April 24, 2012
— Maetenloch
So What's Your College Major Actually Worth?
Here's a nice chart from the Chronicle of Higher Education that takes census data and shows the median income for college graduates according to their major. And I'm guessing that a lot of colleges would prefer that incoming students not see it.
As you might expect, some of the tastiest salaries come from the toughest subjects. Petroleum engineering majors earn $120,000. Brown jobs really do rule. Ecology majors on the other hand get a little more than one third of that: $44,000. And remember: that isn't a starting salary; it's the median income for all the people in the field up to age 65. Stuffing envelopes for Greenpeace does not often lead to great things.
Yes this is median lifetime earnings. So if you're a college student and your major is to the right of say biology, well you really have no business borrowing money for college. It's a bad investment.
And this article leads Don Surber to declare that underemployment is good for college graduates:
What a life lesson these 20-somethings are learning. The law of supply and demand trumps a sheepskin. Always has. Always will. I am 58 years old and no one has ever asked what my GPA is. People come to this blog and they don't know whether I have a PhD or an eighth-grade education. They judge me on what I have to say and how I say it.Underemployment rocks because it knocks out that sense of entitlement. People also learn what real work is.
At the Izhmash factory.
6 Kindle Book Classics You Can Download For Free
Don't cost nuthin.
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
King SolomonÂ’s Mines
AliceÂ’s Adventures In Wonderland
Great Expectations
Dorothy & The Wizard In Oz
MP3 or Lossless: See If You Can Hear the Difference
You can run this test yourself in your favorite music program, but Windows favorite foobar2000 actually has an ABX plugin that makes the process easy. Check out the video at the top of this post to see how the plugin works, and try it out for yourself in foobar2000.The general consensus is that, while a low-quality MP3 (128kbps) might be discernible from a lossless file (~1,411kbps) file, higher quality MP3s (320kbps) rarely-if ever-are. Of course, this can differ depending on the type of music (classical music is often easier to discern), how familiar you are with the music, and how nice your audio equipment is.
ENS CHUCK HORD
USNA, CIRCA 1898
LOST AT SEA 1908
Well he was until those meddling reporters at the Wall Street Journal got involved.
CaC2 + H2O + spark = redneck space program and FUUUNN!
The Myth of the Benign Nature of Herbal Remedies
We have beliefs but other people have superstitions. Furthermore, there seems to be a law of the conservation of superstition: if it does not attach to one thing, it will attach to another. Man does not live by rationality alone.One superstition among their middle-class, educated, and worried-well patients that most irritates doctors is that "natural" preparations, particularly herbal ones, are necessarily benign. People persist in believing this despite the fact that men (and women) have been poisoning one anther to death with herbal extracts since the dawn of recorded history, and most gardens have enough poisonous plants in them to decimate a countryside. No; if you did a word-association test with "herbal remedy," the chances are that words such as "gentle," "healing," "safe," and "non-toxic" would emerge.
Note that until recently nearly all poisons used in murders were also herbal 'remedies'. And read the rest to find out which herbal extract actually causes cancer.
Moar Hawt Ladies of Yesteryear
Well since pron was only invented in the early 60's 80's and nudity didn't appear until the 1940's, clearly these must be time-traveling hotties. (NSFW)
The Yahoo AoSHQ group. You know the way.
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Romney says, "I am different...
I have no idea if dog tastes like chicken....
When I hear BLT I think sandwich not Black Liberation Theology....
When I hear CRT I think old giant tube screens not Critical Race Theory....
In other words, I am not an incurious thin skinned little bitch who never had a real job and "grew up" in the circle jerk bubble of radical academia....
While I am not exactly like you, we are twins compared to Professor Arugula prissy pants."
Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 24, 2012 06:23 PM (RfvTE)
Posted by: Barack LRobama in OK at April 24, 2012 06:26 PM (7yvLv)
http://tinyurl.com/7688l44
actually it's kind of frightening. I can't even imagine who thinks this is a good idea.
Posted by: someone at April 24, 2012 06:26 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 06:26 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 24, 2012 06:26 PM (niZvt)
I almost bought a Romanian Dragunov before they ran out of stock.
Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 24, 2012 06:27 PM (RfvTE)
Posted by: USS Diversity at April 24, 2012 06:28 PM (vpe0k)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 24, 2012 06:28 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: MrCaniac in the OBX at April 24, 2012 06:29 PM (FoNan)
Posted by: Barack Obetterthanyou at April 24, 2012 06:30 PM (3vND9)
Posted by: CoolCzech at April 24, 2012 06:30 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 06:31 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 06:31 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: ParParents of Occutard Who Got Masters in Puppetry at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (7W3wI)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (X8/ER)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at April 24, 2012 06:33 PM (tKFT6)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:35 PM (R5yLq)
What is that one about? Posted by: twit-free fluffy at April 24, 2012 10:32 PM
Lefty hash tag to keep student loan interest rates from going up on July 1
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 06:36 PM (Y+DPZ)
Someone cheer me up.
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 06:37 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Clemenza at April 24, 2012 06:37 PM (YlSwz)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 10:35 PM
Those charts have sharp elbows !
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 06:37 PM (Y+DPZ)
Ok, none of us really understand the charts or graphs but we take great comfort in the fact that they are there.
You, Sir, are management material.
Posted by: fluffy at April 24, 2012 06:37 PM (4pSIn)
Posted by: eman at April 24, 2012 06:37 PM (YrBvI)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (cujSl)
Well since Alice in Wonderland is mentioned.
Egypt Central - White Rabbit http://tinyurl.com/3b6enrf
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:38 PM (R5yLq)
How the Anglosphere is supposed to work.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 06:39 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:39 PM (R5yLq)
Maet, I'm backin' ya up on the ONT. We got charts, we got guns, we got blowin' shit up, we got nekkid ladies.
If you can't work with that, morons, we're in trouble.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 06:40 PM (7yvLv)
I have to steal that. My father often notes that some people have a "lead deficiency"; now I can recommend a dosage. Heh.
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 06:40 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:40 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Fortunata at April 24, 2012 06:41 PM (90H1N)
I already pledged $3 to have dinner with Bo.
...wait. Shit.
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 06:41 PM (hO8IJ)
They were. And, no, that's not a compliment.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 06:41 PM (nU/dt)
If you pledge $3, you might get to have dinner with me.
Posted by: Barry at April 24, 2012 10:40 PM (4pSIn)
But you have to give it as a 3 Dollar Bill.
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 06:41 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 06:41 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 10:37 PM (hO8IJ)
Radish, what's wrong? You know you can unburden yourself here . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:42 PM (lJ2es)
****
Well, to hear Ken tell it, pron didn't start until the 80s and women never had sex outside of marriage until the 70s.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 06:42 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 06:42 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:43 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:43 PM (R5yLq)
If you can't work with that, morons, we're in trouble.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 10:40 PM (7yvLv)
Yep the ever resourceful morons of the past would have already used this ONT to take down a deer, build a river-worthy ship, and have a mighty fap session.
Posted by: Mætenloch at April 24, 2012 06:43 PM (pAlYe)
I'm impressed. I've tried that and apparently I need some kind of "Doin' Nothing for Dummies" book or something. Kudos, Shrimp!! I bow to your all-around awesomeness.
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:44 PM (lJ2es)
Oh, the usual. Wasted my life. People sneer at me for being self-supporting. Tired of being self-supporting, but I'm too ugly to be anything else. Worked 11 hours today...why? Why do I bother to wake up in the mornings?
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 06:44 PM (hO8IJ)
Not necessarily in that order.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 24, 2012 06:44 PM (ABzUJ)
10. Can actually work with white people.
9. Much cooler wallet.
8. Defuses violent situations instead of fomenting them.
7. Appreciates a tasty burger.
6. Doesn't mangle his Bible quotes as badly.
5. Accomplishes tasks.
4. Only discards friends after they've been splattered all over the back seat of his car.
3. Willing to admit ignorance of foreign cultures.
2. Ultimately gives up crime.
And the Number One reason Jules Winnfield would be a better President than Barack Obama . . .
1. Doesn't eat dog.
Posted by: Trimegistus at April 24, 2012 06:45 PM (LrKfv)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:45 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 06:46 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 06:46 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: The Jackhole at April 24, 2012 06:46 PM (DU15A)
1) You are a valued member of MoronNation
2) We're gonna need your vote in November
3) BACON!!!!
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:47 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: Jade Sea at April 24, 2012 06:48 PM (6kE8K)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:48 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 06:48 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:49 PM (R5yLq)
They were. And, no, that's not a compliment.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 10:41 PM (nU/dt)
Exactly the way I meant it.
Posted by: MrCaniac in the OBX at April 24, 2012 06:49 PM (FoNan)
Posted by: Shiggz RocketSurgeon at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (RfvTE)
Well shit. I'm trying to set up an Amazon account to access Kindle but it won't go.
I'm at the "Create an Amazon account" screen that asks for the name, e-mail and password but hitting the "create account button" at the bottom does nothing.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (UTHNU)
As long as were all agreed no Holodeck episodes. I really dislike stupid looking hats.. lol
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 10:48 PM (R5yLq)
Hey what do you have against a form of "safe" entertainment that fails every three weeks endangering the lives of the people inside it and half the time the entire ship as well?
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Ronster at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (8oQw/)
Someone cheer me up.
