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March 11, 2014

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— andy

ICYMI, William "Wild Bill" Guarnere of "Band of Brothers" fame passed away over the weekend.

IÂ’ve lost my hero and my friend. Knowing him made me a better man and playing him was the greatest honor of my life. pic.twitter.com/8lvLzsUhaz
— Frank John Hughes (@frankjhughes) March 9, 2014

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1 Cmon...let's go already

Posted by: Bruce at March 11, 2014 03:00 AM (DII52)

2 Where we going?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 03:02 AM (si68n)

3 To start a Tuesday.

Posted by: Bruce at March 11, 2014 03:03 AM (DII52)

4 Tuesday. Shit.

Posted by: SE Pa Moron [/i] at March 11, 2014 03:04 AM (CnA98)

5 It aint Tuesday. It's Monday, Part II.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at March 11, 2014 03:05 AM (0IhFx)

6 Okay, hows this. Only 3 more shopping days before Steak and BJ Day!!
Make sure your wife or SO (or both) knows about this.

Posted by: Bruce at March 11, 2014 03:06 AM (DII52)

Morning, Â‘rons and Â‘ronettes. HereÂ’s a Betty Grable story:

During the preproduction of Guys and Dolls, producer Sam Goldwyn let it be known that he was interested in Grable for the role of Miss Adelaide, gambler Nathan DetroitÂ’s long-suffering, long-sneezing fiancÃ©e. So GrableÂ’s agent set up a meeting between the two. Normally, this sort of business would be left to the agent, but Goldwyn was from the old school and liked to speak to his stars personally.

On the day of the meeting, Grable was leaving the house when she heard one of her dogs yelp in pain. It had injured its paw, and Grable Â– all thoughts of Goldwyn flying out of her head Â– carried her pet to the car and drove to the vetÂ’s office. Once the dog had been sedated and looked after, Grable got on the phone and called Goldwyn, explaining what had happened. The mogul, hearing he had been stood up for a dog, hung up on her.

A few days later, it was announced that actress Vivian Blaine* would be joining the cast of Guys and Dolls Â– as Miss Adelaide.

HereÂ’s Grable with co-star Robert Young in a publicity still for of my favorite movies, 1943s Sweet Rosie OÂ’Grady:

http://tinyurl.com/n6fye7q

And hereÂ’s Â“The Girl with the Million-Dollar LegsÂ” that same year, showing off her luscious gams in Coney Island:

http://tinyurl.com/k94yvhq

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

*the original Adelaide in the Broadway production.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 03:07 AM (zF6Iw)

8 It aint Tuesday. It's Monday, Part II.

Could be worse, it could be snowing 3 to 5 inches tonite.

Oh crap.

Posted by: Bruce at March 11, 2014 03:08 AM (DII52)

9 Now this just sucks. It's supposed to get up to around 74Âº here today, and then tonight the temps drop drastically with a chance of snow by tomorrow morning. Bleh...

Posted by: HH at March 11, 2014 03:08 AM (XXwdv)

10 Rest in Peace and Godspeed....

Posted by: IrishEd at March 11, 2014 03:11 AM (D0NZx)

11 It aint Tuesday. It's Monday, Part II. Amen.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 03:12 AM (E7Zh9)

12 I had the honor of meeting Wild Bill Guarnere several years ago. Even then in his 80's, he still had the attitude of a rowdy young paratrooper. I can picture him banging down a beer with, Shifty, Lipton, and the rest of his Brothers right now. RIP, Bill. Currahee!

Posted by: That SOB van Owen at March 11, 2014 03:14 AM (hhirG)

13 Now this just sucks. It's supposed to get up to around 74Âº here today, and then tonight the temps drop drastically with a chance of snow by tomorrow morning. Bleh...

Posted by: HH at March 11, 2014 07:08 AM (XXwdv)
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Well, it is March after all...

http://youtu.be/dMZFpf-1wp0

Good morning everyone!

Posted by: Nighthawk at March 11, 2014 03:15 AM (OtQXp)

14 Morning, sun shines. no Vic? I guess that means he got picked & had to stay over?

Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 03:15 AM (rm6R4)

15 Tuesday is a pussy.

Posted by: Monday's Little Brother at March 11, 2014 03:16 AM (bUmSq)

16 I want my hour back.

Posted by: Roland THTG at March 11, 2014 03:17 AM (qyoyx)

17 Two Iranians identified as the mystery men with stolen passports on that Malaysia flight per Fox. Hmmm........

Posted by: Registered Voter at March 11, 2014 03:18 AM (kYfFr)

18 Go I missed a good ONT.
The family traces its roots directly to the Anabaptist movement on Switzerland, and the fleeing of our family in the 1600's.

Family tree goes back to the late 1500's in the municipality of Sumiswald, located in Bern Switzerland.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 03:19 AM (si68n)

19 Well folks I am back for jury duty but not back back. It was still sunny and warm when I got back so porch rocker got me. Supposed to e sunny and warm today too so it will get me today as well.

Tomorrow it turns back to shit.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at March 11, 2014 03:20 AM (T2V/1)

20 Two Iranians identified as the mystery men with stolen passportson that Malaysia flight per Fox. Hmmm........ How is it that they can identify the culprits within hours of something happening, but they can't identify them months before hand?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 03:21 AM (E7Zh9)

21 6 -

One of the perks of being a Hollywood mogul, I'm sure, is that you get to meet starlets. As to whether this particular mogul was interested in "speaking" with his starlets or something else, that I can't say, but still, I'm sure no one would turn down an opportunity to meet Betty Grable, rather than her agent.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 11, 2014 03:21 AM (BeSEI)

22 It's a three cat start to the day. The whole herd is on top of me.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 03:23 AM (ZshNr)

23 How is it that they can identify the culprits within hours of something happening, but they can't identify them months before hand?
Posted by: rickb223

Maybe you don't have to take your shoes off in Malaysia to get on a plane.

For now

Posted by: Bruce at March 11, 2014 03:25 AM (DII52)

24 20 -

I have more than one cat, so I have more than one litter box. You do the best you can to ensure that MOST of their business ends up in the box, but occasionally, it doesn't.

I can never predict when that will happen, but when it does, I know exactly which one did it.

It's always easier to figure it out after the fact.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 11, 2014 03:25 AM (BeSEI)

25 How is it that they can identify the culprits within hours of something happening, but they can't identify them months before hand?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 07:21 AM (E7Zh9)
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Long version: it is the consequence of treating terrorism as a crime- all analysis is done after the fact to identify suspects and establish guilt. Proactively identifying threats and mitigating them before tha fact is strictly verboten because it would "violate the civil rights" of the terrorists.

Short version: RACIST!

Posted by: Nighthawk at March 11, 2014 03:26 AM (OtQXp)

26 Morning, sun shines. no Vic? I guess that means he got picked & had to stay over? Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 07:15 AM (rm6R4) Yah, that or he's taking a break. He did mention that jury duty was one very long ride away.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 03:27 AM (3sZO1)

27 I might have given the new COSMOS series a quick look but apparently its being introed by the SCOMF. And Tyson is a smug atheist douchebag and general lefty. So there will probably be a healthy dose of progressive propaganda and AGW bullshit throughout this entire series.

