October 08, 2013
— Maetenloch
The nightly chill in the air tells you what time of the year it is...
It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get my hands on some fucking gourds and arrange them in a horn-shaped basket on my dining room table. That shit is going to look so seasonal. I'm about to head up to the attic right now to find that wicker fucker, dust it off, and jam it with an insanely ornate assortment of shellacked vegetables. When my guests come over it's gonna be like, BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is-fucking fall. There's a nip in the air and my house is full of mutant fucking squash.
I may even throw some multi-colored leaves into the mix, all haphazard like a crisp October breeze just blew through and fucked that shit up. Then I'm going to get to work on making a beautiful fucking gourd necklace for myself. People are going to be like, "Aren't those gourds straining your neck?" And I'm just going to thread another gourd onto my necklace without breaking their gaze and quietly reply, "It's fall, fuckfaces. You're either ready to reap this freaky-assed harvest or you're not."
Pop Quiz: How Much of the Federal Government is Actually Shutdown Money-Wise During 'The Shutdown'?
A. 94%
B. 62%
C. 28%
D. 17%
Answer Here: D. Just 17%
Which is why Pixy has coined the phrase, Potemkin Shutdown.
But Of Course the VA Will Now Be Closed
Did you think Obama would let a crisis pass without screwing veterans over somehow?
Veterans regional offices will be closed and nobody will answer their phones beginning Tuesday morning as the government shutdown forces furloughs of 7,000 employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
"All public access to VBA regional offices and facilities will be suspended," said Veterans Affairs Department spokeswoman Victoria Dillon.
Note that VA hospitals and clinics remain open. For now.
Note to Americans Who Believe Europeans' Health Care System Is the Way to Go
Then you turn around and go: "No no no, it is not all of us, it is only the reactionary Republicans; we liberals we're good, humane people, and now we're going to be wise and benevolent, Europe, and imitate your outstanding example of noble altruism!"How about putting Europe's claims into doubt, once in a while?
In short: The reason that Europe has its "universal health coverage" is because of, and thanks to, America.
Compare telephones between now and ca 1980; which is better?Prior to 1980, there were 20 to 40 years of little to no innovation, but nobody knew it, nobody complained about, because few if any people could imagine technological evolution in the sector. The common citizen (American or foreign) couldn't imagine it, the common bureaucrat couldn't imagine it, and certainly the common "I'm-here-to-make-your-life-better" politician couldn't imagine it. Only a few rare individuals could do so. Government got out of the phone business at about the time Ronald Reagan was president (although I don't think it was due to one of RR's own policies), the private sector was where "bold, new policy solutions" were created, and the field boomed - to everybody's benefit! And today the average "poor" person has more telephone "power" - he is richer, in a sense, regarding one's own communications capabilities - than the dirty capitalist pig millionaire of 50 years ago, of 20 years ago, and even of 10 years ago.
...Wouldn't it be better if medical innovations came at the rate of telephone innovations?!
David Mamet on why theater is one of the most capitalistic of all art forms - so long as the government doesn't subsidize it:
The theatre is a magnificent example of the workings of that particular bulwark of democracy, the free-market economy. It is the most democratic of arts, for if the play does not appeal in its immediate presentation to the imagination or understanding of a sufficient constituency, it is replaced. The theatre especially exemplifies the democratic free market in that interactions between playgoer and presenter, between consumer and purveyor, are immediate, unfettered, not subject to regulation-interactions do not require verification by third parties (the seller need not explain why he has presented his particular good, the buyer why he has chosen or rejected it). .
...Champions of so-called theory, whether feminist, Marxist, multiculturalist, or other, in an attempt (supposedly) to cleanse expression of bias, are involved in a postmodern rendition of book burning. For the question of art is neither "How does it serve the state?" (Stalinist) nor its wily modification into "How does it serve humanity?" but "How does it serve the audience?"
6 Images That Ruined the People That They Made Famous
The problem was, the raising of the flag was by no means the end of the fighting -- of the six men who appeared in the photo, three wound up getting killed in battle soon thereafter. Fearing that it would be a PR nightmare if all of the men lost their lives, the American military brass decided to pull the survivors out of the war and make them famous. John Bradley and Rene Gagnon were quickly identified and flown home, which left the third and last flag man, Native American Ira Hayes, to become the real life Private Ryan. But Hayes didn't want to be found.
Sure, Hayes knew that staying behind would likely kill him (it was the deadliest battle to date in the Pacific theater), but he didn't want to abandon his fellow men just because someone had taken a cool photo. He allegedly even threatened Gagnon with bodily harm if he named Hayes as the sixth man in the scene. But eventually, pressure from his superiors forced Gagnon to give up Hayes' name, and Hayes was pulled from combat, being a celebrity and all.
Another Sign That The International Red Cross has Too Much Time on its Hands
They now want 'war crimes' punished inside video games.
"The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) wants developers to consider building "virtual consequences" for mayhem into their video games. 'Gamers should be rewarded for respecting the law of armed conflict and there should be virtual penalties for serious violations of the law of armed conflict, in other words war crimes,' read the ICRC's new statement on the matter. 'Game scenarios should not reward players for actions that in real life would be considered war crimes.'
Like many a concerned parent or Congressional committee before it, the ICRC believes that violent video games trivialize armed conflict to the point where players could see various brands of mayhem as acceptable behavior. At the same time, the ICRC's statement makes it clear that the organization doesn't want to be actively involved in a debate over video-game violence, although it is talking to developers about ways to accurately build the laws of armed conflict into games.
Wait - there's a city more abandoned than Detroit?!?
I'm suspecting some technical chicanery is going on here -well unless we're talking East St. Louis. Which I got introduced to late one Saturday night circa 1980 when an unexpected construction detour dumped the family sedan off there. It was an experience seared, seared into my memory.
I actually owned this very magazine as a kid - I think I finagled it from a friend's older brother sometime in 1976. It's easy to forget that for a lot of the 1970s Star Trek fandom was an underground and isolated phenomenon that was almost completely ignored by Hollywood and the media. And run by fans with little hope of ever seeing any more ST episodes or specials. But when I got my hands on this magazine I realized I wasn't alone - there were a lot of other people into Star Trek (and Sci-Fi in general) just as much as I was.
About two years ago, I wrote about the fairly obscure fan magazine, All About Star Trek Fan Clubs (yeah, that was its official title). As I mentioned in that post, AASTFC was published in 1976-1977, ran six (I think) quarterly issues, and received national newsstand distribution.
The rather amateurish - though earnest and enthusiastic - magazine covered Star Trek fandom in all its pre-Internet/home video Seventies forms, with fannish articles on conventions, collectibles, episode trivia, pull-out posters, lots of fan art, interviews with the Trek cast (and prominent "Trekkers!" ), fanzine reviews, and, as its clumsy title promised, extensive fan club listings.
