I didn't watch Pres. W's last snooze conference, but didn'the say something like "atheists can't be citizens or patriots?" Or was this a massive misquote? Because according to Geo. Will, he really said something very different.:
cory |
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05.06.05 - 2:09 pm | #
There are plenty of young constituents like that cruising the halls of Congress looking for backrubs (or whatever).
Swoosh |
05.06.05 - 2:11 pm | #
29 my heinney! that is one used up, burnt out woman.
John's right, she looks exactly like a Hilton.
shayera |
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05.06.05 - 2:11 pm | #
Another case for the IOIYAR file. On the same note, did anyone else hear about the very anti-gay mayor of Spokane, WA? Apparently he has a penchant for little boys.
queen crab |
05.06.05 - 2:12 pm | #
She's so not 29.
The years are harder on some than others.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:12 pm | #
That woman was 29 about twenty years ago.
drive-by |
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05.06.05 - 2:12 pm | #
I see all great minds think alike today.
shayera |
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05.06.05 - 2:14 pm | #
29. yeah, my inner Edna Crabapple went off at that one.
abyssgazer |
05.06.05 - 2:14 pm | #
They really mean skank-tity of marriage
Just Another Zero |
05.06.05 - 2:14 pm | #
What they meant was, 29 in Gallapagos tortoise years.
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nattering nabob |
05.06.05 - 2:15 pm | #
aw, and she's all wrapped up in a pretty pink ribbon...
for a price.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:15 pm | #
Yeah totally not 29. :p
We all know that in Bobo's World, the manly-men alpha males sometimes have to, well, "stray off the pasture" a bit.
Really, really, wish that the cracker belt/value voters would start being as judgemental on deeds of their politicans as they are on the image of the political parties they vote for.
hoirip |
05.06.05 - 2:15 pm | #
That woman was 29 about twenty years ago.
drive-by
I think the article meant to say that her tits are 29.
Pez |
05.06.05 - 2:16 pm | #
It ain't the years, it's the mileage.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:16 pm | #
I think it is 29 in dog years.
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 2:16 pm | #
29. yeah, my inner Edna Crabapple went off at that one.
Biggest laugh of the day for me so far.
Must ... grade ... papers.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 2:16 pm | #
I know this is cheap but... she's 29? Are we counting in base 4?
Mike M. |
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05.06.05 - 2:17 pm | #
...but didn'the say something like "atheists can't be citizens or patriots?"
He said something along those lines in the past, but in the fake news conference he appeared to mumble the opposite. Its hard to tell really as translating from Fake Texan Brain Damaged Twit to English is hard, its hard work. Of course The President is always right and never changed his mind about anything, even, or rather especially, when he's wrong.
The Old Man From Scene 24 |
05.06.05 - 2:17 pm | #
How about a new rule that whenever anyone says "sanctity of marriage" (heh--I said "tity") they have to provide a full FBI background check on the sanctity of their own marriage.
Adonais |
05.06.05 - 2:18 pm | #
"Ore had initially told police last year that the congressman was choking her -"
and apparently, putting out his cigarettes on her arm...
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:18 pm | #
She's 29 like Patsy from AbFab is 29.
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 2:19 pm | #
aw, and she's all wrapped up in a pretty pink ribbon...
for a price.
Thought that was a nice touch, too.
Then decided it was obviously a replacement for the "come hither" look she'd been unable to summon to her features for years....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:20 pm | #
29. yeah, my inner Edna Crabapple went off at that one.
Yes, I can hear Marcia Wallace's voice exclaiming "Ha!" right now.
Gary Frazier |
05.06.05 - 2:20 pm | #
Um, not to be coarse or anything, but I don't think she's wearing any panties.
Adonais |
05.06.05 - 2:21 pm | #
Well, congressing is hard work. Gotta do something to relieve the tension. If only his wife understood him, this wouldn't have happened. He's really a victim, you see.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:21 pm | #
The knowledge that gay men and women would one day stand on the steps of San Francisco city hall as married couples obviously caused Sherwood to stray with this hot young thing back in 1999.
Drat that gay agenda.
The answer to the age question I think is that she's in her 29th year as a blonde.
stencil |
05.06.05 - 2:21 pm | #
I always find the prominently displayed crucifixes dangling around the necks of these types particularly amusing.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:21 pm | #
Then decided it was obviously a replacement for the "come hither" look she'd been unable to summon to her features for years....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus
"Come hither" has morphed into "Get over here and rub salve on my goiter".
Pez |
05.06.05 - 2:21 pm | #
Having review some of the earlier thread, I feel safe in observing that this poor young lady is a Bobby Goldsboro song waiting to be written. I'm also reminded that when somebody asks why I hate America, I can simply refer them to "Sister Golden Hair."
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:22 pm | #
Why do repug women all look like burned-out angry barbie dolls?
Ken Shabby |
05.06.05 - 2:22 pm | #
"don't go back to rockville..."
as someone who once lived there - couldn't agree more.
I think maybe the bleach job is about 29 - but that's it.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:22 pm | #
Um, not to be coarse or anything, but I don't think she's wearing any panties.
I think she may have been a refugee from the Parker Valley PTA 29 years ago...
Gidget Commando |
05.06.05 - 2:23 pm | #
She's 29... on each leg!
When I was in college I met a girl (College Republican) that looked as cheap and skanky as that woman. She was all preachy, Xtian, and never missed a chance to express her dislike of the Clintons. She had the same cheap-ass bottle blonde Texas motel waitress hair as Ore.
Yet that moralist young Republican was also known for sleeping with anything that moved and engage in activities she herself would quickly rant against.
She was the living example of what today's Republicans stand for.
JC |
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05.06.05 - 2:23 pm | #
Young republican babe?
Bet she gave him cooties.
Hudson |
05.06.05 - 2:23 pm | #
Oops...that's HARPER VALLEY PTA. My bad. Too much sugar at lunch.
Gidget Commando |
05.06.05 - 2:23 pm | #
watertiger,
We love you, too.
I can't even comment on this topic.
The hypocrisy is so...tired, to me.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 2:23 pm | #
Ken Shabby...my theory is that living as a total hypocrite 24/7 prematurely ages them, which in turn, makes them extremely bitter.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:24 pm | #
She's so not 29.
lunascorp
It ain't the years, it's the mileage.
Fed up
Is it the mileage, or the twisted, Western-themed appetites of the Congressman she had to satisfy?
I'm a Barbie girl in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it's fantastic
You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere
Imagination, life is your creation
(snip)
I'm a blonde single girl in the fantasy world
Dress me up, take your time, I'm your dollie
You're my doll, rock and roll, feel the glamour and pain
Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky-panky
You can touch, you can play
You can say I'm always yours, oooh whoa
(et cetera, et cetera, et cetera)
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:25 pm | #
Really, really, wish that the cracker belt/value voters would start being as judgemental on deeds of their politicans as they are on the image of the political parties they vote for.
I really wish the cracker belt values voters would pay as much attention to the marriages of the people they vote for as they do to the marriages of gay people they've never met.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:25 pm | #
Sanctity is a funny word. They may have been engaging in an ancient Canaanite fertility ritual.
Atrios, I am sure you would not want the crops to fail in Pennsylvania.
Ba'al |
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05.06.05 - 2:25 pm | #
"She's so not 29."
Sayeth Indiana Jones: "It's not the years, it's the mileage."
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:25 pm | #
Maybe celibacy isn't so bad, after all.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:25 pm | #
Is that what having sex with a Republican does to you? We have to stomp that out right away before it happens to someone else.
REPUBLICANS ARE FROM HERE ON FORBIDDEN TO HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH HUMAN BEINGS OR OTHER ANIMALS WITH A NOTOCORD AT SOME POINT IN ITS DEVELOPMENT.
EPTropy |
05.06.05 - 2:26 pm | #
JC, you're starting to sound like me and my weird attraction to fundettes and Lyndie England.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:26 pm | #
When I was in college I met a girl (College Republican) that looked as cheap and skanky as that woman.
Nothing sadder than a kid who goes to college and embraces his/her inner asshole when s/he should be out opening that mind, trying new things, and learning just how long you can go without sleep the night before an exam.
Serious. You could be a prude when you get out of college. When in, live the life. Hippie-chick college girls are the best.
John |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
Now I understand why he wants to post the Ten Commandments everywhere. He apparently needs reminder notes.
Snow |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
It means that nobody is allowed to screw outside of marriage but the big repuglican boys.
0kra |
05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
"Why do repug women all look like burned-out angry barbie dolls?"
Because, unlike their liberal sisters, they don't do what they want, they don't believe in any sort of construction related to reality, they don't think, and most of all, they don't smile real smiles.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
She looks like a more dessicated versio of Morgan Fairchild (who is herself damn near freeze dried).
Ba'al |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
I now have a mash up of Harper Valley PTA and Barbie Girl running through my brain.
It's weird.
shayera |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
A Republican I knew in college once asked me to have sex with him (but first he declared his love for him). I had enough sense to turn him down. The guy works for Karl Rove now.
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 2:27 pm | #
timesleader.com:
Come what may, Matisko [some local repug party hack] stands by Sherwood.
“The congressman is a family man,” she said. “When I think about family values, I think about the Don Sherwoods and Rick Santorums of the world. I have complete faith in Congressman Sherwood.”
Can't make this shit up.
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
In a 2000 news release supporting the elimination of the "marriage penalty," Sherwood said: "In this day and age, we ought to be doing more to support marriage instead of penalizing married couples."
Sean |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
I don't see what's so hypocritical about it, they've just gone a little Old Testament is all. See, it's all right there in Genesis (thank you google).
A few choice bits:
Sarai is the first of a long line of barren women who were desperate for children. (In the Bible, it is the women who are barren, never the men.) She sends Abram into her handmaid, Hagar, so that she can "obtain children by her." Abram gladly complies.
and
Lot and his daughters camp out in a cave for a while. The daughters get their "just and righteous" father drunk, and have sexual intercourse with him, and each conceives and bears a son (wouldn't you know it!). Just another wholesome family values Bible story.
and
Jacob is tricked by Laban, the father of Rachel and Leah. Jacob asks for Rachel so that he can "go in unto her." But Laban gives him Leah instead, and Jacob "went in unto her [Leah]" by mistake. Jacob was fooled until morning -- apparently he didn't know who he was going in unto. Finally they worked things out and Jacob got to "go in unto" Rachel, too.
Good stuff.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
"don't go back to rockville..."
-J.T.
According to Mike Mills, that song was indeed about Rockville, MD, a town I'm right now sitting a mile from. Seems there was a chick on the UGA campus who everybody ahd a crush on who was from Rockville, and everybody bemoaned the end of the spring semester when she would return home to Rockville. Anyway, the song is pretty funny if you know Rockville, the part about "You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filth but nowere left to go," because I can't think of a single factory in Rockville.
Also, Stipe had a bad sinus infection when they recorded the song, and if you listen closely, you can hear the phlegm.
Of course, if that chick is in Rockville, I'll stay in Silver Spring, thank you very much.
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
Yes, the years are harder on some than on others, but I have known 29 year-old wharf whores with major smack habits who looked better than that. If I were a man, and inclined to cheat on my wife, I'd at least make it worth it.
ThinlyVeiled |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
So when is he going to blame his problems on gay marriage?
Jonathanc |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
I think she looks that way because her Republican boyfriend thinks it's hot.
I hope it isn't because she chooses to.
EPTropy |
05.06.05 - 2:28 pm | #
Why do repug women all look like burned-out angry barbie dolls?
Mattel got the barbie image from somewhere.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:29 pm | #
Where's Wilbur Mills when you need him?
Deckko |
05.06.05 - 2:29 pm | #
Damn, lunch break's over... Thanks for the laughs, and have a great day everyone.
Ken Shabby |
05.06.05 - 2:29 pm | #
Rockville, MD, isn't that where McGruff the Crime Dog lives?
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:30 pm | #
It's only a matter of time before the GOP writes a mistress deduction into the tax code, probably in the same omnibus bill that "protects marriage" with some legal discrimination against gays.
stencil |
05.06.05 - 2:30 pm | #
A Republican I knew in college once asked me to have sex with him (but first he declared his love for him). I had enough sense to turn him down. The guy works for Karl Rove now.
Woops...I meant, he declared his love for me (not for himself, or Karl Rove!)
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 2:31 pm | #
Um, not to be coarse or anything, but I don't think she's wearing any panties.
Adonais
Heavens! How coarse of you to mention it.
Anyway, when I went back and looked, it's clear she is merely wearing panties of a neutral color.
Gee |
05.06.05 - 2:31 pm | #
wt: aaaaaaaaaargh, I remember that one. Also saw the Cartoons in concert in a shopping mall's theme park, singing the song "Witch Doctor" to which the chorus was:
Uh ee oo ah ah
Ting tang walla walla bing bang
Uh ee oo ah ah
Ting tang walla walla bing bang...
there's a one for the bad songs collection, but believe me the costumes were worse (I think this was Scandinavia's attempt at Eurotrash...)
TheaLogie, Respected Overlord |
05.06.05 - 2:31 pm | #
LEAVE SHERWOOD ALONE HES NOT THE ONLY MAN WHO EVER MADE A MISTAKE
EVEN IN THE BIBLE YOU GOT KING DAVID COMMITTING ADULATRY WITH THE QUEEN OF CHIBA SO NOBODYS PERFECT
YOU CAN BE IN FAVOR OF THE SANCTITTY OF MARRIAGE EVEN IF YOU FALL SHORT HELL WE ALL FALL SHORT OF PERFECTION FROM TIME TO TIME ITS LIKE MY FRIENDS BUMPER SICKER SAYS:
"IM NOT PERFECT JUST FORGIVEN"
Merkin Patriot |
05.06.05 - 2:31 pm | #
A Miracle has happened!!!!
Look closely. On her left arm, just adjacent to the pretty pink ribbon is a little square image of the Virgin Mary.
It's only a matter of time before the GOP writes a mistress deduction into the tax code, probably in the same omnibus bill that "protects marriage" with some legal discrimination against gays.
Guessing it would be called the "Handmaid" clause or the "Gilead Pro-Family Act."
John |
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05.06.05 - 2:31 pm | #
“The congressman is a family man,” she said. “When I think about family values, I think about the Don Sherwoods and Rick Santorums of the world. I have complete faith in Congressman Sherwood.”
OMFG.
His name is an obvious punchline, to wit,
Q: Would that Congressman cheat on his wife with a skank who claims to be 29?
I'm trying to remember what I did in college. I'm not sure, but I think mood altering substances may have been involved.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:32 pm | #
Bwhahahah! That "sanctity of marriage" stuff is for the little people.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 2:32 pm | #
According to Mike Mills, that song was indeed about Rockville, MD
From the lyrics, I thought it was about Rockville, SC and their annual regatta where everyone gets shitfaced.
Snow |
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05.06.05 - 2:32 pm | #
Personally, I don't know why Congressman Sherwood did not simply tell the truth and state they were sending in pictures to Hustler's Beaver Hunt?
Is that so wrong?
Attaturk |
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05.06.05 - 2:32 pm | #
Because, unlike their liberal sisters, they don't do what they want, they don't believe in any sort of construction related to reality, they don't think, and most of all, they don't smile real smiles.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
Well, and Ken is their model boyfriend.
Draw your own conclusions.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
As Rep. Sherwood wiped the drool from his chin, he looked up at Ms. Ore, mumuring, "I does so love to sanctify you." He paused. "And thanks for doing the dye job on your twat also."
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
It's time the Democrats up in Erie reciprocate to Mr.Sherwood the "Clinton treatment" that the rethugs so lovingly rained down on their party during the 90's.
What the hell are the Democrats thinking? This is war...
Pitchforks and Torches |
05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
Compare and contrast:
Women in the Atriot photo album
vs.
Republican skanks
Then you can tell me which women make better lovers
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
Song of Solomon has some pretty hot stuff in it, too.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
Now I understand why he wants to post the Ten Commandments everywhere. He apparently needs reminder notes.
Merkin Patriot rules. Queen of Cheeba is an album waiting to be recording.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:33 pm | #
Sorry - but all of this nonsense merely inclines me to a belief that there is a Republican mania for repetition in their habits of self-destruction. It's the same old tacky crap - people with power seldom have anything more than a guttersnipe's understanding of its use.
This all seems to be running on schedule however - it's generally about ten years from acquisition thru co-optation to collapse.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 2:34 pm | #
Bwhahahah! That "sanctity of marriage" stuff is for the little people.
Hecate
The big guys swing it where ever they want to.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:34 pm | #
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit)
that is whey the Bible should have warning stickers on the cover.
Ba'al |
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05.06.05 - 2:34 pm | #
Damn, now that's one SKANK HOE! If that's the best that a Republican Congressman can do, then they need to takew back all those Monica jokes.....excuse me while I go vomit!
Long live the sanctity of marriage!
Webslinger |
05.06.05 - 2:35 pm | #
Perhaps instead of prohibiting sperm donations from gay men, we should disallow specimens from Republican males.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:36 pm | #
Rockville, MD, isn't that where McGruff the Crime Dog lives?
No, but in its only redeeming social value - it is where F. Scott Fitzgerald is buried.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:36 pm | #
A state lawmaker is getting little interest in a bill that would make it illegal to end a pregnancy based on the projected sexual orientation of a fetus.
The bill was introduced in the Maine House earlier this year by Rep. Brian Duprey. The Republican is a staunch opponent of abortion and gay rights. But, he has been unable to find cosponsors of the measure and the legislation is languishing in committee with little chance it will ever come to a vote.
Duprey says that even though he voted against the state's new civil rights protections for gays and lesbians he wants to ensure that if at some time in the future it is proven sexuality is genetically determined gay fetuses are protected.
Gotta make sure them gays is borned, so's we can oppress 'em!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:36 pm | #
I feel ya, bro. It's all rather a sepia-toned blur these days.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:37 pm | #
Smitty--too easy, that one
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:37 pm | #
It's only a matter of time before the GOP writes a mistress deduction into the tax code, probably in the same omnibus bill that "protects marriage" with some legal discrimination against gays.
I think the phrase "mistress loophole" has a good ring to it, for soundbite purposes.
Pitchforks and Torches |
05.06.05 - 2:37 pm | #
Personally, I don't know why Congressman Sherwood did not simply tell the truth and state they were sending in pictures to Hustler's Beaver Hunt?
We need to use it more often.
Ba'al |
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05.06.05 - 2:39 pm | #
OT -- NSA insiders blowing whistle on Bolton/Hayden/Negroponte -- including:
"However, the reign of terror instituted by Hayden and his staff against NSA employees has resulted in a blowback effect. Although NSA employees are known for being the most indoctrinated in the intelligence community in that they have no historical legacy in revealing classified information to the public, their mistreatment has resulted in a number of embarrassing disclosures:
1. NSA has recorded tactical communications intelligence—overheard on a speaker system in the NSOC—that demonstrates that United Flight 93 was shot down by U.S. fighter planes over Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, and the Bush administration concocted a phony "patriotic" cover story about the passengers and crew deliberately crashing the plane in to the ground.
Lots more here
cs |
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05.06.05 - 2:39 pm | #
Merkin has been on fire lately. I hope he/she shows up at Eschacon -- in character.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 2:39 pm | #
Duprey says that even though he voted against the state's new civil rights protections for gays and lesbians he wants to ensure that if at some time in the future it is proven sexuality is genetically determined gay fetuses are protected.
It's the sin, not the sinner here... we can always be forced to be straight or celibate. The next bill introduced will require "sexuality" testing.
Bye the way, those of you that have been keeping up should know that my new boss has completely bombed at this meeting.
Ba'al is smiling on my today.
(I have a new boss like that, too!)
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
This all seems to be running on schedule however - it's generally about ten years from acquisition thru co-optation to collapse
This is why it's so great to have an historian on board. But you're right, GWPDA, these folks aren't very imaginative, are they. Get a lot of power and they: steal money, sleep with hos, and go on golf trips. Booooooooriiiiing!
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
"I always thought GOP meant Girlfriend On Payroll."
Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
Wowwwww....My congress critter. I live half the year in Philly & the other half between my country place betweem Scranton & Binghamton (NY).
Sherwood was a major car dealer in the area before election to Congress. He went to Yale or Harvard. One of the Casey brothers ran against him when it was an open seat & nearly won. Last election, Sherwood was unapposed.
