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March 24, 2014

Overnight open Thread (3-24-2014)
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Your Government Servants at Work: Operation Something Bruin

What do U.S. Forest Service wildlife officers do when they've been ordered to infiltrate bear-poaching gangs, but they can't actually find any poaching gangs? Well they get creative...and became poachers themselves.

In late 2010 through 2011, under time constraints, and possibly due to not finding any illegal activity, Arnold and Webb resorted to various schemes to try to entice the hunters to break laws.

During one hunter's trial in Haywood County, agents admitted to buying illegal bait for bears in Tennessee, and placing it in a hunter's yard in Graham County. Hunters witnessed the officers killing at least four of the ten bears that were taken. These agents, against the advice of hunters, removed the bears' gallbladders and called hunters from surrounding counties to try to get them to participate in the illegal selling of bear parts. The hunters refused to take part in this illegal activity. These are only two of the many tactics used in attempts to entrap hunters of Western North Carolina.

But it gets worse because Someone Must Be Arrested no matter what. And so they arrested all the hunters they tried to frame along with their friends. And arrested them again.

After state and federal wildlife officials arrested these "so-called" poachers in February, 2013, the state dismissed all charges on some of them in April, 2013. Some hunters were arrested again in June, 2013 by United States Forest Service officials.

To date none of the hunters have been convicted and several have been acquitted after a trial. Meanwhile all the officers involved got awards and commendations.

In recent news, it has been reported that six U.S. Forest Service (USFS) employees from Western North Carolina were awarded "Law Enforcement and Investigations Awards" by the USFS for their roles in "Operation Something Bruin", a four-year, multi-agency investigation targeting "bear poachers" in WNC and surrounding states, resulting in arrests in February 2013.

Also, in October, the National Wildlife Federation bestowed "prestigious conservation honors" on Sgt. Chad Arnold, an officer from Charlotte with the Special Investigations Unit of the N.C. Wildlife Commission. Arnold was named "Wildlife Enforcement Officer of the Year", and the Commission was named the "Natural Resources Agency of the Year", according to a press release from the N.C. Wildlife Commission.

And Jesus fucking wept.

Savages

Well the Palestinians are willing to kill their own children in order to attack Israelis so why wouldn't they kill puppies too. Reason #16 why I've become indifferent to the fate of the Palestinian people.

Our Best and Brightest At Work

Dealing with all the important crises in the world.

Kaliningrad

For some reason I thought this was resolved after the fall of the Soviet Union but apparently Russia still has an enclave on the Baltic. Kaliningrad is not connected to the rest of Russia and is only about 86 square miles. But Putin would dearly love to make it a contiguous part of Russia if he could.

Cities Where I'll Be Drinking Outside in 2014

However, drinking in public-on the street, the sidewalk, in the alley, behind the tool shed, etc.- remains for the most part restricted, because no one wants to see what happens when a pack of wine coolers finds itself between two co-eds. Or at least that's what the authorities tell us. I for one do want to see what happens.

HuffPo finally made itself useful by examining municipal laws, zoning codes, and torts in all 50 states to find where in this country Americans enjoy the legal freedom to drink in public. If you need me, you'll find me in the following locations.

Love at First Shot: Man, Woman Become Couple After He Accidently Shoots Her

If this sounds insane, I can testify that it happens more often than you'd expect. When one of my cousins got shot in the knee by a guy she kinda liked, it was True Love after that and they were inseparable. Apparently Cupid works via alcohol, possibly-loaded .22 rifles, and regret. They ended up getting married but it turns out that the kind of guy who might accidently shoot you when drunk might also have other more serious issues. So no happy ending there. Sometimes a shared shooting just isn't enough to build a life-long loving relationship on.

5 Insane Crimes That People Just Made Up

In the early morning hours of March 1, 1993, Yonkers, New York, police officer Thomas Drogan was taken to a medical center because his face was a mass of bruises and cuts. He had been brutally attacked and beaten up by a huge, unidentified black male.

Since a cop had been assaulted and Drogan's story of the incident was backed up by other officers, a police alert was immediately issued and the area was thoroughly searched. At least one person was detained and questioned, but no arrests were ever made. It looked like the Case of the Giant Cop Puncher would forever remain a mystery.

The Lampshade Look: Illusion of the Narrow Waist

The problem is that this waist-slimming look only really works when you already have a narrow waist.

The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla.

And my twitter thang.

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Posted by: Lurker John at March 24, 2014 05:45 PM (yapmr)

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Posted by: drill_thrawl at March 24, 2014 05:45 PM (rdiUQ)

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Posted by: Lurker John at March 24, 2014 05:45 PM (yapmr)

4 Damn milliseconds!

Posted by: drill_thrawl at March 24, 2014 05:45 PM (rdiUQ)

5 Tang is awesome.

Posted by: EC at March 24, 2014 05:46 PM (doBIb)

6 Does Smokey the Bear have a carry permit?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 24, 2014 05:47 PM (V4CBV)

7 As to Operation Bear Shit.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,..

This bullshit MUST stop!

Posted by: drill_thrawl at March 24, 2014 05:48 PM (rdiUQ)

8 I can't get over the way you people scamper away from the others in the previous thread. Leaving them twisting in the wind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 05:48 PM (aDwsi)

9 Diversity and Affirmative Action Don't Mix The Democrats in the California Legislature Grand Soviet, have a 2/3 majority in each chamber (leaves of absence aside). They decided to use that power to partially repeal the California Civil Rights Initiative (i.e. Prop. 209), which they passed out of the state Senate as SCA5, with the requisite 2/3 majority vote (27 to 9). All they had to do was get a similar vote out of the state Assembly and then it would be put before an increasingly Left-wing electorate. But a funny thing happened on the way to reinstating Affirmative Action: Asian Americans revolted against it. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=5352

Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 05:49 PM (AymDN)

10 Yeah Tang is awsome alright. It looks like last night's recycled bender of Old Style, PBR , and Four Roses.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 05:49 PM (Q8vlx)

11 Is Yawn Kerry planning on going along to, you know, demonstrate the homosexual "process" to the Ugandans?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 24, 2014 05:49 PM (oFCZn)

12 Fresh new thread. Ahhh.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 05:49 PM (ojnk6)

13 The bear thing. It's called The Ruby Ridge Gambit.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 05:49 PM (aDwsi)

14 Is that Rihanna in the lavendar dress? Gaaaah, how ghetto are those tennis shoes? You have millions of dollars. Hire a stylist who will pick you out a pair of pretty, feminine shoes. And then buy the shoes and wear them.

Posted by: sunny-dee at March 24, 2014 05:50 PM (bxdmt)

15 Kaliningrad is home to the House of Soviets -- one of the ugliest buildings in existence. Looks like something the Borg built. http://tinyurl.com/la9z82o

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 24, 2014 05:51 PM (V4CBV)

16 Hammer they always do this. I've talked to myself for hours that way.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 05:51 PM (Q8vlx)

17 I like the way the forest service thinks.

Posted by: Eric Holder at March 24, 2014 05:51 PM (Aif/5)

18 It's hard not to draw parallels between the joke that is now our government and the joke that was the Soviet government just before the collapse.

Posted by: Harrison Bergeron at March 24, 2014 05:51 PM (JQuNB)

19 I poached an egg once. I'll probably be arrested soon.

Posted by: Seamless Muldoon at March 24, 2014 05:51 PM (g4TxM)

20 So how broke does America have to get before the 'civil servants' finally get axed? Seriously, what goes first - welfare programs or civil servants?

America's a freaking out of control police state.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at March 24, 2014 05:52 PM (AC0lD)

21 I would like to hear the scientific case for African ghey rights.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 05:52 PM (6tVqX)

22 OK, take the bear thing, add guns, a drug cartel, a porous border, some mentally retarded people, and apparently STUPID PILLS for everyone else and you get Fast and Furious.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 05:52 PM (k7N5n)

"Surely your world has many powerful warships."

"Uh... we have a shuttle."

Posted by: TallDave at March 24, 2014 05:53 PM (lNW+B)

24 Is it possible to imagine a stupider activity by the Secretary of State?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 05:53 PM (aDwsi)

25 Humph, I thought you could only wear a lampshade on your head.

Posted by: no good deed at March 24, 2014 05:53 PM (vBhbc)

26 >>>The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla. NO BLA BLA BLA

Posted by: Capt. Kirk at March 24, 2014 05:53 PM (V4CBV)

27 22 OK, take the bear thing, add guns, a drug cartel, a porous border, some mentally retarded people, and apparently STUPID PILLS for everyone else and you get Fast and Furious. I would like to see the hunters have their day in court.

Posted by: EC at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (doBIb)

28 Kaliningrad For some reason I thought this was resolved after the fall of the Soviet Union but apparently Russia still has an enclave on the Baltic. Kaliningrad is not connected to the rest of Russia and is only about 86 square miles. But Putin would dearly love to make it a contiguous part of Russia if he could. Guess who's coming for dinner? And Dessert? AndÂ…

Posted by: Iosef Stalin at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (AymDN)

29 Well, as far as I know, drinking on the street is technically illegal in Key West, but every bar will give you a go-cup, and if you're not acting like a fucking doofus you can walk right past a cop with no hassle.

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (6NGyP)

30 "Uh... we ~~have~~ had a shuttle."

FTFY

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (k7N5n)

31 The forest service, epa, doe, cia, nsa, the executive all must be cleaned out or eliminated and started fresh. Layers and layers of assholery. Oh yeah,forgot the irs needs to be eliminated.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (Q8vlx)

32 Today, most breakfasts in space start with borscht and end with vodka.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (6tVqX)

33 Chavez - Glad we're not on a sinking ship.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 05:54 PM (aDwsi)

34 Just delurking long enough to say The Horde has been on fire today. Seriously, some laugh out loud shit.

Thanks for the entertainment - I'd have been bored out of my fucking skull otherwise.

As an aside (cuz I've been woefully inattentive of late), is Cochran still drinkin like a little girl?

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 05:55 PM (mMkoO)

35 Hey, kids! How was your day, dears?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 05:55 PM (8lmkt)

36 Tang always looked and tasted like pee would look.

I think I stopped wanting to be an astronaut about then.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 05:55 PM (i+yr+)

37 Cochran still drinkin like a little girl?

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 09:55 PM (mMkoO)

Is water still wet?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 05:55 PM (8lmkt)

38 "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." This in every way the story of Obama.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 05:55 PM (ojnk6)

39 Kaliningrad "Welcome to City 17"

Posted by: eman at March 24, 2014 05:56 PM (AO9UG)

40 Does Tang make a decent screwdriver?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 05:56 PM (6tVqX)

41 40 Does Tang make a decent screwdriver? Tang + Val U Rite = teh awesome

Posted by: EC at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (doBIb)

42 Really Hammer thought they were just rearrangeing chairs. Just kiddin kinda. Peaches!

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (Q8vlx)

43 I poached an egg once. I'll probably be arrested soon.

It was an eagle's egg. You're done!

Posted by: Forest Service Officer of the Year at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (vBhbc)

44 Peaches, I am here on the ONT.

You may squeal in excitement.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (k7N5n)

45 Evening, Horde. How y'all doing?

Posted by: tbodie at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (Jh9QN)

46 There were bear poachers, apparently, and they were the federal agents. Why were they not prosecuted and jailed? What's good for the goose is just as good for the gander, is it not?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 05:57 PM (HsTG8)

47 Tang + Val U Rite = teh awesome

How is it that we have not taken over every damn thing?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 05:58 PM (k7N5n)

48 I would like to hear the scientific case for African ghey rights. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 09:52 PM (6tVqX) The argument they use is that all homophobia, and "trans"-phobia, all sexism, and all racism is due to straight White "cis-gendered" males (who are also not handicapped or Left-handed or poor). Thus the "native" position of Africans is supposed to be on the same level as the Folsom Street Fair in San Fransisco. Any lack of celebrating homosexuality, then is the blame of the White man and the only way to fight against colonialism is teh buttsecks. This, to the Left, is "settled science."

Posted by: The Kyriarchical Hat at March 24, 2014 05:58 PM (AymDN)

49 You may squeal in excitement.

Done and done. Watch out for the Love Gun.

Posted by: Brawny man at March 24, 2014 05:58 PM (wu/TK)

50 Some poachers are more equal than others.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 05:58 PM (aDwsi)

51 As an aside (cuz I've been woefully inattentive of late), is Cochran still drinkin like a little girl? A little Irish girl.

Posted by: Grey Fox at March 24, 2014 05:58 PM (qxS12)

52 Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 09:49 PM (AymDN)

You mean state sponsored discrimination.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 05:59 PM (i+yr+)

53 As for the National Wildlife Federation honoring the federal lawbreakers, they can go fcuk themselves.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 05:59 PM (HsTG8)

54 Wasn't there a fertilization doctor that poached hundreds of eggs?

Posted by: garrett at March 24, 2014 05:59 PM (BC9KJ)

55 It'd be a damned shame if some of those rogue wildlife cops were busted for having child porn on their computers, wouldn't it?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 05:59 PM (yDmQD)

56 Tang + Val U Rite Hmmmm, brings back memories.

Posted by: tbodie at March 24, 2014 06:00 PM (Jh9QN)

57 Use the good orange juice first, then when everyone is hammered, switch to the Tang.

Posted by: Stuff Jesus Said, Non-canonical version at March 24, 2014 06:00 PM (6tVqX)

58 >>>is Cochran still drinkin like a little girl? Stupid question is stupid. That man wouldn't know good booze if it aged itself for 15 years in an oak cask and poured itself down my throat. Which, coincidentally, my scotch just did.

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:00 PM (6NGyP)

59 A little Irish girl.

Posted by: Grey Fox at March 24, 2014 09:58 PM (qxS12)

Ahhh, the unfortunate "curse".

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 06:00 PM (mMkoO)

60 ~~Kaliningrad~~ KÃ¶nigsberg SoonÂ…

Posted by: Zombie Kaiser Wilhelm I at March 24, 2014 06:00 PM (AymDN)

61 Well, at least they didn't fuck the bears then arrest them for prostitution.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:01 PM (wNF3N)

62 Orange Crush + vodka = panty remover

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:01 PM (aDwsi)

63 Which, coincidentally, my scotch just did.

My Lagavulin waves.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:01 PM (k7N5n)

64 Good evening, Horde. My little craft show yesterday had over 720 in attendance. I m exhausted and my knee is killing me. I n bed resting my knee, watching The Hobbit (not MWR) and occasionally reading "Journal Of The Plague Year" for school. What a fucking slog.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:01 PM (N/cFh)

65 Cochran still drinkin like a little girl? Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 09:55 PM (mMkoO) Chochran drinks booze in a sippy cup?

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:02 PM (rDidD)

66 >>>My Lagavulin waves. Balvenie waves back. Been a while since I've had a Lagavulin. I might have to remedy that.

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:02 PM (6NGyP)

67 Chochran drinks booze in a sippy cup? Posted by: yankeefifth ----------------- Hold it...., that's not such a bad idea.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (aDwsi)

68 Chochran drinks booze in a sippy cup? Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 10:02 PM (rDidD) I'm sure there are a few around his house.

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (8pqpP)

69 Gingy, have Weirddave give you a massage.

Posted by: EC at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (doBIb)

70 65 Cochran still drinkin like a little girl? Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 09:55 PM (mMkoO) Chochran drinks booze in a sippy cup? Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 10:02 PM (rDidD) --- While dressed in a Disney Princess costume.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (N/cFh)

71 Evenin', fappers!

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (mx5oN)

72 Well, today at work I graduated to actually laying tile myself instead of just helping others do so, the mailman brought a cool little 19th century chisel I bought on ebay, I finished my federal tax return, and I paid off a student loan. Pretty good day, overall.

Posted by: Grey Fox at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (qxS12)

73 Vendette!

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (rDidD)

74 Peaches!

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (rDidD)

75 >>> Balvenie waves back. Been a while since I've had a Lagavulin. I might have to remedy that. Scotch is for people who can't handle Boone's Farm.

Posted by: fluffy at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (Ua6T/)

76 Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 09:49 PM (AymDN) You mean state sponsored discrimination. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 09:59 PM (i+yr+) The operative clause of the CCRI (AKA Prop. 209): "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." This, according to the looney Left, is "institutional discrimination."

Posted by: The Pan-Racial Hat at March 24, 2014 06:03 PM (AymDN)

77 Gingy, try curcumin. It has worked wonders for my knees.

Posted by: tbodie at March 24, 2014 06:04 PM (Jh9QN)

78 Thank you, Mr. Maetenloch, for standing up for lesbians, after that earlier thread trashed us by showing the worst of our kind. The pictures at the public drinking link will spread awareness that women touching women is a very positive thing, even an exciting thing.

Posted by: Jodi Foster at March 24, 2014 06:04 PM (qyomX)

79 Goyls, what product is best for eye wrinkles? I hate getting old.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:04 PM (Hqm6c)

80 Y5!

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:04 PM (8pqpP)

81 Right now hardest decision is how much to take.

Posted by: Putin at March 24, 2014 06:05 PM (Aif/5)

82 Holy shit the network newsies really enjoy sensationlizing this Malaysia plane crash. The sick fuckers.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:05 PM (Q8vlx)

83 Tang + Val U Rite = Hobo Screwdriver

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 24, 2014 06:05 PM (QBm1P)

84 I've mentioned it before, but while we Americans lament the Shuttle's retirement and our dependency on the Russians to launch our astronauts, the Russians also resent the fact that their manned space program is now nothing more than a taxi service to the ISS. They used to launch all-Russian crews to do Russian-oriented stuff, but now they're launching Americans, Europeans, Canadians, and almost everyone but Russians.

Posted by: rickl at March 24, 2014 06:05 PM (sdi6R)

85 My Lagavulin waves.

Balvenie waves back. Been a while since I've had a Lagavulin. I might have to remedy that.

My coors lite say y'all are a bunch of pussy posers. (not really, don't taze me, bros!)

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:05 PM (8lmkt)

86 A little Irish girl.

Posted by: Grey Fox at March 24, 2014 09:58 PM

Well, if the little girl is Irish, that's still a serious drinker. My granma told me an old Cork saying- "It's not what you drink, it's how much".

Posted by: otho at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (9gNQd)

87 Goyls, what product is best for eye wrinkles?

Super swanky sunglasses.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (8lmkt)

88 79 Goyls, what product is best for eye wrinkles?

Gin. Lots of gin. Gives you eye bags, too.

Posted by: Kathleen Turner at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (qyomX)

89 Fluffy, as I am originally from a dry county in Alabama and am now in my sixth decade, your Boone's Farm references bring back only memories of back seats, the Commodores' "I'm Easy", and really awful hangovers.

Stow it.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (ltdV/)

90 Goyls, what product is best for eye wrinkles?

I hate getting old.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 10:04 PM (Hqm6c)

*drops trou - masturbates furiously*

Hang on.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (mMkoO)

91 82 Chavez, at least 2 networks have been all 370 all the time. It works if there's actual new news. Not so much when rehashing the already known and reported.

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

92 I have a problem with a Flicker eating holes in my shop siding. How many permits and licenses will I need to scare it away?

Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 06:06 PM (puNd6)

93 77 Gingy, try curcumin. It has worked wonders for my knees. Posted by: tbodie at March 24, 2014 10:04 PM (Jh9QN) --- It's a member of the ginger family. I feel as though there's something fundamentally wrong about me eating a derivative of ginger.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (N/cFh)

94 We used to use Tang to clean the inside of the dishwasher when it started getting mineralized. Never drank the stuff.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (l3vZN)

95 "In recent news, it has been reported that six U.S. Forest Service (USFS) employees from Western North Carolina were awarded 'Law Enforcement and Investigations Awards' by the USFS for their roles in 'Operation Something Bruin', a four-year, multi-agency investigation targeting 'bear poachers' in WNC and surrounding states, resulting in arrests in February 2013."

Tar. Feathers. Rails. Federals. Some assembly required.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (noWW6)

96 Looks like Australia is poised to repeal its "anti-hate speech" law: http://tinyurl.com/lmf65nw

Posted by: The Free-Speech Hat at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (AymDN)

97 Hello Horde. So... this morning... get up, stumble down to get morning routine going. Baby girl rolls out of bed saying "Mommy, my tummy hurts." Thirty seconds later I'm telling her to run, don't walk, to the bathroom before a Vesuvius - like eruption winds up on the carpet. She finally emerges, pale and shaking, and says "I don't think I can go to school today." She is 8yrs old and I as the adult must make that decision. "No, honey, you are not going to school today." An hour later I realize..... it's Spring Break this week. We got up early for no fucking reason.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (WPm3x)

98 92 I have a problem with a Flicker eating holes in my shop siding. How many permits and licenses will I need to scare it away? Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (puNd6) What's a Flicker?

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (mx5oN)

99 *drops trou - masturbates furiously*
Hang on.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (mMkoO)

dang . . . for a lurker, you definitely have the hang of this whole thing.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (8lmkt)

100 Yeah, the shoes are bad but I'd say Rihanna's look is kinda cute. Keira Knightley, OTOH, looks weird. She's already got such a tiny waist that the illusion makes her look freakish.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (dfYL9)

101 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:07 PM (JMmQ9)

102 24 Is it possible to imagine a stupider activity by the Secretary of State? Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 09:53 PM (aDwsi) It is possible to imagine folks stupid enough to take up his offer to go talk teh ghey to Uganda's biggest cheese... ...and winding up in Entebbe's worst shithole of a prison when that dignitary decides that he's had fcuking enough of Westerners hectoring him to take his county down the same degenerate path.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (HsTG8)

103 79 Goyls, what product is best for eye wrinkles? ---- BlissLabs has something called Baggage Handler.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (QBm1P)

104 They used to launch all-Russian crews to do Russian-oriented stuff, but now they're launching Americans, Europeans, Canadians, and almost everyone but Russians. Posted by: rickl -------------- At $71 Million a ticket, I guess they can suffer through it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (aDwsi)

105 Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (mMkoO)

Any place else, that would generate outrage. Here? I have to tell Mrs. Circa what I am laughing about.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (ltdV/)

106 Im not Jacqueline Onasis, so the big sunglasses are out.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (Hqm6c)

107 MWNP it's like watching the tabloids in the market checkout lane live. Sick. Someday, there will be blood.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (Q8vlx)

108 Oh, and frack the Forest Service. I saw how they operated during the shut down.

Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 06:08 PM (puNd6)

109 Think about that, we pay $71 Million to get a guy up there to do, ...what?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:09 PM (aDwsi)

110 "Sometimes a shared shooting just isn't enough to build a life-long loving relationship on." I've heard relationships based on intense experiences never work.

Posted by: Keanu Reeves at March 24, 2014 06:09 PM (WlWt+)

111 Of course we must worry about gay rights in Uganda, its not as if they have slavery ---oh wait.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 24, 2014 06:09 PM (dUS+X)

112 97 MM, while I'm sorry your daughter is so sick, that's just a funny story right there, don't care who ya are.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:09 PM (ojnk6)

113 An hour later I realize..... it's Spring Break this week. We got up early for no fucking reason.

Have you considered becoming an Obama administration cabinet secretary?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:09 PM (ltdV/)

114 Im not Jacqueline Onasis, so the big sunglasses are out.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 10:08 PM (Hqm6c)

did anyone say anything about "big?" here's the thing. you get old, you get wrinkles. that is what the booze is for. don't worry about it!

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (8lmkt)

115 Now I know what happened to Yogi's balls.

Posted by: Boo Boo at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (6tVqX)

116 Flicker is a kind of woodpecker

Posted by: Capt. Kirk at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (V4CBV)

117 Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (puNd6) What's a Flicker? Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:07 PM (mx5oN) A bird, related to woodpeckers (if not one itself). The Yellow-Shafted Flicker, I believe, is Alabama's State Bird.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (HsTG8)

118 >>> for a lurker, you definitely have the hang of this whole thing. Most people know how to do that, Peaches

Posted by: fluffy at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (Ua6T/)

119 What's a Flicker?

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:07 PM (mx5oN)

A cross between a Woodpecker and a Badger.

Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (puNd6)

120 Flicker is a bird.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (Q8vlx)

121 Thanks Peaches. Been around Moron Circle a couple times - just went black for awhile.

Posted by: eastvalleyphx at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (mMkoO)

122 It's a member of the ginger family.Â I feel as though there's something fundamentally wrong about me eating a derivative of ginger. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 10:07 PM (N/cFh) Ok, this made me laugh out loud.

Posted by: tbodie at March 24, 2014 06:10 PM (izPgb)

123 I have a problem with a Flicker eating holes in my shop siding. How many permits and licenses will I need to scare it away?

Do you need a permit for a plastic owl? Soon.

Posted by: Forest Service Officer of the Year at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (vBhbc)

124 115 Now I know what happened to Yogi's balls. Posted by: Boo Boo at March 24, 2014 10:10 PM (6tVqX) They're hanging on some forest service guy's rear view mirror like a pair of fuzzy dice.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (mx5oN)

125 An hour later I realize..... it's Spring Break this week. We got up early for no fucking reason.

au contraire, my friend. if she'd stayed in bed, you would have had a lot of icky barf-infested laundry to do, right? possibly even a floor cleaning.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (8lmkt)

126 Just checking something.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (JS0vr)

127 >>>My coors lite say y'all are a bunch of pussy posers. Oh, sweetie. You poor thing. I knew Cali was bad, but they don't have any decent booze in the whole state? Come sit by Uncle DC and enjoy the finer things in life.

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (6NGyP)

128 >>>Kaliningrad Koenigsberg, motherfuckers.

Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (9X9Ni)

129 Most people know how to do that, Peaches

Posted by: fluffy at March 24, 2014 10:10 PM (Ua6T/)

I'm giving odds that Rick Santorum does not.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (ltdV/)

130 The day after a Democrat Illinois lawmaker cruised to victory in his partyÂ’s primary Tuesday, he gave up his seat in the wake of a child pornography raid. State Rep. Keith Farnham stepped down from representing Elgin, a city about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided his home and his state office in Springfield. Items that were seized included the laptop computer Farnham used on the House floor, The Associated Press reported. The search warrant sought material that Â“in any format and medium concerning minors visually depicted while engaged in sexually explicit conduct,Â” AP reported.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (e8kgV)

131 Fortunately Ebola only spreads through direct contact...for now. Canada has possible Ebola case: health officials http://tinyurl.com/m3cnsr9

Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 06:11 PM (WlWt+)

132 119 What's a Flicker? Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:07 PM (mx5oN) A cross between a Woodpecker and a Badger. Posted by: Ronster at March 24, 2014 10:10 PM (puNd6) Oh. I had assumed it was a type of weasel.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:12 PM (mx5oN)

133 Well that hash is better than the most recent one I had.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:12 PM (JS0vr)

134 Kaliningrad shouldn't have been a surprise. It's where Putin was practicing invading Poland while Poland was celebrating the end of WW II a few years back.

Posted by: Anachronda at March 24, 2014 06:12 PM (U82Km)

135 Most mornings I have maps of Boston's big dig around my eyes. I don't give a shit I paid for every one of them.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:12 PM (Q8vlx)

136 That bear thing is like the FBI and the KKK.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 24, 2014 06:13 PM (XeVA7)

137 A cross between a Woodpecker and a Badger.

Then, some sort of weasel?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:13 PM (ltdV/)

138 Do comments get tallied by hash or name?

I'm guessing hash and I want to protest as any loss of power to my dsl modem means a new hash.

This is discrimination of the basest sort.

Where do I go to whine?

*oh wait. I just did*

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:13 PM (JS0vr)

139 I just hope Putin stops at East Germany this time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 06:13 PM (6tVqX)

140 Agreed it's a ghoul fest, Chavez. After all, it not like there's anything else going on here worth reporting on....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:14 PM (ojnk6)

141 Pro Tip : Avoid pecker flickers

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:14 PM (aDwsi)

142 I am ashamed to admit it, but I'm still watching the Extreme Cougar show. Just. Wow.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 06:14 PM (DmNpO)

143 I prefer no bags under my peepers. Thanks for the tip for Bliss Labs.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:14 PM (Hqm6c)

144 Hey Peaches! How's the left coast tonite?

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:14 PM (WPm3x)

145 I just hope Putin stops at East Germany this time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 10:13 PM (6tVqX)

The. Poles. Would. Shoot. Back.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (ltdV/)

146 Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 10:11 PM (WlWt+)

I think inhalation of any aerosol mixed exhalations of a victim can get you also. And maybe some vermin's vector.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (JS0vr)

147 oh, snap, Judge Joe Brown got his ass arrested today, lol! contempt of court, now out on OR.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (8lmkt)

148 Hoping startups like Bigelow Aerospace can take up the challenge: http://tinyurl.com/lg227zq

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (QBm1P)

149 Did you know that the UN has declared 2014 as the "Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People?" I only know this because I saw a big bus sign last weekend announcing this along with a big photo of Nelson Mandela and a quote of his saying "...our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. "

Just lovely.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (udjuE)

150 130 Ahhh, my home state. It was bad when I left in '86. It's a fcuking cesspool now. No surprise here whatsoever at this news.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:15 PM (ojnk6)

151 142 I am ashamed to admit it, but I'm still watching the Extreme Cougar show. Just. Wow. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 10:14 PM (DmNpO) Why would you watch such a thing?

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (mx5oN)

152 10 Yeah Tang is awsome alright. It looks like last night's recycled bender of Old Style, PBR , and Four Roses.
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 09:49 PM (Q8vlx)

I've actually made that particular pungent punch, and I assure you it don't smell like Tang.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (AaZLR)

153 My mistake: Alabama's State Bird is the Northern Flicker, also known as the Yellowhammer. Alabama is the only state whose official bird is a woodpecker.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (HsTG8)

154 The. Poles. Would. Shoot. Back.

We may not stop them, but after decade of Iraq/Afghanistan, we give them bloody nose.

Posted by: GROM at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (Aif/5)

155 131 Fortunately Ebola only spreads through direct contact...for now. Canada has possible Ebola case: health officials http://tinyurl.com/m3cnsr9 Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 10:11 PM (WlWt+) --- WHAT THE SHIT OH GOD

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (N/cFh)

156 Hey Peaches! How's the left coast tonite?

cold and nasty, mm. plus, this little fuckin' birdie somehow snuck right into my office today. not great with birds, but one of the abogados was there and we managed to get the little fucker back outside where it belonged. cripes, it's always something.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:16 PM (8lmkt)

157 Palestinians are not free?

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (Hqm6c)

158 I am ashamed to admit it, but I'm still watching the Extreme Cougar show. Just. Wow. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 10:14 PM (DmNpO) I had to go back to hockey because I couldn't take it anymore.

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (8pqpP)

159
I feel as though there's something fundamentally wrong about me eating a derivative of ginger.

There's never anything wrong with eating a ginger.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (b6nAI)

160 139 I just hope Putin stops at East Germany this time. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 10:13 PM (6tVqX) He won't go that far. Putin is expanding upon the current Russian territory grab tactic last seen in 2008 - stir up trouble in a border nation with a substantial Russian minority population and then send troops in to "protect" them. He's picked the right time to do it, with NATO's strength diminished and our President and SoS worried about non-issues like "climate change" and teh gheys in Uganda.

Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (WlWt+)

161 Barrel reservation for StPatrick_TN! Barrel reservation for StPatrick_TN!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (HsTG8)

162 So Putie's decided to reenact the mid '40's?

Someone better start warming up the Abrahm's.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (JS0vr)

163 Cochran drinks like a little girl? *cracks beer with troubled look*

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 24, 2014 06:17 PM (oFCZn)

164 157 Palestinians are not free? ------------ They're very reasonable.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 06:18 PM (6tVqX)

165 We may not stop them, but after decade of Iraq/Afghanistan, we give them bloody nose. Posted by: GROM ------------------ Now..., try writing that sentence without using any vowels.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:18 PM (aDwsi)

166 142 NSH, after sating just eewwww, you are watching that nightmare of a show? No wonder people rubberneck at roadside accidents. ;-D

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:18 PM (ojnk6)

167 St.Pat, come have a seat. We have much to discuss...

Posted by: TheBarrel™ at March 24, 2014 06:18 PM (JMmQ9)

168 Gulfport makes a good list for a change. Yay. Yes, we have drive through liquor stores (beer) and it's pretty darn easy to get an alcohol permit as a business.

But don't forget that the overall laxness about drinking does NOT extend to doing it and driving. But sure, you can go to a Mardi Gras parade and drink up with no worries, or head to the beach and do the same. It's possible to get arrested for public drunkenness, but you do have to work at it.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (wNF3N)

169 Palestinians are not free?
------------

They're very reasonable.

lol, Cicero, that was a good one

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (8lmkt)

170 157 Palestinians are not free? Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 10:17 PM (Hqm6c) No, but you can buy one get one when they're on sale.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (mx5oN)

171 I had to go back to hockey because I couldn't take it anymore. *** this episode has a 54 year old woman who has a great body so she wears almost no clothes and claims she's a rocker chick. there is nothing so sad as an old woman who tells people how cool she is.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (DmNpO)

172 My grandma used to say that a wild bird in the house is bad luck. Does this apply to an office? I do not know. I don't believe in luck, so there's that too.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (WPm3x)

173 Hey, remember when major power war was just something that crazy people talked about?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (ltdV/)

174 I think the networks, especially CNN, are 24 hours missing plane coverage simply because they don't want to cover the Ukraine which makes Obama look really bad. Or the economy.

My prediction. The next black kid to get shot by a white person in America gets television sainthood to keep the masses distracted.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at March 24, 2014 06:19 PM (AC0lD)

175 In case you morons aren't aware of it, Jayne Mansfield is on TCM as we speak. Oh, and Colonel Klink is an American Officer in this movie.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (mck3/)

176 IIRC, about 15 years ago the US Forest service got caught faking the presence of a species- think it mountain lions or another big cat - in order to declare the area off limits from use by citizens. They had planted fur and other items and then "found" them as proof.
Guess it not such a bug leap for them to have harassed citizens during last fall's government shutdown.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (udjuE)

177 Hey, remember when updating our half-century old ICBMs was something only crazy people talked about?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (ltdV/)

178 >>>There's never anything wrong with eating a ginger. Well, the after-crazy can be a bit of a downside, but it's still worth it. I mean, what's a stab wound or two in the grand scheme of things?

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (6NGyP)

179 Did you know that the UN has declared 2014 as the "Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People?" I only know this because I saw a big bus sign last weekend announcing this along with a big photo of Nelson Mandela and a quote of his saying "...our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. " Just lovely. Posted by: Lizzy well, it all depends. if it means that the un is going to start launching rockets at the israelis and the israels are going to start launching hellfires at the un, I could go along.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (rDidD)

180 whine: Work is switching to google mail, been in the works for months actually supposed to happen in June now. So the sys admin has been pushing for months for folks to move mail folders we want to keep to local folders so mail doesn't get last when they transition. Well I hope the backup before my stupid local cpu drive died is readable and thankfully I had been procrastinating a fair amount.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (dUS+X)

181 there is nothing so sad as an old woman who tells people how cool she is. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Posted by: Madonna at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (mx5oN)

182 Fuck the UN burn it down. Throw them the fuck out. Let them relocate to that sharia paradise formerly known as Great Britain. Asshats the lot of em.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (Q8vlx)

183 so . . . dips toe in the water . . . any of you guys watch Good Wife (I will confess, it is my favorite show and knocked my ass sideways last night). ???

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:20 PM (8lmkt)

184 166 I'll be signing up for keyboarding and spelling lessons in the morning...sheesh....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (ojnk6)

185 there is nothing so sad as an old woman who tells people how cool she is. I call that bold talk for a one-eyed dat man! ;-)

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (HsTG8)

186 Glad it was Canada. If it happened here I wouldn't trust these bastards to do the right thing.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (JS0vr)

187
Barrel reservation for StPatrick_TN!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling StarsÂ™ at March 24, 2014 10:17 PM (HsTG

There's a first time for everything, but in this case I'd be ungentlemanly to not warn you savages that when it comes to shooting, I'll be Han.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (AaZLR)

188 178 >>>There's never anything wrong with eating a ginger. Well, the after-crazy can be a bit of a downside, but it's still worth it. I mean, what's a stab wound or two in the grand scheme of things? Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 10:20 PM (6NGyP) --- You bringin' a knife to a gun fight?

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (N/cFh)

189 dat, fat, what's the diff?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (HsTG8)

190 In case you morons aren't aware of it, Jayne Mansfield is on TCM as we speak. Oh, and Colonel Klink is an American Officer in this movie. Posted by: nerdygirl at March 24, 2014 10:20 PM What's the film, nerdy?

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:21 PM (JMmQ9)

191 someone needs a refresher course on how government sting operations, like framing a guy for selling a sawed off shotgun, can go awry. not everyone always gets a promotion. maybe we need a best practices seminar.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:22 PM (rDidD)

192 I just hope Putin stops at East Germany this time. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 10:13 PM (6tVqX) I'll be taking my summer holiday in Lisbon.

Posted by: President Putin at March 24, 2014 06:22 PM (AymDN)

193 Gov. Pence signed the papers to officially remove Indiana from the Common Core bullshit. We are the first state to do so. Yay Hoosiers!

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:22 PM (WPm3x)

194 What's the film, nerdy?

Hogan's Giant Cans

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:22 PM (ltdV/)

195 this episode has a 54 year old woman who has a great body so she wears almost no clothes and claims she's a rocker chick. there is nothing so sad as an old woman who tells people how cool she is. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 10:19 PM (DmNpO) I gave up about 10 minutes in. Although the mute button was in heavy use, it wasn't hard to tell in the "meet the guy's friends or go to a bar" scenes in the previous episode that the younger women had the claws out and the men were incredulous.

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:23 PM (8pqpP)

196 187 There's a first time for everything, but in this case I'd be ungentlemanly to not warn you savages that when it comes to shooting, I'll be Han.

If the barrel could be hurt by bullets, it would not have survived this long. Heck, that wouldn't even bruise the first of the fungal layers that line the interior.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:23 PM (qyomX)

197 What are the chances that we can get Mike Pence interested in '16?

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:23 PM (ltdV/)

198 193 Gov. Pence signed the papers to officially remove Indiana from the Common Core bullshit. We are the first state to do so. Yay Hoosiers! Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 10:22 PM (WPm3x) Good move on his part.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (mx5oN)

199
Well, the after-crazy can be a bit of a downside, but it's still worth it. I mean, what's a stab wound or two in the grand scheme of things?
Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 10:20 PM (6NGyP)

Battle-scars just attract an even higher quality class of crazy chick.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (b6nAI)

200 Gov. Pence signed the papers to officially remove Indiana from the Common Core bullshit. We are the first state to do so. Yay Hoosiers!

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 10:22 PM (WPm3x)

That's wonderful! Hopefully the start of a trend!

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (8lmkt)

201 Nevada is the only state without any statewide restrictions on alcohol, and actually prohibits the counties and cities from instituting new restrictions.

Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (AymDN)

202 193 My daughter is graduating HS in May and barely missing this nightmare, a fact for which I thank God every day. Good for Indiana!

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

203 Y'all need to read this article, but blood pressure medication is advised first:

http://freebeacon.com/obama-to-kill-tomahawk-hellfire-missile-programs/

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (wNF3N)

204 Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People If celebrating said involves hurling each and every one of those savages into crevasses of Greenland's glaciers, then I say, "Let the festivities begin!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:24 PM (HsTG8)

205 194 What's the film, nerdy?

Hogan's Giant Cans

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 10:22 PM (ltdV/)

I remember seeing her in every movie she ever made...they were all called something like "Goddamn I Didn't Even Know Those Existed!"

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:25 PM (AaZLR)

206 Good Evening Horde. Quick check in. How goes it?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 06:25 PM (GEICT)

207 Gov. Pence signed the papers to officially remove Indiana from the Common Core bullshit. We are the first state to do so. Yay Hoosiers! Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 10:22 PM Could you work your magic and have Gov.Pence call Gennifer Snyder in the adjacent Michigan? Gennifer Snyder needs a stern talking to...

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:25 PM (JMmQ9)

208 so . . . dips toe in the water . . . any of you guys watch Good Wife (I will confess, it is my favorite show and knocked my ass sideways last night). ??? Posted by: Peaches henceforth she was known as nine-toe-Peaches

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:25 PM (rDidD)

209 Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 10:25 PM (GEICT)

Life is grand.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (anti-Irish Bigot) at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (QFxY5)

210 >>My grandma used to say that a wild bird in the house is bad luck. Does this apply to an office? I do not know. I don't believe in luck, so there's that too. It's bad luck for the bird if you have a house cat. What if you have a wild bat in the house?

Posted by: Capt. Kirk at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (V4CBV)

211 Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 10:24 PM (wNF3N)

It's my understanding from discussions earlier today 'round these parts that the successor systems are in the pipeline. The Hellfire replacement is made by the same contractor, even.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (ltdV/)

212 Hi BC the usual how you doin?

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (Q8vlx)

213 On the flight down to North Carolina I met a red-headed, 18yo, philosophy student. Lord save me from such temptations...

Posted by: Colorado Alex at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (b6nAI)

214 201 Nevada is the only state without any statewide restrictions on alcohol, and actually prohibits the counties and cities from instituting new restrictions.

Not exactly surprising. I wonder if a law that prohibited walking between casinos without a drink in your hand would qualify as a restriction.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (qyomX)

215 Good Evening Horde. Quick check in. How goes it? Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 10:25 PM (GEICT) It has been determined you still drink like a girl.

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (8pqpP)

216 >>>Good Evening Horde. Quick check in. How goes it? Mocking your choice of booze. How you been?

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (6NGyP)

217 Kirk sock de-materialize.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 24, 2014 06:26 PM (V4CBV)

218 Isn't the Forest Service part of the National Parks Service, or a co-agency under the Dept of the Interior? I'd like America to start working on freedoms and intolerance of corruption here at home before we go being the World Police and wagging the finger at Putin or anyone else

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 06:27 PM (aTXUx)

219 These teens were all born years after Cobain fellatioed his shotgun. One teens noticed it was weird no one was stripping. I feel so old nowÂ… "TEENS REACT TO NIRVANA" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGPbHUZQ-VE This is "classic music" to them... Nowadays they are all rotting their brains on dubstep...

Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 06:27 PM (AymDN)

220 Try dealing with pigeons in the gap of a dropped ceiling.

Part of the windows went above the ceiling tile and the pigeons would find a broken pane and get in but they could never figure out how to get back out.

So there they'd be running back and forth across the ceiling and making noise and we'd have to stick our heads up into the drop area to try to chase them out toward their entry point.

I hate pigeons. Flying rats is too good description for them.

More like mobile quano makers with the IQ of a rock.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:27 PM (JS0vr)

221 Space shuttle 28.

Yeah, right. We didn't make it to 4.

Posted by: West at March 24, 2014 06:28 PM (gtiZk)

222 Well, the Palestinian people sure feel free to carry out all sorts of terrorist activities.

It's just a sign of how far the UN has gone in the age of Obama. You think that crap would've happened while Bolton was there? But under Obama, Susan Rice is sitting passively by, or skipping meetings altogether to lunch with friends. Samantha Poers is even worse because she agrees with it.

No US to keep the Israel-haters in check. Or the UN gun-grabbers in check. Or the UN AGW control-freaks in check. All while we're still funding so much of it.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:28 PM (udjuE)

223 BC - A sippy cup? Really? It's like I don't even know you...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:28 PM (aDwsi)

224 There is a fat butch lezzie on my local news right now. Will they ever go away?

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:28 PM (Q8vlx)

225 197 I don't know but I wish he would consider it. I'm told he has very presidential hair.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:28 PM (WPm3x)

226 Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 10:24 PM (wNF3N)

And we're changing SOF to focus on building trust. Winning!

Posted by: Adam at March 24, 2014 06:29 PM (Aif/5)

227 Recently learned my best buddy from high school developed Afib like me. Thought we should look in to a class action against Boones Farm Strawberry Hill as most likely common cause with a 35 year incubation period

Posted by: Tmitsss at March 24, 2014 06:29 PM (Pa9vP)

228 206 Good Evening Horde. Quick check in. How goes it?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 10:25 PM (GEICT)

After a good long run, from 2007-yesterday, I had yet to commit a barrel-level offense. Even though it was fixed within seconds, these savages are out for my Irish blood. Their microaggressions due to frecklephobia are starting to trigger me a bit.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:29 PM (AaZLR)

229 219 This is "classic music" to them... Nowadays they are all rotting their brains on dubstep...

Uh Oh. I have never seen the word "dubstep" before. Does that mean I can soon expect an AARP mailer to send back with the next sparrow that kills itself on my window?

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:29 PM (qyomX)

230 in completely unrelated news, the forest service noticed a curious rise in forest fires during their bear poaching / assination campaign.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:29 PM (rDidD)

231 Lot of good things about international air travel. Freaking Ebola in Canada is not one of them DRUDGE REPORT ‏@DRUDGE_REPORT Man In Isolation; Critical Condition... http://drudge.tw/1gTITo9

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (ZPrif)

232 220 I hate pigeons. Flying rats is too good description for them.

I like pigeons. They helped me sight in my air rifle.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (qyomX)

233 Forest Service is Ag Department

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (HsTG8)

234 Glad it was Canada. If it happened here I wouldn't trust these bastards to do the right thing. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 10:21 PM (JS0vr) Sounds like they did the best they could. Sick guy is in isolation in a Montreal hospital, and his family is quarantined in their home in Saskatchewan. Glad they are nowhere near me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (yDmQD)

235 This is "classic music" to them... Nowadays they are all rotting their brains on dubstep... Uh Oh. I have never seen the word "dubstep" before. Does that mean I can soon expect an AARP mailer to send back with the next sparrow that kills itself on my window? Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 10:29 PM (qyomX) Elders react to "dubstep": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgII2gDY-Rw

Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (AymDN)

236 Good evening freaky peoples! What are we drinking and why the cfuk do we care if Uganda is friendly for the gehyz?!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 24, 2014 06:30 PM (60Vyp)

237 Uh Oh. I have never seen the word "dubstep" before.

Consider yourself lucky.

Posted by: Adam at March 24, 2014 06:31 PM (Aif/5)

238 After a good long run, from 2007-yesterday, I had yet to commit a barrel-level offense. Even though it was fixed within seconds, these savages are out for my Irish blood. Their microaggressions due to frecklephobia are starting to trigger me a bit. Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:29 PM Are you declaring a Chill GrooveÂ™?

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:31 PM (JMmQ9)

239 Forest Service is Ag Department

Which makes NO FUCKING SENSE.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:31 PM (ltdV/)

240 228 Even though it was fixed within seconds, these savages are out for my Irish blood. Their microaggressions due to frecklephobia are starting to trigger me a bit.

Step 2: Bargaining.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:31 PM (qyomX)

241 Wasn't AIDS patient #1 also a Canadian flight attendant? Ebola is some very scary shit. Good thing we have all this great healthcare thingy now, right?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:31 PM (8lmkt)

242 Re: Ebola outbreak in Canada.

If you've read "The Hot Zone"....that is one nasty virus. *shudders*

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:32 PM (udjuE)

243 What are we drinking and why the cfuk do we care if Uganda is friendly for the gehyz?! --------------------- We don't. But Oblammer relies on (large) contributions from that community, so, it's vote buying, using taxpayer money.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:32 PM (aDwsi)

244 I was informed by an eleven-year-old just the other day that ZZ Top's "LaGrange" was "too classical".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:32 PM (HsTG8)

245 236 Good evening freaky peoples! What are we drinking and why the cfuk do we care if Uganda is friendly for the gehyz?! ---------- It's a matter of national security because, Matthew Shepard and shit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 06:32 PM (6tVqX)

246 241 Wasn't AIDS patient #1 also a Canadian flight attendant? Ebola is some very scary shit. Good thing we have all this great healthcare thingy now, right? Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:31 PM (8lmkt) --- Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:32 PM (N/cFh)

247 Recently learned my best buddy from high school developed Afib like me.

We have a friend who, in the course of his flight physical, was told to immediately go to the hospital. They said he was having a heart attack right then. They transported him, and he was in AFib. I think they are controlling it with meds.

