December 07, 2013
— Maetenloch
Clearly something has gone awry at the USS AoSHQ if this thread is appearing. 
But welcome to your temporary back-up stunt CatSaturday night ONT anyway.
And don't you have something else better to be doing than hanging out here?
No? Okay then come on in.
You Can Do Anything: Must Every Kids' Movie Reinforce the Cult of Self-Esteem?
It's probably no coincidence that the supremacy of the magic-feather syndrome in children's movies overlaps with the so-called "cult of self-esteem." The restless protagonists of these films never have to wake up to the reality that crop-dusters simply can't fly faster than sleek racing aircraft. Instead, it's the naysaying authority figures who need to be enlightened about the importance of never giving up on your dreams, no matter how irrational, improbable, or disruptive to the larger community. As Jean Twenge, the controversial cultural critic of America's supposed narcissism epidemic, argues in her bestselling book Generation Me, younger generations "simply take it for granted that we should all feel good about ourselves, we are all special, and we all deserve to follow our dreams."...In addition to disparaging routine labor, these films discount the hard work that enables individuals to reach the top of their professions. Turbo and Dusty don't need to hone their craft for years in minor-league circuits like their racing peers presumably did. It's enough for them simply to show up with no experience at the world's most competitive races, dig deep within themselves, and out-believe their opponents. They are, in many ways, the perfect role models for a generation weaned on instant gratification.
...Contemporary animated films would never emulate the tough life lessons of A Boy Named Charlie Brown, but they'd do well to reintroduce the twin notions of failure and humility. In a movie like Planes, it should be good enough for a modest crop-duster just to qualify for the Wings Around the Globe race.
Turkeys Away: An Oral History of the Famous WKRP Episode
A very entertaining account of how it came to be. A lot of WKRP was based on WQXI in Atlanta.
The 30,000 Year Old Cave of Mystery
There's a cave in France where no humans have been in 26,000 years. The walls are full of fantastic, perfectly-preserved paintings of animals, ending in a chamber full of monsters 1312-feet underground, where CO2 and radon gas concentrations provoke hallucinations.It's called the the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, a really weird and mysterious place. The walls contain hundreds of animals-like the typical Paleolithic horses and bisons-but some of them are not supposed to be there, like lions, panthers, rhinos and hyenas.
A few are not even supposed to exist, like weird butterflyish animals or chimerical figures half bison half woman. These may be linked to the hallucinations. The trip is such that some archeologists think that it had a ritual nature, with people transcending into a new state as they descended into the final room.
In fact, the paintings themselves are of such sophistication-some even have three-dimensional relief-that is hard to believe they were made back then. However, radiocarbon dating shows that these paintings are indeed prehistoric: A group was made around 27,000-26,000 years ago and the other at 32,000-30,000 years ago.
5 Amazing Ways Old War Relics Are Saving the World
11 Celebrated Artists Who Didn't Quit Their Day Jobs
The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla.
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Posted by: The Political Hat at December 07, 2013 06:48 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 06:49 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 07, 2013 06:49 PM (FlRtG)
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Posted by: Y-not at December 07, 2013 06:52 PM (zDsvJ)
I suggest we all change our names to stupid sounding "elf" names and drink nothing but peppermint booze for the Christmas season.
Sincerely,
Candycane Sugarbells
*hic*
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 06:52 PM (S2RnE)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 06:52 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Molly k. at December 07, 2013 06:53 PM (5OJHP)
What happened to my punctuation
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 10:52 PM (RLdcX)
Nah it slipped because he's a giant fat ass and he wasn't close enough to the shelf so he needed to shift too much of his massive blubber away from the center of gravity of the scooter.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 06:54 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 06:54 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 06:54 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 06:55 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Early bird is the first to vomit a worm at December 07, 2013 06:55 PM (R6JT1)
Sincerely,
Candycane Sugarbells
*hic*
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 10:52 PM (S2RnE)
***
I suspect you are suffering from low elf-esteem.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 06:55 PM (N/Sup)
Also, the opponents who did put in the time and effort to train and have their own hopes and dreams about winning, are the "bad guys".
Posted by: Ostral B Heratic at December 07, 2013 06:56 PM (2vl2+)
Posted by: Disco Duck at December 07, 2013 06:56 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 06:56 PM (N/Sup)
Quite...
I like recoiless rifles...
imagine an Ontos chucking Hyperbaric rounds...
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 06:57 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 06:57 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 06:57 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 06:57 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Weirddave at December 07, 2013 06:58 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Dingy Tum-tums at December 07, 2013 06:58 PM (Vk2pI)
And may I just say that the Turkey Drop episode of WKRP is on of the top 5 funniest fucking things ever to exist in a weekly television episode. It goes up with:
John Cleese in the dead parrot bit from Monty Python
Harvey Corman and Tim Conway in the dentist bit from the Carol Burnett show.
Artie Johnson and Ruth Buzzi in the dirty old man bit from Laugh-In.
I'm still debating the 5th one.
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 06:58 PM (S2RnE)
Posted by: Chrissy Liebowitz at December 07, 2013 06:59 PM (iB0Q2)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 06:59 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 06:59 PM (RLdcX)
Quite in fact my 14 year old son pointed out that Barney the Dinosaur and Bob the Builder perhaps literally elected Barry.
They resent the gains the harder working make legitimately, and then seek to darken the notion of the work that led to the gains they hope to usurp.
I feel like the last 14 years are a testament to "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world"
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 06:59 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 10:58 PM (S2RnE)
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Something from Will and Grace?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 06:59 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 07, 2013 07:00 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:01 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Molly k. at December 07, 2013 07:01 PM (5OJHP)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:01 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Pointed contra counterpoint at December 07, 2013 07:01 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:02 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:02 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Common Core at December 07, 2013 07:03 PM (Vk2pI)
Brought to you by the same folks that think dignity is gained by receiving a hand-out.