It was an interesting magazine, and for a rural science fiction fan without access to conventions or fan clubs, it was a window onto a larger world of Trek (and sci-fi) fandom.
Firefighters Rescue Man's Penis from Toaster
Okay important safety tip for the horde: When you fuck a toaster, know your own limitations and don't get greedy.
The AoSHQ group. Yeah.
Teh Tweet!
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Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at October 08, 2013 06:41 PM (er9OT)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 06:41 PM (jo069)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:41 PM (z679N)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 06:42 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:43 PM (z679N)
He could hire back all the actual meteorologists canned by NBC and actually focus on the weather
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 06:43 PM (aTXUx)
The Lightbringer's transformation of the Land of Capitalists and Kufur is starting to affect the language. S and M now means Socialist and Muslim.
Posted by: Eyes Closed, the NSA Can't See Me at October 08, 2013 06:44 PM (L3/Wz)
It's ALWAYS gourd season at the CAC household.
Posted by: CAC at October 08, 2013 06:45 PM (9QLdw)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:45 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 06:45 PM (jo069)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at October 08, 2013 06:45 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: real joe at October 08, 2013 06:46 PM (xXhgd)
Posted by: Chad Henderson at October 08, 2013 06:46 PM (ZX0Je)
Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at October 08, 2013 06:47 PM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: EC at October 08, 2013 06:47 PM (nkuLy)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 06:47 PM (jo069)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 06:47 PM (xa1/W)
I can see Phishing scammers cleaning up on that since few people check the url
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 06:48 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:48 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 08, 2013 10:47 PM (8sCoq)
Use "horn of plenty" instead. Still...
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 08, 2013 06:48 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at October 08, 2013 06:49 PM (er9OT)
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 08, 2013 06:49 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:49 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 06:50 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: EC at October 08, 2013 06:50 PM (nkuLy)
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 10:49 PM (4Mwv/)
Just so long as it's not federal property, citizen.
I make sure I have a full tank of fuel and that
vehicle is in Great working order and that my family Knows where I am
whenever I travel along the interstate near e. St. Louis ...
Truly a frightening place !!!
Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at October 08, 2013 10:49 PM (er9OT)
I avoid Ill-Noise altogether. No reciprocity. I go further south, way out of my way, and take 40 across Tennessee.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 06:50 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: joncelli at October 08, 2013 06:51 PM (7IgKC)
Back in my day the Mandans and Hidatsas used squashes, punkins and gourds to fucking feed themselves through harsh northern plains winters.
Wait. Are they at least artisan gourds? Artisan is the ideal, that and locally grown. Taste the proximity.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at October 08, 2013 06:51 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: EC at October 08, 2013 10:50 PM (nkuLy)
Well crap. I have an "opportunity to excel" on Saturday (meaning I get to work some overtime) so I guess I'll have to miss it.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 06:51 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 08, 2013 06:51 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 06:51 PM (hpYnL)
If you take the NY State Thruway from Utica to Buffalo, you'll find a whole string of derelict towns
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 06:52 PM (aTXUx)
On the other hand, my waffle iron has got it goin' ON, y'all- cord curled up all sexy... chrome be all shiny n' shit....
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 08, 2013 06:52 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:52 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: moki at October 08, 2013 06:53 PM (EvHC8)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 10:52 PM (CA2NO)
The part where the Obamacare doctor asks you if you have weapons in the house.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 06:53 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 10:49 PM (bufJH)
fuckin' Canada, always trying to ruin it for the rest of us . . . this is why we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Peaches at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 08, 2013 10:44 PM
huhuh uh huh... she said "rubs"... huhuh uh huhuh
Posted by: butthead at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (9gNQd)
Which part of that sentence is most embarrassing?
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 10:52 PM (CA2NO)
Depends. What's the toaster look like?
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 06:54 PM (hpYnL)
I like that NASCAR driver Jeff Gourdon!
Posted by: Joe Biden at October 08, 2013 06:55 PM (/1ATA)
Posted by: Gingy (for realsies) at October 08, 2013 06:55 PM (jt8G9)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 10:51 PM (hpYnL)
--Never eaten pumpkin pie?
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 06:55 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 06:55 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 06:55 PM (P7ej2)
M
G
had an epic win today, after a season in hell. feels darn good. shit is gonna burn and i am gonna warm my little tootsies on it and laugh like a fuckin' hyena. relief is such a lovely thing!
Posted by: Peaches at October 08, 2013 06:56 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 06:56 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at October 08, 2013 06:56 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 06:56 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Jmel at October 08, 2013 06:56 PM (cfFqn)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 06:57 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 10:49 PM (bufJH)
As long as you keep it quiet and under the radar. But if someone gives the Ewok sign, you better splash some beer around and get those pants off.
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 08, 2013 06:57 PM (pAlYe)
That's a rhetorical question.
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 10:55 PM (DoZD+)
oh, now you've done it . . . 
Posted by: Peaches at October 08, 2013 06:58 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 06:58 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 10:55 PM (DoZD+)
Neigh
Posted by: Matthew Broderick at October 08, 2013 06:59 PM (bufJH)
>>> Oh my word, is there ANYTHING men won't put their penises into?
Listening to Rush's podcast from yesterday. Apparently JFK stuck his into Helen Thomas.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 06:59 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 06:59 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: Waterhouse at October 08, 2013 06:59 PM (jYi2f)
hyena.
spill
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 08, 2013 07:00 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 07:00 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: Lauren at October 08, 2013 07:00 PM (ELdpj)
>>> I really hate people. Except the folks here. Y'all are ok.
Yep. Not 100% on that last part, but close enough.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:01 PM (4Mwv/)
The population that most of those cities lost--in my opinion--was comprised of the hordes of white ethnics--those of Southern, Eastern and Central European extraction, overwhelmingly, but not exclusively Roman Catholic, who fled when they moved up the economic ladder and into the nearby suburbs and/or fled when they were pushed out by "others" and the crime and dysfunction that came along with them. Sorry, but true.
Posted by: JoeyBagels at October 08, 2013 07:01 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: EC at October 08, 2013 07:02 PM (nkuLy)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 08, 2013 07:02 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 07:02 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 07:03 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 07:03 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 08, 2013 07:03 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 11:03 PM (aTXUx)
--Don't forget Windows 8.
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 07:04 PM (bufJH)
Due to the government SHUTDOWN, this bulletin board is CLOSED. Please wait patiently while a NPS employee is dispatched to ticket you for reading this SIGN.
There may or may not have been a toaster involved in the making of the sign.
Posted by: Chief Screamingcrotch of the Blacktip Nation at October 08, 2013 07:05 PM (gfGOZ)
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 10:49 PM (bufJH)
Only for the next 127 miles.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 08, 2013 07:05 PM (E0/Ok)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:05 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 11:00 PM (P7ej2)
That's because we're Morons... people are just plain dumb... oh.... wait....
