May 02, 2013
— Maetenloch
Because right this moment is as good a time as any.
You Are All Going To Be Reported
And I think you can guess why.
The Great 'One in Four' College Rape Lie
Best and Brightest: America's Favorite Retard Uncle Makes Deliverance Jokes at Domestic Abuse Dinner
Miltown: The First Fashionable Psychiatric Drug
Slate: Online Sales (But Not Catalog Sales) Are Unfair To Brick and Mortar Stores
The Last Office Taboo For Women
The Latest Sin in Academia: "Doubt Mongering."
"Hated For Being Beautiful" Writer Now Says Husbands Should Divorce Wives Who Get Fat
Great Marketing Failures: New Coke
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau - The Youngest Prisoner in Buchenwald
At just 8 years old when liberated he was the youngest survivor of Buchenwald.
Naftali [his older brother] smuggled him into the Buchenwald labor camp since a child his age would have been exterminated on the spot if discovered. Rabbi Lau thus became the youngest and smallest inmate in the camp. His survival over the next year was largely due to Naftali's constant self sacrifice and protection.
A short time after entering a labor camp in Czestochowa, the Gestapo Commander noticed that there were a large number of children in the camp. He rounded them up, explaining that they were unnecessary for the German war effort and therefore expendable. Realizing that the end of their life was near, little Lulek stood up tall and made the first speech in his long oratorical career. "It is a mistake to think that we are useless," he said in Polish. He went on to describe how he had worked 12 hour shifts delivering water to the glass factory workers when he was only six years old. "Therefore, you cannot say that we lack working potential," he concluded. Together with a bribe, the speech saved his life and the lives of the other children-at least for the moment.
In 1945 the guards fled and men in strange uniforms appeared.
Rabbi Herschel Schacter, the chaplain of the U.S. Third Army, climbed off his jeep to examine the carnage and destruction that the Nazis left behind with their last remaining bullets. Suddenly he caught sight of the boy hiding behind the dead. Shocked to see a sign of life there, let alone a Jewish child, he picked Lulek up and hugged him tightly in a warm embrace, while tears of sadness and joy poured from his eyes.
"How old are you my son," he asked in Yiddish, from behind his tears.
"What difference does it make how old I am?" Lau responded suspiciously. "Anyway, I'm older than you."
"Why do you think that you're older than I am?" Rabbi Schacter asked, now smiling.
"Because you laugh and cry like a child," Lau replied. "I haven't laughed for longer than I can remember and I can't even cry anymore. So which one of us is older?"
Rabbi Schacter died last month at the age of 95.
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Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 04:40 PM (RwRRP)
Posted by: Berserker at May 02, 2013 04:40 PM (FMbng)
hope all is well I'm gonna turn in early...
have to take a trip to Dayton this weekend so I may be scare or more likely "on da phone"....
stay shaky
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 04:40 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 04:40 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 04:41 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2013 04:41 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: dogfish at May 02, 2013 04:41 PM (nsOJa)
Posted by: blaster at May 02, 2013 04:41 PM (GBWoT)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2013 04:42 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 04:42 PM (ULEme)
Hell, we scare ourselves just looking in the mirror after a late ONT. Speaking for myself anyway.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 04:43 PM (4Mv1T)
Also found at My Pet Jawa -
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/215879.php
Mayor Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza at a local restaurant.
*snicker*
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 04:43 PM (UWFpX)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 04:43 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: rickl at May 02, 2013 04:44 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: jewells45 at May 02, 2013 04:44 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit at May 02, 2013 04:45 PM (+z4pE)
Oh kami I just lost IQ points trying to listen to Hannah Minx... baka gaijin cospura
I did as well, but mostly because the blood suddenly wasn't making it to my brain.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 04:45 PM (lr3d7)
well there was this one time where CAC crossed the streams and time ran backwards...it was up at 11:59 AM
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 04:45 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 04:45 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: jewells45 at May 02, 2013 04:46 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 04:46 PM (RwRRP)
Posted by: EC at May 02, 2013 04:46 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: chemjeff hates ants at May 02, 2013 04:47 PM (cnS/d)
Posted by: jewells45 at May 02, 2013 04:47 PM (u25eL)
@34 Sorry, the original source is a parody website.
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Bleh. Too bad.
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 04:47 PM (UWFpX)
Posted by: steevy at May 02, 2013 04:48 PM (9XBK2)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 04:49 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 04:50 PM (ynec7)
Cool. An early ONT.
Re: ..."They Changed My Coke"
Not all changes are good changes.
Something that a lot of people were too stupid to realize, when they voted for Barky.
J.C.Penny has been running Ads lately...admitting that they made some 'changes' that have turned out to be a Big Mistake.
I dunno what that's about.
But they're saying..."We're sorry. Please come back".
Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2013 04:51 PM (3B3wv)
Posted by: Yip at May 02, 2013 04:51 PM (/jHWN)
I'm sorry to hear it...liver events are terrifying
I'll pray for them. Remember joy doubles and grief halves when shared...
if not here I do hope you have oath friends or people to share it with in the 'real world"
Keep your head up.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 04:51 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at May 02, 2013 04:51 PM (1hekh)
Many a poor farmer has been enticed into a fox spirit's burrow to spend years in a dream land. Or the farmer marries a fox spirit pretending to be a beautiful maiden... that is until a dog yaps and frightens her where she reveals her true nature - as if the fox tail the lesser ones sometimes forget to hide does not give it away.
The word kitsune is an onomatopoeia of the sound a fox makes married to a query. kitsu ne?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 04:52 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: Jerry Lee Lewis at May 02, 2013 04:52 PM (aDwsi)
Is JCP apologizing for their ridiculous check out system that involved having to enter your email into a tiny touch screen to get a receipt? Because yeah, they should.
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 04:53 PM (wsGWu)
Misanthropic.. I am right outside Kansas City, MO. First May snowfall in 107 years. And I have to go a wedding tomorrow night and I have a cold AND a bladder infection. Bleck!!! Sucks to be me right now.
Steevy.. very sorry to hear. So young. Will say a prayer for her.
Posted by: jewells45 at May 02, 2013 04:53 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Luigi at May 02, 2013 04:53 PM (sXWmd)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 04:53 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 04:54 PM (RwRRP)
@54 It furthers states that consumers are responsible for paying the use tax but don't.
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Those last two words are no longer the case in California (sort of). They now ding you for the tax when you file your income tax return. So long as you don't go over a certain amount ($1000, iirc) on any single purchase, you're allowed to use an official "guesstimate" chart based off of the amount of money you made during the year. I'm "guesstimating" that the chart officially low-balls the amount owed to encourage people to pay up...
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 04:54 PM (UWFpX)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 04:54 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 04:55 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 04:55 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 04:56 PM (waJ+2)
Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at May 02, 2013 04:56 PM (GmTxn)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 04:56 PM (wsGWu)
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Is JCP apologizing for their ridiculous check out system that involved having to enter your email into a tiny touch screen to get a receipt? Because yeah, they should.
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They don't say what the fuckup was...just that they're "So Sorry".
I haven't shopped at a JCPenny in a long long time, so I didn't know.
Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2013 04:57 PM (3B3wv)
Posted by: Jerry Lee Lewis at May 02, 2013 04:57 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 04:57 PM (wsGWu)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 04:58 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: fastfreefall at May 02, 2013 04:58 PM (Tz35j)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 02, 2013 04:58 PM (2up3Q)
Posted by: Bubbles at May 02, 2013 04:59 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 05:00 PM (5wHPS)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 05:00 PM (RwRRP)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:01 PM (F/1Fo)
No they can't. A fat husband is a testament to having a good wife. It means that she is a fine cook and brings him sammiches before he even has to ask. A fat wife? She spends too much time eating and watching soaps and not doing her womanly/wifely duties.
I could go into it more, but it is science and the wimmens won't understand it.
Obviously a woman should always be in peak physical condition, and anything less is a gross dereliction of her duties. Meanwhile, her husband should have six-pack abs and drive a porche and blah blah blah. Why? Because alpha male or some such. </sarc>
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:02 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:02 PM (HVff2)
"They don't say what the fuckup was...just that they're "So Sorry". "
The last time I was there was to go shopping with a girl friend who needed a dress for her son's church dedication. We walk in and they're playing Morrissey. Not The Smiths mind you. No we're talking mid 2000 Morrissey. Which yeah, I like Morrissey despite the fact that he's a lefty tool, but is he really the voice of JCP?
Anyway, we walk in and all the departments have just been gutted. The kids clothes are down to pretty much just a wall of play clothes, nothing's on sale, and they all look like they've been designed by crack addicts.
My friend searches and searches for a dress that's not neon, and finally finds something suitable. We go to check out and the line is around the corner. Apparently they're using the new check out system. Instead of an actual cash register, the clerks have a little hand held device. You swipe your card and enter your info. That's ok, but weird, but you don't get a receipt as I mentioned before. So every transaction takes an extra 2 minutes while a bunch of LIV types try to get their email into the new fangled device. Just awful. Awful.
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 05:02 PM (wsGWu)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 02, 2013 05:02 PM (l3vZN)
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A fair point. Less chance of getting blasted by birdshot as you're walking by his place.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 05:03 PM (aDwsi)
Good lord, I clicked the link to the Biden remarks at the Domestic Abuse shindig. Why don't they just muzzle that jackass?
Oh, yeah, because with the liberal media providing cover he can make the most idiotic comments imaginable and it will be ignored.
Biden is Obama's Incitatus.
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:04 PM (badZI)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 05:04 PM (Zd/NW)
I just realized that my post about LIVs at JCP may have come across as elitist. Totally don't mean it that way at all. I get most of my kids crap at Target, I just meant that the average JCP shopper isn't exactly an urban jet setter.
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 05:05 PM (wsGWu)
"Better have your tires balanced if Hannah is a passenger in your car."
Ha! J would go out and pop one of the balance weights off the tires and drive down a road under construction. Laughing all the way...like Santa...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 05:05 PM (waJ+2)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:06 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:07 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Molly K. at May 02, 2013 05:07 PM (6kA+x)
Posted by: spypeach at May 02, 2013 05:08 PM (6xG9/)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2013 05:09 PM (zPVBH)
So, Amazon is the new Wal-Mart, according to the left. Adjust your hate-shopping accordingly.
The Left's stranglehold on the traditional publishing industry blocked conservative works. In comes Amazon where you can self-publish in digital format and reach millions of consumers. Can't have that.
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:09 PM (badZI)
Posted by: Secundus at May 02, 2013 05:09 PM (JZpkc)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:09 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:10 PM (F/1Fo)
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Heh. I worked for a company that manufactured cutting-edge stuff. The management decided that we should move into the retail market, and hired a K-Mart marketing big-wig as the VP of marketing. Those of us in R and D (fricking ampersand) started mentally packing up our stuff. The company went from $200 million a year, to.... splat. The K-Mart guy thought we were selling mops or something.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 05:10 PM (aDwsi)
"JCPenny. We sell clothes that won't make your teenager look like a streetwalker".
Seriously! My 4 year old is very tall for her age and already wears 6-7 clothing. I absolutely hate that she no longer fits in the toddler clothes. Apparently once a girl hits 6, she no longer needs clothing that actually looks like children's clothing. Nope, she should look like a Jr harlot. A neon Jr harlot.
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 05:10 PM (wsGWu)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 05:11 PM (ynec7)
If feminism is now focused on whether or not women feel comfortable enough defacting a work, let me humbly suggest there is no longer any reason for feminism to exist.
Silly. Feminism still has work to do. We can't rest until every man acknowledges their inferiority and praises the women who can squat down and push out a log as paragons of femininity.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:11 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 05:11 PM (ULEme)
no ants, but I think it's because the weather is so cold now
I used to like JC Penney's, actually I still do kinda, but yeah their marketing strategy has been very strange
Posted by: chemjeff hates ants at May 02, 2013 05:11 PM (BBWjt)
Silly. Feminism still has work to do. We can't rest until every man acknowledges their inferiority and praises the women who can squat down and push out a log as paragons of femininity.
In public. Squat down in public and push out a log.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:12 PM (lr3d7)
And it is surprisingly tolerable.
Th HQ. Daily plumbing the depths of decreasing Moron standards.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:12 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:12 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:13 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 05:13 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:13 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 05:14 PM (waJ+2)
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 05:14 PM (RwRRP)
I'm too lazy to read that vapid woman's pronouncements on husbands with fat wives.
Would she be blonde by any chance?
Is she being funded by Bloomberg?
What is her opinion on skinny old wives?
Yes, we need more discord sown by narcissistic idiots.
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:14 PM (badZI)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:14 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Lindsay Lohan at May 02, 2013 05:15 PM (XQzGn)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:15 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:16 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at May 02, 2013 05:16 PM (GmTxn)
Catch everyone later. Going to put brain on hold to go watch Iron Man 3 while enjoying a super sized soda with buttered popcorn. Mikey Bloomberg can go jump off the Brooklyn Bridge...