Posted by: Kreplach at March 11, 2014 03:27 AM (sRsX7)

28 It's always easier to figure it out after the fact. Maybe with cats. With muzzies, it's easier to figure out who goes splodey BEFORE the fact.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 03:28 AM (E7Zh9)

Good morning, I want my hour back too. Unfortunatley its time to work.

Security Theater as practiced by the TSA and forensic determination is what the FBI and police do best. They aren't there to prevent crime.

Posted by: Gmac at March 11, 2014 03:29 AM (4pjhs)

30 We recently bought the ScoopFree litter box. 150 bucks, plus $12-15 to replace the litter when needed. 3 cats go about 10 days to two weeks before it needs changing. Worth the money.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 03:29 AM (ZshNr)

31 28 -

If we lived in a society that was more inclined to be proactive about hunting down terrorists, that might be true, but we don't.

Posted by: BurtTC at March 11, 2014 03:30 AM (BeSEI)

32 I could be way off. But from the previews of Cosmos on FOX it looks like its some accidental stuff running into each other Big Bang theory show.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2014 03:30 AM (hCXMR)

You were dismissed from the jury pool, Vic?

Man, that was fast.

Posted by: Case at March 11, 2014 03:36 AM (o00SF)

34 Veteran WWII, William Guarnere, RIP You've certainly earned it.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 03:36 AM (MhA4j)

35 First Annual SXSW Music Hackathon following Snowden's Speech pfft, when a "festival" becomes a "conference" yuck

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 03:38 AM (MhA4j)

Prospective jurors can get dismissed fairly quickly when they yell "Hang the bastids!"

Not that I have done that or anything.... Nope. Not me.

Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) Est. 1836 at March 11, 2014 03:38 AM (v6cwT)

37 For those who think the ONT is just dinner club of pantlessness and debauchery, this link is well worth a read : A 'Warrantless' Search Is Not the Same as an 'Unreasonable' Search http://is.gd/1RYtWz I seem to recall a bit of hyperventilating on the subject last week.

Posted by: toby928© at March 11, 2014 03:39 AM (QupBk)

38 So, I've been wondering - how many morons fly the stars and stripes at home? My doggie has an acre to run around on, but I enjoy taking him for long walks, too. I think my neighborhood has right about 400 homes, and have counted a total of 4 flags (including mine). I may have missed an empty flagpole or two, but really, I find this sad. Today, I'll hit the one block we haven't been on yet. I'm hoping to see two dozen flags to up the average.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 03:41 AM (rm6R4)

39 Levin was all over McTurtle last night for declaring war on the Tea Party in the NYT after pretending to be a conservative at CPAC and documented his hidden support for amnesty which Coulter is apparently unaware of. He particularly concentrated on how he facilitated the Gang of 8's dogshit.

I don't know if anybody mentioned it yesterday but the barbed cock of Satan has a new playtoy as Joe McGinness, the dickhole who moved next to Sarah Palin and generally was a stalking creep before writing a book so bad it was panned by the NYT and LAT in spite of it being in their ideological wheelhouse, is no longer stealing our oxygen.,

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 03:43 AM (8CCLP)

You were dismissed from the jury pool, Vic?
Man, that was fast.

It was his insistence that the court defer to his first draft of the Magna Carta.

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at March 11, 2014 03:43 AM (NF2Bf)

So there will probably be a healthy dose of progressive propaganda and AGW bullshit throughout this entire series.

Yep. I watched a bit of it, and it didn't take long for Tyson to throw out the usual AGW horseshit. Oh well, I'm sure he's no more of a lefty than Sagan was.

Posted by: The Oort Cloud at March 11, 2014 03:45 AM (NKoXJ)

42 39 Levin was all over McTurtle last night...

He broke me up when he referred to Costas as "lil' fella"!

Posted by: Anthony L. at March 11, 2014 03:45 AM (34n6F)

43 You were dismissed from the jury pool, Vic?
Man, that was fast. Posted by: Case at March 11, 2014 07:36 AM

Any defense attorney who let Vic squeak through jury selection would immediately be disbarred.

They don't call him "Hang 'em High Vic" for nothin'.

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 11, 2014 03:47 AM (jiM5S)

44 Three miles up. Three miles down. Hi Ho Silver! RIP

Posted by: Joanie Cunninghams Tenacious Snapper at March 11, 2014 03:47 AM (gVkoR)

45 AGW propaganda is everywhere. Watched some of a marathon on NatGeo about each of the national parks. I would estimate 1/2 to 1/3 of each show was about how AGW was effecting the parks.

Posted by: Chris at March 11, 2014 03:49 AM (crkWb)

46 Oh well, I'm sure he's no more of a lefty than Sagan was. Posted by: The Oort Cloud at March 11, 2014 07:45 AM (NKoXJ) That isn't saying a lot.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 03:50 AM (3sZO1)

47 You were dismissed from the jury pool, Vic?
Man, that was fast.

Posted by: Case at March 11, 2014 07:36 AM (o00SF)

He tried to form an Article V convention out of the jury pool.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 03:51 AM (8CCLP)

48 He tried to form an Article V convention out of the jury pool. Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 07:51 AM (8CCLP) Would have done it, too if it hadn't been for those meddling kids.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 03:52 AM (3sZO1)

49 William Guarnere, RIP "Where do we find such men?"

Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 11, 2014 03:56 AM (/uM/q)

38: "So, I've been wondering - how many morons fly the stars and stripes at home?"

I only fly the Lone Star flag from my balcony. I keep my Goliad flag on my office wall.

Posted by: Azenogoth (Freedom or Fire) Est. 1836 at March 11, 2014 03:56 AM (OJn3e)

51 My siamese kitten, Omaha, is licking/treading a hole in my arm right now. Totally in a trance, eyes closed, purring away.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 03:56 AM (ZshNr)

>>How is it that they can identify the culprits within hours of something happening, but they can't identify them months before hand?

.I am still reading articles about these guys, but most are claiming the two guys are/were innocent. One was going to live with his mother in Germany and she got worried when he didn't show up and called someone. The three articles I have read already this morning are calling these two knuckleheads *innocent* asylum seekers who just happened to buy stolen passports for unexplained reasons.

Not sure if I am ready to buy that. It's a little early to be calling two guys who bought and used stolen passports *innocent*.

Posted by: Registered Voter at March 11, 2014 03:58 AM (kYfFr)

53 When Levin rants about how the Repukes had control of the White House, Senate and House for six fucking years, during which they drove up the debt in a manner that set the stage for the JEF's antics, it points out the rot in the party of Rockefeller more effectively than any other source. We are fucked unless we can run those cocksuckers out on a rail and return it to the party of Reagan.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 03:58 AM (8CCLP)

54 Lone Star flag on the house. Gonzales flag and Flag of 1824 in the garage.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 11, 2014 04:00 AM (/uM/q)

55 Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 07:41 AM (rm6R4) Old Glory flown here.