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 08, 2013 07:05 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at October 08, 2013 07:05 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 07:06 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:06 PM (jo069)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2013 07:06 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at October 08, 2013 07:07 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: rickl at October 08, 2013 07:07 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 10:55 PM (DoZD+)
MEN? or Males... big difference now days...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 08, 2013 07:08 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:08 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:08 PM (jo069)
>>> ... he believes that ANYONE is going to accept any kind of rationalization for why it happened.
It's 2013. There hasn't been a need to rationalize anything for years. Especially related to sex.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:09 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at October 08, 2013 07:09 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: Thrawn at October 08, 2013 07:09 PM (Dsds2)
What happens between me and my toaster, is my business...
Keep the Government out of my kitchen!!!
Posted by: Continuing the meme at October 08, 2013 07:10 PM (lZBBB)
Ran out to do a couple of quick errands.
Unfortunately, the pharmacy was closed.
Fortunately, the ballet studio across the street had a night class.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 08, 2013 07:10 PM (kdS6q)
Gingy, I saw a comment from you last night about doing yoga for 3 hours. I can't imagine a class that long! Do you teach?
I practice too, some classes an hour and a half. Love it, and you're right, it is harder than it looks.
Posted by: Mayday at October 08, 2013 07:11 PM (eHc+1)
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 08, 2013 07:11 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Thrawn at October 08, 2013 07:11 PM (Dsds2)
Posted by: brando at October 08, 2013 07:11 PM (BmWNr)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:12 PM (jo069)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:12 PM (CA2NO)
Vigorous stimulation works great. No toaster required.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:12 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 08, 2013 07:12 PM (Pexsc)
Posted by: Mayday at October 08, 2013 11:11 PM
heheh eh heheh eheheh eh heheh...
Posted by: beavis at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at October 08, 2013 11:05 PM (Usdw3)
And Barbara Mikulski furiously, slobbily scissored her in the 90s.
So many unnatural wrinkles getting their first moisture in decades.
Drippings.
Unnatural sounds.
That's how it all went down.
Posted by: Let that image scar your brain at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (9QLdw)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 11:12 PM (CA2NO)
Thinking about riding it like a Sybian are you?
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: Aviator at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (DI+ja)
Posted by: Tonic Dog at October 08, 2013 07:13 PM (X/+QT)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:14 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Thrawn at October 08, 2013 07:14 PM (Dsds2)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 08, 2013 07:15 PM (Pexsc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2013 07:15 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:16 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 07:17 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:17 PM (jo069)
Posted by: NCKate at October 08, 2013 07:18 PM (tlIcr)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 11:14 PM (CA2NO)
That's what they all say.... until they can no longer resist the pulsating heat and crave the anticipation for the unexpected release of the ever present toaster in the kitchen...
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 07:18 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:18 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Dan Hampton at October 08, 2013 07:18 PM (vMnlu)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 08, 2013 07:18 PM (E0/Ok)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at October 08, 2013 07:19 PM (Usdw3)
Not every appliance is appropriate for sex. The gentleman must be selective.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 08, 2013 07:19 PM (L8ODQ)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 07:19 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:19 PM (CA2NO)
heheh eh heheh eheheh eh heheh...
---
Made me laugh. As much as this site has corrupted me, I still walk right into traps like that!
Posted by: Mayday at October 08, 2013 07:20 PM (eHc+1)
Posted by: Gingy (for realsies) at October 08, 2013 07:20 PM (jt8G9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 07:20 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at October 08, 2013 07:21 PM (i4xvM)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 08, 2013 07:21 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 07:22 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: shredded chi at October 08, 2013 07:22 PM (1S9oZ)
Posted by: SPinRHF16 at October 08, 2013 07:22 PM (hAq2k)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2013 07:22 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: Last One at October 08, 2013 07:22 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 07:23 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: The Noble Retard, F Gump [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:23 PM (jo069)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 07:23 PM (Vk2pI)
Just an idea.
Posted by: Captain Comic at October 08, 2013 07:23 PM (GOY3v)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:24 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: A Married Guy Who Fucked A Toaster at October 08, 2013 07:24 PM (L8ODQ)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 07:25 PM (LpbKr)
Has it been decided that Garry Kasparov is a Moron? Twitter suggests I follow him, which I certainly want to do if he's "of the Horde".
Same for James Wood. Not real familiar with him, but his tweets seem to indicate that he's at least Moron material if not an official Moron.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 08, 2013 07:25 PM (Pexsc)
Posted by: Barky the Reject at October 08, 2013 07:25 PM (s+Cb9)
>>> Would it be possible for a Patomac Moron to go down to the WWII Memorial fence and shout into a bullhorn "Mr. Obama, tear down this wall!"?
That was a sign at one of the early protests there. Maybe even before they statrted wiring the barrycades together.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:25 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Brother Cavil and his Flying Toaster Circus at October 08, 2013 07:26 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 08, 2013 07:26 PM (a4Omg)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:26 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Gingy at October 08, 2013 07:27 PM (jt8G9)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 07:28 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:28 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:29 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 07:29 PM (FRx7F)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:30 PM (CA2NO)
No, they didn't.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at October 08, 2013 07:30 PM (80R0X)
>>> Still with the toaster comments?
Still? This one is going to go for a while. Might even be like longbows/crossbows.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:30 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: T. at October 08, 2013 07:30 PM (GpGXK)
Posted by: CarlB at October 08, 2013 07:30 PM (oef2I)
Good evening, good people.
Super day here, and I got the Christmas goose this evening. Early goose season so I tested the knee a bit with a blind crawl near a corn field.
We ARE ready.
Posted by: irongrampa at October 08, 2013 07:31 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Justamom at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (Sptt8)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (LpbKr)
Two - so you carry it like a toaster, or a bowling ball, or drunk chick, or.. whatever...
Posted by: Burnt Toast at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (80R0X)
Right. Here's a tip: "Just the tip."
Posted by: CarlB at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (oef2I)
>>> Is this like a waffle toaster or just a regular bread toaster?
I read it was a blue waffle toaster.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (4Mwv/)
How many slots was the toaster?
Posted by: ... just one more at October 08, 2013 11:30 PM
heheh eh heh... yeah, yeah, how many sluts?
Posted by: beavis at October 08, 2013 07:32 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Michael the Hobbit, but you must call me Chelsea at October 08, 2013 07:33 PM (7cS5n)
Posted by: steveegg at October 08, 2013 07:33 PM (o44nj)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 07:33 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 07:34 PM (LpbKr)
I was a Bikram practitioner for years though, 105F for 90 minutes.
---
That is definitely a workout, too hot for me though. I can do warm, 85 degrees or so but that's about my limit. I do mainly vinyasa or power yoga.