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: Molly K. at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (6kA+x)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (qPCAa)
As far as being a fat wife, I are one. I used to be skinny, nay, anorexic, because I was married to an Asshole World Class. After a mutually acrimonious uncoupling, I married a nice Southern Gent, who loves macaroni and cheese and fried green tomotoes and fried chicken and banana pudding, although none is ever as good as his Mama makes. We are growing old shamelessly together. I don't have to cook very often. We just go out to dinner a lot.
You know the difference between a girlfriend and a wife? 45 pounds. And did you also know the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? 45 minutes.
Good Evening, Rons & Ettes! I am thankful I do not live above the Mason-Dixon line. You all enjoy your extra snowcation!
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (52n2x)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (GVxQo)
She is the twat-waffle that wrote a long article for some Brit rag about the burden of being hated for her beauty. She's about a 5.5, almost a 6 on a good day.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: sven10077 at May 02, 2013 05:17 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 05:18 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 05:18 PM (wsGWu)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 05:18 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:19 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:19 PM (F/1Fo)
I went from Glen Livet over the holidays, back down to Dewars, then to Cutty Sark, then Grants (a Moron recommendation), and just bought a 1/2 gal. of Duggan's Dew. 86.7% $25 per 1/2 gal.
It actually tastes like a scotch and water, but I didn't add water. I usually just fill a short tumbler with ice and fill er'up. I expected this stuff to taste like paint thinner, but it does not. Not much character, but I figure I'm character enough.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:19 PM (4Mv1T)
138Hannity showing Seattle hipsters whiffing gas. Pretty entertaining, actually. Oh, and BTW, Harry Reid thinks Tea Partiers are anarchists..
Why isn't Harry Reid in jail for bribery and other forms of malfeasance?
There is no justice.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:19 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Buzzion at May 02, 2013 05:20 PM (VyFey)
Posted by: Grand Admiral Thrawn at May 02, 2013 05:20 PM (JqnAE)
Feminists will argue sex crimes are under reported since the victim might have her named dragged through the mud. But we are talking about something like 100 to 1 crimes versus reports for the feminist claim to be true which is...bullshit.
Actually, it is interesting to get a feminist going down this track and then ask her what she thinks of Bill Clinton's flunkies calling Paula Jones trailer trash...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2013 05:20 PM (zPVBH)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 05:20 PM (waJ+2)
Posted by: Secundus at May 02, 2013 05:22 PM (JZpkc)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:22 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 05:22 PM (H9MGI)
From the "You're all going to be reported" link...."We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor and heÂ’s gonna shoot him,"
Perfect example of an old debating trick (some moron smarter than I may know the actual term). Of course no one has a problem with authorities getting involved if someone is walking around saying they are going to kill someone....but 99% of these involvements will actually be more of the "complains about government" variety.
Reminds me of the old feminist "factoid": "At some point in her life, 90% of married women will be yelled at, assaulted, or murdered by her husband".
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 05:22 PM (ZM9OS)
Posted by: Tobacco Road
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Estimation of both usually rises after the second bump.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 05:22 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:23 PM (F/1Fo)
I like to wait until my boss enters the bathroom before taking a loud, smelly, beer-and-sausage dump.
It makes me feel that I'm asserting dominance over him, like a dog who humps another male dog in it's own yard.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at May 02, 2013 05:23 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: spypeach at May 02, 2013 05:24 PM (6xG9/)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 05:24 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:25 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Planned Parenthood at May 02, 2013 05:25 PM (r/LBB)
watchin Zero Dark Thirty. In the mood
I do not think the JEF is gonna purse the death penalty against Joker
Posted by: thunderb at May 02, 2013 05:25 PM (nH8jP)
Hmm, so I woke up this morning with a cough and crap in my chest. I'm now faced with four options tonight:
Take the Nyquil and go to bed.
Go workout.
Workout and then take the Nyquil.
Take the Nyquil and then workout.
choices, choices...
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:26 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 05:26 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:26 PM (badZI)
151ALH, always a pleasure to welcome a southern belle into the house for the evening. Please have a seat , and let me pour a drink. It's the new swill.
Thanks, Tobacco Road. I'll have a margharita. Jose Cuervo, if you please. Hold the salt, I have to watch my blood pressure.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:26 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 05:27 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:28 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 05:28 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 74% more DOOM! at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (52n2x)
Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (GmTxn)
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It seems to me this is ludicrous, however one should try and stay in shape for the person you supposedly love.
Yes, yes, there are medical conditions that can make you put on weight, and life is hectic. But look at it another way, if you were only allowed to talk to one other person for the rest of your life, wouldn't you want your partner to put in enough effort to become a cunning linguist?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (zPVBH)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (L2I78)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
I have a very good friend whose retired dad is a former jail house lawyer from "Down East" who made a ton of money. Very wealthy guy, and yet he buys the CHEAPEST scotch you can buy in NC. "Vat 69", and by the case. $17 a half gallon, in a plastic jug. I was quite surprised he drinks this crap. I am discovering that cheap scotch is more-or-less just scotch flavored vodka, which of course has little tatse at all. I guess when it's a staple of your ONT diet, economics become a factor.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:29 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 05:30 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:30 PM (ZPrif)
But the peoples want higher taxes!!!
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2013 05:30 PM (zPVBH)
Posted by: Baldy at May 02, 2013 05:31 PM (tyDFN)
Dewars is now one my "expensive" list. I think it's $40 a half gal. I'm now at $25 a half gal.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:31 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:31 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:31 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Baldy at May 02, 2013 05:33 PM (tyDFN)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 09:30 PM (ynec7)
She's probably daring them hoping for a big stoush. That's all she's got at the moment to keep herself in the media spotlight.
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:33 PM (badZI)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
And for heaven's sake, DO NOT LIGHT A MATCH.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:33 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:34 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 05:34 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:34 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at May 02, 2013 05:34 PM (GmTxn)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at May 02, 2013 05:34 PM (oBhEo)
Posted by: rickl at May 02, 2013 05:35 PM (sdi6R)
This has to be cook time.
Nah, it's how long it takes to make sure that the latter is safely at work before calling the former 
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:36 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:36 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: The robofly on the wall at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (GBWoT)
paying the use tax but don't.
But the peoples want higher taxes!!!
Posted by: 18-1 at May 02, 2013 09:30 PM (zPVBH)
It's up to the government to collect the tax at point of sale. If it's not included in the bill I ain't volunteering.
Posted by: Decaf at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (badZI)
She always had to wait till I took her home two days later.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:37 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Secundus at May 02, 2013 05:38 PM (JZpkc)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:38 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:38 PM (iHqFh)
Adam,
Its perfect fire weather. Tomorrow is supposed to be the peak winds and temps near 100. I'm in San Diego in the east county, saw a small fire on the way home. It will only take one jerk off to start something big.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 05:39 PM (TCy/B)
So what did Lohan do that can't be solved by simply revoking her drivers license? Whats this dog and pony show of having her do this, go there, wear this supposed to accomplish that revocation wont?
Revocation probably won't stop her from driving.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:39 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:39 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Beagle at May 02, 2013 05:40 PM (sOtz/)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:41 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:41 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:41 PM (HVff2)
Take the Nyquil and go to bed.
Go workout.
Workout and then take the Nyquil.
Take the Nyquil and then workout.
choices, choices...
----
Always work out. One time I got sick, decided to skip the workout for a couple days, and got like 10 X sicker. A good sweat helps you.
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 05:42 PM (5wHPS)
so I got a promotion in the mail for joining Anytime Fitness
anybody here a member? what do you think?
Posted by: chemjeff hates ants at May 02, 2013 05:42 PM (BBWjt)
202I still can't go Big Potty in public.
You're going to explode when you're 60.
An apple a day works for me. The red delicious variety are my favorite.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:42 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 05:42 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 05:43 PM (3qKP/)
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 09:39 PM (TCy/B)
Yeah, I'm actually shocked there aren't more fires started by idiots this time of year. All it takes is one match, one disaffected college student, one chechen muslim terrorist to burn down a whole city.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at May 02, 2013 05:43 PM (oBhEo)
Posted by: wooga at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (4+MIZ)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Grand Admiral Thrawn at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (JqnAE)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (ynec7)
Can wives divorce husbands if their Love Sticks shrink from 10" to 8"?
You know why women can't measure? Because all their lives, they are told that thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis is eight inches.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:44 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 08:52 PM (ULEme)
All those Facts are well and good...but not the same without big boobies juggling around.
Posted by: Paladin at May 02, 2013 05:45 PM (ExWNO)
Actually, in basic (OSUT) in Ft Benning, our platoon got comfortable with it. There were no stalls, just 6 toilets. We toughened up like cupcakes.
Even our Drill Sergeant thought it was remarkable.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 05:45 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:46 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:46 PM (PkYpQ)
It's a proven fact that women produce the smelliest craps...that's why their bathrooms are full potpourri, flowers and other odor-masking products.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 05:47 PM (ZM9OS)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 02, 2013 05:47 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:47 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 05:48 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:48 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:48 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 02, 2013 05:48 PM (FvyJS)
NO ONE feels comfortable defecating in a public restroom.
-------------------------
Buddy of mine was in a different office for a conference, had to go. Sat down and after a few minutes he noticed the shoes on either side of him were high heels. H'd gone into the wrong restroom.
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 05:49 PM (5wHPS)
Ma'am the boys are the boys...the names, the shapes, and the ethnicities may change but not the character and dreams.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 05:51 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 05:51 PM (iHqFh)
I had a good friend, very funny fellow, not a handsome guy, who had a spectacular looking Greek wife, who was a full foot taller than him.
I commented on her beauty. He said, "Tell me that after you shave every day, while she's taking a dump next to you".
They divorced, BTW.
Perspective. How DOES it work?
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 05:51 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 05:52 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:52 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Baldy at May 02, 2013 05:53 PM (tyDFN)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:53 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 05:54 PM (FmFB3)
42 years? After some quick arithmetic, I see that you can get off my lawn.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 05:54 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 05:54 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 05:55 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 05:55 PM (qPCAa)
Was pretty funny I remember thinking that the one redeeming feature of the Church was you wouldn't notice when you were poncho camping in the winter....
and you could use the fucking bugs to move your TA50
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 05:55 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:55 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 05:56 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 05:56 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 05:57 PM (HVff2)
Was pretty funny I remember thinking that the one redeeming feature of the Church was you wouldn't notice when you were poncho camping in the winter....
and you could use the fucking bugs to move your TA50
Yup, I remember that.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:57 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 05:57 PM (fzFF6)
It was unreal I was introduced to the peculiar pleasures of the fireant there.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 05:57 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 05:57 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (5wHPS)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (INYkK)
In basic training we had about a dozen urinals and half a dozen crappers; however, they had to be cleaned to a spotless shine every night, so we agreed that all 50 guys would only use two urinals and one crapper.
I'm sure every BMT flight makes the same agreement...so there are probably 30-year old toilets on Lackland that have never been used.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (ZolUS)
In the decade I was with and married to my ex-wife I suspect that she pooped twice.
I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure. Twice.
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (kMlvs)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 09:57 PM (fzFF6)
Yes, that is the name of the stuff. QVC hawks it regularly.
Posted by: I lurk, therefore I am at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (RwRRP)
What the fuck happened?
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2013 09:51 PM
Valhalla was short a thrasher.
Posted by: Berserker at May 02, 2013 05:58 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Beagle at May 02, 2013 05:59 PM (sOtz/)
It was unreal I was introduced to the peculiar pleasures of the fireant there.
*shudder* There's nothing like digging a fighting position only to hit a nest of those fuckers.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 05:59 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 05:59 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 05:59 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:00 PM (qPCAa)
the Drills help out with those dreams...
I heard they are outlawing the flutter kick if they haven't already...the flutter kick was the seat cover on family day's or gal back home's best friend if my drill wasn't a liar....
"Sven you will pay...hold down Georgia genius and keep pushing 'til I'm tired...."
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:00 PM (LRFds)
>>Valhalla was short a thrasher.
They just got Corey Smoot. Now Jeff?
Damn.
I was having a really good day until I read that.
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2013 06:00 PM (kMlvs)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 06:00 PM (wsGWu)
From @lacityworkers "anyone in harms way object to public employee pension now? I didn't think so!" This was in relation to the Camarillo fast moving fire. I thought it was disgusting and I replied that" a fire justifies city workers raping the taxpayers?"
Oh they didn't like that very much. @lacityworkers reply: "extremists like you tend to set fires, molest children and hate the government. Your (sic) on a watch list aren't you?"
I made sure that the tweets didn't go down ye olde memory hole and sent them to Bill Carroll's afternoon radio show at KFI. Needless to say he read them on air and said this is what Los Angeles city workers really think about you.
