now, if i can just find some 12 inch wide tape to put on my 12' x 24' billboards...
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 1:53 pm | #
Y2K is going to be real. i can feel it in my bones
wallmark beizing rep. |
07.14.07 - 1:53 pm | #
Jeffraham, seriously. University law schools serve their populations, they're not going to tell your boss about it, the price is right, and they can answer your questions.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 1:54 pm | #
Sallyh: Ask the baby lawyers if that's the case. If it is, pay it, and forget about it.
If it's not, ask the baby lawyers to help you out.
I'm gonna do that. I can call, and, you're right -- no one needs know I'm in any way affiliated with the august institution.
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Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 1:55 pm | #
from below:
Define "Avery labels".
Available at any office supply store. They format into Microsoft Word for mailing labels.
Moe Szyslak |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 1:55 pm | #
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inspirited lurker |
07.14.07 - 1:56 pm | #
Define "Avery labels".
Available at any office supply store. They format into Microsoft Word for mailing labels.
Moe Szyslak
They come in lotsa sizes, including entire 8.5 X 11 sheets, too.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 1:56 pm | #
Jeffraham, don't take my word for it. The attorneys here have advised you well
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 1:56 pm | #
Sallyh: Jeffraham, seriously. University law schools serve their populations, they're not going to tell your boss about it, the price is right, and they can answer your questions.
I'm pretty sure my boss wouldn't care, seeing from where the trouble stems... but as a nobody at a place like this, there are other players who may be bent out of shape.
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Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 1:56 pm | #
Jeffraham, not likely.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 1:57 pm | #
did you see the pictures of those idiot 'holy warriers' in pakistan with the frigging canvas bags over their heads?
they look like they're going to a mr. potato head dress up party.
white piano leg |
07.14.07 - 1:57 pm | #
My only advice is to avoid using the word sputum in court.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 1:58 pm | #
Jeffraham, do it for the kittazes
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 1:58 pm | #
In an open thread, just let me say:
If I hear one more Paolo Nutini song, I'm going to blow my brains out!
To me, he is the new James Blunt, only even more annoying.
Toonscribe |
07.14.07 - 1:59 pm | #
Sallyh: Jeffraham, not likely.
Yeah, but tenured professors and wage slaves at this institution are galaxies apart in what they can expect from the administration. It probably works that way at state schools, too, but perhaps not in such an exaggerated way.
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Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 1:59 pm | #
JP, you're on the right track.
Find a lawyer who regularly works traffic court - he'll know everyone. Not only will his relationships help with the Failure to Appear, he may be able to plead the charges down to some sort of misdemeanor.
And I wouldn't worry about the job app. Technically, you hadn't been convicted when you filled it out . . .
jac |
07.14.07 - 2:00 pm | #
Heh.
I just heard some New Edition. Funny shit.
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 2:00 pm | #
Toonscribe, I swore last year that if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone, I was going to take a hostage
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 2:00 pm | #
Define "Avery labels".
Available at any office supply store. They format into Microsoft Word for mailing labels.
A very fine product, if may say such a thing. I use it all of the time. Even have them bookmarked, since I do not like Word.
Snow, Dirty |
07.14.07 - 2:01 pm | #
Jeffraham, tenured faculty are just part of the serf pool. Trust me on this.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 2:01 pm | #
Toonscribe, I swore last year that if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone, I was going to take a hostage -Sallyh
A little too blunt for your tastes?
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone
That should be grounds for immediate expulsion.
Toonscribe |
07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
Sallyh: Jeffraham, tenured faculty are just part of the serf pool. Trust me on this.
If I spent a few days in jail, unexpectedly, I can guarantee I would not have a job on the other side of that ordeal.
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Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
AFternoon all.
How goes the Republic?
steve simels |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
JeffCO, made me want to smoke one, at any rate
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
Yea, I've used Avery a lot too. Never any problems that weren't my own stupidity showing through. (Misfeeding the printer, etc.)
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone
That should be grounds for immediate expulsion.
Toonscribe
HEARING a student's ringtone ought to be.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:03 pm | #
Jeffraham, that's why you're going to make the call.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 2:03 pm | #
"The BBC has a must-listen show on radio tomorrow titled Called to Account (times noted further below) offering a theatrical version of Tony Blair's indictment for Iraq War-related crimes. This may inspire many on this side of the Atlantic pond to think about various strategies to hold America's current political leadership accountable for duplicity and mismanagement of America's national security portfolio -- and particularly for the Iraq War."
Didn't know Clemons was an activist at all.
inspirited lurker |
07.14.07 - 2:03 pm | #
Virginia, I can't help it in the hallways. I've got no standing there to tell them to turn their phones off or get new ringtones
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 2:03 pm | #
Pheel like puking butt just Kant?
Here is a little help, akin to looking at the Sun to Sneeze--
You mean a blunt or one of the students?
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:04 pm | #
Sallyh: Jeffraham, that's why you're going to make the call.
