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February 18, 2014

Overnight Open Thread (2-18-2014)
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Aurora Alert! Residents of MN, WI, ND, MI, VT, ME, AK and southern Canada (where skies are clear) are enjoying a great northern lights display as of 11PM local time. Go outside and look up!-CAC

Because stomach unhappy tonight's grumpiness factor is 4 - you have been warned.

Liberals Support Higher Taxes to Punish the Rich Rather Than Bring in Revenue

Okay this is from the UK but I have little doubt that a poll of liberals in the US would get similar results. Envy and spite over perceived injustice drive a lot of human behavior and hence a lot of politics.

Sixty-nine per cent of Labour supporters would want a top rate tax of 50 per cent even if it brought in no money.
I'm sure they'd dispute the premise. I'm sure they'd insist that it did bring money in. And, on one level, they'd believe it; it's human nature to start with the result we want and then rationalise it to ourselves with what look like hard data. I think their rationalisation would be false, obviously - once the behavioural consequences of the tax are factored in, it becomes a net drain on revenue - but I might be subject to my own confirmation bias in the other direction.
Anyway, this isn't a blog about the statistics - I've already posted one of those. No, this is a blog about the mind-set of people who see taxation, not as an unpleasant necessity, but as a way to punish others.

In her last Commons appearance as prime minister, Margaret Thatcher was asked by Simon Hughes whether she was proud of the fact that, for all her undoubted successes, inequality had widened during her eleven years in office. She replied magisterially:
The hon. Gentleman is saying that he would rather that the poor were poorer, provided that the rich were less rich.

And Charles Crooke of NRO points out that the left loves progressive taxation but finds the idea of progressive representation utterly reprehensible. And it's not as if the idea of progressive taxation itself is based on any logical or moral foundation.

But Mr. Perkins here has only taken a step that progressives took a few generations ago, when they embraced escalating rates of taxation as a foundation for economic justice, and applied it to a different problem. If our political liabilities - taxes - should be as a matter of justice proportional to our income, then why shouldn't our political input be likewise proportionate? Why should proportionality be the rule in one context and not the other? The leap from "No taxation without representation" to "proportional taxation with proportional representation" is not a very dramatic one. But Mr. Perkins has been received as though he were the offspring of Marie Antoinette and an unreconstructed Ebenezer Scrooge.

The case for an income tax that is proportional is far from obvious, and the case for one that is progressive even less so. The principle of equality under the law suggests, to my mind at least, that every man's standing in relation to the state should be the same as every other man's, regardless of his wealth or income. So why should somebody pay 20 times or 50 times or 10,000 times the taxes that another man pays? ...The usual answer given to that question is "the rich can afford to pay more." That is true, but it is not a principled reason. A rich man could afford to pay more for a Big Mac or a Honda Civic, too, but we do not expect him to do so. Another popular explanation is: Paying the same rate as everybody else would be too hard on the poor man. True, but that is an argument for lower taxes, not for progressive taxation.

17 Feel-Good French Films You Should Definitely Stream On Netflix

Well of these I've seen AmÃ©lie and A Cat in Paris and enjoyed both so that's a 100% success rate so far.

8. Ne Quittez Pas!
The Draw: FÃ©lix Mandel is a spacey astrophysicist prone to flights of fantasy. But even he is shocked when he gets a call (collect) from his late father with one final request.
The Fact: 39% of France claims to have no belief in life after death.
The Fiction: We always imagined the dearly departed were more likely to send a text message.

Daily Doonesbury Going on Hiatus

Wait - Doonesbury was still being published?

I think it's been years since I've seen an actual on-paper Doonesbury comic and even longer since I gave it more than half a second's thought.

To Trudeau's credit he did have Kerry's number from day one.

And the comments from Stephen Green's site are pretty funny:

I recall one Doonesbury strip, circa 1980, lampooning Teddy Kennedy's bloviating style, which ends with a reporter shouting "A verb, Senator! We need a verb!"

For the sake of that one strip, Trudeau still has a little credit with me.

The reason you did not know that Doonesbury was still running is because it is printed in something called a newspaper.
Newspapers were things people read in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Actually, I think there are still a few being published although I could be wrong.

How Sid Caesar Learned How To Double-Talk

Despite sounding like a fluent polyglot he could only speak English.

FilmDrunk Law Review: Breaking Down 'My Cousin Vinny'

Please, no talking during this column and turn off your cell phones!
Now, I generally don't know what movies people have and haven't seen anymore. My assumption is yes for Star Wars and no for Bucky Larson, but everything in between is kind of a mystery. So while My Cousin Vinny was hardly an obscure art-house gem when it was released, that was over 20 years ago, and who the f*ck knows what the kids are watching these days.
...Irritatingly, it is on neither Netflix Instant nor Amazon Prime, so you'll have to pay to rent it. Like some kind of animal.

Candidates For Worst Neighbors Ever

Because a retiree neighbor had a 12 inch right-of-way on their property which they thought might hurt its sale price, the couple began a campaign of assault and harassment and even attempted to have her placed into a mental asylum.

A banker and his wife waged a 'sinister and devious' campaign of harassment against a vulnerable neighbour to try to increase the sale value of their home, a court heard yesterday.
Church warden Sandra Saxton, 69, was attacked and injured by retired City financier Peter Bayliss, who falsely told police and social services she had gone mad to try to get her put in a mental hospital.

Bayliss, 62, and his artist wife Kim, 53, wanted the deaf pensioner out of the way after they clashed over a 12-inch strip of land at the back of their gardens, which gave Mrs Saxton right of way behind their property.

The couple were angry at losing a court battle with her over the right of way in Westerham, Kent, in 2009, and began spreading lies about her.

Yesterday Judge Nigel Gerald made a stinging attack on the couple, saying they had destroyed what was once a 'happy little community'. They will have to pay damages and costs of Ã‚Â£338,000 - more than the value of the home they were trying to sell.
He condemned the 'sheer awfulness' of their attempts to have Mrs Saxton sectioned under the Mental Health Act, saying: 'She suffered and suffers from no mental health ailments.

How Not to Die: 20 Survival Tips

Okay some of these seem rather specific and may not apply to everyone.

2. Don't Mess with Vending Machines.
You skipped lunch. You need a snack. You insert money into a vending machine, press the buttons, and nothing comes out. You get mad.
STAT: Vending machines caused 37 deaths between 1978 and 1995, crushing customers who rocked and toppled the dispensers. No recent stats exist, but the machines are still a danger.
DON'T: Skip lunch.

Boy Genius or Future Scandi Super-Villain?

It's hard to say at this point but I have to give the kid points for gumption and quick thinking. And he would have pulled it off if it weren't for that meddling snow plow driver. And the damned snow.

A ten-year-old Norwegian boy who drove his parents' car into a snowy ditch offered an inventive excuse to police: he was a dwarf who had forgotten his driver's license.
The boy - who lives near Dokka, a town 110kms (68 miles) north of Oslo - put his 18-month old sister into the car sometime before 6am, while his parents were still sleeping and set off to visit his grandparents in Valdres, about 60 kilometres away.

He drove more than 10 kilometres before veering off the road, where he was found by a snowplow driver who alerted police.

'The parents woke up and discovered that the children were missing and that someone had taken off with their car. They were pretty upset, as you can imagine,' said Baard Christiansen, a spokesman for the Vest Oppland police district.

'The boy told the snowplow driver that he was a dwarf and that he had forgotten his driver's licence at home.'

Police said the children were not injured and the car was not damaged, and that no charges would be filed.
'We have talked to them, and I'm pretty sure they're going to pay very close attention both to their children and to their car keys in the future,' Christiansen said.

How NBC Snuck a Starbucks into Sochi

Because having to drink McDonald's coffee like the hoi polloi is so gauche.

The AoSHQ group. Yeah.

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1 Green Energy: Bird Slaughtering Death Rays The Â“environmentally friendlyÂ” method of Â“green energyÂ” production using wind farms, has been known for some time now to also result in the wanton slaughter of birds, including many endangered species. But now we can add another Â“environmentally friendlyÂ” method of Â“green energyÂ” production to that list of anti-avian power plants: A $2.2 billion solar farm in California is responsible for the slaughter of a plethora of birds. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=5038

Posted by: The Political Hat at February 18, 2014 06:38 PM (AymDN)

2 1?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 06:38 PM (ojnk6)

3 Can I blame agw on my grumpyness lagtely?

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 06:39 PM (nkPV9)

4 Sigh.....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 06:39 PM (ojnk6)

5 Yo, morons

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 06:39 PM (HVff2)

6 lagtely? I think that should be "lately"

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 06:40 PM (nkPV9)

7 Once more into the breach...

Posted by: lefreaked at February 18, 2014 06:40 PM (JdEZJ)

8 Kind of disappointed in Rush this morning. He was chatting with a caller and mentioned that dolphins don't build his hospital. The caller said "dolphins don't have hands." I was hoping that Rush would go off about hand inequality and how we needed a program to redistribute hands from the 1% to the 99%.

Posted by: Anachronda at February 18, 2014 06:41 PM (U82Km)

9 Choppers got here just in time.

Posted by: lefreaked at February 18, 2014 06:42 PM (JdEZJ)

10 Did someone go back to get the others? And, did that someone then become mesmerized by zero-G Double Ds?

Posted by: Jenny Hates Her Phone at February 18, 2014 06:43 PM (2+WNz)

11 Grumpy Maet? Now, no one poke the bearÂ…that wouldn't be nice.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 06:44 PM (GEICT)

12 Howdy morons! I love My Cousin Vinny. It's one of my go-to movies when I'm stressed out or lonely. Make of that what you will.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 06:44 PM (zDsvJ)

13 I like living in Pennsylvania. Few earthquakes, few tornadoes, few hurricanes, not too much in the way of heat waves or droughts. I do have quite a bit of snow at the moment, but not an inordinate amount.

Posted by: rickl at February 18, 2014 06:44 PM (sdi6R)

14 "To Trudeau's credit he did have Kerry's number from day one." Kerry as a "gorgeous preppie"? Maybe to a mare.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2014 06:45 PM (mck3/)

15 I have to call my doctor. The last thread caused an erection lasting more than 4 hours. Kate!!!

Posted by: and irresolute at February 18, 2014 06:45 PM (RqHWH)

16 I say for being a grumpy fuck, loaded content tonite. Glad the British douche bag couple got hosed by the court

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 06:45 PM (HVff2)

17 Just FYI. If Yellowstone blows again it will take out most of North America.

Posted by: some old guy at February 18, 2014 06:46 PM (2DunM)

18 Apropos of absolutely nothing, there actually is a "Dismal Swamp State Park" in North Carolina. I sent the link to the BH, and she sent it back with an even funnier observation -- "Did you see about the trails? The swamp is closed due to muddy conditions." http://tinyurl.com/7fs7olk

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 06:46 PM (T1005)

19 "Okay some of these seem rather specific and may not apply to everyone." I'm thinking of the "Dumb Ways to Die" song (Portal edition). http://tinyurl.com/munwf3b

Posted by: Thrawn at February 18, 2014 06:46 PM (WlWt+)

20 BC how is your Gramps?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 06:46 PM (HVff2)

21 Sacre Bleu! More French?

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 06:46 PM (fzHss)

22 Why spell BK's name with symbols but quote his name just above?

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 06:47 PM (zDsvJ)

23 Pro Tip: When it's 10:45, and you're comment #585 in the pre-ONT thread, Maet is likely to hand you your ass.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 06:47 PM (aDwsi)

24 You all should watch that Thatcher video. It's truly a masterpiece.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 18, 2014 06:47 PM (0LHZx)

25 A rich man could afford to pay more for a Big Mac or a Honda Civic, too, but we do not expect him to do so. DON'T GIVE THE LIBERALS ANY MORE IDEAS!

Posted by: Socrateae at February 18, 2014 06:48 PM (1jViy)

26 So all the places worth living in are along active fault lines. Good to know.

Posted by: CAC at February 18, 2014 06:49 PM (VtBK8)

27 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 18, 2014 06:50 PM (JMmQ9)

28 24 You all should watch that Thatcher video. It's truly a masterpiece. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 18, 2014 10:47 PM (0LHZx) Why? Does she extol the virtues of abortion on demand? Gun control on those nasty black AR-15s? Go blow yourself

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 06:50 PM (HVff2)

29 Word was sent. Whether anyone noticed is subject to debate.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 18, 2014 06:50 PM (m9V0o)

30 Trudeau has the same shtick a lot of political comics have though, that of not being funny. Good comedy should be able to be funny without holding a specific political view. However, even if I were liberal, I do not think I would find much of his stuff "funny". It is like the "smart" accolade. That is like the kiss of death when I see that word applied to comedies, because it usually means they are so "nuanced" as to no longer be funny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 06:50 PM (TGgNi)

31 25 A rich man could afford to pay more for a Big Mac or a Honda Civic, too, but we do not expect him to do so.

DON'T GIVE THE LIBERALS ANY MORE IDEAS!

Posted by: Socrateae at February 18, 2014 10:48 PM (1jViy)

___________

We do this with housing. Lots of apartments these days have rents on a sliding scale. Evil rich (white) people pay full rent. The lazy moochers get a discount for being...lazy moochers.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 18, 2014 06:51 PM (0LHZx)

32 22 Why spell BK's name with symbols but quote his name just above?

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 10:47 PM (zDsvJ)

WHY NOT?

Posted by: Mætenloch at February 18, 2014 06:51 PM (XkotV)

33 TCM - the chariot race in Ben Hur in on.

Posted by: some old guy at February 18, 2014 06:52 PM (2DunM)

34 A rich man could afford to pay more for a Big Mac or a Honda Civic, too, but we do not expect him to do so. Actually, isn't that basically why our pharmaceutical prices are so high in comparison to the rest of the planet...?

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 18, 2014 06:52 PM (m9V0o)

35 31 Never saw that one. Are you talking about people renting their own properties, or ones that are owned by a company (like an apartment complex)?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 06:53 PM (TGgNi)

36 26 So all the places worth living in are along active fault lines. Good to know. Posted by: CAC at February 18, 2014 10:49 PM (VtBK

Having the very earth cleave your home in two really drops the value of your property though (so I heard).

Posted by: Thrawn at February 18, 2014 06:54 PM (WlWt+)

37 18Â Apropos of absolutely nothing, there actuallyÂ isÂ a "Dismal Swamp State Park" in North Carolina. I sent the link to the BH, and she sent it back with an even funnier observation -- "Did you see about the trails? The swamp is closed due to muddy conditions." http://tinyurl.com/7fs7olk -cthulhu And they actually have controlled hunts out there, should one desire to practice. Believe it or not, we have bear, wild hog and deer in said swamp.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 06:54 PM (fzHss)

38 There must be something in the air because I've been grumpy all day. Cabin fever or that "I just chewed a roll of barbed wire" feeling from getting my teeth cleaned, perhaps.

Posted by: joncelli at February 18, 2014 06:54 PM (/AYWV)

39 No fault lines in Texas.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 06:54 PM (zDsvJ)

40 By definition a "fair" tax rate would take teh total amount the government spends, divide it by the number of taxpayers...and send them each the same bill. How on earth is it fair that Person A might have to pay $1M in taxes, B $20k, and C get thousands back?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2014 06:55 PM (M3hAT)

41 Ref the USA Seismic map. California ALSO has a Super-Volcano (Long Valley Caldera - near Mammoth mountain) If you want to die, go to Australia. If you want to die but DON'T want to be poisoned, then California can help you out.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at February 18, 2014 06:55 PM (h53OH)

42 speaking of "Big Mac's": I have $21.37 on me right now...you know the rest... #Starving

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 18, 2014 06:55 PM (JMmQ9)

43 Shoveling snow is a blast!

Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 06:55 PM (Ua6T/)

44 It is like the "smart" accolade. That is like the kiss of death when I see that word applied to comedies, because it usually means they are so "nuanced" as to no longer be funny. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 10:50 PM (TGgNi) What are you talking about, Willis? Wiping your crevasse of disease with a napkin and having the soiled napkin sold at a fem-hag auction *is* funny!

Posted by: Sarah (I'm funny, really!) Silverman at February 18, 2014 06:55 PM (WlWt+)

45 I was in a good mood today. Warm enough for top down driving. Of course it may snow tomorrow.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 06:56 PM (zDsvJ)

46 20 BC how is your Gramps? Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 10:46 PM (HVff2) Doing better. The possibility of a stroke seems beyond remote at this point. They've have him on low does garden variety antibiotics for the last two days and it's helped. Dad says he was awake, alert, lucid and able to communicate this morning. The blood cultures are coming back negative so far. So while he has some sort of infection that's causing this, it may no be the septicemia we originally thought.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 06:56 PM (GEICT)

47 Chuck could have run him over again on the final lap, but pulled up. Now that's true sportsmanship.

Posted by: some old guy at February 18, 2014 06:56 PM (2DunM)

48 When I lived in Alabama, I learned from some friends there that there is nothing you'd want to encounter in the woods less than wild hogs. I said not even snakes or bears, and they insisted the only correct answer is wild hogs.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 06:56 PM (UvR6d)

49 If I lurk, I get to read, mock, mentally ridicule, and no one knows. If I comment, well, it's open season.

*engage lurk mode*

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 06:57 PM (4Mv1T)

50 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 10:50 PM (HVff2)

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You need help. Get it before it's too late.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 18, 2014 06:57 PM (0LHZx)

51 Doonesbury going on hiatus?
Hiatus from what?

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2014 06:57 PM (yagOO)

52 Wow gee thanks for that bright red reminder of my future seismic doom.

Posted by: ParanoidGirlinSeattle at February 18, 2014 06:57 PM (RZ8pf)

53 Woot, it was 40 here today. 12" of global warming Thursday

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 06:58 PM (HVff2)

54 44 Call me old fashioned, but the only auctions that are funny are the grilled cheese with the face of Elvis or a yam shaped like Hitler.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 06:58 PM (TGgNi)

55 Since Northern Virginia shook the Northeast with a 5.8 quake in August of 2011 from a previously unknown fault, they might want to update that map a bit It took me a while after moving from CA to FL to get used to not having the walls come alive after feeling a heavy thump. Every quake I felt always started with a thump that felt like somebody upstairs knocked a refrigerator over

Posted by: kbdabear at February 18, 2014 06:58 PM (aTXUx)

56 "Dismal Swamp State Park" in North Carolina. ------------- We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering Yankees.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 06:58 PM (aDwsi)

57 >>Doonesbury going on hiatus? Hiatus from what? Posted by: tu3031 I'd say sanity, but that river was crossed years ago.

Posted by: Aviator at February 18, 2014 06:59 PM (DI+ja)

58 Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 10:56 PM (UvR6d)

One of them took down Robert Baratheon thus sentencing Westeros to suffer under King Joffery. So yeah.

Posted by: Iasonas at February 18, 2014 06:59 PM (FHNkr)

59 Doonesbury going on hiatus? Hiatus from what? Posted by: tu3031 ------ Day upon day of self loathing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 06:59 PM (aDwsi)

60 Trudeau is still alive?

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 07:00 PM (jucos)

61 Re liberals and taxes, Obama has said as much regarding the Laffer curve, He values "fairness" over results.

Posted by: Beef at February 18, 2014 07:00 PM (XERws)

62 In FL we don't get earthquakes, we get sinkholes

Posted by: kbdabear at February 18, 2014 07:01 PM (aTXUx)

63 >>>How Sid Caesar learned double-talk

***Sound of penny dropping***

Ah, so that is what ace has been up to with the whole French thing.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2014 07:01 PM (IN7k+)

64 We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering ~~Yankees~~ left-coasters. FIFY

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:01 PM (fzHss)

65 South Carolina has a swamp called Hell Hole .

Posted by: awkward davies at February 18, 2014 07:01 PM (whqez)

66 *engage lurk mode* Posted by: Tobacco Road We have lurker detectors. You can't hide. Did you catch my comment on Grocer-gate on the last thread?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:01 PM (aDwsi)

67 After reading last night's ONT, I prayed for your Grandfather, BC. It looks like he's doing better, even though they haven't figured out what happened. ...continued best wishes and prayers.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:02 PM (lq3Ak)

68 64 shredded - Them either.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:02 PM (aDwsi)

69 We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering Yankees. I always thought it was just the place for getting rid of wanderin' Yankees. I mean, if you needed to get rid of one. For a friend. Hypothetically. (looks furtively back and forth). Forget I said anything.

