March 09, 2013
— CDR M
Surely you morons can add to this list. Top 10 Sequester Cuts To Hit The White House.
1. Obama to begin drinking Poland Spring instead of Fiji water.2. BidenÂ’s nanny no longer paid to work weekends.
Everything must be taxed for the good of the planet. Washington State Democrats want Bicycles To Be Taxed For Causing Global Warming. Seriously?
Orcutt’s main support for the tax comes from his belief that riding a bicycle is worse than driving a car for the environment.WWII In Color“A cyclists [sic] has an increased heart rate and respiration. That means that the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is deemed to be a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride,” he said.
American Bombers And Their Crews, 1942.
50 Years Of Bond
Nicely done.
World's Sexiest Hacker?
Meet Kristina Svechinskaya who is supposedly the world's sexiest hacker. Not the greatest one though has she got caught and is looking at 40 years in the klink.
Crisis Avoided
The other day, Russia Announced It Had Found New Bacteria In Antarctic Lake. My first thought was oh hell no, I've seen this movie. Burn it! Burn it now! Fast forward to today and Russia Admits No New Life Form Found. Whew. Diaster averted. Unless they're lying.
First 3-D Printed Dress
Dita Von Teese Models The World's First 3-D Printed Dress. Well, they say it's a dress but it is really a 17 piece set of chain mail. Won't be long until you can print out your own stormtrooper armor.
Grumpy Kitteh
Looks like Grumpy Cat Has Been Hired By Friskies. They need to team Mayhem up with this cat.
The Worst Gulags
Hell Holes: Torture, Starvation And Murder The Norm At World's Worst Gulags. Funny, Gitmo and Abu Gharib didn't make the list. Hell, Gitmo is club med compared to some of these other places but according to Code Pink and Dems, it is the most awful place on the world.
Speaking of torture, here's the latest on the TSA. Not content with $50M in new uniforms, they evidently get off on Opening Bags With Sex Toys.
Kitteh Video
Here's the illusion the cat saw.
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Posted by: Jose/ningrim at March 09, 2013 06:00 PM (zc/sw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpMqey0RcE
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 09, 2013 06:01 PM (QTHTd)
Why is that dude from The Puma Man modeling that 3d dress?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, In his cups at March 09, 2013 06:03 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 06:04 PM (8sCoq)
@11. Less than an inch here in FC.
Full disclosure, I was supposed to be doing homework today. Don't tell my wife.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, In his cups at March 09, 2013 06:06 PM (6rcHp)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:06 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 06:06 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: ette at March 09, 2013 09:57 PM (nqBYe)
I've got something 3 dimensional that Ditta Von Tease would like.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:06 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:07 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:07 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 09, 2013 06:07 PM (QTHTd)
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:08 PM (OQpzc)
CDRM , (missed chatting you up) now that you are here , what do you think about the Norks threats?
anything or just poopyheads?
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:08 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:08 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 06:09 PM (8sCoq)
Where do you apply for the conjugal visits with sexxy hacker girl. If she's in for 40 years I think I have a chance.
Posted by: garrett at March 09, 2013 06:09 PM (Zwv2d)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:10 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:10 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 06:11 PM (0PiQ4)
April Fools is Opening Day for everyone else.
Posted by: Basement Cat at March 09, 2013 06:11 PM (Xu0WZ)
Really?
http://tinyurl.com/becdh6u
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:11 PM (GsoHv)
Besides the CO legislature's stellar work on gun control, they're trying to figure out how to tax pot
Wait, weren't all those potheads arguing that the government should legalize pot precisely so it could increase revenue through taxation?
Posted by: Germans at March 09, 2013 06:11 PM (3D74W)
Posted by: wunderground dot com at March 09, 2013 06:12 PM (QTHTd)
Oh from the previous thread here is my prediction for SNL tonight, with them going after Rand Paul.
Here let me predict the joke. They'll have "him" rambling on demanding answers to questions that are obvious and thus he is silly.
Oh yeah and he'll end his filibuster with the "Live from New York its an unfunny shit show!"
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 06:12 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Iron Toonces at March 09, 2013 06:12 PM (I88Jc)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 06:12 PM (bxiXv)
Russia Admits No New Life Form Found.
I keep telling you guys there is no extraterrestrial life. So far I'm right. I guess that makes me smarter than all those scientists.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 06:13 PM (DoZD+)
It's still a good argument. The problem with that is the Feds.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at March 09, 2013 06:13 PM (QTHTd)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 06:13 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 06:13 PM (8sCoq)
About 4-5 inches of global warming here in southern Colorado. It was enough that they cancelled the training lanes and I got to spend the rest of the day lounging in my hotel room.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 09, 2013 06:14 PM (3D74W)
ot a pair of heels i've been dying for.
TSA. srsly shouldn't they be swept off the carpets of airports and toss'd in the clink?
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:14 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 09, 2013 10:12 PM (bxiXv)
The TSA's mission isn't to protect people. It is to protect airplanes. They haven't lost one yet.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:14 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 06:15 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 06:15 PM (bxiXv)
What kind of dog?
It sucks. There is no way around it. It just sucks.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:15 PM (GsoHv)
It's still a good argument. The problem with that is the Feds.
Oh I agree. Make it legal and tax it. Of course, I also think that the drinking age should be 16, so I'm probably not the average voter.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 09, 2013 06:16 PM (3D74W)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:16 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: Brown Line at March 09, 2013 06:16 PM (S65vZ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 06:17 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
rfichoke....been there twice. It.is.horrible. Completely understand how you feel....and it will get better. I'm sure you gave him/her a good life if he/she made it to 15.
{{{hugs}}}
Posted by: Tami [/i] at March 09, 2013 06:17 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (DoZD+)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
very sorry to hear, truly a dog can be a friend , a mentor in learnign patience and a lovely way to greet the day.
i lost my dog 4 years ago, my spousal unit tried to replace with another same breed a couple of years ago.
not.the.same. great dog, but personalities are different and bonds really grow deep with the passing years.
sorry for your loss.
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
I'm so sorry. I cried for two days straight after I lost my best friend. He had cancer, and I couldn't let him continue to suffer. I still miss him. Time will dull things. Get another best friend. It might seem disloyal, but part of his spirit will live on in your new best friend. I does work.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (xM4Fb)
No. Why should I pay for MORE crack babies?
If I don't have to pay for it, then go for full legalization. Heroin OTC for all I care.
But I don't want health care costs increasing even more.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: CDR M at March 09, 2013 06:18 PM (dKV5k)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:19 PM (GEICT)
this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
This, in and of itself, is proof that you are/were an excellent friend to your pup.
All us morons who have pets have gone through this and many of us have found solace sharing that experience here. It's a cruel bargain we make with our canine compatriots. It never gets better, it just gets easier to deal with. Only time can help with that.
My heart goes out to you.
Posted by: garrett at March 09, 2013 06:19 PM (Zwv2d)
Heartfelt sympathy-- I had to put one of my kittehs to sleep two years ago when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she was only 12. Pets are precious, and it's hard to accept the fact that humans usually outlive cats and dogs (cockatoos and giant tortoises are another story). Anyway, you've come to the right place for sharing feelings about the death of a beloved pet.
Posted by: Basement Cat at March 09, 2013 06:19 PM (Xu0WZ)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:19 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at March 09, 2013 06:20 PM (C3R9m)
No. Why should I pay for MORE crack babies?
If I don't have to pay for it, then go for full legalization. Heroin OTC for all I care.
But I don't want health care costs increasing even more.
The government shouldn't be paying for your health care. The government shouldn't be paying for any sort of rehabilitation.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 09, 2013 06:20 PM (3D74W)
Dear Mexico, don't start a bench clearing brawl with Canadians. They play hockey. I haven't been following the World Baseball Classic (or whatever its called). I did see that brawl between Canada & Mexico.
Posted by: puddleglum at March 09, 2013 06:20 PM (R3yhi)
Posted by: awkward davies at March 09, 2013 06:20 PM (USjX1)
Works for me.
Make the penalty for DUI in anyone under 21 so nasty that they will absolutely spend time in jail.
But if they want to drink? Who are we to say no? Just don't kill me driving back from the party and I don't give a shit.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:21 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: CDR M at March 09, 2013 10:18 PM (dKV5k)
they're a funny lot, so secretive about so much, but constantly throwing their weight around threatening for attention..
weird country.
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:21 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: AmishDude at March 09, 2013 06:21 PM (xSegX)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this
morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the
saddest loneliest day I've ever been through.
