April 28, 2014
— Maetenloch
Sonny Bunch on Rights vs. Principles
In which he responds to this XKCD comic among other things:
What I am saying is that your politicization of every facet of the public sphere makes you kind of a dick and leads to a coarsening of society. And, as Bath notes, it shows that your commitment to the liberal order-to the marketplace of ideas, to very basic pillars of civilization on which our silly little band of super-smart apes relies-is tenuous, at best.
Those who live the politicized life want us to treat freedom of speech as something to be tolerated legally and worked around socially rather than a fundamental belief. This isn't to say every fringe belief should be indulged-9/11 was not an inside job; blacks were not better off as chattel-but on issues where there is legitimate debate and a sizable portion of the populace on either side of the argument? Maybe you should think twice before you try to destroy someone's livelihood. As a society we're better off not waging perpetual war against everyone with whom we disagree.
The Most Ancient Human Mental Virus
Antisemitism is not a sign, a symbol, a bullet or a gas. It is a Virus. It is the oldest known virus to infest the human soul. In those infected, the virus is clever enough to mask it's existence by renaming itself as "anti-Zionism." Through the renaming of this ancient disease as a "political problem," infected souls can transmit the virus to their friends, families. They can spread their disease at their schools and in their their community, church, or nation. The virus is also transmitted by exchanging infected fantasies with infected ideologues. By changing it's name the disease made it possible for many to deny that they have contracted the virus, and that their souls are chancre-ridden and rotting. This facilitates the current outbreak.
Yes, antisemitism is a clever virus and this shape-shifting is one of its oldest methods of perpetuating itself. Like other viruses currently feasting on humans, this one always has a pleasure principle associated with it. It feels good to get it and we live in the plague years of "If it feels good, do it." Those whose moral immune systems have been previously compromised by other pleasure-born diseases have souls which are particularly susceptible to this virus.
As noted above, in the recent past, it has been shown that large doses of steel and fire can eradicate the virus in some populations, but only for a time. A cure is promised, but seems to be always delayed. The only measures that work are, at best, prophylactic. Another strategy is strict monitoring to prevent the spread of the virus. This seemed to be holding the virus at bay for decades. Lately, however, this method has broken down. The virus, like terrorism, has recently been able to piggy-back on the world-circling data-stream, and infect individuals and groups previously deemed immune. The current strain has indeed become so virulent that large blocks of Jewish people, in Europe, America and even Israel, have become infested.
...Since the virus has been present in human hosts for well over 4,000 years, hopes for eradication in our lifetime are slim. Hopes for eradication in the future are better in civilized countries if, and only if, members of the generations now living and infected with the virus become dedicated to not passing it on to future generations. The virus is found nowhere else in nature except within the human host. If it is denied transmission to the young, it can be eliminated from the world in three generations. If... but only if.
From the documentary Shoah Part 4. It runs about 45 minutes.
On Being a Hero in WWII Poland
Not to minimize the accomplishments of the Danes or the Bulgarians, but to be a hero in Poland was a lot more meaningful than to be one in Denmark or Bulgaria-or even, as it turns out, in Germany.Why? Because Poland was the only Nazi-occupied country in which helping Jews would officially get you the death penalty. Here are the horrific facts (read them and ask yourself if you would have been as brave as the many Poles who did shelter and save Jews):
Poland was the only place where German law rendered any assistance to Jews punishable by death. That punishment was severe and collective: It was meted out not only to the rescuer but also to his entire family and to anyone else who knew about such activities and did not report them. Almost 1,000 Poles were killed this way, including entire families whose children were not spared.
Marxist Revolution Delayed Due to Copyright, Property Rights
Duke's 'You Don't Say' Campaign Tells You What to Say
Because if you take away words, then human nature will be fundamentally transformed. 
In another effort by the groups, they painted a local bridge urging people not to say things like "That's retarded" or that they were "raped" by something inanimate like a test:
The campaign tackles the use of words like "pussy," "fag," "man up" or "bitch" as slang terms.
Well I'm not sure this would work for everyone but then I've never tried this particular technique.
A practitioner, nay, an artist, of the Kindly Brontosaurus method would approach the gate agent as follows. You state your name and request. You make a clear and concise case. And then, after the gate agent informs you that your chances of making it onto this flight are on par with the possibility that a dinosaur will spontaneously reanimate and teach himself to fly an airplane, you nod empathically, say something like "Well, I'm sure we can find a way to work this out," and step just to the side of the agent's kiosk.Here is where the Kindly Brontosaurus rears amiably into the frame. You must stand quietly and lean forward slightly, hands loosely clasped in a faintly prayerful arrangement. You will be in the gate agent's peripheral vision-close enough that he can't escape your presence, not so close that you're crowding him-but you must keep your eyes fixed placidly on the agent's face at all times. Assemble your features in an understanding, even beatific expression. Do not speak unless asked a question. Whenever the gate agent says anything, whether to you or other would-be passengers, you must nod empathically.
Continue as above until the gate agent gives you your seat number. The Kindly Brontosaurus always gets a seat number.
The Decline of the Fish Stick?
And seafood in general.
Fish sticks just aren't cutting it anymore.The frozen-fish industry has faced a problem of making the easy dinner staple more appealing, especially to children at home and in school.
"[Kids] want to have something they could get at a restaurant or something that looks familiar to them," said Pat Shanahan, program director of Genuine Alaska Pollock, a group representing the fisheries supplying the catches commonly used in fish sticks.
The 10 Most Disgusting Scandi Foods
Well you are what you eat and the scandis sure do love eating surströmming and lutefisk.
Lutfisk, another element of Scandinavian "cuisine" if you can call it that. This gelatinous mix, made from aged stockfish or whitefish, has a smell that rivals surströmming's horrific odour. "It smells of saltpetre, tastes acrid, with the texture of rotten rubber," moans @Cunobaros on Twitter.
Then go here and crash some planets.
The Yahoo AoSHQ group. Bla bla bla.
And my twitter thang.
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Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 28, 2014 06:45 PM (0HooB)
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Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Now Using Pale Moon Btichez) at April 28, 2014 06:50 PM (JS0vr)
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Kayne West still doesn't get the joke. Posted by: Thrawn at April 28, 2014 06:50 PM (WlWt+)
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Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 28, 2014 06:55 PM (0HooB)
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Posted by: Daybrother at April 28, 2014 06:55 PM (MM6+c)
I can see why they say that but I have found ÖljɂЂ˥ quite difficult to eat as well as ӥᴂѰᵸᾥ and יּ﷼ӧ{ǂ̡ to say nothing of ˚͒͠͠͏ʬ˿
Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i][/b] at April 28, 2014 06:55 PM (ujux6)
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Posted by: junior at April 28, 2014 06:56 PM (vRodg)
You know , because "principle".
Posted by: noone, really [/i] [/b] at April 28, 2014 06:57 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: toby928© at April 28, 2014 06:57 PM (QupBk)
Larry Craig isn't the only one that favors a wide stance.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 28, 2014 06:57 PM (IN7k+)
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Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 28, 2014 06:58 PM (60Vyp)
Own goal all the way down.