Posted by: no good deed at March 24, 2014 06:33 PM (vBhbc)

248 Girl in a Convertible ONT Compliance Pic http://tinyurl.com/mglxaxn

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 06:33 PM (aTXUx)

249 Lot of good things about international air travel. Freaking Ebola in Canada is not one of them Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 24, 2014 10:30 PM (ZPrif) Yep. All sorts of nasty bugs can traverse the world in 24 hours. And now may be the time to mention that there was an Ebola outbreak in Virginia during the 1990s. Fortunately it was asymptomatic in humans. Back then there were 3 known strains of Ebola. Now there are 5.

Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 06:33 PM (WlWt+)

250 I was informed by an eleven-year-old just the other day that ZZ Top's "LaGrange" was "too classical".

I...what?

The little shit should hope to be 2% as cool as Billy Gibbons.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:33 PM (ltdV/)

251 Yeah, Ebola is not good.

Posted by: President Jack Ryan at March 24, 2014 06:33 PM (Aif/5)

252 Are you declaring a Chill GrooveÂ™?

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 10:31 PM (JMmQ9)

I haven't read the approved style guide recently - if that's the appropriate way to ask for detente, then certainly. Otherwise we end up in a terrible game of pick your pill, and they come pretty fast. I don't know what's in that barrel, and I don't care to find out. The fact that some of these people have spent time in it is enough to tell me to go opposite with all the effort I can muster.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:34 PM (AaZLR)

253 "They were tappin monkeys in Africa." That's how I learned how AIDS started when I was a kid.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:34 PM (Hqm6c)

254 Jon Cary, the best Secretary of State that can be ordered from ACME.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:34 PM (ec/gS)

255 fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.

Went to see Pop today and he was adamant that everything was copacetic, he is in physical rehab because he wasn't eating, so he lost muscle mass and wasn't able to walk or stand. They are taking care of him and expect he will be just fine as long as he eats.

But on to the gal pal. Apparently she is the wife of some guy who does contract work for several of the residents in the retirement community where he lives. We were able to come up with a name...and she has a record, for 1) driving without a license (did I mention she has Pop's car?), 2) cocaine possession and attempting to smuggle cocaine into a prison, and 3) possession of paraphernalia in Daytona (three separate incidents).

Of course Pop is extremely thankful that she is there to take care of things for him, and since he's in his right mind there isn't much we can do, and trying to convince him that the woman is trouble is so far a losing proposition.

Daughter has a power of attorney so she's going to go talk to the bank in the morning and see if there has been any funny business, if there has we are going to just call the sheriff. I have instructed my children, if I ever get that stubborn and crotchety, to bonk me on the head and dump me off at the old sailors home in Meridian MS.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (V22Sh)

256 Tonight I successfully completed my first-ever plumbing repair. Part 1 is here: http://minx.cc/?blog=86&post=348045#c21935118 So this morning I went to the plumbing supply place. The guy behind the parts counter was very friendly and helpful. I did have to buy a new valve stem assembly because of the stripped screw. Fortunately he had the type I needed, and it came with a new seat. It cost $16. While the cold water side isn't leaking, the center diverter has been leaking water from the faucet while the shower is on. So I bought both of them as well. I also got a jar of pipe dope. The total came to $62 which was more than I planned to spend initially. I thought I would only have to replace washers, but the hot water seat was corroded and definitely needed to be replaced, otherwise it would have chewed up a new washer. When I got home from work this evening I replaced the hot water valve assembly. There was no leak in the tub, but both the hot and cold water shutoff valves began leaking when I turned them back on. I said "grrr" and placed a bucket under them, then went to the internet to try to figure out what to do. I was told to try tightening the packing nuts 1/8 turn, and that that would stop the leak in most cases. I did that, and voila! It worked. I took away the bucket and will keep an eye on that area, but so far I haven't seen any fresh drips. So my shower is back up and running. I'll probably wait until the weekend to replace the cold water valve and diverter. Once that is done, I should be good for the next 20-30 years or so.

Posted by: rickl at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (sdi6R)

257 235 Elders react to "dubstep":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgII2gDY-Rw

They liked it better than I did. I'm not even sure it was music before they put the whole thing through Autotune for some reason.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (qyomX)

258 Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 10:32 PM (N/cFh)

and so does everyone you even look at or think about. how the fuck did this get to Canada? srsly, Saskatchewan? that is some very weird shit right there.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (8lmkt)

259 The fact that some of these people have spent time in it is enough to tell me to go opposite with all the effort I can muster. Posted by: StPatrick -------------- It's a good idea to keep vaccinations up to date. You know, Plague..., stuff like that.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (aDwsi)

260 Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 10:32 PM (N/cFh) Depends. Some strains of Ebola have a 25-50% mortality rate. The most famous strain, Zaire, has a 90% mortality rate.

Posted by: Thrawn at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (WlWt+)

261 There is no mystery behind why I hate fucking monkeys. Seriously.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:35 PM (Hqm6c)

262 >>And now may be the time to mention that there was an Ebola outbreak in Virginia during the 1990s.

Reston, VA.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:36 PM (udjuE)

263 Jon Cary, the best Secretary of State that can be ordered from ACME.

We've replaced the Secretary of State with an ACME Giant Steel Ball. Let's see if anyone notices.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:36 PM (ltdV/)

264 Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:29 PM (AaZLR)

240 >> Step 2: Bargaining.

And the whining is very unseemly.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:36 PM (wNF3N)

265 249 Lot of good things about international air travel. -------- At the airport in Bangkok you have to walk down this concourse fitted with infrared cameras. If you look too hot, they pull you into a room and give you the third degree before they let you move on to the gates.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 06:36 PM (6tVqX)

266 Big gulps, huh? Whelp, see ya later.

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 06:36 PM (6NGyP)

267 Last words heard on many cockpit voice recorders; "Hold my beer and watch THIS shit!"

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (aTXUx)

268 The little shit should hope to be 2% as cool as Billy Gibbons. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 10:33 PM (ltdV/) Jimi Hendrix is almost always the Number 1 on any greatest guitarist list. Hendrix said Billy Gibbons was his favorite guitarist. Yeh, not many people can be that fucking cool!

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (WPm3x)

269 John Kerry having meaningful responsibilities makes me sad. What are we become?

Posted by: Is this right? at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (F58x4)

270 The Virginia Ebola outbreak was among monkeys. The whole facility was basically eradicated. And a new strain of Ebola IIRC was named after the town.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (ec/gS)

271 There is no mystery behind why I hate fucking monkeys. Seriously.

Quoting the late great funniest man that ever lived, Richard Pryor: "They got them little monkey hands that fuck with you."

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (ltdV/)

272 I need a drink. And I think I need to shoot at something.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (V22Sh)

273 Jon Cary, the best Secretary of State that can be ordered from ACME. We've replaced the Secretary of State with an ACME Giant Steel Ball. Let's see if anyone notices. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 10:36 PM (ltdV/) Meep Meep

Posted by: Putin at March 24, 2014 06:37 PM (AymDN)

274 Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:34 PM I've been in TheBarrelÂ™ recently: take CloroxWipes, paper towels, bleach, and please don't forget your rubber gloves (the ones what go up way past your elbow)

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (JMmQ9)

275 Met Billy Gibbons at a bar in the Vegas airport couple years ago. Amazing dude.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (Q8vlx)

276 256 Tonight I successfully completed my first-ever plumbing repair.

Congratulations! I've been there too. Struggle..and then leaks and more struggle...then an incomparable pride. The only part I don't understand is how you came out of doing a plumbing repair without ever mentioning Teflon tape. I don't think I'd have survived my plumbing repairs without Teflon tape.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (qyomX)

277 258 Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 10:32 PM (N/cFh) and so does everyone you even look at or think about. how the fuck did this get to Canada? srsly, Saskatchewan? that is some very weird shit right there. Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:35 PM (8lmkt) --- A Canadian resident travelled to Liberia. I can only assume he ate a monkey. Or fucked one. Whatever.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (N/cFh)

278 Kerry declaring AGW our biggest threat and making Uganda safe for gays.

Can you believe this guy was almost president in 2004? Wow.

Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (udjuE)

279 I need a drink. And I think I need to shoot at something.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 10:37 PM (V22Sh)

{{{{{GGE}}}}} want to talk about it?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:38 PM (8lmkt)

280 Posted by: PaleRider at March 24, 2014 10:20 PM (dUS+X) Sooo... your company has no secret information? Nothing that, if sold to a competitor would be bad? You might want to get your IT dept to read the License agreement for google mail... Unlimited Irrevocable License to use anything you send or put in that email... unless you are PAYING them the vig to keep it private. Googles primary revenue stream is selling information.... think about that a sec....

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 24, 2014 06:39 PM (84gbM)

281 Met Billy Gibbons at a bar in the Vegas airport couple years ago. Amazing dude.

My craziest Vegas/AC celeb story:

Billy Mays at the blackjack table with me just a few days before he died.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:39 PM (ltdV/)

282 Rand Paul's daddy makes me thinking could never vote fore Rand Paul, but he might honestly be the only guy who would make government actually smaller and less intrusive, I'd dearly love to rid America of whatever twisted ethos leads the Forest Service to entrap hunters.

Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 06:39 PM (F58x4)

283 262 >>And now may be the time to mention that there was an Ebola outbreak in Virginia during the 1990s. Reston, VA. Posted by: Lizzy at March 24, 2014 10:36 PM (udjuE) --- Topic of "Hot Zone" by Gary Preston. Required reading for this class. A little sensationalized IMHO.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:40 PM (N/cFh)

284 265 At the airport in Bangkok you have to walk down this concourse fitted with infrared cameras. If you look too hot, they pull you into a room and give you the third degree before they let you move on to the gates.

Not the only place in Asia that does that. But they were burned by SARS, so it's kind of understandable.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:40 PM (qyomX)

285 {{{{{GGE}}}}} want to talk about it?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:38 PM (8lmkt)

Thanks Peaches. Trouble is, the one that I need to talk to about it isn't listening, he things everything is just hunky dory. Stubborn old bastard.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:40 PM (V22Sh)

286 holy crap! Little jars of skin cream are big $$.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:40 PM (Hqm6c)

287 Billy Mays at the blackjack table with me just a few days before he died. Did he try to sell you some OxyClean?

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:40 PM (mx5oN)

288 GGE, sorry to hear you are having difficulties. I have gone through similar. Good you found out sooner rather than later.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 06:41 PM (rDidD)

289 Billy Mays Did he try to sell you anything?

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:41 PM (Q8vlx)

290 277 - Bought a souvenir in london Got to hide it from my mom Can't declare it at the customs But I'll have to take it home Tried to keep it confidential But the news is leaking out Got a souvenir in london There's a lot of it about Yes, I found a bit of london I'd like to lose it quick Got to show it to my doctor 'cause it isn't going to shrink Want to keep it confidential But the truth is leaking out Got a souvenir in london There's a lot of it about

Posted by: Procol Harum at March 24, 2014 06:41 PM (aDwsi)

291 Get off my lawnÂ… "KIDS REACT TO ROTARY PHONES" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkuirEweZvM

Posted by: The Hat's lawn, get off it at March 24, 2014 06:41 PM (AymDN)

292 "These agents, against the advice of hunters, removed the bears' gallbladders and called hunters from surrounding counties to try to get them to participate in the illegal selling of bear parts. The hunters refused to take part in this illegal activity."

So I guess I should explain a bit about bears and gall bladders.

Bear gall bladders are part of TCM., traditional Chinese medicine. It's not medicine at all. It's just an Asian version of good old ass-ignorant stone-age witch-doctor sympathetic magic: if I eat part of this big strong healthy animal, it of course logically follows that I will become strong and healthy.

Horseshit. But try telling the Chinese this.

So, since there have been a flood of legal and illegal Chinese into Commiefornia in recent decades, there has been an absolutely massive boom in the illegal poaching of bears in the state. For no other reason than to extract the gall bladder and other TCM bits. I'm sure we can all agree that no one could possibly have predicted this consequence.

Anyway, given the metric shit-ton of bear poaching that's going on, and Commiefornia's allegedly "green" credentials, you would figure that the state would be coming down like a ton of bricks on this practice. That those caught at it would be having the book thrown at them.

Again: horseshit. Is not happening. Will not happen.

But wait. Why not? What's going on?

Official policy here (from state, and near as I can figure from federal, game officers) is that the poachers are Strange Newcomers Unfamiliar With Our Ways. And that it would surely be unfair, and worse, would reflect bias against ethnics, if such persons were to be actually prosecuted. Or worse, punished.

Needless to say, this argument of innocent ignorance of the law doesn't hold much water.

Commiefornia spends absolutely astonishing amounts of money on translating every single official document into every language and dialect you could possibly imagine, including of course both Mandarin and Cantonese. The only way anyone could be failing to learn the game laws here would be if they were an absolutely literal illegal alien who had just arrived in a flying saucer from Tau Ceti.

Meanwhile, if you're a native-born, English-speaking, pale penis person, and you pull in a trout that's a tenth of a millimeter short, you're practically going to San Quentin.

As the old joke has it, "This really isn't about the hunting, is it?"

No. It's not really about the hunting, or about the poaching.

It's about the fact that Commiefornia has a leftist state government, and the USA have a leftist federal government, who have jointly decided, in classic Brechtian fashion, to "dissolve the people and elect another".

The people who are doing the poaching? They're the elect. They're a part of the New People upon whom the glorious new leftist state is to be built. And, as always happens, as favorites of the state, they are effectively immune to its edicts.

Now if you're one of the Previous People who are to be dissolved? And you run afoul of the state's edicts? The state will spare you not an eyelash of its legal ferocity. You'll be punished twice as hard to make up for those who aren't being punished at all.

So _that_ is why these stings are being run in the Carolinas and not in Commiefornia. Because if they were run out here, members of an officially protected ethnic class might be the ones getting stung. Can't have that! No way! Go find some rednecks down south and try to get them instead.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 06:42 PM (noWW6)

293 Billy Mays Did he try to sell you anything?

No, and he was not a very good blackjack player.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:42 PM (ltdV/)

294 holy crap!
Little jars of skin cream are big $$.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 10:40 PM (Hqm6c)

and you will have the exact same results (basically none) with the cheap shit from the RiteAid. plus, you can pick up some cheap booze while you're there. there is no magic!!!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:42 PM (8lmkt)

295 246 Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die.

I thought that was sort of a good thing. Not for the people who get it, but doesn't it stop the thing from spreading like a 1918 flu pandemic?

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:42 PM (qyomX)

296 Pseudo Bulba Affect (PBA) The tv commercial for this weirdo illness is a trip.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (Hqm6c)

297 I have a vintage rotary phone and I had to explain how to use it to my nephew.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (WPm3x)

298 Rotary phones, this generation look in amazement that old phones have the # hashtag for Twitter.

*thud*

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (ec/gS)

299 GGE, sorry to hear you are having difficulties. I have gone through similar. Good you found out sooner rather than later.

Posted by: yankeefifth at March 24, 2014 10:41 PM (rDidD)

Finding out about it is one thing. Doing something about it is quite another. And without his cooperation our hands are pretty much tied.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (V22Sh)

300 And the whining is very unseemly.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 10:36 PM (wNF3N)

I've been in TheBarrelÂ™ recently: take CloroxWipes, paper towels, bleach, and please don't forget your rubber gloves (the ones what go up way past your elbow)

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 10:38 PM (JMmQ9)

Forget to close one italics tag and the horde turns into Huckabees all the way down. I'd make a crack about having to wear a scarlet letter, but trying to type it out for illustrative purposes and possibly getting it wrong would only encourage the barbarians.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (AaZLR)

301 271>> "Quoting the late great funniest man that ever lived, Richard Pryor" Word. Shoe throwin mommas... That was some funny stuff

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 24, 2014 06:43 PM (60Vyp)

302 283 >> Topic of "Hot Zone" by Gary Preston. Required reading for this class. A little sensationalized IMHO.

Still, it is a very good read.

I've spent many hours wikiing various tropical diseases; there be some nasty bugs out there.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (wNF3N)

303 295 246 Doesn't matter. If you get Ebola (or Marburg), you die. I thought that was sort of a good thing. Not for the people who get it, but doesn't it stop the thing from spreading like a 1918 flu pandemic? Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 10:42 PM (qyomX) --- Theoretically, yes. But the people who care for the ill often get it.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (N/cFh)

304 and so does everyone you even look at or think about. how the fuck did this get to Canada? srsly, Saskatchewan? that is some very weird shit right there. Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:35 PM (8lmkt) The sick guy flew into Montreal from Liberia. Had no symptoms on the plane, apparently. I wish they weren't so damn politically correct, and would identify the people involved. I don't need to know names. But is the victim (and family) Liberian himself, or from nearby in Africa, or is he a Canadian native son who was working or touristing in Africa? I used to work with people who routinely went to Nigeria to work in the oil field.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (yDmQD)

305 Circa; not surprised he was probably pretty well gone by then. Cocaine's a powerful drug!

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (Q8vlx)

306 Oh, GGE, this is Laura's dad, right? I'm so sorry for your frustration. He stays on the prayer list. But, as someone with an older parent, I will say that it's helpful to make peace with the fact that they've earned the right to do what they do, their way.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (8lmkt)

307 I read that the Morsi supporters doused puppies in some flammable liquid, lit them, and threw them at the police.

Posted by: Pug-delicious! at March 24, 2014 06:44 PM (vFh9Q)

308 282 Rand Paul's daddy makes me thinking could never vote fore Rand Paul, but he might honestly be the only guy who would make government actually smaller and less intrusive, I'd dearly love to rid America of whatever twisted ethos leads the Forest Service to entrap hunters. Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 10:39 PM (F58x4) Funding and grabbing a bigger budget. When they submit their budget asking for a shitload more of our money in the next FY, they need some sort of big score to show how they're protecting wildlife and The American Way of Life That's why ATF raids go way up the closer it is to budget time

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 06:45 PM (aTXUx)

309 So is Kerry taking a banana and a rubber over to Uganda with him? Or is he just gonna bend over?

Posted by: tu3031 at March 24, 2014 06:45 PM (yagOO)

310 For Cthulhu, from Liberty Island - South Fried Cthulhu

http://tinyurl.com/lanhew7

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:45 PM (ec/gS)

311 GGE - Sucks. It's amazing how one can mind one's own business, and yet shit (usually, other people) will crop up to make life much more difficult than it needs to be.

Posted by: Procol Harum at March 24, 2014 06:45 PM (aDwsi)

312 Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 10:42 PM (noWW6) Just got a notice for Jury duty here in Clownifornia... Opened it up, and the whole top third is in SPANISH.... Hmmmm.... wonder if I can get out of jury duty if I don't speak Spanish here now....

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 24, 2014 06:46 PM (84gbM)

313 Hubbymayhem is moaning in his sleep. I should probably go wake him up.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 06:46 PM (WPm3x)

314 Off Procol sock

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:46 PM (aDwsi)

315 The sick guy flew into Montreal from Liberia. Had no symptoms on the plane, apparently. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 10:44 PM (yDmQD) He made it to Saskatoon and is in hospital there.

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 06:46 PM (8pqpP)

316 USFS and Something Bruin - People are just fucking insane and life is cruel and sick Palestinian Puppy Launchers - People are just fucking insane and life is cruel and sick Romance via negligent discharge - Oh, fuck it, I'm just going to go cry into my diet Pepsi.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 06:46 PM (qyfb5)

317 Shore patrol!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 24, 2014 06:47 PM (QBm1P)

318 This is "classic music" to them... Nowadays they are all rotting their brains on dubstep...

Posted by: The Political Hat at March 24, 2014 10:27 PM (AymDN)

When my next door neighbor's son was an HS senior, he had to a do a senior project. He decided to learn guitar; since I play, his mother asked me to help him out. Taught him "Take It Easy." Then I introduced him to 80s guitar bands and artists when he commented on a- how much more difficult guitar was than he had imagined and b- lamented the lack of good guitar in current music. He's now a Joe Satriani, Eddie van Halen, Mark Knopfler, etc fan.

Posted by: Country Singer at March 24, 2014 06:47 PM (r/e1Q)

319 holy crap! Little jars of skin cream are big $$. Nipple Cream. That's where the big bucks are.

Posted by: garrett at March 24, 2014 06:47 PM (9yaZQ)

320 Hubbymayhem is moaning in his sleep. I should probably go wake him up. Posted by: madamemayhem ---------------- If he says something about 'Jolene' in his sleep, it's time for a Bobbitt play.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (aDwsi)

321 224 There is a fat butch lezzie on my local news right now. Will they ever go away?

Yesterday on my way to work, I saw 2 pretty lesbians on the subway. A tall blond and her short brunette girlfriend. Sadly the oppresive DC Metro frowns on furiously masturbating on the subway.

Posted by: puddleglum at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (8SsiG)

322 Hmmmm.... wonder if I can get out of jury duty if I don't speak Spanish here now.... ----------- Go. In California we need all the Morons on juries that we can get.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (6tVqX)

323 Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 10:45 PM (aTXUx) Its instructive that if 'I' make it possible for someone to commit a crime... I'm an accessory. If I suggest they commit a crime? its conspiracy. If the Police do it??? Its just part of their job.... This whole entrapment stuff has got to stop.... they are CREATING criminals by creating opportunity.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (84gbM)

324 I hope the Canadians caught up with all the people who had to share planes with Mr. Monkey Sex Lover....

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (ec/gS)

325 In 1992, I wanted to take the train from Warsaw to St Petersburg but all the visas I had to obtain made it impractical. To go such a short distance would have taken me at least 2 days and my vacation time was limited. Back then in Eastern Europe, you would get checked by 3 different types of cops on each side of a border.

Posted by: Pug-delicious! at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (vFh9Q)

326 Hey Peaches, I watch it too, and was blown away. Figure they'll turn it into guns are bad somehow, but I hope not. I do not like the michael j Fox addition at all.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (mQacj)

327 244 I was informed by an eleven-year-old just the other day that ZZ Top's "LaGrange" was "too classical".

There's a great little part of Futurama, the cartoon, that captures that. The cartoon happens 1,000 years in our future. Fry, the main character, is depressed, and sitting in his apartment, toying with a super-expensive antique cassette player that he bought because he has become super-rich. He presses play, and he hears "I like big butts and I cannot lie. You other brothers can't deny." Another hand reaches out and stops the tape. It's Leela, the one-eyed woman played by the same actress who was Peg on Married...With Children. She says "You can't just sit here in the dark listening to classical music." Classical. Music.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:48 PM (qyomX)

328 and you will have the exact same results (basically none) with the cheap shit from the RiteAid. plus, you can pick up some cheap booze while you're there. there is no magic!!!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:42 PM (8lmkt)

Must be nice. We're all set to get wine in grocery stores in 2016, with all kinds of caveats. Wanna see an unholy marriage get together an lobby? Go read about how various religious groups allied with the liquor lobby in Tennessee to smother grocery store wine sales in its crib successfully many times until this latest compromise. Cronyism at its worst.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:49 PM (AaZLR)

329 Forget to close one italics tag and the horde turns into Huckabees all the way down. I'd make a crack about having to wear a scarlet letter, but trying to type it out for illustrative purposes and possibly getting it wrong would only encourage the barbarians. Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:43 PM (AaZLR) Cry me a river cupcake! Back in the old days you didn't even get a barrel. Offenders were put into a big hot box with snakes and spiders in it.

Posted by: Moron Oldtimers at March 24, 2014 06:49 PM (aTXUx)

330 there is no magic!!!! Not if you don't believe!

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 06:49 PM (Hqm6c)

331 244 I was informed by an eleven-year-old just the other day that ZZ Top's "LaGrange" was "too classical". ---------- Also, too many notes.

