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January 16, 2014

Overnight Open Thread (1-16-2014)
— Maetenloch

Gotta head out early so you'll have to create your entertainment with these scraps, some duct tape and a lighter.

A Lefty Millennial Re-Discovers Communism

Or as Jesse A. Myerson titled his essay in Rolling Stone, "Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For". Which calls for guaranteed jobs and pensions, state-owned banks and major assets and this particular real estate investment technique:

3. Take Back The Land

Ever noticed how much landlords blow? They don't really do anything to earn their money. They just claim ownership of buildings and charge people who actually work for a living the majority of our incomes for the privilege of staying in boxes that these owners often didn't build and rarely if ever improve. In a few years, my landlord will probably sell my building to another landlord and make off with the appreciated value of the land s/he also claims to own - which won't even get taxed, as long as s/he ploughs it right back into more real estate.

Yeah I'd like to see more details on this 'just claim ownership of buildings' step since in my experience the transfer of a big load of cash always seemed to happen before my claim of ownership was recognized.

Myerson seems to think this is all some sort of brand new modern socialism and Jonah Goldberg has some fun with him pointing out that nearly everything Myerson calls for is straight out of the Soviet Union's constitution.

One wonders why he bothered to single out landlords, since he calls for the state appropriation of, well, everything. Why? Because "hoarders blow," and he doesn't mean folks who refuse to throw away their Kentucky Fried Chicken buckets and old Sharper Image catalogs. He means successful people who "hoard" the wealth that rightly belongs to all of us.
Apparently "blowing" is an open warrant to undo the entire constitutional order. If only someone had told the founders.
In the ensuing kerfuffle, Myerson, whose Twitter hashtag is "#FULLCOMMUNISM," seemed shocked that any of his ideas sounded Soviet to his critics. Andrew McCoy, a conservative blogger, offered the specific citations for Myerson's proposals in the Soviet constitution. I suspect this was news to Myerson, but even if not, I bet he doesn't care. It is a permanent trope of the left that its ideas failed because we didn't try hard enough. This time is always different.

But you see Myerson's reforms - unlike everything that ever came before - are fortified with electrolytes. [Makes the there you go gesture]

But Of Course: 'Bandit' Doomsday Prepper Arrested on Weapons Charges

We covered Tyler Smith and his plans to loot and pillage you after a disaster last year. Well you'll be shocked shocked to learn that Mr. 'Call me Humongous' Smith has a nasty past:

He also bragged for the camera about his plans to raid and loot other doomsday preppers' supplies when the end times came. "All your shiny AR's your high powered .308 rifles, your 50,000 rounds of ammo are all going to be ours", Smith warned.
Pierce county investigators say it was those claims, and Smith's brazen use of firearms on camera that landed him back in jail. "What led us to this guy was himself. He put himself on TV and in newspaper articles and he did things that scared the neighbor," said Troyer.
Smith is a level one sex offender following his conviction in King county in 2009, but he has not registered with law enforcement since his move to Pierce county. Troyer said he could face an additional charge of failing to register as a sex offender.

Harvey Weinstein: I'm Unclear on the Constitution and Would Like to Lose a Lot of Money

Which is why he's going to make a movie that will 'destroy the NRA'.

Mr. Stern asked Mr. Weinstein on Wednesday whether he owned a gun. The Hollywood heavyweight replied that he did not and never would. "I don't think we need guns in this country. And I hate it," the producer said. "I think the NRA is a disaster area."
Mr. Weinstein then revealed his secret project about the gun rights group. "I shouldn't say this, but I'll tell it to you, Howard," he said. "I'm going to make a movie with Meryl Streep, and we're going to take this head-on. And they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them."
The shock jock asked whether the film was going to be a documentary. Mr. Weinstein said no, that it would be a "big movie like a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'"

Car Thieves Stymied by New Anti-Theft Device

Which the manufacturer calls a 'manual transmission'. Maybe it's like The Club or something.

Springfield police say three men who jumped a food delivery driver also wanted to steal his car, but ran into a major problem -- none of them knew how to operate a manual transmission.

Lesser Known But Special Places

A Homeless Man vs Your Cat

The Kinks: "Come Dancing"

This popped on my playlist a week or two ago and Bookworm explains the story behind the song here which adds a poignancy to the lyrics.

Yahoo group. That is all.

The group thingy. And the middle class.

And my Twitter spew.

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Posted by: Maetenloch at 04:13 PM | Comments (1103)
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1 wow Maet nice ONT

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:14 PM (TE35l)

2 what?

Posted by: oc joe at January 16, 2014 04:15 PM (hqVUe)

3 oink

Posted by: arnold ziffle at January 16, 2014 04:15 PM (VWXUq)

Another not first for Peaches, le sigh.

Evening morons.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 04:15 PM (sQ0LB)

5 Woo! I get to read an ONT while it's happening, for a change.

Posted by: lizardbrain at January 16, 2014 04:16 PM (EXDjY)

6 all ya'll get from a pig is a grunt

Posted by: arnold ziffle at January 16, 2014 04:17 PM (VWXUq)

7 We had fun with the "Bandit" here one evening last year...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:17 PM (TE35l)

8 Maet's been smoking some of that legal pot, his time sense is gone.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 04:17 PM (N/cFh)

9 What's happening here? I'm so confused!

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:18 PM (P6QsQ)

10

Maybe Ill be there to shake your hand
Maybe Ill be there to share the land
That theyll be giving away when we all live together
I'm talking about together now

Posted by: Guess Who at January 16, 2014 04:18 PM (m2Izr)

11 Look at that concert line-up. Wow.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (P6QsQ)

12 The shock jock asked whether the film was going to be a documentary. Mr. Weinstein said no, that it would be a "big movie like a 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'" So Mr. Weinstein wants to make yet another anti-gun bomb in the mold of "Liberty Stands Still"? http://tinyurl.com/n49zglh "And they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them."" Fascist much?

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (WlWt+)

13 It's a trap!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (8ZskC)

14 No whey!

Posted by: fluffy & cheesy at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (Ua6T/)

15 dammit

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (8lmkt)

16 Thought for the night: What if language is nothing more than extremely creative jibberish that we all agree on?

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 04:20 PM (d9SF5)

17 All those bands played IN BATH?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 16, 2014 04:21 PM (8ZskC)

18 16 CAC at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (d9SF5)

How's the weather up there CAC?

//Gnome Chompsky

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:21 PM (TE35l)

19 I have seen nine of those acts play live.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at January 16, 2014 04:21 PM (hFIKs)

20 16 Thought for the night:

What if language is nothing more than extremely creative jibberish that we all agree on?

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (d9SF5)

So, having the good stuff tonight are we?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 04:22 PM (sQ0LB)

21 Moved from the last thread: Speaking of hacking, this Target thing has been a disaster. I hadn't shopped there in a while, but DID shop during the period of time they say this was happening. Cancelled my credit card (new number issued). Updates from Doug Ross (link in nick too): http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2014/01/massive-target-credit-card-hack-more.html

Posted by: Y-not at January 16, 2014 04:22 PM (zDsvJ)

22 Tower of Babble.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:22 PM (P6QsQ)

23 hey, we are here too!

Posted by: The Russian Maffia at January 16, 2014 04:23 PM (W6iIX)

24 20 Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (sQ0LB)

Well sorta, but not really. It'd be interesting to watch and see what if/any commonalities the proto languages had before mankind scattered...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:23 PM (TE35l)

25 No really. Really, really think about it. We think it is so complex, because we've had thousands and thousands of years speaking in various tongues. But at the very onset, it was just jibberish. We made up words for things, and agreed on those made up words, and those words themselves were invented sounds.

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 04:24 PM (d9SF5)

26 Pretty soon the ONT will get relabeled as the Early Bird Special.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:24 PM (P6QsQ)

27 Kinda early. Gotta get in on the comments before it hits the bottom and becomes all about beer, boobs and screaming.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 04:24 PM (NampS)

28 Three cheers for the ONT!

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:24 PM (UAMVq)

29 I'd give my left nut for a time machine and a front row ticket to that festival.

Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 04:24 PM (uZ6Ul)

30 27 Kinda early. Gotta get in on the comments before it hits the bottom and becomes all about beer, boobs and screaming. Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (NampS) What do you mean? That's when it starts getting good!

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:25 PM (UAMVq)

31 man the guys in LA stuck in traffic are going to be way lat to the ONT

Posted by: The Russian Maffia at January 16, 2014 04:25 PM (W6iIX)

Thought for the night:

What if language is nothing more than extremely creative jibberish that we all agree on?

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (d9SF5)

thought that many times listening to my wife; of course, the "we all agree on" part is still under consideration.

Posted by: dDan at January 16, 2014 04:25 PM (hwYmz)

33 I heard a piece of that Weinstein interview, even his voice sounds like that of a shithead.

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 04:25 PM (Aif/5)

34 good god i'm tired of the stupid playoffs already no one gives a rat's ass about the losers that are left when is opening day?

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:26 PM (At8tV)

35 @29 Me too. 'Cept I'm a girl.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:26 PM (P6QsQ)

36 Every man should know how to drive a manual transmission. A Mancard should not be issued pending final results of said test.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at January 16, 2014 04:26 PM (jucos)

37 If I happen to die soon I want to come back as Megyn Kelly's lipstick.

Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 04:26 PM (uZ6Ul)

38 25 CAC at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (d9SF5)

Initial vocabulary was likely commonality of exclamatory social yells like Wo, ATTACK, STOP, NO....

interlocking defense arrangements and such...

no and yes are so far as I know universally monosyllabic...

the key is forethought and our innate tribal nature..

"legacy knowledge"

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:27 PM (TE35l)

39 They die in 3's. The professor, the manager from the partridge family, and last but not least, the last living munchkin from the wizard of oz. We all morn.

Posted by: oc joe at January 16, 2014 04:27 PM (hqVUe)

40 I'm so confused.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:28 PM (N/cFh)

41 good god i'm tired of the stupid playoffs already
no one gives a rat's ass about the losers that are left

when is opening day?

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:26 PM (At8tV)

looooooooser . . .

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:28 PM (8lmkt)

42 The original language was Swedish. Everything else is derivative. Most smart people know this.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:28 PM (P6QsQ)

43 Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (NampS) I promise no posting of weird Japanese shit for 4 hours

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:28 PM (bStrg)

44 I saw Flock open for the Byrds. Well, I didn't, but whoever was at the Bath festival did.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 04:28 PM (sdi6R)

45 A liberal Jewish Hollywood producer. Who would have thunk it.

Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 04:29 PM (uZ6Ul)

46 41 for the record, we are being forced to root for manning vol in the house and all

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:29 PM (At8tV)

47 Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:26 PM (At8tV) Nice mascot

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:29 PM (bStrg)

48 Thought for the night:

What if language is nothing more than extremely creative jibberish that we all agree on?

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (d9SF5)

What makes you think that is not already?

Posted by: Old Dog at January 16, 2014 04:30 PM (tQYJH)

49 The original language was Swedish. Everything else is derivative. Most smart people know this.

If you're Swedish, and I am, your statement is redundant. Take that, filthy iceback haters.

Posted by: pep at January 16, 2014 04:30 PM (6TB1Z)

50 I've never driven a stick, mainly because the only people I know who have either had or have one was my grandfather and a friend in high school. My grandfather had a Mustang Cobra SVT when I was 12 and my friend laughed when I asked about him teaching me with his truck. Product of the times I guess.

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 04:30 PM (Aif/5)

51 no and yes are so far as I know universally monosyllabic...

the key is forethought and our innate tribal nature..

"legacy knowledge"

Posted by: Sven 10077

Uh-uh!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 16, 2014 04:30 PM (nZiT2)

52 Evening, all. I like the early weeknight ONTs. I do not like alarm clocks.

Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 04:30 PM (eQJwb)

53 47 we don't want or accept it we'll be shipping it to Cleveland tuesday

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (At8tV)

NCJ... The boy isn't gonna cross deck but the lil puddin head baby leaves for Great Lakes in mid February.

Peaches... I am greatful for all the barnyard animals you burned, and all the adult beverages you drank in offering to mother Gaia so she would co tribute some global warming here. OMFG, the WX is fantastic!

Scotch and cigars all around!

We'rei can't wait for graduation tomorrow!!!

Posted by: CrothetyOldJarhead at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (pajrX)

55 I would have liked to have gone to that concert.

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (xm1A1)

56 it is (cheez I need preview)

Posted by: Old Dog at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (tQYJH)

57 Good evening, Horde. My last day of class today until the last week of January! We went tot the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Our final consisted of a - I'm not kidding - scavenger hunt. Six pages, as well as a little introspection and analysis. Fun. There's a replica of the Mona Lisa, hanging above a doorway in one of the galleries. I was asked SIX TIMES if it was the original. Because, ya know, the original priceless artwork is going to be hung above a freakin' doorway at The Walters in Bodymore, Murderland.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (N/cFh)

58 49 pep at January 16, 2014 08:30 PM (6TB1Z)

Ninguna justicia ninguna paz, SEPA Justicia Kmow Paz!

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:31 PM (TE35l)

59 Hola, cheese fuckers!

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 16, 2014 04:32 PM (BAS5M)

60 The concert poster, It makes you wonder what you have seen in your youth that 40 years from now people will look back on and go "wow that must have been epic" but at the time it didn't seem like that big a deal.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 04:32 PM (RZ8pf)

61 51 weft cut-loop at January 16, 2014 08:30 PM (nZiT2)

AH-AH OOG OOG

*pointing alarmed*

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:32 PM (TE35l)

62 I learned how to drive a stick on a tractor

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 04:32 PM (W6iIX)

63 The sheer, concentrated stupidity of that Rolling Stone article is staggering.

Fortunately, even many of the commenters are razzing it for the absolute bullshit that it is

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (xm1A1)

64 >>>when is opening day?

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:26 PM (At8tV)<<<

I know. I can't wait.

And hey, I'm kinda a Moron too... I don't wear pants.

Posted by: Clark (the Cubs new mascot) at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (DpLZ2)

65 The interesting things is that language has become simpler, not more complex, over time. At least it has in the Indo-European language family.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (U6f9K)

66 COJ,

gratz on the new bulldog

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (TE35l)

67 Aren't the Sweeds the ones that eat that lutafisk stuff? Ya, I'm all over that.

Posted by: oc joe at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (hqVUe)

68 Gingy I am not on Facebook, what was the smashed piano people were referring to?

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (RZ8pf)

69 I learned how to drive a stick on a tractor

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 08:32 PM (W6iIX)

How you doin?

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (8lmkt)

70 "Mr. Stern asked Mr. Weinstein on Wednesday whether he owned a gun. The Hollywood heavyweight replied that he did not and never would."

Didn't Weinstein then say he'd use a gun if the State turned NAZI?

IOW, he's FOS. If he couldn't hire a security team that had guns he could fire via proxy, he's sure as s*** would get a gun if the need arose.

So the fascist actually would get armed if the wrong fascist beat him to power first.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 04:33 PM (eHIJJ)

71 29 I'd give my left nut for a time machine and a front row ticket to that festival. Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (uZ6Ul) And the time machine owned who wants your "left nut" is?

Posted by: DM at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (1kPLg)

72 54 sweet give him my congrats tomorrow the world is a better place with new marines if he gets out here i'll get him a whiskey sour (if he's 21 of course) on the squid, the baby steps to CPO is a long horrible journey and good to see him starting them

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (At8tV)

73 From Commie Myerson's article: What if people didn't have to work to survive? Enter the jaw-droppingly simple idea of a universal basic income, in which the government would just add a sum sufficient for subsistence to everyone's bank account every month. I see that he has adapted my pet idea that I should be able to open my mailbox every day and find money in it.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (sdi6R)

74 I think I'll just sit back and read "Sven on Language". This could be enlightening.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (g4TxM)

75 65 Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 08:33 PM (U6f9K)

Ah true, but I'd argue our eloquence has suffered horribly.

I think it has to do with how much easier it is to have idle time to socialize the offspirng in these food easy times.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (TE35l)

76 I drive a manual transmission. And by that I mean that I masturbate. Using cheese.

Posted by: Masturbating With Cheese Guy (For Congress) at January 16, 2014 04:34 PM (x/lJo)

77
What if language is nothing more than extremely creative jibberish that we all agree on?

Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (d9SF5)

Ya, but we don't all agree on what the sounds mean.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (HIzTd)

78 Its not communism, it's progressive!.Duh, wingnut!

Posted by: Rolling Stone idiot at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (hFL/3)

79 What has Harvey Weinstein made so I can avoid his stuff?

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (NampS)

Hey Gingy!

CAC, I think it's a problem of definition. If you accept that jibberish has no meaning, then language cannot be jibberish since it has meaning. If we accept a Darwinian evolution and discount God/creationism, then yes, there is no reason a particular sound had to mean a particular thing. We would sound like so much jibber-jabber to a Paleolithic cave-dweller, I'm sure. On the other hand, if you believe in a Platonic ideal, then any given language is just a shadow representation of the universal ideal language.

In any case--jibberish that comes to have an accepted meaning is no longer jibberish, it has become language.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (sQ0LB)

81 Yeah I'd like to see more details on this 'just claim ownership of buildings' step since in my experience the transfer of a big load of cash always seemed to happen before my claim of ownership was recognized.

Yeah, that's because you're an unenlightened lout. Everyone knows that buildings are a purely natural phenomenon like trees or mountains, and they're just, you know, there. No human effort required.

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (xm1A1)

82 She never saw it coming.

Posted by: Bandit Level One Sex Offender at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (vBhbc)

83 Hmmm.... 20 Subpoenas issued in Bridgegate... How many have in Benghazi? Or the IRS scandal? or Fast and Furious?

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 04:35 PM (lZBBB)

84 64 Clark (the Cubs new mascot) you know, the HQ and I are like an abusive marriage yet I keep coming back

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:36 PM (At8tV)

85 I think Harvey Weinstein is Miramax, right?

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:36 PM (P6QsQ)

86 My nine-year-old grandson suggested giving everybody a million dollars... ...and candy.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:36 PM (g4TxM)

87 Howard Stern is long time concealed carry guy.

Posted by: steevy at January 16, 2014 04:36 PM (zqvg6)

88 Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 08:35 PM (NampS) He doesn't make anything, him and his brother are studio bosses

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:36 PM (bStrg)

89 Spiral Staircase in Taihang Mountains, China

Ah, hell no!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (nZiT2)

90 The Swiss cheese guy looks like pigman.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (NampS)

91 In JD Robb's mysteries, set in the 2050s, mothers who choose to stay home with the kids get a salary. Can't remember what she calls it. I would like to open my mailbox and get money too. Instead all I seem to get are bills? How do I sign up for the money mail instead?

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (RZ8pf)

92 74 Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 08:34 PM (g4TxM)

I'm not hyper-knowledgeable, one difference between Matt Yglesias and I is the inability to count myself an expert on a topic with a nickle's worth of practical knowledge.

That said as a history guy i have pondered over the years on it.

The earliest language I have been able to decipher is some Etruscan *maybe* it's hard but you can see some patterning.

If I understood math better I'd possibly pursue it to some sense of knowing, rather than simply ruminating.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (TE35l)

93 Wonder how much dirty money Jesse Myerson has accumulated over the years? How much of his own wealth does he plan to "distribute" to the down-trodden?

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (WlWt+)

94 Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 08:36 PM (P6QsQ) He hasn't been at Miramax and the Mouse for a long time

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:37 PM (bStrg)

95 Wow early nite thread.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 16, 2014 04:38 PM (HVff2)

96 @94 Dude Oh. I am out of date. Typical for me.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:38 PM (P6QsQ)

97 68 Gingy I am not on Facebook, what was the smashed piano people were referring to? Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 08:33 PM (RZ8pf) --- The smashed piano wasn't on Facebook, but I did out up a picture on Twitter. It refers to a piece of Art called (clears throat) "Piano Destruction Concert 'The Little Dog Laughed To See Such Sport' (part 2 of Duncan terrace DIAS piano destruction concert, 1966: 'Spring Can Hang You Up The Most')" by Raphael Montanez Ortiz, on display at the Hirschorn in DC. It's a smashed up grand piano. BUT ART. WTF. I had to write a formal analysis on it.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:38 PM (N/cFh)

98 25 No really. Really, really think about it. We think it is so complex, because we've had thousands and thousands of years speaking in various tongues. But at the very onset, it was just jibberish. We made up words for things, and agreed on those made up words, and those words themselves were invented sounds. Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (d9SF5) ***** Kind of like this-- YA!!! YAAAAA!!!!! Yaaaaahl!1! Jahlsberg. The Cheeseman Cometh

Posted by: Jay Z Cheeseman at January 16, 2014 04:38 PM (RJMhd)

99 The Kinks: "Come Dancing" *** Speaking of dancing, the single gheyest vid to ever appear on MTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrvQ0Yyw_XQ

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 04:39 PM (DmNpO)

100 83 Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 08:35 PM (lZBBB)

I suspect they are refusing to do so, because the House knows asshole will force a genuine Constitutional Crisis akin to King Charles and Parliament....

and we'd probably lose, because I fear he spiked all loyal leadership in the force.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:39 PM (TE35l)

101 From Commie Myerson's article: What if people didn't have to work to survive? Enter the jaw-droppingly simple idea of a universal basic income, in which the government would just add a sum sufficient for subsistence to everyone's bank account every month. The phrase "jaw-droppingly simple" does indeed apply here, but perhaps not in the way he intended it.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 04:39 PM (sdi6R)

102 ugh, I went all crazypants from hunger and ordered a domino's pizza. I think they get their cheese from that guy in the last thread. it's really atrocious.

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:40 PM (8lmkt)

103 Don't anybody show that concert poster to Vic. Poor guy would probably have a massive heart attack.

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 04:40 PM (xm1A1)

104 >>>you know, the HQ and I are like an abusive marriage yet I keep coming back
Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:36 PM (At8tV) <<<

We'd only hit ya' because we care. so. much.

Posted by: Ike Turner at January 16, 2014 04:40 PM (DpLZ2)

105 89 Spiral Staircase in Taihang Mountains, China Ah, hell no! Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (nZiT2) ******* That was my exact response. That and the Ukranian "bridge".

Posted by: Jay Z Cheeseman at January 16, 2014 04:41 PM (RJMhd)

106 Every man should know how to drive a manual transmission. A Mancard should not be issued pending final results of said test.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at January 16, 2014 08:26 PM (jucos)

Every driver should know how to drive a manual transmission.

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 04:41 PM (cHwk5)

107 My philosophy is that if you're a stay-at-home mom, you're contribution to the FAMILY INCOME is that you take care of the homefront and live within your means. If you don't like that, you have a paying job and share household duties with your husband or whomever is bringing home the paycheck. This, of course, is assuming your partner isn't a complete butt and you are fairly provided for

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 04:41 PM (NampS)

108 you know, the HQ and I are like an abusive marriage yet I keep coming back
Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:36 PM (At8tV) <<<

We'd only hit ya' because we care. so. much.

Plus, if you try to leave, we keel you, eh?

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (8lmkt)

109

ok which of you morons got caught?

An Indiana dog breeder whose minivan broke down in Licking County was caught transporting 62 dogs, some just a few weeks old.

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (W6iIX)

110 A little prick broke into my car but he didn't steal it. He couldn't drive a stick shift. So he stole another car in the same grocery store parking lot and then took my clean clothes. Little fucker got me between laundromat and home.

Posted by: Jorge at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (ZRPb2)

111 102 dominos? papa johns is the way to go speaking of, I may as well order a couple for dinner get nck to make a salad

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (At8tV)

112 101 rickl at January 16, 2014 08:39 PM (sdi6R)

They are literally too stupid to grasp how our nation works, I am so afraid we are fucked.

This dumbass is not an anomaly, there are stupid fucks being allowed to fester in this ignorance in every district.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (TE35l)

113 Robot slaves. Duh.

Posted by: Rolling Stone idiot at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (hFL/3)

114 Speaking of dancing, the single gheyest vid to ever appear on MTV:

I'm shocked you didn't put up a Wham! video.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (vBhbc)

115 Of course. Bloated Hollywood gasbag has armed security

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (zOTsN)

116 These posts better start containing some gay buttsecks or there's going to be trouble.

Posted by: GLAAD at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (oFCZn)

117 No way His Tentacleyness is here yet, but my maiden name isn't Defarge. Neither is my married, for that matter.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:42 PM (N/cFh)

118 These are the same dumbasses who actually debated the idea of just minting a bunch of trillion dollar coins to pay off the debt.

Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 04:43 PM (uZ6Ul)

119 107 My philosophy is that if you're a stay-at-home mom, you're contribution to the FAMILY INCOME is that you take care of the homefront and live within your means. My ex wife didn't quite agree with your philosophy, especially the live within your means part.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:43 PM (UAMVq)

120 Personally ... I look forward to the "You may choose not to work" times. Some people's mileage will definitely vary.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 04:43 PM (6/+vz)

121 107 katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 08:41 PM (NampS)

I mostly live that dream Katya...with some intermittent interruptions right now...

Wife is pulling 14-18 hour days 6 days a week....

The kid needs raised.

My pay is my (hopefully) grandkids.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (TE35l)

122 Meanwhile, Krauthammer concludes, after reading the Gates Book, that Obama really doesn't care about Afghanistan. (NRO)

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (HIzTd)

123 And when the police caught him driving that other car, he had already dumped my clothes somewhere.

Posted by: Jorge at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (ZRPb2)

124 I choose not to work.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (N/cFh)

125 So it's early, but pretty damn chalk full of good shit. Loved to have been at that concert

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (HVff2)

126 Sven, I'm just kidding around. I spend much of my professional day trying to translate complicated medical concepts into language understandable to regular folks. Today I had a Spanish-speaking parent who was probably functionally illiterate even in Spanish. It is a constant challenge.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (g4TxM)

127 Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:42 PM (At8tV) Comparing Dominoes and Papa Johns is like comparing puke and turds

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:44 PM (bStrg)

128 A live Scandi? Here? Sharpen the Knives!

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 16, 2014 04:45 PM (XvrTA)

129 good evening all
wow, early ONT

which is good, because I have had some early beer

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 04:45 PM (9GG/0)

130 ""we're going to take this head-on. And they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them."

Right douche bag, you and what army?

Posted by: Berserker- Dragonheads Division at January 16, 2014 04:45 PM (FMbng)

131 Gingy was your formal analysis "what a waste?"

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 04:45 PM (RZ8pf)

132 122 The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 08:44 PM (HIzTd)

Yeah imagine that...the HQ winnowed that out what in 2007?

Nice work Pundit superstars...nice work.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:45 PM (TE35l)

133 Doomsday Preppers was amusing for the first season or so; after a while, I considered it a form of "America's Most Wanted." As in "If there's ever a disaster, keep an eye out for this idiot."

Posted by: PabloD at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (hhp7Q)

134 What you lose by having a second income, you make up for in bail money you don't have to shell out. ( stay at home parents with kids I mean)

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (P6QsQ)

135 Tonight was the annual staff meeting at the hospital while I was working in the ER. I wandered over to the conference room duing a lull in the shift, and they have bottles of Bud Light and Heineken just sitting there in the room. Unfortunately, I had to leave them there, something about mandatory counseling and losing my license if I have a beer on the job.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (sQ0LB)

136 And the time machine owned who wants your "left nut" is?

Presumably the future IceDog, with one ball and a time machine

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (Xfl0F)

137 Heh, this from the last item at BOTW Today: Lauren Tannehill, wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, turned in a rental car, but forgot to remove an AR-15 rifle from the back seat. --Just awesome. Oh, and I checked and she's also smokin' hot. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/15/3872773/report-wife-of-miami-dolphins.html#storylink=cpy

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (X3GkB)

138 I guess if you have to go with a chain for pie, Papa Muphy's is your best bet

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (bStrg)

139 I saw a movie already where only the government had guns Schindlers List

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (zOTsN)

140 First!!!

Posted by: Haywood Jablowme at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (BP9wB)

141 Kinda early. Gotta get in on the comments before it hits the bottom and becomes all about beer, boobs and screaming. Posted by: katya the designated driver And cheesefuckers, don't forget the cheesefuckers!

Posted by: The Farmer at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (eBupg)

142 128 ghost of hallelujah at January 16, 2014 08:45 PM (XvrTA)

AsegÃºrese sÃ³lo para cortar el tumor, mi personalidad escandinavo estÃ¡ atrapado ahÃ.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (TE35l)

143 135 Tonight was the annual staff meeting at the hospital while I was working in the ER. I wandered over to the conference room duing a lull in the shift, and they have bottles of Bud Light and Heineken just sitting there in the room. Unfortunately, I had to leave them there, something about mandatory counseling and losing my license if I have a beer on the job. Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (sQ0LB) Sometimes life just isn't fair.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:46 PM (UAMVq)

144 Nah, I kept the writing formal. I did, however, tell the professors that I wanted to punch the "artist" in the junk. They were good with it.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (N/cFh)

145 >>> Meanwhile, Krauthammer concludes, after reading the Gates Book, that Obama really doesn't care about Afghanistan.

I didn't need to read a book to figure that out.

Posted by: Bomber at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (G8OL9)

146 oh and a reminder us folks in Hawaii DON'T GET FUCKING PINEAPPLE ON OUR PIZZA!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (At8tV)

147

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (X3GkB)

that is also a real nice rifle also

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (W6iIX)

148 108 you know, the HQ and I are like an abusive marriage yet I keep coming back Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:36 PM (At8tV) <<< It's because of da bears. Btw is it true jay cutler has ovarian cancer?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (HVff2)

149 136 boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (Xfl0F)

MARTY YOU GOTTA COME WITH ME!?!

Why Doc?

YOUR RIGHT NUT IT'S YOUR ONLY WAY HOME UNLESS WE GO NOW!

//Doc brown

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (TE35l)

150 When we were raising kids, I was the stay-at-home mom. I went to work when the baby went to high school.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 04:47 PM (NampS)

151 146 oh and a reminder us folks in Hawaii DON'T GET FUCKING PINEAPPLE ON OUR PIZZA!!!! Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:47 PM (At8tV) You get Spam instead.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:48 PM (UAMVq)

152 Meanwhile, Krauthammer concludes, after reading the Gates Book, that Obama really doesn't care about Afghanistan. -------- What ever gave him the impression he did care?

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 04:48 PM (Aif/5)

153 Well I don't get fucking pineapple on my pizza either. I just get regular old pineapple.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (RZ8pf)

154 145 Bomber at January 16, 2014 08:47 PM (G8OL9)

Yeah I think probably 2/3d of my 150,000 posts are probably scrambled and I think I made it pretty clear when I was watching asshole while my wife was there.

Sorry we lost the farm Bomber...the good news he's a SCOAMF

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (TE35l)

155 C I L L my landlord!

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (UAMVq)

156 $50 was a shitload of money for a concert ticket back then, but damn... there's no where near that amount of talent in the entire music industry today.

Posted by: Icedog at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (uZ6Ul)

157 I learned how to drive a stick on a tractor

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 08:32 PM (W6iIX)
How you doin?

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 08:33 PM (8lmkt)

I learned on a 72 Dodge power wagon so that I could drive a tractor. Got the Dodge stuck and had to take the tractor out to get it un-stuck.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (yh0zB)

158 something about mandatory counseling and losing my license if I have a beer on the job.
Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (sQ0LB)

no, you lose your license if you get *caught* having a beer on the job. but, yeah, I get it.

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (8lmkt)

159 112 They are literally too stupid to grasp how our nation works, I am so afraid we are fucked. Sven ... will you allow me to float a little optimism your way ? I'm becoming more convinced that ever - after reading the shit those people spout - that we're really not that fucked. Those people are two trips to Kroger from death. Given three months food and water - and we don't even have to get violent. Just hunker down.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (6/+vz)

160 O/T http://tinyurl.com/kxkjve4 that's a link to JPL. The 10th anniversary event for the Mars Exploration Rover is streamed live tonight at 10 Eastern time. Hats and hooters are optional, open bar! See you there!! p.s. I was so proud to see the AOSHq mentioned on The Five this evening! Did some chest thumping then!

