I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Frist
Now going to eat. bbl
Deacon, Californians own this thread 
Sallyh, What town in the burbs? I grew up on the coast in Ipswich.
More stuff to do tonight. I'll check back later for the 'overnighters'.
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Yes, we do.
Huh. Interesting...
CoT picked a lively game to go to tonight. Sea 6 NYY 4 (
That seems fake.
Gromit, born in Reading, lived in North Billerica when I was very young, moved to West Newton, where I lived till I moved to CA. My mother settled in the Back Bay when she retired.
Movies suck.
Only because MM is wearing a shirt.
hey, working away.
Penguin, movies with Matthew McConaughey suck even more.
Deacon, Californians own this thread
tonight we shall own the Orioles as well...
Toons, now if only we can hang on to what we have...
this is one of those trailers after which my daughters and i yell "NOT!" in unison.
Your favorite movie sucks.
hey, working away.
ms fahrenheit
Have you noticed yet that those kids put on a recording and are only pretending to do live music?
Seen it.
It was OK.
NTodd, Galaxy Quest does not suck.
How could any movie suck with Sigourney Weaver looking tres hot?
I didn't notice, but was Matthew M's shirt off at any time?
, now if only we can hang on to what we have...
I'll drink to that -- even if it's only iced tea for now.
"How could any movie suck with Sigourney Weaver looking tres hot?"
Apparently you have never seen "Half Moon Bay"...
AndyG, I sincerely hope not. It's not as if he's that good looking.
"I didn't notice, but was Matthew M's shirt off at any time?"
In spirit.
saw 'the Deerhunter' again recently.
totally haunting.
The BIRTH OF ATRIOS. Must – watch video, see the beginnings of GREATNESS!
fred, I haven't. But I suspect Monsieur may have. I tend to fall asleep fairly early, and Monsieur and Mlle sit up late watching movies.
Don't want to see the movie, but I (heart) Kate Beckinsale in a dog collar.
It's funny Sallyh--I grew up in southern California, moved briefly to Colorado when I was 18, then to Boston. And I've lived on the east coast (Boston, New York, Western Mass) ever since.
I have posted some new pics on my flickr page if anyone is interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chemparrot/
And a new recipe on my blog.
Yes, I'm blogwhoring, how pathetic. But if any gardener here can tell me what the blue globe flowers are called, I would be much obliged.
Sallyh, I know all of thse quite well. Had a lot of sports events with Billerica and North Reading. If I lived in Boston again, it would probably be in West Newton or Chestnut Hill.
my nats:
One simply cannot make this stuff up. The story line for the Washington Nationals' 5-3 defeat by the Florida Marlins defied reason and belief. Snickers might be justified. Consider:etcetera etcetera etcetera
The Nationals ran one of the best young pitchers in the National League out of Wednesday's game in little more than three innings with a barrage of base runners, but scored just one run against him.
Brand-new reliever Sean Burnett, in his first game after being acquired in a trade and lauded as the new cornerstone of Washington's battered bullpen, gave up a home run -- and a one-run lead -- to the very first batter he faced.
Reliever Julián Tavárez induced Marlins star Hanley Ramírez -- who drove in six runs and hit .636 against the Nationals during this three-game series -- into a slow roller toward the mound with the game tied in the eighth. But instead of throwing out Ramírez, Tavárez pitched the ball almost straight into the grass, about 60 feet short of first baseman Nick Johnson.
Ramírez scored the winning run moments later.
"He panicked," Nationals Manager Manny Acta said. He "booted it."
Whatever he did, it seemed contagious.
The Nationals lost their ninth straight game to the Marlins this season. Counting last year's meetings, Washington is 3-23 against a team that hardly qualifies as an NL powerhouse. And the Nationals claimed these defeats in the most exasperating of ways.
After a scoring change took away one of the three errors charged to Ryan Zimmerman in Tuesday's loss, Zimmerman responded Wednesday by throwing the first ball hit to him over the head of Johnson to, in effect, reclaim the error.
Toons, I don't think we'll end up living under any of the overpasses along the freeway, but I know for a lot of people it's unbelievably difficult to keep up.
Tralfaz, I'm originally from the Boston 'burbs, and I don't see it that way at all.
I ended up here more or less serendipitously, and fell in love. But it doesn't mean I don't think there are places other than here that are good places.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
My programmer brother was in Boston for the first tech boom, then when it was wiped out there he joined all his friends in Silicon Valley. I guess for those folks there really isn't much of a choice. So I guess part of my bad vibe is that I sort of lost a brother to the place. But also I interviewed at Irvine and have been to SD multiple times. Could never live there. LA is too crowded and any place without seasons would just be too ugly and sad for me.
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I bet that flick makes 8 million at the box office, easy.
Tlaz you're an artist with those plants
My god, Tlaz has The Rhubarb That Ate Seattle.
Gromit, my mother considered Chestnut Hill, but a bunch of her friends had bought townhouses and condos in the Back Bay, so she headed that way.
I still haven't gotten around to listening to yesterday's Paxcast
Well, I'll be...
Oh yeah, and the Dogz keep the Baby Momma company...
Tlaz you're an artist with those plants
My sister was the artist - I'm just trying to keep them all going!
I've had a crash course in care of roses and clematis the past few months!
I still haven't gotten around to listening to yesterday's Paxcast
There will be a quiz.
saw 'the Deerhunter' again recently.
totally haunting.
Mabel's Wig Shack
only saw it once like Taxi Driver The Killing Feilds and a lot of other grim films - once'll do it for me.
weird, after my 1st kid was born had a hard time watching all those edgy films I used to line up to see at repetory houses -
Tralfaz, it is very, very crowded and becoming more so. I remember one time taking my mother to the bank and she wanted to come back later because it was crowded. I said, Mother, there are three people in line!
I don't have to visit a branch very often, but when I do, I consider it reasonable if there are 20 people or less in front of me.
sorry n todd this creaky old edsel of a computer jams up at podcasts.
simels site is especially troublesome.
There will be a quiz.
Can I skip the Michael Jackson questions?
I didn't notice, but was Matthew M's shirt off at any time?
Andy
I'm very relieved. Thought MM was Ms Malkin
Tlaz has The Rhubarb That Ate Seattle.
I don't know if y'all have noticed, but there is a power substation behind the house in a utility easement. Everything closer to the back of the yard grows amazingly large. We think it's the rf radiation. They are building a new substation at the other end of the easement, and this one will be gone within about 5 months, so we will see if this made the difference.
NTodd, can't tell from the picture as to whether or not your baby's mama is showing. I hope she's feeling fine.
weird, after my 1st kid was born had a hard time watching all those edgy films I used to line up to see at repetory houses -
karlpk | 07.02.09 - 10:23 pm | #
Have you seen the early sixties Disney children's movie
Thomasina?
or
Tomasina?
it's a beaut.
Your favorite movie sucks.
NTodd,שלו,/i>
The movie is big. It's the people that got small...
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Can I skip the Michael Jackson questions?
(Screams and runs)
and Flo
she don't know
that the boy she loves
is a Romeo
Dagnabbit, shoulda known I was deadthreaded. From below, just because it's heartfelt:
Bonsoir!
His wife must be so proud of him!
plum p,better democrats please
Therein lies the puzzle. Shortly after he took office, the guvernator tried to concentrate most of the political power of the state in his own hands through a series of ballot propositions. They were soundly thrashed, and he became a "moderate Republican." I thought he must have had the good sense to listen to Maria.
Why, this late in his political career, he's become an out-of-fashion "it is so because I say it is so" royalist, is quite the mystery.
If he imagines, in the dotage of the Republican party, that he can beat Barbara Boxer for the Senate, he's smoking the finest-grade California beach sand.
Upsidasium | 07.02.09 - 10:22 pm | #
Mabel, I had to be removed from The Three Lives of Thomasina. I was crying my eyes out.
NTodd, can't tell from the picture as to whether or not your baby's mama is showing. I hope she's feeling fine.
Oh, she's showing: people look at her belly all the time. And she's feeling fine--2nd trimester has been good!
My wife painted the kitchen today...we'll see if Shetus approves.
Mabel, I had to be removed from The Three Lives of Thomasina. I was crying my eyes out.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere | 07.02.09 - 10:26 pm | #
gorgeous isn't it?
and stupidly i gave away my vhs copy and haven't found another one in a decade.
i guess there's ebay.
And she's feeling fine--2nd trimester has been good!
The fourth trimester is a real bitch.
Can I skip the Michael Jackson questions?
Only if you answer the surprise ABBA questions.
The fourth trimester is a real bitch.
Okay, I'm imagining something out of the Alien movies now, thanks so much.
The fourth trimester is a real bitch.
The first three months of being a parent suck--all work and no rewards. Fortunately, after that, they're really amazing.
compared to the third trimester, pms is a weekend at the beach.
ym, as always, mv
Happy pregnant women are wonderful to behold. Don't know that I'd call it a glow, but there is something very healthy about them.
The fourth trimester is a real bitch.
What about the 72nd?
