May 19, 2013
— Maetenloch End of the weekend for some, just another day for others, but all are welcome at the ONT party.
So the Eurovision song contest just finished and Danish singer Emmelie de Forest won with her song, Only Tears.
The contest has been going on for 57 years and in it a single singer/group from each country compete for votes. It's mainly European countries and Israel although some North African countries have participated.
Here a roundup of all the 2013 entries. Interestingly most of the songs are in English.
Mark Steyn on the Panopticon State
What happens when you gave money to Romney and President Obama calls you out publicly? Well this:
Miss Strassel wrote that on April 26, 2012. Five weeks later, one of the named individuals, Frank VanderSloot, was informed by the IRS that he and his wife were being audited. In July, he was told by the Department of Labor of an additional audit over the guest workers on his cattle ranch in Idaho. In September, he was notified that one of his other businesses was to be audited. Mr. VanderSloot, who had never previously been audited, attracted three in the four months after being publicly named by el Presidente. More to the point he attracted that triple audit even though Miss Strassel explicitly predicted in America's biggest-selling newspaper that this was exactly what the Obama enforcers were going to do. The "separate, sinister entity" of the government of the United States went ahead anyway. What do they care? If some lippy broad in the papers won't quit her yapping about it, they can always audit her, too - as they did to Miss Strassel's sometime colleague Anne Hendershott, a sociology professor who got rather too interested in Obamacare and wrote about it in the Journal and various small Catholic publications. The IRS summoned Professor Hendershott to account for herself, and forbade her husband from accompanying her, even though they filed jointly. She ceased her political writing.
A year after he was named to the Obama Dishonor Roll, the feds have found nothing on Mr. VanderSloot, but they have caused him to rack up 80 grand in legal bills. This is what IRS defenders (of whom there are more than there ought to be) mean when they assure us that the system worked: Yes, some rich guy had to blow through the best part of six figures fending off the bureaucrats, but it's not like his body was found in a trunk at the airport or anything, if you know what I mean, Kimmy baby.
Trust, Rationality, and MAD in American Politics
Our system is quite resilient - but only up to a point. And once you go beyond that point the usual assumptions and restraints no longer operate.
There is another danger facing Republicans which the National Journal doesn't directly address. It can be described thus: if the scandals go too far at unearthing the administration's rot then even the most craven Republicans will be compelled to do something about it. Like a man in a saloon card game who's caught someone cheating at cards either they call him out and take what comes or pretend the game is still honest. It's either ignore the cheating or get ready to clear leather.
What the scandals have done to Washington is taken the former process of horse-trading perilously close to a zero-sum game. Each new revelation bolsters the belief that the administration has already done precisely what the Republicans don't want to do: gone for for big brass ring. Gone for world domination. There are a lot of suggestive indicators. They've politicized the IRS, Treasury, Justice - maybe even the defense department. Maybe they've already opted for the zero sum game - with themselves as the winners.
There is still some way to go until things become crystal clear; a brief space in which to make certain about what is really going on. Like a scan or ultrasound or biopsy you're waiting on. For once we know the knowledge will bind us. There are dangerous lines to cross, which once traversed make it is hard to go back. Would that the administration's minions had thought that way. The structures of the Republic were designed to make stark choices unnecessary. Permanent power is a chalice no one should want to drink from. Once that cup is tasted something very wicked this way comes.
The pundits, the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue States: red states for Republicans, blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states.
- Barack Obama, then still a candidate for the US Senate in Illinois, in his keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July of 2004.
"Congressman: IRS asked pro-life group about 'the content of their prayers.'"
- Headline, the Washington Examiner, this past Friday.
Visiting Arlington National Cemetery last week:
And the Warrior Games, a sports tournament for servicemen and women, in Colorado Springs.
10 Well Known Facts That Aren't True
Including the one that men think about sex every 7 seconds:
In 2011, researchers at Ohio State University found that college-age men thought about sex about 19 times a day, or once every 4,547 seconds.
The study corrected the damaging stereotype that men are far more sex-obsessed than women. While women recorded about half as many sex thoughts as men, they also thought less about other basic biological needs like eating and sleeping. Overall, gender was a poor predictor of how often a person thinks about sex; emotional attitude and comfort level with sex were both more indicative.
And that will get you deported:
... at the festival in the capital Riyadh, several Saudi religious police men stormed the UAE pavilion on Sunday and evicted three Emirati young men because "they are too handsome," according to the Saudi news website Elaph. [...]
"A festival official said the three Emiratis were taken out on the grounds they are too handsome and that the Commission members feared female visitors could fall for them," the news service said, adding that the festival's management took urgent measures to deport the three to Abu Dhabi.
9 Celeb Women & Their Preferred Pubic Hairstyles
TMI Gwyneth:
"'I got a big '70s bush.' Which I was kidding. But then it was all a disaster. And now I look like an eight-year-old girl, basically .. Every time I have a bikini wax, Cameron Diaz holds me down .. Cheers to our hairless vaginas!"