The tweets in question have...poof!...disappeared. The intarwebs are forever douchebags.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 06:01 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:01 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:01 PM (Zd/NW)
Did you sissies at Sand Hill really have AC?
Yeah. It was turned on full blast every night. Nothing like wrapping yourself up in sweats and two blankets to keep from getting frostbite.
Then I went to OCS where our barracks had exactly five minutes worth of hot water a day.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 06:01 PM (lr3d7)
An apple a day works for me. The red delicious variety are my favorite.
Wow! The one person in the world that actually likes that variety! Don't you know that they are grown to look at, not to eat?
/not entirely tongue in cheek
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 02, 2013 06:02 PM (WO+D2)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (qPCAa)
So now I'm faced with the unenviable task of figuring out which 20% of my people won't have jobs at the end of next month. Ain't life grand.
One of the three dry cleaners in my town closed up shop rather than deal with Obamacare.
There will be many more business who make the same decision. The burning has commenced.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (eqV3Q)
I would not have believed this if I had not seen it myself, live and in person:
There are a substantial cohort of Americans who voted for Obama who are not connecting their present economic and employment woes with Obama.
Not least because they aren't bright enough to realize that the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare are... the same thing.
No kidding.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Tuna at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (wsGWu)
=======
I've come to the conclusion that I want to be on a watch list. It appears those are the only people the gov't. DOESN'T watch.
(I know that wasn't the point of your post, mpfs)
Posted by: Tami [/i] at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (X6akg)
Yes and butlers and maids too...
we even have female AG branch types at Batt HQ floating around....
of course they shut off the AC with a smile as soon as Hell Week started and turned it on week 12 or so....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 06:03 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 06:04 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:04 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2013 06:04 PM (2ZO++)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:04 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:04 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:05 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:05 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:05 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 06:06 PM (wsGWu)
The weather has been bizarre. We in Michigan have been having temps in the eighties and Minnesota has had snow. Snow is the least of our problems. Abrupt changes like this can lead to tornadoes.
You stay safe, nerdygirl!
We have tornadoes here, too. And lots of pollen in the Spring. I just got over a sinus infection.
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 06:06 PM (eqV3Q)
we even have female AG branch types at Batt HQ floating around....
Funniest part of basic training was right around week four, when we had to go back to 30th AG for some equipment issue. 200+ guys sitting along a hallway and here comes a blonde female captain. You could have danced a midget and a bear at the other end of the hallway and no one would have noticed. Then she walked by again. And then again. And once more for good measure. She was smirking the whole damn time.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 06:06 PM (lr3d7)
about to put lad to bed, read a little Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Alexander Dumas' Robin Hood and tackling tomorrow...
my "new"(to me) truck has busted front hooves so I have to pay for the car surgeon to do his magic on the front axle....
survey says 1400 bucks
*ding*
add in 4 tires survey says 650 bucks
*ding*
and Indiana's 6% or so
DING DING DING
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:06 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:07 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:07 PM (Zd/NW)
Love each other fellow babies.
It is after all the 2nd great commandment.Posted by: teej at May 02, 2013 06:07 PM (K4AdI)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:07 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 06:07 PM (ynec7)
Posted by: ET at May 02, 2013 06:08 PM (YpjaN)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:08 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 06:08 PM (5wHPS)
Yeah I was stuck at 30th AG for a spare two weeks because when I was on AG Hold they were ramping up the RT-12s to do short cock recerts and priority fill assignments on that 10-14 day course...
I noticed the lack of dames when I got to 1/38th
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:08 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: fastfreefall at May 02, 2013 06:09 PM (Tz35j)
Uh I went through tag end of 90 Sean it was still going and the Church was still in use when Goof went through jump school in '97....
I think Finally God himself reached down and took back His Church for Uncle Sam's Wayward Smurfs....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:09 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Beagle at May 02, 2013 06:09 PM (sOtz/)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:10 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Lauren at May 02, 2013 06:10 PM (wsGWu)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:11 PM (INYkK)
I remember one college feminist group about ten years ago who put up posters around the campus with pictures of dozens of random male students and labeled them "potential rapists".
Imagine doing that with random women on campus and calling them "potential sluts".
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 06:11 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2013 06:11 PM (AP6/F)
Nah it's all good...
one of Father 10077's lectures was anytime you buy a used vehicle count on putting half again fair cost into bringing her back up to snuff...
that 2gs is right about on the nose...
Pop and grandpa may both have been drop outs but both were whip smart as hell on practical business.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:11 PM (LRFds)
I noticed the lack of dames when I got to 1/38th
The day after graduating basic, I stepped off the bus in front of OCS and the first thing that I saw was a female candidate working outside with her jacket off. The good Lord had blessed that girl, and I couldn't help but admire his handiwork.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 06:11 PM (lr3d7)
No shame Dave...wife10077 once baked a DiGiorno cardboard blank to the pie....
'these things happen" we're only human after all...
well most of us CAC may have transcended
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:12 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at May 02, 2013 06:13 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:13 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:14 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: Secundus at May 02, 2013 06:14 PM (JZpkc)
Posted by: ALH at May 02, 2013 06:14 PM (eqV3Q)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 06:15 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 06:15 PM (lr3d7)
Daily driver is the yard truck. 1991 Mazda PU. Looks like new and leaks like hell.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:15 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:16 PM (INYkK)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:16 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:17 PM (INYkK)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:17 PM (F/1Fo)
I went back to Benning in 92 and saw it going, then went with wife and she of course said 'where have you been?"
So I showed her harmony Church and she was in awe....
and I said "dear God woman no I went where we have valet parking and full body massages for dessert let me show you sand hill"
heh
all kidding aside buddy of mine that got to stay light instead of mech/support INF said the Harmony Church crowd had a better head on their shoulders for RIP so make of that what you will...
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:17 PM (LRFds)
I remember being livid when they changed the taste of Coke. I was ecstatic when they brought it back, but unfortunately it wasn't exactly the same. They started sweetening it with corn syrup instead of cane sugar to save money. If you want to have a real Coke, you have to buy the stuff from Mexico in bottles.
Coke execs are assholes.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at May 02, 2013 06:18 PM (8cOY0)
That made me laugh out loud in a quiet house. I have been real drunk a whole bunch of times since I took my first drink in 1970, but never once puked in my pants. Puked ON 'em, but not IN 'em.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:18 PM (4Mv1T)
and thee you go all human....
wife burnt water once....
I scorched spaghetti....
things happen, endure with a smile and if able go get pizza....
I like to bake my taters for about 3 hours at 550 degrees....
well I got distracted by wife at 2 hours once and 2 hours later had rediscovered Cap'n Caveman's secret to charcoal briquette making.....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:19 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: George Costanza at May 02, 2013 06:19 PM (kMlvs)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:19 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:19 PM (iHqFh)
...first 7 month long "heating season" in south FL since umm...forever.
Posted by: @PurpAv at May 02, 2013 06:20 PM (CjkU2)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:20 PM (PkYpQ)
or go to a little Rio D'janiero and buy the Brazillian blend.....
or work on an international cargo flight line and bribe the pilots
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:20 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:20 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 06:22 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 06:22 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 06:22 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:22 PM (PkYpQ)
They started sweetening it with corn syrup instead of cane sugar to save money. Coke execs Politicians who artificially drove up the cost of American sugar are assholes.
FFA
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 06:23 PM (ZM9OS)
Posted by: fastfreefall at May 02, 2013 06:24 PM (Tz35j)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:24 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:24 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at May 02, 2013 06:24 PM (HDgX3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:25 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:26 PM (fzFF6)
Best and Brightest: America's Favorite Retard Uncle Makes Deliverance Jokes at Domestic Abuse Dinner
FLASHBACK for the youngsters:
Joe BidenÂ’s political career was dead after his 1988 presidential bid in which he was exposed for plagiarizing word for word the speech of a British Labor Party candidate, and misrepresenting his college grades.
He not only survived, he became Vice President of the United States without EVER HAVING TO ADDRESS THIS UNSEEMLY MATTER.
We suck.
Posted by: CJ at May 02, 2013 06:27 PM (9G+G5)
the largest bedbug I have ever seen was in that warehouse hell it may have been the same one....and you could smell the damned possum piss where they burrowed into the bottom layer...
it was so bad our babysitter when we were on detail bought us pizza and spray air freshner for lunch....
Thing is I'd give anything to be that young, and dumb, and full of promise again
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:27 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:27 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:27 PM (Zd/NW)
And for heaven's sake, remember where you put the fire extinguisher.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:27 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:28 PM (INYkK)
"The 91 Mazda is just an immortal four banger, not a wankle. It truly is a forever truck."
If you've never seen the boys from "Top Gear" spending two episodes trying to destroy a Toyota pick-up...and failing, it's definitely worth the watch.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 06:28 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2013 06:29 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 06:30 PM (ynec7)
I've got a favorite coffee mug with some kind of gold print on it. Evidently it's foil, because about once every two years, at about 5:30 AM, while everyone else is asleep, and I'm heating a cup of water, it's fireworks in the microwave.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:30 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2013 06:31 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 06:31 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: hill at May 02, 2013 06:31 PM (YpjaN)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:32 PM (PkYpQ)
I haven't shopped at a JCPenny in a long long time, so I didn't know.*
Good eve-n-ing friends in the box.
Re JCP: I am a bit senile, but I remember JCP from the mid-forties. The stores look and smell the same now as then.
IIRC, some new whiz-bang new CEO eliminated special sales items, making all prices 'Fair'. I'm thinking he was a former hot dog from the Apple school of fairness.
Posted by: Too Hip for JCP at May 02, 2013 06:32 PM (yDWX4)
that's the little magic fairies that clean up after OW$ rallies as well....
my latest step mom God bless her comes from union dem stock.....
so I comeback from Louisiana drove 17 hours straight Dad asks me to come straight to her family's reunion...I gamely show up am humble etc etc they spill grease from the grill all over the camp's grill that came with the cbin and i immediately start cleaning the thing....Dad the Army and the Scouts sorta thing and they all treat me like I have six heads(instead of the normal three)
I may have an indian big toe but I wasn't raised in a barn
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:32 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 06:32 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Rats Alley at May 02, 2013 06:33 PM (XACbv)
--
That brings back a fond childhood memory. My mother did the same thing once, also with spaghetti. We kids teased her about it for years. She's gone now, but your story brings a smile.
I hope you have kids who were watching you.
Posted by: Mayday at May 02, 2013 06:33 PM (F3s39)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 06:33 PM (4/uZC)
Those guys are about the only thing I am willing to watch on TV these days. Are they not just funny as hell? HQ Morons, with a British accent.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:33 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:33 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:34 PM (INYkK)
Posted by: cornelius at May 02, 2013 06:34 PM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: Beagle at May 02, 2013 06:34 PM (sOtz/)
My B-i-l is like that. Great cook. Does NOT cover trays with foil before placing in the oven.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 06:34 PM (z9HTb)
Look BC1981 is busy likely with spouse...
I'll keep breathing and you keep Derping buddy
*wink*
Now I am being gentle
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:34 PM (LRFds)
I may wind up turning a heater on tonight...crib is down to 76 inside right now.
Holy C***, If it's 76 in OH while I'm trying to sleep it's AC - open the
windows time.
This spring has had the wild 40 degree swings day to day so you don't know
what to do
Posted by: spc at May 02, 2013 06:35 PM (CtffS)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 06:35 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: fastfreefall at May 02, 2013 06:35 PM (Tz35j)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:36 PM (INYkK)
I see I lurk solved the JCP caper way up at @81. The faster I read to catch up, the behinder I get.
Posted by: Too Hip for JCP at May 02, 2013 06:36 PM (yDWX4)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid "
My sister is an aide in an elementary school. The administrators are trying to figure out how to handle the Obamacare shitfest. One serious possibility is that they will cut hours so that they don't have to offer insurance. I think there will be a lot of people losing income because of this bill.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 02, 2013 10:30 PM (ynec7)
-------------- I have been at my job for 19 years. They have been whackin people every week. If I get it it will take a Uhaul to take all my shit home !
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 06:36 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 02, 2013 06:37 PM (C8mVl)
Who knew? What kind of crystal ball reading genius could ever see this massive shit sandwich coming down the tracks?
It makes me absolutely furious. We deserve this. We, all of us, richly deserve to drink deeply from this bitter cup, just to remind us of what complete self serving, waiver issuing imbeciles we have put in total power over our everyday lives. I may not live long enough to see things return to normal.
Me, bitter? Yeah, just a little bit.
Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2013 06:38 PM (2ZO++)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 10:33 PM (4/uZC)
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Bonus: All the available reading material.
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 06:38 PM (5wHPS)
Posted by: Baldy at May 02, 2013 06:38 PM (tyDFN)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 06:38 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 06:39 PM (4/uZC)
Wimp. I've had windows open when it was in the 50"s
Posted by: harleycowboy at May 02, 2013 06:39 PM (yfeAd)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:39 PM (PkYpQ)
When you're all done, put all the burned on greasy shit in a garbage bag, toss in a big splash of ammonia and tie it up tight and put it out on the porch. Come back a day or two later and the gunge will hose right off.
