August 29, 2013
— Maetenloch
Apparently feminist types have been trying to sneak a new social rule in through the backdoor (heh heh heh 'backdoor') that any sex with a drunk girl is still de facto rape - even if she was conscious and willing. And now even daring to question this pronouncement from on high is AN OUTRAGE!!!! as Dr. Phil discovered to his dismay.
On his podcast, Adam Carolla asked female comedian Nikki Glaser what she thought of the new "law" that "drunk sex is rape." Blindsided, she chirped back, "I've only ever been raped! I just realized that." ("I've raped myself," Carolla put in.)
Haters aren't just gonna hate, they have to hate according to new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. ...If you've ever read a comment chain on YouTube, then you already knew this to be true, but now it is confirmed
Why It's Time We let The Pandas Die Out
They're cute and all but also pretty much the underachieving non-hacking losers of the large mammal world. Rhinos would also be a contender except that they can and do kill people regularly so they have that going for them.
And pandas don't even seem to want to survive. In the wild, they're prone to inbreeding. In captivity, zoos are forced to use Viagra and animal-porn to encourage them to mate, or resort to artificial insemination. They're slow and lazy, and use their predatory teeth for nothing but eating bamboo-a plant that's also disappearing. "Look, Darwinism isn't for crybabies. And conservation requires making tough choices,' writes Lavin. "Pandas had a pretty good run for 3 million years. All that money is better spent on preserving diverse habitats rather than on a single hopeless species."
NJ Court: Texting Someone Driving Could Make You Liable For a Crash
"A New Jersey Appeals Court has ruled that both sides of a texting conversation which resulted in a car accident could be held liable. The ruling came as part of a case in which the driver of a truck received a text message shortly before striking a motorcycle carrying two passengers. The court ruled that while in this case, the person sending the text wasn't liable, they could be if the circumstances were a little different. '...a person sending text messages has a duty not to text someone who is driving if the texter knows, or has special reason to know, the recipient will view the text while driving.'"
I don't see how this could be enforced since it's virtually impossible to know ahead of time that someone will in fact view your text while driving. Plus you're still allowed to call people when they're driving without incurring liability. And don't drivers have the primary responsibility to not do unsafe things or are we now all legally considered child-like compulsive chat-bots who can't handle shiny things?
A Form Letter For Defecting Conservatives
My statement will include an apology to my [choose one: gay, female] friends for the hurt I have caused by my slavish adherence to the conservative line which, my statement will say, is actually not true conservatism because true conservatism is all about freedom, and respects [choose one: the freedom of people to live as they choose and have their partnerships treated by the state with equal dignity, the freedom of women to decide what happens in and to their own bodies].
My statement will say that the recognition of [choose one: gay marriage, a woman's right to choose] makes America more fully and truly itself.
Big Sandy Machine Guns and Slate
In which a writer for the amateur webzine attends Arizona's Big Sandy machine gun shoot and finds it...awesome.
Ulicki believes the gun control debate is dishonest and wrongly maligns gun owners. He doesn't like California Sen. Dianne Feinstein or New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and he doesn't appear to have much use for me or my pesky questions. Journalists can often be "evil-hearted" and do "hit pieces," he tells me before he walks off.Half an hour or so later, he's sitting near his shooting station, joking with Ed Hope about liberal reporters. He's in a conciliatory mood, and so am I, and we give each other a hug.
Then he suggests I shoot an M16A1 fully automatic military assault rifle.
Why Machine Guns and Marijuana Are More Alike Than You Think
What's It Like to be Hypnotized?
Why Are There Giant Concrete Arrows Across America?
To guide the UN stealth copters of course. (thanks to Andy)
5 Movies That Messed You Up As A Child
The Man Who Loved Not Wisely But At Least Twice
Many, many years ago I founded and ran my second magazine in San Francisco. In time, I sold my share out to my partner and, flush with cash for the first time in my life, decided to move to New England with my then live-in love whom I shall always think of as "The Socialite." The Socialite's family was one of the 500 and, although fallen on hard times, they retained their position within high Eastern society because of their illustrious name. Their family seat was in Newport, Rhode Island, and The Socialite would, years later, live there with her husband and their daughters. I think about her from time to time and saw her once five years ago. She'd turned into her mother -- slim, patrician, and slightly nuts.
But this is not about her, or those white nights, or even the oh-so-social summers at Bailey's Beach. This is about Carl, the most unwise lover I ever met. I'm telling you about him because by doing so it makes me feel less stupid about love and that's a feeling that's far too rare for me these days.
Yahoo group. That is all.
The group thingy. And the middle class.
And my Twitter spew.
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Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 06:29 PM (HVff2)
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Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 06:32 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 06:33 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Yip at August 29, 2013 06:34 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:34 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 06:34 PM (bXdYS)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 29, 2013 06:34 PM (k8u3n)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:36 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 29, 2013 06:36 PM (UTq/I)
I like the broad in Steve's tub. She looks smart.
Posted by: Jones in CO at August 29, 2013 06:36 PM (8sCoq)
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56115149/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 06:36 PM (aUpYR)
Fed to an unknowing envirotard = priceless.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:37 PM (lVPtV)
This pisses me off and I hope the CMP has enough stock to hang on slowly until a subsequent administration can reverse this shit.
Posted by: Yip at August 29, 2013 06:37 PM (/jHWN)
http://tinyurl.com/qx9nj9z
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 06:37 PM (/9IC1)
Posted by: Weirddave at August 29, 2013 06:37 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:38 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 06:38 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:38 PM (GEICT)
Make me laugh, dammit. Entertain me.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:38 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Northernlurker at August 29, 2013 06:38 PM (BLAfs)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:39 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 29, 2013 06:39 PM (Hqiok)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:39 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 06:39 PM (aH+zP)
From Webster's
1) Feminist: A woman who claims to be in favor of equal rights but wants to have special rights and privileges and special treatment when it suits her.
2) A female who really wants a good reason to attend Lilith fair and eat some box.
3) A female who wears mens wranglers size 42 waist.
40 Female who is really mad at Men because they can pee standing and procreate.
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 06:39 PM (bXdYS)
Posted by: Northernlurker at August 29, 2013 06:40 PM (BLAfs)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:40 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: NCKate at August 29, 2013 06:40 PM (kwl+3)
Posted by: Merovign, Giant Green Rage Monster of Comforting Amusement [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:41 PM (qyfb5)
They're like Obamabots, except for the breeding.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:41 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 10:38 PM (lVPtV)
uhhhhhh
why is rabbit sex so quiet?
cotton balls
Posted by: Jones in CO at August 29, 2013 06:41 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 06:42 PM (HVff2)
I bought a great t-shirt in Colorado last week. If God didn't want us to eat meat, he would have made broccoli more fun to shoot at. I say open Panda season!
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 06:42 PM (bXdYS)
Mary Chapin Carpenter "Come on, Come on" or "Rhythm of the Blues."
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 06:42 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 06:42 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 29, 2013 06:42 PM (Pr6hk)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:43 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: NJRob at August 29, 2013 06:43 PM (PBJNU)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:43 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:43 PM (doBIb)
For Jane
*tries doing Jack Black roly-poly, weirdly limber dance*
*pulls something in lower back*
*limps away*
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (M/TDA)
Night of the Living Dead. Saw it on tv when I was about ten or so. Scared the living sh*t out of me.
Pinocchio: If I smoke, I'll somehow turn into a donkey.
Willy Wonka: the author of the article was freaked out by this, but I'm disappointed that there is not wallpaper that tastes like things and factories made of chocolate. Basically, the world sort of sucks IMHO.
And now, two tv shows that impacted me unnecessarily:
The Avengers: because of this show, I still want to be late 1960's Diana Rigg, dress in kick @ss leather clothes and be an independent woman who can beat up men stylishly, if required. I am also attracted to men with an English accent, which is really not good since most are godless limp wristed Euro libtards.
The Partridge Family: Live on bus? Cool. Be a musician? Cool. There was nothing about this lifestyle that did not appeal to me, and because of it, I now do work in the technical aspects of live entertainment. Damn them!
Posted by: shibumi at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (25HWz)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 10:39 PM (aUpYR)
*waves back*
Posted by: cthulsea at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Chelsea Hrothgar at August 29, 2013 06:44 PM (XdnQT)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 29, 2013 10:43 ..............................Pppfffft. Featuraaah Not a bug!
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (bXdYS)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 10:44 PM (M/TDA)
omg, that is the one song that rips my fuckin' heart out, every time. hits very, very close to home. and so incredibly beautifully done.
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (8lmkt)
Evening morons.
Maddie update: No backsliding, she does still have a drain in her leg and is still on antibiotics. She continues to do well with outpatient PT. She is acting like herself and aside from the skin wounds, has not shown any singnificant lasting effects from her illness.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (l3vZN)
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Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 06:45 PM (aUpYR)
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Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: Reader Chelsea J. Burch writes more nonsense ...... at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (v6hyJ)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (HVff2)
Maddie update: No backsliding, she does still have a drain in her leg and is still on antibiotics. She continues to do well with outpatient PT. She is acting like herself and aside from the skin wounds, has not shown any singnificant lasting effects from her illness.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 29, 2013 10:45 PM (sQ0LB)
Thank God. Continued prayers.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:46 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2013 06:47 PM (jE38p)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:47 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:47 PM (qyfb5)
YAY!!!!! Thank you so much, Crank, for keeping us updated on sweet Maddie. I don't even know her, but I love her and her continued progress brings me great joy.
