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April 11, 2014

Squirrel! - [Niedermeyer's Dead Horse]
— Open Blogger

New open thread until the boss shakes off the cheap swill and hobo-killing of last evening.

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1 All good. Trying to cook and bake for the upcoming weekend. Laundry done. Grocery shopping done. TGIF will be cruise control soon.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 07:49 AM (IXrOn)

2 $4??? That's cheap for lessons.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at April 11, 2014 07:49 AM (T2V/1)

3 Ace is probably cleaning his place for his date tonight.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 07:50 AM (IXrOn)

4 We also kidnapped his self respect, but left him his odor.

Posted by: Ninjas at April 11, 2014 07:50 AM (P1WNR)

5 My favorites are the honest ones: "HELL YES I'm going to use it to buy cheap wine!"

Posted by: joncelli at April 11, 2014 07:51 AM (RD7QR)

6 Harrumph! BBF at the H2 this week is a must see.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at April 11, 2014 07:51 AM (L02KD)

7 3
Ace is probably cleaning his place for his date tonight.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 11:50 AM (IXrOn)

He better be, since she's coming all the way from the forest moon of Endor!

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 07:51 AM (DrWcr)

8 I don't know why he'd want karaoke lessons at a time like this. He should be worried about getting his family back.

Posted by: johnd01 at April 11, 2014 07:51 AM (ukNFU)

9 Damn ninjas are a public menace!

Posted by: Jmel at April 11, 2014 07:51 AM (cfFqn)

10 Hillary Cancels Friday Speech Where Benghazi Victim's Mom, Protestors Await... Run Hillary run.

Posted by: Beyond Disgusted at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (thLL8)

11 Ace is probably cleaning his place for his date tonight. Too late to buy a pressure washer through Prime, but he may be able to find a rental place.

Posted by: blaster at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (4+AaH)

12 How 'bout $4 for spelling lessons, hoss? Will that suffice?

Posted by: sans_sheriff at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (Bz7ga)

13 He could perhaps collect more if he had written that his family was kdinapped by the BLS

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (AwYJ0)

14 6 Harrumph! BBF at the H2 this week is a must see.

Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at April 11, 2014 11:51 AM (L02KD)

Mmmm...Jessica Nigri.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (DrWcr)

15 6 Harrumph! BBF at the H2 this week is a must see. Posted by: SpongeBobSaget +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When is it ever not?

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 07:52 AM (LSJmV)

16 My favorites are the honest ones: "HELL YES I'm going to use it to buy cheap wine!" *** John Stossel did a show, 'Freeloaders', in which he posed as a bum asking for money on a DC sidewalk. He first said the usual, something like "Homeless, need help" then he changed the sign to read "Need money for beer". Guess which raised more money.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 07:53 AM (DmNpO)

17 Hillary Cancels Friday Speech Where Benghazi Victim's Mom, Protestors Await... I see a strategy here. If you can keep her running away, you can keep her from running. GOP should be able to afford to hire a woman in a chicken suit, plus travel and an iPhone.

Posted by: blaster at April 11, 2014 07:53 AM (4+AaH)

18 Ace, please don't use the meat tenderizer like last time. The baseball bat and gunny sack will suffice.

Posted by: Bill at April 11, 2014 07:53 AM (uvyrw)

19 $4??? That's cheap for lessons. -------- It's just a coincidence that's what a fifth of Taaka costs.

Posted by: Hobo at April 11, 2014 07:54 AM (Aif/5)

20 I don't know why he'd want karaoke lessons at a time like this. He should be worried about getting his family back. *** heh

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 07:54 AM (DmNpO)

21 Can anybody tell me if Perino sounds smarter on the podcast than she does on FNS when she's on the panel?

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 11, 2014 07:54 AM (cgf4R)

22 If that poor chap had used a shotgun as I have described in the past, his family would have been safe and the evil ninjas dispatched.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 11, 2014 07:55 AM (S+el1)

23 I guess that iCardboard doesn't have spellcheck.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 11, 2014 07:55 AM (pgQxn)

24 When I was in college there was a dude on campus who asked for money for beer and alcohol. He was a staple and known as the "money for beer guy". He must have done pretty well for himself, I gave him a few bucks every now and then. Honest bums are cool by me. Just don't give me the I need bus fare to see my daughter who is about to have surgery bullshit. Tell me you want to get high or drunk and I'll help a brutha out.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at April 11, 2014 07:55 AM (0LHZx)

25 GOP should be able to afford to hire a woman in a chicken suit, plus travel and an iPhone. Posted by: blaster at April 11, 2014 11:53 AM (4+AaH) A burly guy with a poster of four photos and a question should be enough to keep Shillary! on the run, but the GOPe would never stoop to such tactics.

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 07:56 AM (o3MSL)

26 the GOPe would never stoop to such tactics. Not to mention depleting the cocktail napkin fund.

Posted by: Beyond Disgusted at April 11, 2014 07:57 AM (thLL8)

27 Four bucks for a gallon of Thunderbird. That ought to keep him happy for awhile. And then if worst comes to worst, he can always puke on the ninjas.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at April 11, 2014 07:57 AM (F26eZ)

28 Ya, I look like that. Was just getting ready for a shower and a trip to the grocery when two dear sweet Jehovah's Witness church ladies knocked on my door to invite me to Easter Sunday service. My kitchen looks like something you would see in a crack house. I should have asked for help, but I'm always afraid they'll take one look and run, screaming, and call 911. Last thing I need this late in life is get labeled a sex offender.

Posted by: Smith the Meth Head at April 11, 2014 07:57 AM (h7N59)

29 I'm just going to leave this here.

http://is.gd/kC4IAn

(France deports people who enter illegally. Remember when lefties used to insist we should be more like France?)

Posted by: HR at April 11, 2014 07:57 AM (ZKzrr)

30 Give a hobo a sandwich and he eats for a day. Give a hobo a piece of cardboard and a magic marker and he eats for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 11, 2014 07:58 AM (2AlPN)

And then if worst comes to worst, he can always puke on the ninjas.

This is the preferred method for dealing with ninjas. And rapists. And rapist ninjas.

Posted by: University of Colorado at April 11, 2014 07:58 AM (DrWcr)

Completely O/T -

Remember a couple of weeks back when the Red Sox game got postponed because of an infestation of bees? Some joker at the HQ made a post from "Koji Uehara" (a Sox pitcher) reading "Bees in my cup! Bees in my cup!"

For some odd reason, that strikes me as ridiculously funny. I find myself now yelling "Bees in my cup! BEES IN MY CUP!"

