November 24, 2013
— Maetenloch
Meet the New Official Portrait of the Danish Royal Family
Holy WTF - They paid good krone for this?
When the Queen of Denmark opted to commission the first royal family portrait in almost 125 years, she turned to Thomas Kluge, a largely self-taught Danish portrait painter whose inspirations are said to include Rembrandt and Caravaggio. After four years of work, Kluge's finished painting is finally here: an inexplicably creepy portrait that reimagines the royal family as a clan of sadists, transvestites, and malevolent pigmen whose abominable ruttings have brought into the world a brood of Damien-like progeny.
Or perhaps he accurately captured the creepy-and-kooky-and-all-together-ooky scandi nature of the Glücksburg family. All I know is that Damien Prince Christian must be taken down before he attains his full powers. And that's not going to be an easy task:
But the prince will not easily be killed: he has splintered his soul between seven horcruxes, each of which has been hidden as a sort of Easter egg within Kluge's masterpiece. Can you find them all?
But all future bloodshed aside I am looking forward to the dramatic TV and movie series based on the painting.
Why the Democrats Used the Nuclear Option
One reason the filibuster persisted for so long is that it actually made the Senate as a whole more powerful. So why would the Democrats get rid of it now?
What's peculiar about the timing of the Democrats' decision is that it comes just when the partisan risk of abolishing the filibuster has been heightened.The abject failure of ObamaCare has made the prospect of a Republican Senate in 2015 and a Republican president in 2017 much likelier. Thus even from a purely partisan standpoint, rational Democrats would have been more cautious about invoking the nuclear option when they did than at just about any other time in the past five years.
But then over half of the Democratic members were only elected after 2008 and the 'Elizabeth Warren' senators are more radical and have no memory of ever being in the minority.
Harry Reid's Nuclear Option Was a Good Thing
The move shows how foolish Republicans like John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Orrin Hatch were to worry that if they broke the filibuster, Democrats would then do it too. Democrats did it anyway. The only way to deter bloody-minded Democratic behavior is to treat Democrats as they treat Republicans. Democrats sicced special prosecutors on GOP Presidents for years, but they gave up the independent-counsel statute only after Ken Starr investigated Bill Clinton....The silver lining is that the end of the nominee filibuster will work for conservatives too. The next time they hold the Senate and White House, Republicans should employ the same weapon. Democrats are pretending that they are only breaking the filibuster for lower-court nominees, not for the Supreme Court. They can dream on.
The next GOP President should line up Federalist Society alumni for judicial nominations like planes waiting to take off at O'Hare International Airport. Imagine two or three more Clarence Thomases on the High Court confirmed with 51 Senate votes. Planned Parenthood can send its regrets to Harry Reid.
As Patterico points out ObamaCare can now be repealed by 51 votes in the Senate. As long as the GOP has the 51 votes - and the will to cast them. So let's get more 'Ted Cruz' Senators and fewer Gang of Whatever.
"Nuclear Option" Is About Packing Courts With Judges Who'll Uphold ObamaCare Regs."
"The media shielded the president from every criticism - until he betrayed a liberal cause,"
Millennials in the Workplace Training Video
The faults of the Millennials are hardly unique to their generation but as a group they do seem to have gotten through 20+ years of parental and school training without having had them corrected. As Adam Carolla complains they seem to confuse effort with actual results and expect to be rewarded for the former.
China Declares 'Air Defense Zone' over Japanese Senkaku Islands
And issued the following rules:
First, aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone must abide by these rules.
Second, aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone must provide the following means of identification:
1. Flight plan identification. Aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone should report the flight plans to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China or the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
2. Radio identification. Aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone must maintain the two-way radio communications, and respond in a timely and accurate manner to the identification inquiries from the administrative organ of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone or the unit authorized by the organ.
3. Transponder identification. Aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, if equipped with the secondary radar transponder, should keep the transponder working throughout the entire course.
4. Logo identification. Aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone must clearly mark their nationalities and the logo of their registration identification in accordance with related international treaties.
Third, aircraft flying in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone should follow the instructions of the administrative organ of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone or the unit authorized by the organ. China's armed forces will adopt defensive emergency measures to respond to aircraft that do not cooperate in the identification or refuse to follow the instructions.
Fourth, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China is the administrative organ of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
Fifth, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China is responsible for the explanation of these rules.
Sixth, these rules will come into force at 10 a.m. November 23, 2013.
Both Japan and the US have already announced that they will ignore it. What could possibly go wrong?
None Dare Call It Redistribution
Rebecca M. Blank was a top candidate in 2011 to lead President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, but then the White House turned up something politically dangerous."A commitment to economic justice necessarily implies a commitment to the redistribution of economic resources, so that the poor and the dispossessed are more fully included in the economic system," Ms. Blank, a noted poverty researcher, wrote in 1992. With advisers wary of airing those views in a nomination fight, Mr. Obama passed over Ms. Blank, then a top Commerce Department official and now the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. Instead he chose Alan Krueger, a Princeton economist.
"Redistribution is a loaded word that conjures up all sorts of unfairness in people's minds," said William M. Daley, who was Mr. Obama's chief of staff at the time. Republicans wield it "as a hammer" against Democrats, he said, adding, "It's a word that, in the political world, you just don't use."
Because redistribution implies theft from someone else. And eventually that someone will be you.
The War on Women Is...Mostly a Same-Sex Battle
They stared at her, looked her up and down, rolled their eyes and sometimes showed outright anger. One asked her in disgust, "What the [expletive] is that?"Most of the aggression, though, happened after she left the room. . . . "Women are indeed very capable of aggressing against others, especially women they perceive as rivals," said Dr. Vaillancourt, now a psychologist at the University of Ottawa. "The research also shows that suppression of female sexuality is by women, not necessarily by men."
Stigmatizing female promiscuity - a.k.a. slut-shaming - has often been blamed on men, who have a Darwinian incentive to discourage their spouses from straying. But they also have a Darwinian incentive to encourage other women to be promiscuous. Dr. Vaillancourt said the experiment and other research suggest the stigma is enforced mainly by women.
Important Safety Tip: Avoid Yemeni Weddings
Oops.