I would kick some hobos but there are so many
Posted by: Baltimorethug at April 28, 2014 06:58 PM (2sT0J)
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Posted by: Sheriff Joe Biden at April 28, 2014 06:59 PM (Px4PF)
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Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at April 28, 2014 11:00 PM (PZ6/M)
It is preferred.
Posted by: flounder at April 28, 2014 07:00 PM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: Sheriff Joe Biden at April 28, 2014 07:01 PM (Px4PF)
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Posted by: Costanza Defense at April 28, 2014 07:02 PM (ZPrif)
He's occasionally posted political stuff before.
He's a lefty. He just doesn't rub people's faces in it all the time, say like Doonesbury.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Now Using Pale Moon Btichez) at April 28, 2014 07:02 PM (JS0vr)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 07:02 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at April 28, 2014 11:02 PM (ZPrif)
I am really disappointed that Sharpton didn't come up with this first. He's really slipping . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:02 PM (8lmkt)
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Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 28, 2014 07:03 PM (0HooB)
I'm conflicted.
Posted by: BHO [/i] [/b] at April 28, 2014 07:04 PM (5ikDv)
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Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:04 PM (Pvcl5)
Showtime has placed the first episode of their upcoming series Penny Dreadful online for free viewing. Basically, the show is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - but with the perfect Eva Green.
Works for me.
http://www.sho.com/sho/home
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 28, 2014 07:04 PM (kdS6q)
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Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:06 PM (aDwsi)
Oh, wow, BB, I did not know that! It's quite an invasion of the body, but I hope he does as well as you did. It seems like I've "known" you for 5 years or more, maybe not. Did you have that before you were a moron?
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:07 PM (8lmkt)
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Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:07 PM (ojnk6)
Wonder Woman's lasso has a muzzle velocity of 2,750 fps, I take it?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
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Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at April 28, 2014 11:00 PM (PZ6/M)
Yes. Its pretty much required.
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Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 11:02 PM (HxSXm)
Some of us can only wish. G-d love her, but my mother was such a bad cook that it would have been a mercy to get an occasional pot pie or fish stick. Have you ever had rice so undercooked that it was still crunchy, but wet? I have. Have you ever enjoyed a meatloaf which was mostly zucchini and served out of a bowl with a big spoon, topped with mustard? I have.
Oddly enough, her mother was a great cook. Some skills, apparently, skip a generation.
Posted by: CQD at April 28, 2014 07:10 PM (tcvYF)
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Posted by: Burt Toste at April 28, 2014 07:11 PM (knDqF)
For the record, Ferguson told Variety, he was already planning to leave this year before Letterman announced his impending retirement. CBS convinced him to stay on board until the end of 2014. “It’s an inevitable thing when David announced his retirement, people are going to say ‘Oh he’s leaving because of that,’” Ferguson said. “No matter what I say or what I do, they’re gonna say that.”
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Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:12 PM (ojnk6)
I just threw up in my mouth a little . . . {{{{{}}}}}
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:13 PM (8lmkt)
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Posted by: eman at April 28, 2014 07:15 PM (AO9UG)
Project A-kon is June 6.
Should I go with Knights Inn at Love Field 6 miles away for $45/night. And I can cancel without fee.
Or Best Western Market Center Blvd and half block from convention. But if I cancel will still be charged for $90/night.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:16 PM (SHnHe)
And if you don't like what I said I'll come over and punch your face.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Now Using Pale Moon Btichez) at April 28, 2014 07:16 PM (JS0vr)
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Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 28, 2014 07:17 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: speedster1 on the iPad at April 28, 2014 07:17 PM (noB3y)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 11:17 PM (ojnk6)
Thank you. I could not figure that one out, for the life of me.
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:18 PM (8lmkt)
In fact, it won't be long until we will only be allowed to say, "Yes sir/ma'am."
Posted by: davidt at April 28, 2014 07:18 PM (PAplM)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 28, 2014 07:18 PM (AymDN)
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Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:19 PM (8lmkt)
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Posted by: Senator Barbara Boxer at April 28, 2014 07:19 PM (ILBCY)
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Posted by: madamemayhem (now with more hate and discontent) at April 28, 2014 07:21 PM (WPm3x)
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Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 11:21 PM (Pvcl5)
It's in Indy? Or is my brain deceiving me again?
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:22 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:23 PM (jwpGH)
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Posted by: ParanoidGirlinSeattle at April 28, 2014 07:23 PM (+0txR)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:23 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Bete resigned to just watching the world burn at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (Lqb+9)
Posted by: grammie winger at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Duke Igthorn, who doesn't like his name being used by a bunch of fag pussies who won't man up at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: madamemayhem (now with more hate and discontent) at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (WPm3x)
With every passing year I increasingly regard the blacklist as a very good thing. It was the least of what anyone who supported Stalin deserved.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 28, 2014 07:24 PM (Icq+V)
Posted by: grammie winger at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (oMKp3)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit [/i][/s][/b][/u] at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (0HooB)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: madamemayhem (now with more hate and discontent) at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (WPm3x)
Posted by: newrouter at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (hudvF)
Posted by: Prez'nit 404 at April 28, 2014 07:25 PM (Dwehj)
I live here and there is no such thing. Where are you getting this from?
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:26 PM (8lmkt)
with her fucking finger on the fucking trigger
sigh...
'Sup roonz and roonettez? Playing hookey from work today, eye exam instead. I'm still blind.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 07:26 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Lenny Bruce at April 28, 2014 07:26 PM (hpgw1)
Posted by: The Impeachin' Hat at April 28, 2014 07:26 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:26 PM (GEICT)
Sen. Ted Cruz is demanding the resignation of Secretary of State John Kerry over remarks he made that Israel risks becoming an “apartheid state.”
That's how you play the political game. Lets see if any other repubs will join him.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (hJauc)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Zombie Jackie Robinson at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (PAplM)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (Q8vlx)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (aDwsi)
Only downside to this closer hotel room is, its a smoking room. I don't smoke. But I figure after 12 or 14 hours at a con. Hit that pillow and I won't care.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:27 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:28 PM (jwpGH)
Question 1: "which ethnic group to you identify with?" "I don't." "Should I put down Caucasian...." "Blank, or I hang up."
Question 2: "are you of Hispanic....?" "Blank, or I hang up."
Question 3: "am I reaching you on a cell phone or a land line?" *pause* "I can't think of a reason it would benefit me to answer." "Which option should I fill in." *sighs, rolls eyes* "Blank, or I hang up."
"That's all our questions."
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 07:28 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Laker's Hat at April 28, 2014 07:28 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:29 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:29 PM (aDwsi)
Anna Puma, I am a smoker and I would not pay money to sleep in a smoking room if it meant sleeping in my car. That is just nasty.
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:29 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: grammie winger at April 28, 2014 07:29 PM (oMKp3)
Re: Wonder Woman
A reminder that Debra Winger played Diana's younger sister, Drusilla, aka Wonder Girl, in the Linda Carter TV series.