Posted by: RWC at March 11, 2014 04:01 AM (Uv7rE)

56 Stars and Stripes fly at roughly 75 per cent of the houses in my area. Average probably exceeds the norm due to the number of active/retired Marines, FBI, and other assorted proto-malcontents.

Posted by: That SOB van Owen at March 11, 2014 04:01 AM (hhirG)

57 38. shredded chi Years ago, my better half laid a concrete fitting for our flag pole in front of our garden. I chose native shrubs to create a privacy screen with crepe myrtles, tx sage, and ornamental grass, bulbs and bird bath. The mature shrubs snagged the flag despite prunings, so we opted for the miniature garden flag at our entry. We have many US Military personnel and veteran neighbors who fly the flags, national and military branch. The guy across the street flew copters through the Vietnam War. Given the sunshine and breezes, it's always refreshing to see Old Glory unfurled. Today promises to be a beauty outside.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:01 AM (MhA4j)

58 So, I've been wondering - how many morons fly the stars and stripes at home? Did in the past....took it down Nov 2012

Posted by: FITP at March 11, 2014 04:01 AM (X4ky1)

59 .I am still reading articles about these guys, but most are claiming the two guys are/were innocent. Same as the muzzies on 9/11. They knew who the fuck they were almost immediately. Down to their strip club bar tabs.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:01 AM (E7Zh9)

60 Stars and Stripes fly at roughly 75 per cent of the houses in my area. Posted by: That SOB van Owen at March 11, 2014 08:01 AM

That's about the average here, plus some display of 13-star and Gadsden flags. In Massachusetts...who'd'a thunk it?

Posted by: MrScribbler at March 11, 2014 04:04 AM (jiM5S)

61 Last night's ONT drove me to write. In fact still writing.

And it possibly spawned a descriptor of Senators that is shall we say oh so risque.

Along with other information so mind bending that when I rolled for a Sanity check, I failed.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 04:07 AM (m1gXb)

I don't know if anybody mentioned it yesterday but the barbed cock of Satan has a new playtoy as Joe McGinness, the dickhole who moved next to Sarah Palin and generally was a stalking creep before writing a book so bad it was panned by the NYT and LAT in spite of it being in their ideological wheelhouse, is no longer stealing our oxygen.,

I have a close friend who lives in Alaska, and was up there a couple of years ago visiting. My friend knows Wasilla well (owns some property and a cabin upcountry from there) and knows where Sarah lives. We were passing through Wasilla and talking about Sarah, and she tells me this, and I said "Hey, let's drive by her house. I've love to see where she lives". My friend says sure, and we turn off the highway and head down her street.

We didn't get very far, as we almost immediately start seeing these "Private Drive, No Trespassing" signs on the street. Then we spotted a couple of cars with guys in them that fairly screamed "private security", at which point we decided "Hmm, maybe we better turn around and leave", which we did.

But not before we saw...The Fence.

Oh yes, as soon as the Palins heard about this cockholster moving in next door to them in order to do his hit piece on Sarah, ol' Todd puts up this at least 8 foot high wooden fence along the property line between the Palin place and the one where this asshole is staying. You could see the damn thing from way up the street. This dickhead McGinness was not going to get any material for his book by peeking over their fence, which is apparently what he had in mind.

Not that I blame Mr. Palin. If Sarah had been my wife, there would have been a boatload of busted media kneecaps by this time, starting with this prick. In fact, I'm surprised there were not at least a few bloody noses along the way, as those Alaskan boys are pretty tough as a group and don't take kindly to their women being messed with...

Posted by: The Oort Cloud at March 11, 2014 04:08 AM (NKoXJ)

>>>So, I've been wondering - how many morons fly the stars and stripes at home?

Used to. Don't now.

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:09 AM (3ZtZW)

64 The new Cosmos is based on the same book, so it will be very much Sagan's handiwork. But I was surprised they spent about half of the show with a cartoon about Giordano Bruno which made him a martyr for science, which misstates history. Not so interested.

Posted by: blaster at March 11, 2014 04:10 AM (4+AaH)

65 Anna Puma, "I checked my mind, it was boggled." -Wodehouse

Posted by: Mr. Dave at March 11, 2014 04:10 AM (/uM/q)

66 "I am still reading articles about these guys, but most are claiming the two guys are/were innocent."

Simply undocumented pe-europeans.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 04:10 AM (si68n)

67 pe-europeans =Pre-Europeans

F*ckin' auto-Misspell.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 04:12 AM (si68n)

68 Local story on radio news debating "what happened" given a family reunion of sorts, 8 year old boy's request to play with his BB gun is denied, subsequently the parents send their 3 year old to play with his 8 year old cousin outside. What could possibly go wrong... the 8 year old shoots his 3 year old cousin dead with someone's gun. The adults hear the gunshot and run outside. Too little. Too late. And the blowhard "conservative" idjit on the radio is making excuses for the 8 year old. My instant take? Eight year old children have reached the age that they know the difference between right and wrong. And this 8 year old was likely a malcontent and bully. The reason he was denied playing with his BB gun was the adults knew he'd cause trouble, likely as not, shoot and injure his little cousin. And the adults should never have expected such a kid to "babysit" a three year old while the adults sat on their asses visiting. Finally, who the hell had firearms available given such easy access with little kids running around?! Horrible. Trying to make a defense for anyone is useless, they all played a tragic part in the boy-slaughter.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:13 AM (MhA4j)

>>>So, I've been wondering - how many morons fly the stars and stripes at home?

No real place to at stately Poppins Manor, short of putting in a flagpole.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 04:14 AM (zF6Iw)

70 Posted by: The Oort Cloud at March 11, 2014 08:08 AM (NKoXJ)

His moving next door to them is one of the creepiest things I've ever heard about and a good indicator about how insane Palin drove those fucking dolts. Whoever rented out their place to him deserves to die in a fire too.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 04:14 AM (8CCLP)

71 67 pe: pre-enlightenment, heh

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:15 AM (MhA4j)

72 68 shot him dead with a BB gun? Sorry its not clear what happened.

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:15 AM (3ZtZW)

It's almost Steak, Blowjob and Shut the Fuck Up Day.

In honor of this auspicious event, a toast. To our wives and sweethearts.

May they never meet.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 11, 2014 04:16 AM (fwARV)

74 Cry aloud to God [When your] trial is very hard, I repeat....that you are not to be afraid, for Jesus is with you even when you see your soul, as it were, on the brink of a precipice. You should invariably lift up your voice to heaven even when desolation invades your soul. Cry aloud with that most patient man Job, who when the Lord placed him that state you are now experiencing cried out to him, "Even if you slay me Lord, I will trust in you." (Job 13:15) Letter from Padre Pio to Rafaella Cerase to whom he gave regular spiritual counsel.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2014 04:17 AM (XyM/Y)

75 Duke has replaced Omaha and he is now chewing a hole in my shirt. Such loyal little guys.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 04:18 AM (ZshNr)

76 It's probably not the best idea to say STFU to your wife or girlfriend right before you're looking to get a BJ.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2014 04:19 AM (XyM/Y)

77 pe-Europeans sounds right to me if we're talking about the present ones.

