July 24, 2013
— Maetenloch
BBQ Is But a Tool of the Patriarchy
In which a bien-pensant Guardian-reading Sensitive Man can't even enjoy a cookout on the grill without finding the diabolical tentacles of the Patriarchy everywhere and the air heavy with the aroma of unrepentant sexism. Let the brow-beating and ostentatious guilt-emoting begin:
All across Britain, the whiff of charred, low-quality sausage meat is hanging in the summer haze. And with it, floating almost indistinguishably in the grease-filled air across the garden fences, is blokey barbecue chat. If there is anything less compelling but more oppressively penetrating than the conversation of four suburban men discussing how to light and then operate a barbecue, I have yet to hear it.
...What really drains the joy from the summer breeze is the assumption, and the practice, that this is Man's Work. All over the UK, probably the world, the barbecue is now one of the last places where even normal blokes become sexist.
The mythology of meat is well marbled with machismo. But, as several thousand years have passed since men had to kill our protein, make a fire, cook it and eat it, why is barbecuing seen as something women don't or can't - or, more accurately, shouldn't - do? How - and why - do men continue to claim this sacred fire-space as a male-owned sanctuary where women are not permitted?
...So no, it's time to call time on the blokey barbecue huddle, that sizzling scrum, this grim last resort of acceptable sexism. Women of the world, unite. Burn their aprons, light the flames and cook. And men, drop the Bear Grylls pretensions and make a bloody salad.
And here's how the Sexist Ritual of Meat and Fire evolved into the All American BBQ. And why the great divide between pork and beef appeared.
Unlike cows, which required large amounts of feed and enclosed spaces, pigs could be set loose in forests to eat when food supplies were running low. The pigs, left to fend for themselves in the wild, were much leaner upon slaughter, leading Southerns to use the slow-and-low nature of barbecue to tenderize the meat. And use it they did. During the pre-Civil War years, Southerners ate an average of five pounds of pork for every one pound of cattle. Their dependence on this cheap food supply eventually became a point of patriotism, and Southerners took greater care raising their pigs, refusing to export their meat to the northern states. By this time, however, the relationship between the barbecue and pork had been deeply forged.
Or as the Boston Globe's Charles Pierce infamously wrote in 2004, "If she had lived, Mary Jo Kopechne would be 62 years old. Through his tireless work as a legislator, Edward Kennedy would have brought comfort to her in her old age."
The Detroit City Council Gets Serious
About hunting down the notorious race criminal, George Zimmerman - even as they can't keep the lights on in the city or cover the salary for the empty positions on the council. This is in a microcosm exactly how Detroit ended up utterly bankrupt and decrepit. And why municipal euthanasia is probably the most merciful outcome for the city.
The Unpleasant Profession of Nancy Grace
Yes, Nancy Grace is a riddle covered in an enigma wrapped in a snarl shellacked with hairspray.If, that is, you accept the liberal/moderate/conservative rubric.
I don't.
Nancy Grace's political bent is quite recognizable to me. She's not liberal or conservative, and no principled view of gun ownership or race or women's rights drives her coverage. No, she's a vigorous statist, at least with respect to criminal justice. Her political viewpoint is perfectly internally consistent. As a statist, purpose of the criminal justice system is to convict and punish to the maximum extent possible people accused by the government. To determine whether someone has committed a brutal and dastardly crime, all you need to know is whether the government has said they did.
And there are reasons why Grace is a former Georgia prosecutor.
Everything Good Eventually Becomes 'Racist'
Including being smart:
..."smartness" as an ideological system and particularly.the ways in which it intersects with whiteness as ideology. Using Cheryl Harris's analysis of whiteness, the authors argue that smartness works as a form of property, with all the advantages that come with membership in the group.
Conclusions/Recommendations: Analogous to Roediger's claim about whiteness, the authors argue that smartness is nothing but false and oppressive, and as such, attempts to theoretically rearticulate or rehabilitate smartness may serve to illuminate, but ultimately fail to dissolve, the normative center of schooling.
Sadly this is from a prestigious education journal and not The Onion.
What Do Actual Prisoners Do in the 'Prisoner's Dilemma'?
In game theory, betraying your partner, or "defecting" is always the dominant strategy as it always has a slightly higher payoff in a simultaneous game. It's what's known as a "Nash Equilibrium," after Nobel Prize winning mathematician and "A Beautiful Mind" subject John Nash....Yet no one's ever actually run the experiment on real prisoners before, until two University of Hamburg economists tried it out in a recent study comparing the behavior of inmates and students.
Surprisingly, for the classic version of the game, prisoners were far more cooperative than expected.
"My child is gifted. He's also 29, unemployed, and living in my basement"
So much oblivious parenting FAIL in such a short email it's hard to know where to start.
It's easy to mock a "30 year old who lives with is parents." My son is almost 29 and he's been home with us since he graduated. Unfortunately the job market isn't the greatest (maybe you hadn't heard) and I'm not going to let him starve on the street. He has a college education, it's pointless for him to be out working in a retail store or some other menial job. I will be here for him until he is able to get the job he deserves.
You need to grow up, get some life experiences and then maybe you'll have the right to sermonize about parenting.
A Day in the Life of a JFK Air Traffic Controller
Some pilot didn't follow directions so a single JFK ATC has to unsnarl the mess. And he does a remarkably good job while being entertaining in the process.
Teh Tweet!
Yahoo group. That is all.
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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:34 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:35 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:35 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 06:36 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 06:36 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 06:37 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:37 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Thrawn at July 24, 2013 06:38 PM (KiyII)
Posted by: rickl at July 24, 2013 06:38 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: PAgirlinNC at July 24, 2013 06:38 PM (/ugld)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:39 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:40 PM (GEICT)
The president promised he would investigate, Strange said, but he never heard back from the White House.
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 06:42 PM (8lmkt)
The Eloi have nurtured and coddled the Morlocks that will eat them.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 06:42 PM (WRnYo)
So....your two lovely daughters have jobs and support themselves?
Rule #2 needs a corollary.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:43 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: mindful webworker, contrived commenting at July 24, 2013 06:44 PM (U13jb)
Oh fuck off and die.
My wife loves it when I grill. But then Mrs. Squibob is not a Wymin v2.0.
Posted by: John P. Squibob at July 24, 2013 06:44 PM (O3Er7)
Posted by: rickl at July 24, 2013 06:44 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:44 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 06:44 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Vendette at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (K+I6z)
Yes, and if Albert DeSalvo were alive today, he would be bringing great comfort to blue-haired Boston area women everywhere.
Posted by: Low Information Voter at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (uLzrM)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (Vk2pI)
rickl.
Jeebus. We were talking about Bush 41 and 43 being good, decent men, not great presidents. Hell, most presidents have hovered somewhere around mediocre. This was about class and dignity.
Lighten the fuck up.
Posted by: Not Badly, Just Drawn That Way at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (6rcHp)
You have to be college educated to believe something so stupid.
