December 14, 2013
— CDR M
Three reasons why teenagers can't find jobs. And yet, when they're old enough to vote, they'll vote for the folks that screw them on prospects for ever getting a job and make them beholden to the government for sustenance. Obama Is Killin' It On Foreign Policy
Ah yes, another successful outcome of our misadventures in the Middle East from the White House and State Department. Benghazi, Libya, has become training hub for Islamist fighters. Egypt, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. Midas touch. I'm tellin' ya.
What Type Of Personality Do You Have?
Well you can take the test and find out! And then once you know your personality, you can see what Star Wars character you would be. Heaven help you if you get the Jar-Jar Binks personality. Of course there is a Star Trek one too.
While we're talking a little Star Wars, how about a little Bohemian Rhapsody: Star Wars Edition.
This Years Biggest Technological Developments
Um shouldn't Obamacare be on this? The website debacle face plant counts as a development no? As Joey B. says, it's a big effin' deal.
Santa Stakeout Kit
You know, some of this stuff in the Santa Stake Out Kit could come in handy for the burning times. I'm kinda diggin' the tactical stocking.
Laser Weapon
This is promising. U.S. Army hails success with drone-shooting laser. It is truck mounted and it shot down a UAV and several mortar rounds. Sadly, it won't be ready for primetime until 2022. If it ever gets funded. But hey, maybe someday we can shrink it up a bit and install it on a shark!
Speaking of sharks, here's your next Shark movie. I don't know, I think it needed at least one tornado. And really, Mecha Shark should have a laser.
10 Drunkest States In America
Hmmm. 10 drunkest states in the U.S. The link is one of those annoying 11 page click to see the next type so here's the list.
10. South Dakota
9. Vermont
8. Montana
7. Alaska
6. Wisconsin
5. North Dakota
4. Nevada
3. Delaware
2. D.C.
1. New Hampshire
I'm sure if the shutdown had lasted longer D.C. would've been #1.
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Posted by: GMB at December 14, 2013 05:53 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: LRob in OK at December 14, 2013 05:54 PM (0EkGc)
Meh I would guess I am a GFYS personality type. mixed with STFD and STFU justsayin. Kinda nice for Christmas don't ya think?
Posted by: Regular Guy at December 14, 2013 05:55 PM (N3Al8)
Crikey, good catch. Pissed I missed that myself!
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 05:55 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 05:56 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 05:56 PM (LsJl8)
Or getting another round.
Possibly both.
I'm on the INTJ-INTP borderline. Let's see what I am tonight, shall we?
. . .
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 05:56 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 05:57 PM (75RA9)
Posted by: Regular Guy at December 14, 2013 05:57 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: LRob in OK at December 14, 2013 05:57 PM (0EkGc)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 05:58 PM (75RA9)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 05:58 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 14, 2013 05:58 PM (M3hAT)
Posted by: joncelli at December 14, 2013 05:58 PM (/AYWV)
Posted by: New Jersey at December 14, 2013 06:01 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:01 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 06:01 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 06:02 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:02 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 14, 2013 06:02 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 06:02 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:03 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: puddleglum at December 14, 2013 06:03 PM (CS+gn)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 06:03 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 06:03 PM (sdi6R)
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Congrats DC. I remain amazed that I haven't been kicked to the curb myself, in lo these many years.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 14, 2013 06:04 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 06:04 PM (u25eL)
Happy hour comes earlier and lasts longer when it's cold.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:04 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 06:05 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 06:05 PM (sdi6R)
And the lion-kitteh got me yawning. See you in a snooze or two.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 14, 2013 06:06 PM (PDhMJ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:07 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 06:08 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: In Exile at December 14, 2013 06:08 PM (mz/2V)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 06:08 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 06:09 PM (z4WKX)
from the very wise Thomas Sowell the other day (Random Thoughts):
No one seems as certain that they know what the Republicans need to do to win presidential elections as those Republicans who have lost presidential elections, such as Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole. Moreover, people take them seriously, and seem not to notice that what the losers advocate is the opposite of what won Ronald Reagan two landslide election victories.
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:09 PM (zjcTL)
And my personal favorite...
"Drinking Problem?
I have no drinking problem,
I get drunk, fall down...
no problem"
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 14, 2013 06:10 PM (4Mv1T)
Yes, yes. Let your anger go Luke. Embrace the Darkside.
(but I don't want to wind up all wrinkly and stuff. Plus I bet he smells funky)
OH and the examples they give of my type?
Not a one I really admire/respect/want to emulate.
Now excuse me, I have to go make a hangman's noose and pick a tree limb (-jk-)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:10 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:10 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:11 PM (eQJwb)
Why yes, I did grow up in South Dakota. Why do you ask?
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:11 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 10:02 PM (u25eL)
As my husband always says when one of our almost-senior kittehs pukes, "Time to get out the shovel."
Just kidding, jewells (although Mr. D'oh isn't).
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:12 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:12 PM (RZ8pf)
Best I could get was bigot. (Scored too high on the 'sensing' scale.)
Is that a fail?
Posted by: Leshua Xythian at December 14, 2013 06:13 PM (7q/rb)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 14, 2013 06:13 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 06:13 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: PaleRider at December 14, 2013 06:14 PM (m+nIW)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 06:14 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Mindy at December 14, 2013 06:14 PM (FBmYf)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 06:14 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Leshua Xythian at December 14, 2013 06:15 PM (7q/rb)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:15 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 06:15 PM (z4WKX)
Buy some tuna in oil. squeeze the oil into the cat's dry food. Hairballs come right up.
Posted by: Jimbo at December 14, 2013 06:16 PM (V70Uh)
McCain has to retire and all the consultants they used must be fired.
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 10:13 PM (z4WKX)
Sacrificed on an altar.....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 06:17 PM (FBmYf)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:18 PM (65k1D)
Mom and I both had comforters to wash; decided to split the cost at a laudromat (they were too big to fit our home washers). As the machine started, Mom said, " I have a confession to make..."
She continued: "...there's dog pee on my comforter."
I said: "That's okay, Mom, there's cat puke on mine!"
And we laughed.
Mom's been gone for 10 years now, and I miss her so very much. Especially at Christmas time. *sigh*
Posted by: JeanQ at December 14, 2013 06:19 PM (82lr7)
For instance. He often used precision to substitute for accuracy.
When someone says "in approximately 5 point 345 seconds," humans assume that because there is so much precision, accuracy is implied.
Posted by: Jimbo at December 14, 2013 06:19 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 14, 2013 06:19 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 10:14 PM (u25eL)
A CAT? Vaginitis? Is your mom's cat named Sandra Fluke?
I've never in my life heard of a cat with "vaginitis." Are you sure your vet isn't bullshitting you?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:19 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 06:19 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 06:20 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 10:15 PM (LSDdO)
...in the barrel.
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 06:20 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 06:20 PM (FBmYf)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 06:20 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 14, 2013 06:20 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:21 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 14, 2013 06:21 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:22 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 06:22 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:22 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: GMB at December 14, 2013 06:23 PM (nkPV9)
I've threatened to host one in the past, but my heart wasn't really into it.
Now that the kid is home, he's expressed a desire to meet the Horde and participate. And husband is on-board as well.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:23 PM (lVPtV)
"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:23 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:23 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 14, 2013 06:23 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 06:24 PM (aDwsi)
Oh that sounds awesome. I was just in your neck of the woods last week. Well close anyway. Charleston.
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 06:24 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 14, 2013 06:24 PM (ZPrif)
- Virtually every non-CGI scene, every non-action scene, and almost every closeup, has the look, feel and ambiance of Daytime TV: "All My Children IN Middle Earth"
It's that bad. The scenes look like they really were shot on a set. The scenes scream "set". I was astounded
I've heard that that can happen if you use the normal FPS for video, instead of the reduced frame rate we're used to in movies.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:24 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:24 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at December 14, 2013 06:25 PM (R+XDI)
Only if it's flattering. If it's Carter, I definitely don't want to know.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:25 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: t-bird at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 10:14 PM (u25eL)
Other four footed mammals have this also. It's the location of the vulva relative to the anus. Contamination you know.
One cure with horses is surgery. (relocation)
Poor Kitty. That's gotta itch!
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (LSDdO)
Oh that sounds awesome. I was just in your neck of the woods last week. Well close anyway. Charleston.
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 10:24 PM (LsJl
You should have called! You are definitely invited to whatever meet-up I put together this spring.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 14, 2013 06:26 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 06:28 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:28 PM (un8zR)
Darth Vader?
WTF?
Posted by: Tobacco Road
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We've known for a long time. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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I'm thinking Lord Vader would make a good nic.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Northernlurker, moron wannabe at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (BLAfs)
Crap. Maybe. Well, you don't see a lot of engineers advocating for an engineer President.
"A good man knows his limitations" -- Dirty Harry
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Wonga-Taa, King of Jungle at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (FlRtG)
We could expand the concept to include all of the areas to the north . . . Nebraska, the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota . . . they could all enjoy a vacation in balmy tropical Kansas City some sunny, possibly-above-freezing day this winter.
