm person' should be deemed equal in the eyes of the government and be subject to the same laws and regulations as any other dependent minor and be protected against abuse, neglect or abandonment by the parent or guardian.
Because every sperm wasted by non purely procreative purposes makes local authorities irate.
Sara Blakely is one of the few women who has joined the Forbes Billionaires list without help from a spouse or an inheritance. She came up with the idea for Spanx and spent two years and $5000 developing it and the $1 billion company it would become.
And how did she do it? Well with a little inspiration, a lot of hard work, some luck and good business strategy:
Blakely, then 27, moved to Atlanta, set aside her entire $5,000 savings and spent the next two years meticulously planning the launch of her product while working nine to five at Danka. She spent seven nights straight at the Georgia Tech library researching every hosiery patent ever filed. She visited craft stores like Michaels to find the right fabrics. She sought out hosiery mills in the Yellow Pages and started cold calling, only to be told no repeatedly. Immune to rejection thanks to years selling door-to-door, she decided just to show up. At the Acme-McCrary hosiery factory in Asheboro, N.C., she was turned away, only to receive a call from the manager two weeks later. He had daughters, he told her, who wouldn't let him pass up her invention.
He was last seen in 2006 in Uganda where he was enslaving children to fight in his Lords Resistance Army. Before that he was fighting extraterrestrials in central America and complaining about lizards.
This is from an instructional film made during WWII for the OSS. And it turns out that derailing a train is a lot harder than you think.
Todays word is 'abunai'.
Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [437 comments] 'Vic' [61.34 posts/day]
2 [398 comments] 'yankeefifth'
3 [335 comments] 'nickless'
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5 [304 comments] 'Robert'
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Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [195 names] 'JDP' [27.85 unique names/day]
2 [68 names] 'kbdabear'
3 [39 names] 'Cicero'
4 [36 names] 'logprof'
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6 [29 names] 'nickless'
7 [28 names] 'Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual'
8 [27 names] 'toby928?'
9 [26 names] 'Beto'
10 [23 names] 'cherry'
The group. Yeah.
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Posted by: Waterhouse at March 11, 2012 05:16 PM (Nfbx3)
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Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 05:19 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Truman North at March 11, 2012 05:21 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:21 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 05:21 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 05:23 PM (VDbQY)
This is NOT a hard test. So if he was forced to guess at the answers, it's because he's forgotten (or simply never learned) basic math. Here's an example problem from the test:
What a dumbass.
Posted by: Pythagoras at March 11, 2012 05:24 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 05:24 PM (UR5vq)
*Beams proudly as Polli dances*
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:29 PM (SsG4J)
There an Islamorada in FL or has PC entered every nook and cranny of life including math problems?
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 09:19 PM (VDbQY)
Yes, it's an island in the Keys.
Posted by: Hoss Fuentes at March 11, 2012 05:29 PM (kt+R2)
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at March 11, 2012 05:29 PM (IlZPo)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 05:30 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:30 PM (N5/RR)
***
The name Islamorada, meaning "purple island", came from early Spanish explorers in the area. Its pronunciation has been Anglicized to aisle-a-more-AH-dah.
Posted by: Wiki at March 11, 2012 05:30 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2012 05:30 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 05:31 PM (GULKT)
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The name Islamorada, meaning "purple island", came from early Spanish explorers in the area. Its pronunciation has been Anglicized to aisle-a-more-AH-dah.
Posted by: Wiki at March 11, 2012 09:30 PM (3aXbg)
As opposed to Islamorama, which is a rather disappointing theme park.
Posted by: Hoss Fuentes at March 11, 2012 05:31 PM (kt+R2)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2012 05:32 PM (yqRWu)
Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2012 09:30 PM (7W3wI)
Given the rate at which they were killing their own people, I guess it's not surprising that they were killing everyone else's too. Sounds like it's more surprising that they bothered to capture any in the first place.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:33 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 05:35 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 05:35 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 09:29 PM (SsG4J)
It's good to know that repeated computer problems are good for something 
. Of course the return of my virtual big sister helped a lot too.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:35 PM (N5/RR)
He holds a bachelor of science degree in education and master of arts degree in education and educational psychology.
Yeah, I was going to guess that his "bachelor of science degree" was in "political science" but this is close enough. It certainly wasn't going to be "computer science."
Posted by: Jew janitor's mop bucket at March 11, 2012 05:35 PM (MmrSI)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 11, 2012 09:35 PM (7FadD)
Heck, even the homeschool math curriculum is infested, although not nearly as much.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:37 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: CAC at March 11, 2012 05:38 PM (DMzcn)
He holds a bachelor of science degree in education and master of arts degree in education and educational psychology.
Yeah, I was going to guess that his "bachelor of science degree" was in "political science" but this is close enough. It certainly wasn't going to be "computer science."
Posted by: Jew janitor's mop bucket at March 11, 2012 09:35 PM (MmrSI
I'm guessing that none of those degrees had math courses above basic Algebra as a requirement. And we took Geometry after Algebra in high school so not surprising to me he's not smart enough to do it.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 05:38 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: the chicken at March 11, 2012 05:38 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: CAC at March 11, 2012 05:39 PM (DMzcn)
Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2012 05:40 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 11, 2012 05:40 PM (u50z0)
Posted by: Andy at March 11, 2012 05:40 PM (XG+Mn)
Heh, I'd be willing to wager fully half of my posts are saying hello and good night to everyone!
And our virtual big sis is glad to be back!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:41 PM (SsG4J)
Bale's best performance next to Empire of the Sun
http://youtu.be/B2jIKkxSsBg
Posted by: Jose at March 11, 2012 05:41 PM (srIqv)
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 09:38 PM (GULKT)
*Hangs head* I have to admit to faring poorly in Geometry and having to drop/fail Algebra2 after an illness. Then again, I'm not telling bunches of people what to do( yet 
).
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:42 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at March 11, 2012 05:43 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 05:43 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 05:43 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: Jose at March 11, 2012 09:41 PM (srIqv)
I'll have to put that in my Netflix queue. What age children do you think it would be appropriate for?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:44 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 11, 2012 05:44 PM (u50z0)
I'd better stay away from Wilmington for a while. Some of the patrons at Katie's said I was a waste of sperm
Posted by: Joe Biden at March 11, 2012 05:45 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 09:41 PM (SsG4J)
Lol, I have to admit to being a little more careful to greet or farewell people this week.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:45 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:45 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 11, 2012 05:46 PM (u50z0)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:46 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:46 PM (Z9EHQ)
And I'm still giggling over Raykon's epic beclowning on the Clift thread.
Posted by: nickless at March 11, 2012 05:47 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: FCAT question #23 at March 11, 2012 09:45 PM
Depends. How long did it take him to pick up some C-4 on the way?
Posted by: kbdabear at March 11, 2012 05:47 PM (Y+DPZ)
. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 05:47 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: drawandstrike at March 11, 2012 05:47 PM (iGKkt)
The Phd's in STEM or an actual hard one rarely mention it
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 09:43 PM (VDbQY)
It's been a running joke in academia for a while that you can tell how respected an area a professor is in by how much he insists on you calling him "Dr."
If it's respected, he couldn't care less--if it's in a field like this one, he'll consider it a personal insult if you don't do it.
Posted by: AD at March 11, 2012 05:47 PM (xpnKD)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:48 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at March 11, 2012 05:48 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: chemjeff at March 11, 2012 09:44 PM (7FadD)
I know the only time I ever saw all John's honors printed out was on the program for his funeral and that's because I hadn't realized how much room they'd take up.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:48 PM (N5/RR)
***
One of the *many* things that need to be reviewed in our educational system is the fact that there is a difference in what an A means in a hard science/math course and any other sort of course but yet we pretend that an A in say Calc3 and Feminists Perspectives in American Cinema.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2012 05:48 PM (3aXbg)
*Hangs head* I have to admit to faring poorly inGeometry and having to drop/fail Algebra2 after an illness. Then again, I'm not telling bunches of people what to do( yet ).
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 09:42 PM (N5/RR)
Nothing wrong with that. I'd probably suck at some Geometry questions today too, since I haven't done it in a long time. But I'm not going to act like the fact that I have a Batchelor's of Science Degree and can't pass a test is an indication that the test is too hard for high school students to pass.
Of course anyone that does have an education degree can correct me on the level of math taken. But unless you're going to be a math teacher I'm thinking my guess is pretty good.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (GULKT)
Don't forget to factor in stopping for prayer 5 times a day.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (SsG4J)
Aren't you forgetting the goddamn batman?
Posted by: Some Guy in a bat suit with a growly voice at March 11, 2012 09:45 PM (3aXbg)
Is everybody forgetting me?
Posted by: Patrick Bateman at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (xpnKD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (SHnHe)
I'll have to put that in my Netflix queue. What age children do you think it would be appropriate for?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 09:44 PM (N5/RR)
Empire of the Sun is great for kids.
Rescue Dawn is a pretty intense war flick, on par with Band of Brothers as far as graphic war imagery.
Posted by: Jose at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (srIqv)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (niZvt)
I have a B.A. in Computer Science. But then, when you have Nobel Laureates in Physics on the staff in the 70's, Computer Science wasn't considered a real science.
Posted by: Jimbo at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (O3R/2)
Helen Keller is alone in the woods. In that case, how long will it take a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kick all the seeds out of a dill pickle? You may use a calculator.
Posted by: Standardized Test at March 11, 2012 05:49 PM (8hBZi)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:50 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:51 PM (SsG4J)
Think your 15 minute fleet insurance will pay for this?
Get Allstate and protect yourself from Mayhem ... like me
Posted by: Allstate Mayhem Guy at March 11, 2012 05:51 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 11, 2012 05:51 PM (yqRWu)
Posted by: nickless at March 11, 2012 09:47 PM (MMC8r)
I'm surprised he doesn't make the top 10 lists. Or does Banhammer save us fron the insult of being outposted by a troll?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:51 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at March 11, 2012 05:52 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:52 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 09:21 PM (N5/RR)
I am inordinately proud of you, little Polliwog. Next thing we know, you'll be conquering twitter. 
