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August 19, 2013

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— Ace

I'm playing hooky today because I'm drag-butt tired. The cobs may have some stuff for you. Otherwise I'll mostly just post some open blogs.

Eighty-one percent of San Diegans want Bob Filner to resign. There's chatter -- rumor only; maybe just speculation --that he's bargaining with Democrats to either stay on or negotiate some kind of graceful exit. I can't imagine what he'd think he'd get in return -- does he think some liberal think tank is going to hire him?

It's important for Democrats to get him out of office because at that point, the all-but-nonexistence media interest in the story goes away completely. Note that Mark Foley's resignation did not stop the media from continuing to question who might have aided and abetted him over the years -- but we'll see no such questions from the partisan Democratic newsletter we call the media. We haven't seen them as pressure builds on Filner, and we certainly won't see them after the pressure has been released.

Yup: I've been hearing this for a week but now it's being reported-- Filner is in mediation that may include his resignation.

BREAKING: Sources say Mayor Bob #Filner's attorneys are in mediation, possible resignation deal being brokered via @10News.
— Kelsey Duckett (@KelseyDuckett) August 19, 2013

As Rufus T. Firefly quipped, maybe he's bargaining for a Happy Ending.

Posted by: Ace at 10:11 AM | Comments (206)
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1 Hat trick

Posted by: wooga at August 19, 2013 10:12 AM (A5KLl)

2 I saw Drag Butt open for Blink 182 in 2000.

Posted by: Waterhouse at August 19, 2013 10:12 AM (uYaYO)

3 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:13 AM (/PCJa)

4 Burn it down. Scatter the stones. Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:13 AM (/PCJa)

5 Drink your Ovaltine.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:13 AM (/PCJa)

6 >>>I can't imagine what he'd think he'd get in return -- does he think some liberal think tank is going to hire him? He's angling for majority ownership of all "Curves" fitness clubs in San Diego city limits.

Posted by: wooga at August 19, 2013 10:14 AM (A5KLl)

7 Here's a topic (I don't know if it's already been discussed): Is everyone else rooting for both sides to lose in the Time-Warner/CBS conflict?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:14 AM (/PCJa)

8 How many asses will Bob grab on the way out of the room when he resigns?

Posted by: huerfano at August 19, 2013 10:15 AM (bAGA/)

9 after the pressure has released.

Posted by: Ace at 02:11 PM

Is this about his chakra?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 10:15 AM (gqgiP)

10 Three gropes at the next California DNC convention, Mister Mayor. That's all we're authorized to promise.

Posted by: The Negotiators at August 19, 2013 10:15 AM (RD7QR)

11 He's angling for majority ownership of all "Curves" fitness clubs in San Diego city limits. Ew. My mom works out at Curves, apparently. She says most of the women are her age. Ick.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:15 AM (/PCJa)

12 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 02:14 PM (/PCJa)

I guess in a perfect world they would both be driven out of business. But I hate cable companies with a deep and abiding passion, so I am rooting for CBS, even though that might, in the long run, be worse for my wallet.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 10:17 AM (gqgiP)

A diet heavy in Hobo Liver will leave an Ewok feeling bound up and sluggish.

Posted by: garrett at August 19, 2013 10:17 AM (LH0Bt)

14 CBD > CBS. Just for the record and all.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/s]akula51 at August 19, 2013 10:17 AM (4p5/2)

15 To calculate precise timing, please consult vesting rules for City pension and benefits plans.

Posted by: Furious George at August 19, 2013 10:18 AM (yFb77)

16 Filner just wants his happy ending. Is that so wrong?

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 19, 2013 10:19 AM (uxi9i)

17 When Gloria Allred makes the scene, it's over. It's code for the Dems concede.

Posted by: Fritz at August 19, 2013 10:19 AM (UzPAd)

18 I guess in a perfect world they would both be driven out of business. I just think it's funny that TW apparently is mad enough that they'd cut off access to the #1 broadcast channel, and several of the top premium channels (I think Showtime was included in the cut).

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:19 AM (/PCJa)

19 Too much concern and consternation on this here blog

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 19, 2013 10:20 AM (R8hU8)

20 Posted by: Fritz at August 19, 2013 02:19 PM (UzPAd) You misspelled "Republicans." Wait. What were we talking about?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:20 AM (/PCJa)

21 20 Too much concern and consternation on this here blog

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 19, 2013 02:20 PM (R8hU

Eh. I get edgy if I can't consternate at regular intervals.

Posted by: joncelli at August 19, 2013 10:21 AM (RD7QR)

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 02:17 PM (gqgiP)

After Fox Sports tried to negotiate with AT&T Uverse over the rights to *some* of the cardinals games, I got pissed at the providers too.

Yes, that's right, AT&T paid for the right to FSN, but FSN, wanted more money for 11 cards games they picked up from a local station right before the season.

So we had selective blackouts.

Frankly such a thing should not be possible, either you get a station or you don't. (Blackouts enforced by the MLB at least apply to everyone not selective providers.)

So fuck 'em all I say.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:21 AM (GaqMa)

23 12 I guess in a perfect world they would both be driven out of business. But I hate cable companies with a deep and abiding passion, so I am rooting for CBS, even though that might, in the long run, be worse for my wallet.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 02:17 PM (gqgiP)

I still haven't been able to get outside and try jury rigging an antenna so I can drop my satellite which is costing me $87/month just so I can listen to music and wife can watch Wheel of Fortune.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:21 AM (lZvxr)

24 My guess is that Filthy is looking foward to being recalled. It enhances his democrat cred. Plus, it'll give him time to gear up for a run for the US senate or CA governor.

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 10:21 AM (Ry5gt)

25 Once again, the MFM (delenda est) prove they are corrupt and partisan, but 80% of people will not see the proof... because the MFM (delenda est) are corrupt and partisan. If we don't make people generally aware of that, we will not survive.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 19, 2013 10:22 AM (qyfb5)

Eh. I get edgy if I can't consternate at regular intervals.

True Dat Joncelli

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 19, 2013 10:22 AM (R8hU8)

27 You can't even get 81% of people to agree that Elvis is dead. Impressive feat for Mayor Grabbyhands McHugginkiss.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at August 19, 2013 10:22 AM (71LDo)

Eh. I get edgy if I can't consternate at regular intervals.

True Dat Joncelli

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 19, 2013 10:23 AM (R8hU8)

29 I still haven't been able to get outside and try jury rigging an antenna so I can drop my satellite which is costing me $87/month just so I can listen to music and wife can watch Wheel of Fortune. Why do you have to jury rig an antenna to get OTA channels and listen to Pandora?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:23 AM (/PCJa)

30 "I'm playing hooky today because I'm drag-butt tired. " But it's the first day of the work week, how the eff can you be tired? Must be nice.