Weekly AoSHQ Commenter Standings
Top 10 commenters:
1 [602 comments] 'willow' [84.51 posts/day]
2 [464 comments] 'AllenG (Dedicated Tenther)'
3 [431 comments] 'Mike Hammer'
4 [426 comments] 'Nevergiveup'
5 [395 comments] 'thunderb'
6 [379 comments] 'Vic'
7 [359 comments] 'Tobacco Road'
8 [334 comments] 'RWC'
9 [328 comments] 'soothsayer'
10 [319 comments] 'Jones in CO'
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [53 names] 'Cicero (@cicero)' [7.44 unique names/day]
2 [52 names] 'The Political Hat'
3 [46 names] 'The Third Horesman Of The Apocalypse'
4 [43 names] 'Brandon In Baton Rouge'
5 [43 names] 'Mallamutt, RINO President for Life'
6 [40 names] 'Buzzsaw90'
7 [39 names] 'derit'
8 [38 names] 'Islamic Rage Boy'
9 [34 names] 'Guy Mohawk'
10 [31 names] 'Truck Monkey'
The group. Yeah.
Where it's at - the Twitter
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Posted by: Weirddave at May 19, 2013 06:10 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 19, 2013 06:11 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:12 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread, Low Level Superhero at May 19, 2013 06:12 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 19, 2013 06:13 PM (6j180)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 06:13 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:13 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 19, 2013 06:14 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: BignJames at May 19, 2013 06:14 PM (20Mmk)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 06:15 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Jmel at May 19, 2013 06:15 PM (9tSXa)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:16 PM (pxDth)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 19, 2013 06:16 PM (6j180)
Lebanese Arabs, I can understand. But the Gulf?
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:16 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:16 PM (pxDth)
The thing that amused me most in Germany was all the graffiti is in English. So were all the Marlboro billboards and half the electronics TV ads. Apparently it's the language they use when they want to appear young and hip.
Mark Steyn has probably already unpacked that better than I could.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at May 19, 2013 06:16 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 06:17 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: zsasz at May 19, 2013 06:17 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at May 19, 2013 06:18 PM (rMcKn)
http://werentgoats.com/
I wish I was kidding....
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 19, 2013 10:14 PM (JMmQ9)
***
"Riyadh 'em cowboy!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:18 PM (pxDth)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 06:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 19, 2013 06:18 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 19, 2013 06:19 PM (8ttRj)
Posted by: Baba the Saudi Goat at May 19, 2013 06:19 PM (Vk2pI)
Where are you going, with your fetlocks blowing in the wind?
I want to shower you with sugar lumps, and ride you over fences
Polish your hooves every single day, and bring you to the horse dentist
My lovely horse, you're a pony no more
Running around with a man on your back, like a train in the night...
Posted by: Father Ted at May 19, 2013 06:19 PM (E7Iyp)
Meanwhile here in the USSA I had a brief conversation in German this evening with the counter help at a burger joint.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2013 06:19 PM (jGsIV)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:20 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 19, 2013 10:19 PM (8ttRj)
*****
I have noticed that some of your comments were unusually brilliant and witty. That might 'splain it.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:20 PM (pxDth)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 19, 2013 06:20 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Dept. Of Acuracy at May 19, 2013 06:21 PM (MhA4j)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at May 19, 2013 06:21 PM (A6jd5)
Capt Whitebread and Brother Cavil, last night's Dr. Who was truly special. And rendered Lake Silence a minor footnote and not the opus it was and what the Doctor treated it as. Plus the ret-con. And is it possible Clara is a two hearted Time Lord now?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:21 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 06:21 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:22 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 19, 2013 06:22 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 19, 2013 10:18 PM (aH+zP)
The joys of Pixy
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 10:20 PM (GEICT)
***
Might say he got pixilated.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:22 PM (pxDth)
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 19, 2013 06:22 PM (hC80d)
Naw, she's just got redundant backups scattered about time and space.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2013 06:22 PM (jGsIV)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:23 PM (GEICT)
Is there anything specific about Jarts? Playing muthafuckin' Jarts on a muthafuckin' plane would be awesome.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 19, 2013 06:23 PM (6j180)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 19, 2013 06:23 PM (jE38p)
From the "10 Things That Aren't True" Link re Bell Curves
"The average height in the room wouldn’t change much — maybe skew up by a decimal point."
By a decimal point ? A factor of ten? I don't think so
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (8ttRj)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 19, 2013 10:18 PM (aH+zP)
Well you're not on the TB3K list. Are your Premium dues up to date?
Posted by: Mætenloch at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (XkotV)
well I spent a lot of time in the hills, was on the road a bunch, gave away my wife's car, promised someone I'd give them 500 bucks in a week......
I must be old I was under impression that when one "sold" a car they walked away with more money in pocket than when transaction started...
"quaint"
anyway this week looks more of the same....
Wife's PT Cruiser was getting cozy for lad anyway so coming soon "Sven's Silver Streak" ie 2003 Crown Vic P71 with ~104 thousand on it
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (LRFds)
I saw the post in question, and then I saw it disappear. Maybe TB3K was in target practice mode?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (jGsIV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (piMMO)
Hrm. I've been telling my Deutschfreund that he's never going to be able to get that kind of work here as an illegal immigrant because his English is too good.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at May 19, 2013 06:24 PM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: Tom Fury, Purveyor of the finest lightning rods at May 19, 2013 06:25 PM (631W1)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, elsewhere at May 19, 2013 06:26 PM (m9V0o)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 06:26 PM (JQuNB)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwunOsX4W4&feature=player_embedded
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 10:13 PM (sdi6R)
man those guys are nuts
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 06:26 PM (BBWjt)
Dude, if you slipped into Mecca somehow, you would be swimming in pussy.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:26 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Craig Poe at May 19, 2013 06:27 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: joncelli at May 19, 2013 06:27 PM (phVWq)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 06:27 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 19, 2013 06:28 PM (4Mv1T)
I recently published a children's novel called "My Teachers are Zombies!" (as highlighted on the Sunday Book Thread several weeks ago.)