Gromit, people would tell me how happy I looked. I had hyperemesis gravida, and I kept thinking, are these people batshit insane?
Don't know that I'd call it a glow, but there is something very healthy about them.
In my case today, it was the primer.
NTodd, I think Mlle's somewhere in that neighborhood.
Showing signs of intelligent life; still has a ways to go.
hyperemesis
Does that mean what I think it does?
Have you noticed yet that those kids put on a recording and are only pretending to do live music?
Gromit | 07.02.09 - 10:17 pm |
They are downstairs and quiet. Should I ask what movie they're watching?
I think Ahnold actually thought this was the stepping stone to the presidency where 'surely' a constitutional amendment was in the offing...
hyperemesis gravida
Eeeeeew. That sounds most unpleasant.
Tlaz, I was sick for the entire nine months. I worried my OB/GYN because I was losing so much weight in the first trimester. And I was off my meds, meaning I was incredibly emotional.
I love kids, but I couldn't do a second pregnancy.
They are downstairs and quiet. Should I ask what movie they're watching?
ms fahrenheit
Up to you, mom. I'd let them be. More comfortable smooching on the couch than in the car.
do kids run and leap and catch frisbees with the same simple joys we felt?
do they?
this is not rhetorical.
Gromit, ask Mrs. Dr. Gromit for a detailed description, if necessary. It's about as appealing as it sounds.
Mabel, when their parents quit hovering over them, they do.
I'd probably be arrested for the way I raised Mlle. I was raised on benign neglect and that's how I raised her. All went well till she was 16.
can't wait for the answers (pouring in by the thousands shortly no doubt) to the 'not rhetorical' question........
got.to.sleep.like.a.wooden.frisbee.
Gromit, ask Mrs. Dr. Gromit for a detailed description, if necessary. It's about as appealing as it sounds.
No, thankee. Figgered it out on my own, I did.
Constant voluminous puking while pregnant.
Now I hear guitar hero.
A Movie You Probably Didn't See
Sam Seder brought this to my attention on twitter.
No I did not.
Mabel, when their parents quit hovering over them, they do.
I'd probably be arrested for the way I raised Mlle. I was raised on benign neglect and that's how I raised her. All went well till she was 16.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere | 07.02.09 - 10:35 pm | #
you never know how each individual child will respond. what unspools comes from the kid's individualistic make-up too.
eh?
Thomasina?
or
Tomasina?
it's a beaut.
Mabel's Wig Shack
gee thanks. I don't like films that cause diabetes and the mouse people are farking evil besides - I just have a hard time watching films that depict a brutal rape in the opening sequence or, remember Greenaway's "The Cook The Theif the Wife and her Lover?" Great artsy film - beautifully shot opens with the most brutal shitkicking I had ever seen on film - just can't watch 'em anymore - the nightly news is brutal enough
Constant voluminous puking while pregnant.
That's what I thought it sounded like. Sallyh, you poor dear. 
I think Ahnold actually thought this was the stepping stone to the presidency where 'surely' a constitutional amendment was in the offing...
Mabel's Wig Shack
Mabel's Wig Shack Johnson is correct! At least as far as his early term was concerned. After all, a permanent Republican majority was inevitable, because that omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent political operative, Karl somebody-or other, had the math.
The puzzle is, why now, when that sort of political tactic gets you made fun of?
why does Billy Joe Armstrong sound like Phyllis Diller?
Why is everyone quiet?
You can all go back to bitching about Sam Seder again.
I think parents, especially mothers, put too much blame on themselves for their kids' imperfections. There's so much genetic, environmental and behavioral crap that you have no control over, whatsoever.
And since people no longer have 5+ kids, you can't learn from experience. You just sorta wing it.
Okay, just for the heck of it, I took a picture of the wine head. (I added it to an old post 'cause thumbsnap doesn't work for me anymore).
Why is everyone quiet?
We're making out downstairs.
Sallyh, if you're out there: I'm watching Real Stories of the Highway Patrol. Junk food teebee 
I think parents, especially mothers, put too much blame on themselves for their kids' imperfections. There's so much genetic, environmental and behavioral crap that you have no control over, whatsoever.
And since people no longer have 5+ kids, you can't learn from experience. You just sorta wing it.
Gromit
Thank you for that, Gromit. It is true that I sometimes, when I see how the girls behave, I feel like a terrible mom.
We saw 'Up' last weekend. Excellent for adults and kids 10+, I'd say. First time I cried in a cartoon since Bambi, when I was 5.
You just sorta wing it.
Gromit | 07.02.09 - 10
That's my plan!
We're making out downstairs.
NTodd,שלו |
Someday you'll have a daughter, and I suppose you will send the dogs to interrupt.
What about the 72nd?
NTodd
they just weird out between the 30th and the 48th, the hormone years.
I took a picture of the wine head.
Obvious overgrowth of Mystofloricana parascrofulous from the cork.
I am so going to miss that
Gromit, my parents gave up after the 4th kid. Kids 5 and 6 were basically raised by their older siblings, which is to say, not much supervision involved.
My poor baby brother--we used to toss him to each other as if he was a sack of flour. I thought for a long time my parents just pretended not to notice, but in fact they really didn't notice.
I'll be pissed if my daughter isn't a riot grrl by 14.
Deacon, I love that show, but Monsieur can't abide it.
When he's traveling, I gorge myself on those shows the way I gorge on junk food.
Of course, when I've taken my dog for obedience training, there were several times when I thought, "Damn, I wish I'd known that when my kids were 2."
Obvious overgrowth of Mystofloricana parascrofulous from the cork.
Gromit
Deacon, I love that show, but Monsieur can't abide it.
When he's traveling, I gorge myself on those shows the way I gorge on junk food.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Heh. Mrs. Blues is rolling her eyes but once in a while it's fun to slum.
Gromit, Monsieur's best friend's son and Mlle are about the same age. They thought the solution was electric shock collars.
Okay, just for the heck of it, I took a picture of the wine head. (I added it to an old post 'cause thumbsnap doesn't work for me anymore).
ina
OMG, you'd better order a case of Vagisil.
Deacon, when Monsieur is here, he controls the remote. It's really the only thing in this house he has control over. I see no point in depriving him.
OMG, you'd better order a case of Vagisil.
1Watt, Hermit |
OMG, you'd better order a case of Vagisil.
1Watt, Hermit |
[Runs to the bathroom before peeing self]
You Bastard!
good lord it looks like a Rioja float.
Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas said the Obama administration's way of handling questions from the press and pre-scripting of town hall questions is "shocking." She says in all her years in the White House she's never seen anything like it.
I will vote down any tax increase in California. I am not going to pay for illegals to be here. Any Democrat politician in Sacremento that doesn't mention the drain on the economy by the illegals is a black liar.
There are things CA can do to discourage illegals, like stop giving free health care etc, free lunches.. Ship them back to their own countries on leaky boats. Time to bring the Republicans back in power, Democrats have destroyed this nation in 6 months.
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America is on cable tonight. If you haven't see it, it's a stitch. He plays W.
Disgusted California Democrat: parody troll or not? You make the call.
You Bastard!
ms fahrenheit
ya, I know, that was a cheesy thing to say.
Disgusted California Democrat
That's nice dear.
Sea 8 NYY 4 (F)
Such a pity.
I think I'd rather watch some La Pequena Amy Winehouse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j...h?
v=jf3nnMqwSNo
good lord it looks like a Rioja float.
stoat |
Ha!
Democrat politician? Hmmm...
parody troll or not?
It's Former Democrat Voter.
Troll.
Disgusted California Democrat: parody troll or not? You make the call.
Parody worthy of "Former Democrat Voter, "Gary Rupper", and a cast of several.
kaymoutl8rh9rz
I thought this was a hoax?
The fuck if I can type...
/drinks more beer
Sweet dreams to you and yours, NTodd.
Booman's response to Helen T.
http://www.boomantribune.com/sto...7/2/125015/
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ina, be careful around that bear.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wis...n/
49774322.html
We're making out downstairs.
NTodd,שלו |
Hmmm. Used to park the car in my parents' garage and smoke cigarettes and listen to Leonard Cohen.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wis...n/ 49774322.html
Ahhhh....Siren, WI. Home of the greatest bar name ever. The Pour House.
Ahhhh....Siren, WI. Home of the greatest bar name ever. The Pour House.
AndyG
Siren, as a town name, is sort of alluring...
I'm going to bed with NTodd.
I'm going to bed with NTodd.
Gromit | 07.02.09 - 11:01 pm
Ewwww. You are uninvited to my funeral service.
I will vote down any tax increase in California. I am not going to pay for illegals to be here. Any Democrat politician in Sacremento that doesn't mention the drain on the economy by the illegals is a black liar.
There are things CA can do to discourage illegals, like stop giving free health care etc, free lunches.. Ship them back to their own countries on leaky boats. Time to bring the Republicans back in power, Democrats have destroyed this nation in 6 months.
