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Happy Thursday.
Republicans are now looking for a third option in the fiscal cliff debate. Most proposals involve taking tax cuts out of the equation by conceding on tax cuts for the wealthy (where we've utterly lost public opinion), but forcing spending cuts when the debt ceiling has to be raised (where we've not lost public opinion quite yet). One version is discussed here. Another interesting proposal is over here.Comments
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Early
Posted by: Tmitsss at December 13, 2012 06:56 AM (xjeWX)
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DAY 37
1,423 to go
Mayans, Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, McCain's, MIRV's, mutants, malcontents, miscreants, menstruating mons veneri and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.
DAY 37
1,423 to go
Mayans, Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, McCain's, MIRV's, mutants, malcontents, miscreants, menstruating mons veneri and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 06:56 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 06:56 AM (XkWWK)
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Good Morning Morons. Today is Thursday, December 13, 2012. On this day in 1978 the Mint began producing the Susan B. Anthony dollar. It was the first U.S. coin honoring a woman. It lasted a few months before everyone said bleh. Like all the other dollar coins they made, they insisted in making it the same size as the quarter. They quit making them in 1981 for anything but coin collections.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:57 AM (YdQQY)
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Pelousy wants to go home for Christmas. Boner says no. Remember the Obamacare deal to go home for Christmas? That’s why she is pushing that. Piss on her. I’m of the SID mode. That means don’t even give the Democrats the time of day.
http://is.gd/CoAcyu
http://is.gd/CoAcyu
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:57 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:57 AM (YdQQY)
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“Suspected” drunk driver is found shot dead after running into a truck killing two boys. Police are baffled.
http://is.gd/KaXTP7
http://is.gd/KaXTP7
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:57 AM (YdQQY)
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Locals join together to replace the hot dog vendor’s stuff which was trashed by the union thugs in MI. Nobody has been jailed yet for this despite there being a video of the incident. Punching Crowder may have been bartered down to a misdemeanor simple assault but this was felony destruction of private property.
http://is.gd/OyicV1
http://is.gd/OyicV1
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Methos at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (hO9ad)
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NBC’s medical talking head denounces the Christian in Christmas.
” “I don’t like the religion part,” said Nancy Snyderman, the network’s chief medical editor. “I think religion is what mucks the whole thing up.”
The stupid, it burns.
http://is.gd/BMQOjS
” “I don’t like the religion part,” said Nancy Snyderman, the network’s chief medical editor. “I think religion is what mucks the whole thing up.”
The stupid, it burns.
http://is.gd/BMQOjS
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
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Google’s tax avoidance is “capitalism”. Other less liberal companies it is theft.
http://is.gd/XRQGu8
http://is.gd/XRQGu8
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
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Pelousy plays the Kwanzaa card on cliff deal. Says Republicans not concerned with Kwanzaa. You know what you scrunt, you’re right. I don’t give a damn for this fake holiday made up by a criminal that celebrates black racism and Marxism.
What Ann Coulter does not mention in her column was that he was convicted beating and torturing two women who had testified against him in court. Anyone who celebrates this fake holiday is celebrating beating and torturing women.
http://is.gd/B6KoUX
http://is.gd/B6KoU
What Ann Coulter does not mention in her column was that he was convicted beating and torturing two women who had testified against him in court. Anyone who celebrates this fake holiday is celebrating beating and torturing women.
http://is.gd/B6KoUX
http://is.gd/B6KoU
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
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I mentioned this yesterday afternoon but a lot of you may have missed it and it is important.
Zimbabwe here we come.
The Feds to start buying Treasury Bonds at the rate of $45B per month starting next month. Do the math; in 3 months that over $1T in pure paper flooding the markets. One thing about inflation; it taxes everyone equally. (But only because the gov still maintains there is no inflation).
http://is.gd/vzHR3h
Zimbabwe here we come.
The Feds to start buying Treasury Bonds at the rate of $45B per month starting next month. Do the math; in 3 months that over $1T in pure paper flooding the markets. One thing about inflation; it taxes everyone equally. (But only because the gov still maintains there is no inflation).
http://is.gd/vzHR3h
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: General Woundwort at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (RrD4h)
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The Fat Man tells Babba Wawa that he is not too fat to serve as President. No, but you are too stupid and too liberal.
http://is.gd/pxp2kz
http://is.gd/pxp2kz
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
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Another Government agency living high on the hog at taxpayer expense. When is Congress going to rein these jokers in? Slash their budgets, and in this case, kill the whole agency.
http://is.gd/iJ5Pwu
http://is.gd/iJ5Pwu
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:00 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:00 AM (YdQQY)
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Best idea:
Pass a bill cutting taxes on the bottom 3 brackets. Leave the top two alone.
Sign it, send it to the Senate and get the hell out of DC.
Ball in SCOAMF's court and blame him for holding the so-called middle class hostage.
DUMP BOEHNER!
Pass a bill cutting taxes on the bottom 3 brackets. Leave the top two alone.
Sign it, send it to the Senate and get the hell out of DC.
Ball in SCOAMF's court and blame him for holding the so-called middle class hostage.
DUMP BOEHNER!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:00 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:00 AM (YdQQY)
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Is MI Gov Snyder a RINO? Says he is not too concerned with union violence; “its part of Democracy”. I don’t know where you studied history and civics at but this kind of shit is NOT part of “democracy”. How about simply part of enforcing the damn law.
http://is.gd/w1q7ct
http://is.gd/w1q7ct
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:00 AM (YdQQY)
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Morning all
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (79ueO)
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New report shows that almost all of the radical terrorist groups around the world are Islamic. Yes, religion of peace is totally supportive of terrorism.
http://is.gd/yHw6HC
http://is.gd/yHw6HC
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (YdQQY)
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Survivors of the Benghazi attack are being hid by the State Department and congressmen are not being allowed to talk to them. Time for some more subpoenas Boner.
http://is.gd/oHgeCf
http://is.gd/oHgeCf
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (YdQQY)
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For once, she's right ...
Pelosi blames GOP over lack of concern for Kwanzaa:
http://tinyurl.com/a6zdorr
Though speaking for myself, I would add I generally have little concern for all made up holidays so it's really not a racial thing. I ignore the winter tree and solstice people just as much.
Pelosi blames GOP over lack of concern for Kwanzaa:
http://tinyurl.com/a6zdorr
Though speaking for myself, I would add I generally have little concern for all made up holidays so it's really not a racial thing. I ignore the winter tree and solstice people just as much.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (bS6uW)
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NRO gives an interesting lesson via Q/A on the so-called Fiscal Cliff. Not mentioned is that the Republicans will be blamed for anything thanks to the MFM. I still believe the right policy is SID, not LIB.
http://is.gd/CviDDd
http://is.gd/CviDDd
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (XkWWK)
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Word of the day. And I start with an appropriate one:
http://is.gd/6jpUUT
And that’s it for Thursday, December 13, 2012.
http://is.gd/6jpUUT
And that’s it for Thursday, December 13, 2012.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:03 AM (XkWWK)
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Republicans are now looking for a third option..
Let me fix that for you Gabe:
Republicans BONER is are now looking for a third option; sell us out as per normal at the last minute.
Let me fix that for you Gabe:
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:04 AM (YdQQY)
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Vic,
your second kwanzaa link above in NG
your second kwanzaa link above in NG
Posted by: Endeavor to Persevere at December 13, 2012 07:06 AM (zZJJp)
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Re: the great flood theorist Vic linked above, that seems as likely a scenario as any other. Didn't Troy turn out to be in Turkey? Why not some other Atlantean civilizations pre-dated by even older proto-tribalists led by Noah-like shamans and oral historians?
The movie version should definitely be 3-D.
The movie version should definitely be 3-D.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:08 AM (bS6uW)
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Hey Vic, what's SID?
I'm a "UFO" fan but I don't think it stands for "Space Intruder Detector."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:03 AM (XkWWK)
SID = shut it down
My option; pass a bill reducing the budget to ZERO until OBama negotiates. When the Senate freezes it tell them they get nothing in the way of debt ceiling increase.
I'm a "UFO" fan but I don't think it stands for "Space Intruder Detector."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:03 AM (XkWWK)
SID = shut it down
My option; pass a bill reducing the budget to ZERO until OBama negotiates. When the Senate freezes it tell them they get nothing in the way of debt ceiling increase.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:08 AM (YdQQY)
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Even though I am against raising taxes; I despise class-warfare and I tangled with libtards for months by defending financial success, tfg won the 10 wealthiest counties in the USA...so I'm thinking: "filet them."
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (53riN)
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You'll get abject surrender and like it!
Posted by: John Boehner at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (uhAkr)
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The only way to 'force' budget cuts is to leave the debt ceiling where it is and go home. Anyone who claims it has to be raised is a liar trying to cover his intent to capitulate.
Posted by: Methos at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (hO9ad)
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Here is my let it burn scenario. Boehner should propose real federal income tax rate cuts for all but the top income level and introduce complementary spending cuts. Forget the math; the GOP can then claim to really be making middle class tax cutswhile Obama and the Democrats would own the tax rate increases that are coming at the beginning of the new year. As far as I'm concerned, the GOP can't convince the public that Obama and the Dems are completely irresponsible so they need to do one better without a spending increase.
Posted by: SteveAR at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (4u2vw)
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Repeat number 12 to fix bad seconf link:
Pelousy plays the Kwanzaa card on cliff deal. Says Republicans not
concerned with Kwanzaa. You know what you scrunt, you’re right. I don’t
give a damn for this fake holiday made up by a criminal that celebrates
black racism and Marxism.
What Ann Coulter does not mention
in her column was that he was convicted beating and torturing two women
who had testified against him in court. Anyone who celebrates this fake
holiday is celebrating beating and torturing women.
http://is.gd/B6KoUX
http://is.gd/mCSjqQ
Pelousy plays the Kwanzaa card on cliff deal. Says Republicans not
concerned with Kwanzaa. You know what you scrunt, you’re right. I don’t
give a damn for this fake holiday made up by a criminal that celebrates
black racism and Marxism.
What Ann Coulter does not mention
in her column was that he was convicted beating and torturing two women
who had testified against him in court. Anyone who celebrates this fake
holiday is celebrating beating and torturing women.
http://is.gd/B6KoUX
http://is.gd/mCSjqQ
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:10 AM (YdQQY)
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Most proposals involve taking tax cuts out of the equation by conceding
on tax cuts for the wealthy (where we've utterly lost public opinion),
And when the rich take their ball and go home, who's next? Us.
on tax cuts for the wealthy (where we've utterly lost public opinion),
And when the rich take their ball and go home, who's next? Us.
Posted by: rickb223 Let. it. Burn at December 13, 2012 07:11 AM (d0Dmj)
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I seem to have a different definition of "interesting proposal," because at this point anything involving this phony cliff nonsense is about as uninteresting as anything on this planet.
Posted by: BurtTC at December 13, 2012 07:11 AM (BeSEI)
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Remember how Andrew Breitbart offered $100,000 for ANY evidence of the 'n' word being used at a Tea Party rally? After the MSM declared it to be the truth even though it was one persons word vs 10,000 or so.
Union thugs say, 'N*gger, Uncle Tom' to the hot dog
vendor and it only gets reported on a blog. MSM yawns.
http://tinyurl.com/b54jelj
Union thugs say, 'N*gger, Uncle Tom' to the hot dog
vendor and it only gets reported on a blog. MSM yawns.
http://tinyurl.com/b54jelj
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 07:12 AM (feFL6)
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Even though I am against raising taxes; I despise
class-warfare and I tangled with libtards for months by defending
financial success, tfg won the 10 wealthiest counties in the USA...so
I'm thinking: "filet them."
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (53riN)
The problem with that scenario is that contrary to the lying MFM and OBama his tax increases go all the way down to household income of $75,000.
class-warfare and I tangled with libtards for months by defending
financial success, tfg won the 10 wealthiest counties in the USA...so
I'm thinking: "filet them."
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at December 13, 2012 07:09 AM (53riN)
The problem with that scenario is that contrary to the lying MFM and OBama his tax increases go all the way down to household income of $75,000.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:12 AM (YdQQY)
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All this fiscal cliff talk and "negotiations" is bunk. I am certain one year from now our national debt will be well over a trillion dollars higher with trillions more to come each year.
Nothing will be fixed. Then it will burn.
All this fiscal cliff talk and "negotiations" is bunk. I am certain one year from now our national debt will be well over a trillion dollars higher with trillions more to come each year.
Nothing will be fixed. Then it will burn.
Posted by: jj at December 13, 2012 07:13 AM (gWO5X)
Posted by: chemjeff at December 13, 2012 07:13 AM (d/5qf)
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At this point Obama is acting like such an arrogant prick there is virtually no hope for reasonable compromise, and the media is making sure we'll get stuck with the blame regardless of which way things go. So, Boehner should take the principled route, pack his suitcase and go home.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:14 AM (bS6uW)
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RE: "(where we've utterly lost public opinion) . . .
Say, here's an idea. Since the Republicans have utterly lost public opinion, and since they're going to be blamed whatever they choose -- why not choose to do The Right Thing -- which is not to vote to raise taxes on anyone.
That way, at least they can begin the long long process of regaining principle and credibility such that those who have those things will give them a second look when it comes time to vote. As it is, for conservatives like me, if somebody has an R after their name, I get a bad taste in my mouth anyway and have to pause to consider whether I'll vote for them.
Say, here's an idea. Since the Republicans have utterly lost public opinion, and since they're going to be blamed whatever they choose -- why not choose to do The Right Thing -- which is not to vote to raise taxes on anyone.
That way, at least they can begin the long long process of regaining principle and credibility such that those who have those things will give them a second look when it comes time to vote. As it is, for conservatives like me, if somebody has an R after their name, I get a bad taste in my mouth anyway and have to pause to consider whether I'll vote for them.
Posted by: Sarah at December 13, 2012 07:14 AM (4W9Ak)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:14 AM (hO8IJ)
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16 The Fat Man tells Babba Wawa that he is not too fat to serve as President. No, but you are too stupid and too liberal.
http://is.gd/pxp2kz
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
Vic- Please do not tell me that you watched that garbage. I saw B. Wawa on Bill O's rerun last night and could only wonder why any of those three are still newsworthy. Bill is like Ted Baxter, with his war against people that will not call a Christmas Tree a Christmas Tree. I watched for Dennis Miller only. HBO should fire that ass Bill Mahr and hire Dennis Miller again, but the libs must like Marh.
http://is.gd/pxp2kz
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:59 AM (YdQQY)
Vic- Please do not tell me that you watched that garbage. I saw B. Wawa on Bill O's rerun last night and could only wonder why any of those three are still newsworthy. Bill is like Ted Baxter, with his war against people that will not call a Christmas Tree a Christmas Tree. I watched for Dennis Miller only. HBO should fire that ass Bill Mahr and hire Dennis Miller again, but the libs must like Marh.
Posted by: CarolT at December 13, 2012 07:16 AM (z4WKX)
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And when the rich take their ball and go home, who's next? Us.
Stop thinking a step ahead. You're complicating my cocktail circuit.
Stop thinking a step ahead. You're complicating my cocktail circuit.
Posted by: Speaker Boner at December 13, 2012 07:17 AM (hO9ad)
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Everything s----- today: we have lost the narrative; and our reps in DC have gone off the rails and the dems are completely lawless.
If anyone needs to lift their spirits, watch this: It's a Johnny Cash Christmas video with more stars singing a REAL Christmas song ( you know - where they sing about Jesus being born...) on one stage than in the Milky Way: http://tinyurl.com/busqn7w
If anyone needs to lift their spirits, watch this: It's a Johnny Cash Christmas video with more stars singing a REAL Christmas song ( you know - where they sing about Jesus being born...) on one stage than in the Milky Way: http://tinyurl.com/busqn7w
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at December 13, 2012 07:19 AM (53riN)
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13 Vic, I did the math and 3 months of $45b/mo works out to $135 billion -- not over $1 trillion.
I believe this new bond buying program is in addition to the QE infinity program he already has going which prints another $40 billion per month.
So now the total will be around $85 billion / month, which is enough to fully monetize the entire deficit spending for 2013. If he had to throw $45 billion a month in new debt on the open market, interest rates would have to rise to lure customers; can't be having that now can we.
I believe this new bond buying program is in addition to the QE infinity program he already has going which prints another $40 billion per month.
So now the total will be around $85 billion / month, which is enough to fully monetize the entire deficit spending for 2013. If he had to throw $45 billion a month in new debt on the open market, interest rates would have to rise to lure customers; can't be having that now can we.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 13, 2012 07:20 AM (ccXZP)
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Vic's Christmas kittehs are prettier than mine...
I should get a better camera.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:14 AM (hO8IJ)
Those are not "my kitteh pictures". They are from the 'net and done by professional photographers.
My old 18 year old kitteh would look at me trying to set up a picture, burp, and say fool! Where's my food and warm lap.
I should get a better camera.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:14 AM (hO8IJ)
Those are not "my kitteh pictures". They are from the 'net and done by professional photographers.
My old 18 year old kitteh would look at me trying to set up a picture, burp, and say fool! Where's my food and warm lap.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:20 AM (YdQQY)
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Abe Vigoda is
alive
Hooray, at least a little sunshine this morning. Good morning rons.
Kwanza? I have more respect for Ramadan, which I have none.
alive
Hooray, at least a little sunshine this morning. Good morning rons.
Kwanza? I have more respect for Ramadan, which I have none.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 07:22 AM (3Y7RV)
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Vic- Please do not tell me that you watched that garbage.
Of course I did not watch it. I do not have anything that would allow to recover from watching Babba Wawa. That is simply a link to The Hill and reading the caption.
Of course I did not watch it. I do not have anything that would allow to recover from watching Babba Wawa. That is simply a link to The Hill and reading the caption.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:22 AM (YdQQY)
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Anyone see the segment on Fox Friends about the guy using a clause in the Constitution where the states force a constitutional convention by state vote? Interesting idea. First and most popular ideas for amendments is removing any exemptions on congress from laws they enact and forcing congress to live by the rules they are asking us to live by.
Still don't know how tiny url works.
campaignconstitution dot com
Still don't know how tiny url works.
campaignconstitution dot com
Posted by: Dish of Red at December 13, 2012 07:23 AM (Dmq63)
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And yes, I suck at quick math at 4 am.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:23 AM (YdQQY)
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Vic, that Word A Day site has 'nincompoop' for Tuesday's word. Turns out it's been around since 1673, and this example of usage caught my eye: "I was a nincompoop. A moron. A blockhead."
Posted by: Retread at December 13, 2012 07:23 AM (zxitI)
Posted by: Bruce at December 13, 2012 07:24 AM (Q6u7O)
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@36
8 of the 10 wealthiest counties voted for Obummer, I live in one of the ones that did not.