Indeed. I still think even though it would be more costly, I'd probably do well to enlist an independent attorney who can do as jac implied -- use the experience and relationships to almost guarantee a good outcome.
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Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 2:05 pm | #
if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone
That should be grounds for immediate expulsion.
Toonscribe | 07.14.07 - 2:02 pm | #
Have you seen Oceans 13? One of the running gags is that Brad Pitt has "Don't You Want Me Baby?" as his ringtone.
steve simels |
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07.14.07 - 2:05 pm | #
Virginia, I can't help it in the hallways. I've got no standing there to tell them to turn their phones off or get new ringtones
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere | 07.14.07 - 2:03 pm | #
You could trip them, or get a cell phone jammer.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 2:06 pm | #
Virginia, I can't help it in the hallways. I've got no standing there to tell them to turn their phones off or get new ringtones.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere
Oh, in the hallway I can see. In the classroom: Duck pit!
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:07 pm | #
get a cell phone jammer.
I'm not sure Bob Marley would be any better after the 1000th time.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:08 pm | #
Incidentally, I saw the new Harry Potter yesterday.
Seemed like a pretty good flick, but since I've never seen any of the others I really had not fricking idea what was going on and why all these people were doing what they were doing.
That said, the little girl who plays Herminone is probably going to be quite the looker by the time they make the last movie....
steve simels |
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07.14.07 - 2:08 pm | #
Pheel like puking butt just Kant?
Suddenly I don't feel like watching my TeeVee.
Gomez |
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07.14.07 - 2:09 pm | #
get a cell phone jammer.
I'm not sure Bob Marley would be any better after the 1000th time.
JeffCO | 07.14.07 - 2:08 pm
I don't have a cell phone, but I suspect if I did I'd just go with something that actually sounds like a phone ringing.
Anything else would get annoying very quickly, both with the quality and repetitiveness.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 2:09 pm | #
That would be Emma Watson.
Indeed! As will the Patil twins.
Chris Tucker |
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07.14.07 - 2:10 pm | #
Seemed like a pretty good flick, but since I've never seen any of the others I really had not fricking idea what was going on and why all these people were doing what they were doing
BTW, Harold Bloom thinks the books suck.
I had no idea how shallow I was.
Gomez |
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07.14.07 - 2:10 pm | #
That said, the little girl who plays Herminone is probably going to be quite the looker by the time they make the last movie....
So NTodd has been telling us..
By the way, what did I win in this weekend's Listomania?
The Kenosha Kid |
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07.14.07 - 2:10 pm | #
duncan...
you've lost 30 visitors since the 'duct tape' phenomenom. probably out desecrating things. hope you can live with teh attention it brings to this blog. just saying...
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 2:10 pm | #
Awww.
Zapette's best friend (who lives in Edinborough) and her partner just had a baby girl.
you've lost 30 visitors since the 'duct tape' phenomenom. probably out desecrating things. hope you can live with teh attention it brings to this blog. just saying...
fokowi
Since these jammers actively broadcast radio signals they may (or may not) be legal to possess or operate based on the specific laws of the area you're in.
Australia: Illegal.
Belgium: Illegal to sell, possess and operate (licensed part of the spectrum).
Canada: Illegal.
Czech Republic: Illegal.
France: France legalized cell-phone jammers in (movie) theaters, and other places with performances in 2004.
Mexico: Legal inside jails, often used also on churches and hospitals.
Norway: Illegal to own and operate. The police and the military can use jammers in situations where it is necessary.
India: Government and schools use jammers.
UK: Illegal.
USA: Illegal to operate, manufacture, import, offer for sale, including advertising (Communications Act of 1934)[2] with fines of up to $11,000 and imprisonment of up to a year. [3]
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:12 pm | #
Seemed like a pretty good flick, but That said, the little girl who plays Herminone is probably going to be quite the looker by the time they make the last movie....
steve simels | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:08 pm | #
I don't have a cell phone, but I suspect if I did I'd just go with something that actually sounds like a phone ringing.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
That's exactly what I had until I had to get a new phone that doesn't offer it. I went with the phone ring after I was walking through Lowe's one day and kept saying, "What is that NOISE?" Happened a bunch.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:12 pm | #
Ring tones.
I WOULD love to get Gilbert Gottfried to record a tone.
(In his most obnoxious voice) "Hello, this is Gilbert Gottfried! You have an incoming telephone call! Why not answer it right now, so I don't have to repeat myself, OK? Thank you!"
Either that, or the secure phone sound effect from The President's Analyst.
Chris Tucker |
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07.14.07 - 2:12 pm | #
Time for you leftist twats to engage in yet another Sara Taylor/Harriet Miers circle-jerk. Does it get any better?
Meanwhile, don't forget the ChristoFascist lurking under your futon!
Jello Biafara, is that you???
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 2:13 pm | #
BTW, Harold Bloom thinks the books suck.
I had no idea how shallow I was.
