February 19, 2013
— Maetenloch
Great Moments in Failed Predictions
If I had even a Canadian nickel for every time someone has predicted the imminent running out of gas/oil/air/food/water and/or the end of mankind/flora/fauna/Earth, well let's just say there would a new drug-lord style home theater in the lighthouse and I could finally hire some professionals to deliver justice to my enemies.
Here are some classics to get warmed up:
- In 1865, Stanley Jevons (one of the most recognized 19th century economists) predicted that England would run out of coal by 1900, and that England's factories would grind to a standstill.
- In 1939 the US Department of the Interior said that American oil supplies would last only another 13 years.
- In 1949 the Secretary of the Interior announced that the end of US oil was in sight.
And some more recent insanely wrong predictions:
Claim: "[By] 1995, the greenhouse effect would be desolating the heartlands of North America and Eurasia with horrific drought, causing crop failures and food riots . [By 1996] The Platte River of Nebraska would be dry, while a continent-wide black blizzard of prairie topsoil will stop traffic on interstates, strip paint from houses and shut down computers." Michel Oppenheimer and Robert H. Boyle, Dead Heat, St. Martin's Press, 1990.
Claim Jan. 1970: "By 1985, air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half." Life Magazine, January 1970. Life Magazine also noted that some people disagree, "but scientists have solid experimental and historical evidence to support each of the predictions."
Data: Air quality has actually improved since 1970. Studies find that sunlight reaching the Earth fell by somewhere between 3 and 5 percent over the period in question.
And then you have the modern master of disastrously wrong disaster predictions: Dr. Paul Ehrlich.
Pretty much everything he ever wrote or said in the last 40+ years turns out to have been wrong. His failed predictions are simply too numerous to even begin to give a proper sampling of them but these should give you a taste:
"In the 1970s . hundreds of millions are going to starve to death," and by the 1980s most of the world's important resources would be depleted. He forecast that 65 million Americans would die of starvation between 1980-1989 and that by 1999, the US population would decline to 22.6 million. The problems in the US would be relatively minor compared to those in the rest of the world. (Ehrlich, Paul R. The Population Bomb).
Claim 1970: "In ten years all important animal life in the sea will be extinct. Large areas of coastline will have to be evacuated because of the stench of dead fish." Paul Ehrlich, speech during Earth Day, 1970.
And if you're wondering what his solution to all this was? Here's the short version: world government, Untermenschen reduction.
Now you might think by the 80s he'd have been chastened by his dismal track record but no - he was doubling-down and moving on to ever greater fame and publicity. Because acid rain/CFCs/global warmingchange!!
Oh and he's still alive and still a dick:
Remember these predictions were all made by scientists, experts and top. men. in their field. Sadly these men are still respected and taken seriously, there is no dictator-style theater in Casa Maetenloch, and my enemies can sleep peacefully in their beds. :-(
You can fly anywhere that's legal and the FAA allows...unless a policeman doesn't like it.
On July 26, 2012, Mr. Fleming [a 70 year old glider pilot] was out for a leisurely flight when, late in the afternoon, the tranquility of the day was suddenly broken by a radio call from local enforcement officials barking orders that he land his glider immediately. "The presumed offense," the magazine Flying reports in a story called "Pilot Arrested, Charged for Doing Nothing," "was his briefly flying over a nuclear power plant at approximately 1,000 feet AGL [i.e., above ground level] while looking for lift."According to Flying, "Local law enforcement cannot, for the record, order any pilot of an airplane in flight to do anything." What the magazine meant, alas, is that local law enforcement agencies may not so order a pilot. That they can do was demonstrated by the unhappy case of Mr. Fleming on that otherwise pleasant summer say.
Mr. Fleming landed. His plane was instantly surrounded by 17 police vehicles. He was "detained on the spot, brought to jail, held overnight on a charge of 'breach of peace,' and not released until he was bailed out late the next day."
....The sheriff's office claimed that Mr. Fleming had violated a "no fly" zone. The problem, as Flying points out, is "there is no such kind of zone, no such regulation and no such offense."
Milton Friedman: The Minimum Wage is the Most 'Anti-Negro Law in the Land'
As Andy has pointed out the proposed new minimum wage would say that everyone's hour of labor is worth at least $9. But clearly that's not the case and people generally don't like to overpay for things. So they don't and they won't.
Why Cyclists Enrage Car Drivers
Well the author gets the cause mostly right (or at least why *I* hate cyclists) but not the reasons behind it.
I've got a theory, of course. It's not because cyclists are annoying. It isn't even because we have a selective memory for that one stand-out annoying cyclist over the hundreds of boring, non-annoying ones (although that probably is a factor). No, my theory is that motorists hate cyclists because they offend the moral order.
Well my main beef is that cyclists don't follow car rules or pedestrian rules and quite often not even bicycle rules. They want to be treated like cars but then they'll suddenly become not-cars when it's convenient. So basically cyclists are slow, fragile unpredictable vehicles that always have the right of way. And that's guaranteed to bring teh rage in nearly anyone. Oh and then you have the sanctimony.
Conservative Counter-Culture Sites
Tired of relying on web sites that are run and owned by leftists that hate you? Well here's your chance to put your clicks where your comments are.
Yesterday, I directed your attention to Ritely, which aims to be the conservative answer to Reddit. Ritely is easy to use: posting articles takes seconds and it's got a clear format for finding other people's posted articles. Today, I get to tell you about Helen's Page, a conservative information clearinghouse that Glenn Reynold's wife started. It too has an easy interface and straightforward format.
More Pickpocketing Magic From Apollo Robbins
Okay now check your pockets. Just to be sure.
Would make a great video game enemy. But we must never let it and Big Dog mate.
Best Tooth Extraction Technique Ever
Well apart from using a long bow I guess.
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Posted by: wooga at February 19, 2013 05:39 PM (7SwK/)
"Justified" TV show will be on shortly and I'm really losing interest in what is becoming a show about a bunch of low-life criminals. Deputy Marshal Givens is fading almost into the background.
Too bad.
Posted by: Die Trying at February 19, 2013 05:40 PM (w7J/R)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:41 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Cicero Kid says Here's Your Sign! at February 19, 2013 05:41 PM (UrENZ)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 19, 2013 05:41 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:45 PM (kpCLl)
Fuck all you haters. I follow all the rules of the road. I always ride alone and I also ride armed.
I hate the group riders as much as anyone, though.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 05:47 PM (OisYM)
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 05:47 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 19, 2013 05:48 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Big Zesty at February 19, 2013 05:48 PM (v85iE)
There is a ski hill, now covered in snow..it was blowing a blizzard today. In the summer time, bike road racers have an annual event (or they did) where bike racers from all over the country come to compete in hill climbs (timed events).
Unfortunately, it was at the time a major truck route (160,000 GVW -- 42 wheelers) and those bike riders insisted on riding their bikes inches from, in the same lane, as those 42 wheelers. Had anything happened to the rider, the truck driver would probably have gone to prison. The driver would have been nothing more than a witness, and perhaps not even that, perhaps not even knowing he had hit the rider. An exploding tire would have sent the racer to the hospital with serious injuries.
I don't know if the bike event still happens; the truck route has been changed.
Ok, I'm much calmer now. (Don't bother with telling me about the rights of the bike racer.)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at February 19, 2013 05:48 PM (N3wnN)
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 05:49 PM (OisYM)
What's the probability of a complete melt down, collapse, of the Health Insurance industry in 2014? Should I short major health insurance stocks?
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at February 19, 2013 05:50 PM (N3wnN)
Posted by: Charles Johnson at February 19, 2013 05:50 PM (jucos)
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 05:50 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:50 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 05:50 PM (XXIrM)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 05:51 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: puddleglum at February 19, 2013 05:51 PM (HRlu9)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 05:51 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 05:52 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: carolina at February 19, 2013 05:52 PM (JebKA)
Posted by: sTevo at February 19, 2013 05:52 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at February 19, 2013 05:52 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: Cicero Kid says Here's Your Sign! at February 19, 2013 05:53 PM (UrENZ)
Well, howdy, ALH! Very nice to meet you, too. I don't remember seeing you here before . . . are you a newbie? If so, kudos on jumping right in, some of 'em need coaxing like feral kittens.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:53 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 05:53 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: sTevo at February 19, 2013 05:53 PM (VMcEw)
Posted by: Truman North at February 19, 2013 05:54 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 05:54 PM (TCy/B)
On a bike path, I usually have Tour de Gramps in front of me, and Armstrong and Hincapie behind me.
Posted by: Sex Pistols at February 19, 2013 05:54 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 09:52 PM (BBWjt)
It shot first.
Hi all.
Posted by: Tami [/i] at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (X6akg)
Hey, all, just popping in, trying to kill time before the bursitis shot kicks in. Don't ever get old.
How y'all doing?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (mIvEV)
At lunch time they all go out - group of like 3 dozen or more - and clump together. They'll happily block turn lanes and intersections so they can all maintain their highly disciplined free-form random-sudden movement clump. God forbid you should want to go through that green light you've waited for. Or pass.
The only time I've dropped my motorcycle on the street was because of a clump of bicycles in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was them, the van or the hill.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (Qxdfp)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 05:55 PM (l86i3)
Sixty eight years ago today the U.S. Navy and Marines invaded the Japanese island Iwo Jima. The 36 day battle would become the costliest battle in Marine Corps history. One in three of those landing would become a casualty. Nearly one-third of all Marines killed in WW 2 occurred on that crappy island. 22 Marines, 4 Navy Corpsman and the CO of LCI(G) 449 were awarded the Medal of Honor. To all Marines, past, present and future, SEMPER FIDELIS.
Posted by: ExSnipe at February 19, 2013 05:56 PM (PBm/l)
Made progress in getting some boxes packed for the move to PA.
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Where you landing in PA?
Posted by: USS Diversity at February 19, 2013 05:57 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 05:57 PM (jucos)
Posted by: BignJames at February 19, 2013 05:57 PM (HtUkt)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 05:58 PM (mIvEV)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:58 PM (kpCLl)
If I had a dollar for every time some asshole on a bicycle blew through a four-way stop in front of me, I could afford a much bigger car to hit the next one with.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 05:59 PM (hO8IJ)
I have fantastic memories of watching the video to Rock the Casbah with my college girlfriend.
Fantastic memories, I tell ya
Posted by: Scanner Dan at February 19, 2013 05:59 PM (h5CN9)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 05:59 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 09:54 PM (TCy/B
OMG, that really IS a wonderful feeling! Plus, just think of the cheap housing available in PA. {{{{{{}}}}}}
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 05:59 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2013 06:00 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:00 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 19, 2013 06:01 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:01 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 06:01 PM (yrHcy)
Posted by: Tami [/i] at February 19, 2013 06:01 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 06:01 PM (JMmQ9)
Thanks, teej and Peaches. I have posted before, but there are always so many other posts I get lost in the crowd. It's also fun to lurk. Some folks are regular comedians, and make me laugh. Sometimes there's too much testosterone in the room for me, like when the morons discuss cheerleader's elbows.
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:02 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:02 PM (l86i3)
Evening everybody! I'm still trying to figure out if I want to go to the gym tonight or tomorrow, so we'll see how entertaining you all are.
I see Peaches is in fine form, which puts a point in favor of being a fatass and spending the evening sprawled out on the couch.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:02 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: BignJames at February 19, 2013 06:02 PM (HtUkt)
Posted by: chique d'afrique on her phone at February 19, 2013 06:03 PM (6zgse)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:03 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: no good deed at February 19, 2013 06:04 PM (mjR67)
California is beyond help and husband has been out of work for a year and a half. Family is thrilled to have us come home. I've been gone 33 years but when mom asks you go.
I've got a dear friend of mine whose husband is in the drug (no, not that kind) business in CA. The company't thinking of transferring him, and I hope they come out this way. Not that Massachusetts is much better, but California's like Smiler Grogan in It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - sailed out over the canyon and dropping, but just hasn't kicked the bucket yet.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 06:04 PM (mIvEV)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:04 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: NCKate at February 19, 2013 06:05 PM (LSWcD)
Hey MPPP, are you familiar with this website: http://tinyurl.com/5uu2yqa
Sadly, it is not being updated any more, but you might find the archives interesting.
