January 14, 2014
— Maetenloch
Because no one expects the early ONT. That is is primary weapon. Well that and uncertainty. And of course arbitrary bannings - can't forget about that one.
The collected thoughts of 'Spengler' AKA David P. Goldman who writes for the Asia Times Online. His take on world events is usually clear-headed, dispassionate, and quite often on the pessimistic side. Which given human nature makes his views all too often accurate as well.
But not infallible - I think he tends to be the most wrong when it comes to predictions about the US. In fact before he revealed his identity I just assumed he was a British or Australian expat who had never lived in the US. But overall I'd say these 'laws' do hold true for all countries in the long run. Maybe some nation will be the eventual exception but I wouldn't bet that way.
Spengler's Universal Law #1: A man or a nation at the brink of death does not have a "rational self-interest."
Spengler's Universal Law #2: When the nations of the world see their demise not as a distant prospect over the horizon, but as a foreseeable outcome, they perish of despair.
Spengler's Universal Law #3: Contrary to what you may have heard from the sociologists, the human mortality rate is still 100 percent.
Spengler's Universal Law #4: The history of the world is the history of mankind's search for immortality.
Spengler's Universal Law #5: Humankind cannot bear mortality without the hope of immortality.
Spengler's Universal Law #6 (courtesy of Warren Buffett): You don't know who's naked until the tide goes out.
Spengler's Universal Law #7: Political models are like automobile models: you can't have them unless you can pay for them.
Spengler's Universal Law #8: Wars are won by destroying the enemy's will to fight. A nation is never really beaten until it sells its women.
Spengler's Universal Law #9: A country isn't beaten until it sells its women, but it's damned when its women sell themselves.
Spengler's Universal Law #10: There's a world of difference between a lunatic and a lunatic who has won the lottery.
Spengler's Universal Law #11: At all times and in all places, the men and women of every culture deserve each other.
Spengler's Universal Law #12: Nothing is more dangerous than a civilization that has only just discovered it is dying.
Spengler's Universal Law #13: Across epochs and culture, blood has flown in inverse proportion to the hope of victory.
Spengler's Universal Law #14: Stick around long enough, and you turn into a theme park.
Spengler's Universal Law #15: When we worship ourselves, eventually we become the god that failed.
Spengler's Universal Law #16: Small civilizations perish for any number of reasons, but great civilizations die only when they no longer want to live.
Spengler's Universal Law #17: If you stay in the same place and do the same thing long enough, some empire eventually will overrun you.
Spengler's Universal Law #18: Maybe we would be better off if we never had been born, but who has such luck? Not one in a thousand.
Spengler's Universal Law #19: Pagan faith, however powerful, turns into Stygian nihilism when disappointed.
Spengler's Universal Law #20: Democracy only gives people the kind of government they deserve.
Spengler's Universal Law #21: If you believe in yourself, you're probably whoring after strange gods.
Spengler's Universal Law #22: Optimism is cowardice, at least when the subject is Muslim democracy.
Spengler's Universal Law #23: The best thing you can do for zombie cultures is, don't be one of them.
The Shrinking American Newspaper, 1989-2014
This is something I notice whenever I go through older newspapers - they used to be a LOT wider and had more articles in them. This is particularly noticeable looking at papers from WWII which seem almost like oversized novelty papers compared to today. But as you can see here there's been quite a bit of shrinkage even in the last 23 years. A bit of this was probably a good thing ergonomically but this is also a tangible sign of the decline of newspapers.
A Reprieve for Incandescent Bulbs?
Well kinda.
As part of the new budget deal announced today, Congress has voted to eliminate standards for light bulb efficiency, standards that would see incandescent bulbs phased out in favor of technologies that convert far more electricity into light.
But when you dig into it, it turns out that Congress just eliminated funding for the enforcement of efficiency standards for light bulbs. Which means they could come back at any time if the money appears. Probably not quite enough to keep manufacturers producing. Oh and here's a related picture - you fill in the details.
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Why Does Wyoming Hate Computer Science?
Because not a single person there even took the 2013 AP Computer Science exam. Women and minorities hardest hit.
Science: You're Going to the Bathroom All Wrong
Yeah you can't even take a dump correctly - at least according to Top. Poop. Scientists. And that's just the start of your bathroom failures.
1. You're Not Pooping ProperlyThink your porcelain throne is comfy? Or do you take your dumps squatting down outside like an animal? If you prefer to shit in the woods, then you've got it right! Our routine pooping practices are all wrong here in America, and it may actually be affecting your health.
According to a Stanford study this is how to poop properly.
You just wish you could be 18% as awesome as the Guangbiao Chen. Now most of his achievements are likely out of reach for the non-elite but I think "Foremost Environmental Preservation Demolition Expert" is probably doable for many of you. And there's even a card generator for your ilk.
5 Hilariously Awkward Meltdowns Hidden on DVD Commentaries
I think my favorite one is the commentary to They Live in which "Rowdy" Roddy Piper casually reveals that he thinks the movie was actually a documentary.
They Live is a cultural milestone. A masterpiece of art and cinema. It is how an entire generation will be remembered -- not by their politics, music, or theater, but by this six-minute fistfight scene alone. If you haven't seen it, shame on you. We should exile you from this entry entirely, but we'll take pity this one time and fill you in. They Live was a sci-fi/action flick about aliens who invade by sneaking subliminal messages into corporate advertising campaigns -- messages that only become visible when the movies' heroes don magic sunglasses. For director John Carpenter, it was an opportunity to turn his acidic criticism of Reaganomics into a major release. For professional wrestler and movie star "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, it was a documentary.
But it took the Japanese division of Frito-Lay to do it.
Yes, this limited-edition Cheetos is the new addition to Frito-Lay's growing list of exotic snack flavors that hit stores in Japan. According to reviews, the snack offers a playful mix of cheese and a tinge of lemon that fizzes. But we have yet to confirm whether the snack also contains caffeine.
To the frustration of some food enthusiasts, this isn't available in the United States or elsewhere outside of Japan. You can, however, order them online for only $3.50 per pack.
The AoSHQ group. Yeah.
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Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 14, 2014 04:49 PM (GcYmn)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 04:50 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 04:51 PM (sA4/D)
Posted by: Killerdog at January 14, 2014 04:52 PM (Oi60j)
I am in Vail and we get a SEVEN O'clock ONT?
This is not going to end well.
Will be break the record? 1200 posts?
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 04:52 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 04:53 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 04:54 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 04:54 PM (sA4/D)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 14, 2014 04:54 PM (Gk3SS)
now the monkey is throwing all the plastic plates Gilligan made, everyone is running for cover to avoid the explosions
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 04:55 PM (gYIst)
Posted by: Reggie Love at January 14, 2014 04:55 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: fastfreefall at January 14, 2014 04:55 PM (Tz35j)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 04:55 PM (u25eL)
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cute-marvel-superhero-animal-5.jpg
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 04:56 PM (sA4/D)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at January 14, 2014 04:57 PM (R+XDI)
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 04:57 PM (S1INM)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 04:57 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: freaked at January 14, 2014 04:58 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 04:59 PM (yz6yg)
Posted by: The Reverend Horton Heat at January 14, 2014 04:59 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: UWP at January 14, 2014 04:59 PM (2hQRj)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 14, 2014 04:59 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Donna V. at January 14, 2014 04:59 PM (R3gO3)
Show them you're the boss here.
DO IT!!!Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 05:00 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 05:00 PM (u25eL)
Posted by: Donna V. at January 14, 2014 08:59 PM (R3gO3)
Don't worry, it was a really crappy article anyway!
Posted by: Killerdog at January 14, 2014 05:01 PM (Oi60j)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at January 14, 2014 05:01 PM (kXoT0)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:02 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Bill D. Cat at January 14, 2014 05:02 PM (XWw96)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 05:02 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2014 05:03 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:03 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 05:03 PM (sA4/D)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:03 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: freaked at January 14, 2014 05:04 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 05:04 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at January 14, 2014 05:04 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 14, 2014 05:05 PM (u25eL)
Well I just finished 'Inside Man', about a bank robbery where you wait to see the gimmick at the end. Which is ok. It's an ok movie. (Denzel Washington and Spike Lee) but on the commentary those two guys sit there giggling and fist bumping about 'this is our fourth movie' together. One assumes they are talking about how much mo money day is rippin' from the paying customers.
Most professionals would be talking about their craft, the effort put into making an entertaining movie, not talking indirectly about how much money they're making from the rubes who buy the over priced tickets and the DVDs.
Posted by: Toast'm, Roast'm, and Chard at January 14, 2014 05:05 PM (okCna)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 14, 2014 05:05 PM (itCai)
Posted by: rickl at January 14, 2014 05:06 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Reggie Love at January 14, 2014 05:06 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 05:06 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: The Preezy at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (6/+vz)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (Rax2C)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (0aw4+)
Fine. Even though you totes don't deserve it.
http://bit.ly/1m2sNyO
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 14, 2014 05:07 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 14, 2014 05:08 PM (o3MSL)
A family friend out in the Midwest auto parts business had some dealings with the Japanese during the late 1980s, when the first "transplant" Japanese auto factories were opening up, and the Japanese were auditioning Stateside suppliers for the first time.
His firm issued everyone who would meet the Japanese with new double-sided business cards. Gaijin on one side, nihonjin on the other side.
He, being possessed of a weird sense of humor, threw out the cards he had been issued, then went out to the business card shop and had them do a run of cards which had his normal title and position on the front in English, and then on the back side in Japanese identified him as the firm's "Ninja Master Logistics Planner". Of course, none of his American colleagues had any idea, none of them being able to read Japanese.
The Japanese showed up and performed the carefully drilled exchange of business cards ceremony with all of the Americans, in perfect rank order. Not a single one of them cracked even the smallest smile upon taking in said friend's title. The firm got the business, and the Japanese never said word one about it to my friend's boss, but thereafter, my friend was never, ever on the list of the Yankee employees with whom the Japanese asked to meet while visiting. Quietly ostracized by them.
It's a wacky culture in some ways, but on-duty work hours are serious stuff.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 05:08 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:08 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:08 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 08:56 PM (sA4/D)
Who's the foxgirl?
