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February 12, 2014

DOOM: And here you thought there was no more DOOM....
— Monty

A little DOOM to darken your day, my groovy babies. Monty's DOOM is like Monty's love: hard and fast and unexpected and unsatisfying and kind of sad.

Actual headline: "ObamaCare both sucks and blows." I'm sensing some hostility here. I dunno. Maybe it's just me.

Democrats to Obama: "Hit me again, Ike! And this time put some stank on it!"

HAW HAW HAW HAW.

...[T]hey seem to have arbitrarily picked a weekend to take the website down, without considering itÂ’s probably the most important enrollment day of the month.

Wotta bunch of maroons.

How do you know when you're DOOMed? When every choice ends in disaster, despair, or insolvency.

To Teh Krugman: Welcome to the supply-side!

Your chart-fu of the day.

What do people do when their unemployment insurance runs out? Shockingly, they find work. It may not be high-paying work; it may not be the traditional 9-5 work; it may not be an actual "job" in the normal sense. But necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention and keeping body and soul together is one of the greatest motivators there is. The real problem is that the Federal Government's definition of "employed" is both politically warped and very archaic.

ZOMG STOCKS ARE DOWN 5% FOR THE YEAR! Except...it's only February. The stock market is volatile these days; we all know that. I'll wait until late summer or early fall before I start to be concerned.

It is natural for markets to go up and down. This year is no different, and there is little in the market that warrants changing your long-term strategic plan with which you entered the year.

This presumes, of course, that there is any investor left in America with such an old-fashioned thing as a "long-term strategic plan".

It turns out that Obama's "MyRA" intiative is a really bad idea. Just like every other idea His Majesty the King has had since taking office.
very suspicious cat

Posted by: Monty at 02:56 PM | Comments (254)
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1 Ah!

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 02:55 PM (QupBk)

2 That's one of those Hitler cats.

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 02:55 PM (QupBk)

3 Trifecta!

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 02:56 PM (QupBk)

4 I am the god of Doomfire and I bring you...DOOM!!!

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 12, 2014 02:56 PM (Dwehj)

5 and now I'll go get the others.

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 02:56 PM (QupBk)

6 WTH?! Just 'cause I got the first three the thread go poof. I demand respect.

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 02:57 PM (QupBk)

7 Amanda Knox!

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 02:57 PM (YWssJ)

8 One of those cats would run the country better than 0bama.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 02:57 PM (X3GkB)

9 "Now there are suggestions that we go one step further-cut out the middle-man and have the government offer financial products and services."

uh...

/points to deficit

really?

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 02:58 PM (4Re4i)

10 You're soaking in it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 02:59 PM (6bMeY)

11 5 and now I'll go get the others.

Posted by: toby928Â© at February 12, 2014 06:56 PM (QupBk)

Were you like an Australian Shepherd in a previous life?

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 02:59 PM (4Re4i)

12 Certainly you wingnuts can get all of your work for the week done in 32 hours. It only takes me 4 or 5, for heaven's sakes.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 12, 2014 03:00 PM (Dwehj)

13 retreat is sounding brb.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:00 PM (4Re4i)

14 This is a heart warming story to cheer you all up. NC democrats plan to win back the state with this. http://tinyurl.com/pcdpf3f It is NOT a joke. Please God help Ben get appointed.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 12, 2014 03:01 PM (0FSuD)

15 Monty, I'm surprised that you didn't include four bankers dying in the last few two weeks, three by suicide, one cause unknown.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 12, 2014 03:01 PM (CWquH)

16 Here's another chart of doom. Unless you live in Texas. Then it's a chart of glory and wonder. (link in sig)

Posted by: Lauren at February 12, 2014 03:01 PM (7Iwef)

17 So will Mary grace us with her wit and wisdom?

Graucat, "I know nuthing! I did nuthing!"

Hitlercat, "Schultz!!!"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:02 PM (4w7wl)

18 Someone still reads Krugman? He's like some weird version of Dr. Strangelove-- How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Deficit and Learned to Love Obama!!!

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:02 PM (RJMhd)

19 LOL, those cats look exactly like my cats.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 12, 2014 03:02 PM (T2V/1)

20 Country Singer, I think there has been a fifth added to that grim milestone.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:02 PM (4w7wl)

21 Oakland "Safeway" a little surf and turf with a car jack, to go

Posted by: panzernashorn at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (MhA4j)

22 LOL, those cats look exactly like my cats. Posted by: Vic at February 12, 2014 07:02 PM (T2V/1) Well from what I hear, their dad used to get around

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (nzKvP)

23 There are many more pressing issues for everybody to focus on. Ghey football, for example.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (Dwehj)

24 DOOM. It's what's for dinner.

Posted by: Sam Elliot at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (V1V9z)

25 What is the Next Big Thing? Is it 3D printing? Is it renewable energy? Propane fueled cars? Fission?

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (YWssJ)

26 2 That's one of those Hitler cats. They're called 'kitlers.'

Posted by: --- at February 12, 2014 03:04 PM (MMC8r)

27 Ah. Doom with Monty. I love this blog.

Posted by: Soona at February 12, 2014 03:05 PM (5XB5E)

28 There are two types of people that wear the uniform. Those that purposefully stay indoors when retreat sounds, and those that make it a point to be outdoors when retreat sounds.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:05 PM (4Re4i)

29 Suspicious Cat knows what you're up to. He does not approve.

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 12, 2014 03:05 PM (cxs6V)

30 AP, are you talking about the JPMorgan guy who the 37yo executive director in the Global Equities Group? I think he's the fourth....but, hell, maybe I'm losing count.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 12, 2014 03:05 PM (CWquH)

31 The only FoxNews show I reliably watch is the Special Report panel -- 6:40 - 7pm. I'm starting to feel a little bad as Greta pops up at 7pm begging people like me to keep watching. Yet I always click away. It used be Shep. Shep annoyed but I didn't feel sorry for him. I feel weirdly sorry for Greta. The other day she led with something Rush said in what was a pretty blatant pandering to keep viewers -- I'm betting she has ratings data showing she's losing conservative men, so she's desperately throwing out Limbaugh references. Kinda pathetic.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 12, 2014 03:05 PM (ZPrif)

32 We are getting at least one foot more of snow and the county is out of rock salt. DOOM.

Posted by: votermom at February 12, 2014 03:06 PM (GSIDW)

33 This health insurance thing would work if we could just find the right people to administer it. We'd start by getting rid of the evil for profit insurance companies and their greedy CEO's.

Then you would start to see some progress, you betcha!

Any Doctors who don't want to play along, well, we have an answer for that.

Posted by: Yarma Karma at February 12, 2014 03:06 PM (GqHG3)

34 Country Singer, that might be the one. Thought the blurb I had seen called him the fifth 'death from unusual circumstances.'