It's the nice story of three friends who discover their teacher is a zombie who is trying to make their brains bigger so as to eat them later (with a dash of pepper).
I would like to encourage people to read the sample provided on the Amazon page (available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CKJ70AW) and if it catches your interest, please feel free to purchase it or gift it to a friend!
I double edited it as well, to avoid the common spelling and grammar mistakes that plague most first time writers (of course, mentioning that guarantees at least two errors will crop up in this message). I also made sure there was a bit of light foreshadowing, use of Chekov's gun, and lamp-shading. Additionally, it's a self-contained story, not a series, which appeals to me in an era of unnecessary trilogies and sequels.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 06:28 PM (oJkTX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer's cat at May 19, 2013 06:28 PM (8ttRj)
did my check bounce?
You deleted about 785 of my posts this week.....
bwahaha
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 10:24 PM (LRFds)
For your own damn good!
Posted by: Mætenloch at May 19, 2013 06:29 PM (XkotV)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 06:29 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 06:29 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at May 19, 2013 06:29 PM (lxnDI)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at May 19, 2013 06:29 PM (pxDth)
well "thanks"... all kidding aside a friend was in a bad way so I florence nightengaled....
if you've not seen the new Trek flick go ahead and watch
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (d0bTF)
ONT, thank you thank you.
I've got to dump a story on you mo's. Got this text from a lady friend today:
"Not a good day, Steve. A friend of B___ killed himself last night. A funeral Weds for a kid I've known since he was 10. Not a good day at all!!!"
Her son (B___) is 20. As I'm trying to think how to respond, she sends:
"In front of his gf and several friends. B___ would have been there except worked late...thank god!"
_________
I never heard of things like this happening when I was a kid. Damn.
Posted by: Meremortal at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread, Low Level Superhero at May 19, 2013 06:30 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: Snarky the Bear at May 19, 2013 06:32 PM (/b8+5)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:33 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at May 19, 2013 06:33 PM (5H6zj)
it was rare and the departed usaully had the class to do a solo flight....
not trying to be an ass either...
I'm sorry for your circle's loss.
"brave new world" we're in....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:33 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Helen Thomas at May 19, 2013 10:23 PM (vbh31)
Castoroides ohioensis.
Posted by: Mr Wizard at May 19, 2013 06:33 PM (uPbpg)
(no, I'm not trying to be a jerk or a troll)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:33 PM (QTHTd)
Also, what's the deal with Neverwinter still being down? I heard they were closing an exploit...
Also, Merovign says that people are whining about other people losing time they put in and such? What's going on?
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 06:34 PM (oJkTX)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 19, 2013 06:35 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at May 19, 2013 06:35 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: LadyS at May 19, 2013 06:35 PM (J6/J5)
Posted by: zsasz at May 19, 2013 06:36 PM (MMC8r)
My shrink said it is between 18-24 that by 26 you either already have it or you won't get it.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:36 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: ALH at May 19, 2013 06:36 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: zsasz at May 19, 2013 06:37 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 19, 2013 06:37 PM (vgd4f)
Is it just me, or is it kinda cold out here?
Posted by: Napoleon in Russia at May 19, 2013 06:37 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:38 PM (GEICT)
or I can be the gal with the glass half full way of dealing with life and Say Look I am number 1 *!
Posted by: willow at May 19, 2013 06:39 PM (nqBYe)
Nice ONT as always M. Thank you.
Gonna hit the hay. Gotta go to hated job in the am.
Thanks for entertainment? Us lurkers love you guys.
Posted by: Infidel [/i] at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (gqEUi)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (QTHTd)
there's a Gary Coleman mail guy running a mail point...below that in a mosh pitt is the auction house...
you post stuff on consignment exploiters had bids at -999,999,999 on some stuff.....
considering Zen can be bought with astral diamonds it led to a 5 alarm freakout....
you get a refund to your astral diamond account and the wacky bids were breaking the game
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (LRFds)
BCochran1981, you have 21 minutes to watch the last little bit of the program. I am sure they will show it again. And again. And again. and a marathon after a couple of weeks.
Jump in, the water's fine!
Posted by: ALH at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Goldstein says, at May 19, 2013 06:41 PM (eQnzo)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 19, 2013 06:42 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 19, 2013 06:42 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:42 PM (GEICT)
I hope you're okay and I know you and yours will aid those left behind...thank God it was not murder/suicide....
a friend of mine bottomed out and I lifelined him...had a desperate gleam in his eyes so I undid what damage had been done his life that I could.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:42 PM (LRFds)
oh my goodness. If only these young men/women really knew bad stuff has its day and then a new days arrives.
so sorry to hear, sorry for those that saw it.