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 10:37 PM (hO8IJ)
I busted a can of Pledge all over the floor by accident, slipped and fell on my ass as a result of the zero friction environment but now my shoes look friggin' great.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 06:50 PM (bxiXv)
http://tinyurl.com/6opwqnz
Zombie reviews Robert Spencer's Did Mohammed Really Exist.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 06:51 PM (F79HU)
I won $11 on the lottery Saturday, but I didn't even quit my job. I need help, badly . . .Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:51 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 06:51 PM (R5yLq)
I'm stealing that.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 24, 2012 06:52 PM (ABzUJ)
>>Famous person cured from RCC: Steven Spielberg
When you say curable, what does that mean? 5 years? Does it come back even if cut out? One you have that type of cancer, doesn't that mean you're essentially going to get it or another cancer again?
It's my understanding that they don't perform chemo. They simply cut it out.
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 06:52 PM (UvdzB)
I won $11 on the lottery Saturday, but I didn't even quit my job.
Good decision, Peaches. I hear a lot of lottery winners go broke.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 06:52 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 06:52 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 10:50 PM (UTHNU)
Check out your local library. Seriously. Its all free, well, at least paid for by the taxpayers and government grants anyways.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 06:53 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 06:54 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 10:50 PM (F79HU)
No lawyers where you live, Robert? I think you could parlay that into something sweet . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:54 PM (lJ2es)
Anyone know if it rings true, because it's pretty interesting.
http://bit.ly/J7APiE
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 06:54 PM (piMMO)
Second week at work. First week was kind of a wash, on account I had the flu the first half and was getting over said flu for the second half.
So far it's a... little scary, on account that my boss(es) still haven't found anything for me to do. I mean, it's not like I've been sitting at my desk posting HERE all day... I'm just... doing nothing.
I've been trying to tell them, hey, you hired me, and I don't know the system well enough to start coding on my own, so shouldn't you be assigning me shit to do?
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (bMLFV)
Posted by: fixerupper at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (ffV1/)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 10:50 PM (F79HU)
And, oddly enough, that sounds like my usual attempts at keeping house. Looks like we came to the right place this evening.
Posted by: tcn at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (WhSRj)
Posted by: Clemenza at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (YlSwz)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (TlwCF)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (bxiXv)
Did you try to polish the floor? No?
Good. Good.
Here's my card.
Posted by: Jackie Chiles, Esq at April 24, 2012 06:55 PM (ABzUJ)
I am the very model of the modern major ONT
Posted by: HMS Pinafore at April 24, 2012 06:56 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 10:54 PM (DGIjM)
I blew most of it on extra mashed potatoes and gravy at lunch. I'm kind of honorary trailer trash at this point, no?
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:56 PM (lJ2es)
I haven't seen you in forever and now you're leaving.
The story of my life...
Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 24, 2012 06:57 PM (ABzUJ)
Posted by: Radish A. Radish at April 24, 2012 10:44 PM (hO8IJ)
{{our Radish}} Is that how to do the "hugs"?
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at April 24, 2012 06:57 PM (X8/ER)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 06:58 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 06:58 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 06:59 PM (DGIjM)
Check out your local library. Seriously. Its all free, well, at least paid for by the taxpayers and government grants anyways.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 10:53 PM (/izg2)
LOL! True that. This thing is way too fucking small to read a book on anyways.
I'm stubborn tho, I'll probably keep trying and keep bitching about it.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 06:59 PM (UTHNU)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:00 PM (lJ2es)
One of the moron faves, Cee Lo Green, reunited with his band, The Goodie Mob, last night on the voice. Here's their new song, Fight to Win.
http://bit.ly/IljV0l
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 07:00 PM (piMMO)
Enjoy the trip. Catch some sun....but not too much.
You're a ginger after all
Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 24, 2012 07:00 PM (ABzUJ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:00 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy aka st tits at April 24, 2012 07:01 PM (OoWvj)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 07:01 PM (TlwCF)
Goodie Mob, last night on the voice. Here's their new song, Fight to
Win.
http://bit.ly/IljV0l
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 11:00 PM (piMMO)
Did you get to hear him fart?
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:02 PM (GULKT)
I'm going to have to kill you for that.
Posted by: evil abraham lincoln hologram chanelling president obama at April 24, 2012 07:03 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 07:03 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: moki at April 24, 2012 07:04 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy aka st tits at April 24, 2012 07:05 PM (OoWvj)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 11:01 PM (TlwCF)
Take some Aleves with you (don't ask me how I know). The generics from Costco work just fine . . . Have a great time and tell Mr. mpfs welcome to the dark side.
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:05 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: Jade Sea at April 24, 2012 07:05 PM (6kE8K)
Not once the opposing counsel discovers that he broke it on purpose and something kinky was involved.. lol
SoS, it was Pledge, not Wesson Oil . . . . . . . .
My boss says he wants to go out in a tragic accident involving two nubile young ladies, a coupla gallons of Wesson Oil and a kiddie blow-up swimming pool.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 07:05 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 07:05 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2012 07:06 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:06 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: EROWMER at April 24, 2012 07:06 PM (sIm3i)
Why I'm Depressed:
Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel , “Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the Promised Land.”
Nearly 75 years ago, (when Welfare was introduced) Roosevelt said, “Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a Camel, this is the Promised Land.”
Today, Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of Camels and mortgaged the Promised Land!
I was so depressed last night thinking about Health Care Plans, the economy, the wars, lost jobs, savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc . . . I called a Suicide Hotline. I had to press 1 for English. I was then connected to a call center in Pakistan . I told them I was suicidal. They got excited and asked if I could drive a truck.
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:06 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 07:07 PM (R5yLq)
It sucks more when the MBM tells everyone the employment situation is "improving"
Hang in there
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 07:08 PM (Y+DPZ)
That sort of stuff.
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 07:08 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:09 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:09 PM (bxiXv)
Here is a good link: http://networkedblogs.com/wPEq3
Posted by: JewishOdysseus at April 24, 2012 07:10 PM (Dd+yB)
****
I think it's a great song about our soldiers.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 07:10 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:11 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 07:11 PM (i0App)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:11 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: fixerupper at April 24, 2012 07:12 PM (ffV1/)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 07:12 PM (TlwCF)
Of course, if you'd asked me even five years ago if I'd have my current position, I'd have laughed at you. So...all I can say is, if you're good at what you do, you can make it. Even in nonprofit world.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:12 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 07:12 PM (R5yLq)
Then again, everyone in Star Trek works their whole life for the reward of having done so, because they get just as many resources for sitting on their ass. Stupid commie fantasy.
In the real world, that entire civilization would look like Cuba, and the Ferengi would be running everything because they're the only ones who have *jobs*.
It also bugged me that they went out of their way to make ferengi look and sound like simian Jews. I was waiting for the sleepy Mexican aliens or the rigid and humorless German aliens. Friggin' racists.
...
I turned that into an angry rant, didn't I?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 11:09 PM (bxiXv)
On Deep Space Nine, the holosuites were always busy, you had to have it scheduled and several times there were problems because they needed to kick someone out of the holosuites. And they had a much safer track record than the Starship Holodecks. Only the Julian Bashir - Secret Agent episode was anyone actually in danger.
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:13 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: moki at April 24, 2012 11:04 PM (dZmFh)
Oh moki!! Paperpusher can be very strange, although I suppose it could be their computers. Glad you're around though.
I'm not sure that was actually coherent.
Hugs back to you Peaches.
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at April 24, 2012 07:13 PM (X8/ER)
I'm stubborn tho, I'll probably keep trying and keep bitching about it.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 10:59 PM (UTHNU)
Do you meant you have the Kindle app pre-loaded on your Phone? I read on mine when I'm unexpectedly stuck in line somewhere with nothing to do. Since you can adjust the type size it's actually not bad for a few minutes of reading.
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 07:13 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 07:13 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 07:14 PM (V/Aej)
Got ESPN on in the background. Played baseball in HS but have never been a fan of the MLB games. But watching some highlights, I'm amazed at the way baseball (the game) has remained almost the same as originally laid out.
90 foot bases, 60 foot pitching distance, etc. As the bats and balls improved and the speed of the runners got better, the fielding and throwing techniques have improved. A two-hopper to the shortstop still results in a close play at first. The fly balls stay in the air longer, but the outfielders' arms are better so the tag and go plays at home are close. Pretty cool.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 07:14 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:14 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 11:10 PM (piMMO)
Okay, good, thanks and sorry for my stoopid comment. All I heard was noise and a beat. It's prob'ly cause I'm old . . . I do like CeeLo . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:14 PM (lJ2es)
Man, we had a bodacious thunderstorm last night, then the rain. I love falling asleep to the sound of rain on the roof.
Posted by: Theresa at April 24, 2012 07:14 PM (Cf5RM)
They had the rigid and humourless German aliens - they were the Cardassians.
Yes, the Ferengi were antiSemitic stereotypes. Excepting for Rom in DS9, who was a passive-aggressive commie douchebag. Which when I come to think of it, is also a Jewish stereotype . . .
I rooted for Quark, as best I could, given the bullshit the writers foisted upon him.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:15 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 24, 2012 07:15 PM (R5yLq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy aka st tits at April 24, 2012 11:01 PM (OoWvj)
Hmmmmm those crab cakes look almost as good as mine! ;p
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (/izg2)
TNG had a recurring character who was addicted to the holodeck and appeared in several episodes including ones in Voyager. And they did mention having to schedule for sessions. Still crap, mind you; it turning into Better Than Life™ from Red Dwarf would be the more likely outcome.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (nU/dt)
90 foot bases, 60 foot pitching distance, etc.
Didn't the pitching distance actually get lengthened at some point and the mound lowered? I'm too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: moki at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (dZmFh)
****
Okay, okay.