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ina, be careful around that bear.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wis...n/ 49774322.html
Ralphie
Wow. That's some story. I was very careful. I took the first to pictures from just outside my door & the bear was across the street behind the neighbor's fence. The last picture it was even further away.
to=two
Siren, as a town name, is sort of alluring...
Here you go.
Home of the greatest bar name ever. The Pour House.
And don't forget The Chattering Squirrel!!!
I'm going to bed with NTodd.
Gromit
Sweet dreams to you, too, then.
Actual Chinese restaurant: Fu's Rush In
I saw this over 5 years ago, think it was in some professional context.
Not saying a lot, but it is better than it looks.
Actual Chinese restaurant: Fu's Rush In
A. Morphous
Where Wi's Minh never go?
take the test:
do you use the energy-guzzling dryer; or the clothesline?
David Carradine used the clothesline
Scuderi is gone.
Three bands in a night is one too many - Edgar Winter and War were great: Billy Squier was really LOUD!!!!
Scuderi is gone.
ms fahrenheit
do you use the energy-guzzling dryer; or the clothesline?
gary in fl
I used Republican Blowhards. . . .
Legalizing fireworks = bad idea.
Figures. All of the audience members called on by Obama at his Virginia town hall meeting were supporters.
"The president called randomly on three audience members. All turned out to be members of groups with close ties to his administration: the Service Employees International Union, Health Care for America Now, and Organizing for America, which is a part of the Democratic National Committee. White House officials said that was a coincidence."
This wasn't the first time.
Dear Leader's town hall participants at the White House in March were ALL campaign supporters or donors.
Fireworks from the Taste of Minnesota are going off now...my cue for bed.
Obama=Fraud
That's nice dear.
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Bush often spoke to crowds of people who were not friendly to him.
[/report from Bizarro World]
gee, and W & Cheney only required loyalty oaths.
Politician invited friendly supportive people to the White House!!! / gasp!
oh, and male prostitutes.
It is nice that the Bush/Cheney Crime syndicate paved the way by making all this acceptable.
Actual Chinese restaurant: Fu's Rush In
I live right near it.
Dear Leader's town hall participants at the White House in March were ALL campaign supporters or donors.
Obama=Fraud
He would have invited republics, but they lost the election and are pretty well irrelevant at this point.
Heh. He should have invited Dick Cheney, just to watch his teeth grind when he was forced to address Obama as Mr. President.
Okay, I gotta quit, so I'll finish at 5am tomorrow. yay. not.
Sweet dreams. 
Care Denied Over Insured Patient's $7 Debt
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thr...om/thread/
22576
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sweet dreams, ms fahrenheit.
i guess everyone's goin' to bed.
Okay, I gotta quit, so I'll finish at 5am tomorrow. yay. not.
Sweet dreams.
ms fahrenheit
Oh dear. Me too, and tomorrow's theoretically a holiday. If I sneak out of bed early, I can wrap up the last of this update before Mrs. U wakes up and expects a normal husband...
Did you guys know that they are doing a movie of the book "World War Z"? Nobody told me!
So, in other words, night, bats...
i guess everyone's goin' to bed.
ina
can't. Moon's waxing up towards full. It affects me.
Home of the greatest bar name ever. The Pour House.
And don't forget The Chattering Squirrel!!!
Ralphie
The Bungenut Pig.
(Franklin TN. Great sammich/bar food & Guinness on tap. O I miss it so.)
Think it was a store, not a restaurant. but I've seen Flung Lung in SF Chinatown.
I'm not going to bed. It's only 8:25 here on the left coast.
Home of the greatest bar name ever.
Liquor in front, poker in the rear.
Hey folks! Just in from a lovely evening of softball. What's shakin' here?
When I have the money, I'm opening the Duck and Cover Pub, and another called the Cock and Balls.
I'm not going to bed. It's only 8:25 here on the left coast.
Deacon Blues
Typical West Coast bias, eh?
Typical West Coast bias, eh?
DWD-YDWETAKIT?
We may be broke, but we're broke in style!
Deacon, neither am I. Not only is it only 8.25, but I actually got some real sleep last night.
YDWETAKIT?=Why do we take it? ?
Columbia, Mo. store:
Guns, Liquor, and Ammo.
If we're doing restaurant/bar names, I've always thought it'd be great to have a coffee shop called. "Cafe Diem" with a philosophical quote each day to go with the coffee.
You can stream Robben ford right now at www.kboo.com. Live from waterfront blues fest. Next up at 9 pacific, KebMo
Considering all of the problems we are having in these parts, I have failed to keep track of the shit in CA.
Essentially no one will raise enough revenue to pay for the necessary services: and some assholes STILL think there is abundant waste - enough to make up the deficit - in the state budget?
Back from the hospital. Everything is going great. Still discomfort, but he he able to eat and drink. We plan to spring him tomorrow morning. Thanks for the good wishes and prayers.
Integral Lit, my parents are from the North of Ireland which, following the British tradition, were used to pub names that ranged from the silly to the outrageous. When I was about 13, I asked my da what the pub names meant, to which he replied, "They don't mean anything! That's the whole point!"
I was thinking of heading to the Jazz fest on Portland's Waterfront Park on Saturday.
Going to spend the holiday weekend getting ready for a week-long camping trip. The Surly Teenager and I are heading out Monday morning for a week at Sequoia National Park.
YDWETAKIT?=Why do we take it? ?
Deacon Blues
Yeah: I am getting pretty sick of . . . most everything again.
Monica, good news. Wishing you a speedy and comfortable recovery.
Deacon, good times. The Surly Teen will remember it many years later.
Going to spend the holiday weekend getting ready for a week-long camping trip. The Surly Teenager and I are heading out Monday morning for a week at Sequoia National Park.
Deacon Blues
That sounds great!
Monica, good news. Wishing you a speedy and comfortable recovery.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Yes. Me too.
DWD, when Ahnuld took office, a study was commissioned to find out where there was waste in the state budget.
The conclusion was...there was none. It had been pared to the bone and was digging into the muscle.
we will support *our brave troops* in asia.
DWD, when Ahnuld took office, a study was commissioned to find out where there was waste in the state budget.
The conclusion was...there was none. It had been pared to the bone and was digging into the muscle.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
I know: right wing illusion #1
Huzzah Monica!
I follow Sam on Twitter to check where his next gloryhole apperance will be - isn't technology great!
The conclusion was...there was none. It had been pared to the bone and was digging into the muscle.
Sallyh,
and they think the Watts riots were bad.....
twitter is for the fucking birds...
Yeah: I am getting pretty sick of . . . most everything again.
DWD-YDWETAKIT?
I'm so midlife weary. Career unutterably boring. Need change.
agree with fokowi
Sallyh, that's funny!
By the way, I've been thinking a lot today about your daughter.
You know, my sisters and I all dated some real creeps before finding decent men. We've talked a lot about why - my dad was a great guy, not a mean bone in his body, and my mom too.
I think because we grew up with such love, that we always saw the best in the guys we found and always believed there was a good person inside. It took us many crappy relationships to realize the good ones were also good on the outside and that we didn't need to always go for the "fixer-uppers."
I'll bet she'll get there.
Integral Lit, when I met this guy, it seemed as if my daughter had finally chosen someone worthy of her. However, what I've learned lately, from both Mlle and my mother, has made me realize it's all been a ruse.
I have to go to the ACME mfg. website and find a cannon from which to shoot Jack Welch and his trophy wife...
the "fixer-uppers."
.
For everyone who's wondering what Gray Davis thinks about all this...
... maybe it's "out of which" I'd like to shoot the Welches...or is that a bannable comment?
too late I guess.
Nick!
Agent O!
DWD!
fokowi
everyone else!
the "fixer-uppers." . Agent Orange
Just call me HUD As-Is.
...we always saw the best in the guys we found and always believed there was a good person inside...
Horse shit - most bitches understand that they are worthless which is why they like being treated like dirt. That's how I treat my ho's and I'm waist deep in Pussy G.
If I were Gray Davis I would launch a recall campaign against Schwartzengrubber. Just for grins.
I'd heard of tiptoes.
I'm starting to wonder why peope seem to hate Matthew McConaughey so much.
Sam Seder is a fucking mensch. He pretty much carried that whole joke of a radio station on his shoulders (with the notable assistance of Rachel Maddow) even while dealing with Jeanine, who needs to not be outside without a script.
Integral ♠ Lit
Fuck you.
I actually like Matthew Mc. a lot. He's hot . . .
atrios
atrios
STFU Toby. Ignorant and cowardly. A true conservative.
me too!
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I'll be damned, that worked...
789
Janeane rules, you suck, mr. number man!!
Integral ♠ Lit
Fuck you.
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Just wanna say that John Chiang, the current Controller is a smart guy, young and ambitious, and a hell of a lot more dynamic as a speaker than Davis.
Bo, CA real estate pages translation:
Unique fixer upper; handyman special--this place is completely disintegrating and you'll need to sell your firstborn to get the place up to code.