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at January 14, 2014 05:08 PM (AjiwO)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Ad Council at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (JdEZJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (TGgNi)
Does a Moron shit in the woods? Well, if he does, at least he's doing it right!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (vvk2F)
Great way to quit, sit in the designated seat.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (wSrLR)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 05:09 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at January 14, 2014 05:10 PM (kXoT0)
If the people are productive and their skill sets go elsewhere it'll be okay...
the states on that list are on better ground solvency wise than the states producing the most Comp Sci types...
food for thought
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:10 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:10 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (RZ8pf)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (yz6yg)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 05:11 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: Wyoming at January 14, 2014 05:12 PM (UAMVq)
"Don't poop flat-flooted. Squatting is the better method."
If my dad were around, he'd say "how the hell am I supposed to squat and read the entire paper and maybe, 4 or 5 magazines?" Of course, now newspapers have gotten smaller, so maybe you can squat and read an entire dead tree paper at the same time. Or just the parts worth reading - like the comics.
Posted by: Donna V. at January 14, 2014 05:12 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 05:13 PM (doBIb)
so does Michigan but they're broke..
YOU are pimping YOUR sheep amIright?
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:13 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 14, 2014 05:13 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Thrawn at January 14, 2014 05:13 PM (WlWt+)
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:14 PM (TE35l)
This would be a good start:
http://bit.ly/1eRt9TL
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 14, 2014 05:14 PM (Gk3SS)
so will my teeth, on the bright side the shale money will be ok
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:15 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: The Ad Council at January 14, 2014 05:15 PM (JdEZJ)
http://legendarium.mymiddleearth.com/files/2013/05/Ms.-Marvel-Kree.jpg
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 05:15 PM (sA4/D)
steevy, I plan to steer clear of Monuments Men
Not interested at all. It stars a Who's Who of Hollywood's Worst.
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 05:16 PM (gYIst)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 05:16 PM (yz6yg)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:16 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 05:17 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:17 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at January 14, 2014 05:18 PM (KL49F)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 05:18 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: JB at January 14, 2014 05:19 PM (Wf+X1)
Posted by: MTF at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (F58x4)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 09:16 PM (T0NGe)
This. I went to a small rural public school in california. It was a decade ago and all we had was ap history and ap english. I had to twist the admins arm to get ap microeconomics. I was the first to take it and I had to take it online.
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 09:09 PM (8lmkt)
Ha, I remember taking one of my nephews to the mall when he was a baby, noticed he had a load and hurried to the ladies room to change him. Too late. He pooped right up the back of his diaper, almost to his neck.
It is something to wonder about - you give them some formula and a little cup of Gerbers pureed carrots or something and somehow a few ounces of food turns into the sort of mountain you would expect if you fed your retriever an entire box of Fiber One.
Posted by: Donna V. at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Thrawn at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (WlWt+)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 05:21 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:22 PM (DmNpO)
Goldwater had an army of pissed off youth working for him.
AND I WAS ONE OF THEM
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 05:22 PM (S1INM)
Posted by: DC in Towson at January 14, 2014 05:22 PM (eQJwb)
Posted by: NCKate at January 14, 2014 05:22 PM (x6fKj)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:22 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 05:23 PM (yz6yg)
Guess we can't do anything right, eh? Posted by: Thrawn at January 14, 2014 09:13 PM (WlWt+)
No, you can't! That's why you need us to help you!
Posted by: libtards at January 14, 2014 05:23 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:23 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2014 05:23 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Peaches at January 14, 2014 05:24 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: A Hobo at January 14, 2014 05:24 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 14, 2014 05:24 PM (dfYL9)
Yuck!
I don't even like Mt. Dew flavored Mt. Dew.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:54 PM (DmNpO)
Now that is just silly young lady Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 14, 2014 09:21 PM (HVff2)
Apparently Canadian Mountain Dew has no caffeine. Which kind destroys the entire point of it.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at January 14, 2014 05:24 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:25 PM (DmNpO)
Looks like it's more rolled-up newspapers and dirty noses for this guy.
Posted by: Jaws at January 14, 2014 05:25 PM (Rbtz3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:25 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:26 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2014 05:26 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 05:27 PM (gVtdw)
Goldwater, a half Jew, was a libertarian at heart. He was the tea party before there was a tea party and he stuck it up the East Coast Rino's AKA Rockefellers, ass!
I will never forgive fucking Ford for appointing that asshole VP.
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 05:27 PM (S1INM)
Posted by: Insomniac at January 14, 2014 05:27 PM (UAMVq)
Posted by: Thrawn at January 14, 2014 05:27 PM (WlWt+)
There are no minorities in Wyoming.... and only 6 women. That was a trick question
Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at January 14, 2014 05:27 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 05:28 PM (TGgNi)
True dat!
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 05:28 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 05:28 PM (yz6yg)
Posted by: Donna V. at January 14, 2014 08:59 PM (R3gO3)
There was a cracked list that included the pooping wrong. Don't worry you're also sitting wrong, breathing wrong and sleeping wrong. And if you have kids you probably gave birth to them incorrectly too.
Posted by: buzzion at January 14, 2014 05:30 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 05:31 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:31 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:31 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 05:32 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: Two girls with one cup at January 14, 2014 05:32 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:33 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 05:33 PM (vHRtU)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 14, 2014 05:33 PM (yz6yg)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 05:33 PM (doBIb)
If you download 'em the way God intended - in a cave out beyond the city limits - you are rewarded by not having to mortgage your house to pay the OB doc.
Posted by: Jaws at January 14, 2014 05:34 PM (Rbtz3)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2014 09:15 PM (sA4/D)
Ah, found an article with a collection of them. I like the Ghost Hamster.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/mmy42p8
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at January 14, 2014 05:34 PM (AjiwO)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 05:35 PM (gVtdw)
Including the young Hillary Rodham.
Imagine an alternate-history sequence where Goldwater wins in '64, and a whole generation of young activists move permanently into GOP politics afterwards, including Hillary.
Imagine also the life trajectory of Bill Clinton. Who without Hillary standing behind him, constantly bitching and scheming and kicking him in the butt, ends up a six-time-divorced Wal-Mart assistant manager in Arkansas in 1993, instead of being sworn in as President that year.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 05:35 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:36 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:36 PM (0aw4+)
Check out this genius.
Eric
I am noticing that most of these are red states. What are the schools teaching in these states, then? What facilities do the schools have for teaching skills which will be useful into the future? Are these kids getting an education or just getting passed through the system?
Helen S
Look at the industries in Wyoming. If you're a rancher, why would you be taking computer science?
Eric You would be taking computer science so you could manage your crops profitably and for marketing them, if you were a rancher.
He apparently thinks you can take an AP course in Excel and Powerpoint.
Posted by: Armando at January 14, 2014 05:37 PM (vgH+s)
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 09:35 PM (gqT4g)
I think you mean still living in Canada to avoid going to jail for dodging the draft.
Posted by: buzzion at January 14, 2014 05:37 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: NCKate at January 14, 2014 05:37 PM (x6fKj)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 05:38 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:38 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 14, 2014 05:38 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 05:39 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:39 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Chuck Norris at January 14, 2014 05:40 PM (z+4T3)
Well the American male was once about Fighting, fucking, fun...and we tried to make work a lot like fighting in our hearts...
Now liberals won't let us fight like we used to b/c "caring" b/c "peace" b/c "war crimes" so no napalm, use of vulcan gun trucks on crowds etc etc
we can't fuck on campus or "fuck" in the work sense without going through an 800 page rules manual on NO PIV RAPEY Heternormative NOM NOM no or getting checked to make sure we are not fucking(work) around spotted owl or chinchillas....
and fun(which also covers dying)...?
Smoke 'em while you got 'em boys b/c Daddy Warbucks in DC paying your healthcare bill(in his mind) means he gets to try to micromanage your hobbies....
Evel Knievel would be in an insane asylum under the ACA
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:41 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:41 PM (T0NGe)
they want "equal"..."sorta"...
A lot of guys who got drafted didn't get to decide if they REALLY wanted to be combat arms eh?
"equality"
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 05:43 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 05:43 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 05:44 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:44 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:45 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Daybrother at January 14, 2014 05:45 PM (7lF3o)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:48 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Squealer at January 14, 2014 05:48 PM (rn0EN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:48 PM (DmNpO)
Annexation is a longshot, true; but Colorado tech companies moving to trendy ski areas to avoid the general fail of this state isn't.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 05:49 PM (Xfl0F)
He apparently thinks you can take an AP course in Excel and Powerpoint.
Posted by: Armando at January 14, 2014 09:37 PM (vgH+s)
He also apparently has no idea what CS is, either.
Posted by: ConservativeMonster at January 14, 2014 05:49 PM (AjiwO)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 05:50 PM (4Mv1T)
The demographics were different. I know, racist.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 05:50 PM (Xfl0F)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 14, 2014 05:50 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 05:51 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: bill sometimes bill from canada at January 14, 2014 05:51 PM (G+TBB)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 14, 2014 05:51 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 09:48 PM (DmNpO)
As much as I would like to believe this (and I will buy you a beer just for the sentiment), the seeds of our society's destruction were sown by that election.
Johnson is the first of the no-holds-barred scumbags on the left. Obama is the logical extension of Johnson's politics.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 14, 2014 05:52 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:52 PM (0aw4+)
-----------------
I keep waiting for the all-female team Super Bowl champs.
Should that occur, it would be then the time for female combat troops.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 14, 2014 05:52 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 05:52 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 05:53 PM (qK0Al)
Posted by: The Historical Hat at January 14, 2014 05:53 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:54 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:54 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Daybrother at January 14, 2014 05:55 PM (uYL6t)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:55 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 05:55 PM (Xfl0F)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:56 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: bill sometimes bill from canada at January 14, 2014 05:56 PM (G+TBB)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 05:56 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: irright at January 14, 2014 05:57 PM (DtNNC)
If you do not have a teaching credential, students in your class cannot receive credit toward graduation. You cannot get a credential in Comp Sci. since most state Dept. of Ed are hopelessly lost in the 20th century. You can only teach Comp Sci if you have a Mathematics credential.