Posted by: willow at May 19, 2013 06:42 PM (nqBYe)
and I was kinda wondering about the Zen stuff, how a character can get Zen
still a newbie at all this
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 10:38 PM (BBWjt)
________
One second I'm feeling bad for the kid dying this way, the next I'm mad at the kid for committing horrific mass mental abuse as he took his life.
Posted by: Meremortal at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Helen Keller at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (jucos)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (QTHTd)
Pretty certain that the damn cat has stolen my nic and is fucking around with you guys....
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 19, 2013 10:19 PM (8ttRj)
BWAHAHAHAHA*purrrrr*HAHAHAHA
Posted by: the cat at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:43 PM (d0bTF)
recall when MMOs were "fun"?
I do and I was a late bloomer....
Who knew Timmy Turbo and Helicopter Ben gamed?
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:44 PM (LRFds)
OK, gotta turn the screen off if I hope to sleep tonight.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at May 19, 2013 06:44 PM (hO8IJ)
I bet that those who are whining the hardest are at a suspiciously low level and haven't ever, nor ever will, put a dime into the game.
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 06:44 PM (oJkTX)
Posted by: willow at May 19, 2013 10:39 PM (nqBYe)
____- ------- ______
Willow, it's all cool as long as you don't repeat next week.
Posted by: Meremortal at May 19, 2013 06:44 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 06:45 PM (LI48c)
It's a "1/2ling" postal clerk...
sometime if you see me in the forums and you can game we'll get a horde mini game going and maybe start a guild....
the auction house is not explained well....
a lot like the foundry actually
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 06:45 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 19, 2013 06:45 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: willow at May 19, 2013 06:47 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: ALH at May 19, 2013 06:47 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Helen Keller at May 19, 2013 10:43 PM (jucos)
That is just so wrong. But so funny.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 06:47 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 10:21 PM
She's got two very nice boobehs
pic.twitter.com/Zpvz7CYXiH
Posted by: kbdabear at May 19, 2013 06:48 PM (mCvL4)
Thanks for the kind comments. I'll be fine. There's too much pain in the country these days, in so many ways. Life was easier when all we worried about was the Bomb.
Posted by: Meremortal at May 19, 2013 06:49 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 06:50 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 19, 2013 06:50 PM (zPVBH)
Posted by: T. at May 19, 2013 06:50 PM (vxm37)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 06:51 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Meremortal
------------
I have days when I miss the Cold War...
Posted by: Mike Hammer's cat at May 19, 2013 06:51 PM (8ttRj)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 06:53 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: The dude at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (vJdyz)
Arrg. That was supposed to be entertainment!
Posted by: Infidel [/i] at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (gqEUi)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Tuna at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (qyfb5)
Actually, the GOP did fight that battle, even though the popular vote outside the state was against it - the GOP did force that vote to be tallied for Bush.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:54 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 19, 2013 06:55 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 06:55 PM (piMMO)
IRS HAS CONFISCATED THIS COMPUTER AND ITS USER WILL BE TAKEN TO RE-EDUCATION, WE MEAN, AUDIT-CAMPS...
Carry on...
Posted by: VanDersloot at May 19, 2013 06:55 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:56 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 06:56 PM (BBWjt)
(Yeah, he once cared about his credibility.)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 06:57 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:57 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 06:58 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: The dude at May 19, 2013 06:58 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 19, 2013 06:58 PM (jucos)
When dread of the future comes from within , it more difficult to discern and have solutions .
Posted by: willow at May 19, 2013 06:58 PM (nqBYe)
See: League of Legends
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 06:59 PM (oJkTX)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 06:59 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: ET at May 19, 2013 07:00 PM (YpjaN)
Posted by: The dude at May 19, 2013 07:00 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer's cat at May 19, 2013 07:00 PM (8ttRj)
Posted by: Psychedelicat, Lord of the Astral Soul at May 19, 2013 07:01 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:01 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 19, 2013 10:41 PM (qyfb5)
The problem is that the online economy can also be bought into for real money... thus the 'worth' of real invested dollars was lessened by the online exploit... because most of what you 'buy' saves you time... and as the saying goes... time IS Money....
Going to be interesting to see how they handle this....
Or... will they just be silent... Like about OPEC and the Oil Futures Market... or the Paper Raids on Silver going on... or the Lack of Physical Gold... that mess with economies...
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 19, 2013 07:01 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: The dude at May 19, 2013 07:01 PM (vJdyz)
What percentage of folks in red states donated to the Red Cross for the victims of Sandy
What percentage of those in blue states donate to the Red Cross for victims of tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest?
Posted by: kbdabear at May 19, 2013 07:01 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Roman Polanski Seal of Approval at May 19, 2013 07:02 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Arbalest at May 19, 2013 07:02 PM (GdoDM)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 07:02 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:03 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: kbdabear at May 19, 2013 07:03 PM (mCvL4)
BCochran1981, be sure and watch the rerun when it comes on. You missed the spiders mating. He did some weird vibration thing to get her attention, and afterwards, she smoked him.
You'll have to let me know how it ends. Mr. H changed to the news so we can see the storm damage.
Posted by: ALH at May 19, 2013 07:03 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (JQuNB)
Ah, the Nermal tactic. Haven't seen that since Garfield and Friends went off the air.