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 06:47 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 06:48 PM (bXdYS)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 29, 2013 10:46 PM (qyfb5)
It could he hilarious. Kind of like the commercial of the cowboys cat-herding. Except they've got these big, fat, lazy balls of fur that have to be hand-fed bamboo. And they don't want to leave the warm fire.
I can see that.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:48 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:48 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 06:48 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 06:48 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 06:49 PM (WmLrU)
Was going to have a nice, peaceful, and very drunk four day weekend.
The f**king unsecure border just scotched that lovely dream of single malt scotch.
A Park Service employee got her head bashed in by one of the 'peaceful, job-seeking' drug mules in the Chiricahuas yesterday. She is critical. Her GSA vehicle was found on the border. Illegals turned up on Ft. Huachuca. Multiple burglaries with firearms and ammo being the target in the last two weeks.
Means I am going to be humping 90 pounds of gear plus a 7.62 NATO carbine in the f**king desert this weekend. Thanks, SCOAMT!
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (All my Hate cannot be found) at August 29, 2013 06:49 PM (ial2b)
Posted by: Bawney Fwank at August 29, 2013 06:50 PM (4/o9U)
Yay, Conservative Crank. A little slow on the uptake tonight. How's it hangin?
Funny, the progs loves them some darwin shit till it actually happens. lol
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 06:50 PM (U1MFH)
Mama panda hugs cub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDS-JkCIeQU
It would take a chemjeff kitteh pic to top this
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (/9IC1)
A Park Service employee got her head bashed in by one of the 'peaceful, job-seeking' drug mules in the Chiricahuas yesterday. She is critical. Her GSA vehicle was found on the border. Illegals turned up on Ft. Huachuca. Multiple burglaries with firearms and ammo being the target in the last two weeks.
Means I am going to be humping 90 pounds of gear plus a 7.62 NATO carbine in the f**king desert this weekend. Thanks, SCOAMT!
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (All my Hate cannot be found) at August 29, 2013 10:49 PM (ial2b)
Holy shit. Send out a call to Juan McCain. *cough*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (lVPtV)
Anybody else have a sad song you like to listen to once in a while?
Mary Chapin Carpenter "Come on, Come on" or "Rhythm of the Blues."
MCC, "Stones in the Road" or her version of "10,000 miles".
Lyle Lovett, "If I were the man that you wanted"
Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (k8u3n)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (u25eL)
As for movies that messed me up as a child, I'm stumped. Poltergeist was pretty lame. The clown doll scared the shit out of me. Other than that it was not much.
But The Sixth Sense freaked me out, mostly because Haley Joel Osment reminded me so much of my own son (almost the same age) that I could not just simply enjoy watching a pretty decent scary movie. My heart ached for that kid, from start to finish. Even now, it's not something I watch much, despite having it on Blu-Ray.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (l3vZN)
Oh, God, that is awful. Prayers up for that poor girl and for you. Sorry about your weekend and thank you for your service.
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:51 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: JohnJ at August 29, 2013 06:52 PM (TF/YA)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (Hqiok)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 29, 2013 06:53 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 06:54 PM (qyfb5)
Fucking flying monkeys.
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 29, 2013 10:53 PM (Hqiok)
Same here. And those fucking midgets, too.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 06:54 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 06:54 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:55 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 06:55 PM (sdi6R)
Following the links down the chain:
Lu Zhi, a panda expert from Beijing University, has said that trying to reintroduce pandas to the wild is as "pointless as taking off the pants in order to fart."
So wise a people, the Chinese.....
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 29, 2013 06:55 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 06:56 PM (WmLrU)
The "drunk sex is rape!" argument has been around for decades, I believe. Of course, there is a legitimate question of when a man or woman is too drunk to consent, but it's a very thorny one and not easy for the law to answer. Society dealt with this by discouraging women from engaging in behavior that could put them in that position. Drink heavily and go home with a strange guy? You were looked at as a slut. The result was that there was pressure for women to avoid behaviors that would put them at risk.
Of course, now that society doesn't dare use shame on anyone, we have to have everything explicitly laid out.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 29, 2013 06:56 PM (k8u3n)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 06:56 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 06:56 PM (GEICT)
Which is why Kate Upton and Christina Hendricks are goddesses in the eyes of Morons
They have the voluptuous look of that period
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 06:57 PM (/9IC1)
Posted by: Just say no to the nursery at August 29, 2013 06:57 PM (GebGu)
Jaws - only wanted to swim in pools
Psycho - afraid to take showers
Bambi - was really really little and it was the first movie I saw where they killed the mom, which they did right away
Halloween - afraid of costumed teenagers on Halloween
Posted by: thunderb at August 29, 2013 06:57 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 29, 2013 06:57 PM (k8u3n)
Steve McQueen will always be the coolest of the cool.
Many a drunk woman raped herself on me.
Somebody (not me, I'm an idea man) should put solar lights on those big concrete arrows and take a picture from space, like when Gilligan spelled "SOL" for the astronauts.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 29, 2013 06:57 PM (lnFK0)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 06:58 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 06:58 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 06:58 PM (8lmkt)
Either you have bated breath, as in abated, as in can't catch, can't inhale, etc...
Or you have baited breath which suggest to me that you just ate a tuna sandwich with lots of onion (nothin' wrong with that!).
Also, which is it?
Toe the line, suggesting barely keeping within bounds or Tow the line like a tugboat or something.
Since I am on this kick let's deal with beyond the pale, then!
Don't wan't to get into Irish history, but a "pale" is a fence or a border, simply speaking.
I have no idea what beyond the pail is supposed to evoke.
What, two steps past the bucket? Who cares?Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 06:58 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 06:58 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 06:59 PM (M/TDA)
Good post. For me it was Alien<<<
.
Took a friend and his wife to see it at the theater when it first came out. His wife was 8 months pregnant. When it came to "The Scene" she ran to the ladies and stayed there the rest of the movie.
Posted by: Javems at August 29, 2013 06:59 PM (c8xU9)
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 06:59 PM (bXdYS)
Now in real life, I've been scared spitless a few times.
Mostly after everything stopped moving and I realized what just happened and how close I came to taking a dirt nap.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:00 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 07:00 PM (u25eL)
well, there's a fuckin' statement. really? so, instead of God deciding how any particular woman should look, you feel like you can call it for the big ol' boobies and the badonkadonk? guess what, God does not make us all that way so, uh, why don't you go fuck yaself? asshole.
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 07:01 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: zsasz at August 29, 2013 07:01 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: MTF at August 29, 2013 07:01 PM (qf2kI)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 07:02 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 11:00 PM (u25eL)
You have mine, jewells. {{{hugs}}} Been there.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:02 PM (lVPtV)
If you're good Santa will bring you toys, but if you're bad, he'll punish you!
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 29, 2013 07:02 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 07:03 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: t-bird at August 29, 2013 07:03 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Minnfidel at August 29, 2013 07:03 PM (bXdYS)
A two hundred meter kill zone works for me.
plowed salted and patrolled by dogs.
Claymore mines, bouncing bettys and some stake traps. ( the dogs can be trained to stay away.)
Guns free on anything human in the zone without prior notice.
(that would be to remove the bodies and refresh the traps.)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:04 PM (28TG+)
I can't sleep. I'm having Miley nightmares. I have a picture her goofy face seared onto my brain. Noooo make it stop.....
Posted by: regular guy at August 29, 2013 07:04 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:04 PM (zyB/B)
What a great racket hypnotherapists have.
Doc: "...and that concludes our session."
Patient: "But I don't remember you doing anything."
Doc: "Of course not. You were hypnotized."
Patient: "Well, OK, but wow. You are really good. I would've sworn nothing happened."
Doc. "I'm a professional. Please pay at the window."
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 29, 2013 07:05 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 07:05 PM (u25eL)
I avoid violent slasher films totally (totes). The last film I saw like that was the original "Psycho." And yeah, I was horrified to take a shower with a shower curtain instead of a door forever.
I just try to avoid violent films in general. I love a good, old-fashioned horror movie, but I don't need to see someone's entrails in my face.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:05 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 07:05 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 07:06 PM (8lmkt)
Quick, see if this helps:
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/kate-upton-gif
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 29, 2013 07:06 PM (JawqV)
Sheesh. I didn't even wanna take a shower after I saw jaws as a kid. Kept looking for something coming up from the drain.
Then Dad asked me if I still wanted to go camping if we saw snakes.
Rice was/is maggots.
My childhood was diverse.
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:06 PM (U1MFH)
I saw that in The Twilight Zone movie with John Lithgow as the passenger. Scared the living crap out of me. Didn't see the original until later.
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 07:07 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 07:07 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: The Political Hat at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (Vk2pI)
If being drunk absolves me from bad decisions how come I still can get a DUI?