I'm getting off your lawn.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 07:16 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: TexasJew at April 24, 2012 07:17 PM (6fuWH)
Posted by: JewishOdysseus at April 24, 2012 07:17 PM (Dd+yB)
Let me be clear... I can sing better than all those losers. Can I get an "amen"?
Posted by: BeeHo Bama at April 24, 2012 07:17 PM (r98n4)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:18 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 07:18 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 07:19 PM (7yvLv)
Do you meant you have the Kindle app pre-loaded on your Phone? I read on mine when I'm unexpectedly stuck in line somewhere with nothing to do. Since you can adjust the type size it's actually not bad for a few minutes of reading.
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 11:13 PM (joSBv)
It won't accept my registration. I'm hoping it's just a glitch that gets worked out.
It's one of those deals where I fill out the information fields and when I click "accept" nothing happens. At all.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 07:19 PM (UTHNU)
I've heard/read that there's no point in dissembling on this anymore. You just look 'em straight in the eye and say, I got fucked by the current state of affairs (rephrase to suit the occasion). Who the hell isn't going to understand that? Of course, it helps if you're not old, which I will be when it happens to me (again) in a couple of months.
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:19 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:19 PM (bxiXv)
Yup, and all those good Catholic girls had premature babies.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 11:18 PM (V/Aej)
And they really did spend the summer away just visiting relatives in the country because they really really missed them.
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:19 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy aka st tits at April 24, 2012 07:20 PM (OoWvj)
What's really scary about college is that most professors think that they are smarter than their students.
Anyone who spends his life trying to impress 20-year-olds with his intellect is a fucking loser.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:21 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 11:11 PM (i0App)
Good luck getting less dangerous to yourself and loved ones, and more dangerous to those who require it - you will enjoy it all the way. I hope you enjoy shooting and never have to fire a single shot in anger or fear.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 07:21 PM (ND9u8)
Thanks, Malamutt. Forgot about the six inches. [That's what she said.]
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 07:21 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: BeeHo Bama at April 24, 2012 11:17 PM (r98n4)
I was thinking about a quick fap and then I thought, peaches, you could never do this as well as Obama could, why bother?
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:22 PM (lJ2es)
They were doing tests for something else and noticed something on/in the kidney. (not sure which).
They have scheduled him for a surgery in about three weeks to cut it out. He implied that they won't know what stage it is until they cut it out.
I just found out tonight, so I don't really have many facts. I've been reading non stop for the past two hours.
You said your father and your brother had it and your brother is a 15 year survivor.
What about your father?
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (UvdzB)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 11:22 PM (lJ2es)
No please go on get to it.
Posted by: Ghost at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jumbo Jogging Shrimp at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (TlwCF)
*****
Spoken succinctly and directly and with more than just a smidge of the common sense which comes with maturity.
When the hell are professors going to stop playing the popularity game?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 07:23 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid
Listen to SoS.
I have never been stupid with a firearm because I believe these rules in my soul.
Never, ever, point a gun at anything you do not mean to kill - even if it's a really obnoxious stain on the wall (because dry firing can be embarrassing if you were dumb enough to have forgotten that all guns are loaded until you, personally, have verified that said weapon is not).
Even if you are absolutely certain (in the abstract, because you took the magazine out this morning before you put the gun and magazine in the safe) the gun is not loaded, treat is as if it is. That way, you never have an unpleasant surprise.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:24 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:24 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:25 PM (Z9EHQ)
The holodeck would be the last thing humanity would ever invent.
Posted by: Waterhouse at April 24, 2012 07:25 PM (9/ZQ6)
37Physical sciences seems quite compressed...how many of those are high school teachers?
That's because a BS in the physical sciences ain't shit, and a master's isn't much better. To get anywhere in the (real) sciences requires a PhD, which practicing scientists would generally consider a learner's permit. (The lab lore of fuckups by newly minted PhD scientists would make a many volume set.)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:25 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:26 PM (lJ2es)
It's one of those deals where I fill out the information fields and when I click "accept" nothing happens. At all.
I'm not clear what you mean by registration. Have you ever bought anything from Amazon in the past? If you have then log on with your e-mail and pw. No need to register the phone with Amazon. Or do you mean you're a newbie at Amazon?
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 07:26 PM (joSBv)
If there is any good news - maybe this is some. Hopefully it means that it is at an early stage and wasn't causing symptoms. Maybe whatever the other problem is will end up being a good thing as (hopefully) this was caught early.
Posted by: someone at April 24, 2012 07:27 PM (bqjJT)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at April 24, 2012 07:27 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 07:27 PM (/5A+N)
Thhbbbbttt!
Nope.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:27 PM (mKMj1)
Game. On.
Yum! I don't think anyone would actually lose that competition.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 07:28 PM (/izg2)
Make sure your finger isn't on the trigger when you pull the slide back. This is a common mistake. People with their left hand try to grip the gun and pull the slide back with their right hand. They sometimes don't even realize they're holding the trigger down with their left hand.
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 07:28 PM (UvdzB)
Hey, fellow 'rons. There's been some efforts to promote gun safety on the blog, and I think we all appreciate that. Being who I am, I have to set the record straight, since the basic rules have not been put down correctly here on multiple occasions, so here's my public safety announcement, courtesy of Jefff Cooper (paraphrased somewhat):
1. Every gun is loaded always.
2. Never point a gun at anything you don't intend to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Know your target, and what is beyond it. You are responsible for every bullet that leaves your gun.
Be safe, and have fun turning money into noise!
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 07:28 PM (ND9u8)
My granddad had a calcium carbide miner's lamp. It was a head mounted version. AFAIK, he never used it to launch barrels though.
I have a collection of things my plant made back in the day I was running the joint. One of them is ~30 SF of silicone coated kevlar made for Israel's use in tank seats. I've been saving it for the zombie apocalypse.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2012 07:28 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: moki at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (dZmFh)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (bxiXv)
This may be the pinnacle of pranks: succeeding with a marvelous prank that is so good that others are willing to take the heat for it just to bask in its glory.
Well done sir...well done.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (nEUpB)
FYI, same for flame throwers.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (Z9EHQ)
Who was also Stan the Caddy from Seinfeld.
Posted by: andycanuck
And the Principal from a season of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Bo at April 24, 2012 07:29 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: Bo at April 24, 2012 07:31 PM (V/Aej)
What's really scary about college is that most professors think that they are smarter than their students.
Anyone who spends his life trying to impress 20-year-olds with his intellect is a fucking loser.
Mixed review on this one. Most professors are probably smarter than their students, since they presumably mastered the material that two-thirds of the students will struggle with to varying extents.
OTOH, fully agree with the second proposition. If, after untold years of study, you don't know more about the subject than a late adolescent who's never heard of it before, it's a pretty sorry lookout. A corollary: as a lecturer, you're the least important person in the lecture theater. It's not about you.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:31 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: John P. Squibob at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (mJDLm)
Posted by: cm9000 at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (MwTP4)
Game. On.
Yum! I don't think anyone would actually lose that competition.
Posted by: NC Ref at April 24, 2012 11:28 PM (/izg2)
I beg to differ.
Posted by: The button on your pants. at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (/5A+N)
5. And no smoking while filling up the reservoir.
[Flamethrower specific; ignore for small-arms.]
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Excellent. And worth repeating every week or so.
I have never had a ND (some people call them "ADs" but that is bullshit. It's negligent, not accidental), and I plan on being careful enough that it never happens.
Jeff Cooper was great to read (aside from that pompous "we" shit).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:32 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:33 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 11:29 PM (Z9EHQ)
Sure, not to mention slingshots, crossbows, longbows, etc.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 07:33 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 11:29 PM (bxiXv)
I feel for you, Merovign. Been there, done that, survived only by a simple twist of fate. And about to go under the bus again, very possibly. This isn't the life we were promised, that's for sure . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:33 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 07:34 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: mpfs at April 24, 2012 07:35 PM (TlwCF)
Or do you mean you're a newbie at Amazon?
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 11:26 PM (joSBv)
Yeah, that and I just got done figuring out the new phone. I guess in order to work correctly, Google, Amazon and god knows what else has to have everything in perfect order to work correctly.
Or I'm an idiot, which is also possible.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 07:35 PM (UTHNU)
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2012 11:32 PM (OWjjx)
maybe it's their year?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 07:35 PM (nkg21)
Our local paper had an article on the front page yesterday "College grads wait for jobs, or wait tables". The accompanying pic shows a barista in a Seattle coffee shop. The caption says, "he has recently graduated with a degree in creative writing, but months spent searching for jobs have come up fruitless."
WTF kind of job does he expect with a degree in creative writing?
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 07:35 PM (ZjexS)
221Here's a question my local librarian took two years to answer. "why is there a pitcher's mound?"
We don't seem to need one.
Posted by: Softball Pitchers at April 24, 2012 11:29 PM (OWjjx)
Duh. One of the things that makes softball pitching effective is the rising trajectory. A pitcher's mound would hurt a softball pitcher's performance, by requiring her either to throw a slower or a flatter pitch to throw a strike.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:35 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 11:34 PM (nU/dt)
Season 2 and 3 of Buffy is when he was the principal.
Posted by: buzzion at April 24, 2012 07:36 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: moki at April 24, 2012 07:36 PM (dZmFh)
I don't equate mastery of arcane and sometimes trivial material with intelligence.
Yes, some professors are extremely bright. So are some carpenters and plumbers and guys who pump gas.