Morris County, NJ home of Washington's winter encampment.
8 of the 10 wealthiest counties voted for Obummer, I live in one of the ones that did not.
Morris County, NJ home of Washington's winter encampment.
Posted by: General Woundwort at December 13, 2012 07:24 AM (RrD4h)
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OMFG.
Cuomo's bimbo makes a "Kwanzaa cake":
http://youtu.be/we2iWTJqo98
With acorns. Which grow on trees found only in the northern Hemisphere. Ho-hum.
Cuomo's bimbo makes a "Kwanzaa cake":
http://youtu.be/we2iWTJqo98
With acorns. Which grow on trees found only in the northern Hemisphere. Ho-hum.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:25 AM (hO8IJ)
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SMOD time?
Posted by: The guy who says Ron Paul at December 13, 2012 07:25 AM (5f8oG)
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Good morning, ‘rons and ‘ronettes. Thanks for the news roundup, Gabe and Vic. I’m going to try to keep my rage in check today; it doesn’t do my heart any good. Today, rather than a long story or two, I’m just going to throw a few little noshes your way:
If you've watched The Godfather, you'll remember the murder of Luca Brasi (Lenny Montana). As he's being garroted, his face turns a deep, dark purple. It's not CGI - so how was it done? Very simply. Before the scene began, Montana's face was dusted with a translucent powder which turns black on contact with water. All that had to happen as the scene played out was for a makeup artist offscreen to spray a very fine mist (which can just barely be seen in the Blu-Ray transfer) onto Montana's face and then - hey, presto! A realistic death scene.
You might remember that a few weeks ago, I mentioned the story of C.B. DeMille insisting that, during the Exodus scene of The Ten Commandments, an extra was smoking a cigarette, a blooper which no one since has ever seen. Well, here are a few bloopers that people have caught:
Lethal Weapon 2: Mel "But First You Will Blow Me" Gibson is put into a straitjacket and tossed into a river. He dislocates his left shoulder to escape. Back on dry land, he slams his right shoulder against a car to put it back in place.
Fear.com: The heroine of the movie is a hemophiliac, which is medically impossible. The disease is passed through the female line, but affects only men.
Gladiator: After his battle with the Germans, Maximus feeds his horse an apple. A crew member (in jeans, no less!) can be seen in the background.
Gone With The Wind: When Scarlet runs down the streets of Atlanta towards Aunt Pittypat's house, she apparently rushes through a time slip, since she dashes past the only electric light in America, a good 40 years before Edison gets around to inventing it.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Remember the scene where Indy finds himself face-to-face with Der Fuhrer? Take a look at Doctor Jones' autograph book. The left-handed Adolf Hitler signs the name Adolph with his right hand.
And that’s it for me. Hope you all have a wonderful day.
If you've watched The Godfather, you'll remember the murder of Luca Brasi (Lenny Montana). As he's being garroted, his face turns a deep, dark purple. It's not CGI - so how was it done? Very simply. Before the scene began, Montana's face was dusted with a translucent powder which turns black on contact with water. All that had to happen as the scene played out was for a makeup artist offscreen to spray a very fine mist (which can just barely be seen in the Blu-Ray transfer) onto Montana's face and then - hey, presto! A realistic death scene.
You might remember that a few weeks ago, I mentioned the story of C.B. DeMille insisting that, during the Exodus scene of The Ten Commandments, an extra was smoking a cigarette, a blooper which no one since has ever seen. Well, here are a few bloopers that people have caught:
Lethal Weapon 2: Mel "But First You Will Blow Me" Gibson is put into a straitjacket and tossed into a river. He dislocates his left shoulder to escape. Back on dry land, he slams his right shoulder against a car to put it back in place.
Fear.com: The heroine of the movie is a hemophiliac, which is medically impossible. The disease is passed through the female line, but affects only men.
Gladiator: After his battle with the Germans, Maximus feeds his horse an apple. A crew member (in jeans, no less!) can be seen in the background.
Gone With The Wind: When Scarlet runs down the streets of Atlanta towards Aunt Pittypat's house, she apparently rushes through a time slip, since she dashes past the only electric light in America, a good 40 years before Edison gets around to inventing it.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Remember the scene where Indy finds himself face-to-face with Der Fuhrer? Take a look at Doctor Jones' autograph book. The left-handed Adolf Hitler signs the name Adolph with his right hand.
And that’s it for me. Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:26 AM (SjUPQ)
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Posted by: GnuBreed at December 13, 2012 07:20 AM (ccXZP)
How long has QEternity been going on? And Ben already has to double the amount of monopoly money per month to keep the bullshit afloat?
There's a lesson here for anyone who knows how exponents work.
How long has QEternity been going on? And Ben already has to double the amount of monopoly money per month to keep the bullshit afloat?
There's a lesson here for anyone who knows how exponents work.
Posted by: Methos at December 13, 2012 07:26 AM (hO9ad)
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Don't you just love all these stupid polls pandering to Kwanzaa which has zero to do with any real holiday or Africa which it purports to celebrate.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:27 AM (YdQQY)
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Two New Mexico men arrested in a murder-for-hire plot were planning to strangle and castrate pop star Justin Bieber.
WTF Did the Beebs do. Yeah he's annoying as hell, but we had David Cassidy, I know, way more talented. But did you see his Brother Sean? What a talentless hack. Anyway the beebs will be ok, although I'm sure he just doubled his security.
WTF Did the Beebs do. Yeah he's annoying as hell, but we had David Cassidy, I know, way more talented. But did you see his Brother Sean? What a talentless hack. Anyway the beebs will be ok, although I'm sure he just doubled his security.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 07:28 AM (3Y7RV)
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Stay debt-free and cash liquid, enjoy your life and don't let losers like Obama get you down. There will be a day when he and his ilk are gone from the White House, and the flood gates will again open up and release a torrent of pent up capital into our economy. It just won't happen in the next 48 months because we foolishly re-elected a socialist who hates us.
Our goals right now should therefore be to free ourselves of accrued debt except for low-interest mortgages (or at least working on it Dave Ramsey style), avoiding all unnecessary borrowing, and waiting for that fool Bernanke to be replaced with someone who allows interest rates to do what they naturally do.
Everyone who has cleared the decks, remained liquid, and hunkered down will be able to retire on the low-risk high-yield interest of friggin' CDs at that point.
Our goals right now should therefore be to free ourselves of accrued debt except for low-interest mortgages (or at least working on it Dave Ramsey style), avoiding all unnecessary borrowing, and waiting for that fool Bernanke to be replaced with someone who allows interest rates to do what they naturally do.
Everyone who has cleared the decks, remained liquid, and hunkered down will be able to retire on the low-risk high-yield interest of friggin' CDs at that point.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:28 AM (bS6uW)
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Republicans .... in the fiscal cliff debate
Lucky for the public they don't need to sit in the smoke filled room while the deals are being made.
Lucky for the public they don't need to sit in the smoke filled room while the deals are being made.
Posted by: Dept of Accuracy at December 13, 2012 07:29 AM (+I8Mq)
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64 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:26 AM (SjUPQ)
Hey Mary. As to Lenny Montana, a couple of interesting things.
Coppola was more or less forced to hire him by the mobsters. Turns out he was a low-level hood. He was so bad at delivering his lines that Coppola inserted a bit in the beginning at Connie's wedding where he's rehearsing his speech to Don Vito to make him seem nervous and tentative.
As to the death scene, Lenny was also an ex-pro wrestler and he learned how to gag and bulge his eyes out as part of his act.
Disclosure: I worked for a couple of years for the film's producer, Al Ruddy.
Hey Mary. As to Lenny Montana, a couple of interesting things.
Coppola was more or less forced to hire him by the mobsters. Turns out he was a low-level hood. He was so bad at delivering his lines that Coppola inserted a bit in the beginning at Connie's wedding where he's rehearsing his speech to Don Vito to make him seem nervous and tentative.
As to the death scene, Lenny was also an ex-pro wrestler and he learned how to gag and bulge his eyes out as part of his act.
Disclosure: I worked for a couple of years for the film's producer, Al Ruddy.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:32 AM (XkWWK)
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I do not know why the MFM is still covering this stupid cliff shit. (Well I do but it is just more PR for Obama).
There is no suspense here. There shouldn't be anyone in the US by now that doesn't know Boner will fold like a cheap suit from the second hand store.
There is no suspense here. There shouldn't be anyone in the US by now that doesn't know Boner will fold like a cheap suit from the second hand store.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:33 AM (YdQQY)
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Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:25 AM (hO8IJ)
Heather, I had no idea that Sandra Lee was hooked up with Andrew Cuomo. What a revolting couple. And seriously, a Kwanzaa cake with acorns, I mean really ...
Heather, I had no idea that Sandra Lee was hooked up with Andrew Cuomo. What a revolting couple. And seriously, a Kwanzaa cake with acorns, I mean really ...
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:33 AM (bS6uW)
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Yeah, you lost me at when the debt ceiling has to be raised. The fuck it does. I would like those who are believe the GOP still has some relevance to explain to me why I should support the GOP when the GOP utterly refuses to hold the line on raising the debt ceiling at any point whatsoever. If the de facto response is going to be to give Obama and the Dems an unlimited debt ceiling, then make it de jure as well.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Helping it burn. at December 13, 2012 07:34 AM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:35 AM (XkWWK)
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Republicans are now looking for a third option in the fiscal cliff debate.
It's a given that the Republicans will fuck it up. In the end, they will cave to more than the Democrats asked for while still being blamed for the result.
Just.Do.Nothing.
It's a given that the Republicans will fuck it up. In the end, they will cave to more than the Democrats asked for while still being blamed for the result.
Just.Do.Nothing.
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 13, 2012 07:37 AM (QupBk)
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Oh, and good morning.
Posted by: toby928© for TB at December 13, 2012 07:37 AM (QupBk)
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remember when Biden said something about trannies being the next civil rights issue-victims?
he was right -- this year's distracting/divisive/senseless issue will be trannies
and as I warned after DADT was removed, the next move is to allow trannies to serve in our armed forces
It's coming. But the question you should be asking is what's next? After the Left accomplishes this, what in holy hell will they want next?
remember when Biden said something about trannies being the next civil rights issue-victims?
he was right -- this year's distracting/divisive/senseless issue will be trannies
and as I warned after DADT was removed, the next move is to allow trannies to serve in our armed forces
It's coming. But the question you should be asking is what's next? After the Left accomplishes this, what in holy hell will they want next?
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 07:39 AM (OA1Yc)
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"The wealthiest of Americans"
I'm so fucking sick of that line. TFG/Congress has turned it into a meaningless decapitated head to be kicked back and forth.
I'm so fucking sick of that line. TFG/Congress has turned it into a meaningless decapitated head to be kicked back and forth.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:39 AM (da5Wo)
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62 OMFG.
Cuomo's bimbo makes a "Kwanzaa cake":
http://youtu.be/we2iWTJqo98
With acorns. Which grow on trees found only in the northern Hemisphere. Ho-hum.
Heather, you've never seen Aunt Sandy (hic!) make KwanzaaKake? Complete with corn nuts!
Did you see her Hanukkah cake with the giant pearl Star of David?
And if you can find it, Youtube her holiday special where she decorates her entire Christmas tree with wine glasses. She's pure camp hilarity.
COCKTAIL TIIIIIIME!!
Cuomo's bimbo makes a "Kwanzaa cake":
http://youtu.be/we2iWTJqo98
With acorns. Which grow on trees found only in the northern Hemisphere. Ho-hum.
Heather, you've never seen Aunt Sandy (hic!) make KwanzaaKake? Complete with corn nuts!
Did you see her Hanukkah cake with the giant pearl Star of David?
And if you can find it, Youtube her holiday special where she decorates her entire Christmas tree with wine glasses. She's pure camp hilarity.
COCKTAIL TIIIIIIME!!
Posted by: DangerGirl - feeling empty at December 13, 2012 07:39 AM (CQzvT)
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73
Yeah, you lost me at when the debt ceiling has to be raised. The fuck it
does. I would like those who are believe the GOP still has some
relevance to explain to me why I should support the GOP when the GOP
utterly refuses to hold the line on raising the debt ceiling at any
point whatsoever. If the de facto response is going to be to give Obama
and the Dems an unlimited debt ceiling, then make it de jure as well.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Helping it burn. at December 13, 2012 07:34 AM (Gk3SS)
Cut. Jib. Stompy boots.
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Yeah, you lost me at when the debt ceiling has to be raised. The fuck it
does. I would like those who are believe the GOP still has some
relevance to explain to me why I should support the GOP when the GOP
utterly refuses to hold the line on raising the debt ceiling at any
point whatsoever. If the de facto response is going to be to give Obama
and the Dems an unlimited debt ceiling, then make it de jure as well.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Helping it burn. at December 13, 2012 07:34 AM (Gk3SS)
Cut. Jib. Stompy boots.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:40 AM (da5Wo)
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60
Camouflaged pointy elbows. How many can you count?
http://tinyurl.com/a367q27
Posted by: Bruce at December 13, 2012 07:24 AM (Q6u7O)
Hey now, do I spy a ginger in the background?
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Camouflaged pointy elbows. How many can you count?
http://tinyurl.com/a367q27
Posted by: Bruce at December 13, 2012 07:24 AM (Q6u7O)
Hey now, do I spy a ginger in the background?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:41 AM (da5Wo)
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Just.Do.Nothing.
I understand the sentiment, but I think this is an impossibility for politicians. They are incapable of doing nothing as their biggest fear is that we might decide they are unnecessary.
I understand the sentiment, but I think this is an impossibility for politicians. They are incapable of doing nothing as their biggest fear is that we might decide they are unnecessary.
Posted by: Retread at December 13, 2012 07:41 AM (zxitI)
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Progressive taxes should be unconstitutional. A citizen is a citizen each owing their fair and equal share of the burden of governance. Because one is luckier, works harder, or is simply smarter than another is no reason to penalize the person with more assets.
Posted by: ALL_IS_LOST at December 13, 2012 07:42 AM (T/L2Z)
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That's right, J.J. - I'd forgotten that story! I remember that scene where Montana's going over and over his speech. In fact, I remember seeing the story in a Vanity Fair article on the making of Godfather.
Which reminds me of a story from the 1937 Warner Brothers movie Marked Woman, starring Bette Davis. In the movie, she's a nightclub hostess working for a gangster. One of the gangster's henchmen was, as it turns out, a rotten actor and producer Hal Wallis tore director Lloyd Bacon a new one. "Why the hell didn't you get somebody who looks like he could break legs? This guy looks like some damn pansy-ass five-dollar extra!"
"Well, Hal, I'm sorry to tell you," Bacon replied, "that he's one of Lucky Luciano's right-hand guys. We put him in the picture for realism."
As you can imagine, Wallis only gulped, "feets, don't fail me now!" and beat shoe leather off the set!
Which reminds me of a story from the 1937 Warner Brothers movie Marked Woman, starring Bette Davis. In the movie, she's a nightclub hostess working for a gangster. One of the gangster's henchmen was, as it turns out, a rotten actor and producer Hal Wallis tore director Lloyd Bacon a new one. "Why the hell didn't you get somebody who looks like he could break legs? This guy looks like some damn pansy-ass five-dollar extra!"
"Well, Hal, I'm sorry to tell you," Bacon replied, "that he's one of Lucky Luciano's right-hand guys. We put him in the picture for realism."
As you can imagine, Wallis only gulped, "feets, don't fail me now!" and beat shoe leather off the set!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:42 AM (SjUPQ)
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ESPN: "Intolerance will not be tolerated."
If that isn't absurd enough, they define intolerance as ANY discussion or debate about tranny freak "athletes" belonging on a team of women.
ESPN: "Intolerance will not be tolerated."
If that isn't absurd enough, they define intolerance as ANY discussion or debate about tranny freak "athletes" belonging on a team of women.
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 07:43 AM (C0ttM)
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I think Jeff Sessions has it right; why areBoehner and TFG negoiating together, out of sight? Have the House pass a bill, with public debate on amendments, and kick it over to the Senate. The phony 'fiscal cliff' deadline exists to halt the normal function of Congress- deliberation and voting. 'When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout'
Posted by: zeera at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (3dXwx)
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It's coming. But the question you should be asking is what's next? After the Left accomplishes this, what in holy hell will they want next?
It's been discussed. The consensus is that either incest orpedophilia is next. And you can take that to the bank.
It's been discussed. The consensus is that either incest orpedophilia is next. And you can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Bruce at December 13, 2012 07:45 AM (Q6u7O)
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Heather, I had no idea that Sandra Lee was hooked up with Andrew Cuomo. What a revolting couple.
She put her initials on their holiday tree.
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/335463.php
I love this place.
She put her initials on their holiday tree.
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/335463.php
I love this place.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™, Crankypants Extraordinaire at December 13, 2012 07:45 AM (hO8IJ)
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No doubt, Poppins.
I'm sure you you remember when Sweden or wherever outlawed bestiality a few weeks ago and there was actually a little uproar abour it!
No doubt, Poppins.
I'm sure you you remember when Sweden or wherever outlawed bestiality a few weeks ago and there was actually a little uproar abour it!
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 07:47 AM (8sdr0)
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84 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:42 AM (SjUPQ)
Al Ruddy is one of the handful of people in show biz (at that I've encountered) who is a genuine and decent person. Every now and then, we would gather in the conference room on a Friday afternoon and Al would retrieve some vodka or scotch and then regale us with "Godfather" stories, as well as other tales over his long career. The next thing anyone knew, it would be like 10:30 at night and Al would go "oh shit, I gotta get the hell out of here. My wife's gonna kill me!"
Very good times.
Al Ruddy is one of the handful of people in show biz (at that I've encountered) who is a genuine and decent person. Every now and then, we would gather in the conference room on a Friday afternoon and Al would retrieve some vodka or scotch and then regale us with "Godfather" stories, as well as other tales over his long career. The next thing anyone knew, it would be like 10:30 at night and Al would go "oh shit, I gotta get the hell out of here. My wife's gonna kill me!"
Very good times.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (0nxfk)
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Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
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87
It's coming. But the question you should be asking is what's next?
After the Left accomplishes this, what in holy hell will they want next?
-----------------
It's been discussed. The consensus is that either incest orpedophilia is next. And you can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (zF6Iw)
My guess is multiple partner marriages.
87
It's coming. But the question you should be asking is what's next?
After the Left accomplishes this, what in holy hell will they want next?
-----------------
It's been discussed. The consensus is that either incest orpedophilia is next. And you can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (zF6Iw)
My guess is multiple partner marriages.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:49 AM (da5Wo)
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Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
Oregon? Vermont?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
Oregon? Vermont?