Posted by: Jimbo at December 07, 2013 07:03 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 10:59 PM
But me mum says I'm special. I've got ribbon and a bicycle helmet to prove it.
Posted by: otho at December 07, 2013 07:03 PM (9gNQd)
If it's any consolation Vic and I are experiencing the joy of a 45 degree daily high temp swing over the last 48 hours.
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: fluffy at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: --- at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: garrett at December 07, 2013 07:04 PM (TRBrq)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:05 PM (4Mv1T)
If you haven't seen Cave of Forgotten Dreams, I highly recommend it. It makes you wonder what other mysteries are out there in the world that humanity has forgotten*
On the kids movie front, both The Incredibles and Ratatouille go against the just believe tide. The Incredibles has the immortal if everyone is special then no one is line and the plot of Ratatouille revolves around the hard work it takes to become a success. Sure, it has the everyone can cook vs. not everyone should argument, with everyone can winning out, but that win only comes after a ton of hard work. The message of Ratatouille is that everyone should be given the chance to work their ass off to be a success. It is not a coincidence that those are both Brad Bird films.
*It was aliens. Duh.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:05 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Bats Out Of Hell at December 07, 2013 07:05 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:05 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 07:05 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:06 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:06 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Meremortal, let it boin at December 07, 2013 07:06 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:06 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:06 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Molly k. at December 07, 2013 07:07 PM (5OJHP)
Majesty The Incredibles was such a heretical film I took my son to see it in the Theater 11 times.
It was without a doubt Fort Polk's favorite film for its entire run.
"Work Hard, use your talents and abolities to do good."
I am shocked Brad Bird did not have to wear a hair short in Horrywood for a year over it.
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 07:07 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 07, 2013 11:04 PM
It's not what you drink. It's how you drink it. Even if it's a tin mug of cheap marsala... raise your pinky when you sip... that's class.
Posted by: otho at December 07, 2013 07:07 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:05 PM (Gk3SS)
I dare you next Halloween to dress up as the ancient aliens guy.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 07:08 PM (LI48c)
Have we met?
BTW, the gun is good; the penis is evil!
Posted by: Zardoz at December 07, 2013 07:08 PM (vjQ/G)
Mescal amd Cobalt 60 Mi Amigo...
//Compadre who can stunt double for an LED bulb these days.
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 07:08 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 07, 2013 07:08 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:09 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Lefty McMoonbat at December 07, 2013 07:09 PM (2jQGY)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:09 PM (eQJwb)
John Cleese in the dead parrot bit from Monty Python
Harvey Corman and Tim Conway in the dentist bit from the Carol Burnett show.
Artie Johnson and Ruth Buzzi in the dirty old man bit from Laugh-In.
I'm still debating the 5th one. Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 10:58 PM (S2RnE)
The Gone With The Wind skit from the Carol Burnett show.
My elf name is Sparkly Sugar Socks.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:09 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:10 PM (BC6cY)
No one puts a stupid little Christmas hat on me.... or thinks I am some munchkin with pointy ears singing happy songs...
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:10 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 07, 2013 07:10 PM (0FSuD)
My elf name is Queen Sparkly Sugar Socks.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:09 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: garrett at December 07, 2013 07:10 PM (TRBrq)
I've never watched Will and Grace. Nor have I watched Seinfeld, Friends, Big Bang Theory, How I Met your Mother, or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I watched whatever my folks wanted to watch in the 70's. I was a kid and we had 3 channels. In the 80's I was a teenager and really didn't watch much tv. In the 90's I was busy working, getting married, having a baby, watching my first husband die way too young, and really didn't watch that much weekly episode type tv. In the 00' my kids took over the tv and I get to listen to cartoons whenever I can't avoid it. (Thank God for the mp3 player). Now, I watch the Duck Dudes, The Voice, Sleepy Hollow and America's got Talent. Those are the only regular weekly shows I watch.
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 07:10 PM (S2RnE)
Posted by: Barack Obama at December 07, 2013 07:11 PM (//hi2)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:11 PM (mLcRC)
It would take an entire bottle of Elmer's glue to get my hair up that high.
Other than that, I would totes drag king as him, his suits and ties are snazzy.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:11 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Severe Conservative riding Orca at December 07, 2013 07:11 PM (dCwZe)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:12 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 07, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:09 PM (Gk3SS)
*****
What a coincidence. That's what we've been calling you behind your back.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:13 PM (N/Sup)
It would take an entire bottle of Elmer's glue to get my hair up that high.
Other than that, I would totes drag king as him, his suits and ties are snazzy.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:11 PM (Gk3SS)
I figure the bigger problem would be getting enough spray on tan for your face to be that orange.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 07:13 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 07, 2013 07:14 PM (V4CBV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:14 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:09 PM (Gk3SS) Posted by: garrett at December 07, 2013 11:10 PM (TRBrq)
Well played. Peppermint brownie?
Up past your bedtime, Empress? I'll tell Bannion to delay your carriage in the morning. Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 11:12 PM (eQJwb)
I want to hear the lamentations of The Ohio State. Also it's supposed to be horrible weather here tomorrow as an ice storm is coming in and I already told Mommy there's no way I'm going Outside tomorrow so I can stay up late.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:14 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:15 PM (mLcRC)
You see some ancient gods still do exist. And they decide to see what has happen to those weird beings called humans. So they return from vacation. And the first human they meet is the Ancient Aliens guy. Hilarity, electrocutions, and transformations ensue - for the AA guy.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:15 PM (kFy87)
Any blowback immediately shifts them into "poor me, I'm a victim, h8r!!!" mode, how dare we make them feel bad about themselves, we're oppressing them.
It's like a product called "Instant Douchebag, Just Add i-Phone!"
Posted by: kbdabear at December 07, 2013 07:15 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 07:15 PM (vjQ/G)
But I have to say those Duck Dudes are hilarious.
And I might agree with the Gone With the Wind skit. That was classic.
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 07:15 PM (S2RnE)
Why do I have a sneaking suspicion the last word of what you've been calling me behind my back isn't Socks?