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 05:52 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: no good deed at March 11, 2012 05:53 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:53 PM (Z9EHQ)
He simply seems to have never had to use math like algebra or trigonometry on his job over the years, and after 20 years he, like me, doesn't remember ANYTHING he learned in Calculus or Algebra.
Posted by: drawandstrike at March 11, 2012 09:47 PM (iGKkt)
Well 100% of the art classes I took in school have no use to me. I also haven't had to diagram a sentence in over a decade. Of course I doubt you're saying that we shouldn't be teaching those 70% of math classes in school just because you're not using them. Seems like that guy might.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 05:55 PM (GULKT)
Oh, crap, I missed that. Damn you, real life drama!
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 05:55 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:55 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Jose at March 11, 2012 09:49 PM (srIqv)
Sounds like Empire of the Sun: yes for kids, Rescue Dawn: no. Thanks. I like showing my kids historical movies to help them get interested in the time period but sounds like this one should wait.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:55 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:55 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:57 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 05:57 PM (R5yLq)
How does ol' Ricky the Roach explain this? I see he tried to keep the focus on the math and, I can see people having problems with math, but reading? Srsly, bud?
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: CoolCzech at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (niZvt)
Y5, I more closely resemble the 12th imam than CH!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 09:51 PM (SsG4J)
He was. I tell people he was the most brilliant sane person I've ever known. He was also unusually wise for only being 35 (although I take credit for that
).
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Ezra Klein at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (KLdky)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 05:58 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Jimma at March 11, 2012 05:59 PM (sv7B2)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at March 11, 2012 05:59 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Allstate Mayhem Guy at March 11, 2012 09:51 PM (Y+DPZ)
Yay, it's the Mayhem Guy. I know you're a sock, but at least you're a fun sock.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 05:59 PM (N5/RR)
I'm sure people in Cali will figure out how once the "bullet train" starts going through people's back yard. Okay what's this KONY 2012 thing, I keep seeing people posting comments on youtube.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at March 11, 2012 06:00 PM (tKFT6)
Posted by: A lurker who works in IT at March 11, 2012 06:00 PM (KLdky)
Posted by: Tom Brokaw at March 11, 2012 06:00 PM (niZvt)
Ohmigosh, I was so distracted by his creepy hair and the porn stache I never even noticed his tie. And it is really worth a look, holy cow, that's what he chose for his *official* pic? What a tard!
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:01 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:01 PM (R5yLq)
As I'm sure you should! I bet his air of refinement and other gentlemanly ways were to your credit, as well. We do mold our men, I think.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:01 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: NJRob at March 11, 2012 06:02 PM (FVp26)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:57 PM (Z9EHQ)
No, no, no, no, you don't understand. I meant to get on the list this week. I wanted the practice writing and to see if I could. I made it and now I can stop worrying DC in Towson and get some sleep this coming week.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:03 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:03 PM (Z9EHQ)
Week-old tortillas and dirty baby diapers, with a soupcon of cannibalized stolen vehicles.
OSS were amateurs.
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:03 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:04 PM (caupe)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 09:58 PM (BETpH)
Well, I know I keep telling my kids that if they can't read competently they won't be able to do any of the other stuff very well. It looks like this guy may be proof.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:04 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:04 PM (VDbQY)
How much does Achmed have to charge to his stolen credit card to buy gas?
Posted by: Miami-Dade Board of Education at March 11, 2012 06:05 PM (Y+DPZ)
Thor would have rendered me crippled by now if that were the case. He is a major fanboy.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:06 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 10:01 PM (SsG4J)
Uhm, yeah. We'll go with that
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:06 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:06 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 06:07 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:07 PM (VDbQY)
Holy jeebus.
In a right triangle A squared + B squared = C squared.
You're given B and C, so all you you have to do is square C, square B, subtract B squared from C squared and take the square root of the remainder. No sines, cosines or tangents needed.
Roach is an idiot.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at March 11, 2012 06:07 PM (7+pP9)
So would you say Walking Dead is worth watching?
I've seen exactly three episodes from the first season and the first half of the second season garnered nothing but complaints. Has it gotten good? Or is the second half of season two just simply not sucking like the first half of season two?
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:08 PM (F79HU)
What is the distance from Russell Key to Islamorada in miles?
I don't know but it took 9 tiki bars from Key Largo to Islamorada once. But the return trip back to Florida City was the next day.
Posted by: Bill R. at March 11, 2012 06:08 PM (ZjexS)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:08 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:09 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:09 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:09 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 10:07 PM (SHnHe)
Sounds wonderful, except for the part where SoS is adamant that that's about the only thing that really will get him fired at this point. Unless you have some good ideas for the fictionalizing?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:10 PM (N5/RR)
What is UP with that, Peaches??? I see gawt damned dirty diapers everywhere around here, up to and including among merchandise on store shelves. Is it really socially acceptable south of the border to just leave them everywhere???
I always hope that the ones I see on the shelves is just a case that the mother forgot she put it there, but still.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:10 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:10 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:10 PM (Z9EHQ)
But the real question is "How many goats does Abdul keep on Islamorada?"
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2012 06:10 PM (i3+c5)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:11 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:09 PM (Z9EHQ)
Isn't that what Twitter's for?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:11 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 10:06 PM (BETpH)
Linkification or Text-Link will save you the trouble of copying and pasting.
Posted by: Robert spreads the love at March 11, 2012 06:11 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:14 PM (I/cLr)
How much will it cost the taxpayer for her contraception?
Posted by: FCAT Question #38 at March 11, 2012 06:14 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 10:09 PM (R5yLq)
Give us some time to develop the story, jeez.
Posted by: Hollywood!! at March 11, 2012 06:15 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 10:14 PM (I/cLr)
Indeed they do. They really do.
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:15 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 06:16 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:16 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: CDR M at March 11, 2012 06:16 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:17 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Standardized Test at March 11, 2012 06:17 PM (8hBZi)
You can use it to measure the front of a corner cabinet and figure out how much wall space it will take up on either side. (No you cannot measure the sides because the fronts often extend farther due to trim.)
I REALLY impressed a customer with this when I was selling furniture back in the 90's.
Posted by: Miss Marple at March 11, 2012 06:17 PM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 06:17 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Abdul the planner at March 11, 2012 06:18 PM (Ek4m2)
Well, thanks, Tammy. Although I mostly come here to the HQ when I'm lookin' for easy, not some complicated motherfucking thing. I feel like I've been living in some weird dos universe since that asshole fucked up the blog. And I do not like it, not one little bit.
Pixy, you listening, bro?
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:18 PM (BETpH)
Yeh, but he's got CREDENTIALS, and that's proves he's super-smart and can knows everything, right?
Posted by: kbdabear at March 11, 2012 06:18 PM (Y+DPZ)
Author who wouldn't be able to post on Twitter: Charles Dickens
Posted by: Miss Marple at March 11, 2012 06:18 PM (GoIUi)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 10:09 PM (R5yLq)
Yet. But really, how much do you know about Heckle and Jeckle?
Posted by: Retread at March 11, 2012 06:18 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:19 PM (I/cLr)
I hear ya. They're movin' our muthafucking cheese all the hell around.
And all down to some troll who will not behave himself.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:20 PM (SsG4J)
What? I felt the exact opposite.
I have a question. Is the the first episode in which someone who died on natural causes, no zombie bite, then turned into a zombie within minutes?
I think they just added that dynamic for the purposes of this episode. I can't think of another example in the entire series of someone dying a natural death and then becoming a zombie.
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:20 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: Too Much Eye Makeup at March 11, 2012 06:20 PM (B2VwH)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 06:21 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 10:18 PM (BETpH)
He only listens if you ask the question dressed as Sailor Moon.
I won't say how I know this for I am ashamed.
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:21 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:17 PM (Z9EHQ)
Well, I'd have to mock myself then since I just got on Twitter this afternoon. I blame Tammy.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:21 PM (N5/RR)
Hopefully some of the morons will go through and do a little cleaning up and organizing on it.
And StuckOnStupid if you're not okay with this, let me know and I'll remove it!
Posted by: Mætenloch at March 11, 2012 06:21 PM (CkoMi)
How much will it cost the taxpayer for her contraception?
$3,000. It always costs $3,000. That's my story and I'm sticking to it for as long as the paychecks last..wait, that's confidential.
You know what else is confidential? I have no actual need for birth control. Men seem scared of me for some reason. I think they just don't like a strong, proud woman who is into Obama worship and radical, man-hating, testicle-crushing feminism. Someday my pliant Prince Charming will arrive, and then my fantasy birth control expenses will come true! You'll see.
Posted by: Sandra Fluck at March 11, 2012 06:21 PM (2IW5Q)
Not until he borrows 63.4 percent MORE each year!
I'm a credentialed genius with doctorates and a Nobel Prize. As Mr Roach proves, the credentialed big thinkers don't need to be bothered with the little equations of the proletariat
Posted by: Paul Krugman, Super Genius at March 11, 2012 06:22 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: C to the J at March 11, 2012 06:22 PM (Ek4m2)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:22 PM (Z9EHQ)
Shane was the only person who was willing to do what was necessary to keep people alive.
The rest of them were a bunch of moralizing pantywaists. It's a post apocalyptic world. He was the only one that was willing to accept that and act accordingly.
The rest of them wanted to live their lives like nothing had changed.
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:22 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:23 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: CDR M at March 11, 2012 06:23 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:24 PM (caupe)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 10:20 PM (SsG4J)
I know!! What I don't understand is exactly when the "beat the little shitbird to a bloody pulp" option went off the table. Guess I was absent that day . . .