Gomez | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:10 pm | #
I swore last year that if one more of my female students put 'You're Beautiful' on as their ring tone, I was going to take a hostage
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere
ATT just forced my to get a new cell phone because they are no longer going to support the system the old one uses.
I was very irritated when I figured out that an old fashinoned ring tone was not one of my choices. I want a phone that rings, not one that plays a 5 second ditty.
____league |
07.14.07 - 2:13 pm | #
In Washington this week, former Bush Surgeon General Richard Carmona described what happens when radical conservative politics and ideology replace science at the basis for public health policy. But one story this week - the surging over-the-counter sales of the Plan B emergency contraceptive - shows the benefits to Americans' health when those right-wing barriers are removed.
USA: Illegal to operate, manufacture, import, offer for sale, including advertising (Communications Act of 1934)[2] with fines of up to $11,000 and imprisonment of up to a year. [3]
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:12 pm |
Oh, I know they're illegal, but I think someone pointed out earlier that no one had been convicted of such an offense.
Besides, you have to catch me.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 2:15 pm | #
As far as impeachment goes, it seems to me that the premeditated violations of the presidetial records act (or whatever it's called i.e. destruction of gov't e-mails) would be a nice start. I don't see how the gop could clear themselves of that. It looks to me like they built their own Catch 22.
Lumpenprolitariot |
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07.14.07 - 2:16 pm | #
"The Washington, D.C., madam has threatened to release more names of Washington politicians who were her customers. ... She says another member of the White House will be named very soon. This proves once again that members of the Bush administration don't know when it's time to pull out." --Jay Leno
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 2:17 pm | #
I could see one those geeky school shooters making use of a cell phone jammer while doing the ugly deed. Kinda surprised it hasn't happened, actually.
Moe Szyslak |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:18 pm | #
ChristoFascist lurking under my futon
begs for crystal meth
he ain't a cute one
Can't sleep a wink
all that chickenhawk screeching
Christ Almighty, he calls that whinin' "preachin"
rootless2, tumbling |
07.14.07 - 2:19 pm | #
I am in favor of movie theaters using short range cell phone jamming in theaters. It gets tiring batting kids on the back of the head and telling them to quit shining the goddam display screens in my eyes. The worst was when some guy in the seat in front of me started playing a video game on his phone during the movie.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:19 pm | #
Don't like Emma's squinty, made up eyes in that pic that Buckeye linked. I like them wide eyed and full of wonder. "Oh my, what's THAT?"
Bad Art |
07.14.07 - 2:20 pm | #
Leninsky, you thought Congressional investigations were a necessity when the subject was blowjobs. What changed? Would it help if I alleged that Sara Taylor gave Bush a blowjob in the Oval Office?
Also, twat is not a pejorative. What do you have against pussy? Does it frighten you? Bob Allen could help you out.
Snow, Dirty |
07.14.07 - 2:21 pm | #
The shirt Rupert Grint is wearing in this picture is based on a London poster from the Blitz, when the Luftwaffe was bombing the shit out of London every night.
"Keep Calm and Carry On"
Compare and contrast to the the "ZOMG! TERRORRRRRR!!!!!!111!!!1!!!!ELEVEN!!!" pants wetting hysteria of today.
Chris Tucker |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:21 pm | #
Time for you leftist twats.... Leninsky | 07.14.07 - 2:12 pm | #
Why are our troll assholes always such blithering misogynists...?
steve simels |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:22 pm | #
Put me down in the "lingering overly long over teens is way too derbyshiric for me" camp.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:22 pm | #
Vitter: "Downy makes my diapers soft and smell good between dumps."
Lime Rickey |
07.14.07 - 2:23 pm | #
Seemed like a pretty good flick, but since I've never seen any of the others I really had not fricking idea what was going on and why all these people were doing what they were doing
BTW, Harold Bloom thinks the books suck.
I had no idea how shallow I was.
Gomez | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:10 pm |
Mr. Bloom hates Harry Potter with unusual intensity. Can't but wonder if he's jealous.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 2:23 pm | #
JP, Sally -- go look at the second pic on ICHC.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:23 pm | #
leninsky...
i have several republican voyeurs lurking under my futon. it's apparantly the only way they can get off.
hey, just trying to do my part.
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 2:23 pm | #
Why are our troll assholes always such blithering misogynists...?
"Mr. Bloom hates Harry Potter with unusual intensity. Can't but wonder if he's jealous."
Could be. There's over 350 million Potter books been printed. Ms Rowling is a billionaire.
And, of course, millions (billions?) of people have read/will read and enjoy the Potter books, vs. the minescule numbers of people who have read Mr. Bloom's works.
Chris Tucker |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:25 pm | #
Why are our troll assholes always such blithering misogynists...?
It's a hobby.
NTodd, Bilker
It's on page 2 of the manual.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:26 pm | #
This one looks so much like Curly!
.