Posted by: Mondays at August 19, 2013 10:23 AM (JpC1K)

31 Eh. I get edgy if I can't consternate at regular intervals. It helps you stay regular.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (uVkIH)

32 Why the double post?

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (R8hU8)

33 Eh. I get edgy if I can't consternate at regular intervals. Posted by: joncelli at August 19, 2013 02:21 PM (RD7QR) Have you tried Metamucil?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (qyfb5)

34 Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:21 PM (lZvxr)

locally, basic cable is about $15/month.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (gqgiP)

I can't imagine what he'd think he'd get in return -- does he think some liberal think tank is going to hire him?

Filner is asking for a hard copy of Emily's List.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (pT3XC)

36 I'm playing hooky today because I'm drag-butt tired. Wish I could skip work just "because I'm drag-butt tired." Of course, I've seen my dogs, and I don't think "tired" is their excuse for dragging their butts.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:24 AM (/PCJa)

37 Why do you have to jury rig an antenna to get OTA channels and listen to Pandora?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 02:23 PM (/PCJa)

WOF is on a local station about 35 miles away. I can get FM OK. And I do not want to try rigging another computer to feed the TV.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:25 AM (lZvxr)

You have to feel sorry for Filner, here he is caught red handed doing the Bill Clinton thingy and no one is yelling its time to "move on". I bet he feels a bit abused.

Posted by: The Stupid Hurts at August 19, 2013 10:25 AM (oDCMR)

39 I bet he's trying to hold on to his pension and whatever the other perks given to them after they leave office and he's probably trying to continue to receive all manner of federal government, perks after you leave office. Bet he's making them pinky swear to make sure he doesn't end up in court with any of these women who whistle blew on him en masse.

Posted by: caustic at August 19, 2013 10:25 AM (/b8+5)

40 11 He's angling for majority ownership of all "Curves" fitness clubs in San Diego city limits. Ew. My mom works out at Curves, apparently. She says most of the women are her age. Ick. Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 02:15 PM (/PCJa) I always thought Curves' market was the lesbian contingent, because the last thing is I would want to do while working out (or doing anything else) is look at a bunch of broads.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:26 AM (Tnlh/)

41 I heard our beuatiful first lady will release a Rap album and I would like to know why I can go purchase.

Posted by: LaQuisha Largess' at August 19, 2013 10:26 AM (R8X+X)

42 36 locally, basic cable is about $15/month.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 02:24 PM (gqgiP)

Not here.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:26 AM (lZvxr)

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:21 PM (lZvxr)

Heh, I'm only paying 80/month (plus taxes of course) for TV and internet.

I just called to "renegotiate" my prices yesterday. Got a $3 price drop and a faster internet speed.

The wife and I considered dropping our cable at one point, but we do watch a shit ton of TV, including news stations (yes, CNN, we both hate MSDNC and she's not to fond of FoxNews, and frankly I get most of that from the HQ anyway) as well I watch a bunch of USA.

There are entire channels though we've forgot we have.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:26 AM (GaqMa)

44 40
You have to feel sorry for Filner, here he is caught red handed doing the Bill Clinton thingy and no one is yelling its time to "move on". I bet he feels a bit abused.

Posted by: The Stupid Hurts at August 19, 2013 02:25 PM (oDCMR)

not me...

Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 10:27 AM (/b8+5)

45 RE Filthy Filner

Obviously the demonrats were actively covering up for this freak for who knows how long. But this is what I want to know, how piss poor is our sides opposition research whereby a serial harasser can do this for as long as he did and only the donks knew about it? This dude was in congress for two decades, that's a lot of re-election campaigns. Am I to believe that the dems were THAT GOOD at covering up this debacle? Inquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: MarvinTheMartian at August 19, 2013 10:27 AM (hSjcu)

46 Dear Filthy,

We just received a billion dollar grant and may have an opening in research.

Interested?

B. Clinton
Chairman

Posted by: Foundation for Sexual Deviancy Studies at August 19, 2013 10:27 AM (EZl54)

47 Filner is 70. He's probably angling for a cushy retirement job. Or a guarantee that no one will sue him for big bucks and ruin his retirement. Or both, plus a date with Hillary! Clinton.
Oh, what the hell do I know. Dems usually don;t know when to throw in the towel.

Posted by: Mallfly at August 19, 2013 10:27 AM (bJm7W)

48 +sniff+ Yep. Thats one tired butt

Posted by: Dawwg at August 19, 2013 10:28 AM (nTuxZ)

49 I'm playing hooky, too. I cannot tell a lie. I'm being a moron'ette adulterer, with the sun. *slurp* (after doing my weight training today -- I guess I'm brilliant according to that other article that fits nicely into my world of pat on the back)

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at August 19, 2013 10:28 AM (IXrOn)

50 And I do not want to try rigging another computer to feed the TV.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:25 PM (lZvxr)

Pay me the $87/month for a year and I'll do it for you.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 10:28 AM (gqgiP)

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:25 PM (lZvxr)

When we moved in, I hooked up the TV to the Coax while we waited for the UVerse installer.

Turns out there's absolutely nothing connected to said coax all I got was static.

I have a TV with a digital tuner, but I guess without any antenna at all, you can't get a digital channel, I even ran an extra long Coax trying to use it as an antenna, but apparently that trick doesn't work anymore.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:28 AM (GaqMa)

Can SOMEONE explain this to me?

Fort Hood Judge Bars Most Motive Evidence

CBS-DFW: http://tinyurl.com/l49q2qg

FORT HOOD (AP) - The judge overseeing the Fort Hood shooting trial blocked prosecutors on Monday from using several witnesses and most evidence they had sought to explain the alleged motive behind the 2009 attack.