Posted by: @PurpAv at May 02, 2013 06:39 PM (CjkU2)
Posted by: Y-not at May 02, 2013 06:39 PM (5H6zj)
I'm fully nativized - I'm pulling a blanket on when its 78
Posted by: @PurpAv at May 02, 2013 06:40 PM (CjkU2)
Dahlink, wood you call Ebb so he will come feex the ovenk?
Tank you sweet haht!
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:41 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 10:33 PM (4/uZC)
For me, the worst part of public restrooms is when they have water-soluble TP, and it tries to do a hair-reinforced paper-mache project while you're attempting to clean up.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 06:42 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:42 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:42 PM (PkYpQ)
my handle at 3 was "BigYankee" dad was "LittleYankee" and he kept a Bear Puppet over the Fuzzbuster
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:43 PM (LRFds)
It was a miracle no one was hurt.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 06:43 PM (TCy/B)
University of Wyoming researchers found the lithium while studying the idea of storing carbon dioxide underground in the Rock Springs Uplift, a geologic formation in southwest Wyoming. University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute director Ron Surdam stated that the lithium was found in underground brine. Surdam estimated the located deposit at roughly 228,000 tons in a 25-square-mile area. Extrapolating the data, Surdam said as the uplift covered roughly 2,000 square miles, there could be up to 18 million tons of lithium there, worth up to roughly $500 billion at current market prices.
The not so good news:
I used to know this guy who claimed that with "plumber's lithium", an acoustic lens and an atomic bomb, that he could make a hydrogen bomb
Posted by: John Cade at May 02, 2013 06:44 PM (e8kgV)
Since there have been rumblings about a meet up in VA, I wanted to ask those of you who reside thereabouts about James Madison University.
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Wasn't there some kind of party/riot there last year at some annual festival of depravity? So yeah I'd say go there.
Posted by: USS Diversity at May 02, 2013 06:44 PM (5wHPS)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:44 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Rats Alley at May 02, 2013 06:44 PM (7yx0r)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:44 PM (iHqFh)
Posted by: Y-not at May 02, 2013 06:45 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:45 PM (Zd/NW)
Not to be a know-it-all on the ONT, because we want to have fun. But if TP has "wet strength" ( a pulp and paper industry term) like your paper towels, it will seriously clog the plumbing.
Seriously.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (zzeVM)
I most judge a person by their enemies
You can't help family at all
I can't know from looking what fate weaved to give you your friends I can guess some of your character by them but not all...
but enemies are a team sport and I can tell a lot by foes.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 06:46 PM (4/uZC)
One of the twins is chasing the idea of going there because of their Debate/Forensics team.
Damn, I just learned something! At first, I thought, what an interesting pairing...if you lose a debate you can just kill the guy and know how to avoid being caught. But it turns out "forensics" actually has two very different definitions.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 06:48 PM (ZolUS)
I will not engage the troll.
I will not engage the troll.
I will not engage the troll.
I will not engage the troll.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:48 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at May 02, 2013 06:48 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: otho at May 02, 2013 06:48 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2013 06:48 PM (2ZO++)
Ma'am....don't you worry we'll get taught hard lessons...of course my fear is the FSA and Donk Uber Alles types will triple down on the Derp but we WILL be "taught"
Ogabe's ONLY way out breaks his coalition....
He can try to legalize ten million guys named Juan but his only economic way out is shale and Keystone XL and his overweening pride will not let him tap a quadrillion dollars in resource.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:49 PM (LRFds)
Yo Jake.. don't remember if I told you. I broke in the barrell on that .308 tactical. I then put 6 into one ragged hole at 100 !!! Stoked. 168 bthp match factory ammo !
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 06:49 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at May 02, 2013 06:50 PM (iHqFh)
@458 He can try to legalize ten million guys named Juan but his only economic way out is shale and Keystone XL and his overweening pride will not let him tap a quadrillion dollars in resource.
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California's in much the same situation. I've got a sneaking suspicion that Brown might be willing to go for it, but there's no way that the State Assembly and State Senate will.
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 06:51 PM (DWqDw)
It was a miracle no one was hurt.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 10:43 PM (TCy/B)
I had some seriously cool science teachers when I was a kid. Three demonstrations stand out -- one, where a large hydrogen-filled balloon was floated over a bunsen burner; another, where an eyedropper was used to squirt water into a crucible with about 3 Tablespoons of flaming oil; and a third, where a paper sack with a cup of flour was shaken and thrown at a bunsen. All three will ensure that you do not repeat the action in a kitchen.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 06:52 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 06:52 PM (zzeVM)
everyone's gotta have a hobby...I guess his is wanted and unwanted rectal exams....
maybe he and Reggie can be Village People impersonators...
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:52 PM (LRFds)
Jeez, a physician I know died in his sleep last night. Don't know exactly what happened.
I saw him yesterday, walking around in his surgical scrubs and said hi.
51 years old, with teenaged kids.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 06:53 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 06:53 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted this earlier, but it's amusing enough to repeat.
As you may know, someone keyed my Ramcharger a week ago. It gives me great pleasure to say the miscreant was apprehended last evening.
The funniest part? The latest car he was keying belongs to a cop and he got nailed by the off duty officer returning to the vehicle.
Would have paid serious money to see that.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 02, 2013 06:53 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (Wl/Ht)
{rummages around in garage}
No problem, I just found my atomic bomb. I had it stashed under some old tires and a roll of chicken wire.
Posted by: @PurpAv at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (CjkU2)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (JMmQ9)
Not to be a know-it-all on the ONT, because we want to have fun. But if TP has "wet strength" ( a pulp and paper industry term) like your paper towels, it will seriously clog the plumbing.
Seriously.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 10:46 PM (4Mv1T)
I'm talkin' stuff way out in the tails of the curve, far beyond what regular home-stuff is capable of.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (tyF2+)
I bet soothsayer remembers Dick Van Dyke's PSA about grease fires.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 06:54 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (INYkK)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (C8mVl)
everything must be going SWELL in Cali...let's see
1) amnesty grande!
2) no OIL ever(even though we got plenty)
3) let's ruin our breadbasket voluntarily for a bait fish that is not native in the first place OLE!
You'd figure a 22 year long slide would say "wake UP WAKE UP"
but if you figure that you've not met Californians in their native environment...
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: mindful webworker done did a webwork at May 02, 2013 06:55 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 06:56 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 02, 2013 06:56 PM (4/uZC)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:56 PM (fzFF6)
a triple threat....
jury duty over, crook busted, and cool as always...
keep on keeping on IG
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:56 PM (LRFds)
My sis is a funeral director and has had 4 friends pass away in a week's time. She did all the funerals. I feel awful for her.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 06:57 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 06:59 PM (fzFF6)
Oh precious are you not aware....I already self-flagellated o'er my numbers....
now *I* pretty much contribute something worthwhile with about ~.250 batting average posting....
that makes me a utility infielder
you are at about .087 which means you're left...as in "left out"
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 06:59 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 06:59 PM (PkYpQ)
I had my car lose all power in an automatic car wash that led to a very busy street. Three cars behind me on the track.
Talk about the "pucker factor".
Posted by: seamrog at May 02, 2013 06:59 PM (ogCAX)
To be fair, the pizza is pretty good.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 02, 2013 06:59 PM (xKC/c)
once one reaches a certain age that starts....
make her a pineapple upside down cake and listen...if she needs to jaw on it great and if not enjoy the cake and family time...
the clock never runs backwards
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:00 PM (LRFds)
OMG that sounds like my late goldie, Quigley. Husband was heating the grill and I pulled 2 beautiful NY steaks out of the fridge to warm up turned my back for 2 minutes. Husband says bring me the steaks, I turn around...gone and there she was licking her chops. My other goldie, Beau never stood a chance.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:00 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2013 07:01 PM (2aO3a)
yeah....wait 'til Helicopter Ben orgasms it over 15,000
our trolls will split like amoebas and we'll have double the fun
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:01 PM (LRFds)
Evening roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (yh0zB)
My wife had a roommate who tried to make chicken soup by putting a whole roasting chicken (which didn't belong to him) into a pot of water and boiling it. No spices, no salt, no real understanding of what he was doing.
The one time I tried to make chicken noodle soup from scratch (following a
recipie) it turned out really good.
At the end of the process, I was so sick of smelling boiling chicken I ate one
bowl of it and pitched the rest
Posted by: spc at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (CtffS)
mpfs at May 02, 2013 10:43 PM (TCy/B)
The first (and only) time I ever attempted to make fried chicken, well, the pan didn't start on fire, but I set off the smoke alarms. Somehow I ended up with chichen that was charred on the outside and raw on the inside.
And, stupidly, I had invited 2 Southerners to try my first attempt at making fried chicken. They complimented me on my potato salad and green beans. The chicken was in the trash can.
I was only just learning how to cook at the time, but the experience permanently frightened me away from ever attempting to make fried chicken again. If I want fried chicken, I go to Popeyes.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (INYkK)
"Nuclear Option--In other words, if the resolution your opponent is supporting is made policy, the world will end in a nuclear holocaust."
Damn, that's even better than the "just like Hitler" debate technique.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 07:02 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 07:03 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 07:04 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 07:04 PM (Wl/Ht)
@482 463 Junior,
everything must be going SWELL in Cali...let's see
1) amnesty grande!
2) no OIL ever(even though we got plenty)
3) let's ruin our breadbasket voluntarily for a bait fish that is not native in the first place OLE!
You'd figure a 22 year long slide would say "wake UP WAKE UP"
but if you figure that you've not met Californians in their native environment...
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#2 isn't entirely true. iirc, there are a bunch of old rigs still running all up and down the state. But there's not the proverbial snowball's chance that any new ones will be built anytime soon.
And LA County locals recently shot down an attempt by the officials to avoid impounding the cars of any illegals that were caught driving without a license.
There's still some sanity. The problem is getting it harnessed and pointed in the right direction. Got to hit enough people with a clue by four to get them to wake up and realize what's going on. It's why I'm hopeful about the Koch Brothers rumor.
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 07:04 PM (DWqDw)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:05 PM (HVff2)
Sparks' Original Video for "This Town's not big enough" from '74 pre MTV and better than many early vids...
Notice Hitler the Keyboardist's badassery....he was playing his keys on the easy chair
Ah the 70s
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:05 PM (LRFds)
sadface
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:05 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 07:06 PM (Wl/Ht)
I'll be home soon and living in her house. I'll be there for her about the 1st of July.
It will be good to be with family again.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:07 PM (TCy/B)
And I think we have to weak attempts at troll-hood tonight. Somebody give 'em a drink. Maybe they'll shut up.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:07 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:07 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:07 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Goatweed at May 02, 2013 07:07 PM (8HrdX)
#2 was more to "drill and use resource to refire the engine with new production"
but yeah point taken...
I hope Cali turns around...
God blessed that land with great potential
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:08 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 07:08 PM (H9MGI)
Anything you dont agree with, eliminate
Posted by: rock at May 02, 2013 07:08 PM (gu2bd)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:08 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:09 PM (HVff2)
Some women are so neurotic about going to the bathroom.
I once worked with a young black woman who told me she NEVER crapped anywhere but her own bathroom and never after she had taken her morning shower. If it didn't come first thing in the morning, she wasn't going to let it out.
I marvel at that sort of control. I also don't understand how it's possible.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 07:09 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 07:09 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:08 PM (H9MGI)
they clearly were not in my neighborhood . . . however, I am practically desperate to relocate, so if anyone has a tip, I will start loading up the Jeep.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:10 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Trevor (@tjexcite) at May 02, 2013 07:10 PM (CdeLs)
Bride and I have been married 42 years. I have never seen her do a deuce. The lady is a mystery. A sweet mystery.
Posted by: Slightly Demented at May 02, 2013 07:10 PM (yDWX4)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 11:04 PM (FmFB3)
When I was a kid, my extremely old and extremely near-sighted step-grandmother baked a homemade pecan pie ("Just for us!"), with a huge cockroach baked right in (half was sticking out the top). My mother insisted I have a piece (not to hurt her feelings). "...just eat a piece away from the roach" she said. I replied, "There could be a dozen more in there!"
...I think I'm still traumatized by that shit.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (3qKP/)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (Zd/NW)
No cock it's like this....beat me, sing at me, kiss me, berate me, but don't fucking bore me....
and *you* suck "derp I make da money at da stock derp derp" is not witty, cogent, or an intellectual defense of your asshatted moonbattery it is argument by assertion...
now we *could* go into "if your Chicago jesus has really "fixed" the stock market shut off the fucking printing press" but it'd be a waste of time because you're a rote mechanic paint by numbers EmoTroll....
now go get your fucking shine box and blow me.
