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April 22, 2014

Overnight Open Thread (4-22-2014)
— Maetenloch

Yuval Levin on Confirmation Bias and Human Nature

A longish but worthwhile read.

American progressives have long contended that as social science enables us to overcome some of the limits of what we know, it should also be permitted to overcome the constitutional limits on what government may do. They take themselves to be an exception to the rule that all parties see only parts of the whole, and therefore an exception also to the ubiquity of confirmation bias, and so they demand an exception to the rule that no party should have too much raw power.

...But understanding human limitations does not mean we can overcome them. It only means we can't pretend they don't exist. It should point us toward humility, not hubris. And in politics and policy, understanding the limitation that Klein highlights should point us away from technocratic overconfidence and toward an idea of a government that enables society to address its problems through incremental, local, trial-and-error learning processes rather than centrally managed wholesale transformations of large systems.

The New Progressive Aristocracy

At least the old aristocracy had actual titles and were bound by rules and legal obligations.

Stop the Party: Powdered Alcohol Maybe Not Approved After All

A product called "Palcohol" gained widespread attention online in recent days after it was reported that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the powdered alcohol, including vodka and rum varieties. But a representative for the federal bureau, Tom Hogue, said in an email to The Associated Press late Monday that the approvals were issued in error.

"An oversight of this nature does not ring true to me," [lawyer Robert] Lehrman said in a phone interview. He suggested that the bureau may have heard back from lawmakers wanting more information on the powdered alcohols.

And here's the science behind the currently forbidden Palcohol.

The Bad Shooting Trial

Byron Smith, 65, is being tried for killing two teenagers who broke into his home - Haile Kifer, 18, and Nick Brady, 17 - on Thanksgiving Day in 2012. That would have been defensible but then after shooting and disabling them he proceeded to execute them with finishing shots all the while recording the entire incident. So I'm thinking crazy and dumb with crazy having majority voting rights.

Oprah and Her Family Drama Mess

Or why you wouldn't want Oprah as a step-daughter. The fact that Oprah kept everything in her own name instead of just giving it to her father is telling.

The World's Most Jealous Woman

There's a lid for every pot and so I guess every Jabba has a Leia as well.

42 year-old Debbi is so paranoid that partner Steve Wood, 30, will play away from home that she also checks his phone, email accounts and bank statements several times a day. Steve - who started started dating Debbi in 2011 - is even banned from watching women on television or looking at pictures of them in magazines as Debbi has installed childproof filters on his laptop and mobile phone.

Doctors have diagnosed Debbi with Othello Syndrome - a rare psychiatric disorder which causes sufferers to believe their partners have cheated - even if they have little or no evidence. Debbi, of Leicester, admitted: 'Even if Steve pops out for 15 minutes to buy a pint of milk, I make him take a lie detector test as soon as he gets home.'

2048: The Animated Beyonce Edition

For My Next Defense Witness I'd Like to Call Miss America to the Stand

Roy Clark Plays MalagueÃ±a

From 1969 so forgive the annoying groovy 60s effects. Roy was (and is) more than just Hee Haw - he was pretty much a master of anything with strings. And a pretty good comedic musical actor as you can see in his version of Dueling Banjos.

The AoSHQ group. Yeah.

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1 Hi

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:22 PM (HVff2)

2 boobies

Posted by: testing at April 22, 2014 06:22 PM (9R4HJ)

3 The Queering of Reality The vast majority of males are men who like women; the vast majority of females are women who like men. ThatÂ’s reality. For some, however, reality is unjust and must be Â“correctedÂ” in the name of Â“social justiceÂ” in order to impose and equivalence contrary to reality. More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=5584

Posted by: The Political Hat at April 22, 2014 06:23 PM (AymDN)

4 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 22, 2014 06:25 PM (KCxzN)

5 heh

Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2014 06:25 PM (btTLZ)

6 The World's Most Jealous Woman There's a lid for every pot and so I guess every Jabba has a Leia as well. ----- The worlds most jealous woman meets the worlds most neutered male. F*ck me to tears.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:25 PM (HVff2)

7 Evening morons. Have been having busy shifts lately, hoping to get some time to hang with you tonight. So far, moderately busy.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 06:26 PM (sQ0LB)

8 Yay! ONT!

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 06:26 PM (doBIb)

9 Hey Steve Wood - Know how I know you are an omega?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 22, 2014 06:26 PM (BAS5M)

10 If I have to play policeman to my man, I need to let him go. This woman must have zero self-respect. Who wants a cheater? Forget that.

Posted by: ALH at April 22, 2014 06:27 PM (btTLZ)

11 So if the World's Most Jealous Woman and her man ever get pregnant, how many paternity tests will there be?

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 06:27 PM (fVvvF)

12 Steve needs to sack up and find a new woman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 22, 2014 06:29 PM (BAS5M)

13 Nice varied content Maet. A better than average job.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:29 PM (HVff2)

14 I'm a lifelong metal head, but damn, Roy Clark is a virtuoso. he was why I watched HeeHaw. Well, him and the hot country girls in shorty shorts.

Posted by: Arthur Cognomen at April 22, 2014 06:30 PM (dkesm)

15 A better than average job.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:29 PM (HVff2)

I'm sure Maet will treasure your tepid words, Mis.

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:30 PM (8lmkt)

16 The Tim's invasion continues apace. Mwahahaha!!!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 06:30 PM (hn5v5)

I'm reposting this from a dead thread earlier

Here is a fun trick to play on your liberal friends, everytime I do it they are shocked. Ask them "just who are the 1%?" Some say billionairs, of course they get shocked the most, but even the ones that say millionairs are shocked to learn that a married couple earning $325,000 is in the 1%, per IRS stats from 2009.
They get so upset that they start toquestion the 'experts' they listen to for advice.
Try it!

Posted by: anon2020 at April 22, 2014 06:31 PM (DEsFp)

18 CRANK!!!!! I love you.

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:31 PM (8lmkt)

19 So if the World's Most Jealous Woman and her man ever get pregnant, how many paternity tests will there be?

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 10:27 PM (fVvvF)

How will she know it was really him...how will she know it was really her?

Seriously, this woman is why smoky burnouts were invented.

Evening roonz and roonettez, popping in for yet another drive-by commenting on break. Happy Urf Day! I drove the 'stang in to commemorate the day, of course.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 06:31 PM (xa1/W)

20 Fat, ugly, stupid & physiologically challenged is no way to go through life. Stevie likes some cray cray cougar, ugh

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:32 PM (HVff2)

21 Now you see me, now you don't. Good night y'all.

Posted by: DC in Towson at April 22, 2014 06:32 PM (Pvcl5)

22 Can't they at least make Chelsea wear a fucking mask? She is almost as ugly as her stupid mother.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 06:33 PM (Zdgjo)

23 Doctors have diagnosed Debbi with Othello Syndrome - a rare psychiatric disorder which causes sufferers to believe their partners have cheated - even if they have little or no evidence. That poor guy is trapped and he doesn't even know it. He may as well slit his wrists now.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 06:33 PM (doBIb)

24 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:29 PM (HVff2) I'm sure Maet will treasure your tepid words, Mis. Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 10:30 PM (8lmkt) It came out wrong. Oh well a long day, a shitty long day. Maet does a good job, tonites is just that much better.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:34 PM (HVff2)

25 from last thread... I remain convinced Boehner knew what was going on in Libya and although he could not impact decisions at the time, has done absolutely nothing ever since then to even criticize this despicable blot on our honor. **** I'd be surprised if he's the Speaker this time next year.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 06:34 PM (DmNpO)

26 Yes, confirmation bias is a problem for the left, but honestly the bigger problem is that at the higher levels the left is full of shit...and they know it. They don't make these arguments because they think they are true, they make them because they think they are effective.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 22, 2014 06:34 PM (M3hAT)

27 Steve kind of has a "dear God help me" look in his beaten-down eyes.

Posted by: Arthur Cognomen at April 22, 2014 06:34 PM (dkesm)

28 I had serious love for Roy Clark back in middle school.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 22, 2014 06:35 PM (4Chvm)

29 Well, him and the hot country girls in shorty shorts.
Saaaalute!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 06:35 PM (hn5v5)

30 In other news, Steve and Debbi have been cast in the lead roles for a remake of Misery.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 06:36 PM (DlqJm)

31 Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 10:33 PM (Zdgjo) Every time I see Chelsea, not by choice mind you, I think how much better she would look wearing one of those V For Vendetta masks!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 06:36 PM (o3MSL)

32 If it was a video, Steve would be blinking in Morse: Help Me Kill Me Now

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 22, 2014 06:36 PM (BAS5M)

33 It came out wrong. Oh well a long day, a shitty long day. Maet does a good job, tonites is just that much better.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (HVff2)

Hey you know what smooths these kind of things over - a better than average tip. I'll be checking Paypal account later tonight....

Posted by: Mætenloch at April 22, 2014 06:37 PM (XkotV)

34 It came out wrong. Oh well a long day, a shitty long day. Maet does a good job, tonites is just that much better.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (HVff2)

Sorry for your shit day, Mis. At least you don't have to drive a totally embarrassing loaner shitbox tomorrow. In the land of Bentleys . . . OMG, it's making me drink too much! I bet even the burglars will laugh their asses off if they see that *thing* in my parking space. I want the Jeep o' Death back, I don't care what it costs, just give it back!

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:37 PM (8lmkt)

35 They don't make these arguments because they think they are true, they make them because they think they are effective. Posted by: 18-1 at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (M3hAT) Do or say whatever you have to to win. Once you've won, no one dare call you on it.

Posted by: Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe at April 22, 2014 06:37 PM (AymDN)

36 Here is what is considered "art" these days: Moonbat Art: Naked Woman Lays Eggs With Her Vagina In Front of CrowdÂ… http://tinyurl.com/kepgyd9 This is what German taxpayers are paying for. That and for Greeks to retire at age 56. I can't decide which form of "art" is worse, this "egg-laying" woman or the woman who used her vagina as a yarn-dispenser to knit from for a month? Probably vagina-yarn lady, but not by much.

Posted by: Thrawn at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (WlWt+)

37 12 Steve needs to sack up and find a new woman. Posted by: Count de Monet at April 22, 2014 10:29 PM (BAS5M) Based on that picture, are we sure that's a woman?

Posted by: Insomniac at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (mx5oN)

38 Hey, NDH, I'll be up in your area on Saturday. I have a gig up there from 4 til 8.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (0HooB)

39 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (DmNpO) Yes Eric Cantor will be a (half) vast improvement!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (o3MSL)

40 I'll be checking Paypal account later tonight....

Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 10:37 PM (XkotV)

Nicely played, Maet! Ace could learn a thing or two from you, just sayin'

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (8lmkt)

41 Debbi has another disorder. That wallpaper is hideous. Her fashion sense is pathological.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 22, 2014 06:38 PM (BAS5M)

42 othello syndrome may be very rare but even more rare is whatever fucking manhood stealing disease debbi's man has that has stopped him from cheating on all 30 stone of her.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (rDidD)

43 >>>At least the old aristocracy had actual titles and were bound by rules and legal obligations.<<<

The new aristocracy has titles and rules and obligations.

Posted by: hillary! at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (PAplM)

44 Hola, amigoz en loz tuboz!!!

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (T1005)

45 Hey you know what smooths these kind of things over - a better than average tip. I'll be checking Paypal account later tonight.... Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 10:37 PM (XkotV) Does it have to be pay pal or can I send you a check?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (HVff2)

46 Peaches, I'm glad you are here, I have a prayer request.

The background: Youngest Son's teacher is as close as family, Laura adopted her (because she did that sort of thing) which is why I have a black sister in law who is fifteen years older than me.

Anyway, last Thursday she got hit with some bad news, her grandson was shot and killed in Winston-Salem. He was 22.

She's the one that has had to put everything together because of course her daughter is a wreck, she's just gotten over breast cancer treatments (successful treatments, I might add...one bright spot) and of course this week she's been running to and fro which means she hasn't been resting.

Her name is Lenora Allen.

Youngest Son was his little buddy, so Youngest Son has been taking it pretty badly, too.

Thanks!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (xa1/W)

47 I come out of the bathroom, pickup my tablet, and the 1st thing I see is Chelsea. Gawd what a sight. Where's my tequila?

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 06:39 PM (vA2UI)

48 old, new, guillotine is a guillotine

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:40 PM (rDidD)

49 Remember that movie Deadly Friend? Debbi does not realize she is a zombie cybernetic science creation of Steve's. I predict it will end badly.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 06:40 PM (DlqJm)

50 re: Jealous woman. That is the very definition of pussywhipped. Seriously- look at her. She could clearly whip it out and physically assault him with it.

Posted by: Fringe at April 22, 2014 06:40 PM (oWl4T)

51 Does it have to be pay pal or can I send you a check?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (HVff2)

Well I also accept bullion and Bitcoins.

Posted by: Mætenloch at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (XkotV)

52 old, new, guillotine is a guillotine Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 10:40 PM (rDidD) What could go wrong?

Posted by: Maximilien François Marie Isidore Robespierre at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (AymDN)

53 39 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (DmNpO) Yes Eric Cantor will be a (half) vast improvement! Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 10:38 PM (o3MSL) Neither of them better be speaker. We say the GOP is the stupid party. It would be the stupid f*cking party then.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (HVff2)

54 Prayers for Lenora.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (vA2UI)

55 47 I come out of the bathroom, pickup my tablet, and the 1st thing I see is Chelsea. Gawd what a sight. Where's my tequila? Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (vA2UI) Go back to the bathroom.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (doBIb)

56 OMG, GGE . . . Lenora and her family will be in my prayers tonight. So sad. She is extremely lucky to have you for a friend. As are we all. xoxo

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (8lmkt)

57 Arthur Smith (Pretty well known to North Carolinians), wrote Dueling Banjos, though the original title was 'Feuding Banjos'. He died last week, age 93.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 06:41 PM (aDwsi)

58 The Rodham genes must be dominant. Shut up.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (4Chvm)

59 seiously, if you want a nobel, figure out what horrible disease debbi's boyfriend has. seriously, what the fuck is he hanging around for nearly three years for? he must be a prepper and wants his supplies to be self moving.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (rDidD)

60 16 The Tim's invasion continues apace. Mwahahaha!!! Posted by: andycanuck at April 22, 2014 10:30 PM (hn5v5) Tim's vs. Dunkin' in the Northeast looks like a Civil War battlefield map.

Posted by: rickl at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (sdi6R)

61 Hey you know what smooths these kind of things over - a better than average tip. I'll be checking Paypal account later tonight....

Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 10:37 PM (XkotV)

Feel free to double last night's tip.

And with that, it's back to work for me. No rest for the wicked.

See you at lunch.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (xa1/W)

62 If Steve goes out for milk and ever returns, he deserves all the sh*t Debbie can throw at him!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (o3MSL)

63 roy was my fave too! hands down over buck.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (tyKq9)

64 Oh and Steve needed to ditch that crazy woman years ago. Get your balls back, man!

Posted by: Thrawn at April 22, 2014 06:42 PM (WlWt+)

65 They've got pictures of Boner and the other old bast--- with their pet goats.

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 06:43 PM (lmUBG)

Never knew Webb Hubbel's bloodline constituted Royalty? Who knew?

Jim
Sunk New Dawn

Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 22, 2014 06:43 PM (vvk2F)

67 Back home in Alabama, Hee Haw was a documentary.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:44 PM (0HooB)

68 steve needs to roll her over onto her back until she goes into a hypnotic trance like an alligator so he can make a break.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:44 PM (rDidD)

69 How is everyone doing tonight?

Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 22, 2014 06:44 PM (TNcMy)

70 GGE - Sorry to hear it. Prayers for all my friend.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 06:44 PM (aDwsi)

71 wait, what, is Roy Clark dead or something? because a google search does not show that. one helluva picker, though, they don't make many who could out pick that rascal. plus, a smile that goes straight down the highway, for days. a good dude. hell, a great dude.

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:44 PM (8lmkt)

72 hopefully debbi's docs will give her a link her so she can get in touch with reality. steve should be cheating on you. yes, I said cheating, not cheetos.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:45 PM (rDidD)

73 Chelsea should be made to at least wear a burlap bag on her head if she won't wear a full burka. The election child will pop out like the alien did, what a sight that will be, hell I'd pay money to see that!

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 06:46 PM (Zdgjo)

74 OK, I'm out tomorrow night, mi amigoes

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 22, 2014 06:46 PM (KCxzN)

75 'Night, AltonJackson . . . sweet dreams.

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:46 PM (8lmkt)

76 steve needs to roll her over onto her back until she goes into a hypnotic trance like an alligator so he can make a break.))) Ambien pancakes.