Right. Some states are on the ball on this. Most are not.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 05:57 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 14, 2014 05:57 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 05:57 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:58 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 05:59 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 05:59 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 05:59 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 05:59 PM (T0NGe)
DO IT!!!
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 09:00 PM (+1T7c)
Read last night's ONT. No intimation necessary.
Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 14, 2014 05:59 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 14, 2014 06:00 PM (bCEmE)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 14, 2014 06:00 PM (1GvlM)
I agree with this entirely.
Now destined to devolve.
I don't necessarily agree with this much. America let in a LOT of immigrants over the 1800s. It managed to assimilate them. Of course, most were European. I know, etc.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 06:00 PM (Xfl0F)
I keep waiting for the all-female team Super Bowl champs. Should that occur, it would be then the time for female combat troops. Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 14, 2014 09:52 PM (aDwsi)
I could see Mooch and Oprah sacking Kaepernick. He's a big boy, but he'd go down like a ton of bricks under that onslaught.
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:00 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:01 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:01 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 06:01 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:02 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 06:02 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: That guy at January 14, 2014 06:02 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 06:02 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 06:03 PM (JMmQ9)
Cape Fear.
Pretty much the coolest name of any place on earth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 14, 2014 06:03 PM (QFxY5)
As much as I would like to believe this (and I will buy you a beer just for the sentiment), the seeds of our society's destruction were sown by that election.
Johnson is the first of the no-holds-barred scumbags on the left. Obama is the logical extension of Johnson's politics.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 14, 2014 09:52 PM (QFxY5)
Once again I must agree with you here. The "War on Poverty" is where we embarked on the road to fiscal and social collapse.
I have never believed Johnson actually intended to help people. He was just bribing the newly created poor black voters (24th amendment) into switching parties.
He unknowingly opened the door to National "destruction by entitlement" through that cynical political tactic, but it won political power for Democrats which was his goal all along.
Posted by: D-Lamp at January 14, 2014 06:03 PM (XnALK)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 06:03 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Og Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 06:03 PM (vHRtU)
"I could see Mooch and Oprah sacking Kaepernick. He's a big boy, but he'd go down like a ton of bricks under that onslaught."
huhuhuh huhuh uh huhuhuh huhuh...
Posted by: butthead at January 14, 2014 06:04 PM (9gNQd)
180 I'm liking the lessons of 1964. Conservatism was declared dead then, too.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 09:48 PM
Except for THIS!
http://tinyurl.com/cb6h47
30 minutes paid for by Goldwater! A week before the election.
THIS is what kept us going!
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:04 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:04 PM (DmNpO)
ate too much -- check
drank too much -- check
read too much -- almost check (reading "The Nazi and The Psychiatrist")
just noticed Robert Gates is on Hannity with a neck brace... fell down somewhere
time to get in bed so my cat can keep me up half the night.
night all.
Posted by: mallfly at January 14, 2014 06:04 PM (zjcTL)
It must take some real effort and dedication to make the late Republic boring. I could teach that class, stoned off my ass on Colorado Choom. I'd bring in the first season of HBO's "Rome", get the thing started, nod off and assign ... something.
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 06:05 PM (Xfl0F)
Posted by: bill sometimes bill from canada at January 14, 2014 06:06 PM (G+TBB)
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2014 06:06 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 06:06 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (qK0Al)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (4/cQ8)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 06:07 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Egon Spengler at January 14, 2014 06:08 PM (dvRYt)
. It managed to assimilate them. Of course, most were European. I know, etc. Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 10:00 PM (Xfl0F)
It really wasn't clear, though, how much they had assimilated until WWII. I'm reading a book about the summer of 1927 and even well into the 1920's, people actually thought southern and eastern Europeans were different races than the "pure Nordics" (Hitler's race theories were hardly eccentric at the time.) Italian-Americans were thrilled that one of the players on the great 1927 Yankees team was Italian, because their public image was completely mobsters and anarchists.
The problem is that the Establishment then pushed for assimiliation while today's immigrants are told they don't have to.
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:08 PM (R3gO3)
It is 30 minutes. Young morons should watch it. It has been 50 years that we old farts have been fighting this battle.
Never give up.
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:09 PM (tWFaN)
Now if I can just get my younger son into medical school so he can remove tattoos. I can set them up in their own shops on either side of town.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 10:06 PM (4Mv1T)
Nah, you set them up in a strip mall and then open a liquor store. Perhaps even get a cousin to open a strip club.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 14, 2014 06:09 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:09 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 06:09 PM (esoZV)
I envisage two classes. A junior year course and a senior year course.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 06:10 PM (V70Uh)
Bryan Ward-Perkins, "The Fall of Rome" is good on how so-called Late Antiquity went down.
The movie could star either Mel Gibson or Viggo Mortenson
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 06:10 PM (Xfl0F)
Posted by: fluffy at January 14, 2014 06:11 PM (DzeIb)
Each of the branches has changed design at great expense near the start of the war, modified and tweaked their uniforms, and has new new patterns of gucciflogue in the queue...
it is wasteful and most often a colonel or general engaging in auto-oral gratification.
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 06:11 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 06:11 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:11 PM (4/cQ8)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 06:12 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:12 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: fluffy at January 14, 2014 10:11 PM (DzeIb)
That and surgically fixing earlobes from where the idiots have stretched them out.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 14, 2014 06:12 PM (lr3d7)
245 I read somewhere, probably one of "Spengler's" books, that it took 1,000 years for food security in Europe to return to the level they enjoyed during the Roman Empire. Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 10:07 PM (V70Uh)
Not only that, the Romans had sewage systems, baths, and a form of central heating. Some of that technology was not rediscovered - or rather, reinvented - until the 19th century.
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:12 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:12 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:13 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 06:13 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:13 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:14 PM (4/cQ8)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 06:14 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 06:14 PM (4Mv1T)
Fortunately, I live in the Boulder area, in easy access of the university -
http://tinyurl.com/kvkw7bj
Guess what her day job is. I know, etc
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 14, 2014 06:15 PM (Xfl0F)
Posted by: fluffy at January 14, 2014 06:15 PM (DzeIb)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:16 PM (4/cQ8)
Fucking wow! Yep, been there. Wore the YAF button. What's that?
Yugoslavian Air Force.
They have changed their name, now Young Americans Foundation,
WTF is that all about?
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:16 PM (S1INM)
Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 06:16 PM (vHRtU)
I do that too, when the choom munchies set in. I'll eat damn near anything when that happens.
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at January 14, 2014 06:17 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 06:17 PM (AymDN)
The charges against the defendant were eventually dropped.
When they finally returned the money, the NYPD wrote a check not from the pension fund, but from the city's general fund (in other words: taxpayer money).
http://tinyurl.com/kzj734d
Posted by: Iasonas at January 14, 2014 06:17 PM (FHNkr)
Am I the last person to know that DirecTV dumped that ass-less chap-wearing Mike Bettis, Sugartits Abrams, dumb fuck Al Roker and the rest of the Weather Channel?
What a wonderful day for the common man.
Posted by: The Palm Beach Agorist at January 14, 2014 06:17 PM (9tfuf)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 06:17 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: Daybrother at January 14, 2014 06:18 PM (vtjLM)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 06:18 PM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:19 PM (TGgNi)
by Joseph Tainter Chapter 6 refers. Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 14, 2014 06:19 PM (u82oZ)
The services have been trying for a long time now to come up with "universal" camo and never getting there.
I tend to think they need to get away from that idea and build a database of specific localized camo patterns built off of the (frankly excellent) USA geospatial intelligence databases. Then invest in automated textiles production to robotically surge production of whatever pattern will be needed for a particular operation. This concept obviously generalizes to, e.g., rapid robotic vehicle respray in the same scheme as the uniforms.
There is one current pattern that must be destroyed. I nearly spit up my beer when I saw the Navy proposal of blue "aquaflage". I thought it was a parody from the Duffel Blog or something.
Then they actually adopted it!
Absolutely perfect for topside duty in rough seas. Sailor overboard? Don't even bother to turn around to attempt rescue. They'll blend in perfectly with the sea surface.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 06:21 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:21 PM (4/cQ8)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2014 06:21 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 14, 2014 06:21 PM (4Mv1T)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:21 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 06:22 PM (JMmQ9)
But will it look fabulous on Polk St.?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 14, 2014 06:22 PM (QFxY5)
Posted by: Marco Ramius at January 14, 2014 06:23 PM (+1T7c)
Good idea, BUT never say you know! Look for that third large leg.
Seriously. My doc told me both my kids were going to be boys, shit with that dick as big as their leg there was no question, but I never let on I knew.
Wow, honey it's a boy!
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:23 PM (S1INM)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2014 06:23 PM (nzKvP)
Posted by: Grey Bowel at January 14, 2014 06:23 PM (G+TBB)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:24 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:24 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:25 PM (R3gO3)
Trust me I got that little lane covered doctrine wise...
"road runners"
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 06:26 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: traye at January 14, 2014 06:26 PM (tQJjx)
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 10:25 PM (R3gO3)
Better off using a $20 bill. Chicks love to blow money.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at January 14, 2014 06:26 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 06:26 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: Jerry at January 14, 2014 06:27 PM (4SKYj)
Posted by: Zombie Mae West at January 14, 2014 06:27 PM (AymDN)
You want to be perfectly cammy'd for your hazard environment to make detection for rescue a challenge...
the DIVERS WERE HAVING IT TOO EASY ma'am...
Army's version of this little game is the Digital Guccis(which were designed FOR 'ghani) were suddenly not good for 'ghani so we needed a new new Gucci...
now there is a new new new Gucci in the pipeline...
#Derp
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 14, 2014 06:28 PM (TE35l)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 06:28 PM (0aw4+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:29 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Votermom at January 14, 2014 06:29 PM (GSIDW)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at January 14, 2014 06:30 PM (U7UF5)
Posted by: John Kerry '04 at January 14, 2014 06:30 PM (rn0EN)
'Swiss Cheese Pervert' terrorizes Philadelphia asking women to perform sexual acts on him using a slice of fromage...