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:24 PM (BETpH)
First we pitch it in the synopsis as cubicle warriors for freedom. Try an absurd angle. Che-toy being the 'warrior' of course to get the suits interested. But make the main character oh a young woman - thinking perhaps now for her to be Bolivian and as story unfolds find out her great uncle was murdered by Che for having too much land, perhaps pitch Selena Gomez to play her. So she has personal reason to object to the Che t-shirt. Keep Wolverine, at first she thinks of him as this loveable puppy but him fighting off her assailants when they try to kidnap her from the parking lot on his day off kicks things into a romance angle. Thought obviously can't call him Wolverine, perhaps Taz? Meanwhile Che-toy and his hapless minions have fantasies of revenge that spiral out of control until that kidnapping attempt. So they retreat to a basement and ... well I kinda run out of ideas here.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 06:24 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:24 PM (Z9EHQ)
Be convincing enough, and you could end up in the Cabinet!
Posted by: Tiny Timmy Geitner at March 11, 2012 06:25 PM (2IW5Q)
Which sounds like the beginning of another Being Breitbart Saga.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:25 PM (SsG4J)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oWvzKI7fCA
Same as what that hooker cost me last week.
What?
Who said that?!?
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:25 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Standardized Test at March 11, 2012 10:17 PM (8hBZi)
5 more years!
Posted by: Mitt is the Shit! at March 11, 2012 06:26 PM (VyPkJ)
DC has to get up at 0500. It is currently 2220. DC has had 8 adult beverages since 1700. On a scale of 1 to RON PAUL!, how bad will DC's hangover be?
Show your work.
Trick question! DC will continue to drink until 0500, thus avoiding a hangover.
Posted by: model_1066 at March 11, 2012 06:26 PM (PWwbk)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:26 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:26 PM (Z9EHQ)
You mean the one where they found a walker in the water well?
I don't remember that being discussed. I do think this was the first episode in which someone became a zombie after a natural death
I think they just put it in there because they needed it for the ending.
I couldn't help but think of Plinkett's review of the Phantom Menace when that happened. Remember the part of the review where he points out the Jedi's have super speed in the opening fight scene, but they never use it again later in the movie, even when it seems necessary?
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:27 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: FCAT question #103 at March 11, 2012 10:20 PM
What percentage of the nuggets can be composed of Pink Slime before the students have to be issued Prilosec?
Posted by: Health & Human Services at March 11, 2012 06:27 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: DanInMN at March 11, 2012 06:27 PM (dI14Y)
Posted by: badgerette at March 11, 2012 06:27 PM (Qx1/T)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:27 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 10:24 PM (SHnHe)
Needs more gratuitous sex and a burning Bible to symbolize the oppression from religion. In the end, we shall be taught a lesson from a noble Muslim woman.
Posted by: Hollywood at March 11, 2012 06:28 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:28 PM (caupe)
I just wish he'd behave. I had the ocassional nice conversation with him about music, and books, but he can't just be cool.
Clarence can be cool now and then, but Raykon just can't lay off that pipe.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:28 PM (SsG4J)
home a tuna sandwich, an apple and a bag of Fritos, which item should be
confiscated and replaced with chicken nuggets by the HHS
agent-in-charge?
Little Michael's unfit parents, obviously.
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:28 PM (BETpH)
The only math problem I want solved is:
What is the total volume and surface area of Ms Minx's knockers.
Posted by: YIKES! at March 11, 2012 06:29 PM (2TRSa)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:29 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 06:29 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 06:30 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: CDR M at March 11, 2012 06:30 PM (QaYwz)
Posted by: Hedgehog at March 11, 2012 06:30 PM (879WE)
I have to admit I spent about 10 years as a surveying crew chief. In fact, I did 99% of the work and sent it off to my boss to check my work and apply his seal.
Triangles were my best friends. Curves (sections of circles) were also very good friends.
But honestly, I could've figured that one out from what I remembered from fifth grade.
One time our professor asked how many radians were in a circle. The whole class jumped at their calculators. Without blinking I said "two pi". The professor gave the rest of the class about five minutes to figure it out, and none of them came up with the right answer.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at March 11, 2012 06:30 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (YmBIl)
Posted by: Barack Obama at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (SHnHe)
I had the honor of meeting him once. He lived not too far away from me.
That guy was totally amazing. Simply would not take no for an answer. Immigrated to this country, really got a raw deal, his first enlistment was pretty much a total botch. Went to college, re enlisted, got his wings and right out of the chute gets shot down and captured. Organized an escape. Got out. His mate gets killed by a farmer.
Two great movies came of his life.
"Rescue Dawn" and
"Little Deiter Needs to Fly" W. Herzog.
The latter is far and away my favorite.
Died, got a full Navy service, with honors, flyover, full Navy band, Eternal Father, horse drawn caisson, the whole deal.
He is a great hero.
Posted by: navybrat at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (WRohB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (I/cLr)
Oh okay. I must have forgotten that. It seemed like it came out of no where.
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:32 PM (SsG4J)
Oh, on the math test...I didn't even make it through the instructions. What is all this "bubble" crap?
Posted by: creeper at March 11, 2012 06:33 PM (gre5a)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:24 PM (Z9EHQ)
Well my username is Polliwogette since I wanted a nod to the HQ. You'll have to see if you can find me under that since Tammy was having a hard time earlier. Or I could "follow" you and that might work.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:33 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Hedgehog at March 11, 2012 10:30 PM (879WE)
Thanks, I had no idea this was on the TV. I set my divver thingy to record.
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:33 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 11, 2012 10:32 PM (YmBIl)
That is extremely kind of you, Rex. However, I am just too fuckin' lazy for all that. I miss the old ways . . .
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:34 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:35 PM (caupe)
Posted by: Jerry Brown, dumbass at March 11, 2012 06:35 PM (VyPkJ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 06:35 PM (v5mL0)
You youngsters don't know shit.
You drink IN bed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 06:36 PM (nEUpB)
The only math problem I want solved is:
What is the total volume and surface area of Ms Minx's knockers.
Posted by: YIKES! at March 11, 2012 10:29 PM (2TRSa)
The surface area of a sphere is 4 x pi x radius squared.
That formula, however, does not take into account sag.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at March 11, 2012 06:36 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 10:32 PM (SsG4J)
She said she got her shots. I believed her. I saw the track marks in her arms!
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:36 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:37 PM (R5yLq)
Oh! Oh! I live in California, so I know this one: "None, but a lot of parks are going to close, and the DMV will be open from 2:00 to 2:30 on alternate Thursdays."
Posted by: Splunge at March 11, 2012 06:37 PM (2IW5Q)
Good point.
How about if a bunch of us just meet at his place of work one day and beat the snot out of all of the assholes involved?
Admit it, that would be fun.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 06:37 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:38 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:38 PM (I/cLr)
SOS, I highly recommend you talk to the barracuda and/or the judge to find out how to protect the rights to your story since it's spreading so on the intertubes.
Heartily agree. I'm reading all this and thinking, WTF?!?
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:38 PM (BETpH)
That's my boy!
Y'all, did I miss the debrief on teh Jersey meetup, or were blood oaths sworn?
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:39 PM (SsG4J)
Michelle has an entourage of 200 people. Each free jetliner supplied to her by the Federal government can carry 40 people in first class accomodations, zero people in coach, six tons of luggage, a catering staff of four, and 600 pounds of complimentary food, alcohol, and gift baskets.
If all the required jetliners fly 3,000 miles to Spain, what is Michelle's carbon assprint?
Posted by: Standardized Test at March 11, 2012 06:40 PM (8hBZi)
Posted by: moki at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (caupe)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (R5yLq)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4051cNwfHGI
And that's gonna be it for me. Time to go drop a deuce, hit the shower and go to that place which allows me something resembling a living.
Catch ya'll later!
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (F79HU)
Exactly. It just goes to show how much people want to see a zombie tv show. They're willing to continue to watch this crap. Myself included.
It's clear that AMC wasn't to do this on a budget, therefore there less and less zombies as the series go on.
As Allah has pointed out, the show is 98% arguments and dialogues and 2% zombies.
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: Palerider at March 11, 2012 06:41 PM (ITaIZ)
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 11, 2012 06:42 PM (YmBIl)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:42 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 06:43 PM (v5mL0)
I think that volume is more important than surface area. Old saggy titties can have lots of area.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 06:43 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Clubber Lang at March 11, 2012 06:43 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at March 11, 2012 06:43 PM (YmBIl)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 06:44 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:44 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:38 PM (Z9EHQ)
You are now being followed. I don't know how to do a private message though yet.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:44 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2012 06:45 PM (piMMO)
Dale = Lisa from the Simpsons on steroids.
Let's be honest, no one likes the Simpson's episodes in which Lisa is the main character.
He whined and complained the whole episode.
I can't get past the fact that none of them seem to have accepted that the world as they knew it is gone as are it's morals.
That last episode(before todays) made me think of that Marcus Latrell book. Had they just shot and killed that boy, his team might still be alive. As Latrell thought it was the boy who told the enemy where their team was located.
In certain situations, compassion will get you killed. I think a post apocalyptic zombie world is one of those situations.
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 06:45 PM (UvdzB)
Sandra Fluke is a character on the zombie TV show?
Posted by: andycanuck at March 11, 2012 06:45 PM (6RnvM)
Posted by: Ben at March 11, 2012 10:20 PM (UvdzB)
Apparently this is something also established in the comics. That its not actually the bites that turn people so if you die by other means you will turn into a zombie as well. But yeah they did a bit of foreshadowing on it with the episode where shane was stuck in the bus.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 06:45 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (bxiXv)
***
Wait, that's what she's doing in the videos?
Going to have to study them some more - I completely missed that.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (R5yLq)
We had 17 people there when I counted, and everyone was quite pleasant and interesting. The bar was nice, with a great view of the city.
I pointed out in the morning post that most of the people there were not regular commenters -- something I found interesting. I assumed that it would be the loudmouths like me who would go to these things.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (nEUpB)
...because when I was in college, the only girls going into education were idiots who thought white sauces were hard.
As a bachelor who makes SOS at least twice a month you got me laughing my ass off!
Goodnight morons -- I've got to make a bunch of trips to the doctors tomorrow.