Posted by: and irresolute at January 16, 2014 04:49 PM (RqHWH)

161 rickl: >"What if people didn't have to work to survive?..."
>
>The phrase "jaw-droppingly simple" does indeed apply here, but perhaps not in >the way he intended it.

I have to say, that was one of the most idiotic statements I've ever read. It's practically an Everest of Stupidity.

Hey, if nobody worked, we could all sit out on a rock in a field eating Cheetos that were never produced while watching TV that didn't exist. Life would be grand.

There really needs to be an award for such public retardation.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 04:50 PM (eHIJJ)

162 oh crap the guy who played the professor on gilligans island died

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:50 PM (At8tV)

163 In all fairness, I don't really care about Afghanistan either.

But then, I'm not sending any more American kids over there, nor have I been voting for candidates who would

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 04:50 PM (Xfl0F)

164 AsegÃºrese sÃ³lo para cortar el tumor, mi personalidad escandinavo estÃ¡ atrapado ahÃ. Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (TE35l) your Scandi juju won't work on me pal.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 16, 2014 04:50 PM (XvrTA)

165 Btw is it true jay cutler has ovarian cancer?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 16, 2014 08:47 PM (HVff2)

omg, I just almost snorted a faux-pepperoni-like-product!

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 04:50 PM (8lmkt)

166 151 holy shit you can get spam on the pizza yuck

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:51 PM (At8tV)

167 no Papa John's?
they are running a special now, might have to have a Papa John's pizza this weekend

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 04:51 PM (9GG/0)

168 126 Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 08:44 PM (g4TxM)

You have my sympathies. I took Latin as my foreign language in High School in case I wanted to be a lawyer, wife worked for a law firm. I was in awe of the syntax of the firm's Latin usage.

It really is interesting to ponder the cognitive ciphers we all use and the evolution of language in sub-groups over time...

Slang happens quick Seamus.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:51 PM (TE35l)

169 Even trying to read that commie bullshit is mindnumbingly horrific. Sure, you can have my house. Come on, try and take it.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (GEICT)

170 I bet when someone "liberates property" from Myerson he gets pissed and calls the police. I'm sure he doesn't appreciate when shit is redistributed from him.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (vBhbc)

171 I put the Jack in Monterey Jack.

Posted by: Cheeseluvr69 at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (X3GkB)

172 164 ghost of hallelujah at January 16, 2014 08:50 PM (XvrTA)

El poder de lutefisk te obliga!

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (TE35l)

173 I'm not saying anything with cheese on it for a couple of weeks. Just sayin'.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (g4TxM)

174 Now pizza with poi on it. Yum..I'll be in my bunk.

Posted by: Jay Z Cheeseman at January 16, 2014 04:52 PM (RJMhd)

175 Seamus Muldoon: "I spend much of my professional day trying to translate complicated medical concepts into language understandable to regular folks."

Finger puppets to the rescue. I've seen it explain coronary heart bypass surgery at the Springfield Hospital.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (eHIJJ)

176 Lutefisk! *****shudder*****

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (zOTsN)

177 >>> In all fairness, I don't really care about Afghanistan either.

Ha. I'll be back in October, and I don't really care either. Was mostly done with caring at the beginning of Trip #2.

Posted by: Bomber at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (G8OL9)

178

NCJ... The LPHB is hoping for Japan, Greece and Hawaii in that order. She's got a black belt in judo and is hoping to train with the Navy Judo Team or at the Kodokan if she's in Japan.

Posted by: CrothetyOldJarhead at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (3A7PP)

179 Crap! Not "eating" anything with cheese.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (g4TxM)

180 It really is interesting to ponder the cognitive ciphers we all use and the evolution of language in sub-groups over time...

Apparently "caballus" was vulgar-Latin for "worthless horse" and the first knights were called "cavaliers" as a joke.

Centuries later there's a term for high courtly manners called "Chivalry"

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (Xfl0F)

181 167 no Papa John's? they are running a special now, might have to have a Papa John's pizza this weekend Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 08:51 PM (9GG/0) --If Peyton wins the Super Bowl he'll buy Papa John's for all of us!

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 04:53 PM (X3GkB)

182 167 that have a six cheese that somehow knocks us out in like an hour good shit

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:54 PM (At8tV)

183 176 Lutefisk! *****shudder***** Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 08:53 PM (zOTsN) Who on earth thought it was a good idea to mix fish with lye and then eat it?

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:54 PM (UAMVq)

184 Papa John's pizza

An acre of Cheese with 2 tbs of sauce and 4 pieces of a vaguely meat-like substance.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 16, 2014 04:54 PM (nZiT2)

185 @176 Lutefisk with cheese. Even better.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:54 PM (P6QsQ)

186 If he doesn't care we should just pull alllll the way out

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 04:54 PM (zOTsN)

187 We want a championship, not a new mascot. (sob) 'specially a furry bear cub with no pants.(hic) Wait a minute...... furry with no pants..... is the cubs (hic) owner a moron? (sob) Still haven't found my car keys.

Posted by: drunken cub fan at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (f5bHf)

188

Oh, happy news from Casa del Crank for a change--Mrs. Crank will be at 19 weeks tomorrow, so about halfway through.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (sQ0LB)

189 Who on earth thought it was a good idea to mix fish with lye and then eat it?

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 08:54 PM (UAMVq)

We did!

Posted by: Scandinavian Lye Producers at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (9GG/0)

190 I learned to drive stick in a 1957 peach and light blue Chevy...3 on the tree. After driving over the ding cable, the gas station attendant would ask "regular or ethyl?"...fill er up cost $5 and he cleaned the windows and checked the oil. I think I'm gettin old...

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (ahBY0)

191 178 sweet plus you don't have to worry about guys giving her shit

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (At8tV)

192 185 @176 Lutefisk with cheese. Even better. Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 08:54 PM (P6QsQ) No, the lye irritates your dick.

Posted by: Cheese perv at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (UAMVq)

193 I do feel sorry for people who only have mega-chain options for pizza. Although that likely means they're in more rural areas, which could be a very good thing come The Burning Times.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (XvrTA)

194

The PETA crowd is all up in arma over some lady wearing a coat made from Gorilla fur.

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (W6iIX)

195 159 ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 08:49 PM (6/+vz)

I tend to agree actually, they will throw tantrums but they will also die the key is to be away from mass.

The epiphany you had is part of why I modified my position on drug legalization. I can't make them engage in principled restoration of liberty or welfare reform. I can hopefully empower them to isolate and freeze themselves perhaps if lucky overdosing prior to genetic issue and cleanse on a long enough timeline wheat from chaff.

It's my hope anyway.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (TE35l)

196 Finger puppets to the rescue. I've seen it explain coronary heart bypass surgery at the Springfield Hospital. Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 08:53 PM (wHICh* *** Heh. I probably looked like fake sign language guy trying to talk to that dude.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (g4TxM)

197

Ooo, an ONT when I'm awake to see it. I'm way more excited about this than I should be.

*goes back, reads content*

Well, I LOL'd at the Myerson essay, because I refuse to let an idiot like that make me cry. Then I LOL'd for real at the prepper dude because there's no way he'd be able to raid anything but a refrigerator.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at January 16, 2014 04:55 PM (JbKfx)

198 Vikings

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 04:56 PM (zOTsN)

199 --If Peyton wins the Super Bowl he'll buy Papa John's for all of us!

awesome, but I'm still not cheering for him

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 04:56 PM (9GG/0)

200 I learned to drive a manual transmission on my Mom's '66 Sport Fury. Yellow w/ black convertible top, 4 on the floor, 383 4barrel. 1st ticket at 14 going 70 in a school zone (summertime, no kids). Cop didn't write a ticket but took me to my Dad's office instead. I wish it would have been a ticket:-). Dad later bought a Jag XKE that he stupidly let me take to homecoming as a sophomore in college.

Posted by: free tibet, etc. at January 16, 2014 04:56 PM (jAc/f)

201 Apparently "caballus" was vulgar-Latin for "worthless horse" and the first knights were called "cavaliers" as a joke. Centuries later there's a term for high courtly manners called "Chivalry" Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 08:53 PM (Xfl0F) --Which is funny because it also got us "cavalry." Also, in Spanish "caballo" means horse, and (as anyone who has been to a decent Mexican restaurant knows) "caballero" means gentleman.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 04:56 PM (X3GkB)

202 199 peyton is beloved at casa de joe cause of VOL!!!!11!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:57 PM (At8tV)

203 194 The PETA crowd is all up in arma over some lady wearing a coat made from Gorilla fur. Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 08:55 PM (W6iIX) Dian Fossey is spinning in her grave, no doubt.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 04:57 PM (UAMVq)

204 Posted by: drunken cub fan at January 16, 2014 08:55 PM (f5bHf) Shouldn't you be wishing for a team that is better than the Marlins?

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 04:57 PM (bStrg)

205 Wait a minute...... furry with no pants.....
is the cubs (hic) owner a moron? (sob)

Still haven't found my car keys.

Posted by: drunken cub fan at January 16, 2014 08:55 PM (f5bHf)

NCJ, your ride is here.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 04:57 PM (yh0zB)

206 Conservative Crank Very happy news. Congratulations and all best wishes to you and your wife.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 04:57 PM (P6QsQ)

207 he smog has become so thick in Beijing that the city's natural light-starved masses have begun flocking to huge digital commercial television screens across the city to observe virtual sunrises. The futuristic screens installed in the Chinese capital usually advertize tourist destinations, but as the season's first wave of extremely dangerous smog hit - residents donned air masks and left their homes to watch the only place where the sun would hail over the horizon that morning.

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (W6iIX)

208 200...I wish I could have kept all those old beaters...things sure have changed.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (ahBY0)

209 The Dude: "I guess if you have to go with a chain for pie, Papa Murphy's is your best bet"

Agreed. Best pizza ever. Easily.

I'm pretty confident they don't hire cheese fondlers, either.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (eHIJJ)

210 Don't laugh. His crap will move hundreds of thousands of voters if it's crafted properly.

We should be more upset because we have ceded this crucial arena of battle to the opposition forces.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (XnALK)

211 205 just wait 2015 is the year

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (At8tV)

212 201 logprof at January 16, 2014 08:56 PM (X3GkB)

Which is funny because Equestrian also tied in to the idea of Cavalry being "gentlemen"...

Mid level Patricians... "Equestrians" often translated as "knights"...

Just strange.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 04:59 PM (TE35l)

213 Posted by: Y-not at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (zDsvJ) Guess the Russians still aren't feeling the "reset" sentiment from the Obama Administration. I had to laugh at the comment made on Gizmodo about the Russians looking at Americans as a rich, decadent target. http://tinyurl.com/olo5dba I see what they're doing there,

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (WlWt+)

214 You know Sven ... you may be a filthy fuckin' Scandi ... but you're OK in my book.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (6/+vz)

215 Hey Dr. Crankypants, how is she feeling?

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (N/cFh)

216 You know, you youngsters may not understand just how freakin' AWESOME that concert lineup is.

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (xm1A1)

217 207 he smog has become so thick in Beijing that the city's natural light-starved masses have begun flocking to huge digital commercial television screens across the city to observe virtual sunrises. The futuristic screens installed in the Chinese capital usually advertize tourist destinations, but as the season's first wave of extremely dangerous smog hit - residents donned air masks and left their homes to watch the only place where the sun would hail over the horizon that morning. Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (W6iIX) But China is a paradise, full of rainbows, marshmallow clouds and kite flying children with gumdrop smiles!

Posted by: Thomas Friedman at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (UAMVq)

218 Damn, forgot to paste the quote.

I was talking about the Liberal Movie Producer in case my comment could not be discerned through context.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (XnALK)

219 whoa 146 days till the greatest event in sports history starts

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (At8tV)

220 I've switched over to Marco's pizza. It's the best one that delivers over here.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:00 PM (vBhbc)

221 Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (At8tV) Brewers will end up with a better record than the Cubs this year

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (bStrg)

222 Orthopedics stems from "straight children". Makes sense.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (g4TxM)

223 Oregon Muse It truly is.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (P6QsQ)

224 Thanks a lot you jackasses. Thanks to you I just ordered up a slice of pizza and a Greek salad.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (DmNpO)

225 2015 is the year Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (At8tV) Nah, 2014 is the year when the Iranians become officially nuclear; 2015 is if they feel they can wait a year.

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (WlWt+)

226 Obamacare Official: Back-End Including Payment System Still Not Fixed, Not Sure When It Will Be ReadyÂ… Weasel Zippers: See now if and when I ever get audited by the IRS, that is gonna be my excuse, that my back end is not working. How do you think that will fly?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (t3UFN)

227 199 --If Peyton wins the Super Bowl he'll buy Papa John's for all of us! awesome, but I'm still not cheering for him Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 08:56 PM (9GG/0) --I'm so torn. The AFC Championship game is the least savory I recall since '91 between the Bills and Broncos. Like any good Chiefs fan I despise the Broncos but do I want Mr. Bundchen to get another ring, either? Blech. For this year it's more about rooting for individual players rather than any team, so I guess I'll look past that he's a Bronco and wish Wes Wekler [sic] well for his first ring.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (X3GkB)

228 222 Orthopedics stems from "straight children". Makes sense. Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 09:01 PM (g4TxM) Makes no difference to me.

Posted by: Harry Reid at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (UAMVq)

229 207 Joey T at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (W6iIX)

We're China's "Enviro-World" theme park...

we've exported our pollution, our jobs, and our strategic power base to China for magic beans...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (TE35l)

230 Joey T: "The smog has become so thick in Beijing that the city's natural light-starved masses have begun flocking to huge digital commercial television screens across the city to observe virtual sunrises."

I could've sworn the Replicant city was going to be Los Angeles and not Beijing.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 05:01 PM (eHIJJ)

231 omg, i feel like i'm gonna be sick . . . was hoping to see the loser neighbors and gift them the rest of this shitty 'za, but i guess i'll just go throw it in the dumpster. shoulda just gone to mickey d's and saved some money and actually enjoyed the feed.

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 05:02 PM (8lmkt)

232 So there are Stand Your Ground rallies planned in all 50 state capitals this Sunday. One of the speakers here in Atlanta is 2013 Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee and tea party member Howard "Mad Max" Mullen. Take a look at this racist. http://tinyurl.com/mxbdbwj

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 05:02 PM (Aif/5)

233 Thanks for asking Gingy! Constant nausea is over, she keeps picking up these 3-day colds or something though. Too early to feel kicks but she can feel the little guy wriggling around in there, he seems to be most active in the wee hours, so, you know, moron in training.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 05:02 PM (sQ0LB)

234 I would like to open my mailbox and get money too. Instead all I seem to get are bills? How do I sign up for the money mail instead?

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (RZ8pf)

Why, Hello there!

Posted by: Work from home Scammer at January 16, 2014 05:03 PM (60Q+L)

235
I suspect they are refusing to do so, because the House knows asshole will force a genuine Constitutional Crisis akin to King Charles and Parliament....

and we'd probably lose, because I fear he spiked all loyal leadership in the force.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 08:39 PM (TE35l)

I suspect the 34 air-force officers announced today are part of his ongoing purge of the military.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:03 PM (XnALK)

236 Nah, 2014 is the year when the Iranians become officially nuclear; 2015 is if they feel they can wait a year. Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 09:01 PM (WlWt+) Nah , 2014 is the year when the Iranians become officially nuclear; 2015 is the year it gets even hotter in the MIddle East and World History ends. There fixed it for you

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:03 PM (t3UFN)

237 213 Thrawn at January 16, 2014 09:00 PM (WlWt+)

Yeah well I am sure the GOP is ready and roaring to go for Cold War version 2.0...thank God we have so many patriotic youngsters who are not already in the military...

Now Ivan may not be intimidated by our outdated and attrited active ASUB skills...

BUT

we've got the intimidatory gay marriage thing squared away...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:04 PM (TE35l)

238 221 negative da cubs will get the wildcard and leave in the first or second round

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:04 PM (At8tV)

239 Nah , 2014 is the year when the Iranians become officially nuclear; 2015 is the year it gets even hotter in the MIddle East and World History ends. Optimist.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 16, 2014 05:04 PM (UAMVq)

240 The critics are telling me to go watch "GBF" tomorrow but I ain't getting fooled twice.

Get the impression that critics rate the movies they want YOU to see, not the movies they have any interest in themselves. I bet only half of Elysium's (say) reviewers even saw it.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (Xfl0F)

241 There's something that profoundly depresses me, and that's the refusal to learn anything from history. There are two good examples of it in the ONT. #1 is of course the good little Communist from Rolling Stone. Look, if you're the very first person in history to have the idea "Hey, what if nobody owned anything and we all just, like, shared stuff, man", then by all means try it out (it won't work, but go ahead and try). Thing is, that kid isn't the first person to have that idea, or the hundredth, or the thousandth or the millionth. It's been tried thousands and thousands of times, and it hasn't worked yet. Very, very, very rarely a society has seen it doesn't work and reformed (The Pilgrims are the only example I can think of, but that happened on a very small scale, with an isolated group, and if they hadn't repudiated collective living they'd have died), but other than that it always it leads to shortages, violence, death and collapse. Every. Single. Time. Someone, Drew maybe, posted the other day in a thread "I'm not saying the left wants to send us to concentration camps", and I and a couple of others replied essentially "Why not? That's where Marxism always leads. Always. Can you think of an instance where it didn't?" The point being that this knucklehead kid has this idea, shouldn't he go see what happened before? Isn't he at least curious? It boggles my mind. The other example is the anti-gun idiots. Don't they realize what a society without guns looks like? We've only had them on this planet for tens of millennia. Drop yourself into Europe in 600 AD or 1600 AD, there isn't much difference between the two societies. The rich 1% use professional fighters to exploit everyone else. It was only the gun, which gave any average individual the chance to level the playing field against professional men of violence, that changed all of that. "Imagine a world without guns", yea, OK, I'm doing that, and guess what? It's a world where you are face down in your own blood as my men at arms and I take turns raping your daughter to death. A world where such a thing happening isn't rare, as it is today, at least in the West, but commonplace: that's your world without guns. Enjoy it, asshole.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (N/cFh)

242 Andrew McCoy, conservative blogger Where have I heard of that name before. Eh, some nobody.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (GaqMa)

243 235 D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 09:03 PM (XnALK)

Possibly, I'd need to research it closer. It *is* scary though because having NUC guys who don't know their shit is not comforting.

They had an aura of absolute ethical competence when I was a kid.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (TE35l)

244 the guy who played the professor on gilligans island died Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? And he was buried in a casket made entirely of coconuts. I always thought he was the cutest guy on the island, but then again, not much competition.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (080XV)

245 Wow,, nice ONT. Mr. Weinstein thinks he can take on the NRA? What was he smoking at the time, Kosher weed?

He's never owned a gun, his body guards? Well, you guess.

Posted by: Nip Sip at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (tWFaN)

246

this true?

California's new food health & safety law required bartenders to wear gloves as they prepare drinks. The new state law went into effect at the start of this year.

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (W6iIX)

247 The critics are telling me to go watch "GBF" tomorrow but I ain't getting fooled twice. Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (Xfl0F) What the hell is "GBF"?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:05 PM (GEICT)

248 162 oh crap the guy who played the professor on gilligans island died Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:50 PM (At8tV) See his Wikipedia article. I linked it in a couple of earlier threads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Johnson RIP Professor. Well done.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 05:06 PM (sdi6R)

249 Pizza?
Jeezzee people make yer own. It's not difficult.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 05:06 PM (HIzTd)

250 216 You know, you youngsters may not understand just how freakin' AWESOME that concert lineup is.

Posted by: OregonMuse at January 16, 2014 09:00 PM (xm1A1)

that's true, they did have Hot Tuna in the lineup

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:06 PM (9GG/0)

251 No love for Round Table Pizza? Expensive, but at least it's quite good. And they deliver.

Also, Pizza Hut surprised me last time I ordered one a few months ago (the first time I'd had their pizza in years). Their sauce isn't the sweetest, which is a nice change of pace. Seems like most places are just dumping sugar into their sauce.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:06 PM (HVI5a)

252 241 Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (N/cFh)

Uh WD, they learned from hsitory it pisses them off.

He wants to be hiring the fighters guy.

If I had finished my degree to teach history I'd probably not be posting here....

or anywhere.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (TE35l)

253 212 201 logprof at January 16, 2014 08:56 PM (X3GkB) Which is funny because Equestrian also tied in to the idea of Cavalry being "gentlemen"... Mid level Patricians... "Equestrians" often translated as "knights"... Just strange. Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (TE35l) --As an aside I think it's a charming quirk of American egalitarianism that "dame," which referred to a proper noblewoman in the Old Country, became slang for just any chick in the States.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (X3GkB)

254 Yeah well I am sure the GOP is ready and roaring to go for Cold War version 2.0...thank God we have so many patriotic youngsters who are not already in the military... See ... now we're talking. Quit feeding this machine. That includes quit sending your kids.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (6/+vz)

255 Weirddave *applause*

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (Xfl0F)

256 In any case--jibberish that comes to have an accepted meaning is no longer jibberish, it has become language. Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:35 PM (sQ0LB) Don't give me none of your jibber-jabber. I pity the fool!

Posted by: Mr. T at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (N/cFh)

257 After driving over the ding cable, the gas station attendant would ask "regular or ethyl?".

I wonder if you could still find those ding cables. I have a brother with a three car garage that would love one of them.

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 05:07 PM (cHwk5)

258 I miss the days when Shakey's pizza wasn't so hard to come by.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:08 PM (HVI5a)

259 Ah, Jets vs. Flames about to begin. The Battle of Teams Atlanta Lost.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:08 PM (X3GkB)

260 How do I sign up for the money mail
instead?

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (RZ8pf)

I'll send you some money

think I have some pocket change somewhere

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:08 PM (9GG/0)

261 Report: House GOP To Endorse Legalization of Illegal Immigrants As Part of Immigration OverhaulÂ… border? what fuckin border? We don't need no fuckin border

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:08 PM (t3UFN)

262 Ick, Papa John's is gross. I prefer some of the local pizza chains. Double Dave's here in Houston has pepperoni rolls that I'd commit highway robbery for.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:08 PM (080XV)

263 Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (N/cFh)

The Shakers. They made it work.
But
They all died. They were not allowed to have sex.

ok, wait. They're not all dead.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (HIzTd)

264 qdpsteve, I think Round Table Pizza is only a PNW thing

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (9GG/0)

265 No love for Round Table Pizza?

Round Table is West Coast, no? I did have it frequently when I lived in CA.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (vBhbc)

266 I like the garlic sauce for the crust on Papa John's pizza

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (9GG/0)

267 "If Peyton wins the Super Bowl he'll buy Papa John's for all of us!"

And he'll buy the losers two Papa John's!

Barump-ump. Thank you. Try the veal.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (eHIJJ)

268 254 ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (6/+vz)

If the GOP used the threat of Cold War 2.0 to unify the country and hammer out a strategic alliance between the US, UK, and Russia I'd be very happy actually.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:09 PM (TE35l)

269
re: Russell Johnson

Attack of the Crab Monsters. One of the lesser know greats of 50s Sci-fi movies. Really.

Basically John Carpenter's The Thing crossed with -- er -- crab monsters.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (kdS6q)

270 255 Weirddave *applause* Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (Xfl0F) --- We don't encourage him.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (N/cFh)

271 maybe I will get Pizza Hut instead

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (9GG/0)

272 Papa John's pizza is the worst pizza I ever had and that includes microwave pizza

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (t3UFN)

273 264 there is one about 500 yards from my front door

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (At8tV)

274 But China is a paradise, full of rainbows, marshmallow clouds and kite flying children with gumdrop smiles! Posted by: Thomas Friedman at January 16, 2014 09:00 PM (UAMVq) Lol! Gumdrop smiles! Man I wish I had a gumdrop smile. Instead my teeth look like corn dug out of turds.

Posted by: John McCain at January 16, 2014 05:10 PM (oFCZn)

275 Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (N/cFh)

*slow clap*

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (yh0zB)

276 Amnesty ... Cheap labor for the Chamber of Commerce ... New Democratic Voters ... higher birth rates from the lower classes ... and a new demographic to enlist or possibly conscript. Everybody Wins !!! Well - everybody except the rest of us. On the bright side - jwest's labor figures will plummet.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (6/+vz)

277 Weirddave: have you seen the new episode of Frontline, "Raising Adam Lanza"?

It's actually in two parts. The first detailing what's known (and unfortunately, it ain't much) about the Sandy Hook shooter, and the second about the local push for and against gun control in Connecticut. Others might disagree, but I thought the second segment was somewhat reasonably balanced.

They're also going to be repeating their series on the origins of Christianity, titled "From Jesus to Christ." From what I recall, even Michelle Malkin liked it so it must not be bad.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (HVI5a)

278 Speaking of dancing, the single gheyest vid to ever appear on MTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrvQ0Yyw_XQ Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 08:39 PM (DmNpO Oh NDH. Not even close. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (N/cFh)

279 253 logprof at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (X3GkB)

Yeah...and "ma'am" ie madam meaning often "professional procurator"

Ah the old days....different place.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (TE35l)

280 Wait universal basic income, and jobs for everyone....but why would I...oh fuck it.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (WdbF7)

281 Dave just came in and danced the gayest dance ever so I'd tell him the name of the video he's about to post.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 05:11 PM (N/cFh)

282 When's the last time you saw someone wearing a trench coat, or even heard the phrase 'trench coat?'

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (isRj4)

283 We don't encourage him. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 09:10 PM (N/cFh) Hide the cheese.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (GEICT)

284 "Imagine a world without guns", yea, OK, I'm doing that, and guess what? It's a world where you are face down in your own blood as my men at arms and I take turns raping your daughter to death.
Your men at arms will turn on you when you don't pay them. My men at arms will be less pleased raping his wife to death, but they will like what I pay them when I sell the un-armed daughter into slavery.

Posted by: fluffy at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (Ua6T/)

285 okay then maybe Round Table pizza is a Pacific Coast thing but I have not seen any of them around since moving to the Midwest

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (9GG/0)

286 re: Russell Johnson Attack of the Crab Monsters. One of the lesser know greats of 50s Sci-fi movies. Really. Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix He played an interesting drunk in Space Children. The MST3K version is hilarious!

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (080XV)

287 Rather, which he just posted.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 05:12 PM (N/cFh)

288
re: Pizza

For chains? Costco food court if you want it ready baked. From their freezer case otherwise.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 05:13 PM (kdS6q)

289 The stupid is unbelievably strong in that Myerson piece. Unbelievably. I also like the "response" to Goldberg's column in the LATimes that just amounts to calling Jonah some names and declaring that conservatives are evil because they don't believe people like Myerson are right. This is straight-up The Guardian-style shit.

Posted by: The Spanish Inquisition at January 16, 2014 05:13 PM (Y5I9o)

290 Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 09:12 PM (isRj4) I have a trench coat and I wear it a few times a year when appropriate

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:13 PM (bStrg)

291 280 Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 09:11 PM (WdbF7)

I know it is like they never read your fucking book...which honestly they uh "haven't"

Sorry guy my biggest guilt is not being there to subversively teach from it.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:13 PM (TE35l)

292 Nevergiveup: weird story about Papa John's. The one that's actually in my town is not very good. But the one that's a town over to the west and is willing to deliver to my home, is surprisingly good.

The attitude of the makers makes a difference, I guess.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:13 PM (HVI5a)

293 Don't make fun of me. ( waaaah) Being a cubs fan is painful. After my first cub game, I went to Boy's Town. It's nothing like the movie. (hic) I caught hemmorrhoids.

Posted by: drunken cub fan at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (f5bHf)

294 In an interview with Iranian television, IranÂ’s top nuclear negotiator says Tehran can resume enriching uranium to 20 percent levels within one day if it so desires. IranÂ’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, said this week that if Iran decides to resume enriching uranium to levels prohibited by the new nuclear deal, it could begin to do so in one dayÂ’s time. Can that obama drive a hard bargain or what?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (t3UFN)

295 Papa John's pizza is the worst pizza I ever had and that includes microwave pizza Posted by: Nevergiveup I have fonder memories of the cafeteria pizza I used to eat in the sixth grade.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (080XV)

296 chemjeff, what's PNW?

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (HVI5a)

297 When's the last time you saw someone wearing a trench coat, or even heard the phrase 'trench coat?' Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 09:12 PM (isRj4) --Columbine. Also, a caller on Jim Rome's show a couple of years ago was referring to a coach who backstabbed his old team (or something like that) and the caller referred to him as a "trench coat." About an hour was spent mocking him on the air afterward.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (X3GkB)

298 Oh, speaking of music. I just discovered that Verdi's Requiem is going to be performed by the KC orchestra. I am so excited.

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:14 PM (9GG/0)

299 285 okay then maybe Round Table pizza is a Pacific Coast thing but I have not seen any of them around since moving to the Midwest Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 09:12 PM (9GG/0) Have you tried Valentino's yet? Awesome pizza.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (oFCZn)

300 'Lo, 'rons -- can't stay tonight. Try not to get into too much trouble while I'm away.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (T1005)

301 re: Pizza It will be out of the oven in a couple of minutes. Be patient.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (R+DCg)

302 Hobbitopoly: OMG, me too. That 1979-81 era cafeteria pizza was pretty good.

Would love to know if it's still gettable in any shape or form, though I doubt it anymore.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (HVI5a)

303 PNW = pacific northwest

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (9GG/0)

304 Prince Of Space is my #2 mst3k favorite.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:15 PM (isRj4)

305 PNW=Pacific North West

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (W6iIX)

306 GOAL Jets! 1-0.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (X3GkB)

307 Dack Thrombosis, I like Valentino's but I can only get it in Nebraska, not where I currently am

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (9GG/0)

308 Such a shame about Billy Squier...

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (HVI5a)

309 Elios is better than Pappa John's.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (R+DCg)

310 Would love to know if it's still gettable in any shape or form, though I doubt it anymore. Posted by: qdpsteve I was going to say Totino's, but it was better than that.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:16 PM (080XV)

311 Chemjeff just clean off the lint before you send me your pocket change.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 05:17 PM (RZ8pf)

312 chemjeff, actually I'm in Southern California.

But yeah, as I understand it Round Table is *not* very prosperous outside of the western half of the U.S. Shame really, it really is good pizza most of the time, at least IMHO.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:17 PM (HVI5a)

313 Ew. Jeb Bush spoke in Jacksonville tonight.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:17 PM (GEICT)

314 I want to thank President Obama for making my life better even though I lost my job because of Bush policies.

Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at January 16, 2014 05:17 PM (iB0Q2)

315 Too bad you can't stick around, Elder God. We'll drive some trolls insane for you if they show up.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 05:18 PM (sQ0LB)

316 Hobbitopoly: I thought that exact same thing! It certainly looked like Totino's.

Totino's is okay for a pizza snack in a hurry, but not much else.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:18 PM (HVI5a)

317 302 Hobbitopoly: OMG, me too. That 1979-81 era cafeteria pizza was pretty good. Would love to know if it's still gettable in any shape or form, though I doubt it anymore. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:15 PM (HVI5a) --The school lunch menus referred to it as Tony's pizza back in the day. I have never seen any square Tony's in the store, though.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:18 PM (X3GkB)

318 PGiS I am just joking around

I'll send you a Benjamin if you want

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:18 PM (9GG/0)

319 I have a trench coat and I wear it a few times a year when appropriate Or inappropriate as the case may be, as you are pants-less, I'm sure.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:18 PM (isRj4)

320 Weird dave

Here's another group of people who make communal living work, non violently.
http://www.catholic.org/vocations/story.php?id=43590
(Trappists Monks, and Nuns)

So now to see if pixie will swallow it whole.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (HIzTd)

321 In Lake City FL the Dominoes guys burned the Papa Johns down.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (yh0zB)

322 Tack back the land? The US already owns 30% of it outright.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (WdbF7)

323

"It is a permanent trope of the left that its ideas failed because we didn't try hard enough. This time is always different."