Posted by: Emperor Joseph II at March 24, 2014 06:50 PM (6tVqX)

332 318 CS, I would suggest that you also introduce him to Joe Bonamassa. Freaking genius, he is...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:50 PM (ojnk6)

333 But, as someone with an older parent, I will say that it's helpful to make peace with the fact that they've earned the right to do what they do, their way.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:44 PM (8lmkt)

That is the most difficult thing. His major problem is he's alone, which makes him depressed, which means he doesn't do anything and he doesn't eat right, which means he is sitting there and atrophying, which is why he can't stand or walk. If there was someone nearby who could get him out and do things he'd be OK...and he waffles between trying to make everybody feel guilty because he's all alone and telling everyone he doesn't need anybody's help.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:50 PM (V22Sh)

334 At the airport in Bangkok you have to walk down this concourse fitted with infrared cameras. If you look too hot, they pull you into a room and give you the third degree before they let you move on to the gates.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 10:36 PM (6tVqX)
They are worried about spontaneous human combustion.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 24, 2014 06:50 PM (XeVA7)

335 Forget to close one italics tag and the horde turns into Huckabees all the way down. I'd make a crack about having to wear a scarlet letter, but trying to type it out for illustrative purposes and possibly getting it wrong would only encourage the barbarians. Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:43 PM St.Pat: you fucked up. It happens. Own it and do your time. Odds are tremendous that some other moron (probably me) will similarly fcuk up in the next thirty minutes and you'll be free at last... (Note to self: do not attempt any Pixy-HTML tonight.)

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:50 PM (JMmQ9)

336 Opened it up, and the whole top third is in SPANISH....

Hmmmm.... wonder if I can get out of jury duty if I don't speak Spanish here now....

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 24, 2014 10:46 PM (84gbM)

Do you have to press 2 for English in Mexifornia yet?

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 06:51 PM (291hy)

337 That Barrel is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse. And it absolutely will not stop until you spend the night in its icy cold embrace.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 06:51 PM (wNF3N)

338 GGE sorry to hear about your problems. But you are doing all you can to protect him. Just be ready to pick up the pieces.

So she is driving without a license while using his car? Oh boy. Liability anyone? Or a great getaway car for a bank robber.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:51 PM (ec/gS)

339 OK, I have to be coherent in the morning.

You guys try not to fall in the barrel and please remember to feed the pteranodon.

Vive Le Fucking Little Monkey Hands!!!

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:51 PM (7ItWM)

340 Cry me a river cupcake! Back in the old days you didn't even get a barrel. Offenders were put into a big hot box with snakes and spiders in it. Posted by: Moron Oldtimers at March 24, 2014 10:49 PM (aTXUx) The Boo Box....

Posted by: Capt. J. Hook at March 24, 2014 06:51 PM (84gbM)

341 I watch it too, and was blown away. Figure they'll turn it into guns are bad somehow, but I hope not.
I do not like the michael j Fox addition at all.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 10:48 PM (mQacj)

oh, yay, a fellow GWer!! the producers published a letter today. Michael J Fox is only on for 3, maybe 4, episodes, so NOT a permanent cast member, which works for me. i am so addicted to that show. and, yes, i have addicted others to it, including my 87 year old dad!!!! it was a bold fuckin' move, though, that's for sure!

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:52 PM (8lmkt)

342 Whoo! Butte, America! It's a moron badge of honor to have been born there. I'll always have a little bit of Butte in me. It's probably the heavy metals in the tap water.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Looking for a new nic at March 24, 2014 06:52 PM (dkesm)

343 The Flicker is North America's only ground feeding woodpecker and is easily spotted by the conspicuous white patch on its tail when it flies.

Posted by: Old Woman Who is Pecked to Death in The Birds at March 24, 2014 06:52 PM (l3vZN)

344 poon-tang - it's what's for breakfast!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at March 24, 2014 06:53 PM (b/lt+)

345 Are the hot chicks leaving Ukraine? I wonder where they are headed? There's a fellow here in my town very concerned for their welfare and he wants to organize a place for the girls to stay temporarily.

Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 06:53 PM (F58x4)

346 Secretary Kerry: U.S. To Send Scientists To Discuss Homosexuality With Ugandan President

Thomas Dolby: Science! Science!

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 24, 2014 06:53 PM (FE/sZ)

347 337 That Barrel is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse. And it absolutely will not stop until you spend the night in its icy cold embrace.

Icy cold? Some of that huge dung pile I saw during my time there has to have dried out by now. It would make a good fuel. Unless...you people haven't been eating that stuff, have you?

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 06:53 PM (qyomX)

348 Cry me a river cupcake! Back in the old days you didn't even get a barrel. Offenders were put into a big hot box with snakes and spiders in it.

Posted by: Moron Oldtimers at March 24, 2014 10:49 PM (aTXUx)

I got here just after wearing an onion on the belt was considered fashionable.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:53 PM (AaZLR)

349 Happy 70th Birthday to The Gunny, R Lee Ermey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Lft6EQh-Y

Posted by: Moron Oldtimers at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (aTXUx)

350 So she is driving without a license while using his car? Oh boy. Liability anyone? Or a great getaway car for a bank robber.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 10:51 PM (ec/gS)

And she has his house keys.

And his checkbook.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (V22Sh)

351 Old Woman Who is Pecked to Death in The Birds

And before I really go: You idiots are the best.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (7ItWM)

352 Forget to close one italics tag and the horde turns into Huckabees all the way down. That's why folks here put closing tags at the end of their nicknames: [ / b ] [ / i ] [ / s ] (minus the spaces). Nips that shit in the bud...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (HsTG8)

353 323, Romeo, see the Ayn Rand quote at 38. Ahhh hell, here it is again. It has become reality... "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (ojnk6)

354 Oderus Urungus, R.I.P. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWKrM5h4QYw

Posted by: Sad Whale at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (AymDN)

355 337 - Points for Tom Clancy paraphrase.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (aDwsi)

356 350 So she is driving without a license while using his car? Oh boy. Liability anyone? Or a great getaway car for a bank robber. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 10:51 PM (ec/gS) And she has his house keys. And his checkbook. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 10:54 PM (V22Sh) Oh Lord. You must be stressed to the gills.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (mx5oN)

357 Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 10:50 PM (V22Sh)

That's pretty tough, GGE. I don't envy you. I know what a big heart you have and the fact that there's no one close by to him to impact the situation is really unfortunate. How old is he? No way to get him some visiting-type help on even a weekly basis?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:54 PM (8lmkt)

358 The odd thing is, I only had to go into the barrel once, and, I don't know, it must have been new or something... fresh coat of paint, well-lit, though the music was a bit tame... is the recliner still there?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 06:55 PM (qyfb5)

359 Met Freddy Fender at Bill Harrah's Auto Museum outside Reno. Does count?

Posted by: NCwoof at March 24, 2014 06:55 PM (aUQgu)

360 I'm back. Wait a minute. What the fuck happened? My good name was besmirched when I wasn't even here to defend myself??

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (GEICT)

361 OK, I'm going to go upthread and see if there are any interesting comments. Don't go anywhere.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (V22Sh)

362 276 Congratulations! I've been there too. Struggle..and then leaks and more struggle...then an incomparable pride. The only part I don't understand is how you came out of doing a plumbing repair without ever mentioning Teflon tape. I don't think I'd have survived my plumbing repairs without Teflon tape. Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 10:38 PM (qyomX) I have Teflon tape, but the guy at the plumbing supply store recommended that I should use pipe dope instead on the seat. He said that if a piece of tape broke off, it could cause a clog. So I bought a jar for $6.50. It's a sort of putty-like substance, and I coated the threads with it before installing the seat. It's more than I will probably need in several lifetimes, but he said that it won't dry out as long as I put the cap back on tightly.

Posted by: rickl at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (sdi6R)

363 fresh coat of paint That wasn't paint...

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (mx5oN)

364 That's why I like it, especially being a Chicagoan I'm surprised they actually portray the dems semi accurately. But I can do without the Donna Brazile cameos. I'm surprised they could keep it a secret for as long as they did.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (mQacj)

365 Are the hot chicks leaving Ukraine? I wonder where they are headed? There's a fellow here in my town very concerned for their welfare and he wants to organize a place for the girls to stay temporarily. *** I bet the mail-order bride business is booming

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 06:56 PM (DmNpO)

366 Those Park Rangers probably got extra points for the play on words in the operation's Code Name.

Bureaucrats love that kind of sh!t.

Ever notice how the more cornbally, weird or off the wall the Code Name is the more likely the results will be nonexistent or negative?

Yeah, there's a reason for that; whoever thinks up that sort of code name and thinks it's cool also isn't too bright as to operational security, justification and end results and they tend to be in charge.

And lots of times people get hurt.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 06:57 PM (JS0vr)

367 The odd thing is, I only had to go into the barrel once, and, I don't know, it must have been new or something... fresh coat of paint, well-lit, though the music was a bit tame... is the recliner still there?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 24, 2014 10:55 PM (qyfb5)

That wasn't the barrel, you somehow got into ace's mancave! you must never, ever speak of this again . . .

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:57 PM (8lmkt)

368 Butte, MT made the list. If you go remember that a perfect night for a Butte Rat is to get drunk, get into a fight, eat a pork chop sandwich, and go home with someone else's girlfriend (preferably the one belonging to your fighting partner). The best day for Butte is St Paddy's day, but don't wear a kilt unless you play the pipes or want to get the shit beat out of yourself.

Posted by: fairweatherbill at March 24, 2014 06:57 PM (Naowb)

369 in re: Operation Something Bruin: is it just me (it often is) or does this clusterfuck bear (no pun intended) a striking resemblance to the Randy Weaver situation? Weaver was set up by BATF (the "E" for Explosives came later) agents looking for a scalp. This sorta shit is why I don't sleep well...

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 06:57 PM (JMmQ9)

370 BC - I'm not speaking to you any more. Sorry, but there it is.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:58 PM (aDwsi)

371 Forest Service once again reminds us ... Cops are NOT your friends

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 06:58 PM (aTXUx)

372 I'm surprised they could keep it a secret for as long as they did.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 10:56 PM (mQacj)

Alan Cumming (Eli) tweeted that he was so glad it finally aired because it was sooooo hard to keep it a secret.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 06:58 PM (8lmkt)

373 365 I bet the mail-order bride business is booming Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 10:56 PM (DmNpO) Shipping costs must be a bitch though. Plus there's the problem of getting a big enough box.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 06:58 PM (mx5oN)

374 Alton -> 13

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 06:59 PM (aDwsi)

375 He's now a Joe Satriani, Eddie van Halen, Mark Knopfler, etc fan.

Posted by: Country Singer at March 24, 2014 10:47 PM (r/e1Q)

Time to expose him to Chet Atkins, Marty Friedman, Merle Travis, Dimebag, Jerry Reed, Slash, and Tommy F. Emmanuel. Let that young mind see the immense possibilities the instrument offers.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 06:59 PM (AaZLR)

376 For some reason I thought this was resolved after the fall of the Soviet Union but apparently Russia still has an enclave on the Baltic. Kaliningrad is not connected to the rest of Russia and is only about 86 square miles. But Putin would dearly love to make it a contiguous part of Russia if he could.

It (East Prussia) along with the Baltic states had no business being given the USSR to begin with. It should be returned to Germany. To quote the movie Patton - to hell with the mongoloid Russians

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 24, 2014 06:59 PM (FE/sZ)

377 You only thought it was paint ... Arkham Labs created the coating. That should tell you something.

Oh man GGE that is even worse.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 06:59 PM (ec/gS)

378 370 BC - I'm not speaking to you any more. Sorry, but there it is. Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 10:58 PM (aDwsi) The bad shit they said about me? Total lies. The really bad shit? Yeah, that might be true.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 06:59 PM (GEICT)

379 Vic yelled at me this morning for not including a Maria Menounos stripping down to a bikini video when we were talking about her, a sin for which I apologized, and I realized suddenly I forgot to include photos of the poor Ukrainian refugee chicks just a moment ago. Perhaps you too will be concerned for their welfare when the Russian storm troopers arrive in Kiev. http://bit.ly/1pug72G

Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (F58x4)

380 And she has his house keys. And his checkbook. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 10:54 PM (V22Sh) If the broad is driving his car without a license, can you arrange for the cops to pick her up and charge her?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (yDmQD)

381 Shipping costs must be a bitch though. Plus there's the problem of getting a big enough box. Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:58 PM (mx5oN) But Wait! Order now and we'll throw in a Second Bride for FREE!!!

Posted by: Eukraine Saleguy at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (84gbM)

382 That wasn't the barrel, you somehow got into ace's mancave! you must never, ever speak of this again . . . Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 10:57 PM (8lmkt) fnord (8lmkt) Couldn't have been, no Ewok fur on the recliner. Thanks for the disturbing thought, though.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (qyfb5)

383 "Rand Paul's daddy makes me thinking could never vote fore Rand Paul, but he might honestly be the only guy who would make government actually smaller and less intrusive"

I'm still uncertain about Rand myself. I hear a whole lot of people saying that Ron (and the abrasive Ronulans) have put them off of the Paul family entirely.

Foreign policy seems to be a big part of that objection.

I put it to you as a thought experiment: imagine that Ron Paul had been elected in, say, 2008. And that he had practiced since then the sort of frankly pretty radical isolationism that he has consistently preached.

Why, tarnation! Who knows what would have happened? Let's put on our thinking caps for a second and imagine.

Syria and Libya would have disintegrated into chaos. Iraq would be well on its way. Trashcanistan would continue to be the planet's reeking syphilitic bunghole. Iran would be about to get the bomb. China would be steadily pushing to re-create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere under new management. Russia would be slowly re-absorbing bits of the old Warsaw Pact countries. The EU would be simultaneously growing outward while rotting internally. Venezuela and Argentina would be regressing socialist quagmires.

In other words, things would look... pretty much about as they do now. Less expensively.

There's an old saying that "events are in the saddle, and riding man". They are.

The Paulian case is pretty simply stated: America is going to have to realize that (a) some of the bad things in the world are not amenable to interventionist policy by America, as much as we might like for it to be the contrary, and that (b) of the bad things which _might_ be thus amenable to interventionalism, we can't financially afford any longer to be addressing, as much as we might also like for that to be the contrary.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (noWW6)

384 At least they had Will and Alicia patch things up a bit. My favorite character is Diane. I need to channel her more often in my professional life.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 07:00 PM (mQacj)

385 Aloha!

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 07:01 PM (cc39m)

386 Shipping costs must be a bitch though. Plus there's the problem of getting a big enough box. Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:58 PM (mx5oN) fnord (mx5oN) I'll freaking think of something.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 07:01 PM (qyfb5)

387 385 Hey, Cth.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:01 PM (ojnk6)

388 Shipping costs must be a bitch though. Plus there's the problem of getting a big enough box. ------- Bezos promises free delivery by drone with Amazon Prime.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 07:02 PM (6tVqX)

389 Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 10:59 PM Good call, Mr.Hammer. I got here with the comments in the 90's and haven't yet had the opportunity to "backflush"

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 07:02 PM (JMmQ9)

390 Time to expose him to Chet Atkins, Marty Friedman, Merle Travis, Dimebag, Jerry Reed, Slash, and Tommy F. Emmanuel. Let that young mind see the immense possibilities the instrument offers.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 10:59 PM (AaZLR)

Heh, I loaned him my Fender 50th Anniversary Guitar Legends CD. Still haven't gotten back. Damn ungrateful kids. But at least I don't hear him pulling into their driveway with rap pounding anymore.

Posted by: Country Singer at March 24, 2014 07:02 PM (r/e1Q)

391 What cools the green card express ardor of foreign mail order brides? When the groom finds out the line he has to sign saying he will be financially on the hook for his new wife for the next ten years. Even if they divorce one year after getting to the States.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 07:02 PM (ec/gS)

392 Well, I'm outta here, folks. Good night and sleep sweet, fair friends.

Posted by: madamemayhem at March 24, 2014 07:03 PM (WPm3x)

393 ZOMG! Atl local news is reporting that there has been a shooting off the highway in the Suburbs! This happens nightly in town, crickets. Get out to the Burbs, Eleventy!

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:03 PM (ojnk6)

394 Cthulhu - any progress on moving the horror show eastward?

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:04 PM (AaZLR)

395 "That's why ATF raids go way up the closer it is to budget time"

Branch Davidians at Waco.

Textbook example.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 07:04 PM (noWW6)

396 Hey Cthulhu check out my post #310

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 07:05 PM (ec/gS)

397 Get a good elder law/guardianship type attorney on retainer ASAP. I know this from personal experience, unfortunately.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:05 PM (FHNkr)

398 My favorite character is Diane.

really? mine is kinda Kalinda, she's so fierce. plus, where the fuck is Diane's husband? they dropped him like a bad habit, eh?

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 07:05 PM (8lmkt)

399 So, has anyone heard from Cooth? Did his plane land safely & he's on east coast time now? Adapting?

Posted by: nobody special at March 24, 2014 07:05 PM (jt5ZU)

400 346 Secretary Kerry: U.S. To Send Scientists To Discuss Homosexuality With Ugandan President ======================= See, government waste. Why send multiple guys over to Uganda, after buying them shots and and safari outfits, when we could just invite the Ugandan President to DC, and meet at State. I'm sure he could get fixed up with all the gay guys he wants there. These assholes have just got to develop some fiscal responsibility.

Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 07:05 PM (F58x4)

401 Forest Service once again reminds us ...

Cops are NOT your friends

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 10:58 PM (aTXUx)

Government is not a free mans friend. That is why anyone who prizes liberty wants a government as small and limited in power as is prudent.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 07:06 PM (291hy)

402 Do'h. My comment at #397 was meant for GGE

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:06 PM (FHNkr)

403 I need to stop drinking. No, not that way, just for tonight. Love you all, truly, madly, deeply. Hammer and Cochran, yeah, both of youse guys.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 07:07 PM (8lmkt)

404 Huh. story of my life - always late to the game. (Throws sock in the hamper)

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 07:07 PM (jt5ZU)

405 Oh. Oh I just found out what you people said. Fuck all of you. With Hillary Clinton's dick.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:07 PM (GEICT)

406 Good night, Peaches!

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 07:07 PM (8pqpP)

407

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 07:08 PM (SAMxH)

408 346 Secretary Kerry: U.S. To Send Scientists To Discuss Homosexuality With Ugandan President

Reggie Love will be part of the delegation! Reggie Love will put some Science into the Ugandans! Ugandans, relax and experience Reggie Love!

Posted by: Reggie Love at March 24, 2014 07:08 PM (qyomX)

409 I'm out for the night. Y'all take care.

Posted by: Country Singer at March 24, 2014 07:08 PM (r/e1Q)

410 Kalinda is good, too. Most of the females are great examples of strong chicks. I think they bring back the husband when they need a plot twist. I can't see that actor wanting a regular tv gig.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 07:08 PM (mQacj)

411 Good grief, someone has been watching too many movies...

http://tinyurl.com/kudyzzo

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 07:08 PM (ec/gS)

412
Who ate my post?

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 07:09 PM (SAMxH)

413 405 Oh. Oh I just found out what you people said.

Fuck all of you. With Hillary Clinton's dick.

"You'd think they would call me Cochran the Carpenter. But you drink one Cosmo..."

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 07:09 PM (qyomX)

414 I'd still probably order a Russian Bride, if I could afford one.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at March 24, 2014 07:09 PM (qyfb5)

415 You know who's a criminally overlooked guitar player?

Michael Schenker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpUsULr_uLw

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:09 PM (FHNkr)

416 AltonJackson, I didn't get your question because I was reading previous comments. The film was Kiss Them for Me.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 24, 2014 07:09 PM (mck3/)

417
   St Pat--you can borrow the Garand for a bit if you like.

     Basic combat load be okay?

     Just don't leave it in the barrel.

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 07:10 PM (SAMxH)

418 414 I'd still probably order a Russian Bride, if I could afford one. -------------- Do you own real estate?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 07:10 PM (6tVqX)

419 So I bought a jar for $6.50. It's a sort of putty-like substance, and I coated the threads with it before installing the seat. It's more than I will probably need in several lifetimes, but he said that it won't dry out as long as I put the cap back on tightly.

Posted by: rickl at March 24, 2014 10:56 PM (sdi6R)

This (pipe dope) is fine if you are firmly convinced you will never ever have to unmake those connections. The stuff looks like it will be a slippery goo forever, but believe me, it sets up and becomes very stiff and hard to work. I have installed, de-installed, and re-installed many pumps and I much prefer teflon tape. The stuff is cheap, so don't skimp on the number of wraps you use.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 24, 2014 07:10 PM (o3MSL)

420 So, no love? Still? diaf, heathens.

Posted by: Ynwie Malmsteen at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (8lmkt)

421 My favorite character is Diane. really? mine is kinda Kalinda, she's so fierce. plus, where the fuck is Diane's husband? they dropped him like a bad habit, eh? **** Cary Agos is one of my all-time favorite characters.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (DmNpO)

422 412
Who ate my post?

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 11:09 PM (SAMxH)

Dunno, but I finally got my Garand last summer and haven't been bit once. Thanks for the advice.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (AaZLR)

423 "You'd think they would call me Cochran the Carpenter. But you drink one CosmoÂ…" Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 11:09 PM (qyomX) *eyeroll* Hey, I was good and drunk before and after that drink. Bannion was sober before and after.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (GEICT)

424 412 Pretty strange IG. Saw your post prior to a refresh, now can't find it.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (ojnk6)

425 Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 11:00 PM (noWW6) ========================= I do worry about the isolationist foreign policy shit, which attitude I regard as impossibly naive, but I also am greatly concerned about all the StormFront connections. Rand is not Ron, thankfully, but still....

Posted by: MTF at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (F58x4)

426 'Night Peaches, sleep tight. Well..., sleep well. Whatever.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:11 PM (aDwsi)

427 "What cools the green card express ardor of foreign mail order brides? When the groom finds out the line he has to sign saying he will be financially on the hook for his new wife for the next ten years. Even if they divorce one year after getting to the States."

On the "family reunification" forms, people who are bringing in elderly immigrant parents (who never paid into Medicare or Social Security) must officially attest that they will care for those elders via their own private means, and not allow them to become a public charge.

It's meaningless and not enforced. The kids dump their parents into the American eldercare entitlement state as soon as they are able. And get away with doing so.

Meanwhile, those of you who did pay into Medicare and Social Security are inevitably going to get less payout, to cover for such freeloaders.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 07:12 PM (noWW6)

428 Who ate my post?

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 11:09 PM (SAMxH)

Blank post, off to the barrel with you Gramps.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 07:12 PM (291hy)

429 You'd think they would call me Cochran the Carpenter.

If I were a carpenter, and you were a lady . . . or a little girl.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 07:12 PM (8lmkt)

430 Tang and Postum, my youth, before Genese Cream Ale

Posted by: Jean at March 24, 2014 07:13 PM (Aqvh6)

431
Oh Lord. You must be stressed to the gills.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 24, 2014 10:54 PM (mx5oN)

Hence the need for the drink. And possibly something to shoot at.

Peaches, he's in his 80's and having companionship is the issue that we are presently trying to solve.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:13 PM (V22Sh)

432 Paint it with creosote, if you can find any....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 07:13 PM (cc39m)

433 Romeo. No my company has no secret info. Its a non-profit funded by the government (as opposed to being a direct agency like NOAA) email is not considered secure anyway, i.e. if someone at a remote location needs a password we give it over the phone or send a fax (both of which go over the internet anyway now cuz we have some kind of IP phone service but I still do it that way)

Posted by: PaleRider at March 24, 2014 07:13 PM (dUS+X)

434 I like the "new" Cary from the previews. But it won't be the same without the Will/Alicia tension.

Posted by: chicagolurker at March 24, 2014 07:13 PM (mQacj)

435 This (pipe dope) is fine if you are firmly convinced you will never ever have to unmake those connections. The stuff looks like it will be a slippery goo forever, but believe me, it sets up and becomes very stiff and hard to work. I have installed, de-installed, and re-installed many pumps and I much prefer teflon tape. The stuff is cheap, so don't skimp on the number of wraps you use. Posted by: Hrothgar ------------------- Also, at least a little of the dope will make it's way into the water. Not.Good.To.Drink.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:14 PM (aDwsi)

436 420 So, no love? Still? diaf, heathens.