But Carpenters and plumbers and gas jockeys haven't chosen their fields specifically to inflate their egos and their sense of superiority.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:37 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: AD at April 24, 2012 07:37 PM (XtUaw)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:37 PM (QTHTd)
I have never had a ND (some people call them "ADs" but that is bullshit. It's negligent, not accidental), and I plan on being careful enough that it never happens.
Jeff Cooper was great to read (aside from that pompous "we" shit).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 11:32 PM (nEUpB)
Newsletter? I'll at least take the free trial subscription, so long as it's delivered in a plain brown wrapper. Where I live, I doubt it pays to be spotted walking from the mailbox with "Charlie's Dildo Times and Adventure Stories for Boys".
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 07:37 PM (ND9u8)
Ahh ok, knew it was at least one of those.
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 07:37 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 07:38 PM (nU/dt)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 11:37 PM (nEUpB)
And professors necessarily have?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:39 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2012 07:39 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 24, 2012 07:39 PM (jucos)
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 11:35 PM (UTHNU)
Did you finally get signed up at Amazon. I've been buying stuff from them for so long I have no memory of signing up with them. They used to send me coffee mugs once in a while and they haven't done that since Hector was a pup.
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 07:40 PM (joSBv)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 07:40 PM (/5A+N)
All the lies of the people running round,
They're castles have burned.
Now I see change,
But inside we're the same as we ever were.
Living on a thin line,
Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?
Posted by: Living On A Thin Line at April 24, 2012 07:40 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:40 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 24, 2012 11:38 PM (nU/dt)
Or perhaps fact-checking for Obama? Seriously, why would a person knowing the economy not go for a degree that is at least somewhat in demand?
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 07:41 PM (ZjexS)
I mailed my taxes in on 3/19 (snail mail). My fed money was in my account on 4/4. I was gobsmacked! My state, well, it's california, pigs will fly before I see that money . . . Did you do the automatic deposit? I don't trust the PO to bring my check to the right place, so I do give 'em account info.
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:41 PM (lJ2es)
Obviously I am being a bit provocative, but my original point stands. Academics have chosen a field in which their intellectual discourse occurs with rank amateurs. It's a stacked deck.
Let me guess...you are an ethnic studies professor.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:42 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 11:22 PM (lJ2es)
Practice makes perfect!
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 07:42 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 11:15 PM
I did all the Cardassians. Kim Cardashian has a great ass, and I didn't need a fantasy machine or 3D porn projector
Shit, the Holodeck had scenarios of what I did for real. I didn't have to sign a fucking waiting list either
Posted by: Capt. James T Kirk at April 24, 2012 07:42 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 07:42 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at April 24, 2012 07:43 PM (ND9u8)
Posted by: Alex at April 24, 2012 07:43 PM (jdZlf)
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 07:43 PM (HI6wa)
Electronic thru my accountant. He's out off the office for two weeks, Ha, must be great to be an accountant. Will check the IRS website, thanks for the advice.
Posted by: cm9000 at April 24, 2012 07:45 PM (MwTP4)
Yeah, if you stop with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, you're basically qualified to be a hobo. But if you let it ride to a law degree, you can make good money.
Posted by: Cicero at April 24, 2012 07:46 PM (Wratz)
Posted by: Bo at April 24, 2012 07:46 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 07:47 PM (V/Aej)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:48 PM (Z9EHQ)
*****
Spoken succinctly and directly and with more than just a smidge of the common sense which comes with maturity.
When the hell are professors going to stop playing the popularity game?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 24, 2012 11:23 PM (piMMO)
They are libs, they have to be the hippest and most popular.
Posted by: MrCaniac in the OBX at April 24, 2012 07:48 PM (FoNan)
Posted by: andycanuck
I never saw the last season, on the grounds that sticking Spike with a soul was just cruel and unusual punishment - for the viewers!
Aside from that, it's good. It's got bad episodes, and poor sequences, but I generally enjoyed it, and I'm pretty harsh as a critic.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:48 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 07:48 PM (V/Aej)
Philo major here.
I went to college knowing a fair ammount of carpentry, plumbing and residential electric.
Of course, I wasn't worried about figuring out how to make a living...I was more motivated by the ample 'me' time that major afforded.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 07:49 PM (nkg21)
everybody who became a lawyer (yeah, the market's shitty, but some are
doing well), and PhDs in the sciences and engineering.
Yeah but being a doctor isn't necessarily profitable anymore.
Private practices go under fairly often and that will only increase with the Obamacare rules and regulations.
Specialist doctors make a lot of money. The rest probably make above per capita income, but it's probably not high enough to justify 7 years of schooling/residency and all the costs associated with it.
Posted by: Ben at April 24, 2012 07:49 PM (UvdzB)
They had the rigid and humourless German aliens - they were the Cardassians.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 11:15 PM
Ok, so who did Counselor Troi, her Mother, and Dr. Crusher represent? Door #2 was usually best avoided, but I could never decide between Door #1 and Door #3.
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 07:49 PM (+0904)
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 07:51 PM (+0904)
I will continue to generalize and say that my science professors were far more intellectual and intelligent than my liberal arts professors.
Although...I hated my Chemistry 1 professor. Professor Markowitz was an evil, evil man.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:51 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:51 PM (Z9EHQ)
Academics have chosen a field in which their intellectual discourse occurs with rank amateurs.
Actually, that's not true at all. Intellectual discourse occurs with other researchers who are also at the frontiers of science. Having to teach - especially undergraduates - is, like administration, a relatively mundane aspect of the job, much like doing the laundry or mowing the lawn. The twentieth time one has taught carbonium ion rearrangements, or ligand field theory, or the Boltzmann distribution, is just not that edifying. Out of professionalism, one feigns enthusiasm, but imagine teaching long division for twenty years. And then having some clown assert that that's the source of one's ego gratification.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:51 PM (bylA8)
Although...I hated my Chemistry 1 professor. Professor Markowitz was an evil, evil man.
You went to Berkeley??
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:52 PM (bylA8)
As long as they've got guns and tool belts (and know how to use them), where's the harm?
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:52 PM (lJ2es)
Frack, I have no clue! Even I, and I'm here to tell you that "practical" just doesn't enter into my vocabulary, understood that Creative Writing was an *AVOCATION*, not a profession, and a degree in CW was akin to a suicide note in terms of one's resume.
Of course, then I went off and majored in Soviet Studies, and then didn't bother to get a degree...I'm not quite sure when I ended up gainfully employed. Or how.
Humility? Hard work? "Give me a job, you name it!"?
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 07:52 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at April 24, 2012 07:53 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:54 PM (Z9EHQ)
We've got a spot for you.
Posted by: The New York Times at April 24, 2012 07:54 PM (Wratz)
WTF kind of job does he expect with adegree in creative writing?
There's pretty good money in technical writing. Not a lot of room for creativity, but you can do well writing manuals, instructions and such.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 07:55 PM (nkg21)
I'll assume I'm the clown, and direct you to a statistics textbook where you will learn that generalizations and statistics describe groups and populations, but tend to be useless when describing individuals.
Pace (that's Latin for: "peace").
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:55 PM (nEUpB)
Yup. And you? When?
I got my PhD there, in the early 70s. I TA'ed chem 1, although for Pimental, not Markowitz.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 07:56 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 07:56 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 07:58 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 11:40 PM (joSBv)
I did, actually.
I'm mostly a cash only guy and pretty utilitarian so I like to hoard the paper.
I do like the ability to purchase items online but I'm still distrustful of the technology.
There's always some cocksucker named Sergei who's sunning his feet on the eastern shore of the Black Sea who just hacked your account and stole everything.
Posted by: ErikW at April 24, 2012 07:58 PM (UTHNU)
http://tinyurl.com/7z7bgcj
In case anyone is interested.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2012 07:59 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 07:59 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2012 07:59 PM (V/Aej)
People really have no idea how stupid their professors are.
I recently sat in on a "food science" lecture. I could have constructed a better lecture based on Wikipedia articles.
Posted by: AmishDude at April 24, 2012 07:59 PM (J5tI6)
Markowitz took the concept of a weeder course very seriously. I understood the material but still had to kill myself for a grade. My roommate was a senior Chemistry major and he had a tough time with the problem sets.
of course 30 years later I can help my brat with her chemistry homework without any struggle. So, I guess Markowitz did a good job after all.
One of the problems was the text: Mahan. Awful book.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 07:59 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:00 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: helofixer at April 24, 2012 08:00 PM (H0fLg)
Specialist doctors make a lot of money. The rest probably make above per capita income, but it's probably not high enough to justify 7 years of schooling/residency and all the costs associated with it.
I realize they're getting hit. I also realize it's getting worse. For right now, though, the average general practitioner makes in the mid-100s and specialists regularly make 250-350 (varying widely).
Yeah, it's a hard job to get there. It can be a hell of a psychological toll and for some specialties the hours suck. Not factoring in those salaries, though, skews these numbers.
With me (not a doctor, but I got another graduate degree), if I stopped after undergrad, I'd basically have the qualifications of a secretary, but I knew all along I planned to go to grad school, so I didn't focus on vocational skills in undergrad. A number of people are in the same position.
Posted by: AD at April 24, 2012 08:01 PM (XtUaw)
Pace (that's Latin for: "peace").
OK, fair enough. (I had four years of Latin too!)
But seriously, scientists don't become professors to lord it over undergraduates (or even graduate students). That's like saying you bought a house in suburbia just so you could mow the lawn. The attraction is to gain access to the grad students and facilities to do research. Teaching, like administration, is just part of the package.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:02 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:03 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at April 24, 2012 08:03 PM (e8kgV)
I sort of fell for all the negative stuff about Cruise, but then I saw part of a Biography program on him and from what I saw, he seemed like really a pretty cool dude. Apparently, if I remember correctly, he does most of the stunts in his movies himself.