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:16 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:16 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:16 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:17 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:17 PM (DmNpO)
Not Queen Sparkly Sugar Tits???
Posted by: andycanuck at December 07, 2013 11:15 PM (vjQ/G)
There it is.
Hey AlextheChick, want to have some fun writing some short stories?
You see some ancient gods still do exist. And they decide to see what has happen to those weird beings called humans. So they return from vacation. And the first human they meet is the Ancient Aliens guy. Hilarity, electrocutions, and transformations ensue - for the AA guy.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 11:15 PM (kFy87)
See, I think he'd be way into that.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:18 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: CPT. Charles at December 07, 2013 07:18 PM (lJaja)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:18 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: cm9000 at December 07, 2013 07:18 PM (3qZbZ)
Kelly Hu ONT Compliance Pic
http://tinyurl.com/m4vrgpn
Posted by: kbdabear at December 07, 2013 07:19 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:19 PM (RLdcX)
AA, "I know there is a hidden high tech matter transducer! Its the only way they could turn me into a talking duck."
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:20 PM (kFy87)
I actually intended to watch a little, but I forgot it was on.
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 07, 2013 07:20 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:20 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:20 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (QupBk)
Oh, so we're supposed to have a personality and physical description for our elf-ter egos? OK
Stinky McCurleytoes is shaped like a bowling ball, wears dirty green leggings with a hole in the knee, and a chartreuse bodkin. His main North Pole job is roasting chestnuts by an open fire, which he does with the assistance of a copious amount of flatus. His voice sounds like Gilbert Gottfried on helium.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (aDwsi)
A sterling testament to the appeal of MLS here in America my friend...
Posted by: sven at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (RLdcX)
Believe it or not, the Yankees actually got OLDER
Posted by: kbdabear at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Melted strands on bulbs at December 07, 2013 07:21 PM (R6JT1)
I actually intended to watch a little, but I forgot it was on.
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 07, 2013 11:20 PM (ZPrif)
It came down to penalty kicks, stupid way to end a game but pretty damn entertaining. You can definitely see which dudes were shitting their pants walking up to the penalty spot.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at December 07, 2013 07:22 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (4Mv1T)
My Christmas elf name is: Peppermint Trufflesnaps
She is a mischievous elf who always gets into trouble by playing tricks!
She wears a chocolate-coloured jacket edged with white fur trimmings,
and she makes magical marbles and lucky dice for all the good little children.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Melted strands on bulbs at December 07, 2013 11:21 PM (R6JT1)
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That sounds like a naughty, naughty game.
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (S2RnE)
Wait What?
He said that tonight?
Posted by: mrp at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:23 PM (UAMVq)
Mistletoe Mullingstockings
She is a naughty elf who often gets told off for getting up to mischief! She wears a deep burgundy jacket the colour of red wine, and she makes talking clockwork animals for all the good little children.
http://christmas.namegeneratorfun.com/
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 11:17 PM
I got-
My christmas elf name is:
Malcolm the elf. Makes toys and shit.
Posted by: otho at December 07, 2013 07:24 PM (9gNQd)
It was, now it's rain then dropping right below freezing so freezing rain and then icing over and then rain on top. Also known as Death Race 2013.
My elf name from that other elf name thingy.
My Christmas elf name is:
Eggnog Icebubbles
She is a bit of an airhead who forgets how to do things, but is loved by all the other elves for being so happy! She wears a pale blue tunic embroidered with pretty white ice patterns,and she makes enchanted story books for all the good little children.
Oh yeah. That's it, that's me exactly.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:24 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:24 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: fluffy at December 07, 2013 07:24 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Godzilla at December 07, 2013 07:25 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Furious George at December 07, 2013 07:25 PM (P85Pz)
Posted by: cm9000
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My wife works for a bariatric surgical practice.
It is worse than you can possibly imagine.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 11:20 PM (4Mv1T)
--My brother is not a doctor but is in the medical industry. A couple of years ago, he quipped about one day at work: "500-lb. dude in a hospital bed, and they stick a feeding tube in him. What a country!"
Posted by: FSU Seminoles at December 07, 2013 07:25 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:26 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Buddy the "Elf" at December 07, 2013 07:26 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:26 PM (BC6cY)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at December 07, 2013 07:26 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Conan at December 07, 2013 07:26 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Reggie loves face at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (V4CBV)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:27 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:28 PM (DmNpO)
Eggnog Icebubbles
She is a bit of sassy ginger who can't reach most things, but is loved by all the other elves for being so happy! She wears a pale blue tunic embroidered with pretty white ice patterns with matching stompy boots and she makes enchanted story books for all the good raptors.
Posted by: ...or? at December 07, 2013 07:28 PM (TRBrq)
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 07:28 PM (S2RnE)
Posted by: Furious George at December 07, 2013 07:28 PM (P85Pz)
That is acceptable. You may also have a peppermint brownie.
Also thank you for the hot chocolate, garrett. Marshmallows, plz.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: mrp at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: madamemayhem at December 07, 2013 11:28 PM (S2RnE)
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Nicely done MadameM!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:29 PM (N/Sup)
Can't wait for Bowl Season!
Posted by: logprof the 'Nole Fan at December 07, 2013 07:30 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: fluffy at December 07, 2013 07:31 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:31 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: garrett at December 07, 2013 11:30 PM (TRBrq)
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RuPaul Claus?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:31 PM (N/Sup)
*couriers via Amazon drone some marshmallows for AlextheChick*
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:31 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:31 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 07:32 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:32 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:32 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:33 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: mindful webworker - American by nativity and choice at December 07, 2013 07:33 PM (wPzgV)
Posted by: Quark at December 07, 2013 07:33 PM (Vs0TP)
Posted by: Furious George at December 07, 2013 07:33 PM (P85Pz)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:33 PM (BC6cY)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (GEICT)
Doctor walking down the street encounters one of his elderly patients, with a young buxom blonde on his arm and a smile on his face.
