I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Okay!
I'm modest...I don't go for home runs.
Bastard. I love cranky linkage.
I'm also listening to John Prine.
...oh, zap!
Lidya is skipping on me!
They have pills now for cranky linkage.
wd-40 usually helps with that
clap harder, you cantankerous SOB ... the Phillies yet live!
I used to work with a guy by the name of Israel - maybe that's what he means?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
I used to work with a guy called, "Mook."
He was Somoan.
atablarasa is a punishing commenter.
The International Submarine Band is a fine substitute, thanks.
He was Somoan.
Darryl Pearce
did he do the humpty-hump?
How about linking to my post about the guy on death row who had his appeal rejected because Texas doesn't allow noticed to be filed electronically.
It is to go to bed every night knowing that I've brought mostly pleasure to the people with whom I'm in contact. - Vicki
Why stop there?
"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country.
A great industrial nation is now controlled by its system of credit.
We are no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men."
- Woodrow Wilson on the Federal Reserve Bank, for which he originally signed off on the bill that created the the FED.
so who the fuck is linkage and why is he so cranky?
Atlantic City mayor drops out of sight
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071...s/
missing_mayor
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Under federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam, a groggy-sounding Mayor Robert Levy called in sick at City Hall, climbed into his city-issued Dodge Durango and seemingly dropped off the face of the Earth.
A spokesman issued a 36-word statement saying the mayor was going on indefinite medical leave. That was a week and a half ago. Aides say he is in a hospital, but they won't say where, why or for how long.
The mystery and the gathering scandal over Levy's military record have worried civic leaders in this seaside casino resort, which has a long history of corruption, with four of the last eight mayors busted on graft charges and one-third of last year's nine-member City Council in prison or under house arrest.
David, I saw that yesterday, IIRC. Appalling. Also did wonder how one "stops Texas"...
Uncle Fester Lurks | 10.06.07 - 1:07 am | #
Yep. He sucked. And I don't buy the "unwittingly" part at all.
Why would anybody try to lie about their military service? It's so easily disproven, and just gets in the way of being President.
"Yep. He sucked. And I don't buy the "unwittingly" part at all."
bit of a racist, too.
better watch that - one of the nastiest spats I had on here wa when i called jefferson a racist.
Oh, and let's toss out the "Corporate Personhood" scam and roll back the "Save Walt Disney's Mouse" copyright-forever rule while we're cleaning up our House.
Richard | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:08 am | #
An Atlantic City mayor involved with corruption?
Doing my best to resist cranky linkage. - Atrios 00:56
Well, fuck that shit.
t's called kvass: a dark, fizzy, slightly sour-tasting drink made from bread or grain, with very low alcohol and very high popularity thanks to a surge of national pride in newly ascendent Russia.
"It's virtually your national patriotic duty to drink kvass!" teaching assistant Larisa Latkina told a class of school pupils as she led them on a factory tour of Ochakovo, Russia's biggest kvass brewer.
Gilly, the elites and bankers behind the FED, promised Wilson that they would help him get elected president if he promised that once he is in he would sign off on the bill, so yeah you are correct, he knew what it was all about.
Gilly Gonzylon | 10.06.07 - 1:08 am | #
If I remember right, Wilson ran on a pacifist platform, and pledged to keep us out of WWI, which he didn't.
a dark, fizzy, slightly sour-tasting drink made from bread or grain
...mmm, wet, moldy goo.
From below:
It is to go to bed every night knowing that I've brought mostly pleasure to the people with whom I'm in contact. - Vicki
However, you are forthwith given dispensation to reke mindfuck on the brain of any 'Thuglican with whom you have contact.
..mmm, wet, moldy goo.
Darryl Pearce | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:12 am |
No Flirting !
Uncle Fester Lurks,
How's the "Halloween Capitol of the World" these days?
If I remember right, Wilson ran on a pacifist platform, and pledged to keep us out of WWI, which he didn't.
Janeane The Acerbic Goblin
1916 - "He Kept Us Out" was the winning campaign slogan.
1972 - "He's a Dick" was the winning campaign slogan.
a dark, fizzy, slightly sour-tasting drink made from bread or grain
...mmm, wet, moldy goo. - Darryl Pearce
I will drink to that. [/Kid Shaleen
"If I remember right, Wilson ran on a pacifist platform, and pledged to keep us out of WWI, which he didn't."
I recall that also. His campaign slogan was "he kept us out of war," the got us in the thing pretty quickly
well said, bo. you deserve a third bottle.
Gilly Gonzylon...
"J" or "G"
Janeane The Acerbic Goblin | 10.06.07 - 1:12 am | #
And the poetic alliteration of his name troubled me. All of the presidents that had that sucked - Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan
Tonight, I'm eating a dish of vanilla peach ice cream. Speeder the hound has already begged a couple bites. Who'd ever guessed a dog would like a food like that?
Also did wonder how one "stops Texas"...
I wish I knew, however it needs to be figured out.
1Watt,
You still here?
You may find this hard to believe, but cheap, cheap vodka is giving me the hiccups.
I recall that also. His campaign slogan was "he kept us out of war," the got us in the thing pretty quickly
IIRC, the arms deals were already going < ahem > great guns by then, weren't they?
FUCK EVERYTHING!!!!!
"Also did wonder how one "stops Texas"..."
Hide your linebackers behind your d tackles. Blitz a lot.
David (Austin Tx), Did W set the tone of callous disregard of condemned prisoners or is this an ongoing Texas thing?
A friend got me the entire "Young Ones" series on disc. What a treat.
And the poetic alliteration of his name troubled me. All of the presidents that had that sucked - Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan - Gilly Gonzylon
Herbert Hoover
"IIRC, the arms deals were already going < ahem > great guns by then, weren't they?"
yep.
IIRC, the arms deals were already going < ahem > great guns by then, weren't they?
Time for me to go watch Wrong is Right again.
Did W set the tone of callous disregard of condemned prisoners or is this an ongoing Texas thing?
Yes.
SAforSQ
Mmmmmm... Crank Link...
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I recently watched Reds, and there's a whole sequence about Wilson, and how many on the left weren't buying a word of Wilson's platform (especially Emma Goldman), but Jack Reed was a little more optimistic than her, though he was disappointed rather quickly.
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
If I remember right, Wilson ran on a pacifist platform, and pledged to keep us out of WWI, which he didn't.
Janeane The Acerbic Goblin | 10.06.07 - 1:12 am | #
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Janeane, there is money to be made in them wars, war is a racket indeed!
Tonight, I'm eating a dish of vanilla peach ice cream. Speeder the hound has already begged a couple bites. Who'd ever guessed a dog would like a food like that?
Doug | 10.06.07 - 1:14 am | #
Try the Vanilla Gelato from Trader Joes. Fuggin awesome.
Hmmmmmmmm, all 'Thuglicans. Coincidence? I think not.
Uncle Fester Lurks | 10.06.07 - 1:17 am | #
Peace never paid very well...
Herbert Hoover
bo, on second bottle | 10.06.07 - 1:16 am | #
Borge Bush
"all 'Thuglicans. Coincidence? I think not."
wilson was a democrat
I recently watched Reds, and there's a whole sequence about Wilson, and how many on the left weren't buying a word of Wilson's platform...
..then came the Palmer Raids.
Destroyed the very fine union movement that was going on at the time.
Money is the root of all evil.
Jesus was the prince of peace.
Bush: Money trumps peace..enuff said.
And the more we invest in bombs, war planes and the like, the less we have for really protecting our nation. Things like economic parity, education, little things like that...
Time for a new paradigm about national security.
Woodrow Wilson really got this nation thinking about our role in foreign policy.
He was also a racist of the first water.
Fuck Woodwow Wilson.
Manny Ramirez is my new hetero mancrush.
Atlantic City? White House Subs!
They have Sinatra's final towel. And the best submarine sandwiches I've ever eaten.
My ultimate goal is to eat a White House sub and then wipe the drool off my chin with Sinatra's Last Towel. A boy's gotta dream.
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wilson was a democrat -Uncle Blodge
The tragedy of philosophy, a beautiful conjecture, slain by an ugly fact.
He was also a racist of the first water.
MP | 10.06.07 - 1:20 am | #
Ala Henry Ford ?
Peace never paid very well
For average people and businessmen peace pays very well thank you.
But the activity is too boring to engage the stupid. It's just normal commerce.
..then came the Palmer Raids.
Destroyed the very fine union movement that was going on at the time.
Zap Rowsdower | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:19 am | #
And Wilson was a Democrat....
Uncle Blodge, you are right, Wilson was a democrat, I had forgotten that. But he had all the traits of a republican....now fast forward to 2008 and Hillary...gulp!
Woodrow Wilson sucks.
Whoopsie. White House Subs.
Sorry.
Now I'm hungry.
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My ultimate goal is to eat a White House sub and then wipe the drool off my chin with Sinatra's Last Towel. A boy's gotta dream.
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MisterX | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:21 am | #
Always thought "Hogan's Heroes" would be a good name for a sandwich shop
Would Wilson have been a Dixiecrat? He was a Virginian, wasn't he?
...does this count as "burlesque"?
"But he had all the traits of a republican"
true, true
And Wilson was a Democrat....
But Palmer was a paranoid nut (yeah, he got a bomb thrown at his house); but he was heavily influenced by an even nuttier nut by the name of J. Edgar Hoover.
It was all about crushing the anarchists, commies, and less-desirables.
Wasn't Wilson president during the Ludlow massacre?? When Colorado militia slaughtered a bunch of minors and some women and children, thanks to John Rockefeller, the mine owner.
On the west coast it's still Friday.
"Would Wilson have been a Dixiecrat? He was a Virginian, wasn't he?"
yeah, but he live a large portion of his life in new jersey
dixiecrat sticks, I think, but there were differences
Would Wilson have been a Dixiecrat? He was a Virginian, wasn't he?
atablarasa
Virginia and Georgia, I believe. Born in 1856, he wrote that he remembered watching General Lee's troops march by his house as a young boy.
"Wasn't Wilson president during the Ludlow massacre??"
yes.
Money is the root of all evil.
Jesus was the prince of peace.
