December 10, 2013
— Maetenloch
So my work computer decided not to boot this morning which pretty much wasted the entire day and ultimately ensuckened the ONT. But hey it's not like you were really going to read it anyway so we'll just call it a push.
Well it's time for the annual AoSHQ color blindness test so we can see what you can't see. It's not like we ever use this information for say embedding secret messages for the other morons on the web site. Because that would be um...wrong I guess.
Tell me what you see.
Can't see anything? Well there are some new fangled glasses for you people.
Okay you saw some things - now let's see how good your color acuity really is. Take the color sorting test here.
An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia. The smallest actual good is better than the most magnificent promises of impossibilities.
-- Thomas Babington Macaulay
When All You Have is a Hammer...
Everything is a class warfare nail.
I wondered if we could go back to talking about zombies and socialism? Because there is quite a lot of scholarship on this, recently, and a lot of people writing, erm, quite intelligently about the idea of the power of the zombie narrative as a class war narrative.
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The AoSHQ group. Yeah.
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Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:39 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 06:40 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 06:40 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 06:40 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: ALH at December 10, 2013 06:40 PM (btTLZ)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 06:41 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 06:42 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:42 PM (DmNpO)
The blue sky was shining today for the first time in three days and I have the old truck back on the road, and standing tall.
The heat even works now.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 10, 2013 06:42 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 06:43 PM (vjQ/G)
It is for me at work as an inspector. Is there some certification that comes with a Platinum Membership.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 06:43 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: ALH at December 10, 2013 06:43 PM (btTLZ)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:43 PM (nttL5)
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Posted by: Pseudeonyms are US. at December 10, 2013 06:44 PM (URKHQ)
Posted by: Tuna at December 10, 2013 06:44 PM (M/TDA)
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/486403-buzzcocks-at-rainbow-theatre
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 06:44 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 06:45 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 06:45 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (bKA83)
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Schlepping teenagers all over creation. In fact, I'm getting ready to pick one up from work now. I have newer cars but I'm getting ready to put one teen in mine, so I'm gonna drive the old truck, like Sam Walton, without 47 gazillion dollars.
BRB
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: CMU VET at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (ejB0r)
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (nr+of)
Posted by: Country Singer at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Tuna at December 10, 2013 06:46 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:47 PM (DmNpO)
If good wishes are any help, I send you some. Hope you're home soon!
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:47 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:47 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (N/Sup)
I work with a guy who has that on a T-shirt. Swears all the boxes on a "stoplight chart" look the same to him.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Chris at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (crkWb)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 10, 2013 06:48 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Thrawn at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (DmNpO)
Remembering my 5-9 year old self, my answer would be: 'Could you go home now?'
Not helpful, I suppose.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:49 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 06:50 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:50 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: BlueFalcon in Boston at December 10, 2013 06:50 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 06:50 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:50 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (UAMVq)
You don't want your special snowflake to not know where Benghazi is, do you?
Then again, that might disqualify them from Congressional aspirations.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Tuna at December 10, 2013 06:51 PM (M/TDA)
Boys and girls, the word for today is, "Contrast."
Not so much. Seen them both live. Moody Blues is, or was, a surprisingly great live band. Seriously, they could kick ass. The Kinks were...uneven. Sometimes, amazing. Other times, astonishingly boring.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Kathleen "ObamaDoesn'tCare" Sebelius at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (aLQD8)
I got a globe when I was 8 and it was amazing.
Army men are Uncle Scooter's thing.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: SCOAMT at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (uakI+)
BTW, minor survey question: I run in the early morning. At what temperature is it insanity to run?
Posted by: Dianna at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Uriah Kay HQ, where the name and the hashtag agree at December 10, 2013 06:52 PM (URKHQ)
Posted by: Psychedelicat at December 10, 2013 06:53 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 06:53 PM (nr+of)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 06:53 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 06:54 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 10:47 PM (hO8IJ)
Map of the world. I used to have a large box filled with hundreds of National Geographic maps, many gleaned from estate sales, when I was a kid. I mapped everything from the Roman campaigns to WWIII on those things.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 10, 2013 06:54 PM (LUkGY)
34 Hey y'all. Still in Kyrgyzstan but now sitting in the departure terminal. We might get out here any day now.
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 10:46 PM (nr+of)
_________________
Say hello to Borat!
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 10, 2013 06:54 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (l0lja)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (UAMVq)
In 2011, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study that explored how a VMT system might work. That report suggested devices could be fitted onto cars that log how far they have traveled, and these devices could be electronically read at gas stations to general tax bills for drivers.
... but how did they miss out on the “penis rings” to track how often you use your “Johnson” ?
Of course, it would have to measure not just how often but for how long
and extrapolate some measure of the partnerÂ’s pleasure then use a
formula, cooked up by some bureaucrat, to tax you for your time. With
something like this, there would be no need for abortions, and all those
pesky child support issues would be washed away in no time with the built-in GPS feature.
After years of efforts to stamp out procreation, youÂ’d think this would be a bigger [wink, wink, know what I mean] priority.
Posted by: Terry Randall at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (e8kgV)
What a line up and not bad prices either.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (JivuR)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (hO8IJ)
Pick your gender??
Sorry. Ma Nature already did that.
It's either male or female and no amount of spin is going to change it.
So live with that.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 10, 2013 06:55 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:56 PM (UAMVq)
so as a 100% moron I went and found it
Why? Oh fainting goat why? If there were ever one of those things to let be...
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 06:56 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 10, 2013 06:56 PM (LfSli)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 06:56 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:56 PM (DmNpO)
I think it's pretty clear from the hate in Mooch's eyes that this wasn't about Obama and the others being disrespectful at a memorial especially with her having changed seats to separate him from the Danish P.M.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 06:57 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: biancaneve at December 10, 2013 06:57 PM (2sR50)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 06:57 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at December 10, 2013 06:57 PM (l0lja)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:57 PM (UAMVq)
Bomber, now a felony in NJ, no shit:
http://tinyurl.com/lltrp8h (Fox News)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 06:58 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: BlueFalcon in Boston at December 10, 2013 06:58 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: joncelli at December 10, 2013 06:58 PM (/AYWV)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 06:59 PM (UAMVq)
BTW, minor survey question: I run in the early morning. At what temperature is it insanity to run?
Posted by: Dianna at December 10, 2013 10:52 PM (mKMj1)
-136 to +134 F.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 06:59 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Hasbro at December 10, 2013 06:59 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:00 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:00 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:00 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 07:00 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (nr+of)
If you go the world map route, make they didn't forget to include Israel.