"A man dancing to "Gangnam Style" at a wedding party in Yemen reportedly killed three people when he tried to fire his AK-47 in celebration and accidentally sprayed the group with bullets."
Hey man what gives him the right to interrupt a private robbing?
A family member who did not want to be identified said White should have never been shot to begin with.
"If his (the customer) life was not in danger, if no one had a gun up to him, if no one pointed a gun at him - what gives him the right to think that it's okay to just shoot someone?" said the relative. "You should have just left the store and went wherever you had to go in your car or whatever."
And yeah I'm pretty sure this was already covered on the blog but it's worth covering again.
From the Morons:
Faces in Things (thanks to genghis)
The Five Parts of Sex that Pr0n Doesn't Prepare You For (thanks to Dave C)
Beethoven Does the Twerk (thanks to BCochran)
Primus does Charlie Daniels (thanks to redc1c4)
ObamaCare and the Hunger Games (thanks to AS)
Weekly Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [521 comments] 'Mike Hammer' [73.13 posts/day]
2 [393 comments] 'Nip Sip'
3 [385 comments] 'EC'
4 [384 comments] 'MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit </i></u></s></b>'
5 [352 comments] 'phreshone'
6 [346 comments] 'sven10077'
7 [317 comments] 'Jane D'oh'
8 [301 comments] 'rickb223'
9 [293 comments] 'Vic'
10 [286 comments] 'Misanthropic Humantiarian'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [125 names] 'phreshone' [17.55 unique names/day]
2 [82 names] 'Islamic Rage Boy'
3 [70 names] 'Brandon In Baton Rouge'
4 [66 names] 'GOP Leadership'
5 [61 names] 'The Political Hat'
6 [57 names] 'Doctor Fish'
7 [51 names] 'Cicero (@cicero)'
8 [41 names] 'kbdabear'
9 [38 names] 'Mike Hammer'
10 [35 names] 'toby928?'
The group. Yeah.
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Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 05:55 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Hickster at November 24, 2013 05:58 PM (DUGve)
Posted by: Lars von Trier at November 24, 2013 05:58 PM (Vk2pI)
Now then, besides Damian I see his little sister is also a Satan Spawn...
50% of the US population are idiots.
SCOAMF still drinks used douche-fluid for breakfast.
KC crapped it, again.
Anything else?
Oh, yes, that was not an earthquake you felt, that was Iran's communal premature ejaculation of joy and utter contempt. A Hate Cum, if you will.
Posted by: OG Celtic-American at November 24, 2013 05:58 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: Kreplach at November 24, 2013 05:59 PM (hmUex)
Once the Democrats are no longer in power in the Senate or White House, they'll go back to demanding the supermajority for all Judicial nominees. They don't care about the rule of law, only power in their obsession with "equality".
Posted by: Colorado Alex at November 24, 2013 05:59 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Carol T at November 24, 2013 06:00 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:01 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at November 24, 2013 06:01 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 24, 2013 06:02 PM (N/cFh)
, I would wade into fights between guys and they always stopped. Fights between girls? Call the office, hunker down, and save the chil'ren.Posted by: dwagyak at November 24, 2013 06:04 PM (Xg5nt)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 06:05 PM (Xlbr8)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at November 24, 2013 06:05 PM (kxSZr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:06 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jean at November 24, 2013 06:06 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: LadyS at November 24, 2013 06:06 PM (tMTsS)
Posted by: Kreplach at November 24, 2013 06:07 PM (hmUex)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 24, 2013 06:07 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Meremortal at November 24, 2013 06:07 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:08 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 24, 2013 06:09 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Carol T at November 24, 2013 06:09 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:10 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Northernlurker, moron wannabe at November 24, 2013 06:11 PM (BLAfs)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:11 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 06:11 PM (Xlbr8)
We begin with Queen Margrethe II, a matriarch who has been painted by
Kluge with all of the graceful femininity of Tubbs from the BBC's League of Gentlemen.
Next to her sits her swollen husband, Henrik, who has been captured
with such close attention to detail that you can actually see the meat
sweats diffusing through his skin-tight velvet suit. Note also the tumor
or possible herpes sore disfiguring Henrik's upper lip, which Kluge has
made sure to render with nearly Rembrandt-like fidelity.
In the lower left-hand corner, Princess Isabelle rocks back and forth on the floor, staring with milk-white eyes into the distance as she purses her black lips and slowly twists her dolly's head off. To the right, young princes Nikolai and Felix build the metaphorical tower of blood that they must eventually climb to take the Danish throne for their own. But they will not ascend to claim their crimson thrones unchallenged. To get there, they must first defeat Prince Christian, the second heir to the throne, whom Kluge depicts as the 1,000-year-old Satanic dwarf in the center of the painting. But the prince will not easily be killed: he has splintered his soul between seven horcruxes, each of which has been hidden as a sort of Easter egg within Kluge's masterpiece. Can you find them all?
If you would like to have your soul stolen by Kluge's Danish royal portrait in person, Kongehuset is on exhibit at Copenhagen's Amelienbourg Museum from now until March 2, 2014.
That's just classic.Oh, and Primus is awesome.
Posted by: FYNQ at November 24, 2013 06:12 PM (8+xjO)
Posted by: Ostral B Heretic at November 24, 2013 06:12 PM (2vl2+)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:13 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:13 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: So ... at November 24, 2013 06:13 PM (5Q1ZU)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 24, 2013 06:15 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:16 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:16 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Div at November 24, 2013 06:16 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Grey Fox at November 24, 2013 06:17 PM (Edm4X)
Posted by: Carol T at November 24, 2013 06:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:18 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Fishtank Head at November 24, 2013 06:19 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: EC at November 24, 2013 06:20 PM (doBIb)
I really need to start creating 'original' digital paintings to sell on Etsy. Random splotches of colour with hidden agnsty meanings.
