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January 04, 2014

Going to the Dogs Open Thread - [Niedermeyer's Dead Horse]
— Open Blogger

Here's a time killer until the NFL thread goes up.

This fella has much too much time on his hands.

While were shooting the breeze here, take a look at this photo. It seems this baby doesn't much care for Miss Mccarthy. Who can blame him?

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Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 11:19 AM (bJm7W)

2 how did I do that?

Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 11:19 AM (bJm7W)

3 Yeah, Ms. McCarthy... all those years spouting conspiracy gibberish about vaccines and how it turned her son autistic... turns out, hey, her son isn't autistic at all! Apology coming soon, I'm sure. *crickets*

Posted by: GuyfromNH at January 04, 2014 11:21 AM (kbOju)

4 Baby knows she hasn't been vaccinated, doesn't want to catch anything.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 04, 2014 11:23 AM (JawqV)

5 Poor puppy.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2014 11:25 AM (Um/SS)

6 that look on the babys face is the same I have when I inadvertantly land on the view while surfing

Posted by: just a crank at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (hqVUe)

7 The Top Gun one was a little creepy.

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (sdi6R)

8 >>> This fella has much too much time on his hands. As well as unnatural desires towards his mutt.

Posted by: fluffy at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (Ua6T/)

9 Everyone knows that fire can't melt whooping cough!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (olDqf)

10 That first story is a little weird.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (P6QsQ)

11
We special people are never going to apologize to unwashed members of the proletariat. Imbeciles and idiots who vote conservative, and to this day don't know that Mexico attacked California during WWII because of the disparity in incomes. Social justice bitches!

Posted by: Cher at January 04, 2014 11:27 AM (pJF+c)

12 I just read the "greatest economic article ever written" in the right sidebar. Those are IQ points I will never get back. He did sort of adapt one of my pet ideas, which is that I should be able to open my mailbox every day and find money in it.

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 11:28 AM (sdi6R)

13 Beef curry tonight, a la Rick Stein. For those who care to cook along at homeÂ… http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/british_beef_raj_curry_70957

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:29 AM (olDqf)

14 As well as unnatural desires towards his mutt. *** And this.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 11:29 AM (DmNpO)

15 Best work Jenny McCarthy ever did was the movie, Baseketball.

She is apparently unfamiliar with the phrase "suck the chrome off a trailer hitch," and proceeds to do so.

Well, you don't see it, just the silver on her lips afterwards. Now that I think about it, nothing she's done (after posing nude for Playboy) has been worth seeing.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2014 11:29 AM (BeSEI)

16 The enemy has been winning and has your nutsack in his mouth--and Hillary's cankle stomping down on your neck. Time to get a little less picky about your allies--or something. Posted by: Duck Dynasty MGMT I will vote for those who aren't big government lovers. Which means I have very few people to vote for in either party. I bought into the lesser evil argument for many years. It's not working out. And for those who think they will insult me into compliance, that's not going to work. (not saying you did).

Posted by: Meremortal, I'll have the fish at January 04, 2014 11:30 AM (1Y+hH)

17 The Everly Brothers - Wake Up, Little Susie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X7b2E_Jq-k

Posted by: kbdabear at January 04, 2014 11:30 AM (aTXUx)

18 12 He did sort of adapt one of my pet ideas, which is that I should be able to open my mailbox every day and find money in it. Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 03:28 PM (sdi6R) Just watch "The Secret." One guy said, instead of dreading going to the mailbox and expecting bills, imagine that checks would come in! Thanks Oprah for recommending this wonderful life-affirming documentary. Along with you know who else.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:30 AM (olDqf)

19 I've got a big pot of ham and split pea soup cooking on the stove. Snow still coming down. Sitting in front of the fire with football on the t and v. All in all a nice day here in the frozen tundra.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 11:31 AM (P6QsQ)

20 I saw a bit of JM on NYE (yeah, that's right, I'm a party animal) because my wife likes to watch that stuff. She is an incredibly annoying ahole, and I can't imagine what was going through the heads of the network suits who put her on. (perhaps coke?) Really, big knockers are powerful, but they aren't omnipotent.

OT: WZ has a link to an article that says OJ has petitioned Barry for early release because he's suffering from brain cancer and can't get treated properly in prison. Tell you what, dude, as soon as Nicole gets proper treatment for her near decapitation and can walk around again, I'll definitely consider your request. Barry will probably give it to him because racism.

Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (6TB1Z)

21 3 GuyfromNH at January 04, 2014 03:21 PM (kbOju)

right around the time Al Gore says "oops" my bad and takes a vow of poverty to undo the damage he inflicted on the global economy...

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (TE35l)

22 27 today in NYC and sunny. Not bad outside at all. Supposed to hit 44 with showers tomorrow, and 48 for Monday. But stick around for 24 hours - 13 degrees on Tuesday! Change in the weather!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (olDqf)

23 A new Examiner article about Jenny: http://exm.nr/1ct7rFK

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (DmNpO)

Am I the only one that's not the least bit thrilled about the new year?

I feel so Debbie Downer about it.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (fsLdt)

25 Beef curry tonight, a la Rick Stein.

For those who care to cook along at homeÂ…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/british_beef_raj_curry_70957

I have a lamb curry going as we speak. Smells good in this skandi household.

Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 11:33 AM (6TB1Z)

26 Jenny McCarthy Open Thread Compliance pic

Vaccines ruined her elbows ...

http://tinyurl.com/l434rwp

Posted by: kbdabear at January 04, 2014 11:34 AM (aTXUx)

27 25 I have a lamb curry going as we speak. Smells good in this skandi household. Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 03:33 PM (6TB1Z) Almost bought lamb today, but wanted to try a new recipe! Buen provecho!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:35 AM (olDqf)

28 "The Notebook" would have been better with teh doggeh

Posted by: kbdabear at January 04, 2014 11:35 AM (aTXUx)

29 16 Meremortal, I'll have the fish at January 04, 2014 03:30 PM (1Y+hH)

the ONLY thing I have is well not a lot...

basically it'll be a lot easier to undo O'Barka's imperial edicts rather than duly passed by Speaker Pelousy, Majority Leader Strangler, and Choom's Pen laws...

of course considering the GOP is not raging about Bambi's court packing over 200+ years of rules....

yeah not a lot

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:35 AM (TE35l)

30 Jenny McCarthy Open Thread Compliance pic Vaccines ruined her elbows ... *** Most women would attempt to hide their stretch marks.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 11:36 AM (DmNpO)

31 22 J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 03:33 PM (olDqf)

JESUS MEN TO HUDSON BAY THERE IS A DOUBLING OF TEMPERATURE!

EXCELSIOR!