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:06 PM (4w7wl)

35 That Almost Human show someone recommended is very good. I've watched the first three. Fox I think. http://stream-tv.me/watch-almost-human-online/

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:06 PM (6bMeY)

36 Sigh. My redeye flight from Sushi is stranded in Duluth.

Posted by: Bob Costass at February 12, 2014 03:07 PM (Dwehj)

37 26 2 That's one of those Hitler cats. They're called 'kitlers.' -- Kitler & Meowsolini

Posted by: votermom at February 12, 2014 03:07 PM (GSIDW)

38 Bonus! A heaping stack of demographic DOOM for you!

http://tinyurl.com/pgoscfk

Posted by: Epobirs at February 12, 2014 03:07 PM (bPxS6)

39 MOAR DOOM

Posted by: 2x4 at February 12, 2014 03:07 PM (V1V9z)

40 Obama's retirement scheme is actually good for the government. They get your money now, and pay it back later with money that's only half as valuable, if they pay it back at all.

Posted by: Yarma Karma at February 12, 2014 03:07 PM (GqHG3)

41 Yay! Doom!

Two things that seem appropriate here:

Kittehs for the Horde: http://bit.ly/1ocLdOv

Snowmageddon joke: Why is sex like a snow storm? Because you never know how many inches you're going to get and how long it's going to last.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (Gk3SS)

42 That looks like a Bengal kitten. I've got one, also in silver. They're badass.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (dhJIM)

43 What is the Next Big Thing? Is it 3D printing? Is it renewable energy? Propane fueled cars? Fission? If I knew, I'd be richer. 3D printing of organs would be amazing if it pans out.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (WhJf8)

44 But here is the surprise: that Krugman and Blinder agree that high marginal tax rates reduce work effort. They defend that result, saying it's a good effect, but I'll be responding to their defense in an article elsewhere. *********** yikes.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (RJMhd)

45 DOOM puts me in a good mood. Go figure.

Posted by: jwb7605 [/i][/u][/s][/b] at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (ZALPg)

46 catsthatlooklikehitler.com

Posted by: --- at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (MMC8r)

47 Dinner with a side of DOOM ......... nice .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at February 12, 2014 03:08 PM (XWw96)

48 They're called 'kitlers.' That grey one : 'Poland'.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 03:09 PM (V1V9z)

49 Snowmageddon joke: Why is sex like a snow storm? Because you never know how many inches you're going to get and how long it's going to last. ********** Sounds like a future common core word problem.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:09 PM (RJMhd)

50 Anyone in the mood for a mind-bending ghostship movie? I recommend TRIANGLE (2009).

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (YWssJ)

51 Am I reading the MyRA story right in that you can only save up to $15,000? That seems like a very small amount of money to help you retire on. I guess it is supposed to be one part of a bigger investment scheme, but still.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (TGgNi)

52 DHS to purchase 75.1 million rounds of ammunition this year

Â“DHS components maintain inventories of ammunition to help ensure they have sufficient ammunition for the training and operational needs of their officers"

Someone, quick. Remind me of the last time a DHS employee fired a weapon?

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (4Re4i)

53 Almost Human. J.J. Abrams stealing A.D. Police with 12 episodes, A.D. Police Files of 3 OVAs, and Parasite Dolls of 3 OVAs.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (4w7wl)

54 MEANWHILE IN VENEZUELA:

@koertdebeuf 19m

In #Venezuela 2 dead, 23 wounded in battle against dictatorship. pic.twitter.com/nhB3M5FRfF

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 12, 2014 03:10 PM (cxs6V)

55 Snowmageddon joke: Why is sex like a snow storm? Because you never know how many inches you're going to get and how long it's going to last. Only if you're a hooer. If you are a hooer, watch out, your friends are gonna get kilt.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:11 PM (WhJf8)

56 The MyRA scam is just a new pool for the cronies to paddle in.

Posted by: --- at February 12, 2014 03:11 PM (MMC8r)

57 Organs? Plastic hips and shit, yeah.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:11 PM (YWssJ)

58 Doom.

Doom never changes...

Posted by: Gaff at February 12, 2014 03:11 PM (iV8i3)

59 ... I mean "in defense of homeland security"

Which is, presumably, the reason the dept exists.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:11 PM (4Re4i)

60 There is a pretty good pirate show on Starz called black Sails. http://stream-tv.me/watch-black-sails-online/

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:12 PM (6bMeY)

61 In #Venezuela 2 dead, 23 wounded in battle against dictatorship. Best part of that picture: Golden Arches.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:12 PM (WhJf8)

62 Organs? Are they 3-D Printing Dildos yet?

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 03:12 PM (V1V9z)

63 58 Doom.

Doom never changes...

Posted by: Gaff at February 12, 2014 07:11 PM (iV8i3)

Another Fallout fan... nice.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (4Re4i)

64 Come for the Doom, stay for the TV listings.

Posted by: Bob Costass at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (Dwehj)

65 Organs? Plastic hips and shit, yeah. Bingle it. They're saying a liver might be printed this year. It's not just plastics.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (WhJf8)

66 Garret, you asking for Sandra Fluke?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (4w7wl)

67 Yay, Doom! And Doom Kittehs in stereo.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (TIIx5)

68 Why haven't the health insurance corp stocks shit the bed yet? I mean, they're no longer really in the 'insurance' biz, are they.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:13 PM (YWssJ)

69 #41

Or what you'll have to deal with in the morning.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (bPxS6)

70 You're as bad as liberals.

The article states that over a third use social security or some other switch to another government benefit, some (doesn't say how much, this is a really really well documented "study" here) use their savings or help from family (doesn't say for how long).

Then the article proceeds to point out how lately all that stuff has gotten harder to do and worse conditions apply.

Yeah that's a really good example about how the unemployed are shirking looking for work.

Did writing that assuage your guilt for your anger at being asked to help your fellow citizens and being too greedy to say yes? Or for those who felt vindicated for being greedy read just enough to make you think you've been right all along to demand that the few dollars you have to give up from YOUR job is too much though that makes you look feel like the insensitive whiny little greedy little pig that you are?

Monty's back with lies, speculations and straw men.

What no blame for the Baby Boomers? (because of course all generations are monolithic and voted in lock step through the years)

No examples of old people being wasteful of poor young folks' hard earned money? (that they would've spent frivolously themselves anyway.)

It's like incitement to riot. Anyone can do it it they don't care how much they lie and how much damage is done.

Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (LSDdO)

71 They must have finally run out of TP in Venezuela.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (6bMeY)

72 Eduardo Gaff from Blade Runner?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (4w7wl)

73 I commented last night on the Meatball's election returns thread, the special for Mayor in San Diego, CA to replace Filthy Filner, that no one should get especially enthused about a Republican victory there.

Not least because San Diego, along with every other large municipality in Commiefornia, is about to have to drink deep the last draughts from a brimming mug full of DOOM.

All that a Republican winning will do is make sure that the GOP gets the blame when the eventual hard choices must be made.

They've had one go round already with public employee pension problems. They by no means have seen the last of them. The forecast continues to be for pain.

Posted by: torquewrench at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (gqT4g)

74 63 If only we had Ron Perlman narrating and good 40's-50's music coming over the radio.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2014 03:14 PM (TGgNi)

75 68
Why haven't the health insurance corp stocks shit the bed yet?