Prosecutors had asked the military judge to approve evidence and several witnesses to explain the mindset of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base in November 2009. But the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, blocked nearly all of it...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (4df7R)

53 I always thought Curves' market was the lesbian contingent, because the last thing is I would want to do while working out (or doing anything else) is look at a bunch of broads. She describes it as the Weight Watchers of gyms. She did WW way back in the day- went to the meetings, got the "key" for meeting her goal, all that. She says Curves is much the same- you get rewarded with little gee-gaws for doing X time on a given machine, for example. Not being female, I can't speak from first hand experience, of course.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (/PCJa)

54 Video: Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Torch Christian SchoolÂ… And the President of the United States is actively campaigning for their leaders release. Weasel Zippers: Ya gotta give obama credit: In the face of overwhelming evidence to the evil of the MB, obama still supports them. Kinda like A-Rod supporters ( my personal little dig at CBD)

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (9Xc5j)

55 Bob Filner will retire to pursue his lifelong hobby of amateur street-massage.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (ZshNr)

56 Filner should stay to remind Californians that erections have consequences

Posted by: Long Duck Dong at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (Tssnh)

57 My mom works out at Curves, apparently. She says most of the women are her age. Ick. What's wrong with women your mom's age? My guess is that women go to Curves because they don't like the pick up atmosphere of some regular clubs or don't want to feel like they're competing with the bodies of 20 something hotties which they won't be able to do anyway, all of which is quite reasonable thinking.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:29 AM (2Tv3A)

58 My mom works out at Curves, apparently. She says most of the women are her age. Ick.

what age? thinkin of stoppin by

Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 10:31 AM (/b8+5)

59 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (4df7R) o_O O_o O_O o_o *_* *I will not explode in a profanity laden rant. I will not explode in a profanity laden rant. I will not explode in a profanity laden rant...*

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:31 AM (/PCJa)

60 Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (9Xc5j) Makes me wonder whether Obama is "just" evil or whether he is-as the former Muslim Walib Shoebat suggests-he is being blackmailed by the MB.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:31 AM (2Tv3A)

61 I'd like to recommend an excellent book to the horde: Douglas Preston's CITIES OF GOLD. It's a true-life outdoor adventure tale in which Preston and a photographer follow the trail of Coronado across the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, on horseback. Why would conservatives like it? It concerns survivalism, rugged individualism, the snatching of public lands by Big Government, the misguided efforts of the eco tree-huggers, and the loss of freedom in the once Wild West, among other things. It's also a ripping, riveting and often harrowing adventure tale. I honestly could not put it down, and as I got towards the end, I was sad that it was almost over. I just wanted it to go on and on. The book has no pictures, but Preston has a Facebook page up with tons of photos. Just type "Douglas Preston Cities of Gold" in the FB search box.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at August 19, 2013 10:31 AM (7ObY1)

62 Can SOMEONE explain this to me? Fort Hood Judge Bars Most Motive Evidence CBS-DFW: http://tinyurl.com/l49q2qg FORT HOOD (AP) - The judge overseeing the Fort Hood shooting trial blocked prosecutors on Monday from using several witnesses and most evidence they had sought to explain the alleged motive behind the 2009 attack. Prosecutors had asked the military judge to approve evidence and several witnesses to explain the mindset of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base in November 2009. But the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, blocked nearly all of it... Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (4df7R) It's older evidence- some even about that muzzie int he 101st who rolled a grenade into the tent of his CO's in Kuwait right before Gulf War 1. And anyone don't worry, I am sure the Jury will find this arab MF guilty. then is will be up to obama to pardon him for ramadamlinlon next year

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:31 AM (9Xc5j)

63
Filner is 70. He's probably angling for a .... a date with Hillary! Clinton.
Posted by: Mallfly

Hillary takes off her giant opaque cataract goggles and bites seductively on one earpiece.....

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (kdS6q)

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (/PCJa)

Heh, the New WW online is pretty much built for geeky males.

I spent the first month figuring out the system and how to maximize my food intake while minimizing my points. Like a constant DnD Min/Max. It was perfecting the system that drove me.

I even lost 25-30lbs.

Sadly most of it is back on, I stopped counting. (I'm still down about 10-15 from my high weight.)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (GaqMa)

My sister used to go to Curves. She liked it because the other women looked more or less like her; there weren't all the toned gym bunnies that you might get elsewhere who make you feel like a slob, even if unintentionally.

It fits a niche for a lot of women.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (4df7R)

66 What's wrong with women your mom's age? Ummm... they're my mom's age? Remember the initial comment was a joke about Filner holding out for ownership of all the Curves locations in SD.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (/PCJa)

My mom works out at Curves, apparently. She says most of the women are her age. Ick.

Is she hot?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (zF6Iw)

68 Prosecutors had asked the military judge to approve evidence and several witnesses to explain the mindset of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base in November 2009. But the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, blocked nearly all of it... Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (4df7R) Orders from on high is my guess.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:32 AM (Tnlh/)

69 Can SOMEONE explain this to me? Fort Hood Judge Bars Most Motive Evidence Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (4df7R) Well, I'm no mind-reader, but the blogsensus has been that the Brass has spent the whole time trying to cover up the fact that They Saw This Coming And Did Nothing. That and given the confession they probably feel like they can shorten up the trial without all that messy evidence crap. And Political Correctness says they should avoid the subject because it would be Insensitive.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (qyfb5)

70 45 Heh, I'm only paying 80/month (plus taxes of course) for TV and internet.

Supposedly my satellite was only $50/month but I am billed $87 after they add in all the fed, State, and local taxes. That is for the "middle tier" package with high definition.

I could drop to the lowest tier which would cut it back about $25 but all those taxes would still be there. So what I tried to do was rig an internal antenna so I could drop ALL of it. Couldn't pick up a damn thing despite the fact that I can get about 10 stations upstairs with an internal antenna.

Asked wifey if she could go upstairs to watch Wheel of Fortune. Hahahahahaha; of course not. Her comfy chair is downstairs.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (lZvxr)

71 What's wrong with women your mom's age?

You're new here, aren't you.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (/kI1Q)

72 barrel

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (lZvxr)

73 The propagandists are out after Ted Cruz today, because his pasty-headed freshman year roomie hates his success, intelligence and is fearful of how personal liberty would affect civilization. He had nothing critical to say about Bob Filner or pederast Harry Reid though. Hey! Maybe Krugman was mirror image right! This is example A of 'Epistemic Closure" in action.

Posted by: MTF at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (ZuiHO)

74 "...he last thing is I would want to do while working out (or doing anything else) is look at a bunch of broads. Posted by: baldilocks" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: What? The men in the gym don't make you feel objectified and intimidated? I always thought it amusing that the most strident Grrrrl Power types would fly out of the gym in a panic if one of the guys' gaze would sweep past them while scanning the room for the next size plate or dumbell.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 19, 2013 10:33 AM (uxi9i)

75 HeÂ’s bargaining for a hug from Diane Feinstein. Seriously, though, yes, someone will hire him. HeÂ’s been in federal office for twenty years. Someone is going to want to tap that experience for lobbying purposes.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 19, 2013 10:34 AM (QF8uk)

76 70 Prosecutors had asked the military judge to approve evidence and several witnesses to explain the mindset of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base in November 2009. But the judge, Col. Tara Osborn, blocked nearly all of it...
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:29 PM (4df7R)

Orders from on high is my guess.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 02:32 PM (Tnlh/)

'I did not have sex with that..." ooo sorry wrong narrative...."it's workplace violence"

Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 10:34 AM (/b8+5)

77 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:32 PM (zF6Iw) Dude! That's my mom!