Posted by: Elize Nayden at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (tzQtn)
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Toothy, prehistoric, insect-eating lizard named for Obama:
http://tinyurl.com/c7y9wr5
That seems apt.
http://tinyurl.com/c7y9wr5
That seems apt.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (bS6uW)
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My guess is multiple partner marriages.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:49 AM (da5Wo)
Congress, State law, and SCOTUS killed that long ago.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:49 AM (da5Wo)
Congress, State law, and SCOTUS killed that long ago.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
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87 It's been discussed. The consensus is that either incest orpedophilia is next. And you can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (zF6Iw)
Incest and pedophilia. Besides the left, what other group supports this?*
*Hint - they behead Joos with rusty hacksaws.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:44 AM (zF6Iw)
Incest and pedophilia. Besides the left, what other group supports this?*
*Hint - they behead Joos with rusty hacksaws.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (XkWWK)
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Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
Well, apparently someone is banging Fluke if she needs all that BC, so yeah, I guess it is.
Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
Well, apparently someone is banging Fluke if she needs all that BC, so yeah, I guess it is.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (da5Wo)
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Oregon? Vermont?
Posted by: Elize Nayden at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (tzQtn)
I hope that is snarc.
Posted by: Elize Nayden at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (tzQtn)
I hope that is snarc.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
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Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Where did Barky and Mooch get married?
Where did Barky and Mooch get married?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:51 AM (zF6Iw)
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Where did Barky and Mooch get married?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:51 AM (zF6Iw)
Had to be a match made in hell
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:51 AM (zF6Iw)
Had to be a match made in hell
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 07:52 AM (79ueO)
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96 Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (bS6uW)
Scoamfasaurus.
Scoamfasaurus.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:52 AM (XkWWK)
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64 -
Aren't most of the really good bloopers well known? I seem to recall seeing lists, but I tend to forget those things. Except a few... the movie A Few Good Men, which I hate, has Cruise eating an apple at one point, and you see him set it down with much of the apple gone. Next scene you see the apple, and it has maybe one bite out of it. The other one, Colonel Jessup is being held back after the big climax scene, and his tie is pulled up and out, and generally out of order. Flash to Cruise, then immediately flash back to Nicholson, and remarkably the tie is perfectly straight, with no sign of a struggle.
I'd like to think, Reiner, in addition to having no clue about the military, doesn't know anything about tying ties either.
Aren't most of the really good bloopers well known? I seem to recall seeing lists, but I tend to forget those things. Except a few... the movie A Few Good Men, which I hate, has Cruise eating an apple at one point, and you see him set it down with much of the apple gone. Next scene you see the apple, and it has maybe one bite out of it. The other one, Colonel Jessup is being held back after the big climax scene, and his tie is pulled up and out, and generally out of order. Flash to Cruise, then immediately flash back to Nicholson, and remarkably the tie is perfectly straight, with no sign of a struggle.
I'd like to think, Reiner, in addition to having no clue about the military, doesn't know anything about tying ties either.
Posted by: BurtTC at December 13, 2012 07:52 AM (BeSEI)
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Where did Barky and Mooch get married?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:51 AM (zF6Iw)
Didn't they get married at the Reverand Douchebag Wright's church of the Holy Marxist?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:51 AM (zF6Iw)
Didn't they get married at the Reverand Douchebag Wright's church of the Holy Marxist?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:52 AM (YdQQY)
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listening to my local radio.....
dear america and england,
what the hell happened to our music-making skills?
yours truly, laughing.
dear america and england,
what the hell happened to our music-making skills?
yours truly, laughing.
Posted by: laughing at neck braces at December 13, 2012 07:52 AM (DnIpv)
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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (XkWWK)
That's nice, J.J. - it reminds me of the stories I've read of MGM in the Thalberg days, when his "boys" would gather in his office every day to chew the fat. It must make you feel a little better about the business to work for somebody like that who appreciates you.
BTW, have you ever worked for or with Robert J. Avrech?
That's nice, J.J. - it reminds me of the stories I've read of MGM in the Thalberg days, when his "boys" would gather in his office every day to chew the fat. It must make you feel a little better about the business to work for somebody like that who appreciates you.
BTW, have you ever worked for or with Robert J. Avrech?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:53 AM (zF6Iw)
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:::I would like those who are believe the GOP still has some relevance to explain to me why I should support the GOP when the GOP utterly refuses to hold the line on raising the debt ceiling at any point whatsoever:::
Because It Is Not The Hill To Die On.
That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway, when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our foot down.
"Then we'd be blamed for shutting down the government!" was the response.
So what, you giant pussy, is my answer. I swear, some motherfuckers think that maintaining a sufficient "R" count in the House or Senate is going to unfuck the structural problems in this country.
NO. There is going to be a massive correction whether you recognize it or not. Math doesn't give a fuck about politics. But to politifags, politics is not the vehicle to a solution, it's the ends in itself.
You will all die cold and alone in the dark.
Because It Is Not The Hill To Die On.
That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway, when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our foot down.
"Then we'd be blamed for shutting down the government!" was the response.
So what, you giant pussy, is my answer. I swear, some motherfuckers think that maintaining a sufficient "R" count in the House or Senate is going to unfuck the structural problems in this country.
NO. There is going to be a massive correction whether you recognize it or not. Math doesn't give a fuck about politics. But to politifags, politics is not the vehicle to a solution, it's the ends in itself.
You will all die cold and alone in the dark.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 13, 2012 07:54 AM (JDIKC)
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if you're unaware to what I'm referring: google Michigan college 50 year old transexual, ESPN radio host suspended for discussing whether "she" should be on the team
if you're unaware to what I'm referring: google Michigan college 50 year old transexual, ESPN radio host suspended for discussing whether "she" should be on the team
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 07:54 AM (BWzj8)
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I hope that is snarc.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
Im not sure about Oregon, but I guess theygotta behidin something behind all these trees. In the case of Vermont we have evidence: Howard Dean is married.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
Im not sure about Oregon, but I guess theygotta behidin something behind all these trees. In the case of Vermont we have evidence: Howard Dean is married.
Posted by: Elize Nayden at December 13, 2012 07:55 AM (tzQtn)
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My guess is multiple partner marriages.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:49 AM (da5Wo)
Congress, State law, and SCOTUS killed that long ago.
But we loooove each other. Those trivial legal bans mean nothing in the face of incessant media outcries bemoaning the fact that some people have lost their right to marry whomever/whatever they chose.
Polygamy/Polyamory/Transamory, followed by Incest, followed by pedophilia, is the up and coming playbook!
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:49 AM (da5Wo)
Congress, State law, and SCOTUS killed that long ago.
But we loooove each other. Those trivial legal bans mean nothing in the face of incessant media outcries bemoaning the fact that some people have lost their right to marry whomever/whatever they chose.
Polygamy/Polyamory/Transamory, followed by Incest, followed by pedophilia, is the up and coming playbook!
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 07:56 AM (Cnqmv)
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56- Vic, Thank you. I will not even watch the tiny url to Barbara Wawa. I have been sick for 2 1/2 weeks and finally feel much better. I would be ill again if i had to watch that trash.
Christie is one of the persons of the year? It's we'll past time for Wawa to retire! She has to vein her late 70s if not 80. There once was a time to leave at the height of your career, now they milk it for every last $ they can get. I include pols in that too, Strom Thurmond, Teddy K, Byrd etc should have retired, but fools, including here in MA kept reelecting them when they had no business representing anyone.
Christie is one of the persons of the year? It's we'll past time for Wawa to retire! She has to vein her late 70s if not 80. There once was a time to leave at the height of your career, now they milk it for every last $ they can get. I include pols in that too, Strom Thurmond, Teddy K, Byrd etc should have retired, but fools, including here in MA kept reelecting them when they had no business representing anyone.
Posted by: CarolT at December 13, 2012 07:56 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Barry SCOAMF and the EOs at December 13, 2012 07:56 AM (hO8IJ)
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Because It Is Not The Hill To Die On.
That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway,
when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our
foot down.
"This is not the hill to die on." Every single fucking time. I'm still waiting to hear what exactly is the hill to die on.
That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway,
when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our
foot down.
"This is not the hill to die on." Every single fucking time. I'm still waiting to hear what exactly is the hill to die on.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:57 AM (da5Wo)
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Aren't most of the really good bloopers well known? I seem to recall seeing lists, but I tend to forget those things.
Oh, yes, but I was only doing a quick dash-off post. Most any movie trivia book, like an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader or online blogs, have the lists. So one day a week I give you hot dogs instead of caviar, and this is the thanks I get? :-)
Oh, yes, but I was only doing a quick dash-off post. Most any movie trivia book, like an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader or online blogs, have the lists. So one day a week I give you hot dogs instead of caviar, and this is the thanks I get? :-)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:58 AM (zF6Iw)
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"This is not the hill to die on." Every single fucking time. I'm still waiting to hear what exactly is the hill to die on.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:57 AM (da5Wo)
Capitol Hill apparently. They are all dead to me.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:57 AM (da5Wo)
Capitol Hill apparently. They are all dead to me.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 07:58 AM (3Y7RV)
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Congress, State law, and SCOTUS killed that long ago.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
Since when has standing law stopped these fuckers?
"Other countries, such as Brazil are now recognizing this."
"There is a long history of polygamy/polyandry throughout history."
"You're forcing your religious beliefs on us."
"Get out of our bedroom!"
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:50 AM (YdQQY)
Since when has standing law stopped these fuckers?
"Other countries, such as Brazil are now recognizing this."
"There is a long history of polygamy/polyandry throughout history."
"You're forcing your religious beliefs on us."
"Get out of our bedroom!"
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:59 AM (da5Wo)
118
I don't have any advice for the Republicans now running the show. They were ambushed a long time ago. This or that reputation enhancement cum budget proposal strikes me as terminal wonkishness.
The spending is only the evidence of Leviathan amok, stomping on our lives and Liberty with its scaly, clawed lizard feet.
Should there be a next time, and I doubt it (think tank in the gulag?), the G.O.P. should follow the advice of Roy Boehm and "F**k the f**king f**kers." Prefer a less pithy version? Here you go:
"Q: Explain the “Haul Ass” strategy of fighting you discuss in the book.
A: If you find yourself in a situation that requires you fight, use what we call “violence of action.” Go at it with 150 percent effort, and disengage as soon as possible. Punch and run."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/dxuax9v
The spending is only the evidence of Leviathan amok, stomping on our lives and Liberty with its scaly, clawed lizard feet.
Should there be a next time, and I doubt it (think tank in the gulag?), the G.O.P. should follow the advice of Roy Boehm and "F**k the f**king f**kers." Prefer a less pithy version? Here you go:
"Q: Explain the “Haul Ass” strategy of fighting you discuss in the book.
A: If you find yourself in a situation that requires you fight, use what we call “violence of action.” Go at it with 150 percent effort, and disengage as soon as possible. Punch and run."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/dxuax9v
Posted by: Thorvald at December 13, 2012 07:59 AM (1V6Pv)
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But the question you should be asking is what's next?
Cross-dressers? Which reminds me. Yesterday I was shopping for some sexy little ankle socks for the wife. You see, as anxious as I am to fully engage in the War on Women, there are times when a temporary amnesty can be negotiated so precious bodily fluids can be exchanged.
So I hit bing, images, punch in ankle socks, scroll through the pictures until I found the sexiest pair of legs with these cute little bows on the ankle socks. Hit the link, and the price seems right. Then notice that I'm at a crossing dressing web site.
I truly hope that was a pair of womens legs in the pic, and I may need a ruling here --do I have to surrender my man-card for looking twice?
Cross-dressers? Which reminds me. Yesterday I was shopping for some sexy little ankle socks for the wife. You see, as anxious as I am to fully engage in the War on Women, there are times when a temporary amnesty can be negotiated so precious bodily fluids can be exchanged.
So I hit bing, images, punch in ankle socks, scroll through the pictures until I found the sexiest pair of legs with these cute little bows on the ankle socks. Hit the link, and the price seems right. Then notice that I'm at a crossing dressing web site.
I truly hope that was a pair of womens legs in the pic, and I may need a ruling here --do I have to surrender my man-card for looking twice?
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 07:59 AM (feFL6)
120
"This is not the hill to die on." Every single fucking time. I'm still waiting to hear what exactly is the hill to die on.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:57 AM (da5Wo)
I have become convinced that they know there is no hill they are willing to die on, unless it keeps them from an A-list cocktail party or a good tee time, but they think it sounds good to the rabble.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 07:57 AM (da5Wo)
I have become convinced that they know there is no hill they are willing to die on, unless it keeps them from an A-list cocktail party or a good tee time, but they think it sounds good to the rabble.
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (Cnqmv)
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107 BTW, have you ever worked for or with Robert J. Avrech?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:53 AM (zF6Iw)
I know who he is, but nope. Have not worked with him.
And I have a good Thalberg story. When the Marx Bros. career was flagging at Paramount, he convinced a stubborn L.B. Mayer to sign them. The Brothers were supposed to meet in Thalberg's office at 10 AM and just as the meeting was going to start he got called away and promised to return quickly. Well, the minutes turned into an hour and a half and as Groucho tells it "...we called down to the commissary and ordered some 'mickey's, potatoes, and when we got them, we stripped off all our clothes, threw a few scripts into the fireplace, lit 'em up and roasted the mickeys. Then Irving came back and boy was he surprised."
Surprised is an understatement! Anyway, the film that they went on to make was "A Night at the Opera" and the rest is history.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 07:53 AM (zF6Iw)
I know who he is, but nope. Have not worked with him.
And I have a good Thalberg story. When the Marx Bros. career was flagging at Paramount, he convinced a stubborn L.B. Mayer to sign them. The Brothers were supposed to meet in Thalberg's office at 10 AM and just as the meeting was going to start he got called away and promised to return quickly. Well, the minutes turned into an hour and a half and as Groucho tells it "...we called down to the commissary and ordered some 'mickey's, potatoes, and when we got them, we stripped off all our clothes, threw a few scripts into the fireplace, lit 'em up and roasted the mickeys. Then Irving came back and boy was he surprised."
Surprised is an understatement! Anyway, the film that they went on to make was "A Night at the Opera" and the rest is history.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (GVxQo)
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I truly hope that was a pair of womens legs in the
pic, and I may need a ruling here --do I have to surrender my man-card
for looking twice?
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 07:59 AM (feFL6)
I don't believe I would have told that story. To anyone.
pic, and I may need a ruling here --do I have to surrender my man-card
for looking twice?
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 07:59 AM (feFL6)
I don't believe I would have told that story. To anyone.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (da5Wo)
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bemoaning the fact that some people have lost their right to marry whomever/whatever they chose.
...I have a right to marry whoever I chose? Prepare the lawsuits against the men who deprived me of my rights! o.O
How about the government just stops treating the unmarried like a second, inferior class?
...I have a right to marry whoever I chose? Prepare the lawsuits against the men who deprived me of my rights! o.O
How about the government just stops treating the unmarried like a second, inferior class?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (hO8IJ)
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I think the next step is the forcing of the all churches, except Islam of course, to marry trannies and whoever.
Churches won't just lose their tax exempt status, they'll be sued and shut down by the feds.
I think the next step is the forcing of the all churches, except Islam of course, to marry trannies and whoever.
Churches won't just lose their tax exempt status, they'll be sued and shut down by the feds.
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 08:01 AM (8sdr0)
126
This economy drama between two socialist factions of bean counters is really becoming tedious.
Meanwhile, America sits on top of the greatest stockpile of untapped wealth of new energy resources not seen in generations. If only we had leadership that knew something about creating wealth.
Meanwhile, America sits on top of the greatest stockpile of untapped wealth of new energy resources not seen in generations. If only we had leadership that knew something about creating wealth.
Posted by: Fritz at December 13, 2012 08:02 AM (ZA675)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (GVxQo)
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In other words, this whole thing is cuminating to the revokation of religious freedom in the USA.
Plus revokation of free speech.
Our First Amendment might be abolished in our lifetime.
In other words, this whole thing is cuminating to the revokation of religious freedom in the USA.
Plus revokation of free speech.
Our First Amendment might be abolished in our lifetime.
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (+7i2c)
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If only we had leadership that knew something about creating wealth.
Posted by: Fritz at December 13, 2012 08:02 AM (ZA675)
They must know a little something, they're all rich.
Posted by: Fritz at December 13, 2012 08:02 AM (ZA675)
They must know a little something, they're all rich.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (3Y7RV)
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I like that "not the hill to die on" expression.
But, I hate to break it to the GOP. They died on a hill and have been decomposing since Bush 41 said "read my lips, no new taxes."
But, I hate to break it to the GOP. They died on a hill and have been decomposing since Bush 41 said "read my lips, no new taxes."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (gtTDa)
132
My one unexciting Kwanza story. I work with 2 people from Africa.Both are black.One is from Kenya, theother is from Nigeria. Neither hadever heard about Kwanzauntil I mentioned it to them.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (mV8sg)
133
129 creating wealth, not obtaining wealth
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (uFY4s)
134
I don't post here often, but I view it daily.
My dad, an accountant, hated what the JEF has done and what he's doing. He knows all of his grandkids are boned.
Now he has escaped it. He was a WWII veteran who served in Japan, passed away on Pearl Harbor day.
He's the lucky one now. RIP Pops and continue to flip the bird at the JEF from heaven.
My dad, an accountant, hated what the JEF has done and what he's doing. He knows all of his grandkids are boned.
Now he has escaped it. He was a WWII veteran who served in Japan, passed away on Pearl Harbor day.
He's the lucky one now. RIP Pops and continue to flip the bird at the JEF from heaven.
Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
135
Boehner should have to take a sobriety test before talking to Obama. Because friends don't let friends negotiate drunk.
Posted by: Habitually Cynical at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (9WYuJ)
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133 129 creating wealth, not obtaining wealth
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (uFY4s)
OK, good point.
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (uFY4s)
OK, good point.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3Y7RV)
137
Here's real footage of the Nork satellite launch:
http://tinyurl.com/b5dxhsj
Or you can see the more entertaining version at #25 of the ONT.
http://tinyurl.com/b5dxhsj
Or you can see the more entertaining version at #25 of the ONT.
Posted by: rickl at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (sdi6R)
138
This is not the hill to die on." Every single fucking time.
I have something to say! It's better to burn out than to fade away!
I have something to say! It's better to burn out than to fade away!
Posted by: Kurgan at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (YdQQY)
139
not just the church, pgirl
everyone
"Show the jury where the bad heteronormative man touched you with his intolerant mind-thoughts," the lawyer will say.
not just the church, pgirl
everyone
"Show the jury where the bad heteronormative man touched you with his intolerant mind-thoughts," the lawyer will say.
