June 03, 2012
— Maetenloch
And we're off to a bright new shiny non-pre-owned week...
Well Staples has a online test that measures your reading speed.
Since I utterly failed phonics in elementary school I was forced to learn to read almost entirely through word pattern recognition. So it took me a lot longer to master reading but on the plus side since then I've always been a fast reader and can even read upside-down text as well. That said I still think phonics is the way to go for most students learning English.
And here's my score - I read a bit more leisurely than usual since I had a feeling there would be a test afterwards:
U.S. Offered Escape to Helpful Pakistani Doctor, Was Rejected
Okay maybe the government isn't as stupid as it's been made out to be.
Tribal court documents show that the Pakistani doctor who was sentenced to 33 years in prison after helping the Central Intelligence Agency track down Osama bin Laden had not been charged with treason, as some Pakistani officials had initially reported.
...Further, Reuters reported yesterday that the doctor, for unclear reasons, rejected an offer by U.S. officials to resettle him and his family outside of Pakistan, in the wake of the bin Laden raid.
SpaceX mission control vs. NASA mission control
Although to be fair SpaceX will probably evolve into something more like NASA's as they begin to do space missions routinely.
Estimates by The Economist suggest that the average British size 14 pair of women's trousers is now more than four inches wider at the waist than it was in the 1970s. In other words, today's size 14 is really what used to be labelled a size 18; a size 10 is really a size 14. (American sizing is different, but the trend is largely the same.)
...Pizzas now come in regular, large and very large. Starbucks coffees are Tall, Grande, Venti or (soon) Trenta. "Small" seems to be a forbidden word.Inflation is also distorting the travel business. A five-star hotel used to mean the ultimate in luxury, but now six- and seven-star resorts are popping up as new hotels award themselves inflated ratings as a marketing tool.
The US Army is Getting Smaller - And Better
In response to the Congressional order to sharply reduce strength, the army has greatly reduced recruiting efforts and is making it more difficult to reenlist. A lot of soldiers, who would have been allowed to reenlist over the last two decades, will not make the cut over the next few years.
Meanwhile it's getting much more difficult to join the army. Not only is a high school diploma required but you need good grades. High schools known for low standards and graduating students just for appearances sake, not because the grad was qualified, are avoided.
The ancient cliché that "only losers join" is long dead now. The military is now a club that many want to join but only few are good enough to get in.Recruiting standards have also soared in the other services, particularly the air force, which has always been picky. The marines have gone from seeking a "few good men" to demanding a "few even better men" (and women).
The Ecstasy of Gold - Orchestra Style
Shamelessly stolen from rdbrewer's twitter feed. And here is the original movie scene followed by the finale - 25 minutes of some of the best cinematography and music ever.
The Islamic 'Breast-feeding' Loophole
Under sharia men and women who aren't related aren't supposed to mix. But Dr. Izzat Atiya, head of Egypt's Al Azhar University's Department of Hadith, has found a loophole:
He said that if a woman fed a male colleague "directly from her breast" at least five times they would establish a family bond and thus be allowed to be alone together at work. "Breast feeding an adult puts an end to the problem of the private meeting, and does not ban marriage," he ruled. "A woman at work can take off the veil or reveal her hair in front of someone whom she breastfed."
Well that is one way to build morale at work.
Tom Cruise Is Remaking The Magnificent Seven
For all the criticism that it has received, The Expendables was at the very least its own movie. But now MGM and Tom Cruise are going to borrow Sylvester Stallone's already-borrowed formula of cramming the biggest action stars in the world into one mega-testosterone-explosion and dilute it with the current fad of remaking every good film of the last 50 years.
Up next for MGM and Cruise - The Magnificent Seven. The 1960 Western was the original Expendables, as it starred Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn
Why? Because they can. And it pays off often enough to encourage them to keep doing it.
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Posted by: Bob's Country Bunker at June 03, 2012 05:32 PM (Bxm/r)
Posted by: garrett at June 03, 2012 05:32 PM (HdGBx)
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Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at June 03, 2012 05:37 PM (nUY/O)
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Posted by: thunderb at June 03, 2012 05:39 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: no good deed at June 03, 2012 05:40 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: Cicero at June 03, 2012 05:40 PM (qhHI4)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at June 03, 2012 05:40 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 05:40 PM (tGh6R)
[*Best trivia; Robert Vaughn basically reprised his Magnificent Seven role in Battle Beyond the Stars, which co-starred Sybil Danning, who then basically reprised *her* role in Battle Beyond the Stars in Seven Magnificent Gladiators. Therefore, they must have Lou Ferrigno reprise his role in the new Magnificent Seven remake.]
Not to say it will be a good movie, but there's no reason to think it can't be. First thing; shoot it like a western--i.e., no shaky-cam.
Posted by: Ken Begg at June 03, 2012 05:40 PM (c2D3N)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 03, 2012 05:42 PM (VENdg)
The hue and cry was always horseshit. The Army getting smaller though is not good for the country.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 05:42 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 05:42 PM (niZvt)
riding bitch and burned your leg?
Posted by: garrett at June 03, 2012 05:43 PM (HdGBx)
The SpaceX vs. NASA picture is a little unfair, IMHO. Computer's aren't perfect, and NASA has humans on the line. That last thing they want is to be the agency that killed 4 people because their desktop locked up. (FWIW, we have no idea from that picture if NASA has digital documents open too, and the binders are just backups.)
Posted by: tsrblke at June 03, 2012 05:43 PM (22rSN)
And I see someone already pointed out that the original Magnificent Seven is, in fact, a remake itself.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 03, 2012 05:44 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Samuel Adams at June 03, 2012 05:45 PM (ZOf1l)
Posted by: Quint&Jessel, Sea of Azof, Bly, UK at June 03, 2012 05:45 PM (SmOV4)
Posted by: Quint&Jessel, Sea of Azof, Bly, UK at June 03, 2012 05:46 PM (SmOV4)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 05:46 PM (niZvt)
My stepfather tried to teach me how to ride, and I ended up faceplanting the road and cutting up my arm.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 05:46 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at June 03, 2012 05:47 PM (yfgUc)
The Seven Samurai was a good movie, and related to Japanese culture.
The Magnificent Seven was a good movie with somewhat similar characters, but it was related to the culture of the Old West, and not very Japanese at all. 
Yes, some of the themes of the Seven Samurai were in the Magnificent Seven. But then the Japanese movie "Ran" was also based on Shakespeare's "Hamlet", yet it was not Hamlet and still a good movie in it's own right.
I'm thinking Cruise is going to make "The Fabulous Seven". Want to bet that one of the seven gunslingers is a woman? And most assuredly, one of the gunslingers will be a Black Man.
Movies are mostly about the myths that we want to tell about ourselves and the propaganda that Hollywood wants to shove down our throats, and woman being "totally equal" to men is one of the latest and most potent myths of our age.
Posted by: The Ministry of Hollywood Remakes at June 03, 2012 05:47 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 05:47 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at June 03, 2012 05:48 PM (Z9kSN)
And if an islamic man had sex with his female co-worker, that would establish a family bond too because she would then be just like his mom.
Posted by: Cicero at June 03, 2012 05:48 PM (qhHI4)
Meh. Now I can tell women that my bandages were from a motorcycle accident and "Maybe it's a sign that I should give up my wild ways and settle down." Chicks eat that shit up, right?
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 05:49 PM (tGh6R)
We kilt a bunch of people to get rid of that shit, remember?
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 03, 2012 05:50 PM (igSy1)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 05:52 PM (LLJTF)
Posted by: no good deed at June 03, 2012 05:53 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 05:53 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 05:53 PM (LLJTF)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 05:53 PM (YBOsT)
We kilt a bunch of people to get rid of that shit, remember?
Yeah, but 2/3s of us were indifferent at best or supporters at worst to that shit. Plus thanks to leftism and their need for rule by strongmen you've got a generation that thinks everything would be great if we give power to the right person for life.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 05:54 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at June 03, 2012 05:54 PM (Z9kSN)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 05:55 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: Truman North at June 03, 2012 05:55 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: cranky-d at June 03, 2012 05:55 PM (JWd0O)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 03, 2012 05:56 PM (tmbXy)
Cruise has had a career bump recently, but the fact is that for most of his career he's been one of the best producers in Hollywood. Cruise was never just a star, he was a guy intimately involved in the making of his films, characterized most obviously by his consistently seeking out great directors to work with.
