All I Want For Christmas [OregonMuse]

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Only chess nerds will appreciate this, but here goes: last summer, my daughter was antique shopping found a set of small Drueke chess pieces (2.5" King) in a wooden box with a sliding top. Her SIL noticed it first, but didn't think they were of any value, because they were only plastic pieces. Not an unreasonable assumption, but, in this case, simply wrong. Muse Daughter, who plays chess and who has seen similar Drueke sets go on eBay for $80 and more, immediately snapped it up and gladly paid the $20 asking price. She thought the pieces-in-box would make the perfect Christmas gift for her dear old dad who always has been devilishly hard to shop for, and she was right. I don't think the wooden box is a Drueke product, but I don't care, it's very nice. A very lovely and thoughtful gift from my dear daughter.

So what did you morons get for Christmas?

Bonus: Here's a another entry from the young woman I linked to the other day. She really does not like Al Sharpton very much. Warning for NSFW language:

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1 foist

Posted by: The Truth, the whole Truth etc. at December 26, 2014 04:22 PM (6jKOp)

2 Peace on Earth.....circa 2050....

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:22 PM (AC0lD)

3 hah

Posted by: The Truth, the whole Truth etc. at December 26, 2014 04:22 PM (6jKOp)

4 third

Posted by: mallfly at December 26, 2014 04:22 PM (bJm7W)

5 Dang! I was going for a three-peat!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:22 PM (vVSOO)

6 rats.
anyway, can we keep this in mind? from yahoo news (take note of the last line):

President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America's military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of 9/11.

At an oceanfront Marine Corps base in Hawaii, Obama told troops that while tough challenges remain for the U.S. military in hotspots like Iraq and West Africa, the world as a whole is better off because American troops put country first and served with distinction. He said Americans and their president could not be more thankful.

"Because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the American armed forces, Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country," Obama said to applause from Marines and their families. "We are safer. It's not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again."

Posted by: mallfly at December 26, 2014 04:23 PM (bJm7W)

7 Barack Obama is a SCOAMT.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:24 PM (kff5f)

8 I wonder if that woman has a newsletter?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:26 PM (vVSOO)

9 I got a month of being unemployed and a broken elbow for Christmas.

But that's okay, because my kids got what they wanted, and I got to spend time with my family whom I love (yes, even the retardedly liberal brothers). And BBQ brisket.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:26 PM (kff5f)

10 I got two pairs of socks. Suck it, haters.

Posted by: Anderson Cooper's Smoked Sausages at December 26, 2014 04:26 PM (MbqmP)

11 to applause from Marines and their families. "We are safer. It's not going to be a source of terrorist

Wow, the man is the primary source of stupid in the western spiral arm of the galaxy.

Posted by: The Truth, the whole Truth etc. at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (6jKOp)

12 When I play chess I like to be the horsey.

Posted by: Joe Biden at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (8ZskC)

13 OMG those miniatures aren't even painted!

And where's the terrain? The blast area templates? The dice, FFS?

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (3ZtZW)

14 23-year-old med student Sylwia Rajchel from Poland decided to take a break from her studies by vacationing in Spain. While on the ledge of the Puente de Triana, Rajchel tried to take a selfie. Unfortunately, she lost her footing and fell 15 feet, landing on concrete footing that is part of the bridge's support system, reports the New York Post.

Unfortunately, this isn't the only incident of its kind. The U.S. Forest Service, for example, has to warn visitors of taking selfies with feeding bears. A Mexican man died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while taking a gun selfie. Rajchel's death serves as an ominous reminder that taking dangerous selfies simply isn't worth the risk.

Posted by: President Barack "Unexpectedly" Obama at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (e8kgV)

15 I wonder if that woman has a newsletter?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:26 PM (vVSOO)

Well, it seems she has (or should) a YouTube channel, which is much the same thing.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (kff5f)

16 Drueke makes nice, functional sets.

I got a Raspberry Pi.

Posted by: fluffy at December 26, 2014 04:27 PM (Ua6T/)

17 I got a comforter and sheets for my bed.

Oh, and a wrecked car. Yeah, that one I'm not too thrilled about.

Posted by: Neal DiGrasse Tyson at December 26, 2014 04:28 PM (ybPM6)

18 9
I got a month of being unemployed and a broken elbow for Christmas.

I hope you're alright. No matter what they tell you, the broken elbows heal. Picture it as good as new and be determined to be the one in a million miracle the doctors always talk about.

Sorry, I broke my elbow in 4 places and made a miraculous recovery so I sympathize when I hear about people in that situation....

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:28 PM (AC0lD)

19 I guess I should have watched her original rant about Saint Swisher Sweet. Anyone got a link?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:28 PM (vVSOO)

20 Anyways, what did I get?

A movie, some ice cream. Haven't done Christmas yet.

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:29 PM (3ZtZW)

21 I got a cool gun safe that I bolted to my nightstand. Come and get me, zombies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 26, 2014 04:29 PM (8ZskC)

22 She sounds like a lot of black people here in OK. Just mentioning ole Al will usually get them laughing.

Posted by: Baraka O. at December 26, 2014 04:29 PM (z9qsk)

23 I have a somewhat older set of chess pieces (I'm guessing circa late 40s early 50s) that were my Dad's. They aren't "Drueke", but are a very similar style, smaller, and shinier plastic. Several had the heavy "chalk-ish" felt-covered weights come off the bottom, which I've had to re-glue. But they came in the same kind of wooden box with the sliding cover.

When I played in high school, all the "serious" players had the Drueke sets and the roll-easy green/off-white boards. My one buddy still has his...

Posted by: THE TICK at December 26, 2014 04:29 PM (b+jgQ)

24 We are safer. It's not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again.

Because, as of today we are redefining terrorism to mean "something done by GEORGE BUUUUUUSH!!!! & the evil Republikkkans". Since no-one in Afghanistan is GEORGE BUUUUUUUUSH!!!!! or an evil Republikkkan, they can't be terrorists. Thank you, & good night.

Posted by: Some dope head who sleeps with a tranny at December 26, 2014 04:30 PM (MbqmP)

25 Oh, and a wrecked car. Yeah, that one I'm not too thrilled about.
Posted by: Neal DiGrasse Tyson at December 26, 2014 04:28 PM (ybPM6)

It's physics, Neal. That's part of science.

Posted by: Isaac Newton at December 26, 2014 04:30 PM (8ZskC)

26 From the Denton Home Invasion piece (main page sidebar)

"Terrence was the only child [his mother, Donna Tusan] had left, and now he is gone, too," said Nevels, who the newspaper reported was speaking on behalf of the Tusan family. "We just want to ask anyone looking into this incident to investigate further."

The kid was committing a home-invasion robbery. What "further" is there to investigate? You force your way into a home where the home-owner has ready access to guns (especially with you or one of your buddies also packing) and you take your own chances.

Why is it that some people have such a problem with the concept of personal responsibility?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:31 PM (kff5f)

27 A Mexican man died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while taking a gun selfie.
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Aaand I bet he couldn't pat his head and rub his tummy at the same time either.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:31 PM (vVSOO)

28 I got a few gift cards and many tasty treats. Yum home-made cookies.

Also, tickets to a concert later in the year. Fun, fun.

Posted by: Friend Computer at December 26, 2014 04:31 PM (+2//H)

29 >>>>Some dope head who sleeps with a tranny

Your bed must smell like motor oil!

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:32 PM (3ZtZW)

30 re 27: reminds me of Quickdraw McGraw.

Posted by: mallfly at December 26, 2014 04:32 PM (bJm7W)

31 I hope you're alright. No matter what they tell you, the broken elbows heal. Picture it as good as new and be determined to be the one in a million miracle the doctors always talk about.

Naaa. Mine's not that bad. Radial head from one of the forearm bones into the elbow itself has what I call (I don't know the technical name for it) a "chip fracture." At this point it doesn't even hurt anymore, and my ROM (range of motion- not the other kind) is nearly back to 100%.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:32 PM (kff5f)

32 This Christmas, I got yet another vacay in Hawaii on the taxpayers' dime. Thanks, suckas!

Posted by: Emperor Barack I at December 26, 2014 04:33 PM (MOjUR)

33 Methinks Santa's hearing is starting to go bad...I got "Lots and Lots of Great Sox"

Posted by: Birddog at December 26, 2014 04:33 PM (lBE3v)

34 So what did you morons get for Christmas?

TruGlo Red/Green Dot sight and a rabbit decoy for coyote hunting.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 26, 2014 04:33 PM (xgvvD)

35 I got a new sweater (a nice one!), a apir of nice wterproof permaloft(?) gloves, some flannel underwear, and a 750 ml bottle of Stolichnaya.