Posted by: soothie at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (g5El3)
140
"Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal? "
According to Wikipedia, it's illegal in 37 states, so that leaves 13.
According to Wikipedia, it's illegal in 37 states, so that leaves 13.
Posted by: Pope Pol Pot at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (OqWMe)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (hO8IJ)
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He's the lucky one now. RIP Pops and continue to flip the bird at the JEF from heaven.
Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
Sorry my friend. You only get 1 Dad. My prayers to ya.
Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
Sorry my friend. You only get 1 Dad. My prayers to ya.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (3Y7RV)
143
Heather, you've never seen Aunt Sandy (hic!) make KwanzaaKake? Complete with corn nuts!
The only question is, what goes better with it? Colt .45, Ripple, or Thunderbird? I hear that the December 2012 vintage of Thunderbird is especially fine year.
The only question is, what goes better with it? Colt .45, Ripple, or Thunderbird? I hear that the December 2012 vintage of Thunderbird is especially fine year.
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (GFM2b)
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Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
Sorry to here that TexBob, my condolences.
Sorry to here that TexBob, my condolences.
Posted by: Kurgan at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (YdQQY)
145
132 Posted by: Darth Randall at December 13, 2012 08:03 AM (mV8sg)
Ask your African colleagues if they recognize the following names:
Shakwanda, Shanaveea, LaToya, DeShawn, Anfernee, Turdelle, Alopecia...
Ask your African colleagues if they recognize the following names:
Shakwanda, Shanaveea, LaToya, DeShawn, Anfernee, Turdelle, Alopecia...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (XkWWK)
146
Well, this administration already removed religion from their definition of human rights for foreign nations.
Well, this administration already removed religion from their definition of human rights for foreign nations.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (Sptt8)
147
One is from Kenya, theother is from Nigeria. Neither hadever heard about Kwanzauntil I mentioned it to them.
Probably because some felon from California made it up.
Probably because some felon from California made it up.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (hO8IJ)
148
off sock
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:08 AM (YdQQY)
149
According to Wikipedia, it's illegal in 37 states, so that leaves 13.
Posted by: Pope Pol Pot at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (OqWMe)
Idiot. It leaves 20. You must be a Republican to not know that. Everyone knows they're the stupidest.
Posted by: Pope Pol Pot at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (OqWMe)
Idiot. It leaves 20. You must be a Republican to not know that. Everyone knows they're the stupidest.
Posted by: Shankapotomous at December 13, 2012 08:08 AM (da5Wo)
150
Morning everybody
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:08 AM (uFY4s)
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Well, there actually is a long legal history of polygamy being tolerated and even encouraged. There has never before been a widespread acceptance of homosexuality, however. Even in the niche instances where limited homosexuality has been tolerated, it has been in response to some cultural exigency and those involved have been isolated.
That said, I don't care about the gay thing one way or another. It's their decision and I've got more important things to concern myself with than other people's sexual preferences.
That said, I don't care about the gay thing one way or another. It's their decision and I've got more important things to concern myself with than other people's sexual preferences.
Posted by: Just Eight Days Now Until Our Special Mayan Holiday Season at December 13, 2012 08:09 AM (bS6uW)
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Surprised is an understatement! Anyway, the film that they went on to make was "A Night at the Opera" and the rest is history.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (XkWWK)
Ha! Love it - another one for my collection.
It's an old book, but if you ever get a chance to pick up Richard J. Anobile's The Marx Brothers Scrapbook, you should. It's a series of interviews conducted by Anobile in the late '70s with Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo and those who worked with the brothers, like Morrie Ryskind. Even if you're not an MB fan - and I'm not - Groucho's reminiscences about life on the road are priceless. And he's got an absolutely filthy mouth - when pointed out that he was the comic and Harpo the musician, sowhat did Chico contribute to the act, Groucho said, "Chico introduced gonorrhea to the Orpheum circuit." And then, discussing their last movie, Love Happy, which starred Marilyn Monroe in a bit part, Groucho panted, "Jesus, I wanted to fuck her. She had the best tits you've ever seen."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:00 AM (XkWWK)
Ha! Love it - another one for my collection.
It's an old book, but if you ever get a chance to pick up Richard J. Anobile's The Marx Brothers Scrapbook, you should. It's a series of interviews conducted by Anobile in the late '70s with Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo and those who worked with the brothers, like Morrie Ryskind. Even if you're not an MB fan - and I'm not - Groucho's reminiscences about life on the road are priceless. And he's got an absolutely filthy mouth - when pointed out that he was the comic and Harpo the musician, sowhat did Chico contribute to the act, Groucho said, "Chico introduced gonorrhea to the Orpheum circuit." And then, discussing their last movie, Love Happy, which starred Marilyn Monroe in a bit part, Groucho panted, "Jesus, I wanted to fuck her. She had the best tits you've ever seen."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:09 AM (zF6Iw)
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I don't believe I would have told that story. To anyone.
Really? I told my wife and she laughed when I said I may not be able to perform my 'husbandly duties' because of the inadvertent surf and subsequent squeamishness. But anyway here is the picture, with a caveat... it goes to crossdressusa dot com a url which if you're at work might not be advisable... But the picture is tame.
http://tinyurl.com/chmvho2
They have got to be women's legs. Right?
Really? I told my wife and she laughed when I said I may not be able to perform my 'husbandly duties' because of the inadvertent surf and subsequent squeamishness. But anyway here is the picture, with a caveat... it goes to crossdressusa dot com a url which if you're at work might not be advisable... But the picture is tame.
http://tinyurl.com/chmvho2
They have got to be women's legs. Right?
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:09 AM (feFL6)
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A blogger asks how Obama gets away with always blaming other people for his failures:
http://scoamf.us/4H
I answer thusly.
Obama’s base consists entirely of people who’ve spent their whole lives blaming others for their circumstances.
e.g. “The reason I’m poor is because other people are rich (not because I dropped out of school, had four kids out of wedlock, and have no work ethic or marketable skills.”)
e.g. “I got AIDS because Ronald Reagan didn’t talk about AIDS enough during his presidency. (It had nothing to do with my IV drug use or promiscuous unprotected buttsecks.)”
e.g. “I’m a miserable spinster because of the Religious Right and their puritan attitudes about womyn’s sexuality. (Not because I’m a spoiled, self-centered bitch no man could stand to be with for more than a one-nighter.)”
e.g. “The reason I’m out of work is because Mitt Romney has a bank account in the Cayman Islands, (It has nothing to do with my union demanding $74 an hour for a job that others are willing to do for $20 an hour.”)
http://scoamf.us/4H
I answer thusly.
Obama’s base consists entirely of people who’ve spent their whole lives blaming others for their circumstances.
e.g. “The reason I’m poor is because other people are rich (not because I dropped out of school, had four kids out of wedlock, and have no work ethic or marketable skills.”)
e.g. “I got AIDS because Ronald Reagan didn’t talk about AIDS enough during his presidency. (It had nothing to do with my IV drug use or promiscuous unprotected buttsecks.)”
e.g. “I’m a miserable spinster because of the Religious Right and their puritan attitudes about womyn’s sexuality. (Not because I’m a spoiled, self-centered bitch no man could stand to be with for more than a one-nighter.)”
e.g. “The reason I’m out of work is because Mitt Romney has a bank account in the Cayman Islands, (It has nothing to do with my union demanding $74 an hour for a job that others are willing to do for $20 an hour.”)
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (QXlbZ)
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134 Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. I am only glad that my dad did not live to see what has happened to this country.
May you and your family be comforted and consoled.
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. I am only glad that my dad did not live to see what has happened to this country.
May you and your family be comforted and consoled.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (GFM2b)
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According to Wikipedia, it's illegal in 37 states, so that leaves 13.
Posted by: Pope Pol Pot at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (OqWMe)
Awful; I am flabbergasted
Sadly, in 17 states bestiality/zoophilia
is still legal. This includes Guam and American Samoa. The other
states where it's legal are Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.
That's a sad commentary about our country where this type of atrocity is
allowed to go on with virtually no legal ramifications.
http://is.gd/qORXNa
Posted by: Pope Pol Pot at December 13, 2012 08:06 AM (OqWMe)
Awful; I am flabbergasted
Sadly, in 17 states bestiality/zoophilia
is still legal. This includes Guam and American Samoa. The other
states where it's legal are Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.
That's a sad commentary about our country where this type of atrocity is
allowed to go on with virtually no legal ramifications.
http://is.gd/qORXNa
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (YdQQY)
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@134 Sorry for your loss, and grateful for his service. R.I.P. Pray keep his story alive for his grandchildren.
Posted by: Thorvald at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (1V6Pv)
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Sorry about your dad, TexBob. A salute to his service, and my deepest sympathies to you.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (zF6Iw)
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Probably because some felon from California made it up.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (hO8IJ)
See links at #40
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (hO8IJ)
See links at #40
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:12 AM (YdQQY)
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Is there any State in the union where bestiality is legal?
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
My former state senator, Mike Festa, introduced legislation to decriminalize bestiality several years ago in MA. He said it was to clean up old statutes. Luckily it went no where. I still refer to him as bestiality boy.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:48 AM (YdQQY)
My former state senator, Mike Festa, introduced legislation to decriminalize bestiality several years ago in MA. He said it was to clean up old statutes. Luckily it went no where. I still refer to him as bestiality boy.
Posted by: Lynne at December 13, 2012 08:14 AM (+Uv5V)
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>>>Our goals right now should therefore be to free ourselves of accrued debt
At minimum. Frankly, I think its more akin to "if you lived in Russia circa 1980 andknew what was going to happen in 10 years time, what would you have done?" Do that.
At minimum. Frankly, I think its more akin to "if you lived in Russia circa 1980 andknew what was going to happen in 10 years time, what would you have done?" Do that.
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:15 AM (3ZtZW)
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:16 AM (3ZtZW)
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152 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:09 AM (zF6Iw)
Yes! G-d bless Groucho. Anyway, a Chico story: He had a reputation for being a total puss-hound. Anyway, they were all invited to a fairly high-scoiety cocktail party hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, and were afraid of what he might say. Chico promised to behave but not five minutes after arriving, as Chico was introduced to Miss Bankhead, in front of the entire crowd he said, "nice to meet you, Miss Bankhead. You know, I'd really like to fuck you." Dead silence until she replied, "you know, Mr. Marx, by the end of this evening that is entirely possible."
I knew the son of a very well known old time Hollywood agent, and he told me that when he was a kid, his dad used to drag him to poker games at the Bel Air Country Club where seated at the table were Groucho, George Burns, Lew Wasserman and assorted other "alta-cockers." He said that when they got going they started talking in Yiddish to preserve a little discretion and protect the innocent, as it were. Anyway, his one wish was to go back in time with a video camera to have recorded those games.
Yes! G-d bless Groucho. Anyway, a Chico story: He had a reputation for being a total puss-hound. Anyway, they were all invited to a fairly high-scoiety cocktail party hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, and were afraid of what he might say. Chico promised to behave but not five minutes after arriving, as Chico was introduced to Miss Bankhead, in front of the entire crowd he said, "nice to meet you, Miss Bankhead. You know, I'd really like to fuck you." Dead silence until she replied, "you know, Mr. Marx, by the end of this evening that is entirely possible."
I knew the son of a very well known old time Hollywood agent, and he told me that when he was a kid, his dad used to drag him to poker games at the Bel Air Country Club where seated at the table were Groucho, George Burns, Lew Wasserman and assorted other "alta-cockers." He said that when they got going they started talking in Yiddish to preserve a little discretion and protect the innocent, as it were. Anyway, his one wish was to go back in time with a video camera to have recorded those games.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:17 AM (XkWWK)
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''Coroner in inquest of royal-hoax nurse Jacintha Saldanha says she was found hanging by the neck in her room.''
I find that hard to believe. I don't think I've ever heard of a woman offing herself that way.
I find that hard to believe. I don't think I've ever heard of a woman offing herself that way.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:17 AM (feFL6)
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CA being forced to eat yet another shit sandwich that they voted for.
http://is.gd/nYIue3
And they are bitching about it of course.
http://is.gd/nYIue3
And they are bitching about it of course.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:19 AM (YdQQY)
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Thanks for the news vic
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (uFY4s)
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You're welcome
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (YdQQY)
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166
CA being forced to eat yet another shit sandwich that they voted for.
http://is.gd/nYIue3
And they are bitching about it of course.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:19 AM (YdQQY)
Personal responsibility. How the fuck does it work?
166
CA being forced to eat yet another shit sandwich that they voted for.
http://is.gd/nYIue3
And they are bitching about it of course.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:19 AM (YdQQY)
Personal responsibility. How the fuck does it work?
Posted by: Shankapotomous at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (da5Wo)
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156 Alopecia...
ISWYDT.
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (GFM2b)
Alopecia was from a stand-up comic (of course, black). But Turdelle was real. My mom taught in "the hood" for many years and the names these bastards gave to their bastards were astounding. The worst I can remember were twin brothers; last name Anderson. First names Scrub and Scum.
ISWYDT.
Posted by: rickb223 Let. It. Burn. at December 13, 2012 08:10 AM (GFM2b)
Alopecia was from a stand-up comic (of course, black). But Turdelle was real. My mom taught in "the hood" for many years and the names these bastards gave to their bastards were astounding. The worst I can remember were twin brothers; last name Anderson. First names Scrub and Scum.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (XkWWK)
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Re: the Commie Perverts's next move...
http://preview.tinyurl.com/a6d9w4j
http://preview.tinyurl.com/asnhxey
(I think I saw the 2nd one here 1st yesterday, right?)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/a6d9w4j
http://preview.tinyurl.com/asnhxey
(I think I saw the 2nd one here 1st yesterday, right?)
Posted by: Thorvald at December 13, 2012 08:21 AM (1V6Pv)
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e.g. “I’m a miserable spinster because of the Religious Right and their
puritan attitudes about womyn’s sexuality. (Not because I’m a spoiled,
self-centered bitch no man could stand to be with for more than a
one-nighter.)”
Go fuck yourself.
puritan attitudes about womyn’s sexuality. (Not because I’m a spoiled,
self-centered bitch no man could stand to be with for more than a
one-nighter.)”
Go fuck yourself.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 13, 2012 08:21 AM (hO8IJ)
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Ask your African colleagues if they recognize the following names: Shakwanda, Shanaveea, LaToya, DeShawn, Anfernee, Turdelle, Alopecia...
Poted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (XkWWK)
They get a kick out of American black names, theirs areHenry and Sarah.
My one true black name story. The wife's best friend has a kid who does some tutoring at school. While reading rollcall one morning, the teacher she works with stopped and called the school administrator to come see her roll list. The administrator in turn called the child's parent for a meeting about the child's name. When the child's mother got there, she explained that the child's first name is pronounced Shh'thade. It's spelled Shithead however.
Poted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:07 AM (XkWWK)
They get a kick out of American black names, theirs areHenry and Sarah.
My one true black name story. The wife's best friend has a kid who does some tutoring at school. While reading rollcall one morning, the teacher she works with stopped and called the school administrator to come see her roll list. The administrator in turn called the child's parent for a meeting about the child's name. When the child's mother got there, she explained that the child's first name is pronounced Shh'thade. It's spelled Shithead however.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 13, 2012 08:21 AM (mV8sg)
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163 Where was Deliverance filmed?
j/k
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:16 AM (3ZtZW)
Not sure. Mecca, Cairo or Islamabad.
j/k
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:16 AM (3ZtZW)
Not sure. Mecca, Cairo or Islamabad.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:21 AM (XkWWK)
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Well I should I woke myself up after coming up with some kind of great science fiction novel idea in a dream. Instead I kept sleeping and eventually woke up curled up in a ball as the dawn's early light washed over me.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:22 AM (4+0nx)
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Wow, I did a reverse Breitbart and didn't read all the comments. Headline on Drudge: Blue Cross in CA is raising premiums 20%! Yeah, how's that Obamacare working for you losers?!!!!
Posted by: runningrn at December 13, 2012 08:22 AM (Ag5D2)
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The election is over, and the shit sandwiches are starting to pour out now.
I hope all those SOBs that voted for this Marxist turd are happy.
http://is.gd/1O4RQM
I hope all those SOBs that voted for this Marxist turd are happy.
http://is.gd/1O4RQM
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:22 AM (YdQQY)
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Alopecia was from a stand-up comic (of course,
black). But Turdelle was real. My mom taught in "the hood" for many
years and the names these bastards gave to their bastards were
astounding. The worst I can remember were twin brothers; last name
Anderson. First names Scrub and Scum.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (XkWWK)
My wife taught for several years in a DC suburb in MD. She was a lifeguard in the summers for many years.
Some of our favories: Debris (Deh-briss), Placenta, Shithead (Shi-teed)
black). But Turdelle was real. My mom taught in "the hood" for many
years and the names these bastards gave to their bastards were
astounding. The worst I can remember were twin brothers; last name
Anderson. First names Scrub and Scum.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:20 AM (XkWWK)
My wife taught for several years in a DC suburb in MD. She was a lifeguard in the summers for many years.
Some of our favories: Debris (Deh-briss), Placenta, Shithead (Shi-teed)
Posted by: Shankapotomous at December 13, 2012 08:23 AM (da5Wo)
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173 Posted by: Darth Randall at December 13, 2012 08:21 AM (mV8sg)
See my post at 170. I think it's urban legend but it involves someone with the name Le Monjello.
No, not the singer from the mid-70's who was on K-Tel records.
See my post at 170. I think it's urban legend but it involves someone with the name Le Monjello.
No, not the singer from the mid-70's who was on K-Tel records.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:24 AM (XkWWK)
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166 yay extra news
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:24 AM (uFY4s)
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$45B per month starting next month. Do the math; in 3 months that over
$1T in pure paper flooding the markets. One thing about inflation; it
taxes everyone equally.
Math glitch.
Inflation taxes fixed dollar amount revenue the most (wages bond payouts, etc). It winds up being a regressive tax. Your stuff is still worth the same but you'd get more $ for it.
$1T in pure paper flooding the markets. One thing about inflation; it
taxes everyone equally.
Math glitch.
Inflation taxes fixed dollar amount revenue the most (wages bond payouts, etc). It winds up being a regressive tax. Your stuff is still worth the same but you'd get more $ for it.
Posted by: DaveA at December 13, 2012 08:24 AM (Xefrb)
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>>>the names these bastards gave to their bastards were astounding
I've run into a poor kid named Courvosier. He is as f**ked up and irresponsibleas you might imagine.
I've run into a poor kid named Courvosier. He is as f**ked up and irresponsibleas you might imagine.
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:24 AM (3ZtZW)
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Petula Clark used to sing about not sleeping in the subway.
