1 Good Morning Morons.  Today is Friday, May 31, 2013.  On this day in 1678 Lady Godiva is said to parade naked through the streets of Coventry in protest of her husbandÂ’s high taxes.

Lets hope Moochelle doesn't get any ideas like that.

2 Numero Uno?

3 Republicans want an IG probe of SebeliusÂ’s illegal contribution scheme.

http://is.gd/60QIie

4 If you like your healthcare you can keep your healthcare.  Another Obama lie.  Almost all Americans are overweight so standby for a sharp increase in premiums under the new Bama rules.

http://is.gd/i3VIDX

5 Obama has invited China to take part in naval exercises off the coast of HI.  What other methods of helping our enemies and pissing off out allies are there for him to use.

http://is.gd/I20FHi

6 Ted Cruz wants Holder fired and says Obama hates the Constitution.  I want Holder in jail.

http://is.gd/nSu1oZ

7 Sequester, what sequester.  More waste of taxpayer money.

http://is.gd/YYKEWw

8 Remember that speech about “campaigning”?  The campaigner ‘n chief campaigns 3 times more than Bush did.

http://is.gd/SrykaO

9 Another stupid study.  CFCs are to blame for AGW.  I thought these were banned long ago.  Besides, there is no AGW, its all a massive fraud.

http://is.gd/fztBDH

10 45% of people are stupid.  Or so says Quininipac polling.

http://is.gd/5M6md9

11 Illegal in MA is given free food, free housing, and free everything for twenty years. I hope none of my tax dollars are going to that.  But she is getting SS so some of it is. And likely never contributed a nicel.   

http://is.gd/zyqKhh

12
NRO author agrees with most of us.  Amnesty will destroy the Republican Party.

http://is.gd/2YBf3s

13 80% of the Farm Bill money goes to food stamps, so why do we call it a farm bill?

http://is.gd/GAnyRX

14 Kindle Daily Deals

http://is.gd/0hXNg9


Also they have all of the Indiana Jones movies on BluRay for $39.  Not bad.  Too bad I already bought the package set on DVD.

http://is.gd/1xiwev



And thatÂ’s it.  Not much out there today that hasnÂ’t already been covered.

15 Good morning. Saw a run-over kitten on my way to work. Makes for a shitty start of the day considering my heart gets a little broken every time I see that.

16 No way Godiva 1678. Procession in her honor, maybe. But for the actual ride, go at least 500 years earlier. She's in the Domesday Book.

17 Lets hope Moochelle doesn't get any ideas like that.

Posted by: Vic at May 31, 2013 07:01 AM (lZvxr)

She would be more effective telling people she will do it unless they vote to let Congress raise taxes.  It would pass by a landslide.

18 Thanks Vic. Gonna go back to the previous thread to see if Deety will talk some. BBL

19 Unfortunately not getting through to is.gd this morning, Vic...

20 Proving gun grabbers never sleep, New Jersey is set to begin the nationalization of gun owner data. First on the agenda is the banning of weapons. New Jersey is set to ban .50 caliber rifles, rifles that have never been used in the commission of a crime in the United States. The biggest danger on the gun grabbing agenda is the scrapping of the firearms id card and moving to an id that is tied to your drivers license. The firearms id card is required to purchase firearms in new jersey and is filed with your town, now this data will be encoded on your drivers license. Drivers license data is considered public and New Jersey like every other state provides drivers license data to the national transportation safety board which would create a backdoor national gun registry. Other liberal states will quickly follow new jersey if this is allowed to pass with the goal of having a 50 state registry. This is a call to action for new jersey morons. The bill has already passed the senate so its time to call your house representatives and demand they vote down this clearly unconstitutional law.

21

Morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes.  If any of the Horde ride, I hope you are able to this morning.  It was a beautiful commute for me and let me forget for twenty-odd minutes the tinpot Tito infesting the White House.

 

 

Today IÂ’ve got three short stories about three comics:

 

 

Buster Keaton:  In 1925, Keaton (then under contract to MGM, where he was very unhappy), hired the famous writer Robert Sherwood to come up with an original screenplay.  Sherwood put pen to paper and very quickly came up with a story about a young couple in New York who make their way to the top of a sixty-story building under construction when they discover that the elevator has stopped working for the night.  The only trouble was that neither Sherwood nor Keaton could think of an interesting way of getting the couple back down again, so the idea was abandoned.

 

 

Thirty years later, Keaton ran into Sherwood in the lobby of the Savoy Hotel in London.  “DonÂ’t worry, Buster,” Sherwood called to The Great Stone Face, “IÂ’ll get you down from there yet!”

 

 

Harpo Marx:  Although sometimes overshadowed by the verbal pyrotechnics of his brother Groucho, Harpo was a gifted comic in his own right.  The trouble was that, since he didnÂ’t speak, he had to keep thinking of things to do in order to keep Groucho and Chico from stealing scenes away from him.

 

 

During the stage run of The Cocoanuts, he paid a chorus girl to run across the stage so that he could chase after her, leering and honking his horn.  The first night this happened, Groucho didnÂ’t bat an eye; he just looked at the audience, said, “The nine-twentyÂ’s right on time,” and went on with his scene.  HarpoÂ’s chase brought a big laugh, and once he got off stage, he told the girl they would do that every night.

 

 

After the show, one of the stagehands took the comic aside.  Did Harpo know, the grip asked, that the girl he was chasing was gangster Jack “Legs” DiamondÂ’s current squeeze?

 

 

An ashen-faced Harpo quickly found another girl for the scene, but kept paying DiamondÂ’s friend for the rest of the run.

 

 

W.C. Fields:  Fields was filming Tillie and Gus in 1933.  In one scene – which happened to be filming after eleven oÂ’clock at night – Fields was supposed to be in a diving costume when something goes wrong.  He would be hauled up out of the water, presumably half-drowned, and gasp the line, “Is there a doctor in the house?”  Everybody thought this was a funny line, and audience reaction later proved they were right.

 

 

But for some reason, Fields kept changing the line.  On the first take, he came up out of the water, pointed at his flippers and muttered, “Primo CarneraÂ’s carpet slippers.”  The director chewed Fields out, but the comic shrugged.  “Why, thatÂ’s funny.  Everybody knows about CarneraÂ’s big feet.”  But of course, another take was called for, and it was now getting close to midnight.

 

 

On the second take, Fields came up, pointed to his flippers again and said, “Charlie FrobisherÂ’s bedroom slippers.”  When the director called him on his ad-lib, Fields looked genuinely puzzled.  “WhatÂ’s the matter with you?  DonÂ’t you know the name ‘Charlie FrobisherÂ’ always gets a laugh?  People will howl  at it.”

 

 

The director shook his head as the scene was readied for a third take, now after midnight.  He had never heard Fields do such bad ad-libbing and wondered if the alcohol had finally made him lose his touch.  Fields was sent into the tank again, and this time, on coming up, he spoke the proper line.  But very soon, it was clear that Fields had by no means lost his touch; his contract, it turned out, paid him $800 extra every time he worked past midnight.

 

 

And there we are.  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

22 If you like your healthcare you can keep your healthcare. Another Obama lie. Almost all Americans are overweight so standby for a sharp increase in premiums under the new Bama rules.

http://is.gd/i3VIDX


The overweight thing is one of the most subjective measures there is.  According to most height/weight charts, I would be considered slightly overweight.  According to my doctor, I am actually a few pounds lighter than he wants my target weight.  I trust him more than some bureaucrat who made a chart.

23 Posted by: DangerGirl @deadlyestrogen at May 31, 2013 07:06 AM (osdNx) Hope your day gets better.

24 OK, the commemorative festival started 1678.  Wiki was wrong!  Lady Gadiva died in 1080.

25 But she died looking damn good. There is that.

26 MPPP, we have plans for a ride tomorrow. Not ideal weather here since it is hot and muggy but its nice to feel the wind on your face. BignJames, thanks. I'm sure it will. I'm just very soft-hearted when it comes to animals. I think even more than for people, except children.

27 OT:
If your wife ever tells you she wants to redesign the kitchen, and it won't take long, and it won't cost much, and it will be easy, she's lying.

28 I never realized that birds start singing so early in the morning.....

29 How many people with the name Shulman show up to Easter egg hunts?

30 I trust him more than some bureaucrat who made a chart. In the 70s, the gummint started telling us what we should eat. Since then, we've had an 'obesity epidemic.'

31 27 Yeh, we're just about finished with a kitchen project started in Feb.

32 Other liberal states will quickly follow new jersey if this is allowed to pass with the goal of having a 50 state registry. Um, 49 state registry. We'll burn Austin down if they try that shit here.

33 If your wife ever tells you she wants to redesign the kitchen, and it won't take long, and it won't cost much, and it will be easy, she's lying.

Posted by: pep at May 31, 2013 07:16 AM (YXmuI)

My wife bought a new refrigerator.  It was too big for the cabinet insert so I had to call in carpenters to make it bigger. $15K later I had a new kitchen. (that was about 20 years ago)

34 Posted by: DangerGirl @deadlyestrogen at May 31, 2013 07:15 AM (osdNx) I've had bluebirds nesting in one of my boxes....now I think a flying squirrel has evicted them and eaten the nestlings....asshole.

35 * crickets *

36 I don't think the Texas legislature is that stupid.

37 I have 3 bluebird boxes up.  And I have bluebirds out the kazoo here.

38 "Ride," we talking horses or motor cycles here? Does MP3 do a Wilbur Post commute?

On the other hand, you have

"A spirited motor bike, with a touch of blood in it, is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of the hint -- the provocation to excess -- conveyed by its honeyed untiring smoothness."  T.E. Lawrence, of Arabia and later Sussex.

He'd know; he'd ridden a whole herd of borrowed or stolen horses, camels, onagers, and depending on which of his critics you espouse, an Arab or three. But that smoothness thing, oh Jesus. Military issue at the time was a 1000cc BSA V-twin, saynomore, and his personal mount, the one that killed him most likely, was the "Brough Inferior" with a J.A.Peters V-twin, the engine that made Woolf Barnato's parallel twin Triumph seem even-tempered and reliable.   

39 My wife bought a new refrigerator. It was too big for the cabinet insert so I had to call in carpenters to make it bigger. $15K later I had a new kitchen. (that was about 20 years ago)

Posted by: Vic at May 31, 2013 07:19 AM (lZvxr)

A friend of mine agreed to a remodel of his kitchen.  Of course, then, his living room next door looked shabby next to the kitchen.  One second mortgage later, he had two brand new room in his house.

40 According to most height/weight charts, I would be considered slightly overweight.

The charts are bullshit.  They haven't been updated since WWII, when they were devised from...measurements taken of US Army volunteers.  The "average" became the "normal" became the "ideal" with no actual research.

BMI is also bullshit--no difference for gender, for fuck's sake--with no actual measures of health like body fat percentage or blood pressure.   "Normal BMI" does not immunize you from teh diabeetus, and "obese BMI" does not make it a certainty.  But that's what we've been reduced to.

41 The FBI has notified a Michigan family that a 33-year old mother of an 18 year old (do the math) has died fighting with the Syrian opposition.  Reuters reports this here:

http://tinyurl.com/ktdnevu

This woman's last employment was in a group home.  How did she get money to go to Syria and who got her to go?  She converted to Islam 5 years ago.  Furthermore,  why is the FBI notifying the family and not the State Department?

42

I have 3 bluebird boxes up. And I have bluebirds out the kazoo here.

 

Point of order:  I believe the HQ style book calls for "bluebirds out the squeakhole" as proper usage.

43 The top end of my 'normal' BMI range is about 12 pounds under a healthy weight for me.

44 Posted by: Vic at May 31, 2013 07:03 AM (lZvxr)

The Farm Bill should be called the Aid To Agri-Business and FSA Bill!