Bush: Money trumps peace..enuff said. - Uncle Fester Lurks
I think there's a lot to be gained by slamming home the meme that Republicans are idolators that place the ecomony before God. If it makes Fundies, sick enough of politics that they go back to a non-voting pietism it will seriously erode Neocon politcal strenth at the ballot box.
wilson was a democrat -Uncle Blodge
So is joe Leberman. Nominally.
Yes I believe Wilson had ties to the KKK.
I like Pippin !
strength
Time for a new paradigm about national security.
One of the concepts being promoted around the time of Ronald Raygun, was agile and flexible manufacturing. The idea was if the economy was strong enough, and the country was making a changing spectrum of high tech complex goods, then if war came we could just shift the manufacturing direction instantly and overwhelm the opponent before the small stores of pre-made military goods could be consumed.
Yes I believe Wilson had ties to the KKK.
Uncle Fester Lurks | 10.06.07 - 1:26 am | #
The more I learn about politicians, the less I like them...
Wasn't Wilson president during the Ludlow massacre??
No.
"So is joe Leberman. Nominally."
100 years ago and the parties were a bit different.
tr and taft were the trust busters.
I'm wrong.
Never mind.
I like Pippin !
Gilly Gonzylon
Who doesn't like a Pippin???
Fuck the Democrats.
Mrs. Roberts — who is a member of the board of regents and is referred to as ORU's "first lady" on the university's Web site — frequently had cell-phone bills of more than $800 per month, with hundreds of text messages sent between 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. to "underage males who had been provided phones at university expense."
Scandal brewing at Oral Roberts U. By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press Writer
I believe Wilson was also an Eugenicist.
Commie atheist doesn't care for most things.
He was the President of Princeton of all places, and the Governor of New Jersey.
Goddamn, that's weird.
I got yer General Lee ovah heah.
Always thought "Hogan's Heroes" would be a good name for a sandwich shop
Gilly Gonzylon
HA! How about "Subdude"?
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Time for a new paradigm about national security. - atablarasa
First we need Congressional Democrats that don't titter like they're girls in a Middle School bathroom.
"Wasn't Wilson president during the Ludlow massacre??
No."
wiki says:
Ludlow massacre pertains to the violent deaths of 20 people during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado in the U.S. on April 20, 1914.
wilson took office march 14, 1913
Cover of The Masses; 1914.
What a brilliant image.
David (Austin Tx), Did W set the tone of callous disregard of condemned prisoners or is this an ongoing Texas thing?
dmark
Pretty much what atablarasa said above.
Only, it did accelerate, as a matter of public policy as the state became more Republican.
It became really bad with the case of Kenneth Allen McDuff. Basically, he was released from prison, under an early release program to relieve overcrowding.
He immediately went out and killed more people.
Ann Richards was blamed, and from there, the blood thirsty nature of Texans, when it comes to prisoners took off. It's an over simplification of it all, but there you go.
wilson was a democrat -Uncle Blodge
Fuck THE DEMOCRATS!
OH, THANKS FOR THE FUCKING SHEETS CALL, YOU FUCKERS. FUCKERS. FUCK.
HA! How about "Subdude"? - MisterX
Ole!
Torrmented a co-worker named Hogan with the Hogan's Hero's thing.
SO GOODNIGHT.
...we luv ya, NTodd!
HA! How about "Subdude"?
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MisterX | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:28 am | #
Hell yes! Also, a southern fish joint - "Sherman's March to the Seafood"
There used to be a sub shop near OSU (Ohio State U) called Wendy's subs (no relation to the hamburger shop). They advertised that their subs were served on Wendy's 'hot buns'.
Tasty! though in bad taste.
OH, THANKS FOR THE FUCKING SHEETS CALL, YOU FUCKERS. FUCKERS. FUCK.
shirts!
Zap Rowsdower | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:04 am | #
so there
OH, THANKS FOR THE FUCKING SHEETS CALL, YOU FUCKERS. FUCKERS. FUCK. - NTodd, Free Speedy!
Fuck you too, very much. 
And I mentioned being dead-threaded, too....
I ignore fucking fuckers that only type in caps; like that fucking fucker NTodd.
Too busy filming a certain lout, I'll bet.
"Tasty! though in bad taste."
my first girlfriend was named wendy...
HA! How about "Subdude"?
Sorry, that name's already been taken.
HA! How about "Subdude"?
-
That's a band out of New Orleans
my first girlfriend was named wendy...
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 10.06.07 - 1:32 am | #
tramps like us...
"NTodd, Free Speedy!"
who's got the alka seltzer?
Has Manny's homer come down yet?
Commie atheist doesn't care for most things.
Not true. Whatta you got?
Am I late?
the violent deaths of 20 people during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado in the U.S. on April 20, 1914.
Ah fuck, organized labor was repeatedly slaughtered back then. And their company houses taken.
Yet another very ugly chapter in the Experiment.
Fucking slanties.
NTodd has trouble with caps when his fingers get all sticky at the Tastee-Freeze...
"Am I late?"
dunno - when are you due?
Not true. Whatta you got?
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 1:33 am | #
How about the sound people make when they've eaten something too hot ?
Thumps up or down ?
Is this thing on? Tap Tap Tap
Off to bed for me....night, night...
"Ah fuck, organized labor was repeatedly slaughtered back then. And their company houses taken."
I believe that matewan is pretty accurate.
Thumbs up on anything that proves you're fucling alive.
L8R, Goblin Grrl
Thumbs up on anything that proves you're fucling alive.
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 1:36 am | #
Yanni ?
I have drunk too much and I don't care.
Hello...iz there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me...there will be....
guh gungulla
I want to negate my existence. Other than that, evertyhing's fuckign great!
I have drunk too much and I don't care.
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 1:36 am | #
Bullshit. Your punctuation is good.
Someone is Remonstrating... Is that like a monthly thing?
How about the sound people make when they've eaten something too hot ?
When me and my son blast out some stir fry, people go 'hot' 'hot', then say yum. He's going to college here, and is living at home, but still brings stray humans here.
I think this is one of his hobbies, though we are not much fun The Wife and me refuse to get upset.
Why?
Life!...and how to live it.
Labor massacures were all the rage back then.
There are amazing stories out there. Keep them alive.
And given the quality of that pun, I think it's time to pack it in for the night.
Bullshit. Your punctuation is good.
Gilly Gonzylon | 10.06.07 - 1:38 am | #
Excuse the fuck out of me. I'm a fucking Englsh major.
The sound of one hand clapping...typing...biting...done
I always thought the greatest name for a record store was "Vinyl Solution".
Y'know, except for the negative connotation.
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I am sick and tired. Why go on? The assholes win every time.
Yep...it's bedtime.
G'nite, folks.
Zap, the bio on Clarence Darrow I read way back was full of that stuff. Now I hear it in some of the folk musicians like John McCutcheon's stuff...
Emma Goldman.
Excuse the fuck out of me. I'm a fucking Englsh major.
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 1:39 am | #
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Is there anyone on this post who is a union member?
So my favorite image of the day Limbaugh puts up a photo of one of the worse mass murders of the century and Stalin and puts a Media Matters badge on him.
Yeah that's a nice parallel.
"Why go on? The assholes win every time."
because it's not about winning. it's about making it a bit better because you were here.
Rush Limbaugh shoulda been toast when hegot busted. But no. The game is rigged. Fuckers win every time.
Uh oh Commie dude...off to the happy hut with you.
Thumbs up on anything that proves you're fucling alive.
commie atheist
That's what we call the kids around here... "fuclings"...
Heh.
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I Havent an option about unions
"Is there anyone on this post who is a union member?"
Philadelphia federation of teachers.
I'm a fucking Englsh major.
Me too, except for the fucking part. Wife's already asleep...
Is there anyone on this post who is a union member?
dmark | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 1:41 am | #
I was SEIU. Just because I'm a fucking whire boy doesn;t mean I'm a privileged SOB.
Gilly! Hows the funniest man in this tread doing?
I have drunk too much and I don't care. - commie atheist
And I? I will drink to that, too! [/Kid Shaleen
Sit by me, Bruddah.
Wife was union at Boeing until laid off 3 years ago...
Is there anyone on this post who is a union member?
A few of us. I've been in a few. The last one was local 39 of the stationary engineers. DWD, used to be in the UAW.
Remember Imus? He's going to be hired by the new boss of Lee Rodgers, Melanie Morgan and Brian Sussman.
He'll fit right in!
I will not go to thefucking happy hut. I'm pissed that the fucling Dems will not stand up for their fucking principles/ I am a fucling taxpaying voter and i fucking want to know who the fuck standsfor me? WHO?
Unioons were a good idea once upon a time...
Unioons were a good idea once upon a time...
Remonster | 10.06.07 - 1:45 am | #
FuckYou.
"Unions were a good idea once upon a time..."
Been in one been outta one and I'll take being in one every time.
Where is the candidate that will stand up for the workingman?
Unions were a good idea once upon a time
There's really never been a better way for a worker to even out the disparity of worker/employer power. To be able to get reasonable treatment, pay and benefits.
Unioons were a good idea once upon a time...
Remonster
Yeah, coal miners in several states asking J.Q. Moneybags not to throw their wives out of the house when they die making him rich was just fucking ingratitude personfieid.
A time out commie guy. Breathe deep the gathering gloom. Watch lights fade...etc.
It's sundown for your likes I'm afraid.
Cheers
Where is the candidate that will stand up for the workingman?
commie atheist
That's the sound of the man working on Chain GAAAANNG.
That's the sound of the man working on the Chain, gang.
It's been a long fucking week. And Capitalism sucks.
"That's the sound of the man working on Chain GAAAANNG.
That's the sound of the man working on the Chain, gang."
you're a pisser
Uh oh Commie dude...off to the happy hut with you.
Remonster | 10.06.07 - 1:42 am | #
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The happy hut or the angry chair.
Which will it be commie dude?
I am sick and tired. Why go on? The assholes win every time. - commie atheist
Exist, if for no other reason than to be the embodiment of art on the cab of a logging truck I saw in Oregon: A mouse standing with paw upraised high in a one-finger salute to an owl swooping down upon him.
