March 15, 2014

There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved Given a Sufficient Application of Wolves
— Ace

The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone has had a number of major positive impacts on the ecosystem. This video claims that wolves have even changed the course of the river.

Via @johnekdahl.

Posted by: Ace at 01:11 PM | Comments (339)
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1 Bring it.

Posted by: Honey Badger at March 15, 2014 01:13 PM (QSqIb)

2 or elves.

Posted by: bobmark at March 15, 2014 01:13 PM (ZOZM3)

3 I've seen something about the wolves changing the river. They keep the elk from overgrazing by keeping the population down. Let's feed Al Gore to the wolves.

Posted by: fluffy at March 15, 2014 01:14 PM (Ua6T/)

4 **AHEM**

Posted by: Beaver at March 15, 2014 01:15 PM (aq/zi)

5 Are the wolves alive or stuffed?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:15 PM (V4CBV)

6 George Monbiot??? My guess is that wolves shit in the river so much that they create a damn. Am I right?

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:16 PM (r7mtu)

7  
Listen to them, the children of the night. What sweet music they make!

Posted by: The Count at March 15, 2014 01:17 PM (mETGQ)

8 I'd like to mind fuck a wolf and then use it to eat a republican.

Posted by: George R R Martin at March 15, 2014 01:17 PM (Aif/5)

9 All this talk about more beavers belongs on the ONT.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 15, 2014 01:17 PM (QSqIb)

10 You're welcome .

Posted by: Alberta at March 15, 2014 01:18 PM (XWw96)

11 The wolf thing is one of the crazier examples of anti-human nature-cult leftist. It took humans tens of thousands of years of progress to get to the point where we didn't have to fear the wolves.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 15, 2014 01:18 PM (ZPrif)

12 The situation must be dire to call in the wolves.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:19 PM (V4CBV)

13 Brought to you by the National Association to Put More Wolves in Yellowstone. I call bullshit. Too simplistic.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:19 PM (r7mtu)

14 MORE WEASELS!

That's a hell of a price to pay.

Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at March 15, 2014 01:19 PM (DL2i+)

15 Let's introduce wolves back into Detroit and see how fast they can clean it up.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:20 PM (r7mtu)

16 Wolves. The first rule of Shoot Shovel and Shut Up Club are we don't talk about Shoot Shovel and Shut Up Club.

Posted by: garrett at March 15, 2014 01:22 PM (E26wc)

17 damn, need more coffee. are/ is

Posted by: garrett at March 15, 2014 01:23 PM (E26wc)

18 Sure wolves are great unless you are a rancher trying to raise beef or buffalo up in that country. Do you know that the ranchers are not even allowed to protect their herds from these top predators? Civilizations forever have been trying to rid their lands of wolves. You can read stories from every ancient civilization back to the start of writing. We actually achieve it, and the loony lefties re-invoke it on the ranchers adjacent to the park. I say lets re-introduce wolves to downtown Wash DC, and make it a crime to defend yourself.

Posted by: Mephitis at March 15, 2014 01:24 PM (GLwVs)

19 Curious bears might want to see what's bruin.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:24 PM (V4CBV)

20 The introduction of wolves back into Yellowstone caused the park service to become brown shirt jack booted thugs. Fuck the wolves!

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:24 PM (r7mtu)

21 Going to town in Upstate MN a few years back guy in front slows down to 5 mph for a dog walking along the road.  We're wth buddy it's just a dog, let's go the laundromat awaits.  Not a dog but a wolf.  I've heard them a few times up in the BWCA.  The fishing cabin is on Wolf Point, apparently named that because they'd chase deer off the point onto the lake in winter and eat the hooved vs pawed traction advantage.  Neighbor had a winter den under his cabin once.

Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at March 15, 2014 01:25 PM (DL2i+)

22 >>>This video claims that wolves have even changed the course of the river.



But only because I lowered the sea levels.

Posted by: SCOAMF at March 15, 2014 01:25 PM (QthYu)

23
Beavers can also can your finances as well as water ways.

Posted by: The Count at March 15, 2014 01:26 PM (mETGQ)

24 Are they bringing the wolves in from Sochi?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:26 PM (V4CBV)

25 Wolf farts cause global warming.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:26 PM (/0Xze)

26 And in a gun issue that I don't understand ... something seems to be going on with ATF and Ares Armor. I do not fully understand the issue. I know there was a restraining order: Townhall.com ‏@townhallcom Mar 13 Firearms Part Company Ares Armor Granted Restraining Order Against ATF http://bit.ly/1gtQSZB But apparently the ATF raided them anyway today. The issue is about "80% lowers" which I don't understand. The issue appears to be that the ATF wants their customer list, and Ares refused to hand it over. ATF is accusing Ares of illegal gun sales, it seems. dcodrea ‏@dcodrea 4h ATF accuses Ares Armor of illegal gun sales in response to restraining order http://www.examiner.com/article/ atf-accuses-ares-armor-of-illegal-gun-sales-response-to-restraining-order Â… via @examinercom @ATFHQ I do not understand this issue, so won't pretend I do.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 15, 2014 01:26 PM (ZPrif)

27 Remember that pack of about 30 wolves running down that ruskie highway?

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:27 PM (r7mtu)

28 I understand the IRS employs a number of wolves.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:28 PM (/0Xze)

29
Curious bears might want to see what's bruin.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 05:24 PM (V4CBV)



Oso what you did their.

Posted by: The Count at March 15, 2014 01:28 PM (mETGQ)

30

Could all that regrowth simply be regeneration after the Yellowstone forest fires?  But no, it's all due to the wolves.  I hate lying greenies.

Posted by: Decaf at March 15, 2014 01:28 PM (J5uH1)

31 That video is great. Illustrative of the points I often make in the meat world. People will see a dried up creek bed and declare AGW the reason, they'll stop seeing a particular songbird and blame cat predation, they'll note an especially wet spring and extrapolate it to future floods. There's so much connectivity and variance that it's yet one more of those situations where when someone declares themselves as "knowing" the cause and effect I just roll my eyes. The first time. If they persist then I mildly humiliate them with basic Earth Science questions. Nothing funnier than watching a guy bloviate for half an hour on the natural world then taking him to the beach/pond/woods and exposing his ignorance. Sometimes in front of his wife and kids.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 01:29 PM (ZshNr)

32

Wolves, since their importation, have had deep impacts on the banks of streams and ponds in North America.  Digging into banks to create dens, and in search of their sustenance which include roots and some invertebrates, this semi-aquatic animal increases swamps and wetlands by breaking down banks in a way that range-raised cattle never could. Initially introduced as a source of pelts to replace the populations of over-trapped beavers, changes in attitudes about the wearing of fur of rodents means that the only real check on wolf populations is predation by members of PETA to make shock movies about the cruelty of modern hunters and trappers.
Next week, NUTRIAS, MERCILESS PREDATORS OF THE DEEP


Posted by: David Suzuki's idiot brother at March 15, 2014 01:29 PM (LRUgq)

33 Is there a Three Moons Wolf t- shirt available?

Posted by: dantesed at March 15, 2014 01:30 PM (88xKn)

34 Ahooooooooo! Werewolves of Washington.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:32 PM (/0Xze)

35 Great to see the Canadian Wolves doing well. Too bad the Rocky Mountain Wolf had to become extinct to see it happen.

Posted by: garrett at March 15, 2014 01:32 PM (E26wc)

36 How is it possible that there isn't a Three-Moon Wolf t-shirt in the post?!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 15, 2014 01:32 PM (DmNpO)

37
meh.
Lite weight.

Posted by: Yellowstone Caldera at March 15, 2014 01:32 PM (mETGQ)

38 or... Three-Wolf Moon

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 15, 2014 01:32 PM (DmNpO)

39 Kirstie Maldonado still hot as fuck

Posted by: The Dude at March 15, 2014 01:33 PM (bStrg)

40 *Ahem*

Posted by: The Bears at March 15, 2014 01:34 PM (oFCZn)

41 This'll be a hoot with the owls.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:34 PM (V4CBV)

42 Without watching the video (which I will do) I'd say... the wolves ate the beavers. ?

Posted by: Synova at March 15, 2014 01:36 PM (7/PU+)

43 Ahem.

Posted by: Rick F'n Perry at March 15, 2014 01:38 PM (hFL/3)

44 You can never have enough wolves.

Posted by: Son of Liberty at March 15, 2014 01:38 PM (BPKIW)

45 So they were hungry like the wolf?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:39 PM (V4CBV)

46

Dear Colonel Insight,

It is insights such as this (There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved Given a Sufficient Application of Wolves) that rank AoSHQ as the top of the small l commonsense ficon blogosphere.  Thank you Ace.

I personally would appreciate moating Washington DC and applying sufficient wolves to have the Potomac flow clean again.

Posted by: dr kill at March 15, 2014 01:39 PM (DMhf5)

47 They should ban assault wolves, i.e. those with the thing that goes up.

Posted by: Roy at March 15, 2014 01:39 PM (tiOTz)

48 Why is George Monbiot narrating this? Remember him? He is this lefty pos.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:39 PM (r7mtu)

49 Remember Crichton's talk on Yellowstone? Too complex a system for humans to understand let alone properly manage?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 15, 2014 01:40 PM (zfY+H)

50 Well, that was very exciting. And I'm sure it's true. Does make a person wonder, though... granted, I like wolves very much... but would similar effects have happened if humans were allowed to kill the elk and deer? Why not?