Paiging Casey or some strong Democratic candidate.
Carter |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
I didn't do any mind altering substances in college, honest. But during my time abroad in Germany I fell in love with beer. Hilarity ensued.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
First up:
Vestal Vespa
vs.
Cynthia Ore
Smitty Werbenmanjensen
How dare you commit the sin of even bringing VV's name within 50 yards of that Barbie doll.
John |
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05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
Well, and Ken is their model boyfriend.
Draw your own conclusions.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus
but ken is not anatomically correct he is a unique and doesn't have...i mean he couldn't... oh yeah, i see
focus |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
GWPDA: This all seems to be running on schedule however - it's generally about ten years from acquisition thru co-optation to collapse.
Are you sayin' we got six more years of this?
Ouch!
sallyh: Perhaps instead of prohibiting sperm donations from gay men, we should disallow specimens from Republican males.
they have sperm?
I thought they reproduced by budding.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:40 pm | #
Yo, sdf, Noah was sort of the Otis of the holy land, wasn't he?
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:41 pm | #
. NSA has recorded tactical communications intelligence—overheard on a speaker system in the NSOC—that demonstrates that United Flight 93 was shot down by U.S. fighter planes over Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, and the Bush administration concocted a phony "patriotic" cover story about the passengers and crew deliberately crashing the plane in to the ground.
Wot i been saying all along.
But then again, i could be working for the NSA, and none of you would know it...
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:42 pm | #
I want to have Vestal Vespa's babies.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 2:42 pm | #
Actually the story of the Honorable Rep. Sherwood leaves me somewhat torn. On the one hand, his hypocrisy is appalling. On the other hand, I feel depressed that the congressman is scoring and I'm not.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:43 pm | #
It's drunk Lot in the cave with his daughters. And it was after his wife got turned into salt for curiosity. Justice.
EPTropy |
05.06.05 - 2:44 pm | #
Agitprop--I got that shit. Of course, it gets hit with the delete button prior to reading.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:44 pm | #
But during my time abroad in Germany I fell in love with beer. Hilarity ensued.
Fed up
I am leaving for Germany tomorrow, and love beer, and anticipate much hilarity!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:44 pm | #
I thought they reproduced by budding.
Actually, all conservatives are hermaphroditic by nature, so that in the rare event that they are "trapped" in a left-leaning environment, they can just fuck themselves.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:44 pm | #
Republicans probably asexually reproduce, though, in some form.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
And leave the sex for pleasure only?
It would kill them.....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:45 pm | #
Student suspended over call from mom in Iraq
Friday, May 6, 2005 Posted: 12:54 PM EDT (1654 GMT)
COLUMBUS, Georgia (AP) -- A high school student was suspended for 10 days for refusing to end a cell phone call with his mother, a soldier serving in Iraq, school officials said.
Cell phones are allowed on campus but may not be used during school hours. When a teacher told him to hang up, he refused. He said he told the teacher, "This is my mom in Iraq. I'm not about to hang up on my mom."
ColinB |
05.06.05 - 2:45 pm | #
The story of drunk Noah and his daughters in the cave is my personal favorite.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit)
Comedy gold! I like that one a LOT.
left rev., Jolly Menace |
05.06.05 - 2:45 pm | #
It's only a matter of time before the GOP writes a mistress deduction
I read that and saw mattress deduction.
Which would accomplish the same thing, I guess.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:45 pm | #
The eyes on Ms. Ore are the clue, gang. Bore right through your ass eyes.
Any time I've met a woman with eyes as such I have beaten feet towards the door.
This woman is mean. Good for her. I am pleased that she jammed this asshole.
Billy B |
05.06.05 - 2:46 pm | #
I am leaving for Germany tomorrow, and love beer, and anticipate much hilarity!
rorschach
It even tastes better in Germany.
I envy you. Down a few for me.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:46 pm | #
I just need to reiterate: This freak in Maine is trying to pass a law to protect GAY FETUSES from being aborted.
Just bizarre...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:46 pm | #
Well, see, Ham decided to check out Noah's junk when Noah was passed out. And this is holy scripture, man.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:46 pm | #
"in lieu of being arrested"???
OMFG.
We have totally gone crazy.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:47 pm | #
rorschach...Gute Reise, and quaff to your heart's content.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:47 pm | #
I thought they reproduced by budding.
I believe they do not reproduce at all. They just grind up the dead ones and put the resulting santorum in a pod, cook till done, and send them off for another iteration of "How can I fuck up the world?"
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 2:47 pm | #
This freak in Maine is trying to pass a law to protect GAY FETUSES from being aborted.
No, he isn't. TDSWJS did a piece on him. He has no interest in protecting gays; he merely wants to outlaw abortion.
Snow |
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05.06.05 - 2:47 pm | #
Comedy gold! I like that one a LOT.
left rev., Jolly Menace
Shouldn't you be posting something so I don't have to?
I am leaving for Germany tomorrow, and love beer, and anticipate much hilarity!
rorschach
It even tastes better in Germany.
I envy you. Down a few for me.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus
That I shall, Rmj. It might be wise to invest in Koelsch futures today, as I expect a massive shortage within a couple of weeks...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:48 pm | #
Gosh!!!!
What can I say --
Except:
She was fated to be what she looks like -- a golddigger-- when she was born into the ORE family.....
Or..... ORE,Huh??? When did she drop th "Wh" ???
Last -- do you really expect anybody to believe that anybody named "Ore" lives in Rockville???
Dedgeorge |
05.06.05 - 2:48 pm | #
john,
the day i could get a job with the federal government is the day they discover Dick Cheney's third leg really IS a baby's arm making a fist.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:48 pm | #
Flory--don't be dissing budding; without it, no beer
Exactly my point. Plant life reproduces by budding - hence, Republicans.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:48 pm | #
I thought they came about through spontaneous generation. Y'know, a dog pisses on a pile of shit, 24 hours later, republican larvae are all over the place.
Gorf |
05.06.05 - 2:49 pm | #
Well, see, Ham decided to check out Noah's junk when Noah was passed out. And this is holy scripture, man.
B1 Bummer
See what you miss? We actually talk about this in "Adult" Sunday school.
Where did you get that?
John |
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05.06.05 - 2:50 pm | #
This freak in Maine is trying to pass a law to protect GAY FETUSES from being aborted.
No, he isn't. TDSWJS did a piece on him. He has no interest in protecting gays; he merely wants to outlaw abortion.
I'm well aware of the overall intent.
But the bill specifies protection of fetuses to be aborted for their supposed sexual orientation.
So, yes, he is.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:50 pm | #
To judge from the hands, arms, and neck, she probably is 29. But she seriously needs to ditch the 'ho makeup.
(Apologies to WH'ho if he's reading this.)
My only complaint is that this happened about fifteen months too soon.
And Attaturk.... you bad!
Phoenix Woman |
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05.06.05 - 2:50 pm | #
the Republican in college who told me he was in love with me (and wanted to have sex with me) would never try any mood-altering substances, and furthermore he thought of political arguments as foreplay.
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 2:50 pm | #
Not to quibble, but yeast, like republicans, are fungi.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 2:50 pm | #
Ore claims that Sherwood told her that he would be getting a divorce from his wife of 33 years, the mother of his three daughters.
“I loved him." she said. "He always told me he loved me and I believed him.”
Obviously, the douchebag loved her for her mind.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
Shouldn't you be posting something so I don't have to?
[sounds of running feet, slamming door]
Rmj, Wandering Aengus
Dang, he's fast for a 1200lb bovine.
Working on it You beat me to some of the stuff, so I might have to dip into my new collection of Thomas Merton poetry...
left rev., Jolly Menace |
05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
YEAH YOU DONT WANT TO PROTECT GAY FETI FROM ABORTIONS BUT I BET YOU WOULD LET GAY TWINS GET MARRIED IN THE WOMB WHILE HOLDING HANDS
WHAT KIND OF SICK IMAGINATIONS DO YOU HAVE
Merkin Patriot |
05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
But then again, i could be working for the NSA, and none of you would know it...
LOOK AT CHICAGO DIRTYWORD SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE COULD GET A MAN IF SHE WANTED WHY WOULD SHE BE A YOU KNOW WHAT????
I DONT GET IT
Merkin Patriot
The joke writes itself, doesn't it?
By the way, it has been a pleasure to put faces to names here. Many thanks to NTodd, and to the folks who sent their pictures in.
And yes, the Women of Eschaton roll out of bed, with the flu, looking much more beautiful than "Rockville Republican Barbie (Pink Escalade not included)" looks on her best day. You all rock.
JAC |
05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
So Sherwood is in NorthEAST Pennsylvania, not Northwest if my eyes are working correctly today...
Tough area to live in, former coal belt. I guess there must be something in the water that creates the contradictory horndog/rethug conditions that fostered Sherwood.
Pitchforks and Torches |
05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
Going through all these hilarious comments, I conclude we really need to have an Eschaton snark off event. Anyone agree, go to Eschaton & leave a message on the need to have a snark off event. I'm willing to set it up.
People like NTodd, watertiger, Attaturk, Merkan Patriot in one room spouting off would be fantastic.
Carter |
05.06.05 - 2:51 pm | #
John,
Initial reports of Flight 93 stated that the wreckage left a debris trail some 5-6 miles away. That stat somehow disappeared in all subsequent coverage.
That shit doesn't happen if the plane doesn't explode before it hits the ground.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:52 pm | #
rorschach...Gute Reise, and quaff to your heart's content.
Fed up
Danke schoen! I shall indeed.
Looking forward to meeting my new wife's friends and relatives (the purpose of the trip)!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:52 pm | #
Dang, he's fast for a 1200lb bovine.
I resemble that remark!
(no, really, I do. Gotta get to the gym a little more often....)
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
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05.06.05 - 2:52 pm | #
To judge from the hands, arms, and neck, she probably is 29. But she seriously needs to ditch the 'ho makeup.
Okay, so "parts" of her are 29.
I think we can all agree on that.
John |
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05.06.05 - 2:52 pm | #
ALSO PLEASE DONT FEEL BAD MISS ORE IF YOUR READING THIS BECUASE WE ALL KNOW MOST OF THE SMART ASSES HERE WOOD BE ONLY TO HAPPY TO FUCK YOU IN A NEWYORK SECOND IF ONLY YOUD ALLOW IT BUT WE BOTH KNOW YOUR STANDARDS ARE WAY TO HIGH ITS ONLY COMMIE HOORS LIKE THAT JANEANN GARBAGEPIANO WITH NO SELF REPSECT THAT ARE WILLING TOO FUCK LIBS
Merkin Patriot |
05.06.05 - 2:52 pm | #
Im sorry if this has already been said but "rode hard put away wet" comes to mind.
trixi copper |
05.06.05 - 2:54 pm | #
Right, drunk Lot with the daughters. I'm a moron (or, perhaps, a moran) seeing I just posted the quotes.
Now I'm to ashamed to grade papers.
Best excuse yet.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 2:55 pm | #
Flory--I think Republicans are more like viral mutations myself
There is a certain similiarity in mental capacity. But how do you explain the variety? Viruses are exact copies.
flory |
05.06.05 - 2:55 pm | #
And now I'm too ashamed.
I believe they'll be by to revoke my commenting license any moment now.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 2:55 pm | #
Ore claims that Sherwood told her that he would be getting a divorce from his wife of 33 years, the mother of his three daughters.
Sherwood's wife is probably frigid. Blame her for the marriage falling apart, blame him for the cheating.
I'm so confused!!! We need a separate people's court for the rethugs. Judge Judy should determine who's the wrongdoer here, and then smite them, according to the Bible.
Pitchforks and Torches |
05.06.05 - 2:56 pm | #
lunascorp...I'm probably the only person in my generation who's never tried any mind altering substance. I always figured I was screwed up enough without it. But I am not, nor have I ever been a Republican.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:56 pm | #
"He always told me he loved me and I believed him.”
I'm not judging by appearances. She took an IQ test and she failed it, right there.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 2:56 pm | #
Flory--if you look closely, they ARE exact copies.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 2:56 pm | #
Right, drunk Lot with the daughters. I'm a moron (or, perhaps, a moran) seeing I just posted the quotes.
What did Trent Lott do?
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:57 pm | #
Im sorry if this has already been said but "rode hard put away wet" comes to mind.
No you diiiiiiiiiiin't!
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:57 pm | #
Obviously, if we were in a truly fundie country, we'd have an honor killing on our hands.
And the corpse would be the female.
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 2:57 pm | #
Flory--I think Republicans are more like viral mutations myself
Rethuglicans are a bad case of the clap that just keeps coming back.
Pitchforks and Torches |
05.06.05 - 2:57 pm | #
It is only a matter of time before having scores of concubines will the latest "cool" thing for South Park gopers to have.
sekmet |
05.06.05 - 2:58 pm | #
I'm not judging by appearances.
I am.
Anybody who thinks her hair looks good like that is an idiot from the get go.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 2:58 pm | #
Rorshach - have a good fahrt!
elkal |
05.06.05 - 2:58 pm | #
Flory--if you look closely, they ARE exact copies.
Maybe Sherwood was sincere about dumping his wife of 33 years. After all, Minority Whip Roy Blount of Missouri dumped his wife of more than thiry years to hook up with a tobaccy lobbyist.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 2:58 pm | #
There is a certain similiarity in mental capacity. But how do you explain the variety? Viruses are exact copies.
flory
Maybe they are retroviral. Those are less substantial and mutate rapidly...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 2:58 pm | #
This gal is enough to make me rethink my lesbianism.
Sharkbabe |
05.06.05 - 2:59 pm | #
Rorshach - have a good fahrt!
elkal
I love a good Fahrt joke.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:00 pm | #
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up. Sorry--but experience has shown me that when in need, the male animal will turn to the most unlikely candidates....
Of course, I am assuming the following conditions would apply: a) said male would need to be somewhat inebriated; and b)Ms. Ore would have to be the only female available at the time.
mothra |
05.06.05 - 3:00 pm | #
Thirty...the word is thirty. It's Friday afternoon and this German-Irishman is thirsty.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
I love a good Fahrt joke.
In any language, it's a way of life.
watertiger |
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05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
i think Rorschach's right about Republicans being retroviral. Clearly, like HIV, their mechanism is to silently do damage for many years, and then hit us with a raging, virulent, potentially deadly infection.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
What do you suppose she was posing for in that picture?
Did she put on her pretty pink ribbon after the news broke and the reporters started swarming?
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
Anybody who thinks her hair looks good like that is an idiot from the get go.
Even she doesn't think that her hair looks good like that. She thinks that old farty congressmen think that her hair looks good like that.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
sorry, i'm not in the know here, but is merkin a real troll or a troll parody?
i'm leaning towards "parody" but people (esp LGFers and the like) sometimes live up to your wildest expectations.
shmee |
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05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
Shmee--does it matter?
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:02 pm | #
Actually, republicans are humans (arguably) who are infected with a rogue prior that causes a spongiform encephalopathy similar but more specialized than "mad cow" disease. The external symptoms are endless recitation of talking points and related bullshit. The victim loses all capacity to experience reality except through the rubric of conservative "logic." The manner of transmission is not well understood, but it may have to do with lack of essential formative stimuli that leave the potential victim unable to metabolize common polysacharides.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:03 pm | #
Holden,
I've said it before and I'll say it again. That is one good looking older white man. Geez, he is aging well!
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:03 pm | #
I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up.
Well, not anymore, in either case.
And I think I can say that blizzed-out Barbie-types don't seem to be type for the guys here.
That's just me, however. I could be wrong.
John |
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05.06.05 - 3:03 pm | #
mothra...well, as a male who has not...how can I put this delicately...boinked in recent memory, I don't find her at all appealing. Still, if she were right here with me...no, if I drank that much beer I would pass out.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 3:04 pm | #
Holden--apparently while Bushie was hiding and being escorted about under security, Big Dog was living it up in Rome, pressing the flesh and having a blast. And the Italians loved it.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:04 pm | #
I love a good Fahrt joke.
In any language, it's a way of life.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:04 pm | #
She needs blue jeans, a comfortable top and a ponytail.
S Ty |
05.06.05 - 3:05 pm | #
Geez, he is aging well!
Hecate
Still a babe magnet.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:05 pm | #
B1--interesting theory. I was leaning towards a pandemic of tertiary syphillis among Republicans, but yours has great merit.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:05 pm | #
THE PRIOR POST WAS BY THE NAME STEALER NOT THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HWAT HE SAID BUT ID HAVE PUT IT DIFFERENTLY AND WITHOUT THE DIRTY WORDS BUT THATS HOW IT GOES WITH LIBERAL POTTYMOUTHS
IM DONE FOR TODAY
Merkin Patriot |
05.06.05 - 3:06 pm | #
i guess not, Sallyh. not a thought more of mine will be wasted.
shmee |
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05.06.05 - 3:06 pm | #
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up.
mothra
Mothra, I hope you drink expensive coffee, cause you lose the bet.
I'll take a personal check.
JAC |
05.06.05 - 3:06 pm | #
Watertiger--iced tea up the nose! Watertiger scores!
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:06 pm | #
B1 - I think you've nailed it.
(hee - I said 'nailed it')
schmee:
merkin is an eschaton specialty. the best parody troll on these here internets.
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:07 pm | #
Oh, let's not rule out some form of trepanematosis just yet!
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:07 pm | #
Has this been posted? Just saw it at Slashdot:
Bowing to intense pressure both from outside as well as its employees, Microsoft has reversed its stand on the anti-discrimination bill. In a company wide email, Steve Ballmer says that though the Washington legislative session is over for the year, they'll support any such legislation in the future. However, he adds that they'll be supporting it in the US only as they don't want to involve the company in debates in countries with different cultures and value systems. He also says that he doesn't think Microsoft should be involved in most public policy issues.
dave |
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05.06.05 - 3:07 pm | #
B1--i knew you meant 'prion.'
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:07 pm | #
fuck haloscan.
What I went on to say was: "Like gin-and-tonic" /HG2G...
And, to Sallyh:
It is a remarkable resemblance when you think about it. As brilliant artist and writer David Wojnarowicz (check out Close to the Knives if you have not yet): When I learned I had HIV, I realized I had contracted not just a disease, but a diseased society.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:07 pm | #
Bill Clinton is handsome. Mmmm mmmm mmmm!
Thanks, Holden.
I gave my mom his book and she read it cover to cover in three days! She couldn't put it down. Had no idea that the Republican spin machine was so vicious ~ my mom, she is waking up, and I am proud of her.
But dammit! I do long for the days when he was at the helm of the country.
See, Sally says tertiary syphillis, up pops Scalia! You wanna tell me again how everything is just random coincidence?
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:09 pm | #
Merkin Patriot is a national institution - at least he should be in one.
Looks like she stole Mann Coulter's left arm. What a weird thing to do.
QuentinCompson Killing Rats |
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05.06.05 - 3:11 pm | #
...I'm probably the only person in my generation who's never tried any mind altering substance. I always figured I was screwed up enough without it. But I am not, nor have I ever been a Republican.
Fed up | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 2:56 pm | #
If you tried it, you might be less screwed up (depending on what it is)
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 3:11 pm | #
maybe she can be Nicole Ritchie's next replacement?
The Onion put out a pretty good classified for that.
shmee |
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05.06.05 - 3:11 pm | #
But dammit! I do long for the days when he was at the helm of the country.
Sigh.
Vicki
Can we get Hillary to choose Bill as her running mate in 2008?
There is no constitutional prohibition against a former two-term president running for Veep.
They'd wipe the Frist/Jebbie ticket completely out of the picture.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:12 pm | #
Rory--I can only wish you the very best; I do hope you will maintain excellent health for many years to come. What really horrifies me is how far ahead we could have been on this had Reagan not been in power.
Next up for the 'conscience clause:" refusal to sell antivirals and protease inhibitors because 'it's God's punishment.'
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:12 pm | #
Holden--apparently while Bushie was hiding and being escorted about under security, Big Dog was living it up in Rome, pressing the flesh and having a blast. And the Italians loved it.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:04 pm | #
Interesting to remember what it's like to have a President who is loved and respected around the world. How much you want to bet that if the law were changed, the Big Dog could run for President in '08 and win in a landslide? (sigh)
Samurai Sam |
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05.06.05 - 3:12 pm | #
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up. Sorry--but experience has shown me that when in need, the male animal will turn to the most unlikely candidates....