Posted by: Dendritic at April 22, 2014 06:46 PM (75hfB)

77 Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (xa1/W) Thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: The Political Hat at April 22, 2014 06:46 PM (AymDN)

78 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:41 PM (HVff2) With the integrity of "our" GOPe, I think the fix is in foe Cantor. It just wouldn't do to slow down the DC establishment gravy train by even a smidgen!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 06:47 PM (o3MSL)

79 Steve needs to 'pop out for a pint of milk', and not look back. Really, man, just leave everything.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 06:47 PM (aDwsi)

80 The election child will pop out like the alien did, what a sight that will be, hell I'd pay money to see that! Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 10:46 PM (Zdgjo) Please, even we have standardsÂ…

Posted by: Alien Facehugger at April 22, 2014 06:47 PM (AymDN)

81 Night, AJ. And prayers going up, GGE.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:47 PM (0HooB)

82 steve should be cheating on you. yes, I said cheating, not cheetos. Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 10:45 PM (rDidD) Maybe he knows how to beat that lie detector test.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 06:48 PM (fVvvF)

83 NDH, are you still here?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:48 PM (0HooB)

84 69, I'm now in a conundrum as to whether I should be sick in the bathroom or seek relief in the liquor cabinet. No more Rodham nee Clintons please.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 06:48 PM (vA2UI)

85 yeah, steve popping out for a pint of milk is never gonna work, he's gotta milk her morning and night or she gets bossy.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:49 PM (rDidD)

86 51 Does it have to be pay pal or can I send you a check? Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (HVff2) Well I also accept bullion and Bitcoins. Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 10:41 PM (XkotV) Pay pal hit. I hope my platinum membership is safe for a while. :-)

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 06:49 PM (HVff2)

87 Dear lord, Chelsea looks like her daddy Web more and more every day.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 06:50 PM (HxSXm)

88 yeah, steve popping out for a pint of milk is never gonna work, he's gotta milk her morning and night or she gets ~~bossy~~ crabby.

Posted by: yankeefifth

Fixed

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 06:52 PM (DlqJm)

89 Some Krispy Kreme have crossed the northern border into our territory too, rickl, although I haven't had any of them.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 06:52 PM (hn5v5)

90 73 Chelsea should be made to at least wear a burlap bag on her head if she won't wear a full burka.

The election child will pop out like the alien did, what a sight that will be, hell I'd pay money to see that!

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 10:46 PM (Zdgjo)

++++

I'm thinking a feedbag would be more appropriate.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 22, 2014 06:53 PM (IN7k+)

91 We should demand a DA test on Chelsea, Bill and Hill too. Chelsea may not even be human.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 06:53 PM (Zdgjo)

92 Steve could try faking his death Eraser-style. Surely some of his friends would help him out in this endeavor.

Posted by: Thrawn at April 22, 2014 06:53 PM (WlWt+)

93 I remember when Chris Farley played Chelsea, much easier on the eyes than the real thing.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 22, 2014 06:53 PM (Q8vlx)

94 little known fact: roy clark played a Charvel San Dimas

Posted by: navycopjoe at April 22, 2014 06:53 PM (krmE0)

95 Fixed Posted by: Anna Puma heh

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:54 PM (rDidD)

96 Chelsea Clinton - Alien Love Child?

http://tinyurl.com/kbp2aka

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 06:54 PM (DlqJm)

97 79 Steve needs to 'pop out for a pint of milk', and not look back. Really, man, just leave everything... my great-great aunt marguerite from hammond, louisiana actually had a husband go out for a pack of ciggs and never came back...tripped me out! you do not tell a little girl stories like that. OTOH, she loved her some valium and quoted Mae West on a daily basis.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 06:54 PM (tyKq9)

98 I only recently discovered Roy ClarkÂ’s abilities beyond Hee Haw. Going through some old vinyl I saw Â“The Magnificent Sanctuary BandÂ” and picked it up on a whim. ItÂ’s nowhere near one of his best, but itÂ’s still great. So far, my favorite album of his is Lightning Fingers.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 22, 2014 06:55 PM (WX3R9)

99 she sounds like a good ol' gal, concrete girl . . .

Posted by: Peaches at April 22, 2014 06:55 PM (8lmkt)

100 Fixed Posted by: Anna Puma
Me too!

Posted by: steve in the UK at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (hn5v5)

101 That's awful, GGE. Thoughts and prayers for the family.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (mx5oN)

102 Well Roy Clark was great--quite a performance. But then I looked at Chelsea again. I know that she's recently pregnant, but Gawd A Mighty, it looks like she's packing the "freshman fifteen" and maybe more. My late father told me long ago that you look at a girlfriend's mother--and that's what your girlfriend is going to look like when she gets to Mom's age. As Mr. T said "I pity the fool" that married Chelsea.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (wdHk6)

103 little known fact: roy clark played a Charvel San Dimas Roy once got drunk and played a tennis raquet. It sounded better than Jimmy Page playing guitar.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (0AKks)

104 so wait a minute, oprah and debbi are different people?

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (rDidD)

105 50 re: Jealous woman. That is the very definition of pussywhipped. Seriously- look at her. She could clearly whip it out and physically assault him with it. Posted by: Fringe at April 22, 2014 10:40 PM (oWl4T) Won't be her scamper that is doing the whipping, but you can be damn sure that her FUPA will be smacking the shit out of him.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 06:56 PM (HxSXm)

106 The World's Most Jealous Woman There's a lid for every pot and so I guess every Jabba has a Leia as well. *** Yet several of the moronettes are single. Funny that.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 06:57 PM (DmNpO)

107 Johnny Winter - Check Out Her Mama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfIjhVqAF1Y

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:57 PM (0HooB)

108 Won't be her scamper that is doing the whipping, but you can be damn sure that her FUPA will be smacking the shit out of him. I dunno, some guys pay for that kinda stuff.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 06:58 PM (doBIb)

109 NDH, see #38.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 06:58 PM (0HooB)

110 I'm thinking a feedbag would be more appropriate. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 22, 2014 10:53 PM (IN7k+) Princess Seabiscuit has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 06:58 PM (HxSXm)

111 Statement of charges - FUPA-whipped.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 06:58 PM (DlqJm)

112 As Mr. T said "I pity the fool" that married Chelsea. Posted by: Comanche -------------------------- I suspect he is (or will be) in the same circumstance that Steve is in. Can't run, can't hide.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 06:58 PM (aDwsi)

113 There is a university classical music department in Tulsa with whom Roy Clark has been very generous with both time and money. He is a very fine man, but I still didn't like Hee Haw.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at April 22, 2014 07:00 PM (xq1UY)

114 The World's Most Jealous Woman There's a lid for every pot and so I guess every Jabba has a Leia as well. *** Yet several of the moronettes are single. Funny that. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 10:57 PM (DmNpO) That's what happens when you don't buy name-brand chains for your dungeonÂ… *runs and hides*

Posted by: Chains R Us at April 22, 2014 07:00 PM (AymDN)

115 Happened to catch this as I was flipping channels from Lou Dobbs "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." Â— H. L. Mencken

Posted by: Dendritic at April 22, 2014 07:00 PM (75hfB)

116 Yup, the minute I saw the pic of our newest love match, Debbi and Steve, I knew the comments would be worth my while. And the Horde does not disappoint. Then to read about the 'performance art' of Women-Who-Defy-A-Correct-Mental-Illness-Diagnosis. Hoooo-kay. I am reminded of the words of another of tonight's subjects, the Oprah, who spoke these words for our edification; "My va-jay-jay is painin'!!!"

Posted by: dwagyak at April 22, 2014 07:01 PM (nVGST)

117 If it wasn't for the fucking lame ass media, I wouldn't know that the little manitee was knocked up, nor would I know who those skanky bigassed Kardashians are.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 22, 2014 07:01 PM (Q8vlx)

118 Steve is lucky, Debbi is way better looking than Chelsea and probably a lot nicer too.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 07:02 PM (Zdgjo)

119 The Bad Shooting Trial Lessons learned: Use a bigger gun than .22 Don't perform finish/kill shot Leave bodies where shot Insurance pays for carpet replacement And for gods sake don't frickin tape the event

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:02 PM (HVff2)

120 Scary looking up Webb Hubbell, if that's her father she's not going to age well, in fact it's already beginning. Esemblance is startling.

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 07:03 PM (lmUBG)

121 Hey, NDH, I'll be up in your area on Saturday. I have a gig up there from 4 til 8. *** Doggone it! I have tentative plans. I committed to meeting up with a friend and her daughter whom I haven't seen in a long time. I say "tentative" because if it storms we may postpone it. We definitely need to schedule another get-together with plenty of time for you to plan to join us.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:03 PM (DmNpO)

122 Peaches! Thanks for the love!

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 07:03 PM (sQ0LB)

123 Yes Eric Cantor will be a (half) vast improvement! Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 10:38 PM (o3MSL) Neither of them better be speaker. We say the GOP is the stupid party. It would be the stupid f*cking party then. *** I do believe it will be Gowdy.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:03 PM (DmNpO)

124 I love the first comment: "I only see two choices in this situation. One, run and never ever look back. Two, see rule number one."

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:03 PM (doBIb)

125 I'd love to see Roy Clark and Steve Martin go at it.

Posted by: Mr. Natural at April 22, 2014 07:04 PM (/pOl7)

126 Evening Horde, it seems to be another of those "stop the world, I wanna get off" kind of nights... But, if you need a distraction and quite possibly a laugh, image search "banana sculpting." You won't be sorry.

Posted by: Piercello at April 22, 2014 07:05 PM (jJ97i)

127 We definitely need to schedule another get-together with plenty of time for you to plan to join us. Yeah, this is a spur of the moment gig. I know there are a couple more Morons up there, I'll see if I can catch them before Saturday.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 07:05 PM (0HooB)

128 Gee I only ever see Peet's and Starbucks around here (as far as chains go), with maybe the occasional Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I think one Seattle's Best. The other chains? I never even heard of 'em. Of course, the people in my circle wouldn't be caught dead in a chain coffee shop of any kind, with the possible exception of Peet's, which is still seen as a "local" company. Chains is evil, doncha know. The general consensus around here is that Philz is THE best coffee shop (a local "micro-chain" with like 6 outlets). I've only had it a couple times but damn, I find it hard to disagree.

Posted by: zombie at April 22, 2014 07:05 PM (mizYg)

129 "nor would I know who those skanky bigassed Kardashians are."

Anything about them makes me hit the off switch or mute faster than jugears or "the Nanny"

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 07:06 PM (lmUBG)

130 112 As Mr. T said "I pity the fool" that married Chelsea. Posted by: Comanche -------------------------- I suspect he is (or will be) in the same circumstance that Steve is in. Can't run, can't hide. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 10:58 PM (aDwsi) He's a Democrat + They have already seperated once + Bill Clinton is his step-father in law = He has several side pieces

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 07:06 PM (HxSXm)

131 119 The Bad Shooting Trial Lessons learned: Use a bigger gun than .22 Don't perform finish/kill shot Leave bodies where shot Insurance pays for carpet replacement And for gods sake don't frickin tape the event Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 11:02 PM (HVff2) He had a damn Mini-14!!!! He should have used that.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:06 PM (doBIb)

132 I do believe it will be Gowdy. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:03 PM (DmNpO) Not a bad choice. I'm worried about his immigration position. I don't want any of the leadership back, including Ryan

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:07 PM (HVff2)

133 As I have commented a couple of time today, it is the 144th anniversary of Lenin's birth. Here are a few quotes: http://tinyurl.com/m9u7hwd

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

134 Eye bleach, please! OTOH... I am trying to figure out what team's kit the English bloke is wearing? Bet against that side every time! Have a good evening horde!

Posted by: Forty Baht Barack at April 22, 2014 07:07 PM (807lo)

135 'times' , damnit

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:08 PM (aDwsi)

136 Zombie: Everything successful is evil. Except hipster endorsed horseshit.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 22, 2014 07:08 PM (Q8vlx)

137 I'm happy no Shillary or SCOAMF pictures tonight. I'm sitting at CVS waiting for a prescription.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 07:08 PM (WlOHE)

138 I am fading.

Final advice for Steve.

Debbi is a bear-trap date. You wake up the next morning to find your arm trapped under her. So you chew your arm off to escape without waking her.

Flee! Run away brave Sir Robin!

And night all.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 07:09 PM (DlqJm)

139 I watched an episode of the UK Antiques Roadshow tonight and it had Formula One race-car driver Jackie Stewart on it for a brief appearance. His voice is the same and you can still see the younger man in his now-old face.

His dad was a gamekeeper in (obviously) Scotland so Jackie said he was raised with a shotgun and a fishing-pole in his hands. In 1960 he won the UK trap shooting award but missed the Olympics spot because the team was only two-man instead of the (apparently) more-usual four-man and I guess he didn't have enough points to make the top two nationally although he was around as a substitute.

He had his German Grand Prix trophy with him as well as his shooting cup and told the anecdote that I also found on his Wiki page...

His last (and then record-setting) 27th victory came at the NÃ¼rburgring with a convincing 1-2 for Tyrrell. "Nothing gave me more satisfaction than to win at the NÃ¼rburgring and yet, I was always afraid." Stewart later said. "When I left home for the German Grand Prix I always used to pause at the end of the driveway and take a long look back. I was never sure I'd come home again."

He said two out of three of his buddies died race-car driving that saw him decide to work on track safety after he retired.

His Wiki page is pretty interesting so, here you have it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Stewart

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:09 PM (hn5v5)

140 zombie !...been wanting to ask...do they still have double rainbow ice cream in the big city? used to go way back when i ran away from home to them thar parts.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 07:09 PM (tyKq9)

141 Night, AP. I'm outta here too. Y'all have fun and try not to trash the place, 'k?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 22, 2014 07:09 PM (0HooB)

142 He had a damn Mini-14!!!! He should have used that. Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:06 PM (doBIb) No shit. Ever notice how the popular fun kids are also burglars? Guess they won't do that shit no more. I gave up sympathy for lent. Although Easter has passed, it has not returned.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:10 PM (HVff2)

143 131 119 The Bad Shooting Trial Lessons learned: ))) For people that break into other peoples homes. Some people don't fuck around. Keep the fuck out!

Posted by: Dendritic at April 22, 2014 07:11 PM (75hfB)

144 I only ever see Peet's and Starbucks around here Peet's tastes a million times better than starbucks. Starbucks is the fallback when there's nothing else available & caffeine is needed. I've also started getting coffee bean ice blendeds when I have roaring migraines. The cold helps along with the caffeine, and the thought of drinking it doesn't make me want to hurl so I can actually get aspirin down.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at April 22, 2014 07:11 PM (nqCPh)

145 139 It took formula 1 twenty years to understand what Jackie was talking about regarding safety. It was all about the money for the promoters and sponsors.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 22, 2014 07:12 PM (Q8vlx)

146 On that Oprah story. The woman became her stepmother well after Oprah was wealthy. No doubt Oprah was protective of her father and her wealth. When the woman says she was told get out of my house she was divorced from Oprahs father. It is unclear the reason for the divorce and who initiated it. So whatever else about Oprah, the stepmom really has nothing to complain about. She thinks that if Oprah gave her a home as a gift after marrying her father, she gets to keep it?

Posted by: blaster at April 22, 2014 07:13 PM (BG5jZ)

147 Yeah it is time for bed.

My brain just offered up a story idea for Steve and Debbi. The Big Sleep shredding. Debbi as Moose and Steve as Velma.

Yeah I need sleep and some brain bleach after that. Mainly the brain bleach I think.

Night Backward Boy and everyone else.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 22, 2014 07:13 PM (DlqJm)

148 I was going home to Toronto about 11 yrs ago after taking my wife to Buffalo Airport to go down to Texas, I couldn't get the time off. I got a little off the route back to the border and while getting back on track, I knew roughly where I was, I passed a Tim Horton's. I hadn't known they were opened in the U.S, so just for a minute wondered if I'd got back across the border without realizing somehow. Would have noticed the booths and Peace bridge, I think.

One time I was driving from Toronto to Niagara and kind of zoned out for a bit. It was spring and all greening up and for about 15 minutes I wondered if I'd taken a wrong interchange as It looked different, then a familiar road crossing came up.

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 07:14 PM (lmUBG)

149 Good nite morons who are checking out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:14 PM (HVff2)

150
I have a suspicion that Chelsea married for convenience not love, same as her parents.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 22, 2014 07:15 PM (hJauc)

151 I don't want any of the leadership back, including Ryan Ryan is dead to me. I just wonder if they got actual dirt on him or just threatened to manufacture it.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at April 22, 2014 07:15 PM (nqCPh)

152 #139 Oops. I think it was Stewart's grandfather who was the gamekeeper. Pardon my error.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:15 PM (hn5v5)

153 Steve, Velma and Shaggy ran like the dickens when they saw Chelsea and the yet-to-be-born election child.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 07:16 PM (Zdgjo)

154 Gee I only ever see Peet's and Starbucks around here (as far as chains go), with maybe the occasional Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I think one Seattle's Best. The other chains? I never even heard of 'em. Posted by: zombie at April 22, 2014 11:05 PM (mizYg) Tim Hortons keeps Canada and some parts of the United States functioning. It was co-founded by a former Toronto Maple Leaf named Tim Horton. It serves coffee and various other coffee-shop hot and cold beverages, doughnuts, some pastries, soups, and sandwiches. Nicknames are Tim's or Timmy's. Tim Hortons opened an outlet in Kandahar from 2006-2011 to serve Canadian troops and anyone else who needed sustenance. I've read that there was a sign that explained the Timmy's lexicon (for example, a double-double is a coffee with two creams, two sugars).