That sucks and I'm very sorry to hear that. They really are our best friends.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 06:21 PM (DoZD+)
Oh, we're fantasizing? Cool.
I want Kate Upton. NOW!
Seriously, as long as it doesn't cost me anything in money or safety, I don't care what anybody else does.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:23 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:23 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Ghost of Ælfrǣd þæs Duguþes at March 09, 2013 06:23 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 06:24 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 06:24 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 06:24 PM (vHU8p)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
--
I hope there was someone there with you. If not, I am.
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 06:24 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:25 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: mpfs, assault fishstick at March 09, 2013 06:25 PM (TCy/B)
Make the penalty for DUI in anyone under 21 so nasty that they will absolutely spend time in jail.
But if they want to drink? Who are we to say no? Just don't kill me driving back from the party and I don't give a shit.
I'm leery about DUIs because I think that it's become a racket for many communities.
I would make the age to purchase alcohol or any drug 18, but 16-18 to consume, and then make whoever purchased it legally liable for anything that happens.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 09, 2013 06:25 PM (3D74W)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 10:23 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:26 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
Man, I 'm sorry to hear that. Animals get to own a huge chunk of your heart, and they take it with them when they go. Hang in there, it will get better. Even now, there's another puppy being born that is going to need you to be there for it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2013 06:26 PM (673KB)
Posted by: Chromoly Man at March 09, 2013 06:26 PM (uYpZO)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 06:26 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 09, 2013 06:26 PM (MBqvE)
Posted by: Bubba from County at March 09, 2013 06:27 PM (3VhRQ)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 09, 2013 06:27 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Tami [/i] at March 09, 2013 06:27 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 10:21 PM (GsoHv)
I know a guy who killed someone while DUI. He's going on 15 years in prison. A local whore who is politically connected just got probation for the same thing. The law is a sick joke.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:27 PM (OQpzc)
Works for me!
Our 18-year-old brat is back from school for spring break. I left some beer in the refrigerator for her and her friends (they arrived really late). The only restriction was no driving afterward.
Who the fuck is the state to tell me that I can't do that?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:28 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:28 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Tami at March 09, 2013 10:27 PM (X6akg)
mine was a rescue..
dog grew to big for their house and new baby.
sometimes i don't get it.
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:28 PM (nqBYe)
Oooh.
Eman just saw a crappy vampire movie. Made watchable only by the gratuitous nudity.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 06:29 PM (hO9ad)
I won't argue the point. You are correct. But the law is fine...it's implementation that is awful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:29 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 06:29 PM (Vk2pI)
Or you can wing it and just twist up some paper towels.
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 06:30 PM (BVkEs)
Really, I'm sure at this point those idiots in the legislature would buy into that argument as rational and sound.
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:30 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: The Lost Dutchman at March 09, 2013 06:30 PM (9F2c1)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 06:31 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: Bubba from County at March 09, 2013 06:31 PM (3VhRQ)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 06:31 PM (LUnTP)
Tough day. It will get better. Don't get another right away...you can't just "replace" the one you had.
Mourn. Cry. Then remember. And smile.
You had something that loved you. You are lucky.
Best,
Mike
Posted by: Lt. York at March 09, 2013 06:31 PM (C4tio)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at March 09, 2013 06:31 PM (kxSZr)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:32 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:32 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 09, 2013 10:26 PM (MBqvE)
Dude, Kate Beckinsale's ass wrapped in lates with AC/DC music? You rock.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 06:32 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 10:23 PM (GsoHv)
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If you think the current way of approaching this problem is not costing you money or safety you are kidding yourself in a big, big way.
Just because one approach is fraught with problems does not mean the alternative is problem free.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 06:32 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Bubba from County at March 09, 2013 06:33 PM (3VhRQ)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 10:31 PM (LUnTP)
nice to see you, How's life these days? have you heard from Tammy al thor lately?
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:33 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:34 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: General Woundwort at March 09, 2013 06:35 PM (zOP5o)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 06:35 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: real joe at March 09, 2013 06:35 PM (PD2ad)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 06:35 PM (LUnTP)
Since one SNL prediction from the previous thread was posted here, please permit me to add mine from the same:
If they deign to take note of Paul's filibuster at all, it will be in the context of an Oval Office-based skit where Obama is trying to deliver a speech on the sequester and Paul keeps rushing on camera to be reassured that the O isn't going to be droning anybody. There will be a gag on the order of:
But what about kittens?
Kittens? C'mon.
Muslim kittens. (said with combination wild-eyed/knowing glance to camera)
No, not even then.
That is the SNL writers' room mindset - you could freakin' profile them.
Not only is their gag-writing rote to that degree, but they would naturally assume that the only proper framing perspective for Rand Paul's filibuster or any other political event would be in the context of Obama as calm eye of the storm.
Posted by: A. Pendragon at March 09, 2013 06:35 PM (wJliR)
I am well aware that the current policies toward drugs and alcohol are costing the country tens of billions of dollars each year.
The problem is that I do not trust the government at all...not one little bit...to transition to a saner policy. They will leave the current system in place and add layers of expensive bureaucratic bullshit, while simultaneously decreasing enforcement of existing laws that do work.
We will end up with a more expensive drug policy that does even less than what we have currently.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:36 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 06:36 PM (vHU8p)
sometimes i don't get it.
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 10:28 PM (nqBYe)
I know, willow....I hate people.
My niece posts rescue dogs needing homes on FB all the time. Breaks my heart. I'd take them all but then I'd have no husband.
Posted by: Tami [/i] at March 09, 2013 06:36 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 09, 2013 06:36 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 10:35 PM (LUnTP)
i had heard, hopefully she resumes her health ,strength and gaiety soon.
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:37 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: The Timelord's Hat at March 09, 2013 06:37 PM (Vk2pI)
She was a West Highland Terrier named Beth. She was the most un-dog-like dog I've ever seen. She could leap like a cat (when she was a puppy she would even crouch and stalk my mom's dog like a cat).
She had a human-like way of expression with her eyes. When I would take her out in the woods, she'd want to go a different direction and she would alternate between staring that way and staring up at me until I gave in and went the way she wanted to go. She was so cute I couldn't turn her down.
She was fascinated with this small purple ball made of hard plastic. She liked to chase it all over the place trying to get her teeth around it, but never could.
She liked to chase ducks and geese and she would trot back afterward with a proud satisfied expression.
She would get under my piano and howl along when I played a certain octave repeatedly.
And she liked to lay on the porch and wait for lizards to run across the brick steps and try to catch them. She'd lay there for hours if you let her.
This morning, I had a dream that they were able to clear her lungs of the fluid and that I could come pick her up. When she saw me, she ran over and was so excited to see me, just like she used to when she was young. Just after that, I woke up and they were calling to tell me that she hadn't improved and that she probably wouldn't make it very long.
I don't really know if our pets will be in heaven when we get there. I know some people claim that's true, but I don't know of any real reason to believe it. I hope it's true though. I really do.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 06:37 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 06:37 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 06:37 PM (K4AdI)
Come to Boston, cars do the same thing. Worse when they have consulate plates or a illegal aliens that can do whatever the fuck they want in unregistered uninsured cars.
"effers would not have anywhere to ride their stupid bikes unless everyone else payed for the streets."
Not true, gas taxes and other auto related free pay for little maintenance. Roads are paid for primarily out of property taxes. If anything cyclists pay more in taxes compared to cars and trucks in that they aren't responsible for any road wear.
"cyclists are the pigeons of our transportation world."
They hopefully won't shit on your car and on the bright side are one less person taking up a parking spot while you are circling the block. Offering more choices in transportation options reduces overall congestion. Would you rather have 100 people to the right in a bike lane, or in front of you in their Prius texting with a latte in hand?
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:38 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:39 PM (Z9EHQ)
We had to put down our German Shorthaired Pointer when I was 18.
Greatest dog ever (sorry to all of you people who think that your's is. You are wrong).
More than 30 years later, I still think about him.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:39 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: Gordon undead Ramsay at March 09, 2013 06:39 PM (kxSZr)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:40 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Tami at March 09, 2013 10:36 PM (X6akg)
Tami i see them on craigslist everyday, my youngest teen son wants a dog of his own, I am unsure with this dof if she will let another dog in the house. she has been people socialized but not dogs at all, cats she chases even our own for grins and joy. but i'm afraid to take the risk and have to divide the house for a decade ..