So adorable.
http://tinyurl.com/m5btzb2
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Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at April 28, 2014 07:29 PM (kdS6q)
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Posted by: speedster1 on the iPad at April 28, 2014 07:30 PM (noB3y)
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Posted by: that's right, I said it at April 28, 2014 07:30 PM (IlmuV)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 11:02 PM (HxSXm)
Some of us can only wish. G-d love her, but my mother was such a bad cook that it would have been a mercy to get an occasional pot pie or fish stick. Have you ever had rice so undercooked that it was still crunchy, but wet? I have. Have you ever enjoyed a meatloaf which was mostly zucchini and served out of a bowl with a big spoon, topped with mustard? I have.
Oddly enough, her mother was a great cook. Some skills, apparently, skip a generation.
Posted by: CQD at April 28, 2014 11:10 PM (tcvYF) Hide posts from (tcvYF)
My mom is right up there in the pantheon of lousy cooks....but I recently found out that my paternal grandad's role among the group herding sheep in Western Colorado was camp cook.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 07:30 PM (T1005)
Diana's rival to the title of Wonder Woman - Nubia!
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:31 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: madamemayhem (now with more hate and discontent) at April 28, 2014 07:31 PM (WPm3x)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 07:31 PM (HxSXm)
Well they're getting closer and closer.
Just a few more fat old white guys to go.
And yet they thought Rush as an owner was over the top.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Now Using Pale Moon Btichez) at April 28, 2014 07:31 PM (JS0vr)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:31 PM (GEICT)
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Posted by: Social Justice Studies Major with a minor in lesbianism at April 28, 2014 07:35 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:35 PM (HVff2)
Closer hotel none of that hassle. And I have slept in such rooms before. Exhaustion means not caring if there is still a whiff. Just the non-refundable of $303 is making me balk.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:35 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 07:36 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:36 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:36 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at April 28, 2014 07:36 PM (PZ6/M)
Posted by: Country Singer at April 28, 2014 07:36 PM (KNXgp)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (UJj+N)
Posted by: no good deed at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (ILBCY)
Posted by: speedster1 on the iPad at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (noB3y)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 11:35 PM (HVff2) <<<
You mean -- 'til the retarded refs allow the Avs to rape them again.
Posted by: that's right, I said it at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (IlmuV)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (Q8vlx)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:37 PM (GEICT)
The Pens shook off the Blue Jackets but it wasn't easy. Now they wait for NYRangers/kitten raping Flyers series to end. Both of those teams play a similar game as the Blue Jackets but are better. The Pens struggled with Columbus. I'm not bullish on Pittsburgh's chances going forward in the Playoffs.
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 28, 2014 07:38 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: logprof at April 28, 2014 07:38 PM (GW/jL)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 07:39 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: logprof at April 28, 2014 11:38 PM (GW/jL)
as long as nobody brings any black people to Staples Center. hoors are okay, though, bring the hoors.
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:39 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at April 28, 2014 07:40 PM (R+XDI)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:40 PM (UJj+N)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:40 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at April 28, 2014 07:41 PM (b6koZ)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:41 PM (UJj+N)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 07:41 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (lr3d7)
Thursday plan to arrive. Get settled. Then see if I have to deal with another 2 hour wait like last year to get my registration packet and badge.
Friday is first day of con. Which means start early and probably stay there until about 7 or 8pm.
Saturday will be the long day since I will stay for the art auction which runs until 11pm.
Sunday wrap things up, collect any art I commissioned. And then hit the road about noon for a 7 hour drive.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: that's right, I said it at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (IlmuV)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (jwpGH)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 07:42 PM (QeH9j)
I still think of him as 'Lister's Confidence.'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684151/?ref_=tt_ep_ep5
Saving Grace (which lead to Doc Martin)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Posted by: Epobirs at April 28, 2014 07:43 PM (Icq+V)
Posted by: cm9000 at April 28, 2014 07:43 PM (XRSxm)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: logprof at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (GW/jL)
. I heard it a great place, I go to a lot of Crew games. Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (b6koZ)
Posted by: SENATOR Boxer at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (dfYL9)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 07:44 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (jwpGH)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 11:27 PM (SHnHe)
Buy a Febreeze air freshener, the kind with the two scents in the same bottle, plug that bad boy in while you're out and BAM! that room will smell fresh and clean like a spring breeze when you get back (and the maids won't touch it). BTDT, I was a smoker at the time and wow what a difference. When I was packing out to get on the airplane the maid told me the management was considering putting them in all the smoking rooms.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (yh0zB)
The Winchester model 70 was Hathcock's rifle in Vietnam.
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (5bbdJ)
Posted by: kindltot at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (2YAgC)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:45 PM (UJj+N)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (b6koZ)
Anna Puma,
Do NOT stay at the Knight's Inn. DO NOT.
I made that mistake six years ago, and found out the hard way, that it's one of those places that rents rooms by the hour.
Maid's carts rumbling out front all night long, and unspeakable conversations in the parking lot.
I slept the night through with a Browning BDA .380 in my fist, and didn't sleep very damn much, besides.
That was a mistake I won't make twice.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (vvk2F)
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (zDsvJ)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:46 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:47 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:47 PM (UJj+N)
http://tinyurl.com/m4khla4
Mogil wondered whether the rodents were responding to the sight of a woman or man or to something more subtle. So he told the people in his lab to place their worn T-shirts near injected animals and then leave the room. Even when the humans werenÂ’t present, the results were the same. Rats and mice showed about a 36% lower score on the grimace scale when exposed to male versus female T-shirts, the team reports online today in Nature Methods. (Female mice were slightly more sensitive to the effect.) Placing a womanÂ’s T-shirt next to a manÂ’s T-shirt negated the impact. Bedding material from unfamiliar male mice and guinea pigs, as well as pet beds slept in by unsterilized male cats and dogs, produced the same response: Male odors seemed to act like painkillers.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 28, 2014 07:47 PM (IN7k+)
Posted by: Non Duke hetero male at April 28, 2014 07:48 PM (K8ws3)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:48 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: lowandslow at April 28, 2014 07:48 PM (IV4od)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:49 PM (pGV9z)
hint: its on oct26
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:48 PM (krmE0)
don't tell me . . . early Superbowl? ya goof!
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:49 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:49 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:49 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:49 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 11:45 PM (zOTsN)
A really dumb kind of racism from listening to the tapes. This guy isn't a real bright bulb.
Posted by: cm9000 at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (XRSxm)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (jwpGH)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (M3hAT)
Posted by: haiku guy at April 28, 2014 07:50 PM (AwAsl)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (b6koZ)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Non Duke hetero male at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (K8ws3)
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (UJj+N)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: The Hat that is Not Safe for Workd at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:51 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: Comanche Voter at April 28, 2014 07:52 PM (wdHk6)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at April 28, 2014 07:52 PM (R+XDI)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 28, 2014 07:52 PM (M3hAT)
Posted by: Thunderb at April 28, 2014 11:36 PM (zOTsN)
That doesn't work anywhere near a Navy base. One of the colleges in Norfolk tried it once and they got a line of squids in lawn chairs judging the procession. Hilarity ensued.
guess what Da BEARS will give me on my bday this year
hint: its on oct26
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:48 PM (krmE0)
More agonizing shame?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 07:53 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Can I say Al Gore is a dick? at April 28, 2014 07:53 PM (Px4PF)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:51 PM (krmE0)
yeah, i'm quakin' in my stompy boots over here . . .