45

Friday.

Bah...just means two more working days until Monday.

46

"Ride," we talking horses or motor cycles here? Does MP3 do a Wilbur Post commute?

 

I wish it was a horse.  That'd be sweet.  No, my ride's an HD Sportster 1200.  If it's good enough for Charles Bronson, it's good enough for me.

47 37 I have 3 bluebird boxes up. And I have bluebirds out the kazoo here. Posted by: Vic at May 31, 2013 07:21 AM (lZvxr) I've got 3 up but they only nested in one....I think they may be too close to each other.

48 Okay, and here's something from WZ that might actually raise everyone's mood. 

Lebanese ShiÂ’ite group Hezbollah has ordered Palestinian Islamist group Hamas out of Lebanon effective immediately, the Middle East Online news agency reported on Thursday.

The move, the report says, is due to Hamas support for the opposition forces fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Both Hezbollah and Syria are allies of Iran, which provides the two with financial and military support.

49 Posted by: Miss Marple at May 31, 2013 07:26 AM (GoIUi)


That family should be sure they have witnesses when the FBI comes calling!

50 I've got 3 up but they only nested in one....I think they may be too close to each other.

Posted by: BignJames at May 31, 2013 07:29 AM (20Mmk)

Mine are spread out over 1.5 acres.

51 Without fail, we have birds nesting in the ladder hanging in our carport. Same spot every year.

52 43 The top end of my 'normal' BMI range is about 12 pounds under a healthy weight for me. Posted by: zsasz at May 31, 2013 07:28 AM (MMC8r) If I were at my "ideal BMI" that would mean I've prolly been dead for some time.

53 #49  I got to wondering if the woman actually got killed in Syria, given recent events .

54 Posted by: Miss Marple at May 31, 2013 07:31 AM (GoIUi)


Nothing to see here, ignore that bullet ridden body over there, and move along!

55 My parents have bluebird boxes. More years than not, the nests are destroyed and the eggs/babies killed by English Sparrows but some years they get lucky.

56 The charts are bullshit. They haven't been updated

Oh, but they have, several times. I've watched in fascination as my 6'2", 225 frame went from "upper tier" to "overweight" to "borderline obese." I've scarcely changed, but my status has. My doctors are amused, but they offer frail-ass excuses for it instead of the BP-inducing anger I exhibit. That's why for a few more months they make the big bucks.

I think they want me to weigh about 165. I can remember weighing that. I was sick all the time.

57 Vic and MPPPP, I don't say it enough.... Thanks for the news updates and the great stories. They are the primary reason I lurk in the morning thread. Kudos.

58 Happy SMOD day 'rons. Put on your Armageddon.

59 Aw man, the storm I mentioned on the other thread has passed, but when I looked outside it's all flooded around my downstairs neighbors' apt.

Crap. I'm gonna have to change into shorts and try to uncover the drain.

That water is going to be cold...

60 @32 Who would have thought there would be Republicans who would help implement Obama care. Even a 20 to 30 state registry would provide enough pressure to push for a 50 state registry. Remember the federal government lords highway fund money over states to get them to comply with federal regulation.

61 @46 MPPP I believe that's what a buddy of mine would call a peeler. Short for bar peeler. I think he's got 2, maybe 3, running now. Probably 6 total possibles if you count the pieces parts in his garage. His main ride, '59' panhead.

62

33 If your wife ever tells you she wants to redesign
the kitchen, and it won't take long, and it won't cost much, and it will
be easy, she's lying.

---

You forgot the part where she says she'll be very happy with the results...and never want to change it again.

63 If I were at my "ideal BMI" that would mean I've prolly been dead for some time.

Posted by: BignJames at May 31, 2013 07:31 AM (20Mmk)

When I was near my ideal weight, I looked like a skeleton.  After I put about 15 pounds back on (to what my doctor wants) everyone tells me how much better I look.

64 Mornin' morons. I turn 44 today. I remember as a kid I never thought that the year 2000 would get here. Have a great day everyone.

65 There was an early morning thread, wasn't there? I just looked and it's gone.

66 The charts are bullshit. They haven't been updated since WWII, when they were devised from...measurements taken of US Army volunteers. The "average" became the "normal" became the "ideal" with no actual research. BMI is also bullshit--no difference for gender, for fuck's sake--with no actual measures of health like body fat percentage or blood pressure. "Normal BMI" does not immunize you from teh diabeetus, and "obese BMI" does not make it a certainty. But that's what we've been reduced to. Posted by: HeatherRadish™ drinking beer at May 31, 2013 07:26 AM (hO8IJ) -------------------- No kidding. My last year in the Army, I had to take a tape test because my weight exceeded the allowance for my height. Even the guys who were into bodybuilding big time and were absurdly muscular with tiny bodyfat percentages were taped for being "overweight." BMI is an even more retarded predictor of obesity.

67 Sorry Dangergirl. =( The roadkill kitty is always ensaddening.

68 @46 "Bronson," you don't mean Michael Parks in "Route 33," do you?

Charles Bronson was a big trail-bike enthusiast. I was unaware of a H-D connection.

A 99th Div friend commented on the passing of MOH Vernon McGarity, "You must have done all right in your life if Bronson plays you in the movie." Heh. Indeed.

69 Happy birthday Timon!

70 You forgot the part where she says she'll be very happy with the results...and never want to change it again.


Yeah, thanks for that.  *hits head with ball peen hammer to lessen the pain*

71 In the Utopia of ObamaCare, you will not question your BMI, citizen. The camps will show you the glory of a dirt-soup diet and the compliant bliss of mind-numbing hunger.

72 #64  When I was a kid,  Mickey Mouse Club would always open one segment addressing us kids as "The Leaders of the 21st Century."  I always thought that sounded so far in the future  that we would have Jetson-type flying cars. 

Well,  here I am.  I am not a leader and I didn't even get the cool Jetson car!

73 When I was near my ideal weight, I looked like a skeleton. After I put about 15 pounds back on (to what my doctor wants) everyone tells me how much better I look. Posted by: Zombie John Gotti at May 31, 2013 07:37 AM (Gkhxf) I'm 6'3" and I think my "ideal" is 174 or so....I remember weighing 174.....I was 14.

74 If your wife ever tells you she wants to redesign the kitchen, and it won't take long, and it won't cost much, and it will be easy, she's lying. Posted by: pep at May 31, 2013 07:16 AM (YXmuI) does your wife know my husband? Because we have had that conversation about every room in the house.

75 When I was in high school in the 80s I asked the head cheerleader out on a date. She said "yeah...call me in 2010." I'm going to wait a little longer because I don't want to appear desperate.

76 WWII records used to set the "normal" were set on men coming out of the Great Depression,  you know,  that time when people were eating a meal once a day and eating stuff like head cheese and horehound candy and working long hours at physical labor.

The only one I know who comes close to the standard is my blood pressure doctor,  who I think eats boiled chicken and salad for every meal and runs marathons.  I bet I could pick that guy up with one arm.

77 I'm 6'3" and I think my "ideal" is 174 or so....I remember weighing 174.....I was 14. ---------------- That's what I'm talking about. So the ideal physique is "sickly boy"? What if we occasionally need to lift something over ten lbs and don't have a spotter? Just leave it there, I guess.

78 elizabethe the stereotype-slaying iconoclast, as usual a breath of fresh air in an unfree world full of passion, jealousy and hate, and not even in that order.

79 Back in the sunny, happy days before children, I got control of what I was eating and got down to an extremely-svelte 167. Unfortunately, BMI sez the top for my 'normal' is 155. Fuck that shit. I'd never make it unless I lose a leg. Then Wife got pregnant and I went right back to 193...which, now, is only a memory.

80 You guys griping about ideal weight should deal with what they tell women. 

My ideal weight is 115.  This assumes that you have no bust,  I presume.

The last timeI weighed that weight I was living in West Berlin and not eating very much as we were POOR.

81

Posted by: teej at May 31, 2013 07:36 AM (+jNI+)

 

Oh, a panhead!  What I wouldn't give for one of those.  Unfortunately, stately Poppins Manor only has room for one bike.  Of course, in my fantasy world, I'd own one of those Hogan's Heroes bikes with the sidecar, so I could carry my golf clubs or my dogs in it.  There used to be a factory in Hong Kong that refurbished old WWII bikes, but I don't know if they're still in business.

 

But hey, since we're talking fantasy - if I'd won that Powerball loot, one of the things I'd have done is contact Ford: "Hey, you guys built the car for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, right?  Pull out the blueprints and build it for me.  Here's a check."

82 Well, I couldn't get Deety to talk folks. Kinda worried about the gal. She was around in my early days here. You know, back when Monty would stomp us all with an Emporer of the Universe posts. Good times.

83 According to most height/weight charts, I would be considered slightly overweight. The charts are bullshit. They haven't been updated since WWII, when they were devised from...measurements taken of US Army volunteers. The "average" became the "normal" became the "ideal" with no actual research. Agreed. 6' 0" male - 155 - 160lbs. That's high school weight & I looked like an Ethiopian refugee then.

84 Posted by: comatus at May 31, 2013 07:45 AM (JNUY4) aw thanks.

85

Vic, I won't be happy until TFG is out of office, and I want the same standards applied to him as a republican.  I am serious. 

 

Holder should be in jail, we all know it.  Hillary belongs with him.  They are all Chicago thugs and criminals.  The Chicago Way doesn't belong in the White House. 

86 does your wife know my husband? Because we have had that conversation about every room in the house.

I think I see a potential solution.  Please send pix.

87

Happy birthday, Timon!

 

**slides bottle of Macallan 25 over**

88 I think I see a potential solution. Please send pix. Posted by: pep at May 31, 2013 07:51 AM (YXmuI) lol! you first.

89 an one of his Sorry.

90 Morning! More storms came through here last night.. you morons east of here should be seeing them today.  It's rained nearly every day this week.  Grass is growing like crazy, but it's too wet to mow.  Should be fun this weekend!

Speaking of which.. y'all have a good weekend!

91 >>>I'm going to wait a little longer because I don't want to appear desperate.

Dude, don't sweat it.  When her marriage (with 3 children) falls apart, she'll call you.  Just bang the stuffing out of her and set her free.  It's what she really wants anyway, (in addition to a sugar daddy).

92

Posted by: comatus at May 31, 2013 07:38 AM (JNUY4)

 

No, I meant Bronson.  I forget where I saw that it was his on-the-road ride when he wasn't trail biking.  I'll have to look it up.

 

And speaking of Chuck, did you know his mother dressed him in girl's clothes until he was three because they were too poor to buy anything else?

93 mmm, dirt soup

94

Well, I couldn't get Deety to talk folks.

 

What's wrong, teej?  I'm not a nightwalker; did something happen on the ONT?

95 Happy birthday, Timon! **slides bottle of Macallan 25 over** I. Hate. You. :-)

96 There used to be a factory in Hong Kong that refurbished old WWII bikes, but I don't know if they're still in business.

Search Ural motorcycles. Rooskie version. Comes in two wheel drive as well.

97 mmm, dirt soup Beats air soup.

98

BMI  -  The last few years I was on active duty the Navy said they'd discharge me if I went over the BMI index.  I have a light bone structure so I was weighed every 3 months to make sure I was in compliance.  Couldn't weigh more than 167, they wanted me to be at 154 for "ideal".  I'm 6'2" and had to run 10 k every day and really watch the diet.  Turns out the Navy numbers were generated by a Beltway Bandit outfit that got their input data by measuring the Marines at Camp Lejune.  Good cross section there you betcha.  On flight physicals I couldn't weigh more than 214 or I'd be too heavy.