Posted by: Ynwie Malmsteen at March 24, 2014 11:11 PM (8lmkt)

Is Ynwie Yngwie's younger brother? As far as pure virtuosos go, I prefer Eric Johnson, but anybody who can make a guitar talk, regardless of style, I'm a fan of them. That goes for Satriani, Vai, et al., but I find myself more gravitated to tone and phrasing than pure technical ability (not that those mentioned don't have those, just that those mentioned have more of those things IMHO).

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:15 PM (AaZLR)

437 Peaches, he's in his 80's and having companionship is the issue that we are presently trying to solve.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:13 PM (V22Sh)

ah, shit, GGE. i'd be so happy if the dadster found some old gal to hook up with. unfortunately, he's like me, happy to be alone with his books and his tee vee. well, maybe not so unfortunately, eh? if anyone can solve it, it's you, really, you're that good. and you know it. xoxo, really leaving now.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 07:15 PM (8lmkt)

438 405 Oh. Oh I just found out what you people said. Fuck all of you. With Hillary Clinton's dick. Ouch!

Posted by: EC at March 24, 2014 07:16 PM (doBIb)

439 "I have installed, de-installed, and re-installed many pumps and I much prefer teflon tape. The stuff is cheap, so don't skimp on the number of wraps you use."

Another tape user here.

Wrap in the correct direction. If in the wrong direction, tightening will tend to unwrap it. Don't wrap all the way up to the last interior threads, just partway. If you wrap all the way up, you may get tape fragments inside once tightened. Don't use tape on a gas fitting. Not even "special tape made for gas". Use dope on those.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 07:16 PM (noWW6)

440 Coming to America via Obama executive order? "Norwegian troops get unisex dorms" http://tinyurl.com/m8cw9ds

Posted by: Betty Co-Ed at March 24, 2014 07:16 PM (AymDN)

441 >>>Shipping costs must be a bitch though. Plus there's the problem of getting a big enough box.

You want a bigger box?

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 24, 2014 07:16 PM (W5iHt)

442 For TPH and others. The Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku. All for 40,000Yen and a meal is included.

http://youtu.be/2qol6T1ANuw

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 07:16 PM (ec/gS)

443 I'm pretty sure Huma keeps that locked up.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:17 PM (aDwsi)

444 Posted by: nerdygirl at March 24, 2014 11:09 PM THX, nerdygirl. Not sure if I've seen that one. Added to the list.

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 07:17 PM (JMmQ9)

445 Blank post, off to the barrel with you Gramps.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 11:12 PM (291hy)

I hate that it has to be the IG, but I'm glad to have resisted long enough for the barrel to get its tribute.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:17 PM (AaZLR)

446 And trying to catch up on the thread on a 10" computer screen...I'm up to 92, hang on a sec....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 07:17 PM (cc39m)

447 440 Just when you thinkmit can'tmget anymsillier and more dangerous...they exceed your expectations.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:18 PM (ojnk6)

448 Hmm. I think IG has a permanent Get Out of The Barrel Free card.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:19 PM (aDwsi)

449 If the broad is driving his car without a license, can you arrange for the cops to pick her up and charge her?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 24, 2014 11:00 PM (yDmQD)

I don't KNOW that she's driving without a license, just that she's been known to do so. Maybe she has it back, maybe not, but that's not the troubling bit. The drug possession is the troubling bit.

Iasonas, already talked to one and basically he'd be glad to take our money but as long as Pop is judged to be in his sound mind there isn't much we can do.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:19 PM (V22Sh)

450 447 Freaking tablet..

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:19 PM (ojnk6)

451 NBCWashington ‏@nbcwashington 57m .@Redskins owner Dan Snyder announces Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation: http://bit.ly/1m3bE75

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 07:20 PM (DmNpO)

452 I don't KNOW that she's driving without a license, just that she's been known to do so. Maybe she has it back, maybe not, but that's not the troubling bit. The drug possession is the troubling bit. Iasonas, already talked to one and basically he'd be glad to take our money but as long as Pop is judged to be in his sound mind there isn't much we can do. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM (V22Sh) What county is this in? Remember, I'm the evil bastard around here who has friends and family that are evil LEOs.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:20 PM (GEICT)

453 Good 2nd Amendment video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuhjewGdSo Chick is cute too.

Posted by: The Gun-Toting Hat at March 24, 2014 07:20 PM (AymDN)

454 Freaking tablet.. -------------- A poor craftsman always blames his tools. Come to think of it, in many ways that is the story of the Obama Presidency.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:21 PM (aDwsi)

455 ...and I much prefer teflon tape. The stuff is cheap, so don't skimp on the number of wraps you use. Posted by: Hrothgar at March 24, 2014 11:10 PM (o3MSL) ------------ I'll have to find where that conversation started - personally, i prefer pipe dope. It makes a mess, but I've never had a leak using it. I have with tape. And yes, i think you can use too much. Gas, Water, Air lines... I really have no intention of taking them apart - my intention is to fix it for the last time. but when I do disassemble, no problems. what kind of dope are you used to?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 07:21 PM (jt5ZU)

456 For TPH and others. The Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku. All for 40,000Yen and a meal is included. http://youtu.be/2qol6T1ANuw Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 11:16 PM (ec/gS) Domo Arigato

Posted by: Mr. Roboto at March 24, 2014 07:21 PM (AymDN)

457 Come to think of it, in many ways that is the story of the Obama Presidency. Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 11:21 PM (aDwsi) Nah, the Obama Presidency *spit* is blaming the guy who owned the tools before.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:22 PM (GEICT)

458 Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM (V22Sh)

Did he discuss the possibility of setting up a trust for the money at least? That's what it came down to in my personal run in with a similar problem. My dad got to be a trustee and made sure all his parents money was locked down tight so no more shenanigans will happen. But then again I don't know what the law allows in your state.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:22 PM (FHNkr)

459 Remember, I'm the evil bastard around here who has friends and family that are evil LEOs.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:20 PM (GEICT)

Lake City, so Baker? Her arrests have all been in Volusia.

We're down to monitoring his bank accounts (thank goodness Daughter has that POA) for anything funny, if we find anything we call the sheriff.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:22 PM (V22Sh)

460 >> Blank post, off to the barrel with you Gramps.

Nonsense. For a Barrel offense, your post must clearly affect other posts, usually by failing to close a tag.

It's right there in the AoSHQ StyleGuideÂ™

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 07:23 PM (wNF3N)

461 Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 11:16 PM (noWW6)

Yes, the clockwise wrap is the way to go (clockwise looking into the pipe being wrapped).

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 24, 2014 07:23 PM (o3MSL)

462 454 Nah, should have blamed my fat fingers with the tablet mentioned. Point taken.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:23 PM (ojnk6)

463 Lake City, so Baker? Her arrests have all been in Volusia. We're down to monitoring his bank accounts (thank goodness Daughter has that POA) for anything funny, if we find anything we call the sheriff. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:22 PM (V22Sh) Damn. All my contacts are in Duval and Clay. If you think she's traveling through Duval and Clay on a regular basis, lemme know. We can talk.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:24 PM (GEICT)

464 Or fucked one. Whatever.
Don't blame me. She said she was on the new monkey HIV lube.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at March 24, 2014 07:24 PM (hn5v5)

465 what kind of dope are you used to?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 11:21 PM (jt5ZU)

Mostly the ones at AoSHQ.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 24, 2014 07:24 PM (o3MSL)

466 Did he discuss the possibility of setting up a trust for the money at least? That's what it came down to in my personal run in with a similar problem. My dad got to be a trustee and made sure all his parents money was locked down tight so no more shenanigans will happen. But then again I don't know what the law allows in your state.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 11:22 PM (FHNkr)

As long as Pop is of sound mind, he has to be the one to do it...and he thinks everything is just grand.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:24 PM (V22Sh)

467 Time to scram. Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Vendette at March 24, 2014 07:25 PM (8pqpP)

468 Oh, and Nassau County as well.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:25 PM (GEICT)

469 Heh. Has anyone ever run into a LH NPT thread. Can't imagine why it would exist, but maybe...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:25 PM (aDwsi)

470 Night Vendette!

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:25 PM (GEICT)

471 The mannequin episode of Twilight Zone was just on. It's sad.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:26 PM (Hqm6c)

472 Nah, should have blamed my fat fingers with the tablet mentioned. Point taken. Posted by: Man --------- Nah. It was just cheap moron humor.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:26 PM (aDwsi)

473 If you think she's traveling through Duval and Clay on a regular basis, lemme know. We can talk.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:24 PM (GEICT)

Unknown...but there is usually a bit of cross-pollination. I'm sure some of the JSO folks are chummy with the Baker County folks. For that matter, I know a few of the JSO folks...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:26 PM (V22Sh)

474 Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:24 PM (V22Sh)

Yeah, that's the hurdle my dad had to overcome, proving to his parents that they were being taken advantage of. Well, it sounds like you are on top of it so if any hijinks to occur, you will be able to nip it in the bud.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:27 PM (FHNkr)

475 Hmm. I think IG has a permanent Get Out of The Barrel Free card. Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM (aDwsi) 2nd that, crap he was born in 1941 or something

Posted by: 5.89 Coors at March 24, 2014 07:27 PM (MV98J)

476 ...and my last one was a reply to 399, and the one before that was to 92, and I'm typing this by the light of the computer screen because the BHfiancee is sleeping....because the business reason for her being her just whirled in circles five times and slammed into a brick wall.

She's here to chew a guy out for a couple of days, and teach him how to live righteously for the rest of the week. Instead, he had an auto wreck over the weekend and won't even be available 'til Thursday....and that's contingent on some decisions about his knee.

Both the fiancee and I had the same initial reaction, but he's got doctor's letters and everything (anyone who has never been chewed-out by the BH might think that's overstated....) -- and I continue to suspect that he might have staged it, or just closed his eyes on the freeway after considering what 16 hours of acute failure analysis might feel like.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 07:27 PM (cc39m)

477 Night Vendette!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:28 PM (V22Sh)

478 what kind of dope are you used to?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 11:21 PM (jt5ZU)

Serious you guys, it is the conventional teflon based whitish paste. I can't get to the actual brand I've used right now.

And yes, I have also had a leak or two with teflon tape but it was usually easily corrected by a clean new wrap with more turns of tape.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 24, 2014 07:28 PM (o3MSL)

479 The mannequin episode of Twilight Zone was just on. It's sad.
Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 11:26 PM (Hqm6c)
Next up : Perry Mason

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 24, 2014 07:28 PM (XeVA7)

480 Mostly the ones at AoSHQ. ----------- I saw that one coming. As soon as I hit "post" I expected a response from Peaches or CAC...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 07:28 PM (jt5ZU)

481 Unknown...but there is usually a bit of cross-pollination. I'm sure some of the JSO folks are chummy with the Baker County folks. For that matter, I know a few of the JSO folksÂ… Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:26 PM (V22Sh) Yeah, if shit starts going sideways, email me. I've got some favors I can call in and we can try and tighten some screws.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:29 PM (GEICT)

482 if any hijinks to occur, you will be able to nip it in the bud.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 11:27 PM (FHNkr)

That's the hope, but Eldest Daughter has to handle it because I have to go back to NC later this week. Not like she doesn't have enough stress in her life.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:29 PM (V22Sh)

483 We're down to monitoring his bank accounts (thank goodness Daughter has that POA) for anything funny, if we find anything we call the sheriff.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:22 PM (V22Sh)

Funny that you mention that - unless somebody attempts to, or succeeds in, opening an account in your name, there's little the PD can help you with. I recently started receiving mail *almost* in my name, but with a different last name, along with all kinds of wedding-related junk mail for two other people of a different foreign origin than myself. Local PD couldn't do anything for me. I have to sit and wait for whoever these people are to use my SSN, as opposed to my address before there's any kind of legal redress possible.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:30 PM (AaZLR)

484 Hmm. I think IG has a permanent Get Out of The Barrel Free card. Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM I'll second that. If he can post pics of The Beast and The Toy, he should have a permanent pre-emptive Get Out of The BarrelÂ™ Free card. IG, we're closing our Vermont operation, so I cannot come up with a good reason to go there. If you find yourself in the Greater Detroit (Rock City) area, I'll buy you not one, but two forty ounce quarts of your favorite beer and all the White Castles you can eat.

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 07:30 PM (JMmQ9)

485 Yeah, if shit starts going sideways, email me. I've got some favors I can call in and we can try and tighten some screws.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:29 PM (GEICT)

Will do. Where's the shooting range hereabouts? I have some .45ACP and some 9mm that is just itching to go downrange.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:31 PM (V22Sh)

486 It's right there in the AoSHQ StyleGuideÂ™

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 11:23 PM (wNF3N)

I don't have a Premium Membership or a copy of the style-guide. I stand corrected.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 07:31 PM (291hy)

487 Will do. Where's the shooting range hereabouts? I have some .45ACP and some 9mm that is just itching to go downrange. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 11:31 PM (V22Sh) Roughly speaking, where are you? Jville has a plethora of ranges.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:32 PM (GEICT)

488 I have to sit and wait for whoever these people are to use my SSN, as opposed to my address before there's any kind of legal redress possible.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 11:30 PM (AaZLR)

Oh, no, we aren't expecting her to create anything new. We're expecting her to steal his money out of his account. And if she does...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:32 PM (V22Sh)

489 Roughly speaking, Wilson RD exit off of 295 but I don't mind driving.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:33 PM (V22Sh)

490 464 Or fucked one. Whatever. Don't blame me. She said she was on the new monkey HIV lube. Posted by: andycanuck at March 24, 2014 11:24 PM (hn5v5) --- FINALLY someone else sees the beauty of monkey sex gel!

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 24, 2014 07:33 PM (N/cFh)

491 Time for the old folk. Need to fix a car for a friend tomorrow. Already know it's gonna be fun.

Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.

Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 07:34 PM (SAMxH)

492 GGE Tell Him what you want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2FrFBceLuY

Posted by: NCwoof at March 24, 2014 07:34 PM (aUQgu)

493 See all of you around next time I make it in - 0400 is closing in fast, so I've got to hit the bed. Goodnight, morons, and be well.

Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 07:34 PM (AaZLR)

494 491 Night, IG. Be well.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:34 PM (ojnk6)

495 Posted by: StPatrick_TN at March 24, 2014 11:30 PM (AaZLR)

If you have credit cards, call the companies and put fraud alerts on your accounts if you haven't already. And document everything. Keeping records will come in handy if and when they do go full ID theft on you.

Posted by: Iasonas at March 24, 2014 07:34 PM (FHNkr)

496 Posted by: irongrampa at March 24, 2014 11:34 PM g'night, IG

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 07:35 PM (JMmQ9)

497 Thanks NCwoof.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:36 PM (V22Sh)

498 The mannequin episode of Twilight Zone was just on. It's sad. Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 11:26 PM (Hqm6c) *fap*fap*fap*

Posted by: Jeff the mannequin from "Today's Special" at March 24, 2014 07:36 PM (AymDN)

499 Goodnight IG

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 07:36 PM (V22Sh)

500 For the neighbor kid learning guitar, Buddy Guy invites 8 year old Quinn Sullivan on stage, on a lark, and gets blown away...

http://tinyurl.com/3eeowb

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 24, 2014 07:38 PM (W5iHt)

501 Anyone grow a pair and watch the 120 second horror clip? (Sorry, still working in the whole 'manners' thing.)

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:38 PM (QeH9j)

502 Alright GGE, here's what's closest to you, I believe. Very nice place. A little pricey, but a lot of options. http://basicsrangeandgun.com/range/

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:39 PM (GEICT)

503 Identity thieves, meaning those who use fraud to steal from others, should be put to death. After a fair trial of course. It may seem harsh but it is just and would pretty much put an end to Identity Theft.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 07:41 PM (291hy)

504 Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:39 PM (GEICT) When are you expecting the new addition?

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:41 PM (QeH9j)

505 you're a good egg, Cochran.

Posted by: Peaches at March 24, 2014 07:43 PM (8lmkt)

506 hey y-not >Train kills firefighter in N. Versailles< google it/news de train don't stop on your timetable

Posted by: newrouter at March 24, 2014 07:43 PM (dsgCY)

507 *sigh* Waiting to hear it's been shipped. If I don't get an email or a phone call tomorrow, I'll stop by the physical location. I'm always like this. Once I've made the purchase, I want it RIGHT NOW. I'm the guy that always pays extra for shipping.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:45 PM (GEICT)

508 This might make interesting conversations with the Dems, and could even impact the Iowa caucuses:

Growing crops to make Â“greenÂ” biofuel harms the environment and drives up food prices, IPCC admits in dramatic U-turn

The United Nations will officially warn that growing crops to make Â“greenÂ” biofuel harms the environment and drives up food prices, The Telegraph can disclose.

http://tinyurl.com/p2geo29

(WUWT)

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 07:45 PM (wNF3N)

509 Thanks Peaches. GGE is good people. And what's the point of me having friends and connections if I'm not going to do something when I've got the chance? It costs me nothing to ask around. To see if anyone has a buddy out there. If a couple questions and some forwarded info might save GGE a bunch of grief, then hell yeah I'm gonna do it.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:47 PM (GEICT)

510 I'm always like this. Once I've made the purchase, I want it RIGHT NOW. I'm the guy that always pays extra for shipping. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:45 PM (GEICT) Kind of being a dick, that's why I asked! Patience grasshopper. When you get it are you going to watch the horror clip?

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:48 PM (QeH9j)

511 Quinn at age 14, the good stuff starts around 6:00 in...

http://tinyurl.com/nzoagp8

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 24, 2014 07:49 PM (W5iHt)

512 When you get it are you going to watch the horror clip? Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 11:48 PM (QeH9j) Fuck no. I don't think the wife would appreciate me ventilating the house. I don't do horror movies. I have a seriously overactive imagination. Those two things don't go well together.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:50 PM (GEICT)

513 what's the point of me having friends and connections if I'm not going to do something when I've got the chance? It costs me nothing to ask around. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:47 PM (GEICT) And dude, i really tried with the Disney thing. I overstepped with what they could do.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:50 PM (QeH9j)

514 Do people really name their daughters Patience?

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:50 PM (Hqm6c)

515 The Malaysian Air thing continues to be a cluster NBCWashington ‏@nbcwashington 57m .@Redskins owner Dan Snyder announces Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation: http://bit.ly/1m3bE75

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 07:51 PM (DmNpO)

516 The United Nations will officially warn that growing crops to make Â“greenÂ” biofuel harms the environment and drives up food prices, The Telegraph can disclose.
So the science is unsettled?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 24, 2014 07:51 PM (XeVA7)

517 For the neighbor kid learning guitar, Buddy Guy invites 8 year old Quinn Sullivan on stage, on a lark, and gets blown away... http://tinyurl.com/3eeowb Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 24, 2014 11:38 PM Quinn Sullivan loves him some SRV; the kid is amazing....

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 24, 2014 07:52 PM (JMmQ9)

518 The second worstmPreezy ever is now on Letterman to crow about the fact that he is now only the second worst Preezy. Thanks Barky.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:52 PM (ojnk6)

519 Sounds like Snyder is trying to buy his way out of a name change. Read: Snyder is being extorted. It won't work. The Redskins will change their name.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:52 PM (Hqm6c)

520 "This might make interesting conversations with the Dems, and could even impact the Iowa caucuses: Growing crops to make 'green' biofuel harms the environment and drives up food prices, IPCC admits in dramatic U-turn"

I cynically suspect you'll find that most Iowa corn farmers are quite happy with high food prices and are quite unconcerned with "the environment".

Money money money.

Whenever someone says, "This isn't about the money?" It's about the money.

We'll never get rid of the ethanol scam -- and various other regionally profitable scams -- until such time as we get rid of the idea that certain states should be uniquely positioned and uniquely privileged in the political nominating process.

I think a decent argument could be made on 14th Amendment grounds that giving a voter in Iowa or New Hampshire or whatnot a more politically potent vote than a voter who lives elsewhere is an equal-protection issue.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 07:52 PM (noWW6)

521 damn copy paste! malcolmmoore ‏@MalcolmMoore 28m The relatives lost their temper & attacked police on the buses. They are now marching to the Malaysian embassy MH370

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 07:53 PM (DmNpO)

522 Fuck no. I don't think the wife would appreciate me ventilating the house. I don't do horror movies. I have a seriously overactive imagination. Those two things don't go well together. Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:50 PM (GEICT) The laser sight reveals the demon though. (i think) (Actually, it was a good 120 seconds of suspense. Better than any recent horror movies lately.)

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:53 PM (QeH9j)

523 Waiting for Jesse Waters to smack BO i. The face and take over his show. The only segment worth watching.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:54 PM (QeH9j)

524 Do people really name their daughters Patience? Posted by: Soothsayer, -------------------- It used to be common to name your daughter for one of the virtues. Grace, Patience, Hope, etc. I rather miss it. I think that all of the girls/women that I have known named Grace, actually were very good people. Well..., there was that Slick woman.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:54 PM (aDwsi)

525 Faith..

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:55 PM (Hqm6c)

526 Mother Lode for Guns N Boobs via Pinterest http://tinyurl.com/m7bt58a Not responsible for what happens to your bunk

Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 07:56 PM (aTXUx)

527 so . . . dips toe in the water . . . any of you guys watch Good Wife (I will confess, it is my favorite show and knocked my ass sideways last night). ??? Oooh, really? It's one of my favorites as well but I'm saving the epi for tomorrow or Wednesday. Just started my first day out on the floor in full production at a call center with no "training wheels" so to speak. I had been told last Friday that "until further notice" there would be mandatory overtime on Mondays and Tuesdays and I figured, "Cool. I can hack an extra two hours.

That's when I thought I was on an 8 hour 5x week schedule. Turns out I got switched to 4x10s over the weekend (which I had requested and been denied weeks earlier. So yeah, 12 hour shift, first day running and FUCK but I'm exhausted!

Good news is, do the same tomorrow and I get Wednesday off. Then do an easy 10 hours Thursday & Friday. I know that sounds wimpy but each and every call is an opportunity for a freak-out or a major disaster. I've had really good training, and I learn well but NONE of this is a habit yet. I'm a bit of a perfectionist as is and want to do well by the callers and impress my new bosses so... Every single call, I'm so freaking ON! I will document the shit out of every move I make! I will provide the caller with all pertinent information. I will go above and beyond, exceed expectations and score 100% on any Quality Assurance Review!!!! Aaarrghhh!!! Makes a 12 hour shift a little longer than it might otherwise be...

Otherwise, went exceedingly well, so far as I know.

Posted by: Deety at March 24, 2014 07:56 PM (D8ONs)

528 525 - Right. Hmm. Didn't work out so well for Chaz Bono, now that I think about it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 24, 2014 07:56 PM (aDwsi)

529 Summer, Winter, Mordor, oh wait

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:56 PM (Hqm6c)

530 Every. Fucking. Day. This cocksucker pushes more and more. Dammit, light the fucking match! Union representatives from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are now accompanying federal government safety inspectors on site visits to review labor complaints at nonunion private businesses

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:57 PM (QeH9j)

531 And dude, i really tried with the Disney thing. I overstepped with what they could do. Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 11:50 PM (QeH9j) ????

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:58 PM (GEICT)

532 Even Kaiser is now involved in hawking the "New Healthcare Law". Affordable, Affordable, Affordable! Damnit, I want it to be Affordable! Nanzi redux. Getting old.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 07:58 PM (ojnk6)

533 Time to start a new tradition. During prohibition revenuers used to disappear inside the hogs in the hills and hollers of Kentucky. Modern day NC hunters should learn from history and make those FS bastards disappear inside bears. Bears are cheaper than lawyers and much more reliable.