Posted by: Synova at March 15, 2014 01:41 PM (7/PU+)

51 Wolves are good, as are Pumas (cougars, mountain lions).
Humans have become lazy, fat, and complacent.
Humans should be afraid of the dark again.

Of course, if we are going to re introduce predators into the environment, we need to be armed. Survival of the fittest, baby!

Posted by: Common Smith at March 15, 2014 01:42 PM (AAfcp)

52 49 They should ban assault wolves, i.e. those with the thing that goes up. Posted by: Roy at March 15, 2014 05:39 PM (tiOTz) The thing HAS to go up when they see a lady wolf. Otherwise, wolves will not be a renewable resource and will once again become extinct in Yellowstone.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:42 PM (r7mtu)

53 Wolverines!!!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:42 PM (g4TxM)

54 "8 I'd like to mind fuck a wolf and then use it to eat a republican. Posted by: George R R Martin at March 15, 2014 05:17 PM (Aif/5)" LOL. GRRM, your books are enjoyable, but your politics absolutely suck.

Posted by: Throat Wobbler Mangrove at March 15, 2014 01:42 PM (sZBpq)

55 I thought the Horde was into the birds and bees than the wolves.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:42 PM (/0Xze)

56 That's weird - I was stuck behind some old fart  here in town driving a little beat up plymouth with a couple save the wolves bumper stickers on the back. Looking up I saw the car was divided in half with a big wire mesh thing like in a cop car.

Then a friggin' wolf stood up and stuck it's nose out the window! A big, white, friggin' wolf that took up the entire back seat. It took a sniff out of each window, and then laid back down.

Wonder what the divider was for?

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at March 15, 2014 01:43 PM (pgQxn)

57 Haven't run the video yet, but judging by the opening still frame it appears the wolves are using some type of incendiary device or did a bombing run. Wolf Blitzer?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:44 PM (g4TxM)

58 Remember Crichton's talk on Yellowstone? Too complex a system for humans to understand let alone properly manage? 

That's why we will shut down all human activity.

Posted by: EPA Administrator at March 15, 2014 01:44 PM (Q6pxP)

59 I bought a wolf and my property taxes went down.

Posted by: LaZrtx at March 15, 2014 01:44 PM (jVM6/)

60 Much to my shame (but not to my surprise) Mr Y-not is very familiar with that Pentatonix group.

Posted by: Y-not at March 15, 2014 01:44 PM (zDsvJ)

61 Interesting. Hey ace, take the weekend off

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 15, 2014 01:45 PM (HVff2)

62

Deer?

Oh yeah....the Brits call elk, "deer".

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2014 01:45 PM (8quPO)

63 Fur real.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:46 PM (V4CBV)

64 Old and busted: people change the course of a river New hotness: wolves change the course of f a river

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:46 PM (/0Xze)

65 I never understood how bears could get fat on berries. I mean they have to eat a lot of fucking berries to put on weight. The dumbasses don't even eat the meat of the salmon they kill -- just the fat and skin. What a waste!

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:47 PM (r7mtu)

66 Okay, I watched the video. Only thing missing that I could tell was a butterfly in Japan flapping its wings to set the whole cascade in motion.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:47 PM (g4TxM)

67 If it works in Yellowstone, why not Brooklyn? Or D.C.? Or Chicago? Just to see what happens...

Posted by: Stu-22 at March 15, 2014 01:48 PM (KbrNh)

68 Is his name really George Moonbat? or is that some type of elaborate joke.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:48 PM (g4TxM)

69 Taking care of my friends two monster German Shepherds.  The male is 30" and 115+ lbs - I almost can't imagine how effin' big a 200 lb wolf is.

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 01:49 PM (Q6pxP)

70 Missus Muldoon heard the video narration and asked me, "Why can't he just talk normally?" Heh.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:49 PM (g4TxM)

71 Had a talk with rancher in Farson Wyoming once about a wolf that he lassoed from a snowmobile while it was chasing his spring calves. No the wolves didn't stay within the boundaries of Yellostone as all the biologists claimed they would. He kept it in a horse trailer alive until the game officials came, killed it and claimed it to be a wolf-like creature but definitely not a wolf. The level of crap fed to the public about wolves is astonishing. Here's another one...wolves don't kill for fun as anyone with a spotting scope can tell you after watching them chase down elk after elk on the Elk Refuge just outside Jackson Hole then leave the dead elk to kill another.

Posted by: Nunyobidnezz at March 15, 2014 01:50 PM (VsGnu)

72 70 Is his name really George Moonbat? or is that some type of elaborate joke. Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 05:48 PM (g4TxM) Moonbot is right up there with that Fisk guy.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:50 PM (r7mtu)

73 The area in Alberta where they transferred the wolves from is now over run by feral horses , go figure .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 15, 2014 01:50 PM (XWw96)

74 That is SO COOL!!!!  Love wolves, love this video.  Pretty happy to think about something other than da plane for 5 minutes.  Thanks, Ace!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 01:50 PM (8lmkt)

75 The bears eat the berries for the antioxidants... good for the urinary tract.... bears do shit in the woods you know...

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 01:50 PM (Q6pxP)

76 Similar "unpredictable" results have occurred whenever apex predators are removed from the food chain. The worldwide over fishing of sharks, for example, has led to a large increase in sub-predator species which has in turn had a punishing result down the food chain and likely concomitant impact on the marine eco-system. The only people benefiting from this are scientists who get large grants to study the affects of what our ancestors knew generations ago, don't fuck with the balance of nature.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 15, 2014 01:52 PM (g1DWB)

77 What a delightful and charming documentary! If eating beaver is a wolf-like behavior, snap my thong and call me Canis lupus

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro Vermont at March 15, 2014 01:53 PM (DMhf5)

78 It makes sense to me practically. When we move the (only 2) horses from one pasture to another, or open access to one part of the creek or another, the effects on the streambed/vegetation are dramatic after a week or so. Anything that altered the behavior of herds of deer would have similar effects. I don't think it happened over night, but it sounds legit enough to me.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (ZshNr)

79 Top of the food chain, eh? Maybe we should reintroduce titans of industry into the American scene.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (g4TxM)

80

Isn't it interesting...that Liberals can grasp the concept of 'Cause and Effect' when it comes to Nature and Ecosystems... 

 

But then they totally ignore it when it comes to Economics and Human Behavior.

 

 

Or maybe they do grasp it, and they're intentionally doing things that harm the Economy and foster bad behavior.

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (8quPO)

81 >>>The area in Alberta where they transferred the wolves from is now over run by feral horses , go figure. Was the horse population stable before that?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (V4CBV)

82 This video claims that wolves have even changed the course of the river. Does it disappear over the Indian Ocean now?

Posted by: t-bird at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (FcR7P)

83 Too Lysenko-ish.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:54 PM (r7mtu)

84 Sounds like Count Floyd.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 15, 2014 01:55 PM (Zue0g)

85 Ok I puked.


The wolves take the deer = good.

Man takes deer = bad.

Posted by: Typo dynamofo at March 15, 2014 01:56 PM (IVgIK)

86 I hate sharks. Kill them all.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 01:56 PM (r7mtu)

87 Was the horse population stable before that? Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 05:54 PM (V4CBV) *** Nay.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 01:56 PM (g4TxM)

88

As an experiment...I think we should unleash some feral hogs in Washington, DC.

 

You know, to see if they can change the course of Fedzilla.

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2014 01:58 PM (8quPO)

89 Nay.

Ouch and mis-spelled, that'll be 2 ampersands.

Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at March 15, 2014 01:58 PM (DL2i+)

90 I hope that y'all will support my determined crusade to reintroduce apex predators everywhere in their former North American range. To include in my wonderful home state of Commiefornia, where wolves and grizzly bears sadly no longer roam.

I ask you, is that a fit state of affairs for a place which prides itself on its progressive environmental credentials? No! The large carnivores MUST be reinstated here. In large numbers. All through the state.

Here in the eastern SF Bay Area, for instance, there is a "Grizzly Peak". It used to have actual grizzlies on it. They are all gone. Now it is instead infested with legions of an introduced.non-native species, to wit, liberal Democratic yuppie environmentalists.

I don't know about you, but I am quivering in my chair at the thought of the fun and satisfaction the good green folk of Grizzly Peak and surrounding areas will feel when they find six hundred pounds of hungry bear tearing their garage door off of its hinges at 2AM. It will be an absolute delight.

Not least because these folks are not too big on guns and typically don't own any. Not that you would ever need a gun around a huge bear. Would you?

Posted by: torquewrench at March 15, 2014 01:59 PM (gqT4g)

91 Wolves are also great for shooting at.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 15, 2014 01:59 PM (P1WNR)

92 I know that if you put a table, chairs, a deck of cards a.d several dogs in a room, they'll play poker.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 01:59 PM (/0Xze)

93

X - Hungry Wolf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvTk5cU0P5w

The Cult - The Wolf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQwRBd_EqR0

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:00 PM (Q6pxP)

94 Meanwhile in my neck of the woods, coyotes have made an appearance. They are not native and would be consider invasive except the imported California Greenie we have as head of natural resources digs them.