OK Ace, stop it, just stop it... http://tinyurl.com/kxorrsm Posted by: OG Celtic-American at January 14, 2014 10:16 PM (vHRtU)
Nah, it's not Ace (although the fact that he's learning French certainly is suspicious.)
He tempts women with bowls of Kaboom.
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:30 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:31 PM (gVtdw)
Roman central heating! The "hypocaust"!
Completely fascinating stuff.
But man, does that not ever scale. You need the labor economics of the Empire at its peak to keep something like that going reliably. Furnaces must be stoked constantly.
Now why did the Brits, who made an obsessive fetish out of the study of the Romans, not manage to figure out (with their far colder climate!) that central heating is A REALLY GOOD IDEA until very late in the 20th century?
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 06:32 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Daybrother at January 14, 2014 06:33 PM (WAn06)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2014 06:33 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 10:24 PM (gVtdw)
I've read one or two of his books on the Pelopponesian War, and I don't know if I would say he believes that *all* "political/military forces grow from societal ones". I'd say his thought is more nuanced than that. Obviously the interactions between those forces is quite nonlinear....
Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 14, 2014 06:34 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 06:34 PM (4/cQ8)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 06:36 PM (doBIb)
Same episode where her father died, and as a child, his death did not phase her.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 14, 2014 06:36 PM (GcYmn)
http://tinyurl.com/mxj7mcq
Oh and holy Crap George Takei was in that movie too.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 06:36 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 06:37 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:37 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 06:38 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 06:39 PM (JMmQ9)
http://tinyurl.com/lb9y6m6
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 06:39 PM (gqT4g)
I imagine that people do what they do in obedience to the prime directive--survival.
How they do it is strategy and tactics. No doubt any animate species is driven by this.
Posted by: irongrampa at January 14, 2014 06:40 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:41 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 06:41 PM (DmNpO)
I have some pals, we went on a camping trip. They were making fun of the new guy, taking some jabs at me etc.
I told them to be nice to me or else I would superglue their assholes shut while they slept.
Posted by: navybrat at January 14, 2014 06:43 PM (AW7Gr)
All that aside there isn't a single citation in the article. Who says appendicitis has gone up since the invention of the modern toilet? When was the modern toilet invented? Outhouses have been around a long time. A few facts might be in order before everyone starts crapping on the neighbors petunias.
Posted by: bestie21 at January 14, 2014 06:44 PM (AzO5R)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 06:44 PM (RfL9P)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 06:44 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: George Costanza at January 14, 2014 06:45 PM (HgfyP)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 06:46 PM (gVtdw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:46 PM (TGgNi)
We weren't supposed to start doing that yet? My bad.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 14, 2014 06:46 PM (wSrLR)
Posted by: toby928© at January 14, 2014 06:46 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: Daybrother at January 14, 2014 06:47 PM (69kPo)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 06:47 PM (RfL9P)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 06:48 PM (AymDN)
As with so many.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 06:49 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 10:32 PM (gqT4g) When I was in England back in the early '80's, I stayed in a dorm room where you had to basically feed the radiator like you feed a parking meter. (And even in summer, you needed that radiator going at night.) A Brit student monkeyed around with it and fixed it so I didn't have to keep paying for heat. I got the idea that knowing how to fix the thing to get free heat was pretty common knowledge in the UK.
Don't know why the Brits never figured it out until the 20th century, but it's clear why Americans led the way. As cold as Britain is compared to Rome, it's mild compared to New England and the upper Midwest. We're having a snowstorm here right now and last week, of course, it was brutally cold. Didn't take long for Americans to say, "OK enough of this shit, this fireplace isn't cutting it."
Posted by: Donna V at January 14, 2014 06:49 PM (R3gO3)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 06:49 PM (esoZV)
As a great believer in "roughage", I have found my elongated throne to work just fine.
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 14, 2014 06:50 PM (V70Uh)
Roman era shiters were the same basic design as the standard outhouse stool just over running water.
http://tinyurl.com/l52e69j
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 06:50 PM (TI3xG)
I want!
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 06:51 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 06:51 PM (JMmQ9)
"Asked about his philosophy of life, Goldsworthy responded that he was "English, so obviously do not have a philosophy. I am a Christian, though, if you want to know about important beliefs."
That is didn't know. he has written a number of books on Roman history, including a very good biography of Julius Caesar and a study of the Fall of the West, in which he argues that the Roman habit of having a civil war every second generation might have had something to do with the failure of the West (the Romans never really accepted the idea of hereditary succession). Read it along with Peter Heathers's book on the Fall of Rome.
I am actually looking at getting this:
http://tinyurl.com/ke8old8
The Crusader kingdoms fascinate me, but $21 for a kindle version seems a bit high for an author I have never read.
I don't know anything about him. It is cheaper as a used hardcover, I notice. For the Crusades, I'd go for stuff by Thomas F. Madden. Haven't read any of his books, but his articles he's written about them are quite good. Easy to read and keeps your interest.
Posted by: buzzion at January 14, 2014 06:52 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 06:52 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 06:53 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: toby928© at January 14, 2014 06:53 PM (QupBk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 10:37 PM
True. "The Thing" is a brilliant movie. Carpenter's contributions were a vital ingredient, but, that movie was a freak occurence where many elements and crucial people came together to produce something unique and very rarely matched. "The Thing" was a group effort, that benefitted from Carpenter's oversight, skill at pacing, atmosphere and streamlining a story.
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 06:54 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Carshel Joshnon at January 14, 2014 06:56 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 06:56 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: kbdabear at January 14, 2014 06:58 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at January 14, 2014 06:58 PM (Bs5ky)
I give it One Pinocchio.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 14, 2014 06:58 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 06:58 PM (2IQGd)
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2014 07:00 PM (gVtdw)
You have my condolences. A friend of mine almost gauged her ears years ago, but chickened out at the last minute. I'm so glad that she did. So what is the loser's other redeeming quality?
Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 14, 2014 07:01 PM (lr3d7)
Posted by: Marco Ramius at January 14, 2014 07:02 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2014 07:03 PM (doBIb)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:04 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at January 14, 2014 07:04 PM (Bs5ky)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:05 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: The Farmer at January 14, 2014 07:05 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:05 PM (esoZV)
I just got done with "One Second After", what a chilling read.
Evening roonz and roonettez!
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 14, 2014 07:06 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Joffen, fucking sunshine patriot at January 14, 2014 10:31 PM (Wp8ly)
Howdy, Joffen! How's it rollin'?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:06 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Mindy (Cupcake) at January 14, 2014 07:07 PM (Bs5ky)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:07 PM (esoZV)
I particularly need any information on foreign produced equipment the Poles wanted to acquire but were unable to.
Anyone have any ideas?
Posted by: I'll take option C for a 1000 Alex at January 14, 2014 07:09 PM (nkPV9)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 11:05 PM
The what now? A version without Childs and Mac toasting their imminent demise? Is that the TV broadcast edit? Didn't know there was a ending like that.
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 07:09 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:09 PM (esoZV)
*Aligns butt to magnetic north, squats at 35 degree angle.*
Hey, that is better!
Probably should have done it in the bathroom though.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 14, 2014 07:10 PM (n0DEs)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 07:10 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Ben Grimm's Aunt Petunia at January 14, 2014 07:11 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 14, 2014 11:06 PM (xa1/W)
It was indeed, though I thought it got rather unbelievable towards the end. For me, anyway, because I doubt such a scenario would result in large scale gun battles out of WW2. Also the cannibalism... yea... I dunno about that, heh.
Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (qrpxS)
I laughed my ass off a few days ago at Brits saying dismissively in their news reports of the U.S. deep freeze, "These Yanks are weak! Nancy boys! Five degrees above zero is a piece of cake!"
Yep, it sure is, when the degrees are not Fahrenheit. When they are? Brrrrrr.
"We're having a snowstorm here right now and last week, of course, it was brutally cold. Didn't take long for Americans to say, 'OK enough of this shit, this fireplace isn't cutting it.'"
And of course when it comes to fireplaces, it took the American-born Count Rumford to significantly improve upon their design.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Dave M at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (lKR5m)
I remember as a youth one of James Burkes' Connections episodes saying how important varieties of beans being introduced to Europe (in the Middle Ages or Renaissance?) because it was a useful new source of protein. I remember him saying, "They were full of beans!" and a slightly-fart-sounding sound effect playing.
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 14, 2014 07:13 PM (Rax2C)
I was just a tad younger than you. My folks had a sign in the yard "AUH2O" in a very Democratic neighborhood. Posted by: The Farmer at January 14, 2014 11:05 PM (eBupg)
I remember going to the local Goldwater headquarters and buying cans of
Goldwater soda pop.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 14, 2014 07:14 PM (rLJaJ)
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 11:09 PM (9gNQd)
I borrowed a dvd of The Thing from the library a few years ago, and the MacReady/Blair ending was an alternate ending in the extras section.
Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 14, 2014 07:14 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 14, 2014 11:06 PM (xa1/W)
You should try the 299 Days series. Pricey, but worth it.
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 07:15 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 14, 2014 07:16 PM (N/cFh)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:17 PM (JMmQ9)
My dad's off the respirator already, sooner than I expected. Breathing is definitely work for him, and he's less communicative today. I think the pain is the main problem with his breathing, because he breathes better when they give him more pain killers. I think he's over the hump, no more surgery to get through, just has to recover from this.
Posted by: Dave M at January 14, 2014 11:13 PM (lKR5m)
Good news, keep it comin'!
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:17 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane... at January 14, 2014 07:17 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 07:18 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at January 14, 2014 07:18 PM (iB0Q2)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 07:18 PM (F05dQ)
It's been done? Crap! How come nobody ever tells me these things?
Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at January 14, 2014 07:18 PM (U82Km)
I remember going to the local Goldwater headquarters and buying cans of
Goldwater soda pop.
I have a can in attic. It was basically mt dew,
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 07:18 PM (tWFaN)
Dead on with the camo. Case in point is Navy shipboard camo. That right there is some stupid crap. In my 22 years in the Navy I wore forest camo and desert camo. The rest of the time it was dungarees or o.d. utes. Or my favorite, khakis. Shipboard camo is the biggest scam ever. Besides ubamba in the whitehouse, that is.