//SS Chilly Willy slightly delayed in Antarctica Cruise Director and lead CLimate Change Scientist

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:37 AM (TE35l)

32 By the way, you can watch all 6 episodes of Rick Stein's India on YouTube, as well as his other series. Affable bloke, pleasant and the food (many recipes of his I have tried to great success) is amazingly good. Check his Spain, Mediterranean, Morocco and France series' as well.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:37 AM (olDqf)

33 This article starts out great for the first 3 words:

Sex, drugs and Obamacare:

http://watchdog.org/106044/obamacare-sex-drugs-questions/

Then that whole 404Care comes up and ruins it. I already told my doc to not bother asking me any questions like these, as I won't answer. Whatever happened to HIPAA anyhoo? That must be the old and busted law.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 04, 2014 11:37 AM (cHZB7)

34 30 Jenny McCarthy Open Thread Compliance pic Vaccines ruined her elbows ... *** Most women would attempt to hide their stretch marks. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 03:36 PM (DmNpO) She needs a hot beef injection from Ron Jeremy.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:38 AM (olDqf)

35 From the sidebar on the linked website . . . I observe that it's not the guy's dog, it's his (lady) boss's dog.

So, the dog thing could be an elaborate schtick for the guy to get into his boss's panties.

Or a raise.

Or both.

Who knows?

Posted by: filbert at January 04, 2014 11:38 AM (roTS7)

36 26 -

I am going to declare something that should never be disputed (although it will):

No woman is ever made better looking with implants in her chest.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2014 11:39 AM (BeSEI)

37 Who remembers The Beatles Saturday Morning cartoon show?

Posted by: toby928© at January 04, 2014 11:39 AM (QupBk)

38 You can almost see the dialogue bubble over the baby's headÂ… "Jeez, who IS that dumb c*nt?!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:40 AM (olDqf)

39 37 Who remembers The Beatles Saturday Morning cartoon show? Posted by: toby928Â© at January 04, 2014 03:39 PM (QupBk) "Let Hakim put you in the driver's seat!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:40 AM (olDqf)

40 I remember a big hit in the 70s called "Love Hurts" by Nazareth. I never much cared for it, but there was no escaping it at the time. It wasn't until maybe 15 years later that I learned that it had been originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. I like their version a lot better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 11:41 AM (sdi6R)

41 Are you saying that Mollie Ringwald is a DOG?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

Alright, then.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 04, 2014 11:41 AM (TM1p8)

42 36 BurtTC at January 04, 2014 03:39 PM (BeSEI)

Not true I've guarded some exotic dancers in my misspent youth...

you keep it within the realm of thing God put on this Earth with your hip size you can use it to fight Father Time and Grannie Gravity a bit...

you install Chest Zepplins so big that Count Graf rises from the grave and walks across the ocean to try to navigate from a gondola....

yeah not cool

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:41 AM (TE35l)

43 It seems this baby doesn't much care for Miss Mccarthy. Who can blame him? Like the fist of an angry god, I would hit that.

Posted by: toby928© at January 04, 2014 11:42 AM (QupBk)

44 41 Are you saying that Mollie Ringwald is a DOG?!?!?!??!?!?!?! Alright, then. Posted by: Sharkman at January 04, 2014 03:41 PM (TM1p

Mollie RingWORM.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:42 AM (olDqf)

45 Bitch, I'll probably get measles or polio because of you. DIAF.

Posted by: The Baby at January 04, 2014 11:42 AM (UAMVq)

46 Don Johnson just e-mailed to say: "Good Lord, the name of my first movie was 'A Boy and His Dog', not "A Raging Homo Mugging With His Dog."

Posted by: Sharkman at January 04, 2014 11:43 AM (TM1p8)

47 Jackstraw, thanks for the link to the R platform. I must have read some earlier iteration. So, at best we are stuck with O-care until January 2017, according to the platform. This will not work as it's too late, so that issue doesn't matter. O-care will have to fail on it's own. If it survives until 2017, it will never go away. As for the rest of the platform, I see too much "government can" for me. But I'll compromise. I'll vote for most any Republicans in my races who aren't incumbents. The plank about marriage is funny as it's much too late for that one already. Same applies to any talk about financial sanity, as R's have long demonstrated they have no interest in that. Time for a longer term view. I understand the establishment view, I held it and argued for it for many years.

Posted by: Meremortal, I'll have the fish at January 04, 2014 11:43 AM (1Y+hH)

48 The Titanic one is kind of cute.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 11:43 AM (P6QsQ)

49 Jenny McCarthy is just a little bit too zany for me. Send her back to the kitchen.

Posted by: Fritz at January 04, 2014 11:44 AM (TKFmG)

50 40 I remember a big hit in the 70s called "Love Hurts" by Nazareth. I never much cared for it, but there was no escaping it at the time. It wasn't until maybe 15 years later that I learned that it had been originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. I like their version a lot better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFE2SnliiV0 Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 03:41 PM (sdi6R) I am partial to the Nazareth version. Never knew the Everly's even wrote it but there's is damned good. Incidentally, I have always been a huge fan of Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, who were obviously influenced big-time by Phil and Don. Look up Dave Edmunds' version of "Crying in the Rain." Worth a listen.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:44 AM (olDqf)

51 In fairness, Don Johnson's dog could speak intelligently.

Posted by: toby928© at January 04, 2014 11:44 AM (QupBk)

52 Speaking of going to the dogs, Steyn gives his take on South Africa:

http://www.steynonline.com/5995/heading-south

woof woof.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 04, 2014 11:44 AM (cHZB7)

53 Does anyone have a link to a story at a reputable place that talks about what actually is going on with McCarthy's son now?

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at January 04, 2014 11:44 AM (yE8uc)

54 I remember that Beatles cartoon show. It was horrible.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 11:45 AM (P6QsQ)

55 Hey everybody thank God for defacto open borders!

H1N1 is on the prowl and yes though I usually mock the hysteria this density is troubling....

http://tinyurl.com/k3tsfd8

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:45 AM (TE35l)

No woman is ever made better looking with implants in her chest.

It's eye candy. The brain knows their fake but the eyes just see boob shaped things covered in booby skin and thinks Boobies!!

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2014 11:45 AM (fsLdt)

57 49 Jenny McCarthy is just a little bit too zany for me. Send her back to the ~~kitchen~~ centerfold. Posted by: Fritz at January 04, 2014 03:44 PM (TKFmG) FTFY.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 04, 2014 11:45 AM (UAMVq)

58 42 -

I suspect it's a matter of perspective. I have not ever seen an exotic dancer in person (no, really), so I'm sure there are some subtleties of work that I have not examined.

However, I would argue any woman who is old enough to start showing some signs of chestal downward drift is NOT bettered by the scientific lifting of God's work.

She should let gravity and nature take its course. And I have seen my share of women for whom that is the case, and NONE of them would have been improved by doing otherwise.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2014 11:45 AM (BeSEI)

59 51 toby928Â© at January 04, 2014 03:44 PM (QupBk)

quite erudite actually I think he was well read...

http://youtu.be/WCt_7p5HzAw

A Boy and His Dog 1975 full film

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:46 AM (TE35l)

60 In fairness, Don Johnson's dog could speak intelligently.

Posted by: toby928Â© at January 04, 2014 03:44 PM (QupBk)

And sent the standard for "trim-sniffers" as an essential breed.

