May 02, 2014

Overnight Open Thread (2 May 2014)
— CDR M

Court jester journalists. Pretty sad the President thinks that the toughest interview he faced in the 2012 election year was from a comedian.

Hopefully with the Benghazi coverup unraveling and some Presidential fluffers masquerading as journalists starting to realize how stupid they look parroting administration talking points, maybe future interviews will actually be tougher than those from comedians. I'm not holding my breath. One or two or three journalists asking hard questions will be marginalized. A large majority will have to remember what a journalist is supposed to do if they are going to save their profession and regain the public trust.

I don't want to hear one more damn thing about the reason why things suck is because of Bush. Evidently, two years is enough to get past something according to this dude. I dare this POS to say "dude, it was so two years ago" to the families of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone S. Woods. The President is fond of saying "I got your back". Well, evidently not when it is politically inconvenient to his personal fortunes. Did You Know

Did you know that superbugs killed more people last year than guns did? Clearly, we need some superbug free zones or somethin'.

The new report on the global threat adds to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report last year showing that two million people in the United States are infected annually with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and 23,000 of them die each year as a result.

Lies

Songs about lies and liars. Befitting of our current administration.

Cronut Sequel

The maker of the cronut has come out with something new. It's called the waffogato.

Vanilla ice cream waffle with Belgium waffle bits, slightly salted, and topped with maple-syrup espresso poured on top. As the ice cream melts, little tapioca pearls are revealed and float in the melted ice cream espresso sauce.

Liquid Nitrogen Bottle Rockets

Space Stuff

This is pretty cool. 360 degree Mars panorama view from Curiosity.

NASA has turned on the live HD camera feed from the ISS. Pretty sad we have to rely on Russia to get our astronauts back and to launch our spy satellites.

Star Wars

How is J. J. Abrams going to ruin Star Wars? Heh. They forgot to mention lensflare.

3. The dream scenario: Abrams miraculously doesn't fuck it up and comes up with an original story that pays homage to the truly great things the Star Wars movies have accomplished and the good parts of Lucas's legacy while not getting bogged down in the minutiae that tends to plague well-loved franchises with annoying, protective fan bases. This movie would allow each original cast member to have a significant role in the film while also managing a seamless torch-passing between them and the next generation of Star Wars actors. The plot of this film would resemble that of a Kurosawa movie, there would be zero Ewoks or Jedi academies, and the dude from Girls would die in, like, the third scene.

Ben Folds singin' I Shot An Ewok was worth the watch.

I shot an Ewok baby.
The sad memories kill me.
Whipped out my master blaster baby.
I shot the furry little feller from his tree.

Pin-Ups For Vets

God bless these ladies. Pin-Ups for Vets: Group of women tour VA hospitals dressed as 40's era pin-ups.

With their hot red lips, swing skirts and flowered hair pins, thereÂ’s a group of gals turning heads around Veterans Affairs hospitals and military bases across the country.

“Am I dreaming?” asked one perplexed Vietnam veteran at the Long Beach, Calif. VA hospital last week as three vivacious women – Gina Elise, Julia Reed Nichols and Kelli Serio – with their Bettie Page looks and big smiles came to his bedside with goods to give out. “This is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time.”

Here's their website.

Dog Video

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1 First?

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:04 PM (gjOCp)

2 Yo Morons

Posted by: fluffy at May 02, 2014 06:04 PM (Ua6T/)

3 Slow start.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:07 PM (LsJl8)

4 Peaches?

Posted by: CMU VET at May 02, 2014 06:07 PM (ejB0r)

5 Yay !!!!! ONT ONT ONT !!!!! Greetings all !!!!

Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (XMA/d)

6 YOU WILL NEVER PERFORATE THE TANK FROM THIS ANGLE Challenge accepted. *ziiiiiip*

Posted by: D. Cheney at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (Sy5gp)

7 Howdy, y'all!

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (T1005)

8 Hockey's on.

Posted by: Shut Up at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (GW/jL)

9 Benghazi wasn't two years ago,more like 1 1/2 years! He is an imbecile. IBD today questions legitimacy of SCOAMF being reelected. They are consistent & have been truthful about him, Alinsky politics etc since 2008!

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (gjOCp)

10 Evening!


What's going on?

Posted by: EC at May 02, 2014 06:08 PM (doBIb)

11

FOURTH!

 

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 06:09 PM (jucos)

12 Hi Horde. Cthulhu, how are you?

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:10 PM (gjOCp)

13 Songs about lies and liars. Befitting of our current administration. --Remember Grim Reaper? Well, the same album that had "See You In Hell" had a song called "Liar."

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:10 PM (GW/jL)

14 Some afeared to step afoul

Posted by: Waffling, Yes? Yes? at May 02, 2014 06:10 PM (wu/TK)

15 8 Hockey's on.

Posted by: Shut Up at May 02, 2014 10:08 PM (GW/jL)

Oh shut up.

Posted by: Sharks Fan at May 02, 2014 06:10 PM (LsJl8)

16 Setting Proper Priorities in Life: After two weeks, I should get Level 50 in STO tomorrow. I think I'm going to give up on my finance career and try to make it on the pro circuit. I'm particularly proud of my technique for taking out Command Ships.

Posted by: That guy at May 02, 2014 06:11 PM (k2OyN)

17 Challenge accepted. *ziiiiiip* Posted by: D. Cheney Jesus Dick, you're not going to use that fucking thing for a condom now are you?!

Posted by: Lynne Cheney at May 02, 2014 06:11 PM (ensfh)

18 Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 10:10 PM (GW/jL)


Ahh, I forgot about that one.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:11 PM (LsJl8)

19 'Hawks GOAL!!! 1-0

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:11 PM (GW/jL)

20 I am pretty sure that picture of the little Beener Dog is RAYCISSSSSSSSS.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 06:12 PM (jucos)

21 I'd like to lead off with the fact that I am a documented citizen of The United States of America, and more importantly, I was born in Houston, Texas...so I got that going for me I had a point, but: Val-U-Rite g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2014 06:13 PM (KCxzN)

22 Evening morons. At work--this is day 6 of 9 in a row, I think? Will lurk/post as patients allow.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 06:13 PM (d7H2D)

23 http://tinyurl.com/k2tpyg5 TodayÂ’s IBD editorial about TFG & questions legitimacy of his presidency. I love IBD editorials. They never fell for the bull from him.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:13 PM (gjOCp)

24 Awesome Doggeh video !!!! That's the way our dggehs greet my husband each night he arrives home . Good doggehs!!!

Posted by: Extremely grumpy momma bear at May 02, 2014 06:13 PM (XMA/d)

25 The video of dogs greeting returning soldiers put a smile on my face. Like somebody off camera says in the first scene, the dogs never forget.

Posted by: joncelli at May 02, 2014 06:13 PM (/AYWV)

26 Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 10:12 PM (jucos)

Cinco de Mayo is coming eh amigo?

Posted by: Beaner Dog at May 02, 2014 06:14 PM (LsJl8)

27 Pretty pathetic when a spokesman for the National Security Council thinks it's unreasonable for him to be asked to recall what happened during the greatest national security debacle of his career a whoooole 19 months ago.

Tha National Security Council.

Why shd we expect that to be an adults-only zone?

And why shd we expect the Commander-in-Chief to be in the White House situation room during the debacle, huh?

Posted by: JewishOdysseus at May 02, 2014 06:14 PM (I7p2r)

28 GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! oops, wrong sport

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:14 PM (awUfe)

29 Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:14 PM (awUfe)


The Cubs scored a goal?

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (LsJl8)

30 Those puppies with the soldiers always get to me. sniff Does anyone else believe the bullshit unemployment numbers.? Didn't think so. How many people have just given up?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (3hyY+)

31 28 GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! oops, wrong sport Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:14 PM (awUfe) Thanks for making me gain weight.

Posted by: Teh Marginz at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (GW/jL)

32 And there go the margins...

Posted by: Insomniac at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (mx5oN)

33 How is this not on the list? http://bit.ly/NSAtXM

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (DmNpO)

34 Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:14 PM you don't come here for the fishing, do you?

Posted by: The Thing in The Barrel™ [/i] [/b] at May 02, 2014 06:15 PM (pASf2)

35 How many people have just given up?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:15 PM (3hyY+)


Nearly a million more added to the rolls.  Funemployment.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:16 PM (LsJl8)

36 That Fiesta Dog is just waiting for you to drop your chalupa.  When you bend to pick up, will go straight for your throat.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 06:16 PM (L+hnr)

37 12 Hi Horde.

Cthulhu, how are you? Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 10:10 PM (gjOCp) Hide posts from (gjOCp)


Hangin' in there -- how 'bout yourself?

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 06:16 PM (T1005)

38 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 02, 2014 10:15 PM (DmNpO)


I thought that was.  I must've seen it on another list.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:16 PM (LsJl8)

39 What time is it?  Who cares?

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/selection-du-weekend-86-43.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 06:18 PM (L+hnr)

40 22 Evening morons. At work--this is day 6 of 9 in a row, I think? Will lurk/post as patients allow. Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 10:13 PM (d7H2D) Hide posts from (d7H2D)



Sheesh, Crank -- are you assigned this stuff by someone that hates your guts, or do you voluntarily sign up for it like a dumbass?

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 06:18 PM (T1005)

41 That dude comment from the weasel was offensive but I think Holder's don't go there buddy comment was worse.

Posted by: WalrusRex at May 02, 2014 06:19 PM (Mogjf)

42 Shoulda been a goal, eh?

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:19 PM (GW/jL)

43 "Blessed are the cheese makers." - Jesus' Milkman's Scroll fragment.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (BAS5M)

44 So if ncj's comment gets tidied up, does that commute his sentence in The Barrel?

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (GW/jL)

45 Anyone else watching the Stiviano interview? She's a certified genius. No. Really. /s

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (DmNpO)

46 No, he still goes to the barrel.  And when I get to Hawaii, he owes me a beer.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (LsJl8)

47 Heh, I like that the 'Hawks PA is playing "Tell Me Something Good."

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (GW/jL)

48 Just surfed the intarwebs. Number of unemployed Americans 16 and above? 90 million plus. Holy shit.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:21 PM (3hyY+)

49 Ooooo, premature whistle quashed the goal.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:22 PM (GW/jL)

50 noooooooo!!!! I've never been in the barrel!!! i'm scared and have spam

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:22 PM (awUfe)

51 Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:21 PM (3hyY+)


Does mowing their parents lawns count as employment?

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:22 PM (LsJl8)

52 Crank where are you at?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:23 PM (3hyY+)

53 How many people have just given up?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:15 PM (3hyY+)

Nearly a million more added to the rolls. Funemployment.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 10:16 PM (LsJl

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

Just think.... We might be at the beginning of a new Renaissance.  All these newly minted artists, I am sure, will produce great works.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 06:23 PM (jucos)

54 I think we're gonna need to take roll call: Man robbed Ga. Waffle House with pitchfork, police say

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at May 02, 2014 06:23 PM (pASf2)

55 Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 10:23 PM (jucos)


Maybe that's why they added video games to the X-Games this year.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:23 PM (LsJl8)

56 "Vanilla ice cream waffle with Belgium waffle bits, slightly salted, and topped with maple-syrup espresso poured on top. As the ice cream melts, little tapioca pearls are revealed and float in the melted ice cream espresso sauce." ------------- What?!? No flakes of 24K gold? Pffft.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at May 02, 2014 06:24 PM (dfYL9)

57 A very well-paid dumbass, Cooth. Unfortunately, it means I fork over six figures to the IRS per annum. Will slow down next month when Son of Crank arrives, I think I'm scheduled for only 11 shifts all month--which is still one shift over my contract requirement for full-time. Not working at either of my part-time gigs though.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 06:24 PM (d7H2D)

58 Ooooo, premature whistle quashed the goal. Hey, I was nervous. I hear it happens to everyone.

Posted by: first-time ref at May 02, 2014 06:24 PM (Sy5gp)

59 ummm, there is a growth with hair in the corner what have you guys been doing in here?

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:24 PM (awUfe)

60 Evening all. Congrats on the foist, Carol.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:24 PM (ojnk6)

61 CDR M, Nope. Just where do you find this elusive teenager who will get off their ass and do yard work? I've heard of them but never seen them in the wild.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (3hyY+)

62 I don't know if Mooch is considered unemployed or not. Bossy Queen Bitch Supreme may be her job title

Posted by: WalrusRex at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (Mogjf)

63 weft cut-loop, did that guy confuse Waffle House with White House?

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (LsJl8)

64 "Blessed are the grilled cheese sammich makers." - Jesus' Milkman's Scroll fragment. Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2014 10:21 PM FIFY

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (KCxzN)

65 Tomorrow night's Washington Correspondents Dinner presents a challenge to court jester journalists.  They know they've either been played by or are complicit with Obama & Co.  Will any one of them break ranks tomorrow night?  If not, given recent developments they should know they're collectively damned for not speaking out.

Posted by: ignoramus at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (oUf9L)

66 mpfs, I'm at an undisclosed ER in Ohio. I work at 3 different hospitals throughout the southern part of the state, and live about 15 minutes outside Columbus. Commutes suck, but can't bitch about the pay.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (d7H2D)

67 59 ummm, there is a growth with hair in the corner what have you guys been doing in here? Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:24 PM (awUfe) --How can a barrel have a corner? That place has been modified since my last visit.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:25 PM (GW/jL)

68 Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:24 PM (awUfe)


Just give it your Spam and it might let you live.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:26 PM (LsJl8)

69 ♬ I shot the Ewok
But I did not shoot no Wooookie ♫

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 02, 2014 06:27 PM (9IMoS)

70 We might be at the beginning of a new Renaissance. All these newly minted artists, I am sure, will produce great works. - The Moaning Lisa.

Posted by: WalrusRex at May 02, 2014 06:27 PM (Mogjf)

71 Sup ONTers?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at May 02, 2014 06:28 PM (GEICT)

72 Unemployment in my county is now estimated at 50%, but I think it's higher. The U-6 number must be in the 60-65 range. Most of the county is an Indian reservation. This is what cradle to grave gets you. The nation's future.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 06:28 PM (ywbwL)

73 68 as horrible as it sounds, we're running out of spam quickly nck is about to put the spam wellington in the oven it'll take days to air out the house

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:28 PM (awUfe)

74 Man robbed Ga. Waffle House with pitchfork, police say Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 02, 2014 10:23 PM (pASf2) ******** I have an alibi. I own guns. Why would I use a pitchfork?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:28 PM (ojnk6)

75 Heh
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fake-government-busted-in-china-162053007.html

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 06:28 PM (L+hnr)

76 You must get mighty busy on holiday weekends. The dumb fucks tend to shoot themselves. When they are on target they end up in my family business.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:29 PM (3hyY+)

77 Carol, if you're still here, how are you and your family doing? I have been away for a while.

Posted by: tbodie at May 02, 2014 06:29 PM (qG1i2)

78 I have an alibi. I own guns. Why would I use a pitchfork?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 10:28 PM (ojnk6)


Ammo conservation?

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:29 PM (LsJl8)

79 ncj, when in the barrel, just look at the flowers.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 06:30 PM (LsJl8)

80 SO is the Moron honeymooning in the Canadian Rockies still out there? I'm going to Waterton Lakes Monday. . . .

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:30 PM (GW/jL)

81 Hockey's on.
Posted by: Shut Up at May 02, 2014 10:08 PM (GW/jL)

Oh shut up.
Posted by: Sharks Fan at May 02, 2014 10:10 PM (LsJl
What's "hockey"?

Posted by: Leafs fan at May 02, 2014 06:30 PM (9IMoS)

82 There are only two types of AoSHQ commenters...those who have been in the barrel, and those who are gonna be...


Evening roonz and roonettez!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:30 PM (DNamn)

83 logprof, Please stop peeking in their hotel windows. It's unseemly.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:31 PM (3hyY+)

84 Just getting to the reading of today's posts. The one on political correctness stirred in me a vivd image of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea". Surely only a refined PC Princess can be upset by the tiniest Microaggression buried deep below piles of innocent talk and behavior, and by that prove her elite and rarified status. (I am pleased that "microaggression" is still being flagged as a misspelling.)

Posted by: Ron Stanford at May 02, 2014 06:31 PM (kALIL)

85 My niece told me the Cronut guy has a problem with rats at his establishment. So I wouldn't take for granted that those are tapioca pearls...

Posted by: ParanoidGirlinSeattle at May 02, 2014 06:31 PM (+0txR)

86 Hello GGE How's the Stang?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (3hyY+)

87 57 A very well-paid dumbass, Cooth. Unfortunately, it means I fork over six figures to the IRS per annum. Will slow down next month when Son of Crank arrives, I think I'm scheduled for only 11 shifts all month--which is still one shift over my contract requirement for full-time. Not working at either of my part-time gigs though. Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 10:24 PM (d7H2D) Hide posts from (d7H2D)


You be sure to take care of yourself -- you've got a crankette and crankling on the way, and you can't be working yourself to exhaustion and going off the road sideways in the early hours.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (T1005)

88 When ace broke the story yesterday quoting the Valley Boy's Benghazi snark I thought ace was being ironic. I thought he was kidding. I was shocked (but not for the first time) to see he quoted the conversation verbatim.

Posted by: small town girl at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (Ed1xO)

89 Cthulhu, I'm better. I can't remember if first injection for shoulder in 2011 helped or if I really needed second. It still hurts but neck is manageable pain again.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (gjOCp)

90 Did someone say fishing? The crappie are getting ready to "go". Picked up 5 this evening. 12 to 14 incurred. Yum. Now to fix dinner.

Posted by: teej at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (BfZ1r)

91

A Chinese peasant with a shopping bag could stop that tank, y'know.

 

 

Jim

Sunk New Dawn

Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 02, 2014 06:32 PM (vvk2F)

92 80, Waterton on Monday. Don't forget your coat and boots. Supposed to snow this weekend...again.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 06:33 PM (ywbwL)

93 90 Now to fix dinner I have some spam stroganoff if you want it

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:33 PM (awUfe)

94 59 ummm, there is a growth with hair in the corner
what have you guys been doing in here? Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:24 PM (awUfe) Hide posts from (awUfe)


I would never have made it to the big leagues without my apprenticeship with The Barrel.

