I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Aha.
Funnily enough, I was just about to post this:
"Yeah, I've been noticing some very odd photos of men's fashions lately, too."
Is that an eye of newt?
and she didn't even first herself this time!
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin slammed a "sad" and "predictable" reaction from the mainstream media to her decision to resign from office in a statement posted on her Facebook account Saturday.
Palin bemoaned a double standard she asserted she faces in her public life, as well.
"The response in the main stream media has been most predictable, ironic, and as always, detached from the lives of ordinary Americans who are sick of the 'politics of personal destruction,'" Palin wrote. "How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it�s about country."
"And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course we know by now, for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make," she added.
Fuck the Rocket's Red Glare
Is that an eye of newt?
Bawston fireworks a few years ago today. Taken by my friend who is recovering from aneurysm surgery.
hey.
The one thing that could complete this holiday: Sly Fox on the radio!
*sniff*
sly stone was so great.
They are hilarious, Avedon. 
Haloscan is messing up on me, peeps.
what year is 1491 set in?
Mabel's Wig Shack | 07.04.09 - 8:22 pm | #
It's set in Grant's tomb.
Haloscam is trying to be a fucker now.
And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term
What was the "higher calling" again?
.
WTF? Medusa as fireworks?
sly stone was so great.
He's not dead, is he?
George Clinton is playing a show here Sept 2.
There's a tornado 100 miles away in KY so the fucking local news won't leave it alone.
for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make,
probably because no one could figure out what the fuck you were trying to say.
just a guess...
what year is 1491 set in?
Mabel's Wig Shack | 07.04.09 - 8:22 pm | #
It's set in Grant's tomb.
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente
And on Washington's white horse.
When it comes to Obama's escalation of the violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, I guess the Left's silence is approval.
But that's not what their opinion of escalation was in Iraq while Bush was in charge.
Which means that y'alls anti-war positions are phony and driven only by partisan considerations.
You've been busted.
what agent orange said.
Did someone fart?
.
"And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term"
I want to take you higher
boom chak a laka
Guess I missed the memo that Sarah is the center of the universe.
Ms. Narcissist - blecch
point taken.
"When it comes to Obama's escalation of the violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan, I guess the Left's silence is approval."
How else are we going to impose Islam on the world?
"And though it's honorable for countless others to leave their positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term, of course we know by now, for some reason a different standard applies for the decisions I make," she added.
"I'm a winner, not a quitter!! Respect me!! Respect me!!! WAAAAAHH!!"
I've gotta go get ready for ice cream and fireworks. The gin and tonic I just had makes some of it bearable. Peace.
How else are we going to impose Islam on the world?
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente | 07.04.09 - 8:25 pm | #
indeed.
mcouscousdonalds
Great shot, Echidne, thanks.
And thanks for the link to Echidne's take on the new groovy fashions for men, Avedon.
Nina Simone makes other singers of the same songs sound like froggies.
Besides Prickstein, are any of you actively opposing Obama's war of choice in Afghanistan-Pakistan?
Somehow I've lost interest in seeing fireworks. I think it dates back to partying and fireworks on New Year's Eve 1999.
.
Great shot, Echidne, thanks.
It's my friend R's. Give him a few good thoughts or prayers. He hasn't had an easy time recently on health grounds.
i thought the chapter on amazonia was the most amazing one in 1491 although those Peruvian fisherpeople/cotton growers were also cool
i want to answer all of your questions.
indeed your high moral stature compells me to be responsive.
It's my friend R's. Give him a few good thoughts or prayers. He hasn't had an easy time recently on health grounds.
Echidne
Done.
It's my friend R's. Give him a few good thoughts or prayers.
Done.
Nina Simone makes other singers of the same songs sound like froggies.
Echidne | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 8:27 pm | #
The youtube clips of her in Harlem live are really great. She takes that boring song from Hair and turns it into something awesome.
indeed your high moral stature compells me to be responsive.
Why does the import of the question depend on the interrogator? I guess that means all truth is political.
Done.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
Double Done.
.
Diane, what kind of beverage would you prefer?
I wanted to read 1491 but only got as far as new year's eve 1490.
the interrogator matters
only when the interrogation
is enhanced.
Thanks, sweetings!
The youtube clips of her in Harlem live are really great. She takes that boring song from Hair and turns it into something awesome.
I was just hearing her sing "don't let me be misunderstood", and she sings it AND acts out the misunderstanding bit. Incredible.
I've always enjoyed fireworks, but from a distance, where it's quieter.
Tonight I will look out my bedroom window and see three separate shows.
Diane, what kind of beverage would you prefer?
Integral ♠ Lit |
Pepsi's (not Coke) to all. It's what MJ would have done.
.
Hey, Agent O, when I can't get diet coke and have to have pepsi, I suffer from dispepsia.
Governor Palin's lawyer has threatened legal action against any blog or media publication which defames her in any way with vicious rumors. It would be wise to watch what you say about Sarah Palin from this moment forward. She means it. You've been given fair warning.
Diane, what kind of beverage would you prefer?
Integral ♠ Lit
I believe a glass of cabernet would do nicely, thank you.
Well I'm in Philly and just heard the first 'salutes' for upcoming fireworks!
.
Toby Petzold.
Wrong about Joe Wilson:
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
Joe Wilson: soon to be indicted for false statements to Congress. Just like George Galloway.
Toby Petzold | Homepage | 10.28.05 - 12:36 pm | # "
Wrong about everything.
(Paid for by the Toby Petzold is a stupid schmuck committee. "I'm Toby Petzold, and I approved this message! Wait, what?"
sharia palin warned us.
nina simone's 'I Put a Spell on You' is a masterpiece.
She also has done a fair number of Dylan covers. And not all of them his 'big' songs.
Hey, Agent O, when I can't get diet coke and have to have pepsi, I suffer from dispepsia.
Integral ♠ Lit
.
Nina Simone was born in the next town west of where I live.
