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August 08, 2013

Overnight Open Thread 8/8/13 (tmi3rd)
— Open Blogger

Good evening, Morons and Moronettes...

As you heard, Maetenloch's dad had some medical trouble lately, and so we're giving him some time to get squared away before throwing him back in. He's chomping at the bit to get back at it (and that's why we love him, seriously), but I'll do my level best to entertain you for the evening.

On with the show... Okay, for starters, which one of you did this?!

C'mon, guys, we've all gone through dry spells before, but isn't this a little much?

So, an afterthought about Helen Thomas...

You'll notice we didn't say much about Helen Thomas after she died. That was by design... it doesn't take great powers of observation to note that few of us had anything kind to say about her.

That said, I really kind of felt like Hansel and Gretel, with some assistance from Bugs Bunny, put it particularly well. Observe...

And as it turns out, Warner appears to have gone through and made everyone delete their uploads of the full cartoons. Sucks. Anyway...

A Musical Interlude

As many of you may or may not know, both Dave in Texas and I are bass players. We kicked this around the other day... this Stephen Campbell guy is doing this with a Fender Jazz Bass and a delay pedal. I've done my share of session work on bass, and would never get away with doing this sort of piece on someone else's album, but this is just a gorgeous piece of music.

Of course, the peanut gallery always has something to contribute...

Moving along, one of the things that always makes me cringe and chuckle at the same time is people proving stereotypes...

I've been in a celebratory mood lately... as many of you may know, I'm trying to get into medical school. I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT, and I'm waiting now to find out about interviews. It got me to thinking about some of the heroic scores I grew up with, and I went back and watched several episodes of the mecha-anime I loved. Here are a couple that still give me chills...

Cute Pic Of The Day,br>

And now, it's time for:

Jammie Wearing Fools needs to be on your do-not-miss list daily. I've had the chance to get to know JWF through the magic of the Moronosphere, and he's just simply a STELLAR guy. I'm hoping to buy him a beverage or twelve somewhere down the road. Also, if you click over to his page, please click on the ads. It makes the advertisers drop some change his way, and that's always a good thing.

Longtime Moron XbradTC is part of the MilBlog network, and I've had the chance to get to know him through social media. For your MilBlog needs, start there. XBradTC has the ground-pounder angle covered, Cdr Salamander handles a lot of naval activity, and so forth. Also, as a longtime member of The Hostages, he, Wiserbud, and many other long-time Morons congregate over in that neck of the woods.

A Closing Note...

It's easy to get disheartened these days by the lack of spine shown by guys who are supposed to be on our side politically. There's something of an identity crisis going on within the party that renders the situation relatively rudderless (pardon the alliteration), and the problem is, while they're dicking around trying to find their asses with both hands and a flashlight, some people with some very bad motives and ideas are running roughshod through and over the very rule of law in the country.

I'd like you to take a look at Daniel Greenfield's post about the GOP identity crisis over at Sultan Knish. There are a lot of folks who are beginning to realize just how much their liberty is under attack, but in order for our side to fight that assault, our task consists of either convincing or removing statist Republicans who enable the left to do their dirty work.

I don't pretend to have any answers as to how we go about that, but maybe you do.

Anyway, that's it for me- thanks for reading, and please feel free to come find me on Twitter. I'm a sucker for good conversation. Everyone have yourselves a great weekend!

Oh crap, almost forgot...

I would be quite remiss if I didn't convey congratulations to Moron WitchyDruss and his family on the birth of his son. Mommy and baby are doing great, and the little guy is truly beautiful. No pics, because they're not mine to post, but the little guy is already watching baseball with Daddy.

Anyway, if I may speak for the entire Moron Horde (and the High Command), hugs and congratulations... a beautiful baby boy is going to grow up with two true gems as Mommy and Daddy. Love ya, guys!

Okay, to the comments, my friends. Thanks again for reading... I've been tmi3rd.

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1 Hi

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 05:51 PM (HVff2)

2 Evening morons.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 05:52 PM (tKDiO)

3 Good reading tonite, thanks

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 05:53 PM (HVff2)

4 AmericaÂ’s Marxist Future? Under Obamanomics, people have been dropping out of the workforce, which results in an artificially low unemployment rate. The labor participation rate has been stagnant, or depressed, if you will. What is most worrisome is that the jobs that America is producing are increasingly part time jobs. In large part, this is due to the effects of Obamacare, where small businesses are penalized for hiring full time workers due to healthcare mandates, but where those penalties can be avoided by only hiring people part time. This is not a flaw in Obamacare. It is one of its fundamental designs. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=2889

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 05:54 PM (Vk2pI)

5 ugh, not first. AGAIN. do we need to go mano-a-mano, Misanthropic????

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 05:55 PM (8lmkt)

6 Reposting comment from last thread: I see Victor Davis Hanson as one who will conserve the bits of history and education that he knows about. I am doing the same with my book collection and my talks with my grandchildren. Western Civilization wouldn't have survived the fall of Rome if it hadn't been for the monasteries, which copied old Roman and Greek documents plus Scripture and preserved the writings for future generations. The Dark Ages were a Burning Time. However, we don't remember many of the barbarian leaders as much as we remember St. Benedict, Charlemagne, and Edward the Confessor. We do not get to control the times we live in. We just have to do the best we can with what we have been given. (I think that's a paraphrase from Gandalf in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.) So we press on. Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 09:26 PM (GoIUi) The problem with that analysis is that to a large degree, the barbarians just supplanted the romans. In many ways they tried to emulate them, even going so far as to adopt the religion of the Empire (i.e. Christianity). The Progressives first and foremost want to destroy our civilization and erase it from history. Those who faced the fall of Rome were lucky compared to us. When Rome fell, people adapted. Today, Leviathan prevents people from rebuilding, because it is contrary to their delusional utopian vision. Just compare Detroit, where the government goes out of its way to make things horrible, to the relative paraside of 6th century Rome: Â“Survey the other hills of the city, the vacant space is interrupted only by ruins and gardens. The forum of the Roman people, where they assembled to enact their laws and elect their magistrates, is now enclosed for the cultivation of pot-herbs, or thrown open for the reception of swine and buffaloes. The public and private edifices, that were founded for eternity, lie prostrate, naked, and broken, like the limbs of a mighty giant; and the ruin is the more visible, from the stupendous relics that have survived the injuries of time and fortune.Â”

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 05:55 PM (Vk2pI)

7 Yo Morons

Posted by: fluffy at August 08, 2013 05:55 PM (z9HTb)

8 Some folks just need a good asswhoopin. That's a fact.

Posted by: Dick (@DicksTrash) at August 08, 2013 05:56 PM (GrtrJ)

9 Geeze, I got in early on this one. What's shakin people?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 05:56 PM (bb5+k)

10 The Pimpin' guy reminds me of the first guy who ever gave me flowers. Things have improved since then.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 05:56 PM (on86C)

11 So now we know how to say "You stupid fucking C*nt" in Japanese. Always something you can work into a conversation in Tokyo.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 08, 2013 05:56 PM (wR+pz)

12 Congrats on the med school scores.

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 05:56 PM (HVff2)

13 Some folks just need a good asswhoopin.

Can't be said often or strenuously enough.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 05:57 PM (8lmkt)

14 Ao, have the previous 2 threads been sufficiently cathartic? May I assume we will all try to get the best candidate (i.e., vote for the 'R') in each race into office in 2014?

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 05:57 PM (FlRtG)

15 Bring it on Peaches, bring-it-on :-)

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 05:57 PM (HVff2)

16 This is not a flaw in Obamacare. It is one of its fundamental designs. Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:54 PM (Vk2pI) I'm more of a thinker along the lines of "the guy's an idiot who thinks he's playing three dimensional chess when he's actually playing tic tac toe.... and losing to a chicken."

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 05:57 PM (bb5+k)

17 I'm trying to get into medical school. I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT,

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 05:58 PM (8lmkt)

18 Nice ONT Timrid,

I was a fan of Roy Fokker more than Rick "wahhhh" Hunter... Skull-1 had one skipper in my 11 year old heart...

The GOP may be rudderless, but it was never until it volunteered to be so "powerless"....

How's you ass taste McCain gang?

About like my indifference will...

anyway thanks for the ONT eh?

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:00 PM (A4hKL)

19 Eid Mubarak to our Muslim morons. Welcome back to the real world.

Posted by: dr kill at August 08, 2013 06:00 PM (BTguA)

20 I've been in a celebratory mood lately... as many of you may know, I'm trying to get into medical school. I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT, and I'm waiting now to find out about interviews. ____ Yay! You can take care of all of us in the future!

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:00 PM (on86C)

21 When Rome fell, people adapted. Today, Leviathan prevents people from rebuilding, because it is contrary to their delusional utopian vision. Just compare Detroit, where the government goes out of its way to make things horrible, to the relative paraside of 6th century Rome: Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:55 PM (Vk2pI) Didn't Rome institute a policy of "Bread and Circuses?" Today we have Welfare and Television. I think it is even MORE effective at creating social rot.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:00 PM (bb5+k)

22 Maddie update: she continues to make progress. Today, she had her mother ejected from PT because she said she couldn't do her best with mom there! Still a couple weeks before discharge most likely.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:00 PM (tKDiO)

23 Can't be said often or strenuously enough. Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 09:57 PM (8lmkt) Or demonstrated.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:01 PM (bb5+k)

24 14 Arbalest,

You may assume that.

I'm done backing anyone who answers "does the 2d amendment mean private gun ownership" or "is the 4th amendment about anything other than Vaginal Vacuum Cleaning?" with "derp it depends"....

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:01 PM (A4hKL)

25 Okay tweeters- do your worst

#AlecBaldwinMSNBCShowTitles

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:01 PM (8sCoq)

26 Really Gundam Wing? Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory for the win!
http://youtu.be/gsw0bP7A3Ko

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:01 PM (gPyYF)

27 The Trance Bass was beautiful Thanks for sharing that.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:02 PM (mHjMr)

28 Crank, that is wonderful. I pray so hard for that little girl. It's personal now.

So, are you off work tonight? Last night sounded like a fuckin' horror show, but I guess you are used to that, in your line of work.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:02 PM (8lmkt)

29 Good evening all. A few weeks ago I asked for thoughts and prayers from my Dad, so here's an update.

The oncologist says it's too early to tell, but he thinks a year, maybe more. Dad says he's determined to fight it and has been in a very positive mood this week. I talked to my Mom tonight, I now I know why, as she related to me a dream he had earlier this week that he told her about.

In this dream, he was plowing a field with the mule that he had used as a boy. There was an adjoining field that he had to plow as well; the two fields were separated by a stream and there was a small bridge that he had to cross to get to the next field.

As he was guiding the mule onto the bridge, he saw his father and grandfather standing in the next field.

His grandfather stopped him and told him he couldn't cross the bridge yet because he hadn't finished up the first field. Then his father told him that he had to go back and finish the last row, then he could come over and that they would be waiting for him in the next field.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:02 PM (5ae6g)

30 A Musical Interlude As many of you may or may not know, both Dave in Texas and I are bass players. Add me in as another bass player, though I've been doing 8-string bass lately. Some nice 8-string bass stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_h8L7eMfUI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpWNjFPDtRY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_fqXkTjLkQ

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 06:02 PM (Vk2pI)

31 Aw, man. I just freakin' love that version of Just Communication.

Years later, still mad that they never made a full version of that to put to soundtrack. -_- Damn.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 08, 2013 06:02 PM (SZXBu)

32 Evening horde. Congrats on the MCAT tmi3rd! Had a pretty crap day today, but that's been par for the course lately.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:03 PM (NEIxp)

"This incident comes just days after another man was found satisfying his sexual urge with a hen.

Women in the area complained of yearning for conjugal rights yet their men are turning to animals while others have been rendered impotent by alcohol and drugs."

Wow. Sounds like Peruvia.

Posted by: Guido - 'now with 75+% more hate!' at August 08, 2013 06:03 PM (A96MH)

34 Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (5ae6g)

wow, Country Singer, just wow. prayers will continue. are you close to your folks, geographically?

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:03 PM (8lmkt)

35 Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (5ae6g)

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:03 PM (on86C)

36 Speaking of Japanese. http://tinyurl.com/n2fnhvp

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 08, 2013 06:03 PM (wR+pz)

37 Finally: Sarah Palin bikini pics http://tinyurl.com/n3nnmgq

Posted by: ol_dirty_/b/tard at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (KSjsb)

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (5ae6g)

That's heavy tidings. Our family's prayers are with you. x.x

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (SZXBu)

39 Como estan bitchez ! Good one timmy .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (0iJzo)

40 Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (5ae6g) Screwed that up. Wow, just wow.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (on86C)

41
Oh, going to be one of those lick your wounds overnights, is it?

Well, to start then:

Madness - Drip Fed Fred featuring Ian Dury

http://youtu.be/7JqaGflZIL0

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (kdS6q)

42 "This incident comes just days after another man was found satisfying his sexual urge with a hen. Women in the area complained of yearning for conjugal rights yet their men are turning to animals while others have been rendered impotent by alcohol and drugs." Wow. Sounds like Peruvia. Posted by: Guido - 'now with 75+% more hate!' at August 08, 2013 10:03 PM (A96MH) There is no impotence in Peruvia.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:04 PM (NEIxp)

Evening 'rons and 'ettes. Hiya Vendette, how are things with you?

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:05 PM (L8/BV)

44 I've been in a celebratory mood lately... as many of you may know, I'm trying to get into medical school. I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT, and I'm waiting now to find out about interviews. ____ Yay! You can take care of all of us in the future! Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:00 PM (on86C) Not to rain on anyone's parade, but for the last several years I have come to regard the shortage of people able to practice medicine as a function of governmental intervention which artificially limits the supply. There are plenty of people who would be willing to go into medicine, but the knowledge is so tightly controlled that it takes a fortune to accomplish it. I'm for more open access to medical schools and medical information.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:05 PM (bb5+k)

45 42 Insomniac,

Door Knobs, electrical sockets, and blenders all agree!

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:05 PM (A4hKL)

46 Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 10:03 PM (8lmkt)

They're about a seven hour drive away; I'm going up next weekend to see them.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:06 PM (5ae6g)

47 Bring it.

Posted by: Bambi at August 08, 2013 06:06 PM (Dwehj)

48 24 sven10077 I find your lack of faith disturbing. alternatively, if enough people can be afflicted by ObamaCare, threatened with unemployment due to illegals, etc., etc. ... ... then 2014 will look like the super economy size of 2010. but you, and I and everyone else have to try ...

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 06:06 PM (FlRtG)

49 47 Bring it. Posted by: Bambi at August 08, 2013 10:06 PM (Dwehj) It already done been brought.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (NEIxp)

50 Hiya Vendette, how are things with you? Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:05 PM (L8/BV) Hello! I'm hanging in there. SO comes home for his R and R in 3 weeks.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (on86C)

51 Bass solo?

Challenge accepted!

http://tinyurl.com/lav4ngv

Posted by: cool arrow at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (WMsq+)

52 Didn't Rome institute a policy of "Bread and Circuses?" Today we have Welfare and Television. I think it is even MORE effective at creating social rot. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:00 PM (bb5+k) But the roman emperors, even the most looney ones, weren't motivated in all their actions to destroy their civilization and to create a new one with nothing but the results of their cerebral onanismÂ…

Posted by: Pax Americana no more at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (Vk2pI)

53 41 Oh, going to be one of those lick your wounds overnights, is it? Nope, it's the 4th Monday of the week & tomorrow itsmoffmto Lambeau. Yeah it's preseason but nite out with one of my daughters

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (HVff2)

54 Tmi3 --- I wrote a really long, full of praise post that Pixy ate up. So, to summarize, great ONT, Tmi3. I like videos. Thank you for so many.

Posted by: L, elle at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (0PiQ4)

55 Yeah, I prefer the Robotech theme versus that of the original Macross series. Growing up, Robotech was cool as it was the only "kids show" where humans would be killed off with impunity. And the Valkeries are awesome. Still have a couple of "Jetfire" Transformers from the 80's around here. What's with the 3D shit, though?

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (TCWb5)

56 44 Diogenes' Lamp,

None of this is accidental...

I paid 375 bucks on Tuesday to have pro cleaners go back over my house...

I try to leave things better than I found them.

It was a joy to explain the concept of base purchasing power to a 21 year old RN student moonlighting as a cleaner b/c "I was told I can't get help"

we may win but it is a long, long walk in the cold.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:07 PM (A4hKL)

57 congrats on the scores. now start saving for that med mal insurance 'triple diamond' coverage

Posted by: Gandalf'sLoveStaff at August 08, 2013 06:08 PM (OqeDl)

58 There is no impotence in Peruvia.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 10:04 PM (NEIxp)

Ms. Guido is telling me to get dinner ready but I can't leave with this kind of conversation! The things I learn here are invaluable.

Posted by: Guido - 'now with 75+% more hate!' at August 08, 2013 06:08 PM (A96MH)

59 Peaches, it was, finally got caught up about 8 hours into my shift, but the first 2 hours were all for one patient. Had half her face shot off a few years ago, everyone thinks the husband did it but she wouldn't testify against him in court. I dunno about you, but if I blast half my face off, I'm not disassembling the gun afterwards, not would I if I came upon it. Any who, she came in not breathing, family is sure husband tried to do her in. She moved nothing the whole time and CT of her head showed likely severe brain injury. I flew her to a major hospital in the big city, but I'll be surprised if she makes it to the weekend. Horrible way to start a shift.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:08 PM (tKDiO)

60 Nope, it's the 4th Monday of the week & tomorrow itsmoffmto Lambeau. Yeah it's preseason but nite out with one of my daughters Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:07 PM (HVff2) I hope you have a wonderful time! I would love to make it to Lambeau someday.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:09 PM (on86C)

61 48 Arbalest,

Er...2012 just called...

as a wise guy once said "have fun storming the castle"...Ogabe and the Media but I repeat myself have the narrative cooked up...

Ogabecare is the GOP's fault they didn't clap for tinkerbell hard enough

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:09 PM (A4hKL)

62 Thanks again for reading... I've been tmi3rd. B-but... if you've been tmi3rd, who will you be from now on????

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (CA2NO)

63 47 Bring it. Posted by: Bambi at August 08, 2013 10:06 PM (Dwehj) Brought.

Posted by: .905 caliber rifle at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (KiyII)

64 But the roman emperors, even the most looney ones, weren't motivated in all their actions to destroy their civilization and to create a new one with nothing but the results of their cerebral onanismÂ… Posted by: Pax Americana no more at August 08, 2013 10:07 PM (Vk2pI) Didn't Caligula appoint a horse to the Senate? I can only see that as improving ours.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (bb5+k)

65 New "Best of the Worst" episode up at Red Letter Media.

http://redlettermedia.com/best-of-the-worst-wheel-of-the-worst-2/

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (TCWb5)

66 Greetings. The driving video reminds me of teaching the daughter to drive. We had a similar incident without the rollover. Good times.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (YAGV/)

67 Thanks Vendette. It will be interesting to see the new renovations there. You won't regret seeing a game there it's awesome

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:10 PM (HVff2)

68 tmi3rd, good luck with med school!

Posted by: Phil Laîcheaux at August 08, 2013 06:11 PM (4AeTK)

69 22 So happy to hear the Maddie is improving. Funny how she sensed her mom's anxiety was holding her PT progress back. She sounds like quite a little character.

Posted by: Tuna at August 08, 2013 06:11 PM (M/TDA)

70 61 sven10077 I remember the call in 2012 ... I voted. Unfortunately, far too many people decided to "protest". Thus, we have ObamaCare, courtesy of a Democrat-controlled House and Senate, and now a House that fears to stand up for its people.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (FlRtG)

71 In Peruvia, donkeys are immortal nymphomaniacs.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (CA2NO)

72 De Culture!!!!

Macross Frontier. Sheryl Nome Welcome to My Fan Club's Night

http://youtu.be/3o_E0IvRorI

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (gPyYF)

73 The only thing missing is hockey talk .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (0iJzo)

I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT

***

My most sincere condolences.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (pxDth)

75 Jeez, Crank . . . that is really awful. Something very fundamentally wrong with a woman who will let that shit go on that way, though. And how many other people had to sit and wait while the resources were expended on trying to help someone who will not help herself. I dunno, maybe that's cold, but I get a little sick of women who are complicit in their own destruction.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (8lmkt)

Sarah and her family look like they are happy and having fun.

as it should be

Posted by: rain of lead at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (J/npG)

77 @59 CC God bless you.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 06:12 PM (YAGV/)

78 Country Singer, That's an awesome dream.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:13 PM (doBIb)

79 Didn't Caligula appoint a horse to the Senate? I can only see that as improving ours. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:10 PM (bb5+k) Our horse left the Senate to become Secretary of State.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:13 PM (CA2NO)

so someone got some ass from an ass?

was a bunch od RINOs

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:13 PM (V75zy)

81 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:12 PM (CA2NO) MWR! I've been very disappointed in Nearsider lately. In your times of need he hasn't been around.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:13 PM (on86C)

82 New CNN motto: "America's First Network to Ask Megyn Kelly to Bring It!"

Posted by: USA at August 08, 2013 06:13 PM (VIaw0)

83 So let me get this straight: You, Dave in Texas, and yours truly are bass players? I'm telling you, the low frequencies must set our brains right....

Posted by: Kitsapbass at August 08, 2013 06:14 PM (Mk6Ht)

84 Found a vintage monitor for my TI-99/4A tonight.... :-)

Posted by: zsasz at August 08, 2013 06:14 PM (MMC8r)

85 Hockey, Peruvia, bring it, brought it, all good

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:14 PM (HVff2)

Funny story about chili contest in Texas

The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from Canada.

Frank: Â“Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili
cook-off. The original person called in sick at the last moment and I
happened to be standing there at the judgeÂ’s table asking for directions to the Coors Light truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldnÂ’t be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I acceptedÂ”.

Here are the scorecards from the advent: (Frank is Judge #3)

Chili # 1 MikeÂ’s Maniac Monster Chili

Judge # 1 Â— A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick.

Judge # 2 Â— Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.

Judge # 3 Â— (Frank) Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope thatÂ’s the worst one. These Texans are crazy.

Chili # 2 ArthurÂ’s Afterburner Chili

Judge # 1 Â— Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.>

Judge # 2 Â— Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken
seriously.

Judge # 3 Â— Keep this out of the reach of children. IÂ’m not sure what
IÂ’m supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.

Chili # 3 FredÂ’s Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili

Judge # 1 Â— Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Needs more beans.

Judge # 2 Â— A bean less chili, a bit salty, good use of peppers.

Judge # 3 Â— Call the EPA. IÂ’ve located a uranium spill. My nose feels
like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. IÂ’m getting shit- faced from all of the beer.

Chili # 4 BubbaÂ’s Black Magic

Judge # 1 Â— Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.

Judge # 2 Â— Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or
other mild foods, not much of a chili..

Judge # 3 Â— I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-lb woman is starting to look HOTÂ…just like this nuclear waste IÂ’m eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac?

Chili # 5 LindaÂ’s Legal Lip Remover

Judge # 1 Â— Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground,
adding considerable kick. Very impressive.

Judge # 2 Â— Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must
admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.

Judge # 3 Â— My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if IÂ’m burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those rednecks.

Chili # 6 VeraÂ’s Very Vegetarian Variety

Judge # 1 Â— Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of
spices and peppers.

Judge # 2 Â— The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and
garlic. Superb.

Judge # 3 Â— My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous,
sulphuric flames. I shit myself when I farted and IÂ’m worried it will
eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that Sally. CanÂ’t feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my arse with a snow cone.

Chili # 7 SusanÂ’s Screaming Sensation Chili

Judge # 1 Â— A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.

Judge # 2 Â— Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of
chili peppers at the last moment. **I should take note that I am
worried about Judge # 3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably.

Judge # 3 Â— You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I
wouldnÂ’t feel a thing. IÂ’ve lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds
like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, theyÂ’ll know what killed me. IÂ’ve decided to stop breathing itÂ’s too painful. Screw it; IÂ’m not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, IÂ’ll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.

Chili # 8 TommyÂ’s Toenail Curling Chili

Judge # 1 Â— The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too
bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.

Judge # 2 Â— This final entry is a good, balanced chili. Neither mild
nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when

Judge #3 farted, passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if heÂ’s going to make it. Poor fella, wonder how heÂ’d have reacted to really hot chili?

Contest Over

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at August 08, 2013 06:15 PM (R8hU8)

87 "In large part, this is due to the effects of Obamacare, where small businesses are penalized for hiring full time workers due to healthcare mandates, but where those penalties can be avoided by only hiring people part time. This is not a flaw in Obamacare. It is one of its fundamental designs. " Absolutely true. Those part time people supplement their income with food stamps, rent subsidies and medicaid. And we all know that people who live off government hand outs vote for democrats. They're growing their base. But I was a bit shocked when I talked to my liberal sister in law earlier this week. Her attitude toward the welfare types was pretty bitter. She's just retired from teaching high school and she has dealt with students raised in welfare families. Big surprise, children raised in homes where there is a lack of personal responsibility tend to turn out poorly. And don't get me wrong. I know there are people who receive food stamps temporarily while they are out of work. I'm talking about the people who make a career out of it.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 06:15 PM (C8g5R)

88 Bass players? Sure.
But can you tuna fish?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at August 08, 2013 06:15 PM (4qnX5)

89 Misanthropic!!! Have a wonderful time at Lambeau tomorrow!!! That sounds dreamy.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:15 PM (8lmkt)

90 Hockey, Peruvia, bring it, brought it, all good Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:14 PM (HVff2) In Peruvia, they shoot you if you commit the two-line pass offside.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (on86C)

91 osted by: Velvet Ambition at August 08, 2013 10:15 PM (R8hU

enjoy your time in teh barrel . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (8lmkt)

92 Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:13 PM (doBIb)

Yeah, Mom was bawling as she told me about it, which pretty much ended up with me bawling.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (5ae6g)

93 70 Arbalest,

last fair reading I have read of 2012 says the GOP turned out mostly but...

1) white working class voters are apathetic about the GOP(duh...when the GOP can't make the case Reagan did on capitalism it looks like we give the rich a blowjob unreservedly)

2) Margin of Fraud rules the roost likely nationally finally

3) the media needs FM 2-1 Wall to Wall Counseling

anyway "whatever" I think a "moderate middle" too fucking retarded to grasp that "no really 60% hate this shit but war on tampons eleventy!" is probably too dumb to "feel ther pain of Ogabecare"...

at any rate I donated about 6500 to the cause and about 10,500 the last 5 years to "the cause"....

I could have had some really, really nice rifles and a '72 mach one for that....

this gun's retired.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (A4hKL)

94 DL, it is not merely access. There are plenty of doctors who are idiots and were not rich before they started. And don't get me started on Third-World Assassins. Character is at least as important as brains, cause lots of people can cheat the system or fake it.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (tKDiO)

95 Good evening, Horde. I hope you're all well. Congratulations on the high MCAT score, Open Blogger! I remember when I was young and had ambition.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (aH+zP)

96 It was a joy to explain the concept of base purchasing power to a 21 year old RN student moonlighting as a cleaner b/c "I was told I can't get help" we may win but it is a long, long walk in the cold. Posted by: sven10077 at August 08, 2013 10:07 PM (A4hKL) I have been trying to pick up any medical knowledge I can. I don't know what the future holds, but I suspect that at some point medical knowledge is going to be damned valuable. I have a friend who's a Doctor, (And a Damn good one too.) and I occasionally grill him for bits and pieces.

I think that a win for our side is inevitable. Our positions are based on math and nature. Eventually, the laws of both will catch up to our opposition, though we may not live to see it. There's an awful lot of ruin in a nation.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:16 PM (bb5+k)

"Bbrrrinnggg. Bbrrinngg."

"Hello? Hello? Hey, who is this?"

"It"

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (pxDth)

98 Cool ONT, tmi3rd!

I suppose it's foolish of me to admit it in front of all these people, but I actually once owned a Grim Reaper cassette -- and thought it rocked.

Posted by: DamnDirtyRINO at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (m0h0I)

99 Loved Ace' bring it tweets today. A good day indeed.

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (WvOlY)

100 Am I the only one who has a fondness for Super Dimensional Calvary Southern Cross/ Robotech: Souther Cross? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7UUQd7lLbA

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (Vk2pI)

101 I found out this week that I got a fairly high score on the MCAT

But how did you do on your N, O and PCATS?

Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (Dwehj)

102 Velvet Ambition Your Ass In The Barrel Did Vendette help you with that post?

Posted by: L, elle at August 08, 2013 06:17 PM (0PiQ4)

103 >>97
"Bbrrrinnggg. Bbrrinngg."

"Hello? Hello? Hey, who is this?"

"It" Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:17 PM (pxD<

Shall I bring you?

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:18 PM (mHjMr)

104 Congratulations on the high MCAT score, Open Blogger! I remember when I was young and had ambition. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:16 PM (aH+zP) You make Chu-whatever it is pie! That's ambition!

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:18 PM (on86C)

105 Good, we need to leave there and never come back...once we've secured and/or destroyed all their nuclear weapons and nuclear material enrichment/storage facilities: DEVELOPING: "Ordered departure" -- US evacuates most diplomats from consulate in Lahore Pakistan due to terror threat bit.ly/134ClDi

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 06:18 PM (KiyII)

106

Character is at least as important as brains, cause lots of people can cheat the system or fake it.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 10:16 PM (tKDiO)

***

I can vouch for the veracity of this statement.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:18 PM (pxDth)

107 I aced my LOLCATS.

Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 08, 2013 06:18 PM (Dwehj)

108 MWR! I've been very disappointed in Nearsider lately. In your times of need he hasn't been around. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:13 PM (on86C) Howdy, Vendette! Indeed, I have missed Nearsider's quippage. *le sigh* How goeth things in and around the Beltway?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (CA2NO)

109 *face palm*

TPH - Japan has discovered Super Marionation or something. Evil dolls perhaps?
http://youtu.be/KUAO-a6ychk

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (gPyYF)

110 After that chili post , I'm both full , and going to have the ring of fire tomorrow morning . Thanks for nothing .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (0iJzo)

111 Aloha!

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (T1005)

112 me? I prefer lambert field.