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 11, 2014 07:59 AM (zF6Iw)

33 Wow, my cell phone just rang from an unknown number in Jamaica. Some guy with a thick Jamaican accent says "Hello, my name is David Johnson with the Publisher's Clearing House". Then the call dropped. I was that close to being a millionaire...

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:00 AM (LSJmV)

34 31 And then if worst comes to worst, he can always puke on the ninjas. This is the preferred method for dealing with ninjas. And rapists. And rapist ninjas. Posted by: University of Colorado at April 11, 2014 11:58 AM (DrWcr) But nobody ever rapes the ninjas, right?

Posted by: joncelli at April 11, 2014 08:00 AM (RD7QR)

35 I don't know why, but I find this both enormously funny and offensive. Waffles At Noon ‏@wafflesatnoon 57s Hell Pizza of New Zealand unveils a billboard for their rabbit pizza - featuring hundreds of dead rabbits. http://wafflesatnoon.com/?p=18293

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:00 AM (DmNpO)

36 A burly guy with a poster of four photos and a question should be enough to keep Shillary! on the run, but the GOPe would never stoop to such tactics. Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 11:56 AM (o3MSL) A burly guy would of course be turned into bullying and war on women. Remember how Hillary won her Senate debate because her opponent invaded her personal space? It has to be a woman in the chicken suit. But you're right, GOP would never stoop to that.

Posted by: blaster at April 11, 2014 08:00 AM (4+AaH)

37 29 I'm just going to leave this here.

http://is.gd/kC4IAn

(France deports people who enter illegally. Remember when lefties used to insist we should be more like France?)

Posted by: HR at April 11, 2014 11:57 AM (ZKzrr)

Speaking of homelessness, remember how it was a cause celebre during the Reagan years? Then, after he left office, we heard dick-all about it. Funny thing that.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:01 AM (DrWcr)

38 @33 - and you've now got a phone charge from Jamaica on your bill.

Posted by: JEM at April 11, 2014 08:01 AM (o+SC1)

39 Incoming size 7 pump!!!!

Posted by: The Hillary! Personal Protection Detail at April 11, 2014 08:01 AM (2AlPN)

40 A burly guy with a poster of four photos and a question should be enough to keep Shillary! on the run, but the GOPe would never stoop to such tactics.

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 11:56 AM (o3MSL)

Just writing that was enough to send Top Men to the fainting couches.

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 11, 2014 08:01 AM (cgf4R)

41 I hate the young guys who stand on the corner with signs asking for money, claiming to be Veterans. If they're really Veterans, I'm amenable to giving them a buck or two, but if they're lying about being Vets, I'd rather knock their teeth out. No way to tell who's fake and who's not, so I basically flip a mental coin when deciding whether to give anything.

Posted by: Lincolntf at April 11, 2014 08:02 AM (ZshNr)

42 Back when I was in College, I used to get hit daily by the same bum walking to class asking for a cigarette (I didn't smoke. Tobacco.) He of course never figured out I wasn't a touch, and he'd follow me half a fucking block asking for a cigarette. Anyway, we had an engineering student from Taiwan living at our house "Verminshire Arms", and after a trip back home as a thank-you present for not killing him, he gave us all a pack of "Long Life" cigarettes. These things would melt a statue - because some of the smokers in the house didn't wake up for days. Short story long - I gave this bum one of these Long Life gems, and I never saw him again.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 11, 2014 08:02 AM (pgQxn)

43 $4 Karate hooch must pack an awful wallop

Posted by: Future Underpass Danglers of America at April 11, 2014 08:02 AM (wu/TK)

44 Posted by: blaster at April 11, 2014 12:00 PM (4+AaH) Sad to say, a small woman in the chicken suit IS probably the safest option.

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 08:02 AM (o3MSL)

Some joker at the HQ made a post from "Koji Uehara" (a Sox pitcher) reading "Bees in my cup! Bees in my cup!"

Let's hope he wasn't talking about his athletic supporter...

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:02 AM (DrWcr)

46 I rather see Ace cleaning his place for a new dog instead of a girlfriend. Much healthier...

Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 11, 2014 08:03 AM (8c12T)

47 Speaking of homelessness, remember how it was a cause celebre during the Reagan years? Then, after he left office, we heard dick-all about it. Funny thing that. Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:01 PM (DrWcr) I think the "homelessness activists" later admitted that they made up the statistics they always quoted out of thin air. But it worked as a weapon against Reagan so it was officially Too Good to Check.

Posted by: joncelli at April 11, 2014 08:03 AM (RD7QR)

48 Ace is looking a bit "under the weather" there...

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at April 11, 2014 08:03 AM (Z7PrM)

49 Wow, my cell phone just rang from an unknown number in Jamaica. Some guy with a thick Jamaican accent says "Hello, my name is David Johnson with the Publisher's Clearing House". Then the call dropped. I was that close to being a millionaire...

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 12:00 PM (LSJmV)

Ahhh, the old "Call us back so we can charge you outrageous international tolls" scam.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 08:04 AM (L8r/r)

50 Wait, ace's family has been kidnapped?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:04 AM (0FSuD)

51 Posted by: joncelli at April 11, 2014 12:03 PM (RD7QR) When in doubt, go with "fake but accurate" reporting and sort it out AFTER the election!

Posted by: Hrothgar Journalist par excellence at April 11, 2014 08:05 AM (o3MSL)

52 Speaking of homelessness, remember how it was a cause celebre during the Reagan years? Then, after he left office, we heard dick-all about it. Funny thing that. *** Never since have so many homeless slept on subway grates.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:05 AM (DmNpO)

53 A good tv ad would be clips of all the talking head flailing around trying to invent an accomplishment for Hilary capped off with footage of the attack on Benghazi. But that would make me cry.

Posted by: John Boehner at April 11, 2014 08:05 AM (Aif/5)

54 50 Wait, ace's family has been kidnapped? --- Must be run by the same geniuses who "masterminded" the home invasion and kidnapping of that DA's dad in North Carolina.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at April 11, 2014 08:05 AM (APuJ7)

55 There was also a bum that used to hang out in front of a book/coffee shop in Palo Alto called Printer's Ink. He was a fixture in front, disheveled and sad with the same sign and same basket. I never gave him a dime, but other people felt sorry for him. One day one of the guys at work said let's follow him when he leaves and see where he goes. So we did. We followed him down California Street, to the train station, through the parking lot, where he climbed into his 4 year old Volvo and drove away. Uh-huh. Lesson learned.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 11, 2014 08:06 AM (pgQxn)

56 After work, it's toys for boys day. Picking up my new Ruger 10/22 take-down, and while I'm there, getting myself one of those sweet Katadyn water filtration systems for camping. No more AquaMira tabs and waiting an hour for the 2-step system to finish. Wanted both these items for a long time. Yay me.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:06 AM (7ObY1)

Jim Geraghty quoted Ace's post on Common Core in his newsletter today.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 11, 2014 08:06 AM (tIvOy)

58 Next time someone talks about confiscating your arms, gun control or how nuclear arms or armies in general are not a deterrent, show them this quote;

Â“You saw Russians are simply laughing because of the sanctions imposed by the U.S and Europe,Â” he told journalists in Washington. Â“UkraineÂ’s integrity has been broken. You promised to guarantee our unity when we gave up nuclear weapons. It is not right.Â”

- Oleksandr Shlapak, Ukrainian Finance Minister

Posted by: Marcus T. at April 11, 2014 08:06 AM (GGCsk)

59 56 After work, it's toys for boys day.