Posted by: The Hickster at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (Qt8DA)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 11:05 PM (u25eL)
Thanks, hon. He (and we) are finally fine today. He was being scammed out of all his money (several thousand dollars) just before getting out. His angel JAG officer proved he didn't own diddly, and we learned this morning that the manager of the phone company apologized to him and fired all his employees who were scamming him.
He'll be stateside and out of the USMC in a few weeks.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (lVPtV)
In the dark.
I can still sing the creepy song...
Posted by: shibumi at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (25HWz)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at August 29, 2013 07:08 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: Tyler Durden at August 29, 2013 07:09 PM (IDypm)
Posted by: Chris_Balsz at August 29, 2013 07:09 PM (Kwvso)
Posted by: GMB at August 29, 2013 07:09 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: EC at August 29, 2013 07:09 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: The Hickster at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (Qt8DA)
Posted by: regular guy at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (aH+zP)
Hated that song. Simply hated. Then I saw the video. Like the song. Loved Walken.
Walken was to that video as Ledger was to Batman.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 29, 2013 07:11 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 07:12 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:12 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:12 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Chris_Balsz at August 29, 2013 07:12 PM (Kwvso)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 07:12 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:13 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at August 29, 2013 07:13 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 29, 2013 07:13 PM (k8u3n)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:14 PM (z4WKX)
You don't count then.
Posted by: GMB at August 29, 2013 07:14 PM (nkPV9)
With the late Karen Black being chased around her apartment by the shrieking unstoppable little Zuni doll wielding a very sharp knife.
Nightmares for months.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2013 07:15 PM (gqT4g)
The Shining scared the hell out of me. I watched it at home on cable and no one else was home. I had to get the dog to come sit with me.
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 11:12 PM (z4WKX)
OMG. I remember seeing that with a date in a bar-theatre in Atlanta way back. Even there, drinking with my date in a theatre full of people, it scared me to death. Eeeeeek. It's still one of the scariest things I've ever watched.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:15 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (M/TDA)
I'm thinking with glancing, short peeks as opposed to full-on, googly-eyed stares. I'm sure that's what you mean.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (eHIJJ)
double checked and jalopnik captioned wrong. found another pic where Neilie is in tub from side view. (no. no boobage)
here: http://tinyurl.com/qgj5l3e
blogspot.com
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: zsasz at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Zombie Wilt Chamberlain at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: GMB
ladies night are traditionally Thursday nights if memory serves. Cheap hooch
Posted by: thunderb at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 07:16 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:17 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:17 PM (zyB/B)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1xqrdtJs8w
Posted by: The Hickster at August 29, 2013 07:17 PM (Qt8DA)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 07:18 PM (aH+zP)
Dance tonight, pizza tomorrow.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 29, 2013 07:18 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Pretty, Pretty Princess Lauren at August 29, 2013 07:19 PM (kA6ZC)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 07:19 PM (qyfb5)
Those tv shows with the one little african dude doll that comes alive and runs around stabbing that chick and then the one where the little girl breaks her doll and a big momma doll comes after her.
My wife talks about being freaked to this day about them.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 29, 2013 07:20 PM (lnFK0)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:20 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 07:20 PM (8lmkt)
And the lone survivor from the sub is on the destroyer.
Posted by: The Hickster at August 29, 2013 07:20 PM (Qt8DA)
Posted by: The Drinky Hat at August 29, 2013 07:21 PM (Vk2pI)
Wish I saw the movie before reading the book because the movie was simply brilliant. Otherworldly in it's spookening.
It made me scream but no one could hear them.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 29, 2013 07:21 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:21 PM (U1MFH)
My stupid lazy-ass heart and the fact that every other cardiologist but one (who retired due to illness) thinks the best treatment is to take pills that make me sick, don't do anything, hope you don't die, and come back in six months. If I don't die.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 29, 2013 11:19 PM (qyfb5)
My God, honey.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (lVPtV)
Survival of the fittest, amiright you guys?
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (WoYoH)
Just because I offer counsel doesn't mean it's wise.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (JawqV)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: The Independent Payment Advisory Board at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (Vk2pI)
Just get yourself a double barreled shotgun, and fire it into the air...
Posted by: Joey Choo Choo at August 29, 2013 07:22 PM (NLfPJ)
"I Spit On Your Grave"
I've omitted the details. You can thank me if you know the scene I'm talking about.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:23 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 07:23 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 29, 2013 07:23 PM (Hqiok)
http://tinyurl.com/lgvv7wu
Posted by: he who kills at August 29, 2013 07:23 PM (GebGu)
I seem to remember Elmer Fudd as Friar Tuck singing that song.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 29, 2013 07:23 PM (yE6xT)
Posted by: The Thuggee at August 29, 2013 07:24 PM (Vk2pI)
other cardiologist but one (who retired due to illness) thinks the best
treatment is to take pills that make me sick, don't do anything, hope
you don't die, and come back in six months. If I don't die.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 29, 2013 11:19 PM (qyfb5)
dammit, Mero . . . {{{{{}}}}}} and prayers up, buddy. we can't do this without you. jeez.
Posted by: Peaches at August 29, 2013 07:24 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 07:24 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 07:24 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: The Headbanging Hat at August 29, 2013 07:24 PM (Vk2pI)
I've used that before. I got, "But if it wasn't for the encroachment of man into their habitat blah blah blah."
Posted by: Country Singer at August 29, 2013 07:25 PM (NLfPJ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 07:25 PM (qyfb5)
Normally I just lurk. Been a bit talkative lately. Have no idea why.
I'll be back to normal as soon as harvest is done.
Posted by: GMB at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: Tuna at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (M/TDA)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: GMB at August 29, 2013 11:09 PM (nkPV9)>>
Or those that have conditioned themselves to work through the pain.
Posted by: The Hickster at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (Qt8DA)
Ehhh, I have the least miserable misery in the history of miserableness.
I do get pissy sometimes, though.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 29, 2013 11:23 PM (qyfb5)
I admire your bravado, but when you need friends and prayers, there's strength for you among friends. And I know for a fact, from multiple friends and family members who have dealt with awful diseases, that having that support, whether you believe in anything or not, can strengthen you.
Anyhow, I'll keep you in my prayers. Whether you want me to or not. 
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:26 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at August 29, 2013 07:27 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 07:27 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:28 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 07:29 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 07:29 PM (UaCt0)
Might try to find a nutritional consultant who knows something about cardiac issues.
Deke Slayton, one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, had his card pulled by the NASA flight surgeons while he was still in training to fly, because of a persistent irregular heartbeat. Slayton, stuck on the ground and desperate to get back on active status, went to every top cardiologist in the country. They all told him there was nothing to be done.
He didn't give up and started asking questions outside of the M.D. community.
A few years later, Slayton's problem was definitively cured and he was back on flight status, and got to space finally, on the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission.
He had a simple vitamin deficiency all along.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2013 07:29 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:31 PM (U1MFH)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:31 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2013 07:31 PM (WoYoH)
Posted by: Craig Poe at August 29, 2013 07:31 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at August 29, 2013 07:32 PM (mkVKC)
http://tinyurl.com/ptu9ynj
And just remember one of the closest F-16 units, the 555th FS, at Aviano Italy just resumed flying. They had been grounded for three months due to sequestration.
No words can adequately describe my contempt and loathing for this administration. How it callously treats the warriors and then still expects those warriors to defend the battlements.
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 07:32 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: regular guy at August 29, 2013 07:32 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: bestie21 at August 29, 2013 07:33 PM (1TcfJ)
Probably true in Jersey.
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at August 29, 2013 07:33 PM (Cn4aq)
Due to HBP, I took toprol for 7 years. In 2006 I started having rhythm problems and the bp was too high. told the doctors for years and they did nothing.
Finally when I could afford more testing, found that the toprol was giving me sick sinus syndrome. went on other hbp meds and am now symptom free. (also had swallowing problems and stomach problems.)
It's called the practice of medicine for a reason. everyone has a different chemistry and although generally everyone reacts the same to the same drug, it may not be so.
Try to pin point the root causes from the beginning and note if any actions or occurrences stand out as the start point. then see if you can figure the cause and what to do about it. Don't rely on doctors to put in a lot of effort to discover why you have this problem.
They are taught at school to spend their time on what they can cure and what they know. If you don't fit their criteria, they'll just shine you on.
probably you've done this already but don't give up. self medication (carefully) may be your only answer.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:33 PM (28TG+)
On a lighter note, I saw a lady, without a badge, open carrying on her hip in the grocery store after work tonight. Yea Western Colorado. (looked like a 9mill)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 11:31 PM (U1MFH)
Was she hot?
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2013 07:33 PM (TuBvt)
How about a form letter for leftists? Here you go Mr./Mrs. Leftist, sign these --
"I apologize for voting based only on my feelings because I now know that all my feelings are temporary. Further, I now understand that all the idiots I voted for because they could empathize with my temporary feelings are actually feeling oriented because they are incapable of actual thoughts."
"I apologize for voting based on a constant misunderstanding of cause and effect. I now realize that I have helped institute a government that thinks burned hands cause hot stoves."