Posted by: Ed Anger - Certified Kos Kid at March 11, 2012 06:46 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: navybrat at March 11, 2012 06:47 PM (WRohB)
SoS complains of the t-shirt, the evil corporation threatens to fire the brave young liberals standing up for free speech. Vandals trash SoS's car but it's discovered that they actually belong to a Christian Survivalist group and did it to frame brave Che-boy and the Che-ettes. Detectives discover that SoS is funded by the Koch Brothers and he set up the whole thing
The corporation is prosecuted for slander and sued for wrongful termination, and the vandals rat out SoS as the mastermind.
SoS is sent to prison for 20 years.
The prosecutors have drinks afterwards lamenting the hard work of keeping America safe from domestic terrorists
Posted by: Dick Wolf at March 11, 2012 06:47 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 06:47 PM (I/cLr)
***
So...I guess she doesn't understand the difference between a haploid and a diploid?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2012 06:48 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at March 11, 2012 06:48 PM (RZ8pf)
Haha, I am still nursing my 5(?)-year-old magenta Razr along, hoping it will outlive me. Because I for damn sure do not want some damn "smart" phone. Or a bigger monthly service bill.
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 06:49 PM (BETpH)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:49 PM (R5yLq)
Next test: vector analysis.
Abdul is piloting a hijacked 747 toward a skyscraper that is due south. The infidels' 747 is subjected to a 30 knot wind blowing directly toward Mecca, which is southeast of the Zionist airplane. If the idolators' plane is flying (without benefit of Buraq, unlike Mohammed, pbuh) at 500 knots, what course must Abdul steer to hit the unbelievers' building?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 11, 2012 06:50 PM (RuOfU)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 10:49 PM (BETpH)
I'm thinking of going pre-paid once my Verizon contract runs out.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:51 PM (N5/RR)
?
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 10:07 PM (VDbQY)
Goats don't insist on rubbers, like some haram western whores do.....
Posted by: Achmed at March 11, 2012 06:51 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:51 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 06:51 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: Peaches at March 11, 2012 10:49 PM (BETpH)
Verizon now has a Razr Smartphone
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 06:51 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:52 PM (R5yLq)
***
Sacred Honor compels me to denounce any claims I ate Ms Fluke's brain. However, to the question of whether or not we had hot, hot, necromantic sex, I must remain silent.
Posted by: Zombie Will Folks at March 11, 2012 06:52 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 10:09 PM (R5yLq)
There could be....
Posted by: Hollyweird at March 11, 2012 06:52 PM (kaalw)
Lol
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 10:49 PM
"Ripped from the Headlines!!!"
Posted by: L&O trailer voiceover at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (v5mL0)
If you have an objection, let me know.
Posted by: Mætenloch at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (CkoMi)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:53 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 10:51 PM (VDbQY)
Ick, and a shiver. I think I'll just look at the help menu thanks.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:54 PM (N5/RR)
Hi Tammy al Thor! the boy is at his dad's this week. But I talked to him earlier and he's doing fine. Of course his dad let him go on a very long bike ride on really busy roads with his teenage stepbrother and said stepbrother's friends and so now I'm trying not to fret.
It's not that I think kids should live in a bubble, but where they went on their bike ride, let's just say that the traffic there is about as busy as an LA freeway yet the cars go speeds more resembling the Daytona 500.
And it's not like his stepbrother feels especially protective, he's the type totally capable of causing something to happen but making it look like an "accident"
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at March 11, 2012 06:55 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Eleanor Clift at March 11, 2012 06:55 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 06:55 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Liberoid Legislator at March 11, 2012 06:55 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 06:55 PM (caupe)
DC has to get up at 0500. It is currently 2220. DC has had 8 adult beverages since 1700. On a scale of 1 to RON PAUL!, how bad will DC's hangover be?
Show your work.
Posted by: DC In Towson at March 11, 2012 10:19 PM (I/cLr)
I'm guessing that we're going to have to wait on the ring-tailed vermin story again.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 11, 2012 06:56 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:56 PM (Z9EHQ)
Two handfuls.point.one mouthful.
Posted by: andycanuck at March 11, 2012 06:56 PM (6RnvM)
Posted by: And Irresolute at March 11, 2012 06:56 PM (RC3M9)
And yea, I need to get the IP thing taken care of. I am not sure what happened, I was able to post on my last trip.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:57 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 10:54 PM (ykSKg)
I made the top 10 list and am proving I'm a twit.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 06:57 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: sTevo at March 11, 2012 06:57 PM (JcBzJ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 06:57 PM (R5yLq)
Then there's this:
WSJ: School Standards Wade into Climate Debate
The fight could heat up further in April, when several national bodies are set to release a draft of new science standards that include detailed instruction on climate change
Article previewed here: http://tinyurl.com/86l3462 but the full article is behind a paywall.
Our Top Administrators will be On.It. Hockey Puck graphs, grizzly bears dying on the Antarctic ice, and the deforestation of Camden, NJ, will be on the final!
And for the students who fail it: remember that 10:10 'No Pressure' video of the students' heads being detonated? Yeah.
Posted by: crisis du jour at March 11, 2012 06:57 PM (J1eJz)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 06:58 PM (Z9EHQ)
Robtr pointed out Rum and a few other folks have stopped posting here. I remember "attention whore and a few other nasty comments being thrown around in the past. Does anyone remember who decided to be such a ass as to run off folks? I haven't seen much of PGIS posting either. I suppose the may have just moved on.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 06:58 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 06:58 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 06:59 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:56 PM (Z9EHQ)
Sooo glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that. So where does the added punctuation that made all the difference in Weiner's case come in?
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:00 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:01 PM (R5yLq)
There is a person who comes on later at night now and then, and accuses us of being cliquey. Came on last night and called me a "kinda slutty den mother", in fact.
So, if I'm the one coming across as an attention whore, for crying out loud let me know, and I'll stand down!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:01 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Kevin at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (3o64G)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 10:58 PM (JKNDp)
--I wonder. My activity will plummet after #1 Son arrives, but even for me from time to time the volume of posts sometimes is so high on a thread that I feel it's a little cozier and more interactive on the FB page. there seem to be a lot of people on the FB page that almost never post here.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (caupe)
Once again I come to you in gratitude and friendship. I wanted to share a story with you of my dad making dreams come true for his family more than a year after his death.
My dad was not a perfect man, but he wanted to do right by his girls. He spent quality time with me and my sister, and being the screwed-up rightbrained OCD depressive that I am, I honestly think that I would have wound up a total Occupooping drain on society were it not for a stable homelife. My dad was abused as a kid and did not grow up with a good parenting model, but he knew enough to play board games with us, attend our soccer games, and provide for an excellent education. When I was older, he sometimes slipped me a little cash behind my mother's back to help fund my many writing misadventures-- even though I never asked.
He's still doing that!
My dad collected Department 56 Christmas Village stuff, although the last few years of his life it just kind of sat there in the garage. A couple months ago I tossed some of it in the trunk of my car to sell on eBay since none of us were interested taking it. There's so much that it would take several trips to Goodwill to unload it all, and besides I wanted to at least try to spread it around to good homes. My mom and sister said I could keep the money from the sales since I was undertaking all the trouble and time to deal with it, plus both my husband and I are in a financial rough patch right now. But that made me a little uncomfortable since I think the whole family should share in the enterprise.
To my surprise, each and every piece I posted was bought. Not for huge amounts, but there was so much product by volume that the accumulated take will take a bite out of the credit card debt I've been battling for over a year while working on my book. I've been letting it sit in my PayPal account while the items reach their buyers and eBay decides how much of my ankles I should grab when it carves out its seller take.
Now, my dad was a big hockey fan. So is my brother-in-law; he's turned his son into a fan as well. And yesterday one of my FB friends posted that she had 2 NHL tickets available for today, 3 rows from the glass. I snapped them up, paid for them right out of the eBay earnings, and added an extra bit to buy her a beer (my dad was also a big beer fan.)
I am told that my nephew yelled "My dream has come true!" when he heard the news. I hope my dad is up there with Breitbart right now, cracking a cold one and enjoying the best seat in the house.
Thank you for letting me share, 'Rons and Ronettes. He sure loved you all.
Posted by: OffspringOfMystry at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (awKyM)
Posted by: CDR M at March 11, 2012 10:30 PM (QaYwz)
Weren't bitten.
Licked.
Posted by: Zombie Fluke at March 11, 2012 07:02 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 07:03 PM (DGIjM)
I think the dramatic interpretations of SoS's ordeal might be okay, but I think the closing scene is what counts.
Closing Scene:
SoS and wife, and Wolverine and GF at a diner, with Tom Petty's Won't Back Down playing on the juke box, all wearing one of these t-shirts: http://che-mart.com/
Cue credits ...
Posted by: Arbalest at March 11, 2012 07:04 PM (OQO//)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:04 PM (v5mL0)
I call it a conversation. Sure some people post a little more and ladies are always given deference in my book but cliquey? No way. One just needs to throw suitable conversation fodder to the herd and it is masticated with a vengeance. Tammy, you're a good gal and an asset to the conversation.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:05 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:05 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: OffspringOfMystry at March 11, 2012 11:02 PM (awKyM)
Thank you so much for sharing that. Made my eyes get misty.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:05 PM (N5/RR)
Speaking of folks we haven't seen in a while . . .
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:05 PM (ykSKg)
What the fuck!
We are all attention whores. That's sort of the point. Write something sufficiently interesting or clever or funny or weird so that the other commenters have to stop their attention-whoring to respond to your superior whoring.
Or something like that.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (UR5vq)
I'm caught up on SoS until last night.
Saw Elton John's concert in Orlando. Elton rocks. Orlando SUCKS.
Posted by: USS Diversity at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (vpe0k)
AWESOME story! I'm all teary eyed. Your daddy was a fine, fine man.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: moki at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (bxiXv)
Digital Playground, one of the most popular pornography sites on the web, was hacked today. Over 40,000 unencrypted credit card numbers, including the secret “CCV” code.