They are finally getting ready to do a memorial for her - a statue and (I think) a little museum.
So the "fierce moral urgency" of replacing Bush with Black Jesus so that we could end wars of choice and recover our standing in the world has been put on ice?
Seriously: you people are clowns and hypocrites.
"To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as 'fact' that Governor Palin resigned because she is 'under federal investigation' for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation," Van Flein said in a statement. "This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law."
- Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein
nina simone's 'I Put a Spell on You' is a masterpiece.
--
there's also a utube video of the young nina doing a totally killer version of that song in London, I think.
joe wilson is being indicted on monday i hear.
{looks around to see if Duane V is around]
Agent Orange!
What is that? Some sort of space crab?
- Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein
auggiesback
NYT vs. Sullivan, dood.
wine and whine.
Oh noes! I'll be sued!
I so much want Moon to allow herself to be recruited by one or another of the British Services....
van flan
nina simone's 'I Put a Spell on You' is a masterpiece.
--
there's also a utube video of the young nina doing a totally killer version of that song in London, I think.
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente
I'm lucky enough to have seen Screamin' Jay Hawkins perform that live. Complete with voodoo stick and gigantic flame pots. It was an experience I'll never forget.
Palin wore the same outfit as yesterday.
Just saying.
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
Who will indicted first? Joe Wilson or Sarah Palin.
I'm lucky enough to have seen Screamin' Jay Hawkins perform that live. Complete with voodoo stick and gigantic flame pots. It was an experience I'll never forget.
Mark B.--Buzzkiller | 07.04.09 - 8:36 pm | #
Flame Pots!!!!!!!!!!!
van flan
Mabel's Wig Shack
God, remember the flan thread from waaaaay back?
.
Diane C - if you need character witnesses, you know all of us here have your back and will pretend we don't know you (you want GOOD character witnesses, right?)
Palin wore the same outfit as yesterday.
Just saying.
did she spend the night at her boyfriend's house?
Palin wore the same outfit as yesterday.
Just saying.
Penguin Fan | 07.04.09 - 8:36 pm | #
you'll be in the docket just behind joe wilson for that clear 'blogging' related offense.
I so much want Moon to allow herself to be recruited by one or another of the British Services....
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:36 pm | #
MI.5 ?
"reckless disregard of its truth or falsity"
A tough legal hurdle.
Palin melt down again?
Wilson and Plame are the residue of failed attempts at anti-American propaganda. They are jokes. They used their positions to purchase the good opinion of filth like Kristof and Corn and now their books go unsold.
Palin wore the same outfit as yesterday.
Just saying.
Penguin Fan |
That's borderline 'gaii' to notice and mention.
.
Flame Pots!!!!!!!!!!!
It was an outdoor stage, so we didn't get the whole 'Great White' experience.
Cause a defamation suit worked so well against Al Franken.
I don't recall a flan thread from way back. but apparently it's legendary.
Diane C - if you need character witnesses, you know all of us here have your back and will pretend we don't know you (you want GOOD character witnesses, right?)
Integral ♠ Lit
It was an outdoor stage, so we didn't get the whole 'Great White' experience.
Mark B.--Buzzkiller | 07.04.09 - 8:38 pm | #
sounds amazing.
MI5 or 6 - or any of several other groups. She would be perfect. She could start as a researcher and move along.
That's borderline 'gaii' to notice and mention.
Indeed.
P.S. It's his birthday tomorrow. Send him something pink.
That's borderline 'gaii' to notice and mention.
.
Agent Orange
Not as gay as this Erasure song I got on.
could start as a researcher and move along.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:39 pm | #
the name is bond.
Moon Bond.
GWPDA
Analyst?
Editor?
wrt Moon
"Cause a defamation suit worked so well against Al Franken."
I was rereading "Lies and Lying Liars" last night, with his recount of that at the end of the book. Screamed with laughter.
He so owns O'Reilly...
Liberty Lunch, Austin Texas. Screamin' Jay Hawkins put on a hell of a show. RIP.
MI5 or 6 - or any of several other groups. She would be perfect. She could start as a researcher and move along.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:39 pm | #
my impression, which certainly could be wrong, is that they prefer oxbridgeans.
"Oh l'amour...."
It always amuses me when the trolls ride in and accuse us of things without knowing the least little thing about any of us, including what we say on our own blogs.
Of course, that would mean that the trolls would actually do the hard work of reading said blogs, and they obviously have much more important things to do, like piss in our punch bowl here.
Analyst?
Editor?
wrt Moon
Any of those. Why on earth did you think I served as her referee? It's not as tho I wanted her to grow old as a NHS clerk.
the navajo codebreakers managed to infiltrate gestapo headquarters at the highest level their command of bavarian slang was so exceptional.
You're a grand old flag,
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
I watch LOGO way too much too.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.
Once you are out of office and just a citizen, you should sue anyone for slander that attacks you. GO GET THEM, SARAH. PAYBACK WILL BE A BITCH.
Any of those. Why on earth did you think I served as her referee? It's not as tho I wanted her to grow old as a NHS clerk.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:42 pm | #
Just the mention of Devizes gives me claustrophobia.
There's a feeling comes a-stealing,
And it sets my brain a-reeling,
When I'm listening to the music of a military band.
Any tune like "Yankee Doodle"
Simply sets me off my noodle,
It's that patriotic something that no one can understand.
did he just say sarah payback will be a bitch?
isn't that slander?
the navajo codebreakers managed to infiltrate gestapo headquarters at the highest level their command of bavarian slang was so exceptional.
Hmm, I knew about the Navajo code-talkers. I've never heard of Navajo codebreakers. I'll have to look it up.
Why, thank you, sammy.
my impression, which certainly could be wrong, is that they prefer oxbridgeans.
Old school. Top tier. She'd do just fine at starting at a lower level and moving along. Nobody'd care one way or another.