Posted by: Erowmero at January 14, 2014 07:19 PM (OONaw)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 09:26 PM (0aw4+)
There is some national food-safety regulation that states basically that only dark-colored soft drinks can be caffeinated. I think the premise behind it is that the caffeine is colas came from the kola nut, which also gave it the dark color. But they sell Red Bull and all those other crappy "energy drinks" here, so WTF?
There probably isn't a sufficiently large groundswell of public opinion to induce the government to change the law. In other words, nobody really gives a shit. No lack of caffeinated beverages out there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2014 07:20 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 07:20 PM (qrpxS)
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 14, 2014 07:22 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 07:23 PM (2IQGd)
Hey, want to go to bed pissed off?
Over at Hotair there's a run down on Hugh Hewitt and Paul Ryan back and forthing over the military pension cuts the Republicans are cheerfully enacting as the sole cut in the porkslide of a budget compromise.
Infuriating pull quote from Ryan justifying this betrayal:
"Elections have consequences."
Like the one you lost, douche?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 14, 2014 07:24 PM (kdS6q)
Also, Carpenter's ability to squeeze a buck till it squeaked.
Part of the reason that _Halloween_ returned such a tidal wave of profit is that it cost so little to make. Carpenter worked the entire shooting schedule for maximum efficiency. A habit he apparently kept for at least a few years after that.
In _The Thing_, the scenes at the ruined burnt Norwegian camp are shot at what was left of the U.S. camp after the explosive pyrotechnic finale. Neatly managed.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 07:26 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:27 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Race Hustling Poverty Pimp at January 14, 2014 07:27 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 07:28 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Darth Randall at January 14, 2014 07:29 PM (KlVdw)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 07:29 PM (2IQGd)
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 07:30 PM (tWFaN)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 11:17 PM
Interesting. Does that one have the voice over narration in it? It's supposed to be a heavily edited and butchered version. In any event, whatever version you got for $5, it sounds unusual and is not easy to come by... at least it used to be. So, it's worth having for $5 alongside the regular one. I've not seen the broadcast edit. Strange.
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 07:30 PM (9gNQd)
This may not be what you want but it's online and free. And it also may give clues to better searches.
https://archive.org/details/PolandRussiaAndGreatBritain19411945
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 07:31 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Adriane... at January 14, 2014 07:32 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 14, 2014 07:33 PM (Rax2C)
Posted by: Darth Randall at January 14, 2014 11:29 PM (KlVdw)
Nah - it's just good old human entertainment and a - HEY GET THOSE SUNGLASSES OUT OF HERE!!
Posted by: Mætenloch at January 14, 2014 07:33 PM (XkotV)
Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 14, 2014 07:33 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: KG at January 14, 2014 11:13 PM (IPz9m)
I don't. Hungry people do desperate things, and the biggest animal in North America that isn't used to being hunted is...us.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 14, 2014 07:34 PM (xa1/W)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:34 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:35 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:36 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:36 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: a moron screaming at GGE as he gets into the alien spaceship at January 14, 2014 07:37 PM (Rax2C)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 07:38 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: ICP at January 14, 2014 07:38 PM (XcQUE)
Nice quotes, but what makes anybody think this means any more than the actual Constitution to the assholes who are making the decisions up there?
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:39 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:39 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Panhandler at January 14, 2014 07:40 PM (LqVNJ)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 11:34 PM (DmNpO)
Interesting -- so it's still ok to throw a $50 on the table and casually announce to the air, "I think the prisoner has too many fingers" ....and charge it off as "entertainment expense"?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:40 PM (T1005)
Posted by: lindafell at January 14, 2014 07:41 PM (PGO8C)
Don't forget the graphite.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 07:41 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 07:43 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 07:43 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:43 PM (DmNpO)
Don't forget the graphite.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 11:41 PM (TI3xG)
And polishing the axles.
Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at January 14, 2014 07:43 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:43 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Spanish Inquisition at January 14, 2014 07:44 PM (Y5I9o)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:44 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 07:45 PM (7jDXZ)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 07:45 PM (vJdyz)
We've got it. And Jr's cousin is one of the Boy Scouts running the track. If we get done in time, we get practice runs Friday night.
>>> And polishing the axles.
That's tomorrow. Got the body mostly formed, got a little more sanding and some gluing, then paint. And axles.
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:46 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:46 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: ICP at January 14, 2014 07:46 PM (XcQUE)
Posted by: lindafell at January 14, 2014 07:47 PM (PGO8C)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:48 PM (DmNpO)
Don't forget the graphite.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 11:41 PM (TI3xG)
444 Hey y'all. Been working on a Pinewood Derby car. Race is this weekend.>>Don't forget the graphite.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 11:41 PM (TI3xG)
The axles -- chuck 'em into an electric drill and use progressively finer sandpaper to polish 'em where they'll rub the wheels. Don't forget where they'll rub the wheels' sides. If you have a buffer, go to that after 240.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:48 PM (T1005)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 07:48 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 07:48 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 07:49 PM (mSI+k)
and max out weight...
All this advice is spot on- polish the axels by putting them in a drill or drill press and running them out with fine-grained sandpaper. Graphite where the wheel meets the axel. If you aren't at the EXACT upper limit of weight, drill some holes in the undercarriage and put fishing weights in there until you are. Also, as I recall weight up front is better than in back.
Ah, those where the freakin' days- Good Luck!
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 07:50 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: ICP at January 14, 2014 07:50 PM (XcQUE)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 07:51 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 07:51 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:51 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 07:51 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 07:51 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 11:41 PM (TI3xG)
and max out weight
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 11:44 PM (esoZV)
Add the additional weight slightly behind the rear axle, 'cause you want the nose to be quite light.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:52 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 10:19 PM (TGgNi)
That was never really lost. I remember reading about pozzolan cement in a carbonate rocks course at university circa 1970. But the skills to do it properly as a trade may have been lost after the fall of Rome. You need to have a fair amount of wealth and stable economy to make enough business for cement contractors. And unless you have a ready source of the right kind of ash, all the knowledge in the world won't help you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2014 07:52 PM (60Q+L)
Posted by: ICP at January 14, 2014 07:52 PM (XcQUE)
(Ideal) Page 661: Additionally, none of the funds made available in this Act may be used to benefit bogus IG "investigations" of targeted groups of regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 07:53 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Carol at January 14, 2014 07:53 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 07:53 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 07:53 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:54 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 07:54 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 07:55 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Thrawn at January 14, 2014 07:55 PM (WlWt+)
For director John Carpenter, it was an opportunity to turn his acidic criticism of Reaganomics into a major release.
The present has more in common with They Live! than it did 20+ years ago. Still, great movie! One of my favorites.
Posted by: puddleglum at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (FU6Ae)
I've heard both ways on the weight. Messed it up last year, attached the store-bought weights to the bottom. Tried to inset it enough, thought we had enough clearance, but we were limited to a few hand tools (stuck in DC, stupid orders).
The first year, we just put about 20 wood screws in the bottom, they fit flush, and it was easy to add/remove as necessary when the track scale didn't match the one at the house.
This year, going with fishing sinkers melted and embedded, and maybe a few screws for fine adjustments.
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 11:51 PM (X3xYu)
My dad actually did most of the work -- we didn't work together well 'cause I was a willful cuss (it is truly amazing how much smarter he got after I moved out....and that this has continued to the present day). But I've got the winning car, and the trophy, and the lessons about approaching problems.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (T1005)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 11:53 PM (Q6HBD)
go with a real e-cig. Vision Spinner (or Ego T) and maybe a PT or an Aspire tank. And then you can go crazier with something like a Provari
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (vJdyz)
Evidently, it's a "Juggalo," whatever the fuck that is.
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 07:56 PM (XdAzY)
Part of the reason that _Halloween_ returned such a tidal wave of profit is that it cost so little to make. Carpenter worked the entire shooting schedule for maximum efficiency. A habit he apparently kept for at least a few years after that.
In _The Thing_, the scenes at the ruined burnt Norwegian camp are shot at what was left of the U.S. camp after the explosive pyrotechnic finale. Neatly managed.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 14, 2014 11:26 PM
Yep, though "The Thing" was a hell of a lot more expensive than anything he'd done. It was actually a generous low budget flick that got upped to become a relatively big budget movie upon it's release. But, Carpenter did manage the bucks very well, even after the increases to get maximum value. The biggest expenses, IIRC ended up being for FX, as they were woefully under allocated to begin with (studio- low budget monster B movie = dude in rubber suit, right?) ... but mostly the location shooting. Those guys were up there for months and had to ship the film back for processing and continue shooting with footage unseen. The Norwegian camp set is a good example of cost reduction, as is the way they did a lot of interiors. They put the actors in a refrigerator set to keep the cold vibe realistic and obvious. Those dudes froze their asses off for that movie. No bullshit CGI.
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 07:57 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 07:57 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 14, 2014 07:58 PM (WdbF7)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 07:58 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 07:59 PM (DmNpO)
We're building this car backwards - rear axle is closer to the end than the front. He wants a landspeeder, and I'm trying to get enough curve to look right but still sit right at the start (and finish) gate. But most of the weight will be in the back.
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 07:59 PM (G8OL9)
sneaky, they are; cloaked in an aura of mystery and intrigue
Posted by: Fingers Filner, feeling fine at January 14, 2014 08:00 PM (omBWL)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 11:45 PM
Whatever it is, it's unusual. Worth the purchase.
Posted by: otho at January 14, 2014 08:01 PM (9gNQd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 08:01 PM (TGgNi)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:01 PM (DmNpO)
defies time and space, it does. Also does tricks, but that's another story...
Posted by: Fingers Filner, feeling fine at January 14, 2014 08:01 PM (omBWL)
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurb
Not if the rules were made sufficiently interesting it wouldn't.
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 08:02 PM (qrpxS)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 15, 2014 12:02 AM (qrpxS)
All cars must be a form of weasel.
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 08:03 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 10:46 PM (TGgNi)
Probably the same forces at work that cause everybody today to drive around in either a small SUV, or a car shaped like a bar of soap...mostly it's what's on offer. You choose that which least disgusts you, sometimes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 14, 2014 08:04 PM (60Q+L)
Of course we also lost YMMV.