Sooooo no shootin out of season.

Posted by: Typo dynamofo at March 15, 2014 02:00 PM (IVgIK)

95 Doggies!

Posted by: Joey Biden at March 15, 2014 02:01 PM (FcR7P)

96 Those wolves shouldn't have changed the river, they should have let nature take it's course!

Posted by: Leftist Ecotard at March 15, 2014 02:01 PM (HDwDg)

97 As an experiment...I think we should unleash some feral hogs in Washington, DC. - They have more than enough pork in D.C. now.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 02:01 PM (/0Xze)

98 Eh, On the one hand, wolves also cause damage. On the other hand, I'd like something to take out the deer in my neighborhood. So...pros and cons I guess.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at March 15, 2014 02:02 PM (HDwDg)

99 Top of the food chain, eh? Maybe we should reintroduce titans of industry into the American scene.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 05:54 PM (g4TxM)

 


Brilliant.

Eliminate high corporate taxes, corporations return on-shore, and jobs will repopulate - Something Ronaldo Magnus understood.

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:03 PM (Q6pxP)

100 I didn't even know wolves could fill out an environmental impact statement.

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 02:04 PM (/0Xze)

101 Beavers, maybe?

Posted by: HAL at March 15, 2014 02:04 PM (xgirU)

102 No wolves way down here, but the coyotes seem to be proliferating. The cotton tail population is, conversely, declining. That's gonna mess with my SHTF protein plan!

Posted by: Spun and Murky at March 15, 2014 02:04 PM (4DCSq)

103 Well, what about the prairiedog? GOD's own earth engineer?

Posted by: Erowmero at March 15, 2014 02:04 PM (1gcFZ)

104 I would take my chances with a slow hiking partner and a mountain lion.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 02:05 PM (g4TxM)

105 Speaking of wolves, my Wolfpack couldn't cut the mustard against Dook this afternoon. So sad.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 02:05 PM (4Mv1T)

106 @83 , If you google " Sundre feral horse cull " it'll give you a picture of the problem . The feral ( wild ) horse population in the area has exploded over the last six or seven years . There's still plenty of wolves in the area but I don't think they target the horses as much as say , moose because the horses herd up and can scare off a pack . I hunt the area and have had a few run ins with the horses , they can be very aggressive in the wrong situation . Buggers make one hell of a mess in the backcountry as well .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 15, 2014 02:06 PM (XWw96)

107 Posted by: Synova at March 15, 2014 05:41 PM (7/PU+) Maybe? But I doubt you'd get as much killing as you would with the wolves (simply because after they're done setting a season, it'll be to short.) meanwhile, you want crazy: they're reintroducing Elk here in MO. Why you ask? No not greenies, but hunters, they want bigger game. There will be hell to pay if that population ever gets high enough that people start hitting them with cars. Elk are a lot bigger than deer.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at March 15, 2014 02:06 PM (HDwDg)

108 I've always solved my major problems with high explosives, but maybe that's just me.

Posted by: Phinn at March 15, 2014 02:06 PM (i5GO4)

109 More wolves and bears in Yellowstone, means more hippies get eating at night in Yellowstone....  Win-Win

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:07 PM (Q6pxP)

110 great video! i have a hawk who comes every day to sit on a fence post to scope things out. this morning he hopped down and stood in the morning dew grass. we also have several tom turkeys with hens come down off the hill each morning. they hang out on the flat by the barn and gobble, play and lie in the sun before one takes off and the others follow back up the hill. in may, the hens will bring their babies down.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 02:08 PM (iJwLj)

111 There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved Given a Sufficient Application of Wolves Leeches

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Medieval Barbers Guild #3.14 at March 15, 2014 02:08 PM (g4TxM)

112 Wolverines! Contrary to popular myth, wolves are not related to wolverines. TheyÂ’re actually a form of weasel.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 15, 2014 02:08 PM (WX3R9)

113 Wolves naturally thin the juvenile population first, something human hunting doesn't do.

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:09 PM (Q6pxP)

114 Contrary to popular myth, wolves are not related to wolverines. TheyÂ’re actually a form of weasel. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 15, 2014 06:08 PM (WX3R9) *** Well we sure don't need no stinking badgers.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Medieval Barbers Guild #3.14 at March 15, 2014 02:09 PM (g4TxM)

115 "As an experiment...I think we should unleash some feral hogs in Washington, DC."

They'll have to fight us for slots at the trough.

Posted by: Congress at March 15, 2014 02:10 PM (gqT4g)

116

Wolves can't really change a river, unless the river WANTS to change.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 15, 2014 02:11 PM (kdS6q)

117 #70

The term was coined for mocking him and soon came to encompass all those of his ilk.

Posted by: Epobirs at March 15, 2014 02:12 PM (bPxS6)

118 So, what does wolf meat taste like?

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 02:13 PM (r7mtu)

119 @92 Why limit that to existing animals? American lions and sabre-toothed cats roamed ancient California during neolithic times. African lions are doable today. For the children.

Posted by: Joe Biden at March 15, 2014 02:14 PM (sOtz/)

120 This year I drew rare cow elk tag Did see a couple but didn't get one. Did see a lot of wolf tracks. Big pack went thru mid day while I was away from the truck. Oh, yeah. That was in Washington - a long way from Jellystone.

Posted by: Igotnothing at March 15, 2014 02:14 PM (VgwDk)

121 Why introduce more hogs in DC... DC needs wolves to thin the current hog population

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:14 PM (Q6pxP)

122 some feral hogs in Washington, DC."

They'll have to fight us for slots at the trough.

A clear case of bacon abuse.

Posted by: DaveA[/i][/b][/s] at March 15, 2014 02:14 PM (DL2i+)

123 Off veep.

Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 02:15 PM (sOtz/)

124 Well we sure don't need no stinking badgers. - Or Irish. http://tinyurl.com/nmwonwx

Posted by: WalrusRex at March 15, 2014 02:16 PM (/0Xze)

125 So, what does wolf meat taste like?

A little tough, but nothing Korean Barbeque can't solve

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at March 15, 2014 02:16 PM (Q6pxP)

126 The wolves didn't build that. Syriasly.

Posted by: Barry Bama at March 15, 2014 02:16 PM (rCS6C)

127 In Chapel Hill, when a local community had problems with beavers (cue the vulgar remarks), one of the locals suggested the introduction of Red Wolves as a solution. Really.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 15, 2014 02:16 PM (aDwsi)

128 So, what does wolf meat taste like? Posted by: The Yellow Pug ----------------------- Free range, or farm raised?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 15, 2014 02:17 PM (aDwsi)

129 Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 06:08 PM (iJwLj)

sounds like heaven, concrete girl . . . what a wonderful picture that paints.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:18 PM (8lmkt)

130 We don't want the Irish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boO4RowROiw

Posted by: Olson Johnson at March 15, 2014 02:18 PM (Q6pxP)

131 "There will be hell to pay if that population ever gets high enough that people start hitting them with cars. Elk are a lot bigger than deer."

I saw the aftermath of an elk collision at roadside.

Someone had optimistically installed one of those sets of aftermarket bars on their front bumper.

The bars were ripped loose and resting up through what was left of the windshield.

Slow down in elk country.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 15, 2014 02:19 PM (gqT4g)

132

117 "As an experiment...I think we should unleash some feral hogs in Washington, DC."

 

 

They'll have to fight us for slots at the trough.

 

Posted by: Congress at March 15, 2014 06:10 PM (gqT4g)

 

 

 

Hey fellas, over here!

Look at all these fatties hanging out by this trough thing! 

 

Yum! Good eating over here. ...And look! We can hang out here and they'll come to us! 

Posted by: Feral Hogs at March 15, 2014 02:19 PM (8quPO)

133 In Chapel Hill, when a local community had problems with beavers (cue the vulgar remarks), one of the locals suggested the introduction of Red Wolves as a solution. Really. Posted by: Mike Hammer ------------------------------- It really is stupefying how they think within the bubble.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 02:20 PM (4Mv1T)

134 There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved Given a Sufficient Application of Wolves A truism if I've ever heard one.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 02:21 PM (QupBk)

135 I was scared by a beaver at a young age.

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at March 15, 2014 02:21 PM (Q6pxP)

136 There's No Problem That Can't Be Solved Given a Sufficient Application of Wolves Leeches

I think the Obama administration has proven that wrong.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:24 PM (8lmkt)

137 and their hair is perfect.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 02:25 PM (QupBk)

138 Cruz has B I G B A D W O L F tattooed across his knuckles.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 15, 2014 02:25 PM (IXrOn)

139 Why limit that to existing animals? American lions and sabre-toothed cats roamed ancient California during neolithic times. African lions are doable today. For the children. Posted by: Beagle I'm for smaller gov't but I would be happy to fund an effort to bring back the giant fauna of North America. Saber Teefs, the giant beaver, ... and Camelops, the dreaded giant camel of North America! Interestingly enough a quick websearch yields this-> "A Plan For Reintroducing Megafauna To North America" tinyurl.com/o644ku4

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at March 15, 2014 02:25 PM (ligos)

140

123 Why introduce more hogs in DC... DC needs wolves to thin the current hog population
 

 

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 06:14 PM (Q6pxP)

 

---------

 

Because...unlike wolves, feral hogs will eat anything, even the bones.

