July 22, 2012
— Maetenloch
The Top 150 Conservative Websites - July 2012
As determined by their Alexa traffic rankings. Here are just the top 20.
| Rank | Alexa Ranking | Website |
| 1 | 188 | foxnews.com |
| 2 | 217 | wsj.com |
| 3 | 255 | telegraph.co.uk |
| 4 | 591 | dailycaller.com |
| 5 | 736 | townhall.com |
| 6 | 948 | nationalreview.com |
| 7 | 1063 | nypost.com |
| 8 | 1151 | freerepublic.com |
| 9 | 1342 | theblaze.com |
| 10 | 1491 | realclearpolitics.com |
| 11 | 1572 | military.com |
| 12 | 1759 | zerohedge.com |
| 13 | 1811 | breitbart.com |
| 14 | 2046 | reason.com |
| 15 | 2105 | rasmussenreports.com |
| 16 | 2576 | washingtontimes.com |
| 17 | 2962 | freebeacon.com |
| 18 | 3419 | michellemalkin.com |
| 19 | 3542 | hotair.com |
| 20 | 3935 | westernjournalism.com |
And AoSHQ (and the other mu.nu ilk) aren't too far down either:
| Rank | Alexa Ranking | Website |
| 37 | 14244 | twitchy.com |
| 38 | 14437 | mrc.org |
| 39 | 15443 | mises.org |
| 40 | 15618 | ace.mu.nu,jawa,ryhmes. |
| 41 | 16277 | humanevents.com |
| 42 | 16410 | redstate.com |
Not too shabby.
On Obama's You Didn't Build It Quote
That brings me back to the creepiness of it all. It is as if a Dutch politician-an intelligent, well-meaning Dutch politician-were somehow running for the American presidency, but bringing with him the Rawlsian, social-democratic ethos that, in the Netherlands, is the natural way to talk about a properly run society. We would listen to him and say to ourselves, "He doesn't get this country." That's the thing about Obama. Time and again, he does things and says things that are un-American. Not evil. Not anti-American. Just un-American.
Back in 2008 I kept pointing out to family and friends that given Obama's foreign background, Hawaiian childhood, and education and job experience he was profoundly out of touch with how middle America actually lives. And nothing since then has made me think any different.
And Was Obama's Quote a 'Gaffe'?
Nope - here's was what he was saying back in 1995 when he was a community organizer about to run for office:
In America we have this strong bias toward individual action. You know, we idolize the John Wayne hero who comes in to correct things with both guns blazing. But individual actions, individual dreams, are not sufficient. We must unite in collective action, build collective institutions and organizations.
Plus this:
Every Obama Speech in One Paragraph
Thanks to Peter Kirsanow of NRO:
If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen because you've been a little lazy over the last couple of decades and you've lost your ambition, your imagination and your willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge, causing you to become bitter and cling to guns and religion and antipathy toward people who aren't like you, and to act stupidly, just like a typical white person or our troops who are just air-raiding villages and killing civilians. Frankly, that's why I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism, and that's why it's necessary for me to fundamentally transform America and spread the wealth around - just as soon as I get more flexibility in a second term.
"Overpopulation" and Population Density
The world only looks overcrowded if you live in a major metropolitan area. America, for instance, may look overcrowded if you live in New York or Los Angeles, but the view from Montana is quite different.
...There's no real point to this-it's a rhetorical exercise. But it highlights pretty nicely how uncrowded the world is. There are other arguments against population growth, but overcrowding isn't one of them.
Apollo 11 Flight Director Gene Krantz: "How To Park On The Moon"
Gene Krantz: The "1201? and "1202? were two program alarms we learned about in our final day of training for the Apollo 11 team deployed to the Cape [Kennedy]. We made a wrong call in simulation, and didn't understand the nature and significance of the alarms. So we sent the team back to work overnight to come up to speed with implications of the alarms on the mission and the LM [Lunar Module] guidance computer during the process of going down to the Moon. The amazing thing was this was our final training run. Normally final training is a graduation ceremony, but the instructors didn't treat it that way. We thought we weren't quite ready. When the real mission came along, we had come up to speed on what the program alarms meant. And, right in the battle of getting the crew down to the surface, we saw the alarms. We knew exactly what to do, continued the mission and landed on the Moon with less than 17 seconds of fuel remaining.JC: In the Apollo movies, everyone looks to one young guy for a signal whether to abort or continue when those alarms come on.
The average age of my entire team at Mission Control was 26. That was a young man by the name of Steve Bales. He knew exactly what to say. We were all glued to our own consoles because we had a lot of other problems at the same time. We knew we were going to be landing long, we had trajectory changes, we were waiting to get our landing radar in. We also had a minor electrical problem - communications weren't all up to snuff - so we had our hands full.
Plus you can watch live coverage of the moon landing synced to today here.
- Dépaysement: The sensation of being in another country.
- La douleur exquise: The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can't have. Even a Sex in the City episode was named after it!
- Chômer: To be unemployed, but because it's a verb, it makes the state active.
- Profiter: To make the most of or take advantage of.
- Flâneur: As defined in the book Elegant Wits and Grand Horizontals, it's "the deliberately aimless pedestrian, unencumbered by any obligation or sense of urgency, who, being French and therefore frugal, wastes nothing, including his time, which he spends with the leisurely discrimination of a gourmet, savoring the multiple flavors of his city."
- Esprit d'escalier: The literal translation is staircase wit, but it means to think of a comeback when it's too late.
- Retrouvailles: The happiness of meeting again after a long time.
- Sortable: An adjective for someone you can take anywhere without being embarrassed.
- Voila/voici: It's so necessary that we use it all the time. "Voila" literally means "there it is" and "voici" means "here it is."
- Empêchement: An unexpected last-minute change of plans. A great excuse without having to be specific.
The Place in Israel Where Jews Are Banned
There is actually a place in Eretz Israel that Jews are strictly forbidden from entering. Notice how the sign reads "Jewish Access Forbidden" rather than "Israeli Access Forbidden." This means that Israeli Arabs-who make up 20% of Israel-are allowed to access this Arab neighborhood of Hebron, but not Jews. I spoke to many experts throughout Israel, and they told me that there is nothing comparable to this within Israel that forbids Muslim access.
The Israeli soldiers are guarding the check point because if any Jew gets through they are likely to be murdered.
Philly's Top Cop: If a Theater Patron Had Been Armed, 'Now You Got Two People Randomly Shooting'
I think he's confused on what random actually means since there was nothing random about Holmes' shooting.
The commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department said on ABC's "This Week" this morning that he didn't think a theater patron carrying a gun during the Aurora massacre would have helped stop the killings.
"You had tear gas in there, and unfortunately, many states, and I don't know about Colorado, but many states that authorize concealed carry have no provisions at all for people to receive training, marksmanship, proper handling of firearms, or whatever," said Charles Ramsey. "So now you got two people randomly shooting in a movie theater. I don't know how that helps."
Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [446 comments] 'toby928?' [62.61 posts/day]
2 [301 comments] 'Vic'
3 [266 comments] 'wheatie'
4 [258 comments] '@PurpAv'
5 [257 comments] 'AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart'
6 [257 comments] 'kbdabear'
7 [249 comments] 'steevy'
8 [233 comments] 'Nevergiveup'
9 [219 comments] 'Cicero'
10 [200 comments] 'CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative)'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [86 names] 'Ed Anger' [12.07 unique names/day]
2 [77 names] 'kbdabear'
3 [76 names] 'Cicero'
4 [53 names] 'toby928?'
5 [47 names] 'andycanuck'
6 [46 names] 'toby928?'
7 [34 names] 't-bird'
8 [33 names] 'Jack Kerouac'
9 [31 names] 'Truck Monkey'
10 [28 names] 'Belinda Carlisle'
The group. Yeah.
Where it's at - the Twitter
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Charles Ramsey is a freckle on the ass of my department. He and Mayor Nutter spend their days commenting on other shootings (Trayvon Martin, Aurora, etc) while pretending to be blissfully unaware that we have 196 - Oops, 197 now, with the homicide we just responded to an hour ago - murders here.
Physician, heal thyself.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 04:57 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 22, 2012 08:51 PM (4gues)
No shit.
Posted by: thehill.com #25 at July 22, 2012 04:58 PM (lzvtR)
I don't understand those "rankings"....is that the traffic number?
And I made the List?
Damn. I gotta stop correcting my typos.
Posted by: wheatie at July 22, 2012 04:58 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 04:58 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at July 22, 2012 04:59 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:01 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 05:05 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: derit at July 22, 2012 05:05 PM (ruiF1)
Every time I see the word....'Flaneur'....I think of that face that Cats make, when they smell where another Cat has sprayed.
It's a reflex....I forget exactly what it's called....but it's a word like 'flaneur'.
Posted by: wheatie at July 22, 2012 05:05 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 05:05 PM (QTHTd)
Paris is more densely-populated than New York ...
... yet the French seem to have an aversion to washing.
Some things are truly beyond explanation.
Exit questions for chemists: How much cologne is needed to neutralize 5-day old B.O.? Could I carry a bottle of Vitalis or Lectric Shave, to splash on my moustache, and would it be enough for 1 week? Or is VicksVap-o-Rub the only sure method?
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 05:06 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:06 PM (6o4Fb)
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.1201-pa.html
Money quote:
The software rebooted and reinitialized the computer, and then restarted selected programs at a point in their execution flow near where they had been when the restart occurred. To give you an example in today's terms, right now I have Windows95 with Netscape Communicator active as I compose this message. In the background, an audio CD is playing. WordPerfect is open, but has no active document, and Quicken has my checking account open. If I were to reboot now, all of those programs would be closed down. If Windows was a smart as the Apollo LGC executive, after the reboot the CD might not be playing and WordPerfect might not be there, but I would come back to this message composition window, with the same text displayed, and Quicken would have my checking account open to the proper place.
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 22, 2012 05:06 PM (4gues)
Posted by: Big T Party at July 22, 2012 05:07 PM (EhUTA)
The shooter was wearing body armor- IF you were in that theater and IF you were armed and IF you managed to get off a few shots, they might have been ineffectual- UNLESS you figured out in a matter of seconds that the shooter was armored and you managed to find an unprotected spot to shoot at
lotta ifs
still, ONE person shooting back would have been preferable to no one shooting back
unless I'm completely wrong
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:07 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:08 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 09:06 PM (WZwFR)
you're gonna have to drop The Big One
BRUT
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:09 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 05:10 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: toby928© at July 22, 2012 05:10 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:11 PM (kFnmp)
Jones
You could be completely wrong.
But I doubt it.
We are all looking to impress our own thoughts on this tragedy, and find some logical way to explain it, or find in some alternate reality what could have stopped it. But there is not alternative to what actually happened. And yeah, that police chief in Philly comes across as a total ass.
Posted by: Reader C.J. burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 05:11 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:12 PM (N/WI2)
I feel safer already. Or something.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at July 22, 2012 05:13 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 05:13 PM (bbW7j)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:14 PM (c1WVm)
And yeah, that police chief in Philly comes across as a total ass.
He has a habit of firing officers before an investigation is conducted. As a result, these officers - some of which should have been fired - get their jobs back because the Chuck Wagon is too fast with the hammer.
Mayor Nutter gave him a $600,000 raise last year . . . after we tallied the biggest homicide numbers in five years. People don't lump Philly in with the big Democrat shitholes for some reason, but believe me, if you had any idea what goes on here, you'd run screaming.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:14 PM (kFnmp)
it's hard to prepare for random crazy people
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:14 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:14 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:14 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:15 PM (c1WVm)
20 Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 09:09 PM (8sCoq)
Your answer, then, explains why the French even have such a word as Flaneur
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 05:15 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 05:15 PM (bbW7j)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 05:15 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:15 PM (FcR7P)
Reason and Zerohedge are not "conservative" web sites. Reason is interesting, but it is a libertarian web site, and really not in tune with conservative American politics. And ZeroHedge is close to SF some times. 