Posted by: Grey Fox at February 19, 2013 06:05 PM (BMldJ)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 06:05 PM (yrHcy)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 10:03 PM (TCy/B)
Okay, now I'm so envious I may start to cry . . . if you start to miss this shithole, just email me and I will ease you through it.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:06 PM (kpCLl)
We just making educational orthopedic observations regarding certain joints of certain appendages of the feminine gender.
That's all. Really.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 19, 2013 06:06 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 06:06 PM (JMmQ9)
if your move out happens to bring you to Missouri, you are welcome to stop by
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:07 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:07 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: USS Diversity at February 19, 2013 06:08 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:08 PM (5UlAL)
Hi everyone.
Posted by: chique d'afrique on her phone at February 19, 2013 10:03 PM (6zgse)
Isn't that the coolest??? I would swoon, too!
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:09 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:09 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:09 PM (8sCoq)
Downsizing is something I am familiar with, too. It is a lot of work, but there is nothing like a fresh start. I wish you well with your move, mpfs, assault fishstick.
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:09 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Jean at February 19, 2013 06:09 PM (XwRIg)
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:10 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:10 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 06:10 PM (Vzh0K)
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:10 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 06:10 PM (jucos)
Posted by: BignJames at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (HtUkt)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (0PiQ4)
I send checks to Wilkes-Barre on a monthly basis.
Posted by: Grey Fox at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (BMldJ)
In 2013, Seamus Muldoon predicts that by the end of the week, the Muldoon house will be completely out of Double Stuf Oreos. Barring unforeseen circumstances (like Mrs. M. going to the store or a meteor or something along those lines).
Oh, and good evening all.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (qqZuQ)
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Tami [/i] at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (X6akg)
“British authorities announced Tuesday that another person has died from infection with the new coronavirus as European scientists rev ealed
the new virus easily infects the cells of the airways of the human lung. In fact, the new coronavirus is as adept at infecting the cells of the upper airways as two cousin viruses — the one that caused SARS and one that causes common colds, the ne
w study reported. All three are members of the coronavirus family. . . . All of the infections appear to have a link to the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar being the three countries from which most cases have arisen.”
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2013 06:11 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: Grey Fox at February 19, 2013 10:05 PM (BMldJ)
Didn't know that, thanks. I'll add it to my blogroll. Here's one for you:
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 06:12 PM (mIvEV)
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 06:12 PM (BVkEs)
But it is fun to pass a cyclist on my motorcycle with inches to spare.
I'd like to buy you a bigger rear view mirror.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 06:12 PM (IDSI7)
hell yes, I'd be in a trailer off a branch of the Black Warrior river in Al next to my cousins and family. Alas i would be alone. Mrs,. Sailor likes "Nice Things".
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 10:10 PM (l86i3)
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Mrs. D likes "mommy".
Posted by: USS Diversity at February 19, 2013 06:12 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:12 PM (5UlAL)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (wbeNt)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (GEICT)
My wife knows I'd love to move back to Greenville SC where you are, but we're a mile from all her small family. She said, "Sure, you can go. But it'll be either alone, or in a pine box. Your choice."
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (4Mv1T)
for some weird reason, the Radio In My Head™ has been playing The Statler Brothers' Greatest Hits
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott, riding the trail alone?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (mIvEV)
So if the gov't doesn't follow laws, why should we??? Any gun control laws pass in my area (ohio) will be ignored.
Posted by: Big Zesty at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (v85iE)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:13 PM (TCy/B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWSOxCsAYc0
Posted by: buzzion at February 19, 2013 10:11 PM (GULKT)
I like the fact it has so many thumbs up
Posted by: Red Shirt at February 19, 2013 06:14 PM (FIDMq)
Mrs. D likes "mommy".
A friend of mine moved from El Paso, TX to Tampa, FL one year. Right before he left he married a local girl, so one year later he was right back in El Paso because she "missed her family".
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:14 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:14 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:14 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Paul Erhlich at February 19, 2013 06:15 PM (XwRIg)
Posted by: USS Diversity at February 19, 2013 06:15 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 06:15 PM (JMmQ9)
My squawk with cyclists is their tendency to get Bolshie (Britspeak) and ride well out into traffic, obviously to make a point, and then to get pissed off when cars pass closer to them than they would like.
I can relate to the Brazilian guy driving through them. I once encountered a whole clutch of them (ca. 30) on a two lane road, riding three or four abreast and thereby blocking my lane. Pissed me off no end.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 06:16 PM (IDSI7)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 06:16 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:16 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: Paul Erhlich at February 19, 2013 06:16 PM (XwRIg)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 19, 2013 06:17 PM (+A7/9)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:17 PM (PQgoW)
More fun in a 26' truck with big-ass sideview mirrors that (almost) knock off their wanna-be cute little aerodynamic helmets.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:17 PM (/izg2)
there's plenty of room in the lane for their bike and my motorcycle. I see no reason to move left any more than is necessary to pass them safely
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:18 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (mIvEV)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (5UlAL)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (kpCLl)
OSP - Likewise. I married a princess. When she kissed the last frog, she got a frog. Me.
I'm just glad every day that passes she hasn't thrown me under the bus.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (4Mv1T)
More fun in a 26' truck with big-ass sideview mirrors that (almost) knock off their wanna-be cute little aerodynamic helmets.
I always want to tell the guys, "You know, at least Lance Armstrong had to take steroids to get balls that small."
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:19 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 06:20 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at February 19, 2013 06:20 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:20 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:21 PM (5UlAL)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:21 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:21 PM (0PiQ4)
They do that shit around here too. Act like they own the damn thing. Do they pay gas taxes on their bikes??? NO. Do they pay vehicle registration fees on their bikes??? NO. Do they follow the rules of the damn road??? NO!!!
In Chapel Hill, they used to get a couple hundred of them (seriously!) and ride up and down Franklin Street on Friday afternoon at 5pm, deliberately blocking traffic. I have little to no sympathy when they get plowed. And I denounce myself.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:21 PM (/izg2)
Shit dude.
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 10:19 PM (5UlAL)
Thanks. It's nowhere near your situation, but it still sucks. I'm just now finally getting back on my feet financially, and I'm hoping to pay off my credit cards by the end of the year. Unfortunately my current legal woes have left me with less spare cash than I had hoped.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:22 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 06:22 PM (GEICT)
You will LOVE that, mpfs! I've done it many times and it's a blast. Don't try to drive straight through. Swing by cool, off-the-grid places and do it in a desultory way. Do you have critters you are taking? I have a pic of the late great Otis sitting on the dashboard of the Silverado (on a down pillow) with the road stretching out ahead. It's a fun thing to do and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have always done.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:22 PM (kpCLl)
Why?
Why do they simply ignore facts? Over and Over again.
I think they are fucking stupid fucks.
That is all.
Posted by: Billy Bob, Pseudo Intellectual at February 19, 2013 06:23 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at February 19, 2013 06:23 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:23 PM (l86i3)
Joe Pesci's line in the "My cousin Vinny" would work wonders here- "Everything he just said is bullshit".
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 06:24 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:24 PM (5UlAL)
In Chapel Hill, they used to get a couple hundred of them (seriously!) and ride up and down Franklin Street on Friday afternoon at 5pm, deliberately blocking traffic. I have little to no sympathy when they get plowed. And I denounce myself.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 10:21 PM (/izg2)
Assholes do the same thing in some cities here in Canada, too, notably Vancouver. I think the answer is tiny caltrops.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:24 PM (29+x5)
I'm sorry to hear about all of you that are out of work and pray you find good jobs soon. Posted by: chique d'afrique on her phone at February 19, 2013 06:24 PM (6zgse)
Bonus: I can finally get a doggeh again! Ah a golden retriever.
Goldens shed lots of fur and lots of love, not in that order.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 06:25 PM (IDSI7)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 06:25 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:25 PM (0PiQ4)
Assholes do the same thing in some cities here in Canada, too, notably Vancouver. I think the answer is tiny caltrops.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 10:24 PM (29+x5)
Caltrops? Is that what you call opening a door on the passenger side?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 06:26 PM (IDSI7)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:26 PM (TCy/B)
Bwahahahahaha! Yeah I'm an ass. Not like I don't hear that fairly frequently.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:27 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 10:26 PM (IDSI7)
Oh, bless your heart, Jay . . . come sit by me for a while.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:27 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:27 PM (l86i3)
164I've been involved in politics since Goldwater. Sometimes I just have to scratch my head. Liberals have been saying the same stupid things for a hundred years. They just keep repeating themselves over and over.
Why?
Why do they simply ignore facts? Over and Over again.
I think they are fucking stupid fucks.
That is all.
Yup Yup Yup. My son married a caucasian democrat and I can testify to the fact that she is an idiot. She is also the food police. She wouldn't go to Paula Deens when we took them to Savannah.
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:27 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Pope Paul VI, Dept. of Accurate Predictions at February 19, 2013 06:28 PM (8HhF2)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 06:28 PM (TCy/B)
Here's the thing with cyclists. We see them riding along the highway over mountain passes out here. Never once have I seen one look like he (she) was enjoying itself. I think they probably take up the activity 'cause they think it looks "cool" and before too long they have so much money invested in Spandex and cool shades and high-tech helmets and shirts with French logos and goofy dental office mirrors hanging off their helmets etc. etc. that they feel like they have to pretend that they like it.
Better in theory than in practice in other words. But they'll be damned if they will admit it.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 19, 2013 06:29 PM (qqZuQ)
Posted by: chique d'afrique on her phone at February 19, 2013 06:29 PM (6zgse)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 19, 2013 06:29 PM (trh5+)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:29 PM (l86i3)
mpfs, I've done the cross country drive a few times myself.
Since it's June, don't take the route I took which would be either I-8, I-10, I-20, I-30, I-40, I-81 or I-10, I-15, I-40, I-81
Probably the most scenic route would be I-15, I-70, I-74, I-80
I had to sell my old car when I moved, no way it would have made it from SoCal to SW FL.
The Washington Compost had some article about how CA's economy is roaring back and they even took Moonbeam's word for it that Sacramento balanced the budget. What they've found out however is that they thought the big inflow in December was due to a surging economy, not people cashing out before the new taxes took effect. They now realize that all the money they were counting isn't going to show up
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 06:30 PM (mCvL4)
Made progress in getting some boxes packed for the move to PA.
Good luck with the move! You are a good woman to go back and help your mom!
I just watched that pick pocket vid. The guy is good, but he has nothing on the Bamster who robs us blind in front of our faces, but nobody seems to care. Yeah, he's stealing all our money, but he's like cool and stuff, so it's ok. In fact, it's not his fault that he steals our stuff. It's those evil, greedy Republicans...
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 06:30 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:30 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 10:27 PM (eqV3Q)
Just leave her in the car. Maybe roll the windows down an inch or two and give her a bowl of water.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:31 PM (kpCLl)
What they've found out however is that they thought the big inflow in December was due to a surging economy, not people cashing out before the new taxes took effect. They now realize that all the money they were counting isn't going to show up
Jerry Brown: "Missed it by this much. Again."
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 06:32 PM (IDSI7)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 06:32 PM (JMmQ9)
UNLESS it is a woman on a phone. One hit me, I was wearing a yellow shirt, and broke three of my ribs and punctured my lung. In hospital for a week.
She simply didn't look and drove into me. How do you miss a fucking bike with a flashing light and a bright yellow shirt on the fucker?
Posted by: Billy Bob, Pseudo Intellectual at February 19, 2013 06:32 PM (wR+pz)
Take the northern route. Go through Utah and Colorado instead of Texas. Beautiful country it is. If you can (I couldn't darn it) keep going N by NE and visit Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore. It adds some miles but each turn in the road brings another beautiful view. Good times.....
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:32 PM (/izg2)
damn you, kb, i didn't even know i could still laugh that hard!!!!