Playing my favorite patriotic song amny times today
Born in the USA
Cats hate Independence. Because they're Muslims.
Hmm, I knew about the Navajo code-talkers. I've never heard of Navajo codebreakers. I'll have to look it up.
Mark B.--Buzzkiller | 07.04.09 - 8:44 pm | #
don't Mark!
It's sheer nonsense.
P.S. why the **##~*## are my neighbours setting off fireworks on the 4th of July?
Al kissin' a baby...
http://stmedia.startribune.com/
i...EN+2FRANKEN.jpg
the navajo codebreakers managed to infiltrate gestapo headquarters at
the highest level their command of bavarian slang was so exceptional.
Not true. The Codebreakers were in the Pacific Theater of Operations - not Germany.
Cats hate Independence. Because they're Muslims.
NTodd,שלו
There is no dog but dog.
Hmm, I knew about the Navajo code-talkers. I've never heard of Navajo codebreakers. I'll have to look it up.
I'm pretty sure this makes me laugh.
Once you are out of office and just a citizen, you should sue anyone for slander that attacks you.
What's the slander, exactly?
I'm a cranky hanky panky,
I'm a dead square, honest Yankee,
And I'm mighty proud of that old flag
That flies for Uncle Sam.
While his wife, Franni, stayed in Minneapolis to pack for Washington, Al Franken spent Friday night and Saturday on the Iron Range, marching in six July 4th parades with daughter, Thomasin, 28, and son, Joe, 24, by his side.
"I love being on the Iron Range for the Fourth," the senator-elect said. "It's a great part of the state."
Great especially for him, since his dream of going to the U.S. Senate wouldn't have stood a chance without the voters in the DFL stronghold.
People in the mining towns treated their new senator like a rock star, flagging him to offer congratulations, get their picture taken with him and wish him luck.
In Eveleth on Saturday, a few miles from the spot where Sen. Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash in 2002, Franken jogged from one side of the street to the other, trying to shake every outstretched hand.
People repeatedly yelled "Attaboy Al!" and "Finally!" So many yelled the latter that U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D- Chisholm, marching with Franken, though suffering from laryngitis, croaked: "His new name should be 'Finally Franken.'"
Not true. The Codebreakers were in the Pacific Theater of Operations - not Germany.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:45 pm | #
and something tells me they didn't infiltrate gestapo HQ due to their command of Bavarian 'slang' either...
Not true. The Codebreakers were in the Pacific Theater of Operations - not Germany.
Code talkers...
THE AL FRANKEN DECADE BEGINS TUESDAY.
Not true. The Codebreakers were in the Pacific Theater of Operations - not Germany.
Navajo Code Talkers were in the PTO, but there were certainly codebreakers at Bletchley Park. The folks who broke Magic and Purple weren't the only cryptanalysts in the game.
"What's the slander, exactly?"
Kristol claiming she's a genius and a viable candidate?
Tom Petty and the Codebreakers
Boston Pops on the Esplanade, bitches!
With the US Army Herald Trumpets performing some John Williams Olympic music.
Boston, where the Revolution began!
P.S. why the **##~*## are my neighbours setting off fireworks on the 4th of July?
The same reason mine are?
To freak my dog out?
and something tells me they didn't infiltrate gestapo HQ due to their command of Bavarian 'slang' either...
Also. Neither.
"THE AL FRANKEN DECADE BEGINS TUESDAY."
[fist bump]
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A.
Mesabi Al Franken!
.
""I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag."
Craig Washington.
The same reason mine are?
To freak my dog out?
ms fahrenheit | 07.04.09 - 8:48 pm | #
maybe!
I dunno. Navajo codebreakers just sounded plausible to me. Native Americans have super language powers don't they? Anyway, we broke Enigma fairly early on in the war (by capturing and reverse engineering one of the decoder machines). The Nazis were so sure that their code was unbreakable that they kept using it for a long time after we had broken it.
Navajo Code Talkers were in the PTO, but there were certainly codebreakers at Bletchley Park.
Yes, there were codebreakers at Bletchley Park. No, they were not Navajo Code Talkers. Sooory!.
Diné code breakers used fry bread to defend Pearl Harbor from Germans.
The folks who broke Magic and Purple weren't the only cryptanalysts in the game.
We had ours at Arlington Hall Station.
hot tub. cold beer. pool. hot tub. beer. pool. rinse. repeat.
later, all.
P.S. why the **##~*## are my neighbours setting off fireworks on the 4th of July?
Here in deepest, reddest East Texas, I haven't heard a single firecracker yet. very strange...
The dog is already freaked out because the girls aren't here and he is scouring the entire house for them.
I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A.
Troutski, HFM
Oh for Christ's sake. Here Troutski!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y...mk&
feature=fvst
Also. Neither.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 07.04.09 - 8:48 pm | #
Although it is well known that the Navajo Code Jumpers managed to bewilder Werner Von Braun on numerous occasions causing V2 rockets to aim directly for Goering's favourite Black Forest Cake bakery
Yes, there were codebreakers at Bletchley Park. No, they were not Navajo Code Talkers. Sooory!.
Oddly enough, I didn't claim there were Navajo Code Talkers at Bletchley. Please re-parse the simple code.
""I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag."
I prefer a man who then drops whatever wrap there was.
Alan Turing was probably the most important code breaker or WWII. But he ended up being treated very badly by the British government because he was gay. He also invented a lot of the theory behind computing.
Nicholas Cage sure fucked up that Code Talker movie.
Diné code breakers used fry bread to defend Pearl Harbor from Germans.
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente | 07.04.09 - 8:50 pm | #
big chunks of it!
We had ours at Arlington Hall Station.
HA!! U iz leftover intel person!!! Huachuca iz calling u!
OOoooooh..
Brain battle.
GWPDA vs NTodd
This may be better than Wimbledon.
Chris Tucker: I can't wait until 10 pm when CBS will carry the Concert live---I love Craig Ferguson and he is again acting his host tonight.