Again, this doesn't mean the remake will be any good. Still, I wonder if Clint Eastwood would be interested in directing...
Posted by: Ken Begg at June 03, 2012 05:57 PM (c2D3N)
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 05:57 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 05:57 PM (LLJTF)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 05:58 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 05:58 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: blaster at June 03, 2012 05:58 PM (HR5x9)
I'm pretty tired of the whole 'warrior princess' crap. I blame JJ Abrams for riding that damn theme like a hobby horse on fire.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at June 03, 2012 05:59 PM (famk3)
But think of the money you'd save on the office coffee creamer budget.
Posted by: Cicero at June 03, 2012 05:59 PM (qhHI4)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 03, 2012 06:00 PM (jucos)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at June 03, 2012 06:00 PM (famk3)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 06:00 PM (LLJTF)
Joss Whedon was bad about this as well.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 06:01 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 06:01 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: CoolCzech at June 03, 2012 06:01 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Beto at June 03, 2012 06:01 PM (lpWVn)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 03, 2012 06:01 PM (Rhie+)
We are headed your way and want to know where some prime spots might be for some out-of-state fellow travelers to be chillin', Tuesday evening during the count and wild festivities.
Are completely open to locale, but would like to be in Neenah the following day.
The bar at the American Club in Kohler?
Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at June 03, 2012 06:02 PM (PH+2B)
Speaking of Islam, I didn't get a chance to post this in the book thread today, so I am going to post here instead. I'm still reading "The History of the World in 100 Objects" which is written by the director of the British Museum, some of it has been good, most of it has been out and out liberal balderdash. But the section on the glory of the spread of Islam has been the worst yet. Apparently, even though there is no longer a global caliphate, it is still a dream of Muslims and thanks to the Internet "like minded" young Muslim males can join together to pursue this goal.
WTF? Seriously director of the British Museum? That lofty goal is known in other circles as terrorism, but, umm, yeah, excellent, let's cheer on young Muslim males joining together to spread Islam globally cause I'm sure they only do that in the most peaceful and loving way possible, like with candy and daisies and stuff like that.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:02 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 03, 2012 06:02 PM (MCDCp)
Posted by: Ken Begg at June 03, 2012 06:02 PM (c2D3N)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:03 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 03, 2012 06:04 PM (MCDCp)
Posted by: teej the terminator at June 03, 2012 06:05 PM (sbimF)
614 words per minute, 146% faster
I was worried for a second when they had a test to see if you actually read it, surprisingly I got them all right.
Posted by: lowandslow at June 03, 2012 06:05 PM (GZitp)
Duh. King Lear is correct, not Hamlet (basis for "Ran").
This is as bad as when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: The Ministry of Hollywood Remakes at June 03, 2012 06:06 PM (sJTmU)
So who would willingly spend an hour with a liberal?
You'd have to have a huge masochistic streak.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 06:06 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Avi at June 03, 2012 06:06 PM (z/FMQ)
Posted by: Prince Charles at June 03, 2012 06:06 PM (niZvt)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 06:06 PM (YBOsT)
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 06:07 PM (IZy5Q)
This is the same contractor, Turner Construction, that built our new arena/coliseum a few years ago and which has been leaking live a sieve since.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 06:07 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 10:01 PM (7yvLv)
Urk. Trying to remember RAH's list of basic plots: Boy meets girl, the man who learned better, the little tinker, and...something else.
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 06:07 PM (708Gm)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 06:08 PM (uB19f)
Posted by: The Ministry of Hollywood Remakes at June 03, 2012 09:47 PM
You know one of them will be gay, but not portrayed by Cruise
There was a recent study done that concluded that Americans think 25 percent of the population is gay, but the actual number is around 2 percent
Goes to show that having a big presence in the entertainment industry helps to punch way above your weight
Posted by: kbdabear at June 03, 2012 06:11 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:11 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 06:12 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 06:12 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Museisluse at June 03, 2012 06:14 PM (q2H2p)
So who would willingly spend an hour with a liberal?
If it's a hot chick, sure.
I have ways of keeping her from yammering on and on about most anything.
Posted by: garrett at June 03, 2012 06:14 PM (HdGBx)
Posted by: Avi at June 03, 2012 06:15 PM (z/FMQ)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 06:15 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: Joe Biden, Class Clown (Retired) at June 03, 2012 06:16 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Stark Dickflüssig at June 03, 2012 06:16 PM (0XbWx)
Posted by: garrett at June 03, 2012 06:16 PM (HdGBx)
Didn't Yul Brynner smoke 5 packs a day? That's a badass.
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When cancer came a knockin' he pussied out but good.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 06:17 PM (IZy5Q)
I have serious doubts about that 2% number, even. Since family and friends are self-selected population groups, I'll ignore those and just state that between high school and college (2000 undergrad, and I knew or knew of most of them), I only knew of a handful of homosexuals. Certainly there were some who were not out at that time, but even assuming there were many closeted gays in those groups, my guess would put it shy of 1%, closer to one per thousand than 3 per hundred.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:17 PM (lJJMb)
What's on the agenda tonight?
Zombie apocalypse?
http://huff.to/K7H9YB
1st round draft picks that eff themselves and the team that traded up for them?
http://bit.ly/K45xAZ
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 06:17 PM (piMMO)
Took the wpm test about ten minutes ago, and I have retained neither my wpm nor any part of the story.
I think retention ought to be part of the test.
Posted by: Truman North at June 03, 2012 06:17 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:18 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 06:18 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 06:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 06:19 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: The Ministry of Hollywood Remakes at June 03, 2012 09:47 PM (sJTmU)
Whaat?? It was King Lear dude. And it wasn't "based" on a Shakespeare play. It was King Lear with a Japanese flavour.
Posted by: fozzy at June 03, 2012 06:19 PM (FEzSe)
That's the inspectors telling Turner that the envelopes aren't nearly fat enough.
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 06:20 PM (LLJTF)
That was my immediate impression about half way thru.
Posted by: sTevo at June 03, 2012 06:20 PM (VMcEw)
As I recall, 1-2% of men report being homosexual, but 7-8% report having some sort of homosexual encounter.
With women, as many as 10% may be bisexual.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 06:20 PM (tGh6R)
You get a chance to exercise the Ford yet?
Yeah, got the new tank straps on and had her out a bunch before the rains came. I need to get the trickle charger on her tonight as she hasn't been out in over 10 days, now.
How about you?
Posted by: garrett at June 03, 2012 06:20 PM (HdGBx)
That produced Charles and Anne, what's up with that?
Posted by: lowandslow
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I guess the ugly genes are bullies.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 06:20 PM (IZy5Q)
Oh crap, you know you're right.
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 10:18 PM (IoNBC)
So you're confirming this has been leaked and you'll be covering it, is what you're saying...that is one unfortunate hashtag.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:21 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: thunderb at June 03, 2012 06:22 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: stillers at June 03, 2012 06:22 PM (gVUg0)
"We'll be happy to relocate you anywhere in the world, all you have to do is stand on stage with me at a press conference and give me all the credit. Yes, your name and face will be broadcast throughout the Islamic world, won't that be exciting?" (B.H.Obama)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 03, 2012 06:22 PM (i0App)
Case in point, the Christian Bale/Russell Crowe "3:10 to Yuma" was much better than the original (though, yeah, I'd expect more out of them than Tom Cruise).
Posted by: AD at June 03, 2012 06:23 PM (Qeex8)
Been driving the Toy for a couple weeks now. Weather broke early.
Our local strip has a "test and tune" day soon, and i think with the tweaks done this winter, I can break into the mid 11's. Gonna stop there, it's getting on the edge of unstreetable.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 06:23 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 03, 2012 06:24 PM (igSy1)
Yeah, remember those shitheads you went to grade school with who made you want to pound your head into your desk when they got called on to read a paragraph out loud because you knew it was going to take 20 minutes? Yeah, they're bringing down the average, a lot.
