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December 23, 2013

Overnight Open Thread (12-23-2013)
— Maetenloch

Shamelessly stolen from previous years here, here, and here. And now including the Dropkick Murphy's ode to Christmas family celebrations.

Ah the old passing out into the Xmas dinner - a classic scene from my childhood that we can mostly all laugh about now. Good times, good times. And just remember that your tatted-up borderline mentally-challenged cousin-in-laws tend to be short-burning candles so enjoy their antics while you can.

VDH: Pajama Boy Nation

Phil Robertson Preaches While Paul Whitefield Crashes and Burns

Pretty good for non-preacher. I can see why Alan the 'wayward' non-bearded son is a minister.

Why Things Are Getting Interesting in the Western Pacific

Modern Times: Churches Now Lo-Jacking Their Nativity Jesuses

Man Blinded at Battle of Hastings Site by Thugs With Catapult

Okay a sad occurrence but still an awesome title. And it should have been an arrow for authenticity.

Awkward Family Photos: Royal Family Edition

Denmark and the Cinnamon Menace

Maybe we should start hoarding cinnamon now because this will come to the US eventually.

Why Germans Shun Twitter

Because 140 characters is barely enough to get started.

Kitteh Kristmas Kaos

The Big Toy of the Early 70s

Disco Christmas

The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla.

And my twitter thang.

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Posted by: Maetenloch at 06:08 PM | Comments (595)
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1 very nice!

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 06:09 PM (uk1X0)

2 Second?

Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 06:10 PM (5vAso)

3 I think they had that Evil Boweevil stuff until the 80's. I remember friends trying to crank that cycle launcher to the point where the bike would launch upwards and the stand would buck out of your hands.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 23, 2013 06:13 PM (H4Rpo)

4 Frist!!!

Posted by: DAve at December 23, 2013 06:13 PM (b7yum)

5 I'm still at work!

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 06:13 PM (+wNWT)

6 I was all set to watch Bells of St. Mary's on TCM, until Bing LITERALLY sat on a cat. Not watching after that. All they needed to do was *pretend*, I mean it is "acting" afterall. Flipped the channel imediately to Prancer on Family channel. Love that movie!

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at December 23, 2013 06:13 PM (KL49F)

7 Seventh . . . I'm such a loser.

Posted by: Peaches at December 23, 2013 06:14 PM (8lmkt)

8 I was very happy today... my grocery store got pfeffernusse cookies in! YAY

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at December 23, 2013 06:14 PM (KL49F)

9 If I wasn't sick all last week I would be home now.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 06:14 PM (+wNWT)

10 Oh, and good evening everyone from the sub-arctic temps in the Midwest!

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at December 23, 2013 06:15 PM (KL49F)

11 I had that Evelyn Knievel motorcycle. A couple of them, actually, as I used to try to make go under passing cars. Try being the operative word. they were making them again a few years ago and I bought one - it's in my closet now. The handlebar broke the first time he crashed.

Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 06:15 PM (5vAso)

12 Thanks Maet, for the tasty and nut~~ritious~~meggy ONT. Merry Christmas to you and yours. And to all good little Morons and 'Ettes around the world.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:15 PM (N/Sup)

13 Carol, if you were sick all last week, you should definitely be home now. Especially considering you are on EST. Srsly, go home, put on your ratties, have a cocktail. That's an order, darlin'

Posted by: Peaches at December 23, 2013 06:15 PM (8lmkt)

14 In the all-too-familiar pattern, Washington now seizes on the problems caused by its own poor policies as the basis for grabbing more power with which it can craft new bad policies that will lead to more problems. Indeed, as noted below, the new mortgage financing rules actually double-down on Â“diversityÂ” policies similar to those that helped produce the financial crisis.

At the heart of the new regulation is a requirement that lenders ensure that borrowers have the Â“ability to repayÂ” a mortgage. Borrowers will now have the right to sue lenders for misjudging their financial fitness. Borrowers may also assert a violation of the ability-to-repay requirement as a defense against foreclosure, even if the original lender has sold the mortgage or assigned it to a servicing firm.

The impact of this new scheme is obvious. As Katz says, it Â“will raise the costs and risks of mortgage lendingÂ” and thereby result in less credit availability.

DoddÂ–Frank Act does offer a Â“safe harborÂ” that reduces (but does not eliminate) the prospect of litigation for lenders who meet certain mortgage criteria, such as loan limits, fee caps, and prescribed payment calculations. The existence of the safe harbor for protected classes of loans might well mean the virtual demise of other types of loans.

Posted by: Maxwell Smart at December 23, 2013 06:16 PM (e8kgV)

15 Seventh . . . I'm such a loser. Posted by: Peaches at December 23, 2013 10:14 PM (8lmkt) *** Nah, you just need to lower your expectations.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:16 PM (N/Sup)

16 16th!

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 06:17 PM (4Mv1T)

17 Nah, you just need to lower your expectations.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 10:16 PM (N/Sup)

Yeah, well, I'm here, right? Consider it done, lol.

Posted by: Peaches at December 23, 2013 06:18 PM (8lmkt)

18
Jimmy Butler - Trim Your Tree

http://youtu.be/ZtVY1jfaU58

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 23, 2013 06:19 PM (kdS6q)

19 Churches putting GPS on their Nativity Jesus - How much you wanna bet it's the ACLU crowd that's stealing them? Assholes.

Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 06:19 PM (5vAso)

20 How many times did I almost kill myself in the early 70s jumping over things on my bike trying to emulate Evel Knievel? Good thing I lived in the flatlands of the Midwest where there weren't any mountains or large canyons nearby.

Posted by: Andy in FL at December 23, 2013 06:19 PM (nf/Xx)

21 Re this: http://bit.ly/1kBkBVy

I'm not saying I understand. But I understand.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 06:20 PM (Gk3SS)

22 Re: Germans and Twitter: Last week I was reading Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language" to my teenaged granddaughter. I was laughing hysterically. She was looking at me like she thought I was crazy. http://tinyurl.com/ls2x5j9

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:20 PM (N/Sup)

23 Hey-o!

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 06:20 PM (T1005)

24 Yeah, well, I'm here, right? Consider it done, lol. LOL... Hi, Miss Peaches. (raises glass)

Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 06:21 PM (5vAso)

25 These Michael Bolton ads have got to fucking stop.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:21 PM (MOYvh)

26 7 Seventh . . . I'm such a loser.
Posted by: Peaches
Come on, Peaches. A real loser would have typed that and ended up actually posting at #12 so you're not a loser!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 06:21 PM (f6z8e)

27 I'm not saying I understand. But I understand. Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 10:20 PM (Gk3SS) *checks to make sure he has nothing shiny on* HmmmmÂ….wonder how long I can delay packing for an 11 day trip?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:22 PM (GEICT)

28 WHOO! Bout time. I've been harping for years about how if conservatives had access to media, we would kick Liberals' asses in a war of ideas. I wish to take this opportunity to point out that is EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED when a small group of conservatives got a toe-hold in the mass media market. Duck Dynasty stomped them a new asshole. Imagine what would happen if conservatives had EQUAL ACCESS to mass media.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:22 PM (bb5+k)

29 My older brothers had the Knievel motorcycle. Most awesomest toy evar.

Posted by: wooga at December 23, 2013 06:22 PM (StySt)

30 *checks to make sure he has nothing shiny on*

HmmmmÂ….wonder how long I can delay packing for an 11 day trip? Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:22 PM (GEICT)

Another hour. Or two.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 06:23 PM (Gk3SS)

31 Is that Prince William playing Hide the Royal Rubber Ducky?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:23 PM (N/Sup)

32
Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin

http://youtu.be/Sjc2KwhlrtA

"Keep they pappy happy"

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 23, 2013 06:24 PM (kdS6q)

33 packing for an 11 day trip? You'll need one pair of pants and a couple of shirts. Maybe an extra pair of socks, too.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:25 PM (MOYvh)

34 *checks to make sure he has nothing shiny on* You are doing it all wrong.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:26 PM (MOYvh)

35 19 Churches putting GPS on their Nativity Jesus - How much you wanna bet it's the ACLU crowd that's stealing them? Assholes. Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 10:19 PM (5vAso) Reminds me of a clever tactic by Israeli counter terrorist operatives. They put some C4 and an electronic tone decoder into a public pay phone known to be used by a terrorist they particularly wanted to kill. From time to time they would call the number. If someone answered who was not him, they hung up. When he finally answered, they pushed a button on the telephone and the C4 blew his head off. Neat, huh? It was the remark about the ACLU types that made me think of this.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:26 PM (bb5+k)

36 Hit and run post.
My grandkids (2 youngest, anyway) "went viral" in the Boulder, CO area.

http://tinyurl.com/n8jgnz9

Goes to Facebook, Boulder Public Library post.

Posted by: jwb7605 [/i][/u][/s][/b] at December 23, 2013 06:26 PM (3Tv+N)

37 No 'ette is a loser, Peaches. /shoves hot apple cider thru USB port

Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 23, 2013 06:26 PM (m9V0o)

38 Hey all! I've got a story for you from this morning. My oldest stepson's female friend who works as a bartender at his brewery is putting together a food truck serving Asian food. She is going to work the truck with another girlfriend of hers. Cue the "two girls one truck" jokes! Anyhow, this is the same girl that I'm pretty sure he's trying his darnedest to hook up with. I told you the story of how he watched her dog for two weeks while she went back to Taiwan to visit her relatives. FOR FREE!!!! Probably because she has the pointy elbows. They have a FB and Kickstarter page. https://www.facebook.com/DumpPhoKingTruck http://dumpphokingtruck.com The "friend" is the one wearing the denim jacket in the video. Oh yeah, be sure to watch the video! I'm fairly certain my stepson has MANY MANY TIMES.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:27 PM (doBIb)

39 Another hour. Or two. Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 10:23 PM (Gk3SS) No doubt. GiverÂ…ONT Edition: http://tinyurl.com/kju556v

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:27 PM (GEICT)

40 Merry Christmas you knuckleheads.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at December 23, 2013 06:28 PM (l7DqC)

41 And the ONT dies early O.o

Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 23, 2013 06:30 PM (m9V0o)

42 All rons and ettes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Refuse the happy holidays bullshit.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at December 23, 2013 06:30 PM (IURmY)

43 I just had a very unoriginal thought: if Philbilly Duck Guy were to shave the beard, put on some leather pants and dial the attitude up to SASSY! the GLAAD Million Douche Army would be eating out of his hand. And I bet he thinks that is hilarious.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:30 PM (6O+h7)

44 HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN!

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:31 PM (MOYvh)

45 36 Hit and run post. My grandkids (2 youngest, anyway) "went viral" in the Boulder, CO area. http://tinyurl.com/n8jgnz9 Goes to Facebook, Boulder Public Library post. Posted by: jwb7605 at December 23, 2013 10:26 PM (3Tv+N) Very beautiful.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:31 PM (bb5+k)

46 No doubt.

GiverÂ…ONT Edition: http://tinyurl.com/kju556v Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:27 PM (GEICT)

Very very nice.

Here. Hold this tinsel for a minute.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 06:32 PM (Gk3SS)

47 The Evel Kneivel wind up motorcycle was the BEST toy when I was a kid ... Off the the liquor store ...

Posted by: Joe at December 23, 2013 06:32 PM (69fz+)

48 Where is everyone?

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:33 PM (doBIb)

49 Roses are red, Violets are blue, Wishing everyone, A Merry Christmas to you ...

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 06:33 PM (m3Cp/)

50 Obviously the ONT is concerned about coal being left in their stockings.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 06:34 PM (4Mv1T)

51 Here. Hold this tinsel for a minute. Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 10:32 PM (Gk3SS) Huh? Ok. Why am I holding this shiny silver tinsel? Â…Â…Â…Â….Oh Clever girl.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:34 PM (GEICT)

52 Posted by: Maxwell Smart at December 23, 2013 10:16 PM (e8kgV) ___________ Wow. That may well be the stupidest proposal out of Washington ever. So if I default on a loan, I can not only keep the house, but sue the bank for giving me the loan? Exactly why should anyone ever pay back a loan then?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 06:34 PM (0LHZx)

53 Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:27 PM (doBIb)

OK, already. You can stop spamming every fucking thread with this, m'kay already?

Posted by: filbert at December 23, 2013 06:35 PM (roTS7)

54 evel kneivel toy sucked balls, and I had one; the toy, I have two balls. never went straight, gears slipped, evel was not well made, gears slipped, decals came off. good idea, lousy construction.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:35 PM (rDidD)

55 Made the kids come Christmas caroling tonight. It was sort of strange. A lot of people weren't home but among those who were the response from the 30-and-under demographic was neutral to actively negative. Those who were 40ish and up all really enjoyed it and thus a lot with the effusiveness increasing with the age of the person. It's kind of sad that caroling is apparently something weird now and appreciated only for nostalgia value.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 06:35 PM (GDulk)

56 Common Core workbook decalres Obama presidency as being good while deriding the "'do nothing' regime" of the previous one: https://twitter.com/ellymarie3/statuses/414426092939018240

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 23, 2013 06:35 PM (/YkzI)

57 Last game at Candlestick.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 06:35 PM (EWsrI)

58 25 These Michael Bolton ads have got to fucking stop. Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 10:21 PM (MOYvh) I find them to be self-deprecating. (I'm guessing this first sentence will be FIFY pretty soon.) There are plenty of worse ads on right now: K-Mart giffing out, Crestor fan, Burlington Coat Factory's talking clothes...

Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 06:36 PM (TaoTu)

59 only toys worth having in the late 70s early 80s were guns, especially dart guns.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:36 PM (rDidD)

60 OK, already. You can stop spamming every fucking thread with this, m'kay already?
Posted by: filbert at December 23, 2013 10:35
---------------------------------

Clearly, you don't have kids, step kids, or a life. Blow it out yer ass.

Or pistols at dawn, if you prefer.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 06:36 PM (4Mv1T)

61 It's kind of sad that caroling is apparently something weird now and appreciated only for nostalgia value. You need to add some twerking if you want to impress the millennial crowd.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:37 PM (MOYvh)

62 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 10:35 PM (GDulk) Small town or city? I sincerely hope small towns haven't lost their traditional American values like the cities seem to have.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (6O+h7)

63 re: Japan scrambling more for the Chinese --big time-- starting in 2010

"Mark my words," I says. "There's gonna be a big foreign policy challenge," I says.

Who's the genius now???

Ooh, is that paste..... yummy!

Posted by: Jeenyus Joey Biden at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (litJN)

64 Yo EC!! You gonna be around NC?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (GEICT)

65 Urban Miswire A study from Exeter University have shown that the brain may be hardwired to be confused and uncomfortable in urban settings but peaceful in more rural settings: Â“According to preliminary results of a study by scientists at Exeter University, an area of the brain associated with being in a calm, meditative state lit up when people were shown pictures of rural settings. But images of urban environments resulted in a significant delay in reaction, before a part of the brain involved in processing visual complexity swung into action as the viewer tried to work out what they were seeing.Â” More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=4430

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (/YkzI)

66 Next year caroling and twerking combined. And if your friends and family get you pajamas and hot chocolate for Christmas, they are trying to tell you something.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (EWsrI)

67 micheal bolton ads are fucking fanatastic. I wold vote bolton / bolton in 2016, so long as bolton / bolton was john and michael respectively.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:38 PM (rDidD)

68 12 Posts of Christmas, 2013 (Day 11) A little Christmas message for our enemies around the world. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=4522

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (/YkzI)

69 Posted by: jwb7605 at December 23, 2013 10:26 PM (3Tv+N) -- So adorable!!!!

Posted by: votermom at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (GSIDW)

70 Speaking of the Pacific: China outraged as Japan revamps defense plan http://tinyurl.com/k779xds

Posted by: Thrawn at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (ZyqBH)

Christmas Disco! Boogie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P0-DeevKHc

Side B! Get down!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otekyy-qj-g

Posted by: otho at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (9gNQd)

72 That Easter Bunny looks demonic.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (zDsvJ)

73 55 Made the kids come Christmas caroling tonight. It was sort of strange. A lot of people weren't home but among those who were the response from the 30-and-under demographic was neutral to actively negative. Those who were 40ish and up all really enjoyed it and thus a lot with the effusiveness increasing with the age of the person. It's kind of sad that caroling is apparently something weird now and appreciated only for nostalgia value. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 10:35 PM (GDulk) ___________ I'm in my 30s. If someone came to my house to sing songs, I wouldn't be all too receptive either. You want to sing songs, be my guest. But don't bother me in the process.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (0LHZx)

74 Next year caroling and twerking combined. Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 10:38 PM (EWsrI) Dear God, I hope I die before next Christmas.

Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (TaoTu)

75 OK, already. You can stop spamming every fucking thread with this, m'kay already? Two from this morning and now? Relax asshole.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:39 PM (doBIb)

76 yo just that.... yo

Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their inbred fans at December 23, 2013 06:40 PM (JFrBt)

77 A study has shown...

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 06:40 PM (f6z8e)

78 64 Yo EC!! You gonna be around NC? Looks like it. We are not going to the inlaws after all.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:40 PM (doBIb)

79 Well, why am I not surprised Moo moo is a thirty something douche

Posted by: BlackOrchid at December 23, 2013 06:41 PM (EZNxq)

80 Hey y'all.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 06:41 PM (G8OL9)

81 I'm in my 30s. If someone came to my house to sing songs, I wouldn't be all too receptive either. You want to sing songs, be my guest. But don't bother me in the process. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 10:39 PM (0LHZx) PajamaDouche would be saying 'Uh...am I supposed to tip you or something?'

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:41 PM (6O+h7)

82 you know, the cats haven't destroyed the tree yet although they just sit there and look at it like they're plotting

Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their inbred fans at December 23, 2013 06:41 PM (JFrBt)

83 A Devil Hunter Yohko Christmas
http://tinyurl.com/nysd25c

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 06:41 PM (QHd8M)

84 you may have already seen this if you follow me on twitter (doG, does that ever sound pretentious, sorry) a conversation I had today: Me: Mikhail Kalashnikov passed away today. The MissusÂ™: Who? Me: Mikhail Kalashnikov Her: the ballet guy? me: facepalm...and still you people wonder why I drink... g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 06:42 PM (JMmQ9)

85 59Â only toys worth having in the late 70s early 80s were guns, especially dart guns I have one word for you: Jarts.

Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 06:42 PM (5vAso)

86 A study has shown... Posted by: andycanuck at December 23, 2013 10:40 PM (f6z8e) ***** Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:42 PM (N/Sup)

87 Brown and McCleod dancing in San Jose. McCleod is leaking pretty good.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 06:42 PM (MOYvh)

88 Looks like it. We are not going to the inlaws after all. Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:40 PM (doBIb) I'm headed up tomorrow. Be there until about the 4th.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:43 PM (GEICT)

89 Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si not even close.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:43 PM (rDidD)

90 I have one word for you: Jarts. Posted by: shredded chi, the young curmudgeon at December 23, 2013 10:42 PM (5vAso) I recall sticking one into the side of my grandmother's house...not even on purpose!

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (6O+h7)

91 I've got an Avalanche hockey game on in the background (on the radio oddly enough). Just now was listening to the announcer give a blow-by-blow account of a fight is hi-larious!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (N/Sup)

92 Red Chinese astroturf trolls are hitting that comments section pretty hard, Thrawn. Yech.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (f6z8e)

93 Two from this morning and now?

Relax asshole.

Yeah.

Sorry.

I had an Intolerance Moment. I'm trying to cut down, but, you know . . .

I offer reparations. What's your USB port drinking tonight?

Posted by: filbert at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (roTS7)

94 4 words

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (vjrgd)

95 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 10:38 PM (6O+h7) Medium-to-large town outside of Houston. *Very* suburban. My parents took my sister, myself, and friends into town to carol for several years and I decided it was passed time my kids get to do so. It was tough going at first with the "meh" responses but, after we got to the houses of those who appreciated the singing, it got a lot easier for the kids to have fun too.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (GDulk)

96 86 A study has shown... Posted by: andycanuck at December 23, 2013 10:40 PM (f6z8e) ***** Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. LOL math sucks

Posted by: real joe at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (xXhgd)

97 86 A study has shown... Posted by: andycanuck at December 23, 2013 10:40 PM (f6z8e) ***** Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 10:42 PM (N/Sup) ...uh...

Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 06:44 PM (TaoTu)

98 @87- Yeah- that's the one.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (N/Sup)

99 I loved air hockey. That is all.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (zDsvJ)

100 dammit, I have been sidetracked by emails from the fool factory . . . need to shut those worky emails down. I'm supposed to be taking the week off. clearly, I'm not that good at it.

Posted by: Peaches at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (8lmkt)

101 The Dance of Death, comrade. Oh. And twerking.

Posted by: zombie Mikhail Kalashnikov at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (f6z8e)

102 Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 10:39 PM (0LHZx) Yes. But, given the source, who's surprised?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (GDulk)

103 Math is hard.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 06:45 PM (vjrgd)

104 But images of urban environments resulted in a significant delay in reaction, before a part of the brain involved in processing visual complexity swung into action as the viewer tried to work out what they were seeing.Â” More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=4430 Posted by: The Political Hat at December 23, 2013 10:38 PM (/YkzI) This I do not doubt. I have read quite a few articles which suggest that City Dwellers become increasingly rat-like over time. As a matter of fact, the nationwide maps of the rat population bear a striking resemblance to the maps of Democrat voters. http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/02/pigeons_rats_and_democrats.html

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (bb5+k)

105 you know, the cats haven't destroyed the tree yet
although they just sit there and look at it

like they're plotting Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their inbred fans at December 23, 2013 10:41 PM (JFrBt)

SOON

Posted by: navycopjoe's cats at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (Gk3SS)

106 so, ummmmmm, when are you guys going to take Obama and his brood back? he's been here long enough

Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their inbred fans at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (JFrBt)

107 Oops- four.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (N/Sup)

108 NCJ lighten up with the inbred shit, it's just a fuckin game played by a bunch of overpaid prima donnas. No team from the NNC North belongs in the playoffs. They all suck. Packer fan always.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (IURmY)

109 china, who cares, inthe interior the bare bulb interrogation room is the height of interior design. single bulbs hanging in mud huts in cities full of people pounding fertilizer to off 'emselves. china is only bothering japan to distract the chinese from living in china. china is the doug henning of military powers.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (rDidD)

110 Imagine what would happen if conservatives had EQUAL ACCESS to mass media. Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 10:22 PM (bb5+k) ------- We lost it. Now we have to fight to win it back. No one is going to hand it to us. The only one I know fighting the fight is Glenn Beck. But after a couple of years he still has minimal programming, pretty pathetic commercials, and extremely limited availability on cable and satellite. No wealthy conservatives have stepped up to help.

Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (zu9Ee)

111 88 Looks like it. We are not going to the inlaws after all. Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:40 PM (doBIb) I'm headed up tomorrow. Be there until about the 4th. I will be busy this weekend and next weekend, but could possibly slip away for at least a proper meet and greet.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:46 PM (doBIb)

112 Math is hard. Well, since Annalisa got here...

Posted by: Math at December 23, 2013 06:47 PM (MOYvh)

113 Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 10:41 PM (G8OL9) Thanks for posting your home-coming surprise video. The kids and I really enjoyed how happy your kids were to see you.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 06:47 PM (GDulk)

114 93 Two from this morning and now? Relax asshole. Yeah. Sorry. I had an Intolerance Moment. I'm trying to cut down, but, you know . . . I offer reparations. What's your USB port drinking tonight? All is forgiven.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:47 PM (doBIb)

115 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 10:44 PM (GDulk) Yeah, that sounds like a tough crowd, so to speak. Maybe people who have never had the experience, but know it from books or TV expect to see it happen in a winter wonderland with the carolers all bundled up for the cold. Which doesn't sound like Houston weather.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:47 PM (6O+h7)

116 To be honest, I have so many of the neighbors and their kiddlings knocking on my door here for various reasons, both secular and religious, that I would not welcome carolers. I guess I feel I've earned a little peace and quiet in my old age.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 06:48 PM (zDsvJ)

117

A&E has developed a raging case of Duck Dysentery. They're shitting viewers out at a firehose rate.

On the other hand, GLADD has proposed a replacement show. Dick Dynasty, filmed entirely on-site in San Francisco, CA.

Gimmick is, one dude's wanker quacks like a duck when it's blown. Word is, Andrew Sullivan is cast in the starring role.

All kidding aside, I'd love to see Fox (entertainment, not news channel), pic up the show. That'd be at least one quality bit of programming squeezing out some other inferior dreck in their primetime lineup, and it'd greatly bolster the Fox image along the way.

One can but hope.

Jim

Sunk New Dawn

Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at December 23, 2013 06:48 PM (vvk2F)

118 five worse words, honey, guys don't always orgasm

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:48 PM (rDidD)

119 I will be busy this weekend and next weekend, but could possibly slip away for at least a proper meet and greet. Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:46 PM (doBIb) I'm not looking for an all night drink fest like the NoVaMoMee. Was hoping to grab a bite to eat and see if we could entice AtC to show up.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:48 PM (GEICT)

120 So we have Peace on Earth now. At least the ONT.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 06:48 PM (4Mv1T)

121 Aaaaaanndd...on that note, I'm out. See y'all after Christmas.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 06:49 PM (N/Sup)

122 Courtney Stodden says hello to the ONT in that special way only she can . . .

http://tinyurl.com/m2jk894

Posted by: Sharkman at December 23, 2013 06:49 PM (TM1p8)

123 108 NCJ lighten up with the inbred shit, it's just a fuckin game played by a bunch of overpaid prima donnas better?

Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their drunk waste of life fans at December 23, 2013 06:49 PM (JFrBt)

124 Now that would be a glamorous and fabulous remake of Jurassic Park... tinsel draped T. Rex.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 06:49 PM (QHd8M)

125 Annalisa has two elbows.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 06:49 PM (vjrgd)

126 filbert: a very gracious apology, nice to see in keeping with the season.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 06:50 PM (l3vZN)

127 I'm not looking for an all night drink fest like the NoVaMoMee. Was hoping to grab a bite to eat and see if we could entice AtC to show up. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:48 PM (GEICT)

Depending on when and where, I might be able to make it. Stupid work.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 06:50 PM (Gk3SS)

128 courtney vs roseanne = coin toss.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:50 PM (rDidD)

129 Here you go EC, something for the stepson: http://tinyurl.com/n6arhbm

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:50 PM (GEICT)

130 Yeah better more juvenile. Thanks. For the record, I diss no fan's of any team. It's just a game. Not a life changing thing.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at December 23, 2013 06:51 PM (IURmY)

131 I'm not looking for an all night drink fest like the NoVaMoMee. Was hoping to grab a bite to eat and see if we could entice AtC to show up. Ok, maybe that will work. TR and GGE are in town too! I'm sure they'd like to see if they can make it.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:51 PM (doBIb)

132 Depending on when and where, I might be able to make it. Stupid work. Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 10:50 PM (Gk3SS) Work???? Piffle. I think we had talked about Raleigh at one point. I don't know where you guys are, so I'm kinda in the dark on where we could meet up.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:52 PM (GEICT)

133 128 courtney vs roseanne = coin toss. Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 10:50 PM (rDidD) Heads=suicide Tails=someone else puts you out of your misery

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:52 PM (6O+h7)

134 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 10:47 PM (6O+h7) Being from Colorado, I *really* appreciate the difference in temperature. Especially now. Whenever I feel inclined to whine about 40 degree days with cold rain I remember that I could still be in Colorado "enjoying" the weather there.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 06:52 PM (GDulk)

135 model_1066 at December 23,

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 06:53 PM (rDidD)

136 We lost it. Now we have to fight to win it back. No one is going to hand it to us. The only one I know fighting the fight is Glenn Beck. But after a couple of years he still has minimal programming, pretty pathetic commercials, and extremely limited availability on cable and satellite. No wealthy conservatives have stepped up to help. Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 10:46 PM (zu9Ee) And for this reason I was hoping A&E would double down and that Duck Dynasty would end up over at "the Blaze" so as to help both Glenn Beck's bottom line and likewise his mass media visibility. This would be a synergistic event if it happened.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:53 PM (bb5+k)

137 nice ont maet

I wanted that Evel Knievel so bad.....I didn't get it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 06:53 PM (MaP11)

138 Here you go, A+E's new series Rodeo Girls.

-- Bikinis and barrel racing --

http://www.aetv.com/rodeo-girls/video/the-girls-compete-in-the-bikini-barrel-race

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 06:53 PM (QHd8M)

139 129 Here you go EC, something for the stepson: http://tinyurl.com/n6arhbm What's funny is that the stepson's friend shares the same name as a very well known cosplayer. Googling her name will bring back loads of top heavy asian elbows.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:54 PM (doBIb)

140 No wealthy conservatives have stepped up to help.

Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 10:46 PM (zu9Ee)

Where are the dreaded Koch brothers when you really need them? I think most wealthy conservatives will sidle up to the bar for their share of crony capitalism, even if they believe it is wrong.

Posted by: Hrothgar at December 23, 2013 06:54 PM (o3MSL)

141 134 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 10:47 PM (6O+h7) Being from Colorado, I *really* appreciate the difference in temperature. Especially now. Whenever I feel inclined to whine about 40 degree days with cold rain I remember that I could still be in Colorado "enjoying" the weather there. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 10:52 PM (GDulk) Weather here in Denver has been pretty nice...but being from the midwest, if there is snow on the ground, I'd like lots more of it. Not this couple inch crap that only makes driving more of a hassle.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 06:55 PM (6O+h7)

142 Work???? Piffle.

I think we had talked about Raleigh at one point. I don't know where you guys are, so I'm kinda in the dark on where we could meet up. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:52 PM (GEICT)

I could make it to Raleigh.

Okay, off to bed for me. A very Merry Christmas to the Horde. May your bail not be too high when you punch your relatives in the face.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (Gk3SS)

143 This would be a synergistic event if it happened.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 10:53 PM (bb5+k)

Think it was on the Kelly File, but the "intellectual" property of DD may be owned by AnE, so it may not be that easy to transfer to Beck.

Posted by: Hrothgar at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (o3MSL)

144 Annalisa has two elbows. John has a long mustache.

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (m3Cp/)

145 Regarding the Battle of Hastings, it would appear from historical accounts that the invading Normans had a number of crossbowmen mixed in with their archers and spearmen, whereas the defending English had only a shield wall, archers and the high ground.

The Normans emerged victorious.

Discuss.

Posted by: Sharkman at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (TM1p8)

146 I think it's kind of cool that Americans are honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov today. I mean, considering that his guns would have been shooting at some of you guys if the balloon went up during the Cold War.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (sdi6R)

147 The spirit of caroling - unexpected entertainment - is probably being replaced by flash mobs in malls. Although I don't know how popular those would be without internet videos.

Posted by: votermom at December 23, 2013 06:56 PM (GSIDW)

148 What's funny is that the stepson's friend shares the same name as a very well known cosplayer. Googling her name will bring back loads of top heavy asian elbows.

So that is why EC is always yelling "YaYa!!!"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 06:57 PM (QHd8M)

149 Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 10:50 PM (l3vZN)

I'm irritated at myself . . . I try to be more cheery and up-beat (or at least, ironically humorous) here at the HQ.

"I don't want my head to be cut off."
"Guess I'll go eat worms"

http://youtu.be/BRzhflMkGLg

(I feel better now . . .)

Posted by: filbert at December 23, 2013 06:57 PM (roTS7)

150 All kidding aside, I'd love to see Fox (entertainment, not news channel), pic up the show. That'd be at least one quality bit of programming squeezing out some other inferior dreck in their primetime lineup, and it'd greatly bolster the Fox image along the way. One can but hope. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at December 23, 2013 10:48 PM I appreciate you thinking, Jim; but's let's go for the wall: Let The Blaze pick up the Ducks; it's our "in" to cable TV. Imagine 14,000,000 hammering Comcast, et al to carry The Blaze and the Duck people. It's an inroad... Good to see you around. I miss your blog...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 06:58 PM (JMmQ9)

151 Where are the dreaded Koch brothers when you really need them? I think most wealthy conservatives will sidle up to the bar for their share of crony capitalism, even if they believe it is wrong. Posted by: Hrothgar at December 23, 2013 10:54 PM (o3MSL) The Koch Brothers do fund "Nova", and for that I am grateful to them, but I wish they would pump more money into a conservative challenger in the media industry. I am currently of the opinion that most of the real money is either in the hands of Liberals or Rinos. They don't want to help us. As you mentioned, they like them some crony capitalism.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 06:58 PM (bb5+k)

152 So that is why EC is always yelling "YaYa!!!" Sunny Lin.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 06:59 PM (doBIb)

153 33 packing for an 11 day trip? You'll need one pair of pants and a couple of shirts. Maybe an extra pair of socks, too. But whatever underwear you're wearing is sufficient. Don't forget that you can turn it inside out to make it last longer.

Posted by: Anachronda at December 23, 2013 06:59 PM (U82Km)

154 >>> I mean, considering that his guns would have been shooting at some of you guys if the balloon went up during the Cold War.