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (UsR5V)

113 CNN: For Guys Who Don't Think Megyn Kelly Brings it.

Posted by: USA at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (VIaw0)

114 BTW, MAD Magazine's take on Obama and spying: http://tinyurl.com/ljhc82p

Posted by: The MAD Hat at August 08, 2013 06:19 PM (Vk2pI)

115 I aced my LOLCATS.

Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 08, 2013 10:18 PM (Dwehj)

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (8lmkt)

116 grim reaper = the tom brady of heavy metal

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (V75zy)

117 I once scored really well on my LOLCATS.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (pxDth)

118 Did Vendette help you with that post? Posted by: L, elle at August 08, 2013 10:17 PM (0PiQ4) I'm honored, but since the whole thread wasn't posted, VA is in the clear. (Doublechecks to make sure I didn't post the whole thread)

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (on86C)

119 104 Congratulations on the high MCAT score, Open Blogger! I remember when I was young and had ambition. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:16 PM (aH+zP) You make Chu-whatever it is pie! That's ambition! Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:18 PM (on86C) ---- No, I tweet Chu-whatever pie. No idea where it came from. BUT I TOTALLY COULD. :puffs up against challengers: BRING IT!

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (aH+zP)

120 Crap- tie goes to the runner I guess, Peaches.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (pxDth)

121 I kicked ass on my Grampy CATS.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:20 PM (doBIb)

122 >>mecha-anime I've loved<< There's a bigger world out there, kid.

Posted by: Skip Tracer at August 08, 2013 06:21 PM (2+bRt)

123 Grumpy.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:21 PM (doBIb)

124

Q: which member of the band has the best lawn?

A: The bassist, because he only knows about the roots.

Posted by: dudenolongerinsantacruz at August 08, 2013 06:21 PM (TIiZt)

125 I thought I had it bad.

Posted by: A Goat in Yemen at August 08, 2013 06:21 PM (Aif/5)

126 Seamus, that was not a tie. You were 2 minutes out. Love you but, srsly, buddy . . . credit where credit is due.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:22 PM (8lmkt)

127 #6 Hi, Political Hat.

I understand what you are saying, but the preservation of knowledge was the important thing after the fall of Rome.

We cannot control the actions of the government in this time, but we can preserve the flame of freedom in the hearts of our children and grandchildren. We are like the monks in the monasteries.

Yes, it is a hard time. Yes, there are evil people running the country. Yes, we have a lot of people who will not work and spend their days in mindless entertainment. (Are they really that different from those who sat in the stands in the Colosseum, watching Christians martyred?)

My point is that we have to keep going forward, preserving what we can and undermining as much of the bad stuff as is possible. Our story isn't over. Obama thinks he has won, but it isn't a sure thing.

To give up, to do nothing but wait for the Burning Times, to refuse to fight back -well, that isn't what I think is right.

My view is different from yours. Maybe it's because I have 3 grandchildren I care about.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 06:22 PM (GoIUi)

128 "Bbrrrinnggg. Bbrrinngg." "Hello? Hello? Hey, who is this?" "It" Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:17 PM Cut. Jib. Newsletter BROUGHT.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:22 PM (CA2NO)

129 I had a patient who wanted a CAT scan, but we did an MRI instead. 'Cause there's more than one way to scan a CAT.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:22 PM (pxDth)

130 Anyone seen BCochran around lately?

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:22 PM (doBIb)

131 Jeez, Crank . . . that is really awful. Something very fundamentally wrong with a woman who will let that shit go on that way, though. And how many other people had to sit and wait while the resources were expended on trying to help someone who will not help herself. I dunno, maybe that's cold, but I get a little sick of women who are complicit in their own destruction. Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 10:12 PM (8lmkt) There used to be a blog by an English Cop. "Night Jack" I think. He said in the blog he was an English Policeman, but he didn't want to reveal his identity. It was some very well written shit, and he won a blogging award and his Identity eventually came out, and he got into some trouble over it, but to get to the point, he mentioned a case of a woman who simply sat in her chair in front of a Television and rotted herself to death. He said that some people simply couldn't be helped. Excellent read if you should want to look it up.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:23 PM (bb5+k)

132 Three more nights until the Perseids.

Posted by: CAC at August 08, 2013 06:23 PM (ZObwx)

133

Velvet Ambition:

That's a 10.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:23 PM (L8/BV)

134 DEN 7 SF 3 H

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:23 PM (8sCoq)

135 Didn't Rome institute a policy of "Bread and Circuses?" Today we have Welfare and Television. I think it is even MORE effective at creating social rot. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:00 PM (bb5+k) Now we have EBT and Obamaphones.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 06:23 PM (BXLPR)

136 congrats witchydruss family!

Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (8JJ6O)

137 okay, so, I can't believe I am going there and this is kinda on the order of crone-wisdom but, the bassist is the guy who gets laid when the singer, the lead guitar and the drummer already have more than they can handle. everything after that goes to the roadies . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (8lmkt)

138 Our horse left the Senate to become Secretary of State. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:13 PM (CA2NO) You misspelled ASS.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (bb5+k)

139 Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (GoIUi)

http://youtu.be/Ddi2TBnzdPo

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (5ae6g)

140 Oh, I misread the time. The LOLCAT joke is officially credited to Peaches.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (pxDth)

141 Anyone seen BCochran around lately? Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (doBIb) He's attending a wedding and assorted festivities. He showed up in the Upton thread. Is it a bad thing that when I first typed "wedding" it showed up as "weeding"?

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (on86C)

142 133: better clean the bong!

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (UsR5V)

143 TPH most don't even know what Southern Cross is. Akin to what is Mospeada. Its all Robotech to them.

Might as well ask who remembers Macross II : Lovers Again
http://youtu.be/Qgb1H2hzOJ8

Wendy Ryder was such a disappointment as an Idol Singer for UN Spacey.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (gPyYF)

144 Alec Baldwin. MSNBC. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: USA at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (VIaw0)

145 I would say great minds think alike, but that would be a fib. Mine barely gets me through the day.

Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 08, 2013 06:24 PM (Dwehj)

146 #6 Hi, Political Hat. I understand what you are saying, but the preservation of knowledge was the important thing after the fall of Rome. We cannot control the actions of the government in this time, but we can preserve the flame of freedom in the hearts of our children and grandchildren. We are like the monks in the monasteries. Yes, it is a hard time. Yes, there are evil people running the country. Yes, we have a lot of people who will not work and spend their days in mindless entertainment. (Are they really that different from those who sat in the stands in the Colosseum, watching Christians martyred?) My point is that we have to keep going forward, preserving what we can and undermining as much of the bad stuff as is possible. Our story isn't over. Obama thinks he has won, but it isn't a sure thing. To give up, to do nothing but wait for the Burning Times, to refuse to fight back -well, that isn't what I think is right. My view is different from yours. Maybe it's because I have 3 grandchildren I care about. Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (GoIUi) I agree. I've been saying that we need a real life equivalent of the Encyclopedia Foundation from Asimov's Foundation trilogy. What we need is to find our own TerminusÂ… and to make sure it will survive the wrath of the Progressives. We need an underground, and a redoubt.

Posted by: The Psychohistorial hat at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (Vk2pI)

147 Bloody professor is slow in grading... 98.86% before the final paper is graded (yes, I did the bloody thing. Handel. 982 words, properly cited, bibliography, in 68 minutes. Fear me). Now what am I supposed to do with myself until school starts again?

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (aH+zP)

148 142 Anyone seen BCochran around lately? Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (doBIb) He's attending a wedding and assorted festivities. He showed up in the Upton thread. Is it a bad thing that when I first typed "wedding" it showed up as "weeding"? Ahh, that's right. Thanks.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (doBIb)

149 >Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 10:24 PM (8lmkt)<

That was my experience. And shut up.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (mHjMr)

150

Three more nights until the Perseids.

Posted by: CAC at August 08, 2013 10:23 PM (ZObwx)

***

Ooooh. What channel is that on?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (pxDth)

151

112: I prefer lambert field.

Worst. Airport. In. America.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (L8/BV)

152 Weeding, wedding.... One in the same?

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:25 PM (HVff2)

153 Oh, I misread the time. The LOLCAT joke is officially credited to Peaches.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:24 PM (pxDth)

No no no no no!!!! I was just recognizing Low Information Voter's comment. I never even thought of it . . . Please, no more loose shit, eh?

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:26 PM (8lmkt)

154 The Truth About Cars guys ask the important question...

http://tinyurl.com/ll5ncuo

Posted by: Good Driver at August 08, 2013 06:26 PM (vRzdo)

155 Bloody professor is slow in grading... 98.86% before the final paper is graded (yes, I did the bloody thing. Handel. 982 words, properly cited, bibliography, in 68 minutes. Fear me). Now what am I supposed to do with myself until school starts again? Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:25 PM (aH+zP) Sing the Hallelujah Chorus? *I will never be invited to Chez Gingy, ever*

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:27 PM (on86C)

156 So glad to hear that Maddie is doing well.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 06:27 PM (C8g5R)

157

Bloody professor is slow in grading... 98.86%

***

Sounds like you might have high bloody professor.

There are medications for that, and you might want to lay off the salt.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:27 PM (pxDth)

158 138 the bassist is the one who figures out that playing guitar is too much damn work

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:28 PM (V75zy)

159 139 A senate full of real horses' asses or the asses we have now? I'll take the real ones.

Posted by: Tuna at August 08, 2013 06:28 PM (M/TDA)

160 The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here! I'm somebody!

Posted by: Low Information Voter at August 08, 2013 06:28 PM (Dwehj)

161 Crap. I give up. Whoever said LOLCAT first gets credit and my most sincere apologies.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:28 PM (pxDth)

162 Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:25 PM (aH+zP)

You now have an excuse to make the "Top Posters" list.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:29 PM (5ae6g)

163 143 133: better clean the bong!

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 10:24 PM (UsR5V)

bless your heart

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:29 PM (8lmkt)

164 TPH, you know what. Sud Afrika super marianation... uuhh pass. Those Thunderbirds are not go.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:29 PM (gPyYF)

165 How goeth things in and around the Beltway? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:19 PM (CA2NO) *Shakes fist at roadway construction*

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:29 PM (on86C)

166 That was my experience. And shut up.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 10:25 PM (mHjMr)

you still got some, though, right?

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:30 PM (8lmkt)

167 156 Bloody professor is slow in grading... 98.86% before the final paper is graded (yes, I did the bloody thing. Handel. 982 words, properly cited, bibliography, in 68 minutes. Fear me). Now what am I supposed to do with myself until school starts again? Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:25 PM (aH+zP) Sing the Hallelujah Chorus? *I will never be invited to Chez Gingy, ever* Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:27 PM (on86C) ---- LORD GOD OMNIIIIIPOTENNNNNT REIGNETH! HALLELUJAH! I've sung that fucker more times than you've taken the metro.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:30 PM (aH+zP)

168 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:30 PM (8sCoq)

169 Also tmi3rd, congrats on the MCATs. Alas, I have no pull with admissions.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:30 PM (tKDiO)

170 Speaking of people needing an ass whooping. What the hell did those pigs do that poor donkey? Garbage people. The women in that town are better off without conjugal relations.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 06:31 PM (C8g5R)

171 169 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here I talked with him. He's out. For real.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:31 PM (doBIb)

172

147: What we need is to find our own Terminus

Second Foundation should be someplace like Manassas. Close to Trantor but far enough away to survive the nuclear strike.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:31 PM (L8/BV)

173

Local news just teased an upcoming story on concussion awareness in high school football players, what signs to look for.

I'm thinking the guy laying on the ground not moving is going to be high on the list.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:31 PM (pxDth)

174 Hiya 'Rons n' 'Ettes!

I just now connected with tmi3rd on Twitter -- didn't even know he was on there. The thing is, I very rarely get on there these days. I used to get on quite a bit, but I always did it with a standalone app since I HATE trying to use the actual Twitter UI, and can't stand any of the browser add-ons. Right now, I'm using Twitbin -- which I don't like at all -- after having gone through various others, only to have them go defunct.

Of all the ones I've used, the one I liked best was Echofon. Unfortunately, it appears they no longer have a Windows version.

Anybody know of any decent freeware standalone Twitter UI's for Windows? I really, really don't like these stupid browser add-ons that can only be accessed via some stupid pop-out sidebar. If I could find one that I didn't find worse than useless, I might actually get on Twitter every now and then.

Posted by: DamnDirtyRINO at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (m0h0I)

175

Meanwhile, Disney announced they're expecting to take a $160 million-$190 million loss on "The Lone Ranger". A quick run through the numbers means that every dollar of the $170-something million they spent on advertising was lost - it's grossed just over $175 million worldwide so far and cost, depending on the source, between $215 million and $250 million to make.

~~Don't worry; the "brilliant" economists at the BEA have decided that the entirety of the $215 million-$250 million budget is a positive contribution to the GDP.~~

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (o44nj)

176 172 169 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here I talked with him. He's out. For real. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb) ---

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (aH+zP)

177 >you still got some, though, right?

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (8lmkt)<

More than I deserved.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (mHjMr)

178 TR is taking time off of AoS. He wasn't banned. We have emailed about it

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (HVff2)

179 Miss Marple et al. I fear having the information to teach our children but being precluded from doing so, at least meaningfully. Don't think that the worthies in education will be quizzing kids about mom and dad's beliefs. And God help you if you try to home school or send your kids to parochial schools.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (YAGV/)

180 Damn BBCode fail.

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (o44nj)

181 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (8sCoq) It was the Amanda Marcotte thread. Jake in ID quit and TR joined in solidarity.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:32 PM (on86C)

182 172 169 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here I talked with him. He's out. For real. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb) Why? We need all the NC morons we can get.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (wR+pz)

183 EC - Why is Tabacco Road out?

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (mHjMr)

184 I don't have the energy anymore. Although I guess I should do a blog post.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (xjpRj)

185 Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (8sCoq)

Jake in ID left in protest during Ace's knockdown, dragout ONT. TR left in solidarity.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (5ae6g)

186 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (8sCoq)

au contraire, mon ami!! afak, he was not banned but publicly shamed into stepping out for a smoke break. and, fwiw, i adore you both and, if you need an ally and TR's not around, well, I am armed in a small but effective way.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (8lmkt)

187 Good Evening Morons and 'ettes.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 06:33 PM (Ho8RT)

188 Tmi3rd, what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times?

Posted by: CDR M at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (dKV5k)

189 TR is not banned AFAIK.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (tKDiO)

190 At least some BBCode fails don't result in trips to the barrel anymore :-)

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (o44nj)

191 *borrows the TARDIS and prevents Ace from posting the Marcotte ONT*

I don't want to go round that thorny privet hedge again.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (gPyYF)

192 93 sven 1) white working class voters are apathetic about the GOP More than a few of them will feel ObamaCare in January, either through higher payments, part-time jobs or no jobs. Employers might accept a 1-year wait, but staffing will be tightly controlled. The pain will strike in 2014. 2) Margin of Fraud rules the roost likely nationally finally Maybe so, but I think a lot more people will be watching. Also, Voter ID laws: Holder can't prevent them from being enforced without much political hurt. 3) the media needs FM 2-1 Wall to Wall Counseling Newsweek, Boston Globe, WaPo ... the LAT is for sale IIRC, and the NYT is tanking. Keefums was fired, Soledad O'Bigtits was canned, MSNBC is getting a butt-beating for glorifying Hillary, and who did Rence Preibus tell, on the air, that he wouldn't let her moderate Republican debates? This takes time. ... I donated about 6500 to the cause and about 10,500 the last 5 years to "the cause".... NEVER GIVE MONEY TO A POLITICIAN, unless it's $500,000.00 or more. Money is an issue, but so is voting, and getting others to vote. Non-voters did this.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (FlRtG)

193 I talked with him. He's out. For real.
Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb)
---

that's fucked up . . . I love that guy.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (8lmkt)

194 that thread was a total clusterf***

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (8sCoq)

195 If it still on I highly recommend the Nine for IX doc on Katarina Witt on ESPN. Goes into a lot of detail how the Stasi tracked people and athletes, and the favoritism shown to party shills. I thought it was great look inside East Germany before the collapse of the Berlin Wall

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (b9K4P)

196 Alec Baldwin's new show on MSNBC: "The No Toxic Queen Zone." No word yet if it will air before or after Rachel Maddow.

Posted by: USA at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (VIaw0)

197 I would like to see Tobacco Road return. Maybe some time away will do the trick.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (pxDth)

198 Crap. I give up. Whoever said LOLCAT first gets credit and my most sincere apologies. Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:28 PM (pxDth) Let's not fuss! You all can decide who gets credit through a therapeutic round of trampolining. It's healing, it really is.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (CA2NO)

199

178 More than I deserved

and now we know who tagged the donkey

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:34 PM (V75zy)

200

166: *Shakes fist at roadway construction*

Huh? The beltway HOT lanes are done, the Springfield interchange is done, the Wilson Bridge is done (I did a tiny bit of design on the last two.) Have they started tearing up 95 again?

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:35 PM (L8/BV)

201 The late Karen Black in the third part of "trilogy of terror" (the one with the doll) and well worth every moron's 30 minutes. The best 70's era made-for-tv horror trilogy for the middle class. http://tinyurl.com/lgvv7wu

Posted by: endeavor to persevere at August 08, 2013 06:35 PM (zZJJp)

202 183 Billy Bob,

I've been scarce but I guess the hot air button is an ejection seat...

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 06:35 PM (A4hKL)

203 #92 Country Singer, when my mother had 3brain surgeries (the last leaving her in intensive care for a month) she survived. She was in a coma with brain swelling for almost a month.

When she finally got so she could talk again, she told me she had seen Death. (Her description of him sounded sort of like Father Guido Sardcucci. LOL.)

Anyway, she said she was told that it was her time, and she told him no, she had stuff to do and wasn't ready.

Sh lived another 15 years.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 06:35 PM (GoIUi)

204 DL, it is not merely access. There are plenty of doctors who are idiots and were not rich before they started. And don't get me started on Third-World Assassins. Character is at least as important as brains, cause lots of people can cheat the system or fake it. Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 10:16 PM (tKDiO) I concur about the Doctors. Believe me, i've had plenty experience with a bunch of those. I've just been pondering how we got into this situation where Medicine is so seriously divorced from normal supply and demand rules. I think there IS an artificial limitation placed on the supply, but I see some movement in what I consider the right direction. I favor nurse practitioners handling lesser cases within their range of expertise, and I've noticed that some treatments are being evolved to being handled by non-doctors. I assume it is an evolution of necessity as a result of the current demand on a Doctor's time.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:35 PM (bb5+k)

205 If I played guitar, it would be like that..., pretty sure..., but maybe not.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (aDwsi)

206 195 that thread was a total clusterf*** Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (8sCoq) True dat. I folded early. The stupid was too strong.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (wR+pz)

207 I like "Hate Night With Alec Baldwin"

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (8sCoq)

208 It was the Amanda Marcotte thread. Jake in ID quit and TR joined in solidarity. Which just goes to show you leave the ONT to experts. Just reading what Ace wrote you knew it was going to be a roadhouse brew-ha-ha

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (HVff2)

209 So it was the Ace Marcotte thread ONT cluster that did in TR? That sucks.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (mHjMr)

210 Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (pxDth)

My thoughts, as well...

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (5ae6g)

211 I thought it was great look inside East Germany before the collapse of the Berlin Wall Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (b9K4P) Another great look inside East Germany before the collapse of the Berlin Wall? Washington, DC, circa 2013.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (CA2NO)

212 TR is taking time off of AoS. He wasn't banned. We have emailed about it

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:32 PM (HVff2)

buddy, will you please send him my email addy? I love him and if he wants to communicate, I'd love to hear from him. TIA!!! xoxo

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (8lmkt)

213 LORD GOD OMNIIIIIPOTENNNNNT REIGNETH! HALLELUJAH! I've sung that fucker more times than you've taken the metro. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (aH+zP) I dragged the SO to his alma mater, the Naval Academy, to watch a performance of The Messiah. We went to an afternoon performance and it was wonderful to see the stained glass light up. Before the performance, he learned that my Canadian education meant I had no clue who John Paul Jones was.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:36 PM (on86C)

214 I have to get up in 3 and 1/2 hours and I can't get to sleep. Sucks

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 06:37 PM (jE38p)

215 182 vendette,

yeah I thought so...I made a cameo while was packing.

I hope they take a break and come back...

we're all in this together.

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 06:37 PM (A4hKL)

216 Let's not fuss! You all can decide who gets credit through a therapeutic round of trampolining. It's healing, it really is. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (CA2NO) I'll just watch you bounce from a safe distance.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:37 PM (NEIxp)

217 >200 178 More than I deserved

and now we know who tagged the donkey

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (V75zy)<

Me being a Cub fan and Bear fan, I figured you would cut me some slack.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:37 PM (mHjMr)

218 *Shakes fist at roadway construction* Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:29 PM (on86C) *wince* >_< Oh man. It's bad enough up HERE, and we've got, like, twenty people and some moose. I don't even want to think what a nightmare road construction around DC must be. *SHUDDER*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (CA2NO)

219 Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 10:35 PM (GoIUi)

I used to read about stories like that...never thought I might see it in my own family. Time will tell, though.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (5ae6g)

220 My view is different from yours. Maybe it's because I have 3 grandchildren I care about. Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (GoIUi) Teach them to grow food and fight. Other knowledge optional.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (bb5+k)

221 Damn you Vendette. Now I have Messiah on permanent loop in my head.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (aH+zP)

222 I talked with TR recently and he let me know his feelings about ace and the blog. Plus, TR was mostly here because he was transitioning between jobs and had free time to do commenting bullshit at nights. His new job will be more time consuming and so he will probably not be around. Maybe lurking, but that's about it.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (doBIb)

223 192 Yikes. That was a an "interesting" evening wasn't it? Thank goodness it was saved by the Ace's brilliant recovery effort, the entertaining "Sloth" thread.

Posted by: Tuna at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (M/TDA)

224 Well morons, I have eaten an entire quart of blackberries and almost finished a bottle of wine. You think I will have any problem taking a shit in the morning? Nite all.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at August 08, 2013 06:38 PM (wR+pz)

225 Peaches I will send it to you tomorrow, he is a great moron. Hope Jake in ID comes back as well another good guy

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (HVff2)

226

what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times?

*****

Here are some suggestions, just off the top of my head.

"101 Home Medical Uses for Tamales"

"Advanced Abdominal Surgery- A DIY Guide"

"Hey. Don't Eat That!"

"How To Apply Leeches"

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (pxDth)

227 Now we have EBT and Obamaphones. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 10:23 PM (BXLPR) PROGRESS!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (bb5+k)

228 Nice Fender Jazz. The Rolls-Royce of basses.

Posted by: otho at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (9gNQd)

229 Anna Puma, Did you see the link I posted for you in the Upton thread earlier?

Posted by: Weirddave at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (aH+zP)

230 Huh? The beltway HOT lanes are done, the Springfield interchange is done, the Wilson Bridge is done (I did a tiny bit ofdesign on thelast two.) Have they started tearingup 95 again? Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:35 PM (L8/BV) 295 is the bane of my existence. And I'm getting a new back bumper as a result.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (on86C)

231 CDR M, if you have people with some medical learning, Gray's, Harrison's are the ur-texts of anatomy and medicine. There was a Principles of Surgery by Schultz? I think. But for the burning times, you'd want a good herboogy book--what's edible and natural remedies-dandelions are diuretics, birch bark for aspirin, etc.

Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at August 08, 2013 06:39 PM (tKDiO)

232 (Her description of him sounded sort of like Father Guido Sardcucci. LOL.)

dammit, Miss Marple, I almost did a sinus lavage with beer when I read that!!! God love you, girl, I know I do . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (8lmkt)

233 202 The late Karen Black in the third part of "trilogy of terror" (the one with the doll) and well worth every moron's 30 minutes.

The best 70's era made-for-tv horror trilogy for the middle class.

http://tinyurl.com/lgvv7wu

Posted by: endeavor to persevere at August 08, 2013 10:35 PM (zZJJp)

I read the short story in Playboy back in the day, before the dramatization. Great writing, had me going pretty good.

Posted by: Good Driver at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (vRzdo)

234 227 what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times? ***** Here are some suggestions, just off the top of my head. "101 Home Medical Uses for Tamales" "Advanced Abdominal Surgery- A DIY Guide" "Hey. Don't Eat That!" "How To Apply Leeches" Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 10:39 PM (pxDth) Trepanning for Dummies.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (NEIxp)

235

214 I had no clue who John Paul Jones was.

the bassist for led zep of course, duh

which means its time for these

http://tinyurl.com/lbpxfxw

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (V75zy)

236 214 I dragged the SO to his alma mater, the Naval Academy, to watch a performance of The Messiah. We went to an afternoon performance and it was wonderful to see the stained glass light up. Before the performance, he learned that my Canadian education meant I had no clue who John Paul Jones was. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:36 PM (on86C) ---- Oh, you mean the guy from Led Zeppelin? (Yes. I do know who you mean.)

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (aH+zP)

237 I don't even want to think what a nightmare road construction around DC must be. *SHUDDER* Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:38 PM (CA2NO) It's not road construction. It's probably force protection measures being enacted.

Posted by: CDR M at August 08, 2013 06:40 PM (dKV5k)

238 Bears & Vikings both do donkeys

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:41 PM (HVff2)

239

If you aren't going to be serious and link to Gundam00...atleast give props to Exosquad (if anyone remembers). Macross is like diarrhea in my mouth.

Ash Like Snow - The Brilliant Green

Posted by: jk at August 08, 2013 06:41 PM (VKkox)

240 I've been saying that we need a real life equivalent of the Encyclopedia Foundation from Asimov's Foundation trilogy. What we need is to find our own TerminusÂ… and to make sure it will survive the wrath of the Progressives. We need an underground, and a redoubt. Posted by: The Psychohistorial hat at August 08, 2013 10:25 PM (Vk2pI) We need millions of them. An Army of Davids.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:41 PM (bb5+k)

241 210 So it was the Ace Marcotte thread ONT cluster that did in TR? That sucks. Yes. ace was friendly firing on everyone who challenged him. Jake took ace's comment about going somewhere else to heart and so he's gone. TR did not like that at all, and felt ace was in the wrong and so he decided to leave with Jake.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:41 PM (doBIb)

242 Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 10:40 PM (NEIxp) Heh. Prolly a book on leaches.

Posted by: CDR M at August 08, 2013 06:41 PM (dKV5k)

243 Anybody got a Sven's Engrish-to-English dictionary? The dude's syntax is, um, different?

Posted by: Robert Earl Filner at August 08, 2013 06:42 PM (Q9qpj)

244 Since by man, came death.....

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:42 PM (doBIb)

245

214: 214 LORD GOD OMNIIIIIPOTENNNNNT REIGNETH!
HALLELUJAH!

December 1987. A month after I'd moved to Alexandria, I invited a young woman I had just met at church to hear Messiah (excerpts) at the National Cathedral.

Our twin daughters start college in two weeks.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:42 PM (L8/BV)

246 Damn you Vendette. Now I have Messiah on permanent loop in my head. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:38 PM (aH+zP) The Lord Our God the Omnipotent Reigneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:42 PM (on86C)

247 #174 My grandson got two concussions in the space of three days playing soccer. (It is not a sport with low injury risk, despite what the soccer moms think.)

He went to a concussion specialist. I think it will take him a long time to completely recover, assuming he doesn't get injured again.

He got cut from the soccer team this year which was devastating to him. He has played and been varsity until this year, but I think he got out of shape from his injuries.

I am pushing for pole vault, which he is very good at.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (GoIUi)

248 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (JMmQ9)

249 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (8sCoq) Ally? Against who? I thought we were all pretty much allies here. I'll even put up with Hollowpoint and JeffB as long as they don't get too persnickety.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (bb5+k)

250 Jim in Virginia and I are on the same wavelength!

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (on86C)

251 My view is different from yours. Maybe it's because I have 3 grandchildren I care about. Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 10:22 PM (GoIUi) Teach them to grow food and fight. Other knowledge optional. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:38 PM (bb5+k) You assume that Leviathan will let them grow their own food. Or allow them to fight back. Or even allow them to grow up without being thoroughly indoctrinated. The Progressives want things to burn. Much like how the NAZIs devoted more and more resources to "the Final Solution" even as the allies were knocking on Berlin's doorstep, the Progressives will, with the last ounce of their energy, destroy Western Civilization. "To the last, they will grapple with thee... from Hell's heart, they stab at thee! For hate's sake, they spit their last breath at thee!"

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (Vk2pI)

252 Used to be a lot of talk going around town here about Karen Black. She didn't bathe much. Hung out with those fuckin' Caradines, iirc, who also had no use for the soap and water. Still, I was sorry to see that news today. Five Easy Pieces was some epic film-making. RIP, Karen, I hope you are now in a better place.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:43 PM (8lmkt)

253 76 Meanwhile, Disney announced they're expecting to take a $160 million-$190 million loss on "The Lone Ranger". Anything that makes that lefty dick Depp look bad is good news to me.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 06:44 PM (C8g5R)

254 Hey peeps! I need advice, tonight. Hubby, noticing my crankiness this morning, told me to quit my job! It is a very hard job, and puts us in a higher tax bracket, so I probably only get ten bucks an hour for all the sleepless nights and ulcers worrying about their problems. They've grown their business about 50% since I've been there, good for them! But they really need a controller, and an A/P person, and an HR person, and a clerical assistant. But it's just me. Logic says quit, but I'm way too loyal. Ugh. They think they're a mom and pop business, but they have about 18 entities all tied with one another, and it's complicated. So training someone would be horrible, too.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 06:44 PM (XyrkB)

255

218 Me being a Cub fan and Bear fan, I figured you would cut me some slack

although it is true that your choice of teams makes you near godlike in all ways and greater than almost all humans alive........you miss the final step to pure AWESOME

tested

selected

initiated

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:44 PM (V75zy)

256 I talked with him. He's out. For real. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb) What happened?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:44 PM (bb5+k)

257 I'll be happy to head-up the Foundation Project.

Posted by: Newt "I'm the Modern-Day Harry Seldon" Gingrch at August 08, 2013 06:44 PM (vRzdo)

258 Bears & Vikings both do donkeys

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:41 PM (HVff2)

Pats do supermodels. phhttttttt . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:45 PM (8lmkt)

259 Tmi3rd!!! Nicely done and good to see you (so to speak) again. Prayers for the Maet family, and cheers to all y'all. *drinks*

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 06:45 PM (/izg2)

260 December 1987. A month after I'dmoved to Alexandria, I invited a young woman Ihad just met at church to hear Messiah (excerpts) at the National Cathedral. Ourtwin daughters start college in two weeks. Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:42 PM (L8/BV) As another twin, double congrats!