I mean, they're no longer really in the 'insurance' biz, are they.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 07:13 PM (YWssJ)

(looks at calendar)

give it 2 weeks. Buy VXX. just sayin'

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (4Re4i)

76 Garret, you asking for Sandra Fluke? I just figure that will be first.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (V1V9z)

77 They're saying a liver might be printed this year.

Whew. It can't come soon enough.

Posted by: Chrissy Matthews at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (Dwehj)

78 Are they 3-D Printing Dildos yet? Don't know, but I don't see why they couldn't. Using laser scintering they're doing gun frames out of metal.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (WhJf8)

79 To Paraphrase an old Navy Saying... Obamacare is like a Fan... stand it front of it? it blows... stand behind it? it sucks... stand beside it? and it doesn't do a Damn thing for you...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (84gbM)

80 Anyone in the mood for a mind-bending ghostship movie?

I recommend TRIANGLE (2009). Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 07:10 PM (YWssJ)

Oh hell yes. Melissa George is fantastic in that. Once you realize what story they're telling and why it's occurring, it's heartbreaking.

I watched It's A Disaster the other night and enjoyed it quite a bit. I will warn people though that it's your basic indie relationship type movie just with added oh hey massive disaster on top. America Ferrera is the only one of the lot who has the appropriate response.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (Gk3SS)

81 Yay! DOOM! Woo-hoo! oh, wait...

Posted by: rickl at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (sdi6R)

82 Ha,suspicious cat is suspicious.

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (zqvg6)

83 Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 07:14 PM (LSDdO) *********** My,my,my--look at that hash. LSD--do.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:15 PM (RJMhd)

84 Monty's back with lies, speculations and straw men. And now available in Bite Size and Minis!

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:16 PM (YWssJ)

85 Dude we're still on about the cats.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:16 PM (RJMhd)

86 Is the MyRA plan similar to the Strength Through Joy one from a few years back?

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 12, 2014 03:16 PM (l3vZN)

87 Where are Bush and Clinton hosting a TP drive for Venezuela?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:17 PM (6bMeY)

88 Damn it--does this mean we have to actually read the articlle?

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:17 PM (RJMhd)

89 Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 07:14 PM (LSDdO) If you don't know the difference between being ASKED to help... And the Government Coercing you through the TAX System to help... on pain of being thrown in Jail? I can't help ya...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 12, 2014 03:17 PM (84gbM)

90 those that make it a point to be outdoors when retreat sounds

I googled that and kinda maybe sort of understand but I think many would benefit from of more detailed explanation...

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at February 12, 2014 03:17 PM (kxSZr)

91 The economic news is too depressing,I rather talk about kittehs.

Posted by: steevy at February 12, 2014 03:17 PM (zqvg6)

92 Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 07:14 PM (LSDdO)

you win Most Disjointed, Nonsensical Rant Post By A Troll of the day.

I read it 3 times, and each time I read it, it made less sense.

Smoke less, read more.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:18 PM (4Re4i)

93 This ought to cheer you up ... On the Democratic side for 2016, the two top-tier candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden (stop laughing), are both next-in-liners. Clinton is the indisputable front-runner: SheÂ’s more popular; she was the runner-up in 2008; sheÂ’s the dashboard saint of elite feminist groups; and she and her husband have been working the party machinery nonstop while Biden has been, if you believe the Onion, waxing his vintage Trans Am in the White House driveway.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 12, 2014 03:18 PM (e8kgV)

94 alex, Triangle is pretty much a 98 minute episode of Twilight Zone. But I love TZ, so I liked the movie.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:18 PM (YWssJ)

95 No examples of old people being wasteful of poor young folks' hard earned money?

When they can count out change for a dollar correctly, feel free to get back to us.

Posted by: Employers at February 12, 2014 03:18 PM (Dwehj)

96 Monty's back with lies, speculations and straw men.

And cookies. Don't forget the cookies.

Posted by: Monty at February 12, 2014 03:18 PM (G8OwX)

97 MyRA is a great idea ... for Obama.

They have to sell these worthless sub-inflation US government bonds to some fool.

LIVs are the perfect fools for this.

Posted by: Kristophr at February 12, 2014 03:19 PM (c6N69)

98 alex, Triangle is pretty much a 98 minute episode of Twilight Zone.

But I love TZ, so I liked the movie.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 07:18 PM (YWssJ)

It's an even older story than TZ.

Now is the time on Sprockets where I mention A Lonely Place To Die.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 03:19 PM (Gk3SS)

99 Biden has been, if you believe the Onion, waxing his vintage Trans Am in the White House driveway. Seems legit.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:19 PM (4QSOR)

100 AlextheChick, trailer for Parasite Dolls - http://youtu.be/b_C-MrhBGCg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:19 PM (4w7wl)

101 Snowmeggedon is here.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:19 PM (6bMeY)

102 Wait, there are cookies? I don't see any cookies. I'll bet Hitlercat ate them.

Posted by: Waterhouse at February 12, 2014 03:20 PM (Yz1ag)

103 When LSD gets banned I'll pay $5 for the hash tag .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at February 12, 2014 03:20 PM (XWw96)

104 I am going to new York in April. I hope I don't get hit by a falling banker...

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 12, 2014 03:20 PM (RZ8pf)

105 Here is the Obamacare launch Kitteh

http://tinyurl.com/kdvuztv

Posted by: The Hickster at February 12, 2014 03:20 PM (TI3xG)

106 Oh, and Wyoming, which does not have an initiative petition law, spent exactly 1 minute of legislative time dismissing NORML's legalization petition.

Posted by: Kristophr at February 12, 2014 03:21 PM (c6N69)

107 Ohhh thank you AP.

And cookies. Don't forget the cookies.

Posted by: Monty at February 12, 2014 07:18 PM (G8OwX)

*sidles over* Hi. How you doin'?

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 03:21 PM (Gk3SS)

108 Did writing that assuage your guilt for your anger at being asked to help your fellow citizens and being too greedy to say yes? Or for those who felt vindicated for being greedy read just enough to make you think you've been right all along to demand that the few dollars you have to give up from YOUR job is too much though that makes you look feel like the insensitive whiny little greedy little pig that you are? ********* So far about all we have is the ObamaCare website. Nothing else unless you want to count longer wait times in the Cali ERs. So yes I feel like crap because money was burned on that stinking pile of a website.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:21 PM (RJMhd)

109 This is sort of DOOMy: I tried to buy rock salt on the way home from work tonight, and there is none to be had. Both of the places I tried said they didn't know when or *if* they would get more.

Posted by: rickl at February 12, 2014 03:21 PM (sdi6R)

110 btw, alex, did I thank you for Frailty? I think I did.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:21 PM (YWssJ)

111 Why haven't the health insurance corp stocks shit the bed yet? Flood of guaranteed customers, and mandated government bailouts.

Posted by: --- at February 12, 2014 03:22 PM (MMC8r)

112 Or for those who felt vindicated for being greedy read just enough to make you think you've been right all along to demand that the few dollars you have to give up from YOUR job is too much though that makes you look feel like the insensitive whiny little greedy little pig that you are? 1. *slides over a copy of Strunk and White 2. Is that you Alec Baldwin?