Posted by: Grey Fox at February 18, 2014 07:02 PM (Ak++Z)

70 Hey TR. Jump in water is fine

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:03 PM (HVff2)

71 Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2014 10:55 PM (M3hAT)

Well, it's not fair that the rich get to keep so much of their money because derp derp derpity doo...

Posted by: Your Average Lib at February 18, 2014 07:03 PM (FHNkr)

72 Sid Caesar taught that foreign language gibberish bit to Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, because I once saw Reiner on an interview with Larry King and one of those clips was shown from Your Show of Shows King asked Reiner how he knew all those languages, and Reiner explained that as long as you knew the phonics and emphasis along with gestures, you could sound like you were speaking in any language. He then demonstrated by "speaking" German and Italian in total gibberish It was hilarious and actually pretty easy to do

Posted by: kbdabear at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (aTXUx)

73 The Lake Michigan shoreline here in Michigan is breath takingly beautiful with no fault lines.

Posted by: CMU VET at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (ejB0r)

74 South Carolina has a swamp called Hell Hole . Posted by: awkward davies at February 18, 2014 11:01 PM (whqez) Me too!

Posted by: Madeline Albright at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (AymDN)

75 "Trudeau is still alive?" Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner He has never really been alive. He's always been a miserable prick who "gets by" crafting vitriol in the form of falsified "irony".

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (lq3Ak)

76 64 We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering Yankees left-coasters.

FIFY Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:01 PM (fzHss) Hide posts from (fzHss)

I 'spose not, what with the muddy conditions on the trails.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (T1005)

77 ...continued best wishes and prayers. Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:02 PM (lq3Ak) Thank you. The latest and greatest is that he has an infection (and clearly he does, he started improving when they started him on the antibiotics) in his lower legs and feet.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (GEICT)

78 Up in here in the mountains we have what are called Rhododendron Hells. Very thick, dense, and large Rhododendron thickets.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (aDwsi)

79 Yeah, the wild hogs here in Alabama can get mean. And big. (Kid killed a 1000lb monster back in '07 with just a handgun, though there are disputes over just how wild it really was...) Got to watch for gators, too.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 18, 2014 07:04 PM (m9V0o)

80 We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering Yankees. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Shhh....Shhhh... watch this. And hold my beer.

"Oh sure it is! It's safe! No bears, hogs, coyotes, rabid racoons, or venomous snakes...that we like to handle in church services!"

"Come on down !!"

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:05 PM (4Mv1T)

81 " or a yam shaped like Hitler."

Link or it never happened.

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 07:05 PM (nkPV9)

82 That earthquake map reminds of another reason I'm glad I don't live in West Tennessee any longer. My best friend, however, lives just a few miles from Reelfoot Lake, so if/when the New Madrid goes again, he's totally screwed.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 18, 2014 07:06 PM (Eujry)

83 BC - Thoughts and prayers, bud.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:06 PM (aDwsi)

84 Did you catch my comment on Grocer-gate on the last thread? Posted by: Mike Hammer
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I did not. Sorry. I usually don't like to post here till I've had eight or nine scotches.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:07 PM (4Mv1T)

85 >>The Lake Michigan shoreline here in Michigan is breath takingly beautiful with no fault lines. Posted by: CMU VET And no jobs.

Posted by: Aviator at February 18, 2014 07:07 PM (DI+ja)

86 Earth Girls Are Easy is on Showtime

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 18, 2014 07:07 PM (DmNpO)

87 Acres upon acres of white cedar swamp in northern WI. Everything in there except snake preachers

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:07 PM (HVff2)

88
Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity
Tax the rich, feed the poor
Till there are no rich no more

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 18, 2014 07:07 PM (Dwehj)

89 No fault lines in Texas.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 10:54 PM (zDsvJ)

Sure there are. There just may not be any well-known active faults, likely to cause earthquakes when they move. Some regions are rife with earthquakes, and some have them only rarely. There may some areas where earthquakes are so rare, they don't exist in the historical record at all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2014 07:08 PM (60Q+L)

90 That about liberals viewing taxes as a punishment is true, and a view shared by Obama (though he would say he's not punishing anybody; simply being fair). If I recall correctly, during the democratic debates Obama was asked if he would still be in favor of higher taxation on - capital gains, I think it was - even though studies had shown that a higher rate doesn't increase government revenue. He said yes, for "reasons of fairness." ( I think those were his words.)

Posted by: Alana at February 18, 2014 07:08 PM (DV2x1)

91 Thanks Hammer.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 07:08 PM (GEICT)

92 Liberalism: Convincing one's self that taking water from the deep end of the pool, bucket-by-bucket, and dumping it into the shallow end actually makes the shallow end deeper.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:09 PM (lq3Ak)

93 "Come on down !!" Posted by: Tobacco Road ------- And, don't worry..., it's only a million acres or so. I'm sure you can find a way out.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:09 PM (aDwsi)

94 BC- I hope your granddad gets much better AND soon.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:09 PM (4Mv1T)

95 How on earth is it fair that Person A might have to pay $1M in taxes, B $20k, and C get thousands back? Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2014 10:55 PM (M3hAT) One of my pet peeves is people who pay no federal income taxes getting a "tax refund". A person who pays no income tax is not getting a tax refund, they are getting welfare. This is just another way that progressives cooked up to give away free money at the expense of the productive citizens.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2014 07:09 PM (mck3/)

96 BC, sorry to hear about your Gramps, thoughts and prayers your way.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 18, 2014 07:10 PM (Eujry)

97 79 Yeah, the wild hogs here in Alabama can get mean. And big. (Kid killed a 1000lb monster back in '07 with just a handgun, though there are disputes over just how wild it really was...)

Was that the one with all the controversy and people saying the pic was shopped etc?

Posted by: booger at February 18, 2014 07:10 PM (xRDdL)

98 81 Actually stole that from an old Dennis Miller bit. He was talking about the poor photographers who had to work for the weekly world news.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 07:10 PM (TGgNi)

99 80 We refer to it as 'The Great Dismal Swamp', and it's not a place for wandering Yankees.

Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Shhh....Shhhh... watch this. And hold my beer.

"Oh sure it is! It's safe! No bears, hogs, coyotes, rabid racoons, or venomous snakes...that we like to handle in church services!"

"Come on down !!"
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 11:05 PM (4Mv1T) Hide posts from (4Mv1T)

We've got all those around here (except bears) and mountain lions. I am a little concerned that some of the areas I'm looking at feature alligator viewing.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:10 PM (T1005)

100

At one point, Mr. Kovacevic had a connection who could hook him up with Starbucks drinks. But that friend is now working on the other side of the Olympic Park, leaving Mr. Kovacevic to walk around with an empty green and white cup. He pours vending machine coffee into it."It's a status symbol," he explains. "It shows I'm not some kind of lowlife."

But it does show that you are some kind of sad, pathetic, elitist asshole...

Posted by: tu3031 at February 18, 2014 07:11 PM (yagOO)

101 Thanks TR. We're hopeful he'll come home on the weekend some time. But it depends entirely on how he responds to treatment.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 07:11 PM (GEICT)

102 What are you talking about, Willis? Wiping your crevasse of disease with a napkin and having the soiled napkin sold at a fem-hag auction *is* funny! Posted by: Sarah (I'm funny, really!) Silverman at February 18, 2014 10:55 PM (WlWt+) That woman is a pig.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2014 07:11 PM (mck3/)

103 That about liberals viewing taxes as a punishment is true, and a view shared by Obama (though he would say he's not punishing anybody; simply being fair).

If I recall correctly, during the democratic debates Obama was asked if he would still be in favor of higher taxation on - capital gains, I think it was - even though studies had shown that a higher rate doesn't increase government revenue. He said yes, for "reasons of fairness." ( I think those were his words.)

Posted by: Alana at February 18, 2014 11:08 PM (DV2x1)

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Which pulls the curtain back on that calm thoughtful pragmatist image that was cultivated. Too bad few care enough to think about it when he lets the mask down like this.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 07:11 PM (UvR6d)

104 >>> Up in here in the mountains we have what are called Rhododendron Hells. Very thick, dense, and large Rhododendron thickets Around here, there thickets of mountain laurel. Very dense stuff. I would rather navigate through spruce. Fun fact: The northern limit of mountain laurel is in southern New Hampshire, just north of the Massachusetts border.

Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 07:11 PM (Ua6T/)

105
I'd love to change the world
But I don't know what to do
So I'll lay more tax on you

Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at February 18, 2014 07:12 PM (Dwehj)

106 89 No fault lines in Texas.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 10:54 PM (zDsvJ)

Sure there are. There just may not be any well-known active faults, likely to cause earthquakes when they move. Some regions are rife with earthquakes, and some have them only rarely. There may some areas where earthquakes are so rare, they don't exist in the historical record at all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2014 11:08 PM (60Q+L)

We had a little rockin' earthquake in Alpine in the mid 1990s. It's in far West Texas near mountains.

Posted by: Sphynx at February 18, 2014 07:12 PM (OZmbA)

107 TR & Mike H - remember when the swamp caught fire a few years ago? Are you guys close enough to have smelled it? Yes, cth. The Great Dismal Swamp was on fire. For weeks.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:12 PM (fzHss)

108 Was that the one with all the controversy and people saying the pic was shopped etc? I think that the hog was found to have been raised on a farm and then released, or something of that nature.

Posted by: Grey Fox at February 18, 2014 07:13 PM (Ak++Z)

109 umm hoi polloi would drink star bucks plebs would drink McDonalds

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 07:13 PM (zOTsN)

110 Sounds great for your Gramps, BC

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:13 PM (HVff2)

111 86 Earth Girls Are Easy is on Showtime

A couple of years ago my folks were visiting and i was showing them how i could stream movies to my tv from my computer, my mom saw Earth Girls Are Easy in my movie list and thought it was porn.

Posted by: booger at February 18, 2014 07:14 PM (xRDdL)

112 hoi polloi would drink star bucks

plebs would drink McDonalds

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 11:13 PM (zOTsN)

And the truly cultured and discerning drink Tim Horton's.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2014 07:14 PM (60Q+L)

113 >>> BC, sorry to hear about your Gramps, thoughts and prayers your way. Ditto.

Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 07:14 PM (Ua6T/)

114 109 At $1 for a large vs. Over $4, call me a pleb.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 07:14 PM (ojnk6)

115 Booger, you better quit watchin the porn and smokin the marijuana.

Posted by: Sphynx at February 18, 2014 07:15 PM (OZmbA)

116 30 Trudeau has the same shtick a lot of political comics have though, that of not being funny. Good comedy should be able to be funny without holding a specific political view. However, even if I were liberal, I do not think I would find much of his stuff "funny". It is like the "smart" accolade. That is like the kiss of death when I see that word applied to comedies, because it usually means they are so "nuanced" as to no longer be funny. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 10:50 PM (TGgNi) The strip appears in my local paper, and the guy is a hack. 5 years since Obama became President, and his "jokes" are still aimed at Bush.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 18, 2014 07:15 PM (HxSXm)

117 Was that the one with all the controversy and people saying the pic was shopped etc? Actually, it turned out to be farm-raised and sold to someone for hunting purposes. Supposedly a very pleasant disposition for a half-ton swine, too, which makes the whole story kinda sad.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 18, 2014 07:15 PM (m9V0o)

118 Looks like Harry Reid will be toast in '16: "Union chief Â‘bitterly disappointedÂ’ with Obamacare reaches out to GOP leader" http://tinyurl.com/m7a3uaq

Posted by: The Political Hat at February 18, 2014 07:16 PM (AymDN)

119 Posted by: Brother Cavil at February 18, 2014 11:15 PM (m9V0o) Yummy, pork the other white meat

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:16 PM (HVff2)

120 TR & Mike H - remember when the swamp caught fire a few years ago? Are you guys close enough to have smelled it? ----------------- I am probably 400+ miles away, western end of the state.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:17 PM (aDwsi)

121 Doonesbury has always been a dyed in the wool Dem. Made his mark lampooning Nixon. Married Jane Pauley.

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any Obama satire coming from D.

Posted by: Sphynx at February 18, 2014 07:18 PM (OZmbA)

122 Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 10:56 PM (GEICT) I was hoping it would go this way.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2014 07:18 PM (mck3/)

123 TR & Mike H - remember when the swamp caught fire a few years ago? Are you guys close enough to have smelled it?

Yes, cth. The Great Dismal Swamp was on fire. For weeks. Posted by: shredded chi
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It's way east of me, and Hammer is even further west of me.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:18 PM (4Mv1T)

124 The battle called 'Wilderness' during the War Between The States was swampy. Lots of yankees lost in that one, Confederates too, to be honest.

Posted by: Erowmero at February 18, 2014 07:19 PM (OONaw)

125 Liberalism: Convincing one's self that taking water from the deep end of the pool, bucket-by-bucket, and dumping it into the shallow end actually makes the shallow end deeper.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:09 PM (lq3Ak)

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I'm going to paint an otherwise good person in a bad light, but my soon to be MIL is a financial trainwreck. She works hard, has held some decent jobs at times, but she just has no use for savings and gets herself into bad spots as a result. Any time anything unexpected happens, you can be sure there is a financial drama coming. She always thinks she needs a new car because it is reliable...that kind of thing. Fortunately, my fiance has dropped some of those learned traits early in adulthood.

So we have troubles with how much to help her. Not arguments, we both struggle with it together. Because the reality is that when she gets money it will be gone soon enough, one way or another. The reality is that she'd probably be better off (like we would) with us holding our money and earning some interest on the extra savings, until she's down so deep she is facing bankrupcy.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 07:19 PM (UvR6d)

126 Cooth, NC is a little too far north for 'gators. There are sightings but they are rare (maybe getting more frequent?). I think our winters are still too cold - give it a couple more years of Global Warming.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:19 PM (fzHss)

127 Dave S. - Have SIL just like that.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:20 PM (aDwsi)

128 Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 11:19 PM (UvR6d)

It's a trap!

Posted by: Iasonas at February 18, 2014 07:21 PM (FHNkr)

129 Ghey Johnny is on with Costas right now. He is wearing his hair up and has a nice embroidered blouse on.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 07:22 PM (jucos)

130 I think that the hog was found to have been raised on a farm and then released, or something of that nature.

Yeah, i vaguely remember that too.

Posted by: booger at February 18, 2014 07:22 PM (xRDdL)

131 "Alligators have made a comeback in North Carolina after almost being eradicated in the early twentieth century. The beasts have been sighted as far north as the Great Dismal Swamp near the VA/NC border.Lake Mattamuskeet and the Alligator River have become ideal habitat for North CarolinaÂ’s alligators. According to Johnson CountyÂ’s newspaper, The Herald, a farmer near Lake Mattamuskeet encountered a 14 footer in front of one of the grain bins, apparently finding it a warm spot to rest. The Game Warden was called in to remove the monster and release it back into a wilder location."

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:22 PM (aDwsi)

132 126 Cooth,
NC is a little too far north for 'gators. There are sightings but they are rare (maybe getting more frequent?).
I think our winters are still too cold - give it a couple more years of Global Warming. Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:19 PM (fzHss) Hide posts from (fzHss)

Yeah, but I'm currently putting together a ramble that'll get down to Georgia.....and the BH likes walking along beside streams.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:23 PM (T1005)

133 115 Booger, you better quit watchin the porn and smokin the marijuana.

Heh, i had to show her on imdb that it starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis to convince her it wasn't.

Posted by: booger at February 18, 2014 07:23 PM (xRDdL)

134 NC is a little too far north for 'gators. There are sightings but they are rare (maybe getting more frequent?).
I think our winters are still too cold - give it a couple more years of Global Warming. Posted by: shredded chi
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Not quite so, young grahs-hah-pah.

I have encountered plenty while golfing at the coast at the NC/SC border.
And the last time a swung a club there was 20 years ago. I imagine with our global cooling they might actually start to migrate back south.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:24 PM (4Mv1T)

135 Yeah, but I'm currently putting together a ramble that'll get down to Georgia.....and the BH likes walking along beside streams. Posted by: cthulhu -------------------- Diamondbacks. Far, far, more dangerous. Water Moccasins next. Assuming you're below the Fall Line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:24 PM (aDwsi)

136 Ghey Johnny is on with Costas right now.>>

I've seen glimpses of GJ flipping through the channels. Why is he famous?

Posted by: The Hickster at February 18, 2014 07:25 PM (TI3xG)

137 Evening all. WTF happened with 'Justified' this week?

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (ahhCO)

138 Oh yeah Lolo Jones in a speed suit.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (WdbF7)

139 Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 11:24 PM (4Mv1T) Hide posts from (4Mv1T)

Took me a while to figure out you were challenging him to take a pebble from your hand. Must be the accent.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (T1005)

140 I thought I saw a swamp-dwelling reptile in NJ once, turns out it was just Jon Corzine.

Posted by: Iasonas at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (FHNkr)

141 Y'all can keep your gators & deadly snakes. Sometimes the Midwest ain't so bad

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (HVff2)

142 And the truly cultured and discerning drink Tim Horton's.
Friggin' right.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 18, 2014 07:26 PM (14um2)

143 Diamondbacks. Far, far, more dangerous. Water Moccasins next. Assuming you're below the Fall Line. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Hammer, tell them to remember that we usually shoot at the mailman, or anyone else dressed in blue. They look too much like Union soldiers.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:27 PM (4Mv1T)

144 Feel better, Maet. Grumpiness bloze.

Posted by: DamnDirtyRINO at February 18, 2014 07:27 PM (m0h0I)

145 Good news BC.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:28 PM (ahhCO)

146 I keep my deadly snake.....In my pants!

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 07:28 PM (jucos)

147 129 Ghey Johnny is on with Costas right now. He is wearing his hair up and has a nice embroidered blouse on. Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 11:22 PM (judos) Yeah, that was awful. The hottie next to him salvaged the deal though.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 07:28 PM (GEICT)

148 Didn't Ghey Johnny win a medal for twirling around on skates?

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (jucos)

149 NJ Congressman Rush Holt (D-Socialism) has announced he won't seek re-election. He gives a wish-washy answer as to why, but I'll chalk it up to yet another Dem fleeing the sinking ship.

Posted by: Iasonas at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (FHNkr)

150 Hammer, tell them to remember that we usually shoot at the mailman, or anyone else dressed in blue. They look too much like Union soldiers. Posted by: Tobacco ---------------- Another tip - If you hear banjo music..., just turn around and go home.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (aDwsi)

151 135 Yeah, but I'm currently putting together a ramble that'll get down to Georgia.....and the BH likes walking along beside streams.

Posted by: cthulhu
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Diamondbacks. Far, far, more dangerous. Water Moccasins next. Assuming you're below the Fall Line. Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 11:24 PM (aDwsi) Hide posts from (aDwsi)

We've got rattlesnakes out here. What's a Fall Line? And, sadly, I'm not very familiar with water............moccasins.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (T1005)

152 I'm currently listening to the sound of a gentle thunderstorm outside my window. You wouldn't believe what a welcome sound that is.

Posted by: DamnDirtyRINO at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (m0h0I)

153 WTF happened with 'Justified' this week?
The Crowes take all of Presidents' Day week off.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (14um2)

154 Another tip - If you hear banjo music..., just turn around and go home. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Because it might be coming from MY HOUSE!!