Also got to spend $120 at the vet's!

Posted by: THE TICK at December 26, 2014 04:34 PM (b+jgQ)

36 When I played in high school, all the "serious" players had the Drueke sets and the roll-easy green/off-white boards. My one buddy still has his...

The Drueke tournament sets were common as dirt back in the 70s-80s when I first starting playing chess seriously, If I had known that those sets would one day sell for anywhere up to $300 on eBay, I would have bought a boatload.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 04:34 PM (P7e2J)

37 Since I spent Thanksgiving with relatives, for Christmas I got a day of solitude and peace. I love my family and most relatives dearly, but yesterday was a nice present to myself.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:35 PM (z9qsk)

38 New wallet, Halo electronics charger, a stylus/pen/mini flashlight thingy, annnddd "dark" chocolate covered almonds-dark for the antioxidants or something.

Posted by: itchytriggerfinger at December 26, 2014 04:35 PM (8Lbu5)

39 I'd like to learn to play chess.

Not "how the pieces go" - I know that.
But actually how to play better than "aaaand... I think I'll move here."

I've learned some of the concepts/strategy, but not very much, and I don't have a lot of opportunity (or reason, beyond simple desire) to learn more.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:36 PM (kff5f)

40 I got an Achmed the Dead Terrorist bobblehead that has about a half dozen of his best sayings. And a six pack of those Nike socks that have the elastic around the instep (I love these socks and I depend on my SIL to get me a six pack every Christmas) and a twenty five dollar gift card to Olive Garden (breadsticks with alfredo sauce, yum!) Life is good!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:38 PM (vVSOO)

41 I haven't played chess for such a long time, I wouldn't know how to set up the board.

Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2014 04:38 PM (9vrWU)

42 The Drueke tournament sets were common as dirt back
in the 70s-80s when I first starting playing chess seriously, If I had
known that those sets would one day sell for anywhere up to $300 on
eBay, I would have bought a boatload.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 04:34 PM (P7e2J)

It astounds me that they go for that much now. Did Drueke go out of business???

Posted by: THE TICK at December 26, 2014 04:39 PM (b+jgQ)

43 >>>>and I don't have a lot of opportunity (or reason, beyond simple desire) to learn more.

You prolly have a chess program on the computer you're using right now, or can get one installed in the next minute.

There's a lot of things I like the idea of versus the reality of, so no big.

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:39 PM (3ZtZW)

44 Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:32 PM (kff5f)

Good, I'm very glad to hear that. Happy New Year!

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:39 PM (AC0lD)

45 I got pants.

Posted by: toby928(C) is an embarrassment to the moron race at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM (rwI+c)

46 I got to go to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This was a good thing as I avoided the crazy in-laws. Hey I spend all night alone in a snow cat. I'm not exactly a people person.

Posted by: NativeNH at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM (bG+xU)

47 Chess?

What's next? Are we going to be required to wear tweed jackets with elbow patches and have pipes?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM (oFCZn)

48 Since I spent Thanksgiving with relatives, for Christmas I got a day of solitude and peace. I love my family and most relatives dearly, but yesterday was a nice present to myself.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:35 PM

Me, too, Soona. Hung out with Teh Horde Christmas Eve, & off and on on Christmas day; then went to Denny's with my father in law last night.

There is a "quality" to being left alone for a bit

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM (KCxzN)

49 >>>I haven't played chess for such a long time, I wouldn't know how to set up the board.

Flip a coin for who places the first piece of terrain, then alternate until all hills, walls, trees, etc are gone.

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM (3ZtZW)

50 Flip a coin for who places the first piece of terrain, then alternate until all hills, walls, trees, etc are gone.

That's the Game of Life.

Posted by: toby928(C) is an embarrassment to the moron race at December 26, 2014 04:41 PM (rwI+c)

51 At one time when I was in my twenties, I was a pretty good chess player, sometimes as many as six moves ahead. Alas, forty years later and I have a hard time beating the M$ chess on my computer set on easy level. But I can beat the hell out of FreeCell!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:41 PM (vVSOO)

52 I haven't played chess for such a long time, I wouldn't know how to set up the board.

One of the cobs *ahem* used to do a weekly post, but the horde kept giving him wedgies.

I liked those posts.

Posted by: fluffy at December 26, 2014 04:41 PM (Ua6T/)

53 on topic, I have a hand carved chess set that I bought in (wait for it) Nuevo Larado in the early 1970's for $5

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 04:42 PM (KCxzN)

54 >>>That's the Game of Life.

No, that's the one with the tanks

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:42 PM (3ZtZW)

55 all i got was a Coonan 1911 in 357 Magnum... ;-)

http://coonaninc.com/

can't DROS the Dan Wesson 445 Supermag until January, because #Failifornia

Posted by: redc1c4 at December 26, 2014 04:42 PM (pZtrP)

56 For Christmas, I got one of those fans that is powered by heat for my wood stove. It's magic. Also got one of those screw drivers that will adjust to all angles known on earth (Lowes), among other things.

Posted by: Ronster at December 26, 2014 04:42 PM (9vrWU)

57 No more terror attacks originating from Afghanistan?

That claim alone should get that fucker impeached and booted out.

Posted by: eman at December 26, 2014 04:42 PM (MQEz6)

58 re 47: and loafers.

Posted by: mallfly at December 26, 2014 04:43 PM (bJm7W)

59 Oh no. The monster in the monster ark is loose.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:43 PM (z9qsk)

60 I don't know what I got.

It's still on the way.

Posted by: eman at December 26, 2014 04:44 PM (MQEz6)

61 I didn't want or get too much because we were saving money so that we could get our son his first cell phone. I did get a great book which I hand't asked. for called "Music at Midnight"-the life and poetry of George Herbert-who is one of my favorite poets. I've read about 180 pages so far and what makes it particularly interesting is that the author-John Drury- is a chaplain at All Saints College at Oxford so he adds a understanding of faith and theology that a more conventional biography by a person of no religious faith might not be able to appreciate or understand.

Unless I tell FenelonSpouse exactly what I want I sometimes get some odd book selections, so this one was happily right on the mark

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 04:44 PM (Dj3AB)

62 What's next? Are we going to be required to wear tweed jackets with elbow patches and have pipes?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 26, 2014 04:40 PM

But no pants...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 04:44 PM (KCxzN)

63 I got a couple of knives I'm really excited about. Makes cooking so much easier.

Posted by: NCKate at December 26, 2014 04:44 PM (Ib+/H)

64 59 Oh no. The monster in the monster ark is loose.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:43 PM (z9qsk)

MUMR? I thought he was last getting the boot from a plane for being a jackass.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 26, 2014 04:45 PM (oFCZn)

65 I got a beer stein and a shirt.

Oh, and a dead heater. The guy is in the upper cardboard box fixing it right now.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 26, 2014 04:45 PM (UVfht)

66 Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 04:44 PM (KCxzN)

WHAT ARE KILTS?

Posted by: al-Sharpton at December 26, 2014 04:46 PM (mKbIO)

67 Are we going to be required to wear tweed jackets with elbow patches and have pipes?

Indeed, old chap, indeed.

Posted by: Colonel Mustard at December 26, 2014 04:47 PM (MbqmP)

68 Inside scoop on EarLeader and how he is 'thanking' the military. not from me directly

Visited with my family member serving over in Hawaii and the prezzy's name came up because the beach area where he is staying is off limits to everyone while he is there. It is a beach the military families use. The fine for getting in there, $40,000. So while he does some R&R the military families and any out of town guest they have can't go in there.

But he set the tone upon arrival....there was a welcoming ceremony created for him by the military. People were there waiting and prezzy decided to forgo stopping in to say hi and shake a hand or two.

Posted by: Palerider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy at December 26, 2014 04:47 PM (dkExz)

69 There is a "quality" to being left alone for a bit

It always amazes me that some people can not abide peace and quiet. And the pleasure of just sitting and "being"

Posted by: NativeNH at December 26, 2014 04:47 PM (bG+xU)

70 MUMR? I thought he was last getting the boot from a plane for being a jackass.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 26, 2014 04:45 PM (oFCZn)

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Nope. Just watching a SyFy movie. "Monster Ark". Not as good as "Sharknado", but it does have it's merits.......maybe.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:48 PM (z9qsk)

71 And it was Colonel Mustard in the library with a lead pipe! That he tried to wipe clean with his elbow patches, but failed miserably!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:48 PM (vVSOO)

72 It astounds me that they go for that much now. Did Drueke go out of business???

I thought they were still in business, but if you go to www dot drueke dot com, you get redirected to another gaming business website, so maybe they've gone TU now.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 04:48 PM (P7e2J)

73 I got a beautiful globe that lights up, new sorel inserts, a work suit and my favorite lotion.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:49 PM (q8+L+)

74 I bought myself a Fluke 323 clamp multimeter to check circuit breaker loads.

Posted by: Square D at December 26, 2014 04:49 PM (FGEvF)

75 and my favorite lotion.