Posted by: Dr. Moreau at May 02, 2014 06:33 PM (T1005)

95 Ammo conservation? Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 10:29 PM (LsJl ******** Dude, the ammo I own would take a forklift to carry if loaded on one big pallet.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:33 PM (ojnk6)

96 83 logprof, Please stop peeking in their hotel windows. It's unseemly. Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:31 PM (3hyY+) --'Twasn't me, it was a hungry grizzly bear dreaming about getting a double portion.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:34 PM (GW/jL)

97 Hello GGE
How's the Stang?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:32 PM (3hyY+)




Hya mpfs, she's all cleaned up for the show tomorrow. That will last until the morning pollen storm, at which point it will look like I have never touched it.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:34 PM (DNamn)

98 50 noooooooo!!!! I've never been in the barrel!!! i'm scared and have spam Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (awUfe) That pink rubbery stuff in the barrel? That ain't Spam.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 02, 2014 06:35 PM (mx5oN)

99 Hey Carol!!! Thanks for the website for the roses!! Found a Chicago Peace for the front and a couple of climbers for the back yard.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2014 06:35 PM (60Vyp)

100 I have some spam stroganoff if you want it

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:33 PM (awUfe)




I'm holding out for the spamghetti.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:36 PM (DNamn)

101 GGE, The pollen explosion hasn't hit us yet. Soon...very, very soon.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:36 PM (3hyY+)

102 92 80, Waterton on Monday. Don't forget your coat and boots. Supposed to snow this weekend...again. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 10:33 PM (ywbwL) --Aw shit. I guess I may spend most of my visit in the car or the hotel room.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:36 PM (GW/jL)

103 I spend entirely too much time on Pinterest. Comments anyone?

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:37 PM (3hyY+)

104 89 Cthulhu, I'm better. I can't remember if first injection for shoulder in 2011 helped or if I really needed second. It still hurts but neck is manageable pain again. Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 10:32 PM (gjOCp) Hide posts from (gjOCp)



It's good to hear you're feeling better -- you seemed to be really dreading it going in, while hoping for the relief it could bring. Glad to see you're on the side of things where you get to reap the benefits.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 06:37 PM (T1005)

105 100 I'm holding out for the spamghetti. if it turns out like the spam lasagna, its not edible and possibly a ticket to hell

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:38 PM (awUfe)

106 Comments anyone? Yeah, we think you spend too much time on there too.

Posted by: NSA at May 02, 2014 06:38 PM (Sy5gp)

107 Never done Pinterest. I shut down my twitter account cause I'm never on there anyway. Here and por...eh...news sites is about all I ever look at any more.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:39 PM (DNamn)

108 Reposting from earlier thread: Private Thoughts, Public Punishment The owner of the L. A. Clippers, Donald Sterling, has been fined $2.5 Million dollars and banned for life from the MBA, and may even have his team forcible taken from him. Allow your humble author to be blunt: I do not know what Sterling specifically said, and it does not matter what he said in regards to the points being made herein. This is not meant to defend the indefensible, but to condemn the mob. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=5676

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 06:39 PM (K1sEu)

109 Hya mpfs, she's all cleaned up for the show tomorrow. That will last until the morning pollen storm, at which point it will look like I have never touched it. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 10:34 PM (DNamn) ******* Yep, I'm in GA. Got my car ready today to get inspected to drive for Lyft tomorrow. Ful detail. I have no doubt said Inspector will understand the pollen dust.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:39 PM (ojnk6)

110 if it turns out like the spam lasagna, its not edible and possibly a ticket to hell

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 10:38 PM (awUfe)




So...the floor splitting open, that was bad, right?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:40 PM (DNamn)

111 It was only luck that I was first Man With No Party. How are things? I'm tired, still. My Aunt, she isn't really related to me, is a retired nurse. She told me that pain drains you.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:40 PM (gjOCp)

112 Q: What do you call a herd of cattle masturbating? A: Beef Strokin'off

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:41 PM (GW/jL)

113 Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:37 PM (3hyY+) That's why I've been avoiding joining. Waste entirely too much time *here* as it is. That said, thinking of joining to "pin" my Etsy store products. Heard that as a selling tip but am not sure how (or how well) it would work.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2014 06:41 PM (GDulk)

114 Logprof, I was on the east side of the Going to the Sun Rd today. Heavy fog and mist, 40°. Up along the mountains that can change every two hours though. Yesterday it was 68 and sunshine. Best time to come out here is September. Crowds have left, hotels still open and the leaves are turning.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 06:42 PM (ywbwL)

115 110 So...the floor splitting open, that was bad, right? nah, I could always push nck in as a sacrifice its really gotta suck to be my kid

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:42 PM (awUfe)

116 logprof, yes I am still in Canada on the extended honeymoon. We were in Lake Louise last night staying at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. The lake is frozen and it snowed it's ass off this morning. Emerald Lake: Frozen. Now in Calgary and snow is predicted for the next couple of days. We've been on the road for almost two weeks. Yosemite, SF, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, the Rocky Mountaineer train to Banff, etc. But we had a great time and the Bride showed me her mastery of coconut oil.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 06:42 PM (xCsUD)

117 Sterling is an ass but he has a right to be an ass. He started from nothing and now is worth. 2.5 billion. Who the hell is the NBA to force him to sell. Fuck Em. I bet the Oprah will put her fat pie hole in it.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:42 PM (3hyY+)

118 noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hairball!!!!!!!!!!! damn cat

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 06:42 PM (awUfe)

119 What's up with the blurry doggeh video? I feel like giving up most of the time..... I mean, I met people, I get to know them a bit, I start to like them, then they say something utterly stupid and I once again wonder, what's the point??? I mean, I'm married and have three kids and still wonder this on a daily basis, probably not a healthy thing, huh?

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 06:43 PM (PGO8C)

120 I wholeheartedly endorse Pin Ups For Vets Nice pic of that black sedan too, don't know the year, make, or model.

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 06:43 PM (aTXUx)

121 She told me that pain drains you.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 10:40 PM (gjOCp)



Even low levels of pain when it goes on sufficiently long enough. My dad had bad knees, the doc said he didn't know how the man was still walking when he had them replaced. He said it was amazing the energy he had after the surgery, he had just gotten used to the pain but it was sapping his vitality the whole time.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:43 PM (DNamn)

122 A large majority will have to remember what a journalist is supposed to do if they are going to save their profession and regain the public trust.



=====
Except for Milton Waddams, after a certain amount of time passes, there are no accidental paychecks.



They are doing what they are being paid to do.  Profession and public trust have nothing to do with it.

Posted by: jc at May 02, 2014 06:44 PM (PlzOe)

123 OMG logprof, That is bad.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:44 PM (3hyY+)

124 How are things? I'm tired, still. My Aunt, she isn't really related to me, is a retired nurse. She told me that pain drains you. Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 10:40 PM (gjOCp) ******** Things are good and looking better. Pain does drain one, in every way. Been there, done that. Got a good new job and am looking at driving my car for Lyft on the weekends because retirement. Child suposrt to the Ex Spawn of Satan end next month, and I can give it directly to my daughter, who is heading off to a full ride plus supplements because she is so, awesome to Alabama in July,

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:45 PM (ojnk6)

125 Challenge accepted. *ziiiiiip* Posted by: D. Cheney Jesus Dick, you're not going to use that fucking thing for a condom now are you?! Posted by: Lynne Cheney at May 02, 2014 10:11 PM (ensfh) It's treadedÂ… for your pleasure!

Posted by: Dick Cheney at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (K1sEu)

126 That space station link is great. I'm going to watch it float into the dark part of the earth I think.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (oFCZn)

127 stinging, briny rivulets course down the palate itches, with tongue cleaved shapes dart in the peripheral, never found a smell rises, stomach soon heaved

Posted by: yon barrel creaks darkly at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (wu/TK)

128 That guy. Is that SWTOR?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (cOb0J)

129 Polli, Let me know if you do Etsy. I have discovered lots of useful stuff on Pinterest. I now have stopped using fabric softener completely. I've gone white distilled vinegar instead. Wow, what a difference.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (3hyY+)

130 What do you call a dromedary with no hump?
Humphrey!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 02, 2014 06:46 PM (9IMoS)

131 The mobs who gather on Twitter, Facebook, and the MSM are like some sort of Bizarro KKK They still have the same M.O. - grab your torches and rope and join the mindless mob, ask no questions and remember to repeat the shouts and chants

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 06:47 PM (aTXUx)

132 That pink rubbery stuff in the barrel? That ain't Spam. Posted by: Insomniac at May 02, 2014 10:35 PM (mx5oN) Someone just said "spam"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlsvLZvAkOg

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 ~ ずっと at May 02, 2014 06:47 PM (K1sEu)

133 There was a car?


Oh yeah, I guess there was.  Looks like a...


ply...


hm.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:47 PM (DNamn)

134 Wilmington NC during a search for missing woman a body was discovered an a man released after 23 years in prison was arrested, but.. On Thursday, Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous announced during a press conference that preliminary testing revealed the body found in a field on Hoover Road near Wolf Pond Road was not likely Shannon Rippy Vannewkirk's as first believed, but that of another unidentified homicide victim. Vannewkirk was reported missing April 7 after last being seen downtown April 5. Her co-worker, James Opleton Bradley, 51, a convicted killer who'd been released in 2013 after 23 years in prison for beating and strangling his 8-year-old stepdaughter and tossing her body into a Dumpster, was arrested Tuesday night on a first-degree murder warrant charging him with Vannewkirk's death. So now do we have two murders by the convicted murderer?

Posted by: tmitsss at May 02, 2014 06:48 PM (aVsJj)

135 116 logprof, yes I am still in Canada on the extended honeymoon. We were in Lake Louise last night staying at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. The lake is frozen and it snowed it's ass off this morning. Emerald Lake: Frozen. Now in Calgary and snow is predicted for the next couple of days. We've been on the road for almost two weeks. Yosemite, SF, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, the Rocky Mountaineer train to Banff, etc. But we had a great time and the Bride showed me her mastery of coconut oil. Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 10:42 PM (xCsUD) --Awesome! When, o when, will a lucky Chinook blow through there again? As a geography geek, I want to visit both Snow Dome in Banff and Triple Divide Peak in Glacier. The Arctic, Pacific, and Hadson Bay drainage basins converge at the former, and the Pacific, Hudson Bay, and Gulf/Atlantic converge at the latter.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:48 PM (GW/jL)

136 g'night, 'rons. Thanks for keeping me sane. tomorrow night, mi amigos

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 02, 2014 06:49 PM (KCxzN)

137 MPFS Sorry, I'm using iPad & it capitalized your nic. Six or seven years ago I asked a teenager that lived down the street in April if he would help me in rose garden. I wanted him to dig holes to plant roses in. There is 100+ year old maple tree that belongs to City & roots are everywhere in my yard. I'm surprised roses grow out front because those roots are huge & invasive. Kid started showing up around 6:30 or 7 in July. I had him do some weeding & other things but he wasn't around to do the hard work. I would have paid him more to dig holes for me.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:49 PM (gjOCp)

138 Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:46 PM (3hyY+) I do. My "shop" is linked in my nic. Just started a couple weeks ago. Agreed on the vinegar. I put a few drops of essential oil in a gallon container and just dedicate it to laundry.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2014 06:49 PM (GDulk)

139 123 OMG logprof, That is bad. Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:44 PM (3hyY+) --Yeah, it's bad but my wit is drained for the day. Plus, hockey's on.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:50 PM (GW/jL)

140 Microaggression cannot be a word, as it is made of a Greek prefix, a LATIN prefix, a Latin root and a Latin suffix. I mean, duh. Given that it came from a bunch of college activists maybe they should have paid attention in class.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 02, 2014 06:50 PM (gdYzK)

141 Had to look Lyft up. Sounds interesting, I see where there's some butt-hurt from the cab companies though. I get along with my ex a lot better now that my kid is all grown up and I don't have to deal with her any more.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:52 PM (DNamn)

142 Good Night, Alton. I'm going to sit back & relax & put this away. It was nice here today & I have 15 roses to plant this weekend. It's supposed to be nice tomorrow. Good Night, Horde.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 06:52 PM (gjOCp)

143 Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 10:43 PM (PGO8C) Humanity sucks and is generally disappointing.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2014 06:52 PM (GDulk)

144 Jerry Brown, the biggest dunce on the planet. Come and join him on Ignorance Island. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown says it appears there was little California could have done to keep Toyota from moving its U.S. headquarters and about 3,000 jobs to Texas, saying "change is inevitable." The Democratic governor noted that senior Toyota officials said the company wanted to consolidate operations in one location. Company officials said the decision to consolidate in Plano, a suburb of Dallas, was based partly on its proximity to company manufacturing plants. Texas Gov. Rick Perry said his state offered Toyota $40 million in incentives. Republicans have criticized Toyota's move as another sign of California's inhospitable business climate. Brown told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that a static economy is a dead one. Still, he says he is concerned about making California "as attractive a place as we can."

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:52 PM (3hyY+)

145 About the families wanting answers: Sharyl Attkisson said that "two" families wanted answers (which sounded like Sean Smith's and Ty Woods') and when asked about Chris Stevens (I think this was w Greta), she diplomatically said something to the effect his family was okay with the Administration's handling of everything. I used to think that "Messiah" crap was a joke: no one could be than entranced by such a bumbling fool, then I hear stuff like that.

Posted by: Never at May 02, 2014 06:53 PM (QZdJj)

146 mini-aggro is too on the Orwell

Posted by: Nineteen Hateys on all Fours at May 02, 2014 06:54 PM (wu/TK)

147 Brown told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that a static economy is a dead one. Still, he says he is concerned about making California "as attractive a place as we can." Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:52 PM (3hyY+) --So if there are no jobs left outside of Silicon Valley, then it will be attractive mostly to bums and illegal immigrants.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 06:55 PM (GW/jL)

148 Hey Polli & mpfs, Do y'all make your own detergent too? I started making my own powered version about two years ago and would never go back.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 06:55 PM (PGO8C)

149 Carol: happy to see you #1 hope you are feeling better.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 06:55 PM (Q8vlx)

150 ONT Compliance Pic She looks like a nice wholesome country girl pic.twitter.com/77FauO3iUn

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 06:58 PM (aTXUx)

151 Skating rink hell is closing, on the way back to Refuge Central. I'll check in when I get there.


Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 06:58 PM (DNamn)

152 lindafell, I'm thinking about it. I used the Dawn liquid and vinegar in a spray bottle for the shower and sink. FABULOUS.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 06:58 PM (3hyY+)

153 Can this man do anything wrong? Neva ‏@pipandbaby 10m Robert Downey Jr Sings With Sting And Absolutely Kills It: http://youtu.be/xiuzFNtki60 via @YouTube

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at May 02, 2014 06:59 PM (DmNpO)

154 Had to look Lyft up. Sounds interesting, I see where there's some butt-hurt from the cab companies though. I get along with my ex a lot better now that my kid is all grown up and I don't have to deal with her any more. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 10:52 PM (DNamn) ********* It's not a bad deal. The only thing I don't like is that they insist you put a big pink moustache on your grill. Of course cabbies are butthurt, it takes away from their larcenous rates. I get along well enough with the Ex, got divorced 3 years ago. We get together well when it comes to the daughter. No other contact. I chose Lyft because a buddy drives for them for a living, and he makes an average $1,100.00 a week. Granted, he works 60-65 hours a week for that, no benefits, but half of that is on the weekends. I'll do it, as divorce hit retirement hard.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 06:59 PM (ojnk6)

155 Pretty sad we have to rely on Russia to get our astronauts back and to launch our spy satellites.

It's so we can have more free shit.

Posted by: Low Information Voters at May 02, 2014 06:59 PM (Dwehj)

156 Brown told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that a static economy is a dead one. Still, he says he is concerned about making California "as attractive a place as we can." Posted by: mpfs Lipstick on a pig. Some people will always like or love California, because it has a great climate and parts of it are stunningly beautiful. But it is a political shit hole.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative riding Orca at May 02, 2014 07:03 PM (+1T7c)

157 What's sad is that as of this moment, that dog at the top of the thread has more dignity than the entirety of the federal government executive branch combined.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 07:04 PM (d7H2D)

158 I used to think that "Messiah" crap was a joke: no one could be than entranced by such a bumbling fool, then I hear stuff like that. Posted by: Never at May 02, 2014 10:53 PM (QZdJj) Denial is often part of grieving. On top of the grief of Stevens death, his family may not be able to cope with fighting the administration and becoming listed as problem makers.

Posted by: Jen at May 02, 2014 07:05 PM (I+pAz)

159 I used the Dawn liquid and vinegar in a spray bottle for the shower and sink. FABULOUS.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:58 PM (3hyY+)


You mix 12 oz of each?

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 07:05 PM (LsJl8)

160 150 ONT Compliance Pic She looks like a nice wholesome country girl pic.twitter.com/77FauO3iUn Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 10:58 PM (aTXUx) Nice.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 02, 2014 07:06 PM (mx5oN)

161 141 Had to look Lyft up. Sounds interesting, I see where there's some butt-hurt from the cab companies though. I get along with my ex a lot better now that my kid is all grown up and I don't have to deal with her any more. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at May 02, 2014 10:52 PM (DNamn) They just started that here in Omaha. Sounds like a good deal. I've heard a lot of complaining about getting a cab late at night when you're at the bar, drunk, and need a lift home.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:07 PM (oFCZn)

162 CDR M, Any size bottle half and half. Shake it up and spray it when you get out of the shower. Either leave it on till next shower or wash off after about 30 minutes.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:08 PM (3hyY+)

163 GOAL!!! 'Hawks up 2-0

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:08 PM (GW/jL)

164 80 SO is the Moron honeymooning in the Canadian Rockies still out there? I'm going to Waterton Lakes Monday. . . . Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 10:30 PM (GW/jL) --- I grew up an hour from the town of Waterton, AB. My step-dad's sister lives there. I was a summer camp counsellor there. Yay Waterton!

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 02, 2014 07:08 PM (N/cFh)

165 Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 10:55 PM (PGO8C) Thinking of it. What recipe do you recommend and is it easy to get the ingredients? I used the Dawn liquid and vinegar in a spray bottle for the shower and sink. FABULOUS. Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 10:58 PM (3hyY+) Hadn't heard of that one. Will have to give it a try.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2014 07:09 PM (GDulk)

166 You know another good use for Dawn or other types of liquid soaps? They'll clear a seriously clogged toilet with ease. If you can't get a toilet to clear with a plunger try this before calling a plumber: Put several squirts of liquid soap in the toilet along with a glass or two of warm to hot water. Wait about 15 minutes. Plunge the hell out of it and flush. It works. You might need to do it again but it works. The soap acts as a lubricant and plunging it works the clog over the soap and gets it nice and slick. Flush and watch it go right down. I've used this trick several times over the years and it's always worked.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:11 PM (oFCZn)

167 They just started that here in Omaha. Sounds like a good deal. I've heard a lot of complaining about getting a cab late at night when you're at the bar, drunk, and need a lift home. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 11:07 PM (oFCZn) ****** They are a ride sharing ( their term) service, that matches you with the closest driver via GPS. All payment is via credit card, no cash. Seems good.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:11 PM (ojnk6)

168 "I've never been in the barrel!!! i'm scared and have spam" It's not so bad. Take a good book. Catch up on a old hobby. If the guard asks you if you "want the baloney" definitely say no.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:11 PM (rUQGL)

169

140 Microaggression cannot be a word, as it is made of a Greek prefix, a LATIN prefix, a Latin root and a Latin suffix. I mean, duh.

 

Given that it came from a bunch of college activists maybe they should have paid attention in class.

 

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo

 

-----------

 

Dude, it's like Diversity or sumpthin. Duh.