TX says don't sleep in the garbage cans,
http://is.gd/vTyCUN
TX says don't sleep in the garbage cans,
http://is.gd/vTyCUN
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:25 AM (YdQQY)
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e.g. “The reason I’m out of work is because Mitt Romney has a bank account in the Cayman Islands, (It has nothing to do with my union demanding $74 an hour for a job that others are willing to do for $20 an hour.”)
You forgot about the reason my wife is dead is because Mitt Romney gunned her down with his cancer rays...
You forgot about the reason my wife is dead is because Mitt Romney gunned her down with his cancer rays...
Posted by: Joe SobTrick at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (Ag5D2)
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Petula Clark used to sing about not sleeping in the subway.
When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown.
When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
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178 Posted by: Shankapotomous at December 13, 2012 08:23 AM (da5Wo)
Actually I do remember a brother and sister with the names Male and FeMale.
Pronounced Molly and Fee-Molly.
Actually I do remember a brother and sister with the names Male and FeMale.
Pronounced Molly and Fee-Molly.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (XkWWK)
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I just realized something. Yesterday was the first time Ive ever heard the words "civil war" on the mainstream news in a modern context, referring to the USA.
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (t5sVh)
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Pronounced Molly and Fee-Molly.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (XkWWK)
Phonics anyone?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (XkWWK)
Phonics anyone?
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:27 AM (3Y7RV)
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The Obama Administration has ordered changes in a new military handbook to now forbid U.S soldiers from criticizing the Taliban.
In addition, our men in uniform are forbidden to disparage pedophilia. Even further, our soldiers are instructed not to speak of women’s rights. Or homosexuality. Or criticism of Afghans at all.
The manual, which runs 75 pages, insinuates that the reason for the insider attacks among our troops by Muslims is that we are ignorant of Afghani culture. The handbook intones: “Better situational awareness/understanding of Afghan culture will help better prepare [troops] to more effectively partner and to avoid cultural conflict that can lead toward green-on-blue violence.”
It’s our insensitivity that fosters the sneak attacks inside our armed services.
63 of our soldiers have been murdered in almost 40 insider attacks just this year.
U.S. Marine General John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, “does not approve of its contents,” according to a military spokesman.
This follows an Obama Administration decision in 2012 that removed any materials that portrayed Muslims negatively. The FBI was ordered by Obama to eviscerate instructional material that shows Muslims as violent or open to becoming terrorists.
And it’s not just the FBI; almost all federal agencies are now tasked with Muslim outreach. The Justice Department has an Islamic civil rights program, Homeland Security has coffee with Muslim organizations that are radical, and even NASA was pushed on Muslim diplomacy.
My head is spinning.
In addition, our men in uniform are forbidden to disparage pedophilia. Even further, our soldiers are instructed not to speak of women’s rights. Or homosexuality. Or criticism of Afghans at all.
The manual, which runs 75 pages, insinuates that the reason for the insider attacks among our troops by Muslims is that we are ignorant of Afghani culture. The handbook intones: “Better situational awareness/understanding of Afghan culture will help better prepare [troops] to more effectively partner and to avoid cultural conflict that can lead toward green-on-blue violence.”
It’s our insensitivity that fosters the sneak attacks inside our armed services.
63 of our soldiers have been murdered in almost 40 insider attacks just this year.
U.S. Marine General John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, “does not approve of its contents,” according to a military spokesman.
This follows an Obama Administration decision in 2012 that removed any materials that portrayed Muslims negatively. The FBI was ordered by Obama to eviscerate instructional material that shows Muslims as violent or open to becoming terrorists.
And it’s not just the FBI; almost all federal agencies are now tasked with Muslim outreach. The Justice Department has an Islamic civil rights program, Homeland Security has coffee with Muslim organizations that are radical, and even NASA was pushed on Muslim diplomacy.
My head is spinning.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (79ueO)
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185 Petula Clark used to sing about not sleeping in the subway.
When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
In NYC, the oldies station is WCBS-FM, and I forgot who but the DJ outro-ed from that song by saying "Oh yeah, Don't Sleep In the Subway, 'cause you'll miss your own mugging..."
Oh, the 1970's.
When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
In NYC, the oldies station is WCBS-FM, and I forgot who but the DJ outro-ed from that song by saying "Oh yeah, Don't Sleep In the Subway, 'cause you'll miss your own mugging..."
Oh, the 1970's.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (XkWWK)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (da5Wo)
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178
Wow
Wow
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (uFY4s)
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182 >>>the names these bastards gave to their bastards were astounding
I've run into a poor kid named Courvosier. He is as f**ked up and irresponsibleas you might imagine.
My friend's Mom's roommate in a maternity ward (Philly) named her daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room and thought it was pretty.
I've run into a poor kid named Courvosier. He is as f**ked up and irresponsibleas you might imagine.
My friend's Mom's roommate in a maternity ward (Philly) named her daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room and thought it was pretty.
Posted by: Joe SobTrick at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (Ag5D2)
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I just realized something. Yesterday was the first time Ive ever heard the words "civil war" on the mainstream news in a modern context, referring to the USA.
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (t5sVh)
I thought about that too. They said it a lot. They are really working hard to create another Timothy McVeigh.
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (t5sVh)
I thought about that too. They said it a lot. They are really working hard to create another Timothy McVeigh.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (3Y7RV)
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187 I just realized something. Yesterday was the first time Ive ever heard the words "civil war" on the mainstream news in a modern context, referring to the USA.
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (t5sVh)
And it's the other side that said it. Usually Tepid Air bans people for saying it because the MFM likes to plant those words in OUR mouths.
Well, if it's a civil war they want...
Posted by: ElKomandante at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (t5sVh)
And it's the other side that said it. Usually Tepid Air bans people for saying it because the MFM likes to plant those words in OUR mouths.
Well, if it's a civil war they want...
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (XkWWK)
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Stupid sock!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (Ag5D2)
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Locals join together to replace the hot dog vendor’s stuff which was trashed by the union thugs in MI.
Yeah, but *just* before the Americans for Prosperity tent collapsed, all the Jews evacuated.
Yeah, but *just* before the Americans for Prosperity tent collapsed, all the Jews evacuated.
Posted by: Typical Lefty at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (feFL6)
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When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
Your age is showing. I liked that song also
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
Your age is showing. I liked that song also
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (79ueO)
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Yeah I liked that song and I have a CD with it on it.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 08:30 AM (YdQQY)
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198 Your age is showing. I liked that song also
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (79ueO)
Allan Sherman did a goof on "Downtown" called "Ground Round."
Yes, I am THAT old.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (79ueO)
Allan Sherman did a goof on "Downtown" called "Ground Round."
Yes, I am THAT old.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:31 AM (XkWWK)
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>>>the names these bastards gave to their bastards were astounding
My son's GF worked at a summer camp for urban youth, and swears two of her campers were named Orangejello and Lemonjello.
My son's GF worked at a summer camp for urban youth, and swears two of her campers were named Orangejello and Lemonjello.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at December 13, 2012 08:31 AM (QXlbZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:31 AM (4+0nx)
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Your age is showing. I liked that song also
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (79ueO)
That's back when people knew how to sing and play instruments. Now they play video games and pretend.
Your age is showing. I liked that song also
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (79ueO)
That's back when people knew how to sing and play instruments. Now they play video games and pretend.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:31 AM (3Y7RV)
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I'm still waiting to hear what exactly is the hill to die on.
Now I want you to remember that no b****** ever won a war by dying for
his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb b****** die for his
country.
Now I want you to remember that no b****** ever won a war by dying for
his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb b****** die for his
country.
Posted by: George S. Patton at December 13, 2012 08:32 AM (USJNU)
Posted by: Jean at December 13, 2012 08:32 AM (wwZVW)
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197 Yeah, but *just* before the Americans for Prosperity tent collapsed, all the Jews evacuated.
Posted by: Typical Lefty at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (feFL6)
Farrakhan just called and wanted to know why you didn't keep all them in there and pump in some truck exhaust?
Posted by: Typical Lefty at December 13, 2012 08:29 AM (feFL6)
Farrakhan just called and wanted to know why you didn't keep all them in there and pump in some truck exhaust?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:33 AM (XkWWK)
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Farrakhan just called and wanted to know why you didn't keep all them in there and pump in some truck exhaust?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:33 AM (XkWWK)
I'm surprised they didn't set it on fire.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:33 AM (XkWWK)
I'm surprised they didn't set it on fire.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:34 AM (3Y7RV)
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Actually I do remember a brother and sister with the names Male and FeMale. Pronounced Molly and Fee-Molly.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (XkWWK)
I can back this one up. The wife was a nurse in Del Rio, Tx for several years, and Mexicans would cross the border to give birth there. At times, the parents wouldn't have a name in mind so just Male child or Female child would put on the hospital birth certificate by the staff and let the parents choose a name later. Several of the less metally gifted thought that they had to go with the "Names" already on the birth certificate.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (XkWWK)
I can back this one up. The wife was a nurse in Del Rio, Tx for several years, and Mexicans would cross the border to give birth there. At times, the parents wouldn't have a name in mind so just Male child or Female child would put on the hospital birth certificate by the staff and let the parents choose a name later. Several of the less metally gifted thought that they had to go with the "Names" already on the birth certificate.
Posted by: Darth Randall at December 13, 2012 08:36 AM (mV8sg)
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When I was little, it was a big deal to go downtown the the Montgomery Wards in Fort Worth. They had a candy bar!
Posted by: Beefy Meatball at December 13, 2012 08:37 AM (i7B17)
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Farrakhan just called and wanted to know why you didn't keep all them in there and pump in some truck exhaust?
Myths. There was no Holocaust. Not yet, anyway, but we're working on it.
Myths. There was no Holocaust. Not yet, anyway, but we're working on it.
Posted by: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at December 13, 2012 08:38 AM (feFL6)
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Stay debt-free and cash liquid,
WTF, why would you hold cash being devalued by QEn? Borrow everything you can and buy resellable non-depreciating items like Guns + Ammo.
WTF, why would you hold cash being devalued by QEn? Borrow everything you can and buy resellable non-depreciating items like Guns + Ammo.
Posted by: DaveA at December 13, 2012 08:38 AM (Xefrb)
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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:17 AM (XkWWK)
Oh, I know that Bankhead story, J.J. - I must have told it here before you were a regular. Anyway, in my version, Bankhead was supposed to have replied to Chico's "I want to fuck you" with, "And so you shall, dear boy!"
And then, of course, there was the time she asked Thalberg, "How does one get laid in this dreadful town?" to which he answered, "Just ask around. I'm sure you'll have no difficulty."
And wouldn't that have been something to be next to the Bel-Air table? I'd take that over the preening fools at the Algonquin any day. There was an old Bennett Cerf story that a woman member of the club used to reserve a table next to the comics for lunch every day, saying, "Where else am I going to hear the best jokes in town for free?"
Oh, I know that Bankhead story, J.J. - I must have told it here before you were a regular. Anyway, in my version, Bankhead was supposed to have replied to Chico's "I want to fuck you" with, "And so you shall, dear boy!"
And then, of course, there was the time she asked Thalberg, "How does one get laid in this dreadful town?" to which he answered, "Just ask around. I'm sure you'll have no difficulty."
And wouldn't that have been something to be next to the Bel-Air table? I'd take that over the preening fools at the Algonquin any day. There was an old Bennett Cerf story that a woman member of the club used to reserve a table next to the comics for lunch every day, saying, "Where else am I going to hear the best jokes in town for free?"
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:39 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:39 AM (4+0nx)
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NORTHSOUTH
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:41 AM (uFY4s)
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Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes up to 20%
If you like your insurance, You can go fuck yourself since the premiums will break ya!
If you like your insurance, You can go fuck yourself since the premiums will break ya!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:42 AM (79ueO)
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That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway, when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our foot down.
As much as "begging the question" gets abused, "raise the debt ceiling because the debt ceiling must be raised" is as good an example of this fallacy as I've ever seen.
I live in Fairfax County, Virginia. In the 25 years between 1985 and 2010 (including my time in the army), I worked in or around the Federal Government. I've met a number of republicans in that time. About a quarter of those republicans would consider me a domestic terrorist if they knew that I want to see the debt ceiling held.
If the GOP plays along, leaves the one card that the one-half-of-one-third actually holds off the table, and does every meaningless gesture it can, then we get to chaos at some point coming upon us quickly.
Let-it-Burn is the same thing except without the meaningless gestures in the hopes that we get to chaos even sooner.
The problem with these approaches is that they are a continuation of the "Tax the rich; Feed the poor; 'Til there are no rich no more" trajectory this country has been on since before most of us were even born. It's just the pace that is changing.
It isn't that the FSA are going to be coming for your shit. The FSA has been taking your income. They are growing, getting hungrier, and don't even bother dressing it up as somehow noble anymore.
The key is to set them on each other now, and the one-half-of-one-third have this power. Refuse to raise the debt ceiling and force Obama to pick and choose which of his parasitic factions get shorted the next time the handouts are due.
FSA already takes massive bites out of your income. Anyone worried about the day that FSA will come for your assets can stop worrying right now. They've been helping themselves to your assets via Quantitative Easing for the last four years.
That's what I was told by my intellectual betters last time, anyway, when I pointed out that with control of the House, we could put our foot down.
As much as "begging the question" gets abused, "raise the debt ceiling because the debt ceiling must be raised" is as good an example of this fallacy as I've ever seen.
I live in Fairfax County, Virginia. In the 25 years between 1985 and 2010 (including my time in the army), I worked in or around the Federal Government. I've met a number of republicans in that time. About a quarter of those republicans would consider me a domestic terrorist if they knew that I want to see the debt ceiling held.
If the GOP plays along, leaves the one card that the one-half-of-one-third actually holds off the table, and does every meaningless gesture it can, then we get to chaos at some point coming upon us quickly.
Let-it-Burn is the same thing except without the meaningless gestures in the hopes that we get to chaos even sooner.
The problem with these approaches is that they are a continuation of the "Tax the rich; Feed the poor; 'Til there are no rich no more" trajectory this country has been on since before most of us were even born. It's just the pace that is changing.
It isn't that the FSA are going to be coming for your shit. The FSA has been taking your income. They are growing, getting hungrier, and don't even bother dressing it up as somehow noble anymore.
The key is to set them on each other now, and the one-half-of-one-third have this power. Refuse to raise the debt ceiling and force Obama to pick and choose which of his parasitic factions get shorted the next time the handouts are due.
FSA already takes massive bites out of your income. Anyone worried about the day that FSA will come for your assets can stop worrying right now. They've been helping themselves to your assets via Quantitative Easing for the last four years.
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at December 13, 2012 08:42 AM (V3kRK)
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He's the lucky one now. RIP Pops and continue to flip the bird at the JEF from heaven.
Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
My condolences, TexBob. We thank him for his service.
Posted by: TexBob at December 13, 2012 08:05 AM (3p8sP)
My condolences, TexBob. We thank him for his service.
Posted by: joncelli at December 13, 2012 08:43 AM (CWlPF)
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"''Coroner in inquest of royal-hoax nurse Jacintha Saldanha says she was found hanging by the neck in her room.''
"
I don't think it was suicide. I suspect the husband.
"
I don't think it was suicide. I suspect the husband.
Posted by: Al at December 13, 2012 08:44 AM (V70Uh)
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Liberalism, its a hitch!
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:44 AM (uFY4s)
220
okay, chemistry spelling pet peeve:
on the sidebar, with the story about the exploding refrigerant,
it should be spelled "fluoride" not "flouride"
thank you
on the sidebar, with the story about the exploding refrigerant,
it should be spelled "fluoride" not "flouride"
thank you
Posted by: chemjeff at December 13, 2012 08:45 AM (d/5qf)
221
I'm not comfy with holding cash and being debt free, although I'm both.
I'm thinking why not buy a lakehouse?
I'm also thinking of going headlong into a midlife crisis.
The family always takes you back when you're done partying, don't they?
I'm not comfy with holding cash and being debt free, although I'm both.
I'm thinking why not buy a lakehouse?
I'm also thinking of going headlong into a midlife crisis.
The family always takes you back when you're done partying, don't they?
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 08:45 AM (Sptt8)
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I'm not surprised NH hasn't made bestiality illegal. We ARE the "live free or die" state. Though I think it's more likely that no one's ever noticed that, amid our dozens of RSAs, none of them prohibit bestiality.
I remember when Mike Barnicle (yes, that one) once said that, in NH, "the most common complaint is the sheep either have a headache or they lie."
That quote was from a positively scintillating column Barnicle wrote back in 1994 contrasting Vermont and NH. In short, Vermont is a paradise full of intelligent, urbane sophisticates, while NH is full of low IQ neanderthals who drink beer and shoot things.
If you'd like to read the whole thing, feel free! You can find it here: http://boulter.com/nh/barnicle.html. It really is a wonderfully even-handed, witty bit of literary genius. *rolling eyes*
Oh, and Mike Barnicle can go fuck himself with a rusty claw hammer.
I remember when Mike Barnicle (yes, that one) once said that, in NH, "the most common complaint is the sheep either have a headache or they lie."
That quote was from a positively scintillating column Barnicle wrote back in 1994 contrasting Vermont and NH. In short, Vermont is a paradise full of intelligent, urbane sophisticates, while NH is full of low IQ neanderthals who drink beer and shoot things.
If you'd like to read the whole thing, feel free! You can find it here: http://boulter.com/nh/barnicle.html. It really is a wonderfully even-handed, witty bit of literary genius. *rolling eyes*
Oh, and Mike Barnicle can go fuck himself with a rusty claw hammer.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 08:45 AM (4df7R)
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I find that hard to believe. I don't think I've ever heard of a woman offing herself that way.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:17 AM (feFL6)
---------------------------------------I know of one: the Kennedy ex-wife whose relatives found out he moved her grave.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:17 AM (feFL6)
---------------------------------------I know of one: the Kennedy ex-wife whose relatives found out he moved her grave.
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:46 AM (GoIUi)
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>>My head is spinning.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (79ueO)
And we're borrowing money to fund turncoat govt agencies to enable filthy scum that want to kill us.LIB
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:28 AM (79ueO)
And we're borrowing money to fund turncoat govt agencies to enable filthy scum that want to kill us.LIB
Posted by: ontherocks at December 13, 2012 08:46 AM (aZ6ew)
225
Denmark: Jews warned not to wear religious symbols
Amid rising anti-Israel sentiment, Israeli envoy warna Jews in Copenhagen to keep low profile; in Spain, embassy fights back against boycott
Itamar Eichner
Published: 12.13.12, 15:12 / Israel News
After facing an onslaught of anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incidents recently, Israeli officials in Denmark and Spain have decided to call for precautionary measures.