Posted by: Theresa at April 24, 2012 08:04 PM (Cf5RM)
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 08:05 PM (+0904)
Posted by: helofixer at April 24, 2012 08:05 PM (H0fLg)
I always did think he was getting a bad rap, all the guy did was jump on a couch for fucks sake and people wet their panties about it, stupid.
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:06 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 08:06 PM (lJ2es)
I'd go for the freebie books to start. You can download a free app to read on the computer, too.
I've got Sherlock Holmes complete in one book and several collections, all free.
Posted by: Retread at April 24, 2012 08:06 PM (joSBv)
At the risk of violating the peace treaty: You have a PhD in a science from the premier public university in the world (screw you Michigan). Your experience is of a slightly more rarefied academia than most people know.
How many Nobel laureates were wandering the halls when you were at Berkeley? I think there were five when I was there.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:08 PM (nEUpB)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013/
Looks promising except for Morgan Freeman, who i have to say, i'm getting a little tired of seeing, guy just brings movies down.
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:08 PM (HI6wa)
The attitude of entitlement is pervasive
Posted by: kbdabear at April 24, 2012 08:08 PM (Y+DPZ)
One of the problems was the text: Mahan. Awful book.
I never actually read it, but the funny thing is that almost any given textbook speaks to some people, but not others, so if you think the textbook sucks, find another one that speaks to you and work from that.
I learned that lesson later in my career than I would have liked, but at one juncture I went from hating thermodynamics to loving it simply from recognizing that principle.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:08 PM (bylA8)
The guy could have gone into exile. He chose to drink the hemlock.
True philosophy major to the core.
Posted by: AD at April 24, 2012 08:09 PM (XtUaw)
But we're never gonna survive unless
We get a little crazy
Posted by: Jared Loughner at April 25, 2012 12:02 AM (e8kgV)
Um, I hope you didn't spend a lot of time working on that... poem?
Posted by: cm9000 at April 24, 2012 08:09 PM (MwTP4)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:10 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: nevergiveup at April 24, 2012 08:10 PM (eCnLg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 08:10 PM (bxiXv)
At the risk of violating the peace treaty: You have a PhD in a science from the premier public university in the world (screw you Michigan). Your experience is of a slightly more rarefied academia than most people know.
It's worse than that. I became a professor in the Ivy League.
How many Nobel laureates were wandering the halls when you were at Berkeley? I think there were five when I was there.
That sounds about right, give or take one. One of 'em was my dissertation advisor.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:10 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:10 AM (Z9EHQ)
I've always been intrigued by philosophy, as well as history and literature (which I minored in). At one juncture (temporarily pissed off at chemistry), I considered trying to become a writer (!).
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:12 PM (bylA8)
Why am I alone in pointing this out? Philosophy majors, I have severe questions for you!
The first key to defining what a thing is, is defining what a thing is not.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 08:13 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 08:13 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Socratease at April 24, 2012 08:13 PM (vaIln)
That's exactly what I did. I went to a local JC and bought a second-hand Chem 1 text. It saved my ass.
Professor Mahan died soon after and they immediately switched to a different textbook.
By the way, I went to Columbia for a semester, and took 1st semester Organic Chemistry there. Chemistry at Cal was much, much more rigorous.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:13 PM (nEUpB)
Actually, I have two degrees. The other one is in English.
I retired on my investments at age 50.
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 08:14 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:14 PM (Z9EHQ)
Take very good care, Moron Horde.
Posted by: Dianna at April 24, 2012 08:14 PM (mKMj1)
337 Jay Guevara
I became a professor in the Ivy League.
Do you know who released the Kagan? ... or Van Jones?
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 08:15 PM (+0904)
Hi all, went for a job interview for what I thought was working a snack bar at a local casino, I know, but its a job. Well found out it was for a barista.
Told the interviewer the truth, that i can make a cup of coffee and that was it, well she liked my honesty I guess and is sending my application to a couple of the local bars this casino chain owns for a bartending job, keep your fingers crossed for me, this would be a really good paying job if I get it. Sorry so long.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 08:16 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: thunderb at April 24, 2012 08:17 PM (Dnbau)
My tv is connected to my home network and it's also hooked up to my stereo so i listen to mp3's by sending them to my tv and through the stereo, sounds pretty good, but most of mine are 320 anyway.
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:19 PM (HI6wa)
Chemistry at Cal was much, much more rigorous.
Interesting, but it jibes with my experience. Traditionally the private schools, especially in the Ivy League, think that their courses are the more rigorous. I didn't that was true, but ... kept that to myself, for obvious reasons.
The difference may be that students (and faculty) in public universities know that they'll have to perform to get ahead. They won't be able to trade on aura and connections.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:20 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:21 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: madamex at April 24, 2012 08:23 PM (5+Fw+)
Good evening all. Zeera's at work and in the HQ. Good ONT Maet (said w/o reading the post or ANY comments yet)... last night's ONT was a downer
Posted by: zeera at April 24, 2012 08:23 PM (XtxRN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:24 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:24 PM (/5A+N)
Abe Vigoda Status: Alive
In case you were wondering.
Posted by: toby928© at April 25, 2012 12:15 AM
Present
Posted by: Jeff Goldblum at April 24, 2012 08:24 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 08:24 PM (AZ8Mb)
Thanks helofixer and Theresa.
This job could really help hubby and I get way ahead. We are lucky and doing ok, but a cushion would sure be nice, especially in this economy.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 08:24 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: The Dude at April 24, 2012 08:25 PM (M8yfa)
Ahh, Dianna is an innovator. I've seen several studies that show that lazy people devise the best labor saving devices. I recall a time I persuaded my boss to let me use 40 hours of company time to write a computer program that automated experimental design calcs. Since I woefully underestimated how long the programming would take (a common problem), I actually devoted 120 hours to the project. the extra 80 hours were gratis from me, nights and weekends.
All in an effort to be lazy.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2012 08:25 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:26 PM (Z9EHQ)
My favorite classes at Cal (aside from one English class) were chemistry and physics. Ignoring the difficulty (pre-med weeder classes), I learned to think in them.
P.S. My wife is an Ivy League grad, so obviously I can look past that flaw!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:26 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: helofixer at April 25, 2012 12:00 AM (H0fLg)
He came to Osan AB for an F-16 ride when I was at Kunsan in the mid nineties. A close friend worked life support at Osan and said pretty much the same thing. She said he was really short but also a nice guy. She wanted to ask him how they made him look tall in the movies but bit her tongue.
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:26 PM (ZjexS)
Posted by: madamex at April 25, 2012 12:23 AM (5+Fw+)
Please tell me you are having sport with us, madamex . . . I just last night finished The Affair and have read every Reacher book and, well, just no. Ach, I will have nightmares.
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 08:29 PM (lJ2es)
Amazing that shooters remember our mistakes perfectly! And probably have nightmares about them too!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:29 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:30 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: madamex at April 24, 2012 08:31 PM (5+Fw+)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:31 PM (/5A+N)
Ignoring the difficulty (pre-med weeder classes), I learned to think in them.
The weeder aspect is one of the big problems all chem departments face, and it makes teaching lower division courses something of an ordeal. Students often figure that the only thing standing between them and their dream is ... you. When in fact you're just the poor slob tasked with teaching the course, and you don't have a dog in this fight.
Can't say I miss that aspect.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:32 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:10 AM (Z9EHQ)
This. Teach yourself / Learn to think and everything else gets easier. Go figure.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 08:32 PM (nkg21)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:33 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:33 PM (/5A+N)
That's probably true, but me, I'm thinking it wasn't how tall she was that people were always looking at. ( . Y . )
Posted by: Theresa at April 24, 2012 08:33 PM (Cf5RM)
Posted by: thunderb at April 24, 2012 08:33 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: madamex at April 25, 2012 12:31 AM (5+Fw+)
Better than some of the more recent ones, which started to seem a little too formulaic for me. But, Tom Cruise is about my size (5'6") and Reacher is about a foot taller. Plus he's not a closeted ghey cult-worshipper. This is yet another reason I am not a movie person . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 24, 2012 08:34 PM (lJ2es)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 08:34 PM (AZ8Mb)
Reacher is big! Well over six feet and well muscled. How they will convince me that the Scientology midget is him is going to be interesting.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:34 PM (nEUpB)
Kinda screwed without that huh.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
When he sat in an F14 all you could see was the top of his helmet if he was not on his pillow.
Posted by: jake at April 25, 2012 12:34 AM (AZ8Mb)
That made me lol, I dont know why, just did.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 08:35 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:36 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 25, 2012 12:32 AM (bylA
Speaking as a lowly undergrad, I can't say that I miss it either!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:36 PM (nEUpB)
***
A post last night prompted me to look up the fatal dosage of hemlock - a little googling showed that yes, some people use hemlock as an herbal remedy.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 08:36 PM (3aXbg)
Ok, three simple rules. Never point it at anything you don't want to kill. Second, it's always loaded. Even if you are absolutely certain it's not loaded, you still treat it as if it were loaded. Third and final rule, always obey the first two rules.
Trust me, I am very afraid of guns. I always treat them as if they are about to GO NUCLEAR, and don't even point them at the cat in fun. The gun and the ammo are in the furthest corners of the house. No way am I going to do anything unless I am trained.
It's funny, it's the Dems (Holder, mostly) who drove me to the Dark Side. I will not do anything until trained.