Posted by: Donna and V. (no ampersand) at March 11, 2014 04:19 AM (R3gO3)

78 Which one of you Morons owns this cat?

http://tinyurl.com/mvtt3oz

Come on, fess up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 04:20 AM (si68n)

79 shot him dead with a BB gun? Sorry its not clear what happened. Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 08:15 AM (3ZtZW) Not dismissing the damage a BB gun can do, but I think it was an actual firearm. Without a link of some kind (panzernashorn mentioned it was a radio story), we won't know till later.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:21 AM (3sZO1)

80 I was waiting for the ONT... What happened?

Posted by: Beagle at March 11, 2014 04:22 AM (sOtz/)

I met Babe Heffron in New Jersey in 2006. An awesome guy, who advised me and my friends to take care of our men. If Bill, was anything like Babe, then we've lost a great American.

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:23 AM (L8r/r)

82 62.Joe McGinniss -- is no longer stealing our oxygen. (December 9, 1942 Â– March 10, 2014) McGinniss first came to prominence with the best-selling 'The Selling of the President, 1968' which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. hm

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:23 AM (MhA4j)

83 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2014 08:17 AM (XyM/Y) I've never really had the chance to say it before, but I think it's pretty nice we have an unofficial blog padre.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:24 AM (3sZO1)

84 "Stars and Stripes fly at roughly 75 per cent of theÂ houses in my area." -------------- That's what drives me nuts about this 1% average thing. I'm in a big military town. As in The Largest Military Installation In The World kind of military town.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 04:25 AM (rm6R4)

85 the 8 year old shoots his 3 year old cousin dead with someone's gun. The adults hear the gunshot and run outside. 79 Bill H The kid took/stole someone's gun and killed his baby cousin.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:26 AM (MhA4j)

A little slow here this morning.

**uncaps bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream**

Anyone need a little freshener for their coffee?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 04:26 AM (zF6Iw)

87 shot him dead with a BB gun? Sorry its not clear what happened. Posted by: Bigby's Denied getting to play with his bb gun. Found a 20 gauge shotgun outside in a shed.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:26 AM (E7Zh9)

88 84, Washington, DC or Ft. Hood?

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (L8r/r)

89 shredded chi 84 they gave at the office

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (MhA4j)

90 We used to have a cat capable of terrorizing the family, Bella, but the three we have now are all gentle souls. Raised pretty much by hand, they've never been outdoors since they were born, have never known discomfort or food competition, just totally sweet little fur faces, no violent tendencies at all.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (ZshNr)

I've never really had the chance to say it before, but I think it's pretty nice we have an unofficial blog padre.

Amen to that.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (zF6Iw)

92 Oh man are we having a beautiful sunrise right now with the clouds turning all sorts of neat colors.

Posted by: HH at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (XXwdv)

93 We fly the Stars and Stripes on all appropriate days. Great big Stars and Bars on the Living Room wall. Born and raised NC redneck even if I did retire in AZ.

Posted by: Old Dog at March 11, 2014 04:27 AM (tQYJH)

94 He broke me up when he referred to Costas as "lil' fella"!

Posted by: Anthony L. at March 11, 2014 07:45 AM (34n6F)

Another fuckup by Ailes to bring that stupid little shit on to yammer away comparing himself to Juan Williams. What is it with these sports dickholes like George Costanza's favorite "author", Mike Lupica, and Bathtub Boy thinking they have something intelligent to say away from games people play?

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 04:28 AM (8CCLP)

95 93, I doubt I could fly the stars and bars. I always remember why the South fought.... Though I was glad to find out Sam Houston was against seccession.

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:29 AM (L8r/r)

96 O Lord, hear my prayer by Jacques Berthier: Jacques Berthier (27 June 1923 Â– 27 June 1994) was a French composer of liturgical music, best known for writing much of the music used at TaizÃ©, a ecumenical monastic order in France. It is a simple chant and the video has lovely pictures. O Lord, hear my prayer O Lord, hear my prayer When I call answer me O Lord, hear my prayer O Lord, hear my prayer Come and listen to me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f51n-yb11dY

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2014 04:29 AM (XyM/Y)

97 That missing flight is getting weirder - they are searching the other side of country because military radar has a track headed west towards the Indian Ocean!

This is certainly reprocessed radar data, maybe even some interferometric/bistatic games to squeeze as much coverage out of what they had as possible - and in doing so you have to be very careful not to see what you are looking for in the data. The management bias will be to regard everything as a possible track.

But, assuming they are doing it right, wtf. Why would a crippled aircraft that could not communicate head west at a level altitude over at least two countries' airspace. It been a long time since I glanced at the NoRadio procedures - but I don't think it calls for a constant bearing out to sea. Whats out there: Maldives, Deigo, ... Somalia, lots of nothing in between.

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 04:30 AM (Aqvh6)

98 Without a link of some kind (panzernashorn mentioned it was a radio story), we won't know till later. It was on the morning local CBS in DFW. Channel 11.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:31 AM (E7Zh9)

99 The kid took/stole someone's gun and killed his baby cousin. I assumed as much, but someone else was I guess unclear on what happened. I'm trying really hard to be just nice- haven't been to bed yet. I was helping someone in Australia with some electrical problems on their car.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:32 AM (3sZO1)

100 @95 Well the Stars and Bars are INSIDE the house. My folks in NC were dirt poor Rednecks in the foothills and fought because we hated the Yankees and their damn control of commerce. It is the reason a HELL of a lot of them still make just enough 'shine to supply the family.

Posted by: Old Dog at March 11, 2014 04:33 AM (tQYJH)

101 rickb223 Devil's in the details. I got so angry hearing the story while en route on the highway, I had to turn it off. As if the incident isn't tragic enough. To have dim witted unread Sgt. Sam posing as either/both A.Jones/R.Limbaugh is so revolting. I've quit listening to talk radio. I've heard each host so well as to know in advance their take. Well, time to calm down, focus on what I can accomplish. I've some projects of my own to address. G'day.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:33 AM (MhA4j)

102 Hmmmm, yesterday must have been "Make Fun of Sarah Palin Day" since the Intern Killer's favorite plagiarist, Mike "JFK Jr is the greatest pilot since the Wright Brothers" Barnicle was dumping all over her speech as Meeka the Parrot squawked away.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 04:34 AM (8CCLP)

103 Thanks for the thumbs up, brothers. I think you actually have several "unofficial padres". It's just some of the others are much busier and have less time to post here, God bless them and their ministries! Just don't ask me to sing like Father O'Malley in "Going My Way". ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 11, 2014 04:34 AM (XyM/Y)

104 Found a 20 gauge? That kid knew where that gun was. C'mon.... murderous little swine

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:34 AM (3ZtZW)

105 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 08:26 AM (zF6Iw)

Just the thing to help me finalize my tax data before I go see my tax guy. My cup is under the USB port as I write.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 04:35 AM (o3MSL)

106 98. KLBJ morning radio -- broadcasts both on FM and AM

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 04:35 AM (MhA4j)

107

>>>That missing flight is getting weirder

They're questioning David Copperfield now

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:35 AM (3ZtZW)

108 100, I can understand. I think I can relate to the controlling of commerce issue with the obamacare CF....