While details are still scarce, the group calls themselves The Consortium and they appear to be part of Anonymous and LulzSec. The group claims that the porn site was simply “too enticing to resist,” due to their lack of any semblance of security measures.
Consider yourself pwnd.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (kdS6q)
It seems like some 27 minute connection video. I'm not going to sit through that.
Posted by: President Chet Roosevelt at March 11, 2012 11:02 PM (caupe)
--You have not heard of the KONY thing yet?
Just watch the Drinking with Bob summary --it's a couple minutes and all you need to know.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:06 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 07:07 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 11:03 PM (DGIjM)
Photos please.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 07:07 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:07 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 07:08 PM (SHnHe)
There is a special, special level of hell reserved by for bad screen writers. It is already very full ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 07:08 PM (crQEo)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:09 PM (bxiXv)
http://youtu.be/oYpzVA5lRwI
He nails it: KONY is ginning up support for Baraka's African Adventure.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:09 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 07:10 PM (VDbQY)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:10 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 11, 2012 07:10 PM (6RnvM)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:10 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:11 PM (v5mL0)
We miss you over at Rose's place.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 07:11 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:11 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:11 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at March 11, 2012 07:12 PM (DGIjM)
Kids in grade 10 need instructions on how to operate a calculator?
My goodness, we are doomed...
Posted by: bethesdaguy at March 11, 2012 07:12 PM (ZBFnx)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:12 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: jake at March 11, 2012 07:12 PM (VDbQY)
Dark Lord, I SO wanted to say this! I know darn well Thor doesn't pay for his. I wonder if it's a site that caters to, er, specific tastes.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:14 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:14 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:14 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:14 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:15 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Jimma at March 11, 2012 07:15 PM (sv7B2)
Posted by: USS Diversity at March 11, 2012 07:16 PM (vpe0k)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:16 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Kevin at March 11, 2012 11:02 PM (3o64G)
Are you loco hombre?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 11, 2012 07:16 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:17 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 07:17 PM (UR5vq)
Having been a former season ticket holder for the Cincinnati Stingers and later a Cyclones fan, I hope he enjoyed the sight of his eldest grandson watch his first pro hockey game. He took me to my first Buffett concert at Riverbend. The wheel turns.
Posted by: OffspringOfMystry at March 11, 2012 07:18 PM (awKyM)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:18 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:18 PM (bxiXv)
I was all like, is this supposed to make me hate police? Aren't they the main characters?
I vaguely remember some "crazy Christian" episodes. I only ever saw it at other people's houses.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:06 PM (bxiXv)
--After the first couple years or so (roughly as long as Jerry Orbach was on the show), they ran out of original ideas, so they went political. They do not always portray Christians unsympathetically, but when they do show them as "good" characters they're espousing something that dovetails with liberal dogma. For example, I recall an episode where a victim's mother begs mercy for the killer (NY had the death penalty at the time) because of her beliefs.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:19 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: moki at March 11, 2012 07:19 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:19 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: lauren at March 11, 2012 07:20 PM (XTnhs)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:20 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:20 PM (bxiXv)
Those comments were directed at pgis, dumb blonde, miss Tammy & gushka over a period of several months. I do not recall ever those comments directed at rum.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 11:11 PM (v5mL0)
-- 
Was it another female being catty at them?
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:21 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:21 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:22 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:23 PM (R5yLq)
It was a special connection for me as well since I spent much of last year in Columbus doing book research. My nephew/godson had never been there and was always asking about it and Ohio State players. I hope he got to see the stadium during their drive into town-- now he can see where AuntieOffspring was so much of the time!
Posted by: OffspringOfMystry at March 11, 2012 07:23 PM (awKyM)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:23 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 11:14 PM (SsG4J)
I am not the expert some seem to think, but I have a hard time imaging a perversion so rare it isn't represented on the web or usenet without paying for it.
Could be a fascination with a particular *star*, which is both touching and a little creepy-stalkerish.
It's healther to objectify with porn, I think. Rightly treat real people like real people, which is (should be) different.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:16 PM (bxiXv)
--There was a story a couple years ago about ANA needing to keep a handle on the flight attendants' uniforms because there is a fetish market for them (I think mainly among Japanese dudes).
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:23 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:24 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:24 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 11:23 PM (ykSKg)
Why is it so hard to get more plaid fabric for skirts for our uniforms?
Posted by: Catholic Schools across the nation at March 11, 2012 07:25 PM (GULKT)
Lol.. no worries. So far "planning" doesn't seem to be there strong suit, but I'll be sure to be watchful just in case. Night Moki
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 11:20 PM (R5yLq)
--It's a trap! 
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:26 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: lauren at March 11, 2012 07:26 PM (XTnhs)
Pne of the funniest episodes of Family Guy ever was when Quagmire found out the were pictures of naked women on the internet. He disappears for days but is seen confused and weak outside his front door. Hir right arm is now like Popeye's. He goes back in the house.
http://tinyurl.com/7z8jkzo
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:27 PM (JKNDp)
For all we know it's Average Joe working out his usual control issues, or one of the usual trolls (erg, pee, etc) suffering from insomnia.
I support the non-registration posting thing, but an "ignore" button would be nice.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:24 PM (bxiXv)
Someone directed a rather mean comment towards her some months back too. I don't remember if it was the same prick though.
Posted by: Catholic Schools across the nation at March 11, 2012 07:27 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:27 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 11:11 PM (v5mL0)
I don't remember the details but not too many days ago Rum dropped by on an ONT and someone was talking some serious trash at her.
For all we know it's Average Joe working out his usual control issues, or one of the usual trolls (erg, pee, etc) suffering from insomnia.
I support the non-registration posting thing, but an "ignore" button would be nice.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:24 PM (bxiXv)
Just my 2 cents, but constant abuse doesn't have to be directed at you personally to get you upset and wishing you were somewhere else. When A is constantly banging on B, Z may want to shift the scene anyway.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 11, 2012 07:28 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: CMU VET at March 11, 2012 11:26 PM (PYkEp
That would be the blog eating the space between words as it likes to do on occasion now.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 07:29 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:24 PM (bxiXv)
Someone directed a rather mean comment towards her some months back too. I don't remember if it was the same prick though.
Posted by: Catholic Schools across the nation at March 11, 2012 11:27 PM (GULKT)
--WTF? Unless you're a nasty troll, Rum is friendly and harmless.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:29 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:24 PM (bxiXv)
Agreed. I like to read while the comments scroll down so I can be working on other stuff and it's hard to visualy skip troll comments that way. I know nothing would be perfect for blocking them but it would be nice to have a chance.
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:29 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: USS Diversity at March 11, 2012 07:29 PM (vpe0k)
There has been a bitter male who for a while was a nasty piece of work towards certain moronettes. It wasn't pretty.
Posted by: mpfs at March 11, 2012 07:30 PM (TlwCF)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:31 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: ziptie at March 11, 2012 07:31 PM (VUvXQ)
Posted by: lauren at March 11, 2012 07:31 PM (XTnhs)
Posted by: USS Diversity at March 11, 2012 11:29 PM (vpe0k)
AHEM!!
Posted by: Mrs. Dennis Kucinich at March 11, 2012 07:31 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at March 11, 2012 07:31 PM (zkh84)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:32 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: mpfs at March 11, 2012 11:30 PM (TlwCF)
--It was a dude?
To be fair, some people gave Michael in MI a lot of grief as well (he probably was a little too given to "opening up," but still . . .)
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:33 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:33 PM (Z9EHQ)
I suppose a reporting option listing comment lines would work if the folks with the keys felt like messing with it would block the occasional dick. There is no problem with disagreeing with someone but gratuitous insults aren't neccessary unless it is to emasculate a troll.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:33 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 07:33 PM (v5mL0)
Nothing really backfired, the whole thing is a fuck'n scam. Produce a glitzy video have suckers send money to a charity that spends most of it on salaries to a bunch bleeding heart liberals. If these fucks had any guts they would pay some mercs to just take the POS Kony out or better yet, strap on a weapon and do it themselves if it means so much to them. The U.S. has no business getting involved in any of it.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 11, 2012 07:34 PM (GZitp)
gushka over a period of several months. I do not recall ever those
comments directed at rum.
****
I have a hard time imagining Tammy not telling the person to shove it up their arse.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2012 07:34 PM (piMMO)
I saw Act of Valor also yesterday also and it should be mandatory viewing for some folks. ie: Che boy.
And BTW I can spell shame. I just can't type worth a shit.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:36 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 07:36 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:36 PM (bxiXv)
hmmmmm.......... wonder if it was the ex
Posted by: chemjeff at March 11, 2012 11:34 PM (7FadD)
--Did he ever visit here? If so, did he know her nick? I can't recall her ever mentioning if he did, especially the latter.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:37 PM (ykSKg)
Pretty much. Also for every Kony out there, there's about 10 more wanna-be African Warlords out there just waiting in the wings.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 11:36 PM (UR5vq)
Yeah, if they're at all aware of the internet some of them are just licking their chops at the chance of him going away so they can absorb as much of his group, operations and territory as possible.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 07:38 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Polliwog, Hobbit Teahada at March 11, 2012 07:38 PM (N5/RR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:36 PM (bxiXv)
lol
Posted by: The Dude at March 11, 2012 07:38 PM (M8yfa)
Pretty much. Also for every Kony out there, there's about 10 more wanna-be African Warlords out there just waiting in the wings.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 11:36 PM (UR5vq)
--and keep in mind that they want to support the dictator of Uganda, who is no saint himself and probably has also availed himself of child soldiers in the past. It's also funny because he is probably worse than Mubarak was, and Mubarak had been far more useful to us than Uganda.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:39 PM (ykSKg)
I believe we DVR'd a new episode of Breakout Kings. I think I will go watch it with my wife. Goodnight folks
PS In case anyone forgot. Reset your alarm clocks for daylight savings time.