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:34 AM (/PCJa)

78 I go to World Gym. WG has a "ladies-only" section. All the hotties seem to use the ladies-only section. The lesbians and ugly chicks use the men's section.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at August 19, 2013 10:34 AM (7ObY1)

79 72 Nothing more than workplace violence!Nothing to see here! US Army

Posted by: steevy at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (9XBK2)

80 Any guess on what Filner's batting average was given his tendency to lunge out of the box?

Posted by: The Stupid Hurts at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (oDCMR)

81 So, since there is no topic here, I'm going off topic....

I need advice... say you have a SO that you complain to about mundane shit like someone playing emails at work with music in the background that is really annoying or you complain that they put out a shitload of leftover mozzarella sticks in the cafeteria and you just want to eat them. I truly mean stuff that you would just bitch about.... not really expecting a solution or anything....just some validation...and they always come back with "You should really learn to accept people's ways at work and ignore it," or "Well, if you'd work out this week, you wouldn't feel guilty about eating cheesesticks." It just really bothers me when this person does this sometimes, but not all the time. When they complain about their job or bullshit in life to me, I validate their feelings, join in on the bitching, laugh about it and move on. I know I can't fix their workplace or how their relatives treat them, but I can certainly commiserate and relate. I sometimes feel like I'm being treated like a child who has no adult capacity to handle these situations (as if they need handled in the first place). I know that I can't do jack shit about the email music and I need to ignore it or I can resist the mozzarella sticks and I'm only bitching about the temptation....etc etc etc

How should I handle this?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (vg8iE)

82 You want to work out with people who look kinda look you? Get a treadmill and a couple fun house mirrors.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (ZshNr)

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:33 PM (lZvxr)

Prior to this negotiation, I paid $93.XX (where XX is some change, I forget what) including the taxes for my cable and internet, mid tier, no extra channels, HD.)

They're "projecting" my bill to be $103 now after the taxes, which would seem to imply a $13 increase in the taxes. We'll have to see, experience tells me AT&T often over projects taxes in the first "Sample" bill, I suspect I'll be paying less than $100.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (GaqMa)

84 52 Pay me the $87/month for a year and I'll do it for you.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 19, 2013 02:28 PM (gqgiP)

When I first got the TV I ran a computer to it and didn't like the way it looked. It isn't the hookup work which I could do with one cable and about 10 min of work. .

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (lZvxr)

85 No, uhhh just because they're are a lot of women at Curves doesn't mean they're all Lesbians. I knew some women who went there. They weren't lesbians and it's not like it's a question they probably ask you on the membership form. Com'on. And her's some big news. Lesbians probably don't go to Curves primarily to pick up women. They go to get fit and lose weight and (by report) they feel more comfortable with women who might be larger to begin with.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:35 AM (2Tv3A)

86 It's older evidence- some even about that muzzie int he 101st who rolled a grenade into the tent of his CO's in Kuwait right before Gulf War 1.
And anyone don't worry, I am sure the Jury will find this arab MF guilty. then is will be up to obama to pardon him for ramadamlinlon next year

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:31 PM (9Xc5j)

What aggravates me is that, even if the evidence is old, it's not there to serve as evidence to the actual ACT, but rather as evidence to Hasan's state of mind. It shows a clear pattern of radical Islamization over an extended period of time.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:37 AM (4df7R)

87 53 I have a TV with a digital tuner, but I guess without any antenna at all, you can't get a digital channel, I even ran an extra long Coax trying to use it as an antenna, but apparently that trick doesn't work anymore.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 02:28 PM (GaqMa)

The old RG-59 cable used to bleed a lot, which made it also a half-assed antenna for strong local stations. The FCC made the cable companies get rid of RG-59.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:37 AM (lZvxr)

88 90 Radical what?We aren't familiar with that term.Diversity is our greatest strength. US Army

Posted by: steevy at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (9XBK2)

89 Filner is asking for a hard copy of Emily's List.

He will get the hard copy and more as a consultant.

Posted by: SpongeBob ReaverSaget at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (epxV4)

"Filner just wants his happy ending. Is that so wrong?"

My guess is the Democrats just want him to go fishing.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Buy Spleen! Now with Oxidizers! at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (hLRSq)

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (lZvxr)

Yeah computers are built for Hi-Res stuff, and even a 1080P display is a downgrade from your average monitor.

I've had some luck using HDMI out (the fanciness of HDMI with it's bidirectional communication means that it sets all the settings right without me having to dick with it to much.)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (GaqMa)

92 This is just begging for a photoshop. http://tinyurl.com/nywpnp7 ~~Organize~~ Womanize

Posted by: RWC at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (fWAjv)

93 Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™ needs a beer at August 19, 2013 02:33 PM (/kI1Q) No, obviously not, Doh. If the dude primarily wants to go to the gym to pick up women obviously Curves wouldn't be the place to do it

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:38 AM (2Tv3A)

94 ~~Organize~~

Posted by: RWC at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (fWAjv)

95 I can see Filner getting a gig over at Al Jazeera TV. He can do a short video montage every day showing the latest groping video footage from the streets of Egypt.

Posted by: Roy at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (VndSC)

96 How should I handle this? Decide if you can accept it or not. It's not going to change. I'm the "fix the situation" person between my wife and me- she wants (and gives) emotional validation and such, I want (and give) solutions. Usually we remember to ask each other, "Okay, do you want an answer, or am I just supposed to feel bad for you?" (yes, really, in those words), and proceed based on that. Sometimes we forget, and just revert to form. Communication is the key. When your SO is all "well here's how you fix it," you *can* simply say, "Look, all I really need is to vent. I can come up with solutions on my own, I just need some sympathy." If the relationship is good (which requires good communication in the first place) your SO will understand and provide what you're looking for. It's how people are.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (/PCJa)

97 Despite 81% of San Diego residents wanting Filner to resign, this morning a group of ideologues held a rally in support of Filner in San Diego. Their primary argument is that Filner is being denied 'due process' because these are only the 'accusations' of 16 women - and Filner is entitled to 'due process' because of his loyalty and efforts pushing the progressive agenda.

If one ever wondered how / why totalitarian regimes like the Nazi's or Italy's Fascists ever gained power - it's from the same mindset as demonstrated by those who rallied in support of Filner.... it's all about party / ideological loyalty - and anything else is immaterial.

It's why they are morally and intellectually bankrupt.

Posted by: Athos at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (SNaPm)

98 You should really learn to accept people's ways at work and ignore it.
Posted by: The Obsidian Owl at August 19, 2013 02:38 PM (tWmgi)

I SOL'd. (Snorted Out Loud)

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (oY6Yp)

99 I need advice... Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (vg8iE) Just remember after this is all over... you asked Morons for help with relationships.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (qyfb5)

100 So Sandra Fluke gets a lifetime supply of free condoms and Filner gets nada? This is more proof of the sexism of Democrats.