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 08:04 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:04 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:04 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Carol at January 14, 2014 08:05 PM (z4WKX)
I based that on the "ICP" moniker it was using.
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 08:05 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 14, 2014 08:05 PM (XdAzY)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 08:06 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 11:57 PM (mSI+k)
Cut to the chase: "None of the funds of this act are appropriated to any agency or purpose that does not have a representative show up to the floor of the fucking House on his/her knees, beg for funding, and receive 218 affirmative votes from Representatives in attendance."
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 08:07 PM (T1005)
Very true. I was pretty sure she was a couple years older than me. And looking up her movie credits, the first thing I really recall her from was The Devil's Advocate in '97. I was still in high school.
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 08:07 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Aviator at January 14, 2014 08:07 PM (DI+ja)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:07 PM (esoZV)
something that ends with an "ism."
Posted by: jc at January 14, 2014 08:07 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 08:08 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2014 08:08 PM (LTbh7)
Ha! No, judging from the demographics around here, I expect to see lots of red-white-and-green.
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 08:08 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:08 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:08 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Adriane... at January 14, 2014 08:09 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 08:09 PM (JMmQ9)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 12:04 AM (Q6HBD)
yeah, vape scene has gotten pretty crazy the last few years. I'm personally a fan of the bottom coil tanks. As for batteries, I still use my ego-t passthrough.
And for liquid, your guess is as good as mine. I personally like Gorilla Juice and Boba's Bounty from Alien Visions and Five Pawns's line is really good (though their stuff is "premium priced"). Better off looking reading people's reviews on http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ and trying a bunch of shit
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:10 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:10 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:11 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 08:11 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 08:12 PM (4JkHl)
So Sean Penn is doinking Chaleze Theron
He's a Trot, but he has a pretty amazing wining streak with dopey but hot celebs.
Scarlet Johanson and Jewel in her prime? 'Taint fair McGee.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 14, 2014 08:12 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Country Singer at January 14, 2014 08:12 PM (VFbB9)
Posted by: Bomber at January 15, 2014 12:08 AM (G8OL9)
muzzie colors or Irish?
Posted by: the snarkster at January 15, 2014 12:10 AM (esoZV)
I'm guessing it's a sideways reference to the number of gingers.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 08:12 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:13 PM (DmNpO)
???
>>> muzzie colors or Irish?
South of the border. But I married into it, so we could go that route too if we wanted.
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 08:13 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:13 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:14 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:14 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 08:14 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 08:15 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: kbdabear at January 14, 2014 08:15 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: The Farmer at January 14, 2014 08:15 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:15 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:07 AM (T1005)<<<
While I would 100% agree with that, we know that a majority or the Repubes would never support it.
But defunding the NLRB until it obeys court orders, making SCOAMF pay for his own damn vacation gifts for his wife, cutting off the funding for the NPS (because apparently they had enough $$$ to buy barricades, etc) are things that almost anyone (especially the general public) could support.
Then send it to Dingy Harry and let them say we couldn't accept it without all that bullshit.
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 08:15 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Bomber at January 14, 2014 08:16 PM (G8OL9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 15, 2014 12:11 AM (DmNpO)<<<
I do remember watching that movie with a neighbor girl I had a thing for, but don't can't really place Charlize in it. Just Liv Tyler.
Posted by: If Boehner had balls... at January 14, 2014 08:19 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:19 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:19 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:20 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 08:21 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: Adriane... at January 14, 2014 08:23 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 14, 2014 08:23 PM (JMmQ9)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jwf2fbe
Posted by: jc at January 14, 2014 08:23 PM (PlzOe)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:24 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 14, 2014 08:24 PM (TGgNi)
>>>she was the hot snotty chick<<<
Yeah. Still nothing. But that was a long time ago.
Posted by: Hate Miser at January 14, 2014 08:25 PM (mSI+k)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 14, 2014 08:25 PM (arrkE)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 08:26 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 14, 2014 08:29 PM (arrkE)
Posted by: Weirddave at January 14, 2014 08:29 PM (xBps2)
Posted by: The Hickster at January 14, 2014 08:29 PM (TI3xG)
Posted by: Chuck Bednarik at January 14, 2014 08:30 PM (e8kgV)
561 I grew up in the intermountain west.
There were always some mexicans about.
But what is weird, to me is mexicans in Georgia and Virginia.
There were never mexicans there until what 1990?
mexicans have no history on the east coast, just Cubans and PuertoRicans
At least here in GA, they came with the residential building boom of the 80's/90's. I have heard some moved back south of the border when it went flat, but plenty have stayed.
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 08:35 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 14, 2014 08:36 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: Adriane... at January 14, 2014 08:37 PM (hrU8o)
Posted by: concrete girl at January 14, 2014 08:37 PM (LhAqq)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 15, 2014 12:24 AM (TGgNi)
IMO, I would go with a Vision Spinner or Joytech's Ego Passthrough until you start looking at all the mods. Spinner has a longer life and you can change the voltages but Ego has a USB passthrough so you can vape while it charges.
And tanks, your best best IMO is one of these three
http://bit.ly/1gIkC75 (the tank is plastic which isn't that great)
http://bit.ly/1gIkJQ3
http://bit.ly/1gIkSCW
just buy a few boxes of coils for a tank. Aspire coils last longer than Kangers and their QC is better than Kanger
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:40 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Weirddave at January 15, 2014 12:29 AM (xBps2)
Joytech's Ego passthrough for battery and right now I'm using a Kanger Protank 3.
Atm puffing on some Gorilla Juice from Alien Visions
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:42 PM (vJdyz)
Yeah, asshole ran into me on the way to the derby, son had to walk to church.
Posted by: Nip Sip at January 14, 2014 08:42 PM (tWFaN)
A not very notable Pulp Fiction knock-off but nobody forgot Charlize, even if they couldn't remember the title of the movie.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 14, 2014 08:43 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: Carol at January 14, 2014 08:44 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:45 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 14, 2014 08:46 PM (itCai)
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 14, 2014 08:46 PM (qrpxS)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:46 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:49 PM (Q6HBD)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 14, 2014 08:49 PM (itCai)
http://bit.ly/1gImP2j
See, that is what gets me. I have to buy coils and a tank to have nicotine?
And i'm sure it isn't as bad as a I think, but it sounds like I have to carry a meth lab around for nicotine.
(No disrespect, i am sure it is a lot more gentle than I am thnking.)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 12:46 AM (Q6HBD)
coils are just part that fits under the tank. They're wicks. Not much different than a oil lamp
They will last you about a week each depending on what kind of juice you're smoking
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 08:49 PM (vJdyz)
===
Agreed. When I read them I could see James Spader on "The Blacklist" delivering each one in that infuriating "I'm so jaded, murderous and cynical at the same time" deadpan or his "One size fits all-knowing smirk".
Spare us your all-knowing, jaded, cynical smirkiness, Spengler.
Posted by: RamaLama at January 14, 2014 08:54 PM (BYZzw)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 08:56 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2014 08:57 PM (Q6HBD)
There has to be more here or I hope there is. I have Concealed Carry in WA but my family is back in the Socialist Republic of Illinois. Do I need to worry about my next Christmas visit?
http://tinyurl.com/mkekwv9
Posted by: bestie21 at January 14, 2014 08:58 PM (AzO5R)
Posted by: Anachronda at January 14, 2014 09:00 PM (nhIFl)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 12:56 AM (ojnk6)
nothing on the market like that.That face and it's the first time seeing a statue with a bush (obviously NSFW)
http://bit.ly/1gIoOnp
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 09:01 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:03 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 09:03 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: bestie21 at January 15, 2014 12:58 AM (AzO5R)
His wife definitely contributed to his screwing in this case.
Posted by: Mætenloch at January 14, 2014 09:04 PM (XkotV)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:06 PM (esoZV)
590 Is this something?
That seems insane to me- I have travelled through at least 18 states by car since I got my CC (frequently unarmed, depending on my route
. How did Maryland know? Are the states sharing this info across state lines? (Hell now I sound naive)
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 09:07 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:12 PM (esoZV)
It depends if you've fallen under under the interest of a federal agency. As it now appears that feds can now target citizens for harassment with complete impunity, as indicated by the pretend investigation into IRS misdeeds.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 14, 2014 09:12 PM (bPxS6)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 09:16 PM (ojnk6)
Yeah I agree that her second statement was stupid. I can imagine a middle age female tax payer flipping out when a state trooper is asking these questions though. I'm going to assume she might not have been completely ok with his CC in the first place.
However as BunkerinTheBurbs asked: how did they know and more importantly is this the future? Even in WA where I have my CC I have never been asked where my gun is. I got my CC mainly to allow me to carry my gun and the ammo together on the way to the range otherwise it's usually safe at home.
Posted by: bestie21 at January 14, 2014 09:16 PM (AzO5R)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 01:16 AM (ojnk6)
well, I shouldn't say there isn't "anything" on the market like that as Joyetech do make cartridges but you really don't want those as they're a pain in the ass to fill, they're messy which you lead you to a mouth full of hot juice and they're really expensive.
http://bit.ly/1gItslb
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 09:20 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:21 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 09:23 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:25 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 09:25 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 09:26 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 01:25 AM (ojnk6)
nope, not unless you want to use the Blu thing
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 09:27 PM (vJdyz)
Cops in Wyoming don't do this shit.
AFAIK they don't here in GA either. I keep my permit with my driver's license- and have handed both (intentionally) to more than one LEO at roadblocks- 'round here it seems to quickly separate the lawful from the lawless... but this ain't Maryland.
(mental note to give the wife a refresher course on what to say at a stop, not that she needs one)
Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at January 14, 2014 09:28 PM (X3xYu)
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at January 14, 2014 09:29 PM (U7UF5)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 09:29 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: the snarkster at January 14, 2014 09:31 PM (esoZV)
Posted by: Teh Most Interesting Man at January 14, 2014 09:35 PM (dTh2r)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 01:29 AM (ojnk6)
everything is seriously overpriced with them (they can eat a dick for maybe 4ml of juice for $10-13), the throat hit you get from their stuff is crap and the battery life is weak so you need more than an extra back up.