 

99 You guys griping about ideal weight should deal with what they tell women. -------------------- My wife is "officially" overweight, for which her mother is constantly chirping her, to make herself feel better, I suppose. And my wife is a size 4 who works out 5 times a week. Way to let yourself go, tubby. I swear, men may be bad with twisting women into knot s over body image, but so far my experience has been that women are worse. Thank God my gal isn't on Twitter. If Amanda Bynes started taunting her that she isn't as pretty as her, I don't know if she could pull out of the shame spiral before impact at the bottom of a gallon of Hagen Däas.

100 Michigan woman who was converted to Islam by her Arab husband shot dead while fighting for Syrian rebels http://goo.gl/TKCm5

101 Dirt soup isn't so bad.  You get used to it after a while.  The best part are the little protein bits in the soup!

102 The B.M.I., brought to you by the authors of The Food Pyramid!

103 I just saw her hit 'n' run on Purp's early morning thread towards the end. I think she's done that a time or two lately.

104 Dirt soup isn't so bad. You get used to it after a while. The best part are the little protein bits in the soup!
Posted by: North Korean comrade

mmmmmm, protein bits from dirt.

105 Michigan woman who was converted to Islam by her Arab husband shot dead while fighting for Syrian rebels War isn't a video game. Real people really die.

106

Panhandler at May 31, 2013 07:57 AM (rZ5RE)

 

6' 2" and you were supposed to weight 154?  Sounds too thin for such a tall man. 

 

107 I'm just very soft-hearted when it comes to animals. I think even more than for people, except children.

--

That is so me, dangergirl.  My heart just breaks a little when I see a run over animal.  Especially dogs, cats and deer.  Many years ago, I was driving down University Blvd., a very busy road in Orlando.  A mother duck and all of her 10 or so ducklings were walking in a line across that busy road.  I didn't see them until it was too late and I ran over several of the ducklings.  I was so traumatized that I had to turn around and go home, sobbing.

108 MPPPP for a military style bike with sidecar look into a Ural. Horizontal twin like a BMW and not expensive.

109

Were getting a new guy at our place Monday. Some jeffé who's professional history reads like a tour list on a rock concert t-shirt. According to his linked in bio, he's done nothing but R & D and he's never been involved with civil helicopter certification but he's gonna be in charge of engineering AND flight ops.  Oh, and the FAA is gonna be onsite for an audit all week that same Monday.

 

At least I have a shitty low paying job....for now.

110 There is a reason the GOP is often called the "stupid party." Although every poll finds the public firmly on the center-right side of the political spectrum, the GOP has become expert at alienating voters on issues they ought to command. On Thursday, the Republican State Leadership Committee, tasked with electing Republicans to state office, announced via press release that it was launching a program with a set quota of recruiting 200 minority candidates for office. Yes, the GOP wants to help its standing with minorities by establishing a racial quota system.

Breitbart

Yes, the stupid fucking party.

111 According to the BMI tables, for a height of 6'2", the "normal" weight is between 148 lbs to 186 lbs.

112

VDH on the dog-eating, empty-suited cokehead POTUS:

 

http://tinyurl.com/npdlmz6

113

>>>> 6' 2" and you were supposed to weight 154? Sounds too thin for such a tall man.

 

Yeah, that's way off.  I'm 5'11" and Navy BMI standards allow me 196. 

114 At least now the Michigan mujahida gets lots of virgins in Paradise, so that'll be a consolation

115 At 5' 11" - 150lbs was a good weight for me. Small boned (okay, have at it) though. Was by no means a weak weight on me.

116 My ride is a Honda Ruckus scooter.

117 #100  I saw the story from Reuters and linked it above yours,  but the link you have is from the UK Daily Mail,  so of course has actual details and pictures!

Why is it that the British papers are the ones who do actual reporting?

118 Michigan woman who was converted to Islam by her Arab husband shot dead while fighting for Syrian rebels

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Things I will never partake in:

1) Willfully drinking poison.
2) Playing Russian roulette.
3) Making Islam a personal life choice for me.

119 Morning! Has SCoaMF been arrested yet?

120 Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 07:45 AM (JDIKC)

Sickly people are easier to herd into the camps, comrade!

121 Why is it that the British papers are the ones who do actual reporting?

Of course we do actual reporting!  We take the Obama campaign talking points and we deliver them *to you*!

122 Sickly people are easier to herd into the camps, comrade!

and once there, they don't last too long. Win-win!

123 I'm 5'9", and am at my best trim at @170-175 (I'm broad-shouldered). BMI sez 155. Ha.

124 Morning! More storms came through here last night.. you morons east of here should be seeing them today. It's rained nearly every day this week. Grass is growing like crazy, but it's too wet to mow. Should be fun this weekend!

Speaking of which.. y'all have a good weekend!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 31, 2013 07:53 AM (UTq/I)

I went 9 days without mowing my backyard.  I started worrying I might lose my 80 lb. lab in the grass back there.  Usually, this is the time of year I start looking forward to all the grass drying up and dying.

125 Well, you know, the kid is 18, empty nest syndrome kicks in, may as well pursue one life's dreams, like going to Syria to camp out with Islamic terrorists

126 Well, gonna meet sis at the doc's office this am. Coming "here" to get an ear looked at and the doc is a friend. Then maybe to see another friend and his family after sis and I part ways. Win-win-win on seeing them all. I really don't deserve to have these folks in my life. Love each other fellow babies.

127 Sickly people are easier to herd into the camps, comrade! and once there, they don't last too long. Win-win! -------------- Speaking of which, why are we force feeding Gitmo prisoners on hunger strike. Just put the food out. If they eat, fine. If they starve, also fine.

128 What happened to those women's groups who told the government to keep their hand off their bodies?  Now the government is going to tell them they are overweight?

129 What is it about Islam that women find appealing? Its difficult to understand how someone could embrace a religion that treats them as chattel and encourages their abuse.

130 Btw crisis over got yelled at for 2 hours then hot makeup sex. And slept in my bed.

131 We have to take care of the Gitmo guys.  They might convert more guards.

132 BMI is horseshit....also the cholesterol numbers, all made up to sell lipitor ...etc

133 Morning Horde. Feel like hell. Hey EoJ, do me a solid? A left hook right into the jaw? Put me out for a bit.

134 For those who were not on the ONT last night.  First cosplay picture of Project A-kon 24 in Dallas, TX.

http://tinyurl.com/ld9p65h

135 The BMI index is stupid. No two people have the same body type and any measurement that tries to group everyone by height is a joke. A much better indication is percentage of body fat.

136 Speaking of which, why are we force feeding Gitmo prisoners on hunger strike. Just put the food out. If they eat, fine. If they starve, also fine. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:21 AM (JDIKC) Force feeding them? How does that work? I can't make my 3 yr old take a bite of dinner if she doesn't want to and these guys are force feeding grown men?

137 That you AP?

138 What happened to those women's groups who told the government to keep their hand off their bodies? Now the government is going to tell them they are overweight?

 

Posted by: Case at May 31, 2013 08:22 AM (VctSv)

 

For those of you new to this award-winning blog, this is an example of a rhetorical question.

 

Broadening your mind and embiggening your store of obscenity.  That's the AoSHQ difference!

139 Speaking of which, why are we force feeding Gitmo prisoners on hunger strike. Just put the food out. If they eat, fine. If they starve, also fine. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:21 AM (JDIKC) I just love the fact that they are eating way better than me. http://tinyurl.com/deccf I'm having some soup for lunch. Let's see here.. Whole Wheat Pita Lyonaise Rice Fresh Fruit Acorn or Winter Squash Protein Honey Glazed Chicken Beverage Tea or Drink

140

Teej-I'm small boned too.  I have lost weight recently, and did not need to. It's stress. I knew I lost weight but now I'm 91.6 and I'm going to have to make myself eat even though I'm not hungry.

 

My brother has been in the hospital in Maine and almost died.  He had four strep infections. He survived the infections but now he can't move his legs and can only use his left arm. He's in an acute rehab now. I have asked for prayers for Paul on the ONT, but haven't lately.  He can't move because one of the strep infections was in his neck and the surgeon had to remove and fuse three discs.  Surgeon told me that it would be weeks before we would know his full neurological results. Now it's been five weeks since surgery.  He's been in the hospital or rehab since March 30. 

Will everyone who is inclined, say a prayer that Paul can walk?

Thank you. Carol

141 Force feeding them? How does that work? I can't make my 3 yr old take a bite of dinner if she doesn't want to and these guys are force feeding grown men? Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:27 AM (da5Wo) Feeding tubes. (Not recommended for the 3 year old.)

142

Btw crisis over got yelled at for 2 hours then hot makeup sex.

 

Estee Lauder, Cover Girl or Maybelline?

143 That's what I'm talking about. So the ideal physique is "sickly boy"? What if we occasionally need to lift something over ten lbs and don't have a spotter? Just leave it there, I guess.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 07:45 AM (JDIKC)

===========

*dons tin foil hat*

Oppressive governments have played this type of game with their populations for ages- keep them just strong enough to work, but too weak to rebel.

*removes tin foil hat*

Good morning!

144 Morning all....


That's all I got.

145

Oh, Carol, I'm so sorry.  Was he at Maine Medical, York, Aroostook or what?

 

I'll say a novena for him.

146 Hey EoJ, do me a solid? A left hook right into the jaw? Put me out for a bit. ------------------ Not reliable enough. May I interest you in a cross-collar choke? It's a bit more painful than a rear naked choke, but it will allow me to see the light fade in your eyes.

147 135 The BMI index is stupid. No two people have the same body type and any measurement that tries to group everyone by height is a joke. A much better indication is percentage of body fat. Posted by: JackStraw at May 31, 2013 08:27 AM (g1DWB) Exactly. I have an aunt who is an instructor for Weight Watchers. She was bringing along a young lady to be her protege. Said young lady liked to run, work out and lift weights. WW won't allow instructors to have a BMI over 25. This young lady with nary an ounce of body fat came in at 27 due to muscle mass and was rejected. Stupidity in all matters weight loss is rampant.

148 If there are any Harley collectors out there this may be your chance to own a 1930 DL with side car. Small town auction has one so, it may go cheap compared to the prices I see them listing for.

http://www.midwestauctions.com/radde/_private/index.html

click on June 27th auction on the left side of page and scroll down to last photo.

149 First!

150 Shit

151 Feeding tubes. (Not recommended for the 3 year old.) Posted by: RWC at May 31, 2013 08:31 AM (fWAjv) Again, how does that work? Tied down? Sedated?

152

>>So the ideal physique is "sickly boy"?

 

And/or marathoner.

153
Zeke Campfield, a political reporter for the Oklahoman - the state's largest newspaper, has been arrested for allegedly taking pictures up the skirts of teenage girls at the graduation ceremony for students from the tornado-ravaged town of Moore.

DailyMail

154 #112  That was a super article by Hanson, MPPP!   Three pages of excellent sarcasm pointing out what an empty suit and hypocrite he is.  Brightened my day,  it did!

155 Not reliable enough. May I interest you in a cross-collar choke? It's a bit more painful than a rear naked choke, but it will allow me to see the light fade in your eyes. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:35 AM (JDIKC) Er....no. Not interested in oxygen deprivation. How bout a shovel to the back of the skull?

156 MPPP- Ya know, some women have these hormone problems and it's not beyond them to SNAP and kill your ass if you dare infer they are fat. 

157 >>So the ideal physique is "sickly boy"?

--

Emo.....it's all the rage.

158 118 Michigan woman who was converted to Islam by her Arab husband shot dead while fighting for Syrian rebels We should encourage more volunteers

159 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

160 Moochie uses the Ass Mass Index. Or - the AMI. She's a 99.

161 What is it about Islam that women find appealing? Its difficult to understand how someone could embrace a religion that treats them as chattel and encourages their abuse.