Israeli and Jewish officials in Denmark on Wednesday warned Jews to avoid openly wearing religious symbols and dress when moving about Copenhagen amid rising anti-Israeli sentiment.
1940 was not that long ago.
Denmark: Jews warned not to wear religious symbols
Amid rising anti-Israel sentiment, Israeli envoy warna Jews in Copenhagen to keep low profile; in Spain, embassy fights back against boycott
Itamar Eichner
Published: 12.13.12, 15:12 / Israel News
After facing an onslaught of anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incidents recently, Israeli officials in Denmark and Spain have decided to call for precautionary measures.
Israeli and Jewish officials in Denmark on Wednesday warned Jews to avoid openly wearing religious symbols and dress when moving about Copenhagen amid rising anti-Israeli sentiment.
1940 was not that long ago.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (79ueO)
226
Joe Bastardi thinks White Christmas a strong possibility for northeast.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (feFL6)
227
Just read on The Daily Mail that the girlfriend of Jim Moran's son claims that she and he were arguing when the heel of her shoe broke, throwing her face into the trash can. She didn't press charges, and she testified for him on his behalf. This despite the fact he pleaded guilty to misdemeamor assault and has to go to a court ordered domestic abuse class. She claims she had no broken bones, and she didn't miss any time at work. Interestingly, this article pointed out that Jim Moran's second wife complained he assaulted her. Of course, no charges were filed.
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (Ag5D2)
228
do I have to surrender my man-card for looking twice?
Nah dood, it's totally not gay if she has boobs. Bwahahaha.
Nah dood, it's totally not gay if she has boobs. Bwahahaha.
Posted by: DaveA at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (Xefrb)
229
Bitch.... God Damn kindle
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (uFY4s)
230
Chemjeff, besides the typo. What do you think of a refrigerant that acts like mustard gas on the lungs?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:48 AM (4+0nx)
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225 Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (79ueO)
How about a beer summit... at Evian?
How about a beer summit... at Evian?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:48 AM (XkWWK)
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>>>My friend's Mom's roommate in a maternity ward (Philly) named her daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room and thought it was pretty.
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:48 AM (3ZtZW)
233
Just read on The Daily Mail that the girlfriend of Jim Moran's son claims that she and he were arguing when the heel of her shoe broke, throwing her face into the trash can. She didn't press charges, and she testified for him on his behalf. This despite the fact he pleaded guilty to misdemeamor assault and has to go to a court ordered domestic abuse class. She claims she had no broken bones, and she didn't miss any time at work. Interestingly, this article pointed out that Jim Moran's second wife complained he assaulted her. Of course, no charges were filed.
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (Ag5D2)
Any coments from Bob Costas yet?
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (Ag5D2)
Any coments from Bob Costas yet?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (79ueO)
234
When I was 5 years old my favorite song was Downtown. Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:26 AM (3Y7RV)
Whenever I hear that song, I crank up the middle 8 where the horns start blowing like the end of the world. I tell Mrs P if an alien ever asked what the British Invasion sound was, that 15 seconds or so is the perfect example.
Whenever I hear that song, I crank up the middle 8 where the horns start blowing like the end of the world. I tell Mrs P if an alien ever asked what the British Invasion sound was, that 15 seconds or so is the perfect example.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (zF6Iw)
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Pelosi blames GOP over lack of concern for Kwanzaa
Where's Pelosi's concern for Festivus?!?!?
Uh huh, just what I thought.
Racist.
I got issues with you people!!!!!!!
Where's Pelosi's concern for Festivus?!?!?
Uh huh, just what I thought.
Racist.
I got issues with you people!!!!!!!
Posted by: Frank Constanza at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (sbV1u)
236
#232 My friend's Mom's roommate in a maternity ward (Philly) named her
daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room
and thought it was pretty.
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
--------
Silly, "Forceps" is a boys name!
daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room
and thought it was pretty.
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
--------
Silly, "Forceps" is a boys name!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (GoIUi)
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My friend's Mom's roommate in a maternity ward (Philly) named her daughter "Placenta" because she heard it being said in the delivery room and thought it was pretty.
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:48 AM (3ZtZW)
Good thing it was not a boy, she might have named him "little dick"
Good thing it wasn't Forceps. That could be embarassing
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:48 AM (3ZtZW)
Good thing it was not a boy, she might have named him "little dick"
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (79ueO)
238
207 I'm surprised they didn't set it on fire.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:34 AM (3Y7RV)
I know we say Let It Burn, but they're the maggots who've got the matches and gasoline.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at December 13, 2012 08:34 AM (3Y7RV)
I know we say Let It Burn, but they're the maggots who've got the matches and gasoline.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:51 AM (XkWWK)
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Moran's moll knows what is good for her. So she is saying nothing happened while wearing some dark sunglasses. She does not want to end up on a flyer. Democrat thugs abuse women, but I repeat myself.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:51 AM (4+0nx)
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This despite the fact he pleaded guilty to misdemeamor assault and has to go to a court ordered domestic abuse class. Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (Ag5D2)
And despite the fact that a cop actually saw the whole thing and filed a report attesting to it.
And despite the fact that a cop actually saw the whole thing and filed a report attesting to it.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 08:52 AM (sbV1u)
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I've mentioned it before, but speaking of silly names, my brother-in-law new a couple once who named their son Nawlege. Pronounced "knowledge."
*rubbing temples* Oy.
Another one that isn't half so bad but perhaps a bit too cutesy was the name my former coworker's friends gave their daughter. They named her Brooke. Not a bad name at all.
Their last name was Trout.
Yes.
*rubbing temples* Oy.
Another one that isn't half so bad but perhaps a bit too cutesy was the name my former coworker's friends gave their daughter. They named her Brooke. Not a bad name at all.
Their last name was Trout.
Yes.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 08:52 AM (4df7R)
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236 Silly, "Forceps" is a boys name!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (GoIUi)
Suture is more feminine. And isn't Placenta a town in California? (Placentia, I know)
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (GoIUi)
Suture is more feminine. And isn't Placenta a town in California? (Placentia, I know)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:53 AM (XkWWK)
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Our First Amendment might be was abolished in our lifetime.
LA jugged that lousy ?Egyptian? film-maker just so HRC, TFG, SR and company could keep lying about Benghazi.
LA jugged that lousy ?Egyptian? film-maker just so HRC, TFG, SR and company could keep lying about Benghazi.
Posted by: DaveA at December 13, 2012 08:53 AM (Xefrb)
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Any coments from Bob Costas yet?
I can't wait to hear him opine about "Killer Heels" and why they should be outlawed!
I can't wait to hear him opine about "Killer Heels" and why they should be outlawed!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:53 AM (Ag5D2)
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OK, all, got to work. bbl.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 13, 2012 08:53 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (3ZtZW)
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Well, hell, Gwyneth Paltrow named her kid "Apple."
But Touré thinks it's racist, like Broccoli. No not Albert Broccoli.
But Touré thinks it's racist, like Broccoli. No not Albert Broccoli.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (XkWWK)
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1940 was not that long ago.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (79ueO)
But back then they required the Jews to wear a "religious" symbol!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (79ueO)
But back then they required the Jews to wear a "religious" symbol!
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (Cnqmv)
249
My theory on the tax vote (posted on the AoSHQ Yahoo Group):
I have a paranoid theory about the upcoming vote about taxes.
The
Media is relentlessly beating the drum that the Republicans must vote
to raise taxes. We all know that the Republicans will cave.
I think what the Media (and of course the Democrats) want is a huge majority of Republicans to vote for a tax increase. A majority so complete that every Democrat could vote against it, and it would still pass.
Why? Well, that way it still goes to the Senate. Harry Reid can
say, "The Republicans say we won't listen to their ideas. Well, in the
spirit of bipartisanship, we are going to pass this bill. It's obvious the Democrats don't want to raise taxes, but let us try
their ideas." Obama can say the same as he signs it into law.
The Republicans now own the tax increases.
This
brings an added dividend in 2014. The Televisionians, when they switch
on their flat-panel gods, will see political ads that say "In 2012, Gene
'Ric' Republican voted to raise your taxes. I, Demo Cretin, vow that
if you elect me, I will fight for working families, to help you build a
better life for yourself..." (continuing on with various horsepoop).
So, what do you think? Is this just paranoia?
Or have I looked into the future?
I have a paranoid theory about the upcoming vote about taxes.
The
Media is relentlessly beating the drum that the Republicans must vote
to raise taxes. We all know that the Republicans will cave.
I think what the Media (and of course the Democrats) want is a huge majority of Republicans to vote for a tax increase. A majority so complete that every Democrat could vote against it, and it would still pass.
Why? Well, that way it still goes to the Senate. Harry Reid can
say, "The Republicans say we won't listen to their ideas. Well, in the
spirit of bipartisanship, we are going to pass this bill. It's obvious the Democrats don't want to raise taxes, but let us try
their ideas." Obama can say the same as he signs it into law.
The Republicans now own the tax increases.
This
brings an added dividend in 2014. The Televisionians, when they switch
on their flat-panel gods, will see political ads that say "In 2012, Gene
'Ric' Republican voted to raise your taxes. I, Demo Cretin, vow that
if you elect me, I will fight for working families, to help you build a
better life for yourself..." (continuing on with various horsepoop).
So, what do you think? Is this just paranoia?
Or have I looked into the future?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (xjpRj)
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Now he has escaped it. He was a WWII veteran who served in Japan, passed away on Pearl Harbor day.
Thanks and Adios to TexBob pere.
Thanks and Adios to TexBob pere.
Posted by: DaveA at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (Xefrb)
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#185
In the 60s a bunch of British comics who would become famous on TV had a radio show called 'I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.' I came across a vinyl collection of bits from it in a bargain bin in the late 70s.
The opening bit is John Cleese and Bill Oddie:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Petula Clark sings!"
"We know that!"
In the 60s a bunch of British comics who would become famous on TV had a radio show called 'I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again.' I came across a vinyl collection of bits from it in a bargain bin in the late 70s.
The opening bit is John Cleese and Bill Oddie:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Petula Clark sings!"
"We know that!"
Posted by: epobirs at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (kcfmt)
252
I'll recognize Kwanzaa when they recognize Festivus.
But Festivus is a made up holiday.
Exactly.
But Festivus is a made up holiday.
Exactly.
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (XkWWK)
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240 "And despite the fact that a cop actually saw the whole thing and filed a report attesting to it."
Yeah, well I omitted that because we know that the cop acted stupidly...
Yeah, well I omitted that because we know that the cop acted stupidly...
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (Ag5D2)
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My husband delivered a baby, when he was doing his residency in the city, and the mother wanted to name it placenta. He explained what it was and she changed it to The Virgin Mary. No shit.
He also tended a woman who was bleeding profusely and was lying about having delived a baby somewhere. My husband refused to treat her until she told him the location of the dumpster. Would have given it all up.
They found the baby alive, and probably gave it back to her.
My husband delivered a baby, when he was doing his residency in the city, and the mother wanted to name it placenta. He explained what it was and she changed it to The Virgin Mary. No shit.
He also tended a woman who was bleeding profusely and was lying about having delived a baby somewhere. My husband refused to treat her until she told him the location of the dumpster. Would have given it all up.
They found the baby alive, and probably gave it back to her.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (Sptt8)
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News item:
''JACKSON — Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative-energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.''
$454,000 per job. Oh, how the government does such a better job then private enterprise.
''JACKSON — Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative-energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it.''
$454,000 per job. Oh, how the government does such a better job then private enterprise.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (feFL6)
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TexBob - God bless your father. I bet he's up in Heaven right now, sitting next to Breitbart and pointing and laughing at the asshat in the White House and all his little minions.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 08:56 AM (4df7R)
258
You worry about all the names like Placenta. Wait until someone names their daughter Battery and son Assault.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 08:56 AM (4+0nx)
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253 And who the fuck names their kid "Brooklyn?" That's even worse than Madison and Dakota.
Sheesh.
Brooklyn Decker's parents. Poor thing! She has a stupid name and horribly pointy elbows...
Sheesh.
Brooklyn Decker's parents. Poor thing! She has a stupid name and horribly pointy elbows...
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:56 AM (Ag5D2)
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Israeli and Jewish officials in Denmark on Wednesday warned Jews to avoid openly wearing religious symbols and dress when moving about Copenhagen amid rising anti-Israeli sentiment. Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 08:47 AM (79ueO)
The next step is that they'll be demanding they wear Jewish symbols.
A Yellow Star of David sewn to every piece of clothing.
The next step is that they'll be demanding they wear Jewish symbols.
A Yellow Star of David sewn to every piece of clothing.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 08:56 AM (sbV1u)
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And despite the fact that a cop actually saw the whole thing and filed a report attesting to it.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 08:52 AM (sbV1u)
The police acted stupidly!
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 08:52 AM (sbV1u)
The police acted stupidly!
Posted by: Jim Moron at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (Cnqmv)
262
253
And who the fuck names their kid "Brooklyn?" That's even worse than Madison and Dakota.
Sheesh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (XkWWK)
Lmao. Friends and members of my church have a daughter named Brooklyn and a son named Gunnar. I have no idea why.
253
And who the fuck names their kid "Brooklyn?" That's even worse than Madison and Dakota.
Sheesh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (XkWWK)
Lmao. Friends and members of my church have a daughter named Brooklyn and a son named Gunnar. I have no idea why.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (da5Wo)
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Silly, "Forceps" is a boys name!
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (GoIUi)
Silly. It's FOceps.
Daughter is Focepsia.
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 08:50 AM (GoIUi)
Silly. It's FOceps.
Daughter is Focepsia.
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (fWAjv)
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NBC’s medical talking head denounces the Christian in Christmas.
”
“I don’t like the religion part,” said Nancy Snyderman, the network’s
chief medical editor. “I think religion is what mucks the whole thing
up.”
The stupid, it burns.
http://is.gd/BMQOjS
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Yeah, Christmas was so much better before they started to muck it up with religion. If only it could return to its roots of being the unnamed "holiday" that is all about buying things.
”
“I don’t like the religion part,” said Nancy Snyderman, the network’s
chief medical editor. “I think religion is what mucks the whole thing
up.”
The stupid, it burns.
http://is.gd/BMQOjS
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Yeah, Christmas was so much better before they started to muck it up with religion. If only it could return to its roots of being the unnamed "holiday" that is all about buying things.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (1Jaio)
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>>>>My husband delivered a baby, when he was doing his residency in the city, and the mother wanted to name it placenta. He explained what it was and she changed it to....
Caul.
Fixed it for me.
Caul.
Fixed it for me.
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 08:58 AM (3ZtZW)
266
249 So, what do you think? Is this just paranoia?
Or have I looked into the future?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (xjpRj)
Nope. This is real. SCOAMF and the Dems are now set to utterly destroy the Republican Party and brand forever.
Why do you think he keeps harping on about "we tried it their way (tax cuts, low spending) and it didn't work!"
Going forward, Reagan and conservative principles will be blamed for big government social engineering failure.
Or have I looked into the future?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 08:54 AM (xjpRj)
Nope. This is real. SCOAMF and the Dems are now set to utterly destroy the Republican Party and brand forever.
Why do you think he keeps harping on about "we tried it their way (tax cuts, low spending) and it didn't work!"
Going forward, Reagan and conservative principles will be blamed for big government social engineering failure.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:58 AM (XkWWK)
267
258 You worry about all the names like Placenta. Wait until someone names their daughter Battery and son Assault.
For some reason, that reminds me of that great, heartwarming story about the identical triplet brothers who are now all incarcerated at the same jail together. There is nothing like family togetherness during the Holidays!
For some reason, that reminds me of that great, heartwarming story about the identical triplet brothers who are now all incarcerated at the same jail together. There is nothing like family togetherness during the Holidays!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (Ag5D2)
268
They found the baby alive, and probably gave it back to her.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (Sptt
If it was a girl they should have named that one Tailgate.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (Sptt
If it was a girl they should have named that one Tailgate.
Posted by: ontherocks at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (aZ6ew)
269
Let Obama have his tax increases on the "rich", but stop the spending. No cap increase without a return to 2006 spending. In the same way doing nothing gets tax increases, doing nothing gives Obama no cap increase to go on a spending spree. After the smoke clears, the tax cuts will have to be reinstated as will the military spending.
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (VLifP)
270
I want to tank Lena Dunham for giving us Morons another criteria by which to judge cheerleaders and other women: fat upper pussy area. I was tired of gauging women by their elbows and tan lines. Now, I'm so happy that we've added one more trait to our list of what makes a women acceptable in men's eyes.
Thanks Lena!
Thanks Lena!
Posted by: EC at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (GQ8sn)
271
Daughter is Focepsia.
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (fWAjv)
Which is a delightful portmanteau of "Forceps" and "amnesia."
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (fWAjv)
Which is a delightful portmanteau of "Forceps" and "amnesia."
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (4df7R)
272
Nope. This is real. SCOAMF and the Dems are now set to utterly destroy the Republican Party and brand forever.
Why do you think he keeps harping on about "we tried it their way (tax cuts, low spending) and it didn't work!"
Going forward, Reagan and conservative principles will be blamed for big government social engineering failure.
You are spot on!
Why do you think he keeps harping on about "we tried it their way (tax cuts, low spending) and it didn't work!"
Going forward, Reagan and conservative principles will be blamed for big government social engineering failure.
You are spot on!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 08:59 AM (Ag5D2)
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Canada to consider other planes besides F-35
By Rob Gillies - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Dec 12, 2012 18:20:07 EST
TORONTO — Canada is considering buying fighter jets other than U.S.-made F-35s because of escalating costs associated with Lockheed Martin’s troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday.
The government acknowledged Wednesday it could still buy the F-35. Other planes that could be considered include Boeing’s Super Hornet or the European consortium made Eurofighter Typhoon jet.
Japan has said it may cancel its plans to buy dozens of the F-35s and Australia has said that to cut costs it is pushing back delivery of most of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Netherlands has also said it will trim its order.
This POS of becoming a real boondoggle
By Rob Gillies - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Dec 12, 2012 18:20:07 EST
TORONTO — Canada is considering buying fighter jets other than U.S.-made F-35s because of escalating costs associated with Lockheed Martin’s troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday.
The government acknowledged Wednesday it could still buy the F-35. Other planes that could be considered include Boeing’s Super Hornet or the European consortium made Eurofighter Typhoon jet.
Japan has said it may cancel its plans to buy dozens of the F-35s and Australia has said that to cut costs it is pushing back delivery of most of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Netherlands has also said it will trim its order.
This POS of becoming a real boondoggle
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 09:00 AM (79ueO)
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@29
Kwanzaa, schvanzaa.
Feh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (XkWWK)
ISWYDT
Kwanzaa, schvanzaa.