I have several family members who have been there and they said it was a terrific evening and they met wonderful people there.
I'm glad they have a good night for it because last year everyone was in slickers because it poured--but it didn't stop the crowds.
I love fry bread with taco meat, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa. Mmmmm. Indian Tacos!
Jimmy Smits is hosting the concert at the Capitol.
It is oddly quiet up here in the Bronx. It'll pick up, though.
The Navajo code breakers were very good at what they did. Problem was, they translated the German into Navajo, and nobody could read it.
"Anyway, we broke Enigma fairly early on in the war (by capturing and reverse engineering one of the decoder machines)."
There is SO MUCH FAIL in that, I don't know where to begin.
Although it is well known that the Navajo Code Jumpers managed to bewilder Werner Von Braun on numerous occasions causing V2 rockets to aim directly for Goering's favourite Black Forest Cake bakery
Mabel's Wig Shack | 07.04.09 - 8:50 pm | #
This is, in fact, the subplot of Tony Hillerman's suppressed novel: Coyote's Beerhall.
Jimmy Smits is sooooooo hot. Oh baby!
I love fry bread with taco meat, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa. Mmmmm. Indian Tacos!
7th Avenue & Indian School, west side of teh street.
HA!! U iz leftover intel person!!! Huachuca iz calling u!
I was at Arlington Hall Station for 4 years, on and off.
The Navajo code breakers were very good at what they did. Problem was, they translated the German into Navajo, and nobody could read it.
Gromit | 07.04.09 - 8:53 pm | #
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except the final remaining Japanese soldier.........
Alan Turing was probably the most important code breaker or WWII. But he ended up being treated very badly by the British government because he was gay. He also invented a lot of the theory behind computing.
He wasn't really a code breaker _per se_. He came up with the computational models used for the Bomb and Colossus, which really were based a lot of the Polish mathematicians' work on Engima before the invasion in '39.
Sadly, he was persecuted and literally prosecuted for homosexuality in Britain, which led to his suicide in the 50s. One of the greatest math and computer geniuses ever, dead because of his sexuality.
I'm not going to the fireworks. I can see them from my house, if I want.
Besides, Puck is freaking out. We have mouth breathers who have been popping them off all day. Puckadoodle won't go outside at all. He's skiddish, poor critter.
Jimmy Smits is sooooooo hot. Oh baby!
Integral ♠ Lit |
But can he play the piano like a REAL man?
.
We had to sing Grand Old Flag in 5th grade. I hate that song. We jammed the patriotic song culture by dropping the "L" in flag when we sang.
This is, in fact, the subplot of Tony Hillerman's suppressed novel: Coyote's Beerhall.
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente | 07.04.09 - 8:54 pm | #
Coyote Beerhall!!!!!!
Jimmy Smits is sooooooo hot. Oh baby!
Integral ♠ Lit | 07.04.09 - 8:54 pm | #
Paws off! He's Minnnnnnnnnnnnnneee!
I love fry bread with taco meat, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa. Mmmmm. Indian Tacos!
7th Avenue & Indian School, west side of teh street.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
Bring your appetite. They do like to fill you up there. Great little place. I like the green chili beef.
Sadly, he was persecuted and literally prosecuted for homosexuality in Britain, which led to his suicide in the 50s. One of the greatest math and computer geniuses ever, dead because of his sexuality.
NTodd,שלו | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 8:54 pm | #
thankful weren't they?
I was at Arlington Hall Station for 4 years, on and off.
Pre '70, about? More or less? I had friends there. Before shifting to Huachuca.
But can he play the piano like a REAL man?
.
Agent Orange
Just won't let that go, will you? Have you been practicing?
I got Johnny Depp, so you guys can fight over Jimmy.
hee
"Anyway, we broke Enigma fairly early on in the war (by capturing and reverse engineering one of the decoder machines)."
There is SO MUCH FAIL in that, I don't know where to begin.
It's been a good 20 years so I'm probably misremembering it. Please correct me. I do remember the mechanics of the machine were not sufficient to do the code, but gave some important clues to the mathematicians who were able to work it out.
"Anyway, we broke Enigma fairly early on in the war (by capturing and reverse engineering one of the decoder machines)."
There is SO MUCH FAIL in that, I don't know where to begin.
Chris Tucker: Flawnting! | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 8:53 pm | #
Actually, that's not so much fail.
Not the US, of course, but the Brits. Since they were Allies, "we" is certainly apt.
A good number of special ops to capture machines and the code books (with the initial Enigma rotor sequences) so they could do a lot of computational attacks, some based on "known plaintext" attacks (e.g., weather, Hitler's birthday greetings).
Happy Independence Day, Victor! Are you feeling independent?
brilliant work the 'actual' code breakers/ code talkers/ codifiers of the codex, etc...
100 indians & only 50 pieces of frybread
frybread that can walk on water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2...h?v=2TgT-
B9qLq8
Paws off! He's Minnnnnnnnnnnnnneee!
Vicki
I don't want to have to wrestle you for him . . .
He and the latino guy that came in as captain towards the end. His name starts with an E??
fire works
http://www.spaceweather.com/
swpo...csth2ov4ruehcn0
solar flare
oddly enough i am a splitting image of jimmy smits.
plus i cant play the piano.
one of these is true.
I'm not going to the fireworks. I can see them from my house, if I want.
Sarah Palin, is that you?
One of the greatest math and computer geniuses ever, dead because of his sexuality.
NTodd,שלו | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 8:54 pm | #
He was weird, even for a British mathematician.
Making cyanide coated apples is really out there.
well, gooshing up the salmon cake mixture was fun, and making the patties somewhat, but heartbreak seems inevitable when they hit the grill.
i'm going to chill 'em down while i drink a couple of eggenberg pilsners to steady my nerve.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2...v=2...h?v=2TgT-
B9qLq8
Troutski, HFM | 07.04.09 - 8:58 pm | #
youtube to the rescue!