Posted by: The Stupid Hurts at August 19, 2013 10:39 AM (oDCMR)

101

>>>Can SOMEONE explain this to me?

.

.Sure, Orders from Holder just like the sham Zimmerman trial, this one has DOJ fingerprints all over it also. Most JAG's are still pi$$ed at Holder and Obama anyways because of the "undue command influence" stunts they have pulled about Dishonorably discharging anyone accused of sexual assault.

Posted by: Registered Voter at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (RlPjE)

102 What aggravates me is that, even if the evidence is old, it's not there to serve as evidence to the actual ACT, but rather as evidence to Hasan's state of mind. It shows a clear pattern of radical Islamization over an extended period of time. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:37 PM (4df7R) He said he did it, He said he did for jihad, He said he is a muslim warrior trying to kill American Soldiers. Ya don't get much more definitive state of mind than that. Look this putz is trying to hang himself. Just step back get out of the way and let him

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (9Xc5j)

103 I vaguely recall reading / hearing about a couple of guys who started up a male Curves, in that it was geared to flabby old bastards like me who didn't want to be ashamed of themselves in front of the Hanses and Franzes pumping themselves up. But I've never seen one.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (zF6Iw)

104 Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (GaqMa) 1) www.playon.tv 2) Antenna (splurge on a good one) 3) profit.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (/PCJa)

105 It could be that the judge is trying to prevent the defendant from ranting about the joys of jihad. If the prosecution talks about, the defense can.

Or it could design to maintain the fiction tht this was workplace violence caused by too few red staplers..

Posted by: WalrusRex at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (XUKZU)

106 How should I handle this?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (vg8iE)

Moar paragraphs

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (8ZskC)

107 What? The men in the gym don't make you feel objectified and intimidated? I always thought it amusing that the most strident Grrrrl Power types would fly out of the gym in a panic if one of the guys' gaze would sweep past them while scanning the room for the next size plate or dumbell. Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 19, 2013 02:33 PM (uxi9i) Heh. I'd get the "how YOU doing" every now and then, even when I was a little chubbier. But if you're there for real workout, most guys will cut you a break. The gryyls will change when they get my age (52). I still get called "sweetheart" more than I get called "ma'am" and I'm enjoying it while i can because I know that a reckoning is coming!

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:40 AM (Tnlh/)

108 Just remember after this is all over... you asked Morons for help with relationships.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile at August 19, 2013 02:39 PM (qyfb5)

"Wait ... How is chugging Val U Rite and skinning a hobo supposed to help my relationship?"

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 10:41 AM (sGtp+)

109

How should I handle this?
Posted by: bicentennialguy

Smoke some crack.

Posted by: Marion Berry at August 19, 2013 10:41 AM (LH0Bt)

110 There's mozzarella sticks?

Posted by: Meghan McCain at August 19, 2013 10:42 AM (8ZskC)

111 Sooo.... How YOU doin?

Posted by: Yip at August 19, 2013 10:42 AM (/jHWN)

112 I spent the first month figuring out the system and how to maximize my food intake while minimizing my points. Like a constant DnD Min/Max. It was perfecting the system that drove me. D3D19D7 = Lasagne!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2013 10:42 AM (uVkIH)

113

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:37 PM (lZvxr)

Whatever's running in my basement looks old as shit.

Of course the Coax wiring for the cable in this house is a hot mess. They put a splitter outside my house, ran a cable up the outside wall (not even under the siding) and into a random bedroom upstairs (not even the master, just a random bedroom. Then they ran it into the house at ground level too, we think that's what's going into the basement, but we're not sure.

There's another splitter in the basement, one of those runs over to the front room (which we're using as a TV room.) the other part of it goes...well we haven't found it yet. (Seriously it disappears up a wall and we can't find where it comes out.)

Uverse runs on a Cat5 anyway, so we had them run that along the side of the house because our TV is on a different wall than the Coax jack in the front room. I kinda wish I hadn't done that, because the cable keeps falling and looks ugly.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:42 AM (GaqMa)

114 Filner is probably negotiating an exit with the City Council so he can be indemnified to a certain $ value. He can get away with this as all city functions pass through the Mayor office. In effect, he can shut teh city down until he's removed or resigns.

Slo instead of shaking-down various businesses as Mayor, he'll be shaking down the City of San Diego as a whole.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at August 19, 2013 10:42 AM (kqqGm)

115

But really, do you want to see Bob Filner "release pressure"?

I know 16 (and counting) women who don't....

Posted by: Scott_T at August 19, 2013 10:43 AM (xGZ+b)

116 HeÂ’s bargaining for a hug from Diane Feinstein.

Seriously, though, yes, someone will hire him. HeÂ’s been in federal office for twenty years. Someone is going to want to tap that experience for lobbying purposes. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 19, 2013 02:34

I'd tap that

Posted by: Bawny Fwank at August 19, 2013 10:43 AM (I5Htn)

117

I vaguely recall reading / hearing about a couple of guys who started up a male Curves, in that it was geared to flabby old bastards

ROLLS

Posted by: Possible Names for Male Curves Franchise at August 19, 2013 10:43 AM (LH0Bt)

118 How should I handle this?
Posted by: bicentennialguy

I guess "get a beer and ignore her while watching football" isn't considered good advice?

Posted by: joncelli at August 19, 2013 10:43 AM (RD7QR)

119 I like to play honky too.

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 10:43 AM (Db4mp)

120 He said he did it, He said he did for jihad, He said he is a muslim warrior trying to kill American Soldiers. Ya don't get much more definitive state of mind than that. Look this putz is trying to hang himself. Just step back get out of the way and let him
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:40 PM (9Xc5j) /i]

No argument from me. I just imagine idiot bleeding hearts listening to him rant and rave about how he did it for jihad and thinking to themselves, "He must have suffered a psychotic break. Something drove him over the edge. Someone made him do this terrible thing."

I want him to have no mercy. None.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (4df7R)

121 If my wife bitches about the same thing more than a couple times, I say something like "Yeah, I know, Tammy's a bitch", and cut her off. No more Tammy stories because all she has to say is "Tammy..." and I nod knowingly and she thinks I get it. Nobody wants to hear about somebody else's annoyances or miseries every day, we all have our own, it's spirit-killing.

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (ZshNr)

122 ROLLS
Posted by: Possible Names for Male Curves Franchise at August 19, 2013 02:43 PM (LH0Bt)

This isn't a food buffet?! Corporate Conspiracy!