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:53 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:48 PM (krmE0)<<<
Agita?
Posted by: Duh Bears at April 28, 2014 07:53 PM (IlmuV)
Posted by: speedster1 on the iPad at April 28, 2014 07:53 PM (noB3y)
Posted by: Puddleglum at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (8SsiG)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (M3hAT)
Pretty sure Ferguson didn't have any say in the matter. Worldwide Pants produces his show, and that is Letterman's production company. I think CBS is cutting all ties to Letterman even though it means getting rid of Ferguson.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 11:51 PM (HxSXm)
See my comment at 113. Apparently Ferguson was planning to leave even before Letterman announced his retirement, and CBS convinced him to stay on til the end of the year.
Posted by: buzzion at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 07:54 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:55 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:55 PM (HVff2)
Buying new today I'd go Remmy too. The Winny's are double the price and no way double the accuracy. Probably how the remy won back then too.
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 07:56 PM (5bbdJ)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at April 28, 2014 07:56 PM (b6koZ)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:56 PM (krmE0)
yeah, that's the most accurate
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:55 PM (krmE0)
maybe you'll get lucky and there will be another tsunami scare and you won't be able to watch.
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 07:56 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (M3hAT)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (jwpGH)
Posted by: Eye Am Hat at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:57 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 11:54 PM (GEICT)
I hear it was. Didn't go, married at the time, blah blah blah...but the guys that worked for me told me all about it.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 07:58 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 07:58 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 07:58 PM (pGV9z)
Jim, you just made me strike that hotel off list even if its super cheap.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 07:58 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: 18-1 at April 28, 2014 07:58 PM (M3hAT)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 07:59 PM (ojnk6)
298 peaches
guess what Da BEARS will give me on my bday this year
hint: its on oct26
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 11:48 PM (krmE0)
Jay Cutlers season ending injury after ensuring that they are out of any real playoff contention.
Posted by: buzzion at April 28, 2014 07:59 PM (LI48c)
Posted by: navycopjoe at April 28, 2014 07:59 PM (krmE0)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:00 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 08:00 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 11:56 PM (5bbdJ)
I think when I finally toss up the dosh for a Rem 700 CDL in 7mm I'll go to the used gun market to avoid this:
http://tinyurl.com/kupjrct
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:00 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 08:00 PM (GEICT)
http://youtu.be/As5Ye3DrIvU
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 08:00 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:01 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: tcn at April 28, 2014 08:01 PM (g+qqc)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:02 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 08:03 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 28, 2014 08:03 PM (HVff2)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 28, 2014 08:04 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: The Wehrmacht at April 28, 2014 08:04 PM (b0PfQ)
OMG, prayers up.
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 08:05 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 08:05 PM (SHnHe)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 28, 2014 08:06 PM (RTQgm)
Now that may sound like tepid praise but coming from me (who has endured some really god awful software installations that not only sucked big time but actually ruined hardware and took hours to recover from)
Was able to even migrate my Firefox profile and all my addons etc. (some of which don't look as good now compared to the stock Pale Moon but I'm keeping them just like the old lady who wouldn't divorce the husband: ("I don't want to break in a new one and he keeps the bed warm at night").
Plus there's the added bonus that unlike if I upgraded Firefox, I still have my old Firefox installation still usable.
As a far as speed goes . . . I dunno. I kept my old Firefox because the new upgrades were all slower than snail shit. This is about even, so no improvement on that score.
Added bonus; Firefox addons/extensions work well in it. (at least the ones I have work okay. It rejected a really old one but I expected that.)
Scale of 1-10?
I'd give it an 8.9
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at April 28, 2014 08:06 PM (JS0vr)
"4 and not with your dick."
"WHATTHEFUCKISTHAT?!?!"
"I don't know man. Too much stuff moving around to get a good luck. And I think that's a good thing."
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at April 29, 2014 12:00 AM (GEICT)
waitaminute...you were THERE???
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:06 PM (yh0zB)
I think when I finally toss up the dosh for a Rem 700 CDL in 7mm I'll go to the used gun market to avoid this:
Holy shit I know they are magnified images but what the fuck? Who would send out something like that.
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 08:07 PM (5bbdJ)
@ no. 300, Zip 74.
My daily carry is a 1911 Commander.
But, my motorcycle carry was the Browning BDA, for the following reasons.
1. It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest.
2. It had a 13 round magazine, +1 in the chamber.
3. It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest.
4. It had abidexterous controls. I could keep my right hand on the throttle, and fully run the pistol with my left.
5. It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest.
6. My strategy for an aggressive driver, necessitating fire, was the first six into the radiator, then outrun the bastard till he overheated and seized.
7. It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest.
8. Per six above, I did not need to be overly concerned about a 90 mph reload, as I still had plenty of rounds in hand.
9. It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest.
10. Finally, sometimes, quantity is it's own quality.
I'm a huge fan of the 1911. I'm a huger fan of my S ampersand W Model 28, Highway Patrolman, .357 with a 4" barrel.
It's bowling pin accurate at 100 yards, and I can empty the cylinder at 10 yards, into the 9 ring, in just over 1.55 seconds, from the low-ready. My reloads aren't competitively fast, but I'll put 'em up against Mfume at the ATM machine.
But, for the cross-country touring on the 'Wing? I'll stick to the BDA. The compromise on all factors balances to it's favor.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 28, 2014 08:07 PM (vvk2F)
Posted by: Peaches at April 28, 2014 08:07 PM (8lmkt)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 08:08 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at April 28, 2014 08:08 PM (JS0vr)
Posted by: The Hickster at April 29, 2014 12:07 AM (5bbdJ)
Not magnified, that's the end of the bolt face.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:09 PM (yh0zB)
Well that's gya. Those retards need to man up and put me in there.
Posted by: that flying turtle at April 28, 2014 08:09 PM (IlmuV)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:09 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 29, 2014 12:09 AM (yh0zB)
well...yeah, the pics are close ups...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:10 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Jim at April 29, 2014 12:07 AM (vvk2F)
That, plus:
"It fit in the pouch on the back of my Gold Wing's driver's backrest."
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at April 28, 2014 08:10 PM (JS0vr)
Posted by: The Hat with Pew Pew Lasers at April 28, 2014 08:10 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:10 PM (aDwsi)
I always try to reckon parking and driving hassles into these calculations.
If I can avoid having to hunt for parking in an area that's unfamiliar to me and where I don't know the special super secret tricks, or the street cleaning schedule, that's worth some dosh right there.
San Francisco parking horror story: I was hunting for a spot midmorning in a part of town that's known to be tough to park in. Where you go for the spot first if you see it and only then bother to check the signage.