100 indians & only 50 pieces of frybread
A seriously underated movie, IMO.
Ok looking it up, it wasn't captured, but knowledge of the type of machine used allowed Turing and Bletchley park folks to figure out the algorithm. I apologize for getting that part of the facts wrong.
Pre '70, about? More or less?
1968 to 1972. Everything was transferred to NSA (Fort Meade) in 1972 or so.
or i'll weasel out altogether and sautee 'em.
Making cyanide coated apples is really out there.
Like you've never smoked dope in an apple bowl before.
Okay, off to the lake party for awhile.
l8r peeps.
Gotta go. Stuff to do, fry bread to acquire, pico de gallo to pico. NTodd? probably not wise to try to wrestle me with intel - I've just got too damned much background. Stick with what ur best at.
Sadly, he was persecuted and literally prosecuted for homosexuality in Britain, which led to his suicide in the 50s. One of the greatest math and computer geniuses ever, dead because of his sexuality.
NTodd,שלו
I read the other day that shortly before his presumed suicide he saw a fortune teller and came out white as a sheet. Though from the pictures I've seen that might have been hard to tell.
He was amazingly innocent, calling the cops in c. 1953 to report his boyfriend had ripped him off. Stunningly naive.
Would it be a leap of faith to assume that NTodd has read "The Codebreakers"?
It was the Naval 4 rotor ENIGMA that was giving the Allies the worst nightmares.
that filthy swine Stalin (or his generals + the russian people) are actually the ones who won the war.
{looks around to see if Duane V is around]
Agent Orange!
Integral ♠ Lit
(continues lurking)
When do we forgive our fathers?
Smoke Signals is one of my top ten!
(esp on the 4th)
He was amazingly innocent, calling the cops in c. 1953 to report his boyfriend had ripped him off. Stunningly naive.
Anthony McCarthy | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 9:01 pm | #
He forgot that he was in Manchester and not Cambridge.
IIRC, The Polish captured an Enigma machine from a German submarine and smuggled it to the British.
From the WashPost:
Obama Weary of Attacks By Left-Wing Groups
Liberal advocates ought to stop targeting moderates on health care reform and focus on Democrats' legislative battle, president says.
Obama Urges Groups to Stop Attacks
Advocates Should Turn Attention to Promoting Legislation, President Says
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 4, 2009
President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of comprehensive legislation.
EAGLES LIVE - HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Ok looking it up, it wasn't captured, but knowledge of the type of machine used allowed Turing and Bletchley park folks to figure out the algorithm. I apologize for getting that part of the facts wrong.
You were not wrong.
The Polish guys brought general knowledge ahead of the 39 invasion. But physical specimens of the machine were captured (not sure how many rotors were on those versions) through various clever means. And known text attacks are very powerful in general.
{looks around to see if Duane V is around]
Agent Orange!
Integral ♠ Lit
(continues lurking)
Duane V, Locutus |
uh Oh!
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LIer
I call type o
Poor McNair. Died in a condo.
Shit!
Duane V!
blood drive for typo negatives
NTodd? probably not wise to try to wrestle me with intel - I've just got too damned much background. Stick with what ur best at.
Oddly, what I'm best at is cryptography, given that I work in a curriculum that is NSA certified thanks to my hard work.
You were wrong, and you misinterpreted what I wrote. Just admit it. That would be big of you.
did mcnair commit suicide?
I'm not going to the fireworks. I can see them from my house, if I want.
Me too. You must live near me..
He forgot that he was in Manchester and not Cambridge.
rootless-e, ahora mas caliente
I've been reading a lot about Eddington lately, his late philosophical writing is a lot more interesting than I'd always been led to believe.
don't take long to get to 200 comments on a holiday saturday evening, do it?
Vicki, I call dibs on this guy:
Esai Morales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esa...ki/
Esai_Morales
did mcnair commit suicide?
pretzel | 07.04.09 - 9:04 pm | #
doesn't look like it.
there was another body.
a female.
did mcnair commit suicide?
pretzel
double homicide.
Integral ♠ Lit
Whattup?
Good evening. And how thick is the troll slime?
My degree is in Mathematics, but I admit freely my background in cryptography is weak. I work as a programmer and mostly use off the shelf products for encrypting stuff.
They should not show white people trying to dance to Aretha.
I am depressed enough already.
soul polka
uh Oh!
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Agent Orange
Indeed!
EAGLES LIVE - HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Penguin Fan | 07.04.09 - 9:02 pm | #
This is very cool and a really good cover . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=H...feature=related
Good evening. And how thick is the troll slime?
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Generally ignored and evaporated.
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double homicide.
Penguin Fan
Gevalt...
Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" on right now at the Hatch Shell.
The quintessential "American" composer was a gay New York liberal Jew.
im sorry turing was persecuted. i had been vaguely aware he was gay withouth thinking what that would mean in 1950's britain.
Mark B, Monsieur tells me canned software is pretty much the standard.
soul polka
Mabel's Wig Shack
Generally ignored and evaporated.
a proud moment.
McNair will go down in history as one foot from a Superbowl Championship, an MVP, and the Hall of Fame..
Agent Orange, glad to hear that. I hope all of them are out beering it up and then passing out.
I SAW THESE CHICKS FIRST
Penguin Fan
Swedes are hot.
I work as a programmer and mostly use off the shelf products for encrypting stuff.
Ever read Schneier's Applied Cryptography? Nice treatment from programming POV. Otherwise Stallings does a great job in a more math-based milieu. Sadly, I'm missing both because I loaned them out to students who had the same ability to return things as I do. Thankfully there's plenty of good shit available online these days...
Turing had a terrible life.
NTodd, any news on Cynthia McKinney?
I had one course in cryptography/cryptology. Very fun.
Duane V, should be grading and mostly lurking, but I'm mostly full-blown engaged here and looking at this stack of essays think, "I really should be grading these."