Posted by: Kreplach at July 24, 2013 06:45 PM (zOP5o)
Mort Castle ( IIRC ) said long ago that one of the important tasks of writing was NOT to do it like you were shouting "Mama! Look how NICE I'm writing."
This guy fails that rather simple task.
Posted by: jwpaine @PirateBallerina at July 24, 2013 06:46 PM (/lWM8)
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I posted exactly the same thing to his same post in the last thread.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 06:46 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 06:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:47 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at July 24, 2013 06:47 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: AmishDanger at July 24, 2013 06:47 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: Y-not at July 24, 2013 06:47 PM (5H6zj)
[first dolphin to post]
Posted by: tweet tweeeeet click tweeeeet click click at July 24, 2013 10:42 PM (BQ10H
__________
You tweet?
Posted by: A Weiner at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (jucos)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (doBIb)
I also wonder how he got booted from the Boston Glob. Surely not for being too leftard.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (3VBXw)
Funny how certain women complain loudly about the idea that they ought to cook anything at all... right up until men stake out a claim to one particular area as being their particular specialty.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Danger, Carlos Danger - Agent Double O Naught at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 10:39 PM (GEICT)
They aren't owed anything other than the most very basics. Anything beyond that they have to earn.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 10:44 PM (GEICT)
So....which is it?
As I said: Rule #2 needs a corollary.
And don't fuck with me. My MIL and my SIL were here today.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:48 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 10:46 PM (4Mv1T)
You did, TR, and it was lovely! xoxo
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 06:49 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: sluggo at July 24, 2013 06:49 PM (vVv3V)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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*slides case of cheap scotch over to CBD*
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (4Mv1T)
Pretty much the last word on this issue.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 06:50 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: A Waitress at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (uLzrM)
Posted by: zsasz at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (MMC8r)
Ah...you're married.
It was a rum old-fashioned and a few glasses of wine. But they came at noon, so I had to wait far too long.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: Y-not at July 24, 2013 06:51 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Lauren at July 24, 2013 06:52 PM (ELdpj)
You're Black? That explains no comments in cursive.
Posted by: MSNBC at July 24, 2013 06:52 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 06:52 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 06:52 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at July 24, 2013 10:51 PM (l3vZN)
You don't need an appointment!! The greeters are there all day.
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 06:53 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at July 24, 2013 06:53 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: AmishDanger at July 24, 2013 06:53 PM (xSegX)
2. Duct tape.
3. 50ft roll of Visqueen.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 10:48 PM (WRnYo)
1. Shovel
2. 8'x10' heavy carpet
3. 50lb sack of lime.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 24, 2013 06:54 PM (XdnQT)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 06:54 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: rickl at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (SgVUM)
Can you imagine LBJ or Carter or Billy Jeff Blythe Clinton or Teh Won in retirement, shaving their head in solidarity with the off-spring of their sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-(I could go on, but you get the picture) subordinate?
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Carter might. His loopiness extends in the right general direction.
But probably not.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: Vince Foster at July 24, 2013 06:55 PM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (caPl0)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Purp at July 24, 2013 10:50 PM (spjFk)
Soon all will be perfect.
We will have functioning software that allows postdating posts.
We will have a robust registration system that excludes the obvious trolls.
We will have the ability to embed links, including links to Amazon so that Ace doesn't have to live in his mom's basement.
We will have ampersands.
We will have effortless socks that never linger.
We will never have to visit the barrel for formatting errors last seen in 1996.
#twoweeks
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 06:56 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 06:57 PM (doBIb)
1. Heavy plastic
2. Good butcher knives
3. A thriving hog farm.
the last might be readily available at your local Walmart. Now get me some fooking tea.
Posted by: Bricktop at July 24, 2013 06:57 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 06:57 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2013 06:57 PM (k2GaM)
http://www.armslist.com/
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (gqgiP)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (SgVUM)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 10:55 PM (SgVUM)
oh, honey, c'mere, let's have a hug . . . {{{{{{{}}}}}}}
what's wrong, anything in particular or just a general malaise?
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (8lmkt)
I'm not going to criticize young people who live with their parents.
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It's more the parent coming in for criticism in this instance. The parent is insisting that their kid is a special snowflake, but the kid in question hasn't yet even managed to get out of the house, and appears to be turning their noise up at basic jobs that don't pay well but still provide a little extra cash.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: Y-not at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Tuna at July 24, 2013 06:58 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 06:59 PM (doBIb)
http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/corrine/
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Is that you little sister? Good job! And for a good cause.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 06:59 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 10:55 PM (WRnYo)
--There was no one modeling them.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 06:59 PM (3VBXw)
Most FFls will accept a transfer from another dealer for around $35. Have you shopped for one online?
Posted by: The Third Horseman Of The Apocalypse at July 24, 2013 06:59 PM (uLzrM)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:00 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:00 PM (LGo3Q)
2. Duct tape.
3. 50ft roll of Visqueen.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 24, 2013 10:48 PM
1. Shovel
2. 8'x10' heavy carpet
3. 50lb sack of lime.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 24, 2013 10:54 PM
I must have missed something up-thread. Interested...
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 10:57 PM (JMmQ9)
Me too.
Posted by: Aaronthal at July 24, 2013 07:00 PM (3VBXw)
What an annoying twat.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at July 24, 2013 07:00 PM (8MBOc)
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+1 I've bought and sold on both. Only one thing though. Caveat Emptor. It's like Craigslist. Even Gunbroker can be sketchy at times.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:00 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: zombie david carradine at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (caPl0)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:01 PM (doBIb)
me, I'm just wishin' I lived in the kinda place I could put some slugs in mah fluffy and go out and shoot up the alley for a bit.
sigh. at least big brother is on . . .
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 07:02 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at July 24, 2013 07:02 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 07:02 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: The Third Horseman Of The Apocalypse at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (uLzrM)
Posted by: mindful webworker, gregarious venom at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (FcR7P)
My Father had the fix for this. It was he had an old house that needed constant work. The only viable excuse for not working on the house stuff he wanted done weekends was to be paid to do work for someone else. I found the management I worked for outside my home much quieter and less demanding of quality and efficiency (Judas priest what are you doing sitting down). So at 15 I found a weekend job. The work ethic instilled has gave me the tools and incentive to get out of their house permanently by 22. Had my own kid and mortgaged house by 24.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Thrawn at July 24, 2013 07:03 PM (KiyII)
Posted by: Vendette at July 24, 2013 07:04 PM (K+I6z)
Posted by: Sock Puppet Liberation Front at July 24, 2013 07:04 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Y-not at July 24, 2013 07:04 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:04 PM (doBIb)
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I thought, WTF?
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:05 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: The Third Horseman Of The Apocalypse at July 24, 2013 07:05 PM (uLzrM)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:05 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: zsasz at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 07:06 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:07 PM (doBIb)
So, the job market sucks for the young folks. I know a great job for a kid with a degree and few prospects: survey crewman. All it requires is an ability to work hard, endure the elements and be capable of learning some very practical skills with mathematics, electronics and just plain old hard work.