It's five hours' drive on I-29 to KC from Sioux Falls, a short 6 hours from the southern nether-parts of the MSP metro down I-35.
We could possibly even make it easier for you cold people by finding somewhere in the Northland . . . Liberty, Missouri would (you would think) be a sensible place for such an event.
But I'm an INTP tonight . . . I think about things, I don't actually do them . . .
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:29 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 10:24 PM (RZ8pf)
Spend every moment you can with your mom. Mine died four years ago (choked) at 81, the very week our son began boot camp at Parris Island.
I miss her so much to this day, and I get up every morning and speak to Mommy and Daddy (their pictures are on my dresser). I tell them how much I miss and love them. Daddy died of a fall and head injury on Mother's Day morning, 18 years ago. He was an amazing, loving man.
Call me crazy. It comforts me.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:31 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:31 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: Jimbo at December 14, 2013 10:14 PM (V70Uh)
Mead.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 14, 2013 06:31 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at December 14, 2013 10:28 PM (u25eL)
Wow. The filbert-comment-timing thing on AoSHQ is really getting kind of ridiculous. Must be the INTP thing. I'm over-thinking everything.
Story of my life.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (roTS7)
Damn, flyover country is big. "A short 6 hour" drive, huh?
Hoping to join you courteous folk before too long, if the desert Southwest counts. California kind of sucks these days.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (bKA83)
Nothing. Drank enough with the hashers last night. Cannabrownie wearing down now. Great and productive (musically) day.
Posted by: SFGoth at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (Z4Vtv)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 06:32 PM (sdi6R)
Over/under he gets all his cash back?
Jeebus.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:33 PM (lVPtV)
I mean, seriously. Have I ever come off as someone who avoids conflict or hesitant to express opinions in a harsh manner?
I must of did it wrong.
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 06:33 PM (uUsh9)
Thanks for organizing our Coloration Morondevouz. Kudos for scoring the hate treats. They were delicious!Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 06:33 PM (C8G4S)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:34 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:34 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:35 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:35 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 06:35 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:35 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 14, 2013 06:35 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Northernlurker, moron wannabe at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (BLAfs)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (4JkHl)
Our friends employed by the state of Iowa to keep us all from doing bad things are diligent in their endeavours.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:36 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:37 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:37 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 06:37 PM (FBmYf)
Posted by: Mistress Overdone at December 14, 2013 06:38 PM (2/oBD)
There are no self respecting intj's.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:38 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 06:38 PM (aeZx0)
I did it for snickers and wouldn't put any credence to it.
but it is amusing.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 10:36 PM
I'm pretty sure I'm not gay. I didn't get c3po, because I didn't take the test. I'm not taking any damn star wars character quiz that doesn't let me be Boba Fett. That dude's hot.
Posted by: otho at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Picric at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (QnQ+g)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (rDidD)
re 137: I'm not too far outside NYC and I don't think we got two inches before it turned to rain.
and drink of every evening is... VODKA! Yaaay
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 10:35 PM (RZ8pf)
You'll surprise yourself with how strong you will be. I was my mother's primary care giver for 20 years. My sister (younger) didn't lift a finger.
I was devastated, but comforted in the knowledge I cared for Mother and gave up vacations, etc. to do so. Not so with my sister. She could barely be bothered to visit once a year.
The one who has suffered horribly is my sister. She loved Mother, but was negligent in caring for her. And my mother always, always, favored/forgave my little sister.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 06:39 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:40 PM (RZ8pf)
Are you kidding?
Testing out as being the Freeking EMPEROR PALATINE?????
And NOT tell anyone?????
Now you don't see too many claiming jar-jar do ya?
there's a reason for that.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:40 PM (LSDdO)
Oh, dear.
That was a lot of words. Some of them looked sensible.
This is the ONT, M. Overdone. What 'cha drinkin?
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:41 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:41 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: The Hickster at December 14, 2013 06:41 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:41 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at December 14, 2013 06:42 PM (R+XDI)
I'll have to check that out if I'm ever in the area. Got to go to the Armor and Cavalry Museum's Restoration Shop a few weeks ago. It was absolutely fascinating.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 06:42 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: kbdabear at December 14, 2013 06:42 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 10:38 PM (roTS7)
Speaking as one, I don't think lack of self-respect is an issue with our kind.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:42 PM (un8zR)
I remember that fad. It faded away, as bullshit tends do do in the private sector unless mandated by Big Daddy Government. Would that the same could happen to similarly empty fads like diversity training and Common Core.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:43 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Northernlurker, moron wannabe at December 14, 2013 06:43 PM (BLAfs)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:43 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:43 PM (rDidD)
re 169: you forgot that they learn that Hitler was a right winger and that Stalin turned an economically backward country into an industrial giant. Somewhere there's a parallel universe in which Hitler accomplished amazing things and Stalin was lunatic conservative.
Oh, yeah, after the fall of the USSR we learned that the communists who used to run the show were the conservatives in Russia. Infinite universe but small world.
Also, as Maude said to Archie, FDR saved this country.
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:44 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 14, 2013 06:44 PM (Usdw3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:44 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 06:44 PM (aeZx0)
Damn those conservatives and their incessant Communism. When will they learn?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:45 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Northernlurker, moron wannabe at December 14, 2013 10:43 PM (BLAfs)
I saw that one last year during a corporate retreat - I came out C/D and nobody knew what to do with me, including myself or the "trainer".
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:45 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (RZ8pf)
Exactly. It's never even an issue when you're intj. (Remember, I'm kinda bipolar . . . INTP/INTJ . . . I've been both).
It's more: Fuck you world, I'm an INTJ. What 'cha gonna do about it?
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (HsJeN)
He stayed in the background until his evil plot started to come to fruition.
At the end, it was full on "Bow down to me, Bitches"
So no.
Secrecy is not necessarily the requirement.
Misdirection and self containment may be necessary during the initial phase of a takeover.
I say we all meet up out back with swords and have at it.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:46 PM (LSDdO)
Really? I would pay money to have an official "driver" moniker at work.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:47 PM (bKA83)
Just got back from the CO moron meet. Bunch of smart intelligent politicaly astute People. Got to meet face to face -
Joe, Palerider, ColoradoAlex, Westminsterdogshow,ProthonotaryWarbler and last but most, Mindy and her husband who put this together and was also able to get some hate cupcakes from the baker who would not bake for the ghey marriage.
Damn good time. Be thankfull that we have such individuals on our side. Be damn thankfull that we have westminsterdogshow on our side, she is INVOLVED. We also picked up a recruit and most likely 2 more.
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys they in wagon ruts) at December 14, 2013 06:47 PM (uOxBm)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at December 14, 2013 06:47 PM (u8GsB)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 10:46 PM (roTS7)
Word.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:47 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (rDidD)
When he turned 16 he was able to bag groceries, mop/sweep the floors, work as a cashier at our local grocery store.
We live in one of them fancy gated communities. So his being required to work was an oddity to his/our friends.
His deciding to join the Marines was a real, real oddity as well.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (lVPtV)
A lot of INT(P/J) in here given the general population is <4% between the two
Posted by: phreshone at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:48 PM (eQJwb)
re 180: von Mises noted that an economist can tell the ruler what a policy will do, but if the ruler wants a policy that will, say, wreck the country...
and yet there are so many people who will tell you that increasing the minimum wage will make the economy grow because people at the minimum wahe will have more to spend... like arguing with a junk yard dog over a ham bone. At least most liberals don't bite. (Maybe in bed, I dunno about that)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 10:46 PM (HsJeN)
One of my best friends drinks Maker's and ginger ale. He had it served at his wedding.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (aDwsi)
And you'll be all burnt toast looking and sooty.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:49 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 06:50 PM (4JkHl)
And here an explanation of The Horde you have, hmm?
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:50 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 06:50 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 06:51 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at December 14, 2013 06:51 PM (u8GsB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:51 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 14, 2013 06:51 PM (lqgtz)
Do you mention his Commie VP?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:52 PM (bKA83)
Does he live in Japan, or Utah?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:52 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:52 PM (65k1D)
Just suggest with your most smug expression that all FDR really did is continue that sonofabitch Herbert Hoover's disastrous fascist-inspired 'progressive' policies, and then enjoy the madness.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (roTS7)
I bought some Basil Hayden's as a gift for the hubs, but he didn't care for it. We used that instead of one of the bourbons he does like. It's probably a sacrilege, but it's tasty.
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Brother Cavil needs to sort his socks at December 14, 2013 06:53 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 06:54 PM (C8G4S)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at December 14, 2013 06:54 PM (hBdnt)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 06:54 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 10:38 PM (roTS7)
Speaking as one, I don't think lack of self-respect is an issue with our kind.
Yep-- another INTJ reporting here. Looks like the moronosphere is full of us.
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 14, 2013 06:54 PM (53cD3)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 06:54 PM (LsJl8)
they must have been some doozys.
Heh.
It ain't the crime that so bad, it's the coverup.