"What are you doing?" the doctor asks.
"I'm following your advice." the man replies
"What do you mean?" the doc asks.
"You told me to be cheerful and get a hot mama!" the man responds.
"No, no, no. I said to be careful, you've got a heart murmur."
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:34 PM (BC6cY)
Posted by: Furious George at December 07, 2013 07:35 PM (P85Pz)
MLS has grown markedly during the Great Recession. Of course, that's because it's appeal right now is mainly to upper class whites -- the group that has prospered during the recession.
MLS has done especially well in the Pacific Northwest, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland.
MLS has seemingly permanent niche in the American sports landscape. It's small, but it's solid and keeps growing at a good pace. As long as they keep costs under control they should continue to prosper.
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 07, 2013 07:35 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Quark at December 07, 2013 07:35 PM (Vs0TP)
Posted by: fluffy at December 07, 2013 07:35 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:35 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:36 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:36 PM (4Mv1T)
Pompom Snoozystockings
She is a naughty elf who often gets told off for getting up to mischief! She wears a fluffy jacket with kitten ears, and she makes magical scooters and bikes for all the good little children.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:36 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:36 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (DmNpO)
And be sure you Youtube her response!
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 11:28 PM (DmNpO)<<<
Yeah. He was surprisingly good. James Cann and Zooey Dwhatever also helps. It's become a must see Christmas time tradition in my little circle... behind A Christmas Story of course.
Posted by: Buddy the at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 07:37 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:38 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 11:32 PM
Hit the rack. It may not wake her up if you're quick.
Posted by: otho at December 07, 2013 07:38 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:38 PM (BC6cY)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:38 PM (DmNpO)
Or so I've told...
---
BTW, my elf name is Yule Tinselwine (seems to like the word 'tinsel' a lot.
"He loves to be in charge of the other elves and tell them what to do! He wears a hat with a big tinsel pompom, and a jacket with tinsel trimmings,and he makes super fast toy trains and motor cars for all the good little children"
I can live with that...
Posted by: CPT. Charles at December 07, 2013 07:39 PM (lJaja)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 07:39 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Furious George at December 07, 2013 07:39 PM (P85Pz)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:40 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:40 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:40 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 07, 2013 07:41 PM (UVadJ)
She is a bit clueless but means well and is very kind and caring! She wears a bright scarlet jacket embroidered with berries and cherries, and she makes flying toy helicopters for all the good little children.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:41 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 07:41 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:42 PM (RLdcX)
Apparently my computer has some sort of weird virus. My Christmas Elf name came out as Controltop Pantyhose.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 07, 2013 07:42 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: mrp at December 07, 2013 07:42 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: Darian at December 07, 2013 07:42 PM (pCf+a)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 07:43 PM (N/cFh)
Pumpkin Snoozybells
He is a fun-loving prankster who loves to play silly tricks on the other elves! He wears a fluffy jacket with kitten ears, difficult to get since the kitten didn't want to give them up,
and he makes noisy xylophones and recorders for all the good little children.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 07, 2013 07:43 PM (JawqV)
====
Steel cases and berdan primers?
Posted by: mrp at December 07, 2013 07:43 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:43 PM (eQJwb)
What really horrifies me is the gigantic women with small children caught in their gravitational field. Who the hell is impregnating these monsters?
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: mindful webworker - now, that's funny at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (wPzgV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: SFGoth at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (3WO2A)
Had no idea so many people had Netscape memories. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 07, 2013 07:44 PM (T/XcG)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: logprof: Go 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: Ma Bell at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 11:44 PM
The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'.
Posted by: nigel tufnel at December 07, 2013 07:45 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Reggie Love at December 07, 2013 07:46 PM (P85Pz)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 07:46 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:47 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 11:40 PM (DmNpO)<<<
Oh, I really liked Scrooged. I try to catch that when it's on. But there's a Christmas Eve (usually) tradition that's sprung up with my local horde that involves drinking games with Elf and A Christmas Story.
Posted by: Buddy the "Elf" at December 07, 2013 07:47 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 07:47 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:47 PM (BC6cY)
Tommie Frasier will watch the epic shellacking FSU will put on Auburn and go DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMNNNNNNNN!
Posted by: logprof: Go 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 07:47 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: SFGoth at December 07, 2013 07:48 PM (3WO2A)
I saw Barbarian Enema open for Nirvana in Philly in 1992
Posted by: kbdabear at December 07, 2013 07:48 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 07:48 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 07:48 PM (N/cFh)
That isn't any cushion. It would be like falling in an industrial scale bread maker, with really nasty sweat flavored bread.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 07:48 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 07:49 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:49 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Old fart at December 07, 2013 07:49 PM (5Q1ZU)
Posted by: mindful webworker - is stupid elf sounding name enough already at December 07, 2013 07:49 PM (wPzgV)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 07, 2013 07:50 PM (u82oZ)
That isn't any cushion. It would be like falling in an industrial scale bread maker, with really nasty sweat flavored bread.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 11:48 PM
Ass sweat? Nice...
Posted by: nigel tufnel at December 07, 2013 07:50 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 11:44 PM
The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'.
Posted by: nigel tufnel at December 07, 2013 11:45 PM (9gNQd)<<<
Shade in the summer, warmth in the winter.
Posted by: Buddy the "Elf" at December 07, 2013 07:51 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 07:51 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 07:51 PM (bPxS6)
Because Sparty is gonna beat Ohio State - upnbyb10'with 2 minutes to go
Auburn is gonna wipe out FSU!
Posted by: Old fart at December 07, 2013 11:49 PM (5Q1ZU)
--No. It will be Nebraska-Gaytors '95 all over again, with Auburn filling the role of the SEC team.
Posted by: logprof: Go 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 07:51 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:52 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 07:52 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (vjQ/G)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (BC6cY)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (DmNpO)
That isn't any cushion. It would be like falling in an industrial scale bread maker, with really nasty sweat flavored bread.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 11:48 PM
Oh, and it requires an industrial sized bread maker to accomodate my pink torpedo.