Given the turnaround of gunners at my office, anyone who doesn't suck has a great future.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, CAD Monkey at July 24, 2013 07:07 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 07:08 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at July 24, 2013 07:08 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:08 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 07:08 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 07:08 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Baron bon Mot at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (bTo8i)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (dfx5L)
I have a feeling that they would get an even higher percentage of mutual cooperation.
Posted by: Feynmangroupie at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (Kw0EL)
...and willing to stock shelves at Walmart. I've talked to WMT stockers who had graduate degrees.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 07:09 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:10 PM (GEICT)
A question for some of us who first voted for Reagan. What happened to TeddyÂ’s 1989 run against Carter? I canÂ’t remember. I believe it was Chappaquiddick but donÂ’t really remember. It had to be nationwide, not confined to MA because the electorate here kept him as a senator.
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Someone once told me that it was Chappaquiddick that took care of his presidential aspirations.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 07:10 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:10 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Baron bon Mot at July 24, 2013 07:11 PM (bTo8i)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:11 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:11 PM (WRnYo)
Gotta start the collection sometime. Every gunowner needs a drawer full of unused holsters. Welcome to the club.
Posted by: Bomber at July 24, 2013 07:11 PM (+Wfbd)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 07:11 PM (u6lBN)
The perv kit:
- KY jelly
- banana
- pantyhose
The Norman Bates kit:
- Mouth-sized plastic ball (preferably red)
- Duct Tape
- Axe
The clean 'er up kit:
- Extra large trash bags
- Pine-Sol (extra large size)
- Magic Eraser
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:12 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: zsasz at July 24, 2013 07:12 PM (MMC8r)
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I feel the same way but in this climate it is not always possible. Between gunbroker and armslist, I bought, sold, or traded for four till I came into the one I liked. Had fun, and didn't do badly dollar-wise either.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:12 PM (4Mv1T)
Heck, frolicking on a boat with some tart was enough to sink Gary Hart. Can anyone believe that would mean anything today?
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:13 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 07:13 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 11:09 PM (dfx5L)
I know, right? It's like a stompy boot for your peashooter. But, no, I have not even busted that little darlin' cherry yet. It's getting embarrassing . . .
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 07:13 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:13 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Baron bon Mot at July 24, 2013 07:13 PM (bTo8i)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Tatiana beautiful single lady from Russia at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (caPl0)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 24, 2013 07:14 PM (8sCoq)
Buy it. Take pictures of you modeling fluffy in your new holster. Post pics of your ass here. Everybody wins.
Posted by: Bomber at July 24, 2013 07:15 PM (+Wfbd)
Fuck, it didn't do Teddy any harm then. Fuckin' murdering piece of shit. I hope he's enjoying Helen's gristle-encrusted pooter.
Posted by: Peaches at July 24, 2013 07:15 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:15 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:15 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at July 24, 2013 07:16 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 11:01 PM (doBIb)
you're flirting with danger, dude
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 24, 2013 07:16 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Jones in CO
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You kidding? He's married to danger.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:16 PM (4Mv1T)
I have the greatest respect for controllers - it takes a special skill. But airplanes wouldn't fall out of the sky if controllers didn't exist. We just wouldn't be able to handle the amount of traffic we do. When they started hitting each other, that would be how you know you reached the limit.
Posted by: The Last One at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (dfx5L)
Fuck, it didn't do Teddy any harm then. Fuckin' murdering piece of shit. I hope he's enjoying Helen's gristle-encrusted pooter.
Posted by: Peaches
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That wasn't his only transgression either. There was an entire menu of disgusting behavior.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (WRnYo)
Any honest job is worthy. I've got a graduate degree and I've done some horribly nasty dirty honest work.
Sometime you just want to back away from a desk for a while and do something physical.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (spjFk)
[first dolphin to post]
Posted by: tweet tweeeeet click tweeeeet click click
Read today that dolphins click their names.
Hey, how ya doin?
Posted by: Joey Tribiani at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (CA2NO)
'I'm bettin' that the guy who wrote that can't get it up.'
I'm betting he holds out his pinkie finger as he sips chardonnay under an
arched eyebrow as well.
Posted by: spc at July 24, 2013 07:17 PM (WDovF)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: mindful webworker, grumpyface at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: Muad'dib at July 24, 2013 07:18 PM (hbivT)
And still no one wants to comment on those boots.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:19 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:19 PM (doBIb)
Is jerked beef more or less sexist than fresh?
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:19 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:19 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:20 PM (WRnYo)
@207. And nothing puts all that in perspective like being laid off from a good paying skill job to end up unloading trucks at Walmart.
I am glad to be back in my old profession, but the previous few years was a monumental growth experience, and I lost 30 pounds in the process.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, CAD Monkey at July 24, 2013 07:20 PM (6rcHp)
10 years ago, yes. Not anymore. All the H1B's put an end to that party. Employers are looking for cheap indentured servants who can't leave on a whim -- and that's someone with an H1B
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:21 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (caPl0)
Posted by: The Last One at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: Baron bon Mot at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (bTo8i)
And still no one wants to comment on those boots.
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The boots look quite lovely. Unfortunately, they weren't being filled out at the time, but I suspect that most of we males here wouldn't complain at all if a woman were to strut her stuff while wearing them.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:22 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (8wH5z)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (k2GaM)
Posted by: zsasz at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (dfx5L)
Posted by: The Loyal Party Hat at July 24, 2013 07:23 PM (Vk2pI)
...What really drains the joy from the summer breeze is the assumption, and the practice, that this is Man's Work. All over the UK, probably the world, the barbecue is now one of the last places where even normal blokes become sexist.
No, what really drains the joy out of life is a lemon-sucking, pinch-faced, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit scold like you. We men WILL HAVE this one last bastion of MALE-NESS!!! Now, go make the salad.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 24, 2013 07:24 PM (BAS5M)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:24 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 07:24 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at July 24, 2013 07:25 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:25 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:25 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:25 PM (WRnYo)
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Just send us the power of attorney..., we'll take care of the loose ends here. Oh..., just a thought..., you might want to experience fall and winter before making the decision...
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:25 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: jwpaine @PirateBallerina at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (/lWM8)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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And 'skeeters. Big effing 'skeeters.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: zsasz at July 24, 2013 07:26 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:27 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 07:27 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at July 24, 2013 07:27 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Muad'dib at July 24, 2013 07:28 PM (hbivT)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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My youngest son, and all his basketball playing friends are all "shoe hogs".
17 yo versions of Imelda Marcos. They never buy a pair without texting a picture to their friends for approval, while I'm standing in the store, with credit card in hand.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:28 PM (4Mv1T)
Yeah, but thankfully Marcotte was more or less consigned to the crazy cellar when she bet all her chips on a great Democratic POTUS candidate named... John Edwards. And look how well that turned out; even Edwards had to denounce her. (I'd bet he was lying through his teeth, but I don't care as long as it crushed her.)
