I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Smell the glove!
Oh my - I just got my daily e-mail from The Daily Puppy. Look at the markings on this Daschund.
Very striking!
http://www.dailypuppy.com/dogs/M...hund_2008-11-
27
Zero comments, my ass.
Or ZCMA!
am i too late for turducken?
Ahh, roasted turkey...
Oh.
.
I haz turkee!
Burp.
Camouflage weiner dog!
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George Bush was a fabulous president
WORST....PRESIDENT....EVER
Oh my - I just got my daily e-mail from The Daily Puppy. Look at the markings on this Daschund.
i don't really care too much for daschunds, but that is one handsome pup.
ELO - Tightrope
Damn, they were good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B...h?
v=BC5kuFIAztA
VDH may, in fact, be batshit insane.
Oh my - I just got my daily e-mail from The Daily Puppy. Look at the markings on this Daschund.
i don't really care too much for daschunds, but that is one handsome pup.
that one, now prezit
VERY different.
I enjoyed NTodd's Pa telling NTodd's Pa's Ma that NTodd's Pa's Sis (not present) is stupid for voting McCain. Still unclear Gram if did...
I give thanks that no matter how depressed and miserable I am now, it won't last forever.
It will last a long time, but not forever.
Victor Davis was a swimmer.
I enjoyed looking at the photo of NTodd's Pa on E's facebook page. 
t is still below 7 percent;
Relax, Citizens! All is Well. Our Leaders have the Situation well-in-hand.
As for Bush’s legacy, it will be left to future historians to weigh his responsibility for keeping us safe from another 9/11-like attack for seven years...
--VDH
uh, shame about not keeping us safe from that first one, though.
You want INTELLIGENCE from the National Review???
Good luck with dat!
Still unclear Gram if did...
These old timers can be pretty cagey. I thought my mom had admitted (backhandedly) to voting for BHO, but then she kinda backtracked afterward.
All these years, and she still enjoys jerking my chain. 
I thought my mom had admitted (backhandedly) to voting for BHO, but then she kinda backtracked afterward.
My mom did that to me with Gore in 00.
I know for a fact she voted for BHO this time, though.
People like Hanson will never admit they're wrong.
In that they are just like the failure of a "president" that they continue to defend and make excuses for.
Bush’s supposedly “worst” presidency could one day not look so bad in comparison with the various administrations that followed.
HEhehehehehe hohohogawd.
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Oh, sure...and you don't even mention the NRO webathon, which is the most important holiday event evah!!
Communist.
All these years, and she still enjoys jerking my chain.
my dad does the same with me.
after 40 years, i still can't tell if he's insane or just putting me on.
As for Bush’s legacy, it will be left to future historians to weigh his responsibility for keeping us safe from another 9/11-like attack for seven years...
Bull-fucking-shit. How about his responsibility in the 8 months before the fucking attack? Or did Bush become president on 9/12/2001?
John McCain is Laura Bush's 6th cousin.
Jeopardy Answer, just now.
I had no idea...
For stores, the holiday season may already be over
NEW YORK-Piles of jewelry, clothing and electric drills are bypassing store shelves and heading straight to liquidators by the caseload as stores try to save as much cash as they can.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/2008...st-
1be00ca.html
VDH may, in fact, be batshit insane.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
You say that as if there's a question.....
uh, shame about not keeping us safe from that first one, though.
If there's some sort of commission to investigate the Bushies in lieu of actual prosecutions (very unlikely, imho), I don't want any of this Lee Hamilton/Tom Kean bullshit. I wanna see a real asskicker in there, of Vincent Bugliosi's ilk, or better.
Bush's first-term WH papers won't be out until 2017, but, I sure hope I'm alive when they are released... what's left of them.
I bet it's a Very Grumpy T/Giving at the McCain household.
That Hanson guy sure is Panglossian, isn't he?
What the heck is an NRO webathon?
Is it more important that the Yule log on TV?
See, I come here and I realize that there is so much to live for.
What the heck is an NRO webathon?
They need money.
What with magazine circulation now in triple digits and all.....
there is no more reason to panic and circumvent the Constitution for his early assumption of office than there was for Bill Clinton to prematurely step aside in November 2000 in favor of then President-Elect George W. Bush.
I'll never forget the dark economic times at the end of Clinton's second term, horrible, horrible days they were...
I'll bet that guy's nickname in school was Vic the Dick.
VDH may, in fact, be batshit insane.
Ya think?
'VD' Hanson - "We all wish Barack Obama to succeed as president."
Sure you do.
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I enjoyed looking at the photo of NTodd's Pa on E's facebook page.
and he is smart, witty, and has a sunny personality
I enjoyed looking at the photo of NTodd's Pa on E's facebook page.
You might enjoy my reply... ;-P
What the heck is an NRO webathon?
not sure, but i somehow doubt it involves singing and/or dancing.
I bet it's a Very Grumpy T/Giving at the McCain household.
I'm sure they invited all their friends in the press over for barbecued turkey, and no one came....
and he is smart, witty, and has a sunny personality
ErinPDX
And we're sure he's related to NToddler?
I'm going to stop passing on comments to Dad. His ego won't fit out of the door and we want him to leave tomorrow!
That Hanson guy sure is Panglossian, isn't he?
Ha! Simels makes a Frenchy reference to fake like he went to Paris!
I bet it's a Very Grumpy T/Giving at the McCain household.
I'm sure they invited all their friends in the press over for barbecued turkey, and no one came....
Johnny didn't get any doughnuts w sprinkles.
not sure, but i somehow doubt it involves singing and/or dancing.
K-Lo in a fur coat and red fishnet stockings singing a medley of Kate Smith tunes....
To be fair to Hanson, things are not as bad as they were when FDR took office.
But if he thinks that we're in a mild recession, that Bush is really not that bad a president, that we're going to get out of this easily...
... he's a bigger idiot than I thought.
and he is smart, witty, and has a sunny personality
Did he have any kids that lived?
I'm still waiting for the hard-hitting reporting concerning how Palin returned all of those clothes and they were sold for charity. How much was raised? Did the silk undies get sold, too? Did they take the kids' clothes away from them? Where are Sarah's leather jackets?
oh, and ntodd's dad is generous
That Hanson guy sure is Panglossian, isn't he?
Ha! Simels makes a Frenchy reference to fake like he went to Paris!
Thers |
Seems LeDaytonian to me.
.
I particularly liked Hanson's gratuitous and predictable swipe at the Baby Boomers in his first graf.
It's shorthand for "Damn, I wish we hadn't given the Negroes the vote."
To be fair to Hanson, things are not as bad as they were when FDR took office.
No, but that's like being told "it may be hot, but it's not the surface of Mercury"...
and he is smart, witty, and has a sunny personality
And I bet he has class and says thank you when you do nice things for him.
I'm going to stop passing on comments to Dad. His ego won't fit out of the door and we want him to leave tomorrow!
NTodd, Self-IDed Feminist
He left a comment on mah last Whiskey Fire post.
I didn't even know he was reading mah stuff.
Did the silk undies get sold, too?
Even Ebay has rules on soiled foundation garments!
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Teh puppies haz a Thanksgiving BALLOOOOON!
oh, and ntodd's dad is generous
ErinPDX
You know where I'm coming from, sistah. 
Seems LeDaytonian to me.
.
It's just me again! | 11.27.08 - 7:46 pm | #
The NRO needs money?
Why don't they do what the rest of us have to do to make ends meet? Temp work, sell stuff on E-bay, shop at thrift stores, etc?
The New York Times needs money too. We get home delivery of the paper because my husband likes a daily newspaper to read at breakfast. And I like the puzzles. Anyway, they didn't deliver sections A and B today, but we did get a big plastic bag filled of advestising fliers and coupons.
I hope that by next month we cancel our subscription.
And, btw, it's VD Hanson I'm looking to replace on the American Battles Monument Commission.
So there.
I see no reason to stay awake any longer.
♥
He left a comment on mah last Whiskey Fire post.
We're now getting Chuck Norris-defending trolls... freakshow.
And, btw, it's VD Hanson I'm looking to replace on the American Battles Monument Commission.
So there.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
Is there some document we can sign to help you in this endeavour?
As for Bush’s legacy, it will be left to future historians to weigh his responsibility for keeping us safe from another 9/11-like attack for seven years...
Yeah, but with Bush as President, what's a terrorist to do?
It's shorthand for "Damn, I wish we hadn't given the Negroes the vote."
steve simels
And isn't he a baby boomer himself?
Don't tell NTodd, but there's a dark moon tonight.
He left a comment on mah last Whiskey Fire post.
I'm appalled to learn of his secret life.
We're now getting Chuck Norris-defending trolls... freakshow.
Thers
Damn. I thought that was you in disguise......