Picking up my new Ruger 10/22 take-down, and while I'm there, getting myself one of those sweet Katadyn water filtration systems for camping.

No more AquaMira tabs and waiting an hour for the 2-step system to finish. Wanted both these items for a long time.

Yay me.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 12:06 PM (7ObY1)

Plinkin' and drinkin'!

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:07 AM (DrWcr)

Best hobo sign I ever saw, carried by a younger chap in San Franny:

"Dreaming of lobster, but will settle for Taco Bell."

It was written in beautiful font, on a piece of cardboard.

I didn't give anything, but I liked the sign nonetheless.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 11, 2014 08:07 AM (TOk1P)

61 Plinkin' and drinkin'! LOL, I like it!

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:07 AM (7ObY1)

62 This kind of provocation will not be tolerated. I damn near throat punched my employer's toughbook.

Posted by: Fritz at April 11, 2014 08:07 AM (UzPAd)

63 I think that it was comedienne Kathleen Madigan who told the story of giving a bum a few dollars. Her friend then told her "He's just going to spend it on booze and cigarettes." She replies, "What did you think I was going to spend it on?"

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:07 AM (LSJmV)

64 Never since have so many homeless slept on subway grates. Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 12:05 PM (DmNpO) Funny CLT group just did a "homeless" survey. Numbers way down. Why? The city cut the number of beds and told them to leave, find work or get arrested. Amazing how that worked.

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:08 AM (0FSuD)

65 Short story long - I gave this bum one of these Long Life gems, and I never saw him again.

Posted by: Clutch Cargo at April 11, 2014 12:02 PM (pgQxn)

I used to go through about 2 and half packs of smokes every time we had a party in college...about one pack for me, and the rest being bummed off of me. I finally got tired of that and bought a pack of unfiltered Lucky Strikes that I would carry around solely during parties. In the subsequent two years, only one person actually took one of them, and everyone else quit asking me for smokes.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 08:08 AM (L8r/r)

66 Funny CLT group just did a "homeless" survey. Numbers way down. Why? The city cut the number of beds and told them to leave, find work or get arrested. Amazing how that worked. --- I'd be willing to hand out one-way Greyhound tickets to San Fran considering how homeless-friendly they are.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at April 11, 2014 08:09 AM (APuJ7)

67 I'm pretty sure Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate Easter, Smith. I imagine the meth might have made you a little confused, though.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at April 11, 2014 08:09 AM (yE8uc)

68 I finally got tired of that and bought a pack of unfiltered Lucky Strikes that I would carry around solely during parties. In the subsequent two years, only one person actually took one of them, and everyone else quit asking me for smokes.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 12:08 PM (L8r/r)

I took a drag off a Camel unfiltered once. Once.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:09 AM (DrWcr)

47 -

We're far from done with the politics of homelessness. Sometime in the next year or so, look for "evidence" that the Obama Administration has eradicated homelessness for Veterans.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 11, 2014 08:09 AM (TOk1P)

70 There are no homeless people during Democrat administrations. I don't know where they all go, or how it is that they all return only during Republican administrations. It's really baffling.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:10 AM (7ObY1)

71 Two Americas, bitches. Two Americas.

Posted by: Silky Pony, Attorney at Law at April 11, 2014 08:10 AM (LSJmV)

72 I didn't give anything, but I liked the sign nonetheless. Posted by: BurtTC at April 11, 2014 12:07 PM (TOk1P) I never give hobos any money, but a liberal professor friend of mine does all the time. He lived in DC and said it was cheap car insurance. WTF? said the hobos would look after his shit on the street. So I guess DC has no cops and the hobos fill in?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:10 AM (0FSuD)

73 A ninja's arsenal is pretty heavy stuff. I don't think karate lessons will cut it.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 08:11 AM (IXrOn)

74 Sad to say, a small woman in the chicken suit IS probably the safest option. Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 12:02 PM (o3MSL)

Go on.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:11 AM (MPIX5)

75 So I guess DC has no cops and the hobos fill in?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 12:10 PM (0FSuD)

The cops are too busy running people off of public monuments and keeping people from interviewing politicians.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:11 AM (DrWcr)

76 I took a drag off a Camel unfiltered once. Once. Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:09 PM (DrWcr) "Little Joes"! They are hard to find and they will give you a fucking buzz from hell.

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:11 AM (0FSuD)

77 74 Sad to say, a small woman in the chicken suit IS probably the safest option. Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 12:02 PM (o3MSL)

Go on.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 11, 2014 12:11 PM (MPIX5)

I never figured you for a furry.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (DrWcr)

78 63 I think that it was comedienne Kathleen Madigan who told the story of giving a bum a few dollars. Her friend then told her "He's just going to spend it on booze and cigarettes." She replies, "What did you think I was going to spend it on?"

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 12:07 PM (LSJmV)

Yeah that sounds like a Kathleen Madigan joke.

Posted by: buzzion at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (LI48c)

79 They had a story in the Denver Post about this old retired fellow that would take the bus down to Monument once a week and panhandle. He said that an average day's take was about two hundred dollars and he was just looking for a tax free way to supplement his Social Security.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (+hPIb)

80 Wholly Crap! How did this ahole become the Sgt. Major of the USMC? "Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Barrett: Less pay raises discipline" http://tinyurl.com/krqxbrd

Posted by: ExSnipe at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (hzpoi)

81 I never figured you for a furry.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:12 PM (DrWcr)

Or a feathery.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (L8r/r)

82 I see Ace cleaned himself up for the Dana Perinno guest spot...

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at April 11, 2014 08:12 AM (Z7PrM)

83 In an effort to get a crossbow vs longbow style argument a goin', and with the full knowledge that hobos are deeply memed here at the HQ,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo

A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabondÂ—especially one who is penniless. The term originated in the WesternÂ—probably NorthwesternÂ—United States around 1890.[1] Unlike "tramps"Â—who work only when they are forced to, and "bums"Â—who do not work at all, "hobos" are itinerant workers.