And another week out of the Top 10. There was much rejoicing.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:20 PM (gPyYF)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:20 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2013 06:20 PM (JlX6q)
Posted by: EC at November 24, 2013 06:21 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 06:23 PM (qZPXs)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 06:23 PM (Xlbr8)
Probably not a mass murderer though might be the first to ascend to the throne in a gown.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:23 PM (gPyYF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:24 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:24 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at November 24, 2013 06:24 PM (IRUIh)
Posted by: EC at November 24, 2013 06:25 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Meremortal at November 24, 2013 06:25 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:25 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:25 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:25 PM (MpP9p)
I'm trying ebay and amazon and aliexpress and getting nothing useful. How is this the future? This should be easy to find...
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 10:23 PM (qZPXs)
Sounds like one hell of a bong.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Div at November 24, 2013 06:26 PM (FMbng)
Especially Prince Chucky standing up there in the front.
Posted by: Anachronda at November 24, 2013 06:26 PM (U82Km)
Posted by: Nicolas Winding Refn at November 24, 2013 06:27 PM (qZPXs)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:27 PM (8jm+y)
Posted by: EC at November 24, 2013 06:27 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:28 PM (gPyYF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:28 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:28 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:28 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: somebody else, not me at November 24, 2013 06:28 PM (29vnO)
You mean like this?
http://tinyurl.com/lq7tudm
I searched for 'glass vacuum tubing' and that was the first item.
Posted by: Epobirs at November 24, 2013 06:29 PM (bPxS6)
I'm trying ebay and amazon and aliexpress and getting nothing useful. How is this the future? This should be easy to find...
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 10:23 PM (qZPXs)
1. Are you sure you don't want plastic (pronounced "shat-ter-proof")? 2. What about "http://www.bing.com/search?q=glass+tubing+supply&form=OSDSRC"?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 06:29 PM (T1005)
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 06:30 PM (qZPXs)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at November 24, 2013 06:30 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:30 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:30 PM (8jm+y)
You mean my sweet little 70 year old British mother who's been puttering around putting out Christmas decorations since mid-October?Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:31 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Div at November 24, 2013 06:31 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: EC at November 24, 2013 06:32 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:32 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:33 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:33 PM (gPyYF)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:33 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Let's burn this fucker at November 24, 2013 06:34 PM (Yyplq)
Cole Palmer
http://www.coleparmer.com/Category/Glass_Tubing/48206
Posted by: The Hickster at November 24, 2013 06:35 PM (DUGve)
Posted by: fluffy, wise-ass at November 24, 2013 06:35 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:35 PM (CA2NO)
"Christmas" is for Neanderthal knuckle-draggers. The correct nomenclature today is "Gingerbread Day."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at November 24, 2013 06:35 PM (IRUIh)
With the "electrodes melted in" you might want to look up 'custom lab glassware'.
this is an example of one I found http://tinyurl.com/nrrjqz8
There are some transitional pieces that will have ports for temp probes if you go for standard glassware.
and one of many sources for standard http://tinyurl.com/88ll3ev
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 06:36 PM (KDUNf)
That Yemeni wedding story - makes him laugh or makes him flatline when he hears it?
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:36 PM (8jm+y)
Posted by: nerdygirl at November 24, 2013 06:36 PM (6da/j)
Posted by: Let's burn this fucker at November 24, 2013 06:36 PM (Yyplq)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 06:37 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:37 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at November 24, 2013 06:37 PM (2buaQ)
Posted by: Modern Hipster at November 24, 2013 06:37 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: The Hickster at November 24, 2013 06:37 PM (DUGve)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:38 PM (CA2NO)
Couldn't they put a cool horned helmet on him or something?
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:38 PM (8jm+y)
Posted by: The Quartz Hat at November 24, 2013 06:38 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: baldilocks at November 24, 2013 06:38 PM (GiUnc)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:38 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:40 PM (0FSuD)
Hey! Maybe 3D printing will bring back the vacuum tube! Print your own tube envelopes at home!
Posted by: Anachronda at November 24, 2013 06:40 PM (U82Km)
While speaking at a DSCC fundraiser in Texas on Wednesday, President Obama said the administration is "remaking the courts," Twitchy reported Thursday.
http://tinyurl.com/km7n3px (November 8, Examiner)
And then we have this -- TFG personally ordered Reid to change filibuster
http://tinyurl.com/lr2e3yg (November 23, Legal Insurrection)
Any questions?
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 24, 2013 06:40 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:41 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:41 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Roy at November 24, 2013 06:42 PM (tiOTz)
That's all you need to hit to stop the cascades.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 06:42 PM (Xlbr8)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:43 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:43 PM (8jm+y)
>>"The next GOP President should line up Federalist Society alumni for judicial nominations like planes waiting to take off at O'Hare International Airport. "
Why do we keep entertaining these ridiculous fantasies. The democrats did this because they know there's no way in a thousand years any Republican will EVER do it to them. Who's going to? A President Romney? Ha, ha, ha. A President Christie will just nominate more Breyers and Souters. Democrats have looked across the field of battle into the eyes of the enemy and found out -- guess what -- that he doesn't exist. They have no enemy. Only if a Palin gets elected will a GOP President "line up the Federealist Society alumni" etc. No, it's over now. They pushed, McConnell got rolled, and it's a new world. Watch them goose-step over every rule of law and tradition left in this country.
Posted by: rrpjr at November 24, 2013 06:43 PM (s/yC1)
Posted by: Purp at November 24, 2013 10:42 PM (Xlbr
Go on....
Posted by: The IAF at November 24, 2013 06:44 PM (IRUIh)
Posted by: Stu-22 at November 24, 2013 06:44 PM (k4bdL)
Posted by: Arbalest at November 24, 2013 06:44 PM (FlRtG)
What?
Obama will ignore China's 'air defense zone'
Is that anything like ignoring the speed limit on the interstate?
Then ignoring the police car as the officer tells you over the PA system to 'pull over'.
Well ok then.
