I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
I'd rather watch a cartoon than live in one.
Yabba Dabba Doo!
BILKO'S!
Atta, baby, did you tell 'em downstairs?
Afternoon (or evening, for those of you on the East Coast), rational people.
Diane!
Hey, Shaw! Have you adjusted to the time change?
It's 40 effing degrees and raining in Beantown. I was on the Left Coast for six weeks, and it rained once. 80 degress most of the time.
Sheesh!
This was much better with "the mary-ja-wana"
I'm afraid Chuck Jones or Tex Avery it is not.
would watch the cartoon but am watching Glengarry Glen Ross
Pass the bong.
There are some books that require regular re-reading, and those are mighty fine...in fact, I think it's time for a re-visit.
"Hey, fella: what's the name of this cartoon?"
"FUCK YOU, that's its name!"
Don't we see cartoons every time a Republican opens its mouth?
ALLLLLL-VIIIIIIIINNNNNN!!!!!
I like to kill cartoons just to see them kick.
would watch the cartoon but am watching Glengarry Glen Ross
Moonbootica, Jog On!
And I'm at home on dial-up, which means I'm too impatient for the 5 minute download and jerky play time.
Moonboo, that picture of Heidi was a hoot! I had a cat who would take that pose to get attention.
Shaw, it's actually cooler now. Cloudy and cold in the mornings, warmer and sunnier in the afternoon, mid 70s.
Bong hits?
Sweet.
Bakshi ripped off Crumb. besides that, the guy is OK.
American cartoons of the traditional kind are pretty violent.
"At 8 PM on Saturday, 12th May 1939, the liner St. Louis left its home port of Hamburg."
Opening line of Part III, Chapter 7, of "A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters."
Worth reading six hundred times.
Moonboo, that picture of Heidi was a hoot! I had a cat who would take that pose to get attention.
Diane C. Barking-Mad | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 6:21 pm | #
thank you 
I went over to Freeperville to read some more comments re: immigration.
They all seem to go a little like this:
“What was wrong with leaving things like they were?
I’m kicking myself for ever voting for BUSH. He can go to hell and can kiss my grits! I can’t even look at him anymore.”
I supported him twice. Now, he makes me want to vomit. I put him in a class with Benedict Arnold.
OUCH! 
Here I come to save the day
Echine, that's true, but for sheer fun, nothing beats The Classic Chase.
My attention span is too short for that nonsense.
isn't that special
When there is a wrong to right...
Btw, and while I have a chance to blogwhore, I've posted Michael Moore's response to the federal investigation into his trip to Cuba.
Too bad he's fat.
I supported him twice. Now, he makes me want to vomit.
It would be interesting to see a person try vomit with his head so far up his asshole.
we are very partial to the output of Termite Terrace, but if you ever get a chance to view the 4-DVD "masters of Russian Animation" be sure to watch them all.
I'd rather watch a cartoon than live in one.
Shaw Kenawe
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I dunno Shaw. One thing you can say for these times is that they've done a number on ambiguity. There's almost no gray area with these clowns, they just fucking reek.
OK, so it's not Chuck Jones or Tex Avery, but it wasn't bad. Just long.
Loved the moral message at the end.
Cartoons are for babies.
Look at this instead. -This- matters.
Leaving the good news for last, the Post also reported today that the HPV vaccine prevents vulval and vaginal cancers. "It's very hard for a lot of people to recognize that we can actually prevent cancer, and it's very hard for people to recognize that certain types of cancer are sexually transmitted," said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System. "I would recommend it for my daughters and anybody else's daughters."
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I dunno Shaw. One thing you can say for these times is that they've done a number on ambiguity. There's almost no gray area with these clowns, they just fucking reek.
mena
Word.
dunno Shaw. One thing you can say for these times is that they've done a number on ambiguity. There's almost no gray area with these clowns, they just fucking reek.
mena
Somehow that makes it even worse, when you see that 28% of the people still think they're just peachy.
Here I come to save the day
XOXO
Can't hear that without thinking of Andy Kaufman.
It's very hard for a lot of people to recognize that we can actually prevent cancer, and it's very hard for people to recognize that certain types of cancer are sexually transmitted," said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System. "I would recommend it for my daughters and anybody else's daughters."
But...but...the bitches are supposed to get the cancer as punishment for doing the nasty!
Cartoons are for babies
Yo' mama's for babies.
OK, so it's not Chuck Jones or Tex Avery, but it wasn't bad
Tex Avery cartoons are hard to come by.
But...but...the bitches are supposed to get the cancer as punishment for doing the nasty!
Apprentice to Darth Holden
And that is exactly what they believe.
Yo' mama's for babies.
LittlePig
My Mama's been dead for nearly twenty-five years.
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The US has said it will move "swiftly" to find a replacement for Paul Wolfowitz, who says he plans to quit as head of the World Bank on 30 June.
Mr Wolfowitz will step down after he was caught up in a bitter row surrounding the promotion and salary of his girlfriend, Shaha Riza.
The World Bank said that Mr Wolfowitz had acted in good faith, but admitted that a "number of mistakes" were made.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been mentioned as a possible replacement.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/busin...ess/
6671155.stm
mena! ♥
I've posted this link before, but if you want to see a cartoon that will crack you up, this is the one, especially if you're toasted.
Little Pig, some friends from Austin are coming up to float the Buffalo the first weekend in June. We're gonna put in at Ponca. Wanna go?
Somehow that makes it even worse, when you see that 28% of the people still think they're just peachy.
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In my new world order, that 28% gets to maintain the sewers.
Tex Avery cartoons are hard to come by.
Barndog, alpha hippy
au contraire! Thanks to the wonders of the intarnets, they are more available than ever.
My wife got a Fleisher Popeye the other evening I had never seen before (which is a rare experience for me these days).
Via Raw Story:
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"What you're likely to see, it seems, (is) something that includes benchmarks but benchmarks that don't have teeth," a House Republican leadership aide told RAW STORY Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I call them dentures."
The aide predicted the compromise legislation would resemble a proposal offered earlier this week by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., which would establish benchmarks for progress in Iraq but would allow the president to waive consequences -- such as cuts in foreign aid to Iraq -- associated with meeting those benchmarks. Warner's amendment was supported by 52 senators.
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Please call Congresscritters and encourage them to not back down on a meaningful withdrawal timetable.
Pelosi's district office: 415 556-4862, and it's only 3:30 on the West Coast
Thanks.
From blogometer:
DEM FIELD: A Vast Pro-Clinton Conspiracy
Right Wing NewsJohn Hawkins asked 240 conservative bloggers: "If we absolutely had to have a President chosen out of the Big 3 Democratic contenders, which one would you most prefer to see as the POTUS." The results: Hillary Clinton 59%, Barack Obama 25%, and John Edwards 16%.
And I thought they all thought Hillary was the worst.
Wow.
I "won" twenty bucks in gas today!
Going right to Zapette, seeing as I don't drive...
Little Pig, some friends from Austin are coming up to float the Buffalo the first weekend in June. We're gonna put in at Ponca. Wanna go?
TinyPorcelainMouse
Thank you, but no, second week in June is Cub Scout Day Camp, and I have to set up my BB gun ranges over the weekend.
'Preciate the offer.
In my new world order, that 28% gets to maintain the sewers.
mena
I'm not sure we can trust them with something so important as sewer maintenance.
Some might consider him a bit old for the part, but my choice to play Gonzales in the movie is Edward James Olmos.
My wife got a Fleisher Popeye the other evening I had never seen before
Noice!
The Serious Organised Crime Agency today claimed that in its first year of operation it had seized a fifth of Europe's cocaine supply with a street value of £3bn.
The drug seizures included 73 tonnes of cocaine, 1.5 tonnes of heroin, 4.4 million ecstasy tablets, 260 kilos of opium and 1 million doses of LSD.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/
...2082974,00.html
all for Bush?
Wow - what a cartoon. It's great to see Mighty Mouse fighting Scooby Doo, Bullwinkle and a brat with a remote control.
My week is ending on a high note.
Thanks for sharing, atrios.
Remind sally to watch this.
gwb:drf
The drug seizures included 73 tonnes of cocaine, 1.5 tonnes of heroin, 4.4 million ecstasy tablets, 260 kilos of opium and 1 million doses of LSD.
Fella could have a good weekend in Vegas with that.
If we absolutely had to have a President chosen out of the Big 3 Democratic contenders, which one would you most prefer to see as the POTUS." The results: Hillary Clinton 59%
That's only because they figure they can keep the foamers in perpetual froth during another Clinton administration.
The drug seizures included 73 tonnes of cocaine, 1.5 tonnes of heroin, 4.4 million ecstasy tablets, 260 kilos of opium and 1 million doses of LSD
Interesting. None of that notorious gateway drug, marijauna.
I wondered why the power mower roar was so incessant, so I looked out the window and the mystery was solved.
My next-door neighbor has a fairly small or compact push mower. The lawn isn't huge-- I'm unable to estimate outdoor measurements, but it's not ginormous. But there's a front lawn, a strip down the side of the house, and a larger back yard.
He is circumnavigating the perimeter repeatedly because the mower is so undersized. 
The drug seizures included 73 tonnes of cocaine, 1.5 tonnes of heroin, 4.4 million ecstasy tablets, 260 kilos of opium and 1 million doses of LSD
Glad they're getting hard drugs off the streets.
Maybe they'll eventually leave us cannabis users alone.
I'm not sure we can trust them with something so important as sewer maintenance.
Jennifer | 05
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That's a point I hadn't considered. Maybe toll booth worker would do less harm than anything else, they love them some tolls, and we can direct the funds to moronic abatement.
AmericaBlog:
DC buzzing with rumors that Gonzales is quitting tonight
But...but...the bitches are supposed to get the cancer as punishment for doing the nasty!
Apprentice to Darth Holden
And that is exactly what they believe.
LittlePig
And this is different from the conservative Muslims in Africa who are fighting programs to dispense polio vaccine to their children how?
Not Edward James Olmos - he's a hero. Luis Guzman is your man.
First time I've had a change to be here today and haloscan won't even let me comment.
Waaaaaa.
Some might consider him a bit old for the part, but my choice to play Gonzales in the movie is Edward James Olmos.
Too tall.
Herve Villachaize died though, didn't he?
Hey Little Brøther! Are you no longer angry with me over my lack of functionality? Did I mention it's something of a religion?
That's only because they figure they can keep the foamers in perpetual froth during another Clinton administration.
Heh. I had missed that angle. Party over country...
Some might consider him a bit old for the part, but my choice to play Gonzales in the movie is Edward James Olmos.
catalexis Cmdr. re-ed camp 6
Nope. Edward James Olmos clearly has a neck. Gotta be a Latino actor whose chin is attached to his chest. Should narrow down the field, tho.