What was the Valerie Solanis line from "The Society for Cutting Up Men"? "Men will swim an ocean of vomit, wade a river of snot, if they know there's a willing pussy on the other side."
Of course, Valerie was a bit nuts.
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 3:12 pm | #
lunascorp...can't afford to take the chance, not at this stage of the game.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 3:12 pm | #
P&T: So Sherwood is in NorthEAST Pennsylvania, not Northwest if my eyes are working correctly today...
Tough area to live in, former coal belt.
Most of the district is out of the former coal belt. It stops around Scranton. Its an economically depressed area. Aside from Scranton & some other minor areas, given its rural makeup, its Repub territory.
This is funny because I sense the main source of employment is gov. I served on jury duty about 8 years ago & the jury pool largely consisted of people who were teachers, park attendants, road crews, social service types, police/firemen etc.
Carter |
05.06.05 - 3:13 pm | #
The real Merkin Patriot has no e-mail address.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:13 pm | #
B1--we could try a Wiener-Levy random walk progression and test your theory...
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:13 pm | #
How much you want to bet that if the law were changed, the Big Dog could run for President in '08
As I mentioned above, he could run for Vice President.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:14 pm | #
Now if we think really hard about severe dissociative disorders, I bet somebody will serendipitously post a picture of Shrubya!
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:14 pm | #
I worked for Casey in 2000, in a god forsaken place between Scranton and Binghamton. Unfortunately, I don't think this will hurt him up there.
There are all kinds of rumors about him running around with other people's wives. He and his bro own "Shadowbrook" (I think that's the name), which is a golf course, among other things, and there are rumors of a body buried there...
FPN |
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05.06.05 - 3:15 pm | #
How much you want to bet that if the law were changed, the Big Dog could run for President in '08 and win in a landslide? (sigh)
I keep saying we should trade them and allow them to run the Governator if we can run Clinton. We'd win in a heartbeat.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:15 pm | #
See, Sally says tertiary syphillis, up pops Scalia! You wanna tell me again how everything is just random coincidence?
It was divinely ordained that the eschaton community would find Ms. Ore's next sugar daddy for her.
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:15 pm | #
I gave my mom his book and she read it cover to cover in three days! She couldn't put it down. Had no idea that the Republican spin machine was so vicious ~ my mom, she is waking up, and I am proud of her.
Bill Clinton just came to Austin, and people were camped out outside the bookstore starting the night before, just to see him! Clinton-love reigns!
And Sallyh: Just to be clear--The HIV quote was from Wojnarowicz. I am not, thankfully, HIV+, though I've seen three friends die of AIDS.
One more reason to hate the GOP, who've ignored the issue since Reagan, and John Paul II, who was criminal in opposing condoms in the age of AIDS.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:15 pm | #
This all seems to be running on schedule however - it's generally about ten years from acquisition thru co-optation to collapse.
From your lips. . .
QL in NY |
05.06.05 - 3:15 pm | #
"Men will swim an ocean of vomit, wade a river of snot, if they know there's a willing pussy on the other side."
And shouldn't the, um, truth that everyone knows lies behind that statemenet end the evolution vs. intelligent design "debate" once and for all?
There ain't nothing intelligent about it ...
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 3:16 pm | #
Oh man, Fat Tony'll show her his canoli! BAAAARRRRRFFFFF!!!!
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:17 pm | #
(but first he declared his love for him) - Lunascorp
Sounds like a typical repug to me.
bo |
05.06.05 - 3:17 pm | #
i think Rorschach's right about Republicans being retroviral. Clearly, like HIV, their mechanism is to silently do damage for many years, and then hit us with a raging, virulent, potentially deadly infection.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:01 pm | #
After first subverting the natural defenses (e.g., free press, courts...)
randomfactor |
05.06.05 - 3:17 pm | #
Well, I got the 'it's not you, it's me' speech from a girl who said I was the greatest guy she ever met. Guess she was wrong. So, I am going home and getting smashed.
Then I am going to get smashed again. After that, I'll consider pulling myself together.
Snow |
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05.06.05 - 3:18 pm | #
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up. Sorry--but experience has shown me that when in need, the male animal will turn to the most unlikely candidates....
Wrong.
I'm hornier than anyone I know, and yet I have opted out of sex with attractive women whom I desired because I could tell the desire was not reciprocated.
The male animal isn't quite as simple as you'd like to believe.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:18 pm | #
Holden - Don't know if you saw the Freepers were protesting Clinton at his book signing in Austin.
chris/tx |
05.06.05 - 3:18 pm | #
Seriously, if JPII showed up in heaven, don't you think god would have a bone to pick with him about that condom thing?
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:18 pm | #
Snow,
Obviously, poor taste on her part. It IS just her.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:18 pm | #
Whoa, was this a runner up in a Nancy Sinatra look-alike contest, or what?
She must have really liked that song "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" when it first came out in the 60s.
Stinky |
05.06.05 - 3:19 pm | #
Snow...my condolences...been there, heard that, and know it ain't fun.
Fed up |
05.06.05 - 3:19 pm | #
OK, I'm here, now. It's time for all the trolls to beat a hasty retreat.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:20 pm | #
I'm hornier than anyone I know, and yet I have opted out of sex with attractive women whom I desired because I could tell the desire was not reciprocated.
Hate to break it to you dude, that's not called "opting out." That's called "getting shut down" aka the Heismann.
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 3:20 pm | #
Aw, Snow, did you get justfriended? That bites hard.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:20 pm | #
Holden - Don't know if you saw the Freepers were protesting Clinton at his book signing in Austin.
chris/tx
Yep. Even their own report states they were outnumber by about 1,000 to 1.
They had a photo of the kid protesting (dragged along by his family values parents) in the paper, but I did not want it on my blog.
Bill for Veep!!!
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:20 pm | #
sallyh: Next up for the 'conscience clause:" refusal to sell antivirals and protease inhibitors because 'it's God's punishment.'
no need for a conscience clause. just let the insurance companies exclude it from coverage. then only rich junkies would afford it.
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:20 pm | #
She must have really liked that song "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" when it first came out in the 60s. Well, if she is 29, she was just a chocolate bar in her dad's back pocket then (thank you Laurie Anderson).
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 3:21 pm | #
Hate to break it to you dude, that's not called "opting out." That's called "getting shut down"
No, she was willing to have sex, but I could tell, and so I said no...
And Snow--it'll turn around. But getting smashed just now is advisable...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:22 pm | #
But, I though a random walk was when you just sort of, decide to go for a walk. At random.
Thank you! Tip your server! Try the veal!
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:22 pm | #
And I luv Hecate, by the way. And some old 80 year old woman just ran through my local organic food market with her car just a minute ago.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:22 pm | #
chocolate bar in her dad's back pocket then (thank you Laurie Anderson).
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up.
See above post from yours truly about Ore's eyes. You don't fuck with chicks with eyes like that. Drunkee or no drunkee.
Billy B |
05.06.05 - 3:23 pm | #
Rorschach--I'm sorry for your loss. My first personal encounter with the disease was when a beloved colleague of mine died in 1988. A brilliant statistician, a great guy, a wonderful colleague. And then, it increased from there.
And the work is not getting done. That is what angers me the most. We have great scientists, great ideas, great minds, but we don't get the funding, we don't get the support, and the prejudice lives on and on and on.
I've spoken before of how moralized all illness has become. It's an appalling trend. Apparently, if you fall ill these days, you must have done something to 'deserve' it--only the morally deficit suffer. The notion of cause and effect have eluded the terminally brain dead and deluded ruling this country.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:23 pm | #
Snow,
I'm sorry to hear about your relationship. Hang in there, hon.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 3:23 pm | #
Well, if she is 29, she was just a chocolate bar in her dad's back pocket then (thank you Laurie Anderson).
Inspired allusion!
What happened to my wall-paper samples!?
And: Hearing your name is better than seeing your face.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:24 pm | #
The Big Dog is in replay on c-span now, from this morning's AJC tsunami thing.
QuentinCompson Killing Rats |
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05.06.05 - 3:24 pm | #
(but first he declared his love for him) - Lunascorp
Sounds like a typical repug to me.
bo | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:17 pm | #
I know...and that was a Freudian slip I guess. Anyway, he was a smart guy (aside from being a Republican). I normally didn't hang out with conservatives in college, but we Americans studying Politics at Oxford--he was always angry about how the lecturers were all "Socialists."
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 3:24 pm | #
Oh, come on, now. I would wage next week's coffee money that any heterosexual man here would accept sex from Ms. Ore, should it be offered up. Sorry--but experience has shown me that when in need, the male animal will turn to the most unlikely candidates....
I'm not buying that. There's a difference between "horny" and "desperate", and that woman looks like she's made the rounds at a few too many Elks conventions.
She also looks like she should change her name to "Anita Mann".
Stinky |
05.06.05 - 3:24 pm | #
No, she was willing to have sex, but I could tell, and so I said no...
Man, how come I never met women like that?!
Not that it matters now ....
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 3:24 pm | #
Ah, snow.
That's terrible.
Really sorry for ya.
John |
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05.06.05 - 3:25 pm | #
Flory--already, Medicaid/Medicare reimbursements for cancer drug treatments have been slashed. Well, I guess the feeling is, you must have done something to deserve your fate.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:25 pm | #
Snow, ugh, heard that one more times than I could count. Least. Favorite. Rejection. Line. Ever.
Any time that I get wistful at being thoroughly domesticated, I just have to remind myself that I'm so glad to be off the dating market.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 3:25 pm | #
So this Ore woman is supposedly 29? Yeah, right. Under those pounds of makeup, she's either a lot younger (i.e., she was underage when they first met) or she's got a hell of a lot more mileage on her than she'll admit.
snark e. |
05.06.05 - 3:25 pm | #
And some old 80 year old woman just ran through my local organic food market with her car just a minute ago.
Ô¿Ô
Wow! I drive-thru organic food market!
What a world we live in!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:25 pm | #
Snow--I'm horribly sorry for what happened. Getting smashed is, however, the first step towards acceptance.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
Homepage |
05.06.05 - 3:26 pm | #
Sorry, I can't type today! I meant to write "we were Americans studying Politics at Oxford"
lunascorp |
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05.06.05 - 3:26 pm | #
If I was still a drinkin' man, I'd hoist one in yer honor.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:26 pm | #
Incog,
how's the beer? And by the way, you should see the pretty white kitty with beautful eyes that will join our household in two weeks!
Meow!
Audrey want to name her Snowflake.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 3:26 pm | #
I would not have sex with that woman.
Lance Uppercut |
05.06.05 - 3:26 pm | #
What a world we live in!
rorschach
She wiped out all the watermellons.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:27 pm | #
I caught some of Bill Clinton on that live broadcast this am. Attractive competence oozing from every pore.
And he almost breaks his own record for c-span-after-event exiting crowd coverage performance.
Hi, Incog! I've made my son promise that he'll tell me when it's time for me to stop driving! Hope no one at the market was hurt!
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:28 pm | #
See above post from yours truly about Ore's eyes. You don't fuck with chicks with eyes like that. Drunkee or no drunkee.
She's got those "I've seen 'Fatal Attraction' 187 times and it's getting funnier every time I see it!" eyes.
Big Daddy Mars |
05.06.05 - 3:28 pm | #
She wiped out all the watermellons.
Wow. Just like in a movie car-chase scene.
Was anyone hurt?
John |
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05.06.05 - 3:28 pm | #
I do miss hearing the president speak english.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:28 pm | #
Snow,
if she said that she was probably correct and you will be more the better for it in the long run... and please smash responsibly- good luck
focus |
05.06.05 - 3:28 pm | #
I do miss hearing the president speak english.
B1 Bummer
...and that woman looks like she's made the rounds at a few too many Elks conventions.
Those antlers can be tough, especially with 4-, 5-pointers...
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 3:29 pm | #
Hi, Incog! I've made my son promise that he'll tell me when it's time for me to stop driving! Hope no one at the market was hurt!
Hecate
Well, she was over 80. That old food market attracts them.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:29 pm | #
Not quite Bobo's World
A high school student was suspended for 10 days for refusing to end a mobile phone call with his mother, a soldier serving in Iraq, school officials said.
B1 is on a roll today. And as he said, he'll be here all week! Dont' forget to tip the waitstaff!
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:29 pm | #
sallyh:
its only the beginning. the easiest place to slash state spending is medicaid. not a real loud lobbyist group there - other than the public hospitals that depend on the revenue.
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:29 pm | #
Sallyh--
You may have seen the story that I posted a few days back, but it is very hopeful and infuriating...
There seems to be a potential way to prevent HIV transmission cheaply and easily, but it languishes due to lack of funding, because it'd be most helpful to poor folks.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:30 pm | #
From shmee's Onion link on the search for Nicole Ritchie's replacement...
"Any million-dollar Bambi with a vast inheritance and no ambition will do, though gutter-sluts with coke-fueled pasts will be given special consideration. "Murray added that "it doesn't matter if her pussy rattles when the wind blows—we can fix that in post."
We can fix that in post... hahahahahaha!
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:30 pm | #
So this Ore woman is supposedly 29?
"Twenty-nine" is a euphemism for "so far past thirty that I'd rather not say."
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:30 pm | #
She slap took out the entire front of the building and I'm standing there at the cash register with my taters.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:30 pm | #
Snow, if only the techonology were better I'd upload you a shot of the poison of your choice.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 3:30 pm | #
that's that red state sanctity. here in the blue states we marry for love. it's cultural.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 3:31 pm | #
These people are fricking crazy
Will |
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05.06.05 - 3:31 pm | #
from Fake Texan Brain Damaged Twit to English is hard,
afternoon, freethinkers. baby in lap, and he says, "bush sucks!" and also hello to all freethinking babies out there. Old Man from Scene 24, i'm so stealing this. president Twit. i love it.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 3:31 pm | #
How much you want to bet that if the law were changed, the Big Dog could run for President in '08
As I mentioned above, he could run for Vice President.
Holden Caulfield | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:14 pm | #
Holden et al.,
You raise an interesting point. I have been wondering lately if the Republicans might go after that to try to have dear leader go after a third term, and it would surprise me if that is exactly what Karl Rove, growing accustomed to more power amy be thinking about.
I think that the Big Dog is the ONLY thing that iws keeping them from trying.
Just a quick poll here, but how many people think that if Clinton, heaven forbid, should drop dead of a heart attack anytime in the next, say six months, how many people here think that the Republicans would go after the repeal of the 24th (I think) amendment?
genoasail |
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05.06.05 - 3:31 pm | #
Snow--
It IS her. Celebrate!
Go to the Atriots page to see who your real friends are.
Rorschach--there are far, far too many stories like this. As a biostatistician and a human, my rage boils every single time I hear these stories.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:32 pm | #
What is it with old people and melons? Go hide out by the cantaloups at the grocery store some time and see what I mean.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:32 pm | #
She slap took out the entire front of the building and I'm standing there at the cash register with my taters.
Ô¿Ô
I hope your taters made it out okay!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:32 pm | #
Vicki: you should see the pretty white kitty with beautful eyes
will we be seeing pictures?
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:32 pm | #
Holden,
What is wrong with those people? Let the kid talk to his mother for cripes sake. I bet they have "Support the Troops" magnetic ribbons on their farking SUVs.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 3:33 pm | #
"that's that red state sanctity. here in the blue states we marry for love. it's cultural."
Quite a few of us practice fidelity as well.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:33 pm | #
Not that I should comment on anyone else's looks but if this woman represents the type Republican upholders of the 'sanctity of marriage' fancy ... Nearly speechless!
Helga Fremlin |
05.06.05 - 3:33 pm | #
Hi baby of CD!! (writer smiling silly grins and making cute noises).
My baby boy (viewable over at NTodd's site with me in photo) taking nap after morning of playing outside and going out to lunch with some buddies.
afternoon, freethinkers. baby in lap, and he says, "bush sucks!" and also hello to all freethinking babies out there. Old Man from Scene 24, i'm so stealing this. president Twit. i love it.
chicago dyke
Can I vote for that baby in the next election?
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:34 pm | #
Aargh. I really do have to go to the bank and the market for pet supplies, something I should have done hours ago.
I blame you guys
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 3:34 pm | #
flory, I have some pics right now but I don't know how to post them. If you know how to post a link, e-mail me (I can't access the haloscan e-mail addresses at work ~ I don't know why, but it ends up being gobbledygook) and I'll send them to you.
These kitties are precious!
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 3:35 pm | #
My two kitties are in love! The little pitiful black one I adopted last week, too shy and sad to even lift his head, has made a friend for life.
My kitty sits sweetly by his side and watches over him - and last night they played for hours, keeping me awake of course, but that's okay. Hooray!
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:35 pm | #
She slap took out the entire front of the building and I'm standing there at the cash register with my taters.
Wasn't there a story about an old man in SoCal taking out a farmers market not too long ago?
Old people have something against veggies?
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:35 pm | #
Holden,
What is wrong with those people? Let the kid talk to his mother for cripes sake. I bet they have "Support the Troops" magnetic ribbons on their farking SUVs.
Hecate
More of that Zero Tolerance crap. School rules say no cell phones other than during the lunch hour. Mom calls towards the end of lunch hour, kid wants to keep talking to her but school principal (remeber when you differentiated the principal from your principles by saying he was your priniciPAL?) sez hang up now. Kid says, no way, this is my mom in Iraq and gets suspended (in leiu of arrest).
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:35 pm | #
as bob dylan said:
only one thing
i did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 3:36 pm | #
B1 Bummer ~
Old people and melons: Cantelope is very, very, very nutritious.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 3:36 pm | #
Incidentally, FUCK BUSH!
Impeach his sorry ass.
QuentinCompson Killing Rats |
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05.06.05 - 3:36 pm | #
"Twenty-nine" is a euphemism for "so far past thirty that I'd rather not say."
Hecate
Too young to say thirty-nine, she wishes.
Twenty-nine times around the block.
Pig latin for ninety-two.
EPT |
05.06.05 - 3:36 pm | #
They love that stuff, that's for sure. If you ever need to bait an old person trap or something, put a cantalope in there.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:38 pm | #
Vicki:
I'm a techno idiot.
Any atriots who know how to post pictures, please assist Vicki, pronto.
As we came around the corner of the barn, the feral cat known as "Black and white kitty" allowed me to get within ten feet this afternoon and I had my mother's terrier on a leash. That's one tough kitty.
EPT |
05.06.05 - 3:38 pm | #
What is it with old people and melons?
Are we talking about Rep. Sherwood again?
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 3:39 pm | #
Yeah, 29 is a bad number. Even if you are that age, just skip it. Like the 13th floor on an elevator... the number's too loaded.
Oh, and fuck bush!
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:39 pm | #
"Parham said the teen's suspension was based on his reaction to the teacher's request. He said the teen used profanity when taken to the office."
Jesus Christ, the kid's 17, his mother is in a fucking war zone and he doesn't know if this is the last time he'll ever talk to her.
That teacher is just a fucking dick. The kid should have said nothing and just decked the asshole right there.
Stinky |
05.06.05 - 3:39 pm | #
Jenny from the ßlog: That's great news! Yay kitties!
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 3:39 pm | #
Vicki, do you need web posting help?
I humbly offer services.
John |
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05.06.05 - 3:39 pm | #
Micro-bummer and I had a lot of fun playing with our black cat this morning. She loves to play "touch paws."
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 3:40 pm | #
Well, I got the 'it's not you, it's me' speech from a girl who said I was the greatest guy she ever met. Guess she was wrong. So, I am going home and getting smashed.
Snow
Dude! That is teh sux0rz! I feel for you.
Now is the time to call up one of the ones that got away. You'll never have more defeat-inspired confidence than you have right now.
And then go get smashed.
wÒÓ† |
05.06.05 - 3:41 pm | #
I hope your taters made it out okay!
rorschach
My taters and tamaters made it just fine. Thank ya very much.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:41 pm | #
A wife for a son
A boy for pleasure
Ah, but melons for delight!
I don't remember where I read it but it was an old swine who said it.