Cream puff--barely enough room to turn around
Spacious estate--big house, less than 10' between you and your neighbor
Reduced to sell quickly--foreclosed property, desperate owner
Sparkling pool and spa--the rest of the house sucks ass
Duane, I think I missed something. Will this help:
Duane V!
there's always *someone* left out of the acceptance speeches...
Hey I met up with RIL
She fed me home made quesadillas
NO pigs ears!!
I'm shocked that kei and yuri were able to skip mentioning that Sam Seder is Jewish. Or they just don't know.
Integral ♠ Lit
Fuck you!
Sallyh,
Unique features: Floor plan is a disaster.
Deacon!
I'm shocked that kei and yuri were able to skip mentioning that Sam Seder is Jewish. Or they just don't know.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Those/that fucking hosers/hoser. Just ignore them/her/him/it.
Isn't there a slightly more manly waving emoticon.
This one seems a little girly.
.
Macho
Janeane rules, you suck, mr. number man!!
Duane V, Locutus | 07.02.09 - 11:49 pm |
Were you there when she followed our nagging and oft-repeated advice to call the torture at Abu Ghrayb "systemic"? Were you there when she totally reacted the wrong way to "Team America"? Were you there when somebody allowed her to play with the fart machine?
I actually like Matthew Mc. a lot. He's hot . . .
Integral ♠ Lit
I like him in Amistad, U-571, A Time to Kill, and Dazed ad Confused..
If I were Geena Davis I would launch a recall campaign against Schwartzengrubber. And then I would gaze at myself in the mirror. Just for grins.
in a perfect world IL will get like 50 more fuck you's for that...
This video is funny for the first 3 minutes or so, then it loses steam and goes into hackney land.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1...h?v=1uwOL4rB-
go
Achmed the dead terrorist (ventriloquist act_)
Well fuck me runnin' - that's the last time I try to say hello when I enter the room. Shit.
I wish there was an emoticon that mooned people. I'd use that one a lot.
NO pigs ears!!
Culture of TrÜth
She's sweet on you. Youse guys make a great couple.
Bo, I haven't read the real estate pages in years, so I don't know what the current terminologies are. Perhaps you can enlighten me 
Yes, mr, numbers. and I love her.
If you're not livestreaming this concert, you should be
Waterfront Blues Fest
biggest west of the mississippi
www.kboo.org
Sallyh, did you mention the handyman special?
fokowi: if only Haloscan still ran the 'visitor online' counter...
I always thought The Firkin Pub was a cleavor name.
If I were Geena Davis I would launch a recall campaign against Schwartzengrubber. And then I would gaze at myself in the mirror. Just for grins.
Culture of TrÜth
I could gaze at Geena Davis all day. *mrrrow*
Deacon, I have to killfile them every time they come on. They seem to have a random nym generator.
invisible, just according to plan.
to skip mentioning that Sam Seder is Jewish.
Mensch = Yiddish. "Sam Seder" = the most Jutastic name since Dylan-Yehud Ben Yisroel-Rothschild.
I wish there was an emoticon that mooned people. I'd use that one a lot.
Ali
I just wanna see your ass.
I'd like an emoticon that resembled the RCA dog... head cocked to the side, thinking "WTF?"
I wouldn't have to type at all with that tool in the box...
Heh. The Stockton Record's real estate section has at least 8 pages of foreclosure notices. EVERY DAY. In teeny, tiny print.
I actually like Geena Davis.
She's hot . . .
Well fuck me runnin' - that's the last time I try to say hello when I enter the room. Shit.
Integral ♠ Lit
Ya gotta remember. "Fuck you" is a good thing. If we were angry, we'd say "Don't fuck you!"
Integral ♠ Lit |
That was completely unnecessary.
Ali, I did. We bought one of those. We're on the 100 year plan to do what we thought we'd get done in 5
Mensch = Yiddish. "Sam Seder" = the most Jutastic name since Dylan-Yehud Ben Yisroel-Rothschild.
689806
It's Jew - Riffic!!!
Deacon, I have to killfile them every time they come on. They seem to have a random nym generator.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Yeah. Complete and total fuckwits.
:WTF:
Did it work?
Sallyh, did you mention the handyman special?
Ali
"Bring your paintbrush"
Ya gotta remember. "Fuck you" is a good thing. If we were angry, we'd say "Don't fuck you!"
Deacon Blues
Years ago a graduate student from Thailand used to make that exact statement.
Shouldn't 'fuck you' be a compliment?
.
I got up too early this morning... and tomorrow wants the same thing, so.
(you know who you are )
Handyman special = lots of bugs.
G'night Nick.
Sweet fuck you dreams!
Mrs. Blues and I have bought two houses in our 20 years as hitched. Each was a beater, but in a good neighborhood. I didn't like either one when I first saw them. We've been in this one 10 years come January. I'm still not crazy about the house, but love the neighborhood.
Mensch = Yiddish. "Sam Seder" = the most Jutastic name since Dylan-Yehud Ben Yisroel-Rothschild.
Go fuck yourself, you racist anti Semitic fuckwads.
Atlas Shrugs called Shoe a mensch for the Bolton tribute video.
In fact, she sent it to Bolton, after which she emailed Shoe with the news that Mr. Bolton liked it very much.
That was so fucking awesome, on so many levels.
I just wanna see your ass.
Duane V, Locutus
it's right there in my picture.
I thought if it was a compliment it would be:
ofoku
Your pride can't hurt me-- I have no beliefs.
... maybe it's "out of which" I'd like to shoot the Welches...or is that a bannable comment?
too late I guess.
nick carraway
Shooting things into people: bannable
Shooting people out of things: perfectly reasonable political discourse.
(imho, ymmv, commenter not authorized to speak to media on subject, etc.)
Gray Davis is far too nice a guy for his own good. Or maybe DLC stupid.
I saw that movie a few years ago.
I liked it.
I had no idea that was Gary Oldman. That guy is incredible. He can play anybody.
Yes, I know what you're thinking: A movie about midgets as if they were real people! What could be more ridiculous?
Silly me; I think I missed the class where we were instructed that short people were ridiculous by virtue of their being short.
Ali, I've always thought you had a cute ass.
Ali, I've always thought you had a cute ass.
Integral ♠ Lit
Uhmmmmm ... got link?
damn what a beautiful evening in Portland, OR. Still another hour of light, 88 degrees, 25% humidity.
it's right there in my picture.
Ali
Hairy, but cute.
Silly me; I think I missed the class where we were instructed that short people were ridiculous by virtue of their being short.
jrs
Randy Newman.
Duane, I can vouch for the wonderfulness of Ali's ass.
shit, they are not going to keep doing the live feed, starts again tomorrow
Gray Davis was a victim of democracy used against itself.
I hate when that happens.
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damn what a beautiful evening in Portland, OR. Still another hour of light, 88 degrees, 25% humidity.
ErinPDX
How cool is that in the far north, the long summer days. It's already dark here in SoCal. Mrs. Blues made me go with her to see her sister in Seattle, in July, a few years ago. It was light until like 10:00 !!
Ali is very athletic, so of course she has a great ass.
I can vouch for the wonderfulness of Ali's ass.
ErinPDX
I'd always suspected.
buncha pervs here tonight.
Disclosure
There are some here on these threads that I honestly don't know whether they're male of female.
.
And if you don't agree, she's very athletic, and she can kick your ass!
Did you get my message about Tropicana, Erin?
The was a young maid from Madras,
who had a cute little ass,
not rounded and pink,
as you probably think,
but gray, with long ears. It ate grass.
First all short people movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X...h?v=XNV7hKVu-
Xg
Ali is very athletic, so of course she has a great ass.
Tlazolteotl, parroted
Athletic babes rule!
buncha pervs here tonight.
Ali
You said it, sista!
No skipping the flirting either.
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bo!
There are some here on these threads that I honestly don't know whether they're male of female.
.
Agent Orange
Some people intend it that way, I think.
bo,
Mrs. Blues made me go with her to see her sister in Seattle, in July, a few years ago. It was light until like 10:00 !!
It's like that now! And the robins start singing outside my window at about 4 am!
Blues made me go with her to see her sister in Seattle, in July, a few years ago. It was light until like 10:00 !!
Deacon Blues |
Light later.
More westerly and northerly will do that this time of year.
.
There are some here on these threads that I honestly don't know whether they're male of female.
.
Agent Orange
Some people intend it that way, I think.
Ali
You never can tell... with bees... (/Pooh voice)
plantsman! Did you have a good birthday?
Some people intend it that way, I think.
Ali
Some people have said as much.
Sadly, not original with me. It's been around fer ever.
It's true. I met "The Other Washington" recently and realized I hadn't "genderized" her before meeting her.
Some people intend it that way, I think.
Some of them aren't sure themselves.
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Why did Atrios make us watch that stupid movie trailer? Does he hate us?
People are always shocked to find out I'm a Lesbian in a man's body..
And JR (kerosene and a match) whom everybody thought was a man. She certainly didn't give any hints otherwise.
And of course, some people pretend to be the opposite sex.
I did. People here showered me with birthday wishes and I got a copy of the Tao Te Ching I'd been wanting.