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:32 PM (kpCLl)
The Washington Compost had some article about how CA's economy is roaring back and they even took Moonbeam's word for it that Sacramento balanced the budget. What they've found out however is that they thought the big inflow in December was due to a surging economy, not people cashing out before the new taxes took effect. They now realize that all the money they were counting isn't going to show up
Is this why the stock market is doing so well right now? The whole country cashing out?
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:33 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:33 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: Embrace Love and Reject Hate at February 19, 2013 06:33 PM (puDKn)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 10:26 PM (IDSI7)
Heh! That'd work. Historically, caltrops were spiked devices scattered on roads or battlefields to cripple the enemy's horses. I believe the idea was revived on several occasions to make devices intended to jam the tracks of tanks. Think of bent nails welded together to make a tetrahedral figure with points on all four apices. No matter which way it falls, there's a point sticking up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:33 PM (29+x5)
We are looking to head to South Carolina later on in a few years. Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 10:26 PM
I know how it is, I was completely out of money and not only did I drain my savings but I hit the 99 week wall. Thank God that I had some very good friends to help me out in my move, some of them fellow Morons
I didn't think I'd care for living in FL, but the Gulf Coast really grows on you. All I miss are the mountains
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 06:33 PM (mCvL4)
Take the northern route. Go through Utah and Colorado instead of Texas. Beautiful country it is. If you can (I couldn't darn it) keep going N by NE and visit Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore. It adds some miles but each turn in the road brings another beautiful view. Good times.....
Agreed. A drive through the Glenwood Canyon is a must. It's absolutely beautiful.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 06:34 PM (PQgoW)
You have to feel sorry for the doomsayers when Monday morning rolls around and they find that they still have to get up and go to work.
I'm fatalistic about it all. I figure if an asteroid doesn't destroy us, the leftists will.
Posted by: no name at February 19, 2013 06:34 PM (Q2wni)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:34 PM (5UlAL)
Posted by: Embrace Love and Reject Hate at February 19, 2013 10:33 PM
OK, I'll try that
But I still think you're a douche
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 06:34 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 06:35 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: USS Diversity at February 19, 2013 06:36 PM (QLJPW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 06:36 PM (GEICT)
Amen brother
Posted by: Liquored2 at February 19, 2013 06:36 PM (UDMg0)
Posted by: The Fapping Ghosts at February 19, 2013 06:36 PM (D0Lx2)
************
Add to that the utterly stupid convention of having bare tires, with nothing to stop puddles and road dirt. Nothing makes me larf out loud more on a rainy day than seeing a gay tight outfit with a wet black stripe running up the back.
Posted by: The Other Lance at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (o6qwg)
Scuse me? Missed out on Paula Deans? I'd want to see her papers, I suspect she could be a furrin agent.
Just leave her in the car. Maybe roll the windows down an inch or two and give her a bowl of water.
Ha! Why didn't I think of this! Do you know what she ordered at Cracker Barrel the next day? One scrambled egg and a salmon patty. If she gave up the martinis she might lose some weight. Alcohol is fattening, but I don't think she knows that.
Posted by: ALH at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (eqV3Q)
We are going to drive home. I've never driven across
country so I'm looking forward to the trip. Shooting for a June
departure, crossing my fingers
I drove across from PA to WA when I moved out here. My sister and all my worldly possessions stuffed into my little red, Ford Escort. It was a great trip. I would have liked to have stopped and seen the "Amazing Corn Palace" and the world's biggest frying pan, but sister didn't want to stop. We did go to Wall Drugs after seein a gazillion signs for it (a bitter disappointment), and we stopped at Mt. Rushmore (sadly, being October, the caverns in SD were closed). It took us about 5 days (we stopped every night). I got Tripteks from AAA, and that's how we planned our trip.
Enjoy your journey and travel safe!
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (Ag5D2)
LOL kbdabear was a little more specific, that's the route I took back from LA when I went the long way to visit my Grandma in Milwaukee. But I'd say get even farther north to I-90 if you have the time and the money. Reminds me of some old Willie Nelson song.....even do a little honkey-tonkin'
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: BignJames at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (HtUkt)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:35 PM
You were passed out with a rolled up dollar bill up your nose. It didn't seem wise to disturb you.
Posted by: otho at February 19, 2013 06:37 PM (yBF/9)
"Remember these predictions were all made by <scientists, experts and top. men>."
They keep using these words I don't thin they mean what they think they mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2y8Sx4B2Sk
Obligatory Princess bride quote.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 06:38 PM (qo244)
162 159 I forgot to mention the totally gay tight outfits that the bicyclers wear.
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 10:21 PM (0PiQ4)
Exactly: Spandex is a prvilege not a right...ugh....for Gods sake...spare us the bulges.
Posted by: Spandy at February 19, 2013 06:39 PM (XLuH2)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:39 PM (0PiQ4)
I expect this is the first and last time I ever see anyone describe I-74 as "scenic".
Also, you don't want to take it if you're trying to go NE, because it goes SE.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 06:40 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 10:34 PM (5UlAL)
About 80 miles from Calgary, going north and east. When I'm at home, and I am now. When I'm at work, it's wherever the wellsite is at.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:40 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2013 06:40 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:41 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 10:37 PM (Ag5D2)
Gonna go to Denver from California to see my daughter come summer.... I've made the drive about every way you can except....
Gettin my kicks on Route 66... so gonna do that this year... LOL
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2013 06:42 PM (lZBBB)
Cracker Barrel has salmon patties? They are dead to me now.
And, woo hoo, Alberta. Banff is one of my favorite places on this earth. Mostly the hotel, but that is truly God's country up there.
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 10:40 PM (29+x5)
Now I want to start guessing (but I won't)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am, Albertan at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (cXbpB)
If so, I got something for you.
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 10:39 PM (0PiQ4)
Brown chicken brown cow.....
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 10:41 PM (l86i3)
Passive resistance has ONLY ever worked against the Brits... can't think of one other instance in history where it really worked...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (lZBBB)
When you are traveling at 21.8 mph and someone you see turns an SUV in front of you, you have a hard time stopping. My bike stopped, I have disk brakes, I continued into the car.
You can not stop inertia.
Posted by: Billy Bob, Pseudo Intellectual at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Rule #2 at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (CypDC)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (5UlAL)
Let's not forget that Canada Magazine, (I think), predicted that a billion...yes, with a 'b', people would be dead in 2012 from global warmening. They scare people with big numbers, and when their ludicrous predictions fall flat, they double down, and make the numbers even bigger...all the while ignoring the very real 1 million children per year that die from Malaria, for lack of DDT, and the 685 thousand children that die each year from lack of vitamin A. Each of these ongoing tragedies can be corrected....right now, today....cheaply, and easily.
The envirofrauds fight these solutions with everything they have, IMO, because in their twisted view of things, dead children is good for Gaia.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at February 19, 2013 06:43 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 10:13 PM
June, huh. I'll keep an eye out for a woman in a yellow rain slicker on the I90 corridor.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 06:44 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at February 19, 2013 06:44 PM (81ahw)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:45 PM (l86i3)
When I'm at home, and I am now. When I'm at work, it's wherever the
wellsite is at.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 10:40 PM (29+x5) >>
You should be happy Gaia only has a rape whistle and not a gun
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 06:45 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Assault Citizen Anachronda, who bagged groceries ca 1980 at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (rVZBi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (0PiQ4)
He'll probably have his FAA certificate revoked, they don't fool around with stuff like that. Sucks to be him.
Posted by: Pave Low John at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (ilDAt)
159
I forgot to mention the totally gay tight outfits that the bicyclers wear.
I have so many reasons why I hate bicyclers. We are plagued with an overabundance of idiots on wheels out here, but my biggest issue is at night time or early morning when it's dark.
When I run at night, I wear a reflective Zinglet (it looks like a safety patrol belt but straps over my torso and has blinking red lights on the front and back. I also carry either Knuckle Lights or wear a headlight. Sometimes, I'll have both the Knuckle Lights and a headlight on. I also have a reflective jacket, shorts and shirts that are made out of Illuminite that I wear on occasion. I make a point to make myself completely visible 360 degrees around.
I don't know how many times I've almost run over idiots on bikes who are wearing black clothing, and have absolutely no lights or anything reflective on them or their bikes. They of course, neglect to obey the rules of the road as they ride like idiot ninjas.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (Ag5D2)
Enjoy your journey and travel safe! Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 10:37 PM
Yeah no kidding. I did the Sturgis rally 10 years in the row and I swear I never seen so many frigging annoying billboards. A few years ago the wife had a business trip in Amsterdam. On one of the traffic light poles in the city was an actual metal sign all professionally attached to the pole. It said- 6800 miles to Wall Drug SD.
There just is no escaping that shit.
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 06:46 PM (FMbng)
Gonna go to Denver from California to see my daughter come summer.... I've made the drive about every way you can except....
Gettin my kicks on Route 66... so gonna do that this year... LOL
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2013 10:42 PM (lZBBB)
I believe you'll go through Williams AZ. They kept the old motels and diners, and if you're lucky on a weekend they'll be having and old car show and they all cruise through town down rte 66. great time. enjoy!
Posted by: Guido at February 19, 2013 06:47 PM (XLuH2)
Posted by: Billy Bob, Pseudo Intellectual at February 19, 2013 10:43 PM (wR+pz)
srsly, billy bob? Obama slogans? {spits}
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 06:47 PM (kpCLl)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 19, 2013 06:48 PM (hyIbd)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:48 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (tt39M)
The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD is a big waste of time (heh), but the Badlands, the Iron Hills and the Black Hills are really beautiful. And Custer State Park. The wildlife is incredible, and you can see it all from your car. Antelope, buffaloe, big horn sheep, the stupid wild donkeys that will eat pretzels out of your hand....
Whenever we start a long roadtrip, once we get out on the highway at the beginning, I like to play Pat Metheny's "American Garage" CD. It always puts me in the mood for the road.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes...... at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (Md8Uo)
Comforting thought--we have notched nearly 3 months of Winter to date. You can see the first small signs of Spring now, the most noticeable being the difference in light quality.
Posted by: irongrampa at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (SAMxH)
You can not stop inertia.
Posted by: Billy Bob, Pseudo Intellectual at February 19, 2013 10:43 PM (wR+pz)
Work on those thigh and glute muscles. Grabbing on and holding tight to the pole you're riding is not only fun but can be a life saver.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 10:40 PM
Haven't ever been through OH and I've been out of the logistics business for a year and a half. Is it I-71 that goes from Columbus to Cleveland?
I'd recommend skipping the interstates altogether if you had all the time in the world. Another reason not to take the secondary roads is that you go through too many towns that need to write traffic tickets to keep the cash flow going
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (mCvL4)
After months of shitty news....something really neat may happen. I hope Robert isn't joking
Posted by: Reggie1971 at February 19, 2013 06:49 PM (8cOY0)
Posted by: Ed Anger at February 19, 2013 06:50 PM (tOkJB)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 10:45 PM (qo244)
Gaia turns her face to mud in the Spring, and tries to suck me under. She's not without her defences.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:50 PM (29+x5)
He'll probably have his FAA certificate revoked, they don't fool around with stuff like that. Sucks to be him.
Posted by: Pave Low John at February 19, 2013 10:46 PM (ilDAt)
True except this particular plant was not marked as restricted on the air charts.
Posted by: Mætenloch at February 19, 2013 06:51 PM (zV/vc)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:51 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at February 19, 2013 06:52 PM (81ahw)
I-40 in NM and AZ is basically following the old 66 route
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:52 PM (8sCoq)
The envirofrauds fight these solutions with everything they have, IMO, because in their twisted view of things, dead children is good for Gaia.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at February 19, 2013 10:43 PM (eyJh9)
To the left, those are features, not bugs.