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:29 PM (4Mv1T)

155 I meant "low seismic hazard" in TX per that map. In response to CAC's comment about all the good places being on fault lines.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 07:30 PM (zDsvJ)

156 143 Diamondbacks. Far, far, more dangerous. Water Moccasins next. Assuming you're below the Fall Line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Hammer, tell them to remember that we usually shoot at the mailman, or anyone else dressed in blue. They look too much like Union soldiers.
Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 11:27 PM (4Mv1T) Hide posts from (4Mv1T)

Yeah, we got the Crips and the Bloods.....so both red and blue are out.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:30 PM (T1005)

157 So did ghey Johnny make a move on pinkeye Costas?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:31 PM (HVff2)

158 Rattlers are fairly timid. Moccasins get pretty territorial. They are liable to decide to chase after you a bit.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 07:31 PM (UvR6d)

159 No earthquakes in Iowa. Finally, something we probably won't get.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at February 18, 2014 07:31 PM (4Chvm)

160 Just funnin' wit youse guys.

I am the only person on my street who knows how to properly say, "y'all" in the mother tongue. Besides my wife, of course.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:32 PM (4Mv1T)

161 Water moccasin; cottonmouth etc.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_piscivorus#Common_names

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 18, 2014 07:33 PM (14um2)

162 158 Rattlers are fairly timid. Moccasins get pretty territorial. They are liable to decide to chase after you a bit.
Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 11:31 PM (UvR6d) Hide posts from (UvR6d)

Are they likely to put in extra effort if you're headed the right direction?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:33 PM (T1005)

163 chthulhu, why are you hiding people's posts?

Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 07:33 PM (Ua6T/)

164 Huh... I thought the nasty things were super rare this far north. Learn something new every day, I guess... I remember when they found one in a retaining pond at a local Mall a few years ago (CDR Ms backyard). It was all the news could talk about for a week. And snakes? Copperheads. Way worse than cottonmouths. I was hiking at Kerr Dam this summer and stumbled across one - the kids walked right over it, and the ex & I came up on it ten seconds later. If I was carrying, I would have shot it. Instead, I took a picture.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:33 PM (fzHss)

165 The copperheads are in all 100 counties of NC. Generally, they are not deadly, but need medical attention for sure.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:34 PM (4Mv1T)

166 there is a saying about envy- rich

Fun kinah vert sinah. )it breeds hate

If one wants to beat a dog, one finds a stick.

Az mir vill schlugen a hunt, gifintmin a schtecke

just trying to be relevant to Maets topic.

Posted by: willow at February 18, 2014 07:34 PM (nqBYe)

167 Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:33 PM (fzHss) So did you push wife into the snake before you took snapshots?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:35 PM (HVff2)

168 Bill O'Reilly has a prissy face.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at February 18, 2014 07:35 PM (4Chvm)

169 The copperheads are in all 100 counties of NC. Generally, they are not deadly, but need medical attention for sure.
Posted by: Tobacco Road
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or maybe that was coyotes. I can't remember. I've only seen one here.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:35 PM (4Mv1T)

170 Does your dog have no nose, willow?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 18, 2014 07:36 PM (14um2)

171 "The reality is that she'd probably be better off (like we would) with us holding our money and earning some interest on the extra savings, until she's down so deep she is facing bankruptcy." Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 11:19 PM (UvR6d) Too many don't/won't follow the 20% "rule". Fifteen if you're doing fairly well, (no kids), and 10% if you're a "gotta have it" goofball. I can be really, really harsh after the "Third Time's A Charm" - "rule". After I've helped you twice? The third time comes with "ADVICE" and a "Closed" sign. This 20% "rule" can cut out the insurance-payment scam for medical emergencies. (I say this as a single person without kids). It also "insures" that you can buy a repairable "beater" car, should yours be covered by minimal insurance.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:36 PM (lq3Ak)

172 Another tip - If you hear banjo music..., just turn around and go home.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 11:29 PM (aDwsi)

Funny thing about that, the kid in Deliverance couldn't actually play the banjo: http://tinyurl.com/p7rz4de

Posted by: Country Singer at February 18, 2014 07:36 PM (Eujry)

173 106 89 No fault lines in Texas. Posted by: Y-not on the phone at February 18, 2014 10:54 PM (zDsvJ) Sure there are. There just may not be any well-known active faults, likely to cause earthquakes when they move. Some regions are rife with earthquakes, and some have them only rarely. There may some areas where earthquakes are so rare, they don't exist in the historical record at all. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2014 11:08 PM (60Q+L) We had a little rockin' earthquake in Alpine in the mid 1990s. It's in far West Texas near mountains. Posted by: Sphynx I was gonna say....Seems like there was a small series of tremors near Dallas just recently too. I used to live on the coast in the Pelican State and we had them there also, although rarely. I wonder if the Marfa Lights come from unknown faults. I'm thinking the Solitario being a giant ancient volcano area might hint at some seismic possibilities. I'm not buying that map.

Posted by: Daybrother at February 18, 2014 07:36 PM (k3l60)

174 So did you push wife into the snake before you took snapshots?
It made America's Funniest Home Videos... twice!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 18, 2014 07:37 PM (14um2)

175 The map is for seismic risk, not fault lines. There is a fault line runs through the Keweenaw Peninsula right under Michigan Tech dormitories. It hasn't moved or even rumbled in mumble years.

http://tinyurl.com/kykjk2q (It's a bit technical, but if you like technical stuff)

Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 07:37 PM (N/NS3)

176 We've got rattlesnakes out here. What's a Fall Line? And, sadly, I'm not very familiar with water............moccasins. Posted by: cthulhu ----------- I dis-remember where 'out here' is. But if you talking Timber Rattler, pfft. They're just an inconvenience. The fall line is basically the break between the uplands, and the coastal plain. Eastern coastal Diamondbacks get *big* http://tinyurl.com/khyt7q8 Moccasins? They are just aggressive..., very aggressive.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:37 PM (aDwsi)

177 Had to deal with mojave greens growing up, hard to spot you'll here them alright, also they taste like chicken.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 18, 2014 07:37 PM (WdbF7)

178 Anyone watch "my 600lb life"? That some hard shit to watch.

Posted by: fastfreefall at February 18, 2014 07:37 PM (Tz35j)

179
Are they likely to put in extra effort if you're headed the right direction?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:33 PM (T1005)

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I don't think they'll go too far with it usually. Others here have probably had more personal experience. Had a friend fishing and he cast into a bed of them, and they didn't like that at all. He picked up his string of catfish and got the hell out of there.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (UvR6d)

180 Copperheads are very docile. You practically have to step on them to make them move much less bite you. The dog and I come across them quite often in our jaunts around the 'hood.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (jucos)

181 Funny thing about that, the kid in Deliverance couldn't actually play the banjo: http://tinyurl.com/p7rz4de Posted by: Country Singer ------------- Heh. Burt Reynolds wasn't much of a paddler either.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (aDwsi)

182 Does 'Armageddon' count as a feel-good French movie?

Posted by: Epobirs at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (bPxS6)

183 141Â Y'all can keep your gators & deadly snakes. Sometimes the Midwest ain't so bad _________ Note to self: "SNAKENADO! - they came from above!"

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (fzHss)

184 Dear lord, that story on the Starbucks/NBC and the Olympics is a torture reading in hipster douchebagginess. Freaking sportswriters talking about how they need special chai teas to make it through the day. Oscar Madison would be rolling in his grave if his coffin wasn't full of empty cups and hot dog wrappers.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 18, 2014 07:38 PM (HxSXm)

185 in the spirit of ace and french , i have nothing so i'll just say laila tov

Posted by: willow at February 18, 2014 07:39 PM (nqBYe)

186 The map is for seismic risk, not fault lines. There is a fault line runs through the Keweenaw Peninsula right under Michigan Tech dormitories. It hasn't moved or even rumbled in mumble years.

http://tinyurl.com/kykjk2q (It's a bit technical, but if you like technical stuff)

Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 11:37 PM (N/NS3)

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My Grandpa taught physics at Michigan Tech, and my dad learned metalurgical engineering there.

Posted by: Dave S. at February 18, 2014 07:39 PM (UvR6d)

187 Note to self: "SNAKENADO! - they came from above!"
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That was funny right there.

It was.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:40 PM (4Mv1T)

188 Best wishes, Dave S. -Marrying into a family can be marrying into all its ignorance and bliss!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:40 PM (lq3Ak)

189 163 chthulhu, why are you hiding people's posts? Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 11:33 PM (Ua6T/) Hide posts from (Ua6T/)

I'm generally not....but it's a widget I noticed Merovign had, and during a recent troll infestation I decided to use it. I've currently done it to two hashes, and I'm pretty sure one of 'em was subsequently banned.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:40 PM (T1005)

190 186 The map is for seismic risk, not fault lines. There is a fault line runs through the Keweenaw Peninsula right under Michigan Tech dormitories. It hasn't moved or even rumbled in mumble years. http://tinyurl.com/kykjk2q (It's a bit technical, but if you like technical stuff) Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 11:37 PM (N/NS3) Hmm...wonder if that'll change with a small nuke explosion?

Posted by: Hezbollah Agents in Dearborn-stan at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (WlWt+)

191 andy, my dog indeed has a nose and it becomes very busy when strangers arrive to my chagrin.

Posted by: willow at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (nqBYe)

192 Only dangerous animals/reptiles this way would be wolves & black bears. Must keep an eye on the setters with those critters around.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (HVff2)

193 g'nite

Posted by: willow at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (nqBYe)

194 The Crowes take all of Presidents' Day week off. Posted by: andycanuck at February 18, 2014 11:29 PM (14um2) No wonder they're screwups. Had my encounter with a Water Mocassin cliff jumping in Great Falls. (At least I say it's a water mocassin. Sounds cooler.). Sitting on a submerged rock and two of my friends in the water just scattered. I think once I realized what was going on I swam faster than both because I was up on the hill PDQ. I remember feeling something on my back, looked over my shoulder, and a long ass snake bumping into me.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (ahhCO)

195 Re: the taxes. It's a race to the bottom. Let's drag everyone down to the lowest common denominator.

Posted by: Titanium at February 18, 2014 07:41 PM (IgOQg)

196 Is this the point where someone types, "A dingo ate my baby!" -? ...I guess it is. Self-fulfilling projection.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:43 PM (lq3Ak)

197 French films? A Man and a Woman.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:43 PM (aDwsi)

198 See ya willow

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:43 PM (HVff2)

199 Ukraine protesters have 'crossed the limits': Yanukovych http://tinyurl.com/lyzeyps (So we must kill them?)

Posted by: Thrawn at February 18, 2014 07:43 PM (WlWt+)

200 Nobody get willow. She's sleeping.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:44 PM (lq3Ak)

201 I'm generally not....but it's a widget I noticed Merovign had, and during a recent troll infestation I decided to use it. I've currently done it to two hashes, and I'm pretty sure one of 'em was subsequently banned. Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:40 PM (T1005) Speaking of banning-how long does it take to get unbanned? I was caught up in a flurry of spam thread and my IP was banned.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:44 PM (ahhCO)

202 'Nite willow. Guess we're stuck with this thread.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:45 PM (ahhCO)

203 >>> Speaking of banning-how long does it take to get unbanned? If you get unbanned, you will lose that sneezy hash.

Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 07:46 PM (Ua6T/)

204 Oscar Madison would be rolling in his grave if his coffin wasn't full of empty cups and hot dog wrappers. Posted by: Ashley Judd's ------------ Liquor bottles.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:46 PM (aDwsi)

205 'Out here' is California, Land of the Terminally Boned.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:47 PM (T1005)

206 Dueling banjos and Fwench people in a pretty good Laurel & Hardy style skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj9ghC2SgbY

Posted by: model_1066 at February 18, 2014 07:47 PM (LIQGY)

207 Oscar Madison would be rolling in his grave if his coffin wasn't full of empty cups and hot dog wrappers.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's
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Liquor bottles. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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And stinky cigar butts

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:48 PM (4Mv1T)

208 Moccasins? They are just aggressive..., very aggressive. -------- Very. I had one chase me in hip deep flood water for 10 minutes once. Had two friends with me but that snake was bound and determined. Went around someone else to try to get me. Democrat I think.

Posted by: Daybrother at February 18, 2014 07:48 PM (9SU2W)

209 Posted by: fluffy at February 18, 2014 11:46 PM (Ua6T/) Hah. Just noticed that. I think that is my 4G hash though.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:48 PM (ahhCO)

210 Ugh - In laws arriving tomorrow. MIL, niece, and three kids. Just shoot me.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:48 PM (aDwsi)

211 The movie "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies" is very funny - a lot of un-PC humor, and Jean DuJardin is a total ham.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2014 07:49 PM (POpqt)

212 If you get unbanned, you will lose that sneezy hash _______ I think that hash might be better than my current Alla-Seltzer one...

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 07:49 PM (fzHss)

213 'Out here' is California, Land of the Terminally Boned. Posted by: cthulhu ----------- Where are you hiking? Got plans already?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 07:49 PM (aDwsi)

214 "I was caught up in a flurry of spam thread and my IP was banned." Posted by: RWC That depends. I've heard if you apologize for the malfeasance via twitter, email, etc....? ...you've got a better shot at re-boarding the vessel. Otherwise? It is arbitrary and a Four-Step Process: -Sit There -Take It -Pipe It -Like It ...you'll also lose ampersands for just being on the "wrong" browser. This is all sort of like "Pixy and Ace's Mexico".

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:50 PM (lq3Ak)

215 Grew up in earthquake central. This March is the 50th anniversary of the 9.2 AK quake, and they are planning a bit of a to do in Anchorage for that. I think I would avoid it, if only for the ironic value of there being another during the celebration.

That was my first real memory, and I can see it like it happened yesterday. Smell it, too.

Then I went to college in Missouri, land of tornadoes. Give me earthquakes any day.

Posted by: tcn at February 18, 2014 07:50 PM (fwcEs)

216 Posted by: tcn at February 18, 2014 11:50 PM (fwcEs) That was the second most powerful quake ever recorded, right?

Posted by: model_1066 at February 18, 2014 07:51 PM (LIQGY)

217 Ayep.

Posted by: tcn at February 18, 2014 07:52 PM (fwcEs)

218 Ugh - In laws arriving tomorrow. MIL, niece, and three kids. Just shoot me. Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Good time to meet in central NC for a "business meeting" one day.
Can you say, "BAR-BEE-QUE"?
Make it a day trip. I'm going stir crazy over here.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 18, 2014 07:52 PM (4Mv1T)

219 Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 11:48 PM (aDwsi) Be careful for what you wish for. That damn cat might take you on

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:52 PM (HVff2)

220 'Out here' is California, Land of the Terminally Boned. Posted by: cthulhu Let us remember when it wasn't: Reagan announces for Gov. of Calif. in '66: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VNUOO7POXs

Posted by: The Anti-Hippie Hat at February 18, 2014 07:52 PM (AymDN)

221 Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:50 PM (lq3Ak) I don't think it was malfeasance on my part. I wrote a comment and when it loaded I noticed there were great deals on WoW Gold, Blue Jeans, etc...

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 07:53 PM (ahhCO)

222 201 I'm generally not....but it's a widget I noticed Merovign had, and during a recent troll infestation I decided to use it. I've currently done it to two hashes, and I'm pretty sure one of 'em was subsequently banned.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:40 PM (T1005)

Speaking of banning-how long does it take to get unbanned?

I was caught up in a flurry of spam thread and my IP was banned. Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 11:44 PM (ahhCO) Hide posts from (ahhCO)

There is no set time. Generally, you appraise how POd the mod was when you got banned and time your request accordingly. Contrition helps.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:55 PM (T1005)

223 Speaking of banning-how long does it take to get unbanned? I was caught up in a flurry of spam thread and my IP was banned. Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 11:44 PM (ahhCO) You need to email Dave and/or Andy and give them the IP that was banned and what happened.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 07:56 PM (GEICT)

224 A California Restaurant Is Adding A Surcharge To Pay For Obamacare http://tinyurl.com/pbfktgo The funny thing about this is that all businesses will have to do this, they are just the first to be putting it explicitly into the cost of the meal for their patrons.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 07:56 PM (TGgNi)

225 thumbs up for Funi's Robotics;Notes bluray

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 07:57 PM (bStrg)

226 Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:55 PM (T1005) And speaking from parallel experience spending money via paypal probably would help. Like a spousal unit & jewelry store

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 07:57 PM (HVff2)

227 "There is no set time. Generally, you appraise how POd the mod was when you got banned and time your request accordingly. Contrition helps." Posted by: cthulhu This is like Mexico with smarter, unpaid-by-cartels, administrators.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 07:57 PM (lq3Ak)

228 213 'Out here' is California, Land of the Terminally Boned.

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Where are you hiking? Got plans already? Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 11:49 PM (aDwsi) Hide posts from (aDwsi)

I'm still roughing out the trip. It's designed to leverage off of the BH's required business trip.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 07:57 PM (T1005)

229 I was out in San Bernardino when Northridge '94' popped. Shook things enough to wake you up in the night.

I went across 880 about 4 weeks or so before the '89 Loma Prieta and again about a month or so after. I would have been in the middle of the collapse of the freeway if the timing had been different. Ever after that I would never stop underneath a freeway overpass anywhere in California. It would be like stopping in traffic on a railroad crossing.

Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 07:59 PM (N/NS3)

230 thumbs up for Funi's Robotics;Notes bluray Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 11:57 PM (bStrg) Did it improve on the broadcast version.

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at February 18, 2014 08:01 PM (AymDN)

231 Guardians of the Galaxy looks good http://youtu.be/pTZ2Tp9yXyM

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:01 PM (bStrg)

232 Good time to meet in central NC for a "business meeting" one day. Can you say, "BAR-BEE-QUE"? Make it a day trip. I'm going stir crazy over here. Posted by: Tobacco ---------------- Wish I could, even the vinegar-tainted variety would be preferable to the looming invasion. They'll be here for *THREE* days. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 08:01 PM (aDwsi)

233 Okay. I'm out. G'night folks.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 08:02 PM (aDwsi)

234 229 I was out in San Bernardino when Northridge '94' popped. Shook things enough to wake you up in the night.

I went across 880 about 4 weeks or so before the '89 Loma Prieta and again about a month or so after. I would have been in the middle of the collapse of the freeway if the timing had been different. Ever after that I would never stop underneath a freeway overpass anywhere in California. It would be like stopping in traffic on a railroad crossing.
Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 11:59 PM (N/NS3) Hide posts from (N/NS3)

I was "up close and personal" with Sylmar 1971 and Loma Prieta 1989.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:02 PM (T1005)

235 A California Restaurant Is Adding A Surcharge To Pay For Obamacare

http://tinyurl.com/pbfktgo

The funny thing about this is that all businesses will have to do this, they are just the first to be putting it explicitly into the cost of the meal for their patrons.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 11:56 PM (TGgNi)

And suddenly the IRS thinks this place has underpaid their sales tax.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at February 18, 2014 08:04 PM (WdbF7)

236 There is no set time. Generally, you appraise how POd the mod was when you got banned and time your request accordingly. Contrition helps. Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:55 PM (T1005) I don't think I had anything to do with possing them off. There was a serious flood of spam and I think I got caught in it. --- You need to email Dave and/or Andy and give them the IP that was banned and what happened. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 11:56 PM (GEICT) Thanks to both. Just a pain switching between a fast connection where I can't comment to a slower one that i can.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:04 PM (ahhCO)

237 'Nite Mr. Hammer

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 08:05 PM (HVff2)

238 235 And the FDA thinks their kitchen is a "bit dirty."