Posted by: Michael Moore at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (sGtp+)

123 96 I've had some luck using HDMI out (the fanciness of HDMI with it's bidirectional communication means that it sets all the settings right without me having to dick with it to much.)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 02:38 PM (GaqMa)

That is probably the problem I had. I was using an older laptop which did not have an HDMI out and was using the old 15 pin VGA output.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (lZvxr)

124 Has anyone commented on how sad it was that Filner wasn't the mayor when South Park aired this episode?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhNneU5shTs

Posted by: TenthJustice at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (qB8lN)

125 I am just LIVID-as if other political news wasn't enough to make me livid-that "Christian" Obama yammers on about violence in Egypt but doesn't have the balls to call out his buddies the MB about BURNING DOWN Christian churches and institutions. He's as Christian as the sole of my shoe. :^(

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (2Tv3A)

126 89 No, uhhh just because they're are a lot of women at Curves doesn't mean they're all Lesbians. I knew some women who went there. They weren't lesbians and it's not like it's a question they probably ask you on the membership form. Com'on. And her's some big news. Lesbians probably don't go to Curves primarily to pick up women. They go to get fit and lose weight and (by report) they feel more comfortable with women who might be larger to begin with. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (2Tv3A) Didn't say they were. I said that that's the market I thought Curves was targeting. And let's be real here: lots of lesbians prefer environments that a male-free.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (Tnlh/)

127 What's wrong with women your mom's age?

Not a darn thing, but the women my granddaughters age....that's a problem.

Posted by: SpongeBob ReaverSaget at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (epxV4)

128 @111 - Sorry about the paragraphs....I'm at work and trying to type, minimize, type some more, minimize, lock screen, etc....

I do apologize.

Thanks everyone for the advice. It's kind of what I thought in the first place, but the replies to my gripes are really pissing me off for some reason today.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (vg8iE)

129 "Wait ... How is chugging Val U Rite and skinning a hobo supposed to help my relationship?" Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 02:41 PM (sGtp+)

Women like confident men with a purpose.

Yours just happens to be alcoholism.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (d4ZzM)

130 I'd tap that Posted by: Bawny Fwank I really hoped someone else would run with that.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 19, 2013 10:44 AM (QF8uk)

131 Look this putz is trying to hang himself. Just step back get out of the way and let him

And slip some pork into his last meal.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at August 19, 2013 10:45 AM (/kI1Q)

132 Maybe it has something to do with the fact that motive isn't a prima facie element to a cause of action for intentional homicide, despite what u see on tv.

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 19, 2013 10:45 AM (UsR5V)

133 I just imagine idiot bleeding hearts listening to him rant and rave about how he did it for jihad and thinking to themselves, "He must have suffered a psychotic break. Something drove him over the edge. Someone made him do this terrible thing." I want him to have no mercy. None. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 19, 2013 02:44 PM (4df7R) The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:45 AM (9Xc5j)

134 This is why my country club gym is single sex. New gym to be both. Expect many divorces to follow. That and several women with cell phones to be killed.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 19, 2013 10:45 AM (wR+pz)

135 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing LOL. Thanks for the self deprecating humor.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:45 AM (2Tv3A)

136
How should I handle this?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (vg8iE)

Major Hasan has a way of dealing with workplace stress.

Posted by: WalrusRex at August 19, 2013 10:46 AM (XUKZU)

137 I'm standing under a bridge in East Boston, under pigeons, waiting for a ride..

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 10:46 AM (Db4mp)

138 143
I'm standing under a bridge in East Boston, under pigeons, waiting for a ride..

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 02:46 PM (Db4mp)

Got an umbrella?

Posted by: joncelli at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (RD7QR)

139 125 I like to play honky too. Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 02:43 PM (Db4mp) LOL. That's how I read that line at first also. Denounce myself.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (Tnlh/)

140 The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:45 PM (9Xc5j)

^^THIS

I got to sit on two BCD Specials.

Nothing better than having a free chance to screw up a scumbag's life.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (d4ZzM)

141 Women like confident men with a purpose. Yours just happens to be alcoholism. Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 02:44 PM (d4ZzM) I DON'T like that tone. You say that like it is a bad thing. The AoSHQ does not judge morons. I'll have a rum and coke.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (wR+pz)

142 @142 - See? Those are the types of responses I expect when I start bitching! LOVE IT.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (vg8iE)

143 124 How should I handle this?
Posted by: bicentennialguy

I guess "get a beer and ignore her while watching football" isn't considered good advice?

Posted by: joncelli at August 19, 2013 02:43 PM (RD7QR)

Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (/b8+5)

144 How should I handle this?

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (vg8iE)

I have found that what most women want is a nice tight hug or headlock with a big sloppy open mouth kiss and your hand down their shirt and/or pants to help them feel more secure in the communications part of the relationship.

Posted by: Mayor of an Unnamed Southern California City at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (EZl54)

145 Major Hasan has a way of dealing with workplace stress. HeÂ’s got a waaaaay about him. I wonÂ’t say what it is.

Posted by: General Billy Joel at August 19, 2013 10:47 AM (QF8uk)

146 I really hoped someone else would run with that.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at August 19, 2013 02:44 PM (QF8uk)

NSL - that one is all yours, pal.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Buy Spleen! Now with Oxidizers! at August 19, 2013 10:48 AM (hLRSq)

147 When I first got the TV I ran a computer to it and didn't like the way it looked. It isn't the hookup work which I could do with one cable and about 10 min of work. .

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 02:35 PM (lZvxr)

--------------------------------------------

As was explained to me by several people in the know about HD. If the three-pronged HD connection is not used, you're not getting HD tv.

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 10:48 AM (Ry5gt)

148 Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 02:44 PM (Tnlh/) My comment was addressed to someone else on the thread, baldilocks :^). but Curves was started by Christians. My guess is that were targeting older and/or heavier women who felt uncomfortable at co-ed gyms, not specifically Lesbians

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:48 AM (2Tv3A)

149 "Wait ... How is chugging Val U Rite and skinning a hobo supposed to help my relationship?"

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 02:41 PM (sGtp+)

Ahem. One does not "chug" ValU-Rite. We are not neanderthals here.

Posted by: The AoSHQ Guide to Proper Etiquette at August 19, 2013 10:48 AM (8ZskC)

150 yeah like a hookah hahajajaja!

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 10:48 AM (Db4mp)

151 MOOBS

Posted by: Possible Names for Male Curves Franchise at August 19, 2013 10:49 AM (LH0Bt)

152

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at August 19, 2013 02:40 PM (/PCJa)

I don't get it, why do I need a separate app to play Netflix on my xbox, there's already a Netflix app? And a Hulu app.