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:11 PM (l/M30)

170 Whoa, checking out a map of Glacier and Triple Divide Peak appears far from access by car. Given the weather I would not want to hike that far. I may settle for taking that ferry the crosses the border on the lake and explore on foot from there.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:12 PM (GW/jL)

171 The guy handling the liquid nitrogen, how come his fingers don't freeze off?

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 07:13 PM (JgC5a)

172 Oh yes. Good evening, Horde. Spent the day at the Sheep and Wool fairgrounds helping my friend set up their booths. Dinner out then came home and dyed a buttload of yarn for my visiting friend. Pics on twitter if you're so inclined. Two more days of yarn and friends and working booths and shopping and yay! But I'm beat. Beer time then bed time, I think.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 02, 2014 07:13 PM (N/cFh)

173 Heh, the port on the Glacier side of that ferry is called Goat Haunt. I wonder if it's easy to see the mountain goats around there?

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:13 PM (GW/jL)

174 Dark, Dawn liquid is amazing. If I ever end up in the barrel I'm bringing a bottle with me.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:13 PM (3hyY+)

175 Dark = Dack. I hate autocorrect.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:14 PM (3hyY+)

176 I'm going to try Bar Keeper's Friend to clean up my stainless steel gas stove.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 07:15 PM (LsJl8)

177 Hi Chavez the Hugo, I feel better not using computers & or iPads.I was going to put this Dow, but looked one more time. If next Friday's injection works as well as January 2011 I will be much better. I might have him inject neck for pain too. I have had 3 sets of injections & two worked wonders. One only made it worse for a week or so after each one.

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 07:15 PM (gjOCp)

178 Mpfs, I tried that too😃 If you do decide to make your own detergent, I found Kirk's Castile comes in a three pack at Walmart and works well. Just freeze it and grate it with your food processor. Then change the blade out and pulse it with the powders in batches to get it really fine. The key is to work in batches and not let it get too hot from the processing because then it gets "gummy/soft" and harder to work with but can still be done. If you want to add a scent you can add a bar of Dr. Bromards(sp) soap or any scented soap of choice. I just found that this brand smells great and natural but will still add scent to the whole batch without being overwhelming.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 07:15 PM (PGO8C)

179 CDR M, Go to Pinterest and search for cleaning stainless steel stoves. A treasure trove of info.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:16 PM (3hyY+)

180 I had looked into making dishwashing and laundry detergent using washing soda, but right now I'm happy with Finish Powerball Tabs and All Free-and-Clear liquid.


The secret for the former seems to be that it evidently comes in a truly bizarre variety of package sizes -- 20, 32, 42, 60, 90, 110 -- and one package size (not necessarily the largest) will be significantly cheaper per tab than the others. The secret for the latter is to get it at Walmart.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 07:17 PM (T1005)

181 Carol: Best of luck to you. Pain sucks. I will keep you in my prayers.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:17 PM (Q8vlx)

182

That doggie video choked me up.

*cough*

 

When I hear a dog hitting high notes like that, it goes all over me.

 

My big dog does that, whenever I've been gone for a couple of hours.

I'm afraid he would starve to death if I were ever gone for very long.

 

That's the cool thing about Dogs...

They wag their whole bodies whenever they're happy about something.

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:18 PM (l/M30)

183 CDR M, Just follow me on Pinterest.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:18 PM (3hyY+)

184 Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 11:18 PM (3hyY+)


I need to sign up first.

Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 07:18 PM (LsJl8)

185 throat clenches, only wheezing escapes knife-like strokes crease the heart long past numbness, limbs involuntarily quake gristle to be chewed, you'll be torn apart

Posted by: barrel harrow at May 02, 2014 07:19 PM (wu/TK)

186 I use my Gmail CDR.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:20 PM (3hyY+)

187 I have some pals that drive for Lyft. They do OK with it. Lyft is operated like a private club. The passengers get to rate the driver AND the driver gets to rate the passengers as regards politeness, timeliness, etc. It seems like a good idea. The real test will be when someone riding on a Lyft gets either hurt or killed, and then we shall see whether or not the insurance carried by the driver will be adequate.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 07:20 PM (JgC5a)

188 Man With another Party, I'm happy for you that your daughter grew up to be a young lady you can be proud of. I'm sure you're happy about not having to pay child support to ex soon! If my brother, one who had multiple infections last year that made him a quadriplegic, is approved for SSDI, they will grab all of it for child support. How could he pay it when he's been in hospital or nursing home since March 30 of last year?

Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (gjOCp)

189 Wheatie: Dogs are the best friends you can ever have. Unconditional love. Damn I miss our pooch. She was the best.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (Q8vlx)

190 Yo morons from hot Arizona. Out of Wisconsin for a few days. CDR M nice job on the ONT

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (h4qhp)

191 throat clenches, only wheezing escapes knife-like strokes crease the heart long past numbness, limbs involuntarily quake gristle to be chewed, you'll be torn apart Not if you use Dawn liquid.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (3hyY+)

192 That Dog is triggering microaggressive impulses against Hispanics.

Good thing it can't speak.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (JS0vr)

193 ...dyed a buttload of yarn...
I think I smell a Canada Council for the Arts grant coming up! Ka-ching!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (9IMoS)

194 mpfs, do you go by the same name on Pintrest?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 02, 2014 07:21 PM (GDulk)

195 >>>156 Brown told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that a static economy is a dead one. Still, he says he is concerned about making California "as attractive a place as we can." ------------- Hanahahahahahahahaha *gaaaaaaaasp* HahahahAhahahahahaha I'm just thinking about the $15k I spend each year for the privilege of living in the "Golden State."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 02, 2014 07:22 PM (lvZFu)

196 Having some fun with those obnoxious reporters from the Willamette story about the Callahan candidacy . Comments look to be around 8-1 against the hacks .

Posted by: awkward davies at May 02, 2014 07:23 PM (whqez)

197

174 ...Dawn liquid is amazing.

 

--------

 

I love the stuff, too.

It's getting harder to find the old original 'Blue' Dawn, though...which I like better than the newer versions.

 

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:23 PM (l/M30)

198 The real test will be when someone riding on a Lyft gets either hurt or killed, and then we shall see whether or not the insurance carried by the driver will be adequate. Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 11:20 PM (JgC5a) ********** Lyft has a one milion dollar policy on drivers, in addition to their own insurance. This is applicable even between rides.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:23 PM (ojnk6)

199 193 ...dyed a buttload of yarn... I think I smell a Canada Council for the Arts grant coming up! Ka-ching! Posted by: andycanuck at May 02, 2014 11:21 PM (9IMoS) --- Hey now. This ain't no meat dress.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at May 02, 2014 07:23 PM (N/cFh)

200 Couldn't get to a computer 'till now. Some one tell NJC if you run across him: Spam Gyros. Seriously. 3-4 Lbs Spam Greek seasoning, lots Marjoram, 1 TBS Onions to taste Garlic to taste Tomatoes Lemon Juice Tzatziki sauce or yogurt+cucumber Pita Chop the Spam and tie up in cheese cloth or thin towel, soak in plain water for 30 minutes, squeeze the hell out to drain off the water. This reduces salt and grease. Season with onions, garlic, Greek seasoning, Marjoram, salt & pepper to taste. Interesting variation is to add some chopped sweet pepper and/or pretty dry Kalamata olive bits (warning: SALTY!). Compress into loaf pan and bake covered at 325 IN A WATER BATH (prevents burning) for 70 minutes or until center reads about 130 F. Take out and compress with foil wrapped bricks/loaf pan full of rocks/whatever - use the most weight you can - for 30-60 minutes. Pour off grease, slice, serve with onions, tomatoes, sauce, olives, extra seasoning, etc. Surprisingly good. Lamb is hard to get around here. This much more moist than lean beef + pork...

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at May 02, 2014 07:24 PM (W7zKe)

201 174 Dark, Dawn liquid is amazing. If I ever end up in the barrel I'm bringing a bottle with me. Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 11:13 PM (3hyY+) You used a mixture of Dawn with something else to clean the shower? I'm interested because getting the soap scum off the doors is a real motherfucker. I have a theory about hard water and cleaners. I think since the hardness of the water varies from place to place, various cleaners work better in some places than others. You'll see someone in another town saying, "Hey this works great" and then you try it and it does nothing.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:24 PM (oFCZn)

202 Blue Dawn starring Ratprick Swayze?

Posted by: Stark Dickflüßig at May 02, 2014 07:25 PM (MbqmP)

203

189 Wheatie: Dogs are the best friends you can ever have. Unconditional love. Damn I miss our pooch. She was the best.

 

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo

 

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Yep. They really are.

Sorry about your poochie...it's so sad to lose a dear doggie friend.

 

 

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:26 PM (l/M30)

204 176 I'm going to try Bar Keeper's Friend to clean up my stainless steel gas stove.
Posted by: CDR M at May 02, 2014 11:15 PM (LsJl Hide posts from (LsJl


Bar Keeper's Friend is the schnizzle for stainless -- but note well what it is....essentially oxalic acid and talc. Wear gloves, don't get in eyes, keep off of other metals.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 07:26 PM (T1005)

205 Polli I use my real name. My Gmail is kathy.zeller911@gmail.com Dack, The blue stuff is the best.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:26 PM (3hyY+)

206 "Lyft has a one milion dollar policy on driversÂ…" What about the passengers?

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 07:26 PM (JgC5a)

207 Fuck me. Anybody here with probate knowledge? Our attorney, whom I should have fired last summer, is now trying to make it sound like I stole the money in my Mom's account. He's saying the HELOC loan we paid off is not a liability of her estate. He also seems to be unable to ken that I have no access toy brother & sister's 1/3 shares of my Mom's bank accounts, and that we all had to deal individually with the banks to get our shares and then we all paid off the HELOC. Oh, and this cockholster waited until 1806 hrs pdt tonight to email me even though he knew I was coming home yesterday. WTF, I was having a really awesome day and now I'm light headed, have a gnarly headache and my arm aches. Is this bastard trying to set something up to try to take our house?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 07:27 PM (jB9Gp)

208 Nice blue bumper in that 40 Buick pic

Posted by: MikeinGa at May 02, 2014 07:27 PM (psVAq)

209 Golden Dawn, starring Aleister Crowley.... don't get it in your eyes.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at May 02, 2014 07:27 PM (W7zKe)

210 If my brother, one who had multiple infections last year that made him a quadriplegic, is approved for SSDI, they will grab all of it for child support. How could he pay it when he's been in hospital or nursing home since March 30 of last year? Posted by: Carol at May 02, 2014 11:21 PM (gjOCp) ********** A friend of mine recently had the same thing happen with SSDI. She owed the IRS about 3k, and got spinal meningitis. She was approved for payments, after 2 years, but they will be withheld until she pays taxes, penalties, and interest.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:27 PM (ojnk6)

211 "I'm just thinking about the $15k I spend each year for the privilege of living in the "Golden State." California is one pretty place on this Earth to live. Always enjoy visiting. Politically it is shit, but, San Diego looks like the most perfect place to live I can think of.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:28 PM (rUQGL)

212 Dack, If the soap scum is really bad buy the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and just put Dawn on them and scrub the wet shower door. It will work.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:29 PM (3hyY+)

213 Lyft has a one milion dollar policy on driversÂ…" What about the passengers? Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 11:26 PM (JgC5a) ********* They are included, should have mentioned that.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:30 PM (ojnk6)

214 "Brown told reporters in Los Angeles on Friday that a static economy is a dead one. Still, he says he is concerned about making California 'as attractive a place as we can.'"

Well, goddamn the timing.

If only the "Brown Streak" high speed rail had been finished already, Toyota would never have dreamed of leaving!

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 07:30 PM (noWW6)

215 Oh, yeah, dude. The blue stuff is the best!

Posted by: jesse pinkman, entrepreneur at May 02, 2014 07:31 PM (9IMoS)

216 Ricardo, I lived in San. Diego a total of 16 years. I left last June for Pennsylvania. I've never looked back. Paradise has become a fucking nightmare. I'm still paying the state off.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:31 PM (3hyY+)

217 212 Dack, If the soap scum is really bad buy the Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and just put Dawn on them and scrub the wet shower door. It will work. Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 11:29 PM (3hyY+) Ok will do. I've heard of those magic erasers and those are about the only thing I haven't tried yet.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:31 PM (oFCZn)

218 >>>California is one pretty place on this Earth to live. Always enjoy visiting. Politically it is shit, but, San Diego looks like the most perfect place to live I can think of. ----------------- Yep. It never ceases to amaze me how one of the most beautiful places on Earth could be transformed into a place that smart people run from solely by Leftard policies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 02, 2014 07:31 PM (lvZFu)

219

201...I have a theory about hard water and cleaners. I think since the hardness of the water varies from place to place, various cleaners work better in some places than others. 

You'll see someone in another town saying, "Hey this works great" and then you try it and it does nothing.

 

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis

 

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I think that's a good theory.

 

We have really hard water here...and it leaves a white coating on our shower doors too.

 

I've found that plain old rubbing alcohol cuts through it quite well.

Spray it on...let it sit for a few seconds...then wipe it off.

 

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:33 PM (l/M30)

220 218 Bingo!

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:33 PM (3hyY+)

221 207 Fuck me. Anybody here with probate knowledge? Our attorney, whom I should have fired last summer, is now trying to make it sound like I stole the money in my Mom's account. He's saying the HELOC loan we paid off is not a liability of her estate. He also seems to be unable to ken that I have no access toy brother & sister's 1/3 shares of my Mom's bank accounts, and that we all had to deal individually with the banks to get our shares and then we all paid off the HELOC. Oh, and this cockholster waited until 1806 hrs pdt tonight to email me even though he knew I was coming home yesterday. WTF, I was having a really awesome day and now I'm light headed, have a gnarly headache and my arm aches. Is this bastard trying to set something up to try to take our house? Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 11:27 PM (jB9Gp) Hide posts from (jB9Gp)


Bebe -- email me.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 07:33 PM (T1005)

222 Last time I was there was November of '12. Flew into Ronald Reagan and visited a vendor in Brea. Hadn't been in a long while. It was tough to see economic blight. The highways were full. Parking lots full. The vendor we were visiting was in a hiring blitz. Saw some new construction.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:33 PM (rUQGL)

223 I have no problems with Lyft, Uber, any of the others. God knows, the taxi drivers here in SF are the worst. They know where about three things are, the airport, Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf, maybe. The cabs I have ridden in are derelicts, making sounds as if the wheels are fall off any second. The drivers speak about six words of English and could not make change on a dare.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 07:33 PM (JgC5a)

224 Thanks mpfs

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at May 02, 2014 07:34 PM (GDulk)

225 RainX the shower door when it's clean.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:34 PM (3hyY+)

226 I've found that plain old rubbing alcohol cuts through it quite well. Spray it on...let it sit for a few seconds...then wipe it off. Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 11:33 PM (l/M30) Nice. Never thought of that before. Now I've got two potential solutions!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:35 PM (oFCZn)

227 Logprof, south of the border nothing is open. Trails, roads, lodges, and visitor centers all closed until at least Mothers day, but most likely Memorial Day. We had a helluva lot of snow this winter.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 07:35 PM (ywbwL)

228 Magic Erasee - gets stains off my white kitchen counter that nothing else will touch - like . . . magic. (Not a fancy granite counter, just cheap ordinary whatever.) Good for other dirt and stains here and there, too. I wouldn't be without Magic Eraser now.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:36 PM (d7xEg)

229 "California is one pretty place on this Earth to live. Always enjoy visiting. Politically it is shit, but, San Diego looks like the most perfect place to live I can think of."

As with other liberal states, the heavy concentration of Gimmiedat-ic Party voters in the big urban centers has a distortive effect. As in other such states, there are places in CA that are plenty politically sensible, but simply outnumbered.

I'm still laughing about the Six Californias initiative. I wouldn't have drawn the dividing lines the way that Draper chose to, and I don't think this can pass or will survive challenges, but I certainly will vote for it.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 07:36 PM (noWW6)

230 Yep. It never ceases to amaze me how one of the most beautiful places on Earth could be transformed into a place that smart people run from solely by Leftard policies. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 02, 2014 11:31 PM (lvZFu) ******** Agreed. It's like Chicago ( my home town). Love to visit there, but would never live there due to politics and taxation. If not for that, would consider living in SD in a heartbeat.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:36 PM (ojnk6)

231

Those Magic Erasers are great for sinks, countertops, bathtubs, tile...and pots 'n pans, ovens. 

 

But they are a little abrasive.

So I've been afraid to use them on Glass.

 

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:36 PM (l/M30)

232 202 Blue Dawn starring Ratprick Swayze? Posted by: Stark Dickflüßig at May 02, 2014 11:25 PM (MbqmP) Patrick Swayze fuckin' cheated!!

Posted by: Sebastian Bach at May 02, 2014 07:38 PM (GW/jL)

233 Husband is a native Californian, third generation. He is thrilled we left. He loves PA, even the winter. It helps he loves my insane family too.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:38 PM (3hyY+)

234 Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe (You can usually find everything at Walmart, even the Kirk's) 1 (4 pound) box of Super Washing Soda 1 (4 pound) box of Baking Soda 1 (4 pound) box of Borax 3 bars of Kirk’s Castile soap–Shredded fine 1 bar of Dr. Bronners Lavender castle soap - shredded fine (you can use Fels Naptha, Zote, or Ivory soaps or any other Castile type soap. I just like the Kirk's/Bronner's combo personally) Mix well in a large container. Use a level 1/8 to 1/4 cup per load directly into wash tub depending on load size.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 07:39 PM (PGO8C)

235 Dawn liquid and water will also kill the bees in a hollow tree. After I got Africanized bees all over me two years ago I did some research and talked to some pest people. That's what they use.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 07:39 PM (xCsUD)

236 227 Logprof, south of the border nothing is open. Trails, roads, lodges, and visitor centers all closed until at least Mothers day, but most likely Memorial Day. We had a helluva lot of snow this winter. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 11:35 PM (ywbwL) --Well shit, I guess that makes it easier to pick my options next week. I guess I can leave my passport at home as well.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:40 PM (GW/jL)

237 Cool Mr. Dave. Some Sunday we should have a Cool Facts About Dawn Liquid thread. Naw, too kinky.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:40 PM (3hyY+)

238 There is a Magic Eraser Bathroom Scrubber that works great on shower doors.

Posted by: no good deed at May 02, 2014 07:41 PM (ILBCY)

239 I plan on trying Magic Eraser on my wooden louvered closet drawers next. I'll report back in some future ONT.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:42 PM (d7xEg)

240

Kirk's Castile Soap comes in a liquid, too.

 

You can get it on their website, if you can't find in local stores.

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:42 PM (l/M30)

241 "I lived in San. Diego a total of 16 years. I left last June for Pennsylvania. I've never looked back. Paradise has become a fucking nightmare. I'm still paying the state off." Yes and that pains me. I am a Texan but I had family in Cali growing up and we made a lot of visits when I was younger. It was almost a magical place in which I can scarcely remember a bad experience. Family lived in Thousand Oaks and worked for Northrop. It does not need to be the place it has turned into at all. It's madness. And that hurts me. California was a home away from home.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:42 PM (rUQGL)

242 *doors

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:42 PM (d7xEg)

243 Who knew so many morons are clean freaks? I knew it.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:43 PM (3hyY+)

244 Magic Erasers work great on mag wheels full of break dust for sure.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:43 PM (Q8vlx)

245 Lol

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:43 PM (d7xEg)

246 RainX is a good idea too. Thank you!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:43 PM (oFCZn)

247 Not everything is about cars guns and boobs, ya know!

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:44 PM (d7xEg)

248 so, anyone hear how the meet up went last evening?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 07:44 PM (rDidD)

249 ...though it is good on wheels, too, as Chavez just said.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:45 PM (d7xEg)

250

238 There is a Magic Eraser Bathroom Scrubber that works great on shower doors.

 

Posted by: no good deed

 

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No scratches?