The pictured guy is a bum, not a hobo. Bums are the bottom of the barrel. If you're holding a sign saying 'Need Work', you are a hobo, or at least simulating one. Whereas holding a 'Need Money' sign leaves no doubt.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 11, 2014 08:13 AM (cHZB7)

84 It's official: Scott Brown is running on "ending" obamacare. Or, as the Left will put it: Scott Brown is running on taking away Your health care.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:13 AM (Ja56Y)

85 Â“You saw Russians are simply laughing because of the sanctions imposed by the U.S and Europe,Â” he told journalists in Washington. Â“UkraineÂ’s integrity has been broken. You promised to guarantee our unity when we gave up nuclear weapons. It is not right.Â” - Oleksandr Shlapak, Ukrainian Finance Minister Posted by: Marcus T. at April 11, 2014 12:06 PM (GGCsk) So, what did all those goofs over there cheering obama's election think was going to happen??

Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 11, 2014 08:13 AM (8c12T)

86 I'd be willing to hand out one-way Greyhound tickets to San Fran considering how homeless-friendly they are. *** South Park had a solution. http://bit.ly/1iDFo85

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:13 AM (DmNpO)

87 "kidnaped"

is that like being a kid and snatched by the nape of the neck or is it some sort of sick child rape reference?

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 08:13 AM (x3YFz)

88 lol A Fitting End to a Disastrous ReignÂ… Sebelius Loses Page to Her Farewell Speech (Video) A Fitting End to a Disastrous ReignÂ– Today outside the White House Kathleen Sebelius bid farewell to the president, officials and guests after resigning as head of Health and Human Services. And, as she bid farewell, she looked down at her notes and told the audience, Â“Unfortunately, a page is missing.Â” And with that she departed the Rose Garden for the last time. under the bus she goes, she goes under the bus she goes just a bump in the road

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 08:14 AM (IXrOn)

89 I never figured you for a furry. Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:12 PM (DrWcr)

::: shifty eyes :::

You're not gonna tell anyone...are you?

I mean....I just....I just bought all this barbeque sauce.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:14 AM (MPIX5)

90 My one son, I'll just call him Red Chief, well, they're going to have pay me to take him back.

Posted by: bergerbilder at April 11, 2014 08:14 AM (8MjqI)

91 So I guess DC has no cops and the hobos fill in?
***
The government has long been changing from an institution whose primary purpose was to protect the lives and property of the productive class to one that exists to extort money from the productive class.

So all that being said, relying on the police for your personal and immediate protection is of questionable value, especially in bluer areas where the move to the government being a protection racket is more advanced.

After all, how much money does DC take in when it arrests a hobo?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2014 08:14 AM (78TbK)

92 I had an uncle who lived in San Fran years ago. On his days off he'd play his guitar on street corners for a half day or so and clear around 100 bucks a day. Tax free, obviously. He said, in San Fran, they just assume you're poor or homeless (he was neither) and give you money.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:14 AM (7ObY1)

72 -

That sorta makes sense.

I knew a priest who lived/worked in a bad part of town, he would get approached all the time. He would get tired of seeing the same bums approaching him, thinking he was an easy mark, so he asked another priest about it.

The recommendation was, tell the bums the church rectory will give them food and various sundries. They kept a supply on hand for that very purpose, and all the bums had to do was walk a couple blocks to the church.

Very few of them ever did, but it kept the priests from having to feel like they were being taken advantage of, or more importantly, to be in violation of the vows to help the poor.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (TOk1P)

94 A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Like Roger Miller's 'King of the Road' character.

Posted by: Silky Pony, Attorney at Law at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (LSJmV)

95 I guaran-damn-tee that, after the primary, Scott Brown will change his position on obamacare from repeal to repair.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (Ja56Y)

96 Ok. I want to know who hit up my family photo album and posted that picture of me???? Was it you NDH who invaded my space?????

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (HVff2)

97 Â“Unfortunately, a page is missing.Â”
***
Is she talking about 404-care?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (78TbK)

98 is that like being a kid and snatched by the nape of the neck or is it some sort of sick child rape reference?

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 12:13 PM (x3YFz)

I think it's an affliction in which the back of one's neck resembles that of a young goat.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (L8r/r)

Hello from here way Down Under again

No cyclone here in Sydney but it is raining...which means wet kitties and muddy paw prints everywhere

In the Sydney CBD there are regular hobos planted on strategic corners on footpaths but I have yet to see an original and funny sign

All of them have sick mothers in the country they must visit and have no $$$ to get there or an occasional plea for dog food money (and they have the doggie with them)

I do like the buskers who play a variety of instruments - and an occasional singer who actually sounds OK...some have lots of coins/notes in the guitar cases etc placed in front

Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (XURZb)

100 I once hit a camel with a MAAWS. Does that count?

Posted by: Marcus T. at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (GGCsk)

101 It's official: Scott Brown is running on "ending" obamacare.

Or, as the Left will put it: Scott Brown is running on taking away Your health care.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 12:13 PM (Ja56Y)

uh... didn't he already run on that and do exactly nothing?

Fool me once...

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 08:15 AM (x3YFz)

102 Pelosi is batsh*t crazy. Â“I think race has something to do with the fact that theyÂ’re not bringing up an immigration bill. IÂ’ve heard them say to the Irish if it were just you this would be easy.Â” Is she talking about the Fightin' Irish?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (IXrOn)

103 Pikers! Back in the sixties when I took up the bad habit, I used to swipe smokes from my Mom and Dad. They smoked the unfiltered Pall Malls. Talk about a buzz!

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (V40IZ)

104 Dang, I was going to give him dollars until I saw him use the number 4 in place of the word.

Posted by: UWP at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (pf+hU)

105 Dammit...

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (LSJmV)

106 Indeed, we'll witness most Republicans changing their tunes after their primaries. Just.You.Wait.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (Ja56Y)

107 3 Ace is probably cleaning his place for his date tonight. Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 11:50 AM (IXrOn) ================================= And here I was thinking Ace had raided small villages on out of the way planets and captured house slaves for that job. He does it himself? Who knew.

Posted by: MTF at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (F58x4)

108 I guaran-damn-tee that, after the primary, Scott Brown will change his position on obamacare from repeal to repair. *** I just want him to keep his effing shirt on for a change.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (DmNpO)

109 67 I'm pretty sure Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate Easter, Smith. I imagine the meth might have made you a little confused, though.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at April 11, 2014 12:09 PM (yE8uc)

Yeah, they don't celebrate holidays or birthdays. They're works of satan or some such.