Posted by: Infidel

It puts the lotion on its skin.

Posted by: Buffalo Bob at December 26, 2014 04:50 PM (/Ho8c)

76 47 Chess?

What's next? Are we going to be required to wear tweed jackets with elbow patches and have pipes?

but no pants.

Posted by: The Truth, the whole Truth etc. at December 26, 2014 04:50 PM (6jKOp)

77 >>But he set the tone upon arrival....there was a welcoming ceremony created for him by the military. People were there waiting and prezzy decided to forgo stopping in to say hi and shake a hand or two.

Well, he couldn't come up with an excuse to take a separate flight from his family for once. He had to spend that long flight with them, so I'm sure he was in a bad mood.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2014 04:50 PM (0xTsz)

78 4:00 CST. Time to cook some steaks.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:51 PM (z9qsk)

79 and my favorite lotion.
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In before and "it puts the lotion on it's skin or it gets the hose." Or something like that.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:51 PM (vVSOO)

80 lol. Nice stuff in a glass bottle.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:51 PM (q8+L+)

81 4:00 CST = time to go home on EST. Y'all have a good weekend!

Posted by: T. Jeff. at December 26, 2014 04:51 PM (/Ho8c)

82 There are chess lessons online for about $150 or so that step you through the more advanced parts of the game. Learning how to play well is on my goal list.

One thing that is interesting is the effects of concentration on your ability to play. After I broke my elbow, I decided to work on improving my brain with many mental exercises, including concentration exercises.

I couldn't concentrate for longer than 1 minute when I began. Over the course of 3 weeks, I built myself up to over an hour, 3 times a day.

At the beginning of the concentration experiments, I could barely beat my computer chess game on level 2. After a few weeks, I could win playing level 10, the highest setting, black. I didn't play chess often during that time so I think very little improvement was because of practice.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:51 PM (AC0lD)

83 Damn. I'm old and slow.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:52 PM (vVSOO)

84 I got a Peaberry kit and the game "Pandemic".

Posted by: JonathanG at December 26, 2014 04:52 PM (aYOnh)

85 Nite, all

Posted by: Bigby's Oven Mitts at December 26, 2014 04:52 PM (3ZtZW)

86 For Christmas, I got a few items from my wish list, but mostly I got my husband back for a couple weeks.

And this afternoon he took 2 of the kids to the movies, so I got a couple of hours of peace for the first time in a long time.

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2014 04:53 PM (0xTsz)

87 I bought myself three pairs of corduroy pants and some cold-weather gloves. Of course, the temperature has been in the 50s or above ever since.

The gloves are cool. I feel like I could do a spacewalk with them.

https://tinyurl.com/mplpuya

Posted by: rickl at December 26, 2014 04:54 PM (zoehZ)

88 WHAT ARE KILTS?
Posted by: al-Sharpton

Man skirts if they don't trace back to your clan.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 26, 2014 04:54 PM (xgvvD)

89 Nice mama aj.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 04:54 PM (q8+L+)

90 Flip a coin for who places the first piece of terrain, then alternate until all hills, walls, trees, etc are gone.

But I don't have my MageKnight figures anymore.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:54 PM (kff5f)

91 I got a small distillery, and an aging barrel.
And a fresh set of elbow patches for my tweed jackets, you snot-nosed fag.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 26, 2014 04:55 PM (xq1UY)

92 One of the cobs *ahem* used to do a weekly post, but the horde kept giving him wedgies.

I liked those posts.

Let me say this about that:

I discovered I didn't have time to do both a chess thread and a book thread. And, whereas the book thread is tolerably popular, the chess thread definitely had a limited appeal, so under the bus it went.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 04:55 PM (P7e2J)

93 Sounds like a great gift MamaAJ

Posted by: Palerider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy at December 26, 2014 04:55 PM (dkExz)

94 Spoiled rotten, spoiled rotten, and I spoiled plenty of folks myself.

I got a huge kick out of being able to give my teenaged nieces a few high-end things that make them feel special at that age. My little Country Mice gonna outshine those City Mice at school now!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 26, 2014 04:55 PM (SmzxV)

95 To learn chess, I'd probably have to have a beautiful woman to teach me. Anybody else and I'd probably lose interest.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 04:56 PM (z9qsk)

96 Oh.My.God! The wifey just said that she wanted some eggnog with bourbon. She is, in the vernacular, a cheap date. I could be eating alone tonight, depending on the amount of bourbon she decides to lace into that eggnog.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 04:57 PM (vVSOO)

97 But I can beat the hell out of FreeCell!

I swear I don't have the time but my current win streak is 4,858. I have a database of every time I've won without using even one cell. Here's some of those game numbers:
19272 19535 19814
20189 20371 20724
20768 20927 21632

Posted by: SE Pa Moron at December 26, 2014 04:59 PM (zxQ4h)

98 The new Primus CD, shirts, jeans and a b.j.

Posted by: Bosk at December 26, 2014 04:59 PM (n2K+4)

99 Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:01 PM (q8+L+)

100 I got Jack Shit.

Which is a lot like Jack Daniels. Except it's not alcoholic.

And it's shit.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at December 26, 2014 05:03 PM (Y2eQR)

101 SE Pa Moron, I hate you! Nerd!
*sulks and kicks at cat*

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:03 PM (vVSOO)

102 I got my Drueke chess set in the 1970s. The weight and balance of the pieces are perfect. When you plop a piece down on the board, it's almost like it magnetically sticks itself to the spot; there's no bounce or wobble. It's such a pleasure to use, especially compared to other sets where you can barely touch pieces without knocking them over.

Posted by: gp at December 26, 2014 05:03 PM (mk9aG)

103 I should go to the laundromat & do my laundry; but it's after five & that bottle of bourbon isn't going to drink itself...

I should eat some dinner...maybe I'll make some fish sticks

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:04 PM (KCxzN)

104 Depends a lot on what material the cloth is made of, Infidel..... linen, cotton, poly blend?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 26, 2014 05:04 PM (SmzxV)

105 Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Burn it down.
Scatter the stones.
Salt the earth where it stood.

You'd be amazed how many problems that will solve.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:04 PM (kff5f)

106 Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?
Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:01 PM (q8+L+)

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I'd probably take it to the dry-cleaners and have them deal with it.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:04 PM (z9qsk)

107 106
Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:01 PM (q8+L+)
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Turn it into a festive holiday candle?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:05 PM (vVSOO)

108 Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:01 PM

propane torch?

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:05 PM (KCxzN)

109 To learn chess, I'd probably have to have a beautiful woman to teach me. Anybody else and I'd probably lose interest.

I first learned the rules of chess approx. 50 years ago, when I was but a wee lad. I can't imagine what it would be like to learn it now, from scratch.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (P7e2J)

110 The movie, The Imitation Game is a bait and switch deal.

You think it's going to be an edge of the seat deal about cracking the ENIGMA code. It was some of that and a lot about the main character's homosexuality. Wonder why they didn't put that in the trailers?

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (A98Xu)

111 you know what I wanted for Xmas...

A BADASS CHICAGO CUBS BULLPEN
and yeah, I got it

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (/2Qtx)

112 How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:01 PM (q8+L+)

Depends
a little on the material, but if you- gently!- scrape it with a
straight razor to get the majority of the wax out, then soak and rinse
in very hot water, it might work. Not an expert, though. And I wouldn't
recommend doing it with a white cloth, in case the dye stains.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:07 PM (ThxKk)

113 110
The movie, The Imitation Game is a bait and switch deal.

You think it's going to be an edge of the seat deal about cracking
the ENIGMA code. It was some of that and a lot about the main
character's homosexuality. Wonder why they didn't put that in the
trailers?

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (A98Xu)

Hence the amazing reviews!??!

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:07 PM (AC0lD)

114 How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Freezing usually makes it easy to scrape off. But it may leave a stain. "Oxy" type cleaners *might* get that out. Depends on color (or lack of) of tablecloth.

Posted by: SE Pa Moron at December 26, 2014 05:07 PM (zxQ4h)

115 105 You'd be amazed how many problems that will solve.

i'd try it to solve my problems but HPD kinda frowns upon it

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 26, 2014 05:07 PM (/2Qtx)

116 Suspend the tablecloth with the wax side face down and hit its back side with a hair dryer?

Posted by: Good Dungeon Housekeeping at December 26, 2014 05:07 PM (FGEvF)

117 Okay, someone should know this. How do I get red and green wax out of my good tablecloth?

Lay rag, old undershirt, etc over it and steam iron it.