Makes you look stupid and people start to wonder what else have you covered up but didn't get caught at?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (LSDdO)
My husband talked to him and said, "You really, really do not need her shit."
Son agreed.
He walks in the house tonight and she calls him. Ugh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 14, 2013 10:51 PM (lqgtz)
Doubt it strongly, but you already knew that. He's the murderous shut-in Ewok that didn't make it into the final cut of the movie. Tested horribly with children, women, the elderly, and most men.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (un8zR)
It's a good joke, but wrong at the root. FDR to progs is a holy, untouchable figure. Anyone tearing his feet from his pedestal is doing good and necessary work.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 10:48 PM
I was taught that the Depression began with the Crash of '29 and ended with FDR's inauguration
Later on my own I found that in March of '33, the Depression was just getting warmed up
I think of that and a few other things whenever leftists tell us that teachers should be paid as much as A-Rod
Posted by: kbdabear at December 14, 2013 06:55 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 06:56 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 14, 2013 06:57 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 06:57 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 06:57 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 06:58 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 06:58 PM (zOTsN)
I can see how that could maybe just possibly be a teensy little problem.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 06:58 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Jmel at December 14, 2013 06:58 PM (cfFqn)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 06:58 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 06:59 PM (sdi6R)
The military is an excellent place to learn 2nd hand what can happen between men and women.
It's make you stop and think and reevaluate what your "feelings" are telling you.
And yes. If they're having high drama in their life, so will you.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 06:59 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: EROWMER at December 14, 2013 06:59 PM (OONaw)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 06:59 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 06:59 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 10:57 PM (yh0zB)
Seriously, there are a significantly disproportionate number of INTJs among the horde...and I mean significant in the mathematical sense, based on the comments. We've got Palpatines all over the place up in here. Do any bright minds out there care to hazard a theory as to why this is so?
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:00 PM (un8zR)
Do the men who buy these things ever expect to have a woman in their home, ever? Or have they given up?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:00 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Jmel at December 14, 2013 10:58 PM (cfFqn)
Ah, yes. I'll never forget giving my husband a "birthday present" when we thought our son was at his friend's for the evening. He walked in the family room and Mommy was on her knees making Daddy make weird sounds.
Jeebus. I'm pretty sure he's still scarred.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (lVPtV)
Oh, hell no. Just call FDR "Herbert Hoover in a wheelchair." Hours of family fun, I tell you!
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:01 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (hFL/3)
These days, maintaining a conservative posture requires that you think everything through for yourself, and have a touch of rebelliousness. Especially if you're in enemy territory, as many engineer types are.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (bKA83)
I grew up in an affluent neighborhood (prior to gateing). Working a "job" was our only escape from having to do project work around the house with my Father. I get the feeling now that this was his evil plan to make us grateful to our future employers. None of which worked me as hard and almost all seemed more appreciative for the work I did. And I thank him for that now.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Zombie FDR at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (Dwehj)
I would note that they're all self reported.
Just sayin'
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 11:00 PM (bKA83)
it's Japan so of course not. You should see the drapery they make
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 07:02 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:03 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:03 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:03 PM (rDidD)
Ahh Rightly........
We sure did have a good moron time!
I speak the truth, I show the way
Don`t never trust what the government say.
Diamond Rio and me.
Posted by: rightlysouthern (aim low boys they in wagon ruts) at December 14, 2013 07:03 PM (uOxBm)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (C8G4S)
I would like to congratulate China on making it to the moon.... only 44 years behind.... here, have a participation trophy.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (MaP11)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:04 PM (rDidD)
The military is an excellent place to learn 2nd hand what can happen between men and women.
It's make you stop and think and reevaluate what your "feelings" are telling you.
And yes. If they're having high drama in their life, so will you.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 10:59 PM (LSDdO)
Son just completed four years in the Marines. He pretty much knows this girl is a loser (but "hawt"). He really is focusing on his job right now, going back to college, and having an actual career. I'm glad he's not "in love" yet. Still, I hope he finds a great girl some day and I live long enough to get to love grand babies.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:05 PM (lVPtV)
Yeah, I guess we have that here, too. A single acquaintance of my wife reported dating some guy who openly kept a Costco-sized "hand lotion" dispenser on the night-table beside his bed.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:05 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:05 PM (eQJwb)
It's the influence of kittehs, I tells ya-- introverted little loners with an uncanny ability to intuit how to get what they want from humans.
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 14, 2013 07:06 PM (53cD3)
I don't know, but I'm thankful for their sacrifice.
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 07:06 PM (HsJeN)
Just sayin'
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 11:02 PM (LSDdO)
And that must be taken into account, and of course we don't know how strongly the group responds to any given designation; I'd guess most normal people are moderate or slight for any category. It's still an interesting thing to consider, but I don't have the background to puzzle it out.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:06 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: fluffy at December 14, 2013 07:06 PM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:07 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Jim Scrummy at December 14, 2013 07:07 PM (+BGwj)
Posted by: The Moon at December 14, 2013 07:07 PM (aDwsi)
So
Palpatine it is then.
He just needed to be understood and some friends.
Sure.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:07 PM (LSDdO)
Gotcha.
You've got mail.Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:08 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 07:09 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 11:04 PM (C8G4S)
Ever been to Savannah in March?
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 07:10 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: Urkle Obama at December 14, 2013 07:10 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 11:07 PM (rDidD)
It would be better not to speak in absolutes, sir.
Posted by: Auric Goldfinger at December 14, 2013 07:10 PM (un8zR)
I'd like to ask for an exception, because my throat constricts if I drink booze straight. If it's mixed enough, I'm fine (for example: sours, whatever and Diet, Sidecars).Posted by: Vendette at December 14, 2013 07:10 PM (sv2CE)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 07:10 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:11 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:11 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:11 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 11:05 PM (bKA83)
how about a tub of Gojo by the bed?
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 07:11 PM (vJdyz)
I picture him and Helicopter Ben skipping down Wall Street strewing $100's left and right singing "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" or "We're Off to See the Wizard".
When the end comes, it won't be pretty and everyone will blame the Republicans.
Even me.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:12 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:12 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 11:11 PM (z4WKX)
If you're happy with them, go for it.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:13 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:13 PM (GEICT)
You are completely wrong about that-- I've fit the INTJ profile every time I took the MBTI, going back years ago to when I was in graduate school. And I've had four cats down the years-- including a much-loved 15-year-old tabby that I had to have put to sleep just a week ago. And I don't lack self-respect (except for my baseball loyalty-- I'm waiting for someone to do a Myers-Briggs chart for baseball fans).
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 14, 2013 07:13 PM (53cD3)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at December 14, 2013 07:14 PM (u8GsB)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:14 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Vendette - Yay Navy! at December 14, 2013 07:14 PM (sv2CE)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:14 PM (aDwsi)
Don't ask me, I'm busy swapping the flannel sheets off the windows to the bed and taking the regular sheets off the bed to go up on the windows. It's winter, you know.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 07:14 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: Vendette - Yay Navy! at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (sv2CE)
Silk panels at that price are a good deal. I gave up and put plantation shutters in every window.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky is a genius compared to preznit at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (baL2B)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 11:11 PM (z4WKX)
What?
You're looking for decorating advice from a bunch of wanna be Rulers of the Galaxy?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:15 PM (aDwsi)
Who cares about a little panty-waste's over inflated ego.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at December 14, 2013 07:16 PM (80R0X)
Posted by: Ostral B Heratic at December 14, 2013 07:16 PM (2vl2+)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:16 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Bill H at December 14, 2013 07:16 PM (3sZO1)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 07:17 PM (FHNkr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:17 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 11:12 PM (rDidD)
Categorical statements are of course entertaining and nearly guaranteed to get a rise and response from the assembled guests. However, a man must know his audience, and if said audience should contain a person who will have you strapped to a table and split lengthwise by a laser purely for sport, that should be taken into consideration prior to making certain types of categorical statements. It's always so sad when a polite dinner conversation turns antagonistic.
Posted by: Auric Goldfinger at December 14, 2013 07:18 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 07:18 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 07:18 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:19 PM (rDidD)
Hello and welcome. You picked a somewhat unruly evening for your de-lurking, but have at it. Perhaps you should take the pseudoscience quiz and announce your results. If it comes out as Jar Jar, just lie!
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:19 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:20 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 11:17 PM (FHNkr)
Welcome. You should be receiving your official AoSHQ fruit basket shortly.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:20 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: vivi at December 14, 2013 07:20 PM (+/8mE)
I don't know whether or not I should laugh at this, but after the other night's list of what every man over thirty should have, I find this hilarious. You probably have a chainsaw and lawnmower. Those weren't on the list. They should have been.
Posted by: no good deed at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (HsJeN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: rickl at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (BCz1s)
Of course, dusting the fuckers is a bitch.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (lVPtV)
I see that I shall have to train them to off you.