Posted by: buzzion at April 11, 2014 08:16 AM (LI48c)

110 Sooo.... somehow.... Obamacare signed up 400,000 new people... AFTER the deadline for signing up... Wow.... just..... wow...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (84gbM)

111 In my 'hood, we used to have a name for the guys you'd pay "insurance" to, to keep an eye out for you.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (7ObY1)

112 If I recall, Brown was unable to influence the ACA vote, due to maneuvering and manipulation by Pelosi and Co.

Posted by: Lincolntf at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (ZshNr)

113 "Verminshire Arms"

Lol.

I don't give anything to anyone just holding a sign.. Buskers, OTOH...that's the free market. They give me music or jokes, I give them money, and the people who want the government to take my money and give it to that guy in exchange for not working (don't forget the cut for themselves) get the vapors. Wins all around.

Posted by: HR at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (ZKzrr)

114 I guaran-damn-tee that, after the primary, Scott Brown will change his position on obamacare from repeal to repair.
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Once elected I will stand with Speaker Boehner and the new Senate Majority leader McConnell in enacting the Republican party's goals.

You know...amnesty, fixing Obamacare, and spending more money.

Posted by: Scott Brown at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (78TbK)

115 I think it's an affliction in which the back of one's neck resembles that of a young goat.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (L8r/r)

Good point.

I choose not to kidnape anything for 47 hours. yup. 57. Hours. No kidnaping.

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (x3YFz)

116 Jehovah's Witness don't celebrate Easter? Ok, wait, I have the invite right here... It says... "The Memorial Of Jesus Christ's Death." Ok, I'm still confused. Doesn't matter, didn't intend to hijack the thread. Oh, and there is a special Bible talk "Why would a Loving God Permit Wickedness?" That part I have figured out 'cuz the militant atheists always seem to throw that into the pot as though it's a winning argument. Have we had Easter already? All I know is, it isn't November, I think.

Posted by: Smith the Meth Head at April 11, 2014 08:17 AM (h7N59)

117 Ok. I want to know who hit up my family photo album and posted that picture of me???? Was it you NDH who invaded my space????? *** Aside from misspelling "kidnapped" I applaud your sense of humor.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (DmNpO)

118 96 Ok. I want to know who hit up my family photo album and posted that picture of me???? Was it you NDH who invaded my space????? Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (HVff2) I wasn't aware things had gotten so bad in Crivitz.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (oFCZn)

119 Â“Unfortunately, a page is missing.Â” *** Is she talking about 404-care? Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (78TbK) hehe, nice.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (IXrOn)

120 "84 It's official: Scott Brown is running on "ending" obamacare. Or, as the Left will put it: Scott Brown is running on taking away Your health care. Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 12:13 PM " The obvious reply is, "Obama already took away my health care. I want it back."

Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (PD6iL)

121 84
It's official: Scott Brown is running on "ending" obamacare.

Or, as the Left will put it: Scott Brown is running on taking away Your health care.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 12:13 PM (Ja56Y)

Which is about the only conservative position the carpetbagging piece of shit has.

Posted by: buzzion at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (LI48c)

122 Your $4? The lowercase i's have it.

Posted by: Vote for economic sanctions on bums at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (wu/TK)

123 I knew a priest who lived/worked in a bad part of town, he would get approached all the time. He would get tired of seeing the same bums approaching him, thinking he was an easy mark, so he asked another priest about it. Posted by: BurtTC at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (TOk1P)

My Church is in a very NICE part of town. ($2-5 million homes everywhere you look). The bums come to us and camp out prior to and after services.

Well, not all services, just the ones where the most well-off members of the parish attend - 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Funny, I've never seen one at a 7 a.m. weekend service or a 6:30 daily Mass.

Funny indeed.

And no....I do not live in one of those homes.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:18 AM (6T8Ay)

124 Or, as the Left will put it: Scott Brown is running on taking away Your health care.
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Isn't it interesting that this platform got a supposed conservative elected in one of the most leftist states in the union?

Good thing the Republicans have gone back to talking about fixing Obamacare right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2014 08:19 AM (78TbK)

125 >>>or is it some sort of sick child rape reference? Only if it's the child doing the rape.

Posted by: bergerbilder at April 11, 2014 08:19 AM (8MjqI)

126 I think it's an affliction in which the back of one's neck resembles that of a young goat. *** Speaking of goats, FNC just showed a clip of a 'Geep'. It is the result of cross-breeding a goat and a sheep.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:19 AM (DmNpO)

127 They smoked the unfiltered Pall Malls. Talk about a buzz!

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at April 11, 2014 12:16 PM (V40IZ)

I had a Great Aunt that smoked those, she called 'em "Pell Mells," which after trying one, I felt was an accurate description.

Posted by: Country Singer at April 11, 2014 08:19 AM (L8r/r)

128 I once hit a camel with a MAAWS. Does that count? Posted by: Marcus T. at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (GGCsk)

You barbeque afterwards?

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (6T8Ay)

129 uh... didn't he already run on that and do exactly nothing? Fool me once... I'm no Brown fan, but it wasn't his fault that the criminals who run Congress used dirty tricks and thuggery to wipe their asses on The Constitution and overcome Brown's election.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (7ObY1)

130 Sean, You could always say "I gave at the alter."

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (LSJmV)

131 uh... didn't he already run on that and do exactly nothing?

Fool me once...

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (x3YFz)

I hate to give that gladhanding carpetbagging egomaniac credit for anything, but he did vote against 404Care per his campaign promise and made the donks resort to illegal (in everybody's mind except John Cocksmoker Roberts) means to pass it. Scotty was a major disappointment on everything else including Dodd-Frank but he kept his specific promise.

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (cgf4R)

132 Â“Unfortunately, a page is missing.Â”

Check Gary Stubbs' office.

Posted by: HR at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (ZKzrr)

133 Â“I think race has something to do with the fact that theyÂ’re not bringing up an immigration bill. IÂ’ve heard them say to the Irish if it were just you this would be easy.Â”
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That's right Nancy, they all say that...we must let the people know.

Posted by: One of the other voices in Nancy Pelosi's head at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (78TbK)

134

uh... didn't he already run on that and do exactly nothing?

Fool me once...

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (x3YFz)

He never voted because the Dems used a procedural maneuver to avoid it. Which is why Obamacare is having some of the problems today: the bill that was passed was never intended to be a final bill.