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:35 AM (L8r/r)

109 Flying the flag at one's home is not an old American tradition. I'm wondering what it is you perceive in the presence of a flag on someone's property. Do you suppose this marks the occupant as a conservative, for instance?

I witnessed a real eye-opener in one of these little chats once. A guy revealed that he had a regular little flag patio, well back from the road with a partial wall around it, and left his flag up all the time. One day a neighbor was passing by, and stopped in to note that the flag was in rough shape, and really shouldn't be up after dark if not lighted. His response? "That's my fuckin' flag. I can do whatever the hell I want with it. That's what it means to be an American."

Clearly these were two patriots whose patriotism was more patriotic than the other's patriotism. Most of us are more patriotic than the other patriots, now.

I have two matching-height flagpoles, and quite an assortment of flags. I know to which side the US flag goes, and what day it flies at two heights. I fly the US flag on the "flag" holidays, and I don't think of myself as a better American for doing it. And the guys with a car-lot giveaway ductaped to the aerial, like the mayhem guy in the insurance ads? I don't know. What do you think of them?

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 11, 2014 04:36 AM (xq1UY)

110 I've never really had the chance to say it before, but I think it's pretty nice we have an unofficial blog padre. Amen to that. Most days it's nice to see the posts. Then there are those days that it's very comforting. There is never a day that it is not appreciated.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:36 AM (E7Zh9)

111 Jean has anyone taken up the mantle of Pierre Salinger to say one of the US warships in the area, say USS Kidd, shot down the Malaysian plane yet?

They have ID'd the people who used the stolen passports. Odd how they enter Malaysia on 28 Feb on valid Iranian passports, snag the stolen passports, get tickets from Thailand, and then board.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 04:38 AM (m1gXb)

112 Denied getting to play with his bb gun. Found a 20 gauge shotgun outside in a shed.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 08:26 AM (E7Zh9)

Keeping a loaded 20 gauge in a shed is pretty fucking irresponsible right from the get go. Plus that kid surely knew what he was doing. The entire family sounds like a bunch of genetic throwbacks.

Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 04:38 AM (8CCLP)

113 109, agreed. You need to listen to Phil Hendrie's Flag Day episode....

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:39 AM (L8r/r)

114

>>>Keeping a loaded 20 gauge in a shed is pretty fucking irresponsible right from the get go. Plus that kid surely knew what he was doing. The entire family sounds like a bunch of genetic throwbacks.

Right. Beat the crap out of the kid. Then the owner of the shotgun.

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:40 AM (3ZtZW)

115 Anyone who has kids that watch some of the kids' networks on cable knows that the gov't runs ads incessantly - ad nauseum - on channels like Cartoon Network, that doesn't run typical, commercial ads. (My kids don't even watch a lot of TV, but it is on for 45 mins or so in the morning while they're having breakfast and getting ready for school and occasionally for a bit in the evening after homework.) A while back it was all anti-bullying all the time. Now they are constantly running ads showing families who are (comically) unprepared for emergency, disaster scenarios. Doesn't make me feel so good.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at March 11, 2014 04:40 AM (XvrTA)

116

>>>Do you suppose this marks the occupant as a conservative, for instance?

No, indeed.

Posted by: Bigby's Third Hand at March 11, 2014 04:41 AM (3ZtZW)

117 That lady they found dead in Detriot, she voted for two years after she was dead. Someone called it here days ago.

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 04:41 AM (Aqvh6)

118 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 08:38 AM (m1gXb) The puzzling thing is no group has laid claim to downing the plane yet. Usually these freaks scratch and bite at each other to get in front of a camera first.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:42 AM (3sZO1)

119 Yeah, flying a flag doesn't make a person a conservative. They could be a national socialist.

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:42 AM (L8r/r)

120 Bill H actually one group has claimed responsibility for it. But its a group no one has heard of before.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 04:43 AM (m1gXb)

121 So the father of the Newtown massacre perp recently stated that he wished his son had never been born. Now this 8 year old murders his 3 year old cousin.

Doesn't anybody send their kids to Sunday School anymore?

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at March 11, 2014 04:43 AM (V70Uh)

122 "That lady they found dead in Detriot, she voted for two years after she was dead. Someone called it here days ago."

A link...a link.
My kingdom for a link please.

Got about thirteen people I would share it with.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 11, 2014 04:44 AM (si68n)

123 From CNN the expanded search areas. Yes areas plural. It is going to be a long while.

http://tinyurl.com/mw8kw9y

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 04:46 AM (m1gXb)

124 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 08:43 AM (m1gXb) I honestly don't know whether to take that seriously or just dismiss it as some splinter group looking for their 15 minutes. I guess we'll know more later.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:46 AM (3sZO1)

125 I was offline yesterday. Just saw that Sharyl Attkisson tweeted that she has resigned from CBS.

Posted by: Gosnell, MD at March 11, 2014 04:46 AM (X5D5h)

126 To have dim witted unread Sgt. Sam posing as either/both A.Jones/R.Limbaugh is so revolting. I've quit listening to talk radio. I've heard each host so well as to know in advance their take.

Well, time to calm down, focus on what I can accomplish. I've some projects of my own to address.

G'day.

Posted by: panzernashorn at March 11, 2014 08:33 AM (MhA4j)

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Sgt. Sam? Someone lives in the Austin vicinity.

Posted by: Matt and Ezra at March 11, 2014 04:47 AM (xWgW3)

127 Morning all. Hats off to Wild Bill. RIP, you've earned it

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 04:47 AM (t3UFN)

128 3 yr old shot by 8 yr old cousin. http://tinyurl.com/pqhg6hh Rural community. Shotgun was in shed. Kids were playing outside.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:48 AM (E7Zh9)

129 That lady they found dead in Detriot, she voted for two years after she was dead.

Oh, there's a big surprise! That's an incredible - I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die of not surprise!