Some of his guns are shooting at us now.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 06:59 PM (G8OL9)

155 This is pretty ridiculous. It's 11pm. We're leaving at 8am tomorrow morning. My packing currently consists of a pile of clothes on the bed. I'm this >< close to just saying "FUCK IT", throwing this stuff in the bag and buying anything else I may need.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 06:59 PM (GEICT)

156 The five scariest words: I am from the government...

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 23, 2013 06:59 PM (oFCZn)

157 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 10:55 PM (6O+h7) Lol, I didn't know (or forgot) that you were a CO Moron. I've been thankful to miss the last couple of winters (and this last spring) there. 2006 was the last blizzard there that we've had to go through.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 07:00 PM (GDulk)

158 Think it was on the Kelly File, but the "intellectual" property of DD may be owned by AnE, so it may not be that easy to transfer to Beck. Posted by: Hrothgar at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (o3MSL) There may or may not be a way to accomplish it. I don't know what contracts were signed, and a lot would depend on those details.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:00 PM (bb5+k)

159 If you ever have a brother named Tostig, kill the wretch.

Posted by: Harold II at December 23, 2013 07:01 PM (j8+bY)

160 146 I think it's kind of cool that Americans are honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov today. I mean, considering that his guns would have been shooting at some of you guys if the balloon went up during the Cold War. Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (sdi6R) Absolutely. Americans who dig guns have no problem honoring guys like that, regardless of nationality. If we'd ever met, our mutual fondness of firearms would be all we'd talk about anyway.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:01 PM (6O+h7)

161 I'm this >< close to just saying "FUCK IT", throwing this stuff in the bag and buying anything else I may need.

Isn't that how all men travel? I do.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 07:01 PM (MaP11)

162 It's 11pm. We're leaving at 8am tomorrow morning. My packing currently consists of a pile of clothes on the bed. So, what you are saying is that you are almost finished with 9 hours to spare?

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 07:02 PM (1g7kl)

163 John has a long mustache.

Me too.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 07:02 PM (vjrgd)

164 Discuss. Daenerys Targaryen has 3 dragons ...

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 07:02 PM (m3Cp/)

165 BCochran, just don't forget the toothbrush.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:02 PM (QHd8M)

166 158 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 10:55 PM (6O+h7) Lol, I didn't know (or forgot) that you were a CO Moron. I've been thankful to miss the last couple of winters (and this last spring) there. 2006 was the last blizzard there that we've had to go through. Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at December 23, 2013 11:00 PM (GDulk) I've been out of town for all the big blizzards that have hit since moving here in 2000. I can't decide if that makes me lucky or unlucky.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:02 PM (6O+h7)

167 Rat got his grades! 3.72 avg for his first semester with all the ratline pressures. Not bad!

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 07:03 PM (l3vZN)

168 Showing up to a stranger's house to sing songs....that's totally NOT douchey.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 07:03 PM (0LHZx)

169 146 I think it's kind of cool that Americans are honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov today. I mean, considering that his guns would have been shooting at some of you guys if the balloon went up during the Cold War. Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (sdi6R) We appreciate cleverness and good engineering, especially in the area of weaponry. The Russians have done some damn clever shit in the way of military hardware in the past. If I recall correctly, they were the first to implement phased-array air to air radar in their fighters. At the same time, we had a wobbly little dish behind the nose cone of ours. Anna Puma probably knows.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:03 PM (bb5+k)

170 156 The five scariest words: I am from the government... Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (oFCZn) How about: PajamaDouche knows where you live.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:04 PM (6O+h7)

171 I think it's kind of cool that Americans are honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov today. Simplicity of design, shit that just f'k works. The man was a genius. He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:04 PM (JMmQ9)

172 The Christmas Shoe song. The song recounts the events experienced by a narrator completing the last of his gift-shopping on Christmas Eve. In the checkout aisle, a young boy is ahead of him, wishing to purchase a pair of expensive shoes for his terminally ill mother, explaining to the cashier that he hasn't much time remaining before she finally succumbs to the undisclosed illness and that he wants her to appear presentable before Jesus. However, he lacks enough money to pay for the shoes. The narrator ends up paying for the shoes, to the boy's delight. The song closes on the note that the experience has permanently changed the narrator, reflecting on the true meaning of the Christmas season.

Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at December 23, 2013 07:04 PM (b6koZ)

173 There may or may not be a way to accomplish it. I don't know what contracts were signed, and a lot would depend on those details. Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 11:00 PM (bb5+k) There's probably a noncompete. A&E likely owns the "Duck Dynasty" name/franchise. Sign with another company. Wait out the noncompete. Change the name of the show. Advertise and push the debut of the new show. The commercials are easy. Show someone from the waist down, in camo, sitting in a blind. Duck call blows. Fade in text. Something like "they're comingÂ…"

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:04 PM (GEICT)

174 He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak... Posted by: AltonJackson
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Or pistols at dawn.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 07:05 PM (4Mv1T)

175 Some of his guns are shooting at us now.
You live in Detroit, Bomber?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 07:05 PM (f6z8e)

176 154 >>> I mean, considering that his guns would have been shooting at some of you guys if the balloon went up during the Cold War. Some of his guns are shooting at us now. Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (G8OL9) Ooo. Good point. Well, I guess that more Americans actually own his guns now than was the case before the fall of the Soviet Union.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 07:05 PM (sdi6R)

177 I appreciate you thinking, Jim; but's let's go for the wall: Let The Blaze pick up the Ducks; it's our "in" to cable TV. Imagine 14,000,000 hammering Comcast, et al to carry The Blaze and the Duck people. It's an inroad... Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 10:58 PM (JMmQ9) Exactly what I was thinking.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:05 PM (bb5+k)

178 He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak... Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 11:04 PM (JMmQ9) I think JMB was a mormon

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (uk1X0)

179 6 words. Math is still hard.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (vjrgd)

180 The five scariest words: You got a purty mouth.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (1g7kl)

181 172 I think it's kind of cool that Americans are honoring Mikhail Kalashnikov today. Simplicity of design, shit that just f'k works. The man was a genius. He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak... Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 11:04 PM (JMmQ9) Yeah, that's the way I'm thinking of it.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (sdi6R)

182 Good lord it's fuckin' cold here. -4 right now. Stuff in the fridge on the back porch is frozen.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (G8OL9)

183 We lost it. Now we have to fight to win it back. No one is going to hand it to us. The only one I know fighting the fight is Glenn Beck. But after a couple of years he still has minimal programming, pretty pathetic commercials, and extremely limited availability on cable and satellite. Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 10:46 PM (zu9Ee) _________ And preaching to the choir. Beck will never convert people to his side because he just beats you over the head with the message. You need subtlety to convert people. Screaming OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST isn't subtle...not that's it's not true mind you, it's just not the way to do it.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (0LHZx)

184 181 The five scariest words: -------------- You got a purty mouth. Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (1g7kl) Squeal like a pig, boy.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:06 PM (GEICT)

185 If Althouse could cook! This would be the video--- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ttQEQH9bY

Posted by: Lindsey Lohan at December 23, 2013 07:07 PM (RJMhd)

186 Daenerys Targaryen has 3 dragons ...
I don't know about that. Gee willickers, all I ever see on that show are wieners.

Posted by: butters stotch at December 23, 2013 07:07 PM (f6z8e)

187 Some of his guns are shooting at us now. Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (G8OL9) Bomber is back!

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:07 PM (uk1X0)

188 Squeal like a pig, boy. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (GEICT) or: Yeah, I voted for Obama

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:08 PM (6O+h7)

189 -4 right now. Stuff in the fridge on the back porch is frozen. Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (G8OL9) your beer is froze? man, that sucks

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:08 PM (uk1X0)

190 OK, I admit I caused the Japanese to scramble fighters back in 2005. Stupid IFF was no worky.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:09 PM (LsJl8)

191 It was just one time though.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:09 PM (LsJl8)

192 The Christmas Shoe song. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:04 PM Don't make me re-post "Patches"... 'cause I will It's my most favorite Christmas song, evah

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:09 PM (JMmQ9)

193 180 6 words. Math is still hard. Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (vjrgd) PajamaDouche is a compound though.

Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 07:10 PM (TaoTu)

194 The five scariest words: You got a purty mouth. Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (1g7kl) Folsom Street Fair welcums you!

Posted by: Wiener appreciation society at December 23, 2013 07:10 PM (/YkzI)

195 191 OK, I admit I caused the Japanese to scramble fighters back in 2005. Stupid IFF was no worky. Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 11:09 PM (LsJl Payback for Tora Tora Tora?

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 07:10 PM (doBIb)

196 >>> your beer is froze?

Coca-cola. Put some rum in it to thaw it out. And me.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 07:10 PM (G8OL9)

197 The chick that plays Daenerys is going to play Sarah Connor in the next Terminator flick.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:11 PM (LsJl8)

198 It was just one time though. Posted by: CDR M
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They probably need the practice. When's the last time they had practice?

Pearl Harbor?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 07:11 PM (4Mv1T)

199 Welcome home Bomber.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)

200 Cdr M, did you dial in 7700 on your Mode C?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:12 PM (QHd8M)

201 >>> The chick that plays Daenerys is going to play Sarah Connor in the next Terminator flick.

But Cersei is Sarah Connor!

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 07:12 PM (G8OL9)

202 I want to wisk President Obama a Happy Holidays and hope Bush has a lousy holiday season............

Posted by: Chrissy Liebowitz at December 23, 2013 07:12 PM (iB0Q2)

203 PajamaDouche is a compound though. Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 11:10 PM (TaoTu) There could be a replacement that would suffice, yet retain the same meaning...I have top men working on it.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:12 PM (6O+h7)

204 PajamaDouche knows where you live He's going to give you hot chocolate and annoy you with Obamacare.

Posted by: bretzysdude's haiku at December 23, 2013 07:13 PM (TaoTu)

205 >>> OK, I admit I caused the Japanese to scramble fighters back in 2005. That was YOU?!?

Posted by: Japan at December 23, 2013 07:13 PM (Ua6T/)

206 Simplicity of design, shit that just f'k works. The man was a genius. He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak... Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 11:04 PM (JMmQ9) I have read articles to the effect that his vaunted "Genius" is the result of Soviet Propaganda more so than actual fact. The AK-47 was supposedly designed as a result of a contest to produce the next generation of Soviet Army rifle. There were numerous entries, but as the Soviets always do, they wanted to make a political statement. What I read is that Kalashnikov was the sort of fellow they wanted to win, and they quietly combined several ideas of other gun makers to produce the final product, and then they declared that *HE* was the brilliant man behind the entire design. Medals and money thereafter rewarded as appropriate of a Soviet Design genius.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:13 PM (bb5+k)

207 The commercials are easy. Show someone from the waist down, in camo, sitting in a blind. Duck call blows. Fade in text. Something like "they're comingÂ…" Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:04 PM (GEICT) It would seem like our best move, if it could be done.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:14 PM (bb5+k)

208 Mikhail was just ripping off the Sturmgewehr 44!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 07:15 PM (f6z8e)

209 A study has shown... Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. -------- Four words for you: Math is hard.

Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 07:16 PM (zu9Ee)

210 Simplicity of design, shit that just f'k works. The man was a genius. He's doing shots with John Moses Browning as we speak... -------------------------------- Simplicity? Heh. And..., I started drinking long before those nimrods.

Posted by: Peter Paul Mauser at December 23, 2013 07:17 PM (aDwsi)

211 Can't you stupid reich-wing losers get off the Internet and go back to drinking yourselves to death in your trailer parks and trying to fuck your sisters?

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at December 23, 2013 07:17 PM (FT2j2)

212 204 PajamaDouche is a compound though. Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 11:10 PM (TaoTu) There could be a replacement that would suffice, yet retain the same meaning...I have top men working on it. Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 11:12 PM (6O+h7) PajamaDouche probably has top men working on him as well, but that's another story.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:18 PM (6O+h7)

213 I think JMB was a mormon Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM I think you're correct... but was JMB a "practicing" mormon? I can dream, can't I? I stand corrected: JMB is having tall cool glasses of lemonade with Mikhail Kalashnikov as we speak. Kalashnikov is all like "WTF?" Priceless..

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:18 PM (JMmQ9)

214 Mikhail was just ripping off the Sturmgewehr 44! Posted by: andycanuck at December 23, 2013 11:15 PM (f6z8e) aparently he got shot at by one, suposedly it was quite memorable

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:18 PM (uk1X0)

215 201 Cdr M, did you dial in 7700 on your Mode C? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 11:12 PM (QHd8M) Nope. We had been tactical for about 7 hours and didn't realize until we tried to pick up IFR clearance that our IFF was acting up.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:18 PM (LsJl8)

216 Someone's about to polish off their Bishop.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 23, 2013 07:19 PM (LSDdO)

217 The five scariest words:

You got a purty mouth.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM

Where's this grenade pin go?

Posted by: otho at December 23, 2013 07:19 PM (9gNQd)

218 Damn Navy pilots. Can't trust them to not start wars and shit.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:20 PM (GEICT)

219 But Cersei is Sarah Connor! Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 11:12 PM (G8OL9) Heh. I forgot about that!

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:20 PM (LsJl8)

220 Posted by: navycopjoe Santa hates the Packers and their drunk waste of life fans at December 23, 2013 10:49 PM (JFrBt) so...uhhh....how 'bout them Eagles?

Posted by: BignJames at December 23, 2013 07:20 PM (HtUkt)

221 217 Someone's about to polish off their Bishop. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 23, 2013 11:19 PM (LSDdO) Unless they decide to instead start boxing the clown.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:20 PM (6O+h7)

222 Cdr M you strangled the parrot? Oh my.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:21 PM (QHd8M)

223 >>>Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. Joeey Biden with a Doublebarrelshotgun

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:21 PM (uk1X0)

224 Where's this grenade pin go? Posted by: otho
--------------

Thank heaven someone's awake here.

Made me laugh!

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 23, 2013 07:21 PM (4Mv1T)

225 Four words for you: Math is hard. Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 11:16 PM I saw what you did there...you may very well owe me a new monitor if Val-U-Rite out the nose doesn't wipe off easily...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:21 PM (JMmQ9)

226 Went to an expensive yuppie restaurant tonight. 102.00 and it was awful. Managed to piss off the daughter in law, so the evening wasn't a total loss. I am supposed to make my famous Mac n cheese for tomorrow's dinner, so I thawed out some Stouffer's and mixed it up with a spoon to enhance the presentation. It's not like those Yankees know what real Mac n cheese tastes like, you know.

Posted by: ALH at December 23, 2013 07:22 PM (7QOr7)

227 Heh.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:22 PM (LsJl8)

228 Five scariest words?

Joe Biden to female Japanese office worker. "So how about a Geisha?"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:23 PM (QHd8M)

229 Where's this grenade pin go? Why is this sweater smelly?

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 07:23 PM (m3Cp/)

230 207 What I read is that Kalashnikov was the sort of fellow they wanted to win, and they quietly combined several ideas of other gun makers to produce the final product, and then they declared that *HE* was the brilliant man behind the entire design. Medals and money thereafter rewarded as appropriate of a Soviet Design genius. Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 11:13 PM (bb5+k) I'm not saying it isn't true, but that strikes me as kind of odd. Since the Soviet Communists were collectivists, it seems to me that they would be more likely to praise a collaborative design, rather then credit a single individual genius.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 07:23 PM (sdi6R)

231 Regarding the Battle of Hastings, it would appear from historical accounts that the invading Normans had a number of crossbowmen mixed in with their archers and spearmen, whereas the defending English had only a shield wall, archers and the high ground. The Normans emerged victorious. Discuss. Posted by: Sharkman at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (TM1p Bastard!

Posted by: Harold Godwinson at December 23, 2013 07:23 PM (/YkzI)

232 Peter Paul & Mauser was a great group! I got laid by a hippie chick after one of their concerts once.

Posted by: joey biden at December 23, 2013 07:23 PM (f6z8e)

233 Whoever...Now that was funny.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 07:24 PM (vjrgd)

234 Hey! Where did my squiggly "and" symbol go!!!

Posted by: joey biden at December 23, 2013 07:24 PM (f6z8e)

235 Cdr M you strangled the parrot? It's sleeping ...

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 07:24 PM (m3Cp/)

236 >>>Quite possibly the five most dreaded words in the English language. It's my favorite blue dress!

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:25 PM (uk1X0)

237 Peter Paul Mauser Made a great candy bar too!

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:25 PM (aDwsi)

238 Cdr M you strangled the parrot? It's sleeping ... Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 11:24 PM (m3Cp/) It's just pining for the fjords...

Posted by: Pet Shop Owner at December 23, 2013 07:25 PM (/YkzI)

239 227 Went to an expensive yuppie restaurant tonight. 102.00 and it was awful. So you're not the Tips4Jesus guy?

Posted by: bretzysdude at December 23, 2013 07:26 PM (TaoTu)

240 "Yo name is Chicken." Okay, that's only four words, but if Bubba says it's five words, it's five words.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:26 PM (EWsrI)

241 Kwanzaa is worse than you thought. Started by a black racist who tortured women and ordered Black Panthers killed for being soft on white people. And like other leftist, murderous radicals, he ended up in academia. Kwanzaa is a mish-mash of fake Africa crap. Having black Americans (who almost all come from West Africa) celebrate blackness with Swahili words is like having Irish-Americans celebrate whiteness by speaking French. eating spaghetti, and drinking Vodka. Kwanzaa is a retarded, fake, racist holiday. Andrew Malcolm ‏@AHMalcolm Oh my! @StacyontheRight brings it to that fake #Kwanzaa holiday & its lying founder http://bit.ly/18Z8QUx #ButHowDoesSheReallyFeel Retweeted by Jim Hoft

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 23, 2013 07:27 PM (ZPrif)

242 Awesome ONT, especially since the Dropkick Murphy's kicked it off.

Posted by: MTF at December 23, 2013 07:27 PM (NlCgY)

243 Love love love the Dropkick Murphy's take on the holidays. If you can't relate, you're lying to yourself. And evenin' horde. Finished off the Christmas shopping in a grocery store. YAY!!!

