October 30, 2013
— Maetenloch
How Bad Were the Developers of the ObamaCare Website?
Well CGI's last 'success' was the infamous Canadian gun registry:
Their most famous government project was for the Canadian Firearms Registry. The registry was estimated to cost in total $119 million, which would be offset by $117 million in fees. That's a net cost of $2 million. Instead, by 2004 the CBC (Canada's PBS) was reporting costs of some $2 billion - or a thousand times more expensive.
Yeah, yeah, I know, we've all had bathroom remodelers like that. But in this case the database had to register some 7 million long guns belonging to some two-and-a-half to three million Canadians. That works out to almost $300 per gun - or somewhat higher than the original estimate for processing a firearm registration of $4.60.
You know when each database entry costs more than the actual item being databased, you just might be fucking incompetent.
There is a common assumption in Chicago that guns are the equivalent of free-roaming cobras, being lethal and unmanageable by any means except elimination. The more guns, in this view, the more murders and mayhem.
And No You Can't Keep Your Plan
Because unless your health insurance plan was embedded in amber on March 23, 2010, it will go away. And this was by design.
McCain: Except for that Benghazi thing, Hillary was an awesome SecState
I wish John McCain would just get his long drawn-out party-switch over and done with.
Everyone in Europe is Shocked, Shocked to Learn that Spy Agencies Spy
I can testify to this firsthand. There's a whole lot of handwringing in Europe over the fact that the US spied on friends. But the truth is that we don't really have friends in Europe - we have 'allies' which is something different. And the best way to make sure allies are still allied is to cross-check what they do in private with what they say in public.
Meanwhile Vladimir Putin personally gives world leaders at the G-20 summit bugged and Trojan Horsed gifts and it's a giant ho-hum in the media.
TwatRocker and Les Misérablizing the Difficulties of Daily Life
"If that's the worst thing your daughter sees on the Internet, you're a very lucky person."
And why do reporters enable his addiction?
Elderly Australian Couple Win 'Free Vacation and Luggage'; Unknowingly Become Drug Mules
Apparently it roughly translates as get a fox costume and be a whore.
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Posted by: Barakhenaten I at October 30, 2013 06:04 PM (wnXtk)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at October 30, 2013 10:04 PM (DHQv9)
I didn't know you played for the Cardinals . . . 
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:05 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:05 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:06 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:07 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:08 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 30, 2013 06:08 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 30, 2013 06:08 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 10:07 PM (u25eL)
It will be the first time the Sox have won a WS at home since 1918, jewells. We're 6-0 going into the 6th. I think we got this. So tempted to post naked selfies (won't, no worries).
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:09 PM (8lmkt)
I didn't know you played for the Cardinals
Where is the outrage from the Catholics calling for a name-change?
Posted by: Cicero Kid at October 30, 2013 06:09 PM (DHQv9)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:09 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:09 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 06:10 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Sandra Fluk at October 30, 2013 06:11 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 30, 2013 06:11 PM (qVKcL)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (8lmkt)
I did the best I could Mr. President, but those pesky republican pricks tried to stick it up my squeaker, but I foiled their advances with great parry and thrust.
Posted by: Katy Sebelius at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (pJF+c)
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (wnXtk)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Joe Biden at October 30, 2013 06:12 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:13 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 06:13 PM (4BA+Y)
Okay I bet you Obama never admits it was a mistake or error.
See, his voters, mentally avoid any blame for their own vote as long as Obama plays the bystander and claims he's just as angry about all these snafu's as they are.
If he admits he screwed up. In about 3 seconds half the people that voted for him will internalize the message and admit to themselves they screwed up for voting for a chode. Hate casacade commences.
Thus, he will never admit a mistake. Ever.
Posted by: simplemind at October 30, 2013 06:14 PM (hTeQK)
all takers the line starts ---->
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 30, 2013 10:11 PM (qVKcL)
I don't got no fuckin' house, holmes. I got a 750 sq ft "luxury" shithole apartment for which I pay $1400 a month. Third world plumbing all the way. No security. Parking off the alley (no security). I'm in way worse shape than the Cubs, trust me.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:14 PM (8lmkt)
Or something. Besides, everyone knows the Russkies are tricksy.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 06:14 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Mama winger on her iPad at October 30, 2013 06:14 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:14 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 06:15 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 06:16 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: ajl at October 30, 2013 06:16 PM (JToqw)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 06:16 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 30, 2013 10:15 PM (qVKcL)
well, yeah, it's what I cling to . . . 
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:16 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:16 PM (0HooB)
You got it Peaches. Allow me get off the XBox and onto the computer.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:17 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: toby928© rants populist at October 30, 2013 06:17 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Mirage at October 30, 2013 06:17 PM (Xb2OX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:18 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 06:18 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:19 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:19 PM (DmNpO)
fuck cancer, God bless and keep you and yours"
Did I miss something while sleeping the day away?
If Peaches needs prayers, count me in....
Posted by: bill-o at October 30, 2013 06:20 PM (AWwDY)
It says CMS, don't you mean CGI? Or am I just overly tired?
Anyway, thank you for the post.
Posted by: Mirage at October 30, 2013 10:17 PM (Xb2OX)
Yep. All fixed now!
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 30, 2013 06:20 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: Splunge at October 30, 2013 06:21 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Beto at October 30, 2013 06:21 PM (MhA4j)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:21 PM (N/cFh)
I'll save you and Peaches Conexes at Moron Estates.....
they may be smaller, but yours....
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 06:22 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 10:17 PM (lq3Ak)
At your leisure, Slap. And thank you, from the bottom of my shriveled little heart, to everyone who will offer prayers for my cousin. Y'all are the best of the best.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:22 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at October 30, 2013 06:23 PM (As/N8)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:23 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 30, 2013 06:23 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 06:24 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Splunge at October 30, 2013 06:24 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at October 30, 2013 10:04 PM (DHQv9)
-----
I thought we got steak knives.
Posted by: Dave S. at October 30, 2013 06:26 PM (UvR6d)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:26 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 06:26 PM (0LHZx)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 06:26 PM (ELdpj)
Corrupt.
Posted by: Phinn at October 30, 2013 06:27 PM (hqMfv)
Difference between McCain and Benedict Arnold?
Arnold had the sense of shame to slink off to another country.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 06:27 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 30, 2013 06:28 PM (PZ6/M)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:28 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:28 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:28 PM (GEICT)
With all Grace and honor to Thy Name,
In Jesus' Name, I Pray.
*amen*
It'll be a bedtime prayer for you and yours, Peaches. God Bless.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:28 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Nanny Hag at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (39IHH)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 10:27 PM (d7tB2)
*****
McCain wasn't married to Roseanne Barr?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (N/Sup)
Check this out and weep tears of rage: ...
Hmm, that must be that Communist Core I keep hearing so much about.
Your government atwerk.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (JNUY4)
Good heavens. Is this a tumour or a kraken?
Yes, prayers are definitely being sent
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 06:29 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:30 PM (DmNpO)
One of the few times the wife and I went down there we saw a guy bleeding out in an alley on the way back to where we parked.
The Barbers don't have shops there?
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 06:30 PM (wnXtk)
Or something. Besides, everyone knows the Russkies are tricksy.>>
Polonium kinda grabs the attention of whiners. Obarky's yipping not so much
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 06:30 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:30 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:16 PM (8lmkt)
_______________
I get it..... Cling Peaches. Hahahahahahaha
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at October 30, 2013 06:31 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:31 PM (N/cFh)
$2B is 2000 million. 2000/117 = 17 times more expensive
S
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 10:26 PM (0LHZx)
I think you're right. Well unless they're using billion in the British sense and in that case it would 17,000 more expensive. And something like 4% of the Canadian GDP.
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 30, 2013 06:31 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (2up3Q)
Posted by: Mama winger on her iPad at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: speedster1 on the iPad at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (yeM7r)
Hey, remember how we all felt back when the shutdown began?
And remember how we all felt back when the shutdown finally ended?
Now: contrast that with how we all feel right now.
And reflect on the vicissitudes of political fortune and change.
Oh, and I'm still waiting for that Silicon Valley genius who will figure out the way to transport vodka through the internet, to those who desperately want it for their ONT-ing.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (n/+FT)
What happened to the fearsome NL team I saw all season long? A team that was almost guaranteed a run once they got a guy in scoring position? They've been replaced by Little Leaguers.
Really, during the regular season I have no love for the Cards. But this WS is embarrassing for the NL.
And Ortiz is amazing.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo bin watchin' too much Breakin' Bad at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (d7tB2)
The Barbers don't have shops there?
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 10:30 PM (wnXtk)
*****
Lifestyles of the Not-So-Rich and Famous- hosted by Robin Leech.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at October 30, 2013 10:31 PM (jucos)
ah, jeez, i just set myself up . . . xoxo, truck.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:32 PM (8lmkt)
Yeah, infuriated would be an understatement.
Posted by: Country Singer at October 30, 2013 06:33 PM (DE9KP)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:33 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:33 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:33 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:33 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: conanthelibertarian at October 30, 2013 06:34 PM (UxgYy)
Posted by: Puddleglum at October 30, 2013 06:34 PM (8SsiG)
Damn this band could play live.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:34 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 30, 2013 06:35 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: conanthelibertarian at October 30, 2013 06:35 PM (UxgYy)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:35 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 30, 2013 06:36 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 06:36 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Jack's sense of utter disgust at October 30, 2013 06:36 PM (rkewj)
Posted by: Barka Oblama at October 30, 2013 06:37 PM (hTeQK)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 30, 2013 06:37 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Puddleglum at October 30, 2013 06:38 PM (8SsiG)
For example, just off the top of my head, who in the US government authorized a no bid contract for over $500M; how many contractors were evaluated before the selection process began; what were the capabilities requirements for the contractors (like successfully completed similar jobs, staff competence, legal limitations of foreign contractors to comply with US law, etc.); what systems integration process was in place (government as SI, independent contractor SI, etc.); what performance bonuses or penalties were part of the bid package for each contractor involved?
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 30, 2013 06:38 PM (XdnQT)
Sure, in spots. Fells Point is a fun, unpretentious bar scene down by the water. The National Aquarium is easily the best in the country, and arguably one of the best in the world. The area around Johns Hopkins (where I went to undergrad) is quite lovely, especially when you head north/northeast into the Guilford neighborhood (where the professors all live).