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:16 PM (fVvvF)

155 148 I was going home to Toronto about 11 yrs ago after taking my wife to Buffalo Airport to go down to Texas, I couldn't get the time off. I got a little off the route back to the border and while getting back on track, I knew roughly where I was, I passed a Tim Horton's. I hadn't known they were opened in the U.S, so just for a minute wondered if I'd got back across the border without realizing somehow. Would have noticed the booths and Peace bridge, I think. One time I was driving from Toronto to Niagara and kind of zoned out for a bit. It was spring and all greening up and for about 15 minutes I wondered if I'd taken a wrong interchange as It looked different, then a familiar road crossing came up. Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 11:14 PM (lmUBG) Greetings fellow Torontonian! Tim Hortons and Krispy Kreme are different donuts. TH is the cakey kind whereas KK is pure fried sugary goodness. You can feel your arteries harden as you chew.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:17 PM (doBIb)

156 zombie !...been wanting to ask...do they still have double rainbow ice cream in the big city?
Here's some for you, concrete girl:
http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/187219/

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:17 PM (hn5v5)

157 108 I dunno, some guys pay for that kinda stuff. you were spying on me in Thailand? or was it Singapore? maybe spain...shit Italy too I drank a lot on deployments

Posted by: navycopjoe at April 22, 2014 07:18 PM (krmE0)

158 Just heard the following announcement on "The Voice"; Today is Earth Day and it's Earth Week here at NBC/universal and we hope you are all participating in NBC's 'Lights off, screen on' as you are watching tonight. Excuse me, I must go turn on the lights that aren't currently being used.

Posted by: dwagyak at April 22, 2014 07:20 PM (nVGST)

159 you were spying on me in Thailand? or was it Singapore? maybe spain...shit Italy too I have a MC friend who says he will retire to Thailand on his full pension and live like a frickin warlord with nothing but Thai chicks in yoga pants walking around. One girl already got his name tattooed onto her boob! He showed me the pic!!!

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:20 PM (doBIb)

160 This Gaddafi documentary is literally making me physically ill. They claim that the west worked to actively rehabilitate Gaddafi's reputation in order to facilitate an oil deal. They report that British intelligence kidnapped an enemy of Gaddafi and flew him to Libya and handed him over in order to gain Gaddafi's cooperation in cementing a deal for Shell Oil.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:21 PM (DmNpO)

161

Just got here and the 1st thing I see is: there's a Tim Horton's in OKC!

Dang, I went to Ft St. John last month for a cup o' joe. Man, do I feel foolish.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:21 PM (vou8S)

162 One girl already got his name tattooed onto her boob! He showed me the pic!!! -EC Big Dick?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:21 PM (HVff2)

163 I'll add that with respect to the Tim Hortons in Afghanistan, the other co-founder, who served in the Canadian Navy, visited for Christmas in 2007 with a bunch of other dignitaries (read: mainly politicians). He received the loudest round of applause.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:22 PM (fVvvF)

164 162 One girl already got his name tattooed onto her boob! He showed me the pic!!! -EC Big Dick? Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 11:21 PM (HVff2) LOL! I couldn't believe it!

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:22 PM (doBIb)

165 Just heard the following announcement on "The Voice"; Today is Earth Day and it's Earth Week here at NBC/universal and we hope you are all participating in NBC's 'Lights off, screen on' as you are watching tonight. Excuse me, I must go turn on the lights that aren't currently being used. **** NASA, without a shuttle program, evidently has time and money to waste: http://t.co/ymfFCSkSAL

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:22 PM (DmNpO)

166 We were down here for a visit one time and on the way back we crossed at 11 PM at Detroit, so I got a large timmies and drove the remaining 3.5 hrs without blinking once. Got home at 3 AM.

E.C. Lived in T O for about ten years then moved out to Alliston area for another ten. Originally from St. Catharines.

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 07:22 PM (lmUBG)

167 NBC's 'Lights off, screen on' as you are watching tonight.
They have that bass ackwards.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 22, 2014 07:22 PM (I9I9J)

168 no silly !...double rainbows are a gift from God, just like the ice cream.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 07:23 PM (tyKq9)

169 So what will become of the election child when the Hildabeast loses the election? Will they sell, er, I mean put the brat up for adoption or will they preform a post birth abortion, after all why should Chelsea have to live with such a mistake?

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 07:23 PM (Zdgjo)

170 She thinks that if Oprah gave her a home as a gift after marrying her father, she gets to keep it? She mortgaged HER house that her daughter & grandkid were living in to renovate papa winfrey's barber shop, caught him cheating & moved into a separate bedroom in their shared house. He then moved out & filed for divorce and left her hanging on the loans, which Oprah moved in and bought from the bank. She then sold off step Mom's house and told her to gtfo of the shared marital home. Oprah is a scrunt. Hope this woman makes some $$ off this to recoup her losses.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at April 22, 2014 07:23 PM (nqCPh)

171 This photo was taken just prior to Mister's third bath of the day. http://t.co/9DaTpz4MZR

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:23 PM (DmNpO)

172 Just got here and the 1st thing I see is: there's a Tim Horton's in OKC! Dang, I went to Ft St. John last month for a cup o' joe. Man, do I feel foolish. Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:21 PM (vou8S) I'll say you should blame the OKC Barons, since they're the Edmonton Oilers' farm team.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:23 PM (fVvvF)

173 I have a pretty good home coffee setup now: https://tinyurl.com/mb5vcsl https://tinyurl.com/kz79r2f https://tinyurl.com/kc3n6gz At the moment I'm using Eight O'Clock Coffee, and it's not bad at all.

Posted by: rickl at April 22, 2014 07:24 PM (sdi6R)

174 E.C. Lived in T O for about ten years then moved out to Alliston area for another ten. Originally from St. Catharines. I hear ya. Born and lived there until I was 19 then moved to the US for school and the rest of my life.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:24 PM (doBIb)

175 Good evening, good people. You know what's a great late-night snack? Braunschweiger on "everything" pretzel chips with spicy mustard.

Posted by: shredded chi at April 22, 2014 07:24 PM (l1kK7)

176 LOL! I couldn't believe it! Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:22 PM (doBIb) Thailand a wild place

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:24 PM (HVff2)

177 25 from last thread...

I remain convinced Boehner knew what was going on in Libya and although he could not impact decisions at the time, has done absolutely nothing ever since then to even criticize this despicable blot on our honor.

****

I'd be surprised if he's the Speaker this time next year.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (DmNpO)

I'm hoping that by this time next year he's not even in the House.

And I get two chances to vote to make that happen.

Posted by: buzzion at April 22, 2014 07:25 PM (LI48c)

178 Visited the dermatologist today. As I walked down the hallway (it's a single doctor practice) I noticed the file room as I went by. I asked her about that, and her eyes rolled backward. "It's all going to have to be converted to electronic files. ALL record keeping will have to be converted to electronic files, because of you know who."

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:25 PM (aDwsi)

179 171 This photo was taken just prior to Mister's third bath of the day. http://t.co/9DaTpz4MZR Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:23 PM (DmNpO) It's Petey!!!!

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:25 PM (doBIb)

180 Moved down here just ten yrs ago. Meh just in time for what /?

Night all

Posted by: Bill sometimes bill from Canada at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (lmUBG)

181 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:23 PM (DmNpO) Thanks for the doggy pic. That was nice to top a shitty day. Hey morons good nite & be well.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (HVff2)

182 161 Just got here and the 1st thing I see is: there's a Tim Horton's in OKC!
Dang, I went to Ft St. John last month for a cup o' joe. Man, do I feel foolish.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:21 PM (vou8S)

Having visited Canada many times I've come to really like Tim Horton's. Their coffee is less bitter than Starbucks and their sandwichy snack foods are tasty and cheap.

Posted by: Mætenloch at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (XkotV)

183 You know what's a great late-night snack? Braunschweiger on "everything" pretzel chips with spicy mustard. Posted by: shredded -------------------------- I see Tums in your immediate future, and odd dreams.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (aDwsi)

184 OK, @44 was just poppin' in while cooking dinner, now let's see what we're up to.....

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (T1005)

185 I'll say you should blame the OKC Barons, since they're the Edmonton Oilers' farm team.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 11:23 PM (fVvvF)

I blame the Barrons! And I did not know they were the Oiler's farm team. Go Barrons!!

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:26 PM (vou8S)

186 steve needs to roll her over onto her back until she goes into a hypnotic trance like an alligator so he can make a break.

Ok, that made me spit up a bit.

Posted by: free tibet, etc. at April 22, 2014 07:27 PM (ElS4C)

187 Nighty, nite, MH.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:27 PM (aDwsi)

188 Are you also Hungrybear9562, concrete girl?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:27 PM (hn5v5)

189 176 LOL! I couldn't believe it! Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:22 PM (doBIb) Thailand a wild place Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 22, 2014 11:24 PM (HVff2) He said one bar is nicknamed "Divorce" and no photography is allowed.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:27 PM (doBIb)

190 I wonder if Steve buys flour in 50lb. sacks? Okay..., that was cruel. I denounce myself.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:28 PM (aDwsi)

191 Having visited Canada many times I've come to really like Tim Horton's. Their coffee is less bitter than Starbucks and their sandwichy snack foods are tasty and cheap. Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 11:26 PM (XkotV) Up there at least they brew a new pot every 20 minutes at every location. I've hot chocolate at Starbucks that had a coffee taste.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:28 PM (fVvvF)

192 Assuming they don't arrange a "miscarriage" for the sympathy vote, Killerdog. Tinfoil hat territory? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:28 PM (hn5v5)

193 It's Petey!!!!Â Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:25 PM (doBIb) ------ EXACTLY what I was thinking. What a cutie, NDH! Good night to those that are off - I still have to catch up...

Posted by: shredded chi at April 22, 2014 07:29 PM (l1kK7)

194 170 She thinks that if Oprah gave her a home as a gift after marrying her father, she gets to keep it?

She mortgaged HER house that her daughter & grandkid were living in to renovate papa winfrey's barber shop, caught him cheating & moved into a separate bedroom in their shared house. He then moved out & filed for divorce and left her hanging on the loans, which Oprah moved in and bought from the bank. She then sold off step Mom's house and told her to gtfo of the shared marital home. Oprah is a scrunt. Hope this woman makes some $$ off this to recoup her losses.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at April 22, 2014 11:23 PM (nqCPh)

One of the takeaways from the article is that Oprah doesn't *give* anybody anything - everything stays in her name and will be taken away if you displease her.

Posted by: Mætenloch at April 22, 2014 07:29 PM (XkotV)

195 140 zombie !...been wanting to ask...do they still have double rainbow ice cream in the big city? used to go way back when i ran away from home to them thar parts. Posted by: concrete girl Yes, it still exists, but now it is basically "old fogey" ice cream, supplanted by many new hipster brands.

Posted by: zombie at April 22, 2014 07:29 PM (mizYg)

196 He said two out of three of his buddies died race-car driving that saw him decide to work on track safety after he retired. His Wiki page is pretty interesting so, here you have it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Stewart Posted by: andycanuck at April 22, 2014 11:09 PM (hn5v5) A lot of the safety aspects had to be learned. The Belgian Gran Prix at Spa Francorchamps was usually the most deadly. One driver went off the track, and no one knew for several laps, and when they finally figured out where he crashed, it was too late. I'm really glad about all the safety advances that they have made because it sucks seeing people die for a sport. Felipe Massa's injury a couple of years ago just shows that no matter what they do, it is still dangerous.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 07:30 PM (HxSXm)

197 Dunkin' appears to own the NE along with Tim Horton's, eh.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:30 PM (dS1rv)

198 I blame the Barrons! And I did not know they were the Oiler's farm team. Go Barrons!! Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:26 PM (vou8S) For another year, the Barons are doing a heckuva lot better than the Oilers. Heck, the Western Hockey League team in Edmonton (the Oil Kings) are doing a heckuva lot better than the Oilers.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:30 PM (fVvvF)

199 My 1st visit to a Tim Hortons was 15 years ago. And yes, much better than star$$$$$'s.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:31 PM (vou8S)

200 I have a MC friend who says he will retire to Thailand on his full pension and live like a frickin warlord with nothing but Thai chicks in yoga pants walking around. One girl already got his name tattooed onto her boob! He showed me the pic!!! Freakin'. Sweet.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:32 PM (dS1rv)

201 Chelsea should name the kid Damien. It would be fitting.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 22, 2014 07:32 PM (Txl/u)

202 183 Nah, Mike. I can eat damn near anything. Obviously. (And the flour comment was LOL funny)

Posted by: shredded chi at April 22, 2014 07:33 PM (l1kK7)

203 Felipe Massa's injury a couple of years ago just shows that no matter what they do, it is still dangerous. Posted by: Ashley ----------------- I will never forget watching Bandini burn to death in his car. That must have been 45 years ago.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:33 PM (aDwsi)

204 Roy from his Lightnin Fingers days:

http://tinyurl.com/mxewzyb

Awesome.

Posted by: irright at April 22, 2014 07:33 PM (DtNNC)

205 Doctors have diagnosed Debbi with Othello Syndrome I'm no doctor but I feel compelled to disagree. I would say she a severe onset of fat and ugly. And of the worst kind.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:34 PM (dS1rv)

206

@ Vendette: Thanks for the info. I grew up a Blues fan, a loooooong time ago, and have not followed much hockey in recent years.

I will put the Barons on my to do list for next year!

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:34 PM (vou8S)

207 One of the takeaways from the article is that Oprah doesn't *give* anybody anything Give?! Shit, she basically stole the house stepmom fully owned BEFORE marrying her father and is pushing the whole family into the street. Ruined her credit too, for good measure.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at April 22, 2014 07:34 PM (nqCPh)

208 On the F1 topic. I've been reading about the electric F1 races. No thanks.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:34 PM (aDwsi)

209 Heh: Joining the New Elite: A How-to Guide (Part 1) http://tinyurl.com/nyejyv9

Posted by: The Political Hat at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (AymDN)

210 The Rodham genes must be dominant. Do you mean the Hubble genes?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (dS1rv)

211 Winter I sleep on the south side to keep warm, summer the north to stay cool.

Posted by: Steve at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (PAplM)

212 208 On the F1 topic. I've been reading about the electric F1 races. No thanks. You mean that battery boost thing?

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (doBIb)

213 Yes, it still exists, but now it is basically "old fogey" ice cream, supplanted by many new hipster brands... oh. i had a studio in lower, lower nob hill and used to walk there.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (tyKq9)

214 One of the takeaways from the article is that Oprah doesn't *give* anybody anything - everything stays in her name and will be taken away if you displease her. Posted by: MÃ¦tenloch at April 22, 2014 11:29 PM (XkotV) Like "a car for YOU, and YOU, and YOU, and YOU!......"? That must have been awkward after the show taping was done and the legal forms were passed out.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 22, 2014 07:35 PM (AHzA7)

215 That must have been awkward after the show taping was done and the legal forms were passed out. Imagine their shock when they had to pay 40%.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:36 PM (doBIb)

216 EC - Pure electric. You drive for 30 mins., then 'pit' to get a fresh car.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:37 PM (aDwsi)

217 @ Vendette: Thanks for the info. I grew up a Blues fan,a loooooong time ago, and have not followed much hockey in recent years. I will put the Barons on my to do list for next year! Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:34 PM (vou8S) My mom is from STL. You should support the Barons. Reasonably priced and great hockey. BTW, they are in the playoffs right now. Games in OKC on the 23rd and the 26th. www.okcbarons.com

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:37 PM (fVvvF)

218 Name it Damien, that's funny. The Clinton's are so cheap the kid will have two 3's instead of three 6's.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 07:37 PM (Zdgjo)

219 216 EC - Pure electric. You drive for 30 mins., then 'pit' to get a fresh car. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 11:37 PM (aDwsi) Fuck that.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:37 PM (doBIb)

220 EC - http://tinyurl.com/lntwr4q

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:38 PM (aDwsi)

221 Imagine their shock when they had to pay 40%. Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:36 PM (doBIb) Even if Orca had paid the tax bill, wouldn't that have ALSO been income? A spiraling maelstrom of tax obligations leading to purgatory.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 22, 2014 07:38 PM (AHzA7)

222 EC - More: http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/how-it-works-electric-racecar

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:39 PM (aDwsi)

223 Like "a car for YOU, and YOU, and YOU, and YOU!......"? That must have been awkward after the show taping was done and the legal forms were passed out. *** Heh. Well, in that particular case, I think it was the auto manufacturer who gave them away.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:39 PM (DmNpO)

224 Even if Orca had paid the tax bill, wouldn't that have ALSO been income? A spiraling maelstrom of tax obligations leading to purgatory. ---------- There are no freebies in the New Soviet Paradise

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 22, 2014 07:40 PM (Txl/u)

225 Mike, I thought you were talking about that battery booster that F1 cars have. I forget what they were called.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 07:40 PM (doBIb)

226

@ Vendette: I grew up in north county - Florissant.

And thanks for the link to the Barons. Though I'm in Houston this week on business, I will check their progress and see if things work out near future.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:40 PM (vou8S)

227 Pure electric. You drive for 30 mins., then 'pit' to get a fresh car.
And they race them against the NYC horse-drawn carriages from yesterday's ONT?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:41 PM (hn5v5)

228 Mike, I thought you were talking about that battery booster that F1 cars have. I forget what they were called.
A 'Fluke'?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:42 PM (hn5v5)

229 Grew up watchin' Hee-Haw. On every Saturday at 6:00PM.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:43 PM (dS1rv)

230 Even if Orca had paid the tax bill, wouldn't that have ALSO been income? A spiraling maelstrom of tax obligations leading to purgatory. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 22, 2014 11:38 PM (AHzA7) That involves mathÂ… hold on while I get out my table of arcsine functionsÂ…

Posted by: The Arcsine Hat at April 22, 2014 07:43 PM (AymDN)

231 70 GGE - Sorry to hear it. Prayers for all my friend. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 10:44 PM Prayers from here too. I've been praying for too many people lost already in 2014. Let's hope this is an end to that

Posted by: The Farmer at April 22, 2014 07:43 PM (eBupg)

232 Funny. Are you drunk? @iowahawkblog pic.twitter.com/qKuGabLhbv

Posted by: Costanza Defense at April 22, 2014 07:43 PM (ZPrif)

233 Cicero - I'ovften wondered about that. I suppose that the reg's cover it, but I imagine a scenario like: Giver: Okay, here's $10,000 Tax Man: You now owe us tax on $10,000, $3000. Giver: Okay here's $3000 for the tax Tax Man : Okay, now you owe us tax on $13,000. etc.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:44 PM (aDwsi)

234 221
Imagine their shock when they had to pay 40%.

Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:36 PM (doBIb)

Even if Orca had paid the tax bill, wouldn't that have ALSO been income? A spiraling maelstrom of tax obligations leading to purgatory.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 22, 2014 11:38 PM (AHzA7)

Just looked it up. For the original car giveaway of the Pontiac G6 they did not cover the tax cost so the people had to claim it as income and pay the tax on it. Apparently when she did it next time they did try to estimate the tax burden the cars would cause and covered it.

http://tinyurl.com/k3lps2v

Posted by: buzzion at April 22, 2014 07:44 PM (LI48c)

235 Another surprise master of something with strings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfVf7N8CJEA

Posted by: chicagoxile at April 22, 2014 07:45 PM (K0QSo)

236 Stopped at the Starbuck's in Midland, Tx a few years ago.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:45 PM (dS1rv)

237 Funny. Are you drunk? @iowahawkblog pic.twitter.com/qKuGabLhbv *** HA!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:45 PM (DmNpO)

238 Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 11:44 PM (aDwsi) ----------- The bottom line is that it's impossible to get a "tax free" gift.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 22, 2014 07:45 PM (Txl/u)

239 And they race them against the NYC horse-drawn carriages from yesterday's ONT? Posted by: andy ------------- If it's a demolition derby through the park, I would bet on the lumbering carriage impersonators.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:45 PM (aDwsi)

240 I love Texas. I was driving home from taking my kid to the doctor and slipped in behind a jeep with a Gadsen flag license plate reading "GOT556." The Gadsen flag is one of the official vanity plates you can choose here. I love that there are still some people willing to make bold statements, even in Austin.

Posted by: lindafell at April 22, 2014 07:46 PM (PGO8C)

241 "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." Â— H. L. Mencken

Posted by: Dendritic at April 22, 2014 11:00 PM (75hfB)

I've been quoting that one a lot for the last several months. Also been quoting this one too.

Â‘What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.Â’
Â— Lord Melbourne Â—

Posted by: D-Lamp at April 22, 2014 07:46 PM (XnALK)

242 Imagine their shock when they had to pay 40%. Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:36 PM (doBIb) Even if Orca had paid the tax bill, wouldn't that have ALSO been income? A spiraling maelstrom of tax obligations leading to purgatory. *** How late into the year do we now work to pay our annual tax bill?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:47 PM (DmNpO)

243 @ Vendette: I grew up in north county - Florissant. And thanks for the link to the Barons. Though I'm in Houston this week on business, I will check their progress and see if things work out near future. Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:40 PM (vou8S) Last year Mom and I went to St. Louis to visit Grandma. One night we were watching the local news. A story appeared about a neighborhood with big trees that residents were concerned would fall on houses. The person interviewed? The current owner of the house my mom grew up in (north of University City).

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:47 PM (fVvvF)

244 Funny tweet, Costanza Defense. LOL

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:47 PM (hn5v5)

245 The bottom line is that it's impossible to get a "tax free" gift. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 22, 2014 11:45 PM (Txl/u) ******** You canngive gifts of either $12 or 13k annually with no tax burden, to an unlimited number of people. I do this with my daughters.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 07:47 PM (ojnk6)

246 Search for "tax freedom day" for that information, NDH. At least that's what anti-tax groups up here call it.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:48 PM (hn5v5)

247 I look forward to the day when Chelsea Clinton becomes President of the United States. While she will not be the first female President, she can be the daughter half of the first mother-daughter Presidential pair in history.

After all, the ruling of you redneck yokels must be done by the correct people.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at April 22, 2014 07:48 PM (3Z9LX)

248 Byran Smith is going to prison for life, and it is 100% his fault. That's my guess, and my opinion. There is a limit to self defense, and he went waay over it.

I'm not saying he shouldn't have shot them, but he should have had a better initial aim. Going back for seconds is a great big no no.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 07:49 PM (wNF3N)

249 If memory serves 'ol Glen Campbell could really play when he was younger . I seem to remember he and George Benson in a polite head cuttin' on tv once . Dude could play .

Posted by: awkward davies at April 22, 2014 07:49 PM (whqez)

250 After all, the ruling of you redneck yokels must be done by the correct people. Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at April 22, 2014 11:48 PM (3Z9LX) Yet Bernie Sanders is thinking of running for president in 2016.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (fVvvF)

251 How late into the year do we now work to pay our annual tax bill? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:47 PM (DmNpO) ********* We got to tax freedom day this week.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (ojnk6)

252 How late into the year do we now work to pay our annual tax bill? Posted by: Niedermeyer's ----------------- Depends on where you are. In NJ, it isn't until May 4. In Louisiana, Mar 30.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (aDwsi)

253 I love that there are still some people willing to make bold statements I still choose not to though. A few years ago there was a 70 year old enviro-cocksucker who was keying Hummers in parking lots simply because people had Hummers. He got caught. People do that cheap, cowardly, destructive shit because of your car or what's on it. Even here in Texas.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (dS1rv)

254 Giver: Okay, here's $10,000
Tax Man: You now owe us tax on $10,000, $3000.
Giver: Okay here's $3000 for the tax
Tax Man: Okay, now you owe us tax on $13,000.
Tax Man: It's okay. We'll just take those two multimillion-dollar stuffed Bald Eagles and call it even.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (hn5v5)

255 Is it true that desert tortoise euthanasia is going to be covered under Obamacare? 'Cause I'd hate for them to be thrown under the bus.

Posted by: S. Muldoon says a turtle comment a day keeps the doctor away at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (MKpBT)

256 In days of yore when we were constantly doing our top 10 guitarists of all time, Roy was consistently in the top three. So, the science is settled.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 22, 2014 07:50 PM (OUN6/)

257 175 Good evening, good people.

You know what's a great late-night snack? Braunschweiger on "everything" pretzel chips with spicy mustard. Posted by: shredded chi at April 22, 2014 11:24 PM (l1kK7) Hide posts from (l1kK7)

What about the rest of us?

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 07:51 PM (T1005)

258 Another reason that woman is so jealous is that sheÂ’s 12 years older than he is. SheÂ’s afraid heÂ’s going to find someone younger. I read that sheÂ’s 42 & heÂ’s 30. 12 years is a big difference. IÂ’ll go back & make sure I read it correctly.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 07:51 PM (gjOCp)

259 No. I didn't click the link. How long does the tribute to the drug-abuser Monteith drag on? E! Online ‏@eonline 3m Glee's Touching Tribute to Cory Monteith, Death and Deception on Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D. and More OMG TV Moments! http://eonli.ne/1k5emJa

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:52 PM (DmNpO)

260 What about the rest of us? Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 11:51 PM (T1005) I've got ham and pineapple pizza. Is that OK?

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:52 PM (fVvvF)

261 Bernie Sanders is running in 2016? In the US or Cuba?

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 07:52 PM (vA2UI)

262 I will never forget watching Bandini burn to death in his car. That must have been 45 years ago. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 11:33 PM (aDwsi) It's things like this that make me ticked off when "fans" bitch about safety advancements. I remember when NASCAR didn't have speed limits on pit road, so guys out in jeans and t-shirts were servicing cars with cars going by them at 120mph just a few feet away.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 07:52 PM (HxSXm)

263 NDH http://taxfoundation.org/article/tax-freedom-day-2014-april-21-three-days-later-last-year

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:52 PM (aDwsi)

264 Portal 2 is on sale on Steam if anyone does not yet have that and want to learn what you're really supposed to do when life gives you lemons.

Posted by: buzzion at April 22, 2014 07:53 PM (LI48c)

265 Bernie Sanders is running in 2016? In the US or Cuba? Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 11:52 PM (vA2UI) ********** Good, let him suck some of the vote from the Cankles run.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 07:54 PM (ojnk6)

266 Last year Mom and I went to St. Louis to visit Grandma. One night we were watching the local news. A story appeared about a neighborhood with big trees that residents were concerned would fall on houses. The person interviewed? The current owner of the house my mom grew up in (north of University City).

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 11:47 PM (fVvvF)

That is funny.

Looking at a map, your mom grew up close to Grant's Farm. I went there about 2 years ago for the 5th time that I can remember. Cool place.

And.......... Go Cardinals! just because.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:54 PM (vou8S)

267 Oh, and uck Foprah. All you really need to know about her is -- double TFG voter.

I rest my case.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 07:54 PM (wNF3N)

268 235 Another surprise master of something with strings -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfVf7N8CJEA

Posted by: chicagoxile at April 22, 2014 11:45 PM (K0QSo)

Not so surprising when you find out that she studied under Segovia for several years. Her ditzy blonde cuchi cuchi persona was just showbiz shtick .

Posted by: Mætenloch at April 22, 2014 07:55 PM (XkotV)

269 Tax Freedom day 2014 map http://tinyurl.com/kpl6nnc

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 07:55 PM (aDwsi)

270 Debbie is also insecure because she is obese. I wouldn't call it a syndrome, it's a symptom of her age & weight, she's insecure. Some fool made up a syndrome to please her. What's next?

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 07:56 PM (gjOCp)

271 Yet Bernie Sanders is thinking of running for president in 2016. Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 11:50 PM (fVvvF) He's planning to run as an independent if Hillary gets the nomination. Good news for the GOP, though they'll probably screw that up tooÂ…

Posted by: The Teddy Bear no from Vermont at April 22, 2014 07:56 PM (AymDN)

272 April 21st? that's madness

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 07:57 PM (DmNpO)

273 That is funny. Looking at a map, your mom grew up close to Grant's Farm. I went there about2 years ago for the 5th time that I can remember. Cool place. And.......... Go Cardinals! just because. Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 11:54 PM (vou8S) Actually, she grew up closer to the zoo, although I have been to Grant's Farm (and fed the goats) about 4 times. Even as an adult I will still feed the goats. Speaking of the zoo, the sea lion exhibit is great.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 07:58 PM (fVvvF)

274 How late into the year do we now work to pay our annual tax bill? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:47 PM (DmNpO) _________- What tax bill?

Posted by: 47% at April 22, 2014 07:59 PM (0LHZx)

275 Debbie is also insecure because she is obese. I wouldn't call it a syndrome, it's a symptom of her age & weight, she's insecure. Some fool made up a syndrome to please her.

What's next?

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 11:56 PM (gjOCp)

Carol, tellin' it like it is!

And Hi! Hope things are getting better for you and your roses.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 07:59 PM (vou8S)

276 But just where is Bernie Sanders's alien election child? He doesn't stand a chance without an alien election child.

Posted by: Killerdog at April 22, 2014 07:59 PM (Zdgjo)

277 208 On the F1 topic. I've been reading about the electric F1 races. No thanks. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 11:34 PM (aDwsi) 225 Mike, I thought you were talking about that battery booster that F1 cars have. I forget what they were called. Posted by: EC at April 22, 2014 11:40 PM (doBIb) It's called KERS, Kinetic Energy Recovery System, that builds up power in a battery when they brake in corners (IIRC), and they get a one time "power boost" in the longest straightaway. The cars have some electronic motor in it that will boost the HP for this and it was done to increase passing.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:00 PM (HxSXm)

278 I'm not a country music fan, but I'll give props to ole Roy.

And I hated, yet loved, Deliverance for its portrayal of back country inbreeding. I've lived there; I've seen it. Here's a rough quote from my ex sister in law, a teacher:

The students in my school are either in Advanced Placement, or Special Ed.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:00 PM (wNF3N)

279 June 10th is our national average TF Day.

Free healthcare ain't free. Oddly enough.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:01 PM (hn5v5)

280 Gnu Breed, I second comment about Oprah. She had TFG on her show early on & endorsed him & lost viewers. I'm sure her endorsement made the LIVs & FSAs that watch her vote for him. Triple FU Oprah!

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:01 PM (gjOCp)

281 Evening, Horde, busy busy, love to you all. AllenG keep your muckers off my husband. Man-crush from afar is ok though.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 22, 2014 08:02 PM (N/cFh)

282 274 How late into the year do we now work to pay our annual tax bill? Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 11:47 PM (DmNpO) ---------------- $5k a month, January to December. Not sure whether it's a value at this point.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 22, 2014 08:02 PM (Txl/u)

283 The students in my school are either in Advanced Placement, or Special Ed.
Examples: Boyd Crowder; Dewey Crowe.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:03 PM (hn5v5)

284 260 What about the rest of us?

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 11:51 PM (T1005)

I've got ham and pineapple pizza. Is that OK? Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 11:52 PM (fVvvF) Hide posts from (fVvvF)

I was actually reacting to the "good people"......us Elder Gods of Madness are evidently chopped liver.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 08:03 PM (T1005)

285 The cars have some electronic motor in it that will boost the HP for this and it was done to increase passing. Posted by: Ashley Judd's ----------------------- For those moments when 900 hp just isn't enough...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:03 PM (aDwsi)

286 AllenG keep your muckers off my husband. Man-crush from afar is ok though. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 23, 2014 12:02 AM (N/cFh) A pissed-off Canadian can do all sorts of things with a hockey stick. Spearing is the worst.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:04 PM (fVvvF)

287 Hmmm..says WA state is April 25th which is on the higher end of the spectrum. No way is that true given than WA has no income tax. Sales tax is 8-9.25% which is higher than average. But with $0 income tax, I can't see how the state is that high, comparatively speaking. I question that map's accuracy.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at April 22, 2014 08:05 PM (0LHZx)

288 283 >> Examples: Boyd Crowder; Dewey Crowe.

andyc, I don't understand the reference. Explain?

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:05 PM (wNF3N)

289 Booker sucks, but his twitter TL has some of the cutest photos of shelter pets https://twitter.com/CoryBooker

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:06 PM (DmNpO)

290 AllenG keep your muckers off my husband. Man-crush from afar is ok though. Posted by: Gingy ----------------- Uh....., does Dave ever pop out for a pint milk. Just curious...

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:06 PM (aDwsi)

291 Oh, and uck Foprah. All you really need to know about her is -- double TFG voter. I rest my case. Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 11:54 PM (wNF3N) Word. The day of Orca's big 2008 JugEars fundraiser at her SoCal palace, I was hiking in the hills nearby and the SS closed off access to the trailhead from my direction. Had to drive around and approach from the other side of town. Took about half an hour to reroute, pissed me off. To make matters worse, I get up on the trail where it's normally quiet and peaceful......and I hear Stevie Wonder playing live at the shindig. I like Stevie, but not when I'm looking for some peaceful trail time. Bastards.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 22, 2014 08:06 PM (AHzA7)

292 For those moments when 900 hp just isn't enough... Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 23, 2014 12:03 AM (aDwsi) 1050hp baby!

Posted by: 1050hp baby! at April 22, 2014 08:08 PM (8OOTf)

293 Gee! I was just checking out Walton "Boyd Crowder" Goggin's IMDB page and he and Nick Searcy are going to be in a miniseries in 2015 about American Civil War generals from West Point to the war:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032276/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

Also with Damian Lewis. Yee-haw!!!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:08 PM (hn5v5)

294 ""Doctors have diagnosed Debbi with Othello Syndrome - a rare psychiatric disorder which causes sufferers to believe their partners have cheated - even if they have little or no evidence. Debbi, of Leicester, admitted: 'Even if Steve pops out for 15 minutes to buy a pint of milk, I make him take a lie detector test as soon as he gets home.""

Meanwhile, Berserker has diagnosed Steve with advanced stage IV Eunuch syndrome.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 22, 2014 08:08 PM (FMbng)

295 Alright y'all, time to call it a night. Later.

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 08:09 PM (vou8S)

296 i'll never understand why hallie didn't pick tom doniphon.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 08:09 PM (tyKq9)

297 1050hp baby! Posted by: 1050hp baby ------------------- For that 'extra margin of safety' when passing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:09 PM (aDwsi)

298 Good night, tbodie!

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:09 PM (fVvvF)

299 Contrast and compare http://tinyurl.com/kpl6nnc vs http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/01/24/10-Best-States-Taxes-2014 Wyoming is the best state for taxes, yet it's tax free day is #21? Makes no sense.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at April 22, 2014 08:09 PM (0LHZx)

300 Hi Tbodie, Most of my roses are pruned. I have to finish climbers that are dead on arbor. I'll have to get a ladder. Last time I used one, I'd take a few steps up & one down! I will have to practice going up & down first. Some roses are down to an inch or so, they should recover. I need water to fertilize them. I'm getting injections in neck for shoulder Friday & May 9. I won't be doing anything outside this weekend, probably lying on couch or in this chair miserable. Then we will schedule two for neck. Thanks for asking. How are you?