Sometimes it seems like there is some small amount of justice in the world.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:28 PM (7B7jB)
I think one of the worst things that has happened in the past couple of generations of education is the de-emphasis of skilled labor, ie: plumbers, carpenters, machinists, mechanics, surveyors, electricians and farmers.
My grandpa had a high school education, but worked for Boeing and NASA. And had working farms much of the time.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, CAD Monkey at July 24, 2013 07:28 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2013 07:29 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:29 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:30 PM (doBIb)
I was always dubbed "one of the rich kids" when I was in high school. Which didn't bother me a damn bit (my family has worked and continues to work very hard to get to where we're at) other than I knew it was meant as an insult.Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:30 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at July 24, 2013 07:30 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 07:30 PM (BQ10H)
You'd think she'd have gotten a clue after she was sacked within a week or so as John Edward's official campaign blogger for fucking up and embarrassing him with some stupid shit -- no Amanda, you ain't "on the inside", you're just a disposable prop.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (LGo3Q)
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We have a LARGE community college here and you can barely get in any of those programs, farming and surveying notwithstanding
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: NC Ref at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (/izg2)
Posted by: rickl at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (sdi6R)
What a complete fucking Uncle Tim...
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at July 24, 2013 07:31 PM (FvyJS)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at July 24, 2013 07:32 PM (8wH5z)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:32 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Muad'dib at July 24, 2013 07:32 PM (hbivT)
EC, I guess I am. Though those heels are very daunting.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:33 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 07:33 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:34 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:34 PM (z4WKX)
Besides the Walmart game, another great game I like to play sometimes is the "What they think they are vs. what they really are" game. For instance:
**HUMA ABEDIN**
Thinks she is: the next Hillary Clinton
What she really is: the next Eva Braun
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:34 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Paul Zummo at July 24, 2013 11:14 PM (caPl0)
As an engineering degree holder, that is decidely not true. Still takes a very special individual to have the possibility of doing that.
Posted by: KG at July 24, 2013 07:35 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 07:35 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:36 PM (doBIb)
I see stompy boots as having more heel: like Rene Russo in "The Thomas Crown Affair"
Posted by: Jones in CO at July 24, 2013 07:36 PM (8sCoq)
**GERALDO RIVERA**
Thinks he is: Edward R. Murrow
What he really is: Bozo the Clown
**SANDRA FLUKE**
Thinks she is: a working woman's hero
What she actually is: a rich slut
**NANCY GRACE**
Thinks she is: a great prosecutor
What she actually is: the human version of a cat with rabies
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:37 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 07:37 PM (qo244)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:37 PM (doBIb)
Idiot. Posted by: Baron bon Mot
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That blue-coated, war criminal, motherfucker shot my dog Blue, and put him on a spit. Did I own slaves? No. Did I fight in the war? No. Hell, my wife and kids were already down to eating acorns and grass when that piece of shit showed up, killed Blue, burned the house and barn. Am I still bitter? What do you think? Is Sherman roasting in Hell? Yup. I'm hoping Blue was latched onto his balls as he made the trip.
Posted by: Macon at July 24, 2013 07:37 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 07:37 PM (aH+zP)
Let me just say men cook better bbq. Its it and that's that. That pussy Brit writer can make his own fairy salad.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 24, 2013 07:38 PM (4+FWp)
Posted by: Tuna at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Thrawn at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (KiyII)
Posted by: Insomniac at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (EKQk0)
Posted by: Jones in CO
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I kept Binging *Rene Russo Thomas Crowne "Boots"*,
...and kept coming up with pictures of her "boobs"
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (4Mv1T)
Cosplay. But even there its verging on create your own swash buckler character,
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (WRnYo)
Oh and on the grammar part I failed English in high school and these fuckers write worse than me.
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True story - the one class that almost every last one of us English majors hated with a deep and burning passion was the grammar class.
I suspect that the other majors disliked grammar even more than we did.
Posted by: junior at July 24, 2013 07:39 PM (Quo7C)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:40 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:40 PM (doBIb)
Anna, I loved the boots. Was just reading tge comments. Priced right too. With the right dress or jeans on Fri I would were them to work.
Posted by: Infidel at July 24, 2013 07:40 PM (FO/xQ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (doBIb)
He was just upset because Sainsbury's was fresh out of Unicorn meat.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: McGregor
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Engineers are often notoriously short on real-world, practical experience. In the old days, that was countered by the grey-beards who had been in various segments of industry for a long time. Today..., it is largely engineer-in-a-box and the young guys think they know more then they do. Just my opinion...
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (aDwsi)
until he gets the job he derserves
what an ass
I worked since I was 13, babysitting, waitress, cashier all through high school, at the local hospital, as an operator at my university, unloading truck at a warehouse for a clothing chain, you name it. All before during and after law school
There is honor in all work. That he hasn't learned that is why he is still unemployed. Loser
Posted by: thunderb at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (zOTsN)
Pointless work, and job he deserves, this is pretty much the problem with what she says. I have no problem with a 29 year old living with his or her parents as long as they are working. In California it's hard to find housing that's affordable in safe areas, but you gotta be doing some sort of work.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at July 24, 2013 07:42 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:43 PM (GEICT)
I've read about it, but I don't know how anyone does it without falling on their face.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:43 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: Roy at July 24, 2013 07:43 PM (tiOTz)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at July 24, 2013 07:43 PM (8wH5z)
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You have to ask? (D)
I met him during the early part of his campaign. Meh.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:43 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:44 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Infidel at July 24, 2013 07:44 PM (FO/xQ)
"Monkey Business"
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:44 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 07:44 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Having placed degreed engineers with manufacturing companies as a headhunter for 24 years I can tell you that most all large employers are looking for the 3-5 year candidates. It's what the companies want most.
Good, bad, indifferent. It's just how it is. Sadly.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (CA2NO)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Kalneva at July 24, 2013 07:45 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Jeantel at July 24, 2013 07:46 PM (2+bRt)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (b9K4P)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (3VBXw)
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I wondered how long it would take for SOMEBODY to say something.
But it is true.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (4Mv1T)
Thank you for your patronage, and God bless.
Posted by: Hank Hill at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (7B7jB)
It takes a few years for a young engineer to fuck up enough to develop some humility.
I know -- BTDT, got the T-shirt.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:47 PM (spjFk)
In the midst of the Depression, however, he moved into town (San Jose) and became an electrician in order to provide a stable income for his family. Both his children went to college, and he went on to become one of the leaders of the community.
Thus, I was always brought up to respect both mental labor and physical labor. In our household, a real man respected both, and was expected to do both.
This would explain my monumental sense of alienation with modern society.
Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at July 24, 2013 07:48 PM (IlZPo)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:48 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 07:48 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: uffda at July 24, 2013 07:48 PM (b7CNV)
One of my Grandfathers came strait off the boat from England. Had not graduated high school (this would have been the 1920s so hat may have been normal) and got a job at Ford. Soon he became a Machinists apprentice and from there he worked himself up to VP. They sent him to South Africa and Argentina to set up new plants. On his deathbed (I'm told engineers were showing up to ask him work questions). Point to this story is HR departments have gotten to dependent on papers from crappy institutions instead of seeing what smart people they have already employed. I'm pretty sure it's a CYA thing since they can cover anything bad with "well they had this degree"
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 07:48 PM (qo244)
"Saving money at Mega-Lo-Mart feels... so... good..." - Chuck Mangione
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:49 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: thunderb at July 24, 2013 07:49 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:49 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at July 24, 2013 07:49 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:49 PM (z4WKX)
I just bought a new charcoal bbq couple of weeks ago. The missing parts finally came yesterday. Gonna do some ribs Sunday.
Posted by: Infidel at July 24, 2013 07:50 PM (FO/xQ)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:51 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2013 07:51 PM (MBqvE)
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It's only in Eastern NC.
And Fuck You. We were making that, and white likker before you got of the fuckin' boat.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:52 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 07:52 PM (WRnYo)
You can get it in SoCal at Johnny Reb's.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 24, 2013 07:53 PM (7B7jB)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 07:53 PM (AO9UG)
Any recommendations from the Horde? >>
I don't live down southso I'l be of no use but you should drop some clues on what you like. South has a whole hell a lot of coast line. But it also has dry and wet inland areas too. Is Hunting your thing etc...
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 07:54 PM (qo244)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:54 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at July 24, 2013 07:55 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at July 24, 2013 07:55 PM (8wH5z)
Posted by: Tuna at July 24, 2013 07:55 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 07:55 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: Jmel at July 24, 2013 07:55 PM (cfFqn)
Why he lost? Who knows? Polling sucked back then, and the Dems didn't want to drag it out or examine the entrails. My guess is that the Big D Donors leaned on Teddy to pull out ( not a sexual reference )
Posted by: Demetri from Detroit at July 24, 2013 07:56 PM (omBWL)
The northern rim of Lake Okeechobee is nice. Even the west side down to Clewiston ain't bad. Avoid the lower east quadrant around Pahokee and Belle Glade.
The town of Okeechobee at the north end of the lake is not too big and sits in the middle of a big ag area. Head north out of there along 441 and things thin out real quick.
At night you can go from Okeechobee to YeeHaw Junction on 441 and see maybe 3 or 4 other cars along the way. Very rural.
That's my preferred route to the Orlando area.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 07:56 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 07:56 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: uffda at July 24, 2013 07:57 PM (b7CNV)
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That would be SC barbecue.
And y'all pardon my outburst above. BBQ is as much tradition here as it is anything else. We tend to take it personal. It's only a dead pig, really.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 07:57 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: The Dude at July 24, 2013 07:57 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:58 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: CarolT at July 24, 2013 07:58 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 07:59 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 07:59 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 07:59 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 07:59 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:00 PM (spjFk)
Cosplay?
*thumping heart*
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 11:58 PM (AO9UG)
One can hope! Posted by: EC
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I'd just be pleased to see that pic of AP in front of that warbird she posted last year.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:01 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Tobacco Road
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Heh, heh..., I wuz waiting for that.
BTW..., a couple of mason jars showed up on my doorstep the other day. Clear as water. Don't know where they came from.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:01 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:01 PM (AO9UG)
Oh, Gawd. Please, don't slather them with a vinegar based sauce repeatedly while marinating and cooking.
Hells no. Put dry rub on the night before and slow cook. No sauce or on the side if you must. Love the flavor of the baby backs.
Pulled pork is another story.
Posted by: Infidel at July 24, 2013 08:02 PM (FO/xQ)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 08:03 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:03 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 08:03 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: Kalneva at July 24, 2013 08:04 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Reallllyyyy?? Hmmm. I Do need to get out to the western part of the state sometime real soon.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:04 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 08:04 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: rickl at July 24, 2013 08:05 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 08:05 PM (HVff2)
Most of the weird shit is coastal and big city'ish. Get inland into the rural ag areas and its a completely different place...closely resembling normal. Most of the freaks never venture into the ag areas...or of they do, they're never seen again.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:06 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:06 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2013 08:06 PM (MBqvE)
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That is indeed something to be proud of.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:06 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:07 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:07 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:07 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Kalneva at July 24, 2013 08:07 PM (XyrkB)
BC's current secretary...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9sVEHCRIOY
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 08:08 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 08:08 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 08:08 PM (doBIb)
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'Hooch'? I said nothing about 'hooch'. That would be...., illegal
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:09 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 08:09 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:09 PM (GEICT)
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I just can't stand the heat at the indoor range. Waiting for it to cool down. Missed IDPA practice night last week, and still trying to zero the scope on a little 22LR purchase.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:09 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 08:10 PM (doBIb)
Ace stays at the same hotel so he's blocked all commenting from there so he can
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 08:10 PM (BQ10H)
I keed, I keed!
*Oh Anthony, you certainly have a way of making penile jokes rise quickly. Posted by: Thrawn at July 24, 2013 08:10 PM (KiyII)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:11 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:11 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:11 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2013 08:11 PM (doBIb)
Speech class cured a lot of that. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk
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I insisted that Road boy #2 take that the last two years in high school for that very reason.
I think most people struggle with that. Practice is the only thing I know that takes the edge off.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:11 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:12 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: mugiwara at July 24, 2013 08:12 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: RWC at July 24, 2013 08:12 PM (8FeS+)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:13 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 24, 2013 08:14 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 08:14 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Ricky at July 24, 2013 08:14 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:14 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 24, 2013 08:15 PM (XIxXP)
If you're trying to tap multiple pieces stacked, slight movement and binding may have been what busted your taps.
Don't run the tap in like a drill -- 1/4-1/2 turn once started, then back it off until you feel the cut chip break free, lather rinse/repeat small increments at a time. Use cutting oil too. WD-40 will work in a pinch.
If stacking, it may pay to glue the layers together with a cyano-acrylate crazy glue to minimize movement. Once you're done tapping, a sharp smack with a hammer should bust them apart. CA's aren't very shock/shear resistant. With something real stubborn, acetone (easy to find) or nitromethane (less easy) will dissolve the CA too.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:15 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 08:15 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 08:16 PM (qo244)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 08:16 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:16 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2013 08:17 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: Alberto Gamble at July 24, 2013 08:17 PM (oeJan)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:17 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: uffda at July 24, 2013 08:18 PM (b7CNV)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:18 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 24, 2013 08:19 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:19 PM (LGo3Q)
BC's current secretary...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9sVEHCRIOY
Posted by: andycanuck at July 25, 2013 12:08 AM (BQ10H)
--Who the fuck is Skyler White?
