I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
BOHICA!
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SO close.
If you didn't want to look at a cat, why did you click?
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Dirty birds on top.
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I'm hearing a lot of "Franken"s.
Al Franken has a great beat and you can dance to him.
I give him a 10, Dick.
Oh wait, that's the Noisettes.
Senator. Al. Franken.
I don't want them to count anymore unless Franken wins.
Does that make me a bad person?
Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken...
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I hope Al Franken wins. I really, really do. He would give someone for the wingnut radio people to focus on and keep the off of Obama.
Does this mean Cornyn can put a sock in it?
Inquiring minds want to know.
I hope Al Franken wins. I really, really do. He would give someone for the wingnut radio people to focus on and keep the off of Obama.
spocko |
ooh, you're smart!
I use my local library. If they don't have it, I try the Ohio library loan system.
Buckeye ...
Commie 
Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Coleman, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Barkley, Franken, Franken, Coleman, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken...
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GWPDA, I will call on Monday.
i am a memeber of Lovefilm
online DVD rental is teh shit
Moonbootica, Cocktail Girl | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:08 pm
I use my local library. If they don't have it, I try the Ohio library loan system.
Buckeye ... | 01.03.09 - 6:10 pm | #
WHAT HAZ U DONE WITH THAT CRAB?
I hope Franken wins too. Breath of fresh air.
JeffCO!
Good to see you. My head is filled with the sound of nastiness from talk radio.
I'm trying to find the right horrific quote and I'm only finding horrible ones. Sadly because they are competing with Ann Coulter they have to be really obnoxious to warrant anyone's attention.
The crab? If he didn't eat it, I will.
I can't eat something that was boiled alive. sorry. I know it's probably hypocritical.
Belated New Year Wishes, all.
It weirds me out a bit to think of Franken in the Senate, but not as much as seeing Coleman there.
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Make. It. Stop.
I can't eat something that was boiled alive. sorry. I know it's probably hypocritical.
We all have limits.
Edward D. Cartier, whose illustrations graced "The Shadow" and numerous other science fiction and mystery publications in a career that spanned several decades, has died at 94.
Cartier died Dec. 25 at his home in Ramsey, according to his son, Dean Cartier. The elder Cartier had suffered from Parkinson's disease in recent years, his son said.
Cartier's artwork appeared in works by authors such as Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, but he is perhaps best known for the hundreds of illustrations he did for "The Shadow" in the 1930s and 1940s.
Written by Walter B. Gibson, "The Shadow" novels appeared in pulp magazines and detailed the exploits of a mysterious, black-attired crime fighter.
Cartier began doing illustrations for the novels in 1936. Not long after that, he turned down an offer to be an assistant to Norman Rockwell, according to Anthony Tollin, editor of "The Shadow & Doc Savage" reprint trade paperbacks.
In addition to more than 800 illustrations for "The Shadow," Cartier drew hundreds of illustrations for numerous other science fiction magazines. He also was the premier artist for the Fantasy Press and Gnome Press book publishing houses in the 1950s.
Dean Cartier said his father created a Christmas card that he sent to family and friends each year starting in the late 1970s. The last one, drawn in 2005, depicted Santa Claus handing "The Shadow" a gift.
I'm trying to find the right horrific quote and I'm only finding horrible ones. Sadly because they are competing with Ann Coulter they have to be really obnoxious to warrant anyone's attention.
spocko
The bookstore (where I am working, or would be, if it weren't so quiet today) got the one copy of Coulter's new book in that we will ever have.
If I had the checkbook with me, I'd buy it just to walk it out to the recycling bin.
bye for now 
I met Franken once-- at the dedication of the Clintion library. He's old school Democrat. Good guy, was my impression.
JeffCO! Good to see you. My head is filled with the sound of nastiness from talk radio.
I suggest you click on the link I gave and cleanse the old amygdala forthwith.
We all have limits.
NTodd, Trollson
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A man's gotta know his limitation.
Doesn't the POTUS have a responsibility to protect America's interests?
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Israel Destroys American School in Gaza, Kills Guard
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports of Israel's heavy artillery bombardment of densely populated Gaza on Saturday that "The American School north of Gaza was directly hit and almost completely destroyed, with one school guard killed. In addition, at least three to five schools were damaged by Israeli shelling of nearby targets."
http://www.juancole.com/
I better try and get my nap in now, before bedtime.
rmj-- you're working at a bookstore?
Franken...Franken...Franken...Franken...Franken...
Franken...Franken...Franken...
Make. It. Stop.
AndyMN
I agree. This is ridiculous.
This is going to work out the same way it did in Show Low. Somebody's gonna have to cut the cards.
rmj-- you're working at a bookstore?
Moe Szyslak, faux Canadian
Twice a week, I put in a few hours.
The best video store in the world is Movie Madness on Belmont in Portland, Oregon
I know it's probably hypocritical. Ali
I have to stab my potatoes first. Sometimes I even chop them into little pieces.
The place on Quinpool?
SteveNS
Yes. Video Difference. They've got everything.
most absentee ballots should be really clean. it's not like they were in a rush to fill in the ovals as they would be in the voting booth.
Doesn't the POTUS have a responsibility to protect America's interests?