It should melt it and transfer it to the rag.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 26, 2014 05:08 PM (xgvvD)

118 You think it's going to be an edge of the seat deal about cracking the ENIGMA code. It was some of that and a lot about the main character's homosexuality. Wonder why they didn't put that in the trailers?
Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (A98Xu)

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Because then everyone would see that the characters suck.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:08 PM (z9qsk)

119 Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (A98Xu)
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Yeah, I thought it was going to be about the guy that created the "Bronze Godesses" the early computing device that they used. I'm glad that you warned my. I would have been very disappointed.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:08 PM (vVSOO)

120 You can put ice cubes on it for awhile, regardless of the material, and it'll freeze the wax, which will pop right off.

The material comes into play if the wax leaves a stain.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 26, 2014 05:08 PM (SmzxV)

121 oh and wtf Wisconsin
screech from saved by the bell was arrested for cutting someone during a bar fight?
screech?

Posted by: navycopjoe at December 26, 2014 05:08 PM (/2Qtx)

122 Because then everyone would see that the characters suck.

ISWYDT

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 26, 2014 05:09 PM (rwI+c)

123 Heat will remove the wax pretty good, but will set the stain, though.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at December 26, 2014 05:09 PM (SmzxV)

124 OM you have made post-Christmas a depressing experience.

I have come to realize that the pile of plastic chess pieces my father and I used to use were probably a Dreuke set, looks like a #35. When you're ten you don't care about such things, and they lived in a Tupperware tub.

I have no idea where they went, but there's a modest possibility they're in a pile of boxes in my storage room.

So you may have just committed me to spending the next week of free moments rooting around in there and pissing everyone else in the house off in the process.

Thanks a lot. Thanks. A. Lot.

(but kinda-sorta thank you, as it's one small question-mark from one's childhood checked off, whether or not I ever find them, and I liked them a lot. Around March I dig out the piles of old American Flyer stuff and start figuring out what to do with it before next year's tree, haven't set it up in a decade...)

Posted by: JEM at December 26, 2014 05:10 PM (o+SC1)

125 I think blood gets wax out.

...unless it's in hair, then peanut butter should work.

Posted by: Garrett at December 26, 2014 05:11 PM (S8dkq)

126 Stains add character to any festive tableau.

Posted by: Good Dungeon Housekeeping at December 26, 2014 05:11 PM (FGEvF)

127 Maybe the dry cleaners would be best. It's a good Lenox that is off white, cotton poly blend. Hadn't thought of that.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:12 PM (q8+L+)

128 Thanks horde!

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:12 PM (q8+L+)

129 Oh, and daughter having kinda outgrown the cheap plastic set she has, and despairing over ever finding my old ones, I got her a big-ass set of wood ones off Amazon for Christmas.

Well, Santa did, but somehow he sent me the bill.

Tonight I sit her down at the table and...well...let her bust my ass.

The first time.

There's a kid she knows well who's better than she is, but that shouldn't last.

Posted by: JEM at December 26, 2014 05:13 PM (o+SC1)

130 From the Washington Post: Santa delivered a lot of guns

https://tinyurl.com/nfxfkk9

The article is surprisingly positive. The comments are about you would expect.

Posted by: rickl at December 26, 2014 05:13 PM (zoehZ)

131 I got season 5 of Justified to go with 1-4. It's the only tv show that I've ever liked enough to buy or ask for as a gift.

Can't wait to hear the dialogue between Raylan and Boyd - when they get going, it's poetry.

Posted by: suitably adequate at December 26, 2014 05:13 PM (DvOSv)

132 126 Stains add character to any festive tableau.

Posted by: Good Dungeon Housekeeping at December 26, 2014 05:11 PM (FGEvF)

And dresses, too!

Posted by: Monica Lewinksy at December 26, 2014 05:14 PM (MOjUR)

133 One of the things I liked about the movie---The hard decisions that need to be made by people who don't necessarily want to make them in order to get big picture stuff done. And no one knows they are being made. MI 6 plays a pretty important role.

I'd like to add my own FU to Feinstein.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:15 PM (A98Xu)

134 Has anyone ever seen/played the chess game where you set out different drinks on a checkerboard floor, as if they were the different pieces? When one of your pieces is captured, you have to drink the 'piece'. That might be a good game for the Horde.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:15 PM (ThxKk)

135 Stains add character to any festive tableau.

Posted by: Good Dungeon Housekeeping at December 26, 2014 05:11 PM

Good point. Ten years from now, you'll still be telling the story about how some niece / nephew / aunt / uncle knocked over the candles....

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:15 PM (KCxzN)

136 on topic, I have a hand carved chess set that I bought in (wait for it) Nuevo Larado in the early 1970's for $5

Those are classics. The best ones have different sized stuffed frogs as the chess pieces.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 26, 2014 05:16 PM (4IFRz)

137 I got some else's present by mistake. They were a nice set of two front teeth though.

Posted by: Bob Belcher at December 26, 2014 05:16 PM (3jmxp)

138 You think it's going to be an edge of the seat deal about cracking
the ENIGMA code. It was some of that and a lot about the main
character's homosexuality. Wonder why they didn't put that in the
trailers?

Yeah, they did something similar with a movie I saw on PBS a few years ago called 'Breaking the Code', what had Derek Jacoby playing the Alan Turing role. After about 20 minutes, which mostly consisted of discussions regarding Turing's sexual practices, Mrs. Muse and I decided our time was better spent doing something else.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 05:16 PM (P7e2J)

139 That woman in the video is priceless. It sounds like she's speaking ex temp; that's amazing.
Wonder what her job is?

Posted by: m at December 26, 2014 05:16 PM (G891H)

140 Mr Y-not is thankful for my chest set.

Oh, wait... you meant CHESS?

Nevermind!

My favorite presents from Mr Y-not this year were tickets to see Cirque du Soleil when they come to Utah this spring and a pair of earrings made from a stone called chrome diopside, a mineral related to peridot (my birth stone). They're a beautiful dark green and have some really interesting materials science properties. Nick in link.

My other favorite presents were from my sibling, with whom I reconnected this year after many years of being estranged from each other. The most fun was a Snoopy Woodstock snow globe. I have a thing for Snoopy decorations for some reason.

Posted by: Y-not at December 26, 2014 05:17 PM (9BRsg)

141 "Terrence was the only child [his mother, Donna Tusan] had left, and
now he is gone, too," said Nevels, who the newspaper reported was
speaking on behalf of the Tusan family. "We just want to ask anyone
looking into this incident to investigate further."

Yeah, I guess it's a bit harder to generate mob violence over a homeowner shooting a choirboy that is invading his castle than some cop or neighborhood watch captain doing it out in the open.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 05:17 PM (6fyGz)

142 The kid was committing a home-invasion robbery.
What "further" is there to investigate? You force your way into a home
where the home-owner has ready access to guns (especially with you or
one of your buddies also packing) and you take your own chances.

Why is it that some people have such a problem with the concept of personal responsibility?

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 04:31 PM (kff5f)

Bison coach says he was a good kid, why did he do it? Sure has me buffaloed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:18 PM (Uw6XW)

143 My favorite Christmas present so far was the announcement that I'm going to get a new grandchild for my birthday.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 05:18 PM (6fyGz)

144 Those are classics. The best ones have different sized stuffed frogs as the chess pieces.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 26, 2014 05:16 PM

The stuffed frogs set was $20. I was tempted...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:18 PM (KCxzN)

145 I got a 5.11 holster shirt in black. Some ammo, and a liner set for my Arai moto helmet.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 05:18 PM (XzRw1)

146 I got a hunting shirt from dad, nice gloves, lotions and wool long johns from sis; and I think its pretty safe that my friends rescue will get the one month TV station donations. (from Horde, FB and boards)

Posted by: Palerider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy at December 26, 2014 05:19 PM (dkExz)

147 [i[Bison coach says he was a good kid, why did he do it? Sure has me buffaloed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:18 PM

ISWYDT

golf clap

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:20 PM (KCxzN)

148 Bison coach says he was a good kid, why did he do it? Sure has me buffaloed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

ISWYDT.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 26, 2014 05:20 PM (xgvvD)

149 Okay, the revolving comments are funnier than the "nuke 'em from orbit" option.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:20 PM (kff5f)

150 Lulz. Has anyone else noticed that MUMR's hash could be an almost acronym for 'what the heck', or am I the only one around here who notices weird stuff like that?

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:21 PM (ThxKk)

151 5 minutes cracking ENIGMA
1:55 minutes sucking small shriveled things in park restrooms.