I'm betting that some Common Core atlas will do just that.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (bPxS6)
Hide the razor blades.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (aLQD8)
Yes, you could do that. But we live in the modern world, where one can Bing "homemade trebuchet" and reap the whirlwind.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (bKA83)
Weep for my people.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:01 PM (Nsoq9)
Shit. I kind of forgot about that, but you're right.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 07:02 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Tuna at December 10, 2013 07:02 PM (M/TDA)
logprof, us too. My parents still have the set; I spent many happy hours reading them.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 07:02 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Dr. Judith Lean at December 10, 2013 07:02 PM (e8kgV)
Just take a look at the magazines in the grocery store checkout line. He's People's Sexiest Man Alive, on The Voice, and the lead singer of Maroon 5. *slinks off with head held in shame*
Posted by: no good deed at December 10, 2013 07:02 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 07:03 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:03 PM (DmNpO)
All I know is "a man who uses eyeliner." I think it's all anyone needs to know.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:03 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Country Singer at December 10, 2013 07:03 PM (LUkGY)
rather get for Christmas from your weird aunt who gave you a dictionary
last year: a map of the US or a map of the world? >>
How about a wall sized Periodic table. Since you can probably get one for free if you pretend to be in the market for something like this (and the salesman thinks you are serious).
http://tinyurl.com/p4z8fvf
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 07:04 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 07:04 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 07:05 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Tuna at December 10, 2013 07:05 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 10:56 PM
You and your fucking book reading shit. I learned about the world by collecting bubble gum cards and I turned out really cool. Did you know the Monkees had their own car like a batmobile? It was the monkeymobile, or something. That was a sweet ride.
Posted by: ricky at December 10, 2013 07:05 PM (9gNQd)
Weep for my people.
They (okay, we) looked worse before Churchill emerged. It apparently requires severe stress to bring out the best in the English Speaking People.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:05 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 07:05 PM (nr+of)
1 niece, three nephews. They're also getting a calendar.
Posted by: HeatherRadish
Seriously? Are you that mean?
I grant, my relatives have no clue what to make of me, but one year, I got 4 calendars.
I said, "I'm sorry, do you think I don't know what day it is?"
My SIL said, "Dianna, some days, we're not sure you know what *century* you're in."
This is the gift when you can't think what to give the person. A gift card (or cash!) work better!
Posted by: Dianna at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (mKMj1)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (g1p4b)
"Due to the strict metal tiers imposed under the law, several of the plans that have been approved in 2014 will not meet the criteria in 2015."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/mpoj29f
Posted by: speedster1 at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (noB3y)
http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/permalink/ design_a_new_periodic_table/
[remove space]
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: mpfs, Christmas Fishstick at December 10, 2013 07:06 PM (ocjHE)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at December 10, 2013 07:07 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Northernlurker AKA Ragnar the Phillips screwdriver of Thor at December 10, 2013 07:07 PM (BLAfs)
--With a AAA membership the deluxe version of their North American road atlas can be had for cheap.
I also recall when I was just 8 begging my mom and grandma for stamps to write to various National Parks for free maps. It was an obsession of mine. 
Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 07:07 PM (fETNt)
We got just enough snow from the storm to remind everyone that an inch of snow is worse to drive on than a foot.
Plus now it's unseasonably cold for this early.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 10, 2013 07:07 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 11:06 PM (g1p4b)
You can buy beer in Manas. At least it used to be limited to two drinks per night.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Thrawn at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (ZyqBH)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (Nsoq9)
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Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 07:08 PM (nr+of)
Posted by: joncelli at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (/AYWV)
106 --We were too poor for Britannica or World Book; we bought the Funk and Wagnall's from the supermarket, one volume at a time. I am not sure if I'll ever recover the encyclopedia volumes, but I do still have the two-volume dictionary around after almost 30 years and it is still very good.
I think ours came via some S&H green stamps, but F&W was great! I also second the recommendation for "dangerous books..", by kids devoured them.
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 10, 2013 07:09 PM (dC60f)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:10 PM (DmNpO)
My daughter gave me a periodic table shower curtain for Christmas.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 07:10 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:10 PM (aLQD8)
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Posted by: Paperback Editor at December 10, 2013 07:12 PM (URKHQ)
Interesting music poster. What struck me, though, were the prices: top-priced ticket to see the Beatles, live, was $5.65. Granted, it was Shea Stadium, and yes, I know about inflation; but still: $5.65. How times have changed.
Posted by: Brown Line at December 10, 2013 07:12 PM (a5bF3)
Wow, thanks! Do you have any lace wigs?
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:13 PM (bKA83)
O_o
I've been making calendars every year for awhile for my folks and my siblings, with pictures I've taken throughout the year. The kids' birthdays are all marked with pictures of them. Last year the oldest hijacked the one I gave to his mother last year and hung it in his bedroom. This year I barely left Indiana, so all the photos are from the Indy zoo.
So I think they might like their own calendar, to put in their rooms. Particularly since this is August:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/9105688690/
The boys will love August.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 07:13 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:13 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: mpfs, Christmas Fishstick at December 10, 2013 07:13 PM (ocjHE)
--I got one volume as a gift from my (first) stepmother's family about Cars and Trucks and Other Things that Go or something like that. Not a whole set.Posted by: logprof at December 10, 2013 07:14 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: no good deed at December 10, 2013 07:14 PM (HsJeN)
That's how I learnt about Poppaea, and Ivan the Dread, and Pedro the Cruel, and the lost Aboriginal tribe they found in the 1960s . . .
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:14 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:15 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Helle Thorning-Schmidt at December 10, 2013 07:15 PM (rn0EN)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 07:15 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:16 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:16 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: mpfs, Christmas Fishstick at December 10, 2013 07:16 PM (ocjHE)
I'd guess that's a bit outside the nephew budget, so I'll vote for world map.
Posted by: Fritz (not Fritz) at December 10, 2013 07:17 PM (U0t2o)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:17 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:17 PM (z4WKX)
ARRGGHHH! Is that Helen Thomas' cooter?
Posted by: Country Singer at December 10, 2013 07:18 PM (LUkGY)
They took out the "En" to make it punchier. I had several volumes as a kid.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 07:18 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:18 PM (aDwsi)
"T" is reserved for "Tits". Why would anyone want to cut it off from its more valuable use?
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:18 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (Q6HBD)
... vacationing in the desert outside Albuquerque?