I get the odd feeling this is just sniffing for free content (which is not really the same thing as "TV" especially now that Hulu has locked up much of their already run catalog.)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:49 AM (GaqMa)

153 I'm also annoyed that at this point ANYONE is supporting Filner. That man needs to go.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 10:49 AM (2Tv3A)

154 I think the male version of Curves was called Cutz or something. And, no, I've never seen one anywhere.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 10:49 AM (vg8iE)

155

ROLLS
Posted by: Possible Names for Male Curves Franchise at August 19, 2013 02:43 PM (LH0Bt)

I'd call it "Hey, Fat Ass!" myself, but that's just me. Just like my specially-designed clothing line for portly gentlemen would be the "Fat Bastich" line.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:49 AM (zF6Iw)

156 The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:45 PM (9Xc5j)

I wish I had so much faith.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:50 AM (4df7R)

157 I think the male version of Curves was called Cutz or something. And, no, I've never seen one anywhere.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 02:49 PM (vg8iE)

I thought it was Doughboys

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 19, 2013 10:50 AM (pT3XC)

158 The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:45 PM (9Xc5j)

In today's PC military?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:50 AM (zF6Iw)

159 I like to play honky too. Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 02:43 PM (Db4mp) LOL. That's how I read that line at first also. Denounce myself. Glad to know I'm not the only one that read it that way. And I are one.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2013 10:50 AM (uVkIH)

160 My comment was addressed to someone else on the thread, baldilocks :^). but Curves was started by Christians. My guess is that were targeting older and/or heavier women who felt uncomfortable at co-ed gyms, not specifically Lesbians Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 02:48 PM (2Tv3A My bad. I guess it's the law of unintended consequences at work, though.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 10:50 AM (Tnlh/)

161 Ahem. One does not "chug" ValU-Rite. We are not neanderthals here.

Posted by: The AoSHQ Guide to Proper Etiquette at August 19, 2013 02:48 PM (8ZskC)

Careful sips from a wineglass with pinky out, then?

Or is it through a straw from a bottle hidden in a paper bag?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 10:51 AM (sGtp+)

162
I'd call it "Hey, Fat Ass!" myself, but that's just me. Just like my specially-designed clothing line for portly gentlemen would be the "Fat Bastich" line.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:49 PM (zF6Iw)

What was it in Rodney Dangerfield's "Back To School"? Tall and Fat?

LOL!

Posted by: EC at August 19, 2013 10:51 AM (GQ8sn)

163 I thought Cutz was the store for emo Goth supplies.

Posted by: Waterhouse at August 19, 2013 10:51 AM (uYaYO)

164 @134 bicentennialguy;

Ever listened to Dennis Prager's radio show? He weekly has hours devoted to this kind of relationship stuff and he and his audience are intuitive. Lots of his stuff on youtube too and he has a website.

Enough to say, your frustration is one of the ages. The Mars/Venus thing of the famous book. A lot of times people act in ways they aren't even aware of and sometimes they are aware and relish playing games. Good luck and hang in there.

Posted by: Yip at August 19, 2013 10:51 AM (/jHWN)

165

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 02:48 PM (Ry5gt)

? An HDMI cable is more or less flat.

VGA is technically capable of Hi-Def, but not digital (which does have some effect and likely partially due to what Vic was seeing.)

Also laptops have a) crappy video cards and b) crappy VGA output jacks (which I find cause a lot of blur from signal distortion, due to the "not digital" thing mentioned above.)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:52 AM (GaqMa)

166 I'm standing under a bridge in East Boston, under pigeons, waiting for a ride..

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 02:46 PM (Db4mp)

You sound like Dennis Lehane.

OK, 'rons, I've got to go. Don't bust the place up too much. See y'all tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:52 AM (zF6Iw)

167
~~Organize~~

Womanize

Posted by: RWC

"Organsize"

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 19, 2013 10:52 AM (hSwFv)

168

Fuck I'll be in the barrel.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:52 AM (GaqMa)

169 it woulda been 45% better if I posted it as Tom Willis

Posted by: soothsayer lightfoot at August 19, 2013 10:52 AM (Db4mp)

170

Had a deprived childhood. My community actually had to organize itself.Â—

Pat Sajak (@patsajak) August 19, 2013

HA!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/s][/u][/b] at August 19, 2013 10:53 AM (4df7R)

171 In today's PC military? Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:50 PM (zF6Iw)

You greatly oversell the case.

Yes, flag officers are PC.

Field grades much less so.

Company grades are so un-PC there isn't even a scale with which they can be measured.

Field grades sit on Court Martials.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 10:53 AM (d4ZzM)

172 Israel Boosts Ties With Egyptian Army as U.S. Mulls Cuts Israel is working closer with Egyptian forces to fight militants in Sinai even as top ally U.S. weighs cutting aid to Egypt over a crackdown against Islamists that has killed almost 1,000, former diplomats and officials said. As the US and Western Europe try to undercut the Egyptian Military, Israel grows closer to them. Strange world we live in ha?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:53 AM (9Xc5j)

173 And I'll make a quick stop in the barrel before I go.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 10:53 AM (zF6Iw)

174 The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:45 PM (9Xc5j)

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Like the judge? Or like the military hierarchy in DC that told her to reject the evidence?

I hate myself for my now faltering trust in the military, but the times have preluded me from doing anything else.

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 10:53 AM (Ry5gt)

175 You greatly oversell the case.

Yes, flag officers are PC.

Field grades much less so.

Company grades are so un-PC there isn't even a scale with which they can be measured.

Field grades sit on Court Martials.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 02:53 PM (d4ZzM)

Sounds open and shut to me!

Posted by: EC at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (GQ8sn)

176 I need advice......etc etc etc How should I handle this? Posted by: bicentennialguy ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pointless bitching is pointless. There are myriad daily problems with solutions that need finding. Concentrate your attention on those. Seek validation in accomplishment. I always tell my SO that there needs to be a point if she wants to hold my attention. Complain about people whom I've never met and I'm on to something that matters within a minute or so. Yeah, I'm an asshole. But I've learned to love myself in spite of that fact.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (uxi9i)

177 @170 - Thanks. I will look into Prager.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (vg8iE)

178 Mediation? Really? What happened to 'running like hell one step ahead of buckshot'?

Posted by: JEM at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (o+SC1)

179 Vic, I still have an old Sony laptop that has a TV tuner built in. Screen is same size as old TV. Plug in cable, watch TV. Sony even had a Window's Media software. You could record programs, etc. PCG-8P1l

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (wR+pz)

180 Ahem. One does not "chug" ValU-Rite. We are not neanderthals here. We use an IV & main line it!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (uVkIH)

181 Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:53 PM (9Xc5j)

Heard on he radio that the saudis said to egypt "don't worry about any money you lose from the US, we'll replace it" and now I see Israel is on the same side as the Saudis?

Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (/b8+5)

182 'You don't have to be bald andfat.'