But mosquito nets will save the world according to them.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 19, 2013 06:52 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Peaches at February 19, 2013 10:43 PM (kpCLl)
When I was at college, we had a toga party in the Banff Springs Hotel. The elevator operators had gone off-shift, and drunken college students were running them. Hilarity ensued.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:52 PM (29+x5)
In my heart I agree with that general sentiment but I am just paranoid about running out of gas, and that is why I like driving on the interstates, you're never too far away from an open gas station.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:53 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:53 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Ed Anger at February 19, 2013 06:54 PM (tOkJB)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 06:54 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Ampersands Anonymous at February 19, 2013 06:55 PM (mbxHg)
I let a buddy drive my boat once. The police were diving for a body in the lake. Diver flags everywhere and he (Not knowing what they meant he said later) was going to drive straight through the center of the dive area. I grabed the wheel and yelled expletives so we never entered the area but novices can make some really bad mistakes.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 06:55 PM (qo244)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 10:53 PM (BBWjt)
If you're going to go to Banff, take some extra time and drive highway 93 to Jasper.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am, Albertan at February 19, 2013 06:55 PM (cXbpB)
kbda @ 273
Yeah, I-71 runs northeast out of Cincy through Columbus up to Cleveland, where it ends at "Deadman's Curve" and becomes I-90.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes...... at February 19, 2013 06:55 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 06:55 PM (5UlAL)
Also known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon®," Williams was the last town on Historic Route 66 to be bypassed by Interstate 40. The community, bypassed on Oct. 13, 1984, continues to thrive on tourism.
Founded in 1881, Williams was named for the famous trapper, scout and mountain man, "Old Bill Williams." A statue of "Old Bill" stands in Monument Park, located on the west side of the city. The large mountain directly south of town is named Bill Williams Mountain and the Town was incorporated July 9, 1901.
Posted by: Guido at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (XLuH2)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (cueQQ)
you can look up gas stations on the intertubes and plan your trip accordingly
some stations out west don't have 91 octane, which can be a problem if you're on a big fat US-made motorcycle- luckily mine has the big 6 gallon tank that'll go about 300 miles
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: nip at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (11Tdq)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (l86i3)
I'd ban you all but I dropped a Cheetoh under my desk
Posted by: Cahrsel Jhonsno at February 19, 2013 06:56 PM (mCvL4)
Agree and agree. I did this going NW from NC to WI...from Ashland KY to somewhere in OH where I...FINALLY!!!...picked up the interstate again. It was a beautiful drive up the Ohio River and then into Amish Country but.... Rural driving is interesting and fun but it takes fucking forever to get where you're going. Just sayin'.....
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 06:58 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 06:59 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: lou's a girl at February 19, 2013 06:59 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 10:46 PM (FMbng)
I visited Wall Drug, and I enjoyed it. It is the ne plus ultra of tourist traps, places that exist for no reason other than to fleece the unwary traveler. It's a genuine piece of Americana, and I mean no snark at all when I say that. You have to admire the entrepreneurial spirit that went into making it what it is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 06:59 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 10:46 PM (BBWjt)
Howdy, chemjeff. How's it goin'?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 06:59 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 10:53 PM
I'm not paranoid about running out of gas, it's running through hundreds of small towns with speed traps and out of state plates.
Anyone who is old enough to remember the Carolinas and Georgia before I-95 was finished would know what I mean
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 07:00 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:00 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: Abe's Gun and Pancake Emporium at February 19, 2013 07:00 PM (gkfSV)
well, no, but you must have missed the 'paranoid' bit
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:00 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes...... at February 19, 2013 07:00 PM (Md8Uo)
gotta clean my fish tank again, it sucks.
The water keeps turning green. I don't know why.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:01 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 07:01 PM (hO8IJ)
>>Anyone who is old enough to remember the Carolinas and Georgia before I-95 was finished would know what I mean<<
You haven't traveled this country if you haven't got a ticket in Deposit, NY, Montgomery Ut and Darby, Mt.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:02 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: nip at February 19, 2013 10:56 PM (11Tdq)
I did a LOT of biking around the Denver area bike paths... on my mountain bike... and it was funny...
People on Road Bikes? Serious... angry looking... people on mountain bikes would wave... say 'Hi'... usualy smiling....
My theory? Having a little tiny bike seat shoved up your butt makes ya cranky.... LOL
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2013 07:02 PM (lZBBB)
I-80 is through Nebraska
I-90 is through South Dakota
they are all pretty desolate IMO
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:02 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:02 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: CBD at February 19, 2013 07:02 PM (qs/UG)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:03 PM (Bj/RA)
>>Once you get east of the Badlands, there ain't nothin' to see. But you can drive 80 or so and nobody bothers you, because there is no one on I-80 in South Dakota.<<
You don't speed in SoDak. Those guys love to write tickets.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:03 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 07:03 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:03 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:04 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Ampersands Anonymous at February 19, 2013 07:04 PM (mbxHg)
Posted by: nip at February 19, 2013 07:04 PM (11Tdq)
no, that would be Wall Drug
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:05 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:05 PM (l86i3)
Why switch to polymer is the better question. Do they save that much weight? Are they Cheaper so you can have more? Are they stronger? Ask those questions and you will come to the answer on your own.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:06 PM (qo244)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:06 PM (Bj/RA)
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:06 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: thunderb at February 19, 2013 07:06 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 07:07 PM (JMmQ9)
SR 52 runs along the (Ohio)river, SR 32 runs west from SR 23 to Cincinnati (I-275). 52 is a bit of a drag because it goes through every...little...town on the river.
32 is a real pretty drive in Autumn, when the leaves are changing, and in the Spring, because it is so green and lush.
Marshall is in Huntington, just over the Ohio River from.....Ohio? The son of one of my coworkers is going there now, and our company has a warehouse down there that we go to periodically.
Ashland, Ky is downriver a ways.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes...... at February 19, 2013 07:07 PM (Md8Uo)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:07 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 19, 2013 07:08 PM (QeXG/)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 10:54 PM (BBWjt)
Golly, I don't know anymore. Banff, the town, is pretty small, and restricted, in that you can't live there unless you work in the Park (the townsite being within the park, and controlled by Parks Canada). So it's going to have more than its fair share of civil service drones, tree-huggers, and enviro-nazis.
I avoid the National Parks as much as possible. Sure, the scenery is terrific, but about all you can actually do there now is look. If I go out camping, I want to take a gun along for some plinking, or maybe an ATV or dirt bike to ride. Can't do that in the parks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 07:08 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: Liberty Lover at February 19, 2013 07:08 PM (eQ4W/)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at February 19, 2013 07:09 PM (5UlAL)
What? There's two I-74s now?
The original goes from Davenport IA to Cincy OH, and about all I can say for the IL portion is "there's less traffic than I-80."
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 07:09 PM (hO8IJ)
I-80 is through Nebraska
I-90 is through South Dakota
they are all pretty desolate IMO
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 11:02 PM (BBWjt)
I enjoyed the views going on 70 west from St. Joe (ok yeah flat with few trees...but my roomie is from Holton and he's got some stories lol) and also on 80 coming back east. But I like flyover country, wouldn't mind living there.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:09 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:10 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Citizens of Rock Ridge at February 19, 2013 07:10 PM (Vk2pI)
I-80 is through Nebraska
I-90 is through South Dakota
they are all pretty desolate IMO
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 11:02 PM
I-20 through West Texas
I-40 through Oklahoma and the TX Panhandle
I-10 through New Mexico
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 07:10 PM (mCvL4)
Hmm, some comments go bye-bye?
I've had a couple posts get eaten tonight so far....I've been blaming my craptastic hotel internet. Perhaps there's something else going on?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at February 19, 2013 07:11 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Bicycling Shorts are Evil at February 19, 2013 07:11 PM (Vk2pI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hfhd37zlUc
GoPro camera mounted on front fender of the motorcycle
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 07:11 PM (8sCoq)
why were Marines shooting at Fuji?
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 09:52 PM (BBWjt)
Because it is there.
Posted by: Bob, Henchman-at-Large at February 19, 2013 07:12 PM (1efte)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:12 PM (l86i3)
Yeah it's eventually supposed to connect to Myrtle Beach, SC. There's an I-74 corridor that runs through SW Virginia into NC Hwy 52 going SE towards the SC coast. Like we need more fkn Northerners down here....you being the exception that proves the rule of course!
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:12 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:13 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Abe's Gun and Pancake Emporium at February 19, 2013 07:13 PM (gkfSV)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 07:14 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:14 PM (jfSqj)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Interstate_74_map.png
Apparently your car floats down the river between Cincy and I-64.
(I wish I could afford gas. And have weekends off.)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking heavily at February 19, 2013 07:15 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:15 PM (jfSqj)
gotta clean my fish tank again, it sucks.
The water keeps turning green. I don't know why.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 11:01 PM (BBWjt)
Just at a guess, it'd be underfiltration -- 'cause then the little unicellular algae don't get strained out. Of course, there's also the question of how much light the tank is getting....and is any of the food hitting the bottom of the tank when you put it in?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 07:15 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Gaia at February 19, 2013 07:16 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 07:16 PM (Ag5D2)
All this talking bout moving outa the "Bath House Brown" state...
Me? I'm going to ride it out a couple more years only because the central valley and some eastern counties are beginning to rumble and I want to stay around for the fireworks! Sides, those folk have REAL stones, unlike the metro-sexual monica's or the san france sicko's....should be most fun....and maybe a great leason plan for the rest of the country......we shall see....we shall see.
Posted by: Richard at February 19, 2013 07:16 PM (SpEuH)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at February 19, 2013 07:16 PM (Jcd0S)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:16 PM (OqOKd)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 07:17 PM (JMmQ9)
I'm not disagreeing, it's beautiful country, just saying that it takes an awfully long time to get where you're going if you follow that route.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:18 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2013 07:18 PM (jucos)
>>I've driven I-90 from Butte, Mt to Fargo, ND<<
I make that drive that all the time to go Bird Hunting.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:18 PM (tt39M)
Jones @ 327
The first time I drove through Glenwood Canyon, it was in 1982 and "I-70" was a two lane road that was all torn up (in the process of building the cantilevered freeway now). And in the early summer of 2011, we were driving eastbound through there and the Colorado was so high there were parts of the eastbound lower deck that were closed, so they had east and westbound lanes running on the top deck.
Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes...... at February 19, 2013 07:19 PM (Md8Uo)
Are they cheaper than an AK or SKS? If all you need is a lead thrower cause you think they wont ever be available again go the commie way. If all this legislation fails in your neck of the woods get a good AR later when the prices drop.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:19 PM (qo244)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at February 19, 2013 07:20 PM (TCy/B)
So yes, nuke plants are not prohibited areas, like Area 51, the White House, the Pentagon, etc... But they pretty much hint that you're looking for trouble if you fly too low or loiter around one (like this glider pilot apparently did).
I'm kind of ambivalent about this kind of thing. True, the FAA can be kind of assholes about some of their flight rules (believe me), but in this case, it seems to be pretty common knowledge in the flying community to just stay away from nuke plants. Same thing with prisons, incidentally, you can get in trouble from busting right over one, as a buddy of mine found out. I guess they don't want some drug lord escaping from the yard when his buddies land in a Jet Ranger to pick him up.
So, yeah, the cops were dicks. Yes, the FAA will probably be dicks too. But trying to play the guardhouse lawyer game when you're a pilot never works, you're expected to be a little smarter and a little more professional than the average citizen. Maybe he'll get to keep his license, with the publicity from the case and all.....
Posted by: Pave Low John at February 19, 2013 07:20 PM (ilDAt)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at February 19, 2013 07:20 PM (Jcd0S)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 07:20 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:21 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: taylork at February 19, 2013 07:22 PM (ppNDn)
A Volkswagon would have made you President.
Ah, well, I had to settle for being the "Lyin' in the Senate". Sigh!
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at February 19, 2013 07:22 PM (Ag5D2)
>>U.S. Route 2, aka "The Highline" is a very scenic road to travel, too.<<
Yep. Watch out for Mule Deer.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:23 PM (tt39M)
Algae? Green scum on the glass and decorations.
Too much sunlight and food. You could add a plecostomus sp? or loach. Careful though the "Chinese Algae Eaters" stores sell are actually Chinese vampire on your other fish while they sleep.