Strong horse.  The men are not being wimpy PC pussies.  At least that's my totally random guess.

162

We don't need immigration reform...

 

http://tinyurl.com/lml3p4x

163 Thanks for that timely reminder AllenG. Did you ever think of starting a blog?

164

Zeke Campfield, a political reporter for the Oklahoman - the state's largest newspaper, has been arrested for allegedly taking pictures up the skirts of teenage girls at the graduation ceremony for students from the tornado-ravaged town of Moore.

 

Living the AoS Lifestyle.  The Mail didn't - you know - link any pix, did it?  Just as a matter of journalistic integrity?  After all, how can you know there were pictures if you don't see them?

 

A regular Schrodinger's upskirt, as it were.

165 Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 31, 2013 08:40 AM (kdS6q)

Certainly not a Dem/liberal reporter if he did that!

166 The world won't run out of Muslim converts until it runs out of stupid hominids, and last I checked, they aren't on the endangered species list.

167 Er....no. Not interested in oxygen deprivation. How bout a shovel to the back of the skull? ---------------- Oh, alright. But you owe me.

168 When was the last time a new detainee entered Gitmo?  Six, seven years ago?  Haven't we extracted all intel from them that they possess?

The heck with force feeding- it's time to take these guys on a little fishing trip over the Puerto Rican trench and have a really "tragic" accident involving a chum slick and a pack of sharks.

169 Again, how does that work? Tied down? Sedated? Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:38 AM (da5Wo) Tied down on a table/strapped in a chair.

170

Morning, all!

 

So I just read the article linked at Drudge about the 3rd grade boy forced to perform oral sex on three classmates.   I have officially given up on humanity.     

 

The ringleader -- who was a fifth grader, and who had been accused of touching a fellow classmate "under her skirt" TWO YEARS EARLIER -- sounds like a real prince.  I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old.

171 What is it about Islam that women find appealing? Its difficult to understand how someone could embrace a religion that treats them as chattel and encourages their abuse. Strong horse. The men are not being wimpy PC pussies. At least that's my totally random guess. IOW, women enjoy being beaten, treated worse than a mule, & dressed in a hefty bag?

172 Yesterday I was very pleased to figure out why there were so many bare patches in the grass. I had put down corn gluten and a chemical treatment to prevent crab grass and it worked; no crab grass. Now get off my lawn.

173 My brother is a few inches shorter than me but about a foot wider. He's been overweight, to varying degrees, his whole life. When he's at his trimmest he looks barely overweight but weighs way more than me even though he's shorter. He has to weigh more than me because of how he's built. Does the BMI take skeletal structure into account? The charts I've seen all just match height to weight. My brother was in a nasty car crash that according to the doctor cracked every bone in his face. The doctor said when he first looked at his facial x-ray he thought he was looking at the x-ray of a gorilla. Every bone in my brother's face was at least twice as thick as a "normal" human's face. The doctor was amazed and told bro that if he had a regular head they'd have had to pull his caved in face out like they do in a car body shop. So how in hell can BMI be worth anything?

174 Thanks for the b-day wishes horde. The BMI tables for me at 6'4" say I should be between 156-205. Anything less than 215 and I look like a damn stick. What a joke.

175 My skull is full of merlot but it's Friday night over here. You morons got some catching up to do.

176 Oh, alright. But you owe me. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:45 AM (JDIKC) Much appreciated. Oh, and please remember to use the flat side of the shovel. Going for blunt force here. I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:46 AM (4df7R) One can only hope.

177 The ringleader -- who was a fifth grader, and who had been accused of touching a fellow classmate "under her skirt" TWO YEARS EARLIER -- sounds like a real prince. I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old. ----------------- He's probably already 20 years old.

178 Maybe he had trouble meeting women? https://twitter.com/ZekeCampfield

179 Where did this woman get the idea that she could fight with rebels? Was she even fluent in arabic? She only converted 5 years ago and she doesn't seem to be the sharpest tool in the shed. So, she goes over there in January and probably can't even speak the language. Did she even think of her 18 year old daughter who I would hope wd prefer her alive? I wonder if the kid is a muzzie, too? As usual, the MSM reports very little.

180

Mary Poppins PP,

Thank you.  He was in Maine General most of the time, they moved him to Waterville Thayer Rehab and now back to Augusta in Grey Briar rehab. I'm in MA.  I told him to tell Social Worker that he wants to come back to MA.  He has no money and has free ME  healthcare. He should qualify for SS disability and then Medicare will pay and we can get him back home where his family is.

I appreciate the Novena. Carol

181 The women who convert to Islam are the same sort of women who end up with abusive boyfriends/spouses or controlled by pimps.

 There is nothing to be done about such types unless they recognize this tendency in themselves and get professional help. 

However, it does seem to me that someone should be trying to figure out who got the woman to go to Syria,  since she was divorced from her husband.

182 Well fine be that way BCochran.  Here I am reporting from the field so to speak and you qvetch!  I could have taken a picture of the 200lb female otaku in the spaghetti tank top and shorts that showed off her pasty white skin, tats, and moobs.....

See if I post another picture ever again... 

183 He's probably already 20 years old.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:48 AM (JDIKC)

 

*SNORT*  Probably.  Sick little punk.  Oh, but it's okay,b ecause he got a ten day suspension.

 

*throws hands in the air*

184 Gitmo? Pffft. Pussies. http://tinyurl.com/k888mr3

185

I could have taken a picture of the 200lb female otaku in the spaghetti tank top and shorts that showed off her pasty white skin, tats, and moobs.....

 

...

 

Can a female HAVE moobs?  

186 The ringleader -- who was a fifth grader, and who had been accused of touching a fellow classmate "under her skirt" TWO YEARS EARLIER -- sounds like a real prince. I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old. I'll take $10 on the under at 15, please.

187 Anna,

Any sighting of Jessica Nigri yet?

Morons wanna know.

188 I don't know if it is a Windows update of a McAfee update but my damn firewall keeps shutting itself off now.

189 However, it does seem to me that someone should be trying to figure out who got the woman to go to Syria, since she was divorced from her husband.

Posted by: Miss Marple at May 31, 2013 08:49 AM (GoIUi)

 

I'd be looking at her mosque.      What're the odds     her imam is a loony tune?

190 182 Well fine be that way BCochran. Here I am reporting from the field so to speak and you qvetch! I could have taken a picture of the 200lb female otaku in the spaghetti tank top and shorts that showed off her pasty white skin, tats, and moobs..... See if I post another picture ever again... Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 31, 2013 08:49 AM (KMsDB) Whaaaaaaat? I was merely asking if that was a picture of your most illustrious self...

191 He's probably already 20 years old.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:48 AM (JDIKC)


Winner.

192 So I just read the article linked at Drudge about the 3rd grade boy forced to perform oral sex on three classmates. I have officially given up on humanity. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:46 AM (4df7R) Guess you didn't read about that class act up in Alaska? Killed the great-grandparents, raped the 2 year old. Yeah, fuck humanity. Game over man.

193 I'd be looking at her mosque. What're the odds her imam is a loony tune? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:52 AM (4df7R) 1:1

194 Ed Anger, Does your brother get offended by the GEICO caveman commercials?

195 I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old. If my son were his victim, he wouldn't have to wait that long.

196 What're the odds her imam is a loony tune?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:52 AM (4df7R)

The odds that he isn't are probably a lot smaller and easier to calculate.

197 I'd be looking at her mosque. What're the odds her imam is a loony tune? Sucker bet. Not gonna take it. Nope. No way.

198 He's probably already 20 years old.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:48 AM


I was the only Anglo in my high school. I played football with guys that were in their mid twenties. One guy made it to Oklahoma U and was twenty four. He flunked out because he couldn't read a word and couldn't understand the play book.
Sort of like Vince Young.

199 Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:53 AM (da5Wo) No way. Bugs Bunny would never go for that kind of thing. [pause:: remembering some Bugs Bunny cartoons] Never mind.

200 Hey MWR, just to complete your irritation/rage....you see the story on Drudge about the schools in my lovely state of Florida that were scanning students irises and informing parents about it afterward?

201

Again, how does that work? Tied down? Sedated?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:38 AM (da5Wo)

Rather like this:

 

http://tinyurl.com/mxzhyu8

202 Judging by her particular stoopid index (90/100) I would expect Pelosi to convert any day. All she needs is a little exposure. The stoopid is mucho strong with that one. I believe if you directed a flashlight at the base of her skull, you would see twin beams of light emitted from her eyes. It looks painful to have to stare in a bewildered manner at the world every day. The look of uncomprehension spread deeply across her face,reminiscent of a dumb animal shocked into rigor mortis by the sudden application of light after a period of darkness. I would pity her except for her vileness.

203 200 That iris scan thing is the same shit we do Taliban we catch.

204 >>Does your brother get offended by the GEICO caveman commercials? Someone is on top of his game this morning.

205

IOW, women enjoy being beaten, treated worse than a mule, & dressed in a hefty bag?

 

See also, Grey, Fifty Shades Of

206 Hey MWR, just to complete your irritation/rage....you see the story on Drudge about the schools in my lovely state of Florida that were scanning students irises and informing parents about it afterward?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:55 AM (da5Wo)

 

Oh, yes!  That one!   Hang on, i just have to

*EXPLODES    WITH FUCKING FURY!*

207 Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:55 AM (da5Wo) The school apologized. What more do you want?!? love how a simple apology is a 'totally fuck you and your rights' get out of jail free card.

208 the schools in my lovely state of Florida that were scanning students irises and informing parents about it afterward? What possible purpose could that serve? I mean, besides getting parents angry.

209

The ringleader -- who was a fifth grader, and who had been accused of touching a fellow classmate "under her skirt" TWO YEARS EARLIER -- sounds like a real prince. I expect he'll end up shot dead in an alley before he's 20 years old.

 

But remember, we can't talk abnout eliminating public schools because it will scare away minorites and moderates.

210 If my son were his victim, he wouldn't have to wait that long.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 08:54 AM (/PCJa)

 

I love that it was the mother of the victim who had to call the cops.  The school didn't.   A fucking sexual assault takes place ON YOUR GROUNDS, and you don't call the cops?      I'm pretty sure I would have burned the fucking building to the ground before letting another child set foot inside the place.

211 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 31, 2013 08:55 AM (zF6Iw) Lmao. So...waterboarding? Torture. Keeping someone on life sustaining treatment? Potentially morally hazardous. Forcing a tube down someone's throat and involuntarily providing nourishment despite that person's insistence to the contrary? It's for their own good. I get that right?

212 112 VDH http://tinyurl.com/npdlmz6 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 31, 2013 08:09 AM (zF6Iw) Great article. Thanks.

213 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:57 AM (4df7R)


Wait until they tell you about the microchips they implanted "for the children"!

214

>>>> What possible purpose could that serve?

 

Indoctrination?  Getting the kids used to total submission to govt.

215

I was the only Anglo in my high school. I played football with guys that were in their mid twenties. One guy made it to Oklahoma U and was twenty four. He flunked out because he couldn't read a word and couldn't understand the play book.

 

Sort of like Vince Young.

 

Posted by: Department of Ampersands & Awesome at May 31, 2013 08:54 AM (VWfCN)

 

 

Whatever happened to Vince?   Is he still languishing on the Eagles' backup roster?    He was always good for a laugh.

216 What possible purpose could that serve? I mean, besides getting parents angry.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (/PCJa)

Just conditioning the herd, Comrade Allen.