Posted by: "Hey, Fat Ass!" at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (LH0Bt)

183 Fuck I'll be in the barrel. Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 02:52 PM (GaqMa)

Oh hey. I left a tube of Astroglide on the shelf to the left. It's all yours.

It makes things slide around a little easier in there.

Jus' sayin'

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 10:54 AM (d4ZzM)

184 LOL. That's how I read that line at first also. Denounce myself. Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 02:47 PM (Tnlh/) Oh, we're all just playing at Honky, looking up to the pros like Herb Tarlek and Bill Gates. The word always looks like it needs an "e," I guess that makes me an English Nerd as well...

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 19, 2013 10:55 AM (qyfb5)

185 The Jury are all Military Officers - I don't think they will have much sympathy Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 02:45 PM (9Xc5j) In today's PC military? Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:50 PM (zF6Iw In my experience, the Officer Corps below flag rank, are still a pretty conservative bunch.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:55 AM (9Xc5j)

186

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:53 PM (zF6Iw)

Brave soul taking the hit for me .

Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 10:55 AM (GaqMa)

187 Heard on he radio that the saudis said to egypt "don't worry about any money you lose from the US, we'll replace it" and now I see Israel is on the same side as the Saudis? Posted by: bill c. at August 19, 2013 02:54 PM (/b8+5) Well Israel lives in the MIddle East and not in some cubicle at Harvard Yard or Langley.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 19, 2013 10:56 AM (9Xc5j)

188 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 19, 2013 02:53 PM (zF6Iw)

Brave soul taking the hit for me .
Posted by: tsrblke at August 19, 2013 02:55 PM (GaqMa)

MPPPP ain't Jesus. There's room enough in the barrel for the both of you.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 19, 2013 10:57 AM (sGtp+)

189 Nood birther up!

Posted by: rickb223 at August 19, 2013 10:57 AM (uVkIH)

190 Hey, if we have to go then how come the teacher who molested the boy, in the town beck talked about today, doesn't have to go? Why are the teachers and the school district sticking up for this guy? Why did a church pay the guy's bail? Makes no sense.

Posted by: priests at August 19, 2013 10:58 AM (/b8+5)

191 Yes, flag officers are PC.

Field grades much less so.

Company grades are so un-PC there isn't even a scale with which they can be measured.

Field grades sit on Court Martials.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 02:53 PM (d4ZzM)

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The overall picture of what you wrote might have been true three years ago. But the military is changing, and changing quickly.

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 10:58 AM (Ry5gt)

192 The overall picture of what you wrote might have been true three years ago. But the military is changing, and changing quickly. Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2013 02:58 PM (Ry5gt)

Well since I still work for DoD and I'm surrounded by these guys everyday...my point stands.

Your mileage may vary.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at August 19, 2013 10:59 AM (d4ZzM)

193 The most comfortable experience I ever had at a gym was at a Cardiac Rehabilitation Center connected to a hospital. I went there because i was sent there by my cardiologist after surgery to repair as hole between chambers of my heart-a congentital defect not caught for decades after my birth. Everybody there had either had a heart attack or heart surgery and the average age was about 55. Everybody was working hard to get fit not get buffed ,I think . The price was quite reasonable and unlike a normal gym it was staffed by cardiac nurses and since it was in a hospital you didn't have to worry if you started having chest pains or shortness of breath -which I never did-but they checked your BP before and after the workout

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 11:02 AM (2Tv3A)

194

176 Had a deprived childhood.

Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived.

H/T to the Jets.

Posted by: jwest at August 19, 2013 11:02 AM (u2a4R)

195 Military base gyms at 4am are comfortable too. Everyone there at that hour means business.

Posted by: baldilocks at August 19, 2013 11:03 AM (Tnlh/)

196 Never forget, Lindsay Gramnesty was a JAG officer before PC became a requirement!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2013 11:04 AM (XdnQT)

197 Prager is my favorite conservative guy on the radio. I find Mark Steyn very witty and very intelligent but Prager combines a non heavy handed faith perspective with great intelligence

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2013 11:04 AM (2Tv3A)

198 185 Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 19, 2013 02:54 PM (wR+pz)

What ever I do I am going to do with existing hardware. Not going to buy anything else. The problem isn't finding an input, its getting local TV station signals downstairs without an outside antenna.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 11:06 AM (lZvxr)

199 I vaguely recall reading / hearing about a couple of guys who started up a male Curves, in that it was geared to flabby old bastards like me who didn't want to be ashamed of themselves in front of the Hanses and Franzes pumping themselves up. But I've never seen one.

Try the guy at different times. I started going in the morning to get away from the 17-25 year olds who have no concept they're not the only people there. One guy I always used to see there would chant/rap along with him "music" loud enough to be heard clearly 20ft away. Other guys would do circuits on three or four different benches "reserving" each one. So you'd end up with a pissed-off gym rat telling you he was "using" a bench even if it'd be ten minutes until he got back to that one.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 19, 2013 11:10 AM (8ifMA)

200 Mediation? Don't they know that Filner went to rehab and is now CURED?

Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at August 19, 2013 11:11 AM (pginn)

201 Posted by: BlueStateRebel at August 19, 2013 02:31 PM (7ObY1)

Anything to do with Victorio Peak, at White Sands Proving Grounds?

Posted by: jem at August 19, 2013 11:12 AM (fM4kr)

202 Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 03:06 PM (lZvxr) Find an upstairs closet and punch a hole through the drywall into the overhead add an external roof antenna and use a roof air duct to run a cable into the attic spaces, then drill a hole through the ceiling of the lower level and route the cable wherever it needs to be. After a few weeks you won't even notice the cable!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2013 11:12 AM (XdnQT)

203 Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2013 03:12 PM (XdnQT)

The reason I haven't rigged it yet is I do not want to be drilling holes all over the place just so wifey can watch 30 min of tv on week nights.

Posted by: Vic at August 19, 2013 11:36 AM (lZvxr)

204 *sniff* Ace playing hooky. Ode to Ace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmzWtCeysR4 I Don't Wanna Know

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at August 19, 2013 11:51 AM (IXrOn)

205 This is amazing. The US is creating a gangbang-of-convenience in the Mideast between our erstwhile allies who are otherwise anathema to one another - because our head (of state) is so firmly up our national ass that he and his administration cannot recognize the difference between civil society and elections. I mean, it would be a very good thing for regional peace if the Israelis, Egyptians, and Saudis made lasting common cause, though to make it stick there's a whole lot of other peoples in the area who would suffer (not that most of them don't deserve it.) But it doesn't say much for our ability to exert our influence...

Posted by: JEM at August 19, 2013 11:58 AM (o+SC1)

206 Maybe he just wants a couple of young fillies to feel up on his way out the door.

Or even a couple of old nags.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 19, 2013 01:21 PM (k34Gz)

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