Posted by: nigel tufnel at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: CFB fan at December 07, 2013 07:53 PM (5Q1ZU)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 11:52 PM (4Mv1T)
*****
You have to be under age 18.
Or female and really hawt!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 07:54 PM (N/Sup)
That's the ass-kicking the team that takes on FSU will get.
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 07:54 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 07:54 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:55 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 11:53 PM (QupBk)
--Really? You think Jameis Winston is more like Gino Toretta than Tommie Frazier?
I'll have what he's having, bartender!
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 07:55 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: mrp at December 07, 2013 07:55 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 07, 2013 07:56 PM (4Mv1T)
Just look at the FSU record/schedule this season.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/52/florida-state-seminoles
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 11:53 PM (DmNpO)
--Zzzz. I've heard it all. '94 and '95 Nebraska played a "weak" schedule too.
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 07:56 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 07:57 PM (N/cFh)
http://tinyurl.com/mdf4aum
And see everyone later, Akira is about to blow up Cartoon Network.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 07, 2013 07:57 PM (kFy87)
Posted by: CFB fan at December 07, 2013 07:57 PM (5Q1ZU)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 07:58 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: puddleglum at December 07, 2013 07:58 PM (8/+1/)
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 07:59 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 07:59 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: mpfs, Christmas Fishstick at December 07, 2013 07:59 PM (x8AwZ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 07, 2013 08:00 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 07, 2013 08:01 PM (jucos)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 07, 2013 08:01 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 07, 2013 08:01 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: toby928© rooting for Auburn to sneak in at December 07, 2013 08:01 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 08:02 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 08:02 PM (DmNpO)
***
I don't know much about NCAA football, but I know that FSU looks like a bunch of pros out there. My money would be on FSU.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 11:59 PM (DmNpO)
--People still whine about how the '72 Dolphins had a weak schedule, but plenty of other teams with equally weak schedules still shew their ass when push came to shove, while the Dolphins were perfect.
P.S. Fuck you Cheatriots.
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 08:03 PM (fOFYL)
Om nom nom nom nom.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 07, 2013 11:53 PM (Gk3SS)
I don't think I saw them make one attempt at a medium range pass all night or even a screen pass. It was either running the ball or throwing bombs, which was not working.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 08:05 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 08, 2013 12:01 AM (BXLPR)
--The MLS would do well to consider continuing expanding in CFL stadia. The new one in Winnipeg is stunning and just the right size.
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 08:06 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 08:06 PM (GaqMa)
I'm tired of the SEC and its smug fanbase. I like the VaTech Hokies and FSU are in the ACC. GO SEMINOLES!!! Meh, actually I don't care who wins. I just want a close game. Something entertaining to wile away the time.
Posted by: puddleglum at December 07, 2013 08:06 PM (8/+1/)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 07, 2013 08:06 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: CPT. Charles at December 07, 2013 08:07 PM (lJaja)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 07, 2013 08:07 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 08, 2013 12:07 AM (jucos)
You mean Kratos? Yes he's still around. You just might not be recognizing him.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 08:09 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 08:10 PM (LI48c)
I just sent an email to his secret identity. I still have a stack of parallel hard drives I offered him, so I asked if he was still interested and let him know people were asking about him.
Might be futile if he is really in a bad way but we've tried. I believe Cthulhu has a lot more info on his whereabouts, so maybe he can tell us later.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 08:10 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: sven10077 at December 07, 2013 08:11 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 08:11 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 08:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: buzzion at December 08, 2013 12:09 AM (LI48c)
______________
Does he still predict chaos?
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 07, 2013 08:13 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 08:13 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 08, 2013 12:13 AM (jucos
No now he is the master strategist.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 08:14 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 08, 2013 12:13 AM (jucos)
Is the JEF still pres?
Posted by: manometer at December 07, 2013 08:15 PM (vjrgd)
Posted by: mpfs, Christmas Fishstick at December 07, 2013 08:15 PM (x8AwZ)
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 08:16 PM (fOFYL)
Just pretend I gave my full libertarian rant right here. I eat right, lift six days a week, but I have the privilege of paying taxes to subsidize some fat fuck that eats McDonalds five times a week and hasn't seen a barbell since 1979. Yay me. Posted by: DC in Towson
Believe me, bro-moron, I hear you. Granted I've slacked off from going to the gym lately, but let me put it this way: last night's dinner menu after the space cookie kicked in: turkey breast with veggies and stuffing (yay leftovers), carrots dipped in hummus, a very gooey yam, and lots of fruit (mango, cherries, blueberries).
I'm not necessarily opposed to the "nanny state" if it means that I can avoid paying for the stupidity of others.
Posted by: SFGoth at December 07, 2013 08:17 PM (3WO2A)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 08:18 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 07, 2013 08:20 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: KinLa at December 07, 2013 08:20 PM (+11Gt)
My Christmas elf name is:Sixpence FizzycrystalsHe loves gems and crystals and is very good at finding little treasures to decorate the Christmas toys! He wears a bright jacket embroidered with bubble patterns, and he makes slightly sinister toy dolls for all the good little children.
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at December 07, 2013 08:20 PM (zVP5o)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 07, 2013 08:21 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 07, 2013 08:22 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 08:24 PM (GaqMa)
A Christmas-y elf had a dream
Making toys with a full head of steam
He filled up the shelf
In spite of himself
Though he suffered from low elf-esteem.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 08:25 PM (N/Sup)
Can't wait!
Posted by: KinLa at December 08, 2013 12:20 AM (+11Gt)
--Sounds like Danny Weurffell in '95.
Get ready to hear "Florida State just scored again" over and over.