217 What possible purpose could that serve? I mean, besides getting parents angry. Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (/PCJa) From the article: "With this program, we will be able to identify when and where a student gets on the bus, when they arrive at their school location, when and what bus the student boards and disembarks in the afternoon. This is an effort to further enhance the safety of our students.The EyeSwipe-Nano is an ideal replacement for the card based system since your child will not have to be responsible for carrying an identification card,”

218

>>>  I'm pretty sure I would have burned the fucking building to the ground before letting another child set foot inside the place.

 

And you'd be labeled a terrorist.

219 It appears that this reporter was arrested for stealing panties and other creepy photo taking. Guy's a perv. He was not just taking pixs this last time but also rubbing up against young women.

220 Im in the USO at the airport and swell folks though they are, they have the big screen tv set to too loud on abc and the morning show is pitbull singing in a park. Wtf? Who calls that music?

221 Posted by: RWC at May 31, 2013 08:57 AM (fWAjv) Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (4df7R) I'm with MP4 - it's time to disband public schools. Between the sexual assaults by students, and those by teachers, public schools pose more of a danger to our children than 100 Adam Lanzas.

222

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:57 AM (4df7R)

 

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

223 4 If you like your healthcare you can keep your healthcare. Another Obama lie. Almost all Americans are overweight so standby for a sharp increase in premiums under the new Bama rules. http://is.gd/i3VIDX

I'm an insurance agent and I have to admit I'm taking a perverse glee in explaining What Hath Barack Wrought to clueless clients, I twist the knife extra hard if I know they're a lib or they comment about "free health care next year" or some such, all while maintaining a totally professional demeanor and a butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth innocence.

"Well, Mrs. Mouthbreather, after January one you'll have to purchase a qualified health insurance plan on the exchanges or pay a fine. For example, a Silver level plan will probably cost your family of 4 in excess of $20,000 next year. (*gasps*) Now the PPACA limits that by offering you a subsidy to help cover that (*relief*). Generally speaking, your premium is limited to 9.5% of your income (*calculating in head*), any premium amount in excess of that will be returned to you by a tax credit (*dawning realization*). Yes Ma'am, that means you have to lay it out, but you'll get it back when you do your taxes. Now the coverage a Silver plan gives you hasn't been finalized, but it'll probably be 70/30- you pay 30% of your medical costs and the insurance picks up 70%- but the good news is that there's a cap (*hope*) You have an out of pocket maximum each year of twelve thousand five hundred dollars (*absolute shock as she adds all those figures together*) Do you have any further questions?"* I smile sweetly and in my head I'm screaming "NOW who the fuck do you wish you'd voted for you idiot?" I take a special joy in answering "No" to those clueless morons who stammer "But...but....but.....it's supposed to be free!". Then I go over it again, emphasizing the premiums and out of pocket costs "TWELVE THOUSAND, five hundred dollars EACH YEAR". Hey, they voted to fuck up my industry and basically end my career w/in a couple of years, they deserve to find exactly how hard and fast they're going to get what they voted for, don't they?



* That's a pretty fair generic summation of how the exchanges will work, realize that not much of this is finalized, and the individual variations are endless.

224
I love that it was the mother of the victim who had to call the cops. The school didn't. A fucking sexual assault takes place ON YOUR GROUNDS, and you don't call the cops?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (4df7R)

So... this was at Penn State?

225 I love that it was the mother of the victim who had to call the cops. The school didn't. A fucking sexual assault takes place ON YOUR GROUNDS, and you don't call the cops? I'm pretty sure I would have burned the fucking building to the ground before letting another child set foot inside the place.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (4df7R)

You have to understand, they had no policy. Without policy there can be no action, because common sense is politically unacceptable. You have policy so you don't have to do critical thinking. And God forbid a public school administration does any critical thinking.

226 What possible purpose could that serve? I mean, besides getting parents angry.

---

Conditioning the skulls full of mush to accept that gov't can invade your privacy, scan your body, make notes and track you to the ends of the earth.  It's all normal.  Nothing to see, move along. 

See also:  Guns, a bad and dirty word

227

Vic;

It does that while the update is loading, then it installs and reverts to normal. Mine did the same thing last night.

228

Forcing a tube down someone's throat and involuntarily providing nourishment despite that person's insistence to the contrary? It's for their own good.

 

Yeah, why, exactly, are we    forcefeeding these fuckwits?   If they want to starve, let 'em starve!      Why are we wasting    the money trying to feed the ungrateful goatfuckers?    Haven't they heard there's a Sequester going on?

229  That's a pretty fair generic summation of how the exchanges will work, realize that not much of this is finalized, and the individual variations are endless.

Posted by: Weirddave at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (aH+zP)

That's one of the greatest things I've ever read, and I've been here reading atc's epic rantiness for quite some time now...

230 And you'd be labeled a terrorist.

Posted by: Bomber at May 31, 2013 09:00 AM (4Mwv/)

 

Yep.   Isn't that cute?

231 >>>Can a female HAVE moobs?

Only if they're wildly hairy.  And square.

232 "With this program, we will be able to identify when and where a student gets on the bus, when they arrive at their school location, when and what bus the student boards and disembarks in the afternoon. This is an effort to further enhance the safety of our students.The EyeSwipe-Nano is an ideal replacement for the card based system since your child will not have to be responsible for carrying an identification card,” Umm... how do I put this? Oh, hell no. You want ID badges- fine, once I leave the building you can't do anything about my badge. You want it to have RFID? Go for it- same limitations apply. You want to take my biometric data to track my movements? Fuck that.

233 I'm with MP4 - it's time to disband public schools. Between the sexual assaults by students, and those by teachers, public schools pose more of a danger to our children than 100 Adam Lanzas.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 09:00 AM (/PCJa)

 

Speaking of Tinydick Babykiller - Sandy Hook?   A public school.

 

Shut 'em all down.

234 230 And you'd be labeled a terrorist. Posted by: Bomber at May 31, 2013 09:00 AM (4Mwv/) ------------------------ Yep. Isn't that cute? Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:03 AM (4df7R) You forget, we already are.

235 194 Ed Anger, Does your brother get offended by the GEICO caveman commercials? Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 08:54 AM (JDIKC) I doubt it. Not only is he smart as a whip but he could prolly dismember the GEICO caveman without using tools.

236 That video that went viral where the long haired kid was berating a teacher - he was 18 and still only a sophmore in high school. I don't think the teacher is the source of his problems.

237 I'm an insurance agent and I have to admit I'm taking a perverse glee in explaining What Hath Barack Wrought to clueless clients, I twist the knife extra hard if I know they're a lib or they comment about "free health care next year" or some such, all while maintaining a totally professional demeanor and a butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth innocence. Better you than me. I couldn't be so nice.

238 MWR, well I am at a loss for words for someone who seems to a ring of boobs because the flesh was bulging....   after over seven hours in the car to pull into hotel parking lot to see that already on the loose...  well  helped keep my appetite in abeyance until well past 8pm which was good since the line to get pre-paid badge took over two hours.

EC, as far as I know Jessica will not be at A-kon.  Rumour has it there will be over 22k attendees this year.   And BCochran read the seven hour road trip and two hour wait time, when would I have had time to put on a costume and actually look presentable?

I thought I might have seen the head Ewok here yesterday.  Turned out to be a short Wookie.

239 So... this was at Penn State?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (fwARV)

 

HAH!

 

But no.   NYC, of course.  

240 Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 08:58 AM (4df7R)

Once upon a time in the US, the principal that failed to report this to the parents would have been horse-whipped in the public square to the cheers of fellow parents.

But instead, we have yet another triumph for diversity and public schools. 

241 Then I go over it again, emphasizing the premiums and out of pocket costs "TWELVE THOUSAND, five hundred dollars EACH YEAR". Hey, they voted to fuck up my industry and basically end my career w/in a couple of years, they deserve to find exactly how hard and fast they're going to get what they voted for, don't they? ------------------ Weirddave, you are doing the Lord's work.

242 There is a move to in GOP ranks to start being all about "equality of opportunity" vice just "liberty" (or, for a certain older style of GOP, doing favors for friends and saying it is for economic growth). And I must admit this new emphasis leaves me cold, though I should be enthusiastic for it. And I think it is for the following reasons: 1.) The youth are getting too carried away with the idea that someone else is wrong if something hasn't been delivered to them (youth) on a silver platter. There is a character and self-reliance issue here--I don't mind "opportunity", but as being delivered it seems suspiciously close to paternalism. The youth will get used to a patron being responsible for his success, and will be a little too loyal for a republic's health. 2.) A lot of injustice to non-favored ethnicities can happen under the equality of opportunity rubric. And will, because it is going to morph into what it already is--equality of outcome, or, as I like to call it, "back of the bus, cracker." Certainly a white heterosexual male who comes away these days thinking society really loves him as a unique and special flower is seeing stuff I haven't. Or so it seems to me. 3.) Finally, when I think of what I could be--the things I know I could do well, right now, have done well in the past--when I think of the man I could have been and realize the only person fighting for that chance is myself, and that I will probably fail, and then when I think of the positive impacts I could have on society while never truly getting what I want (partially because others expect me to be happy with the script they wrote, not the one I did)--well, as I said, the entire equality of oppirtunity thing leaves me cold, for while I do not demand someone gift wrap something for me, if they can't bother to do it for *me*, in part because I am plain vanilla, I'm not really interested in doing it for anyone else. Young folks want to fly their wings. To which my response is "Yeah, me too."

243

Posted by: Weirddave at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (aH+zP)

 

*STANDING OVATION*

 

You get a whole SHEET of gold stars,    sir.

244 The school and probably the individual teachers broke the law by not calling the police or DCS.

245 Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 09:04 AM (/PCJa) Now, I'm not a fan of the so-called Constitutional Right to Privacy, but at least this parent is fighting back. “It seems like they are mostly focused on this program, like the program was the problem. It's not, it's the invasion of my family's Constitutional right to privacy that is the problem, as well as the school allowing a private company access to my child without my consent or permission,” one concerned parent wrote in a Facebook post that has since been shared hundreds of times. “This is stolen information, and we cannot retrieve it.”

246 I take a special joy in answering "No" to those clueless morons who stammer "But...but....but.....it's supposed to be free!".


It's only free if you're an illegal alien with a family of seven, collecting bennies for 20 years.


http://tinyurl.com/l5s55vy

247 It does that while the update is loading, then it installs and reverts to normal. Mine did the same thing last night.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (PsfVm)

Its not reverting to normal and this did not start until yesterday.  It never did it in the past.

248 Some women are just desperate for the attention of a man, and think that the abuse just means he cares.

249 HAH!

But no. NYC, of course.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:05 AM (4df7R)

I'm a PSU alum, so I can make those jokes.

But, you're right.  Of course it was NYC.  I was torn between New York, San Fran and Tacoma.

250 I think President Obama should declare that Constitution thing null and void. It was written by white racist guys over 300 years ago that owned slaves of color. We need a new Constitution thing written by President obama so that things can get better after Bush's lies and he can take care of us better.

251 You forget, we already are.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:04 AM (da5Wo)

 

 

*gestures to nic*   Don't I know it?

252 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 31, 2013 09:04 AM (KMsDB) Was Akon last week, or this week?

253 See also: Guns, a bad and dirty word

Posted by: Lady in Black (I haven't read all the comments yet, but....) at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (ovWeo)

See also: Pop-tarts bitten into a gun-like shape, pure evil!

254 Things I will never partake in:

1) Willfully drinking poison.
2) Playing Russian roulette.
3) Making Islam a personal life choice for me.

Posted by: Lady in Black (I haven't read all the comments yet, but....) at May 31, 2013 08:12 AM (ovWeo)

I will gladly take that pledge.  I would rather be a Hare Krishna, Moonie or God Forfend, a Vegan, than that.