Posted by: DanInMN at June 03, 2012 06:24 PM (VwL1H)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 06:24 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:25 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at June 03, 2012 06:26 PM (DRG6e)
Posted by: lowandslow at June 03, 2012 06:27 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 06:27 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (RZ8pf)
If you go back and watch them, some originals just don't stand the test of time.
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Holy gard is this ever true. Here's sacrilege for you: Bridge on the River Kwai. There was something in practically every scene that took me out of it.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (IZy5Q)
With women, as many as 10% may be bisexual.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 10:20 PM (tGh6R)
I've seen those numbers touted as well...the 1-2% self-reporting may be solid, but I'd want to see the operational definitions of "homosexual encounter" and "bisexual" before deciding what the data mean. Two 19 year old girls kissing for attention at a bar would technically be a homo / bisexual activity, but doesn't necessarily make them bisexual.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:28 PM (RZ8pf)
A tale of two Pakistani doctors ...
One, who spread nuclear tools and know-how to every deadly enemy of America sits in "house arrest" at a mansion with he and his family heroes to the Pakistanis and the rest of the muzzie world.
The other, who helped the US nab an enemy of America - allegedly - is doomed to a short life of real jail and torture and his family pariahs among Pakistanis and the primitives of the muzzie world.
Yep. American interests ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 06:29 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: steevy at June 03, 2012 06:29 PM (Xb3hu)
Presidents Of The United States Of America - Kitty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRaSXh9-n4
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:29 PM (F79HU)
AND you're gonna need a gay guy
Posted by: Jones in CO at June 03, 2012 06:29 PM (8sCoq)
With women, as many as 10% may be bisexual.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 10:20 PM (tGh6R)
I've seen those numbers touted as well...the 1-2% self-reporting may be solid, but I'd want to see the operational definitions of "homosexual encounter" and "bisexual" before deciding what the data mean. Two 19 year old girls kissing for attention at a bar would technically be a homo / bisexual activity, but doesn't necessarily make them bisexual.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 10:28 PM (lJJMb)
You know, I used to be skeptical about those figures also. Then I moved to New York...
Posted by: AD at June 03, 2012 06:30 PM (Qeex8)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:31 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 03, 2012 06:31 PM (bMLFV)
Posted by: Jimbo at June 03, 2012 06:32 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:32 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: stillers at June 03, 2012 10:22 PM (gVUg0)
Lots of used copies on Amazon for good prices. "New" copies from Marketplace sellers, too.
One used copy listed as "good" condition and fulfilled by Amazon.
I say it's worth a shot, dude.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:32 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Boon at June 03, 2012 06:32 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 06:33 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:34 PM (IoNBC)
Probably will pale in comparison to the original Thomas Jefferson: Zombie Slayer.
Posted by: sad but true at June 03, 2012 06:34 PM (jUark)
Each one includes its opposite, of course: Boy Doesn't Meet Girl, or Meets Wrong Girl, or Meets Girl Who Dies, or whatever. The opposite of The Little Tailor is classic tragedy of a man's downfall.
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 03, 2012 06:35 PM (igSy1)
Posted by: Scobface at June 03, 2012 06:36 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 10:28 PM (RZ8pf)
Why bother? I'm sure all our threads are monitored by the FBI after all the information they've gotten from "Dossiers"
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 06:36 PM (GULKT)
Yep. And she'll easily outrun any guy, not to mention take a punch and fight like one of the guys, knocking people out with her powerful punches.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 06:36 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 06:37 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: AD at June 03, 2012 10:30 PM (Qeex
That's a solid point, actually. I tried to stick to HS and college with my SWAG since I figured that the homosexual students hadn't self-selected by geographical distribution, but with college, that assumption falls apart. Assuming college and post-college (or equivalent for non-students) is the time when most come out (which I don't know and won't look up) then the geographic self selection of gays would definitely come into play. The current 2% number could be reasonable accurate. The follow-up 7-8% (men with gay experiences) and 10% (bisexual women) are impossible to evaluate without knowing the operational definitions of the survey criteria, though everyday experience suggests they're on the high side.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:37 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at June 03, 2012 10:23 PM (vbh31)
Do you know how to close all the programs you opened? The battery life still sucks but it's better if you close anything you open as soon as your done with it.
Posted by: Bill R. at June 03, 2012 06:37 PM (QnRSM)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at June 03, 2012 06:38 PM (bMLFV)
I have a theory that there are very few actual lesbians, but women are more likely to be bisexual. It dates back to when humans lived in small tribes and life was fairly brutal and short. Fewer men means women are competing for support, so two women who can find sexual attraction to one another are more likely to share a mate and provide resources for each other rather than competing.
Men, on the other hand, don't benefit from bisexuality but do benefit from homosexuality, as it removes men from competition for mates and creates a small group that focuses on the survival of the whole tribe.
The 7-8% homosexual activity is likely overlapping with other sexual fetishes in some way.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 06:38 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 06:39 PM (uB19f)
Man versus man
Man versus nature
Man and woman
Man versus society
Man versus God
Man versus himself
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 06:39 PM (708Gm)
Scanning the list of watchwords is a bit surreal. I'm sure I have used any number of those words countless times in my electronic communications.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:40 PM (RZ8pf)
I was working in the country today and saw 2 foxes... I had no idea they were such small animals. Cute.
How is everyone? Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 10:33 PM (DGIjM)
We have many red foxes (NOT Red Foxxes) around my neighborhood. It's always neat to see one out and about, since they're so sneaky. After 0700, they're usually hidden. The damned turkeys walk around like they own the place, though.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:40 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 10:38 PM (tGh6R)
Fixed that for you.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:41 PM (F79HU)
Jumbo.. doing great here.. made homemade chicken tacos and homemade refried beans tonight.. had my bestie and her family over. Great evening. How are you?
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:41 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: Zombie Aaron Burr at June 03, 2012 06:42 PM (HdGBx)
Posted by: Jimbo at June 03, 2012 06:42 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:42 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:43 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 06:43 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:44 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 06:44 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 10:39 PM (uB19f)
That's a good bet, I think. Milla is hot but this whole thing with women action heroes is so ridiculous. It's beyond pitiful. They hit from the women's tees but drive the ball 450 yards ...
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 06:45 PM (X3lox)
Damn, about 40% of the people I know couldn`t read that, 20% that read it would not be able to answer a question on what they had read. Forget the speed.
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 06:45 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:45 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 06:45 PM (sbimF)
Eye candy and bling suck a lot of electrons. If you just want "a phone" to like just talk on, a low end $20 Go Phone from Walmart is a better deal.
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 06:46 PM (LLJTF)
When I give up soda, I stick to seltzer water and homemade vanilla syrup. Much better.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 06:46 PM (tGh6R)
God, I can't remember when I read this or I'd link it.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:46 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 10:39 PM (uB19f)
What is the last movie she was in that he didn't direct? The Fifth Element? Maybe that shitastic UltraViolet?
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 06:46 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:46 PM (UljOc)
Posted by: kbdabear at June 03, 2012 10:11 PM
And they're all my best friends!
Posted by: Meghan McCain at June 03, 2012 06:47 PM (Y+DPZ)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 06:47 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:48 PM (RZ8pf)
****
TOTALLY NSFW
http://bit.ly/4zlcif
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 06:48 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: DC in Towson, bleeding heart piece of shit at June 03, 2012 06:48 PM (I/cLr)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 06:49 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:49 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 10:46 PM (UljOc)
And suddenly, The Chicken has gone to ground...coincidence? I think not.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:50 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at June 03, 2012 06:50 PM (C8mVl)
Foxes are cute. Disney taught me that.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:51 PM (RZ8pf)
The plots I learned about in high school english waaaaaay back when were:
--------------------
Never mind. In fact, there are only TWO plots:
1 - a man takes a trip
2 - a stranger comes to town
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 06:51 PM (IZy5Q)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 06:52 PM (YBOsT)
The second time it gave you Alice in Wonderland?