I had been down one block over and over and finally a car pulled out in front of me from a good space. I was on that like a duck on a June bug. But within literally thirty seconds of my turning off the car, people started swarming out of houses all up and down the block and getting in their cars and driving away.
I thought, "Wait, what? Too far inland for a tsunami panic."
Then I looked in the rearview mirror and saw this absolutely insane swarm of meter maid carts come around the corner and turn onto that block. Probably fourteen of them at once. It looked like a parade.. More than I have ever seen in one place before or since. Street cleaning day. One minute to zero hour. No mercy shown. Parking enforcers got out of their carts and were standing beside cars with pens poised, ready to issue fat tickets, right as the hour rolled over.
I know that per the new politically correct Duke University rules we aren't supposed to use the word "rape", so instead I'll just refer to San Francisco's parking enforcement as "assrape".
Posted by: torquewrench at April 28, 2014 08:10 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:11 PM (aDwsi)
http://tinyurl.com/lbec7gh
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 29, 2014 12:05 AM (SHnHe)
What is your fucking problem?
Posted by: Gamera at April 28, 2014 08:12 PM (XRSxm)
Posted by: kbdabear at April 28, 2014 08:12 PM (aTXUx)
Posted by: Thë Pölïtïcäl Hät at April 28, 2014 08:12 PM (AymDN)
That's not me.
I was goofing on jim in texas and his BDA.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at April 28, 2014 08:13 PM (JS0vr)
Could someone explain in short sentences and small words for stupid ol' me what XKCD was saying wrong in that cartoon?
Simple declarative statements, avoiding conditionals and nuance is preferred.
Posted by: kindltot at April 28, 2014 11:45 PM (2YAgC)
++++
The author is conflating two separate (but related) things. The 1st amendment to our constitution guarantees our right to free speech against governmental action. However, the concept of free speech goes beyond just governmental actions.
One easy way to think about it is with regard to colleges, private and public. At the public colleges, they are very much more restricted, legally, in the ways in which they can limit speech. Since they are owned and run by the government, anytime they do something to limit speech, it is the government limiting speech.
Private colleges have much more flexibility in restricting speech, if they so choose. If they want to say that protesting is not allowed in the quad, they are legally entitled to do so. However, many private colleges value the concept of free speech. They want to encourage academic freedom, the liberty of their students to speak their minds, etc. So even though they are entitled to clamp down on unpopular speech, they choose not to. They believe in free speech.
The problem with the XKCD cartoon is that first off, it comes on the heels of the firing of the CEO of Firefox. The guy at XKCD mocks those who are making the case for free speech by suggesting that we don't understand what the 1st amendment is and what its limitations are.
We know damn well what the 1st amendment is, and beyond that, we also understand the value of free speech outside of 1st amendment grounds.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 28, 2014 08:13 PM (IN7k+)
Posted by: kindltot at April 28, 2014 08:14 PM (2YAgC)
Hammer.
Touche', mate. 39 states, over 300,000 miles in the log. You got me.
/keels over.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 28, 2014 08:14 PM (vvk2F)
Oh yes, I know, I know. Isn't it just marvelous?
You puny humans are going to have SUCH fun trying to stay warm and well lit with your silly little windmills and solar panels once I really get going.
Posted by: Maunder Minimum 2: The Revenge at April 28, 2014 08:14 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 08:15 PM (bStrg)
They were the kind of images I take for doing metallographic failure analysis.Yes they aren't (2x) maged much but look way worse than a visual inspection with my old eyes.And the lighting is better highlighting the crap. My point was mostly WTF that is ugly.
Posted by: Little A 10 Warthog at April 28, 2014 08:16 PM (5bbdJ)
Posted by: torquewrench at April 29, 2014 12:10 AM (noWW6)
Fuck those assholes. When that bunch of asslicking maggots apologize to the lacrosse team for the hell they were put through then we can talk about how they don't like me saying the word "fuck" but until then they can suck the corn out of my shit with a coffee stirring straw.
Doesn't mean I'll stop saying "fuck" but at least they can tell me how much they don't like it...while I laugh maniacally...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:16 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:16 PM (aDwsi)
but then so did any Firefox upgrade after 8.
I miss my red buttons.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Waiting For SMODOT) at April 28, 2014 08:17 PM (JS0vr)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 28, 2014 08:17 PM (SHnHe)
What what what.!?!
He's only shot his brothers shotgun on a camping trip.
Although if he does buy one that means mom has to buy and...
RWC folks arms race in effect.Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:17 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:17 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Little A 10 Warthog at April 29, 2014 12:16 AM (5bbdJ)
No argument there, certainly not what you would expect out of a brand-new rifle from an established and reputable manufacturer.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:17 PM (yh0zB)
You have to figure that the left, and XKCD, would suddenly rediscover the huge importance of free speech outside of a governmental context if there were a wave of people getting fired from their jobs for expressing left-wing political sentiments.
That would be a "civil rights issue", to be sure.
Posted by: torquewrench at April 28, 2014 08:18 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Aaron Chwatt at April 28, 2014 08:18 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:19 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: kindltot at April 28, 2014 08:21 PM (2YAgC)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 08:22 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: eleven at April 28, 2014 08:23 PM (fsLdt)
Looks like un-rinsed bluing salts on that bolt face.
Such a sad, sad bolt-face.
Don't be a sad bolt face. Always rinse after blueing.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 28, 2014 08:23 PM (vvk2F)
Posted by: cthulhu at April 29, 2014 12:11 AM (T1005)
Hunting Partner showed me a smartphone app called Maverick, it's a GPS navigation application that gives you coordinates. Also has the compass and shows you on the map what direction you are facing. Handy for finding your way to your treestand in the dark as well as finding your way out afterwards. Only for the Android AFAIK but I'm sure that other platforms have similar apps.
http://tinyurl.com/bt94tzy
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:23 PM (yh0zB)
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Posted by: eman at April 29, 2014 12:25 AM (AO9UG)
it's Rodan but they're calling it a MUTO. There are three others at least known of in the movie (they're new outside of Rodan)
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 08:27 PM (bStrg)
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Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:27 PM (T1005)
I still think of him as 'Lister's Confidence.'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0684151/?ref_=tt_ep_ep5
Saving Grace (which lead to Doc Martin)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195234/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Posted by: Epobirs at April 28, 2014 11:43 PM (Icq+V)
I still think of him as Roddy MacStew from Freakazoid.
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0065691/
Posted by: Dan Kojak at April 28, 2014 08:28 PM (ukE6C)
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Posted by: cthulhu at April 29, 2014 12:11 AM (T1005)
Hunting Partner showed me a smartphone app called Maverick, it's a GPS navigation application that gives you coordinates. Also has the compass and shows you on the map what direction you are facing. Handy for finding your way to your treestand in the dark as well as finding your way out afterwards. Only for the Android AFAIK but I'm sure that other platforms have similar apps.
http://tinyurl.com/bt94tzy Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 29, 2014 12:23 AM (yh0zB) Hide posts from (yh0zB)
I thought smartphones did GPS off of cell towers, rather than satellites. Am I just completely wrong about that?