If you're reading this, Jeff, watch yer ass
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (Nsoq9)
Do you think that today's youth could be inspired this way? Because all my nephews just ask for sports gear now.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:19 PM (z4WKX)
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I have a 1950's globe. My kid wonders what all those names are. And he takes AP World History.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 10, 2013 07:20 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Suzie Park at December 10, 2013 07:20 PM (Xa0/1)
That's a lawyer. Think John Edwards. Run away!
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 07:20 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:20 PM (aDwsi)
Never seen it end in ite. But yes the element was given it's letter designation and then they changed the name.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 07:21 PM (TI3xG)
I think we had 10 of the 12. When I go home next week I'll have to see if they're still around. I certainly learned stuff reading them.Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:21 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 11:15 PM (TI3xG)
Beats the hell out of me. Is this relevant?
Posted by: Wolfram von Konigsbert at December 10, 2013 07:21 PM (T1005)
That $5.65 is $40.58 in 2012 dollars. So yeah, still pretty low for tickets to one of the biggest acts in existence at the time. It's hard to imagine anything comparable today for under three digits.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 10, 2013 07:21 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at December 10, 2013 07:22 PM (bKA83)
You can have mine. It ruined my life.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 07:22 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:22 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 07:22 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:22 PM (aDwsi)
"Say....aren't you about a size 13?"
Posted by: EC at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Aviator at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (DI+ja)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: no good deed at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: kancho assassin at December 10, 2013 07:23 PM (J73/J)
Posted by: Bomber at December 10, 2013 07:24 PM (nr+of)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:25 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 07:25 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 10, 2013 07:25 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:25 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:26 PM (DmNpO)
Have a good flight! Say hello to Leipzig for me, if that's where they're sending you through!
Posted by: Country Singer at December 10, 2013 07:26 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 07:27 PM (T1005)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:27 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 10, 2013 07:27 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:27 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 07:28 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at December 10, 2013 07:29 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at December 10, 2013 07:29 PM (dCwZe)
If some Moronette were so charitable as to have kids with me, I feel pretty confident that I could home-school them well. Hint, hint, ladies!
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 07:29 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 10, 2013 07:30 PM (hTDbY)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:30 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:30 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at December 10, 2013 07:30 PM (dCwZe)
Lots of educational material, including a diagram of the male and female organs "in coitus" [in coito?] :^x
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:30 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:31 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:31 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 10, 2013 07:31 PM (N/cFh)
I better go read the article.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 07:31 PM (gmoEG)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at December 10, 2013 07:32 PM (dCwZe)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:32 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Vendette at December 10, 2013 07:34 PM (aLQD8)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:34 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 07:35 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: Smarter than Barack at December 10, 2013 07:35 PM (rn0EN)
But then, you could have guessed that.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:35 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:36 PM (Q6HBD)
But we weren't done with Rhodesia. The place was doing great until we were forced to hand it over to Mugabe.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:37 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 07:37 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:37 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:37 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 10, 2013 07:38 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (vjQ/G)
The Britannica 1911, with Mingana and Margoliouth writing the Islam sections, was a work of art.
And it's online!
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (Nsoq9)
Vendette, thanks for that info. You know a lot about Congress & itsÂ’ critters. Critters is the best word for 90% of them. Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Huey, Duwey and Lewey Radish at December 10, 2013 07:39 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Teazles at December 10, 2013 07:40 PM (wzyLS)
Fuck it, YOU decide which is right.Posted by: Pretentious Poet at December 10, 2013 07:40 PM (fETNt)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:41 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Teazles at December 10, 2013 11:40 PM (wzyLS)
You want the Platinum Level membership. Trust me!
Unlimited ampersand usage and one free "Get out of the Barrel" card per week.
Posted by: EC at December 10, 2013 07:41 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 11:37 PM (X9Mnx)
I'm DVRing it. No spoilers!
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 11:39 PM (UAMVq)<<<
The part where Jax rides into the volcano is riveting.
Posted by: Spoiler Alert at December 10, 2013 07:42 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 07:42 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: The Chemical Hat at December 10, 2013 07:42 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 10, 2013 07:42 PM (MOfFm)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:42 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:43 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 07:43 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: Teazles at December 10, 2013 07:43 PM (wzyLS)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:43 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Brassy McDingleberries the mindful webworker at December 10, 2013 07:43 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:44 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:44 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 10, 2013 07:44 PM (aDwsi)
Only then will you learn the secret identification codes to use at maroon met ups.
Posted by: The Elite Greeks at December 10, 2013 07:45 PM (URKHQ)
Posted by: Spoiler Alert at December 10, 2013 11:42 PM (uakI+)
I can't believe how they twisted it. Jax was DEAD the whole time!
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 11:44 PM (Q6HBD)
Oh man, when "Don't Stop Believin' " came on, I had tears in my eyes.
Posted by: EC at December 10, 2013 07:45 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:45 PM (X9Mnx)
And then they decide to call it quits and open that antique store they've always dreamed of along with the American Pickers guys. Very, very dramatic.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:45 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Teazles at December 10, 2013 11:40 PM (wzyLS)
Easy-peasy. You see that big, attractive PayPal button in the left margin? Hit it.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 07:46 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:46 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: MTF at December 10, 2013 07:46 PM (qCtp4)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 10, 2013 07:47 PM (BXLPR)
I'm gonna guess chunks of calcium carbide is a material in that book. Common back in the day and modern chemistry sets are f-ing useless they took all the fun (dangerous) stuff out.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 10, 2013 07:47 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 07:47 PM (vJdyz)
No registration necessary. Just try to keep your nickname consistent so we know who you are. If you want to sockpuppet, be sure not to use any other person's nickname unless it's a gross parody of their name. Oh, and it's a good thing you didn't choose "bl@zer" as your nick!
hehe...
Posted by: EC at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at December 10, 2013 10:47 PM (hO8IJ)
After I had been introduced to them, a USGS quadrangle map of my home area. Locating where the survey point markers were placed would have been a lot of fun. With that benchmark and the information inscribed on it a surveyor could recreate any map. Totally awesome to say that this point is actually right here - so please do not mark/mar/remove those. Those benchmarks are truly the US federal government being very useful.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (gmoEG)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:48 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: Top.Man. at December 10, 2013 07:49 PM (ZVZLb)
That's not very funny, Mr Dave. Maybe try, "I saw the Filthy Ewoks open for Jethro Tull in 1968," next time instead?