But...there's a lot and I do mean A LOT of horrible urban blight elsewhere. (Including just three streets over from N. Charles, where JHU is located - beware!) The Wire wasn't making shit up.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Mama winger on her iPad at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (P6QsQ)
If you pay them $3,000 you get to be an apprentice who will help transfer to HD one of the Knight Saber music videos. Will also get your name in the credits as editor.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 06:39 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 30, 2013 06:40 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 30, 2013 10:37 PM (0FSuD)
why? i have no secrets here . . . or, actually, anywhere. 
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:41 PM (GEICT)
all takers the line starts ---->
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 30, 2013 10:11 PM (qVKcL)
I don't got no fuckin' house, holmes. I got a 750 sq ft "luxury" shithole apartment for which I pay $1400 a month. Third world plumbing all the way. No security. Parking off the alley (no security). I'm in way worse shape than the Cubs, trust me.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:14 PM (8lmkt) Hide posts from (8lmkt)
Peaches, you need to move out near Joshua Tree. $1350 will get you a 4 bedroom/2 bath two story house.
http://scoamf.us/GC
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at October 30, 2013 06:42 PM (lGFXl)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 06:42 PM (d7tB2)
For the ladies?
Crap, no wonder the neighbors look at me like that.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 30, 2013 06:42 PM (JawqV)
Anyone have experience with the enforceability of non compete clauses?
From what I've heard, courts don't take them very seriously. A company can't keep you from making a living in your field.
Still, I'd ask a local. Just to be on the safe side.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:42 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:42 PM (bb5+k)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:43 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 10:40 PM (JMmQ9)
fluffy hasn't even MET the ammo yet, my friend. much to my shame, she's still a virgin, almost 5 months later. that's okay, I got her because I was worried that maybe later I would not be able to. we'll have some fun one of these days and, until then, I hang my head in shame.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:43 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: L, elle at October 30, 2013 06:43 PM (0xqKe)
Posted by: Puddleglum at October 30, 2013 06:43 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: I Be That Chick at October 30, 2013 06:44 PM (kVw0W)
You should've heard the safety lectures the JHU administration gave to incoming freshmen. The year after I left a fratboy got stabbed to death by a drug addict who had broken into the frathouse. Ugh.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:44 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:44 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 10:40 PM (ELdpj)
It depends on how you voted in the last election?
Posted by: Eric "Red" Holder at October 30, 2013 06:44 PM (XdnQT)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:44 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:45 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 30, 2013 06:45 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Peaches
That's why I love this place, darlin'. The pushing and shoving is most often ancillary nonsense. The Love is greater than all of us.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (HVff2)
They forgot to check me for hacksaw blades, so I was able to get away a little sooner.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (0LHZx)
http://www.bijin-snap.com/2013/09/30/no-1057/page/11/
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 06:46 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子~ずっと at October 30, 2013 06:47 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:47 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:47 PM (bb5+k)
Never got to see them live -- Jerry died when I was 14 years old -- and honestly I dunno if I would've wanted to (well, the free drugs notwithstanding). From 1967-1977 they were titanically good live, but everything afterwards was a huge step downwards in terms of what had come before.
There's a reason fellow AoSHQ moron "JackStraw" is called "JackStraw," btw...go check out the original (live) version of that song (from Europe '72): www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAv71VbdkBc
Glorious, moron-friendly country music. Lots of people don't realize how heavily 'country' the Dead were, but some of their best work was done in that vein. And listen to the harmonies!
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:47 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2013 06:48 PM (g1DWB)
I should really get a life.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 10:05 PM (0HooB)
You're a musician, we have no life.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 06:48 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: I Be That Chick at October 30, 2013 06:48 PM (kVw0W)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:48 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:48 PM (gMFC1)
It's what the govt gives us why not give it back. (feels weird to lie but we are being forced)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Jmel at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (cfFqn)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (jucos)
Heh. See my #184. Almost cosmic timing you got there, JS.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:49 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 06:50 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at October 30, 2013 06:50 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:50 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 06:51 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 06:51 PM (0LHZx)
You're a musician, we have no life.
Ain't it the truth.
And found out this afternoon it's gonna cost $3K to fix B'Gal's transmission. Needless to say, we don't have it.
God, how much suffering is enough?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 06:51 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 06:51 PM (JMmQ9)
I'm in Boston --- but the game still has several innings, right?
Oh, & Deval is way way too short to ever be preznit, he's practically a midget.
Posted by: Trotsky with an ice-pick in his head at October 30, 2013 06:51 PM (MAlP4)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:52 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 06:52 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 06:52 PM (aTXUx)
OMG, Gingy . . . thank you for sharing that. It gives me some hope and, as of now, your brother is on my pitiful peaches prayer list. xoxo, sweetie and, really, thank you. this is very worrisome.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:53 PM (8lmkt)
What would the difference between that and a regular Moronette be, exactly?
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:53 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:54 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 06:54 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 30, 2013 06:54 PM (N/cFh)
Well the problem with that argument it is only weakened to less than 48% of voters. And we are living "The Lie" right now partially from that "logical"argument.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 06:54 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: rickl at October 30, 2013 06:54 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 10:14 PM (lq3Ak)"
Game 6. Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 10:15 PM
Happy memories
Posted by: 1986 Mets at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 10:52 PM (aTXUx)
if you mean a ratty old sweatshirt and some tawdry madras jammy pants then . . . hell, yeah! srsly, buddy, you think we're all sitting here hittin' the keyboards in Victoria's Secret?
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (8lmkt)
The Grateful Dead, live at Eureka Municipal Auditorium, January 20th, 1968. Primal Dead, the very best sort of Dead. 20 minutes' worth of "Viola Lee Blues!" Nonstop medleys! Pigpen all over the place!
Damn this band could play live.
They are releasing the 68 Family Dog at Great Highway shows on Vinyl for RSD 2013.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: Eric "Red" Holder at October 30, 2013 10:44 PM (XdnQT)
Depends on the state. Non-competes are weak in Colorado and that's all I know.
Posted by: Sally Kohn-Disease at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Robert Reich at October 30, 2013 06:55 PM (aDwsi)
What impressed me was that they could play three shows in a row at the same venue without playing the same song twice. I know of no other band that could do that.
Only if you don't count the 'Playin' Reprise'.
Fuckin' Bobby.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (BjKFp)
The better question is, if you are will pictures be posted?
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (ELdpj)
I am thrilled. Youngest thunder girl was dressy as a cutesy firefighter. Not slutty but way too cute. She, um, recently...developed. Anyway, gonna pour buckets tomorrow. Rain coat and galoshes
bwhahahahahahahaha
Posted by: thunderb at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (bb5+k)
Yeah - Obama is such a White Sox fan, he couldn't even name one damn player on the team. He's a fan like Hill suddenly became a life-long Yankee fan when she ran for the NY Senate.
I hate when pols do that. I'd rather hear them say "I don't follow baseball or football or basketball and so I'm not a fan" than do phoney pretending that they give a shit.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 06:56 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 10:47 PM
Jerry Garcia was a kickass steel slide guitar player
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 06:57 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 06:57 PM (aDwsi)
That venue didn't even exist in 1968, so that can't be right, must be '69 or '70...hold on lemme Google...OH WOW. Previously uncirculated incognito acoustic shows! We had the setlists for these but no tapes...
Exciting stuff. (I'm an obsessive collector of GD live music from the early years.) Thanks for the heads-up.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:57 PM (n/+FT)
Blah. Well, ours is only for a year so it's not horrific, but obviously floating for a year would be difficult.
Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2013 10:46 PM (ELdpj)
From what I've been told enforceability can vary a lot by state. In CA I believe the courts generally hold that you have the right to practice your profession and this can only be restricted if the company can show that you have specific proprietary information that would harm their business and that you were compensated in a fashion commensurate with this exclusivity. Of course with a one year non-compete even the simplest court case could easily keep you tied up that long.
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 30, 2013 06:57 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (HVff2)
Pulling teeth with a Leatherman here.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (JNUY4)
Posted by: Throat Wobbler Mangrove at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (sZBpq)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 10:15 PM
Statistics don't care. Flipping "heads" ten times in a row doesn't make it less than a 50% chance of it coming up "heads" the eleventh time.
Sincerely,
-Math
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2013 06:58 PM (g1DWB)
Exciting stuff. (I'm an obsessive collector of GD live music from the early years.) Thanks for the heads-up.
I've got everything available from 65-71, on cassette.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: Throat Wobbler Mangrove at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (sZBpq)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (ELdpj)
point of orer Mau Mau...
Nanzi said those figures were how BarryCare was deficit neutral...
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 06:59 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 10:57 PM (aTXUx)
He once said that if he could get a second chance at life, he would spend the whole thing mastering the pedal steel. And, I know this is getting boring for some of you but, GO SOX!!!
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (8lmkt)
Because RACIST!!
That's why.Posted by: nerdygirl at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (mHWo2)
God, how much suffering is enough?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 10:51 PM (0HooB)
Is that for a new trans? What kind of car? 3K is probably cheap by today's standards if its front wheel drive. I learned how to rebuild those suckers years ago when I was a gear head and I won't even attempt to remove a front wheel drive tranny. I would rather have ball surgery. I did one and it cured me. They gave me an estimate for $4500 for the one in my acura and I was going to do it, but the dealer split the cost with me, so I said hmm... $2250, here you do it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (FMbng)
We may not necessarily believe it but being men it is the vision in our heads.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:00 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:55 PM
Well if you did I wouldn't have to keep a pr0n tab open
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: My Name is Nobody at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (5Q1ZU)
Bwahaha.
Remember, vote Dem for all your future nannyness.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (wNF3N)
What kind of vehicle is it?
'99 Honda Accord, 112k miles. That make both our vehicles down for the count. My 22 y/o S-10 has been out of commission for almost a year now. Much like me, it needs a brain, $500 more that we don't have.
And my question goes pretty much for everyone. When will shit stop?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (0HooB)
Wait, every available LIVE recording? That's a lot of cassettes, dude.
You are aware that archive.org has a ridiculously vast, encyclopedic collection of the Dead's live shows, available for free streaming (and download too, if'n you know the simple trick!), aren't you? Just saying because if you're a fan it's pretty much the most wonderful resource ever. Only stuff you won't find on there is material that has been officially released.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 07:01 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 11:00 PM
We may have to find a special barrel for you and ncj
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 07:02 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 07:02 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 10:52 PM
---
*hangs head*
It's kinda how I dress.