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2014 02:25 PM (8quPO)

141 More wolves? Now you tell me.

Posted by: Robb Stark at March 15, 2014 02:26 PM (sOtz/)

142 Apropos of nothing, The Gray is a decent movie.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 02:26 PM (QupBk)

143 The bones should serve warning to future generations

Posted by: phreshone at March 15, 2014 02:27 PM (Q6pxP)

144 @141 weft-cut loop Sloths the size of Smart cars.

Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 02:29 PM (sOtz/)

145 I know this isn't an open thread, so I'll wait if need be... are there any photographers in the house? In advance - please forgive me for my indiscretion.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 02:29 PM (fNu7U)

146 137 I was scared by a beaver at a young age. Posted by: Anderson Cooper at March 15, 2014 06:21 PM (Q6pxP) Did that beaver answer to the name "mom"?

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 02:30 PM (r7mtu)

147 are there any photographers in the house? What's the question, caller?

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 02:31 PM (QupBk)

148 Nice beaver!!!

Posted by: frank drebin at March 15, 2014 02:31 PM (hn5v5)

149 Cruz's tattooed pecks should be a sidebar post. http://tinyurl.com/kwzmnub It really is awesome.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at March 15, 2014 02:31 PM (IXrOn)

150 are there any photographers in the house? *** Planning a gay wedding?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 02:32 PM (g4TxM)

151 I thought it was Jellystone National Park?

Posted by: joey biden at March 15, 2014 02:32 PM (hn5v5)

152 “We can’t stop here. This is elk country!”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 15, 2014 02:32 PM (WX3R9)

153 Cruz's tattooed pecks should be a sidebar post. Ha! That's great!

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 02:33 PM (QupBk)

154 Sloths the size of Smart cars.

Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 06:29 PM (sOtz/)


but far less ridiculous

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:33 PM (8lmkt)

155 Obama changed the course of the mankind and the world by introducing unicorns.

Posted by: Hepcat at March 15, 2014 02:33 PM (Q4mug)

156 Sloths the size of Smart cars. Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 06:29 PM (sOtz/) but far less ridiculous Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 06:33 PM (8lmkt) *** And with higher top speed and fuel range.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at March 15, 2014 02:34 PM (g4TxM)

157 Apparently the writers at Salon would like Irish Americans to be eaten by wolves. That article is disgusting. Story at weasel zippers.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 02:35 PM (oMKp3)

158 Great to hear about the expanding Bear population in Yellowstone.  I will have to holiday there.  Is there a Ritz or Four Seasons there?

Posted by: Andi Sullivain at March 15, 2014 02:35 PM (Q6pxP)

159 Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo could not be reached for comment.

Posted by: Hepcat at March 15, 2014 02:36 PM (Q4mug)

160 I cnn't eat a whole wolf in one sitting, doggy-bag please.

Posted by: Barack O, Who Ate a Dog. at March 15, 2014 02:36 PM (C94J7)

161 can't

Posted by: Barack O, Who Ate a Dog. at March 15, 2014 02:37 PM (C94J7)

162 It would have been a lot simpler to shoot all the deer.

Posted by: Hepcat at March 15, 2014 02:38 PM (Q4mug)

163 The bears eat the berries for the antioxidants... good for the urinary tract.... bears do shit in the woods you know...
And most of them are Catholics, I understand.

Posted by: joey biden at March 15, 2014 02:39 PM (hn5v5)

164 >>I say lets re-introduce wolves to downtown Wash DC, and make it a crime to defend yourself.

Heh. About 10 years ago a beaver couple set up shop near the pond by the Jefferson Memorial and set about taking down the famous cherry trees that surround it. One of the Senators from Montana (Stabenow?) made sure to point out that just like those who pushed for wolf re-introduction out West, these beavers were also just re-introducing themselves to territory that they once had access to. They still moved 'em to an undisclosed location.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 02:39 PM (aq/zi)

165 Speaking of the Irish... Remember a few days ago when I was joking about culturally appropriating from the Irish? Well, yeah some idiot on Cracked is legit pissed about it. Apparently even those of Irish decent aren't allowed to talk about being Irish because APPROPRIATION!

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 02:41 PM (hFL/3)

166 92 I don't know about you, but I am quivering in my chair at the thought of the fun and satisfaction the good green folk of Grizzly Peak and surrounding areas will feel when they find six hundred pounds of hungry bear tearing their garage door off of its hinges at 2AM. It will be an absolute delight. Posted by: torquewrench at March 15, 2014 05:59 PM (gqT4g) Man, you're on a roll today. And I vote for the post title as one of the top ten Greatest Headlines Evah.

Posted by: rickl at March 15, 2014 02:41 PM (sdi6R)

167 >>Apparently the writers at Salon would like Irish Americans to be eaten by wolves.

Gee, how timely.
Just like they always publish their 'God is dead/religion is dying' stories on or around Easter weekend

Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 02:42 PM (aq/zi)

168 Toby, I have some photographs (school pics of the kids) that I need to make copies of. Long, sad story... What would be my best choice? I really want the best quality I can get - at this point, cost isn't an issue. Does OfficeMax (or similar) do this kind of thing? Do I get pics & negatives? Should I find a photo studio?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 02:42 PM (fNu7U)

169 Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 06:39 PM (aq/zi)

That is hilarious, Lizzy, never heard about that before. 

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:43 PM (8lmkt)

170 Missing aircraft 8 days in from missing flight and still no cargo manifest. No cargo manifest what if the hijacking was to deliver something deliver it to the Taliban or fellow travelers something like a nuke

Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 02:45 PM (zOTsN)

171 There is also no problem that can't be solved given the sufficient application of alcohol.  Whew, we had an international officers' day here, and I was drunk by the the time we hit Montenegro, and that was going backwards alphabetically.  If you get the chance to try Sobieski vodka with buffalo grass or Montenegran Vranac wine, do it.  The Aquavit from Norway was pretty good too.  I've never made it through a day so fast before. 

Posted by: no good deed at March 15, 2014 02:46 PM (vBhbc)

172 No, no, no.  Wolves are evil because they hunt for sport.  They kill even when they're not hungry.  They mercilessly slaughter to hone their murder skills and teach their young to murder, and only eat the entrails of their victims, leaving the carcasses behind.

This is not sustainable.

Posted by: Fritz at March 15, 2014 02:48 PM (UzPAd)

173 8 days in from missing flight and still no cargo manifest. No cargo manifest

jeez, thunderb, that is another thing I didn't know.  although, I doubt that even in fuckin' Malaysia they would load a nuke onto a commercial flight.  ??  perhaps I am misreading what you wrote.  i simply cannot stop thinking about that plane.  and all those poor family members, shit, they've gotta be losing their minds.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:50 PM (8lmkt)

174 Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 06:42 PM (fNu7U) When I archive, I scan the pics at hi-res (300dpi) and burn to as many different media as I can find. You can then send to any printer or output it as you like.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 02:50 PM (V4CBV)

175 Cocksucka!!! Congress!!! Cocksucka!!!

Posted by: mister wu at March 15, 2014 02:50 PM (hn5v5)

176 @173 Nah. Probably to a blonde neo-Nazi CEO Christian Serb 9/11 victim's family member.

Posted by: Hollywood Threat Matrix at March 15, 2014 02:50 PM (sOtz/)

177 159 ---grammie winger--- The funniest part of that Salon screed is when the charming author tells us, without a trace of irony or self-awareness, that "anti-Irish and/or anti-Catholic bigotry endured in diluted form well into the 20th century." Heh. I do believe 21st century is more accurate --- and it's not very "diluted."

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 15, 2014 02:51 PM (dfYL9)

178 Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 06:45 PM (zOTsN) Not to worry, these are all good muz that go to the mosque very Friday!

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 15, 2014 02:51 PM (o3MSL)

179 The anit-Irish article was interesting though. White folk can't have any pride in something as racist as race, but we've been allowed to have a small measure of grudging pride in our genetic heritage (unless you're German...). That's no longer allowed. I wonder when they'll come for the Italians?

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 02:51 PM (hFL/3)

180 Putin eats wolves for breakfast. And then he forces the Gays to have PIV sex. Later, all. God bless. :-)

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at March 15, 2014 02:52 PM (jhfwW)

181 I've never made it through a day so fast before.

Posted by: no good deed at March 15, 2014 06:46 PM (vBhbc)


finally, daylight savings time does some actual good in the world.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 02:52 PM (8lmkt)

182 More badgers! Is there anybody who didn't immediately think of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGlyFc79BUE

Posted by: rickl at March 15, 2014 02:52 PM (sdi6R)

183 http://tinyurl.com/ouatxal


The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee

Posted by: Three Wolf Moon Tee Shirt at March 15, 2014 02:53 PM (5ikDv)

184 Apparently the writers at Salon would like Irish Americans to be eaten by wolves. That article is disgusting. Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 06:35 PM (oMKp3) Badonkadonk (oMKp3) Reality is something to be *overcome* if it can, ignored if not, for the left. They will insist that any opposition is driven by greed, racism, bigotry and pure evil until the philosophy dies out or forever, whichever comes first. One can hope that, one day, it will be reduced to the galling joke it really is... but history indicates otherwise.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 02:54 PM (qyfb5)

185 Apparently even those of Irish decent aren't allowed to talk about being Irish because APPROPRIATION!

Wait...we're "a nation of immigrants" (even if all our great-grandparents were born here) so we can't claim any right to America, but we can't celebrate our ancestry either?