I actually like Geena Davis.
She's hot . . .
Hot as my steering wheel in July when I forget to put up my windshield shade.
(I think I have a shot at the worst simile of the year with that one!)
Yeah, well, let's see you all in January bragging about your 17 minutes of daylight.
Mrs. Blues made me go with her to see her sister in Seattle, in July, a few years ago. It was light until like 10:00 !!
So what time are the fireworks?
My sister's leaving on an Alaskan cruise tomorrow - they're supposed to be pulling into the Emerald City for 4th of July...
Why did Atrios make us watch that stupid movie trailer? Does he hate us?
ellroon
Rhetorical Question?
The only real question is, 'how much?'
He likes sucky music; why should his taste in films be any better?
So what time are the fireworks?
dunno about Seattle, but for July 1 we always have to wait til 10:30 or so before it's dark enough.
And of course, some people pretend to be the opposite sex.
Ali
THAT'S A LIE!!!
Deacon, going to Europe always astounds me in just how far north it really is.
atablarasa, I actually think that's a great simile!
It's hot . . .
(bad pun)
And JR (kerosene and a match) whom everybody thought was a man.
Whew! I'm glad that wasn't just me.
Enough is ENOUGH Obama, hands off our kids!!!!
I love Geena Davis. So strong and beautiful. Like Aphrodite.
And JR (kerosene and a match) whom everybody thought was a man. She certainly didn't give any hints otherwise.
I caught a comment by her early on. I call her the grammar nazi.
The daylight thing took some adjusting when we moved here. Moved south about 400 miles and to a place that doesn't change to daylight savings.
Not used to having full dark in July before 9 PM....
It's hot (for here) and I woke up early and there was gacky Michael Jackson coverage on TV so I came here.
Deacon, going to Europe always astounds me in just how far north it really is.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Yup. Mrs. Blues has fambly in Scotland. The two times we've been in the summer has been amazing. Cold but long days. Colder than SF (Dave!!)
For my parents, who'd grown up around the 54th parallel, they were astonished at how early it got dark in summer and how late in winter.
I visited last in 1970 to meet with my last surviving grandparent. It was in August. Fucking sun was still up at 11 p.m.
Enough is ENOUGH Obama, hands off our kids!!!!
No, that was Michael Jackson.
wow
Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=q...player_embedded
Our fireworks start at 10 pm. You're right, they should wait until 10:30.
Oh, an Xian Fundy troll -- how droll.
It's hot (for here) and I woke up early and there was gacky Michael Jackson coverage on TV so I came here.
plantsman
Why in hell can't they just fucking STOP.
(by the way, happy birthday)
I miss JR. She's the smartest.
I love Geena Davis. So strong and beautiful. Like Aphrodite.
Duane V, Locutus
Yup. Amazons rock.
I used to have the worst girl-crush on Geena Davis.
Why is the Obama Justice Department covering for Dick Cheney?
Deacon, there was sunlight for an extended period of time, but I'd only been once before, and I was astonished that I needed a jacket in August. The highest temp that occurred during that trip was the equivalent of 61 F. Everyone else, of course, was running about in shirt sleeves while I was freezing.
planstman, I took a pic of the C. viticella for you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/che...rot/3682687859/
What's everyone doing for the fourth (probably nothing if you're Canadian, I know)?
I have to choose between boating with the ex, his sisters, and my kids or going to Saturday in the Park with Counting Crows as the headliners.
I really want to boat, but that was before I knew the evil sisters were going.
I'm leaning toward a full day of music instead.
Fucking sun was still up at 11 p.m.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere |
Besides the easily understood Earth related causes a lot of the strange daylight issues are due to arbitrary boundaries of time zones worldwide.
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He likes sucky music;
Atrios has Van Gogh's ear for music.
Deacon, there was sunlight for an extended period of time, but I'd only been once before, and I was astonished that I needed a jacket in August. The highest temp that occurred during that trip was the equivalent of 61 F. Everyone else, of course, was running about in shirt sleeves while I was freezing.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Yup. We have a whole bunch of vacation pictures from Scotland, and we're in coats in every picture. Same thing in SF btw.
Oh and plantsman, do you know what the blue globes are?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/che...rot/3682689229/
plantsman! yes, saw it and am now looking thru pics to see if i got any of what must be the tropicana. it isn't doing well and bloomed out already.
It was light until like 10:00 !!
Deacon Blues | 07.03.09 - 12:06 am | #
yes. Never noticed it until i moved to the bay area, then moved back. now my husband makes fun of me as i marvel every year about it. yes i'm a dork.
Integral Lit, probably barbecuing and being lazy.
I live in a valley, get deep shade by 6 p.m., after 5 yrs. you'd think I'd learn to take my sunglasses when I go to the store before 9.
Oh and plantsman, do you know what the blue globes are?
Frozen testes?
What's everyone doing for the fourth (probably nothing if you're Canadian, I know)?
Mixing, pouring concrete and later laying up some cement block.
Talk about a fun Fourth!
.
Tlaz, me too.
Loved her in Thelma and Louise especially.
Not bad in A League of Her Own
our holiday was yesterday and I did everything. Parade, bbq, town party, dance. Was exhausted.
my snark was directed at the fact there's no fucking commenter counter anymore and not at IL.
Not their best work, to tell the truth.
so there...
Southern Europe was much more what I was accustomed to climate wise. For some weird reason, I've always ended up there during the World Cup.
Anyone who proclaims that the Brits are civilized have clearly never attended a soccer game.
Obama 'Bottles Up' Torture Probes
By TheRealNews.com
July 2, 2009
The Obama administration is moving to “bottle up” the pressure for exacting accountability from ex-President George W. Bush and his subordinates for their policy of torturing detainees in U.S. custody, says Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/20...09/
070209b.html
It's a bit tough from the angle, but if those flowers make a papery pod and seed like the dickens after they flower then they're Nigella hispanica or "Love-In-A-Mist."
Int Lit, I liked her in that movie with Bill Murray...Quick Change. Also in Beetlejuice.
"Earth Girls are Easy"
I'm leaning toward a full day of music instead.
Integral ♠ Lit
that would be my choice
"Earth Girls are Easy"
Deacon Blues
Yes! Loved that.
Deacon, I love Earth Girls Are Easy. My favorite is 'Cause I'm a Blonde.'
our holiday was yesterday and I did everything. Parade, bbq, town party, dance. Was exhausted.
Ali
We blow lots of things up on our holiday. We like that here.
"not doing well" is Tropicana's specialty in our climate.
my snark was directed at the fact there's no fucking commenter counter anymore
I always had trouble believing that so many people could lurk without commenting.
.
We blow lots of things up on our holiday. We like that here.
Duane V, Locutus
Well, we usually have fireworks but the fire hazard's too high this year, so they were cancelled.
It's a bit tough from the angle, but if those flowers make a papery pod and seed like the dickens after they flower then they're Nigella hispanica or "Love-In-A-Mist."
These things don't even really have petals. They're just a globe with blue spiky things coming out in a big ball about 2" across.
The President is not that into liberty.
"not doing well" is Tropicana's specialty in our climate.
Argh. I have a couple of roses that just seem determined to get spots. I've started spraying them with neem oil, I hope that works.
They look too short to be globe thistles but the color is right -- maybe there's a dwarf version I'm unaware of.
Argh is right. Mine also has spots.
Well, we usually have fireworks but the fire hazard's too high this year, so they were cancelled.
Ali
If our whole country was an explosives - rigged tinderbox, we'd NEVER cancel fireworks. We NEED to blow shit up.
Black-spot is also popular on some roses here.
Ali, that's too bad but a good thing.
They allow shooting off fireworks from about a week before the 4th in town here. I had to go around a whole pack of adolescent boys coming home tonight. I'm always really glad when the week is over and the house is still standing and everyone still has his or her fingers and toes.
plantsman, I have some globe thistles and they are taller, and kind of more silvery looking.
They're not bulbs, are they? allium?
I wonder if they have wi-fi at Sequoia Natl Park?
Atrios has Van Gogh's ear for music.
Ralphie
did you read that forensic study done a few months ago, where they determined that Gauguin was the one that sliced off the ear?
Well, we usually have fireworks but the fire hazard's too high this year, so they were cancelled
Some towns here are cancelling because the firing hazard has been too high, as it were....
They aren't thistles though! They come up from a plant that is almost like a ground cover, on stalks that have spiky leaves kinds of like rosemary. And then those globes on the top, that dry out to mustard when they are done blooming.
We NEED to blow shit up.
Duane V, Locutus
not really sure what to say about this.
The President is not that into liberty.
QuentinCompson, Retributionary
Malloy was talking about Obama considering an executive order to detain terrorism suspects indefinitely.
all 3 of mine have black spots but what i now think is the tropicana...the worst. husband dusted them a couple of days ago. there were no aphids though.
http://www.wildgingerfarm.com/Gl.../
Globularia.htm
Second picture down, tlaz.