Posted by: Dan K. at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (HTQLv)
Yeah, that poster served up a true meatball, right over the plate at 50 mph
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (QTHTd)
"Unfortunately, Brazilians weren't common in the 60s and Sienna's part involved one or two nude scenes - meaning that her grooming habits were on full display"
brb...
Posted by: garrett at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (l6kup)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 19, 2013 07:04 PM (jucos)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:05 PM (GEICT)
Yeah, that poster served up a true meatball, right over the plate at 50 mph
I actually had an RP sock on for that one, and decided to take it off!
Posted by: garrett at May 19, 2013 07:05 PM (l6kup)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 19, 2013 07:06 PM (zPVBH)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 07:06 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: The dude at May 19, 2013 07:07 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Craig Poe at May 19, 2013 07:07 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Jones in CO at May 19, 2013 07:07 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:08 PM (CMlD4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSvG1iIaQnU
Posted by: Psychedelicat, Lord of the Astral Soul at May 19, 2013 11:01 PM (Vk2pI)
thank you, that was very trippy
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 07:08 PM (BBWjt)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 19, 2013 07:09 PM (zPVBH)
good night all
thanks for the Neverwinter tips
Posted by: chemjeff at May 19, 2013 07:10 PM (BBWjt)
Families used to keep these horrible events quieter, but they've always happened. New a kid who blew his brains out in high school. I was in the same circle of friends with his older sister. He was a normal, if a bit dorky, kid. Played board games and card games with him a couple times when a group of us hung out at their house. Nice kid. Smart.
Back when I was newly commissioned and heading for Fort Bliss, TX, I reconnected with an old friend from middle school. It turns out that in the middle of college he was rejected by a girl and had a nervous breakdown and ended up back with his parents. We kept in touch via email for a few months, and then he suddenly stopped returning emails.
When I was back in Portland last year I thought about visiting his folks to see if they could put me in touch with him, but I didn't because I was worried about what I might learn.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 19, 2013 07:10 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:10 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 19, 2013 07:11 PM (FcR7P)
(after mid-term elections please)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:11 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:12 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: t-bird at May 19, 2013 07:13 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:13 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 07:14 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 07:15 PM (piMMO)
they are very useful for roomsweeping but the control of the classic buttstock is better....
and Ithica's Pachmyr recoil pad is "awesome"
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 07:16 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Snarky the Bear at May 19, 2013 07:16 PM (/b8+5)
I came pretty close to doing that two years ago. Parents talked me out of it.
I don't regret coming to Colorado. That first job I took here, though, was a nightmare. Much better off now.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 07:16 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 19, 2013 07:16 PM (LRFds)
That by itself is a danger signal to me. Only seen it twice and it ended badly both times.
Yeah, that's why I was worried. Granted, I stayed with my dad and stepmom after I got out of the Army, but I was actively looking to find work and move out. I got the impression that he wasn't doing that.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 19, 2013 07:17 PM (lr3d7)
I think at this point it's going to take putting 1 million people right on the steps of the capital to effect any change.
Because here's the deal -- they don't listen to us.
How many times have we told these assholes that we don't "immigration reform?" And yet they persist, and the greatest proponents of it are on the GOP side.
I say we put 100,000 people right outside the houses of our so-called "leaders" shouting NO.
We're losing our country, we might just have time to turn it around.
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 07:17 PM (zOP5o)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 07:18 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 19, 2013 07:18 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 19, 2013 07:18 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:19 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at May 19, 2013 07:20 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:20 PM (GEICT)
Bet your lifesavers , Sven. My Featherweight with the short barrel and deer slugs has a nasty kick. That recoil pad takes it from terrible to tolerable.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 19, 2013 07:21 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: t-bird at May 19, 2013 07:21 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 19, 2013 07:22 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 07:23 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Two Girls with One Cup at May 19, 2013 07:24 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:26 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 07:26 PM (oJkTX)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 11:26 PM (CMlD4)
The SEIU wears purple.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 07:27 PM (LI48c)
True, we prefer alternate fighting positions.
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:27 PM (CMlD4)
Very true, but what happens if we don't take to the streets?
Anywhere from 15-30 million new democrats start voting in a few years, making Red states purple, purple states blue and toss up states no longer toss ups.
What happens when the firewall, Texas, falls??
What then?
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 07:27 PM (zOP5o)
Posted by: Spypeach at May 19, 2013 07:29 PM (qjFNd)
Posted by: Jean at May 19, 2013 07:29 PM (CMlD4)
Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
*only had to remove one verse to update to today*
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
Posted by: Robert Zimmerman at May 19, 2013 07:29 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 11:26 PM (oJkTX)
The exploit itself is probably fixed. Its probably the rollback and tracking down all the violators that is the problem. They likely need to get the violators information before doing the rollback. And maybe they actually are trying to figure out when people first started doing the exploit.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 07:29 PM (LI48c)
What then?
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 11:27 PM (zOP5o)
It is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 19, 2013 07:30 PM (QEI2I)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread, Low Level Superhero at May 19, 2013 07:31 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: Robert Zimmerman at May 19, 2013 07:31 PM (E7Iyp)
The are weaponizing every corner of our society against us -- every corner!