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:11 PM (LRFds)
If you are frying (deep or just regular), you definitely want your meat products at room temp, NOT just out of the fridge. Just because I don't currently cook doesn't mean I don't know how. I make a mean fried chicken.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:12 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Baldy at May 02, 2013 07:12 PM (tyDFN)
@522 512 Junior,
#2 was more to "drill and use resource to refire the engine with new production"
but yeah point taken...
I hope Cali turns around...
God blessed that land with great potential
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Went to go see the new Muppet movie back at the end of 2011. Had to laugh at the absurdity of the plot - bulldozing the old Muppet lot to make room for a new oil field!? As if the state would let you get away with something so horrific as building new wells!
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 07:12 PM (DWqDw)
Posted by: duck_stamp_winner! at May 02, 2013 07:12 PM (PyLth)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 07:13 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 11:09 PM (4Mv1T)
Hey, buddy!! How you doin' this fine, fine evening?
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:13 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:13 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at May 02, 2013 07:13 PM (81ahw)
And he would understand why I own guns.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:13 PM (/WLC3)
The Quigley (we called her Q for short) got into the garbage can and ate corn cobs. She had the nuclear shits for days. To this day I can't look at a corn cob without seeing it covered in doggie poop.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:14 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: rock at May 02, 2013 07:14 PM (gu2bd)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:15 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:15 PM (eyJh9)
Or just egg-wash the chicken and roll them in the saltines, then fry them.
They'll be incredibly crunchy.
Face it, frying is one of God's gifts to man.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:15 PM (/WLC3)
How apt...
and I will take the advice....
Gu too Bed
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:15 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2013 07:16 PM (XwDPQ)
http://www.steakout.com/
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:13 PM (H9MGI)
Oh, honey, they're in Georgia. Pretty sure I'm outside of their delivery area . . . looks damn good, though.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:16 PM (8lmkt)
Our stay in Columbia was entertaining nothing like that but "entertaining"....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:16 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 07:17 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:17 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:17 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:18 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: vivi at May 02, 2013 07:18 PM (m2oDh)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at May 02, 2013 07:19 PM (81ahw)
Posted by: Weirddave at May 02, 2013 11:16 PM (XwDPQ)
THAT!!!! please do not be talkin' to me about saltines and ovens, that sounds disgusting. glad you enjoy it, but just shut your not-very-discriminating piehole, 'kay?
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:19 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 07:19 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:19 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: rock at May 02, 2013 11:14 PM (gu2bd)
oh, great, you just gave it a stiffie . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:19 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 07:20 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:20 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: vivi at May 02, 2013 11:18 PM (m2oDh)
Perfect....just perfect.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:21 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:21 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:21 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 07:22 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Y-not is back for a bit at May 02, 2013 07:22 PM (5H6zj)
well it was a little paint by numbers but we need to get back on the ball and get better trolls....
I'm looking more like Il Bambino rather than Mickey
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (LRFds)
Sure did. And thanks!
And those damned turkeys seem to have taken up residence in my yard. I need a .22 rifle!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (/WLC3)
Warmed up the grill, put them on, set my timer and closed the lid.
The fat melted and caught fire. Blackened steak.
Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 11:07 PM (8lmkt)
I haven't seen the sun since last Saturday night. The weatherman has been predicting partly sunny and 70 all week, and every day has been 60 and raining. F'n assholes, can't even get TODAY's weather right (this AM they said 70 and partly cloudy, it's been spitting rain all day right up until sunset...when the clouds cleared out...)
Oh, but I totally believe them about glowbull warmening in another hundred years, you betcha.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:23 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:24 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:24 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:24 PM (8lmkt)
My sister's got a few classic kitchen disasters of her own floating around the family. Like the time she made lemon bars, and replaced the sugar with salt. Or the time she made baking powder biscuits with baking soda.
Posted by: junior at May 02, 2013 07:25 PM (DWqDw)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 02, 2013 07:25 PM (zKnQh)
Posted by: fluffy
This is why I can't make myself go back to gas grills. If I shut down the vents, the fire can not survive. I never burn food. I just re-open the vents,
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:25 PM (4Mv1T)
Steak Out, Huntsville, AL...their web site is down, but they do deliver.
Posted by: Paladin at May 02, 2013 07:25 PM (ExWNO)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 02, 2013 07:25 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Socktopus at May 02, 2013 07:26 PM (1FLBb)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:26 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Buzzion at May 02, 2013 07:26 PM (jYHbz)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 07:26 PM (/7Xis)
"Pan too hot, chicken too cold."
Yeah, that makes sense. The chicken was not that long out of the fridge before I tried to fry it.
My problem as a beginning cook was that I got way ahead of myself. I tried recipes that were too complicated or tricky before I had learned the basics. I've become a pretty good cook (after 20 years of practice!), but I told my 23 year old niece recently that soups and stews and chili are really the best things to start out with. Measurements don't have to be exact, you can easily substitute one vegetable for another when you're making something like minestrone, they're basically saute onions and garlic, then throw everyting in the pot and let it simmer. Once you've made a few good soups or chilis, you have the confidence to move on to bigger things.
Plus if you do,somehow, someway, manage to f up stew or soup (how you would, I don't know) - well stew beef is a lot cheaper wrecking ribeye or salmon.Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 07:26 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:27 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Paladin at May 02, 2013 11:25 PM (ExWNO)
Okay, cool, because AL is on my short list of where-ima-bust-a-move to. Thanks!!! xoxo
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:27 PM (8lmkt)
Unbelievable. they are strutting around like they own the place. Two hens and a medium sized tom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:27 PM (/WLC3)
Damn straight!
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:27 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: rock at May 02, 2013 07:28 PM (gu2bd)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:28 PM (F/1Fo)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:28 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 11:26 PM (/7Xis)
oh, hell, yeah . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:29 PM (8lmkt)
Please tell me we're still talking about food.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 02, 2013 07:29 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 02, 2013 07:29 PM (zKnQh)
Excellent advice.
And....some of the best dishes around are stews and soups, etc. Just because they are easy doesn't mean they are simple. They can have amazingly complex flavors.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:29 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at May 02, 2013 07:29 PM (F/1Fo)
1947 Winchester Model 62 pump 22LR gallery rifle. Probably a 90% gun.
Are there just a lot of them out there?
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:30 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 07:30 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:27 PM (PkYpQ)
It's better when it's wet.....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:30 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:31 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:31 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:31 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:31 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (PkYpQ)
Previously on AoSHQ ONT:
Police State, EARLY ONT YAY, Poo! and lack of POO!, Boot Camp at benning Rock Church guy or pnasy sandy?, Cooking with explosives, Coke/New Coke mexico Brazillians and YOU, JCP Penny's/Eddie Bauer Wives and Hubby's and YOU.....
Avg Joe/Gergkyon and sucking cock by choice and as always Hannh minx's rack as needed.....
and now the rest of the show
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 11:31 PM (HVff2)
The more I deal with people, the better I like my horses and dogs!
Posted by: Hrothgar at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (zKnQh)
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The femme du jour and I had a Greyhound, well, actually,she did. A noble beast, and delicate (the dog). Having baked a cake and left it on the counter, covered with a cloth, we out to run some errands. Got back, everything was just as we left it, except, when lifted the cloth, there was a crater in the middle of the cake. The dog had actually put her feet up on the counter, nose under the cloth, and eaten the center out of the cake. It was as though the animal figured we would never notice.
Posted by: Jesse Colin Young at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (vgd4f)
Ain't that the truth.
I can't wait to get home to PA so I can get another Golden Retriever. I miss my puppies so much.
Sis has a retarded black lab who is adorable.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:33 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 07:34 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:31 PM (PkYpQ)
because they are stupid.
Food fried in fat is greasy because of bad technique, not because you used lard. A perfectly fried piece of food is a thing of beauty, and lard just makes it easier to get to perfection.
So...in reality...anyone who dislikes lard dislikes perfection, and because God is perfect, they dislike God.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:34 PM (/WLC3)
Uh "okay" I was referring to Columbia South Carolina...but I'll admit it does often make me want to invade the third world as a step up....
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:34 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Jesse Colin Young at May 02, 2013 07:34 PM (aDwsi)
When we lived in NOLA, we bought a bottle Paul Prudoms blackened seasoning. Got the skillet hot enough to vaporize water on contact, dusted the redfish and BAM! The house filled with the smoke of cayenne and spices so badly we opened the door and the neighbors came running over thinking the house was on fire.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (GufPw)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (4Mv1T)
This one appears to have gone for $650 so maybe a start or building a price.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/926984345/Winchester_Model_62_made_in_1947.htm
Posted by: McGregor at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (qo244)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Jesse Colin Young at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:33 PM (PkYpQ)
Wow!
That's kinky.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:35 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 07:36 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: TFG at May 02, 2013 07:36 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:36 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:37 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:37 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:37 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:38 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 11:34 PM (zzeVM)
I have never sold a gun. I have guns that are mildly interesting, but nothing exciting (my Arisaka comes to mind). But selling a gun seems.....I don't know....rude? Sacrilegious?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:38 PM (/WLC3)
And Jake, I hear you. The safe is past full. I just have so much of my dad's and grandads stuff that I am willing to part with some of it to upgrade
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:39 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Bunkerintheburbs at May 02, 2013 07:39 PM (X3xYu)
Although....I would sell some of my guns to get a SCAR17S.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:39 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 11:30 PM (/WLC3)
this is also true in my world . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:39 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Jean at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (uPUrh)
Posted by: LindaFell at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (is2uy)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:40 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:41 PM (HVff2)
I bid you all a good evening.
Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2013 07:41 PM (TCy/B)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 07:42 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 07:42 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:42 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 11:41 PM (HVff2)
only if you take ribeye out of the equation . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:42 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 07:42 PM (kcfmt)
well I am not the 10/22 Guru someone was giving tips on bore accurizing a few days back
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:43 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:43 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:43 PM (6zRIy)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:42 PM (H9MGI)
Mike Napoli. A fuckin' monster. He beat the wall twice last night. All good.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 11:40 PM (8lmkt)
Here's the bet: Red Sox finish ahead of the Yankees...I take you to dinner.
Yankees finish ahead of the Red Sox....you take me to dinner (any good Mexican will thrill be beyond measure).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (/WLC3)
so you're saying you use bait....good call
well wife is waving me off and says "now coma now sven!"
That's either an invite or a threat
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:44 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 11:44 PM (qPCAa)
darlin' girl, you did not and xoxo!!!
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (zzeVM)
how you? How's hubby? Good I hopePosted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (6zRIy)
Jake in Idaho pointed me in the right direction for building an accurate 10-22.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at May 02, 2013 07:45 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 07:46 PM (qPCAa)
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 02, 2013 07:46 PM (SAMxH)
CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2013 11:35 PM (GufPw)
A good friend of mine from NOLA (she was one of the Southerners I invited over for my craptastic fried chicken, ha! The other one was from SC.) told me that people mistakenly think all Cajun food is hot because of Prudhomme and that the Prudhomme's personal family preference became characterized as the epitome of Cajun cooking. She said she had plenty of Cajun food that is well-seasoned but not burn your mouth hot.
This Yankee asks: Do morons familiar with Cajun food believe my friend is correct?
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 07:46 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Sooper Moron at May 02, 2013 07:47 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 07:47 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:47 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:47 PM (PkYpQ)
Thanks guys.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:48 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:48 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at May 02, 2013 07:49 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: elizabethe at May 02, 2013 07:49 PM (qPCAa)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:49 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:50 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at May 02, 2013 07:50 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:51 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:51 PM (/jmMj)
The chicken turned out great. But the gravy?
Welllllll--I measured the oil, measured the leftover seasoned flour, stirred them together & browned that roux a little bit. ("sawmill gravy" is what I make.)
Added the hot water/bouillion/milk and stirred while it thickened--
And stirred. It didn't thicken.
And stirred. It still didn't thicken.
*sigh* Everyone's hungry, so I figured hey, I must've measured wrong. Let's eat!
Tasted funny. Not horrible...but...Not. Right.
I had used powdered sugar, thinking it was flour!!! (Didn't know my way around Grandmother's kitchen.)
Lol.
Posted by: JeanQueenie at May 02, 2013 07:51 PM (Gmp2Z)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 07:52 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:53 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at May 02, 2013 07:53 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 02, 2013 07:54 PM (i8bnm)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:51 PM (PkYpQ)
Dammit, yeah!!! Last time was kind of a bust, except for the whole "dying Camille" thing. He will rock your world . . . and that's the way it should be. 