Really, isn't this the story of Obama?

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at December 26, 2014 05:21 PM (Y2eQR)

152 A Barnes & Noble gift card--the greatest present I can receive and the only thing each year that I want. Problem is that I have to fight with the kiddies that it's not a "real" present and who would want to replace it with a pair of f***ing socks.

Posted by: Libra at December 26, 2014 05:22 PM (GblmV)

153 Gee, I could set my watch to when he shows up.

Posted by: dantesed at December 26, 2014 05:23 PM (88xKn)

154 Good set, it'll last a lifetime.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at December 26, 2014 05:23 PM (h53OH)

155 Hi Everyone! I got exactly what I wanted for Christmas. The boy spawn home from Ft. Bliss for 3 weeks, and a new sewing machine. I also got some cash from papamayhem which I used to buy some shelf units for the storage/sewing room.

Posted by: madamemayhem at December 26, 2014 05:24 PM (WPm3x)

156 Ah. And now it's moved to a new IP.

Because that makes a difference...

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:24 PM (kff5f)

157 I have come to realize that the pile of plastic chess pieces my father and I used to use were probably a Dreuke set, looks like a #35. When you're ten you don't care about such things, and they lived in a Tupperware tub.

The #35 was the larger, tournament-sized, set with a 3.5" height King. Mine is the smaller version, I think it's a #36.

A #35 is currently being auctioned on eBay, bid is now > $175.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 05:24 PM (P7e2J)

158 In the movie's defense, there is zero physical contact between Turning and his love interest. It's only them innocently sending messages (coded) back and forth.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:24 PM (A98Xu)

159 Yeah, just like clockwork.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:25 PM (vVSOO)

160 "It's only them innocently sending messages (coded) back and forth. "

In park restrooms.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American at December 26, 2014 05:25 PM (Y2eQR)

161
The movie, The Imitation Game is a bait and switch deal.

You think it's going to be an edge of the seat deal about cracking
the ENIGMA code. It was some of that and a lot about the main
character's homosexuality. Wonder why they didn't put that in the
trailers?

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:06 PM (A98Xu)

That would Alan Turing, wouldn't it? Yeah, if the trailers were all about the angst of being a poofter in a non-poofter world, the ticket-buying public would stay away in droves.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:26 PM (Uw6XW)

162 Gee, I could set my watch to when he shows up.

Yes, our dementia wing has strict guidelines about patient access to computers. He has another thirty minutes before we inject the most powerful anti-psychotics known to man into his rather bulbous backside.

Posted by: Nurse Ratchet at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (zxQ4h)

163 Chupacabra vs. the Alamo?

Syfy keeps outdoing itself. For some horrible, horrible definitions of "outdoing".

Posted by: Mama AJ at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (0xTsz)

164 Sigh, gay or not, breaking the Enigma code was instrumental to winning the war. I may still watch the movie, but only because of my interest in WWII.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (vVSOO)

165 My husband put together a nice rockhounding kit for me. Hat, tool belt, rock chisels, rock hammer, uv flashlight, and Audubon rock and mineral guide. He's a keeper.

Posted by: April at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (FjIA5)

166 Turing, not Turning as previously stated by me---

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:28 PM (A98Xu)

167 "It's only them innocently sending messages (coded) back and forth. "

In the restroom.

With wide stances.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 05:29 PM (P7e2J)

168 Gee, I could set my watch to when he shows up.

Yes, our dementia wing has strict guidelines about patient access to
computers. He has another thirty minutes before we inject the most
powerful anti-psychotics known to man into his rather bulbous backside.

Posted by: Nurse Ratchet at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (zxQ4h)
And here I thought he was second shift at the NSA, trolling us because that's seems to be par for the course these days.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:30 PM (ThxKk)

169 164 Sigh, gay or not, breaking the Enigma code was instrumental to winning the war. I may still watch the movie, but only because of my interest in WWII.
Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:27 PM (vVSOO)

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Yes it was, which is why I was excited to see more about that, the timing, spies, how they got the machine out of Poland, etc..

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:30 PM (A98Xu)

170 Oh, FFS, why is this idiot still commenting?

And I'm not talking about myself.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:32 PM (A98Xu)

171 I got a rock.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 26, 2014 05:33 PM (u82oZ)

172 Yes it was, which is why I was excited to see more about that, the timing, spies, how they got the machine out of Poland, etc..

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:30 PM (A98Xu)
------Those Poles, after Poland was defeated, suffered severe abuse at the hands of the Nazis, but never broke. Incredible.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:33 PM (vVSOO)

173 Obama kicked Poland in the teeth, one of our best allies.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:35 PM (A98Xu)

174 Those Poles, after Poland was defeated, suffered severe abuse at the hands of the Nazis, but never broke. Incredible.
And further, do we even have such people alive today?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:35 PM (vVSOO)

175 Yes it was, which is why I was excited to see more about that, the timing, spies, how they got the machine out of Poland, etc..

You want: an exciting WWII spy story based on true events
You'll settle for: Alan Turing
You'll get: endless sermons about tolerance for poofters

Remember: it's all gay, all the time now, you flyover rubes!

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 05:36 PM (P7e2J)

176 Should I treat myself to this???

http://www.e2046.com/product/21507

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:37 PM (0kLcL)

177 Sigh, gay or not, breaking the Enigma code was instrumental to winning the war. I may still watch the movie, but only because of my interest in WWII.

As I understand it, they never actually broke the ENIGMA code. Rather, they figured out that most Germans were using the same encryption keys (ish) at the beginning of their messages. So while they could never "break" ENIGMA (such that they could always know what was being said), nevertheless they could "decode" a fair majority (I heard 80+%) of the messages the Nazis were sending.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:37 PM (kff5f)

178 177
Should I treat myself to this???
Yes.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 05:38 PM (XzRw1)

179 Should I treat myself to this???

http://www.e2046.com/product/21507

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:37 PM (0kLcL)

If you get the outfit, and wear it, we need pics.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:38 PM (Uw6XW)

180 What helped win the Battle of the Atlantic was the capture of a Kreigsmarine Enigma machine and the Flower chart.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:38 PM (0kLcL)

181 If you get the outfit, and wear it, we need pics.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:38 PM (Uw6XW)

This.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:39 PM (kff5f)

182 Should I treat myself to this???http://www.e2046.com/product/21507
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:37 PM (0kLcL)

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Is that a costume you're thinking about buying? If so, go for it. But you're going to have to post some pics.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:39 PM (z9qsk)

183 You'll get: endless sermons about tolerance for poofters

---

It was pretty obvious he was gay, that's fine he was brilliant and important to the war effort. Except for being blackmailed his homosexuality was his own deal. They put numbers on the screen at the end of the movie kind of preachy about how many homosexuals were jailed for indecent activity. And other stuff I can't remember.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (A98Xu)

184 I read the Not Even Wrong blog, and it told me "the imitation game" wasn't even close to the facts. I saw "theory of everything" instead and avoided the bullshit.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (z/HLo)

185 Neil degrasse Tyson proves again what an absolute troll he is by tweeting out a message on Christmas saying. "On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642

I guess Mr. Degrasse didn't know that Newton was a Christian. He had a number of unorthodox views but he was still a Christian. Tyson also felt the need to remind Christians, You know what millions of Muslims and Jews call this December 25th-Thursday. Boy there's some astrophysicist level thinking there alright, You mean there are lots of religious people who don't celebrate Christmas?!!; Boy, did he need a Phd to to come up wight that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (Dj3AB)

186 lots of sirens this afternoon just outside the wire of the Peoples' Republik of AnnArbor...

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:41 PM (KCxzN)

187 Breaking Enigma lead directly to on line porn today. Google it.

Posted by: Bob Belcher at December 26, 2014 05:41 PM (3jmxp)

188 There is a costume involved. But its for a 1/6th scale doll.

Should I open a GoFundMe to get the doll?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:42 PM (0kLcL)

189 You know what millions of Muslims and Jews call
this December 25th-Thursday. Boy there's some astrophysicist level
thinking there alright, You mean there are lots of religious people who
don't celebrate Christmas?!!; Boy, did he need a Phd to to come up wight
that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (Dj3AB)

Actually, I don't think believing muslims call it Thursday. Don't they have their own cockamamie calendar?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:43 PM (Uw6XW)

190 Around March I dig out the piles of old American
Flyer stuff and start figuring out what to do with it before next year's
tree, haven't set it up in a decade...)

Posted by: JEM at December 26, 2014 05:10 PM (o+SC1)

O.O

(I have a suggestion as to what to do with it...my address is...)