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:23 PM (4QSOR)

113 58 Doom.

Doom never changes...

Posted by: Gaff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBNKa2KXZE

Posted by: puddleglum at February 12, 2014 03:23 PM (5ZApf)

114 Talk of Triangle reminded me of this movie - Satan's Triangle to some extent.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (4w7wl)

115 I tried to buy rock salt on the way home from work tonight, and there is none to be had.

I can explain that. People are loading up their Mossbergs with it and firing it through the front door. Keeps the ice off of the stoop.

Posted by: Slow Uncle Joe Biden at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (Dwehj)

116 111 Only about half of enrollees made that first payment.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (6bMeY)

117 I tried to buy rock salt on the way home from work tonight, and there is none to be had. Both of the places I tried said they didn't know when or *if* they would get more. I have to protect my peaches from those durned kids.

Posted by: Farmer loading rocksalt into his shotgun[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (4QSOR)

118 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A loss of trust in Switzerland's business and political elite may be one of the reasons the alpine nation voted in favor of putting strict limits on immigration, Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann said on Wednesday. Pointing to a "culture of excess", Schneider-Ammann said pursuit of profit sometimes at the expense of the common good had turned off ordinary people from political and business leaders. Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed an initiative "against mass immigration," following a successful campaign by the populist right-wing Swiss People's Party, which blamed an influx of foreigners for higher crime, rising rents and congested streets.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (e8kgV)

119 That's true, too. Ins. companies are now indirectly subsidized through their policy holders.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 03:24 PM (YWssJ)

120 I have a cookie sad. My sister gave us cookies she bought on QVC as a present and they tasted HORRIBLE. Now I have bad cookie taste in my mouth. I tried to drown it with dove chocolates but it is still coming through. Blech. Spit. Ptooey.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 12, 2014 03:25 PM (RZ8pf)

121 Doom is a feature proles, not a bug.

Posted by: King Bakarakakan I at February 12, 2014 03:25 PM (Aif/5)

122 Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 07:05 PM (4Re4i) Third type.... those who were so busy working that they never knew what stinking time it was... so always got by surprise...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 12, 2014 03:25 PM (84gbM)

123 "Pointing to a "culture of excess", Schneider-Ammann said pursuit of profit sometimes at the expense of the common good"

well, that has a nice communist under... or over tone to it, now, doesn't it?

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:26 PM (4Re4i)

124 2008-09 : "We don't give a flaming fcuk about the DJIA!" 2013-14 : "Will you look at that DJIA - 15,000 baby! Woo-hoo! Ain't Obamanomics grand?"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at February 12, 2014 03:26 PM (PEkAC)

125 Third type.... those who were so busy working that they never knew what stinking time it was... so always got by surprise...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 12, 2014 07:25 PM (84gbM)

Granted. With apologies.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:27 PM (4Re4i)

126 No examples of old people being wasteful of poor young folks' hard earned money? (that they would've spent frivolously themselves anyway.) If you can't spend your money in the approved fashion, it is forfeit, citizen-worker.

Posted by: --- at February 12, 2014 03:27 PM (MMC8r)

127 Duke vs UNC-CH game cancelled. Tar Poots blaming Duke for the cancellation. I guess a foot of snow is not a problem when you are playing in your home court. State of Emergency? Never heard of it. Chrissy Mathew's school has no shame.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 12, 2014 03:27 PM (0FSuD)

128 I have a cookie sad. My sister gave us cookies she bought on QVC as a present and they tasted HORRIBLE. QVC sells everything!

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:27 PM (4QSOR)

129 btw, alex, did I thank you for Frailty? I think I did.

Posted by: Soothsayer says, at February 12, 2014 07:21 PM (YWssJ)

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 03:27 PM (Gk3SS)

130 Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 07:14 PM (LSDdO)

Who is this dildo?

Posted by: There once was a man from Nantucket at February 12, 2014 03:28 PM (Q9qpj)

131 In one paper, published by Swedish researchers in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, middle-aged men who consumed high-fat milk, butter and cream were significantly less likely to become obese over a period of 12 years compared to men who never or rarely ate high-fat dairy. Yep, that's right. The butter and whole-milk eaters did better at keeping the pounds off. "I would say it's counter-intuitive," says Greg Miller, executive vice president of the National Dairy Council.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 12, 2014 03:28 PM (e8kgV)

132

I love some DOOM!

Am I reading the MyRA story right in that you can only save up to $15,000? That seems like a very small amount of money to help you retire on. I guess it is supposed to be one part of a bigger investment scheme, but still.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2014 07:10 PM (TGgNi)

Yes you are. Once your MyGubmintRA account hits $15,000, you are required to roll it over into a traditional Roth IRA.

It is little more than a way to keep the welfare state afloat a couple months longer. The "beauty" of it is that it will suck money from the somewhat-productive members of the ObamiNation (i.e. those who work while suckling at the teat).

The disturbing part of that article is what the USPS is looking to do. That sort of shit sank GMAC and put it in government hands.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:29 PM (o44nj)

133 Oh and our 2014 slogan is going to be Milk, Bread and Land.

Posted by: King Bakarakakan I at February 12, 2014 03:29 PM (Aif/5)

134 Now is the time on Sprockets where I mention A Lonely Place To Die. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 07:19 PM (Gk3SS) For me, one of the better parts of ALPTD is the irony surrounding the guy who makes the snarky Anti-American quip. It's subtle, but I found it hilarious. Can't say more without spoilers.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2014 03:30 PM (TIIx5)

135 Amazon sells Martha White Blueberry Muffin Mix. Even cheaper than the Kroger. http://tinyurl.com/mpfwm8g

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:30 PM (6bMeY)

136 Oh and our 2014 slogan is going to be Milk, Bread and Land. Those EPA rustlers stole our land! --Wyoming

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:31 PM (4QSOR)

137 Qvc does sell everything. But some things are not advisable to buy from them. Like icky cookies.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at February 12, 2014 03:31 PM (RZ8pf)

138 How do you folks up north do this all winter? What is for me, a momentary inconvenience, ice storm, power out no heat, lasts like six months up there, right?

Posted by: traye at February 12, 2014 03:31 PM (bARoj)

139 Why haven't the health insurance corp stocks shit the bed yet?

Risk corridor, something something, bailout, something something.

Posted by: no good deed at February 12, 2014 03:31 PM (vBhbc)

140 Did you know that you can load a shotgun with cookies and shoot them across the block to a neighbor?

Posted by: Slow Uncle Joe Biden at February 12, 2014 03:31 PM (Dwehj)

141 70: You start out with "your as bad as libreals" and the devolve into infantile Marxist ranting. Your that dumbass commie who wrote that Rolling Stone article, aren't ya??

Posted by: puddleglum at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (5ZApf)

142 "This presumes, of course, that there is any investor left in America with such an old-fashioned thing as a 'long-term strategic plan'."

I have one and it's paying off.

I've just cornered the market on crappy QVC cookies.