AmericaBlog:
DC buzzing with rumors that Gonzales is quitting tonight
Nobody's allowed to resign after 5 EDT.
It's in the constitution.
perhaps Wolfie and Gonzales can go into business together?
OK, looking at that picture, joycamp is right, Olmos isn't that good a pick after all.
"DC buzzing with rumors that Gonzales is quitting tonight"
--Dave J
He should had resigned, what, three or four months ago. Matter of fact, he should never have been allowed in the office of Attorney General.
Some might consider him a bit old for the part, but my choice to play Gonzales in the movie is Edward James Olmos.
catalexis Cmdr. re-ed camp 6
I'm thinking Joseph Mencia.
LUIS GUZMAN
No neck.
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If Tattoo were still alive, I think he'd make a great Abu.
Not Edward James Olmos - he's a hero
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newletter.
Gotta be a Latino actor whose chin is attached to his chest. Should narrow down the field, tho. - joycamp, corporate hustler
No neck? That calls for Dennis Franz or Danny Divito.
Guzman it is.
Did I mention it's something of a religion? | mena
Your piety and devotion are second to nun.
I like Guzman. The man has range. GWPDA's judgement is sound, as per ususal.
DC buzzing with rumors that Gonzales is quitting tonight
Wonkette saying the same, from an inside tip...
Tonight, Abu is going to do something silly like get drunk and run in traffic.
They make killer magaritas in DC.
gwb:drf
I can't spell marg goo rita and I'm to lazy to look it up.
Joe Pesci.
Or, how 'bout that kid who played Fez on "That 70's Show"?
Seems too early for Gonzo to go. I expected they would drag it out another three weeks or so.
New Law: All insurance will have no exceptions other than losses caused by the criminal activity of all insureds as determined by a trial court.
Meanwhile Michael Isikoff on Rachel Maddow's show is saying that the Dems can't get 1 republican senator to sign on to the no confidence vote.
DC buzzing with rumors that Gonzales is quitting
Seriously? Cuz a post at Muckraker pretty much says "no way".
I think George Lopez is the best Abu G. He's got the best hair.
"We couldn't stop him - he grabbed the tequila bottle and drank the whole thing. Even the worm."
gwb:drf
Or, how 'bout that kid who played Fez
Now we're talkin'.
perhaps Wolfie and Gonzales can go into business together? -Moonbootica, Jog On!
Or join Rummy's non-profit
It would be interesting to watch them running it from the same jail cell.
Cops
Moonbootica, Jog On!
turned out to be a life-sized model of the video game character Lara Croft, complete with trademark outsized pistols.
Pistols? Is that what the kids are calling them these days?
And this is different from the conservative Muslims in Africa who are fighting programs to dispense polio vaccine to their children how?
Diane C. Barking-Mad
That reminds me of a show I saw several years ago (don't ask why; I don't know) where they had found that rates of female-male HIV transmission were much higher in uncircumcised men. They had figured out why, and were educating Africans, many of whom belong to tribes or religions where circumcision isn't practiced as to how it could serve to give some protection against HIV infection.
So then they show this American activist group who are incensed that the cultures of the indigenous peoples are being corrupted and they're just generally anti-circumcision to begin with and one of them compared the circumcisions in Africa to a "holocaust".
And I'm thinking, WHAAAAA? A "holocaust" of FORESKINS?
The anti-HPV vaccine folks is like that. Just plain determined to make other people die for their own personal opinions and agendas.
Joe Pesci.
"So, Monica . . . What do you mean I'm funny? Funny how? Do I make you laugh? Am I a clown? Do I fuckin' amuse you?"
Seems too early for Gonzo to go. I expected they would drag it out another three weeks or so.
LittlePig | 05.18.07 - 6:44 pm | #
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And of course they can still do that. These guys are nothing if not leisurely. It comes with the territory, don't you know.
I am also going to put up these curtains on my new windows.
The only taste I have is old and plain.
I think George Lopez is the best Abu G. He's got the best hair.
Dave J.
There ya go.
Funny how? Do I make you laugh? Am I a clown? Do I fuckin' amuse you?"
I need not say more.
The only taste I have is old and plain.
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Otherwise known as Classic and Pristine.
Here's that kid from "That 70's Show".
Bay Buchanan is wandering around loose and is clearly off her meds.
DC Happy Hour:
I'm eating mozzarella sticks and watching this gremlin man looking into a shot glass with a fucking worm in it. Ya know like on the tequila bottle?
I'm not coming here again. These people are old.
gwb:drf
Meanwhile Michael Isikoff on Rachel Maddow's show is saying that the Dems can't get 1 republican senator to sign on to the no confidence vote.
HoneyBearKelly
Hold that albatross really tight, boys!
Nevermind. Link don't work.
Not a thing wrong with those curtains, Auntie.
"The only taste I have is old and plain."
--GWPDA,
Lovely.
Two Democrats in the House of Representatives will join their colleagues in the Senate and seek a vote of no confidence against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, RAW STORY has learned late on Friday.
"It is our belief that Congress and the American people have lost confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and the Congress should formally express no confidence in his continued tenure as the head of the Department of Justice," wrote Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Artur Davis (D-AL) in a so-called "Dear Colleague" letter to other Members of Congress. - Raw Story
Developer of military's Interceptor Body Armor says Dragon Skin is much better than his.
Yah, really. Now the creepy little guy is talking to the worm in the shot glass. I'm so outta here.
gwb:drf
oh yeah, this bodes well. just got home and in my mailbox is a pamphlet from ConEd: "What To Do If The Power Goes Out".
I was cited the other day by my daughter, for clashing tyedye. Shit, I was only out in the garden. Not like I went to Kroger or the Doctors.
Yah, really. Now the creepy little guy is talking to the worm in the shot glass. I'm so outta here.
gwb:drf
Arabella Trefoil | 05.18.07 - 6:49 pm | #
Abu?
Otherwise known as Classic and Pristine.
mena
And, AND - they'll require periodic ironing with STARCH!!!!
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I say better Bates than Wishy-Washy Wu.
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Yet another Democratic Congressman from Oregon says he won't challenge GOP Senator Gordon Smith — this time it's Representative David Wu. Democrats have previously attempted to recruit Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and others. However, another possible candidate has emerged. State Sen. Alan Bates, a 62-year old Vietnam War veteran, says he has been considering a bid against Smith for the last six months, but was not going to say anything unless more notable Dems took themselves out of the running.
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Just make sure to use a starch spray that has no nasty gases in the can and your golden.
And, AND - they'll require periodic ironing with STARCH!!!!
Find a good cleaners. I starched enough clothing and linen in the Marine Corps, to last a fucking lifetime.
That's some fucked up shit right there.
DC Happy Hour:
I'm eating mozzarella sticks and watching this gremlin man looking into a shot glass with a fucking worm in it. Ya know like on the tequila bottle?
I'm not coming here again. These people are old.
gwb:drf
Arabella Trefoil
Just call David Broder's wife. She'll come get him.
oh yeah, this bodes well. just got home and in my mailbox is a pamphlet from ConEd: "What To Do If The Power Goes Out".
Do not fuck with me Con Ed.
I live in a 4th floor walk up and need my fan working when I get up here.
(I better buy candles and a flashlight. Thanks WT)
Just call David Broder's wife. She'll come get him.
msnbc:
"Bush nixes Democrats' Iraq offer"
30% approval, dem congress, still bushco calls the shots.
Corpses sold for Chinese 'weddings of the dead'
Seriously, from here on in the political goings on are going to be similar the cartoon atrios posted.
Really, really wierd shit is going to happen. The kind you never in a million years would have thought possible.
But it will be good shit for us. Good shit.
gwb:drf
Barndog, GWPDA loves to iron.
HBK, get a cheap corded phone, too.
just in case.
"Bush nixes Democrats' Iraq offer"
30% approval, dem congress, still bushco calls the shots.
gary in fl
(to the GE jingle
GE - we tell you what we waaaaaaant.
Artur Davis (D-AL)
bo
Hot Damn!
He represents the area I grew up in!
Hey, has anyone made sure that Broder knows about Broderella? Has anyone from here posted a question to one of his forums giving him the link?
I did my part, I grilled him on what makes him think that Washington is more "his" town than that of the man the people elected to lead them.
But someone needs to make sure he knows about Broderella.
Well BD, I was trying to ask you what tyedye does or doesn't clash with, but our lady haloscan is getting gassy again. I'd better say no more lest I get offensive.
I wish I had a couple of hits of that 80's blue microdot before watching that cartoon.
I sure hope that the Dems know how to play chicken w/ a madman.
What's up with Con Ed? Are they expecting blackouts?
HBK, get a cheap corded phone, too.
just in case
Wouldn't help.
I got VOI.
Just make sure to use a starch spray that has no nasty gases in the can and your golden.
catalexis Cmdr. re-ed camp 6
What kind of a housewife do you think I am? I always use starch boiled on the back of the stove. I find it adds so much to the ambiance of summertime in Phoenix.
I sure hope that the Dems know how to play chicken w/ a madman. - Hecate
Impeachment tank.
But someone needs to make sure he knows about Broderella.
Jennifer
Guess we could print out the latest edition of Keyboard Kommandos on some nice color glossy and send them to him.
need my fan working when I get up here.
You can buy some pretty good battery-operated fans. I have one in case we have a hot summer and the grid goes down.
"HBK, get a cheap corded phone, too.
just in case."
--watertiger
Excellent advice. Ours has come in handy more than once when the electricity goes.
Well BD, I was trying to ask you what tyedye does or doesn't clash with
I had rainbow shorts on, with a green & blue tank top.
sure hope that the Dems know how to play chicken w/ a madman. - Hecate
Sadly, I think most Democrats these days are wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries. Hard to explain it any other way.
I'm inclined to agree with Greenwald... Gonzo's staying and the rest of us can go suck on it:
It has seemed highly unlikely all along, and still does, that Bush is going to ever force Gonzales to leave, or that Gonzales will leave on his own. Independent of all the cultural and psychological dynamics that govern Bush's "loyalty" fetishses, the single most important asset Bush has right now is that the prosecutorial machinery is in the clutches of his most craven, obedient and loyal follower.
If Gonzales leaves, then his replacement will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which is highly unlikely to confirm anyone who is too politically loyal to the Bush circle. That means that the only alternative to Gonzales' staying is an independent Justice Department that acts in the interests of justice, rather than Bush's political and personal interests. That is what Bush fears most, and that is why Gonzales will almost certainly stay, unless he is forced out.
That said, very little shocks or surprises me this day, and I have no insight as to how a cretin like The Decider makes decisions.
Guess we could print out the latest edition of Keyboard Kommandos on some nice color glossy and send them to him.
LittlePig
Heh.