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 14, 2013 07:21 PM (53cD3)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 14, 2013 07:22 PM (V4CBV)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 11:20 PM (lVPtV)
That is begging for an easy joke, but I'm not doing it. Against the rules. Dammit.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:22 PM (un8zR)
Don't tell him that, he might start worrying that Gabe is going to show up on his doorstep.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 07:22 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 07:23 PM (LsJl8)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 11:21 PM (BCz1s)
Well, if you come to the Moron Meet-up (I swear) to plan for the spring, you're in for a treat.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:23 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 11:21 PM (BCz1s)
This is where we get Jane D'oh's impression of St Patrick's Day in Savannah.
Which incidentally, sounds like an ideal Moron Meetup.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (LUkGY)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 11:23 PM (LsJl
See. Now THAT'S an INT J kinda solution.
Brute force with power tools.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: CDR M at December 14, 2013 11:23 PM (LsJl
My husband would probably try that. For about five seconds. And then he'd have a shovel in his skull.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:24 PM (lVPtV)
You are subverting the paradigm and overturning the testmaker's rice bowl. Excellent. And yes, it's true, INTJs find it hard to resist a test (at least a test like this; if the link said "find out your emotional intelligence, and what it tells you about the kind of drapes you would like" I doubt a single INTJ would have taken it).
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:25 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 11:21 PM (rDidD)
Wouldn't a shark with a flashlight taped to its head be more able to find him?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 14, 2013 07:25 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:25 PM (aDwsi)
Of course, dusting the fuckers is a bitch.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 11:21 PM (lVPtV)
I pretend the dust is not there until mother-in-law visits. Then, spotless!
Posted by: ChristyBlinky is a genius compared to preznit at December 14, 2013 07:25 PM (baL2B)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:25 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Arbalest at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 11:22 PM (un8zR)
Don't tell him that, he might start worrying that Gabe is going to show up on his doorstep.
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 11:22 PM (LUkGY)
And there it is. Get out of my head, Country.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (rDidD)
http://tinyurl.com/moq5bq2
My dad paid 50k for it in 1970. 6 kids so square footage was important. And the previous owner had committed suicide in it so maybe it was cheap. But what the hell Zillow values it at just over a million. The last sale price lised is what he got for it I think by timing not that he told me.
Posted by: The Hickster at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (aDwsi)
---------------------
Suitable for warmer climes, and perhaps homes with newer windows. Not suitable to colder climes or single pane windows.
Gotta have curtains for insulation.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 11:24 PM (aDwsi)
Yeah, when we lived in Chicagoland all our windows had insulated, dual thingy window blinds. Don't miss that shit at all. Or Chicago.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (lVPtV)
You lost me at "emotional intelligence".
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:26 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 14, 2013 07:27 PM (V4CBV)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:27 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:28 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 11:25 PM (aDwsi)
Hell no. That would be Chicago. We dye the Forsyth Park fountain green. The Savannah river hosts a huge port and high/low tides.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:28 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:28 PM (aDwsi)
INFJ/ INTJ here.
Depending on my mood.
Also... pretty epic climb up Mount Christmas Tree for Kitty.
Posted by: shibumi at December 14, 2013 07:29 PM (25HWz)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:29 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:29 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:29 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 07:30 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 07:30 PM (FHNkr)
Well all of them in a manner of speaking.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:31 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:31 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:31 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 11:29 PM (aDwsi)
Seriously?? I spent part of my honeymoon here almost 28 years ago.
Well, it wouldn't surprise me if some drunks threw a bunch of green dye in the river. It would mingle well with the bodies of the suicides who jump off the Talmadge Bridge.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 14, 2013 07:32 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 07:32 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 11:25 PM (bKA83)
When somebody demonstrates that emotional intelligence is something other than a measure created to help people who can't / don't / won't do the thinking stuff feel better about themselves, I'll pay attention. I don't say this as an antagonist - if there's evidence beyond gauzy social science 55% correlation and it's a real thing, I'd like to know. As it stands from what I know, it's a measure of how nice you think you are.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:32 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 11:31 PM (rDidD)
Bergen County, NJ here
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 07:33 PM (FHNkr)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 07:33 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 11:31 PM (LSDdO)
I see what you did there
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 07:33 PM (FHNkr)
Those who can't, take Emotional Intelligence tests so they can "feel" better about it.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:34 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 11:11 PM (un8zR)
damn...I think one of us is a clone...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 07:35 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:36 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 07:36 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Serious Cat at December 14, 2013 07:38 PM (UOjzE)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:38 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:38 PM (rDidD)
He had that body morpher with the bad tattoos and that was about it.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:39 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 11:35 PM (yh0zB)
Luckily you're way older than me and I look just like my dad. Other than that, based on stuff you've posted over the years, there's a lot of overlap.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:40 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Achmed in Arabia at December 14, 2013 07:41 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at December 14, 2013 07:41 PM (V4CBV)
*Carol*
"Doctor, it hurts when I look up".
*Doctor*
"Well don't freeking look up then. That'll be 200 hundred dollars. Pay the nurse on your way out."
(no uninsured motorists rider?)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:41 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:41 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 07:42 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:42 PM (rDidD)
And that smell that reminds you of Mom.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:44 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 07:44 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: WOW at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (6j8ke)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (DmNpO)
Seriously? That fucker voted for Obama. Eight fucking times!
I live in Jackson fucking Democrat-Machine-Ruled County, Missouri. Home of the Pendergast Machine, from whence sprang the sainted Harry S (no period, please, he's a saint, and a Democrat) Truman.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Auric Goldfinger at December 14, 2013 11:18 PM (un8zR)
Apparently you haven't been paying attention to all the Thanksgiving stories here...
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 11:33 PM (FHNkr)
heh...at first I thought your nic was IYAOYAS...welcome aboard!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 07:45 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 07:46 PM (FHNkr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 11:42 PM (rDidD)
A simple laser pointer on a gimbaling mount that's wired into the house A/C should insure the cat never leaves. It may chase it until it starves / dehydrates to death, but it won't leave.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 07:46 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:46 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 14, 2013 11:44 PM (aDwsi)
*or so == is that in months or years? Or amount of dust that has accumulated?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 14, 2013 07:46 PM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Beagle at December 14, 2013 07:47 PM (sOtz/)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 07:47 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 07:47 PM (65k1D)
(Foghorn Leghorn voice) That's a joke, son!
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 07:47 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 11:45 PM
It doesn't get better. It's dull and charmless. Archer is better at Bond than anything after Goldeneye.
Posted by: otho at December 14, 2013 07:48 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 07:48 PM (rDidD)
I think that makes me Boba Fett.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 14, 2013 11:45 PM (qyfb5)
Outstanding.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 07:49 PM (yh0zB)
and dust. LOTRAN vs MOD or HI TRAN is a significant differance
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 07:49 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 11:01 PM (roTS7)
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RoboHoover?
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 07:50 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 07:51 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 07:52 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Achmed in Arabia at December 14, 2013 07:52 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 07:53 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: UWP at December 14, 2013 07:53 PM (2hQRj)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 11:49 PM (FHNkr)
God have mercy on you.
I wasn't ordnance, I was avionics. They put them on, my systems dropped them off.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 07:54 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 07:54 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 07:56 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 07:57 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 07:57 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 07:57 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 07:58 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 07:58 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 14, 2013 07:58 PM (BCz1s)
Good evening, good people.
One of the truly good things in life is sliding between flannel sheets on a frigid night like this one. That pleasure awaits later on.
Not a good thing tonite is that we are at older daughter's house in the midst of a snowstorm with a 3 cylinder Toyota.
Home is 30 miles away, and I think we'll just put up here and get the car rollbacked to my garage, where I can fix it.
Don't really mind the part about the car malfunctioning, just the timing sucks--as is usually the case.
Posted by: irongrampa at December 14, 2013 07:59 PM (K4EYB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 07:59 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Lauren at December 14, 2013 07:59 PM (hFL/3)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:00 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:00 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 11:54 PM (DmNpO)
We'll find out next year, when he's behind an O line that is only marginally better or worse than the defense, throwing to receivers who are only marginally better or worse than their defenders. FSU has had a dominant recruiting position since Jimbo Fisher took the job to the point where they haven't played against a team this year which had equal or better talent. If he's for real, he'll succeed in the NFL. If he's a spectacular college athlete, he won't.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 08:01 PM (un8zR)
SNL sucks. That is all.....
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 14, 2013 08:02 PM (jucos)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:02 PM (65k1D)
That is in striking distance of HotLanta, might even take a vaca day for that!
Posted by: bill-o at December 14, 2013 08:03 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:03 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:03 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 08:04 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: lous a girl at December 14, 2013 08:04 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at December 14, 2013 08:05 PM (hBdnt)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 08:05 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 08:06 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:06 PM (65k1D)
And on that note . . . I was recently on a cruise, and had the dubious pleasure of sharing a supper table with a raging, mindless leftist couple from Seattle. One evening, I got into a discussion with the female of the couple (yes, they were a heterosexual couple) in which I mentioned the basic futility of throwing money at social problems and hoping they'd go away. She had no coherent response, and finally retreated into accusing me of not being able to see things because I was a white male.
Then it got fun.
I got offended at her, for demeaning my humanity and my perceptions in that manner.