Bwahahahahahaha!

Posted by: torquewrench at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (gqT4g)

143 give it 2 weeks. Buy VXX. just sayin' Down 2% today. Buying opportunity.

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (QupBk)

144 It's going to be interesting to see how Yellen handles all of this misleading info . Interest rates are supposed to rise when unemployment is under 6.5% . With the skewed data and people leaving the labour force , this could be as early as next month . Rising interest rates and taper = max doom .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (XWw96)

145 Amazon sells Martha White Blueberry Muffin Mix. Even cheaper than the Kroger. Three stars, one review. That gives me a "this product is meh" vibe.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (4QSOR)

146 Dang it--it's a sock. Parody is hard to do. Bravo for channeling Alex Baldwin though.

Posted by: tasker at February 12, 2014 03:32 PM (RJMhd)

147 I wish the Saudis had a Women's Curling Team.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 03:33 PM (BEcFQ)

148 @109 try buying some roses tomorrow afternoon. There's your DOOM.

Posted by: blaster at February 12, 2014 03:33 PM (GEyMk)

149 Democrats to Obama: "Hit me again, Ike! And this time put some stank on it!" "The Affordable Care Act will shrink the workforce by the equivalent of 2 million full-time workers by 2017, according to a nonpartisan report, but Democrats on Wednesday stressed the fact that it will not increase unemployment -- in fact, the health law is expected to grow the economy and boost the demand for labor over the next few years." Question for CBS: How are these "facts" when none of them has happened yet??

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at February 12, 2014 03:34 PM (jVaLp)

150 147 I wish the Saudis had a Women's Curling Team. Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 07:33 PM (BEcFQ) --They do, but the women are receiving the stones, not launching them.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:34 PM (X3GkB)

151 145 Cheap. Not wonderful.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:35 PM (6bMeY)

152 Question for CBS: How are these "facts" when none of them has happened yet?? Obama says so. Have you seen Michelle Obama's dress?!?

Posted by: CBS[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:35 PM (44jNh)

153

93 This ought to cheer you up ...

On the Democratic side for 2016, the two top-tier candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden (stop laughing), are both next-in-liners. Clinton is the indisputable front-runner: SheÂ’s more popular; she was the runner-up in 2008; sheÂ’s the dashboard saint of elite feminist groups; and she and her husband have been working the party machinery nonstop while Biden has been, if you believe the Onion, waxing his vintage Trans Am in the White House driveway.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at February 12, 2014 07:18 PM (e8kgV)

There is only one NextInLineÂ™ on the Rat side - Plugs Biden. Rodham ~~Clinton~~ Aberdin has to keep the field entirely clear to claim her prize.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:35 PM (o44nj)

154 Question for CBS: How are these "facts" when none of them has happened yet??

Facts? Surely you jest!

Posted by: CBS at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (Dwehj)

155 130 Posted by: Mont's Back with Moar Straw to burn at February 12, 2014 07:14 PM (LSDdO) Who is this dildo? Posted by: There once was a man from Nantucket at February 12, 2014 07:28 PM (Q9qpj) A warrior for the downtrodden and repressed, here to shame us for not acceding to their outrageously outraged outrage...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (PEkAC)

156 I tried to buy rock salt on the way home from work tonight, and there is none to be had. Both of the places I tried said they didn't know when or *if* they would get more. So if yoots prowl around, I shoot them with real shot? Great. And I thought I could stretch my quicklime supplies a bit further...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (m9V0o)

157 @50 - I saw that. It's an interesting movie. Twisted.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (UkUF8)

158 Snowmageddon joke: Why is sex like a snow storm? Because you never know how many inches you're going to get and how long it's going to last. Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at February 12, 2014 07:08 PM (Gk3SS) Should we try the veal?

Posted by: The Hobo Hooker Waitress Model Actress Wears Prada at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (GeVLX)

159 funny about the Swiss wanting to restrict immigration. James Joyce spent most of WW1 in Zuruch and when the Germans in 1940 headed down towards France, Joyce (in Paris) applied to get back into Switzerland. He later found out that the Swiss held up his application because they thought he was Jewish.

Posted by: mallfly at February 12, 2014 03:36 PM (bJm7W)

160 So if yoots prowl around, I shoot them with real shot? SuperSoaker filled with pee.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:37 PM (44jNh)

161 M-O-O-N, that's how you spell doom.

Posted by: Guy who might be slow, but we are doomed anyway. at February 12, 2014 03:37 PM (DtNNC)

162 Heh. DOOM. Reminds me of Evan Sayet. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. You have to be trying to be wrong every time.

Posted by: Golfman in NC at February 12, 2014 03:38 PM (/djtm)

163 160 Or Schaefer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:38 PM (6bMeY)

164
curling babes cnbc eyeballs:

Things going together right now for $200 Alex

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 12, 2014 03:38 PM (n0DEs)

165 Canadia is choking it.

Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 03:38 PM (BEcFQ)

166 "I happen to know everything there is to know about DOOM. I love DOOM! I love it on pancakes, I love it on pizza! I love to take it and put a little bit in my hair when I've had a rough week. What do you think holds it up, slick?"

Posted by: Party Crashers at February 12, 2014 03:38 PM (R6JT1)

167 Cruz or we lose.

(hey! that rhymed!)

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:39 PM (4Re4i)

168 I so wanted to sock a Kennedy/Dodd reply to #158, but that one really writes itself.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:39 PM (o44nj)

169 I tried to buy rock salt on the way home from work tonight, and there is none to be had.

Sometimes, if you check Home Depot or Lowe's on the water softener aisle, you can find potassium chloride.

Posted by: no good deed at February 12, 2014 03:39 PM (vBhbc)

170 "The disturbing part of that article is what the USPS is looking to do. That sort of shit sank GMAC and put it in government hands."

Yeah that was pretty fucked up. Why didn't the Inspector General just recommend the USPS sell T-Shirts and lemonade, it would have a better chance of success. And another thing, maybe I don't understand the role of an Inspector General when it comes to the USPS, but why are they even making these kinds of recommendations?

Posted by: lowandslow at February 12, 2014 03:39 PM (IV4od)

171 have you heard anyone ask if obama may unilaterally decide to rescind his extensions after the election? he already said "if you like you plan you can keep you plan." if is he also saying "if you like your extension you are able to keep your extension", how much should we depend on his word here?

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:40 PM (rDidD)

172 169 Many use kitty litter as an abrasive.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 03:40 PM (6bMeY)

173 How dare you use rock salt? You will kill all the fish in the ocean!! Wait, what do you mean the ocean is salt water? Boy do we feel silly.