EPT |
05.06.05 - 3:41 pm | #
stinky, i'll bet you a dollar that teacher has a cheap chinese "support our troops" magnet on his/her car.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 3:41 pm | #
underwhelm -
Thanks. When I heard them running back and forth last night I could barely contain my excitement. It's been an amazing few days.
Seriously, shows you what kindness and regular meals can do to lift the spirits of even the most seemingly hopeless of critters. I feel great.
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:41 pm | #
Holden: In re the cell phone story--Appalling. Though I have always wished that my employers would take a lesson from the school system and "punish" me by giving me ten days off for an infraction of the rules...
I need all the karmic credits I can get. So far it's 1 and counting...
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:45 pm | #
How high school to treat that kid on the phone that way.
And how Bushist, just like the R's want to run the country - bosses and obedient serfs.
QuentinCompson Killing Rats |
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05.06.05 - 3:45 pm | #
Xoloitzcuintle, I've got dibs on this for my Summer look.
GWPDA:
Those puppies look like something that would be guarding Ba'als temple. Cultural cross-fertilization?
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:46 pm | #
These tomatoes I got look good but I've noticed that some heirloom tomatoes look like the real deal but they're genetically modified. I just don't trust any of this shit these days.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 3:46 pm | #
rory -
Thanks for taking the *last* slot. Course I thanked you and now I'm last again. Heh.
Jenny from the ßlog
In my best Stewie-from-Family-Guy voice: Blast!
My taters and tamaters made it just fine. Thank ya very much.
Ô¿Ô
You say tamater, I say "Thank goodness you weren't killed by a crazy 80-year old while grocery shopping"!
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:46 pm | #
Well, I got the 'it's not you, it's me' speech from a girl who said I was the greatest guy she ever met. Guess she was wrong. So, I am going home and getting smashed.
Snow
My friend was six months preggers when her boyfriend of five years said he thought they "should see other people".
If that ain't a kick in the head...
Stinky |
05.06.05 - 3:47 pm | #
baby successfully put down with a combo of atrios and somafm. i think i'm getting the hang of this. i'm glad my nephew has good taste.
Dude! That is teh sux0rz! I feel for you.
Now is the time to call up one of the ones that got away. You'll never have more defeat-inspired confidence than you have right now.
And then go get smashed.
wÒÓ† | Email
i think this is incredibly romantic. or is it just silly? well, i suppose he did tell you to wait to get smashed.
fret not snow, you're wonderful and will meet another. even the best in our lives have their equals, one just has to wait for the wheel to turn before meeting them.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 3:47 pm | #
"Sanctity of marriage" means that you feel guilty about cheating on your wife so you try to strangle your mistress.
Frederick |
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05.06.05 - 3:48 pm | #
Ms Ore might be using hexadecimal. When people ask me, I tell them I'm 4 years short of my 40th birthday, which does draw strange looks saying I just had my thrity-beeth brithday draws even stranger looks.
bo |
05.06.05 - 3:48 pm | #
I'm with you on the fuck Kerry, today, rorshach. What the fuck is he thinking?
D'oh.
Vicki
I swear to god there's some sub-basement level room in the Capitol that Bill Frist uses to remove Dem spines as soon as they show up for Congress.
flory |
05.06.05 - 3:49 pm | #
well, i'm be pickled in oyster testicles: Micro$oft has reversed itself and will not support gay rights legislation.
PoppieProng |
05.06.05 - 3:49 pm | #
As I mentioned above, he could run for Vice President.
Holden Caulfield - yes he by-God could.
If there were ever a politician I have ever wanted to repeat the John Quincy Adams options it's Clinton. I have always regarded it as the greatest gift to the country that could possibly be made. I say he goes home to Arkansas and runs for Senate.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 3:49 pm | #
My friend was six months preggers when her boyfriend of five years said he thought they "should see other people".
If that ain't a kick in the head...
Ach!
That is Newt-Gingrich-nasty!
When my first marriage was falling to pieces, I spent a long hour sitting on the edge of the Crescent City connection bridge, looking at the river and trying to decide... I'm glad I made the right choice...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:50 pm | #
How do you feel about congressmen who only fuck their mistresses in the ass?
reallygonecat |
05.06.05 - 3:51 pm | #
it's not haloscan's fault for my typo, but it is it's fault for telling me that i already posted something. well, duh, but you just refused to let me post something within 20 seconds, you pissy little bit of ones and zeros!!!
PoppieProng |
05.06.05 - 3:51 pm | #
Now is the time to call up one of the ones that got away. You'll never have more defeat-inspired confidence than you have right now.
And then go get smashed.
Or reverse order.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 3:55 pm | #
I'm glad I made the right choice...
rorschach
So are we.
I've never contemplated, but with what happened with my ex-husband recently, I've been thinking about the "why" of it often.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 3:55 pm | #
I'm glad I made the right choice...
rorschach
I'm glad you did also. Gotta look off the bridge sometimes, but never jump.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 3:56 pm | #
"Sanctity of marriage" means that you feel guilty about cheating on your wife so you try to strangle your mistress.
Heh heh.
Okay I graded one paper. Time to get some lunch, grade one more, then reward with more important fiddling around here. Turns out they gave me a warning and said I could keep my commenting license.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 3:57 pm | #
I say he goes home to Arkansas and runs for Senate.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:49 pm
That's net zero gain, D-wise.
I say move to Texarkana and run for Senator from Texas. He'd win, it's +1, and it could help return Godliness to that benighted state.
It would be especially tasty to see Delay and the Bushes fuming in his prop wash.
QuentinCompson Killing Rats |
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05.06.05 - 3:57 pm | #
stick with me baby
stick with me anyhow
things should start to get interesting right about now
-bob dylan, "mississppi" from the album "love and theft" released sept 11, 2001
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 3:57 pm | #
As I mentioned above, he could run for Vice President.
Holden Caulfield - yes he by-God could.
If there were ever a politician I have ever wanted to repeat the John Quincy Adams options it's Clinton. I have always regarded it as the greatest gift to the country that could possibly be made. I say he goes home to Arkansas and runs for Senate.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar
How 'bout this match-up:
Hillary/BigDog vs. Pickles/Chimpy.
'Twould be something, especially the debates.
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05.06.05 - 3:57 pm | #
I'm glad I made the right choice...
rorschach
So am I! And haven't we all noticed that life really does have fantastic twists and turns that we could never have anticipated? That's why you've gotta trust the force.
Good luck, Snow. It's for the best - better days ahead in store for you.
Later, all!
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 3:58 pm | #
Thanks Vicki and chica-- It was a close call, but I'm glad I faced it down and all the more glad that I walked back down instead of taking the faster route...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 3:58 pm | #
bob dylan, "mississppi" from the album "love and theft" released sept 11, 2001
Olaf glad and big
Featuring my fellow Austinite Charlie Sexton on guitar.
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05.06.05 - 3:59 pm | #
as much as i've come to be unhappy with aspects of his legacy, there are days when i wish clinton would come out of retirement and 'save' us. i honestly can't think of another politician with the combination of brains and guts that he had, never mind that he (like all men) let his dick lead him once too often. we're so doomed, and it's hard to accept that our current crop of pols are so corrupt that there's really no hope coming from that direction. but it's true.
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05.06.05 - 3:59 pm | #
as much as i've come to be unhappy with aspects of his legacy, there are days when i wish clinton would come out of retirement and 'save' us. i honestly can't think of another politician with the combination of brains and guts that he had, never mind that he (like all men) let his dick lead him once too often. we're so doomed, and it's hard to accept that our current crop of pols are so corrupt that there's really no hope coming from that direction. but it's true.
chicago dyke
Same here.
I miss the days when I could be merely disappointed and irritated with my president, rather than horrified and appalled by my president.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 4:01 pm | #
what songs is he on holden? the album has a heavy new orleans feel to me.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:01 pm | #
Sure, John, if you'll e-mail me I'll send you kitties. And then if you'd post them, I will be forever grateful.
Vicki | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 3:43 pm
Where would you like me to post them?
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:02 pm | #
Somebody asked Clinton in 2003 if he would accept the VP slot on the democratic ticket. He made it very very clear that he thought his running as VP would be unconstitutional based on his reading of the 22d amendment. I am not sure I agree with him, but it sounds as if his doing so would at least throw the decision into the courts.
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 4:03 pm | #
aw, and she's all wrapped up in a pretty pink ribbon...
for a price.
watertiger
By the looks of it, a subway token oughta do it.
MeLoseBrain? |
05.06.05 - 4:03 pm | #
"what's wrong with maryland"?
-bo
only one thing
maryland did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Tony Blair Wants to “Move On.” The Media Says: “No!”
Look, I’m no big fan of the Labour Party. I’m a conservative capitalist. As such, I’ve always much preferred the idea of a Tory-led government in Britain.
But I have to be honest here. I’ve been laughing out loud at the liberal media’s coverage of yesterday’s elections over in Britain.
I mean, come on. Tony Blair just led his Labour Party to win three consecutive elections for the first time in British history. Sure, the margin of Labour’s majority was reduced, but it’s not as if Blair had the good fortune of having the likes of Tom Daschle and Nancy Pelosi as the leaders of the opposition.
Yet if you read the international media, you’d think that Blair suffered a McGovern-style defeat, and that anti-war college students, media pundits, and humanities professors, in Britain and elsewhere, are all primed to party like it was 1969.
Finally, I can’t help but notice a stunning dichotomy in the way American leftists feel about Blair, currently, as compared to several years ago.
I remember when Blair first was elected. Oh, my, how trust-fund liberal media and academia types swooned. He was a political rock star to them.
But then fate made him an ally of George W. Bush. As a result, we were able to witness a conundrum of ironies: Partisan-liberal U.S. Democrats rooting against a British Labour Party PM candidate, and then “celebrating” the fact that he was re-elected, but with less of a ruling majority, and with conservative Tories having gained political ground.
Yaaay. Huh? What?
Well, I guess if you’re a leftist, in this day and age, the enemy of the ally to your deeply-hated enemy is now your friend, and the former object of your rapt affection now is your enemy.
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05.06.05 - 4:03 pm | #
John,
Can you post a linky here of them playing? They're all cute, so whatever you decide.
Nobody's going to rescue us now. We're all on our own, now. It's just us. Which is how it probably should be.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:04 pm | #
I really wish the cracker belt values voters would pay as much attention to the marriages of the people they vote for as they do to the marriages of gay people they've never met.
flory
I really wish they'd worry about their own marriages and stay the fuck out of everyone else's.
MeLoseBrain? |
05.06.05 - 4:04 pm | #
I miss having an articulate president.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:05 pm | #
nice astroturf, puppets. i could hardly tell.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:05 pm | #
puppets is tedious. Best when ignored.
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 4:06 pm | #
Wow, I've figured it out - the woman looks like one of the Fembots from "Austin Powers".
Stinky |
05.06.05 - 4:06 pm | #
Don't feed the trolls and they die. How nice.
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05.06.05 - 4:07 pm | #
I like the puppy with the Mohawk - his name is "Chac". These doggies would really concentrate a fear of Aztlan amongst the 'Minutemen' who are now proceeding to guard the California border.
Then I am going to get smashed again. After that, I'll consider pulling myself together.
And snow? Pulling yourself together again is wildly overrated. You've just had your feelings hurt and that's not much cost for the game.
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05.06.05 - 4:07 pm | #
i wish the crackerbelt voters would just walk into the nearest ocean and drown.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:07 pm | #
I miss the days when I could be merely disappointed and irritated with my president
I was entirely nonplussed with the clinton blowjob thing. Anyone who thought that Clinton wouldn't lead with his dick sometimes was delusional. Anyone who held it against him was hypocritical.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:08 pm | #
I miss having an articulate president.
Much less one who needs to wank off a horse.
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 4:08 pm | #
We're way more than any one resident.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:08 pm | #
It is " for children , a woman. for pleasure, a boy. But, for sheer ecstasy, a cantaloupe!"
Nat'l Lampoon from the early 70's.......I remember it well..
Also, @ same time/issue Ari to John-John: " In Greece, we separate the men from the boys"
"yeah, with crowbars"
basicbill |
05.06.05 - 4:09 pm | #
chica tojica! you came back to me unspoiled!
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:09 pm | #
Here's something to get involved in
Why not start a calling campaign to stop this spending bill until the national id card part can be stripped.
Not to mention the extension to the powers of the HSA chief.
Since the repukes are about redoing out government, I think we should, also. I propose we do away with the presidency. Let's expand our legislature. Remove all of them there now and replace them.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:10 pm | #
"anyone who thought clinton wouldn't lead with his dick at times was delusional."
-chica tojica
agreed. plus he deserved a blowjob anyway.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:11 pm | #
We don't need an executive branch.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:11 pm | #
chica tojica! you came back to me unspoiled!
Olaf glad and big
Ah, sweet Olaf, I'm not gone yet. Just giving a heads-up. Its odd, I don't know if it matters, really, when people come and go, it is so fluid here.
But I'll be off ther internets for about 4 or 5 months while living in the mountains. I don't know how I'm gonna cope!!
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:12 pm | #
what songs is he on holden? the album has a heavy new orleans feel to me.
Olaf glad and big
Charlie Sexton has been touring with Dylan for, geeze, seems like about ten years now. I'd have to check my copy of the CD to be sure, but I think he plays on near every song.
Charlie is a local gutar hero here, used to be one of the Arc Angels which was compsoed of Charlie, Doyle Bramhall II, and the rhythm section of Double Trouble after Stevie Ray died.
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05.06.05 - 4:12 pm | #
Re: Men's sex drive and Valerie Solanis (Andy Warhol's shooter)
The quote is: "Eaten up with guilt, shame, fears and insecurities and obtaining, if he's lucky, a barely perceptible physical feeling, the male is, nonetheless, obsessed with screwing; he'll swim through a river of snot, wade nostril-deep through a mile of vomit, if he thinks there'll be a friendly pussy awaiting him. He'll screw a woman he despises, any snaggle-toothed hag, and furthermore, pay for the opportunity."
I see Bill Gates and Microsoft have reversed themselves on the gay rights bill -- I hope this also means
they have fired Ralph Reed
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05.06.05 - 4:14 pm | #
I miss the days when I could be merely disappointed and irritated with my president
I was entirely nonplussed with the clinton blowjob thing. Anyone who thought that Clinton wouldn't lead with his dick sometimes was delusional. Anyone who held it against him was hypocritical.
chica toxica
Same here. What disappointed and irritated me was the failure regarding health care reform, and more so (because the responsibility was squarely his) the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bullshit that still plagues us.
And this is from a guy who was running through the streets of Little Rock on election night, 1992, waving a bottle of whiskey and yelling "death to the tyrants" triumphantly...
rorschach |
05.06.05 - 4:15 pm | #
chica,
the Internet protocols are supported over any underlying transmission medium, so we will be on the lookout for your smoke signals.
elkal |
05.06.05 - 4:15 pm | #
Personally, I've always heard the "it's me, not you" line as "Well, it really is you, but it's something probably fairly minor and inconsequential, and in any event, I don't have the courage or respect for you simply as a fellow human being to tell you what the problem is". Or she's fuckin' someone else. Same thing with the "let's see other people", which means if s/he isn't riding a new pony already, s/he's got one seperated from the herd and is winding up the lasso. My all-time favorite break-up line, however, is "You just don't have ambition", which basically means "You don't want to work yourself into an early grave at a soul-destroying job you hate to make shit-tons of money that I can spend".
And people wonder why I don't date much.
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05.06.05 - 4:16 pm | #
chica- i in no way meant to imply that he did anything wrong or that i care. and what an interesting answer to the question, the 22nd amd defense...i wonder what that means to him.
and OT- Ntodd, bless you. i went thru the whole of your photo album, how interesting and fun! and i want to make a serious request to everyone: find a friend of color and introduce them to this blog. we're not well represented here and that should change. for many reasons.
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05.06.05 - 4:16 pm | #
holden, does he play lead or rhythm, i guess is the question. there are at least 2 guest guitarists on this record. maybe 3, but i think 3 might be bob.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:16 pm | #
chica - please take a Xoloitzcuintle with you to Espana, to demonstrate that the New World has a few benefits....
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05.06.05 - 4:17 pm | #
I was entirely nonplussed with the clinton blowjob thing. Anyone who thought that Clinton wouldn't lead with his dick sometimes was delusional. Anyone who held it against him was hypocritical.
So good, it deserved to be repeated.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 4:17 pm | #
Executive activism is a scourge our country has tolerated for too long.
underwhelm
No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. You keep misspelling "judicial."
She looks like Bo Peep, er, Ho Peep.
Anyway, the pink bow is weird. Dialogue: "a present waiting for you to unwrap"?
Also, it's weird that she's wearing a crucifix. Wasn't Nicolette Sheridan wearing a crucifix in the Super Bowl ad? What must they be thinking?
Merle |
05.06.05 - 4:18 pm | #
only one thing
backslider did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:18 pm | #
Ack! Can't find the Atriot photo gallery. Misplaced the address! Might someone do me an act of kindness and send me the site?
And, for the record, Big Dog's still got it. Acres and acres of it. Coming out his damned ears.
Gidget Commando |
05.06.05 - 4:19 pm | #
With apologies to Rubén Blades:
Ella era una chica tóxica,
de esas que van por ahi,
de esas que cuando se agitan,
sudan Saran number three.
Que sueña vivir en un mundo mejor,
pues no quieren que siga en error,
no le hable del Bush famoso
porque le cae mal ese mentiroso.
Bonita, delgada de buen vestir,
de mirada intensa y bonita reir....
Sinclair First |
05.06.05 - 4:20 pm | #
Gidget, go to my homepage, click "Dohiyi Mir" and look on the left for "Atriots."
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05.06.05 - 4:20 pm | #
Chicago dyke ~
You are a beauty inside and out.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
find a friend of color and introduce them to this blog
damn good point, CD. I do wonder what that is about, although I must admit that I think the human in-group, out-group response is incredibly strong. For example: it is almost impossible to find a non-Euro scholar in Spanish universities. It is even worse than at US universities.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
RE: Big Dawg as VP
Not Constitutional, in my view (although I admit it's vague).
In order to run for VP, you've got to meet the qualifications for President. Clinton doesn't qualify because he's already been elected to the office twice.
I think we can all agree that was the intent, and that's how I think the Supreme Court would interpret it.
JAC |
05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
Gidget - Go here
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
"Eaten up with guilt, shame, fears and insecurities and obtaining, if he's lucky, a barely perceptible physical feeling, the male is, nonetheless, obsessed with screwing; he'll swim through a river of snot, wade nostril-deep through a mile of vomit, if he thinks there'll be a friendly pussy awaiting him. He'll screw a woman he despises, any snaggle-toothed hag, and furthermore, pay for the opportunity."
And you know the screwed up thing about that, is that it's true for a whole lot of dudes. However, if you don't fuck anything that moves and spreads, then something's wrong with you. And what kills me...the folks who give the most shit about not taking advantage of a situation (say, a lonely woman in the middle of a collapsing marriage) are female. I ain't kiddin', man. I recently had such an experience, and to a woman, every female friend I had was aghast I didn't take what I could get when the gettin' was good.
it's on ntodds site, gidget commando. and my pic is not accurate, btw. my inner berserker is generally more obvious.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
backslider: are you ever going to heal?
Personally, I've always heard the "it's me, not you" line as "Well, it really is you, but it's something probably fairly minor and inconsequential, and in any event, I don't have the courage or respect for you simply as a fellow human being to tell you what the problem is". Or she's fuckin' someone else. Same thing with the "let's see other people", which means if s/he isn't riding a new pony already, s/he's got one seperated from the herd and is winding up the lasso. My all-time favorite break-up line, however, is "You just don't have ambition", which basically means "You don't want to work yourself into an early grave at a soul-destroying job you hate to make shit-tons of money that I can spend".
And people wonder why I don't date much.
Backslider | Email
there is so much more to it than that. sometimes, a person you care for loves you so much they blind themselves to reality, hurting themselves. how can you say that at the same time you say you're leaving them? there's just no good way to say it, then. one has to wait, and let separation do its job. there are other reasons as well, sometimes the threat of violence to self or others is at play.
short version: it's not always disrespect, sometimes it's a kind of wisdom.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
holden, does he play lead or rhythm, i guess is the question. there are at least 2 guest guitarists on this record. maybe 3, but i think 3 might be bob.