Posted by: cold and windy, chance of snow at November 24, 2013 06:45 PM (n3oz5)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:45 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: --- at November 24, 2013 06:46 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2013 06:46 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Demark sheep Taxpayers at November 24, 2013 06:46 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at November 24, 2013 06:46 PM (8jm+y)
Posted by: fluffy, wise-ass at November 24, 2013 06:46 PM (Ua6T/)
The girl in the baby blue dress and white trim, well there you go a baby picture of Wednesday Addams.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:47 PM (gPyYF)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:47 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Meremortal at November 24, 2013 06:48 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:49 PM (MpP9p)
Seems the biggest play of the game was the last play of the first half where a non-interception stupid incomplete play hurts a corner back and then Broncs have to pass defense.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 24, 2013 06:49 PM (iGPSR)
Posted by: buzzion at November 24, 2013 06:49 PM (LI48c)
Lizzy Caplan was the goth chick in Mean Girls. That probably didn't help.
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 06:50 PM (HsJeN)
I am going to staple this friggin' note to my forehead. Yeesh.
Posted by: jc at November 24, 2013 06:50 PM (PlzOe)
(First mention that Harry Reid has yet to answer the troubling charges of murderous pederasty leveled against him, that is. Because it's wrong to bring up his name without it...)
Posted by: Stu-22 at November 24, 2013 06:50 PM (k4bdL)
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2013 06:50 PM (vJdyz)
Looking at her resume, the only thing I'd really know her from is 'The Class,' a short lived sitcom I liked. She has done a lot of work but little of it was in a show I'd watch.
Posted by: Epobirs at November 24, 2013 06:52 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:52 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:52 PM (CA2NO)
******
"Medicaid expansion has the potential to reduce rates of homelessness significantly, both by preventing low-income Americans from becoming homeless as a result of illness or medical debt.."
Because so many people are living under bridges because they couldn't pay their ER bills.
I swear the NYT and other liberal rags are becoming even more desperate than usual with the outlandish lies and propaganda.
Posted by: jeannebodine at November 24, 2013 06:52 PM (2LJqa)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:52 PM (z4WKX)
You can break a nail doing that, you know.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 06:55 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 24, 2013 06:55 PM (iGPSR)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:55 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 06:57 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 06:58 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 06:59 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 06:59 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 06:59 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 06:59 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 07:02 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:02 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 24, 2013 07:02 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 24, 2013 07:03 PM (FSNUf)
Posted by: Meremortal at November 24, 2013 07:03 PM (1Y+hH)
Broncs pretty much had a defense consisting of 11 decent guys, and 3 of those are out so I would say NE can run up the score at this point.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 24, 2013 07:04 PM (iGPSR)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at November 24, 2013 07:05 PM (FSNUf)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:07 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 07:07 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:08 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Harry Reed at November 24, 2013 07:09 PM (Ua6T/)
That family picture is just plain creepy.
Posted by: Infidel at November 24, 2013 07:09 PM (X7va6)
Posted by: mindful webworker of the Transylvanian webworkers at November 24, 2013 07:09 PM (6f2wv)
So the entire royal family has been Dorian Gray'd...interesting.
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 07:09 PM (HsJeN)
What are you trying to say, and hand me that box of Froot Loops.
Posted by: Margot Kidder at November 24, 2013 07:09 PM (IRUIh)
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/153886/two-women-from-lost-tribes-find-a-home
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:10 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:10 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:12 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: katya, the designated driver at November 24, 2013 07:12 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:13 PM (CA2NO)
Still in first
Posted by: Navycopjoe at November 24, 2013 11:11 PM (dqux0)
which quarterback?
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2013 07:13 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:14 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:14 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2013 07:14 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:15 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at November 24, 2013 07:15 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 07:15 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 07:18 PM (qZPXs)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 07:18 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:22 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 07:22 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 07:23 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:24 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Pappy Boyington at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Oregon Is Dumber Than Dirt at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (Hu/Da)
Posted by: .87c at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (qZPXs)
Posted by: the littl shyning man at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (tmFlQ)
I keed!Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: mindful webworker of the Andromedan webworkers at November 24, 2013 07:27 PM (EHhm7)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea at November 24, 2013 11:24 PM (CA2NO)
have you got them to check out Viki?
Posted by: The Dude at November 24, 2013 07:28 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Carol at November 24, 2013 07:28 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 07:28 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:31 PM (CA2NO)
>>> We've all been evacuated.
Ha.
>>> I'm in Northern Virginia.
I'll be there in two weeks, for one night.
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 07:31 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:31 PM (CA2NO)
Me, "So how is the puppy?"
Mom, "Took her in to get her hair trimmed. Can see her face now."
Me, "Looks like a poodle now?"
Mom, "Instead of having a furry face. And they put bows in her hair."
Mom to Dad in background, "Do you know how to remove the bows?"
Dad, "Yes."
Then there is a pause. Mom to Dad, "You knicked the dog didn't you?"
Unintelligible answer in background.
Mom, "Let me let you go, need to help your Dad."
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:32 PM (GSSdy)
>>> I hope that you are safe & sound. Thank you for serving US!
Thank you Carol, it's my pleasure. Although this trip hasn't been very exciting. I'm a bureaucrat with a pistol. My primary weapons are spreadsheets and powerpoints.
This whole "war" has turned into a massive waste of time and effort.
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 07:33 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 07:33 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at November 24, 2013 07:34 PM (fCw1i)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:36 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: OG Celtic-American at November 24, 2013 07:36 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 07:37 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:38 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 07:38 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/b][/u] at November 24, 2013 07:39 PM (CA2NO)
>>> Airport? Time? I'll do my best to round up people.
It's a rotator flight from Germany to BWI. Supposed to land between 1000 and 1400, but won't know until that morning. Off to the Navy Yard for paperwork that afternoon, but should be done early. I'd be up for a mini-meetup, but have been hesitant to bring it up since it's a Monday night.
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 07:41 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Vendette at November 24, 2013 07:43 PM (MpP9p)
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 07:44 PM (4Mwv/)
Hey folks, happy new ONT again.
nogooddeed: am surprised you watch GA. I've heard it's quite the PC program. Am I wrong? Plus I can't stand looking at that perpetually sad-faced ugly Asian actress on that show.