We need to send a copy to Deborah Howell, too. Along with some smelling salts.
Good advice Goddess.
I'll get one.
Oh my god there's such a thing as extreme ironing. I have the same feeling I did in the early eighties when I saw my first big box pet emporium. Just how sheltered have I been?
Now, I must go prepare dinner.
I'm a huge fan of Ralph Bakshi and Mighty Mouse, but this New Adventures of Mighty Mouse is utter crap. It's a lot like Family Guy, lame animation and a bunch of punchlines with no story.
When the power goes out, put plastic sheeting over the windows with duct tape.
gwb:drf
HoneyBearKelly -- We're rural, power goes out a lot. We keep oil lamps and crank flashlights on hand to get through the dark times. Keeping cool means periodic rubdowns of pulse points with a damp cloth, then parking it on the back of the neck.
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What's up with Con Ed? Are they expecting blackouts?
Honestly, the whole country is going to be on the edge again this summer. A heat wave such as California had last summer, coupled w/ this v. dry winter which has hydro supplies v. low everywhere, coupled w/ say, one downed transmission line could lead to blackouts and, as we've seen, a problem in the Midwest can lead to blackouts in NYC.
sure hope that the Dems know how to play chicken w/ a madman. - Hecate
The best way to play chicken is to be prepared for a collision.
Boiled on the back of the stove? Not over a fire in a pit in the front room?
I reiterate,
Madam Speaker of House Pelosi's home district office is on the West Coast where it's 3:55 pm. 415 556-4862
sure hope that the Dems know how to play chicken w/ a madman. - Hecate
Don't play chicken when there's a dummy in the other car.
When the power goes out, put plastic sheeting over the windows with duct tape.
Don't forget the "grabbing the ankles" part.
So no one is interested in my proposed national insurance law.
All issues are important in the upcoming elections.
Listen, if something totally out of left field accidentally happens to Abu ...
Not that I'm saying I hope that it does.
gwb:drf
I'mmmmmmmmmmm gonna go home now.
Later, kiddie-o's!!
Snow - I must have missed your proposed national insurance law. Whut it was?
Don't forget the "grabbing the ankles" part.
watertiger
"Thank you sir may I have another!"
Kevin Bacon's finest moment.
Listen, if something totally out of left field accidentally happens to Abu
I tend to agree w/ Josh's vlog of the other week. Bush needs Abu. Can't go through a confirmation hearing for a new AG and can't afford to have a real AG in there doing his job and investigating this junta.
Did you guys remember to buy an extra can of tuna fish each week and store it under the bed?
If you did, you are prepared for a power failure.
gwb:drf
Don't know about power failures, but thinking about giving up driving.
They hiked prices .20 overnight here.
I must have missed your proposed national insurance law. Whut it was?
No exemptions. All policies must cover all losses except those resulting from the criminal activity of all of the named insureds.
to the grey horde: tomorrow roger waters does entire 'dark side of the moon', outdoors, under a new moon.
HICA!
CURLY!
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Did you guys remember to buy an extra can of tuna fish each week and store it under the bed?
If you did, you are prepared for a power failure.
Along w/ a manual can opener! Seriously, every time that I go to the grocery store, I buy a can of something that's on sale and stick it in my extra closet. Bottled H2O, tp, plastic trash bags (toilets may now work in a flood), batteries, etc. If you just do one thing each week, it's almost unnoticeable. And, of course, cat food.
You can buy some pretty good battery-operated fans. I have one in case we have a hot summer and the grid goes down.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Silly - that's why I send you the slip 'n' slide. When you lose power mostly you still have water. Trust me - we lose power about once a month out here, always have done. But now, with my misting umbrella, pool and ramada, along with citronella candles, I'm set. The phones are as always, corded - on copper no less - but we lose those periodically too. What I'm getting next is one of those nifty cranky radios.
Hecate - I have a gut feeling about Abu.
gwb:drf
When I'm feeling hopeful I think Dems have had the Abu story laid out since way back when they tried to get hands on the wiretaps during the Bolton hearings.
Other times I think they're just flying, poorly, by the seats of their pants.
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to the grey horde: tomorrow roger waters does entire 'dark side of the moon', outdoors, under a new moon.
gary in fl
If "Wizard of Oz" isn't screened in silence, I ain't going.
Did you guys remember to buy an extra can of tuna fish each week and store it under the bed?
If you did, you are prepared for a power failure.
Provided that you also have little single-serve packets of mayonnaise, too.
No way I'm eating canned tuna without mayo.
I GOT DUCT TAPE.
I just finished a brief that requires three staples on the side and duct tape.
So I got plenty.
They hiked prices .20 overnight here.
Jennifer
Ain't that the damn truth. I didn't realize until I walked down Broadway for a Coke earlier today. Day-um.
And I've got to run up to Damascus tomorrow morning. Ouch.
You can buy some pretty good battery-operated fans.
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The summer I took the cat along on the summer trip to the beach house in SoCal(along with the spawn and friend, of course), I was driving a small pickup with a shell on the back and no AC, not uncommon in the NW, as its needed much less here than elsewhere. Nevertheless, when we got to S. Oregon we hit a freak heat wave - it was 110degrees out there. The boys were relatively okay as they could at least open the saide windows and be fanned, the cat and I in the cab were in a pickle. In a gas station I bought the kind of little fan that plugs into the cig lighter, and I 'd stopevery so often for bottles of ise cold water. I'd pour one over myself, one over Farley the cat, and we'd both huddle in front of the little fan, panting, until the next gas station came along. I loved that cat.
iving up driving.
They hiked prices .20 overnight here.
And, yet, there seem to be more Hummers on the road than ever.
THEY FOUND SCOTTY
Gomez | 05.18.07 - 6:50 pm | #
Does he get his money back?
Oh shit, oh dear. Slappy's got a secret weapon for his next debate with Rudy.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain: Sam the English springer spaniel, Coco the mutt, turtles Cuff and Link, Oreo the black and white cat, a ferret, three parakeets and 13 saltwater fish.
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Oh.
-Canned- tuna.
~~~~~leaves, go to bedroom, takes tuna out from under bed, sets free~~~
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LP - I wanna know when the hell Congress is gonna haul the oil company execs in for a little show and tell.
THEY FOUND SCOTTY
Gomez
Is he still dead?
One of Bush's genuis appointees said (seriously) that each of us has to care of himself. The can of tuna fish thing was a suggestion of how to prepare for a terrorist attack.
Stock pile tuna fish.
gwb:drf
Here's some reality showing why "enhanced interrogation techniques" have not ever and will never work: Irena Sandler "was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943. The Nazis took her to the dreaded Pawiak prison, which few left alive. She was tortured and says she still has scars on her body — but she refused to betray her team." (Read more about her story in recent news reports.)
Now, if the Nazis--who worked really hard at being tyrannical, totalitarian evil-doers--couldn't break the will of this woman, what hope would our soldiers and spies have at breaking the will of fanatical extremists? What pain and anguish are the good guys going to be able to inflict that could possibly break the will of a suicide attacker? After all, we're the good guys. ...right?
LP - I wanna know when the hell Congress is gonna haul the oil company execs in for a little show and tell.
Jennifer
I don't expect it to happen anytime soon. See "Democrats as wholly-owned corporate subsidiaries" above.
-Canned- tuna.
~~~~~leaves, go to bedroom, takes tuna out from under bed, sets free~~
Be free, my friends!
And, yet, there seem to be more Hummers on the road than ever.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Unfortunately, there is always an asshole surplus.
that's why I send you the slip 'n' slide.
I'm hoping that it gets warm enough soon for me and G/Son to do the slip and slide that you sent me! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!
Stock pile tuna fish.
Light tuna only; and no albacore.
O'Reilly two nights ago said that the government doesn't care if gas prices go up because that means they get more taxes.
No one has yet told him that it's not a percentage tax but a per gallon tax.
Grading my last set of exams. Grr. I can't wait for this to be over...
Stock pile tuna fish.
gwb:drf
Arabella Trefoil
That way, if the terrorists don't get you, the mercury will.
Hecate, the slip n slide is awesome. Just one thing: it hurts more the next day than it used to
Salazar: Gonzales should resign
Washington - U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar today called for the resignation of his friend, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose leadership he said had tarnished the Department of Justice.
"I arrive at the decision with a heavy heart and disappointment," said Salazar, D-Colo. He said he admired Gonzales' history as someone who grew up in the projects and went on to rise to the nation's top law-enforcement post. "I very much wanted him to succeed as attorney general."
...
He said he believed there was political influence at the Department of Justice and a possibly "litmus test" applied to U.S. attorneys.
"If that is true, that is a violation of the Department of Justice and a violation of law," Salazar said.
Salazar introduced Gonzales at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in 2005.
http://www.denverpost.com/avalan...nche/
ci_5929412
Cooties.
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I'm hoping that it gets warm enough soon for me and G/Son to do the slip and slide that you sent me! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
And honestly - order from Sears, one of their 'misting patio umbrellas'. It is so neato you wouldnt believe. If you put it on a long hose, you can set it up anywhere you're working or playing in your garden and be very, very happy.
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Is he still dead?
jac
He's still dead, Jim.
Light tuna only; and no albacore.
Now, that's just crazy talk.
That way, if the terrorists don't get you, the mercury will.
You would think they would have accidentally showed some presence of mind by this time.
Grading my last set of exams. Grr. I can't wait for this to be over... - Sallyh
Seething Webb when you're done.
Does anyone remember laughter?
.
When Avian Flue was the boogie man of the day, a Bush appointee said that each person has to take care of himself. Wash your hands frequently.
Don't go to work when you're sick -
(They stopped saying that when the capitalist bosses had shit fits.)
And look in on your elderly neighbors and shut ins.
Together, we will win.
gwb:drf
You've all seen the awesome agitprop posters from the Propaganda Remix project? They're great.
http://www.cafepress.com/warpost...arposter/
379782
Now, that's just crazy talk.
Seriously. Less mercury in the white meat tuna.
it hurts more the next day than it used to
This is true, but why should Slip-n-Slide be any different from everything else?
And look in on your elderly neighbors and shut ins.
GET OFFA MY LAWN.
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A woman took spectacular revenge on her fiance after a row when she loaded his company van with his belongings and dumped it into a harbour, police said today.
Emma Thomason, of Whitehaven, Cumbria, reportedly fell out with Jason Wilson when he wanted to stay out with friends when she wanted to go home.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
uk_new...2082960,00.html
Run Dr. Bates, Run!
OK,
So there's actually just under $50 in the jar I use to buy books.
Any suggestions?
I'm going for fiction this time, because the non-fiction releases will only depress me.
Snow - I'm down with your insurance idea, BTW.