Posted by: logprof: Go Seminoles! at December 07, 2013 08:25 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 07, 2013 08:27 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: The Elf Hat at December 07, 2013 08:29 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Chuckie at December 07, 2013 08:30 PM (Ua6T/)
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:31 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: The Elf Hat at December 08, 2013 12:29 AM (Vk2pI)
__________________
Like Christmas Chuckie.
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 07, 2013 08:31 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 08:33 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at December 07, 2013 08:33 PM (Em6d4)
I'm outta here. Stay warm y'all.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 07, 2013 08:34 PM (N/Sup)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe
I think rugby's path should be to go with sevens for the US market. MLS should widen the goal, allow more contact and tell FIFA to change their rules. He who has the gold, makes the rules.
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 08:35 PM (pxx5O)
Or you could use the likeness of the JEF and tell the naughty kids their presents are being redistributed.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 07, 2013 08:35 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 08, 2013 12:33 AM (DmNpO)
--Same here until I was a couple of years out of college, since I went to a school with no football program at the time. . . .
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:37 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 08:37 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: t-bird at December 07, 2013 08:39 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: KinLa at December 07, 2013 08:42 PM (+11Gt)
Posted by: KinLa at December 07, 2013 08:45 PM (+11Gt)
Posted by: KinLa at December 08, 2013 12:42 AM (+11Gt)
--Again, Nebraska played a so-so schedule in '94, and then again in '95. Be careful what you wish for.
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:46 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (tablet) at December 07, 2013 08:46 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:47 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: KinLa at December 07, 2013 08:47 PM (+11Gt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 08:48 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: SFGoth at December 08, 2013 12:17 AM (3WO2A)
It's the nanny state that's forcing you to pay for the stupidity of others. If you wish NOT to pay for the stupidity of others, you ARE necessarily opposed to the nanny state.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 07, 2013 08:48 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Comedy Central at December 07, 2013 08:49 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: KinLa at December 08, 2013 12:47 AM (+11Gt)
--I'm excited that FSU will drive a stake in the SEC streak, instead of having SEC teams piss and moan that it was another SEC team that knocked them out of their chance to keep the streak alive.
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:49 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 08:50 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 08, 2013 12:48 AM (DmNpO)
--Exactly. The ACC was not that great in '93 or '99 either.
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:51 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 08:52 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 07, 2013 08:52 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: bill-o at December 08, 2013 12:50 AM (AWwDY)
--You've been hoisted on your own petard. Gang Green was an actual band:
http://youtu.be/Cz3GmHferlQ
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 08:53 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: RWC at December 07, 2013 08:56 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Red Shirt at December 07, 2013 09:00 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 09:04 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 09:05 PM (pxx5O)
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 08, 2013 01:04 AM (fOFYL)
Glacial pace
Posted by: Red Shirt at December 07, 2013 09:06 PM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 09:08 PM (pxx5O)
Posted by: Weirddave at December 07, 2013 09:11 PM (VHfsw)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 09:11 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 09:11 PM (pxx5O)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 09:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: traye at December 07, 2013 09:12 PM (mLcRC)
Posted by: Weirddave at December 07, 2013 09:14 PM (VHfsw)
Posted by: soothie at December 08, 2013 12:52 AM (imJu1)
*raises paw* Normal Saturday night routine.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 07, 2013 09:15 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 07, 2013 09:15 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Jean at December 08, 2013 01:11 AM (pxx5O)
Didn't Hank Williams Jr have a song called Lawyers, Guns, and Titties?
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 07, 2013 09:15 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 09:16 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 07, 2013 09:16 PM (yh0zB)
***
Doesn't that come in a box-set with 'Yanking Hitler's Nuts' and 'Fucking with Franco'?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 08, 2013 01:16 AM (DmNpO)
OMG thats frigging hysterical lol
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 07, 2013 09:17 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 07, 2013 09:17 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jean at December 08, 2013 01:11 AM (pxx5O)
--Alcohol works for me. 
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 09:18 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 08, 2013 01:17 AM (DmNpO)
--Yup. But then, for the past year and a half and change I've dealt with insomnia so it's not all bad.
Posted by: logprof: 'Noles! at December 07, 2013 09:19 PM (fOFYL)
Posted by: Buddy the "Elf" at December 07, 2013 09:21 PM (uakI+)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at December 07, 2013 09:21 PM (VVsZ2)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 09:22 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 07, 2013 09:24 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 07, 2013 09:29 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 09:32 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at December 08, 2013 01:29 AM (Vk2pI)
wish I went to that school, no matter how much dying could put a damper on it
Posted by: The Dude at December 07, 2013 09:32 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Epobirs at December 08, 2013 01:32 AM (bPxS6)
Walking around a walmart here just makes you want to plot mankind's destruction..
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 07, 2013 09:35 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 08, 2013 01:35 AM (FMbng)
everything there for you to take that plan out of the planning stages
Posted by: The Dude at December 07, 2013 09:35 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 08, 2013 01:16 AM (yh0zB)
He's also got a song called "Show them to me." He thought it was kind of a dumb song to come up with, until he performed it for the first time, and well, they showed them.
Posted by: buzzion at December 07, 2013 09:36 PM (LI48c)
Breaking Stalins Nose
by Eugene Yelchin
Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six:
The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism.
A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience.
A Young Pioneer has a right to criticize shortcomings.
But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. He breaks a classmate's glasses with a snowball. He accidentally damages a bust of Stalin in the school hallway. And worst of all, his father, the best Communist he knows, was arrested just last night.
Eugene Yelchin's moving story of a ten-year-old boy's world shattering is masterful in its simplicity, powerful in its message, and heartbreaking in its plausibility.
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 09:41 PM (pxx5O)
Infinity Park in Glendale, CO is a rugby stadium built for the local team and serves as the unofficial home stadium for the Eagles. It seats about 4000, which is about half the size of the pro leagues in the UK and Ireland.
The Aviva Premiership in England is thinking of helping to set up a pro league in the US since the European championship is kind of falling apart, and they see the US as a market that they can exploit.