Jeffraham Prestonian |
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07.14.07 - 2:27 pm | #
The DC madam says that when she's releasing these names, she's not doing it for political reasons. She says she does not have a political bone in her body. At least not today." --Jay Leno
fokowi |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:27 pm | #
Vitter: "I like to coat my pacifier with poo-poo and suck away."
Lime Rickey |
07.14.07 - 2:28 pm | #
Why are our troll assholes always such blithering misogynists...?
---
Imagine the hiring pool.
rootless2, tumbling |
07.14.07 - 2:28 pm | #
This one looks so much like Curly!
.
Jeffraham Prestonian
He does! I love that one.
(I'm so old I can remember when Jay Leno was funny. It's true! We had to say "dickety" because the Huns stole all the zeroes . . .")
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:29 pm | #
That is NOT a Tootsie-Roll.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:29 pm | #
"Mr. Bloom hates Harry Potter with unusual intensity. Can't but wonder if he's jealous."
...
And, of course, millions (billions?) of people have read/will read and enjoy the Potter books, vs. the minescule numbers of people who have read Mr. Bloom's works.
Chris Tucker | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:25 pm
She won a brit fic award back in 2000, IIRC, and several members of this academy went all Bloomish: it's children's fiction, she steals/borrows from everyone else, she's not as good as Tolkien, Shakespeare, etc.
Several of their fellow members had to point out that all the authors mentioned had also borrowed and been influenced by previous works, and so the naysayers should really get over themselves.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 2:31 pm | #
Is this Rightwing Troll disease?:
According to a 2006 Harvard study, 10 million adult men in the United States are so angry, they're sick. In fact, their disease has a name: intermittent explosive disorder, or IED.
....But if the Harvard researchers are correct, almost 1 in 10 adult men routinely display wildly disproportionate aggression, and are so angry that they're likely to damage property, or threaten or injure others. (The researchers estimate that only half as many women suffer from IED.)
"We never thought we'd find something this big," says Ronald Kessler, Ph.D., the lead study author. "People think their anger isn't a big problem. But there are very serious ripple effects. IED sufferers are also more likely to be divorced, they have worse jobs than others with the same education, and they have fewer friends."
Sure sounds like them.
Bad Art |
07.14.07 - 2:34 pm | #
Zap -- that video is so great I can hardly stand it. Best question: Where did you serve?
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:34 pm | #
Zap. that video is priceless!
"I'm 30, they don't want me!"
Chris Tucker |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:36 pm | #
Why are our troll assholes always such blithering misogynists...?
steve simels | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:22 pm |
A reason for misogyny this blithering
Is often found in organs that are withering.
Fly-fornication Moscowitz |
07.14.07 - 2:36 pm | #
Sorry, that quote was from an article posted at The HuffPo.
Bad Art |
07.14.07 - 2:37 pm | #
duncan...
go to limewire.com, type in the search area Vaclav Nelhybel - Festivo
Meanwhile, don't forget the ChristoFascist lurking under your futon!
Leninsky
I would like for one of you CF's to be lurking under my futon. Then you would be on my house, trespassing and I could take action.
That would be fun.
billy b - monkey man |
07.14.07 - 2:39 pm | #
that video is so great I can hardly stand it. Best question: Where did you serve?
Ain't it, though?
Hecate tipped me off to it last night. I was giddy just watching it. That effer got off easy...
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 2:39 pm | #
That effer got off easy...
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody
I was really impressed by 1. how calm the people with Cindy were and 2. how protective of her they were.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:41 pm | #
"Here's good news: the FBI has arrested the madam who was in charge of the ring of prostitutes. No word yet though on Osama." --David Letterman
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 2:42 pm | #
She won a brit fic award back in 2000, IIRC, and several members of this academy went all Bloomish: it's children's fiction, she steals/borrows from everyone else, she's not as good as Tolkien, Shakespeare, etc.
It seems that anyone who has been extraordinarily successful in a field always suffers a major backlash. If you're popular, you're also popular to hate.
I used to participate in a film discussion forum, where it seemed that it was taken as a given that Steven Spielberg is not only a terrible director, but he is to blame for everything bad that has happened to film for the last 35 years. Damn that bastard for actually making entertaining films that people lined up to see, instead of catering to an art house crowd.
Richard |
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07.14.07 - 2:44 pm | #
I was really impressed by 1. how calm the people with Cindy were and 2. how protective of her they were.
Gosh knows how much hate is directed towards her. Unfortunately, they're probably pretty seasoned in handling that level of accosting (and much worse, I'm sure).
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:45 pm | #
"Casablanca" on TCM.
"If she can stand it, I can. Play it."
res ipsa loquitur |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:45 pm | #
Atrios is a wanker for running a popular blog and not posting about biofuels.
NTodd, Bilker |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:45 pm | #
"If George Bush told me he needed people to enlist I'd go tomorrow."
"If George Bush told me he needed people to enlist I'd go tomorrow."
"He has."
"Y'all are lying!"
"I'm 31 years old. They don't want me!"