Posted by: City of Seattle at February 12, 2014 03:41 PM (RZ8pf)

174 btw, Mia Love is running again. So drop some cash her way. Shit... I'll pay $20 just to see her give a speech.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:41 PM (4Re4i)

175 Tonight's Powerball cash jackpot is $162.7 million.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 12, 2014 03:41 PM (4w7wl)

176 Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 07:05 PM (4Re4i)
I was one of the ones who wanted to be outside for Retreat. Hell, I still can't seem to sing the National Anthem all the way through because I always get this big lump in my throat.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 03:41 PM (SudzO)

177 have you heard anyone ask if obama may unilaterally decide to rescind his extensions after the election? Like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall. He'll promise you Skittles and you'll get stuck with the bill for Michelle's lobster.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:41 PM (44jNh)

178 PEAK SALT

Posted by: 2 x 4 at February 12, 2014 03:42 PM (BEcFQ)

179 I saw Potassium Chloride open for Periodic Table back in '71.

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 12, 2014 03:42 PM (Dwehj)

180 He'll promise you Skittles and you'll get stuck with the bill for Michelle's lobster. It is Wednesday.

Posted by: toby928© at February 12, 2014 03:42 PM (QupBk)

181 and the health insurance companies seem to be lined up to be like the utilities, guaranteed profit and all that. If the Dems stay in power long enough, though, they'll do like NYC did with rent controlled apartments years ago, give the person his rate/rent hike, but make him wait so long that he keeps losing money and finally walks away. And, then, single payer, here we come.

Posted by: mallfly at February 12, 2014 03:42 PM (bJm7W)

182 I still can't seem to sing the National Anthem all the way through because I always get this big lump in my throat. Mine's on my cheek.

Posted by: John McCain[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:42 PM (44jNh)

183

have you heard anyone ask if obama may unilaterally decide to rescind his extensions after the election? he already said "if you like you plan you can keep you plan." if is he also saying "if you like your extension you are able to keep your extension", how much should we depend on his word here?

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 07:40 PM (rDidD)

How far can you throw Earth...with your weak arm...broken?

He'll get the Lawgivers-In-Black to retroactively rescind those extensions, with triple penalties assessed.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:43 PM (o44nj)

184 I was one of the ones who wanted to be outside for Retreat. Hell, I still can't seem to sing the National Anthem all the way through because I always get this big lump in my throat.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 07:41 PM (SudzO)

buddy, I'm with ya. You can't raise a flag without me getting dust in my eyes. Guess we're just old cowboys.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:43 PM (4Re4i)

185 Doom is just mood spelled backwards.

Posted by: ParanoidGirlinSeattle at February 12, 2014 03:43 PM (RZ8pf)

186 165 Canadia is choking it. Posted by: garrett at February 12, 2014 07:38 PM (BEcFQ) --What event?

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:43 PM (X3GkB)

187 186 Curling

Posted by: loneduck at February 12, 2014 03:44 PM (4Fbu2)

188 Quit being so doomy .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at February 12, 2014 03:45 PM (XWw96)

189 What event? 100 meter midget toss.

Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b][/s][/s] at February 12, 2014 03:45 PM (44jNh)

190 my reason for asking is more election oriented, if he is seeking to give everyone some degree of comfort with their extension they would be well advised it may not have much usefulness beyond election day. obama may decide everything is working well enough to rescind his extension.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:45 PM (rDidD)

191 187 186 Curling Posted by: loneduck at February 12, 2014 07:44 PM (4Fbu2) --Must be the dudes, since I know the babes prevailed today.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:45 PM (X3GkB)

192 Mine's on my cheek.

Posted by: John McCain at February 12, 2014 07:42 PM (44jNh)

I know it's just a sock, but any association with John McCain and our flag sends me into... well, you get my drift.

He's a coward and a traitor.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:45 PM (4Re4i)

193 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDIaDS9HhMw

Posted by: LC LaWedgie at February 12, 2014 03:46 PM (KQp38)

194 --What event? Women's Curling...but Jones has since bailed them out.

Posted by: garrett probably watching a re-play at February 12, 2014 03:46 PM (BEcFQ)

195 How do you folks up north do this all winter?

Beer, bratwurst, gumption.

Although honestly--the weather is not a problem, it's the continual incessant crybabying about it that will drive you into a violent depressive rage. Buy a fucking hat and get on with life. Fuck.

Fucking pantywaists, raising a generation of milksops.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:46 PM (ZKzrr)

196 The Canadian ladies are on cnbc now...I hope that's what they are talking about. But the ladies did just win

Posted by: loneduck at February 12, 2014 03:47 PM (4Fbu2)

197 --Must be the dudes, since I know the babes prevailed today. I hope Bob Costas gives you Pinkeye.

Posted by: garrett probably watching a re-play at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (BEcFQ)

198 anyone who is not enjoying winter is not cuddling and or snuggling.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (rDidD)

199 Yeah Tangonine, I guess we're just old school.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (SudzO)

200
Although honestly--the weather is not a problem, it's the continual incessant crybabying about it that will drive you into a violent depressive rage. Buy a fucking hat and get on with life. Fuck.

Fucking pantywaists, raising a generation of milksops.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 07:46 PM (ZKzrr)

I said the same earlier, but was told I didn't understand some mental illness called "SAD"

Do with that as you deem necessary.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (4Re4i)

201

curling babes cnbc eyeballs:

I was channel surfing earlier and saw some ladies curling on. The British had some babes on there team (might have been the Canadians, I wasn't paying that much attention).

Posted by: puddleglum at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (5ZApf)

202 Doom is just mood spelled backwards. Whoa.

Posted by: neo at February 12, 2014 03:48 PM (QupBk)

203 Snow melt? Remember to check pool supply places, they carry "pool salt" which is just fucking salt. Also at a Home Depot, etc, go to pool supply section and look for it. The stupid help doesn't think about that. I scored 300 lbs two days ago. Also Urea, a fertilizer will melt the shit out of snow. Baking soda will also. Get a three gallon sprayer and fill with hot water and two pounds of salt. It will cover a full driveway. Do it BEFORE it starts snowing and let it dry.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 12, 2014 03:49 PM (0FSuD)

204 194 --What event? Women's Curling...but Jones has since bailed them out. Posted by: garrett probably watching a re-play at February 12, 2014 07:46 PM (BEcFQ) --That's why I said Jones > Muirhead.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:49 PM (X3GkB)

205 Surviving the winter in da far north....

UV lamps in da sauna! Ya come outa der neon red, and hafta roll in da snow to cool off, eh?

Posted by: Yarma Karma at February 12, 2014 03:50 PM (GqHG3)

206

How do you folks up north do this all winter?

Beer, bratwurst, gumption.

Although honestly--the weather is not a problem, it's the continual incessant crybabying about it that will drive you into a violent depressive rage. Buy a fucking hat and get on with life. Fuck.

Fucking pantywaists, raising a generation of milksops.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 07:46 PM (ZKzrr)

Don't forget the hot toddys.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:50 PM (o44nj)

207 From the cbsnews article:

Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., acknowledged Wednesday that the report does not predict that two million Americans will be laid off -- in fact, people will consider their options and choose to work less.

The GOP - sounding more and more like the Democrat Party every single day.

Posted by: Null at February 12, 2014 03:50 PM (xjpRj)

208 199 Yeah Tangonine, I guess we're just old school.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 07:48 PM (SudzO)

If it makes you fell any better, some "new school" types are of the same mind.