Posted by: Ohio Dan at March 11, 2012 07:39 PM (JKNDp)
Posted by: mpfs at March 11, 2012 07:39 PM (TlwCF)
Posted by: Parking Lot Bozo at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (eQI0M)
.
... and Festivus arrives 9 and 1/2 months early this year.
The Saga of SoS is quite interesting ... what's the deal with the other 2 or 3 ?
Posted by: Arbalest at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (OQO//)
I'm actually fair decent with words, and I don't know that one.
On the other hand, I'm on medicine that gives me the memory and attention span of a five-year-old.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 11:36 PM (bxiXv)
At one point you could have called that "Pulling a Bobcat." Bobcat Goldthwait was engaged to Nikki Cox for quite some time.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (GULKT)
I have a hard time imagining Tammy not telling the person to shove it up their arse.
The person said they had plenty more names ready for me, but damned if I could taunt them into telling me what they were!
I am extremely thick skinned, and not easily hurt!
My only concern is that I really offended this person with some vulgarity awhile back, and/or that I do in fact yack too much and have run people off.
I just wish this person would be honest instead of snippy, if either is the case. If they just don't like me, well, so be it.
Seems female to me, just my feeling.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (SsG4J)
Thing is, Kony has been pretty much neutered for the last five years anyways. It's like holding a modern day benefit to wipe out polio.
Posted by: lowandslow at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: Jimma at March 11, 2012 07:40 PM (sv7B2)
****
There are some things I keep private. My AOS habit is one of those. It is my safe place to go and discuss/debate/fight about issues that matter, and a few that don't. I can be completely unfettered here and there's no way in hell I would let someone else into my little refuge.
If it was her ex, I'd be willing to bet she'll never share that info again.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2012 07:41 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: mpfs at March 11, 2012 07:41 PM (TlwCF)
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:41 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Maybe this should be the start of something! Maybe to keep their jobs, politicians, bureaucrats, school administrators and teachers, should be required to pass the tests in order to keep their job and tax-payer funded pension.
And, just a back of the envelop idea: If the politicians do away with testing in order to keep their job, a citizen group, such as Mensa/MIT could come up with appropriate age level testing, which politicians, bureaucrats, teachers and students must pass to retain job, or make it to next level/graduate. After all, it is for the children and they are the future of the nation!
Seriously! This guy is bragging about not being able to pass the test required of primary school students?!?!
Posted by: Daniel at March 11, 2012 07:42 PM (qtswS)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:43 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:43 PM (bxiXv)
I think I recall, while she was in NY, that she tried to get him to visit the ONT
but that was so long ago, that is probably a far-fetched hypothesis
Posted by: chemjeff at March 11, 2012 11:38 PM (7FadD)
It wasn't her NY ex. And it just doesn't really seem worth pointing out who it actually was.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 07:43 PM (GULKT)
****
This place is what is it is and, often, that is profane. It should be no secret to anyone who's been here more than a week.
The site is free. As well, those who are not happy here are free to leave.
Someone really made me want to go postal a couple of months ago and I backed away for a few days to chill out, but nobody is pushing me out after all these years.
Don't let 'em do it to you either.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2012 07:44 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Rick Roach's kid at March 11, 2012 07:44 PM (j+Izh)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 07:44 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:44 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 11:43 PM (GULKT)
other than that blow up, I actually miss the dude
Posted by: The Dude at March 11, 2012 07:45 PM (M8yfa)
There are some things I keep private. My AOS habit is one of those. It is my safe place to go and discuss/debate/fight about issues that matter, and a few that don't. I can be completely unfettered here and there's no way in hell I would let someone else into my little refuge.
If it was her ex, I'd be willing to bet she'll never share that info again.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2012 11:41 PM (piMMO)
--Same here. Even my wife just vaguely knows about here, but not even my nick; she did get to meet the one and only TexasJew though!
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 07:45 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:45 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl mourning Andrew at March 11, 2012 07:46 PM (9rslC)
I think that comment makes your butt look big.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 07:46 PM (nEUpB)
I'd never leave, but I could sure as hell shut up more.
I think.
Maybe.
I blame Robert.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:47 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:48 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 11:44 PM (UR5vq)
Yeah I've been watching it. But Ninja Warrior the past two weeks has taken precedence the past two weeks. So I have to catch one of the repeats I think either tomorrow or Thursday to see that part.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 07:48 PM (GULKT)
I could use it. I have stereotypical Caucasian Flat Ass Syndrome.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:48 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 11:48 PM (GULKT)
just watch it through OnDemand
Posted by: The Dude at March 11, 2012 07:49 PM (M8yfa)
I don't think you have any idea how successful you have been already.
Fucking awesome!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 11, 2012 07:49 PM (nEUpB)
We Are Not Worthy
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:50 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 07:50 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 07:52 PM (bxiXv)
This is GREAT news! Encouragement from your internet friends ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 07:53 PM (crQEo)
Damn, I have a long way to catch up.
Posted by: Sandy Fluke at March 11, 2012 07:53 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: Daniel at March 11, 2012 07:55 PM (qtswS)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:55 PM (R5yLq)
I appreciate the offer, Dark Lord, but it'll just go to my hips and boobehs.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:55 PM (SsG4J)
------
Fixt.
Posted by: @Anachronda at March 11, 2012 07:56 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 07:57 PM (UR5vq)
I'd just like a chance to apologize if I offended someone, and adjust my behavior going forward is all.
You keep doin' what you do!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 07:57 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 07:57 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 07:57 PM (Z9EHQ)
Based on that description sounding vaguely obscene I propose Oreos be made the official cookie of AOSHQ
Posted by: Retread at March 11, 2012 07:58 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:00 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 08:00 PM (R5yLq)
I wish I had your discipline, but the baby and immigration issues are fucking up my cortisol levels.
Posted by: Sandy Fluke at March 11, 2012 08:01 PM (ykSKg)
SoS, alas, there is already a surfeit of both, lol!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:01 PM (SsG4J)
And the Spanish team who won the UK Videogame Championship Pokemon tourney has been stripped of their title after the ruling came down that getting drunk, shitting in the hallways of the hotel and throwing it at each other was against the rules
Posted by: The Dude at March 11, 2012 08:02 PM (M8yfa)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:02 PM (bxiXv)
that's gonna dent yer mancard.
Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2012 11:45 PM (zzEU+)
--The problem is that I still have my boycard.
Posted by: Sandy Fluke at March 11, 2012 08:02 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 08:02 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 08:02 PM (FLkYa)
Based on that description sounding vaguely obscene I propose Oreos be made the official cookie of AOSHQ
I move that we be allowed to choose whether we are to be twisted, licked, or dunked.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:03 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:07 PM (Z9EHQ)
Disturbing Joooos-in-shelter photo linked at my name.
Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 11, 2012 08:08 PM (IojUD)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:08 PM (SsG4J)
541 About 50 more missiles fired by Muslims onto Jewish civilians today...Still no "call of encouragement" from Ogabe to the victims...
Disturbing Joooos-in-shelter photo linked at my name.
Well Rush hasn't called them sluts.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:09 PM (GULKT)
And crickets from the Obama Administration, amirite?
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:09 PM (SsG4J)
Wish we could give you some clarity in Alabama but...Romney 31, Gingrich 30, Santorum 29, Paul 8
Posted by: Jose at March 11, 2012 08:10 PM (srIqv)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 08:10 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:11 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:12 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 08:13 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Calyx at March 11, 2012 08:13 PM (r8gUg)
No effing shit. It's like you're living in some alternate universe.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:14 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:14 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 08:15 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: NASA's Muslim Outreach Program at March 11, 2012 08:15 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:15 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:16 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 08:16 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Muslim Invaders of Greece at March 11, 2012 08:16 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: Michael at March 11, 2012 08:17 PM (2fJD1)
Posted by: Sensei at March 11, 2012 08:17 PM (SV4OI)
Change: 5653
Don't change: 107
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2012 12:14 AM (bxiXv)
I'm hoping to avoid spoilers right now for the ending so I can be thoroughly disappointed on my own on the first play through. I've spent the weekend doing a lot of Multiplayer instead of the Single player. Because I do find it a bit enjoyable to be in a survival mode with 3 others and earning upgrades for characters and credits to get more weapons.
And even though I don't know what the actual ending is, I can see Bioware possibly doing a DLC tag ending thing.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:17 PM (GULKT)
Dream on, son. I am blaming you straight off. And I am going to get away with it.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:18 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2012 08:19 PM (TjgR9)
The scene just before with the redneck and asian guy, they mentioned that the escaped guy didn't have a bite, so he wasn't killed initially killed by a walker.
Also, make some believable characters.. PLEASE. Who is writing the script? The scene with Shane and the gay cowboy at the end was about a 1 out of 10 on the 'something people say in real life' scale. And the little kid: Just talking some philosophy and walking around with a loaded gun... at 7 years old
This show is the barack obama of cable series. Total fail, no substance, takes it up the ass, and people like it because of some weird religious reason
Posted by: Hulu- Your home 4 -BAD- Korean Soap Operas.. WTF? at March 11, 2012 08:20 PM (u4/vX)
YES. I am pretty vocal anyway, but I think a sustained campaign, making a point to say things (rather than just not backing down when something is brought up) is the next step we can all take.
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:20 PM (SsG4J)
Well the way we're headed now I'm sure once birth control is free breast implants will suddenly become a "women's health issue" and thus the tax payer will be stuck paying for those too, for all those poor struggling underprivileged who don't jiggle when they walk.
But I guess that would be better than wasting those same billions on some green energy boondoggle...
lol
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 12:10 AM (R5yLq)
--I learned thanks to Steyn that the British NHS already pays for tranny ops, and maybe fakies too.
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 08:20 PM (ykSKg)
Ha! Is that what they're calling the room in back of Ace's place now?
Posted by: Retread at March 11, 2012 08:22 PM (joSBv)
ya know, stuff like that - because the average idiot independent voter is going to be fed a constant drumbeat of positive propaganda about how the economy is doing so well now!, that we have to do our duty to keep reminding people of what reality is really like.
anyway, just a thought.