My uncle had a bunch of American Flyer trains and three girls who were not at all interested in it. One of his grandboys has inherited a really cool train set. I don't know which one.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (6fyGz)

191 There is a costume involved. But its for a 1/6th scale doll.Should I open a GoFundMe to get the doll?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:42 PM (0kLcL)

------------------------------------

So AtC could wear it. We'd still need pics, though.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (z9qsk)

192 Neil degrasse Tyson proves again what an absolute
troll he is by tweeting out a message on Christmas saying. "On this day
long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world.
Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642

I guess Mr. Degrasse didn't know that Newton was a Christian. He had
a number of unorthodox views but he was still a Christian. Tyson also
felt the need to remind Christians, You know what millions of Muslims
and Jews call this December 25th-Thursday. Boy there's some
astrophysicist level thinking there alright, You mean there are lots of
religious people who don't celebrate Christmas?!!; Boy, did he need a
Phd to to come up wight that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (Dj3AB)

Maybe someone can correct me on this, but wasn't Jesus a fairly normal child- aside from being the son of God- until he began ministering to people at the age of thirty? So, NDT is just plain wrong, aside from being insulting.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (ThxKk)

193 By the way, the pic at the top is rayciss, yo. The black and white pieces be segregated.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (Uw6XW)

194 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (Dj3AB)

I wonder if he posts similar comments re: Kwanza, or Ramadan.

It really does sadden me when people who exist as they do today largely *because* Judeo-Christian European culture set the stage for them go out of their way to besmirch and denigrate that very culture.

It's like sawing off the limb on which you're standing- they don't even understand how much of their own world-view is based (positively) on that culture they so hate.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (kff5f)

195 Aop- same seven day week though. Thursday for them is "Day Five" (yawn al khamis)

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 26, 2014 05:45 PM (z/HLo)

196 *adds Soona to AlextheChick's Naughty and Must Be Killed by Emu list*

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:45 PM (0kLcL)

197 There is a costume involved. But its for a 1/6th scale doll.

Should I open a GoFundMe to get the doll?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:42 PM

types
deletes
types
deletes

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:45 PM (KCxzN)

198 Maybe I should clarify 193: NDT's tweet isn't wrong, technically, but the implied comparison is stupid.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:46 PM (ThxKk)

199 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...

The Proggies are offended over Jet Blue giving free flights to cops attending NYPD funerals

http://tinyurl.com/qbgezsl

Posted by: kbdabear at December 26, 2014 05:46 PM (GrXXa)

200 Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (ThxKk)

He did school some Pharisees when he was a kid.

Posted by: Bob Belcher at December 26, 2014 05:46 PM (3jmxp)

201 What's kind of interesting is that even while the British were so invested in Ultra, the Germans had broken the Brit's Merchant Marine codes which helped them figure out where the convoys were. It was only later the the Admiralty admitted their mistake.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:47 PM (vVSOO)

202 Whoever is changing the psycho posts is funny.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 05:47 PM (dWF/i)

203 SOMEONE PLEASE ASSASSINASSINATE ME

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at December 26, 2014 05:43 PM (rx2yg)

Oh hey, that reminds me, I got the gun belt and holster for the Sig P220 that awkward davies made for me in the mail today. I have a write-up for it as soon as I get some contact information to publish. Short story...go to awkward davies for all your gun leather needs. This PSA brought to you by the numbers .45 and the letters J, M and B.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 05:47 PM (6fyGz)

204 *taps chin*

I really hope she is good with that axe and sword because she really has no armor to speak of. Though a Distraction bonus of +2 I think.

http://www.e2046.com/product/21509

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:48 PM (0kLcL)

205 Maybe someone can correct me on this, but wasn't Jesus a fairly normal child- aside from being the son of God- until he began ministering to people at the age of thirty? So, NDT is just plain wrong, aside from being insulting.

That's a pretty big "aside from." At age 12 (IIRC) he was arguing Theology with the priests and teachers of the law- and winning.

Of course, there's also the bit where very few believe his actual birth date was the ancient Roman equivalent of 12/25. The bit where his "changing the world" thing happened after he was 30 (not before). And a whole host of other things I'm sure he thinks he "knows" which are probably completely wrong.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:48 PM (kff5f)

206 Neil degrasse Tyson

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I can't believe that turd has a cult following of people who don't know much and don't read good too.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:49 PM (A98Xu)

207 As far as we know Jesus didn't start his public ministry until he was 30 so yes, Tyson is wrong again.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:49 PM (Dj3AB)

208 Wasn't Newton a secret alchemist in his spare time?

Posted by: Neil's Bore at December 26, 2014 05:49 PM (FGEvF)

209 Maybe someone can correct me on this, but wasn't Jesus a fairly normal child- aside from being the son of God- until he began ministering to people at the age of thirty? So, NDT is just plain wrong, aside from being insulting.
Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (ThxKk)

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Remember the trip to the synogogue when he was 12. His study of the scriptures and his own questions about them amazed the teachers there.

So Jesus was quite learned by 12.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:49 PM (z9qsk)

210 I got a partridge in a freaking pear tree. Now WTF am I gonna do with that?!?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at December 26, 2014 05:49 PM (TPimP)

211 It really does sadden me when people who exist as
they do today largely *because* Judeo-Christian European culture set
the stage for them go out of their way to besmirch and denigrate that
very culture.

It's like sawing off the limb on which you're standing- they don't
even understand how much of their own world-view is based (positively)
on that culture they so hate.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:44 PM (kff5f)

Yeah. We get a lot of that, too.

Posted by: U. S. Armed Forces at December 26, 2014 05:50 PM (6fyGz)

212 Be sure to wash the pears thoroughly?

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 26, 2014 05:50 PM (z/HLo)

213 I have a boxwood set, in a sliding wooden box. At one point, I had all the pieces. Some have disappeared over the years. It's a nice set and I keep it because I like the looks of it. From the label, I'm guessing it's from the 30s.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 26, 2014 05:50 PM (Brjj7)

214 Wasn't Newton a secret alchemist in his spare time?

I don't think he was a "secret" alchemist. IIRC, a fair number of people still believed in alchemy when Newton was alive. Indeed, I think it was some of Newton's own work which basically proved alchemy would never work.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:51 PM (kff5f)

215 I really hope she is good with that axe and sword
because she really has no armor to speak of. Though a Distraction bonus
of +2 I think.

http://www.e2046.com/product/21509

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:48 PM (0kLcL)

A real axe that big would be much too heavy to be useful.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 05:51 PM (Uw6XW)

216 Yeah. We get a lot of that, too.

Posted by: U. S. Armed Forces at December 26, 2014 05:50 PM (6fyGz)

Copy that.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:51 PM (kff5f)

217 Oh, boo hoo. Will all the progressives refuse to fly Jet Blue now? Maybe they can flap their arms and think uplifting thoughts to get them off the ground and to destination they need to fly to.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:52 PM (Dj3AB)

218 Yeah. We get a lot of that, too.
Posted by: U. S. Armed Forces at December 26, 2014 05:50 PM (6fyGz)

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Good one.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:52 PM (A98Xu)

219 Alright. Time for me to go home.

Catch y'all Monday.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:52 PM (kff5f)

220 Maybe someone can correct me on this, but wasn't Jesus a fairly normal child- aside from being the son of God- until he began ministering to people at the age of thirty?

My wife has a religious degree and has told me many interesting stories about his youth. Jesus was involved in some very... should we say... 'perplexing' events as a child.

Not so normal at all. Then he disappears off the radar for about 18 years.

Posted by: Name Withheld Upon Request at December 26, 2014 05:53 PM (zxQ4h)

221 I really hope she is good with that axe and sword because she really has no armor to speak of. Though a Distraction bonus of +2 I think.http://www.e2046.com/product/21509Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:48 PM (0kLcL)

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Gotta admire that babe's axe.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:54 PM (z9qsk)

222 George Soros has a majority interest in Jet Blue.

Spend your travel dollars wisely.

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 26, 2014 05:54 PM (KCxzN)

223 Of course, there's also the bit where very few
believe his actual birth date was the ancient Roman equivalent of 12/25.
The bit where his "changing the world" thing happened after he was 30
(not before). And a whole host of other things I'm sure he thinks he
"knows" which are probably completely wrong.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 26, 2014 05:48 PM (kff5f)

One of the more plausible stories I've heard gives a birth date on or about 17 April, 6 BC because of certain astronomical events, and from what I understand what records still exist from the era tend to back up the story that a census was being undertaken around that time for taxing purposes.