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:45 PM (on86C)

261 257 I talked with him. He's out. For real. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb) What happened? Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (bb5+k) #242

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:45 PM (doBIb)

262 246 214: 214 LORD GOD OMNIIIIIPOTENNNNNT REIGNETH! HALLELUJAH! December 1987. A month after I'dmoved to Alexandria, I invited a young woman Ihad just met at church to hear Messiah (excerpts) at the National Cathedral. Ourtwin daughters start college in two weeks. Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:42 PM (L8/BV) --- How lovely! I still wanna short-sheet Vendette's bed. Or change out her Oilers gear for Flames'.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:46 PM (aH+zP)

263 #180 I teach my grandchildren to keep quiet in school. I am not el stupido when it comes to the ways of the left.

My booksare in the basement. I havea huge collection of old textbooks pre-1960's, the classics, math and engineering books, books on the sciences, etc.

I am leaving them to my oldest granddaughter, a voracious reader and a genius (not my opinion, but that of her doctor).

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 06:46 PM (GoIUi)

264 what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times? Bartending for Dummies.

Posted by: no good deed at August 08, 2013 06:46 PM (WmLrU)

265 December 1987. A month after I'dmoved to Alexandria, I invited a young woman Ihad just met at church to hear Messiah (excerpts) at the National Cathedral.
Ourtwin daughters start college in two weeks.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:42 PM (L8/BV)

aaaaawwwwwwwww . . . that is the sweetest post of the night.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:47 PM (8lmkt)

266 >Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (V75zy)<

Aye Chief.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 06:47 PM (mHjMr)

267 Jake in ID left in protest during Ace's knockdown, dragout ONT. TR left in solidarity. Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:33 PM (5ae6g) What was the topic in contention?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:47 PM (bb5+k)

268 I was out of town & didn't have my pc with me Monday nite. If I had the pc with me I probably would have worked my way into the dog house as well.

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:47 PM (HVff2)

269 what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times? Gunshot Wounds For Dummies. Followed by... Crossbow Wounds For Dummies.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (doBIb)

270 >Hey peeps! I need advice, tonight. Hubby, noticing my crankiness this morning, told me to quit my job! ...Logic says quit, but I'm way too loyal. Ugh.

Do what is best for you and your family. That is where your loyalty lies

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (8sCoq)

271 How lovely! I still wanna short-sheet Vendette's bed. Or change out her Oilers gear for Flames'. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:46 PM (aH+zP) Coffee Crisps? I can bring you some.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (on86C)

272

Bears & Vikings both do donkeys

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:41 PM (HVff2)

I could've swore it was donkeys that did Bears and Viqueens.

Posted by: Go Pack Go at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (o44nj)

273

259 Pats do supermodels. phhttttttt

supermodels with flat chests and an adams apple

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (V75zy)

274

231 295 is the bane of my existence.

The next big DC road project is replacing the Douglass bridge (South Capitol at Nats Stadium) and rebuild the Suitland Parkway/ 295 interchange. Starting around 2016. A traffic nightmare it will be.

We appreciate all the taxes from Texas and California that will pay for it.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (L8/BV)

275 @252 You read my mind. I worry that the tenticles of the state will prevent anything which smacks of individuality; certainly anything which says "F off" to the elites.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (YAGV/)

276 I don't want to go round that thorny privet hedge again. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 10:34 PM (gPyYF) I really don't know anything about Amanda Marcotte, and it sounds like I topic I don't want to know anything about. Who is this person and why should she be discussed, let alone lead to some sort of falling out?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:48 PM (bb5+k)

277 270 what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times? Gunshot Wounds For Dummies. Followed by... Crossbow Wounds For Dummies. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:48 PM (doBIb) Don't forget Longbow Wounds for Dummies.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (NEIxp)

278 what medical books should one have on their shelf during the coming dark times? "What the hell is 'Black Bile?': A Guide to Balancing the Four Humors"

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (CA2NO)

279

Medical education is deliberately restricted by the government. 100 years ago they imposed artificial restrictions on medical education, limiting the number of medical students in a state per year and requiring that medical schools be associated with a hospital. The intent at the time was to prevent the "quacks" from hanging out a shingle.

In Colorado a few years ago, DO schools started popping up because they aren't regulated in the same way that MD schools are, and since these days the curriculum is very similar, it became a way to get around the ban.

Personally, I'd love to see an increase in NPs and PAs handling the mundane stuff and leave doctors as specialists and managers handling oversight and the more complex or unique problems. Make the PA an undergraduate degree and treat it like any engineering program.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (lr3d7)

280 We need millions of them. An Army of Davids. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:41 PM (bb5+k) At best, we'll have a ZedekiahÂ…

Posted by: הכובע הפוליטי at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (Vk2pI)

281

"How to Build a CT scanner From Willow Branches and Duct Tape"

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (pxDth)

282 if i ever get out to el lay peaches...

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (UsR5V)

283 Hubby, noticing my crankiness this morning, told me to quit my job! It is a very hard job, and puts us in a higher tax bracket, so I probably only get ten bucks an hour f

Kalneva, I didn't even read your whole comment. QUIT THE FUCKIN' JOB!! Srsly, you will thank me for this show of support. Dang, woman, it's not about what THEY need. It's about what YOU need. And YOU need to take a fuckin' hike from that underpaid bullshit.

just my 2 cents . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (8lmkt)

284 Bears qb Vee-jay Scruntler, bawahh

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (HVff2)

285 252 The Political Hat,

the good news is they're lazy and hedonists Hat...go to the badlands and secure the 3200 calories per day per pop....

anyhow I'd rather die than love big brother.

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 06:49 PM (A4hKL)

286

247: Comfort ye. Comfort ye my people.

See, God is a Republican. At least in 2013.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 06:50 PM (L8/BV)

287 Just read about 10 or so comments back thread, Jake in ID is a great late night ONTer. He gave me great gun advice. That was a shitty ONT. Come back.

Posted by: L, elle at August 08, 2013 06:50 PM (0PiQ4)

288 272 Coffee Crisps? I can bring you some. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:48 PM (on86C) ---- Oh, you vixen.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:50 PM (aH+zP)

289

267 and knew the phrase!!!

your greatness shines like the diamonds on Da BEARS super bowl ring when they win it all this season

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:50 PM (V75zy)

290

My real medical advice for the Dark Times? Include a doctor, a nurse and a dentist in your "close circle", or find some who will trade basic medical services for chickens.

(Oh, yeah, include an old country grandmother, she may know more than the others, combined)

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 06:51 PM (pxDth)

291 I am disgusted by the current GOP Establishment, GOP HQ, Bushies and the elected RINOs that will pull anything to stay in office. Rove comes out with a poll that was wrongly worded, it asked if people were for health care reform, & NOT Obamacare, thatÂ’s why most of them wonÂ’t agree to sign attach the part defunding it to the resolution. I receive Madison Project emails, McConnellÂ’s current campaign manager Jesse Benton is holding his nose for two years working for him. They are DC denizens, to paraphrase Daniel (IÂ’m having a brain drain, like the reps & senators) that writes both there and at Red State. TheyÂ’ll never go home, they want to stay there. We have to get new blood, only the new ones have any spunk!

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 06:52 PM (z4WKX)

292 He got cut from the soccer team this year which was devastating to him. He has played and been varsity until this year, but I think he got out of shape from his injuries. I am pushing for pole vault, which he is very good at. Posted by: Miss Marple My youngest son got 4 concussions in two years playing football, and now he's done. For life. Repetitive concussion syndrome. The doctor will not clear him to play football again. He loved playing, has been playing since the 3rd grade. When you go down to the emergency room and your son is on a stretcher board and had numbness in his extremities, you realize that for all the good that can come out of sports, it's not the be all or end all of everything (or anything).

Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes more nonsense...... at August 08, 2013 06:52 PM (v6hyJ)

293 272 Coffee Crisps? I can bring you some. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:48 PM (on86C) ---- Oh, you vixen. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 10:50 PM (aH+zP) Big bars or small bars?

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:52 PM (on86C)

294

287 See, God is a Republican

wrong

God is a woman.....and hates me

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:52 PM (V75zy)

295 Before the performance, he learned that my Canadian education meant I had no clue who John Paul Jones was. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:36 PM (on86C) One of Russia's great Heroes! Oh, and he fought for the US as well.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:52 PM (bb5+k)

296 Didn't know da bears joined the pop Warner league, fucking awesome they will win a championship there

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:53 PM (HVff2)

297 Speaking of bears.
Had a very uncomfortable Bear Encounter of the Second Kind tonight while walking the dog. I'm going to have to start carrying if I do that after dark.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 06:53 PM (aDwsi)

298 Personally, I'm looking to stock up on books about blacksmithing, basic engineering, and chemistry.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 06:53 PM (lr3d7)

299 Medical books: Where There Is No Doctor Available at Amazon.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 06:53 PM (YAGV/)

300 I have to get up in 3 and 1/2 hours and I can't get to sleep. Sucks Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 10:37 PM (jE38p) Who can sleep in times like these?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:53 PM (bb5+k)

301 Those old textbooks are a treasure! Things have been so dumbed down! I remember learning algebra from one of my mom's old textbooks, way before I got to that part in school. I kicked ass when I got to freshman algebra! Even got called on as an example! My proud moment, never forgotten. Sucks that kids nowadays have such low expectations, they never have a proud moment, earned unto themselves, thereby making it necessary to post up porno videos and whatnot. Yes, I'm old. But better, there, I said it.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (XyrkB)

302 I'll be happy to head-up the Foundation Project. Posted by: Newt "I'm the Modern-Day Harry Seldon" Gingrch at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (vRzdo) Newt's moon colony doesn't sound so crazy now, does it? It's be a great place from which to pelt the Progs

Posted by: TANSTAAFL at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (Vk2pI)

303 heheheh eh heheh... she said "spunk"... heheh eh heheh

Posted by: beavis at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (9gNQd)

304 I could've swore it was donkeys that did Bears and Viqueens. Posted by: Go Pack Go at August 08, 2013 10:48 PM (o44nj) They didn't do either, but I used to do a double feature back in the day.

Posted by: Old Tijuana Whore at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (BXLPR)

305 MSNBC is giving Alec Baldwin a News Show? What a joke, but hell they already have sharpy sharpton the incredible shrinking head

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (jE38p)

306 Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:47 PM (bb5+k)

Nutshell: The ONT population is too lewd, and said lewdness is counterproductive to the conservative cause, so no raunchy comments. Some folks took umbrage and a food fight ensued.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:54 PM (5ae6g)

307

So according to Gallup, Hispanics favor Democrats by 2-to-1. The GOP knows this, yet still decides to play ball with them. AMNESTY! "Red" states no more....

I used to laugh at people who advocated a third party. Now I empathize. Not gonna waste another vote on someone who either resembles or enables Liberals.

"There are a lot of folks who are beginning to realize just how much their liberty is under attack, but in order for our side to fight that assault, our task consists of either convincing or removing statist Republicans who enable the left to do their dirty work."

BINGO!

Posted by: Pelosi Schmelosi at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (gjG9S)

308 276 RS,

they'll try leftist paradises tend to blow through genuine zeal in 20-25 years....

then the old guard gets retired....

they quit caring at some point....East Germany was a pretty wild party in the early 70s in some ways....they quit working then they die

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (A4hKL)

309 I have not yet begun to fight!

Perhaps it is a good time to reflect on that spirit.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (aDwsi)

310 What was the topic in contention? At the heart of the ONT that went south was all the "nut on her" jokes being made about Marcotte. Ace asked people to stop saying the really crude stuff like that about her in particular. Then there was a big debate about whether or not our side needs to be as dirty as the left is when they put out contracts on our sides women pols and figures. It went back and forth, with ace getting ever more pissed, and then Jake said that we should still fight and not go spineless. Ace got really angry thinking Jake was saying we should keep on with the nutting jokes, but he meant that we should continue fighting the left as hard as they do with us. He told Jake and others to find another blog if they wanted to continue, and so Jake left on that note. TR said that ace was wrong about Jake and that he wasn't who ace thought he was and left on his own accord too. That's about it.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (doBIb)

311 Who can sleep in times like these? Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:53 PM (bb5+k) Amen to that

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (jE38p)

312 Peaches I will send it to you tomorrow, he is a great moron. Hope Jake in ID comes back as well another good guy Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:39 PM (HVff2) Geeze, that must have been some really bad thread!

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (bb5+k)

313

297 le' sigh

13-3 season easy and wins all division games

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (V75zy)

314 Be careful out there Mr. Hammer & carry large caliber

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (HVff2)

315 wrong God is a woman.....and hates me Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:52 PM (V75zy) Honey, you're alive after the Navy Credit Union mixup. God loves you.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 06:55 PM (on86C)

316 #233 I am not kidding. A guy in black, with a big hat, and a mustache.

It swear when she told me I had to muster all my control to not laugh. She was dead serious.

She also told me a bunch of dirty jokes she heard from the nurses while she was in a coma. My mother was a Methodist Dean of Women at a Methodist college who never even uttered the word "damn", so I am assuming that she did, indeed, hear those jokes.

So, if you have a relative who is in a coma, do not say stuff around their bedside you do not want them to hear!

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 06:56 PM (GoIUi)

317

We have to get new blood, only the new ones have any spunk!

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 10:52 PM (z4WKX)

To paraphrase one of my classics...

~~Pelosi~~ Bo(eh)ner once had spunk, but all she has now is the aftersmell.

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 06:56 PM (o44nj)

318 MSNBC is giving Alec Baldwin a News Show? What a joke, but hell they already have sharpy sharpton the incredible shrinking head Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 10:54 PM (jE38p) And what will happen when he eventually goes on a tirade and calls a guest some racial, homophobic, and/or misogynistic slur?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 06:56 PM (CA2NO)

319 Diogenes' Lamp Amanda Marcotte stared in the classic 60's broadway musical (and movie) "My Fair Blogger" ... http://tinyurl.com/yum4ql ... it was all the rage ...

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 06:57 PM (FlRtG)

320 And what will happen when he eventually goes on a tirade and calls a guest some racial, homophobic, and/or misogynistic slur? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 10:56 PM (CA2NO) I guess hat is what 30 second delays are for

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 06:57 PM (jE38p)

321 314, in our current state of disrepair, your comedy is gold. A gallon of value-rite if da bears sweep NFC north?

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 06:57 PM (HVff2)

322

316 oooooh

valid point

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (V75zy)

323 I have to get up in 3 and 1/2 hours and I can't get to sleep. Sucks Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 08, 2013 10:37 PM (jE38p) Rockabye, Nevergiveup, on the treetop...

Posted by: Vendette's SO is a Navy Commander too at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (on86C)

324 Vendette, just one full-size. Twenty pounds have to go.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (aH+zP)

325

Nutshell: The ONT population is too lewd, and said lewdness is counterproductive to the conservative cause, so no raunchy comments. Some folks took umbrage and a food fight ensued.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:54 PM (5ae6g)

Dammit, now you fucking tell me that shit.

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (o44nj)

326

I hope you have a wonderful time! I would love to make it to Lambeau someday. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:09 PM (on86C)

Was there just once for a preseason game - Favre was still playing then. Had a blast.

CountrySinger: I am sorry to hear about your dad- but what a beautiful dream.

Congrats on the MCAT scores! I work with med students and residents now - some are dicks, some are not. Never become a dick.

Posted by: Donna V. at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (R3gO3)

327 Hey Tmi3ed... glad to see another mecha anime fan out there. If you get a chance, check out Majestic Prince and Liberator Valvrave (a couple of the current summer season shows).

Too bad you can't sit in on our Macross RPG campaign... it's a hoot.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (kfSXj)

328 322 sure

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 06:58 PM (V75zy)

329 Thanks, Jones in CO, and Peaches. I know you're right. Need to have some validation. It's weird, how loyal I always am to fuckin' people who give two shits!

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 06:59 PM (XyrkB)

330 The Lord Our God the Omnipotent Reigneth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 10:42 PM (on86C) I thought the words were "FOR the Lord God omnipotent reigneth! " At least that's what *I* was singing back in the day. Do you know why Handel had so many children? Because he was always playing with his Organ! Don't use this door. It's Baroque.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 06:59 PM (bb5+k)

331 252 The Political Hat, the good news is they're lazy and hedonists Hat...go to the badlands and secure the 3200 calories per day per pop.... anyhow I'd rather die than love big brother. Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 10:49 PM (A4hKL) The serfs are lazy, but there are more than a few leftists who would love nothing more than a bit of the old ultra-violence on the "oppressors." Their entire belief system is based on destruction. The worse things get, the more they will destroy. Maybe, they will run their course before their task is complete, or maybe the few who stand up against them will be victorious. But I doubt it. Ah well, Western Civilization was nice while it lastedÂ…

Posted by: The Political Hat, Prognosticator of DOOM at August 08, 2013 06:59 PM (Vk2pI)

332 Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 10:53 PM (YAGV/)

I'd add (also available on Amazon):

The NATO Emergency War Surgery Manual

and

The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide For When Help Is Not On The Way

and

The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook: Keep Your Loved Ones Healthy In Every Disaster, From Wildfires To A Complete Societal Collapse

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 06:59 PM (5ae6g)

333 172 169 Did Tobacco Road quit or get banned? he was my only ally here

I talked with him. He's out. For real.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 10:31 PM (doBIb)

That sucks. Please let him know that I wish him well and hope he returns someday.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 06:59 PM (T1005)

334 But they really need a controller, and an A/P person, and an HR person, and a clerical assistant. But it's just me. Logic says quit, but I'm way too loyal. Ugh. They think they're a mom and pop business, but they have about 18 entities all tied with one another, and it's complicated. So training someone would be horrible, too.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (XyrkB)

Kalneva I'm sorry for your work troubles. I've quit many a job when the responsibilities grew so much as to far surpass the pay. Leaving the stress behind is great, although going from a salary to nothing is a huge challenge, to say the least. And I've always had to hire and train (at least a little) my replacement before saying Sayonara.

If you can work it out financially and/or find something else before quitting, I highly recommend leaving before the job beats you up too much. My real life job (not the refereeing) is business services...outsourced payroll, HR support and payments processing for a damn good company. Your company sounds like it would be a great referral for me lol. I wish you the best with the challenges you're facing.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 07:00 PM (/izg2)

335 280 Medical education is deliberately restricted by the government. 100 years ago they imposed artificial restrictions on medical education, limiting the number of medical students in a state per year and requiring that medical schoolsbe associated with a hospital. The intentat the time was to prevent the "quacks" from hanging out a shingle. In Colorado a few years ago, DO schools started popping up because they aren't regulated in the same way that MD schools are, and since these days the curriculum is very similar, it became a way to get around the ban. Personally, I'd love to see an increase in NPs and PAs handling the mundane stuff and leave doctors as specialists and managers handling oversight and the more complex or unique problems. Make the PA an undergraduate degree and treat it like any engineering program. Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 10:49 PM (lr3d7) NP's and PA's are who will be doing healthcare in the future thanks to Obamacare. Hell, CVS, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart have been setting up clinics at their locations with PA's to start offering healthcare. Given the opportunity, the market will deliver more, better, and cheaper healthcare with less government regulation instead of more.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 07:00 PM (BXLPR)

336

A man goes to see his doctor for a routine checkup. The doc says he needs surgery, the man asks for a second opinion. Doctor leaves, comes back in ten minutes carrying a furry feline. He sets the cat on the floor; cat prowls around the room, staring intently at the patient. After a few minutes the doc takes the cat out, comes back with the bill. It's $10,000.

"WTF? 10 grand for an office visit?"

"That includes the cat scan."

Night all.

Posted by: Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 07:01 PM (L8/BV)

337

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 10:49 PM (lr3d7)

****

Valid points and true, Alex. I could write a 10,000 word screed on the problems with the current delivery of medicine, but nobody would read it. The best analogies I have come up with recently are:

1. Health care delivery as a solid piece of fabric, intertwining parts combining to present a strong, functioning unit, but with the current fabric having been picked out thread by thread, resulting in a tangled mess of individual threads that don't work cohesively.

2. Health care delivery as a pyramid, with entry level, basic medical care at the bottom (made up of allied health types, PA's, NP's as Alex suggsts) and a gradual stepwise increase in expertise and specialized skill sets. Unfortunately, the middle portions of that pyramid are eroding, so that you have NP's and PA's practicing almost unsupervised, with no guidance from step two of the pyramid, and instead of a progressive filtering process that weeds out lesser disease, you get direct referrals from NP's to subspecialists, wasteful of resources and time, expensive in terms of over-utilization.

(Okay, it was less than 10,000 words)

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:01 PM (pxDth)

338 So, since we're talking football: odds the Jets start Sanchez this season? And further, odds that Gino Smith turns out to be no better than Sanchez?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:01 PM (CA2NO)

339

Speaking of Bears and Vikings, one can tell the generation a Packer fan belongs to depending on which he or she hates more. The older crowd hates the Bears more, the younger crowd hates the Vikes more.

For the record, I'm pretty much the cutoff - I hate both equally.

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (o44nj)

340 Night all. The TR and Jake thing really bugs me. Think I'll take a few days off too.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (mHjMr)

341 Given the opportunity, the market will deliver more, better, and cheaper healthcare with less government regulation instead of more. Not if these dems have anything to do with it.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (doBIb)

342 @333 I bought the second last week. It's in the first aid stash.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (YAGV/)

343 OB and Dave in Tx play bass? I never knew....I also never knew this Zappa tune featured the bass part, for the longest time I thought it was George Duke on keyboard, this is a cover of the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcymhHq3xZI

Posted by: bill-o at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (AWwDY)

344 Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 10:43 PM (Vk2pI) It is a daunting affair, whatever the future holds. I'm living with the hope that it won't be able to take full root here because there is something in American DNA that can't live with oppression. I actually think the moonbat army they created will be more of a hindrance to them than an asset. It may help them get votes, but it can't help them make a country function.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 07:02 PM (bb5+k)

345 Vendette, What are coffee crisps?

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:03 PM (C8g5R)

346 I thought the words were "FOR the Lord God omnipotent reigneth! " At least that's what *I* was singing back in the day. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:59 PM (bb5+k) OK, so I got one word wrong! I still didn't know who John Paul Jones was.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:03 PM (on86C)

347 Gotta go peeps, responsibilities call.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 07:03 PM (bb5+k)

348 I used to laugh at people who advocated a third party. Now I empathize. Not gonna waste another vote on someone who either resembles or enables Liberals. "There are a lot of folks who are beginning to realize just how much their liberty is under attack, but in order for our side to fight that assault, our task consists of either convincing or removing statist Republicans who enable the left to do their dirty work." BINGO! Posted by: Pelosi Schmelosi at August 08, 2013 10:55 PM (gjG9S) If you don't like who's on the ballot, then you should run yourself if it isn't cost prohibitive to get on the ballot. I've done it before. It's *usually* not that difficult. Start small. Non-partisan races are usually best. Above all else, "never give up ~ never surrender"!

Posted by: They may take our Hats, but they'll never take our FREEDOM! at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (Vk2pI)

349

So, since we're talking football: odds the Jets start Sanchez this season? And further, odds that Gino Smith turns out to be no better than Sanchez?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:01 PM (CA2NO)

2-5 on both. You're better off gambling on whether the Jets have only single digits in the loss column.

Posted by: Zombie Jimmy the Greek at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (o44nj)

350 332 the political hat,

I empathize, but do recall Lubyanka Hat...Freeshit Army ain't got shit on the NKVD....

the other part of the equation is I was a pro at Mayhem and have spent a lifetime reinding myself I am not allowed to enjoy it...

Worker's Paradise may make me forget forgetting.

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (A4hKL)

351 Once again, I have over-beered for my weight class. Any of you fuckers got an extra burger? Rare-medium, hold the mustard . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (8lmkt)

352 Good night, everyone!

Catch you on the morning news thread.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (GoIUi)

353 348 Vendette, What are coffee crisps It's like a coffee flavoured Kit Kat, the closest thing I can relate it to. It's only available in Canada.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (doBIb)

354 Vendette, What are coffee crisps? Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 11:03 PM (C8g5R) They're a Canadian chocolate bar. I'd be happy to send you some.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:04 PM (on86C)

355 Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 11:02 PM (o44nj) Prost

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:05 PM (HVff2)

356 Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 11:02 PM (YAGV/)

One of these days, I'm going to go to one of the authors' workshops. They do them all over the country:

https://tinyurl.com/la25m57

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 07:05 PM (5ae6g)

357 'Night, darlin' Miss Marple. God bless . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:05 PM (8lmkt)

358 If you really want some books to prepare for the Burning Times, you should check out the Foxfire series. http://www.foxfire.org/thefoxfirebooks.aspx

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:05 PM (CA2NO)

359 Vendetta, what part of Canada are you from again? I'm from TO.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:06 PM (doBIb)

360 Be careful out there Mr. Hammer & carry large caliber Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian
--------------------------------

Sow and cubs. About the time I spied the cubs, the sow charged up out of the brush about 75 feet in front of me grunting loudly, stopped. I backed off slowly..., but the fucking bear followed me. This is all in darkness, only illuminated by a streetlamp somewhat beyond the bear, so I was retreating into darkness. The bear followed for a couple of hundred feet, then stopped. I just kept backing off, but didn't feel good at all until I got back in the house.

Bears around here are no big deal, but this one was different.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 07:06 PM (aDwsi)

361 CC, thanks for that link.

Posted by: RS at August 08, 2013 07:06 PM (YAGV/)

362 Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:59 PM I've heard it both ways. Never sung it though. After about the first five minutes, they gave me a cowbell and a drumstick and told me to go sit on the stool in the corner and wait for my cue...

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 07:07 PM (JMmQ9)

363 We donÂ’t want burring times, we want to burn them!

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:07 PM (z4WKX)

364

Prost

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 11:05 PM (HVff2)

Hooray beer. PROST!

Have fun at Lambeau tomorrow.

Posted by: steveegg at August 08, 2013 07:07 PM (o44nj)

365 226 Peaches I will send it to you tomorrow, he is a great moron. Hope Jake in ID comes back as well another good guy

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 10:39 PM (HVff2)

Agreed, agreed -- definitely a Moron in Good Standing.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 07:07 PM (T1005)

366 "MSNBC is giving Alec Baldwin a News Show? What a joke, but hell they already have sharpy sharpton the incredible shrinking head Posted by: Nevergiveup" It would be funny if a person he interviewed deliberately needled him, just to see if he'd go batshit and start calling the interviewee an queen.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:07 PM (C8g5R)

367

Had a very uncomfortable Bear Encounter of the Second Kind tonight while walking the dog. I'm going to have to start carrying if I do that after dark.

***

Won't having the dog under your arm slow you down when you are running away from the bear?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:08 PM (pxDth)

368 EC, are you in TO or migrated South like us?

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:08 PM (aH+zP)

369 It may help them get votes, but it can't help them make a country function. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 11:02 PM (bb5+k) They don't care if the country functions or not. they will just blame the "reich-wingers" and probably get around it! A good summary of what the Progressives have done and continue to do can be summed up in this Tleilaxu Epigram: Â“Here lies a toppled godÂ– His fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, A narrow and a tall one.Â”

Posted by: The Kwisatz Haderach's Hat at August 08, 2013 07:08 PM (Vk2pI)

370 The medical marketplace and how did we get here?

First it was people who didn't care what the treatment cost because they had insurance.

Next it was the people who didn't care what the treatment cost because they have rights.

So those of us who have a conscience, the first question we ask the Doctor, (if we go to the Doctor) is 'how much is this going to cost me?'

Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (gIdeT)

371 Me. Hammer, friend of mine had a similar experience with his dog last year, during daylight. And the sow charged him

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (HVff2)

372 It wasn't quite the lewdness, so much as said lewdness being directed against someone we don't like.

Lewdness directed at someone I'll call "Upp Katetown" is winked at on account of most of us thinking she's okay as a person, or at least as one who doesn't spend all her time thinking about how to destroy us.

But when directed at someone whose last name sounds like "Marmot", well, I'll just say that, there, some of us have been acting like certain leftists have acted against Palin.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (d7tB2)

373 It would be funny if a person he interviewed deliberately needled him, just to see if he'd go batshit and start calling the interviewee an queen. I would watch it (once) if he started into the "coffee is for closers" monologue on a guest. "What's my name? FUCK YOU!!! That's my name."