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:54 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 07:54 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: mindful webworker waves adieu da diddy at May 02, 2013 07:54 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 07:54 PM (/jmMj)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at May 02, 2013 07:55 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Bunkerintheburbs at May 02, 2013 07:55 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: ParanoidGirlInSeattle at May 02, 2013 07:55 PM (RZ8pf)
I have two boys and this makes me happy to read.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 07:56 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 07:56 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:37 PM (PkYpQ)
What's the emoticon for blushing?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:56 PM (/WLC3)
girl, the entire secret to gravy is that shakable Wondra flour. srsly, that is all there is to it. i make the best damn gravy in the world and that is IT.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 07:56 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:57 PM (jIaZt)
I have left detailed instructions and a large budget for whomever has to handle my funeral.
Surely it should not be THAT hard to arrange a Viking longboat and five tons of pyrotechnics.
No, the pyrotechnics don't go on the boat. They go immediately behind the grieving family and friends. For that moment when they start leaning over to one another and whispering, "Something's wrong. This is far too quiet and boring."
Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2013 07:57 PM (gqT4g)
Do please take care of yourself.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 07:57 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 07:57 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 07:57 PM (zvxqj)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian at May 02, 2013 07:58 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2013 07:58 PM (Wl/Ht)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 07:59 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at May 02, 2013 07:59 PM (JYBAr)
I'm a lefty, and the SCAR has a reversible bolt so it ejects to the left.*
I just love that idea.
*(unless I am wrong, in which case I want one because it's a damned nice rifle and fuck you Obama).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 07:59 PM (/WLC3)
And....some of the best dishes around are stews and soups, etc. Just because they are easy doesn't mean they are simple. They can have amazingly complex flavors. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 11:29 PM (/WLC3)
Yep. Also, they're one-dish meals, which are also great for beginners. One of the hardest things to master, for me at least, was having everything - entree and side dishes - ready at the right time when I had people for dinner. "Oh, good God, the chicken's done and I haven't begun to make the mashed potatoes yet!" Cue panic mode. It takes a while to develop a sense of timing.
And for a young single woman (or guy) in their 20's who isn't making big bucks - well, heck, freeze that leftover soup/stew/chili and you have a bunch of meals for a pittance. When I was that age, I'd make 2 or even 3 big pots of stew or soup on Sundays, portion it out into Ziploc bags and there was lunch for 2 or 3 weeks - far cheaper than buying sandwiches from a deli.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:00 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:00 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 08:00 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: mindful webworker waves adieu *2 at May 02, 2013 08:00 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 08:01 PM (JMmQ9)
I just started watching The Vikings.
They are superstitious savages, I learned.
When will learn how they got to Minnesota, USA?
Posted by: soothsayer at May 02, 2013 08:01 PM (KeJAW)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:01 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 08:01 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:02 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:02 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 08:03 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 11:52 PM (JMmQ9)
My dad has an Astra 600 9mm. He thinks it's great. I think it is a total piece of shit.
I will inherit it when he dies (hopefully not for a good long time). I will keep it forever, and hate it every single day.
So that .25ACP must be something awful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:04 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 08:04 PM (zvxqj)
For heaven's sake man. What's that you're dragging behind you?
Oh. It looks like your ass.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:04 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 03, 2013 12:02 AM (GEICT)
Couldn't find a quiet place to drop a deuce?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:04 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Bunkerintheburbs at May 02, 2013 08:05 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:05 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:05 PM (PkYpQ)
Don't you just hate it when they have us figured the fuck out??
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:06 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Sooper Moron at May 02, 2013 08:07 PM (zzeVM)
If you can arrange it, there is a beach in Santa Monica that would be perfect for that. I was there several years ago on a July 4th. The opposite side of Pacific Coast Highway along there is sheer cliffs the reflect that sound back nicely. One older member of our group remarked that the last time he'd heard anything like that, he was commanding an artillery team against commies in Korea.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 08:08 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: zeera at May 02, 2013 08:08 PM (3dXwx)
I always wondered why Joe was always saying to me "squeal like a pig, boy" and "you got a real purty mouth"
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at May 02, 2013 08:08 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Donna V. at May 03, 2013 12:00 AM (R3gO3)
Okay young lady. Sit down on my knee and I'll give you a life lesson.
When you have people over to your home for a meal, it is to enjoy the pleasure of your company. Anything you feed them should be considered a delightful bonus. And you're also serving them booze? What a wonderful hostess you are!
If they don't like what you serve them, and don't lie through their teeth, they aren't real friends and you should discard them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:08 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 08:09 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:09 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at May 02, 2013 08:09 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:09 PM (GEICT)
First you need to define "burn your mouth hot" Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 11:50 PM (PkYpQ)
Tammy, when I was in my late teens/early 20's, I used to watch TV with a beer in one hand and a jar of jalepenos in the other. My favorite foreign cuisine was Thai. I've mellowed since those days, just because my middle-aged stomach pays dearly when I over-indulge in hot sauce and peppers. But when I say "burn your mouth hot" I mean "set eyeballs ablaze" not "dear me, there must be a quarter of a teaspoon of cayenne in this dish, and I think I might faint."
I enjoyed food which literally made me weep in my younger days. Now that I can no longer handle it, I'm appreciating less fiery, but still well-seasoned food.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (zvxqj)
Posted by: Sooper Moron at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (zzeVM)
Just the other day the overeducated dweeb David Brooks was pleading for liberal arts because "the economy needs people with critical thinking and problem solving skills"
I've yet to work for a corporation that valued critical thinking and problem solving skills. What management values is sycophancy and validation of their brilliance after returning from a team building seminar
Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2013 08:11 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:12 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:14 PM (PkYpQ)
HOT is not Cajun. Not always, anyway. Flavor is the thing! Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 11:57 PM (zvxqj)
Well, thanks for delurking and telling me that! I've always wanted to visit Cajun country. Y'all sound like fun, nice folks down there.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:14 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Donna V. at May 03, 2013 12:11 AM (R3gO3)
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Nowadays, it's down to hot sauce on hog skins.
Posted by: Craig Poe at May 02, 2013 08:14 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 08:15 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:15 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 08:15 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2013 12:11 AM (jIaZt)
That's a different issue. When you have people over who understand food and cooking and they give you honest feedback, then sure. I'm the same way. any good cook should be able to suspend his ego and get some useful advice from his guests.
But when I go to someone's house for dinner, count on me telling a story about how good the food is, even if I puke it out on the curb on the way home.
I am honored to be invited into other's homes to share their company and their food, and I'll be damned if I will make them feel uncomfortable for not being an accomplished chef.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:15 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 08:16 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2013 08:16 PM (Vk2pI)
re: making gravy, the basic recipe is
--1 tablespoon hot fat. Use the oil you fried the meat in. (if baking--be sure there's as little water in the drippings as possible.)
--1 tablespoon flour (best if it's what you used for dredging, especially for the seasonings)
Stir together until flour is slightly browned and stops 'expanding', then slowly add:
--for thick gravy: 1 cup hot, greaseless drippings. (I usually use water + bouillion if it ain't a holiday. For cream gravy, use half milk/half liquid.)
--for thin gravy: 1-1/2 to 2 cups hot liquid.
Lower heat to medium and stir contantly until thickened.
Enjoy! ....And make sure the flour is *actually* flour.
Posted by: JeanQueenie at May 02, 2013 08:16 PM (Gmp2Z)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:16 PM (GEICT)
Which sounds like a gig for a liberal arts major.
It's the STEM folks who actually have to practice critical thinking and problem solving. Contrary to the old joke, they don't get to sit in the dark and declare it the new standard.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 08:16 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:17 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Sooper Moron at May 03, 2013 12:11 AM (zzeVM)
Damn.
I will get one eventually.
The kids don't need to go to college anyway.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:17 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:18 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 08:18 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:21 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:21 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 08:21 PM (zvxqj)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (PkYpQ)
Oh, and .308 is 50% of why I want the SCAR 17S.
I have a Bushmaster in .223, and I love it, so the natural compliment is a .308.
The other 50% is because it's a gun.
The third 50% is because it is a semi-auto that scares the libs.
I'll think of the fourth 50% in a minute.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (GEICT)
Nobody remembers Webvan or FreshDirect? Frankly I'm surprised there hasn't been at least one successful nationwide online supermarket yet. OTOH I imagine the logistics (among other issues) are quite daunting.
Also, say what you will but Whole Foods' hormone-free/grass-fed steaks are de-lish.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Roman Polanski at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:22 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:23 PM (GEICT)
SHIT.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:23 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 03, 2013 12:21 AM (jIaZt)
Indeed.
The only way to bitch about another man's beer is to look at him and say,
"I feel like a total ass. I forgot to bring you a six pack of this great beer I just heard about. I'll be back in 15 minutes."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:24 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:25 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Cowboy at May 02, 2013 08:25 PM (FMrA0)
Tammy, I don't blame you for asking. "Pussy mouth" is common in the Midwest. My siblings have the blandest taste - my kid brother makes chili which tastes exactly like my mom's - tomato sauce and beans and noodles - and everyone raves about how good it is!
Sorry, mom (god bless your soul) you were a terrific baker and I still dream about your red-velvet cake, but dad was the cook in the family. He made Hungarian goulash and spaghetti sauce and chili that made everyone but me sweat bullets and fan themselves.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:25 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 03, 2013 12:23 AM (GEICT)
Alas....my wife is thoroughly disinterested in guns. But she digs me anyway for some strange reason.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:26 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:26 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 08:26 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Fox2! at May 02, 2013 08:27 PM (+N4be)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:27 PM (GEICT)
Not that the misfires have been bad-- I've been eating 'em-- but I'd love to know what their "secret ingredient" is, besides serrano peppers. My last batch had the serranos, but still seemed to be missing something.
Anybody out there have a fantastic restaurant-style salsa recipe they're willing to share?
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:28 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:28 PM (PkYpQ)
Depends-did you shoot any zombies?
Posted by: Some Detroit resident hiding behind the Robocop statue at May 02, 2013 08:28 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Bunkerintheburbs at May 02, 2013 08:28 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 08:29 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2013 12:18 AM (8lmkt)
Yes.
Nothing can make that better.
But life can still be grand.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:29 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:29 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 03, 2013 12:29 AM (zzeVM)
Works for me. Although...I was going to revisit "fuck Obama."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:29 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Paladin at May 02, 2013 11:25 PM (ExWNO)
Okay, cool, because AL is on my short list of where-ima-bust-a-move to. Thanks!!! xoxo
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 11:27 PM (8lmkt) Hide posts from (8lmkt)
I have enjoyed many a steak sandwich from that place. Their cheeseburgers are pretty terrific, too.
Posted by: Long-time Commenter, First-time Reader at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (pl1y3)
Posted by: Kitler at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: 'Ette in training at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (zvxqj)
Posted by: Cowboy at May 02, 2013 08:30 PM (FMrA0)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 02, 2013 08:31 PM (zKnQh)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2013 12:26 AM (/WLC3)
dude, you're in Jersey . . . not like the competition is all that tough, eh? 
and, thank you all for the kind words, I don't know what the fuck i was thinking putting that out there, must have been the cheap swill talkin'. and he was a gigantic pain in my ass, but he was the one the good Lord put me here for and then he was gone and, hey, a lotta people have a lot worse to deal with, so i'm just thankful for the ride.
srsly, sorry, let's just fuggetabout it, eh?
xoxo
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 08:31 PM (8lmkt)
Senior scientists have criticised the “appalling irresponsibility” of researchers in China who have deliberately created new strains of influenza virus in a veterinary laboratory.
They warned there is a danger that the new viral strains created by mixing bird-flu virus with human influenza could escape from the laboratory to cause a global pandemic killing millions of people.
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 08:31 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:31 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2013 12:28 AM (7B7jB)
CORN & TOMATO SALSA
1 red pepper
2 mild green chiles
2 Jalapeno chiles
2 large tomatoes
2 ears yellow corn
1 medium yellow onion (Vidalia, or a similar sweet onion is best)
2 small garlic cloves
½ cup chopped cilantro
1 lime (juiced)
Roughly mince onion and place in medium bowl with cilantro, crushed garlic and lime juice.
Slice peppers and chiles once lengthwise and remove stems, veins and seeds. For hotter salsa leave seeds and veins in Jalapenos.
Core tomatoes, slice in half, and remove seeds and connective tissue.
Grill peppers, chiles, tomatoes and corn over medium-high fire until they are slightly charred and softened.
Finely mince Jalapenos and roughly mince red pepper and chiles. Add to bowl.
Cut corn from cob and add to bowl.
Roughly chop tomatoes and add to bowl.
Add salt and black pepper to taste.
Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for a few hours.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 02, 2013 08:32 PM (/WLC3)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:32 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2013 08:32 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:33 PM (GEICT)
Heinlein described Miltowns in his book Farnham's Freehold, a Planet of the Apes kinda tale.
My federal jury duty is done, so I can now sympathize with the Kentucky Derby lament. It seems that ordinary citizens aren't allowed to bring ANY electronics into the courthouse. Us summoned citizens just ain't trustworthy it seems. Yet damn near everyone else I saw in that building was chatting on a phone. It doesn't apply to lawyers, employees, defendants, or seeing eye dogs I guess.....I didn't spot one of those surfing the web on his iPad at least.