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:40 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at March 09, 2013 06:41 PM (jucos)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 06:41 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 09, 2013 06:41 PM (J6kXj)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 10:39 PM (Z9EHQ)
great to hear!
Posted by: willow ette at March 09, 2013 06:41 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: rickl at March 09, 2013 06:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 06:42 PM (LUnTP)
I don't really know if our pets will be in heaven when we get there. I know some people claim that's true, but I don't know of any real reason to believe it. I hope it's true though. I really do.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:37 PM (CcIvJ)
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You'll be with them again on earth. We'll always live on the earth. Vacations will be to Heaven.
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 06:42 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:37 PM (CcIvJ)
And you know what she was thinking...."My God! This idiot is untrainable!"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:43 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 06:43 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 06:43 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 09, 2013 06:43 PM (cRf43)
My parents have always had GSPs. Great dogs, but they need to hunt.
However, there is no better dog than the Black Pointing Lab.
Posted by: garrett at March 09, 2013 06:44 PM (Zwv2d)
I don't really know if our pets will be in heaven when we get there. I know some people claim that's true, but I don't know of any real reason to believe it. I hope it's true though. I really do.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:37 PM (CcIvJ)
After I had to put my choc. lab to sleep a year ago, the vet sent me a card with the Rainbow Bridge poem in it. http://tinyurl.com/6fodjf
I'm just gonna go with there is a pet heaven........
Posted by: Tami [/i] at March 09, 2013 06:44 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 10:36 PM (vHU8p)
I mistook you for a Moron....You are just gonna yell when all you have to do is "look at your lipstick" and swerve oh so slightly to the left??
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 06:44 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: spypeach at March 09, 2013 06:44 PM (pwTow)
Great dogs.
Ours could hunt up a storm. And he never understood why we didn't go hunting every day.
I think he was a little embarrassed for us, that we were so stupid.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:44 PM (GsoHv)
He's probably doing it out of sarcasm then to show how stupid the opposition is.
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 06:45 PM (ORGYc)
in other news:
Pyongyang, March 8 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea set International Women's Day as a national holiday starting from this year.
An endless stream of women was seen paying floral tribute to the statues of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang.
Priority is given to women at theatres and cinemas and in pleasure parks throughout the country.
The Samjiyon Band of the Mansudae Art Troupe and other art troupes put on stage special programs exclusively arranged for women.
Okryu, Chongryu and other restaurants gave preferential service to women.
Flower and cosmetics shops were crowded with men and children demanding flagrant bouquets and kinds of cosmetics for their wives and mothers.
The hairpin counter at the Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 was teeming with women asking for "cosmos"-brand hairpins.
It has been a custom that husbands prepare special meals for families instead of their wives.
Posted by: mallfly at March 09, 2013 06:46 PM (jDjlM)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:46 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 06:46 PM (xDlyw)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 06:48 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Space Aliens at March 09, 2013 06:48 PM (jucos)
Posted by: rickl at March 09, 2013 06:49 PM (sdi6R)
Our 18-year-old brat is back from school for spring break. I left some beer in the refrigerator for her and her friends (they arrived really late). The only restriction was no driving afterward.
Who the fuck is the state to tell me that I can't do that?
Most laws actually allow children as young as 14 to drink when at home and their parents supervise.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 09, 2013 06:49 PM (3D74W)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 06:49 PM (DoZD+)
Thanks, Craig. I was alone all day since my family are all 200 miles away. But when I went to the grocery store a little bit ago, I started crying in the checkout line and the lady behind the checkout came and gave me a hug. I think that helped more than anything. We talked for a few minutes (I think the lady behind me was probably pissed off, but I didn't care). It's just good to let it all out, I guess.
I'll probably adopt a rescue at some point, but I definitely need some time.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 06:50 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 10:46 PM (KCvsd)
Excuse my ignorance, but according to my neighbor, thats standard
Jewish theology?
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 09, 2013 06:50 PM (HqXYa)
It used to be only that 'great' people could live on for centuries thanks to remembrance in epic poetry, literature, and art. Modernity has bestowed the average person with sufficient mediums to allow for a decent shot of similar immortality.
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:50 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: abner normal at March 09, 2013 06:51 PM (6gk77)
Posted by: fastfreefall at March 09, 2013 06:51 PM (Tz35j)
Posted by: United States Air Force at March 09, 2013 06:51 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston at March 09, 2013 06:51 PM (KCvsd)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 06:51 PM (0PiQ4)
also, as a bicycle rider... I often ride on the wrong side of the street so I can see the idiot who is about to open the driver side door in my face... if I ride on the sidealk it's because my riding at about the speed of a 60 year old jogger makes me less of a risk to people on the sidewalk than the 60 year older driver is to me on the side of the road. And I am far less of a danger to anyone than the guy who thinks that the "no right turn on red" sign only applies when other cars are around.
But yeah, bike riders in Manhattan can be as dangerous a drunk cabbie
Posted by: mallfly at March 09, 2013 06:52 PM (jDjlM)
Posted by: garrett at March 09, 2013 06:52 PM (Zwv2d)
Posted by: Rabbi Tuckman at March 09, 2013 06:52 PM (Vk2pI)
I am well aware that the current policies toward drugs and alcohol are costing the country tens of billions of dollars each year.
The problem is that I do not trust the government at all...not one little bit...to transition to a saner policy. They will leave the current system in place and add layers of expensive bureaucratic bullshit, while simultaneously decreasing enforcement of existing laws that do work.
We will end up with a more expensive drug policy that does even less than what we have currently.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 10:36 PM (GsoHv)
===
100% agreement. Sux to be us.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 06:52 PM (PlzOe)
don't know of any real reason to believe it
I'm encouraged by the way Jesus describes God's care for wild animals, though it's not certain. I'd cash in more than a few good works to see my dogs again.
I can't really speak for other traditions.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 06:53 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: AmishDude at March 09, 2013 06:54 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 06:54 PM (vHU8p)
Posted by: CDR M at March 09, 2013 06:55 PM (dKV5k)
I watched a movie once that said All Dog Go to Heaven. I also read a book that said if you were a believer you would go to heaven as well. I fully trust both of those.
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 06:55 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (NzBQO)
Yes, I can allow her to drink in my home, but she can't give any beer to her friends, and neither can I.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (GsoHv)
Most laws actually allow children as young as 14 to drink when at home and their parents supervise.
Parent...or guardian, right?
Posted by: Woody Allen at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (Zwv2d)
I am sure all my Skyrim characters are bound for the hunting grounds.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (hO9ad)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
Sucks, sucks, sucks. I've had to have 4 kittehs put to sleep during my marriage, and each one got more difficult. Every one is different and special in their own way, and the sadness was almost unbearable. My wife was so attached to the little guys, that the pain she was feeling made it even worse for me. So imagine a 6'4" 270lb man walking out of the vet's office blubbering like a 3 year old, that was me. Don't worry, what you are feeling is normal.
As Roger Caras said:
"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made."
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, the poster formerly known as MrCaniac at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: notsothoreau at March 09, 2013 06:56 PM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 10:52 PM (PlzOe)
This is why God made booze.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 09, 2013 06:57 PM (GsoHv)
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 09, 2013 06:57 PM (HqXYa)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 06:58 PM (lN/PO)
Ha! That's the best thing I've heard all day. It was probably true, too. She definitely saw herself as royalty.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 06:59 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 06:59 PM (K4AdI)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 06:59 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:37 PM (CcIvJ)
If dogs don't gp to heaven I don't want to go. When our Westie became gravely ill, I had to take him to put him down because my mother couldn't do it. I buried him at the lakes, his favorite place, under a huge tree. Chasing chipmunks no doubt. He was 13.
I am a great deal older now and have a wonderful 6 year old Australian terrier, and am about to adopt a Cairn terrier too. I have a thing about terriers. So feisty, smart and big on the inside.
I feel your pain. Your dog was so lucky to have you to love her.
Posted by: thunderb at March 09, 2013 06:59 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 06:59 PM (vHU8p)
FIFY
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 07:00 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 07:00 PM (lN/PO)
Posted by: paintyourjackwagon at March 09, 2013 07:00 PM (Bfbpz)
Posted by: A cynical but rarely angry Adriane at March 09, 2013 07:02 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: AmishDude at March 09, 2013 10:54 PM (xSegX)
CO2 from fossil fuel carries invisible stigmata that cause it to block eeevil heat from going off into space, but CO2 from politically-correct cyclists is all warm and fuzzy.
or something
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2013 07:03 PM (673KB)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 07:03 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: USS Diversity at March 09, 2013 07:04 PM (+bZOu)
Posted by: A cynical but rarely angry Adriane at March 09, 2013 07:04 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: paintyourjackwagon at March 09, 2013 07:05 PM (Bfbpz)
"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made."