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 09:36 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 09:38 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 09:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2014 09:46 PM (4JkHl)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 01:38 AM (ojnk6)
I knew a guy in High School who was in the back seat of a car that was pulled-over and thought it would be funny if he got the CHP with a squirt gun. Amazingly enough, there were no casualties. If I were the cop's boss, I'd've put him in situational awareness training, 'cause I wouldn't want to lose anyone on my team.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 09:48 PM (T1005)
I can see CA basically fracturing, with the areas that are not urban hell holes becoming walled enclaves or virtual walled enclaves. Where you have a sticker, a license plate reader, or even a cell phone tag that IDs you as a resident and all others are harassed by private security/local cops mercilessly.
Posted by: Jean at January 15, 2014 01:46 AM (4JkHl)
I take it that you're not a resident.....nobody walks anywhere in CA, so neighborhoods that are "elite" and "lawless gang turf" can coexist within walking distance -- frequently in the space of across the street or within a couple of buildings (it's quite common for the main drag of a place to be safe, but parking your car on a side street five-houses away is an invitation to having it robbed).
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 09:53 PM (T1005)
I've only been stopped twice while holding a CCW here in GA (12 years).
Each time, I rolled down the windows, lit up the dome light, and put the
keys on the dash and both hands on the wheel. I mwd3 sure to tell the
Officer that I had a CCW and asked how would you like to proceed? Both
times resulted in passes and discussions about preferred carry guns.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 15, 2014 01:38 AM (ojnk6)
That's because you looked and sounded imminently sensible from the get-go.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 09:55 PM (T1005)
Did you have the gun in the vehicle at the time?
I totally agree with you that if I had my handgun with me I would disclose my CCW and the location of the gun. However, if it is at home why must I disclose the CCW and more importantly why would the cop just assume I was breaking the law in another state?
In this state it seems like almost everyone east of the Seattle has a CCW. I've been stopped in traffic since I got mine and the cops never even ask.
Posted by: bestie21 at January 14, 2014 09:57 PM (AzO5R)
http://bit.ly/Ki80bt
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 10:00 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 10:04 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2014 10:05 PM (AymDN)
Yeah I agree that her second statement was stupid. I can imagine a middle age female tax payer flipping out when a state trooper is asking these questions though. I'm going to assume she might not have been completely ok with his CC in the first place.
However as BunkerinTheBurbs asked: how did they know and more importantly is this the future? Even in WA where I have my CC I have never been asked where my gun is. I got my CC mainly to allow me to carry my gun and the ammo together on the way to the range otherwise it's usually safe at home.
Posted by: bestie21 at January 15, 2014 01:16 AM (AzO5R)
When the guy saw how things were going down, he could have switched tactics: "where we live, there are fuckin' BEARS wandering around. If you think I'm going to hear her [pointing at wife] screaming, come outside, and see a fuckin' BEAR gnawin' on her, call 9-1-1, and then just watch -- well, you've got a fuckin' screw loose. But I left the gun back down in the house, 'cause -- last I heard -- there weren't any bears 'round here......are there?"
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 10:07 PM (T1005)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 14, 2014 10:13 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 15, 2014 02:22 AM (q+fqH)
If you are, join the club.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 14, 2014 10:27 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 14, 2014 10:30 PM (itCai)
Posted by: garrett at January 14, 2014 10:38 PM (qUS+/)
Posted by: The Dude at January 14, 2014 10:40 PM (vJdyz)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 15, 2014 02:30 AM (itCai)
I actually know that exact street since it's not very far from my old stomping grounds. And it is a perfect example of how a street can be all shiny and upscale with new condos and shops but then get industrial and sketchy just a block or two away. I expect that as housing prices keep rising you'll see the gentrification of the area start up again.
Posted by: Mætenloch at January 14, 2014 10:42 PM (XkotV)
You're nobody till you get canned
You may be king; you may possess the world and its gold
But gold won't bring you happiness when you're a scold
Posted by: Desualdo Martinez at January 14, 2014 10:49 PM (R6JT1)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at January 14, 2014 10:56 PM (NY0b+)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at January 14, 2014 11:04 PM (NY0b+)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at January 15, 2014 03:04 AM (NY0b+)
Just select the last visible comment's link and a reload should take you back to that point.
Posted by: Mætenloch at January 14, 2014 11:09 PM (XkotV)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 14, 2014 11:10 PM (xa1/W)
I rarely leave the state, so reciprocal privileges don't mean much to me at this point. Though if that were to change, I'd go renew it. It costs like $125 for a 4 year permit, so I'm dodging the expense as long as I don't have a good need for it.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 14, 2014 11:23 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 14, 2014 11:23 PM (itCai)
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 14, 2014 11:27 PM (wNF3N)
Posted by: Judge Pug at January 14, 2014 11:39 PM (Qev5V)
Posted by: Judge Pug at January 14, 2014 11:57 PM (Qev5V)
Posted by: Blacksheep at January 14, 2014 11:58 PM (bS6uW)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 02:07 AM (T1005)
======
general saying about handguns and bears ..... you need to file the sights off the gun, cuz when the bear shoves it up your ass it will hurt less.
Posted by: jc at January 15, 2014 12:04 AM (PlzOe)
mexicans have no history on the east coast, just Cubans and PuertoRicans
Until the 86 amnesty....
Posted by: bill-o at January 15, 2014 12:09 AM (AWwDY)
around. ...........
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 02:07 AM (T1005)
======
general saying about handguns and bears ..... you need to file the sights off the gun, cuz when the bear shoves it up your ass it will hurt less.
Posted by: jc at January 15, 2014 04:04 AM (PlzOe)
That rant wasn't intended to impress actual ursines, it was meant to impress LEOs. In Maryland.
I wouldn't try that on a moose.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:11 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu and the unholy Grail at January 15, 2014 12:14 AM (T1005)
====
I know. It is just a local longbow/crossbow debate amongst the outdoorsy types regarding handguns/shotguns and bears. A lot of BS gets flung around and it is all in good fun.
Posted by: jc at January 15, 2014 12:20 AM (PlzOe)
Posted by: Navypopojoe at January 15, 2014 12:21 AM (wPCF5)
Posted by: cthulhubald at January 15, 2014 12:22 AM (T1005)
I'm getting a handgun in the morning and have to wait the mandatory two weeks
Although I can buy a long gun and basically walk away with it
Yo all and why in gods name am I up and about?
Posted by: Navypopojoe at January 15, 2014 04:21 AM (wPCF5)
'Cause you're looking to hook up with Ohio Dan?
Posted by: cthulhubald at January 15, 2014 12:23 AM (T1005)
====
I know. It is just a local longbow/crossbow debate amongst the outdoorsy types regarding handguns/shotguns and bears. A lot of BS gets flung around and it is all in good fun.
Posted by: jc at January 15, 2014 04:20 AM (PlzOe)
My dad grew up in a household with guns -- his dad was the cook for a group of sheepherders in western Colorado. My uncle (his brother) was a Marine who hunted deer in California while I was growing up -- but I grew up in a home without guns. I don't get every nuance about owning one and using one responsibly....but though relatives, common sense, and anecdotes here, I'm really getting a thorough understanding of "stupid".
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:30 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:37 AM (T1005)
Second one in a week.
Posted by: Judge Pug at January 15, 2014 04:36 AM (Qev5V)
I'm assuming that you're not in Argentina....Soledad?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:40 AM (T1005)
http://tinyurl.com/q9km6m3 (Breitbart)
Isn't it just precious? It would look good to have that on your onesies somewhere, whilst sipping on hot chocolate and asking mom for more marshmallows.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 15, 2014 12:43 AM (wNF3N)
Key quote, there. And so it goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 15, 2014 12:49 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 12:52 AM (T1005)
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 15, 2014 12:53 AM (wNF3N)
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 04:37 AM (T1005)
=====
High school marksmanship was not a foreign thing in my youth.
Years
ago I heard a story from my older brother about a youngster that was on a high school shooting team around here. Shooting teams here were really good and every one of the public high
schools had one at the time. I don't know if they still do.
Comes a day when he is in boot camp and they drag all the recruits out to the shooting range to waste ammo. So he quietly gets his weapon, sights it in, and sits down to smoke a cigarette. Naturally, the DI sees him sitting there instead of wasting ammo like he is supposed to be doing and comes over for a dose of verbal abuse.
Wish I could remember the rest of the story cuz it was pretty amusing.
anyway --- fill in your own blanks from there.
Posted by: jc at January 15, 2014 12:54 AM (PlzOe)
And, just to clarify @658, I really think there should be a marksmanship requirement to graduate High School.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 04:37 AM (T1005)
=====High school marksmanship was not a foreign thing in my youth.
Years
ago I heard a story from my older brother about a youngster that was on a high school shooting team around here. Shooting teams here were really good and every one of the public high
schools had one at the time. I don't know if they still do.
Bitch is, after 35 years or so I can't remember much about the story --- anyway, this kid was a good enough marksman to get scholarships or some such shit, and instead he joined the marines.
Comes a day when he is in boot camp and they drag all the recruits out to the shooting range to waste ammo. So he quietly gets his weapon, sights it in, and sits down to smoke a cigarette. Naturally, the DI sees him sitting there instead of wasting ammo like he is supposed to be doing and comes over for a dose of verbal abuse.
Wish I could remember the rest of the story cuz it was pretty amusing.
anyway --- fill in your own blanks from there.
There is a fundamental, underlying truth -- "stupid people don't learn; regular people learn from their mistakes; smart people learn from other people's mistakes." The DI was clearly not expecting too much from his recruits.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 15, 2014 01:07 AM (T1005)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 15, 2014 01:25 AM (TE35l)
Posted by: Steve at January 15, 2014 02:28 AM (wk+th)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 15, 2014 02:43 AM (Q1qfk)
Posted by: Chilling the most at January 15, 2014 02:47 AM (gxtMZ)
Western woman are who are "liberated" are now giving themselves away.
Posted by: theBuckWheat at January 15, 2014 03:02 AM (siI12)
Posted by: Sean Bannion[/i][/s][/u][/b] at January 15, 2014 03:17 AM (6T8Ay)
What be up with Malor this morning?