Olaf glad and big
more coming
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:22 pm | #
only one thing
my inner berserker did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:22 pm | #
I adore Ntodd. I enjoyed messing with him this morning. He has a strong personality.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:22 pm | #
only one thing
backslider did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 4:18 pm | #
Brother, you ain't whistlin' Dixie. First time I heard that song - Sheryl Crow's version - I thought that somebody was reading my mail. Particularly the line "I came from the country/been livin' in the town/I been in trouble since I set my suitcase down."
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05.06.05 - 4:23 pm | #
chica tojica, si me quieres escribir. . .
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:23 pm | #
Backslider: That's 'masculinity' you're being called to account for, and women buy into the same system men do.
F gender. Seriously. In this culture especially. Neither gender is a tolerable ideal.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 4:24 pm | #
And to continue that thought, I stayed in Mississippi about two years too damn long. The one thing in my life I'd do over again, if I had it to do all over again, would be to split the night of graduation. Not a knock against my home state, mind you, but 20 years in one damn place is way too long.
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05.06.05 - 4:24 pm | #
John R: fwuff overload!! Awwwwwwwww.
Looks like quite a handful of kittens there tho'.
TheaLogie, Respected Overlord |
05.06.05 - 4:24 pm | #
vicki- thank you./blush/
chica- crap. that's depressing. i always thought the western euros were a bit more attentive to that than the germans. so much for euro diversity postings for this cat.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:25 pm | #
Ore is rumored to have a blue dress in the closet with a stain on it.
She sure looks like she could give Paula Jones or Gennifer Flowers a run for the money. Wait for the book describing her travails.
i'm listening to that song for like the 10th time in a row, backslider. i think the whole country stayed in mississippi a day too long.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:26 pm | #
And these pics are ones Vicki sent on. Coo at her.
They are damn cute tho.
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:26 pm | #
THOSE FEMALE PICTURES OF ATRITOS CANT BE FOR REAL
LOOK AT CHICAGO DIRTYWORD SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE COULD GET A MAN IF SHE WANTED WHY WOULD SHE BE A YOU KNOW WHAT????
I DONT GET IT
Merkin Patriot | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 2:38 pm | #
Why am I not surprised?
Cast Iron Stomach |
05.06.05 - 4:26 pm | #
F gender. Seriously. In this culture especially. Neither gender is a tolerable ideal.
underwhelm
I long for the day when "gender" is as inconsequential as whether one is right- or left-handed...
That's one of the key characteristics of utopia, in my opinion.
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05.06.05 - 4:27 pm | #
Oh, my lord those are cute kittens.
I wish I could have more, but it seems like I have one too many now.
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 4:27 pm | #
Vicki.
You are quite welcome.
I know kitty will find a good home with ya.
And ChiDyke, I finally got to see your picture.
Hubba hubba. I regret my penis.
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:28 pm | #
the Internet protocols are supported over any underlying transmission medium, so we will be on the lookout for your smoke signals.
I'll be flying wireless from a bar outside Oviedo. Assuming they have wifi there (could it be? doubtful)
Bonita, delgada de buen vestir,
de mirada intensa y bonita reir....
Sinclair First
And thanks, again, too, for posting those babies! I just fell in love the first time I saw the furry little critters!
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:30 pm | #
In order to run for VP, you've got to meet the qualifications for President.
The qualifications are to be more than 35 and born in the United States. The question is whether or not the amendment establishes that a Vice President must hold qualifications other than that.
It does not viz:
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Section 2. This Article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 4:30 pm | #
How can one not love that sentence?
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 4:32 pm | #
gender anarchy, yes!
it's liberating to "act like a man." of course that's not what I think i'm doing, but it sure is educational. same thing is true for guys, drag is a totally freeing experience that is equally informative. same with gender-neutral practice, people should try loving all sorts of different people.
preferences are great, but variety is the spice of life. i've never understood why people want to be so uptight.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:32 pm | #
I just fell in love the first time I saw the furry little critters!
I completely understand.
Allow me to introduce you to Seamus, as a 8-week old. The day we got him.
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:32 pm | #
Damn haloscan - I posted a comment about the kittens. It disappeared. Ten to one it reappears when I post this one.
John - those kittens are darling.
and afternoon, everyone.
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05.06.05 - 4:33 pm | #
Woops...I meant, he declared his love for me (not for himself, or Karl Rove!)
I kinda liked it better when you said he declared his love to himself. Being a repug, it made perfect sense.
MeLoseBrain? |
05.06.05 - 4:33 pm | #
i've been to mississipi, backslider. i can see why people leave, but i can see why people stay too.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:33 pm | #
can't think of another politician with the combination of brains and guts that he had
not to mention charisma. since this really is a country where a good third of the electorate votes on the "guy-I'd-rather-have-a-beer-with" principle (never mind the idiocy of wanting to have a beer with a recovering (or not so recovering) alcoholic), we really do need more Big Dogs (especially here in California, where finding charismatic liberals SHOULDN'T be a problem).
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05.06.05 - 4:34 pm | #
of course that's not what I think i'm doing, but it sure is educational. same thing is true for guys, drag is a totally freeing experience that is equally informative. same with gender-neutral practice, people should try loving all sorts of different people.
preferences are great, but variety is the spice of life. i've never understood why people want to be so uptight.
Yes indeed!
Love drag. In fact, I went to Anne Rice's Halloween party as Drag Queen Jesus, which was fun.
And as far as the principle of gender anarchy goes, I still remember that moment when I read Monique Wittig's "Lesbians are not Women" and the light bulb went on in my head.
short version: it's not always disrespect, sometimes it's a kind of wisdom.
chicago dyke
jeeze, CD, that's a pretty cool read on human behavior. I couldn't have come up with that.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:34 pm | #
Perdóname si te causé alguna molestia, estoy embromando un poquito. Siempre me ha gustado la canción original y decidí cambiar las letras, pero en verdad el ultimo verso te corresponde.
Digo, no esa parte que menciona el "Saran" - ahí yo estaba jugando con el concepto de la toxicidad.
i almost stepped into the animal shelter today. (i lost my little boy a few weeks back) almost. luckily, the nephew needed to go, so no chance to "temporarily" get him a new kitten. but it was close.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:34 pm | #
I hear they let you hold the horse.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 4:35 pm | #
And ChiDyke, I finally got to see your picture.
Hubba hubba. I regret my penis.
John
Ya'll think that's something? Just wait till yall see me.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:35 pm | #
Vicki - those kittens are too cute.
I want them all.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 4:35 pm | #
What's wrong with you, people? It's not the sex, it's the lying. Scratch that, um, he's not under oath! Wait, he took the marriage vows . . . um . . . I dunno. I'm trying to think like a wingnut, it's just not happening.
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05.06.05 - 4:35 pm | #
backslider: are you ever going to heal?
Sis, I appreciate the thought, but believe me, them demons have been dealt with and put down. I have absolutely no ill will towards any female I've been intimate with on any level. At the same time, I do not have the inclination to waste too much of my life running into that brick wall over and over.
there is so much more to it than that. sometimes, a person you care for loves you so much they blind themselves to reality, hurting themselves. how can you say that at the same time you say you're leaving them? there's just no good way to say it, then. one has to wait, and let separation do its job. there are other reasons as well, sometimes the threat of violence to self or others is at play.
Perhaps, but I really don't think it does anybody any good to sugarcoat stuff. It's still lying and deceit and The Game, even if it's done with good intentions. Now, don't get me wrong; I don't advocate anyone following my path, but at the same time, I don't feel the need to play the bullshit games people play if I choose not too.
short version: it's not always disrespect, sometimes it's a kind of wisdom.
True, true...but most of the time it's disrespect and cowardice. This is just opnions based on observation and experience, and thus should be taken with the requisite grain of salt, but most people are flat-out gutless when it comes to difficulties in personal relationships. We try to dance around problems or ignore them. We bitch about them, sure, but to our friends (or some random dude you barely know), rarely ever to the source of those problems (be they our significant other or, quite likely, ourselves).
But that's how society says it should be done, I sometimes think. Little white lies, make the other person feel better if possible, and absolutely nothing changes. If the problem isn't addressed and possibly dealt with (which isn't always possible), the same thing will happen over and over, and we'll sit up until the dark hours of the morning wondering why.
And then, we'll write country songs about it.
chicago dyke | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 4:21 pm | #
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 4:36 pm | #
Well, that picture answers the question of what the Ramsey's did with Jonbenet's old outfits...
ronjazz, relative moralist |
05.06.05 - 4:36 pm | #
des ~
Give it up. You have too many brain cells to think like a wing nut.
As Bush would say, "Thinking's hard work. It's hard, I tell ya. Hard."
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:38 pm | #
Ya'll think that's something? Just wait till yall see me
Ô¿Ô - I believe ya, now where's the picture?
You and String.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 4:38 pm | #
hi tena! missed you lately, babyblogging is harder than i anticipated. and thanks chica. speaking from multiple experiences, i hate making people sad but i'll do it if it means they'll be less sad overall in the long run.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:38 pm | #
Ya'll think that's something? Just wait till yall see me.
Ô¿Ô -t'aint' you (tho nice to hear you werent run over, well done!) it's Stringey. Stringey is as much of a feature as Arthur is and should be in full view. Arthur says so.
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 4:38 pm | #
Once had a boyfriend who claimed in all earnestness that he was a lesbian trapped in a man's body. That struck me as odd, but he was otherwise stable and reliable.
He also made love like a smoke demon. cripes!
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:39 pm | #
Olaf, you still there?
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:39 pm | #
cual cancion, sinclair first? no molesta a chica tojica si no quieres problemas de nosotros.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:40 pm | #
Someone stepped up to handle Friday Cat Blogging.
Thank you.
The world has ceased its wobble and returned to an upright position.
EkCenTriK |
05.06.05 - 4:40 pm | #
HEY Ô¿Ô IM SURE YOUR A NICE GAY AND ALL BUT PLEASE DONT POST YOUR PICTRE I MIGHT REGRET HAVING A PENUS TOO
OH YEAH I FORGOT I PROMISED NOT TO POSTA GAIN TODAY
Merkin Patriot |
05.06.05 - 4:41 pm | #
Once had a boyfriend who claimed in all earnestness that he was a lesbian trapped in a man's body. That struck me as odd, but he was otherwise stable and reliable.
I have a voluminous collection of bi women and lesbians in my orbit and I once said that and got back a very chilly response.
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:41 pm | #
And then, we'll write country songs about it.
which is why po white folks and po black folk get along so well...
i was just making sure you're ok, backslider. i remember the fury of your anger a few years back, and i'm glad you've evolved and been made whole again. music is good for that.
you must bring several CDs to the eschacon. must.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:42 pm | #
Backslider: That's 'masculinity' you're being called to account for, and women buy into the same system men do.
F gender. Seriously. In this culture especially. Neither gender is a tolerable ideal.
underwhelm | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 4:24 pm | #
Yeah, there's that, too. I freely admit to being a guy's guy, but hold the right to think Maxim is insulting to the intelligence, porn is more tedious than erotic, and I have complete control over my dick. The other side is we basically don't pay attention or listen to someone else when they're talking about what they want/need/desire (be it romantic or otherwise); instead, we put people into little slots and it angers and confuses us when they refuse to act like we expect 'em to.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 4:42 pm | #
Dammit, Vicki and John,
take those pictures down before my wife sees them, or we'll be packing the car to come get them before nightfall
JAC |
05.06.05 - 4:42 pm | #
yeah, i'm still here, incog
one thing incognito
did just right
only stayed in mississippi. for just one night
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:43 pm | #
Once had a boyfriend who claimed in all earnestness that he was a lesbian trapped in a man's body.
Backslider - But that's how society says it should be done, I sometimes think.
I don't think society has anything to do with it. It's just hard to tell someone whom you believe cares for you that you find something wrong with them or the relationship. No one really enjoys hurting other people.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 4:44 pm | #
I think its one of his more endearing qualities.
MeLoseBrain? |
05.06.05 - 4:45 pm | #
I have a voluminous collection of bi women and lesbians in my orbit and I once said that and got back a very chilly response.
John | Email |
because it's like, duh, the most insulting thing you can say to a dyke?
it's reductive, and assumes that the lust for women is the whole of the lesbian existence. i do a lot more that makes me a "lesbian" than fuck women. unfortunately. no, i'm kidding, but seriously- men can never "be" lesbian, even on the inside. without knowing the part about society hating and shunning you, the sex just isn't the same.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:45 pm | #
BUT PLEASE DONT POST YOUR PICTRE
OK, my nerves can't deal with you ravishing my homo picture right now, too.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:45 pm | #
i tried to tell you people
only one thing
backslider did wrong
stayed in mississipi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:46 pm | #
Yeah, there's that, too. I freely admit to being a guy's guy, but hold the right to think Maxim is insulting to the intelligence, porn is more tedious than erotic, and I have complete control over my dick. Backslider
Love ya, Backslider, but you and I are so not on the same page.
wÒÓ† |
05.06.05 - 4:46 pm | #
Holden -
Ha! Someone gave me that "lesbian in a man's body" crap line once and I couldn't agree more!
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05.06.05 - 4:46 pm | #
Worst.
Pick-up.
Line.
Ever.
That would depend on who's saying it. If Eddie Izzard walked up to me in a bar and told me that, as he does onstage, I'd just melt into his arms. Dunno why, but I find Eddie very sexy and that's partly why.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 4:47 pm | #
Incredible. This is what Yahoo news considers newsworthy today.
U. of Colo., Fraternities at Odds on Rush
sekmet |
05.06.05 - 4:47 pm | #
i like that one too, holden, but i'm drinking and listening to the same song over and over right now.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:47 pm | #
Gee, all that glowing news about job creation in April only managed to prop the Dow up five additional points.
Just when I was gettin' ready to welcome My Bush Boom.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 4:47 pm | #
because it's like, duh, the most insulting thing you can say to a dyke?
I know that now. I didn't mean to be insulting. I apologized when a very kind poly-bi in the group took me aside and explained how in every way, shape, and form I was being an idiot.
But the saving grace was that they knew me, and that I wasn't usually an insensitive ass-clown. I suppose I used up my one "Moron Moment" with my friends though.
John |
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05.06.05 - 4:48 pm | #
[excerpt from The Mask of Anarchy; Written on the occasion of the massacre at Manchester.
by Percy Bysshe Shelley]
‘And these words shall then become
Like Oppression’s thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain.
Heard again—again—again—
‘Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number—
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you—
Ye are many—they are few.’
I'm with Backslider on relationships. Right now, the gain isn't worth the pain. My life is so peaceful, and my focus has been on raising my daughter...every time a man comes on board it fucks with my pleasant reality. The role I've been playing in relationships in recent years is one of helping people achieve their next level of growth. It's not necessarily a role I've chosen, but it is clearly a pattern I've noticed. I'm glad to have been a catalyst for the greater good of others, but I no longer desire playing the role of a stepping stone.
Probably sounds weird to y'all, but that is how I feel.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:48 pm | #
Of course, "What's you sign, Baby?", is up there as well.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 4:49 pm | #
I believe Dubya told the horse that he was a mare trapped in a man's body.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 4:49 pm | #
you people don't understand. if you stay in mississippi a day too long it's done. you can't go back and not stay in mississippi that day.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:49 pm | #
chicago dyke,
Pot helps, too. Anger is a wasteful emotion. It's energy and it can be put to good uses, but it can also overwhelm very, very easily. I spent most of my early twenties in a blind rage at everything; these days it's more like bemused irritation. Part of it - for me, anyway - is avoiding things I just know are gonna piss me off and where my anger is gonna accomplish absolutely nothing.
Or in other words, don't get mad...get even.
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05.06.05 - 4:50 pm | #
Olaf,
It's an old hit by Ruben Blades called "Plástico". The lyrics would meet with approval with many Atriots:
Ella era una chica plástica
De esas que veo por ahí
De esas que cuando se agitan
Sudan Chanel number three
Que sueñan casarse con un doctor
Pues él puede mantenerlas mejor
No le hablan a nadie si no es su igual
A menos que sea fulano de tal
Son lindas delgadas de buen vestir
De mirada esquiva y falso reir
El era un muchacho plástico
De esos que veo por ahí
Con la peinilla en la mano
Y cara de yo no fuí
De los que por temer conversación
Discuten que marca de carro es mejor
De los que prefieren el no comer
Por las aparencias que hay que tener
Pa' andar elegantes y así poder
Una chica plástica recoger
Era una pareja plastica
De esas que veo por ahi
El pensando solo en dinero
Ella en la moda en Paris
Aparentado lo que no son
Viviendo en un mundo de puro ilusión
Diciendo a su hijo de cinco años:
"No juegues con niños de color extraño"
Ahogados en deudas para mantener
Su status social en modo "coctél"
Era una ciudad de plástico
De esas que no quiero ver
De edificios cancerosos
Y un corazón de oropel
Donde en vez de un sol amanece un dólar
Donde nadie ríe donde nadie llora
Gente de rostros de poliester
Que escuchan sin oir y miran sin ver
Gente que vendió por comodidad
Su razon de ser y su libertad
Oye latino oye hermano oye amigo
Nunca vendas tu destino por el oro ni la comodidad
Nunca descanses pues nos falta nadar bastante
Vamos todos adelante para juntos terminar
Con la ignorancia que nos trae sugestionados
Con modelos importados que no son la solución
No te dejes confundir busca el fondo y su razón
Recuerda se ven las caras pero nunca el corazón
Choro :
Se ven las caras, se ven las caras, ¡ vaya ! pero nunca el corazon
Del polvo venimos todos y alli regresaremos como dice la cancion
Recuerda que el plastico de derrite si le da de lleno el sol
Estudia trabaja y se gente primero ahi esta la salvacion
Pero que mira mira no te dejes confundir busca el fondo y su razon
Pa' lante pa' lante pa' lante pa' lante pa' lante y asi seguiremos unidos y al final venceremos
Pero senoras y senores
En medio del plastico
Tambien se ven las caras de esperanza
Se ven las caras orgullosas
Que trabajan por una latinoamerica unida
Por un mañana de esperanza y de libertad
Se ven las caras
Se ven las caras de trabajo y de sudor
De gente de carne y hueso que no se vendió
De gente trabajando buscando el nuevo camino
Orgullosa de su herencia y de ser latinos
De una raza unida, la que Bolívar soñó
Siembra
Panamá... presente
Puerto Rico... presente
México... presente
Venezuela... presente
Perú... presente
República Dominicana... presente
Cuba... presente
Costa Rica... presente
Colombia... presente
Honduras... presente
Ecuador... presente
Bolivia... presente
Argentina... presente
Nicaragua sin Somoza!!! presente
Sinclair First |
05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
Well, the "penis envy" line is always good for a lively discussion (if you can keep a straight face in acting serious).
chris/tx |
05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
i posted that earlier today, quinn labelle! i fucked it up though. quoted it wrong. got the general idea across though.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
No one really enjoys hurting other people.
Tena | Email | Homepage
i'm sure i'm not the only one to think "actually, that's wrong. Chimpy enjoys it pretty well."
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
men can never "be" lesbian, even on the inside. without knowing the part about society hating and shunning you, the sex just isn't the same.
chicago dyke
I never even thought of it that way. Thanks for broadening my worldview a little bit today.
wÒÓ† |
05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
I suppose I used up my one "Moron Moment" with my friends though.
It strikes me that you can tell who your real friends are by how many moron moments they are willing to give you.
More than a couple? Those are the people you need to stick with through thick and thin. Thank goodness I have friends who have put up with a few of my moron moments.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 4:51 pm | #
Once had a boyfriend who claimed in all earnestness that he was a lesbian trapped in a man's body.
Worst.
Pick-up.
Line.
Ever.
Holden Caulfield
HA! what a dumbass I was for not even recognizing it as such. I just thought he was being strange.
A Olaf y Sinclair: !no hay lata, hombres, no hay lata! la cancion era una broma muy chistosa
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 4:52 pm | #
I've never lived through an economic depression before. Ought to be interesting. As in the Chinese curse.
Seebach |
05.06.05 - 4:52 pm | #
only one thing
Liddy Dole did wrong
kept a mississipi gerbil
in a day too long
bebe rebozo |
05.06.05 - 4:53 pm | #
creo que sinclair first es chica tojica. la misma mujer.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:53 pm | #
The role I've been playing in relationships in recent years is one of helping people achieve their next level of growth.