Doesn't Hanson eating turkey constitute cannibalism?
And isn't he a baby boomer himself?
Sure. But, you're never too young to start yelling at kids to get off your lawn.
citibank recently revised their overdraft protection policy so that they round up the amount you owe to the nearest $100.
imagine my surprise to see that i owed them $401 (not even $400) for a $344 check that was overdrawn.
is that even legal?
Is there some document we can sign to help you in this endeavour?
Nah, but 'enkew. Just thought it'd be cool. I'm very fond of the wage classification for the job - the Plum Book lists it as 'without compensation'. I bet they pay for lunch tho.
Just to be clear, I am in no way implying that Gomez is not generous or ungrateful or classless (although he can be an ass -- he does that on purpose -- here at times). Gomez is none of those things.
The biggest difference between Gomez and me is that Gomez works 7 days a week. Today is the first day in 2008 that he didn't go into his office: he worked from home. His view of balance is quite different from mine.
So, as planned, I washed all the dishes, ALL the dishes, to the dinner my family and I were invited to. Seemed reasonable; very nearly every other adult there had cooked something. At least twenty people. Good china, good silver, all washed by hand. Not to mention serving dishes, roasting pans, etc etc etc.
I come home to my house, where my brother in law has had T'sgiving dinner with my father in law, and they're arguing about cabohydrates. The kitchen sink is full of filthy dishes, including the roasting pan.
So I cleaned up that kitchen, too.
In-laws are a pain in the ass.
Is tonight a new moon? Thanks, that explains a lot. Is Mars in retrgrade too?
Don't tell NTodd, but there's a dark moon tonight.
Venus and Jupiter was lovely tonight. Can't wait 'til Monday for the show with a crescent, undark moon!
Teh puppies haz a Thanksgiving BALLOOOOON!
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
What is that furry/hairy thing they've got?
And, btw, it's VD Hanson I'm looking to replace on the American Battles Monument Commission.
Doesn't sound like much of a contest to me.
I'm appalled to learn of his secret life.
NTodd, Self-IDed Feminist
You have to let the old folks go eventually.
Can't wait 'til Monday for the show with a crescent, undark moon!
NTodd, Self-IDed Feminist |
Sounds Islamist?
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And they haz a stuffed Turkey too!
Macy's Parade - RICKROLLED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y...h?
v=y4hqv6USkoU
So I cleaned up that kitchen, too.
In-laws are a pain in the ass.
David Derbes, worried
You are a very kind person.
I'd have dumped some hot gravy in their crotches myself.
Then kicked their asses out.
Programming note: The Incredibles is (are?) showing on NBC at 8 tonight.
The puppies are so much bigger than just two days ago.
Okay...I'm going for a walk before it gets too dark.
BBL.
If you combined the seahawks and the lions, you still wouldn't have a very good team. And that boy band that played at the Dallas halftime was about the worst pop music abortion that I've ever seen.
That's my thanksgiving reviews.
I'd have dumped some hot gravy in their crotches myself.
Then kicked their asses out.
flory
I would like to stay married. These are just the things you put up with. It's annoying, but that's all.
India shooters were 'Fair Skinned'? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south...sia/
7752625.stm
Pappu Mishra was tending to his customers at his glass-walled cafe at the gothic Victorian Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai when he spotted two sprightly young men dressed in black.
He remembers the two sauntering into the waiting hall, plonking their handbags on the floor, taking out a gun "which looked like an AK-47", and walking toward the platforms where they gunned down late-evening commuters on the city's busy suburban train network.
"Their audaciousness was breath-taking," he says.
"One man loaded the magazine into the gun, the other kept shooting. They appeared calm and composed. They were not in the slightest hurry. They didn't seem to be afraid at all."
The men entered a platform and shot a man near an automated teller machine.
Then they turned around and shot another commuter at the grubby, dark-tiled drinking water station around the corner.
Then, the "foreign looking, fair skinned" men, as Mr Mishra remembers them, simply carried on killing.
Calm, professional, caucasian shooters.
C.I.A.
I would like to stay married. These are just the things you put up with. It's annoying, but that's all.
Now would be an excellent time to manicure ur cuticles.
Every time the 2-Year-Old sees the pepper grinder he yells "WOCKOBAMA," which ,eans "Barack Obama." Then he laughs delightedly.
I have no idea what this means.
John McCain is Laura Bush's 6th cousin.
Jeopardy Answer, just now.
I had no idea...
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Cheney and Obama are distantly related.
Must have blown Big Time's mind to have learned that.
i confess, i just don't get rickrolling.
but i fear it has something to do with the end of daze.
quote from article: "Much of our current panic is psychological..."
yep, the fundamentals of the economy is strong, everything's great.
I gotta repost this for those who haven't seen it.
Colbert's Christmas
You won't regret clicking on that link; it's a great song, revisited...
i confess, i just don't get rickrolling.
but i fear it has something to do with the end of daze.
that one, now prezit | 11.27.08 - 8:02 pm | #
It's similar to when we got Iraqrolled
Well, my very first cable modem, installed today, has made a major difference in my mood, I must say.
One of teh big Puppy People is in teh Puppy Pen.
I'm still waiting for the hard-hitting reporting concerning how Palin returned all of those clothes and they were sold for charity. -Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
President Bill Clinton's penis is bent and Congressman Kucinich believes in UFOs ...
Well, my very first cable modem, installed today, has made a major difference in my mood, I must say.
steve simels | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 8:03 pm | #
Holy shit, from Victrola to CD!
Well, my very first cable modem, installed today, has made a major difference in my mood, I must say.
you got someone from the cable company to install something on thanksgiving?
i don't think tony soprano even had that much juice!
already too dark up north of flory to take a walk 
but i did ride the stationary
Simels, click on that link I just posted.
Do it for me.
Thanking you in advance so that you won't regret the error, I remain,
It's shorthand for "Damn, I wish we hadn't given the Negroes the vote."
steve simels
His kind isn't crazy about women being allowed to vote either, I'm sure.
Sorry for the sort of blogwhore, but part of my post over at Box Office is this priceless excerpt of an "interview" between director Sam Fuller and the canine star of "White Dog," his brutal parable of American racism.
SF: Are you familiar with Alexander Pope's "On the Collar of a Dog"?
DOG: Yes, something about a dog at Kew.
SF: On the collar of a lost dog were the words: "I am his Highness' dog at Kew; Pray tell me sir, whose dog are you?"
DOG: Hits the nail on the head, doesn't it?
SF: Yes.
DOG: It would hit harder if bigots wore a dog collar reading: "I'm a sonofabitch racist, it's true; Pray to God and become one too."
quote from article: "Much of our current panic is psychological..."
By definition, panic IS a psychological state.
I'm still waiting for the hard-hitting reporting concerning how Palin returned all of those clothes and they were sold for charity. -Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
I wouldn't WANT anyone SHE wore.
Anything, not anyone.
Then again, I wouldn't want ANYONE she wore, either.
Calm, professional, caucasian shooters.
C.I.A.
Remember the reports of a few months ago, that al-Qaeda was recruiting Westerners?
Don't know what to think about this in that context, but, it doesn't seem to jive with the earlier reports that they were from Pakistan....
Skepticism is healthy in chaotic times.
Greetings and happy returns of the holiday to all of you.
al-Qaeda was recruiting Westerners?
How much do they pay?
Well, my very first cable modem, installed today, has made a major difference in my mood, I must say.
You Tube all night long!
Remember the reports of a few months ago, that al-Qaeda was recruiting Westerners?
Light-skinnedness is in the eye of the beholder. Some Indians are very dark-skinned so I wouldn't necessarily make too much out of the description.
I may be wrong here, but I think Indians are counted as Caucasians, at least in the old classifications. Could the shooters have been Americans or Europeans? I have no idea. But they looked to me (the pictures I saw) like either locals or like Iranians.
That fuck got paid at least 10 grand last year to give a speech for about 30 people at my place of employment.
Yep, Victor Davis Hanson is well and truly insane.
I may be wrong here, but I think Indians are counted as Caucasians, at least in the old classifications.
From what I remember, I think you're right.
Gawdamm you Thers for posting a link to an enemy site. I clicked through and almost threw up. Don't do that again.
I gotta repost this for those who haven't seen it.
Colbert's Christmas
was that elvis inside the bear costume?
I had soup for dinner.
Maybe we'll do the traditional turkey thing tomorrow. Maybe not. Who knows?
Read the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south...sia/
7752625.stm
"They did not look Indian, they looked foreign. One of them, I thought, had blonde hair. The other had a punkish hairstyle. They were neatly dressed," says Mr Amir.
Hanson is a member of the Amity island Tourist Board. The beaches are safe people, back to the water. Have fun, Enjoy! Forget that crazy sheriff and coroner. They are just hysterical over an aggressive minnow.