It's always interesting to me how many people rap unions yet they never want to give up the 40 hour week or want kids working in factories or want to work when they are hurt.
It's sundown for your likes I'm afraid.
Cheers
Remonster | 10.06.07 - 1:48 am | #
Maybe you're right. But FUCK YOU JUST THE SAME.
"The happy hut or the angry chair.
Which will it be commie dude?"
given that choice I'd give you the finger and go sit in the happy chair, lobbing f bombs at anyone within range.
but that's me.
Commie dude, capitalism is dead and was replaced by corporatism. Which means profits at the expense of the country.
CSEA: California State Employees Association here.
The happy hut or the angry chair.
Which will it be commie dude?
Uncle Fester Lurks | 10.06.07 - 1:49 am | #
I will never be happy.
What Uncle Fester said.
"What Uncle Fester said."
but isn't it funny how they all talk about the joys of capitalism as if it was all still there?
Commie dude
here...http://youtube.com/watch?v=YbGSDkvh8B0
Commie dude you need to smoke some happy herb, man. It will cheer you up if only for a short period of time.
Hey! Spocko!
You into speachifyin' or talking to interested groups about your activities?
It's always interesting to me how many people rap unions yet they never want to give up the 40 hour week or want kids working in factories or want to work when they are hurt.
dmark
Apart from the Jacob Riis photo essays, there are many instances of women getting de-skulled from getting their hair caught in unsafe machinery, 8 year old children being harshly disciplined for momentary industrial inefficiency, etc.
Yet, we strangely seem to revere the fabulously wealthy.
You cannot become filthy rich without fucking over many, many people.
but isn't it funny how they all talk about the joys of capitalism as if it was all still there?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 10.06.07 - 1:52 am | #
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It's all part of the illusion or delusion. Kind of like the Iraq war is making us safer or the terrorists will follow us home if we leave Iraq.
Food on the table or integrity? The eternal conundrum.
I work to make my boss wealthy. In return he allows me to collect the crumbs from his table. And my wife and my son can carry on. Life is good. Except when I lie awake at night and toss and turn sleeplessly.
bo. I'm intrigued by your offer please send me a brochure.
spockosemail @ gmail .com
Commie dude you need to smoke some happy herb, man. It will cheer you up if only for a short period of time.
Uncle Fester Lurks | 10.06.07 - 1:54 am | #
Agreed. I've been dry far too long,
"It's all part of the illusion or delusion."
most of what the sheeple believe is delusion, one they seem to take comfort in and do not want to ever give up.
Eat the rich, spit out their bones and use them for jewelry.
Except for the entertainment industry. Vey much including sports.
You can swallow up gajillions if your fastball moves down and away.
Commie A,
Find a DFA group in your area. It helps a lot to know you've got allies. If your area is mainly Red, start playing small ball. Work on getting Progressives onto School Boards, City and County slots, and suck up and commit to long timelines.
Fight on.
Commie dude I will dispense with the fucking off part soon, but till then cheers anyway and good night and good luck.
A time out commie guy. Breathe deep the gathering gloom. Watch lights fade...etc.
It's sundown for your likes I'm afraid.
Cheers
Remonster | 10.06.07 - 1:48 am | #
Seriously, go fuck yourself. The gathering gloom is in your asshole.
"You can swallow up gajillions if your fastball moves down and away."
or write a book about a british orphan with a weird scar
howevr - in the business world - people are going to get buttfucked
Eat the rich, spit out their bones and use them for jewelry. - Uncle Fester Lurks
Ummmm, Rich People.
I've had it. I've held out hope for too long and have seen it dashed. Why bother?
I hear you Uncle Blodge, one of my sisters is a big time republican and a christian, who just doesn't get it.
She's caught up in the illusion big time.
I'm intrigued by your offer please send me a brochure.
You will hear from a bovatar.
George Soros has fucked a million peoples lives from here to sunday.
Why should I hold out any hope? God, I feel like fucking olexicon.
"republican and a christian"
yeah - that combination takes its kool aid by IV
HELP! I am fucking and fucking. It never ends it never ends!!!
I'm too fucking stupid. Apologies to anyoneI've offended.
I'm not sure the business world as it's been ran in the US can continue much longer on the same path. The mortgage companies that have failed lately is only the earthquake rumblings that will proceed a much worse volcano eruption.
Today I was in the land of the very wealthy. And I had to tell myself that they are not better than I am simple because they are very very rich.
The two I met were very nice, they had great values and politics. Not all rich people are evil. Not all evil people are rich, but the rich who are evil can often amplify that evilness to many, and buy their way into reasonableness using the law, pr firms and think tanks.
Think about the people who have "normalized" torture. Can you imagine a more horrible group of people?
They aren't doing the torture, they are just making it POSSIBLE and clearing the way ideologically for more torture to exist. Why?
For Talk radio it's to entertain.
What are the reasons for others? To keep their think tank job?
HELP! I am fucking and fucking. It never ends it never ends!!!
Remonster | 10.06.07 - 2:03 am | #
If you are fucking so much, why is the keyboard involved?
That seems.... odd
Cranky linkage or cranky leakage?
"Why should I hold out any hope?"
why should you not? if you're looking for the inevitable workers paradise ok maybe you're fucked.
but if you're looking to make things a little better, to push the pile forward, and to have random moments of joy and a life contented knowing you tried to do right, then fight on.
Uncle Blodge. Got trapped downstairs...
Spocko, everyone is out for themselves. They don't give a fuck for anyone else. Hence, the reason for voting Republican.
"Apologies to anyoneI've offended."
didn't offend me
just wish you'd pull yourself out of the dark a little, and then go get some sleep.
Bernie Sanders kicks Alan Greenspans ass! Sanders is one of the few remaining politicians who get it!
5 minutes of fury and reality!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...h?
v=nBnKh6B2cMw
Sarah Deere!
"Uncle Blodge. Got trapped downstairs..."
finished basement?
I love the awards shows. Including the Hall Of Fame inductions.
"Yeah, I'm rich, I have 19 cars. I never did the 9 to 5 thing. And you guys still love me. You really love me."
but if you're looking to make things a little better, to push the pile forward, and to have random moments of joy and a life contented knowing you tried to do right, then fight on.
Randommoments of joyfew and far between. Hence my despair.
Spocko, everyone is out for (their kind). They don't give a fuck for anyone (different). Hence, the reason for (politics).
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 2:06 am | #
FYT
finished basement?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher |
(chuckles)
just wish you'd pull yourself out of the dark a little, and then go get some sleep.
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 10.06.07 - 2:06 am | #
Yes. Had too much vodka tnight. I will repair to bed nowand hope for the morniing to make thing right.
hey, Spocko! How's by you?
commie atheist
I have a black belt in negative thinking. I know where you are coming from. You are in a very bad, dark place.
Please don't do anything rash.
"Randommoments of joyfew and far between. Hence my despair."
this is NOT snark - I got a lot happier when I stopped expecting to be happy. I'm doing what I want and I'm able to help some kids, plus I get an excuse to buy history books!
yeah it's shit sometimes but there are kids who are doing better because I was there.
sometimes they still end up in prison...
but hell - sometimes they live, ya know?
Yes. Had too much vodka tnight. I will repair to bed nowand hope for the morniing to make thing right.
commie atheist | 10.06.07 - 2:10 am | #
The morning promises a headache, and if no headache, dread.
hi sd
well now I know...
where the fokowi? at the lake cabin!
Yes,thanks Spocko and Uncle Blodge. I have had a night...will take a breath and sleep on it. Life goes on.
this is NOT snark - I got a lot happier when I stopped expecting to be happy. I'm doing what I want and I'm able to help some kids, plus I get an excuse to buy history books!
yeah it's shit sometimes but there are kids who are doing better because I was there.
sometimes they still end up in prison...
but hell - sometimes they live, ya know?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 10.06.07 - 2:11 am | #
You mean you deal with what you can control and let that define your happiness?
Ah Christ on a popsicle. I am a Union paying fool and I feel that my little wages only help turn Union honchos into even bigger -fat- honchos. They exist only as a paper tiger in an industry (transportation)to evade actually working. No job security, no meaningful benefits, only yearly increases in dues. Wish it were otherwise, but La De Da.
"You mean you deal with what you can control and let that define your happiness?"
I try to. doesn't always work, but i try to.
Sarah Deere
Pretty good. Tired. I'm going to a conference tomorrow that should be interesting. A couple of politicians will be there. They are doing the Q&A where they write the questions on cards.
A democrats but one Bush appointee.
I might as him a tough question.
fokowi evenin' (or early mornin') to you.
I am a bad parent and worse husband. But I can improve.
Goodnight all,and thanks.
hey ub. last time for the season too. 
finished basement?
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher
Basements are the coolest. When I grew up, basements were where you went to smoke the reefer, watch some TV, kinda seal yourself off from the rest of the hizzy.
There are no basements where I live now. Water table's way too high.
Uncle Blodge
Did you see Bloom county last week?
With Opus and the math teacher?
"Goodnight all,and thanks"
Night. Drink lots a water it's a good idea for those who've been boozing.
"Did you see Bloom county last week?"
yep 
A democrats but one Bush appointee.
I might as him a tough question.
Spocko
hope you get a decent answer. There are decent republicans, just as there are useless dems, eh?
maybe there are just decent human beings. I just wish m ore of us wanted to care for one another. Not taking anyone home to raise, mind you, but just to extend the hand.
"You mean you deal with what you can control and let that define your happiness?"
I try to. doesn't always work, but i try to.
Uncle Blodge, Urban Teacher | 10.06.07 - 2:14 am | #
Then why Atrios' comments?
This is all about railing aginst what you can't control.
There are no basements where I live now. Water table's way too high.
Have a tower built, where you can sit above the whole world, and watch it.
commie atheist |
there's not a human alive who can't improve. Hell, we're all of us carrying around our Good Intentions that have been shot full of holes by our limitations and weaknesses. You;re in good company.
I feel unions serve a purpose but with that said I had a union job once before and I came away with this impression.
Those that have seniority are lazy asses. Other then that unions are only as good as the suits that control them.
Have a tower built, where you can sit above the whole world, and watch it.