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:53 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at June 03, 2012 10:50 PM (C8mVl)
If the damned HTML worked, FIFY.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:53 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (RZ8pf)
Disney didn't say anything about rabies, though.
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 06:53 PM (708Gm)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 06:53 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: jewells45 at June 03, 2012 06:53 PM (UljOc)
Soap, my italian sodas have dairy in them, therefore exempt baby!
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: no good deed at June 03, 2012 10:50 PM (mjR67)
Man, that movie was a piece of shit.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (RZ8pf)
"I'm a Hound dog Arr-roo-roo-roo" http://tinyurl.com/2q5g9t
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: DC in Towson, bleeding heart piece of shit at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (I/cLr)
There have been studies both ways. I suspect that most 'bisexual' men are bullshitting and are in fact homosexual.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (tGh6R)
2 - a stranger comes to town
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (IZy5Q)
Sorry, any list that doesn't have boy meets girl is incomplete.
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 06:54 PM (708Gm)
Posted by: Rad Simon at June 03, 2012 06:55 PM (Ni+Ei)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (RZ8pf)
The "Robin Hood" with the Stevie Wonder song? I have no idea how that is still lodged in my brain after probably 25 years, but that's what popped right to the front.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 06:55 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Zombie Aaron Burr at June 03, 2012 10:53 PM (HdGBx)
And man versus lace wigs.
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 06:55 PM (708Gm)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 06:55 PM (uB19f)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 06:56 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Soap MacTavish at June 03, 2012 10:50 PM (vbh31)
My only mistake was buying through Sprint. It's very slow in 3G. WiFi is good though but I only have that in the break room at work. I rarely spend any time in there.
Posted by: Bill R. at June 03, 2012 06:56 PM (QnRSM)
Posted by: joncelli at June 03, 2012 10:53 PM (708Gm)
Old Yeller.
*sniff*
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 06:57 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: DC in Towson, bleeding heart piece of shit at June 03, 2012 10:54 PM (I/cLr)
People are such fucking assholes. I'd have held him down for you.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 06:57 PM (F79HU)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 07:00 PM (sbimF)
Old Yeller is a banned book in our house.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:00 PM (RZ8pf)
Boy meets girl. Girl hates boy. yada, yada, yada.
Posted by: Jimbo at June 03, 2012 07:00 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:03 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:04 PM (1+XRG)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 11:00 PM (RZ8pf)
Probably so is Where the Red Fern Grows. But not Shiloh right?
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:05 PM (GULKT)
When I saw it as a kid, I cried a river...yeller looked a lot like our family golden retriever (to my 6 or 7 year old mind), but the lesson stuck as well. "Where the Red Fern Grows" was similar, when I had to read it for school. There's knowledge in misery, I guess. That said, I'll never watch the former or read the latter again, and I'm not going near "Marley and Me".
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 07:06 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 07:07 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: King Barky The Magnamiminus at June 03, 2012 07:07 PM (X3lox)
That's not a crying film.
THIS is a crying film: http://bit.ly/JFESEC
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 11:03 PM (piMMO)
That is not on the list of 9 movies that make men cry 
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:07 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:08 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 07:09 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:10 PM (1+XRG)
To make matters worse, they stopped, put the pieces of the mirror on my buddy's lawn, and drove away without leaving a note.
I wish I would've caught the little fucker doing it. Posted by: DC in Towson, bleeding heart piece of shit at June 03, 2012 10:54 PM
Since you have to get a police report for the insurance adjuster anyway, get if fast and maybe they can find the offender before he takes his car to a quick fix bodyshop
Posted by: kbdabear at June 03, 2012 07:11 PM (Y+DPZ)
I've seen it being purchased a couple of times but never mustered the courage to ask if they liked the dog it was intended for.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 07:11 PM (kcfmt)
The future belongs to three man scout/sniper teams with laser rangefinders and comm equipment to call down SRBMS and air power.
Posted by: Ace's liver
--------------------
I have a fantasy.
A couple of big, blammy bombs on Bashar Assad's homes and hideouts. Then Secretary of State Bolton comes on t.v. with a message for the Syrians. Big cheery smile and a wave: "Good luck with your country!" Cut to black.
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 07:11 PM (IZy5Q)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at June 03, 2012 07:11 PM (nUY/O)
The lawyers, on the other hand, are raking it in.
http://aol.it/LOtw5p
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:11 PM (piMMO)
well other sad books aren't banned, just that particular one, I guess I just find the whole story breaks my heart. I couldn't go through it with my dog loving son. He knows the plot, he agreed he didn't want to read it right now.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:12 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 03, 2012 07:12 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Cicero at June 03, 2012 07:12 PM (qhHI4)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 11:08 PM (DGIjM)
The dog in the commercials looked just like the one I grew up with, from birth until 12 years old or so. I knew what would happen if I watched it, so I have avoided it since.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 07:12 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: teej at June 03, 2012 07:13 PM (sbimF)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:13 PM (1+XRG)
Never buy a dog a squeaky toy. If they don't gut it and eat the squeaker, they are guaranteed to drive you flipping nuts at all hours of the night playing with it. My wife hasn't learned this yet.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 07:14 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 03, 2012 07:14 PM (2h5rz)
Posted by: the new, improved arhooley -- now with 10% more cynicism! at June 03, 2012 07:14 PM (IZy5Q)
http://tinyurl.com/89ang84
****
That list is the sux.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:14 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:14 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 03, 2012 07:15 PM (igSy1)
The future belongs to three man scout/sniper teams with laser rangefinders and comm equipment to call down SRBMS and air power.
That's a load of crap. If you can't control territory, then you can't project force. If you can't project force, then you do not have military capability. Air power and ballistic missiles have too many limitations to ever gain dominance on the battlefield. Furthermore, there are plenty of situations where they simply do not work.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 07:15 PM (tGh6R)
buzzion, the boy read Shiloh earlier this year.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:15 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: MySpace at June 03, 2012 07:16 PM (dizKt)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 07:16 PM (sqzvk)
Use boneless, skinless thighs.
Have you ever seen boneless, skinless chicken farm? Oh, the humanity - or the chickenity, I guess. Poor little things. Ya gotta water 'em and keep 'em outta the sun or they go bad.
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 07:17 PM (7yvLv)
Never buy a dog a squeaky toy. If they don't gut it and eat the squeaker, they are guaranteed to drive you flipping nuts at all hours of the night playing with it. My wife hasn't learned this yet.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 11:14 PM (SAMxH)
My dog relishes in the opportunity to destroy any stuffed toy I get him even faster than the last one. Even if they are supposed to be the more durable style, he will disembowlel them of their fluffy stuff.
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:17 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 11:14 PM (piMMO)
Well it is intended to be mostly humorous. Can't deny Old Yeller and the Iron Giant though.
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:18 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 07:18 PM (YBOsT)
I was catching up on the last few episodes of Revenge the other night and the one with the dog just about did me in. I was bawling so much I thought I would throw up. I didn't even watch the whole thing, I fast forwarded past most of it. My dog didn't appreciate the smothering hugs I inflicted on him after that.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:18 PM (RZ8pf)
Boots on the ground. Always has been and always will be necessary. Anything else is a sure loser.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 07:19 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 07:19 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 11:18 PM (GULKT)
Nor Brian's Song.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 07:19 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at June 03, 2012 07:20 PM (dizKt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:20 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 07:22 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:22 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: L Rob in OK at June 03, 2012 07:22 PM (7yvLv)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 07:22 PM (uB19f)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 11:21 PM (piMMO)
That made me cry for buying a ticket.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 07:22 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (YBOsT)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (1zwZo)
The bones are where the meat gets great flavor.
Posted by: Jimbo at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (O3R/2)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (RZ8pf)
On the national level, our global communications network is extremely vulnerable, especially to a national opponent willing to operate blindly if it means blinding us.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:23 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 03, 2012 07:24 PM (2h5rz)
Posted by: Blacksheep at June 03, 2012 07:24 PM (YBOsT)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 07:24 PM (1zwZo)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:24 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Achmed the Sheepmonger at June 03, 2012 07:24 PM (IoNBC)
I love that they called it "Beaches" for men. I cried watching "The Natural" too.