I've been using those 'Bathroom Scrubbers' too...but been afraid to use them on glass.

 

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:45 PM (l/M30)

251 Alana : Please tell us, what else matters?

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:45 PM (Q8vlx)

252 "247 Not everything is about cars guns and boobs, ya know!" SPLITTER! Fascisti! Red Trollop!

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at May 02, 2014 07:45 PM (W7zKe)

253 Coothie, email sent.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 07:45 PM (jB9Gp)

254 Uh . . .

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:46 PM (d7xEg)

255 Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 11:39 PM (PGO8C) Nice. I've always wanted to make my own detergent.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:46 PM (oFCZn)

256 Booze!

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:46 PM (d7xEg)

257 Not everything is about cars guns and boobs, ya know!

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 11:44 PM (d7xEg)




Yup, there are Harleys too.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 02, 2014 07:46 PM (FMbng)

258 I haven't noticed any, wheatie.

Posted by: no good deed at May 02, 2014 07:47 PM (ILBCY)

259 Looks like Ace called it a night: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmreWcXIMAAAP-Q.jpg

Posted by: Sir Pug A Lott at May 02, 2014 07:47 PM (8c12T)

260 (What do I win?)

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:47 PM (d7xEg)

261 "God knows, the taxi drivers here in SF are the worst."

Also -- and I don't know if they've corrected this yet -- catching a cab from SFO into the city used to be insanely dangerous.

The deal was that the cabbies had a half-hour grace period after leaving the airport. If they got back within that time, they got to go back to the head of the taxi queue from which they had left, instead of the tail of the queue.

This was to let them drop off local fares or go grab a meal without losing their place. Getting stuck in the tail of the queue meant long waits for the next fare and knocked down the cabbies' end of day take-home pay.

Of course, as with any government policy, the Law of Unintended Consequences kicked in, and you had cabbies trying to make it from SFO to SF and back to SFO within half an hour. It is physically possible to do this, but not possible without driving at absolutely nutzoid speeds.

The 101 freeway in between the airport and the city is narrow, congested, and not in good repair. It's got a section dubbed "Hospital Curve", I kid you not. It's not someplace to be driving ninety and dodging semis. And a couple of really ugly accidents involving cabs happened as a result of just that.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 07:47 PM (noWW6)

262 All this damn house cleaning is about to wear me out.

Posted by: MikeinGa at May 02, 2014 07:47 PM (psVAq)

263 Wild goal?

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:48 PM (GW/jL)

264 "Dawn liquid and water will also kill the bees in a hollow tree. After I got Africanized bees all over me two years ago I did some research and talked to some pest people. That's what they use" Okay, got my attention. I am particularly worried about killer bees. How did you get away from them?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:48 PM (rUQGL)

265 Ricardo, It really is sad. I never thought I would leave the West but it became just too much to bear. The taxes, regulations, illegals, the bums, traffic, insane laws. I moved to California when I was 18 by myself. I thought I landed in Paradise. Lived at Hollywood Beach in Oxnard had two jobs but life was great. I'm 52 now and I weep for the California I once knew.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:48 PM (3hyY+)

266 Own-goal on the 'Hawks?

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:48 PM (GW/jL)

267

...what else matters?

 

To crush your enemies.

See them driven before you.

Hear the lamentations of their wymens.

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 07:49 PM (l/M30)

268 I don't use any glass cleaner on the bathroom mirrors. A slightly dampened cloth will clean it and not leave streaks. You can go back over with a dry cloth to make sure.

Posted by: no good deed at May 02, 2014 07:49 PM (ILBCY)

269 Alana: booze you win.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:50 PM (Q8vlx)

270 To prevent man card confiscation for talking cleaning tips with the 'ettes: http://tinyurl.com/ybeelbt

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:50 PM (oFCZn)

271 Logprof, Take your passport. You may want to drop down to Whitefish or Kalispell. Kind of fun to walk around those towns and explore. I'll be in Whitefish tomorrow for a high school trackmeet. Afterwards we always wander around looking for a good place to eat or a bookstore.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 07:50 PM (ywbwL)

272 Goal counts. 2-1 'Hawks. That was a weird one.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:50 PM (GW/jL)

273 Hey hey folks. To everyone talking about California being great except for the one-party politics: right there with ya. Was looking at places I'd move to if I had the cash. St. George, Utah looked pretty nice. The only maybe-kinda-sorta downside is that according to Wikipedia, the population is literally *93%* LDS. (I can imagine shopping at the mall there. "Attention Kmart shoppers! All of our 'special' underwear, now half off!")

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 07:51 PM (HVI5a)

274 Speaking of moron meetups, I haven't kept up enough to know - any more word on Georgia meetup?

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:51 PM (d7xEg)

275 Dack, Did you ever try Limeaway or CLR? Those are make for dissolving hard water stains/deposit. When I lived in San Antonio I always kept a bottle of Limeaway around because it took about a day for the deposits to build up, it was that bad. Plus one on those magic erasers, they can get spendy though, since they basically dissolve as you use them but they work. They will also get your grout lines like new again. But wear gloves, they can wear your skin off like a rug burn after a while.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 07:52 PM (PGO8C)

276 whenever we finally get out of nyc I want to have a bathroom in our house that is tiled all fucking over with a arden hose attachment inside and a drain in the middle of the floor. I will spray some cleaner all over the inside, let it sit then hose it all down. Also, if any morons ever visit it will be easier to clean them up after an evening of drinking.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 07:52 PM (rDidD)

277 Anyone got an easy cleaning solution for a computer monitor? You're not supposed to use regular cleaning stuff I gather but this monitor is going to need something soon.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:52 PM (oFCZn)

278 268 Microfiber cloths and Magic Erasers are gifts from the Gods. The inventors should have gotten Nobel Prizes for cleaning products that change your life.

Posted by: mpfs at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (3hyY+)

279 "I'm 52 now and I weep for the California I once knew." Effing damn shame. I do believe California will come back some day. It may be a while though.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (rUQGL)

280 Ricardo, I didn't get away from them. I was 30 feet up in the air on a forklift cutting the top limb out. There was about a 3" knothole in the limb where they got in and out. Couldn't see it. When it hit the ground I got covered and had to take it while my buddy got me to the ground. Got stung 250-300 times at best estimate. They were still bumping me two days later but not stinging by then.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (xCsUD)

281 271 Logprof, Take your passport. You may want to drop down to Whitefish or Kalispell. Kind of fun to walk around those towns and explore. I'll be in Whitefish tomorrow for a high school trackmeet. Afterwards we always wander around looking for a good place to eat or a bookstore. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 11:50 PM (ywbwL) --It looks like a long haul to get to those towns without crossing through the park. I'll probably ask around when I get to Waterton Park about what's open or closed on the Glacier side.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (GW/jL)

282 Meetups? I'm still hoping there's a Vegas meetup sometime in 2015. (Would love to do late summer '14 but doubt will have enough cash to have any real fun.) Also I'd be very cool with an Arizona meetup.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (HVI5a)

283 Anyone got an easy cleaning solution for a computer monitor? You're not supposed to use regular cleaning stuff I gather but this monitor is going to need something soon. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 11:52 PM (oFCZn) saran wrap it before you start waxing your bat so you do not have a problem.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (rDidD)

284 Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 11:52 PM (PGO8C) I used CLR on a shower head several years ago. Took the thing apart and soaked it in CLR for a day and it did almost nothing for it. The water out here in Omaha is HARD.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 07:53 PM (oFCZn)

285 ancient chinese secret = calgon

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 07:55 PM (rDidD)

286 Hospital Curve is so named because SF General Hospital lies tucked within it. But, yeah, not a great place to be almost at any time of the day or night.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 07:55 PM (JgC5a)

287 247 Not everything is about cars guns and boobs, ya know! Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 11:44 PM (d7xEg) I'm not all about boobs, there's music too. Here's Jewel playing the guitar pic.twitter.com/WoACWE0geS

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 07:55 PM (aTXUx)

288 Bush is no longer The Reason Why Things Suck. Now, it's either government entities Bush put in place or it's Corporations. The Reason Why Things Suck will NEVER be because Obama is a poor president.

Posted by: sinalco at May 02, 2014 07:56 PM (V42Jv)

289 223 I have no problems with Lyft, Uber, any of the others. God knows, the taxi drivers here in SF are the worst. They know where about three things are, the airport, Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf, maybe. The cabs I have ridden in are derelicts, making sounds as if the wheels are fall off any second. The drivers speak about six words of English and could not make change on a dare. Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 11:33 PM (JgC5a) Hide posts from (JgC5a)


They all use regular discount consumer GPS units -- which can lead to hilarious results in SF. I recall one time at Moscone that a GPS recommended a 1.2 mile route with 8 turns for crossing the street.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 07:56 PM (T1005)

290 Speaking of moron meetups, I haven't kept up enough to know - any more word on Georgia meetup? Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 11:51 PM (d7xEg) ******** I was heading that one up, but got busy with a new primary and secondary job. I willget there, but I may need a little time. I have a place ready and willing to give consessions, but it's in Acworth. Opinions? Email is in my nic.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 07:56 PM (ojnk6)

291 282 Vegas meet up Halloween weekend this year. It will be killer.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 07:56 PM (Q8vlx)

292 yankeefifth, I stuck my pressure washer hose in the bathroom window and cleaned the shower tile. 3,500 PSI took about 20 seconds to blast everything off. My daughter thought I was crazy until she saw the result.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 07:57 PM (xCsUD)

293 Wild GOAL!!!!! Tied 2-2.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:57 PM (GW/jL)

294 logprof: you're in Montana????? When I was talking about getting out of California with my BIL a few years ago, he wasn't down with going to Nevada or Arizona like me. But he *did* have a serious affinity for Montana and made it sound like he'd go if things get weird enough here. I could probably go for it. I'd just have to get used to losing myself in long underwear in the wintertime I guess.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 07:57 PM (HVI5a)

295 229 "California is one pretty place on this Earth to live. Always enjoy
visiting. Politically it is shit, but, San Diego looks like the most
perfect place to live I can think of."

As with other liberal states, the heavy concentration of Gimmiedat-ic Party voters in the big urban centers has a distortive effect. As in other such states, there are places in CA that are plenty politically sensible, but simply outnumbered.

I'm still laughing about the Six Californias initiative. I wouldn't have drawn the dividing lines the way that Draper chose to, and I don't think this can pass or will survive challenges, but I certainly will vote for it.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 11:36 PM (noWW6) Hide posts from (noWW6)


It's the only way I can envision continuing to live here.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 07:57 PM (T1005)

296 I've had it with CA and am moving to NC next year. There, go Galt will I.

Posted by: eman at May 02, 2014 07:58 PM (MQEz6)

297 I have a couple of emails to read about the late summer early fall national meetup. I will read em in the morning.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 07:58 PM (rDidD)

298 294 logprof: you're in Montana????? When I was talking about getting out of California with my BIL a few years ago, he wasn't down with going to Nevada or Arizona like me. But he *did* have a serious affinity for Montana and made it sound like he'd go if things get weird enough here. I could probably go for it. I'd just have to get used to losing myself in long underwear in the wintertime I guess. Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 11:57 PM (HVI5a) --Nope, not in MT (in Winnipeg) but flying out to AB and driving to Waterton Lakes Monday.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:58 PM (GW/jL)

299 Chavez: Halloween in Vegas sounds like it might be doable. Not a bad idea at all. I'll go ahead and assume I should leave the Hooters Waitress costume at home though.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 07:58 PM (HVI5a)

300 TSP (trisodium phosphate). It's what they took out of detergents on the theory that it altered algae. (Commercial concerns, hospitals, etc., can still use it.) I get it from Amazon (Savogran brand) and add to laundry. My laundry gets noticeably cleaner. It apparently is what lifts loosened dirt off, or some such.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 07:59 PM (d7xEg)

301 247 Not everything is about cars guns and boobs, ya know! So, my tip for easy gun-action cleaning by brake-cleaner spray, presented by the superhot boob-chick video is too low-brow for you. Plz provide a more appropriate website for me to post.

Posted by: sodak at May 02, 2014 07:59 PM (kVa6r)

302 Now Kane scores and the 'Hawks back in front, 3-2.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 07:59 PM (GW/jL)

303 KANE

Posted by: cm9000 at May 02, 2014 08:00 PM (XRSxm)

304 KANE!!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 08:00 PM (awUfe)

305 248 so, anyone hear how the meet up went last evening? Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 11:44 PM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)


I got word that everyone survived and that nobody charged across the room yelling "RINO!!!!!!"

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 08:00 PM (T1005)

306 299 Steve the hooters costume would be totally appropriate from what I have seen.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 08:00 PM (Q8vlx)

307 Acworth sounds good to me!

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 08:00 PM (d7xEg)

308 That's when I realized Patrick Kane was an artist.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 08:01 PM (BbAPj)

309 so, anyone hear how the meet up went last evening? Last I heard, BLM has the entire compound surrounded...

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:01 PM (HVI5a)

310 sigh

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:01 PM (rDidD)

311 I heard they are going to investigate our black president over nothing that happened over 5 years ago. How come we never investigate Bush for his lies and screwing this country. Racist pigs only going after the black guy because Bush is a Cowboy from a Slave state.

Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at May 02, 2014 08:02 PM (hP/Mt)

312 first the hawks will repeat, then its time for Da BEARS to win it all then...........dare I say it?

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 08:03 PM (awUfe)

313 and 2 hours late cliff notes?

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 08:03 PM (RMvwE)

314 "Ricardo, I didn't get away from them. I was 30 feet up in the air on a forklift cutting the top limb out. There was about a 3" knothole in the limb where they got in and out. Couldn't see it. When it hit the ground I got covered and had to take it while my buddy got me to the ground. Got stung 250-300 times at best estimate. They were still bumping me two days later but not stinging by then." Jesus. That's exactly what I'm talking about. Those fuckers don't stop. A guy around Waco was killed last year by a hive who didn't like the fact that he was running a tractor near them.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (rUQGL)

315 311 so much concern

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (awUfe)

316 That's when I realized Patrick Kane was an artist.

Posted by: garrett at May 03, 2014 12:01 AM (BbAPj)



Really, you just noticed now?

Posted by: cm9000 at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (XRSxm)

317 Ok Dack, Then the Dawn WITH equal parts vinegar sprayed on and left to sit for a while, then use a Magic Eraser with more of the solution and a bit elbow grease (with gloves on) while drinking a beer may do the trick.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (PGO8C)

318 logprof: you're in Montana????? When I was talking about getting out of California with my BIL a few years ago, he wasn't down with going to Nevada or Arizona like me. But he *did* have a serious affinity for Montana and made it sound like he'd go if things get weird enough here. I could probably go for it. I'd just have to get used to losing myself in long underwear in the wintertime I guess. Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 11:57 PM (HVI5a) I would like to have seen Montana.

Posted by: Vasili Borodin at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (K1sEu)

319 Been to Vegas the last 3 years on Halloween weekend, moron's paradise for sure.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (Q8vlx)

320 > I heard they are going to investigate our black president The first one? Bill Clinton?

Posted by: sodak at May 02, 2014 08:04 PM (kVa6r)

321 Acworth sounds good to me! Posted by: Alana at May 03, 2014 12:00 AM (d7xEg) ******** Noted. Whqt area are you in. I'd be happy to put up a MoMeet invitation any time Sidelines in Acworth. I hang there anyway, could probably talk them into providing a few appetizers for the group or maybe a drink on the house. Depends on the day. Be warned, smoking is allowed there.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:05 PM (ojnk6)

322 320 Don't acknoweledge the village idiot.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 08:06 PM (Q8vlx)

323 292 yankeefifth, I stuck my pressure washer hose in the bathroom window and cleaned the shower tile. 3,500 PSI took about 20 seconds to blast everything off. My daughter thought I was crazy until she saw the result. Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 11:57 PM (xCsUD) Now THIS is the moron way of doing things!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 08:06 PM (oFCZn)

324 315 311 so much concern Posted by: navycopjoe at May 03, 2014 12:04 AM (awUfe) It's a sock puppet so shitty he deserves to be banned for the pathetic effort.

Posted by: Buzzion at May 02, 2014 08:06 PM (t6LQ9)

325 296 I've had it with CA and am moving to NC next year. There, go Galt will I. ---------- I have a law license and a house I love here so the inertia to stay is powerful. But every time I look at what I'm paying to live in CA, I move closer to the decision to leave. Nice going, California.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at May 02, 2014 08:07 PM (lvZFu)

326 I live in California. I'm hoping that most of the leeches will decide that things are bad enough that they go pollute the rest of your states. Then we can take it back and start fixing things. Of course, I might run out of patience before that happens...

Posted by: junior at May 02, 2014 08:09 PM (vRodg)

327 312 first the hawks will repeat, then its time for Da BEARS to win it all then...........dare I say it? Posted by: navycopjoe at May 03, 2014 12:03 AM (awUfe) Ha ha. You are good for a delusional laugh. Da bears, lol

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:09 PM (h4qhp)

328 223 I have no problems with Lyft, Uber, any of the others. God knows, the taxi drivers here in SF are the worst. They know where about three things are, the airport, Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf, maybe. The cabs I have ridden in are derelicts, making sounds as if the wheels are fall off any second. The drivers speak about six words of English and could not make change on a dare. Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 11:33 PM (JgC5a) Uber is a good idea in many ways, especially if one wants to ride in a clean car with a driver who speaks English and doesn't smell like he slept with a herd of goats They should play on the same level as livery companies who have to pay livery insurance rates, licensing, and follow the same rules. They don't have to pay vehicle financing, maintenance, insurance, or licensing so they can afford to compete on the same playing field Government goons will send squads to arrest and shut down lemonade stands, bake sales, or burrito trucks but they let a multibillion dollar Silicon Valley company skate on the laws Besides, Travis Kalinick is a typical Obama loving douchebag tech CEO. He got his start with Napster ripping off recording artists, although I didn't feel bad about them getting ripped off either

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 08:09 PM (aTXUx)

329 317 Ok Dack, Then the Dawn WITH equal parts vinegar sprayed on and left to sit for a while, then use a Magic Eraser with more of the solution and a bit elbow grease (with gloves on) while drinking a beer may do the trick. Posted by: lindafell at May 03, 2014 12:04 AM (PGO8C) Nice. Thank you.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 08:09 PM (oFCZn)

330 292 yankeefifth, I stuck my pressure washer hose in the bathroom window and cleaned the shower tile. 3,500 PSI took about 20 seconds to blast everything off. My daughter thought I was crazy until she saw the result. Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 11:57 PM (xCsUD) I tried that when I was a kid in my parents house by dragging it into the house, not through a window. forgot the hose had a small leak in it, not such a big deal outside, kinda makes a mess in the front hall.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:09 PM (rDidD)

331 I have sent you a test email, manwithoutaparty. I don't mind people smoking. Weekends are best for me, as I need my husband to bring me.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 08:10 PM (d7xEg)

332 so 2 years ago in barky-ville is a long time but Boosh last between 13 and 5 years? logical and Spock-like they are not..