And of course, hope your back is continuing to get better.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 07:45 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 07:46 PM (GSSdy)
@ExtraDividends
Trophy wives. Worth it or too big of a headache? #AskJPM
@freakcorps
How much blood do your executives consume on a monthly basis? #AskJPM
@ComparePMPrices
What illegal deals did Jamie Dimon and the other big banks make with Obama at the closed-door meeting on Oct 2, 2013? #AskJPM
@AdamColeman4
Can I have my house back? #AskJPM
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 07:47 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: nerdygirl at November 24, 2013 07:47 PM (6da/j)
# AskJPM "Q: Why aren't my stocks doing well at all?" Response: "You'll have to ask the CEOs at Consolidated Buggywhips and Advanced Crankshafts about that."
# AskJPM "Q: What's the best way to think about investing?" Response: "As a giant Blackjack table, except set to move about 10,000 times slower."
# AskJPM "Q: Why is your CEO so grossly overpaid?" Response: "Hey, billionaires gotta eat too."
# AskJPM "Q: Are you as evil as Goldman Sachs?" Response: "No, but we're getting there."
;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 07:48 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 07:48 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at November 24, 2013 07:51 PM (IRUIh)
Remember, I am not technically a man.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 11:48 PM (hO8IJ)<<<
A bowtie? Those are cool.
Posted by: The Doctor at November 24, 2013 07:52 PM (xKK9v)
Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 07:53 PM (Ua6T/)
The back is coming along. I'm waiting to see a neurosurgeon. I'm pretty sure there is a discectomy in my future.
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 07:54 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: RWC at November 24, 2013 07:54 PM (LpbKr)
Remember, I am not technically a man.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 11:48 PM (hO8IJ)
"That's one small step for man; one giant leap for radishkind." -- Neil ArmRadish.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 07:54 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Gmac - pondering the coming implosion, hoping its the goverment at November 24, 2013 07:55 PM (IanLz)
Posted by: fluffy at November 24, 2013 07:57 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Ma Bell at November 24, 2013 07:58 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: RWC at November 24, 2013 07:59 PM (LpbKr)
- The surgeons successfully reattached John Kerry's brain.
- The surgeons successfully reinserted Hillary Clinton's soul.
- The surgeons successfully rebuilt John Boehner's spine.
Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)
And, sounds like your back isn't much better. Hope that neurosurgeon comes through soon. I was "lucky" in the sense that about the only thing that really held my treatment up was my fear for several weeks against calling a doctor and having them send me to the hospital to get the procedure over with. Of course, they had me sent over in a hurry because they were also afraid I was coming down with MS.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 07:59 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at November 24, 2013 08:01 PM (sCO74)
GoT? But I don't see no wieners dangling around. And where are the gosh-darned dragons?!
Posted by: butters stotch at November 24, 2013 08:03 PM (JlX6q)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:03 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2013 08:05 PM (JlX6q)
And I thought MY cats were assholes.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 08:05 PM (hO8IJ)
Did anyone else misread that as "Hootersvilles"?
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2013 11:59 PM (JlX6q)
While eating my hotscakes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at November 24, 2013 08:05 PM (mVyen)
To make matters worse, the disk was literally bending several of the nerves going into my legs. So after a few days, I could barely walk. The worst was when I tried to take a warm bath, and literally couldn't get out of the tub. My family almost called 911 on me that night.
It was two days later when I went to my doctor, where I could barely stand long enough for them to weigh me. Then getting off the scale, I fell over. I was a basket case. Thank God it's over.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:06 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:07 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 08:08 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 08:08 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2013 08:08 PM (JlX6q)
Beyond that, she's just another two-bit idiot covering up for her massive lack of talent with bullshit stunts. Fuck her and the no-doubt S&Mmed-up horse she rode in on.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:09 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Mr. Hat at November 24, 2013 08:09 PM (Vk2pI)
Good to hear that the daughter is home, Ma Bell.
Definitely something to be thankful for this week.
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 08:09 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:09 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: RWC at November 24, 2013 08:10 PM (LpbKr)
That was the Alice Cooper schtick 40 years ago.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at November 24, 2013 08:11 PM (mVyen)
Sailor Princess Kenny Power-up!
Okay you win TPH, that will drive me from the Internets and go back to writing.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 08:12 PM (GSSdy)
Or, she'll be running around naked in a mental hospital somewhere, screaming for meth. Either way, it's all good.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:13 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: UWP at November 24, 2013 08:14 PM (fdXMW)
The parents seem to be less shocked than disgusted.
Wake me when she bites the head off a live bat...oh, wait, that's quaintly antique.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 08:14 PM (hO8IJ)
I had about 90% of L4/L5 removed 5 years ago.
Waking up from that surgery was amazing. After 10 plus years of constant pain, there was none. Almost hard to believe how odd a lack of pain can be at times.
Posted by: garrett at November 24, 2013 08:16 PM (I297t)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:16 PM (T/XcG)
Mikley Virus doing a snake dance.
Root for the snake? Or wait for Dekert to retire her....
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 08:16 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:17 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 08:17 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:19 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 08:19 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 08:20 PM (GSSdy)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:20 PM (T/XcG)
The 1970s were so crazy, sometimes I'm surprised mankind lived through them.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:22 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Billion Dollar Hat at November 24, 2013 08:23 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Billion Dollar Hat at November 24, 2013 08:24 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 08:26 PM (DmNpO)
One of my fave episodes of the Muppet Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLG7KvzmmY
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 24, 2013 08:26 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: The Cis-Gendered Hat at November 24, 2013 08:27 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:27 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:28 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 08:29 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at November 24, 2013 08:29 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 24, 2013 08:29 PM (DmNpO)
Plus, I love the fact that as classy a person as Adele, whose entire marketing strategy was basically her voice and raw pure talent (as opposed to Gaga's increasingly banal theatrics), pretty much put Gaga in her place a few years ago.
And then there was Amy Winehouse, whos marketing strategy was "another incredible talent whose personal life is a gigantic train wreck" a la Janis Joplin.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:29 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:31 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: RWC at November 24, 2013 08:31 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:31 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: no good deed at November 24, 2013 08:32 PM (HsJeN)
As I've talked about with my VERY conservative brother-in-law, for all his faults and indiscretions... at least Clinton is someone who would *change his freakin' mind* after enough pushback, and give the people what they wanted.