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:27 PM (Q6HBD)

244 Went to an expensive yuppie restaurant tonight. 102.00 and it was awful. ----------------------- Did you try the marinated turnip top appetizers? Fabulous!. Only $18.00

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:27 PM (aDwsi)

245 "re: Japan scrambling more for the Chinese --big time-- starting in 2010" I worry about the Sea of Japan. Hoping it doesn't turn into the Persian Gulf of the East...

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 23, 2013 07:27 PM (u37OL)

246 Where are the dreaded Koch brothers when you really need them? I think most wealthy conservatives will sidle up to the bar for their share of crony capitalism, even if they believe it is wrong. ----- I never see stories of wealthy conservatives starting high-profile projects to win back the culture. Average Joe conservative, yes. Wealthy lib (working for his team), yes. Beck talks about John Huntsman, Sr, giving all his money away to fund cancer research, but I don't know if he's conservative or liberal. Certainly his kid is a leftie. Oh, and Merry Christmas to all.

Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 07:28 PM (zu9Ee)

247 Achmed, fetch the favorite goat

Posted by: The goat at December 23, 2013 07:28 PM (uk1X0)

248 Protip for Real Estate Brokers who want to use client's counter tops for "other" purposes than showcasing - know if there are cameras about,

. Real estate agent used Wayne home for 'sexual escapades,' lawsuit claims http://tinyurl.com/n7ywuwn

Posted by: Thrawn at December 23, 2013 07:28 PM (ZyqBH)

249 I'm not saying it isn't true, but that strikes me as kind of odd. Since the Soviet Communists were collectivists, it seems to me that they would be more likely to praise a collaborative design, rather then credit a single individual genius. Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 11:23 PM (sdi6R) Perhaps the Great Soviet needed it's Heroes. Remember Yuri Gagarin? Don't know.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:28 PM (bb5+k)

250 Kwanzaa is a mish-mash of fake Africa crap. Having black Americans (who almost all come from West Africa) celebrate blackness with Swahili words is like having Irish-Americans celebrate whiteness by speaking French. eating spaghetti, and drinking Vodka. : -) Swahili is a trade language with no native speakers ... among other idiocies re: Kwanzaa ...

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 07:29 PM (m3Cp/)

251 For those still up and moving, this is from my church yesterday. It comes in a little late. The song was a last minute addition to the set and I didn't have a chance to tell my wife, so the vid starts part way into the first verse. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=892228854273&l=6663278931573624577

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:29 PM (GEICT)

252 >>> ...is like having Irish-Americans celebrate whiteness by speaking French. eating spaghetti, and drinking Vodka.

Well those are all pretty white.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 07:29 PM (G8OL9)

253 The five scariest words: "Just the Tip, I Swear" too soon?

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:29 PM (JMmQ9)

254 How can I send a pic to maet for the ont? Email?? Please It's. A must do. Some guy put an old telephone booth out in the middle of bum fcku nowhere . Obama hotline Too funny. Email please.

Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 07:30 PM (s4MFd)

255 Cale was on the menu. Barf a ruti.

Posted by: ALH at December 23, 2013 07:31 PM (7QOr7)

256 Swahili is a ~~trade language~~ arabic slave traders with no native speakers ... among other idiocies re: Kwanzaa ... Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 11:29 PM (m3Cp/)

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:31 PM (uk1X0)

257 255 How can I send a pic to maet for the ont? Email?? Please It's. A must do. Some guy put an old telephone booth out in the middle of bum fcku nowhere . Obama hotline Too funny. Email please. Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 11:30 PM (s4MFd) How about posting a link here?

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 07:31 PM (bb5+k)

258 Folsom Street Fair welcums you! Posted by: Wiener appreciation society at December 23, 2013 11:10 PM (/YkzI) Make sure you bring an umbrella!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 23, 2013 07:31 PM (oFCZn)

259 And evenin' horde. Finished off the Christmas shopping in a grocery store. YAY!!! well, oh ... out into the Arizona snow, i go. need allegra and a cup of joe ...

Posted by: Adriane... at December 23, 2013 07:32 PM (m3Cp/)

260 Did I find this here or on Twitter? Can't remember! In any event, quiz to identify your dialect - link in nick.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 07:32 PM (zDsvJ)

261 >>How can I send a pic to maet for the ont? Email?? Please It's. A must do. Some guy put an old telephone booth out in the middle of bum fcku nowhere . Obama hotline Too funny. Email please. Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 11:30 PM (s4MFd) Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail

Posted by: #7 moron at December 23, 2013 07:32 PM (uk1X0)

262 Chill. A picture of our little doggeh Sophie, waiting for Christmas, taken last year: http://tinyurl.com/kk3uz8h

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:33 PM (aDwsi)

263 Peter Paul Mauser was a great group! I got laid by a hippie chick after one of their concerts once. Posted by: joey biden at December 23, 2013 11:23 PM I saw Peter Paul Mauser open for Simon & Garfunkle in 1977

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:33 PM (JMmQ9)

264 I got Rockford & Aurora, IL, and Buffalo, NY. It didn't match me very well, but that's not surprising given how often I've moved.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 07:33 PM (zDsvJ)

265 Stopped at Mcdonalds on the way home. It was almost as bad as my 102.00 meal.

Posted by: ALH at December 23, 2013 07:33 PM (7QOr7)

266 Merry Christmas to all of you. And hoping for a better New Year.

Posted by: seamrog at December 23, 2013 07:34 PM (Xz/Iq)

267 Irish-Americans celebrate whiteness by speaking French. eating spaghetti, and drinking Vodka.
You know what a great idea for a restaurant would be...?

Posted by: jerry seinfeld at December 23, 2013 07:34 PM (f6z8e)

268 What kind of a shitball steals the Baby Jesus? Seriously, those crackstains are on the fast track to the hot place. If convicted the offenders should be dropped into a volcano.

If I were king there are some places the photographers would not be allowed to go, and the Royal Can would be one of those places. I might want to get my freak on in the bath with Her Majesty, and having the Royal Heir there is detriment enough without having some fluttershy snapping photos of my white pasty ass. There are some things up with which I shall not put, after all.

And finally, I had one of those Evel Knievel bikes, it was awesome. Wish I still had it, along with my Tyco trains, those things would be worth bank these days.

Evening roonz and roonettez. Another day at the salt mines.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 07:35 PM (xa1/W)

269 Cale was on the menu. Barf a ruti. Posted by: ALH ------------ Wait..., 'Cale' or 'Kale'? Because if it was 'Cale', he's been missing for a little while...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:35 PM (aDwsi)

270 By Executive Order no. 1078, Christmas has been canceled.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 23, 2013 07:36 PM (Dwehj)

271 Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 11:31 PM (bb5+k) Technically challenged. In my email. To maet then he can post it. It's just funnier than hell. Or so that's what we think up here in north idaho.

Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 07:36 PM (s4MFd)

272 >>> quiz to identify your dialect - link in nick.

Saw that on FB. Was pretty cool, had me all over the South. But 'least similar' was all right around Boston, which made me happy.

Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 07:36 PM (G8OL9)

273 "Simplicity? Heh. And..., I started drinking long before those nimrods." Now, now, now. Pete, everybody in the world has ripped you off so feel vindicated in that.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 23, 2013 07:36 PM (u37OL)

274 GGE! We were just talking about you.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:37 PM (GEICT)

275 Hey GGE

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:37 PM (QHd8M)

276 Tyco trains, those things would be worth bank these days. Evening roonz and roonettez. Another day at the salt mines. Posted by: GGE ------------------------- I'm about to part with my O gauge Lionel set. Sadly, no male kids interested.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:37 PM (aDwsi)

277 I, for one, will not be seeing The Terminator remake.

Jay Sherman in The Critic said it best: "If it's a remake of a classic, rent the classic."

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 07:37 PM (FHNkr)

278 Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 11:33 PM (aDwsi Good dog. My pooch would have torn thru them already. (Granted, if they were her's I'd be teasing her with squeeking them) Being her apex predator self she would rip out the guts of the toy, just as a warning to others.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:38 PM (Q6HBD)

279 I got Rockford & Aurora, IL, and Buffalo, NY. Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 11:33 PM I've been to both Rockford and Aurora, IL; and have so-far escaped Buffalo, NY. Soon.

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 07:39 PM (JMmQ9)

280 155 This is pretty ridiculous.

It's 11pm. We're leaving at 8am tomorrow morning. My packing currently consists of a pile of clothes on the bed.

I'm this >< close to just saying "FUCK IT", throwing this stuff in the bag and buying anything else I may need.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (GEICT)

I, myself, am a graduate of the Hefty School of Packing.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 07:40 PM (T1005)

281 Boy, I sure hope Santa brings me that Duck Commander onesie I asked him for.

Posted by: Ethan at December 23, 2013 07:40 PM (Dwehj)

282 GiverÂ…ONT Edition: http://tinyurl.com/kju556v

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:27 PM (GEICT)

oh...she fell down...I should help her up...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 07:41 PM (xa1/W)

283 271 By Executive Order no. 1078, Christmas has been canceled. Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at December 23, 2013 11:36 PM (Dwehj) Go fuck yourself you pretentious, presumptuous, preening, pillow biting pantat. You think you, or your pet Wookie, can take it from me? Try.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:41 PM (GEICT)

284 The new Terminator flick is not a remake. I hear they plan some major fucking up. BTW, the Niners do not want to lose. The Football Gods are in phase with that.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:41 PM (EWsrI)

285 Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 11:33 PM (aDwsi

I have one of those the color of Trigger.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 07:41 PM (vjrgd)

286 Ok tried. Maet. At hotmail. Thx guys n gals.

Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 07:42 PM (s4MFd)

287 Thinking of a tablet for my granddaughter for Christmas. She's 13 and HS next year. Leaning towards MS surface rt, has student office. Thoughts? I know nothing. Posted this on the MNF thread, but it died.

Posted by: chewydog at December 23, 2013 07:42 PM (BUY7X)

288 281 155 This is pretty ridiculous. It's 11pm. We're leaving at 8am tomorrow morning. My packing currently consists of a pile of clothes on the bed. I'm this >< close to just saying "FUCK IT", throwing this stuff in the bag and buying anything else I may need. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (GEICT) I, myself, am a graduate of the Hefty School of Packing. Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:40 PM (T1005) All I want for Xmas is a compression sack ...

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 07:43 PM (4JkHl)

289 manometer - A Palomino?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:43 PM (aDwsi)

290 Go fuck yourself you pretentious, presumptuous, preening, pillow biting pantat. You think you, or your pet Wookie, can take it from me? Try. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:41 PM (GEICT) Meh...he's barely worth a sneering laugh.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:43 PM (6O+h7)

291 What is up with kale, anyway? It's everywhere these days.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 07:43 PM (zDsvJ)

292 281 155 This is pretty ridiculous. It's 11pm. We're leaving at 8am tomorrow morning. My packing currently consists of a pile of clothes on the bed. I'm this >< close to just saying "FUCK IT", throwing this stuff in the bag and buying anything else I may need. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 10:59 PM (GEICT) I, myself, am a graduate of the Hefty School of Packing. Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:40 PM (T1005) I travel light. I ain't growing ta Mars. There are stores where I'm heading,

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:44 PM (EWsrI)

293 I believe all the clothes are in. Proccess shortened by the wife stacking all of her and the kids' stuff in front of the coat closet. Load up one or two more things and I'm good.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:44 PM (GEICT)

294 Who plans to see the Robocop reboot?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:44 PM (QHd8M)

295 All I want for Xmas is a compression sack ... Posted by: Jean -------- One of those vacuum cleaner things..., in duffle bag size.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:44 PM (aDwsi)

296 Peter Paul Mauser? 7mm blessed by your local padre

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 07:45 PM (4JkHl)

297 285

Some of the news sites I saw are calling it a remake. Either way, I'm skipping it.

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 07:45 PM (FHNkr)

298 292 What is up with kale, anyway? It's everywhere these days. Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 11:43 PM (zDsvJ) I think teens smoke it to get high or something.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:45 PM (6O+h7)

299 >>> What is up with kale, anyway? It's everywhere these days. It will migrate north when the days get longer.

Posted by: Marlon Perkins at December 23, 2013 07:45 PM (Ua6T/)

300 Cochran, then you gotta get it in the car

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 07:46 PM (4JkHl)

301 What is up with kale, anyway? It's everywhere these days. ----------- Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:46 PM (aDwsi)

302 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery? Opinions?

Posted by: Navypopojoe at December 23, 2013 07:46 PM (9cjF1)

303 One thing I've happily noticed is way more 'Have a Merry Christmas' at stores. The girl tonight tested the waters asking if I was ready for Christmas...'yeah, now I am.' Then we wished each other Merry Christmas but she said it in a hushed tone. Welcome to America circa 2013. But I do think it will get better and Robertson will be known as a catalyst.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:46 PM (Q6HBD)

304 295

Not me.

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 07:46 PM (FHNkr)

305 Hold it, hold it. I saw Swiss Chard open for Kale. Indy, 1972.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:47 PM (aDwsi)

306 Cochran, then you gotta get it in the car Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM (4JkHl) Meh, giant 3d game of tetris. It's not bad at all. Takes 15 minutes or so.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:47 PM (GEICT)

307 295 Who plans to see the Robocop reboot? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 11:44 PM (QHd8M) GBOM Giant Ball Of Meh

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:47 PM (EWsrI)

308 You know, now that I think of it, this year has been entirely Kwanzaa-free. No idiotic Kwanzaa observances at my son's 99.98%-white elementary school, no idiotic Kwanzaa observances at my daughter's 97.5%-white high school, no idiotic Kwanzaa observances at the synagogue (and the rabbi chick would be just the one to do it, too). Apparently the white liberals have finally noticed that black Americans don't really give a shit about that Kwanzaa nonsense, and are quietly dropping it.

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (dHBeB)

309 231 207
What I read is that Kalashnikov was the sort of fellow they wanted to win, and they quietly combined several ideas of other gun makers to produce the final product, and then they declared that *HE* was the brilliant man behind the entire design. Medals and money thereafter rewarded as appropriate of a Soviet Design genius.

Posted by: D-Lamp at December 23, 2013 11:13 PM (bb5+k)

I'm not saying it isn't true, but that strikes me as kind of odd. Since the Soviet Communists were collectivists, it seems to me that they would be more likely to praise a collaborative design, rather then credit a single individual genius.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 11:23 PM (sdi6R)

The alternate story is plausible if Kalashnikov were a one-trick pony, but IIRC, he designed a variety of firearms.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (T1005)

310 302 What is up with kale, anyway? It's everywhere these days. ----------- Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it. Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM (aDwsi) Swiss Chard looks like kale.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (EWsrI)

311 Ah sweet! I won the championship in the AoS Cob fantasy league.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (LsJl8)

312 >>> Opinions? The Bears suck.

Posted by: Marlon at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (Ua6T/)

313 It gets harder when you have to hide the Santa haul from the young'uns, in a minivan without a decent trunk.

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (4JkHl)

314 Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it. Posted by: Mike Hammer Swiss Chard claims to be neutral but it's really rich in Nazi gold.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (H4Rpo)

315 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery? Opinions? Posted by: Navypopojoe --------------- Make sure they don't have the laser mode set to 'SDI'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:48 PM (aDwsi)

316 Then we wished each other Merry Christmas but she said it in a hushed tone. Welcome to America circa 2013. But I do think it will get better and Robertson will be known as a catalyst. Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM (Q6HBD) I always make it a point to say Merry Christmas. And if they try to be all shy about it, well, ask MWR about volume.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 07:49 PM (GEICT)

317 NORAD Santa tracker page goes live in two hours!

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 07:49 PM (dHBeB)

318 319th

Posted by: Pinchi Puto at December 23, 2013 07:49 PM (qQk+U)

319 Apparently the white liberals have finally noticed that black Americans don't really give a shit about that Kwanzaa nonsense, and are quietly dropping it. Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 11:48 PM (dHBeB) This is the first time I've seen Kwanzaa mentioned this year.

Posted by: CDR M at December 23, 2013 07:49 PM (LsJl8)

320 My folks sent me an assortment of citrus fruits from some orchard in Florida. Loving anything citrus like I do, I almost felt like embarrassing myself in front of the neighbors by shouting 'citrus! fuck yeah!'. Almost.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:50 PM (6O+h7)

321 "Swiss" Chard got the Victoria Cross for winning the battle of Rorke's Drift. And his troops were all green, too . . .

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 07:50 PM (dHBeB)

322 303 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery? Opinions? Posted by: Navypopojoe at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM Asking for Cutler? /jk. If you have a reputable doctor I don't know why someone wouldn't have it done. Pops wore glasses all his life until he had it done, now he just needs reading glasses in a dimly lit restaurant.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:50 PM (Q6HBD)

323 Is there any surgery that would help Romo?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:51 PM (QHd8M)

324 323.. Hysterectomy ?