Doug
sweet
Those that have seniority are lazy asses. Other then that unions are only as good as the suits that control them.
Uncle Fester Lurks
Like any powerful organization, it needs proper care and feeding.
correction Sarah, George W. Bush is beyond improving. He can only continue to get worse as a human being.
Uncle Blodge,
Off to bed. You use Vulcans (and penquins) know who does important work in this society.
Thanks
Evening, patriotz.
Has anyone observed that Cranky Linkage would be a good band name?
watching Greg Sargent over at TPM carry water for Steny Hoyer would be both sad and pathetic if it wasn't so predictable.
feh!
Has anyone observed that Cranky Linkage would be a good band name?
Or a way of having sex with Katie O'Beirne.
"Then why Atrios' comments?"
1. community
2. blowing off steam
3. I did say TRY!
Ok, I can't control racism - but i can take a young black man aside and tell him that getting by does not cut it and he has to aim for great.
I can't make them learn but I can tell a kid who would rather act ghetto that I'll be all over him if he does.
I can tell a young person that I know they are trying to do right.
do the fuck it up and get locked up or killed? yes. One of my best last yeah embraced the darkside and I lost her.
sometimes it hurts so badly...
but you know - I can control my decision to keep trying to make sure racism is not around me - and make a difference ether - that I CAN control.
Or a way of having sex with Katie O'Beirne.
spinoza, non ridere, non luger
Now that was just fucking uncalled for. Had to grab a bucket toute suite.
commie atheist |
there's not a human alive who can't improve. Hell, we're all of us carrying around our Good Intentions that have been shot full of holes by our limitations and weaknesses. You;re in good company.
Sarah Deere | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 2:19 am | #
Another way to look at it, you have no control over what you've done, but you have some control over what you will do.
What you have done may suck. But, unless you are someone like Jeffrey Dahmer, it can't be so bad that you can't make up for it.
"Have a tower built, where you can sit above the whole world, and watch it."
bet i'm not the only one that said hey COOL!
Have a tower built, where you can sit above the whole world, and watch it
I don't like heights. Plus, do you realize what union scale is these days?
Steny Hoyer sucks. He's another politician heavily connnected with the bankers! We don't have politicians anymore, we have lawyers and aristocrats in public office.
Of course running for office is too expensive these days for average every day Americans like nurses, firemen, barbers, construction workers, etc...
Well, I don't have a tower, though I live on top of a small hill. I still look down on the world. Also, it's cooler than the rest of the desert around here.
Though my work situation is still not that great, I'm pretty happy. My body is responding to the exercise I've been doing, which is great, and I've not felt sick for a very long while. My son is in school, and is doing well. Me and the wife are getting along nicely. Tomorrow night, I'm taking her out to a very old Tucson institution, an Italian Restaurant called Caruso's.
watching Greg Sargent over at TPM carry water for Steny Hoyer would be both sad and pathetic if it wasn't so predictable.
feh!
mrs. ibrahim al-jafaari
In related news, did you see who's keynoting the Florida Democratic Party Convention?
Amen Uncle Blodge!
thanks.
got to go crash. ttfn
Why do you figure calling out "Uncle!" became the ubiquitous sign of surrender among children?
horizontalization beckons...
peace
I'm still working on extending the outside space for my house. I've put in a small barbecue patio on the side, and am still trying to plan out what to do with this acreage behind the house. The gardening in front is growing well, and does not need much besides minor work.
What I'm thinking of but still do not have planned out, in any detail, is how to finish about half an acre, to be able to better use the space as living space instead of a refuge for snakes and rabbits. What I'm picturing is a screened in large back porch maybe 20 feet deep the width of the house, with behind that space a semi-covered space. Covered with both climbing plants, and some roof.
It's nice outside here about 9 months of the year. During the summer of course you stay inside during the day, if you are at home, and only go outside after the sun has set.
hee hee hee...
humbala humbala humbala...him say...
Fading fast...
A short nudibranch movie, for those with an interest in such things.
Will try to get back to sleep now.
G'night, patriotz.
Wut iz cranky linkage, precious?
A short nudibranch movie, for those with an interest in such things.
Oh!
I gots here just in time!!
Okay, that one looked like a sea monster.
RARRRRRRRR!!
Huh, the anti-pinkerton act.
It's still on the books.
http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-c...0(310%20%20AND%20((5)%20ADJ%20USC)%3ACITE%20AND%20(USC%20w%2F10%20(310<img src="http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/soleil.gif" border="0" alt="" width="15" height="15" />)%3ACITE){kind=small}
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3ACITE
Huh, the anti-pinkerton act.
It's still on the books.
Allan Pinkerton protected nobody. His trains were constantly robbed, he disastrously advised McClellan about the Rebels during the Peninsula Campaign.
And died rich.
Go figure.
Allan Pinkerton protected nobody. His trains were constantly robbed, he disastrously advised McClellan about the Rebels during the Peninsula Campaign.
Sounds like the template for Blackwater.
Sec. 3108. Employment of detective agencies; restrictions
-STATUTE-
An individual employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, or
similar organization, may not be employed by the Government of the
United States or the government of the District of Columbia.
spocksemail has mail.
hmmmm, interesting thought, the name of the nasty American in the opera "Madam Butterfly", Pinkerton, composed, what, 80 years before "The Ugly American".
My sainted grandmother always referred to the character as "Lt. Stinkerton", when talking about the opera.
Helllllooooo????????? Anybody here???
I'm here.
I was scritching Ripley for a moment.
Erik Prince was once an intern in the White House, under Bush Sr.
Yeah, I'm still here, though soon, I'll be hitting the sack.
I just got invited by email, to apply to be a delegate from AZ to the Democratic party convention.
Doesn't mean I'd get the position, but maybe this would be fun.
Eric, Prince of Blackwater...
Wow!
SHE CREATURE is on AMC.
I don't think I've ever seen this one.
I was scritching Ripley for a moment. - fourlegsrgood
Some creatures have all the luck. Lucky you.
There's a marvelous Maxx doppelganger that hangs out at my church, though I think he's a bit smaller. He belongs to a neighbor to the church, but spends all his time there. Comes to choir practice regularly and tolerates the kids' attentions during Sunday coffee hours.
Saturday there was a benefit put on by a couple of acapella groups at the Parish Hall. Poppy strolled in during the second number, recognized where everyone's attention was focused, and walked up on the stage and placed himself stage center. Master of his Universe.
strolled in during the second number, recognized where everyone's attention was focused, and walked up on the stage and placed himself stage center. Master of his Universe.
bo | 10.06.07 - 3:13 am | #
well, that's quite delightful
Coincidentally, the Pinkerton Principle happens to be the name of the legal precedent that members of a conspiracy are substantively liable for the foreseeable criminal conduct of the other members of the conspiracy, even if they didn't take part.
the Pinkerton Principle
we are, after all, our brothers' keeper.
Eric, Prince of Blackwater... -Sarah Deere
May he die of it. Selah.
Just thinking of the NPR clip that says, roughly, "All our actions were justified, we've never killed a civilian" is worth a 35 point bump in blood pressure.
well, that's quite delightful - Sarah Deere
He, however, did get bumsrushed fairly quickly, much to his annoyance.
Anybody know how to extract a picture from a pdf document when all you have is the acrobat reader?
Performance anxiety: Damn, if I keep on doing monologue, am I going to drive everybody out of the room? (Population 15)
Alt-Print Screen. Paste into blank image editor document (you can even use MS Paint in a pinch). Cut out the part you want. Save.
Danke, Melior, though I will probably try that later, after some sleep.
You a denizen of the West Coast, or a Right Coast peripatetic?
I think there are some other ways, besides a screen shot, but would have to look for them. (I don't have the acrobat reader, I use other PDF viewers) Let me dig for a second, and I'll find one
Poppy strolled in during the second number, recognized where everyone's attention was focused, and walked up on the stage and placed himself stage center. Master of his Universe.
Nice!
Maxx wasn't that big, btw. He never got any bigger than 10 pounds.
Maddie is already a lot bigger than that. My sweet boy, I still miss him.
The shaved head has never been more fashionable.
The bald head has been normalized.
OK, here is a clear and easy how-to on extracting graphics from a pdf file using acrobat.
http://ict.cas.psu.edu/training/
...ct_graphics.htm
A good HDTV cost less than a good laptop computer.
Blogpimping Buphonia: Friday Hope Blogging It's so great to read his compendiums after days of feeling like you've been force-fed Butt-Gas Caliope fugues and cantatas.
I can't afford an HDTV, yet I forked out 2500 for a laptop awhile back.
flg,
One of these days I will get a pic of Poppy and you will ge amazed at the similarity.
flg,
Austin, right?
America's houses are being repossessed at a record rate.
http://www.economist.com/world/
n...tory_id=9905451
But that's OK, the economy is booming!
Slice of beuphonia FHB:
----
Researchers have discovered thousands of marine microbes:
Using new DNA sequencing techniques, the researchers have identified as many as 37,000 different kinds of bacteria huddled near two hydrothermal vents on an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast.
"Many of these bacteria had never been reported before," said Julie Huber of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, whose study appears in the journal Science.
----
hydrothermal vents just blow my mind. God, I wish I'd had the chops to cut it in marine bio or cellular biology.
America's houses are being repossessed at a record rate.
But that's OK, the economy is booming! - Doug
We're due for a 25th Amendment renaming this country Schizophrenia.
Doug, that really puts things into perspective.
"In Riverside and San Bernardino counties, two sprawling counties east of Los Angeles that comprise an area called the “Inland Empire”, 1,900 houses were repossessed in August. It was 31 a year earlier."
Hello bo, I just arrived! Keep the patient alive!
"In Riverside and San Bernardino counties, two sprawling counties east of Los Angeles that comprise an area called the “Inland Empire”, 1,900 houses were repossessed in August. It was 31 a year earlier."
A bit of a non-sequitur, but I'm obliged to watch 24 school districts struggle with a financial software package developed by the people in San Berdo. Fucking horror show.
bo, where on the OR coast?
we like to envision the massive tree stumps that must be under there...