Whatever else I think about him, his election did prevent an even worse bill from becoming law.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 11, 2014 08:20 AM (tIvOy)

135 You could always say "I gave at the alter." Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 12:20 PM (LSJmV)

I'm stealing that.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:21 AM (6T8Ay)

136 Â“I think race has something to do with the fact that theyÂ’re not
bringing up an immigration bill. IÂ’ve heard them say to the Irish if it
were just you this would be easy.Â”

Yes. They say this to the Irish. All the Irish.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/i][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:21 AM (4df7R)

137 Wait, this is not a joke? The woman is so inept that she can not ad lib the ending of a speech but simply says, the page is missing? Wow, the stupid is strong strong strong. You think Reagan would have ever done that?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:22 AM (0FSuD)

138 >>Whatever else I think about him, his election did prevent an even worse bill from becoming law.<<

What could be worse? Except complete anarchy and the actual burning of our republic.

Posted by: Marcus T. at April 11, 2014 08:22 AM (GGCsk)

139 89 I never figured you for a furry. Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:12 PM (DrWcr)

::: shifty eyes :::

You're not gonna tell anyone...are you?

I mean....I just....I just bought all this barbeque sauce.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 11, 2014 12:14 PM (MPIX5)

Maaaaybe. Might cost you some barbeque sauce, though.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:22 AM (DrWcr)

140 Check Gary Stubbs' office.
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I remember the Democrats gave Gary Studds a standing ovation when it came out what he had done to that page...Noh8te and all that rot.

Who knew Democrat House members were only a few years ahead of the culture as a whole?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 11, 2014 08:22 AM (78TbK)

141 80 Wholly Crap! How did this ahole become the Sgt. Major of the USMC? "Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Barrett: Less pay raises discipline" http://tinyurl.com/krqxbrd Posted by: ExSnipe at April 11, 2014 12:12 PM (hzpoi) Having watched the degradation of the NCO core both firsthand, and now through my Son??? The Military is being destroyed... Hell.... they Named the new DDG1000 after Zumwalt... whose claim to fame is making the US Navy 'nicer'....

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:22 AM (84gbM)

142 Wait, this is not a joke? The woman is so inept that she can not ad lib the ending of a speech but simply says, the page is missing?

Wow, the stupid is strong strong strong.

You think Reagan would have ever done that?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 12:22 PM (0FSuD)

Or that ignorant snowbilly?

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 11, 2014 08:23 AM (cgf4R)

143

I would have a speech about saying good night from my snug home Down Under

THE PAGE IS MISSING!

Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 08:23 AM (XURZb)

144 Maaaaybe. Might cost you some barbeque sauce, though. Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:22 PM (DrWcr)

Ummmm...OK. Here. Here's a gallon.

The KC style is especially good with....ummmm......it's just good. Yeah, that's it. It's good. Here.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:23 AM (6T8Ay)

145 No wonder it was so echoy in the last thread... Now I know who my friends are.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 11, 2014 08:24 AM (aDwsi)

146 Jean Sibelius > Kathleen Sebelius

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:24 AM (7ObY1)

147 Pelosi and Reid are neither crazy nor stupid. They are both Liars who know to speak Dumb. Every word they say is carefully scripted and rehearsed. What Pelosi said about the Irish and Republicans was done exactly for the same effect as Reid lying about hearing Mitt Romney not paying taxes for the last 10 years. It's all about planting an impression in dumb people's head -- a first impression.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:24 AM (Ja56Y)

148 I would have a speech about saying good night from my snug home Down Under

THE PAGE IS MISSING!

Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 12:23 PM (XURZb)

lol! thread winner!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/i][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:24 AM (4df7R)

149 Little Joe unfiltered Camel vs unfiltered Pall Mall? Pall Mall was a girl's smoke. No one every walked a fucking mile for a Pall Mall That is all.

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:24 AM (0FSuD)

150 I do like the buskers who play a variety of instruments - and an occasional singer who actually sounds OK...some have lots of coins/notes in the guitar cases etc placed in front Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 12:15 PM (XURZb) Are "Men at Work" still at work?

Posted by: bergerbilder at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (8MjqI)

151 146 Jean Sibelius > Kathleen Sebelius I love Finlandia. Makes me cry.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (oMKp3)

152 My favorites are the honest ones: "HELL YES I'm going to use it to buy cheap wine!" Posted by: joncelli ----------- Heh. Time to post this link again: http://www.bumwine.com/

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (aDwsi)

153 I was going to say something about YOUR MOM, but the page is missing.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit [/s][/u][/i][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (4df7R)

154 Pelosi is batsh*t crazy.

Â“I think race has something to do with the fact that theyÂ’re not bringing up an immigration bill. IÂ’ve heard them say to the Irish if it were just you this would be easy.Â”

Is she talking about the Fightin' Irish?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: The Green Jacket at April 11, 2014 12:16 PM (IXrOn)

Frankly, I'd almost admit the beyotch is right. At least the Irish (most of the ones who emigrate, it seems) want to work and aren't third world trash looking for EBT cards and Obamaphos.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (zF6Iw)

155 I hate it when a page is missing. A young, eager page with no family...

Posted by: Harry Reid at April 11, 2014 08:25 AM (FcR7P)

156 And least its not ninja mimes he has to deal with.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (an0BH)

157 Press 1 for Gaelic

Posted by: Patriarchal Paddy Pandering at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (wu/TK)

158 Ya, I'm pretty sure it's not November 'cuz the snow is melting.

Posted by: Smith the Meth Head at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (h7N59)

159 Best "hobo" sign I've seen is "Obama Gave Me This Job," held by a middle aged regular looking dude. That said, I loathe panhandlers and, especially, the people who give them money. We've had a real uptick in them around here. Provo did a sting and found that they were part of an organized gang, all of whom had multiple arrests for serious crimes including peddling heroin. Provo passed an ordinance that prohibits panhandling at iirc curbside. I guess that will stop the firefighters' "boot" drives, but I'm good with that because those are really disruptive and dangerous. Stupidly, Provo's sister city, Orem, has not taken any action, so they've just shifted to there. When you live in an area with as many churches as this one has, it is really hard to see panhandlers as anything other than predators. If you need help, you can find it.

Posted by: Y-not at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (zDsvJ)

160 Hey Hammer, it is going to be a BEAUTIFUL weekend in the Mts! Might go for a ride in my Porsche to see if I can get a ticket.