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (doBIb)

374 OK, so I got one word wrong! I still didn't know who John Paul Jones was. Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 11:03 PM (on86C) (Johnny Horton Song.) John Paul Jones was a fightin man, a fightin man was he... He Sailed to the East and he sailed to the West and he helped set America free. He captained the Bon Homme Richard, and he got into an engagement with a larger British Ship (Serapis, I think) and the British ship had shot him to pieces and he was sinking when the British captain asked him to surrender. He responded, "I have not yet begun to fight!" He rallied his crew, and took that British ship. John Paul Jones was a badass, and after the War of Independence, he still hadn't got all the fight out so he went to Russia and fought for Catherine the Great. There's a lot more to his story, but I gotta run.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (bb5+k)

375

Hubby, noticing my crankiness this morning, told me to quit my job! It
is a very hard job, and puts us in a higher tax bracket, so I probably
only get ten bucks an hour

well, put them to the test, if they need to expand their workforce that much

tell them or else increase your salary by 10 times if they say no...walk

right then and there

Posted by: rain of lead at August 08, 2013 07:09 PM (J/npG)

376 NC ref, I really appreciate that. I think if I were a man, I would just give two weeks notice, and that would be that. My husband quit a position with three weeks notice, and he's much more in a profession than I am. I'm caught in that weird place between highly paid professional, and lowly grunt. Either one of those can be replaced, easily. I don't even know how they'll replace me. Not being vainglorious. I do way more than they'll be able to replace. But they have this thing, where they don't realize how big it is. Largely because I've kept my head down, and just gotten it done.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:10 PM (XyrkB)

377 Vendetta, what part of Canada are you from again? I'm from TO. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:06 PM (doBIb) 363 Born in Winnipeg, grew up near Edmonton. Have flown through Pearson multiple times.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:10 PM (on86C)

378 "MSNBC is giving Alec Baldwin a News Show? What a joke, but hell they already have sharpy sharpton the incredible shrinking head Posted by: Nevergiveup" It would be funny if a person he interviewed deliberately needled him, just to see if he'd go batshit and start calling the interviewee an queen. Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 11:07 PM (C8g5R) A little mood music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udS6losK7Ts

Posted by: Kim Jong Il at August 08, 2013 07:10 PM (Vk2pI)

379 We donÂ’t want burring times, we want to burn them! Posted by: CarolT
----------------

"Don't give up the ship!" - Oliver Hazard Perry

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 07:11 PM (aDwsi)

380 Sultan Knish is one of my favorite ME dishes. Garbanzos, a touch of lemon zest, a little mint, and a lot of aleppo pepper served with roasted goat meat... yum, yum, yum. But seriously, not a big fan of ass whooping, its best to sneak up behind them and quickly and quietly slit the throat, making sure to cut through the larynx, with a very sharp knife. Little noise except for gurgling blood and not too messy as long as you stay calm and check your sleeves for blood splatters. Throat slitting is to ass whooping like paper is to rock and scissor is to paper.

Posted by: angel with a sword at August 08, 2013 07:11 PM (EO34X)

381 371 EC, are you in TO or migrated South like us? Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 11:08 PM (aH+zP) I'm down here in NC. I came down here in 91. Been here ever since. Even married one of their women and reproduced with her!

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:11 PM (doBIb)

382 Okay, Kalneva, and you know I love you. Mrs. BFF is in the same situation as you are, but she just won't deal with it. What you do is go, I'm leaving, right now (srsly, no 2 week notice, they wouldn't give you 2 weeks if they let you go), but if you want to discuss what I'm actually worth to you, what kind of contribution I really make, you know where to find me, here's my cell.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:12 PM (8lmkt)

383

Did someone say Knish?

I'd kill for a potato knish.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 07:12 PM (O0IIX)

384 John Paul Jones was a badass, and after the War of Independence, he still hadn't got all the fight out so he went to Russia and fought for Catherine the Great. There's a lot more to his story, but I gotta run. Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 11:09 PM (bb5+k) I learned mighty quick who JP Jones was! The SO was seriously mortified that I was so ignorant.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:13 PM (on86C)

385 My God, it's full of Canadians!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:13 PM (CA2NO)

386

Jim in Virginia at August 08, 2013 10:42 PM (L8/BV)

Hey, I've heard the Messiah at the National Cathedral too - a great experience.

"The Messiah" at the National Cathedral AND Favre at Lambeau Field - in his prime, the residents of GB thought he WAS the Messiah... then came the unpleasantness.

First Favre, then Braun - two Wisconsin sports stars who turned out to be assholes. Rodgers, don't let me down...

Posted by: Donna V. at August 08, 2013 07:13 PM (R3gO3)

387 Methinks TMI3RD has a problem with ass sex.

Posted by: Clete Orris at August 08, 2013 07:13 PM (km4yN)

388 383: bet you're a fun guy guy at a party!

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 07:14 PM (UsR5V)

389 388 My God, it's full of Canadians! Eh! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:13 PM (CA2NO) Fixed.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:14 PM (doBIb)

390 268 Jake in ID left in protest during Ace's knockdown, dragout ONT. TR left in solidarity.

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:33 PM (5ae6g)

What was the topic in contention?

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:47 PM (bb5+k)

Ace was visiting the comments and was appalled -- appalled!!! -- at what he found there.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 07:14 PM (T1005)

391 354! Peaches, I'm overbeered, too! Coincidence? I made my hubby a delicious burger, with Swiss, bacon, blue cheese and stupid mustard and ketchup. Wish I coulda made you one.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:14 PM (XyrkB)

392 What's wrong about defiling a donkey to death? I've done it several times.

Posted by: Cloris Leachman at August 08, 2013 07:14 PM (5fSr7)

393 373 account deleted,

yup ideally personal choice as well....

JWest comes to mind, he's a big IPAB guy...

I'll self IPAB

Posted by: Miguel Ambivalence at August 08, 2013 07:15 PM (A4hKL)

394 My God, it's full of Canadians! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:13 PM (CA2NO) We bounce on trampolines in the dead of winter.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:15 PM (on86C)

395

>>> God, it's full of Canadians!

The power of Tim Horton's compels you!

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 07:15 PM (O0IIX)

396 Ace was visiting the comments and was appalled -- appalled!!! -- at what he found there.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 11:14 PM (T1005)

to be fair, he leads a very sheltered life . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:15 PM (8lmkt)

397 MWR, you say that as though its a bad thing. We are bringing fresh genetic material and are the butt of endless jokes.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:16 PM (aH+zP)

398 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:13 PM (CA2NO) Eh? Hey MWR

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:16 PM (HVff2)

399 We bounce on trampolines in the dead of winter. Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 11:15 PM (on86C) No shaving during hockey season.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (doBIb)

400

>> he leads a very sheltered life . . .

At least as sheltered as a culvert can get.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (O0IIX)

401 Thanks, peaches! Mwah!

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (XyrkB)

402 I do way more than they'll be able to replace. But they have this thing, where they don't realize how big it is. Largely because I've kept my head down, and just gotten it done. Posted by: Kalneva
-----------------

Heh. I once had an ex-boss call a month or two after I had left, asking how to do such and such. I asked him if they had all of the archived files that I had left with very explicit doc and explanation. "We can't seem to find it", he says. "Do you remember that I told you it was critical?", I asked. "Yes, says he, "but we seem to have lost it." All of that from one of the company principles, who was making twice my salary, and NEVER worked nights or weekends. I wish that I HAD still had it, it would have been expensive.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (aDwsi)

403 My God, it's full of Canadians! Eh! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:13 PM (CA2NO) Fixed. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:14 PM (doBIb) I am ashamed that I didn't think of that. I'm going to have to force myself to watch more "Red Green" and "Due South" in penance. Oh, woe. We bounce on trampolines in the dead of winter. Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 11:15 PM (on86C) That is SO. HARD. CORE.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (CA2NO)

404 "They're a Canadian chocolate bar. I'd be happy to send you some." Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! Thanks, but now that I know what they are, I can look online. You're a dear for offering.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (C8g5R)

405 And that goes double for the ettes.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:17 PM (doBIb)

406 390: he didn't pick your ass?

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 08, 2013 07:18 PM (UsR5V)

407 No shaving during hockey season. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (doBIb) Endorsed by Shania Twain!!!!!

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:18 PM (on86C)

408 402 We bounce on trampolines in the dead of winter. Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 11:15 PM (on86C) No shaving during hockey season. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (doBIb) --- Speak for yourself. There's doggy style and we appreciate not having our backs all scratched up.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:18 PM (aH+zP)

409

OK, so I'm confused-

Targeted facial ejaculation- unacceptable discourse

@383-Targeted throat slitting- ???

Seriously man, you should get some help.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:18 PM (pxDth)

410 373 The medical marketplace and how did we get here? First it was people who didn't care what the treatment cost because they had insurance. Next it was the people who didn't care what the treatment cost because they have rights. So those of us who have a conscience, the first question we ask the Doctor, (if we go to the Doctor) is 'how much is this going to cost me?' Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 11:09 PM (gIdeT) _______________ But it's not a simple answer. I've asked before how much does it cost and a lot of times I get back, "we don't know, you'll have to wait for insurance to process it". It's fucked up, definitely.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (HDgX3)

411 At least as sheltered as a culvert can get. Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (O0IIX) He's finally upgraded from the roadside ditch? Good for him!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (CA2NO)

412 Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 11:09 PM (d7tB2) Can you post the real last name or do I have to read all the posts from AceÂ’s ONT?

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (z4WKX)

413 MWR, you are so close to Canada, you could pass for one. Just drive up to the border and start talking about those f-ing Newfies.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (doBIb)

414 Anyway I've been trying to read Graham Fuller's "A World Without Islam" over the past few weeks. That's the one that argues that the world would be much the same because Islam's not the problem - America's the problem!

It's difficult to read on account of it being so full of bullshit, errors, and snide remarks.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (d7tB2)

415

That is SO. HARD. CORE.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (CA2NO)

It's all fun and games until somebody pokes an eye out...

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 07:19 PM (lr3d7)

416 No shaving during hockey season. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (doBIb) --- Speak for yourself. There's doggy style and we appreciate not having our backs all scratched up. Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 11:18 PM (aH+zP) Poor Weirddave.

Posted by: Vendette, Go Navy, Beat Army! at August 08, 2013 07:20 PM (on86C)

417 Fox News Alert ‏@foxnewsalert 12m

BREAKING NEWS: US Orders Officials Out of Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan http://fxn.ws/2E9Swb

but AQ is on the run

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (8sCoq)

418 Just drive up to the border and start talking about those f-ing Newfies. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:19 PM (doBIb) *Hands MWR a bottle of Screech*

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (on86C)

419 Seamus you are not alone in confusion

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (HVff2)

420 :kisses the cod: :passes the Flipper pie:

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (aH+zP)

421 MWR, you are so close to Canada, you could pass for one. Just drive up to the border and start talking about those f-ing Newfies. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:19 PM (doBIb) lol! Usually I see at least two or three Quebec license plates down here in Central NH every week. Lately I've been seeing a fair few Nova Scotia ones, too, which is new. Clearly the Maritimes are planning an invasion.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (CA2NO)

422 but AQ is on the run

They didn't specify in which direction, to be fair.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:22 PM (d7tB2)

423 Clearly the Maritimes are planning an invasion.

Winter is coming?

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:23 PM (d7tB2)

424 but AQ is on the run

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 11:22 PM (8sCoq)

yeah, we got us some first-class honey badgers runnin' this show. {spits}

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:23 PM (8lmkt)

425 NC ref, I really appreciate that. I think if I were a man, I would just give two weeks notice, and that would be that. My husband quit a position with three weeks notice, and he's much more in a profession than I am. I'm caught in that weird place between highly paid professional, and lowly grunt. Either one of those can be replaced, easily. I don't even know how they'll replace me. Not being vainglorious. I do way more than they'll be able to replace. But they have this thing, where they don't realize how big it is. Largely because I've kept my head down, and just gotten it done.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 11:10 PM (XyrkB)

Seems to me, you have two options. One, quit. Two, go to the management, level with them about your predicament, and tell them, "Look, if you value my work here, now is the time to give me a promotion, and a raise, and some authority to hire an assistant. I cannot go on doing the workload I am doing for the relatively small compensation that I get, after taxes. If you can pay me more, then it's worth my while to stay. If not, then, regretfully, I will have to give my notice."

Something like that. Try to couch it in such a way that it appears to the employer that you are offering him an opportunity to use your talents to better advantage.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 08, 2013 07:24 PM (fNpC1)

426

awesome bass playing..never heard a bass sound like that

Beavis and Butthead..hilarious

Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura highway at August 08, 2013 07:24 PM (/7Xis)

427 but AQ is on the run They didn't specify in which direction, to be fair. Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 11:22 PM (d7tB2) This is true. Well remembered, that hobo.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:24 PM (CA2NO)

428 I thought TFG says we don't run from terrorists? Fucking limp spined bottom feeding scum sucking weasel

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:24 PM (HVff2)

429

Usually I see at least two or three Quebec license plates down here in Central NH every week. Lately I've been seeing a fair few Nova Scotia ones, too, which is new. Clearly the Maritimes are planning an invasion.

They're preparing for the migration south as global cooling causes the glaciers to advance. They've prepared their armies well, and will soon strike.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 07:24 PM (lr3d7)

430 BREAKING NEWS: US Orders Officials Out of Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan That's funny. That's the one country TFG doesn't have a problem sending navy SEALs into. What a douchebag.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:25 PM (doBIb)

431 Yeah Disney is gonna lose a lot of money on the Lone Ranger. Marky mark even pointed out why the hell would you spend 250 million on a western? It just doesn't make economic sense. Let's not forget MATT DAMON who is sending his kids to private school, has claimed Elysium has no political message.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 08, 2013 07:25 PM (b9K4P)

432 352 So, since we're talking football: odds the Jets start Sanchez this season? And further, odds that Gino Smith turns out to be no better than Sanchez? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:01 PM (CA2NO) 2-5 on both. You're better off gambling on whether the Jets have only single digits in the loss column. Posted by: Zombie Jimmy the Greek at August 08, 2013 11:04 PM (o44nj) Gino is only Gino because of Tayvon Austin. A great receiver can make an average quarterback look great.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 07:25 PM (BXLPR)

433 but AQ is on the run Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 11:22 PM (8sCoq) Yeah, but they're running towards us. Can't wait for the Iranian talks to restart again, as Kerry and the whole retched gang will be stalled for the Mad Mullahs to complete a viable nuke/missile program.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 07:26 PM (KiyII)

434 BREAKING NEWS: US Orders Officials Out of Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan http://fxn.ws/2E9Swb but AQ is on the run Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 11:22 PM (8sCoq) But the essential personnel have to stay.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 07:26 PM (on86C)

435 Won't having the dog under your arm slow you down when you are running away from the bear?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 11:08 PM (pxDth)

I see you missed the concept of not having to be faster than the bear...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 08, 2013 07:26 PM (yh0zB)

436 Me. Hammer, friend of mine had a similar experience with his dog last year, during daylight. And the sow charged him

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian

---------------

Had I been armed, it sure as hell would have been unholstered.

As an aside, here's a nice photo :

http://tinyurl.com/lvea7ps

Obviously, those thighs do not belong to a buckeroo, but Women's Fastdraw Champion Nichole Franks..., and yeah...., she's a Canadian...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 07:26 PM (aDwsi)

437 Anyway I've been trying to read Graham Fuller's "A World Without Islam"
That reminds me of a campaign called "a day without immigrants" (or something like that) where the organizers attempted to get all the illegal aliens to stay home on a certain day. They wanted to prove that the economy would crash without them.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 07:26 PM (MkZzi)

438 They're preparing for the migration south as global cooling causes the glaciers to advance. They've prepared their armies well, and will soon strike. Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 11:24 PM (lr3d7) Which makes me wonder: what is the best way to fend off an attacker disguised as Anne of Green Gables?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:27 PM (CA2NO)

439 Mike Hammer: you mentioned O.H.Perry upthread: I like the other quote attributed to him: "We have met the enemy and they are ours; two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop." There's a cool museum and monument in Put-In-Bay, Ohio dedicated to Perry and the War of 1812 (specifically the Battle of Lake Erie). Put-In-Bay is an all around cool place to visit. It's on South Bass Island in Lake Erie; you have to take a ferry out to the island. It has a reputation as a serious party town (often referred to as the "Key West of the Great Lakes") Pro-tip: set aside bail monies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_monument http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put-in-Bay,_Ohio

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 07:27 PM (JMmQ9)

440 I'm caught in that weird place between highly paid professional, and lowly grunt. Either one of those can be replaced, easily. I don't even know how they'll replace me. Not being vainglorious. I do way more than they'll be able to replace. But they have this thing, where they don't realize how big it is. Largely because I've kept my head down, and just gotten it done.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 11:10 PM (XyrkB)

That weird place sucks. If you can show that the work you do would have to be done by two (or three) if you leave, you'd be in a powerful negotiating position. You could demand (ok ask nicely) a 50% bump in pay and settle for 25-30.... I've never actually tried that, always just went away mad, but it's always something I wished I had done in hindsight. 20/20 and all, you know. And it's definitely not vainglorious to know that you're the straw that stirs the drink, just make sure the owners realize that!

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 07:28 PM (/izg2)

441 They wanted to prove that the economy would crash without them.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 11:26 PM (MkZzi)

I don't know about the economy, but it would work wonders for LA traffic. Just sayin' . . .

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:28 PM (8lmkt)

442 Isn't anyway I could pass for Canadian. The last time I was in upstate NY truck stop, everyone was speaking French.

At least it sounded French to me. . . that and the thick cigarette smoke.

Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 07:28 PM (gIdeT)

443

I guess if Hammer is carrying the dog and encounters a bear he could toss the dog to the bear and then beat his retreat. Maybe ought to fatten up the dog...

...or hobble him.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:28 PM (pxDth)

444 >But the essential personnel have to stay.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 11:26 PM (on86C)

I pray they have an exit plan- Lord knows no help from DC is forthcoming

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:28 PM (8sCoq)

445 Which makes me wonder: what is the best way to fend off an attacker disguised as Anne of Green Gables? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:27 PM (CA2NO) OT, but the Japanese LOVE Anne of Green Gables for some reason. Never figured it out.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:29 PM (doBIb)

446 Won't having the dog under your arm slow you down when you are running away from the bear?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 11:08 PM (pxDth)

I see you missed the concept of not having to be faster than the bear...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde
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You guys do not understand the consequence of explaining to Mrs. Hammer the fact that I sacrificed the dog to a bear. Facing the bear is the lesser of the potential bad endings.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 07:29 PM (aDwsi)

447 That's funny. That's the one country TFG doesn't have a problem sending navy SEALs into. Also the one he visited in college. Not that anyone likes to talk about that. Somehow it's racist or something.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:29 PM (CA2NO)

448 Which makes me wonder: what is the best way to fend off an attacker disguised as Anne of Green Gables?

Disembowelment.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 08, 2013 07:29 PM (JawqV)

449 Hey guys- Sorry to take so long to check back in. I'm visiting the in-laws up on the WA/BC border, and we had to (in no particular order) eat, get the kids bathed, and the luggage in. 4 hours of plane, 1 hour of drive, and two profoundly pissed-off and cranky kids. Anywho, bass-wise, I've certainly had my share of fun doing those solo excursions, but I think it only got me laid once. Conversely, when I did the whole R&B/funk sideman thing, I got more ass than a toilet seat. Something to ponder... CDR M asked about books worth having... Conservative Crank may want to weigh in on this, but I think EVERYONE should own the EMT-Basic book, titled "Emergency". Crank will back me up on this- often, the quickest way to get an MD or DO who's in your way to run screaming into the night is to say the following: "Hey, Doc, can you start this IV for me? Hey Doc, can you intubate this patient for me?" Hilarity follows. Finally, as far as it all goes- some asshole pulled all the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion Robotech off of YouTube while I was in the middle of watching Southern Cross. Seeing Dana Sterling nude in the shower was quite the shock. I thought about putting Voltron on there, but my God, that shit is so WEAK in comparison to the others these days. The dialogue is embarrassing. Thanks all for the good wishes on the MCAT... early admission interviews happen in September. Crank, thanks for mentioning the admissions thing... I should be in okay shape, it looks like. tmi4th's godmother is a cardiothoracic prof at one school and my father is former faculty at another. I'm just kinda jazzed that I probably won't have to work my connections to get in. When it comes time to do residencies, on the other hand... I'm off to get squared away for the evening, but I'm really glad you're enjoying it tonight. As DDRino mentioned, anytime you need to get a hold of me, just shoot me a Tweet... it goes right to my phone, and many of the Morons will tell you, I'm very quick to answer. What can I say, y'all are like family (God help me). Have fun, guys, and lots of love. Thanks for having me over to play tonight.

Posted by: tmi3rd at August 08, 2013 07:29 PM (1LYxd)

450 >I guess if Hammer is carrying the dog and encounters a bear he could toss the dog to the bear and then beat his retreat. Maybe ought to fatten up the dog...

what's the old joke about 2 guys running from a bear?

"I don't have to outrun the bear- I just have to outrun YOU!"

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:30 PM (8sCoq)

451 30 very nice Hat!

Posted by: bill-o at August 08, 2013 07:30 PM (AWwDY)

452 In this dream, he was plowing a field with the mule that he had used as a boy. There was an adjoining field that he had to plow as well; the two fields were separated by a stream and there was a small bridge that he had to cross to get to the next field. As he was guiding the mule onto the bridge, he saw his father and grandfather standing in the next field. His grandfather stopped him and told him he couldn't cross the bridge yet because he hadn't finished up the first field. Then his father told him that he had to go back and finish the last row, then he could come over and that they would be waiting for him in the next field. Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (5ae6g) OH WOW! That's amazing.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at August 08, 2013 07:30 PM (V1ZIU)

453

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (aDwsi)

***

I guess you could just carry a large Zip-Lok bag full of hot dogs to throw to the bear. Or does Mrs. Hammer like hot dogs a lot also?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:31 PM (pxDth)

454 A great receiver can make an average quarterback look great.

Word.

Posted by: The Fun Bunch featuring The Smurfs at August 08, 2013 07:31 PM (/izg2)

455 If you're meeting a bear, and have to run with the dog under your arm, you need a bigger dog.

Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 07:31 PM (gIdeT)

456 Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:25 PM (doBIb) EC- yes he is.

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:31 PM (z4WKX)

457 Ahhh Mr. Hammer is quite domesticated preferring the bear to Mrs. Hammer

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:32 PM (HVff2)

458 You guys do not understand the consequence of explaining to Mrs. Hammer the fact that I sacrificed the dog to a bear. Facing the bear is the lesser of the potential bad endings.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (aDwsi)

I can see how that would not end well.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 08, 2013 07:32 PM (yh0zB)

459 OT, but the Japanese LOVE Anne of Green Gables for some reason. Never figured it out. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (doBIb) I know! Trying to figure out what makes the Japanese fancy the things they fancy would be enough for a few dozen doctoral theses, I'm sure. Didn't they have one copy of the book where the Anne on the cover had blond hair? WTF, Japan? You love the story but ignore the main character's defining physical feature?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:32 PM (CA2NO)

460 *Which makes me wonder: what is the best way to fend off an attacker disguised as Anne of Green Gables? Full stop; Z-minus 10,000 meters, stand-by photon torpedoes. Sorry, wrong stratagem.

. Napalm then. A prodigious amount of napalm.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 07:33 PM (KiyII)

461 Oh, and here's the link to the EMTB textbook... http://www.emtb.com/9e/

Posted by: tmi3rd at August 08, 2013 07:33 PM (1LYxd)

462 If you're meeting a bear, and have to run with the dog under your arm, you need a bigger dog.

Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 11:31 PM (gIdeT)

***

See, that's my point. I maintain that if you are going to run with the dog under your arm it should be smaller.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:33 PM (pxDth)

463 Didn't they have one copy of the book where the Anne on the cover had blond hair? WTF, Japan? You love the story but ignore the main character's defining physical feature? Bootleg with a fake cover I bet.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:33 PM (doBIb)

464 I don't know what's going on with my cat. She's stopped telling me things, and I gotta figure stuff out. What the hell.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 07:34 PM (xjpRj)

465 I'm caught in that weird place between highly paid professional, and lowly grunt. Either one of those can be replaced, easily. I don't even know how they'll replace me. Not being vainglorious. I do way more than they'll be able to replace. But they have this thing, where they don't realize how big it is. Largely because I've kept my head down, and just gotten it done. Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 11:10 PM (XyrkB) It begs the question: Did they take your stapler?

Posted by: The Political Stapler at August 08, 2013 07:34 PM (Vk2pI)

466 I know! Trying to figure out what makes the Japanese fancy the things they fancy would be enough for a few dozen doctoral theses, I'm sure. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:32 PM (CA2NO) They'll go up to the Northwest Territories to try to conceive a baby under the northern lights.

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 07:34 PM (on86C)

467 441 They're preparing for the migration south as global cooling causes the glaciers to advance. They've prepared their armies well, and will soon strike. Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 11:24 PM (lr3d7) Which makes me wonder: what is the best way to fend off an attacker disguised as Anne of Green Gables? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:27 PM (CA2NO) ----- Puffed sleeves!

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:34 PM (aH+zP)

468 Disembowelment. Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (JawqV) With what though? My rapier wit?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:34 PM (CA2NO)

469

"Don't give up the ship!" - Oliver Hazard Perry

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That was actually Captain James Lawrence, during the battle between the USS Chesapeake, and the HMS Shannon. And unfortunately, they did give up the ship.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 07:35 PM (Quo7C)

470 Also, watching Turkish movies is more difficult than you might think.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 07:35 PM (xjpRj)

471 Clete Orris, I can be a fun guy at a party after a few drinks. But usually I remain silent behind the bathroom door and wait for the enemy to wander in. Its a perfect set up if you can find a location that shows no reflection in the mirror. Surprise wins most confrontations and small details can make the difference between a messy job fraught with complications and a very slick, undetected get away. Although I am an old fart, I do pay attention to the little things that make for big mistakes if ignored. Laziness fucks up the best laid plans. Stay alert and stick to the plan and when the plan goes bust fall back on plans B, C, D, or E as circumstances dictate.

Posted by: angel with a sword at August 08, 2013 07:35 PM (EO34X)

472 Didn't they have one copy of the book where the Anne on the cover had blond hair? WTF, Japan? You love the story but ignore the main character's defining physical feature? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:32 PM (CA2NO) Tentacles?

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at August 08, 2013 07:35 PM (Vk2pI)

473 434 Yeah Disney is gonna lose a lot of money on the Lone Ranger. Marky mark even pointed out why the hell would you spend 250 million on a western? It just doesn't make economic sense. Let's not forget MATT DAMON who is sending his kids to private school, has claimed Elysium has no political message.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 08, 2013 11:25 PM (b9K4P)

Right after John Carter, too -- who the hell spends that kind of money on FAIL?

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 07:35 PM (T1005)

474 They'll go up to the Northwest Territories to try to conceive a baby under the northern lights. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 11:34 PM (on86C) Given that their birth rate is so low, maybe we should encourage that?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:36 PM (CA2NO)

475 469 They'll go up to the Northwest Territories to try to conceive a baby under the northern lights. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 11:34 PM (on86C) In Peruvia, we do it on lawn chairs in the front yard. Day & nite

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:36 PM (HVff2)

476 51 Bass solo?

Challenge accepted!

My Instructor showed me the basics of this but my noob azz is just not there yet

Posted by: bill-o at August 08, 2013 07:36 PM (AWwDY)

477 "Don't give up the ship!" - Oliver Hazard Perry ------------- That was actually Captain James Lawrence, during the battle between the USS Chesapeake, and the HMS Shannon. And unfortunately, they did give up the ship. Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 11:35 PM (Quo7C) Perry is best known for "We have met the enemy and they are ours." (Battle of Lake Erie)

Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (on86C)

478 Right after John Carter, too -- who the hell spends that kind of money on FAIL? Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 11:35 PM (T1005) Who the hell buys the rights to a book called "A Princess of Mars" and then retitled it "John Carter"?

Posted by: The Martian Hat at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (Vk2pI)

479 Disembowelment.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (JawqV)

With what though? My rapier wit?

Ha! I've seen how you ladies are. "Filing" your nails. Honing them to razor sharpness is more like it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (JawqV)

480 Dig the trance bass but if it was made with a synth and sequencer instead of strings and delay you'd all say its crap.

Posted by: lmnop at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (ssQWc)

481

Right after John Carter, too -- who the hell spends that kind of money on FAIL?

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There are a lot of people who think that John Carter probably would have done better if they'd simply left the title alone - i.e. called it "A Princess of Mars". People saw "John Carter", and thought, "Who's that?"

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (Quo7C)

482 Who the hell buys the rights to a book called "A Princess of Mars" and then retitled it "John Carter"? Studio suits freaked out over the "Mars" bit.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:37 PM (doBIb)

483 Kate Upton Cat Daddy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUnWIs88CQ You guys like strippers and boobs.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (RUw+I)

484

Three guys out hunting bears one week. The first day, Shorty stays at the cabin cleaning and preparing dinner while the other two go out hunting. They come back empty handed.

Second day, Shorty stays behind keeping camp while the other two go out hunting. They come back empty handed.

Third day, the other two let Shorty go out hunting. He gets a couple hundred yards away from the cabin and comes face to face with a big old bear. He takes off for the cabin at a dead run, with the bear hot on his heels. The bear is gaining on him with every step. Ten feet before reaching the open front door of the cabin Shorty trips on a tree root and falls flat on his face, just as the bear leaps at him. The bear's momentum takes him right through the front door of the cabin.

Shorty jumps up, slams the door shut and runs over to the window. "You guys skin that one, I'm going out after another".

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (pxDth)

485 Also, watching Turkish movies is more difficult than you might think. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 11:35 PM (xjpRj) You know, the difficulty of watching Turkish movies had never once crossed my mind. But now...

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (CA2NO)

486

Isn't a Knish a police official?

Posted by: Beefy at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (bUmSq)

487 "Let's not forget MATT DAMON who is sending his kids to private school, has claimed Elysium has no political message. " A lot of those people in the entertainment industry are so clueless that they don't see their views as political. They see their views as correct. Their gung ho promotion of abortion isn't political it's correct thinking. Being in favor of gay marriage isn't political it is correct thinking. Same with amnesty for illegal aliens.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (C8g5R)

488 upcoming X Rebirth looks so damn good (November 15th)

http://youtu.be/NEbL1p5vZpw

also, though I'm still looking forward to it, this little clip has more fanservice than an issue of the manga

http://tinyurl.com/lx3dkuh

Posted by: The Dude at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (vJdyz)

489 "Damn the torpedoes!"