Posted by: angel with a sword at March 24, 2014 07:58 PM (hpgw1)

534 @256 -- that's pretty much the way things are done in these debased times. I had to repack one of my faucets, and that wasn't even that bad.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 07:58 PM (cc39m)

535 Torquewrench, I agree about ethanol subsidies & think it is another reason NOT to have Iowa be the first state to vote for our nominees. I'm sure any one that was against it, got no votes in the caucus. I know Rick Perry problems all too well & I am 99 % sure he was against it.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 07:58 PM (gjOCp)

536 Damn, I'd hate to talk to strangers over the phone for 12 hours a day. oh wait..

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 07:59 PM (Hqm6c)

537 I'm always like this. Once I've made the purchase, I want it RIGHT NOW. I'm the guy that always pays extra for shipping.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:45 PM (GEICT)

Kind of being a dick, that's why I asked! Patience grasshopper.

When you get it are you going to watch the horror clip?

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 11:48 PM (QeH9j)

When I order something on-line I turn into Homer Simpson with the flash fryer that cooks a buffalo in 40 seconds; I want it now.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 07:59 PM (291hy)

538 Union representatives from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are now accompanying federal government safety inspectors on site visits to review labor complaints at nonunion private businesses Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 11:57 PM (QeH9j) I'd like to see them try and pull that shit with one of our projects. Place would clear out. Union not wanted.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 07:59 PM (GEICT)

539 ???? Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:58 PM (GEICT) Via Napoli.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 07:59 PM (QeH9j)

540 Wow just noticed on the Liberty Island site under Open Range an excerpt from Dr. Victor Davis Hanson.

https://www.libertyislandmag.com/forum/openrange/view.html?t=16

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 08:00 PM (ec/gS)

541 Milady told me she heard this on Mark Levin at 6, then we caught it on repeat driving home. Who's the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Levin asks the LIV caller. I think it's Mao, comes the reply. Well, says Levin, Mao died three or for decades ago, but go on... mmmmmm Just a drive-by for me tonight. Good night, Gracies.

Posted by: mindful webworker — rekrowbrw lufdnim at March 24, 2014 08:00 PM (VyRoX)

542 Via Napoli. Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 11:59 PM (QeH9j) Ah.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:01 PM (GEICT)

543 Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 11:59 PM (291hy) I've ordered stuff that I thought was Prime and it wasn't. WTF is USPS dammit!

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 08:01 PM (QeH9j)

544 327 You go Deety. Good for you. I hope this works out with your life schedule.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:01 PM (ojnk6)

545 532 Even Kaiser is now involved in hawking the "New Healthcare Law". Affordable, Affordable, Affordable! Damnit, I want it to be Affordable! Nanzi redux. Getting old. --------- They don't really have a choice. I don't think Kaiser supported 404care.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 08:01 PM (6tVqX)

546 516 >> So the science is unsettled?

Heh. Eggcellent point, Bertram.

520 >> We'll never get rid of the ethanol scam

Well the EPA did back down on forcing the level to 15% for now; maybe this will kill THAT particular clusterfuck permanently.

After all, science. And yeah torque, I mentioned Iowa specifically because every Repuke candidate goes there and sucks Iowa's balls over ethanol subsidies.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 24, 2014 08:02 PM (wNF3N)

547 Shit, Megyn Kelly just had a nip-slip.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 08:03 PM (QeH9j)

548 hope Nvidia's presser tomorrow is a load of nothing. Need my GPUs to last another year

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:03 PM (bStrg)

549 http://basicsrangeandgun.com/range/

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:39 PM (GEICT)

Cool, thanks. Going to see Pop in the AM, but Daughter has to work tomorrow night so I'll probably go off to check the place out tomorrow. When should we do lunch? I'm thinking Wednesday if we can get everyone together.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:04 PM (V22Sh)

550 Right Stuff is having a sale. Up to 32% off.

http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 08:04 PM (ec/gS)

551 547 And I missed. Sumbitch.....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:04 PM (ojnk6)

552 Cthulhu, Did you catch your flight today? I am watching Letterman only because I like The Good Wife & one of the men from the show is supposed to be on. They said it last night after show was over. Now I'm listening to two idiot lefties, Dave & Jimmy Carter. I think Jimmy wasn't sure if Reagan was POTUS after him.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:04 PM (gjOCp)

553 I'm thinking Wednesday if we can get everyone together. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:04 AM (V22Sh) Sounds good. I'll see if I can get a hold of NDR and Ekdahl.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:05 PM (GEICT)

554 I am watching Letterman only because I like The Good Wife & one of the men from the show is supposed to be on. They said it last night after show was over. *** Which one?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:06 PM (DmNpO)

555 >>WTF is USPS dammit! Posted by: RWC Post office. Coming by US mail.

Posted by: Aviator at March 24, 2014 08:06 PM (3rrMW)

556 @527 -- Wow, Deety....just, wow. The BH manages a tech support department and 12 hours of call center is Hard Core. Make sure that you walk away and find your center during breaks, and that you are careful to pace yourself.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:06 PM (cc39m)

557 Oh, sweetie. You poor thing. I knew Cali was bad, but they don't have any decent booze in the whole state?

Posted by: DC in Towson at March 24, 2014 10:11 PM (6NGyP)

In Cali you drink aguardiente or if you really need a beer it's Clausen. And its not in a state, its in the Valle de Cauca department.

Posted by: kindletot at March 24, 2014 08:06 PM (LRUgq)

558 I've ordered stuff that I thought was Prime and it wasn't.

WTF is USPS dammit!

Posted by: RWC at March 25, 2014 12:01 AM (QeH9j)

Amazons 2 day shipping is in practice mostly BS. More like 4-6 day.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 08:06 PM (291hy)

559 >>Which one? The dead one.

Posted by: Aviator at March 24, 2014 08:07 PM (3rrMW)

560 547Â Shit, Megyn Kelly just had a nip-slip. Posted by: RWC at March 25, 2014 12:03 AM (QeH9j) ----------- You know the rules! Pics, or...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 08:07 PM (jt5ZU)

561 Right Stuff is having a sale. Up to 32% off.

http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 25, 2014 12:04 AM (ec/gS)

makes for a better price on the first part of Cobra

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (bStrg)

562 524 I rather miss it. I think that all of the girls/women that I have known named Grace, actually were very good people. Well..., there was that Slick woman.

Maybe a good person, maybe not, I don't know. What I do know is that a world with "White Rabbit" in it is better than one without. Also, Jorma.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (qyomX)

563 Hamas is not a taharast organization.

Posted by: Jimmah Cahtah at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (Aif/5)

564
I think it's Mao, comes the reply.
Mister Mao Mao

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (XeVA7)

565 Sounds good. I'll see if I can get a hold of NDR and Ekdahl.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 25, 2014 12:05 AM (GEICT)

NDH says she's game, hit her up with it on an earlier thread.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (V22Sh)

566 GGE, NDH is in. Wants to know when and where.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (GEICT)

567 552 I hear you Carol. It sounds like a conversation from the late 70s, with Letterman acring as a bobblehead. Carter will never acknowledge Reagan's success, as that would invalidate all that he knows which is not true.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:08 PM (ojnk6)

568 Thanks, Man With No Party.

Posted by: Deety at March 24, 2014 08:09 PM (D8ONs)

569 And speaking of going to see Pop in the AM, I need to catch some ZZZ's. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:09 PM (V22Sh)

570 Yo my little RINO friends Did you curse your Obama today?

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:09 PM (OApiq)

571 558 Amazons 2 day shipping is in practice mostly BS. More like 4-6 day.

Maybe it depends where you live. Here in the North Bay, Amazon stuff usually arrives on time, and occasionally arrives freakishly early, like before 3:00 when I ordered the previous evening. Probably depends on where their massive, Indiana Jones-like warehouses are.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:10 PM (qyomX)

572 Man With No Party, Are you listening to "selective abortion?" I wonder how Jimmy feels about abortion on demand?

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:10 PM (gjOCp)

573 GGE, NDH is in. Wants to know when and where.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 25, 2014 12:08 AM (GEICT)

Where is a good place central to everyone? I'm over on the westside but I don't mind driving.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (V22Sh)

574 Yeah the $50 price tag for Cobra was a wee bit out there. $30 is better.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (ec/gS)

575 568 You got it Deety. Glad things are looking better for you. Be well!

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (ojnk6)

576 Slick and Tricia Nixon, former President Richard Nixon's daughter, are alumnae of Finch College. Grace was invited to a tea party for the alumnae at the White House in 1969. She invited the political activist, Abbie Hoffman, to be her escort and planned to spike President Richard Nixon's tea with 600 micrograms of LSD. The plan was thwarted when they were prevented from entering after being recognized by White House security personnel, as Slick had been placed on an FBI blacklist. Slick later speculated that she only received the invitation because it was addressed to "Grace Wing" (the singer's maiden name), and that she would've never been invited if the Nixons had known that "Grace Wing" was actually the anti-establishment rocker Grace Slick.[19]

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (Hqm6c)

577 549 http://basicsrangeandgun.com/range/

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 11:39 PM (GEICT)

Cool, thanks. Going to see Pop in the AM, but Daughter has to work tomorrow night so I'll probably go off to check the place out tomorrow. When should we do lunch? I'm thinking Wednesday if we can get everyone together.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:04 AM (V22Sh)

I'm busy on Wednesday, but could make Thursday....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (cc39m)

578 I am watching Letterman only because I like The Good Wife & one of the men from the show is supposed to be on. They said it last night after show was over. *** What kind of food would you like?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (DmNpO)

579 Somewhere at the Landing maybe?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (V22Sh)

580 570 Yo my little RINO friends Did you curse your Obama today? Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 25, 2014 12:09 AM (OApiq) RINO is a pretty apt description of me these days. Curse him? Why would I waste the breath?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:11 PM (GEICT)

581 "Union representatives from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are now accompanying federal government safety inspectors on site visits to review labor complaints at nonunion private businesses"

Oh hai!

So nice to see all of you.

You and you? The government inspectors? Please come right this way. Mind your step.

You two? From the union? For safety and liability reasons, our insurance company insists that we have no one on the shop floor who is not either an employee or a sworn government officer in the course of official duties. Last I looked, union officials are in neither of those categories.

Great of you to think of us! Stop in again when you're in town!

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 08:12 PM (noWW6)

582 I cannot wait for the day when I care as little for Obama's words as I do for Jimmahs, because he will no longer have power over my world. He can make a billion giving speeches, I don't care, just so he has as little power as that grotesque peanut farmer.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:12 PM (qyomX)

583 As if she could get to President Nixon's tea. And was it a well known fact that Nixon drank tea??

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:12 PM (Hqm6c)

584
I'm busy on Wednesday, but could make Thursday....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (cc39m)

Love to have you, but you would have to come to Jacksonville FL.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:12 PM (V22Sh)

585 I'm busy on Wednesday, but could make Thursday.... Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (cc39m) WOAH. You're that local??? How could I not know this???

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:12 PM (GEICT)

586

Ah Tang.

I started off snorting it, then before I knew I was freebasing the stuff.

Oh the ways I degraded myself to pay for my Tang habit. Dark days indeed.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 08:13 PM (hLS6Q)

587 552 Cthulhu,
Did you catch your flight today?

I am watching Letterman only because I like The Good Wife & one of the men from the show is supposed to be on. They said it last night after show was over.

Now I'm listening to two idiot lefties, Dave & Jimmy Carter. I think Jimmy wasn't sure if Reagan was POTUS after him.

Posted by: Carol at March 25, 2014 12:04 AM (gjOCp)

I'm typing this in beautiful Greensboro, NC.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:13 PM (cc39m)

588 NDH, Man that plays Will is supposed to be on with Dave.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:13 PM (gjOCp)

589 It's the 60's shitheads like Grace Slick who are now running the Federal government! Ironic. They weren't really anti-establishment, after all, were they? They were anti-whoever-is-in-power-if-it-weren't-them.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:14 PM (Hqm6c)

590 For a comparison of Carter V Reagan, one need only look at the minutes following Dutch's swearing in as POTUS.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 08:14 PM (KzSp3)

591 Somewhere at the Landing maybe? *** NO! I don't eat at The Landing.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:14 PM (DmNpO)

592 If you want the Landing, pretty much your only choice is wings, beer and tits. And you better be carrying. Not a nice area. Not to bad during the day, but still not great.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:14 PM (GEICT)

593 572 I'm listening to this shit, Carol, and can't believe we elected this guy. He's now talking about the the Koran. Even Letterman is embarassed at his comments. Pathetic.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:15 PM (ojnk6)

594 NDH, Man that plays Will is supposed to be on with Dave. *** I'm catching up on last week's episode right now. It's really good.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:15 PM (DmNpO)

595 Post office. Coming by US mail. Posted by: Aviator at March 25, 2014 12:06 AM (3rrMW No, I know that. Just hate ordering something from Amazon and then they give me USPS service. 'Your package has an estimated arrival of Wednesday through Tuesday.' Thanks for the help .gov postal workers. Have no idea why your bankrupt.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 08:15 PM (QeH9j)

596 Yeah the $50 price tag for Cobra was a wee bit out there. $30 is better.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (ec/gS)

they did a good job on the release

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:15 PM (bStrg)

597 I know where to get good food pretty much anywhere. What type of food/atmosphere do you want?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:16 PM (DmNpO)

598 593 572 I'm listening to this shit, Carol, and can't believe we elected this guy. He's now talking about the the Koran. Even Letterman is embarassed at his comments. Pathetic.

He was a really bad President. But, bad as he was, he is much worse now. No one elected anyone that bad. Until 2008, I mean.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:16 PM (qyomX)

599 We could always meet up at the Tilted Kilt, NDH. That work better?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:16 PM (GEICT)

600 And now these same former anti-establushment 60's era pukes are the ones calling us anti-government! These are the people who had the bumpersticker on their cars QUESTION AUTHORITY until Clinton was in the White House.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:16 PM (Hqm6c)

601 OK, so the Landing is out...lol...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:16 PM (V22Sh)

602 584
I'm busy on Wednesday, but could make Thursday....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (cc39m)

Love to have you, but you would have to come to Jacksonville FL.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:12 AM (V22Sh)

Oh, damn -- I was thinking Raleigh, NC.

Still a bit zoned from sleep deprivation and traveling all day. Sorry.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:18 PM (cc39m)

603 I was too young to vote, but my father votes for this blithering imbecile! After Ted k lost his bid in 1979 to be dem nominee! I'm pretty sure my father campaigned for that fat killer!

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:18 PM (gjOCp)

604 600 And now these same former anti-establushment 60's era pukes are the ones calling us anti-government!

Wait. Is that bad? We are, aren't we? I know I am, anyway.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:18 PM (qyomX)

605 The Kilt would be fine.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:19 PM (V22Sh)

606 Maybe it depends where you live. Here in the North Bay, Amazon stuff usually arrives on time, and occasionally arrives freakishly early, like before 3:00 when I ordered the previous evening. Probably depends on where their massive, Indiana Jones-like warehouses are.

Posted by: Splunge at March 25, 2014 12:10 AM (qyomX)

I live in the Chicago Burbs and my "free 2 day shipping" usually arrives in four to seven days.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 08:19 PM (291hy)

607 NDH, Josh Charles will be on next! Good riddance! GWB has the right idea, stay out of public.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:19 PM (gjOCp)

608 For all the 'Rons out there, Jennifer Connelly(sp?) on Jimmy Kimmel tonight. You're welcome.

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:19 PM (v0WsZ)

609 Anybody up to speed on The Walking Dead? I'm trying to figure out what the hell is going to happen next.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:19 PM (gBnkX)

610 We could always meet up at the Tilted Kilt, NDH. That work better? *** I'm okay with pretty much anything other than The Landing. They have had pest problems for years.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (DmNpO)

611 598 I would respectfully disagree, Splunge.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (ojnk6)

612 Nice to know The Dude, but my anime budget for the month got blown ordering the second Blu-Ray from Japan of Space Battleship Yamato 2199.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (ec/gS)

613 Oh, damn -- I was thinking Raleigh, NC.

Still a bit zoned from sleep deprivation and traveling all day. Sorry.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 12:18 AM (cc39m)

Believe me Cooth, I'd rather be home instead of here for the reasons that I'm here. Given my druthers I'd have waited for it to be a bit more sunny and warm before coming down on vacation.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (V22Sh)

614 606 I live in the Chicago Burbs and my "free 2 day shipping" usually arrives in four to seven days.

Maybe not surprising. Would you open a massive warehouse within taxing distance of Chicago?

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (qyomX)

615 585 I'm busy on Wednesday, but could make Thursday....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (cc39m)

WOAH. You're that local??? How could I not know this???

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 25, 2014 12:12 AM (GEICT)

You're fading off the ONTs too early....</snark>

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:20 PM (cc39m)

616 For all the 'Rons out there, Jennifer Connelly(sp?) on Jimmy Kimmel tonight. You're welcome!

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:21 PM (v0WsZ)

617 Well, I'm anti-shitty government. But I do like the idea of having a government. After all, I'm not an anarchist.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:21 PM (Hqm6c)

618 611 598 I would respectfully disagree, Splunge.

Sounds interesting. Please elaborate.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:21 PM (qyomX)

619 I'm okay with pretty much anything other than The Landing. They have had pest problems for years. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 25, 2014 12:20 AM (DmNpO) Nothing that a few well placed pieces of lead couldn't cure.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:21 PM (GEICT)

620 So the Tilted Kilt on Wednesday, what time is good for everyone? I've got all day.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:21 PM (V22Sh)

621 If you like Mexican. Ola in Springfield is outstanding. The best pizza is at Moon River on the Westside. There's terrific sushi in Riverside, on the Westside. Cuban is near downtown on Atlantic Blvd. etc, etc...

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:22 PM (DmNpO)

622 Anna Puma, Were you in Boston for Anime convention? I work in one of the office buildings.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:22 PM (gjOCp)

623 Nothing that a few well placed pieces of lead couldn't cure.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 25, 2014 12:21 AM (GEICT)

I was planning on getting in some target practice...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:22 PM (V22Sh)

624 I wish I could join you East Coast types at this moron meetup you're planning. Sounds like fun.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 08:22 PM (qyomX)

625 Right Stuff is having a sale. Up to 32% off. http://www.rightstuf.com/rssite/main/ Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 25, 2014 12:04 AM (ec/gS) Looks like I'll be getting the Girls und Panzer OVA sooner rather than laterÂ…

Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at March 24, 2014 08:22 PM (AymDN)

626 Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 25, 2014 12:21 AM (Hqm6c) Anti shitty government. Like that, but who decides?

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 08:23 PM (QeH9j)

627 I'd say right in the middle of the day. I've got a meeting not for from there at 11am, I believe. So? 12?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:23 PM (GEICT)

628 If you like Mexican. Ola in Springfield is outstanding.

The best pizza is at Moon River on the Westside.

There's terrific sushi in Riverside, on the Westside.

Cuban is near downtown on Atlantic Blvd.

etc, etc...

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 25, 2014 12:22 AM (DmNpO)

wait...intriguing possibilities there...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:23 PM (V22Sh)

629 12 works for me.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:24 PM (V22Sh)

630 Joking aside, NDH, are you cool with Tilted Kilt? If not, no worries, just say so.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:24 PM (GEICT)

631 We each decide. Right now we're under the rule of a supremely shitty government, and I'm very much opposed to it.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:26 PM (Hqm6c)

632 Joking aside, NDH, are you cool with Tilted Kilt? If not, no worries, just say so. *** Is the food any good? Where are they located?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:27 PM (DmNpO)

633 Maybe not surprising. Would you open a massive warehouse within taxing distance of Chicago?

Posted by: Splunge at March 25, 2014 12:20 AM (qyomX)

Amazon is building additional offices and distribution here so delivery might get better.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 08:27 PM (291hy)

634 Make sure that you walk away and find your center during breaks, and that you are careful to pace yourself. I do. One of the upsides to being a smoker is that I have a little biological alarm clock that urges me to "step away" every 2 hours or so and go outside and get some sunlight. I worry that some of my co-workers might think me un-social though. On breaks, I really would rather enjoy my smoke, take a walk around the property and stretch my legs and... Basically, just enjoy a mosey and a smoke and some sunshine. Enjoy it so much that I don't even consult my smart-phone but for the time, really.

Posted by: Deety at March 24, 2014 08:27 PM (D8ONs)

635 One more, Qinn Sullivan's tribute to Buddy Guy...

http://tinyurl.com/qj9xjmt

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 24, 2014 08:28 PM (W5iHt)

636 618 Certainly Splunge. Back in Carter's day, our voters were not 52% for fascism, but as a reaction to Nixon, we elected what was perceived to be a "nice guy". True enough, but the guy was an almost outright Socialist. But, he was a nice, gentle guy. Never mind Socialist. But, the electorate got a whiff of his policies back then, making him a one termer. Now, the electorate is different. Hence, the SCOAMF x2.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:29 PM (ojnk6)

637 Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 25, 2014 12:26 AM (Hqm6c) I'm not opposed to breaking it down to the nitty-gritty. Give me county .gov.

Posted by: RWC at March 24, 2014 08:29 PM (QeH9j)

638 580. Curse him? Why would I waste the breath? For the ease of effort Ex: stub your toe? "Damn Obama and those damn jumbo ears!!!"

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:29 PM (OApiq)

639 They food is supposed to be good. They're right over in that complex with Tinseltown, off Southside. They're right across from Mellow Mushroom. http://tinyurl.com/mrn7jpy

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:30 PM (GEICT)

640 Oops! Refreshing the blog makes for a double post. Sorry.

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:31 PM (v0WsZ)

641 Letterman looks older than Johnny Carson when he retired. He retired in 1992 & passed in 2005 @ 79. He was 66 I believe. Letterman was born in 1947, he is about same age or older. This was last time I am watching this trash! I cannot believe Johnny Carson wanted this idiot to take over Tonight Show. I was watching episodes on You Tube Sunday.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:32 PM (gjOCp)

642 Damn I'm on gunbroker and no one ships ammo to Hawaii Ugggh Cheapest 223/556 is 20 for $12.79 at sports authority

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:34 PM (xoPDv)

643 @556 Yep Cthulu. Just decided to change my nic.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 08:34 PM (D8ONs)

644

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 25, 2014 12:34 AM (xoPDv)

the price of living in Meth Paradise

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:35 PM (bStrg)

645 Letterman is a bitter old man

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:36 PM (V22Sh)

646 644. Yep, about right But around New Years it looks like New York or Chicago T has some job offers that are insane

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:36 PM (xoPDv)

647 *cough* wikiarms.com *cough* set up email alerts *COUGH COUGH*

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:37 PM (GEICT)

648 I thought there were more J-ville area morons/ettes.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:37 PM (V22Sh)

649

Leno was an ***hole too.

He tries to reneg on his agreement to step aside, then when he loses that fight he gets a show and undermines Conan. Then he has the balls to say if Conan had gotten the ratings he'd still have the show.

hey Leno you asshat, Carson left completely and they STILL almost cancelled your lame ***. Darned hypocrite.

The guy who replaced Leno will probably get the show cancelled in a year or so.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 08:38 PM (hLS6Q)

650 641 Carson would not recognize what Letterman has become, Carol. Back in Johnny's day, all of them would have been equally criticized. Now, all politics, all the time. I can imagine a Carson episode about 3 years ago basically saying "F this. You're on your own. I'm outta here!"

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:38 PM (ojnk6)

651 548 hope Nvidia's presser tomorrow is a load of nothing. Need my GPUs to last another year Posted by: The Dude at March 25, 2014 12:03 AM (bStrg) What are they talking about?

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 08:39 PM (0lQ+d)

652 648. On it now and bookmarked Many thanks Get down here and I'll take you to the range

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:39 PM (xoPDv)

653 What are they talking about?

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 12:39 AM (0lQ+d)

no idea but the presser is in just over 11 hours

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:40 PM (bStrg)

654 The problem with all of the late night hosts is that they lack what Johnny had: class.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:40 PM (gBnkX)

655 Splunge, I hope our country recovers from damage purposely inflected by SCOAMF. It will take a man stronger than Reagan, I'm afraid.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:40 PM (gjOCp)

656 I thought there were more J-ville area morons/ettes. *** Burn the Witch is here in Jax

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:41 PM (DmNpO)

657 "I'm on gunbroker and no one ships ammo to Hawaii"

No one wants to ship anything to Hawaii.