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 08:20 PM (3VBXw)
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Amusing. I recall my Drill Sargent getting on the bus as myself and fellow cannon fodder arrived at the company area. He delivered a little speech informing us that our former life had been left behind. He pointed out that as of this minute, he was our momma, daddy, brother, and sister. In short, he was all that we had in the world..., and he didn't like us very much. In the next breath he quietly informed us that he wanted the bus cleared in the next 15 seconds like something was biting us on the ass. Moments like that 'adjust' one's attitude.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:21 PM (aDwsi)
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No state income taxes is true, but I looked at houses outside DFW on-line close to friends and the property taxes were three times my property taxes in NC. And I live on a golf course.
Having moved people around for a living for a long time, I have learned that if a govt doesn't get it one place, they get it another.
I'd still vote for TX though, if only for the economy and the politics.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:21 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2013 08:22 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:22 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 08:23 PM (AO9UG)
I wish you lived closer so I could come by with a couple of beers and complain about the intractable problems I'd been stuck on.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 08:24 PM (T1005)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 24, 2013 08:25 PM (xjpRj)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 24, 2013 08:25 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 24, 2013 08:27 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 08:27 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2013 08:27 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Kalneva at July 24, 2013 08:27 PM (XyrkB)
Rat poison
Welcome to the neighborhood card
Any one of the other items
Posted by: somejoe at July 25, 2013 12:11 AM (+KtKI)
Damn. I really need to introduce myself to the neighbors. Hope you are not one of them! hahah.
Posted by: Joey Tribiani at July 24, 2013 08:29 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 24, 2013 08:30 PM (XIxXP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 08:30 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Wal-Mart Checker at July 24, 2013 08:30 PM (EcpFD)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at July 24, 2013 08:30 PM (HVff2)
Be sure the tap is straight into the hole, don't let it drift off-line.
1/4 to 1/3 turn, then back out until you hear the chips snap, then repeat Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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All of that. A VERY important factor is the tap drill. Although a particular size is nominally specified, you may find that a slightly larger or smaller bit is the better choice for final screw fit. Presumably you are gang-drilling the stacked pieces, which *can* lead to the topmost piece having a slightly larger bore than the lower piece, and consequently, looser screw fit. Patience is the key. Oh.., and, Quamvis Humile Praeclarum, Quidvis Recte Factum. That applies to everything in life, as people here have already pointed out.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:30 PM (aDwsi)
cob-logging may be hard but posting is harder. You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. So bugger off.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 08:31 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 08:31 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 08:32 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Gingy at July 24, 2013 08:32 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:33 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at July 24, 2013 08:33 PM (BQ10H)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:34 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: baldilocks
I always wanted to do Toastmasters (a local speechmakers club) ever heard of it?
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 08:35 PM (u6lBN)
But he's a friggin despot.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:35 PM (4Mv1T)
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I did it for a short period. You have to like homework and preparation.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:36 PM (4Mv1T)
This may have been answered up thread. But what specific metal are you tapping? Stainless tends to gall and need special attention.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 08:37 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 08:37 PM (ALRB2)
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They are still around..., but somewhat like most fraternal organizations, on the wane, I think.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:38 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:38 PM (GEICT)
Unless something is trivial, I usually try to dry run the who dealo (procedure, materials, and needed tools) mentally from start to finish and imagine where all the hangups might be, and plan acceptable "guaranteed 100% to work" (even though it may be a lot harder) contingency alternatives.
Then, if its possible to break the job up into asynchronously executable "hard" and "easy" parts, I'll always do the HARD part first. That way you're not dreading the rest of the job. You may dread starting it, but finishing it will be easy.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:39 PM (spjFk)
http://www.ufunk.net/insolite/sharkini/
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 08:39 PM (WRnYo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:39 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:40 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:40 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 08:41 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Mr President at July 24, 2013 08:41 PM (EcpFD)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:41 PM (GEICT)
The cob-logging is about another site. Not mine.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 24, 2013 08:41 PM (xjpRj)
Titanium is a bitch to drill/tap too.
Posted by: Purp
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(ahem)
Posted by: Hastelloy at July 24, 2013 08:42 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 08:42 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:42 PM (LGo3Q)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 08:42 PM (E/6f0)
I wish you lived closer so I could come by with a couple of beers and complain about the intractable problems I'd been stuck on.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2013 12:24 AM (T1005)
Where are you? I'm in North west SC,. The question I wanted to ask you is, is your nic from Heavy Metal, the movie?
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet Palin/Bolton 2016 at July 25, 2013 12:25 AM (XIxXP)
I'm currently in Silicon Valley, trying to convince the BH to head out towards a Southern state.
So, the story with the name is that I was at the University of Casual Sun-Bathing and wanted to take some computer courses, back in the early 80's. A lot of times, you'd submit a batch job (either on actual paper punched cards or in a virtual punched-card deck), and haul yourself down to the computer center, and find that you had no output in the bin. Being a Lovecraft fan, I'd deadpan that "you would have had output, but it was consumed by Cthulhu."
When, later, I actually took courses in Computer Science (not just "COBOL for accountants"), they were just getting to the point where you could choose your own login name -- and, naturally, I chose "Cthulhu".
While I didn't get a degree in CompSci, I managed to log more time online than the SysAdmin one quarter, and helped two girlfriends through CS degrees during my time at UCSB. And I've been cthulhu ever since.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 08:43 PM (T1005)
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From the few times I participated, you give speeches. Some prepared, some off the cuff. They have a name for that but I don't remember.
I have always admired people who can speak in front of groups. I have always had to do that in business for small groups (< 20). Large groups can rattle me.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:44 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Your keyboard at July 24, 2013 08:44 PM (EcpFD)
Posted by: Jim Kirk at July 24, 2013 08:44 PM (AO9UG)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at July 24, 2013 08:45 PM (WRnYo)
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I Write The Songs
Posted by: Not by Barry Manilow at July 24, 2013 08:45 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at July 24, 2013 08:46 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: The Political Hat at July 24, 2013 08:46 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: baldilocks at July 24, 2013 08:47 PM (LGo3Q)
HD only sells aluminum and mild steel stock in that size. With some oil and the back-off method to clear the cut chip you should be fine taping 1/8" mild steel stock.
If you can flex a 3' length of the flat stock pretty easy, then its not very hardened.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:48 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Purp
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Or..., if it cuts easily with a file.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at July 24, 2013 08:49 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 08:49 PM (dzFVb)
Maybe it's not the kid who is to blame. What is Mommy Dearest's reaction when he comes home with a 'menial' job in hand? Bet she reams him for considering something so beneath him and sends him back to the basement.
A fun site for armchair new home search:
http://www.findyourspot.com/
Posted by: soggybottom at July 24, 2013 08:50 PM (CvBQS)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 08:50 PM (ALRB2)
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Okay, I lurk a little bit after I "sign off".