THIS THIS THIS

Posted by: mallfly at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (zjcTL)

324 Which is funny because Equestrian also tied in to the idea of Cavalry being "gentlemen"...

Mid level Patricians... "Equestrians" often translated as "knights"...

Just strange.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 08:59 PM (TE35l)

Not really. Horses are expensive, especially ones trained for warfare. Not to mention that developing the skills necessary to ride a horse in combat required significant amounts of time. Hence, the upper classes were the only ones able to afford the commitment.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (lr3d7)

325 did they wear 'trench coats' in ww1?

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (W6iIX)

326 qdpsteve, yeah when I lived in Oregon and visited Washington, I would enjoy going to Round Table pizza, thought it was pretty good

but, oh well

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (9GG/0)

327 >>>that's your world without guns. Enjoy it, asshole. I used to tell my sister's idiot Peace and Love friends that all the time. "Ok, there's no guns. I am now your owner. Who's gonna stop me, you 110 lb boyfriend with the turtleneck and ironic glasses?"

Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 05:19 PM (eQJwb)

328 But yeah, as I understand it Round Table is *not* very prosperous outside of the western half of the U.S. Shame really, it really is good pizza most of the time, at least IMHO. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:17 PM (HVI5a) --Just like Chick Fil-A is limited geographically. It's weird that there's one in MSP airport, but none that I know of in Fargo or Grand Forks.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (X3GkB)

329 Holy smokes what a great show(s) that must have been. Probably the only Bath the crowd had been in for a while though.

Posted by: Where're my ping pong balls at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (1JH1c)

330 heh obama : Republicans as Iran : obama

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (isRj4)

331 I mentioned PBS's Frontline earlier.

They're also showing a doc that might actually get AoSers watching: a piece on pro football titled "The NFL's Concussion Crisis."

*Not* a joke. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (HVI5a)

332 Big Buff scores! 2-0 Jets

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (X3GkB)

333 It is true the papa johns quality varies wildly. My friend lives 3 blocks away but gets her papa johns from a different location than I do. Her pizza is always delivered hot and with the right ingredients and tastes really good. The one that delivers to my house, well let's just say that the two times i have had it (tried to give them a second chance) the pizza was cold and rock hard and tasted like it had spent a week on the floor of a middle school locker room.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (RZ8pf)

334 "Attack of the Crab Monsters"

One of Brian Dennehy's best early works.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 05:20 PM (eHIJJ)

335 The school lunch menus referred to it as Tony's pizza back in the day. I have never seen any square Tony's in the store, though. Posted by:logprof That's IT! It's Tony's pizza. I've bought Tony's for the kid, and it's pretty damn good for cheap store-bought pizza.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:21 PM (080XV)

336 --Just like Chick Fil-A is limited geographically. It's weird that there's one in MSP airport, but none that I know of in Fargo or Grand Forks.

well, it very well might be that the Fargo/Grand Forks airports require their restaurants to be open on Sundays, and Chick-Fil-A (aka Hate Chicken Express) refuses to be open on Sundays

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:21 PM (9GG/0)

337 257...no clue where you would look...Saw a program on how sick workers got in the production of Ethyl in the 20's and it got me thinking about the old gas stations. When they brought in no-lead gas, guys would cut the neck of the gas fill on the car to use the old stuff. Sinclare had those dinosaur mold machines where you could throw a quarter in and get one if the ol' man would spring for it. That, cigs and a rubber machine in the bathroom was all you could buy in them around here then.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 05:21 PM (ahBY0)

338 297 logprof at January 16, 2014 09:14 PM (X3GkB)

That's funny my son has a trench coat I was notorious for them...

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:22 PM (TE35l)

339 Nevergiveup, #294: "Can that obama drive a hard bargain or what?" I read a comment somewhere where some I-don't-care-Obama-is-awesome type explained that of course the Iranians are talking big: They got completely rolled on this deal, so they have to bluster so their people don't turn on them. These people seem not to know or care, there is a reality independent of the argument they can make. I'd say the only thing that will bring that fool back to reality is when the first Iranian nuke explodes, but even then it won't be at all Obama's fault.

Posted by: JPS at January 16, 2014 05:22 PM (9ziuC)

340 oh wait, no Chick Fil A's at all in Fargo or Grand Forks? that's weird

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:22 PM (9GG/0)

341 logprof: Tony's eh?? Hmmm...

Also, anybody remember Perry's Pizza? They were *huge* in Southern California in the late 1970s disco era. Probably their big moment in the sun was when they were depicted as Phoebe Cates' employer in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

Anyway I found out about a year ago there's still one in Garden Grove. Tried 'em out last summer. Not as good as I remembered... but still pretty good.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (HVI5a)

342 What do I have to do for that benjamin? I am not that kind of girl. Hahaha who am I kidding.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (RZ8pf)

343 307 Dack Thrombosis, I like Valentino's but I can only get it in Nebraska, not where I currently am Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 09:16 PM (9GG/0) Bummer. The lasagna is great too if you like spicy.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (oFCZn)

344 Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (W6iIX) Yep

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (bStrg)

345 yeah, according to their webiste, there are no Chick Fil A franchises at all in North Dakota

huh

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (9GG/0)

346 I used to tell my sister's idiot Peace and Love friends that all the time. "Ok, there's no guns. I am now your owner. Who's gonna stop me, you 110 lb boyfriend with the turtleneck and ironic glasses?" Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (eQJwb) Why, it's almost like violence or the threat of violence is what keeps the peace. Now, I do believe some moron made that point to a certain cob a while backÂ….

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:23 PM (GEICT)

347 I had a grilled hate filled sandwich for dinner. Bigot fries as a side. Delicious.

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (Aif/5)

348 324 Colorado Alex at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (lr3d7)

What's strange or not is how pervasively the Auxiliary Troops who went home took reverence for the Cav with them is all mostly.

They spread reverence for mounted shock troops pretty universally and the thing is the Roman Cav was not pervasive nor exceptional.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (TE35l)

349 342 What do I have to do for that benjamin? I am not that kind of girl. Hahaha who am I kidding.

Just send me your address, chem dot jeff at yahoo dot com

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (9GG/0)

350 well, it very well might be that the Fargo/Grand Forks airports require their restaurants to be open on Sundays, and Chick-Fil-A (aka Hate Chicken Express) refuses to be open on Sundays Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 09:21 PM (9GG/0) --I'm not even talking about the respective airports; the cities themselves apparently don't have any Chick Fil-A.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (X3GkB)

351

Pizza. Even when it's bad it's still pretty good.

I like Red Baron and Pappa John's.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (BAS5M)

352 Well, I'll have to try Tony's soon. I know it's available at a few supermarkets here in the Long Beach area.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:24 PM (HVI5a)

353 I don't think there are any Satan Chicken Sammiches available in Montana, either.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 05:25 PM (R+DCg)

354 347 I had a grilled hate filled sandwich for dinner. Bigot fries as a side. Delicious.

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 09:24 PM (Aif/5)

My favorite is the Xenophobic Chocolate Shakes

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:25 PM (9GG/0)

355 Per MSN... House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, signaled in a brief hallway conversation with The Associated Press that he would oppose a broader drive to repeal the entire pension provision, which saves $6 billion over the coming decade by reducing the annual cost-of-living adjustment for working age military retirees by 1 percentage point OK..... now can I talk about the Betrayal of Vets done by the Leadership of the Republican Party???

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 05:25 PM (lZBBB)

356 If the NRA is smart, they will promote Mr. Weinstein's movie. It should easily add several hundred more members. Hollywood, so so stupid and proud of it.

Posted by: puddleglum at January 16, 2014 05:25 PM (15w2J)

357 btw, The Professor is the only Gilligans Island cast member not to be on the Love Boat

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:26 PM (isRj4)

358
The other example is the anti-gun idiots. Don't they realize what a society without guns looks like? We've only had them on this planet for tens of millennia. Drop yourself into Europe in 600 AD or 1600 AD, there isn't much difference between the two societies. The rich 1% use professional fighters to exploit everyone else. It was only the gun, which gave any average individual the chance to level the playing field against professional men of violence, that changed all of that. "Imagine a world without guns", yea, OK, I'm doing that, and guess what? It's a world where you are face down in your own blood as my men at arms and I take turns raping your daughter to death. A world where such a thing happening isn't rare, as it is today, at least in the West, but commonplace: that's your world without guns. Enjoy it, asshole.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (N/cFh)

I think it was the English longbow that swung England onto a path of greater freedom and rights for the peasantry. English Lords could die from arrows just as had Foreign Lords. I think the Gentry came more and more to realize they could only push the peasantry so far. It would be bad form to get your ass killed after raping the peasant women.

This is why France and England went different directions in regards to the rights of Peasants.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:26 PM (XnALK)

359 345 yeah, according to their webiste, there are no Chick Fil A franchises at all in North Dakota huh Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 09:23 PM (9GG/0) --I'll forever associate the days after the babeh was born with eating CFA chicken biscuits in the hospital cafeteria in the mornings.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:26 PM (X3GkB)

360 If the pizza doesn't burn your palate and some of the hot cheese slip and fall onto your shirt and pants, well it's just not real pizza. Forgetaboutit

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:26 PM (t3UFN)

361 chemjeff: no CFA in ND? Bummer. As I understand it you're living in the most prosperous part of the US right now too.

The commercials on TVLand crack me up. Ads for places like Longhorn Steakhouse and Ruby Tuesday.

So I look 'em up, because they look tasty. Nearest Longhorn is in Santa Fe, NM and the nearest Ruby Tuesday is in San Francisco. Ah geez.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:26 PM (HVI5a)

362 Pizza. Even when it's bad it's still pretty good.

There's a domino's in the dumpster out back with 2 slices missing says you're wrong.

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 05:27 PM (8lmkt)

363 I worked at a Shakeys Pizza during college cause I was a filthy privileged one-percenter

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 05:27 PM (g4TxM)

364 355 Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 09:25 PM (lZBBB)

The ONLY thing I can think of is they REALLY think this is gonna get the mules to cave on the GS ranks...

bwahahah naive much John?>

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:27 PM (TE35l)

365 actually I like the microwave Red Baron french bread pizza, that is good, especially the three cheese one

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:27 PM (9GG/0)

366 I'm doing reddiwip shooters straight out of the can to assuage my disgust over that pizza.

Posted by: Peaches at January 16, 2014 05:27 PM (8lmkt)

367 >>>Why, it's almost like violence or the threat of violence is what keeps the peace. And almost like the physically weak have spent millennia figuring out ways to keep the physically strong from killing them and taking their stuff. Weird, huh?

Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (eQJwb)

368 ONT pizza! http://t.co/EAfOLh2eIF

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (DmNpO)

369 They spread reverence for mounted shock troops pretty universally and the thing is the Roman Cav was not pervasive nor exceptional. Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 09:24 PM (TE35l) --Yeah, according to the history notes from Rome (the old HBO show), the Romans were neither great horsemen nor fond of riding. Probably understandable in the days before the stirrup.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (X3GkB)

370 qdpsteve I'm actually in Missouri, not ND
don't think I could stand living in ND, prosperity or not, just too much cold and snow

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (9GG/0)

371 pizza is ordered, salad's made now I need the wife to get home although yoga pants and I will gladly eat without her

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (At8tV)

372 Red Baron is surprisingly good. I'd bet it's because they don't skimp on the sauce.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:28 PM (HVI5a)

373 368 ONT pizza!

http://t.co/EAfOLh2eIF

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:28 PM (DmNpO)

lol yum

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (9GG/0)

374 So I look 'em up, because they look tasty. Nearest Longhorn is in Santa Fe, NM and the nearest Ruby Tuesday is in San Francisco. Ah geez. Posted by: qdpsteve Anyone watch the Beef O'Brady's bowl game? They had ads on for Beef O'Brady's like every commercial break, but never actually explained where it was located. I've never seen one in Texas. (Also, the name was cracking me up...)

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (080XV)

375 Ok, now , if you are talking bad pizza

yer talk'n Ceasar's Pizza Pizza, twice for five bucks.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (HIzTd)

376 Another great frozen pizza, if you can get past the picture on the front: Newman's Own Thin Crust pizzas.

They're *not* filling, but de-lish nonetheless.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (HVI5a)

377 Weinstein can suck my dick. Meryl Streep is an ugly old hag. Fuck em both.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (u25eL)

378 I wonder if you could still find those ding cables. I have a brother with a three car garage that would love one of them.

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (cHwk5)

Here ya go: (remove space after comma)

http://www.jmesales.com/catalog/driveway-equipment, 4388.htm?gclid=CMDbiLmUhLwCFQeVfgodoBEAAA

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (60Q+L)

379 351 Pizza. Even when it's bad it's still pretty good. I like Red Baron and Pappa John's. Posted by: Count de Monet at January 16, 2014 09:24 PM (BAS5M) --Heh, I remember eating Red Baron and collecting enough PoPs to get a little metal toy Red Baron plane. Wonder what happened to it?

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (X3GkB)

380 pizza now, eh? aren't you all cheesed out today?

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (isRj4)

381 pizza now, eh? aren't you all cheesed out today?

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (isRj4)

382 I used to tell my sister's idiot Peace and Love friends that all the time. "Ok, there's no guns. I am now your owner. Who's gonna stop me, you 110 lb boyfriend with the turtleneck and ironic glasses?" Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (eQJwb) Maybe he'll have a cute little whistle he can blow on for help! *tee hee*

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (oFCZn)

383 Probably understandable in the days before the stirrup. Posted by: logprof Or pants.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at January 16, 2014 05:29 PM (080XV)

384 Then again, what do I know. I like those frozen french bread pizza things.

Pile up some more veg, sauce, and meat - damn fine meal.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (nZiT2)

385 Chick Fil-A finally came out here to California, the fact that I went a quarter century without it depresses me. Also they hire teenagers I don't want to strangle after five minutes.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (WdbF7)

386 Hobbitopoly: Beef O'Brady's eh?

I'd bet they serve only quality Johnsonville sausage. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (HVI5a)

387 So I look 'em up, because they look tasty. Nearest Longhorn is in Santa Fe, NM and the nearest Ruby Tuesday is in San Francisco. Ah geez.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:26 PM (HVI5a)

eh. Ruby Tuesday's is basically overpriced Applebee's food.

Longhorn Steakhouse, don't have much experience with them. but not optimistic.

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (9GG/0)

388 Weinstein can suck my dick. Meryl Streep is an ugly old hag. Fuck em both. Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 09:29 PM (u25eL) Pretty much sums it up, but you left out the part about Weinstein being a fat pig, sorry that's a big fat kosher pig

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (t3UFN)

389 Harvey Weinstein Doomsday Prepper Jesse Myerson All define 'living in a bubble.'

Posted by: --- at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (MMC8r)

390 okay gun nuts any ideas for a new trigger for the beretta PX4 storm?

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (At8tV)

391 Possibly, I'd need to research it closer. It *is* scary though because having NUC guys who don't know their shit is not comforting.

They had an aura of absolute ethical competence when I was a kid.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 09:05 PM (TE35l)

I do not discount the possibility that they are miscreants, but I no longer take it as the truth that any further military personal changes are for the reasons stated.

Something like 14 for cheating, and the rest for knowing about it and not reporting it? Doesn't have the ring of truth about it if you ask me.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:30 PM (XnALK)

392 I miss Donato's pizza. My hubbie was craving one of their calzones the other day.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (vBhbc)

393 And almost like the physically weak have spent millennia figuring out ways to keep the physically strong from killing them and taking their stuff. Weird, huh? Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 09:28 PM (eQJwb) Stunning. I mean, I'm just blown away.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (GEICT)

394 Also they hire teenagers I don't want to strangle after five minutes.

YES. Chick-Fil-A has the most politest staff. it is awesome.

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (9GG/0)

395 Domino's? That's that Painted Tepid Leather in a Box brand, right?

I remember how forgettable their pizza was back in my college days when they were The Brand for delivery pizza. I mean, they invented the concept. Too bad they seem not to have improved upon it.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (eHIJJ)

396 >>>pizza is ordered, salad's made now I need the wife to get home although yoga pants and I will gladly eat ~~without~~ her I'm a big fan of yoga pants. Got Cougar a pair from rogue fitness for Christmas. It was more of a present to me though.

Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (eQJwb)

397 Chemjeff.. I have never been disappointed with a Longhorn steak.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:31 PM (u25eL)

398 Well, the Mushroom Sausage and Spinach pie that just came out of the oven looks too good to ignore. Catch you fappers later.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 05:32 PM (R+DCg)

399 358 - Just imagine if the Anglo-Pussies would have adopted a superior platform ... like the Crossbow.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:32 PM (6/+vz)

400 Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:29 PM (HVI5a) Amy's is probably the best frozen but with its price, there are a ton of great bodega brands that are really good

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:32 PM (bStrg)

401 Knicks getting embarrassed by the Pacers. No big shocka there

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (t3UFN)

402 396 I'm a big fan of yoga pants ummmm, they happen to be on a 12yo girl ****loads shotgun**** credit where its due, she rocks them

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (At8tV)

403 yer talk'n Ceasar's Pizza Pizza, twice for five bucks.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 09:29 PM (HIzTd)

yeah, Little Caesar's doesn't exactly scream "quality"

the only reason to get them, really, is if you're half-drunk already

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (9GG/0)

404 Domino's sub sandwiches are actually not bad. I like the Chicken Habanero (minus the pineapple).

But I haven't had the pizza in years. Yes it's better than it used to be, but still not worth the price IMHO.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (HVI5a)

405

chick fil a

looking at their webpage

they have locations in

MSP

Bismark, ND

Pierre, SD

Helena, MT

Boise, ID

Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (W6iIX)

406
--As an aside I think it's a charming quirk of American egalitarianism that "dame," which referred to a proper noblewoman in the Old Country, became slang for just any chick in the States.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (X3GkB)

I always thought it migrated here through gutter Deutsch .

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:33 PM (XnALK)

407 Public SchoolsÂ’ Priority: Â“Challenging Heteronormativity In The Primary ClassroomÂ” A research paper submitted to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto has revealed shocking practices of Toronto Public Schools. The Â“Socialist StudiesÂ” blog reveals the Â“anti-heteronormativeÂ” agenda of the school district, as well as outright calling upon Marxist theory to develop pedagogy Â— in elementary schools! More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=4634

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (AymDN)

408 F Troop is on. This MeTV channel airs all the old classics and everytime an old actor from one jf the shows dies, MeTV does a 'special tribute' to them. Sunday is the tribute to Russell Johnson.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (isRj4)

409 NDH: "ONT pizza!

http://t.co/EAfOLh2eIF"

Well look at you. Pizza and reading only the comments.

A true Moron.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (eHIJJ)

410 Well.. I for one can't wait for this Streep/Weinstein masterpiece. It will bomb and I will laugh maniacally.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (u25eL)

411 jewells, is there a Longhorn's in KC? I might have to go

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (9GG/0)

412 Calzone? Did someone say Calzone? Where's that Costanza? I'm starving!

Posted by: Zombie Steinbrenner at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (R+DCg)

413 The Shakers. They made it work. Not as a stand alone they didn't. They've always been a small part of a larger society. You can say the same thing about pacifists. "Look, so and so is a successful pacifist!". Sure. In a country that allows him to be, as part of a larger, stronger whole that isn't pacifistic at all.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 05:34 PM (N/cFh)

414 >>>ummmm, they happen to be on a 12yo girl Huh, misread your comment. Obviously. I thought the wife was gonna get home wearing yoga pants.

Posted by: DC in Towson at January 16, 2014 05:35 PM (eQJwb)

415 Helena, huh? I've never seen it, but I don't go through there much.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 05:35 PM (R+DCg)

416 Just buy the frozen thin crust pizza, add green olives, basil, oregano, and fresh sliced garlic. Add a little Mozzarella on top. Yum.

Posted by: keyseeker at January 16, 2014 05:35 PM (f5bHf)

417 Since we're talking fast food, also, did anyone else here see the story about the "Burrito Box" that's been installed in several convienience stores in SoCal?

Now *there's* a great way to impress your dinner date...

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (HVI5a)

418 398 Well, the Mushroom Sausage and Spinach pie that just came out of the oven looks too good to ignore. Catch you fappers later. Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 09:32 PM (R+DCg) --- Oven?we always use the grill. I have a pizza stone that lives in the oven, but that's for heat regulation.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (N/cFh)

419 Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:26 PM (HVI5a) eh. Ruby Tuesday's is basically overpriced Applebee's food. Longhorn Steakhouse, don't have much experience with them. but not optimistic. Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 09:30 PM (9GG/0) --I am constantly confusing Texas Roadhouse with Longhorn Steakhouse. I know one of those is in Grand Forks. Montana here in the 'Peg is not a bad substitute.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (X3GkB)

420 http://bit.ly/1eFVpbK

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (bStrg)

421 Chemjeff, there are several. One here in Lees Summit, and one up north somewhere.. there are others I'm sure.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (u25eL)

422 If I'm following this thread correctly ... you all seem to be calling Bullshit on that whole "Violence Never Solves Anything" meme.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (6/+vz)

423 ummmm, they happen to be on a 12yo girl Type slower.

Posted by: Roman Polanski at January 16, 2014 05:36 PM (R+DCg)

424 tl;dr warning: Well, based on the week as we have known it and the general tenor of all the jolly news and so on, I wish to announce that: a). the givakrapometer hasn't even twitched since last week sometime; all the news is just stuff I already knew was going on or going to happen as we slide (whooooppee!!) into full banana republic mode. I know it, everyone here knows it, wtf anyway ? b). no hope in sight. where's my opposition party ? Where's my flying car ? GET OFF MY LAWN !!! c). this funemployment krap is starting to suck rocks, bigtime. d). john galt was a piker. i didn't vote for any of this. in 2 more years i'll be entirely in shotgun shells, alcohol, and tobacco .... well, sideline in coffee too. e). the one bright spot in life is that I got the new blower motor for my car heater and so now i have heat in the car again. YAY. f). oboy and 8 more years of this w/ preznit hilry. good. and. hard. g). */rant* How you doin' ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 05:37 PM (+jyzN)

425 did anyone else today hear about the hope chest tragedy in MA? you don't want to know

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:37 PM (isRj4)

426
re: Pizza

Please note Chicagians that no one is fondly reminiscing about the mislabeled bowls of tomato cheese soup you insist on calling pizza.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (kdS6q)

427 Wow. 424 comments at 9:39 EST on the ONT.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (4Mv1T)

428 While youse guys have been debating the merits of various pizza joints, I found a source for those ding cables that the gas stations used to have:

http://www.miltonsbells.com/

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (cHwk5)

429 Add a little Mozzarella on top. Yum.

Posted by: keyseeker at January 16, 2014 09:35 PM (f5bHf)

Don't forget the Swiss!

Posted by: Chris Pagano at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (9GG/0)

430 323 "It is a permanent trope of the left that its ideas failed because we didn't try hard enough. This time is always different."
THIS THIS THIS

Posted by: mallfly at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (zjcTL)

Conservatives are conservative because they recognize the human lessons learned in the past. For Liberals, it's always a brand new day.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (XnALK)

431 Also they hire teenagers I don't want to strangle after five minutes. *** A couple of years ago a new CFA opened and the first time I went through the drive-thru the folks were so polite I asked if they had a tip cup for change. The guy responded "No ma'am. We're paid enough here that we don't have to beg for tips." Not exactly toeing the company line with that response, I'm sure, but I appreciated it nonetheless. I just don't get the folks, such as at Dunkin Donuts, where they have a big tip cup right outside the drive-thru window. It's a friggin donut and a coffee that I DROVE there to get. How much of a dang tip does that warrant?!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:38 PM (DmNpO)

432 Laurie: actually IMHO the best thing ever to come out of Chicago is Vienna Beef hot dogs.

Had two of 'em for lunch yesterday at Mustard's in Long Beach. One a 'firedog' with the works, the other a 'firedog' with cheese, chili and onions.

Yum.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:39 PM (HVI5a)

433 Entirely too pessimistic Sock. Three months food and water - and the foresight to get liquid before the Crash ... ... and you can trade Instant Oatmeal for Whiskey and Poon straight off your front porch.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 16, 2014 05:39 PM (6/+vz)

434 Burrito Box?

So the automat is back?

http://www.theautomat.com/

The Automat was one of the wonders of New York. When Joe Horn and Frank Hardart opened their magnificent flagship on July 2, 1912-a two-story facade of stained glass, marble floors, and ornate carved ceilings, right in the middle of Times Square-the city was instantly captivated.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 05:40 PM (HIzTd)

435 Started resetting my computer around 5 or so and it's up to 27 percent! Wooo! At this rate it should be ready to restart...tomorrow morning sometime. Have I mentioned on this thread just how badly Windows 8 sucks balls?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 05:40 PM (yh0zB)

436 did anyone else today hear about the hope chest tragedy in MA?

I read it about two days ago. How awful for everyone involved. The worst part is that particular chest was recalled for that very problem.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:40 PM (vBhbc)

437 50 dollars or 50 pounds?

That was real money back then.

Posted by: Low Intelligence Voter at January 16, 2014 05:40 PM (V70Uh)

438 --Yeah, according to the history notes from Rome (the old HBO show), the Romans were neither great horsemen nor fond of riding. Probably understandable in the days before the stirrup. Ah, but they came up with a saddle that would hold the rider on the horse without saddles. They also had quite a number of horsemen by the end of the Empire, including horse archers and cataphracts. The Roman Army changed quite a bit over the centuries, and not just for the worse - the introduction of long swords a Roman innovation (neither the 3rd century British nor the Germans used long swords, though the long-conquered Gauls had done so), and the reintroduction of spearmen and the rise of cavalry was a response to changing methods among the "barbarians," not a decline in the qualities of the Roman soldiery.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 05:40 PM (U6f9K)

439 hey yah, there is a Longhorn Steakhouse in Liberty. might have to go check it out this weekend.

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:41 PM (9GG/0)

440 405 chick fil a looking at their webpage they have locations in MSP Bismark, ND Pierre, SD Helena, MT Boise, ID Posted by: Joey T at January 16, 2014 09:33 PM (W6iIX) --Wait, so they have a store in Bismarck (which, while it is the capital is also only the third-largest city, which in ND is small) but not in GF or Fargo??? Yeesh.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:41 PM (X3GkB)

441 .. and you can trade Instant Oatmeal for Whiskey and Poon straight off your front porch.

Which reminds me: I saw an actual brand of Moonshine on sale in the liquor section at Albertson's last time I was there. Packaged in clear glass jars, no less. Professional-looking label though.

I thought that stuff was dangerous to drink??

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:41 PM (HVI5a)

442 Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 09:40 PM (HIzTd) The automat is a cool idea as it still had people making the food while this is akin to coffee vending machine

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:41 PM (bStrg)

443 If I'm following this thread correctly ... you all seem to be calling Bullshit on that whole "Violence Never Solves Anything" meme. *** Violence doesn't solve everything but it does solve some things.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (DmNpO)

444 soothsayer at January 16, 2014 09:37 PM (isRj4) I read about it a day or two ago ... but not the details ... pain beyond imagining for the parents ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (hrU8o)

445 Have I mentioned on this thread just how badly Windows 8 sucks balls? Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter ----------------------------- I bought a Win 8 laptop a few months ago. Let it sit in the box about a week in my office, and returned it to Staples unopened. At this stage of life, I don't intend to learn anything new, unless it is better.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (4Mv1T)

446 Did you know that every doctor, under the Unaffordable Care Act has to report every scrip to the feds? Every scrip. Whether he is participating in Obumblescare or not. Found that out today straight from the horses mouth.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (u25eL)

447 --As an aside I think it's a charming quirk of American egalitarianism that "dame," which referred to a proper noblewoman in the Old Country, became slang for just any chick in the States. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (X3GkB) I always thought it migrated here through gutter Deutsch . Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 09:33 PM (XnALK) --I think dame is a Latin-derived word the Normans brought over. "Dama" means lady in Spanish.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (X3GkB)

448 424 sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 09:37 PM (+jyzN)

Learning to live lean is a civic virtue....

they can't force you to work to sustain their evil past starving you.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:42 PM (TE35l)

449 When asked whether he read the 1,528-page, $1.1 trillion government spending bill before he voted for it yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said, Â“Nobody did!Â” On Capitol Hill on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked Blumenauer: Â“The omnibus bill yesterday, it was 1,582 pages, did you have a chance to read all the pages before voting on it?Â” Blumenauer laughed and said: Â“Nobody did!Â” Â“Nobody did?Â” said the CNSNews.com reporter. Â“Nope,Â” said Blumenauer. Fuck them all and may they all drop dead from a painful disgusting disease. But that's just me

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (t3UFN)

450 "Ever noticed how much landlords blow? They don't really do anything to earn their money. They just claim ownership of buildings and charge people who actually work for a living the majority of our incomes for the privilege of staying in boxes that these owners often didn't build and rarely if ever improve."

Yada yada yada. ...

Ever noticed how much writers blow? They don't really do anything to earn their money. They just claim ownership of words and charge people who actually work for a living the majority of our incomes for the privilege of staying informed about things or learn about ideas that these owners often didn't create and rarely if ever improve.

Smash the Power of the Pen! Since the pen is mightier than the sword and all, it's a greater tyranny than military dictatorship.
Especially when you read something that kills more brain cells than everclear.

Posted by: Obama Lied Jobs Died at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (oNqbW)

451 Violence doesn't solve everything but it does solve some things. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:42 PM (DmNpO) It's what society is founded upon. There is no law without punishment.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (GEICT)

452

Not 50 Pounds or 50 Euros. 50 shillings, which we all know used to be the same as 2.5 Pounds.

That is a bargain.

Posted by: The Palm Beach Agorist at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (qX/st)

453 The fifty personalities: re the Automat, it sure sounds like it.

Here's the story on the Burrito Box:

http://tinyurl.com/mp8zyke

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (HVI5a)

454 Just buy the frozen thin crust pizza, add green olives, basil, oregano, and fresh sliced garlic. Add a little Mozzarella on top. Yum. *** I like the little Totinos pizzas for that.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (DmNpO)

455 443 Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:42 PM (DmNpO)

Whatever it doesn't solve can usually be solved with reapplication of causative ma'am....

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (TE35l)

456 The last Longhorn Steakhouse I was in had a Jackalope near the entrance.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:43 PM (LI48c)

457 I thought that stuff was dangerous to drink?? Posted by: qdpsteve ------------------------- Only when it's been condensed through a radiator with lead solder joints, instead of a copper coil. Serious.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (4Mv1T)

458 Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 09:42 PM (4Mv1T) If you didn't like it, you should have installed classicshell

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (bStrg)

459
re: Pizza

And at the risk of succumbing to an LA sterotype, California Kitchen's frozen Thai Pizza used to be good, then they eff with it.

Really enjoyed the fresh made version it in their restaurants, back in the day.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (kdS6q)

460 While youse guys have been debating the merits of various pizza joints, I found a source for those ding cables that the gas stations used to have:

http://www.miltonsbells.com/

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 09:38 PM (cHwk5)

Heh. Beat you to it, about 50 comments earlier. But Milton is the outfit that built all the original service station driveway signals, and they are still making them. Cool, eh?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (60Q+L)

461 Have I mentioned on this thread just how badly Windows 8 sucks balls? Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter ----------- I read that they are coming out with Windows 9 sooner than they had hoped because 8 sucks so bad and 9 will be more like 7. And Windows 8 sucks worse than Vista or New Coke did

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (t3UFN)

462 Every notice how much *I* blow? Oh, you have...I see...

Posted by: Charles Blow at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (Y5I9o)

463 410 Well.. I for one can't wait for this Streep/Weinstein masterpiece. It will bomb and I will laugh maniacally. Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 09:34 PM (u25eL) --I was grimacing when I heard someone on the radio read an excerpt of Jack Nicholson's (auto?)biography about him banging Streep in his trailer on the set. C'mon, Jack, you of all people could always do better than that!