-Tom Petty

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (8sCoq)

490 Given that their birth rate is so low, maybe we should encourage that? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:36 PM (CA2NO) Go, Sun!

Posted by: Vendette, still disappointed in Nearsider at August 08, 2013 07:38 PM (on86C)

491 Studio suits freaked out over the "Mars" bit. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:37 PM (doBIb) Racists.

Posted by: J'onn J'onzz at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (Vk2pI)

492 Speaking of massive box office failures, anyone else looking forward to "Elysium" landing like a lead balloon this weekend? *raises hand*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (CA2NO)

493 You guys do not understand the consequence of
explaining to Mrs. Hammer the fact that I sacrificed the dog to a bear.
Facing the bear is the lesser of the potential bad endings.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (aDwsi)>>

You don't come here for the dog walking do you?

Posted by: The Hickster at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (RvMXe)

494 You guys like strippers and boobs. We are a simple people.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (doBIb)

495 469 They'll go up to the Northwest Territories to try to conceive a baby under the northern lights. Posted by: Vendette at August 08, 2013 11:34 PM (on86C) ----- Total fabrication. Gingy Former NWT resident

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (aH+zP)

496 "We're The Millers" is going for 40% at rt.

The trailer was hilarious. A shame they couldn't stretch out the premise to a full movie.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:39 PM (d7tB2)

497 Also, Matt Damon is a hypocritical asshole who would never in a million years risk his own children attending school with a significant number of welfare people. Liberals care about the downtrodden. They just don't want to have any actual contact with them.

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:40 PM (C8g5R)

498 right, junior. That was Lawrence's cry. IIRC, Perry's ship was the Lawrence, what got blowd up real good, Perry then transferred his Flag to the Niagara and proceeded to kick some ass.

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 07:40 PM (JMmQ9)

499 Have fun, guys, and lots of love. Thanks for having me over to play tonight.

Posted by: tmi3rd at August 08, 2013 11:29 PM (1LYxd)

smooches and thanks for all the fish. have fun with the fam!!

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:40 PM (8lmkt)

500 495 Speaking of massive box office failures, anyone else looking forward to "Elysium" landing like a lead balloon this weekend? *raises hand* Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:39 PM (CA2NO) _____________ Oooh oooh oohh mee mee mee

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:40 PM (HDgX3)

501 [337] - junior.

Yeah I recall that one... however I had the opportunity to watch the Japanese language version (the English dub made my ears bleed... it was *that* bad). Granted, it's not precisely canon in the Macross-verse, but it did provide plot-fodder for our GM.

For all of it's shortcomings, it did have a cute pilot babe and an awesome Variable Fighter (the VF-2SS).

Vandread... an amusing anime with a fairly deep plot... and lots of bouncy females.

And a heads-up for you... check out the current reboot of the old Space Battleship Yamato series... it *is* worth a look-see. The computer animation for the show is fucking awesome, and while they've kept the core story concept, they've reworked the finer points of the story enough to put a completely fresh face on it.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8787

Posted by: CPT. Charles at August 08, 2013 07:40 PM (kfSXj)

502

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 11:17 PM (aDwsi)

Bwahahahaha I've heard that exact story a number of times. It always amazes me how some owners/execs can be so pennywise and poundfoolish.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (/izg2)

503 >"We're The Millers" is going for 40% at rt.

The trailer was hilarious. A shame they couldn't stretch out the premise to a full movie.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 11:39 PM (d7tB2)

another one of these deals where if you see the trailer, you've seen the movie

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (8sCoq)

504 Are they still guarding embassies and consulates with unarmed marines?

Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (C8g5R)

505 Speaking of massive box office failures, anyone else looking forward to "Elysium" landing like a lead balloon this weekend? *raises hand*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:39 PM (CA2NO)

I like Neil Blomkamp's visual style so no ,though I wish he would stop with the apartheid storylines, this is his third thing in a row dealing with it

Posted by: The Dude at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (vJdyz)

506 Country Singer, God still speaks to us in dreams and any other way he wishes. Give your father our blessings and tell him to hold on to the dream. That last row may be long or not as long as you wish, but God has something important for your dad to do, even if it doesn't look important to us.

Posted by: Michael the Hobbit, but you can call me Michael at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (7cS5n)

507 Do Turkish movies have subtitles?

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:41 PM (HVff2)

508 "Heh. I once had an ex-boss call a month or two after I had left, asking how to do such and such. I asked him if they had all of the archived files that I had left with very explicit doc and explanation. 'We can't seem to find it', he says. 'Do you remember that I told you it was critical?', I asked. 'Yes, says he, "but we seem to have lost it.'"

A guy I used to work with left a particular Silicon Valley company. He had been the proverbial invisible but indispensible back office dogsbody for years. Keeping the whole show going.

At the exit interview, he presented a release his lawyer had drawn up, indicating that all company assets in his charge had been returned, and that all company related information had been turned over, to include critical files and passwords, down to the last subatomic particle.

The release stipulated that it was the company's responsibility to change those passwords pronto (with a specific chronological definition of "pronto") and that my friend bore no responsibility for their failure to do so. Said release to be notarized before his official departure.

They hadn't ever been presented with something like that, and they hemmed and hawed, but finally signed off and allowed him to leave cleanly.

One year later... He gets the call.

"We can't get into the XYZ server. You did such a good job that it's been running all this time with no trouble. It finally blew a couple of drives in the RAID array to where we have to get in to fix it. This is urgent. Do you remember the password?"

My friend said, "Let me send you an e-mail."

He sent them a scan of the notarized release.

They called back. "Yeah, yeah, sorry, we never got around to changing the password. Do you remember it?

My friend said, "Let me send you another e-mail."

He sent them his scanned correspondence with the firm asking for his final quarter's performance bonus, which he had earned before leaving, and which the firm had arrogantly refused to make good on after he left.

They called back again. "Oh THAT. That _regrettable misunderstanding_. We have cleared it all up. The check for your back bonus is in the mail. With interest. A cashier's check. We sent it double express overnight so it'll be there yesterday. Now, for the eleventh time... WHAT IS THE FUCKING SERVER PASSWORD!?!??!?"

My friend said, "I forgot," and hung up on them. He had not forgotten, but had suffered a selective bout of amnesia. Can you blame him?

Four or five great big cancelled enterprise size contracts later, the firm had lost about a thousand times as much money as it would have cost them to pay my friend the bonus money promptly. And, no recourse.

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 07:42 PM (gqT4g)

509 467 I don't know what's going on with my cat. She's stopped telling me things, and I gotta figure stuff out. What the hell.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 11:34 PM (xjpRj)

Look deep into her eyes....deeper....deeper....deeper.....

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 07:42 PM (T1005)

510 A lot of those people in the entertainment industry are so clueless that they don't see their views as political. They see their views as correct. Their gung ho promotion of abortion isn't political it's correct thinking. Being in favor of gay marriage isn't political it is correct thinking. Same with amnesty for illegal aliens. Posted by: nerdygirl at August 08, 2013 11:38 PM (C8g5R) ______________ That is true of the MSM too I think. When reporters say they're not biased, I think on some level they think they're telling the truth. It's not biased to say you love Obama, it's just what normal rational people do. They're not biased, they're just normal and rational.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:42 PM (HDgX3)

511

Studio suits freaked out over the "Mars" bit.

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I heard the opposite - that they freaked over "Princess", because they were afraid that people would think that it was yet another "Disney Princess" movie.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 07:42 PM (Quo7C)

512 Their gung ho promotion of abortion isn't political it's correct thinking.
Being in favor of gay marriage isn't political it is correct thinking.
Same with amnesty for illegal aliens.

Except for gun confiscation - that much is common sense. So not only is it correct but you must be insane and/or stupid not to see it.

Which pundit was it who said that the Left is gaslighting us? Preston?

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 08, 2013 07:42 PM (d7tB2)

513 433 BREAKING NEWS: US Orders Officials Out of Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan That's funny. That's the one country TFG doesn't have a problem sending navy SEALs into. What a douchebag. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:25 PM (doBIb) We have them on the run. Therefore we can reduce our prsence in other countries. The gunfire in the background is them just celebrating TFGs fucking greatness.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 07:43 PM (8FeS+)

514 "Let's not forget MATT DAMON who is sending his kids to private school, has claimed Elysium has no political message. " When even "Variety" is saying that your film has "one of the most openly socialist messages in recent film history," I think protesting that it's not political is a bit naive.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:43 PM (CA2NO)

515 tell them or else increase your salary by 10 times

There's some jobs where the difference between a mediocre employee and a good one is more than 10X in productivity/results.

You may be able to buy 10 donkeys for the cost of one pro, but the pro will get the job done, with fewer defects, and a better chance of being on time than the 10 donkeys will.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 07:43 PM (di+Lf)

516 495 Speaking of massive box office failures, anyone else looking forward to "Elysium" landing like a lead balloon this weekend? *raises hand* Hollyweird studios don't care as much about the domestic market as they do the foreign market these days. This is partly (aside from ideology) why Occutard fantasies like Elysium and "Tea Partiers are Evillll" movies continue to get made, as they are betting on the foreign market to make up for lost domestic revenue.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 07:43 PM (KiyII)

517 495 Speaking of massive box office failures, anyone else looking forward to "Elysium" landing like a lead balloon this weekend? *raises hand* Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:39 PM (CA2NO) I do as we'll, but unfortunately this is Neil Blomkamp's follow up to District 9 which a shit ton of fanboys loved. They will come. I don't know how many of them will keep coming though.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:44 PM (doBIb)

518 So I saw Ace posted a thread earlier today to the effect of if Republicans pass Amnesty that he will no longer support them. Is there any serious effort from the right-o-sphere to let the Republicans know just how close they are to replaying the death of the Whigs? I mean it is tough after how most of us rallied to Romney (if unenthusiastically) after Obamacare was supposed to be THE issue of the election cycle.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 07:44 PM (zPVBH)

519 What you do is go, I'm leaving, right now (srsly, no 2 week notice, they wouldn't give you 2 weeks if they let you go), but if you want to discuss what I'm actually worth to you, what kind of contribution I really make, you know where to find me, here's my cell. THIS. I put in almost 8 years, and all I got for the trouble was 30lbs, grey hair & a trans ischemic attack. Seriously, Gushie & Grim were going to drive out & force Ned to the er if I didn't sit around & relax all weekend. I gave notice on Monday, and boss ranted about what an ingrate I was out on the office floor. Because I quit 2 weeks before they were going to give me a layoff notice. This after letting EVERYBODY shit on me for not going ong with every unethical & illegal scheme they kept coming up with. Yeah. Do what Peaches says. And IF they call you, you get the $$$$ you deserve and only work over 40 hours if its an unavoidable emergency like the big one or sharknado

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 08, 2013 07:44 PM (y90/L)

520 Posted by: angel with a sword at August 08, 2013 11:35 PM (EO34X)

dang, angel, it's like you live inside my head, but are willing to take more time 'splainin' it all to folks. I am having an emotional moment after reading that . . . xoxo

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:44 PM (8lmkt)

521 Gosh, thanks everyone for your input on my employment sitch! Shared them with hubby and they will definitely inform my decision! So thankful to the whole horde! You guys are the best! Srsly, you guys. I will now devote my attention to other stuff going on. Like that dream of the fields! (Field of Dreams?) anyone read the priest thing on tepid air, today? I would love to believe it, but there's probably an explanation.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:44 PM (XyrkB)

522 Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 10:59 PM (XyrkB) Kalneva, if your job is interfering in your personal life, quit. I was irreplaceable in my job in 2010. I got very sick & didnÂ’t how sick I was until I woke up in the hospital. I had (what I thought was a bad cold) and would work from home or rest and go back to work and look better. I donÂ’t remember calling at least three one day to say I was working from home. My older brother lives in the apartment downstairs. He found me out like a light in the daytime. He got me to the couch. The next morning he said I was unrecognizable and he called 911. I had bacterial pneumonia & in the hospital for a week. Later that year my boss told me he had no idea what to do if anything happens to me. He wanted me to show someone else what to do. I started and then he left the next year. Now there is someone to deposit checks if IÂ’m out, she knows most of the passwords. They donÂ’t know everything but they have to have someone in case something happens to you. I told someone last week that they can call me if I am off. I donÂ’t mind. You canÂ’t be the only one that knows everything, explain it to them that they would be up the creek if anything happened to you. Carol

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:45 PM (z4WKX)

523 Posted by: Michael the Hobbit, but you can call me Michael at August 08, 2013 11:41 PM (7cS5n)

That's how we're taking it. The thoughts and prayers are much appreciated.

Night y'all!

Posted by: Country Singer at August 08, 2013 07:45 PM (5ae6g)

524 500 plus? So much for catching up.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 08, 2013 07:45 PM (DoZD+)

525 I do as we'll, but unfortunately this is Neil Blomkamp's follow up to District 9 which a shit ton of fanboys loved *** The first half of District 9 was decent I thought.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 07:46 PM (zPVBH)

526 521 So I saw Ace posted a thread earlier today to the effect of if Republicans pass Amnesty that he will no longer support them. Is there any serious effort from the right-o-sphere to let the Republicans know just how close they are to replaying the death of the Whigs? . Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 11:44 PM (zPVBH) _______ I don't think they really care. Some do of course, but the leaders don't. They've lined their pockets, they don't care if they win or lose elections anymore.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:46 PM (HDgX3)

527 The old Bugs Bunny cartoons were awesome. Funny and edgy.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at August 08, 2013 07:46 PM (DoZD+)

528 How do you get a bass player off of your porch?

Posted by: Buzzion at August 08, 2013 07:47 PM (mKH+u)

529 Pro-tip: set aside bail monies.

Words to live by.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 07:47 PM (/izg2)

530 Don't hold your breath 18-1,

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:48 PM (HVff2)

531 531 How do you get a bass player off of your porch? Posted by: Buzzion at August 08, 2013 11:47 PM (mKH+u) --- Pay for the pizza.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 07:49 PM (aH+zP)

532 How do you get a bass player off of your porch?

Having lived and worked with one, throw a bag of weed out in the yard?

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 07:49 PM (/izg2)

533

>>> How do you get a bass player off of your porch?

You pay for your pizza!

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 07:49 PM (O0IIX)

534 But when the human turned alien turned into the alien redeemer that was just too much. He didn't redeem shit. The fookin prawns got moved from one ghetto into another

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:49 PM (doBIb)

535 Pay for the pizza.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 11:49 PM (aH+zP)

LOL!!!!! I was scratching my head over that one. LOL!!!

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:50 PM (8lmkt)

536 Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 11:42 PM (gqT4g And a consultant was born.

Seriously, wish I had thought to get that written up. Wouldn't have had the same impact as your friends monetary-wise, but I could have told them 'Fuck you, learn it on your own.'

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 07:50 PM (8FeS+)

537 Hollyweird studios don't care as much about the domestic market as they do the foreign market these days. This is partly (aside from ideology) why Occutard fantasies like Elysium and "Tea Partiers are Evillll" movies continue to get made, as they are betting on the foreign market to make up for lost domestic revenue.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 11:43 PM (KiyII)

it's not about "lost domestic revenue" it's about the fact that US receipts are dwarfed in comparison to foreign markets as they have turned their back on their local product for the last 15 years or so. Can't say I blame the studios either as they make a consumer product. Have a problem with them being limousine liberals but not as business men

Posted by: The Dude at August 08, 2013 07:50 PM (vJdyz)

538 He didn't redeem shit. The fookin prawns got moved from one ghetto into another *** He got the smart alien in the ship headed....home?

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 07:51 PM (zPVBH)

539 255 Hey peeps! I need advice, tonight. Hubby, noticing my crankiness this morning, told me to quit my job! It is a very hard job, and puts us in a higher tax bracket, so I probably only get ten bucks an hour for all the sleepless nights and ulcers worrying about their problems. They've grown their business about 50% since I've been there, good for them! But they really need a controller, and an A/P person, and an HR person, and a clerical assistant. But it's just me. Logic says quit, but I'm way too loyal. Ugh. They think they're a mom and pop business, but they have about 18 entities all tied with one another, and it's complicated. So training someone would be horrible, too. Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (XyrkB) _________ For $10 an hour you do all that? You are being taken advantage of, big time. Quit or demand at least a tripling of your salary.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:51 PM (HDgX3)

540 521 18-1 I argued this with Sven in the first 50 comments (stretching to #193 or so). The problem is that 2 House 'R's and the R whip said things ... I think they had to, for political reasons, but others are very uneasy. I'm not real happy either. I live in CA ... everyone in power is a D. I have no one to call. I can only influence others. But I suspect that with the current Consulate shutdown, and enough blog pressure, Obamnesty will die by September, and 2014 will then be almost sort of nearly upon us ... and there will be more pressure on the R's.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 07:51 PM (FlRtG)

541 Since Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of Ford and Wayne I am very careful which movies I pay top dollar for at the theater. It has to been a film with Clint Eastwood's or Mel Gibson's or Ridley Scott's fingerprints on it or its a no go. Last one was Grand Torino.

Posted by: angel with a sword at August 08, 2013 07:51 PM (EO34X)

542 541 He didn't redeem shit. The fookin prawns got moved from one ghetto into another *** He got the smart alien in the ship headed....home? Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 11:51 PM (zPVBH) We will see.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:52 PM (doBIb)

543 DEN 10 SF 6 Final

Posted by: Jones in CO at August 08, 2013 07:52 PM (8sCoq)

544 I don't think they really care. Some do of course, but the leaders don't. They've lined their pockets, they don't care if they win or lose elections anymore. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 11:46 PM (HDgX3) Are they retarded? The republican base is POÂ’d by Romney being GOP nominee. I heard a man call in to Mark Levin tonight to say his parents sat out last election. Man spoke with his father and father told him heÂ’s got nothing to offer for me to cast my vote. He said he was same thing as TFG except for suit. The man who authored Romneycare should not have been the GOP nominee. We have to change primary system. A few states that have open caucus and primaries should not choose.

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:52 PM (z4WKX)

545 Can't say I blame the studios either as they make a consumer product. Have a problem with them being limousine liberals but not as business men *** See now a smart Republican party would be talking about this kind of thing. The left wants to rail about corporations? Fine, let's talk about the most vile industry in America and start taxing the crap out of them.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 07:52 PM (zPVBH)

546 MWR my rant on Elysium from previous night's ONT.
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I hope the movie Elysium sinks at the box office so badly the director and main actor get nominated for the Rassberries. And never work another day in the industry.

Oh this movie is not political they claim. Its not political to them because this is how they think the world is, this is their version of Truth. So yes there is Elysium where a few can live in perfect comfort and perfect health who jealously guard such. And then there is the rest of the world that suffers.

Then there is this picture of Damon I am looking at. It is the District 9 augmented Matt Damon. He is looking desperate and is clutching this BFG that has in big crisp white letters CHEMRAIL on the side. Really?

Another reason to skip Elysium is how unoriginal it is. If James Cameron had not been kidnapped by blue skinned aliens, we would have seen a movie by now that would have prompted anyone to still green light Elysium to cash in but everyone would be comparing that movie to Cameron's.

James Cameron has the rights to make a live action version of a manga and anime called Battle Angel Alita. Floating above a junkyard Earth is an island city where the elites live in perfect health and serenity. It is a capital offense to try and reach the city. The city dumps its garbage on the junkyard below. There is a boy Hugo who wants to reach the city, his older brother tried in a hot air balloon and was broken up into organs.

Here is the 55 minute anime OVA from 1993 dubbed into English. There is brief nudity, yeah the female doc has a better body than Jody Foster. Violence. Explosions. Martial arts. And more violence and explosions.
http://youtu.be/IeVznLn0ZFI

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Now back to writing.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 07:52 PM (gPyYF)

547 They will come. I don't know how many of them will keep coming though. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:44 PM (doBIb) Thinking highly of yourself ain't ya.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 07:53 PM (8FeS+)

548 anyone read the priest thing on tepid air, today? I would love to believe it, but there's probably an explanation. Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 11:44 PM (XyrkB) I saw that at Drudge! The way I see it, even if there's a logical explanation, that doesn't mean it's not a miracle.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:53 PM (CA2NO)

549 Are they still guarding embassies and consulates with unarmed marines? Posted by: nerdygirl

Give'em some credit, it is a step up from hiring Al Queda affiliates to do it.

Posted by: Jean at August 08, 2013 07:54 PM (CMlD4)

550 544 Since Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of Ford and Wayne I am very careful which movies I pay top dollar for at the theater. It has to been a film with Clint Eastwood's or Mel Gibson's or Ridley Scott's fingerprints on it or its a no go. Last one was Grand Torino. Posted by: angel with a sword at August 08, 2013 11:51 PM (EO34X) Do what I do and make friends with BitTorrent. I haven't paid for shit in years. My last paid movie was the first Iron Man because I took my son to it.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:54 PM (doBIb)

551

I live in CA ... everyone in power is a D. I have no one to call. I can only influence others.

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Things are starting to shift in the Central Valley. Rs are starting to gain power back as people are realizing that the Ds are to blame for the lack of water (which means less farming, which directly impacts employment).

I don't think that the state will be fully conservative for a while yet, but it may manage to move back in play. And that would be a big deal.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 07:54 PM (Quo7C)

552 Anyone listen to the Rob, Arnie, and Dawn show in Sacramento? I listen online, because they replaced my favorite morning show in Seattle in 1999 for a brief period, and i got hooked and have been listening ever since. Seattle couldn't handle them. Anyhoo, Rob was saying to Matt Damon, maybe just once, do a movie, where your hatred of America isn't the main theme? I agree. If you want something entertaining to listen to, and don't mind an annoying, liberal, stupid bitch chiming in to cause controversy, I would recommend this show. Half of the segments are free, and membership is only around $50 a year. It's definitely not for everyone. But I think it's pretty moron-friendly. I like it.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:55 PM (XyrkB)

553 The first half of District 9 was decent I thought.

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 07:55 PM (KiyII)

554 anyone read the priest thing on tepid air, today? I would love to believe it, but there's probably an explanation.
Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 11:44 PM (XyrkB)

I saw that at Drudge! The way I see it, even if there's a logical explanation, that doesn't mean it's not a miracle.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at August 08, 2013 11:53 PM (CA2NO)

Oh, that!!!! I read that this morning off of Drudge (no use for HA in my world). Very, very, very cool . . . If there was ever a time for miracles, it would be now.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 07:55 PM (8lmkt)

555 Here is the 55 minute anime OVA from 1993 dubbed into English. There is brief nudity, yeah the female doc has a better body than Jody Foster. Violence. Explosions. Martial arts. And more violence and explosions. http://youtu.be/IeVznLn0ZFI ---- Now back to writing. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 11:52 PM (gPyYF) At this point, I actually want him to drop Battle Angel Alita. I fear what he would to with itÂ…

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at August 08, 2013 07:55 PM (Vk2pI)

556 Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 11:54 PM (Quo7C) Junior, IÂ’m in MA and same applies here.

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 07:56 PM (z4WKX)

557 MWR, you're right! Doesn't mean didn't happen!

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 07:56 PM (XyrkB)

558 Speaking of mecha-anime, "Titan Maximum" is now out on a feature-filled, uncensored DVD.

Posted by: TB at August 08, 2013 07:57 PM (5jZ/P)

559 Thinking highly of yourself ain't ya. Hmmm? Me? No, I don't go to movies anymore.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 07:57 PM (doBIb)

560 The man who authored Romneycare should not have been the GOP nominee. *** Yep. He was the one guy for a slew of reasons the Republicans couldn't afford to run. And frankly the history is pretty damn clear on this - leftwing Republicans lose, and consistently so. I still believe Newt, Cain, or Santorum would have won that election. I sure as hell know that the guy behind Obamacare V1.0 couldn't. Speaking of the last of the three, I hope he isn't the nominee in 2016, but he has been pretty eloquent about how the Republicans failed to make their case in 2012.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 07:58 PM (zPVBH)

561 Time to recharge. Good nite horde, be well. & Peaches I won't be around tomorrow nite, so you can, bring, it, on & be 1st

Posted by: Misanthropic humanitarian, now with 50% more sensitivity at August 08, 2013 07:58 PM (HVff2)

562 it's not about "lost domestic revenue" it's about the fact that US receipts are dwarfed in comparison to foreign markets as they have turned their back on their local product for the last 15 years or so. Can't say I blame the studios either as they make a consumer product. Have a problem with them being limousine liberals but not as business men Posted by: The Dude at August 08, 2013 11:50 PM (vJdyz) The thing is, even foreign markets aren't going to sustain this crap much longer. Movies are just getting too expensive. Cracked actually had an interesting quick fix about this just the other day. Hollywood accounting is weird, so I have no idea how much of this is true or not, but it's an interesting read. http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-reasons-2015-could-be-movie-industrys-worst-year-ever/

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 07:59 PM (CA2NO)

563

SOULCRAFT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRngZNMigxA

Posted by: BAD BRAINS at August 08, 2013 07:59 PM (KNiUG)

564 Things are starting to shift in the Central Valley. Rs are starting to gain power back as people are realizing that the Ds are to blame for the lack of water (which means less farming, which directly impacts employment). I don't think that the state will be fully conservative for a while yet, but it may manage to move back in play. And that would be a big deal. Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 11:54 PM (Quo7C) ______________ CA is a 3rd World state. How many 3rd World countries do you know that have conservative leaders? I'm not being facetious. CA is a smaller version of Mexico. Most people are poor, with a few really, really rich people mixed in. The middle class is practically non-existent. That kind of demographic mix does not equal conservative government.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 07:59 PM (HDgX3)

565 And because of Harmony Gold we'll never get to see Macross or any of its sequels in the US!

Posted by: Iblis at August 08, 2013 08:00 PM (kjTKp)

566 Logic says quit, but I'm way too loyal.

$10/hr ain't nearly enough to buy your loyalty. These days you're lucky if you can find a pulse in $10/hr employees.

IMO, loyalty starts somewhere around $50k/yr if its a job you like doing and would turn down higher offers to stay there.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:01 PM (di+Lf)

567 Elysium exists today, and Matt Damon lives there.

We call it Hollywood. Not the physical Hollywood of broken dreams and lives, the Hollywood of glitz, money, and power.

And the sawed off little hypocrite doesn't even see it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 08, 2013 08:01 PM (JawqV)

568

I still believe Newt, Cain, or Santorum would have won that election. I sure as hell know that the guy behind Obamacare V1.0 couldn't. -

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Newt would have let his ego get in the way. He always does.

Santorum has his own baggage. There was a poll posted a few months back that showed an awfully large chunk of the population thought that Romney was going to take their birth control away. And Romney's got absolutely nothing against birth control (except for abortion, of course). Santorum actually does have issues with it in his personal life, and I feel pretty confident that the Ds would have had much better luck hanging that around his neck than they did Romney's dog.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:01 PM (Quo7C)

569 Thanks, carol and moo moo. Smooches.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 08:01 PM (XyrkB)

570 Here is the 55 minute anime OVA from 1993 dubbed into English. There is brief nudity, yeah the female doc has a better body than Jody Foster. Violence. Explosions. Martial arts. And more violence and explosions. http://youtu.be/IeVznLn0ZFI ---- Now back to writing. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 11:52 PM (gPyYF) Needs more flan.

Posted by: Desty Nova at August 08, 2013 08:01 PM (Vk2pI)

571 IMHO, the 1st half of District 9 was too much because it was beating the audience over the head with the apartheid message. *** Yeah but who cares? Apartheid was a terrible thing. Not terrible enough to support the leftwing alternatives during the height of the cold war, but now? Meh, beats hammering home a message that has any modern import. On a related note, the "abortion" scene in the movie seemed rather "transgressive". I would imagine it was shocking to the average lib if they thought about it...

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 08:03 PM (zPVBH)

572 You just need a Panzer Kunst Desty...

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:03 PM (gPyYF)

573 Yeah, District 9, watched about 10 minutes of it and said "Fuck this trash" and turned the channel.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 08, 2013 08:03 PM (yh0zB)

574 time to hit the happy horizontal, darling morons. may God bless us, every one.

Posted by: Peaches at August 08, 2013 08:03 PM (8lmkt)

575

And because of Harmony Gold we'll never get to see Macross or any of its sequels in the US!

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Macross has been released, under license, twice. First by Animeigo, and then by ADV. ADV supposedly got permission from Harmony Gold to release Macross Zero, but Big West balked when they found out as it would legitimize HG's claim to all Macross sequels in the US.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:04 PM (Quo7C)

576 time to hit the happy horizontal, darling morons. may God bless us, every one. Posted by: Peaches at August 09, 2013 12:03 AM (8lmkt) So Jason Aldean finally turned up on your doorstep?

Night, Peaches!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 08:05 PM (CA2NO)

577 As long as we're talkin' Japanese animation; what ever happened to Cat Shit One?

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 08:06 PM (JMmQ9)

578

CA is a 3rd World state. How many 3rd World countries do you know that have conservative leaders? I'm not being facetious. CA is a smaller version of Mexico. Most people are poor, with a few really, really rich people mixed in. The middle class is practically non-existent. That kind of demographic mix does not equal conservative government.

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And yet the real liberal bastion in CA is up north. I'm not saying that the Southern half of the state isn't Liberal (it is). But it's not nearly as hard core and uniform about it as the Northern half is. I think it's telling that everyone who's anyone in the state right now is from the northern half. The richer northern part of the state is the full-on true blue we love the Ds section.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:06 PM (Quo7C)

579 Harmony Gold is finding out how it feels to be a puppet. The Robotech live action movie is still listed as in development.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:06 PM (gPyYF)

580 No offense, but I have no idea who the heck WitchyDruss is.

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 08:06 PM (3VBXw)

581 Hmmm? Me? No, I don't go to movies anymore. Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 11:57 PM (doBIb) Geeze, i guess only my head is in the gutter with the joke.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 08:07 PM (X/jHk)

582 Let's face it, nobody could have won in 2012 against Obama. You can piss all over Romney for running a piss poor campaign, but had he run the perfect campaign he would have still lost. Obama got billions, yes billions of dollars worth of free advertising via the MSM, Hollywood, TV, Google News, Yahoo News, ESPN even. I don't care who you are on the other side, you can't fight against that.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 08:08 PM (HDgX3)

583

Harmony Gold is finding out how it feels to be a puppet. The Robotech live action movie is still listed as in development.