Good for you going back to school. I went back in my 30's, has served me well and I'm ssure you'll be glad you did too.
Posted by: Mayday at October 08, 2013 07:34 PM (eHc+1)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:34 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 07:35 PM (caXls)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:36 PM (jo069)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:36 PM (z679N)
Posted by: T. at October 08, 2013 07:36 PM (GpGXK)
Posted by: eman at October 08, 2013 07:36 PM (AO9UG)
Ah, man -- I got fired from my job at the grocery store....the boss walked in and caught me with my dick in the pickle slicer.
And the worst part is -- she got fired, too!
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 07:37 PM (T1005)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 11:34 PM (LpbKr)
If he's officially a Moron, I'll list him so the rest of the Horde tweeps know. If he's simply Moronesque I'll follow but not list.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 08, 2013 07:38 PM (Pexsc)
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 08, 2013 07:38 PM (XdnQT)
Posted by: Jonathan Quick at October 08, 2013 07:39 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: Hanoverfist at October 08, 2013 07:39 PM (ecN6u)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 07:39 PM (caXls)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:40 PM (jo069)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 11:30 PM (caXls)
Trying to get their toasters drunk enough to get them into bed.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 11:32 PM (CA2NO)
Yeah about that. You might wanna keep the liquor to a non-flamable proof.
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 07:40 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:40 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: James Woods at October 08, 2013 07:41 PM (VwxMb)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at October 08, 2013 07:41 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 07:42 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 08, 2013 07:42 PM (l5zzX)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:43 PM (jo069)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 08, 2013 07:44 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Purp at October 08, 2013 11:42 PM (l5zzX)
Don't play footsie with it.
Posted by: Michael Scott at October 08, 2013 07:44 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: CarolT at October 08, 2013 07:44 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 08, 2013 11:43 PM (jo069)
but it's not 3D, just a curved screen on a new Samsung phone
http://bit.ly/18NZGs8
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 07:45 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 07:45 PM (caXls)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 07:45 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 08, 2013 07:46 PM (l5zzX)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 11:30 PM (caXls)
Trying to get their toasters drunk enough to get them into bed.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at October 08, 2013 11:32 PM (CA2NO)
Anyone else having problems giving their toasters roofies? I keep gettin' 'em back a couple of minutes later, lightly charred.....
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 07:46 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 07:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 08, 2013 07:46 PM (dfYL9)
>>> AoSHQ still #1 on my bookmarks!
Yep. Can't get to the main page on the work computer, but I make sure I at least get the post number for the ONT before I go to the office. Less than two months to full access again.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 07:47 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 08, 2013 07:48 PM (l5zzX)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 08, 2013 11:36 PM (z679N)
Didja get my email?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 07:49 PM (T1005)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:50 PM (jo069)
http://tinyurl.com/lghkp4h
Harry Reid, just stand there for a second. Won't hurt a bit.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 07:50 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 08, 2013 07:51 PM (jo069)
‘We do not have the money to keep this site open, but we will spend whatever we have to in order to keep it closed.’
Posted by: Predictable History at October 08, 2013 07:52 PM (TFFq7)
There is a phone app to turn cockroaches into controllable zombies?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 11:50 PM
Emerald wasp app?
Posted by: otho at October 08, 2013 07:52 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Ken in NH at October 08, 2013 07:52 PM (n1li/)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 08, 2013 11:40 PM (hpYnL)
For some reason, I first read that as "non-flammable poof" and was thinking of some of the total flamers I've encountered.....which lead to a different question: did this guy make sure that it was a proper female toaster, or was he some sort of prevert?
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 07:53 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 07:53 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 07:55 PM (caXls)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 07:55 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 07:58 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 07:58 PM (T1005)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 08, 2013 11:50 PM (jo069)
they would have had it in the press release if Samsung were going that direction
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 07:58 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 07:59 PM (ZPrif)
Crock pots are much better for long-term relationships. Plus you can cook gourds in 'em. Or pile gourds in 'em for a Halloween table centerpiece, whatever.
Posted by: Basement Cat at October 08, 2013 07:59 PM (lBGmA)
Got in the mail today the Japanese BD of Space Battleshipe Yamato 2199. Only two episodes.
Though those two episodes whetted the appetite. English subtitles for the episodes. Disc had audio commentary from the seiyuu in Japanese but no sub-titles for it. There is a trailer from the previous Space Battleship Yamato series where Kodai and crew have to deal with those aliens in their own pocket universe. The seller included a little note in English and an origami crane. 
Black Tigers pilot Akira Yamamoto
http://tinyurl.com/kcbxnmw
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:00 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 08, 2013 08:00 PM (L8ODQ)
>>> Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 11:50 PM
Hey Anna! Saw your link a day or two ago about that AF officer claiming PTSD for bad food and shitty internet. I didn't know whether to laugh at her or to be embarrassed for her.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 08:01 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:01 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at October 08, 2013 08:01 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 08:01 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 08:02 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:02 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 08, 2013 11:36 PM (z679N)
--------------------
Chocolate.
BACON!
Posted by: James Woods at October 08, 2013 08:02 PM (VwxMb)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 08:03 PM (hCA53)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 08:03 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 11:59 PM (ZPrif)
because baseball is a global sport unlike football. And there are quite a few Asian basketball players in the NBA when they stick around but on average they get paid better in China
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:03 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 08:04 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:04 PM (ZPrif)
http://t.co/116Q3xG4N0
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 11:53 PM (DmNpO)
In Britain, pint glasses are marked to where the liquid should come up to when poured.....and they've been doin' it that way for a while. I suspect it may be useful.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 08:04 PM (T1005)
The same is true of symphony orchestras. Probably because musicians trying out for a chair in a major symphony audition behind a screen so that the judges aren't influenced by the performer's age, sex, ethnicity, or possible AoSHQ traits.
Posted by: Basement Cat at October 08, 2013 08:05 PM (lBGmA)
Posted by: Staying on Topic at October 08, 2013 08:05 PM (L3/Wz)
I am appalled by the piss-poor audio quality that we accept today. Bell Labs et al put decades into the perfection of the old 500 telephone set, and it was damned good. Does anyone recall the old Sprint commercials, "So quiet you can hear a pin drop"? I do dearly miss wire land lines sometimes.
Are cell phones handy? Yup, but I despise the damn things if only because the audio quality is so poor.
Curmudgeonly.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 08, 2013 08:06 PM (nch4c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 08:06 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: CarolT. at October 08, 2013 08:06 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:06 PM (ZPrif)
What was Princess thinking when she read the words Expeditionary? Which has no relation to TDY at Tyndall. But who am I to throw stones? Oh wait yes I can. I got trapped at a jungle radar site surrounded by host nation soldiers for 31 days with a DetCo stuck there for 6 months who was a KC-135 navigator who volunteered. All 40 of us Americans were all praying she would not accidentally shoot us or manage to finally unplug our comm circuits.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:06 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 08:07 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 08:07 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 08:08 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:08 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: SkyNet at October 08, 2013 08:09 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:10 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at October 08, 2013 11:42 PM (DoZD+)
===
and he's right.