A number of people in my neighborhood set off illegal fireworks every year. The adult in me knows this is a safety hazard and a really bad idea. The 10 year old in me is thinking, this is so cool!
Binary thinking is usually problematic.
not really sure what to say about this.
Ali
Have you seen our foreign policy lately?
I wonder if they have wi-fi at Sequoia Natl Park?
You have to look for the specially wired oxalis!
I wonder if they have wi-fi at Sequoia Natl Park?
Cell phone coverage sucked when we were there so I wouldn't bet my last Loonie on having wifi coverage.
there were no aphids though.
ErinPDX
some kind of mildew?
happy belated, plantsman.
Binary thinking is usually problematic.
Commie pinko liberal gay-lover!
Sallyh, sometimes that 10 YO just needs to come out to play . . .
There are a bunch of alliums so they could be a species of that. "ina" has some choice globe thistles and other garden photos she just posted on her page "Unbound Confine."
Integral Lit, well, she does...a little too often, I might add
Cell phone coverage sucked when we were there so I wouldn't bet my last Loonie on having wifi coverage.
atablarasa, deeply unserious l
Oh noes!
Guess I gotta go cold turkey from Eschaton for a week. Daunting.
Any word on how racymind is doing?
Erin, a local garden guru guy says to spray with neem oil. Insecticide and fungicide, so it's supposed to keep the spots down. He also says to trim off the affected leaf clusters and put them in the yard waste.
plantsman, ina has a nice garden
i think it would be cooler if conductors faced the audience instead of the orchestra.
Erin, from earlier up, yeah, I think that's the route to go.
I was looking forward to a relaxing day in the sun on the water, but I think it would just be too awkward and crowded.
I can go boating another time . . .
Here we are!
Change you mustn't believe in:
White House Weighs Order on Detention
Officials: Move Would Reassert Power To Hold Terror Suspects Indefinitely
By Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn
ProPublica and Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations. Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp...9062603361.html
Binary thinking is usually problematic.
"There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who get binary math, and those who don't." Waggish quote from the whiteboard of an engineer at the borg.
Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
And we have always been at war with EastAsia.
Sallyh, can your 10 YO come over and play with mine some time?
Ooooh, the trouble we could get in!
Oh yeah, dark spots on roses are definitely mold/mildew. My sister warned me, but I don't want to use the nasty stuff she left me a lifetime supply of...it smells nasty. I would rather use the neem if it works
Black spot is hard to control because of the way it spreads and a lot of fungicides are icky to use and irritate skin, eyes and airways if contacted. Those "all-in-one" rose care deals can work, but in the end let the unhappy ones go to the great beyond and grow the happy ones.
i think it would be cooler if conductors faced the audience instead of the orchestra
dad used to walk off stage
drummer could handle it
On c-span Washington Journal today/tomorrow, ET
Friday, July 3
Today
7:30am - Jennifer Loven, AP, WH Correspondent
8am - Nico Pitney, Huffington Post, Nat'l Editor
8:30am - Jason Motlagh, Washington Times
9am - Jonah Goldberg, Nat' Review Online, Editor at Large
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They're globe daisies. I mean, really.
No, powdery mildew is whitish, black spot is what it sounds like; they are both fungal but unrelated.
Those "all-in-one" rose care deals can work
That's the stuff she left me a lifetime supply of.
they are both fungal but unrelated.
Like Auggie and Tobes?
Okay, I love you guys, but I gotta rest. c-ya during c-span...
One fourth of July (long ago...) our city set off fireworks that stopped suddenly when they burned down an old citrus grove ready for bulldozing...
The last fourth, I looked out over the crowd... and saw all these tiny lights: cellphones being held up to take a picture of the fireworks...
G'NIGHT DUANE V!
SWEET SWEET SWEET DREAMS!
That's the stuff she left me a lifetime supply of.
how long does that shit last, anyway. this stuff was at least 15 yrs old
The last fourth, I looked out over the crowd... and saw all these tiny lights: cellphones being held up to take a picture of the fireworks...
Must have a better camera in those phones than I have...
nite, duanev.
Globe Daisy, annie? Dunno, here's a link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globularia
Tlaz says rosemary-like leaves, so maybe not.
Wow, I think annie is right, they do look like the pics online of globe daisies.
And you're right, it smells nasty 'cause it is -- if you ever use it, wear rubber gloves and try not to inhale the vapors.
I know, I put a link upthread a bit. I'm gonna go eat worms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Fil...ia_repens02.jpg
Shit, I'm getting geezerly. I don't have to work tomorrow, it's only 9:30 and I'm ready to pack it in.
missed your link before, annie.
Integral Lit, Monsieur says as long as he doesn't have to look, it's all good
They're goregous flowers, I think.
What he doesn't see, won't hurt him!
Shit, I'm getting geezerly. I don't have to work tomorrow, it's only 9:30 and I'm ready to pack it in.
Maybe it's really my inner 10-year-old being tuckered out?
Yeah, that's a better image than being an old fart...
I'd go with that atablarasa!
they are both fungal but unrelated.
Like Auggie and Tobes?
atablarasa, deeply unserious l |
It means you'll wake up early and enjoy your whole day off.
My best friend tells me that she was just diagnosed with a cancerous cyst on her ovary, and the bad stuff has spread to the omentum, the fat pad over the uterus. It's not in liver, lungs, or lymph nodes, though.
She is confident in her doctor and sounds courageous and optimistic.
I'm freaked. Ovarian cancer -- yiiii. Talk me down, friends.
So sorry, pie. That's tough news to hear.
A fat pad sounds like something that can be safely removed.
Oh, stawhat, I'm so sorry. It sounds as if they caught it fairly early, so that's good.
How old is she?
Sorry, why did I say pie? I meant strawhat!
My bad.
Her attitude sounds excellent -- better you being freaked out about it than her.
Be there for her if you're able and try not to see "sick" when you look at her.
I'm freaked. Ovarian cancer -- yiiii. Talk me down, friends.
strawhat, glad to be home
Mom Blues beat breast cancer 8 years ago. There are victories out there.
Globularia tricosantha, it looks like
year before last, had some slimy fungus on the sycamore trees.
Talk me down, friends.
strawhat, glad to be home | 07
Check Uncle Blodge's page. He has a friend going through the same ordeal.
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There ya go, a plant to the North of me, I reckon.
Strawhat, my sister in law was diagnosed with clear cell carcinoma of the ovaries in 2006. She went through surgery and chemotherapy, and she's doing very well now. Admittedly, it was still contained within the ovaries.
I wish we'd hear from racymind.
strawhat, don't freak. Just be a friend.
plantsman, apparently she's doing very well, just extremely tired. I believe she came home today.
Poopy-head HaloScan.
No snark felt.
I'm a little slow tonight, fokowi.
Oh, that's good to hear; thanks Sallyh.
Today is my birthday so, there.
Jeesh. It's almost 10 and it's nearly 90 degrees.
Thanks, all. Integral_Lit, she's 53 and we've been friends since she was 19 and I was 22. Plantsman, I will definitely be there for her, seeing her and not her diagnosis -- and thank you for that wisdom.
I'll check Blodge's page, Agent O, and Deacon, it's always good to hear of victories.
I hate cancer. Hate it hate it hate it. It took both my parents and now it's attacking my best friend.
Danny, happy birthday!
Operators are standing by to take your very own personalized cake order.
strawhat
sis had it but they caught it when she was 27 or so. 3xchemo- still with us 20 yrs later
Happy Birthday. Mine was yesterday.
Today is my birthday so, there.
Danny Guam |
Happy birthday sweet thang
Hippo birdies Danny Guam
Strawhat, the thing to remember is that not all cancers are created equal. It's a catchall term for a wide range of diseases, and many of them have good prognoses.
danny guam - happy birthday!
Well, it's still the 2nd here on the west coast. So, today still.
Thanks, ErinPDX, thanks Sallyh.
Danny Guam, I wish for you some Birthday Sex
The world's most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.
http://www.rollingstone.com/poli...e_machine/
print
I confess my pure love for Matt.
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"Jeesh. It's almost 10 and it's nearly 90 degrees."
Think of it as a visit from the future.
Thanks you wonderful people!
The if only the meat world were so nice.
I wish for you some Birthday Sex
Integral ♠ Lit |
I am so bookmarking that
Happy Birthday!
I have cool marine air and you don't.
Living in NW Oregon has def reduced my tolerance for heat. Oh great, shitheads with fireworks!
The if only the meat world were so nice.
Danny Guam |
The meat world lacks the big 'log off' button.
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I'll be thinking of you and your friend, strawhat. Geez that's young.
Cancer took my dad, my mom, and my father in law in the span of about 3 years. Hard times. Hard disease.
It's still tomorrow only in the Eastern Establishment.
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5 minutes to midnight by my clock here so HB Danny G.
Has there been any talk of meetn up with res when she passes thru?
I confess my pure love for Matt.
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QuentinCompson,
read that yesterday. Why we don't just have a populist uprising, I don't know.
The if only the meat world were so nice.
hey, me Ali and Tlaz will take you on any day. mwah
virtual kisses to you all.