I think this is ideal, and we should all be doing it.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 4:53 pm | #
Ha! Someone gave me that "lesbian in a man's body" crap line once and I couldn't agree more!
It is a horrible joke.
And Tena, Izzard says that he's the male version of a tomboy: "Running, jumping, climbing trees and putting on make-up once you're up there." Much better than the "lesbian in a man's body" thing.
Gee, all that glowing news about job creation in April only managed to prop the Dow up five additional points.
Just when I was gettin' ready to welcome My Bush Boom.
I was too until awhile ago when I got turned down for yet another job I was eminently qualified to do. Let's go Shrub!
GWPDA, Irate Scholar |
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05.06.05 - 4:54 pm | #
only one thing
Liddy Dole did wrong
kept a mississipi gerbil
in a day too long
Laugh out loud, sputtered water at the screen, comment!
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 4:55 pm | #
you people don't understand. if you stay in mississippi a day too long it's done. you can't go back and not stay in mississippi that day.
Very well put. What is it you're drinking? Whatever it is, it does sound good. I'm thinking of leaving early and having a few, since I'm not getting anything done here anyway. Of course, it's only 1:40 out here.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 4:55 pm | #
backslider-
my mom gave me this list when i started my first period, it was called 'dangerous chemicals' and the most dangerous combo was "alcohol, gasoline, and testosterone" or something like that. it was only partly a joke, she taught me that young men are so full of testosterone that they literally can't think, and i still think she's right.
which is why i think we do it all wrong in this country. our system should be one where any time a young man feels anger or strong negative emotion, he can go and be pleased by a willing partner of his choice immediately and for free. heck, for all men. women should accept that men can be brought to civilization much faster this way, and with much less of the destructive sex-substitute warfare and violence that denial breeds.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 4:56 pm | #
Apologies for the long post. I should have just linked to it.
Sinclair First |
05.06.05 - 4:56 pm | #
I'm about to go back to sleep.
Ô¿Ô |
05.06.05 - 4:57 pm | #
.. I don't just mean in serious, romantic relationships. All relationships with all things.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 4:57 pm | #
i slept, incog
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 4:57 pm | #
Vicki - now that you and Backslider have decided to forgo relationships you will probably both meet the loves of your lives - I swear to the goddesses that's how it works.
The minute you give up, there you are. It's a very zen thing (in a very silly and a real sense)
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 4:57 pm | #
Penis envy or not, the female Atriots are certainly a handsome lot.
We libruls always have the hottest women.
You're each terribly lovely in your own particular way.
she taught me that young men are so full of testosterone that they literally can't think, and i still think she's right.
I forget the comedian who did this bit about what runs through a typical man's brain: "pussypussypussyOh Hey - the lights green, I can crosspussypussypussy"
elkal |
05.06.05 - 4:59 pm | #
our system should be one where any time a young man feels anger or strong negative emotion, he can go and be pleased by a willing partner of his choice immediately and for free.
I gotta tell you, there's nothing that interests me less than sex when I'm in a negative frame of mind. But I've always been ... immasculine.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 4:59 pm | #
Vicki - now that you and Backslider have decided to forgo relationships you will probably both meet the loves of your lives - I swear to the goddesses that's how it works.
The minute you give up, there you are. It's a very zen thing (in a very silly and a real sense)
Tena
I'm with you on that one.
I was the most beat-down, emotionally exhausted mongrel on the planet when things began with the woman to whom I'm now wed.
And the moment that I first realized she was the one, and that it would work, was the moment she said to me, "We're not dating, and we are never going to be dating."
CD - Wish my mom would've told me something about life when I started with cycles. She just tiptoed into my room and placed a little "kit" at the foot of my bed, with directions (ha!) and tiptoed out.
I had to figure out everything else by my myself. Thanks, Mom!
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 5:00 pm | #
The minute you give up, there you are.
Very true. But the trick is you have to really give up. Not "La la la, I'm giving up now, do you hear me Fates, I'm giving up now, I'm not interested."
Man that doesn't work, they see through that right away.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:00 pm | #
The minute you give up, there you are. It's a very zen thing
Or Kierkegaardian if you prefer you philosophy on a Danish.
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 5:01 pm | #
Love ya, Backslider, but you and I are so not on the same page.
wÒÓ† | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 4:46 pm | #
That's cool, hoss, one man's trash and all that. I would not be so presumptuous as to think the particular road I ride is fit for all feet.
Tena,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but does withholding the reason why the relationship is in dire straits do anybody any good? Part of love is hurting the people you love, and there's absolutely no way around (because most of the time, you're totally unaware of hurting anyone). If the problem is never even addressed, how does the problem ever get solved? If you can't pull someone aside and say "Look, what you're doing is hurtfull to me. Can we fix this? If not, how can we deal with its continued existence?"
What I've found in doing that - and I do try to practice what I preach, mind - is that a whole lot of times, it ain't a problem of the other person. It's my problem or my inability to deal with the situation. Air the problem...you either fix it, learn to live with it or realize it's time to call it a day.
Again, though, that's just the way I do things, and I don't claim it's any more superior than anyone else's technique. I'll admit, this has been on my mind a lot lately. Got a whole lot of friends, including my brother, who are overly "concered" with my current near-hermatic lifestyle. I just wish folks would listen and pay attention when other people talk. Not everyone's wired the same way, and this should be taken into consideration. It rarely is, though, it seems.
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05.06.05 - 5:01 pm | #
Chi-Dyke - I knew someone would come back on me and say something about that comment. I meant normal people, not sociopaths like Bush.
Actually I don't know that Bush knows that he's hurting anyone. That's how fucked up he is.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 5:02 pm | #
Vicki and Backslider,
Tena is utterly correct.
Stop seeking; don't even think about it and the most perfect person will appear out of thin air.
I just celebrated 15 years with Ms. Cleveland Bob yesterday and that is precisely what happened to us. We had both quit looking at the exact moment we met one another.
Cleveland Bob |
05.06.05 - 5:02 pm | #
It strikes me that you can tell who your real friends are by how many moron moments they are willing to give you.
I know I phrased it wrong the moment after I hit "OK."
Okay, let's try it like this.
There are screw-ups everyone makes, the kind that are irritating, but you get through...usually with an apology and some repayment.
"Oops, I'm sorry I knocked over your lamp." is usually followed by an offer for a new lamp and hand-wringing. Genuine sorrow. You didn't mean to do it. It was an accident. Usually, a friend will forgive you for that.
A "Moron Moment," to me, is something so appalling that you only get one of. A drunken fucking of friend's SO or smashing up friend's car. Or the fucking of friend's dead grandmother during the said grandmother's funeral service.
The minute you give up, there you are. It's a very zen thing (in a very silly and a real sense)
Tena, good one. I agree with Ror, the minute you stop trying to control everything is the minute you stop obstructing destiny. Then things unfold.
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 5:02 pm | #
rorschach - I've heard Eddie say that he's a lesbian in a man's body, I honestly have.
I'm sorry if that is offensive; I'm sure he doesn't mean it to be - but that is how he used to describe himself. Dunno if he still does.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 5:03 pm | #
chica tojica, recuerde esto
si me quieres escribir, ya sabes mi paradero
en el frente de america
la primera linea de fuego
solo una cosa
hice incorrecto
estaba en mississippi
un dia demasiado
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:04 pm | #
that's the whole point, underwhelm. it probably is something chemical, when you think certain thoughts during periods of strong emotion those thoughts are 'tainted' and you most likely wouldn't have them in a more sober frame of mind.
i just watched this happen to a very scary person i know who wanted to get into a fight and kill someone. he was drunk, but the fight almost began as he was attempting to score with a woman. all the craziness that ensued could've been avoided had he and the woman been allowed to go off and do it.
i know i'm oversimplifying, but i honestly think that when you strip away culture, we're simple animals. science teaches us how to understand animal behavior, yet we resist this as we ask questions about how we could construct a balanced society.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 5:04 pm | #
Danziger is a genius. The Christian Science Monitor sucks now that he is gone.
elkal |
05.06.05 - 5:04 pm | #
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but does withholding the reason why the relationship is in dire straits do anybody any good?
In short, you need to find someone who does not withhold in this fashion.
And, apologies to chidyke for the use of the phrase "gratuitous sheep."
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:04 pm | #
I'll buy anything Eddie Izzard is selling. He's the sexiest woman trapped in a man's body I've ever seen.
Jenny from the ßlog • |
05.06.05 - 5:04 pm | #
I had to figure out everything else by my myself. Thanks, Mom!
Jenny from the ßlog
Holy crap, how true is that? My mother gave me some odd comic book she had saved from her teen years from the Franco era. It made me want to rip out my crotch.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 5:05 pm | #
but i honestly think that when you strip away culture, we're simple animals.
Got it John, I see the distinction. I was thinking along the lines of something in between the broken lamp and the drunken fucking of friend's SO (though I'm not sure you get even one of those). Don't have any concrete examples right now, which I believe is my brain's way of telling me that I need my strong afternoon dose of caffeine. Must go re-drug myself.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:06 pm | #
JennyftBlog - I used to feel as if I could control things if I just "held my mouth right." I thought if I made the right wishes and all of that I could keep my mother from dying.
Ha ha ha.
I learned - it doesn't matter if you let go, it's going to be gone. Might as well quit fooling oneself and slip into the stream of events let them take you where they will. I'm more than a bit of a Taoist in my beliefs and I try these days to not fight with destiny or whatever you want to call it. You can't win anyway.
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05.06.05 - 5:06 pm | #
More than a couple? Those are the people you need to stick with through thick and thin. Thank goodness I have friends who have put up with a few of my moron moments.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit)
I used to think I should stop drinking so much at parties to avoid saying stupid shit. I decided it was better to just keep my sloppy mouth shut and bask in the sweet, beautiful drunk-talk of others. It's a win-win, really.
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05.06.05 - 5:07 pm | #
I agree with Ror, the minute you stop trying to control everything is the minute you stop obstructing destiny. Then things unfold.
Jenny--Glad you agree. This is just one more reason I didn't take the quick way down from the New Orleans bridge that night... I'd've missed so much!
Tena--I've never heard him say that, but I think it's rather a shame that he has. I don't consider it offensive, just rather tacky and banal. Just not as funny as Izzard usually is...
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05.06.05 - 5:07 pm | #
i don't see what dire straits has to do with it.
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05.06.05 - 5:07 pm | #
I have to give some credence to the whole synchronicity/hand of destiny thing. I was reading a book that mentioned Ilya Prigogine, and the next day, I saw a display in a building that contained a picture of him, because it turned out he worked there. Weird.
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05.06.05 - 5:07 pm | #
Oh, and Jenny - I couldn't agree more about Eddie Izzard. From the first time I saw him in a picture in the New Yorker I was in lust and I have been ever since.
He was wearing a gold lame suit and high heels and he had a cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth and everything about him just made me go "ooh!"
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05.06.05 - 5:08 pm | #
We've a lot to learn from water, that's for sure.
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05.06.05 - 5:08 pm | #
estaba en mississippi
un dia demasiado
Olaf glad and big
I just wet my pants laughing. damn you Olaf!
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05.06.05 - 5:08 pm | #
chicago dyke,
Hmmm. I'll have to think on that concept for a while. Personally, I think it'd be a better idea to figure out how to control one's anger before you'd need a blow job to stop seeing red. However, I think it'd mean dropping the whole "win at any cost" idea of success our culture promotes, and I have no idea how to do that.
Tena, Vicki - now that you and Backslider have decided to forgo relationships you will probably both meet the loves of your lives - I swear to the goddesses that's how it works.
Well, I can't speak for Miss Vicki, but I've never decided to forgo relationships. Granted, I can't see myself ever getting married, but I have never said I give up the ghost. I just don't like dating and all the emotional horseshit that's involved with modern romantic entanglements. I take romance like I take everything else: I'm here and it can come and get me whenever it wants. If it meets the criteria, boom, we're in bidness.
In the meantime, there's Bo Diddley, Richard Feynman, Bugs Bunny and Richard Rorty, to name a few, too keep me distracted.
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05.06.05 - 5:08 pm | #
HEY CHICAGO DIRTYWORD
WERE NOT AMINALS DAMMIT WERE PEOPLE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD ALMIGHT HIMSELF
THATS WHAT TEACHING EVOLUTION LEADS TO - IT MONKIFIES THE SACRED AND SANCTIFIES THE NAKED APE
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05.06.05 - 5:09 pm | #
What's with the Band-Aid on that skank's left arm?
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05.06.05 - 5:09 pm | #
one long-term partner of mine used to refer to herself as a gay man trapped in a woman's body.
She was really into that stuff.
She used to hang out with her gay brother and all of his friends when they would indulge in some debauchery at their "parties."
After she moved to San Francisco, she made a habit of visiting some of the gay men's sex clubs and such.
But of course if a guy uses that line on somebody it's pathetic.
And I don't think anyone can even imagine what it is like to be anybody else, same sex or not.
we all have our own little reality/nightmare
until that whole Christopher Walken "brainstorm" movie becomes reality people will never know what is in the heads of even their closest family memebrs, lovers, and friends.
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05.06.05 - 5:09 pm | #
Oh, fuckengruven. What's all this lesbo talk in here about?
I'm an asshole!
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05.06.05 - 5:09 pm | #
He was wearing a gold lame suit and high heels and he had a cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth and everything about him just made me go "ooh!"
Tena
Two years after the U.S. invasion, Iraq is perched on the brink of civil war. Months after the election, the new Iraqi government remains hunkered down inside the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, surviving only because it is defended by thousands of U.S. troops. Iraqi officials hold meetings and press conferences in Alamo-like settings, often punctuated by the sounds of nearby explosions. Outside the Green Zone, party offices and government buildings are surrounded by tank traps, blast walls made from concrete slabs eighteen feet high, and private militias wielding machine guns and AK-47s. Even minor government officials travel from fort to fort in heavily armed convoys of Humvees.
Hate to post so late in the thread but don't know if you peeps have seen this:
Kevin Francois gave up his lunch break to talk to his mother, but it ended up costing him the rest of the school year.
Francois, a junior at Spencer High School in Columbus, was suspended for disorderly conduct Wednesday after he was told to give up his cell phone at lunch while talking to his mother who is deployed in Iraq, he said.
His mother, Sgt. 1st Class Monique Bates, left in January for a one-year tour and serves with the 203rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
Support the troops, huh?
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05.06.05 - 5:10 pm | #
rorschach - I've heard Eddie say that he's a lesbian in a man's body, I honestly have.
I'm sorry if that is offensive; I'm sure he doesn't mean it to be - but that is how he used to describe himself. Dunno if he still does.
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'course i don't know what he means by it exactly, but it's not in the context of trying to pick up a woman. I think it's his way to try to explain his particular sexuality. He identifies with women and yet he is attracted to women. Maybe not terribly sophisticated, but, in context, I don't think it comes from a bad place.
I love Eddie, too. Can ya tell!
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05.06.05 - 5:10 pm | #
Try this test.
Whenever you first check comments on a given day, scroll back to find the latest comment by Tena.
According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night.
rorschach - well, all I can say is that I haven't heard him say it in awhile. I have heard him talk about being a tomboy, too.
I didn't find it tacky, but then, what do I know? It made sense to me at the time. Oh well...
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05.06.05 - 5:11 pm | #
I think my presence here has been effective and any duty I may have had is done.
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Arthur put Dire Straits on the stereo. Fenchurch pushed ajar the upstairs front door to let in a little more of the sweet fragrant night air. They both sat on some of the furniture made out of cushions, very close to the open bottle of champagne.
"No," said Fenchurch, "not till you've found out what's wrong with me, which bit. But I suppose," she added very, very, very quietly, "that we may as well start with where your hand is now."
Arthur said, "So which way do I go?"
"Down," said Fenchurch, "on this occasion."
He moved his hand.
"Down," she said, "is in fact the other way."
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 5:12 pm | #
oh,
and last time I was at a drag show, one of the boys told me I looked like eddie izzard, I didn't take that as a compliment at the time...
maybe I will re-think that now given this discussion.
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05.06.05 - 5:12 pm | #
I just called my brother and told him to check out his kitties on the blog!
He's jiggy with it.
And I do agree with you guys about the concept of letting go ~ it's hard to learn, but once you have it down, the struggle is over and enjoyment and beauty in everything is open to you.
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05.06.05 - 5:12 pm | #
short version: it's not always disrespect, sometimes it's a kind of wisdom.
That can depend on which end of the looking glass one finds oneself.
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05.06.05 - 5:14 pm | #
chica tojica, buena suerte en espana. y no te olvidas, si me quieres escribir. . .
chica toJIca es correcto, verdad? pienso que muchos maldito gringos de escaton dicen chica TOXica.
malditos gringos.
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05.06.05 - 5:14 pm | #
He was wearing a gold lame suit and high heels and he had a cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth and everything about him just made me go "ooh!"
Tena
If that's the kind of guy who really rattles your knickers, then you'll just lovethis fella.
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rorschach - well, all I can say is that I haven't heard him say it in awhile. I have heard him talk about being a tomboy, too.
I didn't find it tacky, but then, what do I know? It made sense to me at the time. Oh well...
Tena
Again, far be it from me to be harsh on him or on you!
I loves me some Izzard. And some Tena!
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05.06.05 - 5:14 pm | #
I think my presence here has been effective and any duty I may have had is done.
Ô¿Ô
abyssgazer - Exactly - Eddie was talking about his sexuality. It was in an early performance video that we saw - it might have been the one where he comes out on the giant book. He also talks about his dylexia in that performance.
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05.06.05 - 5:15 pm | #
Holden--
I checked out your photo there yesterday, and the only word for it is: "Fabulous."
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05.06.05 - 5:15 pm | #
Four words: Yeah. And. So. What? Unless you're Tena's activities planner, what do you care?
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05.06.05 - 5:15 pm | #
dyslexia - that was a slightly ironic word to misspell.
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05.06.05 - 5:16 pm | #
but you didn't post pics, incog. c'mon, stop being such a tease. i know i'm prettier than you.
holden- and i read in the WSJ today (no choice, print version in the waiting room) that our afghan friends had a hard time very recently as well, with something like 10 dead of their security forces and many more injured.
freedom on the march!
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05.06.05 - 5:16 pm | #
rorschach -
I was shooting for the other F-word when I picked that photo.
Great the way Eddie Izzard has the androgynous persona so finely honed. He's got sex appeal dripping from his mind and his body.
Interesting: He came to Malibu with his girlfriend and stayed with my screenwriter friend while they were working out some dialogue for a film my friend wrote.
This screenwriter said Eddie and his girlfriend were one of the hottest couples he'd ever met!
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05.06.05 - 5:17 pm | #
According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night.
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My mother gave me some odd comic book she had saved from her teen years from the Franco era. It made me want to rip out my crotch.
Chica, that's too funny. Have a wonderful trip, by the way. We'll all be thinking about you!
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05.06.05 - 5:18 pm | #
Quisas es chica tochica como en Portugues?
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05.06.05 - 5:18 pm | #
Backslider - that's a cut and paste troll comment from the other day.
Ironic because I was gone all day yesterday and a large part of today.
whereas, the lurking troll is apparently here 24/7.
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05.06.05 - 5:18 pm | #
"According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night."
--Observer
Observer, Tena was absent most of yesterday. And I must say, I always miss her comments when she is not here. I don't comment much, but I visit a lot. Tena is one person who makes this blog special, among others.
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05.06.05 - 5:19 pm | #
holden- and i read in the WSJ today...
The jist of the article I linked to is, the worst is yet to come.
Oh, and Chimpy won't let go 'cause Iraq is our new colony, according to an unnamed source.
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05.06.05 - 5:19 pm | #
Donna Brazille is an idiot-- she was just on Crossfire and they showed a tape of the students fillabuster in front of the Frist building.
A student was reading a sheet titled Pi to the 10,000 digit.
Donna Brazille-- there she is reading P ONE 10,000.
empty suit repub--They should be studying for finals
DB-- I agree
Man what a great spokesperson for " The Left"
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I'm going with rorschach, Holden. You look fabulous, love.
Just fabulous.