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:11 PM (gjOCp)

301 Interesting....just got an email from Schwab:

"Now you can use the Schwab Message Center to send scanned documents to Schwab via secure messages instead of faxing or mailing them.

How secure messages work.
Your data never leaves Schwab's secure servers, so no information is ever transmitted over the Internet."

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 08:11 PM (T1005)

302 Moo Moo, where's my f#cking check?

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 08:11 PM (vA2UI)

303

I knew a guy who was married to a hot Cuban chick. She was always paranoid that he was cheating on her. He was. What she didn't mention was she was cheating on him. I hope they stayed together. They deserved each other.

The Penguins play tonight. They are up 2-1 on the Blue Jackets. The Pens are giving me an ulcer. The Kings/Sharks series is damn entertaining. The Bruins look like the Cup winner this year. For the only time this season, I'm a huge Rangers fan. Fuck the Flyers. I'm rooting for the Blues for some reason. They'll figure out a way to lose though. NHL fanbois off.

Posted by: puddleglum at April 22, 2014 08:12 PM (FirNB)

304 Back to the Formula E racing, never underestimate Bernie Ecclestone's ability to make money for himself.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:13 PM (HxSXm)

305 Blue Jackets? Is that an NHL team?

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at April 22, 2014 08:13 PM (jucos)

306 Ok. You cannot possibly look at Booker's TL and not smile like a fool.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:14 PM (DmNpO)

307 andyc, I don't understand the reference. Explain?
There's a series on FX called Justified that's a favourite at the HQ about a US Marshal Service federal marshal in Eastern Kentucky, Waylan Givens. Crowder is one of the local criminals but a brainy one with a great vocabulary and the like; and Dewey is a dumbass.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:14 PM (hn5v5)

308 290 AllenG keep your muckers off my husband. Man-crush from afar is ok though. Posted by: Gingy ----------------- Uh....., does Dave ever pop out for a pint milk. Just curious... Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 23, 2014 12:06 AM (aDwsi) --- No. Who the fuck buys milk by the pint?

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 22, 2014 08:15 PM (N/cFh)

309 I was actually reacting to the "good people"......us Elder Gods of Madness are evidently chopped liver. Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 12:03 AM (T1005) ------ Well, the braunschweiger certainly is, but not you.

Posted by: shredded chi at April 22, 2014 08:15 PM (l1kK7)

310 Back to the Formula E racing, never underestimate Bernie Ecclestone's ability to make money for himself. Posted by: Ashley -------------------- Nothing like the whir of an electric motor to draw the fans in. I will probably fly, just because of the novelty. Presumably, it will even draw some eco-tards in.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:15 PM (aDwsi)

311 I just learned that NASA's LADEE lunar orbiter crashed into the Moon on April 18, ending a very successful mission. https://tinyurl.com/jwvxl8j It was the first Moon mission launched from Wallops Island, VA, and I could see it from my front yard, so I had a special fondness for it. RIP LADEE.

Posted by: rickl at April 22, 2014 08:15 PM (sdi6R)

312 GGE, I'm sorry about your friend's grandson. I just said a prayer for her & her daughter.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:16 PM (gjOCp)

313 Blue Jackets? Is that an NHL team? Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at April 23, 2014 12:13 AM (jucos) Unfortunately, yes. In Columbus. (Disclaimer: I have nothing against Columbus, OH. I have an issue with the NHL commissioner.)

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:16 PM (fVvvF)

314 286 A pissed-off Canadian can do all sorts of things with a hockey stick. Spearing is the worst. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:04 AM (fVvvF) --- Knitting needles.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 22, 2014 08:16 PM (N/cFh)

315 Oops. Typo: Raylan Givens.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:16 PM (hn5v5)

316 No. Who the fuck buys milk by the pint? Posted by: Gingy ----------------------- Steve, apparently. But then, it may just be an excuse to get out of the house.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:17 PM (aDwsi)

317 Apparently "Whiteness" is a disease like alcoholism: http://tinyurl.com/m83ftjs Is it crazy? Ja Wohl!

Posted by: The Honkey Cracker at April 22, 2014 08:17 PM (AymDN)

318 Knitting needles. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 23, 2014 12:16 AM (N/cFh) Circular knitting needles.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:17 PM (fVvvF)

319 318 Knitting needles. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 23, 2014 12:16 AM (N/cFh) Circular knitting needles. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:17 AM (fVvvF) --- Addi Turbo Lace circs.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 22, 2014 08:18 PM (N/cFh)

320

Night Vendette. I always enjoy talking hockey and Stl.

Carol, sorry to hear about the shots and hopeful they bring you relief. Your rose garden sounds amazing. I am doing good. Thanks for asking!

Posted by: tbodie at April 22, 2014 08:18 PM (vou8S)

321 Apparently "Whiteness" is a disease like alcoholism ------------------- I always thought Johnny Winter was a little weird.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:19 PM (aDwsi)

322 283 The students in my school are either in Advanced Placement, or Special Ed. Examples: Boyd Crowder; Dewey Crowe. Posted by: andycanuck at April 23, 2014 12:03 AM (hn5v5) Hey I live in western Virginia. Boyd and Dewey were in my gym class. But so was Eva, mmm mmm mmm. There were a couple that would take your breath away in high school. Of course being where I am, meth and oxy weren't very kind to them in their latter years. One girl was absolutely beautiful, she was found a few years ago murdered by the river. She had been working as a hooker to get her crack, really sad.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:19 PM (HxSXm)

323 307 andyc,

Ahh. I've seen Searcy's Acting School stuff from youtube, but if it's just on cable I'm out of the loop. Thanks.

Now for a thread contribution -- a zh article based on a WSJ piece about the explosion in applications for student loan forgiveness:

http://tinyurl.com/mpu5r2j

It looks like we will be picking up the tab for all those advanced basket weaving degrees after all.

And so it goes.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:20 PM (wNF3N)

324 315 Oops. Typo: Raylan Givens... but wtheck would you glonk boyd with dewey as being inbred?

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 08:20 PM (1YgVg)

325 Hi. I've got the order for ten thick-crust gluten-free arugula and jickima pizzas, hold the cheese, delivered to E. Wok at the Ace of Spades Headquarters. I'm having a little trouble finding the place. Can someone give me instructions exactly where you are?

Posted by: Progressive Pizza Delivery Guy at April 22, 2014 08:21 PM (U13jb)

326 Looks like a Diet Overnight Thread to me.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 22, 2014 08:22 PM (kqGWM)

327 NDH, I read, while at work, where you wrote that Showtime had story on Gaddafi. I put it on demand. I might watch it another time. It will be on demand until June 4. I never watch Sunday episode of The Good Wife & missed half of Mad Men.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:22 PM (gjOCp)

328 325 Down the alley..., the one without a streetlight.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:22 PM (aDwsi)

329 That's interesting and sad, Ashley JPS.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:22 PM (hn5v5)

330 I'm out. G'night good folk.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 22, 2014 08:23 PM (aDwsi)

331 Progressive Pizza Delivery Guy, We like thin crust, with cheese & gluten doesn't bother me.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:24 PM (gjOCp)

332 Boyd would be the Advanced Placement, concrete girl, not the Special Ed. denizen.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:24 PM (hn5v5)

333 So today I got a phone call from a telemarketer who said he was calling from a solar company and wanted to know if I was interested in solar panels for my house " at no cost to you". " Do you have any offers that don't a involve government subsidies? Because I don't believe in having the government take money from others to pay for my stuff." Silence Me: " Thanks for your time. Have a great day"

Posted by: Weirddave at April 22, 2014 08:24 PM (N/cFh)

334 Hi. I've got the order for ten thick-crust gluten-free arugula and jickima pizzas, hold the cheese, delivered to E. Wok at the Ace of Spades Headquarters. I'm having a little trouble finding the place. Can someone give me instructions exactly where you are? Posted by: Progressive Pizza Delivery Guy at April 23, 2014 12:21 AM (U13jb) 430 South Capitol Street SE Washington, DC 20003

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:25 PM (fVvvF)

335 Nothing like the whir of an electric motor to draw the fans in. I will probably fly, just because of the novelty. Presumably, it will even draw some eco-tards in. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 23, 2014 12:15 AM (aDwsi) Bejing Malaysia Punta Del Este, Uruguay Buenos Aires Miami Los Angeles Monte Carlo Berlin London ????? (wouldn't be surprised if Paris, Rome, DC, or NYC) Those are where the races will be, and on city street courses, so those would be where they can draw ecotards from/to.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:26 PM (HxSXm)

336 I'm laughing so hard I can't think clearly enough to make a joke about this: http://t.co/dpVuUJ2mnf

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:26 PM (DmNpO)

337 Good Night, Mike Hammer.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:27 PM (gjOCp)

338 Good evening 'rons. I see that Beta Male Monthly has its centrefold for April

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:27 PM (30eLQ)

339 I'm laughing so hard I can't think clearly enough to make a joke about this: http://t.co/dpVuUJ2mnf Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 23, 2014 12:26 AM (DmNpO) I remember another story from last year about a gun-up-that-place. The pap smear must be a cinch.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:29 PM (fVvvF)

340 I read, while at work, where you wrote that Showtime had story on Gaddafi. I put it on demand. I might watch it another time. It will be on demand until June 4. I never watch Sunday episode of The Good Wife & missed half of Mad Men. **** I've tried to watch it twice now but find myself tuning out at times because it is, I believe, just too much for a normal human mind to take in. Gaddafi was an effing monster. I haven't watched TGW either. I prefer to watch it On-Demand late at night for some reason.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:30 PM (DmNpO)

341 323 307 andyc,

Ahh. I've seen Searcy's Acting School stuff from youtube, but if it's just on cable I'm out of the loop. Thanks.

Now for a thread contribution -- a zh article based on a WSJ piece about the explosion in applications for student loan forgiveness:

http://tinyurl.com/mpu5r2j

It looks like we will be picking up the tab for all those advanced basket weaving degrees after all.

And so it goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 12:20 AM (wNF3N) Hide posts from (wNF3N)

They're all going to be written-off sooner or later, because the collateral is objectively worthless. The question is merely "who gets to eat the loss?"

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 08:30 PM (T1005)

342 Boyd would be the Advanced Placement... yeah, i read it wrong andycanuck, but what's with the bear nic comment upthread?

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 08:30 PM (1YgVg)

343 I'm laughing so hard I can't think clearly enough to make a joke about this: http://t.co/dpVuUJ2mnf Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 23, 2014 12:26 AM (DmNpO) ************ The ultimate protection?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 08:31 PM (ojnk6)

344

Kinda off topic, since it's the ONT:

Who knew it was so hard to find a rifle range with decent range length? In Ohio, the eastern half of the state, I have found exactly 1 public range that has lanes as long as 200 yards. The southeast corner of the state is right up against Appalachia, I suppose everyone there just shoots on their cousin's farm?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 08:31 PM (sQ0LB)

345 NDR: They've helpfully provided the make and bullet-size for the Coochi Coo .22 LR http://northamericanarms.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=22+lr&x=0&y=0 They make great high-school graduation gifts, I'm sure.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:31 PM (30eLQ)

346 Here's an ONT Open Thread Compliance Pic to erase that image of Chelsea from Moron memories http://tinyurl.com/l2aaaxd

Posted by: kbdbear at April 22, 2014 08:31 PM (aTXUx)

347 NDH even. Feh.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:31 PM (30eLQ)

348 >> Hi. I've got the order for ten thick-crust gluten-free arugula and jickima pizzas, hold the cheese, delivered to E. Wok at the Ace of Spades Headquarters. I'm having a little trouble finding the place. Can someone give me instructions exactly where you are?

Hades Street 666666
(express delivery receipts our specialty)
Ninth Circle of Hell

We're just across the river Styx, next to the Eternal Lake of Fire. You can't miss us.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:32 PM (wNF3N)

349 The southeast corner of the state is right up against Appalachia, I suppose everyone there just shoots on their cousin's farm? Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 12:31 AM (sQ0LB) From my experience in VA, yes.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:32 PM (fVvvF)

350 Man, I've been had again, haven't I? And there was nothing down that alley but some old nasty-looking barrel that was making weird noises. Thanks a lot. Did one of you people pull this order? I'm trying to make a living doing this, you know! Doggone it! If you're going to prank, order something good. Not like I can take this $##T home. The dog wouldn't touch it.

Posted by: Progressive Pizza Delivery Guy at April 22, 2014 08:32 PM (U13jb)

351 Gaddafi was an effing monster. Says a lot about Libya that the place went so far downhill after he was offed.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:33 PM (30eLQ)

352 The quality of the best debaters in higher education isÂ… *Facepalm* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpXQIf9exA#t=296

Posted by: "Shut up" they explained at April 22, 2014 08:34 PM (AymDN)

353 NDH, I heard that he kept bodies in freezers for 25 years & paused it. I rarely remember my dreams but don't want to have that in my mind. I might or may not try again.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:34 PM (gjOCp)

354 The quality of the best debaters in higher education isÂ… *Facepalm* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpXQIf9exA#t=296 Posted by: "Shut up" they explained at April 23, 2014 12:34 AM (AymDN) Full video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpXQIf9exA

Posted by: The Shutted Up at April 22, 2014 08:34 PM (AymDN)

355 351 Gaddafi was an effing monster.

Says a lot about Libya that the place went so far downhill after he was offed.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 23, 2014 12:33 AM (30eLQ)

Exhibit "A" for why realpolitik beats the sh*t out of Hope 'n Change when it comes to foreign policy.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 08:35 PM (sQ0LB)

356 329 That's interesting and sad, Ashley JPS. Posted by: andycanuck at April 23, 2014 12:22 AM (hn5v5) Typical city school. A few months ago I was over at my cousin's house, her husband and I are friends from back in high school (he was also a local cop), and he showed his kids our yearbook, we went through it and he pointed out who had been through the jails here and who was still in, and who was dead. Half the males had been in the system, and about a quarter of the women. At our 30th reunion last fall, I found out about 80 of the class of 500 were dead. Over 15% of the class died before 50. For comparison, I moved my senior year to another city, went to the schools in the surrounding county, and out of a class of 250, about 10 have died.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:36 PM (HxSXm)

357

There is another You Tube video with Roy Clark playing Malaguena called "The Guitar Wizard! 1971. He is in an episode of The Odd Couple and it's on the sidebar of the current posted video.

Regarding Chelsea, I don't think I could hit that even with my beer goggles on!!

Posted by: Bill R. at April 22, 2014 08:36 PM (QnRSM)

358 We're just across the river Styx, next to the Eternal Lake of Fire. You can't miss us. Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 12:32 AM (wNF3N) Just one drop of Chivas...just one!

Posted by: Ted Kennedy at April 22, 2014 08:37 PM (WlWt+)

359 Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 23, 2014 12:26 AM (DmNpO)

My dad has one of those for a pocket gun. Good to about 10 feet, I'd say. Better than throwing harsh words at the bad guy, anyways.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:37 PM (wNF3N)

360 "Double Rainbow is a homemade video uploaded by YouTube user Hungrybear9562 in which he declares feelings of awe and wonder after witnessing a rare Â“double rainbowÂ” in Yosemite National Park. In the video, he can be heard crying in the background, which was apparently inspired by the radiance and vividness of the rainbow."

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at April 22, 2014 08:38 PM (hn5v5)

361 I'm surprised that more people don't keep some protection in their body orifices when driving with a suspended license. You never know what sort of situation might crop up.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 08:39 PM (T1005)

362 Says a lot about Libya that the place went so far downhill after he was offed. **** Someone here once said that there was nothing about the Middle East that couldn't be solved by bolting a metal plate to it. If only it were that easy. What I always find shocking about stories such as his are the number of people willing to accommodate the monsters. Worse, those who are willing to do the deed themselves out of loyalty. Gaddafi used to visit schools, patting girls on the head as a signal to his team those whom he wanted to be taken to his home. They would then wait and capture the girls on their way home and hold them prisoner.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:39 PM (DmNpO)

363 Here's a rough quote from my ex sister in law, a teacher: The students in my school are either in Advanced Placement, or Special Ed North Park was like that. People in the town of Walden I met told me that the North Park community had spawned a huge number of PhDs given how few they were in number. I didn't ask about the kids there who might be a "little slow"; I got the impression the left have of teh curve might be heavily weighted as well. And then there are the Ashkenazim. But, being Ashkenazim, they figured shit out for themselves and do stringent family-tree and genetic testing before blessing a marriage

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:39 PM (30eLQ)

364 349 The southeast corner of the state is right up against Appalachia, I suppose everyone there just shoots on their cousin's farm? Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 12:31 AM (sQ0LB) From my experience in VA, yes. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:32 AM (fVvvF) As a proud Virginian I take issue with that answer! We sometimes shoot at our other cousin's farm too.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:40 PM (HxSXm)

365 I heard that he kept bodies in freezers for 25 years & paused it. I rarely remember my dreams but don't want to have that in my mind. I might or may not try again. *** that's not even the worst of it.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 08:40 PM (DmNpO)

366 No. Who the fuck buys milk by the pint? Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at April 23, 2014 12:15 AM (N/cFh) If Idi Hussein Obinga has his way, that's all a weekly paycheck will buy. You will have to wait for the next week to afford your 20 grams of ground beef. Damn good thing the chocolate ration went up from 30 grams to 20. I

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 22, 2014 08:41 PM (OUN6/)

367 I Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 23, 2014 12:41 AM (OUN6/) ...didn't finish my train of thought.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 22, 2014 08:41 PM (OUN6/)

368 As a proud Virginian I take issue with that answer! We sometimes shoot at our other cousin's farm too. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 12:40 AM (HxSXm) I was just invited. I wasn't related to anybody. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:42 PM (fVvvF)

369 I Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 23, 2014 12:41 AM (OUN6/) Need milk?

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:43 PM (fVvvF)

370 andycanuck...no. love yosemite, but the last time i was there was when i wore pony tails and i didn't cry. what is it with the morons and youtube? somebody else referenced another when i said i drove a truck.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 08:45 PM (1YgVg)

371 Mmm. Chocolate ration.

Posted by: homer simpson at April 22, 2014 08:46 PM (hn5v5)

372 Doh!

Posted by: homer simpson at April 22, 2014 08:46 PM (hn5v5)

373 Boulder has maybe one Peets and too many Starbucks. Fortunately we also got Ozo (best place for a chocolate mocha fix), Brewing Market, and an independent coffeehouse pretty much every two blocks.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 22, 2014 08:47 PM (30eLQ)

374 ...didn't finish my train of thought.
Choo-choo! Chug-a-chug-a. Choo-choo!