She didn't like that at all. Not one little bit.
(Alcohol was involved, on my part, it's true. But I grabbed onto the 'offended that you would demean my humanity' line and rode it like a cowboy about to win the World Rodeo Championship. Alinsky--use their own rules against them--whatever the fuck # of Rules for Radicals it is.)
Anyway, the next morning, I found her, and apologized . . . but only for getting angry, most specifically NOT for what I got angry about.
I don't think she had ever before actually encountered a 'conservative' who was willing to actually get emotionally offended at HER for what SHE had said.
I think it worked. A little bit, anyway.
So you know how the advice is always "never lose your temper, never lose your cool" in these kinds of discussions?
Bullshit.
Get emotional with a "liberal," if you have a chance (which means, if you have a chance to Alinsky them with it).
Because that's really, in the final analysis, the only thing "liberals" understand: emotions. They're obviously impervious to actual rational thought.
Also: On every other cruise we've ever been on (and it's been a lot of them) my wife and I have exchanged e-mail addresses with our dinner tablemates, and to this day correspond with many of them. Somehow, that exchange just didn't get made with these "delightful" "liberal" people who were, honestly, the most closed-minded people I've encountered in a long, long, long time.
I'll muddle along somehow, I'm sure.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 08:07 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 15, 2013 12:02 AM (65k1D)
Make sure to install your cameras under the guise of doing something else. The kind of people who steal from their neighbors are also the type to check to see if they're being watched. Stupid and clever often go together.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at December 14, 2013 08:07 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:07 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: mallfly at December 14, 2013 08:08 PM (zjcTL)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:08 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:09 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:09 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: helofixer at December 15, 2013 12:08 AM (k2MRG)
I'm only 12% N over S, whatever the hell that is supposed to mean.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 08:10 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:10 PM (65k1D)
Still, 115 of the 900 ballots submitted didn't even list him as a top-3 contender.
Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 11:45 PM (DmNpO)
NDH and BC, I have been out of town and then absorbing all free time reading about this case and not reading this blog or any blog for that matter as am crazy busy. Full disclaimer: I am a Seminole by the grace of God and tuition (half Gator as well, but lean Seminole). I have read as much about this case as there is on the Interwebs, and have learned way more about the disposable sex lives of college kids which cannot erase from brain.
Anyway, after the accuser's discombobulated press conference yesterday, and reading the facts of why there were no charges, with dates and yada rattling in my head like my Benghazi Rainman facts, well, this was not rape in the sense of what we think of as rape (I saw the medical report as well). This is a cluster to end all clusters and the timing as well as the tabloid that started this should be noted (TMZ as well as Tampa newspaper, just so happened to start this inquiry of a redacted case the day after Oregon lost their #2 spot).
While I need to go to bed, I just want to know what morons are saying as I respect you. But I am the grand poobah of knowledge right now on this case and support Jameis Winston. He deserves the Heisman. Hate to post and run but need my beauty sleep. I am pretty sure I am in the minority, but all I can say is look at what is posted and why the State Attny did not bring charges (it is, or was, in the Tallahassee Democrat and on other sites). Love y'all, I really do and am curious as to what is being said about the subject. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky is a genius compared to preznit at December 14, 2013 08:12 PM (baL2B)
Smurf's?
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 08:12 PM (4JkHl)
I think he plays it too cold. He was great in Cowboys and Aliens, I thought, but as Bond...no. Needs more humanity.
Skyfall, didn't get through all of it but I have to say that the villain, played by the guy who played Death in No Country For Old Men, was super-creepy. And his lair was epic.
Anyone seen the new Coen Brothers movie and got an opinion?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:12 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:13 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 08:13 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:13 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 08:13 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 11:56 PM
Yeah, Butler would. But then, just about anybody would make a better Bond than Craig. I gave him a shot with his first one, but, he's just not Bond. He tries to do grumpy introvert Bond like Dalton, but doesn't have the acting chops to do it with any charm or wit. He's just grumpy and oh so serious. When he tries his hand at a pithy quip, it just comes off as fake Connery. Does. Not. Work.
Posted by: otho at December 14, 2013 08:14 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:14 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:15 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at December 14, 2013 08:15 PM (GEICT)
You have to judge who you say it to, but a lot of em will at least draw up short like they found an eight-legged frog.
That is good. Another way to take them off of their pre-programmed track is to let them get into a foaming rage (easy), and then say something like "Why are you so angry? I find that I'm a happier person if I don't give in to that sort of anger about things I don't control." Messes them right up.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:15 PM (bKA83)
so get on their level and fuck with their emotions
for victory
Posted by: awesomedude at December 15, 2013 12:13 AM (aeZx0)
Yeah...not really the emotional type.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 08:15 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 08:16 PM (z4WKX)
If somebody touched my jumble there would be gunshots.
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 08:16 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:16 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:16 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 08:17 PM (FHNkr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:17 PM (DmNpO)
Glad to see California's not on that "10 drunkest states" list. We're only the state that's highest on meth.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 14, 2013 08:17 PM (pj0wS)
Posted by: Jean at December 14, 2013 08:18 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:18 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: filbert at December 15, 2013 12:07 AM (roTS7)
I love feel good stories with a happy ending like that. Thank you good sir.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 08:18 PM (KlVdw)
So is a lack of cable. With a Netflix subscription and buying stuff like Justified from Amazon, I'm spending less than ever on TV, and enjoying it more.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:18 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: awesomedude at December 14, 2013 08:18 PM (aeZx0)
Posted by: Country Singer at December 14, 2013 08:19 PM (LUkGY)
Nothing damaged yet. Oh, and I almost forgot. Had to call cops on suspicious guy yesterday while I was trying to clear out the garage so I can get my newly fixed baby in there. Was posing as a guy delivering fliers. Luckily I locked my door, and had lots of stabby, bludgeony stuff close at hand
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 15, 2013 12:10 AM (65k1D)
Um if he's tapping into your water line and stealing doesn't that count as damages?
Posted by: buzzion at December 14, 2013 08:20 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 08:20 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:20 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:20 PM (DmNpO)
John Nolte also says that it's actually explicitly stated that every low-down evil, corrupt and stupid congressperson on Netflix's original series House of Cards is... a Democrat.
And, King of the Hill is (a) almost always having a rerun showing somewhere and (b) always worth a good chuckle and pick-me-up.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 14, 2013 08:20 PM (pj0wS)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:22 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:22 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:23 PM (DmNpO)
Me neither, but the whole "you're a white male so your input on the problem is utterly invalid" line she threw at me pretty much tilted me like a pinball machine what been whacked way, way too hard.
Tilt.
"Fuck you, Libbie, you don't think I'm a human being? You don't think I have the right to an opinion?"
I said that to her in not quite but almost those words.
It took that much to get me that pissed off to go Alinsky on her, but I'm damned glad I did.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 08:23 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:23 PM (65k1D)
Yes Phil Rosenthal is unfortunately a big-time Obama donor/fundraiser, but at least the show is/was virtually 100% politics-free. Plus, Patricia Heaton!
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (pj0wS)
Posted by: Synova at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 15, 2013 12:13 AM (DmNpO)
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Of course my counter would be- have you ever seen a black person break into people's homes and leave stuff?
I denounce myself.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (KlVdw)
Yes, I understood. My intention was not to contradict you but to point out that the best of that stuff is generally available through other channels, and often cheaper, if you are willing to wait. If there was any hint of an acerbic tone in my post, it was directed at Comcast, and the size of the bills they used to send me each month, not at you.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (bKA83)
Soon.Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Iasonas at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (FHNkr)
I score as a STFU, or sometimes in odd weather, as a GTFO.
Chart didn't have my avatar, but I think that translates as Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino?
At least I can hope.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: The Cats at December 14, 2013 08:24 PM (vvk2F)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 15, 2013 12:02 AM (65k1D)
So any idea what he's using the water for? Garden, washing car, or in the house itself? A quart of Roundup squirted into the hose suggests itself, if he is watering his garden. Maybe a 1/4 can of lye, if he is washing his car?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 14, 2013 08:25 PM (60Q+L)
Get emotional with a "liberal," if you have a chance
Posted by: filbert at December 15, 2013 12:07 AM (roTS7)
One of the ways to do this is to accuse them of bigotry. It catches them off-guard and its funny because its true.
Posted by: cm9000 at December 14, 2013 08:25 PM (3qZbZ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2013 12:24 AM (pj0wS)
Most memorable line I've heard from her is about how when you mention you're pro-life in Hollywood they look at you like you took a dump on the dinner table.
Posted by: buzzion at December 14, 2013 08:25 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 14, 2013 08:27 PM (pj0wS)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 08:27 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:27 PM (65k1D)
This has potential. Maybe you could accuse them of having a "privileged white leftist" perspective, and ask if they saw the pictures of the whiter-than-white Huffington Post Holiday Party, and ask why the Left so often seems to "privilege" white leftists?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:28 PM (bKA83)
Vikings pissed me off. Vikings getting all pissy about a Viking raping a foreign woman? Hell, that was considered part of their pay back in the day.