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (0FSuD)

161 And no....I do not live in one of those homes. Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 11, 2014 12:18 PM (6T8Ay) Ah, so you live in the really good neighborhood!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (o3MSL)

162 Did anyone watch the JEF this morning? I just sat in awe of how he can be so ckufing pleased to announce 7.5M enrollments. Even IF 7.5M people enrolled. Even IF all were brand new, fully paid policies, he still ckufed up the healthcare market for the sake of less than 1% of Americans. Success redefined.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (DmNpO)

163 148 I would have a speech about saying good night from my snug home Down Under THE PAGE IS MISSING! Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 12:23 PM (XURZb) lol! thread winner! Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Bossy Assault Hobbit at April 11, 2014 12:24 PM (4df7R) Note.... you will often see an internet error called a 404 error.... It is a 'page not found' error... How.... appropriate...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:26 AM (84gbM)

164 Hell.... they Named the new DDG1000 after Zumwalt... whose claim to fame is making the US Navy 'nicer'....
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I think making the US military nicer is a brilliant idea.

Also, integrating women into the combat units? America truly is on the dawn of where I want it to be.

And if you could elect Obama a third time to prove that you are no longer a racist country that would be wonderful.

Posted by: Vlad Putin at April 11, 2014 08:27 AM (78TbK)

165 LSMFT mofos.

Posted by: Joe Camel at April 11, 2014 08:27 AM (LSJmV)

166 the boss is up

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 11, 2014 08:27 AM (DmNpO)

167 Again, the only people who believe what the Left says even less than we do is the Left. They know they're full of shit. The whole point is to lie and smear. This is politics, today.

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:27 AM (Ja56Y)

168 As I recall, between the Mass SOS footdragging and Harry Reid, Scotty wasn't sworn-in in time

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at April 11, 2014 08:27 AM (V70Uh)

169

And, as she bid farewell, she looked down at her notes and told the audience,

Â“Unfortunately, a page is missing.Â”

I would definitely check Harry Reid's office. One can usually find the missing pages there.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (AwYJ0)

170 Press 1 for Gaelic Posted by: Patriarchal Paddy Pandering at April 11, 2014 12:26 PM (wu/TK) I've started putting down Gaelic as the language of choice at home!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (o3MSL)

171 How dangerous can a dragon be when a couple of giant crowsbows could bring them down? Or how about poisoned cows? They eat them and their dragon asses are cooked.

Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (8c12T)

172 Across the nation, hundreds of thousands of taxpayers who are expecting refunds this month are instead getting letters like the one Grice got, informing them that because of a debt they never knew about Â— often a debt incurred by their parents Â— the government has confiscated their check. - And Mooch's Irish vacation cost $8.5 million. I haven't seen any numbers on the China jaunt.

Posted by: WalruaRex at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (XUKZU)

173 Wholly Crap! How did this ahole become the Sgt. Major of the USMC?

"Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Barrett: Less pay raises discipline"

http://tinyurl.com/krqxbrd

Posted by: ExSnipe at April 11, 2014 12:12 PM (hzpoi)

First, he has a point. Less pay means that over time you end up with only the guys who REALLY want to be there. Which in turns raises discipline. I do not advocate this approach at all....but it is an approach.

Sorta like hope isn't a method....but it IS a technique....

Second, he's a Marine. They're all about trying to make their quality of life suck - and suck to the max extent possible. They are perversely proud of this fact. And if you doubt that (and I know you know this), compare living standards on ANY Marine base with ANY Air Force Base, Navy Base or Station, or Army Camp, Post, Fort, or Station.

"Sobering" would be the best term to use when describing the comparison.

Posted by: Sean Bannion [/i][/s][/u][/b] at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (6T8Ay)

174 I love Finlandia. Makes me cry. Posted by: grammie -------------------- I have tried for a couple of decades to appreciate Sebelius. It's kind of like stewed Okra, or calf liver. Other people like it, so I must be missing something, so I give it another go. Nope. Just can't develop a taste for it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (aDwsi)

175 Press 1 for Gaelic
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OK.

Posted by: The Precedent mashing 1 on his cell hpone at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (78TbK)

176

Provo passed an ordinance that prohibits panhandling at iirc curbside. I guess that will stop the firefighters' "boot" drives, but I'm good with that because those are really disruptive and dangerous.

Those really bug the hell out of me for some reason. Same thing for the kids with buckets at intersections.

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:28 AM (DrWcr)

177 165 LSMFT mofos. Luck Strikes Means Fine ~~Tobacco~~ Tits

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (0FSuD)

178 Please, no one read this but NDH. Do you need content for tomorrow? I got some stuff but it hasn't made it from my head to the computer yet.

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (LSJmV)

179 Please don't invite Perino for any future podcasts. She sounds like the irritating ex wife I never had.

Posted by: Captain Hate at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (cgf4R)

180 Sebelius really had a page missing from her speech? Well, hell, now we know why Obamacare implementation sucks. They are seriously beyond parody. I can't even tell when I'm reading it anymore.

Posted by: no good deed at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (ILBCY)

181 The only thing I'm not certain about is how much Republicans, behind the scenes, are feeding the Democrats info* on other Republicans. *such as surveillance video

Posted by: Soothsayer the Unstompable at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (Ja56Y)

182 would definitely check Harry Reid's ~~office~~ crawlspace. One can usually find the missing pages there.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at April 11, 2014 12:28 PM (AwYJ0)

FTFY

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (DrWcr)

183 If CDR M is doing the ONT tonight he really should cut it short ending with "I had more but the page is missing"

Posted by: buzzion at April 11, 2014 08:29 AM (LI48c)

184 Hell.... they Named the new DDG1000 after Zumwalt... whose claim to fame is making the US Navy 'nicer'.... Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 12:22 PM (84gbM) Don't remember the nicer part. But Zumwalt was the ahole that changed the crackerjack uniform to the icecream salesman uniform. Hated that crappy uniform.

Posted by: ExSnipe at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (hzpoi)

185 If this is the whole story, this is some bullshit right here: https://tinyurl.com/m4q9b8c Unjustifiable.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (BZAd3)

186 178 Please, no one read this but NDH. Do you need content for tomorrow? I got some stuff but it hasn't made it from my head to the computer yet. Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 12:29 PM (LSJmV) Are you missing the last page?

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (0FSuD)

187 183 If CDR M is doing the ONT tonight he really should cut it short ending with "I had more but the page is missing"

Posted by: buzzion at April 11, 2014 12:29 PM (LI48c)

If it's CAC it could say "I was gonna finish the ONT, but then I got high!"

Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (DrWcr)

188 I would definitely check Harry Reid's office. One can usually find the missing pages there. Posted by: Vashta --------------- Possible thread winner.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (aDwsi)

189 Perino...I'd hit it.

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:30 AM (7ObY1)

190 Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 11, 2014 12:28 PM (6T8Ay) But it is also well known that Family Money problems can degrade someone from Mission effectiveness. When you are worrying about whether your wife and kids are eating... you are not Mission oriented.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:31 AM (84gbM)

191 Having watched the degradation of the NCO core both firsthand, and now through my Son???

The Military is being destroyed...