"I apologize for voting for a government that is now an anti-parent, and not just in the sense that they try to interfere with good parenting. I now realize that good parents start with infants and try to raise adults whereas big government starts with adults and tries to turn them into infants."
"I apologize for voting for a government that claims it is going to help everyone, because I now realize that true help is measurable only when the recipient of the help doesn't need the help anymore."
"I apologize for voting for those people who chose to be the descendents of the slavery party."
"I apologize for voting for people who told me their religion is really 'science' and I was stupid enough to fall for it. My role in creating a state religion in direct contravention of the 1st Amendment was a horrible act and hope someday you can forgive me."
"I apologize for letting the assholes on my TV tell me what to think."
"I apologize for projecting all my faults onto you and then blaming you because I am just not happy with myself."
"I apologize for failing to do charity at every turn and then yelling that you are too greedy."
sheesh. I could go on all day, but it is a waste of my time and probably yours as well.
Posted by: jc at August 29, 2013 07:33 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (U1MFH)
Over two months ago I asked you guys to pray for our friend Kathy who is dying from lung cancer which spread to her back and her brain.
Last time we were with her, she couldn't walk, was so thin she couldn't rest (her bones were sticking through her skin).
Her doc at Emory told her she had two weeks to live. She's now over two months since he gave her that diagnosis.
Not only that, but she removed her pain patch she's been on for nearly two years (without telling her husband) and became extremely ill.
Husband rushed her to Emory after she couldn't stop vomiting after two days. Well, she was going through withdrawal from the pain patch.
Anyhow, she's home now, eating, pain-free (with no pain meds) and still dying, but dying her way.
Just wanted to share that.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (HVff2)
http://tinyurl.com/69v7m7v
Posted by: we want you, we want you at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (GebGu)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (WoYoH)
He had a simple vitamin deficiency all along.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2013 11:29 PM (gqT4g)
How did he get the vitamins he needed and how did he determine which ones he needed?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 29, 2013 07:34 PM (yE6xT)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 29, 2013 07:35 PM (wsnKp)
Four UN Navy warships are already in the eastern Mediteranean and could fire Cruise missiles within hours of receiving the green light from Obama.
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 07:37 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Barky O'Fucknuts at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2013 11:33 PM (TuBvt)
Yes, from my girl perspective. Tiny, blond and built. Sorry, didn't think about pics or it didn't happen. ::-):
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (U1MFH)
Sorry. Can't answer phone. Busy entangling us in a different, foreign war.
Posted by: Juan McAmnesty at August 29, 2013 07:38 PM (eHIJJ)
My great grandmother made a topsy turvy doll for me. If you pulled the dress up and flipped it over it was another doll wearing a different dress. I used to have a recurring nightmare of that thing chasing me around the house trying to stab me because of that stupid Zuni doll.
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 07:39 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 07:39 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 07:39 PM (TC7Mv)
Posted by: bestie21 at August 29, 2013 07:40 PM (1TcfJ)
Bring up beavers. Ever see the impact of what they can do to a habitat? I took my son to an IMAX show on beavers at the Museum of nature and science. They spent a year recording the effect of a beaver family taking down many, many trees and building a home that blocked a river. every living creature within a few miles upstream of their new nest had their habitat submerged.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2013 07:41 PM (WoYoH)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 07:41 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:42 PM (zyB/B)
Husband is on his way back from SC, has to travel down the Death Highway of I-95.
No way I can go to bed waiting for my husband to come home.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:42 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 07:42 PM (BXLPR)
*USC offense still sucking, btw*
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 07:43 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:43 PM (U1MFH)
Posted by: 1970's pr0nz director at August 29, 2013 07:43 PM (Vk2pI)
And when he gets home and asks if you've been up all night, you'll say you just got up when you heard his vehicle drive in so he won't know.
{you softie}
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 07:44 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 11:40 PM (4Mv1T)
===
wow. that caused me a double take. the first time I saw it, I read it as a famous hollywood director.
http://tinyurl.com/lxq6jy
if I am going to hallucinate I should be having more fun.
Posted by: jc at August 29, 2013 07:45 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 11:43 PM (U1MFH)
We, and her husband and grown kids are okay. She sat down and wrote out and planned her own funeral.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2013 07:45 PM (lVPtV)
This is at the top of the list of movies that fey critics laugh off as McCarthyite fantasies. It's goddamn funny that so many people believe in UFO's, yet nobody thinks there were any communists. They all said "High Noon" was anti-communist claptrap, too -- until Lech Walesa made it so.
Posted by: comatus at August 29, 2013 07:46 PM (JNUY4)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 29, 2013 07:46 PM (MwaME)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 07:47 PM (6TV0b)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:47 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at August 29, 2013 07:48 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Waterhouse at August 29, 2013 07:48 PM (Hqiok)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 07:48 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:51 PM (U1MFH)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at August 29, 2013 07:51 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 07:51 PM (zyB/B)
Whuttup, 'ronz? So it's my birthday, and beloved hubby is about 80 miles away at a FF draft, so, of course, I was thinking I would have RedEye DVR and moron horde all night. Nope. Happy Birthday telephone calls. I'm always happy to hear from my family members, of course. But there's no need to go on for so long, just because it's my birthday. There's a guilty, obligatory thing, and there shouldn't be. I already know you love me, and we can talk anytime we want.
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 07:51 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 07:51 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Arbalest at August 29, 2013 07:52 PM (FlRtG)
Damn, I almost walked out during the first 10 minutes, and I was 23.
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 07:52 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: Tx Dem at August 29, 2013 07:52 PM (Dsds2)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at August 29, 2013 07:52 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at August 29, 2013 07:53 PM (Vk2pI)
http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/30780
*A friggin' safety? Are you kidding, USC?*
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 07:53 PM (iYlIC)
How about "The Invaders"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061265/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 29, 2013 07:54 PM (yE6xT)
Posted by: Ragamuffin at August 29, 2013 07:55 PM (fzFF6)
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 07:55 PM (U1MFH)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 07:56 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 07:56 PM (1wI7y)
Good luck with the appointment Mero.
Jewells, if you are still around, glad to hear your mother is doing better.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 29, 2013 07:56 PM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 07:56 PM (6TV0b)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/s]akula51 at August 29, 2013 07:57 PM (4p5/2)
Posted by: Gingy at August 29, 2013 07:57 PM (aH+zP)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 07:57 PM (XyrkB)
Anybody catch the episode of "Oz" on HBO when Roy Thinnes showed up as a white supremacist leader? He was so cold blooded he made Schillinger look compassionate in that one.
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 07:57 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 07:57 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at August 29, 2013 07:59 PM (cHIOd)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 07:59 PM (iYlIC)
Thanks, Infidel, and CarolT! No thang, at this age! I think I will be this age for a while, though.
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 07:59 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Baldy at August 29, 2013 08:00 PM (tyDFN)
Um, what? Well, anyway, I've watched most of Roland Emmerich's "2012" and I think they should release it to theaters with a new title "2016: You Wanted This" and I bet it would make billions of dollars...that no one has, but that's a minor point. Hey, I followed AlexTheChick's advice and commenced drinking, so...stuff. Good night all.
Posted by: Null at August 29, 2013 08:00 PM (xjpRj)
Posted by: no good deed at August 29, 2013 08:00 PM (WmLrU)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 08:00 PM (iYlIC)
Ok, guess not.
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 11:56 PM (1wI7y)
Holy cow, youmay be in the running with ATC and MRW. That was epic!
Posted by: Infidel at August 29, 2013 08:01 PM (U1MFH)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 08:01 PM (z4WKX)
The commies tried to get credit for "High Noon," you know, talking it up as a parable of the bravery of the H'wood writers in the face of McCarthyism. It doesn't wash, though: The Weavers refused the soundtrack theme for ideological reasons (you have to remind yourself they were a hit band at the time, Irene), and they'd have never refused a chance to polish the Party's reputation.
Posted by: comatus at August 29, 2013 08:02 PM (JNUY4)
Do you mean "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 29, 2013 08:03 PM (yE6xT)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:03 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:04 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Adriane... at August 29, 2013 08:05 PM (j/FJV)
Posted by: Ma Bell at August 29, 2013 08:06 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Adriane... at August 29, 2013 08:06 PM (j/FJV)
"Sisters get respect, bitches get what they deserve"
He has White House access.
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 08:07 PM (iYlIC)
I had a similar reaction. NoES had a jokey, not-quite-taking-it-seriously element that took it out of the scary realm for me. If the movie's not taking it all dead serious, neither am I as a viewer. Halloween, in contrast, certainly had its kitchy elements, but was serious about the horror.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:08 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:08 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 08:09 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 08:10 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 08:11 PM (TC7Mv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:12 PM (qyfb5)
The first Omega Man scared me.Posted by: jc at August 29, 2013 11:59 PM (PlzOe)
Do you mean "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 30, 2013 12:03 AM (yE6xT)
====
Wow. Looked it up. Even the old new ideas were old ideas. Shoulda known.
Posted by: jc at August 29, 2013 08:12 PM (PlzOe)
I always tell people Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory scared the shit out of me as a kid. I usually get laughed at. That is a creepy fuckin movie.