You must be 8 feet tall. Your feet must drag the ground when you ride your pony.
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05.06.05 - 5:19 pm | #
according to calculations by observer
that a tena comment
will stay in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:20 pm | #
Sorry, Haloscan ate my comment:
When I'm in a conversation with 4 other people, my own words make up almost 20% of the discourse!
Unfortunately, it sounds like Observer is yet another marriage of sperm and egg gone bad.
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05.06.05 - 5:20 pm | #
mer - thank you. And right back at you.
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05.06.05 - 5:21 pm | #
Donna Brazile better never meet me in a dark alley. I will take out her vocal cords for the good of the movement. I thought Harry Reid or Dr. Dean or someone was going to get her off the freaking airwaves?
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05.06.05 - 5:21 pm | #
chica toJIca es correcto, verdad? pienso que muchos maldito gringos de escaton dicen chica TOXica.
si, señor, el "tóxico" es ajectivo y es decir "toxic". Es la misma palabra, en efecto.
Y, por supusto, escribire, pero supongo si escribire de una barra de Sidra, estara borrachita como nada.
chica toxica |
05.06.05 - 5:21 pm | #
You must be 8 feet tall. Your feet must drag the ground when you ride your pony.
Tena
Actually, I'm 6'5", 210 lbs, hair down to the middle of my back.
And that ain't really me, if you haven't figured it out yet.
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05.06.05 - 5:21 pm | #
but i honestly think that when you strip away culture, we're simple animals
Actually, according to Homer Simpson, we're separated from the animals by weaseling. To wit:
"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel."
Smitty Werbenmanjensen |
05.06.05 - 5:22 pm | #
In the meantime, there's Bo Diddley, Richard Feynman, Bugs Bunny and Richard Rorty, to name a few, too keep me distracted.
Good distractions. Well, except for Bugs Bunny, who never did much for me. Backslider, I never married and never wanted to. But I am sure I will, when I'm ready. People think I'm crazy to say so. But I'm sure of it. And if I don't, well, whatever...
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05.06.05 - 5:22 pm | #
Olaf is rolling.
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05.06.05 - 5:22 pm | #
And I do agree with you guys about the concept of letting go ~ it's hard to learn, but once you have it down, the struggle is over and enjoyment and beauty in everything is open to you.
Vicki
Or, as the Book of the SubG says, "If you can't whup it, go down!"
joycamp, Quiet Dominator |
05.06.05 - 5:23 pm | #
Just dropping in, as I do from time to time, to say how much I hate Ed Schultz's guts. Today, his fearless "progressivism" has led him to suggest that military recruiters should be welcome in schools, and to ask "What if Iran has nukes?" in response to a caller who said we shouldn't invade that country.
He's such a fucking useless loudmouthed peabrained asshole, it makes me ill.
That's all. Thanks for listening.
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05.06.05 - 5:23 pm | #
JennyFTBlog - This screenwriter said Eddie and his girlfriend were one of the hottest couples he'd ever met!
That doesn't surprise me on bit.
The guy has loads of charisma and sex appeal, like you said. He was so good playing Charlie Chaplin in The Cat's Pajamas or whatever that movie was called. The one with Kristin Dunst - it was about Hearst and a weekend on his yacht when a guy was murdered.
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05.06.05 - 5:23 pm | #
Time to go home.
Good night, everyone. It has been a pleasure.
Vicki |
05.06.05 - 5:23 pm | #
Actually, I'm 6'5", 210 lbs, hair down to the middle of my back.
I think I saw you here...
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05.06.05 - 5:24 pm | #
You must be 8 feet tall. Your feet must drag the ground when you ride your pony.
Yet another possibility of what Bushie was trying to "milk."
spinoza |
05.06.05 - 5:24 pm | #
I have heard him talk about being a tomboy, too.
Tena, I love that bit when he describes his Boy Scout experience. He actually loved being a scout. LOL. The visual it conjures.
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05.06.05 - 5:24 pm | #
Give me slack, or give me food, or kill me!
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 5:24 pm | #
What Phila said.
And I never did care much for Peanuts.
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05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
Try this test.
Whenever you first check comments on a given day, scroll back to find the latest comment by Tena.
According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night.
And whenever you find an obsessive comment regarding Tena, there's a 99.99% probability that the real author is Ted Smith.
Observer of Observer |
05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
Holden - And that ain't really me, if you haven't figured it out yet.
No? Oh I'm crushed.
[and yeah, I was just born yesterday]
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
"olaf is rolling"
-holden caulfield
you're right. i can feel that extra mississippi day rolling off of my back. finally i'm free. i stayed in mississippi for exactly the right number of days.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
And I do agree with you guys about the concept of letting go ~ it's hard to learn, but once you have it down, the struggle is over and enjoyment and beauty in everything is open to you.
Vicki
It's a shame that some people never learn this. It's taken me about three years of steady therapy to "get it."
One of the best ways I found to "let go" (besides copious amounts of "Battlefront") is to ask just why you are holding on to whatever it is bothering you.
Had a few Zen moments over that one.
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05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
I would marry Holden, though. Even without seeing his head.
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05.06.05 - 5:25 pm | #
rorschach-
Close, but no facial hair.
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05.06.05 - 5:26 pm | #
The best part about that creamy outfit is her li'l crucifix necklace.
Stunt Woman |
05.06.05 - 5:26 pm | #
"According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night."
According to calculations made by Hecate, there is a 100% probability that a Tenacomment will be worth reading and that an Observer comment will be boring drivel.
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 5:27 pm | #
Jenny from the ßlog •
Back atcha.
Don't tell Mrs. Holden though. She packs a whallop.
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05.06.05 - 5:27 pm | #
Tena,
Fiddle-dee-dee, frankly. Maybe you do make too many comments, but frankly, who cares? As long you're taking care of your responsibilities as a human and ain't hurting anyone, the hell does it matter to anyone? Another recent thorn in my side: a friend seriously asked me the other day, "Don't you think you're spending too much time at home reading?" Actually, no. I do have to work sometimes, and I'd much rather be at home trying to wrap my mind around The Tao Of Physics than slicing pickles, frankly.
It kills me when people take time out of their hectic social schedules to tell anyone else their wasting their time with what's often not much more than a time-waster. Live, let live and shut the hell up, I say.
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05.06.05 - 5:28 pm | #
According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night.
Wow. Fascinating.
Tena can post ten times as much, for all I care. And I'm not sure that trumpeting your sad-sack "calculations" is the best way to accuse someone else of not having a life.
What is it with Tena and these obsessive weirdo trolls who have not even a shred of self-awareness?
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05.06.05 - 5:28 pm | #
I think I saw you here...
Ha ha, Ror, hadn't seen those before. Is that Holden in Gimmee Back My Shirt?
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05.06.05 - 5:28 pm | #
rorschachs going to Germany....
chicas going to Spain....
Atrios is already there....
HEY! Waittaminnit!! You guys get back here right now!!! You can't just sneak out and leave this mess behind you...
elkal |
05.06.05 - 5:29 pm | #
Tena is one person who makes this blog special, among others.
It's true. Tina is the heart and core of this blog. You really feel it when she's gone...
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05.06.05 - 5:29 pm | #
Don't tell Mrs. Holden though. She packs a whallop
ooh. Thanks for the heads up.
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05.06.05 - 5:30 pm | #
I can't believe I misspelled Tena's name. Must be time for my nap. Oy.
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05.06.05 - 5:31 pm | #
OK, I'm off, dear Atriots. See you on the other side of the pond. Keep kicking the talibornagains in the balls, and think of me crawling around en las cuevas prehistoricas de Asturias
is hair all down your back icky? i will stop admitting it if people on the internets don't like it. i just thought it was a nice contrast with my head, which has pretty much no hair at all.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:31 pm | #
rorschachs going to Germany....
chicas going to Spain....
Atrios is already there...
Bush is looking for Lippizaners in Latvia.
Footloose |
05.06.05 - 5:32 pm | #
Ciao, Chica! I'm right behind you.
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05.06.05 - 5:32 pm | #
What is it with Tena and these obsessive weirdo trolls who have not even a shred of self-awareness?
Tena=smart, strong, beautiful.
Trolls=stupid, weak, ugly... and resentful.
Tne next part being the trolls are afraid of strong women, although I think deep down they want to be dominated by them, if you get my drift and I think you do.
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05.06.05 - 5:33 pm | #
I know what seperates us from the animals. You've never hear about a gorilla come up with the concept of "water boarding". Cats may play with smaller creatures in a way that looks cruel, but they are cognizant they're being "cruel" (that we're aware of, anyway). You've never heard of a rooster coming home and slapping around his hen because the chicken feed wasn't on the table. A cow doesn't go out of its way to control all the grass in the pasture just so's other cows can't have as much, even though there's no way the first cow can eat all the grass.
The monkey speaks his mind, as Dave Bartholomew said.
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05.06.05 - 5:33 pm | #
abyssgazer - thanks for the link to the Eddie Izzard site.
The funny part of all of this is that I'm pretty boringly straight - I generally like guys who are unabashedly guys. But I find Eddie's gender ambiguity terribly sexy.
And I do appreciate the sex appeal of sexy women.
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05.06.05 - 5:33 pm | #
Ha ha, Ror, hadn't seen those before. Is that Holden in Gimmee Back My Shirt?
sdf
Either that or "For the Love of Scottie McMullett."
He said no facial hair, so "Lord of the Hissy-Fit" is out...
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05.06.05 - 5:34 pm | #
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) -
I'm too sexy for my shirt...
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05.06.05 - 5:34 pm | #
QED
rorschach
I think you may be on to something.
Still, you'd think even a weak, ugly, resentful troll might realize that admitting to sitting around and "calculating" the frequency of Tena's comments is gonna say way, WAY more about him than her.
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05.06.05 - 5:35 pm | #
Jenny - that really is too kind - all of you. Too kind.
rorschach - you're going to Germany? I must have missed that. Please tell me it's temporary.
Dayum. I'm going to miss chica toxica terribly. I've always loved your comments, chica. But it sounds like you have great things waiting for you in Spain and I'm so happy for you.
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05.06.05 - 5:35 pm | #
chica tojica. . .
si me quieres escribir. . .
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:35 pm | #
the talibornagains in the balls, and think of me crawling around en las cuevas prehistoricas de Asturias
con cariño,
What did I do wrong in a former life that chica gets to do neat stuff like this and I get to sit on conference calls and argue with numbsculls all day?
Hecate |
05.06.05 - 5:35 pm | #
rorschachs going to Germany....
chicas going to Spain....
Atrios is already there....
To coin a phrase: Ah'll be back.
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05.06.05 - 5:35 pm | #
Ctat's are cognizant of their being "cruel" to small creatures, rather. And even if they are, you can bet your bottom dollar they learned it from human beings.
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05.06.05 - 5:36 pm | #
I've always thought every observation says as much or more about the observer than the observed.
underwhelm |
05.06.05 - 5:36 pm | #
Still, you'd think even a weak, ugly, resentful troll might realize that admitting to sitting around and "calculating" the frequency of Tena's comments is gonna say way, WAY more about him than her.
Phila
Hee!
Your optimistic view on life is downright adorable.
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:37 pm | #
You've never heard of a rooster coming home and slapping around his hen because the chicken feed wasn't on the table.
Though if you did, it'd be the Top Story on all the cable news channels for three weeks running.
Then we'd get the online poll question:
Are you satisified with the cock's apology?
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:38 pm | #
rorschach - you're going to Germany? I must have missed that. Please tell me it's temporary.
Three short weeks, dear.
It's the "hey German family and friends of Miriam, here's the new hubby" tour!
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:38 pm | #
Fucking hell...cat's (with only one "t") are NOT, that is, NOT cognizant of them "being cruel" to small animals.
Sweet jumpin' Elvis...must be still rattled from last night's Crowes show.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 5:39 pm | #
Damn, I wish Atrios had left someone the keys (as long as it was not Kenny "TPM-ruiner" Baer. The world really does need 15 posts on the electio in Britain).
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05.06.05 - 5:39 pm | #
Of course, come to think of it, that's only if it was a white hen. And attractive, too.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:40 pm | #
"what did i do wrong in a former life that chica gets to do neat stuff like this and i get to sit on conference calls and argue with numbsculls all day?"
-hecate
wait for it. . .
only one thing
hecate did wrong
stayed in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:40 pm | #
Damn, I wish Atrios had left someone the keys
No kidding. As I asked yesterday, I don't recall this, but did you guys trash the house last time dad trusted you with things?
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:41 pm | #
Maybe the coffee's made by now.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:42 pm | #
Holden
Link duly noted, read and commented upon. I was having a cheerful day until now.
EkCenTriK |
05.06.05 - 5:43 pm | #
Course I could go grade those papers.
Maybe the coffee's made by now.
sdf
Urgh. Don't say such things. I've got to finish an essay before flying off to Germany... 6 pages to go, on Kerouac...
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:43 pm | #
Sorry - my back door key expired a long time ago, or I'd be happy to open a thread.
What did I do wrong in a former life that chica gets to do neat stuff like this and I get to sit on conference calls and argue with numbsculls all day?
Olaf can't be topped with his answer to this (damn you, Olaf) but maybe you get to sit on conference calls and argue with numbskulls all day because you're really good at it. You kick major ass.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 5:44 pm | #
No kidding. As I asked yesterday, I don't recall this, but did you guys trash the house last time dad trusted you with things?
My pet theory is Atrios may feel a bit uncomfortable asking others to guest-blog while he's out as the advertising fees would keep rolling his ways while someone else was providing the content.
I could be wrong, maybe he thought he would post more while on vacation and underestimated the fabulous time he is having.
Holden Caulfield |
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05.06.05 - 5:44 pm | #
Just time for a drive-by blogwhore before I head home.
Urgh. Don't say such things. I've got to finish an essay before flying off to Germany... 6 pages to go, on Kerouac...
I've got a stack of 42 four to five page papers to get through, of which I've graded 3. I've had 'em a week. Today was gonna be my big grind it out day. Instead, I've spent it all in the company of strangers.
(and have even just used my first. emoticon. ever.)
{shivers}
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:46 pm | #
off the top of my head i can't think of anyone i have ever met who didn't stay in mississippi
a day too long
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:47 pm | #
Everytime I drive through Mississippi, I feel I have been there a day too long.
David (Austin Tx) |
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05.06.05 - 5:48 pm | #
Your optimistic view on life is downright adorable.
rorschach
Considering I'm reeling from the latest H5N1 news...and from speculation that the charming red knot may be extinct within five years...and from the fact that the national ID card has given Dems their best wedge issue in years, and they're ignoring it...and from the fact that I have three weeks to write forty chapters of a book...I think I'm doing pretty well!
Phila |
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05.06.05 - 5:48 pm | #
"There were bookings and mug shots of drunk and disorderly ferrets I understand."
There're still bongwater stains on the rug, and Eschacon is happening. No wonder he doesn't trust us.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 5:48 pm | #
Olaf,
You've never met Momma. She lives less than two hundred yards from the old house place where she was born, and I doubt you could get her out of the Magnolia State at gun point.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 5:49 pm | #
My pet theory is Atrios may feel a bit uncomfortable asking others to guest-blog while he's out as the advertising fees would keep rolling his ways while someone else was providing the content.
Perhaps, but, gosh, wouldn't just about anyone here be insanely thrilled at the opportunity to have a chance with the keys, even if it meant they were "donating" their labor to Atrios?
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:49 pm | #
"No kidding. As I asked yesterday, I don't recall this, but did you guys trash the house last time dad trusted you with things?
sdf"
There were bookings and mug shots of drunk and disorderly ferrets I understand.
EkCenTriK
And I believe Eschacon was conceived of, planned and finalized during his absence.
joycamp, Quiet Dominator |
05.06.05 - 5:49 pm | #
And I probably should have put "labor" in quotes as well, for that matter.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:49 pm | #
This (the middle one) was taken on a walk through Derbyshire, England, along a path that led, 3 miles later, to a village near New Mills, where we wound up in a pub, and got so drunk with an elderly couple who were radical leftist artists that we had to call our friend to come pick us up, and drive us home...
Two years later, said friend came to our wedding, and then went camping at Big Bend, where she found the backpack of a guy who'd gone missing a year earlier...
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:49 pm | #
white chicken, lol. you people are too funny. have fun, chica! i'm jealous, as are all Atiots stuck in the middle of Red State Hell.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 5:50 pm | #
Olaf, you may be right. I've never been to Mississippi, and I do believe I've stayed there a day too long.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:51 pm | #
Who's the numbnut cretin that's stealing my name?
Must've stayed in Mississippi a day too long...
Observer |
05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
My pet theory is Atrios may feel a bit uncomfortable asking others to guest-blog while he's out as the advertising fees would keep rolling his ways while someone else was providing the content.
Perhaps, but, gosh, wouldn't just about anyone here be insanely thrilled at the opportunity to have a chance with the keys, even if it meant they were "donating" their labor to Atrios?
Actually, he's still paying the liquor bill from the last time he left us with the keys to the house.
And the carpet? Well, they just had to replace that. A lot of the furniture, too.
And don't get me started on the plumbing repairs....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
According to my calculations, 3 out of five dentists couldn't give a rat's ass how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
B1 Bummer |
05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
If people are going to whore sheep and sea creatures, I'm going to have to whore this week's nudibranch...it's not as spectacular as some recent ones, but it's very stylish.
Phila |
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05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
well that's different, backslider. she belongs there. lots of people don't. and when i say mississippi, i mean it sort of symbolically. like the long, dark mississippi of the soul.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
"According to calculations made by Observer, there is a 95% probabibilty that a Tenacomment™ will be within the five to ten most recent comments, except during the middle of the night."
1. Observer's argument is based upon a false premise.
2. Observer's methodology is incurably weak.
3. Observer is stupid and ugly and nobody likes it.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
sdf, you sre correct. you don't even have to set foot in mississipi to stay there a day too long.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:54 pm | #
Aha, so it's the conception of Eschacon that Atrios regrets from his last absence.
(Strokes beard and nods with slowly dawning comprehension.)
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:54 pm | #
Holden - yeah, I think it's likely a combination of things and all the factors you mentioned are there.
To look at the advertising thing from another angle, Atrios might feel some kind of responsibility to his advertisers try to blog himself, instead of getting subs.
I don't know. I really think he's done a crazy good job of keeping up while he's over there. I know when I go somewhere it usually changes everything for me and I don't even want to think about the things I usually do.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 5:54 pm | #
RMJ--say what? The carpet was replaced? Then why the hell am I still scrubbing?
Observe that I have stayed away from barbecue references today.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 5:54 pm | #
mississipi is a stunningly gorgeous state, by the way. i have been there. and i understand why so many people stay the extra day.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 5:55 pm | #
I think Atrios is upset because when he was out last time, we got into all the good single malt.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 5:55 pm | #
Tne next part being the trolls are afraid of strong women, although I think deep down they want to be dominated by them, if you get my drift and I think you do.
John | Email
100% true. they hate their own fears, they project that hate onto their opposite (strong women without fear), they want that opposite to show them 'the other side,' the only way this happens is if they are 'forced,' in our sexual culture that translates to BDSM practice.
you don't want to know (oh wait, you already do) how many rethugs are into that.
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 5:55 pm | #
"And don't get me started on the plumbing repairs....
Rmj"
I heard mention the workmen were requesting combat pay.
EkCenTriK |
05.06.05 - 5:56 pm | #
And don't get me started on the plumbing repairs....
Well, now, that would explain why Haloscan functions as poorly as it does. Pipes all mucked up with gunk, huh?
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 5:56 pm | #
My personal observation has been that guest bloggers at popular weblogs tend to become immediately drunk with power and end up making way too many posts--and when more than one is given the keys, it gets really out of control.
Although I'd say that Thumb was a good one.
don't hate me |
05.06.05 - 5:57 pm | #
sdf, you sre correct. you don't even have to set foot in mississipi to stay there a day too long.
To me Mississippi has always meant "place through which I must drive to get to New Orleans from Arkansas."
I am grateful to them for the fact that their cops are so fucking stupid that the pulled over my friend, found the LSD he was holding, and didn't know what it was and so let him go...
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 5:57 pm | #
I would marry Holden, though. Even without seeing his head.