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 07:32 PM (zOP5o)
Posted by: Jmel at May 19, 2013 07:32 PM (9tSXa)
Posted by: Arbalest at May 19, 2013 07:32 PM (GdoDM)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 19, 2013 07:33 PM (GEICT)
Just told the hubby that my biggest fear is that the Tea Party marches on D.C. again and the government opens fire on them, claiming they are "terrorists". Surely that would never happen. Right?
Let them. The bloodshed that follows would make the French Revolution look like a day at Chuck E Cheese.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 19, 2013 07:34 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 07:35 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 19, 2013 07:35 PM (jucos)
Then Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young could write a cool song for us to rally to. No?Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 19, 2013 11:35 PM (jucos)
Today they would sing a song praising the shooters of tea partiers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 19, 2013 07:37 PM (QEI2I)
Only tangentially.
If we value our country we have to do something.
Change is not going to come in the form of a Reagan like figure on a white horse.
The GOP, Democrats and the MSM will not allow such a figure to emerge.
Change is going to come in the form of boot up the ass's of our supposed leaders.
We are 17 trillion dollars in debt, we have the IRS targeting us and a MSM media fully on-board with the regime.
And worst of all the GOP does not care to fight.
Nothing we do or say will make them.
It's time for as the progressives say, direct action, get in their faces - let them know what's what.
We are the change we have been waiting for.
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 07:39 PM (zOP5o)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 19, 2013 07:41 PM (l3vZN)
Should I post on Neverwinter forum the Shatner skit where he yells at the Star Trek fans to get a life?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 07:42 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Kalneva at May 19, 2013 07:42 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Kalneva at May 19, 2013 11:42 PM (XyrkB)
All I know is that it's a dark and mysterious place, fraught with dangers.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 19, 2013 07:46 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 07:47 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Kreplach at May 19, 2013 11:32 PM (zOP5o)
That was because we have not had a Fiscal Conservative Party in America since the 1950s...
It was just a fight over how to grow the Government, and its power... not IF to grow the Government, and its power.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 19, 2013 07:47 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: t-bird at May 19, 2013 07:49 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 19, 2013 07:49 PM (piMMO)
Posted by: Kalneva at May 19, 2013 07:50 PM (XyrkB)
"I found the old dog in a yard full of kids"--where else WOULD you find him?
He knew. So make a fuss over the mutt, and thank someone for the privilege of his company.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 19, 2013 07:51 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: mindful webworker waiting on the weather at May 19, 2013 07:56 PM (Vs6FA)
Posted by: Icedog at May 19, 2013 07:56 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 19, 2013 07:57 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 19, 2013 07:59 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 19, 2013 08:00 PM (m/Oej)
Posted by: Ms Helen Thomas, Grand Dame of the MSM at May 19, 2013 08:01 PM (BXLPR)
Well, all vaginas may be hairless, but there is at least one with sand in it tonight.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 19, 2013 08:01 PM (O6Tmi)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 19, 2013 08:03 PM (m/Oej)
Posted by: RWC at May 19, 2013 08:03 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: Father Ted at May 19, 2013 08:03 PM (E7Iyp)
We will get a special companion to apologise for the inconvenience. An electronic monk that serves tea cakes on lemon scented napkins.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:05 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Jean at May 20, 2013 12:03 AM (CMlD4)
yeah, it's pretty good if you can get over the fact that it doesn't have the budget that it needs. Both seasons are free on Amazon Prime service
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:05 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 19, 2013 08:05 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Kalneva at May 19, 2013 08:05 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Jean at May 20, 2013 12:03 AM (CMlD4)
Check out the first few episodes. If its up your alley go for it. If you don't like it then its only a couple hours.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 08:06 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Nigel Tufnel at May 19, 2013 08:07 PM (BXLPR)
Unpublished Drawings by Japanese Artist Discovered (Tokyo)
(c) 2013, The Yomiuri Shimbun
TOKYO - Cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto has found nine unpublished original drawings by legendary artist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), dubbed the god of Japanese manga, or comics.
Posted by: RovingCopyEditor at May 19, 2013 08:07 PM (/S5ss)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 08:10 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Kalneva at May 19, 2013 08:10 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Se7en at May 19, 2013 08:12 PM (I88Jc)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:12 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 11:42 PM (d0bTF)
You have tails? 9 of them, perchance?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 19, 2013 08:13 PM (A4irB)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:14 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 08:14 PM (qyfb5)
Merovign, I hope they are noting on the forums the loudest screamers and zorch them instead.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:15 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Jean at May 20, 2013 12:13 AM (CMlD4)
You have until the 4th to watch the 20 episodes before the third season starts
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:16 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 08:17 PM (oJkTX)
I'm happy to note that Mero and AnnaP have survived their missions in XCOM, with just a little bit of save scumming. That critical plasma bolt to the face was just unfair.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 19, 2013 08:17 PM (A4irB)
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:18 PM (vJdyz)
War ain't fair. Real people play hardcore.