/that was my favorite part
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
"If George Bush told me he needed people to enlist I'd go tomorrow."
He means it! If George W. Bush came in person to his home and offered him a spot in the general staff he'd like totally sign right up!
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
Atrios is a wanker for running a popular blog and not posting about biofuels.
NTodd, Bilker
1. Although I see discussion of renewable electric generation in reference to hydrogen powered cars, you don’t mention it when speaking of electric cars. Without it, and all other things being equal, you’re essentially arguing for a switch from gasoline-powered engines to engines powered with electricity generated by coal-powered plants.
I’ve read enough of your work to know that you’re no fan of coal, so this isn’t criticism so much as a hope that you’ll continue to beat the drum for renewables while speaking of hybrid vehicles.
2. I worry that the push for hybrids is driven in part by an aversion to people giving up their cars, or supporting mass transit. I takes away, I think, from the imperative that we build and rebuild our cities in compact form with lots of potential for walking and transit.
Suburbanization itself is a huge generator of GHG emissions, as it gobbles up carbon sinks like farmland and forests, and as just normal everyday infrastructure (roads, pipelines, electric wires, delivery and emergency trucks, etc.) has to spread over great areas.
Also, I’d point out that even the laughable improvements in gas milage in recent years have not caused a reduction in fuel use or GHG emissions from vehicles, as people have increased the size of their vehicles and the distances of their travel quicker than milage has increased.
Likewise, won’t people use whatever dollar savings they get in their fuel bill by operating hybrids to simply drive farther distances for the same price? I fear that increased fuel efficiency in vehicles actually accelerates suburbanization.
That’s not to argue against better milage or increased efficiency, of course, but rather to say that by itself, efficiency doesn’t get us much. It needs to be coupled with a real reduction in driving. And we only get that by regulatory control of suburban sprawl.
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
Damn that bastard for actually making entertaining films that people lined up to see, instead of catering to an art house crowd.
You got art house in my entertainment! Well, you got entertainment in my art house!
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
Hillary "Rotten" Clinton
and the breck girl owe Mr. Kusinich an apology.
As if you really care, fucknuts.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
just me and the cats tonight
so am sipping a cosmopolitan and enjoying having control of the TV
Moonbootica, Graduate |
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07.14.07 - 2:48 pm | #
Res Ipsa Loquitur!
The Kenosha Kid |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:49 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
A Gump |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:49 pm | #
Res Ipsa Loquitur!
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
res ipsa loquitur |
Homepage |
07.14.07 - 2:50 pm | #
Anybody google that idiot's name?
At the vigil today one trucker called us a bunch of pussies and two sour old ladies gave us a thumb's down, but other than that everyone was very supportive. It's amazing how many people don't just tepidly tap their horns, but give long hard blasts. People are angry.
ql-white haired |
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07.14.07 - 2:50 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
Comedy club laid you off, I see. With material this weak, and I understand why.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:50 pm | #
The open mic wil destroy Hillary, Obama the magic dragon, and the breck girl
A Gump |
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07.14.07 - 2:50 pm | #
res -- are you still having Mac woes? We were just on vacay and used a bunch of wireless connections. It totally freaked my Mac out. I finally deleted every wireless connection except the ones I use all the time and it fixed me up.
Also, don't know if I mentioned it, but on my older iBook (less memory) FireFox used to hang up all the time. It particularly didn't like Java animation. On this one it runs fine.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:50 pm | #
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I just left you a voice message that said "Do you want to see a movie tomorrow? I feel like driving around today."
The Kenosha Kid |
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07.14.07 - 2:51 pm | #
I found Bill Moyers highly motivating teevee. Nice to see an actual conservative calling bullshit on Chimpco. I was undecided on Presidential candidates but when they pointed out that [other than Kucinich] none of them are taking on Chimp's corruption, it tipped me into his camp.
cosmosis |
07.14.07 - 2:51 pm | #
Adam & Eve
Caesar & Cleopatria
Eloise & Abelard
Romeo & Juliet
Rhett & Scarlett
Rick & Ilsa
Jonah Goldberg & A Real Live Doll
res ipsa loquitur |
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07.14.07 - 2:51 pm | #
The open mic wil destroy Hillary, Obama the magic dragon, and the breck girl
A Gump
Clap louder.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:51 pm | #
I also greatly enjoy the li'l wingnuts who feel compelled to tell people who've done more with their lives than they could ever hope to how they should behave. It's sad they feel so inferior, but it's even more sad they can't grasp how obvious they are.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:51 pm | #
Driving where?
res ipsa loquitur |
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07.14.07 - 2:52 pm | #
Jonah Goldberg & A Real Doll
Fixed that for ya.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:52 pm | #
"Whever we nominate will destroy Rudy, Mitt or Fred, you fool."
A Gump: silk stockings or diapers?
cosmosis |
07.14.07 - 2:52 pm | #
1. Although I see discussion of renewable electric generation in reference to hydrogen powered cars, you don’t mention it when speaking of electric cars. Without it, and all other things being equal, you’re essentially arguing for a switch from gasoline-powered engines to engines powered with electricity generated by coal-powered plants.