Erin, I'd rather go with impatient, but I;m somewhat sloshed.
How goes Emeraldia? Portlandia still flashing her knockers?
me also ready to slide down wall
good day here for me
rained like hell the last week so i didn't get the primer on the parts i scraped. season changes quickly. but hopefully i'll get one more nice 5 day stretch.
And then there is TPM...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/arc...ives/
055255.php
"Only days ago, DiFatta was hawking the DiFatta plan to "defend our conservative values from attacks by extreme liberal groups.""
Where do these guys figure this stuff out on the "code"? Is there manual, a blog or chat room. GOP Mentors who demonstrate the routine to the initiates?
One of these days I will get a pic of Poppy and you will ge amazed at the similarity.
Please do. Yes, I'm in Austin. Living with 2 kittehs and 1 tail of doom.
Where do these guys figure this stuff out on the "code"? Is there manual, a blog or chat room. GOP Mentors who demonstrate the routine to the initiates?
Beats me. I think it's some sort of psychic thing that teh gaii foot knows instinctively.
Only days ago, DiFatta was hawking the DiFatta plan to "defend our conservative values from attacks by extreme liberal groups.""
Where do these guys figure this stuff out on the "code"? Is there manual, a blog or chat room. GOP Mentors who demonstrate the routine to the initiates?
EkCenTriK
good question
reminds me of the 80's. the serious brainwashing started then with the moral majority, and the righties started calling poor moms, "victims." Remember that? Rush Bimbo sarcastically saying, "Oh, those poor welfare queen victims, blah blah." So fucking ironic that these same people claim victimhood.
Erin,
Link stolen from Beuphonia which doesn't specify the exact spot, but if you can find a map of tectonoc plates, it's probably where there's a three-way juntion with one plat being the San Juan de Fuca plate and another labeled something like Cascadia.
onther the other hand, I may be full of shit - or too much Stonehaven Shiraz.
"Please do. Yes, I'm in Austin. Living with 2 kittehs and 1 tail of doom.
fourlegsrgood,"
The wife and I are of the opinion that Ripley has her own tail of doom.
SCHIP cartoon
Bush gives Arbic interview
Mccain likes Greenspan
Raising costs flat income
http://www.discursivemonologue.c...te-flat-income/
The economy is growing!
Second and ten.
s/b "On the other hand..."
[leaves for a moment]
Federal pedofile commits suicide
CBS: adeeper look at Blackwater
Rice wants vid cams installed in Blackwater cars
Edwards makes aware of certain Blackwater ties
Senate passes intelligence bill
Waxman chases killer having diffrent emloyers
bo, thanks for that link. gonna share it.
been working 15 hrs straight. whaddi miss? fri dumps?
"Rice wants vid cams installed in Blackwater cars"
At whose expense?
And if so, why not airport mens rooms stalls.
Seems there is a big need for surveillance of anything touched by a Republican.
(Man, I so do not like the picture that just conjured up.)
Edwards quote, from link above
"George Bush has been a perfect example of cronyism because Blackwater has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans and to President Bush," he said in an interview with The Associated Press.
"I also saw this morning that Senator Clinton's primary adviser, Mark Penn, who is like her Karl Rove, his firm is representing Blackwater."
_
Republicanspeak from Edwards is tres unattractive
No Fri dumps (schidt) I'm aware of.
Gonna try and get Spocko for a speaker at at least on of the two Dem Clubs I'm in.
"Gonna try and get Spocko for a speaker at at least on of the two Dem Clubs I'm in."
You might want to try to snare El Gato too. That should be interesting...
Fifteen hours straight, Jayzus. Whippersnappers like you piss me off. I'm lucky if I can stay one focus for more than 30 minutes.
Eh?
The wife and I are of the opinion that Ripley has her own tail of doom.
Ripley's tail is bushy, but it's not mutant-like the way Maddie's is.
I've never seen anything like Maddie's tail. It's almost supernatural.
You might want to try to snare El Gato too. That should be interesting... - EkCenTriK
Where does EGN reside? I'm down in Silicon Valley and Spocko's in SF, so I know that's doable.
How 'bout you, where you at?
This movie is weird.
"How 'bout you, where you at?"
In the heart of the enemy. Well, Texas. And all I have are bad puns and incomprehensible rants.
I just have this picture of someone standing there looking at EGN and going "My god, he really is a cat!"
"Ripley's tail is bushy, but it's not mutant-like the way Maddie's is."
Well admittedly, the tail of doom does look like it should have it's own eyes.
But then I have been sick and am very tired and the brain is starting to work on auto pilot.
flg,
ONe of my regrets is that I never learned to talk Texan. You think I'd have learned, growing up with my McAllen born-and-raised Grandfather. Didn't really appreciate it until I met his kid sister who could charm anyone with it, even as she was shiving their gizzard in the same sentence.
fourlegs, what are you watching?
spocko, el gato and bo in the same room. mercy me!
And if Hillary's people are tied up w/Blackwater? No surprise there. bah
fourlegs, what are you watching?
She Creature on AMC.
Some crazy movie about a mad scientist who hypnotizes a woman and she turns into a sea monster. Or something.
I'm not sure. Some creature keeps appearing and killing people, but I haven't got a clue what it's got to do with the woman he's hypnotizing.
Meantime, kittehs are running amok.
Okay, this W.P. article just woke me up.
http://tinyurl.com/2vdmhc
Edwards has our $ and will have my time if Gore opts out.
ONe of my regrets is that I never learned to talk Texan.
I don't know what that means.
Erin,
Is that Professor with the very Russian sounding name still head of Marina Bio at OSU? She was President of the Academy of Sciences in the 90's. Just outstanding.
"I don't know what that means.
fourlegsrgood,"
Well there is that Lubbockian Dialect.
Excerpt from the article on the W.P.
"Several of the veterans, all men in their 80s and 90s, denounced the controversial techniques. And when the time came for them to accept honors from the Army's Freedom Team Salute, one veteran refused, citing his opposition to the war in Iraq and procedures that have been used at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba."
Okay, this W.P. article just woke me up.
God bless 'em for speaking up.
Oy, I'm about to fall over dead.
This "She-Creature" btw, is the worst movie creature evah.
She Creature on AMC.
Husb says as a youngun, he saw it at his grandparent's house twice, while aunt J. was dancing to rock and roll in the other room.
"This "She-Creature" btw, is the worst movie creature evah."
If it is the one I think it is. Yes. Maybe in competition with "Gothic. "
Not sure which is worse.
Husb says as a youngun, he saw it at his grandparent's house twice, while aunt J. was dancing to rock and roll in the other room.
ErinPDX | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 4:31 am | #
I don't think I've ever seen it. It's pretty silly.
I don't know what that means. - fourlegsrgood
Best described as the genteel of rancher folk. Graciousness and deferrence with a liberal amount of flattery. Ladybird would be a fair exponent of it that you might know.
I'm not sure. Some creature keeps appearing and killing people, but I haven't got a clue what it's got to do with the woman he's hypnotizing. - flg
You sure this isn't a Tagalog movie with English voiceover?
Hmm, I am thinking of a different movie I think. Something that ran recently.
This was a movie from the fifties.
It was teh suxxor.
Edwards has our $ and will have my time if Gore opts out. - ErinPDX
If polyandry is legal in OR, I'd like to file an app for Number 2 Hubby.
bo
osu prof
don't know
neighbor chick actually does have two husbands.
when i moved over from se, she figured i could handle that info.
Err, 4LG, it only has 2 stars on IMDB, that should have been a clue.
This movie is about an evil hypnotist who has a worse act than that of the Great Vorelli from "The Devil Doll". The hypnotist known as Dr Carlo Lombardi puts a woman under hypnosis asks her questions and she answers...great show, eh? Amazingly he makes a living doing this. He can also use the woman to call forth a creature from the ocean to kill. He doesn't really have a reason for doing this other than a hobby. Meanwhile another hypnotist who is also a researcher is staying at a house where an older couple and their daughter live. The couple is rich and the daughter really likes this guy, but he apparently hates these people, which begs the question "why is he staying with them in the first place?" There are also some cops looking into the deaths of people killed by the creature and the rich old guy makes a deal with Lombardi to bring his act of asking questions on the road. The hero of the story Lance Fuller who is the guy who really shouldn't be staying with the rich people falls in love with the woman who is hypnotized. There is a dog and also an unfunny butler and maid...all in all a rather talky movie with a lame monster that appears here and there.
"all in all a rather talky movie with a lame monster that appears here and there."
Bush with periodic appearances by Cheney.
Well, I'll was one thing for OSU's website wrt finding faculty: POS. Maybe she has retired. When I was up there, there was a series of articles about her, last name is approximately Olsharski, which culminated with her becoming President of the National Academy of Sciences, or some sich.
If daughter had shown more inclination toward science, I would have been banging the drum hard for OSU instead of Duckberg.
Amazingly he makes a living doing this. He can also use the woman to call forth a creature from the ocean to kill. He doesn't really have a reason for doing this other than a hobby. - Barry from AK
Why does this remind me of a certain Connecticutt Wankee?
10 Visitors Online
Damn, we're sinking towards single digits here.
9 Visitors Online
And now we're there.
jim, do something
Barry, you still here?
Barry, you still here?
mimi
Yes and no.... poking around in Cryptome.org a bit.
how's Zooey'
bo, i'm so goofy, i'm almost beggin to be banned at blue oregon. damn they funny.
Who dis Jim of whom you speak?
james t kirk
starship enterprise
Erin,
What those fools up to now, and what were you doing that required flogging yourself for 15 hours?
how's Zooey'
mimi
She's curled up in the farthest back corner of my closet, last I saw.
She had a rough day, partly my fault I guess. She has been pretty tough to get pills into, so I dissolved her antibiotic in some water, and put that in a small syringe to squirt into her mouth, just like her food.
Well, she didn't like that at all, and puked it all back up in just minutes.
I took a taste of some residue in the syringe, and it really had no taste to me at all, I don't know why she fought it so much.
To be honest, I'm not having happy thought about how this is gonna turn out.
Me?? Jim??