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 08:05 PM (TGgNi)

239 199 Ukraine protesters have 'crossed the limits': Posted by: Thrawn at February 18, 2014 11:43 PM (WlWt+)
So how about the Thai protesters.
And the Venezuelan protesters.
And the Syrian protesters.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at February 18, 2014 08:05 PM (kVfSG)

240 Did it improve on the broadcast version.

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at February 19, 2014 12:01 AM (AymDN)

only problems I remember with the broadcast was some slight video issues and on the blu-ray, it's silky smooth

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:05 PM (bStrg)

241 Good grief. Fallon's stand up is brutally awful. It's like a really bad ripoff of Leno's monologue.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 18, 2014 08:06 PM (GEICT)

242 Tornado? Where were you during the great Palm Sunday Tornado outbreak 1965?
Had friends and relatives lost everything but their lives in that one.

Detroit riot of '68? Missed that one too. Out of the country at the time.

The Great Blizzard of '78? That one I got to see. Snowshoes are now standard equipment, will always have a pair.

Posted by: Speaking Rocks at February 18, 2014 08:07 PM (N/NS3)

243 Ever see those videos of the liquefaction after the Japan quake? That's some wild shit there boy... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hfCN6k3YE

Posted by: &&&&& at February 18, 2014 08:07 PM (uGlk8)

244 Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at February 19, 2014 12:05 AM (kVfSG) Wonder how John F-ing Kerry is going to handle all those crisises? Crisis, what crisis?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 08:07 PM (HVff2)

245 I totally expect Ace to write 1000 words on how he read a comic once and that Guardians of the Galaxy is stupid some time tomorrow

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:08 PM (bStrg)

246 NC BBQ has too much ketchup and brown sugar. And .45 beats 9mm. Longbows are better than crossbows.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:08 PM (ahhCO)

247 241 Maybe it's because that's exactly what it is, without the delivery or timing of Leno?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 08:08 PM (ojnk6)

248 only problems I remember with the broadcast was some slight video issues and on the blu-ray, it's silky smooth Posted by: The Dude at February 19, 2014 12:05 AM (bStrg) I liked the show, but the ending felt rushed and sorta disjointed.

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at February 18, 2014 08:08 PM (AymDN)

249 245 I totally expect Ace to write 1000 words on how he read a comic once and that Guardians of the Galaxy is stupid some time tomorrow Posted by: The Dude at February 19, 2014 12:08 AM (bStrg) Depends on what culture he finds attractive tomorrow

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 08:10 PM (HVff2)

250 The IRS doesn't do sales taxes....they'd be on them for employee withholdings (which, BTW, are the gold-standard of screwing-up.....no statute of limitations and not dischargeable in bankruptcy); the FDA doesn't do kitchens; the EEOC would want to know the composition of their workforce; the EPA would say they're releasing too much smoke from their cooktops; OSHA would be certain that it's unsafe to work there; the DOL would investigate whether employee work hours were calculated correctly.....

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:10 PM (T1005)

251 I liked the show, but the ending felt rushed and sorta disjointed.

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at February 19, 2014 12:08 AM (AymDN)

it ended for the most part in how the visual novel ended vOv

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:11 PM (bStrg)

252 246 NC BBQ has too much ketchup and brown sugar.

And .45 beats 9mm.

Longbows are better than crossbows. Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2014 12:08 AM (ahhCO) Hide posts from (ahhCO)

I thought you were trying to get unbanned?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:14 PM (T1005)

253 Is Lorne Michaels even alive anymore?

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:14 PM (ahhCO)

254 My Cousin Vinny is a great flick to catch on TV, if for no other reason than Marisa Tomei. Mmmmmm...

Posted by: Colorado Alex at February 18, 2014 08:16 PM (lr3d7)

255 After watching Ashley Banfield "interview" Claire Underwood in HOC #17, I want her to do Obama the same way. What a piece of over the top bullshit.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at February 18, 2014 08:17 PM (tmFlQ)

256 Ah....the Fall Line as in the edge of the Piedmont.....not about Autumn.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:17 PM (T1005)

257 I turned on Justified but Boyd Crowder is naked and looks suspiciously like a chimp.

Posted by: Daybrother at February 18, 2014 08:18 PM (1ZdDv)

258 Yummy, long pig. The other, other white meat

Posted by: Fox2! at February 18, 2014 08:19 PM (cHwSy)

259 so, whatya got, anything interesting here?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 08:20 PM (rDidD)

260 Perhaps we need this for RWC, How Not to Get Banned 20 Survival Tips You Must Know.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 08:21 PM (HVff2)

261 I think it's amusing that you find Doonesbury on the editorial page more often than with the other comics.

Opinion vs entertainment

For a long time he's seemed a total pompous ass stuck in the '70's.

Like so many of his fellow travelers.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at February 18, 2014 08:21 PM (LSDdO)

262 Hahahaha. I just read an article on the BBB's top consumer scams for 2013 and the top scam was "the Affordable Care Act". What the article meant was scammers using the affordable care act to scam people but the wording at the BBB website, "Affordable Care Act Scam" , really could go either way couldn't it?

Posted by: ParanoidGirlinSeattle at February 18, 2014 08:22 PM (RZ8pf)

263 262 It has truthiness.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 08:23 PM (TGgNi)

264 241 Good grief. Fallon's stand up is brutally awful. It's like a really bad ripoff of Leno's monologue. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2014 12:06 AM (GEICT) His first night ratings were identical to Conan's first night. His first night ratings were a big drop from Jay Leno's last night. That was with Fallon having a star studded guest list while Leno had on Billy Crystal. Not exactly the top name in entertainment today, but a hell of a guest.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 18, 2014 08:24 PM (HxSXm)

265 Spanish films? "Jambon, Jambon" Young Penelope Cruz, lots of nudity.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at February 18, 2014 08:25 PM (tmFlQ)

266 Good Evening Horde, BC1981, IÂ’m glad your grandfather has improved. I hope & pray that he continues to do so.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 08:26 PM (z4WKX)

267 Good nite horde, be well

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 18, 2014 08:26 PM (HVff2)

268 Night all. Here is "Wildfire" by Quartz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8O3Q54P6Po

Posted by: The Political Hat at February 18, 2014 08:27 PM (AymDN)

269 *fizzle*

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:29 PM (lq3Ak)

270 260 Perhaps we need this for RWC, How Not to Get Banned 20 Survival Tips You Must Know. Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 19, 2014 12:21 AM (HVff2) Heh. The real F'ed up thing was I was trying to send a donation to ace. My comment was 'a bag of silver dimes coming your way.' I can see how that would have gotten caught as spam.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:30 PM (ahhCO)

271 We continue to pray for you and your brother, Carol. -Slap

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:30 PM (lq3Ak)

272 I thought you were trying to get unbanned? Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:14 AM (T1005) Was just throwing bombs. I knew it wouldn't blow up into anything.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:32 PM (ahhCO)

273 Interesting story: Denmark bans halal and kosher slaughter as minister says Â‘animal rights come before religionÂ’ http://tinyurl.com/ozuxgtn Countdown to Muslim outrage and eventual exemption starting now...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 08:32 PM (TGgNi)

274 "Heh. The real F'ed up thing was I was trying to send a donation to ace. My comment was 'a bag of silver dimes coming your way.' I can see how that would have gotten caught as spam." Posted by: RWC Weird. I don't see it, unless you got "Glenn Beck'd" ...lol. Perhaps "Big Silver" is behind this.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:33 PM (lq3Ak)

275 I'm out.

Posted by: Daybrother at February 18, 2014 08:35 PM (uVeup)

276 Countdown to Muslim outrage and eventual exemption starting now... Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2014 12:32 AM (TGgNi) I bet we give in before the Danes.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:36 PM (ahhCO)

277 241 Good grief. Fallon's stand up is brutally awful.

It's like a really bad ripoff of Leno's monologue.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at February 19, 2014 12:06 AM (GEICT

Its because he's a shitty stand up comedian. I looked, apparently his stand up involved impressions. And that got him a gig with an improv group which got him on SNL. I don't think there are many impressionists that are all that funny, especially when its the majority of their act. Frank Caliendo (before he got repetitive) and Kevin Pollack are about the only two that do impressions that I can think of that are really funny. And I just can't see an impressionist comedy base being a good starting point for a topical monologue.

Posted by: buzzion at February 18, 2014 08:36 PM (LI48c)

278 270 260 Perhaps we need this for RWC, How Not to Get Banned 20 Survival Tips You Must Know.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 19, 2014 12:21 AM (HVff2)

Heh. The real F'ed up thing was I was trying to send a donation to ace. My comment was 'a bag of silver dimes coming your way.'

I can see how that would have gotten caught as spam. Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2014 12:30 AM (ahhCO) Hide posts from (ahhCO)

Actually, that reminds me of something I saw on ZeroHedge.....which, apparently, is legal.

Guy wants to buy a $90,000 car, makes arrangements, gets all the right people into a room.

Goes to one side of the room, and buys $90,000 of American silver coins....takes that to other side of room and hands the sack to auto dealer, who counts it and gives the guy title to the car....with a receipt for the face value of the coins -- $415.20. Then the dealer walks over to the coin guy and gets $90,000 for the coins. The plate fees and sales tax are based on the receipt.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:37 PM (T1005)

279 Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 12:33 AM (lq3Ak) I was thinking perhaps it keyed in on words..gold, silver, etc..

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:37 PM (ahhCO)

280 Almost forgot... -Thanks Maet! -NINE! ...or some such number-declaration.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:38 PM (lq3Ak)

281 AURORA ALERT Residents of Southern Canada, Central and Northern WI, MN, MI, ND, extremely upstate NY, VT, NH, most of Maine. Images already rolling in on twitter.

Posted by: CAC at February 18, 2014 08:38 PM (xVwB8)

282 281 AURORA ALERT
Residents of Southern Canada, Central and Northern WI, MN, MI, ND, extremely upstate NY, VT, NH, most of Maine.

Images already rolling in on twitter. Posted by: CAC at February 19, 2014 12:38 AM (xVwB

Hide posts from (xVwB

Just as long as it's not a CME.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:40 PM (T1005)

283

Obama admitted much the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4iy2OfScQE

Posted by: Brett the Brit at February 18, 2014 08:40 PM (fVqpE)

284 I put Tonight Show on for two minutes & couldnÂ’t stand Seinfeld kissing up to Fallon. He said it was just like going on when the host was Johnny Carson, at least that is what it sounded like he said. Johnny Carson gave those comedians a chance when they werenÂ’t well known. I cannot imagine itÂ’s the same now.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 08:41 PM (z4WKX)

285 Actually, that reminds me of something I saw on ZeroHedge.....which, apparently, is legal. Guy wants to buy a $90,000 car, makes arrangements, gets all the right people into a room. Goes to one side of the room, and buys $90,000 of American silver coins....takes that to other side of room and hands the sack to auto dealer, who counts it and gives the guy title to the car....with a receipt for the face value of the coins -- $415.20. Then the dealer walks over to the coin guy and gets $90,000 for the coins. The plate fees and sales tax are based on the receipt. Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:37 AM (T1005) Reminds me of when some contractor tried paying people in silver or gold coins, so the people getting paid could claim on their income taxes that it was only the face value of the legal tender coins as the total income, and pay taxes accordingly. The Federal courts ruled against that despite the legal tender nature of the coins with a given face value.

Posted by: The Political Hat at February 18, 2014 08:41 PM (AymDN)

286 Posted by: buzzion at February 19, 2014 12:36 AM (LI48c) Anyone from SNL is a non-starter. They drive abit that may have two seconds of funny into the ground with a twenty minute skit and a spin-off movie. Can't do that night after night.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:42 PM (ahhCO)

287 "I was thinking perhaps it keyed in on words..gold, silver, etc.." Posted by: RWC That seems reasonable, but you didn't get "auto-banned" after entering that last post.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:42 PM (lq3Ak)

288 Let me try something...

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:43 PM (lq3Ak)

289 I work from home and I earn nothing because I merely chop wood.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:44 PM (lq3Ak)

290 Hope you are well tonight!

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 08:45 PM (W3UHW)

291 Doonesbury was good for the first couple of years (early 70s). Then Trudeau insisted upon himself and became a tiresome ass, commencing the suckage...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at February 18, 2014 08:45 PM (WAH9w)

292 http://tinyurl.com/lk7f3fr This is an odd story. I found it linked on Drudge. So this guy (an artist) smashes a vase, valued at over $1mil. Ok, fine so far. It was a painted vase by a contemporary artist (Ai-Weiwei.) Then another part of the story says that the vase could be up to 7,000 years old. Wait a sec, this contemporary artist is painting vases that are several thousand years old? Does anyone else find this strange? Even if he purchased the vases himself, this reminds me of Ted Turner colorizing black and white classics (except a lot worse.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 08:45 PM (TGgNi)

293 Johnny Carson gave those comedians a chance when they werenÂ’t well known. I cannot imagine itÂ’s the same now. Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 12:41 AM (z4WKX) Imagine Carson with a pro-communist black power band that treats guests like shit along with a hack 'comedian' for a host. Still trying to imagine. Can't.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:45 PM (ahhCO)

294 If the New Madrid shakes loose, watch out Eastern US. There are 15 nuclear reactors along the New Madrid fault zone. The New Madrid fault line, a sleeping giant that is approximately twenty times larger than CaliforniaÂ’s famed San Andreas fault.

http://bit.ly/1oQ45TM

Posted by: FrankRizzo at February 18, 2014 08:46 PM (JHRCt)

295 Gary Trudeau is Bob Newhart with the entire country of Vietnam stuck up his ass.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:46 PM (lq3Ak)

296 That seems reasonable, but you didn't get "auto-banned" after entering that last post. Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 12:42 AM (lq3Ak The post tonight? No, I don't think the HQ keys in on word usually, but that thread may have had 3 or 4 legitimate comments and the rest was all spam. Perhaps ace or a COB just used a nuclear option.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 08:48 PM (ahhCO)

297 That would be about 4K on the car. Its not a 200x face value --yet, who knows how long we have before the Oconomy gets there. And I think in CO your plate fees would be based on whatever the state figures a car of that age and model is worth. Also they'd probably nail the dimes exchange for sales tax after the fact, claiming those were retail transactions.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 18, 2014 08:48 PM (vL0Nv)

298 285 Actually, that reminds me of something I saw on ZeroHedge.....which, apparently, is legal.

Guy wants to buy a $90,000 car, makes arrangements, gets all the right people into a room.

Goes to one side of the room, and buys $90,000 of American silver coins....takes that to other side of room and hands the sack to auto dealer, who counts it and gives the guy title to the car....with a receipt for the face value of the coins -- $415.20. Then the dealer walks over to the coin guy and gets $90,000 for the coins. The plate fees and sales tax are based on the receipt.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:37 AM (T1005)

Reminds me of when some contractor tried paying people in silver or gold coins, so the people getting paid could claim on their income taxes that it was only the face value of the legal tender coins as the total income, and pay taxes accordingly.

The Federal courts ruled against that despite the legal tender nature of the coins with a given face value.

Posted by: The Political Hat at February 19, 2014 12:41 AM (AymDN) Hide posts from (AymDN)

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't try it without serious research....which could eat up a chunk of the $10K I'd save. Sales taxes and license fees vary state-by-state, so there's more of a chance you can find a jurisdiction where it works.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:49 PM (T1005)

299 "No, I don't think the HQ keys in on word usually, but that thread may have had 3 or 4 legitimate comments and the rest was all spam. Perhaps ace or a COB just used a nuclear option." Posted by: RWC ...Ahhhh. I see.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 08:49 PM (lq3Ak)

300 290 Hope you are well tonight! Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 12:45 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

Woof!

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:50 PM (T1005)

301

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2014 12:45 AM (TGgNi)

I do it all the time with furniture

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:50 PM (bStrg)

302 Why isn't NBC showing any medal ceremonies? Nobody won?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 08:51 PM (W3UHW)

303 wow. Homesick. Haven't seen aurora borealis since the night before we buried my dad

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 08:52 PM (zOTsN)

304 282 281 AURORA ALERT Residents of Southern Canada, Central and Northern WI, MN, MI, ND, extremely upstate NY, VT, NH, most of Maine. Images already rolling in on twitter. Posted by: CAC at February 19, 2014 12:38 AM (xVwB Hide posts from (xVwB are you getting sonic booms, how do you get alerted? i am kinda surprised you can see anything at this time. also surprised someone would be flying that thing around in an area wit so many charged articles in the atmosphere.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 08:52 PM (rDidD)

305 Why isn't NBC showing any medal ceremonies? Nobody won?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 12:51 AM (W3UHW)

they are on the streams. They don't for the tv broadcast because they're shoving a lot of stuff into those three hours

Posted by: The Dude at February 18, 2014 08:53 PM (bStrg)

306 Cthulhu............hugs to you

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 08:54 PM (W3UHW)

307 Imagine Carson with a pro-communist black power band that treats guests like shit along with a hack 'comedian' for a host. Still trying to imagine. Can't. Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2014 12:45 AM (ahhCO) RWC, I donÂ’t know anything about Fallon. I knew his name & stopped watching the Tonight Show when Johnny retired. I was too busy then going to the gym & then coming home to take a shower and eat, etc. I just wasnÂ’t interested in watching any of them. I know some time in the 90s that show that was with set in Alaska with Rob Morrow? (not sure if thatÂ’s his name) was on in reruns at 11 of 11:30 pm on one of the local stations. I started watching it. I canÂ’t remember the name of it & am too tired to look it up. I think he was a doctor. I had never watched it when it was on a network.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 08:55 PM (z4WKX)

308 297 That would be about 4K on the car. Its not a 200x face value --yet, who knows how long we have before the Oconomy gets there. And I think in CO your plate fees would be based on whatever the state figures a car of that age and model is worth. Also they'd probably nail the dimes exchange for sales tax after the fact, claiming those were retail transactions.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2014 12:48 AM (vL0Nv) Hide posts from (vL0Nv)

You're assuming bulk silver for the pricing. Throw in a couple of genuinely rare ones....

And, BTW, even in Taxifornia, certain transactions over $1500 are exempt -- http://tinyurl.com/9wlfll4 .

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:56 PM (T1005)

309 307 Northern Exposure?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 08:56 PM (TGgNi)

310 Dude.........sometimes those are the best moments. I say nbcfail.

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 08:57 PM (W3UHW)

311 northern exposure. janine turner was hot, way hotter than kate upontwhatshername.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 08:57 PM (rDidD)

312

Ugh, Bucky Larson, how it got greenlit is beyond me.

Star Wars and My Cousin Vinny, thumbs up.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 18, 2014 08:58 PM (KlVdw)

313 306 Cthulhu............hugs to you Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 12:54 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

???

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 08:58 PM (T1005)

314 Is kate upton available or is she dating that kermit guy?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 08:58 PM (rDidD)

315 Northern Exposure. It was a decent show, too. Hi, Carol.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 08:58 PM (fzHss)

316 @90 If I recall correctly, during the democratic debates Obama was asked if he would still be in favor of higher taxation on - capital gains, I think it was - even though studies had shown that a higher rate doesn't increase government revenue. He said yes, for "reasons of fairness." ( I think those were his words.) ------------------- It was actually one of the presidential debates - the first one, I think. Given that the viewership wasn't limited to the Dems, anyone with half a brain should have realized what bad news he was the moment that utterance came out of his mouth. Unfortunately, the word "fair" seems to have far too much of an hypnotic power on far too many people.

Posted by: junior at February 18, 2014 08:58 PM (l9mhS)

317 High thin clouds, remnants of low pressure system. Can't see anything but the moonlight reflecting off the clouds, and only the very brightest stars. (or planets)

Do you have to wait the thirty minutes for eyes to adapt to dark?