Posted by: Pinchi Puto at December 23, 2013 07:51 PM (qQk+U)

325 Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it. ----- A lot of it around the Vatican.

Posted by: whoever at December 23, 2013 07:52 PM (zu9Ee)

326 I always make it a point to say Merry Christmas. And if they try to be all shy about it, well, ask MWR about volume. Posted by: BCochran ---------------- I buy a box of cellophane wrapped candy canes, keep a few in my jacket pocket, and hand one to whoever happens to wait on me, and wish them a Merry Christmas. You'd be surprised by the smiles. Such a small thing...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:52 PM (aDwsi)

327 Just got back from singing 404Carols around the neighborhood with a small group of like-minded, effete douchebag buddies.The business end of a shotgun is guaranteed to make you pee your onesie, let me tell ya. I'm sure I'll feel a lot better after a nice, hot bubble bath.

Posted by: Ethan at December 23, 2013 07:52 PM (Dwehj)

328 317 Then we wished each other Merry Christmas but she said it in a hushed tone. Welcome to America circa 2013. But I do think it will get better and Robertson will be known as a catalyst. Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM (Q6HBD) I always make it a point to say Merry Christmas. And if they try to be all shy about it, well, ask MWR about volume. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:49 PM (GEICT) I do to. But her initiating the 'Merry Christmas' was good enough for me. Baby steps, and she was ballsy enough to say it in this day and age.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:52 PM (Q6HBD)

329 Kale and Chard are delicious in a sautÃ© w/ garlic, shallots and finished with Balsamic and a pinch of sugar.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 07:53 PM (1g7kl)

330 If you have a reputable doctor I don't know why someone wouldn't have it done. Pops wore glasses all his life until he had it done, now he just needs reading glasses in a dimly lit restaurant. Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:50 PM (Q6HBD) I know several people, including relatives that have had their eyes zapped. Nobody had any problems, except my uncle, who just had to go back for a bit more work on one eye. They all said to find the doctors who have done the most procedures, then narrow it down from there.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:53 PM (6O+h7)

331 323 Is there any surgery that would help Romo? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 11:51 PM (QHd8M) A surgery that removes some closet doors IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: Thrawn at December 23, 2013 07:54 PM (ZyqBH)

332

>>>303 Joe

I had it about 10 years ago, a freaking miracle as far as I am concerned. Everybody who does it will eventually get reading glasses, or depending on age, they now do one near sight and one far sight for the older folks.

2ndly, I did the dialect thing and it nailed me exactly where I live, which is cool science wise, but boring. I wanted to talk like a pirate, a pirate that has a galley full of well oiled viking women.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 07:54 PM (MaP11)

333 Swish Chard and the Pope are like this.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:55 PM (EWsrI)

334 Rorke's Drift. And his troops were all green, too . . . Posted by: Trimegistus ----------- Not one person in 10,000 knows about Rorke's Drift.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 07:55 PM (aDwsi)

335 Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 11:43 PM (aDwsi)

Yes, ears a little darker though. Great little dogs.

Posted by: manometer at December 23, 2013 07:55 PM (vjrgd)

336 Ima giver. Swiss chard. Kale = Spinach on steroids and far easier to grow in northern climates. Chard of the beet family. Leaves not only edible but the plant itself is ornamental, large beautiful and keeps for weeks after harvest. Kale same but tougher. They both survive moderately freezing temps think 27 degrees. Hot commodity in prepper world. Seeds true.

Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 07:56 PM (s4MFd)

337 Swish Chard doesn't wilt like spinach. Spinach wears pajamas and drinks hot chocolate.

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:57 PM (EWsrI)

338 Now Mike, don't be such a Boer on war....

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 07:57 PM (QHd8M)

339 >>>Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it. --------------1 They're the guys in pajamas who protect the Pope. Right?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 07:57 PM (j8+bY)

340 Secret to cooking kale: bacon fat.

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 07:58 PM (dHBeB)

341 Crap.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 07:58 PM (j8+bY)

342 I wanted to talk like a pirate, a pirate that has a galley full of well oiled viking women. Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 11:54 PM (MaP11) New hotness: PajamaPirate! Well, he certainly seems like some kind of pirate anyway...

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:58 PM (6O+h7)

343 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 11:53 PM (6O+h7) Dad narrowed it down to Whitten, the guy who did Tiger Wood's Lasik.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 07:58 PM (Q6HBD)

344 Didn't Kale slay Aben?

Posted by: eman at December 23, 2013 07:59 PM (EWsrI)

345 I saw Kale open for Eric Clapton back in '91.

Posted by: That concert guy at December 23, 2013 07:59 PM (Dwehj)

346 339 Secret to cooking kale: bacon fat. Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 11:58 PM (dHBeB) What doesn't taste better with bacon fat?

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 07:59 PM (6O+h7)

347 " Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery? Opinions?" Not personally but know some that have. Mixed results was what I was told. Although, lots of praise in general for it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 23, 2013 08:00 PM (u37OL)

348 The alternate story is plausible if Kalashnikov were a one-trick pony, but IIRC, he designed a variety of firearms. Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:48 PM He did. Anyone who has ever field-stripped an AK-47, you would see the man's genius.

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 08:00 PM (JMmQ9)

349 I'm in my 30s. If someone came to my house to sing songs, I wouldn't be all too receptive either. You want to sing songs, be my guest. But don't bother me in the process. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 10:39 PM

Mooooooooooge!

Posted by: Moo Moo's Door Knocker at December 23, 2013 08:00 PM (aTXUx)

350 342 Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 11:53 PM (6O+h7) Dad narrowed it down to Whitten, the guy who did Tiger Wood's Lasik. Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 11:58 PM (Q6HBD) Hard to get more reputable than that. Like my friend who had his knee repaired by the same guy that fixes Denver Broncos' knees.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 08:01 PM (6O+h7)

351 Where would a pirate get Viking women?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 08:01 PM (j8+bY)

352 Secret to cooking __________ : bacon fat.

Posted by: garrett at December 23, 2013 08:01 PM (T8uHF)

353 What doesn't taste better with bacon fat? ** ahem **

Posted by: Cap'n Crunch at December 23, 2013 08:01 PM (Ua6T/)

354 #288

Unless it is an extremely good price, make sure it's the second generation model, which is just called Surface 2 without the RT part. Really big difference in performance and screen resolution.

Posted by: Epobirs at December 23, 2013 08:01 PM (bPxS6)

355 But I do..... Cetawayo

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 08:02 PM (l3vZN)

356 Yeah, that and Swiss Chard. I would not know Swiss Chard if I saw it. --------------1 They're the guys in pajamas who protect the Pope. Right? Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 11:57 PM My vote for thread winner, right there.

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 08:02 PM (JMmQ9)

357 You want to sing songs, be my guest. But don't bother me in the process.

I'll be right over!

Posted by: Ethan at December 23, 2013 08:02 PM (Dwehj)

358 I did the dialect quiz a second time, trying to answer as I would have in high school (before moving) and it was much closer map - Pennsylvania and NY area. But the really funny thing is that my bluest city - that matched the least - is Salt Lake City, 45 min from here! Roly poly was a big determining factor.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 08:02 PM (zDsvJ)

359 GGE! We were just talking about you.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 23, 2013 11:37 PM (GEICT)

I saw. Give me a date, time and location and I will do my utmost to be there. I work Sun night through Wednesday night (yes, including Christmas) and am hoping to leave for points west on the 2nd of Jan, but otherwise I'll be around.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:03 PM (xa1/W)

360 I saw Moo Moo's Door Knocker open for Bare Naked Ladies at Staples Center

Posted by: kbdabear at December 23, 2013 08:03 PM (aTXUx)

361 I'm about to part with my O gauge Lionel set. Sadly, no male kids interested.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 11:37 PM (aDwsi)

!!! None of them???

My uncle who died last year had S gauge American Flyers stashed somewhere in his attic. He had all girls, but one of his grandsons has inherited a hell of a train set.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:04 PM (xa1/W)

362 WHAT DID YOU SAY, OLD CHAP?

Posted by: zombie gonville bromhead, v.c. at December 23, 2013 08:04 PM (f6z8e)

363 Hard to get more reputable than that. Like my friend who had his knee repaired by the same guy that fixes Denver Broncos' knees. Posted by: model_1066 at December 24, 2013 12:01 AM (6O+h7) My dad has a little habit of going through Doctor's history's. Good trait I guess. Screwing around with eyeballs and knees you'd want the best.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 08:05 PM (Q6HBD)

364 303 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery?

Opinions?

Posted by: Navypopojoe at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM (9cjF1)

Got it when I was 40 (11 years ago). Place did a really good job. Wish it had been available 15 years prior, so I could have enjoyed it longer before the presbyopia started.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 08:05 PM (T1005)

365 Is there any surgery that would help Romo?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 11:51 PM

I think surgically attaching Tom Brady's arm to Romo's shoulder should do it

Posted by: kbdabear at December 23, 2013 08:05 PM (aTXUx)

366 brb, gotta geaux do the two minute hate on all the condiments in the ice box...see you in twelve minutes...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 23, 2013 08:06 PM (JMmQ9)

367 We are staying in a hotel. That means free HBO and Cinemax and Soft Porn. I cannot pry the remote out of his hands.

Posted by: ALH at December 23, 2013 08:06 PM (7QOr7)

368 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery?

Opinions?

Posted by: Navypopojoe at December 23, 2013 11:46 PM

I was thinking of getting it

Posted by: Jay Cutler at December 23, 2013 08:06 PM (aTXUx)

369 ever hear of Internets, no on e pays for porn anymore, at least no one under 60.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:07 PM (rDidD)

370 RIVIERA - A suspected illegal immigrant is dead after being run over by an 18-wheeler just north of Riviera this morning. According to the Department of Public Safety, the man was being chased by Border Patrol around 1 a.m., when he ran across Highway 77 and was hit by a tractor trailer. The truck hit the man then ran him over. Meanwhile, there's no word on who the man is or where he is from. Border Patrol is now trying to identify the man. We're told the driver of the truck won't be ticketed.

Posted by: Janet Nipplelipton at December 23, 2013 08:08 PM (e8kgV)

371 We are staying in a hotel. That means free HBO and Cinemax and Soft Porn. I cannot pry the remote out of his hands. Posted by: ALH at December 24, 2013 12:06 AM (7QOr7) "remote" That's a new euphemism to me!

Posted by: The Euphamistic Hat at December 23, 2013 08:08 PM (/YkzI)

372 Let's go over to Moo Moo's and knock out a few rounds of Feliz Navidad.

Posted by: Illegal Alien Carolers, Doing The Carols American Carolers Won't Do at December 23, 2013 08:08 PM (j8+bY)

373 If someone came to my house to sing songs, I wouldn't be all too receptive either. You want to sing songs, be my guest. But don't bother me in the process.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 10:39 PM

Holy shite ya fuckin' scrooge, do you let up on being an assclown even for one day a fuckin' year???

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:08 PM (xa1/W)

374 Good evening, Horde. Everything is wrapped. There's the small matter of cleaning the house and cooking for 20 tomorrow evening before the carol service and midnight mass. Dave's knitted gift isn't going to be ready and I'm a failure at Christmas.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 23, 2013 08:08 PM (N/cFh)

375 Don't you mean "Nipplelatino"?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 08:09 PM (f6z8e)

376 Who would have guessed? Rorke puns and funnies. Life is filled with odd coincidences: 342 "Dad narrowed it down to Whitten..." A guy that wrote a book about Rorke's Drift was named 'Whitton'

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:09 PM (aDwsi)

377 http://www.honolulustreetpulse.com/hottie-week-aubrey-song/#10086

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:09 PM (QHd8M)

378 Ok the maetenloch at Hotmail didn't work. How to email a pic to the horde?

Posted by: Derak at December 23, 2013 08:10 PM (s4MFd)

379 You could always buy some knitwear from Australia for Dave, Gingy?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 08:10 PM (f6z8e)

380 Dave's knitted gift isn't going to be ready and I'm a failure at Christmas. Posted by: Gingy ----------------------- Christmas is all about forgiveness. You couldn't be a failure if you tried.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:10 PM (aDwsi)

381 Navycopjoe (isasexybitch) I had LASIK about five years ago. What do you want to know?

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 23, 2013 08:10 PM (N/cFh)

382 I'm a failure at Christmas.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 24, 2013 12:08 AM (N/cFh)

I'm working tomorrow and Wednesday night. If you're going to be at home, you are a rousing success compared to me.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:11 PM (xa1/W)

383 Navycopjoe (isasexybitch) I had LASIK about five years ago. What do you want to know? Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 24, 2013 12:10 well, any before and afters in a bikini?

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:11 PM (rDidD)

384 5 dreaded words?

Electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket

http://tinyurl.com/koao2aq (from Drudge link)

Fast summary -- rates in US at all time high average.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 08:11 PM (wNF3N)

385 My eye doc had me terrified to try Lasik. He said the medical malpractice journals are filled to the brim with botched laser eye surgeries.

Ex-gf of a relative had it done and one eye was not done correctly so she gets dizzy spells.

I know a couple other people who had it done and it was successful for them. As much as I hate glasses and contacts I think I am going to hold off.

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 08:11 PM (FHNkr)

386 Elf: "Order of switches for Moo Moo"

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:11 PM (aDwsi)

387 Well, goodnight, all. If you don't hear from me tomorrow, have a wonderful Christmas Eve.

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 23, 2013 08:12 PM (dHBeB)

388 FWIW: Colour Sergeant Bourne was actually a small man, and quite young. He was the youngest Colour Sergeant in the British Army. He also lived to a ripe old age and was the last survivor of Rourk's Drift, dying in, if I recall 1943.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 08:12 PM (l3vZN)

389 >>>Is there any surgery that would help Romo?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 11:51 PM

I think surgically attaching Tom Brady's arm to Romo's shoulder should do it
Posted by: kbdabear at December 24, 2013 12:05 AM (aTXUx)<<<

A Garrettectomy?

Posted by: Jeenyus Joey Biden at December 23, 2013 08:13 PM (litJN)

390 I'm about to part with my O gauge Lionel set. Sadly, no male kids interested. Posted by: Mike Hammer --- Ask the girls. Srsly. I would've killed for a train set when I was a kid.

Posted by: Y-not at December 23, 2013 08:13 PM (zDsvJ)

391 And Private Hook was an exemplary soldier. His relatives threatened to sue but I can't recall how the court case (if any) turned out and I don't feel like Binging it right now.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 23, 2013 08:13 PM (f6z8e)

392 Okay, I re-phrase: Not one in 10,000 average people know of Rorke's Drift.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:14 PM (aDwsi)

393 382 Navycopjoe (isasexybitch) I had LASIK about five years ago. What do you want to know? Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 24, 2013 12:10 well, any before and afters in a bikini? Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:11 AM (rDidD) --- Of me? Check Twitter. It could happen.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 23, 2013 08:14 PM (N/cFh)

394 The language thing has me in Fresno, Modesto (160 and 80 miles from here), or Des Moines (?). Bluest areas were New Orleans, Miami and.....eastern Massachussetts!

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 08:15 PM (T1005)

395 Posted by: GnuBreed at December 24, 2013 12:11 AM (wNF3N) I ignored the SCOAMF in 2008 and even I heard that quote. I managed to hear all the bad things he said. I think it was Â“under my plan, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket.Â”

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:15 PM (z4WKX)

396
Where would a pirate get Viking women?<<<<<<<

In the shorts.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 23, 2013 08:15 PM (MaP11)

397 I should go back to the store tomorrow and pick up that Martini-Henry in .303 they had. I would have, but Obama's economy and two kids in college.....

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at December 23, 2013 08:16 PM (l3vZN)

398 Be safe ye traveling morons.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:16 PM (aDwsi)

399 Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 23, 2013 10:39 PM Holy shite ya fuckin' scrooge, do you let up on being an assclown even for one day a fuckin' year??? Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, 2013 12:08 AM (xa1/W) Thanks GGE. That made me really LOL.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 08:17 PM (Q6HBD)

400 Oh fine, now Mike's cat insults us by implying we are not normal...

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:17 PM (QHd8M)

401 ncj, I'd think you would want your vision to remain blurry...Has to help when watching the Bears and Cubs play.

I considered Lasix several times, but my eyes have always changed in scrip whenever I go in for a new exam. The last two times, though, it improved! One of the few good features of getting old I suppose.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 08:17 PM (wNF3N)

402 Has anyone here gotten LASIK surgery?

Opinions?"

The wife had it done 14 years ago. She had one of the top dudes at the time do it. The dude pulled nothing short of a miracle on her. She was pretty frigging blind before she had it done. Should could not recognize who a person was 20 feet away without her contacts, and she couldn't drive without them. When I was driving her home from the procedure I was testing her since I can see like a hawk. She was reading license plates on cars 3-4 cars ahead of us. We stopped at McDonalds on the way home, and was was reading the fucking menu board at the drive thru from 20-30 feet away, and this was with those frigging clear plastic protectors she had on. Was truly amazing. She had glasses or contacts her whole life, was blind without them, and then in one shot she had almost perfect vision.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 08:18 PM (FMbng)

403 I'm very nearsighted and have been wearing glasses since second grade. I'm used to it by now. I have no interest in getting Lasik surgery. Besides, I figure my glasses offer protection against random flying debris.