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 10:54 PM (N/cFh)
Righteous.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 07:02 PM (FMbng)
Or, you could have the Morons look too ;-)
Posted by: Steck at October 30, 2013 07:02 PM (RL7U1)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 10:51 PM (0HooB)
Oh, they'll give you all you can take and more. I was marginally successful in music in the late 70s early 80s, but got out in '84. I was making a living but I was going to die poor and had acquired a family. Now I'm mostly retired and back at playing, but for fun.
It's a blast, and my only expectations are achievable.
Posted by: Meremortal. at October 30, 2013 07:03 PM (1Y+hH)
Oh, and I fucked tht up, JeffB.
The RSD release is of the 70 show.
I was going to suggest the 68 Betty nelson's Raspberry Farm show and edited it out.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:03 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 07:03 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:03 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 07:03 PM (aTXUx)
Tried on my Robin costume. I'm perfectly believable as a 12-year-old boy wonder, which I think will appeal to any confused lady schoolteachers in attendance.
Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at October 30, 2013 07:04 PM (a5ljo)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 07:04 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:04 PM (1ThpN)
136 Ah yes tomorrow is dress like a slut day for the ladies. Hopefully the single moms who show up at my front door tomorrow with their kids are appropriately dressed. Please no Miley Cyrus outfits.....please
----------------
If any do show up, make sure to compliment their Justin Beiber costumes.
^^;;
Posted by: junior at October 30, 2013 07:05 PM (wX+eD)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 11:03 PM (R3gO3)
If anyone is thinking of subscribing to Keith Law's newsletter, he predicted they'd finish last at around 90 losses
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 07:05 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:06 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 30, 2013 07:06 PM (dfYL9)
Or at least, Attorney-General of the United States.
We could do worse.
Link to Insty at nick (like HE needs the clicks, eh?). Click through to Scribd doc. Read The Whole Thing.
Funny.
Posted by: filbert at October 30, 2013 07:07 PM (roTS7)
You even have the stuff they released officially (much of which never circulated prior) on CD, just dubbed to cassette? Or were these your old tapes, accumulated over years?
Dick's Picks 22 (Lake Tahoe, CA, 2/23-24/6
is probably one of my favorite live recordings of any band, ever. Two discs' worth of stuff that wasn't even known to exist prior to release, gorgeously played. Primitive fire.That said, the 2/13/70 "Dark Star" (the super-famous one finally released on DP4) is arguably the single finest 30 minutes of live music the band ever played. Which means it's right up there with the single finest 30 minutes of live music that ANY band ever played.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 07:07 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 30, 2013 07:08 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at October 30, 2013 07:08 PM (qRD8F)
It's a blast, and my only expectations are achievable.
Yeah, I always played on the side. What sux is that I had a decent career in manufacturing before the government got their nasty tentacles into it and gave it away to Mexico and China.
Now, I can't find anything.
Oh well, I have to surrender our only working laptop to B'Gal since I've hogged it all day. Ya'll have fun and try not to trash the place, 'k?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 07:08 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:08 PM (R3gO3)
I just paid $3,000 for a new (used 80K~) motor in my daughters car. (She's gonna try to pay me back)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:08 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Nanny Hag at October 30, 2013 07:09 PM (39IHH)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:09 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 30, 2013 07:09 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Rangers Fans Everywhere at October 30, 2013 07:10 PM (ELdpj)
Two easy solutions present themselves here:
1.) Lose the bra.
2.) Lose the shirt.
Problem solved! And the men will approve.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 07:10 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:11 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 30, 2013 07:11 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:11 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 30, 2013 07:11 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Sandra Flook at October 30, 2013 07:11 PM (Dwehj)
...I've finished first twice in thirteen years. While I've finished "in the money", (Top-Four), in nine of those years, probability and statistics are merely outliers to human outcomes.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (lq3Ak)
...I've finished first twice in thirteen years. While I've finished "in the money", (Top-Four), in nine of those years, probability and statistics are merely outliers to human outcomes.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (lq3Ak)
BB, that sux. Tranny repairs are extremely overpriced imho. You might try this -- go to a used car dealer and ask him who he uses. They usually know of ways to get their repairs done a lot cheaper.
Or, just buy a new car. What? Yeah, some cheapo model that you can get into for under $300/mo including insurance with a low down payment. That beats sinking $3k into a '94 (if I recall correctly from yesterday). Dealers are offering some pretty low interest rates, even if they tag you for 7 years of payments. Then when circumstances improve, pay the sucker off early. I don't know if you can do this or not; it's just an idea you may not have considered.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (wNF3N)
BB, that sux. Tranny repairs are extremely overpriced imho. You might try this -- go to a used car dealer and ask him who he uses. They usually know of ways to get their repairs done a lot cheaper.
Or, just buy a new car. What? Yeah, some cheapo model that you can get into for under $300/mo including insurance with a low down payment. That beats sinking $3k into a '94 (if I recall correctly from yesterday). Dealers are offering some pretty low interest rates, even if they tag you for 7 years of payments. Then when circumstances improve, pay the sucker off early. I don't know if you can do this or not; it's just an idea you may not have considered.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (wNF3N)
So a pencil skirt (I read about here recently) and a white blouse with glasses? The rain may be a problem.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (MVBSu)
So a pencil skirt (I read about here recently) and a white blouse with glasses? The rain may be a problem.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 11:03 PM (0HooB)
WTF? The sucky part is its somewhat of a risk. My acura was a 2001 TL, and there was some factory issue with it, maybe a recall or some shit, so even though it was way out of warranty the dealer split the costs. They did tell me they had an updated brain which made the trans shift better and last longer. I would do a little research to see if there were any factory issues before grabbing a used trans, because at 50K miles it can be half dead, or mostly dead depending on who the fuck was driving it.Was this a honda dealer, or juan's chop shop?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at October 30, 2013 11:03 PM (0HooB)
WTF? The sucky part is its somewhat of a risk. My acura was a 2001 TL, and there was some factory issue with it, maybe a recall or some shit, so even though it was way out of warranty the dealer split the costs. They did tell me they had an updated brain which made the trans shift better and last longer. I would do a little research to see if there were any factory issues before grabbing a used trans, because at 50K miles it can be half dead, or mostly dead depending on who the fuck was driving it.Was this a honda dealer, or juan's chop shop?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (FMbng)
Hey I pushed a non bi-partisan bill that Bikini Atolled 1/7th the US Economy.......but I'm not happy about it.
//Preznit Urkle X
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (9jfyN)
Hey I pushed a non bi-partisan bill that Bikini Atolled 1/7th the US Economy.......but I'm not happy about it.
//Preznit Urkle X
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (MVBSu)
Uuhmm....
Posted by: Meremortal! at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (MVBSu)
Uuhmm....
Posted by: Meremortal! at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)
Or were these your old tapes, accumulated over years?
All Analog sources. I knew a lot of the old Bay area tapers. Most everything came from old reels, although there are more than a few KSAN Live Feeds in there, too.
I have pretty much everything from the Warlock Demos to May/June of 71. From there forward I have a LOT, but nowhere near as comprehensive.
Nothing past 1980, though. I just don't care to relive those shows. Saw a lot of them from 85 on, but nothing that needs to be listened to again.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (BjKFp)
Or were these your old tapes, accumulated over years?
All Analog sources. I knew a lot of the old Bay area tapers. Most everything came from old reels, although there are more than a few KSAN Live Feeds in there, too.
I have pretty much everything from the Warlock Demos to May/June of 71. From there forward I have a LOT, but nowhere near as comprehensive.
Nothing past 1980, though. I just don't care to relive those shows. Saw a lot of them from 85 on, but nothing that needs to be listened to again.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (BjKFp)
However, there is one thing that the death panels can do that would result in enormous cost saving for the system. We can adopt Cuba's method of treating HIV infection. People who test positive for HIV are quarantined in facilities that are surrounded by barbed wire and going there is not optional. The goal is to keep people with HIV separated from the rest of the population so that they don't infect anybody else. Within these quarantine facilities, they are not given expensive anti-retrovirus medication. They are not given much at all besides meals and, occasionally, aspirin.
When treated, HIV is one of the most expensive diseases known to man. When untreated, many people infected with HIV will be dead of AIDS within two years and they won't cost the healthcare system anything. Within five years most of the rest will be dead as well.
I can understand why Obama is not talking about this inevitable development but why not the GOP?
Posted by: Obnoxious A-hole at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (BcCwi)
However, there is one thing that the death panels can do that would result in enormous cost saving for the system. We can adopt Cuba's method of treating HIV infection. People who test positive for HIV are quarantined in facilities that are surrounded by barbed wire and going there is not optional. The goal is to keep people with HIV separated from the rest of the population so that they don't infect anybody else. Within these quarantine facilities, they are not given expensive anti-retrovirus medication. They are not given much at all besides meals and, occasionally, aspirin.
When treated, HIV is one of the most expensive diseases known to man. When untreated, many people infected with HIV will be dead of AIDS within two years and they won't cost the healthcare system anything. Within five years most of the rest will be dead as well.
I can understand why Obama is not talking about this inevitable development but why not the GOP?
Posted by: Obnoxious A-hole at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (BcCwi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:13 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Thrawn at October 30, 2013 07:14 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: Thrawn at October 30, 2013 07:14 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:15 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:15 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at October 30, 2013 07:15 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:16 PM (R3gO3)
I would go as a Machine For Sale.
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at October 30, 2013 07:16 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (N/cFh)
Because it's fucking evil?
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 11:13 PM (GEICT)
There are better ways now.
I can hook you up.
Posted by: David Ortiz at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (MVBSu) Uuhmm....>>
She is in no position to do so (2 small MY grand kids) but I like that she said it and will likely try.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:17 PM (MVBSu)
Yeah Gingy, I was being sarcastic. btw, what is a 19 yo nowadays, a Gen. Y?
I plan to never set foot in NYC or DC ever again. And I have long advocated reducing the drinking age to 18 -- If you're old enough to die for your country, you're old enough to drink. End of story.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 07:18 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:18 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:18 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:18 PM (1ThpN)
I would go as a chicken.
Posted by: Barney Frank at October 30, 2013 07:18 PM (rkewj)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:19 PM (R3gO3)
Breaking: Tragic Traffic Accident in Colorado; Hundreds Dead and Injured
http://tinyurl.com/n5nfylc
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 30, 2013 07:19 PM (nKUHR)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:19 PM (GEICT)
Lt Worf's coterie of courtesans is waist deep in this pile of pony shit...
with a sane media the donks would be in a civil war....