Posted by: chemjeff at March 12, 2012 12:16 AM (7FadD)
--Let's call that "guerrilla electioneering"
Posted by: logprof at March 11, 2012 08:22 PM (ykSKg)
Posted by: NASA at March 11, 2012 08:22 PM (R5yLq)
To even say why it's bad would spoil it, unfortunately. I *really* want to, but that would be so rude.
I could tell you why Far Cry 2 sucked, that's an old game.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:23 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2012 08:24 PM (TjgR9)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 11, 2012 08:24 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Jean at March 12, 2012 12:19 AM (TjgR9)
I think there is a way to avoid that if you don't want to knock up Morrigan. You need Alistair or the "Secret Companion" to be with you on the assault, and I think there's a dialogue option somewhere to have them take the killing blow.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:25 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Palerider at March 11, 2012 08:26 PM (cQZV0)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:26 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2012 12:23 AM (bxiXv)
I will tell you this about the game from what I've played. The second Demo level is much less disjointed in the actual game. There's a bunch of story and talking and even some of the fighting was cut out of the demo level.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:28 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:28 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 08:28 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2012 08:30 PM (TjgR9)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 08:31 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:32 PM (SsG4J)
Thanks so very much for another fun evening! Give my best to Bers, jc, bean, vika, Gusgie, et al if they show later!
Sleep sweet!!!!
Posted by: Tammy al Thor at March 11, 2012 08:33 PM (SsG4J)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: T at March 11, 2012 08:34 PM (d3nwz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:35 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:37 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 11, 2012 08:38 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Derailing a train is easy - just decelerate the leading elements, quickly. Dump a load of gravel over a train/ road crossing. Don't ask me how I know this.
If you are using explosives, you want to use them to spread the rails out, so the train drops between, rather than just cutting the rail. This is Army doctrine, probably as a result of the experiments shown above.
Posted by: Penultimatum at March 11, 2012 08:42 PM (EEUs4)
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Here's some past lols if you're interested - Spoony's Final Fantasy 8 review:
Part 1: http://tinyurl.com/ber2t9
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 08:43 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: NC Ref at March 11, 2012 08:43 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Sweet Meteor of Death at March 11, 2012 08:43 PM (SWQUq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:44 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2012 08:45 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 12, 2012 12:10 AM (R5yLq)
Don't laugh. She's on record wanting sex re-assignment surgery covered, so yes, boobs for boys are on the list.
Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at March 11, 2012 08:47 PM (NVu2l)
Derailing a train is easy - just decelerate the leading elements, quickly. Dump a load of gravel over a train/ road crossing. Don't ask me how I know this.
***********
Hey? How do you know this?????
Posted by: Jim Sonweed at March 11, 2012 08:48 PM (SV4OI)
Posted by: Jean at March 12, 2012 12:49 AM (TjgR9)
give me more Shadowbroker or Kal'Reegar
Posted by: The Dude at March 11, 2012 08:51 PM (M8yfa)
Or even better, a fusion of island (isla) and beloved (amorada).
Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 11, 2012 08:52 PM (IojUD)
Posted by: T at March 11, 2012 08:54 PM (d3nwz)
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 08:55 PM (crQEo)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 08:55 PM (Z9EHQ)
Anyone else want to bang the Pizza Hut $10 box commercial girl?
And with that I need to get some sleep.
Posted by: buzzion at March 11, 2012 08:57 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:00 PM (Z9EHQ)
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Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 09:01 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:01 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Fox2! at March 11, 2012 09:01 PM (RJOgX)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 09:02 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:07 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:09 PM (Z9EHQ)
Try a Ghostbusters or Batman reference ... tell 'em all the kewl kids are doing it ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 09:09 PM (crQEo)
I thought that's what it was when we have to wear a cup to protect us from that dirty cheatin' Saints' defense.
Posted by: NC Ref at March 11, 2012 09:11 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 09:12 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: rosignol at March 11, 2012 09:14 PM (AYFF7)
Posted by: NC Ref at March 12, 2012 01:11 AM (/izg2)
I was told cups were bad, or somthing.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 11, 2012 09:15 PM (OQO//)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:15 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:18 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:22 PM (Z9EHQ)
If I missed the joke, my bad. While they do protect the guys on the rare occasions that we do get nailed in the wrong place, most times they just slow you down and inhibit freedom of movement. Plus they are uncomfortable as hell. We didn't wear them at the highest level I played and would expect that didn't change at a higher level.
Posted by: NC Ref at March 11, 2012 09:25 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 09:31 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:31 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2012 09:36 PM (elbGQ)
Posted by: sistrum at March 11, 2012 09:37 PM (AyryN)
Missed it. And now Kratos thinks we have some special southern slang going on. FML.
Posted by: NC Ref at March 11, 2012 09:40 PM (/izg2)
Well, now bless his heart ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 09:42 PM (crQEo)
And now Kratos thinks we have some special southern slang going on.
Boobehs!!!!! got his attention. It works well here. Link him to a picture, and he'll be ok for a while.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 11, 2012 09:43 PM (OQO//)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:46 PM (Z9EHQ)
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Oh, and boobies!
http://tinyurl.com/2oaqxk
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 09:48 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 11, 2012 09:49 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: NC Ref at March 11, 2012 09:50 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at March 11, 2012 09:51 PM (UR5vq)
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 09:52 PM (crQEo)
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 09:52 PM (crQEo)
http://tinyurl.com/6ut7gk6
Posted by: seaniep at March 11, 2012 09:53 PM (+gR1F)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 09:55 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 09:57 PM (Z9EHQ)
I am looking at that problem thinking a squared plus b squared equals c squared...
Even if my formula is wrong the correct formula is given! This is where the TEA party should focus alot of effort. A school district in which each and every senior has had 4 years of government and economics and can tell you who Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman are would be the baddest MFin' school district ever.
Posted by: theworldisnotenough at March 11, 2012 09:58 PM (p/B8I)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 12, 2012 01:49 AM
Its the ONT. We "are" the walking dead. lol
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 09:58 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 11, 2012 09:58 PM (v5mL0)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 09:59 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:00 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 11, 2012 10:01 PM (sqVOl)
"Tonya is an office manager for a law firm. She spent $166.25 on office supplies for three lawyers, her assistant Bill, and herself. Office policy requires that the cost of supplies be divided equally among all five employees. Both TonyaÂ’s and BillÂ’s supplies are charged to TonyaÂ’s office account. How much money is charged to her account? "
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Those Florida quiz problems are as much a test of English reading comprehension as math.
Posted by: Huusker at March 11, 2012 10:05 PM (+GTBC)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:09 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 10:13 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 10:14 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 10:14 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:15 PM (Z9EHQ)
or so I have been told by some people carrying pepper spray and ribbons with bells on them ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 11, 2012 10:18 PM (crQEo)
No I didn't go. It would have been like ball surgery to do all that train shit for a 2 hour event. I would have had to have gotten on a train by 3:30 just to get there by 5:30. It was 6-8, so I would have had to do all that shit over again in a few hours after getting there. I could have drove there in about an hour, but that town suuuucks for parking.
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 10:20 PM (FMbng)
After all, I've got standards.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 11, 2012 10:21 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:22 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: vika at March 11, 2012 10:23 PM (sqVOl)
He posted pics of his asshole too?
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 10:24 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 02:20 AM (sqVOl)
Starting to sound like a Prince lyric....
They raped a bear? jc was there? They all jumped around in their underwear....
Posted by: cthulhu at March 11, 2012 10:25 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 10:25 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:25 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 11, 2012 10:29 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
By car service, if you mean taxi, oh shit yeah it would have been a fortune. The train station is 15 min from me, that part is easy. I would have had to take some connecting train in north jersey, so that was the shitty part. I'm not a city person, I would move to afghanistan and live under a rock before ever having to deal with commuter trains and cities.
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 10:33 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 10:35 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 10:37 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:40 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 11, 2012 10:40 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 10:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Yeah no clue. My guess is waaay over $100 each way for something like that.
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 10:42 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 10:50 PM (4Pqfm)
Posted by: Berserker at March 11, 2012 10:50 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 11, 2012 10:50 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: vika gargles humectress at March 11, 2012 10:55 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 11:03 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: vika the zombie theorist at March 11, 2012 11:10 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: jc at March 11, 2012 11:11 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Col. Vika Mustard at March 11, 2012 11:14 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: jc at March 12, 2012 03:11 AM
***
Professor Plumb
Posted by: Smell of Desire? at March 11, 2012 11:14 PM (ay6+/)
Posted by: jc at March 11, 2012 11:17 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: vika the zombie theorist at March 12, 2012 03:10 AM (sqVOl)
is that a nice way to say "you cant say some things so you say other things instead?"
i think this zombie phenomenon a metaphor for the 52% and what they do to us and our fear that they will eat out our sustenance, and destroy our families our friends and our way of life. we feel something horrific stinking and un nameable shambling towards us and so we call it "Zombie apocalypse" because it right name just scares the dickens out of us and can get you put on a list, or in a psyche ward. I think even the deniers feel the pressure of this fear, even if too sunk in denial to know its right name they dare not speak.
calling a an ugly truth by its right name can get you in trouble.
Verdict: diagnosis--"cultural strangulation" is accurate.
Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 11, 2012 11:18 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: vika ut sig at March 11, 2012 11:21 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 11:22 PM (+z6SD)
Posted by: Conservative Phantom at March 11, 2012 11:24 PM (Ta+nq)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at March 11, 2012 11:25 PM (GE1+K)
Posted by: vika ut sig at March 11, 2012 11:27 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at March 11, 2012 11:31 PM (GE1+K)
I have a long list of strangulating fingers and that's only the ones I know about.