Posted by: Iago at March 11, 2014 04:48 AM (ZKzrr)

130 Off Vox sox.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2014 04:48 AM (xWgW3)

131 Morning all!

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 04:48 AM (GQ8sn)

132 72 years ago on March 11, 1942 Gen. Douglas MacArthur was evacuated from Corregidor upon the orders of FDR. Traveling 560 miles to Mindanao onboard 4 PT Boats commanded by Lt J. D. Bulkeley, MacArthur and his family, and many of his staff would fly from there to Australia on B17s where he would give his famous, and unauthorized, "I shall return" speech. Interesting account of the PT Boat cruise. http://tinyurl.com/n62vyr2 He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "heroic defense of the Philippines" on April 1, 1942. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Marshall recommended the medal and would later state it was for PR reasons (to raise morale). America needed a hero due to the disasters in the Pacific. Depending who you read MacArthur was either a military genius with a few flaws, or a disaster as a general with a few brilliant moments. He probably should have been fired like Gen. Short and Adm. Kimmel, but that brings up some interesting "what if's." How would the Pacific War strategy and the post war dealings with Japan have changed?

Posted by: ExSnipe at March 11, 2014 04:49 AM (LKJt3)

133 30 We recently bought the ScoopFree litter box. 150 bucks, plus $12-15 to replace the litter when needed. 3 cats go about 10 days to two weeks before it needs changing. Worth the money. .... Is it the kind that scoops the litter or washes the litter?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2014 04:49 AM (DmNpO)

134 So now everyone starts waking up...... maybe I should delay my alarm....

Posted by: Draki at March 11, 2014 04:50 AM (L8r/r)

135 Good morning, all! And rest in peace, Wild Bill. God bless.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/u][/i][/s][/b] at March 11, 2014 04:51 AM (4df7R)

136 Detroit dead voter article link in my name.

Posted by: pforeman at March 11, 2014 04:51 AM (vF5An)

137 It rakes the litter into a sealed compartment.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 04:51 AM (ZshNr)

138 Anna, that can only happen with management. Either handlers or traffickers. Arrive in Malaysia on Iranian passports, easy Ali buys tickets in cash, easy Tickets purchased in Thailand, easy Tickets in the names of the stolen passports, harder Getting tickets and passports to Malaysia, easy Handoff tickets and passports, easy Getting thru ticketing, customs, and security harder Getting thru passport control in Beijing, much harder Getting thru passport control in Amsterdam with stolen EU passports - very hard (maybe they were going to switch back to Iranian and claim asylum) Maybe we will hear from Mr Ali, once the bruises from his chat with the Thai special police have gone down a bit.

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 04:52 AM (Aqvh6)

139 22 It's a three cat start to the day. The whole herd is on top of me. .... Isn't it the sweetest way to wake up? I have four cats but only three of them stay inside throughout the night. They usually wake me at daybreak by snuggling with me.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2014 04:52 AM (DmNpO)

140 Are you in Ft Hood Shredded chi?

Posted by: Drc at March 11, 2014 04:52 AM (4gk4Q)

141 73 It's almost Steak, Blowjob and Shut the Fuck Up Day.In honor of this auspicious event, a toast. To our wives and sweethearts. Exactly how does one give a blow job with a shut mouth? Inquiring minds....

Posted by: Caunotaucarius at March 11, 2014 04:53 AM (7A2Iv)

142 For William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and all Paratrooper Vets. Not all will understand it's meaning. "Blood Upon the Risers (Gory Gory What a Hell of a Way to Die)" http://tinyurl.com/k5mouor

Posted by: ExSnipe at March 11, 2014 04:53 AM (LKJt3)

143 The litter itself is a dessicant of some sort, looks like blue rock salt, absorbs the urine, reduces the odor to almost nothing.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 04:53 AM (ZshNr)

144 137 It rakes the litter into a sealed compartment. .... I had heard those didn't work. What brand is it? I despise scooping litter.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 11, 2014 04:53 AM (DmNpO)

145 Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 08:48 AM (E7Zh9)

This angers me.

Obviously, no law can prevent these sorts of things, but come on!

Don't be stupid!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 04:54 AM (QFxY5)

146 Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 08:53 AM (ZshNr)

What a great idea!

Maybe all of you cat people can start using it for the humans in the house and save on your water bills.

Just think....no flushing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 04:55 AM (QFxY5)

147 The brand is ScoopFree, we bought it on the strong recommendation of a friend, it's a life-changing device if you're sick of scooping litter.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 04:55 AM (ZshNr)

148 Detroit dead voter article link in my name.

Posted by: pforeman at March 11, 2014 08:51 AM (vF5An)

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Remember, there is NO voter fraud in America. NONE! You got that you wing-nuts?!

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2014 04:56 AM (xWgW3)

149 This angers me. Obviously, no law can prevent these sorts of things, but come on! Don't be stupid! I agree. I'm not making excuses for anyone. Just passing along the news link.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 04:56 AM (E7Zh9)

150 From CNN the expanded search areas. Yes areas plural. It is going to be a long while. Just had a quick skim of the accompanying article. Apparently the Chinese are anxious to speed things up a bit because "closure!". Methinks the Chinese are going to have to wait a bit. You have to find the damn plane first.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 04:56 AM (3sZO1)

151 Same as the muzzies on 9/11 Didn't some of the scumbags from 9/11 come through Germany?

Posted by: Cicero Skip at March 11, 2014 04:56 AM (3m9Uc)

152 RIP Wild Bill. He did South Philly proud. His funeral mass will be held in my old parish church, I'll try to stop by to see the procession, at least.

Posted by: Biff Boffo at March 11, 2014 04:57 AM (YmPwQ)

153 It rakes the litter into a sealed compartment.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 08:51 AM (ZshNr)

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Or it gets the hose.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2014 04:57 AM (xWgW3)

154 Nothing says freedom like a good bureaucracy controlling the media:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pt79pp4

FCC goes after black conservative

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 04:58 AM (o3MSL)

155 GAO Report: US has lost track of tens of thousands of foreign students. Nothing to see here. http://tinyurl.com/ksz4rrx

Posted by: Mainah at March 11, 2014 04:59 AM (659DL)

156 Scoop? Nope. I use the least expensive clay cat litter I can find, the grey-ish white stuff. I use a liner, of course. Change the litter once week. No muss, no fuss. Not sure how the cat likes it...., but he uses it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 11, 2014 04:59 AM (aDwsi)

157

RIP Wild Bill.

Has everyone seen this absolutely ass kicking article by Zombie?

http://tinyurl.com/nrhtzwa

Posted by: maddogg at March 11, 2014 05:01 AM (xWW96)

158 Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 08:56 AM (E7Zh9)

Oh, I wasn't directing my anger at you (sorry if it seemed that way), just at the situation.

I have a friend coming for dinner tonight, and he wants to be reintroduced to guns (hasn't been around them since he was a kid).

I am going to open the safe and show off all of my stuff, and I take it as a wonderful opportunity to tune up my gun safety.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 05:01 AM (QFxY5)

159 118 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 08:38 AM (m1gXb) The puzzling thing is no group has laid claim to downing the plane yet. Usually these freaks scratch and bite at each other to get in front of a camera first. Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 08:42 AM (3sZO1) That's not true anymore. Your old school terrorists did it that way. The new guys want "the act to speak for itself". Now, what the hell does this say? I can't come up with a failure mode that would incapacitate the people so no distress calls could be made AND knock out the automatic data reporting systems AND would allow the plane to fly for hundreds of miles. Either someone in the cockpit went nuts or a very knowledgable hijacker took over - and then crashed into the Indian Ocean?