Bush isn't doing shit about it. We know that.
I have to stab my potatoes first. Sometimes I even chop them into little pieces.
JeffCO |
I just hope you don't eat the baby ones!
Netflix has a lot of movies you can watch at your computer.
Also they sell this gizmo for $99 that allows you to watch the movies on your teevee if you have a PC.
I used to manage a bookstore. It's hard work, and not very rewarding. Not at all the idyllic ideal people make it out to be. Just another product.
If I had the checkbook with me, I'd buy it just to walk it out to the recycling bin.
Rmj, Xmas Theologist
Not worth your money.
most absentee ballots should be really clean. it's not like they were in a rush to fill in the ovals as they would be in the voting booth.
You'd think, wouldn't you?
But, like some folks who actually vote at the polls, they do weird things to their ballots.
Weird, scary things.
A man's gotta know his limitation.
I know what you're thinking - did you get fired six hatemongers or only five?
sounds as if they're counting 'em off with no fucked up markings.
Bush isn't doing shit about it. We know that.
Terry C - Forever Dateless
How bout Prez-elects?
Any responsibility to speak out against war crimes?
Secretary of State appointees?
How about dog catchers?
I used to manage a bookstore. It's hard work, and not very rewarding. Not at all the idyllic ideal people make it out to be. Just another product.
Moe Szyslak, faux Canadian
It was here I realized most commerce, and human labor for that matter, consists of moving stuff from one place to another.
The books are delivered to us. We put the books on the shelves. Customers remove the books. The cycle continues.
Seldom really matters what the books are. Oprah got everyone to buy Tolstoy, but how many bothered to read it? Most people come in to buy the book they've heard of, or the author they already know.
It's all about marketing. Pretty much why I don't buy, or even read, books anymore.
A man's gotta know his limitation.
I know what you're thinking - did you get fired six hatemongers or only five?
JeffCO | 01.03.09 - 6:18 pm
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I don't know, do I feel lucky?
Well, do I?
I just hope you don't eat the baby ones! Ali
I admit tossing them into the boiling water whole, soft red skin and all.
Elias, just knock it off. Everything is a fight to pick with you.
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And, boy howdy, theuptake has been a gosh send this past year. They were filming live when the shit was going down at the RNC, and have been banned from every Coleman presser.
If you're looking for a place to send some turkee, I'm sure they can use it.
If I had the checkbook with me, I'd buy it just to walk it out to the recycling bin.
Rmj, Xmas Theologist
Not worth your money.
Terry C - Forever Dateless
One of the employees recently bought up 3 Mary-Kate and Ashley books (the only three we had in the store), just to recycle them.
She recommends it as a cleansing experience.
The only video store left around here is Video Americain. It's within walking distance of UD, so students can hoof it to rent a moobie.
OK, going to yoga now. It's vinyasa, so probably going to kill me.
Go ahead, macrame.
The five developmental stages toward Active Peace.
Elias, just knock it off. Everything is a fight to pick with you.
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Sparkle Plenty
You're right!
I feel powerless, so I take it out on the ones I, well, potentially care about!
So I'll just scream:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
There. I feel better now.
A man's gotta know his limitation.
I know what you're thinking - did you get fired six hatemongers or only five?
JeffCO | 01.03.09 - 6:18 pm
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I don't know, do I feel lucky?
Well, do I?
spocko
In all this excitement, I clean forgot myself.
Now get the hell offa my lawn!
Consider the prospect of Senator Al Franken entertaining the troops, just as he has done in the past. It could happen.
This guy is all right.
Rmj, Xmas Theologist
I remember talking to a book publisher who said. "Nobody reads books anymore they just buy them to talk about the ideas in them."
I was looking at some of the business marketing books at the bookstore I was just at and wanted to vomit. Yet that is the kind of book that they want you to write because there is a "market" for it.
I worked in a number of bookstores, chains and independents, and always had a good time. I even assistant managed in a god-awful chain and enjoyed it. People who come into bookstores, no matter what their tastes, usually like to talk about what they read. It's so easy to make them happy just by listening.
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Ali, I hope Buddy's waiting for you. E-mail me, won't you, when you find out?
OK, going to yoga now. It's vinyasa, so probably going to kill me. Ali
Try to die with a shiny skull for the future archaeologists to find.
"Franken"
"Franken"
"Franken"
"Undervote"
"Franken"
"Franken"
"Coleman"
"Franken"
"Franken"
"Undervote"
I was looking at some of the business marketing books at the bookstore I was just at and wanted to vomit.
You're just upset you couldn't find your favorite cheese.
I used to manage a bookstore. It's hard work, and not very rewarding. Not at all the idyllic ideal people make it out to be. Just another product.
Hey, me too!
My favorite question was, "Do you have that book that was on TV the other day? It had a red cover!"
Lately, I tend to reread the books on my shelves.
Franken's lead up to 159 with over half the absentees counted.
Go to http://spreadsheets.google.com/c...id=0&
range=grid and hit refresh to watch the count live.
I used to volunteer at a anarchocommiemarxish bookstore over by the U of MN in Minneapolis called May Day Books.
I became a worth-while trouble maker because of that experience.
A guy and his cat sent me a $100 Kroger gift card (thanks!!!), so I will have tortellini for din-din.