Posted by: Sharkman at January 04, 2014 11:47 AM (TM1p8)

61 Even if SCOTUS strikes this edict down next June (given the new challenges on the docket) or if it "collapses" of its own weight, the damage to the insurance system has been done. The Democrats have destroyed the private insurance industry, and have caused such incredible dislocations to doctors, hospitals and patients that I can't see it being restored.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:47 AM (olDqf)

62 Does anyone have a link to a story at a reputable place that talks about what actually is going on with McCarthy's son now? *** This is about as good as I can find. http://bit.ly/1ct8RAg

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 11:47 AM (DmNpO)

63 http://youtu.be/WCt_7p5HzAw

A Boy and His Dog 1975 full film

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 03:46 PM (TE35l)

Thanks, Sven. That's a hell of a great link to click!

Posted by: Sharkman at January 04, 2014 11:48 AM (TM1p8)

64 I remember that Beatles cartoon show. It was horrible. I was thinking about it the other day. The only thing I really remember was Ringo playing an octopus' head like a drum. Imagine if The Doors, or The Stones, could have had their own show.

Posted by: toby928© at January 04, 2014 11:48 AM (QupBk)

65 Jenny McCarthy, the pride of Evergreen Park! I grew up right up the street from her, in Chicagoland terms. I would have gladly given her a shot with my syringe.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 04, 2014 11:48 AM (Ec6wH)

66 58 BurtTC at January 04, 2014 03:45 PM (BeSEI)

I agree wife is aging....I have no problem with it you and I are the anomalies to whatever degree of the position of people who show off their bodies professionally is any indicator....

Jeanna Fine had "Pay" "Check" tatoos under her little darlings IIRC....

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:48 AM (TE35l)

67 Wow: Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe in '79 doing 3 Everly Bros. tunes, including "Crying in the Rain." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFNXgsF15es

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:49 AM (olDqf)

68 Apparently the article going around saying that Jenny McCarthy's son doesn't have autism isn't true, and she still says that he does. I have mixed feelings about her. On one hand, obviously she's done a huge disservice to society by advocating that children not be vaccinated. It's not an exaggeration to say that people will die from her ignorance. But on the other hand, the autism world is full to the brim wtih a million people telling you a million different things. "IF you just do xyz, your kid can be normal!" " You didn't do x? Well, his continued autism is your fault!" "This group is evil, no this group is evil." "This therapy is child abuse." " no it's a miracle!" All the while you're dealing with a child, or children, who is 8 but has the emotional maturity and self control of a 2 year old. Yeah, it's stressful, and I can see how a parent would latch on to anything that gives them hope of a cure, or at the very least, and explanation for why.

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 11:49 AM (hFL/3)

69 48 The Titanic one is kind of cute. Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 03:43 PM (P6QsQ) Yes it is, but why is the guy wearing a hoodie?

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 11:50 AM (sdi6R)

70 47 -

There is a monumental difference between the Republican platform, and what Republicans actually do.

I will never again vote for my Senator, Roy Blunt, and have told him so. I am fairly close to telling my congresscritter, Ann Wagner, she can pound sand too.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2014 11:50 AM (BeSEI)

71 Sorry. My addiction won out but I AM discussing a book . ;^)"The Secret" is shallow self help new age junk that Oprah is known for, in which God becomes the genie of your perfect mind here to make you powerful and successful and slim too. Jesus had no place to lay his head and died on a cross, but shhhhhh...If you want that diamond bracelet or the new Ferrari you deserve--just think positively and you will attract it. The secret is that the authors made a lot of money duping people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 11:51 AM (BC6cY)

72 61 J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 03:47 PM (olDqf)

This is arguably a GOOD thing actually in the long run.....

the GOP has the opportunity to introduce a conversion of Medicare, Medicaid into an overt "health allowance" hell say you can carry your benefit forward.....

insurance can set up catastrophics to rebuild...

the free market may be able to work and we may be able to take a LOT of people out of the Doctor's backpack they are carrying.

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:51 AM (TE35l)

73 Thank you, NDH. Weird stuff.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at January 04, 2014 11:51 AM (yE8uc)

74 @71 "You can be as God". Same old lie from the same old liar.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 11:53 AM (P6QsQ)

75 Here's Jenny McCarthy's response: "Â“Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all, are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous. Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional Center). The implication that I have changed my position, that my child was not initially diagnosed with autism (and instead may suffer from Landau-Kleffner Syndrome), is both irresponsible and inaccurate. These stories cite a Â“newÂ” Time Magazine interview with me, which was actually published in 2010, that never contained any such statements by me. Continued misrepresentations, such as these, only serve to open wounds of the many families who are courageously dealing with this disorder. Please know that I am taking every legal measure necessary to set this straight."

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 11:54 AM (hFL/3)

76 72 Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 03:51 PM (TE35l) I hope so. I wonder how many people will die or suffer unnecessarily until then. For that alone (not including the destruction of our republic in general), these motherfuckers who did deserve eternal damnation.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:54 AM (olDqf)

77 I read it some time ago but I don't think they use the word "God". They use the term---- cue Enya music here.......the Universe". The Universe is here to meet your needs because you deserve it. It was one of those books that someone I like recomemended and I grit my teeth through most of it. P.S, 1 You are correct, grammie. :^) P.S. Some Enya msuic is fine

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 11:56 AM (BC6cY)

78 A couple of days ago, I fired off a polite email to the President of John Jay College concerning the screed written by their faculty member that was the subject of a post here at the HQ. I confined myself just to the subject of her attempt at justifying the murders committed by Christopher Dorner because of his claim that he had been driven to killing due to white racism. Further, their faculty member was hinting that she supported the murders as a slave rebellion. She also explicitly said that his allegations of racism were being ignored. I wrote that Dorner's claims were self-serving and contradicted by the fact that 2 of his 3 victims weren't even white police officers but an Asian woman and a black man. I informed them that their faculty member's behavior obviously created a hostile environment for white students. I just received a reply from some minor functionary at the college saying that the college supported "academic freedom" and some similar blather. I asked if she would be still so supportive of a faculty member's racist rantings if the faculty member was white and the objects of his hatred were black. I doubt I will get a reply to that.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at January 04, 2014 11:56 AM (2Jy1U)

79 76 J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 03:54 PM (olDqf)

That's my hope...

it is not what I suspect will happen the media and donkey has a plan tilting full Redtard right now I think the bastards really ARE going to go ahead and try to flip Bambi's fuck-up into singlepayer and I also suspect the GOP even if it wins to acquiesce....

sorry

you know me well enough to know how I feel about this...I was raging about socialized medicine back in '04 even...

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:56 AM (TE35l)

80 68 -

DSM 5 is drastically changing the definitions of the terms, and I haven't looked into it much because it kinda doesn't really matter what you call it.