While we're at it, I'd like them to enact pay-at-the-pump auto insurance. People with bad driving records, DWIs or whatever would have to pay an extra premium when licensing. Everyone else would pay a certain amount per gallon, and no one would be uninsured.
Any suggestions?
I'm going for fiction this time, because the non-fiction releases will only depress me.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
www.half.com
Good cartoons for the new kids (courtesy of my 12 year old - and I like 'em too) :
Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Seriously. Less mercury in the white meat tuna.
Racist!
-NAACT (National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored Tuna).
I'm going for fiction this time, because the non-fiction releases will only depress me.
Diane C. Barking-Mad | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 7:13 pm | #
"Going After Cacciato" by Tim O'Brien
You would think they would have accidentally showed some presence of mind by this time.
Well, you know how easy it is to lose the turnkeys for those little tins of sardines
How many cute little dolphins had to die for all this tuna?
For the latest news, document dumps, email archives, hearing transcripts and other essential materials in the firings of U.S. attorneys, see:
"The U.S. Attorney Scandal Documents."
Well, you know how easy it is to lose the turnkeys for those little tins of sardines
I have a turnkey for my hoo ha.
-Katie O'Berine
You've all seen the awesome agitprop posters from the Propaganda Remix project? They're great.
I have one hanging right here in my office - it's the one with the pointing hand that's broken through the flag and says, "HEY YOU...stop asking questions...or we'll be forced to permanently detain you...A Message from the Ministry of Homeland Security."
"If you gave Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbox." -- Christopher Hitchens on Hannity/Colmes
Did Hitchens come up with that line?
"Any suggestions?
I'm going for fiction this time, because the non-fiction releases will only depress me."
--Diane C. Barking-Mad
Tuna fish.
Did I miss the suggestions for Hillary Clinton's campaign song?
Did Hitchens come up with that line?
Stunt Woman
Whoever did - I'm pissed I didn't first.
I'm down with your insurance idea, BTW.
Thanks, but I need to hear the problems with the idea.
I like your auto insurance idea too. And I can see an argument for Congressional standing on the issue. Sort of like universal auto insurance and no lapsed policies.
Fiction: Thus Was Adonis Murdered. Anything by Dorothy Sayers. Anything by Terry Prachett. Anything by Neil Gaiman.
Diane - It's not fiction, but it's also not depressing...check out The Wild Trees, about the redwoods and other super-tall trees and the people who climb and study them. It was fascinating. I'm already planning a trip to see the trees.
I have one hanging right here in my office - it's the one with the pointing hand that's broken through the flag and says, "HEY YOU...stop asking questions...or we'll be forced to permanently detain you...A Message from the Ministry of Homeland Security."
Jennifer | 05.18.07 - 7:16 pm | #
Shoulda known they'd be Old Skool for the folks in these parts
That way, if the terrorists don't get you, the mercury will.
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Hee! If I'm geting stupid anyway, I'm going with the albacore, thank you very much.
Tuna fish.
mer
:snort:
Well, you're no help.
Did I miss the suggestions for Hillary Clinton's campaign song?
Liars for Bush
"Stuck in the Middle With You" ?
Hecate, there is that. And did you get birthday cake yesterday? If not, have some--Wells' future wife turned 1
Bo, why wait? The drunker I get, the better the grades get.
Another suggestion from Bush's crack team of Avian Flu Epidemic experts:
"We may have to close schools. People should avoid public transport ..."
Man, that made people crazy. You can't go to work because you are at home with your kids and you can't take the train.
Finally it dawned on the Avian Flu Fighters that people had to go to work, and that kids would wind up being minded in groups.
What next? Polio! Close the public swimming pools.
gwb:drf
Behind the new Palestinian 'civil war'
For those who like him (and I know a lot here don't) - Friday night teebee
This Friday, Bill [Mahr] welcomes Bradley Whitford, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), John Fund, and via satellite, Russell Simmons and Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT).
Diane, as per Hecate's recommendations, go with 'Good Omens,' which combines the talents of Pratchett and Gaiman. Hilarious. I mean, seriously, laugh out loud funny.
Hey - friend just bailed. Anyone wanna come see Tim Finn with me tonight? Should be kiwitastic!
Bo, why wait? The drunker I get, the better the grades get. - Sallyh
Makes sense to me.
[Slides the SW down I-5]
Fred Thompson VS. Michael Moore?
Why is this even a story?
And why is Mark Halperin on my teevee?
Bo, why wait? The drunker I get, the better the grades get.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Why my last attempt at distance instruction turned bad.....
But this time, I'm going to try it the Canadian military way! They approve of drink!
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Hey - friend just bailed. Anyone wanna come see Tim Finn with me tonight? Should be kiwitastic!
Let me grab my comfy shoes and a plane ticket.
Hey - friend just bailed. Anyone wanna come see Tim Finn with me tonight? Should be kiwitastic!
JeffCO
I'm so there, in a disembodied sort of way.
Wells' future wife turned 1
Oh, I missed it! Happy happy b/day to her!
What next? Polio! Close the public swimming pools.
- Arabella Trefoil
Anthrax? Just stop breathing.
"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a match box." Chris Hitchens
What bullshit is John Stossel peddling tonight? Probably something like "Do seatbelts make you safer?"
geting stupid anyway
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Hawr!
Okay, I can go entertain myself. I'll be fine. Snf.
Diane, petite? Choose any book you want and -then- price it at half.com. You'll find your piggy bank gets waaaay bigger.
.
...eee.
Friday night entertainment?
...eeeee.
What is happening to our military?
Geez, working the hospital and call just gets tougher. Thanks to the gods, demons, and little fuzzy bunnies that vacation is one week away.
so, what's new?
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my niece turned 2 on Wednesday, she is down here at Chez Moonbootica to celebrate it, currently asleep.
Let me grab my comfy shoes and a plane ticket. watertiger
I guarantee the enz will justify the means.
"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a match box." Chris Hitchens
Bartender, I'll have what he's having.
Does anyone remember laughter?
When all the laughter dies in sorrow
And the tears have risen to a flood
When all the wars have found a cause
In human wisdom and in blood
Do you think they'll cry in sadness
Do you think the eye will blink
Do you think they'll curse the madness
Do you even think they'll think
Anthrax - Each of us has to look after ourself. Don't open mail, including bills for fear of anthrax powder.
Report anybody who buys kitty litter.
gwb:drf
Hecate, enjoy the cake. I wasn't on a great deal yesterday, since I was babysitting till late. The little darling is at my house right now, but she's taking a nap.
Did I miss the suggestions for Hillary Clinton's campaign song?
Liars for Bush.
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
I guarantee the enz will justify the means.
We'll split the difference.
Does anyone remember laughter?
I was thinking more "There's a lady who's sure..."
What bullshit is John Stossel peddling tonight? Probably something like "Do seatbelts make you safer?"
cosmosis | 05.18.07 - 7:21 pm | #
Oh...he pisses me off. And I hate that sing-song patronizing tone to that voice.
Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I've noted them all, including Mer's.
Now, I'm off for a nap, especially since Haloscan wouldn't let me post this the last time around.
Go visit my blog, click on the link to Michael Moore's web site, and leave him a few kind words.
"Sicko" premieres tomorrow at Cannes.
It got chilly here last night. About 1 am, the cat woke me up because she was clawing at the top edge of the bedspread. I kept trying to sleep through it, I'm talking in my sleep and saying what is your deal? And she's going meww, mewww. Finally figured out she wanted under the covers. At least for a while. She woke me again getting out from under them.
I am so happy. I mowed the grass already this evening. Maids were here today so the house is clean. Don't have to work tomorrow. Son, D-i-L, and G/Son are coming over to take me out to brunch for late Mother's Day. Already been to grocery store. I think after brunch I'll plant woad and hollyhocks.
It has seemed highly unlikely all along, and still does, that Bush is going to ever force Gonzales to leave, or that Gonzales will leave on his own.
I bet, if we asked nicely, Janet Reno would drive a tank up to the door of Gonzales's office.
We'll split the difference. watertiger
I'm expecting a crowded house.
JeffCO, anything that involves getting out of my easy chair tonight is a no go
I'm expecting a crowded house.
JeffCO
Don't dream it's over.
"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a match box." Chris Hitchens
Um, this was a line in the novel "The Story of the Stone" by Barry Hughart, over 20 years ago. (not with Falwell's name, but otherwise same)
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Hundreds in mock protest over 'obscene' Bible
Hecate -
I took the day off, after being just wildly dissed by my second level up manager yesterday.
So I had a nap.
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Don't dream it's over. Gomez
Not for a few hours. The best part? It only costs a fin!
Not for a few hours. The best part? It only costs a fin!
JeffCO
They've come to see the war between us.
Did the jet just fly over JeffCO's head?
What bullshit is John Stossel peddling tonight? Probably something like "Do seatbelts make you safer?"
cosmosis | 05.18.07 - 7:21 pm | #
Oh...he pisses me off. And I hate that sing-song patronizing tone to that voice.
Give John Stossel an enema, "and - poof! - like that, he's gone."
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I took the day off, after being just wildly dissed by my second level up manager yesterday.
So I had a nap.
Naps sound good. I spent all week fighting batshit insane co-counsel to a draw, making a SCOTUS filing w/ a less-than-meticulous associate working for me, coddling summer associates who started on Monday, and sitting through about a gazillion conference calls. I'm so glad to be looking at a day off.
"So I had a nap."
did you order the chair?
I'm expecting a crowded house.
JeffCO
Well, I've always been a man who's open to Persuasion.
I'm expecting a crowded house.
Oh, now you're showing your true colours.
How can it be hardball if you don't keep score?
And for a pudge ball and out of shape twit, Tweety only makes fat jokes about Democrats. Newt's a porker..how come that never comes up.
Love the songs..
Did the jet just fly over JeffCO's head?
LittlePig
Something so strong could carry us away.
I bet, if we asked nicely, Janet Reno would drive a tank up to the door of Gonzales's office.
CAPMIDNIGHT!!!
Oh, now you're showing your true colours.
watertiger
That's why I love you.
Something so strong could carry us away.
I wood face it, weather with you or not. It's only natural.
That's why I love you.
Wa-i ata....
How can it be hardball if you don't keep score?
True hardball has no score; last person standing is the winner.
I wood face it, weather with you or not. It's only natural.
JeffCO
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
Okaaay, i have not a gasoline snowball in Hell of competing in the category of song lyrics. Catch you all tomorrow, i hope.
Good night and good luck.
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Did the jet just fly over JeffCO's head? LittlePig
I got you.
[Stoopit haloscan]
"Bush nixes Democrats' Iraq offer"
expect a 'strongly-worded statement' from harry reid.
Wa-i ata....
watertiger
Relax. Don't do it.
oooh, it's BOBOTIME!
I got you.
That's all I want...
True hardball has no score; last person standing is the winner.