Posted by: no good deed at June 03, 2012 07:25 PM (mjR67)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:25 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:25 PM (1+XRG)
Didn't get into the first two episodes. Either I closed the Netflix window too soon, or the show was still finding its proper space during those formative eposides. But the third one was amazing, and I happened to be on a flight from Asia that showed a couple from the second season, and wow! The guy who plays Holmes is superb; his voice is like Alan Rickman, but more so, and his face and demeanor is exactly what a modern Sherlock Holmes should be -- and the writing! Is there some British Whedonesque person I should be paying attention to here? Because someone behind this show really knows what they're doing, and it would be interesting to know his name.
Posted by: Splunge at June 03, 2012 07:25 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 03, 2012 07:26 PM (2h5rz)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 07:26 PM (1zwZo)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:26 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Tim Donaghy at June 03, 2012 07:27 PM (2h5rz)
Did any of you read the article in the Mail about how there was a pulse emitting from earth in response to the solar flare in May? And that scientists are busy trying to track down why it happened?
I blame SyFy channel.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:27 PM (RZ8pf)
The destructive powers of the six-month-old little dog in our house amazes me. We had Great Danes when I was a little kid, so anything under 80 pounds seems little to me. Ladd is actually pretty good sized for a Border Collie. But having to watch him like a hawk when he isn't in his pen is getting kind of old.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 07:28 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Barky "Red" Obumbles at June 03, 2012 11:19 PM (vbh31)
Be sure to make sure that dog is full grown up before the butcher make meat. The hairs can make dog look big when it small and then run short of meat for the feeding of family friends and guest. Make sure to boil the grasses long time and not add leather of shoes until completed the boiling for best result. Leather should best soaked for time until before using. If party member use ration salt for make best result.
Posted by: Nork with internet access at June 03, 2012 07:28 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:28 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:29 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:29 PM (1+XRG)
Posted by: ref's doing the Celtics' game at June 03, 2012 07:29 PM (jUark)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 07:30 PM (1+XRG)
Beats me why she gets so many lead roles. I can see her as a villain's underling/mistress but she can barely muster a facial expression, never mind carry a movie.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 07:32 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:32 PM (RZ8pf)
*****
My daughter and I were in the car, heading that way yesterday when I got fed up with the attitude and turned around and came home.
I really want to see it.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:32 PM (piMMO)
My hands have been too big for the Walthers I've tried, which do not include the PPS. Possibly not an issue for the PPS and Mrs. C, but make darned sure that the dreaded slide-closing-on-some-of-the-skin-of-your-hand issue (or, worse, the slide not being able to go back properly because the hand skin is in the way issue) is not a problem for the hand that will hold it.
Posted by: Splunge at June 03, 2012 07:32 PM (2IW5Q)
the sun pinged the earth, like sonar
earth reflected it back
Posted by: Jones in CO at June 03, 2012 07:33 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:33 PM (9TTOe)
No you can't. We've learned that the hard way in Afghanistan. We can kill bad guys, but the minute we leave they come back. Meanwhile, you never have enough assets to support the guys on the ground, so not everyone is carrying 2000 pound bombs. My brigade never had the manpower to do more than control the main roads. If we went 500m off the main highway, we were black on ammo from fighting.
The US army is still structured to fight the big one during the cold war - if we ever have to fight an enemy with technology on par with our own we're going to be on the receiving end of the painful lessons we've been teaching other people.
The idea that we're still structured to fight the Soviets is bullshit. We haven't been that way for a while thanks to Iraq and Afghanistan. And yes, we'll be on the receiving end of a painful lesson, which is why we need a larger military capable to handling the situation rather than a small one that suddenly discovers all it's neat toys aren't worth shit and that numbers still count for something.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 07:35 PM (tGh6R)
Yep, used to be very good, been `bout 30 yrs. Gator Tail, Frog Legs, Cooter, Seafood and Steak. Pretty damn good. It`s out of Cross Creek between Lake Lochloosa and Lake Orange.
For the perverts here, cooter is softshell turtle. 
(most times)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 07:36 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: no good deed at June 03, 2012 11:32 PM (mjR67)
That had to be an eyeopener for that unemotive dead eyed albino. After spending so many movies around an effeminate dirty sparkly scuzz and a pretty boy that spends more time doing crunches than checking our women, her co star is someone that actually looks like a real man.
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:36 PM (GULKT)
That's interesting. I've never watched Dr. Who, possibly because I never got any handle on what sort of thing it is, so could not find a reason to explore it. Perhaps I've missed out on some major talent there.
Posted by: Splunge at June 03, 2012 07:37 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:37 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:38 PM (DGIjM)
600 ship Navy and a 15 division active Army.
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 07:39 PM (tGh6R)
I only read 367 words per minute, I am bummed
it must be the phonics thing, like Mindy pointed out above
when I read it is like I am speaking the words in my head, so I can only read at the same rate as I can speak
Posted by: chemjeff at June 03, 2012 07:39 PM (Wb1zd)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:39 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Exra's Equal at June 03, 2012 07:39 PM (2h5rz)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at June 03, 2012 07:39 PM (nUY/O)
And now here's the ultimate question for the night. Why have clips from South Park's "A History Channel Thanksgiving" not been included in the Elizabeth Warren posts? http://tinyurl.com/6rewb9t
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 07:40 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Alex at June 03, 2012 07:40 PM (tGh6R)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 03, 2012 07:40 PM (aEwHy)
Posted by: Larry Flynt at June 03, 2012 07:42 PM (2h5rz)
The potential fracturing of the EU makes what you say even more true. A broken Europe will present opportunities to the Russians that did not exist previously. I doubt they'd roll out the armor and go into conquest mode, but were that to happen, we'd be providing the manpower and footing the bill to stop it.
Personally, I think if the Russians did decide to go more aggressive than they are now, they'd continue their actions in Georgia, take Azerbaijan, retake Kazakhstan, and really lust after the Ukraine first prior to Poland, etc. That said, if I can spitball it while I type, somebody over there has already planned the action.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 07:43 PM (lJJMb)
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at June 03, 2012 07:43 PM (SAMxH)
*****
Good luck with your book.
What is the premise?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:43 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 03, 2012 07:44 PM (aEwHy)
Posted by: Ezra's Equal at June 03, 2012 07:45 PM (2h5rz)
okay gonna try to go to bed
sorry I can't stay longer
good luck on your novel, Old Sailor's Poet, hope you sell a million copies
hope your arm gets well, Alex
hope everyone is okay
good night
Posted by: chemjeff at June 03, 2012 07:45 PM (Wb1zd)
http://tinyurl.com/87hbeto
***
That's a blast from the past!
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 07:46 PM (piMMO)
Meh. I'd be more than happy to let the Russians have the crybaby Eurotrash. They deserve each other. It's not as if the Euros are of any positive value to civilization as they are. Frankly, the Euroscum have been nothing but a menace and a drain on civilization for quite some time. Let the Russkies be saddled with their pathetic, whining asses.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 07:47 PM (X3lox)
Splunge, Doctor Who can be pretty variable. And people's opinions on which Doctor is best can be vitriolic. For example, I cannot stand Matt Smith, the new doctor, but others think he is fine. I think that the writers, producers, and to a certain extent the crew tends to put some of their political and sexual agenda in the newer episodes of Doctor Who. I think the same thing is reflected in the Sherlock episodes too.
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at June 03, 2012 07:47 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 03, 2012 07:48 PM (aEwHy)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:49 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 07:51 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:52 PM (DGIjM)
I'd be right there with you, but NATO is still around, and the USA is holding the bag on that mess. How we accepted a European Union with negligible defense capabilities as a reality in world politics is something I can't make sense of.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 07:53 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:53 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 07:54 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 07:54 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at June 03, 2012 07:56 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:56 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 07:56 PM (4qU0l)
I really wish people would get it through their heads: 100% means a hundred out of a hundred. You CANT have any number over 100%.