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (X3GkB)

464 off sock

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 16, 2014 05:44 PM (V70Uh)

465 Did you know that every doctor, under the Unaffordable Care Act has to report every scrip to the feds? Every scrip. Whether he is participating in Obumblescare or not. Found that out today straight from the horses mouth. **** Well of course they do! How else will they know which of us is on bipolar or depression meds? This information is crucial to confiscating our guns.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (DmNpO)

466 I like the little Totinos pizzas for that.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:43 PM (DmNpO

I hate Totino's pizza.

On the flip side I love the Totino's Pizza rolls.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (LI48c)

467 I like the little Totinos pizzas for that. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse -------------------- I eat one of those for lunch like every other day. Off days I eat Marie Callendar pot pies.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (4Mv1T)

468 Beef O'Brady's is in Florida, Tampa for sure. I was there for work a few years ago, doing insane manual labor when it was +90 degrees in October, and we ate at a Beef O'Brady's every day for lunch. Pretty good stuff. And it was Tampa and the waitresses were hawt.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (+1T7c)

469

Does anyone have Weinstein's contact number? I have a movie project that he could produce. It involves time travelling robot monkeys. I just need the backing.

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (9gNQd)

470 Fuck them all and may they all drop dead from a painful disgusting disease. But that's just me -------- It's not just you buddy.

Posted by: Adam at January 16, 2014 05:45 PM (Aif/5)

471 Well.. I for one can't wait for this Streep/Weinstein masterpiece. It will bomb and I will laugh maniacally. *** I wish Streep wasn't such a fucking loon because she is a masterful actress.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:46 PM (DmNpO)

472 I think it was the English longbow that swung England onto a path of greater freedom and rights for the peasantry. English Lords could die from arrows just as had Foreign Lords. I think the Gentry came more and more to realize they could only push the peasantry so far. It would be bad form to get your ass killed after raping the peasant women. It was a step down the road. Contrary to rumor, though, longbows require quite a bit of practice and muscle to use effectively, usually those willing to put in that time were members of the warrior class already or became warriors. Better than maces and swords, certainly, but still a weapon that requires strength to use.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 05:46 PM (N/cFh)

473 413 The Shakers. They made it work. Not as a stand alone they didn't. They've always been a small part of a larger society. You can say the same thing about pacifists. "Look, so and so is a successful pacifist!". Sure. In a country that allows him to be, as part of a larger, stronger whole that isn't pacifistic at all. Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:34 PM (N/cFh) --Look up the Moriari people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:46 PM (X3GkB)

474 I cant imagine the pure horror. Every once in a while mothers back over their kid in the driveway and that is horrific. But this tragic death due to parental negligence is far worse because there's a moment when someone opened the hope chest lid. I have a heart of stone and makes even me sick just thinking about it.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:46 PM (isRj4)

475 I eat one of those for lunch like every other day. Off days I eat Marie Callendar pot pies. *** I love Marie Callendar pot pies but they're like 900 or 1000 calories!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:47 PM (DmNpO)

476 Yer right sven, that's exactly the scenario I am considering; holodomor 2.0 the only people who say "violence never solves anything" are people who have never, ever, read a single history book.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 05:47 PM (+jyzN)

477 461 Have I mentioned on this thread just how badly Windows 8 sucks balls?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter
-----------

I read that they are coming out with Windows 9 sooner than they had hoped because 8 sucks so bad and 9 will be more like 7. And Windows 8 sucks worse than Vista or New Coke did

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 09:44 PM (t3UFN)

Doesn't surprise me in the least. With 9 are they going with the "One Operating System for everything is totes awesome!" or is that dying with 8 as the biggest fucking idiocy ever that it is.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:47 PM (LI48c)

478 I really can't wait to see the movie that will destroy the NRA.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 05:47 PM (Q6HBD)

479 I hate Totino's pizza. *** they make a nice crispy shell to top with other ingredients.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:48 PM (DmNpO)

480 432 Laurie: actually IMHO the best thing ever to come out of Chicago is Vienna Beef hot dogs.

And Italian beef sammiches...don't find them many places outside of Chicago that I've found. Lots of pizza that ain't soup as well.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 05:48 PM (ahBY0)

481 I bought a Win 8 laptop a few months ago. Let it sit in the box about a week in my office, and returned it to Staples unopened.

At this stage of life, I don't intend to learn anything new, unless it is better.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 09:42 PM (4Mv1T)

I have windoze 8 on the desktop, but I set it up with a local account. The laptop I made the mistake of setting up with the windows live account. Don't do that. Anyway, I needed a new laptop because the old one finally bit the big one in a big way.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 05:48 PM (yh0zB)

482
A research paper submitted to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto has revealed shocking practices of Toronto Public Schools. The Â“Socialist StudiesÂ” blog reveals the Â“anti-heteronormativeÂ” agenda of the school district, as well as outright calling upon Marxist theory to develop pedagogy Â— in elementary schools!

More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=4634

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 09:34 PM (AymDN)

Be sure and courtesy copy that to Jeff B.

The Dumbass couldn't stop calling me a nut when I stated that this was their eventual agenda. Didn't want to look at evidence or anything. Made up his mind and that was that.

Got that Jeff B?

Oh, and Jeff, Iran isn't going to do anything good with that Nuke bomb either, just in case their intentions aren't discernible to you.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:48 PM (XnALK)

483 I agree NDH but I am almost to the point of putting her on the no watch list along with Sean Penn.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:48 PM (u25eL)

484 I love Marie Callendar pot pies but they're like 900 or 1000 calories! Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse ---------------------------- So THAT'S why I like them so much. I walk 3 miles everyday just to keep from blowing up like the Hindenburg.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (4Mv1T)

485 476 sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (+jyzN)

I'm a conservative because I read and I discern patterns of behavior...

no other explanation needed.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (TE35l)

486 --Look up the Moriari people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands. kuru?

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (hrU8o)

487 Whatever it doesn't solve can usually be solved with reapplication of causative ma'am.... *** Indeed. Escalate until one party drops.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (DmNpO)

488 With 9 are they going with the "One Operating System for everything is totes awesome!" or is that dying with 8 as the biggest fucking idiocy ever that it is. Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (LI48c) Gee I hope not. Windows 8 is the F-35 of operating systems.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (t3UFN)

489 I think it was the English longbow that swung England onto a path of greater freedom and rights for the peasantry. English Lords could die from arrows just as had Foreign Lords. I think the Gentry came more and more to realize they could only push the peasantry so far. It would be bad form to get your ass killed after raping the peasant women. This is why France and England went different directions in regards to the rights of Peasants. I'd be inclined to think that it was the other way around - that England always had a much higher percentage of free peasants (yeomen) who were expected to be able to fight and bear arms (this went at least as far back as the early 13th century, I believe, and possibly has roots in the Anglo-Saxon fyrd, though who exactly made up the latter is subject to debate), and it the existence of the pool of free, armed peasants that allowed the English rulers to field large numbers of bowmen.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (U6f9K)

490 I just finished "Empire of Silver", Conn Iggulden's most recent (?) book of the Mongol Horde invasion of Eastern Europe. Armored Heavy battle horses and Teutonic Knights vs. steepe ponies and archers. Not what I would have guessed, great story.

Posted by: keyseeker at January 16, 2014 05:49 PM (f5bHf)

491 I love Marie Callendar pot pies but they're like 900 or 1000 calories!

Pot pies are my guilty pleasure. They take me back to childhood. My mother made a weight watcher's version with phyllo dough for the crust the other day. It wasn't bad. I'm pretty lucky she can come over and help out during my convalescence.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (vBhbc)

492 I was going to relate a story of driving to a concert at The Fillmore (West) in my 3-on-the-tree GMC HandiVan during the early 70s... but I can't remember who was playing! Does that prove I was there?!?

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (4DCSq)

493 If you didn't like it, you should have installed classicshell

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 09:44 PM (bStrg)

I did. The lack of a start button was not even the least of my issues. It was so far down the list as not to be an issue at all, in fact. But the classicshell is a big improvement, I put it on the desktop.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (yh0zB)

494 482 D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 09:48 PM (XnALK)

Oddly the Soviets and Nazis both enabled and empowered some serious bugfucked nuttery in their ranks.

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (TE35l)

495 Just a reminder: Harvey Weinstein is the douchebag who said that he isn't disappointed with Obama, he's disappointed with the American people.

Posted by: ChicagoRefugee who still likes Sam Clovis for Senate at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (2scyq)

496 They should rerelease XP and just call it "Windows 9".

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 05:50 PM (9gNQd)

497 Every problem in society is solved by either violence or the threat of violence.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at January 16, 2014 05:51 PM (V70Uh)

498 Not as a stand alone they didn't. They've always been a small part of a larger society. You can say the same thing about pacifists. "Look, so and so is a successful pacifist!". Sure. In a country that allows him to be, as part of a larger, stronger whole that isn't pacifistic at all.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:34 PM (N/cFh)

I make the same argument about the evangelical atheists. They THINK a society can and should exist without religion, but then fail to realize that THEY only exist in an ocean of it.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 05:51 PM (XnALK)

499 They should rerelease XP and just call it "Windows 9". Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 09:50 PM (9gNQd) Shhuush!

Posted by: B Gates at January 16, 2014 05:51 PM (t3UFN)

500 It was a step down the road. Contrary to rumor, though, longbows require quite a bit of practice and muscle to use effectively, usually those willing to put in that time were members of the warrior class already or became warriors. Better than maces and swords, certainly, but still a weapon that requires strength to use.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:46 PM (N/cFh)

But at the same time its not as if the citizenry of that time was spending their time typing away on computers. Most were already employed doing hard physical labor, so lower classes would probably be more capable of learning the bow. And it would be a weapon that they had incentive to use, because its not the type you also need to or can wear that big heavy expensive armor to use.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:52 PM (LI48c)

501 They also had quite a number of horsemen by the end of the Empire, including horse archers and cataphracts. The Roman Army changed quite a bit over the centuries, and not just for the worse - the introduction of long swords a Roman innovation (neither the 3rd century British nor the Germans used long swords, though the long-conquered Gauls had done so), and the reintroduction of spearmen and the rise of cavalry was a response to changing methods among the "barbarians," not a decline in the qualities of the Roman soldiery. Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 09:40 PM (U6f9K) --I am just assuming that improvements to Roman cavalry were largely due to hiring barbarian horsemen to do it. Also, cathaphracts are a kick-ass unit in Civilization IV.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:52 PM (X3GkB)

502 They should rerelease XP and just call it "Windows 9". Posted by: otho ---------------------- Remember how after they released Vista that you could still get XP on new machines if you paid an upcharge? I'd still pay it.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:52 PM (4Mv1T)

503 496 They should rerelease XP and just call it "Windows 9". Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 09:50 PM (9gNQd Abso-freaking-lutely

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 05:52 PM (Q6HBD)

504 I agree NDH but I am almost to the point of putting her on the no watch list along with Sean Penn. *** With the exception of Fast Times, I can't watch anything he's in. I rationalize watching Fast Times because I assume he gets none to little $$ from it now. The one actor that continues to render me a full-scale hypocrite in Alec Baldwin. He's a despicable man but I can't quit the bastard.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:52 PM (DmNpO)

505
re: Pot pies

I've heard the ones at KFC are supposed to be pretty good.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (kdS6q)

506 Proposed High-Speed Rail Would Link Texas And Mexico CanÂ’t find the money or time to build the border fence. Northbound trains will run at 110% capacity. Weasel Zippers: And I guess northern bound trains are free also?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (t3UFN)

507 50 dollars or 50 pounds?

That was real money back then.

Posted by: Low Intelligence Voter at January 16, 2014 09:40 PM (V70Uh)

Poster indicated fifty shillings advance price for the two-day pass. Twelve shillings to the pound, so four and half pounds. Back then, the pound Sterling was about five dollars, so maybe $22.50 for the weekend, in 1970 dollars?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (60Q+L)

508 okay, time for bed.
good night all

Posted by: chemjeff at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (9GG/0)

509 yah sven there it is in a nutshell .... back in sputnik days they were actually trying to teach us to think, and a few people actually got it. though I actually consider myself a radical these days; i have no interest in continuing the status quo.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (+jyzN)

510 The one actor that continues to render me a full-scale hypocrite in Alec Baldwin. He's a despicable man but I can't quit the bastard. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:52 PM (DmNpO) He was outstanding in Team America.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (GEICT)

511 He also bragged for the camera about his plans to raid and loot other doomsday preppers' supplies when the end times came. "All your shiny AR's your high powered .308 rifles, your 50,000 rounds of ammo are all going to be ours", Smith warned. I doubt that stupid bastard would survive his first such encounter with anyone who knew anything about survival, and especially, local area security. Loudmouth assholes usually die quickly.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (/vHVd)

512 TR!

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 05:53 PM (doBIb)

513 well I'm about to go into voluntary coma

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (TE35l)

514 'night CJ

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (4Mv1T)

515 But Milton is the outfit that built all the original service station driveway signals, and they are still making them. Cool, eh?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 09:44 PM (60Q+L)

Yes, very cool.

You might enjoy this vid of a couple who turned their garage into a old-time gas station:

http://fox4kc.com/2013/09/03/kan-couple-turns-shed-into-1930s-gas-station/

Posted by: Retread at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (cHwk5)

516 Night chemjeff

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (GEICT)

517 This MeTV channel airs all the old classics and everytime an old actor from one jf the shows dies, MeTV does a 'special tribute' to them.

Sunday is the tribute to Russell Johnson.

At this rate, expect to see a stack of Partridge Family episodes as well. Dave Madden just snuffed it.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (FvyJS)

518 Well.. I for one can't wait for this Streep/Weinstein masterpiece. It will bomb and I will laugh maniacally. Ha, I say, Ha! I have a cunning plan ...

Posted by: Black Adder Weinstein at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (hrU8o)

519 I'm pretty lucky she can come over and help out during my convalescence. *** Convalescence?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:54 PM (DmNpO)

520 they make a nice crispy shell to top with other ingredients.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:48 PM (DmNpO)

The crust blows. And I hate the sauce they slather on it.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:55 PM (LI48c)

521 He was outstanding in Team America. **** HAHAHAHA!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:55 PM (DmNpO)

522 486 --Look up the Moriari people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands. kuru? Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 09:49 PM (hrU8o) --Nope. They went all-out to create a pacifist society, top-down. Search for them on Wiki. I shan't spoil the ending.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:55 PM (X3GkB)

523 Springfield police say three men who jumped a food delivery driver also wanted to steal his car, but ran into a major problem -- none of them knew how to operate a manual transmission. Those guys aren't men, they're pussies, like Pajama Boy.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 16, 2014 05:55 PM (itCai)

524 511 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at January 16, 2014 09:53 PM (/vHVd)

I was giving advice on setting up obstructions and foot traps in a nice covered by your 2d field of fire...

I have a nice little spiderhole set-up for corners...

Point is if you leave 2-7 bodies on your front lawn if need be most looters find a new hobby

Posted by: Sven 10077 at January 16, 2014 05:55 PM (TE35l)

525 -sup EC. Did you take that new hardware out for some exercise yet? The one with cool Greek writting on it?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:56 PM (4Mv1T)

526 I had back surgery on 6th, NDH. It hurts worse now than it did before the surgery.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:56 PM (vBhbc)

527 'night Sven

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 05:56 PM (4Mv1T)

528 Dave Madden was a good man. He's been a regular voice on the Christian radio show for kids ADVENTURES IN ODYSSEY for a long time.

Posted by: soothsayer at January 16, 2014 05:56 PM (isRj4)

529
Remember how after they released Vista that you could still get XP on new machines if you paid an upcharge?

I'd still pay it.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 09:52 PM

Ditto. Microsoft can stick 8 up their operating system.

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 05:57 PM (9gNQd)

530 454 NDH I grow sweet peppers in the summer, cut them and freeze them. Chop them up, add them on top of aforementioned pizza and get a taste of summer whilst in the tundra weather. Sweet peppers handle freezing well, not so for hot peppers. I dry the hot peppers and grind for recipes.

Posted by: keyseeker at January 16, 2014 05:57 PM (f5bHf)

531 Well, in Colorado, pot pies are now legal for recreational use.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 16, 2014 05:57 PM (g4TxM)

532 No good deed... what did you have done?

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 05:58 PM (u25eL)

533 Engineer humor. I think it's funny although I have no clue what the amount is. http://t.co/1Bdbt9Z9ur

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:58 PM (DmNpO)

534 A good chain, which I think is limited to Texas, is Saltgrass. There's even one on the SA Riverwalk. Good steak and not very expensive.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:58 PM (X3GkB)

535 521 He was outstanding in Team America.

****

HAHAHAHA!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:55 PM (DmNpO)

The thing is that he actually wanted to play himself in Team America. Parker and Stone turned him down because they didn't think it would work as well if they had him.

Matt Damon also wanted to portray himself but it was determined he wouldn't be lifelike enough.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (LI48c)

536 I grow sweet peppers in the summer, cut them and freeze them. Chop them up, add them on top of aforementioned pizza and get a taste of summer whilst in the tundra weather. *** Very nice. Bright, green little bites of Summer.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (DmNpO)

537 I love Marie Callendar pot pies but they're like 900 or 1000 calories!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (DmNpO)

And in Colorado, Marie Callendar's pot pies are made with free range Front Range pot, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (60Q+L)

538 --Look up the Moriari people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands. You mean the folks wiped out by the Taranaki Māori in in the early 19th century? Not seeing your point.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (N/cFh)

539 'Night, chemjeff!

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (X3GkB)

540 I had a laminectomy/discectomy on the L5 and S1 joints, jewells45.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 05:59 PM (vBhbc)

541 I saw Washes Nards open for..., oh forget it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 16, 2014 06:00 PM (cz/HB)

542 Matt Damon also wanted to portray himself but it was determined he wouldn't be lifelike enough. *** Heh. Matt Damon played himself on House of Lies and was a major prick. I'm sure he thought it was funny but I just thought it was his true self being revealed.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:00 PM (DmNpO)

543 Matt Damon also wanted to portray himself but it was determined he wouldn't be lifelike enough.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 09:59 PM (LI48c)

Why not? I've seen him in person he's about the size of a puppet.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 06:00 PM (WdbF7)

544 http://tinyurl.com/kxam52h

The Many Faces Of Joe Biden At The Detroit Auto Show

Posted by: LC LaWedgie at January 16, 2014 06:00 PM (0It32)

545 I had a laminectomy/discectomy on the L5 and S1 joints, jewells45. *** Oh my! Back surgery is not easy. God Bless with your recovery.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:01 PM (DmNpO)

546 But at the same time its not as if the citizenry of that time was spending their time typing away on computers. Most were already employed doing hard physical labor, so lower classes would probably be more capable of learning the bow. And it would be a weapon that they had incentive to use, because its not the type you also need to or can wear that big heavy expensive armor to use. I think that bowmen tended to be form the free (non-serf0, land-owning peasantry who were liable for military service but could not afford to arm themselves like a professional warrior. There were also such things as sargeants, non-noble professional fighting men, who occupied a status somewhere between a yeoman and a full-fledged knight. I think they may have been a lot more common in France than in England, though. They tend to get ignored in histories, both modern and medieval, I suspect because they don't fit the paradigm for feudal society.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 06:02 PM (U6f9K)

547 538 --Look up the Moriari people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands. You mean the folks wiped out by the Taranaki Māori in in the early 19th century? Not seeing your point. Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:59 PM (N/cFh) --Just pointing out that history has an actual, fairly recent, case study of an entire people who went pacifist and it did not work out.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:03 PM (X3GkB)

548 No really. Really, really think about it. We think it is so complex, because we've had thousands and thousands of years speaking in various tongues. But at the very onset, it was just jibberish. We made up words for things, and agreed on those made up words, and those words themselves were invented sounds. Posted by: CAC at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (d9SF5) Forgetting about the Divine Language?

Posted by: Father Vito Cornelius at January 16, 2014 06:03 PM (AymDN)

549 San Antonio Dem Mayor JuliÃ¡n Castro Compares Status of Illegal Immigrants In America To SlaveryÂ… I must have missed it, did we give slaves EBT cards? Weasel Zippers: Have all liberals lost their minds?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 06:03 PM (t3UFN)

550 Thanks, NDH.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:03 PM (vBhbc)

551 Senior UK Defense Advisor: Obama Is Clueless About 'What He Wants To Do In The World':

http://tinyurl.com/kk2knf8

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at January 16, 2014 06:03 PM (BZAd3)

552 Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 09:48 PM (yh0zB) Be VERY careful with what you put onto the cloud folks... If you bother to read the license agreements, Both Google and Microsoft give themselves a License to anything you put on their cloud... Email, docs... pics... and it specifically says they can use it, or change it, at their discretion.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 06:04 PM (lZBBB)

553 The hubby took awhile to recover from back surgery. May you be blessed with health and healing ... and low calorie pot pies ...

Posted by: Black Adder Weinstein at January 16, 2014 06:04 PM (hrU8o)

554 Springfield police say three men who jumped a food delivery driver also wanted to steal his car, but ran into a major problem -- none of them knew how to operate a manual transmission. >>

It also shows they weren't raised with a father in the home. I made a point to teach both my girls how to drive a manual. Boy scout thing probably drove my need for them to have that skill. It also helped getting them their first cheap cars.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:04 PM (TI3xG)

555 I had back surgery on 6th, NDH. It hurts worse now than it did before the surgery. *** I'm sorry. I, too, have a bad L5 disc and several years ago they were laying out the options and explained the results for surgery: 1/3 get better 1/3 stay the same 1/3 get worse Once I heard that I decided to wait until I can take it no more before doing it. I pray that your pain is temporary and only part of the healing process.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:04 PM (DmNpO)

556 My spine and gonads ache after watching this: http://tinyurl.com/72vmfkn btw, performing parkour (if you're not careful) is just asking for trouble.

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 06:05 PM (WlWt+)

557 536...my brother grows the best damn peppers that I never can...good stuff...looking forward to starting tomatoes already...end of March in the tundra around here.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 06:05 PM (ahBY0)

558 And in Colorado, Marie Callendar's pot pies are made with free range Front Range pot, too. *** Isn't everything?!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:05 PM (DmNpO)

559 525 -sup EC. Did you take that new hardware out for some exercise yet? The one with cool Greek writting on it? Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 09:56 PM (4Mv1T) Not yet. Maybe this weekend. I ordered a nice 21st bday gift for the marine stepson. A Wilson Combat 1911. I selected the Classic with the hand finished blue, with some engraving on the slide. "To (EC's stepson). On his 21st birthday." "United States Marines - SEMPER FIDELIS" Rep says it will ready in about a year from now. Perfect timing since he turns 21 next Feb.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:06 PM (doBIb)

560 With 9 are they going with the "One Operating System for everything is totes awesome!" or is that dying with 8 as the biggest fucking idiocy ever that it is.

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (LI48c)

From the little I've read it's going away.

http://tinyurl.com/nqf2yd4

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:06 PM (yh0zB)

561 logprof Oh! lol. I thought you were offering them as a counter to my point. Duh! Nobody ever accused me of being the sharpest bulb in the six pack.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 06:06 PM (N/cFh)

562 the best steak i ever ate was at the stock yard inn in chitown .... thirtysomething and halsted (back when the stockyards were still there, all thats left is bubbly creek now; you could smell them coming up from about 18th street on the halsted bus, or earlier if the wind was right ....) they paid for the pick of the primest beef, and it was fresh that day .... o for another steak like that.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 06:06 PM (+jyzN)

563 Obama has no sense of what he wants to do in the world.

May be true, but he does know what he wants to do in the United States and he is doing it well.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:06 PM (HIzTd)

564 --Just pointing out that history has an actual, fairly recent, case study of an entire people who went pacifist and it did not work out. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:03 PM (X3GkB) They didn't do it right. It's going to be different with us in charge ...

Posted by: Black Adder Weinstein at January 16, 2014 06:07 PM (hrU8o)

565 Senior UK Defense Advisor: Obama Is Clueless About 'What He Wants To Do In The World': http://tinyurl.com/kk2knf8 Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at January 16, 2014 10:03 PM (BZAd3) if you want to reduce American influence in the world would you do anything differently than obama and his merry band of commie bastards have done?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 06:07 PM (t3UFN)

566 EC- I can not imagine a finer gift for a Marine, or a son. Wilson. Dang. You may be a lot of things, but "slacker" ain't one of 'em.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (4Mv1T)

567 It was a step down the road. Contrary to rumor, though, longbows require quite a bit of practice and muscle to use effectively, usually those willing to put in that time were members of the warrior class already or became warriors. Better than maces and swords, certainly, but still a weapon that requires strength to use.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 09:46 PM (N/cFh)

By the Command of Edward III it was practiced by all English males during his reign. Bows and Arrows became ubiquitous in England, and along with them came empowered peasantry and noble respect.

In a male social behavior, Weaponry and the skill to use it marks a man as at least an equal.

http://www.ryelongbowmen.org/history-of-the-longbow/

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (XnALK)

568 I've had Vista for years, and despised every minute of it. Then..., Mrs. Hammer got a machine with Win 8. Everything is relative. Vista is looking better.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (cz/HB)

569 Speaking of dancing, the single gheyest vid to ever appear on MTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrvQ0Yyw_XQ Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 08:39 PM (DmNpO) I thought it was this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI

Posted by: The Musical Hat at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (AymDN)

570 Be VERY careful with what you put onto the cloud folks...

If you bother to read the license agreements, Both Google and Microsoft give themselves a License to anything you put on their cloud...

Email, docs... pics... and it specifically says they can use it, or change it, at their discretion.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 10:04 PM (lZBBB)

Yep, which is why I have all that shit shut off.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (yh0zB)

571 It will take time to heal. I was in the worst pain of my life 3 days after mine last year. Took me probably about 4 months before I felt better. I still have back pain but not related to what I had the surgery for. Two different things.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 06:08 PM (u25eL)

572 back in the 80s i paid engravers to put alfred e. neuman on the side of my s&w model 60 .... "what me worry ?"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 06:09 PM (+jyzN)

573 Black Adder Weinstein at January 16, 2014 10:04 PM (hrU8o) dang sock! Get well soon, no good deed ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 06:09 PM (hrU8o)

574
Some Weinstein produced movies:
Pulp Fiction
Gangs of New York
Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2
Django Unchained

No guns in those movies thankfully.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 16, 2014 06:09 PM (n0DEs)

575 Tom Cruise played Weinstein in Tropic Thunder

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 06:10 PM (WdbF7)

576 I thought it was this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI *** Not even close. Although, I did just notice for the first time that he looks like Howard Stern crawling around there.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:11 PM (DmNpO)

577 --I am just assuming that improvements to Roman cavalry were largely due to hiring barbarian horsemen to do it. Also, cathaphracts are a kick-ass unit in Civilization IV. No, they were Romans, with the caveat that the subject peoples were becoming heavily Romanized, so "Roman" doesn't mean "Italian." After AD 200 or so most emperors were coming from the provinces, I believe, as were most of the soldiers, auxiliary and legionary alike. Of course Constantine did away with the last vestiges of the old legion/auxiliary system and replaced it with a distinction between garrison troops and a mobile field force.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 06:11 PM (U6f9K)

578 559 I ordered a nice 21st bday gift for the marine stepson. A Wilson Combat 1911. I selected the Classic with the hand finished blue, with some engraving on the slide. "To (EC's stepson). On his 21st birthday." "United States Marines - SEMPER FIDELIS" Rep says it will ready in about a year from now. Perfect timing since he turns 21 next Feb. Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:06 PM (doBIb) That sounds gorgeous. I hope you post pics when the time comes.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 06:11 PM (sdi6R)

579 That makes me feel better, jewells, but I'm sorry you are still having trouble. Thanks, Adriane.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:11 PM (vBhbc)

580 Blur the name out with Photoshop if necessary.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 06:12 PM (sdi6R)

581 Some Weinstein produced movies: Pulp Fiction Gangs of New York Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 Django Unchained No guns in those movies thankfully. *** As Greta was saying tonight, why would he open himself up to such an OBVIOUS charge of hypocrisy? I mean, there's no running from it. No denying it. It just IS. He IS a hypocrite.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:12 PM (DmNpO)

582 rickl at January 16, 2014 10:11 PM (sdi6R) Hey! cool pyramid vid last night ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 06:12 PM (hrU8o)

583

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 10:06 PM

"Windows 9 might even boot straight to desltop by default"

"Might"?????

MIGHT????

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 06:13 PM (9gNQd)

584 Well I don't get fucking pineapple on my pizza either. I just get regular old pineapple. Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 08:49 PM (RZ8pf) "Fucking Pineapple"? Cheese is soooo much better!

Posted by: Swiss Cheese Fucker at January 16, 2014 06:13 PM (AymDN)

585 No, they were Romans, with the caveat that the subject peoples were becoming heavily Romanized, so "Roman" doesn't mean "Italian." After AD 200 or so most emperors were coming from the provinces, I believe, as were most of the soldiers, auxiliary and legionary alike. Of course Constantine did away with the last vestiges of the old legion/auxiliary system and replaced it with a distinction between garrison troops and a mobile field force. Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:11 PM (U6f9K) --As a side note, it's been estimated that until the advent of gunpowder more people were killed with the Roman gladius than any other single weapon in history.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:13 PM (X3GkB)

586
I'd be inclined to think that it was the other way around - that England always had a much higher percentage of free peasants (yeomen) who were expected to be able to fight and bear arms (this went at least as far back as the early 13th century, I believe, and possibly has roots in the Anglo-Saxon fyrd, though who exactly made up the latter is subject to debate), and it the existence of the pool of free, armed peasants that allowed the English rulers to field large numbers of bowmen.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 09:49 PM (U6f9K)

Could be, but i'd have to hear more along this vein. I do know the English REQUIRED their men be armed, and the French OUTLAWED arms for their peasantry.

One reason among others why the French had a socialist revolution.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 06:13 PM (XnALK)

587 GOAL!!! 3-0 Jets

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:14 PM (X3GkB)

588 I salute Secretary Kerry in his efforts for peace. I'm sure it'll work out just as well as it did last time.

Posted by: General Sharon at January 16, 2014 06:14 PM (TP6sz)

589 The most perfect metaphor for leftism of all time:

http://tinyurl.com/k9s4aod

Radical green strategy ends up producing even more greenhouse gasses.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at January 16, 2014 06:14 PM (BZAd3)

590 Next computer (this one is twelve years old with a 'driver' that blows up all the time and the machine has to be rebooted. and the occasional blue screen of death that vista is said to NEVER do.)

will be either a chrome book with plug in external hard drive, strictly for text, and web.

or a built up from components something ...something linux. (I've had linux before and cussed that OS as much or more as windows, and I was around to suffer the transition from DOS to Windows 3.0)

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:14 PM (HIzTd)

591 From the little I've read it's going away.

http://tinyurl.com/nqf2yd4

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 10:06 PM (yh0zB)

Well the big thing I'm seeing on that article is well no shit they are looking to distance themselves from Windows 8. Just look at the advertisements for it that they have been running for the past few months. Do they say Windows 8? Nope, everything is "The New Windows," because "Windows 8" is poison. I mean have you ever heard of advertising a product and not mentioning its real name? The only thing sadder than their strategy now is when Vista was flopping hard and they did those "Microsoft Brown" commercials where they reveal Surprise you're actually using Vista, isn't it great!

Posted by: buzzion at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (LI48c)

592 9i0Jesse A. Myerson titled his essay in Rolling Stonez How many times does it have to be proven? Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The major flaw of the indoctrination taking place in the educational (LMAO) system. Empty heads, full of self esteem, remembered words and phrases and basically, nothing else.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (/vHVd)

593 I wouldn't go back to XP. Win 7 is so much better and is much more stable than XP was. It feels like when I went from Win 2k to XP, huge leap in stability and "just works".

Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (IPz9m)

594 Tom Cruise played Weinstein in Tropic Thunder

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 10:10 PM

IIRC, Saul Rubinek played him in "True Romance", also.

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (9gNQd)

595 No good deed.. I don't know if your doctor has mentioned physical therapy but that's how I got thru it. I still do the exercises to this day.. almost a year later.