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 05:01 AM (Aqvh6)

160 Israeli researcher discovers Alzheimer's drug by accident:

http://tinyurl.com/k23xd3j

Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at March 11, 2014 05:02 AM (BZAd3)

161 Here we go. Bacon fed with spent whiskey mash.
http://is.gd/NjH1e5

Posted by: HR at March 11, 2014 05:02 AM (ZKzrr)

162 FCC goes after black conservative

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 08:58 AM (o3MSL)

GOOD!

They should stamp out RACISM wherever it appears!!!~!!

Posted by: Womyn's Studies Barrista at March 11, 2014 05:02 AM (QFxY5)

163 141 73 It's almost Steak, Blowjob and Shut the Fuck Up Day.In honor of this auspicious event, a toast. To our wives and sweethearts.
Exactly how does one give a blow job with a shut mouth? Inquiring minds....

Fore every rule there is an exception.

Posted by: Frank at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (7Nabg)

164 Quick scan of the news this morning produced a nauseating clip from the online show "Funny or Die". Our Dear Leader was a guest. Yes, the president was a guest on this show and he of course, began hawking Obamacare since the deadline(when does this "law" have an actual deadline) for sign up is March 31. The entire show is appalling. http://tinyurl.com/k7qdofj

Posted by: Jen at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (JqB3t)

165 Adult supervision, how does that work?

Posted by: Beagle at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (NhbLq)

166 Same as the muzzies on 9/11 Didn't some of the scumbags from 9/11 come through Germany? Don't know about that. I do know they had them identified PDQ as soon as the planes hit. Why not before?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (E7Zh9)

167 Good morning, Daywalkers. Mentioned on the ONT but I want to crow a little: I picked up my graduation announcements and ordered my regalia yesterday.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (N/cFh)

168 Posted by: Darth Randall at March 11, 2014 08:56 AM (xWgW3)

Whenever I worry about the future of this country, I remember that TOP.MEN in the GOP-e have assured me that there is NO voter fraud in America, thus election results never need challenging, even when the results are consistent with North Korean and Venezuelan voting protocols.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 05:03 AM (o3MSL)

169 A dead woman voting 2 years after she dies is an "administrative error"?

Riiight....

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:04 AM (GQ8sn)

170 Didn't some of the scumbags from 9/11 come through Germany? Posted by: Cicero Skip at March 11, 2014 08:56 AM (3m9Uc) Atta was an engineering student in Germany if I remember correctly. He, and one other guy I think, came through Maine on their way to Boston. My dad retired from the airlines two years ago. He was flying on 9/11 out of Logan and watched flight 11 take off right in front of him.

Posted by: Mainah at March 11, 2014 05:04 AM (659DL)

171 Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 11, 2014 09:03 AM (N/cFh)

Good on ya' and congratulations!

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 05:04 AM (o3MSL)

172 109. Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 11, 2014 08:36 ApartiesM (xq1UY) ------------ By no means am I assuming anything about one's political affiliation, or even patriotism by wether or not they display the flag. I just think it's an interesting commentary on modern society. I was walking along, saw a flag, and got to remembering the days when they were almost ubiquitous. At least around here. The fact that even seeing one fly made me take note of it and realize the dearth of them nowadays - made me wonder. The "they gave at the office" comment makes the point perfectly. I have plenty of active duty & retired friends that don't fly the flag, and wouldn't think to do anything ther than thank them for their service (with the new exception of one dickhole). Using the flag at car dealerships & such? Meh. Is the Used Car Salesman down the street more or less of an asshole than Kid Rock? Not up to me to decide.

Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 05:04 AM (rm6R4)

173 Good morning, Daywalkers. Mentioned on the ONT but I want to crow a little: I picked up my graduation announcements and ordered my regalia yesterday.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 11, 2014 09:03 AM (N/cFh)

Congrats again, Gingy! You are graduating Summa right?

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:04 AM (GQ8sn)

174 I can't come up with a failure mode that would incapacitate the people so no distress calls could be made AND knock out the automatic data reporting systems AND would allow the plane to fly for hundreds of miles.

Aliens.

Posted by: HR at March 11, 2014 05:05 AM (ZKzrr)

175 Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 09:01 AM (Aqvh6)

All I can think of is a strategically placed bomb that destroyed the black box (but....I think there is more than one) and caused a catastrophic failure.

Or....pilot killed the copilot (or vice versa) and just flew it into the ocean.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 05:05 AM (QFxY5)

176 That's not true anymore. Your old school terrorists did it that way. The new guys want "the act to speak for itself". Now, what the hell does this say? The chickenshits don't want a drone enema?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 05:05 AM (E7Zh9)

177 You are graduating Summa right?

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 09:04 AM (GQ8sn)

No, I think she finishes this spring.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 05:06 AM (QFxY5)

178 No, I think she finishes this spring.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 11, 2014 09:06 AM (QFxY5)

BOOM CHASS!!!

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:06 AM (GQ8sn)

179 Israeli researcher discovers Alzheimer's drug by accident: http://tinyurl.com/k23xd3j Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at March 11, 2014 09:02 AM (BZAd3) hey I read....ha what? Hey what's for lunch?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 05:09 AM (t3UFN)

180 140. Posted by:Â DrcÂ at March Norfolk And Congrats, again, Gingy!

Posted by: shredded chi at March 11, 2014 05:10 AM (rm6R4)

181 Congrats Gingy!

Posted by: Gosnell, MD at March 11, 2014 05:11 AM (nCywX)

182 173 Good morning, Daywalkers. Mentioned on the ONT but I want to crow a little: I picked up my graduation announcements and ordered my regalia yesterday. Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 11, 2014 09:03 AM (N/cFh) Congrats again, Gingy! You are graduating Summa right? Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 09:04 AM (GQ8sn) --- Only Cum Laude. Thanks y'all.

Posted by: Gingy @GingyNorth at March 11, 2014 05:13 AM (N/cFh)

183 Whoever it was that forwarded the theory about the plane crashing on a mysterious island where weird things happen, may be onto something.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 11, 2014 05:13 AM (aDwsi)

184 174 I can't come up with a failure mode that would incapacitate the people so no distress calls could be made AND knock out the automatic data reporting systems AND would allow the plane to fly for hundreds of miles. Aliens. Posted by: HR at March 11, 2014 09:05 AM (ZKzrr) I've got to get out my old copy of Varley's Millennium.

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 05:13 AM (Aqvh6)

185 Israeli researcher discovers Alzheimer's drug by accident:

Jews. Is there anything they can't do?

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:13 AM (GQ8sn)

186 Whoever it was that forwarded the theory about the plane crashing on a mysterious island where weird things happen, may be onto something. Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 11, 2014 09:13 AM (aDwsi) Gilligan I think?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 05:14 AM (t3UFN)

187 Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 11, 2014 09:13 AM (aDwsi)

So we are in for years of back stories, eh?