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:29 PM (T1005)
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Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 08:30 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 08:30 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: and irresolute at April 28, 2014 08:32 PM (RqHWH)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:32 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: and irresolute at April 28, 2014 08:33 PM (RqHWH)
Sigh. Maybe I'm just daydreaming but I think I might actually try for what's called the "Millionaire Maker" in 2015. This year it's 7/31, so I'd assume it's around the same date next year. Final table is guaranteed some really nice cash prizes, including a guaranteed over-a-million 1st place prize.
Anybody here ever try to play in a WSOP event, or at least done really well in a poker tournament? I know we have some poker players here.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 29, 2014 12:30 AM
Done ok regularly, but, not in high profile stuff. Whatcha want to know?
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 08:34 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 08:34 PM (Pvcl5)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:34 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: and irresolute at April 29, 2014 12:33 AM (RqHWH)
personally, I just like her camel toe
http://bit.ly/1jbq0Tl
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 08:34 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 08:34 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: rickl at April 28, 2014 08:35 PM (sdi6R)
That would have been nice back in the early 80s when I followed a buddy into the brush Pheasant hunting. I knew the area well so did't think it would be a problem. We spent 12 hours basically lost in the woods. Finaly came out on a road I knew at about 11 o'clock at night with temps dropping and us un prepared and 8 miles from home. Luckily the other members of the hunting group were out driving the roads and we got picked up. But an ap like that would have got us home way quicker. But there would have been less stories and ridicule.
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 08:35 PM (5bbdJ)
Possibly the best thing about it is that they don't get 80% of their revenue from Google, so presumably they're giving Google fewer of the stats on their users than Mozilla is.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:35 PM (T1005)
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Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:38 PM (QeH9j)
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Posted by: JEM at April 28, 2014 08:40 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:40 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: The Goalie's Hat at April 28, 2014 08:40 PM (AymDN)
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Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 29, 2014 12:32 AM (r+7wo)
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My own take is that folks here recognize that her future political prospects are slim to none, and respond accordingly. Her ideas are sound. She will never be a viable candidate, right or wrong, due to the media. Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 29, 2014 12:37 AM (ojnk6) Hide posts from (ojnk6)
I would agree that her prospects in electoral politics are a ways out, but it looks like they'll let any retard run the State Department....
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 08:41 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 08:41 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: The Goalie's Hat at April 29, 2014 12:40 AM (AymDN)
one possibly two tornados
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 08:42 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 08:42 PM (pGV9z)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:42 PM (QeH9j)
Make no mistake, I'll probably find something better to do with the $1500 entry fee before 7/31/2015 rolls around.
Admit I'm feeling uncharacteristically confident lately. I crushed my last cash game at the card club. I know that doesn't prove anything though.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 29, 2014 12:36 AM
$1500 entry? Screw that noise. It'll probably big a big, big field of runners. That's a lot of burnt bucks if you crash out early. Play more games. More importantly play more hands. Lots more. Work on your weaknessess and hone your strengths. You could get really lucky, but, you'll need it. I'd probably get murdered in a monster field like that. My system works best in comparitively smaller fields. Much smaller.
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 08:43 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 08:44 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 08:44 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:45 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: RWC at April 29, 2014 12:38 AM (QeH9j)
...what?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 08:46 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:47 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:48 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 08:49 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 08:49 PM (aDwsi)
@463: "I would agree that her prospects in electoral politics are a ways out, but it looks like they'll let any retard run the State Department...."
[Some other moron: "she's not a retard....."]
....and the hook: "....and say that proves that they have sufficient experience to be President."
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 08:49 PM (T1005)
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Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 08:50 PM (ojnk6)
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Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 08:51 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 08:52 PM (5bbdJ)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 08:53 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:53 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: mindful webworker in a whirlwind of my own at April 28, 2014 08:53 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: DC in Towson at April 28, 2014 08:55 PM (Pvcl5)
I remember reading about the Rio table setups around 2003 or so. They were so stuffed overpacked full, supposedly they even had folks playing at tables set up inside the restrooms. Egads.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 29, 2014 12:44 AM
Well, if it's around 2000 runners, I'd consider that doable. Tough, but not beyond reach to get a place. I thought it'd be around 10,000 plus. The fee will keep most of the monkeys out of the equation, so it'll reduce the random bullshit. But, although the nonsense will be rarer and the games should be more "predictable", most of those guys will know what the hell they're doing. You play online as well as brick and mortar?
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 08:55 PM (Ci6bl)
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Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:58 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 08:58 PM (QeH9j)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 08:59 PM (r+7wo)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:00 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 28, 2014 09:00 PM (HxSXm)
Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at April 28, 2014 09:01 PM (r+7wo)
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There must have really been live brontosauruses when you had to use that strategy, because no gate agent today needs "permission" to fill empty seats. It's all automated.
Pls tell us: how were 20 people AT THE GATE without at least standby tickets issued and paid-for at a counter or kiosk? It has to be years since that's happened.
The entire point of a standby ticket is that you'll get on if there are empty seats. Filled seats mean revenue. Empty seats don't.
That's why many airlines post the numbers and positions of unsold seats for individual flights on their reservation sites. You don't need to accept a gate agent's word that the flight is full -- the info is right there on line. Any agent who lets a flight leave half-empty when people are right there to board it, having purchased standby tickets, would be fired.
Posted by: Frequent flier at April 28, 2014 09:02 PM (HFSaY)
Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 09:04 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:04 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Zip74 at April 28, 2014 09:04 PM (pGV9z)
Really?
Really?
Who the hell would click on something like that? It is not universally understood that any sex position where a guy is gettin' some is going to be preferred by that guy?
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 09:05 PM (T1005)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:06 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: The Hickster at April 28, 2014 09:08 PM (5bbdJ)
Posted by: cthulhu
Sounds like must be serious about leaving CA if you are into this.
My wife wants to move to something w/ out stairs. Good lord I dread cleaning out this place since we moved here in 1988!
Posted by: The Farmer at April 29, 2014 01:04 AM (eBupg) Hide posts from (eBupg)
I am quite serious, but the pantry is small-ball livability issues. Mucking out the garage, OTOH, is a Much Bigger Deal.....and I'm working on it.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 09:08 PM (T1005)
I play mostly B&M. I used to play online but thanks to the efforts of Mssrs. Reid & Co., as of Black Friday I rarely play online. In fairness though I'm happier this way. Whenever I'm losing online I find myself especially susceptible to (a) tilt and (b) feeling conspired against by other multiple players.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 29, 2014 01:00 AM
6000 would be too much for me. 2000, maybe. B+M is the best and will translate to the tourn a hell of a lot better. But, online can't be beat for getting hands in and working shit out. Dude, you gotta get zen... don't tilt... ever. What's the deal with online where you are? You can't have an account fullstop? Can you play for small bucks?