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 08:10 PM (RMvwE)

333 "They all use regular discount consumer GPS units -- which can lead to hilarious results in SF. I recall one time at Moscone that a GPS recommended a 1.2 mile route with 8 turns for crossing the street."

Earning one's chops as a cab driver in San Francisco before GPS was really a feather in the cap. Not as crazy as London with "The Knowledge", but still a difficult accomplishment. Now, as you say, it's all the magic box, in a city not well suited to the magic box.

I had one cabbie start fuming on the way into North Beach when I said, "No. Don't turn here. Go straight. Three blocks. Then follow my instructions."

But, not long after that, I said, "Slow down. SLOW DOWN. Police. POLICE."

He slowed down and about five seconds later, had an SFPD motorcycle cop come into view, who would have picked him off like a duck. He quit mumbling imprecations in Hindi after that.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 08:10 PM (noWW6)

334 Vasili, you're about 30 years too late. The western third is now east Seattle and rest is trying to figure out how to transform itself into west Bakken. When I retire I'm getting the hell out of here. Alaska or Belize or both.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 08:11 PM (ywbwL)

335 All right. Out. Night, Horde-ists.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 02, 2014 08:11 PM (rUQGL)

336 Time for the Wild to go empty net.

Posted by: Patrick Roy at May 02, 2014 08:11 PM (GW/jL)

337 I would like to have seen Montana. Posted by: Vasili Borodin at May 03, 2014 12:04 AM (K1sEu) ------ And I would have like to have seen that son of bitch piloting that Sukhoi 15 a few seconds earlier back in March of '68

Posted by: Yuri Gagarin at May 02, 2014 08:12 PM (Fz4Kf)

338 TIME OUT!

Posted by: Andy Reid at May 02, 2014 08:12 PM (BbAPj)

339 Yikes. Just read at Blu-Ray.com that there's going to be another Beverly Hills Cop sequel... in 2016. If they're smart they'll replace Eddie Murphy with Kevin Hart. (Just IMHO of course.) ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:13 PM (HVI5a)

340 We need a Texas meetup since we're here in battalion strength. We had one in Austin about five years ago but it was lightly attended. TexasJew and I are the only ones still coming around the blog these days.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 08:13 PM (xCsUD)

341 I have sent you a test email, manwithoutaparty. I don't mind people smoking. Weekends are best for me, as I need my husband to bring me. Posted by: Alana at May 03, 2014 12:10 AM (d7xEg) ******** Sent a response, Alana.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:13 PM (ojnk6)

342 296 I've had it with CA and am moving to NC next year. Buy stock in allergy meds. I just got home from Charlotte, where I turned into a raging snot machine from the pollen. First time I've taken allergy meds in years. Can't tell you how many people over the course of 10 days told me they never had allergies until they moved there.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:13 PM (jB9Gp)

343 Nite all catch you on the nascar thread. Talledega baby!

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 02, 2014 08:14 PM (Q8vlx)

344 The sharing service I think you'd have to be clinically insane to use, or really desperate has to be AirBNB Who the hell thinks renting out your house or sub-renting your apartment to total strangers when you're out of town is a great way to make money? There are tons of horror stories with those who used AirBNB thinking it was a great way to make the next mortgage or rent payment Then there's the total lack of consideration for neighbors who might not like the idea of wild parties, child molesters, prostitutes, or meth dealers sharing the building or staying next door

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 08:14 PM (aTXUx)

345 Alaska or Belize or both. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 03, 2014 12:11 AM (ywbwL) what about Wyoming or Idaho? Morons can't make it Utah, liquor laws and all* * you got to join a club to drink outside your house or somptin

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 08:14 PM (RMvwE)

346 340 We need a Texas meetup since we're here in battalion strength. We had one in Austin about five years ago but it was lightly attended. TexasJew and I are the only ones still coming around the blog these days. Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 03, 2014 12:13 AM (xCsUD) Haha Monday night while I'm driving through amarillo

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:14 PM (h4qhp)

347 We need a Texas meetup since we're here in battalion strength. We had one in Austin about five years ago but it was lightly attended. TexasJew and I are the only ones still coming around the blog these days. Posted by: Mr. Dave if you are in battalion strength you do not need a meet up, you need em in places like nyc where it is like a support group for battered husbands.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:15 PM (rDidD)

348 Got it! Hope we can get this going when you get a break from the jobs!

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 08:15 PM (d7xEg)

349 KANE!!!

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 08:15 PM (awUfe)

350 Dagger Hawks yuck

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:15 PM (h4qhp)

351 Kane scores again! 4-2 'Hawks

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:15 PM (GW/jL)

352 About the families wanting answers: Sharyl Attkisson said that "two" families wanted answers (which sounded like Sean Smith's and Ty Woods') and when asked about Chris Stevens (I think this was w Greta), she diplomatically said something to the effect his family was okay with the Administration's handling of everything. I used to think that "Messiah" crap was a joke: no one could be than entranced by such a bumbling fool, then I hear stuff like that. Posted by: Never at May 02, 2014 10:53 Boggles my mind. This POS let their child die and they are not offended? The Stevens family are idiots to keep on supporting Obama, shame on them. They have betrayed their son, that is just sick. As Obama and Hillary betrayed him. I'm sorry, I just don't get these idiots.

Posted by: The Farmer at May 02, 2014 08:16 PM (eBupg)

353 Buy stock in allergy meds. I just got home from Charlotte, where I turned into a raging snot machine Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy pics?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:16 PM (rDidD)

354 ha now its just embarrassing

Posted by: navycopjoe at May 02, 2014 08:17 PM (awUfe)

355 Damn, now 5-2 'Hawks.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:17 PM (GW/jL)

356 Mr.Dave, Clears throat, I guess since Lauren and I are 'ettes we don't count? WAR ON WOMYN!!! Eleventy,!,! See if take you shooting.......

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 08:17 PM (PGO8C)

357 anyone here ever fire a breaching round out of a shotgun?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:17 PM (rDidD)

358 The first one? Bill Clinton? Posted by: sodak at May 03, 2014 12:04 AM (kVa6r) Should be since Obama is the first downlow Preznit.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 02, 2014 08:18 PM (HxSXm)

359 He was pulling his goalie too soon!

Posted by: Bubbles at May 02, 2014 08:18 PM (GW/jL)

360 anyone here ever fire a breaching round out of a shotgun? Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:17 AM (rDidD) Aren't they just a slug? if so than yes.

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 08:18 PM (RMvwE)

361 He was pulling his goalie too soon! Posted by: Bubbles at May is that a euphemism?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (rDidD)

362 357 anyone here ever fire a breaching round out of a shotgun? Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:17 AM (rDidD) So what happened & what did you do?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (h4qhp)

363 pics? Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:16 AM (rDidD) of bewbies right? not the snot?

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (RMvwE)

364 Then there's the total lack of consideration for neighbors who might not like the idea of wild parties, child molesters, prostitutes, or meth dealers sharing the building or staying next door Posted by: kbdabear at May 03, 2014 12:14 AM (aTXUx) ********* Ride sharing services and Airbnb are totally different. Please do not conflate the two.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (ojnk6)

365 "anyone here ever fire a breaching round out of a shotgun?" God, I hope not.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (JgC5a)

366 You want pics of me with a pile of dirty snot rags and red runny eyes?! You are one pervy moron. And no, no such pics exist. Now what is up with the Vegas tease?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:19 PM (jB9Gp)

367 Aren't they just a slug? if so than yes. Posted by: Zip74 at May 03, 2014 I think it is more or less a slug but the ones I have seen have a flat front and back.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:20 PM (rDidD)

368 Alana, How much phosphorus do you add to a load? Is it a front loader? Do you add to your dishwasher too?

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 08:20 PM (PGO8C)

369 lindafell, I only meant of those at the Austin meet-up. I don't remember you there but apolo-loggies if you were. There are of course many fine M's and Ettes from Tejas.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 08:20 PM (xCsUD)

370 361 He was pulling his goalie too soon! Posted by: Bubbles at May is that a euphemism? Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:19 AM (rDidD) --Obviously you need to watch this: http://youtu.be/ZCzNi2prfbM

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:20 PM (GW/jL)

371 Also just found out on blu-ray.com: Both Lone Survivor and Son of God will be released on the same day: Tuesday June 3, 2014. And Fox is prepping up a new special edition of "Porky's" that should be released by then.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:21 PM (HVI5a)

372 Toews and Kane is the new Jordan and Pippen.

Posted by: cm9000 at May 02, 2014 08:23 PM (XRSxm)

373 You want pics of me with a pile of dirty snot rags and red runny eyes?! You are one pervy moron. And no, no such pics exist. Now what is up with the Vegas tease? Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy sorry, it is a reflex whenever I see you nic. oddly my allergies have not bothered me in nearly two decades and I spent two weeks sneezing with watery eyes. I literally pulled an abdominal sneezing. I have been slowly going back and forth with the rio about dates and rates. If we get 30 people they will give us a rate of $80 for their least expensive room. I do not think we will get more than 30 but I think I can talk em down a little more. I have to see what I can get out of of em for complimentary stuff.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:23 PM (rDidD)

374 Bush's lies will never die because they were so disgusting. How many people died because Blood for Oil ?????????? Oil is filthy and dirty and should be banned and all cars should be electric which does not use carbon based fuels.

Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at May 02, 2014 08:24 PM (hP/Mt)

375 I forgot to mention: anyone else hear the news today about Orange County's most notorious killer, Scott DeKraai? He just changed his plea in court from Not Guilty to Guilty. No doubt the guy is scared of getting the death penalty. Still doesn't make sense though. This is California. Of course he'll die of old, old age before he's ever executed.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:24 PM (HVI5a)

376 Oh, ok Mr. Dave. I wasn't at the meet up. I thought you meant just coming around the blog. I guess I'm tired, been up since 5.

Posted by: lindafell at May 02, 2014 08:24 PM (PGO8C)

377 Microaggression should be considered as any other homeopathic treatment. As Paracelsus said, the poison is in the dose: small amounts will cause toughening and allow special snowflakes and hot-house flowers the opportunity to man-up. "Microaggression: Suck it up, it's good for you" that's our motto from now on.

Posted by: Bizarro Dean of Men at Duke at May 02, 2014 08:26 PM (BsFYx)

378 someone should start a cable service that refuses to run any medical related commercials.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:26 PM (rDidD)

379 I add about two tablespoons or more per load. It is a top loader. I tried it in the dishwasher, but didn't notice improvement, so I just use it in the washer. Maybe my dishwasher is just really good or something.

Posted by: Alana at May 02, 2014 08:26 PM (d7xEg)

380 Zip74, Utah is a great place for my Mormon brothers but not for me. I drink and cuss unapologetically. Wyoming is OK if you like sagebrush and pronghorns. N Idaho is Seattle east and S Idaho is Utah north. Maybe I'll go to Louisiana and hunt gators.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 08:27 PM (ywbwL)

381 Andrew Sullivan weeps: http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michelangelo-s-david-at-risk-of-collapse-due-to-weak-ankles-1.2629738

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:27 PM (GW/jL)

382 378 someone should start a cable service that refuses to run any medical related commercials. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:26 AM (rDidD) So a network without commercials? Awesome

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:28 PM (h4qhp)

383 I like utah but I always have a feeling that when the shit hits the fan the non momons are gonna be food.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:28 PM (rDidD)

384 So a network without commercials? Awesome Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 03, 2014 12:28 AM (h4qhp) there is a channel on our cable provider that runs advertisemetns for escorts from 10 pm to 6 am or something. who orders an escort after 5 am.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:29 PM (rDidD)

385 The truth is there no where you can run away anymore. If you have money, you could run away to another country, but that usually turns out poorly. Just ask John MacAfee.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 08:30 PM (JgC5a)

386 Ooo! Ooo! Anybody here a fan of the 1984 cult classic "The Toxic Avenger"????? Just found out it's coming out July 8 on blu-ray... in an opaque bright green box no less. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:30 PM (HVI5a)

387 384 So a network without commercials? Awesome Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 03, 2014 12:28 AM (h4qhp) there is a channel on our cable provider that runs advertisemetns for escorts from 10 pm to 6 am or something. who orders an escort after 5 am. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:29 AM (rDidD) Someone younger than I

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:30 PM (h4qhp)

388 @383 I like utah but I always have a feeling that when the shit hits the fan the non momons are gonna be food. --------------------- Nah. Just remember that the Mormons are encouraged to keep a year's supply of food on hand. Do the same, and you'll blend right in when the inevitable purge begins.

Posted by: junior at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (vRodg)

389 320 > I heard they are going to investigate our black president The first one? Bill Clinton? Posted by: sodak at May 03, 2014 12:04 AM (kVa6r) ================== Nah, even before that -- Harding*. And there was a lot of investigating... *Or so went the rumor. Pictures with the White House captioned "Uncle Tom's Cabin" circulated during his campaign.

Posted by: Ron Stanford at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (kALIL)

390 have been slowly going back and forth with the rio about dates and rates. Hmmmm. Ok. Let me know. You're looking at weekends though right?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (jB9Gp)

391 Watching Fox Benghazi special

Posted by: Thunderb at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (zOTsN)

392 Oh damn, now the number of girls kidnapped in Nigeria is up to 276. Fuckin' Koranimals.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (GW/jL)

393 'night all. Back to IAH tomorrow and out to my little homestead.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 08:31 PM (xCsUD)

394 who orders an escort after 5 am. People who work graveyard shift?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:33 PM (jB9Gp)

395 OMG it is awful to watch them at Dover trotting around in front of the coffins like they are props for their political theater

Posted by: Thunderb at May 02, 2014 08:33 PM (zOTsN)

396 "Girls who have escaped say their captors identified themselves as fighters in the Boko Haram terrorist network, though the extremists have not claimed responsibility for the abductions. Boko Haram — the name means "Western education is sinful" — believes Western influences have corrupted their society and only an Islamic state can restore purity to Africa's most populous nation of about 170 million people, divided almost equally between Muslims and Christians."

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:33 PM (GW/jL)

397 Whatever happened to MacAfee? I lost track of that story.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 08:33 PM (ywbwL)

398

Ain't that the truth about Allergies out east.  When I moved to DC 200 years ago I had the ragweed allergies so bad I thought I was gonna die.  I had never felt that bad in my life.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Infused with Leftist Logic at May 02, 2014 08:34 PM (jucos)

399 347 We need a Texas meetup since we're here in battalion strength. We had one in Austin about five years ago but it was lightly attended. TexasJew and I are the only ones still coming around the blog these days.
Posted by: Mr. Dave


if you are in battalion strength you do not need a meet up, you need em in places like nyc where it is like a support group for battered husbands. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:15 AM (rDidD) Hide posts from (rDidD)


You still need 'em in TX, 'cause that battalion strength is scattered across 18 kazillion square miles of nothin'-in-particular.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 08:35 PM (T1005)

400 Hmmmm. Ok. Let me know. You're looking at weekends though right? Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy yeah, I am asking about july 18, 19, 20; july 25, 26,27; August 8,9,10; August 15, 16, 17. some are a few dollars cheaper. it is a 10 % difference at most so I guess it is not that important. I guess it is more important to get a consensus with the morons about which is best, meaning which gets us the most morons. I can do any of the aforementioned.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:35 PM (rDidD)

401 Microaggression cannot be a word, as it is made of a Greek prefix, a LATIN prefix, a Latin root and a Latin suffix. I mean, duh. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 02, 2014 10:50 PM (gdYzK) It should miniaggression? Pauliaggression? Aggressionexiguum? Aggressionissimus?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2014 08:36 PM (BsFYx)

402 All right, GA Rons and Ettes, if I can line something up in Acworth, how many are in for a 5/24 date? Email in nic.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:37 PM (ojnk6)

403 368 Alana,
How much phosphorus do you add to a load? Is it a front loader? Do you add to your dishwasher too? Posted by: lindafell at May 03, 2014 12:20 AM (PGO8C) Hide posts from (PGO8C)


Too much TSP will etch or haze the glass.....

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 08:37 PM (T1005)

404 MacAfee moved to Belize some years ago only to discover that he enjoyed zero constitutional rights there. His house was raided, everything of value was taken and he fled, never returned. Unless I am mistaken he is a fugitive from Belize to this day.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 08:38 PM (JgC5a)

405 This should be the theme song of the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend "Razzle Dazzle" from the musical "Chicago" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6aRCa8lrE

Posted by: kbdabear at May 02, 2014 08:41 PM (aTXUx)

406 New one: If You ArenÂ’t Sufficiently WITH The Mob, You are Their Enemy The figurative drawing and quartering of Donald Sterling gave fair warning about the danger of an outraged mob. That danger has now been realized: A man was fired for simply stating that Sterling had a right to say what he wanted in private More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=5686

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 08:41 PM (K1sEu)

407 401 Microaggression cannot be a word, as it is made of a Greek prefix, a LATIN prefix, a Latin root and a Latin suffix. I mean, duh. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 02, 2014 10:50 PM (gdYzK) It should miniaggression? Pauliaggression? Aggressionexiguum? Aggressionissimus? Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2014 12:36 AM (BsFYx) ====== Much as I despise the word, I cannot deny it status because of its mixed parentage. Elsewise I could not talk of "television" (the tele- from Greek and the -visio from Latin).

Posted by: Ron Stanford at May 02, 2014 08:41 PM (kALIL)

408 People who work graveyard shift? Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 yeah but that is probably not prime time for the escorts, it is like going to a strip club at 2 in the afternoon, girls in casts and braces.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:41 PM (rDidD)

409 386 Ooo! Ooo! Anybody here a fan of the 1984 cult classic "The Toxic Avenger"????? Just found out it's coming out July 8 on blu-ray... in an opaque bright green box no less. :-) Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2014 12:30 AM (HVI5a) Melvin's on fire!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 08:42 PM (oFCZn)

410 "Wyoming is OK if you like sagebrush and pronghorns."

Speedgoats!

North America's fastest land animal.

Evolved to outrun the now extinct cheetahs of North America.

We humans have to keep the species on their toes by hunting and eating them. Otherwise they'll go slack.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 08:42 PM (noWW6)

411 yeah but that is probably not prime time for the escorts, it is like going to a strip club at 2 in the afternoon, girls in casts and braces. "Yeah baby!! Work that splint!!!" ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:42 PM (HVI5a)

412 Logprof: You asked me a question earlier in the week that I neglected to answer. You have probably forgotten, but I don't wish to be rude and ignore it. You asked where my son went to college and received the scholarship. VMI is the answer. Regards, and thanks for your interest.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 02, 2014 08:42 PM (WOE8f)

413 didn't mcafee say he murdered a guy in belize?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 08:43 PM (rDidD)

414 yeah, I am asking about july 18, 19, 20; july 25, 26,27; August 8,9,10; August 15, 16, 17 I prefer July 18, 19 & 20 cause its Gushie's birthday. That would be one hell of a party.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:44 PM (jB9Gp)

415 Oh, and Wiki sez McAfee's been in American custody since late 2012.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:44 PM (HVI5a)

416 yankee: yep. He shot a man just to watch him die.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:44 PM (HVI5a)

417 397 Whatever happened to MacAfee? I lost track of that story. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 03, 2014 12:33 AM (ywbwL) Hide posts from (ywbwL)



You mean, after http://tinyurl.com/mmktce9 ???