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I feel powerless, so I take it out on the ones I, well, potentially care about!
So I'll just scream:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
There. I feel better now.
Elias
That's exactly how I feel.
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You know with all the really rich smart "adults" losing billions of dollars you might think that they would stop their belief in the "no regulation" world. (Actually they like regulation, for the other guy. they like to be a monopoly)
Coleman the incumbent got beat by a former member of SNL.
That cracks me up.
I don't know, do I feel lucky?
Well, do I?
Blondie, do you know what you are???
YOU'RE A GRAN PUTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite question was, "Do you have that book that was on TV the other day? It had a red cover!"
dave™©
The popular variant here is: "I was in here two years ago, and you had a book on that table, with a green cover.
Do you still have that book?"
A guy and his cat sent me a $100 Kroger gift card...
Wow! Good for you!!!
The New Year is looking up, dood...
Coleman the incumbent got beat by a former member of SNL.
That cracks me up.
Yeah...I've been thinking about that a lot, too.
This guy is all right.
I don't mind Al Franken dancin' with my girl.
Yes. Video Difference. They've got everything.
Moe Szyslak
Moe, have you been to that bookstore on Quinpool? Forget what it's called, but they've a lot of interesting stuff.
The popular variant here is: "I was in here two years ago, and you had a book on that table, with a green cover.
Do you still have that book?"
State Dept
Situation in Gaza
We are working toward a cease-fire that would not allow a reestablishment of the status quo ante, where Hamas can continue to launch rockets out of Gaza and to condemn the people of Gaza to a life of misery. It is obvious that that cease-fire should take place as soon as possible, but we need a cease-fire that is durable, sustainable, and not time limited.
Hamas has held the people of Gaza hostage ever since their illegal coup against the forces of President Mahmoud Abbas, the legitimate President of the Palestinian people. They have used Gaza as a launching pad for rockets against Israeli cities, and have contributed deeply to a very bad daily life for the Palestinian people in Gaza and to a humanitarian situation that we have all been trying to address. Hamas has made it very difficult for the people of Gaza to have a reasonable life.
The United States is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation and the protection of innocents. In this vein, we have expressed our concerns to the Israeli government that any military action needs to be mindful of the potential consequences to civilians.
The store I managed was a Crown, in West Hollywood. Sales had been way down, so when I took over I cleared the stacks of all the bullshit, ordered in a bunch of film and gay titles, and sales more than doubled. The corporate people didn't know what to do with me, because I was breaking all their rules, but was increasing sales. They wanted to make me a district manager, and that's when I realized I better get out of LA, or I'd never leave.
Commie -Ali
That's a stretch?
My favorite question was, "Do you have that book that was on TV the other day? It had a red cover!"
dave™©
The popular variant here is: "I was in here two years ago, and you had a book on that table, with a green cover.
Do you still have that book?"
Rmj, Xmas Theologist
But didn't you ever have those terrific moments when you actually figured out what they were looking for?
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Why, oh why, do they need to wear dark suits to count ballots? How about Carharts without pockets?
Moe, have you been to that bookstore on Quinpool? Forget what it's called, but they've a lot of interesting stuff.
P. Drano
Left Bank books. A bunch of anarchists run it. Nice place, good selection.
Ahem.
Libraries.
That is all.
when I took over I cleared the stacks of all the bullshit, ordered in a bunch of film and gay titles, and sales more than doubled. The corporate people didn't know what to do with me, because I was breaking all their rules, but was increasing sales. They wanted to make me a district manager...
If you'd taken that job, Crown might still be in business today!
The Barilla Porcini tortellini was on sale for $2.99... that's two meals right there.
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My favorite question was, "Do you have that book that was on TV the other day? It had a red cover!"
To be fair, SF *does* have a lot of Maoists.
Why, oh why, do they need to wear dark suits to count ballots? How about Carharts without pockets?
Those are in the coat closet. The snow's starting to fall here in STP, so they're gonna need to get the blowers out soon enough.
I'll bet they brought salt, too.
A bunch of anarchists run it.
Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
Franken's lead up to 186. Only 367 absentee ballots left to count.
Displaying a Chimpy-like worth ethic, the Palestinian preznit is flying to New York.
Ann Coulter's latest title is marked way down and comes with a bowl of soup.
You're just upset you couldn't find your favorite cheese.
JeffCO
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I swear I Crossed the Chasm and in a Blink of an eye some Long Tail something moved my cheese. I searched for the excellent cheese but was couldn't find it. Finally I figured out the Secret. Ask the universe for help!
I got what I wanted.
But didn't you ever have those terrific moments when you actually figured out what they were looking for?
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Sparkle Plenty
Oh, yeah. But I don't have those moments anymore. The store owner is in tune with everyone who comes in here (no surprise; and she's a very nice woman). My tastes run toward French phenomenology and theology and 19th century novels or obscure 20th century stuff nobody else reads.
And I'm hardly here anymore, so I never know what's going on. Mostly I stay in the back and do store-related stuff. I've reached the point where the sales floor is actually scary, and I've been here for 7 years.
I really gotta get a full-time job.