Evening all. Anyone want a turkey sandwich?
Marty Robbins is on PBS singing "El Paso" on a Johnny Cash Special.
It's quite good.
Right now, Johnny and June are singing "Jackson."
One of my siblings is a HUGE fan of VDH, he loves to quote him to me. He likes to emulate his style in his writing. Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees like my sibling.
I'm go glad Thers is doing it for me.
Son just made cookies. They closely resemble charcoal briquettes.
The smoke alarm keeps going off, though we've opened all the windows and doors.
al-Qaeda was recruiting Westerners?
Well, the report seems to come from Fox News, but, they're quoting the New York Times, which, in turn, was quoting unnamed intelligence officials.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2.../us/
waronterror
I suppose, after the last few years, the supposition would be that it might be some sort of false flag operation. Why it would occur in India is open to speculation. Maybe someone's trying to drum up hostilities between India and Pakistan so that the major powers can choose sides. Might even be about Iran and the gas pipeline proposed to go through Pakistan to India.
Not enough information to make sense of it yet, though.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south...sia/
7752625.stm
Locals say the orgy of killings in Mumbai began here. Three men walked into the cafe, drank beer, settled their bills and walked out. Then they fished out guns from their bags and began firing.
DRANK BEER?
What 'radical Muslim' drinks beer?
What 'radical Muslim' drinks beer?
Clearly the same ones who drink OJ and are going to bring Sharia Law to America in January.
Now Tammy Wynette is on singing "Stand by your Man."
turkey sandwich, why yes, with Durkee's sandwich dressing, ah memories........
Hecate?
Are you still in the room?
I need you to light up a few candels
DRANK BEER?
What 'radical Muslim' drinks beer?
The 911 killers drank alcohol. You get your sins forgiven or something like that.
In any case, why not wait until more is known about the militants in Mumbai.
What 'radical Muslim' drinks beer?
Kinda like Mohammed Atta, who spent his last night in Florida before 9/11 at a strip club.
I may be wrong here, but I think Indians are counted as Caucasians, at least in the old classifications.
Yeah -- "Aryans." According to pseudoscience...
The 911 killers drank alcohol.
And whored it up, too.
wow. Happy Thanksgiving, tradmed
http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/2...oo-hot-for-cnn/
In any case, why not wait until more is known about the militants in Mumbai.
BECAUSE WE MUST KNOW NOW! CNN TELLS US SO!
One of my siblings is a HUGE fan of VDH, he loves to quote him to me. He likes to emulate his style in his writing. Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees like my sibling.
I'm go glad Thers is doing it for me.
spo cko
My grandfather was an accountant. When my father went to medical school at 17 (yep), my grandfather all but disowned him. In his opinion, "Some people are educated beyond their intelligence."
Fancy schmancy degrees are nice, but I wouldn't trade 'em for your brains or gumption, Spocko.
It may be 32deg outside, but it's a balmy 80 in here with the wood stove going.
Mousers are as glassy eyed as de hoominz who eated Turkee
I may be wrong here, but I think Indians are counted as Caucasians, at least in the old classifications.
I think they still are. Sanskrit (and I believe Hindi, also) is an Indo-European language. There are cognizant words with several European languages.
I'm in a room with eight other adults and of the nine of us, eight adults were sure that Obama being elected was an absolute disaster. I'm related by blood to five of these people, and to the other three by marriage.
*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*
Of course, having crazy uncle Victor David Hanson would be even worse.
Speaking of National Review.
I think I'm going to stand up for the Republican moderates here. One of the authors suggests that the GOP engage in political assassination.
And as much as we all like to think that this is simple political metaphor it's not. Look at what he chooses to use as his metaphor.
November 10, 2008 4:00 AM
Restoring Reaganism ’Tis the season for recriminations.Deroy Murdock
Congratulations to Barack Obama, the incoming 44th president of the United States. He soon will fill America’s highest office after a nearly flawless, first-time White House bid. He demonstrates that education, eloquence, and elegance trump lingering racial bias. His staunchly left-liberal ideas aside, he inspires in many ways. May he govern justly and make every American proud.
Now, what about those whom Obama and his supporters vanquished? What the Republican party badly needs is a Night of the Long Knives.
The GOP has been laid low, thanks to politicians who swapped their principles for power and lost both. As the chief electoral vehicle for conservative and free-market ideas, the Republican party cannot regain America’s confidence —nor should it — until the guilty have been cast into the nearest volcano.
We say they should be tried for war crimes they suggest that they should be stabbed. We say that they should leave the public eye after they are convicted and done time. They say. they should be 'cast into the nearest volcano.
These two violent metaphors were in the first three paragraphs. He proceeded to broadcast the same comments over the public airwaves last week.
I don't agree with is suggestion that he kill people.
Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees like my sibling.
There's nothing to "argue" with. He's just crazy.
Why mirele, you need Watertiger's desk.
We all do, from time to time.
snort.
The 911 killers drank alcohol.
And whored it up, too.
One dropped his dog on a tarmac.
Another shot his hunting partner in the face.
The 911 killers drank alcohol.
And whored it up, too.
Al Qaeda has a very easygoing business expense reimbursement policy. But they did have to save their receipts.
Fancy schmancy degrees are nice, but I wouldn't trade 'em for your brains or gumption, Spocko.
David Derbes, worried
That is the nicest thing that anyone has said to me for a really long time.
Thank you. I'm so thankful for the people I've found here.
Your note to me on the death of my dad stands out in my mind as one of the pillars that supported me at a really rough time. Words can heal as well as harm. Thank you again for that note.
Al Qaeda has a very easygoing business expense reimbursement policy. But they did have to save their receipts.
Finding those receipts on 9/12 was a real bitch, though.
http://www.marylineblackburn.com/
The gal who beat Scarah out for Miss Alaska in 1984.
Spocko, you're a hero to a lot of us here. You have to know that.
I'm so thankful for the people I've found here.
You're one of the nicest people I've ever met from the Internet, Spocko. You deserve all the good things that people say about you.
Thers. I would LOVE to have you in a room with my brother discussing VDH.
I would pay money to see it. Hmmmm. maybe a couple of plane tickets...
Spocko, you're a hero to a lot of us here. You have to know that.
David Derbes, worried
Indeed.
One dropped his dog on a tarmac.
Another shot his hunting partner in the face.
Op Northwoods
And he was such a badass the victim apologized to him.
So why isnt our crazy uncle Vickitor not screaming foul about the bailouts if there is no financial crisis?
Hiya, Sinf!
How's life in Teh Wang?
I don't agree with is suggestion that he kill people.
spo cko
I'd be happy if they became pariahs.
AFTER serving prison sentences for their crimes.
Vicki. Thanks! off to eat the apple pie I made with my own vulcan hands. From scratch!
Hiya, Sinf!
How's life in Teh Wang?
David Derbes, worried
At the moment it's a little ... odd. But generally things are fine (the employment situation notwithstanding). Thanks for asking.
spo cko -
Dood, I still have my "I grocko Spocko" button on my Red Sox cap. When anyone asks what it means, I just say "someone Waaay above your pay grade..."
So now, Hank Williams Jr. is on this Johnny Cash special. Before his accident. He was very, very good looking back then.
Of course, now he's a major Republican douchebag whose 15 minutes expired about 240 blue moons ago.
So Vickitor is saying its a kleptocracy, yes?
Kinda like Mohammed Atta, who spent his last night in Florida before 9/11 at a strip club.
Toonscribe: In
He headed the little known William Ayers escadrille.
.
Watching "Godfather I" on AMC.
Home movies for my wife's family. Well, I exaggerate a mite.
Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees
I have known people in my life with all sorts of degrees.
And not a lick of common sense or life experience.
I get "Singles in you area! Women!" ads on my e-mail service. It's very odd that they are always women who'd like to meet me. Also, they are all extremely good-looking women. There's text at the bottom of the ad which says, in small letters: "pictures may not be of actual members of our mating service"
Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees like my sibling.
Here's the only response necessary: "You BELIEVE that fucking shit? Where'd you get that degree - a Cracker Jack box?" Then laugh long and contemptuously...
Hecate?
Are you still in the room?
I need you to light up a few candels
Sure. Will be happy to.
DRANK BEER?
What 'radical Muslim' drinks beer?
Probably the same kind that steals vehicles from Texas to use as car bombs 7.200 miles away.
I mean, it'd take a couple six packs to make that sound like an efficient approach.
I still have my "I grocko Spocko" button on my Red Sox cap.
I hear those are worth a fortune on eBay!
They're not showing the football game on regular teevee?
This poor old dog of Nim's is just fartin' up a storm. My oh my.
Hi Hecate
My mother just crossed over so if you would it would be nice
thanks
They're not showing the football game on regular teevee?