If it puts more rugby on my television screen, I will be happy.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at December 08, 2013 01:15 AM
You probably didn't get the RLWC in the US, but the US did very well, beating Wales and others. They're basically the Jacksonville club team up against international teams, so they did astoundingly well. Can't post links because apparently youtube is banned? (message).
Look up "
Posted by: otho at December 07, 2013 09:47 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 07, 2013 09:50 PM (T1005)
Posted by: AltonJackson (@SupSidePolitics) at December 07, 2013 09:52 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 09:54 PM (z4WKX)
Worked at 88 during the mid 80s: 83-88 to be exact....fun times!
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 09:56 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 09:57 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Jean at December 07, 2013 10:03 PM (pxx5O)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 07, 2013 10:06 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 10:09 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 07, 2013 10:12 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 10:13 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: too sophisticated to matter at December 07, 2013 10:20 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 07, 2013 10:21 PM (Vk2pI)
All I am trying to do is find pretty redheaded girls in Christmas finery for my 12 days of Christmas wallpaper, and do you know there is PORN on the INTERNETS???
I am appalled, I tells ya. APPALLED!!!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 07, 2013 10:26 PM (yh0zB)
Actually this is part of the reason almost all the expansion teams will be in the South: Orlando, Miami, Atlanta and maybe San Antonio. This way the northern teams would be on the road in much of the winter, with perhaps 2-4wks x-mas/jan. The switch will be made, if for no other reason than to get the playoff out of football season.
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 10:27 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Shit Adm. Yamamoto May Have Said, Vol. 2 at December 07, 2013 10:30 PM (j8+bY)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 07, 2013 10:31 PM (Vk2pI)
I'm pretty sure I saw Gang Green open for the Dead Kennedys in 81 at 688
Posted by: bill-o at December 08, 2013 12:50 AM (AWwDY)
--You've been hoisted on your own petard. Gang Green was an actual band:
http://youtu.be/Cz3GmHferlQ
Like I said....it may have been 83 though
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 10:32 PM (AWwDY)
Zappa too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WV80ZeKbQ
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 10:34 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: 900-squid-chat at December 07, 2013 10:36 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 10:37 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: bill-o at December 07, 2013 10:38 PM (AWwDY)
It is a short read if you want I can read it fast and let you know. Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle
If it scares the bejeezus out of you and sickens you to your stomach, it's accurate. Unlike the Nazis, and I'm no apologist (see my briss?), the Soviets made no effort to determine whether anyone accused of anything actually did it. They're attitude was the more random the repression the more effective it was.
Posted by: SFGoth at December 07, 2013 10:42 PM (3WO2A)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 07, 2013 10:53 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: africannus subiectcus at December 07, 2013 10:56 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: Carol at December 07, 2013 11:05 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 07, 2013 11:13 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 07, 2013 11:17 PM (jdRXP)
<Leading cheer>
Go, Carol! Go, Carol! Go, go, go, go!
Of course, the dickhead RNC schmucks are going to say, "found another LIV, they won't contribute" on all their internal reports. It is beyond the realm of possibility that it would be reported up the ranks as "people who know more about public policy than we do are really starting to hate our guts for continually caving to Dems and sniping at people who see issues clearly, rather than as opportunities to triangulate."
Posted by: cthulhu at December 07, 2013 11:20 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Carol at December 08, 2013 03:05 AM (z4WKX)
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Thank you.
Posted by: jc at December 07, 2013 11:45 PM (PlzOe)
I was actually doing pretty well with that aspect, thanks to my long-running "Crusade to Bolt Wheels to Everything" project, but it threw me off my timing enough that I got to "old door hooky-widget was bolted through door using spacing that new door hooky-widget barfs on" and had to call it a day. Tomorrow, I'm fabricating an adapter plate to change old 4-bolts to new 2-bolts, and probably running off to Lowe's to buy countersunk screws for the new 2-bolt holes. It looks like the big deals after that are safety widgets and settings. The actual track and motor unit are firmly mounted where they need to be -- above a shelf unit full of magazine back issues, coax cable snippets, a bike carrier for a car, some boxes of empty boxes, a tub of old financial statements, parts for other shelf units, a solid gold Kama-Sutra coffee pot, and a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 07, 2013 11:45 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 07, 2013 11:54 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 07, 2013 11:56 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 07, 2013 11:58 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 07, 2013 11:59 PM (jdRXP)
There was an inquiry about Mero's wellbeing earlier and I thought you might know if anything is awry. IIRC you've had a fair amount of offline contact.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 07, 2013 11:59 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 08, 2013 12:03 AM (jdRXP)
Cedar Candyboughs
He is a romantic who loves to write elfin poetry! He wears socks that are striped like candy canes, and he makes amazing toy castles and building blocks for all the good little children.
The generator is broken, obviously - or I don't know any good children..
Posted by: JustDave in GR at December 08, 2013 12:04 AM (Hb4fY)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 08, 2013 12:04 AM (jdRXP)
Posted by: eman at December 08, 2013 12:06 AM (AO9UG)
Posted by: kimoloka at December 08, 2013 12:08 AM (ufO49)
I'm still pretty worn out from the winter bug, though the head is less congested today ...
Posted by: Adriane... at December 08, 2013 03:59 AM (jdRXP)
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It's the plague. I've had it for 2 weeks.
Posted by: jc at December 08, 2013 12:10 AM (PlzOe)
Problem solved ...
You're on your own for the apple ... There are some rabid Steve Jobs fans out there in CA.
Posted by: Adriane... at December 08, 2013 03:54 AM (jdRXP)
I keep telling the BH that -- (a) buy new place in region where land values aren't insane; (b) I can build any freakin' thing either of us want if there's room to build it; (c) I just turned 51.....item 'b' may not apply for very much longer.