Fuck that shit.

(I'll play along, if every "son of Africa" and "Nubian Queen" and goes first.  Yeah, that's what I thought.)

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 02:55 PM (hO8IJ)

186 Jennifer Connelly Fuck You Irish Hating Lefties at Salon Open Thread Compliance Pic http://tinyurl.com/ngs4r3n

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2014 02:56 PM (aTXUx)

187 ...You can then send to any printer or output it as you like. Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 06:50 PM (V4CBV) ------------ I'm smelling what you're stepping in, but unfortunately, I'm dealing with school pics of the kids. 5x7s sitting in frames on my bookshelf. I have no digital files of these photos, so I want to convert them...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 02:56 PM (fNu7U)

188 Wait a minute. Are we talking about reintroducing wolves to Ireland now?

Posted by: rickl who's often slow to catch a new meme at March 15, 2014 02:57 PM (sdi6R)

189 Jennifer Connelly Fuck You Irish Hating Lefties at Salon Open Thread Compliance Pic Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2014 06:56 PM (aTXUx) Badonkadonk (aTXUx) I think I just had a crisis. ExCuSe Me FoR a MoMeNt

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 02:58 PM (qyfb5)

190 "we can't claim any right to America, but we can't celebrate our ancestry either?" I *think* I still get to celebrate my sliver of Cherokee...but then again, maybe that's appropriation too. Fuck. I just want to drink some beer, guys.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 02:59 PM (hFL/3)

191
There's no problem that can't be solved given a sufficient application of money. 

Posted by: B Hussein Obama the Magnificent at March 15, 2014 02:59 PM (nQjHM)

192 Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 06:56 PM (fNu7U) If you don't have a scanner, some copy stores do. Some libraries have them also. Thumb drives are pretty cheap these days too.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 03:00 PM (V4CBV)

193 I have to admit I felt kind of appropriate-y when I was in Cherokee Nation.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:00 PM (hFL/3)

194 but we've been allowed to have a small measure of grudging pride in our genetic heritage (unless you're German...).

Don't get me started.

Iowa intentionally wiped out all their German heritage (except in the Amana Colonies, which were a separatist religious sect) when my grandfather was a boy.  Indianapolis also had a lot of German heritage, but it all got thrown away in the first part of the 20th century. 

I miss Milwaukee.

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:00 PM (hO8IJ)

195 I'm smelling what you're stepping in, but unfortunately, I'm dealing with school pics of the kids. 5x7s sitting in frames on my bookshelf.

I have no digital files of these photos, so I want to convert them...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 06:56 PM (fNu7U)


chi (darling!), I would take them to a good photo studio and have new negatives shot, then you can do what you wish with them.  my dad actually took a pic of my great-grandmother to the Isabella Gardner museum in Boston to get that done for me when my grandma passed away.  you might even call a local museum and ask them for a referral to someone who will do a really good job.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:01 PM (8lmkt)

196 sounds like heaven, concrete girl . . . what a wonderful picture that paints. just came in from outside.....now there's 2 Toms with 4 Hens munching away right next to the horse. the green will be gone soon.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 03:01 PM (iJwLj)

197 The Irish Haters at Salon shouldn't judge us all by the behavior of the Kennedys

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2014 03:02 PM (aTXUx)

198 Here on the almost eve of our highest of all holy days, let me just say that anyone affiliated with Salon should go fuck an ebola-infected monkey. 

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:03 PM (8lmkt)

199 Fact of the Day: "LaVeyan Satanism is critical of Abrahamic sexual mores, considering them narrow, restrictive and hypocritical. Satanists are pluralists, accepting polyamorists, bisexuals, lesbians, gays, BDSM, transgendered people, and asexuals. Sex is viewed as an indulgence, but one that should only be freely entered into with consent. The Eleven Satanic Rules of the Earth only give two instructions regarding sex: "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" and "Do not harm little children", though the latter is much broader and encompasses physical and other abuse."

Posted by: Ockham at March 15, 2014 03:04 PM (XyM/Y)

200 My cheap scanner has a "photographic negative" reader for it. I've taken a bunch of old negatives and turned them into JPG images. There's a "slide-projector slide" reader too that I've used similarly.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at March 15, 2014 03:05 PM (hn5v5)

201 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" Posted by: Ockham at March 15, 2014 07:04 PM (XyM/Y) Badonkadonk (XyM/Y) This statement is useless without pics.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:06 PM (qyfb5)

202 "But I’d put up with many choruses of “Danny Boy,” and many rounds of green-label Budweiser, to get back that feeling we briefly had of being an immigrant group that was trying to confront its history, and to see the prison of whiteness for what it really is." I don't even know what this is supposed to mean.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 03:07 PM (oMKp3)

203 Fook the IRA and fook the Orangemen. Let's all go down the pub together and get fooked. Cheers

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, angloirishjewish mutt at March 15, 2014 03:07 PM (wv7A5)

204 I'm not normally offended by insults to my ethnic heritage, but I'm really fucking sick and tired of being lectured about "hate" and "racism" by anointed elitist fuckwads who think themselves so morally and intellectually superior that they think they're entitled to piss on people they find below them Hate doesn't always come in the accouterments of pickup trucks and beer. It just as often comes in the accouterments of dinner parties and Cabernet Fuck them every way to Sunday with my "disgusting" Irish dick They can kiss my pink mick ass

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2014 03:07 PM (aTXUx)

205 There's no such thing as "balance of nature". Nature doesn't exist in some delicate state, ready to teeter out of control if you make one wrong move. If you perturb on equilibrium it will settle into another. Not a big deal.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at March 15, 2014 03:07 PM (ZPrif)

206 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" and "Do not harm little children", though the latter is much broader and encompasses physical and other abuse."

works for me . . . anything there about smiting those who fail to comply?

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:08 PM (8lmkt)

207 I have 100-year-old prints that are turning to dust. New negatives are fine, but I still recommend multiple backups. CD, DVD, Google Drive. Heck, the whole reason I started a blog was just to upload artwork that was fading.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 03:08 PM (V4CBV)

208 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal"

https://t.co/8AIo9EXfB6

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:08 PM (hO8IJ)

209 So, is this Ace's way of telling us he has joined a wolf pack?

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 03:08 PM (r7mtu)

210 Wolves really do work magic in sufficient numbers. The most amazing thing wasn't that they change the course of rivers. What amazed me was when they flashed the pictures of the animals you get more of. Around the 2:40 mark they noted you get more badgers and showed a pic of that critter.

And I was awed.

Because not only do you get more badgers. The badgers you get are European badgers.

American badgers look like this.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/AmericanBadger.JPG

Not like the critter you get more of in Yellowstone cuz of wolves. Amazing.

Posted by: S. Matt at March 15, 2014 03:08 PM (M00xx)

211 O'Hehir is a great name for the tranny SEAL action hero in a novel.

Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 03:09 PM (sOtz/)

212 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" "I'm so wasted!" - mating signal of the sorority girl

Posted by: Insomniac at March 15, 2014 03:09 PM (UAMVq)

213 Last week at Salon: Whites shouldn't belly dance because they're co-opting another culture.

This week at Salon: (White) Irish should't enjoy *their own* culture because we've just declared Itish Americans to be white supremicist-ish based on some loudmouthed Fox dudes with Irish surnames.

Fuck off, Salon.
And enough of this group identity crap.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 03:09 PM (aq/zi)

214 197 Iowa intentionally wiped out all their German heritage (except in the Amana Colonies, which were a separatist religious sect) when my grandfather was a boy. Indianapolis also had a lot of German heritage, but it all got thrown away in the first part of the 20th century. Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 07:00 PM (hO8IJ) Did that coincide with World War I? I understand there was a lot of anti-German sentiment bigotry whipped up at the time. And then came Prohibition, which wiped out a lot of German-American owned breweries.

Posted by: rickl who's often slow to catch a new meme at March 15, 2014 03:11 PM (sdi6R)

215 I saw an ad on tv the other day (cable, I was at the bar, I don't have that shit at home).  It was for a black people dating site.  And, once again, I must be stupid, I thought, hmmmmmm, what if there were a "white people" dating site?  heads would explode, recriminations would be unending.  but, for anyone other than "white people," pretty much anything goes.  sigh.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:11 PM (8lmkt)

216 211 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" https://t.co/8AIo9EXfB6 Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 07:08 PM (hO8IJ) Badonkadonk (hO8IJ) I'm not sure I'd have interpreted it that was before today, but I'll keep it in mind the next time I see a lady with blue shoes stamping her feet and waving her arms.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:11 PM (qyfb5)

217 202-- "Do not harm little children" ---------------- Ummm. HOW little? Just asking.

Posted by: Harry Reid at March 15, 2014 03:13 PM (dfYL9)

218 I'd like to be able to someday hear the howling of wolves and look out and see a naked Ace silhouetted in the moonlight running with his pack...