NC Dem Senator Kay Hagan saw the light about the public option -- but I fear reconciling with that jackass Mark Sanford may be a real mistake for Jenny.
he if only the meat world were so nice.
Danny Guam |
The meat world lacks the big 'log off' button.
.
Agent Orange
Oh, I've pretty much found one.
I'm freaked. Ovarian cancer -- yiiii. Talk me down, friends.
strawhat, glad to be home
all you can do is all you can do - if your friend has confidence in her doctor - support her in that. Simply listening and sharing means so much. remember, everyday all over the world cancer is losing the fight ... peace to you both.
Okay, while I'm blogging and grading, I'm also watching reruns of "The Office."
These successive faceplants on the keyboard are becoming less enjoyable with each additional one.
Time for bed. See folks tomorrow.
G'night, bo. Sweet alphabetical dreams!
Paul Krugman: That '30's Show.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/0...ugman.html?
_r=1
Paul is very serious today, and he ain't happy.
Krugman - I'm talking to you President Obama
So here’s my message to the president: You need to get both your economic team and your political people working on additional stimulus, now. Because if you don’t, you’ll soon be facing your own personal 1937.
.
I fucking hate the phrase "nanny state."
Stupid fucking wingnuts, bleating like sheep...
Mark this 'graph, Mr. President:
There won’t be any cooperation from Republican leaders, who have settled on a strategy of total opposition, unconstrained by facts or logic. Indeed, these leaders responded to the latest job numbers by proclaiming the failure of the Obama economic plan. That’s ludicrous, of course. The administration warned from the beginning that it would be several quarters before the plan had any major positive effects. But that didn’t stop the chairman of the Republican Study Committee from issuing a statement demanding: “Where are the jobs?”
I have cool marine air and you don't.
Danny Guam
Yes I does. Delightfully cool here by the sea in SoCal.
What the hell are you people doing with our air?
Toles:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp...id=opinionsbox1
Shut your eyes...
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Telnaes:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp...ons/anntelnaes/
Mister X! Long time no see!
Got a key lime fizzy handy?
And how is Clan X? Has Missy begun her world takeover?
plantsman
click homepage, this has to be the Tropicana
Handing 'the remote' over to you mid-Westerners and West Coasters.
Nighty night!
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East Coast
plantsman, I love Telnaes - I wait for her cartoons every time.
I always open the Opinion email hoping she'll have a cartoon there. She nails her subjects, doesn't she.
G'night Agent O. Sweet sweet dreams.
Nite Agent Orange. Thanks for staying awake with us.
sure wish Deacon would send me that cool ocean breeze
Why's everyone so quiet tonight? I have to stay up a little longer and finish grading my quizzes. It's much more bearable when there's action here. . .
sure wish Deacon would send me that cool ocean breeze
ErinPDX
WHoooooooooossssssshhhhhhhh
Okay, this is two nights in a row. I go to watch Olbermann at midnight and instead there's a fucking Michael Jackson special. Ugh!
Why's everyone so quiet tonight? I have to stay up a little longer and finish grading my quizzes. It's much more bearable when there's action here. . .
Integral ♠ Lit
Geez girl you're already what, triple-tasking??
Per the local teebee: Bakersfield CA school teacher made souvenir DVDs for her class. Accidentally included video of her having sex. Ooops.
Geez girl you're already what, triple-tasking??
Female teachers: we gots skillz.
You know I have teenagers. Have to work and keep up with 'em. At least no one is texting me tonight too!
"The Office" is over, now I'm watching some old Jon Stewart shows I had dvr'd.
Integral Lit, take a minute and go see the roses, beans, corn and apple tree i just posted.
http://anothersuburbanhellhole.b...e.blogspot.com/
I'm off to drive downtown and pick guys up from Summer Slaughter...metal concert.
Oh, those darned home-porno movies. I just hate it when they get mixed in with my other stuff . . .
You know I have teenagers. Have to work and keep up with 'em. At least no one is texting me tonight too!
"The Office" is over, now I'm watching some old Jon Stewart shows I had dvr'd.
Integral ♠ Lit
I could never keep up with you.
thanks for that cooling breeze, Deacon
off to pick up a van load of teenz
Ooooh. Thanks Erin! Beautiful pix! I love the apple tree.
off to pick up a van load of teenz
ErinPDX
Good luck with that, kiddo. I haz two teen boyz in da house tonight.
Yes, Erin, I'm afraid that's Tropicana.
And if you ever read "Grows in all 50 States!" in a rose ad, know better.
Yes we do, Sallyh, yes we do!
Deacon - sure you could!
Of course I'd get things done faster if I didn't multi-task so much . . .
Of course I'd get things done faster if I didn't multi-task so much . . .
Integral ♠ Lit
I'm bored with life. Single-tasking seems ambitious to me. Half-tasking might be too much.
Well, I've gotta wait for my blood-sugar to fall a bit more and then eat something and then maybe nap a bit more.
Yeah, I sometimes think multi-tasking is just an excuse to half-task (or half-assing) things.
Per the local teebee: Bakersfield CA school teacher made souvenir DVDs for her class. Accidentally included video of her having sex. Ooops.
Deacon Blues
I'm so old, I remember when mirrors on the ceiling was high tech.
And if you ever read "Grows in all 50 States!" in a rose ad, know better.
Especially with roses. Eh.
My sister does have some very nice longish-stemmed, double very dark reddish back ones that she planted in the back - they are looking quite nice.
Multi-tasking is inefficient. You lose time by re-starting tasks. Do one thing, get it done, move on.
Mirrors on the ceiling still work, 1Watt.
The little kid next-door is at that stage where he asks abrupt, impolite questions every 3 minutes between shrieks; like, looks out his front window at me watering my potted plants and says, "what are you doing?" out of the blue. Rather than give in to impulse and yell back, "it's none of your damn business what I'm doing!" I try to play kindly, peaceable old fart -- but it takes work.
Oh I know Deacon. It's just so much more pleasant slogging through these quizzes *and* chatting with you!
"Black Garnet" is the variety. Very Goth.
The little kid next-door is at that stage where he asks abrupt, impolite questions every 3 minutes between shrieks; like, looks out his front window at me watering my potted plants and says, "what are you doing?" out of the blue. Rather than give in to impulse and yell back, "it's none of your damn business what I'm doing!" I try to play kindly, peaceable old fart -- but it takes work.
plantsman, mad google skillz
GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU LITTLE FUCKER!
Oh I know Deacon. It's just so much more pleasant slogging through these quizzes *and* chatting with you!
Integral ♠ Lit
Quizzes? Just assign grades at random. If anyone bitches negotiate. "I yearn for you tragically. A.T. Tappmann"
Roses are best selected in local public gardens, if such exist. See what does well, what clearly doesn't and act accordingly. Or contact Rose Societies in your area (they're very weird) and get their advice for good varieties.
Here's a prettier picture than mine:
http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/1593366
These online students can be so demanding - they don't get the subtleties of negotiation very well.
contact Rose Societies in your area (they're very weird) and get their advice for good varieties.
That sounds like good advice. SOme of the ones my sister has that aren't doing as well, I wonder how much of it is poor stock, inappropriate for our climate, and how much of it is being chocked to death by the nearby clematis vines.
Tlaz, that is one beautiful rose.
Yeah, I much prefer deep reds to loud reds; I find loud red very hard to work with in the garden: it shouts.
Tlaz, that is one beautiful rose.
Mine are not quite as perfect as that one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/che...rot/3683501130/
How about those roses in "American Beauty"? I loved the recurring image there. The image of those red roses growing against the white picket fence was so striking.
Wanna see what I consider a butt-ugly rose? Google Image "Laura Bush" Rose.
The Surly Teenager is at the age (14) when adding "That's what she said" to a sentence is the height of humor.
Oh my, those are beautiful too! Did you take this shot? It's great. I love the light on the leaves below.
I want roses like this!!!!
Your "Black Garnet" looks robust and healthy, though.
"That's what she said"
I love that in The Office. Michael says it all the time.
My 16YO says it too. She thinks she's a riot!
Certain rose-breeders that work in similar, difficult climates produce hardy varieties. The "Kordes" roses, for example.
Your "Black Garnet" looks robust and healthy, though.
Yeah, a couple of them are doing really well, others are struggling. Since I'm still just learning how to take care of them, I haven't had time to consider giving up on any of the stragglers, yet. But sis told me that a couple of them, she spent considerably more on, so I think maybe better stock has something to do with it too, and these also have full sun most of the afternoon.
There's the "own-root" vs, "grafted" controversy, too.
I don't know what variety these are, some kind of tea rose I'm sure, but this is one in the front that is doing fairly well
http://www.flickr.com/photos/che...rot/3682689229/
There is another in the corner that has pretty lavender-pink blooms, I'll have to try to get a pic of those before they are done. I have to go deadhead in the front tomorrow anyway.
Female teachers: we gots skillz.
Sallyh,
yep, have v. fond memories of one in N. Little Rock.