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Any idea if they stuck a reversion clause in the contract if the movie wasn't made within a certain amount of time? I thought something like that was pretty much standard these days.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:08 PM (Quo7C)

584 The ADV release of Macross is vastly preferable. Instead of having a drunk American as Minmei, we actually have Mari Iijima reprising her role as Minmei in Japanese and English.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:09 PM (gPyYF)

585 As long as we're talkin' Japanese animation; what ever happened to Cat Shit One? Don't know, but here's something else that's really well done. http://youtu.be/n4PR9NZlAB4

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:09 PM (doBIb)

586 Santorum has his own baggage. There was a poll posted a few months back that showed an awfully large chunk of the population thought that Romney was going to take their birth control away *** See this is where I think you are looking at this the wrong way. There was *nothing* to tie Romney do "taking birth control away". It was all a propaganda job. But Romney handled it terribly because if he has any core beliefs about abortion he's been busy hiding them for his whole political career. So how could Santorum have handled it worse? Yes, his position would have been harder to explain...but he was willing to forcefully explain it. And frankly, if the topic was specifically abortion it would have been a major win for the R nominee...let's talk about partial and post birth abortions and Obama's record. More to the point though, Romney didn't lose because of abortion, "binders full of women", or his dog. He lost because the elitist oligarchs in the Democrat party and the State Media portrayed him as an elitist oligarch. And other Republican nominee would have done a better job pushing back on that.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 08:09 PM (zPVBH)

587 As long as we're talkin' Japanese animation; what ever happened to Cat Shit One? Posted by: AltonJackson at August 09, 2013 12:06 AM (JMmQ9) Only one episode and I don't know if it was every translated. It's good though. Bunny soldiers kill camel Jihadis and rescue hostages. Good stuff.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 08:10 PM (Vk2pI)

588 Geeze, i guess only my head is in the gutter with the joke. Posted by: RWC at August 09, 2013 12:07 AM (X/jHk) lol! I got it, RWC.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 08:10 PM (CA2NO)

589 I don't care who you are on the other side, you can't fight against that. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 09, 2013 12:08 AM Yet, resist, we much.

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 08:10 PM (JMmQ9)

590 Geeze, i guess only my head is in the gutter with the joke. I went back and read it again. I get it now.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:11 PM (doBIb)

591 Junior IMDB is still showing the movie in development. So not sure. And not been to a panel with Kevin from Harmony Gold in a few years. So don't know if he is still trying to polish the turd Warner Brothers handed them.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:11 PM (gPyYF)

592 Don't know, but here's something else that's really well done. http://youtu.be/n4PR9NZlAB4 Posted by: EC at August 09, 2013 12:09 AM (doBIb) That's a must see for Halloween.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 08:11 PM (Vk2pI)

593 577 time to hit the happy horizontal, darling morons. may God bless us, every one.

Posted by: Peaches at August 09, 2013 12:03 AM (8lmkt)

Congrats, Peaches! What's his name?

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 08:12 PM (T1005)

594 Does anyone think there will be another Republican president? I don't think so personally. 2016 and 2020 are locks for Hillary. By 2024 the illegals getting amnesty will be citizens for the most part. Texas will be a purple state. How does a Republican ever win again?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 08:12 PM (HDgX3)

595 595 Don't know, but here's something else that's really well done. http://youtu.be/n4PR9NZlAB4 Posted by: EC at August 09, 2013 12:09 AM (doBIb) That's a must see for Halloween. The creator did another one that was a lot weirder. Something about a person trapped in a room and something. I forget.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:12 PM (doBIb)

596 Wonder if MATT DAMONNN and all of the other prosthelytizing fucks realize they are the inhabitants of Elysium. Fuck Dr. Cocto, Long Live Friendly!

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 08:13 PM (8FeS+)

597 Only one episode and I don't know if it was every translated. It's good though. Bunny soldiers kill camel Jihadis and rescue hostages. Good stuff. Posted by: The Political Hat at August 09, 2013 12:10 AM There was an English version for a couple of months after the original release, but it's gone now. Still, even in Japanese, it's damn fine entertainment

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 08:14 PM (JMmQ9)

598 593 Geeze, i guess only my head is in the gutter with the joke. I went back and read it again. I get it now. Posted by: EC at August 09, 2013 12:11 AM (doBIb) But are you a religous, pious, Christian?

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 08:14 PM (8FeS+)

599 Plus there was a huge Internet meme about Romney wanting to outlaw tampons! They're not called LIV's for nothin. It won't matter who runs. Romney was squeaky clean, but dog on roof, binders of women! They make shit up, no matter how far-fetched, and it is in the country's mindset. Just like seeing Russia from my porch.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 08:16 PM (XyrkB)

600 I don't know what's going on with my cat. She's stopped telling me things, and I gotta figure stuff out. What the hell.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Yeah. That's how it starts..., then you begin to find your computer on when you are certain that you turned it off. Cabinets are mysteriously open. The dog whines and slinks away when the cat walks through. Other cats show up on the window sill where your cat is sitting inside..., as though..., they were communicating. The uprising can not be far off.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 08:17 PM (aDwsi)

601 Plus there was a huge Internet meme about Romney wanting to outlaw tampons! They're not called LIV's for nothin. It won't matter who runs. Romney was squeaky clean, but dog on roof, binders of women! They make shit up, no matter how far-fetched, and it is in the country's mindset.
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It is the media who are the enablers.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 08, 2013 08:18 PM (aDwsi)

602 597 Mr. Moo Moo "2016 and 2020 are locks for Hillary" I don't think so. Run a bunch of ObamaCare ads showing massive cost increases, then cut to HillaryCare 1991. Run Hillary's "3:00AM Phone Call" ad, then run some Benghazi flames and a dead body with a lots of calls for help followed by a female voice saying "Stand Down" ... ... then Hillary herself saying "WHAT DOES IT MATTER??!?" .... "WHAT DOES IT MATTER??!?". I think Hillary might not even run. She looks THAT old.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 08:18 PM (FlRtG)

603 Only one episode and I don't know if it was every translated.

English subtitles, IIRC.

Posted by: fluffy at August 08, 2013 08:18 PM (z9HTb)

604 "CA is a 3rd World state."

Not quite.

It's a Second World state, coasting on past glories, which thinks it's still in the vanguard of the First World, leading the way to a glorious future. The hard comedown has not yet sunk in.

My icon of contemporary CA is the old McDonnell-Douglas plant in Long Beach.

Generations of big jets were built there by generations of Californians. Boeing now own it after having absorbed McDonnell-Douglas in a merger. They build the C-17 military cargo airlifter there, a program they inherited from MacDac.

But the C-17 line is running out of orders. And is scheduled to shut down.

At an analysts' conference, the CFO of Boeing was asked if Boeing planned to put any new manufacturing into the Long Beach plant after the C-17 is done. The CFO busted a rib laughing before managing to choke out a response that, no, Boeing has ZERO plans to build ANYTHING at all ANYWHERE within California EVER again. Their plan was to raze the plant and sell the land for condos.

That was two or three years ago. A few weeks ago, California's libtards got very excited. The Long Beach plant wasn't going to close down after all! A new lease on life! A major new corporate tenant! Mercedes Benz!

Except when you read the fine print, what Mercedes are going to use that big building for is *not* high wage manufacturing. It's going to be a low wage transshipment and storage point, where MBZ vehicles roll off ships at the Port of Long Beach and then get temporarily stored for dusting and detailing before delivery.

The typical C-17 assembly machinist at Boeing probably makes into the low six figures a year when you count gold-plated health care and defined-benefit pension. And there are a lot of those machinists relative to the size of the plant. Aerospace is labor intensive.

Do you think a comparative handful of drivers and detailers pulling the plastic wrap off of imported Benzes are going to deliver nearly that much money into the L.A. economy? Hear that hollow echo!

This isn't even getting into the local food chain of small machine shops and whatnot all through the greater Los Angeles metroplex that are just going to dry up and blow away once Boeing is gone.

All they need now is an earthquake. A big one.

Seriously, with the disappearance of aerospace, and the digitalization of entertainment, Los Angeles is losing its reason to exist. As is much of the rest of California.

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 08:19 PM (gqT4g)

605

There was *nothing* to tie Romney do "taking birth control away". It was all a propaganda job.

But Romney handled it terribly because if he has any core beliefs about abortion he's been busy hiding them for his whole political career.

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Wrong. The reason there was no push back on it was because you and I never heard anything about it. It was all under the radar. Probably a whispering campaign of some sort. I didn't remember it even being mentioned as a concern until the poll after the election.

And as for push back on rich oligarch? They attacked Anne because of her MS therapy. They attacked Anne for wearing outfits that cost less than half of what they were simultaneously praising Michelle for wearing. They ignored Romney's assistance for Hurricane Sandy (except for a brief piece on the Red Cross complaining about it). They ignored Anne and Mitt when the two spoke about trying to make ends meet when he was in college and she was staying home with their first child (they didn't have much money at the time). They blamed Mitt for hiring more women than Obama has. They ignored photos of Mitt serving food at events. They ignored pictures of Mitt horsing around with his family. I'm not sure how you think it was even remotely possible for Mitt to effectively push back against the "rich oligarch" message.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:19 PM (Quo7C)

606 #255

Put together a plan and presentation for how the company needs to grow its personnel to match its growth. This plan must include at least one minion for you and more money. Make it clear that they may think they're saving money by keeping the head count low but too low means they are losing money from not being able to adequately get things done.

If they reject that proposal, then quit. Make it look like you aren't cracking under strain so much as not wanting to be around for the tragedy when things badly wrong, as they eventually must under the circumstances.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it.

W.C. Fields

Posted by: epobirs at August 08, 2013 08:19 PM (kcfmt)

607 Oh kami, the dub for Dark Cat is truly horrid.
http://youtu.be/qbuKP1Bo1b0

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:19 PM (gPyYF)

608 512 467
I don't know what's going on with my cat. She's stopped telling me things, and I gotta figure stuff out. What the hell.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 11:34 PM (xjpRj)

Look deep into her eyes....deeper....deeper....deeper.....

Programmed tabla patterns "What would you like to do...most of all...?"

...yeah that's way too obscure, but what the hell, right? "Forget it Jake, it's the AoSHQ ONT."

Plus, remembering the song got the "Star Spangled Man" one out of my head.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 08:20 PM (xjpRj)

609 Newt would have called out those muthers. I don't care that he's not "popular", I want someone who will stand up, with logic and confidence! Reagan wasn't popular, either. On the other hand, Santorum lacks the charisma. Never will happen.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 08:21 PM (XyrkB)

610 586 Harmony Gold is finding out how it feels to be a puppet. The Robotech live action movie is still listed as in development. ---------- Any idea if they stuck a reversion clause in the contract if the movie wasn't made within a certain amount of time? I thought something like that was pretty much standard these days. Posted by: junior at August 09, 2013 12:08 AM (Quo7C) Don't know. Wasn't Toby Mcguire attached to it at one point? Did you know Harmony Gold is suing Hasbro because of a SDCC exclusive GI Joe-Transformer crossover homage to Jetfire? Its a GI Joe Skystriker Jet with a booster pack in 1980s Jetfire colors. HG is claiming Hasbro's violating their copyright or something. Its not even a Valkyrie. Oh, and HG is also the reason you have to import your Valkyrie and other Macross toys.

Posted by: Iblis at August 08, 2013 08:21 PM (kjTKp)

611 Run a bunch of ObamaCare ads showing massive cost increases, then cut to HillaryCare 1991. Run Hillary's "3:00AM Phone Call" ad, then run some Benghazi flames and a dead body with a lots of calls for help followed by a female voice saying "Stand Down" ... ... then Hillary herself saying "WHAT DOES IT MATTER??!?" .... "WHAT DOES IT MATTER??!?". I think Hillary might not even run. She looks THAT old. Posted by: Arbalest at August 09, 2013 12:18 AM (FlRtG) _________________ Weren't we all sure Obama would lose re-election too? The nominee in 2016 will be Christie most likely. You really think he's going to run Benghazi ads against Hillary or Obamacare Ads? Come on. It's going to be 2008 again with Christie saying he deeply respects Mrs. Clinton and the country would be lucky to have her as president.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 08:23 PM (HDgX3)

612 Romney was a disappointment except for the first debate. When he didn't hit back at Obama about that horses and baynets line that was pretty pathetic. It doesn't really take a quick wit to think up "Well despite your claims to recede them in 2008 Mr. President the oceans haven't gotten any smaller than they were 100 years ago."

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 08:23 PM (LI48c)

613 Isn't anyway I could pass for Canadian. The last time I was in upstate NY truck stop, everyone was speaking French.

At least it sounded French to me. . . that and the thick cigarette smoke.

Posted by: Account Deleted at August 08, 2013 11:28 PM (gIdeT)

Out here in Alberta, about the only place you will hear French spoken is on TV or radio. There are some towns that were founded by Franco-Albertans, and some of those folks do speak French at home, but the tradition is dying out. And Franco-Albertans don't have much use for the asshole-separatiste brand of Quebecers.

And the little town near me was founded in about 1910 by immigrants from France. Plenty of French street names, and French surnames in the phone book, and every man Jacques of them speaks good, unaccented English now. Because back then, it was expected of immigrants that they become Canadian, and by golly, they did.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 08, 2013 08:24 PM (fNpC1)

614 Is there any serious effort from the right-o-sphere to let the Republicans know just how close they are to replaying the death of the Whigs?

They'll just stick their noses up in the air and say :"Where you gonna go, dummy?"

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 08:24 PM (MkZzi)

615 Hi ont. hubby and I watching pre season football, snoooooze

Posted by: lou's a girl at August 08, 2013 08:24 PM (vgd4f)

616 [578] - junior

I'll steer away from the HG hate (that would be a looooong rant), but if you're willing to walk on the wild side, you can get your hands on a BD rip of the entire Macross Frontier series (all 25 episodes).

Or get the first and second movie versions, a well done condensing of the entire series...

Awesome story, even more awesome BGM and superb computer animation.

http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5415

Posted by: CPT. Charles at August 08, 2013 08:25 PM (kfSXj)

617

All they need now is an earthquake. A big one.

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Or an outbreak. A serious fatal, fast spreading epidemic of some sort would take out a good-sized chunk of both the greater LA area (including the surrounding counties) and the Bay Area before the government could have its first meeting to schedule the meeting that would schedule the meeting for scheduling the preliminary findings meeting.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:25 PM (Quo7C)

618 Oh kami, the dub for Dark Cat is truly horrid I'm half expecting the "wah wah wah waaaah" trombone of parents talking.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:25 PM (doBIb)

619 AOP: I went to school in Plamondon for grade 11. I was one of five Anglos from K-12. Mass in town was French only. Je parle une petit peu tres mal, and it's Alberta French, at that. No damned good at Consulate functions.

Posted by: Gingy at August 08, 2013 08:27 PM (aH+zP)

620 Or an outbreak. A serious fatal, fast spreading epidemic of some sort would take out a good-sized chunk of both the greater LA area (including the surrounding counties) and the Bay Area before the government could have its first meeting to schedule the meeting that would schedule the meeting for scheduling the preliminary findings meeting. Posted by: junior at August 09, 2013 12:25 AM (Quo7C) LA's been dealing with a pretty bad superbug TB outbreak in the skid row area. It's just a matter of time.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/i][/b][/u] at August 08, 2013 08:27 PM (CA2NO)

621 the local food chain of small machine shops and whatnot

There used to be places in LA you could buy exotic aerospace alloy scrap, retired tooling and machines, etc pretty much by the pound. They were like candy stores for hobbyists and experimenters. Rockwell used to have an industrial scrap outlet they ran.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:28 PM (di+Lf)

622

I'll steer away from the HG hate (that would be a looooong rant), but if you're willing to walk on the wild side, you can get your hands on a BD rip of the entire Macross Frontier series (all 25 episodes).

Or get the first and second movie versions, a well done condensing of the entire series...
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Seen it. Except for the second movie, which I haven't run down yet. Much Sheryl Nome love here. Didn't care for Ranka. AFAIK, the only Macross that I haven't seen is 7 - and I haven't seen *any* of the 7-related stuff.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:28 PM (Quo7C)

623 Well, I sure am glad to have watched all the Robotech episodes on tv when they were broadcast.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:28 PM (doBIb)

624 EC, that would be an improvement.

Here we go, on YouTube as Dark Side Cat. Masked feline crime fighter. Only 6 minutes long.
http://youtu.be/CMqElvFsOeo

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:29 PM (gPyYF)

625 Seriously, with the disappearance of aerospace, and the digitalization of entertainment, Los Angeles is losing its reason to exist. As is much of the rest of California. Posted by: torquewrench at August 09, 2013 12:19 AM (gqT4g) _____________ Yeah but 10 million illegals who speak no English and have no skills other than picking lettuce will make up for all that. So I've heard in the NY Times.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 08, 2013 08:29 PM (HDgX3)

626

LA's been dealing with a pretty bad superbug TB outbreak in the skid row area. It's just a matter of time.

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Hmm...

I've been exposed to TB in the past, and took the treatment about 20 years ago. Not sure if that means that I'm more or less likely to be vulnerable to it.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (Quo7C)

627

2012 is why we need to abandon a fear of attacking the other guy. Romney tried to play the nice, reasonable, logical candidate. Fuck that. The next candidate needs to be insulting, mean, aggressive. He needs to be unapologetic about it as well.

I'll keep repeating this: most people don't really listen to arguments, they want to be part of the popular crowd and support the strongest person. We need a candidate who looks the part, and you'll see LIVs suddenly find reasons to support him.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (lr3d7)

628 The nominee in 2016 will be Christie most likely. You really think he's going to run Benghazi ads against Hillary or Obamacare Ads? Come on. It's going to be 2008 again with Christie saying he deeply respects Mrs. Clinton and the country would be lucky to have her as president. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 09, 2013 12:23 AM (HDgX3) Populace has three years under O-Care. You think that will help them? If it does I'llbury my bunker deeper and stock up more.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (8FeS+)

629 Well, thanks again, horde. You've been invaluable, as per usual. Goodnight, and Godspeed! God bless all of you! Srsly.

Posted by: Kalneva at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (XyrkB)

630 Yeah but 10 million illegals who speak no English and have no skills other than picking lettuce will make up for all that. So I've heard in the NY Times. Pelosi says all that welfare spending is going to stimulate the shit out of CA.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (doBIb)

631 Macross Seven Fire Bomber you can skip. Since many of the themes are seen in Macross Frontier without the Max and Myria baggage.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:30 PM (gPyYF)

632 OK, I'm out tomorrow night, mi amigos

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 08, 2013 08:31 PM (JMmQ9)

633 Run a bunch of ObamaCare ads showing massive cost increases, then cut to HillaryCare 1991.

Hillary will respond with HillaryCare 2016 - singlepayer. our only obiwan hope.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 08:31 PM (MkZzi)

634 I've been exposed to TB in the past, and took the treatment about 20 years ago. Not sure if that means that I'm more or less likely to be vulnerable to it. You should be ok.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:31 PM (doBIb)

635 614 Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo Weren't we all sure Obama would lose re-election too? I thought it highly likely, but I also feared the FSA and the "protest" vote. I posted here against Romney, in strong terms, because I calculated he would not win, but once he was the nominee ... You really think ~~he's~~ any 'R' candidate going to run Benghazi ads against Hillary or Obamacare Ads? Come on. This time, the 'R's will try, really, for real ... It's going to be 2008 again with Christie saying he deeply respects Mrs. Clinton and the country would be lucky to have her as president. I don't think so. To some degree, McCain had to say what he said, but not for Hillary.

Posted by: Arbalest at August 08, 2013 08:31 PM (FlRtG)

636 Yeah the Obama is a good guy but just gosh darnit what he's doing isn't working was not a good campaign strategy.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 08:32 PM (LI48c)

637 Terrorists who produced a bioweapon that used illegal drugs as a delivery vehicle could wipe out probably 70% of the urban areas before anyone knew what was going on.

100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:32 PM (di+Lf)

638 Kalneva, tell them itÂ’s for their own good, they need to have someone as a backup. You either need to hire an assistant to tell them some of what you do, or if you suddenly ended up in the hospital even though my boss told me two days before that I looked good but had to work on my weight, he meant I lost weight, did not realize how sick I was & how screwed up they were with me out of it. I did not know I had a phone in my room! I didnÂ’t have enough air going through my lungs to my brain. Anyone can get sick. My younger brother was okay for him in early March. On March 30, I got a call from hospital in Maine, I live in Massachusetts, asking my permission to admit and treat him for a urinary tract infection. He was so out of it he couldnÂ’t consent. Now heÂ’s paralyzed, from the infections. It was strep and went through his whole body. After 10+ days on ventilator they woke him up. He couldnÂ’t move anything. I chalked it up to being weak from such high fevers and three infected sites, blood, pneumonia & UTI. It wasnÂ’t until April 17 that they discovered he had infection in cervical spine (neck). Now he can only use one arm, left and is in rehab and probably will spend the rest of his life in one. He canÂ’t get himself out of bed to wheelchair. Anything can happen to anyone. Carol

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 08:33 PM (z4WKX)

639 597 Does anyone think there will be another Republican president? I don't think so personally. 2016 and 2020 are locks for Hillary. By 2024 the illegals getting amnesty will be citizens for the most part. Texas will be a purple state. How does a Republican ever win again?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 09, 2013 12:12 AM (HDgX3)

If the GOP keeps being run by the likes of Boehner and McConnell, with counsel from Rove, perhaps not -- because the party will be merely circling the drain. A swift kick in the kiester by Ronaldus Maximus Reagani II could easily boost it to being victorious in three out of the next five elections, however -- just like RMR I did....'cause, face it -- both President Bushes were kind o' weak sauce by comparison.

Question is, who might be fit to wear the mantle of RMR II? If I squint and hold my head just right, there might be a governing badger, or cruzin' legislator, a bluegrass ophthalmologist, or even -- what the hell? -- the activist wife of a four-time champion of the Tesoro Iron Dog race....

And, despite all the media gloom and doom, the only way I see Texas going purple is if it's under military occupation by the blues.....who are, er, underrepresented in the military.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 08:33 PM (T1005)

640 640 Terrorists who produced a bioweapon that used illegal drugs as a delivery vehicle could wipe out probably 70% of the urban areas before anyone knew what was going on. 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating. Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 12:32 AM (di+Lf) Rainbow6 all over again.

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:35 PM (doBIb)

641 "A serious fatal, fast spreading epidemic of some sort would take out a good-sized chunk of both the greater LA area (including the surrounding counties) and the Bay Area before the government could have its first meeting to schedule the meeting that would schedule the meeting for scheduling the preliminary findings meeting."

I look at the horribly inept, slow, haphazard official relief response after Hurricane Sandy, and I laugh at the Northeastern proglodytes who thought the government would be able to handle such a thing with smooth, competent speed, and were outraged over the fusterclucked reality of the government response.

Then I stop and think about how the proglodytes where I live in Commiefornia have the same damn belief that the government will save them when things go Tango Uniform. Except with an even more incompetent government, and a greater risk of massive disasters.

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 08:35 PM (gqT4g)

642 Yeah but 10 million illegals who speak no English and have no skills other than picking lettuce will make up for all that. So I've heard in the NY Times.

You can get that from the Wall Street Journal and Fox Business.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 08:36 PM (MkZzi)

643 CDC got called in to help with LA's TB outbreak back in February. The OWS camps had Norovirus. Their enlightened selves are well poised to kill themselves off without even knowing what proper hygiene is about because someone will find keeping clean is somehow racist and discriminatory.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:36 PM (gPyYF)

644 Full dubbed "Cat Shit One" http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6010803/cat_shit_one/ or http://www.justanimedubbed.tv/cat-shit-one-episode-1/

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 08:36 PM (Vk2pI)

645 646 CDC got called in to help with LA's TB outbreak back in February. The OWS camps had Norovirus. Their enlightened selves are well poised to kill themselves off without even knowing what proper hygiene is about because someone will find keeping clean is somehow racist and discriminatory. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 12:36 AM (gPyYF) Cholera futures are looking up!

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:37 PM (doBIb)

646 Way too late for this east coaster. I'm out! See you all later.,

Posted by: EC at August 08, 2013 08:38 PM (doBIb)

647 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating.

Coming soon to a Tom Clancy novel near you.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 08:38 PM (/izg2)

648

Yeah the Obama is a good guy but just gosh darnit what he's doing isn't working was nota good campaign strategy.

"He sucks, and I can do a better job." It's the fundamental concept behind any freaking campaign, and yet the Republicans are scared to admit it.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 08:38 PM (lr3d7)

649

Then I stop and think about how the proglodytes where I live in Commiefornia have the same damn belief that the government will save them when things go Tango Uniform. Except with an even more incompetent government, and a greater risk of massive disasters.

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There was a blogger - Diplomad, I think - who used to poke fun at similar stuff. Except in his case it was the difference in disaster relief strategies for the UN and the US Military.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:39 PM (Quo7C)

650 CDC got called in to help with LA's TB outbreak back in February. The OWS camps had Norovirus. Their enlightened selves are well poised to kill themselves off without even knowing what proper hygiene is about because someone will find keeping clean is somehow racist and discriminatory. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 12:36 AM (gPyYF) At least we have the rapeÂ…

Posted by: Occupy denizen at August 08, 2013 08:39 PM (Vk2pI)

651 Somehow I don't think CDC's real life response would be anything like the model of efficiency and competence portrayed in various TV dramas and movies...

...I'm thinking more cluster fuck and clown cars

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:39 PM (di+Lf)

652 Evening folks. 80* and 80% RH and the house has more mosquitoes inside and out than I can remember.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 08, 2013 08:39 PM (l3vZN)

653 646 Anna, lovely

Posted by: lous a girl commenting from hubby's phone at August 08, 2013 08:40 PM (vgd4f)

654 650 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating. Coming soon to a Tom Clancy novel near you. Posted by: NC Ref at August 09, 2013 12:38 AM (/izg2) That could be the sequel to "Executive Orders".

Posted by: Thrawn at August 08, 2013 08:40 PM (KiyII)

655 Listening to Hawkwind is pretty cool, and quite applicable to today--

No more Arizona now Phoenix is fried up
Oklahoma City what a pity it's gone
Louisiana Delta where the Mississip's dried up
No more Chattanooga, Cherokee, Lexington

Ride the post atomic radioactive trash
The sky is on fire from that nuclear flash
Riding through the burning hoop of doom
In an eight-wheeled anti-radiation tomb

--RIP Bob Calvert, a poet for the modern age and taken from us much too soon. If you're gonna have someone orchestrate the apocalypse, book Hawkwind way in advance.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 08:41 PM (xjpRj)

656 Lou's a girl, when people treat deadly diseases as civil rights matters, death is just around the corner.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 08:42 PM (gPyYF)

657 Yeah but 10 million illegals who speak no English and have no skills other than picking lettuce will make up for all that. So I've heard in the NY Times. They've been here for twenty, thirty years. When do the Good Times start?

Posted by: t-bird at August 08, 2013 08:42 PM (FcR7P)

658

Lou's a girl, when people treat deadly diseases as civil rights matters, death is just around the corner.

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*cough*AIDS*cough*

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:42 PM (Quo7C)

659 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country

What is "E" ?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 08:43 PM (MkZzi)

660 657 650 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high
traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency
before showing symptoms would be devastating.

Coming soon to a Tom Clancy novel near you.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 09, 2013 12:38 AM (/izg2)

That could be the sequel to "Executive Orders".

Posted by: Thrawn at August 09, 2013 12:40 AM (KiyII)

Didn't Al Quaida actually want to do this? But all the drug lords said no because that would cut into their profits. They may be drug peddling murderous outlaws, but they are businessmen too.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 08:43 PM (LI48c)

661

What is "E" ?

Ecstasy.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 08, 2013 08:43 PM (lr3d7)

662 662 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country

What is "E" ?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 09, 2013 12:43 AM (MkZzi)

-- X

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 08:44 PM (3VBXw)

663 659 Anna, This!

Posted by: lous a girl commenting from hubby's phone at August 08, 2013 08:44 PM (vgd4f)

664 1. Thou shalt not harm a Democrat, nor thru inaction allow a Democrat to come to harm.

Posted by: Asimov's Laws For Media-Bots at August 08, 2013 08:44 PM (FcR7P)

665 When it comes to some of the morons saying "can't give up, too much at stake, gotta fight fight fight and go not quietly into that long good night"

I understand that too, because the thought of Obage and the Dems running things unopposed is too much to bear, so the only way to keep hope up is to convince oneself that the GOP can be the Great Knight of Hope if we all just believe enough and keep the faith.

This is kind of the same attitude as hoping some great Black Swan event "wakes everyone up" and they'll see the same evil we do.

Sorry, but the real world says that most people want to come home from whatever job they still have and switch on the tv with the only drama being whatever comes on the tube. Most people still blame Bush for any hardships they or others are going through, and if those evil greedy white men who call themselves Republicans would just let Obama do what he wants, they'd be showered with Skittles when they walk inside to switch on the tv

I refuse to get kicked in the gut over and over hoping that the next big GOP star will be our knight in shining armor.

It's Washington against us, and the GOP doesn't think of us Morons who consume bandwidth as "us", but "those people"

Don't offer me a sandwich that's 85 percent shit and tell me it's that or the 100 percent shit sandwich the Dems offer. I've decided I don't want a sandwich anymore

Posted by: kbdabear at August 08, 2013 08:44 PM (/9IC1)

666 ""He sucks, and I can do a better job." It's the fundamental concept behind any freaking campaign, and yet the Republicans are scared to admit it.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 09, 2013 12:38 AM (lr3d7)"

I'm not so sure most Republican believe it.