At one nearby college library there is a sort of conceptual joke: management guru books allowed to pile up over decades, revealing the thinness of the various fads. Leadership Secrets of Atilla the Hun to Sigma Six.
Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
dave™©
Anarcho-syndicalists, I believe. And hey, there's that anarchist bookstore in SF, I'm sure you've been there, no?
Ahem.
Libraries.
That is all.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian | 01.03.09 - 6:28 pm |
we went today after the girls got their haircut and before we went to the smith greenhouse.
Did you see my cow-pons?
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To be fair, SF *does* have a lot of Maoists.
You weren't going to see any of 'em in THAT neighborhood.
OTOH, although I never saw her personally, I heard the great writer Danielle Steel made it a point to terrorize all the businesses on the street.
Her favorite cry: "Do you know who I am!?!?!?!"
The Anarchist Book Fair is in SF every year too, IIRC.
"How To Beat Wall Street" by Bernard Madoff.
Finally I figured out the Secret. Ask the universe for help! I got what I wanted.
I'll give you something to secrete about.
Franken leads by 185
The Anarchist Book Fair is in SF every year too, IIRC.
AndyMN
How do they agree on where to hold it, and when?
p.s. auntie! the other hairbands arrived. the girls put them on immediately. thank you.
and the 6yo is making different animal shapes with her chain and insisting i take pictures
Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
dave™©
Heh, oddly, it's well-ordered. New display every so often, etc. Small, though.
I admit tossing them into the boiling water whole, soft red skin and all.
JeffCO
I like them boiled, cut in half then fried.
The Anarchist Book Fair is in SF every year too, IIRC.
AndyMN
I went once. I don't remember any of it. Somehow I ended up at some pub, sloshed out of my mind. But that happens a lot, so it might not be connected.
...there's that anarchist bookstore in SF, I'm sure you've been there, no?
I have, but it was some time ago, and not only can't I remember the name, I'm not even sure if it's still around.
Is it in the Mission? I know that one closed down last year... bad times for bookstores.
How do they agree on where to hold it, and when?
Concensus! Works every time, somehow.
But that happens a lot, so it might not be connected.
Moe Szyslak, faux Canadian
p.s. auntie! the other hairbands arrived. the girls put them on immediately. thank you.
That's what they said about Motley Crue back in '85.
Franken leads by 185
Gee, I was kinda hoping he'd come in around the number Nate Silver had predicted... just to show what a scary motherfucker Nate Silver is.
Is it in the Mission?
No, kind of west of North Beach, iirc correctly.
Her favorite cry: "Do you know who I am!?!?!?!"
dave™©
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If that happened to me in a big store I would get on the store intercom.
"We have a woman up front who doesn't know who she is. Can anyone in the story identify her? Thank you."
That's what they said about Motley Crue back in '85. MP
Gee, I was kinda hoping he'd come in around the number Nate Silver had predicted... just to show what a scary motherfucker Nate Silver is.
What did Silver say? 28?
There's still time for him to be scary.
The store I managed was a Crown, in West Hollywood. Sales had been way down, so when I took over I cleared the stacks of all the bullshit, ordered in a bunch of film and gay titles, and sales more than doubled. The corporate people didn't know what to do with me, because I was breaking all their rules, but was increasing sales. They wanted to make me a district manager, and that's when I realized I better get out of LA, or I'd never leave.
Moe Szyslak, faux Canadian | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:27 pm | #
Selling film and gay books in West Hollywood? Land's sakes, kid, how did you think of it?
Franken Leads by 200
AndyMN I did send The Uptake some paypal love.
They're great.
Franken's lead up to 204 with 229 absentee ballots left to count.
What did Silver say? 28?
27 or 28.
Ask HBK. She started the "scary motherfucker" thing...
Awesome, HBK.
Nate Silver wasn't calculating these. He was using undervotes from election day ballots.
He was very close there.
I'll give you something to secrete about.
JeffCO
This secretion is strong enough to kill a man but maim four a woman.
"We have a woman up front who doesn't know who she is. Can anyone in the story identify her? Thank you."
She was well-known on the block for terrorizing the peasants. They didn't even like her at the bank!
Franken up by 202 with about 500 of the 900-odd ballots to be counted.
Coleman filing emergency petition with the state Supreme Court, apparently to stop the counting--because he's losing.
How do they agree on where to hold it, and when?
Concensus! Works every time, somehow.
Of course, anarchy is not chaos...
She was well-known on the block for terrorizing the peasants. They didn't even like her at the bank!
dave™© | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:37 pm | #
Lynne de Rothschild?
Franken Leads by 210
So, AndyMN, will we know the results of the Franken/Coleman dustup tonight or ... will there be a series of legal challenges, and other falderol?
When I worked for Crown, all these celebrities would come in, but I had no idea who they were. "Don't you know who that is?" my employees would ask, after I told Nancy Davis she was a dirt bag, or wouldn't cut, er, what's his name, jazz musician, a deal on ordering a gazillion video tapes.
Coleman filing emergency petition with the state Supreme Court, apparently to stop the counting--because he's losing.
He is not!
Franken leads by 220
Of course, anarchy is not chaos...
Exactly.
/puts on wooden clogs
Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Coleman, Franken, Franken, Franken,
Franken, Barkley, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Franken, Coleman, Franken, Barkley, Franken.....