Posted by: jc at October 08, 2013 08:10 PM (PlzOe)
Replace woman for toaster and it still works. Don't know what this guys toaster experiment cost him money wise but I bet it was cheap compared to the woman insert.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:10 PM (okL9f)
How come the Diversity Nazis don't piss themselves about how awesome and progressive baseball is for that? There almost no star asian players in the NFL, NBA, or NHL. There are almost no asians period in those sports.
Baseball skill seems the most evenly distributed among the America's racial and ethnic groups -- but nobody seems to notice.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 11:59 PM (ZPrif)
Huh?
Posted by: Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming at October 08, 2013 08:10 PM (bufJH)
>>> All 40 of us Americans were all praying she would not accidentally shoot us or manage to finally unplug our comm circuits.
Ha, I've had more weapons pointed at me on BAF or JAF (usually by officers) than I ever have by Afghans.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 08:11 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 08:12 PM (U13jb)
How come the Diversity Nazis don't piss themselves about how awesome and progressive baseball is for that? There almost no star asian players in the NFL, NBA, or NHL. There are almost no asians period in those sports.
Baseball skill seems the most evenly distributed among the America's racial and ethnic groups -- but nobody seems to notice.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 11:59 PM (ZPrif)
--I would submit that the Samoan/other Polynesian players in the NFL have a great influence beyond their proportion of the global population, and are ethnically Asian. Dan Saleaumua, Troy Polomalu, and that dude with the fake girlfriend, for starters . . .
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:12 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:14 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 08:15 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: Jake Idaho at October 08, 2013 08:15 PM (caXls)
Also, in recent decades, elite white athletes who are tall switch away from basketball at a young age, under the impression that they are at a disadvantage in basketball. it's why MLB has so many 6'5 white pitchers in recent decades. Same with white tight-ends in the NFL. You also see more and more 6'5 guys in the NHL.
In the 60s and 70s those kids would have played basketball. But they and their fathers increasingly have them focus on sports where they have a better chance at going pro.
NBA's loss has been MLB and NFL and NHL's gain.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 09, 2013 12:14 AM (ZPrif)
--Okay, so let me get this straight: First, you complain that sports are not white or Asian enough, then register scientific reasons justifying those proportions? What is it, racism or merit?
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:16 PM (bufJH)
I am as interested in douche limitation as I am in beer quantity for my dollar when going out.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:17 PM (okL9f)
How much you ask? Ha! I shot a .mov of a bowl of water on the table earlier this evening. Here 'tis : http://tinyurl.com/kho3xf9
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 08, 2013 08:17 PM (nch4c)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:17 PM (ZPrif)
And, I like their music.
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 08:19 PM (FRx7F)
A much better way to look at population trends is metro areas as defined by the Census Bureau.
Most metros in America are broken up into many cities and municipalities. Detroit the City is not the same as Detroit the Metro. Detroit the City has imploded. Detroit the Metro has done much, much better.
A lot of those cities that have shrunk the most are because they were boom towns in the early industrial era, but before the big highway buildout.
The cities have shrunk since then mainly be people moving to the suburbs, which technically are in different "cities" but not different metros.
The city/metro issue causes lots of confusion. It's how you end up with San Antonio being one America's biggest cities by population, but only a medium-size metro.
It's because the city limits of San Antonio are quite huge and take up most of the metro.
On the other hand you have DC the city with only 600k, but DC the metro with almost 6M people. 10x as many people live in the DC metro as DC proper.
There's huge variation in city size because different states have different laws about incorporation. Strict states end up with tiny cities (Virginia), other states end up with big cities.
City population is often an arbitrary result of the political history of a metro. But metro population is a better measure that disregards these somewhat arbitrary divisions. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 11:55 PM
Probably the biggest differential is the City of Miami vs the Miami-Dade Metro area.
The city of Miami has about 400,000 people in 34 square miles. The Miami-Dade Metro which include Broward and parts of Palm Beach counties contains around 6 million
Tampa has 340,000 and St Pete around 275,000. the Tampa Metro area has around 3.5 million
Orlando has a population of 250,000 and a metro of 2.3 million
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 08:19 PM (aTXUx)
The key here is that the Obama Administration wants the MLB not to look like America as it is, but America as it should be - with whites as dhimmis, paying the jizya with our heads bowed.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 08, 2013 08:20 PM (d7tB2)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 09, 2013 12:17 AM (ZPrif)
--Okay, so why are you bitching about underrepresentation of Asians in the NFL when you acknowledge this?
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:20 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:21 PM (ZPrif)
This gal seems she would fit in well with your catdroid gang.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlJuwO0GDs
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 08, 2013 08:22 PM (0wHyk)
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:22 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 08:23 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: CarolT. at October 08, 2013 08:23 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 08:23 PM (aTXUx)
Curmudgeonly.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 09, 2013 12:06 AM (nch4c)
These kids brought up on cell phones and i-pods don't know what good audio
sounds like.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at October 08, 2013 08:24 PM (E0/Ok)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:24 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 08:25 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: logprof at October 09, 2013 12:22 AM
Good rugby players, the polys.
Posted by: otho at October 08, 2013 08:25 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:25 PM (ZPrif)
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character/(ability to make the team money). Which is the same way it works for any other employer that is a capitalist.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:26 PM (okL9f)
-------------------------------
I might have used beer, but then I would have had to drink it.
Didn't I say 'bowl of water'?
I suppose one of the toilet bowls would have been more interesting, but the lighting is bad.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 08, 2013 08:26 PM (nch4c)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 08, 2013 08:27 PM (nch4c)
I was mocking the Diversity Nazis.
The sports are trying to get the best talent. NBA is 90% black because elite basketball talent is present in American black kids at far higher rates than any other ethnic group in America. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 09, 2013 12:21 AM
Leftist sportswriters never shut up about the relatively low number of blacks in MLB
This epitomizes the silliness of the Diversity Nazis as MLB is heavily Hispanic, with quite a few of those Hispanics represented by Dominicans and Cubans who are Spanish in name only, with lineage nearly unbroken to West Africa
Yasiel Puig = Hispanic, Derek Jeter = Black
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 08:27 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:28 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 09, 2013 12:25 AM (ZPrif)
Another little known fact: The Denisovans were mostly killed off by chronic head injuries.
Posted by: Mætenloch at October 08, 2013 08:28 PM (pAlYe)
CarolT, I will retire on May 1, 2017. Which means I get a different CiC signature on my paperwork.