Posted by: jewells45 trying to keep from going crazy at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (u25eL)

596 I use The Google to migrate my Outlook calendar through gmail to my Iphone. Wonder what I put on my calendar that could be compromising? Dentist. Orthodontist for kid. Take new unlicensed class III weapons out for a spin. Kidding. JUST kidding.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (4Mv1T)

597 566 EC- I can not imagine a finer gift for a Marine, or a son. Wilson. Dang. You may be a lot of things, but "slacker" ain't one of 'em. He was telling me about the new M45 Colt 1911's the special forces marines just got kitted with. I could tell he wanted one too. I saw how much they retailed for and thought I'd just go balls out and go for something truly one of a kind. The wife was surprisingly ok with the idea when I told her. She reasoned that since he did not go to college like his two older brothers did, he did not get the benefit of our support and resources like they did. The Wilson is small next to what we spent on them by way of comparison, so she reasoned that this would his special thing we would do for him. I haven't told him what I'm planing. He thinks I'm giving him the Spartan. The Wilson will look absolutely pimptastic next to it. I can't wait to take delivery.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:15 PM (doBIb)

598 490 I just finished "Empire of Silver", Conn Iggulden's most recent (?) book of the Mongol Horde invasion of Eastern Europe.

Armored Heavy battle horses and Teutonic Knights vs. steepe ponies and archers.

Not what I would have guessed, great story.

Posted by: keyseeker at January 16, 2014 09:49 PM (f5bHf)

Only if the Teutonic Knights won would I consider it to be a surprise.

That mobility thing is a killer when coupled with aerial assault weapons. David and Goliath demonstrated that.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 06:16 PM (XnALK)

599 All you longbowers seem to be mighty touchy. I said that longbows were a step on the road to guns and freedom that I was talking about. An important step, but just a step. Saying the Monitor was a step on the road to the Iowa is true, and even though the Monitor couldn't hope to even scratch the Iowa, that doesn't make her fight against the Virginia any less epic.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 06:16 PM (N/cFh)

600 582 rickl at January 16, 2014 10:11 PM (sdi6R) Hey! cool pyramid vid last night ... Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 10:12 PM (hrU8o) Thanks! I enjoyed that too, and had to share.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 06:16 PM (sdi6R)

601 562...My Grandfather owned a 3 flat on Loomis near 18th and Ashland. Came here in 1911...The ol" man would go with him to buy grapes off the railcars on 14th? for wine. Still have a few jugs that I got after they all died. Cool shit.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 06:17 PM (ahBY0)

602 151 holy shit you can get spam on the pizza yuck Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 08:51 PM (At8tV) Did someone say spam? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlsvLZvAkOg

Posted by: Hat und Panzer at January 16, 2014 06:18 PM (AymDN)

603 "Weinstein also expressed a favorable opinion of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie" - Wiki Should be enough to ban CC from ever running for National Office

Posted by: MikeH at January 16, 2014 06:18 PM (bRL1M)

604 I'm sure I'll end up doing PT. I'm not even allowed to drive for the first month. I'm still in the two week period of no walking unless it is for necessities right now. I can start walking for 10 minutes at a time twice a day next week. It's a slow road.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:21 PM (vBhbc)

605 "They just claim ownership of buildings..." Jesse needs to go claim ownership of lots of buildings and give them to the homeless. These things are so simple fix, phffft.

Posted by: Meremortal at January 16, 2014 06:21 PM (1Y+hH)

606 It's a slow road. Posted by: no good deed ---------------------------- Hang in there. **slides double scotch down to NGD.** It should improve the effects of the meds.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:22 PM (4Mv1T)

607 Heh, after checking out a FB friend's post, I'm glad I have never heard of or watched Caillou.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:22 PM (X3GkB)

608 I WAS A MIDDLE-AGED LANDLORD Fourteen years as a Chicago landlord. Good at it, which mainly involves finding good folks who know how to live in apartments together, and good folks who know how to fix things, and transfer the wealth from the former to the latter. Glad to provide good housing for those who rent. Never took Sec 8. I knew we weren't charging enough when a financial person looked at our rents and called my wife the Mother Teresa of Uptown. 95% nice & mostly-grateful tenants. Couple of arseholes & slackers, but that's the percentages. Extremely glad not to be doing it. ❢ Harvey Weinstein: I'm Unclear on the Constitution and Would Like to Lose a Lot of Money Thassa funny headline! As I said this morning, I'm sure it'll be as big a hit as Lone Survivor uh-huh. ❢ Homeless man vs Your Cat Well, but then there's... Cat: Purrs, sits in lap, uses catbox, catches vermin. Bum: Mumbles, drools on you, uses foyer, carries vermin. ❢ Bath Festival That was... quite a bill! Lessee... saw Zappa a couple times. Caught Led Zep in the 2nd album era, I think. Beyond that it gets a little fuzzy... I know 3 Dog Night was in there somewhere... might have been why my girlfriend and I broke up. ❢ A late good evening from the wilds of Pixelvania, Peruvia, where the weather is always as pure as a Communist Industrial Paradise.

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 06:22 PM (U13jb)

609 562...My Grandfather owned a 3 flat on Loomis near 18th and Ashland. Came here in 1911...The ol" man would go with him to buy grapes off the railcars on 14th? for wine. Still have a few jugs that I got after they all died. Cool shit.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 10:17 PM

heheheheh eh heheheh... "jugs"... heheheh

Posted by: beavis at January 16, 2014 06:22 PM (9gNQd)

610 478 I really can't wait to see the movie that will destroy the NRA. Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (Q6HBD) Seriously. A libtard audience enraged to the point of storming out of the theater as a mob screaming, "Let's go get those son of a bitches' guns!!!" *ten minutes later* *gunfire* "Holy shit run!!! Those son of a bitches got guns!!!!"

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 16, 2014 06:22 PM (oFCZn)

611 As a side note, it's been estimated that until the advent of gunpowder more people were killed with the Roman gladius than any other single weapon in history.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:13 PM (X3GkB)

Do you have a source for battle field tactics using ancient weapons? I've seen bits of clips of people sparring with sword and shield but I've not seen any discussion of any one dominate weapon or tactic and what the counter tactic or weapon would be. I've seen hints of countering mounted troops.

Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do. (When I can't sleep.)

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:23 PM (HIzTd)

612 I could've sworn the Replicant city was going to be Los Angeles and not Beijing. Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 09:01 PM (eHIJJ) A little mood music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajTAnMqhZB8

Posted by: Priss at January 16, 2014 06:23 PM (AymDN)

613 Seriously. A libtard audience enraged to the point of storming out of the theater as a mob screaming, "Let's go get those son of a bitches' guns!!!" *ten minutes later* *gunfire* "Holy shit run!!! Those son of a bitches got guns!!!!" Posted by: Dack Thrombosis --------------------------------- That made me smile. Idiots.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:23 PM (4Mv1T)

614 Heh, after checking out a FB friend's post, I'm glad I have never heard of or watched Caillou. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:22 PM (X3GkB) Dare I ask what the post consisted of?

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 06:24 PM (AymDN)

615 I just realized I have to apply for graduation. Good lord.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:24 PM (N/cFh)

616 607 Heh, after checking out a FB friend's post, I'm glad I have never heard of or watched Caillou. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:22 PM (X3GkB) That's because it's made for toddlers. Kinda like Thomas The Tank Engine which I never watch at all. Nope. Never watch it on PBS. Ever. *shifty eyes*

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:24 PM (doBIb)

617 Could be, but i'd have to hear more along this vein. I do know the English REQUIRED their men be armed, and the French OUTLAWED arms for their peasantry. There has been a lot of a lot of ink spilled over the subject of the Anglo-Saxon fyrd, with the current thought being that it was made up of aristocratic fighting men and free commoners provided the logistical support (Bede relates a story in which a captured aristocrat claimed to be a peasant to avoid being slain, indicating that that peasants were not expected to fight), but there is not a lot to go on. Apart from that I don't know of much evidence to point to, though the logical point to start would be the Assize at Arms of 1181 and later attempts to lay out what was expected for military service. Personally, I think that the fact that the English kings trusted their peasants with weapons is a pretty strong indication that the peasants were already relatively free and could be expected not to challenge the status quo. Also, since direct social innovation was rare in Medieval society, the fact that kings could make rulings telling the peasants that they had to fight indicates that there was a pre-existing tradition of armed peasantry for them to build on.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 06:25 PM (U6f9K)

618 I've had Vista for years, and despised every minute of it. Then..., Mrs. Hammer got a machine with Win 8. Everything is relative. Vista is looking better.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at January 16, 2014 10:08 PM (cz/HB)

Wish they had stuck with Win7, I liked it when I had it loaded on the old laptop.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:25 PM (yh0zB)

619 557 dumbartist Growing peppers.......when planting peppers or tomatoes, dig a hole deep enough that the "leaves/branches" are about one inch over the soil level. Throw 2 matches and 2 tablespoons of Epsom Salt, along with some dry fertilizer into the hole. Fill the hole with water. let it seep down, then plant. If you look at tomato or pepper plants, they have small "hairs" along the stock of the plant. These are potential roots. The more roots the more nutrition going to the plant. I won't explain the matches/ Epsom salt thing, but it's complex chemical thing that others here could explain better than I could. Don't add too much nitrogen or it'll be all plant and no fruit. I'm in Tundra land too. Zone 5.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 06:26 PM (f5bHf)

620 I just realized I have to apply for graduation. Good lord. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------ To just get your diploma, or to "walk"? You know. Cap and Gown. I didn't walk. Unnecessary formality as far as I was concerned.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:26 PM (4Mv1T)

621 Ha. I'll be back in October, and I don't really care either. Was mostly done with caring at the beginning of Trip #2. Posted by: Bomber Bomber, I think I just live down the road in Dixon, work in Sterling. Give me a holler I'd like to buy you a beer sometime while you're home. Thanks for all you do.

Posted by: The Farmer at January 16, 2014 06:27 PM (eBupg)

622 607 Heh, after checking out a FB friend's post, I'm glad I have never heard of or watched Caillou. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:22 PM (X3GkB) Caillou is insipid

Posted by: MikeH at January 16, 2014 06:27 PM (bRL1M)

623 I didn't walk. Unnecessary formality as far as I was concerned. Neither did I. You know who spoke at my graduation at Carter Finley? Mr Rogers himself. I almost wish I went just to hear him sing the song.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:27 PM (doBIb)

624 I just realized I have to apply for graduation. Good lord. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 Hell, I have to apply for Medicare, how'd you like those apples?

Posted by: Meremortal at January 16, 2014 06:27 PM (1Y+hH)

625 Gym was packed. Has been packed all month. Hate the yakking chicks that never shut up.

Posted by: NCKate at January 16, 2014 06:27 PM (x6fKj)

626 When Team USA womenÂ’s hockey goalie Jessie Vetter takes to the ice next month at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, her mask will be missing something. Namely, the U.S. Constitution. The International Olympic Committee, citing regulation, has required the 28-year-old goalie to remove an inscription bearing Â“We the PeopleÂ” on a custom mask made for her. The maskÂ’s artist, Ron Slater, told FoxNews.com that he believes the IOC sees it as Â“propagandaÂ” promoting the United States over other countries Â– anathema to an event in which all athletes are regarded equally ???? There was a time when America was special and most Americans felt that way. Sigh....There was a time

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 06:28 PM (t3UFN)

627 and until then,
I'll just sit here on this ol' bank of sand, and,
Watch the river flow...

Posted by: Bob at January 16, 2014 06:28 PM (ahBY0)

628 My kids loved Caillou when they were younger. I couldn't stand his whiny little voice. It was like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:28 PM (vBhbc)

629 Well of course they do! How else will they know which of us is on bipolar or depression meds? This information is crucial to confiscating our guns. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:45 PM (DmNpO) This is why you should avoid shrinks.

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 06:28 PM (AymDN)

630 Dare I ask what the post consisted of? Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 10:24 PM (AymDN) --A Moronette posted a pic of a Caillou doll with the comment "I secretly hope someone buys this for [her daughter] so I can take it outside while she's asleep and light it on fire. Lmao!" After I inquired about the show I got the reply "Caillou is, without a doubt, an evil demonspawn whine-bucket passive-aggressive little shit. Be glad you've never been subjected to his venomous, toxic taint."

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:29 PM (X3GkB)

631 There was a time when America was special and most Americans felt that way. Sigh....There was a time Hope she writes it in by hand.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:29 PM (doBIb)

632 Do you have a source for battle field tactics using ancient weapons? I've seen bits of clips of people sparring with sword and shield but I've not seen any discussion of any one dominate weapon or tactic and what the counter tactic or weapon would be. I've seen hints of countering mounted troops. Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do. (When I can't sleep.) Are you talking about martial arts or battlefield tactics?

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 06:30 PM (U6f9K)

633 "Attack of the Crab Monsters" One of Brian Dennehy's best early works. Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 09:20 PM (eHIJJ) ಠ_ಠ

Posted by: The Macra at January 16, 2014 06:30 PM (AymDN)

634 Oh hell, it's ready to restart!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:30 PM (yh0zB)

635 When they came for the people with guns, I said nothing. Then they came for whatever they wanted.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:31 PM (+1T7c)

636 Hope she writes it in by hand. Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:29 PM (doBIb) Sharpies kick ass

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:31 PM (jsmDz)

637 That's because it's made for toddlers. Kinda like Thomas The Tank Engine which I never watch at all. Nope. Never watch it on PBS. Ever. *shifty eyes* Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:24 PM (doBIb) --So far, no Thomas (babeh is just 20 months) but I'm bracing for the inevitable, especially since all the Pocoyo --which is awesome-- DVDs have Thomas ads in them.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:31 PM (X3GkB)

638 Judging by that Soviet poster, one of the many crimes of Communism was that it made men wear ties that were ridiculously short.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 06:31 PM (R3gO3)

639 battlefield tactics? Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:30 PM (U6f9K) per VDH western armies like greeks and romans tended to fight as units

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:32 PM (jsmDz)

640 Oh hell, it's ready to restart! Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter ---------------------- Viagra works pretty fast. Wait. What were we talking about?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (4Mv1T)

641 Personally, I think that the fact that the English kings trusted their peasants with weapons is a pretty strong indication that the peasants were already relatively free and could be expected not to challenge the status quo. Also, since direct social innovation was rare in Medieval society, the fact that kings could make rulings telling the peasants that they had to fight indicates that there was a pre-existing tradition of armed peasantry for them to build on.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:25 PM (U6f9K)'

It is a competing theory which I will henceforth consider. I suspect some of England's attitude towards rights and society are a consequence of the fact that they live on an Island. I think it must do something to the human Psyche. The Japanese were also bad ass Islanders.

Posted by: D-Lamp at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (XnALK)

642 The one actor that continues to render me a full-scale hypocrite in Alec Baldwin. He's a despicable man but I can't quit the bastard. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:52 PM (DmNpO) He was outstanding in Team America. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Irish at January 16, 2014 09:53 PM (GEICT) A little mood music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udS6losK7Ts

Posted by: Kim Jong Il at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (AymDN)

643 GOAL! 4-0 Jets. New coach is looking good so far.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (X3GkB)

644 --So far, no Thomas (babeh is just 20 months) but I'm bracing for the inevitable, especially since all the Pocoyo --which is awesome-- DVDs have Thomas ads in them. Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:31 PM (X3GkB) Is "Jay-Jay the Jet Plane" still around?

Posted by: MikeH at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (bRL1M)

645 Keef Hartley's first solo album begins:
"Ullo Keef? This is John Mayall"
"Ullo John, what's up?"
"Well, you're fired. Sorry."

Posted by: dagmar krauss at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (5O3FH)

646 I had to have 90% of my disc at L4/ L5 removed after it ruptured. Been pretty good since, though.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 06:33 PM (1e325)

647 Communism was that it made men wear ties that were ridiculously short. Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 10:31 PM (R3gO3) and hipster belt buickles....

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:34 PM (jsmDz)

648 I'll just sit here on this ol' bank of sand, and,
Watch the river flow...

Posted by: Bob at January 16, 2014 10:28 PM (ahBY0)

http://youtu.be/UCmUhYSr-e4

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:34 PM (yh0zB)

649 --So far, no Thomas (babeh is just 20 months) but I'm bracing for the inevitable, especially since all the Pocoyo --which is awesome-- DVDs have Thomas ads in them. Be glad you don't have to deal with The Wiggles. Of all the things to come out of Australia....AC/DC....Road Warrior....WickedWeasel....Yvonne Strahovski....the Wiggles will give you nightmares. "Fruit salad, yummy yummy...."

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:34 PM (doBIb)

650 That flick I told you guys about, Unhung Hero, is on Showtime now.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:34 PM (DmNpO)

651 Glad to hear it, garrett.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:35 PM (vBhbc)

652 Did someone say spam? I love Spam. But not on pizza.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at January 16, 2014 06:35 PM (itCai)

653 619...thx...I have a sunlight problem as well...tho I plant my tomatoes deep as you mentioned...some years hardly ever have to water.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 06:35 PM (ahBY0)

654 We might even leave the USA (like for Bath or somewhere..)

Posted by: canned heat at January 16, 2014 06:35 PM (8MjqI)

655 620 To just get your diploma, or to "walk"? You know. Cap and Gown. I didn't walk. Unnecessary formality as far as I was concerned. Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:26 PM (4Mv1T) --- Both. It's kind of a big deal.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:35 PM (N/cFh)

656 Another Russell Johnson detail: His science fiction movie roles may have been the model for Jack Kirby's creation of Reed Richards. Alex Ross thought so and based his own version of Richards directly on Johnson.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 06:36 PM (bPxS6)

657 That Kinks video was from a time when MTV wasn't 100% trash. You know, the way it is now.

Posted by: Erowmero at January 16, 2014 06:36 PM (OONaw)

658 Well, it think I'll knock back my last painkiller of the day with double TR sent my way. See y'all in the am.

Posted by: no good deed at January 16, 2014 06:36 PM (vBhbc)

659 This is why you should avoid shrinks. *** There are times when it can't be avoided.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:36 PM (DmNpO)

660 Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 16, 2014 10:28 PM (t3UFN) --Fuck the Olympics. As it is, I only watch for hockey and the occasional hot female curler. There's talk of the international hockey body pulling the sport (at least for the men) out of the Winter Games for a summer tournament, primarily so there's no interruption of the NHL season. It would eliminate any temptation for me to wtach the Winter Olympics, and the idea of a World Cup of hockey sounds, well, cool. Win-win.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:36 PM (X3GkB)

661 Time?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:37 PM (yh0zB)

662 When Team USA womenÂ’s hockey goalie Jessie Vetter takes to the ice next month at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, her mask will be missing something.

Namely, the U.S. Constitution.>>

2 Options

#1 likely involves a banning

#2 her mask is the green they use for green screen and CGI her original mask in for all US markets.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:37 PM (TI3xG)

663 Hot Chick Curlers are the only reason to watch the Olympics.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (1e325)

664 Thomas the Tank Engine was pretty good when Ringo Starr was Mr. Conductor (the narrator) but I hated it when Alec Baldwin was Mr. Conductor and the Narrator. George Carlin was pretty good too, but they didn't keep him long as Mr. Conductor. And now, he's dead. All that was years ago, when my kids were little, and my oldest (then 3) would wake up at 4 am and want to watch Thomas. As weird as it sounds, I wish he was 3 again..

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (+1T7c)

665 Hot curler?

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (zOTsN)

666 648...My man Otis!

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (ahBY0)

667 Are you talking about martial arts or battlefield tactics?

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:30 PM (U6f9K)

Hand to hand combat in colonial times as in "The Last of the Mohicans" as opposed to the stylized oriental martial arts. I'm thinking more along the lines of the combat scenes in "The 300". Short sword vs pike or spear. Up thread was mentioned heavy armored cav verses hordes of light cav with bow and arrow (and rope? to dismount the knights?)

Napoleon made a big deal out of maneuver, to bring certain elite units to bear on less well trained opposition.

I'm just trying to get it in my head what it looked like to the guy in the front line holding the spear/shield/sword, and organized units (Roman or Greek) marching in formation into the melee.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (HIzTd)

668 Dudes. A good one is gone. Fox News ‏@FoxNews 19s BREAKING: Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn to give up Senate seat at the end of this Congress. POTUS race?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:38 PM (DmNpO)

669 kids shows they go through them in phases Elmo Seaseme Street Caillio Special agent Oso Wow wow wubsie Jake and the neverland pirates The Backyardigans there are more we DVR'd everything and never let them watch live tv

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:39 PM (jsmDz)

670 656 Another Russell Johnson detail: His science fiction movie roles may have been the model for Jack Kirby's creation of Reed Richards. Alex Ross thought so and based his own version of Richards directly on Johnson. Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 10:36 PM (bPxS6) "This Island Earth" great movie and great finale for MST3K

Posted by: MikeH at January 16, 2014 06:39 PM (bRL1M)

671 Both. It's kind of a big deal. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------- Well get on it, girl. Part of the reason I didn't walk was I went to a JR college first two years and they made a big deal at their graduation. When I finished my bachelors 2.5 years later I was working nearly full time, drinking overtime, and just ready to get on with it.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:39 PM (4Mv1T)

672 I love Marie Callendar pot pies but they're like 900 or 1000 calories!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 09:47 PM (DmNpO)

Then just get a Banquet pot pie. They're slightly smaller but much lower in calories. Unless you have a fetish for flaky crusts, they are just as good as Marie Callendar's, but about 1/4 the price. Also, I have found the filling for the Marie Callendar's to be much soupier than the Banquet filling, so for me Banquet is a better solution all-around.

So I just get two Banquets instead of one Marie Callendar's. I get 40% more product with about 10% fewer calories, at 1/2 the price.

Posted by: HTL at January 16, 2014 06:39 PM (XBG8I)

673 As weird as it sounds, I wish he was 3 again.. I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (doBIb)

674 BREAKING: Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn to give up Senate seat at the end of this Congress. POTUS race? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 10:38 PM (DmNpO) No, probably because of recurring prostate cancer.

Posted by: Thrawn at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (WlWt+)

675 Now?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (yh0zB)

676 damn...way too late...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (yh0zB)

677 The Japanese were also bad ass Islanders. But they were so ding dang hierarchial they used a completely passive language so that no one could be blamed and thus put to death ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (hrU8o)

678 Another Russell Johnson detail: His science fiction movie roles may have been the model fo... *** I made it this far into the sentence before I stopped wondering what sci-fi flick Russell Wilson was in.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (DmNpO)

679 The fifty personalities of Alpha: "or a built up from components something ...something linux. (I've had linux before and cussed that OS as much or more as windows, and I was around to suffer the transition from DOS to Windows 3.0)"

I suggest trying Linux Mint. It's very easy to install, upgrade, and use. Pleasant user interface with all the versatility of Linux. About as user friendly as one can get.

I wouldn't touch anything Google with a ten-foot pole. Google is evil. A Chromebook is just a remote interface to Pure Evil.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 06:40 PM (eHIJJ)

680 UN criticizing Catholic Church on sex abuse Which is disgusting But that's pretty rich coming from the UN

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 06:41 PM (zOTsN)

681 No, probably because of recurring prostate cancer. **** Oh no.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:41 PM (DmNpO)

682 680 something posts on the ONT? Great job, ML.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 16, 2014 06:41 PM (o9Rp5)

683 669 kids shows they go through them in phases Elmo Seaseme Street Caillio Special agent Oso Wow wow wubsie Jake and the neverland pirates The Backyardigans there are more we DVR'd everything and never let them watch live tv Anyone remember "Recess"? That was pretty good.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:41 PM (doBIb)

684 BREAKING: Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn to give up Senate seat at the end of this Congress. POTUS race? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse No. he's got cancer and has been undergoing chemo. I think he's getting worse or is just too tired to do a good job. He actually has some personal integrity.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:41 PM (+1T7c)

685 Hot curler?
Posted by: Thunderb>>

My girls had them since they both had straight hair.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:42 PM (TI3xG)

686 632 Do you have a source for battle field tactics using ancient weapons? I've seen bits of clips of people sparring with sword and shield but I've not seen any discussion of any one dominate weapon or tactic and what the counter tactic or weapon would be. I've seen hints of countering mounted troops. Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do. (When I can't sleep.) Are you talking about martial arts or battlefield tactics? Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:30 PM (U6f9K) --Every year I've been to the Icelandic Festival in Gimli, the traveling Viking re-enactors (they were pretty hard-core, living in a mock camp for the long weekend) would give a demonstration of some Norse tactics. The one I most vividly recall was the "Boar Snout" formation making collective use of their shields while the band advanced. Cool stuff.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:42 PM (X3GkB)

687 671 Both. It's kind of a big deal. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------- Well get on it, girl. Part of the reason I didn't walk was I went to a JR college first two years and they made a big deal at their graduation. When I finished my bachelors 2.5 years later I was working nearly full time, drinking overtime, and just ready to get on with it. Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:39 PM (4Mv1T) --- I attend a community college. I didn't get the chance to go to school as a kid, so I'm doing it now. Junior college or four-year, I'm still proud of myself. Cum Laude. Possibly Summa. Dean's list.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:43 PM (N/cFh)

688 I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now. Posted by: EC ---------------------- Both my 6'3" spawn say they wish they were little again. Happy times.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:43 PM (4Mv1T)

689 601 - i was a north sider, but once i started to learn the bus system, i could go anywhere in the city, and did. first one in my family to have a drivers license and/or a car .... real urbanites. and now look at me, out here among the (denuded) cornfields.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 06:43 PM (+jyzN)

690 Do you have a source for battle field tactics using ancient weapons? I've seen bits of clips of people sparring with sword and shield but I've not seen any discussion of any one dominate weapon or tactic and what the counter tactic or weapon would be. I've seen hints of countering mounted troops. *** FLAMING TREES!!! http://t.co/F8yCUPCfp0

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:43 PM (DmNpO)

691 I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now. Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:40 PM (doBIb) Get him on the ice and playing hockey... works wonders when a kid is worked to physical exhaustion.. less sass

Posted by: MikeH at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (bRL1M)

692 Anyone remember "Recess"? That was pretty good. >>

At home I remember "It's nice out get out"

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (TI3xG)

693 And my first vehicle was age 8 on a Ford Jubilee tractor. First onroad vehicle was a 53 Chevy 1 1/2 truck with 4-spd trans and 2-spd axle. I was not yet 10.

Posted by: Erowmero at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (OONaw)

694 Both my 6'3" spawn say they wish they were little again. Happy times. Eat. Sleep. Poop. Can't beat that life.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (doBIb)

695 Cum Laude. Possibly Summa. Dean's list. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------------ Outstanding! We expect pictures of the Gingy Strut.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (4Mv1T)

696 No. he's got cancer and has been undergoing chemo. I think he's getting worse or is just too tired to do a good job. He actually has some personal integrity. *** I hate that. He seems like a good man.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (DmNpO)

697 Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do.
I'll be making a comeback pretty soon, I'm sure.

Posted by: a sponge soaked in vinegar on a stick at January 16, 2014 06:44 PM (Rax2C)

698 Damn, this thread took off. I'm out of it for a little while and we're pushing 700.

Posted by: Bomber at January 16, 2014 06:45 PM (G8OL9)

699

Tyler Smith isn't smart enough to realize that it's not a good idea to brag about being a predator until Civilization actually ends. (In fact, a really smart predator wouldn't brag about it at all. Does a fox stand outside a henhouse and bark and strut around because boy,just wait, that hen is gonna be dead meat soon? No, he waits until the time is right and goes in and kills.)

Smith is just another stupid knob who broadcast his sick fantasies to the world because in our day and age, everyone from Martin Bashir to Philly Cheesefucker feels the need to broadcast their sick fantasies to the world. When the rule of law is gone, the real badasses - who are operating under the radar now - will chop the Tyler Smiths into mincemeat.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 06:45 PM (R3gO3)

700 695 Cum Laude. Possibly Summa. Dean's list. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------------ Outstanding! We expect pictures of the Gingy Strut. Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:44 PM (4Mv1T) --- I shall buy Cuban hooker shoes for the occasion.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (N/cFh)

701 Hey NDH, Since you have the keys to the castle, any chance of some cob-blogger doing a thread about veggie gardening ? I'm getting a lot of seed magazines recently. I grow all of my vegs from seed. I'd like to absorb the experience of the moron horde in this particular area. I'm in zone 5 so it'll be a while til the ground thaws.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (f5bHf)

702 Actually learned to drive (enough to pass the test up on elston ave) driving a stick-shift forklift in a warehouse.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (+jyzN)

703 "Spartacus" goes on the dvd list.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (HIzTd)

704 A real predator does not announce his presence

Posted by: Thunderb at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (zOTsN)

705 A classy response from Jeff Flake. Jeff Flake ‏@JeffFlake 2m Just got news @TomCoburn will retire. He's the kind of guy the founders had in mind when the Senate was created. #hugeloss

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (DmNpO)

706 673 As weird as it sounds, I wish he was 3 again.. I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now. Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:40 PM (doBIb) --I already know that my littl'un is at the peak of his cuteness. Even when he's cranky he's adorable.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (X3GkB)

707 I shall buy Cuban hooker shoes for the occasion. How is weirddave on handling a zoom lens?

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:46 PM (doBIb)

708 I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now. Posted by: EC He'll be 20 this year, and in college. Maybe after the teen years, it will get better. There are signs and portents of such an occurrence. My 16 year old is the one that's the handful. He was a really great little kid though. After the Thomas period, he was into Transformers: Beast Wars. For years, it wasn't Christmas unless another version of Megatron was under the tree.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:47 PM (+1T7c)

709 Spartacus" goes on the dvd list. **** IMHO it's the most magnificent battle scene ever.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:47 PM (DmNpO)

710 I shall buy Cuban hooker shoes for the occasion. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ----------------------------- We call 'em CFM pumps.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:47 PM (4Mv1T)

711 692 Anyone remember "Recess"? That was pretty good. >> At home I remember "It's nice out get out" Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 10:44 PM (TI3xG) --Heh, not in ND this time of year.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:48 PM (X3GkB)

712 Do you have a source for battle field tactics using ancient weapons? I've seen bits of clips of people sparring with sword and shield but I've not seen any discussion of any one dominate weapon or tactic and what the counter tactic or weapon would be. I've seen hints of countering mounted troops. Dragonz, betchez!

Posted by: Aegon the Conqueror at January 16, 2014 06:48 PM (hrU8o)

713 A hot canuck curler from the last olympics:

http://tinyurl.com/pg66nfh

Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 06:48 PM (dmepw)

714 Although this, as someone tweeted last night, deserves honorable mention: http://t.co/kcPaxs7KV3

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:49 PM (DmNpO)

715 IMHO it's the most magnificent battle scene ever.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 10:47 PM (DmNpO)

Gladiator had some pretty good stuff too.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 16, 2014 06:49 PM (QFxY5)

716 Smith is just another stupid knob who broadcast his sick fantasies to the world because in our day and age, everyone from Martin Bashir to Philly Cheesefucker feels the need to broadcast their sick fantasies to the world. When the rule of law is gone, the real badasses - who are operating under the radar now - will chop the Tyler Smiths into mincemeat.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 10:45 PM (R3gO3)

I liked the way he bragged that he was just going to stroll right on in and take the guns. I don't think that would have worked out quite the way he had it planned.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 06:49 PM (yh0zB)

717 710 I shall buy Cuban hooker shoes for the occasion. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ----------------------------- We call 'em CFM pumps. Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:47 PM (4Mv1T) --- I already have a ton of those. Cuban hooker shoes are different. Platform, 4" heel, usually patent or crocodile, peep-toed, always red or metallic. On second thought maybe I won't. I don't want to fire up the hoboes.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (N/cFh)

718 Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do.
I'll be making a comeback pretty soon, I'm sure.