Presentism much?
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 08:28 PM (uUsh9)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 08:28 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 08:29 PM (uUsh9)
Posted by: damasca at December 14, 2013 08:30 PM (yMQIt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:30 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:31 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:31 PM (Q6HBD)
I read the books long before I saw a Bond movie, so the goof-ball or ultra suave Bond just seems wrong to me. My impression at age 15 or whatever I was, was "tortured".
This is a worthy point. It is hard to cast off the Connery Bond once you've seen it, and arguably he did not capture completely the "coldness" of the literary Bond. But the Bond of the books was cold and relentless when he needed to be, and turned to warmth and passion when pursuing attractive women. Craig's Bond is missing that second part; he's numb and cold and detached throughout.
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:31 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:31 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:32 PM (DmNpO)
Use the heavy whipping cream . . . you won't be sorry . . .
Well, actually, you might be sorry if you have more than one . . . or two.
Very, very sorry . . .
Okay, three. But he/she's driving (points at Designated Driver) . . .
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 08:32 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 08:33 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 15, 2013 12:27 AM (pj0wS)
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I support the death penalty because there are some son-O-bitches that just need to die, but I can respect some opponents due to corrupt Police and corrupt lab technicians. There was a story about a lab tech in San Antonio who never did any actual tests, he would just ask the cops what they wanted the "results" to be and then deliver said results. Those who oppose the death penalty because it is cruel to put down rabid dogs, F 'em.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 08:35 PM (KlVdw)
Inability to relate cause to effect or learn from experience is a must for a proper leftist. This is why communism, which has been utter, complete and catastrophic failure in every attempt, is still the best idea ever.
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 08:36 PM (uUsh9)
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 08:36 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 08:39 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:39 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 08:39 PM (rDidD)
Is it too late to up-vote Craig for Bond?
I read the books long before I saw a Bond movie, so the goof-ball or
ultra suave Bond just seems wrong to me. My impression at age 15 or
whatever I was, was "tortured".
This is a worthy point. It is hard to cast off the Connery Bond once you've seen it, and arguably he did not capture completely the "coldness" of the literary Bond. But the Bond of the books was cold and relentless when he needed to be, and turned to warmth and passion when pursuing attractive women. Craig's Bond is missing that second part; he's numb and cold and detached throughout.
Posted by: Splunge at December 15, 2013 12:31 AM
Connery did, on occasion, but it wasn't his defining characteristic. The books are different animals from the movies and it's just as well they didn't go that way from the get go. For better or worse, the movies define Bond, not the books. Craig can do "cold" and "tortured", I guess, if that means frowning and looking pissed off. In the context of the movies, Dalton did that much better, so did Lazenby, for that matter and he wasn't even an actor per se. I didn't like any of the Moore ones, they had the charm, but lacked the other side of the equation. Any Connery, Lazenby Dalton and Brosnan's Goldeneye are great. Brosnan made a great Bond, it's a pity the movies after his first kind of stink.
Posted by: otho at December 14, 2013 08:40 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:40 PM (65k1D)
With that history, how would you know whether you are a science fiction fan or not?
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:40 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 08:40 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 08:41 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Grimmy at December 15, 2013 12:40 AM (uUsh9)
I have a grilling apron and I use it like a purse carrying all the shit needed to man the grill
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 08:42 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 14, 2013 08:43 PM (rDidD)
Posted by: otho at December 15, 2013 12:40 AM (9gNQd)
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You ought to check out http:// commentaramafilms.blogspot.com/ they have some good discussions on Bond films.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 08:43 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 08:44 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:44 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Synova at December 14, 2013 08:44 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: lous a girl at December 14, 2013 08:45 PM (vgd4f)
Show-off.
Posted by: filbert at December 14, 2013 08:45 PM (roTS7)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 08:46 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 08:47 PM (uUsh9)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:47 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Synova at December 14, 2013 08:47 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 08:48 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:48 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 08:50 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 08:51 PM (Q6HBD)
I guess, whatever her name was. then, the "but he raped a woman!" defense in that trail thingy.
I just wish when the artsy fartsy types set out to make a period piece, they'd do some study on that period's ethics and such and quit trying to PC everything up all nice and pretty.
Posted by: Grimmy at December 14, 2013 08:51 PM (uUsh9)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:51 PM (65k1D)
That's probably true. The Bond of the books was sort of a functionary with a particularly challenging and exotic job. It was Connery who made him "the man every man would like to be."
Posted by: Splunge at December 14, 2013 08:52 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:52 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 14, 2013 08:52 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 08:56 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 15, 2013 12:56 AM (65k1D)
Add that to the "pain and suffering" part.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 08:57 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at December 14, 2013 08:58 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Grimmy at December 15, 2013 12:47 AM (uUsh9)
we use table to hold one of the kegs
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 08:58 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: NCwoof at December 14, 2013 08:58 PM (aUQgu)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 09:00 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: RWC at December 14, 2013 09:02 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 09:05 PM (wPzgV)
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 09:10 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at December 14, 2013 09:12 PM (65k1D)
Posted by: Ferrier at December 14, 2013 09:13 PM (6fSty)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 09:13 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 09:18 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/i][/b] at December 14, 2013 09:19 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: DC in Towson at December 14, 2013 09:20 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: Clarence Darrow at December 14, 2013 09:20 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 09:20 PM (zdOaO)
I thought that's what inner-tubes, netting and swim pools were invented for?
Posted by: Grimmy at December 15, 2013 01:11 AM (uUsh9)
nah, I make sure to setup a keg on the table next to myself when grilling. Gets people around the grill and if wearing diapers, never have to move at all during the day
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 09:24 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 09:25 PM (zdOaO)
The thing is, for some, no one else will be able to fill Connery's shoes in the role. Hey, to each his own.
The new ones will never match nostalgia. For any genre, for any character. Ever.
An old radio station manager I knew said that the media you consume at around age 13 will be permanently imprinted. And, those themes, sounds, images will be a touchstone in your life. I have yet to find that incorrect.
I wasn't around for the Connery flicks. The first Bond I saw in a theatre was View to a Kill. I was super-impressed, but in retrospect the production value was the thing that overwhelmed the 'contribution' by Moore.
The successive Bonds really didn't impress me much. Golden Eye was ruined by Mr. "I'm Inveeencible! Alan Cumming, who was supposedly regarded as a great actor.
Craig and the new Bond production crew returned the franchise to a respectable purchase. Casino was a landmark; a little slow in the 1st act, but an ejection-seat of a 3rd act.
Quantum was a bit of a slip, but Skyfall, imho, was a decent recovery.
YMMV, of course, but considering what *could* have happened to the franchise I think Bond fans should be grateful it didn't become a schlockfest that was charted by the 90's version.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 14, 2013 09:31 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: otho at December 15, 2013 12:55 AM (9gNQd)
remove the space after http:// and before the commentarama, Pixy doesn't like long string addresses.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 09:33 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 14, 2013 09:41 PM (RZ8pf)
Me too. I had chicken marsala for dinner tonite with crab bisque soup. It tastes even better when you don't have to cook it yourself.
I really need to learn how to make bisques, though my arteries would probably disagree.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 09:45 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at December 14, 2013 09:45 PM (IsZ9d)
re: Craig Bond:
The thing is, for some, no one else will be able to fill Connery's shoes in the role. Hey, to each his own.
The new ones will never match nostalgia. For any genre, for any character. Ever.
An old radio station manager I knew said that the media you consume at around age 13 will be permanently imprinted. And, those themes, sounds, images will be a touchstone in your life. I have yet to find that incorrect.
I wasn't around for the Connery flicks. The first Bond I saw in a theatre was View to a Kill. I was super-impressed, but in retrospect the production value was the thing that overwhelmed the 'contribution' by Moore.
The successive Bonds really didn't impress me much. Golden Eye was ruined by Mr. "I'm Inveeencible! Alan Cumming, who was supposedly regarded as a great actor.
Craig and the new Bond production crew returned the franchise to a respectable purchase. Casino was a landmark; a little slow in the 1st act, but an ejection-seat of a 3rd act.
Quantum was a bit of a slip, but Skyfall, imho, was a decent recovery.
YMMV, of course, but considering what *could* have happened to the franchise I think Bond fans should be grateful it didn't become a schlockfest that was charted by the 90's version.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 15, 2013 01:31 AM
I hear what you guys are saying. I understand what they're going for with the new movies and with Craig. I don't rate Craig at all, but, that's just me... he's doing alright box office wise, so what do I know. I guess old Bond films won't fly with kids these days. I saw "You Only Live Twice" in the flick shack originally and I was ok with having Connery's shoes filled. "OHMSS" was a fantastic movie on the big screen and although Lazenby was no Connery, the film was so good and he did such a good effort, it worked. I'm a 60's Bond person, but, "Goldeneye" was a killer Bond film. It had everything you'd want in a classic 007 movie. I'd rate it as good, if not better, than some 60's ones. On the big screen, it delivered. The opener with Brosnan and Bean, followed by the dead set killer theme... it set you up for a hell of a ride and it didn't disappoint. It had the spectacle, the cation, the charm and humour in just the right mix. Cumming worked fine, in the classic Bond over the top villain sense with a silly touch.