"luckily" we don't have a sane media
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:19 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:19 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 07:20 PM (8lmkt)
I am all a-twitter!!! We're doin' this tonight. There is NO fuckin' way this will not happen. {please, God}
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (8lmkt)
Except rain rumples and splashes everything.>>
In that particular outfit "rumples" would have not been my word of choice. Awesome maybe would work.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:14 PM (8lmkt) "
Holy shit, Peaches! When we got married I had a similar apartment in Tacoma, WA. It was $90/month!
Posted by: ChrisP at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (BpTC0)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (aDwsi)
so is destroying private health insurance and marriage to give out actuarial get out of jail free cards but here we sit.
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:21 PM (9jfyN)
...magic.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:22 PM (lq3Ak)
I always set the alarm. Even though I am a light sleeper, if I have a few before bed or I'm just really tired I can't rely on waking up to the faintest sound.
And yeah, gun on the bed-stand is the way to go.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 30, 2013 07:22 PM (oJ5Fd)
Sven: I've been in the top ten before. I don't recall if I've ever been in the top three. It's... surreal. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:22 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:22 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:22 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Nanny Hag at October 30, 2013 07:23 PM (39IHH)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:23 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Gingy, Filthy Scandi Icehead Snowback at October 30, 2013 07:23 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Barack Obama at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (All my Hate cannot be found) at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (ial2b)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:24 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:25 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 11:19 PM (GEICT)
Athletes from the 1980s and 1990s are blowing their heads off or dying in other ways at an alarming rate.
It's always blamed on concussions and such bullshit, but I wonder how much of it is attributable to steroid use?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 30, 2013 07:25 PM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:25 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:26 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:26 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: CarolT at October 30, 2013 07:26 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:26 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:26 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (GEICT)
If you like your car you can burn it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (H0R/1)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (MVBSu)
Drive carefully, my Yankee cousins.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:27 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:28 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: non-essential commenter #27791629 at October 30, 2013 07:28 PM (Z9BWx)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 11:17 PM (d7tB2)"
So why isn't anybody from the GOP pointing this out?
Posted by: Obnoxious A-hole at October 30, 2013 07:28 PM (BcCwi)
good old fashioned TBI, recreational pharm abuse, sudden fiscal clarity......
so many contributing factors who knows?
Jose Canseco yet lives
//Mark McGwire
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:28 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 11:27 PM (GEICT)
Oh yes. It's real.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 30, 2013 07:29 PM (oJ5Fd)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:29 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:29 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 11:28 PM (9jfyN)
Proof positive that MLB doesn't give a shit about PEDs.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 30, 2013 07:30 PM (oJ5Fd)
your cat is pretty cogent, at least as much as I strive to not be and by far moreso than Hector ever is.
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:30 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:30 PM (GEICT)
Dedicate 500 of that 750 to growing dope and you could turn it into a money maker...
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (4tK7k)
Posted by: The Chicken & The Barrel at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
...you mean "didn't", right?
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (lq3Ak)
I'd go as a trampoline. *nod*
...
Oh, wait. No, sorry. I meant I'd go ON a trampoline.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (CA2NO)
Thank you, Carol T. I've been praying for your brother.
Yeah, you better get out of there now! I can't imagine what the traffic in Boston is like now. When I was there, it sucked and that was just during a normal workday.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 11:27 PM (aDwsi) >>
Get a security camera. That way we could see who has he best posts.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:31 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 07:32 PM (eyOQ7)
Impressive as hell. But you don't have everything, including some of the best of the best, because it was long-lost and only fairly recently rediscovered. I can't recommend that Dick's Picks 22 (2/23-24/68 ) release strongly enough, if you have any interest in that era. Literally the best "Lovelight" they ever played and maybe the best "Alligator" > "Caution" medley as well (it veers into China Cat and The Eleven along the way, a unique sequence they never did again).
I would actually be willing to upload it for you if you want. It's THAT GOOD.
Also, the official release of the 2/14/68 Carousel show had a ton of never-before-heard bonus material from the same time period that was found in an abandoned radio station. Just pure gold.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 07:32 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Purp
...maybe.
Posted by: Experience at October 30, 2013 07:32 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:32 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:32 PM (4BA+Y)
If I drop dead tomorrow....I want my spot in Ewok Valhalla to remember my foray into voice recog posting from the spring with a smile.
"diddiana" was classic
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 07:33 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:33 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:33 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:34 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:35 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Repressed Japanese Salaryman at October 30, 2013 07:36 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at October 30, 2013 07:36 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 30, 2013 11:31 "
Hmmm... *looks around for trampoline costumes*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (W0YvX)
Yes, we had special forces in Tripoli, and two in fact did volunteer and engaged heroically in the efforts to save Americans,” one source told The Times. “The others were asked to stay behind to help protect Tripoli in case there was a coordinated attack on our main embassy.
“The remaining [special operations forces] were ready to dispatch the next morning, but by that time American personnel had been evacuated to the airport, local militias had provided additional security and it was determined there was no need for them to be dispatched at that point,” the source added.
Pressed why the Pentagon and administration officials did not publicly acknowledge the special operations forcesÂ’ contribution that tragic night, the sources said officials decided that their anti-terror work inside Libya was sensitive and closely guarded. In addition, U.S. officials did not have a Status of Forces Agreement in place that would have authorized the troopsÂ’ presence, the sources said.
sure
I am sure no thought was given to the election
I'm
Posted by: thunderb at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (zOTsN)
Hillary Clinton and her master Barky are full of it
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 07:37 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: Tobacco Road
Yup... generally. State laws, mainly. In Ohio, I was not able to be "forced" to sign a non-compete before I opened my own tanning salon.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:38 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:38 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: thunderb at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (zOTsN)
>>> hi Bomber, don't bogart that
Not much over here worth bogarting. Although we did have bacon this morning. First time in months.
Posted by: Bomber at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:39 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (CA2NO)
Mumbles will just be happy they brought the World Serious Cup back to Boston.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (W0YvX)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (0LHZx)
Ha, ha! I dug up a special section the WSJ published on baseball on 3/29/13, right before Opening Day. The No. 1 Seeds: The Nationals, Reds, Tigers and Angels. The WSJ lumped the BoSox in with the Yankees and Phillies and said "Boston's (championship window) has already closed. They are rebuilding, but sorry to be the one to break this to you - baseball's epicenter has moved west to California."
On the other hand, they predicted my Brewers would be a .500 team. That was generous.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (R3gO3)
>>> Dude, it took me forever to figure out who was friend requesting me.
Ha. No worries, there's an 'Ette who's been ignoring me for months.
Posted by: Bomber at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:40 PM (HVff2)
If I were able to "sway" anyone away from ANY author of anything? It would be for the non-in-depth fan away fro Peter King. He is the KING of "predictive-douchebaggery".
He roots for his own predictions, and given my previous post, that makes him the "bottom-of-the-barrel", as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:41 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:41 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:41 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 07:41 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:41 PM (GEICT)
I would actually be willing to upload it for you if you want. It's THAT GOOD.
Appreciated.
I have a few buddies left who will be willing to burn me some copies to listen to. I don't think I have much more than a song or two excerpt from both of those shows.
It's a shame so many from that era never made it to tape.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:42 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 07:42 PM (eyOQ7)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:43 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 07:43 PM (AO9UG)
I think 70+ was enough. When my dad hit that age his caring what he looked like and filter in public places was gone. Yes I often agreed that shitweasle over there should shut his pie hole. But my be nice filter is still in place.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:43 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:44 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:44 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:44 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 10:49 PM (lq3Ak)
Very busy at the moment....trying to get everything together for a trip on Friday.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 07:44 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:44 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 10:50 PM (gMFC1)
13th -- thus they unfortunate symbolism of that number.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:45 PM (XIxXP)
Seriously, dude, beards are great for winter, and Massachusetts does get winter on occasion
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 30, 2013 07:47 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: cthulhu
Sounds good, but real-life is rarely similar to text... lol. Hope all is well, sir.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:47 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:47 PM (lq3Ak)
No it's a Combine Demo that gets you laid. Cornhole is a family game.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:48 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:48 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 07:48 PM (eyOQ7)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:48 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:49 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:49 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:49 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:49 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 07:49 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (b9K4P)
>>> Do not wear a pudding costume to the AoSHQ Halloween Party.
You know, some people would pay a lot for that kind of action.
Posted by: Bomber at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (XIxXP)
This year you would be safe in that costume.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (MVBSu)
- "So Much of What They Know Just Isn't True."
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:50 PM (HVff2)
One of Truby's books has numerous pictures of zip's confiscated inside Canadian prisons. Manufactured by prisoners, while in prison.
Quite a variety of expedient propellants and designs.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 07:51 PM (4tK7k)
Posted by: CarolT at October 30, 2013 07:51 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:51 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:52 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:52 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:53 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 07:53 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:53 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at October 30, 2013 07:53 PM (GEICT)
I don't think Brick Obama is invited.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 30, 2013 07:53 PM (nKUHR)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 11:45 PM (lq3Ak)
I nominate almost everybody on Grantland and Jeff MacGregor from ESPN
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 07:54 PM (b9K4P)
Quite a variety of expedient propellants and designs.>>
Which proves inner-city kids aren't dumb just held back by inner-city culture and public education.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:55 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:55 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:55 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:55 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 07:55 PM (4tK7k)
"Statistics don't care. Flipping "heads" ten times in a row doesn't make it less than a 50% chance of it coming up "heads" the eleventh time.
Sez you.
Posted by: Rosencrantz at October 30, 2013 07:56 PM (MBqvE)
It wouldn't take much wood. Maybe a few thumbtacks. Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 11:52 PM (XIxXP)
Or we could try to persuade Costas to leap to his death - by jumping off the front porch.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 07:56 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 07:56 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 07:56 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 07:57 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 07:57 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: vomit launch at October 30, 2013 07:58 PM (ShNqq)
In the real world, by flip #7 or so I'm starting to suspect serious chicanery.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 07:58 PM (4tK7k)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: logprof
He reminds me of Skip Bayless. He is contrarian for the sake of being contrarian. It is his "schtick".
Use only numbers that exemplify your narrative and ignore the rest.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (lq3Ak)
And Doesn't depend on a diploma or SAT score.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Puttanesca, the sauce at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (1ThpN)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 07:59 PM (eyOQ7)
Okay, I will go away now and leave you to the other shit. If you see Tami, please give her a very big hug for me. Her team was awesome and gave me the major shivers and they rock.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 08:00 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:00 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 08:01 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:01 PM (CA2NO)
well yeah?>>
Get your car to move with an empty tank and we'll talk.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:01 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 08:01 PM (4BA+Y)
At the same time, another Republican turned the tables on the media and its apparent lack of curiosity about Ambassador Chris Stevens' final days.