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 07:49 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 07:49 PM (g1p4b)
- Periodic table (with pretty colours)
- Microscope
- Dictionary
- Picture-book of the solar-system's planets
- Picture-book of the Ice Age (big fuzzy kittehs! not dinosaurs though, unless she has already shown interest)
I had all these things age 6-8 except the Periodic Table. (And except the planets - because back then was before Cassini and Galileo, and Voyager had only got to Saturn.)
I'd add Book of Knowledge but I'd worry the new editions are PC.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:49 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 07:49 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:50 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Sunshine Carpet Cleaner at December 10, 2013 07:51 PM (+KQbY)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at December 10, 2013 07:51 PM (dCwZe)
Sure that's okay now in Cali, but a bit of a surprise.
Posted by: Spoiler Alert at December 10, 2013 07:52 PM (uakI+)
This exists and the longer the ad runs, the worse it gets. http://bit.ly/1iHXPNh
I like the way it was shot. Very nice!
Posted by: EC at December 10, 2013 07:52 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: A-something-grams at December 10, 2013 07:52 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:52 PM (DmNpO)
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary gets $0.00 for their work - sometimes reimbursement for expenses, sometimes lunch.
And recognition, and satisfaction - and it is a lot of fun.*
*If you are not enjoying it, then you are doing something wrong.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 07:53 PM (gmoEG)
Not to be outdone, our own Federal Reserve has plans in place to make a one-trillion-dollar coin.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 07:53 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 07:53 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:54 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: RWC at December 10, 2013 07:55 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 07:55 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (MOfFm)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Death Capades - ObamaCare on Ice! Sponsored by the Outrage Outlet at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (gmoEG)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 10, 2013 07:57 PM (27gH7)
Posted by: Yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 07:58 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 07:58 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:58 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at December 10, 2013 07:58 PM (dCwZe)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 10, 2013 07:59 PM (X9Mnx)
We had an Indian chap in here once who was arguing that the Moghuls had already collapsed and that the Hindu locals were already sorting the Muslim problem before the Brits interfered.
After some heated argument I ended up agreeing with him. There have always been Brits (I am not one of these) who have had a fetish for Islam, or at least for Arab culture. The Brits in India coddled the Muslims more than they deserved - culminating in Partition.
The Brits brought the English common-law, and we kept out the Russkies. It was an imperialistic adventure that only looks good in retrospect, if you run the contrafactuals.
Kind of like... America in the Philippines! (With the Japanese military playing the role of the Tsar.)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 07:59 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 07:59 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 07:59 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 11:57 PM (RGQmh)<<<
Have you seen Sons? Not Boyd exactly, but the actor that pays him does in fact play a *ahem* lady in Sons.
Posted by: Spoiler Alert at December 10, 2013 08:00 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at December 10, 2013 08:00 PM (MOfFm)
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 08:01 PM (vJdyz)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w43uSMJntgw
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: garrett at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (+KQbY)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:02 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 11, 2013 12:02 AM (RGQmh)<<<
Hahahaha! Nice. That is a damn good impression.
Posted by: Spoiler Alert at December 10, 2013 08:04 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 08:04 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: Yankeefifth at December 10, 2013 08:05 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 08:05 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:06 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: eman at December 10, 2013 08:06 PM (8rL9P)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:07 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:08 PM (g1p4b)
No, the nutjob is always there beneath the Harun al-Rashid veneer. In India too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb#Establishment_of_Islamic_law
The Prophet was an asshole. Islamic civilisation, to the extent it could exist, existed despite Islam.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:09 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: The Farmer at December 10, 2013 08:10 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 08:10 PM (RGQmh)
Eh, she's probably mostly white already. There was a routine that Richard Pryor did about visiting Africa: "They're black. I mean they're really, really black. Somebody in my family's been LYING to me."
Wouldn't matter to the perry woman, though. Stupid goes right down to the bone; it doesn't stop to glance at the skin.
Posted by: Splunge at December 10, 2013 08:11 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:11 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 08:12 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:15 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 08:16 PM (GRLuN)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 08:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:17 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:17 PM (DmNpO)
I forgot that it was this Saturday. I made plans. Oh well, I'll be there in spirit. Remember to check the potty twice before you go
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:18 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 11, 2013 12:15 AM (DmNpO)
What can I say, I loved the era of Ghettotech
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 08:19 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:20 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 08:20 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Eisenhorn at December 10, 2013 08:20 PM (OjQYm)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:21 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: rickl at December 10, 2013 08:21 PM (sdi6R)
Ok how about this.
I have to go tell one neighbor that their 14 yo daughter is pregnant.
Then
I have to go tell another neighbor that their 15 yo son is the one that got her that way.
Both are sitting in my house scared beyond belief.
Fun stuff eh?
Posted by: GMB at December 10, 2013 08:24 PM (nkPV9)
https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-e141141664
Or maybe this?
https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-g133724003
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 10, 2013 08:24 PM (27gH7)
Posted by: GMB at December 11, 2013 12:20 AM (nkPV9)<<<
The lines are open. Call me now.
Posted by: Miss Cleo at December 10, 2013 08:25 PM (uakI+)
Just some appropriate Mandela merchandise.
Also, and completely unrelated, it looks like the scoamf.us url shortener has gone off the air.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 10, 2013 08:25 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:26 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 08:26 PM (GRLuN)
I have to go tell another neighbor that their 15 yo son is the one that got her that way.
Both are sitting in my house scared beyond belief.
Fun stuff eh?
Whoa. So what's the advice you need? Is her dad as armed as the average moron?
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 08:27 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 08:27 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:27 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 08:27 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:27 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:28 PM (B0gqn)
His dad might be angry enough to save her dad the trouble
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:28 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: Chrissy Liebowitz at December 10, 2013 08:28 PM (iB0Q2)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 10, 2013 08:29 PM (UVadJ)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:30 PM (g1p4b)
Ok how about this.
I have to go tell one neighbor that their 14 yo daughter is pregnant.
Then
I have to go tell another neighbor that their 15 yo son is the one that got her that way.
Both are sitting in my house scared beyond belief.
Fun stuff eh?
Posted by: GMB at December 11, 2013 12:24 AM (nkPV9)
How did you come to know this?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:30 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:30 PM (DmNpO)
DJ Assault "Ass-N-Titties"
http://youtu.be/jdwpkM-6SFU
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 08:31 PM (vJdyz)
I am just thinking of a way to break the news but I don't think there is any "right" way to do it.