There are copper chemicals for Algae control but they kill snails.
Posted by: DaveA at February 19, 2013 07:23 PM (rH3mu)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:24 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:24 PM (jfSqj)
She had the right of way.
Or, so she thought.
Posted by: navybrat at February 19, 2013 07:25 PM (7zvJ4)
No fly zones/corridors come with various altitude ranges and such. What may be no-fly at 800AGL is OK at 20kAGL
Posted by: @PurpAv at February 19, 2013 07:26 PM (1rU+d)
U.S. Route 2, aka "The Highline" is a very scenic road to travel, too.<<
The portion of Highway 2 that I've been on out in WA is beautiful. You go over the Cascades (where incidentally, we have encountered bicyclists riding over the pass!). It goes right through Leavenworth, a little touristy, German town. Very pretty out there.
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at February 19, 2013 07:27 PM (Ag5D2)
gotta clean my fish tank again, it sucks.
The water keeps turning green. I don't know why.>>
Take the water out and put the fish on sticks. Or get a decent charcoal filter system.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (BuSM8)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet is no longer shamelessly hawking his book Amy Lynn available on amazon. at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (l86i3)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (OqOKd)
no chance of that this year- snow totals are a little low this winter
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:28 PM (tt39M)
That DDB ad campaign for the old air cooled VW's was fucking genius. The newer stuff...not so much.
Posted by: @PurpAv at February 19, 2013 07:29 PM (1rU+d)
Here in SF last week, a 40ish lady on a bicycle was run over by a cement truck.
She had the right of way.
Or, so she thought
As a runner, I never assume I have the right of way. Respect the tonnage or be flattened. Going all Rachel Corrie is not my preferred way to die.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 07:29 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at February 19, 2013 07:30 PM (Jcd0S)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2013 07:30 PM (9H+iJ)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:31 PM (OqOKd)
I do think the problem may be related to my filter, but I replaced the filters too and it still has the same issue. I have the carbon filters and everything.
maybe I'm not putting them in right? I don't know.
Posted by: Beavis at February 19, 2013 07:31 PM (BBWjt)
I just realized that I stayed overnight just a few miles west of there in Rifle. Wish I had more time to explore my surroundings back then, will definitely do so the next time I do the cross country tour. The more you know.....
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:31 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:32 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:33 PM (OqOKd)
Posted by: nip at February 19, 2013 07:33 PM (11Tdq)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:34 PM (BBWjt)
Here in SF last week, a 40ish lady on a bicycle was run over by a cement truck.
She had the right of way.
Did she get a tag on her toe to that effect?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (IDSI7)
but, no new car for a little while now
Posted by: chemjeff at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Cicero, Semiautomatic Assault Commenter at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (AjbNq)
Posted by: Kilgore Trout at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (Jcd0S)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2013 07:35 PM (29+x5)
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:37 PM (/izg2)
I make that drive that all the time to go Bird Hunting.
You gentlemen ever veer off on to I-94?
Posted by: fluffy, pedantic dick at February 19, 2013 07:37 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Mindy at February 19, 2013 07:38 PM (gBOQE)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:38 PM (0PiQ4)
>>You gentlemen ever veer off on to I-94?<<
If you are headed to Fargo, that's the way you go...if you are heading to Hettinger, you exit at Miles City and take the State Routes into NoDak.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 07:40 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 11:07 PM
There's a much better version of Route 66, from "December's Children" and an earlier EP, that is live. It's a bit faster with some great guitar work. It's nowhere to found to link to (only other live versions that are weaker than the studio take). Anyway, here's "King Bee", from the same LP as R66(studio).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTHuPOqLM-s
Posted by: otho at February 19, 2013 07:40 PM (yBF/9)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at February 19, 2013 07:40 PM (Jcd0S)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 07:40 PM (NzBQO)
She had the right of way.>>
There is a newish law here where pedestrians have the right ow way always. That's nice but I drive lots of roads where there is very little foot traffic. So I drive through these crosswalks every day and see no one. I get used to that and now I fear that some dumb ass will step out because the law says he has the right of way. The more they keep pushing this pedestrian right of way shit the more Pedestrians that will die. I was brought up if you don't make eye contact never cross in front of a car/truck. These kids are being taught it's their right to walk into your path.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:40 PM (qo244)
I just realized that I stayed overnight just a few miles west of there in Rifle.
I used to visit friends that lived in Rifle. Fantastic place....back then....great for fishing, hunting, hiking, fossils. These days it's being taken over by the slightly less afluent hollywood hippy types that can't afford to live any further east....but they're bound and determined to fuck it up for everyone but them.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at February 19, 2013 07:42 PM (eyJh9)
Yep. The morgues are full of these self assured idiots.
Posted by: navybrat at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (7zvJ4)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: The Political Hat at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (dxLXf)
Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (sqp6o)
There is a newish law here where pedestrians have the right ow way always.
That's always been the case in California, where once upon a time a pedestrian stepping off a curb into a crosswalk would stop traffic in both directions.
But now that scum from the Northeast (BIRM) have infested the place for decades, you're definitely taking your life in your hands crossing the street at any point, crosswalks notwithstanding.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at February 19, 2013 07:43 PM (IDSI7)
music by Norman Greenbaum
you even get to see ol' Jones in Co hisself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaltFBLm9ds
Posted by: Jones in CO at February 19, 2013 07:45 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Mr. President at February 19, 2013 07:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2013 07:47 PM (9H+iJ)
Posted by: Synova at February 19, 2013 07:47 PM (7/PU+)
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:47 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at February 19, 2013 07:48 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 07:48 PM (NzBQO)
For anyone interested, here is a short video I made riding thru Glenwood Canyon last summer
Jones, thanks for that video! I need to get up and see the family up there, but I'll probably wait until Spring rolls around first.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 19, 2013 07:49 PM (PQgoW)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 07:49 PM (0PiQ4)
http://tinyurl.com/aefv2d6
Nothing to see here, move along....
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 07:50 PM (BVkEs)
I've never had this problem but it may be the water you fill the tank with is infested with more algae than any I used. Totally disinfect the tank and use City water and the anti chlorine drops. Or a UV light and a goldfish bowl for your fish when You have it on to kill the algae.
Oh and boil everything you ant to reuse from the tank that can take it during the disinfecting stage.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:50 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Synova at February 19, 2013 07:52 PM (7/PU+)
There is a newish law here where pedestrians have the right ow way always. That's nice but I drive lots of roads where there is very little foot traffic. So I drive through these crosswalks every day and see no one. I get used to that and now I fear that some dumb ass will step out because the law says he has the right of way. The more they keep pushing this pedestrian right of way shit the more Pedestrians that will die. I was brought up if you don't make eye contact never cross in front of a car/truck. These kids are being taught it's their right to walk into your path.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 11:40 PM (qo244)
In our neighborhood we have a little old lady who is the widow of a local judge, and nothing has the right of way over her. Stop signs, red lights, none of those pertain to her. Her 1980's Buick Roadmaster station wagon sails right through stop signs, and I can probably bet her brake lights have never had to be replaced because they never get used. One day she will hit some kid, and nothing will be done.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 19, 2013 07:52 PM (Zd/NW)
You know...back when I still lived in the puke-hole known as California, the libs were all up in arms about gun ranges selling targets that looked like Osama Bin Laidtorest. They outlawed them. Now our very own DHS is purchasing paper targets of pregnant women and school girls.
I could probably make a mint marketing a line of paper targets depicting SWAT members, FBI agents, and various federal LE officers. I wonder how long it would take before I was tossed into prison for doing so.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at February 19, 2013 07:52 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 19, 2013 07:53 PM (yCvxi)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 07:53 PM (tF9LY)
Posted by: navybrat at February 19, 2013 07:53 PM (7zvJ4)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 07:53 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at February 19, 2013 07:54 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2013 07:54 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 07:55 PM (bxiXv)
Actually that's a HS football offense, not a band. But I dig True North's music and if you're a football fan Coach Barta is the man in KS.
http://tinyurl.com/a2blypl
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 07:55 PM (/izg2)
"well, chlorine is also bad for the fishies"
So is salt. According to the former Mayor of Seattle. We didn't use salt on our roads the last huge snowstorm because of teh salmon. Yes, so stupid, I can't even make this up.
Good night, Chemmy!
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 07:56 PM (Ag5D2)
I've been arguing on Youtube for about a day and a half. I think I've stopped, but I can't be sure.
You can't quit me. And look....another idiot is spouting off....sic em!
Posted by: Youtube at February 19, 2013 07:57 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: notsothoreau at February 19, 2013 07:57 PM (Lqy/e)
Since over-population is a problem according to Erlich, why does he linger here, old as he is, taking up space? What a selfish bastard.
Posted by: no name at February 19, 2013 07:59 PM (Q2wni)
Or more importantly a Barge doesn't handle like a Porsche. Much like with radiation safety the most important parts are time, distance and shielding.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 07:59 PM (qo244)
As a runner, cyclists are my natural born enemy. Catching them going uphill brings me joy.
Ha! This! I hate the hordes of biking masses that ride 6 abreast and give you a dirty look for having the temerity to be on the trail. How dare you. I also hate the stealth bikers that go whizzing by without so much as a "On your left" or a tinkle of the bell.
On one of my favorite trail runs, there were 4 of us who passed a jerk on a mountain bike who had been running us down earlier on the down hills. We made him eat our dust on the giant hills up. Gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:00 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 19, 2013 08:00 PM (Zd/NW)
Since over-population is a problem according to Erlich, why does he linger here, old as he is, taking up space? What a selfish bastard
Yeah, he, Al Gore, and all those other eco-jerks can start offing themselves first. It's the least sacrifice they can make for the planet they worship so much.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:01 PM (Ag5D2)
>>I think Lance Armstrong has ruined recreational biking for most people.<<
Nah. Cycling has been growing for years even though viewership of Cycling Events has dwindled. He'll have little to no impact.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 08:01 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: Synova at February 19, 2013 08:01 PM (7/PU+)
Barges? We don't have to move for no steekeeng barges!
Posted by: Alfonso Bedoya at February 19, 2013 08:01 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 08:01 PM (tWBKX)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 19, 2013 08:02 PM (yCvxi)
Posted by: runningrn at February 20, 2013 12:00 AM (Ag5D2)
Never been passed by a trail runner. That'd be tough on the psyche.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 08:02 PM (tt39M)
Never been passed by a trail runner. That'd be tough on the psyche
If I didn't pass him, I would have to hang up my trail shoes. Dude was walking his bike up the giant hill. Heh! It was great. He got passed by a fat guy, my husband, an old guy and a girl. Heh!
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:05 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2013 08:05 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2013 08:05 PM (tt39M)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 19, 2013 08:06 PM (yCvxi)
Yep I sure did. Would love to hear some of your stuff too.
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 08:06 PM (/izg2)
Joe Biden really loves shotguns
http://tinyurl.com/bkuk9v2
“If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun,” Biden said during the town hall, which was hosted by Parents magazine. “You don’t need an AR-15. It’s harder to aim, it’s harder to use and, in fact, you don’t need 30 rounds to protect yourself. Buy a shotgun. Buy a shotgun.”
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 08:06 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:07 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 08:07 PM (2pw4s)
Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2013 08:08 PM (sqp6o)
“If you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun,” Biden said during the town hall, which was hosted by Parents magazine. “You don’t need an AR-15. It’s harder to aim, it’s harder to use and, in fact, you don’t need 30 rounds to protect yourself. Buy a shotgun. Buy a shotgun.”
How many bullets does a shotgun hold? Would more than one bullet be considered a high capacity magazine? What if that shotgun had a pistol grip or some kind of leather strap on it. Would it be considered an assault weapon? Inquiring minds want to know!
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:08 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: L, elle at February 19, 2013 08:08 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at February 19, 2013 08:09 PM (JKNDp)
Was that two people that passed him?