That made me laugh.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at July 24, 2013 08:51 PM (4Mv1T)
I always wanted to do Toastmasters (a local speechmakers club) ever heard of it?
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 25, 2013 12:35 AM (u6lBN)
The BH is big into Toastmasters. It's not local, it's international -- and they have chapters all over the place. The website is http://www.toastmasters.org/ .
They have a very effective program if you are trying to hone a tool that you will use elsewhere....but if you're in it for the sake of being in it, there's a whole lot of navel-gazing and accomplishment rewards for checking the boxes.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 08:51 PM (T1005)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 08:52 PM (dzFVb)
I think of myself as a musician/woodworker who is branching out.
And yes, I was working without oil and failing to back out the taps. Heh. And, since the handle/set hasn't arrived in the mail yet, I was using a vise grip for a handle...
But seriously, I don't mind finding out where the breaking point is for small taps if I can do so cheaply and safely. Now that I know, the focus changes.>>
I will assume the drill press you have had nothing to do with Tapping. So you have the holes drilled and you are tapping using a vise grip as a tapping handle. A solution to your problem may be that drill press though. I wouldn't power through with it but. If you drill the holes and then chuck up the tap. Get a piece of rod the diameter of the hole the chuck key goes into.
Then drill the hole (with the work clamped to the table) change to the tap and the drill will eliminate any side to side pressure the vise grip imparts and you will likely save taps by turning the drill chuck head manually with that piece of rod.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 08:52 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 08:52 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: Jim Kirk at July 24, 2013 08:53 PM (AO9UG)
Us "elite" grad students got to use the vaunted VAX and Unix on ADM-3 terminals and had access to Arpanet.
Stone knives and bear skins.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 08:54 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Piercello at July 24, 2013 08:54 PM (E/6f0)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 08:58 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: lindafell at July 24, 2013 09:00 PM (PGO8C)
I have no idea how you'd resharpen them though...
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:00 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at July 24, 2013 09:00 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 25, 2013 12:54 AM (dzFVb)
Right at the moment, I've got that "up to my ass in alligators" feeling and I'm not planning on going anywhere.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 09:00 PM (T1005)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:02 PM (dzFVb)
Piece of advice from a native of West Tennessee: avoid it! If you move to the greenest state in the land of the free, move to Middle or East Tennessee. My 20th HS reunion was almost in Nashville because so many of us had moved to that area.
Posted by: Country Singer at July 24, 2013 09:03 PM (U22Yw)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:05 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:05 PM (dzFVb)
I have no idea how you'd resharpen them though...>>
Isn't a pilot point just a smaller drill bit extending from a larger one? It will have to be manual since they are really short. But it should be just grinding then to the angle they started but with a sharp edge.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 09:05 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke
Not even with_______!!!!! Although I have fallen into worse looking holes.
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 09:06 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2013 09:06 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:06 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at July 24, 2013 09:08 PM (SzAZ7)
hopefully it will be interesting
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:08 PM (dzFVb)
Piece of advice from a native of West Tennessee: avoid it! If you move to the greenest state in the land of the free, move to Middle or East Tennessee. My 20th HS reunion was almost in Nashville because so many of us had moved to that area.
Posted by: Country Singer at July 25, 2013 01:03 AM (U22Yw)
Oddly, I'd gathered that was the case.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 09:09 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:09 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2013 09:10 PM (CMlD4)
Yep. A normal drill sharpener could get the pilot part, but you'd probably have to do the big part tediously with a stone.
If they get whupped, I'll probably relegate them to punching holes in 2x4's and buy new ones.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:10 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 09:10 PM (AO9UG)
Piercello at July 25, 2013 12:31 AM
If you take a piece of round stock and turn it to a point then put it in the drill chuck. Taps usually have a small hole in the back side. Put the point of the round stock in the hole and keep pressure on it as you tap. Buy spiral fluted taps and the chips come out of the hole.
Posted by: harleycowboy at July 24, 2013 09:11 PM (+9AX9)
Posted by: fluffy at July 24, 2013 09:13 PM (z9HTb)
WUT? That's retarded Suuur!! J/K
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 09:13 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: eman at July 24, 2013 09:13 PM (AO9UG)
I've circular filed several job seekers with good academic credentials who were not working at something a few months.
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2013 09:14 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:14 PM (dzFVb)
Some serious history was made in that place going all the way back to WWII, then the moon shots and shuttle. When I worked there you could still see remains of the runways that P-51's used.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:14 PM (spjFk)
If did not make that clear enough was remiss. Only tap using the rod. Which is good advice to get a girlfriend too. Squrirly crap can scare them off.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 09:14 PM (qo244)
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:15 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at July 24, 2013 09:16 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:17 PM (ALRB2)
We went to the moon first. But, due to radiation, the flag we planted is now bleached white. So nobody can objectively tell whose flag that is.
Then we turned all of our space vehicles into museums.
The end.
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:17 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:17 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 09:18 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:18 PM (0iJzo)
Never force a drill bit. Let it work at it's own speed. For max duration of the tool. I KNOW!!!!
Posted by: S. Fluke at July 24, 2013 09:20 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:22 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:23 PM (ALRB2)
Where is this?
My kids (girls) have both kinda started nursing careers (CNA) but if the schooling was paid for maybe they'd finally get off the pot. (I helped them but quit due to bad grades). Life has taken a toll since then so they might take i as a path to something better.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 09:24 PM (qo244)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:25 PM (0iJzo)
good night all
and remember, no matter where you go, there you are
Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2013 09:25 PM (dzFVb)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:25 PM (ALRB2)
We've embraced the suck.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:26 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at July 24, 2013 09:27 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 09:28 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 09:29 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: McGregor
You were clear, I just dont have any pictures of the tap pieces embedded in goggles handy.
Posted by: Jean at July 24, 2013 09:32 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: model_1066 at July 24, 2013 09:36 PM (QeafI)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:36 PM (0iJzo)
Yes, Yes and Mess!!>>
It's the ones you respect the least that can be the most memorable though. IYKWIM
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 09:39 PM (qo244)
Posted by: sandy fluke at July 24, 2013 09:42 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:44 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: fluffy at July 24, 2013 09:44 PM (z9HTb)
Take some classes please if that is true. You might not need me to be paying for your birth control.
Posted by: McGregor at July 24, 2013 09:46 PM (qo244)
Posted by: TONY FROM NY at July 24, 2013 09:47 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:48 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at July 24, 2013 09:49 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2013 12:43 AM (T1005)
Did you tell that story a few days ago or did I time travel in my sleep *again*?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 25, 2013 01:18 AM (yoh1c)
There all always n00bs around.
I'm pushing ahead on the giant computer scrap project -- I've got 19 machines more-or-less categorized at present. Sad to say, I'll probably end up with over 26. Anything you're particularly looking for?