I'm more or less orange uniform caliber. Find me a Jihadi dynamite belt and a ticket into an AEI Conference.
work was all good, tho long
I'm trying to annoy the blueoregon people. Schumer's DSCC or whatever has endorsed someone, and it pisses me off. Who the fuck is he to intervene in our primary? Force the supoenas of kindasleezy, turd, etc. and get back to me Schumer. Get offa my lawn Schumer.
Barry,
How old is Zooey?
Barry,
hugs to you and kitty.
not a fun situation there.
Barry, those things are tough emotionally. You feel like you're torturing your cat instead of helping it. Doesn't mean it doesn't work though.
bo, you tellin me you're wgg lite?
Barry, try giving her smaller squirts of water more often.
also, try putting a bit of butter on her paw so she wants to clean herself, and will get her some extra calories that way.
little tricks I picked up.
Barry,
How old is Zooey?
bo, Shiraz Dominated
Don't know for sure. She's a rescue kitty from the pound, got her in Feb 2002.
At her first vet checkup, we "guessed" her age at 7 to 9, based on her teeth, so that would put her between 13 to 15 now.
Yea, I know, just about an average kitties time.
here's some good news:
Child mortality around the world is at a record low
www.globeandmail.com
Schumer's DSCC
Say no more. Accck.
Do you do much with DFA and Jim Dean? That's a whole lot lefter of Schumer. Jerry McNerney went thorough the same kind of hell. Had to down a DSCCer in the '06 primary, then was largely on his own until the final stages of the general until DNC and DSCC woke up and said, "Whoa, fuck, thjis guy might actually have a chance".
Barry,
hugs to you and kitty.
not a fun situation there.
ErinPDX
Thanks ErinPDX...
Barry, try giving her smaller squirts of water more often.
also, try putting a bit of butter on her paw so she wants to clean herself, and will get her some extra calories that way.
little tricks I picked up.
mimi
Hee, now if she would just show some inclination to clean herself, she doesn't even care about that anymore.
Barry, antibiotics can work wonders. You'll see she'll be as right as rain in no time.
Morning peeps.
No Friday night document dump and we haven't commenced a war with Iran. So far so good.
Barry, antibiotics can work wonders. You'll see she'll be as right as rain in no time.
mimi
Yea, we aren't seeing any blood in her urine anymore. That's real good deal.
mimi, that's sweet
bo, yes I do get the jim dean stuff. can't understand why howard can't tell the dc dems to fuck off.
must put head on pillow
Barry,
Kidneys??? What's happening with respect to stolls, urine and weight? How's her fur?
Stools, not stolls.
Kidneys??? What's happening with respect to stolls, urine and weight? How's her fur?
bo, Shiraz Dominated
She got diagnosed with a kidney infection Monday night. Got her on antibiotics and sub cutaneous fluid injections.
Weight, ... she lost 3 pounds from the time of the dog bite to last Monday, a month. (from 8 to 5)
Stools are good.
ql, I was just going to say, "I'd better get to bed before ql gets here..i'm too old to do an all nighter!"
Love you ql.
must put head on pillow - ErinPDX
Yes, best thing to do, 'Night, Kiddo.
Back atcha Erin. Hope the day goes well after you've been up so late. Keep fighting.
This is pretty neat, horses made from driftwood.
Supporters of Italy's "Slow City" movement are trying to develop liveable cities, banning cars from city centers and blocking McDonald's branches and supermarkets. The movement is spreading across Europe and is now taking off in Asia.
www.spiegel.de/international
Barry,
Sounds like you're on it. The KI is serious shit. Keep them fluids and antibiotics going. If there are difficulties with keeping her on the perscribed regmine, let the vet know real quick.
you're a good guy Barry, taking care of your Zooey like that!
ql-was in NY | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 5:38 am | #
Good grief, one hopes you are infused with earlybirditis and not insomnia.
bo... most of the weight loss came, I think, as we tried weaning her off assisted feeding and tried to get her to eat on her own.
She's now back on a high calorie 240 grams a day diet. Plus I sneak in some supplements.
I think she'll be fine if her little head ever decides she can eat on her own again.
MAKING SPORT CIVILIZED AGAIN
Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque
Devotees of the French sport of pétanque will now be able to enjoy a glass of pastis before a match again: The World Anti-Doping Agency is to remove alcohol from its list of prohibited substances for competitions.
www.sppiegel.de/international
sorry, last link should be
www.spiegel.de/international
pétanque is like lawn bowling
Barry, hope that's the case. Just now that the bummer with Golden was that once they cleared up his kidney infection, it was clear that the real problem was kidney failure. He was a 12 yo kitty, and his parents had been much shorter-lived than that.
earlybirditis + cat who insists on being fed at 4:00. Sometimes I can make him hold out till 5:00.
Barry, hope that's the case. Just now that the bummer with Golden was that once they cleared up his kidney infection, it was clear that the real problem was kidney failure. He was a 12 yo kitty, and his parents had been much shorter-lived than that.
bo
Oh, that's too bad bo.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is a stand alone infection, and not gonna be chronic.
Morning all.
Is Bush still president?
Sometimes I can make him hold out till 5:00. - ql-was in NY
Heh. They can be soooo pernicious that way.
Golden seemed to know when I was planning on waking up anjd start to raise hell about 12 minutes before that. In the bedroom, go to the door and holler. Outside the bedroom., come to the door holler, fish under the door and rattle it.
Morning all.
Is Bush still president? -steve simels
Jayzus Steve, nothing personal, but would you mind renaming yourself Pollyanna, or maybe Cockeyed Optomist?
Good morning.
Time to hang it up. Steve & Molly, your time to keep the watch going and keep the page free of troll infection.
Is petanque like bocci?
yes, bocci and pétanque are the same as far as i know
Jayzus Steve, nothing personal, but would you mind renaming yourself Pollyanna, or maybe Cockeyed Optomist?
bo | 10.06.07 - 5:59 am | #
You're right, I don't know why I do that.
Hope springs eternal, or something...
When I stayed in Paris, my hotel was near Place d'Italie, and everytime I passed by the little park there, the old men would be playing bocci. Or maybe it was petanque.
Karin, if it was in France, it would be called pétanque.
there's a small Roman stadium in Paris, built in the 3rd century. where gladiators once fought, old men are now playing pétanque.
In the U.S., it's mainly played by old Italian men, so it's called bocci.
in France, it's most popular in parts of France that are near and/or used to belong to Italy.
So, while our soldiers get two weeks off a year, it seems Iraqi soldiers get one week off for every two they work.. Nice.
Of course, when the Iraqis are off work, they are *still* in Iraq, with no electricity, or clean water, and too dangerous to go anywhere. So it's not much of a vacation.
the strange thing about Europe is about the regions that are close to another country, where you have a lot of mixing of populations. these were the most troublesome regions, causing lots of wars.
I guess the same can be said about Iraq.
also, I think Iraqi soldiers are not deployed in the area where their families live, for fear of being recognized and of retaliation on their families.
So it struck me when Bush was repeating that "we don't torture" again yesterday (how many times has he had to say that?), it's getting to be like Richard Nixon saying "I am not a crook".
in France, it's most popular in parts of France that are near and/or used to belong to Italy.
mimi | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 6:37 am | #
Ah, the wisdom of a fictional character.
It's like reading a post from one of the characters in "A Secret History."
Seriously, if mimi was this babe, then we'd have something to talk about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Tartt
I don't believe in you either Steverino
And has any babe -- writer or not -- every had a better name than Donna Tartt?
Come on...
boy, you know how to kill a thread.
Butler's up early, it seems.
Good morning all.
morning!
Good morning all.
Halfdan | 10.06.07 - 6:54 am | #
Back at ya.
Thank god, a non-fictional character.
ql, it's because they don't have electronic banking, and have to travel home to deposit their paychecks. A full week to do so is apparently not unreasonable in Iraq. Or so I'm told.
Steve, how was the movie marathon yesterday?
I don't think I've whored this enough.
Coming up at 8am on Turner Classic Movies:
Jack Benny and Carole Lombard in "To Be or Not to Be."
One of the most brilliant comedies ever made; certainly, the best one ever made about Hitler.
Halfdan, when I met with Biden's aide he told me they were aghast that the military wasn't holding to the one year on/one year off rule. Apparently that was some kind of unwritten promise the military has had with the grunts and it was traditionally held to be sancrosanct. W & co. of course could care less.
I have only seen the Mel Brooks version.
Compare the two Steve?
Steve, how was the movie marathon yesterday?
ql-was in NY | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 6:57 am | #
MICHAEL CLAYTON
George Clooney rules. Tilda Swinton is a genius. Close to a great movie; genre flicks don't get much better.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED
If you like quirky, you'll love it. Nice cameo by Anjelica Huston
THE HEARTBREAK KID
Who thought it was a good idea for the Ferrelly Brothers to remake an Elaine May movie? Talk about a pastrami sandwich on white bread with mayo.
Although the girl Ben Stiller falls in love with is utterly adorable...I need to look her up on Google so I can justify my inappropriate crush.
steve-- are your movie reviews getting published?
I have only seen the Mel Brooks version.
Compare the two Steve?
trifecta | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 7:01 am | #
Mel's is fairly faithful to the original, but broader and more vaudevillian.
The first one is a better balance of comedy and thriller.
Moe congratulations on the scoop!
Thanx, Halfdan. I'm going on the big talk-radio show on Tuesday. I'll have to get a haircut.
steve-- are your movie reviews getting published?
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 7:04 am | #
Theoretically, I'm doing video reviews for the PREMIER website.
My old stuff is archived at the TVGUIDE site. Here's my review of the worst movie ever made.
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/to...s/review/
135101
Thanx, Halfdan. I'm going on the big talk-radio show on Tuesday. I'll have to get a haircut.
Way to go. That is so cool.
Here's my review of the worst movie ever made.
I'll rent it today!
The girl in the Ben Stiller movie:
Michelle Monaghan.
She's every woman I made an asshole of myself over in high school..
Driving to South Carolina today. Ugh.
I will be listening to the Buffalo Springfield tribute album on the way though
Morning all.
Moe, wunnerful. A'course writing wunnerful stuff helps a lot.