Franken's lead at 199 with 140 votes left to count.
That settles it. Coleman wins...
(screws on wooden leg)
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Senator Al Franken.
We have a woman up front who doesn't know who she is. Can anyone in the story identify her? Thank you."
She was well-known on the block for terrorizing the peasants. They didn't even like her at the bank!
dave™©
Oddly, I've known the authors of self-published books to be the most self-satisfied and supremely confident people in the world.
Even as no one so much as stops to peruse their title, when they are in the store to sign it.
Working in a bookstore convinces you Ecclesiastes was right, and that of the making of books there is no end. It also convinces you one more book on the stack, even if it's yours, is just one more book on the stack.
You might as well play the lottery as publish a book and hope to sell it.
"/puts on wooden clogs"
You're supposed to take them off your feet and throw them into the machinery. Get the drill right, dammit!
Coleman filed it this morning. Yeah, he was serious.
montanaheadcold,
They'll certify a winner on Monday, but until all of the legal options for Coleman are gone, they won't seat anyone in the Senate.
When I worked in a book store people would come in and say, "I'm looking for a book for under 4 dollars." Which was fortunate since that is how they were classified.
When I worked in a book store people came up to me and asked if I had any children classics. I recommended Pat the Bunny. We moved a lot of Pat the Bunny.
When I worked in a book store people told me to not bother to read the book but to know what is "hot" so that you can say, "I don't know if it's good or not, but it's popular."
It was all about encaps and back of book copy.
The reason I want Franken to win is not to counterbalance the GOP-- I want him in there to provide contrast to our lame-assed Democrats in the Senate.
When I worked for Crown, all these celebrities would come in, but I had no idea who they were. "Don't you know who that is?" my employees would ask, after I told Nancy Davis she was a dirt bag, or wouldn't cut, er, what's his name, jazz musician, a deal on ordering a gazillion video tapes.
That happened a lot when I worked at the Big Record Store.
They actually had a printout of all the bigwigs that had "accounts". It was as thick as a phone book. Since most of them lived in LA, we didn't have to deal with them too often, but every now and then someone would wander in.
We'd look through it for laughs. I remember seeing Nicholson and Springsteen in there. Seeing one of those two come in would have been cool!
Oh my oh my.
I go away for a bit and suddenly there is a Comedian Senator. Love it. Can't wait to see his stand up routine on the hill.
Franken's lead at 234 with 98 votes left to count.
Senator Al (Stuff that up your ass OReilly) Franken.
origami ina | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:40 pm | #
fixed typo
/puts on wooden clogs
[doffs hat]
Nate said 27 votes.
Anything close to that puts him firmly in the scary motherfucker category.
You're supposed to take them off your feet and throw them into the machinery. Get the drill right, dammit!
Well, I have to walk to where the machinery is. And it's snowing out there!!
The comments at the site are hilarious - the GOPsymps keep whining about the fake story of Franken votes in a car trunk.
They'll certify a winner on Monday, but until all of the legal options for Coleman are gone, they won't seat anyone in the Senate.
AndyMN
Well, the latter is Cornyn's position. Whether the GOP can actually block it, and whether the Dems will fight that, remains to be seen.
we went today after the girls got their haircut and before we went to the smith greenhouse.
NOES! I GOTZ HAIRBRUSHES AND COMBS FOR THEM!
Pizza is here, time to go join the family for movie night.
Well, the latter is Cornyn's position. Whether the GOP can actually block it, and whether the Dems will fight that, remains to be seen.
If the Dems had a hair on their ass...
Franken's lead at 234 with 98 votes left to count.
Jake
Stop! Stop!
Cut the counting off!
Well, I have to walk to where the machinery is. And it's snowing out there!!
AndyMN | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:42 pm | #
Snow and cold in MN in Jan. Wouldn't have guessed ... I see from the Weather Channel that No. MN is getting dumped on. Hard to get to Heeebing now, I guess. Harder yet to I-Falls.
Well, the latter is Cornyn's position. Whether the GOP can actually block it, and whether the Dems will fight that, remains to be seen.
Sure...but these are Dems we're talking about! /kicks self in the ass
Also, there's something else that the SoS here has to do (can't remember it right now).
Anything close to that puts him firmly in the scary motherfucker category.
BTW, in case you missed it, the author I was talking about was Danielle Steel.
Just for the record...
Franken's lead at 214 with 63 votes left to count.
It's not official yet, but it's clear:
Coleman ~= Diogenes.
Let's talk about it.
Burris to meet with Reid and Durbin on Monday.
...And teh chain iz sposed to go round her neck to defeat ghosties.... But, if it makes aminal shapes and does the same thing, that's good too. No fear! (Speaking of No FEAR, my lawyer's evidently put me in for some kind of award - longest term client who won, or something. I hope there's a present involved. I like presents.)
Yahoo piles on:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/
capre...inctly_bushisms
Franken's lead at 214 with 63 votes left to count.
Do over! Do over!
Citizen's arrest!!! Citizen's arrest!!!
NOES! I GOTZ HAIRBRUSHES AND COMBS FOR THEM!
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
did you?? you are so good to us! thank you. they have plenty of hair left!