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, the poster formerly known as MrCaniac at March 09, 2013 10:56 PM
Ain't that the truth.........I have a 15 yr old pomeranian that has turned into my shadow. Sits outside the shower, sits at my feet when I'm in the restroom, well basically follows my everywhere. Won't let me go to the store without him. I went overseas a couple years ago for two weeks and my daughter claims he was despondent. I got home at midnight and suprised him.............I had never heard a dog actually cry until I went in and surprised him that I was home. He cried like a baby and shook and slept on my chest for a good week.
BTW..............your nic is still funny
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 07:05 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 07:05 PM (lN/PO)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 09, 2013 07:06 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: thunderb at March 09, 2013 07:06 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 07:06 PM (0PiQ4)
A friend of mine got a Great Dane from rescue. The people who turned it in said that they didn't realize how big it would get.
Had they never seen an adult great dane? They are massive. And gorgeous. If I had a big house, I'd get a couple of them.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 09, 2013 07:06 PM (DoZD+)
Posted by: A cynical but rarely angry Adriane at March 09, 2013 07:07 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: paintyourjackwagon at March 09, 2013 07:08 PM (Ynbgq)
Posted by: Adriane really isn't a Texan ... at March 09, 2013 07:08 PM (TvO05)
I had a roommate who majored in Philosophy and told me that there was some modern Jewish belief that the universe was created when God broke a vial of light or some such thing.
I've asked several Jewish people I've met (including a Rabbi) and they all gave me a funny look and said they'd never heard of such a thing. And I believe them. But I'm still curious where it did come from. I don't think he was just making it up.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 07:09 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 07:10 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 07:10 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 10:54 PM (vHU8p)
Yeah but they sure are awesome. http://i48.tinypic.com/zxjn1t.jpg
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 07:11 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 07:11 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 07:11 PM (/BwGa)
Why can't I keep the clock and just set it to the new time?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 07:11 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at March 09, 2013 07:11 PM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 07:12 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 07:12 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 07:13 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 07:13 PM (lN/PO)
some floosy who gets too much attention for almost taking her clothes off.
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 11:12 PM (Z9EHQ)
Googling done. She's disgusting.
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 09, 2013 07:15 PM (HqXYa)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 07:15 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn, Gov'mint Informant at March 09, 2013 07:15 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 07:16 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: Jones in CO at March 09, 2013 07:17 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 07:17 PM (BVkEs)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 11:13 PM (lN/PO)
I would call that a good watchmouse. Wait what???She had a pet snake AND a mouse?
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 07:17 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at March 09, 2013 07:17 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 07:18 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: rickl at March 09, 2013 07:18 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 07:18 PM (lN/PO)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 07:19 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: Robert at March 09, 2013 07:20 PM (LUnTP)
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 09, 2013 07:20 PM (HqXYa)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 07:20 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 07:23 PM (lN/PO)
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 07:24 PM (OQpzc)
Pussy snake.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 11:23 PM (lN/PO)
Tastes just like chicken. Just sayin.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 07:25 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 07:25 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Ombudsman at March 09, 2013 11:20 PM (HqXYa)
HAHA...did the same thing here! Told the spouse that we need to change clocks. Sad thing is neither of us even have a working clock. We are kinda like Kramer and have an internal thing going on. Even sadder is the fact that we both figured we would see each other at 330 in the morning instead of the usual 430.
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 07:27 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 07:28 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: Adriane... at March 09, 2013 07:28 PM (TvO05)
Posted by: Executives at SyFy at March 09, 2013 07:29 PM (Vk2pI)
Ain't that the truth.........I have a 15 yr old pomeranian that has turned into my shadow. Sits outside the shower, sits at my feet when I'm in the restroom, well basically follows my everywhere. Won't let me go to the store without him. I wentoverseas a couple years ago for two weeks and my daughter claims he was despondent. I got home at midnight and suprised him.............I had never heard a dogactually cry until I went in and surprised him that I was home. He cried like a baby and shook and slept on my chest for a good week.
BTW..............your nic is still funny
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 11:05 PM (pFCTM)
Got a Golden myself, and my wife says she gets like that when I go to 7-11 to get the Sunday paper, then acts like the dog in that video greeting the returning soldier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKAVyXi0J4
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, the poster formerly known as MrCaniac at March 09, 2013 07:29 PM (Zd/NW)
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my cat Fritz a little over a year ago and it hurts a lot to lose a friend like that.
Posted by: Mr. Alu Fods at March 09, 2013 07:30 PM (XO+H6)
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 11:29 PM (BVkEs)
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Oh crap!! I'm not ready.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 07:31 PM (PlzOe)
CBD,
If you're still around, I threw together the "big budget/mainstream game" section for tomorrow's Gaming thread. We'll see if Zakn get's it incorporated.
Let me know how it fits. I too have been looking for something a little less "hard core MMO-er" in that thread, but I may be off base as well.
(Nothing new out quite yet this week, soon. So no reviews.)
Posted by: tsrblke at March 09, 2013 07:31 PM (GaqMa)
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe—
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law—
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard—
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not Thee to guard.
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Amen.
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 07:31 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 07:31 PM (3R0Zs)
Posted by: Executives at SyFy at March 09, 2013 11:29 PM (Vk2pI)
MouseOsaurus vs MegaSnake
Posted by: Ook? at March 09, 2013 07:33 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 07:33 PM (vHU8p)
A great night at the Dean Dome!Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 09, 2013 07:34 PM (C8mVl)
Did he tell you this between bong hits?
Heh. No, but he did seem extremely sincere. Maybe he did just make it up and was seeing if I'd buy it. But it was in the context of a serious conversation, so I don't know. It sounds like something a post-modernist semi-religious philosopher might come up with, I guess.
I know I'm rambling, but on a related topic: the book of Genesis says that God put a fear of mankind into the animals as part of the curse. I'm starting to think maybe God felt sorry for us and gave some of them back to us for consolation.
Also, from the Roger Caras quote above by, uh, "Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper" (who I'm sadly shocked to learn is really a 6'4" 270lb man), it's true that dogs look at us worshipfully. Maybe part of the reason God gave us dogs is so we would know how he felt about us.
OK, sorry for the ad hoc pop theology. But it does seem to help to think these things through that way.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 07:34 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: teej at March 09, 2013 07:34 PM (3R0Zs)
CBD,
If you're still around, I threw together the "big budget/mainstream game" section for tomorrow's Gaming thread. We'll see if Zakn get's it incorporated.
Let me know how it fits. I too have been looking for something a little less "hard core MMO-er" in that thread, but I may be off base as well.
(Nothing new out quite yet this week, soon. So no reviews.)
Posted by: tsrblke at March 09, 2013 11:31 PM (GaqMa)
Yeah that's usually the stuff that I think about when I think gaming thread. Not a weekly EVE online recap and the Dude gloating about some gaming company not being perfect. The last two really good gaming threads were put up by Ace about the PS4 and I'm not even a Playstation customer.
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 07:34 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 07:36 PM (vHU8p)
Posted by: vivi at March 09, 2013 07:37 PM (m2oDh)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 07:38 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: AltonJackson (new content up) at March 09, 2013 07:39 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: L, elle at March 09, 2013 07:40 PM (0PiQ4)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 09, 2013 11:36 PM (vHU8p)
In that case here you go 
I think he's less than a year old when I took this. http://tinypic.com/r/fcto4m/6
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 07:41 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 07:41 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 11:34 PM (GULKT)
I'm inherently lazy so I went with a few sentence comments on 4-5 news items with accompanying links.
I see no reason to recount a blow-by-blow when the links can do that for me
.
Posted by: tsrblke at March 09, 2013 07:41 PM (GaqMa)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 09, 2013 07:41 PM (C8mVl)
Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 09, 2013 07:42 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: a mindful webworker at March 09, 2013 07:45 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: Truman North, last of the famous international playboys at March 09, 2013 11:42 PM (I2LwF)
So...uhhhh I guess that's a "wait for Netflix" then.
I'll say this I'm saving up my money for the coming torrent of movies in May.
Posted by: tsrblke at March 09, 2013 07:45 PM (GaqMa)
People live too long, dogs too short.