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 03:13 PM (r7mtu)

219 These people must really down deep hate themselves, and want everybody else to be as miserable as they are.

Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 03:14 PM (oMKp3)

220 I don't even know what this is supposed to mean. Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 07:07 PM (oMKp3) Badonkadonk (oMKp3) It's the mating signal of the blue-footed elitist hipster - "I'm SOOOO superior, look how much I hate myself! LOVE ME! LOVE ME! I'M A VICTIM OF MY OWN SUPERIORITY!" And then I think they're supposed to start slapping themselves in the head and run into traffic.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:14 PM (qyfb5)

221 I'd like to be able to someday hear the howling of wolves and look out and see a naked Ace silhouetted in the moonlight running with his pack...

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 07:13 PM (r7mtu)


I'll be in my bunk . . .

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:15 PM (8lmkt)

222 The "prison of whiteness" what does that mean? Like the fact that we can't go out into the sun without getting burned to a crisp. Because that does suck.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:16 PM (hFL/3)

223 Pothink hinksted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 07:01 PM (8lmkt) -------- Thanks, Peaches. I may try a photo studio - was hoping I could get this done tonight or tomorrow, but maybe I can put it off... I think I'm just going to start getting drunk now. You can all go back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 15, 2014 03:16 PM (t1EZK)

224 You have to be born into the prison of whiteness. You can't join after the fact, no matter how hard you try.

Posted by: Zombie Michael Jackson at March 15, 2014 03:17 PM (Aif/5)

225 Did that coincide with World War I?

Yup.  Guy who did it was a Democrat, of course.
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/DetailsPage.aspx?id=154

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:17 PM (hO8IJ)

226 I should get some blue shoes.

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:18 PM (hO8IJ)

227 I'm in favor of the reintroduction of saber tooth tigers.

In all urban settings world wide.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at March 15, 2014 03:18 PM (vHRtU)

228 Salon hasn't jumped the shark They've gone into orbit

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2014 03:19 PM (aTXUx)

229 Just for your reading enjoyment. NC Democrats in disarray! I hate that for them. http://tinyurl.com/nryauyx

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:20 PM (0FSuD)

230 Oh, look, it's 4:20 . . . hmmmmmm

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:20 PM (8lmkt)

231 @225 Some of the ice crackers are daywalkers. Our skin burns to a brownish hue.

Posted by: Beagle at March 15, 2014 03:20 PM (sOtz/)

232 I'll be in my bunk . . . lol...did you get your steak?

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 03:21 PM (iJwLj)

233 Ace is a were-ewok-wolf.

Posted by: votermom at March 15, 2014 03:21 PM (GSIDW)

234 C'mon, just introduce dinosaurs.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 15, 2014 03:22 PM (V4CBV)

235 Okay what gives? All of the posts by Merovign have "Badonkadonk" added to the the nic of the person he is replying to. Is this a thing? >> Posted by: Ockham at March 15, 2014 07:04 PM (XyM/Y) Badonkadonk (XyM/Y) >>>Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 07:07 PM (oMKp3) Badonkadonk (oMKp3) >>>Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 07:08 PM (hO8IJ) Badonkadonk (hO8IJ)

Posted by: L, elle at March 15, 2014 03:22 PM (0xqKe)

236 229 I should get some blue shoes. Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 07:18 PM (hO8IJ) Badonkadonk (hO8IJ) Don't forget to wave your arms and do the head thing. That's totally hot.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:22 PM (qyfb5)

237 Huh.

(Warning: SCOAMF)  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/world/europe/ireland-united-states.html?_r=0

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:23 PM (hO8IJ)

238 Don't forget to wave your arms and do the head thing.

I'm going to be screaming at a TV in a couple hours, I'll try to work the arms in.

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 03:23 PM (hO8IJ)

239 lol...did you get your steak?

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 07:21 PM (iJwLj)


sadly, no . . . today's not looking very promising, either.  but, hey, tomorrow morning, ridiculously early, I'm going out to the range to throw some lead. 

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:24 PM (8lmkt)

240
yes, elk are deer, but it still bugs me that they show the elk when he says deer.


Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 15, 2014 03:26 PM (0Kobm)

241 Re: Germans in America - yeah, a fair bit of German heritage got blurred around the wars. I know my family's name changed from its original at that time. (That's the tale anyway, the "changed" version appears to be in use...in Germany.)

Posted by: Brother Cavil at March 15, 2014 03:26 PM (K7oc7)

242 The plot thickens. From The Daily Mail "Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest. The Mail on Sunday has learned that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah (top centre left) was an 'obsessive' supporter of Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim. His house and that of his co-pilot (left) has been raided by police, who found a flight simulator Shah built (right). Investigators revealed that hours before the doomed flight left Kuala Lumpur 53-year-old Shah attended a controversial trial in which Ibrahim was jailed for five years.'

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:29 PM (hFL/3)

243 ケインズ主義の失敗

Posted by: Donald Segretti at March 15, 2014 03:29 PM (e8kgV)

244 The more you look at the plane track, the more I think the plane is in Burma some fucking where. Once they go past Burma, there is too much radar to avoid. Burma and Laos probably have some old WWII airfields, or CIA fields it could land on. Just my thought looking at that damn arch of travel.

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:31 PM (0FSuD)

245 Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal was overturned ala the Knox case, from what I understand. His crime? Sodomy.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:31 PM (hFL/3)

246 Wow, David Brenner died today.  I had no idea he was so old (78, still kinda young to die) or that he was married to Tai Babilonia.  He was a funny guy.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:31 PM (8lmkt)

247 Read the comments at this American Digest site. It decimates the theory of the wolves pretty quickly.

Posted by: Seems legit at March 15, 2014 03:31 PM (A98Xu)

248 I'm going out to the range to throw some lead i know! i'm excited for you. i'm looking at a Ruger LC9.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 03:32 PM (iJwLj)

249 Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet,
who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers,
bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper,
fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way(but not that group of Commies with that same name).

Posted by: Bill Kennedy at March 15, 2014 03:32 PM (e8kgV)

250 never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American whey

Posted by: Dairy Farmer at March 15, 2014 03:33 PM (e8kgV)

251 It's obvious the only way to balance the Federal budget is to unleash two dozen wolves into a joint session of Congress. The science is settled.

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at March 15, 2014 03:33 PM (uQFdq)

252 missing aircraft what if they were suitcase nukes a bunch of those went missing when the USSR collapsed IIRC perfect for transport on a third world airline through a 3rd world airport ever been to KL airport?

Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 03:33 PM (zOTsN)

253 i'm looking at a Ruger LC9.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 07:32 PM (iJwLj)


holy crap, I just googled it.  now I totally want one.  definitely need something along those lines to augment fluffy.  dang, that is a sweet little thing right there! 

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:34 PM (8lmkt)

254 If the Daily Mail is correct, that gives me some hope that the people on the plane are still alive and are perhaps being held hostage in exchange for forcing the Malaysian government to release Ibrahim. Of course, that raises the question of why no demands have yet been made...

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:36 PM (hFL/3)

255 Last year, Gen. Alexander Lebed, Russia's former National Security Advisor, claimed more than 100 suitcase-sized nuclear weapons had 'disappeared.' Another senior Russian security official, Alexei Yablokov, backed Lebed's allegations. this was in 1997

Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 03:36 PM (zOTsN)

256 Economic trophic cascade == trickle down economics

Japan just printed its worst current account deficit on record and its worst GDP growth since Abenomics was unveiled – both missing by the proverbial garden mile and both confirming that all is not well in Asia. As for the perpetual hope of a J-curve (or miracle hockey-stick reversal)? There won’t be one!

Posted by: Shinzo Abe at March 15, 2014 03:37 PM (e8kgV)

257 well, again, I will mention the unlikely speculation offered in the Breitbart article yesterday that "they" know far more than they are letting on, possibly even the location of the plane, but are playing it close to the vest due because "they" are possibly mounting a rescue operation.  this would be my best possible scenario.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:37 PM (8lmkt)

258 238 Okay what gives? All of the posts by Merovign have "Badonkadonk" added to the the nic of the person he is replying to. Is this a thing? Posted by: L, elle at March 15, 2014 07:22 PM (0xqKe) Badonkadonk (0xqKe) It's the residue of a custom script that allows me to ignore posts by people who annoy me - the "AOSHQ Ignore Script." It originally said "Hide posts from (HASH#)," in addition to one or two other changes, I changed that to "Badonkadonk," because Badonkadonk. Come on, it's a funny word, and though it's a noun, it *sounds* like a verb. I may edit the script to remove that text entirely just so the question doesn't come up. Obviously, if you see me quoting you, you're not on the list (it's a small list).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:41 PM (qyfb5)

259 Great video. Now, if only the wolves could find lost airplanes....

Posted by: MTF at March 15, 2014 03:42 PM (ankrI)

260 "Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest. The Mail on Sunday has learned that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah was an 'obsessive' supporter of Malaysia's opposition leader So, Tea Party?

Posted by: grammie winger at March 15, 2014 03:42 PM (oMKp3)

261 245 The plot thickens. From The Daily Mail "Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest. The Mail on Sunday has learned that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah (top centre left) was an 'obsessive' supporter of Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim. His house and that of his co-pilot (left) has been raided by police, who found a flight simulator Shah built (right). Investigators revealed that hours before the doomed flight left Kuala Lumpur 53-year-old Shah attended a controversial trial in which Ibrahim was jailed for five years.' Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 07:29 PM (hFL/3) If that's true, it has to be one of the stupidest reasons for a hijacking I've ever seen. Talk about an anticlimax.