"Does it bother you whether or not you know why Chris Stevens was in Benghazi?" asked Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. "Do you know why we were the last flag flying in Benghazi after the British had left and the Red Cross had been bombed? Do you know why requests for additional security were denied?"
Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Tex.,chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry with 84 congressional signatures asking why his department was not offering a reward for tips leading to the Benghazi suspects.
Posted by: thunderb at October 30, 2013 08:02 PM (zOTsN)
Isn't a lot of Europe like that?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 08:03 PM (H0R/1)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:04 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at October 30, 2013 08:04 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:04 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 08:04 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 08:05 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: logprof
Yup. Blind Squirrels and the like. Remember that Ezra Klein has written anti-Obamacare articles before he "came correct" and defended it.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 08:05 PM (lq3Ak)
I've had a legit change of heart...
The Washington Assholes honors DC current unholy warriors
Posted by: sven10077 at October 30, 2013 08:06 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 08:06 PM (4BA+Y)
One of Truby's books has numerous pictures of zip's confiscated inside Canadian prisons. Manufactured by prisoners, while in prison.
Quite a variety of expedient propellants and designs.
Posted by: Purp at October 30, 2013 11:51 PM (4tK7k)
The white part of strike-anywhere matches can be used to reload spent pistol/rifle primers (a common WWII resistance fighter expedient).
As I recall from somewhere in the ether, used to be that parts of playing cards could be fashioned into crude propellants or explosives, using the volatile red inks in the Hearts and Diamonds.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 30, 2013 08:07 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 08:07 PM (eyOQ7)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:07 PM (XIxXP)
Think drugs. Once compliance with the govt exceeds non compliance by enough it all goes this way. History/real life who knew it was important.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:07 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: holygoat at October 30, 2013 08:09 PM (HYFht)
Posted by: vomit launch at October 30, 2013 08:09 PM (ShNqq)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:10 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 08:10 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Bomber at October 30, 2013 08:10 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 08:10 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 08:10 PM (eyOQ7)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3sgfft
Enjoy!
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 08:11 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 08:11 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:12 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at October 30, 2013 08:12 PM (XIxXP)
Some of the ex-Soviet Baltic states have underground economies that make up over 20% of GDP.
The US underground economy jumped from $1T to $2T during Obama's time in office...so we're moving up. Over 10% of US GDP is underground economy.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 08:14 PM (4tK7k)
Posted by: Barney Frank at October 30, 2013 08:14 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: traye at October 30, 2013 08:15 PM (eyOQ7)
Not important to your point but I was born and raised a little (moved out in 3rd grade but still have family there) in Michigan. But where in Michigan. (hell as a costume shop selling here may help) I think there is a guy willing to pay top dollar for a trampoline costume.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:15 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 08:15 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at October 30, 2013 08:15 PM (As/N8)
Posted by: .87c at October 30, 2013 08:16 PM (qZPXs)
@281. Start of the season I tweeted who cares about the Sox....they will finish last in the AL East.
When does ESPN give me a fat contract.
And where can I delete that tweet. Posted by: Mallamutt at October 30, 2013 11:07 PM
Sorry, but Pixy like Twitchy is Forever
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 08:17 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 08:17 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:18 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 31, 2013 12:03 AM (H0R/1)
The PIGS in Europe for sure. People in Greece won't finish their houses to avoid paying property taxes.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 08:18 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - Congrats Sox! at October 30, 2013 08:19 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (qRD8F)
Not surprising there. Northern California hippies love Bluegrass and it's still popular among the Boomers there
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 08:19 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: holygoat at October 30, 2013 08:19 PM (HYFht)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at October 30, 2013 08:20 PM (Vk2pI)
To "root" for the prediction afterwards is exemplary of a douchebag.
Posted by: Slapweasel at October 30, 2013 08:20 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (R3gO3)
Speaking for Morons everywhere ... it's not a dealbreaker
Posted by: kbdabear at October 30, 2013 08:20 PM (aTXUx)
around in a sweater or T-shirt with a line across your boobs that
completely wrecks the look of your outfit? Drives me nuts.
Posted by: Donna V. sez stick a fork in the cards at October 30, 2013 11:08 PM (R3gO3)
Speaking for Morons everywhere ... it's not a dealbreaker
Posted by: kbdabear at October 31, 2013 12:20 AM (aTXUx)
Yeah no shit. I was thinking that when I first read that. Dudes don't judge a car by the car cover. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 08:23 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:23 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 08:25 PM (DmNpO)
Congratulations to your boys! Well deserved win!
Cardinal's bats went silent. Suckage.
Posted by: Tami - Congrats Sox! at October 31, 2013 12:19 AM (bCEmE)
Ah, sweet Tami . . . the only thing that sucks about this is your sadness . . . {{{{{}}}}} You're the best! And your team was amazing, gave me a heart attack so many time. I'm sorry you didn't win, but you still rocked the house, giving your tix away to all those guys. I am humbled by you.
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 08:25 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: logprof knows women at October 30, 2013 08:26 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 30, 2013 08:26 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:26 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:27 PM (gMFC1)
Common trick in rural upstate NY too. Put in a foundation, sink, shitter, heater, toss enough of a roof on the foundation to keep water out, then apply for a CO cuz you got enough "services" to get one.
A number of the kids I went to school with that lived "up on the mountain" came out of such homes.
A foundation taxes a lot lower than a house.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 30, 2013 08:27 PM (4tK7k)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ld8zgea
They've revised it a few times, but the original is the best one, IMO.
Oh, and here's a nice World Series-related picture that showed up on my sidebar, courtesy of Tapiture...
http://tapiture.com/image/red-sox-girl-2
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 08:27 PM (7KZod)
You may feel bad about what I'm about to do but fuck it.
This business is just south of Detroit (within the being a Businessman suck range)
Buy stuff from a Moron http://fantasyattic.com/
Man I hope there aren't 2 of you in that town since I just binged it
But get more slutty stuff.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:29 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:30 PM (gMFC1)
Believe me, I have a ton more where that came from. All sorts of previously uncirculating/lost material from 1967-1972 has turned up over the past 10 years. The great Academy of Music run in March 1972 (basically warming up for E'72), a number of lost shows from late '69 and early '70, the glorious September 3rd, 1967 Rio Nido show (WOW), etc. etc.
Say the word and it's yours.
Posted by: Jeff B. at October 30, 2013 08:30 PM (n/+FT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 08:31 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Krystal Ball at October 30, 2013 08:31 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Zakn at October 30, 2013 08:32 PM (N6437)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:32 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:33 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami - Congrats Sox! at October 30, 2013 08:33 PM (bCEmE)
http://www.sammydress.com/product660135.html
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:33 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 08:35 PM (Tnlh/)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 08:35 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: vomit launch at October 30, 2013 08:36 PM (ShNqq)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:36 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 30, 2013 08:37 PM (DmNpO)
The two special operations forces arrived in time to engage in the final, ferocious firefight between the terrorists and Americans holed up in the CIA annex near the ill-fated diplomatic mission in Benghazi, the sources added.
The two special operators were awarded medals for valor for helping repel a complex attack that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stephens, another American diplomat and two former Navy SEALs, but spared many more potential casualties.
“Yes, we had special forces in Tripoli, and two in fact did volunteer and engaged heroically in the efforts to save Americans,” one source told The Times. “The others were asked to stay behind to help protect Tripoli in case there was a coordinated attack on our main embassy.
Posted by: Hiliary "does it really matter" Clinton at October 30, 2013 08:38 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 30, 2013 08:38 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: eman at October 30, 2013 08:38 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 08:39 PM (Tnlh/)
http://www.sammydress.com/product660135.html
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 31, 2013 12:33 AM (gMFC1)>>
I was going to write why do you women try so hard. We are simple and turned on by naked. And then I saw those and hell yeah that will give you the power to get that garage cleaned...
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:39 PM (MVBSu)
http://tinyurl.com/kxzlscy
Posted by: garrett at October 31, 2013 12:22 AM (BjKFp)
Hmm, not much. Every once in a while I'll get a guild to work on, but never one of those. I only worked on 2 guilds this year. What did you want to know?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 08:40 PM (FMbng)
The Europeanization of the USA continues apace.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 08:40 PM (H0R/1)
Posted by: model_1066 at October 30, 2013 08:40 PM (3OFnS)
About 2 years back we had a guy poaching pronghorns. I pulled my Xterra off the road and set up my spotting scope on the hood and watched this asshole shooting (and missing, thankfully) a Remington just freaking willy nilly into a herd.
Called the sheriff (you may know him, Terry Maketa).
Deputy shows up and I was packing my sig .40. I walked up to his car as he approached and, like anyone who doesn't want to get shot or go to jail, I said "Morning, deputy. I'm carrying, just to let you know."
His response: "Good, we need more of you, and in fact we like it when you carry."
El Paso County, baby.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 08:40 PM (x3YFz)
The biggest indicator to me is that freeway traffic in SoCal, where unemployment is supposedly quite high, is still nightmarish. Despite my own situation I've had to turn down jobs that would have me going any significant distance on the 405 during rush hour for a prolonged period. I could do it for a few days but I've no doubt a month of that would destroy me.
If so many are out of work, who is driving all of those cars and where are they going? They're working but not on anything that gets reported to the taxman.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 30, 2013 08:41 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: model_1066 at October 30, 2013 08:42 PM (3OFnS)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 08:42 PM (Tnlh/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 08:42 PM (23Kgq)
What did you want to know?
Really build quality. I have always wondered how well these were built. Decent fretwork, electronics, that sort of thing. Figured you might have had your hands on one or two of these.
Always wanted an active pup equipped SuperStrat style axe. Never had a chance to get a hold of one of these. Don't see too many up here.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 08:44 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:47 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:12 PM (8lmkt)
I'll drop a note to the Man also, if that's ok.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 08:47 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at October 30, 2013 08:48 PM (Vk2pI)
I made a joke about more slutty costumes. But all the models at that website were adult. Dads are what keeps seven year olds out of the costumes you describe for kids.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:48 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 08:48 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 30, 2013 08:48 PM (BXLPR)
As I'm currently teaching, I cannot comment on how that affected her grade.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 08:49 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Saber Alter at October 30, 2013 08:50 PM (8V74Y)
Posted by: Peaches at October 30, 2013 10:55 PM (8lmkt)
Don't ruin this for me...