Posted by: Aging lesbian running a donkey rescue at March 09, 2013 07:47 PM (dmEoV)
Posted by: fall forward, spring back at March 09, 2013 07:47 PM (6zfQZ)
Posted by: a mindful webworker at March 09, 2013 07:49 PM (U13jb)
And God gave us kittehs so that we wouldn't take ourselves too seriously.
Posted by: Basement Cat at March 09, 2013 07:50 PM (Xu0WZ)
You know we got lost on the way
Come save us a runaway train
Goin insane
how do we how do we not fade
how do we how do we how do We not fade away
How do we how do we ooooooooh
Posted by: LP at March 09, 2013 07:50 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: soledad O'brien at March 09, 2013 07:51 PM (m2oDh)
Posted by: Dinah Lord at March 09, 2013 07:51 PM (46UXb)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 07:52 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 07:52 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: Chicagorefugee at March 09, 2013 07:52 PM (FjpBc)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 07:53 PM (sqp6o)
Starving rats turn on each other. Mice are just mini-rats.
Posted by: @PurpAv at March 09, 2013 07:53 PM (/gHaE)
That's how they've suckered folks in for decades now! Yeah back when I thought it was funny I always noticed that. The opening skit was one of the funniest they had that night. Most of the skits before the first musical performance were good. Everything after the Weekend Update really wasn't worth it. And then Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz got on the show and couldn't ever go through a skit without laughing at their unfunny shit.
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 07:53 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: helofixer at March 09, 2013 07:55 PM (YLO2/)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 07:55 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 07:56 PM (Vhc4u)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 07:57 PM (CcIvJ)
292 Maybe part of the reason God gave us dogs is so we would know how he felt about us.
And God gave us kittehs so that we wouldn't take ourselves too seriously.
That's kinda deep, I like it, The cat part though I am ambivalent. Cats and I don't get along....I have tried twice and the first one shit all over in my closet and the second one kept going into the freezer room and getting caught between the walls. I have also been attacked twice by cats in the outdoors. One actually had all 4 cat claws in my leg in addition to his teeth, Took me 2 rounds of antibiotics to get over it.
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 07:57 PM (pFCTM)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 07:57 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 07:58 PM (Z9EHQ)
Reminds me of the job description of a departmental director of graduate studies (DGS, interpreted by some to mean "dirty goddam snake") in my grad school: A mouse training to become a rat.
Posted by: Basement Cat at March 09, 2013 07:58 PM (Xu0WZ)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 07:59 PM (/v7wy)
Posted by: AmishDude at March 09, 2013 07:59 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 11:58 PM (Z9EHQ)
Just imagine how many date requests you could get by putting up a picture of a blanket thrown over a hat rack.
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 08:00 PM (GULKT)
Posted by: AmishDude at March 09, 2013 08:01 PM (xSegX)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 08:01 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 08:01 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at March 09, 2013 08:02 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: helofixer at March 09, 2013 08:03 PM (YLO2/)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 08:06 PM (eyJh9)
And you too, helofixer. Cats are interesting creatures. They're stereotypically aloof, but they can be very loving too. My mom has a cat that loves to be scratched under her chin. Do that for a few seconds, and she'll just collapse into your lap. Of course, she also has a male cat that lives only to hide behind corners and swipe you as you go by. My cousin swears he's demon possessed. :-)
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 08:08 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 08:09 PM (Y4TdB)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 08:11 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 09, 2013 08:12 PM (C8mVl)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 08:12 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 08:16 PM (lN/PO)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
That's a tough deal, been there. Remember the good times you had.
We had to put Bozo down at 15, really no choice he was unable to walk. It was also one of the hardest things I had to do in my life, you are not alone.
Took us a few years, we now have a delight in Bailey, a rambuctious yellar Lab. Take time to mourn, you will know when you need to find another.
Best wishes,
T
My sympahties at your loss.
Posted by: The Farmer at March 09, 2013 08:17 PM (NaloF)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 08:18 PM (dZnxf)
So they're going for the aging lesbian demographic then.
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 08:21 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 08:22 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 08:23 PM (eHNxr)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 08:24 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 08:25 PM (vuIm8)
Posted by: eman at March 10, 2013 12:18 AM (dZnxf)
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a wise person once said that pollution is just a resource in the wrong place.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 08:25 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Craig Poe at March 09, 2013 11:32 PM
How? Did it get pre-empted by a basketball game?
Posted by: Fluent Jersey Speaker at March 09, 2013 08:26 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 08:26 PM (QVBzT)
Posted by: Andrew Sullivan at March 09, 2013 08:27 PM (eyJh9)
I had to put my 15 year old dog to sleep this morning. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and this has been the saddest loneliest day I've ever been through. I really don't know what to do now, because I don't think I'll make it. Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (CcIvJ)
Oh. jeez, that is so awful. I remember when my childhood dog was put to sleep. We got her when I was in 2nd grade, she was put down when I was a freshman in college. And nobody told me. I came home from work one day (I was at home and had a summer job in a restaurant) and was told "We took Patches in today." Man, that hurt. And I don't think I ever completely forgave my family for not giving me a chance to say goodbye. She was old and deaf and hurting at that point - I knew it was coming- but good god, that was my best friend during my childhood years.
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 08:28 PM (7FqJH)
If carbon is a pollutant, you can convince environmentalists to kill themselves
Posted by: kbdabear at March 09, 2013 08:28 PM (mCvL4)
Posted by: soothsayer t. kirk at March 09, 2013 08:30 PM (eHNxr)
The original statement was idiocy anyway. There's no reason to believe global CO2 production and plant conversion of same is currently in equilibrium. There's too many moving parts for such a thing to be static.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 08:30 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 09, 2013 08:30 PM (eyJh9)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 08:32 PM (bxiXv)
It's hard because people don't equate grieving over a pet with grieving over a person.
However, there are several good pet bereavement websites with volunteers and others who are hurting as you are
This site helped me when my two kittehs had advanced cancer and had to be euthanized 3 weeks apart 4 1/2 years ago
www.aplb.org/
Posted by: kbdabear at March 09, 2013 08:32 PM (mCvL4)
Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords and gun control specialist extroidinaire has been purchasing AR 15's and 1911 platform 45's. OOOOOPS. (weasel zippers)
hypocrites, one and all.
Posted by: Derak at March 09, 2013 08:32 PM (lkjWK)
So many lose their way
The bitter wind is whistling
Confusion reigns
There's a land I've seen in a dream
The home of the brave and free
Where piece of mind is easy to find
Forever guaranteed
Posted by: Lene at March 09, 2013 08:34 PM (e8kgV)
I know it's tough right now. When you feel up to it, go to the shelter just to look. There's a friend there who's been waiting for you.
And I shall tell you something: my 73 year old mother just fell down the steps a few minutes ago and got banged up pretty well but nothing broken we think. Scared the living shit out of me. I'll be up all freakin' night worrying now.
Posted by: Xavier at March 09, 2013 08:35 PM (T2oeP)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 08:37 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 08:40 PM (sqp6o)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 09, 2013 08:40 PM (lN/PO)
Posted by: Xavier at March 10, 2013 12:35 AM (T2oeP)
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Been thru this twice recently. Unless you are really good at knowing the signs of head trauma think really hard about getting a scan done. Both times I paid good money to find out that it was going to heal on it's own, but that is a whole lot better than not paying the money and having a brain bleed go untreated.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 08:41 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 08:41 PM (ORGYc)
Aloha!
Posted by: cthulhu at March 10, 2013 12:02 AM (kaalw)Greetings, oh tentacled one.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 10, 2013 12:23 AM (xKC/c)
Salutations, oh pale and not quite treasured....
On one of the hikes that we do in the mountains, there's a switchback that we've nicknamed "Basura Point" because the trail leads right up to a pile of dead trees and brush before turning the other way.
Only up to 180 on the "catch-up" tab.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 08:42 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Jose at March 09, 2013 08:42 PM (zc/sw)
"It's hard because people don't equate grieving over a pet with grieving over a person." When I lost my mother, at age 25, I got the feeling most people didn't know what to say to me - that particular loss is so cosmic and mind-blowing. (Most of my contemporaries are now starting to deal with what I dealt with 25 years ago. In their 20's, my loss was incomprehsible to them. They couldn't yet imagine their parents dying.)
Losing a pet is painful, but smaller scale.