Ha! 4. My hubby's not fat or old (well in comparison to the other guys we were running with!) No really, he's not.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:10 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:10 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 19, 2013 08:11 PM (8x7vF)
You know how Fargo And Moorhead were named? One guy was standing on the ND side of the river pissing and another guy was standing on the MN side pissing. The ND guys reached almost across the river. and the MN guys piss stream just made a foam. So the cities were named Fargo and Moorhead.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 08:12 PM (qo244)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:12 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: SFGoth at February 20, 2013 12:11 AM (8x7vF)
I remember that. It was an elderly Asian man. He was with his wife too. She was there to watch her husband die. Awful.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:13 PM (Ag5D2)
"According to Flying, 'Local law enforcement cannot, for the record, order any pilot of an airplane in flight to do anything.' What the magazine meant, alas, is that local law enforcement agencies may not so order a pilot. That they can do was demonstrated by the unhappy case of Mr. Fleming on that otherwise pleasant summer day."
In Prussia under Friedrich the Great, there was a special parallel court system whose only job was to hear cases by ordinary citizens who felt they had been abused by government officials.
Those courts apparently ruled against the officials quite frequently. Enforcing their court edicts and punishments with Prussian severity.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: torquewrench at February 19, 2013 08:13 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:14 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 08:15 PM (NzBQO)
I go by that intersection a couple times a month.
Vehicular homicide. Or so it should have been. I don't recall the outcome of the trial. But I think the cyclist ended up doing some time.
Posted by: navybrat at February 19, 2013 08:15 PM (7zvJ4)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2013 08:16 PM (9H+iJ)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:17 PM (jfSqj)
I'll track down chemjeff for some links to your tunes. Gotta crash out and work tomorrow.
Later y'all! Sweet dreams!
Posted by: NC Ref at February 19, 2013 08:17 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2013 08:17 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: teej at February 19, 2013 08:17 PM (EWy0D)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:19 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 08:21 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Bill R. at February 19, 2013 08:23 PM (QnRSM)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:23 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at February 19, 2013 08:24 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:24 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:25 PM (jfSqj)
It's really obese people who have the health problems.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 20, 2013 12:16 AM (9H+iJ)
On a little different tangent. I'm glad female runners are looking healthier. When I was running cross country in high school and college, eating disorders were all to common. Many girls were super skinny and they were starving themselves to death. Now they look healthy and strong, odds are they are getting faster.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 08:25 PM (NzBQO)
Posted by: @PurpAv at February 19, 2013 08:25 PM (XEn8e)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:27 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:27 PM (bxiXv)
On a little different tangent. I'm glad female runners are looking healthier. When I was running cross country in high school and college, eating disorders were all to common. Many girls were super skinny and they were starving themselves to death. Now they look healthy and strong, odds are they are getting faster.
Sadly, there are still a lot of runners that have eating disorders. I am always amazed by that. So many girls I know who are really good runners are obsessed with their weight and have really unhealthy attitudes towards food. One woman I know brings a scale (yes, a bathroom scale!) to every out of town race she does. She puts it in her luggage and has flown with it and driven with it. It's really sad.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:27 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 08:28 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 20, 2013 12:25 AM (NzBQO)
So Adam, are you training for anything right now? Any races coming up?
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:28 PM (Ag5D2)
Biden couldn't find his ass with both hands, and his tooth brush probably smells like shit.
That's really not his fault. Dr. Jill likes a really, really clean toilet.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:30 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:30 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: zeera at February 19, 2013 08:30 PM (Lv9bM)
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/MAG-0421#
The entrepreneurial spirit.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 08:30 PM (qo244)
Posted by: runningrn at February 20, 2013 12:28 AM (Ag5D2)
Boston marathon, hopefully it won't be 90 degrees again.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 08:30 PM (NzBQO)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:31 PM (D0Lx2)
By the way. Since the Penn State scientists' fallacious "studies" were used in congressional debates that have resulted in numerous congressional stupidities, does that make those guys guilty of perjury?
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 19, 2013 08:33 PM (SkyIE)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:34 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:34 PM (jfSqj)
Dude! Where you been? Now if we could only get the rest of the late shift back like Gushie and Ms Tammy and Robert
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:31 AM (D0Lx2)
damn, you knew i was lurking, didnt you?
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 08:35 PM (r7Ddb)
Boston marathon, hopefully it won't be 90 degrees again
Oh my gosh! We are too! So this is the first time my hubby was able to qualify (which is weird because they took the 5 minutes and 59 seconds off, and it was harder to get in this year). I did it in 2002, but have been waiting to do it again til he could do it with me. (It sucks to be a man, you guys have to run an half hour faster!)
Did you do it last year? I had friends that did it, and it was crazy hot! (It's funny because before last year, 2004 was "the hot year"--heh!) My one friend ran a 2:40 and made the top 100 (I think he was 90 something) despite the heat, but it's too bad because he was really in shape to do 2:30. One of my friends said it was the most wheelchairs he ever saw at the finish line of a marathon.
What marathon did you BQ at?
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:35 PM (Ag5D2)
I have to deal with the Sunday morning "Black Stretch Pants" biker gangs that roll their puds across a lane of traffic in Studio City and dare you to punch a hole in their ranks...next weekend...I'm going with the "Bear Spray" and 2 inch wood stock through the spokes....
war THIS bitches!!!!!.....;>
Posted by: Richard at February 19, 2013 08:36 PM (SpEuH)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:36 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:36 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:37 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:38 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Mr. President at February 19, 2013 08:38 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:39 PM (bxiXv)
Does he have nuts? Being big helps but it doesn't make you invincible.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 08:39 PM (qo244)
In the new Obamaregime, Peter Gleick isn't guilty of fraud even after he confessed, because environmentalism.
And the other 500 corrupt officials and cronies we even *know* about, all free as a bird.
This world is so upside down. That guy in the Greek cabinet may have to go to jail for honestly stating how bad the Greek financial situation is. You also have those seismologists in Italy going to jail for not predicting an earthquake.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:40 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:41 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:41 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:31 AM
I'm actually here every night reading. Lately I just haven't had much to say, but I'm always reading at least.
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 08:41 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at February 19, 2013 08:41 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:42 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 19, 2013 08:42 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:43 PM (bxiXv)
I'm psychic! Ok, so lets summon Ms Tammy & Beanervt
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:37 AM (D0Lx2)
Psycho link. I swear. First ONT in a long while i made it to, i have been so damn tired at night. three nights running too tired to wash or even brush and re-braid my hair after the end of the day. WITH KNEE LENGTH HAIR THIS IS BAD. i do not recommend doing this ever. I had snarls from root to knee. UGH.
But we got the 14 yo stallion going back under saddle after a 6 year break. he was disgusted. I think he thought he was retired to a life of sex and four star dining. Daddy was worried his horse was sore after all that excitement yesterday.
Tiny House's floor is sanded and sealed with the polyurethane primer. we have been kickin ass. but good lord its been a lot of work!
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 08:43 PM (r7Ddb)
And if you're concerned about this, you're just a Reichwing Teabagger.
You forgot "racist". Even though Joe is white as a Klan sheet, the man who chose him is our fabulous first Black Precedent. Oh, and stupid. Because when liberals have nothing else they call you stupid.
Posted by: runningrn at February 19, 2013 08:43 PM (Ag5D2)
I go by that intersection a couple times a month.
Vehicular homicide. Or so it should have been. I don't recall the outcome of the trial. But I think the cyclist ended up doing some time.
Posted by: navybrat at February 20, 2013 12:15 AM
According to news reports the SF district attorney filed felony charges against the asshole. He wrote a eulogy online not for his bike, but for his helmet.
Some friend of his wrote a defense saying that at the time he wrote it, he had no idea the victim would die. HELLO? Blood on the sidewalk, his buddy cracks a helmet, 71 year old man struck by a body going 30 mph in serious condition and he didn't know the man could die?
There are certain car makes that draw assholes to operate them, and quite a few bicycle makes it would seem. The more expensive the bicycle and clothing, the bigger the asshole
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 08:44 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:44 PM (jfSqj)
I'm actually here every night reading. Lately I just haven't had much to say, but I'm always reading at least.
Posted by: Berserker at February 20, 2013 12:41 AM (FMbng)
me too unless i fall asleep, which is always. Since my hairless kitteh died, i have felt quiet.
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 08:44 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 08:45 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:46 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: runningrn at February 20, 2013 12:35 AM (Ag5D2)
Well technically I used Boston since I ran it the year before as my qualifier, but I ran a faster time at the california international marathon in sacramento so hopefully I will move up. I have no clue how I survived that marathon, I think actually training in somewhat warm weather gave me a little advantage. I saw people falling off left and right. The fans were great though, filling up my water bottle, handing out food.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 19, 2013 08:47 PM (NzBQO)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:47 PM (D0Lx2)
YAY, my kitteh free guest suite is almost ready!!!!!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:46 AM (D0Lx2)
I did some laminate in a hallway a couple of years back -- floors are a bitch-and-a-half after 40.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 08:48 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:49 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:49 PM (D0Lx2)
My biggest peeve at Youtube commenters is to repeat the dialog of the clip in the comment
Thanks asshole, but I'm gifted with hearing as well as sight
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 08:49 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:51 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 08:52 PM (TvO05)
---
And John Boehner makes two.
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 08:52 PM (BVkEs)
YAY, my kitteh free guest suite is almost ready!!!!!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:46 AM (D0Lx2)
i think Tiny House is developing as many fans as Uncle Horse.
yes. Now you can come and stay in a place that has much less cat exposure. Mouffette is convinced she can make big eyes at me and change this. Crazy cat. she dives for the door any time i open it. But it is nice and warm in there. and when i finish the floor we will be able to clean it with a swiffer. between that and the air scrubber, you should be good to go on the allergen front. A friend of mine was horrified i had taken cats into account but not roses. I had to remind her its good for roses to cut all the flowers off, regularly, which i would gladly do.
any you all go to extreme lengths to protect friends from allergies when they visit?
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 08:52 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:53 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Jake in ID at February 19, 2013 08:54 PM (jfSqj)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:54 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 08:54 PM (TvO05)
I get the allergies thing.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 08:56 PM (bxiXv)
Anyone who's ever lived in that area knows that it's a bitch to cross on foot, and when I finally got the signal to walk I stepped to cross the street and this bitch flying down the hill on Los Feliz screams at me "I'm on a bike, asshole!!" and just barely missed me.
I thought of that old ditty and hope it happened to her;
She was going around the corner doing 90 miles an hour,
When the chain on her motorcycle broke.
Now she's lying in the grass with a muffler up her ass,
And her tits are playing Dixie on the spokes
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 08:57 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 08:57 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:48 AM
Unfortunately I'm cursed with knowing how to do hardwood floors, and I have the tools. I get asked to "help" a lot, which is usually me just doing the damn thing. The last "help" consisted of 1000 sq ft of flooring.
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 08:58 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: David Metis at February 19, 2013 08:59 PM (MRyPF)
I have no friends......wait!!
Does that make me a potential serial killer like ACE said a few posts back?????
I'm FREAKIN now.....
Posted by: Richard at February 19, 2013 08:59 PM (SpEuH)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 19, 2013 08:59 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Hank Johnson at February 19, 2013 08:59 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:00 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 09:01 PM (BVkEs)
I hear you've gone a little overboard celebrating your healthy liver, if you know what i mean. sniff sniff
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 12:51 AM (D0Lx2)
Having achieved good test numbers, I have been making up for some lost time on the brewskis....there's a place around the corner that has "multi-tap brewery takeover nights" where they'll "lease out" 10-12-15-20 taps to a microbrewery. Unfortunately, they had Stone last Wednesday and I couldn't make it.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:02 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:02 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:03 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:04 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 09:06 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Berserker at February 20, 2013 12:58 AM (FMbng)
I'll teach people to do things and lend 'em tools, but getting stuck doing jobs is something I try to avoid.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:07 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Berserker at February 20, 2013 12:58 AM (FMbng)
i tried to do more helping than i was eventually allowed. Grim and the OldTusker from the mountain who had all the tools and knows how like you do, ran me off. I hear from the Old man tho he made Grimmy do most the nasty shit like sanding and they laid the primer on together. Now Grim knows how to do it and i bet you he is gonna do his man shack next. Im just glad it was done right and i only did some of the sanding. Looks great.
i didnt even mind being told "GIT OUTTA HERE WOMAN!"