Hell.... they Named the new DDG1000 after Zumwalt... whose claim to fame is making the US Navy 'nicer'....

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 12:22 PM (84gbM)

I dropped my stripes off a few weeks ago. I'll never let anyone address me as SSgt again. Meaningless to me now. Don't want any part of it or be associated with the military any more. 13 years of service, and they can gofuck.

Posted by: tangonine at April 11, 2014 08:32 AM (x3YFz)

192 Hell, I'm missing the first page!

Posted by: Countrysquire at April 11, 2014 08:32 AM (LSJmV)

193 Jean Sibelius > Kathleen Sebelius I love Finlandia. Makes me cry. - I was a music major back in undergrad. During one class the professor told a very moving story about how during WWII the Finns would gather surreptitiously to listen to Finlandia where the occupying Germans couldn't find them.. Just one little problem, Finland was Nazi Germany's ally, not an occupied country.

Posted by: WalruaRex at April 11, 2014 08:32 AM (XUKZU)

194 OK off to club to watch Masters with golf mo's. The Governor came by yesterday just to fuck off. Seriously, McCrory is enjoying this shit too much. BBL

Posted by: Nip Sip at April 11, 2014 08:32 AM (0FSuD)

195 Posted by: ExSnipe at April 11, 2014 12:30 PM (hzpoi) He was all about destroying the Navy's traditions... Not understanding that Tradition and Pride is what changes a group of Men from Mercenaries, to a Professional Military.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:32 AM (84gbM)

196 174 I love Finlandia. Makes me cry. Posted by: grammie -------------------- I have tried for a couple of decades to appreciate Sebelius. It's kind of like stewed Okra, or calf liver. Other people like it, so I must be missing something, so I give it another go. Nope. Just can't develop a taste for it. Posted by: Mike Hammer at April 11, 2014 12:28 PM (aDwsi) My favorite composer. Love the symphonies, the tone poems, the exquisite violin concerto. All of it. He's not for everyone, but his music speaks to me. "Everyone is always comparing me to Tchaikovsky. I don't understand. He wrote for the softer parts of human nature. I write the hard parts." - J. Sibelius

Posted by: Citizen X at April 11, 2014 08:33 AM (7ObY1)

197 Not only do they continue taxinig you after yor're dead, taking the inheritance you worked your entire life to give to your children, they take it from your children even if you had nothing to give. https://tinyurl.com/lm35hg8 This country is sucking - badly!

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 11, 2014 08:33 AM (BZAd3)

198 Posted by: Sean Bannion at April 11, 2014 12:28 PM (6T8Ay) I recall seeing a cartoon of several panels of a guy in uniform with a helmet and poncho in the rain with a word bubble and a title. In the Army panel the guy was thinking, "This sucks." The Marine was thinking, "I love how much this sucks." A Seal was thinking, "I wish this sucked more."

Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at April 11, 2014 08:33 AM (PD6iL)

199 Sooo... to recap.... Sibelius had a 404 error at the end of her speech... Loki is Laughing...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 11, 2014 08:34 AM (84gbM)

200

150 bergerbilder

I know I've already retired to bed and you've migrated to the new thread but Men at Work are sadly no more

One of the main blokes of the band suicided a few years back (Greg Ham) and that was the end of that venture

Posted by: aussie at April 11, 2014 08:35 AM (XURZb)

201 I was a music major back in undergrad. During one class the professor told a very moving story about how during WWII the Finns would gather surreptitiously to listen to Finlandia where the occupying Germans couldn't find them.. Just one little problem, Finland was Nazi Germany's ally, not an occupied country. Posted by: WalruaRex at April 11, 2014 12:32 PM (XUKZU) It was either be Hitler's whore or Stalin's bitch.

Posted by: Rowan Atkinson at April 11, 2014 08:35 AM (8c12T)

202 Seems like there's a lot of people holding up signs in Obama's America.

Dammit, why can't I get to threads earlier?

Posted by: Shoot Me at April 11, 2014 08:36 AM (EQcfE)

203 80 Wholly Crap! How did this ahole become the Sgt. Major of the USMC? "Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Barrett: Less pay raises discipline" http://tinyurl.com/krqxbrd As a former Marine, this guy is totally F**king Bizarre. Only in Obama's America could such a dufus be made Sgt Major of USMC.

Posted by: Chaos the Other Dark Meat at April 11, 2014 08:38 AM (oDCMR)

204 Rare good news: https://tinyurl.com/n4zw672 Cornell U. rejects bs Passover ploy for Israel divestment.

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at April 11, 2014 08:40 AM (BZAd3)

205 Lets Screw My Finger's Tired.

Posted by: irongrampa at April 11, 2014 08:41 AM (SAMxH)

206 It's great to be all "hooah can we make this suck more" when you are a junior enlisted guy, but when it's your actual job to look out for those guys, it's a pretty dick move to support cutting their pay.

Posted by: no good deed at April 11, 2014 08:41 AM (ILBCY)

207 I see that Showtime is doing a NINE PART gorebull warming series I think starring ManBearPig himself. Good lord! How long does it take to say, "This is total horseshit"?

Posted by: WalruaRex at April 11, 2014 08:42 AM (XUKZU)

208 205 Lets Screw My Finger's Tired. Its Loose Straps Mean Floppy Tits.

Posted by: Chaos the Other Dark Meat at April 11, 2014 08:44 AM (oDCMR)

209 Sandy Burglar's underware are usually a good source of missing information.

Posted by: bergerbilder at April 11, 2014 08:45 AM (8MjqI)

210 I once bought a case of Pall Malls. The ship's store had them on sale trying to clear out old stock. 50 cents per carton. I didn't think I would ever get rid of those things. They were awful.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at April 11, 2014 08:47 AM (T2V/1)

211 Ace up

Posted by: Vic[/i] at April 11, 2014 08:48 AM (T2V/1)

212 Thanks for the info, aussie. That is truly a sad story. Why does this seen to happen so much with musucians, especially good ones?

Posted by: bergerbilder at April 11, 2014 08:51 AM (8MjqI)

213 Brother, can ya spare some feck?

Posted by: BHO at April 11, 2014 08:52 AM (DErq5)

214 Loose Strippers Mean Fat Tummies.

Posted by: irongrampa at April 11, 2014 08:59 AM (SAMxH)

215 Posted by: Insomniac at April 11, 2014 12:09 PM (DrW'scr)

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In a land far far away and a long long time ago .... when I started smoking my Dad's unfiltered Chesterfields. Fire provided by Zippo.

Posted by: gracepmc at April 11, 2014 09:27 AM (rznx3)

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