I'm perplexed by this, because if there is a single modern logistic success story, it is the plummeting cost of moving goods by sea courtesy of standardized shipping containers, and big efficient ships made to handle lots of those.

I've seen figures that suggest it costs more to truck a container 100km inland than it does to move it all the way across the ocean.

Not to mention that in a Hawaiian context, there are plenty of tourist jets landing every day with extra room for belly cargo.

It was extremely expensive back in the day to ship stuff to Hawaii, but I figured that would come out in the wash as the logistics and technology improved. I still wonder why not.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 08:41 PM (noWW6)

658 576 Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (Hqm6c) She puts the party in Tea Party.

Posted by: rickl at March 24, 2014 08:42 PM (sdi6R)

659 Letterman is a bitter old man

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:36 AM (V22Sh)

I certainly hope so. I despise Letterman on a visceral level, much like I do McCain.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 08:42 PM (291hy)

660 648 I thought there were more J-ville area morons/ettes. Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:37 AM (V22Sh) Me, NDH, Ekdahl, BurntheWitch (I believe)Â….there's always someone I'm leaving out.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at March 24, 2014 08:42 PM (GEICT)

661 I finally got to the point where I said "Aloha!".... now for the time before I cloned the thread and monitored realtime.....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:43 PM (cc39m)

662 They food is supposed to be good. They're right over in that complex with Tinseltown, off Southside. They're right across from Mellow Mushroom. *** I'm fine with whatever you guys want to do.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:43 PM (DmNpO)

663 Dang. Fall asleep early and miss all the excitement!

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 08:43 PM (qoKTg)

664 Carol, you can bet that the left and the RINOs will fight hard to try and prevent any such repairs.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 08:43 PM (hLS6Q)

665 What about me in Jax? Did I skim the thread too lightly?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:43 PM (gBnkX)

666 Aloha y'all might be called for ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 08:44 PM (qoKTg)

667 Oh, criminy! Already???

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:44 PM (cc39m)

668 I like two of the alphabet network shows. the Good Wife & I still watch Grey's Anatomy. I like The Americans on FX & Showtime series.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:44 PM (gjOCp)

669 I'm actually in Ponte Vedra, but close enough.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:44 PM (gBnkX)

670 *Applaudes Adriane*

Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 24, 2014 08:45 PM (0AKks)

671 What about me in Jax? Did I skim the thread too lightly? *** Are you available for lunch on Wednesday?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:45 PM (DmNpO)

672 Ahhh, you bums finally getting around to wanting a meetup?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:45 PM (gBnkX)

673 NCJ. Look at imi-ammo.com

Posted by: Ender at March 24, 2014 08:45 PM (uca19)

674 There's someone we're missing. Is it Backwards Boy who's also here in Jax?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 24, 2014 08:46 PM (DmNpO)

675 643 @556 Yep Cthulu.

Just decided to change my nic.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 25, 2014 12:34 AM (D8ONs)

It looks fabulous!!!!!

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:47 PM (cc39m)

676 657. Now all the shipping at a decent price is by air Mason has a monopoly on the shipping now and constantly jack their fees

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:47 PM (xoPDv)

677 Hmmm, I have a round of golf scheduled, but I can move it. Where?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:47 PM (gBnkX)

678 673. Will do Ahhhh, spending hundreds on something the wife won't go insane over

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:48 PM (xoPDv)

679 ManWithNoParty if you are still here, thanks for the posting pro-tip the other night. Of course what do I do this time but double post while the computer was refreshing. Newbie mistakes.

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:49 PM (v0WsZ)

680 Supposed to be snow tonight in far eastern Kentucky, my third contract here in as many years feels homey

Posted by: Ender at March 24, 2014 08:49 PM (uca19)

681 Ahhh, you bums finally getting around to wanting a meetup?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 25, 2014 12:45 AM (gBnkX)

It's kind of an impromptu thing, I'm in town on other business and so we thought we'd have a meetup.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:49 PM (V22Sh)

682 Operation Something Bruin is the US Forest Service version of the police cruiser parked after midnight overlooking the road alongside the new Miami Valley Casino in Monroe, Ohio.

The "lampshade look" is proof that life imitates anime in women's fashions.

Posted by: exdem13 at March 24, 2014 08:50 PM (lJaja)

683 Henderson County area?

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:50 PM (Hqm6c)

684 So is it decided? Tilted Kilt, 12 noon on Wednesday?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:50 PM (V22Sh)

685 679 Still here Snowy, and you're welcome. Thanks for posting this.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:50 PM (ojnk6)

686 no idea but the presser is in just over 11 hours Posted by: The Dude at March 25, 2014 12:40 AM (bStrg) Well I just got the 670gtx, so I don't think I have anything to worry about. Do you have an older GPU?

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 08:50 PM (0lQ+d)

687 Much applause, Adriane! You've truly twisted space, time, reality, and obscure blog references to seize Teh Number!

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:51 PM (cc39m)

688 Oh wait, Eastern KY is the North Carolina side.

Posted by: Soothsayer, Lesbian Outreach Coordinator at March 24, 2014 08:51 PM (Hqm6c)

689 There's a massive SuperCap/Titan Brawl going on in Chinese Eve

http://www.twitch.tv/kakhi31109

It will probably be bloodier than B-R was

Posted by: Zakn at March 24, 2014 08:52 PM (zyaZ1)

690 Boyd/Lawrence Ashland area south of 64 about 25 miles

Posted by: Ender at March 24, 2014 08:52 PM (uca19)

691 Deety!...happy for you, keep up the great work!

Posted by: concrete girl at March 24, 2014 08:52 PM (9HQ2l)

692 "It's kind of an impromptu thing, I'm in town on other business and so we thought we'd have a meetup." I guess none of us in NE FL find one another interesting enough to make it happen, so it took some extra firepower to get us all off our asses and make it happen. You'd better be worth it.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:52 PM (gBnkX)

693 Tilikum, I'm sure you're right & we are screwed. GOPe can go to that hill & fight, we need new blood that will fight GOPe & DemonRats! I borrowed that from someone who called them that months ago.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:53 PM (gjOCp)

694

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 12:50 AM (0lQ+d)

sli setup of two 680s

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 08:53 PM (bStrg)

695 You'd better be worth it.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 25, 2014 12:52 AM (gBnkX)

well...um...I have a real cool car...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:53 PM (V22Sh)

696 "So is it decided? Tilted Kilt, 12 noon on Wednesday?" Sounds good to me. What's the safe word?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:54 PM (gBnkX)

697 Supposed to be snow tonight in far eastern Kentucky, my third contract here in as many years feels homey

Posted by: Ender at March 25, 2014 12:49 AM (uca19)

What kind of work do you do that finds you in eastern KY a third time?

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 08:54 PM (291hy)

698 Password. I meant password.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 08:54 PM (gBnkX)

699 @685 ManWithNoParty, yes I need all the help I can get. It's a bit intimidating jumping right in to the ONT. I've been lurking long enough. Everybody seems friendly, I'm just tired by this time and I make silly mistakes.

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:55 PM (v0WsZ)

700 Yes!!!! Ammo depot will ship for free!!!

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:55 PM (xoPDv)

701 well...um...I have a real cool car... And thou art a Blessed Piemaker that Shares !!!

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 08:55 PM (qoKTg)

702 Burn lots of natural gas in gas turbine power plant

Posted by: Ender at March 24, 2014 08:55 PM (uca19)

703 Everybody seems friendly, I'm just tired by this time and I make silly mistakes.

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 25, 2014 12:55 AM (v0WsZ)

Silly mistakes are, occasionally, hilarious.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:56 PM (V22Sh)

704 Catching up from the dead zone -- Howdy to MWNP;

St Patrick in TN.....hello, the BH and I are in Greensboro, NC, and are doing a vacay through Savannah and Charleston.....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 08:56 PM (cc39m)

705 No one, Soothsayer, wants to do a meet up in Massachusetts!

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 08:56 PM (gjOCp)

706 And thou art a Blessed Piemaker that Shares !!!

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 25, 2014 12:55 AM (qoKTg)

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 08:57 PM (V22Sh)

707 @703 I just don't want to end up in the barrel my first week!

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 08:57 PM (v0WsZ)

708

Carol, we also need to take over at least half the news, the school system and the legal system.

We have a looong way to go. On the bright side the right has finally awoken and we are seing more Brass Knuckle Conservatives joining the fray.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 08:57 PM (hLS6Q)

709 686. The 800 series are out now in the MSIs I may sell the Alienware and check it out

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 08:57 PM (xoPDv)

710 The USFS and the USDA WS also compete illegally with private nuisance wildlife companies. I could give you many examples of where they break wildlife laws while doing so. That is their competitive edge.....they are allowed to break the law.

Posted by: Trapperguy at March 24, 2014 08:57 PM (vRDK9)

711 I meant password. John the Palamino has a Long ... Mustache !

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 08:58 PM (qoKTg)

712 699 Snowy, jump on in. Most of us make silly mistakes, usuallymdue toman unusually large (for the average population) consumption of alcohol. So, have at it at night! The Horde will guide you if you stray, but gently. Be well...

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 08:59 PM (ojnk6)

713 The chair is against the wall

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:00 PM (hLS6Q)

714 I may sell the Alienware and check it out

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 25, 2014 12:57 AM (xoPDv)

those are just re-badged 700 series

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:00 PM (bStrg)

715 cooth - I hope your travels went well & the visiting goes even better ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 09:01 PM (qoKTg)

716 636 618 Certainly Splunge. Back in Carter's day, our voters were not 52% for fascism, but as a reaction to Nixon, we elected what was perceived to be a "nice guy". True enough, but the guy was an almost outright Socialist. But, he was a nice, gentle guy. Never mind Socialist. But, the electorate got a whiff of his policies back then, making him a one termer. Now, the electorate is different. Hence, the SCOAMF x2.

Ah. I mentioned only 2008, not 2012, for a reason. As Ace mentioned in the last podcast, 2012 is the disaster, the confounding thing. 2008 is easy to understand without positing a socialist electorate. Hope and change, first black President, cult of personality, the whole nine yards. 2012 was...what? A confounding thing. You can say we have a socialist electorate now, yes. We all have our own hypotheses, and that is a viable one, but one I do not share. My view is more simple. Carter was not re-elected because he was clearly a screwup, and the media portrayed that. Obama was clearly a screwup, and the media hid that with an unprecedented fervor. So he got the usual benefit of the doubt for an incumbent, undeserved.

Posted by: Splunge at March 24, 2014 09:01 PM (qyomX)

717 694
Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 12:50 AM (0lQ+d)

sli setup of two 680s

Posted by: The Dude at March 25, 2014 12:53 AM (bStrg)

You should not have to worry about those. They are pretty recent GPU's!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:01 PM (buZ/8)

718

There are two types of people.

Those that have been in the barrel...

and those who will be in it again.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:02 PM (hLS6Q)

719 714. Damn I was afraid of that

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 24, 2014 09:02 PM (xoPDv)

720 hope those prices on the Haswell CPUs don't end up being right but with AMD being an even bigger pile of shit than usual, Intel can charge those premiums

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:03 PM (bStrg)

721 712 This post proves it. Good Lord, MWNP, learn to type and keyboard.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:03 PM (ojnk6)

722 @712 I hear that! Why isn't my gin and tonic helping? It must mean I need more. With that, goodnight all!

Posted by: SnowyBits at March 24, 2014 09:03 PM (v0WsZ)

723

Evening all, what's going on?

There's no way I'm going to read through 700+ posts

Posted by: PMRich at March 24, 2014 09:03 PM (KDUNf)

724

Splunge, I think your theory is correct.

I would also add that a number of angry Conservatives told the GOP to F off and refused to vote.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:03 PM (hLS6Q)

725 You should not have to worry about those. They are pretty recent GPU's!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 01:01 AM (buZ/

two years really isn't recent, especially since I do love my 120fps and/or 3D Vision

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:04 PM (bStrg)

726 I just don't want to end up in the barrel my first week! There's no Barrel Shaming...or at least, there's so much that nobody cares. Let your html Freak Flag Fly. Most of it won't work, anyway.

Posted by: garrett at March 24, 2014 09:05 PM (whkqX)

727 722 See 721

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:05 PM (ojnk6)

728 There are those who look at the barrel and ask why ... And there are those that look at the barrel and say 'Thank God for Penitentiaries' ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 09:05 PM (qoKTg)

729 Wow, Egypt court sentences 529 Morsi supporters to death. I have WSJ online subscription. I'd love it if we could convict SCOAMF supporters to an education of working!!

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 09:05 PM (gjOCp)

730 On the bright side the right has finally awoken and we are seing more Brass Knuckle Conservatives joining the fray.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 25, 2014 12:57 AM (hLS6Q)

I want this to be true and I think is happening at an increasing rate. There is an opening for conservatives in the media. It is a big fat prize there for the taking.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 09:07 PM (291hy)

731 Egypt court sentences 529 Morsi supporters to death. I have WSJ online subscription. I'd love to see them snatch that Google Exec, the who helped Obama and the Muslim Bros. foment that revolution, up off the Arab Street. I am sure he'd get a warm welcome in an Egyptian Prison.

Posted by: garrett at March 24, 2014 09:08 PM (whkqX)

732 725 You should not have to worry about those. They are pretty recent GPU's!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 01:01 AM (buZ/

two years really isn't recent, especially since I do love my 120fps and/or 3D Vision

Posted by: The Dude at March 25, 2014 01:04 AM (bStrg)

Ah. 3D vision definitely needs the FPS.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:09 PM (buZ/8)

733 I'd love it if we could convict SCOAMF supporters to an education of working!! ----------------- An education of consequences would satisfy me.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 24, 2014 09:09 PM (6tVqX)

734 Carol at March 25, 2014 01:05 AM (gjOCp) Man! That seems a little harsh for being a ringleader of the tormentors ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 09:10 PM (qoKTg)

735 730 This mah be true among the elctorate, but I so far see no sign of it among our Reps in DC.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:10 PM (ojnk6)

736 oy! RL calls. It says buy groceries before the store closes!

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 24, 2014 09:11 PM (qoKTg)

737 Letterman is was a bitter old man in the mid 90's. Now? He is a grotesque, unfunny for more than a decade, homunculus that feeds on the same unholy energy that has kept Larry King alive.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 09:11 PM (D8ONs)

738 735 730
This mah be true among the elctorate, but I so far see no sign of it among our Reps in DC.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 25, 2014 01:10 AM (ojnk6)

Oh they are just waiting for the elections to be over with this year and then the lame duck fuckening happens.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:11 PM (buZ/8)

739 Ah. 3D vision definitely needs the FPS.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 01:09 AM (buZ/

yep, also need to be ready for the Rift as well

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:12 PM (bStrg)

740 Adrain's, Morsi supporters? Or what I hoped for SCOAMF voters?

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 09:14 PM (gjOCp)

741 Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 25, 2014 01:11 AM (D8ONs)

Ogling young women's legs while hoping for an up skirt shot?

Drinking Metamucil?

Stuck having to fap to a 30 year old memory of their best lay?

There's soooo much to choose from.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 09:14 PM (JS0vr)

742 "Mason has a monopoly on the shipping now and constantly jack their fees"

If only someone had predicted that in the absence of free-market competition, prices would inexorably rise.

Posted by: Adam Smith at March 24, 2014 09:15 PM (noWW6)

743 716 Splunge, true enough, but I think my point about the current electorate is still valid. It's a different climate, with a much more gimme society than Carter hae behind him.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:15 PM (ojnk6)

744 "He is a grotesque, unfunny for more than a decade, homunculus that feeds on the same unholy energy that has kept Larry King alive." Not to put too fine a point on it or anything.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at March 24, 2014 09:16 PM (gBnkX)

745 739 Ah. 3D vision definitely needs the FPS.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 25, 2014 01:09 AM (buZ/

yep, also need to be ready for the Rift as well

Posted by: The Dude at March 25, 2014 01:12 AM (bStrg)

I am glad Sony is throwing stuff out about their Morpheus VR project. Someone needs to light a fire under the Rift people. From what I've seen of the Rift, it looks very cool. And I know Sony won't give more than basic support for their VR.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:17 PM (buZ/8)

746

CM9000, I just hope we are not too late. The "progressives" have been at their termite like behavior for about 100 years now. Wilson, FDR, Carter, Kennedy, and Clinton helped advance their causes.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:18 PM (hLS6Q)

747 I don't think explosives can be carried as cargo on a passenger jet.

And all the big air carriers charge quite a bit for dangerous cargo.

Only way to the island is mail and sea. And that's expensive for a small lot. They'd have to consolidate shipments and then redistribute on arrival. I can see how many don't want to be bothered.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 09:19 PM (JS0vr)

748 More loathsome? Letterman or McCain? Discuss and decide.

Posted by: cm9000 at March 24, 2014 09:21 PM (291hy)

749 748 Juan McCain. He pretends ro be something he's not. At least Letterman lets you know which side he's playing for.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:24 PM (ojnk6)

750 Man With No Party, Excuse me for late response. Carson has class & the Best of 60's & 70's I watched on YouTube Sunday was critical of Nixon for makeup man, Carson joked he didn't want Nixon to give him to him. Nixon said he'd given him to LBJ. Carson also made fun of Ethel K being pregnant for tenth? Time in monologue.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 09:26 PM (gjOCp)

751 Well Letterman doesn't have the opportunities to gleeful stab Conservatives in the back on a weekly basis like john does.

They're gearing up another sell out on this who's a journalist bill of the master snake shumer.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 09:29 PM (JS0vr)

752 cm9000 @558
>>Amazons 2 day shipping is in practice mostly BS. More like 4-6 day.

One of the few benefits to living near Memphis: FedEx is here, so Amazon and Newegg are pretty quick; with Newegg having a distribution center there, it;s often overnight.

Posted by: RovingCopyEditor at March 24, 2014 09:30 PM (vRdWg)

753 750 Carol, Carson grew up in a time when political figures could actually be criticized. Comedians were equal opportunity exploiterw. Not so much anymore.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:31 PM (ojnk6)

754 645 Letterman is a bitter old man

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 25, 2014 12:36 AM (V22Sh)

Pissed ever since he got busted banging girls at work. And then being force to apologize to the Palin family.

Posted by: buzzion at March 24, 2014 09:31 PM (LI48c)

755

McInsane is more loathsome than Letterman.

He has more power to inflict damage upon the country and pretends to be what he is not.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:32 PM (hLS6Q)

756 Everybody seems friendly, I'm just tired by this time and I make silly mistakes. Yeah, everybody do seem friendly, don't they? Heh! (Don't worry they are. You wouldn't believe the lengths folk around here are willing to go to helping out a basic stranger acrost the country.) Don't worry about "silly mistakes". We don't call ourselves "The Moron Horde" for no reason.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 09:32 PM (D8ONs)

757 see, when you go off now and then it can be an endearing trait and can actually garner points and respect.

but McCain always goes off the reservation for anything for everything.

If the majority of Republicans are against something you can just about bet that Johnny and the remaining Maine twin will be waiting at the door to form the lastest Gang of geriatric liberal Republican.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 24, 2014 09:33 PM (JS0vr)

758 So $399 for the TitanFall Xbox bundle on Amazon atm

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:33 PM (bStrg)

759 take that back, it's the Forza bundle that is $399

Posted by: The Dude at March 24, 2014 09:34 PM (bStrg)

760 McInsane is a dem pretending to be a Republican.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:35 PM (hLS6Q)

761 738 Agreed, Amnesty will be up after primaries are over. They've even talked about this. Shitheads.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:35 PM (ojnk6)

762 "Carson has class"

I never cared for Carson back in the day, but in retrospect, I appreciate how he frequently salted the Tonight Show guest list with people who were not sports or entertainment celebrities, but instead were ready to talk about ideas.

Some of those ideas were solid, some were loopy. But they were stuff you were unlikely to hear on any other mainstream television venue of the era.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 09:36 PM (noWW6)

763 Bitter Clinger, that is why there would be term limits, which they will never vote for, or forced retirement at age 65! How long has McCain riding on his being a prisoner of Vietnam? It gets old. He looks & sounds terrible. Arizona should do better! I'm going to sleep.I live with chronic neck pain & it's been worse for at least a month. Good night.

Posted by: Carol at March 24, 2014 09:40 PM (gjOCp)

764 763 Sorry to hear your in pain Carol. Be well and have a good night.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:42 PM (ojnk6)

765 715 cooth - I hope your travels went well & the visiting goes even better ...

Posted by: Adriane ... at March 25, 2014 01:01 AM (qoKTg)

Travels went poorly, but getting here was sweet. Tomorrow is supposed to be interesting...local weather may call for snow. Tomorrow is a "rebuild day", and I've got an honorable duty to perform on Wednesday....which can have its rewards once things are settled. Lots of pieces in motion...including a potential extra week afterwards. But all told, no matter how messy or stressful, the BH and I are here together.....and that's a heckuva start.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 09:43 PM (cc39m)

766

The big money GOP donors are demanding their dirt cheap labor. At a time when millions of Americans are out of work, they literally want to F over their country to line their pockets. Sickening.

Halfwits like Boehner and Rubio actually think that the fomer illegals will vote GOP despite history and polls proving they want socialism. Are they taking crazy pills?

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:44 PM (hLS6Q)

767 761 738
Agreed, Amnesty will be up after primaries are over. They've even talked about this. Shitheads.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 25, 2014 01:35 AM (ojnk6)

They won't pass amnesty after the primaries are over, not with the election around the corner. They will wait until after the election to pass something like that to maximize the time until the next primary/election. Of course you need to factor in the GOP penchant to step on each and every landmine laid out in front of them, so they may do just that and wait until the primaries are over. After all, many people will vote for them regardless.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:44 PM (buZ/8)

768 763 Bitter Clinger, that is why there would be term limits, which they will never vote for, or forced retirement at age 65! How long has McCain riding on his being a prisoner of Vietnam? It gets old.

He looks & sounds terrible. Arizona should do better!

I'm going to sleep.I live with chronic neck pain & it's been worse for at least a month.

Good night.

Posted by: Carol at March 25, 2014 01:40 AM (gjOCp)

If it looks like McCain's power is going to be threatened, he will jump ship. He'll turn to the Dems if they offer the senile old fool promises to keep his position. Then he will find out, like Arlen Specter and Charles Johnson, that his only real value to them was being someone on the "right" that would say bad things about the right.

Posted by: buzzion at March 24, 2014 09:45 PM (LI48c)

769 If it looks like McCain's power is going to be threatened, he will jump ship. He'll turn to the Dems if they offer the senile old fool promises to keep his position. Then he will find out, like Arlen Specter and Charles Johnson, that his only real value to them was being someone on the "right" that would say bad things about the right.

Posted by: buzzion at March 25, 2014 01:45 AM (LI48c)

You would have thought the idiot would have figured it out in 2008.

But I believe he really is a Democrat at heart and only remains Republican because of A: Arizona being a red state and B: he is very, very hawkish in a party that in the modern era was also very hawkish in nature as well.

Otherwise, he is a big government old school Democrat.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:50 PM (buZ/8)

770 767 I respectfully disagree. They've already telegraphed their intentions, but have gotten beaten down this cycle. After the Mid terme, I could easily see Boehner going full tard and not giving a shit about the party sentiment at all.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:51 PM (ojnk6)

771 So, having a "fun" time arguing with Leftist Australians about the drive to eliminate the "hate speech" laws. They declare there is no censorship because you can always try to plead that you are being "truthful" in a court. http://twitter.com/ThePoliticalhat

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 24, 2014 09:52 PM (AymDN)

772

We in AZ had a chance to kick McInsane out of office, but the f***wits in AZ refused to vote for J.D. Hayworth. They did not like J.D. and they said if he won he'd be in office forever as he is "young" and incumbents usually stay until they choose to leave. On top of that they actually said "what harm could McInsane do in his final term".

Short sighted idiots!