I don't want to speak for such a large group, but I will say there was a lot more active and obvious support for the CiC on my last deployment. I got over here in Oct '08, so there was a lot of happiness, both with the locals and certain segments of servicemembers. We don't talk about it so much now, but the main sentiment is, "I can't believe we're just sitting around waiting till we can go home next year, based on some random date that a politician pulled out of his ass."
Most of us try to be respectful, at least in public.
But FBHO.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 08:29 PM (4Mwv/)
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/jason-chan-illustration-04.jpg
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:30 PM (ObMtJ)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 08:30 PM (P7ej2)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 08, 2013 08:30 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:31 PM (vJdyz)
OK, you lost me with "Austronesian".
Chinese in Austria?
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 08:31 PM (FRx7F)
Posted by: Baldy at October 08, 2013 08:32 PM (tyDFN)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 08, 2013 08:32 PM (ObMtJ)
Fuamatu-Maʻafala . . . first name: Chris.
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:32 PM (bufJH)
The NFL and NBA offer 4 years of college with star treatment, and then immediate employment with a big contract if drafted
MLB is a longer haul through small cities with harder conditions and low pay. A really good HS draftee will spend a minimum of 3 years in the minors, a top college draftee will spend 1 1/2 years.
Many black kids want that instant gratification with the entourage and instant big money along with a rap album
That's why I'm seeing a lot of black MLB players with much higher character and much fewer behavioral problems than you see with the NBA or NFL players. They were by nature more patient and didn't get the big money fast and easy
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 08:35 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 08, 2013 08:35 PM (U13jb)
second millennium, and originated from the island of Formosa, which is
in . . . eastern Asia."
OK, you lost me with "Austronesian".
Chinese in Austria?
Posted by: navybrat at October 09, 2013 12:31 AM (FRx7F)
--The Austronesian language group is fascinating. The Malayo-Polynesian subfamily of it is hugely widespread, the furthest scattered before the age of European colonization, extending from Madagascar to Easter Island (includes Indonesian, Malagasy, Polynesians like Hawaiians and Maori, and Filipinos). And yet, it is but one of five sub-families, the other four solely existing among the aboriginals of eastern Formosa.
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:37 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: shredded chi at October 08, 2013 08:37 PM (1S9oZ)
Bloomberg did this with "long shots" in NYC, too. There are municipal employees whose job it is to go into a bar, order a shot, and make sure there isn't 1.5 oz of liquor in that glass. Some job huh.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 08, 2013 08:38 PM (JNUY4)
Posted by: The Dude at October 09, 2013 12:31 AM (vJdyz)
How'd you manage that?! I couldn't *purposefully* subscribe to it when Eldest Kidlet decided she wanted a subscrition just after it went all digital.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 08, 2013 08:38 PM (Pexsc)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 09, 2013 12:35 AM (aTXUx)
--Don't forget the NHL, which has a similar farm system.
Posted by: logprof at October 08, 2013 08:39 PM (bufJH)
http://www.aws.org/w/a/
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:39 PM (okL9f)
http://scoamf.us/Ft
Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 08, 2013 08:39 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, Hobbit teahada at October 09, 2013 12:38 AM (Pexsc)
I have their app on my ipad and I clicked the wrong thing and it didn't ask for the password since I just bought something
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:40 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 08:40 PM (z679N)
Thought Flags of Our Fathers did a good job capturing the life of those men. And it really makes the WWII memorial barrycading all the more despicable.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 08, 2013 08:40 PM (0wHyk)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:41 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:42 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: RWC at October 08, 2013 08:42 PM (LpbKr)
If your theory holds, those black Nascar drivers are going to be moral giants.
FWIW, black drivers I met in road racing were fundamentally decent chaps.
Thin upon the ground, though. Must have been that lack of scholarships.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 08, 2013 08:44 PM (JNUY4)
I see Neanderthals on the street. Mixed down some from the artist renditions but to my mind they are still here.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:45 PM (okL9f)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:46 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Epobirs at October 08, 2013 08:47 PM (kcfmt)
And he dribbles before he shoots.
Posted by: reggie l. at October 08, 2013 08:48 PM (i4xvM)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:48 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:49 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 08:49 PM (z679N)
Posted by: The Political Gun at October 08, 2013 08:51 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 09, 2013 12:23 AM (aTXUx)
Thats the crazy thing about jersey. If you don't like the scenery just stay in the car for 10 minutes and it changes to something that can pass for flyover country. I only moved 15 miles south from where I grew up and its a different planet.
Posted by: Berserker at October 08, 2013 08:51 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: mindful webworker - choose at October 09, 2013 12:35 AM
I know that place. George pays everyones tab and tips the waitresses, Kramer knocks before entering and buys groceries, and the women have Man Hands
Posted by: Jerry Seinfeld at October 08, 2013 08:52 PM (aTXUx)
Or being a skinny pampered pussy was not a advantage when he got to Chicago. I don't think Basketball is big in Kenya or Hawaii.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 08:53 PM (okL9f)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 08:54 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Baldy at October 08, 2013 08:56 PM (tyDFN)
Thought all the choom gang did was shoot hoop and do bongs
Hawaii is great for HS football - the villages are culturally homogenous so their state title is really an extension of their warrior class.
Posted by: Joe at October 08, 2013 08:58 PM (/yKTM)
Posted by: Baldy at October 09, 2013 12:56 AM (tyDFN)
well of course, there is too much universe for NASA (hell, the world in general) to keep an eye on
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:58 PM (vJdyz)
FWIW, black drivers I met in road racing were fundamentally decent chaps.
Thin upon the ground, though. Must have been that lack of scholarships.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 09, 2013 12:44 AM
Any person with problems staying on the clean side will tend to wash out in a minor league system. They don't live in a controlled environment and any problems have nasty consequences they can't easily wiggle out of.
A college athlete tends to be kept in a controlled environment and if the problems aren't chronic or egregious, it can be taken care of. Once in the big leagues with lots of money and their own place and time, they end up in Ray Lewis World if they think they're still invincible
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 08:58 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at October 08, 2013 08:59 PM (C3KwS)
Posted by: The Dude at October 08, 2013 08:59 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 09:00 PM (okL9f)
Posted by: harleycowboy at October 08, 2013 09:01 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: Berserker at October 09, 2013 12:51 AM
Except that the prevalence of the NJ State Police are a constant reminder that you're still in Jersey
The wonderful thing about Southern California was that if you wanted a change in the weather, just drive to a different part of the county
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:02 PM (aTXUx)
I just can't take that hot practice....my synapses go wild...
Posted by: bill-o at October 08, 2013 09:03 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 09:04 PM (ZPrif)
Kinda hard to play Basketball with yourself so yes it does matter.
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 09:06 PM (okL9f)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 09, 2013 01:02 AM (aTXUx)
Yeah, thats for sure. I don't really see any by me though. I guess the little town I'm in isn't worth the gas. Then again, I'm surrounded by other little towns who along with mine seem to have bloated police depts.