Evening roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 30, 2013 08:52 PM (xa1/W)
As I'm currently teaching, I cannot comment on how that affected her grade.>>
You teach College?
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 08:53 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: The boy king and pride of Chicago at October 30, 2013 08:53 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 30, 2013 08:54 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 08:55 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at October 31, 2013 12:48 AM (BXLPR)
Depends. Every job I had stemmed from that little innocuous piece of paper called an offer letter. Wherein, it states that either party can alter or terminate the agreement with no notice. So it's a binding document that says no one's bound to anything. Basically.
They could have fired me for... well... who cares? They can just fire you and aren't obligated to provide a reason. Likewise I can say "F this shit" drop the mic and walk out. Which I actually did do... god that was a fun day.... how's my ass taste now, Bob? (that really was his name. Bob)
Point is, in today's professional environment, the employer can do anything they like to you. Don't like it? quit. They're not obligated to hire you or continue your employment.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 08:55 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Antonio Cromartie at October 30, 2013 08:55 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 08:56 PM (Tnlh/)
Posted by: vomit launch at October 30, 2013 08:56 PM (ShNqq)
Posted by: the littl shyning man at October 30, 2013 08:56 PM (tmFlQ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5J54RVZjYs
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 08:59 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: Antonio Cromartie at October 31, 2013 12:55 AM (4BA+Y)
Aye, could be mine as well. And god help you if it is, you're SO fucked. She's her mom except uglier.
(everyone looks at me funny when I say I have an ugly daughter, but facts is facts.)
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 08:59 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at October 30, 2013 08:59 PM (Vk2pI)
The biggest indicator to me is that freeway traffic in SoCal, where unemployment is supposedly quite high, is still nightmarish. Despite my own situation I've had to turn down jobs that would have me going any significant distance on the 405 during rush hour for a prolonged period. I could do it for a few days but I've no doubt a month of that would destroy me.
If so many are out of work, who is driving all of those cars and where are they going? They're working but not on anything that gets reported to the taxman.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 31, 2013 12:41 AM (kcfmt)
Because you now must have multiple jobs to stay afloat in Cali. Your local barista has to drive from Santa Monica in the morning to his or her second job in Sherman Oaks in the afternoon. Or that shady pizza joint every town has that mostly takes cash and has a threatening note posted if your check bounces.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at October 30, 2013 08:59 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 08:59 PM (23Kgq)
I'm asking for a friend
Posted by: vomit launch at October 31, 2013 12:56 AM (ShNqq)
Hot.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:00 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 09:00 PM (7KZod)
Really build quality. I have always wondered how well these were built. Decent fretwork, electronics, that sort of thing. Figured you might have had your hands on one or two of these.
Always wanted an active pup equipped SuperStrat style axe. Never had a chance to get a hold of one of these. Don't see too many up here.
Posted by: garrett at October 31, 2013 12:44 AM (BjKFp)
Well from what I remember of the guilds of that era they weren't too bad. I think there are far better options in the super strat area for the money that guild is going for though. That guild has a kahler bridge, and they are kind of tone suckers. I would way rather have one of the japanese made charvel/jackson neck thru soloists they made in the 90's with the floyd rose bridge for that price. It would be 3X the guitar. You can probably also get a very recent jap made charvel pro mod series used for that money. You would have to add the EMGs, but you might even find one with them already in it. I just don't see that guild as much of a super strat it THAT is what you are aiming for. There are way more options out there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:00 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:00 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 31, 2013 01:00 AM (7KZod)
Right? Nice work democrats. Got a whole race to self-eliminate each other over shoes. Well done, assholes.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:02 PM (x3YFz)
But libs don't care about that. Mean bastards that they are.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 30, 2013 09:02 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:03 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:03 PM (23Kgq)
So you assume there is no guy with lower standards than yours?
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:03 PM (MVBSu)
And yeah, I don't stock sexy costumes for kids. That's just wrong.
Posted by: holygoat at October 30, 2013 09:04 PM (HYFht)
Thanks, man.
I wasn't thinking about buying that one. Just using it as an example as I have always wondered about them. ...doubtful I will run into one locally.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 09:04 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: buzzion at October 30, 2013 09:04 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 09:05 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 09:06 PM (Tnlh/)
Posted by: Travis Henry at October 30, 2013 09:08 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 01:03 AM (MVBSu)
No, I've met some of her "boyfriends."
Let's just say... how to put this delicately... In spawning her, I gave hope to guys with type 2 diabetes and low self esteem.
And dude... I'm military. Standards are relative. Ever heard of a "Gitmo 7" or a "Kandahar 5?" yeah... it's exactly what you're thinking.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:08 PM (x3YFz)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 09:09 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 30, 2013 09:10 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: The Metallic Hat at October 30, 2013 09:12 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: fluffy; Masshole at October 31, 2013 01:11 AM (Ua6T/)
I always miss it by 2 posts. Cthulu is running on caffeine and hate waiting on the post count.
You know I'm right.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:12 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: fluffy; Masshole at October 31, 2013 01:11 AM (Ua6T/)
I always feel like crap when my alarm goes off.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 09:12 PM (T1005)
I wasn't thinking about buying that one. Just using it as an example as I have always wondered about them. ...doubtful I will run into one locally.
Posted by: garrett at October 31, 2013 01:04 AM (BjKFp)
Well if its a guild you wanted, yeah, you rarely see those, and it does look in pretty nice shape. I can't even remember the last time I seen one of those.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:12 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: baldilocks at October 30, 2013 09:13 PM (Tnlh/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:14 PM (23Kgq)
As a dad with good looking daughters that shot low (provider wise). Aim High for good mixed genetics and money. The grand kids will be beautiful.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:14 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 09:14 PM (H0R/1)
The 'Ettes will disown me for months for this.
I've seen this movie.
Never mind that my wife is screaming hot.... nope. Call your daughter ugly and it's done. Like Pet Rock done.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:16 PM (x3YFz)
Interesting timing, Coothie.
Posted by: fluffy; Masshole at October 31, 2013 01:11 AM (Ua6T/)
I always miss it by 2 posts. Cthulu is running on caffeine and hate waiting on the post count.
You know I'm right.
Posted by: tangonine at October 31, 2013 01:12 AM (x3YFz)
Funny, that "caffeine and hate" looks a lot like "lager and ale" from here.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 09:17 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 09:17 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:18 PM (4BA+Y)
http://www.sammydress.com/product258408.html
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 09:18 PM (gMFC1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:19 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:19 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 01:14 AM (MVBSu)
The part I left out? The missing piece of the equation? Why she's frightening? She looks *exactly* like me. Exactly. We could swap passports.
This is not her fault (but, she's an idiot, so she's not doing herself any favors).
My face is ok on ME. If you're a woman, this is not the face to have. trust me.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:20 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:20 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 09:20 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 01:19 AM (4BA+Y)
I just love that they had the line down the middle for the double Cartmans.
Posted by: buzzion at October 30, 2013 09:21 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:22 PM (FMbng)
I have lived in my house for 12 years and I have had 1 trick-or-treater.
1.
Posted by: garrett at October 31, 2013 01:20 AM (BjKFp)
Well, at least the bottom of the well behind your house won't get crowded. Think positive!
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:22 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:23 PM (4BA+Y)
Well, at least the bottom of the well behind your house won't get crowded. Think positive!
Oh, hell no. Those things go for big coin on the black market.
Posted by: garrett at October 30, 2013 09:24 PM (BjKFp)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:24 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 30, 2013 09:24 PM (JawqV)
That's all I'm saying.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at October 30, 2013 10:51 PM (0LHZx)
But you see, moomoo, the filthy fucktard froggy Liberal government of Jean Chretien, which instituted the damn gun registry, sold it to the damn public on the pretext that the net cost would be only 2 million. That 2 million figure was always the one pitched, not the 119 million. Because that's the way liars roll.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2013 09:24 PM (60Q+L)
Well, at least the bottom of the well behind your house won't get crowded. Think positive!
Oh, hell no. Those things go for big coin on the black market.
Posted by: garrett at October 31, 2013 01:24 AM (BjKFp)
It's the logging chains and duct tape that cut into your overhead.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:25 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 01:23 AM (4BA+Y)
Nice blend. Smarties are fucking addicting.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:26 PM (FMbng)
I bought a bunch of candy that first year, then wound up giving it away at work. Bought a little bit the second year, just in case, and gave that away at work, too. Haven't bothered since then.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 09:26 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 30, 2013 09:28 PM (gMFC1)
I have the same problem. But somehow parts of my ugly mug work on a young woman. Don't get it that everyone says they look just like me. And are still attractive. But I assume all those bastards that say that are lying. Yeah they look kinda more like me than the ex wife. But If they really looked liked me there would be no grand kids. (well there might be but zoos would be calling)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:29 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:31 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:32 PM (FMbng)
I remember when I was five years old going to a house with a guy in a devil costume giving out treats sitting in a chair in the front yard. Scared the hell out of me.I still remember it and I'm 62 now.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 09:33 PM (H0R/1)
Of course, now that she's shown herself to be a barking moonbat on Twitter, her ugly soul sort of overrides her physical attractiveness. So, I guess I should say her individually ugly traits used to work well in combination on her.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 09:33 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:34 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:35 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:37 PM (4BA+Y)
Live in the country and have never had a kid at the door on Halloween.. I will buy a couple full sized Snickers just in case the neighbor kids come by. But that has always been a benefit for me when they don't show up.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:37 PM (MVBSu)
That doesn't however, help with the leftover candy issue. The BH initially goes wild, talks herself into a panic, then panic buys-at the last minute. Then she gives the first kids like 3 pieces each -- by the end, we'll be dishing out double-handfuls and still end up with plenty.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 09:38 PM (T1005)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:39 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: Harry Reid (P) at October 30, 2013 09:43 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 30, 2013 11:17 PM (aDwsi)
It's a '99 Honda. Fifteen year-old car now. Not that that is a bad thing. I'd be checking at the self-serve auto-wreckers like Pick and Pull, if there are any in his area, or even a couple of hundred miles distant. They sell transmissions for under $200, usually. So hire a shade-tree mechanic with a pickup, go with him to the wreckers, find a suitable donor that apparently died in wreck (not involving the tranny, of course) and help the guy pull the tranny and install it B'Boy's car.