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 09:09 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 09:09 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: mindful webworker - blown away at April 28, 2014 09:11 PM (U13jb)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:11 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 28, 2014 09:12 PM (9Agf9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:13 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:14 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Mr. Dave at April 28, 2014 09:14 PM (dt7yH)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at April 28, 2014 09:15 PM (30eLQ)
I am hopeful about the future of online however. Ever hear of Ultimate Poker? It's legal in NV and supposedly CA is actually working something out with the casino-owning tribes.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 29, 2014 01:11 AM
Yeah, I've heard of UP. Probably from you. I should check it out as I'd like to play online with fewer russians. If you can play online anywhere, do so if you're really interested in doing a seriously big tournament. Even if it's just play money. The monkey factor is very high, but, the more hands you see, the better you'll get at working out what works for you and how to adapt to different situations. The more hands you play the better you'll get and should help reduce the tilt factor.
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 09:18 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:20 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 09:20 PM (eBupg)
That man was a treasure.
Sadly, not on the itinerary for this trip.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 28, 2014 09:22 PM (vc5+2)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:23 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 28, 2014 09:27 PM (AHzA7)
Pulp Fiction.
Posted by: RWC at April 29, 2014 12:50 AM (QeH9j)
um...yeah...got that one...which is why I replied...
what?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 09:27 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 09:31 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 28, 2014 09:31 PM (HVI5a)
Posted by: Adriane... at April 28, 2014 09:32 PM (qoKTg)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 28, 2014 09:36 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: RWC at April 28, 2014 09:38 PM (QeH9j)
The pen is mightier than the sword while a pin is just a prick ... Posted by: Adriane... at April 29, 2014 01:32 AM (qoKTg) Hide posts from (qoKTg)
Just be careful what gets typed.....http://tinyurl.com/ljjqjh9
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 09:41 PM (T1005)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 29, 2014 01:36 AM (AymDN)
just waiting for a dakimakura with one built in
Posted by: The Dude at April 28, 2014 09:46 PM (bStrg)
Posted by: The Large Hat at April 28, 2014 09:47 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Adriane... at April 28, 2014 09:50 PM (qoKTg)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 09:53 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: Zoophile Rights Now!!1! at April 28, 2014 09:56 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 01:53 AM
Try telling her that "dog lover", in any language is a poor choice for an eatery, regardless. A certain historic president might pick it for a chow down, but, I know I'd be wary. But, that's just me.
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 09:58 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: Il Cappello Politico at April 28, 2014 09:58 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 09:58 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 10:00 PM (eBupg)
I took Italian for a semester in college and have visited Italy plenty of times, but to be honest my Italian remains rudimentary at best.
Anyway, I know someone who is in the process of starting a business, and part of the business name is supposed to mean "dog-lover" in Italian. And by dog-lover, I mean what it means in English, i.e. someone who likes dogs (not sexually obviously). A big fan of dogs.
Now, this person is in the process of legally registering their business name, and designing a logo, and they have convinced themselves that "dog-lover" in Italian is "Cani Amante," which is going to be (part of) their official business name.
I've been trying to tell this person that I think her chosen name is grammatically incorrect in actual Italian, but she refuses to believe me. And so she is going forward with this name which I think will only cause actual Italians to either burst out laughing or just scratch their heads.
I get the feeling she just looked up "dog" in an Italian-English dictionary, saw it was "Cani," then looked up "lover," saw it was "Amante," and just transliterated them directly like that.
But I've been trying to explain that syntactically, it would not mean the same thing in Italian as it does in English that way, and that if you want to say "dog-lover" in Italian, you'd have to say "Amante dei Cani," i.e. lover of dogs.
The way she has it, "Dog" "Lover" are just two unrelated nouns placed adjacent to each other, but which in Italian would have no grammatical connection, because it doesn't work the glomerative way that English and German do, and which she erroreously thinks applies to all languages.
Instead, try saying the phrase "giraffe astronaut." Now, all that means in English is the word giraffe followed by the word astronaut -- it does NOT mean someone who explores the outer-space universe of giraffes while wearing a spacesuit. It could conceivably mean a giraffe that goes exploring in outer space, but that's not the intended meaning she's looking for. At best, "Cani Amante" just means a horny dog that tries to screw everything -- literally a "dog lover" like a "dog casanova." But that's a best-case scenario -- I think that in reality Cani Amante is just a grammar-free mess of two unconnected words standing next to each other.
But no. She insists that Amante dei Cani is just ugly and awkward, and she doesn't want that as her business name, and therefore I must be wrong, and she's going ahead with Cani Amante despite my warnings.
And so, I place it in your hands: Who is right?
How do you say "dog-lover" (i.e. someone who likes dogs) in Italian, properly?
Someone's entire career and a lot of business investment money depends on it. She won't listen to me -- I need backup. Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 01:53 AM (mizYg) Hide posts from (mizYg)
Wouldn't this be a convenient time to have a couple of drinks in North Beach, maybe? You and your friend could discuss it over breadsticks.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:00 PM (T1005)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 10:00 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 01:53 AM (mizYg)
Paging ncj...paging ncj...
typical. You can never find a navycopjoe when you need one...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 10:01 PM (yh0zB)
I had a suspicion that we're going to have to wade through a lot of bestiality jokes to get to the answer here.
Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 01:58 AM (mizYg)
I am shocked...SHOCKED!...to have you think such a thing about us.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 10:02 PM (yh0zB)
Or check with the Romance Language department at a big school in the region.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 28, 2014 10:03 PM (Icq+V)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 10:03 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: Il Cappello Politico at April 28, 2014 10:04 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 10:04 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: Paul Anka at April 28, 2014 10:05 PM (lq3Ak)
Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 02:00 AM
Oh, shit. I read that it was to have an italian name and assumed it was going to be a restaurant... I'm racist like that. Carry on, zombie. Ignore me, I'm an idiot.
Posted by: otho at April 28, 2014 10:05 PM (Ci6bl)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 10:05 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 10:07 PM (mizYg)
For one thing, Italians take "love" very seriously, and "amante" is defined as:
"fond, keen, loving
man, lover, boyfriend; mistress, female lover
be fond of, love, like, be attracted to; enjoy; prefer"
This does not sound like a good direction to be going.
Oh, some backup -- http://www.wordreference.com/enit/lover
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:08 PM (T1005)
I had a suspicion that we're going to have to wade through a lot of bestiality jokes to get to the answer here.
Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 01:58 AM (mizYg)
I am shocked...SHOCKED!...to have you think such a thing about us.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 29, 2014 02:02 AM (yh0zB) Hide posts from (yh0zB)
Zombie's got it all -- come here for the bestiality jokes, stroll around SF for the actual bestiality.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:09 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Benito Mussilini at April 28, 2014 10:11 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:12 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Benito Mussilini at April 29, 2014 02:11 AM (aDwsi)
Benito Mussilini...isn't that Italian for "lamp-post pinata" (it's still OK for me to use the word "pinata" isn't it)?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 10:13 PM (yh0zB)
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Sorry, no. Because appropriation.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 10:14 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Il Cappello Politico at April 28, 2014 10:15 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 28, 2014 10:16 PM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Dartmouth at April 28, 2014 10:16 PM (AymDN)
Not definitively sure, but that's at least something
Posted by: Il Cappello Politico at April 29, 2014 02:15 AM (AymDN)
As long as it doesn't mean a dog who's intimate with your leg. That could be embarrassing.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 10:17 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: Dartmouth at April 29, 2014 02:16 AM (AymDN)
Since verification should come from at least two sources, I'm going to have to wait to see what Duke U has to say on the subject.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 28, 2014 10:19 PM (yh0zB)
Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 10:19 PM (eBupg)
Repeat -- this seems to be a good source: http://www.wordreference.com/enit/lover
It distinguishes between various types of lovers (dog lovers, wine lovers, hot lovers) with examples.