Not one bit.
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 09:07 PM (r7Ddb)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:09 PM (D0Lx2)
That phrase is also common on the Santa Monica boardwalk when selling the hoo ha massage + the double dippy....with a lick....
jus saying.......
Posted by: Richard at February 19, 2013 09:10 PM (SpEuH)
Posted by: rumningrn at February 19, 2013 09:10 PM (Ag5D2)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:13 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:13 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:15 PM (D0Lx2)
I jokingly commented "Sulu, get those shields up!" and "oops, wrong Horner score"
Nobody got the joke
Posted by: kbdabear at February 19, 2013 09:17 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:07 AM (kaalw)
Yeah tried that. The tools never seem to come back working right. The last time the base of the floor nailer was ready to fall off because the numb nuts didn't tighten anything up as it loosened. Some people just shouldn't touch tools.
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 09:19 PM (FMbng)
You probably look at different YT videos than I do. AFAICT the average YT commenter is a flaming ignorant child-abused druggie 12-year-old who thinks slapping their tiny pee-pee on the table is the best way to get someone's attention.
I block YT comments. There's nothing there I want to see.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 01:03 AM (bxiXv)
Point taken, except the HP commenter is the YT commenter as a college sophomore.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at February 19, 2013 09:19 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 09:19 PM (TvO05)
Must. Control. Keyboard. gaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 01:15 AM (D0Lx2)
Every so often, my knees bring it up again: "you're such an asshole -- remember that time we did nine freakin' doorways?"
It's just like how I knew when one of my parents' arguments went over the tipping point, when my mom would say, "and you had your brother move in with us after we'd only been married three days...."
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:20 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Barney Frank at February 19, 2013 09:21 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:21 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:22 PM (D0Lx2)
Posted by: Berserker at February 20, 2013 01:19 AM (FMbng)
i feel for Ya.
Posted by: gushka's got a Kitty what plays fetch! ! at February 19, 2013 09:23 PM (r7Ddb)
Ha, no. I'm barely restraining myself from going waaaaayy too far with brazilian wax jokes.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 01:22 AM (D0Lx2)
Nothing wrong with a twinkie mohawk
Posted by: The Jackhole on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2013 09:27 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 19, 2013 09:30 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Craig Poe at February 20, 2013 01:30 AM (BVkEs)
Because everybody in the obama regime has little nuts.
Posted by: Berserker at February 19, 2013 09:33 PM (FMbng)
Ha, no. I'm barely restraining myself from going waaaaayy too far with brazilian wax jokes.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 20, 2013 01:22 AM (D0Lx2)
Ah....I was thinking about my knees because I spent part of the afternoon crawling around the attic trying to trace security camera wiring where the BH has shoved Christmas decorations into 'em and broken their connections. And they were whinging the whole time.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:34 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Richard at February 19, 2013 09:35 PM (SpEuH)
Posted by: rickl at February 19, 2013 09:35 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Barney Frank at February 19, 2013 09:35 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: The Dude at February 19, 2013 09:36 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at February 19, 2013 09:41 PM (D0Lx2)
But ... on one will ever steal your Christmas ornaments, ever, ever, again ...
Posted by: Barney Frank at February 20, 2013 01:35 AM (TvO05)
The security cams are for the HOUSE, where the computers are, the GARAGE, where the tools are, and the DRIVEWAY, where the BH's car has been repeatedly vandalized. The camera wires run through the attic, which is where Xmas decorations live. We've had odd things happen (someone once stole a planted snapdragon).....but nobody's molesting the Xmas decor yet. [knocks on particleboard]
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 09:42 PM (kaalw)
In which case, Han Solo with which Brazilian? And did he do a tranny check?Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:43 PM (bxiXv)
Ehrlich says "killing our grandchildren" like it's a bad thing... I thought he was for population control? He should have campaigned FOR Mitt, lol.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at February 19, 2013 09:44 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: and irresolute at February 19, 2013 09:45 PM (DBH1h)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at February 19, 2013 09:46 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:49 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Marvin the Martian wants his Earth shattering KABOOM at February 19, 2013 09:50 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 09:50 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Stanley Steamer at February 19, 2013 09:53 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 10:00 PM (bxiXv)
It's bad enough that I can't log in with the same username I've been using for years, but all of the old comments are GONE. Unfuckingbelievable.
Posted by: rickl at February 20, 2013 01:35 AM (sdi6R)
This, too, shall pass.....remember when they tried to rename themselves "Open Source Media"?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:04 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:09 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:11 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:12 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:12 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 10:16 PM (bxiXv)
Driving downtown on a nice Sunday morning, on a one way street going about 30. Guy on a bike flies through the red light without even bothering to look, going 20-25 from my left to right. I have no chance to stop or avoid him, and he only saw me when my brakes started screeching, about 10 feet or less from impact. He gets hit squarely on the drivers side and goes flying down the street. After two hours giving statements to police and talking to witnesses, I get a ride home with the tow truck, as my windshield was shattered - his head hit the windshield so hard it put a hole through it, and there were chunks of his scalp in the glass. I followed up after getting a copy of the police report, and found out he got a massive concussion, fifty or so stitches, broken eye socket, shattered right leg, his expensive road bike destroyed and a ticket.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 20, 2013 02:11 AM (7xPCu)
I didn't enjoy that at all. And I hope that he paid for your windshield.....because -- and this is A Truth that needs to be HEARD everywhere -- "Fuckups shouldn't prosper." A moment's inattention is one thing, taking reasonable risks (and hedging them) is one thing, being a blithe idiot and exposing others to risk is something decidedly different. It's why there are DUI laws -- you can drive semi-competently, you can drink......but the law presumes against you when you combine the two.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:18 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:21 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:29 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 02:16 AM (bxiXv)
===
Agreed. Lies destroy mental health. The lack of mental health will be the proximate cause.
Posted by: jc at February 19, 2013 10:31 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:33 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 10:35 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Stanley Steamer at February 19, 2013 10:35 PM (TvO05)
We are watching them being constantly confused, agitated, and slowly but steadily becoming more and more dangerous.
Posted by: jc at February 19, 2013 10:36 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Deety at February 19, 2013 10:48 PM (jVk2G)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 20, 2013 02:21 AM (7xPCu)
I'm not a critic of redemption, but it has to come from acknowledging one's prior faults. I hope, then, that -- while keeping it light could be appropriate -- he let it be known that he had performed a godawful stupid act that put both him and you at risk and was sorry for it. If he did that -- however subtly -- you were gracious and kind to not pursue him further. Furthermore, we can all wish him the very best going into the future.
It's very strange -- I was raised vaguely agnostic, went rabid atheist from about 8 to 16, did a "second thought" to a more relaxed agnosticism from about 16-24, discovered that spirituality and morality had more to do with human nature than books and priests from about 25-30, and have almost been slowly recreating Catholicism since.
Like the importance of repentance to redemption -- I had this cousin, Stevie (ironically, raised as a Catholic), who was a brat. He'd hit my sister when people weren't looking, and she'd cry, and his mom would go, "Say you're sorry, Stevie" -- and he'd utter the words.....just like he had a thousand times before. Because that was as far as it went. The sounds came out of his mouth and his sorry-meter stayed pegged at 0.
And you'd go through all the agnostic criticism of Catholics, that maybe redemption didn't go anywhere anyway -- or you'd go through the Protestant criticism, that "repentence -> redemption" was too legalistic....but you start getting to the point where you think, "it's like why bankruptcy law is both strict and merciful -- of course there have to be rules."
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:48 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:52 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Deety at February 19, 2013 10:53 PM (jVk2G)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 10:53 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:54 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 10:55 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 10:56 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 10:57 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: Adriane ... at February 19, 2013 11:05 PM (TvO05)
If they say that pain is a good teacher, I think he understands his error quite well. I was thinking about it recently, and it occurred to me that if I didn't hit the brakes as quickly as I did, or not at all, he might have come crashing through my driver's side window. He'd be hurt less, perhaps, and I'd be hurt way more.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 20, 2013 02:57 AM (7xPCu)
Pain IS a good teacher. And there are many theological treatises asking why God would allow pain. But the bigger question is why God would allow people to suffer pain and not learn. I hope for his sake that he does understand his error well -- and lives by its example, teaches others from his experience, and disseminates his costly lesson far and wide. May he have a long and happy life in which to do this.
Most people being far less than perfect, I'd be reasonably satisfied if he just did not repeat the stunt.
I'm very glad that you escaped more serious harm.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 11:06 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 11:08 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 11:13 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: model_1066 at February 19, 2013 11:18 PM (7xPCu)
You might think that their experience in elementary-school lunchrooms where they swapped bologna sandwiches for peanut-butter sandwiches with their schoolmates would have clued 'em in.....except they were all having government-subsidized ersatz lasagna instead.
People have infinite and varied desires, and the ability to create wealth by serving one another is similarly infinite and variable. If I have a hankerin' for peanut-butter today but just can't see it tomorrow, the ability to swap is an inexhaustible miracle, whereas the government lasagna goes on-and-on, regardless.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 11:26 PM (kaalw)
I think of pain as more of a biological necessity, for obvious reasons. You seem to be referring more to spiritual pain, sorrow, sadness, grief and those things.
Posted by: model_1066 at February 20, 2013 03:18 AM (7xPCu)
I think there's a reason that one is built upon the other. Biological pain, as in flatworms, is a teacher and a guide to behavior for flatworms -- but in social animals, pain from lack of status (shame), grief, and empathic pain perform the same function in society's more complex interactions. But in the case of your dumbass cyclist, physical pain works well enough.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 11:32 PM (kaalw)
Received 34 minutes ago from gcfl.net:
Potato Family One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner - Mother Potato and her three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest daughter spoke up. "Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make." "And what might that be?" asked Mother, seeing the obvious excitement in her eldest daughter's eyes. "Well," replied the daughter, with a proud but sheepish grin, "I'm getting married!" The other daughters squealed with surprise as Mother Potato exclaimed, "Married! That's wonderful! And who are you marrying, eldest daughter?" "I'm marrying a Russet!" "A Russet!" replied Mother Potato with pride. "Oh, a Russet is a fine tater, a fine tater indeed!" As the family shared in the eldest daughter's joy, the middle daughter spoke up. "Mother? I, too, have an announcement." "And what might that be?" encouraged Mother Potato. Not knowing quite how to begin, the middle daughter paused, then said with conviction, "I, too, am getting married!" "You, too!" Mother Potato said with joy. "That's wonderful! Twice the good news in one evening! And who are you marrying, middle daughter?" "I'm marrying an Idaho!" beamed the middle daughter. "An Idaho!" said Mother Potato with joy. "Oh, an Idaho is a fine tater, a fine tater indeed!" Once again, the room came alive with laughter and excited plan for the future, when the youngest Potato daughter interrupted. "Mother? Mother Potato? Um, I, too, have an announcement to make." "Yes?" said Mother Potato with great anticipation. "Well," began the youngest Potato daughter with the same sheepish grin as her eldest sister before her, "I hope this doesn't come as a shock to you, but I am getting married, as well!" "Really?" said Mother Potato with sincere excitement. "All of my lovely daughters married! What wonderful news! And who, pray tell, are you marrying, youngest daughter?" "I'm marrying Dan Rather!" "DAN RATHER?" Mother Potato scowled suddenly. "But he's just a common tater!"
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2013 11:35 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Deety at February 19, 2013 11:40 PM (jVk2G)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at February 19, 2013 11:42 PM (ZiG1p)
The next patron to come in was a Libertarian with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Libertarian asked her to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "My treat."
The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Democrat on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there honey! How's about getting me a cold mug of Miller Light?" He too looked across the restaurant and asked, "Isn't that God's boy over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Democrat directed her to give Jesus a cold beer. "On my bill," he said loudly.