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
I'm guessing only in Phoenix and Philly. NFL Network otherwise.
Philly just took a 13-0 lead, pending the extra point.
nobody ever says nice things about me here.
but fuck you all anyway.
oh, and happy thanksgiving.
This poor old dog of Nim's is just fartin' up a storm. My oh my.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Tell me about it - I have three short-nosed dogs and they've been wafting some not so gentle breezes in my direction all day long.
JohnJS, so sorry to hear that. Peace.
Thanks Sinf.
"pictures may not be of actual members of our mating service"
MATING service?
What is that -EHarmony???
"You BELIEVE that fucking shit? Where'd you get that degree - a Cracker Jack box?" Then laugh long and contemptuously...
dave™©
Iirc Cracker Jacks no longer come in a box - they're bagged like chips.
I can't imagine what the 'prizes' are now like?
.
my very first cable modem, installed today, has made a major difference in my mood, I must say.
Download uTorrent. Visit PirateBay.org.
Just sayin'...
Hecate?
Are you still in the room?
I need you to light up a few candels
that's what i was going to say, only i need Jeffraham.
Well, poor old Buddy is now mostly deaf and not just a little bit arthritic. But he still loves to eat, he can make it in and out to do his business, and he's a sweet, sweet dog. He always was a sweet dog.
I do notice he sleeps most of the day.
He's 14 years old.
Iirc Cracker Jacks no longer come in a box - they're bagged like chips.
You can still get 'em in a box, but they're 3-paks, IIRC.
The "prizes" are pictures on paper...
Just sayin'...
dave™©
I went to Pirate Bay some time ago and promptly got a nasty-gram from my ISP. I guess that site gets flagged or something ...
Oh, Vicki, that was great. 2 of my favorite doods in the whole world.
Sinf, someone with your brains is eminently employable. Hang in there.
thanks Echidne
This poor old dog of Nim's is just fartin' up a storm. My oh my.
Did someone feed him turkey?
Iirc Cracker Jacks no longer come in a box
I've bought them boxed within the past year. My daughter likes them. The prizes now are little paper puzzles.
I would pay money to see it. Hmmmm. maybe a couple of plane tickets...
Hee hee. But VDH is just a madman. What's to say?
My mother just crossed over
V sorry to hear that.
May the Goddess guard her. May she find her way to the Summerlands. May her friends and family know peace.
I went to Pirate Bay some time ago and promptly got a nasty-gram from my ISP.
Really? Who is that? What did it say?
Download uTorrent. Visit PirateBay.org.
Just sayin'...
dave™©
funny that, this is where my problems began...
well, not really, but my most current...
Aight. Turkey's out. 20 minutes left. Sugar-salt-oil paste rub made the skin a truly beautiful color. Nibbled a bit off the neck flap and it's Oeking Duck crispy, as intended. Inlaws are watching trashy-ass TV shows on DVD. I'm drinking beer w/laptop. Things could be worse.
this Johnny Cash special....
Is that the collection of clips from his TV show? Saw part of that at a party the other night - the Derek & The Dominoes clip is to die for...
I mean Peking duck crispy. Sheesh.
JohnJS my condolences.
Peace.
In a perfect world, Sinfonian would be hosting a radio show and Spocko would be a three-times-a-week guest.
BTW, can one of you book-writing types get together with Spocko and force a book out of him? He really needs to be locked in a room with an editor who will breathe down his neck 'til he fucking writes it. Seriously!
JohnJS: My deepest condolences. May your memories of her be fresh and sweet all your days.
thanks Hecate
she was 96
When I saw her today I knew it would not be but a short time.
Is that the collection of clips from his TV show? Saw part of that at a party the other night - the Derek & The Dominoes clip is to die for...
bill buckner | 11.27.08 - 8:46 pm | #
Yes, that's the one. It's very good.
I grew up in a musical household. My mom and pop (more mom, actually) LOVED Cash.
I'm trying to call her to tell her it's on, but she must be in transit from the turkey party.
she was 96
When I saw her today I knew it would not be but a short time.
JohnJS
I'm very sorry that you lost your mom today. Blessings and peace to you.
thanks all
I will have to drop out now
thaks again
Really? Who is that? What did it say?
dave™©
The notorious Comcast.
I don't remember what it said exactly, but basically that use of Pirate Bay for downloading copyrighted material (I snagged a couple of DVD movies) was prohibited by law, yadda yadda.
Sadly I'm not smart enough to argue with VDH's rants because I don't have advanced degrees like my sibling.
---
The logical failure in this argument is the assumption that there is a correlation between "smart" and "advanced degree".
I haven't downloaded a lot of things from Pirate Bay, but the sort of stuff I do download is probably not the sort of stuff people are going to infect with spyware and viruses.
The first thing I downloaded was the "Tree With Roots" collection from Dylan and the Band, for example...
she was 96
That's a good long run. Here's hoping she was healthy 'til the end.
I use Demonoid for my torrenting.
Usually Brit teevee shows since fucking Cablevision doesn't have BBC America.
Vicki, Is that nephew of yours as cute and charming in person as he is in the photos?
The notorious Comcast.
I've got ATT and AFAIK, they don't give a shit, surprisingly enough.
But again, the stuff I'm looking for is pretty esoteric...
Terry C. Thanks for the link. But that girl's got to get her apostrophe corrected.
{{{JohnJS }}}
repost
http://www.alternet.org/election.../108746/?
page=1
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonl...1/57/613/
665524
express something I believe far better than I have been able to.
Is that nephew of yours as cute and charming in person as he is in the photos?
OMG, that kid is something else. He was at the doc on Tuesday, and he's in the 90th percentile for height, and I think she said the 10th percentile for weight.
He is constantly bouncing and bobbing. He's very, very sweet. Loved my necklace and kept trying to chew it.
He's just a goo goo ga ga kind of a baby, cute as a button, and once he's comfortable somewhere, he's a riot.
I hope Nim's family is enjoying him as much as we do. I know his mom couldn't wait to see the little guy again.
rootless, that Tim Wise article is talking about, among others, our very own Elias.
The humorlessness of the far left -- to which I remain connected ideologically if not organizationally -- has always struck me as one of its greatest weaknesses. People like to laugh, they like to smile, they like to be joyful, and an awful lot of hardened leftists seem almost utterly incapable of doing any of these things. It's as if they have all taken a pledge that there should be no laughter until the revolution, or some such shit. No positivity, no hope, no happiness so long as people are still poor and exploited and being murdered by cops, and victimized by United States militarism, or performing as wage slaves for global capital, or eating meat, or driving cars. And they wonder why the left is so weak?
You know what, dude? Maybe you should just start hanging out with a different crowd. There's humorless pricks everywhere, in every political organization of every political leaning. And there's plenty of people who aren't.
Echidne, you said the last meat you've eaten is reindeer....
learned today that husb's finnish gr grandmother sold her reindeer herd to move to the US, many moons ago
rootless, that Tim Wise article is talking about, among others, our very own Elias.
ronjazz | 11.27.08 - 8:55 pm | #
Certainly.
Still laughing about "phat pants and hula hoops".
Poor Luca Brazzi is about to go swimming with the fishies.
Damn.
JohnJS - peace be with you and your family.
Evening, good people.
I find wearing phat pants on Thanksgiving is usually wise, not to mention comfortable.
rootless, that Tim Wise article is talking about, among others, our very own Elias.
ronjazz
IS Elias "far left"?
I always thought he was a Repugnican troll.
IS Elias "far left"?
I always thought he was a Repugnican troll.
Terry C ♥'s Pres. Obama
I think he's more of a purity troll.
Echidne, you said the last meat you've eaten is reindeer....
learned today that husb's finnish gr grandmother sold her reindeer herd to move to the US, many moons ago
Was she a Lapp? (saame)
rootless I'm going to go out on a limb and say that neither of those guys know what joy is.
Well, they got Vito pretty good.
Well, they got Vito pretty good.
David Derbes, worried
dude, no "spoiler alert"?
thanks a lot.
The humorlessness of the far left
Well, I'm not humorless. Not far left, either.
I think he's more of a purity troll.
Ali
Yup, of the Naderite persuasion.
But most significantly, a fanatic who, like all fanatics, never listens to anyone else.
There should be a special ring of hell for fanatics of all persuasions. They deserve each other.
I think he's more of a purity troll.
Ali, HAS MAIL
Oh, yes - Obama was unelectable.
Now 21-0 Eagles, midway through the second quarter.
Wow. Of course, two Kurt Warner INTs might have something to do with that.
SPOILER
Vito's still with us. But he's in the hospital.
Is that better, Ali?
speaking of swimming with the fishes, if you like sailing stay with till about 2:20
Now 21-0 Eagles, midway through the second quarter.