Posted by: Berserker at October 08, 2013 09:08 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 09:08 PM (ZPrif)
My only point was you will not get ready made Basketball stars from there.
Muscle memory....
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 09:13 PM (okL9f)
Yeah, I think I once hired some of those guys to move a piano.
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 09:15 PM (FRx7F)
Posted by: The Political Gun at October 08, 2013 09:17 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Boss Moss former editor of the Harvard Law Review at October 08, 2013 09:17 PM (uu42x)
http://www.jeol.com/en/science/cp.html
Posted by: The Hickster at October 08, 2013 09:17 PM (okL9f)
Posted by: Berserker at October 09, 2013 01:08 AM
Drive along any state highway for 10 miles in the northeast corner of the state you'll go through 7 towns each with local police who have ticket quota hard-ons. Since you have to swerve quite often to dodge potholes bigger than Yankee Stadium, the cops are on your ass immediately with the lights flashing. So choose which is cheaper, suspension and tire repairs or fines and insurance premium hikes
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:17 PM (aTXUx)
Co inky dink?
I don't think so.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at October 08, 2013 09:18 PM (lAZep)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 09:19 PM (ZPrif)
The only gourds I ever handled was when I was in a hula halau doing hula kahiko chants as a 14 year old in Nanakuli.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 08, 2013 10:55 PM (P7ej2)
PICS or it never happened!
s/ Roman Polanski
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 09:22 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 09, 2013 01:17 AM (aTXUx)
Isn't that the fucking truth. A friend of mine got fucked with big time because his car tire was caught in one of those depressions left by constant tractor trailer use, the kind that basically steers your car where it wants you to go. Fucking cop pulled him right over and ripped his car apart.
Posted by: Berserker at October 08, 2013 09:24 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: CarolT. at October 08, 2013 09:25 PM (z4WKX)
Probably because they love the sport and start playing in leagues at a very young age. One doesn't have to be unusually tall, fast, nor muscular to excel at the game, just very good hand-eye coordination or mechanics which enables a small guy like Pedro Martinez to throw a pitch at 98 MPH
Being from impoverished areas to begin with, that $1200 a month in the minors looks mighty good especially if they get a nice signing bonus
In America's playgrounds, the youth are pounded with the lure of instant gratification, "Just Do It"
Inner city basketball courts are loaded with kids who are sure they're going to be the next Kobe or LeBron
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:26 PM (aTXUx)
Best evidence of Obama being half-Kenyan is watching him play basketball. Dude cannot run or jump.
You should see him run a Half-Marathon, though.
Posted by: garrett at October 08, 2013 09:28 PM (ABUkj)
Did they steal your hubcaps while giving you directions and paint "HONKY LIPS" on your fender?
Posted by: Rusty Nail at October 08, 2013 09:28 PM (MMDO6)
Posted by: PJ at October 08, 2013 09:31 PM (ZWaLo)
Posted by: The Jackhole at October 08, 2013 09:33 PM (9TAXP)
Posted by: Berserker at October 09, 2013 01:24 AM
One thing to be careful about. NJ cops love to trail you for a long time at night and they look to see if you're watching them in your rearview mirrors. What they'll do is maneuver their car over the yellow line knowing that the driver will tend to follow the lights in the mirror without thinking about it. Once you follow the maneuver they hit the lights and pull you over for driving over the yellow line
That's if you can even see the fucking yellow lines at night to begin with since they only repaint them every 25 years or so, and replace the cat eye reflectors every 35 years or so. If the road is wet the lines are invisible so you try to guess if you're still in your own lane
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:36 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 09, 2013 01:26 AM (aTXUx)
or Baraka
Posted by: The Jackhole at October 08, 2013 09:37 PM (9TAXP)
Back to work. Later roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at October 08, 2013 09:40 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: CarolT. at October 08, 2013 09:40 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Saber Alter at October 08, 2013 09:41 PM (8V74Y)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 08, 2013 09:42 PM (ZPrif)
>>> Bomber, I can't believe you have to wait until 2017, but will you be able to retiree a with full pension then?
20 years. Wish I had quit back at 8 or 10, but I've put up with enough bullshit now I'm gonna make them pay me till I die. Which, knowing my luck, will be about a year and a half after I retire.
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 09:43 PM (4Mwv/)
Government subsidized art killed art. And, of course, "Art" killed art. So unless I can get a government subsidy fairly soon, there might be another case of "bullet killed art."
I'm tired of being an artist. Way back when, I took a course in economics. For my project, I argued vigorously against government art support. The instructor, who was pretty conservative, was surprised, figuring that as a painter, I'd naturally be supportive of whatever money I could suck out of government. He suggested I run for political office.
I didn't. Probably should have. At any rate, coulda used some of that government art-suck money. Too late now.
Posted by: Null at October 08, 2013 09:48 PM (xjpRj)
Posted by: CarolT. at October 08, 2013 09:51 PM (z4WKX)
I worked with a guy who coached in a league in Reseda. He took it seriously and would get frustrated trying to teach them defense, they thought all it took to win was run and shoot
As for football, depends on where you live. If you live in Texas or Western Pennsylvania, the scouts are calling your parents in the delivery room.
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:53 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:56 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 09:58 PM (z679N)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 09:59 PM (z679N)
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 09:59 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Bomber at October 08, 2013 10:01 PM (4Mwv/)
Guess that vaunted spying on users thing doesn't work as well as we thought. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at October 09, 2013 01:59 AM
Facebook always pops up ads with big boobed "single girls who want to meet you"
We need to talk to Ace about that as a feature for the always upcoming upgrade
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 10:02 PM (aTXUx)
San Francisco has an NFL franchise, doesn't it? One thing I like about living in Los Angeles is the lack of such.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 08, 2013 10:02 PM (kcfmt)
San Francisco has an NFL franchise, doesn't it? One thing I like about living in Los Angeles is the lack of such.
Posted by: Epobirs at October 09, 2013 02:02 AM
Two if you insist on counting the Oakland Raiders. I remember when the Raiders and Rams left town, always got great games on the tube. NFL viewership shot way up in the LA market after they left and Angelenos weren't forced to watch Rams and Raiders games
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 10:05 PM (aTXUx)
This is the last year, after that, Santa Clara.
Which is to San Francisco as figs are to civet cats.
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 10:05 PM (FRx7F)
Posted by: Epobirs at October 09, 2013 02:02 AM
LA still judges you on whether you prefer the Trojans or Bruins
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 10:06 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at October 08, 2013 10:07 PM (z679N)
It was a marvelous construct!