I'm nostalgic, but I just want a good Bond movie and it doesn't have to have Connery.
Posted by: otho at December 14, 2013 09:47 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 09:48 PM (yh0zB)
Me too. I had chicken marsala for dinner tonite with crab bisque soup. It tastes even better when you don't have to cook it yourself.
I really need to learn how to make bisques, though my arteries would probably disagree.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 15, 2013 01:45 AM (cHZB7)
Soups are generally pretty easy -- the worst part about 'em is that the recipe usually calls for either making a metric shit-ton of soup or making even more. I think they're all written for the kind of soup-kitchens that feed the homeless.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 09:50 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 09:51 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 09:53 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 15, 2013 01:48 AM (yh0zB)
pc/360 game that is essentially new LEGOs
Posted by: The Dude at December 14, 2013 09:53 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Mustbequantum at December 14, 2013 09:54 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 09:54 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 09:58 PM (DSFcs)
Or mostly the movies or TV, though there are a few from that period I still appreciate.
I would agree this is *generally* true for people - certainly the "get off my lawn" level of most music threads indicates this.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 15, 2013 01:51 AM (qyfb5)
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I'm the same, although I do still listen to the music I grew up on, but most of the tv and movies I enjoyed back in the day... many have aged poorly.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 09:58 PM (KlVdw)
I make chicken vegetable all the time. It's great because you can empty the fridge of all your unused veggies; what I've got goes in the pot. Though I do buy frozen blends to add as well. There's a good sized pot in the fridge right now.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 10:01 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: YourPoopyPants at December 14, 2013 10:04 PM (bOKSd)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 10:04 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 10:06 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 15, 2013 02:04 AM (DSFcs)
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Pretty sure the really bad Godzilla movie had baby Godzilla in it, but if you are referring to the Roland Emmerich "American Godzilla" movie, then yes.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 10:08 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 10:08 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 10:09 PM (pJB7q)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 15, 2013 02:06 AM (zOTsN
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Sad news, thoughts and prayers going out to the girl and her family.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 10:09 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at December 14, 2013 10:09 PM (B0gqn)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 10:17 PM (faahM)
Posted by: Toasty Chestnut, Santa's mindful webworker at December 14, 2013 10:18 PM (faahM)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 10:21 PM (DSFcs)
But this one time at band camp (no, I was at my parents' house) I was using some gear my dad has for converting vinyl to digital. It has software for cleaning up all the background noise and pops. It took multiple passes to clean, listen, and clean some more. I was working on a new age jazz album, Like Children, by Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer. Definitely NOT my parents' cup-o-tea.
But after about 4-5 hours of repetitive playback, my mom comes in and asks to make her a copy when I'm done. I got her to liking it just by playing it over and over.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 10:21 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 10:23 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: garrett at December 14, 2013 10:25 PM (VgkwL)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:25 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at December 14, 2013 10:27 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 10:28 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: garrett at December 14, 2013 10:28 PM (VgkwL)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 10:29 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:29 PM (jdRXP)
Half now, half 3 weeks from now. w/warm, fresh bread ...
Posted by: Adriane is not Julia Child and can't cook for beans ... at December 15, 2013 02:27 AM (jdRXP)
When I move somewhere civilized, where I have space for chest freezers.....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 10:32 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:33 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 10:34 PM (yh0zB)
Someone in writer's group asking to do lunch. Why? They are bored, spouse is out of town, and kids away.
Tossing myself upon the mercy of Sarlac is preferable.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 10:34 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 10:34 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:34 PM (jdRXP)
I'm glad he offed himself. Saved the taxpayers a lot of expense.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 10:34 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:36 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 10:37 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:38 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 10:38 PM (DSFcs)
Adriane, yeah, my bad and I ain't even drinking. Maybe that's the problem....
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 14, 2013 10:40 PM (cHZB7)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:40 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:41 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 10:41 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: Thunderb at December 14, 2013 10:42 PM (zOTsN)
Did you get the door calibrated and operating like you wanted?
Posted by: shredded chi at December 15, 2013 02:38 AM (DSFcs)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 10:42 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at December 14, 2013 10:42 PM (IsZ9d)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 10:43 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Y-not at December 14, 2013 10:44 PM (zDsvJ)
Their excuse for asking about lunch was to talk about stories. So talked them into meeting at a used book store. Talked books and their story problems. And then we parted ways.
I have heard how they talk about their spouse in previous writer group meetings. So casual about how they love them to death and next breath how their spouse only has a GED and blah blah blah while they also hate their job and this state. Their dream is to move to San Francisco and being a best selling author.
As I said, hole in the head or being devoured by Sarlac is preferable.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 10:44 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 10:45 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 10:48 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:49 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 10:51 PM (jdRXP)
As I said, hole in the head or being devoured by Sarlac is preferable.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 15, 2013 02:44 AM (vjloV)
I'll hazard a guess that Spouse learned more from getting that GED than the speaker learned getting a diploma. GED's tend to be a little tougher to get from what I've seen, and those who go for one tend to be a little more determined and focused.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 14, 2013 10:51 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 10:53 PM (GRLuN)
Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 15, 2013 02:34 AM (vjloV)
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Dear Ace of Spades,
You aren't going to believe this but I swear every word is true...
Posted by: Iron Maiden at December 14, 2013 10:54 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 10:55 PM (GRLuN)
Adriane, well you have other projects taking up your time. Intermixed with the usual litany of 'I'm a terrible writer' were genuine problems of story being too short. Hopefully my suggestions they develop the female sociopath's boy toy and give his viewpoint might bear fruit. Asked if there might be a minor character who needs exploration. But who knows.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 10:55 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 11:00 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 11:01 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 11:02 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 11:02 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 11:04 PM (jdRXP)
Posted by: Adriane... at December 14, 2013 11:06 PM (jdRXP)
Book I picked up today was 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories.
Science Fiction for Telepaths by E. Michael Blake
Aw, you know what I mean.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 11:08 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 11:09 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:09 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 11:10 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 11:13 PM (GRLuN)
Ha ha Merovign! Got stories written by Asimov, Kornbluth, Blish, Damon Knight, Roger Zelazny, Larry Niven, Sheckley, and others.
There was one story even shorter than the one I posted.
Sign at the End of the Universe.
And printed upside down in book is - This Side Up.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 11:15 PM (vjloV)
....er.....were talking about.....um.....those long-gone folks.......
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 11:16 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:17 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 11:18 PM (GRLuN)
Posted by: model_1066 at December 14, 2013 11:19 PM (x5Ei/)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 11:20 PM (GRLuN)
Have a blessed Sunday.
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 15, 2013 03:18 AM (GRLuN)
GN, Mindy -- congrats on the successful Moron Meetup!
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 11:20 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Mindy aka Cupcake at December 14, 2013 11:21 PM (GRLuN)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:22 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 15, 2013 03:02 AM (vjloV)
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The follow-up album "Can you see it?" with the magic-eye stereo-optic image cover was most excellent.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 11:22 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 11:23 PM (T1005)
Network performs flawlessly under duress stress test until customer tries to run it, of course the first thing they do is cut-in their own router and firewall; at that point network shits the bed.
Repeat this four times and dumb fucks still cannot understand that it is their programming!
Team sends me a dump of their programming and I fix the over 200 mistakes and send it back. It works!
Customer promptly reloads their original crap because my version just doesn't "feel right".
Our CEO talking to Lawyer to see if we can just walk away.
Did I mention the two IT idiots we are dealing with both have cars that look like Obama Campaign Billboards!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 03:09 AM (tQYJH)
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Did they work on Healthcare.gov?
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 11:24 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 11:25 PM (qyfb5)
We can hope it was a front company for ACORN that Old Dog left a backdoor in.
Darth Randall, that cover became an instant collector's item since many tried to smoke it.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 11:26 PM (vjloV)
http://tinyurl.com/lx2ntzn
H/T Insty
Posted by: Bond, James Bond at December 14, 2013 11:28 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:28 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:31 PM (tQYJH)
We can hope it was a front company for ACORN that Old Dog left a backdoor in.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 15, 2013 03:26 AM (vjloV)
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I like the way you think. Our side could use more of this.
that cover became an instant collector's item since many tried to smoke it.