255 Completely irrational. From the Daily Caller. A 5 year old shows a friend a cap gun on the school bus. Said friend had brought a water gun to school the day previous. Happened at 8:30 am. School officials call mom at 10:50 after "questioning" the boy to the point that he wet his pants. Suspended 10 days. Principal says it's lucky it had no caps in it as then it would be considered an explosive device. http://tinyurl.com/lavagkk

256 So....


Nice picture on Drudge.



Wouldn't it be funny someone took a picture of a Marine holding an umbrella over an empty chair?


I think that would be....poetic.

257

The public school system is infested with liberal minions and slackers but it has its fair share of fine teachers and administrators too. The best thing you can do if you have a kid in public schools is be involved in their school activities and to constantly engage their teachers.  If you have the time and the wherewithal, get elected to the school board.

258 McCain got her to go. With his shilling for the Syrian rebels, dumbasses are going to think it is okay. Still waiting for McCain to address the fact that we have an American in custody and being prosecuted because he fought with the rebels over there.

259 Posted by: LaQuisha Largess at May 31, 2013 09:08 AM (90aTA)

Yes,  Obama's first Constitutional rewrite will be an Executive Order repealing the 22nd Amendment and then he can get down to the real business of transforming Amerikkka.

260 AllenG today is the official opening day for A-kon at the Anatole.

261 Principal says it's lucky it had no caps in it as then it would be considered an explosive device.

But forcing a 3rd grader to perform oral sex?  No worries.

Aside:  Isn't every man equipped with an 'explosive device'?  I'm just asking...

262

Posted by: LaQuisha Largess at May 31, 2013 09:08 AM (90aTA)

 

I assume LaQuisha here     would be an example of AnnaP's   she!moob phenomenon.

263

I take a special joy in answering "No" to those clueless morons who stammer "But...but....but.....it's supposed to be free!".

 

Oh, you really should say, "No, you may have heard it was free.  Or somebody might have told you it would be free.  But that's not true."

264 See also: Pop-tarts bitten into a gun-like shape, pure evil! Posted by: Weimar Republican at May 31, 2013 09:08 AM (Cnqmv) Ooo! Ooo! Uplifting story! http://tinyurl.com/ka5ax4f Boy who was suspended for eating pastry into shape of a gun was given a lifetime membership in the NRA by a Republican member of the Maryland State Legislature

265 Now, I'm not a fan of the so-called Constitutional Right to Privacy, but at least this parent is fighting back. Well, there is a "right to privacy." That's what "secure in their person and their papers" means. Now, there are a lot of things it doesn't mean (no- there is no right to abortion in the Bill of Rights), and it only protects you from the Government (that is: your employer can send you for weekly colonoscopies if they want, since that is a voluntary relationship). That said: the public schools are government. But we (as a society) decided long ago that school children aren't even human, let alone US Citizens. They have fewer protections than some animals.

266 See also: Pop-tarts bitten into a gun-like shape, pure evil!

Posted by: Weimar Republican at May 31, 2013 09:08 AM (Cnqmv)

 

See also, "Two-inch GI Joe action figure toy gun TRAUMATIZES STUDENTS!"

267 Catch everyone in a bit.  I think I am going to spend real money at Denny's for breakfast.  Feel I will need the fuel that the free hotel box of cereal just won't suffice for.

268 AllenG today is the official opening day for A-kon at the Anatole. Sweet. I may see if I can clear off some time on Saturday.

269 Old Economy Steve: The Official Meme For Embittered Millennials -- The Atlantic "boomers had it all too easy" In some ways, perhaps. But not in all. Rather, this generation of kids growing up have had it WAY TOO EASY with the freebies throughout live given that "everyone's a winner, there are no losers." Easy for boomers? Easy to claim from ignorance, all those who didn't live through the military draft, the riots of the 60s, recessions in the 70s and 80s hitting blue collar middle class the hardest. Not everyone's job is union in right to work states. College graduates in the 70s couldn't find work and were told to stay in school until the economy improved. By which point, more bubbles burst along the path of life that ain't no rose garden unless you're "made" like an elitist. Been there, done that. Kiddos, get a grip on reality. Yes, political and economic corruption are nothing new. However, what's "new" to America is the COMPLETE CORRUPTION of our society and government by authoritarians who abuse, "BECAUSE I COULD." There's never going to be enough money to buy virtue from corruption. And there will always be more than enough money for the elitists to maintain their monopoly on power. So when there's a real defender of truth, justice and the American Constitutional Way, you'd better protect that leader and that caucus with your voice, and convince your local precinct, town, county and State of voices with you. Our American frontier tradition is not of having anything handed to us. Our nation's formation was not of having anything handed to our founders beyond SELF DETERMINATION from their parents, grandparents who immigrated to the New World looking for some freedom from political/economic/social oppression expressed via burning at the stake, beheading, the hangman's noose, the sword or cannon in battle. /Gulliver witnessed war on which end of the egg to crack. Natural Rights. Everyone has it. And we're living in the USA where those rights are recognized as God Given, innate. All the more reason for abusers to feign no such thing as Bill of Rights or Constitutional Governance. THEY don't abide with it, SO YOU CAN'T HAVE IT. Do ask, who uses self determination, and to what end. And admit that the public at large is on (prescription or otherwise) drugs clouding their mind so that they don't have to think about "it" [whatever troubles]. Who has it too easy? Congress. The Executive Administration. The SCOTUS, AG and entire Judicial Branch. Global Corporatist Board Members. Too easy to what? To revise according to their own self interests which overwhelmingly are NOT in the interest of supporting and defending the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Rather, the interest in maintaining abuses of power. And promoting wars on whatever makes a profit of blood money.

270 So, a roll of caps are now deemed a weapon of mass destruction?

271 The problems with schools in the North is the teacher's unions.  My town here doesn't have them but Charleston does and the schools there suck just as bad.

272 Posted by: Ragamuffin at May 31, 2013 09:09 AM (fzFF6)

See 240 - it applies here as well.

273 WSJ has a story about Lithuanian tax men using Google Street view to catch property tax dodges, etc. Can't wait to see what the IRS does to houses with a GOP yard sign. Tax hike or drone strike?

274 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 31, 2013 09:10 AM (PsfVm) Sorry COJ but the best thing that you can do if you have kids in public schools is GET THEM THE FUCK OUT ASAP. There are good individual teachers but the entire rest of the system is rotten.

275

Nice picture on Drudge.

 

AWESOME picture, for three    reasons:

 

1) The expression on the Marine's face

2) The stupid fuckup expression on Obammy's fucking fuckhole of a fuckmug; and

3) The two together   help to     fan my    fury,   which, while never in danger of cooling, can always use more ragefuel.

276 273 WSJ has a story about Lithuanian tax men using Google Street view to catch property tax dodges, etc. Can't wait to see what the IRS does to houses with a GOP yard sign. Tax hike or drone strike? Posted by: lincolntf at May 31, 2013 09:13 AM (ZshNr) Yes

277 Can't wait to see what the IRS does to houses with a GOP yard sign. Tax hike or drone strike?

Posted by: lincolntf at May 31, 2013 09:13 AM (ZshNr)

Yes.

278

Oh, you really should say, "No, you may have heard it was free. Or somebody might have told you it would be free. But that's not true."

 

 

 

 

 

Or you could just say "Look shithead, ain't NOTHIN FUKKIN FREE" you fucking fairy tail believeing imbecile!

Yeah, I might be a touch insensitive.

279

There is a move to in GOP ranks to start being all about "equality of opportunity" vice just "liberty"

 

As Allen G said above, not only no, but HELL, no!

 

BTW, Allen, shoot me an e-mail; I might be interested in reading your book.

280 The problems with schools in the North is the teacher's unions. You don't need teachers' unions for schools to suck. Believe me. They certainly don't help, but they're not required for suckage.

281 AWESOME picture, for three reasons: 1) The expression on the Marine's face 2) The stupid fuckup expression on Obammy's fucking fuckhole of a fuckmug; and 3) The two together help to fan my fury, which, while never in danger of cooling, can always use more ragefuel. Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:14 AM (4df7R) Get your fucking hand off the Marine, Barry.

282 The stupid fuckup expression on Obammy's fucking fuckhole of a fuckmug; ----------------- So. Turned. ON.

283 * That's a pretty fair generic summation of how the exchanges will work, realize that not much of this is finalized, and the individual variations are endless.

Posted by: Weirddave at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (aH+zP)

Yes, since ACA was but a gleam in Obama's crazy eyes, I have been telling people that their insurance premiums are going to go up anywhere from 5 to 12 times the cost they were paying.  How do I know?  I work in IT for a health insurance company.  It's that damn math again--THE F@CKING MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE! 

In other news, everyone is quickly figuring out that the exchanges are going to be a horror to build, astronomically expensive, too confusing to use, and will be ignored by the LIVs because they still know in their heart of hearts that they can get their health care through the emergency room.  How expensive?  We budgeted $100,000,000 for our exchanges in the four states in which we do business and it is not enough money.

284 Any of the Horde been to Ankara? Any recommendations? For some reason i aint too excited about this trip.

285 Oh I know they all suck compared to what I had but the ones with unions suck extra hard.

286 Get your fucking hand off the Marine, Barry.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:15 AM (da5Wo)

Barry likes handling men.  It's not a choice he made.  He was born that way.

287 WSJ has a story about Lithuanian tax men using Google Street view to catch property tax dodges, etc. Can't wait to see what the IRS does to houses with a GOP yard sign. Tax hike or drone strike?

Posted by: lincolntf at May 31, 2013 09:13 AM (ZshNr) /i]

 

This is the IRS.   Both.

288 Boy who was suspended for eating pastry into shape of a gun was given a lifetime membership in the NRA by a Republican member of the Maryland State Legislature I didn't know that we actually had any republicans left here in MD.

289 112 VDH http://tinyurl.com/npdlmz6 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 31, 2013 08:09 AM (zF6Iw) A fist-in-a-velvet-glove masterpiece among many of them from VDH. Thanks for the alert, MPPPP. And good stories this morning, too.

290 247 It does that while the update is loading, then it installs and reverts to normal. Mine did the same thing last night. Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 31, 2013 09:01 AM (PsfVm) Its not reverting to normal and this did not start until yesterday. It never did it in the past. Posted by: Vic at May 31, 2013 09:07 AM (lZvxr) Don't worry Vic -- it's just Eric H. taking a peek to see if the most notorious AOS reichwing dissident is communicating with James Rosen.

291 It's unanimous, both!

292 Get your fucking hand off the Marine, Barry. Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:15 AM (da5Wo) You know, I didn't need to ragestroke this early in the day. I didn't.

293 AWESOME picture, for three reasons:

1) The expression on the Marine's face
2) The stupid fuckup expression on Obammy's fucking fuckhole of a fuckmug; and
3) The two together help to fan my fury, which, while never in danger of cooling, can always use more ragefuel.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:14 AM (4df7R)

I know!   hee hee!

*grins*

294 Wherever people expect someone else to do whatever, it sucks. Parents expect unrealistically children to magically "learn" their lessons without homework supervision on their own part. After all, parents pay their taxes. It's the teacher's job to teach.

295 BTW, Allen, shoot me an e-mail; I might be interested in reading your book. Do I have your email address, or is it on your blog? (Hey, y'all, did you know MP4 has a blog, too?)

296 I didn't know that we actually had any republicans left here in MD. Posted by: Timon at May 31, 2013 09:17 AM (LGDTn) Yeah, I didn't either. I mean, there were "R's" on the ballot, but the never got elected. And I voted against one R while I was there. Vocal supporter of abortion.

297 So. Turned. ON.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 09:16 AM (JDIKC)

 

lol!