But, I have the tools.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 08:36 PM (i0App)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:37 PM (Z9EHQ)
Hopefully as a homeopathic medication (speaking of profoundly stupid).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:37 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: madamex at April 24, 2012 08:38 PM (5+Fw+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:38 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:38 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 08:38 PM (AZ8Mb)
***
When a Man stops believing in God he doesn't then believe in nothing, he believes anything.
Posted by: GK Chesterton at April 24, 2012 08:40 PM (3aXbg)
Hopefully as a homeopathic medication (speaking of profoundly stupid).
You don't think molecules leave impressions in the water? The science is settled!
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:40 PM (bylA8)
Good for you. The nice thing is that the learning is fun. And before you know it you will be proficient.
A few things:
Bullets are the projectiles that are fired from weapons.
Cartridges are the entire package of bullet, powder, case and primer.
And...have fun!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:40 PM (nEUpB)
(I very rarely swear on the internet, so I tried to come up with something that conveyed the F word.)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 08:40 PM (i0App)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:41 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: thunderb at April 24, 2012 08:41 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Thomas at April 25, 2012 12:31 AM (/5A+N)
I knew she was small, I remember her next to Bob Hope in his Christmas shows. Even with heels she was smaller than him. But yes, I would probably still hit it today. (But now I'm old, too)
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:42 PM (ZjexS)
Why do I assume that everyone who believes in Homeopathy also believes in AGW?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:43 PM (nEUpB)
But yes, I would probably still hit it today. (But now I'm old, too)
OK, so at least you'd try to hit it. /kidding!
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:43 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2012 12:36 AM (i0App)
As long as you follow those three rules, there is nothing to fear.
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:43 PM (ZjexS)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 08:44 PM (AZ8Mb)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 25, 2012 12:43 AM (bylA
Ha! I'm older and slower but everything still works for now.
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:45 PM (ZjexS)
Excellent point. Being taught more than one perspective is a great way to learn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:46 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 08:46 PM (fHyXI)
Get a recent translation, or one with a lot of philological notes, and some of the sparkle comes through. They weren't meant to be the dry-as-a-popcorn fart scareaways presented in sophomore courses (at my school, there was no 101. They knew better than to let freshmen get into philosophy).
That sort of answers "what job would you expect to get with a Creative Writing degree?" Many will not remember -- because it predates the MBA, back in the days when English or History would get you in the corporate door as a management trainee -- but in the 60's and 70's, there was booming demand for feature writers. Magazines were the biggest startup industry, and every newspaper expanded its non-news coverage, with book and movie reviews, lifestyle columns, and general interest articles. There was a paper shortage! Very "middlebrow," and those pieces were not written by journalism majors.
Sure, every Workshop writer wanted to do the Great American Novel (I was poet once, myself), but there were lots of ways to pay the bills. And while you're laughing at that, let me point out that my local blacksmith retired in the mid-60's, when the Interstate eminently domained his shop, not from lack of business. Ah children, it was a different world 'way back then. Engineering school was five years!
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 08:47 PM (ZOlM3)
Why do I assume that everyone who believes in Homeopathy also believes in AGW?
Because they do?
The same reason I assume that believers in homeopathy and AGW also believe in crystals, pyramid power, herbal crap, and think that we can meet our energy needs with batteries.
I guess someone's gotta provide the left half of the bell curve. Is that why they're called leftists?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:47 PM (bylA8)
I tried to be nice and explain to her that the issue with solar power in the frozen tundra we live in isn't the evil power companies but the restrictions in generating solar power without year round sun...but I don't think I got through to her.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 08:47 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:47 PM (/5A+N)
I mean, honestly, I never expect to use this gun, unless there IS a zombie outbreak. And I think in that case, my training will count as a positive.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 08:47 PM (i0App)
***
You forgot the "dangers of vaccination".
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 08:48 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:49 PM (Z9EHQ)
One of the problems with having a solid, basic understanding of the sciences is that it is incredibly difficult to bite back "are you really that fucking stupid?" about 20 times each day.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 24, 2012 08:49 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2012 12:47 AM (3aXbg)
I'm guessing she's never been to Fairbanks in the winter where dusk is as good as it gets at noon?
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:49 PM (ZjexS)
You forgot the "dangers of vaccination".
Yup. Also, that all world problems can be solved by slapping a moronic "Coexist" bumper sticker on your car.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:50 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 25, 2012 12:47 AM (i0App)
You may find that once you learn to use it properly, you'll like it and go target shooting often. You'll need to anyway just to stay proficient.
Posted by: Bill R. at April 24, 2012 08:51 PM (ZjexS)
***
I had a discussion with a woman studies prof about missile design.
She would not believe that the shape was due to aerodynamics, not because we want to shoot metal dongs at our enemies.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 08:51 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 08:52 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 08:52 PM (AZ8Mb)
Posted by: Theresa at April 24, 2012 08:53 PM (Cf5RM)
Hey Lou's,, yep we do. I watched the Celtics game (TNT) which got over at 10:39 and another game was starting at 11pm when I was leaving..
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 08:53 PM (KZLoo)
Was she hot?
Posted by: cm9000 at April 24, 2012 08:53 PM (MwTP4)
****
I had my moment of bumper sticker zen a couple of months ago.
A luxury SUV with one person in it commuting from the city to the burbs with two bumper stickers:
Coexist
Reduce your carbon footprint or die
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 08:53 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: Satan at April 24, 2012 08:55 PM (g86v0)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at April 25, 2012 12:49 AM (nEUpB)
Yup. In my old age, I've learned not to get into it, but I once had some friends in the Bay Area hold forth at length on the urgent necessity of a low fat diet (when that was the fad du jour), then suggest we go out for pizza. Over dinner, pointing at the greasy spots from the pizza, I gently revisited the low fat diet issue. They assured me that pizza was low fat.
Oh.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:55 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 08:55 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2012 12:36 AM (3aXbg)
Quite a bit of medicine is essentially controlled doses of poison. Which shouldn't be surprising -- you're asking for a substance to make your body do something different than what it's doing "naturally" on its own. You need to slow your heartbeat, thin your blood, interrupt the pain signals? You're asking for things that MUST eff you up given enough of a dose.
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 08:56 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: booger at April 24, 2012 08:56 PM (HI6wa)
***
Don't forget I still want a pony and some Transformers! I'll leave plenty of milk and cookies!
Posted by: Joe Biden at April 24, 2012 08:56 PM (3aXbg)
For jokes, you should've asked her what shape of rocket she thought the Amazons would've created.
Posted by: Waterhouse at April 24, 2012 08:57 PM (IAHKQ)
***
See, we needed MORE stimulus.
Posted by: Barack Obama at April 24, 2012 08:58 PM (3aXbg)
She would not believe that the shape was due to aerodynamics, not because we want to shoot metal dongs at our enemies.
Stop! You're inflaming all of my prejudices!
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 08:58 PM (bylA8)
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 08:58 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: Thomas at April 25, 2012 12:52 AM (/5A+N)
Socrates was kind of a douche.
I mean he was smart and all, but you didn't want to be the one who brought him to the party, iykwim.
Posted by: Thrasymachus at April 24, 2012 08:58 PM (nkg21)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 25, 2012 12:55 AM (3aXbg)
Al says........YES!
Posted by: cm9000 at April 24, 2012 08:59 PM (MwTP4)
Hey Lou's,, yep we do. I watched the Celtics game (TNT) which got over at 10:39 and another game was starting at 11pm when I was leaving..
Posted by: beanervt at April 25, 2012 12:53 AM (KZLoo)
Yeah, cable.
Does this mean when the world ends in Dec 2012, us west coasters will have an extra three hours?
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 08:59 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Comatus at April 25, 2012 12:58 AM (ZOlM3)
Ever read Woody Allen's 'My Apology'?
Probably the best thing he ever did.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 09:00 PM (nkg21)
Posted by: jake at April 24, 2012 09:01 PM (AZ8Mb)
One of the problems with having a solid, basic understanding of the sciences is that it is incredibly difficult to bite back "are you really that fucking stupid?" about 20 times each day.
The worst part is the Kelly Bundy effect, when someone says something totally idiotic, and does so in a condescending way, when he doesn't know shit about the subject. Kinda like someone proposing traveling to the sun, and answering objections by saying he'll travel at night. That sort of thing.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 24, 2012 09:01 PM (bylA8)
Too technical. You gotta boil stuff like that down into terms imbeciles can understand -- for example: do you think driving around towing a 20' diameter parachute behind your car will impact your gas mileage?
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 09:01 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:03 PM (/5A+N)
I was surprised how much advantage adding an aerospike to the nose cone yielded.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:04 PM (Z9EHQ)
I'm laughin'. We've all seen the Fat Man bomb, right?
http://tinyurl.com/7alhb4k
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:04 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:06 PM (Z9EHQ)
Also, I'm not sure any guy has ever wanted to throw his schwang at a foe.
"Take that, jackass! .... oh, wait ..."
Posted by: Waterhouse at April 24, 2012 09:06 PM (IAHKQ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 09:07 PM (bxiXv)
Probably helps a lot with the subsonic/supersonic transition and smooth development of the pressure wave. Everything I've read about supersonic seems to indicate you pretty much toss everything you know about subsonic out the window.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 09:08 PM (Ygf78)
There is a reason Barney Frank hates the military ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 09:08 PM (VVZaH)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:09 PM (Z9EHQ)
***
http://tinyurl.com/2nkdlj
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2012 09:11 PM (3aXbg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:11 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:11 AM (Z9EHQ)
Well with them penis envy is everything, so theres that.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:13 PM (fHyXI)
For those with firearms (via Hot Air):
"New Fashion Wrinkle: Stylishly Hiding the Gun"
Too metro for me; I figure the next step should be a suit, tailored to accomodate a .45 or and .357 ...