She is starring in Gone Baby Gone too Steve. I am really looking forward to it. The novel by Dennis Lehane was great.
Ben Affleck apparently doesn't suck (as a director). Variety and Hollywood Reporter reviewed positively already.
only one mistake: "gleam" instead of "glean". Oh well, I've never been much of a speller-- that's what copy editors are for.
I don't know Steve, reading about cutting off testicles and then eating them so early in the morning is kind of kinky.
That reminds me of this terrible documentary I watched on HBO once QL.
This woman was having an afterbirth party in England where she was cooking up her placenta for friends and family.
I really didn't need to watch that it turns out.
steve, that sounds horrible. Hope you get paid enuff to sit thru dreck.
It's funny. Finding zappable food that fits a diabetic diet is so rare that when I do, it makes me almost
giddy. Jimmy Dean has this new line of "D-Lights"
Breakfast sandwiches that make an attempt at a whole-grain muffin, restrict and balance fats carbs and protein in such a way that a diabetic can eat one! I feel almost "normal!"
How's baby Tait?
I don't know Steve, reading about cutting off testicles and then eating them so early in the morning is kind of kinky.
ql-was in NY | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 7:19 am | #
I can laugh about it now. At the time, I wanted to take a hostage.
btw, there's a very good recount of why Cretin-1 needs the N.Korea agreement and is trying hard to get back to the place we were in when he violated our original treaty. at http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp...7100501765.html
An Estate I worked on had a tradition when a mare would foal. The placenta was collected and placed beneath the roots of a new apple tree we'd plant in the horses' honor. It was rough the first time, but kinda sweet.
Baby Tait is doing great. He is standing with support. He has an amazing laugh. He will actually just crack himself up and laugh for about 15 seconds some times.
I love being a parent. The toddler is in the tub now. He is obsessed with baths and showers. He has his monster trucks with him. Life is pretty good.
Morning, rational people.
plantsman, are you aware of "The China Study' and diet? el jefe has taken it up and is quite enamored of it. And he is traditionally a carnivore.
morning diane.
By this time of the week, it's so hard to know what to be aghast at -- I've 'bout given up.
How 'bout them Yankees?
The other worst movie I ever got paid to sit through.
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/fr...d/review/
135157
I am not, Ruth. My doctor and diabetes educators simply told me that getting adequate protein with few enough carbs would be difficult as a vegetarian.
Over and over, they told me.
it's so hard to know what to be aghast at -- I've 'bout given up
I heard that plantsman. I gave up some time ago. Being pissed off all the time isn't good for the soul.
At least mine.
Jeebus Steve, another image I could have lived without.
I raced to the bottom of the thread for placenta and testacle recipes?
Must needs coffee!
That's it. Enough of this bullshit. Fucking lapel badges?
.
hi, Diane, what a disgrace to ignore known incident of torture, our media has a really ugly underbelly. at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/
Or the body, Barndog; particularly the ticker! 
Battlefield Earth is the worst movie ever made Steve.
It's a scientific fact. When you consider the budget, the cast, and how bad the script was, and the logical errors, in combination with the horrible acting, dialogue, the weird scientology it makes Plan 9 from Outer Space look like Citizen Kane.
One piece of really good news was the progressive congresscritters telling Steny & Emmanuel that there was no way they would go along with the revised FISA bill giving w everything he wanted. About fucking time they used some muscle.
I did score with "Sloppy Josephines" made with Morningstar Farms TVP Crumbles instead of meat.
Fun food, just like a kid!
Good day, folks.
Moe, you are about to get Merkin mail.
plantsman, protein is very much factored in, I was concerned because my son is a former vegetarian and had of course started with inadequate balance, learned to include enuff protein.
That Lousiana Republican caught in the stalls too is a funny story.
I like Josh Marshall's take that he joins Bob Allen, and Larry Craig in the "Stall of Fame".
One piece of really good news was the progressive congresscritters telling Steny & Emmanuel that there was no way they would go along with the revised FISA bill giving w everything he wanted.
Dog be praised!
Telltale, they got nothing but images now and the public just isn't buying. It really comes back to the lack of wmd and then incompetence. Once you've lost the trust of the people it is almost impossible to win it back. I figure if they thought they had a chance, KKKarl would still be in office.
That Log Cabin Republicans' anti-Romney "Romney Ad" is a hoot!
trifecta, loving baths is great, hope it lasts! my kid started crawling in reverse, would back into things. Of course, we were laughing so hard it was pitiful.
One piece of really good news was the progressive congresscritters telling Steny & Emmanuel that there was no way they would go along with the revised FISA bill giving w everything he wanted. About fucking time they used some muscle.
ql-was in NY
And there are 72 of them, 71 in the House. That's a pretty sizable bloc, one that Hoyer and Pelosi can't very well ignore.
Battlefield Earth, and Dune, have become about the nose-gadgets to me.
Can't think of either without immedately conjuring up that Kyle McWhatsit with a nose-tube, or John Travolta-the-halloween-klingon with-whatever-the-fuck that nose-gizmo was...
.
plantsman, Romney is really pissing me off with that ad he has out bashing Massaschussetts. Saying it is the most evil liberal state in the US with Dukakkis and Kerry from there. He fixed it good though, even though it's the worst cesspool in the country.
How the fuck dare he? Bastard.
HaloScum, could you ONCE have a good day?
Fucking lapel badges?
TelltaleHeart
Which Simels review is THAT in?
The Log Cabin Ad pegs Mittie as having "Massachusetts Values at the end. Sweetly Lethal.
Bring it on, Marcellina.
Radio says all the hotels in Bangor, Maine are filled. Candians coming down with their all-powerful loonies, making weekend shopping trips to save a boatload of money.
Dear Gawd, can't someone get the hook and scoop
Larry Craig into obscurity ?
Nothing beats Cretin-1 declaring that torture has kept us safe for atrocity level. The movie will be worth waiting for if they all go to trial.
The Log Cabin Ad pegs Mittie as having "Massachusetts Values at the end
Here in Michigan, we're the last to get stuff like this - if we ever get them at all.
When you consider the budget, the cast, and how bad the script was, and the logical errors, in combination with the horrible acting, dialogue, the weird scientology it makes Plan 9 from Outer Space look like Citizen Kane.
trifecta
I thought everyone knew.
If you flip a print of "Citizen Kane" over, and project it backwards, you get "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
On another level, though, the film is positively inspirational. If you've ever wondered whether you could write and direct a big-budget feature film that could be deemed worthy of release by a major studio, one viewing of this exercise in willful stupidity will be a world-class confidence builder.
Heh.
Tweety and Keith keep me pretty well apprised of the juiciest ads.
Dear Gawd, can't someone get the hook and scoop Larry Craig into obscurity ?
plantsman
Incog is right - you ARE a Homophone.
How 'bout them Yankees?
Heh. Joe Torre should be fired for making A-Rod strike out. When Sizemore scored on that wild pitch, I had a gut feeling the Indians would just have to wait it out. And I've never had that feeling about a Yankees opponent before.
Larry Craig IS NOT GAY, and has NEVER been gay, doncha know?
Larry Craig IS NOT GAY, and has NEVER been gay, doncha know?
I'll believe it when he shows me his Channel 4 "How Gay Are You" online test results.
Other than the fact that I'd rather not know Craig's
proclivities, it's his utter failure to keep his word that offends me.
Battlefield Earth is the worst movie ever made Steve.
It's a scientific fact.
trifecta | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 7:33 am | #
I pretty much have to agree.
Good morning, dearest moonbats.
Grady Sizemore may not be a great player, but he sure is fun to watch.
And, you think the Tiger's Magglio Ordonez will get the AL's MVP nod?
Fat. Fucking. Chance.
So, didja see "Michael Clayton", simels ?
Harvard gave the Ig Nobel award to the 'Gay Bomb' yesterday. see the 3rd post down at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/
Grady Sizemore may not be a great player, but he sure is fun to watch.
He's a black name trapped in a white man's body.
I added some to your Listomania, steve. Some obvious choices, I can't believe people forgot them.
The Gay Bomb: West Side Story, the Sharks and Jets about to rumble....bomb goes off, and suddenly, "I Feel Pretty" begins to play.
plantsman,
Heck, when you do West Side Story on stage, at least half of the guys really are gay.
morning all, just reading the clinton as world ambassador post at americablog and following on jon stewart's comment to goldsmith -- won't cheney regret giving all that executive authority to president hillary clinton. wingnuts heads will be exploding all over the place -- president hillary clinton and goodwill ambassador bill clinton -- working to restore america's reputation. this could actually be fun. i swear i will spend the next four year laughing my ass off.
Jeebus, I got a fund raising letter from Bev Harris and Black Box voting. Are they doing anything besides raising money. I sent them $20. years ago.
So, didja see "Michael Clayton", simels ?
plantsman, areligious | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 7:48 am | #
Yeppers. As good a genre movie as I've seen in ages. Clooney's great, Tilda Swinton's a genius.
I'm with you Linda. Though, I'm a bit down on Hillary right now for voting for the hate Iran resolution. Still, it would be fun to watch them all scrambling around like roaches when a light is turned on. Heh.
Thers should wake up soon. I just cooked up a rasher o' bacon.
Steve, mimi is real, but I feel the same way towards her as you do toward Ms. Haversham and her commentors.
I added some to your Listomania, steve. Some obvious choices, I can't believe people forgot them.
Karin | 10.06.07 - 7:51 am |
Me too. After I posted the list, I thought of about sixty songs I should have included...
Thers should wake up soon. I just cooked up a rasher o' bacon.
He actually went to bed before I did last night--almost unheard of. But he's still asleep.
After I posted the list, I thought of about sixty songs I should have included...
It's a very cool list. If I haven't said this before, you're a great blogger, really.
Steve, mimi is real, but I feel the same way towards her as you do toward Ms. Haversham and her commentors.
ql-was in NY | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 8:04 am | #
ql -- really?
I'm not convinced. Do you have a specific reason for thinking she's real, or just a gut feeling?
Bruce Cockburn props always please me.
He is a wonderfil guitar player and lyricist.
Well, the fever chills are back, so I'm going to return to my bed and hope the cats will stop using it as a springboard for their Olympic Games.