 

 

Get your fucking hand off the Marine, Barry.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:15 AM (da5Wo)

 

^^THIS^^ x infinity.

298 Haven't been to Ankara but I have been to Karache and Mombassa.


Believe me, Muzzie cities suck.

299

Well shit.

300 I just learned about "Old Economy Steve"...shows that "Middle Aged Meanie" is outside the know these days. How about "New Economy Micah"? -- I'm completely devoid of critical thinking skills...I should be running the company -- My professor warned me about corporations...they only care about profits -- What do you mean I cannot make phone calls for Organizing for America from my cubicle phone?

301

The stupid fuckup expression on Obammy's fucking fuckhole of a fuckmug;

-----------------

So. Turned. ON.

 

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at May 31, 2013 09:16 AM (JDIKC)

 

Tell me about it.  If I thought MWR was anywhere near Portsmouth, I'd be first in line to buy her a drink.

302 298 I agree Vic, they blow. Was in Riyadh a few months ago, a joyless, lame place man.

303 You know, I didn't need to ragestroke this early in the day. I didn't.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies. at May 31, 2013 09:18 AM (VtjlW)

 

*slides over plate of warm brownies*

304 You know, I didn't need to ragestroke this early in the day. I didn't. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies. at May 31, 2013 09:18 AM (VtjlW) Yeah, you know, I didn't need to wake up at 230am sweating, jaw clenched and with some hypoglycemia (STUPID MOTHERFUCKING BETA MEATSACK), but hey, life sucks ass sometimes. Good morning!

305 BMI was designed as a measure for population studies - if it is applied to a single individual for any purpose, someone is being stupid.

Why is the stupidity so widespread, then?

I think just because BMI is easy to calculate. It doesn't mean much - but it IS easy to calculate, and looks like actual SCIENCE. I mean, it takes math and everything.

On related note, I read Gary Taubes' "Why We Get Fat (and What to do About It) about 30 pounds ago - interesting read from a science writer who did a pretty thorough job looking into the history of nutrition and weight loss research.

SPOILER ALERT: (Carbs are bad...)

306 I still think my idea for that pic would be hilarious.

307

If memes are any sort of indicator, the Millenials may be starting to realize that many of us Gen Xer's are right and are turning on their Baby Boomer idols:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/8y2x83b

 

308 Wall Street Journal ‏@WSJ 2m Oprah wishes she could have placed free masters and doctoral degrees under seats of Harvard grads. http://on.wsj.com/10MZkw4 Because nobody values things they actually WORK for... Stupid woman I should stop reading news and eat something, at least have some coffee.

309
How Fast-Food Eaters Split Along Ethnic Lines

findings from the Placed report, which is based on data from 70,000 U.S. consumers in April: These chains get more traffic from Caucasian customers:

• Taco Johns
• Culver’s
• Tim Horton’s
• Steak ‘n Shake
• Caribou Coffee

Businessweek
http://tinyurl.com/majetoa

310 CA pitt bull owner charged with murder when his 4 dogs killed a woman jogger.

http://is.gd/Q8T2lY

311 Yeah, I didn't either. I mean, there were "R's" on the ballot, but the never got elected.

And I voted against one R while I was there. Vocal supporter of abortion. Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:18 AM

Day-yum! Sounds like you got some MA "Republicans" there, B.

312 Steak N' Shake rulez!

313 Culver's looks tasty, but there are none in my state.

314

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 31, 2013 09:19 AM (Ec6wH)

 

I see you beat me to it, lol.

315 Allen, it's through the blog.  Which isn't really a blog, since I haven't updated in probably 6 months.

316 312 My house is a zoo. Three nieces and a nephew staying this week. And I'm trying to finally finish Bioshock Infinite without exposing them to all that blood and violence. It's a heavy burden, my friends. Posted by: The Obsidian Owl: Lutheran Extremist & Malicious Co-Conspirator at May 31, 2013 09:22 AM (tWmgi) My inlaws have been staying with us since the evening of 5/16. I win. And lose.

317  If I thought MWR was anywhere near Portsmouth, I'd be first in line to buy her a drink.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at May 31, 2013 09:20 AM (zF6Iw)

If you come to the NoVaMoMee, you could be second in line :-)

318 According to most height/weight charts, I would be considered slightly overweight.

To give you an idea of the ideal physique looks like according to those charts, just take a look at our President.  6'1" and 176 lbs.  I guess we should set our weight standards to his just like we should set the salary standard to his. 

319 If you come to the NoVaMoMee, you could be second in line :-)


He'll be the second moron to have a drink thrown in his face? 

320

Wall Street Journal þ@WSJ 2m
Oprah wishes she could have placed free masters and doctoral degrees under seats of Harvard grads.

 

I saw that picture at Drudge of her in her red Doctoral gown, all teary-eyed and beaming.    I have   never wanted to punch someone as badly as I wanted to punch Harpo in that instant.    When I think about how hard my sister worked to get HER PhD,    and this... PERSON goes waltzing into Harvard for an honorary degree in the science of Being A Famous Person, I could just...

 

 

*EXPLODES WITH FURY! AGAIN!*

321 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending fell in April for the first time in almost a year and inflation pressures were subdued, pointing to a slowdown in economic activity, which should allow the Federal Reserve to maintain its monetary stimulus for a while.


Consumer spending down? In this supercharged economy how can that be?


(Reuters) - A drop in government spending dragged more on the U.S. economy than initially thought in the first three months of the year, although consumer spending looked relatively resilient to Washington's austerity drive.



Oh I see, it's all that austerity that's slowing down the economy.

322

Timon;

To remove a kid from public school requires that you can either afford to place them in a private school or, at least one parent can be devoted to educating the child at home.

I dont know about you but we had 4 kids that went through public school and we made sure every one of them had the opportunity to get into the 'advanced program' which was really just a moniker for the program that taught the content you and I learned in school and not the minimum ed syllabus designed to boost the schools score on the TAKS test. (Texas has standardized testing program to evaluate kids and schools; its an advancement test for the kids and a rating for the school).  Both the girls graduated early but the boys just slacked. The boy's are paying for it now by taking remedial math and writing in college.

 

I am looking forward to the day when I can home school my grandkid(s)

323 He'll be the second moron to have a drink thrown in his face?

Posted by: EC at May 31, 2013 09:25 AM (GQ8sn)

Second in what will probably be a long, but distinguished line of morons having drinks thrown in their faces.

And their shins kicked, but now I'm just getting ahead of myself.

324 283 We budgeted $100,000,000 for our exchanges in the four states in which we do business and it is not enough money. I hear ya. We've recently officially declared our state's exchange a no-go for 2014. It's going to be a pretty epic open enrollment clusterfuck later this year.

325
*EXPLODES WITH FURY! AGAIN!*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013
09:25 AM (4df7R)

Wow.  Multiples, huh? 

*hides

326 When I think about how hard my sister worked to get HER PhD, and this... PERSON goes waltzing into Harvard for an honorary degree in the science of Being A Famous Person, I could just...


Hey everybody!  We're all getting degrees!!!

* dances to "Any Way You Want It" *

327 *EXPLODES WITH FURY! AGAIN!* Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:25 AM (4df7R) I could make a joke about MWR exploding over and over and over again, but I'm afraid she might kill me. So I won't. Make the joke. About her exploding over and over and over again in.......rage.

328

Taco Johns

• Culver’s

• Tim Horton’s

• Steak ‘n Shake

• Caribou Coffee

 

 

Businessweek

http://tinyurl.com/majetoa

 

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 31, 2013 09:22 AM (kdS6q)

 

 

...

 

I have only heard of Tim Horton's and Caribou Coffee in that list, and I honestly don't think either of them are in NH.

329 On related note, I read Gary Taubes' "Why We Get Fat (and What to do About It) about 30 pounds ago - interesting read from a science writer who did a pretty thorough job looking into the history of nutrition and weight loss research. SPOILER ALERT: (Carbs are bad...) Posted by: Parker at May 31, 2013 09:20 AM (YkW3i) Awesome book. Just had my hands on an article the other day about how it isn't fats/cholesterol that cause heart disease. It's simple carbs (white flour, sugar et al). This low fat diet we've been on for the past 25+ years is steadily killing us. Every time they take fat out, they add carbs. Because fat tastes good and sugar almost does. A little fat satisfies and lasts. You need a great deal more simple carb to satisfy and it doesn't last--you are hungry again quickly.

330 Our corporate recruiting director came out to my plant yesterday to talk about our recruiting strategy ...he mentioned that 50% of Millennials said they would rather stay at home than work a job they didn't enjoy. I chimed in, "well, that explains why amnesty is on its way." It's turning into a simple labor force problem.

331 Second in what will probably be a long, but distinguished line of morons having drinks thrown in their faces.


Hey, I'd be right there in line with ya too!  190 proof alcohol in the eyes does wonders for my vision.

332 Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 31, 2013 09:26 AM (fwARV)

She's a Moronette.

I'd be more concerned with the Taser or the .380 in her bra.

333 Steak n Shake is the only one of those I've been to, or even seen. Strawberry shake and a cheeseburger, mmmm mmmm.....

334 *high fives Nearsider*

335 America is so racist towards person's of color and I think all persons of color would be better off in Muslim countries. President obama should give persons of vcolor a million dollars to relocate to a more freindly and less racist country like those in Africa. 

336 *high fives Nearsider*

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:28 AM (da5Wo)

Someone has to fall on the grendade, someone has to survive to tell the story.  I think we've both stepped neatly into our roles here.

337 I'd be more concerned with the Taser or the .380 in her bra.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2013 09:28 AM (O6Tmi)

Blade.

338 Someone has to fall on the grendade, someone has to survive to tell the story. I think we've both stepped neatly into our roles here. Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 31, 2013 09:29 AM (fwARV) We both made the same joke like one minute apart. Crap. EC! Tell our story!

339 Just had my hands on an article the other day about how it isn't fats/cholesterol that cause heart disease.


The number 1 and 2 causes of heart disease - heredity and smoking.  Diet is down on the list except for the excessive diet with no exercise that causes you to become morbidly obese.

340

Second in what will probably be a long, but distinguished line of morons having drinks thrown in their faces.

 

I'm a sweetheart!  I'd only throw a drink in the face of soemone if they REALLY had it coming.  Like if they called me a Democrat.

And their shins kicked, but now I'm just getting ahead of myself.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 31, 2013 09:26 AM (fwARV)

 

I was going to say, don't forget AtC!

 

341 NPR just intoned on how "austerity" has failed in Europe, proving the "Keynsians were right". Much reference to cutting spending, with the occasional "raising taxes" sotto voce. Austerity is when the government gets by on less, NPR, not when they spend less AND tax the public more. Dimwits. Or rather, propagandist hacks.

342 Happy Birthday, Timon!

On the weight thing, I weighed 180 when I picked apples. The charts say I should weigh 150. If I didn't get that skinny when I was going up and down a ladder with 45 pounds of apples in a bag around my neck, I'm not ever gonna hit that weight.

343

Steak n' Shake is good.

Culver's is good.  Butterburgers ... mmmmm.

344 Were you the one telling me the other day that you don't drink? Posted by: The Obsidian Owl: Lutheran Extremist & Malicious Co-Conspirator at May 31, 2013 09:30 AM (tWmgi) Hell no. I've been through a bottle of Jim Beam, Smirnoff and half a bottle of Jack since they've been here.

345 We both made the same joke like one minute apart.

Crap.

EC! Tell our story!