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 09:16 PM (+0904)
Heh Lou's,,, not unless they move "world time" to the Colorado Atomic clock... otherwise times over. no time no tv...
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 09:16 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 24, 2012 09:18 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Comatus at April 25, 2012 12:58 AM (ZOlM3)
Ahhh, "Clouds", I remember it well from my college days. Socrates was made to look the fool.
Posted by: MrCaniac in the OBX at April 24, 2012 09:18 PM (FoNan)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:18 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 25, 2012 01:01 AM (bylA
Backyard at a Hollywood party, the liberal crap-trap was getting too annoying so my husband changed the subject by drawing attention to the beautiful night sky. Somebody else wondered, was that (pointing to bright spot) a star or a planet?
Husband was getting into his stride of explaining how you can tell that by whether the light was steady or "twinkling" due to...then one of the lefty pontificaters broke in to say it couldn't be a planet, because planets were just big rocks.
Letting the subject of alternate planetary compositions go for the moment, Hubby replied that rocks might not shine of themselves but could reflect light just fine, thank you.
Lefty says -- well, maybe, if they were close to a star.
Hubby said yes, and that star is the SUN.
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 09:19 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:20 PM (Z9EHQ)
Heh Lou's,,, not unless they move "world time" to the Colorado Atomic clock... otherwise times over. no time no tv...
Posted by: beanervt at April 25, 2012 01:16 AM (KZLoo)
Well thats good, would not like to know all the east coast morons=Americans were gone anyway.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:22 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:23 PM (Z9EHQ)
"You're a good guesser, Thrasymachus" is one of the boffo Plato jokes that F.Cornford overlooked. I can well imagine The (actual) Symposium, with personages arrayed on couches of myrtle and yew, holding forth with just such suppositions. Dude, that would really rock in Attic. "And how else, Glaucon, would we provide for a city...of pigs?
Ever tell you about the blind date a singing pal set me up with back in the day? "Comatus, you're gonna love this chick. She's a Philosophy major, just like you!"
She majored in Womyn's Philosophy, at the Univ of Meeshegan. Actually studied under Mackinnon, where she had learned that since Aristotle once [physically] described woman as an "imperfect" or "unfinished" man, then the rest of his writing could be safely discounted. I told her that womyn must be pretty special, if they had a special philosophy just for them. It was a memorable evening. And then it snowed on the way home. Snowed and snowed.
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:24 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:24 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:20 AM (Z9EHQ)
Eating homemade kettle corn, does that help?
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:24 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:25 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: Waterhouse at April 24, 2012 09:26 PM (IAHKQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:27 PM (Z9EHQ)
Doctors are not Gods, I have met a few I consider idiots.
Conventional medicine does not have all the answers.
AGW is bullshit.
Environmentalist are evil.
CO2 is necessary for plant life and I contribute to this on a daily basis.
Not everyone can be lumped into clear categories.
Posted by: California Witch at April 24, 2012 09:27 PM (Xcvk0)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:27 AM (Z9EHQ)
Well, you made me lol.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:28 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:29 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:29 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 09:30 PM (4ixH5)
Ya know a good thread idea would be the strange shit that is said on the ont, without knowing where it came from.
Like yankeefifths 484 michelle comment.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:31 PM (fHyXI)
who's your angry bird michelle, who's your angry bird? oh baraka you're my angry bird you are barak.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:32 PM (/5A+N)
What?
Posted by: S Daniel at April 25, 2012 01:15 AM (BVkEs)
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why on earth do we decide government is supposed to solve problems and then elect people without the slightest clue how to go about solving any of them?
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 09:33 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:32 AM (Z9EHQ)
Deleting Angry Birds off my laptop when I get home.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 09:33 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:33 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:32 AM (Z9EHQ)
Nah, he's a "green" pig.
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 09:34 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 09:35 PM (i0App)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:35 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Comatus at April 25, 2012 01:33 AM (ZOlM3)
OK lol again, you guys are making me laugh even though this thread is slower then however you spell mollases.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:36 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:36 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:37 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 25, 2012 01:29 AM (2fe76)
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Hey there, long time no see. Enjoying some sun?
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 09:37 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Thomas at April 25, 2012 01:36 AM (/5A+N)
Only if the floor is coated in Pledge.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 09:38 PM (4ixH5)
Calvin fuckin Coolidge (Amherst '95) was a Liberal Arts major.
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:38 PM (ZOlM3)
in fairness it is not all my fault. I am at the intersection of government inefficiency; required to take med by court order but prevented from getting them because of my ankle bracelet and house arrest orders. - only kidding.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:35 AM (Z9EHQ)
Yes, I think it would be fun. We all know each other by the stupid shit we say. We could guess who the comment came from. Or just list the stupidity/awesomeness for laughs.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:38 PM (fHyXI)
Is that the one with the heel lower than the toes?
Ahhh yes, the 70's "Earth Shoe". invented by Danish yoga instructor, Anne Kalso ... female ...
IIRC she noticed, looking at footprints at the beach, that the heel part of a foot print was deeper than the ball part, ergo, proper shoes should have the heel lower than the ball of the foot ... this lead to all kinds of tendon problems for long-tem wearers, effectively killing the design after a few years ... although they're still available.
Posted by: Arbalest at April 24, 2012 09:39 PM (+0904)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:40 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 24, 2012 09:40 PM (2fe76)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 09:40 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:41 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:42 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: Arbalest at April 25, 2012 01:39 AM (+0904)
So this fucking hippy ruined a bunch of peoples feet with her new age hooey, figures.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:43 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:44 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 24, 2012 09:44 PM (2fe76)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 25, 2012 01:44 AM (2fe76)
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mine still has a few big piles, but they are disappearing pretty fast. Can make it to my shed now, so the studs come off tomorrow.
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 09:46 PM (ufJKx)
Lots of money in it, though. The way you're doing it. Free room, too.
This is just getting good and I have to go. Spot seeded some grassy knoll today, and still farting around with moving and pruning trees. I only do it because Roootherfurd Hayes did. It does involve diesel power and satisfyingly schlong-like large tools, though, so there is that. Chixdiggit.
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:47 PM (ZOlM3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 01:41 AM (Z9EHQ)
Maybe not, but you know I would be easy. Example:
Love you all, god bless, ya'll are the best, eating candy and drinking beer. Etc Etc
Come on is that not me to a tee. Plus my angry rants I choose to forget.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:47 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:48 PM (/5A+N)
Hey Robert,,, first order,,, down below with the lot of ya for mattress pressing duty... oh yeah.
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 09:48 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 25, 2012 01:40 AM (Ygf7
I took a printmaking class where a student wanted to make a woodcut of a dollar bill and asked for tips. Tip 1: a one dollar bill, seriously? and 2. it's not a woodcut you'd want if you're being serious about this. The student didn't come back after the first class, I wonder why.
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 09:48 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 24, 2012 09:49 PM (2fe76)
Posted by: Comatus at April 24, 2012 09:50 PM (ZOlM3)
If the only crowd you hang with is a bunch of stoners who shuffle around like zombies, maybe not.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 09:51 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 09:53 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 09:54 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:55 PM (/5A+N)
Never challenge me to a bullsh*t contest thing. I will kill you.
If you need ammo, "beckoningchasm" "at" "gmail" "dot" "com"
I am the deadliest weapon a "liberal arts" major ever faced.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2012 09:56 PM (i0App)
Posted by: Arbalest at April 25, 2012 01:39 AM (+0904)
Because what happens in sand must be mimicked in the harder terrain we're walking on 99.99% of our lives.
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 09:57 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 09:57 PM (/5A+N)
Birkentocks...would now be a bad time to admit that I have long hair and wear birkenstocks?
Jeff Wears Birkenstocks
http://tinyurl.com/yjxuezg
Posted by: NoFX at April 24, 2012 09:57 PM (nkg21)
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:34 AM (4ixH5)
With white socks?
Perfekt for TPAKTOP!
Posted by: cthulhu at April 24, 2012 09:59 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Thomas at April 25, 2012 01:57 AM (/5A+N)
Yea, not really watching it, hubby had the game on and heard his voice.. But good gravy, this mf and his wife think they are on American Idol or some cheesy reality show. God help us.
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 10:00 PM (fHyXI)
Birkentocks...would now be a bad time to admit that I have long hair and wear birkenstocks?
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:34 AM (4ixH5)
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and drive a subaru?
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 10:00 PM (ufJKx)
$1's are the perfect counterfeit candidate. You can print them on ordinary notebook paper and they won't get any scrutiny.
Everyone is looking for bogus $100's, $50's, and even $20's these days...nobody is looking for $1's. $5's might work OK too.
I have a friend who got a counterfeit $10 in change at some store years ago. FL was flooded with bogus $100's and $50's at the time, but nobody was looking for $10's and some enterprising counterfeiter was just quietly passing them for his daily pocket money.
I think the key to successful counterfeiting is to not be too greedy. If I were into counterfeiting rare coins, I wouldn't go for high dollar shit like an 09' "S" penny, I've read that about 90% of the claimed 09' S's in circulation are counterfeits. I'd go for something more modest in the $10 range that won't get any close inspection.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:01 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 10:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 10:03 PM (/5A+N)
Never challenge me to a bullsh*t contest thing. I will kill you."