Posted by: Dang IT at February 18, 2014 08:59 PM (+/MDJ)

318 All's well in this corner of the world, westminster. I'm just wondering what happens next, while watching The Independents and praying for others. ...and drinking beer. We've got a Shetland Sheepdog that has "tired out" over the last year. She is ten years old and has been taking medication that both helps her ear-infection situation while dampening her playful moods. *yip*

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:00 PM (lq3Ak)

319 "???" Posted by: cthulhu You "barked" first.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:01 PM (lq3Ak)

320 "northern exposure. janine turner was hot, way hotter than kate upontwhatshername." Posted by: yankefifth Booo!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:02 PM (lq3Ak)

321 314 Is kate upton available or is she dating that kermit guy? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 12:58 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

.....or Russell Brand?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:02 PM (T1005)

322

Johnny Carson gave those comedians a chance when they werenÂ’t well known. I cannot imagine itÂ’s the same now.

Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 12:41 AM (z4WKX)
---------

Something that was lost when Carson retired: none of the hosts would have a guest host on while they went of vacation. Leno didn't, O'Brien didn't, Arsenio didn't and Letterman didn't. Instead, we get reruns.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 18, 2014 09:02 PM (KlVdw)

323 reminds me of Ted Turner colorizing black and white classics And, according to reports, not getting Taylor's eyes her unique violet color.

Posted by: Fox2! at February 18, 2014 09:03 PM (cHwSy)

324 Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 12:55 AM (z4WKX) I'm not a usual watcher of The Tonight Show either. Just pointing out the difference between the long running Carson and Leno vs. the will be the short lived Fallon show. Attacking guests and a leftist bent will land him on MSNBC. 'Lock Up' will still be the most watched MSNBC program though.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:03 PM (ahhCO)

325 so, is "hide posts from" something new ?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:03 PM (rDidD)

326 Cthulhu. ........ I don't understand

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:03 PM (W3UHW)

327 #294, one reason I'm not buying that map is with the solid rock formations in the East, the New Madrid will carry a LOT further if it cuts loose. Last time it rang the church bells in Boston. I'm 200 miles east of there north of Nashville, and if the NM repeats the last time, I plan on my house being a total.

Of course the company that built it said they can do me another one. =)

Posted by: SGT Dan's Cat at February 18, 2014 09:03 PM (9OdDd)

328 Janine Turner was very cute with the pixy haircut, Upton is a high octane sex symbol.

http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/internet/northern_exposure/

Posted by: 13times at February 18, 2014 09:04 PM (fGPLK)

329 your eyes don't have to adjust to anything to see the northern lights if they are there crazy usually green and blue swimming swirling neon. sometimes pinky coral only when its really really cold like swirling swimming klieg lights, but bigger way bigger unmistakable

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:05 PM (zOTsN)

330 Janine Turner was very cute with the pixy haircut, Upton is a high octane sex symbol. http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/internet/northern_exposure/ Posted by: 13times at February cute and slightly crazy with a pixie haircut is better day and day out than a high octane sex symbol who has a misaligned chassis.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:06 PM (rDidD)

331 311 She was extremely hot. I checked her out on Imdb because I had not seen her in anything recently, and this lady had a pretty varied career: Dallas General Hospital The Master (who doesn't love Lee Van Cleef?) The New Mike Hammer The A team Knight Rider Steel Magnolias Quantum Leap Northern Exposure Cliffhanger (the Stallone mountain climber movie) Walker Texas Ranger Friday Night Lights Aside from Northern exposure and Friday night lights, it looks like she just did single episode work on everything else. I always thought she was pretty good (aside from being hot.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 09:08 PM (TGgNi)

332 Aside from Northern exposure and Friday night lights, it looks like she just did single episode work on everything else. I always thought she was pretty good (aside from being hot.) Posted by: Aetius451AD at February and also conservative, I think I heard she was conservative.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:09 PM (rDidD)

333 cute and slightly crazy with a pixie haircut is better day and day out than a high octane sex symbol who has a misaligned chassis _______ And those elbows... Have you seen her elbows? *shudder*

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 09:09 PM (fzHss)

334 Cthulhu. .............. I was giving you hugs because of all the care you have given to me and all of us here. If you choose to hide my comments so be it.

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:10 PM (W3UHW)

335 326 Cthulhu. ........
I don't understand Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:03 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

I'm all for hugs, but I've just spent hours talking about water moccasins and swamps and trying frantically to stay current as 20 people post while I'm typing. I didn't know if I'd done anything tonight to warrant one. If you're thinking of the matter from a couple of weeks back, while I'll certainly take a hug for that.....I'd urge you to console the family who desperately needs it more.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:11 PM (T1005)

336 Jeanine Turner is conservative and has a conservative radio show.

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:11 PM (zOTsN)

337 Something that was lost when Carson retired: none of the hosts would have a guest host on while they went of vacation. Leno didn't, O'Brien didn't, Arsenio didn't and Letterman didn't. Instead, we get reruns. Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2014 01:02 AM (KlVdw) Carson knew he was irreplaceable in our hearts. It might be because my mother used to let me stay up late as a kid to watch him but once he retired I never watched another one. I vaguely remember CarsonÂ’s feud with Joan Rivers. She was clearly wrong & IÂ’m 90% sure her show bombed. Johnny sometimes didnÂ’t have to say a word, just a look could crack me up. I never saw there really old ones but do remember seeing clips where one comedian came on after Frank Sinatra & came up with an instant classic. IÂ”ll think of it in a minute. I can picture the comic, I just canÂ’t place remember his name.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:13 PM (z4WKX)

338 335 Cthulhu. ..............
I was giving you hugs because of all the care you have given to me and all of us here. If you choose to hide my comments so be it. Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:10 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

And the hide posts widget I got from Merovign....it's a nifty thing that really came in handy about a week ago when we had trolls in stereo. I'd never hide your comments.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:13 PM (T1005)

339 "High thin clouds, remnants of low pressure system. Can't see anything but the moonlight reflecting off the clouds, and only the very brightest stars. (or planets) Do you have to wait the thirty minutes for eyes to adapt to dark?" Posted by: Dang IT at February 19, 2014 12:59 AM (+/MDJ) If those are the conditions, (with a half-Moon), I would guess that you're either in a "light-pollution" area -OR- your pupils, indeed, need to take one-half hour to dilate. Steps to take: #1. Avoid Flash Photography. #2. Eet Moar Karets. #3. Avoid Alien "Beams". #4. Have a blindfold handy. #5. Don't get punched in the nose, lest you want "artificial stars". #6. Have a permit. #7. Have a "fall-back point". #8. Never use pencil for a "final draft". #9. Rub the disc with a soft, damp cloth from the center-out only. Never wipe in a circle. #10. Enjoy the remainder of your evening.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:13 PM (lq3Ak)

340 You have never seen my game face, bitchez.

Posted by: New Madrid Fault at February 18, 2014 09:13 PM (sOtz/)

341 Point well taken sir

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:13 PM (W3UHW)

342 325 so, is "hide posts from" something new ? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:03 AM (rDidD) Adamantium Level Membership perk. Kidding, someone found a widget to do that and a couple of people have it. Was just checking old TV lineups and thankful that I grew up during the Cosby/Family Ties/CHEERS/Night Court Thursday night line up. That was some good tv.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:14 PM (ahhCO)

343 No "Jean de Florette/ Manon of the Spring" in the French film thing? Weak. These movies are entertaining, cultural, and feature some pretty fine elbows.

Posted by: scottst at February 18, 2014 09:15 PM (Fp9Vt)

344 I vaguely remember CarsonÂ’s feud with Joan Rivers. She was clearly wrong & IÂ’m 90% sure her show bombed.

Just read about this recently. Around 1989/90, when Rivers' show bombed, Fox tried to fix it by firing her husband who was an executive producer. Rivers then threw a tantrum and said if he's fired then she would quit, which she did, which magically solved the problem for Fox.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:15 PM (HVI5a)

345 Hey everybody.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:16 PM (HVI5a)

346 25 so, is "hide posts from" something new ? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:03 AM (rDidD) Adamantium Level Membership perk. Kidding, someone found a widget to do that and a couple of people have it. thanks

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:16 PM (rDidD)

347 Last I heard from the sister, she was just about to speak at the memorial and really appreciated hearing from the morons who had made it to the family's site.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:16 PM (T1005)

348 "Something that was lost when Carson retired: none of the hosts would have a guest host on while they went of vacation. Leno didn't, O'Brien didn't, Arsenio didn't and Letterman didn't. Instead, we get reruns." Posted by: Darth Randall I'm going to "throw something in" about Unions. I'll bet that they get almost as much vacation as "The Talent". It is a knee-jerk explanation, but I typed it and I'm going to hit *enter*.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:17 PM (lq3Ak)

349 Oh and forgot to mention re Joan Rivers:

As a result of the fiasco of losing her show, Rivers' husband killed himself.

So she not only lost her close relationship with Carson, but her husband as well by doing her own show.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:17 PM (HVI5a)

350 346 Hey everybody.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 19, 2014 01:16 AM (HVI5a) Hide posts from (HVI5a)

Hey, it's Fryer Steve!

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:17 PM (T1005)

351 Posted by: CAC at February 19, 2014 12:38 AM (xVwB

Nothing in Massachusetts?

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:17 PM (z4WKX)

352 Anybody remember Snigglets?

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:18 PM (ahhCO)

353 'Sup, qdpsteve? How's life treating you?

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:18 PM (lq3Ak)

354 Was just checking old TV lineups and thankful that I grew up during the Cosby/Family Ties/CHEERS/Night Court Thursday night line up. That was some good tv. Posted by: RWC at February I wish old shows, television, survived better over time. I have said before miami vice may as well be 86d. I saw a simon and simon a while ago, not so good.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:18 PM (rDidD)

355 cthulhu, hi. Gonna try doing some cod tomorrow night.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:18 PM (HVI5a)

356 AURORA ALERT
Residents of Southern Canada, Central and Northern WI, MN, MI, ND, extremely upstate NY, VT, NH, most of Maine.

Images already rolling in on twitter. Posted by: CAC at February 19, 2014 12:38 AM (xVwB8

High overcast here in Alberta. Nary a star to be seen. But at least it won't get so cold tonight, so there's that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2014 09:19 PM (60Q+L)

357 "Anybody remember Snigglets?" Posted by: RWC "Not Really the News" on HBO. Stuart Pankin often did the reading. ...the answer is 'yup'.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:19 PM (lq3Ak)

358 now here is a mystery, I never thought joan rivers was as ugly as she and everyone said she was.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:19 PM (rDidD)

359 Janine Turner also has a varied dating history: (from Wikipedia) Turner was once engaged to Alec Baldwin and dated Jerry Jones Jr., Troy Aikman, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Sylvester Stallone, but has never been married. Wow. She lives on a longhorn ranch in Texas.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 09:20 PM (TGgNi)

360 Slapweasel: hey hey. Life is okay I guess. I just applied for yet another job with my nearby community college.

Also I think I'm losing my touch typing ability a bit. I've always prided myself on being a rather quick and accurate typist. In the past I could usually score 70-80 with no errors with just a few tries. But last year and this year, it was a struggle through many many tries to get anything above 70 without errors.

Last year, after literally about 20 attempts, I got to 75 with no errors. This year? After approximately the same number of tries, I got up to 64 with no errors. Hmm.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:21 PM (HVI5a)

361 (I needed to get a typing certificate to apply for the community college job.)

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:21 PM (HVI5a)

362 northern lights at Grand Forks and Duluth

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:21 PM (zOTsN)

363 To continue my #338, Comic was George Gobel & he said asked the audience if they ever felt like a brown shoe in a room full of tuxedos or something like that. I can picture GeorgeÂ’s face but I might have his name wrong.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:21 PM (z4WKX)

364 I have a quasi friend. really nice, interesting, interesting career but in no way is she considered a source of knowledge. she has 50,000 or so twitter followers.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:22 PM (rDidD)

365 Park Rapids too

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:23 PM (zOTsN)

366 Posted by: qdpsteve at February 19, 2014 01:21 AM (HVI5a) I constantly make errors. I've had no illusion of my typing skills, (I actually took typing class in 1989. With real typewriters...lol), I guess I'm just better-off not knowing my diminishing skills.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:24 PM (lq3Ak)

367 how are you able to be in grand forks and duluth at the same time?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:24 PM (rDidD)

368 RWC, Series set in Alaska was Northern Exposure. I looked it up on IMDB.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:24 PM (z4WKX)

369 Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 01:19 AM (lq3Ak) I couldn't remember what it was on. NNtN. I remember watching it when the parents were playing cards late night. It wasn't a 'naughty' show but it came on close to midnight on HBO so my brother and I always thought we were getting away with something when we watched it.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:25 PM (ahhCO)

370 "I can picture GeorgeÂ’s face but I might have his name wrong." Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 01:21 AM (z4WKX) He had a droopy face and glasses, and I can see him, too! I think "Goebel" is correct; and he was a hilarious "straight-man"! Go-Bull is the pronunciation.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:26 PM (lq3Ak)

371 Series set in Alaska was Northern Exposure. I looked it up on IMDB. Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 01:24 AM (z4WKX) Heh. Another in the line-up. The end of the theme song had the moose/caribou walking through town. Good show.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:27 PM (ahhCO)

372 And, BTW Slap....that's who I was thinking of the other night. Don't do one tonight -- I've got some special things I'd like to include and I'd like to be fresher to talk about it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:27 PM (T1005)

373 jumped on twitter not much under aurora borealis more under northern lights tons from AK, the rest from ND and MN some seem to be from people who have moved there for work and have never seen them before

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:28 PM (zOTsN)

374 322 Johnny Carson gave those comedians a chance when they werenÂ’t well known. I cannot imagine itÂ’s the same now. Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 12:41 AM (z4WKX) --------- Something that was lost when Carson retired: none of the hosts would have a guest host on while they went of vacation. Leno didn't, O'Brien didn't, Arsenio didn't and Letterman didn't. Instead, we get reruns. Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2014 01:02 AM (KlVdw) Carson also took Fridays off almost constantly, so he always had a substitute host on those nights. Some of those guest hosts were Leno, Joan Rivers and Bill Cosby. He got his audience ready for a replacement a decade before he retired. Stand up comedians seem to have a hatred for Jay Leno because he isn't the "tortured soul" they try to make themselves to be. He's happy, and he isn't embarassed by his success.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 18, 2014 09:28 PM (HxSXm)

375 I constantly make errors. I've had no illusion of my typing skills, ______ The Style GuideÂ® explicitly states that autocorrect is to blame.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 09:28 PM (fzHss)

376 RWC, Series set in Alaska was Northern Exposure. I looked it up on IMDB. Posted by: Carol at February girlfriend, where you been? we figured it out back around 311.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:28 PM (rDidD)

377 Slapweasel: you learned typing in 1989? On electric typewriters with correction buttons, I'd bet. Whippersnapper. ;-)

I learned at Hoover Junior High School in 1979-80 on a manual Remington. I swear you had to punch the keys a whole inch down to make an impression on the paper. And no correction tape. We suffered with those less-than-useless "typing pencils."

Sometimes the good ol' days weren't so good.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:28 PM (HVI5a)

378 people are posting their photos on twitter

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:30 PM (zOTsN)

379 t was actually one of the presidential debates - the first one, I think. Given that the viewership wasn't limited to the Dems, anyone with half a brain should have realized what bad news he was the moment that utterance came out of his mouth. Unfortunately, the word "fair" seems to have far too much of an hypnotic power on far too many people. Posted by: junior at February 19, 2014 12:58 AM (l9mhS) Junior, If they want us to be Â“fairÂ” I suggest a flat tax for everyone. Something like 8% for all. Everyone pays even those in FSA. That would be Â“fair.Â” I think everyone should pay into the tax system. Why tax the rich more? They would pay more based on income.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:31 PM (z4WKX)

380 378 Slapweasel: you learned typing in 1989? On electric typewriters with correction buttons, I'd bet. Whippersnapper. ;-)

I learned at Hoover Junior High School in 1979-80 on a manual Remington. I swear you had to punch the keys a whole inch down to make an impression on the paper. And no correction tape. We suffered with those less-than-useless "typing pencils."

Sometimes the good ol' days weren't so good.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 19, 2014 01:28 AM (HVI5a) Hide posts from (HVI5a)

Ha! Keys you could press without a brick? We would have killed for keys we could punch with our fingers!

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:31 PM (T1005)

381 I wish old shows, television, survived better over time. I have said before miami vice may as well be 86d. I saw a simon and simon a while ago, not so good. Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:18 AM (rDidD) I've watched some 'Wonder Years' recently on Netflix and still enjoy it.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:31 PM (ahhCO)

382 I am confused.... am I on the hide post list or am I still welcome here?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:32 PM (W3UHW)

383 Posted by: RWC at February 19, 2014 01:25 AM (ahhCO) I remember very few things about that show, but "Sniglets" was one of them. My folks actually have the book of "definitions" somewhere. B.T.W.: A "Sniglet", (for those uninformed), is something that needs a word, but has no definition. I thinks "fods" was a word for an entire family that was dressed the same way at an airport. Ex: From grandma down to the grand-kids, they all had Hawaiian shirts on for their trip to the islands.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:32 PM (lq3Ak)

384 I asked my liberal friends about taxes over dinner a while ago. I asked if anyone thought it would be a good idea to divide the check up along income lines. no one was amused.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:33 PM (rDidD)

385 "I am confused.... am I on the hide post list or am I still welcome here?" Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:32 AM (W3UHW) That "app" is confusing, but no one is "blocking" you!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:33 PM (lq3Ak)

386 379 people are posting their photos on twitter Posted by: thunderb at February 19, 2014 01:30 AM (zOTsN) Not good. But just to clarify....who and where?

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:33 PM (ahhCO)

387 382 I think Magnum PI holds up pretty well. Rockford Files? Not so much...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2014 09:34 PM (TGgNi)

388 I still remember when Jay Leno was doing ads for Doritos.

He was always funny on the Tonight Show, but IMHO he was funniest during the 1980s.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:34 PM (HVI5a)

389 are you going to hide westminster's comments all evening or only long enough to learn her good?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:34 PM (rDidD)

390 Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:33 AM (rDidD) Fen's Law. Always. Forever. Emotion.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:34 PM (lq3Ak)

391 girlfriend, where you been? we figured it out back around 311. Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:28 AM (rDidD) I was looking it up on my iPad!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:35 PM (z4WKX)

392 382 I think Magnum PI holds up pretty well. Rockford Files? Not so much... Posted by: Aetius agreed on both.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:35 PM (rDidD)

393 That "app" is confusing, but no one is "blocking" you! Posted by: Slapweasel you are so mean, now she is gonna be confused all evening.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:36 PM (rDidD)

394 Also: does anyone here watch any C-SPAN on the weekends? Anyone catch U of Texas History Professor H.W. Brands talking about Andrew Jackson??

Man, there's a guy who was born to teach. He wasn't a flaming liberal pontificating about every modern issue either. Brands made Jackson sound quite fascinating as well, who was supposedly a "take no shit from anybody" kind of guy.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:36 PM (HVI5a)

395 Carson knew he was irreplaceable in our hearts. It might be because my mother used to let me stay up late as a kid to watch him but once he retired I never watched another one. I vaguely remember CarsonÂ’s feud with Joan Rivers. She was clearly wrong & IÂ’m 90% sure her show bombed. Johnny sometimes didnÂ’t have to say a word, just a look could crack me up. I never saw there really old ones but do remember seeing clips where one comedian came on after Frank Sinatra & came up with an instant classic. IÂ”ll think of it in a minute. I can picture the comic, I just canÂ’t place remember his name. Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 01:13 AM (z4WKX) Johnny feud with Joan was because she was his fill in host on the Tonight Show, and she left to go to a competitor after he gave her the guest host slot. If she had stayed on a few more years, she would have slid right into his seat. Carson at his best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L5QC9ZJkM8

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 18, 2014 09:36 PM (HxSXm)

396 Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 01:32 AM (lq3Ak) Ahh, the internet. Is there anything it can't do. http://tinyurl.com/qf6llof Supermarket Sniglets.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:37 PM (ahhCO)

397 Fen's Law. Always. Forever. Emotion. Posted by: Slapweasel

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:37 PM (rDidD)

398 Y5........learn her good?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:37 PM (W3UHW)

399 383 I am confused.... am I on the hide post list or am I still welcome here? Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:32 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

More than welcome. Cherished, even.