Not Obama, oh no. He's right and you're wrong, and that's the end of the story. Gah.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:33 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:33 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 25, 2013 12:22 AM
Yes.
Posted by: RWC at November 25, 2013 12:29 AM
309 Peaches will be pleased.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 25, 2013 12:29 AM
Peaches had "survives" in the pool?
Posted by: andycanuck at November 24, 2013 08:35 PM (JlX6q)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 24, 2013 08:36 PM (BxKUs)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:37 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 25, 2013 12:22 AM (T/XcG)
Man no shit.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Div at November 24, 2013 08:38 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Ph.D. Graduate Student in Edukashun at November 24, 2013 08:38 PM (Vk2pI)
many moons ago I was accepted into the ph.d program at the ucla school of education.
Perhaps my desision to go elsewhere has been validated somewhat
Posted by: DAve at November 24, 2013 08:42 PM (b7yum)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:42 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:45 PM (BXLPR)
Wow, that Brady Bunch sure ain't like I remember 'em.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 24, 2013 08:46 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Sam the Butcher at November 24, 2013 08:49 PM (Vk2pI)
Wow, that Brady Bunch sure ain't like I remember 'em.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 25, 2013 12:46 AM (T/XcG)
Fixed.
Posted by: Sam the Butcher at November 25, 2013 12:49 AM (Vk2pI)
Isn't a "camel clutch" a small handbag in a medium shade of tan???
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 08:51 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:51 AM (T1005)
....or the left pedal in a locally-built Cairo taxi?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 08:53 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 24, 2013 08:53 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:51 AM (T1005)
....or the left pedal in a locally-built Cairo taxi?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:53 AM (T1005)
....or, perhaps, a small, protected group of cameloid hatchlings?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 08:54 PM (T1005)
“What happened to that inspiring, bipartisan fellow who made the speech about not slicing and dicing red and blue states?” the conservative politician, who despite being a member of the European Parliament is a Euro-skeptic, told The Daily Caller. “The debt is growing, the health care scheme is misguided, and I’m not sure there has ever been a president who cares less about the U.S.’s relations with her traditional friends, or the patrimony she was privileged to inherit from her Founders.”
Posted by: Frankie Goes To London at November 24, 2013 08:54 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:51 AM (T1005)
Yes, and you can only carry it on Wednesday.
thank you, and don't forget to tip your waitress
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at November 25, 2013 12:53 AM (BXLPR)
I bet it nicely sets off a navy blue dress....with or without stains....
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 08:55 PM (T1005)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2013 09:02 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: rickl at November 25, 2013 01:02 AM (sdi6R)
Probably next to the camel brake. What's more scary is wtf are they using for the shifter.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Div at November 24, 2013 09:06 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 09:06 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 09:06 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: Bomber at November 24, 2013 09:09 PM (4Mwv/)
Posted by: AltonJackson at November 24, 2013 09:10 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: gracepmc at November 24, 2013 09:12 PM (rznx3)
http://transsoberidentity.tumblr.com/
Posted by: Barry Bama at November 24, 2013 09:14 PM (rCS6C)
Posted by: rickl at November 24, 2013 09:15 PM (sdi6R)
So it's more BS, but the Narrative has been set, and they'll be repeating this shit about no beds forever.
Posted by: Trotsky with an ice-pick in his head at November 24, 2013 09:21 PM (MAlP4)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 09:27 PM (Xlbr8)
Hospital in Harrisonburg and the University of Virginia Medical Center
in Charlottesville — all within two hours of Bath — confirmed Wednesday
that the facilities had been in a position to accept Deeds's son but
were never asked to."
So it's more BS, but the Narrative has been set, and they'll be repeating this shit about no beds forever.
Posted by: Trotsky with an ice-pick in his head at November 25, 2013 01:21 AM (MAlP4)
As the clusterfuck keeps rolling along and actually killing people, some made-up tale about a legislator's son who nobody's ever heard of is not going to be all-that useful. If the Dems want to spend their time trying to spin it, they can be my guest.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:28 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 09:29 PM (jdRXP)
Incidentally, I got to see the actual icepick a couple of weeks ago -- it's in a special exhibit at the Reagan Library. It was smaller than I'd expected.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:30 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Purp at November 25, 2013 01:27 AM (Xlbr
These must be angora mice, 'cause the hairs are a couple of inches long.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:31 PM (T1005)
Posted by: blue.dot at November 24, 2013 09:31 PM (TP6sz)
Posted by: Trotsky with an ice-pick in his head at November 24, 2013 09:32 PM (MAlP4)
I can live with that...
It's the putting organic, artisanal cheeses hand made in microbatches by hipsters elves on my credit card that is driving me nuts ...
Posted by: Adriane... at November 25, 2013 01:29 AM (jdRXP)
It doesn't bother me all that much -- I rarely take a hankerin' to lick my keyboard even without the mice.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:32 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Arbalest at November 24, 2013 09:33 PM (FlRtG)
Check the closets, attic, basement, and garage for squatters.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 09:35 PM (Xlbr8)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 09:36 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Trotsky with an ice-pick in his head at November 25, 2013 01:32 AM (MAlP4)
Not that I could see (perhaps on the bottom). Like I said, the oddest thing was its size -- it could easily fit on an old LP record jacket and not hang over. I was previously under the impression that it more resembled a pickax.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:36 PM (T1005)
Check the closets, attic, basement, and garage for squatters.
Posted by: Purp at November 25, 2013 01:35 AM (Xlbr
Squatting angora mice?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 09:38 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane's keyboard at November 24, 2013 09:38 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at November 24, 2013 09:44 PM (WdbF7)
I preferred the softer version that had learned to at least fake some social skills.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 09:47 PM (Xlbr8)
I've noticed. This needs to be the last season. I've never really liked the character. The show would be better off with just the squints and Booth.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at November 24, 2013 09:48 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 09:49 PM (Xlbr8)
It could be saved if they brought Zach back. Just have the loony bin declare him "cured", and poof he's back.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 09:53 PM (Xlbr8)
Posted by: The Political Hat at November 24, 2013 09:55 PM (Vk2pI)
Check the closets, attic, basement, and garage for squatters.