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 08:42 PM (7FqJH)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 08:44 PM (dZnxf)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 08:44 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 08:45 PM (sqp6o)
Donna, thanks for your story. I think the suddenness of it makes it worse, but then I don't know that it would be easy under any circumstances.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 08:45 PM (CcIvJ)
They know, they just don't care.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 08:45 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 08:49 PM (bxiXv)
That's kinda deep, I like it, The cat part though I am ambivalent. Cats and I don't get along....I have tried twice and the first one shit all over in my closet and the second one kept going into the freezer room and getting caught between the walls. I have also been attacked twice by cats in the outdoors. One actually had all 4 cat claws in my leg in addition to his teeth, Took me 2 rounds of antibiotics to get over it.
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 11:57 PM (pFCTM)
I got some "kitty" like that once. My "leg" burned for a long time.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, the poster formerly known as MrCaniac at March 09, 2013 08:50 PM (Zd/NW)
They're gonna blame the sun acting up on AGW pretty soon now.
Posted by: @PurpAv at March 09, 2013 08:51 PM (/gHaE)
They're convinced they will be magically untouched by a fire that consumes all of "us people." And, no doubt, all the undesirables on their side they don't like.
Same mentality that has them convinced the national debt will never be a problem for them.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 08:52 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 08:52 PM (dZnxf)
Can you see the parts that I'm playing
"Holy Man, Rocker Man, Come on Queenie,
Joker Man, Spider Man, Blue Eyed Meanie"
So you found your solution
What will be your last contribution?
"Live it up, rip it up, why so lazy?
Give it out, dish it out, let's go crazy,
Yeah!"
Posted by: Tramp at March 09, 2013 08:53 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 08:54 PM (7FqJH)
Posted by: RWC at March 09, 2013 08:55 PM (sqp6o)
At first it was all like "OMG Ice Age" (which we will eventually have to deal with if we don't all drown in parking lot puddles first), then it was like "we'll all burn" and so we didn't. And then it was like "extreme weather" which didn't happen, and then it was "burn" again, and then it stopped getting warmer, and it's all "extreme weather" which is failing to happen again.
And the fuckers don't even blink and slow down. I mean, we've got to the point where they say things like "our models would have worked if it wasn't for the actual weather" without even hanging themselves in a closet.
And they get billions a year for this, mostly taxpayer money.
Oy vey.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 10, 2013 12:32 AM (bxiXv)
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Death cults have been popular with somebody for thousands of years. The really sad part about this particular one is they have ruined what may have been our most noble invention yet -- science.
We have a whole generation of kids being raised to believe science is either something you vote on (consensus = science) or something people brainwash you about because they like to feel guilty.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 08:56 PM (PlzOe)
That's kinda deep, I like it, The cat part
though I am ambivalent. Cats and I don't get along....I have tried twice
and the first one shit all over in my closet and the second one kept
going into the freezer room and getting caught between the walls. I have
also been attacked twice by cats in the outdoors. One actually had all 4
cat claws in my leg in addition to his teeth, Took me 2 rounds of
antibiotics to get over it.
Posted by: Molly k. at March 09, 2013 11:57 PM (pFCTM)
holy shit !
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at March 09, 2013 08:58 PM (/7Xis)
I think this is what happened to Walter Williams' wife a few years back. She bumped her head on a table, seemed to be OK, and died a couple of days later.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 08:59 PM (CcIvJ)
My favorite quote from the "pro-science" wankers, "Don't you believe in Science?"
I have to ask one of these fools sometime if believing in science makes one a practicing scientologist.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 09:00 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 09:00 PM (bxiXv)
signs of head trauma think really hard about getting a scan done.
I think this is what happened to Walter Williams' wife a few years back. She bumped her head on a table, seemed to be OK, and died a couple of days later.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 10, 2013 12:59 AM (CcIvJ)
Isn't that also what happened with Liam Neeson's wife?
Posted by: buzzion at March 09, 2013 09:02 PM (GULKT)
ICYMI: Mr. Gabby Giffords buys an AR-15 and "high capacity" magazines.
http://tinyurl.com/hipocgunracy
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 09, 2013 09:04 PM (p/cQy)
I guess I understand the reasoning, but of course you were going to be hit by it sooner or later anyway. You have to have the chance to go through it naturally and deal with the experience.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 09:06 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: Emily at March 09, 2013 09:09 PM (q0xB2)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 09:10 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 09:12 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Xavier at March 10, 2013 12:35 AM (T2oeP)
Get here into Emergency right away. Sometimes those falls in elderly folks are the only indication of a small stroke. I'm no doctor, but we have been warned of this by many campaigns.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2013 09:16 PM (673KB)
Posted by: Emile Antoon Khadaji at March 09, 2013 09:16 PM (KvKOu)
382 Been thru this twice recently. Unless you are really good at knowing the signs of head trauma think really hard about getting a scan done.I think this is what happened to Walter Williams' wife a few years back. She bumped her head on a table, seemed to be OK, and died a couple of days later.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 10, 2013 12:59 AM (CcIvJ)
Isn't that also what happened with Liam Neeson's wife?
Posted by: buzzion at March 10, 2013 01:02 AM (GULKT)
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Darn. I should have added, falling is an early sign of a stroke. Please get it checked.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 09:16 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: bikermailman at March 09, 2013 09:16 PM (ZsKBU)
In a theater, paying real money, I'd have walked out and demanded my money back.
Posted by: @PurpAv at March 09, 2013 09:17 PM (/gHaE)
382 Been thru this twice recently. Unless you are really good at knowing the signs of head trauma think really hard about getting a scan done.I think this is what happened to Walter Williams' wife a few years back. She bumped her head on a table, seemed to be OK, and died a couple of days later.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 10, 2013 12:59 AM (CcIvJ)
Isn't that also what happened with Liam Neeson's wife?
Posted by: buzzion at March 10, 2013 01:02 AM (GULKT)
I was going to weigh in with a spiel about how it's important to know why she fell in the first place -- if she's bruised, scraped, and shaken but cursing your kids' habit of leaving play toys on the stairs, you are likely to be in good shape -- but if she's going "last I remember, I was in my room....but then I was at the bottom of the steps...." then the fall might be a symptom in itself.
But then my system went through a massive crash and Microsoft, McAfee, and Mozilla decided they needed to install updates.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:18 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: eman at March 09, 2013 09:20 PM (dZnxf)
I remember back in the day when companies tried to sell you finished software, instead of half-done self-updating piles of crap.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:20 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 10, 2013 12:44 AM (ORGYc)
Impending time change?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:22 PM (kaalw)
I think I'll do that, Emily.
I'm drained right now, so I think I'll go to sleep on the couch. Thank you all for the kind words. It's actually helped a lot. I've even laughed some tonight reading through the comments.
Good night, all.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 09, 2013 09:23 PM (CcIvJ)
Posted by: @PurpAv at March 09, 2013 09:24 PM (/gHaE)
Posted by: rickl at March 09, 2013 09:24 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: model_1066 at March 09, 2013 09:25 PM (7xPCu)
Hence the old joke:
Q: What's the difference between a used car salesman and a software marketer?
A: A used car salesman knows when he's lying.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 09:25 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: DAvinci at March 09, 2013 09:26 PM (XDC0v)
Good night, all.
Posted by: rfichoke at March 10, 2013 01:23 AM (CcIvJ)
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Good Night. Please accept sincere condolences. I hope you start feeling better very soon.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 09:26 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque votes Galt/Rearden '16! Burn, baby, burn... at March 09, 2013 09:27 PM (eQnzo)
...but he was in a coma, brain dead within a few days, and had the plug pulled a week after the crash. They couldn't control the brain swelling even with a shunt.
Head injuries, even seemingly modest ones, can be lethal.
Posted by: @PurpAv at March 09, 2013 09:27 PM (/gHaE)
Posted by: model_1066 at March 09, 2013 09:30 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 09:33 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 11:10 PM (Vk2pI)
Well, that's the Warmist party line. But some plant carbon goes into the soil, and remains there for many years (roots, you know), and some atmospheric CO2 dissolves in the ocean, and is precipitated as calcium carbonate. The carbon cycle isn't a closed loop; it's more like a traffic circle, with units joining here, and leaving there. The natural tendency of the Earth is toward equilibrium, because if it wasn't, it would have already pegged out at some unlivable extreme.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 09, 2013 09:33 PM (673KB)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 10, 2013 01:33 AM (Vk2pI)
very much so and I do love me some science
Posted by: The Dude at March 09, 2013 09:34 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Navybrat at March 09, 2013 09:36 PM (CgiRY)
Posted by: The Dude at March 09, 2013 09:39 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 09:40 PM (Vk2pI)
All death is bad.. Death of a pet is sad because they look upon us as the master species. "Why is this happening to me?"