Posted by: Tom In Korea (author of My Teachers are Zombies, buy it on Amazon.com!) at May 19, 2013 08:20 PM (oJkTX)
So what character did you inflict me with in XCOM?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:20 PM (d0bTF)
http://tinyurl.com/atj7m35
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:21 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 08:22 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: rickl at May 19, 2013 08:23 PM (sdi6R)
So what character did you inflict me with in XCOM?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 12:20 AM (d0bTF)
According to Supernatural they go for the Pituitary Gland.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2013 08:23 PM (LI48c)
30th Anniv, VF-1J Valkyrie
http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG65823/Sci
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:24 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: mindful webworker giving up easily at May 19, 2013 08:24 PM (izPgb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:26 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: puddleglum at May 19, 2013 08:29 PM (r6u2a)
Glad they were rescued and to be returned to the family. They will probably actually go to the Tezuka museum.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:30 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 12:24 AM (d0bTF)
unless it's an exclusive, I hardly ever look at Hobby Link anymore
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:31 PM (vJdyz)
So what character did you inflict me with in XCOM?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 12:20 AM (d0bTF)
Uh huh. Like we can trust a shapeshifting foxy lady!
Grabbed some screenshots:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/krmlktl
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ltaxrfq
Am open to customizing your characters if you'd like. Hair style/color, skin color etc.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 19, 2013 08:32 PM (A4irB)
Supernatural's writers have probably never heard of this book on kitsune.
http://www.coyotes.org/kitsune/kitsunebook.html
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:35 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Lewis at May 19, 2013 08:35 PM (UB1pV)
A quick question for the horde. I'm buying my first home this summer (NE FL area) and have been look at houses online - just to get a feel for the market.
Two questions: Is Zillow the best site? ...and how much credence should I put into their "Zestimate". In many cases, there is a substantial difference between their estimate (almost always lower) and the seller's asking price.
Posted by: Icedog at May 19, 2013 08:37 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: RWC at May 19, 2013 08:37 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 20, 2013 12:14 AM (qyfb5)
I wish they would release the game of the year addition already. I picked skyrim clean. Squeeeezed it for all it was worth.
Posted by: Berserker at May 19, 2013 08:38 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 08:38 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 08:39 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Jean at May 20, 2013 12:28 AM (CMlD4)
Nope... turns out you could make NEGATIVE bids on stuff, get that amount of money in YOUR account, and win the item.... person who sold it would loose the item and get 1 AD...
And this was through the Online Portal, not just through the game engine...
Destroyed the online economy this weekend... but.... sounds kinda like somthing Ben Bernake and the Fed Res Bank would do.... hmmm....
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 19, 2013 08:41 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Barackishly Hussyin Oboema at May 19, 2013 08:41 PM (13IVx)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 20, 2013 12:39 AM (qyfb5)
need a Nehrim type conversion for it
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:41 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:43 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 12:43 AM (d0bTF)
LOL.... Kinda like how Banks do Fractional Lending? Which is simply a way to multiply money?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 19, 2013 08:44 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 19, 2013 08:46 PM (SkyIE)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 20, 2013 12:46 AM (SkyIE)
and I'm not a fan of picking hair out of my teeth nor find myself giggling because the hair is tickling me
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:48 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 08:49 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
I can hear an odd thunk, thunk, thunk sound coming from the thread. Poor Kalneva!
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 08:51 PM (AaIjD)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 20, 2013 12:49 AM (qyfb5)
hadn't heard about that, I quite liked Nehrim outside of the translation quirks
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 08:51 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 19, 2013 08:53 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 08:59 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:00 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: RWC at May 19, 2013 09:03 PM (Wl/Ht)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/kntf64v
Posted by: and irresolute at May 19, 2013 09:04 PM (DBH1h)
Yeah, Xbox.
Posted by: Berserker at May 19, 2013 09:06 PM (FMbng)
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-58320&page=top
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 09:12 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 19, 2013 09:12 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: and irresolute
Many thanks, it is sublime. :
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 09:13 PM (AaIjD)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/kntf64v
Posted by: and irresolute at May 20, 2013 01:04 AM (DBH1h)
I spent a month learning that song. I only got about halfway, because it took so long that by the time I got halfway through the metal gods were hinting at a divorce. They called me home. lol
Posted by: Berserker at May 19, 2013 09:15 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 01:12 AM (d0bTF)
your link is broke but if it's the Mayou one, I already pre-ordered it (and her Nendoroid with the hug pillow)
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:15 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:15 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 20, 2013 01:15 AM (Lqb+9)
gel inside them is crap and breaks down after a month or so
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:17 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:18 PM (vJdyz)
*claps hand thrice, bows head, and prays to the anime gods for the well-being of The Dude*
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 09:19 PM (d0bTF)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 19, 2013 09:19 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:20 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: Adriane ... at May 19, 2013 09:20 PM (TvO05)
*claps hand thrice, bows head, and prays to the anime gods for the well-being of The Dude*
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 20, 2013 01:19 AM (d0bTF)
don't like Nendoroids like at all but after seeing that it came with the prince hug pillow, I knew I had to buy it
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:20 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:21 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 19, 2013 09:24 PM (7B7jB)
Apparently AP WH Reporter Darlene Superville is not taking any offense by possible Administration over reach. All is better than good in her Obama world.