No, that's 'rollerball'.
G'night.
Bobo not happy with Gonzo. "He's an empty suit."
"expect a 'strongly-worded statement' from harry reid."
oh yes. much vexation. so mad there may be a hissy.
When Atrios had a gravatar, did he take if from this video? I remember a weird mighty mouse character.
Bobo not happy with Gonzo. "He's an empty suit."
watertiger
And Bobo should know.
I think they should tap Patrick Fitzgerald as A.G. in case Abu steps down.
That would be fun.
Matthews segues into a report about the Army lacking required armor.
It's fucking groundhog's day every day.
That's all I want... Gomez
I'm looking just to keep afloat.
HA!! I love it when Atrios gives us assignments of stuff I'd already do anyway. (Like, "Go play outside in the sun!")
How's everybody?
I loooove Bakshi Mighty Mouse. It helped me get through grad school.
"Bush nixes Democrats' Iraq offer"
And the offer included the ability for him to waive timetables at any point. He's basically going to force them to completely capitulate. I'm worried they might do it. I sure hope Pelosi has bigger ovaries than Harry has balls. They need to keep sending him the same bill over and over and let him keep vetoing it.
Actually, Bobo's wrong.
Abu's less of an empty suit than he is a smarmy weasel.
Watertiger is 1 step ahead of all of you.
Watertiger is 1 step ahead of all of you.
That's because she cheats.
Abu's less of an empty suit than he is a smarmy weasel.
Jennifer
That smirking bastard. I can't believe the Congresscritters take so much shit off of him. Impeach the little shitstain already.
Look at you,
You're a paegent.
You're everything
That I've imagined.
Soemthing's wrong,
I feel uneasy,
You show me,
Tell me you're not teasing.
*split enz fan*
You'd think w/ all the Haloscan shit we've had to put up w/ this week that Atrios would give us kitties on a rooftop deck or something.
lahytah
Probably old news to y'all, but did you catch Snitchens debating Hammity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d...h?
v=doKkOSMaTk4
Maybe a nice after-dinner mint to those currently suffering through the Tweety Bird. I've vowed not to tune in my teevee 'til Olbermann today.
"I think they should tap Patrick Fitzgerald as A.G. in case Abu steps down.
That would be fun."
--watertiger
No one would even have to get fired. Those 150 god university people would desert in droves.
Only problem is that the appointment is still the president's to make. The Senate can't make him name someone he doesn't want. No way would Bush pick Fitzgerald.
"They need to keep sending him the same bill over and over and let him keep vetoing it."
agreed, but it's gonna be very hard for both of 'em to keep conservative dems on board.
this just goes to show there's no negotiating with these punks.
Um, this was a line in the novel "The Story of the Stone" by Barry Hughart, over 20 years ago. (not with Falwell's name, but otherwise same)
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Cynicus
Thanks. It's a great line and for now Hughart can get kudos for inventing but awesome to hear Hitchens use it on TV to describe Falwell.
Gonzo will be slicing gyros in one week.
Abu's less of an empty suit than he is a smarmy weasel.
Jennifer
It all goes back to Prescott. Poppy wouldn't have been shit without him. And Shrub wouldn't have been shit without Poppy. And Abu wouldn't have been shit without Shrub.
*split enz fan* Gomez
I don't know why sometimes I get Gomez.
He's basically going to force them to completely capitulate.
I hope they recognize he is unwilling to work with them and decide to make him use his veto until the troops run out of funding.
Abu, the boyking, and rest of this junta are like preteens who've just figured out that their parents won't really punish them. They spit on the Dems and the Dems refuse to pull out the big guns.
Bobo not happy with Gonzo. "He's an empty suit."
Golly whillikers, thanks Bobo! We always treasure your insight, handed down from high.
I apologize for not being able to hang around but a question:
What's with Woody being banned? I've been getting e-mails from him.
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but it's gonna be very hard for both of 'em to keep conservative dems on board.
That's what majority whips are for. Get to work, Clyburn!
Hecate sez:
You'd think w/ all the Haloscan shit we've had to put up w/ this week that Atrios would give us kitties on a rooftop deck or something.
What, on the grill?
[runs away]
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Abu's less of an empty suit than he is a smarmy weasel.
It's the "sm" words isn't it? Smarmy smirky smug. That's why in the end I didn't just hate Falwell, I wanted badly to smack him.
You'd think w/ all the Haloscan shit we've had to put up w/ this week that Atrios would give us kitties on a rooftop deck or something.
They'd jump.
Anita Bryant should play Abu Gonzo, especially if she's dead.
Just because.
Sorry if someone's already suggested this, but I had to sit through that fucking cartoon.
Peace aplenty.
What's with Woody being banned? I've been getting e-mails from him.
Techical foul. Some kind of multiple post rule violation.
But I don't understand why it cannot be manually corrected.
My favorite Split Enz song (and vid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x...h?
v=xv6oOxn1axw
You'd think w/ all the Haloscan shit we've had to put up w/ this week that Atrios would give us kitties on a rooftop deck or something.
Kitties? Where??
It all goes back to Prescott. Poppy wouldn't have been shit without him. And Shrub wouldn't have been shit without Poppy. And Abu wouldn't have been shit without Shrub.
MP
Yep. If Grampa hadn't made that money selling steel to Krupp and keeping the Panzers rolling, we'd have never seen these bizarre days.
Oh, thank you Mark Shields! Rudy Giuliani doesn't want to talk about 9/10.
Oh, thank you Mark Shields! Rudy Giuliani doesn't want to talk about 9/10.
Nice.
Stunt Woman
So what kind of music do you do?
I don't know if there are any other Daily Howler fans out there, but one of my favorite things about the Howler is that every once in while (maybe about once a month) he'll begin a several-part series.
I've been a daily reader for about 4 years now, and I have to say his most recent series has got to rank as one of his best ever.
If you enjoy critiques of the mainstream media, and learning about how Inside Baseball works in politics, it just doesn't get any better than this. There is just no one better than Daily Howler author Bob Somerby when it comes to this stuff.
The series is called The Cult of the Offhand Comment. Each installment runs a few thousand words, so it's best to read one per day, over the course of 4 days or so. Because it's just a lot of information to digest, and it's worth taking your time, because of all the great stuff you'll learn.
PART 1: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh051.../
dh051507.shtml
PART 2: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh051.../
dh051607.shtml
PART 3: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh051.../
dh051707.shtml
PART 4: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh051807.html
The little one poo-pooed in the potty today. Steaks and cake tonight. A new swing set is in order also.
Jeff Skilling: Still in jail
Jerry Falwell: Still dead
Hecate: Still glad about both
"The little one poo-pooed in the potty today. Steaks and cake tonight. A new swing set is in order also."
me too, me too!
what i get?
The little one poo-pooed in the potty today. Steaks and cake tonight. A new swing set is in order also.
I did too. What do I get?
what i get?
jdw
Another day older, and deeper in debt, I suppose.
Nice telling of the press and the Movement back in the day, with Gene Roberts on Lehrer.
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Whoever posted the Hitchens on Hannity clip, thank you.
Joe | 05.18.07 - 7:50 pm | #
Good to see ya, Bob. You can be a little tedious, but all in all I like ya.
I did too. What do I get?
Snow, Propter Hoc
An extra 17 cents added to your water bill, hopefully.
I did too. What do I get?
Snow, Propter Hoc
BTW, try lighting a match when you do that.
Stunt Woman
So what kind of music do you do?
Music to take drugs to.
In the "ensemble," improvised rock/funk/punk/noise/whatever.
Solo, it's mostly been analog electronics lately, in the cold wave/dark synth vein, or Fahey-inspired acoustic guitar picking.
Another day older, and deeper in debt, I suppose.
Just don't owe your soul to the DLC whores.
BTW, try lighting a match when you do that.
:?
I did.
I don't know if there are any other Daily Howler fans out there
*raises hand*
But, I don't always read my Howler (just like I don't always get my 5 servings of veggies or fruit or whatever the hell I'm supposed to eat). So thanks for pointing that out.
sounds good stunt woman
If you enjoy critiques of the mainstream media, and learning about how Inside Baseball works in politics, it just doesn't get any better than this. There is just no one better than Daily Howler author Bob Somerby when it comes to this stuff.
This sounds like something we might have written two years ago.
I'm in the mood to tell someone to bite me. Any suggestions?
I live in a largely Hasidic neighborhood.
At this time of night on Fridays an emergency siren goes off.
I just figured out that they're announcing sundown.
Is my face red.
Another day older, and deeper in debt, I suppose.
Man, Dennis Kuchinich trying to sing that thing in his little tenor voice didn't help his hobbit image.
Yep. If Grampa hadn't made that money selling steel to Krupp and keeping the Panzers rolling, we'd have never seen these bizarre days.
LittlePig
Now Thyssen (pronounced Tissen) Steel, GMBH. And he only stopped laundering their Nazi money in 1942, when essentially ordered to by the US government.
And to be clear, I still read Somerby regularly but I don't attend church daily like I used to.
Why can't I forgive him for the dissing of Colbert? I must mellow out.
BTW, try lighting a match when you do that.
:?
I did.
Snow, Propter Hoc
Then it's NTodd.
"I was listening to [Rush Limbaugh] earlier today..."
--Wolf Blitzer
Whilst I was waiting at the bus stop for my low carbon footprint public transportation, a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep.
Why can't I forgive him for the dissing of Colbert? I must mellow out.
SOMERBY DISSED MY STEPHEN!?!?!?
sounds good stunt woman
ErinPDX
It is good, I think, especially if you're stoned.
I won't whore it here. But I will whore the purveyors of fine musics everywhere, where you might stumble across something:
www.fusetronsound.com
www.eclipse-records.com
www.forcedexposure.com
www.time-lagrecords.com
a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep.
lehrer: "here in silence are 14 more."
Then it's NTodd.
He poops outdoors.
Behind the Tastee Freeze.
You can watch for a quarter.
Is my face red
When my ex used to live in Boro Park, the little Hasidic boys would peer around their apartment doors looking at the freaky short haired woman in pants coming down the hallway.
a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep.
That rich fucker can bite me.
Thank you.
Watching the cartoon......
Then it's NTodd.
He poops outdoors.
Behind the Tastee Freeze.
You can watch for a quarter.
Snow, Propter Hoc
Fiddy cent. He's a greedy bastard.
Whilst I was waiting at the bus stop for my low carbon footprint public transportation, a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep.
Did a little voice inside your head say "Don't look back, you can never look back?"
"I'm a big supporter of Condi Rice."
Why o why did I tune in before Tweety was over!
"a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep."
today's tom sawyer
a Mercedes convertible whizzed by. He was playing Rush. Loudly. I weep.
I never give SUV's or any other gas guzzlers courtesy on the road.