Whaddup wid u? (That's my gangsta voice: picture a hoodie and my pointer and pinky extended)
ability to return things as I do.
Where the fuck is that missing CD?
Mark B, Monsieur tells me canned software is pretty much the standard.
Yeah, nobody rolls their own security solutions any more. Because the off the shelf stuff is generally very good. And security by obscurity does not work.
I've been reading a lot about Eddington lately, his late philosophical writing is a lot more interesting than I'd always been led to believe.
Anthony McCarthy | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 9:04 pm | #
Don't know it, I generally find that I'm too anti-intellectual for philosophy of science.
Swedes are hot.
Vicki
Only for a couple of weeks in the summer.
Turing had a terrible life.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonnier
He didn't seem to be able to cope with real life too well. The kind of guy who needed an attendant.
Mrk B: Read "The Codebreakers" by Kahn.
That's the one history of cryptography that everyone with a more than passing interest in the subject has in their library.
Me too. You must live near me..
Duane V, Locutus
Would that it were...
If I did live near you, we'd be having a cold one right now, and I'd have baked you a cherry pie.
Integral Lit, ah, you've got one more weekend day. I became a lot saner when I adopted NTodd's notion of never doing today what you can put off till the eleventh hour of the last day.
It's cool that Obama's in the White House. We get Aretha and shit.
Mark, Monsieur works on security for network switches. He fears the stench of telcom will follow him forever.
Duane - last I heard, still in jail, to be deported "imminently." She's not been sending things out directly, so her online media person has been posting ASAP, which is sometimes significantly delayed.
Where the fuck is that missing CD?
Ralphie
grifter!
holiday reruns... even on eschaton.
Swedes are hot.
Vicki
Come to South Dakota. We're thick with 'em! And Norwegians . . .
Anthony, he had his genius, and probably some untreated psychiatric illness (which does NOT include being gay).
We get Aretha and shit.
Vicki | 07.04.09 - 9:11 pm | #
And the "Smithsonian" requested the hat she wore at the Inaugural.
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Chris Tucker, I loved loved loved that book.
security by obscurity does not work.
One of the mantras in my classes.
The other: the word 'guarantee' is verboten; you may only use 'mitigate'.
Ron Paul really liked Anarchy in the UK live.
Bush used to have Shirley Jones perform at this thing.
I like Shirley Jones and all, but...
Sallyh,
My usual approach. And actually this is it - I'm late getting these grades back to them and I'm leaving for a 9 hour drive tomorrow for a short vaca with my girls. Will be taking the laptop, but they'll start flaming me if I don't get these done before I go!
Anthony, he had his genius, and probably some untreated psychiatric illness (which does NOT include being gay).
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere | 07.04.09 - 9:12 pm | #
From observation of a couple of very smart people, I believe that being too smart is a real burden.
Don't know it, I generally find that I'm too anti-intellectual for philosophy of science.
Einstein said the Mathematical Theory of Relativity was the best book on the subject in any language.
I don't think Eddington was anti-intellectual, though he certainly wasn't within the mainstream of formal philosophy. He was a Quaker mystic who was also a pretty good scientist.
Where the fuck is that missing CD?
You didn't see my tweet where I found it in my office? In an unaddressed mailer?
Seriously.
Whaddup wid u? (That's my gangsta voice: picture a hoodie and my pointer and pinky extended)
Integral ♠ Lit
Just listening to my favorite Air America Radio affiliate, am 1090 out of Seattle. Just replayed an episode of 'Clout' with that translator who came out on Rachel's teevee show. I can't stand the media news blackout this weekend. Did you hear?? Michael Jackson DIED!!
Sally, you never cease to amaze me!
Barry Manilow!
Come to South Dakota. We're thick with 'em! And Norwegians . . .
Integral ♠ Lit
The only thing I remember about South Dakota was that it was really long...left to right. Oh and the prairie dogs too.
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Vicki, mildly entertaining story: Mlle attended a magnet school for her elementary education. She was talking about music one day, and mentioned Aretha Franklin. Her classmate had no idea what she was talking about. She was aghast. "What, you don't know about the queen of soul?!" She was, I think, 9 at the time.
"Turing had a terrible life. "
He made a mark on the world.
You didn't see my tweet where I found it in my office? In an unaddressed mailer?
SASE
You didn't see my tweet where I found it in my office? In an unaddressed mailer?
Seriously.
Michael Jackson DIED!!
You're shitting me! I can't believe there hasn't been any coverage on teevee.
so how do you tell swedes and norwegians apart? one eats lutefisk?
Sallyh,
Cute story!
Fred, he did. But I'm pretty sure happiness doesn't have to do with how large a footprint one leaves.
I meant that Turing could have used a really, really good assistant who could keep him out of trouble and arrange the things he couldn't. Someone to keep him from picking up petty thieves probably could have saved his life. There are all kinds of brilliant people who need one of those.
I wonder if that fortune teller story was authentic.
You're shitting me! I can't believe there hasn't been any coverage on teevee.
Integral ♠ Lit
No one cares when a black guy dies I guess.
I call racism.
so how do you tell swedes and norwegians apart? one eats lutefisk?
And Finns...
Aino and Toivo were walkin' down the street, and Aino says to Toivo, "Ay, Toivo..."
been hearing neighborhood whizbang shit for awhile but now the real fireworks have started in earnest. can hear 'em clear as anything.
"But I'm pretty sure happiness doesn't have to do with how large a footprint one leaves."
Seems pretty important to me. Nothing more miserable than living a life of unfulfilled potential.
Just to reiterate: I'm not joking about the CD and the mailer.
It was ready. Never got the addy. Then I lost the fucking thing in my office, so any addy subsequently provided was useless.
Like I need that fucking sampling of Beethoven, with my collection...
If I did live near you, we'd be having a cold one right now, and I'd have baked you a cherry pie.
Vicki
Wow. That'd be cool... I need to visit my birthplace...