Either way, December 25 was chosen, so I've heard, because on the year it was chosen it was the date of the winter solstice, which was a pagan holiday (the early church was famous for adopting pagan holiday dates for their own purposes) celebrating new beginnings. Pretty appropriate, no?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 05:54 PM (6fyGz)

224 The stories about Jesus' youth- aside from being in the temple come from the Gnostic writings-which include Jesus as a child having a temper tantrum and blasting his playmates.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:55 PM (Dj3AB)

225 Then he disappears off the radar for about 18 years.
Posted by: Name Withheld Upon Request at December 26, 2014 05:53 PM (zxQ4h)

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And this is where much of the conjecture comes in. It really would have been nice to have that bit of information.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:56 PM (z9qsk)

226 So, just kind of thinking out loud, what kind of weapon would AtC use? An axe or sword would be good, she could just cut them off at the knees, literally, and then look them eye to eye as she removes their head from the rest of the body. Or maybe the Claw. I mean, after all, once you have them by the nuts, their hearts and minds will follow. But she may be a bit too dainty for that kind of action. A flamethrower? Then she could have light by which she could read her various tomes of spells and enchantments.
It is a puzzle, to be sure.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 05:57 PM (vVSOO)

227 Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and stick with the Biblical version of Jesus's life.

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 05:57 PM (A98Xu)

228 FenelonSpoke or resurrecting a bird as a child. He was PETA long before PETA.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:57 PM (0kLcL)

229 I got a new F150 (well got it in November), and oh yeah, Mrs. E got laid off from her j-o-b. But we have a roof, heat, grub, and each other.

Posted by: Erowmero at December 26, 2014 05:59 PM (go5uR)

230 The box IS Drueke, their plastic sets used to come in those. Even the larger ones with 3 3/4" Kings.

The nice thing about them is the weighting - and if you want even heavier pieces, it's easy enough to supplement with a little lead tape, the felt glues back on.

Posted by: Adjoran at December 26, 2014 05:59 PM (QIQ6j)

231 But we have a roof, heat, grub, and each other.
Posted by: Erowmero at December 26, 2014 05:59 PM (go5uR)

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There you go!

Posted by: seems legit at December 26, 2014 06:00 PM (A98Xu)

232 FenelonSpoke or resurrecting a bird as a child. He was PETA long before PETA.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 05:57 PM (0kLcL)

Little-known factoid: as a young child, Jesus never really "got" the Dead Parrot sketch by Monty Python.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 06:00 PM (Uw6XW)

233 Oh, cool. Now it's "Chupracaba vs. the Alamo" with Eric Estrada.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:00 PM (z9qsk)

234 And this is where much of the conjecture comes in. It really would have been nice to have that bit of information.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 05:56 PM (z9qsk)
--------It has been postulated that he may have been with the Essenes (of the Dead Sea Scrolls) as they were an apocalyptic sect. There was an intense desire by the Jews for a Messiah at that time to deliver them from the Romans.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:01 PM (vVSOO)

235 Oh, cool. Now it's "Chupracaba vs. the Alamo" with Eric Estrada.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:00 PM (z9qsk)

oh. joy.

Sad, really, the depths that old Ponch has sunken to. There was a time he was covered in panties.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 06:02 PM (6fyGz)

236 It has been postulated that he may have been with the Essenes (of the Dead Sea Scrolls) as they were an apocalyptic sect. There was an intense desire by the Jews for a Messiah at that time to deliver them from the Romans.
Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:01 PM (vVSOO)

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I've also seen postulations that he traveled widely. Even went to the Andes and studied the religions there.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:03 PM (z9qsk)

237 Seriously-What kind of mean spirited person must they be to complain about Jet Blue spending its own money so that cops can fly to to pay their respects at the funeral services for the two murdered policemen?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 06:04 PM (Dj3AB)

238 There was a time he was covered in panties.

What? The jackboots weren't shapely enough?!

Posted by: Larry Wilcox at December 26, 2014 06:04 PM (FGEvF)

239 What a cheerful Christmas season movie on TCM - Failsafe.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 26, 2014 06:05 PM (0kLcL)

240 What? The jackboots weren't shapely enough?!

Posted by: Larry Wilcox at December 26, 2014 06:04 PM (FGEvF)

Sorry man, you were married...and I had that Trans Am...

Posted by: Ponch at December 26, 2014 06:05 PM (6fyGz)

241 FenelonSpoke, some people are just filled with hate and self loathing. I don't understand it either.

Posted by: Infidel at December 26, 2014 06:05 PM (dWF/i)

242 Palerider are you still around? Have you tested the one vote per day in the poll for Lost Fantasy Rescue? I accidentally voted 10 times today and votes seemed to go through.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 26, 2014 06:06 PM (6hrmc)

243 Come on Soona. The statement I made was not sarcastic. Just one of the many theories out there.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:07 PM (vVSOO)

244 Come on Soona. The statement I made was not sarcastic. Just one of the many theories out there.
Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:07 PM (vVSOO)

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I didn't take it as sarcasm. I was just presenting another theory that has been out there for awhile about those missing 18 years.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:09 PM (z9qsk)

245
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 26, 2014 05:40 PM (Dj3AB)

That idiot is also wrong about Newton's birthdate. According the Gregorian calendar Newton was born on January 6, IIRC.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 26, 2014 06:09 PM (1Y+hH)

246 Do we have two different COBs fighting over who gets to edit MUMR's posts? First they change, then they disappear. I'm getting kinda confuzzled here...

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 06:10 PM (6fyGz)

247 Yeah, but I could sort of see him being with the Essenes more than I could see him in the Andes.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:10 PM (vVSOO)

248 Oh, BTW, in case anyone is interested...football nood.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 06:11 PM (6fyGz)

249 247 Do we have two different COBs fighting over who gets to edit MUMR's posts? First they change, then they disappear. I'm getting kinda confuzzled here...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 06:10 PM (6fyGz)

No just a slight adjustment to the TB3K to include probabilistic choice of actions.

Posted by: Maetenloch at December 26, 2014 06:12 PM (wqVD1)

250 The 'early' years of Jesus - per not Gospel ---

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infancy_Gospel_of_Thomas

I imagine my wife was exposed to it in her curriculum as to not be surprised in her career. Provided here as background information of dubious validity.

Posted by: Name Withheld Upon Request at December 26, 2014 06:13 PM (zxQ4h)

251 Yeah, but I could sort of see him being with the Essenes more than I could see him in the Andes.
Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:10 PM (vVSOO)

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For that matter, I could see him staying on with his father's business in Nazareth until he came into his own.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (z9qsk)

252 "Then he disappears off the radar for about 18 years."

There are claims that He was studying the Audible Life Stream (Surat Shabd Yoga) with Eastern Masters. The same 'Wise Men' of the Orient who brought him gifts.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (1Y+hH)

253 "Then he disappears off the radar for about 18 years."

There are claims that He was studying the Audible Life Stream (Surat Shabd Yoga) with Eastern Masters. The same 'Wise Men' of the Orient who brought him gifts.

Posted by: Meremortal at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (1Y+hH)

254 No just a slight adjustment to the TB3K to include probabilistic choice of actions.

Posted by: Maetenloch at December 26, 2014 06:12 PM (wqVD1)

Niiiice. TB3K is achieving sentience.

uh...oh well, what could possibly go wrong?

Off to take a pre-ONT nap now. Later roonz and roonettez, fear no evil!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (6fyGz)

255 Yeah, but I could sort of see him being with the Essenes more than I could see him in the Andes.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:10 PM (vVSOO)

Simply getting to Africa from the Levant would be quite an undertaking. Crossing the ocean to a South America that nobody at the time even knew existed? Several orders of magnitude more effort.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (Uw6XW)

256 For that matter, I could see him staying on with his father's business in Nazareth until he came into his own.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:14 PM (z9qsk)
-------That too. The only way we will ever know is if the Head Ewok let's us borrow his time machine (that he totally doesn't have), go back and find out for ourselves. I think it would be a fascinating use of my time.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:16 PM (vVSOO)

257 Do we have two different COBs fighting over who gets to edit MUMR's posts?

It looks like a random number is generated with each refresh that references a selected substitution from a list a certain number of times before deletion.

Posted by: Biden, NORK hacker extraordinaire at December 26, 2014 06:17 PM (FGEvF)

258 That too. The only way we will ever know is if the Head Ewok let's us borrow his time machine (that he totally doesn't have), go back and find out for ourselves. I think it would be a fascinating use of my time.
Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:16 PM (vVSOO)

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I would too. I imagine he was very easy to get along with. Probably joked a lot too.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:19 PM (z9qsk)

259 Blue, maybe you have some different thing with cookies. I voted with less than 24 hours wait and didn't budge the count on my cpu(s) so poll daddy has some sort of tracking system. Thanks for voting. LF is 7th now and anywhere in the top 12 is good.