And the Telegraph.UK is not one either, although it does tilt a little that way. It's the only major news outlet in the English speaking world where you can find things reported that go down the memory hole with respect to the "free press" 'snort' in the United States.
Posted by: Reader C.J. burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 05:16 PM (sJTmU)
With some French blood flowing in my veins, I can honestly say I have no desire to speak the language or any desire to live anywhere with a large French population.
No wonder the French kissed up to the Muslims, both are pretty much useless.
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 05:17 PM (8UijS)
Help. Please. Somebody post something decidedly feminine and curvy. Please, have pity.
Here ya go: http://tinyurl.com/caul39c
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:17 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:17 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at July 22, 2012 05:18 PM (x8wJs)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 22, 2012 05:18 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 05:19 PM (bbW7j)
Wyatt, my sis and bil live in nj, just outside of your fair city. It takes a lot to make Baltimore look habitable, but Philly and Detroit really make an effort.
It's a shame because Philly has a lot to offer - other than corpses. But 70+ years of Democrat rule destroyed us. Plus side? I have job security forever.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:19 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 05:21 PM (tQHzJ)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2012 05:21 PM (Rhie+)
For some odd reason that surprises me.
It surprised us, too, because she was an African-American female. They are the department's protected class. Not all, obviously, but many.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:21 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:22 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 05:23 PM (IoNBC)
I hadn't been in Baltimore for years, and I was there the summer of 2010. I could not believe how run down the place looks, except the Inner Harbor which has been spruced up.
And Detroit is a total shit hole. It is hard to believe how far that city has fallen.
I used to live in Cleveland (suburbs) off and on in the 70's and 80's, and I have to say Cleveland is much nicer than any of those cities (Baltimore, Philly or Detroit). I have gone downtown many times in the past 10 years to go to a baseball or football game, and most of the actual downtown is really OK. Some parts of the city are really bad, though. But the far east end of the actual city (the Hough), was far worse in the 60's and 70's.
Posted by: Reader C.J. burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 05:23 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at July 22, 2012 09:18 PM (x8wJs)
That's a piss poor argument.
Posted by: buzzion at July 22, 2012 05:24 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:25 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 22, 2012 05:25 PM (j1gX1)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:25 PM (6o4Fb)
Some parts of the city are really bad, though. But the far east end of the actual city (the Hough), was far worse in the 60's and 70's.
My division leads the city in shootings, but not in homicides. The thugs who live where I work (North Philly) can't shoot straight.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:26 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:26 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:27 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:27 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at July 22, 2012 05:27 PM (x8wJs)
Posted by: easy at July 22, 2012 05:29 PM (Yzz9l)
The home where my mother's family grew up in Detroit turned into a drug house in the 1980's (after it was sold) and is now an empty lot. Detroit always has been and will always will be my favourite third world city.
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 05:29 PM (8UijS)
Mais oui, le madames et messieures.
A bit of discovery linguistic, first published in the blog Ace of Spades.
3.Chômer: To be le unemployed, but because it's a verb, it makes the state active (yet, strangely, unemployed people are not active. But the word is French ...).
With the vowel change small we have the Hawaiian word Choom:
To smoke monster, polio-grade, weed and collect le cheque du govrenment.
... thus rendering the toker a tokin worker, who is unlikely to be even a little active ...
la lingue Francais ... ces't magnifique
Posted by: Jean-Pierre Folderol, Member, The League of Ugly Shirted Gentlemen at July 22, 2012 05:30 PM (WZwFR)
buzzion called this a "piss-poor argument". I can help you understand WHY this argument is poor. . .
Tyler Durden's prose is convoluted, dense, often ungrammatical and overfull of snark. Usually I can't even understand what he's on about, beyond "blah blah blah DOOM". And then he's often wrong and gets called on it in his comments.
So as a rundown of this century's economics... 0h doesn't work. 0h works only as a crank's-eye view of what is going on day by day.
I'm not saying ZeroHedge is entirely worthless; it does *link* to material that traders read, that otherwise might not be accessible to non-traders. The book 'Dark Pools' by Scott Patterson, for instance, I found out about via 0h.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 05:31 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:31 PM (FcR7P)
My wife can't operate the slide on my H and K. But....that's what revolvers are for!
Posted by: Clueless liberal fool at July 22, 2012 05:32 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 22, 2012 05:32 PM (nEUpB)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:32 PM (N/WI2)
Esprit d'escalier: The literal translation is staircase wit, but it means to think of a comeback when it's too late.
**********************
Dang- I could have used that on the ONT three nights ago...
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at July 22, 2012 05:33 PM (hgSh3)
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 05:34 PM (Q492A)
Starting with the fact that you live in Louisiana.
Posted by: Alex at July 22, 2012 05:34 PM (3+RPg)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:34 PM (FcR7P)
You may have job security but I wouldn't be surprised to your city go Scranton and you end up being paid minimum wage.
Posted by: lowandslow at July 22, 2012 05:35 PM (GZitp)
Wyatt, why do you think that tiny wimmins who insist on doing jobs that favor being a big, strong guy don't take martial arts? Why don't departments require it? Within one month our instructor taught us how to kill or seriously incapacitate an attacker so we had time to get away. The guy I take classes from teaches the local city cops.
We have a 60-ish, very petite woman in our class who has perfected a signature move to an attacker's throat that will come in handy when she's closing up her shop after dark.
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 05:35 PM (tQHzJ)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:35 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: Robert Mugabe at July 22, 2012 05:35 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 05:36 PM (bbW7j)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 05:36 PM (6o4Fb)
Esprit d'escalier: The literal translation is staircase wit, ...
... so it's not a reference to the physical comedy of Jerry Lewis?
Posted by: Bolt Upright, Member, The League of Ugly Shirted Gentlemen at July 22, 2012 05:37 PM (WZwFR)
As a right wing blog, zerohedge supported the OWS movement in its early stages, and has often called for federal regulation in the markets - in a confused fashion - which tells me that zerohedge hasn't really got a plan for HOW to organise a market. It's more: "government should do something!" meaning, "make Tyler Durden il duce and let HIM do something!" It's completely arbitrary.
Which makes zerohedge a fascist blog, not a (properly) right-wing blog. It is certainly not libertarian.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 05:37 PM (QTHTd)
Here ya go: http://tinyurl.com/caul39c
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 09:17 PM (kFnmp)
That's the kind of picture that makes you wake up in the morning thinking that slugs had crawled all over your stomach.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 05:37 PM (1grxW)
85 18 days until the latest Mars probe either lands safely or makes a brand new crater.
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 09:36 PM (bbW7j)
Come on crater!!!!
Posted by: guy with a serious gambling problem at July 22, 2012 05:37 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 05:38 PM (tQHzJ)
Posted by: Infidelswine at July 22, 2012 05:39 PM (IuQi3)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 05:39 PM (bbW7j)
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at July 22, 2012 05:40 PM (0HMe5)
82 Wyatt, why do you think that tiny wimmins who insist on doing jobs that favor being a big, strong guy don't take martial arts?
With respect to my experiences in Philly? Laziness.
Some of our female officers (and male officers, for that matter) are either way too fat or way too slight. The academy instructors offer defense techniques from time to time and the academy has a weight room - as do some district buildings.
That being said, very few people take advantage, and in many cases, the really out of shape worm their ways into desk jobs so they don't have to go out on the street. I could write a book about those stories.
Of course, the best partner I ever had was female, and she was tougher than I was. (It helped that she also looked like Cameron Diaz.)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:40 PM (Agn5J)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 05:40 PM (GEICT)
We have a 60-ish, very petitewoman in our class who has perfected a signature move to an attacker's throat that will come in handy when she's closing up her shop after dark.
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 09:35 PM (tQHzJ)
That stuff is nice in theory and in the gym, but a 110lb woman is no match for a 250lb man. Brute force is very overwhelming.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 05:40 PM (1grxW)
Esprit d'escalier ... I am reminded of a girl from Pittsburgh, who after a swift ride through Munich (from the Hofbrauhaus) in a taxi, as only a native driver in a Mercedes can do, decided that we couldn't wait until we got to the room ... at 3:00 zulu ... oh, what a night, late september back in .... lol!! There was no empêchement, even when her traveling companion, another nurse, came out and shreeked at us!
thank you so much for the fun french!!
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 05:41 PM (Q492A)
Posted by: Rip Torn at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (7+pP9)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (hgSh3)
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (2d71t)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (GEICT)
Philly PD: We may be late, but we're never short on body bags.
That's why I tell my out-of-town friends to always carry when visiting. Most of Center City (Historical District, etc) is fine. North and West Philly is a war zone.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (Agn5J)
Thanks to 9 months of intesive French lessons in HS, you could drop me anywhere on the French planet, and I'd know how to ask where Lucy is. And if the answer was that she is at the museum.... JACKPOT! It was all worth it.
Posted by: Hal Burton at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (iYvMQ)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:42 PM (FcR7P)
Starting with the fact that you live in Louisiana.
Posted by: Alex at July 22, 2012 09:34 PM (3+RPg)
Not terribly sure what you mean there Bub
Posted by: easy at July 22, 2012 05:43 PM (Yzz9l)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 05:43 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: JP (Elvis) Folderol, Member, The League of Ugly Shirted Gentlemen at July 22, 2012 05:44 PM (WZwFR)
I'd rather a lynch mob converging on the jailhouse
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:44 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 09:43 PM (ofa2c)
I am. Kahr 9mm in an ankle holster
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:45 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:45 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 22, 2012 05:45 PM (2d71t)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at July 22, 2012 05:46 PM (x8wJs)
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 05:46 PM (8UijS)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 05:46 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 05:46 PM (FcR7P)
I'm starting to feel that I should take on the responsibility of being one of the sane carriers.
I'm biased, but my duty weapon is a Glock 22, .40-caliber. I switched to it from my 9mm and will never go back. Not too heavy, shoots like a dream, and is victually idiot-proof . . . unless you can't lock the slide to the rear. 
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:47 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 09:45 PM (c1WVm)
Fucker won't die!
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:48 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: eman at July 22, 2012 09:39 PM (bbW7j)
Nah for some reasone evil fuckers live forever, look at cher
Posted by: robtr Rum Liberation Front at July 22, 2012 05:49 PM (MtwBb)
1) Huge infighting during Romney's ascension.
2) Rise of Twitter.
I very rarely posted at Free Republic but would lurk a lot because it was an excellent site for breaking news. Don't need it for that anymore because of Twitter, and I doubt I'm unique.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at July 22, 2012 05:49 PM (IGYyt)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 09:45 PM (c1WVm)
Nope. Obama will lay is hands on his prostate and cure him.
It may actually not be his hands, but something else.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 05:49 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: USA at July 22, 2012 05:49 PM (6Cjut)
Yeah, no offense, but anyone who thinks an American citizen needs permission to provide for their own self-defense is delusional.
Posted by: Fritz at July 22, 2012 05:49 PM (0ZJ5N)
Chavez and Obama are kindred spirits? Really?
Per that TV show "Blue's Clues", I would have to say "This is a clue!"
Posted by: Reader C.J. burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 05:50 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:50 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 05:50 PM (RQjPS)
Does that carry location prohibit movement or chafe in anyway? I'll do IWB occasionally, but I often can't wear bulky shirts.