Posted by: holygoat at August 08, 2013 08:45 PM (HYFht)

667 [549] - Anna Puma

I missed that rant, however, now that you've pointed it out, I can totally see the similarities between BAA and Elysium. The manga for BAA is top notch...

[586] - junior

While Harmony Gold IS a pain in the ass, the real problem is a pissing contest between Big West and Studio Nue over the original Macross series... don't hold your breath on when that'll get hashed out.

[590] - The Political Hat

Cat Shit One was as much a 'proof of concept' piece as anything else. Creators will float OVAs out *all* the time to see if any of the big studios will bite, and take up the anime for a major run.

That was the chief reason why Girls und Panzer took forever to finish up... the creator was angling for a second season. And in the same vein, why they're cranking out so many GuP OVA's after the run had finished.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at August 08, 2013 08:45 PM (kfSXj)

668 662 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country

What is "E" ?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 09, 2013 12:43 AM (MkZzi)

I'm guessing Extasy.

A couple weeks back I had to sit through the drugs in the workplace video. I don't even think Extasy got mentioned. But you know what did as being a major drug right along with cocaine and marijuana? PCP. You know what only got a passing mention in the video? "Ice." That was the drugs main name in it. You probably know it better though as crystal meth.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 08:46 PM (LI48c)

669 624 the local food chain of small machine shops and whatnot

There used to be places in LA you could buy exotic aerospace alloy scrap, retired tooling and machines, etc pretty much by the pound. They were like candy stores for hobbyists and experimenters. Rockwell used to have an industrial scrap outlet they ran.

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 12:28 AM (di+Lf)

And that's the kind of ecosystem that provides fertile ground for next-generation startups. Used to be a ton of that in Silicon Valley -- which helped the fairchildren explode into being.

Now, of course, even Apple is just saying "designed by Apple in California" -- 'cause nothing is made here.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 08:46 PM (T1005)

670

While Harmony Gold IS a pain in the ass, the real problem is a pissing contest between Big West and Studio Nue over the original Macross series... don't hold your breath on when that'll get hashed out.

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Yeah, like I mentioned, ADV actually got permission from HG to release Macross Zero. But Big West backed out when they realized that HG had approved it (because it would strengthen HG's claims).

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 08:47 PM (Quo7C)

671 640 Terrorists who produced a bioweapon that used illegal drugs as a delivery vehicle could wipe out probably 70% of the urban areas before anyone knew what was going on.

100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating.

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 12:32 AM (di+Lf)

Y'know, if that happened.....I might just be thinking "God works in mysterious ways....."

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 08:49 PM (T1005)

672 100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency before showing symptoms would be devastating.

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 12:32 AM (di+Lf)

They would probably never do that, because the O-bots would be the cohort that took the biggest hit. Most of the right-wing gun-toting conservative Christians would be spared, and ready to rain nuclear Hell down upon the ummah, unhampered by the silenced Urban left.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 08, 2013 08:50 PM (fNpC1)

673 Why do characters in Asian animated films have round eyes?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 08, 2013 08:50 PM (MkZzi)

674 "He sucks, and I can do a better job." It's the
fundamental concept behind any freaking campaign, and yet the
Republicans are scared to admit it.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at August 09, 2013 12:38 AM (lr3d7)"

Also, I'm not so sure it's true anymore, either.

Posted by: holygoat at August 08, 2013 08:50 PM (HYFht)

675 Shit, note to self, don't eat jolly ranchers"the candy ya perverts" when drinking beer, choking hazard!!

Posted by: lous a girl commenting from hubby's phone at August 08, 2013 08:51 PM (vgd4f)

676 Yeah the problem with California, it's got a giant gap between the rich (liberals) and the poor (also liberals). Do you think the rich people in Santa Monica, Hollywood, San Fran, Mountain View, give a shit about the poor in East L.A., Oakland, Stockton, fuck no! California has probably the highest income inequality in the nation, kind of looks like the new Damon movie. If you have money you can afford to live in a protected area.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at August 08, 2013 08:51 PM (b9K4P)

677 all the drug lords said no because that would cut into their profits.

You'd have to do it at the local distributor level, where people are dealing in 10-20 kilo quantities. The cartels are pretty much out of the channel at that point and you're starting to get into the street dealer wholesaler level.

Stepping on a 10-20 kilo load with your contaminant is a lot easier security wise than trying to step on Jefe-whoever's 1,000 kilo load. Screw with that, and he's coming after you with an army.

With a bit of recon and intel, the 20 kilos could be "stolen" in an ordinary drug rip off, "by mistake", then "returned" + interest and a fuck-up fee because you want to keep the peace and you're sorry. Then vanish forever after giving the owner the location of the doctored stash.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:52 PM (di+Lf)

678 676 Why do characters in Asian animated films have round eyes?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 09, 2013 12:50 AM (MkZzi)

Blame Scrooge McDuck.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 08:53 PM (LI48c)

679 "100 kilos of contaminated blow or E spread around the country in high
traffic night clubs, with a pathogen that had a week or two latency
before showing symptoms would be devastating."

Something that scared the bejeezus out of me a few years ago was a case in which an outlaw drug chemist had been synthesizing meperidine, which those of you who have had big surgeries or scary cancers will know as Demerol. A frequent drug of abuse, and popular in the heroin set.

Except he fucked up at one step on the pathway, and let one reaction run a little too hot for a little too long, and what he made instead of meperidine was a related compound that is massively and specifically neurotoxic to the cells of the substantia nigra in the brain. Wipes them out.

Presto, a couple of dozen addicts in this guy's distribution chain end up totally paralytic with locked-in syndrome.

What I found hugely alarming was that this was just ineptitude on the part of someone who didn't really know what they were doing. A sloppy error. What if someone who really did know what they were doing set out to do something similar on a wholly deliberate and malicious basis?

For that matter, the legitimate pharmaceutical distribution circuit has been repeatedly contaminated with bogus meds in the last few years. It's laughably insecure. What if someone who really knew what they were doing went after *that* with bad intent?

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 08:53 PM (gqT4g)

680 Good night, Horde. IÂ’m reading MondayÂ’s ONT by Ace, yes he was POÂ’d. Carol

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 08:53 PM (z4WKX)

681 Is that trance bass real? Amazing if true. Hafta rethink my opinion on synth / electronic music.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 08:53 PM (alg8J)

682 --RIP Bob Calvert, a poet for the modern age and taken from us much too soon. If you're gonna have someone orchestrate the apocalypse, book Hawkwind way in advance. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 09, 2013 12:41 AM (xjpRj) "Oh for the wings of any bird other than a battery hen"

Posted by: Spirit of the Age at August 08, 2013 08:54 PM (Vk2pI)

683 I'm getting here late, and I hate to repeat such a long comment, but: 6 Reposting comment from last thread: I see Victor Davis Hanson as one who will conserve the bits of history and education that he knows about. I am doing the same with my book collection and my talks with my grandchildren. Western Civilization wouldn't have survived the fall of Rome if it hadn't been for the monasteries, which copied old Roman and Greek documents plus Scripture and preserved the writings for future generations. The Dark Ages were a Burning Time. However, we don't remember many of the barbarian leaders as much as we remember St. Benedict, Charlemagne, and Edward the Confessor. We do not get to control the times we live in. We just have to do the best we can with what we have been given. (I think that's a paraphrase from Gandalf in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.) So we press on. Posted by: Miss Marple at August 08, 2013 09:26 PM (GoIUi) The problem with that analysis is that to a large degree, the barbarians just supplanted the romans. In many ways they tried to emulate them, even going so far as to adopt the religion of the Empire (i.e. Christianity). The Progressives first and foremost want to destroy our civilization and erase it from history. Those who faced the fall of Rome were lucky compared to us. When Rome fell, people adapted. Today, Leviathan prevents people from rebuilding, because it is contrary to their delusional utopian vision. Just compare Detroit, where the government goes out of its way to make things horrible, to the relative paraside of 6th century Rome: Â“Survey the other hills of the city, the vacant space is interrupted only by ruins and gardens. The forum of the Roman people, where they assembled to enact their laws and elect their magistrates, is now enclosed for the cultivation of pot-herbs, or thrown open for the reception of swine and buffaloes. The public and private edifices, that were founded for eternity, lie prostrate, naked, and broken, like the limbs of a mighty giant; and the ruin is the more visible, from the stupendous relics that have survived the injuries of time and fortune.Â” Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:55 PM (Vk2pI) I can't help thinking that I should seal my books in plastic and bury them in lead-lined boxes. Most of them deal with the achievements and accomplishments of white males, which means they'll probably be confiscated and burned in another decade or so.

Posted by: rickl at August 08, 2013 08:55 PM (sdi6R)

684 tmi3rd, Dave in TX,

You know Michael Anthony used to use this same technique during his solo, I know because I saw him--and the slightly better known guitar player in the band-- for the "Women and Children First", "Fair Warning" and "Diver Down" tours.

Posted by: LexisTexas at August 08, 2013 08:55 PM (kPFAg)

685 We are the it we are supposed to bring.

Posted by: t-bird at August 08, 2013 08:56 PM (FcR7P)

686 What if someone who really knew what they were doing went after *that* with bad intent?

Hijack a load of real product, doctor it, and let it hit the streets in the black market. You'll have genuine packaging, add in documentations, etc. The shit would look real, because it was.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 08:59 PM (di+Lf)

687 "Is that trance bass real?

Amazing if true. Hafta rethink my opinion on synth / electronic music."

It is. He's just two-hand-tapping with a delay and maybe a compressor/sustainer. I say "just" to describe the simplicity of his set-up, as there is nothing simply about his playing. Dude is really good.

Posted by: holygoat at August 08, 2013 09:00 PM (HYFht)

688 Also, I'm not so sure it's true anymore, either. Posted by: holygoat at August 09, 2013 12:50 AM (HYFht) My saving grace snd hope is that I look at our bench against theirs. We have younguns coming up, some of who are conservative (mayne. Fuck you to hell Rubio) and are just starting out. The only one I see as a threat is Booker. But... They're going to run Hillary or some other politico that nobody knows about.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 09:00 PM (8FeS+)

689 Wrong. The reason there was no push back on it was because you and I never heard anything about it. *** What the hell? The point was discussed on this forum among others. Hell I raised the point repeatedly during the nominations. Romney couldn't go after Obama on abortion. He couldn't go after Obama on Obamacare. He couldn't go after Obama on enviro-regulation. He couldn't go after Obama on a slew of things. Because whatever Romney's actual views, he's governed and ran as a left of center, MA "moderate" technocrat for most of his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 09:00 PM (zPVBH)

690

>>> Is that trance bass real?

Oh, yeah.

Active pups and a delay pedal.

Posted by: garrett at August 08, 2013 09:01 PM (IeoQQ)

691 Speaking of the last of the three, I hope he isn't the nominee in 2016, but he has been pretty eloquent about how the Republicans failed to make their case in 2012. Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 11:58 PM (zPVBH) Like Romney, Santorum couldnÂ’t win reelection in 2006 in home state. If Christie or Santorum are the nominee IÂ’m staying home. We need Ted Cruz, heÂ’s the only one with enough balls and conservative credentials to get both independents and republican base to vote. Rick Perry could too, but he probably ruined his chance with his untimely announcement in 2011. He had recently had back surgery, it was too soon He also had massive wildfires and a job to take care of.

Posted by: CarolT at August 08, 2013 09:01 PM (z4WKX)

692 They're going to run Hillary or some other politico that nobody knows about. Posted by: RWC at August 09, 2013 01:00 AM (8FeS+) How, White man?

Posted by: Lizzy Warren at August 08, 2013 09:02 PM (Vk2pI)

693 The easiest thing is probably putting someone into Walmart supercenter's working in the produce dept. Zap a few days of merch then the employee vanishes forever. Thousands infected

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:03 PM (di+Lf)

694 678 Shit, note to self, don't eat jolly ranchers"the candy ya perverts" when drinking beer, choking hazard!! Posted by: lous a girl commenting from hubby's phone at August 09, 2013 12:51 AM (vgd4f) Zima? I thought they stopped making that.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 09:04 PM (8FeS+)

695 For that matter, the legitimate pharmaceutical distribution circuit has been repeatedly contaminated with bogus meds in the last few years. It's laughably insecure. What if someone who really knew what they were doing went after *that* with bad intent?

Posted by: torquewrench at August 09, 2013 12:53 AM (gqT4g)

Combine that with a little datum coming over the transom.....I take four prescription medications -- all of them "old" and out-of-patent. I used to get them at Walmart, because, whatever else you think about 'em, they know "distribution chain" like nobody else. Starting in January, the insurance plan now requires that you get monthly meds from CIGNA mail-order pharmacy. Now these four "low-risk" medications keep changing color, size, shape, and manufacturer....how do I know these cheap-ass monopolizing bastards won't "accidentally" or "on-purpose" slip me 300 mikes of LSD in my next order of diuretics?

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:04 PM (T1005)

696 It is. He's just two-hand-tapping with a delay and maybe a compressor/sustainer. I say "just" to describe the simplicity of his set-up, as there is nothing simply about his playing. Dude is really good.Posted by: holygoat I've seen the Candy Rat vid with similar technique (slightly more proficient) but damn. So the whole e-music thing could have been played on rhythm, bass, and lead guitars....

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 09:05 PM (alg8J)

697 "Ice." That was the drugs main name in it. You probably know it better though as crystal meth.

Stay away from that mess brah.

Posted by: Duane Dog Chapman at August 08, 2013 09:05 PM (/izg2)

698 Sexual harassment is often trivialized. In a three-part story of The Drew Carey Show, Drew receives a fax with an illustration of a near-sighted caterpillar that tries to have sex with a crinkle cut fry. Tickled by the joke, he attaches it to a staff memo with the innocent intention of giving his workmates a laugh. To his surprise, he is soon reprimanded for offending a female colleague. Drew is insensitive to her reaction, and in defiance he tapes the image to his cubicle wall. He is then sued for creating a hostile work environment. The court is sympathetic to the alleged victim but the overall message is clear: she made a big deal over a simple joke. Moreover, she is a prude.

Posted by: Hannibal Lecter, M.D. at August 08, 2013 09:06 PM (e8kgV)

699 Perry could run again in 2016. People have short memories, and I don't think he did anything so catastrophic in 2012 that would kill him four years later. He would need to decide early and get his ground teams together, though. And not fuck up in debates.

Posted by: holygoat at August 08, 2013 09:07 PM (HYFht)

700 And...and...well--

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 08, 2013 09:08 PM (xjpRj)

701 695 They're going to run Hillary or some other politico that nobody knows about. Posted by: RWC at August 09, 2013 01:00 AM (8FeS+) How, White man? Posted by: Lizzy Warren at August 09, 2013 01:02 AM (Vk2pI) Old, decrepit fake American Indian. Would still be in the running and whomever has an (R) next to their name will apologize for calling it corn instead of maize.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 09:08 PM (8FeS+)

702

What the hell? The point was discussed on this forum among others. Hell I raised the point repeatedly during the nominations.

Romney couldn't go after Obama on abortion. He couldn't go after Obama on Obamacare. He couldn't go after Obama on enviro-regulation. He couldn't go after Obama on a slew of things.

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I'm talking about things that aren't even on your list. Stuff that Romney *did* push back on, but that got ignored and/or mocked by the news outfits. Or stuff that didn't even hit the radar (like the tampons someone else mentioned) so no one on our side even knew that it was being turned into a fearmongering issue. Binders is the PERFECT example of the nonsense that Romney was dealing with. It was the perfect anti-War on Women argument for Romney (i.e. his office hired lots of women and put them in important positions, unlike Obama's White House) and it got turned into anti-Romney mockery pretty much overnight.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 09:08 PM (Quo7C)

703 307 Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at August 08, 2013 10:47 PM (bb5+k)

Nutshell: The ONT population is too lewd, and said lewdness is counterproductive to the conservative cause, so no raunchy comments. Some folks took umbrage and a food fight ensued.

It's as if Ace never read the blog!

Posted by: bill-o at August 08, 2013 09:08 PM (AWwDY)

704 Sexual harassment is often trivialized. In a three-part story of The Drew Carey Show, Drew receives a fax with an illustration of a near-sighted caterpillar that tries to have sex with a crinkle cut fry. Posted by: Hannibal Lecter, M.D. Carey's a libertarian, so we should have considered that a triumph, however limited and momentary it was. ..still, the whole last season plot about playing in a band and meeting hawt goth chick was a bit too much in the wish fulfillment zone.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 09:09 PM (alg8J)

705

And not fuck up in debates.

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This times 1000. He needs to hire a good debate prep team so that he doesn't get caught flat-footed by simple questions like he did last time.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 09:10 PM (Quo7C)

706 Stay away from that mess brah. Posted by: Duane Dog Chapman at August 09, 2013 01:05 AM (/izg2) Now have a smoke while we join hand and pray.

Posted by: RWC at August 08, 2013 09:12 PM (8FeS+)

707 Binders is the PERFECT example of the nonsense that Romney was dealing with. It was the perfect anti-War on Women argument for Romney (i.e.his officehired lots of women and put them in important positions, unlike Obama's White House) and it got turned into anti-Romney mockery pretty much overnight. Posted by: junior Trying to counter your opponent's framing of your whole life during a general election is the path of losers. If you don't define yourself convincingly prior to, you've f'd up. Romney f'd up.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 09:12 PM (alg8J)

708 how do I know these cheap-ass monopolizing bastards won't "accidentally" or "on-purpose" slip me 300 mikes of LSD in my next order of diuretics? Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:04 AM (T1005) Just sit back and enjoy the tripÂ… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eUgs1aZVKU

Posted by: Psychedellicat at August 08, 2013 09:13 PM (Vk2pI)

709 Kick ass bass tune. Although, 2 handed tapping on a bass is practically playing piano. lol

Posted by: Berserker at August 08, 2013 09:13 PM (FMbng)

710 705
What the hell? The point was discussed on this forum among others. Hell I raised the point repeatedly during the nominations.

Romney couldn't go after Obama on abortion. He couldn't go after Obama on Obamacare. He couldn't go after Obama on enviro-regulation. He couldn't go after Obama on a slew of things.
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I'm talking about things that aren't even on your list. Stuff that Romney *did* push back on, but that got ignored and/or mocked by the news outfits. Or stuff that didn't even hit the radar (like the tampons someone else mentioned) so no one on our side even knew that it was being turned into a fearmongering issue. Binders is the PERFECT example of the nonsense that Romney was dealing with. It was the perfect anti-War on Women argument for Romney (i.e.his officehired lots of women and put them in important positions, unlike Obama's White House) and it got turned into anti-Romney mockery pretty much overnight.

Posted by: junior at August 09, 2013 01:08 AM (Quo7C)

I was thinking that there should be a poster of Filthy Filner and Romney, where the caption says, "One of these men requested binders of women's resumes for important government jobs because he wanted to hire them -- the other cozied up to organizations of rape victims because he wanted to grope them.....which one got thoroughly trashed by the news networks?"

Next line: "Oh, yeah -- the Republican....."

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:14 PM (T1005)

711 And not fuck up in debates.

"Are you better off now than you were 8 years ago?"

Say nothing else. Just keep repeating that one sentence in various forms for an hour.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:15 PM (di+Lf)

712 "So the whole e-music thing could have been played on rhythm, bass, and lead guitars....

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 09, 2013 01:05 AM (alg8J)"

Oh yes. They've had guitar-based synth controllers for years now. Music production technology has exploded the last 25 years. The things a talented musician can produce today with little more than his instrument and a fairly basic desktop computer is unbelievable. I wish technology had advance just ten years quicker...

Posted by: holygoat at August 08, 2013 09:16 PM (HYFht)

713 The "Binders full of women" thing is proof that even if you go out of your way to be pro-woman and in favor of Affirmative Action for women, you will be labeled as "anti-woman" if you are not part of the Progressive family. Yet they defend people like Wiener and Filner. They attacked Romney because it suited their narrative of the "right" being anti-woman. They let people like Filner get away with molesting women because to attack him would have been contrary to their narrative. The left doesn't care about women, only on how they can serve the Progressive cause.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:18 PM (Vk2pI)

714

Posted by: RWC at August 09, 2013 01:12 AM (8FeS+)

LOL nice finish.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 09:19 PM (/izg2)

715 I used a bass for a basic sound source for a tape effects and synthesizer music elective I took.

Really old school shit...an antique EMS Synthi you programmed with patch cords and shit.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:19 PM (di+Lf)

716 I don't pretend to have any answers as to how we go about that, but maybe you do.

It's simple, but not easy. We have to take over the Republican party from the bottom up.

Get involved. Get into local leadership positions. Stop complaining and get moving.

Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at August 08, 2013 09:19 PM (+XVQe)

717

Trying to counter your opponent's framing of your whole life during a general election is the path of losers.

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Whatever. None of the candidates in the primary would have won. You can continue to delude yourself into thinking that your personal favorite could have pulled it off, but it wouldn't have happened. And then you'd be here complaining about how they screwed up just as you are now about Romney.

The best thing to come out of the 2012 election may yet be Perry's screw-ups - as it saved him from wiping out against Obama that year. If he decides to run in 2016 and learns from his blunders, then wiping out in 2012 might prove to have been the best thing that happened to him.

Posted by: junior at August 08, 2013 09:20 PM (Quo7C)

718 "Starting in January, the insurance plan now requires that you get monthly meds from CIGNA mail-order pharmacy. Now these four 'low-risk' medications keep changing color, size, shape, and manufacturer....how do I know these cheap-ass monopolizing bastards won't 'accidentally' or 'on-purpose' slip me 300 mikes of LSD in my next order of diuretics?"

Hoo boy. "Mail order" pharmacy fulfillment via a constantly changing galaxy of lowball generic manufacturers. You can be sure there aren't any security holes in THAT model.

As for the requirements of the health care plan, as I noted back when the ACA was first shoved through, the thing about Obamacare isn't that you are going to be denied certain meds. It is instead that you will be required under penalty of law to receive certain meds.

If you take old, cheap, off-patent, well-understood drug Standardicon, and have done so happily for years, but the manufacturer of new, expensive, patented, risky drug Shotinthedarkica has donated a lot of money to the right people, guess which med the government will mandate you receive?

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 09:25 PM (gqT4g)

719 716 The "Binders full of women" thing is proof that even if you go out of your way to be pro-woman and in favor of Affirmative Action for women, you will be labeled as "anti-woman" if you are not part of the Progressive family.

Yet they defend people like Wiener and Filner.

They attacked Romney because it suited their narrative of the "right" being anti-woman. They let people like Filner get away with molesting women because to attack him would have been contrary to their narrative.

The left doesn't care about women, only on how they can serve the Progressive cause.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 09, 2013 01:18 AM (Vk2pI)

It ain't just women.....what party freed the slaves? [Hint: Lincoln]

What party did Bull Connor belong to?

From what party did the Ku Klux Klan recruit its paramilitaries? [Hint: Robert Byrd]

Who filibustered the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 for 54 days?

What party did Martin Luther King, jr. support?

And, finally -- what pissant dumbass cretins in the GOP refuse to bring any of this up because they've officially given over "the black vote" to Democrats?!?!?

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:30 PM (T1005)

720 I missed most of the last 2 hours of comments, and for once I'm not up all night for work. Keep your powder dry morons.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at August 08, 2013 09:34 PM (UR1wn)

721 A response from the Left's headspace: What party did Bull Connor belong to? The Left's headspace: He was a true conservative no matter what party he pretended to join. From what party did the Ku Klux Klan recruit its paramilitaries? [Hint: Robert Byrd] All of them changed to the GOP in Nineteen Twickey Foah! Who filibustered the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 for 54 days? Doesn't matter; they all dead. What party did Martin Luther King, jr. support? Switched to Democrat. Not the best route of inquiry. And, finally -- what pissant dumbass cretins in the GOP refuse to bring any of this up because they've officially given over "the black vote" to Democrats?!?!? Posted by: cthulhu Dey all bad, dod'nt mattah!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 09:34 PM (alg8J)

722 There's a story on HuffPo about some imbecile who tried kissing a shark...of course it bit his face.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:35 PM (di+Lf)

723 #701

The original from National Lampoon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedamnmushroom/3602066930/

Posted by: epobirs at August 08, 2013 09:35 PM (kcfmt)

724 junior, you know jack shit about northern california. unless, you are typing about Oakland or even Fresno. Hardly Northern California.

Posted by: Ratts Alley at August 08, 2013 09:36 PM (pxKLd)

725 *swishes nine tails and gets a curious look in her emerald eyes*

So an FB Neko Maid cafe friend just went out and bought a Windows 8 machine after her old computer died. I sense a pattern.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 09:40 PM (gPyYF)

726 There's a story on HuffPo about some imbecile who tried kissing a shark...of course it bit his face. Posted by: Purp Damned shame trees aren't really Ents.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 09:40 PM (alg8J)

727 694 Speaking of the last of the three, I hope he isn't the nominee in 2016, but he has been pretty eloquent about how the Republicans failed to make their case in 2012. Posted by: 18-1 at August 08, 2013 11:58 PM (zPVBH) Like Romney, Santorum couldnÂ’t win reelection in 2006 in home state. If Christie or Santorum are the nominee IÂ’m staying home. We need Ted Cruz, heÂ’s the only one with enough balls and conservative credentials to get both independents and republican base to vote. Rick Perry could too, but he probably ruined his chance with his untimely announcement in 2011. He had recently had back surgery, it was too soon He also had massive wildfires and a job to take care of. Posted by: CarolT at August 09, 2013 01:01 AM (z4WKX) In 1988, Billy Jeff stepped all over his dick at the Dem Convention that nominated Dukakis. His speech was god awful, like career killing awful. 4 years later he is giving the acceptance speech. Perry can come back because he dropped out before the real vote counting started.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 09:42 PM (BXLPR)

728 728 *swishes nine tails and gets a curious look in her emerald eyes*

So an FB Neko Maid cafe friend just went out and bought a Windows 8 machine after her old computer died. I sense a pattern.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 01:40 AM (gPyYF)

Microsoft alternates two different development teams. There are some who say that team A is better because their OS's are significantly more popular than team B's.....and there are some who say team B is better because they introduce more transgressive concepts than team A.

And then there are some, including myself, who think that LINUX sounds better and better all the time.....

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:43 PM (T1005)

729 Nixon came back even after losing the 60' election against JFK

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:45 PM (di+Lf)

730 In 1988, Billy Jeff stepped all over his dick at the Dem Convention that nominated Dukakis. His speech was god awful, like career killing awful. 4 years later he is giving the acceptance speech. Perry can come back because he dropped out before the real vote counting started. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 09, 2013 01:42 AM (BXLPR) The MSM will happily ignore anything a Dem does. When it's a GOPer like Perry, he will be crucified. If Perry hadn't screwed up, than the media would have just invented somethingÂ… oh wait, they did that anyway. Perry's "Oops" means that he will never be President.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:45 PM (Vk2pI)

731 732 Nixon came back even after losing the 60' election against JFK

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 01:45 AM (di+Lf)

Yeah, but he had to yank a dog's ears to do it.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:45 PM (T1005)

732 Night all. Here is the "Thunderbirds" theme performed by the Royal Marines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LeDxlaig0

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:48 PM (Vk2pI)

733 cthulhu, well would it be that much of a stretch that the Ewok is actually a Neko Maid since both had computers die on them today...

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 08, 2013 09:49 PM (gPyYF)

734 #734

Wasn't that LBJ?

Posted by: epobirs at August 08, 2013 09:51 PM (kcfmt)

735 The MSM will happily ignore anything a Dem does. When it's a GOPer like Perry, he will be crucified. If Perry hadn't screwed up, than the media would have just invented somethingÂ… oh wait, they did that anyway. Perry's "Oops" means that he will never be President. Posted by: The Political Hat at August 09, 2013 01:45 AM (Vk2pI) It will be 4 years in the past, and Perry didn't really screw up, he just looked uncomfortable. He knows what to do after failing last time, and he comes from Texas. He will not have any problem raising money with being the Governor of Texas.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 08, 2013 09:52 PM (BXLPR)

736 It's still August. Give it a couple of more weeks.

Posted by: quantumman at August 08, 2013 09:53 PM (cpVaB)

737 733 In 1988, Billy Jeff stepped all over his dick at the Dem Convention that nominated Dukakis. His speech was god awful, like career killing awful. 4 years later he is giving the acceptance speech. Perry can come back because he dropped out before the real vote counting started.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 09, 2013 01:42 AM (BXLPR)

The MSM will happily ignore anything a Dem does.

When it's a GOPer like Perry, he will be crucified. If Perry hadn't screwed up, than the media would have just invented somethingÂ… oh wait, they did that anyway.

Perry's "Oops" means that he will never be President.

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 09, 2013 01:45 AM (Vk2pI)

If the GOP [or successor party] ever gets into the White House again over top of the MSM.....it's SHUTOUT, baby!!!! White House Press room goes "first come, first served -- one rep per channel". If HotAir wants to park Ed in queue overnight, they get a front-row seat. If some pretty-face from CNN flounces in at the last minute, they can watch video in the overload room. After all, hasn't it been thoroughly documented that 16-year-olds are better at actual journalism than the usual DC hacks? http://tinyurl.com/p4r8jtw

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 09:53 PM (T1005)

738 It will be 4 years in the past, and Perry didn't really screw up, he just looked uncomfortable. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at August 09, 2013 01:52 AM (BXLPR) That's not how the media will spin it. That's not what the LIVs will think about him. I wish he were President rather than the SCoaMF. But he isn't and probably never will be. Unless he gets Honey Boo Boo's on-air endorsement, it won't come to beÂ…

Posted by: The Political Hat at August 08, 2013 09:54 PM (Vk2pI)

739 "Nixon came back even after losing the 60' election against JFK"

In a completely different campus environment and media environment.