Posted by: rickl at December 23, 2013 08:18 PM (sdi6R)

404 Maet, You are only stealing from your Christmas Eve Eve threads. It doesnÂ’t count. Thank you. I love Christmas Music!

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:18 PM (z4WKX)

405 Isn't Moo-Moo Urkel's pet name for the Wookie? Good Lord, I sometimes make myself ill....

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 08:20 PM (6O+h7)

406 Anna - No, really. It's me. The cat doesn't know shit about Rorke's Drift..., thankfully. He's probably plotting an uprising anyhow. Anyhow, I'm out. Last minute Christmas stuff to do tomorrow.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:20 PM (aDwsi)

407 Posted by: Carol at December 24, 2013 12:15 AM (z4WKX)

Proof, I guess, that he doesn't ALWAYS lie.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 08:20 PM (wNF3N)

408 Thank you. I love Christmas Music!

Posted by: Carol at December 24, 2013 12:18 AM (z4WKX)

One of the local stations that I won't listen to any other time of the year plays Christmas music nonstop from the day after Thanksgiving to the day after Christmas.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:21 PM (xa1/W)

409 Carol : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyuOIYCERc4

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 23, 2013 08:22 PM (aDwsi)

410 I had LASIK 15 years ago. I always considered it some of the best money I ever spent. I was 40 at the time. One caveat: I had no trace of presbyopia before the surgery (probably because I was so nearsighted) but I needed reading glasses almost immediately after it. Be prepared for that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 23, 2013 08:22 PM (j8+bY)

411 That does it. I am granting myself an early Christmas present and signing off to watch Zulu again.

Posted by: Sharkman at December 23, 2013 08:22 PM (8+xjO)

412 What scares me about Lasik is your eyes crusting over. Granted, i think it is much more horrible in my mind than it actually is. Just the thought of it.

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 08:24 PM (Q6HBD)

413 someone has shaka zulu and a vhs player - long low whistle.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:24 PM (rDidD)

414 402 >> Besides, I figure my glasses offer protection against random flying debris.

rickl, that's one of the reasons I also chose to not get Lasik, plus numerous horror stories. And without my glasses, I can't distinguish between a human and a wookie at 20 feet.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 08:25 PM (wNF3N)

415 I'm OK from 1 to about 6 feet. Closer than 1 I need reading glasses (you wouldn't think that's a problem but it is) and farther away than 6 things start to get blurry. Anything farther away than 20 feet might as well be on the next planet over.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:27 PM (xa1/W)

416 If Kate Upton wants to come to my house to sing "Santa Baby", you won't hear me complaining

Posted by: kbdabear at December 23, 2013 08:27 PM (aTXUx)

417 I saw Eye Crust open for Celtic Frost in '88.

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 08:27 PM (FHNkr)

418 If I had to wear glasses, I'd spend a fortune by losing or breaking them. Then again, that's only from my experience with sunglasses, which aren't needed for keeping me from driving into trees or houses, but to help me spot trout.

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 08:28 PM (6O+h7)

419 I'm OK from 1 to about 6 feet. Closer than 1 I need reading glasses (you wouldn't think that's a problem but it is) and farther away than 6 things start to get blurry. Anything farther away than 20 feet might as well be. on the next planet over. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, 2013 you only needa be able to see arms length so you know what you are grabbing.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:28 PM (rDidD)

420 I considered Lasix several times, but my eyes have always changed in scrip whenever I go in for a new exam. The last two times, though, it improved! One of the few good features of getting old I suppose. Posted by: GnuBreed at December 24, 2013 12:17 AM (wNF3N) Mine didnÂ’t change much for ten years and I expected the same three years later, they got worse. Next year IÂ’m going to have to buy reading glasses because my doctor has had me walk around in them and I would rather see to drive and look over my glasses when IÂ’m reading small letters. Now thatÂ’s getting worse, and IÂ’m getting frown line from reading like that.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:29 PM (z4WKX)

421 if kate upton shows up singing carols at anyone's house she will get there pulling a sleigh.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:29 PM (rDidD)

422 GGE, Thank you for that comment to you know who. I try to ignore him because lately heÂ’s a jerk. I wonÂ’t respond to him or read any post by him. What do you do that you have to work on Christmas?

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:31 PM (z4WKX)

423 Oh, my language test tells me I'm from the West. I'm in Texas but this goes along with my feelings about speaking "Texan." I grew up in the Western part of the state, not the "Southern" part. There is some linguistic and food overlap between the two but you know the difference regardless of where you're from. And that's okay.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 23, 2013 08:31 PM (u37OL)

424 Kelly Brook .. Santa Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEGu6f_dLqU

SFW

Posted by: kbdabear at December 23, 2013 08:31 PM (aTXUx)

425 you only needa be able to see arms length so you know what you are grabbing.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:28 AM (rDidD)

At work I wear safety glasses with no correction that have magnifiers on them (where the reading parts of the bifocals would be).

I would rather see to drive and look over my glasses when IÂ’m reading small letters. Now thatÂ’s getting worse, and IÂ’m getting frown line from reading like that.

Posted by: Carol at December 24, 2013 12:29 AM (z4WKX)

I had to finally break down and get the ones with the lines on them a couple of years ago. I knew a guy that used to put his glasses up on his forehead to read, I thought it was funny at the time...until I had to start doing it...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:34 PM (xa1/W)

426 "If Kate Upton wants to come to my house to sing "Santa Baby", you won't hear me complaining" I'm only in my 30's but I couldn't name Kate Upton from a lineup. Is she hot like Catherine Bach? Cute like Sally Field? Or, wife material ready to meet mama like Bailey from WKRP?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 23, 2013 08:34 PM (u37OL)

427 Denver Broncos' knees? Fuck that! Who does Tom Brady's hair?

Posted by: Pajama Lad at December 23, 2013 08:35 PM (EWsrI)

428 As the three Wise Men approached where the Christ child rested bearing gifts, above the beautiful signing of the Heavenly Host was heard the discordant lowing and clanging of a bell.

"Will someone milk me!"

Thus the Archangel Michael smited the obstreperous beast of the field.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:35 PM (QHd8M)

429 you only needa be able to see arms length so you know what you are grabbing. Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:28 AM (rDidD) At work I wear safety glasses with no correction that have magnifiers on them (where the reading parts of the bifocals would be). GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, I was less interested in what you are grabbing than who, should have been more clear.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:36 PM (rDidD)

430 What do you do that you have to work on Christmas?

Posted by: Carol at December 24, 2013 12:31 AM (z4WKX)

I fix the machines that make LEDs for light bulbs. When they were a smaller company they used to shut down for the big holidays, now, not so much. I do get an additional 8 hours of holiday paid time off added to my hours of time off that, since I work alone on my shift, I can't use, so I guess that's something...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:37 PM (xa1/W)

431 I was less interested in what you are grabbing than who, should have been more clear.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:36 AM (rDidD)

Since I am significantly wife-less, anyone I grab would likely earn me a punch in the eye...so maybe it's a good thing I wear the safety glasses.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:38 PM (xa1/W)

432 Hey GGE is there an apprentice fixer slot?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:39 PM (QHd8M)

433

you only needa be able to see arms length so you know what you are grabbing.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:28 AM

Until the blindness kicks in, anyway.

Posted by: otho at December 23, 2013 08:39 PM (9gNQd)

434 sigh, I gotta go an talk one of my crazy family members of a metaphorical ledge before they grinch fuck everyone's holiday. effin low esteem borderline personality disorder maniac. women.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:40 PM (rDidD)

435 Guten nacht mein komerads.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:40 PM (QHd8M)

436

"Last week I was reading Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language" to my teenaged granddaughter."

That's a great essay. Twain had a good time smacking the Europeans around. I remember a story about him conversing with a French snob, who said "Many Americans don't even know who their grandfathers were." Twain replied, "And many French don't know who their fathers were."

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 08:40 PM (R3gO3)

437 That German tweet is Racist or something.

Posted by: Trevor@TJexcite at December 23, 2013 08:40 PM (bkAvJ)

438 I'm only in my 30's but I couldn't name Kate Upton from a lineup. Is she hot like Catherine Bach? Cute like Sally Field? Or, wife material ready to meet mama like Bailey from WKRP?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 24, 2013 12:34 AM (u37OL)

o.0

little young for them gals, ain'cha? Hell, I'm fifteen years older than you and I'm a little young for them gals.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:41 PM (xa1/W)

439 Since I am significantly wife-less, anyone I grab would likely earn me a punch in the eye...so maybe it's a good thing I wear the safety glasses. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, I am sure ms hendricks would love a good grope.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:41 PM (rDidD)

440

Lasik, or any other eye surgery.

Hold off, and find the OPTHAMOLOGIST who works with your nearest Major League Baseball team. No other sport demands as much in terms of visual acuity, resolution and optical flexibility as does baseball at the professional level.

The eye doc that the team uses will be the best of the best, for a radius of hundreds of miles.

He or she won't be cheap, but will be the best. And that whole "cheap" thing....who in the F*CK goes CHEAP when it comes to getting slices on the Mk I eyeball?

And yes....find an OPTHOMOLOGIST...........not some mere optometrist. The former is the Medical Doctor of the eyeball, and the latter is the Registered Nurse of the profession.

I've got a huge degree of respect for R.N.s, but I WANT a board certified cardiologist doing my bypass when my primary pump packs up! Same for the Mk. I, Mod 0 eyeball. Only the best will do.

Jim

Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

p.s. Alton ..........thanks for the shout. I miss my blog, too.

Posted by: Jim at December 23, 2013 08:42 PM (vvk2F)

441 Hey GGE is there an apprentice fixer slot?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 24, 2013 12:39 AM (QHd8M)

Actually, there is, since my co-worker has deserted me (hence the "work alone on my shift")

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:42 PM (xa1/W)

442 Evenin' Everyone.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 08:44 PM (JawqV)

443 anyone see Ms Tammy lately?

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:44 PM (rDidD)

444 G'night rons and 'ettes. Have to go to work tomorrow..why? I'll never know. The ONT after libations should be fun though. MERRY CHRISTMAS HORDE!!L

Posted by: RWC at December 23, 2013 08:44 PM (Q6HBD)

445 I am sure ms hendricks would love a good grope.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:41 AM (rDidD)

And I'd love to grope her, it would be worth the black eye.

Back to work. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 23, 2013 08:44 PM (xa1/W)

446 Abandoned? As in quit quit? Or did a haunted LED machine eat them? And would there be a job opening announcement?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 23, 2013 08:45 PM (QHd8M)

447 I'm drinking warm apple cider spiked with apple jack. It's making me feel all warm and Christmasy.

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 08:45 PM (R3gO3)

448 And I'd love to grope her, it would be worth the black eye. Back to work. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil! Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24 I never thought about it , I could see her being into that stuff.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:45 PM (rDidD)

449 Last week I was reading Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language" to my teenaged granddaughter. I was laughing hysterically. She was looking at me like she thought I was crazy. http://tinyurl.com/ls2x5j9

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon- Uncle Si quacks me up at December 23, 2013 10:20 PM (N/Sup)

That was a hilarious read.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 08:46 PM (ioT3q)

450 Posted by: yankeefifth at December 24, 2013 12:40 AM (rDidD) Good luck with that, Yankee Fifth.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:48 PM (z4WKX)

451 But 'least similar' was all right around Boston, which made me happy. Posted by: Bomber at December 23, 2013 11:36 PM (G8OL9) I live six miles from Boston.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 08:50 PM (z4WKX)

452 Star: http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=218240

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 08:51 PM (BC6cY)

453 thanks carol. not so hard, I am only son and oldest in family. I am debating my opening it is wither "What is wrong with you" or "Knock it off".

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 08:51 PM (rDidD)

454 Posted by: Jim at December 24, 2013 12:42 AM (vvk2F) Can also Look for the guy who does Laser surgery for PILOTs....

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 08:52 PM (lZBBB)

455 I'm sorry, Yankee Fifth. I hope you are able to help her. In the past I would sometimes work the crisis phone lines around Christmas. It's a bad time of year for many people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 08:54 PM (BC6cY)

456 426 Denver Broncos' knees? Fuck that! Who does Tom Brady's hair? Posted by: Pajama Lad at December 24, 2013 12:35 AM (EWsrI) If I had the spare cash, I would like to have a billboard that reads: Attention GLAAD: Hoo-Hoo Dilly Cha-Cha Some Assembly Required

Posted by: model_1066 at December 23, 2013 08:55 PM (6O+h7)

457 And on Lasik... had it 15 years ago.... am still 20/15 for distance.... after not being able to see far my entire life... I do need reading glasses now though.... just started the last couple of years... about the time I hit 50...

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 23, 2013 08:57 PM (lZBBB)

458 Send in the Morons:

About 150 Marines arrived in Djibouti on Monday to be ready to quickly protect U.S. interests amid the growing South Sudan violence.

U.S. Africa Command said the Marines were deployed from MorÃ³n Air Base in Spain to the U.S. base in Djibouti, Camp Lemonnier, so they could better guard against potential threats to U.S. personnel and facilities in South Sudan.

from WZ

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 08:57 PM (wNF3N)

459 I have a clergy colleague who used to make a visit every year to one family because years ago the father committed Suicide on Christmas Eve which then gave (n their minds) "permission" for the rest of the family to do it ,and forty years later the granddaughter did the same thing. So my colleague goes over and says "What's going on? How is everybody feeling? for the six years after that. he was pastor o the church.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 08:59 PM (BC6cY)

460 Besides, I figure my glasses offer protection against random flying debris. rickl, that's one of the reasons I also chose to not get Lasik, plus numerous horror stories. And without my glasses, I can't distinguish between a human and a wookie at 20 feet. Hearing your mechanic say "Oops" while under the hood of your Ferrari is a pisser. Hearing your Lasik surgeon say "Oops" while firing the laser on your eyeball will ruin your day......

Posted by: rickb223 at December 23, 2013 09:00 PM (CRyse)

461 GGE, With so many people suffering from the SCOAMFÂ’s economy, I guess you should be thankful you have a job. IÂ’m sorry you have to work on Christmas. I can think of one person on this blog that deserves to work every holiday!

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 09:02 PM (z4WKX)

462

Great. I not only have to worry about a cinnamon shortage, I also need to start hoarding the sriracha chili sauce made by Huy Fong Foods. I was reading in the WSJ last week that the State of California is screwing with this company, laying all sorts of regulations on it and it might have to shut down for a while and revamp its' factory in order to comply. It's a rags-to-riches story - the company was founded by a Vietnamese emigrant, was the first sriracha sauce to hit the national market, and of course, the lib pols in Sacramento hate that sort of success and have to do what they can to destroy it.

Other companies now make it, but I like the original the best.

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 09:03 PM (R3gO3)

463 he was pastor o the church.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 24, 2013 12:59 AM (BC6cY)

As in the pastor committed suicide? Good grief.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 09:07 PM (ioT3q)

464 Carol, how is your brother doing?

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 09:07 PM (R3gO3)

465 Night all. Here is "White Heat Red Hot" by Judas Priest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6tiJza0L7c

Posted by: The Political Hat at December 23, 2013 09:08 PM (/YkzI)

466 Good evening again all! I'm back at the USO with the wife, volunteering for an all-nighter shift. The call came in without warning and my wife had elected to be on call for overnights, but this was kind of last minute because they are supposed to give you at least a day's notice. She was going to be the only one here tonight, so I felt it would be best if I tagged along again to help her. You should see it here. Not a square inch of floor space is unoccupied. There are sleeping bodies everywhere, along with their gear. We came up with a system to stick Post It notes on them with their wake up times, so we can find them and identify the ones who need to be up again a certain time. We don't want them to miss a flight, especially not this close to Christmas. That would suck. Anyhow, I think this is going to be my first all night ONT! You guys are stuck with me until 7AM.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:11 PM (EuXIO)

467 No, sorry. My writings skills are in the toilet- more so this evening than usual. The grandfather committed suicide on Christmas eve. His granddaughter did it 40 years later.so the pastor would then visit the family every Christmas Eve after that to say "How is everybody doing?" How are you all feeling?" so that nobody else got the idea to commit suicide on Christmas Eve.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:12 PM (BC6cY)

468 Heading to bed, but if you want a good heartwarming cry go to Legal Insurrection and read the second story about tge woman's last wishes. Follow the link to the ABC story with video link and watch it. Sleep well everyone.

Posted by: Y-not, 1% in the kitchen at December 23, 2013 09:13 PM (zDsvJ)

469 Anyone recall the website that links printers and ink prices so you can buy one without getting screwed on ink prices?

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 09:14 PM (4JkHl)

470 Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:11 AM (EuXIO) That's very good of both you and your wife to help out. I may be here for a while. The Lyme Disease gives me terrible insomnia when it's not making me exhausted.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:16 PM (BC6cY)

471 >> I'm back at the USO with the wife, volunteering for an all-nighter shift.