Posted by: derit at July 22, 2012 05:51 PM (ruiF1)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 05:51 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, New Caprica Sanitation Department at July 22, 2012 09:46 PM (x8wJs)
Business insider is ok sometimes
Posted by: robtr Rum Liberation Front at July 22, 2012 05:51 PM (MtwBb)
Yeah, no offense, but anyone who thinks an American citizen needs permission to provide for their own self-defense is delusional.
None taken. I offer the opinion when people ask if they should carry here. Why they ask is a question I cannot answer.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:51 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: robtr Rum Liberation Front at July 22, 2012 09:49 PM (MtwBb)
Jimmy Carter
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 05:51 PM (8UijS)
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 09:40 PM (1grxW)
Our instructor is a relatively short but strong guy who hails from a 'hood in south Richmond. We've gone over every situation the ladies can think of, with him as the thug and pulling no punches. I think one of the things a woman would have going for her would be the element of surprise. Most men aren't going to expect a woman to fight back or fight back effectively. He teaches Wing Chun, developed by a woman and good for those of small stature.
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 05:52 PM (tQHzJ)
Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, both living examples of the miracles of socialist medicine. They copied or stole whatever they didn't know. Socialist medicine really didn't cure them.
Millions of others? Not so much, huh?
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 05:52 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: OJ at July 22, 2012 05:52 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 05:52 PM (LIiTJ)
.
In this case though, Chavez's days might be very numbered. Freedom-lovers won't shed a tear at Chavez's passing, but he'll be lionized by leftards all throughout the world.Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 05:52 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: Hal Burton at July 22, 2012 05:53 PM (iYvMQ)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 05:55 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: derit at July 22, 2012 09:51 PM (ruiF1)
No, I'm very happy with it. I wear a Galco Ankle Lite. After a while I forget it's there. And I can't go IWB because I'm a large man- there's enough stuff inside my waistband already
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 05:55 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 05:55 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at July 22, 2012 05:56 PM (hgSh3)
Does Chavez really have prostate cancer? I read up on prostate cancer. Once it's advanced, the treatments are ugly: lots of surgery or lots of x-rays or proton-beam (recall Cristopher Hitchens' words) or hormone depravation, or ...
... not a good last act.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 05:56 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 05:57 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 05:58 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 09:46 PM (8UijS) "
As always, Brian Dennehy was in it.
Posted by: lowandslow at July 22, 2012 05:58 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 05:58 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 06:00 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Michael at July 22, 2012 06:00 PM (Hl5ka)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 06:01 PM (GEICT)
Does the gen 4 use the same mags as the earlier versions? Interchangeability is the only concern I have.
I believe theyy have the same mags, but check first. This is my first 22; I upgraded from the 17.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:01 PM (kFnmp)
And the best thing about the 22? The city gives us three magazines now.
With the 17, we carried 35 rounds. With the 22? 45. Suh-weet!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:02 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: tmitsss at July 22, 2012 06:03 PM (lYN6U)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:03 PM (+SiV6)
Just heard on a news break that Obama thought removing the Paterno statue was "the right thing to do."
Thanks for the blessing, Bammy. Now go get your shinebox.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:04 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 22, 2012 06:04 PM (2d71t)
. . . about half the songs were basically "aren't we all cool because we're liberals?" with a strong undercurrent of "Christianity sucks!"
I wasn't especially surprised by this, given where we live. But it started me thinking. Can anyone think of a SINGLE musical performer who routinely does songs which blatantly insult liberals?
There are country singers who have lyrics like "I love this old country and if you disagree you can say hello to my fist" but I don't know of any musicians who come right out and sing about "liberals are hypocritical douchebags, tra la la." Even out-and-proud conservative musicians like Ted Nugent actually sing about girls and drugs and regular rock-lyric stuff like that.
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 06:04 PM (JpFRW)
That stuff is nice in theory and in the gym, but a 110lb woman is no match for a 250lb man. Brute force is very overwhelming.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 09:40 PM (1grxW)
So is a mag dump into the chest and face.
guns win almost every time
Oh, I've got guns too. I took a concealed-carry class in May, but am having second thoughts about applying for the permit because I have a daughter who will soon be driving. My imagination goes wild when I think of her getting stopped for a traffic violation and the cop approaching her like she's packing heat.
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 06:05 PM (tQHzJ)
Posted by: mpfs at July 22, 2012 06:05 PM (Fy6L7)
Posted by: Michael Scott at July 22, 2012 06:06 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:07 PM (N/WI2)
1. Drudge 2. Michelle Malkin 3. Ace 4. Hot Air 5. Lucianne 6. Steyn 7. Astute Bloggers 8. Powerline 9. Pajamas Media 10. NY Post
Do this list for a few weeks and you will see the logic.
And it is just the top ten.
Number eleven for me is a Buffalo Bills website.
Then it gets back to the real stuff.
Posted by: Tonawanda at July 22, 2012 06:07 PM (l62NP)
Posted by: Guys who wrote hit song "liberals are hypocritical douchebags, tra la la." at July 22, 2012 06:07 PM (hgSh3)
So, can we all stand on Zanzibar?
Posted by: Dianna at July 22, 2012 06:07 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 06:08 PM (c1WVm)
Any complaints at all about the 22?
None that I've heard so far. It is actually lighter than my 17 (the 9mm), which is refreshing.
Posted by: Michael Scott at July 22, 2012 06:08 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 06:08 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 06:08 PM (JpFRW)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:09 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Brian Dennehy at July 22, 2012 06:09 PM (IoNBC)
That was a pretty good slam, musically speaking
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 06:10 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: LC LaWedgie at July 22, 2012 06:10 PM (0It32)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:10 PM (kFnmp)
Foreign new services do a good job reporting America's foibles because they are concerned with convincing their own populations how superior to us they are and how good they have it.
All press is propaganda.
Posted by: Invictos at July 22, 2012 06:10 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:11 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Brian Dennehy at July 22, 2012 10:09 PM (IoNBC)
No boom boom soul brother. Too beaucoup
Posted by: Cher's leather-covered skeleton at July 22, 2012 06:11 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: RushBabe at July 22, 2012 09:52 PM (tQHzJ)
Not to sound sexist, but most men are much physically stronger than women, so the instructor isn't an apples to apples. A 250lb man sitting on top of a 100lb woman will wear her out before she can get away from him. She will have to exert maximum force to get away, he will not. If teaching some martial art would make a 100lb woman equal to a 250lb man, we would have women prison guards guarding men. But as it is, we have male prison guards guarding females (not all, but alot) because they will be able to control the situation easier.
I'm not saying that women can't protect themselves, and that surprise is good, but brute force will win out time and time again.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 06:11 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:12 PM (N/WI2)
***
Did he confuse John Wayne with John Woo?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:12 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 06:13 PM (ofa2c)
Wyatt, wouldn't that be 46 rounds? Or do you not carry hot on duty?
Yeah, I saw that after I posted. Maff FAIL.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:13 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 06:14 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:14 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2012 06:14 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at July 22, 2012 06:15 PM (hgSh3)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 06:15 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:16 PM (N/WI2)
192 Good. I feel safer now. If I for some reason need to rely on a cop to save my life, I'm glad I'll hear a boom, not a click.
Of course, since I'm a detective, you wouldn't see me until you plugged the guy in the pumpkin. But I'll make sure to say hello.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:16 PM (kFnmp)
I was hoping Mandy P. was around - have any of you gone on the Taubes/Paleo diet? I did, yesterday - bacon, eggs, steak, salad - and I'm feeling sort of weak and dizzy...not what I was expecting. Has anybody else had that experience? I'm wondering if I'm going through carb withdrawal.
Also, Taubes says you can have butter, cheese and bacon - but no fruit. The Paleo diet book I have says you can have fruit but no butter, cheese or bacon. Being a moron, I opted for the Taubes option of bacon and butter - but ,damn, blueberries and raspberries are in season and I love berries....
Posted by: Donna V. at July 22, 2012 06:16 PM (EflcN)
***
The odd thing about liberals - they are constantly rebelling against their parents, even into their dotage, while at the same time enacting ever stricter and crazier rules against those under them in any hierarchy...including other liberals.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:17 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 06:17 PM (JpFRW)
198 Of course, while I generally like our brothers in blue, I don't rely on y'all for my protection. That is my responsibility.
#1
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:17 PM (kFnmp)
I've been running this one down all day. I am an idiot on linkage, but I'll put the company name from which he bought his "tac vest" and other garments in another post about this.
Posted by: Dianna at July 22, 2012 06:18 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:18 PM (N/WI2)
Has your boss ever said to you "I want your gun and your badge! As of this moment you are on vacation AND THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR- YOU GOT IT? I don't want you anywhere NEAR this case!"
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 06:19 PM (8sCoq)
196
So if I decide to be unfaithful to my 1911, a Glock would be worth a look?
I have one of each, and love them both. Try out a Glock if you get a chance. Nice gun.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:19 PM (kFnmp)
@111
"l’homme sensible, comme moi, tout entier à ce qu’on lui objecte, perd la tête et ne se retrouve qu’au bas de l’escalier" ("a sensitive man, such as myself, overwhelmed by the argument levelled against him, becomes confused and can only think clearly again [when he reaches] the bottom of the stairs").
Yeah, it was on the stairs!! LOL!!
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 06:19 PM (Q492A)
***
Yep - Hollywood loves to give us the likes of Buffy the Vampire slayer kicking the ass of men twice her weight, but in the real world...?
There is a reason that Colt's gun was called the equalizer and not some form of karate...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:20 PM (AUeaU)
Has your boss ever said to you "I want your gun and your badge! As of this moment you are on vacation AND THAT'S STRAIGHT FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR- YOU GOT IT? I don't want you anywhere NEAR this case!"
My current lieutenant told my partner I was a "cancer," because I'm as sarcastic in work as I am here.
That being said, after two skin cancer surgeries, the boss didn't exactly use tact in his assessment.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:20 PM (kFnmp)
I've seen some stuff that he was wearing a 'ballistic helmet' and a 'groin protector', among other stuff. The stories make it seem like the guy was suited up like a Marine on patrol in Afghanistan.
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 06:21 PM (8sCoq)
When seconds count, the police will be there in minutes. And absent a police state, that's the way it has to be...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:21 PM (AUeaU)
Probably. Carb withdrawal sucks. Lasts up to about 4-5 days. Carb craving takes a bit longer to go down, but once it's mostly passed, the great thing is that your appetite tends to be much more under control.
Posted by: Splunge at July 22, 2012 06:21 PM (2IW5Q)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:22 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:23 PM (RQjPS)
I've seen some stuff that he was wearing a 'ballistic helmet' and a 'groin protector', among other stuff.
Take a note: "Groin protectors" will be mandatory for all Moron Meetups.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 22, 2012 06:23 PM (kFnmp)
Free Republic lost it for me not because of evolution (as an agnostic, I agree evolution lacks persuasive evidence, and looks more absurd as time goes by).
There was a lot of great stuff on FR (have not read it in a long time).
But the relentless identification of conservatism = Christianity (or Judeo-Christian) = Republican party = Americanism, and the frequent expressions of hatred for gay folks, made it too frustrating to read.
Miss Marple was a brilliant and insightful commentator there (as she is here, presuming it is the same person), but not enough to make me stay.
Posted by: Tonawanda at July 22, 2012 06:23 PM (l62NP)
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 22, 2012 06:24 PM (2d71t)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:24 PM (+SiV6)
highlights pretty nicely how uncrowded the world is. There are other
arguments against population growth, but overcrowding isn't one of them."
***
Absent some sea change in population trends, world wide overpopulation is something we will never have to worry about.