Evening, all - evening in California I think. Time Zones are the hard.
Evening, all - evening in California I think. Time Zones are the hard.
DWD - Dirty Fucking Hippy
It gets late earlier here.
/Yogi Berra
WGG says, "NPR = Faux News for folks with more than a high-school education"
I never give SUV's or any other gas guzzlers courtesy on the road.
So, somebody parked a Hummer in my 'hood lasst week. I was gonna give him the bird, as is my custom, when I saw a sticker by the gas cap that said "BioDiesel."
Do they make Hummers in BioDiesel flavor?
Or had Hummer driver made a clever investment in a 10 cent sticker?
Vicki right now is probably on her third chardonnay at Salvatore's
You'd think w/ all the Haloscan shit we've had to put up w/ this week that Atrios would give us kitties on a rooftop deck or something.
Come on, it's cold and raining on the East coast, Ergo, no barbeque, no cats on the deck.
Who here doesn't love Mexican food? And don't start in with the "There's no real Mexican food outside of blah blah blah" crap. Thanks in advance.
Go to any halfway decent Mexican restaurant where a chile relleno is an actual pepper and ask for it con queso y puerco. You'll be glad you did.
Gosh but you people are good-looking. Don't stop.
Peace.
Did a little voice inside your head say "Don't look back, you can never look back?"
It actually said, "Seagulls, where are you when we needs you?"
All this restlessness and misery arise from false notions of happiness---from not realizing that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men--and from a want of confidence in his word, which points the rich and the poor alike to Friday Nudibranch Blogging, where true happiness and unbroken peace forever reign.
Mmmm, chile rellenos.
"Who here doesn't love Mexican food? And don't start in with the "There's no real Mexican food outside of blah blah blah" crap. Thanks in advance."
You can't get good Tex-Mex outside of Texas.
Did a little voice inside your head say "Don't look back, you can never look back?"
It actually said, "Seagulls, where are you when we needs you?"
They're hanging out with the buoys of summer.
Do they make Hummers in BioDiesel flavor?
I think some of the military HV1 models were diesel. The HUMVEE 2 and 3, I don't believe ever came in with a diesel engine, though there is no reason a diesel engine could not be swapped with the original V8.
WGG says, "NPR = Faux News for folks with more than a high-school education"
DWD - Dirty Fucking Hippy | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:06 pm | #
Heh.
And indeed, for that matter.
Friday night and the weekly pill reminders are empty. Fun. Anyone want an OXY while I am in the bottle?
Who here doesn't love Mexican food? And don't start in with the "There's no real Mexican food outside of blah blah blah" crap. Thanks in advance
Oh-ho. We head to Southern Cali this weekend--finally, *real* Mexican food awaits. *weeps with joy*
Fiddy cent. He's a greedy bastard.
Hey, I'm taking a 20% paycut at my real job. I need to make up the shortfall somehow.
"Did a little voice inside your head say "Don't look back, you can never look back?"
no. it said, "why didn't you go to medical school like your cousin? i did everything i could, worked my fingers to the bone, and this is the thanks i get?"
OMG John Dean's tie glows in the dark!
They're hanging out with the buoys of summer.
JeffCO | 05.18.07 - 8:09 pm | #
I guess that pun was a foghorn conclusion...
Oh, and here's a biofuels story Duncan Hack won't ever link to.
Hey, I'm taking a 20% paycut at my real job. I need to make up the shortfall somehow.
Well, if truth be told, your pole dancing sucks.
WGG says, "NPR = Faux News for folks with more than a high-school education"
Nice.
Stand back. I have one beer left and I am not afraid to use it!
OMG John Dean's tie glows in the dark!
tikistitch | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:10 pm | #
Does it say "Will you kiss me in the dark, baby?"
I guess that pun was a foghorn conclusion... Phila
You are quite eagle-eyed, my friend.
I think some of the military HV1 models were diesel
This was definitely a non-military, "my penis is quite small" version.
Phila, not only a gorgeous nudibranch, but thanks for the good news about the Conn. emergency contraception law. So much for "short taxi ride" Joe.
I haven't started drinking, so maybe it's just me being mental, but when was it exactly that any of you first heard that Wolfowitz had resigned?
I could have sworn it was early this morning- but every news report says it happened yesterday.
I mean, yeah, yesterday at 11:59 PM somewhere I suppose...
Why does it matter? Well, either I totally missed it, or this quote from our pres is a complete fabrication-
"...yesterday Bush said that he "regretted that it had come to his resigning but that he felt all parties acted in good faith.""
This just isn't how I remember it.
"I guess that pun was a foghorn conclusion... Phila
You are quite eagle-eyed, my friend."
This thread has take a Tern for the worse. For the birds is what I am saying.
Poolside, yesterday about 6:00 PM EDST iirc.
I haven't started drinking, so maybe it's just me being mental, but when was it exactly that any of you first heard that Wolfowitz had resigned?
The Yahoo headlines I read yesterday said they'd reached a *deal* on his resigning. They didn't start saying he'd resigned 'til this morning. But, I was obviously too lazy to actually read most of the articles.
This thread has take a Tern for the worse. For the birds is what I am saying.
We've erned it.
DWD-
Thanks! I guess I tuned out shortly thereafter!
This thread has take a Tern for the worse. For the birds is what I am saying.
EkCenTriK | 05.18.07 - 8:13 pm | #
Don't be such a sora loser!
Hey EkCenTriK, BITE ME!
And then come on over and have a gin and tonic. We also have beer. Lots of it.
And if we decide we're hungry I'll take you down the road for chile rellenos con puerco y queso. And margaritas.
I'm west of Knoxville, TN. Holler when you're in the neighborhood.
We've erned it.
albatrossing my cookies from all these puns.
Why is there only one picture in existence of Monica Goodling? Is she a vampire?
This was definitely a non-military, "my penis is quite small" version.
Good dogs don't ride in such shit, that never goes anywhere but to the mall and grocery store. No adventures, no fun, no hunting fishing or camping trips.
Remember dogs, when your owner puts you in a humvee who's tires never touch the dirt leave some on the drivers seat to remind him of his duties to his canine friends.
Monica Goodling is "fairly fragile", says David Shuster!
albatrossing my cookies from all these puns.
I'll hold your hair out of the toilet, my little chickadee.
albatrossing my cookies from all these puns.
Rooks like this could go on for a while.
Why is there only one picture in existence of Monica Goodling? Is she a vampire?
You are so easily gulled.
albatrossing my cookies from all these puns.
watertiger | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:17 pm | #
Owl of them?
Or are you just jacana me around?
night moonbats
Monica Goodling is "fairly fragile", says David Shuster!
Sounds like she could use my special brand of discipline.
Why is there only one picture in existence of Monica Goodling? Is she a vampire?
No, shapeshifter
Why is there only one picture in existence of Monica Goodling? Is she a vampire?
She's really a NOC investigating Iranian nukes. Real hush hush stuff, unlike Valerie Plame.
Monica Goodling is "fairly fragile", says David Shuster!
Don't be meeeeeeean to Monica! Jesus will smite your ass!
Sounds like she could use my special brand of discipline.
Sheesh - AUKward....
Fragile? I can't wait to see this.
gwb:drf
You are so easily gulled.
JeffCO | 05.18.07 - 8:18 pm | #
I don't think you auk to say that.
Monica Goodling is "fairly fragile", says David Shuster!
Are they setting us up for crying?
You are so easily gulled.
JeffCO
But with few egrets.
I don't think you auk to say that.
simels regrebes my error.
We need an investigation of whether or not Shrub sent Abu and Andy to the hospital that night to break the law.
Investigators could find that out.
Then we could pitch a real wangdangdoodle.
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"Watch a cartoon."
Nah - Bush isn't funny anymore.
Question: Doesn't Monica have to have something important to give up in order to be granted immunity?
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But with few egrets.
enough falcon around.
did you order the chair?
jdw
No. But I did have a nap.
And my digital camera (meant to connect with my OCR system) arrived! Now I have to learn how to use it. I shall practice on Arthur. Chair - Tuesday, I think.
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Question: Doesn't Monica have to have something important to give up in order to be granted immunity?
She did, but then she forgot.
Are they setting us up for crying?
Can't be unexpected, gannet?
Sheesh - AUKward....
Hey, don't stick your grosbeak into our lovin'!
simels regrebes my error.
JeffCO | 05.18.07 - 8:21 pm | #
I'll be sure to crake the old coot over the coals for it, teal he cries "uncle."
Question: Doesn't Monica have to have something important to give up in order to be granted immunity?
Since Tena's not here: yes. Proffer, etc.
did someone say 'chickadee'?
(just pic)
I'll be sure to crake the old coot over the coals for it, teal he cries "uncle."
Sparrow no expense when you do.
Hey, don't stick your grosbeak into our lovin'! NTodd
I won't come between you and your ptitsa.
Geese, the puns are really flying tonight. What's nest?
Are they setting us up for crying?
Oooo, Daily Show should do The Monica Goodling Story as a novela!
This story will mean nothing to anyone but I will post it anyway. I have two sons. Fine young men both of them. The older (Young DWD) is much like his mother. Follows the rules and is a nut for not "sticking out." The younger (Youngest DWD) is much like me although much better looking and a lot more talented. Both boys played high school hockey on an elite team.
The coach is (was, actually but I am getting to that) a jackass. The elder son LOVED the man and would follow him into HELL. The younger thought him an asshole and the feeling was mutual. The older played regularly and the younger did not - though he was, by far, the most talented at his position. He played for the man for two years. He stuck it out and finally had enough and left. No animosity but I could tell he was deeply hurt by how he had been treated.
Seems the asshole coach got caught with his fingers in the kitty. He was also a teacher at the local high school. He got escorted out of the building and told not to come back. I believe there might be a criminal investigation that is ongoing.
I served on the board of directors of the hockey team. I knew him fairly well and I hated the son of a bitch. I did temper my hate because I knew how much my eldest loved him. But I am doing the happy dance here. (And if he had not been Poh Saskatchewan Trash, he would have been fucking Republican to boot.)
Gloat gloat gloat.
I figure behind the scenes Dems (and Repubs, of course), know exactly what happened and are just gaming how to get it into the public record.
But I'm getting tired of the game. We've known how these folks play for years and years. Should have figured out how to box 'em in by now . . .
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Stop with the bird puns. We were all having such a pheasant evening.
Geese, the puns are really flying tonight. What's nest?
NTodd, Gaiigaiigaiigaiigaii | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:26 pm | #
Eider know, but I quail at the thought of it...
Aiight - time for this bird to fly. Later, loons!
Y'all are gonna crow about this thread tomorrow?
Enjoy the show, JeffCO!
I'm gonna have some coffee. Okay?