Posted by: rickl at March 15, 2014 03:43 PM (sdi6R)

262 Peaches..i like the black but am partial to the raspberry...it's so pritty!

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 03:43 PM (iJwLj)

263 221
I'd like to be able to someday hear the howling of wolves and look out and see a naked Ace silhouetted in the moonlight running with his pack...

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 07:13 PM (r7mtu)

-----------


But isn't an Ewok always naked by default? All the fur n' stuff. A were-wok wouldn't need to bother with clothes.

Posted by: Stu-22 at March 15, 2014 03:43 PM (KbrNh)

264 i'm looking at a Ruger LC9. Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 07:32 PM (iJwLj) holy crap, I just googled it. now I totally want one. definitely need something along those lines to augment fluffy. dang, that is a sweet little thing right there! Posted by: Peaches --------------------------- I have the Ruger LC380. Same frame as LC9. Lower recoil, Quicker follow up shots.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 03:44 PM (4Mv1T)

265 Internal Malaysian political protest, add that to the list of possibilities. Wish we could start subtracting some.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:44 PM (ZshNr)

266 Jonah Goldberg's NRO G-file this week makes the case for using quotes when referring to "president" Obama. It also includes the best take on Obamacare in light of how it's been endlessly tweaked and defended:

"For some reason, it all reminds me of that scene from Gladiator:

COMMODUS: My fatherÂ’s war against the barbarians, he said himself it achieved nothing. But people still loved him.

LUCILLA: People always love victories.

COMMODUS: But why? They donÂ’t see the battles. What do they care about Germania?

LUCILLA: They care about the greatness of Rome.

COMMODUS: Greatness of Rome? But what is that?

LUCILLA: It̢۪s an idea, greatness. Greatness is a vision.

COMMODUS: Exactly. A vision. I will give the people a vision and they will love me for it. They will soon forget the tedious sermonizing of a few dry old men. I will give them the greatest vision of their lives.

Obamacare has ceased being a thing for its defenders and has instead become an idea, a vision. To question the greatness of Obamacare is to miss the point of the greatness of Obamacare."



Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 03:44 PM (aq/zi)

267 Oh know, I am shocked the guy who ran his car through the Austin festival is an Obama voter with outstanding warrants. Who would have thought that? Racist H8ters!

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:45 PM (0FSuD)

268 This is very interesting, large planes that have disappeared without a trace since 1948:

http://tinyurl.com/nedeygb


Posted by: OG Celtic-American at March 15, 2014 03:45 PM (vHRtU)

269 I have the Ruger LC380. Same frame as LC9. Lower recoil, Quicker follow up shots.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 07:44 PM (4Mv1T)


but, doesn't a 9 mm have better stopping power than a 380?  I'm asking because I do not know.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:46 PM (8lmkt)

270 Ugh, formatting. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/q4zszuw

Posted by: Lizzy at March 15, 2014 03:46 PM (aq/zi)

271 Maybe wolves hijacked the plane.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 15, 2014 03:47 PM (dfYL9)

272 Oh know, I am shocked the guy who ran his car through the Austin festival is an Obama voter with outstanding warrants.

Who would have thought that?

Racist H8ters!

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 07:45 PM (0FSuD)


I'm sure he will have devolved into a Tea Party supporter by morning.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:48 PM (8lmkt)

273 Pizza the Hut:

http://tinyurl.com/o55olgt

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at March 15, 2014 03:49 PM (vHRtU)

274
Free Ibrahim?

Free Hat!

Posted by: Eric Cartman at March 15, 2014 03:49 PM (Q6pxP)

275 but, doesn't a 9 mm have better stopping power than a 380? I'm asking because I do not know. Posted by: Peaches --------------------------- I've looked at ballistics videos and while the 9mm is a heavier projectile, it also creates more recoil making it harder to fire follow up shots. I think an LC9 is a fine choice, but Glock's latest offering in a pocket pistol is .380, not 9mm. I carry the .380 and so does a large LEO friend of mine. Great pocket pistol. I think the .380 would be suited wonderfully for a woman as well. Easier to rack the slide, and easier to hit your target due to lower recoil on that second and third shoot.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 03:49 PM (4Mv1T)

276 258 Last year, Gen. Alexander Lebed, Russia's former National Security Advisor, claimed more than 100 suitcase-sized nuclear weapons had 'disappeared.' Another senior Russian security official, Alexei Yablokov, backed Lebed's allegations. this was in 1997 Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 07:36 PM (zOTsN) Funny or maybe not so funny, a commentator mentioned that possibility last night. The problem I see is refueling a plane at a hidden air field without the support of the local government. Not going to happen.

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:50 PM (0FSuD)

277 "Who would have thought that?" I'm shocked, SHOCKED, at this new development.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:50 PM (hFL/3)

278 Hey, TR our Pack faded on us, what happen? I didn't watch obviously.

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:50 PM (0FSuD)

279 >> Obviously, if you see me quoting you, you're not on the list (it's a small list). Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 15, 2014 07:41 PM (qyfb5) Oh,okay. I just thought you were outing yourself as ass-man or a Trace Adkins fan. Whew, I'm not on your list. *wipes brow*

Posted by: L, elle at March 15, 2014 03:51 PM (0xqKe)

280 Tobacco Road ... hmm ... very interesting.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 03:51 PM (iJwLj)

281 Interesting, TR.  I'm not looking to carry, just want to be able to introduce anyone who comes into my home uninvited to their maker.  Originally I just wanted a gun, now I've got a fuckin' cleaning kit and the ear dealies and a lust for more ordinance.  Damn my addictive personality!!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:52 PM (8lmkt)

282 Nip I don't think he needs to refuel Think of him as UPS for suitcase nukes. Just deliver to a country with stan in the name, where they will be disseminated

Posted by: thunderb at March 15, 2014 03:52 PM (zOTsN)

283 What happened in the Duke game? I've been out of the loop, just got bitten by a pony for no good reason.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:52 PM (ZshNr)

284 Hey, TR our Pack faded on us, what happen? I didn't watch obviously. Posted by: Nip Sip ----------------------- Sad, but not a surprise. The Pack was hitting 67% in the first half and then they were not in second. Dook couldn't put a beat down on them like they did in season, though.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 03:53 PM (4Mv1T)

285 I'm shocked, SHOCKED, at this new development. Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 07:50 PM (hFL/3) Tread locks also. He's going to love prison. http://tinyurl.com/kjctypz

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:53 PM (0FSuD)

286 Dike did win?

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:53 PM (ZshNr)

287 dread, not tread, ha ha

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:54 PM (0FSuD)

288 Duke, not man-made dam.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:54 PM (ZshNr)

289 @289 Yep. Va vs Duke 1:00 PM

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 15, 2014 03:55 PM (0FSuD)

290 What happened in the Duke game? I've been out of the loop, just got bitten by a pony for no good reason.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 07:52 PM (ZshNr)


they beat the tarheels.  and, srsly, I learned at a young age not to have any part of my little self anywhere near any fuckin' horse's mouth.  once bitten . . . horses are so stupid.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:55 PM (8lmkt)

291 I think the possibility that the pilot is a political extremist may be a positive turn of events. If it were an Islamic thing I'd have no hope for the hostages, but a guy who's protesting a political imprisonment? I think they have a chance. Unless of course he flew the plane into the ocean.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 03:55 PM (hFL/3)

292 Thanks.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:55 PM (ZshNr)

293 One other thing regarding the LC9 (or 380). It is a double action only (DAO) trigger. It is a long heavy pull. Makes it safe for pocket, or purse carry (in a holster) but NOT a target pistol, or even one I would keep in the house for defense. It is designed for carry. For the house, I would keep what you have Peaches, and consider some other options as well.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 03:56 PM (4Mv1T)

294 Yeah, I really enjoy feeding lambs to the wolves as they leave the park.

Posted by: Rancher at March 15, 2014 03:56 PM (OZmbA)

295 Oh,okay. I just thought you were outing yourself as ass-man or a Trace Adkins fan. Whew, I'm not on your list. *wipes brow* Posted by: L, elle at March 15, 2014 07:51 PM (0xqKe) Badonkadonk (0xqKe) Nah, as I said I may edit it again, because, you know, wrong ideas. I just think it's a funny word.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 03:57 PM (qyfb5)

296 Those Cruz posters are no in Beverly Hills. Do you really think BH has sleezy nightclubs and stripper bars? No, that's on Sunset Strip all the way down to Silverlake. IOW, hipster heavens.

Posted by: The Yellow Pug at March 15, 2014 03:57 PM (r7mtu)

297 Horses, what good are they?  Outside of a working ranch.

Posted by: Ronster at March 15, 2014 03:57 PM (puNd6)

298 She got my thumb around the knuckle, totally tried to bite through it like it was a carrot. Gloves saved me, but it's black and blue and a bit swollen.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:57 PM (ZshNr)

299 Horses, what good are they? Outside of a working ranch. Posted by: Ronster ------------------------ Glue, and great holsters.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 03:58 PM (4Mv1T)

300 For the house, I would keep what you have Peaches, and consider some other options as well.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 07:56 PM (4Mv1T)


I am totes keeping what I have, TR.  Also a double-action.  But some kind of little automatic would be nice -- I shot a couple at the range last time and plinked the crap out of those metals.  Could not do that with fluffy . . . much like her mom, despite her dainty appearance, she's a fuckin' beast.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:58 PM (8lmkt)

301 People, what good are they? Horses give me far less grief.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 03:58 PM (ZshNr)

302 "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal" and "Do not harm little children", though the latter is much broader and encompasses physical and other abuse." Whatever that means.