Posted by: joey biden at April 22, 2014 08:47 PM (hn5v5)

375 Need milk? Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:43 AM (fVvvF) Yes, but not today. I will sign the second mortgage papers at the Stop and Shop tomorrow. 30% interest so, yippie!!!!

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 22, 2014 08:48 PM (OUN6/)

376 Since I have spoken about Tim Hortons several times in this thread, if you're in Canuckistan I will also recommend Second Cup. I love their White Hot Chocolate.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:49 PM (fVvvF)

377 Yes, but not today. I will sign the second mortgage papers at the Stop and Shop tomorrow. 30% interest so, yippie!!!! Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 23, 2014 12:48 AM (OUN6/) *Shoves cow through USB port* Go Navy, beat Army!

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:51 PM (fVvvF)

378 fyi, about a week ago I walked by a guy wheeling a hand cart loaded with stacks of hundreds wrapped in plastic. he went into a bank. he must have had at least 1mm.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 08:51 PM (rDidD)

379 So.... Not only do we now have royalty, but it's butt-ugly Chelsea Clinton?!!!? Why do the Brits get Kate Middleton and we're stuck with Chelsea Clinton? Can we trade?

Posted by: Random Lurker at April 22, 2014 08:52 PM (X6YhV)

380 I thought Tim Hortons was bought up by US fast food company and has not benefited quality-wise by the transaction.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 08:52 PM (vA2UI)

381 Chu.....you asked the question last night and I was too busy crying and being selfish He has left a wife of over 30 years and three children

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at April 22, 2014 08:53 PM (oKzyB)

382 I hate canada but like tim hortons, so I am deeply conflicted. I am not sure my like for hotrons is enough to drag canada across the line.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 08:53 PM (rDidD)

383 296 i'll never understand why hallie didn't pick tom doniphon. Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 12:09 AM (tyKq9) Fuck me....did miss "Liberty Valance"? *searches furiously through DVR list* Hmmmmm..... Oh, there it is.

Posted by: 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun at April 22, 2014 08:53 PM (OUN6/)

384 I must be nuts, I put it back on play. One woman saiid Gaddafi had the face of a Greek God, now it's getting back to what a mentally deranged monster he was. Still, the US did not belong in Libya in 2011. By then he hadn't bothered us for years. I still have it on & am probably going to turn it off.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 08:53 PM (gjOCp)

385 I was just invited. I wasn't related to anybody. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:42 AM (fVvvF) True Virginians would have gone through your lineage to find out that your are 72nd cousins twice removed. So, family!

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:54 PM (HxSXm)

386 I am leaning towards embracing the hate in general lately.see if I cannot harness the energy and bend it to my purposes.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 08:54 PM (rDidD)

387 I hate canada but like tim hortons, so I am deeply conflicted. I am not sure my like for hotrons is enough to drag canada across the line. Posted by: yankeefifth at April 23, 2014 12:53 AM (rDidD) I'm half-Canuck. And I still feel guilt for the scotch you wasted because of my Chinese food comment.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:54 PM (fVvvF)

388 True Virginians would have gone through your lineage to find out that your are 72nd cousins twice removed. So, family! Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 12:54 AM (HxSXm) Yay! I'm in Moran's district, though.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 08:56 PM (fVvvF)

389 380 I thought Tim Hortons was bought up by US fast food company and has not benefited quality-wise by the transaction. Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 23, 2014 12:52 AM (vA2UI) Wendy's bought it, but spun it off before Wendy's was bought by Arby's who recently just spun it off. Wendy's has had rough times since Dave Thomas passed away, no leadership at the helm at all.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:56 PM (HxSXm)

390 Last week here in south MS I saw a Jeep Wrangler with a 2008 TFG/Biden bumper sticker and a Green Bay sticker too. MS plates.

I wondered how many times they have been pulled over for improper equipment.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 08:57 PM (wNF3N)

391 Just popping inbto say that a woman who marries someone's dad when you're already grown and independent is NOT a stepmother. She's a second wife. Oprah is an ass but I'm nit shedding a tear for her dad's ex. She had the use of a mansion while she was married to him, but why should she have it now? A twelve year marriage late in life is not a lifetime of memories.

Posted by: Y-not at April 22, 2014 08:57 PM (zDsvJ)

392 98ZJUSMC Waiting for the Sun... dagnabbit you did, but i watched it for you. 1000th time.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 08:58 PM (tyKq9)

393 Wendy's has had rough times since Dave Thomas passed away, no leadership at the helm at all. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 12:56 AM (HxSXm) ******** Wendy's used to be my go to for a burger. Their quality has hit the skids since Dave passed.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 08:59 PM (ojnk6)

394 384 I must be nuts, I put it back on play. One woman saiid Gaddafi had the face of a Greek God, now it's getting back to what a mentally deranged monster he was. Still, the US did not belong in Libya in 2011. By then he hadn't bothered us for years. I still have it on & am probably going to turn it off. Posted by: Carol at April 23, 2014 12:53 AM (gjOCp) France needed to make sure that their oil flowed. That is the only reason we went in. France and Great Britain could do a couple of bombing missions, but they had no support staff to be able to service their planes. The good old USA did, so we did the heavy lifting.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 08:59 PM (HxSXm)

395 I'm half-Canuck. And I still feel guilt for the scotch you wasted because of my Chinese food comment. Posted by: Vendette you are half cannuck? crap, my conflict is increasing. like Vendette like hortons, canda not so much.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 09:00 PM (rDidD)

396 Oprah is an ass but I'm nit shedding a tear for her dad's ex. She had the use of a mansion while she was married to him, but why should she have it now? A twelve year marriage late in life is not a lifetime of memories. *** There's more to it than that. See Bebe's comment at 170

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 09:01 PM (DmNpO)

397 Yay! I'm in Moran's district, though. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:56 AM (fVvvF) Oh, I'm sorry, you can't come to our Virginian's party.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:01 PM (HxSXm)

398 night Vendette, everyone. I will have some more vegas info later in the week.

Posted by: yankeefifth at April 22, 2014 09:02 PM (rDidD)

399 Good night, Y5!

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 09:02 PM (fVvvF)

400 Chelsea Clinton is as royal as we are, as in none! They think, but are wrong, that they are special. Bill is a very talented liar! Is that something to be proud of? NO! His wife is an opportunist bitch. I'm jealous, I wish I had such parents! NO! I was quite happy with my parents.

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 09:04 PM (gjOCp)

401 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:01 AM (HxSXm) I'll have you know that Vendette is an honorary Virginian as far as most Virginia morons are concerned (at least the NoVAMoMe ones I know)!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 09:07 PM (o3MSL)

402 I'll have you know that Vendette is an honorary Virginian as far as most Virginia morons are concerned (at least the NoVAMoMe ones I know)! Posted by: Hrothgar at April 23, 2014 01:07 AM (o3MSL) Thank you, kind sir. I have shot multiple firearms in VA too.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 09:10 PM (fVvvF)

403 I just read the story about the guy who finished-off two burglars he had previously shot. The concept was horrific going in.....but I'm wondering now if the guy might actually have a chance.

Before I go into why, I'd like to share my pet peeve with adventure flicks like the Bond films. There's always this deal where the hero and his girl are tooling along in a boat. A team of bad guys boards the boat and takes over, re-routing it to some nefarious port -- maybe the hero and his girl are in a stateroom, and the gang kills the captain and first mate and takes over. So the hero goes sneaking off and finds a bad guy alone -- and captures him, ties him up, and stuffs him into the stateroom closet. Then he sneaks around some more, gets the drop on another bad guy, and stuffs him into the stateroom closet. He does this, one after the other, until he goes up to the bridge to confront the gang leader, and the whole gang is there -- either they escaped by themselves, or the gang leader went and found them.

And here's the peeve -- why did the hero stuff the bad guys in the stateroom closet instead of chuckin' 'em overboard? Would have been very embarrassing for the gang leader to dramatically open the closet door and -- "WTF? Sixteen pairs of dress shoes?" Even if the minions survived, they'd be several miles behind the boat and no threat to anyone.

And here's why this is relevant....did the homeowner know there were only two when he executed 'em? He shot the first one, dragged him down the stairs, and killed him....then went back to lying in wait. Shot the second one, dragged her down the stairs, and killed her.....did he go back to lying in wait?

'Cause if he did, I could see that he might have felt under siege by a group of predators -- and premeditated murder one would look like a whole bunch of over-charging.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:10 PM (T1005)

404 Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 01:10 AM (fVvvF) I would have expected no less of you!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 22, 2014 09:12 PM (o3MSL)

405 381 Chu.....you asked the question last night and I was too busy crying and being selfish

He has left a wife of over 30 years and three children Posted by: westminsterdogshow at April 23, 2014 12:53 AM (oKzyB) Hide posts from (oKzyB)

Prayers for his departed soul, and further prayers for the comfort and healing of his remaining family and friends.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:13 PM (T1005)

406 And the Mariners just dropped another one to the Astros. 8 losses in a row. Why did I sit up to watch that? Glacier county, over and out.

Posted by: fairweatherbill deerslayer at April 22, 2014 09:14 PM (vA2UI)

407 Wendy's used to be my go to for a burger. Their quality has hit the skids since Dave passed. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 12:59 AM (ojnk6) Years ago I worked for a company that owned a bunch of Wendy's, and I got to go to some of the big national pow wows. Dave Thomas was a stickler for quality, a stickler. He could go into any store and get behind the grill and churn out burgers as fast or faster than the best guy in the store. He knew what every temperature should be, and the cooking times down pat. The guys today have probably never been behind the counter in their lives, and that is true of all food companies.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:16 PM (HxSXm)

408 Late Happy Erf day to all. I got coal in my stocking

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:16 PM (QeH9j)

409 408 Late Happy Erf day to all.

I got coal in my stocking Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:16 AM (QeH9j) Hide posts from (QeH9j)

You lucky bastard -- I'd have given my left nut to get coal in my stocking back in the day -- we had to burn cow dung....and it always arrived still wet.

Posted by: Yorkshireman at April 22, 2014 09:18 PM (T1005)

410 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:16 AM (HxSXm) 'Food is essential to life. Therefore make it good.' In other words.. Eat more chikin. CFA has never disappointed me.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:21 PM (QeH9j)

411 the right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant. thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of attacking further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further force may be used. (at least in our state cthulhu)

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 09:21 PM (tyKq9)

412 401 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:01 AM (HxSXm) I'll have you know that Vendette is an honorary Virginian as far as most Virginia morons are concerned (at least the NoVAMoMe ones I know)! Posted by: Hrothgar at April 23, 2014 01:07 AM (o3MSL) 402 I'll have you know that Vendette is an honorary Virginian as far as most Virginia morons are concerned (at least the NoVAMoMe ones I know)! Posted by: Hrothgar at April 23, 2014 01:07 AM (o3MSL) Thank you, kind sir. I have shot multiple firearms in VA too. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 01:10 AM (fVvvF) Dear God, northern "Virginians". I guess the good thing is that if there is another Civil War, we can carve off northern Virginia this time and reunite with West Virginia. Hell, we will even trade northern Virginia for some of the western counties of Murland.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:21 PM (HxSXm)

413 He has left a wife of over 30 years and three children Posted by: westminsterdogshow at April 23, 2014 12:53 AM (oKzyB) Hide posts from (oKzyB) Prayers for his departed soul, and further prayers for the comfort and healing of his remaining family and friends. Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 01:13 AM (T1005) Seconded WDS.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:24 PM (QeH9j)

414 On Easter weekend, 45 people were shot in the city, six of them children sweet home, chicago

Posted by: navycopjoe at April 22, 2014 09:24 PM (krmE0)

415 Dear God, northern "Virginians". I guess the good thing is that if there is another Civil War, we can carve off northern Virginia this time and reunite with West Virginia. Hell, we will even trade northern Virginia for some of the western counties of Murland. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (HxSXm) Oh dear. When I lived in DC I thought that if I moved to VA my vote would actually make a difference. Due to my location I've been wrong so far.

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 09:24 PM (fVvvF)

416 'Food is essential to life. Therefore make it good.' In other words.. Eat more chikin. CFA has never disappointed me. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (QeH9j) All the original franchisees thought the same way about Wendy's, but when the founder dies, and the next generations just want the income, not the business, "others" get involved. I hope it doesn't happen to Chik because they got it down.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:25 PM (HxSXm)

417 ""Doctors have diagnosed Debbi with Othello Syndrome - a rare psychiatric disorder which causes sufferers to believe their partners have cheated - even if they have little or no evidence. Debbi, of Leicester, admitted: 'Even if Steve pops out for 15 minutes to buy a pint of milk, I make him take a lie detector test as soon as he gets home.""

Then.....then one fateful day as debbi ate dallas was channeling her inner Mengele and administering her lie detector test, a sub par chinese electrical component of typical inferior quality had failed and sent an electrical charge down the leads that were attached to steve's nads. The resulting shock had awakened Steve from his apparent 3 year walking coma. Now, with the laser focus of a man climbing out of his own grave he witnessed with his fully restored senses the true horror of the gelatinous harpoon scarred body of the creature that would gnaw on him as he was tied to the boiler.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 22, 2014 09:25 PM (FMbng)

418 CFA has never disappointed me. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (QeH9j) **** I do a lot lf work with the CFA Atl HQ. Quality is their other religion. Then are obsessed with it. Which is why the food is as good as it is.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:25 PM (ojnk6)

419 403 >> And here's why this is relevant....did the homeowner know there were only two when he executed 'em? He shot the first one, dragged him down the stairs, and killed him....then went back to lying in wait. Shot the second one, dragged her down the stairs, and killed her.....did he go back to lying in wait?

One cthulhu, they weren't armed IIRC. Two, they have the 911 tape where he executed them. Three, he admitted firing the coup de grace shots into them both.

The law allows self defense, but doesn't expand that definition to 'they were still breathing'.

I think he is going down hard, and I think he did serious harm to the argument about self defense in general.

Now we wait and see who is right.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 09:26 PM (wNF3N)

420 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:25 AM (HxSXm) Haven't been to Wendys in years but are the buRgeRs still square? Dont't know why the iPad wants to capitalize R's??

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:29 PM (QeH9j)

421 Chu.......not his departed soul...his still existing one. Drink a Coors Light everyone!

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at April 22, 2014 09:29 PM (oKzyB)

422 Haven't been to Wendys in years but are the buRgeRs still square? Dont't know why the iPad wants to capitalize R's?? Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:29 AM (QeH9j) **** They are, but now usually come overcooked.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:30 PM (ojnk6)

423 I do a lot lf work with the CFA Atl HQ. Quality is their other religion. Then are obsessed with it. Which is why the food is as good as it is. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:25 AM (ojnk6) I'll denounce myself in advance.. But a big plus is that I can understand what the hell they're saying.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:30 PM (QeH9j)

424 Oh dear. When I lived in DC I thought that if I moved to VA my vote would actually make a difference. Due to my location I've been wrong so far. Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 01:24 AM (fVvvF) Trust me, I know what it is like. I live in Roanoke City, it is very Democrat. All city council members are Dems, all other offices are Dems. The only split on council is between the "progressive Dems" and the "Democrat interest group" members. They tend to end up voting for all the progressive bullshit that just keeps putting us deeper into the hole with no way out. Delegate and State Senator are Dems, no chance of an R being elected, but I do get Goodlatte as my congresscritter, so I'm okay with that. Funny how that as the City gets more Dem, the surrounding counties get more Republican.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:30 PM (HxSXm)

425 Wendy's burgers are still square, and quality has gone down but still better than McD's by a long run.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 09:31 PM (sQ0LB)

426 You lucky bastard -- I'd have given my left nut to get coal in my stocking back in the day -- we had to burn cow dung....and it always arrived still wet. Posted by: Yorkshireman at April 23, 2014 01:18 AM (T1005) Luxury! We had to chop ourselves up and use our hands and feet for kindling!

Posted by: 2nd Yorkshireman at April 22, 2014 09:31 PM (AymDN)

427 They are, but now usually come overcooked. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:30 AM (ojnk6) Did they F up the Frosty/Fry experience? They'd have to try to intentionally if that was the case.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:32 PM (QeH9j)

428 But a big plus is that I can understand what the hell they're saying. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:30 AM (QeH9j) ***** I'm actually at their Campus 4 days a week, including 6 a.m. Monday morning Sunrise service. They are what they say they are. Christians who want to sell great food. And unapologetic about any of the above. Love that about them.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:34 PM (ojnk6)

429 411 the right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant. thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of attacking further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further force may be used.