She's not been sending things out directly, so her online media person has been posting ASAP, which is sometimes significantly delayed.
NTodd,שלו
I'm still amazed by the media blackout.
The only thing I remember about South Dakota was that it was really long...left to right. Oh and the prairie dogs too.
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Agent Orange
Six hours across. I live in very southeastern tip (that little tail that hangs off) and we're rich farm land. Other side is Black Hills and Badlands. Ranching land. Split right about down the middle with the Missouri River.
Sometimes it's really long to go to kids' ball games. State tournaments go back and forth from one side to the other.
"And Finns..."
They're the ones bitching about the other two, particularly the Swedes.
And Finns...
Aino and Toivo were walkin' down the street, and Aino says to Toivo, "Ay, Toivo..."
Vicki |
Finns 'snort' when they speak...honestly.
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been hearing neighborhood whizbang shit for awhile but now the real fireworks have started in earnest. can hear 'em clear as anything.
They don't start here until 10:30, but we're on the far western edge of the Eastern Time Zone, so it isn't even dark (all the way) until just after 10 right now.
fred, I meant more along the lines of how many people your life influences.
Nothing more miserable than living a life of unfulfilled potential.
fred | 07.04.09 - 9:18 pm | #
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there's many a great scientist and artist who indicates otherwise.
Finns 'snort' when they speak...honestly.
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Agent Orange
the dutch sound like they're being strangled, as far as i can tell.
I'm still amazed by the media blackout.
It is shocking. Up 'til now, the US media has been very good at covering all the delegations trying to deliver humanitarian goods.
Michael Jackson was black?
You're shitting me! I can't believe there hasn't been any coverage on teevee.
I went to see someone, they had the TV on. Some correnor who didn't know anything about the case being asked by an alleged news man to tell everyone what was going on. I haven't gone near one since.
It was just so emetic hearing them screw over his pathetic body on the 24hr "news" stations.
so how do you tell swedes and norwegians apart? one eats lutefisk?
pretzel
Actually they both do (ick). There are a lot of Norwegian v. Swede jokes.
A timely one:
You hear about when the Swedes and the Norwegians were having a firecracker war? The Swedes would throw firecrackers at the Norwegians and the Norwegians would light them and throw them back.
And of course all the Ole and Lena jokes. . .
Six hours across. I live in very southeastern tip (that little tail that hangs off) and we're rich farm land. Other side is Black Hills and Badlands. Ranching land. Split right about down the middle with the Missouri River.
I love your state. From Custer City all the way to the eastern border, I love your state.
Love the Badlands.
hmm so if they dont snort they may be lying
the dutch sound like they're being strangled, as far as i can tell.
stoat |
When I was in Holland the only language I heard was English.
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Lutefisk.
One of the cable channels had a brief segment on a lutefisk eating contest.
Swwet Zombie Jesus! The winner ate something like FIVE POUNDS of the stuff.
All I could think was that if he's married, I hope he has his own bathroom or the wife is out of town for the next week.
You're shitting me! I can't believe there hasn't been any coverage on teevee.
Integral ♠ Lit
None at all! I guess the media is choosing to focus on issues of substance, as usual..Y'know, stuff that effects us all on a daily basis.
Good thing we have a Relevant Media, isn't it??
And they all say, "You betcha!"
And they all say, "You betcha!"
Integral ♠ Lit
I lived in Marquette, MI. Same thing.
I came home with an accent. Also.
Finns 'snort' when they speak...honestly.
How can you tell the difference between a Finnish introvert and a Finnish extrovert?
When he's talking to you a Finnish introvert looks at his feet. A Finnish extrovert looks at yours!
Badlands cool. Custer State Park is cool. I am not all that impressed with the four heads, but Crazy Horse is gonna be sumpin' special when and if it is ever done....
Chris, five pounds?! And he lived to tell???!!!
Some correnor who didn't know anything about the case being asked by an alleged news man to tell everyone what was going on. I haven't gone near one since.
I hope they paid that coroner. He needs the money now that Mary Beth Buchanon has made sure he was bankrupted.
uff da.
Michael Jackson was black?
Prior Aelred
'was'.
They still saying $48,000 a month? I'd expect something really good for that price.
A good point guard drives through a full court press, protecting the ball, keeping her eye on the basket… and she knows exactly when to pass the ball so that the team can WIN. And I’m doing that – keeping our eye on the ball that represents sound priorities – smaller government, energy independence, national security, freedom! And I know when it’s time to pass the ball – for victory.
man, you just don't hardly hear speechifyin' like that these days.
thank g*d.
Vicki, you have a place to stay anytime you want to come visit! We can take a trip out to the Badlands and Black Hills together. I love it out there too. My son went to college out there for a year. Well, he enrolled in classes out there for one year. Going . . . not so much.
Finns 'snort' when they speak...honestly.
Echidne
C'mon, there's some low level voice thing like gasping for air that they do while speaking.
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do not snort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-...h?v=-
aSxSUy34HU
"My dear Mr. Heifitz,
My wife and I were overwhelmed by your concert. If you continue to play with such beauty, you will certainly die young. No one can play with such perfection without provoking the jealously of the gods. I earnestly implore you to play something badly every night before going to bed."
-George Bernard Shaw
Nick!
[ Duane V. still]
I too, am a Badlands fan...
It is shocking. Up 'til now, the US media has been very good at covering all the delegations trying to deliver humanitarian goods.
NTodd,שלו
Heh..I guess maybe I thought they'd actually cover the arrest and detention of a former congressperson. Not when Israel is doing the arresting and detaining, apparently..
Echidne, hi.
Former U.S. lawmaker and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and several other activists remained in an Israeli prison Thursday after refusing to sign a deportation form that they claim is self-incriminating.
In a press release from the Green Party, McKinney said the form states that the Spirit of Humanity, a Greek-flagged relief boat carrying 21 activists, medical supplies, cement, olive trees and children's toys en route to Gaza, was violating the Israeli blockade and trespassing the country's territorial waters.