Bunch of real nail biters today.
Hee. Yes thanks, David.
Erin Go Braless,
Your boyfriend, Bob Dylan, is opening this portion of the Johnny Cash Special.
Now's your chance to kiss the tv.
I really hate that Solozzo. What a pimp.
at 2:50 you can see the instant replay in slo mo.
Vicki is that special on PBS or on the radio?
PBS. WGVU, from Grand Valley State University, here.
PBS stations are weird, though. They don't often run things at the same time, with the exception of Moyers and the news.
That was a perfectly sensible and uncontroversial column by Hanson. You're a moron.
Actually, you're an imitation moron. Can we have the real moron back, please?
Elias is a bedwetting Maoist insurgent.
if you like sailing stay with till about 2:20
Whoa! Those guys are nuts
True Vicki.
My PBS is showing Andrea Boccelli and on the Lawn Guyland PBS there's a program about 2 guys from Queens that retraced Marco Polo's journey.
My ma loves Ray Charles, and he's on now.
She wanted to see him when my dad was sick with the leukemia and couldn't go with her, so I got her a ticket one Fourth of July (the year before Ray died), and we saw him out under the stars in Muskegon. Great night, great fireworks afterward.
California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned with a Taser was completely naked. Santa Ana police say the naked man was pulled over by police Wednesday night after his van hit a car.
Police Commander Stephen Colon says a driver alerted officers to the van that had just hit his car. He says the driver was fumbling in the front seat and refused to put his hands up.
Police used a stun gun on his head and neck and then saw he was completely naked.
Colon says the man, whose name was not released, was being tested for drugs or alcohol.
Very sorry for your troubles, JohnJS.
I really hate that Solozzo. What a pimp. - David Derbes, worried
"you mean Tatalia ?"
Vito's still with us. But he's in the hospital.
What could possibly go wrong?
There wasn't anything controversial about Hanson's column. It was simply a fantasy, akin to "Twilight" or something.
The problem is that twenty percent of the country thinks it's an accurate description of reality. That's frightening.
I see hat's family got sick of him.
Dude, your side lost.
Get over it.
" humorlessness of the far left...
uh, I don't THINK so. How do you define "far left"?
I think *all* the humor is on the left.
Tom Tomorrow, Ted Rall, Lloyd Dingle...
are they not far left enough? Or are you only referring to activists?
Vito's still with us. But he's in the hospital.
G2 was up earlier - Mother Buckner was quietly bemused as I recited about half of the dialogue from memory.
Colon says the man, whose name was not released, was being tested for drugs or alcohol.
Terry C ♥'s Pres. Obama | 11.27.08 - 9:11 pm | #
***Colon***
was the driver's name 'Oscopy?"
Whoa! Those guys are nuts
Gromit
to be young and strong.
besides, capsizing is fun.
tho i guess that was more of a nose dive.
somehow i see metaphors.
The teevee coverage of an Indian helicopter is nearly as riveting as the NFL games.
"there is no financial crisis and George Bush was a fabulous president"
Yeah, that's REAL "sensible" if you live on Bizarro World.
tho i guess that was more of a nose dive.
Did you see how far the guy got launched off the bow? Looked like he was shot out of a cannon.
That was a perfectly sensible and uncontroversial column by Hanson.
SOMEbody's been snorting canned cranberry sauce.
How many times do you have to taser somebody before you notice they're naked?
they are releasing very little information about the situation in Mumbai.
I think *all* the humor is on the left.
Yep.
How many times do you have to taser somebody before you notice they're naked?
Ali, HAS MAIL
Wait, I've heard this one before ...
Now Cash has Joni Mitchell on.
[swoon]
He was very gentlemanly with his guests. I admit I prefer the politeness. It's refreshing.
How many times do you have to taser somebody before you notice they're naked?
Is this hypothetical, or do you have a date tonight?
G2 was up earlier - Mother Buckner was quietly bemused as I recited about half of the dialogue from memory.
bill buckner
I've only seen GII about four times. But I've seen GI at least twenty times, and I can recite most of the dialog from memory. Occasionally this slips out during class. This mystifies most of the students, all under 19.
Which reminds me: What do you get if you cross a Mafioso with a deconstructionist?
An offer you can't understand.
Jeepers. I go for a nice walk and get the rest of dinner ready and you still haven't got rid of VDH.
Isn't there an antibiotic that'll help with that?
That was a perfectly sensible and uncontroversial column by Hanson.
SOMEbody's been snorting canned cranberry sauce.
He's being a clueless asshole. It's the one thing he does well.
That was a perfectly sensible and uncontroversial column by Hanson.
Another sign that the inmates have been running the asylum for the last eight years....
The humorlessness of the far left
I also hear that the Far Left engages in FLIRTING.
NO FLIRTING.
You guys are funny, but seriously. The dude was naked, they were close enough to taser him, and they STILL thought he was a threat?
I dunno. Sounds odd to me.
I think Simels is You Tubing. I just got an e-mail from him about a video I sent him.
You Tubing is addicting.
SPOILER ALERT
Pauly is about to leave the cannoli.
Clemenza will take 'em, and leave the gun.
How many times do you have to taser somebody before you notice they're naked?
I SAID NO FLIRTING.
Good evening all. I'm in in tryptocoma and I barely ate any turkey. But had a surprisingly lovely dinner. I asked the grandtyke what his favorite thing to do these days was, and he said, "Playing games with you Grammy."
The dog was really glad to see me too.
Good evening, all, and Happy Thanksgiving. Everyone have a nice dinner?
Clemenza offers cooking tips.
I dunno. Sounds odd to me.
Ali, HAS MAIL
not if you saw his vanity plates: "L. D. Silver"
Did you see how far the guy got launched off the bow? Looked like he was shot out of a cannon.
Gromit |
like i said, fun.
ooh, spinnaker flying. i shall go search.
"Playing games with you Grammy."
That kid has potential in politics
The Johnny Cash TV thing is on DVD, here, and via Netflix:
http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Cas...27838474&sr=1-
1
not if you saw his vanity plates: "L. D. Silver"
focus, fired up
How many times do you have to taser somebody before you notice they're naked? Ali
Mrs Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?
I am very thankful VDH was not at my dinner and I'm not reading his column, thanks anyway.
Clemenza offers cooking tips
We watched that earlier. The football was Teh Suck.
You all watch The Godfather. I'll watch Johnny Cash.
Remember the good old days, when CBS played "Oklahoma" or "South Pacific" on Thanksgiving? Good times. Good times.
Sorry, Ali. I should not have be flip, but I can't seem to summon outrage tonight. Turkey and relatives have turned my brain to mush.
Everyone have a nice dinner?
Tlazolteotl
I had soup. So, no.
Might do the "traditional" thing tomorrow, if I can talk CH (née CP) into it. But she's grumpy tonight.
Good evening, all, and Happy Thanksgiving. Everyone have a nice dinner?
Tlazolteotl
Yes, and there's leftover pumpkin cheesecake for breakfast tomorrow.
Gromit. No need to apologize. It was funny.
Remember the good old days, when CBS played "Oklahoma" or "South Pacific" on Thanksgiving? Good times. Good times.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Yes!
Oklahoma for T-giving and White Christmas for xmas.
Damn kids...ruining the holidays.....
Do parents name their kid "Victor" anymore?
I don't know any Victors.
I never knew any Victors.
Victors were always actors or acronyms...
...and I can barely think of any of those.
Yes, and there's leftover pumpkin cheesecake for breakfast tomorrow.
Cherry pie, here, but boy does that sound good.
Sinf, we didn't have turkey either. I made a lovely butternut bisque though. Soup!
And that white-trash bean casserole, and some other stuff. But we did have soup.
SPOILER ALERT
Michael will soon pretend he's glad to see the guys in the car, or else he's got a pistol in his pocket.
The florist will have a hard time lighting a cigarette.
My favorite bit of batshit insanity was his averring that Grant and Coolidge are now looked at as good presidents.
Actually, he's my uncle. I had to put up with EXACTLY that.
leftover pumpkin cheesecake
Heh. I baked pumpkin pies last night, and had two slices for breakfast today.
Playing games with you Grammy."
That kid has potential in politics
Gromit | 11.27.08 - 9:22 pm
He may be a little honest. Prime moment was when he told mommy she was the boss of everybody. I love her dearly but she really is bossy. Has been all her life.
And that white-trash bean casserole, and some other stuff. But we did have soup.
Tlazolteotl
That's a sacred american tradition you're referring to as white-trash.
You must be a liberal.
My wife promised punkin' pie for breakfast. It's 8:20 PM and I still haven't had a bit o' punkin' pie.
May go out and have some with a sidecar of brandy. Or maybe that wacko Fezziwig Ale from Sam Adams. Or maybe, most sensibly, some milk.