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 09:55 PM (hLS6Q)

773 OK, really need some shut-eye. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at March 24, 2014 09:56 PM (V22Sh)

774 770 767
I respectfully disagree. They've already telegraphed their intentions, but have gotten beaten down this cycle. After the Mid terme, I could easily see Boehner going full tard and not giving a shit about the party sentiment at all.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 25, 2014 01:51 AM (ojnk6)

I don't think we actually disagree. I said that I think they will wait until after the elections this year and go full tard in the lame duck session. After all, then the next election will be over two years away. They don't want to dampen enthusiasm from the base right before an election that might give them more power.

But past history has shown that they don't have common sense, so . . . YMMV

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:57 PM (buZ/8)

775 771 Really. You now have to prove a negative to satisfy them?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 09:58 PM (ojnk6)

776 "So, having a 'fun' time arguing with Leftist Australians about the drive to eliminate the 'hate speech' laws. They declare there is no censorship because you can always try to plead that you are being 'truthful' in a court."

E.O. Wilson, one of the world's most distinguished authorities on biology, got in trouble with the campus New Left a while back for the heretical assertion that biology might have something to do with behavior.

During a speaking appearance by Wilson on the Harvard campus, the leftist protesters chanted repeatedly, "No free speech for racists!"

Which, if you think about it, is entirely redundant after the first three words. Stop there.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 09:58 PM (noWW6)

777

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 25, 2014 01:52 AM (AymDN)

Why are people so goddamned stupid???

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 09:59 PM (buZ/8)

778 Scratch a "progressive", find a fascist.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:00 PM (hLS6Q)

779 765 Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 01:43 AM (cc39m) I saw earlier that you made it into town safely. Maybe you missed that I was online - I bugged out a little after midnight. Enjoy your downtime with BH. shoot me an email if you feel like it

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 10:01 PM (KzSp3)

780 774 I think you may be right, and we agree NWC. Possibly my bad, but not enough info to confirm. I, however, will concede. Be well.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 10:01 PM (ojnk6)

781 NWConservative , people believe what they want to believe and no mountain of facts will change their minds.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:03 PM (hLS6Q)

782 766
The big money GOP donors are demanding their dirt cheap labor. At a time when millions of Americans are out of work, they literally want to F over their country to line their pockets. Sickening.
Halfwits like Boehner and Rubio actually think that the fomer illegals will vote GOP despite history and polls proving they want socialism. Are they taking crazy pills?

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 25, 2014 01:44 AM (hLS6Q)

This is the exact shit that John Jay, Hamilton, and the rest of the founding fathers saw clearly -- a huge government of unchecked powers can hide unpopular policies on simple, understandable issues behind mountains and piles of bullshit. If the Federal government were run within the provisions of Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, there would be nowhere to hide.

There would also be no Department of Labor or Department of Agriculture; the Department of the Interior would be significantly neutered because the Federal Government wouldn't own or control any land beyond the District of Columbia, military bases, courthouses, and post offices. There'd be no Department of Commerce, HHS, or HUD. The Department of Transportation would be limited to street signs (couldn't erect a green circle labeled "STOP").

The Department of Education would be purged, as would the Department of Energy.

Just imagine the creativity hat could be unleashed upon the world if those departments were summarily forced back onto the states.....

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (cc39m)

783 780 Never mind NWC, we're on the same page. We agree. Have a good night, and be well.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 24, 2014 10:06 PM (ojnk6)

784 Posted by: torquewrench at March 25, 2014 01:58 AM (noWW6)

Well, they can't get their facts straight. They argue for biological superiority over a LGBT individual, but every other situation they blame the environment the individual is raised in. Since many pedophiles and murderers just grew up in bad households and just need treatment. Which is good for them, because if it were all rooted in biology, unless eugenics makes a stunning return, how can they use facism to make mankind "better?"

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 10:08 PM (buZ/8)

785 Busy thread tonight, serious you guys. Anyone know the total Moron capacity of teh Barrel? Shall we test that?

Posted by: Piercello at March 24, 2014 10:11 PM (jJ97i)

786

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 25, 2014 02:06 AM (ojnk6)

Good Night!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 10:14 PM (buZ/8)

787 "The Department of Education would be purged, as would the Department of Energy."

From your mouth to God's ears.

I invite all interested parties to examine comparative educational performance of the USA since the Department of Education (a creation of the Carter administration) came into being.

Spending more for getting less pretty much sums it up.

As for the Department of Energy, there are a few remaining glowing embers of competence at the bottom of the giant ash pile. I have no idea how to save those while getting rid of the huge topweight of inert or toxic crap in that department.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 10:15 PM (noWW6)

788

Anyone know the total Moron capacity of teh Barrel?

Traditionally the Barrel only holds one at a time.

It is assumed that you need some privacy when being violated at the expense of pleasuring others

Posted by: PMRich at March 24, 2014 10:15 PM (KDUNf)

789 781 NWConservative , people believe what they want to believe and no mountain of facts will change their minds.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 25, 2014 02:03 AM (hLS6Q)

If you are referring to the twitter idiocy, I think it should hurt when people are that stupid. People are arguing with him that opinions!!! of all things should be regulated by the government.

These people are so freaking dumb it hurts my head trying to see their position. Which makes absolutely no sense. (Well I guess it does if you're a leftist hack and only want *your* opinion to be the valid one).

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 10:17 PM (buZ/8)

790 787

...

Spending more for getting less pretty much sums it up.

...

Posted by: torquewrench at March 25, 2014 02:15 AM (noWW6)

That pretty much sums up every federal and state government spending program. You cannot give me a federal or state expenditure where I cannot find some inefficiency, waste, fraud, and/or abuse connected.

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 10:19 PM (buZ/8)

791

Ctulu, don't you know the Constitution is a "living, breathing document?" /

NWConservative, I refer to that and other things.

Forget that in human time there is not enough fish in the loch to support ONE "lochness monster" let alone a family.

Forget that the most popular "bigfoot" video was proven as fake.

Forget that if one were to compare the JFK conspiracy books to the Warren Commission report (summary) like I did, it would be clear the conspiracy authors are LYING.

People believe what they want to for whatever reason.

Leftists belive what they do because it makes them feel good about themselves and superior to those who disagree with them.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:30 PM (hLS6Q)

792 779 765
Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 01:43 AM (cc39m)

I saw earlier that you made it into town safely. Maybe you missed that I was online - I bugged out a little after midnight.
Enjoy your downtime with BH.
shoot me an email if you feel like it

Posted by: shredded chi at March 25, 2014 02:01 AM (KzSp3)

I saw you -- out of order, of course -- finally got online in post 300+, then ran back to find out what was going on while trying to track forward to be relevant. After tomorrow, things should be more coordinated....and after Wednesday, things should be getting settled.

Just as an aside -- funny thing, while I'm on the road....email gets flaky. I'll call you instead sometime mid-day Wednesday, after I get my shit together.

I've got to say, though, I'm just so tickled to be back here. Grabbed a fast-food dinner and jokingly noted that I lived in a spot where the vendor had only one single store within a 60-mile distance from me -- and another customer chimed in that she and her family had bailed-out of California 20 years ago because it was no place to raise kids. I don't even have kids, and the thought that mind-control anti-growth crisis-leveraging death-worshiping eugenic statist race-baiting bullshit isn't the only proper channel for "it's for the children" is like a breath of fresh air.

Bonus points for the moron who correctly guesses the chain (and I can think of two different ones that fit the criteria).

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 10:31 PM (cc39m)

793 but McCain always goes off the reservation for anything for everything I call bullshit on this "McCain goes off the reservation" idea. He's no fucking "Maverick" of the GOP! He's a 70's era liberal climber, who married into a beer distributorship, in AZ, who figured out early, (in D.C. post-Vietnam btw) that his name as a war-hero aka, military man was pure fucking poison to the Democrats at the time. He bullied his way into Republican politics in AZ playing the "war hero" card because that was the only game going at the time, for him. Bullshitted Barry Goldwater on his death-bed from what tales are told but also knows more about The Keating 5 than you or I ever will. When the fuck was he ever "on any reservation", I ask? His record as a Senator has been one of a small minded, mean and petty man, more jealous of his personal "dignity" and the perquisites signifying thereof than anything else. He will never go down as an hero of the Republican Party. He will never go down as an hero who fought for the State of Arizona. Perhaps there is a cloakroom somewhere, where he and Teddy K. will share pineapples. I don't know...I'm not a theologian! I fervently hope though, that that kind of club remains as exclusive as befits the "dignity" of an United States Senator.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 10:32 PM (D8ONs)

794 Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 25, 2014 02:30 AM (hLS6Q)

As a former Democrat and leftist, I speak from experience that it is mostly about feeling superior to those around them. To be one of the "enlightened few" too smug about your "correct" opinions to even entertain disagreement with drooling knuckldragging neanderthals.

And with that good night people!

Posted by: NWConservative at March 24, 2014 10:33 PM (buZ/8)

795 793 but McCain always goes off the reservation for anything for everything

I call bullshit on this "McCain goes off the reservation" idea.

He's no fucking "Maverick" of the GOP!

He's a 70's era liberal climber, who married into a beer distributorship, in AZ, who figured out early, (in D.C. post-Vietnam btw) that his name as a war-hero aka, military man was pure fucking poison to the Democrats at the time.

He bullied his way into Republican politics in AZ playing the "war hero" card because that was the only game going at the time, for him.

Bullshitted Barry Goldwater on his death-bed from what tales are told but also knows more about The Keating 5 than you or I ever will.

When the fuck was he ever "on any reservation", I ask?

His record as a Senator has been one of a small minded, mean and petty man, more jealous of his personal "dignity" and the perquisites signifying thereof than anything else.

He will never go down as an hero of the Republican Party. He will never go down as an hero who fought for the State of Arizona.

Perhaps there is a cloakroom somewhere, where he and Teddy K. will share pineapples. I don't know...I'm not a theologian!

I fervently hope though, that that kind of club remains as exclusive as befits the "dignity" of an United States Senator.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 25, 2014 02:32 AM (D8ONs)

***********SMOOCHES**********

Oh, yikes....oh, no, Deety -- I'm terribly sorry....got carried away....you put it so perfectly....absolute and total summary of the man and his methods.

This is so embarrassing....can I help wipe away the ichor? Kleenex? Can I maybe run into another room for some paper towels?

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 10:41 PM (cc39m)

796 NWConservative, goodnight.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:42 PM (hLS6Q)

797

McInsane is an egomaniacal ***HOLE.

He definitely sees himself as part of the "elite ruling class" over us "peasants".

You'll also notice his "reaching across the aisle" always benefits the dems. Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:45 PM (hLS6Q)

798 Um....Deety....I'm just completely and utterly sorry to have gotten carried away -- unless you aren't, in which case I hope it was good for you.....as it couldn't possibly have been to my better half, to whom I now represent -- with hand on heart -- was totally a politicial smooch.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 10:45 PM (cc39m)

799 The big bruhahaha in Australia is oer the "racial discrimination act". The sane P.M. wants to repeal section 18c: http://tinyurl.com/3dpzckc This puts a blanket restriction against speech that is "racially offensive" limited only by the wishy washy section 18d: http://tinyurl.com/pjcm5av There are people that believe that a naughty word against some nebulous group validates the courts silencing dissent is obnoxious. I, for one, fully support Australia's prime minister who wants to remove this insanity. Both Canada and Britain (not to speak of of South Africa), are under the duress of the politically correct censors. We should fully support the restoration of liberty anywhere.

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 24, 2014 10:49 PM (AymDN)

800

The Freedom-Loving Hat, no arguments there.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 10:55 PM (hLS6Q)

801 Cthulhu, Ok. I just wasn't sure what the deal was - I never could make plans, and not sure what yours are. Weather permitting, I'm going to try to knock out a quick job in the morning, then I guess wait.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 10:58 PM (KzSp3)

802 We in AZ had a chance to kick McInsane out of office, but the f***wits in AZ refused to vote for J.D. Hayworth. J.D. Hayworth was a shitty candidate, who ran a spectacularly stupid campaign. I did vote for him but Jaaayzuss!

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 11:00 PM (D8ONs)

803 Deety, after many years of McInsane, I would have voted for a ham sandwhich!

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 11:04 PM (hLS6Q)

804 DEETY! I got nothin', I just wanted to say DEETY!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 11:05 PM (qyfb5)

805 Deety, I have been in AZ since 1982. "Cain" should have been bounced a looong time ago.

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at March 24, 2014 11:07 PM (hLS6Q)

806 I just heard on ABC late night news that they need to move three million dump truck loads of earth from that landslide in Washington state... wow.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 11:09 PM (KzSp3)

807 801 Cthulhu,

Ok.
I just wasn't sure what the deal was - I never could make plans, and not sure what yours are.
Weather permitting, I'm going to try to knock out a quick job in the morning, then I guess wait.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 25, 2014 02:58 AM (KzSp3)

If you've got a gig, do it. Do it fully, do it completely, do it with honor, and get your ass paid. I'll be there when you're done.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 11:11 PM (cc39m)

808 OK, is it time for my therapy session? I usually read the whole thread before posting on the ONT, but not tonight. I've posted several times lately on this and I promise this is closure. I don't want to dwell and bring people down. Just had an idea that writing this out might me help remember this confusing time and might be of help for others who have recently gone thru the same thing or others who soon will. We buried my Mom today. She died 3/15 but stuff took it out to her services being yesterday and today. Things went well. Dad said the tough one was today, the finality. We have Dad here w/ us here for the next 2 nights. Now my folks were together for 62 years, they started dating at 15. Md. at 18, 2 boys shortly after. Dad seems to be doing OK, but not really. He delegated a lot of the arrangements to us, fine and we glad to help. He just seems to be hanging on too long in all aspects. I'm worried when he leaves how this will come down on him when he's back home alone. Well, we have to go back to the funeral home tomorrow to pick stuff up, better get to bed. RIP Mom, and send some vibes to Dad that he will be OK.

Posted by: The Farmer at March 24, 2014 11:17 PM (eBupg)

809 Wow, does Jedidiah shoot the eye daggers at Joanna on Redeye!

Posted by: Behind the green room hair pulling at March 24, 2014 11:18 PM (wu/TK)

810 Posted by: The Farmer at March 25, 2014 03:17 AM (eBupg) - _ -

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Rounding Error Extraordinaire at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM (Sfku0)

811 801 Cthulhu,

Ok.
I just wasn't sure what the deal was - I never could make plans, and not sure what yours are.
Weather permitting, I'm going to try to knock out a quick job in the morning, then I guess wait.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 25, 2014 02:58 AM (KzSp3)

And, BTW, if you get an afternoon gig or an overnight one, take 'em. You shouldn't be waiting. I'll wait.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 11:19 PM (cc39m)

812 "Dad said the tough one was today, the finality."

I can't imagine what it would be like to have to bury a loved longtime spouse.

Strength, bravery and sympathy to your father.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 24, 2014 11:29 PM (noWW6)

813 This is so embarrassing....can I help wipe away the ichor? Kleenex? Can I maybe run into another room for some paper towels? Oh, no! No, not at all! Sometimes I think that your tentacles are sincere but sometimes they may be sarcastic. I'm not a good judge of these things. Either way, I feel it only fair to let you know cthulhu, that even the slightest touch of ichor drenched tentacles from the gates of utter madness makes me feel a tad uncomfortable and I've mentioned it to HR. I understand that you are made the way you are and I respect that. As a colleague, I am proud to shake your hand! I hope that you don't take it too amiss that we all (including Dave in HR) are working madly with OSHA and the EEOC to find a "middle way". I'm totally cool with a long-sleeved turtleneck, with latex gloves, underneath silicon oven-mittens, with some super-long BBQ tongs for "shaking tentacles" on a day to day basis.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 24, 2014 11:29 PM (D8ONs)

814 Farmer, good on you takin' care of him, and I'm sorry for your loss. I know I will break that day. Well, break again. Do your best to talk to him as often as you can. It helps him and reassures you. It will hit him hard and often. Don't know either of you so there's not that much I can say. Don't worry about the therapy, I dump my baggage on people sometimes, though I try to leave it behind. Shit just keeps getting heavier, sometimes you have to share the load a little.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at March 24, 2014 11:31 PM (qyfb5)

815 Farmer... I don't even know what to say. I'm so sorry. I hope Dad can cope with her loss. damn... Cthulhu, just checked the weather - ain't looking good for me. It will improve soon, though. Did you make arrangements?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 24, 2014 11:31 PM (KzSp3)

816 218 Isn't the Forest Service part of the National Parks Service, or a co-agency under the Dept of the Interior? I'd like America to start working on freedoms and intolerance of corruption here at home before we go being the World Police and wagging the finger at Putin or anyone else Posted by: kbdabear at March 24, 2014 10:27 PM (aTXUx) US Forest Service is under the US Dept. Of Agriculture. National Park Service is under Dept of Interior. The service that killed the bears is the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which is under Interior.

Posted by: stace at March 24, 2014 11:42 PM (5clls)

817 808 OK, is it time for my therapy session? I usually read the whole thread before posting on the ONT, but not tonight.

I've posted several times lately on this and I promise this is closure. I don't want to dwell and bring people down. Just had an idea that writing this out might me help remember this confusing time and might be of help for others who have recently gone thru the same thing or others who soon will.

We buried my Mom today. She died 3/15 but stuff took it out to her services being yesterday and today. Things went well. Dad said the tough one was today, the finality. We have Dad here w/ us here for the next 2 nights.

Now my folks were together for 62 years, they started dating at 15. Md. at 18, 2 boys shortly after.

Dad seems to be doing OK, but not really. He delegated a lot of the arrangements to us, fine and we glad to help. He just seems to be hanging on too long in all aspects.

I'm worried when he leaves how this will come down on him when he's back home alone.

Well, we have to go back to the funeral home tomorrow to pick stuff up, better get to bed.

RIP Mom, and send some vibes to Dad that he will be OK.

Posted by: The Farmer at March 25, 2014 03:17 AM (eBupg)

As I've alluded to before, it is his decision alone to make -- whether to associate with the living or the dead....with the absolute certainty that he will eventually do the latter. For each day, however, the living are permitted to put forth their most alluring experiences, their most engaging conundrums, their most endearing affections, and their most supportive embraces.....while the dead (under the rules) may only replay memories.

And the end of the trail is written as well -- there must come a time that he embraces his loved ones in the beyond, being that the logical alternatives are so dire -- who could wish on someone that he be a spirit from beyond more attached to the living than his beloved in eternity? Who could wish that he might live on, forsaking living contact?

We all will come to such a time. Let's just hope we decide wisely.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 11:42 PM (cc39m)

818 Pixy (and jetlag) hate my spacing.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 24, 2014 11:43 PM (cc39m)

819 Oops sorry, the bear killers were with the US Forest Service, which is under USDA.

Posted by: stace at March 24, 2014 11:45 PM (5clls)

820 Pixy (and jetlag) hate my spacing. Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 03:43 AM (cc39m) Isn't Pixy in either Australia or New Zealand? I, for one, will advocate for you freedom of speech, Pixy, and support the repeal of 18c!

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 24, 2014 11:52 PM (AymDN)

821 So, it looks like someone in Australia was conviction of saying politically incorrect things noted here: http://tinyurl.com/nddc9ac And here: http://tinyurl.com/cugkpe I will reblog those quotes and DARE the Australians to come after me. Seriously, f** 18c!

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 25, 2014 12:07 AM (AymDN)

822 .mu is mauritius (I think Captain Aubrey made some trips there)

.nu is Niue and island state in the S. Pacific associated with N.Z.

Now where the servers ACTUALLY are located I haven't a clue.

They do seem a little peppier lately.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at March 25, 2014 12:07 AM (JS0vr)

823 Just had an idea that writing this out might me help remember this confusing time and might be of help for others who have recently gone thru the same thing or others who soon will. Yeah. Dad seems to be doing OK, but not really. He delegated a lot of the arrangements to us, fine and we glad to help. He just seems to be hanging on too long in all aspects. I'm worried when he leaves how this will come down on him when he's back home alone. Well, we have to go back to the funeral home tomorrow to pick stuff up, better get to bed. RIP Mom, and send some vibes to Dad that he will be OK. That's about as an alone a feeling as ever can be, I can only imagine. It's probably like, I don't know, the person you most loved in your youth, times 30, times a household, times children, times jokes, times...vacuuming? (For me, it's laundry). Keep up with him on the day-to-day shit but give him some *space*, also. He's going to have to figure out how to cook and clean and "do-for" a lonesome when he was so long, part of a team. Also, just because some of our loved ones pass away "after a good life" or if it's "for the best" don't assume we don't miss them most deeply, most daily, most trivially, all the fuckin' time!

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (D8ONs)

824 RIP Mom, and send some vibes to Dad that he will be OK. Posted by: The Farmer at March 25, 2014 03:17 AM (eBupg) As I've alluded to before, it is his decision alone to make -- whether to associate with the living or the dead.. ..We all will come to such a time. Let's just hope we decide wisely. Posted by: cthulhu at March 25, 2014 03:42 AM TY cooth, I have to digest this, sounds interestttting. What is the original source of the quote? T

Posted by: The Farmer at March 25, 2014 12:11 AM (eBupg)

825 Canada, Australia, and the U.K. are banning stuff like listed here: http://tinyurl.com/nddc9ac Now, a sane Australian P.M. wants to do away with the censorship. The Anglo-sphere is the only receptacle of freedom. We should support fully any other nation that dares to embrace that.

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 25, 2014 12:27 AM (AymDN)

826 Morons! Good morning Farmer. so sorry about your lost. Hope your Dad finds his way, gotta be a tough thing

Posted by: NativeNH at March 25, 2014 12:35 AM (fnLyd)

827 LOLOL. Some Australian anti-free speech schmuck threatened me for daring to re-print some innocuous statement that Australian courts censored!

Posted by: The Freedom-Loving Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at March 25, 2014 12:38 AM (AymDN)

828 Maybe we should ship Elizabeth Warren to the great down under. High cheek bones and all

Posted by: NativeNH at March 25, 2014 01:01 AM (fnLyd)

829 Yeah if I wasn't a white man living in NH former mechanical engineer and now corporate dropout grooming snow I'd be pissed off too hahahaahahah

Posted by: NativeNH at March 25, 2014 01:05 AM (fnLyd)

830 Farmer, my condolences,sending a dude-hug, and i hope your pops makes it ok.

Posted by: fastfreefall at March 25, 2014 01:24 AM (bO0hR)

831 I got nothin', I just wanted to say DEETY! Yeah, it happens that way, apparently, sometimes... DEETY! Dejah T. Burroughs, really... (Super Nerdy yclept after Heinlein not Burroughs because someone got Hazel Stone before me.

Posted by: Deety is... Hard Core! at March 25, 2014 01:30 AM (D8ONs)

832 Night all. Here is "The Warning" by Kylesa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abOf47pdI2Q

Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat at March 25, 2014 02:00 AM (AymDN)

833 "Union representatives from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are now accompanying federal government safety inspectors on site visits to review labor complaints at nonunion private businesses" ========================== Soon, political commissars will be attached to each and every workers soviet.

Posted by: MTF at March 25, 2014 02:25 AM (pmDdf)

834 Oh look......
The morning thread is up.

And has been for about four minutes

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 25, 2014 02:58 AM (si68n)

835 Damn, I've been up since 4 am.

Posted by: Carol at March 25, 2014 03:14 AM (gjOCp)

836 The Tang shot in The Shining totally proves that Kubric faked the Moon shots.

Posted by: Huggy at March 25, 2014 04:42 AM (tjj0w)

837 "What do U.S. Forest Service wildlife officers do when they've been ordered to infiltrate bear-poaching gangs, but they can't actually find any poaching gangs? Well they get creative...and became poachers themselves." subtitute in the fbi, atf, aryan nations, and sawed off shotguns and what do you get? RUBY RIDGE it reminds me of the two guys-one in massachusetts and the other in idaho that were arrested almost went to jail for killing bears in self defense

Posted by: sound awake at March 25, 2014 06:00 AM (pk/NG)

838 If those Forest Service people are good shots, I have a few jobs for them.

Posted by: whitey bulger at March 26, 2014 07:50 AM (1+kJ5)

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