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 05:14 AM (o3MSL)

188 Jews. Is there anything they can't do? Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 09:13 AM (GQ8sn) Yea, vote in their own best interests

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 05:14 AM (t3UFN)

189 176 That's not true anymore. Your old school terrorists did it that way. The new guys want "the act to speak for itself". Now, what the hell does this say? The chickenshits don't want a drone enema? Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 09:05 AM (E7Zh9) That plane could have reached Diego. It's about the only way the clowns could hit that place.

Posted by: Jean at March 11, 2014 05:15 AM (Aqvh6)

190 Hmmmm, yesterday must have been "Make Fun of Sarah Palin Day" since the Intern Killer's favorite plagiarist, Mike "JFK Jr is the greatest pilot since the Wright Brothers" Barnicle was dumping all over her speech as Meeka the Parrot squawked away.
Posted by: Captain Hate at March 11, 2014 08:34 AM
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It will get worse. Sarah Palin is over the target.

Posted by: mrp at March 11, 2014 05:15 AM (JBggj)

191

Only Cum Laude.

Must. Resist. Obvious. Joke.

Congratulations, Gingy.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at March 11, 2014 05:16 AM (zF6Iw)

192 So we are in for years of back stories, eh? Posted by: Hrothgar ----------------- It's already started.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at March 11, 2014 05:16 AM (aDwsi)

193 they are passing quickly now. don't forget them nationalww2museum.org

Posted by: Jeffrey Carter (@pointsnfigures) at March 11, 2014 05:17 AM (LnE5F)

194 As a Christian I appreciate the encouragement (#74)
As an engineer I need the advice (#76)
As a perpetual moron in training, I want to thank Fenelonspoke for bringing the peace and a godly perspective nearly every day.

From Berton Braley:

More than fame and more than money
is the comment kind and sunny
And the hearty, warm approval of a friend.
For it gives to life a savor,
and it makes you stronger, braver,
And it gives you heart and spirit to the end;
If he earns your praise - bestow it,
if you like him let him know it,
Let the words of true encouragement be said;
Do not wait till life is over
and he's underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

Posted by: AE at March 11, 2014 05:19 AM (sSKe8)

195 Anyone see this?

Joe McGinniss, the journalist who harrassed Sarah Palin, dead at 71.

Hmmm....

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:19 AM (GQ8sn)

196 Aw crap, I'm a non-reader!

Posted by: EC at March 11, 2014 05:20 AM (GQ8sn)

197 The 777-200ER in question. Been flying for almost 12 years. Lost a winglet in a ground taxi accident.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140308-0

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 05:20 AM (m1gXb)

198 Posted by: Jeffrey Carter (@pointsnfigures) at March 11, 2014 09:17 AM (LnE5F)

Having the JEF close the WW II Memorial really made me proud to be an American!

NOT!

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 05:21 AM (o3MSL)

199 nationalww2museum.org Posted by: Jeffrey Carter (@pointsnfigures) at March 11, 2014 09:17 AM (LnE5F) yeah I thought I'd be in Gulfport Miss this spring and would get a chance to go see it, but I am going to Cherry Point NC instead.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 05:21 AM (t3UFN)

200 195 Freak moose attack ?

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2014 05:21 AM (zqvg6)

201 193 too quickly. By the time my two year old is old enough to understand what they did, there will be none left for him to talk to. That is something that pains me greatly.

Posted by: traye at March 11, 2014 05:22 AM (X8/tx)

202 Posted by: AE at March 11, 2014 09:19 AM (sSKe

Thanks for that one too.

I think it is far too easy to not rejoice in the wonders of the day, rather than accept them for the gift they are and embrace another day of life.

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 11, 2014 05:23 AM (o3MSL)

203 The 777-200ER in question. Been flying for almost 12 years. Lost a winglet in a ground taxi accident. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20140308-0 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 09:20 AM (m1gXb) Yeah but if the most recent reports are true that it flew for an hour after they lost transponder tracking of it are true, it was not catastrophic failure

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 11, 2014 05:23 AM (t3UFN)

204 200 195 Freak moose attack ? Mooses or is it Meese getting their freak on? Goose - Geese Moose - Meese

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 05:24 AM (E7Zh9)

205 Catching up on the missing jet news, or lack thereof, in the WSJ. Still not a trace.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 11, 2014 05:24 AM (ZshNr)

206 Dump up!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2014 05:25 AM (E7Zh9)

207 From The Aviation Herald
http://avherald.com/h?article=4710c69b&opt=0

On Mar 11th 2014 Malaysia's Air Force reported their primary radar data suggest, the aircraft may have turned west over the Gulf of Thailand at about 1000 meters/3000 feet below the original flight level (editorial note: another possible interpretation could be: at 1000 meters of height compared to 10000 meters original level) and flown past the east coast near Khota Baru and the west coast of Malaysia near Kedah, the radar return was last seen at 02:40L near Pulau Perak in the Straits of Malacca, about 285nm westsouthwest of the last known (secondary) radar position. Local Police at Khota Bharu confirmed a number of locals reported lights and a low flying aircraft at Khota Bharu at an estimated height of 1000 meters/3000 feet.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 11, 2014 05:29 AM (m1gXb)

208 The 777-200ER in question. Been flying for almost 12 years. Lost a winglet in a ground taxi accident. How long are the airframes rated for, and has this model had a history of failure? I have to imagine that even with a catastrophic failure of the airframe or the hydraulics that a message would have gotten out before the crash.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 05:30 AM (3sZO1)

209 Could be a situation like Flight 93: Hijackers take over, intend to attack Diego Garcia, flight crew or passengers fight back, plane goes down during melee.

Posted by: joncelli at March 11, 2014 05:31 AM (RD7QR)

210 Freak moose attack ? I've heard that moose bites can be pretti nasti.

Posted by: Bill H at March 11, 2014 05:32 AM (3sZO1)

211 For as much as I like Palin, the "Green Eggs and Ham" speech was just far, far too easy to mock. The lefties had and are continuing to have a field day mocking her with it, and quite frankly the optics are just awful. Own goal.

Posted by: Biff Boffo at March 11, 2014 05:39 AM (YmPwQ)

212 Lefties don't like the message or the messenger, that's a given. Why care what the lefties think to begin with?

Unless of course you think the free shit army is going to quit wanting their free shit and start voting conservative.

Posted by: GMB (et al) at March 11, 2014 05:43 AM (nkPV9)

213 I fly the old Navy Jack (the all-stars canton) from my flagpole. The National flag is flying from the front porch.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 11, 2014 06:09 AM (u82oZ)

214

Nice piece of "space junk" you got there... be a shame if something was to happen to it. Like this, for example - BBBZZTZAP!

Oopsie.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at March 11, 2014 07:46 AM (sG76x)

215 Put Spengler article from Asia times "more like sitcom than centcom" in side bar

Posted by: Nola Drunk at March 11, 2014 05:39 PM (Ruba/)

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