Feh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 07:02 AM (XkWWK)
ISWYDT
Posted by: naturalfake at December 13, 2012 09:00 AM (G9qZk)
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$454,000 per job. Oh, how the government does such a better job then private enterprise.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (feFL6)
Who says it is not a good idea to contribute to the Dems. Even if the $454 k is only for a year, it works out pretty well! Plus you get to keep everything you can steal before the company declares bankruptcy, and the chinese buy it!
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (feFL6)
Who says it is not a good idea to contribute to the Dems. Even if the $454 k is only for a year, it works out pretty well! Plus you get to keep everything you can steal before the company declares bankruptcy, and the chinese buy it!
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (Cnqmv)
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Ha! Hate commenting via my phone, everything is so ding dang small! I just noticed I misspelled my name!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (Ag5D2)
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262 Lmao. Friends and members of my church have a daughter named Brooklyn and a son named Gunnar. I have no idea why.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (da5Wo)
I didn't mean to offend, but I mean, really. Name the kid Flatbush. Oops! Where's Flatbush Joe?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (da5Wo)
I didn't mean to offend, but I mean, really. Name the kid Flatbush. Oops! Where's Flatbush Joe?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (XkWWK)
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I could have sworn I read an article where the daughters were named Chardonnay, Chablis, and Champagne but I can't find it.
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (fWAjv)
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Survivors of the Benghazi attack are being hid by
the State Department and congressmen are not being allowed to talk to
them. Time for some more subpoenas Boner.
http://is.gd/oHgeCf
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (YdQQY)
THE most transparent administration ever. With the willing assistance from the MFM
the State Department and congressmen are not being allowed to talk to
them. Time for some more subpoenas Boner.
http://is.gd/oHgeCf
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 07:01 AM (YdQQY)
THE most transparent administration ever. With the willing assistance from the MFM
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: naturalfake at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (G9qZk)
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Kwanzaa is a lame holiday, anyway. It's designed not to celebrate but to "teach lessons," sort of like those terrible ABC After School Specials of the 70's.
MY holiday is the Nine Nights of the Nordic Lights.
Outdoor bonfires. Scandinavian food. Jarlsberg beer and Aqvavit. Ski sweaters. Decor is all snowflakes and icicles and such. Good music like "The Immigrant Song" and other loud stuff, preferable some Wagner as well. Played with brass and drums, annoying the Kawanzaa people who are lighting their stupid candles.
The only reasons people observe Kwanzaa is as an excuse to get more presents, try to excuse not showing up for work after Christmas, and to make themselves feel super-special.
MY holiday is the Nine Nights of the Nordic Lights.
Outdoor bonfires. Scandinavian food. Jarlsberg beer and Aqvavit. Ski sweaters. Decor is all snowflakes and icicles and such. Good music like "The Immigrant Song" and other loud stuff, preferable some Wagner as well. Played with brass and drums, annoying the Kawanzaa people who are lighting their stupid candles.
The only reasons people observe Kwanzaa is as an excuse to get more presents, try to excuse not showing up for work after Christmas, and to make themselves feel super-special.
Posted by: Miss Marple at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (GoIUi)
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I want to tank Lena Dunham for giving us Morons another criteria by which to judge cheerleaders and other women: fat upper pussy area. I was tired of gauging women by their elbows and tan lines. Now, I'm so happy that we've added one more trait to our list of what makes a women acceptable in men's eyes.
Truly, she is a credit to her gender.
HER gender, not mine. My gender is Moronette. That's why I point at Lena Dunham, laugh my ass off, and tell her to start charging more for blowjobs so she can afford to take out a hit on the guy who beat her with an ugly stick.
Because I'm a GIVER.
Truly, she is a credit to her gender.
HER gender, not mine. My gender is Moronette. That's why I point at Lena Dunham, laugh my ass off, and tell her to start charging more for blowjobs so she can afford to take out a hit on the guy who beat her with an ugly stick.
Because I'm a GIVER.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 09:01 AM (4df7R)
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public opinion? who cares? in 1 year HW went from sure re-election to losing re-election, the only Prez post-Carter to do so. in 1 year O went from approvals in the high 30s to low 40s to close re-election w/ a polarizing 50% appv. public opinion should not be counted in this debate. cliff or not, economic pain is coming.
Posted by: El Patron AuthorLMendez, Wishing Everyone Happy Holidays at December 13, 2012 09:02 AM (yAor6)
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Nevergiveup, Sequestration is probably a factor on the F-35.
For Canada and Australia, the F-18E will be a step up from their current F-18Cs. What will be interesting is Japan since we had already stuffed them on getting F-22s and offered F-35s as a sop.
For Canada and Australia, the F-18E will be a step up from their current F-18Cs. What will be interesting is Japan since we had already stuffed them on getting F-22s and offered F-35s as a sop.
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Chemjeff, besides the typo. What do you think of a refrigerant that acts like mustard gas on the lungs?
clearly a bad idea.
the only reason this refrigerant is being put out there is because of the EU's stupid global warming regulations. otherwise the existing refrigerants work quite well.
Chemjeff, besides the typo. What do you think of a refrigerant that acts like mustard gas on the lungs?
clearly a bad idea.
the only reason this refrigerant is being put out there is because of the EU's stupid global warming regulations. otherwise the existing refrigerants work quite well.
Posted by: chemjeff at December 13, 2012 09:04 AM (d/5qf)
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The one question that must be asked: Is she cute
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (uFY4s)
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I want to tank Lena Dunham for giving us Morons another criteria by which to judge cheerleaders and other women...
My understanding is the condition correlates to having a large number of cats.
My understanding is the condition correlates to having a large number of cats.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (feFL6)
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Everyone with their intelligent and thoughtful solutions to the fiscal crisis: have any of you all paid any attention to John Boehner?
The point man in all of the scenarios you unwrap? Have you read about or watched him in the past and his previous performance?
Do you really think this feckless lip sucker has the fortitude and/or desire to stand up against Obama? Or what he may perceive as his duty to keep the country from immediate default?
(I say immediate in terms of it coming sooner rather than later which apparently John thinks is more important that it be delayed than dealt with. At least by him anyhow.)
What fantasy world you all are living in if you think he will grow a pair and/or change his behavior under duress and in a short time.
So let's stop with the imminently sane and rational or the imminently insane and irrational expositions about how the crisis should be handled.
Boehner will not do either. I believe that he may just be delaying all this to maintain his hold on the speakership. This is how petty he may be but it does fit with his past performance.
Until Boehner is removed there is no point in discussion.
The point man in all of the scenarios you unwrap? Have you read about or watched him in the past and his previous performance?
Do you really think this feckless lip sucker has the fortitude and/or desire to stand up against Obama? Or what he may perceive as his duty to keep the country from immediate default?
(I say immediate in terms of it coming sooner rather than later which apparently John thinks is more important that it be delayed than dealt with. At least by him anyhow.)
What fantasy world you all are living in if you think he will grow a pair and/or change his behavior under duress and in a short time.
So let's stop with the imminently sane and rational or the imminently insane and irrational expositions about how the crisis should be handled.
Boehner will not do either. I believe that he may just be delaying all this to maintain his hold on the speakership. This is how petty he may be but it does fit with his past performance.
Until Boehner is removed there is no point in discussion.
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Posted by: chemjeff at December 13, 2012 09:04 AM (d/5qf)
Which refrigerant are you talking about?
Which refrigerant are you talking about?
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Cnqmv)
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>>>What do you think of a refrigerant that acts like mustard gas on the lungs?
Higher turnover in the HVAC trades = jobs creation program
Higher turnover in the HVAC trades = jobs creation program
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (3ZtZW)
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265 >>>>My husband delivered a baby, when he was doing his residency in the city, and the mother wanted to name it placenta. He explained what it was and she changed it to....
Chlamydia.
Chlamydia.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (9EduW)
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OK, yesterday my sis told me the only rational adult (the principal) at her daughter's high school (tony old money neighborhood on edge of city that is loaded with deseg) is quitting over the board's decision to buy laptops for all students. Because the other schools provide them. The other schools are private and very expensive. Of course they will be sold, stolen and replaced regularly.
Her kids have long complained of being grabbed and stopped in the halls to be asked to read the analog clocks on the walls.
Solution: they are replacing the clicks with digital!
OK, yesterday my sis told me the only rational adult (the principal) at her daughter's high school (tony old money neighborhood on edge of city that is loaded with deseg) is quitting over the board's decision to buy laptops for all students. Because the other schools provide them. The other schools are private and very expensive. Of course they will be sold, stolen and replaced regularly.
Her kids have long complained of being grabbed and stopped in the halls to be asked to read the analog clocks on the walls.
Solution: they are replacing the clicks with digital!
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Sptt8)
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Nevergiveup, Sequestration is probably a factor on the F-35.
For Canada and Australia, the F-18E will be a step up from their current F-18Cs. What will be interesting is Japan since we had already stuffed them on getting F-22s and offered F-35s as a sop.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:04 AM (4+0nx)
I don't think sequestration has anything to do with this. The F-35, a one plane does everything POS, has been trouble from Day1.
For Canada and Australia, the F-18E will be a step up from their current F-18Cs. What will be interesting is Japan since we had already stuffed them on getting F-22s and offered F-35s as a sop.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:04 AM (4+0nx)
I don't think sequestration has anything to do with this. The F-35, a one plane does everything POS, has been trouble from Day1.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 09:07 AM (79ueO)
Posted by: alex at December 13, 2012 09:07 AM (uFY4s)
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Clocks duh
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:07 AM (Sptt8)
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And who the fuck names their kid "Brooklyn?" That's even worse than Madison and Dakota.
Sheesh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (XkWWK)
Lmao. Friends and members of my church have a daughter named Brooklyn and a son named Gunnar. I have no idea why.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (da5Wo)
I don't understand these parents who feel that they can't give their kids a normal first name however if they really want the kid to have a unique name stop with the Madison and Dakotas nonsense. Go for something really unique like Lipshitz.
And who the fuck names their kid "Brooklyn?" That's even worse than Madison and Dakota.
Sheesh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 13, 2012 08:55 AM (XkWWK)
Lmao. Friends and members of my church have a daughter named Brooklyn and a son named Gunnar. I have no idea why.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 08:57 AM (da5Wo)
I don't understand these parents who feel that they can't give their kids a normal first name however if they really want the kid to have a unique name stop with the Madison and Dakotas nonsense. Go for something really unique like Lipshitz.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:09 AM (1Jaio)
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Nevergiveup. You act shocked. Look up TFX. Seuqestration is just a good reason to bail and not be thought a traitor.
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Her kids have long complained of being grabbed and stopped in the halls to be asked to read the analog clocks on the walls. Solution: they are replacing the clicks with digital!
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Sptt
Oh FFS.
When I was a kid, one of my FAVORITE books was "Mr. Cuckoo's Clock Shop." It had a little clock in it, and you moved the hands of the clock to match the time mentioned on each page of the book. Like, "At 2 o'clock the bunny came to drop off his pocket watch. Set the clock to 2 o'clock!" It was a great way to learn to tell time AND learn to read.
But then, I wasn't an illiterate with parents who didn't give a shit about me.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Sptt
Oh FFS.
When I was a kid, one of my FAVORITE books was "Mr. Cuckoo's Clock Shop." It had a little clock in it, and you moved the hands of the clock to match the time mentioned on each page of the book. Like, "At 2 o'clock the bunny came to drop off his pocket watch. Set the clock to 2 o'clock!" It was a great way to learn to tell time AND learn to read.
But then, I wasn't an illiterate with parents who didn't give a shit about me.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 09:11 AM (4df7R)
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The F-35, a one plane does everything POS, has been trouble from Day1. Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 09:07 AM (79ueO)
Yes, and they said that about the F-22, M-1, F-16, MV-22, AV-8,F-18, and so on and so on and so on, in their development phases too.
Yes, and they said that about the F-22, M-1, F-16, MV-22, AV-8,F-18, and so on and so on and so on, in their development phases too.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)
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Her kids have long complained of being grabbed and stopped in the halls to be asked to read the analog clocks on the walls.
Solution: they are replacing the clicks with digital!
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Sptt
Good solution because a school is no place for kids to learn anything
Solution: they are replacing the clicks with digital!
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Sptt
Good solution because a school is no place for kids to learn anything
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:13 AM (1Jaio)
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I don't know what all you hyenas are laughing about.
Posted by: Azweepay at December 13, 2012 09:13 AM (z9HTb)
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>>But then, I wasn't an illiterate with parents who didn't give a shit about me.
Dat hortz. Dat rilly rly horts.
Dat hortz. Dat rilly rly horts.
Posted by: uterus cannon at December 13, 2012 09:13 AM (3ZtZW)
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Some help please.
I remember TFG being asked about higher taxes creating less revenue which he stated that it didn't matter as long as the tax rates create the 'pay your fair share' bullshit.
Am I remembering it wrong?
I remember TFG being asked about higher taxes creating less revenue which he stated that it didn't matter as long as the tax rates create the 'pay your fair share' bullshit.
Am I remembering it wrong?
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 09:14 AM (fWAjv)
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Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)
Almost no weapons systems are worth a damn in their development phase. IF you are allowed to build it, and run through a decent shakedown phase, then the benefits can be seen.
Almost no weapons systems are worth a damn in their development phase. IF you are allowed to build it, and run through a decent shakedown phase, then the benefits can be seen.
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:14 AM (Cnqmv)
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In fairness, we Mormons have naming issues as well; quite a few Dallins, Goldens, and Brighams in our ward.
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Am I remembering it wrong? Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 09:14 AM (fWAjv)
Nope. You're spot on. I think it was a Stephanopoulos interview. If any remembers exactly, it will be Vic.
Nope. You're spot on. I think it was a Stephanopoulos interview. If any remembers exactly, it will be Vic.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:15 AM (sbV1u)
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quitting over the board's decision to buy laptops for all students.
I've been in a schools computer 'lab' on many occasions over many years. The computers and the network are at a an absolute crawl because of all the viruses on them. A huge money sink for the schools in maintenance costs. At the price of laptops nowadays (last one I purchased was under $300) it probably makes more sense to give them a 'one-time' laptop computer, go wireless, and force the parents into repairing or replacing it if the kids screw it up. Which they will.
I've been in a schools computer 'lab' on many occasions over many years. The computers and the network are at a an absolute crawl because of all the viruses on them. A huge money sink for the schools in maintenance costs. At the price of laptops nowadays (last one I purchased was under $300) it probably makes more sense to give them a 'one-time' laptop computer, go wireless, and force the parents into repairing or replacing it if the kids screw it up. Which they will.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (feFL6)
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Almost no weapons systems are worth a damn in their development phase. IF you are allowed to build it, and run through a decent shakedown phase, then the benefits can be seen. Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:14 AM (Cnqmv)
Exactly my point
Exactly my point
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (sbV1u)
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You just know there's a ghetto child named 'Fupa' somewhere out there.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (QXlbZ)
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Yes, and they said that about the F-22, M-1, F-16, MV-22, AV-8,F-18, and so on and so on and so on, in their development phases too.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)
They trash(ed) the hell out of the Osprey.
(Saw one at the Pentagon a couple of months ago. Pretty damn cool.)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)
They trash(ed) the hell out of the Osprey.
(Saw one at the Pentagon a couple of months ago. Pretty damn cool.)
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (fWAjv)
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::::300 The F-35, a one plane does everything POS, has been trouble from Day1. Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 13, 2012 09:07 AM (79ueO)
Yes, and they said that about the F-22, M-1, F-16, MV-22, AV-8,F-18, and so on and so on and so on, in their development phases too.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)::;;
In fairness to the doubters, they only complained about the Osprey's habit of falling out of the sky. I don't think anyone was against a replacement for the Shithook.
Yes, and they said that about the F-22, M-1, F-16, MV-22, AV-8,F-18, and so on and so on and so on, in their development phases too.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:12 AM (sbV1u)::;;
In fairness to the doubters, they only complained about the Osprey's habit of falling out of the sky. I don't think anyone was against a replacement for the Shithook.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 13, 2012 09:17 AM (9EduW)
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292 265 >>>>My husband delivered a baby, when he was doing his residency in the city, and the mother wanted to name it placenta. He explained what it was and she changed it to....
Chlamydia.
What about a nice French name like "Fishois"?
Chlamydia.
What about a nice French name like "Fishois"?
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:17 AM (Ag5D2)
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We actually could recapitalize the military at a lot less expense if we didn't insist on shoving over-engineered technology into every ship and aircraft. More reliable ships and planes would be a side benefit.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at December 13, 2012 09:18 AM (QXlbZ)
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In fairness to the doubters, they only complained about the Osprey's habit of falling out of the sky. I don't think anyone was against a replacement for the Shithook. Posted by: Empire of Jeff at December 13, 2012 09:17 AM (9EduW)
One must break a few eggs to have an omelet that does something no omelet has ever done before.
One must break a few eggs to have an omelet that does something no omelet has ever done before.
Posted by: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Undersectrary of Defense for Aquisition, Technology and Logistics at December 13, 2012 09:19 AM (sbV1u)
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They trash(ed) the hell out of the Osprey.
(Saw one at the Pentagon a couple of months ago. Pretty damn cool.)
I saw an Osprey once. It flew overhead before the start of The Marine Corps Marathon. Pretty cool!
(Saw one at the Pentagon a couple of months ago. Pretty damn cool.)
I saw an Osprey once. It flew overhead before the start of The Marine Corps Marathon. Pretty cool!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:19 AM (Ag5D2)
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Boeing had a plant in Ridley Park, PA that made the Osprey.
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:20 AM (Ag5D2)
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Google’s tax avoidance is “capitalism”. Other less liberal companies it is theft.
http://is.gd/XRQGu8
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Funny how all of these good little liberals love to lecture everyone about paying their fair share and they are glad to pay more taxes. But in reality they're the biggest hypocrites in the world
http://is.gd/XRQGu8
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 06:58 AM (YdQQY)
Funny how all of these good little liberals love to lecture everyone about paying their fair share and they are glad to pay more taxes. But in reality they're the biggest hypocrites in the world
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:20 AM (1Jaio)
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I don't understand these parents who feel that they can't give their kids a normal first name however if they really want the kid to have a unique name stop with the Madison and Dakotas nonsense. Go for something really unique like Lipshitz.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:09 AM (1Jaio)
See, names like Madison or Dakota or Cheyenne don't bother me. I think they're quite nice, actually, and especially meaningful if the place name has some emotional or personal significance to the family. And Madison, of course, was the name of the mermaid in "Splash!," so every little girl wanted to be named Madison when i was a kid.