Interestingly, in regards to the "population bomb" the science we settled, we were going to have 20B people by 2050 if we don't act NOW!
And we didn't act, and the problem resolved itself, because individual self interest in the strongest form of motivation there is...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:24 PM (AUeaU)
So if I decide to be unfaithful to my 1911, a Glock would be worth a look?
Posted by: irongrampa
I'm a strong woman, but you just made me whimper.
Seriously, how can you even contemplate being unfaithful to the best handgun out there?!
I love my Kimber 1911.
Posted by: Dianna at July 22, 2012 06:25 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 06:25 PM (ofa2c)
***
Hey baby, want to try out my new groin protector?
Wait, no...that like that...OWWWWW
Posted by: Some Moron at July 22, 2012 06:26 PM (AUeaU)
@ 208
Only worry is the fit. I'm sure everyone who shoots here has found something that feels completely natural holding it.
I know a couple Glock owners so I'll see if a test can be arranged.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 06:26 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:26 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 06:26 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 06:27 PM (9HhTH)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 06:27 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: derit at July 22, 2012 06:29 PM (ruiF1)
La douleur exquise: The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can't have.
Ouch, that's perfect.
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 06:29 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 06:29 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 06:30 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:30 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 06:31 PM (Q492A)
Posted by: Jones in CO
I know - that was the first thing that made me say, "Huh?".
Thanks to a couple links, I found TacticalGear.com had sold the vest; the rest of the information about what he was wearing followed from that. Howard Nemerov of PJ Media has a short post about it, and I believe Fox finally got something out about it, as well.
I'm no expert, but I didn't think he'd managed to find fitted body armor without catching someone's eye.
Posted by: Dianna at July 22, 2012 06:32 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:33 PM (N/WI2)
***
It was Protestant Christian morality and ethics that allowed for representative democracy to work. Other cultures and ethos can borrow what the Anglosphere got right, but it is hard.
Outside of the west, only Japan has done a half decent job of it. And even latin and orthodox Europe have a tough time with it do this day.
It isn't very multi-culti to say...but it is true.
Posted by: Some Moron at July 22, 2012 06:33 PM (AUeaU)
Only handgun I'll buy is a Colt 1911 in .45 ACP. Carried concealed a stainless steel government model for years... and I pray I never need it for anything other than range practice.
Posted by: knob at July 22, 2012 06:34 PM (54hYa)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:34 PM (+SiV6)
And at 6-8 feet. #4's are like getting hit with a subsonic sledgehammer. The pattern is about the size of a golf ball at that range.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 06:34 PM (SAMxH)
(Riiiight).
***
Why would Hezbollah hit Turkey when Israel is there too?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:35 PM (AUeaU)
an AR is god for room clearing to street clearing just depends on the sights.
you know your situation better than anyone
I'm thinking of the November riots or having to fight my way out of a small city to a rural area. Other than that, probably just quick react home defense.
Posted by: USS Diversity at July 22, 2012 06:35 PM (2d71t)
Posted by: Mindy at July 22, 2012 06:35 PM (ofa2c)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:35 PM (RQjPS)
Teves looks like a man. I haven't read his bio; but he instinctively knew what men should do.
McQuinn looks like a hipster, not a hero. I suspect that no-one had ever asked him to be a hero. Yet... hero.
I'm not much of a believer, but if there's an afterlife I think they'll be admitted together into it. The lads in Valhalla might wonder at McQuinn's piercings but they'll have to applaud when they hear what he did.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 06:36 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:36 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 06:36 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 06:38 PM (9HhTH)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (RQjPS)
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (I2LwF)
Teves looks like a man. I haven't read his bio; but he instinctively knew what men should do.
McQuinn looks like a hipster, not a hero. I suspect that no-one had ever asked him to be a hero. Yet... hero.
I'm not much of a believer, but if there's an afterlife I think they'll be admitted together into it. The lads in Valhalla might wonder at McQuinn's piercings but they'll have to applaud when they hear what he did.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 10:36 PM (QTHTd)
*******************************
This
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (hgSh3)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: booger at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (HI6wa)
I've seen some stuff that he was wearing a 'ballistic helmet' and a 'groin protector', among other stuff. The stories make it seem like the guy was suited up like a Marine on patrol in Afghanistan.
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 10:21 PM (8sCoq)
Those things may stop the bullets, but not the momentum. If someone in the theater was packing and shot him, it wouldn't break his skin, but his balls would feel like Joey Votto took them deep.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 06:40 PM (1grxW)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:42 PM (+SiV6)
... riots or having to fight my way out of a small city to a rural area.
The weapon of choice is then the most reliable AR-15 you can get, with at last 10 high-quality mags. 20rd mags may be better than 30rd, as they are less likely to catch on anything, and they force a higher level of shooting discipline. OTOH, 30rd magazines are better if you have a large number of very close targets. 2, maybe 3, loading devices, Lula or other. Verify barrel twist rate, and buy appropriate ammunition ... 500 rds +. 4x scope. Cleaning equipment.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 06:42 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: knob at July 22, 2012 06:43 PM (54hYa)
Posted by: Jake in ID at July 22, 2012 06:43 PM (RQjPS)
In a perfect world I would want a CAR-15 with an under barrel grenade launcher for that scenario. That sucker would keep your ass alive in some pretty dire situations.
A dude can dream, right? lol
Posted by: Berserker at July 22, 2012 06:45 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 06:45 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:45 PM (N/WI2)
Not at all, Truman. No requirement to own one, far as I know.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 10:44 PM (SAMxH)
We should try passing a federal law that taxes everyone who doesn't. That's now Constitutional.
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 06:45 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 06:46 PM (9HhTH)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 06:47 PM (FcR7P)
confirm?
http://tinypic.com/r/so3fd5/6
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 06:47 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 06:47 PM (c1WVm)
IronGrampa...
Had my Glock .45 for about 10 years... groups much better than the 1911.. but I would NOT want to carry it every day in combat situations... its missing the safteys of the 1911 (things like the half cock) which make it possible to carry one in the pipe...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2012 06:48 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 22, 2012 06:49 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Donna V. at July 22, 2012 06:49 PM (EflcN)
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 06:49 PM (Q492A)
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 10:45 PM (I2LwF)
Actualy, the Founders had the Militia acts... which made having a firearm and ammo Mandatory.... so THEY apparently thought you could FORCE people to own guns Constitutionaly.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2012 06:50 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Mætenloch at July 22, 2012 06:50 PM (xROTy)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 06:52 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: jimmytheclaw at July 22, 2012 06:52 PM (/sfh3)
No question that Christianity, or a form of it, has been the cause of many, many good things in the world, nor is there a question (in my agnostic mind) that Christianity is important to the thinking of any American conservative.
Free Republic commentators, mostly wonderful folks, it seemed, too often had (to my agnostic mind) the narrow perspective that conservatism and Christianity were strictly identified.
I may be bound for Hell, but no one is going to convince me I am not a Conservative.
Posted by: Tonawanda at July 22, 2012 06:53 PM (l62NP)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at July 22, 2012 06:54 PM (Ho2rs)
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Hey, under the Roberts court the government can force people to buy anything.
Were I running for president I'd require every federal judge named Roberts to have to buy a copy of the constitution, and read it aloud, in public, once a day or be "taxed" up the wazhoo.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:55 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: and irresolute at July 22, 2012 06:56 PM (Q492A)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 06:57 PM (FcR7P)
I may be bound for Hell, but no one is going to convince me I am not a Conservative.
***
Fair enough.
From my own perspective I gave up on FR because their were too many whiners and a few Russian revisionists - Lenin murdered people? What are you talking about...?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 06:58 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: B5D - 19K, call me Gordon Freeman at July 22, 2012 06:58 PM (qqlqB)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 06:58 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: booger at July 22, 2012 06:59 PM (HI6wa)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 07:01 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 07:01 PM (FcR7P)
No question that Christianity, or a form of it, has been the cause of many, many good things in the world, nor is there a question (in my agnostic mind) that Christianity is important to the thinking of any American conservative.
Free Republic commentators, mostly wonderful folks, it seemed, too often had (to my agnostic mind) the narrow perspective that conservatism and Christianity were strictly identified.
I may be bound for Hell, but no one is going to convince me I am not a Conservative.
Posted by: Tonawanda at July 22, 2012 10:53 PM (l62NP)
That is the same mistake liberals make. They don't get that just because you are a conservative, you don't have to be a mean old Christian.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 07:02 PM (1grxW)
http ://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Cat_senses#Smell
And the silly boogers look so happy when they're getting ready to claim somebody's bumper as their own.
Posted by: DaveA at July 22, 2012 07:03 PM (tqEDJ)
Tonawanda at July 22, 2012 10:53 PM (l62NP)
The conservative atheists and agnostics I know generally recognize value in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It's the liberals (and frequently, the libertarians, which is one thing that drove me away from libertarianism) who feel the need to ridicule and belittle believers. But the libertarians don't want to make it a crime for parents to teach kids about religion - they're content to just ridicule (and they have that right). They're not trying to replace religion with the Creed of the State. The lefties are.
Posted by: Donna V. at July 22, 2012 07:03 PM (EflcN)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 07:04 PM (N/WI2)
Armor does not allow you to just shrug off high powered handgun fire. Somebody getting a hit on him ANYWHERE early on could have saved lives by forcing him to pause and opening up the possibility of somebody tackling him.
Posted by: epobirs at July 22, 2012 07:05 PM (kcfmt)
confirm?"
I think it's the same woman, calling her an actress is a bit of a stretch.
Posted by: lowandslow at July 22, 2012 07:05 PM (GZitp)
Posted by: Donna V. at July 22, 2012 10:49 PM (EflcN)
There are some very good low carb tortillas and flatbreads out there...i crave tacos when i go low carb diet and these fill the bill. I find them at the bread section of wal-mart. Grilled chicken roll-ups, etc....
Posted by: Cicero Kid at July 22, 2012 07:07 PM (vaWRx)
A large part of the reason that America is where it is right now is the inability of libertarians to sell their vision of America to average voters.
I'm libertarian leaning myself, but I've taunted many a full fledged libertarian that maybe those bible thumpers are inbred idiots, but somehow they can draw more then half a percent in a federal election.
I think that the slide of formal Libertarian Party types to Dopetarianism in the 90s is something we are paying for to this day.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 07:07 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 07:08 PM (JMmQ9)
Being chatty is the only way to keep this thread moving along. We're not going to get to 666 without a lot more comments.
And this was an early ONT.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 07:10 PM (sJTmU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 07:11 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Kratos at July 22, 2012 07:11 PM (c1WVm)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 07:12 PM (JMmQ9)
There are other things in life more important to me than weed. Many, many things.
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 07:13 PM (JpFRW)
298 Scobface at July 22, 2012 11:01 PM (IoNBC)
I'm not really happy with my .38 snub. It's just not comfortable to shoot, at least for me.
Seriously consider replacing the grip first. A nice Hogue or Pachmayr can be delivered to your door for maybe $30.00, $50.00 if you want a bit more.
Spend some time on GunBroker, looking for grips. I have a Ruger Speed Six .357. The Hogue Monogrip, which I like, is a bit big and does not cover the back. I found the Pachmayr 2piece grip which completely covers the grip on all surfaces exceptthe top, and is noticeably smaller.
The Hogue grips my hand, so I have to grip it right the first time. The Pachmayr lets me adjust my grip a bit. I stick with the Pachmayr.
I also use 38+P, not .357 ammo, in the snubbie. .357s work in the snubbie, and deliver more power, BUT they make a lot more sense in a 4"+ barrel revolver.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 07:13 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 22, 2012 07:14 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 07:15 PM (HWUv9)
I have a twitter account. For those of you who can't get enough of me here.