Franken's lead at 223 with 20 votes left to count.
Why not him?
Because the Republicans will cry and whine and Harry Reid will feel bad and wait for it to be decided by the Supreme Court in Coleman's favor so that Give Em Hell Harry won't be responsible.
This is funny. Coleman's lead on election night was 288. Now it looks like Franken would win by that margin.
OK - I has me some Greasemonkey loaded up and enabled on Mosilla.
Anyone want to tell my dumb ass how to get killfile on this bitch?
BTW, in case you missed it, the author I was talking about was Danielle Steel.
Just for the record...
dave™©
Yeah. I was thinking about the similarity between the famous and the unknown.
Book publishing makes egotists of so many people. Something about your name in print....
I heard that someone knocked down a poll worker and stole like 330 votes from a Coleman district. The person who knocked them down was a big ol' Jew with thick glasses. They craved the letter F into their cheek. Police are investigating the story.
thank you. they have plenty of hair left!
Whew! These are neato brushes - the backs are bamboo, and the bristles are very very gentle with ball tips so nothing gets broken. Tortoise coloured, wide tooth combs, same reason. I think they're both old enough to handle these and start taking care of their own ringletting.
(Speaking of No FEAR, my lawyer's evidently put me in for some kind of award - longest term client who won, or something. I hope there's a present involved. I like presents.)
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
the girls are making you something.
the chain did help her today.
Anyone want to tell my dumb ass how to get killfile on this bitch?
IIRC, you look into a mirror and say it 3 times.
The reason I want Franken to win is not to counterbalance the GOP-- I want him in there to provide contrast to our lame-assed Democrats in the Senate.
gizmo | 01.03.09 - 6:41 pm | #
For example Harry (give em what they want) Reid who may continue to allow Coleman to vote in the senate....
"As of noon today, Norm Coleman is a former U.S. Senator. Sure, as a former U.S. Senator he'll have floor privileges...but he won't have voting privileges. Or will he?...
It is possible, however, that all of Coleman's privileges may remain intact should the two parties reach an accommodation, and aides signaled that talks were occurring on the matter through Friday.
"We are still reviewing the situation," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). "Norm Coleman should respect the conclusions of the Minnesota State Canvassing Board."
There's nothing to review here. I can't really imagine that Harry Reid is seriously considering giving Norm Coleman voting privileges, but unless his quote has been twisted, Reid's spokesman seems to indicate that it's still an open question.
If it comes pass, it will be a WTF moment if there ever was one."
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonl...0640/833/
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Book publishing makes egotists of so many people. Something about your name in print....
I think in Ms. Steel's case, the fact that (IIRC) her second husband was fabulously wealthy didn't help matters.
Of course, she wasn't exactly living paycheck to paycheck either.
Even back then, she had to have had at least 20 books out. People would come up to the cash register and say "I'm not sure if I've read this one or not, can I bring it back if I have?" We'd let them.
They craved the letter F into their cheek. Police are investigating the story.
A backwards "F." Just to show how backwards Franken is....
If it comes pass, it will be a WTF moment if there ever was one."
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonl...onl...0640/833/
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pigboy | 01.03.09 - 6:49 pm | #
Even quantum physicists are in awe at the discoveries that Reid has made about new ways of rolling over.
I watched the movie Shooter last night. Anyone here seen it?
Woooohooooooooooo, presents! I love presents!
So duz Arthur.
OTOH, although I never saw her personally, I heard the great writer Danielle Steel made it a point to terrorize all the businesses on the street.
Her favorite cry: "Do you know who I am!?!?!?!"
dave™©
My friend who worked in an NYC independent had lots of stories of "famous" people behaving like that. Tony Quinn was one of the worst. But Jackie O was very sweet . . .
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Harry Reid has more dry powder than Columbia.
IIRC, you look into a mirror and say it 3 times.
I should'a know'd better'n to axe.
A backwards "F." Just to show how backwards Franken is....
montag
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So that when they looked in the mean they would know the power of Franken!
Fun times in my town:
Police are searching for three people involved in a hit-and-run crash, a car chase, a fight, a carjacking and another chase Thursday.
The collision occurred near the intersection of Sonoma Boulevard and Tennessee Street, police said.
Four people in one of the vehicles fled the scene. Angry, the other motorist pursued them until they stopped near Florida and Marin streets, police said.
There, the four people got out of their vehicle and surrounded the lone man, but he then punched the driver of the vehicle that fled.
When the other three suspects made motions as if to draw weapons, the lone man fled the scene on foot. The three then stole the victim's vehicle and drove off, leaving their own vehicle and its driver behind, police said.
The victim returned to find his car stolen, police said, but jumped into the suspects' discarded vehicle and attempted to pursue them again. However, the vehicle broke down, and the three suspects were able to escape.
Officers arrested the fourth suspect, who was found to be driving under the influence and in possession of four bags of cocaine, police said.
AZ REDBIRDS!
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If Al Franken married Ben Stein
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He'd be breaking the law in California.
Bonsoir!
how appropriate that Franken becomes senator ... live on a saturday night
billy b,
I think NTodd has instructions on one of his blogs. I can't check right now 'cause I'm on a mac...