Some dickwad on the street is firing off fireworks already.
It sort of looks like this
http://www.gardenmob.com/roses/b...es/
bluegirl.jpg
Some dickwad on the street is firing off fireworks already.
Dickwads up here have been doing it for days already, no matter that they are banned in the city limits.
Some dickwad on the street is firing off fireworks already.
Deacon Blues
haven't heard one yet out here, guess they're redeeming themselves for last deer season. I prefer the fireworks to high powered rifles.
Dickwads have been doing it here for days legally because SD is one of the last vestiges of the wild wild west.
Yuz all and yer fancy plants up on land and breathing air and all. I'm trying to create the same effects (sorta) but underwater. SO is starting to seriously, seriously regret getting me into this aquariuming thing.
right now I am playing with rocks. Going for the basic design of no. 16, except borrowing the "stream & beach" part of no. 9. However I don't like his trees, on account of they are ugly and dead looking, so as a last act of overreaching I am shooting for the style shown in no.3.
Or something. I hope. Who knows. And haloscan rejected me for having "too many links" in a post. This may be a Sign of some sort.
"A Movie You Probably Didn't See "
What?
Another movie I didn't see?
I like "Blue Girl." We had several really happy ones in the City Of Eugene Owen Rose Garden. That shell-pink one is very nice, Tlaz!
dickwads are people too.
Cool Aquarium-scape and blue fishies!
Xan, how cool! That's something else - I've never seen these before!
"Some dickwad on the street is firing off fireworks already."
Well, not too far from where I live the Indian Casino shot off some fireworks tonight.
Geez, you would think they own the country or something the nerve of them....
Some dickwads 'round here just had a really loud 'splosion.
Some of my best friends are dickwads . . .
Poopyhaid HaloScan!
Xan, that is lovely!
And thanks, planstsman...I iz learning. Earlier in the spring most of the roses in front looked pretty pathetic, but I kept after all the new growth with soapy water to keep the aphids from eating them, and most of them are doing fairly well now. I do worry about the ones that the clematis are climbing all over, that has got to be a risk for black spot.
Sam Seder and his cousin Daniel Passover...
I haven't seen this many beautiful roses since I got 40 yellow roses for my 40th bday. That was another lifetime, that's for sure.
I love flowers - growing or cut. I'm just not good at them.
I planted a bunch of flowering perennials in my front garden last year an about 1/4 of them came back. I was kinda bummed and pissed.
The ones that did come back are beautiful, but I need to fill in the holes now.
It takes time and observation, healthy encouragement is good, too.
there are nootka roses growing everywhere like weeds, but the hybrid tea roses don't do well here. I just don't like them, to be honest. Some of the wilder looking shrubs are nice.
you also suck at blackjack.
I talk to my plants, plantsman.
The hottie in teh Carl's Jr commercials?
http://www.celeb-ratings.com/wp-...in-a-
bikini.jpg
Audrina Patridge
Not quite as hot as "Laurie Partridge" but what the hey.
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sport...susan_dey-
1.jpg
Xan, how cool! That's something else - I've never seen these before!
Integral ♠ Lit
IL, a week ago I hadn't either. Was just googling around looking for some new plants for my lil ol' 10 gallon tank and ran across that contest site.
This is apparently THE hot new thing in high-end aquaria. Japanese origin naturally. Being nuts about all things Japanese I fell instantly in lust and was overtaken by hubris.
I blame it on ina and her pushing the art thing all the time. Being as I can neither draw nor paint nor sing nor anything much else, an alternative form was needed.
Integral Lit -- one of my only RULZ in Gardening is "Go with what works." Consider dividing and spreading the perennials that have been successful at the end of the summer.
I love nootka roses. So pretty.
Some of my best friends are dickwads . . .
Integral ♠ Lit
Yer just horny.
That is NOT TRUE!
I am very good at blackjack, actually.
How much did YOU lose last time you played? I only lost $33. I probably would have lost a little more (or won it all back), but had to leave the table.
Hybrid teas are all off China roses way back when. They love hot humid climates.
Xan, I expect pictures as your art project progresses!
Plantsman, thanks. I might do that. I'm just not good with these things, but I'm learning.
And Deacon - mehbee . . .
I'll settle for fighting off these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1wa...mit/3549797912/
There's 40 ft trees being strangled by them.
it's just plain wrong to blame your blackjack losses on prior commitments.
well that explains it, plantsman. we're either hot or humid, never both.
and it's certainly not hot for very long.
My mom had a rose garden of tea roses back in Ontario. She used every chemical known to mankind. The flowers were lovely, but the plants themselves are kind of boring.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB...l?
mod=yhoofront
I suck at gambling, do not care for fast-food hotties, and am a plant dork.
So be it.
they're very pretty though, 1watt.
Heh heh. I ended up a winner that night anyway. . .
Wow, 1 Watt, nice moth!
Wow, 1 Watt, nice moth!
That's what I was going to say!
I had a big Luna Moth once as a kid; like ina's worm, it did not live long out of its element.
Well, it's late enuf for bed. Gnight all friends!
Nootka rose with female rufous
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?p...3083159&
size=lg
G'night Deacon!
Sweet bluesy dreams!
Ali, when you get up close & personal with one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1wa...mit/3525886095/
Lovely photo, Tlaz!
Tlaz, I'm dizzy with these beautiful images!
Ali, when you get up close & personal with one:
That would make a great tattoo.
1Watt, you too! These are all so great!
By Peter Nicholas
July 3, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- The Washington Post's publisher abruptly canceled a series of policy dinners Thursday that were to have been underwritten by lobbyists or corporations willing to pay thousands of dollars to be in the same room as journalists and lawmakers, saying the marketing department had misrepresented the newspaper's intent.
Lawmakers who had been invited said they were not told the events would make money for the newspaper. But the Post had separately sent fliers seeking sponsors who would pay $25,000 for a single "salon" or $250,000 for 11 events.
The concept raised questions about journalistic ethics.
Rep. Jim Cooper's office said the Tennessee Democrat received an invitation this week to attend a dinner on July 21 at the house of Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, a Maine Republican, was also among those asked to attend.
In both cases, the invitations came as personal e-mails from Weymouth's office.
Cooper accepted, believing the dinner would be a low-key chance to exchange ideas about healthcare and other public policy matters, according to his staff. Snowe turned down the invitation.
Both Cooper's and Snowe's staff said there was no mention that the dinner might be a money-making opportunity for the Post.
But the fliers to potential sponsors spelled it out:
"Bring your organization's CEO or executive director literally to the table," the flier read. "Interact with key Obama administration and congressional leaders."
The fliers described an "intimate and exclusive Washington Post salon, an off-the-record dinner and discussion at the home of CEO and Publisher Katharine Weymouth."
News of the fliers was first reported by Politico, which said it obtained a copy from a healthcare lobbyist.
http://www.latimes.com/news/
nati...0,6537672.story
Wow, 1 Watt, nice moth!
plantsman,
I like the shot that reminds me of Wiley Coyote.
Geez, they're really trying to make that 1:32 "last rehearsal" video into ART, ain't they?
ahh, the ottendorf cipher...
1watt, we had goldfinches feeding off our cornflowers that were going to seed the other day. Didn't get any pics, though.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank regulators closed seven institutions on Thursday, including six banks in Illinois controlled by one family and a small bank in Dallas, bringing the total number of U.S. bank failures to 52 so far this year.
Founders Bank, of Worth, Illinois, was the largest of the financial institutions seized. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Founders had $962.5 million in assets and approximately $848.9 million in deposits.
The PrivateBank and Trust Co of Chicago (PVTB.O) will assume all of the deposits of Founders Bank.
The failure is expected to cost the FDIC deposit insurance fund an estimated $188.5 million.
The six failed Illinois banks were all controlled by one family and followed a similar business model, the FDIC said. The failures were related to losses that included soured investments in collateralized debt obligations.
According to a website of one of the Illinois banks, they were part of the Campbell Group of privately owned banks.
Also on Thursday, the FDIC ordered City Bank (CTBK.O), of Lynnwood, Washington, to cease and desist "operating with management whose policies and practices are detrimental" to the bank and "jeopardize" deposits.
http://www.reuters.com/article/
o...E56165S20090703
How the fok are you doing, fokowi?
Tlazolteotl, parroted |
that's one fantastic shot.
Well, I should prolly eat something, but if Michael Jackson shows his freakish mug, my TV better watch out!
that's one fantastic shot.
The hummingbird? Isn't it? (I didn't take it!)
fokowi, how about some music tonight? You usually post a good tune or two late at night . . .
Oh crap, is it really 11:30? I'm cooking ramen stuff tomorrow! I should go get some sleep so I can Tampopo tomorrow.
G'nite bats, be good! See you l8r!
G'night, Tlaz.
Sweet rosy dreams!
one you slow-polks wanna try to throw me out at the plate upstairs?
Ummmm. Nice....
Favorited.
Don't crush those dwarfs, hand me the pliers!
(Am I really the first one in this thread to say that? Ce n'est possible!)
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