If you are a parent of a child with behavioral problems, the truth remains, some of it is likely caused by something medical/genetic, and some of it is caused by the parents.

Sorry, that's just the truth. If you love your children, and want what is best for them, you MUST do a hard examination of your behavior, regardless of whether your children have some kind of anomaly or not. If you can't or won't examine your actions, all the time, every day, you're probably doing something that is causing more problems for your children that they would not have otherwise.

That's all there is to it.

And with that, I'm out. Much to do before (and during) football. Have a nice day, people.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2014 11:56 AM (BeSEI)

81 This fella has much too much time on his hands. No, he doesn't! I especially liked Brokeback Mountain Doggie and The Graduate Doggie.

Posted by: Plaintiff Pug at January 04, 2014 11:57 AM (Qev5V)

82 79 Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 03:56 PM (TE35l) There you go, getting my hopes up again! ;-)

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 11:58 AM (olDqf)

83 Jenny McCarthy never quite did it for me. This one, a sad case in the end, was much more to my liking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lyn_Jackson

But let's consider this idiot instead:

" Next, imagine alerts rapidly streaming across your monitor. Big headline flashing: Â“EarthÂ’s rate of global warming is 400,000 Hiroshima bombs a day.Â” Suddenly, fade to black. An eerie silence. You wonder: Is this our new reality? WeÂ’re in the dark.

Facts really are stranger than fiction. No matter what new broadcast technologies deliver our news Â— TV, LinkedIn, Hulu, Google Glass, Â“Star TrekÂ” mind melding, KurzweilÂ’s Â“SingularityÂ”Â— the fact is this: Global warming is running at a rate of 400,000 A-bombs hitting Planet Earth daily, dangerously overheating our world, day after day after day.

Big Oil is fighting to keep that info off Big TV News. But the fact remains that the 400,000-daily-A-bombs headline is real. It was first posted on ThinkProgress.com and voiced by one of the worldÂ’s leading climate scientists, James Hansen, the head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies from 1981 to 2013, in a 2012 TED Talk . But since Big Money rules todayÂ’s reality, even if the conspiracy loses a round, its perpetrators will invest heavily a comeback. They canÂ’t afford to lose the Â“War of the Worlds.Â” "

http://tinyurl.com/nudx6yb

[400,000 a-bombs a day? Shouldn't we all be dead by now, Mr "Facts really are stranger than fiction" ass-hat?]

Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 11:58 AM (bJm7W)

84 The Associated Press ‏@AP 3m Sen. Ted Cruz, born in Alberta, says he's 'looking forward' to renouncing Canadian citizenship soon: http://t.co/SUWmmwa8K9

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 11:58 AM (DmNpO)

85 78 Retired Buckeye Cop at January 04, 2014 03:56 PM (2Jy1U)

I would have replied "Academic Freedom" like supporting capitalism and focusing your research as a staff member on reduction of non direct subsidy in US HealthCare freedom or just "liberals can say whatever the fuck they want racist!" freedom.....

of course there's a reason I almost got expelled from my college

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 11:59 AM (TE35l)

86 I hardly noticed the baby at first. My attention was completely drawn to the dude eye-fucking the camera in the center of the image.

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 04, 2014 11:59 AM (BqW72)

87 Hey, The Chicken, You got it easy. At least, your shame isn't being broadcast all over the interwebs. It's like I'm stuck in the damn cosplay version of "Deliverance". Help me.

Posted by: The Dog in Those Pictures at January 04, 2014 12:00 PM (GIX5q)

88 84 Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 03:58 PM (DmNpO)

I'll either buy it off him or if he is smart he'll keep it to go to a free country in 20 years.

Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 12:01 PM (TE35l)

89 I hardly noticed the baby at first. My attention was completely drawn to the dude eye-fucking the camera in the center of the image. *** He looks like Jake Gyllenhall

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 12:01 PM (DmNpO)

90 Love Hurts wasn't written by the Everly Brothers. A husband and wife team, last name Bryant, wrote it. They recorded it first though. Orbison's version and Gram Parson's with Emmylou Harris are good covers too.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at January 04, 2014 12:02 PM (EMxef)

91 In my former life, I was a speech pathologist for in a center for children with severe-profound disorders, autism included. Blaming the parents is cruel.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 12:03 PM (P6QsQ)

92 89 He looks like Jake Gyllenhall Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 04:01 PM (DmNpO) More like Daniel Craig's 19-year-old clone, to me anyway.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 12:05 PM (olDqf)

93 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at January 04, 2014 03:56 PM (2Jy1U) Good for you for sending off a letter.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:05 PM (BC6cY)

94 Retired Buckeye Cop - When issues become headlines, the concerned parties formulate form letters. I have gone so far with Kay Hagan (Idiot-NC) as to explicitly state that I have no interest in receiving a form letter in response. What do I get? You guessed it. Such things normally tout Hagan's support for this or that Dem cause. I have taken to calling her office, just to use up the time of her staffers and to assure myself that I am making *someone* in her tax-paid entourage uncomfortable.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:06 PM (aDwsi)

95 any of the easst coast morons frozeyet in the coldest weather in wait for it 20 YEARS

Posted by: yo yo yo! at January 04, 2014 12:06 PM (o+MpZ)

96 My attention was completely drawn to the dude eye-fucking the camera in the center of the image.
How does one do that? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: guy with a toasted dick at January 04, 2014 12:06 PM (Ua6T/)

97 of course there's a reason I almost got expelled from my college Posted by: Sven10077 at January 04, 2014 03:59 PM (TE35l) Hi Sven, I really didn't even expect a reply. That they had to pull the "academic freedom ... eleventy!!!" defense just shows how weak their sh!t is and they know it. Speaking of getting expelled from college: I did get expelled on my first go-round at college back in 1981. I discovered that the Rathskeller on campus served dark beer!

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at January 04, 2014 12:07 PM (2Jy1U)

98 83 [400,000 a-bombs a day? Shouldn't we all be dead by now, Mr "Facts really are stranger than fiction" ass-hat?] Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 03:58 PM (bJm7W) He cites ThinkProgress.com, James Hansen, and The Guardian as authoritative sources. OK, I'm convinced.

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 12:09 PM (sdi6R)

99 Some R policies I'd like to see. Declaration of an energy emergency. End all special fuel blend and ethanol use. Repeal the latest CAFE standards. Open offshore and federal land for exploration and production as well as approve the KN pipeline. End all federal subsidies of so-called renewable or green energy. Shut down the EPA and let the states handle it. (EPA, who started that?) Declaration of a financial emergency and a cutting of govt spending by the amount required to avoid a financial collapse. (Latest estimate I've seen is 4.5% across the board, actual cuts, not the BS declines in spending increases. (If this is not done, the rest takes care of itself, we are going down hard.) Defense exempted from cuts that would negatively impact national security. Increase the cuts in all other areas as needed. Pass a simplified tax reform plan with no more than 3 federal tax rate tiers and expand the system to where the top 85% pay some federal taxes. Cut the capital gains rate to 10% and watch the money roll in. Cut corporate taxes to zero over the next 5 years. Those will do for starters. The GOPe won't be on board with most of the above, and not at all on board re the spending problem. There's not a single socon moment in there. I'll waive all that for now. (There is a revenue componet to the debt problem. The place to look is expanding the tax base and unleasing the American business machine to produce more jobs and more revenue.) Apologies, I will now shut up.