Even quantum physicists are in awe at the discoveries that Reid has made about new ways of rolling over.
rootless-e, stuntman | 01.03.09 - 6:50 pm | #
you're not shitten me! he honors repuke holds and over rides democratic holds in the senate.
mr. reasonable has gotta go
Count seems to be stuck at a lead of 223 for Franken (with 18 votes left to count).
Harry Reid has more dry powder than Columbia.
trifecta
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When Obama is in office he'll use that Powder. On Obama. Hopefully the Aliens will come first.
Well, Cornyn can whine and cry, but if the Minnesota election board certifies Franken as the winner, he's got nothing to stand on with regard to "credentials."
If Coleman's last-minute challenge is denied, and if Minnesota certifies Monday morning before he can file a new suit, it's over, and that makes Cornyn a WATB (again).
Triple digits, bitches!
I think NTodd has instructions on one of his blogs. I can't check right now
Thanks Za.., uh , Ange.
Out to eat.
Laterz.
I think they're both old enough to handle these and start taking care of their own ringletting.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
thank you! yes, this is why they got a trim today. now their hair is silky smooth, so they can manage it all by themselves.
NTodd has a blog?
I use the term "blog" loosely, trifecta.
NTodd has a blog?
trifecta
you don't say!
the repukes are famous for seating elected officials before votes are confirmed.
Harry Reid has more dry powder than Columbia.
trifecta
Comment of the week!
Well, Cornyn can whine and cry, but if the Minnesota election board certifies Franken as the winner, he's got nothing to stand on with regard to "credentials."
What Cornyn needs is a flaming hot poker enema.
The catch is he'll probably enjoy it.
He should give Coleman voting privileges even if Franken wins,
out of professional courtesy.
He should give Coleman voting privileges even if Franken wins,
out of professional courtesy.
Culture of TrÜth | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 6:56 pm | #
I tend to agree... wouldn't want to upset the republicans
This place is starting to get to me. Last night I dreamt I did a triptych and named it "Trifecta."
I'm counting the days until Cornyn is caught with a male hooker and the biggest rubber butt-plug ever made up his ass.
Well, Cornyn can whine and cry, but if the Minnesota election board certifies Franken as the winner, he's got nothing to stand on with regard to "credentials."
Oh, he'll whine like all the other righties about Move On and ACORN "stealing" this election from Coleman.
They all forget the quaint fucking notion that a vote tally this close AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS A RECOUNT! It's the damn law.
I 've never been a huge Cheap Trick fan, but "Surrender" just rocks out.
the GOP brand is dead in the polls. Bad losers and whiners in the Senate won't help it...
Hmm. Didn't the Iraq AUMF expire Friday night?
He should give Coleman voting privileges even if Franken wins,
out of professional courtesy.
In fact, he should give Coleman 2 votes, for all the pain and suffering...
Coleman's term has expired.
He's owed NOTHING.
What if Franken flies to Washington in a single engine aircraft?
I 've never been a huge Cheap Trick fan, but "Surrender" just rocks out.
Me, either. But once I played "Dream Police" on Guitar Hero...
Franken has such a lead, I don't think any amount of challenges will change that
So duz Arthur.
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
hmmm...
What if Franken flies to Washington in a single engine aircraft?
Gimlet | 01.03.09 - 6:58 pm |
Oh! No!
Overweight woman is now singing....
Ok it's time to certify, bitches! I want my Senator Smalley!
Nate and 538 is not live, dammit
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
What if Franken flies to Washington in a single engine aircraft?
Gimlet
I'd take the train. Just in case.
Why is this MN Senate vote determination happening oliver sudden?
I think Al Franken should ride Paul Wellstone's big green bus to DC.
Ok it's time to certify, bitches! I want my Senator Smalley!
"Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh-darn it, people LIKE me!"
What about John Cornyn?
"Well, non-asshole people..."
What if Franken flies to Washington in a single engine aircraft?
Gimlet
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In the movie Shooter one of the secret alphabet agencies had a device that put a loaded gun in the hand of a person they want to kill and then they pull the trigger. It is designed to make it look like a suicide, but they forced the guy to do it.
Sick people. I think of the woman who was found hanged when people thought her list would get out. It would be interesting to see how good the CSI people are on that one.
make Atrios happy and take the train, senator Franken!
make Atrios happy and take the train, senator Franken!
plum p,better democrats please
Take the A train.
What if Franken flies to Washington in a single engine aircraft?
Gimlet
yeah, those IED jammer things could reek havoc on small plane instruments.
Tony Quinn was one of the worst. But Jackie O was very sweet . . .
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Sparkle Plenty | 01.03.09 - 6:50 pm | #
That's because they did, in act, know who she was.
Wow. I'm starting to channel Olivia from the Soprano's "It's all a big nothing."
Is there medication for my problem?
Take the A train.
MP
tchou-tchou!
Wow. I'm starting to channel Olivia from the Soprano's "It's all a big nothing."
Is there medication for my problem?
spocko | Homepage | 01.03.09 - 7:04 pm | #
Why don't you turn on Entertainment Tonight? It's the who's in who's out edition.
Wow. I'm starting to channel Olivia from the Soprano's "It's all a big nothing."