The dude was naked, they were close enough to taser him, and they STILL thought he was a threat?
Maybe he was semi to fully... engaged. According to film canon there is no image more threatening than an erect penis.
Another Thanksgiving being the butt of jokes and snide remarks.
Ah, what's it matter anymore.
What freakin difference is it gonna make whether I'm a vegan or not.
What's the point.
I don't give a crap anymore.
I'm tired of believing in things.
I'm just venting...
Arizona is trying to make this interesting.
Now 21-7, Iggles.
I'm just grateful that I don't have to endure another Jonas Brothers halftime show. (I left the house for that one.)
Hey, Elias.
I hope you had a good Thanksgiving anyway.
Best wishes,
Thanks Dave, you too...
don't point that thing at me!
Did anyone see "Milk"?
Remember the good old days, when CBS played "Oklahoma" or "South Pacific" on Thanksgiving? Good times. Good times.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:23
I've mentioned this before, but for nearly twenty-five years, the NYC station channel 9 used to play King Kong, Son of Kong, and MIghty Joe Young every Thanksgiving. It was a tradition, like playing A Christmas Carol at Christmas.
Never understood the justification, but that's what they did...Apparantly, nothing says giving thanks like giant gorillas.
CBS played "Oklahoma" or "South Pacific" on Thanksgiving? Good times. Good times.
TCM is doing something like that last night and today.
Prime moment was when he told mommy she was the boss of everybody.
When I was 17 I... dreamed of being king and... having everything I wanted... but that was long ago and... my dreams did not unfold so... I'm still the king of nothing!
spinakker flying
halyard lauching
rootless I'm going to go out on a limb and say that neither of those guys know what joy is.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:04 pm | #
Actually, I think the "joy" part of the argument is weak. The strong part is the "addiction to marginality".
flory, I dearly love green bean casserole. And yes, it is a tradition. But damn, I recognize white trash food when I see/cook/eat it. Yum!
I didn't stay for pie myself but daughter cooked a great dinner. Some fancy stuffing with dried fruit and nuts and the best green bean casserole. It had cheese and bacon in it.
Did anyone see "Milk"?
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
That reminds me. I'm out of "Orange Juice."
According to film canon there is no image more threatening than an erect penis.
JeffCO
Have you seen the teasers (heh) for Daniel Radcliffe's appearance on Inside the Actor's Studio on Monday?
Apparently he was a bit worried about that very occurrence when he first appeared in Equus.....
Remember the good old days, when CBS played "Oklahoma" or "South Pacific" on Thanksgiving? Good times. Good times.
I remember it used to be King Kong in the afternoon and then The Wizard of Oz at night.
It really is odd to think of the entertainment options my kids have that I didn't. Makes me REALLY ANGRY! GRRRRR!
my dreams did not unfold so... I'm still the king of nothing!
JeffCO
I'm the Mayor of Simpleton.
If believing in things means I've become an insufferable prick, then fuck it.
I'm done.
It's not worth it.
Let the human race destroy itself.
Let's all just be selfish hedonists and look out for ourselves.
Capitalism will never be replaced.
This empire will never be stopped.
Screw it.
According to film canon there is no image more threatening than an erect penis.
That's why I can't stand Adam Sandler movies.
Now James Taylor's on the Cash show, singing "Sweet Baby James."
I remember watching Cash at the hacienda when I was growing up.
I'm still the king of nothing!
JeffCO |
King of puns.
Apparently he was a bit worried about that very occurrence when he first appeared in Equus..... flory
It's never a problem after they see the guy playing the horse.
I'm still the king of nothing!
JeffCO
I'm the Mayor of Simpleton.
Sinfonian
I love you guys, and I'm the Dancing Queen!
I'm the Mayor of Simpleton. Sinfonian
[proffers gifts of oranges and lemons]
Vicki:
What are you watching?
Tlaz, I, too, love green bean casserole. Sadly, the sister throwing the feedbag today told the sister who usually makes the green bean casserole not to bring it.
And the sister who throws the Thanksgiving feedbag can't cook (although she thinks she's a marvelous cook)...
I'm the Mayor of Simpleton.
I'm a Duke of the Statrosphear.
Oh, yeah, there's a college football game on, too. Texas vs. Texas A&M. ESPN.
've mentioned this before, but for nearly twenty-five years, the NYC station channel 9 used to play King Kong, Son of Kong, and MIghty Joe Young every Thanksgiving. It was a tradition, like playing A Christmas Carol at Christmas.
I remember that. I used to love Channel 9. Isn't that the station that ran Soupy Sales and the Sandy Becker show?
I'm still the king of nothing!
JeffCO |
King of puns.
Ali, HAS MAIL
Well -- only because his strongest competition, Eli, deserted us.
Flory,
PBS. Johnny Cash Special. It features clips from his tv show.
It's great.
Unfortunately, PBS doesn't have a set schedule because the local stations run what they want to run. This is a fundraiser.
King of puns. Ali
Cruel Providence seals my fate and punishes me for my crofts.
You do really need to watch the first two "Godfather" DVDs with the commentary sometime before you die.
Fun fact: The cop that holds Michael up when McClusky breaks his jaw was played by Sonny Grosso, Eddie Egan's real-life "French Connection" partner.
Lenny Montana - "Luca Brazzi" was a professional wrestler. And so on.
(After the Red Sox won in 2004, a local station had some promos with Alex "Moe Greene" Rocco thanking them. Yesw, he is a local boy...)
I'm the Mole from the Minitstry
And you'll all bow down to me!
Elias, it's not that bad. Honest.
People usually look out for themselves and their own best interests. It's human nature. But now and again you or I do the right thing.
Hang in there, kiddo. There are more folks on the side of the angels than you may think.
People have managed for the past ten thousand years, and things really are better. They don't get better quickly, and it's frustrating as hell, but look back fifty years, and I think you'll agree that we really are doing better.
Still got a long way to go. You can continue to help move it along!
This world is too full of trouble and strife. When will it end?
if I had one of them 5 pointed appendaged hats - I'm a shoe in for the 'king of misrule'
Oh, yeah, there's a college football game on, too. Texas vs. Texas A&M. ESPN.
Sinfonian, had a weird day | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:34 pm
heh. Can a giant chasm open at the 55 and swallow them all?
gonna be a blowout.
I do miss the Thanksgiving Oklahoma v Nebraska games.
Well -- only because his strongest competition, Eli, deserted us. flory
Despite his faster typing skills, he was stopped.
I remember that. I used to love Channel 9. Isn't that the station that ran Soupy Sales and the Sandy Becker show?
Libby | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:35 pm | #
Soupy was on Channel 5, which was Metromedia then and Fox now.
Don't remember about Becker...
Oh, yeah, there's a college football game on, too. Texas vs. Texas A&M.
Texas A&M is a college?
Learn a new thing every day.
I miss watching It's a Wonderful Life every other hour during the Christmas season. I think some corporate media conglomerate bought it and put it on ice, so to speak. Guess it was considered socialist propaganda. Now we are living in Potter's Field, as if George Bailey never existed.
Vicki, I am very sorry to hear that. I get pretty experimental on Thanksgiving, because of the vegan housemate, but it always helps to anchor a meal around the edges with something familiar like that. Plus, what is the meaning of a Thanksgiving meal if not comfort?
Was she a Lapp?
Husband screams....NO!!!
in case you didn't hear that.
NO!
The 8yo is bouncing a tennis ball against the living room wall. Over and over again.
I miss summer.
I thought Eli was a sweet guy, but he did pun around.
People come, and people go.
I gotta give Jen's dog some love here.
BB
What's the point.
I don't give a crap anymore.
I'm tired of believing in things.
I'm just venting...
Elias
thought is your enemy.
death is your only friend.
i mean that in the kindest possible way. happy dead turkey day.
This world is too full of trouble and strife. When will it end?
Thers | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:36 pm | #
when the snakes return to ireland.
Sandy Becker was also on Channel 5.
And I think Sonny Fox.
This is a fundraiser.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Pooh.
Beats the hell outta football.
Despite his faster typing skills, he was stopped.
JeffCO
Yes. Yes he was.
And now you reign supreme.
I love you guys, and I'm the Dancing Queen! Tlazolteotl
"Abba abba hey!" she ramoned softly....
Texas A&M is a college?
Learn a new thing every day.
Thers | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:37 pm
the name of the city is College Station.
and can anything be more painful than having to stand for the full game for this year of Texas A&M football?
Hanson was too late. The gravy boat was highjacked and is sailing for Somalia.
If believing in things means I've become an insufferable prick, then fuck it.
Linus believed in the Great Pumpkin and people liked him. Maybe there is another variable that you're missing.
Yes. Yes he was. And now you reign supreme. flory
I, however, am less a pincher than a cuddler.