Posted by: Meremortal, let's do it at January 04, 2014 12:10 PM (1Y+hH)

100 Bought $20 in bitcoins last week. This week, my net worth is up to $25. I'd figure out the net gain percentage wise per week, but as you can see, my net worth is only $25, so I'm not capable of such a feat.

Posted by: UWP at January 04, 2014 12:10 PM (2hQRj)

101 re 95: that's only weather! It's not climate!!

(remember, "weather" is something that meteorologists can barely predict a week in advance. "Climate" is what 97 percent of climatologists believe they can predict a hundred years in advance.)

Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 12:10 PM (bJm7W)

102 100 Bought $20 in bitcoins last week. This week, my net worth is up to $25. I'd figure out the net gain percentage wise per week, but as you can see, my net worth is only $25, so I'm not capable of such a feat. Posted by: UWP at January 04, 2014 04:10 PM (2hQRj) "Bitch-coin set me up!" --Marion Berry

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 12:10 PM (olDqf)

103 --Marion Berry Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 04, 2014 04:10 PM (olDqf) How that man is still alive given all of his health issues, I have no clue. But when he does kick the bucket, the level of mourning in DC will be epic. Heck, his ex-wife laid in state at the Wilson Building (aka. city hall) when she died.

Posted by: Vendette at January 04, 2014 12:13 PM (bp6gJ)

104 http://youtu.be/WCt_7p5HzAw

I've got a bunch of global warming on my front walk and driveway. It's brick hard and slick as ice. There will be an especially intense influx of more global warming on Monday, so I'm probably not going to get rid of it for a week or more. Perhaps I should organize a global warming factfinding expedition to Fiji.

Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 12:14 PM (6TB1Z)

105 Got a bee in the house. First reaction was to pick up a swatter and whack but I caught myself. "I don't know what kind of bee that is" I says to myself. Backed away and observed for a bit. Haven't seen it now in a bit. I figure to be over careful with killer bees around.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 04, 2014 12:14 PM (x1Gv1)

106 "If you are a parent of a child with behavioral problems, the truth remains, some of it is likely caused by something medical/genetic, and some of it is caused by the parents." I will try not to respond with anger because it is obvious that this statement comes from ignorance and not malice. There is nothing in the world that a parent can do or not do to cause autism. It's not just a "behavior problem." Trust me, if there were any parenting technique that could make my 8 year old stop banging his head at night, we would do it. But we have tried *everything*. Have a solution? It's been tried. Trust me. In our son's case, he was born 10 weeks early after my water broke at 23 weeks. He weighed 2lbs 4oz. Apparently, as an added kicker, even if he hadn't been born early he likely has a genetic disorder that causes in addition to growth issues and problems processing growth hormones, wait for it, autism like symptoms. He learned to talk by literally repeating, word for word, conversations that he had heard on tv. Word. For. Word. He adapted them to fit a given circumstance, which is actually completely brilliant. Shockingly brilliant. Which he is. He taught himself to read before he was 3. And yet he flaps his hands when he gets excited and can not, for the life of him, not get upset when someone disagrees with his logic. ANd trust me, he gets punished. He gets disciplined. He has structure. How do we know that it's not just because we are crappy parents? Because we have 3 other kids who are constantly complimented on their good behavior. Actually, so is he. We've pushed and pushed and pushed to make sure that he controls himself as much as is possible, but we don't fool ourselves into thinking that it's not a battle. He comes home and rocks and hums in his bed because the self control and stimulation has been too much for him to handle and he has to regulate himself or he'll explode. So, yeah, thanks but no thanks for the advice that he'd be normal if we just tried harder.

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 12:14 PM (hFL/3)

107 Didn't mean to include the link. It must have been heatstroke.

Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 12:14 PM (6TB1Z)

108 When only one girl out of a pair of twins is autistic, don't see how that's the parents' fault.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at January 04, 2014 12:16 PM (yE8uc)

109 The secret is that the authors made a lot of money duping people. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 03:5 Bishop Sheen and Napolean Hill covered the ground nicely a long time ago.

Posted by: Meremortal, let's do it at January 04, 2014 12:16 PM (1Y+hH)

110 Lauren See my post at 91

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 12:17 PM (P6QsQ)

111 If we get both rain and a high of 40 tomorrow, that should help. Last night was colder than a well digger's ass, but Monday night's going to be a sonofabitch.

Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at January 04, 2014 12:18 PM (V3kRK)

112 53 Does anyone have a link to a story at a reputable place that talks about what actually is going on with McCarthy's son now? Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at January 04, 2014 03:44 PM (yE8uc) Twitchy has a very good sum up of the McCarthy story with explanations

Posted by: Ma Bell at January 04, 2014 12:18 PM (RLdcX)

113 Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 04:14 PM (hFL/3) well done you seem to one bad ass mom

Posted by: yo yo yo! at January 04, 2014 12:19 PM (o+MpZ)

114 Lauren, keep doing what you're doing. It does pay off.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 04, 2014 12:20 PM (JawqV)

115 That "greatest economic article" in the sidebar--is that meant ironically? Cos I looked at it, and it just seems to call for socialism and an expanded welfare state. To use terms the author would understand, the author blows, and he ideas blow too.

Posted by: Null at January 04, 2014 12:20 PM (P7hip)

116 So in one year at 25% per week, my .03 bitcoins should be worth $1,133,878,247,505,920.00, I think I messed up on my online calculating.

Posted by: UWP at January 04, 2014 12:20 PM (2hQRj)

117 Skim ice on the lake today, but it has warmed a good bit. Rain tomorrow, but colder Monday. Unless the lake freezes, I do not consider it a cold winter. Currently is weirdly warm, 44 deg.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:21 PM (aDwsi)

118 Thanks grammie winger. The "blame the parents for crappy parenting" comes in a close second to the "it's not autism, it's just a new buzzword!" in things that make me stabby when it comes to my son. As for the latter, call it whatever you want, but my son is not neurotypical. Talk to him for 30 seconds and you'll know that. However, if you do, try talking about Transformers. His encyclopedic knowledge of the entire transformers universe is sure to amuse even the darkest, most cynical heart.

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 12:21 PM (hFL/3)

119 People without medical/psychiatric training, or any real-world experience with developmental delay/autism/behavioral issues always show up to insist that parents must have caused/are causing the issues. I have a kid without behavioral problems, with diagnosed brain development problems from a virus, and still people will swear up, down and sideways that her academic issues or inability to do certain tasks are discipline problems. Its amazing. Parents of autistic children who see that crap like Burt wrote even more often and somehow don't lose their tempers are superheroes to me.

Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at January 04, 2014 12:22 PM (OCpDa)

120 I wouldn't reallly compare Bishop Sheen to "The Secret". I would compare"The Secret" to some of the pablum of Joel Osteen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:22 PM (BC6cY)

121 107 Didn't mean to include the link. It must have been heatstroke. Posted by: pep at January 04, 2014 04:14 PM (6TB1Z) Been a lot of that going around. When I came in from shoveling the global warming that fell on my property yesterday and took my gloves off, my hands were numb at first. Then they felt like they were on fire. That's a symptom of heatstroke, right?

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 12:23 PM (sdi6R)

122 Years ago I started an AWANA club at church for autistic kids. I loved those kids. They darn near killed me too.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 12:23 PM (P6QsQ)

123 tweeting with Dave in Texas and Andy for the last few minutes. They are pissed about this Jenny Mccarthy bullshit. Perhaps we'll get a post out of it in the next few days.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 04, 2014 12:23 PM (DmNpO)

124 But let's consider this idiot instead:

" Next, imagine alerts rapidly streaming across your monitor. Big headline flashing: Â“EarthÂ’s rate of global warming is 400,000 Hiroshima bombs a day.Â” Suddenly, fade to black. An eerie silence. You wonder: Is this our new reality? WeÂ’re in the dark.

Posted by: Mallfly

WUWT:
"To convert HansenÂ’s figures to a per-square-metre value, the global surface area is 5.11e+14 square metres Â… which means that Hansens dreaded 400,000 Hiroshima bombs per day works out to 0.6 watts per square metre Â… in other words, Hansen wants us to be very afraid because of a claimed imbalance of six tenths of a watt per square metre in a system where the downwelling radiation is half a kilowatt per square metre Â… we cannot even measure the radiation to that kind of accuracy.

...

"As Dr. Judith Curry points out, the paper An update on EarthÂ’s energy balance in light of the latest global observations by Stephens et al. says this about down-welling long wave infrared radiation (what CO2 affects) and that 0.6 watts of imbalance on the surface that Hansen claims: ... ThatÂ’s an uncertainty of 17 watts, or if you prefer Hansen-Cook parlance, 4 Hiroshima Atomic bombs an uncertainty of Â±113 Hiroshima bombs every second.

The Â±17 watts uncertainty of the 0.6 watt surface imbalance is two orders of magnitude larger than the claim! But, activists like Cook say global warming will Â“CookÂ’ us for sure.

...

"How about comparing Hiroshima bombs to the biggest fusion bomb in the solar system, the sun? From our article:

    The Hiroshima bomb released ~ 67 TeraJoules (TJ) = 6E13J.

    The earths circular area is 3 * (6E6m)^2 = 1E14m2.

    The suns TSI is ~ 1kW = 1E3 J/s, so the earth gets ca 1E17 J/s on the sunlit side, so the sun explodes about 1E17/6E13 = 1E3 Hiroshima atomic bombs on this planet EVERY SECOND."

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 04, 2014 12:24 PM (dwArK)

125 I think I just shit myself.

Posted by: Martin Bashir at January 04, 2014 12:25 PM (oFCZn)

126 Heatstroke = No Fun Been there..., or at least danced with it. Oh..., and to head off the inevitable, I saw Heatstroke open for No Fun at The Fox, Atlanta, 1972

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:26 PM (aDwsi)

127 And actually, i know that some people like Osteen and he has given them little steps into Christianity supposedly, but he seems to think of the cross as sort a handicap that Jesus had to overcome on the way to success-not as central to his mission. I think Osteen is probably a nice man who wants people to be happy. I didn't get the impression of generosity of spirit from "The Secret"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:26 PM (BC6cY)

128 Thanks for the kind words guys. I appreciate it. As for Jenny, I wish she'd latched on to something more useful and less harmful than the antivax crowd, but trust me when I say that those folks recruit hard and shun hard. It's like a freaking civil war among parents with Autistic kids. I think the reason is that no one knows wtf to do and we're all floundering together, so people latch hard to someone who seems to have the answers. THe problem is that they don't. No one does. So inevitably people then get really angry that The One With The Answers betrayed them, and then they project that anger onto everyone who still follows The One With The Answers. It's a mess.

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 12:27 PM (hFL/3)

129 weft - A jewel of a calculation.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:28 PM (aDwsi)

130 And actually, i know that some people like Osteen and he has given them little steps into Christianity supposedly, but he seems to think of the cross as sort a handicap that Jesus had to overcome on the way to success-not as central to his mission. I think Osteen is probably a nice man who wants people to be happy. I didn't get the impression of generosity of spirit from "The Secret" Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 04:26 PM (BC6cY) I'd put Robert Schuller in that category too (and the Hour of Power even to this day).

Posted by: Vendette at January 04, 2014 12:28 PM (bp6gJ)

131 36 Even if she's had a mastectomy???

Posted by: MAx at January 04, 2014 12:29 PM (b7yum)

132 GO CHIEFS

sneak peak at the Colts' starting lineup:

http://tinyurl.com/modytj8

Posted by: chemjeff at January 04, 2014 12:29 PM (5p18q)

133 NFL on yet?

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 04, 2014 12:29 PM (ZshNr)

134 My son has Austism-what they used to call Asbergers. He's very smart and as far as things that want to make me stabby it's when people say "You better get hold of that kid or you'll have big trouble" because he has a hard time getting close to people or is brusque. Theyy make it sound like he's going to end up like that kid from Newtown when my son is really a gentle person.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:29 PM (BC6cY)

135 I think I just shit myself.

You get used to it.

Posted by: Al Roker at January 04, 2014 12:30 PM (JawqV)

136 This looks like a possible blog article for me. Why is the US Army spending money to buy 28 L159 airplanes from the Czech Republic?
http://tinyurl.com/lxox2x5

And Jenny belongs on a bicycle built for two with Chukkkles.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 12:30 PM (J96yq)

137 130 2 Timothy 3:4-6

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 12:31 PM (P6QsQ)

138 I think Robert Schuller and Norman Vncent Peale are often out in the same category, but I met MVP and he prayed with me. I think he was a good Christian man. He just didn't get into the complexities of theolgy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:32 PM (BC6cY)

139 That poor doggeh looks seriously creeped out. Can't say I blame her.

Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at January 04, 2014 12:33 PM (OCpDa)

140 Elbows and assorted appendages up

Posted by: grammie winger at January 04, 2014 12:33 PM (P6QsQ)

141 Why is the US Army spending money to buy 28 L159 airplanes from the Czech Republic?
Look at the number, Man! L159 is like, twice as much as F-22.

Posted by: Chuck Hagel, stand up guy at January 04, 2014 12:35 PM (Ua6T/)

142 I just heard that damn music again. Is anybody else getting that?

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 12:36 PM (sdi6R)

143 Look at the number, Man! L159 is like, twice as much as F-22.

Not to mention that "L" is, like, twelve whole letters more than "F."