Go to twitter, which is a banned url here, and look up TruPundit, sucka
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 07:16 PM (I2LwF)
Don't be a smartass, Robert. Everybody knows pixy hates my guts and bans things for me capriciously.
lol
Posted by: Truman North at July 22, 2012 07:18 PM (I2LwF)
***
DeMint, Inhofe, and Ran Paul come to mind.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2012 07:18 PM (AUeaU)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 07:18 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 07:18 PM (9HhTH)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 07:18 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 07:19 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 07:20 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 07:21 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 07:22 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 07:23 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 07:23 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:23 PM (r4wIV)
As you look back in your businesses history and only see one set of footprints, that was when obama was on choom break.
Teleprompter Jesus indeed.
Posted by: Deathknyte at July 22, 2012 07:24 PM (b8tHK)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 22, 2012 07:24 PM (GEICT)
329 AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 11:18 PM (JMmQ9)
I have Hogues on several other things. I really like their "grab" and lack of a seam. But the size on the Ruger was an issue, and the exposed metal (where it transmits recoil to my palm ... ?) and the fact that I cold grab it with the Hogue grip and grab it wrong and not be able to shift easily ... The Pachmayer solved all those problems, and I can't feel the seam. P wins.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 07:24 PM (WZwFR)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:25 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 22, 2012 07:25 PM (a2hxi)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 22, 2012 07:27 PM (vnUfS)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 07:27 PM (IoNBC)
http://tinyurl.com/cpsxwam
And I thought "Ya know, he looks kinda familiar". Didn't figure it out until the credits, though. He got *real* famous about a decade later.
Posted by: Anachronda at July 22, 2012 07:28 PM (1c58W)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 07:28 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:29 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 11:14 PM (SAMxH)
Agreed. Condition 1 or nothing with that wonderful contraption. This is also the post wherein I remind everyone that my hash has "JMB" and yours do not.
That said, there has been some silly shit regarding proper carry and other gun-related subjects upthread. Get professional training. That is all.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 07:29 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 07:30 PM (JpFRW)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 22, 2012 07:30 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: navycopjoe at July 22, 2012 07:31 PM (KZ5KD)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC at July 22, 2012 07:32 PM (OLYUA)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 07:32 PM (HWUv9)
Posted by: Stateless_Infidel at July 22, 2012 09:51 PM (8UijS)
Whassup?
Posted by: George Soros at July 22, 2012 07:33 PM (FSya1)
Posted by: navycopjoe at July 22, 2012 11:31 PM (KZ5KD)
Balderdash
We traded a young Football Jesus to the Jets, and then signed old Football Jesus in his place
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 07:33 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: navycopjoe at July 22, 2012 07:33 PM (KZ5KD)
Posted by: King Missile at July 22, 2012 07:33 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: rickl at July 22, 2012 07:33 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 07:35 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 07:36 PM (FcR7P)
Like police SWAT tactics nowadays where they fire hundreds of rounds into a house or car when the suspect is already dead?
Posted by: kbdabear at July 22, 2012 07:37 PM (Y7XKa)
348 Scobface at July 22, 2012 11:27 PM (IoNBC)
Remember to check your loads. A .357 snubbie will fire higher load .357 rounds, but will be unhappy (with the higher quality ones taking longer to become unhappy). Your hand will likely become unhappy after 10 rounds or so. Move down to .38 or .38+P, and a Pachmayr, Hogue or other quality grip, and things will change a lot.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 07:37 PM (WZwFR)
Come to the dark side
We are waiting for you
Sure, right when the Cubs win the World Series
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Posted by: chemjeff at July 22, 2012 07:38 PM (d/5qf)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 11:29 PM (r4wIV)
Don't. Seriously, just don't do it. They're cool, they're fun, but just don't. .410 shotshells don't have the ass to do much, so being able to fire them is nice, but not a big deal unless you have some land, in which case it's a great snake round. If you want a Judge / Governor to be an effective fight-stopping handgun, you'll have to load it with .45 Colt. At that point, why not buy a gun chambered for that round, or one of several Smith handguns that run .45ACP in moon clips?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 07:38 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 22, 2012 11:25 PM
I didn't see no big check from that Chicken guy.
Posted by: Mumbles Menino at July 22, 2012 07:39 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Voluble at July 22, 2012 07:40 PM (qYvEa)
Oh I wouldn't buy one, even if I could afford it, but they seem cool as heck. Loaded with birdshot they seem pretty useful for home defense though, they look scary as heck. You're not going to punch through any walls with that.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:40 PM (r4wIV)
The grain that made this bread better have not come from some bigot who disagrees with me or I'll be complicit in his/her/its crimes!
Posted by: derit at July 22, 2012 07:40 PM (ruiF1)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 07:41 PM (IoNBC)
My take is that revolver or semi-auto is irrelevant. What's important is does the gun fit--is it comfortable to hold and handle. Awkward can kill you.
Plus you get to have many hours of pleasure testing before buying. How can that be a bad thing?
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 07:42 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: The Ghost of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at July 22, 2012 07:43 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 07:44 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 07:44 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 07:46 PM (+SiV6)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 07:48 PM (9HhTH)
Posted by: Mumbles Menino at July 22, 2012 07:48 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 07:49 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Trimegistus at July 22, 2012 07:50 PM (JpFRW)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 07:50 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:15 PM
Start a debate about circumcision, it'll reach 1,000
Posted by: kbdabear at July 22, 2012 07:52 PM (Y7XKa)
Modern weapons are a lot more safe but those old guns, was that a reasonable precaution, or even something that really happened?
I'm reasonably sure that they really did it, because Louis L'Amour said so and he got most of his information by talking to old cowboys and ranch folks who were still around when he was young.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:52 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 11:42 PM (SAMxH)
Grampa, you are ruining all the expensive advertising all the gun companies do, wherein their brand new bullet-thrower is "breaking boundaries, making you a ninja with a pistol - YES, a pistol-ninja, if you just buy our gun." Like you, I have a 1911, but my EDC is a Sig 229 DA/SA. Why? I like it, and it has eaten everything I've ever fed it, 2-3k rounds in. Those of you who want to carry, find a gun, any gun from a top-tier manufacturer, and shoot it...and shoot it, and shoot it. There is no easy way to be capable, and I say that because I am not yet. I fully intend to get professional training, and those who are interested in carrying a gun should do so as well. The process doesn't end after buying a gun - that's where it begins.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 07:53 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Clemenza at July 22, 2012 07:53 PM (+SiV6)
.22 is a fantastic way to stay sharp for not a lot of money. I buy my .22 ammo by the brick, we (grandkids) go through a shitload per month.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 07:55 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 11:49 PM (IoNBC)
My little CZ-452 says BAH!
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 07:55 PM (lJJMb)
Menino doesn't care about the homosexual voters - directly. There aren't enough of those even in Barney Frank's district. Or, so I assume - over here under Jared Polis.
Menino cares about single female voters. Single females see anything even remotely conservative and it's USINGRELIGIONTOTAKEAWAYCHOICE.
Exceptions apply, of course. But not enough to sway an election.
/outb4 Zimriel Is Teh Misogynist, again.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 07:56 PM (QTHTd)
I challenge anyone to watch the movie and not hum or whistle the theme song during and after the movie
Posted by: kbdabear at July 22, 2012 07:56 PM (Y7XKa)
the revolvers of the Old West were single action, meaning you had to cock the hammer every time you wanted to pull the trigger. So to 'accidently' shoot yourself, you'd have to pull the hammer back with your thumb first
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 07:57 PM (8sCoq)
Or get it snagged on a rope, some brush, etc... I think that's what its mostly about.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 07:58 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at July 22, 2012 07:59 PM (9HhTH)
Modern weapons are a lot more safe but those old guns, was that a reasonable precaution, or even something that really happened?
I'm reasonably sure that they really did it, because Louis L'Amour said so and he got most of his information by talking to old cowboys and ranch folks who were still around when he was young.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 11:52 PM (r4wIV)
SASS (single action shooting society...I think) and most Cowboy Action shooting matches require the hammer down on an empty chamber. Considering how much the Cowboy shooters are interested in historical accuracy, there is probably some truth to the "only load five" rule.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 07:59 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at July 22, 2012 08:00 PM (AMLP7)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2012 08:02 PM (FcR7P)
A Single action revolver did have to be cocked.
But carrying a six shooter in a holster and bouncing along on a horse MIGHT cause the hammer to bounce around and fire off a round. And a lot of those old revolvers had no safety (did any of them have a safety?).
Yeah, I can believe no one rode around with the hammer on a live round. There just wasn't that much of a need to quick draw and fire. All that gunplay in movies has the ring of horseshit to it all.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes.... at July 22, 2012 08:03 PM (sJTmU)
Modern revolvers (mid-1970's) now incorporate a "transfer bar" between the hammer and the firing pin. The bar is dimpled so the firing pin will not toufh the cartridge primer. Pulling the hammer back moves the bar and the dimple, so when the hammer is released, the hammer strikes the bar, and the firing pin is forced against the primer. With this device, it is safe to have a cartridge in the cylinder lined up with the hammer/firing pin.
Formerly, the pin was part of the hammer, and revolvers were customarily carried with a empty chamber indexed with the hammer.
Posted by: Arbalest at July 22, 2012 08:03 PM (WZwFR)
Menino cares about single female voters. Single females see anything even remotely conservative and it's USINGRELIGIONTOTAKEAWAYCHOICE.
Exceptions apply, of course. But not enough to sway an election.
/outb4 Zimriel Is Teh Misogynist, again.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at July 22, 2012 11:56 PM (QTHTd)
I was thinking about this earlier today in the car - is it odd to anyone else that the desire to adopt "rescue" pets is considered a virtue (and I agree it is - I've only had "free" dogs that would have gotten the gas if they weren't adopted) while the right to end human life must be defended as though it's the hill to die on? Where are the human adoption advocates amongst the animal rights crowd?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 08:04 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: Polliwog, Teahada hobbit at July 23, 2012 12:00 AM (AMLP7)
hey thanks there, li'l lady
say, you sure do look purdy in your nightie standing at your bedroom window
Posted by: creepy stalker moron with the entire snuggie collection at July 22, 2012 08:04 PM (d/5qf)
@ 389-
Supposedly that goes all the way back to the cap and ball revolver era-
I never would load all 6 chambers in my Italian replica cap and ball revolver, but I see no reason for such precautions in a modern design revolver.
Posted by: GT 5.0 at July 22, 2012 08:04 PM (3W1+C)
My 1858 Remington is the only oldie that you can carry 6 safely. It has a notch for the hammer to rest in. None of the others have this.
My Blackhawk has the transfer bar, but it's still a 5shooter--for me.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 08:05 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 22, 2012 08:05 PM (vnUfS)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 08:05 PM (IoNBC)
You misspelled baby killing.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 08:09 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: DC in Towson at July 22, 2012 08:10 PM (N/WI2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 08:10 PM (JMmQ9)
I absolutely love it.
Posted by: Scobface at July 23, 2012 12:05 AM (IoNBC)
Teaching a kid how to shoot, or an adult who's never fired a gun, for that matter, is one of the great pleasures on this planet. They learn to respect the gun, but also learn to see it as a simple tool and stop fearing it as though it was a living thing, capable of acts of destruction independent of the hands controlling it. Most times, they want to learn to master it. Converting one at a time...
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 08:11 PM (lJJMb)
I am not sure I like the sound of this. The Marines are training up 3 new Police Battalions for rapid deployment supposedly to our allies who are having civillian policing problems. They have special training in civil disturbances.