Posted by: navybrat at October 08, 2013 10:12 PM (FRx7F)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 08, 2013 10:14 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: The Hat at October 08, 2013 10:16 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 09, 2013 02:14 AM
Peruvian baseball is different. In Peruvia, the pitcher must run the ball to the catcher without being beaten to death by the batter
Posted by: kbdabear at October 08, 2013 10:17 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: The Artistic Hat at October 08, 2013 10:17 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 10:18 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 08, 2013 10:22 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: CarolT at October 08, 2013 10:26 PM (z4WKX)
On the up side, Peruvian baseball batter makes damn fine pancakes.
Posted by: Anachronda at October 08, 2013 10:28 PM (U82Km)
Posted by: Some Dude at October 08, 2013 10:29 PM (1fV18)
Posted by: Leni Reifenstahl at October 08, 2013 10:30 PM (bufJH)
Posted by: Leni Reifenstahl at October 09, 2013 02:30 AM
Nothing. It worked for me.
Posted by: sergei eisenstein at October 08, 2013 10:46 PM (9gNQd)
So,
We will not bury our military dead, while, " A peoples" hell bent on sucking the life for all it's worth from our nation so they might procure a "Better" Ranchero......"La Raza BITCHES".....I call you out...Nazis so brown with Zapata's and drug cartels sucking hook nosed ARAB dick now....
in their pig-shit 3rd world despot republic frolic across our National Mall while the King Half-Breed himself nods his head and calls members of our "ELECTED" body, "Bombers," Terrorists, Extortionists,
Barry-Mu-Fata.......I think you just overplayed your hand.....
Hope you eat a line drive "Titleist" from a "4" Driver hooked across the parallel fairway broadside your smirky jawline with such force......it denudes the smirk.....and for that matter....your jawline....
I feel better now....
Posted by: Richard's Winter at October 08, 2013 11:03 PM (m12E4)
How much you ask? Ha! I shot a .mov of a bowl of water on the table earlier this evening. Here 'tis : http://tinyurl.com/kho3xf9[/i]
We used to do that for the guys with weak stomachs in the Navy. Worked every time.
Posted by: PMRich at October 08, 2013 11:03 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 08, 2013 11:17 PM (Vk2pI)
Mars is now looking like a far better alternative.......
"Ground Control to Major Tom!"................
Posted by: Richard's Winter at October 08, 2013 11:24 PM (m12E4)
Government subsidized art killed art. And, of course, "Art" killed art. So unless I can get a government subsidy fairly soon, there might be another case of "bullet killed art."
I'm tired of being an artist. Way back when, I took a course in economics. For my project, I argued vigorously against government art support. The instructor, who was pretty conservative, was surprised, figuring that as a painter, I'd naturally be supportive of whatever money I could suck out of government. He suggested I run for political office.
I didn't. Probably should have. At any rate, coulda used some of that government art-suck money. Too late now.
Posted by: Null at October 09, 2013 01:48 AM (xjpRj)
Don't be tired of being an artist....you create great works, that have a real emotional bond with your viewers. Your works can elicit feelings in their viewers that reflect the passion you have poured into their creation.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 11:38 PM (T1005)
{{{{{{{I was using my iPad but its chaining usual word s into something different,
I hope & pray you are out of barns way soon.
I thanked people for praying for my younger brother from last night, I posted that he might be sick again but heÂ’s okay today.
I wanted to thank people from last night that offered prayers while I fell asleep with iPad in my hands.
Bomber, please stay safe! Carol
Posted by: CarolT at October 09, 2013 02:26 AM (z4WKX)}}}}}}} Wishing/hoping/hugging for CarolT to be OK.
Posted by: cthulhu at October 08, 2013 11:43 PM (T1005)
http://tinyurl.com/myuvrfq
"Progressivism is modern replacement for autocracy without the moral underpinnings of the Monarch. After all the King, who ruled by the will of God, was ultimately answerable to a higher power. Today's autocrats are answerable to no one."
Posted by: bill-o at October 08, 2013 11:54 PM (AWwDY)
"Progressivism is modern replacement for autocracy without the moral
underpinnings of the Monarch. After all the King, who ruled by the will
of God, was ultimately answerable to a higher power. Today's autocrats
are answerable to no one."
Posted by: bill-o at October 09, 2013 03:54 AM (AWwDY)
True, but divine right of Kings was not so great either.
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 12:06 AM (XnALK)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 09, 2013 01:19 AM (ZPrif)
I've been arguing for years that Christianized parts of the world developed Science and Advanced technology because Christianity provided a relatively stable social structure in which ideas and research could prosper and be passed down.
Egypt and China both had very old civilizations, but they never advanced technologically much past the Roman era. (Till relatively recently, and only then by copying the works of the Christianized Nations.)
There's something about Christian Society that advances the rights of man and the wonders of Science. Whoda thunk?
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 12:24 AM (XnALK)
It's almost as if the people could rule themselves quite effectively. For example, with the death benefit denied to those 4 soldiers' families, a private individual stepped forward to see that they were covered. The Post Office is still delivering mail, and could be breaking even if Congress let them manage themselves as a business.
Then there is 404Care, which is technically unfunded yet is 'essential', and is failing like a motherfucker. For over 200 years Americans have been taking care of their health care needs but with way too much interference; yet now they've got the dial set to 11.
Keep up the intransigence Dingy and JugEars; the citizens are learning a valuable lesson, just not the one you think.
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 09, 2013 12:35 AM (wNF3N)
True, but divine right of Kings was not so great either.
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 04:06 AM (XnALK)
I believe that is the point DL
Posted by: bill-o at October 09, 2013 01:04 AM (AWwDY)
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 09, 2013 04:35 AM (wNF3N)
Years ago I read a book called "Relativity for the Millions". In it was a metaphorical example regarding the Aether Theory. The point was that the Aether theory was unnecessary to carry light.
Atlas was found wandering and a local scientists asked him why he was not at his job holding up the world. Atlas replied that he had been weary holding it up so long so he put it down. The Scientist asked him "What happened?" And Atlas replied "Absolutely nothing. "
As you said, the public may be learning a very different lesson than that which the SCFOAMF wanted them to learn.
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 01:05 AM (XnALK)
True, but divine right of was not so great either.
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 04:06 AM (XnALK)
I believe that is the point DL
Posted by: bill-o at October 09, 2013 05:04 AM (AWwDY)
We had tyranny under Kings who believed they ruled by God's divine grant of power, but even they were constrained in what they would do, and what they could get away with.
Amoral Atheistic societies had no such constraints. This is why Stalin, Mao, and I throw Hitler in there too, murdered over 100 million people inn a few decades.
As bad as Theistic Kings were, they were nothing compared to the horrors of Atheist rulers.
Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at October 09, 2013 01:09 AM (XnALK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at October 09, 2013 01:27 AM (/jOyr)
"Maggie's Farm
We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for."
Pretty much my philosophy.
Posted by: backhoe at October 09, 2013 01:30 AM (ULH4o)
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Which cob logger's Twitter handle is SquatchPride69? Your tweet made it to a story on The Blaze.
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