Posted by: Sean Bannion at January 15, 2014 07:17 AM (6T8Ay)
Probably still has a hangover from last night's hard partying. I could hear him squealing all the way over here.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 15, 2014 03:22 AM (zF6Iw)
Ohio gozaimashta.
Looks like someone's slacking this morning. It's harder to get motivated without my morning dose of condenscention.
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 03:27 AM (v6cwT)
Posted by: webworker at January 15, 2014 03:30 AM (k/Mc/)
679: "And anybody got a spare 5" floppy outboard Model I compatible drive and a spare copy of DoubleDOS?"
Sorry, I got rid of my last 5 1/4" drive many moons ago...along with the Tandy it was attached to.
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 03:32 AM (v6cwT)
Although I am surprised. I thought he'd be Kaepernecking all over the blog this morning.
Posted by: HR at January 15, 2014 03:33 AM (hO8IJ)
"Lets stop investigating Chris Christie before we discover he's been sending out nude photos of himself."
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 15, 2014 03:36 AM (FNVzS)
Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at January 15, 2014 03:39 AM (9tfuf)
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 03:40 AM (OJn3e)
haven't read everything, but just some thoughts on the camo thing...
keep on developing anything that confuses enemy.
uniform boards IMO sometimes forget who the enemy is.
Posted by: dDan at January 15, 2014 03:41 AM (hwYmz)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 15, 2014 03:43 AM (zF6Iw)
Essentially it is almost as though the Ivy Law Schools have been weaponized against the idea of the US Constitution and the popular will of the people.
They have set themselves up as the oligarchs of morals.
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 03:44 AM (TE35l)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 15, 2014 03:45 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Egon Is Always Right at January 15, 2014 03:46 AM (nbGZj)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 15, 2014 03:48 AM (b/lt+)
0302 Suspects Ra and Roo entered into altercation in living room. Broke them up.
0312 Reports of things falling in library. Investigated. Suspect Ra proved to be a true cat burglar. Had managed to find a path from a short bookcase to a higher one where suspect managed to knock to floor and break a resin statue.
0322 Noises heard in kitchen. Investigate. Find suspects Ra and Roo have managed to partially knock over kitchen trash can.
0323 Suspects Ra and Roo sent outdoors.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 15, 2014 03:49 AM (FNVzS)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 15, 2014 03:50 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Planned Parenthood at January 15, 2014 03:52 AM (nbGZj)
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 03:56 AM (TE35l)
Posted by: Egon Is Always Right at January 15, 2014 03:58 AM (nbGZj)
http://tinyurl.com/lrcde5g
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 15, 2014 03:59 AM (FNVzS)
Posted by: webworker at January 15, 2014 03:59 AM (k/Mc/)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 15, 2014 04:00 AM (bCEmE)
America decided America was not worth loyalty...
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 04:01 AM (TE35l)
http://tinyurl.com/lrcde5g
............
Why? Because Barky would bend over backwards to get this country on track?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 15, 2014 04:01 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 07:44 AM (TE35l)
More like "legal mumbo-jumbo disguised with the trappings of morals".
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 15, 2014 04:02 AM (o3MSL)
Chi-Town because she would be more believable contorting and twisting words than the current Carney Barker. And better eye candy to boot.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 15, 2014 04:06 AM (FNVzS)
Good Morning Morons. Today is Wednesday, January 15, 2014. On this day in 1559 Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England.
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:06 AM (T2V/1)
One could argue that the absolute rejection of morals and surrender to hedonism is in fact a moral choice...
It's funny they are, as are the stoners of Colorado not rejecting limits on moral issues(if they are to be believed) but simply setting themselves up as the new referees.
Pot should be legal but NOT COKE.
Gay Marriage should be legal BUT NOT POLYGAMY.
Oh okay make a legal argument not based on the moral case for each?
It can't be popular will b/c CO is trumping Federal law and Gay Marriage is being inflicted by Federal Judicial whim.
I can't imagine the argument being a rights based one in either case.
The whole march on the Constitution and Xth amendment in particular is confusing and troubling.
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 04:07 AM (TE35l)
http://tinyurl.com/pj37ajy
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:07 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/ppu8q4u
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:08 AM (T2V/1)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 15, 2014 04:08 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Darles Chickens at January 15, 2014 04:08 AM (z4vvZ)
And when did we become the Soviet Union where the government told the media what to broadcast?
http://tinyurl.com/kzhtm37
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:09 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/n64lx7f
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:09 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/ms5wym6
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:10 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/nxza8tk
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:10 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/obvhaz5
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:10 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/ktz4hsw
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:11 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/mruafsg
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:11 AM (T2V/1)
So says the caption at the DC. All they did was cut a small amount of funding and remove Obama's illegal Czar position. Now if they had actually killed the EPA's entire budget that would be something to crow about.
http://tinyurl.com/mff4nne
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:11 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/m6xubbs
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:12 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/m3sh6r5
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:12 AM (T2V/1)
Rum will fix that.
Or so I've heard....
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 08:09 AM (v6cwT)
So will an overpriced pump bought with our tax dollars.
Posted by: Virginia SoCon at January 15, 2014 04:12 AM (+/C3g)
http://tinyurl.com/mx39m7d
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:12 AM (T2V/1)
Pharaoh want you to give at the office, literally through taxation.
HE will decide who is worthy comrade not you.
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 04:12 AM (TE35l)
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 08:07 AM (TE35l)
The walls of civilization are usually dismantled one brick at a time, until the holes are big enough that the barbarians stream through unopposed.
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 15, 2014 04:13 AM (o3MSL)
http://tinyurl.com/lahnx5x
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:13 AM (T2V/1)
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2014 — The Internal Revenue Service is getting a special new power: a “license to kill” groups that oppose the Obama agenda. James Bond’s license to kill isn’t nearly as broad.
Read the article and you find it is all being done by order of Obama using nothing but "So let it be written so let it be done". So not only will there be no prosecutions for the past actions, they are going to expand their law breaking.
http://tinyurl.com/jwfk9rq
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:13 AM (T2V/1)
http://tinyurl.com/mtfonl6
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:14 AM (T2V/1)
Like Lord Acton thought about saying "What good is absolute power unless you feel absolutely free to use it against your enemies!"
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 15, 2014 04:15 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: Miss Scarlett at January 15, 2014 04:16 AM (4MZD9)
RE: #710 Vic:
She's a GHWB appointee.
Posted by: Ed Anger at January 15, 2014 08:11 AM (tOkJB)
He was no great shakes either.
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:16 AM (T2V/1)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 43 days until spring training at January 15, 2014 04:17 AM (u8GsB)
when you want a new thread you won't get a new thread
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 43 days until spring training at January 15, 2014 08:17 AM (u8GsB)
Spengler's Second Law
If you like your old thread, you can keep your old thread!
Spengler's Third Law
If you don't like your old thread, you will keep your old thread!Posted by: Hrothgar at January 15, 2014 04:19 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: votermom at January 15, 2014 04:20 AM (GSIDW)
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 15, 2014 04:21 AM (o3MSL)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 15, 2014 04:23 AM (olDqf)
Posted by: Countrysquire at January 15, 2014 04:24 AM (LSJmV)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 15, 2014 04:25 AM (olDqf)
He was no great shakes either.
Posted by: Vic at January 15, 2014 08:16 AM (T2V/1)
GHWB & Son put some real fucking doozies on the bench.
Posted by: Ed Anger at January 15, 2014 04:25 AM (tOkJB)
It is hard to shine the rims, after all...
Y'all have a good mornin'..
Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 15, 2014 04:26 AM (TE35l)
Posted by: Jaws at January 15, 2014 04:26 AM (4I3Uo)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at January 15, 2014 04:27 AM (GaqMa)
Posted by: fluffy at January 15, 2014 04:28 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at January 15, 2014 04:28 AM (bCEmE)
Posted by: WahIggle at January 15, 2014 04:28 AM (QXiRr)
755: "Gabe is too radical, the NSA nabbed him"
If HE is too radical, we're all fooked!
I prefer to think he ran out of things that can be blamed on us dirty inbred redneck hick "conservative" types.
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 04:28 AM (/qzu7)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at January 15, 2014 04:30 AM (m9V0o)
No. Mostly in protest over how "drop it in the shower and stomp it down the drain" wasn't even *considered* in the "study". Bogus!
Posted by: Jaws at January 15, 2014 04:31 AM (4I3Uo)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 15, 2014 04:31 AM (b1/nQ)
Posted by: webworker at January 15, 2014 04:32 AM (k/Mc/)
Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) at January 15, 2014 04:32 AM (OJn3e)
Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at January 15, 2014 04:33 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 15, 2014 04:33 AM (b1/nQ)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 15, 2014 04:34 AM (zF6Iw)
Only if he uses a Squatty Potty.
Posted by: fluffy at January 15, 2014 04:34 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: ontherocks at January 15, 2014 04:35 AM (zVj1J)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 04:36 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 15, 2014 04:36 AM (GcYmn)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at January 15, 2014 04:37 AM (wB492)
Keep it down. We're trying to nap here.
Posted by: cats & dogs living together at January 15, 2014 04:37 AM (Ua6T/)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 08:36 AM (fWAjv)
News links are at 708
Posted by: Vic[/i] at January 15, 2014 04:38 AM (T2V/1)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 04:38 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at January 15, 2014 04:38 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 15, 2014 04:38 AM (7kkQJ)
Posted by: RWC at January 15, 2014 04:38 AM (fWAjv)
When that host is someone other than Gabe?
Oops, I haven't shifted yet.
Posted by: Jaws at January 15, 2014 04:39 AM (4I3Uo)
Posted by: John Bender at January 15, 2014 04:41 AM (Lk9TG)
Posted by: Retread at January 15, 2014 04:45 AM (Kqtqx)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 15, 2014 04:50 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: --- at January 15, 2014 05:36 AM (MMC8r)
Okay, so this is nothing less than an anthropological proof of the truth of religion. Normal, healthy human life instinctively includes worship. All organized anti-theists end up forming a death cult.
Posted by: herbork at January 15, 2014 09:18 AM (t1s5e)
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