Posted by: vika ut sig at March 12, 2012 03:27 AM (sqVOl)
im starting to get really scared of where its all going actually. Grim will look at certain situations going down (usually someone's great idea they are so excited to be inflicting on someone else) and quietly say "no good will come of this." (bet you know what i mean)
thats how i feel. I simply dont see how you can fix it all since none of them wants to be educated or is interested in the truth. These great ideas are madness and yet they keep going like its gonna be all sunshine and roses because they WANT IT TO BE, and they SAY SO.
Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 11, 2012 11:32 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: vika ut sig at March 11, 2012 11:33 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: vika ut sig at March 12, 2012 03:33 AM (sqVOl)
they are. they are made of pregnant mares urine. mares kept in inhumane conditions. dont they love horsies? its really fun to do to vegans.
Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 11, 2012 11:35 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: vika at March 11, 2012 11:38 PM (sqVOl)
I've got it packed away with my Dreamcast stuff. The keyboard, too. I should really see about getting a VGA adapter so I can use it with my desktop setup.
Posted by: epobirs at March 11, 2012 11:38 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose at March 11, 2012 11:39 PM (GE1+K)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 11, 2012 11:39 PM (Z9EHQ)
Seems kind of a waste to make this a big secret. It's a given in so much zombie material that it would be an anticlimax reveal on this show.
One problem this has always presented is the effect on zombie propagation. On one hand, everybody is potentially a zombie, even if they die of natural causes. But it also means the zombie are not successfully feasting on their prey very often or there wouldn't be enough to rise later.
I'd suggest the zombies rarely manage to trap the living for consumption and far more often only manage to wound and infect. Which makes for a very frustrating existence for a zombie.
Posted by: epobirs at March 11, 2012 11:45 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: vika at March 11, 2012 11:47 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 11:47 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: epobirs at March 11, 2012 11:48 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 03:47 AM (sqVOl)
heh i just avoid people unless i choose them to hang out with. weeds out the tedious assholes, unless they are me.
Posted by: gushka haz a new Kitty! at March 11, 2012 11:49 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: vika at March 11, 2012 11:53 PM (sqVOl)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 11:54 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: Robert at March 11, 2012 11:56 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Zakn at March 11, 2012 11:56 PM (FLkYa)
Posted by: vika at March 11, 2012 11:57 PM (sqVOl)
I loathe absurdly inappropriate story questions. Why can't they come up with something that's actually appropriate to the formula, like "You're a carpenter building a house. Unfortunately, the blueprint has a coffee stain obscuring the length of the 2x4 you will need. Using the known lengths of the other sides, calculate how much of the 2x4 you will need to cut off".
Posted by: rosignol at March 12, 2012 01:14 AM (AYFF7)
I suspect it might have something to do with the majority of our teachers majoring in education degrees. How many of those teachers actually spend time building things with their hands and dealing with real world problems and practical solutions?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at March 11, 2012 11:58 PM (zkh84)
http://tinyurl.com/9ycy5
What is this? Did I not say to go see John Carter? Did I note give it the Moron Approval? Did I not say, "This is fun, go see it"?
I am...disappointed in you, Morons.
Oh, yes, let the good movie get beaten by the Watermelon agitprop. Yeah, that'll learn 'em.
There are more chances yet. Take a day off. Maybe give it a good second weekend. See it. Love it. Spread the word.
Reward excellence.
That is all.
Posted by: Robert cracks the whip at March 12, 2012 12:01 AM (4ixH5)
Strangely enough, the civilization has been quite successful prior to the invention of education degrees.
Doctors and engineers - not so much.
Posted by: Adriane at March 12, 2012 12:04 AM (crQEo)
Posted by: Robert cracks the whip at March 12, 2012 12:04 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Zakn at March 12, 2012 12:08 AM (FLkYa)
Posted by: vika is not a movieGOER at March 12, 2012 12:13 AM (sqVOl)
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 12:22 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: bergerbilder at March 12, 2012 12:23 AM (j+Izh)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 12:24 AM (sqVOl)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 04:26 AM (sqVOl)
*Hearts skips a cholesterol laden beat*
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 12:28 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Timmy Geitner at March 12, 2012 12:32 AM (VyPkJ)
Brazillions, on the other hand, do nice wax jobs ...
Posted by: Adriane at March 12, 2012 12:34 AM (crQEo)
Posted by: Zakn at March 12, 2012 12:40 AM (FLkYa)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 12:50 AM (sqVOl)
If the threat is years away, Rick may feel utterly helpless to do anything meaningful in that regard in the face of immediate danger. Before you can worry about the war you first have to survive the current battle.
Posted by: epobirs at March 12, 2012 01:08 AM (kcfmt)
Don't look at me. I haven't been in a theater in years. As far as I'm concerned, Hollywood Inc. can shrivel up and die. And I say this as someone who gets a certain amount of my income from Hollywood Inc. related sources.
The business will continue regardless of what happens to the sick morass that is its current center. We now have 4K cameras headed for a $10,000 entry level price. Venues like Netflix will happily act as your primary point of distribution.
Nobody needs to suck up to the best any more if they have the will and the talent.
Posted by: epobirs at March 12, 2012 01:15 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 01:21 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2012 01:27 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 01:37 AM (sqVOl)
Well, don't blame me when the paralysis sets in.
The biggest lie told about the Gorgon was that she had a hideous visage. This was just assumed from the ill effect on those who met her gaze. In reality, the punishment laid upon her was not to be made ugly but for her vain beauty to be unseen and actively avoided.
Posted by: epobirs at March 12, 2012 01:51 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 01:51 AM (4ixH5)
I don't know what lies this asshole told this beautiful creature but I must know his secrets.
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 01:53 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 01:56 AM (sqVOl)
Yep, it sucks.
Comic Book Men wasn't too bad. They actually had interesting stuff to highlight.
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 01:58 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: vika at March 12, 2012 05:56 AM (sqVOl)
I'll need a hazmat suite.
Good night, Vika!
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 01:59 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at March 12, 2012 02:11 AM (4ixH5)
I think we are making too big a deal out of that administrator's math and reading problems. I took a short course in "report writing" at work. The instructor (a local college English professor) told us that we should write all reports to a 10th grade reading level. She said that this was the average reading level of a college graduate after being out of school for a few years. I asked what the general population was and she just laughed.
As for the "math" I suspect that he took the minimum math classes necessary in college which is typical for an education degree. So he doesn't remember the Pythagorean theorem. so what?
Not everyone is an Engineer. And I have some news there as well, Engineers in real world situations don't remember all that math and formulas either. They keep reference books on the shelf for that shit.
Posted by: Vic at March 12, 2012 02:16 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at March 12, 2012 02:19 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Zakn at March 12, 2012 02:31 AM (Jmn8b)
Over the course of my fifteen years, I've worked with dozens of school administrators. TWO were smart people whom I respected.
The rest were absolute clowns who couldn't hack it in front of kids and wanted to make six figures.
Since NCLB passed, my local district has DOUBLED administrative expenditures. In 1999, our district spent 65% of its budget on INSTRUCTION (teachers, curriculum). Last year, our district spent 57% of its budget on INSTRUCTION.
The only intelligent, workable reform that the GOP is proposing is the use of charter schools to spur innovation. Instead of focusing on that, the GOP has decided that they will socially engineer a perfect educational system where "no child falls behind." (what a conservative idea)
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Posted by: stickety at March 12, 2012 03:43 AM (+Vm+w)
I have to confess, I retook both calc 1 and 2 in college, but even I had no trouble doing those problems.
We need to get rid of calculator use in basic math courses. It's a crutch that teachers like to encourage because they don't have to teach and because the education establishment has some obsession with technology.
I would also eliminate most 'advanced' courses from high school. Let them focus on actually teaching the basics.
Posted by: Alex at March 12, 2012 04:08 AM (XzxB+)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at March 11, 2012 09:32 PM (vbh31)
Suicide bombing manatees?
Posted by: Peregrine Took, Hobbit S.O.B. at March 12, 2012 05:32 AM (owwdk)
Posted by: deepred at March 12, 2012 05:34 AM (2aETb)
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2012 05:34 AM (i8XsD)
This explains SO much!
Posted by: sf at March 12, 2012 06:10 AM (bJsQe)
Posted by: logprof at March 12, 2012 06:14 AM (ykSKg)
Posted by: ahem at March 11, 2012 09:18 PM (3C5fW)
All the got damn word problems in school have names like that now. Rishawn, Hakeem, Dontavious, Dagoberto, Quanzell, Maricela ad nauseum. You'd be hard-pressed to find a Bob or Sue. My three little morons spend ten minutes trying to figure out how to pronunce the names before they get to the math part of the problems.
Not to mention that dumbasses swathed in more sheepskin than Mr. Roach are making the test questions nowadays, and I swear that a full 10% of the multiple choice questions on standardized tests do not have the corrrect answer as a choice, or they are so poorly worded that none of the choices make sense.
My 5th grader and I argued over an online test question about the function of the rudder on an airplane. The correct answer, " to steer the plane left or right" was not a possible choice. My son said, "Dad, it's B. To balance the plane." I said, "You know that's not right.", and he said,"Yeah, but that's what the book says.", and I said, "You're sh-- kidding me!". Sure enough, he showed me where it said exactly that in the book.
This was in my 2nd grader's grammar workbook last week:
Circle the correct helping verb in this sentence--
Miguel (has, had) made a birdhouse.
My 5th grader answered B and got it correct with the wrong answer.
My 2nd Grader circled "had" and got it wrong with a right answer.
Posted by: 66chevelle at March 12, 2012 07:12 AM (QjSgY)
Posted by: Hard Right at March 12, 2012 08:07 AM (uhftQ)
Posted by: swahl at March 12, 2012 11:41 AM (JvW7r)
See, I assume anything I can do successfully, but requires a minimal amount of effort or more on my part is something a school administrator would fail to accomplish at all.
So far that seems a fair rule to determine what they;'re capable of. If I can do it with no real effort, they can generally struggle through and eventually manage... usually. That is a bit harder to judge. Some of them are more surprisingly incompetent than I expect.
Posted by: gekkobear at March 12, 2012 01:00 PM (X0NX1)
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