Which is why downloading will never completely eliminate albums.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 14, 2013 11:32 PM (KlVdw)
http://tinyurl.com/lx2ntzn
H/T Insty
Posted by: Bond, James Bond at December 15, 2013 03:28 AM (AWwDY)
I just watched that -- hot ginger packing *fans self*....and was that R. Lee Ermey as the EMT delivering the final line?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 14, 2013 11:34 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:36 PM (tQYJH)
Night Merovign, Darth Randall, Old Dog, and Cthulhu.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 14, 2013 11:37 PM (vjloV)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at December 14, 2013 11:43 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:43 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 14, 2013 11:45 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 14, 2013 11:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 14, 2013 11:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 14, 2013 11:54 PM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:57 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 14, 2013 11:59 PM (tQYJH)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 15, 2013 12:00 AM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 15, 2013 12:04 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 15, 2013 12:04 AM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at December 15, 2013 03:45 AM (Vk2pI)
The BH and I did the Xmas party thing earlier. CO MoMe +++ , Bebe's neighbor is stealing her water [Omar Sharif's intro scene from Lawrence of Arabia comes to mind], lots of screwing around with the personality test results ["wait, are we all Emperor Palpatine here?!?!?"], discussion about the literary Bond and the cinematic Bond, Alinskying liberals by pointing out that they're bigots for stereotyping conservatives unfairly, the overabundance of soup, and some folks roped Gabe references into a discussion he didn't need to be involved with ["I am not a fruit, I am a free Moron!", as he is pursued across a beach by a giant pink balloon.][Unfortunately, I wasn't around to tsk-tsk this, as I was at the aforementioned Xmas party.....I like Gabe, I've met him and talked with him, he's a good guy and a fine Moron -- and, like any guy, he gets a certain ration of shit, but he also gets random shit no Moron deserves. I hope, like The Prisoner, he gets past it every time it comes up.].
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:04 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 03:57 AM (tQYJH)
Oh....your lawyers brought their balls with them....shit just got real.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:06 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 12:09 AM (tQYJH)
He do sound like one tough Bastard and is well versed on our people and their Certifications!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 04:09 AM (tQYJH)
Having a lawyer is like having a hit man on staff. It's embarrassing that he's even around, it's embarrassing that his job is to do something ugly, it's embarrassing that you're in a situation where ugly things might need to get done.....but if you are, and he does, and he's good at it -- you're really freakin' grateful he's on your team and not the other guys'.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:15 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 04:04 AM (T1005)
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It's not too often that I agree with Gabe, but he does deserve repect for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJotGlHaHI
It's the infamous acceptance speech written by Ace.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 15, 2013 12:16 AM (KlVdw)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 15, 2013 12:18 AM (DSFcs)
Posted by: shredded chi at December 15, 2013 12:20 AM (DSFcs)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 12:27 AM (tQYJH)
Whatever Gabe is or is not, he's OUR Gabe and should take any kidding as a sign of love.
Of course here everything gets driven into the ground and further.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 15, 2013 12:30 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 04:04 AM (T1005)
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It's not too often that I agree with Gabe, but he does deserve repect for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJotGlHaHI
It's the infamous acceptance speech written by Ace.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 15, 2013 04:16 AM (KlVdw)
Now, see -- that is a great example of the kind of shit that is his by birthright, and he gave a great Moronworthy delivery.....which is why the petty stuff is so freakin' retarded. I understand that another great moment had a moron charging him across a Moron Meetup yelling "RINO!!!!" at the top of his lungs -- that's wildly hilarious.
Hell, when I met him, I bent his ear at some great length about why changing the "who" of getting married before understanding the "what" was insanely retarded, especially because people were squirming like hell under the problems of the "what" -- as in prenups, family court shenanigans, and folks (like myself, working on our 3rd decade together) avoiding the hell out of the government's marriage racket altogether. But, y'know -- he's a Moron. We're allowed to disagree and attempt to persuade without being demonized -- he didn't whip out his "H8r" club to start bashing me, and I shook his hand and....well, and drank an awful lot of Bushmills.....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:32 AM (T1005)
1) it's all YOUR fault
2) it's not OUR fault
3) it's someone else's fault
4) nobody's to blame
5) everybody's to blame
6) there's nothing anybody can do about it
7) what's the problem again?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 15, 2013 12:34 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 12:37 AM (tQYJH)
Whatever Gabe is or is not, he's OUR Gabe and should take any kidding as a sign of love.
Of course here everything gets driven into the ground and further.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 15, 2013 04:30 AM (LSDdO)
I agree completely that he's OUR Gabe; I wish I could agree completely about the "should take any kidding as a sign of love". I'd go so far as to say, "should take the great majority of kidding as a sign of being well-integrated into the Horde." But I've seen stuff that ranged between irritatingly "off" and outright banworthy filth spouted off about Gabe, and I see no reason he needs to pretend to be above it. That said, some of the swings of the banhammer may have been a bit unfocused....but, as I have said on numerous occasions, this tends to be temporary.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:43 AM (T1005)
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Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 12:54 AM (tQYJH)
National just stepped on Regional HARD! Regional to sign acceptance form now!
National requests a two man team stay on site until National IT Tech arrives this afternoon! National IT (who I know personally) requests that I be available for conference call and be set up to remote access?
National agrees to pay all costs from this point forward!
Summation: Our Lawyer won big time and I do not want to be a part of that Regional Office IT Staff!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 04:54 AM (tQYJH)
Yay!!!
Congrats!!!
Now send an email to the legal beagle saying, "I'm glad you're on our side."
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 12:58 AM (T1005)
Nope it just wouldn't "feel right!"
Posted by: bill-o at December 15, 2013 12:59 AM (AWwDY)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 04:58 AM (T1005)
Which is, BTW, a down-payment to having him on your side the next time something goes ballistic.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:00 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 01:06 AM (tQYJH)
We made out!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 05:06 AM (tQYJH)
Good deal. You gave him a chit, he gave you a chit. When SHTF elsewhere, you have history. He's worth knowing -- @744 shows he did his homework and understanding what it meant, and check to see if he's behind dragging National in....if he is, he's one canny bastard that is really worth knowing (choosing who is involved in conference calls is frequently the key to success).
Is there anything in his office network that could have been gold instead of the silver that was installed?
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:17 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 01:25 AM (tQYJH)
"After that, Pierson set off one of the Molotov cocktails, setting at least three bookshelves on fire, investigators told KDVR.com. When an armed school resource officer entered the room, Pierson believed he was cornered and turned his gun on himself, Robinson said. The entire attack lasted approximately 80 seconds and was captured by security cameras."
-- from foxnews.com
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:26 AM (T1005)
I was not part of that project so as I talk to him more I am gonna bring that place up to my standards. Not that the team handling it did badly, far from it. But as you said they did the Silver job.
Time for the bump to Platinum!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 05:25 AM (tQYJH)
Don't make it too stealthy. Just go in, shake hands and identify, say you're "going to upgrade it to current standards", and give him the nod -- and, of course, make damned sure it's a real upgrade. Think about giving him a hotline phone number that doesn't go through the switchboard or phone tree -- but stress that it's for *him* and not his receptionist.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:30 AM (T1005)
McCain has to retire and all the consultants they used must be fired.
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 10:13 PM (z4WKX)
=====
is that before or after they are shot?
Posted by: jc at December 15, 2013 01:42 AM (PlzOe)
Once a republican loses a presidential election, if a private citizen like Romney now, we should never hear from him again.
McCain has to retire and all the consultants they used must be fired.
Posted by: Carol at December 14, 2013 10:13 PM (z4WKX)
=====is that before or after they are shot?
Posted by: jc at December 15, 2013 05:42 AM (PlzOe)
You haven't gotten to @75.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:45 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 01:45 AM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 15, 2013 01:52 AM (LSDdO)
Oh BTW here is my non-public cell phone number I have two and this one is for you only. You are only the third customer I have given it to so please guard it carefully!
Hopefully when I retire I can hand him off to the guy I am grooming to take my place smoothly.
A good honest Lawyer is like a gun up your sleeve!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 05:45 AM (tQYJH)
Perfect.
But there's no such thing as a "good honest Lawyer" -- there's just one that you, yourself, can call upon to smite the other side.....which is why it is more like "a gun up your sleeve" than anything else. He did you a solid, you're doing him a solid -- I hope that neither of you have an occasion to call those numbers in the next five years.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 01:53 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 02:03 AM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 06:03 AM (tQYJH)
(1) If you retire in two years, you want an attorney available for 3 -- in case stuff flares up just before you leave. (2) If you've got a successor, you want to hand over your fixer when he succeeds you.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 02:13 AM (T1005)
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Posted by: cackfinger at December 15, 2013 02:34 AM (OsCtd)
best wishes to our sister moron who suffered her loss....
Posted by: sven at December 15, 2013 06:35 AM (9jfyN)
Indeed. I'd hoped that some daywalking thread might've found the proper words, but it's left for us.
We recognize our sister moron, Neets, in her time of grief and pain. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family, in hopes that she might be comforted in mind and sustained in spirit to do what must be done. In addition, we pray for the soul of Mr. Neets,
I wish Slap were here. This stuff is hard.
Posted by: cthulhu at December 15, 2013 02:52 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 02:54 AM (tQYJH)
Posted by: Al Gore at December 15, 2013 02:57 AM (ySm9R)
I have a scheduled trip up to Phoenix in January and I plan to take Young Dog in training with me. Plan is Dinner at Hooters and get the two young guys on good footing!
Posted by: Old Dog at December 15, 2013 06:54 AM (tQYJH)
This ain't my first rodeo. I have a mug to prove it, that was a birthday present from Gushka last month.
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