That's true if we don't also move to greener gen sources. And, of course, when you move to a single-point source of pollution, you can control emissions more easily.
I worry that the push for hybrids is driven in part by an aversion to people giving up their cars, or supporting mass transit. I takes away, I think, from the imperative that we build and rebuild our cities in compact form with lots of potential for walking and transit.
That's a long-term issue, and we need to do something short-term right now. Do we expect people to give up cars when there's not much infrastructure to support the more sustainable design that will take years to accomplish?
people have increased the size of their vehicles and the distances of their travel quicker than milage has increased.
I'd like data on this.
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 2:52 pm | #
Driving where?
Long Beach or Freeport.
The Kenosha Kid |
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07.14.07 - 2:52 pm | #
The open mic wil destroy Hillary, Obama the magic dragon, and the breck girl
A Gump
And would you offer to pay a cop $20 to let you blow him? More, or less?
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:53 pm | #
A Gump,
Which fraud are you supporting?
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 2:53 pm | #
Oh, I thought they were called "Real Live Dolls."
I stand corrected.
res ipsa loquitur |
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07.14.07 - 2:53 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
A Gump | Homepage | 07.14.07 - 2:49 pm | #
Rudy: a transvestite. That video will sink him like a stone.
Mitt: Total flake who looks silly everytime he opens his mouth. His candidacy is over before the end of the year.
Thompson: Nice first lady. He's over before he starts.
steve simels |
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07.14.07 - 2:54 pm | #
the one difference between Diaper David Vitter and Auggy Gump is that Vitter gets a hooker and d'auggy only gets his mom.
cosmosis |
07.14.07 - 2:54 pm | #
I don't think I can do a movie tomorrow, TKK. It's possible, but not a certainty.
res ipsa loquitur |
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07.14.07 - 2:54 pm | #
"Whever we nominate will destroy Rudy, Mitt or Fred, you fool."
How about Wilmington?
ql-white haired |
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07.14.07 - 2:55 pm | #
people have increased the size of their vehicles and the distances of their travel quicker than milage has increased.
I'd like data on this.
NTodd,
It's the case in Nova Scotia (and all of Canada), as demonstrated by the greenhouse gas inventory. The US doesn't compile such a document, but there's no reason to think it's not similar, if not much larger, as Americans have made the switch to SUVs more than have Canadians.
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:55 pm | #
Oh, I thought they were called "Real Live Dolls."
I stand corrected.
res ipsa loquitur
At the very, very beginning I think they were, but they're just Real Dolls now.
However, I don't see Jonah springing seven grand for one when the good old "Sandbag Sally" for $100 would do.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:55 pm | #
How about Wilmington?
That's a little out of my way...
The Kenosha Kid |
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07.14.07 - 2:55 pm | #
You know you want to.
Buzz Bomb |
07.14.07 - 2:56 pm | #
Zap,
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
A Gump |
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07.14.07 - 2:56 pm | #
I was really impressed by 1. how calm the people with Cindy were and 2. how protective of her they were.
There's nothing a loudmouth self-entitled 20-30something wingnut enjoys more than building up a false sense of masculinity trying to physically and verbally attack what he perceives to be a defenseless woman. There's also nothing that drops his woody faster than being surround by actual real men who calmly exude genuine masculine strength.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:56 pm | #
That's a long-term issue, and we need to do something short-term right now. Do we expect people to give up cars when there's not much infrastructure to support the more sustainable design that will take years to accomplish?
Frankly, I don't know. I can see a lot of different angles to this, and can't really form an opinion one way or the other.
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:56 pm | #
I've got fabric to paint and I need to check under all these futons to see if anyone needs their eyes poked out, Stooges style, so I'll talk to you smart and rational people anon.
V for Virginia |
07.14.07 - 2:56 pm | #
I like Rush's version better,
Puff the obama dragon
A Gump |
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07.14.07 - 2:57 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt because it's so outrageous to do, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be licking the balls of the 44th President.
Fixed that for ya.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:57 pm | #
I don't expect people to give up their vehicles, of course. I just worry that better milage doesn't necessarily equal fewer GHG emissions.
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 2:57 pm | #
I like Rush's version better,
Drop another oxy--
That's really more like it.
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 2:57 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
A Gump
I'm supporting Mitt because it's so outrageous to do, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be licking the balls of the 44th President.
Hillary's got quite a pair, I hear.
Buzz Bomb |
07.14.07 - 2:58 pm | #
Thompson: Nice first lady. He's over before he starts.
I like DK's wife.
It's the case in Nova Scotia (and all of Canada), as demonstrated by the greenhouse gas inventory. The US doesn't compile such a document, but there's no reason to think it's not similar, if not much larger, as Americans have made the switch to SUVs more than have Canadians.