Yeah, you're right Dave. I'll feel better in the morning.
It's just sometimes it's frustrating.
Thanks...
Victor Davis Hansen's book about warfare in ancient Greece was very good.
I know where Eli is.
I, however, am less a pincher than a cuddler.
JeffCO
Hmmm.....we'll need independent verification of that....
Fried turkey. Smoked turkey. Ham. More other stuff than I could even reasonably sample. 27 people eating in five rooms (I guess that qualifies me as a grandparent, eh?)
But NO PIE. I want PIE.
Victor Davis Hansen's book about warfare in ancient Greece was very good.
Prior Aelred | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:42 pm | #
Bleh.
I am the Diva of the After Hours Scence -- now retired.
But NO PIE. I want PIE.
theodoric of athens
Grumpy old man.
I know where Eli is.
Hmmm.....we'll need independent verification of that....
Eli still owes me dinner!
I know where Eli is.
Thers
Pittsburgh. All the cool catz are in Pittsburgh.
Did anyone see "Milk"?
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Well, since vanzant lives in portland and did a pre-show here a few days ago, I should have seen it.
However, I am not that hip.
In all fairness to Hanson, he's denouncing the "boomer" generation, whose members are hardly "kids" any more. Born between 1946 and 1960, they've been running the country since 1992. Some of their number, who have been running the economy since 1976, may indeed be largely responsible for the financial wierdnesses that have been rattling the country ever since the Vietnam War. But who would call them" kids"?
The next generation--the one that Atrios calls "kids"--are not to be found on Hanson's radar .
theodoric, I made pie, I would serve you a large slice with fresh whipped cream if you were here.
They're carting off one of the Eagles' offensive linemen with 12 seconds left in the half. Seems one of the Arizona players took out the Eagle's knee or ankle.
Prior A. 
We haven't crossed paths in a few. Was begining to worry.
Where's Trademark dave? He is the god of hellfire!
Hanson and Heath's book "Who killed Homer" was a classic of pretentious mediocrity.
I know where Eli is.
Thers
Haven't stopped him tho, have you?
Linus believed in the Great Pumpkin and people liked him. Maybe there is another variable that you're missing.
Thers | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:40 pm
perhaps taking a long walk on a short pier would clear his mind, so he could figure out that missing element.
Hanson and Heath's book "Who killed Homer" was a classic of pretentious mediocrity.
rootless-e, sullen populist
D'oh!
I'm the goddess of ambivalence. Or not.
Listening to Joan Armatrading's Drop the Pilot -- very fine -- is she still touring?
Hansen's book was good -- since then he was become a total wingnut -- maybe he was then, but it didn't matter with his subject matter.
I ate too much -- need to lose weight fast - maybe I should try shopping tomorrow ...
I know where Eli is.
Thers
But do you know why the caged bird sings?
Monks get to indulge on Thanksgiving?
Yum!
What did you eat, Prior?
I'd be the God of Apathy, but I don't care.
Ya gotta get up close, and ba-BING, you get blood all over your nice Ivy League clothes.
Listening to Joan Armatrading's Drop the Pilot -- very fine -- is she still touring?
I saw her once, long ago. Lovely voice! I think she did a tour last year.
Thai PM orders protesters ousted from airports
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Protesters occupying Bangkok's two airports braced for a raid Thursday night after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a limited state of emergency authorizing police to take back the terminals.
Meanwhile, rumors swept the city that the military would instead stage a coup to end the monthslong standoff between the People's Alliance for Democracy and the elected government, which the alliance has vowed to topple.
Thousands of tourists were left stranded since flights in and out of the capital were grounded Tuesday when protesters occupied Suvarnabhumi international airport. The group seized the smaller Don Muang airport on Wednesday.
Somchai did not say when authorities would move in.
One second before halftime in Philly, now Eagles 24, Cardinals 7.
I will be in Pittsburgh for a few days.
I might run into Eli.
All the world is football-shaped.
bo -- was away a couple of weeks & have been swamped with backlogged work -- have peeked in from time to time, but frequently just lurked (I don't like threads where the trolls take over & the Atriots let them -- but that's just me)
Thai PM orders protesters ousted from airports
I hope he does it like Robert Stack with the solicitors and Hare Krishnas and all in "Airplane!"
I would serve you a large slice with fresh whipped cream if you were here.
Thanks. Apparently I've got a couple more Thanksgiving dinners to attend this weekend, though, so I'm sure to be bepied at some point.
Yelled at the 9-Year-Old, 4-Year-Old, and 2-Year-Old this afternoon for sneaking straight shots from the whipped cream canister.
Just walked into the kitchen, and caught Molly I doing the exact same thing. I live with barbarians.
I might run into Eli. HoneyBearKelly
Aim for the back of the knees - that should stop him.
Just wandered in. Pretty damn funny post, Thers.
Sorry Libby. Not channel 9 but channel 5 (which is Fox in NYC).
However, channel 9 (UPN) has ties to channel 5.
Understandable, Prior. Hope the work eases up a bit for you.
whipped cream canister.
Yes, you do live with barbarians! Whipped cream from a can? :-P
But do you know why the caged bird sings?
Contractual obligations.
Hansen's book was good -- since then he was become a total wingnut -- maybe he was then, but it didn't matter with his subject matter.
I disagree. If you're talking about "The Western Way of War" uou can learn more from Polybius even and certainly Hansen exhibits a ridiculous lack of knowledge about any other culture. A short reading of Chinese chronologies will show that Hansen is describing other cultures from the vantage point of pretty self-serving western myths. The Han dynasty era generals knew more about infantry and total war than the Greeks ever dreamed of.
DVH also wrote the racist tract Mexifornia in which he forgot to mention that we stole California from Mexico.
When the eggs saw the cream being whipped they scrambled for cover.
I might run into Eli.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
Say Hi!
Just walked into the kitchen, and caught Molly I doing the exact same thing. I live with barbarians.
Thers
Apparently the urchins don't take after your side of the family.
Why try and carpet the whole world ....when all you have to do is wear slippers....??
I haven't whipped it yet, it's still safely ensconced in its carton. But not for much longer, methinks.
Yelled at the 9-Year-Old, 4-Year-Old, and 2-Year-Old this afternoon for
sneaking straight shots from the whipped cream canister.
You, sirrah, are a complete buzzkill.
Just starting the 3rd quarter in Austin: Texas 21 A&M 3.
Despite its doing little more than sit out all day, no one could accuse the butter of being soft.
Just starting the 3rd quarter in Austin: Texas 21 A&M 3.
Sinfonian, had a weird day
And I ask you -- does anyone really care?
(It's on mah teevee too.....)
And I think Sonny Fox.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:39 pm
Five was other choice. I don't remember Sonny Fox. I think I mostly watched Ch. 11. That was the one with all the cartoons and Abbott and Costello and Superman.
Seems to me Hanson says we shouldn't be concerned about the state of the world now because in the future we'll have way worse presidents than W. What a beam of sunshine. As well as total nonsense.
Whipped cream from a can? :-P
my ex used to insist on whipping her cream herself. you Seattleites are crazy.
here in alabama, we eat our deepfried turkey on paper plates with silver-colored plasticware from costco.
I bet if they put bacon in an aerosol can, thers would be huffing it like a drunk mick.
Despite its doing little more than sit out all day, no one could accuse the butter of being soft
Ah, but it is so sweet and mild!
You, sirrah, are a complete buzzkill.
NTodd, Self-IDed Feminist
You notice how NToddler immediately takes the side of those under 10 years old?
Channel 11= WPIX= Officer Joe Bolton
Abbot&Costello and the Three Stooges
SPOILER ALERT
Oh, goody. That damn Turk Solozzo and McClusky are gonna take two in the head courtesy our boy Michael.
Sterling Hayden as often as not played really terrible people. Remember him as General Jack D. Ripper? Purity of essence? Precious bodily fluids?
He's gonna spill some precious bodily fluids all over his lasagna momentarily...
in the future we'll have way worse presidents than W.
probably. we came way too damn close to having McCain.
When I was a baby my three-year old sister decided to feed me a bottle of heavy cream. It was good.
You, sirrah, are a complete buzzkill.
I also stopped the 2-Year-Old from emptying the entire can of cooking spray at random kitchen targets.
He only was able to use 3/4 of the can. The other kids were having fun "skating" in stockinged feet in the dining room...
Just walked into the kitchen, and caught Molly I doing the exact same thing. I live with barbarians.
Vicki --
turkey & dressing (w/gravy) -- broccoli-cheese casserole -- cranberry sauce -- some mysterious Indian thing (East Indian, not Amerind) -- pecan pie -- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale -- followed by a single barrel bourbon (a gift!)
for supper we just had cheese & crackers! (w/ Br Cuthbert's home brew pale ale)
after Compline I worked out on the exercise bike, but am still fat!