Thanks for what you and the spouse are doing, EC.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 09:17 PM (wNF3N)

472 Well, it's you and me Fen! Who else is up?

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:17 PM (EuXIO)

473 469 Anyone recall the website that links printers and ink prices so you can buy one without getting screwed on ink prices?

Posted by: Jean at December 24, 2013 01:14 AM (4JkHl)

Buy refurbished cartridges on ebay. You should be able to find them at a fraction of the price at office supply stores.

Posted by: Iasonas at December 23, 2013 09:17 PM (FHNkr)

474

She had glasses or contacts her whole life, was blind without them, and then in one shot she had almost perfect vision. Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 24, 2013 12:18 AM (FMbng)

This was also the case with a friend of mine who got Lasik. She was very happy with the results.

I had perfect vision when I was younger. Now I need reading glasses. I don't know if Lasik is any help with that. No problem with distance - but small print is now impossible for me to read without doing the telltale arm's length hold. Good thing I don't use phone books anymore. I'd have a hell of a time trying to find a number.

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 09:19 PM (R3gO3)

475 Doing an on-call USO run on Christmas Eve! Youdaman!!!!

And, of course, the lovely Mrs. should get a "Youdawoman!!!!"

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 09:20 PM (T1005)

476 Thanks for what you and the spouse are doing, EC. I guess the military breeds the shyness put of you. There are soldiers/marines sleeping side by side, almost on top of each other, snoring away, and no one is even stirring. A couple hardcore types are still up watching movies or late night tv.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:21 PM (EuXIO)

477 Fenelon, are you a pastor or something? I know you are very religious. I wasnÂ’t paying that much attention when you posted it but you posted a beautiful prayer Saturday, I believe. I am confused about the days because I came home after our office Christmas Party on the 13th and lost my voice during it. I got sicken the 14th & stayed home all of last week. I think it was Saturday and by the time I read it a new thread was up, which happens to me quite often.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 09:22 PM (z4WKX)

478 474 She had glasses or contacts her whole life, was blind without them, and then in one shot she had almost perfect vision. Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 24, 2013 12:18 AM (FMbng)

This was also the case with a friend of mine who got Lasik. She was very happy with the results.

I had perfect vision when I was younger. Now I need reading glasses. I don't know if Lasik is any help with that. No problem with distance - but small print is now impossible for me to read without doing the telltale arm's length hold. Good thing I don't use phone books anymore. I'd have a hell of a time trying to find a number.

Posted by: Donna V. at December 24, 2013 01:19 AM (R3gO3)

I had five diopters of both astigmatism and nearsightedness before I had it done. I was teary for a couple of days afterward, but after about a week everything stabilized to about 0.25 diopters nearsighted in one eye -- which, needless to say, I was not going to repeat the risk and chase after.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 09:24 PM (T1005)

479 476 Thanks for what you and the spouse are doing, EC.

I guess the military breeds the shyness put of you. There are soldiers/marines sleeping side by side, almost on top of each other, snoring away, and no one is even stirring. A couple hardcore types are still up watching movies or late night tv.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:21 AM (EuXIO)

They train the shyness out of you.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 09:25 PM (T1005)

480 Yes; I am a pastor, carol, but I only work part time and have a small- but very nice church- which is why you see me here fairly often. I am sorry that you are feeling so bad, Carol, Are you taking something for it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:25 PM (BC6cY)

481 They train the shyness out of you. Yep, that's what I meant!

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:28 PM (EuXIO)

482 Iasonas, i do that for mine. But, this for a gift I need to pick up tomorrow for a relative who will just buy them at Staples.

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 09:28 PM (4JkHl)

483 And I was posting this for a couple of days, because it is one of my favorite saying at this time of year because of people who just have a very hard time at Christmas : "The Christmas spirit is that hope which tenaciously clings to the hearts of the faithful and announces in the face of any Herod the world can produce and all the inn doors slammed in our faces and all the dark nights of our souls that with God all things are possible, that even now unto us a Child is born." Ann Weems

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:29 PM (BC6cY)

484 Just passing by... Merry Christmas, night walkers!

Posted by: Meremortal, in Santa hat at December 23, 2013 09:29 PM (7YFW6)

485 I too have had LASIK. Best decision I made. I had never had any kind of surgery before, but this was done and over with in about ten minutes. Now I can see far again!

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:29 PM (EuXIO)

486 According to NORAD Santa takes off in 25 minutes (subject to countdown!) Merry Christmas to the horde and a very Happy New Year!!11!!

Posted by: FCF at December 23, 2013 09:34 PM (Khja4)

487 That is one of my favorite Christmas memories- watching the progress of Santa via NORAD when our son was little.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:36 PM (BC6cY)

488 EC, thanks to you and your wife for taking on this duty at the last minute.

Those troops may not remember you, but they'll remember what you did for them.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 09:36 PM (JawqV)

489 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, FCF.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:36 PM (BC6cY)

490 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 24, 2013 01:12 AM (BC6cY)

Thought I might be misreading it, and wanted to confirm it. Good on him. Tragic how sins can pass down through the generations.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 09:36 PM (ioT3q)

491 Yes, Conservative monster. I have heard several stories of this kind of thing in families.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:38 PM (BC6cY)

492 Fenelon, IÂ’m sorry about your grandfather. I cannot think of anything else to add.

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 09:39 PM (z4WKX)

493 You should see it here. Not a square inch of floor space is unoccupied. There are sleeping bodies everywhere, along with their gear. We came up with a system to stick Post It notes on them with their wake up times, so we can find them and identify the ones who need to be up again a certain time.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:11 AM (EuXIO)

Heh, the first thought that came to mind was of you putting sticky notes on everyone's foreheads.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at December 23, 2013 09:39 PM (ioT3q)

494 Good evening, all! Just passing through to say hello and Merry Christmas! EC, thanks to you and Mrs. EC for your efforts tonight! I remember during my childhood, in the pre-internet days, listening to the radio for NORAD reports from Royal Canadian Air Force pilots who were "escorting" Santa as he made his way through Canadian airspace. I've worn glasses for over two decades; I don't wear contacts and can't even administer an eye drop to myself, so I can't fathom having Lasik.

Posted by: Vendette at December 23, 2013 09:40 PM (Y6+7w)

495 EC, you could issue idiot bags with there flight info and a candy cane

Posted by: Jean at December 23, 2013 09:42 PM (4JkHl)

496 Well, my apple cider and applejack has made me sleepy, so good night all and Merry Christmas to you!

Posted by: Donna V. at December 23, 2013 09:45 PM (R3gO3)

497 Posted by: Carol at December 24, 2013 01:39 AM (z4WKX) Thanks, Carol, but the story was not about My grandfather. It was about a family in a church where my friend was the pastor.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 09:46 PM (BC6cY)

498 495 EC, you could issue idiot bags with there flight info and a candy cane Posted by: Jean at December 24, 2013 01:42 AM (4JkHl) My wife actually came up with a neat idea. She drew a map of the room and asked them to fill in their name and wake up time. That way, we don't have to hunt around, we know exactly where to go and who to wake up instead yelling out so-and-so get your ass up and waking up everyone in the process.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:47 PM (EuXIO)

499 494 Good evening, all! Just passing through to say hello and Merry Christmas!

EC, thanks to you and Mrs. EC for your efforts tonight!

I remember during my childhood, in the pre-internet days, listening to the radio for NORAD reports from Royal Canadian Air Force pilots who were "escorting" Santa as he made his way through Canadian airspace.

I've worn glasses for over two decades; I don't wear contacts and can't even administer an eye drop to myself, so I can't fathom having Lasik.

Posted by: Vendette at December 24, 2013 01:40 AM (Y6+7w)

I never did contacts, have similar problems with eyedrops, and I'm so phobic about needles that I've had two crowns done without anesthetic. I was initially going to do each eye separately with a month in-between because I'm paranoid, but at the last minute I went with both because wandering around wearing glasses with only one lens in them was going to be problematic. It went fine.

I actually get compliments in eye exams. there's a certain amount of corneal scarring that is inevitable with the procedure, and with mine, they have to adjust their lighting to see it 'cause it's so faint.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 09:48 PM (T1005)

500 IÂ’ve been up since before 7 & didnÂ’t come home until 11:42 & I am about to put my blanket on & go to sleep. Merry Christmas to everyone. Good Night, Carol

Posted by: Carol at December 23, 2013 09:49 PM (z4WKX)

501 To the people who have had LASIK, does this happen with you too? Ever since I had my procedure done, I find myself being very sensitive to bright lights, especially at night. At night, I have to look away or squint sometimes when oncoming cars hit me with their regular headlights.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 09:51 PM (EuXIO)

502 Okay, that dialect map quiz uses some kind of witchcraft.

Posted by: Ostral B Heretic at December 23, 2013 09:54 PM (2vl2+)

503 501 To the people who have had LASIK, does this happen with you too? Ever since I had my procedure done, I find myself being very sensitive to bright lights, especially at night. At night, I have to look away or squint sometimes when oncoming cars hit me with their regular headlights.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:51 AM (EuXIO)

I've heard of that, and I've experienced a bit of it myself, but I'm not sure it's really a LASIK thing. For one thing, I wear sunglasses frequently now -- but I used to wear photogray-extra auto-darkening glasses all the time. And for another thing, let's say someone was shining a bright light in your face before LASIK and without glasses.....this would end up with a big blob of unfocused light at the back of your eyeball, so all of your retina cells would be going, "meh, it's not all that bright." Whereas now, you get the light shined in your eyes and you can practically read the brand of the light bulb, you're focused that well, and the (fewer) retina cells that are getting all the light that used to spread out more are going, "holy crap, can you take it down a notch?"

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 09:59 PM (T1005)

504 Happy birthday to me
I'm singing off key
But none of you can hear it
Happy birthday to me

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:00 PM (JawqV)

505 502 Okay, that dialect map quiz uses some kind of witchcraft.

Posted by: Ostral B Heretic at December 24, 2013 01:54 AM (2vl2+)

Does it weigh the same as a duck?

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:00 PM (T1005)

506 504 Happy birthday to me
I'm singing off key
But none of you can hear it
Happy birthday to me

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 02:00 AM (JawqV)

You were born on Christmas Eve? Lemme guess, you missed out on the manger thing, too.

Happy Birthday!!!

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:02 PM (T1005)

507 It's definitely a difference from before and after the LASIK. Before, I never was bothered by headlights at night. Now, it's almost unbearable if it hits me just right.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:02 PM (EuXIO)

508 Happy bday Blanco! I bet you felt cheated out on presents when you were young huh?

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:03 PM (EuXIO)

509 Happy Birthday, Blanco.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 23, 2013 10:04 PM (BC6cY)

510 507 It's definitely a difference from before and after the LASIK. Before, I never was bothered by headlights at night. Now, it's almost unbearable if it hits me just right.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:02 AM (EuXIO)

Oh, mine is definitely different before and after LASIK, I'm just saying that the mechanism of LASIK may not have been what is causing it.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:05 PM (T1005)

511 >> Ever since I had my procedure done, I find myself being very sensitive to bright lights, especially at night.

I know that I am much more sensitive to this as I age. I used to love to drive all night; I planned my trips to get in a bunch of night driving. Now, not so much.

Plus what cthulhu says at 503 makes sense too.

And Happy Bday to Blanco Basura.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 10:06 PM (wNF3N)

512 Lemme guess, you missed out on the manger thing, too.

Only by a day. There's a relative that's got that day covered, and another on the day after that.

Happy Birthday!!!

Thanks!

Now that I'm *mumblety* years old, I look forward to a shorter wakeful period, less visual acuity, and the Government stealing my retirement money to pay for illegals' healthcare.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:06 PM (JawqV)

513 I'm not sure what is directly causing the increased sensitivity, but I do like the 20/20 vision now. I like not wearing glasses.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:09 PM (EuXIO)

514 512 Lemme guess, you missed out on the manger thing, too.

Only by a day. There's a relative that's got that day covered, and another on the day after that.

Happy Birthday!!!

Thanks!

Now that I'm *mumblety* years old, I look forward to a shorter wakeful period, less visual acuity, and the Government stealing my retirement money to pay for illegals' healthcare.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 02:06 AM (JawqV)

Aw, look at the bright side of things -- they were fixin' to steal the young invincible's money to pay for your healthcare. How can you fault the government if you're on the list to get swag?

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:11 PM (T1005)

515 Happy bday Blanco! I bet you felt cheated out on presents when you were young huh?

Only one year did I complain, and was told that it wasn't a good idea to do so. Papa Basura was a bit more colorful in his phrasing.

We eventually came to an understanding. I didn't complain, and they didn't try to sell me off to slavers in Tijuana.

Truly nothing can compare to the memories of those magical years.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:11 PM (JawqV)

516 Aw, look at the bright side of things -- they were fixin' to steal the young invincible's money to pay for your healthcare. How can you fault the government if you're on the list to get swag?

I'm not on that list. Check the other list. Or was it the third list? Whichever one has the IPAB "pre-denied" stamps all over it. That's the list I'm on.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:16 PM (JawqV)

517 513 I'm not sure what is directly causing the increased sensitivity, but I do like the 20/20 vision now. I like not wearing glasses.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:09 AM (EuXIO)

And then, of course, the opportunities for mischief. When I first had it done, I'd wake up in the morning, snuggle up to the BH, wait until I knew she was awake, and feign acute surprise when I opened my eyes.

While she grumbled about it at the time, she did a roast for my 50th birthday (she's in Toastmasters) and she used that joke in her speech, with an intentionally out-of-focus picture of her from the viewpoint of someone on a bed.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:17 PM (T1005)

518 516 Aw, look at the bright side of things -- they were fixin' to steal the
young invincible's money to pay for your healthcare. How can you fault
the government if you're on the list to get swag?

I'm not on that list. Check the other list. Or was it the third list? Whichever one has the IPAB "pre-denied" stamps all over it. That's the list I'm on.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 02:16 AM (JawqV)

Conservatives?

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:18 PM (T1005)

519 Also, thank you for the Birthday wishes to FenelonSpoke and GnuBreed. I do appreciate your taking the time to send well wishes to an internet stranger.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:19 PM (JawqV)

520 Conservatives?

Yeah, that one.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:19 PM (JawqV)

521 And then, of course, the opportunities for mischief. When I first had it done, I'd wake up in the morning, snuggle up to the BH, wait until I knew she was awake, and feign acute surprise when I opened my eyes. Hehe, I did that one too. I told the wife the eye doctor must have implanted a pic of Kate Upton on the inside of my cornea. Hehehehe.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:23 PM (EuXIO)

522 Hello?

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:50 PM (EuXIO)

523

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:50 PM (EuXIO)

524 They all went to sleep.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at December 23, 2013 10:52 PM (qyfb5)

525 It does that sometimes.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 10:52 PM (JawqV)

526 Jeez, ya can't even take a piss without someone catchin' a sad? Imagine some real cataclysm, like goin' to the garage to get another beer.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (T1005)

527 Looks like we're all still up.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:56 PM (EuXIO)

528 But for how long???

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 10:58 PM (EuXIO)

529 I'm still up. Sleep is over rated.

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 23, 2013 10:58 PM (FMbng)

530 528 But for how long???

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:58 AM (EuXIO)

Not as long as you -- the BH has a big day scheduled tomorrow, with her sis coming by at 5:30, roast turkey, feasting, revelry....and she's planning on doing pretty damned little of the work necessary to make it happen.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:01 PM (T1005)

531 Not as long as you -- the BH has a big day scheduled tomorrow, with her sis coming by at 5:30, roast turkey, feasting, revelry....and she's planning on doing pretty damned little of the work necessary to make it happen. Well tomorrow is going to be a no-wake EC day!

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 11:03 PM (EuXIO)

532 I said it to the day shift but I hope everyone has peaceful, pleasant, and fulfilling Christmases and New Yearses. Sorry I haven't been around much, don't know if that will change. I wanted to stay off the top commenters list and the universe cooperated.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at December 23, 2013 11:06 PM (qyfb5)

533 532 I said it to the day shift but I hope everyone has peaceful, pleasant, and fulfilling Christmases and New Yearses.

Sorry I haven't been around much, don't know if that will change. I wanted to stay off the top commenters list and the universe cooperated.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 24, 2013 03:06 AM (qyfb5)

BTW -- the BH is heading off to NC soon, so I can hopefully get another batch out to you. Got space?