Wife actually made me do that just the other day. We were in the LR talking and could hear one of the doors upstairs go closed. Freaked her the F out
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 09:58 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: A Poltergeist at November 24, 2013 09:59 PM (Vk2pI)
Wife actually made me do that just the other day. We were in the LR talking and could hear one of the doors upstairs go closed. Freaked her the F out
Posted by: PMRich at November 25, 2013 01:58 AM (KDUNf)
I don't have to worry about that.....every square inch is totally crammed with crap. Today's big to-do was bringing down Christmas decorations from the attic.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:01 PM (T1005)
Posted by: A Poltergeist at November 25, 2013 01:59 AM (Vk2pI)
Now that was a movie that messed with my head, first time I saw it. A bar in Norfolk used to play movies for all of us sailors. Drunk when it started, sober by the end.
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 10:02 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 10:05 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 10:07 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 10:07 PM (GSSdy)
Guy in Japan found a homeless woman in his closet and their houses are very, very small.
No idea if he had Christmas ornaments in said closet, though ...
Posted by: Adriane... at November 25, 2013 02:07 AM (jdRXP)
So, when he opened the door, did he say, "ho, ho, ho"?
And did she slap him, saying "she was not that kind of girl!"?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 25, 2013 02:07 AM (GSSdy)
Throw in a subplot about angora mice, keyboard schmutz, and closet-dwellers! You can liberally C+P from this thread and rapidly make up time!
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:13 PM (T1005)
He's starting to write about a recent trip to Cuba. Its up to his typically high standards.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at November 24, 2013 10:19 PM (Xlbr8)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 10:32 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 10:34 PM (jdRXP)
words today.
Type like you're putting out the fires of Hell, itself with your keyboard.
{beats licking Angora mice, that's fer dingdang sure!}
I have about 4ftx1ft of wall to sand, then clean and paint. Slowly the kitchen becomes useable ...
Posted by: Adriane... at November 25, 2013 02:32 AM (jdRXP)
Hi there, precious!
Posted by: Eminently lickable angora mouse at November 24, 2013 10:40 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 24, 2013 10:47 PM (LBrhR)
and a comet rips the sky
and the Holy Danish Empire rises
then You and I must die.
From the eternal sea he rises,
creating armies on either shore,
turning man against his brother
til man exists no more.
Posted by: Beware of Dane at November 24, 2013 10:49 PM (gwybY)
Is it just me getting older, or is everyone just getting tired of the incessant crap? Every year, there are fewer and fewer movies I want to see, albums I'm interested in owning, radio stations I'll put up with. It's hard to imagine that we're less than a week from Black Friday and I can't think of anything I'd be eager to acquire. Hell, I'm passing up t-shirts from places that we visit.
It's not that I've lost my joie de vivre -- it's just that I'd rather enjoy nice things instead of getting more crap. Half the time, I can't seem to dredge my favorite stuff out from under the garbage piled on-top of it. Am I losing bandwidth and cannot keep my finger on the pulse of pop culture -- or is pop culture dead as a doornail?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:52 PM (T1005)
This portrait looks like the Vladaam family in Ptolus:
http://tinyurl.com/lv32emn
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 24, 2013 10:53 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Beware of Dane at November 25, 2013 02:49 AM (gwybY)
Speak for yourself.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:53 PM (T1005)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 24, 2013 10:56 PM (Nsoq9)
Here's a link -- http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-1415785/QOOQ+Tablet
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 10:57 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at November 24, 2013 10:59 PM (GSSdy)
And their first port of call was Innsmouth
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 24, 2013 10:59 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 25, 2013 02:56 AM (Nsoq9)
Yeah, but that's why I'm thinking it's me -- or the zeitgeist. As an example, I got Portal and Portal 2 on Steam for some cheap deal. I'm a fan -- I love the lemons speech, and can sing both songs, and think the concept is fun....and haven't played either for months. They're 2/3 of the Steam games I have....haven't played the other one lately, either. It's just that there's so much hassle and flash.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 11:03 PM (T1005)
What bar was that, PMRich?
Don't remember the name. Looking at the map I can't even find alot of things I remember from my time there, of course it's only been 25 yrs since I lived in Norfolk
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 11:05 PM (KDUNf)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 11:06 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 24, 2013 11:08 PM (Nsoq9)
And their first port of call was Innsmouth
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 25, 2013 02:59 AM (Nsoq9)
There is just so much wrong in that painting. Some is disturbing when you're zoomed out -- like the girl at lower left with glowing eyes -- but gets better when you zoom in and see that she's looking sideways. But other stuff is only vaguely disquieting when zoomed out.....but gets seriously odd when examined more closely -- like how the figure in red on the couch (the queen?) looks like a tranny, while the other figure's eyes point in different directions [this is, btw, a common feature among the figures].
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 11:08 PM (T1005)
Posted by: kevin mcfarland at November 24, 2013 11:08 PM (Sm+2p)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 24, 2013 11:09 PM (LBrhR)
With age comes a better built in BS detector and a realization that you have heard it all before ...
Posted by: Adriane... at November 25, 2013 03:06 AM (jdRXP)
Yeah, that is quite plausible.....but inevitably results in me becoming a total curmudgeon sooner rather than later. I'd rather it not be the full explanation, so I can retain my boyish innocence.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 11:10 PM (T1005)
Well, how old are you? I've only got 47 coming up but You just about described me to a T. With rare exceptions, I couldn't care less about most music, movies, TV, gadgets, etc.
If it wasn't for the two young ones, I would know squat about popular culture these days. Maybe a little from the blogs...
I just chalked it up to me. I've always been a cynic, and just figured I'm getting even worse as I age.
Posted by: shredded chi at November 25, 2013 03:09 AM (LBrhR)
Turned 51 on the 7th.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 11:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 24, 2013 11:14 PM (LBrhR)
it's been a year or more since I posted this old Gaulish metal from Switzerland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRy4vcSX4k
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at November 24, 2013 11:14 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 11:19 PM (jdRXP)
Cultivating the desire to hurt others robs you of your innocence.
And the realization that you have heard it all before allows you to rejoice in the creativity of those who can put a unique stamp on it.