Posted by: President Present at January 04, 2014 12:37 PM (roTS7)

144 Yes, Rick L I get that quite a bit. You're not crazy or we both are. ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:41 PM (BC6cY)

145 I'd like rename the Onesie the " Obama pajama "

Posted by: seamrog at January 04, 2014 12:41 PM (WlmVo)

146 144 Yes, Rick L I get that quite a bit. You're not crazy or we both are. ;^) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 04:41 PM (BC6cY) Thanks! At least when we were getting the little video in the corner, I could see that, and I knew it was real. But hearing the music snippet once in a while, while not seeing anything on the page that was the source, was starting to make me question my sanity.

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 12:46 PM (sdi6R)

147 Someone needs to check on rickl. Take a dart gun...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:47 PM (aDwsi)

148 And the little explosions are a bit unnerving. ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:47 PM (BC6cY)

149

In Burt's defense, I believe he was referring to all those "autism spectrum disorders" which can be so vague and nebulous that Aspoerger's was pulled from the dsm5 for being a -not.

Like ADHD, there's the real and the simple parents-just-don't-give-a-shit. I would agree if you were to counter that the latter were misdiagnoses. Still, they're diagnoses none the less.

I know this because about half my students have received bullshit diagnoses of "special-ed" and "disability". Makes their gov't checks go WAY up.

Posted by: MAx at January 04, 2014 12:48 PM (b7yum)

150

When I came in from shoveling the global warming that fell on my property yesterday and took my gloves off, my hands were numb at first. Then they felt like they were on fire.
That's a symptom of heatstroke, right? Posted by: rickl

No, I've had heatstroke. From what I remember you have no appetite and run a fever. I've also had frostbite (hey, I was a farmer, young one at that). You either had mild frostbite or were headed towards it, not sure where they draw the line.

Posted by: The Farmer at January 04, 2014 12:50 PM (LgCwh)

151 Wow. California winner of $324 million Mega Million jackpot almost threw the winning ticket out as a loser.

http://tinyurl.com/no4g3zs

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 12:51 PM (J96yq)

152

144 Yes, Rick L I get that quite a bit. You're not crazy or we both are. ;^) Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 04:41 PM (BC6cY)

Liberals tell me that if you make yourself a stylish hat out of Reynolds Wrap and wear it every waking moment all those crazy sounds go away.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 04, 2014 12:51 PM (R3gO3)

153 149 Or maybe Burt's detractors contend that all "autism spectrum disorder" diagnoses are necessarily valid because: solidarity

Posted by: MAx at January 04, 2014 12:51 PM (b7yum)

154 Frostbite as un-fun as heatstroke, but more localized. Collected a frost-bitten left ear while in the service. It still hurts when it gets cold.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 04, 2014 12:54 PM (aDwsi)

155 Hey, thanks, Donna. I'll try that. ;^) RickL and I probably have crap** compute systems

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:55 PM (BC6cY)

156 Since the Beatles and the Everlys (RIP Phil) were both cited in this thread it should be pointed out that the Everlys were a huge influence on the Beatles (and many other 60s rock/pop groups) for their vocal sound.

Posted by: FOAF at January 04, 2014 12:55 PM (rZ7kp)

157 But MAx, rolling Aspergers into the broader ASD diagnosis didn't invalidate the diagnosis of those who had previously been diagnosed with Aspergers. Just the opposite, in fact. It solidified them within the Autism framework. My son's technical diagnosis is Hyperlexia which is even more nebulous. Basically its "Oh, he's autistic...and also can read! Great." I'm sure there are those out there who would say "well that's just a fake diagnosis!" but again, spend 30 seconds with him and you'll realize that he is clearly not a typical 8 year old. And not because he's acting badly either. It's little things like his inability to modulate the tone of his voice during a conversation, or just have a two way conversation in general...Like I said, I hope you like Transformers, because he has 237 episodes memorized and categorized and you just said that you like Bumblebee so hold on to your hat.

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 12:56 PM (hFL/3)

158 They might have pulled Asbergers from the DSM. My son has every single trait used to describe it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 12:56 PM (BC6cY)

159

I once had frostbite so badly that that burning sensation (especially in my feet) lasted for hours. I was 17, stood in subzero weather with a friend waiting for a bus (which was way late, and we were too stupid to just go home) and the burning started when we were in a movie theater. I have no memory of what movie we were so determined to see, but I vividly remember being in absolute agony in that theater. And ever since then it doesn't take at all long for my extremities to freeze - which is why to hell with fashion, it's clunky fleece lined boots and two pairs of mittens when I go outside.

And why I refused playoff tickets to the 49ers-GB game tomorrow. If it was going to be oh, a balmy 30 degrees out, it would be a different matter.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 04, 2014 12:59 PM (R3gO3)

160 83 But let's consider this idiot instead: http://tinyurl.com/nudx6yb Posted by: Mallfly at January 04, 2014 03:58 PM (bJm7W) I've been reading the comments there. Holy mackerel. About half of them are calling BS on the article, but the defenders are True Believers. Anyone who would challenge the Global Warming orthodoxy must have ulterior motives. Big Oil! Fox News! And this is in the Wall Street Journal.

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 01:02 PM (sdi6R)

161 Speaking of going to the dogs...

Family finds out what has been abusing their dog. Caught on video is their son sexually assaulting the dog.

http://dailycaller.com/2014/01/04/pizza-delivery-boy-screws-the-pooch/

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 01:03 PM (J96yq)

162 FenelonSpoke, yep, it's funny that parents were concerned that removing Aspergers as a diagnostic code would result in having their kids' disorder no longer recognized at all, yet we were all assured that it would never happen and that our kids would get more help and be better served if they were justs put on the Autism Spectrum in general. Of course, we now see that dismissing the kids' disorder is exactly what's happening. Who could have predicted that..except for every Aspie parent everywhere?

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 01:06 PM (hFL/3)

163

rickl: The WSJ website has attracted increasing numbers of left wing trolls in the past year - they descend on the site like flying monkeys sent over from Media Matters. Some of them are very disruptive and very good at hijacking threads and the WSJ moderators do nothing - which has led subscribers to say "I'm outta here."

Left-wing media sites are much better at patroling their boards.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 04, 2014 01:07 PM (R3gO3)

164 He looks like such a nice young man, Anna. (I clicked on your link because I assumed that the Daily Caller would not have literal video of dog-fucking.)

Posted by: rickl at January 04, 2014 01:09 PM (sdi6R)

165 Melissa Hateful-Perry supposedly cried during an apology to the Romneys on air. The third apology by or outright firing of one of their hosts in a matter of weeks. You won't see that degree of semi-professionalism at 'Faux News!'