It really pissed me off to be treated that way, especially since I was there doing my civic duty. Fuck you you fucking fucks, I wanted to explain.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 02, 2013 08:33 PM (ccXZP)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:34 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Aztec Priest at May 02, 2013 08:34 PM (Vk2pI)
Up With People! at May 03, 2013 12:03 AM
The trick to that is to stick your elbow out the window and look her straight in the eye, right up until the time you turn and yell "F*ck you you motherf*cing pieces of shit."
Posted by: harleycowboy at May 02, 2013 08:35 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: Cowboy at May 02, 2013 08:35 PM (FMrA0)
Posted by: Biden at May 02, 2013 08:35 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:36 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 08:36 PM (Zd/NW)
You're right about Baja Fresh. Their 5-pepper salsa is more of a picante sauce, but still delish. They're essential on the steak street tacos IMHO.
Another salsa that seems like its secret ingredient must be voodoo: Rubio's mild salsa, which (again IMHO) is by far their tastiest salsa. Fantastic on their grilled shrimp and (at Christmastime) lobster burritos. Never had a mild salsa with so much flavor. What are these guys doing, loading up everything with MSG?? ;-)
Also, will check out Mario's. HB is a nice town. Also I once had a temp job at Frank's Cane and Rush on Heil Avenue.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:36 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:37 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:38 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:38 PM (7B7jB)
Avocado? On a hamburger
What are you? Californian?
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 03, 2013 12:36 AM (GEICT) Hide posts from (GEICT)
My little brother works at 5 guys and tells me the #1 requested ingredient they don't actually carry is avocado.
Posted by: Long-time Commenter, First-time Reader at May 02, 2013 08:38 PM (pl1y3)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 08:38 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: Mike at May 02, 2013 08:38 PM (zmrml)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at May 02, 2013 08:39 PM (Zd/NW)
Well, except for the Red Sox fans......
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2013 12:37 AM (/WLC3)
sleep tight and, hey, go fuck yaself . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 08:39 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Han Mohammed, Chinese researcher of viruses, bacteria, and sundry unpleasantries at May 02, 2013 08:40 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 08:40 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:40 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:41 PM (PkYpQ)
I'd kill for In-N-Out to offer avocado, jalapenos and chili as toppings for your burger.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:41 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:41 PM (GEICT)
I am honored to be invited into other's homes to share their company and their food, and I'll be damned if I will make them feel uncomfortable for not being an accomplished chef. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2013 12:15 AM (/WLC3)
When I lived in DC, my friend's aunt in Alexandria was dating a German named Gerhardt who was a chef at one of DC's best French restaurants. She later married him. (He was a nice guy - he had an accent like Col Klink's but had become a US citizen and was more fervently patriotic than many Americans).
My friend's aunt had the two of us and Gerhardt for dinner one night. She said she was very nervous about cooking for a chef. He said, "Believe me, I don't judge anybody. I am so damned happy that someone else is behind the stove, I'm glad to see someone else cooking."
She made shrimp scampi and it was quite good and I remember he seemed to enjoy the meal immensely.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:41 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2013 12:28 AM
One indication of a growing share of illegals in your area is that for the first time you can find a good Mexican restaurant
Florida Hispanics are usually assumed to be Cuban, but demographic statistics of the interior counties lean heavily Mexican/Central American. Go a few miles in around Bradenton and you don't need charts to tell you they're in the coastal counties too
Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2013 08:42 PM (mCvL4)
Dang you to heck. A Moron can-not ignore advice like that. Filled up one, and wearing the others.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:42 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:43 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 08:44 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 08:44 PM (zzeVM)
Yes, but what do you think of the Filet-O-Fish? [/rimshot]
I'd swear they're made of plastic, but my Mom loves 'em.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:44 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:44 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:45 PM (PkYpQ)
Not a fan of the Filt-O-Feesh.
I am a big fan of fresh trout, though. Now that the dirty work is done, I can enjoy my catch.
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2013 08:47 PM (khguY)
Sometimes two words say all that need be said.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2013 08:47 PM (gqT4g)
Well, except for the Red Sox fans......
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2013 12:37 AM (/WLC3)
sleep tight and, hey, go fuck yaself . . .
Posted by: Peaches at May 03, 2013 12:39 AM
I've got to ask you Peaches, didn't you find it odd that Boston was locked down even with Speedbump in the morgue and Joker playing hide and seek?
I don't remember L.A. locking down even during the riots, the OJ verdict. They didn't lock down the Valley during the North Hollywood shootout
Nobody thinks of LA as being a town of "tough people"
Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2013 08:47 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 08:48 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2013 08:48 PM (4ks72)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 08:49 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:51 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 03, 2013 12:40 AM (vgd4f)
Yeah, I've seen too many photos of Chinese garbage dumping horror stories to have much confidence their superbug stays put.
The record of containment in labs like this is not reassuring. They are taking it upon themselves to create human-to-human transmission of very dangerous viruses. It’s appallingly irresponsible,” he said.
Oh.
Also, maybe it's just me, but this screams "weapon"
Professor Chen and her colleagues deliberately mixed the H5N1 bird-flu virus, which is highly lethal but not easily transmitted between people, with a 2009 strain of H1N1 flu virus, which is very infectious to humans.
Shit.
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 08:51 PM (hO9ad)
Well, as I didn't have the moolah for a car, I rode my bike there and back every Friday morning for the class. Man, was I in good shape back then. At the same time, I finally had some of my first jobs... and some autonomy about where I could eat for lunch.
After class, at about 11:30am, I used to absolutely love going to Burger King at Cerritos Mall for a whopper, strawberry shake, coke, and chicken tenders with horseradish sauce. Probably those meals would place in my top three dining out experiences, ever.
Nowadays: no horseradish sauce anywhere I can find but Arby's "Horsey Sauce," no Burger King located at Cerritos Mall any more, and no BK where I can find a decent-tasting whopper anymore either. Getting old sucks.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 08:51 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 08:52 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 08:53 PM (hO9ad)
If I ever get to go to Vegas again, I'm going to an In N Out Burger there. I'll also stay where they have the best buffets
Does the Rio still have the best breakfast buffets?
Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2013 08:53 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:53 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: CarolT at May 02, 2013 08:53 PM (z4WKX)
Our springer spaniel Pepper once ate almost half of a 2X4 once. Amazingly, she didn't die but it was hit or miss. I guess a shitload of f'ing wood in your stomach doesn't feel too good.
She also dug up carrots from our garden and ate them. My mother thought rabbits were getting all the carrots until we saw Pep in action one day chomping on a carrot.
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:54 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 08:54 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Biden at May 02, 2013 08:54 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:55 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Biden at May 03, 2013 12:54 AM (FmFB3)
it's cod
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 08:56 PM (vJdyz)
qdpsteve at May 03, 2013 12:51 AM
*Jumps in truck, runs to town for double whopper. Hands it over .*
I love those things too.
Posted by: harleycowboy at May 02, 2013 08:56 PM (+9AX9)
CHEWED IT DOWN, ON ITS FUCKING SIDE,
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 08:57 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:57 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 08:57 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The NSA (but you didn't read this) at May 02, 2013 08:58 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 08:59 PM (PkYpQ)
Posted by: Biden at May 02, 2013 08:59 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: Waterhouse at May 02, 2013 08:59 PM (zKnQh)
Posted by: Donna V. at May 02, 2013 08:59 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 09:00 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: The NEA at May 02, 2013 09:00 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 09:00 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 02, 2013 09:00 PM (PkYpQ)
prayers up, girl. you can let us know when to stop. until then, it goes on. this is a horror, I'm so sorry for you and your bro.
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 09:01 PM (8lmkt)
I think I'm smart enough not to fall for...
The study, which was carried out in a laboratory with the second highest security level to prevent accidental escape, resulted in 127 different viral hybrids between H5N1 and H1N1, five of which were able to pass by airborne transmission between laboratory guinea pigs.
*hides under a rock*
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 09:01 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2013 09:01 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Peaches at May 02, 2013 09:02 PM (8lmkt)
I think dogs once ruled the earth. Cats thought about it, but said, "Meh..fuck 'em, they're dogs."
Posted by: Tobacco Road at May 02, 2013 09:02 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at May 02, 2013 09:02 PM (JMmQ9)
Recently read that the original founders/owners of McDonalds were Richard "Dick" and Maurice "Mac" McDonald, brothers. Their goal was to each retire with $1 million in the bank. They started McD's up in 1940 in San Bernardino, *way* before Ray Kroc entered the picture. (Also, besides burgers and fries, the original menu had barbequed ham, chili and tamales on the menu, believe it or not.)
Anyhoo, supposedly the Big Mac was named in 1968 for Maurice, and since then we all know how successful it's been.
Thank God they didn't name it for the other brother...
[/rimshot]
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2013 09:03 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 09:03 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Jake in ID at May 02, 2013 09:03 PM (zzeVM)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 02, 2013 09:04 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: CAC at May 02, 2013 09:05 PM (HFM+b)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 09:06 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: lou's a girl at May 02, 2013 09:07 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2013 09:11 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at May 02, 2013 09:11 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Biden at May 02, 2013 09:12 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 09:15 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: CAC at May 02, 2013 09:15 PM (HFM+b)
Oh, whoops -- I meant Glen Bell. Who founded it in 1962, the year I was born, in Downey, California....presumably because of the authentic and tasty Mexican cuisine to be found nearby.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 09:16 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: sven10077@sven10077 at May 02, 2013 11:08 PM (LRFds)
And endless fruits and nuts. = P
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 09:16 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: CarolT at May 02, 2013 09:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Bunkerintheburbs at May 02, 2013 09:21 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: harleycowboy at May 02, 2013 09:21 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2013 09:23 PM (khguY)
Posted by: Biden at May 02, 2013 09:24 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: CarolT at May 02, 2013 09:26 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: BunkerInTheBurbs at May 02, 2013 09:26 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 09:28 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Capt. Kirk at May 02, 2013 09:29 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 09:29 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 09:30 PM (ZolUS)
Posted by: Up With People! at May 02, 2013 09:33 PM (FmFB3)
Posted by: rickl at May 02, 2013 09:35 PM (sdi6R)
Fair or bullshit?
Smoking is only authorized on the balconies/patios or outside. Smoking is not allowed inside anywhere inside the building facilities.
No smoking within 50 feet of the building, except on balconies. If the smoke or tobacco odor seeps into nonsmokers quarters, and the nonsmoker complains, the offending resident must cease smoking.
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 09:35 PM (ZM9OS)
Posted by: harleycowboy at May 02, 2013 09:36 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 09:37 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: zeera at May 02, 2013 09:39 PM (3dXwx)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2013 01:37 AM (ULEme)
I liked it and for all my disappointment of Kingsly as Mandarin, he was probably the one thing that I liked the most of the film. Dude nailed it
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 09:39 PM (vJdyz)
That article is kind of bullshit because you can bet AMRIID is doing the same thing. Bird flu is meeting up with lingering or active human infuenza virus every time bird flu manage to get into a human. The research is just trying to anticipate what could easily happen naturally and be able to counter it more quickly than starting from scratch when there is an outbreak.
It remains a mystery why Ebola or one of the other truly scary things lurking out there haven't appeared in airborne forms. Or why they pop up and go away with no apparent pattern. Imagine a hemorrhagic fever with the communicability of small pox. The big governments want to know what could happen both naturally and in the hands of somebody well funded and nuts enough to try to weaponize such a thing.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 09:42 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: \m/ The Political Hat \m/ at May 02, 2013 09:42 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 09:43 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: \m/ The Political Hat \m/ at May 02, 2013 09:44 PM (Vk2pI)
Also, pregnant women.
John Hughes had a great intro piece in the Kids themed issue of National Lampoon way back in the 70s. He explained that because this issue was on the schedule and he didn't have any kids yet, he impregnated his wife in hopes of gathering enough material in time for deadline.
He goes on to discuss how your wife will be at her maximal attractiveness in her early months of pregnancy. You will be so hypnotized by this that by the time she starts to balloon up you're so heavily invested in baby gear you have no choice but to commit to the process.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 09:47 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 09:49 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at May 02, 2013 09:50 PM (jIaZt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2013 01:37 AM (ULEme)
How would you rank the 3 Iron Mans? In order?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 09:52 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 03, 2013 01:52 AM (rm+Am)
same level as the first film, personally didn't like the second film
always wished Red Stick Ramblers broke it big :/
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 09:56 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 09:56 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: Arbalest at May 02, 2013 09:56 PM (24b7n)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 09:59 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:08 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Beagle at May 02, 2013 10:10 PM (sOtz/)
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 10:13 PM (9ScGj)
And since we can do the Iron Man suits, how about some Bubblegum Crisis huh?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 10:14 PM (ULEme)
Kids who were freshmen when I was graduating college are now graduating college. This is weird.