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at August 29, 2013 08:13 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:13 PM (XyrkB)
Never liked the guy as an actor until I saw him in Inception. My new theory is that he's insufferable unless playing a character who is relentlessly stressed by the script. Bruce Willis, same thing. Hated him for his his smirk in Moonlighting. Then came Die Hard. Now it seems like he's seriously stressed in every movie he's in, which is as it should be.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:13 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:13 PM (zyB/B)
Own it bitch. The unions had plenty of time to game the scenarios out on their own using their own data before it was passed.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 08:14 PM (2BHYC)
This isn't 5 star restaurant quality we're talking, it's precooked processed food that's stuffed in a bag
I'd prefer to press buttons on a menu, slide my card, and pick up the burger at the pickup spot.
We already pour our own drinks, squirt our own ketchup, pick up our own salt packs and napkins
Plus I don't have to strain to understand people who have a minimal grasp of English, nor do I wonder who in the kitchen has an attitude and adds "extra" to the burger
One other thing. If a burger flipper earns $15/hr and a call center rep earns $10, why strain yourself for less
But the Purple People Beaters in the SEIU get their union dues, so it's all good to them
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 08:14 PM (/9IC1)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 08:15 PM (TC7Mv)
Posted by: Splunge at August 30, 2013 12:13 AM (bKA83)
You'd probably hate him in Hudson Hawk.
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 08:16 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Arbalest at August 29, 2013 08:16 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at August 29, 2013 08:17 PM (/7Xis)
Posted by: Gas Station Attendant Union Organizer, 1970 at August 29, 2013 08:19 PM (/9IC1)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 08:19 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: RWC at August 29, 2013 08:20 PM (TC7Mv)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 08:20 PM (1wI7y)
Oh, I did. I was trapped on an airplane with that abomination, so I watched the whole thing, because I had nothing better to do. I could not believe how bad it was. They should have burned the negatives out of pure embarrassment. Actually, Bruce Willis was not the worst part. I vaguely remember some ugly chick who was worse.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:20 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:21 PM (zyB/B)
Gosford Park, which was highly rated -- unwatchable.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 08:21 PM (2BHYC)
What are people going to do, pump their own gas?
Posted by: Gas Station Attendant Union Organizer, 1970 at August 30, 2013 12:19 AM (/9IC1)
In Oregon, there is no self-serve.....so if someone with California plates drives into the station, the attendant bounces over to herd 'em back into the car. If you've got Oregon plates, you might just sit there all afternoon before he gets around to you.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 08:21 PM (T1005)
Death Race 2000
Sylvester Stallone with that blood gushing burnout ruined tire smoking donuts for years for me
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 08:22 PM (/9IC1)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:23 PM (qyfb5)
I would much prefer an automated process for my rare fast food burger. In fact, I will go so far as to say that I would maybe get it more frequently if I was secure in the knowledge that some entitled little Occutard asshole wasn't availing me of his various fluids. FOAD! Maybe ask the Hostess workers how that worked out.
Thanks, Cthulhu, and anyone that I missed. Everyone. You are awesome.
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:23 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Mark1971 at August 29, 2013 08:23 PM (Vjplh)
You'd probably hate him in Hudson Hawk.
Oh, I did. I was trapped on an airplane with that abomination, so I watched the whole thing, because I had nothing better to do. I could not believe how bad it was. They should have burned the negatives out of pure embarrassment. Actually, Bruce Willis was not the worst part. I vaguely remember some ugly chick who was worse.
Posted by: Splunge at August 30, 2013 12:20 AM (bKA83)
Oh yeah its a crap movie best relegated to comedy central on a weekday afternoon, which is where I first saw it. But he's definitely not stressed in that movie.
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 08:23 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 08:23 PM (iYlIC)
5 Movies That Messed You Up As A Child
Rocky Horror ... The Floor Show ...
... I'm still hurting ...
Posted by: Arbalest at August 30, 2013 12:16 AM (FlRtG)
"I am just seven hours old
Truly beautiful to behold
And somebody should be told
My libido hasn't been controlled...."
Incidentally, that link no worky for me. Who's your ISP?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 08:24 PM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 12:21 AM
New Jersey doesn't have self serve either. Folks at the stations on the interstates in VA, MD, PA, NY get a kick out of watching Joisey geniuses wait around at the pump wondering why no one is coming out of the store
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 08:24 PM (/9IC1)
We appear to be about to go to war because Obama does not want to be mocked.
Even some lefties are annoyed. They think this is a "Wag the Dog" cover for the NSA scandal, the only one of the scandals that they noticed and disliked.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:25 PM (bKA83)
They're Superman's spare keys for the Fortress of Solitude.
Duh.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 29, 2013 08:25 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:25 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 29, 2013 08:26 PM (5J54Q)
Posted by: Ma Bell at August 29, 2013 08:27 PM (RLdcX)
Posted by: Arbalest at August 29, 2013 08:27 PM (FlRtG)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 29, 2013 08:27 PM (l3vZN)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 08:28 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:29 PM (zyB/B)
Then I have this memory eraser thing like in Men in Black, and will wipe out the memories of all but the best date.
So, who do ya think it'll be?
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 08:29 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 08:29 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:29 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:30 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 08:30 PM (iYlIC)
I gotta start looking for a new scroll saw...new blades for my 50yo Dremel Scroll are made of unobtanium these days.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 08:31 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: beavis at August 29, 2013 08:33 PM (9gNQd)
At 250lb he was bad, at 170lb no meds are needed anymore.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 08:33 PM (2BHYC)
Their fear of the reaction of the "Arab Street"
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 08:36 PM (/9IC1)
Amusing story concept mused during the long drive: antagonistic narrator who completely lies about the protagonist on what he thinks, does, and says - the only way you can figure out who he is is through the reactions of everyone else, who the narrator is willing to describe truthfully.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 08:36 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 08:37 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: Critical Interlocking Hierarchies Studies Graduate Student (8th year) at August 29, 2013 08:37 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 08:38 PM (1wI7y)
Bring back the dumbasses
Posted by: kbdabear at August 29, 2013 08:38 PM (/9IC1)
Very interesting. Sounds hard to pull off, but rewarding if you can manage it. Haven't read anything like that, though there are vague echoes in Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and in Frederic Brown's Night of the Jabberwock, there's a fun contrast between the protagonist/narrator's description of his state of inebriation, and how the people he encounters describe it.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:40 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:42 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Yip at August 29, 2013 08:44 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:44 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 30, 2013 12:36 AM (ioT3q)
Oh, man, I have this vague thought that has been done *in comedy*, but I like remember vague scenes and nothing I can identify. 70s?
It may have been a skit and not a full story.
As a drama it has a nice experimental nature.
One of the "inviolable rules" is not to have the narrator lie. Then again, know when to break rules.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 12:42 AM (qyfb5)
You could do something like it very easily if you don't have a formal narrator, but instead have the TV news in the background spewing out disinformation.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 08:44 PM (T1005)
Might be easier if the narrator is the protagonist. In Gene Wolfe's wonderful New Sun tetralogy, the narrator/protagonist is somewhat evasive from time to time.
Posted by: Splunge at August 29, 2013 08:44 PM (bKA83)
<<Remember a guitar case plastered with stickers. Including anti-war and Support Bosnia stickers. >>
A tweed Stratocaster hardshell case will hold an AK and six 30 rd magazines. Just for the record.
Posted by: Mr. Dave at August 29, 2013 08:45 PM (PpviT)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 08:45 PM (sdi6R)
It may have been a skit and not a full story.
As a drama it has a nice experimental nature.
One of the "inviolable rules" is not to have the narrator lie. Then again, know when to break rules.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 12:42 AM
Unusual Suspects may qualify. American Psycho? But that's more insanity than deliberate fibs, though.
Posted by: otho at August 29, 2013 08:46 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: CarolT at August 29, 2013 08:46 PM (z4WKX)
and Sis, one of my guitar cases has a sticker that says "Finish your beer, there are sober kids in India."
Posted by: Mr. Dave at August 29, 2013 08:46 PM (PpviT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:47 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:48 PM (qyfb5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbH3HJvh2N0
teh awesome
Posted by: Yip at August 29, 2013 08:48 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:50 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 08:51 PM (1wI7y)
Might be easier if the narrator is the protagonist. In Gene Wolfe's wonderful New Sun tetralogy, the narrator/protagonist is somewhat evasive from time to time.
Posted by: Splunge at August 30, 2013 12:44 AM (bKA83)
See, the idea stemmed from reading about a story along those lines. Main character describes himself as not heroic even as he saves the day repeatedly.
Was trying to generate a useless side character - then wondered what would happen if he got his own story - it'd be awfully one-dimensional if he was just a lazy good for nothing all his life - but what if that's propaganda from a narrator with a grudge against him? *ping*
So many ideas ... so little skill.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 08:51 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:51 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Murmur, Count and Duke of Hell, Surplus Souls Dividision at August 29, 2013 08:51 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: westminzterdogshow at August 29, 2013 08:53 PM (7TwHV)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:53 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 08:55 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: kalneva at August 29, 2013 08:55 PM (XyrkB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:58 PM (qyfb5)
Can we get the horde's group of writers to do a rewrite of The Rock Horror Picture Show?