'I do not know, beloved companion."
"But those others go into graves...I go into...uh...":
"Cat. Dog. I love you."
Cat: "That...works, I guess."
Dog: "I love you too!!!"
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 09, 2013 09:40 PM (xjpRj)
Caveman.
Posted by: Bethesda at March 09, 2013 09:41 PM (hO9ad)
We have a whole generation of kids being raised to believe science is either something you vote on (consensus = science) or something people brainwash you about because they like to feel guilty.
Posted by: jc at March 10, 2013 12:56 AM (PlzOe)
I was talking to Kratos about that one time. My parents have 5 STEM degrees between them. My mom was on the textbook committee at her college, so evaluation copies of science textbooks were our bathroom reading. I grew up as a techie kid -- my childhood heroes were the Curies, Edison, Galileo.... When I grew older, I learned that science had its martyrs, too -- see if the incidents at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core don't give you a shiver.
People lived and died with a burning desire to expose some little sliver of Nature's Truth....and here these fucking credentialed prostitutes will say anything -- no matter how self-contradictory or ridiculous -- to advance the control of a technocratic elite they hope to be part of. They're not worthy to be vivisected for actual science, though they loudly claim the honor of "scientist". These poseurs strut and preen, go on about their publication count, and play political games to shut down inconvenient facts -- whores are far more honorable in renting enjoyable exercise; dismal assholes like these are selling the filth of ignorance in the dress of knowledge.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:41 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: model_1066 at March 09, 2013 09:43 PM (7xPCu)
Miss Fatso McPoopsalot: ha! That could have been the name of the dog we got after my childhood one was put to sleep. Pepper, a springer spaniel who was smart as a whip (she taught herself to ring the front doorbell when she wanted to come in - you'd see her head pop up in the bay window and disappear and 5 seconds later, you'd hear the doorbell).
Pepper was the family dog after all the kids had grown up and my parents were in their 60's. So she didn' t get the exercise the previous dog had gotten. She got fat and pooped alot because she was the companion of older folks who spoiled her. Her farts could knock you dead. But she was the one thing keeping my dad going after my mom died.
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 09:43 PM (7FqJH)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 10, 2013 01:40 AM (Vk2pI)
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It is my understanding that fossil fuels were once a life form on earth. If so, they also took carbon from the atmosphere. The only distinction here is the passage of time.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 09:46 PM (PlzOe)
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sometimes I wish you would get over your reticence and just tell us what you really think.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 09:48 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 09, 2013 09:50 PM (Jr9vG)
Posted by: The Political Hat at March 09, 2013 09:50 PM (Vk2pI)
That's it exactly. The scientific method is supposed to be about the pursuit of knowledge, no matter where it leads.
Especially if it leads away from your preconceived notion of what it should be.
These assholes at least make an attempt to repress, discount, and ridicule anything that challenges their "lofty" positions.
What have we missed finding out because these fools have placed themselves as the gatekeepers of "science"?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 09:52 PM (xKC/c)
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 09:52 PM (7FqJH)
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sometimes I wish you would get over your reticence and just tell us what you really think.
Posted by: jc at March 10, 2013 01:48 AM (PlzOe)
I would've, but I had to pause to spit.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:52 PM (kaalw)
DO NOT brign up the sonics leaving town and their love for the seahawks is actually bordering on total craziness.
i kinda like it to be honest...
Posted by: southern by the grace of I-95 at March 09, 2013 09:55 PM (DnIpv)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 10, 2013 01:52 AM (xKC/c)
How is it, that in 21st Century America we have 1940s Soviet Lysenkoism writ large?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 09:56 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: The Political Hat \m/ at March 09, 2013 09:58 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 09:58 PM (bxiXv)
When I moved to Florida and came back to Wisconsin to visit, that goofy dog Pepper was so happy to see me she couldn't stop peeing. It was the funniest thing ever: this fat springer spaniel running up to me and then walking around the driveway, crying and peeing at the same time.
It was also great when my sister's in-laws, who owned her sister Misty would bring Misty for a visit. Those dogs knew they were sisters! They'd cry and go apeshit and run around our house together until they were exhausted. Once they came tearing around a corner, side by side and Misty had Pepper's ear in her mouth! It was like two little girls running and holding hands.
Posted by: Donna V., Cheesehead Supreme at March 09, 2013 09:59 PM (7FqJH)
Posted by: model_1066 at March 09, 2013 10:04 PM (7xPCu)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 10, 2013 01:56 AM (kaalw)
Because on the left, it's all reruns, all the time.
Ironic that they never talk about anything but novelty and never do anything new.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 10, 2013 01:58 AM (bxiXv)
Actually, it was a rhetorical question. The tersest answer possible is "Gramsci". But that's merely a person's name -- when you unpack it, it ends up in the same place your comment does.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:07 PM (kaalw)
But we have it anyway. Yeesh.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 10:09 PM (PlzOe)
It's been my feeling that the worst we could do if we burnt every last drop of fossil fuels on the planet was return the climate to the one that supported so much vegetation that brontosaurus and T-Rex were viable. i.e. more food than we could ever find a use for.
Posted by: Methos at March 09, 2013 10:09 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 10:09 PM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 10:12 PM (bxiXv)
Because we buried you. From the inside.
Posted by: Nikita K. at March 09, 2013 10:13 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 09, 2013 10:15 PM (Jr9vG)
Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at March 09, 2013 10:16 PM (bjn0Z)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 09, 2013 10:16 PM (Jr9vG)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 09, 2013 10:17 PM (Jr9vG)
The formal one, or the one with the working drill motor and chuck?
"Best" for what purpose?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 09, 2013 10:18 PM (xKC/c)
I'm considering a situation where having a herding/working dog might be a good thing. (1) Anyone have successful allergy treatments? (2) Is it really fair to have a highly trained and intelligent dog that you can't spend that much time with? (3) I've heard that poodles are allergy friendly, and you get weird stuff like labradoodles.....but does anyone have experience with a border collie-oodle?
Oh, and bonus difficulty points -- I'm phobic about needles. I just had a colonoscopy without anesthetic because I'm a chickenshit and it was easier that way. Just having blood drawn is like having a live rattlesnake parked on my chest and shakin' -- my lab tech has commented "I've never known anyone to hold their breath for quite that long." [Beats a situation I had a couple of lab techs prior -- I was saying that it'd be best to do it lying down with certain precautions and she said, "oh, don't worry -- we have one guy that's so bad he XXX, YYY, and ZZZ." ... "That was me last year."]
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:20 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 09, 2013 10:23 PM (ORGYc)
Excerpted from DaybyDayCartoon, by Chris Muir:
Proclaim it, Rubio,
that he that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart;
his dinner reservation with the President made,
and expenses for a 20 car convoy put into his purse;
we would not stand in that man's company
who fears fellowship in standing for our rights.
...
It looks like Senator Paul's Randpage is causing a major, nay Shakespearean crisis on Capitol Hill.
... get your doublets cleaned and pressed ...
Posted by: Arbalest at March 10, 2013 02:09 AM (OL61Z)
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his
blood with me, Shall be my brother; be ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle
his condition. And gentlemen in England now abed, Shall think themselves
accursed they were not here, And hold their manhood's cheap whiles any
speaks, That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:23 PM (kaalw)
Because we buried you. From the inside.
Posted by: Nikita K. at March 10, 2013 02:13 AM (hO9ad)
Yeah, like I said -- the one word answer is "Gramsci".
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:25 PM (kaalw)
"Crises there will continue to be. In meeting them, whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation to feel that some spectacular and costly action could become the miraculous solution to all current difficulties. A huge increase in the newer elements of our defenses; development of unrealistic programs to cure every ill in agriculture; a dramatic expansion in basic and applied research – these and many other possibilities, each possibly promising in itself, may be suggested as the only way to the road we wish to travel.
A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction.
But each proposal must be weighed in light of a broader consideration; the need to maintain balance in and among national programs – balance between the private and the public economy, balance between the cost and hoped for advantages – balance between the clearly necessary and the comfortably desirable; balance between our essential requirements as a nation and the duties imposed by the nation upon the individual; balance between the actions of the moment and the national welfare of the future. Good judgment seeks balance and progress; lack of it eventually finds imbalance and frustration.
The record of many decades stands as proof that our people and their Government have, in the main, understood these truths and have responded to them well in the face of threat and stress.