What's scarier is that my eldest niece is nearing high school age ...
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 10:14 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 10:15 PM (9ScGj)
Posted by: JQP at May 02, 2013 10:19 PM (GVL0g)
Read Richard Preston's Demon in the Freezer. It takes a hell of a lot more than a spike penetration of a glove for a pathogen to get out of there. The Wildfire Project in 'The Andromeda Strain' was a fanciful elaboration on what was being developed then for such research and reaction capability.
Even if you wait for the bug to evolve naturally, you need a facility like this to handle it with any measure of safety for the researchers. Incapacitation and death are very disruptive in the lab.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:20 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Icedog at May 02, 2013 10:21 PM (9ScGj)
My pick would be the friends of Bill Ayers who blew themselves up while bombmaking in New York. If their timing had been better they could have taken Dustin Hoffman with them.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:22 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:24 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:27 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: epobirs at May 03, 2013 02:20 AM (kcfmt)
Good mention of a great book. Though really outdated now, The Hot Zone is another good read for the curious (loved reading that in biology class in highschool)
Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2013 10:28 PM (vJdyz)
Saw trailers for the next Star Trek - well we got what looks like cryo-capsules and poor Enterprise getting hammered by a Sovereign class starship, White House Down - got a lot of people blowing up the White House all of a sudden in movies like Olympus Has Fallen, and the next Hunger Games movie where they discuss killing all the Champions and it premiers on the day JFK was assassinated.
I have zero urge to watch any of those movies.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 10:29 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: epobirs at May 03, 2013 02:24 AM (kcfmt)
But no cat ears.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 10:30 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 10:31 PM (ULEme)
It could do with an updated edition but still a very good introduction to the subject matter.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:33 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:34 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:35 PM (TvO05)
Cheap but impulsive.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:36 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 10:40 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 10:40 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:40 PM (TvO05)
That article is kind of bullshit because you can bet AMRIID is doing the same thing. Bird flu is meeting up with lingering or active human infuenza virus every time bird flu manage to get into a human. The research is just trying to anticipate what could easily happen naturally and be able to counter it more quickly than starting from scratch when there is an outbreak.
It remains a mystery why Ebola or one of the other truly scary things lurking out there haven't appeared in airborne forms. Or why they pop up and go away with no apparent pattern. Imagine a hemorrhagic fever with the communicability of small pox. The big governments want to know what could happen both naturally and in the hands of somebody well funded and nuts enough to try to weaponize such a thing.
Posted by: epobirs at May 03, 2013 01:42 AM (kcfmt)
The thing that nobody gives sufficient credit for is that nature already plays these games, and has for millions of years. Genetic recombination is "put the dice in the cup and shake real hard". It's only when you abandon common sense ("quarantine sick people" and "keep stuff clean" come to mind) and put your faith in technological fixes ("don't worry about gonorrhea, we have penicillin" -> http://www.inquisitr.com/644551/0uns-2/ ) that you get into deep trouble. The surest sign that there will be no extinction-level plague in humans is that there hasn't been one since humans were around....and the only thing that changes the odds are the idiocies practiced in recent times.
Tom Wolfe nailed it completely in his American Spectator piece "The Great Relearning". It begins with a tour-de-force of revolutionarist's failure: "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 that 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. [Paragraph] 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."
Nature has had it in for us so long as we've existed -- if we continue what has worked for thousands of years, she'll be kept at bay.....but let one community organizer completely rearrange healthcare.....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 10:41 PM (tyF2+)
I'd rather save up to buy a better screen that would benefit all of the things I use it for. Though I'll probably hold out for 4K to get cheap before I upgrade again, unless the current unit dies first. In which case spending the same amount again would get me about 35% more screen.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:41 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:42 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:45 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 03, 2013 02:42 AM (TvO05)
I'm afraid I'm not following. Did a desert tortoise mug you or something?
There's a medical code for that now.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6bta2nq
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 10:46 PM (rm+Am)
When Norovirus and other things started to break out in the OWS camps. You do not hear those tools complain too loudly over how the Democrat mayors broke up their camps over possible disease outbreaks that could have rapidly affected non-OWS.
Another case was in downtown LA. CDC had to step in because they had a TB outbreak among all the illegals and transients.
Its closer than many people think.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 10:47 PM (ULEme)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:47 PM (TvO05)
The time since rapid global travel, the big enabler of a species wide threat, came into being has been not even a blink of an eye on the evolutionary time scale. We really don't know how many bullets we've dodged in human history where an entire region was stripped of human life and the pathogen died out with them or found another host. All we know is that in certain locations there was human habitation and then, relatively suddenly, there wasn't.
It's kind of hard when you're dealing with a population that didn't have the concept of written records. No stopping at a newspaper vending machine and noting a headline reference to something called Capt. Trips before the presses stopped for good.
The people who study this stuff attribute it to luck as much as anything. We just haven't been around long enough since the concept of taking notes took hold.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:49 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 02, 2013 10:49 PM (xjpRj)
I'm telling you, Hollywood thought Romney was going to win.
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 10:50 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:51 PM (TvO05)
http://tinyurl.com/6y4fpb
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 10:53 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2013 09:18 PM (ULEme)
That means I have another day of this crap.
And my 48 hours starts tomorrow PM
Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at May 02, 2013 10:54 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 10:56 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2013 02:50 AM (ULEme)
Wakaranai. Gomen.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 10:56 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:56 PM (TvO05)
http://tinyurl.com/bozxyer
Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2013 10:58 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 10:58 PM (TvO05)
Ten years later a lot of the very same doctors had a similar experience with AIDS patients, back before it had a name, and then got labeled the now un-PC GRID.
Considering that the great heterosexual AIDS epidemic never materialized, they should have called it JAGRID for Junkie and Gay Related Immune Deficiency.
Yes, I know about Africa but there is no evidence that the wasting diseases common there are all AIDS. Extremely few of the patients have ever been tested for HIV antibodies, and it makes it a lot harder to raise money when its for stuff that has been around forever in Africa and isn't likely to take root elsewhere without a radical behavioral shift in other parts of the world.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:01 PM (kcfmt)
How much worse would the Black Death had to have been to qualify as extinction level? Not being sarcastic, just wondering about the definition.
Posted by: Methos at May 02, 2013 11:01 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 11:01 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:03 PM (kcfmt)
When Norovirus and other things started to break out in the OWS camps. You do not hear those tools complain too loudly over how the Democrat mayors broke up their camps over possible disease outbreaks that could have rapidly affected non-OWS.
Another case was in downtown LA. CDC had to step in because they had a TB outbreak among all the illegals and transients.
Its closer than many people think.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2013 02:47 AM (ULEme)
It is close. Tom Wolfe noted when it came up and snuggled with us in SF in 1968. As epobirs notes @1005, transportation linkages make us all part of the village.
Used to be, the threats evolved and our responses evolved, and new threats might hurt us (sometimes badly) but we'd evolve our way through. The fundamental conceit of progressivism, however -- the "reset"/"start from zero"/"rationally rethink" mode -- could easily compromise our survival.
....and, apropos of this, isn't it amusing that the favorite whipping-boys of leftist elites are those who would deny evolution and espouse creationism....when they, themselves, would deny traditional ways that have evolved over centuries in favor of created utopias springing forth from their ideology?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 11:04 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: Methos at May 03, 2013 03:01 AM (hO9ad)
Not to be too snarky, but wouldn't that need extinction?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 11:05 PM (rm+Am)
Well, it reputedly killed about a third of Europe, so 200% greater mortality would do the trick. But it was pretty easy to break the chain of transmission on that one.
But it did have some pretty significant historical effects. If mortality were significantly higher it would need to wipe out the Euro ethnic groups to pretty much collapse civilization above the tribal level and left the region open for the taking by anyone who cared. Perhaps given a few centuries the Chines would have an attitude change and take up exploration and expansion in a big way again. They were poised to rule the world as a great naval power at one point.
And the populations in the Americas could have gotten the science bug and become players on the world stage if Europe was too devastated to produce the history we know.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:11 PM (kcfmt)
How much worse would the Black Death had to have been to qualify as extinction level? Not being sarcastic, just wondering about the definition.
Posted by: Methos at May 03, 2013 03:01 AM (hO9ad)
There is evidence to support the possibility that genus Homo got filtered down to +/- 10K individuals as recently as 70,000 years ago. Black Death reduced world population from around 450M to maybe 350M.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 11:13 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:14 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: epobirs at May 03, 2013 03:11 AM (kcfmt)
What do you think of the thesis that it took specific religious/cultural combinations for science to advance the way it did?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 11:15 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:17 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: epobirs at May 03, 2013 03:11 AM (kcfmt)
After a couple of millenia maybe....if they developed the wheel.
Posted by: BignJames at May 03, 2013 03:14 AM (H9MGI)
The wheel was well-known in pre-Columbian America.....it was just considered a toy.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 11:17 PM (tyF2+)
Lefties love creationism, just so long as it isn't the Judeo-Christian version.
Remember the controversy about ten thousand year old corpses found in North America and the tribes,along with lefty supporters, trying to sue for ownership of the bodies and prevention of any research upon them.
Part of their motivation was that it had already been noted that there appeared that the bodies didn't seem to belong to any ethnic group running around by the time of Columbus. For many of the tribes the idea that humans in the Americas evolved elsewhere and migrated here is anathema. Their religion says they were whipped into existence by supernatural beings. The regard the lack of evidence of any pre-homo sapien ancestors living in the Americas as supporting their beliefs.
Lefties who would openly mock anyone who referred to Genesis as the basis for our existence became very solemn and supportive when it was a Native American creation myth at issue.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:19 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: BignJames at May 02, 2013 11:19 PM (H9MGI)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 11:21 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 03, 2013 02:51 AM (TvO05)
Heh, it's been too long since I watched that movie to recognize that as a quote.
/pewpew
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at May 02, 2013 11:22 PM (rm+Am)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 11:22 PM (TvO05)
a small animal figuring / pull toy, IIRC ... and I might not ...
Posted by: Adriane... at May 03, 2013 03:22 AM (TvO05)
That's the image I had, too. They used wheels for little things around the house -- but for actual freight, they used llamas.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2013 11:24 PM (tyF2+)
Posted by: Adriane... at May 02, 2013 11:24 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 02, 2013 11:31 PM (/7Xis)
The terrain where the most advanced civilizations of the pre-Columbian era lived was not at all well suited to the use of wheel conveyances. Nor did they have any animals that lent themselves well to becoming beasts of burden.
These guys weren't dummies. They knew how to do stuff that was entirely unknown to the early explorers. Yes, the Europeans had the technological upper hand when they showed up but it wasn't by a huge margin and pretty much every civilization in history with comparable resources had failed to get the science bug in time to prevent collapse or slow stagnation or cycles of relearning the same stuff over and over. The human ingenuity to innovate was always there but the most needed innovation was cultural, in having a society in which new ideas can be expressed even if they go against the assumed truth. The Church may have been mean to Gallileo but the guy who tried to promote the same ideas in the Islamic world were outright murdered.
Suggesting that the universe operated on a set of immutable laws that allowed for predictable behavior and thus practical applications, was regarded as an offense to Allah, who could change the rules at any time on a whim. The Church interpreted the promise by God to Noah not to pull another stunt like flooding the world again to mean that God wouldn't change the rules ever again, except on a localized scale for miracles. Gotta leave a loophole for miracles.
Many scholars look upon this as a critical point in Europe's history that lead to its ascendency on the global scale where other potential players failed to make a showing.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:42 PM (kcfmt)
Closer. Get the WiFi model down to $150 and I might give in.
Posted by: epobirs at May 02, 2013 11:47 PM (kcfmt)
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Posted by: zeera at May 03, 2013 02:28 AM (3dXwx)
Hope ya ha a great day my friend.
I got checks to write.Posted by: teej at May 03, 2013 02:33 AM (6Zy+s)
now I still have a bunch of exams to grade. ugh.
yeah semester is almost over. this is finals week here.
ants have gone away for now, but I fear it is only because it's so unusually cold outside now.
teej have a good day, don't spend all your money in one place
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Posted by: Thorvald at May 03, 2013 02:45 AM (1V6Pv)
Bad news: Barnes and Noble is likely circling the drain as they've effectively thrown in the towel on one of the major revenue channels for the devices.
Oh well, I've got my HD+ with a 64 GB microSDXC card running CM10.1 to have full unleashed Android. If I can get all of my stuff on the HD+ without booting from the card slot, I'll have a crapton of storage to use. The HD+ is superior to my ASUS tablet in almost every way except the much higher resolution screen is a bit smaller and the Nook has no cameras while the ASUS has them front and rear. I can't say it's a priority as I've never found use for them. My phone is better suited to taking pictures and I'm not big on video conferencing.
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Followed, I hope by some honey or something sweet, to cool the conflagration.
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