As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Republican, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Republican felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and ran off to enjoy his new access to the world.
Jesus passed by the Libertarian, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Libertarian felt his back straightening up and he raised his hands, praised the Lord, and ran off to share his joy with his family.
Then, Jesus walked towards the Democrat with a smile. The Democrat jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me .... I'm on disability!"
Posted by: jc at February 19, 2013 11:48 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 19, 2013 11:57 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 03:57 AM (bxiXv)
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I don't know. I can't make up my mind between the sandal or the gourd.
Posted by: jc at February 19, 2013 11:59 PM (PlzOe)
Been Lutheran all my life, but I'm having real problems with the sudden insistence every Lutheran I know has in pushing the notion that we must obey government when it just floated around in the background before. The most favorable way I can see it is that scared people are trying to believe that everything's going to be okay because surely God won't allow it to be otherwise.
And I'm left with my hangups on Catholic practices (not looking to knock, just given my feeling towards hypocrites like Pelosi and the Kennedys I can't really participate in those things I don't believe in).
And I'm losing a lot of trust in any organization's ability to prevent leftist infiltration.
But I wish you the best of fortune in your journey.
Posted by: Methos at February 20, 2013 12:01 AM (hO9ad)
Interesting. I was born and raised Catholic. Fell out with the Church Laws (never God's Law) and am drifting back towards it.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at February 20, 2013 03:42 AM (ZiG1p)
It's kind an anti-"Year Zero" thing. Collectivists are all fond of rebooting -- "Year Zero" -- because nobody as smart as they are have ever tried such a thing. So you get this "Year Zero" nonsense in everyone from Rousseau to Obama. But it's eminently sensible to take an opposing view -- if you can't explain why a gate was there in the first place, you cannot be trusted to remove it.
A lot of times, someone will observe something and create a rule of thumb -- and then forget the underlying rationale for the rule......and then it becomes chic to oppose it without understanding why it was there in the first place. And you get great truths as Tom Wolfe chronicles in "The Great Relearning": "In 1968, in San Francisco, I came across a curious footnote to the psychedelic movement. At the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic there were doctors who were treating diseases no living doctor had ever encountered before, diseases that had disappeared so long ago they had never even picked up Latin names, diseases such as the mange, the grunge, the itch, the twitch, the thrush, the scroff, the rot. And how was it that they had now returned? It had to do with the fact that thousands of young men and women had migrated to San Francisco to live communally in what I think history will record as one of the most extraordinary religious experiments of all time."
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:19 AM (kaalw)
"The hippies, as they became known, sought nothing less than to sweep aside all codes and restraints of the past and start out from zero. At one point Ken Kesey organized a pilgrimage to Stonehenge with the idea of returning to Anglo-Saxon civilization's point zero, which he figured was Stonehenge, and heading out all over again to do it better. Among the codes and restraints that people in the communes swept aside—quite purposely—were those that said you shouldn't use other people's
toothbrushes or sleep on other people's mattresses without changing
the sheets or, as was more likely, without using any sheets at all or that you
and five other people shouldn't drink from the same bottle of Shasta or take
tokes from the same cigarette. And now, in 1968, they were relearning . . .
the laws of hygiene . . . by getting the mange, the grunge, the itch, the twitch, the thrush, the scroff, the rot."
I read it many years ago, and I don't care what anyone says -- I'd be proud to shake Tom Wolfe's hands for putting that bit of truth out there.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:25 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Deety at February 20, 2013 12:26 AM (jVk2G)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:30 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:32 AM (bxiXv)
Did this get elevated from Kratos?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:35 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:37 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:38 AM (bxiXv)
When did PJ Media decide to go down the road of LGF? They scrubbed all the old comments from prior topics and now you have to register. The comments are what drove the place. Meh.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at February 20, 2013 12:39 AM (f+TdG)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 04:35 AM (kaalw)
Nope. Ask me about the Octavia and the Baychimo sometime.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 04:38 AM (bxiXv)
It's just that Dr. K had mentioned the same incident a few days back in a private email, and I was trying to figure where it was coming from.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:41 AM (kaalw)
can't sleep
ugh
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 04:37 AM (BBWjt)
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so, that coma thing isn't working out?
Posted by: jc at February 20, 2013 12:42 AM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:42 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:43 AM (bxiXv)
When did PJ Media decide to go down the road of LGF? They scrubbed all the old comments fromprior topics and now you have to register. The comments are what drove the place. Meh.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at February 20, 2013 04:39 AM (f+TdG)
I'm pretty sure that "The Full LGF" requires either a stroke, a tumor, or a psychotic break.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:43 AM (kaalw)
mine is pushing 170k miles, still going though
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 12:44 AM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 12:50 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 12:51 AM (kaalw)
I'm pretty sure that "The Full LGF" requires either a stroke, a tumor, or a psychotic break.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 04:43 AM (kaalw)
PJM are not there yet however Roger left and now this. Is Chuck even breathing these days? I thought obscurity buried him a long time ago.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at February 20, 2013 12:52 AM (f+TdG)
I'll take "Eaten by a demon" for $1,000 Alex.
Posted by: Methos at February 20, 2013 12:55 AM (hO9ad)
I'm pretty sure that "The Full LGF" requires either a stroke, a tumor, or a psychotic break.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 04:43 AM (kaalw)PJMare not there yet however Roger left and now this.Is Chuckeven breathing these days? I thought obscurityburied him a long time ago.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at February 20, 2013 04:52 AM (f+TdG)
There was a whole lot of Cahrels Jhosnen hate going on around the interwebs, but his changes were so abrupt and so uncharacteristic that stroke/tumor/break seemed to meet Occam's criterion -- and any of the three would be reason for pity more than hate. I don't go to that radioactive wasteland any more, and I can well understand those who have distanced themselves....but I allow myself to care a smidge for the ponytailed bicyclist.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:00 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Paul Erhlich at February 20, 2013 01:06 AM (2aO3a)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:09 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:10 AM (bxiXv)
so I understand that there is a relationship between horsepower and MPG - as one goes up the other goes down.
Is there an actual mathematical relationship though, with values and equations? I'd like to know what is the maximum hp that I would have to settle for, for a given MPG, and vice-versa.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 01:12 AM (BBWjt)
radiation fall from a radioactive meteor exploding above? Lethal
prankster aliens?
I'll take "Eaten by a demon" for $1,000 Alex.
Posted by: Methos at February 20, 2013 04:55 AM (hO9ad)
Demon? Would you believe http://tinyurl.com/ard8ws5 ?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:12 AM (kaalw)
sorry, don't believe it - polar bears are now extinct due to global warming, so sayeth Algore the Manbearpig
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 01:15 AM (BBWjt)
Sad anyway.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 05:09 AM (bxiXv)
I don't know him -- and at this point, I really don't want to. But if this came from outside then I could feel really sorry for him. I'd like to think he didn't descend into damnation from his own volition......but it's way too ugly to get close enough to investigate properly.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:17 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Jean at February 20, 2013 01:20 AM (xBps2)
Posted by: Deety at February 20, 2013 01:22 AM (jVk2G)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 05:12 AM (kaalw)
Pfft. It's 4 in the morning. Demon's more interesting. And that's have to be one finicky bear based on the story.
I'm thinking something like the thing from Red Sands (horror movie that's floating around cable recently). Except that's a djinn. So a snow djinn. With multiple attacks per round.
Posted by: Methos at February 20, 2013 01:25 AM (hO9ad)
so I understand that there is a relationship between horsepower and MPG - as one goes up the other goes down.
Is there an actual mathematical relationship though, with values and equations? I'd like to know what is the maximum hp that I would have to settle for, for a given MPG, and vice-versa.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 05:12 AM (BBWjt)
That's just lazy. I'm not a scientist -- I'm an accountant -- and that's not insurmountable.
Your mpg is engine efficiency (effort/gallon) - road drag/mile (in effort) - air drag/mile (in effort). You already knew that. HP is defined as well, as is the energy released by burning a gallon of gas. Set yerself to bizzin' and buzzin' and calc what you're askin'.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:26 AM (kaalw)
well I graded 1 problem set, maybe now I can rest for about an hour before I have to get up for realz
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 01:28 AM (BBWjt)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:30 AM (bxiXv)
Chuthlu
"And you'd go through all the agnostic criticism of Catholics, that maybe redemption didn't go anywhere anyway -- or you'd go through the Protestant criticism, that "repentence -> redemption" was too legalistic"
Not enough atonement and penance to enforce that repentance, fifty Hail Marys on your knees helps
Posted by: Jean at February 20, 2013 05:20 AM (xBps2)
Like I said, I'm coming to this from an almost entirely anti-Catholic position.....and discovering -- "surprise, surprise.....the Christian church with the oldest pedigree has the longest tradition of thinking deeply on these matters."
I don't necessarily think 50 is better than 49 or 51....but I'm pretty convinced that there's a reason that repentance, atonement, and penance are in there.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:32 AM (kaalw)
They usually have under 200hp modified (like 120 stock), but they have a fat torque curve and that's what matters.
My stupid volvo wagon has about 200hp and a little more torque, only gets about 24mpg on the freeway and like 15 around town because it weighs two tons, but it is a turbo and has a fairly fat torque curve, so while it's no sports car is has decent get-up-and-go. The Jetta would be much faster as it's lighter and has even more torque (tuned up).Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:34 AM (bxiXv)
Did you come for the short form of abuse, or for the full course of ten? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:37 AM (kaalw)
and besides I don't think I really want a VW.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 01:38 AM (BBWjt)
On that last picture, I wonder if that is the same area as where we camped out during the Boy Scout World Jamboree I attended in 1971. Every morning I woke up, I could see Fujiyama out my tent opening. In the morning, the top was visible, but by afternoon, it was clouded over.
That Jamboree was also hit by a typhoon and we had to be evacuated, but that's another bunch of stories.
Posted by: RickZ at February 20, 2013 01:41 AM (CPKp2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:42 AM (bxiXv)
and besides I don't think I really want a VW.
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 05:38 AM (BBWjt)
The thing to really focus on is which way the current paradigm will fail.
If you think you'll get shitty fuel, you go one way; if you think the fuel will be good, but wildly expensive, you go another way. If you think you'll get little fuel at all, a different way entirely. Pick your poison.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:42 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 05:43 AM (BBWjt)
Which?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:44 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:45 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 05:00 AM (kaalw)
Agreed.
Posted by: Buckeye Abroad at February 20, 2013 01:46 AM (f+TdG)
and what is that supposed to mean?
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 05:43 AM (BBWjt)
Which?
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 05:44 AM (kaalw)
If you're thinking "I didn't come here for abuse", go back and watch the vid @688.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:46 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:47 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: backhoe at February 20, 2013 01:49 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Jean at February 20, 2013 01:49 AM (QH36x)
Merovign, sorry that I am not the gearhead that you thought I was.
good night
Posted by: chemjeff at February 20, 2013 01:54 AM (BBWjt)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:54 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 01:56 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 01:56 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 05:54 AM (kaalw)
Huh, you were close.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 05:56 AM (bxiXv)
It's not that I'm a million miles away anyway -- I've been pretty open about living in Santa Clara, "putas a los cuarenta y nueves".
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 02:01 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] at February 20, 2013 02:08 AM (bxiXv)
There are just not enough morons in norcal for meetups, thass all.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 20, 2013 06:08 AM (bxiXv)
I recently met Arbalest and spent some time.
I would say the real problem is that norcal is weirdly difficult to get around. When I lived near LA, people would get together in Woodland Hills or Pasadena and not think it was unusual -- but if you look at equivalent norcal distances, they a huge pain-in-the-ass to get to through odd geographic chokepoints.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 02:16 AM (kaalw)
Posted by: Jean at February 20, 2013 06:12 AM (EYbqR)
Er.....if you're not a troll, sorry to hear.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 20, 2013 02:18 AM (kaalw)
Quote of the day.
I goes to show you not to worship someone because they did a nice thing the first time you heard of them.
This piece of shit is really dead to me now.
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