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:30 AM (da5Wo)

Yeah.  Somehow, I don't see either of us being decorated for Corageous Restraint at the MoMee.

http://tinyurl.com/mwp5lsr

346

*puts Cochran and Washington Nearsider    on list of Morons at NoVaMoMee who ARE DEFINITELY getting drinks    thrown in their faces*

 

I did   not come here to be made sport of.   *dignified sniff*

347
Now here's a 21st Century headline:

Human rights experts, activists push for ban on 'killer robots'

http://tinyurl.com/mrc7zaw

348 Don't they let you out of the house to restock...?

Daddy would go crazy in this house of 3 kids if he had to switch to any brown waters.

349 dump up

350 Anyone keeping up with the NC tax/budget tangle? Apparently the GOP Senate is in a tiff with the GOP Governor, and what was supposed to be a tax cut is sounding more like a tax hike.

351 Yeah. Somehow, I don't see either of us being decorated for Corageous Restraint at the MoMee. Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at May 31, 2013 09:32 AM (fwARV) Restraint? I'm not familiar with this word in that context.

352 Yeah, you know, I didn't need to wake up at 230am sweating, jaw clenched and with some hypoglycemia (STUPID MOTHERFUCKING BETA MEATSACK), but hey, life sucks ass sometimes. Good morning! Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:20 AM (da5Wo) Gah. I'm sorry. Are you doing okay now? *frets*

353 COJ I certainly understand the difficulty and expense of removing kids from the public schools. I forgoe a lot and scrimp and save to send my two to private schools. Also being involved is extremely important regardless of what school they attend. All my kids' teachers/admin know me and my wife very well.

354 Were you the one telling me the other day that you don't drink? Posted by: The Obsidian Owl: That was probably me. I don't bring it up all that often, but it happens from time to time. More, recently, as I realize what can drive men to drink.

355

MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at May 31, 2013 09:25 AM (4df7R)

 

I feel the same!  I never understood what people saw in Oprah.  I'm glad that she lost viewers when she endorsed The JEF! Is her show cancelled?  I never watched it and have no idea if it's on. 

356 EC! Tell our story!


My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The NoVaMooMe. The people we called "Morons". To understand who they were, you have to go back to another time. When the world was powered by the dark liquid. And the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty Morons went to a bar and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without hooch, they were nothing. They built a house of straw. The thundering Morons sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The Morons took over the highways, ready to wage war for a barrel of beer. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed. Men like BCochran and Washington Nearsider. The Moron Washington Nearside, in the roar of an Ette, he lost everything. And became a shell of a man, a burnt out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland. And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again...

357 I realize what can drive men to drink.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at May 31, 2013 09:34 AM (/PCJa)

Ah yes....the bliss of matrimony.

358 200 Hey MWR, just to complete your irritation/rage....you see the story on Drudge about the schools in my lovely state of Florida that were scanning students irises and informing parents about it afterward?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 08:55 AM (da5Wo)

Further on Florida -- on the 20 year welfare illegal immigrant video they also talk about "private" navigators employed throughout the state to advise of all government assistance programs and reach some stupid benefits goals. On the fence about Scott.

Feeding tubes at Gitmo.  Hmmm, nutrition  through  tubes and liquids to restrained people.  If I wasn't Catholic I could make a few medicinal suggestions.  But I am.  So, I won't.  But I could.

359 Gah. I'm sorry. Are you doing okay now? *frets* Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Mmmm. Blondies. at May 31, 2013 09:34 AM (VtjlW) Aw, thank you. Yeah, I'm ok. Initial dangers are easily overcome. Low blood sugar? Go eat something. Get some carbs in you. It's the resulting bounce that's awful. Lots of diabetics describe the effects of the bounce back up as being worse than those of hypoglycemia. Massive headache, nausea, generally just feeling like hell. I'm currently also feeling like someone took a 2x4 to the side of my face. Apparently I was clenching pretty damn hard. Eh. Such is life. 27 years and counting of the joy of Type 1 diabetes. Whatcha gonna do?

360 Posted by: EC at May 31, 2013 09:36 AM (GQ8sn) That. Was. AWESOME. I don't care how long it is, it's getting saved in the quotes.

361 My cholesterol is high at 241. It should be under 200 from what I have been told. The LDL is 170. The Dr was not pleased with those results and wants to see me again in 4 months. What can I do in 4 months to lower cholesterol?

362

"At 5' 11" - 150lbs was a good weight for me. Small boned (okay, have at it) though."

 

Also 5'11", but haven't weighed 150 since 9th grade when I was almost that height. Varsity athlete in HS, and minored in pickup basketball (2-3 hrs daily x 5 days/wk) in college, graduated college at 205. Which made me "obese", I believe.

 

Conclusion- those "ideal" weight charts are hokum and blunderfaff.   
 

363

I just went to  Breitbart website. TFG said we don't need a special prosecutor for IRS Scandal. We need Special Prosecutor for all the SCOAMF scandals. Four that I can think of off the top of my head, IRS, James Rosen,   F & F and, Benghazi.  AP reporters too.

I hope the special prosecutor does to them what they did to Scooter Libby!  Ruin their lives!

364 What can I do in 4 months to lower cholesterol?

Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 31, 2013 09:41 AM (jucos)

Exercise.
Switch from a high saturated fat diet to one with more mono-unsaturated fats. Eat more fish and less fatty meat.
Eat more vegetables and less simple carbs.

365

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:37 AM (da5Wo)

 

BC-I'm sorry you have to live with that. Carol

366 Whatcha gonna do?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at May 31, 2013 09:37 AM (da5Wo)

Do what the MD says.
Have lots of sex (with your wife!).
Love your kids.
Live another 50 years.

367 I hear ya. We've recently officially declared our state's exchange a no-go for 2014. It's going to be a pretty epic open enrollment clusterfuck later this year.

Posted by: akula_51 at May 31, 2013 09:26 AM (YesJa)

See that is another of the dirty little secrets, the health insurance companies are REQUIRED to build an exchange if they want to sell insurance in the retail business space (individuals).  Well, since most companies will be dumping their plans and giving folks a few hundred bucks to buy insurance--it is all going to be retail.  So state governments are saying to themselves, "Why should we build an expensive exchange and then be forced to maintain it ad infinitum.   The health insurance companies HAVE to build them, so we will piggyback on them.  The health insurance companies have no recourse since the State Insurance Commissioner is their ultimate boss."

368 Timon, Happy Birthday, Carol

369 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 31, 2013 09:44 AM (O6Tmi) ---------------------------------------------------- Did a stress test too. The results were good. 50 in 4 months. Yay. No Diabetes or HBP though so that is good. When I go back i need to have lost about 50 pounds. June will be big for me. Starting new biz on Monday and I am flying without a net. Exciting and hair raising frightening all at the same time.

370 What can I do in 4 months to lower cholesterol?
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 31, 2013 09:41 AM (jucos)

Eat more nuts.  I also started eating Kashi's flax seed granola bars.  I also did the fish, etc.  My triglycerides went down 100 points in one year while my LDL also went down and my HDL increased nicely.  Just had the blood test on Wednesday.  I never had a cholesterol problems, just slightly higher than normal triglycerides along with a slighlty lower HDL than is optimal.

371 Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 31, 2013 09:49 AM (jucos)

The LDLs are the worry. that's where fish and mono-unsaturated fats will help.

New business? Broker? Running a fleet? 3rd party?

372 370 The health insurance companies HAVE to build them Luckily we're a Caid/Care Advantage payor, so we get to watch these commercial shenanigins from the sidelines another year. We did consider a move towards that market, but maybe next year...lol. Who knows what happens with Medicaid expansion down here in FL at this point.

373 Truck Monkey,

Also Cheerios--they really do work on LDL, but, use skim milk or even better Almond or Soy milk.

374 Posted by: EC at May 31, 2013 09:36 AM (GQ8sn)


I want that carved on my tombstone.  All of it. 

375 Well there was Mario at Denny's.  Along with a generic security drone from Umbrella.  Saw on the sidewalk a LaLouche and the large girl from yesterday was dressed this morning as well a very plump Ranka Lee from Macross Frontier...  if I was Alto I would run far away and fast in my VF-25.

376 What can I do in 4 months to lower cholesterol? * Avoid dairy products. Use cholesterol free substitutes. * Eat oatmeal every morning for breakfast. * Take Niacin. * Eat a psyllium based fiber supplement daily. * Exercise. Those are the main ones. There's undoubtedly a few more I forgot. I dropped over 150 points in six weeks using the above regime.

377 Who knows what happens with Medicaid expansion down here in FL at this point.

Posted by: akula_51 at May 31, 2013 09:58 AM (YesJa)

The Medicare and Medicaid projects are the ones on which I am working.  Good times.  Full employment as far as the eye can see.

378

I have stayed here too long, again.

 

I have to get ready for work.

I hope you all have a nice day.

 

Sherry McEvil, I blame Romney for Obamacare. I live in MA and Romney started it here. 

379 Almond milk. Almond flour. I love almonds. So much healthy fiber. They have been a huge part of the 75 or so pounds that has melted away the last sixish months here. Wifey and I recently found a line of low carb tortillas (3g net for the small ones, 6 or 7g for the large ones - epic) and are literally in heaven. I make pizzas, wraps, tostadas, all kinds of shit that was previously verboten in our low-carb lifestyle with these. They have some corn ones too that are around 4g net iirc...planning to do some low-carb enchiladas at some point soon with those.

380 Truck Monkey,

One more thing, Omega 3s.  That means salmon or a supplement.  I can't do the straight fish oil softgels, they upset my digestion.  But, I just tried the Krill oil and they did not bother me.

Do an Internet search on "Eating to raise HDL" and "Eating to lower LDL".

381 Sherry McEvil, I blame Romney for Obamacare. I live in MA and Romney started it here.

Posted by: CarolT at May 31, 2013 10:03 AM (z4WKX)

I blame Hillary and Romney and a host of other Liberals.  But, never forget, had Chief Justice Roberts held the line, we would not be going down this rabbit hole.

382 380 Full employment as far as the eye can see. HIPAA, better known as the "Permanent Healthcare EDI Consultant Act of 1996". It has been a pretty good little run here with that somehow luckily winding up being my core competency. I'm glad I didn't get into something truly worthless like journalism.

383 Lower cholesterol?  Exercise and be born to the right parents.  Other than that take lipitor.

384 What can I do in 4 months to lower cholesterol? Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 31, 2013 09:41 AM (jucos) Eat more nuts. I also started eating Kashi's flax seed granola bars. I also did the fish, etc. #If you're serious about results in four months... Before bed, take a shot of organic apple cider vinegar with LECITHIN (Sunflower rather than Soy, especially if you're male). My dad-in-law was obese with horrible blood pressure, and did lecithin after the Dr.'s Rx proved more detrimental than helpful to his health, and subsequently to my spouse's health as well. We've been doing it for maybe 20 years with helpful benefit to digestion/metabolism, along with psyllium husk fiber. Good oils are a necessity for the body. Avoid land critter unnecessary fat intake. Cook and bake with coconut oil, best for brain cell and tissue reproduction as well as for the digestive tract. (Our moms cooked with Crisco. Their moms cooked with Lard.) Partake of the good olive oil and seasonings with servings of veggies (cooked greens and potatoes) and (brown) rice for nutritious metabolism. Weight management, avoid glutenous wheat which messes with your digestion and metabolism, being the hardest to burn off stuck in the gut. Good health maintenance, avoid ingesting meat raised on hormone and antibiotic supplements. Eat organic produce to avoid ingesting the poisonous pesticide residues absorbed during growth which cannot be washed or peeled off the surface. Years ago, my better half had most of the digestive tract removed, barely surviving the septic that set in after fucked-up surgery and subsequent series of hospitalizations due to complications. Diet details matter just to get through each day, as food allergies get combined in complications.

385 One more thing, Omega 3s. I concur.

386 How did ValJar get to Mars, and is there any danger of her getting back?