And, of course, the apple I was referencing came from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvReQN79TGU
Posted by: cthulhu at December 08, 2013 12:10 AM (T1005)
Pretty much. Stater Bros., the one place that normally has the Macintosh apple my mother likes was out. Then I spent a lot of time looking at nothing in particular at Walmart. Picked up a few items like a 3-pack of screen protectors for my phone that I've been meaning to replace for months. Plotted the destruction of mankind a bit. The usual.
If you want to avoid looking at hideously overweight people, it is the right time to shop at Walmart. The majority of the people there were stocking shelves, a task that quickly filters out those unwilling to exert themselves.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 08, 2013 12:15 AM (bPxS6)
Which in turn was inspired by Lenny Bruce riffing about black porn performers.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 08, 2013 04:16 AM (bPxS6)
Was it? I didn't know that -- I thought it was sui generis from the zeitgeist -- inspired by everything, but nothing in particular. Do you have a link to the Lenny Bruce riff?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 08, 2013 12:23 AM (T1005)
Posted by: The Dude at December 08, 2013 04:19 AM (vJdyz)
How is it that you say this nine minutes after @461? Hmmm....what could possibly be the connection???
Posted by: *checks* Hands not (currently) in pants at December 08, 2013 12:31 AM (T1005)
I've heard the recording of it and it can probably be found on YouTube but a direct search didn't turn it up, although 'lenny bruce baby's arm' in general brings up some references. It also brings up one link that says a band in the 70s went by the name Baby's Arm.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 08, 2013 12:39 AM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at December 08, 2013 01:08 AM (nxZ9h)
Okay, that first picture is both cruel and ROFL.
It reminds me crowd's chant during the pie eating contest in "Stand By Me":
"Lard Ass! Lard Ass! Lard Ass! Lard Ass!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at December 08, 2013 05:08 AM (nxZ9h)
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someone had a choice between helping out and snapping a foto. wonder if it was a tough decision at the time.
Posted by: jc at December 08, 2013 01:36 AM (PlzOe)
Just get David Attenborough to do a voiceover and it becomes a perfectly acceptable Struggles of Life segment.
Posted by: Epobirs at December 08, 2013 01:45 AM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 08, 2013 01:48 AM (HVff2)
Posted by: BignJames at December 08, 2013 02:20 AM (ZNQKl)
At 92, Van Kirk is the last surviving member of that historic crew. On Saturday, he shared wartime memories during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day event at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte. http://preview.tinyurl.com/kaozxvd
Posted by: Baldy at December 08, 2013 03:08 AM (2bql3)
Posted by: mindful webworker - is up; why aren't you? at December 08, 2013 03:28 AM (0SHei)
Posted by: mindful webworker - is up; why aren't you? at December 08, 2013 03:34 AM (0SHei)
Just got home after dorking Betty White. Gave the old gal a few lines of coke and she rode Little Abe like a cowboy on a bronco. YeeeeeHaaaa!
Posted by: Abe Vigoda at December 08, 2013 03:41 AM (pJF+c)
Posted by: mindful webworker - justice for all at December 08, 2013 03:45 AM (0SHei)
Baltimore....Cloudy, cold, no precip.
Wish I could have kept sleeping.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 08, 2013 03:55 AM (ElylP)
Who is to say that that AI hasn't already occurred?
And is quietly manipulating media and other systems creating some of the chaos that seems to be spreading.
There already have been unexplained and odd shortages, outages and screwups connected with intelligent systems.
Who's to say that an AI that decided to eliminate Humanity would do so with bullets or robots?
How much of our misunderstandings and glitches in our daily lives are errors or a very subtle plan being put into action that destroys our civilization.
An AI doesn't have to kill humans to eliminate them as a threat. Just reduce their ability to BE a threat.
Either by making the Human Race totally dependent on computers and interactivity or rendering them incapable of stopping their continued existence.
Gee. We've reached that point already, haven't we?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:00 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 08:00 AM (LSDdO)
Is your mother's name Sarah Connor, by chance? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at December 08, 2013 04:05 AM (b2cFu)
Trouble is that's a lot of inertia and he could only use one hand to scoop it up.
The inertia was greater than he could resist, it pulled him off the seat partly and that made him tip and steer into the shelves.
The type of scooter he's using isn't very stable (too narrow a wheel base) and of course the weight is too high.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:06 AM (LSDdO)
I'm the ForeRunner.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:07 AM (LSDdO)
See! The sabotage has started.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:08 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: mindful webworker - ONT revirw at December 08, 2013 04:08 AM (ZFXqT)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:09 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 08, 2013 04:12 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: panzernashorn at December 08, 2013 04:12 AM (MhA4j)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at December 08, 2013 04:15 AM (kGDRz)
Posted by: mindful webworker - artificially intelligent at December 08, 2013 04:15 AM (ZFXqT)
Posted by: mindful webworker - artificially intelligent at December 08, 2013 04:18 AM (ZFXqT)
Typically when I see a new thread, with no comments,I shoot back to the old one to grab willow, then jump forward.
Never got into the "First comment"race.
Did that for too many years at Jarles Chonsons place between photos of tankers and fence gates, with a side collection of empty beaches.
Not judging...simply saying it's not for me.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 08, 2013 04:19 AM (ElylP)
Posted by: Clove Candycanes, the mindful webworker at December 08, 2013 04:28 AM (j2X6g)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at December 08, 2013 04:30 AM (Vzh0K)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars [/i] [/b] [/s] at December 08, 2013 04:34 AM (Xi3UG)
Posted by: Carol at December 08, 2013 09:41 AM (z4WKX)
"In fact, the paintings themselves are of such sophistication-some even have three-dimensional relief-that is hard to believe they were made back then. However, radiocarbon dating shows that these paintings are indeed prehistoric: A group was made around 27,000-26,000 years ago and the other at 32,000-30,000 years ago."
Or, you know, it could just be that radiocarbon dating is not all it's cracked up to be. And you really don't have a farking clue.
Posted by: GWB at December 09, 2013 08:51 AM (Yv2t4)
She also wore too many clothes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 09, 2013 08:54 AM (BDU/a)
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