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 08:44 PM (T1005)

418 I was having terrible trouble with the dishes and scale build up in the dishwasher. I now put a dab of a citric acid product in each wash. Works great.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 02, 2014 08:44 PM (WOE8f)

419 The North American SpeedGoat is one tender, tasty critter.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 08:45 PM (BbAPj)

420 " didn't mcafee say he murdered a guy in belize?" Did not. Go to wikipedia and look up John MacAfee for his story. It is a cautionary tale.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 08:45 PM (JgC5a)

421 412 Logprof: You asked me a question earlier in the week that I neglected to answer. You have probably forgotten, but I don't wish to be rude and ignore it. You asked where my son went to college and received the scholarship. VMI is the answer. Regards, and thanks for your interest. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 03, 2014 12:42 AM (WOE8f) --Sh, sweet. My oldest cousin went there as well. He's an object lesson in not trying too hard as a parent lest you risk push back: His mom was all hippie and soft with him, not allowing him to play with toy guns or anything else "violent" as a child. Then he ends up not only going to VMI and signing up for the Army, but re-upping as well.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:45 PM (GW/jL)

422 And re the strip club at 2 in the afternoon. There's a bar nearby me that actually has a sign saying they're open every day at *6am.* Anybody here EVER been to a bar that early (that they hadn't already passed out inside of the night before)?????

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:46 PM (HVI5a)

423 MacAfee moved to Belize some years ago only to discover that he enjoyed zero constitutional rights there. His house was raided, everything of value was taken and he fled, never returned. Unless I am mistaken he is a fugitive from Belize to this day. Posted by: navybrat at May 03, 2014 12:38 AM (JgC5a) Just do to Belize what the Progs are doing with Mexican illegals in the U.S.: Invade in mass and take over. There are only 340,000 people in Belize. I say filibuster!

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 08:46 PM (K1sEu)

424 who orders an escort after 5 am. Early Bird gets the worm.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 08:46 PM (BbAPj)

425 418 I was having terrible trouble with the dishes and scale build up in the dishwasher. I now put a dab of a citric acid product in each wash. Works great. Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 03, 2014 12:44 AM (WOE8f) Once had that problem, terrible lime. We ended up getting a H20 softener

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:46 PM (h4qhp)

426 yeah but that is probably not prime time for the escorts, it is like going to a strip club at 2 in the afternoon, girls in casts and braces. Go on......

Posted by: Sen Bob Menendez at May 02, 2014 08:46 PM (WOE8f)

427 "As of January 8, 2014, Belizean police have presented no new accusations, and they have not persisted in seeking McAfee's imprisonment for any of the crimes they accused him of. However, they have auctioned off McAfee's seized assets, and his home was burned down under suspicious circumstances" Yeah, read that back one more time and tell me again how great is Belize. Fuck Belize.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (JgC5a)

428 All right, time to let the doggeh out and hit the hay. 'Night all!

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (GW/jL)

429 All right, time to let the doggeh out and hit the hay. 'Night all!

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (GW/jL)

430 386, Toxic Avenger FTW! Had forgotten about that one. Y5, thanks for the Vegas update. They'll never know what hit 'em.

Posted by: Piercello at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (JybVy)

431 386, Toxic Avenger FTW! Had forgotten about that one. Y5, thanks for the Vegas update. They'll never know what hit 'em.

Posted by: Piercello at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (JybVy)

432 "I was having terrible trouble with the dishes and scale build up in the dishwasher. I now put a dab of a citric acid product in each wash. Works great."

Mercedes-Benz dealerships offer the customer an option of a quite pricey flush of their vehicle's cooling system. There is a particular packet of white powder with an MBZ corporate part number, to be dissolved in water and applied to the system.

It's pure citric acid with an eleventy quadzillion percent markup applied.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (noWW6)

433 "I was having terrible trouble with the dishes and scale build up in the dishwasher. I now put a dab of a citric acid product in each wash. Works great."

Mercedes-Benz dealerships offer the customer an option of a quite pricey flush of their vehicle's cooling system. There is a particular packet of white powder with an MBZ corporate part number, to be dissolved in water and applied to the system.

It's pure citric acid with an eleventy quadzillion percent markup applied.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (noWW6)

434 didn't mcafee say he murdered a guy in belize?
No. He claimed the guy died of a virus.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (9IMoS)

435 didn't mcafee say he murdered a guy in belize?
No. He claimed the guy died of a virus.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at May 02, 2014 08:48 PM (9IMoS)

436 422 And re the strip club at 2 in the afternoon. There's a bar nearby me that actually has a sign saying they're open every day at *6am.* Anybody here EVER been to a bar that early (that they hadn't already passed out inside of the night before)????? Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2014 12:46 AM (HVI5a) I use to work a grave yard shift 30 years ago 10-6 I would've loved a place like that instead of drinking alone at my apartment

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:49 PM (h4qhp)

437 422 And re the strip club at 2 in the afternoon. There's a bar nearby me that actually has a sign saying they're open every day at *6am.* Anybody here EVER been to a bar that early (that they hadn't already passed out inside of the night before)????? Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2014 12:46 AM (HVI5a) I use to work a grave yard shift 30 years ago 10-6 I would've loved a place like that instead of drinking alone at my apartment

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:49 PM (h4qhp)

438 Early Bird gets the worm. Posted by: garrett at May 03, 2014 12:46 AM (BbAPj) ****** When the Blue light is flashing...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:50 PM (ojnk6)

439 Early Bird gets the worm. Posted by: garrett at May 03, 2014 12:46 AM (BbAPj) ****** When the Blue light is flashing...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 08:50 PM (ojnk6)

440 Evenin' all. Weather and schedule finally cooperate for range time tomorrow. Let me see what my 100 buck membership bought.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 08:50 PM (QeH9j)

441 Evenin' all. Weather and schedule finally cooperate for range time tomorrow. Let me see what my 100 buck membership bought.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 08:50 PM (QeH9j)

442 Misanthropic, here it is. :-) http://www.yelp.com/biz/red-dog-saloon-long-beach

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:51 PM (HVI5a)

443 434 Evenin' all. Weather and schedule finally cooperate for range time tomorrow. Let me see what my 100 buck membership bought. Posted by: RWC at May 03, 2014 12:50 AM (QeH9j) Shoot a couple of rounds for me

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:51 PM (h4qhp)

444 414 BBD "I prefer July 18, 19 & 20 ..." All 3 days? This sounds like quite an event, even for Vegas.

Posted by: Arbalest at May 02, 2014 08:53 PM (FlRtG)

445 Belize is now off the list, fuck. Maybe I'll just stay in Montana, listen to the wind, and hunt mule deer. And drink Black Velvet.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 08:54 PM (ywbwL)

446 This doesn't look good: Brand New Smallpox-Related Virus Emerges In Country Of Georgia http://tinyurl.com/mz6jw3u

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 08:54 PM (K1sEu)

447 Posted by: qdpsteve at May 03, 2014 12:51 AM (HVI5a) Thanks for the link. Sounds like a good place to get sloshed. Although I remember tap beers costing a quarter & a bottle of beer for 50 cents

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 08:54 PM (h4qhp)

448 I'll just stay in Montana, listen to the wind, and hunt mule deer Not does, you won't. Fuckin' FWP.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 08:55 PM (BbAPj)

449 I have been slowly going back and forth with the rio about dates and rates. If we get 30 people they will give us a rate of $80 for their least expensive room. I do not think we will get more than 30 but I think I can talk em down a little more. I have to see what I can get out of of em for complimentary stuff. Posted by: yankeefifth Give me a holler, I'd love to do a LV Moron meet. If you have their rewards card you can get some free nights. We have some of that coming. It might help for the group. I'll put my contact in sig below. T

Posted by: The Farmer at May 02, 2014 08:57 PM (eBupg)

450 Uber is a good idea in many ways, especially if one wants to ride in a clean car with a driver who speaks English and doesn't smell like he slept with a herd of goats They should play on the same level as livery companies who have to pay livery insurance rates, licensing, and follow the same rules. They don't have to pay vehicle financing, maintenance, insurance, or licensing so they can afford to compete on the same playing field Government goons will send squads to arrest and shut down lemonade stands, bake sales, or burrito trucks but they let a multibillion dollar Silicon Valley company skate on the laws Besides, Travis Kalinick is a typical Obama loving douchebag tech CEO. He got his start with Napster ripping off recording artists, although I didn't feel bad about them getting ripped off either Posted by: kbdabear at May 03, 2014 12:09 AM (aTXUx) This ^^^^^ Taxi companies have everything mandated by the locality from type of car, how they can pick up passengers, and what they can charge. These other things don't. If there is to be a level playing field, then everyone must follow the regulations, or no one should have to follow regulations. We as a nation have to get away from what we have now which is some people have to follow the law, others, meh.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 02, 2014 08:57 PM (HxSXm)

451 Brand New Smallpox-Related Virus Emerges In Country Of Georgia Oh goody, just in time to run a tag team pandemic with the polio relation emerging here in California.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 08:58 PM (jB9Gp)

452 I stuck my pressure washer hose in the bathroom window and cleaned the shower tile. 3,500 PSI took about 20 seconds to blast everything off. My daughter thought I was crazy until she saw the result. Posted by: Mr. Dave at May 02, 2014 11:57 PM (xCsUD) Re-grouting, too? I fricking HATE re-grouting, but if that works I'll give it a wang.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at May 02, 2014 08:58 PM (UNKEc)

453 Garrett, I watched a herd of about 300 head the other day SE of Great Falls. FWP claims we can't count. Pure BS.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 08:58 PM (ywbwL)

454 $80 for the Rio for a couple nights late July/early August? (8/8 is my b-day btw.) ;-) Sigh. Maybe I'll move some things around in my budget to see if I can make it. Having said that, just one quick question: has anyone checked anything besides the Rio? I keep reading how Harrah's on the strip has incredible low room rates, even on weekends.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 08:59 PM (HVI5a)

455 I've seen 200-300 a day this spring while floating the Missouri.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 09:01 PM (BbAPj)

456 Taxi companies have everything mandated by the locality from type of car, how they can pick up passengers, and what they can charge. These other things don't Let's not forget the flip side of that: what a corrupt, crony mess taxi medallion acquisition is.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 09:01 PM (jB9Gp)

457 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 03, 2014 12:57 AM (HxSXm) Heard on the radio this evening - 'Rise sharing is increasing.. But how safe is it?' Don't know if you know DC/VA 'slug lines' but we have never had a problem. .gov isn't involved. But I'll put money on that if they start reporting on it there may be some problems. Leave it the hell alone.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:01 PM (QeH9j)

458 How'd it go Bebe?

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:02 PM (QeH9j)

459 Garrett, what part of the river?

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 09:04 PM (ywbwL)

460 Epidemic?  How about the idiot who contracted MERS in Saudi Arabia, flew to Chicago, and then went home to southern Indiana.

Who needs terrorists with bio-weapons when there are killer idiots like that?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:04 PM (L+hnr)

461 ...and the blue tongue, killing off the whitetail, is only going to help the herd. But we won't see trophy deer, without a draw, for a decade now that they have taken away the doe tags.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 09:05 PM (BbAPj)

462 There's a bar nearby me that actually has a sign saying they're open every day at *6am.* Anybody here EVER been to a bar that early (that they hadn't already passed out inside of the night before)????? When i was working graveyard at the canneries the more interesting parts of the crew would at times go hit the local bar that was open at 7.00. The owner at times would bring out the griddle and make pancakes. It was a hole and had nasty draft beer, but what do you do when you live from dusk to dawn?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2014 09:05 PM (BsFYx)

463 Here's what I see at Vegas.com: - Rio, 77% thumbs-up rating based on 884 reviews, August 8-10: $209.25 per night, lowest rate. - Harrah's, 80% thumbs-up rating based on 932 reviews, August 8-10: $97.49 per night, lowest rate.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 09:05 PM (HVI5a)

464 I prefer July 18, 19 & 20 cause its Gushie's birthday. That would be one hell of a party. Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 12:44 fair enough, let's float that as the date and see what happens. I am guessing it is far enough out that it is as good as any date. so its official, I am working on getting the moron meet up for July 18, 19 & 20. Mark it in your calendars if you are interested in going let me know by sending me an email at gmail.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:05 PM (rDidD)

465 Ride sharing.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:05 PM (QeH9j)

466 "Let's not forget the flip side of that: what a corrupt, crony mess taxi medallion acquisition is." ^^^^ Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner. That entire racket is designed to produce shortages of taxis.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 09:06 PM (JgC5a)

467 Taxi companies have everything mandated by the locality from type of car, how they can pick up passengers, and what they can charge. These other things don't. If there is to be a level playing field, then everyone must follow the regulations, or no one should have to follow regulations. We as a nation have to get away from what we have now which is some people have to follow the law, others, meh. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 03, 2014 12:57 AM (HxSXm) *** The field has been skewed via lobbying. Fuck them and all who support them.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 09:06 PM (ojnk6)

468 451 How'd it go Bebe? They want me to come in for an interview next week. Recruiter hadnt received proposed times yet when they called to tell me I got past the telephone interview. I think it's overkill for a part time temp job, but recruiter said its not unusual. Oh well, onward

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 09:07 PM (jB9Gp)

469 Having said that, just one quick question: has anyone checked anything besides the Rio? I keep reading how Harrah's on the strip has incredible low room rates, even on weekends. Posted by: qdpsteve I have not stayed in the rio but I hear it is a good place in that it is self contained and has a fun pool scene. I do not think many places on the strip have a cool pool scene.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:07 PM (rDidD)

470 Mostly in and above the Canyon. Prewett to Cascade area is filthy with them.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 09:07 PM (BbAPj)

471 453 Epidemic? How about the idiot who contracted MERS in Saudi Arabia, flew to Chicago, and then went home to southern Indiana. Who needs terrorists with bio-weapons when there are killer idiots like that? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 01:04 AM (L+hnr) Letting thousands of people per year into the country unchecked will surely solve this problem.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:08 PM (QeH9j)

472 Epidemic? How about the idiot who contracted MERS in Saudi Arabia, flew to Chicago, and then went home to southern Indiana. Who needs terrorists with bio-weapons when there are killer idiots like that? Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 01:04 AM (L+hnr) Letting thousands of people per year into the country unchecked will surely solve this problem. Posted by: RWC at May 03, 2014 01:08 AM (QeH9j) As Jeb would say, "It's an act of love."

Posted by: The Grim Reaper at May 02, 2014 09:09 PM (K1sEu)

473 Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 01:07 AM (jB9Gp) Onward and good luck. This economy makes the job market absolutely nuts.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:09 PM (QeH9j)

474 RWC, yeah they be an infection vector also.

This image should be a No Hope for Humanity...
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/selection-du-weekend-86-52.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:10 PM (L+hnr)

475 yankee: July 18-20? Gonna see if there's ANY way I can make it work. What's your email addy again????? TIA.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 02, 2014 09:10 PM (HVI5a)

476 404 MacAfee moved to Belize some years ago only to discover that he enjoyed zero constitutional rights there. His house was raided, everything of value was taken and he fled, never returned. Unless I am mistaken he is a fugitive from Belize to this day. Posted by: navybrat at May 03, 2014 12:38 AM (JgC5a) The local rag has been covering this thing since MacAfee went to Roanoke College, and it appears he is batshit crazy and living in the mountains of Tennessee. http://tinyurl.com/pfmefdk

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 02, 2014 09:10 PM (HxSXm)

477 grumble, bitch. It may be spread by love, but that's about it.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 02, 2014 09:11 PM (BsFYx)

478 July 18-20 in Vegas this year?

Or just everyone find their own hotel, but have a Horde hotel to hang out at?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:11 PM (L+hnr)

479 As Jeb would say, "It's an act of love." Posted by: The Grim Reaper at May 03, 2014 01:09 AM (K1sEu) Why do I feel that pansy will be pushed on us. Fucking Bush/Clinton rematch.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:12 PM (QeH9j)

480 I have not stayed in the rio but I hear it is a good place in that it is self contained and has a fun pool scene. I do not think many places on the strip have a cool pool scene. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:07 AM (rDidD) ******* Spent about two months of my life in the Rio. Cool place, but dated. If you don't mind that, great deal for a big room.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 09:12 PM (ojnk6)

481 Is the Vegas meet a nationwide or just West Coast?

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:13 PM (QeH9j)

482 Floating the river below Holter, that's the life. That or night fishing on the lake in July while drinking cold ones and swapping lies.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at May 02, 2014 09:14 PM (ywbwL)

483 Qdpsteve, Anna, everyone, it is July 18, 19, 20 in vegas at the rio. I am getting us a group rate so stay with us. drink all night, pass out by the pool, dinner, drink all night repeat, you know, moron living.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:16 PM (rDidD)

484 it is a meet up for everyone. send me an email at gmail and I will put you on the distribution list, after appropriate vetting.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:17 PM (rDidD)

485 Most high achievers are nuts. As a matter of fact, I don't know of a single one that could be considered "normal". I maintain to this very day that if Mozart were alive today, we would medicate him in to normalcy so that he would have produced exactly nothing of interest.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 09:18 PM (JgC5a)

486 Floating the river below Holter, that's the life. It's something. Boaty as hell for the next couple months, that's for sure. But it's like Disneyland for trout. You forgot the Driftwood Burger. That's key.

Posted by: garrett at May 02, 2014 09:18 PM (BbAPj)

487 http://tinyurl.com/pfmefdk Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com?

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 09:18 PM (K1sEu)

488 it is a meet up for everyone. send me an email at gmail and I will put you on the distribution list, after appropriate vetting. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:17 AM (rDidD) Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com?

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 09:19 PM (K1sEu)

489 I do not think many places on the strip have a cool pool scene. Don't know about cool, but a lot of the hotels now have topless pools. That cost extra $$$ to get into.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 09:20 PM (jB9Gp)

490 Letting thousands of people per year into the country unchecked will surely solve this problem. XO!

Posted by: Antibiotic Resistant TB & your old friend Cholera at May 02, 2014 09:22 PM (jB9Gp)

491 Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com? Posted by: The Political Hat at May 03, 2014 indeed!

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:23 PM (rDidD)

492 Japan, we have a manga app for that

http://tinyurl.com/khopoaa

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:24 PM (L+hnr)

493 I met my first wife when she gave me her picture with a phone number on the Strip. She chose me out of everyone. Language barrier was a challenge.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:24 PM (QeH9j)

494 Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com? Posted by: The Political Hat at May 03, 2014 indeed! Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:23 AM (rDidD) So e-mailed.