What we teach/taught, they learned. I'll be glad to pass on the flag. There's some good critters out there.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:50 PM (4Re4i)

209 anyone who is not enjoying winter is not cuddling and or snuggling. **Sigh**

Posted by: Michael in Mi at February 12, 2014 03:50 PM (BEcFQ)

210 I do DOOM so I can slack more, so I can envy more, so I can do more DOOM. So I can slack more, so I can envy more...

Posted by: Cocaine Council at February 12, 2014 03:51 PM (R6JT1)

211 If I'm snowed in tomorrow, I'll find out if it's possible to look at cats ALL DAY LONG.

Posted by: Null at February 12, 2014 03:51 PM (xjpRj)

212 I said the same earlier, but was told I didn't understand some mental illness called "SAD"

SAD is about daylight, not snow. It starts to hit in the fall and should be improving now, because days have been getting longer for six weeks.

"Waah, i haz sadz bcuz my boogrs froze" is not SAD.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:51 PM (ZKzrr)

213 I appreciate some are affected by SAD, having lived in a northern clime for years I can see how it would happen. as a rule I find it hard imaging how we are generally, as a nation, than we were a hundred years ago. I would have thought a guy living in a sod hut having the local natives try to scalp him while he planted stuff on his roof, hunted for dinner, hunted for possum, would be more depressed. I suppose depressed guys in sod huts did not last as long as depressed guys in condos.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:52 PM (rDidD)

214 Come to me my child.......

Posted by: Sulsa Doom at February 12, 2014 03:52 PM (SudzO)

215 197 --Must be the dudes, since I know the babes prevailed today. I hope Bob Costas gives you Pinkeye. Posted by: garrett probably watching a re-play at February 12, 2014 07:48 PM (BEcFQ) --Heh, sorry but since I'm listening to sports talk radio in Canuckistan I get the scores quickly.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:52 PM (X3GkB)

216 #207

This drives me up the wall. I haven't heard a single pol who put it in the right terms: people will choose to go on welfare instead of working. That is the cold stark reality. We can't pay our bills already but we're going to up the ante and take on more expenses.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 12, 2014 03:52 PM (bPxS6)

217 Don't forget the hot toddys.

I don't think I've ever figured out how to make them. I should figure it out.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:52 PM (ZKzrr)

218 198 anyone who is not enjoying winter is not cuddling and or snuggling. Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 07:48 PM (rDidD) --What is the difference between the two?

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:53 PM (X3GkB)

219 have you heard anyone ask if obama may unilaterally decide to rescind his extensions after the election? he already said "if you like you plan you can keep you plan." if is he also saying "if you like your extension you are able to keep your extension", how much should we depend on his word here?

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 07:40 PM (rDidD)

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

It'll depend on how the 2014 elections go. If the repubs take the senate and keep the house, he'll rescind it in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Soona at February 12, 2014 03:53 PM (5XB5E)

220 --What is the difference between the two?

Hand placement.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:53 PM (ZKzrr)

221

I appreciate some are affected by SAD, having lived in a northern clime for years I can see how it would happen.

as a rule I find it hard imaging how we are generally, as a nation, than we were a hundred years ago. I would have thought a guy living in a sod hut having the local natives try to scalp him while he planted stuff on his roof, hunted for dinner, hunted for possum, would be more depressed. I suppose depressed guys in sod huts did not last as long as depressed guys in condos.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 07:52 PM (rDidD)

That's because the old-timers didn't have hot cocoa, and if it was their parents' sod hut, it was because they were caring for their parents, not the other way around.

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:55 PM (o44nj)

222 SAD is about daylight, not snow. It starts to hit in the fall and should be improving now, because days have been getting longer for six weeks.

"Waah, i haz sadz bcuz my boogrs froze" is not SAD.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 07:51 PM (ZKzrr)

no, I get it. In Shemya, our boys out there for 6+ months, the unstable ones, would lose their shit. Lots of suicides.

but the cause wasn't the sun, it was the underlying instability.

The extreme conditions just magnify preexisting problems, not cause them.

Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 03:55 PM (4Re4i)

223 High of 37F here tomorrow, then rain all next week. Now THAT gives me a sadz.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:55 PM (ZKzrr)

224 --What is the difference between the two? Hand placement. Rotary motion.

Posted by: toby928© mangler of metaphors at February 12, 2014 03:56 PM (QupBk)

225 --What is the difference between the two? A Counter-Clockwise Swirl.

Posted by: Jerry at February 12, 2014 03:57 PM (BEcFQ)

226 The extreme conditions just magnify preexisting problems, not cause them.

Shemya != Indiana.

They just whine like it is.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 03:58 PM (ZKzrr)

227 I am not entirely sure there is a difference between cuddling and snuggling, however, if I was pressed I would say cuddling is after and snuggling is before and pursuit of eventual cuddling.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:58 PM (rDidD)

228 --What is the difference between the two? The technical term is junk proximity .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at February 12, 2014 03:58 PM (XWw96)

229 Heh, I ask because I had an ex who would use "cuddle" as a euphemism for sauce-making.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 03:59 PM (X3GkB)

230 What is the difference between the two? A Counter-Clockwise Swirl. Posted by: Jerry at February if you have to ad the jerry it is not gonna matter anyway. besides it is a slow counter-clockwise swirl. it makes all the difference.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 03:59 PM (rDidD)

231 Actual headline: "ObamaCare both sucks and blows." "...and the changes heÂ’s making actually do limit ObamaCareÂ’s deleterious effects, so..." No, they're not limited; they are being pushed forward past the election date, so that people don't feel the effects before then, which would almost certainly have an effect on a person's vote. Once Election Day passes, Obama and his band of Democrat thugs couldn't care less about anyone who voted for them that isn't rich. (read: donations)

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at February 12, 2014 03:59 PM (jVaLp)

232 I don't think I've ever figured out how to make them. I should figure it out.

Posted by: HR at February 12, 2014 07:52 PM (ZKzrr)

Michelle Malkin's recipe - http://bit.ly/gZDN8k

Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 03:59 PM (o44nj)

233 You got the wrong idea, Jack!

Posted by: Snuggles the Bear at February 12, 2014 03:59 PM (R6JT1)

234 Heh, I ask because I had an ex who would use "cuddle" as a euphemism for sauce-making. Posted by: logprof at February 12 so now I have to ask, is "sauce-making" a euphemism?