Posted by: Picky at June 03, 2012 07:56 PM (h1f+g)
Heh, Leon Penetta Visits Vietnam. Why did you wait so long bro, you could have visited in 1970 and 71 like I did. We had room!
http://tinyurl.com/7c2ljuj
Posted by: robtr at June 03, 2012 07:57 PM (MtwBb)
A broken Europe will present opportunities to the Russians that did not
exist previously. I doubt they'd roll out the armor and go into
conquest mode, but were that to happen, we'd be providing the manpower
and footing the bill to stop it.
Given the apparent impending financial collapse of Europe, coupled with the social "issues", the Russians may decide that rolling into Europe would be like lending real gold bars to Greece .... some other time.
Posted by: Arbalest at June 03, 2012 07:58 PM (GiwyE)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 07:59 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 11:53 PM (lJJMb)
NATO has outlived its usefulness. We have France back in and Turkey on the way out. I can't see what is left to it.
You're right. We really chewed the pooch on allowing that EU crap - which we knew we would end up footing the bill for (as always). But, that was mostly due to Bush Sr. who was one of the biggest idiots ever to inhabit the White House and, contrary to the talk about him, didn't know jackshit about foreign affairs (though he seems almost saintly in comparison to what we have, now). The EMU and all the pan-European stuff was first and foremost an attack on American hegemony (even though Europe was a suicidal basket-case without the US in control).
Europe has to be let go, though. They are a drowning man that will take anyone down who is dumb enough to get near or try to save them.
Americans (not dems, but actual Americans who love America) have very few true allies in the world. Very, very few.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 07:59 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 03, 2012 07:59 PM (r4wIV)
That technique sure comes in handy, don't it?
Posted by: Bill Ayers... er I mean Barack Obama at June 03, 2012 08:00 PM (jUark)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 08:01 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: fat woman at Gary's shoe store at June 03, 2012 08:01 PM (nrW1y)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 08:03 PM (1zwZo)
My only complaint? They refer to homosexuality at least 3 times an episode, especially the first. It was ridiculous, the first one kept bringing it up over and over. I think someone involved is a flaming homo and can't work out how two guys can be good friends and not want to play hide the sausage.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 03, 2012 08:04 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 11:59 PM (X3lox)
Not to mention the explicit "having cake and eating too" involved. Either each of our states should have a vote at the UN, or the EU should have just one.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 03, 2012 08:05 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 11:56 PM (4qU0l)
You made my point better than I did. I guess I'm wondering what will happen between nations as the EU crumbles and easy spoils are available to ambitious states. I don't suspect that any kind of war will break out, but the prospect can't be ignored. Germany certainly won't go into an expansionist mode - the national character has changed greatly since their last attempt at that, but the Russians certainly might find it tempting, and Putin has proven himself to be an unrepentant cold-warrior. I don't expect anything to break out in NATO countries, but those in the EU that are on the periphery should be nervous at this point, seeing as how their potential defenders are bankrupt and / or unwilling to defend them. As I mentioned earlier, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the Ukraine should be worried if regional hostility breaks out, since none of the NATO countries save the USA have the ability or national will to do anything about it. I can't imagine they're feeling too great about the state of things in Poland, either.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 08:06 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:04 AM (r4wIV)
Isn't it the producer from Doctor Who? He really went to town with Torchwood. Even though I think the actor actually is gay the character of Jack was supposed to be bisexual, and it seems like after a few episodes they dropped the pretense and made him full on homo.
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 08:07 PM (GULKT)
My only complaint? They refer to homosexuality at least 3 times an episode, especially the first. It was ridiculous, the first one kept bringing it up over and over. I think someone involved is a flaming homo and can't work out how two guys can be good friends and not want to play hide the sausage.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:04 AM (r4wIV)
We just ordered it off Amazon.co.uk when it came out on DVD. Same as we did for The IT Crowd.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 03, 2012 08:07 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:04 AM (r4wIV)
they aired last month on PBS. You can buy them on Amazon if you want for $7 an episode
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 08:07 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 08:08 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: buzzion at June 04, 2012 12:07 AM (GULKT)
yeah, Barrowman is full blown flaming
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 08:09 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: andycanuck at June 03, 2012 08:09 PM (nrW1y)
Fierce Fighters in the Obama Administration David Axelrod and Eric Holder had to be Seperated by.....................Valerie Jarret???
Fucking hipsters.
http://tinyurl.com/7wkmv6o
Posted by: robtr at June 03, 2012 08:11 PM (MtwBb)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 04, 2012 12:05 AM (kaalw)
It's a political union ... it's not a political union ... it's not a tax ... it's definitely a tax ...
The way the EU was born and then shoved its way through the Euro nations was one of the worst things I had ever seen (though far outdone, now, by our Indonesian Imbecile and the insanity that is happening here). I remember when they tried to sell the Euro, assuring everyone that it was purely monetary and would have no impact on soveriegnty - as if that were even possible in the most fevered leftist minds. Then, the grand ratification of the Constitution ... "Did we call it a Constitution? We meant a treaty, so you don't get to vote, assholes." And now they're actually trying to sell political union as the only answer to their intense stupidity that got them into this corner (that anyone with a brain saw coming years and years ago).
The insanity of the last couple of decades has been something I never would have imagined. But, I got a nice lesson in how the Nazis arose in full view, which I used to find a bit perplexing when I was a kid.
As to the UN, I'm still mega-pissed that we're still in it. It's the most ridiculous, unnatural, insane institution ever imagined. An empowered, peerless, competitionless entity. WTFFFF? And we're STILL in it. It is crazy. The UN is something that only teenage girls would imagine should exist.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 08:13 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: tcn at June 03, 2012 08:13 PM (WhSRj)
I really wish people would get it through their heads: 100% means a hundred out of a hundred. You CANT have any number over 100%.
Politicians and bureaucrats use this fallacy to consistantly fool alot of the people all the time. % are only good when they`re used as less than 100%.
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 08:14 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 08:14 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 08:14 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 03, 2012 08:14 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at June 03, 2012 08:15 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:14 AM (r4wIV)
eh, more about how badly the season 2 finale was by killing important secondary characters and never able to fill their hole
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 08:16 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 08:16 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 08:18 PM (1+XRG)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:14 AM (r4wIV)
Never watched Torchwood, but Hollywood and cable series are nothing these days but gay characters, female enforcers and black scientists.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 08:20 PM (X3lox)
****
Except that humans have grown progressively taller over time. Proportionally, the ass would grow larger as well.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 03, 2012 08:21 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 04, 2012 12:21 AM (piMMO)
Sir Mix-a-Lot most happy about this.
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 08:22 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at June 03, 2012 08:24 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: buzzion at June 03, 2012 08:24 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 03, 2012 08:25 PM (1+XRG)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 08:25 PM (1zwZo)
The hits just keep on coming as Tokyo hits 28 year low:
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 04, 2012 12:22 AM (piMMO)
Drudge is wrong. The Nikkei is not at a 28 year low. In fact, it was much lower after the credit crisis just a few years ago.
It WILL get back down there (around 6500, IIRC) but right now it's at 8200. It is true that it was 8200 28 years ago (or something close) but this isn't a "low" ... yet.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 08:25 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:14 AM (r4wIV)
Yea, the last season of it was on Starz or Showtime here, and had some rather explicit gay sex scenes on it. Almost hardcore pron.
Posted by: MrCaniac at June 03, 2012 08:25 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 08:26 PM (sqzvk)
Well I'm apparently not alone in being sick of the heroic homosexual figure in every TV show, book, movie, and radio show put out in the last 15 years. When was the last gay bad guy in movies? Crying Game? People talk about "Magic Negro" in movies, good lord. The homosexual characters are the wisest, funniest, smartest, coolest, richest, best looking, in the best shape, always have the right opinion, and are the best dressed. They can do no wrong.
Talk about blatantly overboard propaganda.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 03, 2012 08:30 PM (r4wIV)
My mistake, it only got down to around 7500 after the credit crisis. But it had been close to that in 2003, too.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 08:30 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 04, 2012 12:18 AM (1+XRG)
And the bigger philisophical question is 'what is America's Army for?'