Now it would be illegal for them to be deployed in the US, unless of course some crazy narcissistic president decided to declare a state of national emergency. Then bang, 1,500 Marines in your town with orders to police you. Maybe I am just paranoid but I really don't trust Obama all that much.
http://tinyurl.com/c8dglrw
Posted by: robtr Rum Liberation Front at July 22, 2012 08:16 PM (MtwBb)
yay 2 hours for another shitty end of beta event in GW2
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 08:16 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 22, 2012 11:25 PM
Well he could always make sure that the zoning board won't let him get zoning for his restaurant. Then the building inspector can find all kinds of code violations. Then the health inspector could find out that there are rat droppings everywhere and needs to close you down until that is fixed. Then the, well, you get the point. As a commercial Realtor, I run into this all the time with one of my tenants. The city doesn't like him, so I get letters from the city telling me of all the code violations that he is "guilty" of. Such as not closing the door on the dumpster enclosure. Of course, the trash company picks up at 7am, he doesn't open until 9am, and if the driver leaves the gate open, he is in violation. Has nothing to do with the fact that another place down the street does the same thing, but he is not a "local", the other guy is. When a city wants to get rid of a restaurant, they go about it like this.
Posted by: MrCaniac at July 22, 2012 08:17 PM (1grxW)
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at July 22, 2012 08:18 PM (SAMxH)
@edzeppelin91
@EllenBarkin wow, you're still alive! saw you in Brooklyn's Finest some time back and you looked pretty bad
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 08:19 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Vermin at July 22, 2012 08:19 PM (dAIU+)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2012 08:24 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 08:25 PM (JMmQ9)
.
Some of it very disturbing.
have you heard about the barbed cock of Satan?
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 22, 2012 08:27 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2012 08:28 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at July 22, 2012 08:29 PM (lJJMb)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2012 08:30 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Scobface at July 22, 2012 08:30 PM (IoNBC)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2012 08:32 PM (Rhie+)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 22, 2012 08:33 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: Barack Obama's Secret Gay Boyfriend at July 22, 2012 08:34 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Fox 2! at July 22, 2012 08:36 PM (RJOgX)
How is GW2 looking? Worth checking out?
Posted by: GT 5.0 at July 23, 2012 12:20 AM (3W1+C)
I'm digging it, still trying to figure out what to play as and which race. Really liking WvWvW, reminds me of WAR when it was good
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 08:38 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Ted Streleski at July 22, 2012 08:38 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Thor at July 22, 2012 08:39 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Diane Feinstein at July 22, 2012 08:41 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 08:43 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 23, 2012 12:43 AM (4gues)
world vs world vs world. It's four different maps where you have 3 different servers fighting it out for supremacy at the same time. The more capture points you own, the better the bonuses you get in pvp and pve
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 08:46 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 08:56 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 08:59 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 09:02 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: B5D - 19K, call me Gordon Freeman at July 22, 2012 09:05 PM (qqlqB)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 09:10 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: Palerider at July 22, 2012 09:15 PM (cQZV0)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 09:18 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 09:18 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 09:23 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: kbdabear at July 22, 2012 11:52 PM (Y7XKa)
That's a great idea.
So, nipping the tip...yay or nay?
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:26 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:26 AM (4ixH5)
yay, it's hygienic
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 09:27 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: B5D - 19K, call me Gordon Freeman at July 23, 2012 01:05 AM (qqlqB)
So as it is written, so shall it be done.
Deep Purple - Speed King
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGy_-p_sVE
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:28 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: rickl at July 22, 2012 09:29 PM (sdi6R)
NOWHERE ELSE. NOWHERE.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 09:30 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 09:30 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:31 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 01:30 AM (r3tNm)
It's a spectre of capitalism. Watching you fap.
Posted by: Karl Marx at July 22, 2012 09:32 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: zeera at July 22, 2012 09:34 PM (XtxRN)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:35 PM (4ixH5)
NOWHERE ELSE. NOWHERE.
This.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 22, 2012 09:39 PM (J5tI6)
Posted by: B5D - 19K, call me Gordon Freeman at July 22, 2012 09:39 PM (qqlqB)
Posted by: B5D - 19K, call me Gordon Freeman at July 23, 2012 01:39 AM (qqlqB)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2y_Cq76r9s
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:40 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: jc at July 22, 2012 09:42 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:45 PM (4ixH5)
Some $100 netgear POS with 4 ports on it. It can't possibly be any slower than this Westell POS Bellsouth/ATT are handing out, and that only has one port..
It came with some wifi shit I didn't want too, so I'l have to figure out how to disable that.
I bought 500' of Cat 6 to wire up all the rooms in my crib with. COPPER IS KING. Unless you're the NSA, you ain't pulling any signals off a Cat 6 cable.
Got another 500' of Cat 5 for dropping phone jacks in every room.
I'm avoiding wireless shit like the plague it actually is.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 09:46 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 09:48 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:49 PM (4ixH5)
Hhhmmmm...The STAPLE Party.
What would STAPLE stand for in this context?
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:45 AM (4ixH5)
===
Standing Together Against Politicians Lying Endlessly
Posted by: jc at July 22, 2012 09:49 PM (ufJKx)
Posted by: jc at July 23, 2012 01:49 AM (ufJKx)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:53 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 09:54 PM (qmMAj)
Back from the vigil in Aurora CO. Westboro found themselves 'detained' on their way to disrupt the memorial. Gosh darnit. I was part of the 'wall' to shield the mourners from view and amongst Denver's Reddit group, we quickly discovered Westboro was photoshopping themselves into pictures from the vigil in places they would not have been able to get to, thanks to our efforts. I'm glad it turned out we weren't needed as a shield and instead could just be there as support.
Return now to regularly scheduled ONT shenanigans
Posted by: bakanomiko at July 22, 2012 09:55 PM (YBnr0)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 09:58 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:00 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:01 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:02 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:07 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:07 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 02:07 AM (qmMAj)
I'm disappearing.
So what's your estimated time of completion on the hizz'ouse? You've been going at it on that thing for quite a while.
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:11 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 22, 2012 10:14 PM (LIiTJ)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:19 PM (qmMAj)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TibFHz7jVUY&feature=relmfu
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:22 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: Vermin at July 23, 2012 12:19 AM (dAIU+)
Twice got computer bustin virus from that sight, will not go there ever again.
Do like weazelzippers,gateway pundit and twitchy. dont know if its cool to mention other blogs, but hey, just being honest.
And aos is still my favorite
Hi all, happy ont.
I nominate steevy for moron of the week. Always ready with the scoamf.
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 10:22 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:24 PM (qmMAj)
How'd that workout? My 22yo carpets GOT TO GO. They suck, they're high maintenance, and they suck, and they suck. Did I mention carpets in FL suck? ...and a lot hotter in summer than tile/concrete.
I got no prob doing ceramic..there's some really cheap decent looking stuff at Home Depot, and I already got a wet saw.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:26 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:29 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 02:19 AM (qmMAj)
Do wha? Where do you think we are, Canada?
*Cough, cough*
Jeeeeez, three years!
If ever I hit the lottery I'll hire some of those dudes what like to hang out outside of Home Depot for ya, help cut a year and a half off your time.
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:30 PM (4ixH5)
Jazzy, Sassy, or singing the blues?
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 02:24 AM (qmMAj)
Good. Hubby and i went camping last week. Great Basin national park. Trip from hell. Truck broke down at 9000 feet on scary fn road.
Towed to ely, $350. Mechanic found nothing wrong $75, gave hubby shit cause it was a Ford.
Friend came up and towed camper home for us, God Bless really good friends.
Rained the whole time.Ranger almost gave us a ticket for washing our dishes.
But truck made it home, so theres that.
Glad to be home!
Sorry you asked? Tee Hee
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 10:32 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:35 PM (qmMAj)
"... That's the thing about Obama. Time and again, he does things and says things that are un-American. Not evil. Not anti-American. Just un-American."
Mr. Steyn, I love ya, but you're wrong. "un-American?" No. "Un-American" is what I call the conservative assault on (or at least denial of) Separation of Church and State. That's just one part of one amendment to the Constitution, although it IS the first sentence in the Bill of Rights.
The Constitution starts off with "We the People", and guys like Obama have a problem with even that part. The idea is for the people to govern themselves, for the purpose of protecting the rights of individuals. As Lincoln put it, "Government, of, for, and by the people."
Guys like Obama bristle at such ideas. To them, it's "People of, for, and by the Government." The part of Obama's Roanoke speech where he says "you didn't build that" makes this glaringly obvious. Considering that this is the EXACT opposite of what America is all about, that makes him - most definitely - "anti-American".
Seems like high-profile pundits don't want to say the obvious, because the clueless masses don't understand it, and don't want to hear that the President is anti-American.
On Day One he sent back that bust of Churchill, and it went down from there. Shutting down oil & coal production, while pissing away money on Green energy. Wontonly running up the debt. Consulting the UN but not Congress before going to war. Betraying Isreali state secrets. Even the Keystone Pipeline. Socialized medicine. Defending Atty Genl's contempt of Congress. No other President has behaved this way.
Posted by: Optimizer at July 22, 2012 10:35 PM (As94z)
That is why I love having that Supercenter over in Canyon Country. The people I encounter there can be very annoying but my immediate neighborhood has a dumb attitude about super markets staying open 24 hours.
At the Walmart I can not only get all sorts of groceries, I can even buy a low-end laptop or PC at 3 AM if I really need it.
Posted by: epobirs at July 22, 2012 10:38 PM (kcfmt)
Classy move that...
Obama was probably offended by WC's iron curtain speech.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:39 PM (r3tNm)
Brings to mind the scene in 'Heartburn' when the lead characters are showing their open while under destruction house to friends. One friend tries to see the right side, "It'll be great. Not in your lifetimes..."
Posted by: epobirs at July 22, 2012 10:42 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:42 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:43 PM (r3tNm)
We live in Silicon Valley. BH is on business trip to North Carolina.
For some inexplicable reason, corporate travel launches her out of SFO (an hour away) at 9 am and has her do a 3-hour stopover in Detroit. Which becomes a 6-hour stopover. She lands in NC half an hour after the rental car place was supposed to have closed.....fortunately, she called ahead and they held a guy over to get her a car.
Checks into hotel -- smells kind-of funny, but it's well after midnight. Sleeps in, wakes up, finds previous guest left chicken dinner in microwave a while back. Goes outside to run errands, discovers 3 tires slashed on rental car.
She seems to be coping ok, but I'm somewhat glad to be 3000 miles away at the moment......you've heard of someone "getting ripped a new asshole"? -- the next person to get on her nerves is getting a whole new set of orifices as a package deal.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 10:45 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:48 PM (qmMAj)
I'm trying to eliminate all the cabling rats nest that's accumulated in every room of the house and tidy up the IT infrastructure.
It seems like there wiring projects associated with almost everything when you try to get a crib setup just the way you want it...EXTENSION CORDS AND POWER STRIPS MUST DIE.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:48 PM (r3tNm)
Snow on ground still? It is some pretty country up there.
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 02:42 AM (qmMAj)
No snow. Very pretty. Just one of those trips we all experience from time to time.
The thing that really sucked, cell phone didnt work, so my poor hubby had to drive up and down this mountain four times to make calls to see what the hell was wrong with our truck.. Thank goodness his brother was there, and hubby could use his truck.
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 10:48 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 10:49 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:52 PM (4ixH5)
May you feast on the souls of the tire slashers, chicken microwavers, and corporate travel for all eternity ...
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 02:48 AM (qmMAj)
Thanks, but I'm not going to want them after the BH has her way. I don't want to clean up the mess.