The "Hide posts from (W3UHW)" thing is automatically generated by a widget that I installed that I got from Merovign. On my screen, it is in blue and links to a script that hides posts by hash. I installed it on a thread that had two trolls on it, and then mocked them by demonstrating how it worked -- poof! -- so they could froth away without me. One got banned some time after....I don't know about the other.

It is a fun toy, and I would recommend it highly, because the troll got to realize that anything he did was a waste of time.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:38 PM (T1005)

400 yankeefifth: the 1970s vibe actually works for Rockford, same way it works when you watch some of Burt Reynolds' classic flicks from the time (like Smokey and the Bandit). I.e., a macho "man's man" vibe that never took itself that seriously.

Another show that did that balance well IMHO was The Dukes of Hazzard.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:38 PM (HVI5a)

401 Damn! Rich Hall! I thought it was Stuart Pankin, but it was that lispy Rich Hall!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:39 PM (lq3Ak)

402 Hi, Carol. Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 12:58 AM (fzHss) Hello Shredded Chi, How are things? Have you seen the kids or should we avoid the subject?

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:39 PM (z4WKX)

403 You are all messin with me

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:40 PM (W3UHW)

404 people are posting their photos on twitter Posted by: thunderb at February 19, 2014 01:30 AM (zOTsN) Not good. But just to clarify....who and where? Posted by: RW AaronWhiteWDAY weatherman in Fargo people in ND and MN have been sending their photos to him the best ones are from AK although there are some coming in from Vancouver

Posted by: thunderb at February 18, 2014 09:40 PM (zOTsN)

405 390 are you going to hide westminster's comments all evening or only long enough to learn her good? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:34 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

That was unhelpful.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:40 PM (T1005)

406 I guess I just shouldn't say anything

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:41 PM (W3UHW)

407 404 You are all messin with me Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:40 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

I'm not messing with you. Come in, sit down, get comfy.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:41 PM (T1005)

408 Y5 is being a thorn in westminster's side... lol. Speaking of being a prick... BRB. ...maor beerz.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:42 PM (lq3Ak)

409 osted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 01:00 AM (lq3Ak) Slapweasel, I hope your dog is okay. I have had pets & they become a member of the family.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:43 PM (z4WKX)

410 Clarification: If you see "hide posts from xxxxx" when cthulhu quotes you, he isn't blocking you or ignoring your posts (how could he quote you if he was blocking you?) Don't worry - it's just an option that hasn't been utilized yet.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 09:43 PM (fzHss)

411 407 I guess I just shouldn't say anything Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:41 AM (W3UHW)

There. Look ^^^^^. I manually deleted it. And will do so whenever you ask. Please stay.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:43 PM (T1005)

412 hey why is my command messaging widget not working?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:43 PM (rDidD)

413 The Wild Wild West is still watchable, maybe because it's period specific. Mid 1970's shows have aged poorly, the furniture styles and fabric color/prints are very tacky and drab.

Posted by: 13times at February 18, 2014 09:44 PM (fGPLK)

414 413 hey why is my command messaging widget not working? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:43 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

*Glares at Y5*

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:45 PM (T1005)

415 Another show that did that balance well IMHO was The Dukes of Hazzard. Posted by: qdpsteve at February 19, 2014 01:38 AM (HVI5a) Dukes, Miami Vice and Knight Rider were all friday night popcorn shows IIRC. Got an autographed pic of Catherine Bach from a Pittsburgh car show. Bikini and jean shorts pic signed to an 10 year old. Sigh. And I like to kid people that I was named after the millionaire on Knight Rider. Takes most folks a while to realize I was born way before that show aired.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:46 PM (ahhCO)

416 @400

Which thread was that? Might be an interesting read.

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 09:47 PM (nkPV9)

417 *wait* Before I make the trip downstairs for moar beerz, I am wondering about your request, cthulhu. -? It'll take me awhile to acquire said beerz and grab a snack, so I can see the answer when I get back. If you'd rather not mention it here? home made gravy, (A-one-W) at the hooya dot com.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:47 PM (lq3Ak)

418 RWC, yep. Those were the days.

And once I turned 12, my parents would let me stay up to watch Carson on Friday nights. So much fun.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:47 PM (HVI5a)

419 Y5........learn her good? Posted by: westminsterdogshow 404 You are all messin with me Posted by: westminsterdogshow Yes. No offense intended, only funnin with ya.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:48 PM (rDidD)

420 "I have had pets & they become a member of the family." Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 01:43 AM (z4WKX) Thanks, Carol! She's tough. She'll be fine!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:48 PM (lq3Ak)

421 BRB...

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 09:49 PM (lq3Ak)

422 *Glares at Y5* Posted by: cthulhu sheepish grin

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:49 PM (rDidD)

423 s a result of the fiasco of losing her show, Rivers' husband killed himself. So she not only lost her close relationship with Carson, but her husband as well by doing her own show. Posted by: qdpsteve at February 19, 2014 01:17 AM (HVI5a) I believe most of the problems on earth are from one of two things. 1. Religious extremists, of any religion 2. Money and/or greed. I did not know why JoanÂ’s husband did that. Thank you

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:51 PM (z4WKX)

424 yankeefifth: the 1970s vibe actually works for Rockford, same way it works when you watch some of Burt Reynolds' classic flicks from the time (like Smokey and the Bandit). I.e., a macho "man's man" vibe that never took itself that seriously. Another show that did that balance well IMHO was The Dukes of Hazzard. Posted by: qdpsteve I like rockford sometimes it sorta feels a little off. I am repeating myself but I think columbo holds up really well.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:51 PM (rDidD)

425 417 @400

Which thread was that? Might be an interesting read.
Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 19, 2014 01:47 AM (nkPV9) Hide posts from (nkPV9)

Panther was one of the annoyances. Seriously, had the tool, the guy was being a jerk, posted a demonstration "This is what I see on my screen before.....and this is what I see now. G'bye!" And then a frenzy of disappeared comments, then nothing. It was so worth it!

But now westminsterdogshow is upset at me.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:51 PM (T1005)

426

The Aurora Alert was too late for me.

Damn thing was already three states away by time I heard the sonic boom.

Jim

Sunk New Dawn

Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at February 18, 2014 09:52 PM (vvk2F)

427 Carol: you're welcome.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:52 PM (HVI5a)

428 Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:40 AM (W3UHW They are messing with you. I see all your comments!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:52 PM (z4WKX)

429 They are messing with you. I see all your comments! Posted by: Carol at February how do you know?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:53 PM (rDidD)

430 423 *Glares at Y5*
Posted by: cthulhu

sheepish grin Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:49 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

That won't cut it.....I think you ran her off.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:54 PM (T1005)

431 And I'll admit.. The ettes may have a phobia about spiders and clowns... My phobia doesn't have a name. What do you call being stuck with 'Mama's Family?' They creep me the hell out. Like a bunch of inbred cannibals that never ever leave the house.

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 09:54 PM (ahhCO)

432 Cthulhu.........thank you and thank you

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 09:54 PM (W3UHW)

433 Thanks, Carol! She's tough. She'll be fine! Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 01:48 AM (lq3Ak) IÂ’m glad to hear it!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 09:55 PM (z4WKX)

434 430 They are messing with you. I see all your comments!
Posted by: Carol at February

how do you know? Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 01:53 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

Y5, you're hurting people.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:56 PM (T1005)

435 That won't cut it.....I think you ran her off. Posted by: cthulhu at February Oh now, I apologized upthread, I told her I was only funnin. she knows I am fond of her in a moron way.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:56 PM (rDidD)

436 If it says "hide posts from you", that means you're not hidden. Why would you hide posts that are hidden?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 18, 2014 09:56 PM (qyfb5)

437 I spend a lot of time reading the archives. Does anyone else do that?

There have been a lot of interesting folks here over the years.

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 09:57 PM (nkPV9)

438 #304 "Nellis Control, this is Gaspipe Two-Seven. Angels ninety and climbing..."

Posted by: SGT Dan's Cat at February 18, 2014 09:57 PM (9OdDd)

439 433 Cthulhu.........thank you and thank you Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 01:54 AM (W3UHW)

Thank you for staying. I'm sorry I upset you. And, look ^^^^^ -- I remembered!

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 09:57 PM (T1005)

440 Everybody, if you can, go take a look at Nick Searcy at Twitter right. He's layin' down the law again vs yet another obnoxious lefty.

Searcy is a great resource. Among other things, he shows how conservatives should treat liberal trolls: with nothing but dripping contempt and lots and lots of snarky humor.

Posted by: qdpsteve at February 18, 2014 09:57 PM (HVI5a)

441 westminsterdogshow, come back, do not leave! I was only funnin' with ya! westminserdogshow!

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 09:58 PM (rDidD)

442 Y5, you're hurting people. Posted by: cthulhu at February I thought it was irritating at most, not hurting anyone. besides, that was aimed at carol not westminsterdogshow.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 10:00 PM (rDidD)

443 And you have no idea my glare at you y5

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 10:00 PM (W3UHW)

444 437 If it says "hide posts from you", that means you're not hidden.

Why would you hide posts that are hidden? Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 19, 2014 01:56 AM (qyfb5) Hide posts from (qyfb5)

That's a logical way of looking at it, and I was emoting. It says something like "this post eaten by rabid ewoks" instead of your text if you get hidden. And, BTW, I got my copy from Merovign and you could, too.

Mero, did you write it? It's obvious that some moron did.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:00 PM (T1005)

445 Johnny feud with Joan was because she was his fill in host on the Tonight Show, and she left to go to a competitor after he gave her the guest host slot. If she had stayed on a few more years, she would have slid right into his seat. Carson at his best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L5QC9ZJkM8 Posted by: Ashley JuddÂ’s Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at February 19, 2014 01:36 AM (HxSXm) Thank you for the link & laughs! Thee are more there too. I just wish I could skip the commercials.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:03 PM (z4WKX)

446 Y5...............what did I ever do to you?

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 10:04 PM (W3UHW)

447 Mero, did you write it? It's obvious that some moron did. Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:00 AM (T1005) I did not. I was thinking about rewriting it to try to get rid of the comment shift when refreshing.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 18, 2014 10:05 PM (BNq7F)

448 I love Dean Martin & there is a clip with him with Carson. Thank you!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:06 PM (z4WKX)

449 443 Y5, you're hurting people.
Posted by: cthulhu at February

I thought it was irritating at most, not hurting anyone. besides, that was aimed at carol not westminsterdogshow. Posted by: yankefifth at February 19, 2014 02:00 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)

I know you did. That's why I told you otherwise. I didn't think you were intentionally hurting people, I thought you needed to be informed.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:06 PM (T1005)

450 If I'm not mistaken, Janine Turner still has a talk show on 570am KLIF out of Dallas- she talks about the Constitution.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 18, 2014 10:07 PM (KlVdw)

451 Y5...............what did I ever do to you? Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February because I am fond of you as a moron I will bite, are you serious? I was simply poking at you, no harm intended. I had no idea you were taking me seriously.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 10:08 PM (rDidD)

452 452 Hole, shovel, dig. Some assembly required.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:09 PM (ojnk6)

453 is janine also doing a commercial for fake tears or something?

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 10:10 PM (rDidD)

454 448 Mero, did you write it? It's obvious that some moron did.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:00 AM (T1005)

I did not. I was thinking about rewriting it to try to get rid of the comment shift when refreshing. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 19, 2014 02:05 AM (BNq7F) Hide posts from (BNq7F)

Yeah, if you delve into it, I'd also recommend looking at moving the insert to the line AFTER the end of the sig, 'cause if the blue link spans two lines, the insert pointer ends up in the middle.

And, though my experience with trolls was eminently satisfactory, it disturbs people. It wouldn't be a bad idea to change the "Hide posts from..." to "[Ixnay button]". It'd make it easier to explain.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:12 PM (T1005)

455 I had Johnny CarsonÂ’s last few shows on a VCR tape, that wasnÂ’t labeled. I might spend part of tomorrow night looking for it. Buddy Hackett clip is hysterically funny!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:14 PM (z4WKX)

456 456 I had Johnny CarsonÂ’s last few shows on a VCR tape, that wasnÂ’t labeled. I might spend part of tomorrow night looking for it.

Buddy Hackett clip is hysterically funny! Posted by: Carol at February 19, 2014 02:14 AM (z4WKX) Hide posts from (z4WKX)

I never watched Johnny Carson when I was younger, but from stuff I've seen on YouTube, I can't figure out why. There's some really funny material.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:17 PM (T1005)

457 Unfortunately, I meant "I was thinking about rewriting the script" in the same sense as when I say "I was thinking of maybe having a social life someday."

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 18, 2014 10:17 PM (BNq7F)

458 458 Unfortunately, I meant "I was thinking about rewriting the script" in the same sense as when I say "I was thinking of maybe having a social life someday." Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 19, 2014 02:17 AM (BNq7F) Hide posts from (BNq7F)

Oh. Right.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:19 PM (T1005)

459 Westminster, you still around? How goes?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:20 PM (T1005)

460 453........thank you

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 10:20 PM (W3UHW)

461 Carol - at 403 No, I haven't, and am coping with the fact that I probably won't ever again. In fact, I've been asked to return the pictures of them that I have. Seriously. Johnny Carson? I have fond memories of sneaking out of bed and crawling through the hallway to watch from upstairs while the parents pretended they didn't know I was there.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 10:21 PM (fzHss)

462 Why wasn't this Aurora Borealis anticipated, I wonder? Is CAC sending us outside so that we can be abducted by aliens, photographed by spy-satellites, 'er what!? Never get out of the boat...or the house on a cold winter's night! Absolutely god damn right! I have stopped trusting even the sky-watchers, and if my glowing foil hat is any indication, neither should you!

Posted by: and irresolute at February 18, 2014 10:21 PM (RqHWH)

463 461 You're welcome WDS. Doubling down on a mistake is never a good idea.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:22 PM (ojnk6)

464 Someone was asking about a 6.5 x 55 the other night. Jim. From Texas, maybe. Anyway. I got the info the next time you are around.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2014 10:22 PM (ZllFR)

465 461 453........thank you Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 02:20 AM (W3UHW)

Y'know.....if you had this widget, you could hide posts from (rDidD)

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:23 PM (T1005)

466 never watched Johnny Carson when I was younger, but from stuff I've seen on YouTube, I can't figure out why. There's some really funny material. Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:17 AM (T1005) He was one of the last naturally funny men w/o all the extra bull that todayÂ’s Hollyweird stars think they are worth. I know Carson was paid a fortune for his time but he delivered the ratings & the love for him 24? years later. I think he retired in 1992 or 1993. Go to link that Laure DavidÂ’s Cervix posted.

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:24 PM (z4WKX)

467 465 Someone was asking about a 6.5 x 55 the other night. Jim. From Texas, maybe.

Anyway. I got the info the next time you are around. Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2014 02:22 AM (ZllFR) Hide posts from (ZllFR)

The Jim from Galveston, Dawn, Sunk?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:25 PM (T1005)

468 Carson was a giant in a land of microbes.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 18, 2014 10:27 PM (BNq7F)

469 466 Aside from the very obvious trolls, have not yet found a poster here I wanted to set on ignore. They do have a value, if only to highlight their ridiculous position.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:27 PM (ojnk6)

470 Maet, I hope you get over whatever is ailing your stomach NOW!

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:27 PM (z4WKX)

471 Some of the fondest memories I have are of being able to stay up long enough to watch Carson.

I was allowed to fill a small bowl with chips and pretzels. My brother and I were to split a sixteen-ounce bottle of Pepsi at 8:00 PM.

Some nights, we could actually make our snacks last long enough to enter a plea of: "I'm not finished, yet. Please can I stay up?" Other nights, we could pull a "Delay of Game" and start pouring at 8:30.

The answer ebbed and flowed. Mostly, it ebbed.

-Sometimes? You've got to hand over the bowl and go to bed.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 10:33 PM (lq3Ak)

472 470 466
Aside from the very obvious trolls, have not yet found a poster here I wanted to set on ignore. They do have a value, if only to highlight their ridiculous position. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 19, 2014 02:27 AM (ojnk6) Hide posts from (ojnk6)

Y'know, I'm a big believer in the power of redemption -- and I'll even treat someone civilly....and may come to even like....someone who is utterly vile to me or someone else I care about. So I really intend to keep it in the holster.

But I like that it's there, and have no regrets on the two hashes it's dealt with.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:34 PM (T1005)

473 I really don't remember which moron it was that was looking for the Swede.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2014 10:34 PM (ZllFR)

474 'Night guys and dolls. I have a feeling there will be nothing but good news for our country tomorrow. Why yes, yes I did partake in the brown acid this eve. Why doth thou ask me?

Posted by: RWC at February 18, 2014 10:35 PM (ahhCO)

475 I live my life in pain & now I have a new strange pain in my neck. IÂ’m going to watch one more of Johnny Carson & going to sleep. Cthulhu, Watch the You Tube clips of Johnny Carson. Good Night. Shredded Chi, you have my email if you want to talk. Caroll

Posted by: Carol at February 18, 2014 10:36 PM (z4WKX)

476 The only thing that y5 is mad about. ...........is he thought I was a moron and not an ette.

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 10:37 PM (W3UHW)

477 And, Slap -- I would really, really appreciate it, and I don't want to play games or have you feel like I'm holding something back....but I need it to be when I can bring my 'A' game to it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:39 PM (T1005)

478 Dammit. Doggeh is having an anxiety attack for some reason. I'm supposed to be in bed asleep..

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 10:40 PM (aDwsi)

479 477 The only thing that y5 is mad about. ...........is he thought I was a moron and not an ette. Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 02:37 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW)

What?!? Is this from a backchannel communication?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:41 PM (T1005)

480 I'm sorry, Carol. Gentle {{hugs}}.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 18, 2014 10:41 PM (BNq7F)

481 473 I'm with you CTH. It takes a serious lot before someone could get hidden in my book. I enjoy all of the comments, including that with which I may not agree.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:42 PM (ojnk6)

482 Has anyone read Agenda21??

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 18, 2014 10:42 PM (W3UHW)

483 west - Yes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 10:43 PM (aDwsi)

484 Oh, shit......sorry, WDS, forgot to delete it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:43 PM (T1005)

485 483 Has anyone read Agenda21?? Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 02:42 AM (W3UHW)

I haven't read it, though I've heard of it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:46 PM (T1005)

486 483 Read and studied at length. We're boned, bottom line. I have a 72MB pdf svailable on this topic, which breaks it down every which way. Courtesy of GWB 1, we are signatories to this shit plan.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:50 PM (ojnk6)

487 I'm going to give Y5 a "pass". After re-reading the posts, I still believe he was being "goofy" instead of hurtful or stand-offish. I believe they call it "silly".

When he thought cthulhu was calling him "hurtful", he back-pedaled. When he apologized, he got tagged a couple-a-more times.

He got defensive.

...happens to me.
-happens to the best of us.

Perhaps the ladies could call me and I could differentiate between voice and text! ...lol. Inflection, (even given the italics, bold, caps and quotes), is only apparent, should the style be regular, so as to be familiar.

The, "perhaps the ladies can call me", quote can be taken six-ways-to-Sunday, given the wrong inflection, without benefit of vocal context .

Given the text's parameters, the implied intent is rarely apparent lest inferred by previous behavior.

...what was I talking about?