MY issues come from parents who give their kids normal names but butcher the spelling in an attempt to be unique. FUCK do I hate that. You can't just name your son "Michael" anymore; it has to be Mykel, or Mychal or Mikul. You can't just name a girl Emily anymore; it has to be Emmillee or Emalee or Emeelee. And don't get me started on names like Jonathan, Desiree, or Steven -- you might as well punch those kids' tickets to a lifetime of having their names misspelled, mispronounced, and misinterpreted.
My biggest pet peeve is people who take liberties with "Melissa," since that happens to be MY name. Melissa is the most common spelling, but do you think anyone ever gets it right the first time they spell it? Maybe 1 in 10. The other 9 invariably spell it Mellissa, or Melisa, or Mellisa, or some other variant. Well fine; okay. It's annoying but manageable.
But NOW. Oh, NOW we've got parents DELIBERATELY naming their daughters "Muhlyssa," "Malyssa," "Mahllissa," and other truly ugly variations. I saw one once named "Mallessa" and I wanted to punch the mother in the mouth.
It's to the point where I'm convinced only half of these fucked up "normal" names are due to the desire to be unique; the other half are due to straight up illiteracy on the part of the parents. There's no other reason to spell Nicole N-I-C-K-O-H-L-E.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:09 AM (1Jaio)
See, names like Madison or Dakota or Cheyenne don't bother me. I think they're quite nice, actually, and especially meaningful if the place name has some emotional or personal significance to the family. And Madison, of course, was the name of the mermaid in "Splash!," so every little girl wanted to be named Madison when i was a kid.
MY issues come from parents who give their kids normal names but butcher the spelling in an attempt to be unique. FUCK do I hate that. You can't just name your son "Michael" anymore; it has to be Mykel, or Mychal or Mikul. You can't just name a girl Emily anymore; it has to be Emmillee or Emalee or Emeelee. And don't get me started on names like Jonathan, Desiree, or Steven -- you might as well punch those kids' tickets to a lifetime of having their names misspelled, mispronounced, and misinterpreted.
My biggest pet peeve is people who take liberties with "Melissa," since that happens to be MY name. Melissa is the most common spelling, but do you think anyone ever gets it right the first time they spell it? Maybe 1 in 10. The other 9 invariably spell it Mellissa, or Melisa, or Mellisa, or some other variant. Well fine; okay. It's annoying but manageable.
But NOW. Oh, NOW we've got parents DELIBERATELY naming their daughters "Muhlyssa," "Malyssa," "Mahllissa," and other truly ugly variations. I saw one once named "Mallessa" and I wanted to punch the mother in the mouth.
It's to the point where I'm convinced only half of these fucked up "normal" names are due to the desire to be unique; the other half are due to straight up illiteracy on the part of the parents. There's no other reason to spell Nicole N-I-C-K-O-H-L-E.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 09:21 AM (4df7R)
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Some help please.
I remember TFG being asked about higher taxes creating less revenue which he stated that it didn't matter as long as the tax rates create the 'pay your fair share' bullshit.
http://youtu.be/sPlPYxGkr5k
I remember TFG being asked about higher taxes creating less revenue which he stated that it didn't matter as long as the tax rates create the 'pay your fair share' bullshit.
http://youtu.be/sPlPYxGkr5k
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at December 13, 2012 09:22 AM (V3kRK)
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MY issues come from parents who give their kids normal names but butcher the spelling in an attempt to be unique.
I don't see your point.
I don't see your point.
Posted by: KhryStyNe at December 13, 2012 09:23 AM (sbV1u)
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And the whole F/A-18 program has also been a colossal waste of money. From the YF-17 to the F/A-18FSD - F/A-18A - F/A-18C - F/18E.
Northrop YF-17 lost to the General Dynamics YF-16 for the USAF LWF competition. So they teamed with McDonnell-Douglas to win a Navy contract for a plane to replace the F-4 and A-7.
So McDonnell-Douglas put in 'fixes like the snags on the wings. Then the FSD Hornets found those fixes were dangerous. So they were eliminated. Others like the extreme vortexes coming from the LEX cut-outs caused the twin tails to wag like mad. So they added eternal stiffeners to the tail bases, the cleats that look like antennas just behind the LEX were added, and also filled in the cut-outs.
And the F/A-18A and Cs also fell short of the range requirement the Navy originally laid out. The only fix is to put external tanks on the plane. So a Hornet could do a round trip hit to Pinellas bombing range only with three tanks and carrying only two tons of bombs. Did I mention the Navy and Marines found they were losing Hornets because of the dual role mission. One temp fix was to program the HUD to give the pilots an arrow pointer on where to put the stick to recover.
The F-18E is a completely new airplane. Bigger wing with two more hard points. Longer fuselage. Beefier landing gear. New engines. More fuel. But has less maneuverability than the F/A-18A/Cs. And less acceleration.
So that anyone is truly shocked the F-35 is a dog is someone who has not been paying attention to how the F-18 Mafia has broke the procurement system for 30 years.
Northrop YF-17 lost to the General Dynamics YF-16 for the USAF LWF competition. So they teamed with McDonnell-Douglas to win a Navy contract for a plane to replace the F-4 and A-7.
So McDonnell-Douglas put in 'fixes like the snags on the wings. Then the FSD Hornets found those fixes were dangerous. So they were eliminated. Others like the extreme vortexes coming from the LEX cut-outs caused the twin tails to wag like mad. So they added eternal stiffeners to the tail bases, the cleats that look like antennas just behind the LEX were added, and also filled in the cut-outs.
And the F/A-18A and Cs also fell short of the range requirement the Navy originally laid out. The only fix is to put external tanks on the plane. So a Hornet could do a round trip hit to Pinellas bombing range only with three tanks and carrying only two tons of bombs. Did I mention the Navy and Marines found they were losing Hornets because of the dual role mission. One temp fix was to program the HUD to give the pilots an arrow pointer on where to put the stick to recover.
The F-18E is a completely new airplane. Bigger wing with two more hard points. Longer fuselage. Beefier landing gear. New engines. More fuel. But has less maneuverability than the F/A-18A/Cs. And less acceleration.
So that anyone is truly shocked the F-35 is a dog is someone who has not been paying attention to how the F-18 Mafia has broke the procurement system for 30 years.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:24 AM (4+0nx)
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I've been in a schools computer 'lab' on many occasions over many years. The computers and the network are at a an absolute crawl because of all the viruses on them. A huge money sink for the schools in maintenance costs. At the price of laptops nowadays (last one I purchased was under $300) it probably makes more sense to give them a 'one-time' laptop computer, go wireless, and force the parents into repairing or replacing it if the kids screw it up. Which they will.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (feFL6)
That's pretty remarkable... I haven't had a computer virus since 2004. >_> Don't know what the hell those schools are using their PCs for...
I've been in a schools computer 'lab' on many occasions over many years. The computers and the network are at a an absolute crawl because of all the viruses on them. A huge money sink for the schools in maintenance costs. At the price of laptops nowadays (last one I purchased was under $300) it probably makes more sense to give them a 'one-time' laptop computer, go wireless, and force the parents into repairing or replacing it if the kids screw it up. Which they will.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:16 AM (feFL6)
That's pretty remarkable... I haven't had a computer virus since 2004. >_> Don't know what the hell those schools are using their PCs for...
Posted by: Kinley Ardal, carpenter jeans or bust at December 13, 2012 09:25 AM (O/vys)
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SAT Question:
A semi-professional football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, did not win a game for eight consecutive weeks. What are the odds that they can win two games in less then one week?
Show your work.
A semi-professional football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, did not win a game for eight consecutive weeks. What are the odds that they can win two games in less then one week?
Show your work.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:25 AM (feFL6)
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I want to tank Lena Dunham for giving us Morons another criteria by which to judge cheerleaders and other women: fat upper pussy area.
[If this wasn't AoSHQ, I'd apologize in advance, but it is, so I won't.]
Unless I'm misunderstanding, I believe we already have a term for that: Gunt. Which I hope to God I never see on an AoS featuredcheerleader.
[If this wasn't AoSHQ, I'd apologize in advance, but it is, so I won't.]
Unless I'm misunderstanding, I believe we already have a term for that: Gunt. Which I hope to God I never see on an AoS featuredcheerleader.
Posted by: Lurking Canuck at December 13, 2012 09:26 AM (NF2Bf)
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So that anyone is truly shocked the F-35 is a dog is someone who has not been paying attention to how the F-18 Mafia has broke the procurement system for 30 years. Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:24 AM (4+0nx)
THIS!
This is what I do every day, and you are SO spot on.
THIS!
This is what I do every day, and you are SO spot on.
Posted by: Se at December 13, 2012 09:27 AM (sbV1u)
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"...my favorite song was Downtown."
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seem to help I know
Dowtown
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seem to help I know
Dowtown
Posted by: In Cognito at December 13, 2012 09:28 AM (XXIrM)
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Which refrigerant are you talking about?
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Cnqmv)
The one in the sidebar
Posted by: Hrothgar - LIB or SMOD (for the Children) at December 13, 2012 09:06 AM (Cnqmv)
The one in the sidebar
Posted by: chemjeff at December 13, 2012 09:28 AM (d/5qf)
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Kinley Ardal I know college age youths who use their college computer lab computers to surf web-sites that have free scannilations of their favorite translated manga comics from Japan. Those sites are also usually knee-deep in virii also. So does that help explain things?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:29 AM (4+0nx)
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I was about to comply that Obama said it but someone beat me to it.
And yet, the SOB was reelected.
And yet, the SOB was reelected.
Posted by: Vic at December 13, 2012 09:30 AM (YdQQY)
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>>I saw an Osprey once. It flew overhead before the start of The Marine Corps Marathon. Pretty cool!
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:19 AM (Ag5D2)
If you ever see an Osprey get a fish from way up, you will NEVER forget it.
And when it comes up holding the fish forward to back as it flies away,Unbelievable.
Posted by: rumningrn at December 13, 2012 09:19 AM (Ag5D2)
If you ever see an Osprey get a fish from way up, you will NEVER forget it.
And when it comes up holding the fish forward to back as it flies away,Unbelievable.
Posted by: ontherocks at December 13, 2012 09:31 AM (aZ6ew)
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Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at December 13, 2012 09:21 AM (4df7R)
Lol
You're prob gonna yell at me. The wife and I had decided on a name if we had a son, however, we argued all the time about the spelling.
She wanted Thomas Colin. I wanted Tomas Colin.
Lol
You're prob gonna yell at me. The wife and I had decided on a name if we had a son, however, we argued all the time about the spelling.
She wanted Thomas Colin. I wanted Tomas Colin.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 09:31 AM (da5Wo)
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That's pretty remarkable... I haven't had a computer virus since 2004. >_> Don't know what the hell those schools are using their PCs for...
All it takes is one kid with a 'floppy' or a flash drive with the right virus and the schools network is trashed. Then you run into bandwidth issues when the network computers are all downloading updates for operating system or virus protection.
I think it makes financial sense for the schools.
All it takes is one kid with a 'floppy' or a flash drive with the right virus and the schools network is trashed. Then you run into bandwidth issues when the network computers are all downloading updates for operating system or virus protection.
I think it makes financial sense for the schools.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:31 AM (feFL6)
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Laptops given to the deseg kids will disappear, just like everything that isn't nailed down at that school. And never mind the poor kids' homes.
The parents could never be held responsible.
That's racist!
We of the hue of long dead slaveholders will forever owe those of the hue of long dead slaves.
Laptops given to the deseg kids will disappear, just like everything that isn't nailed down at that school. And never mind the poor kids' homes.
The parents could never be held responsible.
That's racist!
We of the hue of long dead slaveholders will forever owe those of the hue of long dead slaves.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:31 AM (Sptt8)
Posted by: RWC at December 13, 2012 09:33 AM (fWAjv)
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Oh, and this is a public school, unlike the $ 25K per year private schools in the area that "provide" laptops.
Posted by: Justamom at December 13, 2012 09:33 AM (Sptt8)
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She wanted Thomas Colin. I wanted Tomas Colin. Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 09:31 AM (da5Wo)
I see that she's the classy one of the duo. ;-)
I see that she's the classy one of the duo. ;-)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:34 AM (sbV1u)
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#327
Growing up in the Los Angeles region, that song always baffled me. I learned early on to avoid downtown LA unless someone was paying me to be there. The area has absolutely nothing to recommend it.
Growing up in the Los Angeles region, that song always baffled me. I learned early on to avoid downtown LA unless someone was paying me to be there. The area has absolutely nothing to recommend it.
Posted by: epobirs at December 13, 2012 09:35 AM (kcfmt)
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I see that she's the classy one of the duo. ;-)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:34 AM (sbV1u)
And the non-Irish one. But I still love her.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:34 AM (sbV1u)
And the non-Irish one. But I still love her.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 09:38 AM (da5Wo)
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To continue on the procurement rant. It was because of all the money the F-18 program ate to fix all the various problems that other aircraft programs were sacrificed. The reason why only 72 F-14Ds were built can be laid to the Super Hornet program. Same with the A-6F Intruder II.
A Navy fleet of several hundred F-14Ds would have greater endurance on station or for deep strike missions than F-18Es. Carry more bombs also and have more room for growth. Unlike the Hornet, a Tomcat does not have to grow in size to meet missions. The Hornet has three times.
The A-6F Intruder II would have shared engines with legacy Hornets and computers with the F-14D. And would have been a dedicated bomber unlike the F-18Es who still have to be dual mission.
But both programs were cancelled while the Super Hornet was developed.
A Navy fleet of several hundred F-14Ds would have greater endurance on station or for deep strike missions than F-18Es. Carry more bombs also and have more room for growth. Unlike the Hornet, a Tomcat does not have to grow in size to meet missions. The Hornet has three times.
The A-6F Intruder II would have shared engines with legacy Hornets and computers with the F-14D. And would have been a dedicated bomber unlike the F-18Es who still have to be dual mission.
But both programs were cancelled while the Super Hornet was developed.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 13, 2012 09:38 AM (4+0nx)
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Aye that does make sense, Anna, but I am also curious as to what kind of security those folks are using.
>_> I am no computer whiz by any stretch, but I know some very, VERY basic things, and so folks bring their PCs to me when they have a problem. There are two kinds of those folk; those who follow my browsing advice and utilize Firefox/recommended addons, and those who do not.
Between the two, the ones who do not are the ones who get viruses.
(o.O ) I'm not a coder, nor am I a hardware engineer, but it seems pretty simple to me, a layman, that if you use things like NoScript and stop malicious stuff from running on the web page before it finishes loading, then you're leaving yourself less open to attack.
People just don't care about computer security. x_x It's particularly bad because these are schools where children are further exposed to things they really ought not to see.
Feature, not bug, no doubt...
>_> I am no computer whiz by any stretch, but I know some very, VERY basic things, and so folks bring their PCs to me when they have a problem. There are two kinds of those folk; those who follow my browsing advice and utilize Firefox/recommended addons, and those who do not.
Between the two, the ones who do not are the ones who get viruses.
(o.O ) I'm not a coder, nor am I a hardware engineer, but it seems pretty simple to me, a layman, that if you use things like NoScript and stop malicious stuff from running on the web page before it finishes loading, then you're leaving yourself less open to attack.
People just don't care about computer security. x_x It's particularly bad because these are schools where children are further exposed to things they really ought not to see.
Feature, not bug, no doubt...
Posted by: Kinley Ardal, carpenter jeans or bust at December 13, 2012 09:38 AM (O/vys)
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And the non-Irish one. But I still love her.Posted by: BCochran1981 at December 13, 2012 09:38 AM (da5Wo)
Aye, you bowsie, you!
Aye, you bowsie, you!
Posted by: Sean Bannion at December 13, 2012 09:41 AM (sbV1u)
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If the kids 'lose' their laptop, then it's tough luck, go to the library and use their equipment to email your assignment in. Or borrow a friends. Yur shit-outa-luck. Like I said, I think it makes financial sense for the schools, and Lord knows I'm paying a ton for my public schools and want them to cut costs. With the prices of laptops being what they are, and students don't need the latest/greatest for word processing and internet, it's probably a good time for schools to shed the computer labs.
But more likely, they'll keep both and have to hire more people. So there's that side of the argument.
But more likely, they'll keep both and have to hire more people. So there's that side of the argument.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at December 13, 2012 09:41 AM (feFL6)
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Years and years ago, I saw a black comedienne on TV who was talking about how she disliked the "fitness craze." "I look forward to the time when the words aerobics, electrolyte and nautilus will just be names that black women give their children."
I thought that was pretty damn funny.
I thought that was pretty damn funny.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 09:42 AM (xjpRj)
345
Don'tchew be makin fun bout names now!
Posted by: Cliteris Mercedes at December 13, 2012 09:42 AM (Cbb7j)
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Years and years ago, I saw a black comedienne on TV
who was talking about how she disliked the "fitness craze." "I look
forward to the time when the words aerobics, electrolyte and nautilus
will just be names that black women give their children."
I thought that was pretty damn funny.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 09:42 AM (xjpRj)
Atari Bigby: What are you getting at?
who was talking about how she disliked the "fitness craze." "I look
forward to the time when the words aerobics, electrolyte and nautilus
will just be names that black women give their children."
I thought that was pretty damn funny.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at December 13, 2012 09:42 AM (xjpRj)
Atari Bigby: What are you getting at?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 13, 2012 09:44 AM (1Jaio)
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The Procurement "system" was broke long before the F-18.
You should deal with the lower end of the system for the smaller parts and assemblies for ALL the services.
You all hear about the $800 dollar toilet seats and stuff but you don't hear to often about WHY they're so expensive.
It's because somewhere at sometime someone designed on or wrote the specs for it and had a company design it.
From then on, no matter whether the materials are still available at a reasonable price, that design will be the final answer. To change anything is not worth the money. So what happens is outmoded material is found, at great expense, or a substitute is found, at great expense.
And that's if the design was an efficient use of materials at that time. If it wasn't it's even more of a nightmare to produce.
Then there's processes that aren't used anymore because they are expensive due to labor or other manu. costs.
It's no gravy train for the small manufacturer to supply DoD materiel. Even the big guys can lose millions.
You should deal with the lower end of the system for the smaller parts and assemblies for ALL the services.
You all hear about the $800 dollar toilet seats and stuff but you don't hear to often about WHY they're so expensive.
It's because somewhere at sometime someone designed on or wrote the specs for it and had a company design it.
From then on, no matter whether the materials are still available at a reasonable price, that design will be the final answer. To change anything is not worth the money. So what happens is outmoded material is found, at great expense, or a substitute is found, at great expense.
And that's if the design was an efficient use of materials at that time. If it wasn't it's even more of a nightmare to produce.
Then there's processes that aren't used anymore because they are expensive due to labor or other manu. costs.
It's no gravy train for the small manufacturer to supply DoD materiel. Even the big guys can lose millions.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at December 13, 2012 09:46 AM (3E2th)
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