"The Reggie Lover's 2term Prez"?
As far as pandas. Didn't a couple 'rons wanted a SRS* to become a dolphin?
During the Brad/Chelsea end-of-times(tm) thread?
You could probably utube The Panda Channel from TrueVisions
I'll go back to sleep and go back to my norm SOP of lurking 12 hours behind.
*Species Reassignment Surgery
Posted by: Forty Baht Barry at August 29, 2013 08:58 PM (lT2jg)
Posted by: fluffy at August 29, 2013 08:58 PM (z9HTb)
Posted by: kalneva at August 30, 2013 12:44 AM (XyrkB)
Yep I heard that. Rush wasn't completely on board with it. But didn't outright disagree with the thought. And probably more true than not especially that "fundamentally transform" line. And afterall this fucking asshole had to shove himself into Neil Armstrong's death.
Narcissus looks at Obama and goes "Damn that dude is full of himself."
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 08:58 PM (LI48c)
It's very hard to find a good doctor _now_.
Imagine how much fun the search will be after a few years of SCOAMFcare.
American health care and doctoring will look like what they have in the UK with their National Health Service. Where incompetent foreign quacks from Third World "medical schools" are routinely turned loose to butcher helpless patients.
Case in point:
http://tinyurl.com/pc7936a
Note that they don't say anything about the doctor's ethnicity. Not even the doctor's country of origin. Much less anything about the doctor's medical training. Only that the doctor has "left the country" to an undisclosed destination.
Note also that the site have turned off comments, as they typically do with these sorts of articles, because of the torrents of vituperation that would result from ordinary people outraged at the disaster of socialist health care in the UK.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2013 08:59 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 08:59 PM (qyfb5)
Have you published any novels yet? You're such an interesting commentator that I want to read about your universes.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:00 PM (ioT3q)
As far as pandas. Didn't a couple 'rons wanted a SRS* to become a dolphin?
During the Brad/Chelsea end-of-times(tm) thread?
You're not a South Park watcher are you.
A clip from the episode "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina."
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 09:01 PM (LI48c)
humans are a far more complex piece of machinery than the damn space shuttle was
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:01 PM (2BHYC)
Dangit, misidentified that WoW cosplay armor. /hangs head in shame
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:02 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Social Scientists everywhere at August 29, 2013 09:03 PM (Vk2pI)
Was making a lot of progress until I got sick earlier this year. Am trying to get back into it.
The "creating interesting worlds and stories" is my forte, unfortunately more than finishing stuff.
I have some stories I'm still editing, soon I'll have to get one or two to you to see.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:03 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 09:03 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:04 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:04 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: nerdygirl at August 29, 2013 09:05 PM (zyB/B)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 09:05 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 09:05 PM (1wI7y)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbH3HJvh2N0
teh awesome
Posted by: Yip at August 30, 2013 12:48 AM (/jHWN)
I've gotten to many Progressive souls. Can't stand the little bastards down here.
I'll sell some to you cheap! Posted by: Murmur, Count and Duke of Hell, Surplus Souls Dividision at August 30, 2013 12:51 AM
For some reason, that made me think of an infamous audit when I worked for a national CPA firm, where staffers would just about run over their foot with a car to avoid being sent to.
The people there were lovely, plain-speaking, polite, hospitable, and truthful. They worked hard to make the books accurate and self-evident -- and, in the main, succeeded. It's just that they were a central valley tallow company, their stock-in-trade was animal carcasses, a rendering plant, and animal fat, and their year-end was, IIRC, August 31. That meant doing year-end inventory observations in, basically, a numbered blacktop parking lot in 90+ degree heat.....in space 2, there are two cows that have been dead for 3 days. In space 3, there's some roadkill. In space 5, there are several sheep -- and so on. They stop everything moving so you can get a good count, and then you move into the rendering plant itself -- where a tractor brings material in from the parking lot, it's chopped into little bits, and sent down a chute to be boiled.
I think I'd rather do inventory there than have a Progressive soul around, no matter how cheap they might be.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:06 PM (T1005)
Am curious if you created an elf, catgirl, or vanilla human.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:06 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: redrum at August 29, 2013 09:07 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/s]akula51 at August 29, 2013 09:07 PM (4p5/2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:08 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:08 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Men in black at August 29, 2013 09:08 PM (Vk2pI)
things I hate at Ace O' Spades: comment list that go to 438 places. things I love at Ace O' Spades? comment list that go to 438 places. As to the (give me a minute, I have to go see what I was reading, hold on,) Oh yeah, right, defecting conservatives.
The only thing a actual conservative might defect to is libertarianisn, so in that light, the defection letter would read; Sorry for the awful things I might have said concerning you queerness, pedophilia or failure to accept a womans right to choose to have her very most private health concerns kept private between she and her doctor.
I would like to replace those things I might have said with: fuck you, you fucking fuck! Who the fuck do you think you are trying to decide for others what [and what to choose when you yourself cannot even decide between regular and "low-fat" milk" to order in your daily lah-dee-feekin-dah latte' every morning , you twisted sick fuck?) every other singular, autonomous, human friggin being should decide for themselves?
Shut. the. fuck. up.
Shut the fuck up and mind your own fucking business.
Posted by: jeffersonian at August 29, 2013 09:10 PM (Co4vZ)
Cat-girl in full field plate. Really? Just let her tail be out there exposed to some stray battle-axe going *snick-snick* while the ears are completely encased in a helm? Ugh.
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:11 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:11 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 12:44 AM (T1005)
Brenden Frasiers 'George of the Jungle' movie had the Narrator arguing with the bad guys...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 29, 2013 09:12 PM (lZBBB)
And damn few of the "tests" even try to measure the health of our friendly non-human DNA co-habitators, or what factors might be bumming them out.
For all its advances, medicine is still in the dark ages. Stone knives, bear skins, and magic potions rendered in gleaming stainless, and nice sterile vials, with computerized versions of shadows dancing on the cave walls.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:12 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Theodoric of York at August 29, 2013 09:13 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:14 PM (qyfb5)
This is why every FF has the Regen spell. Kupo.
Posted by: Mog, slam-dancing moogle at August 29, 2013 09:15 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: puddleglum at August 29, 2013 09:16 PM (AKI1Q)
Fucking flying monkeys.
Same here, I think I was 4 or 5 when I first saw it....
Posted by: bill-o at August 29, 2013 09:17 PM (AWwDY)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 09:17 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:17 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:17 PM (aUpYR)
Or drilling holes in the skull to relieve the pressure.
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 09:17 PM (iYlIC)
Love Hurts, Gram Parsons version!
Posted by: bill-o at August 29, 2013 09:18 PM (AWwDY)
Its like Minski's horse shit claims for IA...its always just 10 years away...and that was like over 30 years ago, and the hardware today is way beyond anything he ever envisioned at the time in terms of raw horsepower.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:19 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:20 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 09:22 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: fluffy at August 29, 2013 09:23 PM (z9HTb)
Seriously, Anna? Moogles have been around since FF5. Final Fantasy without moogles would be like Final Fantasy without technological anachronisms and nonsensical plots.
Posted by: Methos at August 29, 2013 09:23 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Leech Monger at August 29, 2013 09:23 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 09:24 PM (1wI7y)
*thud*
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:24 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:24 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 09:25 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 30, 2013 01:22 AM (1wI7y)
I call this one "Bitey"
Posted by: Leech Monger at August 30, 2013 01:23 AM (Vk2pI)
Can I see "The Succubus"?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:26 PM (T1005)
Trepanning is still a common procedure today used on a lot of car accident patients with severe head injury where the brain starts swelling.
I had a 17yo cousin die a few years ago due to that. head got smacked, brain swelled, shoved his brain stem so hard into the base of his skull it got unrecoverable trashed and he was a veg.
When they realized what was happening they put a relief tube in the top of his head, but it was too late.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:26 PM (2BHYC)
Yea, but you want the starving ones, not the fat ones.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:27 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 09:27 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 09:29 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 30, 2013 01:22 AM (1wI7y)
I call this one "Bitey"
Posted by: Leech Monger at August 30, 2013 01:23 AM (Vk2pI)
Can I see "The Succubus"?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:26 AM (T1005)
You want to put a what on your WHAT?!?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:30 PM (ioT3q)
That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.
Posted by: Egon S. at August 29, 2013 09:30 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:30 PM (aUpYR)
Some of the orthopedic surgery is done with tools that look a lot like what you'd find in a wood shop...by quacks with less skilz than a good trim carpenter.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:32 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 30, 2013 01:30 AM (aUpYR)
His sidekick was more annoying.
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 09:32 PM (LI48c)
The fishies apparently eat all the dead shit and stop when they get to the healthy live stuff.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:36 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 30, 2013 01:11 AM (aUpYR)
Why is the catgirl pointing her rear at the enemy, now?
Still flabbergasted at discovery that boobplate is practically worse than no armor. Directs blows towards vitals. Must factor into fantasy arts/design.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:36 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 09:36 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:40 PM (qyfb5)
The thought of some guy with a long bow is scary.