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 09:49 PM (T1005)
Posted by: TONY FROM NY at July 24, 2013 09:50 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 09:51 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 09:58 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 09:59 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 10:04 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 10:07 PM (u6lBN)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2013 01:49 AM (T1005)
In case anyone is wondering....the generic plan is to take all the ones that are XPsp2 or later and move 'em up to current standards, get all the data off, and think about what I want to do with 'em. Anything XPsp1 or earlier, get all the data off, delete, defrag, reformat, and slap on a basic LINUX distro to discourage people from fishing around on the HD for private data (under the theory that if they are smart enough to recover such data, it'd probably be easier for them to get it from the NSA anyway -- or, what the hell, they probably just have better things to do). That way, even the cheesy 800M disk drives might find a new sense of self-worth. Try to keep one functional system (probably the most capable system owned with that tech) for each drive technology (ST506, EIDE, SCSI, SATA, SAS.....) in case I turn up a bare drive in later cleanup.....and there you go.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 10:08 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 10:10 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 10:13 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: t-dubyah-d at July 24, 2013 10:13 PM (u6lBN)
I am still freaking out because I can't find the voodoo and other 90s video cards I saved. Grrr.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 10:13 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 10:16 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Jade Sea at July 24, 2013 10:17 PM (WoYom)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:17 PM (0iJzo)
How 'bout a pair of TEAC 4-disc CD jukeboxes? That weird enough for you?
If we can do a moron pinky-swear about data security, I can even give you some of this stuff with intact functional drivers under a bootable OS.
Send me a fresh email so I don't have to run through my archives.....
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 10:20 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 10:21 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 10:22 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 25, 2013 02:21 AM (0iJzo)
--Working on my Alberta Pure.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 10:22 PM (3VBXw)
We used to call that sort of stuff "space junk"
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:23 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Jade Sea at July 24, 2013 10:24 PM (WoYom)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:25 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:26 PM (spjFk)
We used to call that sort of stuff "space junk"
Posted by: Purp at July 25, 2013 02:23 AM (spjFk)
We have a place around here called "Weird Stuff Warehouse" -- http://www.weirdstuff.com/ -- that has all sorts of castoffs from Silicon Valley. One time I was in there, they had a VAX 11/750 for about $200. Considering that I cut my teeth at the University of Casual Sun Bathing as a time-sharing client under Berkeley UNIX on a VAX 11/780, I was lookin' and rememberin' and wishin'.....but took a pass. It was about 3'Wx3'Lx4'D, and wouldn't have made a good coffee table.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 10:29 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 10:31 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 25, 2013 02:25 AM (0iJzo)
--I'll probably back away from the 'puter in a bit to catch a couple of beloved podcasts. Still amenable to tippling while doing so. ;-)
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 10:33 PM (3VBXw)
The power consumption on the real VAX would probably bankrupt you if it was actually turned on. There's a few VAX emulators for PC's though.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:33 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:34 PM (0iJzo)
Soon. I slammed down a couple of 2L diet Dew's earlier, so I'm kinda buzzed right now.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:35 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:37 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: Purp at July 25, 2013 02:35 AM (spjFk)
--Good gravy!
I'm not allowed caffeine after 3 in general, but that would about send me to the CICU.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 10:39 PM (3VBXw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 10:39 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:39 PM (0iJzo)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 10:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:41 PM (0iJzo)
--Camomile tea (especially in CS's Sleepytime Extra) helps me a lot.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 10:41 PM (3VBXw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 10:44 PM (yoh1c)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 24, 2013 10:44 PM (0iJzo)
Monster Zero's I can chug like iced tea all day and be rock solid. No sugar Rockstar's scare the shit out of me after shotgunning three of them in a row. Two's my limit on that shit.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:47 PM (spjFk)
It was all pretty much being sold by the pound...
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 10:52 PM (spjFk)
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2013 10:53 PM (ALRB2)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at July 25, 2013 02:41 AM (0iJzo)
===
Meniere's disease. Don't let that get out of hand.
Posted by: jc at July 24, 2013 11:00 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at July 24, 2013 11:04 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 11:15 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2013 03:15 AM (T1005)
--Well, I see no football talk, and I only own 2 old computers, so Not much to say.
Posted by: logprof at July 24, 2013 11:18 PM (3VBXw)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at July 24, 2013 11:26 PM (spjFk)
Nerd card revoked!
Posted by: Purp at July 25, 2013 03:26 AM (spjFk)
WTF, Purp? The ONT needed stomping?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 11:31 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 11:31 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 11:37 PM (T1005)
Jerry had a drive like that but IIRC it had a six disc capacity. Never really worked right, mainly because a lot of software was stupidly hard coded to treat optical drive a certain way and got confused by a plethora of such drives. That, and the driver that created a bunch of virtual drives simply didn't work. Worse, some software, especially games, used stupid tricks for drive access instead of playing by the rules and thus couldn't handle anything unexpected.
One day I finally had enough and told him that it was a flawed product that would never return his love and he should stop banging his head against that wall. Sometime in the late 90s when hard drive space was still a concern.
Posted by: epobirs at July 24, 2013 11:38 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: cthulhu at July 24, 2013 11:42 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 24, 2013 11:43 PM (yoh1c)
The one place I still use a parallel ATA drive is in my PS2. I have a boot disc that lets you copy the contents of game DVDs to the hard drive and run them from there with a huge speed boost. You still need the original game. It good for games with a lot of repeat play value. It shows what could have been done in that generation but Sony completely blew it on hard drive support, even though they planned for it well in advance.
Posted by: epobirs at July 24, 2013 11:48 PM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at July 25, 2013 12:38 AM (yoh1c)
Help me, Morons: There's a song, dating back at least from the '70s, that is replete with lush strings and a chanteuse with a voice like Judy Collins. Yet, a search in Youtube under Collins' name does not yield it. It's driving me crazy. I hear pieces of it in my head, but not enough to get it from a lyrics search. I think it's a Judy Collins track, but so far no luck. Any suggestions???
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2013 01:02 AM (3VBXw)
Help me, Morons: There's a song, dating back at least from the '70s, that is replete with lush strings and a chanteuse with a voice like Judy Collins. Yet, a search in Youtube under Collins' name does not yield it. It's driving me crazy. I hear pieces of it in my head, but not enough to get it from a lyrics search. I think it's a Judy Collins track, but so far no luck. Any suggestions???
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2013 05:02 AM (3VBXw)
--Boom, got it: It is "Long Long Time" by Linda Ronstadt.
Damn, back in the day she was such a beauty, but what a leftard she's ben.
Now I can sleep. 'Night again!
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2013 01:26 AM (3VBXw)
His biographical photo looks like he just got out of prison. Maybe that is why women won't barbeque for him. Or spin his salad.
Posted by: Bob at July 25, 2013 01:48 AM (ZJhEz)
Posted by: Rob at July 25, 2013 08:38 AM (Qq1Wd)
Posted by: BornLib at July 28, 2013 06:10 AM (zpNwC)
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