Posted by: a sponge soaked in vinegar on a stick at January 16, 2014 10:44 PM (Rax2C)

I was still in grade school, forth grade maybe. Sitting at the kitchen table drinking the pickle juice right out of the jar after the pickles were gone. It was SO tasty. No ill effects.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (HIzTd)

719 608 I WAS A MIDDLE-AGED LANDLORD 95% nice & mostly-grateful tenants. Couple of arseholes & slackers, but that's the percentages. Extremely glad not to be doing it. Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 10:22 PM (U13jb) I was a renter for about seven years, and i got along great with my landlady. It was an old house and kind of decrepit, but she did the best she could. She was probably happy that I didn't complain too much. She called me a "dream tenant" and gave me a tin of homemade cookies every Christmas. Once a friend came over and called the place "a dump" and I got pissed at him.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (sdi6R)

720 I dig the biathlon chicks in their race suits spandex and rilfles, which look weird after I typed it

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (jsmDz)

721 Gladiator had some pretty good stuff too. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo -------------------------------- The intro. Spectacular.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (4Mv1T)

722 708 I have told my son the same thing. I said I wish he were small again and not the surly pre-teen I have to deal with now. Posted by: EC He'll be 20 this year, and in college. Maybe after the teen years, it will get better. There are signs and portents of such an occurrence. My 16 year old is the one that's the handful. He was a really great little kid though. After the Thomas period, he was into Transformers: Beast Wars. For years, it wasn't Christmas unless another version of Megatron was under the tree. Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 10:47 PM (+1T7c) I liked it when he was small. I miss the days when I used to carry him around in my arms or having him sit in my lap while watching tv together.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (doBIb)

723 Hey NDH, Since you have the keys to the castle, any chance of some cob-blogger doing a thread about veggie gardening ? I'm getting a lot of seed magazines recently. I grow all of my vegs from seed. I'd like to absorb the experience of the moron horde in this particular area. I'm in zone 5 so it'll be a while til the ground thaws. *** I think Laura wanted to do one but was concerned with having to post and run when all the fun is really in the interaction in the thread.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:50 PM (DmNpO)

724 never fire up the hoboes. GN all.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (+jyzN)

725 At home I remember "It's nice out get out"

--Heh, not in ND this time of year.>>

Live in MN "nice out" was a relative term in that statement.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (TI3xG)

726 693...nice...and what was your first pop gun?

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (ahBY0)

727 On second thought maybe I won't. I don't want to fire up the hoboes. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------- Too late.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (4Mv1T)

728 Gladiator had some pretty good stuff too. *** I've never watched it. I prefer my gore a little less gory.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (DmNpO)

729 IMHO it's the most magnificent battle scene ever. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 10:47 PM (DmNpO) Gladiator had some pretty good stuff too. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo The battle scenes in the movie "Ran" were really good. Thousands of Japanese extras. Wild.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:51 PM (+1T7c)

730 713 A hot canuck curler from the last olympics: http://tinyurl.com/pg66nfh Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 10:48 PM (dmepw) --Jennifer Jones (worth a search) is repping Canada this year.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:52 PM (X3GkB)

731 715 IMHO it's the most magnificent battle scene ever. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 10:47 PM (DmNpO) Gladiator had some pretty good stuff too. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 16, 2014 10:49 PM (QFxY5) --Yeah, that opening scene also had great music.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:52 PM (X3GkB)

732 Spectacular.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:50 PM (4Mv1T)

Have you seen the director's cut?

Even better.

And the actress who plays Lucilla is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 16, 2014 06:53 PM (QFxY5)

733 Hand to hand combat in colonial times as in "The Last of the Mohicans" as opposed to the stylized oriental martial arts. I'm thinking more along the lines of the combat scenes in "The 300". Short sword vs pike or spear. Up thread was mentioned heavy armored cav verses hordes of light cav with bow and arrow (and rope? to dismount the knights?)Napoleon made a big deal out of maneuver, to bring certain elite units to bear on less well trained opposition. I'm just trying to get it in my head what it looked like to the guy in the front line holding the spear/shield/sword, and organized units (Roman or Greek) marching in formation into the melee. For Greek and Roman stuff, see Peter Connolly's Greece and Rome at War and Warry's Warfare in the Classical World - not much remaining surviving info on individual martial arts, I'm afraid. There is some martial arts stuff surviving from the later medieval period and from the Rennaissance (cause they wrote it down, with pictures) and that has got a lot of attention in the last couple decades, but I don't know of an easily accessible book that give a broad overview. Adrain Goldsworthy has written a couple books on the Roman army that might help, while there is an interesting essay in Molloy's The Cutting Edge about the psychology of hand-to-hand combat by Col. Grossman that might be interesting. Victor Davis Hansen edited a collection of essays on Greek hoplite combat that discusses what it must have been like to be a member of the serried ranks, but I can't recall the title.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 06:53 PM (U6f9K)

734 I shall buy Cuban hooker shoes for the occasion. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 10:46 PM (N/cFh) dang.

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 06:53 PM (hrU8o)

735 The intro. Spectacular. "On my command, unleash hell."

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:54 PM (doBIb)

736 #471

One is dependent on the other. Being able to believe utter nonsense is a failing in everyone except an actor.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 06:54 PM (bPxS6)

737 She looks like a cute, intense blonde, eh?

Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 06:54 PM (dmepw)

738 Have you seen the director's cut? Even better. And the actress who plays Lucilla is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo ------------------------------ I have not. And I've watched it maybe four times. It is a classic as far as I'm concerned.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:54 PM (4Mv1T)

739 Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 10:46 PM (f5bHf) Fellow zone fiver here. Every veggie garden should include Sungold cherry tomatoes. (my $0.02)

Posted by: Mindy at January 16, 2014 06:54 PM (Bs5ky)

740 727 On second thought maybe I won't. I don't want to fire up the hoboes. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth ------------------------- Too late. Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 10:51 PM (4Mv1T) --- Not y'all. Actual hoboes. Homeless men seem to like my feet, and twice I've had compliments from them.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 06:55 PM (N/cFh)

741 And the actress who plays Lucilla is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Connie Neilsen. A Scandi.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:55 PM (doBIb)

742 Oooops. Need to include reference:

730 713 A hot canuck curler from the last olympics:

http://tinyurl.com/pg66nfh
Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 10:48 PM (dmepw)

--Jennifer Jones (worth a search) is repping Canada this year.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 10:52 PM (X3GkB)

Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 06:55 PM (dmepw)

743 Where can one procure a "director's cut" of "Gladiator"? Amazon?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (4Mv1T)

744 723 NDH So Laura can add a " Get off my Garden" new post.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (f5bHf)

745 Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:53 PM (U6f9K)

There's a great historical novel about Agincourt that focuses on the hand-to-hand combat of the day.

It's by Bernard Cornwell, and it is fantastic!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (QFxY5)

746 Flames break the shutout. 4-1

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (X3GkB)

747 I've never watched it. I prefer my gore a little less gory. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 10:51 PM (DmNpO) I didn't think Gladiator was gory, any other feedback on this ?

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (jsmDz)

748 Ribald Conservative riding Orca: "No. he's got cancer and has been undergoing chemo."

Ugh. Yeah, that'll suck the life right out of you. It's one of those cases where what doesn't kill you doesn't actually make you stronger. Oh, you'll survive if you're fortunate and, technically, you'll be stronger than if dead from cancer, but you'll have suffered a pretty severe trauma. There will be side effects.

I hope he pulls through and has a satisfying retirement.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at January 16, 2014 06:56 PM (eHIJJ)

749 I didn't think Gladiator was gory, any other feedback on this When you saw Maximus rubbing his hands with dirt, you knew shit was about to get real.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 06:57 PM (doBIb)

750 Ok is anyone else annoyed with the new dumb milk ads? I am sorry but an omelet makes a better breakfast than a glass of milk.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (RZ8pf)

751 Not y'all. Actual hoboes. Homeless men seem to like my feet, and twice I've had compliments from them.>>

Poor nutrition makes the spine weak so they can't lift their gaze to be distracted.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (TI3xG)

752 I saw The Director's Cut, it was fuckin' awesome!

Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (X3GkB)

753 "On my command, unleash hell."

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:54 PM

Hahahaha... Russel Crowe. Did you know he attended games with the rugby club he owned and sat emperor like, giving the "thumbs up thumbs down" thing and uttering "On my command, unleash hell"... etc, etc. Pretty funny stuff. Can't watch "Gladiator" without laughing.

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (9gNQd)

754 Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:57 PM (doBIb)

Ah....a fan.

Great movie.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (QFxY5)

755 686 Read Bernard Cornwell's "Saxon Chronicles" for amazing narratives of Saxon- Viking tactics and battles. Absolutely no one writes better battle scenes. It's almost like you're right there in the shield wall.

Posted by: Tuna at January 16, 2014 06:58 PM (M/TDA)

756 "Excalibur" was a little gory. "Gladiator" had some scenes that were a little gory, but not overtly so.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 06:59 PM (+1T7c)

757

"He'll be 20 this year, and in college. Maybe after the teen years, it will get better. There are signs and portents of such an occurrence."

I fought with my parents hammer and tongs in high school and came to appreciate them when I was in my 20's. My mom died when I was 25, though - just as I was discovering that that the traits which annoyed me so in high school were actually endearing and lovable.

I've seen the same pattern in my 20-something nephews - they get along with their parents now (especially since they are out of the house.)

I find teenagers so obnoxious now that it requires a real act of will to remember how I felt then. I think it's because you "feel" so mature and adult at 16, you're having thoughts and feelings you are sure NOBODY else has ever had - and you resent your parents for reminding you you're still a kid. (My mom would say "She's just going through a phase." How I hated that! It trivialized my deeply felt emotions about this guy or that friend. And a few years later, I looked back and said, "Yeah, mom was right. It really was just a phase."

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 06:59 PM (R3gO3)

758 737 She looks like a cute, intense blonde, eh? Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 10:54 PM (dmepw) --Oh yeah. A fine Manitoba product.

Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 07:00 PM (X3GkB)

759 >>>>>He also bragged for the camera about his plans to raid and loot other doomsday preppers' supplies when the end times came. "All your shiny AR's your high powered .308 rifles, your 50,000 rounds of ammo are all going to be ours", Smith warned. I don't think his plan was sound. Gues he has not thought it through that bullets can go both directions

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:00 PM (jsmDz)

760 739...I cuss those cherry tomato volunteers every year but they sure is good until the others get ripe...zone 5 is tough.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 07:00 PM (ahBY0)

761 Huh. One of the $20 bills in my wallet has a hand-written note that reads:

"Keep out of political hands."

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:00 PM (HVI5a)

762 Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?

Posted by: maximus commenting on the very early ONT at January 16, 2014 07:01 PM (Rax2C)

763 EC: "Eat. Sleep. Poop.

Can't beat that life."

Exactly. I mean that's the theme I was aiming for and people called me "retarded".

Posted by: Jesse A. Myerson at January 16, 2014 07:01 PM (eHIJJ)

764 GOAL! 5-1 Jets

Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 07:01 PM (X3GkB)

765 Connie Neilsen. A Scandi. *** The Devil's Advocate

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:01 PM (DmNpO)

766 /fuckin' sock

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:01 PM (X3GkB)

767 Awesome, my printer installed! I still had to go back in and delete it from the printer again before I could install the software, but once I did that it went in just like it was supposed to.

So here's the deal. If you ever get a desktop/laptop computer with Windows 8 installed, when you set it up do so with a local account, not a Windows Live account. If you do...bad things, man. Bad things.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 07:02 PM (yh0zB)

768 Ok is anyone else annoyed with the new dumb milk ads? I am sorry but an omelet makes a better breakfast than a glass of milk. *** Yes it does.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:02 PM (DmNpO)

769 739 Mindy Try the matches/Epsom salt thing. (mentioned upthread. It makes a difference. Also, plant Borage somewhere near the tomato/peppers. Bees love it and pollinate any flower around it. = more produce.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 07:03 PM (f5bHf)

770 Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 10:53 PM (U6f9K) Actually... there is a lot of information being uncovered about the Western Martial arts... The Western Martial Arts Association and others have uncovered a lot of the manuscripts that were used... In fact, they just discovered the Second Gigante Book... that fencers have been looking for... There are now schools teaching the German Longsword Techniques here and there... including grappling and wrestling....

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 16, 2014 07:03 PM (lZBBB)

771 Read Bernard Cornwell's "Saxon Chronicles" for amazing narratives of Saxon- Viking tactics and battles. Absolutely no one writes better battle scenes. It's almost like you're right there in the shield wall. Posted by: Tuna at January 16, 2014 10:58 PM (M/TDA) --Is it historical fiction? Straight-up history?

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:03 PM (X3GkB)

772 761 Huh. One of the $20 bills in my wallet has a hand-written note that reads: "Keep out of political hands." Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 11:00 PM (HVI5a) That's an interesting idea for a little guerilla warfare. Write messages on money. Quotes from the Declaration and Constitution, or the Federalist Papers. There are some definite possibilities there.

Posted by: rickl at January 16, 2014 07:04 PM (sdi6R)

773 Ricky, that was Blade Runner: The Director's Cut.

Posted by: Bubbles at January 16, 2014 07:04 PM (X3GkB)

774 So Laura can add a " Get off my Garden" new post. ** I should have been more clear. Publishing a post such as that takes a bit of work and she's concerned that after doing so, she doesn't have time to stay in the thread and moderate/commiserate.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:04 PM (DmNpO)

775 /fuckin' sock

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 11:01 PM

Shit socks, Randy. Hosen of shit.

Posted by: mr lahey at January 16, 2014 07:05 PM (9gNQd)

776 So Harvey Weinstein wants to make a movie about the NRA? Bless his black, shriveled little heart.

Why not set up a Kickstarter to fund an indie movie about the NRA? Specifically, one about that incident in the '50's when they helped Black townsfolk in some small Southern town defend themselves against KKKlan night riders, who were working in cahoots with the country Sheriff and deputies? I don't remember the name of the town, but it's a pretty well-known incident, at least in the Rightosphere.

The Klan got wind of the fact the black folks were arming up, and organized a night ride (several deputies participating), to shoot up the home of the black leader involved. When they did so, they met fierce resistance, and several Klan members, including at least one of the deputies were shot. Nobody died. That ended the night riding, and shortly afterward, the sheriff abandoned his support of the Klan.

With a good screenplay, this could make for a damn good action movie, even if one had to use "no-name" actors. I know there are a number of writers amongst the Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 07:06 PM (60Q+L)

777 kids shows Max and Ruby Peppa Pig are also ok

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:06 PM (jsmDz)

778 Hahahaha... Russel Crowe. Did you know he attended games with the rugby club he owned and sat emperor like, giving the "thumbs up thumbs down" thing and uttering "On my command, unleash hell"... etc, etc. Pretty funny stuff. Can't watch "Gladiator" without laughing. That's funny.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:06 PM (doBIb)

779 I find teenagers so obnoxious now that it requires a real act of will to remember how I felt then. I think it's because you "feel" so mature and adult at 16, you're having thoughts and feelings you are sure NOBODY else has ever had - and you resent your parents for reminding you you're still a kid.>>

It is annoying as a parent but who want's a contented pajama boy in the basement. Gets the parent ready for them to go and the child the drive to leave. Kinda like there is a natural need for those crappy years.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 07:06 PM (TI3xG)

780 697 Late at night I think of all the things humans have forgotten how to do. I'll be making a comeback pretty soon, I'm sure. Posted by: a sponge soaked in vinegar on a stick at January 16, 2014 10:44 PM (Rax2C) Check out this video that's been making the rounds. Very plausible. Ask Gingy, I say all the time "People are so damn smart....and they always have been". I like to remind myself that "primitive" /= "stupid". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1y8N0ePuF8#t=1276

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 07:07 PM (N/cFh)

781 Oh yeah. A fine Manitoba product. Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 11:00 PM (X3GkB) who again?

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:08 PM (jsmDz)

782 Historical fiction. The latest in the series just came out. Hits every major Saxon-Viking clash during the reign of Alfred the Great and beyond. He's taking us up to the creation of England as country. Wonderful books.

Posted by: Tuna at January 16, 2014 07:08 PM (M/TDA)

783 777 kids shows Max and Ruby Peppa Pig are also ok Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:06 PM (jsmDz) --Heh, haven't heard of either. It's 95% Pocoyo and Shaun the Sheep for us.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:08 PM (X3GkB)

784 781 Oh yeah. A fine Manitoba product. Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 11:00 PM (X3GkB) who again? Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:08 PM (jsmDz) --Jennifer Jones, the curler.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:10 PM (X3GkB)

785 I didn't think Gladiator was gory, any other feedback on this
?

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 10:56 PM (jsmDz)

I don't think it's that gory either. Current fare tends to be gorier.

Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at January 16, 2014 07:10 PM (IPz9m)

786 781 Oh yeah. A fine Manitoba product.
Posted by: Ricky at January 16, 2014 11:00 PM (X3GkB)

who again?

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:08 PM (jsmDz)

Jennifer Jones, canuck curler extraordinaire.

Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 07:10 PM (dmepw)

787

763 EC: "Eat. Sleep. Poop. Can't beat that life."

The oldest hippo in the country died yesterday. (No, not Roseanne Barr.)

The article I read said he spent his last years content, eating lots of produce and floating around in his own private pool at the zoo.

I never in my life thought I'd be jealous of a zoo animal, but I thought that that hippo's final years were happier and more stress-free than mine will be.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 07:10 PM (R3gO3)

788 Nobody ever got laid before noon by bringing a lady a glass of milk for breakfast.

Posted by: garrett at January 16, 2014 07:11 PM (CryPa)

789 That's funny.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 11:06 PM

Was at some of those games. They'd cut to Crowe in the stand and show him on the big screen doing that stuff... even when his team was sucking he'd still do it. The cat calls were priceless...""Unleash shit, you mean, don't you Rusty?".. etc. He always seemed pretty drunk. Good value.

Posted by: otho at January 16, 2014 07:11 PM (9gNQd)

790 I never in my life thought I'd be jealous of a zoo animal, but I thought that that hippo's final years were happier and more stress-free than mine will be. I hope I get my guaranteed 20 minutes of classical music and nature footage when I decide to go.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:11 PM (doBIb)

791

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdIqbv7SPo

I love Otis, here is another fav. Not Otis.

Posted by: Infidel at January 16, 2014 07:12 PM (6bvBO)

792 683 Anyone remember "Recess"? That was pretty good. Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 10:41 PM (doBIb)
I remember recess monkeys.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at January 16, 2014 07:12 PM (m2Izr)

793 He always seemed pretty drunk. His best work.

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (doBIb)

794 Actually... there is a lot of information being uncovered about the Western Martial arts... Not fron the Classical Era, though. I did mention that we had sources from the late medieval era and later.

I hadn't heard about the Gigante book. I will have to check that out. Is it historical fiction? Straight-up history? Fiction. There are no contemporary accounts of what it was like to fight in a shield wall - there is no description of tactics used, or anything beyond who won or lost. It is very irritating.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (U6f9K)

795 782 Historical fiction. The latest in the series just came out. Hits every major Saxon-Viking clash during the reign of Alfred the Great and beyond. He's taking us up to the creation of England as country. Wonderful books. Posted by: Tuna at January 16, 2014 11:08 PM (M/TDA) --If there's a Nook version I may give it a peek.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (X3GkB)

796 I was able to visit ( Lake ) Chiemsee several times, courtesy of Da Army

It's on an island in the middle of the lake. Da Army used to have a hotel on the lake, right off the autobahn between Munich and the Austrian border. You get off a ferry, and horse-drawn carriages take you to the palace.

Like Versailles, only German and not as big.

Posted by: Jules at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (omBWL)

797 783...777 kids shows

Topo Gigio

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (ahBY0)

798 Statement from Senator Coburn http://bit.ly/1j5C4DQ

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (DmNpO)

799 Fight in the stands at the game.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (X3GkB)

800 21 "Moved from the last thread:

Speaking of hacking, this Target thing has been a disaster."

What are the affected dates Y?

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (AWwDY)

801 I never in my life thought I'd be jealous of a zoo animal, but I thought that that hippo's final years were happier and more stress-free than mine will be. Posted by: Donna V. ----------------------------- I am ten years younger than my dad was when he died, and likewise, his dad when HE died. I ponder your statement routinely these days.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 07:13 PM (4Mv1T)

802 I never in my life thought I'd be jealous of a zoo animal, but I thought that that hippo's final years were happier and more stress-free than mine will be. Yeah ... but the phone calls from Roseanne were driving him nuts!!!!

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:14 PM (hrU8o)

803 NDH, thanks for responding to my request. Don't know how much work goes into creating this great place. maybe we can add the gardening thing to CBD's food thread. I don't know how many morons are into growing their own food. But a little knowledge never hurts.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 07:14 PM (f5bHf)

804 Alberta, I heard that story too. I think it may be a town in Mississippi?

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:15 PM (doBIb)

805 I should have been more clear. Publishing a post such as that takes a bit of work and she's concerned that after doing so, she doesn't have time to stay in the thread and moderate/commiserate. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 11:04 PM (DmNpO) No, there's no reason we're looking at you Gabe.

I emailed Ace last year volunteering to do a garden thread weekly, but he never replied.

Posted by: Weirddave at January 16, 2014 07:15 PM (N/cFh)

806 Connie Nielsen born Denmark in 1965 was the sister in Gladiator

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:16 PM (jsmDz)

807 Okay, I'm out you hooligans. Be safe, and if not, name it after me.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at January 16, 2014 07:16 PM (4Mv1T)

808 With a good screenplay, this could make for a damn good action movie, even if one had to use "no-name" actors. I know there are a number of writers amongst the Horde. I prefer the "no-name" actors. By the time they become big name actors, they become a charicature of themselves and can no longer act.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 07:17 PM (NampS)

809 Fiction. There are no contemporary accounts of what it was like to fight in a shield wall - there is no description of tactics used, or anything beyond who won or lost. It is very irritating. Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 11:13 PM (U6f9K) --It stands to reason, since most if not all the people in the thick of the fray would have been illiterate back then.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:17 PM (X3GkB)

810 I hope I get my guaranteed 20 minutes of classical music and nature footage when I decide to go. Give some warning, mate! Wants to avoid the crackers for a bit ...

Posted by: Wallace at January 16, 2014 07:17 PM (hrU8o)

811 Still, despite the illiteracy in the Middle Ages, you'd think the fighting monks would have written about their tactics, no? Is most of what we know from their sources?

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:18 PM (X3GkB)

812 I am ten years younger than my dad was when he died, and likewise, his dad when HE died. >>

My Grandpa and his dad both died around 65. My Dad is 83 and still working (albeit with a pace maker). So your chances on a long life may unfortunately depend on Obamacare.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 07:18 PM (TI3xG)

813 Wasn't Connie Nielsen from Remulac... in France?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 16, 2014 07:18 PM (Rax2C)

814 Oh shit, the town the NRA helped defend was Monroe, NC!!! How could I forget?

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:19 PM (doBIb)

815 27 Kinda early. Gotta get in on the comments before it hits the bottom and becomes all about beer, boobs and screaming.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 07:19 PM (AWwDY)

816 776 So Harvey Weinstein wants to make a movie about the NRA? Bless his black, shriveled little heart.

Why not set up a Kickstarter to fund an indie movie about the NRA? Specifically, one about that incident in the '50's when they helped Black townsfolk in some small Southern town defend themselves against KKKlan night riders, who were working in cahoots with the country Sheriff and deputies? I don't remember the name of the town, but it's a pretty well-known incident, at least in the Rightosphere.

The Klan got wind of the fact the black folks were arming up, and organized a night ride (several deputies participating), to shoot up the home of the black leader involved. When they did so, they met fierce resistance, and several Klan members, including at least one of the deputies were shot. Nobody died. That ended the night riding, and shortly afterward, the sheriff abandoned his support of the Klan.

With a good screenplay, this could make for a damn good action movie, even if one had to use "no-name" actors. I know there are a number of writers amongst the Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 11:06 PM (60Q+L)

Sounds great, except nobody would believe the KKK were Democrats.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 07:19 PM (T1005)

817 Damn. Flames goal off the face-off. 5-2 Jets.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:20 PM (X3GkB)

818 I emailed Ace last year volunteering to do a garden thread weekly, but he never replied. *** Ill email the COBs and see if we can get a response.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:20 PM (DmNpO)

819 Oh shit, the town the NRA helped defend was Monroe, NC!!!
How could I forget?
Yeah, because the MFM and school textbooks are always harping on it.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at January 16, 2014 07:20 PM (Rax2C)

820 I prefer the "no-name" actors. By the time they become big name actors, they become a charicature of themselves and can no longer act.

No-name actors are the best to work with from what I've read about directing/producing in Hollywood. Their egos are relatively small, they're eager to prove they can do the job, they have fresh talent, and they usually don't have an entourage of idiots making a crazy demands.

It's interesting to me that most of Stanley Kubrick's films had *no* actors who were very big at the time the movies were made (2001, A Clockwork Orange) or usually only one really big name (like Nicholson in The Shining).

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:21 PM (HVI5a)

821 --Just pointing out that history has an actual, fairly recent, case study of an entire people who went pacifist and it did not work out. Posted by: logprof I remember reading an interview with a guy living in Sarajevo during the war there. The interviewer showed the guy a bunch of pictures of anti-war protesters in the United States to show that many Americans didn't want to be involved in Bosnia. The guy asked what they were doing and what their signs said. When it was explained to him he got thoughtful and said, "Oh. OK. We used to have those kind of people here in the city. They are all dead now."

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 07:21 PM (RlA1S)

822 809 Regardless, Cornwall does his best to imagine what it was like

Posted by: Tuna at January 16, 2014 07:21 PM (M/TDA)

823 There are no contemporary accounts of what it was like to fight in a shield wall - there is no description of tactics used, or anything beyond who won or lost. It is very irritating. Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 11:13 PM (U6f9K) VDH has some but not detailed. Aparently the Romans figgured out how to rotate the first rank out after 10 to 15 minutes so they could recover in the rear for an hour or so

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:21 PM (jsmDz)

824 Sounds great, except nobody would believe the KKK were Democrats. Hav we met?

Posted by: Zombie Senator Robert Byrd WV-D at January 16, 2014 07:21 PM (doBIb)

825 still, got to get the word out there .... no one has ever believed Bull Connor was on DNC, but I keep on trying ....

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 07:22 PM (+jyzN)

826 Connie Neilsen in The Devil's Advocate, my god. How could Keanu resist, I don't care if they conceive the anti-christ, you gotta hit that.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 07:23 PM (WdbF7)

827 "Oh. OK. We used to have those kind of people here in the city. They are all dead now."

Posted by: EC at January 16, 2014 07:23 PM (doBIb)

828 Jennifer Jones, the curler she takes nice pics....

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:23 PM (jsmDz)

829 With a good screenplay, this could make for a damn good action movie, even if one had to use "no-name" actors. I know there are a number of writers amongst the Horde.

You rang?
;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:23 PM (HVI5a)

830 805 Weirddave Let's just follow the 100 comment rule on the food thread. I have specific knowledge about food gardening and would like to learn more. We'll be Tea Party Gardeners.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 07:23 PM (f5bHf)

831 It's interesting to me that most of Stanley Kubrick's films had *no* actors who were very big at the time the movies were made (2001, A Clockwork Orange) or usually only one really big name (like Nicholson in The Shining). Spartacus? Barry London, iirc. Shelly (sp?) Duval?

Posted by: Wallace at January 16, 2014 07:24 PM (hrU8o)

832 57 "There's a replica of the Mona Lisa, hanging above a doorway in one of the galleries. I was asked SIX TIMES if it was the original."

The Original is in the Louvre guarded by 50 Japanese tourists and their cameras.

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 07:24 PM (AWwDY)

833 By the time they become big name actors, they become a charicature of themselves and can no longer act.

Posted by: Al Pacino at January 16, 2014 07:24 PM (Ua6T/)

834 Aparently the Romans figgured out how to rotate the first rank out after 10 to 15 minutes so they could recover in the rear for an hour or so Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:21 PM (jsmDz) --The opening scene to the Rome series depicted that in a battle (it set up how Titus met Lucius). That show had some pretty good battles as well, but more for the grittiness than epic scale like Gladiator.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:24 PM (X3GkB)

835 Gore? as in Blood and Gore

Kill Bill one and two by our esteemed friend who wants to kill the NRA

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 07:26 PM (HIzTd)

836 Late to the party. What about LOL'Crats?

If they're not a thing, they should be.

Posted by: dissent555 at January 16, 2014 07:26 PM (yR6A1)

837 Sounds great, except nobody would believe the KKK were Democrats. Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 11:19 PM (T1005) Thje LIV is strong right now. When the burning times start, well you know

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:27 PM (jsmDz)

838 818 I emailed Ace last year volunteering to do a garden thread weekly, but he never replied. That would be great. With the ice ago looming I would like to learn more about growing cold weather veggies, etc.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 07:27 PM (NampS)

839 Wallace, Spartacus is a weird case for Kubrick. It's kind of an open secret that SK didn't like working on it, as he was basically a hired hand for Kirk Douglas (who at the time really believed in him and his talent). It wasn't until the 1990s, I believe, when Kubrick was willing to have anything to do with restoring the film for home video/DVD.

Still, Spartacus gave him the clout to go on to Lolita and then Dr. Strangelove, and then the Kubrick legend really started to get rolling. Also, most of the big names we remember from Strangelove weren't actually that huge yet, as I understand it. Instead it was the film that helped make *those actors* bigger names.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:27 PM (HVI5a)

840 Speaking of Ridley Scott movies, I have not seen Kingdom of Heaven (lost desire after hearing the PC scrubbing of history), but did it at least have good battle scenes?

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:27 PM (X3GkB)

841

It is annoying as a parent but who want's a contented pajama boy in the basement. Gets the parent ready for them to go and the child the drive to leave. Kinda like there is a natural need for those crappy years. Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 11:06 PM (TI3xG)

Great point. My parents never tried to be my friends. They laid down the rules and since I had some spirit, I rebelled. So many parents today are "friends" with their kids...hell, if your "friends" have a nice house with a full fridge and you can bring your significant other home to spend the night (something that makes my flesh crawl - I can't imagine making out with my boyfriend in my childhood bedroom with my parents all cool with it and snoring away in the bedroom across the hall. Shit, if my goodbyes to my dates at the front door were too prolonged, my old man was there glaring away in the doorway), why leave?

If you can do everything - smoke pot, drink, sleep until 1 p.m. on Sunday mornings - at home in vastly greater comfort than you could do in some crappy studio apartment, well, hello, pajama boy. Mom and dad, you're my best friends and I'm cozy in the basement. I'm staying.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 07:28 PM (R3gO3)

842 Barry London only had one big star: Ryan O'Neil. Who I admit I've heard, Kubrick *hated* working with. Supposedly O'Neil was a diva during the entire production.

And, barely anybody outside of Hollywood had ever heard of Shelly Duvall before The Shining.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:28 PM (HVI5a)

843 Let's just follow the 100 comment rule on the food thread. *** heh. There's no actual rule. A few years ago I wanted to go OT so I justified it by saying that "Well, we're more than 100 comments in, so I'm going OT!" I'm surprised it stuck.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:28 PM (DmNpO)

844 saw it at louvre back in late 70's - only one guard, and when i shucked off my jacket and pantomimed keeping my hands in my back pockets he let me walk up close enough to look at the texture of the brush strokes. got to look at van goghs "starry night" on the same terms a few years later. wow.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 07:29 PM (+jyzN)

845
re: Sen. Cobun out

He resigned early enough that the remaing term will be filled in the Nov. election.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 16, 2014 07:29 PM (kdS6q)

846 836 Late to the party. What about LOL'Crats? If they're not a thing, they should be. Posted by: dissent555 at January 16, 2014 11:26 PM (yR6A1) --The People's Cube did a series of LOLprogs a couple years ago. Some of them were as hilarious as other good Cube stuff.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:29 PM (X3GkB)

847 Connie Neilsen in The Devil's Advocate, my god. How could Keanu resist, I don't care if they conceive the anti-christ, you gotta hit that. *** That red dress.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:29 PM (DmNpO)

848 caricature? I think I misspelled that.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 07:30 PM (NampS)

849 qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 11:27 PM (HVI5a) sorry, Wallace & Gromit, sock off ... I meant that at the Spartacus had lots of big names ... or maybe they got big later ... Barry London, was Ryan O'Neal ... pretty big after Love Story ... etc...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:31 PM (hrU8o)

850 Woah, that woulda been a great show.

Posted by: Teh Most Interesting Man at January 16, 2014 07:31 PM (dTh2r)

851 LoLCrats ? Want.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 07:31 PM (+jyzN)

852 Speaking of Ridley Scott movies, I have not seen Kingdom of Heaven (lost desire after hearing the PC scrubbing of history), but did it at least have good battle scenes?