"We were in international waters on a boat delivering humanitarian aid to people in Gaza when the Israeli Navy ships surrounded us and illegally threatened us, dismantled our navigation equipment, boarded and confiscated the ship," she said in a statement, adding that they were immediately taken into custody.
"Immigration officials in Israel said they did not want to keep us, but we remain imprisoned," she said.
Sakke and Ville are sitting in a cottage in the middle of nowhere. They've been drinking for three days straight and they finally run out of booze.
Sakke says to his mate "Hey, go and look in the tool shed and see if there's anything to drink there."
Ville comes back with a bottle of methanol, and says "We could drink this, but we'll go blind!"
Sakke slowly looks around the cottage and out the window, and says "I think we've seen enough."
Love the Badlands.
We enjoyed them almost a year ago.
C'mon, there's some low level voice thing like gasping for air that they do while speaking.
THey??????
Integral ♠ Lit
Integral ♠ Lit | 07.04.09 - 9:24 pm | #
And Mt. Rushmore. A funny stupid celebrity story was from Cher. She said when she was a little girl, she thought Mt. Rushmore was a natural phenomenon.
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Anthony *snorts*
THey??????
Echidne |
The Finns.
.
The Finns.
I'm one.
The professional Norwegians are all around Decorah, and Vesterheim, the big Norski-American museum...
agent orange is so going to enjoy life as a reptile.
I'm one.
Echidne
I got your back, Echidne.
Echidne is the Joseph Conrad of the blogs, writes better than a native English speaker does.
I swear, whoever programmed the music for the Pops must have a serious "Fuck the wingnuts!" attitude.
Two pieces by Copland, the aforementioned gay New York liberal Jew, and now, the pledge of allegiance, sung by a ten year old black girl named Oladunni Oladipo.
NTodd, gorgeous picture. I'm serious. I know I gush about them, but you are one talented photographer.
And I met Uncle Smokes last night at DL up in Sioux Falls! What a great guy! We had a riot!
Badlands cool. Custer State Park is cool. I am not all that impressed with the four heads, but Crazy Horse is gonna be sumpin' special when and if it is ever done....
atablarasa
I simply can't wait for them to add Reagan's head..
The quintessential "American" composer was a gay New York liberal Jew.
Lynyrd Skynyrd was from NYC?
agent orange is so going to enjoy life as a reptile.
stoat |
Some of my best friends are Finns.
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Thankee, Anthony.
When are you coming back to work?
Chris, sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference.
I guess maybe I thought they'd actually cover the arrest and detention of a former congressperson
I was hoping so, though I didn't expect it.
Yet, this is all a good thing. The Israelis tried to get Cyprus to stop the boat from even leaving. And now they feel compelled to "remind" everybody that the waters around Gaza are supposed to be controlled by the Israeli Navy while they complain of political "stunts."
Duh, the point is that if Gaza is to be sovereign and free, Israel cannot control the waters through which aid can be delivered. And how else to gain attention to something nobody is paying attention to, but through stunts?
Some of my best friends are Finns.
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Agent Orange | 07.04.09 - 9:30 pm | #
im glad you've learned to overcome the communication barrier.
The Old Man of The Mountains was real, but is kinda in need of a facelift
im glad you've learned to overcome the communication barrier.
pretzel
One of the girls on my daughter's softball team told a racist joke about Obama on Mt. Rushmore. I was shocked. Told her that I didn't like racist jokes, much to the embarrassment of my daughter.
I actually like Mt. Rushmore. I can't wait till Crazy Horse is finished. Last time we were there, it looked like they were making some progress, but it is really slow going I understand.
It isn't snorting, actually, though Murkan Finns may have forgotten how to do it. Finnish words are really really long so breathing must adjust to that.
"Eye of the Beholder" just finished. One of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. Although Rod Serling's monologue at the end seemed to be pretty much gilding the lily.
When are you coming back to work?
Echidne
Um.............
I'm going to be off line for a while starting tomorrow.
The blog is doing really great, though. I look in regularly.
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An American, a Frenchman and a Finn go on a safari in Africa. They're walking through some bushes, and suddenly they come across an elephant. How do they react?
The American: "I wonder how much money I could get for those tusks..."
The Frenchman: "I wonder what kind of a love life this elephant has..."
The Finn: "I wonder what this elephant thinks about me..."
One of the girls on my daughter's softball team told a racist joke about Obama on Mt. Rushmore.
[Shakes head]
Carved into Obsidian or something much worse?
You are welcome, Anthony. Remember that. But take off any time you need.
"And he lived to tell???!!!"
It really was horrifying. Much like watching a snake eat a mouse.
He was just shovelling it in and SMILING!
The authorities need to dig up his crawlspace!
And I met Uncle Smokes last night at DL up in Sioux Falls! What a great guy! We had a riot!
He's the balls!
We had a lovely time with him, and of course I've met him a few times now. He came to PDX, even!
Had something to do with a load of coal . . . Really disgusted me. She also made homophobic remarks at dinner.
Speaking of that, I'd better go do the rest of my chores.
Bye, Echidne, everyone, trolls withstanding.
Finnish words are really really long so breathing must adjust to that.
Echidne |
I did put quotes around the word snort!
btw My uncle was killed fighting the Finns in 1940 when the Soviets attacked them. Shit happens.
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One of the girls on my daughter's softball team told a racist joke about Obama on Mt. Rushmore.
[Shakes head]
Carved into Obsidian or something much worse?
Vicki | 07.04.09 - 9:34 pm |
Black Hills?
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Israel cannot control the waters through which aid can be delivered. And how else to gain attention to something nobody is paying attention to, but through stunts?
NTodd,שלו
Well, they're attempting to control everything (as you indicated with regard to access to water), which makes sovereignty a little difficult, doesn't it?
Flying Spaghetti Monster?
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