The facilities manager that is the reason she's out there had better have some serious skillz, 'cause he's already on quadruple-secret probation and probably doesn't even know it.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 10:55 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert, hands swishing through the air at July 22, 2012 10:56 PM (4ixH5)
Someone in Miami some years ago noticed a smell in their motel room...it turned out to be a murdered tourist someone had carelessly left stuffed under the bed...
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 10:57 PM (r3tNm)
Speaking of songs, I saw a seemingly new anti-Romney ad within the least few hours. I guess the cease-fire is over.
There are many things that strike me as odd about it:
1) This is NY. Why the hell is he wasting his money here? But since it means he's wasting money that would be better spent elsewhere, I would gladly watch Obama ads all day long.
2) The whole ad has Mitt Romney singing "God Bless America" in the background. He's not a great singer, but it's not painful to listen to. Seems to me, this speaks to Obama's anti-Americanism and tone-deafness. Romney comes off like the average American, singing a patriotic song just as proudly - and as poorly - as everybody else. Obama's base probably considers the song that he's singing to be damning enough by itself.
3) The rest of the ad is a series of claims about Romney outsourcing - the same claims that even the Leftist media says are lies, and which gained little traction, despite the huge sums he has spent.
He's still got nothing new, he's doing a lousy job making Romney look bad, and he's wasting his money by singing to the choir, in this state.
Posted by: Optimizer at July 22, 2012 10:57 PM (As94z)
I can see your BH now.*
"I live with an Elder Squid, motherfucker, I'll rip off your head and shit down your neck!"
*Not that I know what either of you look like so my brain filled the gap in with Blondie.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 02:52 AM (4ixH5)
We have three godkids up in Sacramento.....a while back, there was some talk about getting them t-shirts that said "Cthulhu is my godfather" with a squid-headed being wearing chalkstripe and toting a tommygun.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 10:57 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 10:58 PM (4ixH5)
I'm pretty sure my heart would stop if I downed 4 Red Bulls in one sitting.
Well, it would beat really, really fast for ~ 30 seconds, then stop.
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 22, 2012 10:58 PM (8SjQy)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 10:59 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 02:57 AM (r3tNm)
Damn, now I feel guilty. Guess I am lucky it was just rain and a broken down truck. 
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:00 PM (OTK2G)
For consumer electronics it was the Good Guys store across the street from Beverly Center. Find a good game on clearance and eventually get home to play it before dawn.
You'd meet a lot of odd people. It was sort of a non-alcoholic version of Dave Attell's old show, 'Insomniac.'
Posted by: epobirs at July 22, 2012 11:00 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 11:00 PM (qmMAj)
A while ago I boldly predicted that NY might actually be in play come Nov.
Ogabe has done his level best to alienate a big chunk of the jewish vote, and Mayor Nannystate is scaring the crap out of a lot of people...and the NYS economy is in the shitter and looking more like MI/CA every day...and businesses/residents are fleeing.
Its a long shot of course that NY would actually flip, but this is going to be a rough summer/fall for Obama, and he keeps fucking up and saying stupid shit...so anything is possible
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 11:02 PM (r3tNm)
um ... er ... it was afraid of heights?
: -))
Many blessings on your kind brother in law ...
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 03:00 AM (qmMAj)
No cell phone service, 10,000 feet! And the folks at the bottom of this mountain would not sell him quarters for the pay phone, kinda like a deliverance town!! He had to drive another 30 miles or so to use a atm, and get money.
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:04 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:04 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:06 PM (OTK2G)
I've developed such a tolerance, I have to maintain a certain blood caffeine level or my heart would stop.
For an INTJ, this shit is like rocket fuel to get us into that laser focus manic mode where we crank out perfect work by the metric fuckton. Of course I'll pay for it tomorrow and probably wake up at the crack of 2:00pm.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 11:07 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:06 AM (OTK2G)
eww mixing drinks let alone starting off with beer
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:08 PM (tw6Ar)
shop.cafepress.com/cthulhu-2012
Posted by: epobirs at July 23, 2012 03:02 AM (kcfmt)
I have some from prior years. I'm not sure "why vote for the lesser evil?" still applies, though.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:09 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 11:10 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:11 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 03:09 AM (kaalw)
please, every president candidate in the upcoming election fucking sucks
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:11 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 22, 2012 11:12 PM (qmMAj)
"Obama was probably offended by WC's iron curtain speech."
Not a bad theory, but the best theories I've heard involve the anti-colonialist marxist influences in his life. Related to that - since Kenya was a British colony under Churchill - is that Obama's grandfather was jailed (for political reasons) by the British, IIRC.
Yeah, anybody who knows a fair amount about Obama should be asking WTF is this guy doing as POTUS?
Posted by: Optimizer at July 22, 2012 11:13 PM (As94z)
Posted by: epobirs at July 22, 2012 11:15 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 03:09 AM (kaalw)
please, every president candidate in the upcoming election fucking sucks
Posted by: The Dude at July 23, 2012 03:11 AM (tw6Ar)
What I was alluding to is the "Cthulhu 2012 -- why vote for the lesser evil?" slogan.....when Cthulhu is the lesser evil, it doesn't work.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:17 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 03:10 AM (qmMAj)
Good to know
Hubby did grow a beard while we were there, and Yummo. He is so damn cute with a beard. He cant have one at home, job does not allow it.
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:18 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:18 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:19 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 03:11 AM (4ixH5)
No its smirnoff? Is that valurrite lite, commie, or poor girl vodka?
How you Robert?
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:19 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 03:18 AM (kaalw)
if you want a candidate that does suck Dagon all the way
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:20 PM (tw6Ar)
I've noticed that ex-Brit colonies were left in fairly tidy shape and given governmental/economic systems somewhat capable of functioning after the Brit exit. All the other European colonial nations, not so much...
*cough* Haiti
*cough* Ivory Coast
*cough* Congo
etc...
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 11:21 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:22 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:19 AM (OTK2G)
Purty good, Lou. The Large Hadron Collider generated a micro black hole which has found its way into my midsection and is slowly consuming the contents therein. I'm disappearing!
I'm wondering if a little vodka might slow it down.
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:23 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Adriane is no good at this political slogan stuff ... at July 22, 2012 11:23 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:06 AM (OTK2G)
eww mixing drinks let alone starting off with beer
Posted by: The Dude at July 23, 2012 03:08 AM (tw6Ar)
I promise I will not get mean, at least for another half hour or so!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:23 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: zeera at July 22, 2012 11:25 PM (XtxRN)
I'm wondering if a little vodka might slow it down.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 03:23 AM (4ixH5)
I dont know what that means and that is why you love me!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:26 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at July 22, 2012 11:26 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:27 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:26 AM (OTK2G)
It means pass the liquor!
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:28 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:29 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 03:11 AM (4ixH5)
No its smirnoff? Is that valurrite lite, commie, or poor girl vodka?
How you Robert?
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:19 AM (OTK2G)
The scary thing is that, after our Saint Petersburg trip, "русский стандарт" on a vodka label makes sense.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:29 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Adriane Loves the Classics but is Easily Confused at July 22, 2012 11:29 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:29 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Adriane Loves the Classics but is Easily Confused at July 23, 2012 03:29 AM (qmMAj)
Maybe you should fix up your house while under the influence, Adriane.
Cause, you know what they say. Liquor is quicker...
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:31 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Adriane Loves the Classics but is Easily Confused at July 22, 2012 11:33 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Walmart at July 22, 2012 11:37 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Walmart at July 22, 2012 11:38 PM (4ixH5)
Some can be very loud, like up to 120db loud...
Someone put a db meter on the front row at a Deep Purple concert decades ago and measured 120db.
They spend years underground as larva before their brief moment in the sun above ground.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 22, 2012 11:38 PM (r3tNm)
Posted by: The Dude at July 22, 2012 11:39 PM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 03:29 AM (4ixH5)
No way, I am gonna share. Got a big ass bottle, or just a big ass!!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:40 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:41 PM (4ixH5)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 03:40 AM (OTK2G)
Big ass bottles and big asses are both fine with me.
Posted by: Robert at July 22, 2012 11:41 PM (4ixH5)
"A while ago I boldly predicted that NY might actually be in play come Nov.
Ogabe has done his level best to alienate a big chunk of the jewish vote, and Mayor Nannystate is scaring the crap out of a lot of people...and the NYS economy is in the shitter and looking more like MI/CA every day...and businesses/residents are fleeing. "
Sadly, you seem to have no idea what these people are like. The jewish guy I used to know seemed pretty clueless about how anti-Isreal Obama is, and didn't seem to care about it much, even though he, himself, had lived there several years. The Jewish in NY seem to be liberals first, and sympathetic with Isreal 2nd. I think half of them don't give a shit about Isreal (Christian Fundamentalist with Bible prophesies seem to care more!), and they are probably less than 5% of the state's population.
Mayor Nannystate has made headlines for fascist craziness, but I wouldn't be surprised if they voted him back in anyway. NYC has been on a different page than the USA since before there WAS a USA.
Seems like the NYS economy has been in that shitter for 50 years - they DON'T CARE. They complain bitterly about how their kids have to leave in order to have a decent future, but when some private-sector business is foolish enough to try to come here, they are openly hostile. They are EXACTLY like Obama. They always have some government initiative going on to make things better, and there is some community organizing-type stuff that has a very small footprint, is superficial, and lasts for only a short time. So everything is always "getting better", but everything stays the same.
But maybe that's just my end of the state - near Buffalo. Regardless, pigs will fly before this state votes against Obama. These people remind me on a girl in High School who kept insisting that Nixon was innocent, long after the facts came out. They will consider no other way. They are "stuck on stupid".
Posted by: Optimizer at July 22, 2012 11:48 PM (As94z)
For some reason the Beach Boys sang about babes and hotrods instead of noisy insects and moisture-removal devices.
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 22, 2012 11:49 PM (8SjQy)
Some can be very loud, like up to 120db loud...
Someone put a db meter on the front row at a Deep Purple concert decades ago and measured 120db.
They spend years underground as larva before their brief moment in the sun above ground.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 03:38 AM (r3tNm)
Well, with the price of groceries, this is good to know!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:51 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at July 22, 2012 11:52 PM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 03:35 AM (kaalw)
http://tinyurl.com/crq7pww
WHO'S YO DADDY?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Walmart at July 23, 2012 03:38 AM (4ixH5)
Don't do a damn bit of good out in the fields.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 22, 2012 11:54 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: zeera at July 22, 2012 11:55 PM (XtxRN)
[Come to think of it, I really DO get some Canadian stations, and don't remember which one it was on...]Posted by: Optimizer at July 22, 2012 11:57 PM (As94z)
Posted by: zeera at July 23, 2012 03:55 AM (XtxRN)
Well i live in nv hell, so if summer is slipping away, I am on board with that! But cicadas have not ever lived here before.
We do have a wicked storm heading this way!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 22, 2012 11:59 PM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Walmart
http://tinyurl.com/c2yncey
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at July 23, 2012 03:52 AM (qmMAj)
We got a Thermador CM302 when we remodeled our kitchen.....it has a dedicated dual 50 amp breaker when a 100 amp panel used to suffice for our whole house. You can convection-roast a whole turkey with micro assist in this oven.....and we still have a small microwave on the side that is used more often.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 12:01 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 12:01 AM (4ixH5)
But can you crack Enigma?
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 04:01 AM (4ixH5)
I don't know about cracking it, but I can convection-bake six trays of it.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 12:03 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 12:04 AM (OTK2G)
Posted by: Zakn at July 23, 2012 12:09 AM (tWWgb)
Posted by: Adriane is currently starring in The Money Pit and she doesn't even like Tom Hanks that much ... at July 23, 2012 12:10 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Zakn at July 23, 2012 04:09 AM (tWWgb)
because zeera owns no snowmobile nor likes fun
Posted by: The Dude at July 23, 2012 12:12 AM (tw6Ar)
Posted by: The Dude at July 23, 2012 12:14 AM (tw6Ar)
If I don't see you...good night!