Posted by: somejoe at August 30, 2013 01:40 AM (+KtKI)
It'd be scarier if he had a crossbow.
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 09:41 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: somejoe at August 30, 2013 01:40 AM (+KtKI)
So how does the thought of some guy with a crossbow make you feel?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:41 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2013 09:42 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: buzzion at August 30, 2013 01:42 AM (LI48c)
Soon.
/lurks
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:44 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 09:44 PM (1wI7y)
"Report: Jailed Muslim Brotherhood Leader Al-Shatar has Information that will Land Obama in Jail"
http://tinyurl.com/pq2p2ss
Now there's this:
"Evidence US Bribed Muslim Brotherhood Officials"
http://tinyurl.com/knlrydv
(link to WND/Corsi, I know they're not universally loved, but it quotes Walid Shoebat)
And now Walid Shoebat puts it altogether tonight here:
"The Great Syrian Distraction (from Egypt?)"
http://tinyurl.com/qd3ffo8
If it's true that Al-Shatar has evidence that O bribed the MB in Egypt (at great taxpayer expense) then he certainly would want a "SQUIRREL" right now. That and I think O wants to usher in Armageddon/the Mahdi.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at August 29, 2013 09:45 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 09:47 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at August 30, 2013 01:45 AM (KL49F)
Sad that in the Age of Obama, that's plausible, and also likely to be covered up with no effect.
Still, as VDH puts it, Nemesis is coming.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:48 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 29, 2013 09:48 PM (aUpYR)
Posted by: Ariana Huffington at August 29, 2013 09:49 PM (Vk2pI)
"Report: Jailed Muslim Brotherhood Leader Al-Shatar has Information that will Land Obama in Jail"
http://tinyurl.com/pq2p2ss
Now there's this:
"Evidence US Bribed Muslim Brotherhood Officials"
http://tinyurl.com/knlrydv
(link to WND/Corsi, I know they're not universally loved, but it quotes Walid Shoebat)
And now Walid Shoebat puts it altogether tonight here:
"The Great Syrian Distraction (from Egypt?)"
http://tinyurl.com/qd3ffo8
If
it's true that Al-Shatar has evidence that O bribed the MB in Egypt (at
great taxpayer expense) then he certainly would want a "SQUIRREL"
right now. That and I think O wants to usher in Armageddon/the Mahdi.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at August 30, 2013 01:45 AM (KL49F)
Wouldn't that be nice.
But we've already established that presidential perjury is insufficient to remove a Democrat tick from America's tender parts -- so how in hell is anything in foreign affairs supposed to rise above that? After all, you're SUPPOSED to lie to foreigners.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:51 PM (T1005)
Great minds lie in similar gutters.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:52 PM (T1005)
There's a reason pretty much every piece of armor gets enchanted.
That and I think O wants to usher in Armageddon/the Mahdi.
Wasn't Dinnerjacket claiming to have conversations with the dude in the well? Or did that whole thing just kind of fizzle out?
Posted by: Methos at August 29, 2013 09:52 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:51 AM (T1005)
The bribe however, could be considered Aid and Comfort to the Enemy....
and thus... Treason...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 29, 2013 09:53 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:26 AM (T1005)
You called?
Posted by: Ariana Huffington at August 30, 2013 01:49 AM (Vk2pI)
I was looking for something extremely skilled at extracting blood from humans and giving them nothing in return.....and, come to think of it.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:53 PM (T1005)
This is in a universe with critical existence failure and cure all pots! (who needs doctor when you just need a red vial, and occasional antidotes?)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:54 PM (ioT3q)
The bribe however, could be considered Aid and Comfort to the Enemy....
and thus... Treason...
Posted by: Romeo13 at August 30, 2013 01:53 AM (lZBBB)
Send it over to "it's just a tax" Roberts.....watch it come back, "it's just a check".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:55 PM (T1005)
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:55 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 09:56 PM (BXLPR)
When you deal with corrupt weasels, you need to grease palms.
I suspect any bribe to the MB has a rather short expiration date. You wouldn't bribe them per se, rather you rent them by the hour.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 09:56 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: rickl at August 29, 2013 09:56 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Arbalest at August 29, 2013 09:57 PM (FlRtG)
When you deal with corrupt weasels, you need to grease palms.
I suspect any bribe to the MB has a rather short expiration date. You wouldn't bribe them per se, rather you rent them by the hour.
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp at August 30, 2013 01:56 AM (2BHYC)
Rather like streetwalkers....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 09:58 PM (T1005)
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There's a reason pretty much every piece of armor gets enchanted.
By a horny wizard. Wonder what the females think about the practice?
"If all that plate is just for show - why does his armor cover everything? I want see sexy half naked men, dangit!"
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 09:58 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 10:00 PM (2BHYC)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 10:00 PM (BXLPR)
On that note, g'night all!
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 10:01 PM (ioT3q)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 30, 2013 02:00 AM (BXLPR)
Good idea, but Japanese cat girls are fascinated by cute things and err... yaoi.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at August 29, 2013 10:03 PM (ioT3q)
I agree, Mero, Congress won't do a thing about anything.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at August 29, 2013 10:05 PM (KL49F)
Ladies, I'm here for you.
Posted by: Rogue with +6 CHA Chest Hair he lifted from some dragon at August 29, 2013 10:07 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:55 AM (T1005)
Gallows humor, but still made me lol.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at August 29, 2013 10:07 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:07 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 29, 2013 10:08 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:11 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:12 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:12 PM (qyfb5)
What is the sentiment for the brain injury settlement with the NFL?
I think it is fitting. These guys are bashing their brains out for our entertainment.
It will not put the enjoyment back in the game for me. I haven't been the same since Darryl Stingley. I felt soiled for a year after I saw that. Ruined the whole game for me.
Anti-NFL rant off.
Posted by: navybrat at August 29, 2013 10:19 PM (6AzaA)
Posted by: The Political Hat at August 29, 2013 10:22 PM (Vk2pI)
Doctors: you may have to give up mechanical bull riding with this course of treatment.
You: ?!?!
Posted by: Manifesto de Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 29, 2013 10:22 PM (2BHYC)
Still, think that time in Honduras was WORTH IT!
Posted by: Deety at August 30, 2013 02:07 AM (UaCt0)
Or you could have my doctors.
"Well, you suddenly, a couple months after starting a bunch of new medications, have increasing joint pain all over your body? Well, you probably just coincidentally developed arthritis! As a total coincidence!"
THREE OF THEM.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 02:12 AM (qyfb5)
The obvious solution is to watch every episode of House until your syndrome comes up.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 10:28 PM (T1005)
I am sooo lucky, I don't hurt-hurt yet but I can see it in my finger joints.
I am told that this is an immuno-virus response.
Perhaps some of your meds are kickin' it up a notch too much?
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:33 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:33 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:36 PM (UaCt0)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 02:28 AM (T1005)
Yeah. *Fiction.*
Also, Celiac disease doesn't cause geysers of blood and delusional baby-murdering, FYI.
Entertaining show but catastrophically dangerous given the tendency to believe everything they see on TV.
Man the week at work after that episode was rough. *Everyone* in the office watched it.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 02:33 AM (qyfb5)
What? Real cases aren't solved by constant repetition of the same old shit until some deus ex machina shows up and totally explains everything?
My world......it is crumbling before my eyes.......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 10:36 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:36 PM (qyfb5)
now this game is chipping into my daily dose of #familyguy fu and your commercials @cbssn #usc #fighton #adultswim
Posted by: Tim Fountain at August 29, 2013 10:38 PM (iYlIC)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 10:38 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 29, 2013 10:38 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:39 PM (qyfb5)
"John Kerry, Susan Rice and Chuck Hagel will brief top lawmakers on Syria tonight"
...oh.
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 30, 2013 02:38 AM (SzAZ7)
Someone needs to do a photoshop of Larry, Moe, and Curly.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 10:39 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:41 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 29, 2013 10:42 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:42 PM (UaCt0)
And no, no matter how brilliant you are, if you're *that* much of an asshole no one cares.
His 50% asshole moments were believable, and some OTT stuff was funny enough to keep.
They just didn't know where to draw the line.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 02:41 AM (qyfb5)
Well, and the hinted-at-promised-sciencey nature that ended up as farce. I mean, I actually liked the sleeping sickness episode, but there were so many others that went awry (c.f. "Celiac disease doesn't cause geysers of blood and delusional baby-murdering.")
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 10:44 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Pretty, Pretty Princess Lauren at August 29, 2013 10:47 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 29, 2013 10:48 PM (BXLPR)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:49 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:50 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 29, 2013 10:52 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 10:55 PM (UaCt0)
I haven't been able to get much else done.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:55 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Pretty, Pretty Princess Lauren at August 29, 2013 10:57 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at August 29, 2013 10:58 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: navybrat at August 29, 2013 10:59 PM (6AzaA)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 10:59 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Pretty, Pretty Princess Lauren at August 30, 2013 02:47 AM (ELdpj)
I am so sorry.
Nature is like a minefield.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 02:50 AM (qyfb5)
``Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true.''