Posted by: GMB at December 10, 2013 08:31 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 10, 2013 08:31 PM (27gH7)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 08:33 PM (GRLuN)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:33 PM (B0gqn)
Oh, wait -- the kids are sitting in your house and not the neighbors! I was wondering how it worked that you had somehow summoned the neighbors to sit in your living room like a Hercule Poirot finale, then dashed off to your internet friends for advice....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:33 PM (T1005)
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 08:34 PM (5lVZz)
Maybe I'll think of something but I doubt it.
Posted by: GMB at December 10, 2013 08:34 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 10, 2013 08:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 08:36 PM (GRLuN)
I am just thinking of a way to break the news but I don't think there is any "right" way to do it.
Posted by: GMB at December 11, 2013 12:31 AM (nkPV9)
2nd the call for clergy. There are things that are beyond your pay grade.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:36 PM (T1005)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 08:36 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:37 PM (T1005)
GMB:
stepping in for a moment.
Glad they both found someone to trust.
don't have any advice, the parents need to know....somehow.
Posted by: dDan at December 10, 2013 08:37 PM (hwYmz)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:38 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 08:38 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 08:38 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:39 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 10, 2013 08:41 PM (Nsoq9)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 08:41 PM (nttL5)
Posted by: GMB <<<
The Lord says he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked! *laughs*
Posted by: Stephen (from Braveheart) at December 10, 2013 08:42 PM (uakI+)
From wikipedia:
"The name "tungsten" (from the Nordic tung sten, meaning "heavy stone") is used in English, French, and many other languages as the name of the element, but not in the Nordic countries. Tungsten was the old Swedish name for the mineral scheelite. The other name "wolfram" (or "volfram"), used for example in most European (especially Germanic and Slavic) languages, is derived from the mineral wolframite, and this is also the origin of its chemical symbol, W.[6] The name "wolframite" is derived from German "wolf rahm" ("wolf soot" or "wolf cream"), the name given to tungsten by Johan Gottschalk Wallerius in 1747. "
Au = Aurum = Gold
Goldfinger's full name, according to Ian Fleming, was Auric Goldfinger.
(and the Simpsons' Mr. Burns full name is Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber Burns, Sr.)
Posted by: Hari Seldon at December 10, 2013 08:43 PM (BYZzw)
As a sort of extreme example, if these were well-established sensible kids in New York or New Hampshire, they might just get married.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:44 PM (T1005)
That allows for a bit of a cooling off period. Things get said sometimes in the heat of the moment that are regretted later, but can never be taken back.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 08:44 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 08:46 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 10, 2013 08:46 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 08:50 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 08:51 PM (GRLuN)
Because these kids felt enough trust to come to GMB first. You honor that trust, and deal with any fallout later, like the parents suddenly hating the messenger.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 08:51 PM (wNF3N)
Son's parents: *****
GMB: so you should come with me now because I'm going to tell the Nelson's you son is the dad. So you all can talk about your new grandchild.
If the parents are so cold harted they don't like their future grand kid,
FUCK THEM
Posted by: XM8 at December 11, 2013 12:38 AM (g1p4b)
Though I'm not totally on board with the attitude, I'm kind of thinking that starting with the boy's parents is the way to go.....and working with them (and clergy!) on the presentation with the girl's parents.
The reason being is that young lads are somewhat supposed to be sowing their wild oats hither and yon -- so it'd come as less of a shock and more of a "ok, coppers, I'm nicked."
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:52 PM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 08:52 PM (nttL5)
GMB: What time zone are you in? if it's early, get clergy involved. If not, I'd suggest doing that while they are at school tomorrow, then getting the clergy to run with it tomorrow, assuming the kids are stable enough to go home?
If it was one of my girls or boys, I wouldn't want to know you sat on the info for long.
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 08:54 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:54 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 08:55 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: garrett at December 10, 2013 08:56 PM (+KQbY)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 10, 2013 08:56 PM (nttL5)
Then
I have to go tell another neighbor that their 15 yo son is the one that got her that way.
Both are sitting in my house scared beyond belief.
Fun stuff eh?
Posted by: GMB at December 11, 2013 12:24 AM (nkPV9)
I think I would rather have ball surgery with a rusty soup can lid.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 10, 2013 08:56 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 10, 2013 08:57 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 10, 2013 08:59 PM (qbnUn)
Posted by: The Vegas Hat at December 10, 2013 08:59 PM (Vk2pI)
+1
You beat me to it. It's just what a man does.
Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 12:56 AM (nttL5)
They've come to you with the biggest problem they've ever had in their lives -- and quite possibly the biggest they will have. You are not going to say, "gee, kids, I dunno -- see ya around the neighborhood!"
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 08:59 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Vegas Hat at December 10, 2013 08:59 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:01 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Teh Most Interesting Man at December 10, 2013 09:01 PM (6RwsK)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 09:01 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: XM8 at December 10, 2013 09:02 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:59 AM (T1005)
Can't argue with that. It was probably 10X harder for the girl no less.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 10, 2013 09:02 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 09:03 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Zombie Michael Jackson at December 10, 2013 09:05 PM (+KQbY)
But it might help to know:
- Do the parents know each other? Are they friendly (or at least on good terms)?
- Do they know their kids are involved? If so, how seriously involved?
- Are you (GMB) friendly or at least on good terms with the parents?
- Why are the kids "scared beyond belief"? Do they actually need to be fearful of the parents reaction? Or are they worried because they are so young, now facing an immensely troubling situation and just are nervous to break the news?
Posted by: serious, you guys at December 10, 2013 09:05 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 10, 2013 09:05 PM (5lVZz)
Posted by: The Farmer at December 10, 2013 09:06 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: Infidel at December 10, 2013 09:08 PM (6bvBO)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 09:09 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: L.I.V. at December 10, 2013 09:09 PM (g1p4b)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 09:10 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 10, 2013 09:10 PM (fbrwf)
Ain't love grand!Posted by: Clove Candycigs, the mindful webworker at December 10, 2013 09:12 PM (kUq7A)
You are a good person.
Good Luck with this situation no matter how you handle it, someone is going to be pissed off but they should not be POÂ’d at the Messenger,
Carol<<<
Megadittos, GMB. You are in an unenviable position. Take heart that they have a good friend in your daughter, and they thought well of you to turn to in one of their most trying times.