In 1968, not only were the campus New Left openly demonstrating against Lyndon Johnson, but the media were constantly running approving footage of those demonstrations.

The New Left were hoping for revolution, and the leftist media were hoping for Gene McCarthy, but they were united in their hatred of the incumbent.

That particular confluence of interests will probably never again obtain in American political history. It was purely _sui generis_. Compare to 2012, where both the campuses and the media were absolutely monolithically united behind the Democratic incumbent.

Posted by: torquewrench at August 08, 2013 09:55 PM (gqT4g)

740 The core principles of any operating system should be to evolve device support as needed, provide an unobtrusive but effective security foundation, and minimize release to release disruptions for users and applications.

W2K succeeded on all counts as an NT upgrade.

XP mostly succeeded although some of the UI eye candy was gratuitous.

Vista succeeded on the security and driver model evolution, fanned elsewhere. It needed another year of beta time for people and hardware to catch up with those changes and its porcine nature

W7 - succeeded on all counts. What Vista should have been, minus the gratuitous CPU devouring eye candy.

8 - succeeded only on adding some device support

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 09:57 PM (di+Lf)

741 finally -- what pissant dumbass cretins in the GOP refuse to bring any of this up because they've officially given over "the black vote" to Democrats?!?!? --------- Oooo,oooo (raising hand and whining it wildly) I know that one! All of them!

Posted by: Horshak at August 08, 2013 10:00 PM (K6CHr)

742 Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:53 AM (T1005)

If someone died and left me as president, I'd have media events only with bloggers I respected -- and all the shitty media could get their stories by interviewing them. Being able to relax at night while watching CNN interview Ace, Iowahawk, Allahpundit, or FrankJ would be icing on the cupcake.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 10:02 PM (T1005)

743 the campus New Left openly demonstrating against Lyndon Johnson

If the jobs situation stays static for the next 3 years, some of those students are gonna start asking difficult questions.

You already hear the rumblings about college debt, lack of value, and people are experimenting with alternatives like MOC's.

Results are mixed, but colleges know today that the party can't go on forever the way it is now. Students are starting to wise up.

The profs are hanging on for dear life, its their meal ticket. But shit's changing. Maybe tech companies start offering free inhouse training that meets college credit requirements, etc. Something has to happen in the universities.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:04 PM (di+Lf)

744 745 Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:53 AM (T1005)

If someone died and left me as president, I'd have media events only with bloggers I respected -- and all the shitty media could get their stories by interviewing them. Being able to relax at night while watching CNN interview Ace, Iowahawk, Allahpundit, or FrankJ would be icing on the cupcake.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 02:02 AM (T1005)

Sorry, just got hit by a random thought and barely missed some beverage spillage -- "You there, Patterico -- did you have a question about the DoJ??"

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 10:07 PM (T1005)

745 When it's a GOPer like Perry, he will be crucified. We have three years to raise an army. Without media, we're dead. Doesn't matter who our general is.

Posted by: t-bird at August 08, 2013 10:08 PM (FcR7P)

746 There's also little known alternative means to professional certifications like lawyers, professional engineers, etc.

Most states will accept passing professional cert tests (like the PE tests or Bar) and documented experience in lieu of a college degree. You might have to spend 8 or 12 years as a para or engineering assistant, before you can take the Bar or PE exam and get the state cert, but at least you're GETTING PAID and establishing a solid work history and reputation during that time rather than racking up debt and waltzing out of college as a big unknown question mark to employers.

I believe this is a viable, albeit little known path. Two of the very best, and wildly diverse technically, engineers I ever worked with never completed a college degree.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:12 PM (di+Lf)

747 There are a lot of folks who are beginning to realize just how much their liberty is under attack, but in order for our side to fight that assault, our task consists of either convincing or removing statist Republicans who enable the left to do their dirty work.
I don't pretend to have any answers as to how we go about that, but maybe you do.

====

While the details of this statement may be accurate in many instances, this overall viewpoint is wrong on a very basic level. I will attempt to explain.

First, an analogy -- many creeks are just the surface expression of a flow of water. If one were to dig a hole in the floodplain one would find more water at about the level of the creek. The entire floodplain is a flow of water, but it is only visible above ground at the creek itself. Most people are oblivious to the overall flow traveling underground thru the floodplain.

Political power and a representative politician are similar. The politician is no more than the surface expression of the total political power in flow. For example, some politicians represent nothing but union power. They know, and everyone else should know, that they will be replaced in a heartbeat if they stop representing the actual political power in their locale.

Granted, some politicians are so masterful at their craft that they can create their own body of political power. I submit that these examples are actually rare, and I understand that this view makes me very much in the minority around here.

The next facet is that the overall political flow can be changed and it can be channeled. It is possible to make great changes thru the power of propaganda, demagoguery, and education.

more to follow in few moments.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:13 PM (PlzOe)

748 OK, so if a particular politician is just a face of larger amount of political power from some place, then when that politician loses contact with the actual political power flow, two things are guaranteed --

1) their personal political power will diminish. Individual members of the GOP is experiencing this in a very big way right now.

2) the origin of the actual political power may or may not recognize the the disconnect has occurred and may still expect the politician to be representing them when that is no longer the case.

Notice that those politicians that are outright owned by the unions are never left by the unions to fend for themselves. When a subject they care about comes up, the unions and their politicians act in unison. The GOP and its constituents are not doing that at this point and there are a number of reasons why that is so.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:19 PM (PlzOe)

749 Happy-ish Thursday Evening ... The old new house is still standing. Tomorrow it gets weed and patty whacked ... The new old house might get a new ceiling fan or maybe a Charge of the Light Sanding Brigade and coat 3 of sealant... The future is uncertain ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 08, 2013 10:19 PM (Wk9TK)

750 It ain't just women.....what party freed the slaves? [Hint: Lincoln]

What party did Bull Connor belong to?

From what party did the Ku Klux Klan recruit its paramilitaries? [Hint: Robert Byrd]

Who filibustered the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 for 54 days?

What party did Martin Luther King, jr. support?

My favorite dumbass lib response to all this is: "But then the parties switched!" Serious you guys, I've heard that from 3 different completely unrelated dumbass libs over the years. And it sounded just as stupid each time. I can't be the only one that's heard this BS.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 08, 2013 10:20 PM (/izg2)

751 First, an analogy -- many creeks are just the
surface expression of a flow of water. If one were to dig a hole in the
floodplain one would find more water at about the level of the creek.
The entire floodplain is a flow of water, but it is only visible above
ground at the creek itself. Most people are oblivious to the overall
flow traveling underground thru the floodplain.

Posted by: jc at August 09, 2013 02:13 AM (PlzOe)

Nice analogy so far. I fully agree that politics is much more than what shows on the surface.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 10:23 PM (T1005)

752 My favorite dumbass lib response to all this is: "But then the parties switched!"

When the answer has to stipulate magic, you know its bullshit

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:24 PM (di+Lf)

753 Regarding the GOP and its constituency failing to act in a unified manner reflecting the actual flow of their political power ---

The blame goes all around. Certain politicians have convinced themselves that they actually have the power rather than they are just the representation of the power. In our current political environment where name recognition wins elections they may actually succeed in holding their position for a long time. However, their power will wane because they do not have the enthusiastic backing of the real source of the power.

We citizens are also to blame because we have not done the things required to force other people to accept our power. We have not done what a union-based power cluster would do if faced with the usurpations we have swallowed during the past couple decades.

In short, we have taken all the abuse and we have not made anyone pay.

One of the oddest things about this situation is that there is a huge contingent of commenters on this site who only want to make their representative pay, rather than unifying with their representative to stick to their real abusers.

Now some will argue that with representation like McCain, Graham, etc, there is no way to join with them. I will not argue that point because I agree with them.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:28 PM (PlzOe)

754 Flying visit. Kevin Williamson nailed it, if only in summary. As I've been saying, the GOP doesn't work for *you*, they work for the government. You're the product. Everyone in the halls of power in DC or State houses or City Hall works for the government. It's a culture unto itself, and if you go there you are pressured to acculturate. You give in on the small things, language and terminology, secret handshakes, whatever. But all that is the alphabet of your ideology. Basically you adapt to service it, you are driven out (literally or figuratively), or you go mad. We have become a multiculture in the worst possible way. We have developed a "ruling class" that survives past elections and shakeups and reforms as easily as any deeply-embedded parasite. Ironically, our decency and fair-mindedness has allowed it to grow to gargantuan proportions. Though I think the acquiescence of Congress to Obama's habitual lawbreaking goes beyond decency and fair-mindedness into learned helplessness and complicity. Even the political minority (seems) to gain when the scope of government grows.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith's Other Mobile[/i][/b][/s][/u] at August 08, 2013 10:29 PM (qyfb5)

755 It's still August. Give it a couple of more weeks.

Posted by: quantumman

it's always August somewhere.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (RJpzW)

756 753 It ain't just women.....what party freed the slaves? [Hint: Lincoln]

What party did Bull Connor belong to?

From what party did the Ku Klux Klan recruit its paramilitaries? [Hint: Robert Byrd]

Who filibustered the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 for 54 days?

What party did Martin Luther King, jr. support?

My favorite dumbass lib response to all this is: "But then the parties switched!" Serious you guys, I've heard that from 3 different completely unrelated dumbass libs over the years. And it sounded just as stupid each time. I can't be the only one that's heard this BS.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 09, 2013 02:20 AM (/izg2)

So, why aren't we seeing ads about "parties switched" v. "original deal"? Seems like there would be SO much material.

Example: Parties switched: Dems support minorities; Original deal: Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation; Dems "nuanced": some dipshit proclaiming that darkly complected folks are failures without affirmative action programs.....

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 10:30 PM (T1005)

757 My favorite dumbass lib response to all this is: "But then the parties switched!" Serious you guys, I've heard that from 3 different completely unrelated dumbass libs over the years. And it sounded just as stupid each time. I can't be the only one that's heard this BS.

Posted by: NC Ref at August 09, 2013 02:20 AM (/izg2)

Southern Strategy! TRUMP CARD!

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 10:36 PM (3VBXw)

758 So, I believe the time has come when the people will have to show the politicians where the power really comes from. And some people are going to have to pay a price.

I also believe that some politicians (McCain) will attempt to stop the flow of power rather than join it. When the flood comes, those politicians will drown in it. Others are not that arrogant and they are not that obtuse.

But, they need to be shown that the power is not bluffing this time, that the power is determined to go for the long haul this time, that the power will face down the union thugs and stand in there this time, that the power will not be swayed by insults and coercion this time.

Even before Roman times, it has been true that the true flow of political power comes from the mob (I do not mean the mafia in this context).

The earliest political skills were related to inciting the mob, pointing the mob in a direction, and staying the hell outa the way until the mob stopped breaking things.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:36 PM (PlzOe)

759 the GOP doesn't work for *you*, they work for the government

This is the rise of politics as a profession.

The original intent of public service was it not become a lifetime deal.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:38 PM (di+Lf)

760 738 Ashley's etc.: Trust me on this as a Texan. Rick Perry is wonderful at soundbites and his heart is in the right place, but he's not a deep thinker, so to speak, and you don't want him anywhere near complex international strategy and finance.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 08, 2013 10:38 PM (QVC7W)

761

uggggggh

Brat: hey dad, what does kate upton have that mom doesn't

T: yeah honey, what?

me: yeah right..nice try

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:39 PM (V75zy)

762 8 - succeeded only on adding some device support

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 01:57 AM (di+Lf)

I know when I look at an operating system for my desktop computer the first thing I say is "I want it to treat my 21" monitor as if its a 5" smartphone screen that needs to run only one thing at a time to be even able to read anything.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 10:40 PM (LI48c)

763 So, two overblown examples are common language these days -- Gandhi and MLK Jr.

Are the legends about non-violence actually real? Beats the shit outa me. But the example will serve my purpose for this discussion.

One of the real problems for those of us who are not destitute but want to see change is the real problem of how to act enough like a mob to get attention without breaking our own shit.

Further, trying to get a lot of women we actually respect to shit on a cop car is not likely to get us very far.

So, we need to find a way to make politicians understand the mob is a real issue without destroying what we want to protect in the first place. This is a very tough conundrum.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:41 PM (PlzOe)

764 You don't need a deep thinker as president. You need someone who's savvy enough about their own limits, who knows where to go to hire some deep thinkers.

Its perfectly acceptable for a president to be a "broad strokes" kinda guy.

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:44 PM (di+Lf)

765 766 So, two overblown examples are common language these days -- Gandhi and MLK Jr.

Are the legends about non-violence actually real? Beats the shit outa me. But the example will serve my purpose for this discussion.

One of the real problems for those of us who are not destitute but want to see change is the real problem of how to act enough like a mob to get attention without breaking our own shit.

Further, trying to get a lot of women we actually respect to shit on a cop car is not likely to get us very far.

So, we need to find a way to make politicians understand the mob is a real issue without destroying what we want to protect in the first place. This is a very tough conundrum.

Posted by: jc at August 09, 2013 02:41 AM (PlzOe)

--MLK > Gandhi.

http://theatheistconservative.com/tag/gandhi-a-cruel-man/

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 10:45 PM (3VBXw)

766 764 uggggggh
Brat: hey dad, what does kate upton have that mom doesn't
T: yeah honey, what?
me: yeah right..nice try

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 09, 2013 02:39 AM (V75zy)

You'd already forgotten http://minx.cc/?blog=86&post=342333#c21009563 ????

Posted by: cthulhu at August 08, 2013 10:46 PM (T1005)

767

768 Further, trying to get a lot of women we actually respect to shit on a cop car is not likely to get us very far.

unless you're the scat man of course

protip.....do NOT look that term up

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:47 PM (V75zy)

768

769 oh no, I didn't forget

i also didn't forget I was almost shot Tuesday either

Posted by: navycopjoe at August 08, 2013 10:50 PM (V75zy)

769 find a way to make politicians understand the mob is a real issue

Selectively target the worst offenders for primary removal. A small handful of object examples always helps -- "See that sorry ass traitor that just got sent home to run a Jiffy Lube franchise? That can be you in a couple of years congressman".

Threats only work when they believe you. For that to happen, a few examples of your seriousness have to be made.

Right now, they don't believe

Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at August 08, 2013 10:51 PM (di+Lf)

770 --MLK > Gandhi.

http://theatheistconservative.com/tag/gandhi-a-cruel-man/

Posted by: logprof at August 09, 2013 02:45 AM (3VBXw)

I read that and while correct, still wanted to smack the author.

Posted by: buzzion at August 08, 2013 10:54 PM (LI48c)

771 A dangerous mob that does not break its own shit? How?

I think the best place to start is to go full-on batshit destroying the opposing politicians and their political power flow.

Now, oddly enough, this will not be done in the mode most of the people around here reflexively believe. For example, it is a complete waste of time to attack Shrillary because she is 'not conservative enough.' Not a single one of her voters will care. The way to attack the bitch is destroy the positive side of her image based on their values, not yours.

Contrast -- 'you shouldn't vote for Hillary because she isn't conservative enough' to 'you shouldn't vote for Hillary because she doesn't listen and she doesn't care about you.'

One would be completely ineffective changing the minds of her voters. The other is a direct attack on why that voter supports her in the first place.

Our mob has to be brutal, unrelenting, cruel, devious, and effective. We can no longer rely on just 'presenting and arguing our principles in the arena of ideas.' We need to attack them from their points of strength until those strengths are substantially diminished.

Can you name one GOP initiative built around demonstrating that Hillary doesn't actually care about people? Has it been given the propaganda support of constant repetition?

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 10:55 PM (PlzOe)

772 On the subject of constant attack on their strengths --

both parties are getting by on bullshit. Everything about our modern lives has been impacted by some form of bullshit. All of the euphemisms, allegories, etc. are hiding massive piles of bullshit.

the mob should talk extremely plainly and never be troubled with being polite if it means accepting the language of bullshit.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 11:04 PM (PlzOe)

773 772 find a way to make politicians understand the mob is a real issue

Selectively target the worst offenders for primary removal. A small handful of object examples always helps -- "See that sorry ass traitor that just got sent home to run a Jiffy Lube franchise? That can be you in a couple of years congressman".

Threats only work when they believe you. For that to happen, a few examples of your seriousness have to be made.

Right now, they don't believe

Posted by: Purp at August 09, 2013 02:51 AM (di+Lf)

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True. But there is another level as well.

Imagine the impact if the conversation started with:

"Congressman, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the person we believe will be your replacement."

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 11:12 PM (PlzOe)

774 Flash poll:

Without looking up anything online and using immediate impressions, do you Morons think Louis C.K. is funny, or not?

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 11:19 PM (3VBXw)

775 777 Flash poll:

Without looking up anything online and using immediate impressions, do you Morons think Louis C.K. is funny, or not?

Posted by: logprof at August 09, 2013 03:19 AM (3VBXw)

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not really. a little around the edges.

Posted by: jc at August 08, 2013 11:25 PM (PlzOe)

776 logprof at August 09, 2013 03:19 AM (3VBXw) sometimes ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 08, 2013 11:26 PM (Wk9TK)

777 Tonight finally got to see Flight for the first time. Capt. Whittaker is definitely a Morn and fits the stereotype of a Delta pilot.

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 11:37 PM (3VBXw)

778 Hey logprof i was gonna ask your academic opinion of this: http://tinyurl.com/mkn84ut

Posted by: DAve at August 08, 2013 11:43 PM (OksBo)

779 #7 makes me wanna change my major to geology

Posted by: DAve at August 08, 2013 11:45 PM (OksBo)

780 Waffle tacos!: http://tinyurl.com/mc59vm3

Posted by: DAve at August 08, 2013 11:48 PM (OksBo)

781 781 Hey logprof i was gonna ask your academic opinion of this: http://tinyurl.com/mkn84ut

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 03:43 AM (OksBo)

--The high coefficient of tattage suggests non-excitement in the dependent variable of logprof penile excitement.

Posted by: logprof at August 08, 2013 11:49 PM (3VBXw)

782 That photo of the dead donkey was pitiful. Poor beast. What a hideous way to die.

The moslems are cruel to animals generally. The paleoswine beat their donkeys and abuse them horribly. There's a charity for donkeys in specific; the poor patient beasties' good nature makes them easy prey for the moslems.

What Bastards.

Posted by: Beverly at August 08, 2013 11:50 PM (+h/RV)

783

tlhIngan maH!
We are Klingons!

Yeah!

Posted by: and irresolute at August 08, 2013 11:51 PM (2qM95)

784 784 I couldn't agree more. Tats on a chick seem like graffiti defiling god's masterpiece

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 12:09 AM (OksBo)

785 787 784 I couldn't agree more. Tats on a chick seem like graffiti defiling god's masterpiece

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 04:09 AM (OksBo)

Oldschool: same as clothes.

There is no jewelry, cloth, or ink that looks finer on a female than a smile.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 12:53 AM (T1005)

786 Hey cooth my latest avenue: http://tinyurl.com/mcj8t59

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 12:55 AM (OksBo)

787 My friend heard from the LASD that none of the CA gun laws were gonna pass except a ban on internet/mail bulk ammo but I wish I believed it

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 12:57 AM (OksBo)

788 I'm currently listening to elo's greatest hits thinking about how old I am but how glad i am I grew up when I did. strange magic.

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 12:58 AM (OksBo)

789 There is no jewelry, cloth, or ink that looks finer on a female than a smile. A plate full of sammiches runs a close second ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 09, 2013 12:58 AM (Wk9TK)

790 789 Hey cooth my latest avenue: http://tinyurl.com/mcj8t59

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 04:55 AM (OksBo)

Nice, nice, nice!!!

Should have a shortcut to completion, though -- uppers, barrels, stocks, etc. -- and numerous ways to customize. But as a rollout......SU-FUCKIN'-PERB!!!!

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:04 AM (T1005)

791 792 There is no jewelry, cloth, or ink that looks finer on a female than a smile.

A plate full of sammiches runs a close second ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 09, 2013 04:58 AM (Wk9TK)

I know you're spoken for, but the right sort of grin would make up for a TON of sammiches.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:07 AM (T1005)

792 Yeah price finally came down below retarded. I already have all the other stuff. dpms finally returned my uppers after a year at warranty shop and their fix was to cut M4 feedramps in 'em. they returned 'em dirty... 308 uppers are still crazy-price where you can find 'em. Stocks thru midway 'cuz the stocks are the same as -15's but the springs and buffers and tubes are different

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:08 AM (OksBo)

793 Haha Adriane I don't know much about you other than you seem to be sanding and painting floors an inordinate amount of time. Howzit???

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:10 AM (OksBo)

794 795 Yeah price finally came down below retarded. I already have all the other stuff. dpms finally returned my uppers after a year at warranty shop and their fix was to cut M4 feedramps in 'em. they returned 'em dirty... 308 uppers are still crazy-price where you can find 'em. Stocks thru midway 'cuz the stocks are the same as -15's but the springs and buffers and tubes are different

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 05:08 AM (OksBo)

If it were me, I'd require building out an 80% to be mandatory for getting a HS diploma. Just imagine. Would you rather hire a kid who'd accomplished that and fired it, or one that could regurgitate lefty slogans about fairness? Take your time, now......

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:14 AM (T1005)

795 797 yeah once you gather all the tools it's much quicker than you'd imagine. I'm down to converting existing complete units to 80%'s in less than an hour now. i have my secret methods

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:19 AM (OksBo)

796 Next two days are gonna be busy ones, so I might be conspicuous by my absence.....wishing everyone a hearty "aloha!" in the meantime.

Posted by: cthulhu at August 09, 2013 01:19 AM (T1005)

797 Save this page: http://tinyurl.com/7f4nc3s

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:21 AM (OksBo)

798 DAve at August 09, 2013 05:10 AM (OksBo) Well. I did manage to not paint myself into a corner while laying down the 2nd coat of sealant. Mid monsoon here, but we were supposed to have 3 dry days last week. Short term weather forecast about as reliable as CAGW long term forecast. Last night, humidity dropped to 21% so HUZZAH! (was 7% by this a.m.) Post floor painting comes curtain rod, tiling window sill, closet and bathroom doors to match baseboard, and crackle finish on crown molding - if I can pull it off w/o loosing sanity. Never done a crackle before. Hope things are going well enough where you're at for you to "Bring It!"

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 09, 2013 01:22 AM (Wk9TK)

799 C-ya cooth

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:22 AM (OksBo)

800 Echoing are the screams, The bloody seas are red, But the doomed souls breath a sigh of relief, The elder god, for the night, has gone to bed ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at August 09, 2013 01:29 AM (Wk9TK)

801 I'm in l.a. so I'm watching the ship that was my beautiful state sail into the sunset. afraid that like cooth I'm gonna get chased out of my home by the sheer weight of imported assholes. can't beat the weather tho

Posted by: DAve at August 09, 2013 01:30 AM (OksBo)

802 #774 Our mob has to be brutal, unrelenting, cruel, devious, and effective. We can no longer rely on just 'presenting and arguing our principles in the arena of ideas.' We need to attack them from their points of strength until those strengths are substantially diminished.

jc, I couldn't agree with you more. This is what should have been done with Obama. Obama's reputation was built on being smart and not like other politicians and cool. He's none of those things, of course. (Well, he's not like other politicians in the sense that he hates the country, but that is something we shouldn't have been afraid to say.) He's also NOT a good speaker. (What a load of codswollop that was!)

Hillary has zero empathy for the single mom, for the working blue collar woman who works the night shift, for the farm wife, for the struggling small businesswoman. Her sphere of caring extends no further than the worlds of academia, Hollywood, and the Beltway.

Furthermore, she isn't smart, either. Her speech is peppered with platitudes which mean nothing.

However, I am not sure that she will be the nominee. Obama may force his wife onto the ticket or the Axelrod group might pull Deval Patrick out of Boston to run on race.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 09, 2013 01:43 AM (GoIUi)

803 Scrambled eggs, bacon, rye toast, strawberry jam, the ONT and it's commenters, life is good...maybe a little disjointed (or intoxicated) at times, but good! Sleep well.

Posted by: and irresolute at August 09, 2013 01:45 AM (2qM95)

804 TMI: I'm about to start my third year at a well-regarded West Philadelphia human body repair trade school. From what I've seen of the new first-years, I'd say that admissions standards are loosening up. A lot. Where are you applying? My private email is linked in my signature.

Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at August 09, 2013 02:00 AM (a5ljo)

805 OK, yesterday I posted that Wesley Clark is dating this young Chinese-American who used to work for Goldman Sachs.

Today I find out in the UK Telegraph that said youg gal was actually born in Mongolia and raised in China.

Hmmmm.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 09, 2013 02:04 AM (GoIUi)

806 805 #774 Our mob has to be brutal, unrelenting, cruel, devious, and effective. We
can no longer rely on just 'presenting and arguing our principles in
the arena of ideas.' We need to attack them from their points of
strength until those strengths are substantially diminished.

jc, I couldn't agree with you more. This is what should have been done with Obama. Obama's reputation was built on being smart and not like other politicians and cool. He's none of those things, of course. (Well, he's not like other politicians in the sense that he hates the country, but that is something we shouldn't have been afraid to say.) He's also NOT a good speaker. (What a load of codswollop that was!)

Hillary has zero empathy for the single mom, for the working blue collar woman who works the night shift, for the farm wife, for the struggling small businesswoman. Her sphere of caring extends no further than the worlds of academia, Hollywood, and the Beltway.

Furthermore, she isn't smart, either. Her speech is peppered with platitudes which mean nothing.

However, I am not sure that she will be the nominee. Obama may force his wife onto the ticket or the Axelrod group might pull Deval Patrick out of Boston to run on race.

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 09, 2013 05:43 AM (GoIUi)

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One of the things I have noticed is the power of George Carlin. George was a guy that was resistant to BS. At first he just turned word phrases in a manner that made people see BS all around them. Late in life he was just an angry old man. However, over the course of time he crushed the vestiges of Victorianism.

So how does that apply. People like to see BS attacked for its own sake, and there is so much BS out there it ought to be a cakewalk to attack it 24/7.

Examples -- Republicans are the party of big biz and Dems are not. BS. Dems are cool. BS. Dems care about you and your family. BS. Dems are smart. BS. Dems are future-minded and not reactionary. BS.

The media doesn't do what they do for a paycheck. BS. The boss never tells them what to write/say. BS. The media attack on decent citizens is not coordinated on virtually a daily basis. BS. The media isn't just the face of those who seek to own the politicians. BS.

Posted by: jc at August 09, 2013 02:20 AM (PlzOe)

807 Of course we have a huge chunk of our BS we need to face as well.

GOP representatives are supposed to do what we say, but we are not supposed to hold protests, shout down leftist jerks, shame idiots, and boycott the bigshots that seek to own us. BS. BS. BS. BS.

Yes, some GOP Reps suck. But we are not doing our part either. I know the things I am suggesting would be classless, crass, and unsavory --- but, I can't see a good reason to wait until we are slaves before we start trying to put a stop to the gov't takeover of everything.

George Carlin did the world many disservices. We lost a lot of class while laughing at the absurdities he pointed out. But he also showed us in real life the power of mockery in the public/political arena. We can do what he did -- and classless as it may be, it seems preferable to waiting until we have to be violent to regain our freedom.

Posted by: jc at August 09, 2013 02:26 AM (PlzOe)

808 Guess what, BitCoin has been recognized in a Federal court as currency. Someone tried to run a BitCoin Ponzi scheme.
http://tinyurl.com/mu7qcqd

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 02:29 AM (gPyYF)

809 So Weasel is dating a Mongolian? Let me guess she hails from Ulan Bator....

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 02:30 AM (gPyYF)

810 DAve....you'd hit that one with the tats. Don't lie.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 09, 2013 02:34 AM (lbBsF)

811 Good morning AP! Another sleepless night or are you an early riser too?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at August 09, 2013 02:37 AM (lbBsF)

812 #812 I did a little digging. She emigrated here with her parents through mysterious circumstances. I cannot find out WHY they came here. (I have been busying myself with this because it seemed so odd.)

She was diagnosed with a hole in her heart when she was a child, but when they took her in for surgery here in the US, it had disappeared.(This, of course, may have been the excuse for emigration, or is this even the same child?)

So, she goes to MIT and gets a tech degree but then goes to Goldman Sachs, where she worked for one year, then went to Sweden to work for an apparel company, then started this AHA business on line and got investment money from "angel donors."

So of COURSE of all the people she could hook up with it would be the former Supreme Commander of NATO.

(You may imagine me rolling my eyes.)

Posted by: Miss Marple at August 09, 2013 02:39 AM (GoIUi)

813 Sometimes in children, a hole in the heart will spontaneously close up. As for the rest of it, she is Anna Chapman with oriental eyes.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 02:42 AM (gPyYF)

814 COJ, my sleep cycle has been messed up. Slowly getting back to a normal day night rhythm. About five hours this morning.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 02:45 AM (gPyYF)

815 George Carlin's "Nonconformists of America" bit may have been the best piece of political standup in all of space/time. Someone in a thread here in the last few days suggested (as I recall) a poster of Filner+Weiner+Gosnell captioned "The Real War on Women" - still think that would make a great opening shot in a campaign that will never happen.

Posted by: sneaky little five-eyes at August 09, 2013 02:53 AM (3X3ZR)

816 Morning thread up and Vic has struck.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 03:01 AM (gPyYF)

817 #808

So is, "Hi, I nearly started WWIII!" a good pickup line?

Posted by: epobirs at August 09, 2013 03:40 AM (kcfmt)

818 816 Sometimes in children, a hole in the heart will spontaneously close up. As for the rest of it, she is Anna Chapman with oriental eyes. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at August 09, 2013 06:42 AM (gPyYF) --- I remember discussing this phenomenon with my Anatomy and physiology professor. The human body is so cool. I loved Dr. Esposito. I wish he could have taught me everything.

Posted by: Gingy at August 09, 2013 03:58 AM (aH+zP)

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