Speaking as a Fine Arts BA (concentration in commercial art), I can attest there's few better training grounds of bullshittery. Project crits in front of the entire class teaches you how to come up with arguments on the fly on how the failures in concept or craftsmanship being noted were actually carefully considered artitstic "choices".
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:03 PM (AyryN)
dollars, just do nickels.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 10:03 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 24, 2012 10:04 PM (2fe76)
Posted by: lous a girl at April 24, 2012 10:05 PM (fHyXI)
Posted by: Thomas at April 24, 2012 10:08 PM (/5A+N)
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:09 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 25, 2012 02:04 AM (2fe76)
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those drivers are all morally superior to me.
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 10:09 PM (ufJKx)
I got a jar of silver plating powder around here somewhere....
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:09 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 10:10 PM (VVZaH)
Posted by: cthulhu at April 24, 2012 10:10 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 25, 2012 02:09 AM (Ygf7
Not another Pejazzling Thread!?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 10:11 PM (nkg21)
I'm thinking woodcut $1 counterfeits probably wouldn't fly...even in a dark lit stripper bar.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:12 PM (Ygf78)
I am congratulating myself on not typing "learn how to blow glass" on the ONT ....
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 10:12 PM (VVZaH)
Ummm...I think it's silver cyanide powder, so its not getting anywhere near my junk.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:13 PM (Ygf78)
I'm thinking woodcut $1 counterfeits probably wouldn't fly...even in a dark lit stripper bar.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 25, 2012 02:12 AM (Ygf7
Once the hyperinflation hits, you'll be able to pass $1M notes pretty easily because nobody will know what they're supposed to look like.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 24, 2012 10:14 PM (kaalw)
Ummm...I think it's silver cyanide powder, so its not getting anywhere near my junk.
Pretty sure that's what killed 'Mikey'.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2012 10:16 PM (nkg21)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:17 PM (Ygf78)
Remember the fake gold ingot found in Britain? Got tungsten?
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:17 PM (AyryN)
They are a good car with a bad rap Cooth.. the leftards using them for billboards did it for me. My dad and sister both have and love them but would never put stickers on them. The 4x feature is useful around here.
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 10:17 PM (KZLoo)
My father was a watch repairman and had a jar of some proprietary cyanide solution in his office. He joked about it being the "jeweller's cocktail."
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:19 PM (AyryN)
http://tinyurl.com/3fxaqfe
J.S.G. Boggs, drawer of his own money ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 10:19 PM (VVZaH)
First lesson Adriane,, don't suck... in when the tubes in your mouth...
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 10:21 PM (KZLoo)
Dealers routinely do an abrasion/scuff/reaction test, so you gotta leave enough real gold that someone can do significant testing and still find real gold.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:22 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 24, 2012 10:23 PM (2fe76)
I think you are better off loading you your shotgun and salting some gold mines.Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 10:25 PM (Z9EHQ)
Silver and Gold cyanide would work great for touching up worn gold and silver plated stuff. There's a method called "brush plating" that uses the cyanide solution (which is conductive) and a felt brush end with an electrode in the middle. All you need is the metallic cyanide solutions, the plating brush and a few batteries to do touch up work on stuff. No elaborate tanks, rectifiers, etc.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:26 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: AlaskaGal at April 25, 2012 02:23 AM (2fe76)
Yeah, that's kind of the impression I've received lately.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 24, 2012 10:27 PM (kaalw)
Bre-X!!!! Fuck yea.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 24, 2012 10:28 PM (Ygf78)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 10:31 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Dead men tell no tales at April 24, 2012 10:35 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Leprechaun at April 25, 2012 02:33 AM (MwTP4)
Holy shit, a tiny person! Someone toss it!
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 10:35 PM (4ixH5)
Probably had too many "real" ones call them on their questionable repair procedures.. was cheaper in the long run to only sell to dolts who'll pay no questions asked.
The local dealer charged my Dad (82) for new subaru parts brake parts and put on 1/3 cheaper ones.. My bro in law check them when he got home and tore them a new a hole.
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 10:36 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:37 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: Either the Beatles or an optometrist at April 24, 2012 10:38 PM (VVZaH)
Perfekt for TPAKTOP!
Posted by: cthulhu at April 25, 2012 01:59 AM (kaalw)
I...have...in fact worn white sock with my birks. I am not ashamed.
and drive a subaru?
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 02:00 AM (ufJKx)
Ford.
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 02:31 AM (4ixH5)
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local stereotype -- probably female, but not mandatory -- birks, white sox, hemp dress, pigtails, glasses, drives subaru, works for enviro agency or ngo. morally superior. could bore paint off your walls.
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 10:39 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Either the Beatles or an optometrist at April 25, 2012 02:38 AM (VVZaH)
...Or Thomas Dekker (the Elizabethan poet, not the actor).
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:41 PM (AyryN)
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 02:35 AM (4ixH5)
Hey, I resemble that remark.
Posted by: Some midget at April 24, 2012 10:41 PM (MwTP4)
Posted by: sistrum at April 24, 2012 10:47 PM (AyryN)
and the bartender says, "you want the right glasses for your beer? Fie, you peevish knaves! Next time don't stiff the cover charge by coming in through the bathroom window!!!!"
Posted by: Thomas Dekker, the Beatles, or an optometrist at April 24, 2012 10:53 PM (VVZaH)
Posted by: sistrum at April 25, 2012 02:47 AM (AyryN)
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where they meet up with a rowdy crowd of soccer hooligans ....
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 10:54 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:02 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:04 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 02:39 AM (ufJKx)
As long as I get to bore my schwanz into her hooha.
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 03:02 AM (4ixH5)
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you'd find that pretty damn dull, too.
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 11:07 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:09 PM (4ixH5)
Sounds like a 4 and twenty blackbirds kind of pie day ...
Posted by: A less cynical Adriane at April 24, 2012 11:17 PM (VVZaH)
I've been away reading up on replacing my shocks, my new Bilstein sport shocks have arrived. now to just get them on..
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 11:25 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: A less cynical Adriane at April 24, 2012 11:31 PM (VVZaH)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 24, 2012 11:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:33 PM (4ixH5)
Welding the commie blood stained sword of course....
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 11:39 PM (KZLoo)
I know if I had them tits swinging in my face I probably wouldn't notice the huge axe.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:47 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 11:47 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 11:50 PM (VVZaH)
and then the AXE work comes in,, so don't be her enemy.....
Posted by: beanervt at April 24, 2012 11:51 PM (KZLoo)
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 03:50 AM (VVZaH)
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got an ear for dialog?
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 11:52 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Zakn at April 24, 2012 11:52 PM (2/9jx)
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:53 PM (4ixH5)
First suggestion, lots of boobies.
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 03:53 AM (4ixH5)
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of course, everything but a chase scene.
Posted by: jc at April 24, 2012 11:54 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Zakn at April 25, 2012 03:52 AM (2/9jx)
Hey, Zakn! What ya up to this weekend?
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:56 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 03:54 AM (ufJKx)
Three chase scenes, minimum! One involving the chasing of boobehs.
Posted by: Robert at April 24, 2012 11:57 PM (4ixH5)
psuedo yes.
The short stories that I did write my friends all said that various aspects of my own speech appeared in the different characters.
My husband says that I write for the pleasure of being heard, so my stories are too wordy for him.
Posted by: Adriane at April 24, 2012 11:58 PM (VVZaH)
well crap.
youtube has Monty Python's 'chased by a band of naked women' blocked ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:02 AM (VVZaH)
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 12:02 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 12:08 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 04:05 AM (VVZaH)
Ghosts who enjoy watching people fap?
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 12:11 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at April 25, 2012 12:15 AM (ufJKx)
DOOM has come to the ONT.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 25, 2012 12:25 AM (kaalw)
Meetings in secret places,
Lots of boobies during chases,
Detective, this ONT is the strangest of cases ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:30 AM (VVZaH)
DOOM,
Ancient gods, waiting to be fed,
DOOOM,
Violets are blue,
DOOOOM,
I'm getting the hell out, you?
too late - DOOOOOM!!!!!
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:32 AM (VVZaH)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:34 AM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:35 AM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:38 AM (Z9EHQ)
I'll ck when I get home Y5,, in the mean time as long as she throws in a few ooohhhs and ahhhhh's I'd be ok with that for a quickie...
Posted by: beanervt at April 25, 2012 12:39 AM (KZLoo)
Sleep high above the fishes,
May the new day dawning,
Bring some good news and best wishes ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:41 AM (VVZaH)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:43 AM (Z9EHQ)
Black Velvet can be sipped,
People wearing platform shoes,
Can hurt themselves, if tripped ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:44 AM (VVZaH)
I canna' give it any morety,
I'm running out of bad poetry,
On this here comment, 640 ...
Posted by: Adriane at April 25, 2012 12:48 AM (VVZaH)
Yeah Y5,, The virtual display and keyboard should help with the safety factor,,, and a bootyfull oriental you say... oh ya...
Posted by: beanervt at April 25, 2012 12:49 AM (KZLoo)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 12:52 AM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: steved at April 25, 2012 12:55 AM (ZuMxH)
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:14 AM (4ixH5)
Gubmint fucked up on the whole Megaupload thing, apparently.
Government fuck ups. What will they think of next?
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:15 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:17 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at April 25, 2012 01:20 AM (4ixH5)
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Posted by: yankeefifth at April 25, 2012 05:28 AM (Z9EHQ)
You know the first thing he did as president was eat Mooch out in the Oval Office.
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PA elected two candidates to the left of Kucinich last night, one of which is sure to win a House seat.
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