I REALLY HATE the new Army slogan, 'a force for good'. Its NOT. Its supposed to be there to do hateful nasty things to people who attack us... because trying to 'fix' the world is just bankrupting us, and getting our Men Killed.
IMO the Army should be used to go and 'spank' those who attack us... NOT defend the entire world (who then will not pay for their own defense), nor try to remake 1000s of years of failed countries work.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 03, 2012 08:32 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: LASue at June 03, 2012 08:32 PM (wAhNv)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 03, 2012 08:32 PM (uB19f)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 04, 2012 12:30 AM (r4wIV)
I think a lot of people are getting sick of it, especially as the leftists take what they see on the screens and try to shove it down our throats in reality - which is when things really get dangerous, in addition to downright boring and stupid on the screen.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 08:32 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: My Sharia Moor at June 03, 2012 08:34 PM (PET8M)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 03, 2012 08:35 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at June 04, 2012 12:32 AM (uB19f)
Its interesting that because of the ways the US law is written, if WE get hit by this virus, its NOT against the law...
Its only against the law when Government computers get hit by virus's... so 'if' this is a Presidential approved virus, it is by definition a program... and so even though they are getting access to every bit of info we have, its NOT against the law.
And State anti V laws, will be trumped by the Supremacy clause....
So.... we're pretty much screwed...
And isn't it interesting that it was Kepersky... a RUSSIAN anti virus company, that found this thing?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 03, 2012 08:37 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at June 03, 2012 08:41 PM (1zwZo)
The point I was making, Einstein, is that it's easy to read quickly, but reading and remembering all of what was read is potentially a much slower and more involving process. The test is simply labeled as, "How Fast Can You Read?"
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at June 03, 2012 08:44 PM (4s7w4)
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys, they`re ridin shetland ponies) at June 03, 2012 08:52 PM (sqzvk)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at June 03, 2012 08:52 PM (MMM7r)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 03, 2012 08:53 PM (aEwHy)
-Cruise as Chris (of course). The technology perfected in enlarging Gimli and the hobbits in LOTR will be trotted out again.
-Matt DAAAMON! as Vin
-Kathy Griffen, totally nude underneath the old serape worn by Raquel Welch in Hannie Calder
-Rosie O'Donnell (as Griffen's wise crackin' horse)
-Woody Harrelson as the evil American businessman replacing the Eli Wallach character
-Ashton Kutcher
-Piddy as the obligatory black gun slinger
-Jackie Chan
-Owen Wilson
Should be interesting, since Rosie O is the only one in the bunch with fully dropped testicles.
(Actually Jackie Chan is pretty cool, but I couldn't put Owen Wilson in a Western without having Jackie there.)
Posted by: Once & Future Warthog at June 03, 2012 08:55 PM (BJAj9)
Posted by: zeera at June 03, 2012 08:57 PM (XtxRN)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 09:00 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 09:04 PM (4qU0l)
--------
And can be seen over at pbs.org. Look for it in the Videos tab.
Posted by: Anachronda at June 03, 2012 09:07 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: DaveA at June 03, 2012 09:08 PM (NqmTy)
lets' see here... Agree.. too much of the Ghey forced into every story AND they're positive characters, never chubby or shitheads..
Laser grips... yes. I have a couple, but my AR is set up with a sling and iron sights too.. but I'm a vet from the 80s' when that's all we had.
I liked the first season of BBC Sherlock and Holmes and am glad to hear they've veered away from the gay stuff. I'll wait to see if Amazon drops the price.
Cooters!
Mag Seven... one of my fav movies and holds up well. I've seen it over 10 times and recently sprung for the blu ray. It's a good anti-pacifist , anti-gun-grabber movie... TOTALLY inappropriate for Hollywood to make, so a remake will be interesting. If they were topical, they'd take it modern and take it to the middle east.. Villagers forced to pay off tribe of al-qaeda Xpat Marines/Army in area doing post service work come together to protect village. Naaa... never work.
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 09:10 PM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 09:11 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Robert_f250@yahoo.com at June 03, 2012 09:13 PM (4ixH5)
I could have sworn I've had the requisite amount of coffee required to function.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:14 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 09:16 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 09:19 PM (Mrdk1)
So you can blend in with the hipster crowd and score some strange moonbat poon? Other than that, I got nothing.
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 09:20 PM (ripmr)
Good news everyone the Spanish stock market is in the plus side.
The bad news is the rest of the major world stock markets and US futures are in the minus side.
Bonus, Japanese market is at a 28 year low.
Oh dear me.
Posted by: Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth at June 03, 2012 09:22 PM (WmCLt)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 09:23 PM (4qU0l)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 04, 2012 01:20 AM (ripmr)
less shit to carry around, good apps to supplement your sunday drive
Posted by: The Dude at June 03, 2012 09:24 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Rocket Surgery at June 03, 2012 09:25 PM (4qU0l)
Yea, but only Obama could have made the "gutsy call" to release it before it was thoroughly tested and ready and have it blow up in our faces and attack the whole planet.
"You arrogant ass. YouÂ’ve killed us!" - line from The Hunt for Red October
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 09:26 PM (ripmr)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 03, 2012 09:27 PM (aEwHy)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 04, 2012 01:19 AM (Mrdk1)
Federal Gov and Fed Reserve bank has created a situation where we have High Inflation (over 8% but won't admit it), and Low to NO interest rates...
Making saving stupid... as inflation is greater than you can get in simple interest.... forcing everyone into the Stock Market to try to keep up with inflation... creating an artificialy high stock market.
Bubble just burst... just like the artificial Government induced housing bubble...
Worst off? The elderly who have to live off their investments... and have very fixed incomes....
Winner? The Federal Governments Debt, and those in debt, as the dollar declines in value due to 'quantitative easing" (which is printing money).
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 03, 2012 09:28 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 09:31 PM (ripmr)
Killing hundreds of Mexicans through Fast and Furious = Not me
Stuxnet = Me
8+% (more like 11%) unemployment in this Depression = Not me
Posted by: Obama at June 03, 2012 09:33 PM (jUark)
There is a big change that happens when you have certain functionality in an item you ALWAYS have with you. My previous cameras got little use because I was never the sort to carry a camera if I didn't have a specific intent to use it. And once upon a time having e-mail on the go wasn't very important.
Now, I'd feel crippled without email send/receive in my pocket (especially since my work sends me different places constantly) and I've taken more pictures in the last few years than in my whole life before getting a Blackberry, then a Galaxy SII a few months ago. The Samsung has a pretty good camera in it but it could be bested for a low cost. The one huge advantage it has is that it is always close at hand.
I'm waiting for the day when I can have a 3D camera pair built unnoticeably into my glasses with enough battery and storage to record my entire day, leaving me to decided later if any of it merits saving.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 09:33 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:34 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: John Galt's Bile Duct at June 03, 2012 09:37 PM (+/VIS)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 09:37 PM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: epobirs at June 04, 2012 01:33 AM (kcfmt)
That awkward moment when millions of hot chicks with big tits realize all the men going down on them never take off their glasses.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:38 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 04, 2012 01:31 AM (ripmr)
Well.... the King of France once outlawed the Knight Templers to get out of debt. Tried to Seize all their wealth and put them on trial for Heresy...
Gotta give him some credit for a novel solution to HIS debt crises...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 03, 2012 09:38 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:41 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 04, 2012 01:37 AM (Mrdk1)
Concur, real estate is about to take another hit, because once the market tanks Credit will be very hard to get.... and all those underwater and not yet foreclosed upon properties that are still out there, will HAVE to go on the market...
They've been trying to slowly let those onto the market, and unravel the problem, without actualy solving any of the base causes of the problem...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 03, 2012 09:41 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 09:45 PM (Mrdk1)
Because if they fessed up, and did honest accounting, the truth would be that most major banks are in fact insolvent.
Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 03, 2012 09:46 PM (ripmr)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 09:47 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 09:48 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:49 PM (4ixH5)
Naw, you just find the right place in the room to position them. If they have to lie upside down it's no big deal to flip the video later.
I'm reminded of G'Kar's prosthetic eye that he could use remotely...