I was just at a Pick and Pull today; bought an A/C compressor for my Suburban. $66 with a year guarantee on it. I was in and out of the yard in 20 minutes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 30, 2013 09:45 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:45 PM (MVBSu)
That was in 1958. It probably wasn't so bad then.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 09:45 PM (H0R/1)
So tonight I'm teaching. 80 or so students. I tell them up front I suck with names, so don't be offended if I forget your name, my brain just has a problem with names.
Now there's a girl, Paige. And she is one of those girls that in 5 years is going to just be crushin hearts and steamrolling the boys. As we age, we learn to spot the absolutely gorgeous girls before they become absolutely gorgeous. She's one of them. Plain Jane today but she's going to be wrecking the boys rather soon.
Those girls are few and far between, but like a good sniper, I log it. Including name. Tonight, she's pounding away on her keyboard during my lecture. Laptops and pads are specifically verboten in my class.
I call her out: "Paige! the crap are you typing!?" good natured, I run my classes pretty low stress. She grins and puts it away.
Here's where it gets good.
After class she and her boyfriend roll up on me. She's freaked out because I knew her name. Like paranoid freaked out. My kids know I was a DI and so if I know your name... well, you get the idea.
So I'm explaining to her that I remembered her name because it's Paige, which is a pretty cool name, imo.
Now I'm an old crusty bastard and could be Paige's dad (it's not likely, but... hey... there's some nights where I don't remember much) so I'm not putting off any creepy old teacher vibe or anything, YET, her boyfriend is standing just behind her, just a little too close (you know the body language). Dude is completely insecure and obviously threatened by all this on a bio level. I don't even think he was aware of it.
Having the experience I do in boxing rings and in the military you learn to read body language and non-verbals more than you do verbal comms. They tell so much more of the story.
Watching this dynamic play out was a total hoot.
Getting old sucks, but the wisdom it carries with it is kinda fun.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:46 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Henry Waxman at October 30, 2013 09:46 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:47 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 09:47 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at October 30, 2013 09:48 PM (qRD8F)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 09:49 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Henry Waxman at October 31, 2013 01:46 AM (4BA+Y)
'Cause they're big trekkie TOS fans and loved the incredible salt-vampire episode?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 09:50 PM (T1005)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:50 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 09:51 PM (wNF3N)
Back in the day nobody cared about the costume. Show a little effort, get candy (Up to maybe 12)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:51 PM (MVBSu)
I remember a little kid wearing a cardboard box wrapped in aluminum foil.
He was a robot. Pretty cool.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 30, 2013 09:51 PM (H0R/1)
Back in the day nobody cared about the costume. Show a little effort, get candy (Up to maybe 12)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 01:51 AM (MVBSu)
My mom was wicked with a sewing machine. When were were kids she would make some serious frigging costumes. I'm talking shit you could use in movies. She was amazing, we always had great costumes as kids.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 09:55 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 09:55 PM (23Kgq)
That's a bindle, you bungling bimbo. Some hobo you are.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 09:55 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 09:57 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 31, 2013 01:50 AM (23Kgq)
What part of I suck with names didn't you understand?
But go ahead and be a dick about it.
Continue.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 09:57 PM (x3YFz)
My sister did that with her kids. Awesome Dinos and other stuff. (I only liked the dino one)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 09:59 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 10:00 PM (23Kgq)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 10:00 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 31, 2013 12:30 AM (gMFC1)
"For short boots I prefer the combat boot/hiking boot variety. But with a heel I prefer the knee-high kind. Not that I can ever find anything that fits me, dammit."
Stompy Boots!
Posted by: AOSHQ Style Guide at October 30, 2013 10:00 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 31, 2013 01:50 AM (23Kgq)
I pushed 2500 troops through basic training.
Nunez.
Gangbanger. The only troop that ever told me "fuck you." Also the only troop I ever went out of my way for. Got him a blood/iron waiver from the commander so he could become pararescue.
5 years. 2500 troops. 1 name I remember.
Don't like it? I couldn't give a shit.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:01 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 10:02 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 01:59 AM (MVBSu)
yeah I never had her make a dinosaur costume, that would have been a good idea. I always had her make some character from a cartoon or some shit. I think she finally put her foot down when I showed her the banana splits. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 10:04 PM (FMbng)
names in a class without them getting freaked out? Good grief.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 31, 2013 01:50 AM (23Kgq)
What part of I suck with names didn't you understand?
But go ahead and be a dick about it.
Continue.>>
Holy fuck your girls look just like you and you don't give a rats ass about names that don't make you money.
We may be Brothers.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 10:06 PM (MVBSu)
Posted by: RWC at October 30, 2013 10:08 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 31, 2013 02:00 AM (23Kgq)
Then belay my last! It's late I'm on 3 hours of sleep in 4 days.
My apologies.
Oh and just as I was reading your post my wife was yelling at me for some fucking menopausal shit she has going on and I was on the edge anyway.
I ready fire aimed. Sorry man.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:08 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 02:06 AM (MVBSu)
With all the whoring around my mom did, I wouldn't count out the possibility.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:10 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 30, 2013 10:10 PM (23Kgq)
Welcome to my world.
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:12 PM (x3YFz)
Some good cowboy redneck music for ya.
Stay safe, check 6 and never leave your wingman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9q1ScC4cg
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:17 PM (x3YFz)
I was Trying to be funny. I get crap all the time at work cause I don't remember names(of people I could care less about) And your worries that your daughters look too much like you.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 30, 2013 10:17 PM (MVBSu)
I was Trying to be funny. I get crap all the time at work cause I don't remember names(of people I could care less about) And your worries that your daughters look too much like you.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 31, 2013 02:17 AM (MVBSu)
Hah... I was too. But I guess I did it wrong.
Good thing I never aspired to be a stand up comedian:
"My mom's a whore!"
/drops mic
((((silence))))
Posted by: tangonine at October 30, 2013 10:30 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 30, 2013 10:39 PM (Vk2pI)
We sure showed them injins sompting, didn't we scout?
Posted by: Zombie General Custer at October 30, 2013 10:42 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 30, 2013 10:48 PM (Vk2pI)
http://tinyurl.com/o5zzs43
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 31, 2013 02:39 AM (Vk2pI)
Well, to be fair....if "smashing success" is taken to mean "success at smashing", then I suppose it is. Too bad about all the people who counted on things remaining whole.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 10:57 PM (T1005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX82CPW7jMw
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at October 30, 2013 10:58 PM (7KZod)
Posted by: Zombie General Custer at October 30, 2013 11:06 PM (wNF3N)
In a nutshell, to win elections you have to get people to stop voting for dems. So it is important to understand why they vote for dems. One of the ways to find out why they vote for dems is to let them tell you why. Often it boils down to "dems care more about me and my family."
OK. The Rs have a huge opportunity right now if they will seize it. What Oblamer (in cahoots with pelosi/reid and the rest) has done is very mean. Lying to people and fucking up their insurance is mean behavior. It does not square with "they care about people."
So, attack where it matters -- with voters that will change their minds (which excludes the free shit army, they are bought and paid for and there is no point in trying to bid for them). Attack in these areas:
dems do not listen. dems do not care (or are deliberately mean). dems are irresponsible. dems are unreasonable and insensible.
Repeat these things constantly and incessantly -- don't care (and are mean). don't listen, irresponsible. unreasonable and insensible.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:11 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:11 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:14 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:16 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Butt-Head at October 30, 2013 11:17 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Beavis at October 30, 2013 11:18 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: jc at October 31, 2013 03:11 AM (PlzOe)
The basic attitude that the GOP should present is like one of two camp counselors at summer camp. The Dem one says, "hey, let's everybody go swimming, that'll be fun and exciting!" And the GOP says, "y'know, maybe we should scout things out a bit and think a little -- there can be riptides and dropoffs. With some common sense, we can all have fun, but let's make sure this really works before we dive everyone in."
The problem is that the Dems immediately go "Repubs are killjoys -- they don't want you to have fun!".....and the GOP buys into it, using the language of "killjoy" and "exciting" in the discussion, without mentioning that throwing people with limited swimming skills into hazardous situations is "dangerous" and "stupid" and can lead to "calamities best avoided in recreational endeavors." -- or, as Three Dog Night put it, "That ain't the way to have fun, son...."
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 11:22 PM (T1005)
You cannot use reason to reason a person out of a position they arrived at without the use of reason. I'm sure that has been said more pithily by someone a lot more famous than me. but it is true.
It is true that people are upset with Oblabla and his lies, but they will forgive him quicker than you say 'a'. Because he means well. They believe that, and no reason will dislodge them from that.
The guy that did the study on the scientific knowledge of Tea Partiers vs non could not believe his findings. He said so. He said he would revise his beliefs in light of the study, but I don't believe that. I think he will believe that his study was somehow flawed.
Because the alternative is that his universal view, his gestalt, is fucked.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 11:25 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 03:22 AM (T1005)
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it is also true that the assholes are always just fucking guessing. when their guesses are wrong that is your fault. it is time to get people who are smart enough not to just guess. nobody yet has ever solved a problem that they did not understand except by blind luck.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:25 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 03:25 AM (wNF3N)
Thats about right. My father in law talks like a republican, everything he says sounds like he is a right winger, but the asshat votes dem. Not sure he did this last time around, but still. My mother in law just says "I'm a party person" to explain why she votes dem. I said yeah, the nazi's said the same fucking thing. So you got 2 people who vote dem with no fucking real explanation why or any good reason to vote dem, but they do. We're dealing with plain out stupidity.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 11:30 PM (FMbng)
You cannot use reason to reason a person out of a position they arrived at without the use of reason. I'm sure that has been said more pithily by someone a lot more famous than me. but it is true.
It is true that people are upset with Oblabla and his lies, but they will forgive him quicker than you say 'a'. Because he means well. They believe that, and no reason will dislodge them from that.
The guy that did the study on the scientific knowledge of Tea Partiers vs non could not believe his findings. He said so. He said he would revise his beliefs in light of the study, but I don't believe that. I think he will believe that his study was somehow flawed.
Because the alternative is that his universal view, his gestalt, is fucked.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 03:25 AM (wNF3N)
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You are missing the main point. If you want to get thru to someone you have to talk to them in their own language.
Don't reason with them. I don't believe you can either. Go straight for the 'care' card and play it unmercifully. He doesn't care about you. Even drama queens understand that one sooner or later.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:30 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 11:31 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 03:30 AM (FMbng)
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yup. but I'll wager they are capable of feeling shit on and none too appreciative when it happens.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:33 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: LIV at October 30, 2013 11:35 PM (4BA+Y)
Well I'm not sure I'm a Repub any more but let me respond.