Is there medication for my problem?
spocko
Don't worry about it. I'm channeling me chanelling you chanelling Olivia from the Soprano's "It's all a big nothing."
i love it when CNN switch to CNN International. The reporting is much better. Those guys even seem to know what's going on in Gaza, not just pretending to!
After Obama got elected the local Talk Radio people enjoyed asking each other. 'How you fixed for guns?"
And saying, "I don't use my gun for hunting..."
Nothing to worry about. They are just words. Words can't hurt? Right?
Well, looks as if they've stopped rechecking the totals, with Franken up by 223.
Nate @ 538 has a post up on the 223 vote lead now.
Why don't you turn on Entertainment Tonight? It's the who's in who's out edition.
Tiger Woods | 01.03.09 - 7:06 pm
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I think that would put me over the edge.
After Obama got elected the local Talk Radio people enjoyed asking each other. 'How you fixed for guns?"
I heard several people say that they were dissatisfied with McCain, but didn't want Obama to "take their guns."
Apparently, the bigger story here in the Twin Cities is that the Vikes/Iggles game will not be blacked-out locally.
i love it when CNN switch to CNN International. The reporting is much better. Those guys even seem to know what's going on in Gaza, not just pretending to!
Every NPR report I've heard, their reporter was in Jerusalem. How the fuck can he report on what's happening in and to Gaza from Jerusalem?
223, biotches!
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I hope the Vikes beat the Iggles.
Every NPR report I've heard, their reporter was in Jerusalem. How the fuck can he report on what's happening in and to Gaza from Jerusalem?
IDF doesn't want to bother with "embedding" and will just fed the media whatever bullshit they feel like feeding them.
Updated count. 225 vote lead by Franken (19 votes uncounted).
I hope the Vikes beat the Iggles.
/swoon
How many total votes in the Franken/Coleman race?
Nate @ 538 has a post up on the 223 vote lead now.
Jake
just after i complained he wasn't blogging it! I'm powerful, me
SAFETY for the REDBIRDS from AZ!
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How many total votes in the Franken/Coleman race?
~2.9 million
Via Silver:
...a number of legal stratagems that might have seemed appealing to the Coleman campaign might now be somewhat mooted. For instance, even if all 130 ballots that the Coleman campaign claimed were double-counted for Franken were removed from his tally (but no ballots at all had been double-counted for Coleman), Franken would maintain a significant advantage. With Franken doing so well among the absentee ballots that were counted today, moreover, any Coleman attempts to get more absentee ballots counted would seem to have a high risk of backfiring.
Suck. On. THAT!
One of the things that isn't discussed enough is the power of hope. I think that one aspect about Bush that was just so galling was that things seemed hopeless. There was nothing we could do to stop him or bring him to justice.
The despair that comes from justice not being done is corrosive.
I hope the Vikes beat the Iggles.
/swoon
AndyMN
I hope the Iggles beat the Vikes.
:-P
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How many total votes in the Franken/Coleman race?
Total votes:
Franken: 1212431
Coleman: 1212206
How many total votes in the Franken/Coleman race?
MP | 01.03.09 - 7:11 pm | #
The ones in the trunk included?
Oh, I included Barkley votes.
Franken: 1212431
Coleman: 1212206
Jake
Well, like people say Thomas Jefferson said, seat the winner, if by even one vote.
TRUNK MONKEY!
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Apparently, the bigger story here in the Twin Cities is that the Vikes/Iggles game will not be blacked-out locally.
AndyMN
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Well at least they aren't racist!
How many total votes in the Franken/Coleman race?
~2424500
Including all other candidates, ~2.8 million or so.
I hope the Vikes beat the Iggles.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
I hope your smoke detector starts chirping again!
:-P
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Moe, was it Bobby McFerrin?
Mama's all right
Daddy's all right
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I got a card pickup notification from my dear friend and colleague, now in Jordan. BA and MLS from American Univ Beirut, PhD, UCLA, she deals with modern middle east history. Born in Basra, she returned after her PhD to teach and scholar, only to have to flee, along with her parents and family.
But she's alive, and she's got a net connexion. Thank G_d.
good news, GWPDA
Why does there have to be war?
Wow, Auntie. That's got to be unbelievably terrifying. Glad she's "safe".
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Gratulerer fra Norge til alle innbyggere i Minnesota med valget av AL Franken
MN Ballot Count 1/3/09 Remixed.
Sheets.
Moe, was it Bobby McFerrin?
Nope. Guy that used to play with Ry Cooder, I think. That portion of my brain just isn't working, but as I'm typing I'm thinking maybe he did something with Mick Jagger, or maybe I'm just imagining that...
That's got to be unbelievably terrifying. Glad she's "safe".
It's the personalisation of the actions of my country. This is what happens when people don't understand.
When it is revealed that we have known about Aliens for 61 years will their be any change in the lives of most humans?
Moe, was it Bobby McFerrin?
Alec Baldwin: "Bobby McFerrin raped my grandmother."
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At last, an intentionally funny Senator!
Wait, is he even a millionaire? Don't you have to be a millionaire? I thought it was an exclusive millionaires club, the Senate.
Guess a million ain't what it used to be.
We have our own Minnesota Strip, right here in sunny Hawaii.
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