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Y'all are gonna crow about this thread tomorrow?
watertiger | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:28 pm | #
No, I think I'll save it for Anatidae.
These puns are Robin from the thread topic
Found a 2001 Honda Reflex, today for $2250. It's got over 14K miles on it, though.
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If I get the job as Dr. GWPDA, Roving Historian for all of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Nunuvot, I'm really going to miss my 13-stripe beaver coat.
phila,
Lovely nudibranch. Thanks for posting these. Will call the family down later when they all get home. (Mrs DWD is watching SHUT UP AND SING)
ovely nudibranch. Thanks for posting these. Will call the family down later when they all get home. (Mrs DWD is watching SHUT UP AND SING)
DWD - Dirty Fucking Hippy | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:31 pm | #
You're very welcome!
Given that I love Olbermann, I must love Olbermann's advertisers, can't the Cialis manufacturers get a theme music that doesn't sound like a lousy pr0n movie?
Bataan thread march.
GWPDA,
The hockey coach and teacher referenced above is a resident alien (from Canada) If he gets in trouble with the law, will he be deported?
(HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE)
The 9-11 call DOES sound like a Cheech and Chong bit, doesn't it?
"Marijuana. I don't know if it had something in it."
It had marijuana in it, Mr. Cop.
I love this stoner ex-cop!!!!
Stop with the bird puns. We were all having such a pheasant evening.
Speedy
No use raven about the puns.
I have nothing to say, but I'll keep saying it, anyway.
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Sorry, 911 call, not 9-11 call.
It's been a long day.
Why is there only one picture in existence of Monica Goodling? Is she a vampire?
I saw a picture of her at a GOP party, think it was at a blog about a week ago. About 5-6 in the room with her. I'll see if I can find it.
No use raven about the puns.
Terry C - End Bush's Reign | 05.18.07 - 8:35 pm | #
"Two thumbs up!"
--Siskin and Egret
The 9-11 call DOES sound like a Cheech and Chong bit, doesn't it?
It must be like one of the best 911 calls evar. I love the bit at the end about the Redwings game.
Most proffers are made with the informal understanding that the government, if satisfied that you are telling the truth in the proffer session, will subsequently enter into a formal, written immunity agreement or plea bargain agreement with you. (But don't expect to see that informal understanding reflected in the written proffer agreement that you and your attorney will sign. In fact, in the overwhelming majority of cases, the formal, written proffer agreement will explicitly state that no promises of either immunity or a plea bargain have been made.)
I think in Monica's case it's that she won't get charged for her involvement in any crime she herself discloses. Should make for a certain amount of truth-telling?
The hockey coach and teacher referenced above is a resident alien (from Canada) If he gets in trouble with the law, will he be deported?
(HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE)
DWD - Dirty Fucking Hippy
He might well.
I love this stoner ex-cop!!!!
Oh, he's been puffin something?
Speaking of cartoons, have you seen this cool Calvin & Hobbes cartoon that was over on Metafilter? Apparently an Italian animation student made it as a project... go look!
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--Siskin and Egret
oh, damn. i'm peewee league, compared to you.
It must be like one of the best 911 calls evar. I love the bit at the end about the Redwings game.
tikistitch
I was waiting for him start ordering a pizza and other munchies.
Goodling picture with Rover:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/
5..._edc4497c67.jpg
Shorter Monkey Boy:
"Ah don't care about the troops or global warmin'.
Ah'm right and ever'body else is wrong!"
Oh, he's been puffin something?
Heh. Heh heh heh.
I was waiting for him start ordering a pizza and other munchies.
About all it lacked was *klunk* "That's my skull! I'm so wasted!"
I'm drinking coffee. Coffee's drinking me.
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The level of punning here is Starling to get annoying. But then, this is a case of Wren a good thread goes bad.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/ 5..._edc4497c67.jpg
That's not Monica Goodling.
Goodling picture with Rover:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/ 5..._edc4497c67.jpg
Chris/tx
That's Ken Starr and someone else who isn't Goodling I think.
oh, damn. i'm peewee league, compared to you.
watertiger | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:38 pm | #
I think that's a bit of ostrich.
About all it lacked was *klunk* "That's my skull! I'm so wasted!"
tikistitch
"All I need is some tasty buds, mon!"
This may be an appropriate time to notify everyone that I saw my first hummingbird of the year. They make me so happy.
Al Gore/Nichelle Nichols 08!
Al Gore/Nichelle Nichols 08!
tikistitch
And Bill Shatner can kiss her big black ass.
(That's what she said on the Shatner roast, folks)
I think that's a bit of ostrich.
Thrushing to judgment?
LarryElvis really makes my face itch. Fuzzy li'l bastid.
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"Clinton likes to be cool?"
Clinton *is* cool. Geez.
The level of punning here is Starling to get annoying. But then, this is a case of Wren a good thread goes bad.
Don't get sora. it's time to swallow my pride and thrush on out. If the door swings I wood duck.
This may be an appropriate time to notify everyone that I saw my first hummingbird of the year. They make me so happy.
Neponset | 05.18.07 - 8:42 pm | #
Our place has been swarming with 'em this week. Always glad to see 'em.
Geez. Jonathan Alter ought to get into the impersonator biz.
I think that's a bit of ostrich.
You've been rooked.
No, it's Karl, but that ain't Monica.
well, I took a break, and missed most of the pun thread. Not that I'm bittern or anything.
I guess I shouldn't be grousing about bird puns.
alter is such a little putz. add that to tweety's disgraceful mocking of gore tonite with his 'gore is fat' schtick.
god i am so sick of these assholes.
I'm too shrew'd to join in with this crew.
Aravosis says Abu G is a goner.
Whoever that woman is she should have worn a bra.
I guess I shouldn't be grousing about bird puns.
EkCenTriK
That would be a pheasant change
General Zod, no one could do punz like Eli.
Sorry on the pic, I was surfing last week reading a story on Goodling, and somebody had that pic up. I must have misread, because I didn't think it looked like her either. Have not been able to find the blog I saw it on first.
We're going to need a "three shrikes and you're out" rule for the pun threads.
I'm too shrew'd to join in with this crew.
Am I heron a bit of envy there?
alter is such a little putz. add that to tweety's disgraceful mocking of gore tonite with his 'gore is fat' schtick.
Matthews needs to look in the fucking mirror. He looks like he was carved out of butter.
The BMW voice over guy is the Frontline narrator, I bet.
Aravosis says Abu G is a goner.
Yeah, and this is news?
"I'm too shrew'd to join in with this crew.
Pooleside "
Hey, you have to Shrike when it's hot. Otherwise you Vulture-ly be disappointed.
alter is such a little putz. add that to tweety's disgraceful mocking of gore tonite with his 'gore is fat' schtick.
The pair of them put together aren't one-quarter as smart as Al.
Or as good looking.
keep your eyyyyyyyeeeeeyyyyyeee on the sparrow people.
well, well, well
We're going to need a "three shrikes and you're out" rule for the pun threads.
watertiger
Well, they do get a littley loon-y
The other thing that made me happy was watching Mort Zuckerman and Pat Buchanan tearing each other apart over the immigration bill on the McLaughlin Group. Mort loved it, Pat, well you can guess. Blankley was whining W could become Herbert Hoover and doom republicans to irrelevance for a generation if he signed it. Heh.
Sorry on the pic, I was surfing last week reading a story on Goodling, and somebody had that pic up.
You're correct, as Obi-Wan said, there is another. I think Moyers had the alternate photo on his show last week.
Am I heron a bit of envy there?
Goose to show ya, I'm no match for 'em.
alter is such a little putz. add that to tweety's disgraceful mocking of gore tonite with his 'gore is fat' schtick.
Breathe.
attaturk: keep your eyyyyyyyeeeeeyyyyyeee on the sparrow people.
But... it was a cockatoo, wannit?
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Before I hang the feeder each spring, my hummingbirds buzz the window next to my computer. They hang in the air, looking at me while I'm working, saying "Where's my goddamn sugar water?"
Needless to say, they get it immediately. I love them.
20th Century Master...Lionel Ritchie?
Geez. Jonathan Alter ought to get into the impersonator biz.
pie |
He doesn't do a very good job of impersonating a journalist.
Or whatever he's supposed to be....
Yeah, and this is news?
Resigning, as in tonight.
Oh, wait - you knew that? Sorry. I'll leave your private party. Didn't mean to intrude.
Well, they do get a littley loon-y
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:47 pm | #
Veery rarely.
He doesn't do a very good job of impersonating a journalist.
He sliced and diced Falwell.
Bicycle Wars!
He doesn't do a very good job of impersonating a journalist.
Nor of a bald guy.
attaturk: keep your eyyyyyyyeeeeeyyyyyeee on the sparrow people.
I'll have to agree with Sammy Davis here, don't do it.
But... it was a cockatoo, wannit?
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Jeffraham Prestonian
Hard to teal.
Blankley was whining W could become Herbert Hoover and doom republicans to irrelevance for a generation
Oooh, I hope - I hope - I hope!
Before I hang the feeder each spring, my hummingbirds buzz the window next to my computer. They hang in the air, looking at me while I'm working, saying "Where's my goddamn sugar water?"
I'd like to have one of those, but I can't afford it.
Maybe I could wrentit?
"As the wheel turns." Keith, I love your producers.
General Zod, no one could do punz like Eli.
And that's the Stork truth.
Maybe I could wrentit?
Phila
It'll cost you a few guineas.
Mer- once a hummer snuck up on me and hovered just off to my side- what a cool sound!
He sliced and diced Falwell.
pie
Everyone is these days.
"Mer- once a hummer snuck up on me and hovered just off to my side- what a cool sound!"
Amazing how stealthy those cars are.
No razzle for Prince Harry?
Well, at least he volunteered to go. Unlike those sleazy Romney boys.
fuckinghaloscan't"Out on the razzle."
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The other Monica Goodling pic
Now please people, stop the punning.
No razzle for Prince Harry?
Well, at least he volunteered to go. Unlike those sleazy Romney boys.
tikistitch
And the sleazy Bush girls.
General Zod, no one could do punz like Eli.
I, too, grebe his absence.
So, Prince Harry can't go to Iraq. And to add insult to injury, they tell him to stay out of bars while his troop is deployed because it would be unseemly for him to have a good time while his buddies are getting shot at.
Huh?
Oh, fuck - Rumsfeld is still alive.
You're all very, very silly.
Or wasted. Both, probably.
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Tit!
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Awww, Damn! Getting that piece of shit hockey coach who ruled his little fiefdom with an iron hand deported would be nearly as good as Bush dying in his own vomit.