I'm more of a pessimist by nature than anything else. Murphy's Law is more than a theorem. It's a damn Law. I've seen it in practice, over and over. It's why engineers throw in a SWAG (scientific wild assed guess) into every calculation they make.
Because Murphy was a genius.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 11:36 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: LIV at October 31, 2013 03:35 AM (4BA+Y)
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bingo, I am talking about feelings-oriented people. There will be limited opportunities when their feelings can be manipulated to stop just trusting the assholes and now is one of those times.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:38 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Low Information Voter at October 30, 2013 11:40 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 11:41 PM (wNF3N)
real explanation why or any good reason to vote dem, but they do. We're
dealing with plain out stupidity.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 03:30 AM (FMbng)
====yup. but I'll wager they are capable of feeling shit on and none too appreciative when it happens.
Posted by: jc at October 31, 2013 03:33 AM (PlzOe)
Another part of the problem is the whole "GOP [Grand Old Party] / Republican"-thing. If someone started up an "anti-Democratic-Idiots Party", they'd likely poll better than Republicans do today.....because the GOP's "traditions" (like nominating the guy who came in second to the last loser, being "above the fray" in a knife-fight, knifing the base in the back, and seeking "comity" with those who want them destroyed) frankly suck -- and since Gramsci's "March Through the Institutions", less than 1% of people who graduated college since 1990 have the faintest idea what a Republic actually is, anyway.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 11:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 11:42 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 03:41 AM (T1005)
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yup. the biggest problem is not showing people that the dems suck. the biggest problem is the underlying assumption that all you are trying to do is boost an R.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:48 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 11:49 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 03:41 AM (T1005)
Actually, one thing the GOP could do if they were smart [oh, yeah -- rolls eyes] is to intentionally vanish. You'd start a "Constitution Party" and a "Federalist Party" and a "Freedoms Party" and a "Family Values Party" and a "Strong Economy Party".....but hold a joint convention with the remains of the Repubs to select candidates. Just to goad the progs, the rump Republicans could campaign on "our greatest achievement was to free the slaves!" and perpetually trumpet their drive for the Civil Rights Acts over Democratic opposition as their only issue.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 30, 2013 11:51 PM (T1005)
Posted by: logprof at October 30, 2013 11:53 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 03:42 AM (FMbng)
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agreed. no point in even trying. but they can be manipulated.
Now, I know that most decent people think it is odious and beneath them to manipulate fools and that only an asshole would do that. Well, guess what? -- that is how we ended up with a government run by assholes. If we want to defend ourselves from the assholes we are going to have to learn how to manipulate the fools, too.
The assholes have a huge head start and manipulate fools much better than we will -- (in large part because our heart is not really in it and we tend to be respectful of people even when they are stupid). Because the assholes have such a huge head start there are very few opportunities to remold the fools. But, Oblamer fucked up with this insurance bit. Canceled policies will piss a lot of people off. A short-term window is now open for a very limited time.
Posted by: jc at October 30, 2013 11:56 PM (PlzOe)
I say this because I saw flexibility in position. regardless of personal belief. A desire to settle this (at least for now), and move on to more important matters.
This is completely missing in DC. Mainly the flexibility, not the desire to move on. Jeez how they'd just love to move on, with nothing settled.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 30, 2013 11:58 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 03:49 AM (4BA+Y)
Exactly. In a nutshell I found that dem voters are the ones who usually think the world owes them a living. There are no dems on either side of my parent's families. The vast majority were vets, WWII or Korea, and a few that were in Nam, and many were self employed. A few retired out of GM but were republicans. My uncle that fought in the pacific had the attitude that americans had become pussies and needed to be exterminated by a hostile invading army to the tune of a million per day to wisen their ass up. My other uncle that was in korea says the dem leaders all need to be in prison camps. These were people who made a living by the sweat of their brow and didn't expect others to wipe their ass for them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 30, 2013 11:59 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 03:58 AM (wNF3N)
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Both sides use all the wedge issues for funding raising and one-issue voters. The establishment types have zero incentive to solve wedge issues.
Posted by: jc at October 31, 2013 12:01 AM (PlzOe)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 03:58 AM (wNF3N)
I have a hard time with that issue because I believe that some fucksticks flat out shouldn't breed. I really don't like seeing it used as a casual form of birth control, yet I'm just barbarian enough to where if my sister (if I had one) or wife got raped I would cut the fucking bastard out with a chainsaw to ensure the rapist don't contaminate the fucking planet with his spawn. I just never really gave a shit about that issue much.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 12:05 AM (FMbng)
I can hunt up the link if needed. What a powerful message. The divisions between us all are much LESS than you suspect. These divisions come from leadership; TFG is the Chief Grievancemonger. He has help.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 12:08 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 12:12 AM (4BA+Y)
Too much of the Republican Party is trying to be diplomatic in that way -- not about having an agenda that guarantees our rights and freedoms as citizens, our bargain with the government as put forth in the Constitution -- but, instead, finding issues where politicians of both stripes can engage in a bidding war for contributions. The majority of the time that the debate is "should the table be stacked for A over B, or B over A?" -- which elicits much lobbying cash from A and B, the answer is that the government shouldn't be involved at all.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 12:18 AM (T1005)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Aaron_Burr#Duel_with_Alexander_Hamilton
As you may know, the Western was the most successful of our earliest Hollywood offerings overseas. Why is that? They often clearly defined good guys and bad guys; the bad guys usually got what was coming to them. They also defined a certain code of conduct. Vary beyond this code, and someone might kill you for it.
(remove the space between wiki and / to get that link to work.)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 12:23 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 04:12 AM (4BA+Y)
yeah thats about where I am. I didn't have kids because I was not about to give up the music thing, and I didn't want to leave the wife alone with a kid and having to deal with things while I was away. Its only the last few years have I really settled down "just" enough that a 2 or 3 year old girl would be cool, but old enough to where a new born would be out of the question. My friend has a 3 year old grand daughter, and she is adorable, and was almost aborted but cooler heads prevailed. I couldn't imagine that little girl not being here.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 12:32 AM (FMbng)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Aaron_Burr#Duel_with_Alexander_Hamilton
As you may know, the Western was the most successful of our earliest Hollywood offerings overseas. Why is that? They often clearly defined good guys and bad guys; the bad guys usually got what was coming to them. They also defined a certain code of conduct. Vary beyond this code, and someone might kill you for it.
(remove the space between wiki and / to get that link to work.)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 04:23 AM (wNF3N)
There's an anecdote that Burr was in his mistress' coach with his mistress arriving at his (supposedly vacant) residence, when they unexpectedly encountered his wife on the doorstep. Whereupon Burr said, "Lady X, Mrs. Burr -- Mrs. Burr, Lady X -- I'm sure you have much to talk about" -- and got back in the coach and left.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 12:33 AM (T1005)
Or. if you are Lois Lerner, you retire from gubmint with a full pension.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 12:33 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Div at October 31, 2013 04:32 AM (FMbng)
We've all been victims of a concerted disinformation campaign -- "life is so unsteady that you can't, in good faith, have a kid and raise it in this environment." In the meantime, the same people who support this campaign want to bring in immigrants ignorant of our laws, culture, and history -- that they may rule over.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 12:38 AM (T1005)
There ain't no happy Western ending to this tale, folks.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 31, 2013 12:40 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 01:05 AM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at October 31, 2013 01:12 AM (rdR8X)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 04:38 AM (T1005)
--Excellent point.
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 05:05 AM (4BA+Y)
I wish that were the end of it. How about "we had to jack up the 'rack rates' of medical procedures so that we could use group negotiations to get them back to something close to realistic.....and used that to force people out of deciding to go to doctors on an open market into needing 'healthcare' -- that we could then regulate, tax, cross-subsidize, and ration."
Or, let's get real simple -- the food pyramid. That doesn't encourage diabetes or anything, right?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 01:18 AM (T1005)
And then it started getting me at how much effort I'd have to spend refuting that, when there was so much evidence to the contrary.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 01:29 AM (T1005)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 01:31 AM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 01:42 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 05:18 AM (T1005)
--I love how the "food pyramid" equated fruits and vegetables. The average LIV type figured he could just have 5 servings of fruit and no veggies and it was all good, and thus load up on fructose.
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 05:31 AM (4BA+Y)
That's just picking around the edges. The 'food pyramid' is evil from bottom to top. 2/3 of your calories from carbs? Holy F'n S**t! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Food_Pyramid.gif
Posted by: cthulhu at October 31, 2013 01:47 AM (T1005)
Posted by: logprof at October 31, 2013 01:51 AM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 01:51 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 01:54 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 01:58 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Low Info Voter at October 31, 2013 02:01 AM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 02:02 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 02:04 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: sven10077 at October 31, 2013 02:07 AM (9jfyN)
I'm just hoping enough non party candidates will try for offices in 2014 or I'll have to write myself in for them all.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 31, 2013 02:07 AM (lAZep)
And oddly? It caught few criminals. Just turned your average Canadian into one.
Funny, that....
Posted by: backhoe at October 31, 2013 02:14 AM (ULH4o)
The Simpsons Tapped Out tablet game I've been playing has been running a Halloween event where game object prizes are handed out of the players rack enough GOO by popping ghosts. The next and likely final goal is 30 billion GOO.
Burns and Smithers just had a little conversation in which Smither suggested players were slacking off because they felt their contribution didn't matter enough. Burn offered as counterpoint the 2000 election. Then the game ran a message saying to keep at it or we could have another Bush Presidency.
Yeah, wouldn't that be just awful compared to what we have now.
I think I'm done with that game.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 31, 2013 02:39 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 31, 2013 02:49 AM (tmzN0)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 31, 2013 03:06 AM (t3UFN)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 31, 2013 03:10 AM (gMFC1)
The actual script is here if anyone cares.
I cannot believe how much this angers me. The same week the President has been exposed as telling possibly the most egregious and blatant lie in the history of the office, these fools are still rehashing the 2000 election and still getting the facts wrong.
The SCOTUS did not choose the President. They merely told the state of Florida they had to abide by their own laws and any changes would have to wait until later elections. Also, the various press outlets ran their own recounts and found that Bush won every time.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 31, 2013 03:29 AM (kcfmt)
Anyone?
Posted by: creeper at October 31, 2013 05:45 AM (hQ4du)
Sold on premise of $2,000,000 net cost.
Actual cost: $2,000,000,000.
This is a cost overrun of 100,000%.
That is NOT a typo.
Posted by: Parker at October 31, 2013 06:43 AM (YkW3i)
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