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 11:02 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Pretty, Pretty Princess Lauren at August 29, 2013 11:02 PM (ELdpj)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 11:02 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:06 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Deety at August 29, 2013 11:06 PM (UaCt0)
Happy for you. Seriously.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:07 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:09 PM (qyfb5)
That the one where he's making skin suits?
yeah that creeped me out. In fact I think that was the last of his books that I read. Too dark and nasty for me.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 11:09 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 11:12 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at August 29, 2013 11:13 PM (1wI7y)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:15 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 11:23 PM (T1005)
The reason this park came up is somewhat amusing -- we did Castle Rock State Park last weekend, and -- frankly -- the whole thing about clambering up rocks on the edge of a 60'+ drop was a bit nerve-wracking and overly stressful.....and didn't get better the third and fourth and fifth times we did it. So the fact that Huddart Park's trails are open to equestrians sealed the deal.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 11:30 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:30 PM (qyfb5)
They are also taught that fixing the symptoms is good enough because
a) the human body usually just needs a little help and will eventually bounce back. Or not.
b) fixing the symptom lets you go on to the next patient because churn is money cure is not.
They are also taught that drugs are good because it's big business. Supplements are not because they're cheap and less likely to cause other conditions.
They are also NOT taught anything about vitamins/supplements or other non invasive (i.e. that includes drugs) therapies.
They are also taught to ignore the patient. (hey they've only been living inside the flesh for x number of years. WTF could they know?)
And finally, doctors have large, maximally large, egos and do not like to be contradicted or argued with by unknowledgeable money sources.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 11:36 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:42 PM (qyfb5)
Sometimes explaining a problem can clarify for yourself the areas to focus on. Sometimes that leads to a solution.
This is why reliance upon a medical practitioner who has little incentive to find what's wrong and has other easier cases to spend their time on can be counter productive.
If you've ever been any kind of trouble shooter and understand the logic required to investigate systemic or local process breakdowns you can apply those skills to examining your conditions.
However that all depends on if somewhere someone else has experienced similar breakdowns and has discovered or suspects what the cause(s) are and has put them out for examination.
My overwhelming imperative questions would be; when did the dominant and most threatening symptoms start and what circumstances in your environment or body immediately preceded them.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 11:45 PM (28TG+)
That was a while ago.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 03:30 AM (qyfb5)
We were looking to stroll out and take a look....the whole "Castle Rock" thing is weird blocks of "tafoni" -- a type of sandstone -- that got stranded among more usual geography [ http://www.parks.ca.gov/MediaGallery/?page_id=538&m=brochures ]. So, the area out where we went is an escarpment -- with these tafoni sprinkled in. Unfortunately, these sandstone chunks can be 1-3 stories high, and if you're crusing along on a well-worn path on the edge of a cliff, anyway, hitting a 20' boulder can be a serious PITA. You can sidle around it on the 6" goat path, climb over it on the vertical rock face, or clamber through the debris uphill or down. Each one gets a separate assessment.
The one where the BH skinned her knees was just after some youngsters passed us....and we caught up to them again because they said, "the trail ends." Turns out, it's an all-rock 7' climb to a boulder 3' climb to the next bit of trail. It really wouldn't be all that bad if you could have slid off the rock climb and tried again, but 18" in back of the rock was a 60' drop.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 29, 2013 11:47 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:50 PM (qyfb5)
I suffered for years with gout and part of the time I didn't know what I had. I finally figured it out and was beginning a self treatment that was mainly reactive and had yet to feel confident of the value of taking the drugs that would act as a preventive due to concerns about dosage and side effects. Once I was able to access a nephrologist, my "cure" began.
Just as with my drug sensitivity (I swear they changed the formula of the supposedly "inactive" ingredients) to Toprol caused a cascade of other problems that I'm still trying to shake off, the situation can become very complicated.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 29, 2013 11:51 PM (28TG+)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:56 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 29, 2013 11:58 PM (qyfb5)
But in other news, my yearly bonus paid out. It's enough to replace the scraped up fascia on the 'stang AND buy my 9mm that I've been wanting. To add to the deliciousness is the fact that my company is anti-gun, which just makes the purchase all the more sweeeeeter.
Evening roonz and roonettez! Quick commenting, must get some sleep, lots to do tomorrow. Saturday AM I'm off to Camp Butner for to shoot a .22 rifle in competition, my first ever, so that should be fun.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 30, 2013 12:04 AM (yh0zB)
Obama has committed SEVERAL impeachable offenses. There is no controlling authority because it has been abandoned.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 30, 2013 01:47 AM (qyfb5)
*sigh* yup.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 30, 2013 12:12 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 30, 2013 12:13 AM (qyfb5)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 30, 2013 12:13 AM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 30, 2013 12:20 AM (qyfb5)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 12:21 AM (T1005)
Are you two quite done slandering my profession?
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 30, 2013 12:22 AM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 30, 2013 04:22 AM (sQ0LB)
Which two? And when someone observes that the great multitude of a certain profession are quacks, does that naturally attach to one's compadre....who is of that profession?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 12:32 AM (T1005)
Mero and Bitter, cthulhu. In fact, Clinger's post in 588 is so full of stupid and ignorance of medical training that he should be scourged with it until he bleeds. It would be like me saying everyone who comes in complaining of pain is a drug-seeking PoS and deserves nothing but scorn--except I'm willing to bet I have a better understanding of a patient's pain than he does of doctors' thought processes, and I wouldn't say such a thing. Are there shitty docs out there? Absolutely. Sociopaths only in it for profit? Yeah, a few. I'd be happy to lay some knowledge on him about what I was taught and ethical standards--lecture or tire iron, his choice.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 30, 2013 12:46 AM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 30, 2013 04:46 AM (sQ0LB)
Well, then I'll waltz right in and make things worse.....medicine stands at the verge of a brand new day, where root causes can be isolated and treated instead of symptoms -- and the greatest impediment to this revolution is the medical establishment. Which, typically for such a narrative, is reacting rationally to government incentives.
Yep, those who would impugn the practice of medicine would do better to focus on the horror of the FDA. The whole "Stage 0.....Stage 4" nightmare is rent-seeking in the extreme and fails to adequately recognize that people are individuals.......like, y'know, a doctor might. What's worse, doctors -- who are, in the main, intelligent and knowledgeable individuals -- are stuffed into slots by various bureaucracies -- governmental, insurance, or "conventional wisdom" -- to the point where their actions are often constrained to uselessness or worse.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:31 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Make the Rubble Bounce.... at August 30, 2013 01:36 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 30, 2013 01:40 AM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 30, 2013 01:41 AM (qyfb5)
And then there's http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=3012292 -- which you can rightfully claim isn't your fault....except that you draw your paycheck from those schmucks. Do you really support an inflated "rack rate" on common procedures?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 30, 2013 01:59 AM (T1005)
Posted by: BignJames at August 30, 2013 02:27 AM (ZNQKl)
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at August 30, 2013 02:29 AM (q2b5x)
Posted by: weirdflunky at August 30, 2013 02:32 AM (tlhtD)
cthulhu, how many restaurants would stay open if 7 out of 10 customers stiffed them on their bills? That's the modern ER. EMTALA may be the biggest unfunded mandate ever foisted on anyone, as it says that any idiot can go to any ER for any reason and must be evaluated regardless of ability to pay. And if they actually have a medical emergency, no matter if it is entirely self-inflected, they must receive treatment to stabilization regardless of ability to pay. Do you have any concept of the amount of resources necessary to treat some jackass who decides to blow his own face off with a shotgun? Three visits to the same ER in less than 24 hours for the same complaint, despite having tests ruling out anything dangerous, and having received appropriate treatment? I only need one hand to count the number of times I've personally seen that this year, but may run out of fingers pretty quickly if I'm going to go back over the 5 years I've spent as an MD in the ER. Until individuals are actually responsible for the costs themselves, you'll get no tears from me about medical costs in the ER. And I say that as someone who has been battling his own insurance company for over a year for thousands of dollars in costs for one (1) ER visit that they keep attempting to deny coverage for.
The "rack rate" problem is multifactorial, like many other issues in modern medicine, and well beyond my ablity to cover here. But a major factor in it is the idiotic belief in a "one-size-fits-all" model of billing through RVUs, which are themselves an attempt by administrators to justify getting paid as much money to shuffle papers as to actually treat patients.
Is medical reform needed? Absolutely. Kill off comprehensive insurance, go back to fee for service, and a lot of these issues get better right there. But since that isn't happening any time soon, reform will continue to be a painful process with only incremental improvements.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 30, 2013 02:53 AM (sQ0LB)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 30, 2013 04:10 AM (75MSS)
Wrong. Ali McGraw never had short hair. That's the wife before her. I believe she was a dancer hence the good body.
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It looks like the girl in the tub pic has her hair bound up, so it could be longer. However, his first wife, Neile Adams, was dark-haired and short-haired.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 30, 2013 06:12 AM (BDU/a)
Anybody else have a sad song you like to listen to once in a while?
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"Same Auld Lang Syne," by Dan Fogelberg. Saddest and yet most realistic Christmas song ever. I not only listen to it, I lived it once upon a time.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 30, 2013 08:55 AM (BDU/a)
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