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:09 PM (T1005)

534 In before Vic.

Sleep? Yeah, I've heard rumors about that disease.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 11:11 PM (wNF3N)

535 Q. If Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus had a child, what would he be called?
A. A subordinate Claus.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:11 PM (T1005)

536 BTW -- the BH is heading off to NC soon, so I can hopefully get another batch out to you. Got space? Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 03:09 AM (T1005) Hide posts from (T1005) Yeah and if I don't I'll make it, and thanks. I don't know how much *time* I will have - but probably more spare time than I'd like, as usual.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at December 23, 2013 11:11 PM (qyfb5)

537 Speaking of old computers, while I was looking (and running ME on that 100MHz Pentium), I found this: http://winhistory.de/more/386/xpmini.htm.en Yes, you can run Windows XP on a 7 MHz machine. Seven. Not usable, mind you, but running.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at December 23, 2013 11:13 PM (qyfb5)

538 from Twitchy:

If youÂ’re lucky enough to be spending Christmas in Hawaii this year but unlucky enough to be staying near the Obamas, watch out. The water might look fine, but you could face a fine of $40,000 and up to 10 years in prison for entering the waters of Kailua Bay.

The Coast Guard has declared the bay a security zone until January 5, when the Obamas pack up and head home. WeÂ’re all for keeping the first family safe, but Â… $40,000?

Maybe I could fake some sign language and 'talk' my way in.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 11:18 PM (wNF3N)

539 It gets you in your sleep.

http://youtu.be/p7PC0LzAczM

Posted by: Comet, Donner, and Blitzen fused together at December 23, 2013 11:19 PM (R6JT1)

540 537 Speaking of old computers, while I was looking (and running ME on that 100MHz Pentium), I found this:

http://winhistory.de/more/386/xpmini.htm.en

Yes, you can run Windows XP on a 7 MHz machine.

Seven.

Not usable, mind you, but running.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 24, 2013 03:13 AM (qyfb5)

That is some sick stuff right there. Now all they have to do is ram it through a time portal back to the period when the motherboard was made with a note saying, "if you like your bloatware, this is the bloatware you're gonna get."

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:29 PM (T1005)

541 Only one year did I complain, and was told that it wasn't a good idea to do so. Papa Basura was a bit more colorful in his phrasing. We eventually came to an understanding. I didn't complain, and they didn't try to sell me off to slavers in Tijuana. Truly nothing can compare to the memories of those magical years. Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 02:11 I have some bad news for you, your parents did make an effort to sell you in tijuana, no takers.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 23, 2013 11:31 PM (rDidD)

542 541 Barney Frank said he'd take you if they PAID him $20.

Posted by: DAve at December 23, 2013 11:34 PM (b7yum)

543 Michael Mann's suit against Steyn and NRO has been sorta tossed out on appeal; now Mann has to start all over or appeal the appeal:

http://tinyurl.com/lzz7zld (WUWT)

It's a shame in a way; I was looking forward to seeing those emails of Mann's that Penn State has been shielding from view. Discovery can be a real bitch.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2013 11:40 PM (wNF3N)

544 Twitter BLOCKS users from linking to pro-Phil Robertson website after Duck Dynasty star's gay slurs spark outrage http://goo.gl/3BIPdy Outraged my ass!

Posted by: Anuses United at December 23, 2013 11:43 PM (Qev5V)

545 Looks like the early birds are starting to stir. The wife and I are making coffee and putting out breakfast stuff. We can't cook anything because it's against regulations, but if I could I'd be whipping up some awesome breakfast stuff right now. Bacon, eggs, pancakes and waffles, sausage, omelettes, grits, bagels, etc. Anything for these guys and gals.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 11:45 PM (EuXIO)

546 545 Looks like the early birds are starting to stir. The wife and I are making coffee and putting out breakfast stuff. We can't cook anything because it's against regulations, but if I could I'd be whipping up some awesome breakfast stuff right now. Bacon, eggs, pancakes and waffles, sausage, omelettes, grits, bagels, etc. Anything for these guys and gals.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 03:45 AM (EuXIO)

It's the serious early-birds if they're stirring at 4 am. You and the Mrs. are angels for doing this on short notice during the holidays. Let 'em know that the Horde supports 'em at that "smart military blog" people talk about.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 23, 2013 11:50 PM (T1005)

547 I have some bad news for you, your parents did make an effort to sell you in tijuana, no takers.

Papa Basura was right, I really am worthless.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 23, 2013 11:53 PM (JawqV)

548 It's the serious early-birds if they're stirring at 4 am. You and the Mrs. are angels for doing this on short notice during the holidays. Let 'em know that the Horde supports 'em at that "smart military blog" people talk about. They're for real. Three of them just collected their stuff and went down to departures. Security opens up around now I think. A few have 5AM flights somewhere.

Posted by: EC at December 23, 2013 11:59 PM (EuXIO)

549 547 I have some bad news for you, your parents did make an effort to sell you in tijuana, no takers.

Papa Basura was right, I really am worthless.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 03:53 AM (JawqV)

Screw that! You're a moron, plain and simple....and treasured among the moron crowd as long as you're buyin' (pours Ballastic Brewing Sidewinder into USB slot). Prost!

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 12:03 AM (T1005)

550 548 It's the serious early-birds if they're stirring at 4 am. You and the Mrs. are angels for doing this on short notice during the holidays. Let 'em know that the Horde supports 'em at that "smart military blog" people talk about.

They're for real. Three of them just collected their stuff and went down to departures. Security opens up around now I think. A few have 5AM flights somewhere.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 03:59 AM (EuXIO)

Godspeed and safe travels to 'em.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 12:05 AM (T1005)

551 Godspeed and safe travels to 'em. No one wants to miss a flight now, when they're so close to home.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 12:12 AM (EuXIO)

552 So, since we're whippin' along here..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI-Y0CMGwxo

Now there is a whole lot to appreciate here. To begin with, the artist is a stoner goofball back before they turned toxic, and he's actually talented and fun. For another thing, what is the "item" repeatedly referred-to in the chorus? 'Cause my best reading of the lyrics has it as functionally equivalent to "the jack-shit that I've got in abundance. And the third thing is the gleeful portrayal of success -- heck, Phil Robertson would probably agree that sounds pretty damned successful.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 12:16 AM (T1005)

553 543 Michael Mann's suit against Steyn and NRO has been sorta tossed out on appeal; now Mann has to start all over or appeal the appeal:

http://tinyurl.com/lzz7zld (WUWT)

It's a shame in a way; I was looking forward to seeing those emails of Mann's that Penn State has been shielding from view. Discovery can be a real bitch.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 24, 2013 03:40 AM (wNF3N)

====

this is my favorite Mannian thing --

http://tinyurl.com/lbz34wr

As noted when looking at the labels, even the very friggin' round tree that Mann selected for his pompous pose would give several different answers depending on which side was cored to the pith. But it gets worse -- Bristlecone Pines look like this in cross-section --

http://tinyurl.com/mgdw7o2

no one knows how to core a shape like this to hit the pith.

So, the whole basis of the hockey stick is just bullshit. Tree ring cores from a few trees in AZ?CO (that are so friggin irregularly shaped that no one knows where the pith can be found anyway) can tell you the history of temperatures all over the world as long as one tortures the statistics until they confess.

It is almost impossible to see how this asshole has gotten away with so much bullshit. I guess we are all characters in Gullible's Travels.

Posted by: jc at December 24, 2013 12:17 AM (PlzOe)

554 Goodnight Horde.

*Maybe there should be a "Goodnight Moon" parody along those lines.*

I have to be up in a few hours and act surprised at the presents to be given that already showed up on the bank statement.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 24, 2013 12:21 AM (JawqV)

555 551 Godspeed and safe travels to 'em.

No one wants to miss a flight now, when they're so close to home.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 04:12 AM (EuXIO)

Yeah, but they've got people who will shake 'em awake where you are, and they could fall asleep at the gate if they have to wait there too long. Still, if they're doin' the choosin', I ain't gonna tell 'em they're wrong.

Move 'em along, and may they all be where they should be on Christmas.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 12:22 AM (T1005)

556 And, since the last tune was so short, an evocative look at the hobo lifestyle -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmOe27SJ3Yc -- at least they're historically anti-union.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 12:27 AM (T1005)

557 Another one that makes me feel old and would love to watch again.
The title could be for next year's upcoming death panels/camps/gulags.
Even Hanoi Jane was in this one.
*self Damn! (looks in mirror) You're too old!

Merry Christmas again horde!

www.imdb.com/title/tt0065088/

Posted by: Forty Baht Barack at December 24, 2013 12:29 AM (K9G9c)

558 Abandoned? As in quit quit? Or did a haunted LED machine eat them? And would there be a job opening announcement?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 24, 2013 12:45 AM (QHd8M)

I'm sure Anna is gone by now, but just so I can find it again (and in case any other mechanical morons/ettes are looking for gainful employment):

http://tinyurl.com/mxb4cr8

It is a temp to hire position and we're not so good about the "to hire" part, you have to ride them like a broke down pony to get hired permanent after your temp time is up (which is why my partner deserted me, he found a place that hired him permanent right away), but if you're looking for work in the Raleigh area (or if you are willing to relocate) it might be worth your time.

There are other positions available as well, everything from maintenance to IT to marketing. Shoot me an email from my blog (link in nic) if you want more info. http://tinyurl.com/ke5d6ag

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, 2013 12:30 AM (xa1/W)

559 Wut up GGE?

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 12:36 AM (EuXIO)

560 I wonder if I can beat Vic in the early morning thread?

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 12:42 AM (EuXIO)

561 Nutt'n but the rent. You and the missus are rousting the Marines just a hop skip and a jump away from where I am right now I see. Tell 'em "Ooh Rah!" from a fat old retired squid, will ya?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, 2013 12:42 AM (xa1/W)

562 Nutt'n but the rent. You and the missus are rousting the Marines just a hop skip and a jump away from where I am right now I see. Tell 'em "Ooh Rah!" from a fat old retired squid, will ya? All quiet on this front.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 12:42 AM (EuXIO)

563 Two nights of 3 1/2 hours of sleep is not going to cut it. Damn cold...feels like I have an basketball up my nose. I should be fun at my Christmas Eve party tonight. EC, bless you and the Mrs. for donating your time like that. Santa should be very good to you two!

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 24, 2013 12:48 AM (bCEmE)

564 Break time is over, back to the salt mines. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 24, 2013 12:55 AM (xa1/W)

565 I was reading an earlier post by Ace where he mentioned that people sometimes ask him to cut back on the use of the word "retard". Over the weekend I watched "It's A Wonderful Life" for the I don't know how many ith time and it occurred to me that Uncle Billy, the one who accidentally hands Mr.Potter an envelope with $8000 cash causing George Bailey to face the possibility of prison and triggering his crisis of faith, is mentally retarded. There is another character working at the Savings and Loan (Elwood? Elmore?) who also seems to be abnormally mentally slow.

While I think that it is a good thing for people with mental challenges to be stocking shelves at Wal Mart, I think that it is a different matter for them to be working as executives at financial institutions. Uncle Billy had his own office so I assume that he had at least an executive title. OK, it's a family business so I can see why they keep him on but why trust him with that kind of responsibility? He might trade the money for some magic beans if he runs into some charlatan on the way to the bank. And why are they depositing their cash in Mr.Potter's bank anyway? They have a safe in their office. They are a financial institution themselves and, presumably in the business of lending out money.

Posted by: Obnoxious A-hole at December 24, 2013 01:02 AM (BcCwi)

566 I'm shocked....shocked I tell ya! According to the White House, President Obama tried to symbolically sign up for Obamacare but the system didnÂ’t recognize him. Ed Henry at FOX News reported: Â“We learned today from the White House. Initially, they said he signed up for what they called a bronze plan, paying about four hundred dollars a month in premiums. But, then they came back to us and said Â– Wait, he didnÂ’t actually enroll. They said his staff did it and thatÂ’s because of his unique circumstance as Commander in Chief. That his personal information is not in particular government data bases. So healthcare.gov could not actually verify his identity, oddly enoughÂ… So his staff did it.Â” http://tinyurl.com/km5lbv6

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 24, 2013 01:03 AM (bCEmE)

567 Thanks Tami!

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:07 AM (EuXIO)

568 That his personal information is not in particular government data bases. So healthcare.gov could not actually verify his identity, oddly enough What a load of bullshit. Barack Obama is not in any government database? Even from his time as senator? Riiiiiight.....

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:10 AM (EuXIO)

569 565 I knew I always hated that movie for a reason. Fiduciary irresponsibility has always been a sensitve spot for me

Posted by: DAve at December 24, 2013 01:12 AM (b7yum)

570 The whole thing is BS. HE couldn't enroll because of his 'unique circumstances' but HIS STAFF could enroll him? Makes no fuckin' sense.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 24, 2013 01:13 AM (bCEmE)

571 Here's one that should be dear to the hearts of morons everywhere -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cskYv6oiH4c

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 01:13 AM (T1005)

572 Wonderful ONT Maet. Lots of good comments horde. And a Merry Christmas Eve to our Christian friends

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 24, 2013 01:30 AM (HVff2)

573 Wakey wakey Horde! It's oh five thirty! Do you know where your pants are?!?!?!

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:34 AM (EuXIO)

574 Mine are no where to be found

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 24, 2013 01:35 AM (HVff2)

575 573 Wakey wakey Horde! It's oh five thirty!

Do you know where your pants are?!?!?!

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 05:34 AM (EuXIO)

Last time I wore pants (instead of shorts) was BH's Xmas party. I have no clue where they are.

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 01:38 AM (T1005)

576 Attention all units! Be on the lookout for missing pantaloons. Pants are described as "skinny jeans" with "tassels".

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 01:41 AM (EuXIO)

577 573 Wakey wakey Horde! It's oh five thirty!

Do you know where your pants are?!?!?!

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 05:34 AM (EuXIO)

More to the point, do you know where yours are? You've got people you're responsible for!

Posted by: cthulhu at December 24, 2013 01:42 AM (T1005)

578 *yawns....., stretches* Okay ec..., okay...., I'm awake...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 24, 2013 01:51 AM (aDwsi)

579 The time is now oh six hundred. There is no stopping in the white zone. The white zone is for loading and unloading only. There is no stopping in the white zone.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:01 AM (EuXIO)

580 How the hell am I supposed to unload without stopping?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 24, 2013 02:06 AM (aDwsi)

581 Why am I awake this early? I have the day off for cryin' out loud!

Posted by: Insomniac at December 24, 2013 02:07 AM (UAMVq)

582 581 Why am I awake this early? I have the day off for cryin' out loud! Posted by: Insomniac at December 24, 2013 06:07 AM (UAMVq) Try changing your nic....see if that helps.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 24, 2013 02:13 AM (bCEmE)

583 Hammer, do you like movies about gladiators?

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:15 AM (EuXIO)

584 Greetings from malaysia

Posted by: Thunderb at December 24, 2013 02:19 AM (3OyT6)

585 Santa chocolate ad was made by a Dutch ad firm to promote Alzheimer awareness--it was not an evil chocolate company recycling old Easter bunnies for stickin' Capitalist profits! Tag line says it's what Alzheimer patients experience everyday. Whatever that means.

Posted by: Darrell at December 24, 2013 02:19 AM (mIjql)

586 582 581 Why am I awake this early? I have the day off for cryin' out loud! Posted by: Insomniac at December 24, 2013 06:07 AM (UAMVq) Try changing your nic....see if that helps. Posted by: Tami at December 24, 2013 06:13 AM (bCEmE) If only it were that easy...

Posted by: Insomniac at December 24, 2013 02:20 AM (UAMVq)

587 EC - Cute. Make fun of guy before he's had his first cup of coffee. Cruel is what it is.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 24, 2013 02:22 AM (aDwsi)

588 Im about at the end of my shift here. I'm hopeful I can get in a comment in the Top Headlines Comments before Vic before I have to leave.

Posted by: EC at December 24, 2013 02:26 AM (EuXIO)

589 Scrambling to find a orange sauce recipe for duck...which I have never cooked before. I wanted to go with turkey, but nooooo..... Good thing I stocked up on booze.

Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at December 24, 2013 02:33 AM (/xn+f)

590 Dr. Samuel Johnson is right about Olson Johnson being right.

Posted by: Howard Johnson at December 24, 2013 02:34 AM (PlzOe)

591 Greetin's and salutin's, Horde-like pipple. This is the first day in two weeks I've felt normal. Whee! The life-sized Navy Seal (complete with scuba gear) who's been swimming around in my chestal cavity is finally gone. For that, I'm grateful. I want to once again extend the very best Christmas Wishes to the Horde, each and every one. I love you guys and gals.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at December 24, 2013 02:41 AM (0HooB)

592 And apropos of absolutely nothing, "Phillip" is the name of our band's tip jar. Phillip the Tip Jar. Get it? I'm here all week...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b] at December 24, 2013 02:43 AM (0HooB)

593 Morning headline thread is up.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 24, 2013 02:44 AM (bCEmE)

594 Starting the day out laughing at Santa Bunny before heading out 110 miles to pick up No 1 son at the airport from Nu Yawk City is good. No 2 son is already here and up and eating all the food. And baby girl has to work til 2 because she is "low man on the totem poll" thus will drive like a bat out hell from Austin. And tamales for supper. Life is good.

Posted by: Lester at December 24, 2013 02:45 AM (2UPXV)

595 Dropkick Murphys....most underrated band out there. Great stuff.

Posted by: Fresh Pond Indian at December 24, 2013 03:53 AM (i80mP)

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