One more blogwhore, though:
What happens to our souls when torture becomes routine?
All references to breakfast are cruel and unusual. I have to wait for the sister and bil to wake up before I can do breakfast.
ql -- i'm with you re hillary. i've got severe reservations about her and him as well. but i can't deny he is one of the -- if not the -- most popular americans on the planet and can do tremendous good in such a position. those two facts -- that he is a beloved american; and that HE's the one out working to restore america's image -- is gonna drive wingers nuts. it's gonna be hilarious to watch.
I made cholesterol heaven this morn. Potato and bacon scrambled eggs, the taters cooked in bacon fat. W/ Biscuits.
I have to wait for the sister and bil to wake up before I can do breakfast.
Not even coffee?
HICA!
... from and undisclosed location in eastern TenderC.
.
Do you have a specific reason for thinking she's real, or just a gut feeling?
Oh, she's real. She corresponds with Todd. I've even seen her pic.
I've even seen her pic.
Is she really a super model?
trifecta,
What, no gravy?
Slacking, I know.
I do make a killer hot sausage gravy though. By killer, I mean your arteries scream like lambs at the slaughterhouse.
Is she really a super model?
She's pretty. I don't know about supermodel.
I think her real issue is a crippling lack of self-confidence, making her rude and abrasive to other people, and attacking when it's not necessary. It's too bad, because if she just relaxed and acted like a person, she might be a valuable member of the community. But she keeps shooting herself in the foot.
Leaving the Vietnam oldies aside, this was my #1 protest song pick for the 21st century.
Bomb The World
Marcellina, coffee actually qualifies as the basic necessary for life. Breakfast is only food.
I'm not convinced. Do you have a specific reason for thinking she's real, or just a gut feeling?
steve simels
Her descriptions of being an expat pretty much jibe with what I went through when I lived in Italy. You really can't fake that.
Yea, she kind of went off on me for about a week. But when she's not in that mode, she's alright. I just keep a bit of distance.
It's a very cool list. If I haven't said this before, you're a great blogger, really.
Molly Ivors | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 8:06 am | #
Without you I'm nothing.
JP - You made it! How's the butt.
What Molly said. I actually enjoyed talking with her in the early mornings.
I don't have a problem with mimi. We've had lots of positive interactions.
-- that he is a beloved american; and that HE's the one out working to restore america's image -- is gonna drive wingers nuts. it's gonna be hilarious to watch.
linda
*
Clinton led us down a very dangerous path by opening manufacturing outsourcing wide open between NAFTA and allowing China into world markets.
What do the Clintons intend to do about China? None of the promised assurances for human rights improvements have been realized and I have not heard much more than a peep from either one of them on the subject.
...a pastrami sandwich on white bread with mayo.
Can't wait to see that quote in the newspaper ad!
Her descriptions of being an expat pretty much jibe with what I went through when I lived in Italy. You really can't fake that.
ql-was in NY | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 8:14 am | #
I'm kind of astonished. And now I feel bad for maligning the woman unfairly...
I don't know why I whore these local things, but here it is anyway:
More port silliness
Halifax's two international shipping terminals were built in the 1960s, and they've had their ups and downs through the years.
The port profited handsomely from the United States' trade embargo of Cuba, as millions of tonnes of Cuban-bound Canadian wheat shipped through our lucky city. But with disintegration of the Soviet Union that business collapsed completely, leaving behind only wishful thinking and the abandoned silos that still loom, both physically and psychologically, over the South End.
(Since they caught fire a few years ago, there's been talking of tearing down the silos but Soviet-inspired architecture has a real role to play, if you ask me: the silos and the hulking Fenton Tower make everything else in town look that much better in comparison.)
Regardless, the Cuba trade was about half the port's business, and here we are 40 years later and the terminals are still only at half capacity.
So how do our thoughtful and wise political leaders deal with shipping terminals at 50 percent capacity? That's right: they build more of them.
[continues at link]
And now I feel bad for maligning the woman unfairly...
To be fair, it's pretty improbable. And as I noted, she makes a lot of her own problems. But she's not killfile material or anything like that.
WaPo editorial rebutting Cantor who lied about what they said, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp...7100501769.html
Comes real close to calling Cretin-1's lies 'lies' too.
..she's real. She corresponds with Todd. I've even seen her pic.
Thank God you can trust everything emailed to you over the intertubes!
Leaving the Vietnam oldies aside, this was my #1 protest song pick for the 21st century.
Bomb The World
Karin | 10.06.07 - 8:13 am | #
I'm not crazy about him generally but that's a very good song...
I don't have a problem with mimi. We've had lots of positive interactions.
Karin
So did I for awhile.
Her descriptions of being an expat pretty much jibe with what I went through when I lived in Italy. You really can't fake that.
Her comments on Austria ring true also-and I grew up around Austrians.
Thank God you can trust everything emailed to you over the intertubes!
You're just jealous because I'm getting a million dollars from the son of the former head of Nigeria!
I too am an expat but our experiences don't jibe at all. It does make me wonder sometimes.
If only everyone who believes in "mimi" would send me $20 so I can help this poor guy in Nigeria, I'd gladly share the profits.
Act now!
Karin, I am the one in Austria! Two different people!
Dave, its early out there, no?
mimi is a *Canadian* ex pat, not an American. She grew up in Montreal.
I'm kind of astonished. And now I feel bad for maligning the woman unfairly...
steve simels | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 8:16 am |
Don't.
While sometimes I have good interactions with her, she can be very, very odd and antagonisitic.
Poor marcellina, even I thought you might be mimi for a while. You both showed up around the same time.
Two words:
Michelle Monaghan.
I'm totally in love.
Also, the Brit chick who's in "Pushing Daisies."
Either of these woman could have me if they played their cards right.
I'm surprised she hasn't popped in yet.
I am not in the mimi-is-not-incog camp!
I saw Pushing Daisys last night. It was very cute.
I'm surprised she hasn't popped in yet.
Moe
Oh, she's lurking fer shure.
Any more word of the teevee interview?
You both showed up around the same time.
Same time zone, no?
And trademark dave, what are you doing up?
How ya doing Nancy. You haven't been around much these days.
No, apparently we're not going to do TV, but I'm doing two radio bits on Tuesday, one a.m. talk show and one p.m. news. At least, that's what I think I'm doing. My secretary is handling it all, hee.
mimi is a *Canadian* ex pat, not an American. She grew up in Montreal.
I was under the impression that she is from Sudbury, Ontario.
mimi is her own brand.
Poor marcellina, even I thought you might be mimi for a while. You both showed up around the same time.
ql-was in NY
I forgive you.
Sort of understandable. But I believe she was posting much earlier here under other names, such as mishimishi (same as the e-mail nam she posted for Incog.) I stumbled across that name while digging for Merkin quotes.
'mornin'
Hell of a ballgame last night...
steve: great list; I added Eric Bogle's 'No Man's Land' and Dylan's 'Hard Rain's a'gonna Fall'. Worth being reminded of all that good stuff. Thanks.
I was under the impression that she is from Sudbury, Ontario.
Ralphie
That's right. I'm not sure where Montreal comes in, but she speaks french, airc.
Hey QL, real life is catching up me I guess. There is a huge swirl of activity amongst the powers getting ready for the January opening of the legislative session not to mention the coming elections.
At one time, I have tho't any one of you might well be a total construct. Which is fun for mind games. And yes, this is me! but I do have to get offline now so my phone can ring.
Have a beautiful day and don't accept the torture, at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com/
I was under the impression that she is from Sudbury, Ontario.
Ralphie
Well, she's definitely spent some time there. She claims to have attended McGill, too, IIRC.
I was under the impression that she is from Sudbury, Ontario.
Ralphie
That's right. I'm not sure where Montreal comes in, but she speaks french, airc.
Moe Szyslak | Homepage | 10.06.07 - 8:26 am
She's French-Canadian, so I think that's where the Montreal/Quebec impression comes from.
That's right. I'm not sure where Montreal comes in,
I think she did some schooling in Montreal. I'm not an expert on all things Mimi.
And trademark dave, what are you doing up?
Dave is my sockpuppet! Or I am his...
my sockpuppet is mine, and I am thine...whatever.
Karin, I am the one in Austria! Two different people!
Servus, marcellina!
Speaking of internet scans and the suckers that buy into them, here's Orange Satan on the incredibly ludicrous campaign to pay that idiotic "Cheers and Jeers" guy:
I'm in for a one-time $500 contribution, plus a $20 monthly recurring.
They're goal is $50k and they're well over halfway there.
Aside from the idiotic spectacle of a supposedly serious "political" site (and the Kossacks are the ones who tiresomely keep driving home that appelation) hiring as they're only "paid" staffer a guy who stole his schtick from TV Guide and does a piss-poor job imitating it, there's this: A. Whitney Brown is a long-time Kossack and frequent contributor. If you wanted to pay a "humorist" to write regularly on your site, why the fuck wouldn't you hire HIM?
McGill is in Monteal. It's also an engineering school.
Grüssdi, Karin.
It's a beautiful day here, by the way. Sweater weather.
I'm surprised she hasn't popped in yet.
Been here and gone. We were conversing at 6 am upthread.
...what are you doing up?
My masters insisted upon a 5am bowl of food... yes, masters!
Sweater weather.
I'm jealous. Another day in the mid-80's here.
Sheets!!!
I realize nobody's asked my opinion, but the short version is that mimi bitch can go fuck herself.
McGill is in Monteal. It's also an engineering school.
With a great modeling program, I hear!
Some parts of mimi check out, I don't think she's anyone's sock.
And sheets, I've marked them for you.
Ruth: alas, there's no shortage of examples of American complicity with torture. Think of the contras, the death squads, the embrace of Pinochet and Gaultieri in another era. If you haven't read Jacobo Timerman's 'Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number,' it's a harrowing book, and deals with torture's effect on the torturer and his enablers. It's sadly, and horribly, on point.
mimi spins out fairly often. she'll be okay, and then...
If Khalid Sheik Muhammad just made up his part in Danny Pearl's murder under torture........
That's what 20+ year CIA veteran Bob Baer alleged on Keith last night.
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