It cites "amante dei cani" as the proper form for a dog fancier....but also offers "cinofilo" -- which seems to check out, and is somewhat shorter than three words.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:19 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Duke University at April 28, 2014 10:19 PM (AymDN)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 29, 2014 02:19 AM (yh0zB)
Raaaaaacist!!1! Posted by: Duke University at April 29, 2014 02:19 AM (AymDN) Hide posts from (AymDN)
Seeing as Duke believes that playing lacrosse while male is racist, why should this be a surprise?
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:21 PM (T1005)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at April 28, 2014 10:23 PM (ojnk6)
Posted by: The Farmer at April 28, 2014 10:31 PM (eBupg)
Posted by: MAx at April 28, 2014 10:31 PM (b7yum)
1. Are you both renters, or does one of you own the house?
2. It is reasonable to attach each expense in the house to a metric. Expenses might include garbage, electricity, telephone, rent, cable, water, heat. Metrics might include square footage, number of users, amount used. So long as the metric for an expense has changed with the addition of the sister, it is perfectly reasonable to request for the allocation to be changed.
For instance, it is perfectly reasonable to split the household water bill 3 ways unless she can prove she showers elsewhere.....but this is complicated by the landscape water bill that should not change because she didn't move her plants in with her.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 10:36 PM (T1005)
Posted by: zombie at April 28, 2014 10:37 PM (mizYg)
Posted by: ChuckC at April 28, 2014 10:40 PM (DA0tr)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 28, 2014 10:43 PM (AymDN)
Knicks great Larry Johnson calls for all-black league amid Clippers race fiasco... http://drudge.tw/PMDKZb
Posted by: Costanza Defense at April 28, 2014 11:02 PM (ZPrif)
You mean there white guys in the NBA? Coulda fooled me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 28, 2014 10:51 PM (TKUw7)
Posted by: navybrat at April 28, 2014 10:57 PM (JgC5a)
It distinguishes between various types of lovers (dog lovers, wine lovers, hot lovers) with examples.
It cites "amante dei cani" as the proper form for a dog fancier....but also offers "cinofilo" -- which seems to check out, and is somewhat shorter than three words.
Posted by: cthulhu
Wow, you're right -- excllent link.
It essentially confirms what I originally said -- "amante dei cani":
"dog lover n (person: likes dogs) amante dei cani nm, nf
Amanda has five wonderful huskies and is a true dog lover.
Amanda ha 5 splendidi husky ed è una vera amante dei cani."
As for this "cinofilo" thing -- that's lookin' pretty "idiomatic" or whatever.
The point behind this business name, I perhaps should make clear, is that it is for Americans. Not Italians. So the name, you see, must be smei-understandable to English speakers, in a sort of of "I feel clever for being able to half translate that."
Kind of like "Der Weinerschnitzel" (which was also totally ungrammatical) -- you know it's foreign, but you can sort of half-guess the meaning.
No one in America would have the slightest clue what "cinofilo" would supposedly mean. Posted by: zombie at April 29, 2014 02:37 AM (mizYg) Hide posts from (mizYg)
Well, it does look like it's Roman-transliterated bastardized Greek. I'd guess the roots were "ΚΥΩΝ" [cion] ("dog" in ancient Greek -- sorry for the weird alphabet change, but the common name changed between ancient and modern Greek [of interest, the word "cynic" derives from this root, for the dogged behavior involved]) and "philos" ("friend" in Greek [both ancient and modern])
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Posted by: navybrat at April 28, 2014 11:16 PM (JgC5a)
Although it *is* possible to kill a thread outright, that's more of a "mike drop" event. At this hour, rambling on about wholesale Roman appropriation of Greek vocabularies is more likely to induce coordinated bathroom breaks. A bunch of morons will be back (or will drop in). This is a mere ONT sputter.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 11:19 PM (T1005)
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....I think....
It's only 12:30 am on a Monday. Sheesh.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 11:31 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 28, 2014 11:49 PM (m9V0o)
On the flip side, my Kindle just learned to recognize "fuck ". Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 29, 2014 03:49 AM (m9V0o) Hide posts from (m9V0o)
So.....not to put too fine a point on it, but what does one do with tornado worries? And where are you?
I've been evaluating places to live, and the process has impressed me with how little I know about commonplace things in other places. For instance, all the poisonous snakes around here have the same-shaped head and rattle. All the poisonous spiders are patent-leather black, have a red hourglass on their bellies, and are found tucked under things.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 28, 2014 11:54 PM (T1005)
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 29, 2014 12:17 AM (cHZB7)
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In the West, 60% of what you see around you is subject to the whims of a bunch of assholes 3000 miles away, and the local idiots have hocked your children's souls to pay inflated pensions to bureaucratic busybodies not yet hired. Schemes for bullet trains to nowhere and NFL stadiums for millionaires are abundant -- while mitigation for the regularly-scheduled earthquakes, brushfires, and droughts are back-burnered. In the end, nobody gives a shit how you pronounce anything, porque si no esta en la raza, a nadie le importa una mierda.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 29, 2014 12:29 AM (T1005)
Better Mother Nature than a pack of thieving elected Mother Fuckers.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 29, 2014 12:36 AM (cHZB7)
Better Mother Nature than a pack of thieving elected Mother Fuckers.
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You can sing that in church. Sensible people might say "we know we'll have an earthquake in the next 30 years that'll cost at least $60M, so let's sock-away $2M a year to keep going when things are clobbered.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 29, 2014 12:42 AM (T1005)
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Thanks. Looks like the worst may be behind us, but the winds here just picked up (gusting 23mph) and torrential rain. The big problem we'll have now is the loblolly pines coming down. The grow tall and top heavy and are prone to dropping with a mix of high winds and saturated soil.
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Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at April 29, 2014 02:20 AM (LWu6U)
"BEAVER, Pa. (AP) - A widow was given ample notice before her $280,000 house was sold at a tax auction three years ago over $6.30 in unpaid interest, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.
The decision last week turned down Eileen Battisti's request to reverse the September 2011 sale of her home outside Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania.
"I paid everything, and didn't know about the $6.30," Battisti said. "For the house to be sold just because of $6.30 is crazy."
WTF? Has common sense been decreed illegal by someone? Pop Tart guns, selling the home of a widow to pay a $6 dollar tax bill? Chicken egg vag painting?
What the fuck is wrong with people?
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I've pretty much stopped buying any of them.
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