Jenny from the ßlog •
You realize you have to take him for pony or for horse, in sparkles and in laces....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 5:58 pm | #
My personal observation has been that guest bloggers at popular weblogs tend to become immediately drunk with power and end up making way too many posts--and when more than one is given the keys, it gets really out of control.
I'm seriously enjoying all the animal blogging today. I happen to like sheep, although I'd appreciate it if not much was read into that comment
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 5:59 pm | #
I am a little concerned that rorschach tossed the sheep into the mix. I am not sure what that says about this establishment.
EkCenTriK |
05.06.05 - 6:00 pm | #
Speaking for Hecate, upyernoz, and myself:
Thanks.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus
And speaking for me, I'd say you guys rock, and "don't hate me" is dead wrong.
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 6:00 pm | #
Either that, or the son of a bitch looked up in the far corner of the shelf in the hall closet. As I recall, everyone thought that was a great hiding place for whatever it was I was hiding last time.
[Was it Zell Miller in the Gimp's outfit I was trying to get rid of? What the hell was it?..]
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 6:01 pm | #
Sallyh,
I see we had the same fears basically. I mean is the sheep just a bit too much? Well at least it isn't a goat.
EkCenTriK |
05.06.05 - 6:01 pm | #
I happen to like sheep, although I'd appreciate it if not much was read into that comment
Nothing at all, but if you know any Republicans that do, we just opened the GOP Petting Zoo yesterday (with Rick Santorum's dog, John Cornyn's box turtle, Dubya's horse, and several suggestions in regard to Liddy dole).
Plenty more cages awaitin'.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 6:02 pm | #
tossed the sheep
Well that sounds a little iffy too
Footloose |
05.06.05 - 6:02 pm | #
I've always thought every observation says as much or more about the observer than the observed.
underwhelm
It figures that you would say that.
It also figures that I would say that you would say that.
Another Bruce |
05.06.05 - 6:02 pm | #
It's just nice to digest and discuss one issue before five more posts go up.
I guess one guest blogger at a time would be my preference. This is so inside baseball, no big deal really.
don't hate me |
05.06.05 - 6:02 pm | #
Sheep are cute! Although I'm still not sure whether the sheep I saw around New Mills, or the sheep I saw in New Zealand, are more adorable...
rorschach |
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05.06.05 - 6:03 pm | #
thats funny. i forgot that rorschach is an arkansan.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:03 pm | #
I think Atrios is upset because when he was out last time, we got into all the good single malt.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
It was the ferrets, I tell ya!
I think one of them is still in the plumbing, in fact.....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:04 pm | #
Oh, that comment was made by someone who's never been a guest blogger, Robert.
We know what happens - it isn't drunk with power, it's shaking with terror. You want to post as much as possible because you don't want to let the blog down. It gets crazy, but it's because most subs try too hard, not because they are trying to take over the blog or the world.
Is this how you see it, Robert?
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 6:04 pm | #
well, kids, it's been real but it's time to go. perhaps i'll see y'all later, but i suspect atrios is going to be partying all night and we'll be lucky to get a single tipsy 'more thread' before he hits the hay. thanks for the laughs, you people are the best.
suburban life is so dull. sigh.
fuck boosh with a poorly permed overweight homemaker!
chicago dyke |
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05.06.05 - 6:04 pm | #
i'm from baltimore. in my mind there are 2 famous people from arkansas. brooks robinson and bill somethingorother.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:05 pm | #
like the long, dark mississippi of the soul.
Olaf glad and big | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 5:52 pm | #
I can dig that indeed. I've been there both metaphorically and literally. And I agree that some folks fit better in certain places. Early in their marriage, my folks spent some time in Witchita, Kansas, because of my old man's work. Actually, had they stayed there another year, that'd be my birthing grounds rather than the red clay hills of Northeast Mississippi, land of the virgin pines and tall girls.
Momma said she was more unhappy in that not-really-a-big-city than she'd ever been in her life. And not to talk out of church, I can tell you that's a pretty hardcore denouncement. When I was in high school, the little unincorporated community where I grew up went from a population of 40 (yes, you read that correctly) to somewhere around 200. Lots of the older folks had died off and their kids sold the land, usually to upper-middle class, middle-aged yankees looking to "get away from it all".
For some folks, everything just clicked. For some folks, though, it was a really, really bad idea. Living 20 miles from the nearest gas station isn't easy. Hell, it ain't easy for some folks to visit. When my brother brought his then-girlfriend home to show her off, she hated it. It was too quiet and too dark, she said. Me and Baby Brother, on the other hand, thought that was a good thing.
There is nothing in this world as black and silent as a moonless Mississippi night. It's like walking around in black printer's ink, and I grew up in a river bottom, so what you do see is creepy as shit.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 6:06 pm | #
Anyone is free to stay on any thread and discuss any issue for as long as the thread it there. There's no obligation to move to the next post.
You do understand that, right? The old posts don't just disappear. You can discuss them for days.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 6:06 pm | #
I lke sheep too. If I ever got religious the only way I could bear giving up pork would be because lamb is so fucking tasty. A couple of Greek friends had a party several years back where they had a whole day cookout of mutton on a rotating spit; they'd strip thin slices of meat off as it was done. Some of the best fucking eating I've done. Of course, it helped being drunk at noon.
Come to think of it, that was more than "several" years ago.
sdf (Disco Stu only in spirit) |
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05.06.05 - 6:06 pm | #
I'm seriously enjoying all the animal blogging today. I happen to like sheep, although I'd appreciate it if not much was read into that comment
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
Oh, much too late now!
Although I do know of a brand of Scotch called "Old Sheep Dip."
Not bad, either. Especially after the third glass, when you're tongue goes numb.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:06 pm | #
Terror Suspect Gets Bush Fundraiser Invite
By MATT APUZZO
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A year after federal agents raided his home in a terrorism investigation, Muslim businessman Syed Maswood is lucky to get on an airplane without being detained and searched. But that didn't stop him from getting an invitation to dine with President Bush. Maswood, a nuclear engineer who has not been charged with any crime and has been trying for months to get his name off no-fly lists, received an invitation to serve as an honorary chairman at a Republican fundraiser with Bush in Washington next month
ken "bud" melman better get the jeff off his mind (and maybe his backside) and have a chat with negraponte about some old fashion security measures
focus |
05.06.05 - 6:07 pm | #
or "your tongue."
Fingers feel the effect first, and it lasts longer there (don't blame the brain that doesn't know the difference! or shoot the piano player. Or something)
(Besides, it's the keyboard that's been drinking)
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:07 pm | #
You want to post as much as possible because you don't want to let the blog down. It gets crazy, but it's because most subs try too hard, not because they are trying to take over the blog or the world.
Is this how you see it, Robert?
Well, I don't know who Robert is, but that's certainly another explanation for it.
don't hate me |
05.06.05 - 6:08 pm | #
"Oh, much too late now!"
Let the filet mignon references begin.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 6:09 pm | #
It's like walking around in black printer's ink, and I grew up in a river bottom, so what you do see is creepy as shit.
Especially when the banjo music starts up.
And rorschach, that is a fetchin sheep you put up, nice meadow, under a shade tree, a little picnic basket with some chardonay...not that I would know anything about things like that.
chris/tx |
05.06.05 - 6:09 pm | #
Howdy moonbats! Another shitty week down the tubes!
NYMary/Lissadell |
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05.06.05 - 6:10 pm | #
backslider, yeah, i've lived in dark places too. upstate new york in my case. it's amazing the stuff you see in the dark.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:10 pm | #
i'm from baltimore. in my mind there are 2 famous people from arkansas. brooks robinson and bill somethingorother.
Now, Arkansas...that place gives me the willies. I got pulled over travelling with a band that, on average, was six-foot-two outside of Ft. Smith once, and I thought for sure the cop was going to eat us. I ain't kiddin'.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 6:11 pm | #
Backslider - that sounds creepy.
You're right - not everyone is made for that kind of solitude.
I was asked a year or so ago by an old friend of ours (not really close) to tell him about Lake City. He and his wife want to move someplace in Colorado. I had to say no more than "there's no skiing or night life..." before he said: "never mind." I knew that was going to be his reaction. I went a step further and told him I was about the youngest part time resident up there. Heh. I didn't want them up there.
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05.06.05 - 6:12 pm | #
EkCenTrik--as far as sheep being tossed into the mix, we considered the source and then just laughed.
(Sorry, Rorschach--but then again, you do get to do a great deal of German beer drinking over the course of next week!)
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 6:13 pm | #
We know what happens - it isn't drunk with power, it's shaking with terror. You want to post as much as possible because you don't want to let the blog down. It gets crazy, but it's because most subs try too hard, not because they are trying to take over the blog or the world.
Is this how you see it, Robert?
Basically. Around 300+ comments or less, you begin to think you should put up something "new" (you feel responsible, anyway). And then you wonder if it's worthy of comment. And then you are very aware this is not "your" blog, so if it stinks, you've "dissed" the host.
At my blog, you don't like what I just posted, I don't care. But even if I guested at First Draft (who doesn't get the traffic Eschaton does, let's be honest), I'd feel responsible to do "better."
So I'm not anxious to have the keys again.
And the doctor says I need another six months in detox, anyway. You guys are crazy.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:13 pm | #
but the mississippi i have been talking about today is not a place. i just used the term that dylan used. mississippi. but by mississippi i don't really mean the actual magnolia state, as stunningly gorgeous as it is. and it is. i think the mississippi people stay in a day too long is just a place that they would hate if they stayed there, and they will miss it if they leave.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
NYMary--have you finished grading? Or is the ugly still continuing?
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
NYMary - Hola! Did you know that chica toxica is moving to Spain? I think that's almost unbearable cool, though I'm going to miss her.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
We know what happens - it isn't drunk with power, it's shaking with terror. You want to post as much as possible because you don't want to let the blog down. It gets crazy, but it's because most subs try too hard, not because they are trying to take over the blog or the world.
Concur 100%, which is actually why I played up the "world domination" angle when I subbed for Susie over at Suburban Guerrilla.
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05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
chris/tx,
Nah, no banjos. We just shoot you, no sodomy, probably because we think you're some hereto unknown woodland critter. Coon hunters are insane. Personally, I think it's the little carbine lights they carry on their heads that's doin' it.
Backslider |
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05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
i'm from baltimore. in my mind there are 2 famous people from arkansas. brooks robinson and bill somethingorother.
my grandfather Garland... who taught me repubs were thieves of the highest order and that nixon's real name was fuckface!
focus |
05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
NTodd--speaking of blogging, is Sam up for Friday?
Sallyh, La Poissoniere |
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05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
"Oh, much too late now!"
Let the filet mignon references begin.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
Hello, I must be going.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
RMJ - Oh for heaven's sake - First Draft comes nowhere near the traffic that a whole lot of other blogs get that don't get the traffic Atrios gets.
LOL!! You were being awfully generous.
Though we're doing better - a lot better, actually.
Tena |
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05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
Hi, Liberal Elitists.
That woman hasn't seen 29 for at least 10 years. Maybe 15.
Res Ipsa Loquitor |
05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
Re: “It’s not you, it’s me.”
1. You meet a nice, funny, intelligent, and thoughtful man and think, “Great, just what I’ve been looking for!”
However, you still have a lot of hang-ups about getting too close to someone. You begin to feel nervous and scared, so you drop the “line” on him, forcing him out of your life.
2. You meet a man whom you “believe” to be nice, funny, intelligent, and thoughtful. Within a short period of time you realize that not only is he an alcoholic, but he’s living with another woman. And since you’ve already done enough “crazy” in your life AND you all work for the same company (she works in HR), you use the “line” on him.
I suppose you could tell him, “Hey, it’s 10am on a Saturday morning, you’ve just come from your girlfriend’s house, you have beer on your breath, I really don’t think it’s going to work out.”
But you figure, he already knows these things about himself, so why go and kick him when he’s down ( and confused), or run the risk of getting into an irrational argument about the suitability of continuing to see each other?
About Letting Go: Yep! I took an almost (4) year break from relationships, thinking that I never seemed to get it right, so why bother anymore.
Then I met my husband and voila! Funny. If I’d met him 10-15 years ago, I probably would have dropped the line (Version 1) on him, too!
LateToTheParty |
05.06.05 - 6:16 pm | #
olaf,
It's okay, I know. Believe you me, anyone who's ever grew up and then left Mississippi takes no issue with anyone's opinions of the state. It's home, but there's a reason it's where I came from, not where I am.
NYMary - Hola! Did you know that chica toxica is moving to Spain? I think that's almost unbearable cool, though I'm going to miss her.
Tena | Email | Homepage | 05.06.05 - 6:14 pm | #
What, Spain isn't hooked up to the internets?
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05.06.05 - 6:17 pm | #
Sallyh, set back to them, and a set collected. My laptop is fried, so I now need to figure out another way to grade papers in my online courses.
At the end of the semester, I feel like the car at the end of the Blues Brothers--I get where I'm going and just fall apart.
Tena, I saw that about chica toxica--her gig sounds cool! She'll be back online in no time, I'm sure.
Now if I can just recall who slept with that guy from Chicago.... maybe it was LJ.
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05.06.05 - 6:17 pm | #
NTodd--speaking of blogging, is Sam up for Friday?
He will be in a coupla hours. I'm in Burlington at the moment, but I promised a certain 4-year old fan of Sam that I would have his picture posted before her bedtime.
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05.06.05 - 6:18 pm | #
Actually, RMJ, I don't have to torture you with shish kebab references--you have a teenaged daughter now.
My stint on that score is up in October
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05.06.05 - 6:18 pm | #
Although I'd say that Thumb was a good one.
don't hate me
NYMary--the end of semester always makes me grateful I don't grade essays. To me, that would make me believe in reincarnation, and that in a former life, i'd done something truly terrible.
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05.06.05 - 6:21 pm | #
and to any arkansans, my crack about arkansas was sort of a joke. just meant that brooks robinson impressed me more than bill whatshisname. it a baltimoron thing.
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05.06.05 - 6:21 pm | #
NYMary--have you finished grading? Or is the ugly still continuing?
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
Please do not speak of grading! It is like shouting to a man with a hangover.
I have a fat file of "research papers" and other such dreck to wade through, and two finals to grade by the end of next week, only to start a three-week 'minimester' (no Austin Powers jokes, please), teaching 24 stones to write in 15 days.
You'll understand if you stop hearing from me.....
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:22 pm | #
(((((((((MENA))))))))))
That's so awesome!!!
We should have another cake to celebrate!
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05.06.05 - 6:22 pm | #
Though we're doing better - a lot better, actually.
Tena
Sigh... Perhaps I should rename "No Capital" "No Traffic."
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05.06.05 - 6:23 pm | #
"You'll understand if you stop hearing from me....."
Should we assume you stuck your head in a gas oven, then?
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05.06.05 - 6:23 pm | #
That woman hasn't seen 29 for at least 10 years. Maybe 15.
Here's photographic evidence that Ms. Ore was around long before 1976.
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05.06.05 - 6:24 pm | #
Thanks Sallyh! And I brought you all a new thread! You wanna go yak up there?
mena |
05.06.05 - 6:24 pm | #
do i have to explain who brooks robinson was?
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05.06.05 - 6:25 pm | #
NYMary--the end of semester always makes me grateful I don't grade essays. To me, that would make me believe in reincarnation, and that in a former life, i'd done something truly terrible.
that's what I'm thinking right now; and where I am is on a quarter (i.e. trimester) system so I've got a whole nother month to go.
on the plus side: Clean Sheets!
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05.06.05 - 6:25 pm | #
Actually, RMJ, I don't have to torture you with shish kebab references--you have a teenaged daughter now.
NYMary--the end of semester always makes me grateful I don't grade essays. To me, that would make me believe in reincarnation, and that in a former life, i'd done something truly terrible.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
You're trying to kill me, aren't you?
This is all part of some horrible scheme to do me in and get the insurance money, isn't it?
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05.06.05 - 6:25 pm | #
rorschach,
You're not nearly slutty enough, that's why.
You need a nice shallow, stupid blog like mine. Then no one expects anything!
My blog is to blogs like that blonde with the pink bow is to women.
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05.06.05 - 6:25 pm | #
Well, I got the 'it's not you, it's me' speech from a girl who said I was the greatest guy she ever met.
A long-ago beau told me that "It's not you, it's me" really means, "It's you."
When he broke up with me he said, "It's not you, it's me."
Fucker.
Snow, that sucks. Sorry.
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05.06.05 - 6:26 pm | #
RMJ--no, we don't want to kill you--we're afraid you left your debts to be distributed among the Eschatonians.
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05.06.05 - 6:26 pm | #
rorschach,
You're not nearly slutty enough, that's why.
you know, nymary, i've been meaning to talk to you about that. you should class the joint up a little. maybe stick an umlaut on the title page. it's less trashy that way. dresses the place up.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:29 pm | #
i think you should put an umlaut over the W in powerpop.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:32 pm | #
It's not a metal blog, Olaf. Sheesh!
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05.06.05 - 6:33 pm | #
I've been skimming back over the most recent comments, is Chica Toxica moving to Spain? Rorschach to Germany? Such big doings.
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05.06.05 - 6:34 pm | #
RMJ--no, we don't want to kill you--we're afraid you left your debts to be distributed among the Eschatonians.
Sallyh, La Poissoniere
Foiled again.
I can see I'll have to grade those essays and raise that teenager daughter on my own.
Just me and the trusty 12 gauge I'm gonna buy this weekend.
Rmj, Wandering Aengus |
05.06.05 - 6:34 pm | #
i'm just sayin. it would look less slutty. and if anyone asks why you have an umlaut over the W you can tell them it's because you have a phd.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:35 pm | #
yes mena. she's sailin away, my one true love
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:36 pm | #
My blog is to blogs like that blonde with the pink bow is to women.
NYMary/Lissadell
A substitute for a "come hither" look?
(you had to be there. the beginning of the thread, that is.)
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05.06.05 - 6:37 pm | #
the only reason i ever read the new yorker is because they use umlauts.
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05.06.05 - 6:38 pm | #
umlauts kick ass. they are very literary.
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05.06.05 - 6:39 pm | #
NYMary - Oh that's right - that was part of that conversation this morning.
I must not have been around when whoever it was said he or she'd slept with the guy from Chicago. I don't remember that.
Of course that could mean I don't remember that. I did just forget that you were here this morning when chica was telling people about Spain.
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05.06.05 - 6:39 pm | #
the only reason i ever read the new yorker is because they use umlauts.
Olaf glad and big
I only read the cartoons with umlauts in them.
Danish umlauts are especially droll.
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05.06.05 - 6:41 pm | #
RMJ,
Well, I don't think my blog says "Come over here and rub salve on my goiter," either. Maybe something in between? A nice mutual footrub?
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05.06.05 - 6:43 pm | #
yeah, the diagonal line through the O? that cracks me up every time too,
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:43 pm | #
"Umlaut" is such a wonderful sounding word.
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05.06.05 - 6:44 pm | #
scandinavians are hilarious.
Olaf glad and big |
05.06.05 - 6:44 pm | #
mena - Yay you!
You've just started one great weekend.
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05.06.05 - 6:46 pm | #
I shamefacedly admit that I don't know how to insert an umlaut.
everyone thinks jews are funny because of all their jokes and stuff. scandinavians have the diagonal line through the O though. we think that's funnier than like 5 jokes. well maybe 4. pretty funny though.
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05.06.05 - 6:49 pm | #
mena - rorschach is going to Germany for 3 weeks. Don't know when he and Mrs. Rorschach are leaving.
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05.06.05 - 6:50 pm | #
scandinavians are hilarious.
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05.06.05 - 6:50 pm | #
way late and no doubt many dollars short, but I feel forry for the woman, no matter how old she is. Why are people trashing her looks in the Attytood comments? It's the repuke hypocrisy where real ugliness lies. The woman is not an elected official, either.
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05.06.05 - 6:52 pm | #
But it's OKAY if you are a RePUKElican.
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05.06.05 - 7:08 pm | #
Mena, Congratulations on remaining solvent. Cannot be a much better feeling.
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05.06.05 - 7:26 pm | #
I came back to Mississippi, goddam.
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05.06.05 - 8:51 pm | #
i'm from baltimore. in my mind there are 2 famous people from arkansas. brooks robinson and bill somethingorother.