(that said, go lock up your daughter away from those bad influences. Ha....just kidding)
Posted by: serious, you guys at December 10, 2013 09:16 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 10, 2013 09:17 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: The Farmer at December 10, 2013 09:17 PM (eBupg)
Not all of those underage pregnancy things are tragedies ending with abortion, adoption, and/or ruin.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:18 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 10, 2013 09:21 PM (RGQmh)
Posted by: Eisenhorn
I'd think so. Just a bit older, I got a 14. Surprised the sheet out of my wife. She's often appalled at my sartorial ensemble when left to my own devices.
Posted by: The Farmer at December 11, 2013 01:17 AM (eBupg)
I fiddled until I got bored with it and got a 61, and I'm 51. I could have pushed it a bit further, but I got eager to see what the range of scores looked like.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:21 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Mindy at December 10, 2013 09:24 PM (GRLuN)
Posted by: Alana at December 10, 2013 09:24 PM (gRlf5)
http://www.qwertee.com/
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 09:27 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 09:28 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 09:30 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 11, 2013 01:03 AM (RGQmh)
She's going to get more pregnant?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:33 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 09:35 PM (Vk2pI)
looking at the sidebar, lol@ the idea that anything Ryan would sign on to would be "budget busting."
this guy talking about how "bipartisan" the sequester was is stupid too since the whole point of it what that it had components that both parties traditionally hated and supposedly would want to replace with a better compromise later on.
Posted by: blue.dot at December 10, 2013 09:40 PM (TP6sz)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 01:43 AM (T1005)
it's Patch Tuesday, what do you expect?
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 09:45 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: tintex at December 10, 2013 09:49 PM (n36K8)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 01:43 AM (T1005)
it's Patch Tuesday, what do you expect?
Posted by: The Dude at December 11, 2013 01:45 AM (vJdyz)
That's one thing about being old. I remember when software wasn't shipped until it was finished.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 09:49 PM (T1005)
Stupid git.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 10, 2013 09:50 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Dave Van Ronk at December 10, 2013 09:51 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Chris Hansen at December 10, 2013 09:53 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 09:54 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 09:56 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Chris Hansen at December 11, 2013 01:53 AM (Vk2pI)
hey, the sizes fit petite to full size girls.
Hell, I could probably fit into one of them if I tucked
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 09:57 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Chris Hansen at December 10, 2013 09:59 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Dude at December 10, 2013 10:02 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:04 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Carol at December 10, 2013 10:06 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 10, 2013 10:07 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: David Carradine at December 10, 2013 10:07 PM (Ua6T/)
DJ Assault "Ass-N-Titties"
Damn whippersnapper, that scene in Wayne's World, Bohemian Rhapsody, that was my HS days, the year the record came out....now get off my lawn!
Oh and Bon Voyage Bomber!
Posted by: bill-o at December 10, 2013 10:07 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 01:41 AM (T1005)
My money is on twilight.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 10, 2013 10:08 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Alana at December 10, 2013 10:11 PM (gRlf5)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 10, 2013 10:22 PM (BC6cY)
Evening morons. Another day in the salt mines.
I have a pretty substantial red-greed deficiency that was not diagnosed until after college. I miss a lot of those plates, although I am not classically color blind as I can tell the difference between the red and green lights at intersections, though I've known people who can't, including my maternal grandfather. The damn plates are demoralizing because it's one of the few tests in life I've ever failed.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at December 10, 2013 10:27 PM (b2cFu)
Posted by: GMB at December 11, 2013 12:31 AM (nkPV9)
"Have I got great news for you! You're always telling me how much you want grandchildren..."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 10, 2013 10:31 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: Alana at December 11, 2013 02:11 AM (gRlf5)
Let us not also pretend that there aren't costs and benefits to any course of action. Adoption isn't a panacea -- one family loses a member; one family gains one with an asterisk -- in a "perfect world", it wouldn't be necessary.
But when we're living in an imperfect world, sometimes adoption is the best of available alternatives -- and sometimes, God help us, so is abortion [let's just posit a pregnancy so messed-up that delivering the child would involve a 50% risk of the mother's life, while the child's probability of seeing a 3rd birthday is <5% {and a fourth birthday <1%} while in horrible pain -- with a few billion people on the planet, it's pretty certain that this is out there]. And sometimes the preservation of life is paramount over financial and social ruin. We all know this.
And, conversely, it is wonderful to celebrate the lives of successful adopters/adoptees. They see, firsthand, all of the benefits in their families.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:32 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:34 PM (T1005)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 10, 2013 10:38 PM (iuBM1)
Then I found out that there's some weird safety standard where I have to mount an optical link across the bottom of the door. So I was a machinist today but I'll be an electrician tomorrow.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:39 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 10, 2013 10:42 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:43 PM (T1005)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 10, 2013 10:43 PM (iuBM1)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at December 10, 2013 10:44 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 11, 2013 02:44 AM (qyfb5)
that's a plus, not a minus.
Posted by: tangonine at December 10, 2013 10:47 PM (x3YFz)
cthulhu:
I've been around for about two hours.
If only you'd said something ...
Posted by: Arbalest at December 11, 2013 02:42 AM (FlRtG)
I'm so proud of myself -- I cut-off two pieces of aluminum and drilled six holes (five where they needed to be) and countersunk two. Then I abused my drill press by milling out one side of the defective hole, then enlarged two of the holes by 1/64" -- and got it all attached to the original half-assed installation.
Without. Killing. Myself.
On my way to being a Master Machinist, woot!!!
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:47 PM (T1005)
Me sneaking new t-shirts into the wire never goes over well.
Posted by: tangonine at December 10, 2013 10:49 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 10, 2013 10:51 PM (FlRtG)
The hippies will love it.
Posted by: tangonine at December 10, 2013 10:54 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 10, 2013 10:54 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: garrett at December 10, 2013 10:55 PM (7V0R+)
Enjoy boring while it lasts.
Posted by: tangonine at December 10, 2013 10:56 PM (x3YFz)
After highs in the neg digits, that's downright comfortable.
Posted by: garrett at December 11, 2013 02:55 AM (7V0R+)
You ain't kiddin' brother.
My cajones have been sharing space with my pancreas for a week now.
Posted by: tangonine at December 10, 2013 10:58 PM (x3YFz)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 02:39 AM (T1005)
Yep. Safety, safety, safety..... Evidently, someone got crushed by one. Then again, the one car garage door the ancestral family castle had did come down pretty quickly on it's own.
Liked to fuck up my toe, the sonofabitch.....