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 09:26 PM (K1sEu)

495 http://tinyurl.com/pfmefdk Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com? Posted by: The Political Hat at May 03, 2014 we should invite him to vegas.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:27 PM (rDidD)

496 Don't know about cool, but a lot of the hotels now have topless pools. That cost extra $$$ to get into. Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 01:20 AM (jB9Gp) pretty sure they are free if you are femail and topless. least that is the story I was told

Posted by: Zip74 at May 02, 2014 09:27 PM (RMvwE)

497 http://tinyurl.com/pfmefdk Your nick "Yankeefifth" at gmail dot com? Posted by: The Political Hat at May 03, 2014 we should invite him to vegas. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:27 AM (rDidD) He certainly knows how to live the HQ lifestyle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg Yes, that really is him.

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 09:28 PM (K1sEu)

498 so its official, I am working on getting the moron meet up for July 18, 19 & 20. Mark it in your calendars if you are interested in going let me know by sending me an email at gmail. Posted by: yankeefifth Sounds good to me. I'll just have to tell the better half tomorrow. I'm betting she will go. So it's the Rio, July 18-20? It beats staying at work, I've been there 25 years, I think I'm allowed this escape.

Posted by: The Farmer at May 02, 2014 09:28 PM (eBupg)

499 So all the Morons can then Blame it on Rio???

http://youtu.be/ihPgFB45_f0

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:30 PM (L+hnr)

500 I would like to mention that if anyone is worrying about how they will finance the trip it is vegas so you will probably win enough money while you are there to cover your expenses and any unpaid work leave.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:31 PM (rDidD)

501 If everything goes well, harry reid will be standing on the senate floor talking about morons, koch brothers and cliven bundy.

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:33 PM (rDidD)

502 pretty sure they are free if you are femail and topless. Yeah well my boulders are staying holstered, and I'm pretty sure Grimmy is coming so unfortunate drunken boobeh accidents will be guarded against.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 09:33 PM (8pUeD)

503 "Cool place, but dated."

Rather like the inside of my head, then.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 09:33 PM (noWW6)

504 449 Taxi companies have everything mandated by the locality from type of car, how they can pick up passengers, and what they can charge. These other things don't Let's not forget the flip side of that: what a corrupt, crony mess taxi medallion acquisition is. Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 01:01 AM (jB9Gp) 450 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 03, 2014 12:57 AM (HxSXm) Heard on the radio this evening - 'Rise sharing is increasing.. But how safe is it?' Don't know if you know DC/VA 'slug lines' but we have never had a problem. .gov isn't involved. But I'll put money on that if they start reporting on it there may be some problems. Leave it the hell alone. Posted by: RWC at May 03, 2014 01:01 AM (QeH9j) I'm not defending the cab companies, I'm saying the market should decide, but in doing so, the playing field must be level. In my city, you cannot hail a taxi on the street or at the airport. You have to call in to the taxi company and wait for them. At the airport you will see ten or so taxis sitting and waiting. They are waiting for you to call the dispatcher, the dispatcher call the taxi, and the taxi drive up to the stand and pick you up. You cannot pick up your bags at the claim check, walk out to a taxi and tell him where you want to go. Same goes for being downtown and seeing an empty cab drive by. Can't hail it, call and one will be dispatched to you, eventually. And yes, the whole cab/taxi thing is corrupt, but if you were to call yourself a "limo" company, it is easy peasy.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 02, 2014 09:33 PM (HxSXm)

505 I would like to mention that if anyone is worrying about how they will finance the trip it is vegas so you will probably win enough money while you are there to cover your expenses and any unpaid work leave. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:31 AM (rDidD) ********* Sure. Because those Casinos and Hotels get bigger and better because they lose money to gamblers. OK.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 09:34 PM (ojnk6)

506 hold on a minute, is there even such a thing as an "unfortunate drunken boobeh incident ?"

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:35 PM (rDidD)

507 389 Nah, even before that -- Harding*. And there was a lot of investigating... *Or so went the rumor. Pictures with the White House captioned "Uncle Tom's Cabin" circulated during his campaign. Posted by: Ron Stanford at May 03, 2014 12:31 AM (kALIL) Warren Gamaliel Harding compliance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wLVYFz1dg8

Posted by: rickl at May 02, 2014 09:36 PM (sdi6R)

508 Yeah well my boulders are staying holstered, and I'm pretty sure Grimmy is coming so unfortunate drunken boobeh accidents will be guarded against. Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 03, 2014 01:33 AM (8pUeD) What does Grimmy drink? Kidding.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:37 PM (QeH9j)

509 Frak my haole posterior...

Just looked at JAN to LAS.  Either 17 or 18 July to 20 July.

Cheapest roundtrip is $652.  And closest airports besides JAN are New Orleans or Memphis.  Both more than 3 hours away.

And Southwest is discontinuing air service between JAN and LAS on June 7th.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:38 PM (L+hnr)

510 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 03, 2014 01:33 AM (HxSXm) Before I read your comment I realized my last statement may have been taken the wrong way. 'leave it the hell alone' was directed at .gov.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:39 PM (QeH9j)

511 499 hold on a minute, is there even such a thing as an "unfortunate drunken boobeh incident ?" Yeah, those are when you get stoopid drunk & your top falls off. Usually in inopportune places. For the top loser anyways. The spectators have a different take on the situation though.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 02, 2014 09:39 PM (8pUeD)

512 Cheapest roundtrip is $652. And closest airports besides JAN are New Orleans or Memphis. Both more than 3 hours away. And Southwest is discontinuing air service between JAN and LAS on June 7th. Posted by: Anna Puma how about a day earlier?

Posted by: yankeefifth at May 02, 2014 09:40 PM (rDidD)

513 Hmmmmm. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 09:40 PM (cOb0J)

514 I can't make it to Vegas, but if you go there check out my pals Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 09:40 PM (JgC5a)

515 Cheapest on 17 July?

$700.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:40 PM (L+hnr)

516 If you look at several different weeks you can find one where the conventions aren't and get a much cheaper room. $30 weekdays on some. On the Circus Circus Stratosphere end. North.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 02, 2014 09:44 PM (LJ7Ze)

517 For late entrants, there is a plan for a GA Meetup. Saturday, 5/24, in Acworth GA. All interested can message me at the link in my nic or at gamomeet@gmail.com.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at May 02, 2014 09:45 PM (ojnk6)

518 My thread.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:52 PM (QeH9j)

519 Last.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:53 PM (QeH9j)

520 477 it is a meet up for everyone. send me an email at gmail and I will put you on the distribution list, after appropriate vetting. Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 01:17 AM (rDidD) I hope there is one in 2015, I've blown All my vacation time for the year. Unless I use sick days and get my knee operated on again.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 09:53 PM (h4qhp)

521 Now is the time to play the audio-book 1984. Doing it for a month and have yet to get through the first chapter.

Posted by: RWC at May 02, 2014 09:54 PM (QeH9j)

522 Wow, package deal.  Circus Hotel + flight.  $717.  17 July to 20 July.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 09:55 PM (L+hnr)

523 x2 XP on SWTOR. Why am I here again?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 09:57 PM (cOb0J)

524 516 x2 XP on SWTOR. Why am I here again? Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 01:57 AM (cOb0J) Smart military blog & helpful morons

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 09:59 PM (h4qhp)

525 515 Wow, package deal. Circus Hotel + flight. $717. 17 July to 20 July. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 01:55 AM (L+hnr) So the LV moron meetup is set to coincide with the 45th anniversary of mankind's (and America's) greatest accomplishment? Fitting, that. Give Common Core 10 years and they'll be teaching kids that Armstrong walked on the moon because racism and wanted to rape the moon since Earth was already getting played out.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 10:02 PM (d7H2D)

526 A response! Jesu. Christu in cielo. I thought Ace had masked me.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:03 PM (cOb0J)

527 *closes out Kayak*

Better get back to writing and the job search.  Then perhaps Vegas.

TCM just started the original Mad Max.

And a free Kindle book on manga drawing on Amazon.
http://tinyurl.com/jvt7b6r

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:04 PM (L+hnr)

528 Efrem Zimbalist Jr., aged 95, just died.
 
I never was a fan or anything, but I always thought that was a cool sounding name.
 
Vegas in July? Er, I made myself a promise about that long ago -- as in no fucking way. As much as I'd like to meet a bunch of you, and bring a supply of garotte wire for the rest, I just don't see me making it.
 
I look forward to the trip reports though.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 02, 2014 10:05 PM (cHZB7)

529 Madtom, glad I could give you an upbeat message.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:05 PM (h4qhp)

530 Give Common Core 10 years and they'll be teaching kids that Armstrong walked on the moon because racism and wanted to rape the moon since Earth was already getting played out. Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 03, 2014 02:02 AM (d7H2D) We're whalers on the Moon, We carry a harpoon. But there ain't no whales So we tell tall tales And sing our whaling tune.

Posted by: Whalers on the Moon at May 02, 2014 10:06 PM (K1sEu)

531 Anna; your the local otaku. Thoughts on Hyperdimension Neptunia?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:08 PM (cOb0J)

532 What's so. Wrong with Vegas in July? Sounds like pool time, drinking, more pool time, more drinking. Rinse repeat. Doesn't sound like heat will be a problem

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:08 PM (h4qhp)

533 You're. My bad.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:09 PM (cOb0J)

534 OT & medical. Anyone here have a knee replacement replaced?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:10 PM (h4qhp)

535 "Doesn't sound like heat will be a problem" Famous last words.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 10:11 PM (JgC5a)

536 We're whalers on the Moon, We carry a harpoon. But there ain't no whales So we tell tall tales And sing our whaling tune. Posted by: Whalers on the Moon at May 03, 2014 02:06 AM (K1sEu) Season 1, Episode 2. The original last episode, before it got picked up again several years later, was one of the best series finales I've ever seen.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 10:12 PM (d7H2D)

537 How'se about a heart valve replacement replaced? TMI?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:12 PM (cOb0J)

538 528 "Doesn't sound like heat will be a problem" Famous last words. Posted by: navybrat at May 03, 2014 02:11 AM (JgC5a) Lot of shit I've said over the years have been famous last words

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:12 PM (h4qhp)

539 521 Efrem Zimbalist Jr., aged 95, just died.

I never was a fan or anything, but I always thought that was a cool sounding name.

Vegas in July? Er, I made myself a promise about that long ago -- as in no fucking way. As much as I'd like to meet a bunch of you, and bring a supply of garotte wire for the rest, I just don't see me making it.

I look forward to the trip reports though.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 03, 2014 02:05 AM (cHZB7) Hide posts from (cHZB7)



Sorry to hear about EZjr -- I've heard the name a zillion times myself.


And as for Vegas in July.....it's not like you're going outside, anyway.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 10:13 PM (T1005)

540 530 How'se about a heart valve replacement replaced? TMI? Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:12 AM (cOb0J) No, just don't have a problem with my ticker, yet. You?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:14 PM (h4qhp)

541 I'd rather have a problem with my knees. N'est pas?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:15 PM (cOb0J)

542 "Where the hell did all these injuns come from?" G.A.Custer

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 10:16 PM (JgC5a)

543 Oui. Ticker problems aren't good

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:16 PM (h4qhp)

544 TPH would probably be able to give a better opinion on Hyperdimension Neptunia than I. 

Just watched one of the game trailers, for Victory, and all I thought was how Vocaloid the character designs.  Perhaps I am becoming jaded, but the old trope of Big Eyes Small Mouth has been replaced by MOE Big Eyes Small Mouth of late.  And I find that boring.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:17 PM (L+hnr)

545 "Either this wallpaper goes or I do." Oscar Wilde

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 10:17 PM (JgC5a)

546 Well, clock says 11:19 but I'm on west coast time and not used to it. So good nite morons, be well. Hope you all have a great weekend.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 02, 2014 10:20 PM (h4qhp)

547 Pacemaker runs out of battery power after The Light Bringer is out of office. Then what am I gonna do?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:20 PM (cOb0J)

548 TPH would probably be able to give a better opinion on Hyperdimension Neptunia than I. Just watched one of the game trailers, for Victory, and all I thought was how Vocaloid the character designs. Perhaps I am becoming jaded, but the old trope of Big Eyes Small Mouth has been replaced by MOE Big Eyes Small Mouth of late. And I find that boring. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 02:17 AM (L+hnr) The anime was decent. Good parody, if anything. Haven't played the games. You'd have to ask The Dude for the 411 on that.

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at May 02, 2014 10:21 PM (K1sEu)

549 And the transformation sequences, its Gundam Girls when all the armor is added.  I expect them to call out "funnel! funnel! funnel!"

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (L+hnr)

550 540 Pacemaker runs out of battery power after The Light Bringer is out of office. Then what am I gonna do? Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:20 AM (cOb0J) Usually they just replace the generator, leave the existing wires in place, and off you go for another 10 years or so.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (d7H2D)

551 Ben Affleck banned from Hard Rock casino for counting cards at blackjack. Not his first banning, either. Here's the thing -- casinos already know how to combat this, by limiting your max bet variation to 4:1. No need to ban a player, with all that resulting bad publicity.
 
Unless banning a famous actor GETS you publicity....
 
In other news, CBS has finally reported on the latest Benghazi stuff, and even mentioned their conflict of interest of Ben Rhodes and his CBS CEO brother. The temp in the pot got so warm that they finally had to jump. Fuck 'em anyways.

Posted by: GnuBreed at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (cHZB7)

552 "Pacemaker runs out of battery power after The Light Bringer is out of office. Then what am I gonna do?" I think that is a minor surgical procedure, routine. Usually.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (JgC5a)

553 Anna. I still don't know what ''moe' is. But thanks.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:22 PM (cOb0J)

554 So who pays. We're talking 15k, yannow.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:23 PM (cOb0J)

555 MOE, think Lolita.  Girls so young and pure like a flower opening up in the morning with dew glistening... 

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:24 PM (L+hnr)

556 Got it, Anna. Kawaii, vulnerable, not tsundere. Definition is fluid, is it not?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:27 PM (cOb0J)

557 Anna. I still don't know what ''moe is. But thanks. Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:22 AM (cOb0J) Moé: According to Patrick W. Galbraith it means "a rarefied pseudo-love for certain fictional characters (in anime, manga, and the like) and their related embodiments." Basically is the feeling of "d'awww" you get with a character. Basically a cute and endearing character who makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang) Also: Moe is a Japanese term used in connection with manga or anime to describe something precious, usually (but not always) the ideal of youthful and innocent femininity. Written with the kanji for "to bud or sprout" (萌 , the concept covers a range of ideal behaviour for youthful female characters in manga or anime. To be moe, a character can be eager or perky, not overly independent, and call forth a desire in the viewer to protect them and nurture them. The term is also used to describe any preciously cute item; there is an animal mascot character store in Tokyo called Moe. http://tinyurl.com/2h8m93

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at May 02, 2014 10:27 PM (K1sEu)

558 Who pays? If you have to answer that question the the answer is likely you.

Posted by: navybrat at May 02, 2014 10:27 PM (JgC5a)

559 This is Moé http://nyanpass.com/

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at May 02, 2014 10:28 PM (K1sEu)

560 540 Pacemaker runs out of battery power after The Light Bringer is out of office. Then what am I gonna do? Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:20 AM (cOb0J) Hide posts from (cOb0J)



Madtom: "Do you expect me to talk?"



Obamafinger: "No, Mr. Madtom -- I expect you to die."

Posted by: Auric Obamafinger at May 02, 2014 10:28 PM (T1005)

561 But what do I know.  According to Leona Ozaki of the Newport City Tank Police, I am merely a "mechanical love doll."

http://youtu.be/b1Hy1GAvzcE


Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:29 PM (L+hnr)

562 Brat; thx, I know. Mebbe I call triple A.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:32 PM (cOb0J)

563 Hi horde, one and done here.  Will catch up later.  Carol first?!? FTW!  Hope everything is fine on your side with your brother.  Prayers sent.

Global warmering here... can you get a heat migraine?

So, is Shep Smith gay or what?  Yes or no?  Asking for a friend.
Carry on and have a safe and fun weekend.

BTW the vid I think from the morning news dump with the AA BBW (Big Burly Woman) at the mom/pop  ~7/11...  I couldn't make it to the 4 minute mark.

*looking for Tylenol*
hmmm, maybe 666?

Posted by: Forty Baht Barack at May 02, 2014 10:33 PM (v5cAb)

564 Auric. Moi aussi.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:34 PM (cOb0J)

565 Oh, Anna. Yer such a peanut. I go with 'the girl with the third eye'.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:39 PM (cOb0J)

566 557 Auric. Moi aussi. Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:34 AM (cOb0J) Hide posts from (cOb0J)



I hope not, Madtom....but with madmen like Auric around.....

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 10:40 PM (T1005)

567 Thx. I do the best I can with the tools I have.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 10:44 PM (cOb0J)

568 Howdy Horde... De-lurking here in the dregs of this ONT to get something off of my chest; I don't really care if anyone reads it, but I gotta say it. It's really quite trivial, but... WTF Is It With Some People? This evening I'm walking my dog Smokey down to the pet store to pick up some rabbit food. I walk my dog off leash because when he's on leash he tends to pull (he's 62 lbs. and strong). When off leash he's almost always at heel, or no more than 6' away from me, and always under voice control. He stops and sits at every street crossing. So I'm walking, listening to Heartless Bastards on my phone, and some lady driving by in a PT Cruiser with a dog in the passenger seat yells something at me. Since I was listening to music it took me a moment to register what she yelled: "Leash your dog!" Had I been quicker on the uptake, I would have yelled back, "Stop speeding!" (she was doing 35 in a 25 zone). But alas, she was already out of earshot and I was left to ponder, WTF does she care? Who else does she yell at? Skateboarders without helmets? Dudes wearing sandles with socks? So anyway, I get my 10 lb. sack of rabbit food, and grab a can of soda from a vending machine. Come up to a crosswalk to cross the street. Smokey sits as he always does. A guy in a white SUV stops to let me cross. I give a slight nod in his direction in acknowledgement and cross the street, soda in one hand, bag of rabbit food in the other, and keeping a close eye on Smokey to ensure that he stays heeled. Get to the other curb, guy in the SUV yells as he accelerates away, "You're Welcome!" Again, WTF? Am I supposed to drop all my stuff, ignore my dog, and go shake the guy's hand? I let people cross in front of me all the time when I'm driving, and I never expect accolades for doing what is A) common courtesy and B) legally required. If someone waves and thanks me I smile and nod in return, and maybe mouth "no problem", but I honestly don't even notice nor care if they don't acknowledge me. I let someone cross the street; I'm not a friggin hero. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. I live in the SF Bay Urea, so, like Dark Helmet, I'm surrounded by (liberal) Assholes. There. Back to lurking.

Posted by: Average Guy at May 02, 2014 10:46 PM (hQqPo)

569 Hit that Pin-Ups for Vets web site and give a little sumtin!

Lord knows they're gettin' screwed by Obama, might as well give them something to look at while O is doing the dirty.


I have spoken. All depart.

Posted by: Drill_Thrawl at May 02, 2014 10:48 PM (rdiUQ)

570 I should note, BTW, that Blanco Basura and I had lunch this week. He startled the crap out of me by hailing me by name well short of the rendezvous point -- evidently, there aren't that many people wandering downtown San Jose with Cthulhu-themed T-shirts.....who knew?