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 10:53 PM (lq3Ak)

488 487 483
Read and studied at length. We're boned, bottom line. I have a 72MB pdf svailable on this topic, which breaks it down every which way. Courtesy of GWB 1, we are signatories to this shit plan. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 19, 2014 02:50 AM (ojnk6) Hide posts from (ojnk6)

Oh, I have no doubts that we are boned sixteen ways from Sunday.....and it's not going to be pretty.....but it will not ultimately matter what anyone signed.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 10:54 PM (T1005)

489 He got defensive. ...happens to me. -happens to the best of us. -------------------- Not me...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 10:56 PM (aDwsi)

490 The only thing that y5 is mad about. ...........is he thought I was a moron and not an ette. Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 19, 2014 02:37 AM (W3UHW) Hide posts from (W3UHW) What?!? Is this from a backchannel communication? Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:41 AM (T1005) you have to know better than to think I was unaware of your gender, I suggested, some time ago, you should consider changing to a gender correct nic; then you explained why you selected the name you did - obama. your gender correct nic continues to make me giggle, in good way.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 10:57 PM (rDidD)

491 "Has anyone read Agenda21??"
Posted by: westminsterdogshow

Nope, but I have it on my "list". It gives insight to the whole "unelected betters" thing via the United Nations, no?

...as if we didn't have enough to worry about with our own unelected "knob-turners" within the Government Sector.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 10:57 PM (lq3Ak)

492 489 I understand and agree with you, but you really need to understand this agenda. It explains much of the last 20 years, regardless of D or R admins.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 10:57 PM (ojnk6)

493 "Not me..."Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 19, 2014 02:56 AM (aDwsi)

You, Sir?
...are blessed!

-May your blessings continue, unabated!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 10:59 PM (lq3Ak)

494 Slap - Well..., I expected someone to say "Yes it does happen to you" And I could say "No it doesn't." Heh. Didn't work

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 18, 2014 11:01 PM (aDwsi)

495 488 I'm going to give Y5 a "pass". After re-reading the posts, I still believe he was being "goofy" instead of hurtful or stand-offish. I believe they call it "silly".

When he thought cthulhu was calling him "hurtful", he back-pedaled. When he apologized, he got tagged a couple-a-more times.

He got defensive.

...happens to me.
-happens to the best of us.

Perhaps the ladies could call me and I could differentiate between voice and text! ...lol. Inflection, (even given the italics, bold, caps and quotes), is only apparent, should the style be regular, so as to be familiar.

The, "perhaps the ladies can call me", quote can be taken six-ways-to-Sunday, given the wrong inflection, without benefit of vocal context .

Given the text's parameters, the implied intent is rarely apparent lest inferred by previous behavior.

...what was I talking about?

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 02:53 AM (lq3Ak) Hide posts from (lq3Ak)

Y5's a regular, and I believe (at this point) that he has a good heart....and when he sobers up, he will apologize to WDS wholeheartedly, profusely, and in whatever combination of funny/tender/contrite will have her forgive him, and that will be that.

I'm concerned about WDS' last post on the subject, because it would be troubling if they're having a backchannel discussion that's so off-track.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:01 PM (T1005)

496 You are "over-worrying", cooth!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:04 PM (lq3Ak)

497 493 489
I understand and agree with you, but you really need to understand this agenda. It explains much of the last 20 years, regardless of D or R admins. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 19, 2014 02:57 AM (ojnk6) Hide posts from (ojnk6)

Again -- no question we have a political class -- and an international political class -- that has become completely unhinged.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:05 PM (T1005)

498 497 You are "over-worrying", cooth!
Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 03:04 AM (lq3Ak) Hide posts from (lq3Ak)

Thank you, Slap -- that got a smile. I've been doing a metric buttload of that lately, haven't I?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:06 PM (T1005)

499 Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 19, 2014 03:01 AM (aDwsi)

Hah! Damnit! I would have liked to see that, (a little bit), myself!

*runed* <sp intended>

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:06 PM (lq3Ak)

500 498 493
489

I understand and agree with you, but you really need to understand
this agenda. It explains much of the last 20 years, regardless of D or R
admins.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 19, 2014 02:57 AM (ojnk6)
Hide posts from (ojnk6)

Again -- no question we have a political class -- and an international political class -- that has become completely unhinged.
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 03:05 AM (T1005) Hide posts from (T1005)

And, BTW, 20 years ago is just a date. It's been going on a lot longer than that.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:09 PM (T1005)

501 SWEDEN v SLOVENIA is on.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2014 11:11 PM (6dPl/)

502 Y5's a regular, and I believe (at this point) that he has a good heart....and when he sobers up, he will apologize to WDS wholeheartedly, profusely, and in whatever combination of funny/tender/contrite will have her forgive him, and that will be that. I'm concerned about WDS' last post on the subject, because it would be troubling if they're having a backchannel discussion that's so off-track. Posted by: cthulhu at February no idea about who or why anyone says "Y5" and "mad" in the same sentence. definitely no back channel communications.

Posted by: yankefifth at February 18, 2014 11:11 PM (rDidD)

503 498 It's worse than you know, or, at least, describe. It is life altering, I every way, for every one of us. It bears investigation. I'd be happy to post what I've found.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 11:12 PM (ojnk6)

504 garett! Check @427 -- if that's the guy, there's a blog in the nic

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:12 PM (T1005)

505 Thanks Tentacled One.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2014 11:14 PM (6dPl/)

506 And the Canadians drink Tim Horton's.

FIFY

Posted by: bill-o at February 18, 2014 11:14 PM (AWwDY)

507 Night sll. Bailing out...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 11:20 PM (ojnk6)

508 That woild be "all".

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 18, 2014 11:21 PM (ojnk6)

509 Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 03:06 AM (T1005)

You've been a little *tweaked*, but not that bad, and God knows for a reason.

The coolest thing about this place, is that the community has an almost infinite number of pistons.

I'm not saying that you're "Jammed in the Cam", but I'm saying that "being yourself" and/or taking a break would leave the other thousand cylinders firing.

I don't "worry" about this place when I'm not here... HAH! MeatWorld is where I connect with God. This place is the *reminder*.

You're all pretty damn caring around here. Minus Moo-Moo. He's a dick. I read his stuff, but he's 100% Know-it-all-Douche.

...as I was saying, you're all pretty damn caring around here. All those cylinders. One catching the fire of the next. Neighbor-to-neighbor talk.

It isn't your responsibility to "Save", like Jesus or Mariano Rivera. It is your responsibility to love one-another and respect others' opinions. "Attitudes" are another matter, entirely.

You can fancy yourself a "referee" around here, Cthulhu, but you're not responsible for being God.

Give your mind a rest, amigo. Watch some game shows! LOL.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:21 PM (lq3Ak)

510 504 498
It's worse than you know, or, at least, describe. It is life altering, I every way, for every one of us. It bears investigation. I'd be happy to post what I've found. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at February 19, 2014 03:12 AM (ojnk6) Hide posts from (ojnk6)

Look, there's stuff all over -- the criminalization of everything, so people are ruined or saved by "prosecutorial discretion"; anti-American propaganda in schools; extortion in medicine by cranking "list prices" for things to the moon and forcing everyone to pay monthly blackmail payments to merely be overcharged; forcing everyone to pay useless academics insane amounts of borrowed money to obtain degrees in critical XXX theory or grievance studies that are objectively worse than useless; supporting tinpot dictators in Honduras and Venezuela and shafting our friends; debasing the currency hand-over-fist; and a thousand other things.....yeah, y'know -- Obama ain't real good at hiding stuff.

But here's the point -- an $80,000 student loan to a grievance studies major will never get repaid, and any attempt to force one into obvious slavery is going to blow up the game. The Fed can keep printing money by pretending that $80,000 loan is good as gold.....but it ain't. We're already seeing "Irish Democracy" in action with Obamacare. And people are homeschooling in droves. Yeah, they got big plans, and they're ugly.....but none of their shit works.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:25 PM (T1005)

511 "Watch some game shows!"

I recommend old reruns of Match Game with Gene Rayburn.

Does anyone have any clue if Charles Nelson Reiley ever appeared in a real tv show or movie?

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 11:26 PM (nkPV9)

512 ..and YES, I know that each cam holds its own piston and that the "firing explosion" doesn't carry over from cam-to-cam.

...I'm a dreamer, Dottie.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:27 PM (lq3Ak)

513 ".but none of their shit works."

Can I agree with that?

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 11:27 PM (nkPV9)

514 The AoS ONT... Come for the drama, stay for the romantic comedy.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:28 PM (fzHss)

515 "Does anyone have any clue if Charles Nelson Reiley ever appeared in a real tv show or movie?"
Posted by: GMB

"Cannonball Run"

...I believe he was "Don-Don".

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:28 PM (lq3Ak)

516 "The AoS ONT...
Come for the drama, stay for the romantic comedy."
Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 03:28 AM (fzHss)

Hah!

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:30 PM (lq3Ak)

517 Slapweasel, you have a better memory than me.

What was the name of the frizzy haired gal that was always on match game in the early 70's?

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 11:31 PM (nkPV9)

518 Ruth Buzzi?

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:33 PM (lq3Ak)

519 510 Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 03:06 AM (T1005)

You've been a little *tweaked*, but not that bad, and God knows for a reason.

The coolest thing about this place, is that the community has an almost infinite number of pistons.

I'm not saying that you're "Jammed in the Cam", but I'm saying that "being yourself" and/or taking a break would leave the other thousand cylinders firing.

I don't "worry" about this place when I'm not here... HAH! MeatWorld is where I connect with God. This place is the *reminder*.

You're all pretty damn caring around here. Minus Moo-Moo. He's a dick. I read his stuff, but he's 100% Know-it-all-Douche.

...as I was saying, you're all pretty damn caring around here. All those cylinders. One catching the fire of the next. Neighbor-to-neighbor talk.

It isn't your responsibility to "Save", like Jesus or Mariano Rivera. It is your responsibility to love one-another and respect others' opinions. "Attitudes" are another matter, entirely.

You can fancy yourself a "referee" around here, Cthulhu, but you're not responsible for being God.

Give your mind a rest, amigo. Watch some game shows! LOL.
Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 03:21 AM (lq3Ak) Hide posts from (lq3Ak)

Thank you, Slap. I'm not trying to referee....just to be the best person I can....but I've got to admit that I end up refereeing sometimes....and frequently regretting it.

I've been trying to give it a bit of a rest since Friday, with limited success. It may be that my success will show up first IRL before it does here.....in fact, I kind-of hope so because my stress has shown up there.

And, just for the record, I haven't given up on Moo-Moo. His insensitivity toward Deety last night really pissed me off, but we may be slowly humanizing him.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:36 PM (T1005)

520 517 "The AoS ONT...

Come for the drama, stay for the romantic comedy."

Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 03:28 AM (fzHss)

Hah!
Posted by: Slapweasel at February 19, 2014 03:30 AM (lq3Ak) Hide posts from (lq3Ak)

Double-HAH!

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:37 PM (T1005)

521 She was on match game a lot too, the one I am thinking of was a lot taller than Ruth and had reddish brown hair.

Not going to search it. I might just remember it , or I'll have to change my nick.

Posted by: GMB who remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 11:38 PM (nkPV9)

522 Â "Does anyone have any clue if Charles Nelson Reiley ever appeared in a real tv show or movie?" ______ I seem to remember him on Saturday morning TV a lot of braincells ago... HR PuffNStuff? Sigmund the seamonster days? Doctor Shrinker? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:38 PM (fzHss)

523 What was the name of the frizzy haired gal that was always on match game in the early 70's? The only person that might fit that description is Marcia Wallace.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at February 18, 2014 11:38 PM (AQTz3)

524 And, by the way -- speaking of game shows.....Merv Griffin used to park his Bentley in front of this house when he came to visit his mom.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:38 PM (T1005)

525 When I think "frizzy-hair", I think "Rosana Rosana-Danna". That character from SNL. I forget the actress' name.

...Gilda Radner.

I remember that I wanted to "do" Fannie Flag.

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:39 PM (lq3Ak)

526 Marcia Wallace....Thats the one

Posted by: GMB who can't remembers back when..... at February 18, 2014 11:40 PM (nkPV9)

527 Sorry. My "go-to" is Ruth Buzzi.

Trebek: "Name a seventies porn actr** ...Slapweasel!"

Slap: "Ruth Buzzi".

*audience laughter*

Trebek: "Sorry."

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:43 PM (lq3Ak)

528 525Â And, by the way -- speaking of game shows.....Merv Griffin used to park his Bentley in front of this house when he came to visit his mom. __________ this house? As in your house? Wow. I knew you were cooler than the other side of the pillow, but I didn't know you were rich, too! BTW, I would've taken his hood ornament.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:44 PM (fzHss)

529 Why did I go with "Trebek" when "Martindale" was so readily available?

...dumb.

*Wink*

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:45 PM (lq3Ak)

530 *Wink* Well played, sir. Very well played.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 18, 2014 11:46 PM (fzHss)

531 I've got to fold.

I'm going to get moving.

I've got to shake a tail-feather.

I'm out of here, folks.

I'm gonna book.

I'm headed out.

I've got to roll.

A'ight!

It's is that time of night.

The other end of the candle has been burned.

The bed is calling.

I'm gonna to "do-the do".

Y'all be good.

I'm headed out.

It's about that time.

Me = Dash.

I'd love to stay.

Rock on.

*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:53 PM (lq3Ak)

532 529 525 And, by the way -- speaking of game shows.....Merv Griffin used to park his Bentley in front of this house when he came to visit his mom.
__________

this house? As in your house?
Wow. I knew you were cooler than the other side of the pillow, but I didn't know you were rich, too!

BTW, I would've taken his hood ornament. Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 03:44 AM (fzHss) Hide posts from (fzHss)

It's a nondescript suburban house -- that's why people tell me about the Bentley fifty years later, it stood out. But, yeah -- his mom and her sister lived here. I understand they used to give piano lessons.

And you can well believe this -- I couldn't afford to buy this house today. I am not "rich" by any means, and the BH and I have long joked, "I always wanted to live in a million-dollar home some day......but never imagined it would be this one." Real estate prices around here are mind-boggling.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:53 PM (T1005)

533 ....and by mind-boggling, think http://tinyurl.com/ptudoor

Posted by: cthulhu at February 18, 2014 11:56 PM (T1005)

534 *static*
P.S., cooth...

If you didn't get the e mail, check above. It is there.

-OUT!

*static*

Posted by: Slapweasel at February 18, 2014 11:56 PM (lq3Ak)

535 >>>Trebek: "Name a seventies porn actr**<<<

Who is -- your mother -- Trebek!

Posted by: Sean Connery at February 18, 2014 11:59 PM (kHyGq)

536 532 - what? No "make like a baby and head out" ? Whoever Sean Connery is, thank you. That was funny. I guess SNL was good for a couple laughs in the last fifteen years afterall. Cooth - You know how I know you're old? You know who Merv Griffin is. Next thing you know, you'll be quoting Dinah Shore.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 12:07 AM (fzHss)

537 Make like a tree and leave.

Make like a bee and buzz off.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:11 AM (T1005)

538 #512

Charles Nelson Reilly's biggest role was probably the TV series 'The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,' which was in perpetual syndication when I was a little kid. IMDB says it ran from 1968-1970. It was also the most well known role for Edward Mulhare before Knight Rider. He was the Ghost of Capt. Daniel Gregg.

Reilly was his modern day descendent, Claymore.

Although there was the kid friendly aspect of one of the characters being a ghost, I could never get into the show as a child. It was one of the staples of daytime TV that made being home sick horribly boring.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:15 AM (bPxS6)

539 #523

Reilly did tons of animation voice work and was the villain, Horatio Hoodoo, on the Kroftt show, Lidsville. IMDB just reminded me that Hoodoo had a brother named Bruce, a rare gay gag for a kids' show back in 1971, when Reilly was one of the few openly gay celebrities.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:20 AM (bPxS6)

540 All of Merv's game shows used to end with a voiceover of "A Merv Griffin Production." Of course I knew who he was.

The first few years we owned the place, every old duffer walking by would tell us.....there are far fewer now.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:20 AM (T1005)

541 >>>Whoever Sean Connery is, thank you. That was funny. I guess SNL was good for a couple laughs in the last fifteen years afterall.<<<

With Norm MacDonald as Burt Reynolds and Will Farrell as Trebek those Jeopardy skits were hilarious.

But, other that that, have had absolutely no interest in SNL since about the time Norm was done hosting the Weekend Update.

Posted by: Hate Miser at February 19, 2014 12:22 AM (kHyGq)

542 Hmmm, perhaps I waited too long to wake up and rejoin the conversation.

Maybe I'll find a pitcher in the kitchen that I can fill at the neighbor's hose spigot. I just know I'm going to need to poop in the next hour or so and we still don't have water to the house restored. So manually filling the toilet tank has become necessary.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:22 AM (bPxS6)

543 Merv Griffin was never prosecuted for that series of murders, even though he promised Steve Martin he'd turn himself in.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:24 AM (bPxS6)

544 543 Hmmm, perhaps I waited too long to wake up and rejoin the conversation.

Maybe I'll find a pitcher in the kitchen that I can fill at the neighbor's hose spigot. I just know I'm going to need to poop in the next hour or so and we still don't have water to the house restored. So manually filling the toilet tank has become necessary.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 04:22 AM (bPxS6) Hide posts from (bPxS6)

Oh, man.....today (yesterday) was a regular business day.....what happened?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:26 AM (T1005)

545 I remember when Dinah Shore had a daytime talk show. It was the first time I saw or even heard of Tom Waits. This was 1976 and as bizarre a moment as that show ever saw. IMDB says he also did the Mike Douglas show that year as well. IIRC, both shows were shot in the same studio and it may have all been done the same day.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:30 AM (bPxS6)

546 544 Merv Griffin was never prosecuted for that series of murders, even though he promised Steve Martin he'd turn himself in.
Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 04:24 AM (bPxS6) Hide posts from (bPxS6)

The gross was only $10M. Nobody saw it. Nobody.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:30 AM (T1005)

547 Make like a banana and... Make like an atom and... Make like a drum and... Lidsville! Shit, now I have to go search out some CNR clips to re-live a little of my childhood.

Posted by: shredded chi at February 19, 2014 12:33 AM (fzHss)

548 Dunno who, really, to thank for the Aurora Alert (Maet?) but a HUGE thank you. I've never seen the Northern Lights (California born, and lived most of my life), but it was a bucket list item for me. Yeah. "Was". Past tense. I can confirm that the Aurora was clearly visible as far south as Spokane WA (about 47.66there was just enough of a break from the clouds and rain) at 01:00A local time. I could see pulsations, rays, and huge bright areas (from 5 Mile Ridge Road, above the city lights, and out past all the street lights). The entire sky north was a green glow. I even woke my wife up, to drive up with me (it was only a few minutes drive from the house to better viewing). Again: huge thanks for that heads up. Otherwise I would have missed it. Awesome.

Posted by: davisbr at February 19, 2014 12:38 AM (1B8lF)

549 The dehumidifiers are still running. If I open my bedroom door it sounds like a jet engine is spinning up downstairs. Hopefully, that will be done in the morning and they can pull the equipment to allow someone in to work on the leaking pipe.

My sister had no choice but to file a claim on the homeowner insurance, which has already had the deductible double after the last incident with the washer flood. Which in turn makes me feel real swell about my intermittent employment and inability to contribute. I've told my mother she can stop waiting to maximize the human interest angle and just win the lottery already. So far she just wins little bits of cash here and there at a rate that covers perhaps a third of her expenditures on it.

I noted that the Super Lotto Second Chance page for entering numbers allows a maximum of 1000 per month. I guess there must be people out there who keep an eye out for discarded tickets while roving for recyclables or something. I guess it helps pass the time if you've nothing better to do.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:40 AM (bPxS6)

550 I meant to complete that sentence as ...47.6589Â° N ...there was ....etc.

Posted by: davisbr at February 19, 2014 12:41 AM (1B8lF)

551 549 Dunno who, really, to thank for the Aurora Alert (Maet?) but a HUGE thank you.

I've never seen the Northern Lights (California born, and lived most of my life), but it was a bucket list item for me.