For example, Pacific Rim == Godzilla, but dang! the pilot hydraulics are much better than the painted vacuum cleaner props they could afford in the original(s).
Ran == MacBeth, but with sushi and samurai ...
Star Wars == the Hidden Fortress but with laser beams and outer space!
et cetera.
Posted by: Adriane... at November 25, 2013 03:19 AM (jdRXP)
I don't think I've been cultivating the desire to hurt others all that much -- it's more like standing aside while others are hurt. As an example, take Obamacare -- it is, objectively and factually -- going to kill people. It's such a tremendous clusterfuck that, even were it repealed tomorrow, people who might otherwise have lived will perish. When it was passed, I wrote emails and letters, funded everyone I could, spoke out against it....and watched them sneak it through in the dead of night using procedural crap on a party-line swindle. Now it's years later, and people will start dying Q1, 2014.....and I'm going to let them. I did what I could when nobody had to die, and now I'm not doing a thing to help when people are actually going to die.
And I know, well, that plots have been recycled over-and-over in popular culture -- a huge chunk of Shakespeare's canon was recycled from Boccaccio's Decameron. But Shakespeare, at least, made it interesting. I'm finding less and less of a reason to engage at all with the current crop of "artists".
Posted by: cthulhu at November 24, 2013 11:37 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 11:40 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at November 24, 2013 11:42 PM (jdRXP)
As far as getting old / cynical:
Just turned 49 myself, and I certainly get the same feeling about most stuff - I do get into some of the new movies, mostly because my daughter likes them.
I haven't turned on a game in years.
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 11:53 PM (KDUNf)
Well, my reply about Norfolk got lost
The place that showed movies wasn't one of my regular places, IIRC they pretty much had PBR only in the movie section. Not sue if it was on Little Creek or Granby.
Early yrs there I hung out at 'On Stage' for the 6 nites/wk of live metal
Later yrs I lived in Hampton an hung out at a dive biker joint called 'KT's Buckroe Restaurant'
Posted by: PMRich at November 24, 2013 11:58 PM (KDUNf)
Just turned 49 myself, and I certainly get the same feeling about most stuff - I do get into some of the new movies, mostly because my daughter likes them.
I haven't turned on a game in years.
Posted by: PMRich at November 25, 2013 03:53 AM (KDUNf)
It's not that I'm uninterested in everything....I just spent some time since my last comment reviewing the birth of the Renaissance in Italy, especially the peregrinations of Petrarch and Boccaccio. I was amused by rhyme schemes in Italian octets (in which, unlike in English, a good half of words end with either "a" or "o") and Petrarch's pining over forbidden love (which reminded me of the earlier Heloise and Abelard -- which is always referenced in gauzy romanticisms while the historical account is gritty, cruel, ugly, and horrible -- including Abelard's castration by Heloise's relations).
Maybe I'm just feeling Sturgeon's law: "90% of everything is crap".
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:07 AM (T1005)
And today we worry about some bullying
Posted by: PMRich at November 25, 2013 04:17 AM (KDUNf)
Or, in certain jurisdictions, honor killings. Of course, Abelard lived around 1100 AD, about 500 years after Mohammed.....and about 900 years ago.
Having a bunch of your henchmen break into a guy's room late at night and castrate him with a rusty (stainless steel wasn't invented until 800 years later) knife is a pretty direct (and hopefully archaic) method of dissuading him from dallying with your niece. Not quite the same as a facebook dislike.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:27 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Sunny at November 25, 2013 12:31 AM (Xnxty)
Posted by: Sunny at November 25, 2013 04:31 AM (Xnxty)
Link?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:36 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 25, 2013 12:36 AM (LBrhR)
Recount is a definite.
Posted by: shredded chi at November 25, 2013 04:36 AM (LBrhR)
They're voting on a fish?
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 12:42 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at November 25, 2013 12:50 AM (LBrhR)
Posted by: cthulhu at November 25, 2013 01:04 AM (T1005)
There is another annoyance that comes with age. I can't remember the song that some boy band sang on the AMA awards tonight (my sister put it on until some idiot started spouting about how terrible the Traytable Martin thing was and how it cannot be allowed to happen again) but it had the same main lyric and title of a song from yore that held much fonder memories for me. Partly because it was from my youth and also because it was actually a good song rather than something utterly forgettable.
An example of this: If you mention the title 'Since You've Been Gone' I'm going to think this catchy tune is what you mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWPqRtozh0
But somebody much below 30 is going to think this annoyance is the song in question:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE
Technically not the same title but most would think it was. And the Kelly Clarkson song isn't as utterly forgettable as that boy band but if I was expecting to hear Rainbow and got her instead I'd be at the least disappointed. Maybe if I was a teen or twenty-something it would be different but I just don't think it has the same pizzazz as the older song.
Posted by: Epobirs at November 25, 2013 01:06 AM (bPxS6)
Posted by: sven10077 at November 25, 2013 01:11 AM (9jfyN)
Maybe I've had my heart broken too many times, when something with great promise turns stupid or becomes corrupted. Repetition has taught me to surrender my dreams of something made for the big screen that holds up to the book written for a very demanding audience. Movies cost far too much to live up to my standards. TV series can do a lot better thanks to having so much more time to tell a story but the cost factor still outweighs doing things right. So it becomes a parade of garbage with fantastic production values and a few bright spots occasionally.
That is just one aspect of life but it carries over to so much else. Too much experience tells me not to get my hopes too high when it comes to so many form of human endeavor.
Posted by: Epobirs at November 25, 2013 01:14 AM (bPxS6)
Cheer up...we're on pace to act like making it to the bathroom is a smashing achievement in my lifetime I think...
from the Moon to the Watercloset in one short generation.
Posted by: sven10077 at November 25, 2013 01:40 AM (9jfyN)
coming soon to a theater near you I'd wager.
Posted by: sven10077 at November 25, 2013 01:59 AM (9jfyN)
Too much movie time is showing off CG imagery, even when it would be easier/cheaper to just film something. ex. CGI big cat running in something I saw recently, looked like crap - REALLY!? like you couldn't just film a real cat?
Making movies out of old TV shows?
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