Weird. I'm driving the same amount (hardly much, given I telecommute). And my Escape is about the same size as my Outback, so all my mileage gains are real. Regardless, I'd like to see some data for my own understanding.
Anyway, the points are all good, but again we've got to look at tactical realities and incorporate those into the strategic plan. Just like with ending the war, there's no single, magic wand that will solve everything instantly. And none of the various efforts are mutually exclusive.
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 2:58 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
FIXED YOUR TYPO
A Gump |
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07.14.07 - 2:58 pm | #
I've always seen Jonah as more the footgina kinda guy.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 2:59 pm | #
Atrios is a wanker for running a popular blog and not posting about biofuels.
If you've ever looked at Allen Butler's Shoelimpy blog, whenever he mentions Atrios, it becomes clear that jealousy is the prime motivating factor for his trolling over here.
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07.14.07 - 2:59 pm | #
I don't expect people to give up their vehicles, of course. I just worry that better milage doesn't necessarily equal fewer GHG emissions.
It won't if people change their behavior the "wrong" way. Same with the carbon offsets you're down on. If people do act as though they've got dispensation to drive more, than it won't do any good. But if you do at least get them thinking about how they can change individually, then you're closer to the ultimate goal of encouraging new, better behaviors.
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 2:59 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
A Gump
The Democratic nominee will whup the shit out of any of the above goofballs.
And then the Democratic nominee will whup them for shitting.
billy b - monkey man |
07.14.07 - 3:01 pm | #
Individual behavior has made a large impact in CA. People don't think twice here about recycling, they'll turn off the water and let their lawns burn up, they'll minimize their power usage.
Better public transit would have an even greater impact, but unfortunately, we're not even close to that.
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 3:01 pm | #
fresh white meat in the room???
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 3:01 pm | #
Ronjazz,
I'll double that.
This coward's last offer was to never post here again. See how well the lying coward lived up to it?
Snow, Dirty |
07.14.07 - 3:02 pm | #
Weird. I'm driving the same amount (hardly much, given I telecommute). And my Escape is about the same size as my Outback, so all my mileage gains are real. Regardless, I'd like to see some data for my own understanding.
I can email you Canada's GHG inventory, if you want. (it's a huge document, 600 pages or so) Nova Scotia is an especially good study because the population has been almost constant, and there's been little economic growth to skew the trends. The changes in emissions (as related to driving, anyway) mostly reflect changes in behavior.
I think people like you and I are the exception, overwhelmed by what the "average person" does.
Anyway, the points are all good, but again we've got to look at tactical realities and incorporate those into the strategic plan. Just like with ending the war, there's no single, magic wand that will solve everything instantly. And none of the various efforts are mutually exclusive.
NTodd, Bilker
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
Whomever. It's called English. Learn it and use it.
Snow, Dirty |
07.14.07 - 3:02 pm | #
If you've ever looked at Allen Butler's Shoelimpy blog, whenever he mentions Atrios, it becomes clear that jealousy is the prime motivating factor for his trolling over here.
Richard
It's the prime motivating factor for nearly all wingnut behavior. Jealousy, and spite. And fear. And an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope (at least in the case of 5 members of the Supreme Court).
Buzz Bomb |
07.14.07 - 3:03 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
The Three Stooges?
Sallyh for Hussein, Grandmere |
07.14.07 - 3:03 pm | #
Of course, both of those men were vets. Fucking chickenhawk didn't know where to go with that except to "thank" them for their service.
And that's what they always admonish us to do, as though we don't actually appreciate our vets' service.
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 3:03 pm | #
WHAT IS THE IRAQ COMMISSION?
Britain stands at a crossroads. With a change of Government leadership this summer, there is a unique opportunity to examine the future of our commitment in Iraq.
The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC), in partnership with Channel 4, has facilitated a UK Iraq Commission – the British equivalent of the US Iraq Study Group.
The Iraq Commission is an independent, cross-party Commission that will produce recommendations on the future of Britain's role in Iraq. Full remit
It is jointly Chaired by Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, Baroness Jay of Paddington and Lord King of Bridgwater. The Chairs will be supported by nine Commissioners.
The Commission will examine all possible options for Britain's future role in Iraq and will consider evidence from a wide range of viewpoints. The Final Report will be delivered to the incoming Prime Minister and the leaders of the main political parties
via boingboing.net
spinoza |
07.14.07 - 3:06 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt--
So what's his position on who's the hottest wife on "Big Love"? And does he think Bill should make time with the waitress and go for 4?
Supreme Commander Thor |
07.14.07 - 3:06 pm | #
I can email you Canada's GHG inventory, if you want.
Yes, that would be cool, thanks.
I think people like you and I are the exception, overwhelmed by what the "average person" does.
I don't doubt that for an instant. So the work is cut out for us to get people to be aware of their impact and how they can make small adjustments that have huge gains. It's like the miracle of compound interest...
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 3:06 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
Sad thing is there are still people in Ohio who believe that. Many of them I work with, my boss's son is like that, he listens to Rush.