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 04:12 AM (4ixH5)
Night Robert
Night ont. Love all ya'll. God Bless!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 12:14 AM (OTK2G)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:14 AM (qmMAj)
Oh, I should add that those ads here in NY are at least fairly infrequent. I think I saw 2 tonight, and that seemed like a lot.
I have this theory that President Smartest-Guy-In-Room is worried this time around, and is insisting on micromanaging the campaign. He has this massive, ineffective bureaucracy, is deficit spending, and has only the same old lies, celebrity, class warfare, and hot air to offer. It has the smell of uber-narcissistic Obama all over it.
Posted by: Optimizer at July 23, 2012 12:14 AM (As94z)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:16 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:17 AM (qmMAj)
http://tinyurl.com/cykkqzw
Posted by: The Dude at July 23, 2012 12:20 AM (tw6Ar)
Enjoy beautiful views,
Get some good news,
Delicious chocolate, peruse ...
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 04:16 AM (qmMAj)
You rock!
Now I am officially going to bed!
God Bless A really sweet Adriane!!
Posted by: lou's a girl at July 23, 2012 12:20 AM (OTK2G)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:24 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:32 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:34 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:36 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:38 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:40 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:45 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:47 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:53 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:56 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: John henry at July 23, 2012 12:56 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 12:56 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 04:56 AM (qmMAj)
'Ettes are friends, not food.
Posted by: Some Mako Shark at July 23, 2012 12:57 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 12:59 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:01 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:02 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:02 AM (4ixH5)
Had I I'd be bragging about it to the end of my days.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:03 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:02 AM (qmMAj)
So are California Rolls made with real Californians?
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:04 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:05 AM (qmMAj)
Will make me sad and blue ...
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:05 AM (qmMAj)
Tell me about it, sister.
Posted by: Robert fucking LOVES rice, bread and pasta at July 23, 2012 01:06 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:07 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:08 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:08 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:07 AM (qmMAj)
On that subject we will be opening up next week as a time for public comment on whether or not To Serve Man will or will not, in fact, be a cook book.
Posted by: The Federal Committee Tasked With Writing To Serve Man at July 23, 2012 01:09 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:11 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:08 AM (kaalw)
The lower the percentage of carbohydrates in your diet, the faster the weight loss.
Since joining Livestrong.com I've found out why my weight seems to plummet during the weekends. It's because I stop eating my All Bran cereal. Drops like a stone. Apparently the cereal accounts for most of my carb intake.
But I can't stop eating the cereal cause I like my nightly, uh, sabbatical to go well if you catch my meaning.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:14 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:14 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:11 AM (qmMAj)
Vhat? Ve socialists like living vell, too.
Posted by: Vladdy Lenin at July 23, 2012 01:15 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:14 AM (qmMAj)
Soylent Green is Californians?
Posted by: Vladdy Lenin at July 23, 2012 01:16 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:16 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:18 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:08 AM (kaalw)
The lower the percentage of carbohydrates in your diet, the faster the weight loss.
Since joining Livestrong.com I've found out why my weight seems to plummet during the weekends. It's because I stop eating my All Bran cereal. Drops like a stone. Apparently the cereal accounts for most of my carb intake.
But I can't stop eating the cereal cause I like my nightly, uh, sabbatical to go well if you catch my meaning.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 05:14 AM (4ixH5)
When I was in college, there was a period where I was having three bowls of cereal every morning for breakfast.....and I was gaining weight steadily. Then I changed to two bowls each morning, and slowly lost weight. Same dorms, same insipid entrees, same walk to classes. Little lifestyle choices + daily repetition + time = something very powerful.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:19 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:16 AM (qmMAj)
Quick search on Bing shows burdock root has like 26 grams of carbs per 125 gram servings.
Guess high fiber also means high carbs.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:20 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:18 AM (qmMAj)
Use these reusable bags made in China, laced with toxic chemicals and swimming with disease. For Gaia!
Posted by: Your All Knowing Masters On High at July 23, 2012 01:21 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:21 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:16 AM (qmMAj)
Quick search on Bing shows burdock root has like 26 grams of carbs per 125 gram servings.
Guess high fiber also means high carbs.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 05:20 AM (4ixH5)
It's all about glycemic. With fiber, your intestines wrestle the carbs out over a period of hours and don't spike your blood sugar.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:21 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:19 AM (kaalw)
I hear all this bullshit about GIGANTIC HORROR LIFESTYLE CHANGES zOGM LLO!1!11!!!1
Really I'm doing mostly the same shit I was doing last year but 75 pounds lighter.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:22 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: Not Peggy Joseph but close enough ... at July 23, 2012 01:24 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:21 AM (kaalw)
All I know is it makes me poop good.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:24 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:21 AM (qmMAj)
I say, the rabble are mouthing off again.
*Sips tea laced with gin*
Posted by: Some Fucking Kennedy at July 23, 2012 01:25 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:26 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:28 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:28 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:28 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:28 AM (qmMAj)
Does quelle mean gigantic?
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:29 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:29 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:31 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:32 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:33 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:34 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:33 AM (qmMAj)
Maybe it's contextual? Chocolate horror?
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:35 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:34 AM (qmMAj)
Don't bother me.
Now if we were talking about Claudia Black...
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:35 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:37 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:32 AM (kaalw)
Let me guess, you killed another homeless man and only now realized you don't have something to wrap the body in to conceal it from the neighbors while you drag it out to dump it in the back of your truck before heading on down to the nearest landfill to dump the body?
Cooth Cooth Cooth...you gotta think ahead, man!
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:37 AM (4ixH5)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:39 AM (qmMAj)
There's a carpet and drapes joke in there somewhere but dang I'm too tired to fish for it ...
Happy less than 3 years remodeling project, elder god ...
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:37 AM (qmMAj)
We've owned this house since 1997. Something's changed every year since then, and there's no sign of this not continuing into the indefinite future -- I have a single-paned bathroom window where the replacement might arrive on Thursday.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:40 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 01:40 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: a cynical but rarely angry Adriane at July 23, 2012 05:39 AM (qmMAj)
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:41 AM (4ixH5)
Cooth Cooth Cooth...you gotta think ahead, man!
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 05:37 AM (4ixH5)
Sadly, I don't even own a truck. The odd use for carpet scraps is padding the edges of water gardens -- and I'd probably just toss these rather than go through the hassle.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 01:42 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: zeera at July 23, 2012 01:45 AM (XtxRN)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 23, 2012 05:42 AM (kaalw)
You shourd think of our arr-American Tundra, made in San Antonio.
Posted by: Toyota at July 23, 2012 01:46 AM (4ixH5)
Okay, time for me to take off as well.
More woik needs doin'.
Good ngiht, Zeera.
Good night, Cooth.
Good morning, Vic.
Posted by: Robert at July 23, 2012 01:47 AM (4ixH5)
He's already been quoted as saying he believed he could do anyone on his campaign staff's job better than they could.
I doubt any of the long time professional DNC campaign experts are involved in this clusterfuck at all, or if they are they're being completely ignored. Anyone with a handful of neurons firing would have counseled him against saying some of the stupid shit he has.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 01:47 AM (NBTpW)
Posted by: zeera at July 23, 2012 01:49 AM (XtxRN)
I bought this joint new in 89'. Its still not the way I want it, and I haven't started on any of the cosmetic shit yet...all electrical, structural, plumbing, etc
I want all the infrastructure mods bagged and tagged before doing any cosmetics.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 01:55 AM (NBTpW)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/us/23iht-letter23.html
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 02:07 AM (NBTpW)
Posted by: teej at July 23, 2012 02:15 AM (k/Mc/)
http://tinyurl.com/cv8sh6r
???? I don't imagine the rats had anything to say about this.
Posted by: @PurpAv at July 23, 2012 02:16 AM (NBTpW)
The fucking cocksuckers cut off free access to the on-line crossword (for home delivery customers no less!).
It's the only reason I get the damned paper. My wife gets it for sports and the Style section on Sundays. We laugh at the homosexual marriage photos.
I will be calling, complaining, and then cancelling. They will respond with a counter-offer that makes the paper essentially free for six months. I will accept and laugh.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 23, 2012 02:40 AM (nEUpB)
Posted by: SDN at July 23, 2012 02:45 AM (M+1E+)
Don't exaggerate! It took 41 shots.
And he was unarmed.
Pathetic.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 23, 2012 02:48 AM (nEUpB)
And an artificial jellyfish seems to be a low-demand item, if you ask me.
Posted by: Miss Marple at July 23, 2012 02:54 AM (GoIUi)
There is a good Chinese restaurant in NYC that makes Jellyfish salad. It sounds awful but it's actually quite good. Maybe that's the reason for the research?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 23, 2012 02:56 AM (nEUpB)
They're trying to grow replacement hearts that don't trigger an immune response.
It's straight out of Larry Niven's 'A Gift From Earth' but a couple centuries sooner.
Posted by: epobirs at July 23, 2012 03:27 AM (kcfmt)
Scientists have created a free-swimming 'jellyfish' out of silicone seeded with living heart muscle cells.
The Harvard University and Caltech team say that their work marks a big step towards the development of an artificial heart - and suggests a broader definition of what counts as synthetic life.
"I was surprised that with relatively few components - a silicone base and cells that we arranged - we were able to reproduce some pretty complex swimming and feeding behaviors that you see in biological jellyfish," says professor John Dabiri of Caltech.
Jellyfish, believed to be the oldest multi-organ animals in the world, use muscles to pump their way through water. Surprisingly, perhaps, their basic morphology is pretty similar to that of a beating human heart.
To reverse engineer their medusa jellyfish - dubbed Medusoid - the investigators used analysis tools more generally used in law enforcement biometrics and crystallography to map the alignment of subcellular protein networks within all of the animal's muscle cells.
They then took a sheet of cultured rat heart muscle tissue and incorporated a silicone polymer, fashioning the Medusoid's body into a thin membrane like a small jellyfish, with eight arm-like appendages.
It was placed in a container of ocean-like salt water and successfully shocked into swimming with synchronized muscle contractions like those of real jellyfish - indeed, the muscle cells started to contract on their own even before the electrical current was applied.
The same strategy, says professor Kevin Kit Parker of Harvard, could be used to reverse engineer muscular organs in humans.
"As engineers, we are very comfortable with building things out of steel, copper, concrete," he says. "I think of cells as another kind of building substrate, but we need rigorous quantitative design specs to move tissue engineering to a reproducible type of engineering. The jellyfish provides a design algorithm for reverse engineering an organ's function and developing quantitative design and performance specifications. We can complete the full exercise of the engineer's design process: design, build, and test."
The researchers now plan to make the artificial jellyfish more sophisticated, allowing it to turn and move in a particular direction - and even incorporating a simple 'brain' so it can respond to its environment by, say, heading toward a light source or seeking food.Posted by: epobirs at July 23, 2012 03:29 AM (kcfmt)
If it takes 1960 technology to get to the moon, I guess Islam won't get there soon even with NASA's help.
Posted by: burt at July 23, 2012 05:18 AM (OzqQM)
Posted by: pyromancer76 at July 23, 2012 05:37 AM (i0aYq)
Also, LOLZ @ Redstate. I guess I wasn't the only one who got tired of reading EE stroke himself every day.
Posted by: CR at July 23, 2012 06:49 AM (XwdrA)
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