I managed to talk his ear off and made him late for his afternoon engagement [actual quote from former employer: "Ask Cooth {substitute IRL name} what time it is, and he'll tell you how to build a clock."].


A good time was had by all, etc. etc. etc.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 10:51 PM (T1005)

571 "Give Common Core 10 years and they'll be teaching kids that Armstrong walked on the moon because racism and wanted to rape the moon since Earth was already getting played out."

Actually, someone posted the Common Core timeline of 20th century American history, and the Apollo program and the moon landings are completely omitted from it.

It does, however, highlight the publication of Rachel Carson's _Silent Spring_. Which I'm sure we can all agree was of vastly greater historical import.

Not making this up. You couldn't make this stuff up.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 10:52 PM (noWW6)

572 Oyasumi minna

http://youtu.be/aHQ61vOli8M

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 10:56 PM (L+hnr)

573 need to stop looking at travel packages to the Caribbean

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 10:57 PM (bStrg)

574 561 Howdy Horde...

De-lurking here in the dregs of this ONT to get something off of my chest; I don't really care if anyone reads it, but I gotta say it. It's really quite trivial, but...

WTF Is It With Some People?

This evening I'm walking my dog Smokey down to the pet store to pick up some rabbit food. I walk my dog off leash because when he's on leash he tends to pull (he's 62 lbs. and strong). When off leash he's almost always at heel, or no more than 6' away from me, and always under voice control. He stops and sits at every street crossing.

So I'm walking, listening to Heartless Bastards on my phone, and some lady driving by in a PT Cruiser with a dog in the passenger seat yells something at me. Since I was listening to music it took me a moment to register what she yelled: "Leash your dog!" Had I been quicker on the uptake, I would have yelled back, "Stop speeding!" (she was doing 35 in a 25 zone). But alas, she was already out of earshot and I was left to ponder, WTF does she care? Who else does she yell at? Skateboarders without helmets? Dudes wearing sandles with socks?

So anyway, I get my 10 lb. sack of rabbit food, and grab a can of soda from a vending machine. Come up to a crosswalk to cross the street. Smokey sits as he always does. A guy in a white SUV stops to let me cross. I give a slight nod in his direction in acknowledgement and cross the street, soda in one hand, bag of rabbit food in the other, and keeping a close eye on Smokey to ensure that he stays heeled. Get to the other curb, guy in the SUV yells as he accelerates away, "You're Welcome!" Again, WTF? Am I supposed to drop all my stuff, ignore my dog, and go shake the guy's hand? I let people cross in front of me all the time when I'm driving, and I never expect accolades for doing what is A) common courtesy and B) legally required. If someone waves and thanks me I smile and nod in return, and maybe mouth "no problem", but I honestly don't even notice nor care if they don't acknowledge me. I let someone cross the street; I'm not a friggin hero.

Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. I live in the SF Bay Urea, so, like Dark Helmet, I'm surrounded by (liberal) Assholes.

There. Back to lurking. Posted by: Average Guy at May 03, 2014 02:46 AM (hQqPo) Hide posts from (hQqPo)


To a certain extent, I should be thankful. I'm a born Californian, I've been devoted to the state for decades, I got my degree from a UC, I'm asking people idiotic questions about how to survive weather elsewhere....but the assholes and general rudeness give me a daily reminder of why I should WANT to leave (to say nothing of the financial realities of why I NEED to).

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 10:57 PM (T1005)

575 567 need to stop looking at travel packages to the Caribbean
Posted by: The Dude at May 03, 2014 02:57 AM (bStrg) Hide posts from (bStrg)



1. Where are you at?


2. Why are you thinking the Caribbean?


3. What are you planning on doing?

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 11:01 PM (T1005)

576

Posted by: cthulhu at May 03, 2014 03:01 AM (T1005)


Wisconsin and I'm just looking. I haven't really been on a vacation in 10 years or so

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:03 PM (bStrg)

577 "Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. I live in the SF Bay Urea, so, like Dark Helmet, I'm surrounded by (liberal) Assholes."

Far be it from me to defend sanctimonious Bay Area liberal assholes, since I have to suffer through them too, but leash-your-dog-lady may possibly have had bad experiences with one or more of the dogs round here that are allowed to be unleashed while being completely uncontrolled.

I saw an example of that just the other day. Dog running around in a very loose semi-random orbit around its owner as he strolled, phone to ear. Completely ignoring his pooch as it got hyper and aggro and charged into places it ought not have been allowed to go. Thirty yards' distance between human owner and canine at times. Not putting on a good face for the rest of the public.

On the other end of the spectrum, a woman went past a couple of weeks ago with what (I tried to count) may have been as many as a dozen microdogs of various types. All of them on leash simultaneously. How in the world she ever kept them from wrapping themselves, and her, up in one huge Gordian knot, I will never know.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 11:04 PM (noWW6)

578 Oh, Anna. Yer such a peanut. I go with 'the girl with the third eye'. Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 02:39 AM (cOb0J) Pai thanks you! And for that, enjoy going through this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edBpjWb4eAo

Posted by: Pai at May 02, 2014 11:04 PM (K1sEu)

579 actually I should take that back, I went to Memphis in May 6 years ago

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:05 PM (bStrg)

580 Man robbed Ga. Waffle House with pitchfork, police say

Posted by: weftcutloop at May 02, 2014 10:23 PM (pASf2)


Well, you gotta admit, a pitchfork is a fine implement for waffle wranglin'.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2014 11:06 PM (TKUw7)

581 Actually, someone posted the Common Core timeline of 20th century American history, and the Apollo program and the moon landings are completely omitted from it. It does, however, highlight the publication of Rachel Carson's _Silent Spring_. Which I'm sure we can all agree was of vastly greater historical import. Not making this up. You couldn't make this stuff up. Posted by: torquewrench at May 03, 2014 02:52 AM (noWW6) Common Core: A Progressive “Map of Time” http://tinyurl.com/lpougsz

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 11:07 PM (K1sEu)

582 Dude. St. Trois, St Martin. Nice places to visit. Can't move there though. Whatta shame..

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:07 PM (cOb0J)

583 Dudes wearing sandles with socks

If you're one of those, you deserve all horrible things that come your way.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 02, 2014 11:09 PM (IN7k+)

584 Anna. Ick. I'd prefer a second season of 'Black Lagoon'. THX.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:10 PM (cOb0J)

585 Yea, cthulhu, I grew up here and will probably die here. I love it in a great many ways, but it's a terribly frustrating place to live for a conservative... Read your comment a few days ago about a biking incident on Hwy. 9... reminded me of my early high school days (Reagan era) when my friend and I would hitch a ride from some kindly pick-up driver up to Skyline then bomb 9 on our rickety old hand-me-down 10-speeds. No helmets, no brains.

Posted by: Average Guy at May 02, 2014 11:10 PM (hQqPo)

586 Dude. St. Trois, St Martin. Nice places to visit. Can't move there though. Whatta shame..

Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 03:07 AM (cOb0J)


was looking at St. Martin. Would cost me about 2 grand for hotel and airfare for a week

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:11 PM (bStrg)

587 569
Posted by: cthulhu at May 03, 2014 03:01 AM (T1005)

Wisconsin and I'm just looking. I haven't really been on a vacation in 10 years or so
Posted by: The Dude at May 03, 2014 03:03 AM (bStrg) Hide posts from (bStrg)



Try looking at Sintra, Portugal -- http://tinyurl.com/jvptfbw -- it may end up being cheaper. If you're in Wisconsin and not a SCUBA diver, there are a ton of options.



That's not to say that non-divers should avoid the Caribbean -- there are a lot of cool experiences there -- but there are alternatives that'll give you something to talk about.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 11:11 PM (T1005)

588 SO is the Moron honeymooning in the Canadian Rockies still out there? I'm going to Waterton Lakes Monday. . . .

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 10:30 PM (GW/jL)


Not to rain on your parade, but I called home to Calgary today, and the word was: "weather here is shitty (for moving rigs), take as much time down South as you want".  So here I am in Apache Junction, working on a wreck of a house I bought. It got to about 100 degrees today; I was sweating out water by the pint, but I got some good work done.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2014 11:12 PM (TKUw7)

589 If you're one of those, you deserve all horrible things that come your way.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 03, 2014 03:09 AM (IN7k+)


I do better when it comes to sandals, I wear Vibrams (best shoes ever)

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:12 PM (bStrg)

590 Dude. 2k with 'momma', (or not) would be worth it. But not often, capische?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:15 PM (cOb0J)

591 Dude. 2k with 'momma', (or not) would be worth it. But not often, capische?

Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 03:15 AM (cOb0J)


it would just be me

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:15 PM (bStrg)

592 Night all. Here is "Hammer of Heaven" by The Sword: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqodh4DEHOc

Posted by: The Political Hat at May 02, 2014 11:15 PM (K1sEu)

593 Looks like tomorrow's hike is Uvas Canyon.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 11:18 PM (T1005)

594 Still kicking myself for not buying in Italy 3x3 Occhi manga. 

The Dude, well there is always the 23k+ screaming fans at A-kon June 6?

Madtom, being a WWII Pacific buff Black Lagoon gets my 'meh' going.  Because yeah an early model, say PT-107/109, Elco 80ft is what most people think of as a PT boat.  I see the metal tubes for the torpedos and I think now there is a ton of metal slowing the boat down. 

And I know what a devil of a time the WWII Museum is having restoring their Higgins 78ft that saw action in the Med that I just can't see one still being a viable platform so many decades after most were burned off Samar at the end of the war.

*climbs off my WWII soapbox*

Now if Revy had one of the Pegasus hydrofoils, well 76mm gun and 8 Harpoons plus being far swifter than a PT boat just put in the water.  That might have been interesting.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:21 PM (L+hnr)

595 Agrees, Anna. That boat was a bit underarmed, neh?

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:23 PM (cOb0J)

596 though before anything, I should probably get my passport renewed

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:24 PM (bStrg)

597 It works. You might need to do it again but it works. The soap acts as a lubricant and plunging it works the clog over the soap and gets it nice and slick. Flush and watch it go right down.

I've used this trick several times over the years and it's always worked.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at May 02, 2014 11:11 PM (oFCZn)


I remember passing through Wisconsin, somewhere near the Dells, and getting all the bugs washed off my windshield with some magic elixir consisting of Dawn and water.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2014 11:25 PM (TKUw7)

598 "Read your comment a few days ago about a biking incident on Hwy. 9... reminded me of my early high school days (Reagan era) when my friend and I would hitch a ride from some kindly pick-up driver up to Skyline then bomb 9 on our rickety old hand-me-down 10-speeds. No helmets, no brains."

Bay Area foothill roads have to be some of the best in the world for bicycling.

Especially when you have the gravity vector pointing in a helpful direction.

I try to stay off the actual roads these days. Too many dumbshit drivers, which in the context of the Bay Area, is really saying something.

Anyone who still bicycles here may have a shot at noticing me as I drive past. I'm one of those rare birds who still hangs back patiently behind bicyclists on curves and then passes on the straight with as wide a margin as I can safely contrive.

Posted by: torquewrench at May 02, 2014 11:25 PM (noWW6)

599 forgot that the dvds of the first half of Mazinger Z was released this week :/

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:30 PM (bStrg)

600 I seriously do not think this would work to unclog things...

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/selection-du-weekend-86-8.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:30 PM (L+hnr)

601 Don't forget your dose of Space Cobra while ordering. 

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:31 PM (L+hnr)

602 Oh, Anna. My cardiologist is gonna slap you.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:32 PM (cOb0J)

603 I've found that plain old rubbing alcohol cuts through it quite well.
Spray it on...let it sit for a few seconds...then wipe it off.

Posted by: wheatie at May 02, 2014 11:33 PM (l/M30)


Where I live in Alberta, the well water is harder than the back of God's head. The ONLY thing that will clean the soap/mineral scum off the bathroom fixtures is a product called "CLR" aka "Calcium, Lime , Rust remover". Nitric acid also works, but it is hard on people.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2014 11:34 PM (TKUw7)

604 Don't forget your dose of Space Cobra while ordering.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 03:31 AM (L+hnr)


yeah, Right Stuf shipped my copy of the second half last week

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:34 PM (bStrg)

605 though the main thing I have coming on Tuesday is all of the Godzilla blu-rays. Three from Section 23 and 4 two packs from Sony

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:36 PM (bStrg)

606 After being depressed by Mad Max perhaps Metropolis will cheer me up...

*thud*

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:37 PM (L+hnr)

607 Am I a nitwit 'cause I get all my anime online? (or am I just a nitwit?)

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:38 PM (cOb0J)

608 Torque, did I confuse you w/ cthulhu? Was it you who posted about the guy who endoed on Hwy 9? Anyway, my youthful bike indiscretions were done purely for the thrills, not for fitness, hence the need to hitch a ride to the top. Nowadays I occasionally hit the trails on the mountain bike (and feebly at that)... don't own a road bike.

Posted by: Average Guy at May 02, 2014 11:38 PM (hQqPo)

609 Baby Godzilla?  Godzilla vs Smog Monster?  Biolante?  Space Godzilla?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:38 PM (L+hnr)

610 Not really a nitwit.  Because things like Macross Frontier will never see Stateside release because of much confusion and greed by all the people who claim the rights.  And shows I love like Wagaya no Oinari-sama don't seem to get picked up in the US.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:41 PM (L+hnr)

611 --Nope, not in MT (in Winnipeg) but flying out to AB and driving to Waterton Lakes Monday.

Posted by: logprof at May 02, 2014 11:58 PM (GW/jL)



Well, you missed me. I live about 80 minutes northeast of Calgary, in a peaceful country backwater, but right now and for the next few days, I am in Apache Junction, AZ, working on a house I bought here. For a winter retreat, so to speak. My home place is great in the summer. I love Alberta, but BC born and bred.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 02, 2014 11:44 PM (TKUw7)

612 Section 23 releases are: Hedorah, Ebirah and Monster Island.
Sony's releases are most of the Heisei era minus 85

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:47 PM (bStrg)

613 Ok. 'Cause there's more than I can watch as it is. I've got 5 series going now, and will never find an end to all the lovliness no matter how hard I try. Nonetheless, 'be good to each other and party on dude!' (is that right?).

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:50 PM (cOb0J)

614 Sony's two pack break downs:

Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah / Godzilla Vs Mothra
Godzilla Vs Destoroyah / Godzilla Vs Megaguirus
Godzilla Vs Mechagodzilla II /Godzlla vs Space Godzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars / Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S

Posted by: The Dude at May 02, 2014 11:51 PM (bStrg)

615 601 Torque, did I confuse you w/ cthulhu? Was it you who posted about the guy who endoed on Hwy 9?

Anyway, my youthful bike indiscretions were done purely for the thrills, not for fitness, hence the need to hitch a ride to the top.

Nowadays I occasionally hit the trails on the mountain bike (and feebly at that)... don't own a road bike. Posted by: Average Guy at May 03, 2014 03:38 AM (hQqPo) Hide posts from (hQqPo)



We ended up taking a guy home whose back hub locked up on 9 and crashed.

Posted by: cthulhu at May 02, 2014 11:51 PM (T1005)

616 Dude, you got a lot of kaiju goodness going on there.

Madtom, just enjoy the shows.  We are long past the era of the $40 VHS tape.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 02, 2014 11:55 PM (L+hnr)

617 'Be excellent...'. Thx, Anna. I shall.

Posted by: madtom at May 02, 2014 11:59 PM (cOb0J)

618 Dude, you got a lot of kaiju goodness going on there.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 03:55 AM (L+hn


yeah, also picked up the Showa Gamera flicks this week to upgrade from my dvds.

Kinda sad that all of the Gamera movies are on blu-ray in the states but Godzilla is missing a few movies

Posted by: The Dude at May 03, 2014 12:02 AM (bStrg)

619 Dude, just don't travel to the Caribbean to stay in the room watching kaiju movies.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 12:08 AM (L+hnr)

620 Or playing rpg's.

Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 12:09 AM (cOb0J)

621 Like me. Heh.

Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 12:12 AM (cOb0J)

622 Great I somehow have lost the first five episodes of Wagaya so download I go.  And I had forgotten in episode 6 when Kuu-chan goes on a feeding frenzy at a cake buffet she has short hair.  And poor Sakura-chan is freaking out over imagined relationships between Takagami and Kou and Kuu because she wants to be his girlfriend.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 12:12 AM (L+hnr)

623 Just checked. I can get that online. Is it really that good?

Posted by: madtom at May 03, 2014 12:16 AM (cOb0J)

624 I can't wait for the new season to Silver Spoon

Posted by: The Dude at May 03, 2014 12:21 AM (bStrg)

625 Wagaya no Oinari-Sama?  Its about these two boys who have lost their mother.  Youngest brother turns out to posses strong water affinity magic so creatures are hunting for him.  So his grandmother releases Kuu-chan, a nine-tail fox spirit under house arrest for being too mischievous, to act as the boy's guardian.  Also Kou-chan, a strangely other worldly shrine maiden, is also sent along.

The title literally means "Our House's Fox Spirit" because Kuu moves in with the boys and their father.  So their lives get complicated by dealing with supernatural creatures.  Like the local kami of commerce runs a quik-stop, his assistants are fierce looking demon dogs who are truthfully some of the dumbest animals around.  One episode deals with Kuu going toe to toe with a werewolf.  Other kami wander in. Along with spirits and things that go bump.  Even Kuu's sibling Gou gets in on the act, trying to save Kuu from the humans because Gou is angry over the imprisonment Kuu suffered.

Let it be said that Kuu at first takes on the duty to guard the boys out of affection for the boys' mother.  Their mother was the only one who treated Kuu during her imprisonment as a person.  So Kuu is willing to do anything and risk much for the boys whom Kuu starts to have affection for because they are so like their mother.

One of the twists this show takes with the fox spirit mythos is kitsune can switch genders at will.  So Kuu and Gou switch all the time.  But a lesser nogistune in the show, him and his kit can't do that.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 12:34 AM (L+hnr)

626 I think I well and truly killed the thread.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 03, 2014 12:58 AM (L+hnr)

627 Anna, that sounds vaguely like elements of Naruto and Inuyasha to me, but I'm not an animephile, just know what I liked on Adult Swim.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 03, 2014 01:11 AM (d7H2D)

628 I guess Anna really did kill the thread.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at May 03, 2014 02:13 AM (d7H2D)

629 Morning Glories Family is on the road to watch professional paintball all weekend at the Mid-Atlantic Open. Stay safe, and try not to trash the place

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 03, 2014 02:57 AM (h/S+n)

630 Mornin, 'all. On my way to the World's Largest Garage Sale, aka a flea market.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at May 03, 2014 03:12 AM (4Chvm)

631 400 Posted by: yankeefifth at May 03, 2014 12:35 AM (rDidD) ------------- Yankeefifth, all options are good for me. Also open to the idea of Halloween in Vegas, if the July/August time frame is bad for the majority. Kaboom-a-palooza is coming .....

Posted by: All Hail Eris at May 03, 2014 03:22 AM (QBm1P)

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