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at December 11, 2013 02:43 AM (iuBM1)
Thing is, I got most of the thing built over the weekend. Then I ran into a problem with sticking the bracket on the door -- the new one doesn't want the bracket in the same place as the old one, and there are painted-over carriage bolts holding the old one on....so, adapter time! Made the adapter about 90% on Monday, got it on today.....and discovered that the silly instructions now want me to run around an empty garage to run wires. Problem is, my garage is Full of Shit. In fact, it is right up to the red line of Overstuffed with Shit. So, tomorrow is now "move enough stuff out that I can run wires" day.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 10:59 PM (T1005)
Can't you use the old wires (mostly) from your old opener?
btw, installing the optics portion isn't too bad; I've done a couple. There's usually a light on one side that indicates when you're in alignment.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 11:04 PM (wNF3N)
Congratulations. No blood was spilled and you were, of course, wearing safety glasses the whole time ...
Posted by: Arbalest at December 11, 2013 02:51 AM (FlRtG)
Believe it or not, I was -- and therein hangs a tale. Last May, I ran into my cousin Stevie at my aunt's house in Tennessee. Mind you, we live about 400 miles apart, but we chanced to bump into each other 3000 miles from where either of us live.....
Anyway, he and I are talking about the virtues of being able to do stuff, and he says that he's been chuckin' chips with his mini-mill. I said, "fancy that -- I just got one myself for $400." [about half what he paid for his....although, to be fair, I still haven't unpacked mine]. And, BTW, he bragged a bit about the rotary table he got for $125 (which I'm not sure I believe)....which is a reason I just got one.
Anyhoo, just after this conversation, he's talking to his dad (my uncle) and they're talking about a place that's "right across from the hospital where we went when I got the chip in my eye"....and it's made me that much more cautious that I will not be the cousin who mills a chip into his eye.
As they say: normal people learn from their experiences; stupid people don't learn; and smart people learn from someone else's experience....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:10 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 10, 2013 11:11 PM (FlRtG)
Can't you use the old wires (mostly) from your old opener?
btw, installing the optics portion isn't too bad; I've done a couple. There's usually a light on one side that indicates when you're in alignment.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 03:04 AM (wNF3N)
I can for the open/close buttons -- but there was no safety-beam on the old unit, and that's unit <-> left; unit <-> right. Silly me, I was thinking I could leave it off and things'd work as well as the old one until I got around to it.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:14 PM (T1005)
Can't you use the old wires (mostly) from your old opener?
btw, installing the optics portion isn't too bad; I've done a couple. There's usually a light on one side that indicates when you're in alignment.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 03:04 AM (wNF3N)
Again, this whole installation would have been a breeze if my garage weren't Packed With Shit. I'm not worried about the installation part, I'm worried about the "sprawling all the crap on my driveway and putting it back" part.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:16 PM (T1005)
Nah, he already had power. It's wires to the internal open/close button, wires to the optical safety, maybe even wires to an external keypad.
It's like rocket science these days.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 11:16 PM (wNF3N)
Does anyone actually put a car in theirs? We got a garage full o'stuff too
Posted by: bill-o at December 10, 2013 11:19 PM (AWwDY)
... run wires/
You might try running and stapling the Romex along the ceiling of your garage.
Same amount of "running", less moving of stuff.
Posted by: Arbalest at December 11, 2013 03:11 AM (FlRtG)
See @541. And this is light wire, not Romex. I'll get it tomorrow -- the thing is, I was so fixated on the mechanical parts of things, and doing them without moving all the crap, that it hit me like a cinderblock in the chest when I turned the page and it wanted me to run all over the place.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:20 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 10, 2013 11:23 PM (FlRtG)
Or is it stuff with a tiny space juuuuusst big enough for car.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 10, 2013 11:25 PM (LSDdO)
And I was thinking, "get this done, connect up the white and red from the pushbuttons, and bob's-your-uncle!" Little did I know that running new wiring from the motor to the lower edges of the door was mandatory.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:26 PM (T1005)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 10, 2013 11:28 PM (wNF3N)
Or is it stuff with a tiny space juuuuusst big enough for car.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 11, 2013 03:25 AM (LSDdO)
(1) Some of it is large stuff. (2) Where the hell do you live that you've never seen a garage packed with stuff?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:29 PM (T1005)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 03:28 AM (wNF3N)
That is a very astute comment. We bought our house 15 years ago and never thought about it. The garage was built in 1986. I suspect that the opener is 27 years old.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:31 PM (T1005)
Posted by: bill-o at December 11, 2013 03:19 AM (AWwDY)
Not me. I have an over sized 2 car garage (20X30), and I have a whole harley shop worth of shit in there. I'm lucky the frigging harley fits, and it does only because I keep it on the lift. I was thinking about an addition, but it will only get packed with more shit and a car will still never see the inside.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 10, 2013 11:34 PM (FMbng)
weren't Packed With Shit. I'm not worried about the installation part,
I'm worried about the "sprawling all the crap on my driveway and putting
it back" part.
Does anyone actually put a car in theirs? We got a garage full o'stuff too
Posted by: bill-o at December 11, 2013 03:19 AM (AWwDY)
Another thing that I don't get -- when other people run out of bar soap, dishwasher detergent, laundry soap, liquid hand soap, toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex, or hefty bags -- what, are they SOL until they can get to a store?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:39 PM (T1005)
Old ages takes away your illusions, like the belief in software released without serious bugs.We just endured the way our ancestors that it normal for only a subset of their children to survive infancy.
I'm just trying to imagine what it would have been like having an online update system for the Amiga in 1986. Too bad it would made the systems far too expensive to have updatable ROM or enough RAM to not need a large chunk of ROM code. When the Atari ST first shipped they were so far from a final 1.0 ROM they just had you boot from floppy and give up nearly half of RAM until the ROM was finally released as a free upgrade.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 10, 2013 11:40 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: bill-o at December 11, 2013 03:19 AM (AWwDY)
Not me. I have an over sized 2 car garage (20X30), and I have a whole harley shop worth of shit in there. I'm lucky the frigging harley fits, and it does only because I keep it on the lift. I was thinking about an addition, but it will only get packed with more shit and a car will still never see the inside.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 11, 2013 03:34 AM (FMbng)
As I may have mentioned once or twice, I'm increasingly disenchanted with the state of my birth that possesses the most human-friendly climate this side of the Levant.....but the concept of being able to organize my stuff is partially compensating for my disappointment. There are so many places where I could have a garage for vehicles, a shop, AND a storage area -- and not have to compromise on having a house and a garden -- that it's not even funny.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:44 PM (T1005)
Old ages takes away your illusions, like the belief in software released without serious bugs.We just endured the way our ancestors that it normal for only a subset of their children to survive infancy.