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 11:27 PM (X3GkB)

What I vaguely remember the action scenes were pretty decent, but you had to wait two hours to get to anything good.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 07:33 PM (WdbF7)

853 Adriane, right. But my hunch is that the big names were there at Spartacus thanks to Kirk Douglas, *not* Kubrick.

Lolita did have James Mason, but I'm not sure he was that famous yet in 1962, either.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:33 PM (HVI5a)

854 Yeah the first time i saw the Mona Lisa you could get reasonably close to it. Now it is just as well to buy the postcard in the gift shop. You can see more of the painting that way.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at January 16, 2014 07:33 PM (RZ8pf)

855 logprof, KoH is Gladiator, only with a much weaker leading man and and without the great fall of the hero. I'm not actually certain how much scrubbing there was, relations in the Middle East between the Christians and the Muslims did have a certain polite wariness and grudging respect at times, Cold War in between the hot wars of the Crusades. There were a few despicable Templars in the movie but that certainly isn't a gross inaccuracy.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 07:34 PM (sQ0LB)

856

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 11:28 PM (HVI5a)

And O'Neal was crap in that film - Kubrick would have been better off hiring some obscure Irish actor. Marisa Berenson was lovely in that movie - and in "Cabaret" too. I wonder if her rather frosty beauty didn't keep her from becoming an A-list star.

Posted by: Donna V. at January 16, 2014 07:34 PM (R3gO3)

857 crap ... I thought The Shining was after Pop - Eye and Fairae Tale Theater, but I have been wrong before and might be again ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:34 PM (hrU8o)

858 I'm out. Hope we get a veggie growing thread. It'd give some hope to us tundraville.

Posted by: seamrog at January 16, 2014 07:34 PM (f5bHf)

859 And how many people had *ever* heard of Matthew Modine before Full Metal Jacket?? Forget Vincent D'Onofrio or R. Lee Ermey.

As I recall, Modine's biggest credit up to that time was the lead in Vision Quest. Wow. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:34 PM (HVI5a)

860 848 caricature? I think I misspelled that.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 11:30 PM (NampS)

Yep. But I thought "characterature", so I personally forgave you....

Posted by: Ian Galt at January 16, 2014 07:35 PM (dmepw)

861 Most of the legitimate hits on my blog are from the comments on that Rolling Stone article: http://notmartinbashir.blogspot.com/2014/01/rolling-stone-and-utopian-socialism.html Yesterday was rough for my dad, he was delirious from the pain meds, and unable to speak. Today was much better, he can speak a little, one of his tubes was removed, and he stood up out of bed for awhile.

Posted by: Dave M at January 16, 2014 07:35 PM (lKR5m)

862 The Musee D'Orsay was far less crowded than the Louvre (I did not even have to wait in line) and has just as many masterpieces. Plus, the building itself (used to be a railroad station) is really cool.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (X3GkB)

863 Seamrog, where do you live?

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (N/cFh)

864 844...Mona Lisa?...early 70's you could walk right up to it and touch it but no one would dare...quite a thing to see, a painting up close...respect is not a very good fence anymore.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (ahBY0)

865 #767

I've had no problems. Amazing what happens when you read up a little.

I use a Live account across a desktop, laptop, and Android apps on a phone and tablet. Everything just works. Account is unique to those functions and separate from my primary email.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (bPxS6)

866 another vote for a weekend (saturday ?) garden thread and gn to all, again.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (+jyzN)

867 Check out this video... http://youtu.be/C1y8N0ePuF8#t=1276 Posted by: Weirddave I was just about to write, @rickl, was that you posted the link to the pyramid-building video, um, (?) this morning? Finally got to see it this evening, and that was pretty neat. I was about to write that... when I followed Weirddave's link.. which was to the same video. It's some kind of synchronicity thing. Think I'll go buy a lottery ticket.

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (U13jb)

868 --It stands to reason, since most if not all the people in the thick of the fray would have been illiterate back then. Aggravatingly enough, there is an account of a battle from an eye-witness, a warrior who actually fought, but he doesn't describe the course of the battle, the tactics, or even his own deeds. This was during one of the civil wars between Charlemagne's descendants and the first time in generations that the Franks had fought against each other, one the author spends most of his time talking about how upset both sides were at having killed each other. Quite interesting for looking into ideology and culture of warfare, but not useful for the nuts and bolts of how it was conducted. There were literate warriors - Alfred the Great springs to mind - but they don't seem to have written down military stuff, or at least it doesn't survive. Poetry, particularly "The Battle of Maldon" and "Beowulf," have a few hints, though there is always the question of how much is artistic license, and there are occasionally slim clues in historical narratives like Bede's. By 1100 or so that begins to change, though some events are covered in greater detail than others. We have eye-witness accounts of the capture of Constantinople in 1204, Saint Louis' Crusade a generation or so later, and the very detailed memoirs of a 14th century Spanish king that have a bunch of incidental detail, for examples.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (U6f9K)

869 Adriane: hmm. I know Popeye and The Shining were both released the same year.

Oops... according to Wikipedia, The Shining came out on May 23, 1980, while Popeye came out December 12, 1980.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:36 PM (HVI5a)

870 855 logprof, KoH is Gladiator, only with a much weaker leading man and and without the great fall of the hero. I'm not actually certain how much scrubbing there was, relations in the Middle East between the Christians and the Muslims did have a certain polite wariness and grudging respect at times, Cold War in between the hot wars of the Crusades. There were a few despicable Templars in the movie but that certainly isn't a gross inaccuracy. Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 11:34 PM (sQ0LB) --I just recall reading a long takedown of the movie when it came out by zombie and I was turned off.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:38 PM (X3GkB)

871 Oops... Lolita *did* have Shelly Winters, who I believe was big (in more than one sense of the word) by 1962.

But she's in barely a third of the movie.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 07:39 PM (HVI5a)

872 My commitment to the people of Oklahoma has always been that I would serve no more than two terms. Our founders saw public service and politics as a calling rather than a career. ThatÂ’s how I saw it when I first ran for office in 1994, and thatÂ’s how I still see it today. I believe itÂ’s important to live under the laws I helped write, and even those I fought hard to block. Thanks for the link to Dr Coburn's statement, NDH. http://bit.ly/1j5C4DQ

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 07:39 PM (U13jb)

873 864 844...Mona Lisa?...early 70's you could walk right up to it and touch it but no one would dare...quite a thing to see, a painting up close...respect is not a very good fence anymore. Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 11:36 PM (ahBY0) --Then there's Michelangelo's Pieta, which is behind its own barrier (probably erected only after a crazy man attacked it with a hammer some years ago).

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:39 PM (X3GkB)

874 logprof, I haven't seen it since it was in theaters, so my recollections may be incomplete. That being said, I thought it was a decent move at the time, but similar in tone to Gladiator and not as good a movie.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 07:40 PM (sQ0LB)

875 Thanks for the link to Dr Coburn's statement, NDH. *** You're welcome. It's sad because he'd one of the few whom I had grown to respect.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:40 PM (DmNpO)

876 Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 11:36 PM (U6f9K) --Maybe Christopher Lee's Charlemagne album offers some clues.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:42 PM (X3GkB)

877 --I just recall reading a long takedown of the movie when it came out by zombie and I was turned off. Dr. Thomas Madden wrote a very funny and devastating review of it for National Review when it came out. Medievalists seem to uniformly hate it, and not just the conservatives ones - my advisor in grad school was not conservative and she was pretty ticked when the history department showed it as part of a film series.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 07:42 PM (U6f9K)

878 873...-Then there's Michelangelo's Pieta...my favorite chunk of Italian marble.

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 07:43 PM (ahBY0)

879 Ah, I found the original review: http://www.zombietime.com/kingdom_of_heaven/

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:44 PM (X3GkB)

880 Then there's Michelangelo's Pieta...my favorite chunk of Italian marble.

I gotta chunka marble for ya right here!!!1!

Posted by: qdpsteve with the Italian last name at January 16, 2014 07:45 PM (HVI5a)

881 Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to retire 2 years early. Dammit, he is one of the good guys. Big voice, big shoes to fill.

Posted by: Marybel at January 16, 2014 07:45 PM (k0wRv)

882 Speaking of Ridley Scott movies, I have not seen Kingdom of Heaven (lost desire after hearing the PC scrubbing of history), but did it at least have good battle scenes? Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 11:27 PM (X3GkB) I thought it was an ok movie. told the story, but tiptoed around the jihad part some still a good flick

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:45 PM (jsmDz)

883 --It stands to reason, since most if not all the people in the thick of the fray would have been illiterate back then.>>

Not to your point but just interesting IMO. Back then being literate was uncomon and somthing people of the time were lucky for the access to strive to be to be. Now being Illiterate is somthing you/parents have to strive for you to be.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 07:46 PM (TI3xG)

884 There were so many problems with KoH, how does he suddenly become a master in combat over the course of a few weeks, Bloom's character sometimes follows the knights code, sometimes doesn't.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 07:46 PM (WdbF7)

885 Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to retire 2 years early. Dammit, he is one of the good guys. Big voice, big shoes to fill. *** A sad announcement, indeed.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:46 PM (DmNpO)

886

eh, like I said, my recollections are distant and I'm not enough a scholar of the Crusades to really offer a considered opinion on its political accuracy. It might be the Untouchables of Crusade movies, for all I know, but even knowing the glaring historical inaccuracies in the Untouchables it is still a very enjoyable movie.

My opinion is that if you like Gladiator, you won't regret seeing Kingdom of Heaven once.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 07:47 PM (sQ0LB)

887 866 another vote for a weekend (saturday ?) garden thread We need more weekend threads for those of us who couldn't care less about football.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 07:47 PM (NampS)

888 880...Stundeen!...sic

Posted by: dumbartist at January 16, 2014 07:47 PM (ahBY0)

889 Great second win under Paul Maurice. Interesting take by Don Cherry when he said that teams play hard after a coaching change to prove to their colleagues and fans that the problem before was the coach's, not theirs.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:48 PM (X3GkB)

890 In keeping with the theme of last night's goodnight, here's another good one for you good folks. Have a great night. http://t.co/zXtUuJJPkG

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:48 PM (DmNpO)

891 qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 11:39 PM (HVI5a) Sometimes things are remembered by category rather than chronological ... Thing I remember about Spartacus was for the time - the use of a black actor in a "heroic" rather than comedian role. An interview with an older Kirk Douglas - Woody Strode was the only guy strong enough to film throwing the spears or some such so the studio let it go through ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:48 PM (hrU8o)

892 We need more weekend threads for those of us who couldn't care less about football.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 11:47 PM (NampS)

they need to be spread out more than a one day dump

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 07:48 PM (bStrg)

893 The producer of "Rome" is a member of the board of the NRA.
James Mason was getting on toward the end of his career in 1962. He didn't have a lot of friends among the expat Brits of H'wd. He was a pacifist.

Odd how many sets of topics come full circle like that.
Connectedness, and Killing A Whore.
(nb: in the NT, "The Whore" is always Rome.)

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 07:48 PM (xq1UY)

894 I thought it was an ok movie. told the story, but tiptoed around the jihad part some still a good flick Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:45 PM (jsmDz) Shit wrong movie, I was refering to 'The Kingdom' with Jennifer Garner about a bombing in Saudi

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:49 PM (jsmDz)

895 There were so many problems with KoH, how does he suddenly become a master in combat over the course of a few weeks, Bloom's character sometimes follows the knights code, sometimes doesn't. One of the major critiques with the film is that none of the characters think or act like actual medieval people. Balian was a real person, BTW, but quite unlike his portrayal in the film.

Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 07:50 PM (U6f9K)

896 We need more weekend threads for those of us who couldn't care less about football. *** Sunday's are already pretty full with content-specific threads: guns, books, food, and gaming. I was doing a car thread on Saturday but there didn't seem to be a lot of interest. I'm going to mix it up and rotate it out with a home improvement thread on Saturdays.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 07:50 PM (DmNpO)

897 My opinion is that if you like Gladiator, you won't regret seeing Kingdom of Heaven once. Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 11:47 PM (sQ0LB) --If I can watch for free, I'll probably catch it. Sounds like it has more fluff than Gladiator though.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:50 PM (X3GkB)

898 Shit wrong movie, I was refering to 'The Kingdom' with Jennifer Garner about a bombing in Saudi That got mixed reviews too but I rather liked it.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 07:51 PM (Kr9yc)

899 "And they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them." Is lardass talking about his exes?

Posted by: Saber Alter at January 16, 2014 07:53 PM (8V74Y)

900 told the story, but tiptoed around the jihad part some still a good flick Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 11:45 PM (jsmDz) Tiptoed around jihad. Made the Christian Crusaders look bloodthirsty.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 07:53 PM (Q6HBD)

901 Cardboard box improvement tip: Double wall or greater boosts R-value and load bearing capacity.

Posted by: Future homeless cat at January 16, 2014 07:53 PM (R6JT1)

902 898 Shit wrong movie, I was refering to 'The Kingdom' with Jennifer Garner about a bombing in Saudi That got mixed reviews too but I rather liked it. Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 11:51 PM (Kr9yc) --Me too. A lot of people harped on the ending but it did not bother me that much.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:54 PM (X3GkB)

903 June 27, 1970: I turned 11 that day. Alas, I didn't go to that concert or any other that day but I did get stoned for the first time that summer.

Posted by: Bill R. at January 16, 2014 07:55 PM (Osr1s)

904 Abraham Lincoln once said, "If you are a racist, I will attack you with the North," and those are the principles I like to bring to the workplace.

Posted by: Michael Scott at January 16, 2014 07:55 PM (X3GkB)

905 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at January 16, 2014 11:40 PM (DmNpO) Senator Inhofe voted against the budget bill, but Coburn cast no vote. Wondering about that. Reps. Tom Cole and Frank Lucas voted for the bill while Reps. Jim Bridenstine, Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford voted against it. Our boy Bridenstine, and next-door neighbor Mullin! Cole and Lucas districts are the Capitol and south to Texas, respectively. They think differently down there.

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 07:55 PM (U13jb)

906 Thumbs up for 'The Kingdom'. Saw it on one of the premium cable channels back when I had cable.

Posted by: The fifty personalities of Alpha at January 16, 2014 07:56 PM (HIzTd)

907 Speaking of movies, I ca't believe 'Training Day' is 13 years olld. Time flies.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 07:57 PM (Q6HBD)

908 another fun movie is 'Tears of the Sun' with Bruce Willis, it too tiptoes around Jihad

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 07:57 PM (jsmDz)

909 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:57 PM (hrU8o)

910 "Shit wrong movie" would make a great weekend thread. Mistaken reviews, every bit as good as mis-heard song lyrics or bad lip synch.

Actually, not a bad title for a film either. Would make the NRA wish it were dead...

And, sounds graceful in Fwench.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 07:58 PM (xq1UY)

911 One of the major critiques with the film is that none of the characters think or act like actual medieval people. Balian was a real person, BTW, but quite unlike his portrayal in the film. Posted by: Grey Fox at January 16, 2014 11:50 PM (U6f9K)" This is what I disliked about it, personally. People of the mediaeval period had a mindset we would find alien today. Threw off my willing suspension of disbelief. Now if it was done the way A Knight's Tale was -- which was surprisingly accurate in a number of details even if the movie wasn't really supposed to be serious -- it would have worked a LOT better.

Posted by: Saber Alter at January 16, 2014 07:58 PM (8V74Y)

912 907 Speaking of movies, I ca't believe 'Training Day' is 13 years olld. Time flies. Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 11:57 PM (Q6HBD) --Damn. Also a good movie.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 07:59 PM (X3GkB)

913 Shit wrong movie" would make a great weekend thread.
Tell me about it.

Posted by: M. Emmett Walsh at January 16, 2014 07:59 PM (Ua6T/)

914 If the ghetto has a bunch of Eva Mendes's around I think I'm going to take my chances.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 07:59 PM (Q6HBD)

915 Nobody in historical flicks has bad teeth ... A few have boils or lesions ... but never the heroes ... Braveheart ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 07:59 PM (hrU8o)

916 Speaking of movies, I ca't believe 'Training Day' is 13 years olld. Time flies. Posted by: RWC Watched that again on cable a few weeks ago. Great film but I am a complete sucker for Denzel. I can't think of any film he has been in that I did not like even though he generally plays himself. Man on Fire is a classic. I loved the Deja Vu film especially because I used to take that same ferry home every night.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:01 PM (it8Io)

917 gun peeps a 2 minute youtube vid on how to shoot reverse kneeling position for 3 gun or just general info http://tinyurl.com/k9lp4wt

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 08:01 PM (jsmDz)

918 Chatty bunch tonight. Looking at the second set of interesting place photos, I saw this one:

https://i.im gur.com/5m0IWzJ.jpg (remove the space between m and g; Pixy hates i m g)

The caption is the most interesting part, which didn't stay with the photo:

Huacachina, Peruvian desert

The entire Peruvian fleet is located there.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 08:01 PM (cHZB7)

919 Yeah Orlando Bloom acts like Orlando Bloom, like they dropped a 21st century Buddhist vegan actor into the Crusades. BTW whatever happened to his career yikes.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 08:02 PM (WdbF7)

920 People of the mediaeval period had a mindset we would find alien today.
Primitive screw heads, the lot of them.

Posted by: Bruce Campbell at January 16, 2014 08:02 PM (Ua6T/)

921 909 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 11:57 PM (hrU8o Are you here all week Adrane? Should I try the veal?

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:02 PM (Q6HBD)

922 Sh*t Wrong Movie is not just another scary movie. It's worse, a comedy of horrors or a horror of comedies.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:02 PM (LJ9pc)

923 910 "Shit wrong movie" would make a great weekend thread. Mistaken reviews, every bit as good as mis-heard song lyrics or bad lip synch.

Actually, not a bad title for a film either. Would make the NRA wish it were dead...

And, sounds graceful in Fwench.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 11:58 PM (xq1UY)

Harvey Weinstein's monologue in French as he was about to be cast into the volcano by the NRA death cult is seered, seered into my memory.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:03 PM (sQ0LB)

924 Watching The Dark Knight on AMC, man Maggie Gyllenawhatever is terrible.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (WdbF7)

925 I was doing a car thread on Saturday but there didn't seem to be a lot of interest.>>

I liked the car thread but it seemed to focus on the great cars we had or wanted. Mix some Click and Clack repair stuff in it to get LICP (Low Info Car People) involved and it may get a bigger following. (yes people asked and answered car repair questions) but a couple of repair questions (that could be submitted during the week*) in the post would make it known it was about Horde repair.

*Yes I get this is our using you cobloggers time for free.

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (TI3xG)

926 I have no public service experience. I am a repeatedly-proven failure in the private sector as well. I have no college degree or any particular significant skills. My finances make the Federal budget look balanced. I hold eclectic positions that make me a party of one, unacceptable to left, right, or any other dimension. I'm unpersonable, easily confused, and a poor public speaker. Someone here once said, I don't just have skeletons in my closet; my closet is made of skeletons! Yeah, mine too. DESPITE these qualifications, I would like to announce that I am not running for Dr. Coburn's Senate seat. If nominated, I will not run, although I might go around kissing babies and eating at buffets anyway; and if elected, I will not serve, although I'd at least go to Washington DC for a few days, because I've never been.

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (U13jb)

927 Primitive screw heads, the lot of them. Posted by: Bruce Campbell LoL!

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (aGYmX)

928 Watched that again on cable a few weeks ago. Great film but I am a complete sucker for Denzel. I can't think of any film he has been in that I did not like even though he generally plays himself. Man on Fire is a classic. I loved the Deja Vu film especially because I used to take that same ferry home every night. Posted by: Daybrother at January 17, 2014 12:01 AM (it8Io) --Yeah, pretty much thinking man's action movies, as I call them. The last movie of his that was blah I can think of was The Mighty Quinn, which was not bad, just too slow-paced and not up to his standards.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (X3GkB)

929 So Bruce, Sir S-Mart, did you say the spell?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:04 PM (LJ9pc)

930 I watched Kingdom of Heaven a few weeks ago on tv. Meh. Pretty, though wildly inaccurate.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 08:05 PM (N/cFh)

931 RWC at January 17, 2014 12:02 AM (Q6HBD) A piece of licorice walks into a bar ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:05 PM (hrU8o)

932 919 Yeah Orlando Bloom acts like Orlando Bloom, like they dropped a 21st century Buddhist vegan actor into the Crusades. BTW whatever happened to his career yikes. Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 17, 2014 12:02 AM (WdbF7) --He's being ret-conned into the Hobbit trilogy, even though Legolas was not in The Hobbit book.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:05 PM (X3GkB)

933 Posted by: Daybrother at January 17, 2014 12:01 AM (it8Io) So 'Man on Fire' and 'Deja Vu' are worth watching? I started them both but fell asleep-not because of the movies. If Denzel is in it I give it a more than 80 percent chance that it will be good.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (Q6HBD)

934 Huacachina, Peruvian desert The entire Peruvian fleet is located there. Posted by: GnuBreed at January 17, 2014 12:01 AM (cHZB7) --The entire Bolivian fleet is in Lake Titicaca.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (X3GkB)

935 And after crossing too many memes in one post, my shift comes to an end. May do some lurking from the hotel, but if not, good night.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (sQ0LB)

936 webworker at January 17, 2014 12:04 AM (U13jb) Citizens! Saddle that man's horse...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (hrU8o)

937 Whatever. Neither does Tauriel.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (N/cFh)

938 Lake Titicaca! Titicaca!

Posted by: The Great Cornholio at January 16, 2014 08:07 PM (X3GkB)

939 I've asked my family who was the first ancestor or when was the first who was literate. Nobody knows, it got real quiet at first.

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 08:08 PM (jsmDz)

940 Goodnight, Conservative Crank! take care of your self and family ... and patients ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:08 PM (hrU8o)

941 Katya - yes, i was thinking saturday so that there was a day left to implement things learned from the thread. gn yet again ....

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 16, 2014 08:08 PM (+jyzN)

942 Gladiator isn't gory but the Joaquin Phoenix character was creeepy!

Posted by: concrete girl at January 16, 2014 08:09 PM (LhAqq)

943 The last movie of his that was blah I can think of was The Mighty Quinn, which was not bad, just too slow-paced and not up to his standards. Posted by: logprof He was not as good in Safe House (?) as usual either but that was really Ryan Reynolds's film. So go figure.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:09 PM (STQ9E)

944 the snarkster at January 17, 2014 12:08 AM (jsmDz) My Great Grandfather had at least a Masters in Literature ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:10 PM (hrU8o)

945 Peter Jackson is Smaug. How else to explain how someone could split one simple story into three stupendously overblown movies that people seem to be handing money over for.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:10 PM (LJ9pc)

946 Good night, rodent philosopher ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:11 PM (hrU8o)

947 931 RWC at January 17, 2014 12:02 AM (Q6HBD) A piece of licorice walks into a bar ... Posted by: Adriane... at January 17, 2014 12:05 AM (hrU8o) And? If it's cherry licorice, we don't serve their kind.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:11 PM (Q6HBD)

948 The original "Spartacus" with Kirk Douglas had the screenplay written by Dalton Trumbo, noted Hollywood Red-sympathizer from before WWII. Kirky "saved" him from the Blacklist. Sure. The original "Spartacus" novel was written by another Red. The whole mythos of Spartacus (modern day) was that he was a commie hero.

Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 16, 2014 08:11 PM (+1T7c)

949 So 'Man on Fire' and 'Deja Vu' are worth watching? I started them both but fell asleep-not because of the movies. If Denzel is in it I give it a more than 80 percent chance that it will be good. Posted by: RWC at January 17, 2014 12:07 AM (Q6HBD) --Both are great. Deja Vu has Jesus as the bad guy. Man on Fire is an awesome revenge flick, but has some artistic flourish to it. (If you're expecting a fast pace thoughout, though, you need to be prepared for some non-action character development in the middle needed to illustrate the bond Creasy forms with Dakota Fanning's character.) Walken also has a brief but rewarding role.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:12 PM (X3GkB)

950 Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 17, 2014 12:10 AM (LJ9pc) hey, not me ... but I can't sit through movies in theaters any more. Just too friggen' loud and I bring earplugs ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:12 PM (hrU8o)

951 I watched the whole vid about the Pyramids. The narrator kind of glosses over the difficulty of operating those big gate valves in the water shafts with a huge mass of water bearing on them, or of keeping the gate valves from leaking. Those are both non-trivial problems. The whole explanation sort of has an underpants gnome vibe to it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 16, 2014 08:13 PM (60Q+L)

952 Citizens! Saddle that man's horse... -Adriane Er... this doesn't involve a rope, I hope...? Oh, right, I don't think one uses a saddle for that...

Posted by: webworker at January 16, 2014 08:13 PM (U13jb)

953 Orlando Bloom was great in The Time Machine as the Wicked Queen's magic mirror.

Posted by: Nazgûl & Ebert at January 16, 2014 08:13 PM (R6JT1)

954 RWC at January 17, 2014 12:11 AM (Q6HBD) and the bartender says, "Whoa! Twisted!".

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:14 PM (hrU8o)

955 This article from Bearingarms.com has alex the chick written all over it -- The title is:

I have a tactical velociraptor. Your argument is invalid.

http://tinyurl.com/mtoamdk

I'll have to ask her what her rental rate is for a 'booth babe'.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 08:14 PM (cHZB7)

956 And they're going to wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them."

Wouldn't it be easier to just shoot them all? I'm just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn at January 16, 2014 08:14 PM (fwcEs)

957 945 Peter Jackson is Smaug. How else to explain how someone could split one simple story into three stupendously overblown movies that people seem to be handing money over for. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 17, 2014 12:10 AM (LJ9pc) --Yeah, it's been over a decade since I read The Hobbit but I don't recall Smaug having much dialogue in the book either. He mostly was just kicking ass.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:15 PM (X3GkB)

958 Ribald Conservative: that's correct, and "Ben-Hur" was written by the famously hateful Stalinist crank, Gore Vidal.

They were both most likely two of the vilest people to walk on earth, but they could also do something no liberal Hollywood writer today could ever do: write films that anybody, even conservatives, could enjoy.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 08:15 PM (HVI5a)

959 He was not as good in Safe House (?) as usual either but that was really Ryan Reynolds's film. So go figure. Posted by: Daybrother at January 17, 2014 12:09 AM (STQ9E) --Yeah, it was so-so, same with 2 Guns. Entertaining popcorn fare, but not thinkers like Book of Eli.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:16 PM (X3GkB)

960 New Robocop movie. He has a stun gun now. And Samuel L. Jackson is in it screaming, "Who's protecting your city now!" Pass.

Captain America: Winter Soldier. I might have. Except it has Robert Redford in it. Sorry Sundance, your horse bolted long ago. In fact you are so wrinkly, bet you could play the Marlboro Man.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:16 PM (LJ9pc)

961 >>>A classy response from Jeff Flake.

Jeff Flake ‏@JeffFlake 2m
Just got news @TomCoburn will retire. He's the kind of guy the founders had in mind when the Senate was created. #hugeloss<<<

Would love to ask Flake -- "Then why have you chose to model your Senate career after a dipshit like John McCain?"

Posted by: Hate Miser at January 16, 2014 08:16 PM (DpLZ2)

962 So 'Man on Fire' and 'Deja Vu' are worth watching? I started them both but fell asleep-not because of the movies. If Denzel is in it I give it a more than 80 percent chance that it will be good. Posted by: RWC I liked them so much I have watched both several times and recommend them highly. Of note is that Val Kilmer is in DV and....is excellent. Surprising and shocking. Tony Scott said he thought about and developed Man for something like ten years and said it was one of the most experimental and difficult movies he ever made.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:17 PM (sdGnH)

963 re: Denzel flicks

"Fallen" is a really good movie too.

Posted by: Hate Miser at January 16, 2014 08:18 PM (DpLZ2)

964 Ribald Conservative: that's correct, and "Ben-Hur" was written by the famously hateful Stalinist crank, Gore Vidal. Screen play. Novel, Lew Wallace. plus: Charelton Heston & chariots!!!! Who was listening to the dialog? : -))

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:18 PM (hrU8o)

965 Would "primitive screw heads" be, like, Whitworth?
(j/k, he was a great man, now much maligned, and invented standard sizing).
The BSW lexicon also included an allen-like screw called a "cheesehead."

Hey, Wiki and the AP disagree on their obits of The Professor. Was he a bombardier in a B-24, or a B-25? "At this point, what's the difference"?

Either way, he flew forty-four (44) combat missions in the Pacific, was shot down and ditched at sea, probably knew his tropical isles better than you thought, and we are awfully small people for joshing around all day without crediting that heroic level of service. RIP Lt. Russell Johnson, Army Air Corps. Here is a toast to the host of men we boast.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 08:18 PM (xq1UY)

966 958 Ribald Conservative: that's correct, and "Ben-Hur" was written by the famously hateful Stalinist crank, Gore Vidal. They were both most likely two of the vilest people to walk on earth, but they could also do something no liberal Hollywood writer today could ever do: write films that anybody, even conservatives, could enjoy. Posted by: qdpsteve at January 17, 2014 12:15 AM (HVI5a) --You mean Vidal wrote the screenplay? It was Lew Wallace who wrote the book.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:19 PM (X3GkB)

967

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 17, 2014 12:16 AM (LJ9pc)

Redford is the villain though

As for Robocop, I hope this doesn't torpedo Joel Kinnaman's Hollywood career before it starts

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 08:19 PM (bStrg)

968 Sleep, the death of consciousness. To arise, resurrected, to a new day, a new world. Although, I've noticed, it often looks like the one I left behind. One day it will be different. We'll wake up and dirty socks won't be on the floor. Arreveyderche, meese ameegos.

Posted by: webworker - not for Senate Okla 2016 at January 16, 2014 08:19 PM (U13jb)

969 webworker at January 17, 2014 12:13 AM (U13jb) Webworker for the White House! ... he has to sleep someplace ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:20 PM (hrU8o)

970 nix fix pfft

Posted by: webworker - not for Senate Okla 2014 either at January 16, 2014 08:21 PM (U13jb)

971 I like Man on Fire, straight up Denzel taking on a cartel. With kind of a twist ending.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at January 16, 2014 08:21 PM (WdbF7)

972 Lew Wallas wrote the story. Then there was the 1925 version. And for the Charlton Heston version, the studios still ruled with an iron fist. If Gore Vidal had tried to be overt in flinging poo, he would have been blacklisted from all of Hollywood. So in later years Gore would snigger like a teen punk and imply how he wrote the interplay between Judah and Marsala was homosexual. Sour prissy washed up mean little person was Gore Vidal.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:21 PM (LJ9pc)

973 960 New Robocop movie. He has a stun gun now. And Samuel L. Jackson is in it screaming, "Who's protecting your city now!" Pass. --A stun gun? Seriously? It sounds like the part in Robocop 2 when Robocop was neutralized by ridiculous rules of engagement, but there it was satire. (How prescient was it in having Robocop look the other way at a bunch of violent crimes, only to set his gun blazing to keep a citizen from smoking?)

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (X3GkB)

974 logprof/Adriane: correct, Vidal wrote the screenplay.