Yeah. "Was". Past tense.

I can confirm that the Aurora was clearly visible as far south as Spokane WA (about 47.66there was just enough of a break from the clouds and rain) at 01:00A local time.

I could see pulsations, rays, and huge bright areas (from 5 Mile Ridge Road, above the city lights, and out past all the street lights). The entire sky north was a green glow.

I even woke my wife up, to drive up with me (it was only a few minutes drive from the house to better viewing).

Again: huge thanks for that heads up. Otherwise I would have missed it. Awesome. Posted by: davisbr at February 19, 2014 04:38 AM (1B8lF) Hide posts from (1B8lF)

Congratulations! I believe it was CAC who done Brung It. I'll point him here when I see him.

It's on my bucket-list, too....but it conflicts with the "not freezing my ass off" one and I'm not sure I'll get it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 12:45 AM (T1005)

552 #547

Ah but it became a cable staple. (I'm pretty sure I saw it in a theater the first time.) And it was probably made quite inexpensively, so I wouldn't be surprised if it made a modest profit on the theatrical run. Anyway, vast numbers watched it on TV and knew the truth about Merv Griffin.

But nobody did anything. The guy was untouchable. Who knows what else he might have gotten away with if so inclined. The injecting people with window cleaner was bad enough.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:46 AM (bPxS6)

553 No 0-day collection yet on the torrent sites. Organizing that is a good time waster when I'm wide awake with nowhere to be in the morning.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 12:48 AM (bPxS6)

554 Evening, or morning, stragglers of the ONT. First night in weeks at my one job where I haven't been hours behind the entire shift.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 01:37 AM (b2cFu)

555 Charles Nelson Reilly had an appearance on the "X-Files" as a writer Jose Chung- writing a book about UFO abductee experiences and also on "Millennium" as Jose Chung who is writing a book on a fictional cult leader based on L. Ron Hubbard. Both episodes are quite humorous.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2014 01:42 AM (KlVdw)

556

553- Epobirs

I understand Martin is still waiting for a sign, any sign whether he should make a sequel or not.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2014 01:44 AM (KlVdw)

557 555 Evening, or morning, stragglers of the ONT. First night in weeks at my one job where I haven't been hours behind the entire shift. Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 05:37 AM (b2cFu) Hide posts from (b2cFu)

Hiya, Crank!

Have a care about saying that out loud -- mischief listens for such things.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 01:45 AM (T1005)

558 Cthulhu, my shift ends in an hour, they can only hurt me so much.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 01:55 AM (b2cFu)

559 Did someone say Charles Nelson Riley?

http://youtu.be/xLnapb-30hA

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 01:57 AM (yh0zB)

560 It's on my bucket-list, too....but it conflicts with the "not freezing my ass off" one and I'm not sure I'll get it.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 04:45 AM (T1005)

Saw them from the deck of Forrestal in 87 somewhere in the North Atlantic. BTDT, and the "not freezing my ass off" conflict is absolutely in effect.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 02:03 AM (yh0zB)

561 #557

Somehow, I think that bird has flown.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 02:03 AM (bPxS6)

562 Perhaps a nuclear exchange will let us have auroras everywhere 24/7, like in 'Damnation Alley.'

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 02:05 AM (bPxS6)

563 So yesterday was nice, took the car to get it washed, rode with the top down to the car wash but had it up after that, it was late and getting cool. Of course now it's raining, but at least its still above 50 degrees.

Supposedly the rain will be tapering off late this morning and its supposed to be 72 degrees, so maybe I'll get something to put on the grill...after my dentists appointment. Just a checkup, so no biggie.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 02:05 AM (yh0zB)

564 559 Cthulhu,my shift ends in an hour, they can only hurt me so much. Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 05:55 AM (b2cFu) Hide posts from (b2cFu)

I'll only fret for an hour, then. Unless, as I expect, I zonk sooner.

How are things? How goes with the Mrs.?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:06 AM (T1005)

565 Going upthread to see what I missed by taking a nap. Nobody do anything interesting, OK? ok.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 02:08 AM (yh0zB)

566 564 So yesterday was nice, took the car to get it washed, rode with the top down to the car wash but had it up after that, it was late and getting cool. Of course now it's raining, but at least its still above 50 degrees.

Supposedly the rain will be tapering off late this morning and its supposed to be 72 degrees, so maybe I'll get something to put on the grill...after my dentists appointment. Just a checkup, so no biggie.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 06:05 AM (yh0zB) Hide posts from (yh0zB)

I keep forgetting that I'm wearing a temp crown.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:09 AM (T1005)

567 This is my vote for one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever seen on the AOSHQ. Yesterday Mr. Moo Moo said that he "doesn't believe in evil". I can accept that people don' t believe in God, or heaven or the devil, but this was not a question of belief in those. He doesn't believe in evil. he's an Atheist. I told him you don't have to even be a Theist to believe in evil. How can anyone look around at the history of the world-and particularly the 20th century and not believe in evil. Hitler's extermination of 6 million Jews-Just a poor personal decision?. Stalins starving out Russia and the killing of untold millions -Just a dysfunctional childhood? And if you "don't believe in evil" does that mean you "don't believe in good."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 02:25 AM (XyM/Y)

568 550 The dehumidifiers are still running. If I open my bedroom door it sounds like a jet engine is spinning up downstairs. Hopefully, that will be done in the morning and they can pull the equipment to allow someone in to work on the leaking pipe. Serious water damage? Let the dehumidfiers run. Don't rush it. Guessing, of course, but can't the plumber work around it?

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 19, 2014 02:28 AM (rfp9k)

569 #568

Even if you view evil solely as a subjective concept, it is still a useful term. The fact that it holds such a powerful place in human thinking makes it very real in at least some sense.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 02:32 AM (bPxS6)

570 "Drive your Chevrolet through the USA, America is waiting for your call." -Dinah Shore Heck, I remember the Loretta Young Show and the way it looked like the door was going to catch her dress as she made her exit at the end of the show. Clearly I am old. Still in Italy and I just saw that old Islamist Yuseef Islam (Cat Stevens) on TV. Still singing "Peace Train".

Posted by: Mr. Dave at February 19, 2014 02:33 AM (8mhW/)

571 568 This is my vote for one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever seen on the AOSHQ. Yesterday Mr. Moo Moo said that he "doesn't believe in evil". I can accept that people don' t believe in God, or heaven or the devil, but this was not a question of belief in those. He doesn't believe in evil. he's an Atheist. I told him you don't have to even be a Theist to believe in evil. How can anyone look around at the history of the world-and particularly the 20th century and not believe in evil.

Hitler's extermination of 6 million Jews-Just a poor personal decision?.

Stalins starving out Russia and the killing of untold millions -Just a dysfunctional childhood?

And if you "don't believe in evil" does that mean you "don't believe in good."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 06:25 AM (XyM/Y) Hide posts from (XyM/Y)

I'm an odd sort of agnostic, myself....and I absolutely recognize the existence of evil. I told my aunt three years ago, "I have my doubts as to the existence or nature of God, but know that Evil walks this earth."

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:36 AM (T1005)

572 #569

The disaster response guys are not the same ones who'd do the plumbing work. Due to various complications with other recent disasters we weren't in a rush to get the insurance involved. The floor affected by the leak was only a few months old.

I can go without the use of the kitchen and downstairs bathroom for however long it takes. It's the loss of water to the whole condo, meaning no toilets (unless I fill up the tank manually) or even cold showers. It's warm enough in drought stricken Los Angeles County to make a cold shower tolerable.

It makes me think differently about the cost of a gym membership.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 02:39 AM (bPxS6)

573 Hey Cthulhu, thanks for asking, Mrs. Crank is doing well. She's quite supportive of me taking some of our discretionary funds to splurge on a couple of rifles and taking up hunting. She's insisting on a big chest freezer so we can store the meat.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 02:39 AM (b2cFu)

574 >>>Evil walks this earth In answer to my young daughter I said, "Yes, there are monsters but they are humans not fantasy."

Posted by: Mr. Dave at February 19, 2014 02:41 AM (8mhW/)

575 573 #569 The disaster response guys are not the same ones who'd do the plumbing work. Due to various complications with other recent disasters we weren't in a rush to get the insurance involved. The floor affected by the leak was only a few months old. I can go without the use of the kitchen and downstairs bathroom for however long it takes. It's the loss of water to the whole condo, meaning no toilets (unless I fill up the tank manually) or even cold showers. It's warm enough in drought stricken Los Angeles County to make a cold shower tolerable. It makes me think differently about the cost of a gym membership. Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 06:39 AM (bPxS6) OK, gotcha. Didn't think about two different contractors. From personal experience, it takes awhile to dry after disasters. Fucking mold. But bleach is my friend.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 19, 2014 02:44 AM (rfp9k)

576 I have a friend who bought a house near the studio where he works. It was this old 1920s bungalow on a lot that was an oddly elongated rectangle, giving him a narrow but very deep front yard. That was common in some LA neighborhoods back then. That place was the first I'd ever seen with a Murphy bed in real life. The kind of place the studios use to keep contract players and/or mistresses.

Anyway, it needed a LOT of work. He didn't have a usable shower for almost two years and relied on a gym about midway between the house and the studio for bathing.

Posted by: Epobirs at February 19, 2014 02:45 AM (bPxS6)

577 574 Hey Cthulhu, thanks for asking, Mrs. Crank is doing well. She's quite supportive of me taking some of our discretionary funds to splurge on a couple of rifles and taking up hunting. She's insisting on a big chest freezer so we can store the meat. Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 06:39 AM (b2cFu) Hide posts from (b2cFu)

Smart lady, that -- having a chest freezer even without the hunting can seriously improve your food costs. But not having one and hunting can result in a lot of waste.

I've been totally scrambled of late.....what sort of date should I be keeping my eye on?

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:46 AM (T1005)

578 My sister is an Agnostic and she is a scientist. She doesn't doubt the existence of evil. I sometimes think Moo Moo doesn't believe everything he says. He just says whatever he feels like to get a rise out of people.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 02:46 AM (XyM/Y)

579 Cthulhu, latest ultrasound put it a few days before Father's Day.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 02:48 AM (b2cFu)

580 579 My sister is an Agnostic and she is a scientist. She doesn't doubt the existence of evil. I sometimes think Moo Moo doesn't believe everything he says. He just says whatever he feels like to get a rise out of people. Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 06:46 AM (XyM/Y) Hide posts from (XyM/Y)

I was a full-on atheist as a teen.....but, then, I was an irritating dipshit in other ways, too. It's like I said upthread, I'm not giving up on Moo Moo just because he's a pain-in-the-ass today.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:50 AM (T1005)

581 I'm an odd sort of agnostic, myself....and I absolutely recognize the existence of evil. I told my aunt three years ago, "I have my doubts as to the existence or nature of God, but know that Evil walks this earth." Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 06:36 AM (T1005) As a believer, I completely understand that POV and yes, empirical observation of the jugfuck we are witnessing all around us, confirms the existence of evil. I cannot be denied. I just wish God would quit the aloof skullduggery, pop in for a few minutes, have a beer and straighten these fuckers out. Two minutes...one or two quick miracles, tops. Then, he can get back to fishing.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 19, 2014 02:50 AM (rfp9k)

582 As a subscriber to the religion of terrorism and potlucks, but mostly potlucks (aka the Drinking Man's religion, aka Lutheranism), I most certainly believe in evil and Evil incarnate.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 02:50 AM (b2cFu)

583 Month-long Occupy Kiev just made US banner headlines - - the schism in Ukraine, their President didn't sign trade deals with the EU, but with Russia. Protestors camp out in major cities calling for economic trade with EU instead of Russia. Police said late on Tuesday that at least 16 people had been killed, including seven police officers. TOTUS script: the White House is appalled; and force will not resolve the crisis. [Buildings have feelings, too.]

Posted by: panzernashorn at February 19, 2014 02:50 AM (MhA4j)

584 580 Cthulhu, latest ultrasound put it a few days before Father's Day. Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 06:48 AM (b2cFu) Hide posts from (b2cFu)

I know that my excitement is probably 1/200 of yours, but I'm pretty darned excited. Best wishes to you and the Mrs. -- I'm looking forward to great news.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:54 AM (T1005)

585 582 I'm an odd sort of agnostic, myself....and I absolutely recognize the existence of evil. I told my aunt three years ago, "I have my doubts as to the existence or nature of God, but know that Evil walks this earth."
Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 06:36 AM (T1005)

As a believer, I completely understand that POV and yes, empirical observation of the jugfuck we are witnessing all around us, confirms the existence of evil. I cannot be denied.

I just wish God would quit the aloof skullduggery, pop in for a few minutes, have a beer and straighten these fuckers out.

Two minutes...one or two quick miracles, tops. Then, he can get back to fishing. Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at February 19, 2014 06:50 AM (rfp9k) Hide posts from (rfp9k)

Yeah, that's kind of where I'm coming from -- I'm very willing to do what must be done, he just needs to tell me straight out what that is.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 02:58 AM (T1005)

586 Since you're a doctor can you deliver your own baby or do you just leave that to other professionals? Maybe delivering your own baby is too much personal involvement. :^) What a great time for a father to have e baby-before Father's day. God bless you both,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 03:01 AM (XyM/Y)

587 568. Saying "I don't believe in evil" is not denying that evil exists so much as he doesn't think that evil is evil. A worst sort of person to have dealings with is one that has no respect for anything, good or evil, all things being equally worthless, starting with you. To prove that all is meaningless requires that all be stripped of inner content and left a ruin.

Posted by: panzernashorn at February 19, 2014 03:01 AM (MhA4j)

588 395 U of Texas History Professor H.W. Brands
My youngest took two of his courses at UT as electives. His books are great and I knew she would find his class (any class) interesting. She adores him. I met him in the bookstore while she was one of his students and he is a good guy. He thanked me for buying his books and sending him a interested good student. He knows who pays the bills!

Posted by: Lester at February 19, 2014 03:02 AM (2UPXV)

589 571 "Drive your Chevrolet through the USA, America is waiting for your call."
-Dinah Shore

Heck, I remember the Loretta Young Show and the way it looked like the door was going to catch her dress as she made her exit at the end of the show. Clearly I am old.

Still in Italy and I just saw that old Islamist Yuseef Islam (Cat Stevens) on TV. Still singing "Peace Train". Posted by: Mr. Dave

When I was 3 years old I named my first cat Dinah....

Yes, he was a tomcat- but I loved Dinah Shore.

Posted by: backhoe at February 19, 2014 03:03 AM (ULH4o)

590 Posted by: panzernashorn at February 19, 2014 07:01 AM (MhA4j) Actually, I don't know what's he saying. He refused to clarify. He certainly has strong opinions-a number in keeping with the views of other people here so, it's not as if doesn't believe in anything. I don't think he's a nihilist.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 03:05 AM (XyM/Y)

591 She's quite supportive of me taking some of our discretionary funds to splurge on a couple of rifles and taking up hunting. She's insisting on a big chest freezer so we can store the meat.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at February 19, 2014 06:39 AM (b2cFu)

May I postulate that you really need two rifles, minimum. One .22 for target practice and one of a hunting caliber. I would recommend the Marlin 795 for the .22 just because it's inexpensive and it works well right out of the box. Others will weigh in on the Ruger 10/22, which is a fine rifle with lots of options...but usually requires some work right out of the box to be a good shooter.

As far as the hunting caliber, a bolt action rifle works just fine and you can get them in a myriad of calibers, but I'd suggest something in 7mm/30-something. 7mm magnum, 7mm-06, .308, 30-06...during the recent ammo scarcity I could always find 7mm magnum so that's the caliber I'm going for when I get my next rifle.

Just my personal opinion, the best gun is the one you like.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at February 19, 2014 03:06 AM (yh0zB)

592 587 Since you're a doctor can you deliver your own baby or do you just leave that to other professionals? Maybe delivering your own baby is too much personal involvement. :^)

What a great time for a father to have e baby-before Father's day. God bless you both, Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2014 07:01 AM (XyM/Y) Hide posts from (XyM/Y)

Actually, there are some interesting questions in there. How do you select the guy who will be drawing forth your flesh-and-blood from your wife's private quarters? I can well imagine that you might choose someone whose medical skills were well in advance of your interpersonal relationship. I know that, were I in your shoes, I'd be opting to hold her hands rather than manipulate the apparatus -- and I assume that's where you'll be....though I could well understand other scenarios.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 03:11 AM (T1005)

593 I just set it in my phone for June 1: "Begin Crank Babewatch".

When the time arrives, remember that your blessed event will likely be insubstantial to your virtual friends until they have the name, time of birth, weight, and length.

Posted by: cthulhu at February 19, 2014 03:35 AM (T1005)

594 582, 586 Interesting dialogue, thought provoking this morning. My coffee's gone cold whilst contemplating. And likely as not, the thread's already dead. Many brilliant people are disillusioned with the orthodox dogmatic scenario, and reject what is illogical. But best among them live life by the Golden Rule. (Christopher Hitchens) A friend in high school once said that a person does not need God in order to be Good. My back and brows arched stunned at the thought, still being under the stick of behavioral obedience. And in the sense of maturity, if a person is "good" only to not get punished for being "bad" then how good is that person in chaos? (Job) Then again, a different peer sneered that she looked up in the sky and didn't see any Father In Heaven, so there isn't one. As if her own limited vision is the ultimate reality to which we must conform. And yes, she's a perverted and pernicious authoritarian of the most twisted sort on earth, taking pleasure from directing destruction of life. "It is always the matter of the will, not the act." I think that we find many strengths from within our being. When the chips are down and times are darkest, we must have developed within ourselves the sure connection with "living" Light. The source of power to Love and to Know one's Self and others as Oneself emanates realization from within, to permeate our being. "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 The Gospel of Philip illuminates what later militant fundamentalists (for worldly empire) purged to enforce a new orthodoxy through book burnings and conducting the genocide of an earliest Christian body of Gnostics. "And so [a person] dwells either in this world or in the resurrection or in the middle place. God forbid that I be found in the middle place! In this world, there is good and evil. [Those mix.] Its good things are not good, and its evil things not evil. But there is evil after this world which is truly evil - what is called "the middle". It is death. While we are in this world, it is fitting for us to acquire the resurrection, so that when we strip off the flesh, we may be found in rest and not walk in the middle. For many go astray on the way. For it is good to come forth from the world before one has sinned. Those who say they will die first and then rise are in error. If they do not first receive the resurrection while they live, when they die they will receive nothing. [Must be born of the Water and of the Spirit and be ready for the Wedding Feast.] "The world came about through a mistake. For he who created it wanted to create it imperishable and immortal. He fell short of attaining his desire. For the world never was imperishable, nor, for that matter, was he who made the world. For things are not imperishable, but sons are. Nothing will be able to receive imperishability if it does not first become a son. But he who has not the ability to receive, how much more will he be unable to give?" -- Gospel of Philip, Nag Hammadi Library Where one's treasure is, the heart is as well. Of course every person has the free will to see things as that person chooses, and to live with consequences. Matthew 7:13-14 (paths, gates, entry)

Posted by: panzernashorn at February 19, 2014 04:20 AM (MhA4j)

595 327 #294, one reason I'm not buying that map is with the solid rock formations in the East, the New Madrid will carry a LOT further if it cuts loose. Last time it rang the church bells in Boston. I'm 200 miles east of there north of Nashville, and if the NM repeats the last time, I plan on my house being a total.

Of course the company that built it said they can do me another one. =)

Posted by: SGT Dan's Cat at February 19, 2014 01:03 AM (9OdDd)

SGT Dan's Cat,

I'm sure you'll never see this, but we're neighbors, and I agree. Things would get interesting for sure in MidTN.

Moron Meetup in the Gulch?

handle at gmail to contact.

Posted by: FrankRizzo at February 19, 2014 03:08 PM (JHRCt)

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