(at least in our state cthulhu) Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (tyKq9) Hide posts from (tyKq9)

Yep, that's my understanding for pretty much anywhere.....but with multiple assailants, how do you know that someone has been rendered incapable of triggering further harm? If someone is wounded on the floor and incapable of attacking you, but may yet gasp "hiding under stairs" to a confederate -- putting your life in danger.....isn't he still a threat? It's not like you can anesthetize him.

Gloating, recording, being pissed off are just revving up emotions -- the same as posting high-school pictures. He thought he was being attacked by a gang.

Thought experiment -- what if he'd done this nine times? Shot someone, dragged 'em into the basement, finished 'em. Lather, rinse, repeat. He'd be a hero, yes? Old guy assaulted by a gang of NINE thugs, "disappears" them to basement one-at-a-time.... It's not like he could have wounded one, then walked out onto his driveway to get jumped by the other eight.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:35 PM (T1005)

430 Time to call it a night. Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Vendette at April 22, 2014 09:35 PM (fVvvF)

431 We get a 4% meals tax on top of a 5.3% sales tax on June 1st. That's a 9.3% fast food tax. I'll be cooking my own burgers. Soft serve without food will not be meal taxed.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 22, 2014 09:37 PM (LJ7Ze)

432 Christians who want to sell great food. And unapologetic about any of the above. Love that about them. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:34 AM (ojnk6) I love but hate that they're closed on Sundays.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:38 PM (QeH9j)

433 Actually in Florida you can shoot a car thief in the back as he drives away in your hooptie.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 22, 2014 09:39 PM (LJ7Ze)

434 'Night Vendette.q

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:39 PM (QeH9j)

435 432 Christians who want to sell great food. And unapologetic about any of the above. Love that about them.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:34 AM (ojnk6)

I love but hate that they're closed on Sundays.

Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:38 AM (QeH9j)

90% of the time when I get the urge for CFA it's a Sunday.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 09:39 PM (sQ0LB)

436 422 Haven't been to Wendys in years but are the buRgeRs still square? Dont't know why the iPad wants to capitalize R's?? Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:29 AM (QeH9j) **** They are, but now usually come overcooked. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:30 AM (ojnk6) As far as I know, but it was about 20 years ago when the owner of the company I worked for died and his widow sold the franchise. I really don't eat fast food at all anymore, so I can't say whether they are good or bad. If we are travelling, we usually stop at Subway or another sandwich type place, but it wouldn't surprise me if the food was shitty. One of the guys that bought the franchise as an idiot who always tried to cut costs at the expense of cutting quality. He's a real dickhead.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:40 PM (HxSXm)

437 349 The southeast corner of the state is right up against Appalachia, I suppose everyone there just shoots on their cousin's farm?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 12:31 AM (sQ0LB)

From my experience in VA, yes.

Posted by: Vendette at April 23, 2014 12:32 AM (fVvvF)

*****************************

I thought that's what highway signs were there for. At least in Alabama.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at April 22, 2014 09:40 PM (HubSo)

438 I love but hate that they're closed on Sundays. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:38 AM (QeH9j) ******** True, but this stays within their values. As long as it is a private company, it will never be open on Sunday. Should it get bought out, look for guality to hit the skids and open on Sundays.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:40 PM (ojnk6)

439 A scenario that shows up frequently in movies is the good guys (and gals) surrendering to the bad guys, only to then kill the bad guys and start fighting again. WTF is this, a successful appeal to the basic good nature of the bad guys?

A famous example that everyone has seen is the Endor scene in Return of the Jedi, where Leia and Solo are stuck with an unopenable door at the bunker, and stick their hands up. They surrender, before then blasting their 'captors'.

Tuco had the right of it in The Good The Bad And The Ugly when he shoots the bounty hunter, saying "If you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."

The usual plot device used is for the bad guy leader to tell his minions "bring them (or him) to me, alive." So he can talk them to death, apparently. James is still alive because of this device at least in half the Bond movies.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 09:42 PM (wNF3N)

440 Thank you everyone

Posted by: westminsterdogshow at April 22, 2014 09:42 PM (oKzyB)

441 Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:40 AM (ojnk6) I'll go without on the Sabbath if they continue to push good product.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:43 PM (QeH9j)

442 90% of the time when I get the urge for CFA it's a Sunday. Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:39 AM (sQ0LB) ********* If I didn't eat hate sammiches and cis-normative fries along with intolerance shakes 4 days a week, I would go with that.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:44 PM (ojnk6)

443 441 The Sabbath is Saturday.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 22, 2014 09:44 PM (LJ7Ze)

444 433 Actually in Florida you can shoot a car thief in the back as he drives away in your hooptie. Posted by: Boss Moss at April 23, 2014 01:39 AM (LJ7Ze) Hide posts from (LJ7Ze)

That starts getting into the "what is better as a public policy" debate. Frankly, I'm all for a "he needed killin'" exception from homicide.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:44 PM (T1005)

445 the right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an assailant. thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of attacking further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further force may be used. (at least in our state cthulhu) Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (tyKq9) Hide posts from (tyKq9) Yep, that's my understanding for pretty much anywhere.....but with multiple assailants, how do you know that someone has been rendered incapable of triggering further harm? If someone is wounded on the floor and incapable of attacking you, but may yet gasp "hiding under stairs" to a confederate -- putting your life in danger.....isn't he still a threat? It's not like you can anesthetize him. Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 01:35 AM (T1005) Ironically enough, in California you actually have a limited right to persue and continue attacking someone even if they disengage. You have to show that the initial attacker continues to be a threat even though they are no longer attacking. A clear-cut example is if you were camping alone in the woods and someone tries to kill/rape you. Even if they disengage and run off, they are still a clear threat since there is no one else around and the attacker could always come back. Probably not the case here, but I did want to clarify on that point.

Posted by: The Gun Hat at April 22, 2014 09:45 PM (AymDN)

446 Did they F up the Frosty/Fry experience? They'd have to try to intentionally if that was the case. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:32 AM (QeH9j) All french fries suck now. They stopped using lard back in the mid 80's, and it has never gotten better. Yeah, they can fuck up the Frosty, and they have. The Frosty mix used to come from the dairy premixed so all you did was pour it into the machine. Now there is a power and something else, and it's not as good. Did I mention that Dave Thomas was a pretty decent guy who knew that serving good food would get people back into the store?

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:46 PM (HxSXm)

447 A famous example that everyone has seen is the Endor scene in Return of the Jedi, where Leia and Solo are stuck with an unopenable door at the bunker, and stick their hands up. They surrender, before then blasting their 'captors'. Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 01:42 AM (wNF3N) Ddn't they surrender to the Chewie driven AT-ST?

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:46 PM (QeH9j)

448 i worked for an upscale grocery chain whose founding fathers threw live chickens off the roof on opening day to the lucky winners below. second generation was my boss and hero. he had other business's that led him to off sites where i generally worked. one time i overheard a man complaining about not being able to get some obscure soda pop. my boss, who must have seen me tending to work outside his office called out, "did you hear that?"...make sure this man's root beer is at store #2 right away! talk about special order. this was a multi-conglomerate chain, yet it catered to supplying to this one customers demands. that is what reminds me of wendy's dave.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 09:46 PM (tyKq9)

449 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:46 AM (HxSXm) There goes any desire to go to a Wendy's.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:47 PM (QeH9j)

450 439 A scenario that shows up frequently in movies is the good guys (and gals) surrendering to the bad guys, only to then kill the bad guys and start fighting again. WTF is this, a successful appeal to the basic good nature of the bad guys?

A famous example that everyone has seen is the Endor scene in Return of the Jedi, where Leia and Solo are stuck with an unopenable door at the bunker, and stick their hands up. They surrender, before then blasting their 'captors'.

Tuco had the right of it in The Good The Bad And The Ugly when he shoots the bounty hunter, saying "If you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."

The usual plot device used is for the bad guy leader to tell his minions "bring them (or him) to me, alive." So he can talk them to death, apparently. James is still alive because of this device at least in half the Bond movies.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 01:42 AM (wNF3N) Hide posts from (wNF3N)

Yeah, that's another one -- and then we get a bunch of special snowflakes who think lying and false surrender is ok if you're one of the good guys.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:48 PM (T1005)

451 That one register set up at Wendy's never worked.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 22, 2014 09:48 PM (LJ7Ze)

452 >> Ddn't they surrender to the Chewie driven AT-ST?

Yeah, the second time. After all, it worked well the first time.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 09:50 PM (wNF3N)

453 There goes any desire to go to a Wendy's. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:47 AM (QeH9j) ******* Sadly, Wendy's is still one of the better choices for a burger in the fast food world. Tells a lot about how much general quality has sunk in the industry.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:50 PM (ojnk6)

454 Run, Steve, run like the wind.

Posted by: bour3 at April 22, 2014 09:51 PM (5x3+2)

455 True, but this stays within their values. As long as it is a private company, it will never be open on Sunday. Should it get bought out, look for guality to hit the skids and open on Sundays. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 23, 2014 01:40 AM (ojnk6) The new owners will look at the stores and say that they can increase sales by 16% by being open on Sunday, so boom. Quality? Frozen chicken is a little cheaper, so boom. Peach shakes? Artificial peach flavoring is cheaper than real peaches.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:51 PM (HxSXm)

456 All responsible gun owners who value the safety of others need the Begone. http://tinyurl.com/m7tj45c (Old, but I just found it again) Nothing says 'safety' like shooting behind you from the hip.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:52 PM (QeH9j)

457 If I want a fast-food burger I'll go to Arbys for a Max RB.

Posted by: RWC at April 22, 2014 09:53 PM (QeH9j)

458 451 That one register set up at Wendy's never worked. Posted by: Boss Moss at April 23, 2014 01:48 AM (LJ7Ze) When it's done correctly, it is faster than the multiple registers. But, it doesn't get done correctly because the person on the register usually is an idiot. The places will get much faster when they go to kiosk ordering like Sheetz has.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 22, 2014 09:55 PM (HxSXm)

459 Peach shakes? Artificial peach flavoring is cheaper than real peaches. Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at April 23, 2014 01:51 AM (HxSXm) *********** I don't see the family ever selling, for the reasons you listed. These are people that donate many millions to charity and are still filthy rich. They live what they espouse, and have no need to cash out. They are not about to give that up for a quick payday. Future generations may fuck this up, but it won't happen in this generation, or likely the next.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 09:57 PM (ojnk6)

460

In ROTJ, Han put his hands up when ordered to surrendur by the stormtroopers, but Leia never did, and blasted both of them as soon as Han was clear from her line of fire. One can argue that Han helped to deceive them because he knew Leia would not surrendur, but I don't think you could say it was a violation of the rules of war. So this is actually a bad example of the phenomenon you're describing, though I know exactly what you are trying to describe. A better example would be the final confrontation in US Marshals, but that was the bad guy, and Tommy Lee blew him away before he could pull it off.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 09:57 PM (sQ0LB)

461 445 the right of self-defense ceases when there is no further danger from an
assailant. thus, where a person attacked under circumstances initially
justifying self-defense renders the attacker incapable of attacking
further injuries, the law of self-defense ceases and no further
force may be used.

(at least in our state cthulhu)

Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 01:21 AM (tyKq9)
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Yep, that's my understanding for pretty much anywhere.....but with multiple assailants, how do you know that someone has been rendered incapable of triggering further harm? If someone is wounded on the floor and incapable of attacking you, but may yet gasp "hiding under stairs" to a confederate -- putting your life in danger.....isn't he still a threat? It's not like you can anesthetize him.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 01:35 AM (T1005)

Ironically enough, in California you actually have a limited right to persue and continue attacking someone even if they disengage. You have to show that the initial attacker continues to be a threat even though they are no longer attacking.

A clear-cut example is if you were camping alone in the woods and someone tries to kill/rape you. Even if they disengage and run off, they are still a clear threat since there is no one else around and the attacker could always come back.

Probably not the case here, but I did want to clarify on that point. Posted by: The Gun Hat at April 23, 2014 01:45 AM (AymDN) Hide posts from (AymDN)

Common sense still the law, even in California.

The thing that gets me in this situation is that there seems to be a huge open door here. I mean: "he shot the guy, dragged him downstairs, and executed him" / "he thought there might be more" / "ha, ha, ha -- how ridiculous that there might be more than one -- he executed the kid in cold blood" is a reason to go for murder one.

"He shot the guy, dragged him downstairs, and executed him" / "he thought there might be more" / "ha, ha, ha -- how ridiculous that there might be more than one -- he executed the kid in cold blood" / "turns out there was more than one" kind o' puts a hole in that.

And, just like mathematical proofs -- once you grant "for anything that is true for n, it is likewise true for n+1", it's a done deal. If there had not been a second intruder, they could ridicule the possibility that there was more than one.....but once you have a second intruder, how can you argue against a third?

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 09:59 PM (T1005)

462 When I was in Ireland I saw a McDonalds and figured I had to give it a try. I'll be damned if that wasn't the best tasting burger I ever had from a McDonalds. It was actually juicy and was seasoned better, or something. It tasted like a real frigging burger. The fries were the same, but that burger was very different.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 22, 2014 09:59 PM (FMbng)

463 And remember this, cuz it is a Universal Truth -- They fuck you at the drive thru.

Always check your order before you drive off, and you will use 10,234 less cuss words during your lifespan.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 09:59 PM (wNF3N)

464 The double rainbow idiot is a fooking blubbering idiot. "What does it mean?" It meant that you have extraordinarily good viewing conditions - nothing more, nothing less, idiot. As for it being a "triple" rainbow, the third bow would have been behind you, numbnuts (see "Rainbows, Halos and Glories"). No go back to frying whatever the hell is between your two ears. Yeah, I'm mean.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/s] [/u] at April 22, 2014 10:00 PM (8bA1i)

465 Always check your order before you drive off, and you will use 10,234 less cuss words during your lifespan. Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 01:59 AM (wNF3N) ****** You should have socked Joe Pesci on that one.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 10:01 PM (ojnk6)

466 457 If I want a fast-food burger I'll go to Arbys for a Max RB. Posted by: RWC at April 23, 2014 01:53 AM (QeH9j) Hide posts from (QeH9j)

It's been over 25 years since I've set foot in one, but it used to be that Arby's was your best bet for experiencing fast food twice.....once on the way down, once on the way up.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:02 PM (T1005)

467 Yet several of the moronettes are single.

Funny that.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 22, 2014 10:57 PM (DmNpO)

Having met you IRL, the only thing I can assume is all the males of the correct age group in Jacksonville FL are married, blind, stupid or gay. Since I used to live in Jacksonville (or thereabouts) I'm inclined towards stupid.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 10:03 PM (xa1/W)

468 Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:57 AM (sQ0LB)

Fair enough, but my point was that if they were really the bad guys, there would have been no surrender option. Bang bang bang, you killed my friends and so you die. Worst, you shot at them first. And the surrender was a fake one imho; he knew Leia was hiding behind him.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 10:07 PM (wNF3N)

469 The look on Steve's face is disturbing. He's horrified and in fear of his life.

Posted by: Meremortal at April 22, 2014 10:07 PM (1Y+hH)

470 cthulhu... IWTTA, it appears he took a militarist/effective action. It's all subjective. He was Rambo-ing down to minimize any/all threat. Survival of the fittest. but it's 2014.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 10:09 PM (1YgVg)

471 462 When I was in Ireland I saw a McDonalds and figured I had to give it a try. I'll be damned if that wasn't the best tasting burger I ever had from a McDonalds. It was actually juicy and was seasoned better, or something. It tasted like a real frigging burger. The fries were the same, but that burger was very different.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 23, 2014 01:59 AM (FMbng) Hide posts from (FMbng)

By contrast, I had a sammich at the Mickey-D's on Oxford Street in London that was horrible. The bun was soggy, the cheese seemed like plastic, and the meat was grey and barely recognizable as beef. The trash cans were overflowing, and it was so packed with strollers and rude people that I actually sat on the floor around the corner to hurriedly try to scarf the mess down so I could get on to the Brit.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:10 PM (T1005)

472 And, just like mathematical proofs -- once you grant "for anything that is true for n, it is likewise true for n+1", it's a done deal. If there had not been a second intruder, they could ridicule the possibility that there was more than one.....but once you have a second intruder, how can you argue against a third? I couldn't help notice in the article that the "victims" are given pretty photos to evoke sympathy. They even caption one a "model" student - that was shot burglarizing someone's home. They're only "kids", so apparently we must throw out all logic and EMOTE-EMOTE-EMOTE.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 22, 2014 10:11 PM (M9BzG)

473
IWTTA, it appears he took a militarist/effective action. It's all subjective. He was Rambo-ing down to minimize any/all threat. Survival of the fittest. but it's 2014.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 02:09 AM (1YgVg)

I made the mistake of jumping to conclusions with the Zimmerman case, I reserve judgement on this one until all the facts come out.