http://tinyurl.com/n2wou4d
Posted by: gracepmc at May 19, 2013 09:24 PM (rznx3)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 20, 2013 01:21 AM (Lqb+9)
that's pretty cool that they send you VNs for review. Prefer the stuff they bring over compared to MangaGamer
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:27 PM (vJdyz)
So Bete or The Dude or TPH, anyone going to Project A-kon?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 09:28 PM (d0bTF)
http://tinyurl.com/kh9thzz
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:29 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:29 PM (Lqb+9)
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Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:32 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 20, 2013 01:29 AM (Lqb+9)
Like Kira Kira and it's fan disc, first musical VN that I've liked though some of the hentai really sticks out like a sore thumb (more than most porn in VNs)
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:34 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at May 19, 2013 09:36 PM (Lqb+9)
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Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:39 PM (vJdyz)
I need to ping the local fan base see if anyone wants to go also. Best friend is presently deployed. If not, by end of week will probably cancel my hotel reservation.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 19, 2013 09:41 PM (d0bTF)
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Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 09:46 PM (vJdyz)
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Posted by: Adriane ... at May 19, 2013 09:56 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 09:58 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 19, 2013 10:04 PM (lVb7s)
Flat or fair tax are better alternatives than this, by any measure in my view. Seems to me a perfect launch pad from which to load up a winning argument but there's only a few voices making the case.
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:07 PM (AaIjD)
http://youtu.be/A-rSg2edUJk
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 10:08 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 10:11 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith
Tell me about it! That's exactly right. Full throated agreement from me regarding aggressive criminal prosecution as well; from the top to the bottom - no one should get a pass.
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:16 PM (AaIjD)
do you think prosecution must come to completion before reform? By then, the iron will have cooled, I think. Seems to me both criminal prosecutions and reform should be in tandem, reinforcing one another . . . linked.
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:23 PM (AaIjD)
Actually, viking, there is another possibility that might work out even better -- No prosecutions.
That might finally start convincing people that the system is irrepairably broken and that gubmint must be reined in. Because if no one is responsible and held accountable, then the system itself is in need of junking.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 19, 2013 10:25 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 19, 2013 10:28 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 10:30 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:31 PM (AaIjD)
Agreed. But that is a very real, high risk these days, is it not?
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:32 PM (AaIjD)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 10:39 PM (qyfb5)
It is 0130 on Sunday Night and the DFL MN legislature is still in session.
Our betters had decided they need more money. The house wanted $1.4B and gov Marky and his senate dweebs wanted $1.8B in new taxes.
So, the DFL compromised with itself; and are trying to raise them $2.1B instead.
They are screwing "the rich." 9.85% on the upper 2%.
Brand New Taxes on warehouse and commodity storage.
Gonna Screw the smokers (not rich people) another couple of bucks per pack.
And when they get done hammering everyone on taxes, they are going to make all the daycare workers union by legislation, because they think they can.
And they need to get it done by 2359 Monday night.
Posted by: rd at May 19, 2013 10:45 PM (D+lxs)
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:45 PM (AaIjD)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at May 19, 2013 10:48 PM (qyfb5)
C'est dommage, n'est pas?
Posted by: viking at May 19, 2013 10:51 PM (AaIjD)
Posted by: The Political Hat \m/ at May 19, 2013 10:55 PM (Vk2pI)
You NEVER go full libtard; sadly, MN didn't get the memo on this.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 19, 2013 10:56 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 19, 2013 11:34 PM (lVb7s)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 19, 2013 11:35 PM (lVb7s)
Posted by: The Dude at May 19, 2013 11:36 PM (vJdyz)
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Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 20, 2013 12:02 AM (lVb7s)
Posted by: Truman North at May 20, 2013 12:04 AM (wx2ZR)
Good early morning, Horde! The "10 Facts" link led me to another called "The 18 Worst Things for Left-Handed People" and, as a lefty in hand only, I lol'd at them all! Especially #6, #7, and #13. But they are all so TRUE. Oh, and #5 actually taught me something about why ball-point pens don't work as well for me...
http://tinyurl.com/6lgllsg
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at May 20, 2013 12:34 AM (KL49F)
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Posted by: Obiwan Kenobi at May 20, 2013 01:48 AM (SSWdi)
Given the very genuine and obvious scope of what this administration is attempting to forge with the white hot ideology of the most insane premise since Stalin, and that they fully engage themselves DAILY, with the firm belief that "Good ol' Sal" had it down all along. Like the 1930's never happened in the Euro, and a single white star on a red tee-shirt is a VERY COOL thing to wear while orderin your "Chi-Soy-wheatbean-nilla-sprout latte at the local star-our-bucks to an off-shore tax haven.
Black Helicopters now have to take a back seat to "Bitter Truth!"
The line has been crossed, words are of far less import to ever try to"Calmly explain"...this "Misconception." RINOS are digging bunkers now in which to hide...
Shit folks...they are using less and less energy in the "Smoke and Mirrors"department on an almost daily basis. It is as if that tipping point of "Self Awareness" has been reached and they WANT us to know in full what the plan is......They are so sure that now is the time to make us all fearful of the power they think they now posess that they make no bones about their agenda any longer because.........WE LOST....THEY WON!!!!
I think those of us that wish to keep this country in any kind of condition that resembles America have some tough choices to make and sooner than later it would seem.
Tonight, after getting home from another E.R shift, and prior to this post, I looked in on my sleeping kiddo's and all snozzin away...a question....
"What are we leaving them?"
What indeed.....
night all
"Words," not gonna do it this time around
Posted by: Richard at May 20, 2013 02:16 AM (o2AEs)
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