I'm just trying to imagine what it would have been like having an online update system for the Amiga in 1986. Too bad it would made the systems far too expensive to have updatable ROM or enough RAM to not need a large chunk of ROM code. When the Atari ST first shipped they were so far from a final 1.0 ROM they just had you boot from floppy and give up nearly half of RAM until the ROM was finally released as a free upgrade.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 11, 2013 03:40 AM (bPxS6)
Ooooh, yep.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 10, 2013 11:46 PM (T1005)
A big portion of our garage is taken up by what I call giant dog toys. My sister spent a small fortune on agility gear despite not having a yard that allows it to be set up or a reasonably close location that would allow such. She doesn't do agility with the current dog, just obedience and tracking. But she cannot bring herself to give up that equipment. She claims she could gt some good money for it but I suspect by the time she finally accepts selling it is the right thing to do it will have decayed past the point of usability.
If she gave up that stuff we wouldn't put a second car in the space. Instead we'd bring home the large amount of stuff in storage, most of it my mother's, and perhaps get rid of some of it without waiting for my mother to die first. All of us have trouble letting go and my mother keeps avoiding the situation by claiming she's going to take a bunch of stuff to the local swap meet to get cash for it. We have to counter with the fact that much of it had been at the swap meet already several times in the past when she was much younger and nobody wanted it then.
Yeah, given some garage space to use, I'd be able to take advantage of some bargains when they came up and save us some money. I have a hard enough time making mother and sister replace the toilet paper in the tower in the bathroom instead of waiting for the tower to be empty. (The towers hold four rolls and a box of tissue in the top.) The idea being the main supply going empty should be the signal to buy more while the bathrooms are still well stocked and thus not need to make a special trip to Costco, which is a bit out of the way. But instead it becomes my job alone.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 10, 2013 11:54 PM (bPxS6)
I have ideas about getting a new place with a 4 car garage just to find out.
Posted by: jc at December 10, 2013 11:57 PM (PlzOe)
having an online update system for the Amiga in 1986.
I miss my Amiga OS. I ran one as late as 1998
Posted by: bill-o at December 10, 2013 11:59 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:04 AM (T1005)
Posted by: jc at December 11, 2013 03:57 AM (PlzOe)
Man no shit.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 11, 2013 12:11 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 11, 2013 12:11 AM (bPxS6)
I can put 2 cars in no sweat. One can be as tall as a motor home.
This garage is one of the main reasons I bought the place.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 12:20 AM (wNF3N)
Just in time for something to give and the money become worthless.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 11, 2013 12:24 AM (bPxS6)
I can put 2 cars in no sweat. One can be as tall as a motor home.
This garage is one of the main reasons I bought the place.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 04:20 AM (wNF3N)
Keep your dick in your trousers unless you built it.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:26 AM (T1005)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 12:28 AM (nttL5)
I had to do a lot of repair to it after Katrina. I have it insured for 50k, for which I pay the insurance and extra property taxes every year.
If you have a nice car, did you build the bitch?
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 12:31 AM (wNF3N)
I just read most of the last few hours.
You know, if you really wanted to, you could mount those sensors close together on the ceiling pointed directly at each other, and inches away from the lift motor. then wire then up.
Problem solved.
Of course, you just bypassed their intended purpose, but your door will work.
Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 04:28 AM (nttL5)
It had occurred to me to mount 'em on a 2x4, but it's not that they're a bad idea.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:35 AM (T1005)
I had to do a lot of repair to it after Katrina. I have it insured for 50k, for which I pay the insurance and extra property taxes every year.
If you have a nice car, did you build the bitch?
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 04:31 AM (wNF3N)
I roll a Honda -- which is pretty much stock, the way I bought it. I also live in a house that I've extensively modified. When I'm braggin', I talk mostly about the stuff I've changed.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:38 AM (T1005)
tI's a no win scenario. And IF by some strange chance a kid got hurt because you didn't do things right; say goodbye to your net worth, not to mention the hit to your conscience.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 12:40 AM (wNF3N)
tI's a no win scenario. And IF by some strange chance a kid got hurt because you didn't do things right; say goodbye to your net worth, not to mention the hit to your conscience.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 04:40 AM (wNF3N)
The annoying thing for me relates to the software project guy who keeps getting linked in the sidebar -- no wonderful system ever starts from one that doesn't work.....instead, a working "stupid" system can get smarter. I don't mind putting the sensors in.....if I could use the system in the meantime and make sure it was working properly.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:45 AM (T1005)
Now I understand why they call it a train wreck.
I just can't stop playing it and watching the speeders, the over cautious and the lucky intermingle with the victims being totally up to fate and green eyed goddess of luck.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 11, 2013 12:46 AM (LSDdO)
Your manual will tell you how to calibrate for that.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 12:52 AM (wNF3N)
Your manual will tell you how to calibrate for that.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 11, 2013 04:52 AM (wNF3N)
Yeah, since I got unexpectedly detoured off into sensor-land, I saw that.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 12:59 AM (T1005)
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Posted by: AltonJackson (@SupSidePolitics) at December 11, 2013 01:03 AM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 01:05 AM (nttL5)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 05:07 AM (nttL5)
She's another "every night" moron(ette)....and there were difficulties with her heat -- which is why I'm fretting at @576.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 11, 2013 01:11 AM (T1005)
http://www.musicopedia.com/scales/6-guitar.php
Posted by: jc at December 11, 2013 01:11 AM (PlzOe)
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Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 05:25 AM (nttL5)
==
some of the coldest nights I ever spent were in LA. Doesn't happen very often so there is next to no prep for cold there.
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Posted by: shredded chi at December 11, 2013 01:40 AM (nttL5)
reality has been fucking them for a long time.
Posted by: sven at December 11, 2013 01:41 AM (9jfyN)
We LA residents make the joke as much as anyone but really, the only reason the heat is on at my house right now is because of my elderly mother. My sister and I would have it set a lot lower if we had it on at all. As it is, we have the vents to our rooms closed so we don't get roasted.
Weather.com says it is 41F in my neighborhood right now.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 11, 2013 01:47 AM (bPxS6)
THAT has infinite possibilities. I saw one of those interpreters once at a large university graduation that looked like they had had a toke too many and were doing an interpretive dance version of sign language.
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I like my arbitron questionaire. Came with 2 crisp dollar bills and a promise of 5 more for filling it out.
Woot!!!
That's the way to ask questions. Pay me!
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