Ah, but it is so sweet and mild!
You wouldn't think so if you'd seen what had a curd when its relationship with the milk soured.
Well, at least they werent huffing the nitrous oxide out of the whipped cream can...
I haven't whipped it yet, it's still safely ensconced in its carton.
If the cream stays out too long, you must whip it.
in the future we'll have way worse presidents than W.
PALIN/LIEBERMAN 2012
Whoa! How did you know about my relatives?!?
probably. we came way too damn close to having McCain.
theodoric of athens | Homepage | 11.27.08 - 9:57 pm | #
Oh hell, we were this close to being this close to President Palin.
Thers, have you seen the turbaconducken?
SoBe shared it with us the other day (the photo, not the dish).
in the future we'll have way worse presidents than W.
probably. we came way too damn close to having McCain.
theodoric of athens
Can I request that all of my descendants be living on some other planet when a president worse than Bush is elected? Ten or twenty centuries from now?
was fun today watching sis in law and her daughter quibbling over the green bean onion receipe cited above. teeeeheee
all in good fun of course
PALIN/LIEBERMAN 2012
Palin/Comparison 2016
Thers, have you seen the turbaconducken?
Seriously?
Eli emailed me about it...
If the cream stays out too long, you must whip it.
Still in the fridge, I'll get around to it eventually. Gosh, are you peeps hungry for some pie?
Erin,
I left you a love turd way up in the thread...
It's when Jenna and Not Jenna get elected that I will puke.
If the cream stays out too long, you must whip it. Thers
Jocko Larity!
Or maybe I should have said
NO FLIRTING!!!
Is it too early to go night-night? '
'Cause I totally could.
Eli emailed me about it...
Thers
Dammit. He must be stopped.
Okay, I'm going to post it again because I think it's very good:
Colbert Christmas, with Elvis Costello, Feist, Tobey Keith, Willie Nelson, and John Legend
It's worth the click.
Still in the fridge, I'll get around to it eventually. Gosh, are you peeps hungry for some pie? Tlazolteotl
Just don't whey till it's too late!
Hansen's descriptions of what it must have been like to be in a hoplite battel are excellent.
The thesis that no one can stand up to a Western army in the field was demonstrated in Iraq.
Sadly, winning battles does not win wars & Western style armies have failed to win the peace ever since WWII (but they can defeat enemy armies in the field -- as Colonel Summers reported that he said to one of the North Vietnamese negotiators at Paris, "You never defeated us in the field." The Vietnamese replied, "That is true. It is also irrellivant.")
Can I request that all of my descendants be living on some other planet when a president worse than Bush is elected?
NASA does a lot of things that are fascinating and worthwhile in their own right (very cheaply, in the overall scheme of things), but one of the reasons I am not sanguine about manned space flight is that I'm fairly confident that the people who are going to get to live on other planets are not going to be normal middle-class taxpayers.
Happily, Michael can exit the bathroom holding more than himself in his hand...
We thoroughly enjoyed the production of "Avenue Q" last night.
I was particularly pleased that they included a song about schadenfreude.
but one of the reasons I am not sanguine about manned space flight is that I'm fairly confident that the people who are going to get to live on other planets are not going to be normal middle-class taxpayers.
The ones with no breathable atmosphere will be available for us masses.
Click on Vicki's link. You will be glad you did.
Hey! Michael! You only tapped Solozzo once! Didn't Clemenza teach you nuthin'?!
After a half + 1 drive, Texas A&M has 11 rushes for -19 yards. That's Buttle-type success.
What could be a nicer holiday gift than the news that the great Soupy Sales is still alive?
http://jazztimes.com/columns_and...m?
article=11627
What could be a nicer holiday gift than the news that the great Soupy Sales is still alive?
He's alive? I didn't even know he wasn't sick!
Thanksgiving is over and I survived with only one brief shouting match. My father insisted Obama was a terrorist. I told him I was sorely disappointed by the lack of angry radicals in the administration so far. Would a terrorist leave Gates in as SecDef? Shut him right down. I think he was mostly just trying to piss me off and create a scene. He's 68 but acts like an 18 year old.
The other kids were having fun "skating" in stockinged feet in the dining room...
I wish I could've joined them!
I thought Maynard Ferguson was "Duke of the Stratosphere"..?
What could be a nicer holiday gift than the news that the great Soupy Sales is still alive?
http://jazztimes.com/columns_and...m? article=11627
bill buckner | 11.27.08 - 10:06 pm | #
He still looks good. I loved that show. Funny, all these years I thought he was from New York.
Funny you mention Soupy Sales. This day I was taping the soundtrack of The Cincinnatti Kid which, I swear, I first heard bits of, and saw a clip of, on the Soupy Sales show. I might have been fourteen. Long time ago.
Lalo Schifrin did the soundtrack. Ray Charles sang the title song. Thought about the Soup earlier today as I taped it.
(tape = turn into an MP3 by hooking up the turntable to a USB gizmo, the Griffin iMic, and thence to Audio Hijack and MP3.)
I left you a love turd way up in the thread..
i read these things backwards....finally got there.
Sticking my tongue out at you, you poopy diaper!!
Is it true that Sales got canned for ad libbing "Hire the handicapped, it's fun to watch them work"?
I met Maynard Ferguson a month before his death. I'm glad I did.
Sadly, winning battles does not win wars
I think Tolstoy said the same thing
My 68-yo father would have voted for Obama himself, except they live in Utah.
I thought Maynard Ferguson was "Duke of the Stratosphere"..?
You may be thinking of Maynard G. Krebs.
Well, you have to admit that Dylan was a handsome troubador when he was a mite younger.
The thesis that no one can stand up to a Western army in the field was demonstrated in Iraq.
That was a thesis that British forces in Singapore believed, as did Douglas McArthur in Korea and George Custer believed it too.
Generally, the side with the better weapons, position, numbers, and morale wins. No putative Greek intellectual heritage seems to make any difference.
The US won battles in Vietnam because they used vastly superior force and didn't care about killing civilians wholesale - not because of the organization of dinky little groups of pirates in Greece 2000 years ago.
Let's just say I'd rather do Maynard than Bob.
OK, I mout. Gave sheetz tho.
Let's just say I'd rather do Maynard than Bob.
I'd rather do Emily than Amy.
Soupy Sales did so many unbelievably censorable things it's a wonder he wasn't sacked the first week he was on.
I remember one with Black Paw (or White Fang, can't remember) where he wrote F on the blackboard, and asked the offscreen animal what he wrote. The disembodied voice said, "K". He did this again and again. Finally, exasperated, he said,
How come whenever I write F, you see K?
Then there was the time he suggested that kids raid their mothers' purses, and mail him the money...
Thanksgiving is over and I survived with only one brief shouting match. My father insisted Obama was a terrorist.
Fortunately, my current spouse's family are Democrats. Every last one. (There are a racist or two who moved down from Michigan, but even they are Dems.)
Strangely, I get along a lot better with them on holidays than I do with my own birth family of NRA platinum members.
Is it true that Sales got canned for ad libbing "Hire the handicapped, it's fun to watch them work"?
bo | 11.27.08 - 10:09 pm |
I don't remember that. I do remember when he told all the kids to get the green paper with faces on it and send it to him. He got in trouble for that but I don't think he was fired.
Well, you have to admit that Dylan was a handsome troubador when he was a mite younger.
I found myself strangely attracted to him when he was Cate Blanchett.
That should have read get the green paper out of Daddy's wallet...
I loved Soupy Sales -- he got fired a lot, IIRC -- I watch so much that I was able to understand White Fang & Black Tooth!
Maynard did lots of jazz clinics for highschool kids....he was a treasure.....
That was a thesis that British forces in Singapore believed, as did Douglas McArthur in Korea and George Custer believed it too.
rootless-e, sullen populist | 11.27.08 - 10:12 pm
Christmas Day, 1941 The fall of Hong Kong
someone has to say it
sheets
Maynard did lots of jazz clinics for highschool kids....he was a treasure.....
dusty c. |
yes he was
sheets above
Is it true that the girl in Jeff Healey's Angel Eyes video was actually his girlfriend?
"We all wish Barack Obama to succeed as president. But there is no more reason to panic and circumvent the Constitution for his early assumption of office than there was for Bill Clinton to prematurely step aside in November 2000 in favor of then President-Elect George W. Bush."
Well, there is a little bit more reason inasmuch as Obama IS the President-Elect, while in November 2000, Bush was, in fact, not yet the President-Elect.
Odd little bit of revisionism there.
Did he actually write this?
"As in the case of the once-unpopular Ulysses S. Grant[. . .]"
What an idiot. Is USG any more popular? Isn't he still a failure, in most historians' eyes?
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