Posted by: Ockham at March 15, 2014 03:59 PM (XyM/Y)

303 It's the residue of a custom script that allows me to ignore posts by people who annoy me - the "AOSHQ Ignore Script." I changed mine to Smite: Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 15, 2014 07:41 PM (qyfb5) Smite posts from (qyfb5) I think only 3 people are on my smite list. Maybe 4.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 03:59 PM (QupBk)

304 Lincolntf, I was bit on the HEAD by a dumbass fuckin' horse, when I was a kid.  I hate horses.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 03:59 PM (8lmkt)

305 You'll want a horse when the Zombie apocalypse emerges.

Posted by: Rancher at March 15, 2014 04:00 PM (OZmbA)

306 Peaches- I would try a Glock 19. 15 rounds of 9mm. You can buy one ANYWHERE. Arguably the perfect gun. Easy trigger. No frills. Lots of boolets.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 04:00 PM (4Mv1T)

307 I prefer goat personally.

Posted by: Mahomet at March 15, 2014 04:00 PM (Aif/5)

308 141 Interestingly enough a quick websearch yields this-> "A Plan For Reintroducing Megafauna To North America" tinyurl.com/o644ku4 -------------------------------------------------------- I would LOVE to see Megathereum, Smilodon, and Glyptodont frolicking around the Beltway.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 15, 2014 04:01 PM (QBm1P)

309 I've never been bucked off by a human.  Well, except for that one time.

Posted by: Ronster at March 15, 2014 04:01 PM (puNd6)

310 Guy I work with walked around with two black eyes after a horse head butted him while he was filling his food tray. Knocked him on his ass, too.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 04:01 PM (ZshNr)

311 You'll want a horse when the Zombie apocalypse emerges.

Posted by: Rancher at March 15, 2014 08:00 PM (OZmbA)


I don't even have a recipe, so, no.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 04:01 PM (8lmkt)

312 I think Capitol Hill is prime wilderness area for reintroduction of wolves. Lots of wolves. Hungry ones.

Posted by: Rancher at March 15, 2014 04:02 PM (OZmbA)

313 "You'll want a horse when the Zombie apocalypse emerges." Unless the zombies bite your horse. Then, BAM, zombie horse.

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 04:02 PM (hFL/3)

314 284 Interesting, TR. I'm not looking to carry, just want to be able to introduce anyone who comes into my home uninvited to their maker. Originally I just wanted a gun, now I've got a fuckin' cleaning kit and the ear dealies and a lust for more ordinance. Damn my addictive personality!!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 07:52 PM (8lmkt)


I've got an LC9 with the integrated LaserMax as my conceal carry piece and I rather like it. I also bought a couple of extended 9 round mags for it as they were made available within the past few months or so. I consider it too large to be a "pocket gun", though I do have a holster for carrying it inside of a cargo shorts pocket. Great for summertime.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at March 15, 2014 04:03 PM (M5T54)

315 Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 07:56 PM (4Mv1T) (296) ... no home?...why not?

Posted by: concrete girl at March 15, 2014 04:03 PM (iJwLj)

316 I think only 3 people are on my smite list. Maybe 4. Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2014 07:59 PM (QupBk) fnord (QupBk) I was going to have "Smite" engraved on the trigger of my 7mm long range rifle. As you can see, I changed my AIS "unsafe word" again.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 04:03 PM (qyfb5)

317 Invest in Horse Armor.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 04:03 PM (ZshNr)

318 after a horse head butted him while he was filling his food tray.

Sounds like a giant herbivorous cat.

Posted by: HR at March 15, 2014 04:03 PM (hO8IJ)

319 Arguably the perfect gun. Easy trigger. No frills. Lots of boolets.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 08:00 PM (4Mv1T)


Cool, thanks for the tip, TR.  A Glock.  Hmmmmm . . .  I will look into that.  They seem reasonably priced, too.  Part of what I love about the Rugers is that they are made in America.  Beautifully made, actually.  I do like that it's not a snub-nose, I don't really trust those, I want a little barrel to help with the aim.

Posted by: Peaches at March 15, 2014 04:05 PM (8lmkt)

320 That's exactly what it's like, HRadish. The horse knows what he's doing, and when he's in a hurry he doesn't care if stuff/people get knocked over. Just huge house pets with their own house.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2014 04:05 PM (ZshNr)

321 nood

Posted by: Lauren at March 15, 2014 04:05 PM (hFL/3)

322 Wolves...just be sure to re-introduce them into the Bay area, where they should be able to feast on fat, stupid left-tards at will.  Just be certain to keep the left-tards from ever owning a gun, after all, guns are evil...

#92 - LOL - I'd love to see more grizzlies in that area too.  What a hoot!  Grizzlies in Grizzly peak, now!

Posted by: Blor-Utar at March 15, 2014 04:06 PM (JH3UH)

323 I saw Prisoner of Whiteness open for Edgar Winter at Snowmass

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 15, 2014 04:07 PM (QBm1P)

324 Peaches- I would try a Glock 19. 15 rounds of 9mm. You can buy one ANYWHERE. Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 08:00 PM (4Mv1T) fnord (4Mv1T) I really like the Glock 19 (or G23 or G30 in less-free states) because it's just a little bit bigger than a truly compact pistol, but carries a pretty full load, and the recoil is pretty muted on a Glock (or most polymer-framed pistols). Oddly, I don't have any of those. Go figure.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 15, 2014 04:07 PM (qyfb5)

325 Is a prisoner of whiteness the same as a White Blood Cell? (And nood lottery open thread up.)

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at March 15, 2014 04:13 PM (hn5v5)

326 I've got an LC9 with the integrated LaserMax as my conceal carry piece and I rather like it. I also bought a couple of extended 9 round mags for it as they were made available within the past few months or so. I consider it too large to be a "pocket gun", though I do have a holster for carrying it inside of a cargo shorts pocket. Great for summertime. Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm -------------------------- I carry one in my front pocket everyday. But I'm a large dude.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 15, 2014 04:15 PM (4Mv1T)

327 Watched the whole video waiting for the punchline. Disappointed. I want my money back.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at March 15, 2014 04:25 PM (OzZJn)

328 Watched the whole video waiting for the punchline. Disappointed. I want my money back. Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man ------------------------------------ We are prepared to transfer $6,345,567.00 USD into your account. We just need your routing numbers, CC numbers, social security numbers, car keys, house keys, and $10,000 upfront.

Posted by: Some Nigerian guy at March 15, 2014 04:28 PM (4Mv1T)

329 Wolves. The other other white meat.

Posted by: Honey Badger at March 15, 2014 04:32 PM (bitz6)

330 There's nothing quite like a wolf in his natural environment.

youtube.com/watch?v=_oAgkTwFRuM

Posted by: I gotch yer alpha right here at March 15, 2014 05:03 PM (PnMCP)

331 My guess is this same group is against hunting (which would have the same affect on deer).........because I suppose some apex predators are better than others.

Posted by: Trapperguy at March 15, 2014 06:03 PM (vRDK9)

332 Wolves are also killing cattle out there, but....noble savage!

Personally, if they kill coyote, they are okay with me. I'd like them to post watch in my back yard.

Posted by: pj at March 15, 2014 06:15 PM (ZWaLo)

333 I believe that the wolves ravaging the deer and elk herds saves the vegetation that allows smaller game to thrive. It also ravages the coyotes, existing wolves, bear cubs....

Posted by: mac at March 15, 2014 06:37 PM (QePAt)

334 Wolves should first be re-introduced into the Berkeley CA ecosystem.

Posted by: Kristophr at March 15, 2014 07:23 PM (c6N69)

335 That's a heckuva lot of effects since just 1995. Doesn't smell right.

Posted by: markn at March 15, 2014 08:00 PM (cD8T2)

336 I live just outside YNP and work in YNP so I speak with some authority (not much, Im just a lowly private sector employee who works for the parks concessionaire). Much if not most of what this video says is actually true. It only stretches to ridiculous levels when it says they "changed the rivers". Wolves have been absolutely a good thing for Yellowstone and absolutely a horrible thing for ranchers and hunters outside of YNP. My solution is to release as many wolves as the NPS wants and let us kill them all. WIN WIN.

Posted by: Bulldada at March 15, 2014 08:10 PM (mzwMH)

337 So Trophic cascade =  Reaganomics? 

   An apex predator, top of the pyramid, changes the behavior of all the bottom feeders who are consuming so much more than they produce, that they are inhibiting growth?

     are is this another instance when a favorite natural law is evil economic law such as evolution and social darwinism?

Posted by: plithy at March 16, 2014 07:18 AM (PAry6)

338 I say we release wolves on k street and see if maybe some small businesses can quintuple in size if they arent constantly fighting larger, moat building, competitors.

Posted by: plithy at March 16, 2014 07:23 AM (PAry6)

339 you guys suck.

Posted by: plithy at March 16, 2014 06:35 PM (PAry6)

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