BTW, anyone know what ever came of the case where the old retired cop shot that guy in the theater? That one seems to have dropped off the radar.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 10:12 PM (xa1/W)

474 Well think about how the Zimmerman trial would have gone if at the end, they have him on the record saying 'and then I capped his ass to make sure'. It was a close run thing as it was (admittedly, due to the ginning up of public opinion by our not so free press). One shot, bloody face and head -- barely found not guilty.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 10:15 PM (wNF3N)

475

Fair enough, but my point was that if they were really the bad guys, there would have been no surrender option. Bang bang bang, you killed my friends and so you die. Worst, you shot at them first. And the surrender was a fake one imho; he knew Leia was hiding behind him.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 02:07 AM (wNF3N)

The Nazis took plenty of POWs, and didn't even torture all of them. Unintended by Lucas I'm sure, but the Empire of the original 3 movies closely mirrors the US under Obama--an evil leader who centralizes power, and most of the citizens are not aware of the extent of the evil at the top, and are hostile to the political opposition because of a compliant press.

Han was under no obligation to let the stormtroopers shoot him in the back if Leia could ambush them. If an Afghani corners an American scout and orders him to put his hands up, does he let the Afghani blow him away if he knows his sniper buddy is lining up the shot? Is he obligated to tell the Afghani? I'd say the answer to both questions is no. Han didn't shoot, and never did he say to them "we surrender". C3PO with the Ewok ambush of the stormtroopers is a more accurate example where an ambush was set that depended upon a fake surrender from the outset. Leia could have blown away the stormtroopers from cover whether or not Han had been there.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 10:15 PM (sQ0LB)

476 Speaking of fast food, I think Carl's Jr has been pretty consistent delivering tasty burgers of late. Really enjoyed their thickburger, and the fish sandwich I had yesterday hit the spot. For this year's fish sandwich ranking, I'm going to go with Carl's Jr > Arby's > BK > McD

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 22, 2014 10:16 PM (M9BzG)

477 By contrast, I had a sammich at the Mickey-D's on Oxford Street in London that was horrible. The bun was soggy, the cheese seemed like plastic, and the meat was grey and barely recognizable as beef. The trash cans were overflowing, and it was so packed with strollers and rude people that I actually sat on the floor around the corner to hurriedly try to scarf the mess down so I could get on to the Brit.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 02:10 AM (T1005)

Yikes, thats epic credit for actually eating that shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 22, 2014 10:17 PM (FMbng)

478 470 cthulhu...

IWTTA, it appears he took a militarist/effective action. It's all subjective. He was Rambo-ing down to minimize any/all threat. Survival of the fittest. but it's 2014.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 23, 2014 02:09 AM (1YgVg) Hide posts from (1YgVg)

I guess that where I'm going is that I don't know squat....but the original article's assumption that it's a done-deal and the guy deserves to hang appears to be less than fully certain.....and with that level of uncertainty, the prosecution seems to have grandstanded by going for a murder one premeditated.

It really seems like the criminal justice system has been replaced by a series of reality-TV shows. "Who is cuter -- the shooter or the shot?" "Is the shooter or the shot a minority?" "Who has the better narrative?" "How much can we escalate the charges to get him to plead out?" "Deal or No Deal?"

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:19 PM (T1005)

479 Carl's Jr > Arby's > BK > McD Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 23, 2014 02:16 AM (M9BzG) ******** I only have their kissing Cousin here, Hardees. Not something I look forward to, but it will work it will work if need be.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 10:20 PM (ojnk6)

480 Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:15 AM (sQ0LB)

Alright, you win. But Han still shot first

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 22, 2014 10:23 PM (wNF3N)

481 Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:15 AM (sQ0LB) Alright, you win. But Han still shot first Posted by: GnuBreed at April 23, 2014 02:23 AM (wNF3N) Han was the only one that shot.

Posted by: The Millenium Hat (12 Parsecs, baby) at April 22, 2014 10:23 PM (AymDN)

482 477 By contrast, I had a sammich at the Mickey-D's on
Oxford Street in London that was horrible. The bun was soggy, the cheese
seemed like plastic, and the meat was grey and barely recognizable as
beef. The trash cans were overflowing, and it was so packed with
strollers and rude people that I actually sat on the floor around the
corner to hurriedly try to scarf the mess down so I could get on to the
Brit.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 02:10 AM (T1005)

Yikes, thats epic credit for actually eating that shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 23, 2014 02:17 AM (FMbng) Hide posts from (FMbng)

I wouldn't call it credit -- but in real life, our ancestors evolved to consume a whole lot of chancy shit and keep going. I had limited hours, I was in the UK, my stomach was rumbling, and I wanted a "Lion Hunt" fix. So I snarfed it down and moved on.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:24 PM (T1005)

483 Well, duty calls. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 22, 2014 10:25 PM (xa1/W)

484 Normally that restaurant ranking would include Jack in the Box, but the one that's on the way of my 6 hour drive didn't have fish sandwiches. Or the Bacon Insider prominently advertised with posters. Or friggin' chicken nuggets.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 22, 2014 10:25 PM (M9BzG)

485 *pokes thread* I didn't do it! *flees*

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 22, 2014 10:30 PM (M9BzG)

486 484 Normally that restaurant ranking would include Jack in the Box, but the one that's on the way of my 6 hour drive didn't have fish sandwiches.

Or the Bacon Insider prominently advertised with posters.

Or friggin' chicken nuggets. Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 23, 2014 02:25 AM (M9BzG) Hide posts from (M9BzG)

Jack in the Crack goes through cycles. When they try to do what everyone else does, they don't do it as well. When they do something different, it's either really cool (e.g. chicken fajita pita) or stoner crap (e.g. tacos)....and if it's really cool, they ratchet the price up over the next five years to the point where you only order it to remind yourself of the happy memories you had when it was cheap....then it's discontinued.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:33 PM (T1005)

487 Damn straight, Hat. And no (reasonable) court would have ever convicted, especially in Mos Eisley.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (sQ0LB)

488 Yeah, I'm mean... no you're not, ITA.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 10:34 PM (tyKq9)

489 Happy-ish Tuesday Evening, all y'all ...

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 10:37 PM (qoKTg)

490 Bonjour, Adriane...

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (sQ0LB)

491 Hi Adriane. Wednesday morning might be more appropriate, but welcome.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 10:39 PM (ojnk6)

492 the prosecution seems to have grandstanded by going for a murder one premeditated... and as with the direction of the referenced article, the "typical" reader will be led down that garden path and be dissuaded by the author's opinion.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 10:44 PM (1YgVg)

493 hmmmm .... Happy-ish Wednesday Morning to all those said afflicted ...

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 10:45 PM (qoKTg)

494 Behind me ... people living in the future, Before me ... people living in the past ... All around me, people living in glass houses and listening to Stones ... or, something like that!

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 10:47 PM (qoKTg)

495 Hey morons. What are you listening to? (Mike Watt)

Posted by: garrett at April 22, 2014 10:51 PM (5Yyaa)

496

MGK 102.9 Classic Rock out of Philly on iHeart radio

That and patients wanting me to help, hard to tune that out unfortunately...

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 22, 2014 10:52 PM (sQ0LB)

497 485 *pokes thread*

I didn't do it!

*flees* Posted by: ConservativeMonster at April 23, 2014 02:30 AM (M9BzG) Hide posts from (M9BzG)

It's not like I didn't set bait.

Lion Hunt -- http://tinyurl.com/k8qwa4u -- anyone who visits London should go....they're amazing.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 10:53 PM (T1005)

498 What are you listening to?... dave stamey AND john wayne, the searchers combo.

Posted by: concrete girl at April 22, 2014 10:56 PM (1YgVg)

499 I'm no doctor but I feel compelled to disagree. I would say she a severe onset of fat and ugly. And of the worst kind.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 22, 2014 11:34 PM (dS1rv)

You got that right. She'd make a train take a dirt road.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 22, 2014 10:58 PM (wqw8B)

500 495 Hey morons.
What are you listening to?
(Mike Watt)

Posted by: garrett at April 23, 2014 02:51 AM (5Yyaa)

Just got done listening to some of my favorite motivational speaker, Dice.

Posted by: davidt at April 22, 2014 11:01 PM (PAplM)

501 Debbie is also insecure because she is obese. I wouldn't call it a syndrome, it's a symptom of her age & weight, she's insecure. Some fool made up a syndrome to please her.

What's next?

Posted by: Carol at April 22, 2014 11:56 PM (gjOCp)

She has no reason to feel insecure. An F5 tornado wouldn't budge her off the couch.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 22, 2014 11:04 PM (wqw8B)

502 What are you listening to?... My conscience ... it's telling me to sort laundry before i go to bed. So far Resistance is NOT futile ...

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 11:06 PM (qoKTg)

503 What are you listening to? (Mike Watt) Posted by: garrett at April 23, 2014 02:51 AM (5Yyaa) ****** Jamming Joe Bonamassa here.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 11:10 PM (ojnk6)

504 Jamming Joe Bonamassa here. ***** Best damn guitarist I've ever seen, bar none. I used to think SRV, held that title, but Joe blows him away.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 11:15 PM (ojnk6)

505 By the way -- anyone want to guess when this small bit of adornment was made? http://tinyurl.com/m573nhl

Hint -- it's the same guys that did this -- http://tinyurl.com/kwtwjdh

Posted by: cthulhu at April 22, 2014 11:34 PM (T1005)

506 #249

Before he got famous, Glen Campbell was member of the Wrecking Crew:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)

You had to be a serious player for that.

Posted by: Epobirs at April 22, 2014 11:39 PM (Icq+V)

507 The Yellowjackets met each other via studio work iirc, and i might not ...

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 11:43 PM (qoKTg)

508 Before he got famous, Glen Campbell was member of the Wrecking Crew: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music) You had to be a serious player for that. Posted by: Epobirs at April 23, 2014 03:39 AM (Icq+V) ********* I've done work in the Glenn Campbell theater, for Corporate gigs. Rule #1 was rhat you could not move Glenn's mic, which was always in the way of a load in/out. So, the crew decided to ass up his windscreen. Just about fell over laughing watching that.....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 22, 2014 11:46 PM (ojnk6)

509 Yellowjacket's Sonja's Sanfonia is not on youtube. An upbeat favorite. The hubby puts it in the 'self indulgent live jazz' category ... oh well ... Night all. Enjoy the music. Good Night, Robert! where ever you may be & whatever you may be listening too ...

Posted by: Adriane... at April 22, 2014 11:54 PM (qoKTg)

510 509 Yellowjacket's Sonja's Sanfonia is not on youtube.

An upbeat favorite.

The hubby puts it in the 'self indulgent live jazz' category ...

oh well ...

Night all. Enjoy the music.

Good Night, Robert! where ever you may be & whatever you may be listening too ... Posted by: Adriane... at April 23, 2014 03:54 AM (qoKTg) Hide posts from (qoKTg)

I do miss Robert. I hope he's doing well, and that he makes it back to let us know not to fret.

Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 12:06 AM (T1005)

511 I'm happy with the Erf. I like it. I wish that I could stay here forever. I just don't like the sharing it part.

Posted by: and irresolute at April 23, 2014 12:07 AM (RqHWH)

512 Score one for the Tea Party. Curt Clawson wins the GOP Special Election primary for Rep. Radel's seat in FLA. The district is GOP so he's probably in. Eat it, RINOS.

Posted by: WannabeAnglican at April 23, 2014 12:08 AM (bOgfB)

513 Quiet. Too quiet. I was wondering if maybe Purp had snuck back in and put up one of those 3 a.m. posts he used to do.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:00 AM (sQ0LB)

514 I miss Purp, too.

There has been so much sadness on ONTs. Can't someone welcome a new relation or report a successful treatment?

Posted by: cthulhu at April 23, 2014 01:05 AM (T1005)

515 Son of Crank is due in 7 weeks. Not really in a position or desirable to hasten the process though.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:12 AM (sQ0LB)

516

From Drudge: Kerry: 'It was easier' in Cold War...

Because you were the opposition, jackass. Real men with names like Kissenger and Reagan had the stones to do what it took to keep this country safe while mewling liberal Commie sympathizers like you could get away with nothing but critique. Now that flowery speeches and strong words that sound good at a faculty debate or while sipping mimosas on your yacht aren't enough when you hold the reins of power, you realize this sh*t is hard.

Impeachments. Trials. Humiliation. Incarceration. The whole lot of this corrupt administration.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:32 AM (sQ0LB)

517 Shouldn't there be some daywalkers starting to stagger in?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 01:55 AM (sQ0LB)

518 Dear lord...

the lad wakes slow....

morning all let me get my morning FUCK out of the way...

FUCK

the CPAP machine is like a medieval torture instrument but it works I guess...

I feel as refreshed from 95 minutes of sleep as I felt from 95 minutes of sleep.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:06 AM (TE35l)

519 517 Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 05:55 AM (sQ0LB)

I've been lurking since 1:35 this morning....

wife was going to shoot me if I turned the monitor on.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:07 AM (TE35l)

520 Hey sven! It was getting like when I talk to myself in here, except without the echoing in my head...

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:07 AM (sQ0LB)

521 516 Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 05:32 AM (sQ0LB)

You mean we're actually expected to show our whined for utopia based decisions WORK man!?!

//Jungle Jean Francois Kerry-Heinz

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:08 AM (TE35l)

522 You should generally heed the wife in these matters.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:08 AM (sQ0LB)

523 520 Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 06:07 AM (sQ0LB)

as long as the voices are not answering in unison you have a chance....

I'd like to express my sincere appreciation to Columbia Heart Sleep Center for scaring me straight on my slight apnea.....

I'll never sleep again now but at least I know why.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:10 AM (TE35l)

524 521 516 Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 05:32 AM (sQ0LB)

You mean we're actually expected to show our whined for utopia based decisions WORK man!?!

//Jungle Jean Francois Kerry-Heinz

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 06:08 AM (TE35l)

I was actually a little proud of that one. Shame I didn't troll Drudge earlier for the headline that inspired it.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:10 AM (sQ0LB)

525 One of these days by hook or by crook the combined efforts of Mrs. Crank and Mother of Crank will result in me having a sleep study, which will probably show some kind of apnea and force me to wear a CPAP as well. I plan to continue resistance as long as foolishly possible, and maybe lose some weight since Mrs. Crank swears it got better when I weighed less. Maybe.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:12 AM (sQ0LB)

526 for the Ron or 'ette who has everything...or maybe nothing....

http://tinyurl.com/pfqvmru

Atlas Survival Shelters....

manufacturing the Conex shelters is one of 10077 Industry's future endeavors.

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:15 AM (TE35l)

527 A Pennsylvania woman will be charged today with allegedly dealing heroin from her bed in the intensive care unit of a Pittsburgh area hospital, police said. The 38-year-old woman, whose name is being withheld until she is officially charged, is suspected of selling $1,400 worth of heroin from her room in the Excela Westmoreland Hospital ICU. Â“She will be charged with possession with intent to deliver, delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and probably a paraphernalia charge as well,Â” Greensburg Police Chief Captain Chad Zucco told ABC News today.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at April 23, 2014 02:34 AM (e8kgV)

528 527 Islamic Rage Boy at April 23, 2014 06:34 AM (e8kgV)

Sadly under current conditions she may be charged under the former regime's guidelines...

//Eric "My People" Holder

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:35 AM (TE35l)

529 "I plan to continue resistance as long as foolishly possible, and maybe lose some weight since Mrs. Crank swears it got better when I weighed less." Oh! You're talking about the apnea! Good morning everyone!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2014 02:36 AM (60Vyp)

530 Good morning, Horde

Posted by: fluffy at April 23, 2014 02:39 AM (Ua6T/)

531 529 CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2014 06:36 AM (60Vyp)

It's my fault COJ I had a soiree with the nasal demon mask from hell this evening at the sleep lab....

my o2 falls to 67 for about an hour during my sleep cycle...

I'm weighing changing my career to "professional drooler" post stroke or doing my Nasal Vader thing I guess...

Posted by: sven10077 at April 23, 2014 02:40 AM (TE35l)

532 COJ, losing some weight would probably have some other benefits as well, but the comment was in reference to sleep apnea.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:45 AM (sQ0LB)

533 531>> Dude! Get that shit fixed! You'll never get laid drooling all over yourself.

So other than being a bunch of tired , grumpy people whats the good news?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2014 02:45 AM (60Vyp)

534 McDowell County is in some ways a place truly left behind, from which the educated few have fled, leaving almost no shreds of prosperity. But in a nation with more than 46 million people living below the poverty line Â— 15 percent of the population Â— it is also a sobering reminder of how much remains broken, in drearily familiar ways and utterly unexpected ones, 50 years on.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at April 23, 2014 02:45 AM (e8kgV)

535 532>> Thanks Captain Obvious. Hows the lil' crank coming along? Wait, that didn't really sound right... How's the baby? All is well with mom and child I hope. Apparently your work schedule has not improved...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2014 02:48 AM (60Vyp)

536 T-minus 7 weeks for Son of Crank's arrival COJ. At least, that's what the doctor tells us, our hunch is that he'll show up slightly early.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at April 23, 2014 02:50 AM (sQ0LB)

537 SON of Crank! Very Nice! Our oldest girl showed up 3 weeks early weighing in at 5.5 pounds; we dressed her in Cabbage Patch Kids clothes. I wish you and your better half(s) all the best.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 23, 2014 02:55 AM (60Vyp)

538 Yeah, I believe Roy Clark could play your shoelaces if he had a mind to. And when he was finished, you'd have them bronzed.

Posted by: jwpaine @PirateBallerina at April 23, 2014 06:14 AM (68O4K)

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