Posted by: --- at January 04, 2014 01:09 PM (MMC8r)

166 It is shocking ain't it Rickl. Some people are really sick.

I sat as a juror on a child abuse case. The mutt was convicted of sexually abusing his nephew. All of us jurors and alternates were thanked by the judge after the verdict and then he dropped a real bombshell. He said if we had not convicted him they were going to charge him with sexual abuse of the family dog.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 01:14 PM (J96yq)

167 Yes, very true. Lauren. Your son knows all about Transformers. My son has long conversations with me about theology. and deism and philosphy and mention some philosphers I don't know The best was a couple of weeks ago when I was supposed to volunteer on a prayer line. I had forgotten that I was supposed to do that-it was at night, I'm groggy and I'm trying to call the phone line to tell them I was available and he's asking me (because he couldn't sleep) "Could God make a being greater than himself.? Uhhh....I can't talk about that now, son. You really need a sense of humor to care for a, Aspie.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 01:14 PM (BC6cY)

168 Yes, very true. Lauren. Your son knows all about Transformers. My son has long conversations with me about theology. and deis

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 01:14 PM (BC6cY)

169 Haha, FenelonSpoke, I am often very amused by my son's conception of God. Because he is so literal, his insights (although sometimes based on confused or faulty premises because he is so young) are often quite extraordinary. I can only imagine what it will be like to have conversations with him as he gets older and learns more. Of course, the literalism has its downside too. He is very, very impressionable to the sort of brainwashing they put in..well everything. "Nooo mom, we have to recycle or the planet will get destroyed, you can't throw away that water bottle!' That led to a long conversation about propaganda...and so now he questions everything he is told. 'Is this true, or propaganda?' Perhaps not such a bad thing...

Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 01:22 PM (hFL/3)

170 Donna V, I never comment on WSJ website because they use your full name. I have read some comments & thought they were just some, I didn't realize there are so many. FNC & BB websites have more lefties that I expected. I won't comment on either of those sites.

Posted by: Carol at January 04, 2014 01:26 PM (z4WKX)

171

158 So do I. And???

If you know Aspie's then you know that many times Aspies come here and get chewed up by the hive. Picking on people who obviously have issues. Disgusting to watch, but all they do is high-five each other for their "victory over the other"

Posted by: MAx at January 04, 2014 01:26 PM (b7yum)

172 Max: you may have come to the discussion late. We're talking about "aspies" not "assholes."

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 04, 2014 01:30 PM (BqW72)

173 It looks like the Type 2 VW dos Brasil Kombi might not end its production run after all.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140102/CARNEWS/140109987

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 01:31 PM (J96yq)

174 @136 Remember McCain tried to hand the next generation Air Force tanker to EADS. The Marines wanted to buy a Eurocopter for Presidential lift, and I think the Army wanted a Eurocopter as a scout Helicopter. Also, I've read that some of the F-35 suppliers are using Chinese parts...Our idiot politicians have no qualms with sending our DoD dollars overseas to foreigners even while this will hamstring us in any future major conflict. They are stupid beyond belief...

Posted by: Nozzle at January 04, 2014 01:33 PM (unF5M)

175 And....what?. I don't think I chew up most people although I have my flip, moments and can be irritable. If you think I'm trying to chew you up please tell me. I only said he has every characteristic because they removed the diagnosis from the DSM. I love my son. It is a challenge for him and it is a challenge for me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 01:36 PM (BC6cY)

176 No, I wouldn't really know if people have Asbergers on a forum unless they would tell me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 01:37 PM (BC6cY)

177 Nozzle have not started to do research on this. But there is another USAF program you left off the list. It was for a short production run turbo-prop COIN aircraft to sell to Afghanistan. USAF gave the contract to Embraer for their Tucano but the US builder of the T-6 Texan II who had pitched an AT-6 version filed a protest. And there it all stalled.

And Turkish Aerospace Industries [TAI], who builds F-16s for the Turkish air force, is also a sub-contractor for the F-35. So is Italy and Israel.

The VH-70 program got cancelled after massive overruns.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 01:38 PM (J96yq)

178 Posted by: Lauren at January 04, 2014 05:22 PM (hFL/3) Not that doesn't sound like a bad thing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2014 01:38 PM (BC6cY)

179 Also, I have to say: having Asperger's isn't an excuse for being rude, especially in a purely text interaction on line. Good at structure and processes? Then you can follow the rules of good manners and behave yourself. There's way too many assholes who have self-diagnosed as having Asperger's so they can use it as an all-purpose excuse for being assholes.

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 04, 2014 01:40 PM (BqW72)

180 I love the dog pictures!

Cuz girls are, you know, icky.

Posted by: Pajama Boi at January 04, 2014 01:43 PM (ZWaLo)

181 He said if we had not convicted him they were going to charge him with sexual abuse of the family dog.

Rorschach put it best for scum like that - "men get arrested. . ."

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 04, 2014 01:45 PM (Xfl0F)

182 And ever since then it doesn't take at all long for my extremities to freeze - which is why to hell with fashion, it's clunky fleece lined boots and two pairs of mittens when I go outside. Posted by: Donna V. I found the same thing Donna. After my frostbite the tips of my fingers were much more sensitive to the cold. Tho so 30 yrs later it seems to have lessened. I think it was that time that I passed out from the cold. Came in and started to remove coverings when I felt dizzy. Started to kneel down when I passed out momentarily, waking up right away when my head hit the floor. Was told it was something to do w/ the circulatory system, going from extreme cold to warmth. Stopped plowing the lane myself in an open tractor when it was that cold and hired it done.

Posted by: The Farmer at January 04, 2014 02:29 PM (eBupg)

183 Climate Coffin Ship still frozen in ice.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2014 02:35 PM (ShvtX)

184 That is a dubious distinction. Wolf of Wall Street sets an F-bomb record.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 04, 2014 02:38 PM (J96yq)

185 Remember McCain tried to hand the next generation Air Force tanker to EADS. In fairness, it was going to be built in Mobile Alabama, a Red State.

Posted by: toby928© at January 04, 2014 03:37 PM (QupBk)

186 Fenelon I MOST ASSUREDLY wasn't referring to you

Posted by: MAx at January 04, 2014 04:17 PM (b7yum)

187 Anna P @ 184-

Did W of WS also beat the 'candle in the butt' record, too?

Posted by: Erowmero at January 04, 2014 05:17 PM (OONaw)

188 @177 I don't follow much of this stuff...a former Commander I knew was pushing the VH-70. I liked him, a form HMX Presidential pilot, but I don't agree with sending any dollars overseas for defense. If Boeing, Bell, Sikorsky, or Lockeed can't build it, it ain't worth building...I'm speaking with regard to aerospace....

Posted by: Nozzle at January 04, 2014 06:01 PM (unF5M)

189 Autistic kids don't count for much under three Complete Lives System under the Death Panels. WhT about Gabby Giffords?

Posted by: Bildung at January 05, 2014 04:20 AM (riOeb)

190 The, not three

Posted by: Bildung at January 05, 2014 04:21 AM (riOeb)

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