It's interesting, my boss and her family, they do travel a lot, yet seem to be able to filter out what doesn't appeal to them, in terms of politics.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins |
07.14.07 - 3:06 pm | #
Jeebus, the things you learn on the intertubes.
Adds a new meaning to "toe jam".
spinoza |
07.14.07 - 3:06 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
So what?
Phila, Part of the Problem |
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07.14.07 - 3:08 pm | #
he doesn't have it and he lies.
The fact that the authoritarians lie happily to serve their ends is well-documented. They do not respect any form of authority over them except that of Dear Leader and so all actions are justified to that end. Theirs is the ultimate moral relativism they claim to despise.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 3:08 pm | #
Is it normal for houseflies to have yellow "toes"? There's one zipping around here that has these flowery things on the end of it's legs, and it doesn't look like pollen. Like it's a mutant.
NTodd, Bilker |
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07.14.07 - 3:08 pm | #
Heh.
New Desktop, or new GOP visual?
Zap Rowsdower, Homebody |
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07.14.07 - 3:09 pm | #
FIXED YOUR TYPO
Aren't you ashamed that you and your team have to steal, cheat, and lie to win?
"Is it normal for houseflies to have yellow "toes"?I"
Did it get into the Tastee-Freeze spillage?
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07.14.07 - 3:10 pm | #
Is it normal for houseflies to have yellow "toes"? There's one zipping around here that has these flowery things on the end of it's legs, and it doesn't look like pollen. Like it's a mutant.
NTodd, Bilker
Stylin' with some new Keds, maybe?
Diane C. Barking-Mad |
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07.14.07 - 3:10 pm | #
Rudy, Mitt, or Fred will destroy whoever you fools nominate.
Poor McCain, even the trolls don't like him.
Chris/tx |
07.14.07 - 3:11 pm | #
NTodd-- this GPI Atlantic report gets into the better milage/driving more stuff a bit.
Moe Szyslak |
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07.14.07 - 3:12 pm | #
Poor McCain, even the trolls don't like him.
Chris/tx
McCain's campaign more or less ended last week.
Buzz Bomb |
07.14.07 - 3:12 pm | #
Aren't you ashamed that you and your team have to steal, cheat, and lie to win?
Nope. They aren't. Not in the slightest.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 3:12 pm | #
Even Peggy Noonan has fessed up, sort of, that Bush is a disaster.
Video at Firedoglake....
steve simels |
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07.14.07 - 3:13 pm | #
Mitt, the Pope says you're not a true Christian, that Moroni was just some guy dressed in an angel suit, and that the so-called "Golden Tablets" were just aluminum pie plates painted with glitter.
If you don't feel like a goddamn fool, you should.
Lime Rickey |
07.14.07 - 3:13 pm | #
mitt is actually the poster boy for the rightwingwhackjobs... too bad he's mormon. cannabalism will occur sooner that later. implosion is a less harsh word for what is about to happen to them. oy.
fokowi |
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07.14.07 - 3:14 pm | #
McCain's campaign more or less ended last week.
Buzz Bomb
Yep, the straight talk express bus went over a cliff.
Chris/tx |
07.14.07 - 3:14 pm | #
Poor McCain, even the trolls don't like him.
Chris/tx
The fact that of all the douchebags the republics have trotted out so far, McCain is the only one that even has a remote chance of ever being elected president is galling the shit out of their pussilanimous little asses.
Right, A(ss) Dump?
heh...heh...heh...
billy b - monkey man |
07.14.07 - 3:14 pm | #
Jeebus, the things you learn on the intertubes.
First saw that at feministing. I suppose it's better than bottlin' it up, but not by much.
JeffCO |
07.14.07 - 3:14 pm | #
So let's dance!
JeffCO | 07.14.07 - 3:10 pm | #
Seriously. What do these saps think a GOP "win" is going to do for them, personally? What's it going to accomplish?
I mean, besides the ability to chant "nyah nyah nyah" as the country deteriorates around them.
Phila, Part of the Problem |
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07.14.07 - 3:14 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be the 44th President.
A Gump
I'm sure if you're very good, and hock your wife's Hummels so you can make the maximum donation in the primaries and in the general that Mutt will let you take a ride on top of the Romney family truckster. And because you're very special, he'll let you do it with the dog diarrea still on it.
res ipsa loquitur |
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07.14.07 - 3:16 pm | #
Awls.
Phila, Part of the Problem |
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07.14.07 - 3:17 pm | #
right from the start I couldnt watch Dubya on the tv
it was as my 6 year old might say
tickning daddy
Now I talk to people and they say they turn the car radio off because his voice is equally as "ticking"
JDI to CWatt Condition |
07.14.07 - 3:17 pm | #
I'm supporting Mitt "My Dog Shit On The Roof" Romney, but whoever wins the GOP primary will be chased out of town by an angry mob of Republican lobbyists wearing Ann Coulter's entire wardrobe of "little black dresses."