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 04:00 PM (rDidD)

235 Posted by: steveegg at February 12, 2014 07:55 PM (o44nj)
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It might just be me, but I think a majority of this crap came about because someone, somewhere said "ZMOG, the government needs to do something!!!11!" One hundred years ago, you didn't work, you didn't eat. Huge motivator. Once the western democracies started implementing the welfare state it went downhill from there. Stop and think, a hundred years ago, were there womyn's studies, LGBQTZMG studies, things like that? Sure as hell wouldn't have gotten a job with that degree, so you would have starved. Now, not so much.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 04:02 PM (SudzO)

236

Cuddles - with clothes

Snuggles - no clothes

Posted by: Soona at February 12, 2014 04:02 PM (5XB5E)

237
There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2014 04:03 PM (TIIx5)

238 There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February It is funny how quickly your clothing becomes inappropriate if you wander from the beaten path.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 04:04 PM (rDidD)

239 Posted by: tangonine at February 12, 2014 07:55 PM (4Re4i)
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We kind of had the same issue when I was stationed up in Keflivik, Iceland. Wasn't as remote, but six months of dark and six of sunlight did a number on some of the less stable.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 12, 2014 04:06 PM (SudzO)

240 237 There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 12, 2014 08:03 PM (TIIx5) Ha Ha. I have a ton of really cold weather shit for skiing and duck hunting, but I left ski shit in Vail and the duck shit is all camo. I still have some good shit. Just used some -20 degree boots I bought a few years ago on amazon, and they are great. Can't wait to suit up an go out in AM.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 12, 2014 04:07 PM (0FSuD)

241 35 That Almost Human show someone recommended is very good. I've watched the first three. Fox I think.
http://stream-tv.me/watch-almost-human-online/
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 12, 2014 07:06 PM (6bMeY)

The quality falls of dramatically after that. I had hopes, but I stopped recording it because I realized I just don't care anymore.

Posted by: Buck Farack, Gentleman Adventurer at February 12, 2014 04:08 PM (Nk6GS)

242 I cant blame anyone for bitching about this particular Winter. It's been a long, brutal and unrelenting one, at least here in MN.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 12, 2014 04:08 PM (X9Mnx)

243 I cant blame anyone for bitching about this particular Winter. It's been a long, brutal and unrelenting one, at least here in MN. Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 12, 2014 08:08 well, it is interesting. I did not realize until a few years ago how definitions vary from region to region. for example, a heat wave in NYC is three consecutive days above 90 while in Dallas it is three consecutive days above 100 degrees. I think we would be better served with a single definition. Our definition of cold in NYC is much warmer than the definition in MN. If NYC understood cold not as many people would be whining.

Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 04:14 PM (rDidD)

244 "Monty's DOOM is like Monty's love: hard and fast and unexpected and unsatisfying and kind of sad." ... but I can't quit you!

Posted by: Shoey at February 12, 2014 04:28 PM (vA94g)

245 I'm really fucking tired of self righteous employed folks celebrating the end of the unemployment extensions. You're right up there with Harry Reid sabotaging every agreement so he can use the issue in the mid-terms. The fact is the Republican party has no clue about how to turn an issue around and use it to shove the hypocrisy right up the dems ass.

Posted by: whatmeworry? at February 12, 2014 04:32 PM (dZGNV)

246 Yeah, this winter sucks compared to the last two. Nature is just balancing out. What's worse than the weather is chicken-mother-fucking-little media telling us the sky is gonna fall, gonna fall, gonna fall. Not just with the weather. These MFM sperm garglers are all-in with "don't waste a crisis" bullshit. They don't report what is really happening, they create non important events and start looking up at the sky. The LIV look up in unison. homophobia, class warfare, war on women..... Sorry, I kind of drifted a bit. Spring is just around the corner.

Posted by: seamrog at February 12, 2014 04:48 PM (vx4lH)

247 Hand placement.
That's not a pillow!!!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 12, 2014 04:59 PM (/QAZd)

248 Spring? I'm beginning to wonder what that is.

It's looking very much like I'm going to have to dig out a potty area for Frank the Dachshund tomorrow morning ...

Posted by: Empire1 at February 12, 2014 05:29 PM (RG3AA)

249 "The IG is optimistic that the Postal Service has an edge on the private market when it comes to providing financial services to the underbanked. The report explains that "the Postal Service has a tremendous opportunity to offer small loans that could save borrowers a lot of money - billions of dollars when aggregated across all potential users - which they could spend on more productive things like rent, groceries, utilities, and mortgage and student loan payments." A footnote acknowledges that providing financial services to the underbanked carries "inherent challenges," but the report glosses over the implications of those challenges on the interest rates and fees the Postal System would have to charge." Another new Obamaism. "underbanked". Hello, my name is Dufus and I am underbanked. So now the post office wants to be in the loan sharking business and offer loans so that people can buy groceries? Isn't that what those payday check places do, you know, the little offices with bars on the windows next to the porno shop and between the smokes store and tattoo parlor? All to serve the "underbanked", which is reality, means those who cannot even qualify for a credit card. Or illegals who work for day pay. And how exactly, will the post office enforce getting their loan repaid? Is that why they have been buying up the ammo, so Guido can go find the little rat fink who owes the loan and get him to "pay up"?

Posted by: Jen at February 12, 2014 06:51 PM (o985y)

250 Re: end of unemployment bennies. Mine ran out end of December. I would have found a job much sooner except for one minor detail. There are NO FUCKING JOBS TO BE HAD. In the past year of my funemployment, there have been only five jobs that I was qualified to apply for. Damn near everyone wants experience for even menial jobs because there are so many people looking for work that they can be picky and still be overwhelmed with applicants. Savings are at zero. Now am forced to liquidate IRA to stave off foreclosure. Daughters have both offered help but neither are doing that well as it is. Can't take money from them and still look at myself in the mirror. Cocksuckers in washington piss away billions left and right while destroying the economy. But cutting off the only lifeline I and millions of others had is somehow for our own good? Fuck them all with a rusty chainsaw.

Posted by: Scont at February 12, 2014 07:29 PM (pCuII)

251 so now I have to ask, is "sauce-making" a euphemism? Posted by: yankeefifth at February 12, 2014 08:00 PM (rDidD) --Yes.

Posted by: logprof at February 12, 2014 07:52 PM (X3GkB)

252

#250 I s that you in the pic who chose to get a MA in Women's Studies?

WalMart is hireing with the proper attitude you could do that job

Posted by: righter at February 13, 2014 07:17 AM (hgDJr)

253
That game did more to kill productivity in the 1990's than when Al Gore invented the Internet and gave us access to all of this beautiful pr0n.

I still play ZDoom sometimes.

Posted by: IBleedCrimsonRed at February 13, 2014 09:13 AM (UxlLb)

254 'This presumes, of course, that there is any investor left in America with such an old-fashioned thing as a "long-term strategic plan".' I've got one. I picked the most stable stocks I could find, ones I'll hopefully be happy sitting on with no changes for 20 years... and invested there. Why? The Capital gains taxes are under flux... paying those taxes on top of my salary would be more costly than any possible gains from investing "more wisely". So my hope is either the capital gains taxes get lowered in the next 20 years; or I retire and cash out slowly when my earned income hits $0.00 from my job (so I can pay lower taxes then). Earn nothing you don't have to earn for as long as possible to ride out the idiocy. Assuming of course that you'll accept "do nothing for 20 years" as a plan. Maybe that's where our disconnect lies? Any investor with a salary they can live off doesn't "have to" earn a single penny of their investments. Sure this plan leads to a stagnant economy with no real growth; but those are the rules of the game, so that's how I'll play. Embrace the suck, it won't get better with these rules in place.

Posted by: gekkobear at February 13, 2014 09:43 AM (2zHxV)

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