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 09:52 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 09:52 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: epobirs at June 04, 2012 01:52 AM (kcfmt)
It's not as fun to look at at a distance. I need obscene close-ups.
Posted by: Robert is ready for his close-up at June 03, 2012 09:55 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 09:56 PM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: Poetry Intern at June 04, 2012 01:55 AM (QWOh7)
Your mother is green!
Posted by: Robert getting all unnecessarily aggro at June 03, 2012 09:56 PM (4ixH5)
Worse, it would point to specific policy failures that made the disaster possible in the first place.
Also the guaranteed failure of the cargo cult mentality that caused the inverted economics in the first place. "High home ownership is an indicator of a strong economy, so boosting home ownership will boost the economy!"
No guys. That is magical thinking. High home ownership is an effect, not a cause.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 09:56 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: eman at June 04, 2012 01:52 AM (6KkLK)
I was kind of surprised the first time I learned Sam and Jan were both supposed to be ethnic. Thankfully his art skills have gotten better. At least Sam looks kinda Jappy these days. Plus the tits look a lott tit-lier.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 09:58 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 09:59 PM (6KkLK)
What, you never used a zoom lens before?
Unless you're in the habit of dating women several times your size and inserting your whole head in there, presumably with some means of breathing, you're going to want the camera to be somewhere else. Not to mention, even if you found a woman with a positive outlook on getting some literal head, the glasses would probably be a deal breaker, unless they were like close fitting goggles.
I imagine . Crumb addressed this issue at some point. He seemed to draw a lot of couples where the woman was a giantess compared to the man.
Posted by: epobirs at June 03, 2012 10:01 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 03, 2012 10:02 PM (Mrdk1)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 10:02 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: epobirs at June 04, 2012 02:01 AM (kcfmt)
Well if there's a willing volunteer I'm up for anything.
Think a snorkel will suffice?
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:04 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: eman at June 04, 2012 02:02 AM (6KkLK)
Hey, man, I'm trying my best to lose weight!
Wait...forget I said that.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:06 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 10:10 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: eman at June 03, 2012 10:15 PM (6KkLK)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:19 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:20 PM (lkdo/)
Not a good sign.
Posted by: eman at June 04, 2012 02:15 AM (6KkLK)
Nope, hairy enough for an eye talian to enjoy.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:20 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 04, 2012 02:20 AM (lkdo/)
Always have a dental dam handy.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:21 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:22 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:24 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:25 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Yip in Texas at June 04, 2012 01:19 AM (Mrdk1)
Not too many. Those memories have been wiped from the public consciousness. You probably can't find 5 people who know that the prime rate was 21% back then. In fact, those memories are so long gone that that definition of the "prime rate" was back when EVERYONE was basically sub-prime (as the only ones who got the prime rate were the absolute AAA best risks who had enough collateral to not even be a risk. Nowadays, when people say "sub-prime loans" they are talking about "shit loans", instead of being the loans for most normal people, as they always were.
Even worse, while we have historically low rates, the national debt is still concentrated in the shortest terms ever, meaning that the feral government is more sensitive to rising rates than it has ever been. Normally, when 30 year rates are this ridiculously low the national debt should be financed with long-term bonds, locking in good rates ... but we can't do that because the only one actually buying long term feral paper is the Fed!
It's even worse than you imagine and the pain that we are going to have to go through is like nothing America has ever experienced, including the Great Depression. We are in the eye of the worst monetary storm this nation has ever seen.
Sadly, defaulting on debt doesn't even fix things, since default (or devaluation) only works if we are not still running deficits. Of course, this little tidbit of common sense is never discussed, not even in the pathetic situation that Europe has happily thrown itself into.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 10:30 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:32 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:34 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:36 PM (4ixH5)
It's not the photographer's fault, Bigfoot is blurry.
A large out of focus monster is out there roaming the countryside.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 10:38 PM (4ixH5)
How often has the worst case scenario actually happened in your life?
Posted by: Lampshade at June 04, 2012 02:34 AM (lkdo/)
More than a few times ... but I'm not talking about a worst case scenario. I'm talking about the historical record from no longer than 35 years ago. I'm talking about the facts of the situation now. Having the national debt be concentrated in the shorter term means that we need to turn over huge amounts of debt at high frequency. When interest rates rise - not even to historical levels but to normal levels - that will be death.
We have a 30 year bond at 2.5%. Do you understand how fucked up that is? The 10 year is at 1.5% (and our national debt is at far shorter terms than that). At those low rates, there's no reason to keep money in a bank, which makes bank runs much more likely (especially as no one with a brain can have any faith in the security of money in a bank).
The worst case scenario involves lots of chaos and violence. I'm just talking about the middling likelihood of disintegration or splitting, though extreme pain to the populace is guaranteed in any case.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 10:41 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:50 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 04, 2012 02:50 AM (lkdo/)
Huh? If that's all you have to say why did you even bother? Worry about your own sanity.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 10:51 PM (X3lox)
1. People don't swap freely unless both think they're getting something better than they're giving up. Thus, free trade make both parties happier and more prosperous.
2. Coercion (force) will frequently lead to exchanges which are not mutually beneficial (i.e. -- muggers don't generally leave their "customers" as satisfied as prostitutes).
3. Governments have a monopoly on the lawful use of force.
From there, it can be easily shown that prosperity is maximized when government interference with trade is minimized.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 03, 2012 11:01 PM (kaalw)
How are things up yonder?
Fuzzy at all?
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 02:52 AM (4ixH5)
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Things are yonderly. male pattern nonfuzzy.
put the outfeed table in final local today. *and there was great rejoicing* getting closer all the time.
Posted by: jc at June 03, 2012 11:01 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Obumbles at June 03, 2012 11:03 PM (4ixH5)
1. People don't swap freely unless both think they're getting something better than they're giving up. Thus, free trade make both parties happier and more prosperous.
2. Coercion (force) will frequently lead to exchanges which are not mutually beneficial (i.e. -- muggers don't generally leave their "customers" as satisfied as prostitutes).
3. Governments have a monopoly on the lawful use of force.
From there, it can be easily shown that prosperity is maximized when government interference with trade is minimized.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 04, 2012 03:01 AM (kaalw)
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*stolen by me for future use.*
Posted by: jc at June 03, 2012 11:04 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 03, 2012 11:06 PM (lkdo/)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 03, 2012 11:07 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Lampshade at June 04, 2012 03:06 AM (lkdo/)
Fuck off, retard.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 03, 2012 11:09 PM (X3lox)
Posted by: cthulhu at June 04, 2012 03:07 AM (kaalw)
I see, the fuzziness is residual MADNESS!
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:12 PM (4ixH5)
Er, yeah, that should have all been in one post.
derp.
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:13 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:16 PM (4ixH5)
Beer 4 Dolphins
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:36 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:37 PM (4ixH5)
Beer 4 Dolphins
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 03:36 AM (4ixH5)
Separately, yes -- together, no.
Posted by: cthulhu at June 03, 2012 11:46 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at June 03, 2012 11:54 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 12:05 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 12:12 AM (4ixH5)
This guy, he's like...some kind of...awesome song guy.
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 12:13 AM (4ixH5)
As an example, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prbn5h2glDM -- somehow, I find a particular affinity to the band "God Lives Underwater".....
Posted by: cthulhu at June 04, 2012 12:16 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at June 04, 2012 12:30 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: James Tomaschke at June 04, 2012 01:35 AM (wlEyX)
I always found it more useful to think about (average-sized) pages per hour, and to differentiate among different types of material: science fiction I read around 100 pages/hour, current events round 50, history around 40-50 and philosophy something like 5-10, maybe a bit faster if the argument is especially clear and I've thought about the issues before. Anyone who tells you he or she can read serious philosophy much faster than that, and have a clue about it, is deluded or lying.
Posted by: CatoRenasci at June 04, 2012 06:23 AM (OuXit)
As for the image of Nicole's wedding night, either one, anybody got video?
Maybe it is time for a remake of Magnificent Seven. Robert Vaughn is the only one of the original Seven still alive, didja know that? (Eli Wallach might still be alive, but he played the bandit leader.)
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