It was terrible: if you wanted your kid to play you had to never say anything to anyone about how things were done. It was a rule. The kids wanted to play because it was a BIG DEAL. (The team is very successful. ALWAYS either finalists or champions. It was an HONOR to play on that team)
But coaches do not have to be assholes to win. I told Young DWD many times that Coach Z would win every time he had overwhelming talent. That was it. If his talent was only a little better, he ended up losing. If they were about the same, they lost.
I coached baseball for years and I never yelled at a kid.(Little League through Pony League) Not even once. There really is no point. You are there to help them play better. Explaining what they did wrong and what they could have done better is sufficient. (My overall record was something like 40-10. The games we lost, the other teams were simply better. That is a lesson in and of itself.)
Before I hang the feeder each spring, my hummingbirds buzz the window next to my computer. They hang in the air, looking at me while I'm working, saying "Where's my goddamn sugar water?"
I've never had any luck with hummingbird feeders. All I get is bugs. The little guys seem to like red columbines and bee balm.
You're all very, very silly.
Or wasted. Both, probably.
Right, you're not getting hockey scores from me now.
So, Prince Harry can't go to Iraq. And to add insult to injury, they tell him to stay out of bars while his troop is deployed because it would be unseemly for him to have a good time while his buddies are getting shot at.
Huh?
Snow, Propter Hoc
My son, who's Harry's age, said "Fuck that!"
That's probably Harry's attitude, too.
Phila, are you kidding? or just punning? I will buy you a feeder if you like. They are not very expensive and if you hang it next to the window where you work, you can watch them all day long.
Tena says she has hundreds of hummingbirds at her home in Colorado. I probably only have three or four.
My 87-year-old mom just told me she got a call from LaBama's campaign today.
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Or wasted. Both, probably.
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GWPDA,
It's a cardinal rule
Oh boy, "Soul Plane" is on BET.
I'd be like, "Sod off, mate. I'm at the bars every bloody night hitting up every lady in the joint just to remind every bloody one that my mates are in Iraq while I'm not allowed to do my duty."
Well, at least he volunteered to go. Unlike those sleazy Romney boys.
And the sleazy Bush girls.
And their sleazy father.
I think I shall go swim.
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So, Prince Harry can't go to Iraq.
Which, in the 4,923rd way, puts the lie to the US/Britain fight to the death war on global terrorism.
I got a mail-in survey from the DNC today. Did you?
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All of me, why not take all of me.
You took the parrot, that once was my heart,
So why not take all of me?
And that's the Stork truth.
A sad tern of events.
I'm drinking coffee, btw.
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I got a mail-in survey from the DNC today. Did you?
I got a rock, c.o.d.
Tena says she has hundreds of hummingbirds at her home in Colorado. I probably only have three or four.
mer
Got any Mantids?
It's a cardinal rule
JR, kerosene and a match
Well, I'm going to turn on the ball game for a while. I want to see who's pigeon tonight.
I got a rock, c.o.d.
attaturk
Not a roc?
I can't do this D.C. Idol bullshit. It's just too painful.
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The other Monica Goodling pic
Now please people, stop the punning.
The Kenosha Kid | Homepage | 05.18.07 - 8:52 pm | #
My gaydar is pinging.
Tit!
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MisterX
Booby!
Evening, rational people.
All I have to say about the birdpunfest is
I have Friday Cat Blogging (of a sort) up.
attaturk,
I am sorry you got a COD rock. You want me to send you a rock CD? I could you know? Be glad to do it. Sucks getting a COD rock.
I got a rock, c.o.d.
Moe?
All of me, why not take all of me.
You took the parrot, that once was my heart,
So why not take all of me?/i>
OMG. We went to the post office today, and there was a sign on the wall announcing that someone had found a blue parakeet.
Plz call...
"Bomb Iran"
McCain makes my skin crawl.
rocs are mythical just like honest republicans.
ooh, that couch was comfy. so comfy i just dozed off.
Geeze, CNN actually has a decent piece on Ron Paul:
"Paul tried to explain the process known as "blowback" -- which is the result of someone else's action coming back to afflict you -- but the audience drowned him out as the other candidates tried to pounce on him.
After watching all the network pundits laud Giuliani, it struck me that they must be the most clueless folks in the world."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/18...rtin/
index.html
Can someone please shoot Ashcroft?
We'd be better off if Trent Lott were in a barbershop quartet.
John Ashcroft does not have a good singing voice. It isn't bad, but it isn't good either.
Tit!
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MisterX
Booby!
JR, kerosene and a match
Cock!
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they're all fucking embarrassing.
I'm cringing.
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We'd be better off if Trent Lott were in a barbershop on Fleet Street.
pie
FTFY
One of my labors when I used to be a writer was to rewrite the Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. Rocs play an important role in several of the stories. (For the trivia buffs out there.)
Trent Lott would RATHER have done that number in blackface.
Geeze, CNN actually has a decent piece on Ron Paul:
I looked up his web page after the debate. I was up for finding about about a real old fashioned libertarian.
According to his site, he's been consistently pro-life.
So, gummint, git off my back!
Unless the person in question has a uterus, in which case, yay, gummint!
That's the Big Dog - a Chick Magnet.
What about Bush singin'
"MOTORIN' WHAT'S YOUR PRICE FOR FLIGHT?..."
(I love the Daily Show's use of that song)
rocs are mythical just like honest republicans.
DWD
See, now you are being pedantic.
I don't give a shit what Libertarians say.
They're Repugnican Lite.
FTFY
Thanks.
Yay Clinton!!
"I got a rock, c.o.d."
--attaturk
I thought this thread was all about bird puns, not fish.
Colin Powell sounds like he got YMCA mixed up with Monster Mash.
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Big Dog!
Was this for worst performance?
Chick: Are you sure you're a photographer? Your hands are so soft!
Dude: That's not my photography hand.
Cock!
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MisterX
Flock you!
Clinton wins!!!!!!!!!
Oh.
oh lordy, has this been commented on -- timmeh has a post at the wapo's sally quinn/jon meacham's sunday brunch crowd on 'am i doing god's work'. with this little nugget:
"I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them."
http://
newsweek.washingtonpost.c...o_forth_to.html
Was this for worst performance?
Snow, Propter Hoc
If it was for WORST performance, I would have given it to Rove.
Loud girl #1: I want an iPod.
Loud girl #2: I think iPods are completely overrated; iPods, Uggs, and nose rings...
Man: Girls, you're forgetting space tourism, you fucking idiots.
"I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them."
'Cause every time you hear a horn honk, Osama gets his wings!
Or something...
I think Colin Powell was the worst performance.
Cock!
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MisterX
Flock you!
JR, kerosene and a match
Uhhhhh... shit. that's all I got.
And no love for Calvin & Hobbes here? Who knew?
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I'm sorry but Clinton could carry a tune if it had handles.
Couldn't! Clinton couldn't carry a tune if it had handles.
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"I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them.""
I think it is just an excuse for hoarding.
I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them.
linda, I thought it was a joke! But I see it's all too true.
Some, uh...ethereal catblogging.
I'm sleepy.
And haloscan looks like it's going to start acting up.
Buenas noches.
Weird. I have had a huge plate of curried chicken and noodles for dinner. Two beers. An Orange.
Now I am craving beef jerky.
JR,
Yep, I am being pedantic AND obselete.
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I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them.
Errr...whaaaaaaa?
Hi I just got home and I sort of met Greg Norman (a big hero of mine) but I also got to sample all his wines, some more than once! And they were pretty good! And while I am, like Tweety, not gay he is a a damn handsome man! Or at least a man's idea of what is handsome. Or something.
"Chair - Tuesday, I think."
good for you! now, where's them doggie pics?
I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them.
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Yep, I am being pedantic AND obselete.
DWD
Careful, folks around here don't take kindly to that there behaviour.
Hey NTodd, I really like
"Oh, this is by my gate in DFW waiting for my flight to ORD."
It looks like a work of art to me.
And while I am, like Tweety, not gay
Oh dear. Because Tweety is actually not a whole lot not-gay.
I think Colin Powell was the worst performance.
Karin
Embarrassing.
mer - thanks! I enjoy the shot because of the fractured visuals and the very slight shadowy figure of a person reading in the background. It's kind of my experience traveling...
Or something.
Culture of TrÜth
Cool! I love to watch him play! Just great stuff!
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And while I am, like Tweety, not gay he is a a damn handsome man! Or at least a man's idea of what is handsome. Or something.
Was he wearing a flightsuit made of kelly green corduroy?
It's not you; it's me. I can't get no satisfaction.
I'm goin' to bed.
♥
Evening peeps.
Well all I know is Tweety spends a lot of time on men he luvs for a not-gay man.
I'm sleepy.
And haloscan looks like it's going to start acting up.
Now that's a new one, haloscan as a gathering threat.
Not haloscan has been acting up.
Or haloscan is starting to act up.
But haloscan looks like it's going to start acting up.
All right, this time I mean it. I'm going to go make my tomatoes and mozzarella with fresh basil and let it steep awhile and then I'm going to go steep myself in the pool. That's it.
You all are silly. Carry on.
Goodnight!
Careful, folks around here don't take kindly to that there behaviour.
We especially like it when people miss the point entirely and then say it's our fault for not seeing the invisible humo(u)r tags.
"I have not honked my car horn since September 11 as a gesture of respect to all of them."
linda | 05.18.07 - 9:05 pm | #
What does the "them" refer to? The cars (and their horns) that were destroyed on 9/11?
Evening peeps.
trifecta
Do Target carry them?
Hi I just got home and I sort of met Greg Norman (a big hero of mine) but I also got to sample all his wines, some more than once!
Was Chris Everett with him?
Was he wearing a flightsuit made of kelly green corduroy?
watertiger
Who Greg?
No, he has his own line of clothing. so he was wearing that of course.
Chimpy
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We especially like it when people miss the point entirely and then say it's our fault for not seeing the invisible humo(u)r tags.
NTodd
I wasn't talking about you, but if the foo shits...
Weird. I have had a huge plate of curried chicken and noodles for dinner. Two beers. An Orange.
Now I am craving beef jerky.
Maybe you need salt?
I think Canadians should have to turn in longer essays in schools due to their stretching words out by adding extra 'u's to words unnecessarily.
Ruprecht takes a trip.
(just pic)
Why do you capitalise Orange? Are you Dutch?
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WASHINGTON - Justice
Clarence Thomas sat through 68 hours of oral arguments in the Supreme Court's current term without uttering a word.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/
20070...taciturn_thomas
Ignorant fuck.
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"Maybe you need salt?
Karin"
Maybe a bit more control actually.
I think Canadians should have to turn in longer essays in schools due to their stretching words out by adding extra 'u's to words unnecessarily.
It's aboot time someone took a stand.
Was Chris Everett with him?
No, but I got there late on account of my stupid bus which I took to Simels' town and was late, therefore I expect apolgies from you-know-who.
Cuckoo bananas is restarting the cold war.