From what I understand, GV was utterly embarrassed for the rest of his life for having helped produce something that conservatives and Christians enjoyed so much. He also supposedly hated Heston with a passion. Just one more reason why I'm not particularly sorry that the smarmy socialist shitstain is dead.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (HVI5a)

975 945 Peter Jackson is Smaug. How else to explain how someone could split one simple story into three stupendously overblown movies that people seem to be handing money over for.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 17, 2014 12:10 AM (LJ9pc)

PJ had a helluva time arranging the financing for LOTR -- it was really "make or break" for the studio involved, and he had to make each one a success before the next one was entirely greenlit (though he'd had to shoot a bunch of stuff for later movies in the early-going 'cause he wasn't going to get to use the national forests twice). Being a successful bard of Middle-Earth, he figured he could milk it a bit and started talking about 2 Hobbit movies.....and so many execs started throwing offers at him, he said, "WTH, let's make it 3!"

So far, it seems to be working for him (although I hated a particular sequence in the 2nd....and, come to think of it, hate everything about Radagast in both).

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (T1005)

976 A recent flick with Denzel and Mark Wahlberg, 2 Guns, is a decent action flick. I'll give it 3 stars.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 08:22 PM (cHZB7)

977 "Fallen" is a really good movie too. Posted by: Hate Miser First rate. Hard one to pull off too.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:24 PM (dt6zU)

978 I watched the civil war flik with D. Washington and ferris bueller man 1989 was a long time ago when I saw it the first time

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 08:25 PM (jsmDz)

979 Good night, my lovelies. I hope the fox finishes killing that rabbit soon so I can sleep. Stupid outdoors.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at January 16, 2014 08:25 PM (N/cFh)

980 Anna Puma: exactly. Vidal was a walking bag of piss with a smart mouth.

The best thing I can say for him is that he sometimes knew when to shut up. I remember he was once on either CNN or Fox (most likely CNN, I'm sure he hated Fox) making some particulary stupid comments about troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thank God, there was a just-retired female Republican congressperson also on the panel (I forget her name) who was happy to put Gory Gore in his place for his stupid comments. Vidal just sat there with a look on his face like he was trying to ignore what she said, though it's obvious he heard it.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 08:25 PM (HVI5a)

981 Problem with Fallen is it gave away it's ending in the first minute

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 08:26 PM (bStrg)

982 A: Al Gore's on Apple's Board of Director's? Was he bored? B: hes been on there forever A: I obviously missed that B: yeah it stunned me for a moment too, then I decided... why not? BearManPig could be on the board A: We could all use a man who is half man, half bear, half pig on the board of directors.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at January 16, 2014 08:27 PM (e8kgV)

983 Gore Vidal, Barbed Cock of Satan; some assembly required.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 08:28 PM (cHZB7)

984 If the Wiki is right and Johnson belonged to the 42nd Bombardment Group. Then he flew in B-25s. 100th was a squadron in the 42nd in 1945.

http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/42nd_Bombardment_Group.cfm

Here is a history of the 42nd Bombardment Group (M) called The Crusaders.
http://harrydole.com/42nd/

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:29 PM (LJ9pc)

985 Bing "Spartacist." Conservatives in the 50's knew this was a red touchstone.

Lew Wallace's aunt was Mrs. Richard Gatling. Now there's a connection for you.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 08:29 PM (xq1UY)

986 978 I watched the civil war flik with D. Washington and ferris bueller man 1989 was a long time ago when I saw it the first time Posted by: the snarkster at January 17, 2014 12:25 AM (jsmDz) --Andre Braugher was in it too; I wish he had done more movie stuff, and what I've seen of his post-Homicide TV work has only been so-so.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:29 PM (X3GkB)

987 Problem with Fallen is it gave away it's ending in the first minute Posted by: The Dude That's actually one of the things I liked about it. It had to end the way it did but I still kept watching. I knew Bruce Willis was dead in Sixth Sense too but the director and the story talked me out of it.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:30 PM (DyU7m)

988 >>>Problem with Fallen is it gave away it's ending in the first minute
Posted by: The Dude at January 17, 2014 12:26 AM (bStrg)<<<

Not really.

Posted by: Hate Miser at January 16, 2014 08:31 PM (DpLZ2)

989 987 Problem with Fallen is it gave away it's ending in the first minute Posted by: The Dude That's actually one of the things I liked about it. It had to end the way it did but I still kept watching. I knew Bruce Willis was dead in Sixth Sense too but the director and the story talked me out of it. Posted by: Daybrother at January 17, 2014 12:30 AM (DyU7m) --Book of Eli had me going to the very end.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:31 PM (X3GkB)

990

"Hard one to pull off"

huhuhuh uh huhuhuh huhuhuh uh huhuhuh

Posted by: butthead at January 16, 2014 08:31 PM (9gNQd)

991 I liked Sixth Sense ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:33 PM (hrU8o)

992 Crap, today was the 20th anniversary of the last Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. *SIGH*

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:33 PM (X3GkB)

993 Book of Eli was sort of a twister. Was he bling or not. i vote not blind

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 08:34 PM (jsmDz)

994 Re: Gore Vidal:

Victor David Hanson has a great story about having dinner once with him and Hanson's aunt. Vidal spent the dinner trying trying to drop literary quotes. Hanson's aunt, though, had memorized the works that he was trying to impress them when she was in school. So, whenever he quoted somebody, she'd just say "yes, it was" or correct him with "perhaps it was not." By the end of the meal, he was entirely beaten down.

Posted by: AD at January 16, 2014 08:34 PM (emecb)

995 Thanks Anna. Though I've never disparaged B-24 crew (and I've known a few of them), being in the nose of a Mitchell would be enough to make anyone say Jesus Christ Almighty. The other Mark Helprin (Memoir from Antproof Case), an Israeli Air Force veteran, stated that the B-25 is the most dangerous airplane ever made.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 08:36 PM (xq1UY)

996 stated that the B-25 is the most dangerous airplane ever made. to the crew or to the crew's enemies ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (hrU8o)

997 1000!!

Posted by: Woo Girl at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (Aif/5)

998 --Book of Eli had me going to the very end. Posted by: logprof You know it did me too. In fact I watched it again about a year ago and it was still good. There are some bits about that movie that make me think there was a larger film made and then cut down or at least a last minute rewrite. Deja Vu was like that--I had the feeling while watching it that there was another 30 minutes of story edited out.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:37 PM (UMQDa)

999 991 I liked Sixth Sense ... Posted by: Adriane... at January 17, 2014 12:33 AM (hrU8o) Everybody did. Tha's how M. Night got the reputation. He jumped the shark with a concrete backpack after that. I liked Unbreakable just for the comic book hero/villain premise but the rest was horid.

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:38 PM (Q6HBD)

1000 Woo!

Posted by: Woo Girl at January 16, 2014 08:38 PM (Aif/5)

1001 I pine for 999 ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:38 PM (hrU8o)

1002 AD, right. Vidal was also one of these people who went around feeling oh so smug and superior for being hypereducated.

All he proved is that it doesn't matter. An ass with an 250 and all of Shakespeare memorized backwards and forewards... is still an ass.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 08:38 PM (HVI5a)

1003 oops... 250 IQ, I mean.
Though I'd bet William Buckley beat Vidal in the IQ department by at least 30 points.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 08:39 PM (HVI5a)

1004 993 Book of Eli was sort of a twister. Was he bling or not. i vote not blind Posted by: the snarkster at January 17, 2014 12:34 AM (jsmDz) --In any case, he knew his Braille.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:40 PM (X3GkB)

1005 Posted by: the snarkster at January 17, 2014 12:34 AM (jsmDz) Blind vote here. Didn't they show his eyes all milky?

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:40 PM (Q6HBD)

1006 How about now?

Posted by: Y2K at January 16, 2014 08:40 PM (R6JT1)

1007 >>>I pine for 999 ...<<<

So do I.

Posted by: Herman Cain at January 16, 2014 08:40 PM (DpLZ2)

1008 Y2K at January 17, 2014 12:40 AM (R6JT1) We fixed all the database, you can go home now ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:41 PM (hrU8o)

1009 i vote not blind I could not decide even after the second time.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:41 PM (+Q16h)

1010 1001 I pine for 999 ... Posted by: Adriane... at January 17, 2014 12:38 AM (hrU8o) Aww thanks. That.'s sweet. /jk

Posted by: RWC at January 16, 2014 08:41 PM (Q6HBD)

1011 @996 Good one, but he said it was a device for killing American airmen.
I talked with a B-25 bombardier once, and he didn't feel that way. Usually it's the Marauder that gets the bad press. Something sure rubbed Helprin the wrong way.

Know the coast-to-coast flight that ends the first Cinerama movie? That was shot from the nose of a B-25. By a WWI fighter pilot. Who made King Kong.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 16, 2014 08:42 PM (xq1UY)

1012 1001 I pine for 999 ...
Posted by: Adriane... at January 17, 2014 12:38 AM (hrU8o)
I prefer 99.

Posted by: Maxwell Smart at January 16, 2014 08:42 PM (m2Izr)

1013 I liked Unbreakable just for the comic book hero/villain premise but the rest was horid. One of my all-time favorite movies.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at January 16, 2014 08:43 PM (NampS)

1014 Roses are red, Movies can be good, But I'm am tired and going to bed, here in my funky, lil' hood ...

Posted by: Adriane... at January 16, 2014 08:43 PM (hrU8o)

1015 'Night Adriane!

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:43 PM (X3GkB)

1016 stated that the B-25 is the most dangerous airplane ever made.>>

It was daylight raids that made them dangerous. IIRC

Posted by: The Hickster at January 16, 2014 08:44 PM (TI3xG)

1017 All right, speaking of movies I have Meet the Millers rented (hey, I was in the mood for fluff tonight) and should watch it before beddy-bye. Good night, y'all!

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 08:44 PM (X3GkB)

1018 Prank calling British Emergency Services is a serious crime.

Posted by: The trans atlantic 411 at January 16, 2014 08:45 PM (R6JT1)

1019 Yeah. He was supposed to be blind.

Other senses seemed to have been heightened as a result (how he can hit a cat and a flying bird with a bow, or shoot a gun with accuracy)

But if you watch (once you know to look for it) there's a bunch of little hints, the one you can notice the most is how he "feels" things out with his foot to know where he's walking.

Posted by: Hate Miser at January 16, 2014 08:45 PM (DpLZ2)

1020 B-25 the most dangerous? Hardly.

The Martin B-26/JM-1 Marauder had such epitaphs as The Flying Prostitute and "One a day in Tampa Bay." USAAF almost cancelled production until Jimmy Doolittle got his hands on the plane, figured it out, and showed it was possible to safely fly the plane on one engine.

Or deadly as in what it did to the Japanese. Such as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea where B-25s, Beaufighters, and A-20s sank or crippled eight transports and four of the eight escorting destroyers? Very few Japanese soldiers swam ashore from that drubbing and since they arrived without supplies, they became a greater drain on limited supplies. Assuming they survived the headhunters and cannibals.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:46 PM (LJ9pc)

1021 One of my all-time favorite movies. Posted by: katya the designated driver My favorite scene is when he goes to the station and puts his hands out and suddenly realizes he is not just a freak of nature but a super hero who can read criminals' minds. I love the music in that scene.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:47 PM (lrE00)

1022 The original "Spartacus" with Kirk Douglas had the screenplay written by Dalton Trumbo, noted Hollywood Red-sympathizer from before WWII. Kirky "saved" him from the Blacklist. Sure. The original "Spartacus" novel was written by another Red. The whole mythos of Spartacus (modern day) was that he was a commie hero. Posted by: Ribald Conservative riding Orca at January 17, 2014 12:11 AM (+1T7c) Hence, all the "Spartacist League" commie idjits at colleges everywhereÂ…

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 08:47 PM (AymDN)

1023 This gill-like device would sell by the millions I bet:

http://tinyurl.com/m45sxe3 (Daily Mail)

The only problem is, it's 'a concept device'; which I gather means that it doesn't actually work or exist as a functioning prototype. But he sure has a pretty model of it.

It's clickbait in other words. But hey, I clicked -- you can too.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 08:48 PM (cHZB7)

1024 William F. Buckley Jr & Gore Vidal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_nq4tfi24

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 08:50 PM (AymDN)

1025 American Gangster directed by Ridley Scott starring Denzel and Russell Crowe...based on a true story with a kick ass sound track.

Posted by: concrete girl at January 16, 2014 08:51 PM (LhAqq)

1026 Not sure where the AP is getting B-24. There was as part of the 7th AF raised and stationed in the Territory of Hawaii a 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy). But they initially had Douglas B-18 Bolos and later Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 08:55 PM (LJ9pc)

1027 Posted by: Hate Miser Yeah. Mostly he seems definitely blind but gifted with supranormal senses or Divine guidance. But watching it a second time and looking for that I also saw some odd spots where he read expressions closely or it seemed purposely ambiguous. Still good. American gangster was good too for what it was.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 08:57 PM (oNhu4)

1028 Uh Oh. I got a sick cat. Night.

Posted by: Daybrother at January 16, 2014 09:01 PM (Od8l0)

1029 Night all. Here is "Lights Out" by UFO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0z4LYOmy0

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (AymDN)

1030 Guess its time to wash off the bar, kick the drunks out, sweep the floor, and lock the doors.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 09:12 PM (LJ9pc)

1031 Hey, who are you drunken a call? I'm in as notoxicated as thinkle peep!

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 09:14 PM (T1005)

1032 1030 Guess its time to wash off the bar, kick the drunks out, sweep the floor, and lock the doors. You can't do that, some of us just got here

Posted by: PMRich at January 16, 2014 09:14 PM (KDUNf)

1033 crap

I have to work tomorrow night, but I'm tired right now. Problem is, if I go to bed now I'll be awake all day tomorrow and dead tired for work tomorrow night.

maybe just a little nap....

yeah right

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 09:14 PM (yh0zB)

1034 Tomorrow I hope to return to work. I've been down with the flu and the site where I was supposed to be this week is especially sensitive to people bring their contagions in with them. The part where I spent most of my time sleeping wasn't so bad but since then it has been intensely boring.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 09:16 PM (bPxS6)

1035 Interesting article about a guy researching regeneration, liked by Insty.

https://medium.com/matter/1e66944f0a8d

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 09:17 PM (bPxS6)

1036 Well looks like some are still alive. Awake is open to debate. So a parting gift before I go and slumber, from Tokyo's Robot Bar

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Tokyo-Robot-Bar-11.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 16, 2014 09:18 PM (LJ9pc)

1037 Posted by: free tibet, etc. at January 16, 2014 08:56 PM (jAc/f)

So your dad named Flounder?

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (AWwDY)

1038 1000+ comments already? The vitamin salesman hit the place?

Posted by: GMB at January 16, 2014 09:19 PM (nkPV9)

1039 Wow over 1,000 comments? Every time that happens Ace gets a free hobo.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 16, 2014 09:20 PM (oFCZn)

1040 aparently my computer won't play Blue-rays, so watchin Gladiator as I ONT it brb with new beer

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 09:22 PM (jsmDz)

1041 Hell with it. Off to sleep. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 16, 2014 09:25 PM (yh0zB)

1042 Damn you all - now I have to go out into the cold and get a frozen pizza from Walmart.

Posted by: rabidfox at January 16, 2014 09:28 PM (COIkl)

1043 Well, Bob has been reassigned. Something about trying to get the boss to poop differently... ?? Anyway, my new partner assigned to overcare of AoS is Karl. Karl used to be KGB, but we think he'll fit in fine with today's NSA. Keep self-revealing. We're listening. Posted by: Edna

Posted by: Karl & Edna art the NSA at January 16, 2014 09:31 PM (crLRi)

1044 Keep self-revealing. We're listening.

Posted by: Edna

C'mon Edna, you know how we "self reveal". Are sure you want to see more of that?

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 16, 2014 09:34 PM (wSrLR)

1045 1000?! What the heck has been going on in here? Oh, I know- just go back and read everything...

Posted by: t-bird at January 16, 2014 09:36 PM (FcR7P)

1046 Blanco, it's a living. Disgusting I am familiar with. I was. assigned to Slick Willy! Anyway I've got the gold health insurance plan, so there's that. -Edna

Posted by: Karl & Edna art the NSA at January 16, 2014 09:37 PM (crLRi)

1047 Keep self-revealing. We're listening. Posted by: Edna Posted by: Karl & Edna art the NSA at January 17, 2014 01:31 AM (crLRi) yo! you realize durring the Iran Hostage fiasco the US Marines would masterbate in the bathroom repeatedly until the Iranian shiite sensabilities took over and the Iranians took out all the cameras from the bathrooms? do you know what we have planned for you? fappin is the easy part

Posted by: the snarkster at January 16, 2014 09:38 PM (jsmDz)

1048 I hope Snowden releases the vids we got of Hill and Huma. Not my thing, but I know this crowd would like it.

Posted by: Karl & Edna art the NSA at January 16, 2014 09:42 PM (crLRi)

1049 Damn. I just became aware of this big fire to the east. Shouldn't be a direct problem for where I'm going but the air quality may be especially lousy for my situation. Guess I'll find out in the morning.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 16, 2014 09:44 PM (bPxS6)

1050 Excuse me. Karl needs my help again. Great hit man, but can't run a pencil sharpener. -Edna

Posted by: Karl & Edna art the NSA at January 16, 2014 09:44 PM (crLRi)

1051 Shouldn't you guys go by your real names? Karl and Edna? Really now. I much prefer "Boris and Natasha"

Posted by: GMB at January 16, 2014 09:46 PM (nkPV9)

1052 Best Friends' Mom's cancer Currently Under Control.

-Two weeks since the surgery and three solid days at home.

PRaYers on the upswing:

Ask: 207.55
Bid: 207.57

..."Prayers on the upswing this week, as ignorance hits an All-Time High.

-Have a chicken dish ready for those on a diet.

One Question I Would Ask of the "Doctorate Horde".:

If a diabetic had cancer of the pancreas, (not pancreatic cancer), would an "8 : 1, Wish-Bone + mustard glaze set-off an imbalance?

We're talking about one-half TBSP per bun-laden serving.

Could I recite the medications, I would.

...here's the caveat.

His diet allows him as much sodium as you or I would take in per day. He enjoys it in one meal.

...isn't he just "scared"? I think he's telling me "no" because he doesn't know any better.

Seeing as sodium is the biggest "threat" in this instance, wouldn't this "glaze" be prudent; if not erring on the side of caution?

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 16, 2014 09:48 PM (lq3Ak)

1053 Once Again:

-Thank You All for Your Prayers!

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 16, 2014 09:53 PM (lq3Ak)

1054 1051 Shouldn't you guys go by your real names? Karl and Edna? Really now. I much prefer "Boris and Natasha" Posted by: GMB at January 17, 2014 01:46 AM (nkPV9) Dam.... caught... But.... we will still get Moose and Squirrel

Posted by: Boris Badanov, now NSA Troll at January 16, 2014 09:55 PM (lZBBB)

1055 Slapweasel, are you asking if it is too much sodium? I am diabetic myself and need to watch my sodium too. History of heart attcaks, to go along with strokes.

I always err on the side of caution when it comes to salt. Other things like sugar not so much.

Posted by: GMB at January 16, 2014 09:57 PM (nkPV9)

1056 1052 Best Friends' Mom's cancer Currently Under Control.

-Two weeks since the surgery and three solid days at home.

PRaYers on the upswing:

Ask: 207.55
Bid: 207.57

..."Prayers on the upswing this week, as ignorance hits an All-Time High.

-Have a chicken dish ready for those on a diet.

One Question I Would Ask of the "Doctorate Horde".:

If a diabetic had cancer of the pancreas, (not pancreatic cancer), would an "8 : 1, Wish-Bone + mustard glaze set-off an imbalance?

We're talking about one-half TBSP per bun-laden serving.

Could I recite the medications, I would.

...here's the caveat.

His diet allows him as much sodium as you or I would take in per day. He enjoys it in one meal.

...isn't he just "scared"? I think he's telling me "no" because he doesn't know any better.

Seeing as sodium is the biggest "threat" in this instance, wouldn't this "glaze" be prudent; if not erring on the side of caution?

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 17, 2014 01:48 AM (lq3Ak)

That's terrific news, Slap!

On the Wish-Bone front.....which one are you looking at? Their "Balsamic Vinaigrette" has 1.5 calories of carb per Tbsp, their "Deluxe French" has 2.5. (I love how the French has a blurb that says, "creamy blend of tomato and spices" when tomato paste is their fifth ingredient, after soybean oil, water, vinegar, and sugar).

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 10:02 PM (T1005)

1057 Pizza:

When I was in StL I used to eat Imo's a lot. Very good for a chain.

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 10:05 PM (AWwDY)

1058 Any other moron insomniacs hanging out tonight? This kinda thing sucks, no real answer in site I can find.....hating the lack of sleep deal.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at January 16, 2014 10:10 PM (ojnk6)

1059 hmmmm still no OhioDan? now we know why Moochelle stayed in Hawaii guess i'll go get a crowbar and rescue him

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 10:11 PM (At8tV)

1060 1057 When I was in StL I felt ashamed my life stooped so low to be in such a horrible place FIFY

Posted by: navycopjoe why god why? at January 16, 2014 10:13 PM (At8tV)

1061 hating the lack of sleep deal......

You could always go hobo hunting but not baiting the traps.

Posted by: GMB at January 16, 2014 10:14 PM (nkPV9)

1062 In the ATL, Mellow Mushroom is far and away the best pizza.

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 10:19 PM (AWwDY)

1063 387 So I look 'em up, because they look tasty. Nearest
Longhorn is in Santa Fe, NM and the nearest Ruby Tuesday is in San
Francisco. Ah geez.

Posted by: qdpsteve at January 16, 2014 09:26 PM (HVI5a)
eh. Ruby Tuesday's is basically overpriced Applebee's food.
Longhorn Steakhouse, don't have much experience with them. but not optimistic.

Longhorn began here in ATL, the original is still open for business. Quality food at a decent price.

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 10:21 PM (AWwDY)

1064 hope no one owns Nintendo stock on here
*don't want to look at it tomorrow*

Posted by: The Dude at January 16, 2014 10:25 PM (bStrg)

1065 --As an aside I think it's a charming quirk of
American egalitarianism that "dame," which referred to a proper
noblewoman in the Old Country, became slang for just any chick in the
States.

Posted by: logprof at January 16, 2014 09:07 PM (X3GkB)

I always thought it migrated here through gutter Deutsch .

Actually it migrated to England from French, dame = lady today but back in the day was for noblewomen.

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 10:29 PM (AWwDY)

1066 ManWithNoParty, I'll share a relaxation tip I learned by hanging around with opera singers. First, take in as deep a single breath as you can, but don't let it out yet. (This is the level to which you are accustomed to breathing.) Next, take in more air. Then take in yet more. You are now closer to maximum capacity, which unnoticed tension has prevented you from achieving. Now let the air out, at normal speed. BUT, continue to breathe out about 10-20% further than you usually do (be patient with it, it often takes more time and attention than you think). As you do this, you should feel your spine unkink and actually lengthen, all the way up your neck. This releases more tension you did not know you were carrying. Rinse, and repeat, after taking several "normal" breaths in between to recharge. Quieting the body in this way may help quiet the mind enough to sleep. Good luck. BTW, this is also great for dealing with public speaking nerves.

Posted by: Piercello at January 16, 2014 10:30 PM (P4dpU)

1067 Rats, missed a golden opportunity to deploy a William the Conqueror sock.

Posted by: Piercello at January 16, 2014 10:34 PM (P4dpU)

1068 I am ridiculously proud of myself for taking a bar of 1" x 1/4" aluminum, cutting a roughly 4" piece of it, and drilling a 1/8" hole through it along the 1" direction. Mind you, my exploits as a "wood butcher" are legendary, and I am well-known for creating firewood by means of my "projects"....

It's centered on the 1/4" side when it goes in, and it's centered on the opposite face, too. Mind you, the ends of the bar need deburred, and the finish is horrid -- I only did this as a "proof of concept". But I'm absurdly pleased.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 10:35 PM (T1005)

1069 cthulhu, nice! I do well with wood, but metal is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Posted by: Piercello at January 16, 2014 10:38 PM (P4dpU)

1070 Heh. I put the thread to sleep. Night, all.

Posted by: Piercello at January 16, 2014 10:42 PM (P4dpU)

1071 Nintendo not in the S and P 500 so I'm happy.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at January 16, 2014 10:42 PM (kxSZr)

1072 Battery getting low and too lazy to plug in, night all....

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at January 16, 2014 10:45 PM (kxSZr)

1073 I once tried to get my body to resonant like a performing opera singer's does, but I ran out of quarters for the magic fingers bed.

Posted by: Slept like a shaken baby at January 16, 2014 10:48 PM (R6JT1)

1074 1068 >> and drilling a 1/8" hole through it along the 1" direction.

It's gonna be a real bitch making itty bitty bullets for that.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 10:49 PM (cHZB7)

1075 1074 1068 >> and drilling a 1/8" hole through it along the 1" direction.

It's gonna be a real bitch making itty bitty bullets for that.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 17, 2014 02:49 AM (cHZB7)

Just for that, I should make a little spitwad cannon and use torn-up caps to get the gunp......wait a second, I haven't seen caps in a while.....you know, those paper strips with little blisters containing a couple of specks of gunpowder? Are they still around?

How the hell are little snowflakes supposed to know anything useful about anything if they don't get exposed to basic stuff?

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 10:56 PM (T1005)

1076

powder for your spitwad cannon

http://tinyurl.com/kunxqer

Posted by: PMRich at January 16, 2014 11:10 PM (KDUNf)

1077 How did Myerson get thru college without learning about marx, ad nauseum. I know he didnt go to Push-up and Polish U

Posted by: Jean at January 16, 2014 11:11 PM (4JkHl)

1078 1077 powder for your spitwad cannon

http://tinyurl.com/kunxqer

Posted by: PMRich at January 17, 2014 03:10 AM (KDUNf)

That's actually quite a relief. The fookin' Progs, with their "everything not compulsory is forbidden" schtick, are seriously on my nerves.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 11:13 PM (T1005)

1079 That young woman in the Comsomol poster is a ringer for Stanley Ann Dunham.

Posted by: Speller at January 16, 2014 11:21 PM (J74Py)

1080 Hey Kids,

waddit eye miss?

Posted by: jc at January 16, 2014 11:21 PM (PlzOe)

1081 >> wait a second, I haven't seen caps in a while.....you know, those paper strips with little blisters containing a couple of specks of gunpowder? Are they still around?

Yeah, cthulhu, I saw some a couple of years ago in a toy section. Of course, around here they still sell fireworks 2-3 times a year so there's a much better gp source. Or you could just buy black powder.

Or you could go completely old school and make your own. Charcoal -- no problem, bbq briquettes will work fine. Saltpeter (KNO3) you can get in garden centers; look for stump remover. Elemental Sulfur -- Not sure where to get that except it should be readily available on-line. If you happen to have a volcano handy nearby, you can usually find sulfur there.

The current standard composition for black powders are manufactured by pyrotechnicians was adopted as long ago as 1780.Proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate, 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 11:22 PM (cHZB7)

1082 Sulfur -- My mom used to dust me around the ankles, waist and wrists with it when I was a tyke. It makes an excellent tick and chigger repellent. Of course nowadays, that's probably child abuse or something. But it was easy to buy sulfur at the general store.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 16, 2014 11:28 PM (cHZB7)

1083 ...***heh.

Be Well.

*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 16, 2014 11:29 PM (lq3Ak)

1084 1082 >> wait a second, I haven't seen caps in a while.....you know, those paper
strips with little blisters containing a couple of specks of gunpowder?
Are they still around?

Yeah, cthulhu, I saw some a couple of years ago in a toy section. Of course, around here they still sell fireworks 2-3 times a year so there's a much better gp source. Or you could just buy black powder.

Or you could go completely old school and make your own. Charcoal -- no problem, bbq briquettes will work fine. Saltpeter (KNO3) you can get in garden centers; look for stump remover. Elemental Sulfur -- Not sure where to get that except it should be readily available on-line. If you happen to have a volcano handy nearby, you can usually find sulfur there.

The current standard composition for black powders are manufactured by pyrotechnicians was adopted as long ago as 1780.Proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate, 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 17, 2014 03:22 AM (cHZB7)

Or just take old paper or t-shirts, heat up some nitric acid with a bit of sulphuric on the cooktop, and dip 'em, then put 'em somewhere to dry......far, far away from your cooktop. Nitrocellulose has 3x the power of gunpowder by weight.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 11:30 PM (T1005)

1085 *static*

...tucks away Cordite.

-just "keeping my powder dry".

...*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 16, 2014 11:38 PM (lq3Ak)

1086 1086 *static*

...tucks away Cordite.

-just "keeping my powder dry".

...*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel at January 17, 2014 03:38 AM (lq3Ak)

Nice -- 58% nitroglycerine, 37% nitrocellulose (guncotton), and 5% vaseline "for easy insertion".

Posted by: cthulhu at January 16, 2014 11:49 PM (T1005)

1087 --I am just assuming that improvements to Roman cavalry were largely due to hiring barbarian horsemen to do it. Also, cathaphracts are a kick-ass unit in Civilization IV.

They rock in Evony too!

Posted by: bill-o at January 16, 2014 11:58 PM (AWwDY)

1088 Went into the garage to grab a beer and it was chilly.....so I checked the weather. It says that it's over 40 for the next week.

Posted by: cthulhu at January 17, 2014 12:26 AM (T1005)

1089 you know after you have watched"Act of Valor" the first time you understand the naaration in the begining

Posted by: the snarkster at January 17, 2014 12:50 AM (jsmDz)

1090 Shout out to G Men!

Posted by: Hail fellows well met at January 17, 2014 12:55 AM (R6JT1)

1091 morning all

Posted by: chemjeff at January 17, 2014 01:16 AM (9GG/0)

1092 In t'erly days of t'internets, I once wrote an email to Country Joe and he replied signing off with:

Ira furor brevis est.

Posted by: dagmar krauss at January 17, 2014 01:45 AM (5O3FH)

1093 That fucking Commie's tie is pretty short.

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 01:52 AM (TE35l)

1094 Good morning Chemjeff....

Orange marmalade on wheat, with a pulpy OJ...the smart way to sven's complete breakfast...

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 02:05 AM (TE35l)

1095 along with vitamins, sinus pill, fish/flax capsule, angst, anxiety, and bayer...

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 02:06 AM (TE35l)

1096 http://tinyurl.com/nqpw3m9

FoxNews-Playmate Cassandra Lynn found dead

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 02:13 AM (TE35l)

1097 Ariel Castro's neighbor was also raping kids and killing women -- wtf

Posted by: Jean at January 17, 2014 02:27 AM (4JkHl)

1098

along with vitamins, sinus pill, fish/flax capsule, angst, anxiety, and bayer...

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 06:06 AM (TE35l)

not there yet, but did open a beer and eat a piece of fried chicken.

Posted by: dDan at January 17, 2014 02:30 AM (hwYmz)

1099 1099 dDan at January 17, 2014 06:30 AM (hwYmz)

ah breakfast of champions then...

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 02:38 AM (TE35l)

1100 1098 Jean at January 17, 2014 06:27 AM (4JkHl)

It's Cleveland Jean....

Posted by: sven10077 at January 17, 2014 02:39 AM (TE35l)

1101

1100 sven10077 at January 17, 2014 06:38 AM (TE35l)

don't know about the champion bit, just a moment in time where i can ease off and watch the sun come up.

Posted by: dDan at January 17, 2014 02:46 AM (hwYmz)

1102 How the hell does any man claim ownership of a skyscraper that nature created?

Posted by: Kasper in Arrears..... at January 17, 2014 04:29 AM (HqpV0)

1103 "Yeah I'd like to see more details on this 'just claim ownership of buildings' step since in my experience the transfer of a big load of cash always seemed to happen before my claim of ownership was recognized." You want to see it done, somewhat recently? Ok... late 1990's Zimbabwe. They "just claimed ownership" of all the land from the rich landowners and ran them off. Oddly a few years later they had 1,000% inflation rates per year. But I'm sure the starvation and economic disaster was completely unrelated to this plan... surely if we do it we won't get the same results. Right?

Posted by: gekkobear at January 17, 2014 07:06 AM (HZiic)

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