Posted by: Palerider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy at December 26, 2014 06:21 PM (dkExz)

260 I got distracted making an apple pie, but thanks for the theology/history lesson, guys! I'm constantly amazed at the breadth of knowledge among the people here, even if y'all are a bunch of valu-rite drinkin' hobo hunters

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper at December 26, 2014 06:24 PM (ThxKk)

261 I got gifts of candy, nuts, and underwear, but I wish people would not give me gifts at all. I gave a can of fancy coffee to my gf.

Best thing this Christmas was that new Gospel of John KJV movie on Netflix streaming. Very realistic, very well cast, and I've spent hours mulling it over after seeing it. I'm not deeply religious, but I do like to read from Gospels or watch a Jesus movie on Christmas and Easter.

Posted by: gp at December 26, 2014 06:31 PM (mk9aG)

262
A collision between two women using walkers has resulted in a felony
charge of intimidation and misdemeanor counts of assault and criminal
mischief for Joyce Marie Renfroe, 62, of Hamilton.
According to court records, Renfroe had words with her roommate, Jeanne Hatfield, at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 8.
Renfroe told an investigating officer later they had been fighting over finances.
At
the time of the alleged incident, Hatfield was standing in the hallway
with her walker when Renfroe exited her bedroom with her own walker.
At
that point, court records said that Renfroe told Hatfield to get out of
the way or she was going to run her over. Renfroe then proceeded down
the hallway with her walker and ran into Hatfield.

http://tinyurl.com/py7zghz

Walker Wars!

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 06:32 PM (XzRw1)

263 Either way, December 25 was chosen, so I've heard, because on the year it was chosen it was the date of the winter solstice, which was a pagan holiday (the early church was famous for adopting pagan holiday dates for their own purposes) celebrating new beginnings. Pretty appropriate, no?

According to Augustine of Hippo, the date was chosen because early Christians adopted the contemporary Jewish belief that prophets always died on the date they were conceived. 12/25 is nine months after Easter, as they calculated it. That is also why the Eastern Orthodox Church has a different Christmas - they calculated the date of Eastern differently from the Western church.

So, it likely had nothing to do with whatever holiday the Romans celebrated on eth 25 - it was simply the date that they thought was correct in the early centuries AD.

Posted by: Grey Fox at December 26, 2014 06:35 PM (vbb1N)

264 My big historical interest is war, primarily the second world war. But religion intrigues me. There is much that I don't know. I'm not a religious man, but I lean toward Judaism, and I do have a genealogical precedent on my mother's side. At my age, you start to yearn for that foundation when your mortality is starting to catch up to you.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 26, 2014 06:36 PM (vVSOO)

265 Posted by: Palerider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy at December 26, 2014 06:21 PM

It appears Lost Fantasy has slipped to 8th. Methinks some others are stuffing the box. BTW, I'm up to 20 accidental votes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 26, 2014 06:36 PM (6hrmc)

266 Walker Wars!
Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 06:32 PM (XzRw1)

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We need to start screaming that this is Hillary's war.

Posted by: Soona at December 26, 2014 06:38 PM (z9qsk)

267 @157-no, the set I had was not a 35 then, the set I just bought my daughter has a 3.5 king and it's definitely bigger.

Posted by: JEM at December 26, 2014 06:43 PM (s2LSa)

268 I received a wire cutter that snips through 1/8-inch steel cable like my other cutter handles lamp cord. There are compound levers to multiply its shear force and hardened cutting edges.

A box set of Murakami's three-volume novel 1Q84.

A mess o' Gold Toe socks that don't bunch up inside any shoe or boot. They stay warm and dry and tight on my calves.

Faded Glory sweatshirts in two colors I don't already have, giving me a five-day rotation of my standard uniform.

Two different Madame Vastra/Jenny Flint T-shirts.

A CD I had never heard from the band Clam Chowder.

Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at December 26, 2014 07:00 PM (z899H)

269 I got a pair of socks with multi-colored octopuses on them, chocolate covered cherries, a hairbrush, and slippers. (We go light on the presents for the adults in the family. The kid and the dog rake in the loot.)

Looking forward to making the Brandy Alexander pie for New Year's Eve!

Posted by: JuJuBee at December 26, 2014 07:22 PM (x3/BG)

270 Wait, these chess pieces are A Thing? I have that exact set and that exact box. Except, my pieces are all wood. Obviously turned on a lathe. The Parental Units probably bought them in the '60s. For some reason there are two extra white rooks in the box. Hmmm.

Posted by: Mitchell at December 26, 2014 07:43 PM (kVGRn)

271 Los Angeles 'Kwanzaa' parade FLOPS after 10 MINUTES from lack of interest!

The Right Scoop

LOL!

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 07:52 PM (XzRw1)

272 Wait, these chess pieces are A Thing? I have that exact set and that exact box. Except, my pieces are all wood

Look down at one of the rooks from the top. Does it say 'Drueke' in the center?

Also, how tall is the King?

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 07:53 PM (P7e2J)

273 JEM, I hope you find that tupperware tub with the pieces in it.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 07:54 PM (P7e2J)

274 Wrong thread. My humblest apologies.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at December 26, 2014 07:55 PM (XzRw1)

275 I got ale. And a book about Texas BBQ. I'm happy.

Posted by: WannabeAnglican at December 26, 2014 07:59 PM (CW6pW)

276 My favorite chess set is one I bought from the U.S. Chess Federation in the 1980s. It was made in India. The white pieces are boxwood and the black pieces are rosewood. The kings are 3 5/8", and the knights are in one piece with a turned base and hand-carved head. There's also an extra queen for each color, which is a nice touch.

It's an absolutely gorgeous set. It came in a wooden box that was not felt-lined, so I bought sheets of adhesive-backed felt and took care of that myself. I think it cost about $50-60, which seemed like a lot of money to me at the time. I bet it would be worth a lot more than that today.

Posted by: rickl at December 26, 2014 08:04 PM (sdi6R)

277 India is believed to be the birthplace of chess, by the way.

Posted by: rickl at December 26, 2014 08:06 PM (sdi6R)

278 I got nothing.

Posted by: denvertodd at December 26, 2014 08:18 PM (Uo5UE)

279 Now that I have a job that requires me to wear a tie everyday, got a NICE hand-made 7-fold tie. It really does feel and lay differently than a typical tie.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at December 26, 2014 08:48 PM (wQYNW)

280 So what did you morons get for Christmas? 20 BUCKS.

Posted by: Buffalobob at December 26, 2014 08:56 PM (w+5ie)

281 I had nice chess sets like Drueke in the 1970s but all were stolen, have one left. Had no idea they were valued like that now.

Posted by: waelse1 at December 26, 2014 08:58 PM (EqrK2)

282 Love my four boys, but no chess players. online gaming killed chess.

Posted by: Edmund Burke's Shade, former aggravated libertarian at December 26, 2014 09:09 PM (cmBvC)

283 India is believed to be the birthplace of chess, by the way.

That's right. I think it was called shatranj or something like that.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 26, 2014 10:10 PM (P7e2J)

284 1911 mag, AR-15 mag, Mechanix gloves so i can look like an operator operating operationally while shooting said firearms, N.O. Saints slippers that look like athletic shoes, pajama pants, gift certificate to my favorite comic book store, Axe gift set (i never use the body spray, i swear!), and a copy of Si-cology 101 by Si Robertson.

Posted by: hurricane567 at December 27, 2014 04:08 AM (NkipT)

285 I got a full-auto bolt carrier for my PTR .308 pistol. And a bj.

Posted by: Big Al at December 27, 2014 05:14 AM (LQUXn)

286 I didn't get nuthin'. I had to pay $50 dollars and pick up the garbage. Wait, that was thanksgiving. Never mind.

Posted by: Gonna Ride My Motor Sickle at December 27, 2014 06:41 AM (k7yNm)

287 Heh. I used to live 3 houses from the Drueke factory, which was across the street from the American Seating factory and HQ. Right next to that? A Catholic basilica. It was a dynamic neighborhood.

Posted by: Jazz at December 27, 2014 11:02 AM (roO4n)

288 The chess set brings back memories. When I played tournament chess I had a set exactly like that. The box is original. Like another commenter I paired it with a plastic dual clock and a roll-up cream-and-green vinyl board. Long time ago...

Posted by: Kevino at December 27, 2014 04:23 PM (Z6a5F)

289 Oh good God! That was my second chess set, back in high school. I literally wore it out. The tops of the bishops came loose (Duco cement), then the weights came out (Duco cement) then the felts came loose (new green felt and Duco cement). Nice to see somebody with taste saw the quality. Good times.

Posted by: Surellin at December 27, 2014 07:26 PM (gA9Vi)

290 Escort girls http://REGMODELS.RU

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