But threats, new in kind or degree, constantly arise.
Of these, I mention two only.
A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction.
Our military organization today bears little relation to that known by any of my predecessors in peacetime, or indeed by the fighting men of World War II or Korea.
Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.
American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence – economic, political, even spiritual – is felt in every city, every Statehouse, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades.
In this revolution, research has become central, it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.
Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.
The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded.
Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded.
It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system – ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society."
For a dummy, Ike sure had an interesting grasp on where the future would take us.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 10:26 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: andycanuck at March 10, 2013 02:23 AM (ORGYc)
I wasn't sneezing, so maybe she was a techodoodle.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:27 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 10:28 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 10:30 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: jc at March 10, 2013 02:26 AM (PlzOe)
To me, a very interesting point is that the Left constantly maligns the "Military-Industrial Complex" but proposes a totalitarianism that is far worse. I, for one, could easily envision constructive criticism with regard to the military if the alternative was the natural economy of a free people -- but trying to raid a bloated military to create a bloated welfare state is sheer madness -- at least a bloated military will stomp those who need stomped.....bloated welfare states don't save the afflicted; they shunt them off to the "Liverpool Protocol."
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:34 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 10:35 PM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 10:38 PM (OL61Z)
you can tell a good theory from a bad theory in a simple way -- use your theory to make predictions -- if the future matches your prediction, your theory is pretty good -- if your prediction is way off -- your theory sux.
So -- Ike's predictions -- yup. Pretty much on the money.
Every single leftist prediction -- medicare won't cost much, social security will pay for itself, etc, etc, etc -- not even friggin' close.
Except one -- Bobby Kennedy hit the right year for a Black man to be President. The rest -- pretty much garbage.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 10:41 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 10, 2013 02:28 AM (bxiXv)
I was doing some international adventure travel some years back, and had a list of recommended inoculations. So I go in to get them -- hey, I'm phobic....not stupid. And I tell the nurse, "I'm not going to lie to you -- this is going to be bad. It's extremely likely that I might pass out . But here's the thing -- if I do, finish the inoculations *first* before you revive me. And be quick."
I had a set of those gun things when I was a kid -- it's an unimaginable horror, but it's momentary. Much better than less of a horror that continues.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:43 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 10:52 PM (bxiXv)
"I'm phobic about needles."
You need to lose that phobia quick. From here on, needles will play an increasing part in your life.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 10, 2013 02:35 AM (OL61Z)
They will to the extent I allow them to.
There are amusing corollaries. For instance, hard-core diabetics have insulin pumps implanted, while moderate diabetics control their blood glucose with periodic injections of insulin. I've got diabetes in the family -- if I got to that point, I could see myself paying for a pump and skipping the injections.
There are a lot of paths through the phobic mess, though -- perhaps I ingest enough valium prior to the needle that they could saw off my hand with a hacksaw....but it won't be a "regular thing".
My BH had a recent bout of dehydration where they gave her an IV -- I'd be out her 3rd floor window before that would work for me.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:55 PM (kaalw)
http://youtu.be/qeuL5IGimCQ
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 10, 2013 02:52 AM (bxiXv)
That is seriously funny, but I'm also allergic to rabbits (and there was a backup BC, I noticed).
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 10:59 PM (kaalw)
Wait, what are you planning to herd and are you sure you aren't allergic to *them*?Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 11:02 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 11:03 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 11:06 PM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 11:12 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 10, 2013 02:59 AM (kaalw)
Cats? Savannahs are low-allergen.
Wait, what are you planning to herd and are you sure you aren't allergic to *them*?
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 10, 2013 03:02 AM (bxiXv)
I'm contemplating how to manage a multi-acre semi-rural establishment. It's got to be sustainable for a bit, and may involve wildlife. Besides, if there's a BC on deck, I won't have to be fondling 'em.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:14 PM (kaalw)
"They will to the extent I allow them to."
Perhaps I should be ... the inverse of a good needle ... blunt:
From here on, needles will, effectively, determine how much longer you live.
FWIW, I had similar phobias. I changed. You should too. You don't have to do it in a week or so, but within 6 months to a year is a good choice.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 10, 2013 03:06 AM (OL61Z)
Phobias, by their very nature, are unreasoned. They are significant neuroses with complex origins.
I realize the very real risk I face with such an aversion to being punctured. At present, I could even imagine circumstances under which I would choose not to live rather than continue "standard medical treatment"....but I'm neither so convinced about "standard medical treatment" nor the circumstances as to be convinced of a need to change in the short term.
An analogous situation is someone who doesn't quite have a "Do Not Resuscitate" order -- instead, it's "never tell me I've been resuscitated". What would a nurse do with such an instruction?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:27 PM (kaalw)
Hey, guys -- how 'bout that Rand Paul feller?
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:31 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:32 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:36 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 10, 2013 03:31 AM (kaalw)
===
for some bizarre reason I read a bunch of the commenters at the NYT today about RP, the younger. (I know better, I know better, I know better)
What a collection of screwballs. Perhaps the weirdest part is their unquestioning faith that once the next civil war starts the military will be on their side.
Posted by: jc at March 09, 2013 11:37 PM (PlzOe)
approximate truth, nothing more. I've seen the penalties for avoiding the needle; okay, I'll get a blood test/cholesterol check every 6 months. A price for quality of life, and eventually just living, must be paid ... and just about all decisions are irrevokable ... and usually almost irreversible. I'll take the needle over the other payment plans. The math works out much better.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 11:38 PM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 09, 2013 11:47 PM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s] at March 09, 2013 11:49 PM (bxiXv)
My purpose in making the comment I made is to communicate the
approximate truth, nothing more.
I've seen the penalties for avoiding the needle; okay, I'll get a blood test/cholesterol check every 6 months.
A price for quality of life, and eventually just living, must be
paid ... and just about all decisions are irrevokable ... and usually
almost irreversible.
I'll take the needle over the other payment plans. The math works out much better.
Posted by: Arbalest at March 10, 2013 03:38 AM (OL61Z)
You will note that I do it. I don't like it, but I survive the current levels.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 09, 2013 11:55 PM (kaalw)
Posted by: Arbalest at March 10, 2013 12:01 AM (OL61Z)
Posted by: Emily at March 10, 2013 12:04 AM (q0xB2)
During mine, they'd nipped off five polyps -- none of which were remotely close to cancerous.
In my mind, there's five rolls of the dice that could have been "lose everything". I won't roll those dice 'cause they're in a lab somewhere instead of being still in me.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 10, 2013 12:04 AM (kaalw)
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Posted by: Infidel at March 10, 2013 02:13 AM (gqEUi)
Born Heather Renee Sweet.
Von Teese got her stage name by adopting the name Dita as a tribute to silent film actress Dita Parlo. For her breakthrough 2002 Playboy cover, she was required to have a surname, so she chose Von Treese from the phonebook. In the magazine, this was misspelt as Von Teese, which she decided to stick with.
Posted by: epobirs at March 10, 2013 02:40 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Infidel at March 10, 2013 02:43 AM (gqEUi)
Posted by: dogfish at March 10, 2013 02:49 AM (N2yhW)
And good morning to all the tiny people in my computer.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 10, 2013 02:55 AM (iZP3p)
Posted by: Infidel at March 10, 2013 02:56 AM (gqEUi)
Here in CA the politicians love their country but it isn't the USA. Look into the history of all too many Latino politicians and you find group affiliations like La Raza. These groups have a common credo that much of the the Southwestern US will be taken by Mexico or rather a fantasy nativist nation called Aztlan.
You won't find many reconquista types on the other side of the border. Only those who enjoy the privilege of US citizenship seem to be anxious to destroy America.
Posted by: epobirs at March 10, 2013 02:59 AM (kcfmt)
Posted by: Infidel at March 10, 2013 02:59 AM (gqEUi)
It's a feature, not a bug.
If you're looking for the correct time, and ampersands, this isn't the place.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 10, 2013 03:01 AM (iZP3p)
VIA, lol. I know. Last nights leftovers were good.
Posted by: Infidel at March 10, 2013 03:03 AM (gqEUi)
Or after his birthday party did someone find him face down in coconut cream pie, with a hand full of $5.00 bills, and a thong over his head.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 10, 2013 03:09 AM (iZP3p)
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Posted by: occam at March 10, 2013 06:15 AM (GUG2O)
Just went thru that ourselves. I cried like a baby.
I still look for him in the house when I come home. It's been 6 months. Not ready yet for another, but thinking about it.
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